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The Washington times., 1922-09-29
.STOCKFAKERS
FIND WIDOWS
EASY VICTIMS
Watch Court Records for
Women Left Legacies
BY Husbands.

One Of the tragic features OF the
operations OF the fake stock pro-
moters In the District is that widows
who have been left legacies by their
husbands have been singled out as
victims by the heartless gang, ac-
cording to officials of the District
government. 1t is known that these
inen watch closely the publication Of
the wills in the newspapers and as
they are recorded in the courts.
Immediately agents Of the nefa-
rious gang get busy thinking up the
most plausible proposition to present
to the prospective victim. When the
choicest" has been decided upon the
matter Is placed. by a well-groomed,
smooth-talking agent, before the un-
suspecting bereaved person.
Dreams of easy money are i'm
planted by the clever schemers and
II Is an easy matter to induce the
women, who as a rule do not consult
the stock markets, to invest their
money. One of the surprising things
these gangsters is that the victim,
will not report a swindler In this
field.
Promise to Make Good.
When one is reported the fake
stock man hurries to headquarters,
explains that II is "all a terrible
mistake" and that the person ag-
grieved will be compensated to the
fullest extent. The victim Is salts
fled with the settlement and, as no
one will prosecute. the promoter is
at liberty to continue his activities.
One obstacle in the way Of the
local authorities is that the so-called
oil wells and gold mines in which
stocks are sold are so far away that
appropriations are not made to de-
fray the expenses Of men to go to the
places and investigate. 1t is usually
found that the "oil wells" are dry
holes; the gold mines are unproduc-
tive and the timber lands" are
stump land"
In discussing the fake stock
promotion schemes in Washington
Inspector Clifford l.. Grant, chief of
detectives, said that Washington is
overrun with them"
"I am glad that The Times and
other newspapers OF the city are
starting a campaign against these
operators" the inspector said today.
such a campaign will be OF great
help to the detectives and there is no
one in the city more anxious to get
rid Of these men than are the detec.
tives."
City Is Over-run.
He. was emphatic in his assertion
that the city is overrun with the
schemers.
Men who are known to be fake
stock promoters in other large cities
come here to establish Offices" the
inspector continued. But they are
not here very long before they be.
come known to our men. They are
The Washington times., 1922-09-29

watched, but we are powerless be-
cause of the lack Of law under which
we may prosecute and because OF the
failure of victims to come forward
and state their cases to us.
"In other large cities bureaus OF
information for uninformed investors
are established and ! don't see why
we could not have one in the District.
Persons may apply at such a bureau
for reliable information regarding
the money markets.
Recently a man was arrested on
a bad check charge and after inves-
tigating 1t was found that he had
been peddling fake stock, but we
could not prosecute on account of
the statute Of limitations. He had
raked in thousands of dollars, but
because his victims would not come
forward to state their cases he was
allowed to be at liberty until prose-
cution was impossible under the law.
1T may not be generally known,
but a former foreman of the grand
fury was arrested and sentenced to
the penitentiary for two years for
promoting fake schemes.
my advice to any one who has
money to invest is to consult reliable
brokers and bankers, and they will
not be swindled."
The Washington times., 1922-09-29
FRENCH DIVIDE
ON M0TORLESS
-. FLIGHT VALUE
German Victory, However,
Spurs Rival Nation to
Activity.
By HERBERT NJ. DAVIDSON,
International News Service.

