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The Washington times., 1922-07-05
HUSBAND |SCUT:
IN FIGHT WITH
WIFE s ESCORT
G. n. Kesterson SIashed Eight
Times as He Encounters
Pair on Street.

With eight stab wounds in his
body, said to have been inflicted
in a row over his wife. from whom
he has been estranged for several
months, Grover H. Kesterson,
thirty-three years old. steam
filter, who lives at 1873 Fourth
street southeast. today is in a
serious condition at Emergency
Hospital Attending physicians,
however, believe that Kesterson
has a good chance Of recovery.
Suspect Is Held.
John Winkler. twenty years old,
Of 1107 Fifth street northeast. is a
prisoner at the Fourth precinct po-
lice station charged with assaulting
and attempting to kill Kesterson,
while the injured mans wife. Mrs.
Alberta kesterson, twenty-one years
OLD, Is held as a witness to the stab
bing at the House Of Detention.
The attack on Kesterson was
made at Connecticut avenue and l.
streets northwest last night when he
alleges he found Winkier and his
wife together. Accusing Winkler Of
breaking up his home and alternating
her affections, Kesterson is said to
have first, attacked the younger
nan. In the melee, Winkler Ia al.
eyed to have drawn q penknife from
his pocket and to have buried the
steel blade in eight places in Kes.
terson's body.
II tried to stop, them from fight
ing" said Mrs. Kesterson, but was
pushed aside. feared that some
harm would come to my husband. I
did not want to see him get hurt"
After the stabbing, Winkler leaped
on a car and disappeared. with
blood gushing from several of the
stab wounds, Kesterson was lifted
into an automobile and rushed to
the hospital. A short time later Mrs.
Kesterson appeared at the hospital
to see her husband but was taken
into custody.
Admits Assault.
Policeman Rosenberg, OF the
Fourth precinct, happened to be Mt
the hospital when Winkler arrived
later In the night. He asked how
kesterson was and upon learning
that Winkler had done the stabbing
Rosenberg placed the youth under
arrest. Winkler when questioned ad-
mitted stabbing Kesterson. but
claims he did so in self-defense.
Since the kestertons have been
separated the wife has been living
with her mother, Mrs. Agnes Doan
at the A street address. She said
that yesterday she had been visiting
a sister with Winkler when her hus.
band appeared on the scene. She
said she met Winkler at New York
avenue and Fifteenth street and that
the two went to her sisters home on
X street, near Seventeenth street,
where they spent an hour or so. 1t
was while she and Winkler were on
their way to Mrs. Kesterton's home
that they ran across Kesterton.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
VACATION REALLY STARTS
AS FAIRGROUNDS OPEN

Although school closed about two
weeks ago, the summer vacation
really only began today for some
few thousand children of Wash.
ington. .
You see, the Fairgrounds opened
today. See.saws. swings, games,
sand boxes A Kid can really think
he's at the seashore with all those
things.
The twenty-five municipal play
grounds were opened today by Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor.
Later Mrs. Rhodes hopes TO open ten
more Fairgrounds with the addi-
tional s25,o00 Congress allotted the
playground department.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
FURTHER FAITH-HEALINC
CURES ARE REPORTED

Remarkable cures were reported
today by the Rev. II. NJ. Lawson
pastor OF Maryland Baptist Church
Fourteenth street and Maryland ave
nue northeast, at whose church Miss
Matte E. Perry. of North Carolina
is conducting faith healing services
After the congregation had prayed
for the suffering members OF the
congregation and Miss Perry anoint
ed them they said they were cured
of their various ailments.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
To-day.

Today.
Acknowledgements Joseph @. Can
non OF Illinois, Medical Society OF the
District of Columbia, University Club,
noon.
Hotel, 1880 p. m.
Piay-'so This Is Paris" Arts Club OF
Washington. 2017 street northwest.
$40 p. m.
Dance-Music Club OF Government
Hotels, Recreation hall, North Capitol
and Il streets, 7:30 p. m.
Luncheon-Ad Club OF Washing on.
Meeting-Board OF Education, 3:3o
p. IN.
Luncheon-Rotary Club. City Club,
1890 d. m.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
D. c. RoTARIANS TO DINE
VISITORS FROM LONDON

