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Evening journal., 1922-10-24
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Find the Nobis Cafeteria message
on Page 16.-Adv.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Cash or credit Shorts, w. 4tn'
Phone 4426.-Adv.
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The Weather

Fair and continued cool with frost
tonight; wednesday increasing cloud
mess and warmer; diminishing north
west winds becoming southerly We'd
nesday.
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SUN AND TIDE.
Head of Christiana.

High water. 2.32 A. NJ. 2.57 P. NJ
Low water 1000 A. NJ. 1896 p. NJ
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
SH|PLOADS
OF PO|SONS
IMPORTED
Figures Reveal Wanton Mis-
use Of Narcotics Due to
b. Easy Access.
BY ANNIE LAURIE.

w ny ANNIE LAURIE.
T Cheaper every month.
More Of it every week.
Easier to get every day.
" Opium, morphine, cocaine,
a and heroin.
That's the Governments in
formation as to the narcotic
drug situation here in America
right now.
Dope Habit Growing.
And tons more at three or four
Foreign ports all waiting to be snug
gled into US.
Pleasant news for the people of
the United States as we'll as for the
Government.
Almost as pleasant as the infor-
nation In the statistics which show
that this country uses over seven
times as many narcotic drugs as any
other country on the face Of the
globe.
Not just seven times as much,
either, hut seven times as much in
proportion to the population.
Statistics gathered by the Federal
Government agree with those fur
nished by State and city authorities,
and they show that the dope habit"
Is growing like a noxious wed all
over the country.
There are over twice as many ad.
olcts today as there were 4 year ago.
known victims these-known to
the police and to the hospitals and
70 the druggists-known, you may
be sure, to the drug ring and the
dope" peddlers. They have their
own secret service, these people in
the Ring, and they keep accurate ac.
count of their victims.
How many more are there not vet
marked with the unmistakable
brand of the drug slave?
Where do they all come from:
How are they enmeshed in the
fatal net?
These questions are only too easily
answered by anyone who las made
even the slightest study of the sit
uation.
The drug victims come from all
classes. rich and poor, old and
young, boys and girls; but the great
majority Of drug addicts are under
twenty-five, and six sevenths of
them are under twenty.
No Class Distinction.
Walters, clerks, club men. doctors.
lawyers, society women, debutants,
manicurists, girls in the shops
and, of course, almost every woman
and girl in the night life Of every
great city.
Country boys and girls, too-the
"Dope Ring" sees to that.
When business gets dull the big
dealers get together and send a
good looking agreeable young fellow
TO the country towns.
He thinks OF buying n business
there" hangs around the garage
and the small town hotel. goes to
prayer meeting and the ladies aid
suppers. Then he gives a little
party, Just an innocent little affair,
and passes around just for fun a
simple little white powder to be
sniffed-just for the jazz. Before
he has left town he has two or three
young fellows and probably a girl
or two started on the habit" and II
is a well known motto Of the Dope
Ring" that every hop head is
good for six more"
Good business for the Ring"
New Victims Daily.
A certain girl has been traced by
the authorities to four different
districts in Wisconsin and Michigan.
She opens a little millinery shop IN
the small towns and before she
leaves the town with her few hats
and wells, which are used of course
simply for a blind. she leaves be-
hind her three or four girls all snow
birds as she calls them.
A certain street fair concern which
travels from town to town left be-
The Washington times., 1922-05-10