PARIS. Sept. 29.-Many French
aeronautic authorities are pooh'
pooling, in published statements
the importance of the three'houf
motorless flight made by the Ger
man. Hentzen, at Wasserkuppe'
which no French aviator has peen
able to duplicate.
other authoritative opinion, now.
ever, and the announcerneht o'
prizes to stimulate French alnpl'
tions in this direction, indicate tha'
light dismissal of Germany's achieve'
ment is a clear case OF sou'
grapes"
May Evade Treaty.
II is even hinted that should
Germany develop motorless flyins
beyond the experimental stage II
would give that nation an oppor
tunity to manufacture a formidable
military weapon without violating
the treaty of Versailles, which for
bids the manufacture OF mliltarS
airplanes, at least of the ordinary
motored variety.
"The results obtained by the
Germans are most remarkable,
writes Andne Michelin, in a letter
in which, through lie Matin. ht
offers a $1,000. franc prize to stimu
late effort toward the improvement
Of motorless flyingo in France
They constitute an enormous
progress in knowledge Of the all
and the technique OF aviation"
"Motorless flight has a future; II
is not a chimera," writes r. Quin
ton, vice president of the French
Aeronautic League, in lie Matin
at has been realized in nature
Certain birds employ 1t, and it alone
to the exclusion OF flight by wing
heating. The .vultures of Egypt ant
the eagles Of the Alps fly whole day,
without beating a wing. They fly
at a speed OF thirty miles an hour
and make in a day as much as 500
miles"
The difficulty, all agree, is ip
learning to fly. Even a young bird
built to navigate I'm the air, flutter,
to the ground the first time HI
tries 1t. What, then, can you ex
pect OF a man with a machine-madt
pair OF wings?
The Washington times., 1922-09-29
Tigress And Peacock
Have Become Best
OF Friends
by Universal Press.

LONDON, Sept. 29.-The
queerest geological happening
in 5000 years has been re-
vealed at the Manchester Zoo.
It is a queer friendship be-
tween a tigress and a peacock.
These two strange bedfellows
occupy the same cage, share
their food, and play together
constantly.
The keepers declare that the
unique love affair is not par
alelled in history.
try-for there came into, his mind
too, those who. always living OF
the edge Of extinction, were nov
literally dying in Connemara ant
Donegal, and those others who were
dying in Belfast and In the slu'ns o.
Cork.
Never mind-the faithful wer'
still keeping faith the pledge wal
still unbroken.
II was better now to put every
thing that was young and hopetu
into the past tense. 1t was pest u
put hope itself there.
Yes! Let them all go--hope ahe
youth and Ireland herself. some
where someone had sworn an oatf
to something that might some DAY
exist, and that oath, it seemed mus
be kept.
The Washington times., 1922-09-29
BOARD OF TRADE WILL
AID FIRE PREVENTION

The Washington Board of Trade
is planning to enter heartily into
the observance of Fire Prevention
Week. which begins Monday.
Next Wednesday, the committee
on insurance OF the Board Of Trade
will meet to hear addresses by
District Insurance Commissioner
Miller and C. p. Benns, manager
Of the District Underwriters Asso'
citation. on the significance OF Fire
Prevention Week. David NJ. Lee
Is chairman OF the committee.
The committee on parks and
reservations will meet at 4 o'clock
this afternoon to discuss the an
nual report, which will contain rec
concentrations regarding the park
ing facilities OF the District.
On Monday afternoon, AIS
o'clock, the board of directors will
hold it's first fall meeting. The
directors will discuss the program
OF the entire board when 1t meets
on October IL.
The Washington times., 1922-09-29
PLAYWR|GHT'S
|NPRESS|ONOF
i DEAD DUbL|N"
lennox Robinson Describes
"city Of Fears and Tears"
as He Sees Il.

DUBLIN, Sept. 2s.-A city of
fears and tears is the description
Of Dublin Which a recent Ameri-
can ufsitor gave.
Lenno1 Robinson, noted play
g,right and author of the "White-
Headed Boy" has Wrftten the fol-
Iotoing pen picture of Dublin, which
ss grim impressions of Dublin
mood Is a piece of perfect artistry.
The Washington times., 1922-09-29
Beggar's Wife Lives
In Fine Hotel
In Trenton

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. %
Giving his name as Earl
Stewart, and his address at 1921
Broad street, Newark, legless
man arrested here yesterday on
a charge of street begging gave
the police a surprise when he
asked that they inform his wife,
a guest at one Of the leading
hotels here.
It was then found that the
man also had an automobile and
chauffeur. He posted $5 for his
appearance in court but forfeit
ed it by not being present.
The Washington times., 1922-09-29
MONSTER DEVILFISH
FIGHTS THIRTY-TWO MEN