Edwin Unwine, president: Arthur
Chadwick immediate past president,
and A. Sohearn, members of the
Rotary Club Of London will be en-
tertained today by District of Col.
umbia Rotarians at luncheon at the
City Club.
This afternoon the visitors will
place a floral tribute on the grave
Of the unknown soldier In the name
OF the Rotary Clubs Of Great
Britain.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
ZANcIo TO DEMONSTRATE
"RADIoPHoNE TELEPATHY"

Do you want your mind read over
the radiophone7
Julius Zancig, whose work as a
mental telepathtst has been ep-
proved by leading authorities includ.
ing Sir A. Conan Doyle, will give u
demonstration IN mind reading over
the Hecht Company's radiophone,
Friday night. 80
The public will be allowed to send
In writing any questions they should
like to have answered by Zancig.
Questions should be sent to the radio
department Of the Hecht Company,
before Friday.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
Dr.. DreW's Anniversary.

The Rev. DR.. Joseph p. Green.
pastor OF the Mt. Jezereel Baptist
Church (colored will preach to-
night at the eighteenth anniver.
sary Of DR.. Simon p. w. Drew's
pa storate at the Cosmopolitan Bap.
tist Church tcolored), Ninth and N
streets northwest. under the aus.
pices Of the White Cross Free La.
Dor Bureau OF America.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
SENATOR WATSON OF CA.
IS REPORTED IMPROVING

S The condition Of Senator Watson
OF Georgia, who has been confined
tn his residence here for several days
with an attack Of bronchitis. was
said to be greatly improved TODAY.
Senator Watson was said to be
convalescing rapidly and expected 10
be up and about within q few days
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
D. 3. Johnson Promoted.

Otis B. Johnson, 3014 Georgia
avenue. Petworth, former clerk Of
the Federal Trade Commission, has
been named acting secretary OF the
commission, succeeding J. p. Yodnr,
who resigned on July to -e-en.er
the newspaper business.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
Walter Reed Post to Meet.

Equality. Walter Reed Post, No.
2s4, Veterans OF Foreign wars, viii
hold q meeting THURSDAY evening at
Pythian Temple. l0l2 Ninth street
northwest. Important questions are
to be discussed. A smoker will fol.
low the meeting.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
LITTLE THOUGHTLETS.

III i LAY AAhoSoAhAh hAASASs
The Republicans of Maine
sing: Hale, Hale, the gang's all
here"
Columbus discovered America
in l4S9. William II discovered It
in 1917.
The ne1t heapyi0eight battle
,Oiu take place When Dempsey
Wills. With Carpenter, dis
tance lends enchdntment.
Noao that melons are ripe tho
spoilsmen can't see Why Secre-
tary Mellon can't cut ONE.
OIDONO.
Girl. In the art school-Why do
YOU keep 1t so cold in here?
Teacher-The students are study
ing frieze this week. SALLlE.
LOVES LITTLE QUARRELS.
Wiley cried, and. amid sc.IdinE tears,
Reminded hubby Of the courtship
years.
.You told me then you could eat me
And without me couldn't eat or sup.
Now because you find hair In the
you proceed mean words to utter"
He was somewhat touched by her boo
hoos.
And tried to bring about brighter
hues,
81 might have told you all that" he
said.
But Z didn't mean the hairs OF
your head.
"H I've got TO-" saId he. with q slut
ter,
I'D prefer them In something besides
the butter
JULES BACKENHEIMER.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
What's Doing Today
and TOMORROW

Tomorrow.
Meeting--Equality Walter Reed Post
No. 2st, Veterans OF Foreign Wars
Pythian Temple. evening
Lecture-"Essentials OF Personality, -
Women's City Club. 20 Jackson place,
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

You win enjoy your vacation an
the moro N you get The Washington
Times regularly at your mountain
or seashore resort.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

That baby born in a French
airplane a feW days ago is due
for a lot of nose dives before
he is many years older.
w. II. NJ.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05
SNAPPY HALF TRUTHS.