OF the cured addict who comes out
OF a hospital. II he returns TO the
East Side. where the stuff is sold. he
has no chance, and no Job. and the
endless chain of arrest. cure, and
new opportunity goes on.
After the opium traffic was re-
stricted in 1909, smuggling started.
The drug was put in lemons and
oranges. Glass containers filled with
opium were stuck lenEthwise into
bananas. Jars of cold cream enter
the country filled with sticky brown
opium, and while you may worder
how they get in. just think of how
the bootlegEers manage it,
During the interview. Mr.. Oyler
managed to get a former addict, who
had come into the office to tell some
thing OF the spell OF opium.
A Chinatown Runner.
THE women who lived in China
town used to call this boy to do
errands for them" explained Mr..
Oyler. He had the run of all the
dens about there in those days. Pipes
were lying around and after he
sampled them a few times he got to
be a pleasure smoker After six
months you're gone, have a habit"
Many persons get ideas that
way" broke in the former addict;
write music and stories under the
influence. Wait and I'll tell You
about It. They smoke the pipe and
lounge around singing-maybe they
get up. play on the piano II they
feel like making the effort, and
telling stories.
I'm thieves dens they smoke and
brag about their nerve and robberies.
The windows are shut and the dir is
sickish. 1t makes you sleepy even If
you don't smoke. They have Chinese
lanterns lit and you can hardly see
by these. Then there's the lamp CT
the opium layout and big dishes Of
fruit and candy about"
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
Senator Curtis Will
Demand Quick Action
on Narcotics Measure
BY Universal Service.

Early action on the bill to pro-
hibit importation Of narcotics and
habit-forming drugs was promised
yesterday by Senator Charles Curtis
OF Kansas, member Of the Finance
Committee and Republican whip In
the Senate. The bill passed the
House unanimously last Thursday.
Senator Curtis was chairman of
a subcommittee of the Finance
Committee which held hearings on
a similar bill several months ago.
The subcommittee gave its approval
to bill which Is almost Identical
with that passed by the House, and
for this reason 1t is not believed
that much time will be required for
the committee to pass upon the
House bill and to make a report
to the Senate.
The Senator. said he hoped to get
the Finance Committee to take up
the bill within a short time. He
is keenly interested in having the
measure passed and believes no
time should be lost in bringing
about the enactment of legislation
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
BODIES OF WOMAN AND
DOG FOUND IN RIVER

SUNBURY. Pa. May 10.-Louis
Kinney and Russell Gemberling, both
of Selinsgrove. while looking over
the coal deposits in the Susquehanna
river at that place came upon the
body of a woman and a dog.
The woman was apparently about
forty or forty-five years of age, wore
a coarse pair Of shoes, two pairs OF
stockings. a printed calico house
dress and a coat of dark gray tweed
mixture.
An English setter was found about
fifteen feet away from the woman.
lying in a parallel position. 1t Is
believed that the dog had a grip on
the woman, which was broken by
coming in contact with the brush.
No clue to the womans identity has
been found. A woman was reported
to have jumped into the river at
Nescopeck about two months ago.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10

hind it last year over two hundred
new victims of the dope habit"
The police have learned to look
for a cocaine bottle or an envelope
of heroin tablets whenever there is
a strange murder of a mysterious
suicide. The worst part Of it is,
there is no earthly use for cocaine
or heroin at all legitimately any
where, any time, for any purpose.
More than three-fourths of the NOR
phine which comes into this country
is used illegitimately.
Some day the civilized nations Of
the earth will put a stop, not only
to the manufacture of cocaine and
heroin, but to the planting and rails
ing of the cocoa plant itself.
Opium and morphine in small
quantities we must have for medical
use, by the ounce perhaps, not by
the pound and by the ton.
The new bill which the House
passed the other day is a straight
from the shoulder blow at the very
heart of the Drug Ring" in this
county.
viii the Senate back up that
blow? II ought not to take long to
get the straight answer to a straight
question on this vital subject.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
Stick Candy Bandit
Is Defiant on Way
to Reform School
Nv international News Service.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May TO-
when we get outa that place
in Nashville, I'll betcha we
make some of you folks step
around"
And that was the parting
vow of vengeance hurled at
Judge Camille Kelley in juve-
nile court here today by the
leader of the "Stick Candy
Bandits" just before their de-
parture for the State indus
trial home, to which place
they had been sentenced.
Harry Tatum, twelve, king
of the candy bandits, shook his
fist at the court and, striking
a pose of bravado, declared:
"Well do our bit, but listen,
lady judge, we'll be back with
bells on"
The "stick candy bandits"
were captured red-handed
breaking into a grocery. There
are three others besids young
Tatum, John Douglas, eleven;
James billiard, twelve, and
William Grashat, fifteen.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10