GULFPORT. Miss. Sept. ga
devil fish captured yesterday meas,
ured eighteen feet across and thir.
teen feet in length. Estimates of
its weight ranged from 1000 to
$500 pounds.
Thirty-two men attempted to pull
1t up the beach. but got only half
of it's body out of the water.
The Washington times., 1922-09-29

The salary of the first-class teni
is $500 a year and that OF the
second class $4,000, which Is larger
than many OF the officials OF the
imperial household department.
The Washington times., 1922-09-29

| GenJi, while ladies' coming from
titled nobility were given the names
OF two: o:characters and those from the
samurai families names of one
character.
The Washington times., 1922-09-29
JAPANESE MANAGER
FOR STANDARD DIES

TOKYO. Sept. &C. d. Cochrane,
Of st. Joseph. Mo. manager of the
Standard Oil Company of New York,
Yokohama branch, died suddenly TO-
day while swimming in the bay.
Death was due to heart failure.
The Washington times., 1922-09-29
By LENNOX ROBINSON.


p"The Dead City" he murmured,
stopping for a moment on O'Conneii
Bridge. And as he. looked down the
river he reflected instantaneously
on the absence Of the Custom House
dome.
THE Dead City" Behind him the
-Four Courts stood a ghastly ruin.
On his left hand O'Connell street
stretched up to that desert that was
still called street. On his right
hand was the city hall, with its
queue Of people waiting to look on
dead Michael Collins.
Apparently in this dead city one
had to be dead ones self before
one could expect order or decency
p. Mystery Is Explained.
He had CHANGED that day to have
heard the explanation of the whole
thing. 1t appeared thta II was all
q question OF honor. An oath had
been taken to a non-existent Re.
be broken. not even for the sake of
ones country.
He thought Of sTorvald's pom.
posity in THE Dolls House" mo
man sacrifices his honor even for
one he lovesr'
: Ireland seemed to be peopled by
Torvalds. Other things could be
lightly broken-fortunes broken,
lives broken, hearts broken, but to
the higher patriotism these count
ed for nothing.
Well. let them keep their oath,
and when their city was quite dead
they would be free to honor what
was left. Cuffe street and its like
would remain and all the teeming
slums, and the degradation grown
more degraded. and the dirt grown
o degree deeper.
The few glories Of Dublin would
have perished. it's crown would be
q crown Of thorns. a bankrupt gov
ernment, in a new building that was
not paid for. would be struggling to
balance it's deficits.
But what matter? Someone's con-
science would still be clear-some-
ones honor would still be untar.
nished.
The dead city and the dying coun'
, 1922-04-07
Sport Calendar:

SPORT CALENDAR nj T
q Racing.
Spring meeting Of Southern Mary
land Agricultural association' al
Bowie
United North and South amateur
championship at Pinehurst-
Annual spring tournament at
Ashsville. N. C.
Open championship tournament at
White Sulphur Springs. W. Va,
Bowling.
Nebraska State championship tour
namant opens at Omaha
Shooting.
Alabama State trapshooting tour
nament at Mobile
Track
Florida Stats high school ehmpion'
ship at Gainesville
Skating.
worlds professional roller skating
championship at Chicago.
Swimming.
National A. A. u. fancy die tse-
uior men) at San Francisco
Wrestling.
national A A. U. championship at
New Orleans.
Quebec Provincial amateur cham
pionship at Montreal.
Boxing.
Indiana State amateur champion
ship at indianapolis
Joe Lynch VS.. Wee Willie Spencer
IL rounds. at Brooklyn.
Johnny Reisler VS.. Willie kohler'
10 rounds. at Brooklyn.
Sam Langford VS.. Tug jackson, IL
rounds, at Dayton. o.
Tony Caponi VS.. k O. Mars, IL
rounds, at Galveston
Bobby Ward VS.. Kid Arberts. 10
rounds, at Duluth
Johnny Nichols VS.. Leo Stokes 10
rounds, at Duluth.
, 1922-04-07
Moline Daily Dispatch carries