SNAPPY HALF TRUTHS.
"Abner q Drury's Old Glory"
the advertisement reads. No doubt,
it's good near-beer. but the glory
thst was once there has departed.
A runaway horse" Is a swift
proposition" but a runaway hat In
q windstorm Is no "slouch" either.
Some jokes are "just too kill.
ing" After all, there isn't much
to choose between the joywriter
and the loyrider. Both are PRO
fessional killers"
Easy money and plenty Of it,"
We read In the financial columns.
Reading on, we find it's all locked
up In the banks.
I'VE won't dry up until Bill
quits 'mopping' the floor with our
stuff" FRED VETTER.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

Here lie the remains Of Jay A. Dow.
Who thought he could drive without
first learning how.
His nerve was unbounded. his steering
was rotten,
This stone IL put up 10 he won't be
forgotten.
CHEVY.
The Washington times., 1922-07-05

contains baseball scores, c0mplets
racing entries and results and other
sport world happenings. Get your
news a day ahead.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09

Who could he be to know them all? To
what man but one, could all Of them
be known? Was old Burr Ben
jamin Corvet2
Alan telegraphed that day to Sher-
rill but when the message had gone
doubt seized him. Benjamin Corvet,
when he went away, had tried to leave
his place and power among lakemen
TO Alan Alan, refusing TO accept what
COrvet had left until Corvet's reason
should be known, had felt obliged also
to refuse friendship with the Sherrills.
When revelation came, would 1t make
possible Alan's acceptance of the place
Corvet had prepared for him, or would
1t leave him where lie was? Would il
bring him nearer to Constance Sher-
rill, or would it set him forever away
from her?
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09
What She Wanted.

A customer asked one of the sales
women at the linen counter for a GER
tain style Of handkerchief. The always
pleasant, !~ever-obliging assistant opened
box after box, looked owe the stock i'm
the showcase with great care, and then
brought forth n reserve stock and
looked painstakingly through this-but
without finding what she wanted.
Then from a remote corne Of n Of
the shelves she took down another box.
When 1t was opened the customer
exclaimed, THAT'S ii !" and holding up
a lace-trimmed handkerchief she asked,
'How much Is it?"
When told the price she replied, II
didn't want to buy any Of them, but a
friend gave me one for q present, and
/ wanted to find out how much she
paid for It," ,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09
CHAPTER XIV.
A Ghost Ship.

Officially, and to chief extent In ac-
for the winter. Further up the har-
Dor, beyond Number IS, glowed the
white lanterns marking two vessels
mOored and laid up till spring; an
other was still In the active process OF
"laying up" Marine insurance, as re-
CARDS all ordinary craft, had ceased ;
and the government at sunrise, FIVE
days before, had taken the warning
lights from the Straits Of Macklnaw,
from Ile-aux-Galets, from north Mani.
tou, and the Fox islands; and the light
at Beaver island had but five nights
more to burn.
Having no particular duty when the
boat was in dock, old Burr had gone
toward the steamer 'laying up" and
now was standing watching with alb
sorptiOn the work going on. There
was a tug a little farther along, with
steam up and black smoke pouring
from It's short funnel. Old Burr OBJ
served this boat too and moved up a
little nearer. Alan, following the
wheelsman, came opposite the stern
Of the freighter.
They're crossing" the wheelsman
said. aloud, but more to himself than
to Alan. They're laying her up here"
he jerked his head toward the Slough
ton. "Then they're crossing to Mani
towoc on the tug"
"What's the matter with that?" Alan
cried.
Burr drew up his shoulders and
ducked his head down as a gust blew.
1t was cold, very cold indeed in that
wind, but the old man had on a macki-
nav and, out on the lake, Alan had
seen him on deck coatless In weather
almost as cold as this.
Its a winter storm" Alan cried.
TITS like it that way; but today's the
18th, not the 9Th Of Decemberw
THAT'S right" Burr argeed. THAT'S
right"
The reply was absent, as though
Alan had stumbled upon what he was
thinking and Burr had no thought yet
to wonder at 1t.
"And It's the Stoughton they're lay
ing up, not the" he stopped and
stared at Burr to let him supply the
word and, when the old man did not,
he repeated ~again-"not the"
NO." Burr agreed again, as though
the name had been given. "No."
ut was the Martha Corvet you laid
up, wasn't IT." Alan cried quickly.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09