to curb the growing evil. Al
though the committee at this time
is absorbed in the tariff bill now
before the Senate and has also be-
fore it the task of drafting a new
bonus bill, Senator Curtis said he
believes it will be possible for him
to get the committee to interrupt
these tasks long enough to act on
the drug bill and get it before the
Senate.
In view of the overwhelming vote
for the bill in the House, 1t is not
believed there will be opposition in
the Senate TO its passage. With
Senator Curtis and other Admins
tratiOn leaders behind II, 1t is al
most certain to pass within a short
time.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
MARRIED "AcES AGO."
CHARLES EBBETS SAYS

> PITTSBURGH, May 10.-Charles
Fl. Ebbets. president Of the Brooklyn
National League Baseball Club. in
referring last night to announce
ment OF his marriage TO Mrs. Grace
Elinor Slade, made public yesterday
In New York by his son, Charles
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
FILM MEN END
WAR Of CHIEFS
.bYRESOLUT|ONS
Sydney Cohen and State Sen
ator Walker Both Given
Votes of Confidence.

The fight between Sydney s.
Cohen, president OF the movie own
ers' exhibitors. and State Senator
James J. Walker. is over for the
time being. Both men had their say
before the movie convention and
both OF them were given votes Of
confidence today.
The convention Is getting down to
real business today. Resolutions
outlining the policy OF the organiza-
ton in certain matters have been
drawn UP. This afternoon and to-
morrow delegates will be asked to
approve the resolutions.
The election Is the next big thing
before the movie exhibitors. This
may be held late this afternoon, but
probably tomorrow. 1t appears as
II Sydney Cohen. incumbent, is
going to be chosen head Of the ex.
hibitors again.
Yesterdays session looked like an
old-time political fight. The two
men, Cohen and Walker, slammed
each other right and left. One said
the other did this. the other denied
II. And in the end the convention
practically said: well. you're both
right. Now that's over let's get some
harmony and get down to real bust
ness"
Cheers and Kisses.
Cheers and a few Kisses greeted
Senator Walker when he walked up
the middle aisle to the stand. Wal
ker had been invited to defend him
self from attacks by President
Cohen. incidentally. Walker had
only recently been fired as counsel
for the exhibitors. The reason was
given that he was derelict in his
work.
There's no one here who can
prove didn't do the work." Walker
said.
Il have worked for your interests
for many years. l have shaved for
you. And all get for It Is pan
ming and ripping.
There has been some doubt as TO
whether I was discharged as counsel
Right here and now want TO clear
up this doubt. l hereby respectfully,
in open session. resign
When Walker completed his speech
he was cheered by many Of the dele
gates, one OF them rushing up and
kissing him.
Then Sydney Cohen got a chance
TO say something. He denied all OF
Walkers charges.
But Cohen didn't have a chance to
go far with his speech. Someone
proposed a resolution OF confidence
Somebody also amended the resolu-
tion. And in the end the resolution
gave a vote OF confidence TO the in.
cumbent president. Senator Walker
and the executive committee.
Ince Has Arrived.
Thomas II. Ince. prominent pro-
ducer. came to town last night. To-
night. Richard Barthlemess. popular
statement saying that days OF real
progress are ahead and that the
country will have better pictures be-
cause there will be no place for trash.
Thanks to Lawrence Beatus. who
runs the Palace Theater for Marcus
Loew, the ladies who are attending
the convention with the delegates
are having a grand old time. Beatus
has planned and replanned things
for them every day.
Tonight there will be a banquet in
the Washington Hotel for ZOO Of the
exhibitors.
An announcement ny the rules
committee yesterday said The con.
Vention will close THURSDAY unless
there still remained business to be
transacted,
The Washington times., 1922-05-10