n story OF the fight written by Curley
Anderson. sporting editor OF the pub
iication in which all the details OF the
fight are set forth
The match which has been hanging
fire for several weeks and was bid for
by every sporting club in that district,
finally went to Davenport when Pro
moter Frank Gordon Of the Davenport
club out bid his competitors and II.
nally signed up the match.
Moore. who is a fighter OF tnterna-
donai reputation and a man who has
beaten four champions I'm no-decision
fights viii get n huge purse for his
services. In this respect he will fars
far better than Anderson Eddie took
the small end OF the purse just "a
show against Moore. He is lconfiden,
that he will worst the Memphis wizard
in the go.
Tho match is OF special interest a,
tlis time us Moore is scheduled 70
mcet the champion, Johnny Buff at
Louisville. KY, May IL. II he is
beaten by Anderson. Eddie. In all prob
ability he will get the chance to tilt
with Buff for the bantam crown
, 1922-04-07
TENNIS STARS
FORFEIT PROBED
Failure of Vincent Richards to
Enter Tourney Is In
vestigated.

NEW YORK. April THE United
states Lawn Tennis association will
investigate charges that Vincent Rich.
ards, third ranking tennis player Of
the country. entered and then failed to
play in the recent indoor chompian-
ship.
The investigation win be made in
connection with the formal protest
filed with the association by w /.
Cunningham. president of the Seventh
Regiment Tennis club. against 1t hay
ing permitted the middle states indoor
championship to be held in Phila.
delphia last week while the national
indoor championship was being decided
here.
Mr.. Cunningham also asked for a
thorough investigation" Of the con
duct of Richards. who. he said. with
drew from tho New York tournament
ON a claim of illness and then appeared
in the Philadelphia matches.
, 1922-04-07
CUBS EVEN Up
WITH WICHITA
Come From Behind Eight-Run
Lead and Win From Kan
sans, IL to 8.

CHICAGO. April THE Chicago
Nationals, having evened up matters
with the Wichita Western lessuers
yesterday. viii try to prove to the
witches today. that trimming major
league teams is not such an easy task.
Tho Cubs. by terrific smuggling took
yesterdays contest from Wichita, II
60 0 after the Kansans had got off tc
n Q to 1 lead. which they held up to
thu sixth inning.
The Chicago Americans let another
contest slip 10 the worlds champion
New York Nationals. making he Sc
ries five and four still in favor OF
the Sex. The teams meet again to
day in Norfolk
, 1922-04-07
CLUBS
RETURN TODAY
VIII Play Two-Game Exhibi.
ton Series at Home Before
Season Opens.

ST. LOUIS. April both st. Louis
major league baseball teams returned
home today from their southern
spring training trips. The teams win
engage in n two-game exhibition here
tomorrow and Sunday.
Tho Browns are scheduled to leave
Sunday for Chicago where they open
the American league season with the
White Sox Wednesday. Tho Cardin-
ais win rest in st. Louis and inaugur-
ate the National league season, paired
with h Pittsburgh Pirates.
, 1922-04-07
THE TRIBUNE'S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS

could stage there the last game sched-
uied before arriving In the capital.
Tho Washington squad Is having prae-
tically its FIRST expeuenee with rain
this spring. but Manager Milan be-
lieves the two days lay off VIII not
hinder the favorable progress the team
has been making.
, 1922-04-07
CUE ARTISTS
MAKE $4,000
Champ Gets $500 and
Hoppe $4,000 From Receipts
of Recent Match.