AIan's questions and, If Alan persisted,
he avoided him.
On deck, one night, listening while
old Burr talked, excitement suddenly
seized Alan. Burr claimed to be an
Englishman born in Liverpool. He had
been, he said, q seaman in the British
navy; he had been present at the
Smelling Of Alexandria; later, because
of some difficulty, which he CLOSED
over, he had deserted and had come to
the States :" he had been first a deck
hand, then the mate of q tramp schoon-
old man, felt e%xultation leaping and
throbbing within him. This life which
old Burr was rehearsing 10 him as his
own, was the actual life Of Munro
B~urkhalter, one of the men on Cor
vets list regarding whom Alan had
been able TO obtain full information!
Alan sped below, when he was re-
lieved from watch, and got out the
clippings left by COrvet and the notes
of what he himself had learned In his
visits to the homes of these people.
His excitement grew greater a. he
pored over them; he found that he
could account, with their aid, for all
that old Burr had told him. Old Burr's
stories were not, Of course, true; yet
neither were they fictitious. They
their incidents, at least-were ~actuali-
ties. They were woven from the lives
of those upon Corvet's list Alan felt
his skin prickling and the blood beat
ing fast in his temples. How could
Burr have known these Incidents?
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09
CHAPTER XIV
Old Burr of the Ferry.

~ odI VI kllV
II was in late November and while
the coal carrier Pontiac, on which he
was serving as lookout, was in Lake
Superior that Alan first heard Of Jim
Burr. The name spoken among some
other names in casual conversation by
a member of the crew, stirred and eX-
cited him the name James Burr, oc-
curing on Benjamin Corvet's list, had
borne opposite it the legend "All dis
appeared no trace" and Alan, whose
investigations had accounted for all
others whom the list contained, had
been able regarding Burr only to verify
thS fact that at the address given no
q of this name was to be found.
He questioned the oiler who had
mentioned Burr. The man had met
Burr one night in Manitowoc with
other men, and something about the
old man had impressed both his name
and image on him he knew no more
than that. At Manitowoc the place
from which Captain Stafford's watch
had been sent to Constance Sheriff.
and where Alan had sought for, but
had failed to find, the sender! Had
Alan stumbled by chance upon the one
whom Benjamin COrvet had been I'M
able to trace?
Alan could not leave the Pontiac and
go at once to ManitowOc to seek Burr;
for he was needed where he was. 1t
was fully n week later and after the
Pontiac had been laden again and had
repaSsed the length Of Lake Superior
that Alan left the vessel at SQult Ste.
Marie and took the train for Manito-
woe.
The little lake port of ManitowOc,
which he reached in the late afternoon,
was turbulent with the lake seasons
approaching close. Alan inquired for
the seAmen's drinking place, where his
informant had met jim Burr following
the directions he received he made his
way along the river bank until he
found it.
The proprietor knew old jim Burr
yeS. Burr was a wheelsman on Car
ferry Number %. He was a lakeman,
experienced and capable; that fact,
some months before, had served as in
PRODUCTION for him to the frequenters
OF this place. When the ferry was In
harbor and his duties left him idle,
Burr came up and waited there, occu-
plying always the same chair. He
never drank he never spoke to others
unless they spoke first to him, but
then he talked freely about old days
on the lakes, about ships which had
been lost and about men long dead.
Alan decided that there could be no
better place to interview old Burr than
here; he waited therefore, and in the
early evening the old man came in. He
was a slender but ~muscularly built man
seeming about sixty-five, but he might
be considerably younger or older than
that. His hair was completely white /;
his nose was thin and sensitive; his
face was smoothly placid, e~motionless,
%contented his eyes were queerly cloud
ed, deepset and intent.
Those whose names Alan had found
on Corvet's list had been Of all ages,
young and old; but Burr might well
have been q contemporary Of Corvet
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09
CTO BE
What Is a Picture Frame7

Picture frames are frequently too
ornate. The simpler they are the less
they attract attention from the pic.
ture itself. They should become q
part Of the picture and not a separate
picture In themselves. Color, how
ever, may be used to advantage and
any simple wooden frame may be
painted In oil paint to match some
tone Of the picture. Ordinarily this
is better than to have the frame
harmonic with the woodwork q TIN
room.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09
Freshen a HEAVY Skin

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an exqu.sitely
scented, economical face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume.
Renders other perfumes superiuous.
One Of the Cuticura Toilet Trio (Soap,
Ointment, Observation-Disclosures.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09