Being deprived" Mr.. oyler ex.
plains. "can save the addict and pre-
vent sufferings OF others. II they
couldn't get drugs at least so per
cent of the addicts would cure them
selves; they would have to, and once
free would want to save others from
the same awful fate.
AS things are now, nine addicts
out OF ten die as addicts. With
the possibility of procuring their de-
sired drug doses, rs per cent don I
want to be. and won't be, cured.
This Federal department, of
course, does not deal with addicts.
What good after all does II do to ar.
rest them?
we are keeping the drug traffic
in check, and while we could go out
and get a thousand catches OF ad-
diets. we are after dealers. Since
January | we have taken criminals
who have been given eighty one
years in prison sentences in the az.
greEate.
New environment II the only hope
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
THREE INCHES OF SNOW
FALLS ON PACIFIC HILLS

SAN FRANCISCO. May 10.-Un.
usual weather prevailed in nearly
all sections west of the Rocky noun.
tains yesterday. At Quincy. far up
in the hills, there was three inches
of snow, the heaviest for this season
in twenty years. Baker City, Ore.
reported a temperature below freeZ-
ing and a snowstorm which for a
few minutes approached blizzard pro-
portions.
Yakima, Wash, reported a mini
mum OF twenty-five degrees, but a
high wind reduced the probable
frost damage to crops. Seattle re-
ported a minimum Of thirty-six, the
lowest in May in twenty-three years.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
To Speak on Fairgrounds.

Philip Walker. secretary Of the
Georgetown Citizens Association,
and Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, super
visor OF public Fairgrounds. will
speak at the meeting Of the North
east Citizens Association. to be held
in the Masonic Temple, 623 Eighth
The Washington times., 1922-05-10
ADDICTS TN UNITED STATES DOUBLE IN A SINGLE YEA

H. Ebbets, jr.. declared the wedding
occurred ages ago" Mr.. and Mrs.
Ebbets are here with the Dodgers.
We've kept II quiet pretty well,
and I don't see why my son should
have given US away like this" said
Ebbets.
The Washington times., 1922-05-10

Interesting, helpful, valuable. II
more Miles Per Car" by Ray Nc
Namara. Will appear In The Times
Auto-section every Sunday, starting
The Washington times., 1922-05-10

"More Miles Per Car" by Ray
Mcnamara, in The Washington
Times Auto Section every Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-10-07
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