CHICAGO. April THE gate re-
ceipts profits for While Hoppe and
Jake Schaefer in their recent 1872
balkline billiard match for the worlds
championship totalied $500, schaef-
er getting 300 and Hoppe 5000.
Tho match drew about 5000 persons.
, 1922-04-07
World Results
By Leased Wire
MahmOut Will
Tackle Hansen

OMAHA, Neb.. April IA wrest-
ling match between Charlie Hansen
and Yusiff Mahmont, seemed prob
able today with tho posting by ]. w.
Eiwood. Hansen's manager. Of $1,000
appearance money. following NAH
mout's challenge received yesterday.
, 1922-04-07
INDIAN ROCKIES TRIP
REGULARS THURSDAY

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April r. The
first Of tho Cleveland Indians
was travelling to Columbus, Ohio. to-
Gay for its final preseason ~inter-city
games and recovering from a S to 2
defeat suffered yesterday at the
hands Of the second team at MARSHALL
town. Iowa
, 1922-04-07
EETANs sWINnmNG TITLF.

AT LOST ANGELEs-Ray Kegeris
of the Los Angeles Athletic club re-
tanned his title of national amateur
athletic union. $50 yard back stroke
swimming champion by winning first
place in the championship meet
, 1922-04-07
DETROIT SHUT
OUT IN SOUTH
Birmingham Hands Tigers a.
to o Defeat in Surprise
Game Thursday.

DETROIT. Mich. April THE De
troit Americans. travelling through
the south today, are wondering what
happened to them at Birmingham
yesterday. They invaded the South
ern association city confident of best.
ing that team as they had been nc.
customed 10 treat the Rochester In
ternationals and the Dixie legauers,
but a 4 to o shut out awaited them.
, 1922-04-07
ROPER TO MEET FULTON.

DENVER Colo, April 7.-Captnin
Bob Roper OF Mccomb. Mass, and
Fred Fulton. Of Rochester. Mimi.
heavyweigats will meet April 20 in a
Ground boxing bout, it was announc-
cd today.
, 1922-04-07

AT Ell PAso-MIke vasquez. Ell
Paso. southwest featheweight cham
pion, knocked out Battling Barrere,
New Orleans in the first round of their
scheduled ten round bout. Battling
Norfolk New Orleans. won h decision
IF the Judges over Al Smaulding. Al
buquerque. N. M. at the m of their
eight-round bout
, 1922-04-07
PH|LL|ES AND ATHLETICS
ON LAST LAP OF RETURN
PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA, April THE
philadelphia American and National
league clubs were scheduled to begin
he last lap of their spring journeys
'onight after exhibition games this aft
ernoon In North Carolina The Attn
lotics play Baltimore at Winston sa-
lem, N. c.. and the Phillies engage
the Reading I~nternationals at Hender.
son.
, 1922-04-07
% Year Goitre
Illinois Lady Tells Of Relief.

Mrs. Leila NJ. Anders. BellevfIle, m,
r. No. 2. says she win tell or write
how she was saved an operation with
Sorbol Quadruple, a coIor1ess hni-
ment.
Get free information at John Trip
eny Co, 241 South Center street. and
drug stores everywhere. or write Box
35S. Merchandising, Ohio.
, 1922-04-07
WATER RECORD BROKEN.

AT CHICAGO]Johnny WeismulIer
Of the Illinois Athletic club ma dea
new worlds record for tho 5o0-yard
swim in the national A. A U senior
championship. He made the distance
in 5.46 As, defeating Norman Ross.
, 1922-04-07
BRAVES AND NATIONALS
| MOVE ON TO DRY FIELD

WASHINGTON. April FOOLED by
the weather for two successive days,
the Nationals and the Boston Braves
had o on north to Lynchburg,
va, today. with the hope hat they
, 1922-04-07
ErtLe Signs for
Bout With Buff

ST. PAUL. MINI. Aprn Johnny
Ertle. St Paul, has been signed to
meet Johnny Buff bantamweight
champion, in a ten round. no-decision
bout at Detroit, Mich. April Is, 1t was
announced here today.
, 1922-04-07
SPORT FLASHES HOT Off Wire


AT TULSA-Ed (Strangler) Lewis.
worlds heavyweight wrestling cham
pion. defeated Patyinda Goho-Gober.
the Hindu, in straight falls
, 1922-04-07
Boston Wrestler
Defeats Mormon