Then that was q few minutes
ago 4. they heard the four long
again. They'd tried TO pick UP
the other ship with radio before.
:. Yes; we got that here. .
Tried again and got no answer. i. +. 4.
But they heard the blasts for half an
hour. . They said they seemed
to be almost beside the ship once.
But they didn't see anything.
Then the blasts stopped . sud-
den, cut off short in the middle as
though something happened. . . i.
She was blowing distress all right.
. . The Richardson's searching
again now ... Yes, she's search
ing for boats"
Anyone else answeredY' Alan
asked.
"Shore stations on both sides"
"Do they know what ship it isl"
"No."
"What ship might be there now?'
The officer could not answer that.
He had known where the Richardson
must be; he knew of no other likely
to be there at this season. The spray
from the waves had frozen upon Alan /;
ice cleaned and glinted from the rail
and from the deck. Alan's shoulders
drew UP In a spasm. The Richardson,
they said, was looking for boats; how
long could men live in little boats ex-
posed to that gale and cold?
He turned back to the others about
the radio cabin the glow from within
showed him faces as gray as his; 1t
lighted a face on the opposite side OF
the door-a face haggard with dread
full fright. Old Burr jerked about as
Alan spoke to him and moved away
alone; Alan followed him and seized
his arm.
whats the matter?" Alan demand
ed, holding to him.
THE four blasts! !" the wheelsman
repeated. They heard the four
blasts" He iterated it once more.
"Yes," Alan urged. "Why not?"
But where no ship ought to be; so
they couldn't find the ship-they
couldn't find the shipv' Terror, Of
awful abjectness, came over the old
man. He freed himself from Alan and
went forward.
Alan went aft to the car deck. The
oar and echolng tumult OF the ice
against the hull here drowned all 9th
er sounds. The thirty-two freight
cars, in their four long lines, stood
wedged and chained and blocked In
place; they tipped and tilted, rolled
and swayed like the stanchions and
Jacks on the steel deck under the
edges of the cars, kept them from
rocking on their trucks. Men paced
watchfully between the tracks, observ-
ing the movement Of the cars. The
cars creaked and groaned, as they
worked a little this way and that the
men sprang with sledges and drove the
blocks tight again or took an add
tional turn upon the jacks.
Alan saw old Burr who, on his way
to the ~wheelhouse, had halted to lis
ten. For several minutes the old man
stood motionless; he came on again
and stopped to listen.
"You hear 'em?" Burr's voice qua
we're. In Alan's ear. You hear 'em?"
"What?" asked Alan.
"The four blasts! You hear EN-
nowI The four blasts !"
Burr was strainir~ as he listened,
and Alan stood Still too; no sound
came to him but the noise Of the
storm. NO." he replied. II don't
hear anything. Do you hear them
now?"
Burr stood beside him without max.
ing reply; the seatchlight, which had
been pointed abeam, shot Its glare for
ward, and Alan could see Burr's face
In the dancing reflection Of the flare.
The man had never more plainly re-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09
ALWAYS an Openinn.

Mr.. North-No, sir, l don't want any
insurance. I have no dependents and
l am burning my bridges behind me!
Insurance Salesman All! How
about fire insurance for the bridges2
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09
CAN WEAR SHOES

one size smaller and walk In comfort By
tic powder for the feet. Shaken into the
shoes and sprinkled in the foot bath. Aliens
Foot= Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy; gives instant relief to corns. bupiono
and callouses, prevents Blisters. Callous and
Sore observation-disclosures.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09

Don't think that the girl who counts
on her fingers overlooks an engages
ment ring.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09

Laugh owe your mistakes, yes
but not till twenty years after.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-06-09

sembled the picture Of Benjamin Cor
vet; that which had been In the pic
ture, that strange sensation Of some
thing haunting him, was upon this
mans face, a thousand times intensi-
fed; but instead Of distorting tire fea-
lures away from all likeness to the
picture, 1t made 1t grOtesQuely iden.
tical.
CTO RE CONTINITED
The Devils Lake world., 1922-04-26
FOR PI0N
EER PRINTER

Lars Anderson, the oldest printer
in the city, passed away at a local
hospital yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, following an illness Of about
five weeks. For long time he was
employed at the Journal office, and
during the past few years was fore
man there. He took i'll from the flu
in February, and this developed into
dropsy, after which he continued to
grow worse in spite of everything
that could be done for him until his
death. The deceased was SO years
old, and has worked at the printing
trade here for 20 years. He was born
in Norway. His only known relative
in this country is a sister, who lives
at Pelican Rapids, MINI. He never
married, but kept bachelor quarters
in building which he occupied with
his pet dog until he was removed to
the hospital by the local unit of the
typographical union. He was always
of jovial disposition, had smile on
his face at all times, and we doubt if
he had an enemy in the world The
remains will be shipped on No. 80
tonight to Pelican Rapids, Mimi,
where the funeral will be held.