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Aprn !.
-Waino Ketonen Of Boston last night
defeated Ira DeTn OF salt Lake. TAX
ing two of three falls.
The men weighed $50 pounds and
, 1922-04-07

AT CHICAGO-Harold Smith, Chi
cago bantanweight. won the referees
decision in a six round boxing match
with Herbie Schaefer of Chicago.
, 1922-04-07
ZbyszkO Pins
George Actor

FORT ARTHUR. Texas. April T.
Stanisiaus Zhyszko, former heavy.
weight wrestling champion oefeateo
George Actor of Fort Arthur IN
straight falls here last night
, 1922-04-07
EDDIE ANDERSON TO fight PAL
MOORE 10 ROUNDS TO DECISION

Eddie Anderson of Casper. who is making his winter home
at Moline, ILL.,, has been matched with Pal Moore the elusive
bantam, in a tenround decision go at Davenport, Iowa, dur.
ing the week of April 16, according to advices received here
today.
Under date of April 4. the Moline Daily DISPATCH carries
, 1922-04-07

Strictly fresh eggs. zoe per dozen,
Saturday only: everything in fresh
fruits and vegetables .Natrona Butter
Shop. Phone 631. 4-S-1t
, 1922-04-07

Braille. the system Of writing IN
vented for the blind. can be learnt in a
few minutes.
, 1922-04-07

Jewelry and watch repairing BY ex.
pert workmen. All work guaranteed
Casper Jeweiry Mfg. Co. o-S Bldg.
u-S-c
, 1922-04-07
First in NelDs
OF All EDents

both were claimants Of the middle
weight championship
, 1922-04-07

WALKER AND WARNER DRAW.
AT WICMTA-Ed Warner, and
Hugh walker. Kansas City. light
heavywcights, fought ten rounds to
to n draw.
, 1922-04-07
SPEEDWAY RECORD.
AT DAYTONA BEACH. F1a.-Sie

HaugdahI of Norway negotiated n mile
on the beach here in 1897 seconds or
ut the rate Of 1907 miles an hour.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-11-10
ANIMAL sENTIMENTALISTs.

In Chicago legal battle is going on
over a Request of $4,000 left to two pet
dogs Boston is enjoying contest over
$4,000, the Inheritance of an ancient
cat named Mewsic. 1t is Il fine side
light on human folly
1t is right that pets should be pro-
vided for by those who must leave them
either permanently or temporarily, but
this can be done with little expenditure
of time or money. All that any animal
really needs fer its comfort and happi-
ness is little plain food some sort Of
shelter from inclcment weather, and
kind treatment.
There are always reliable people will
ing to take blooded animals and give
them good homes without any charge.
1t is even possible to find a place for
pets of low degree. There are institu.
tons devoted to caring for animals of
all sorts and promoting animal welfare
in general. A Request to such organiza-
lions would insure the safety of ind-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-11-10
IRELAND MAKES GOOD.

There has been little news printed
from Ireland lately, and that mostly
good. To those who have followed the
gradual dying out of fighting in South
Ireland and on the Ulster border and
the orderly progress made by the Dublin
parliament toward the Inauguration of
the Irish Free State, it is revelation.
With the virtual collapse of the re-
volt beaded by De Valera and the COM
plcte discreditng of that leader, the
sober heads have had chance to act,
and have made the best of it. New
leaders have appeared TO carry on the
work of Griffith and Collins. In their
work is EVIDENCE of real craftsmanship.
Ability in Irishmen awakens no sur
prise: but more Illuminating than any
thing else, TO those who may have
doubted their capacity for wise action,
has been their conciliatory temper, their
willingness to forget and forgive past
differences and wrongs.
The government in Dublin is standing
by the treaty of London, establishing
the island as free dominion within the
British empire, and the new government
in London is standing by it. The Irish
Free State will soon be reality. If
the constructive work proceeds in its
present spirit, it may not be many years
until the dream of an Ireland not only
free but united is realized.