The great crisis in James Oar
ragh's attempt to gain possession of
the Flaming Jewel and restore it to
the beggared Countess of Esthonia,
was at hand. Facing him in the
moonlight, an automatic in has hand,
sworn declaration to kill him on
his lips, was Mike Clinch, who would
stop at nothing.
The Flaming Jewel was first stol-
en- from the countess by Quintana,
the great international thief, and
then from Quintana by Clinch, who
had taken it to his camp in the Ad-
irondacks, where he lived with has
beautiful stepdaughter. Eve Strayer.
Darragh, working at Clinch's under
the name of Hal Smith, learned that
Quintana's gang had arrived to steal
the gem from Clinch. His plans
we're upset when he was recognized
as former officer with the Ameri-
can troops in Russia. Clinch i'm
mediateiy forced him at the point
of an automatic into the woods. They
stopped by the side of bottomless
swamp-hole.
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dazed way. Blood striped his Tisage.
He gazed duly at Smith for a little
while, then, seeming to recollect. the
old glare began to light his pale eyes.
The next instant, however, Beck
spoke again, and Clinch turned in
establishment and saw the two fig
ures sitting there with backs toward
Smith and hands up.
Clinch stared at the squatting
forms, then slowly moved his head
and looked at Smith and his leveled
pistol.
eve know how to make 4 man
squeal,' said Harry Beck suddenly.
Hell talk. We can make Clinch
talk, no fear! Leave it to US, old
pal. Are you with us?" He started
to look around over his shoulder and
Smith hurled another stick and hit
Quiet there, Harry" he said.
him in the face.
whats my share if I go in with
you"
"One-sixth, same's we all get"
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grumbIed Beck.
Ciinch looked at Smith. The lat
ter smiled, leaned over, and whis-
pered:
Can you walk all right?"
CIinch nodded.
"WeH, we'd better beat it. Quin-
tana's whole gang is in these woods,
somewhere, hunting for you, and
they might stumble on us here, at
any moment" And, to the two men
in front: 'Lie down fiat on your
faces. Don't stir; don't speak; or
it's you for the sink-hole Lie
down, | tell you! That's it. Don't
move till l tell you to-"
Clinch got up from where he was
sitting, cast one murderous glance
at the PROSTATE forms, then followed
Smith, noiselessly, over the stretch
of sphagnum moss.
When they reached the house they
saw Eve standing on/the steps in
her night dress and bare feet, holding
a lantern.
Daddy" she whimpered, 81 was
frightened. didn't know where
you had gone
'It's this" he said, "that | amt
forgetting, young fella. What you
done for me you done for her.
1 gotta live to make a lady of
her. That's why" he added thick
ly, "Pm much obliged to you, Hal
Smith . e. Go to bed, grille"
YOU'RE bleeding, dad!'
cav swig scratched me. | been
in the woods with Hal. G'wan to
bed.
He went to the sink and washed
his face, dried it, kissed the girl, and
gave her gentle shove toward the
stairs.
Hal and is sittin' up talkin'
bushes" he remarked, boiling the
door and all the shutters.
When the girl had gone, Clinch
Went to closet and brought back
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"What's it worth?7 asked Smith,
with a motion of caution toward
Clinch.
eff say million you'll tell me [
lie. But it's nearer three-or you
can have my share. Is it a go?"
you'll not hurt Clinch when he
comes to-"
"We'll make him talk, that's all.
1t may hurt him some"
"You won't kill him?"
81 swear by God"
Wait! Isn't it better to shoot
him after he squeals. Here's love-
ly sink-hole handy"
"Right-o! Wen make him talk
first and then shove him in. Are
you with us?'
"If you turn your head I'll blow
the face off you, Harry" said Smith,
cautioning Clinch to silence with a
gesture.
"All right. Only you better make
up your mind. That cove is likely
to wake up now at any time"
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Go on With the Story.
CHAPTER "


On the edge of the sink-hole they
halted. Smith turned and faced
Clinch.
whats the idea?" he asked with
out a quaver.
WAS you in Roosia?"
ayes"
"Was you an officer?"
81 was"
"Then you're spyin'. You're a
cop"
you're mistaken"
"Ah, don't hand me none like that!
You're State Trooper or a Secret
Service guy, or plain, dirty cop.
And Pm a-going to croak you"
I'm not in any service, now"
Wasn't you an army officer?"
y Yes. Can't an officer go wrongs"
soft stuff. Don't feed it to me-
told you too much anyway. | was
babblin' drunk. I'm drunk now, but
got sense. D'you think I'll run
chances of sittin' in States Prison
for the next ten years and leave Eve
out here alone? No. | gotta shoot
you, Smith. And I'm a-going to do
it. G'wan and say what you want
i. :. if you think there's some kind
@ god you can square before you
croak."
II you go to the chair for muir
der, what good will it do Eve?"
asked Smith. His lips were crack
ling dry; he moistened them.
"Sink holes don't talk" said
Clinch. "G'wan and square your
self, if you're the church kind"
"Clinch," said Smith unsteadily,
"if you kill me now you're as good
as dead yourself. Quintana is here"
Say, don't hand me that" re-
torted Clinch. do you square your
self or no?"
II tell you Quintana's gang were
at the dance tonight-Picquet, Sal
Ear, Georglades, Sard, Beck, Jose
Sanchez-the one who looks like a
French priest. Maybe he had
beard when you saw him in that
cafe washroom-"
"What!' shouted Clinch in sudden
fury. What yeh talkin' about, YOU
poor dumb dingo! Yeh fxin' to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-10-07
'h FLAkINGAI1
= JEWEL;;::Sf
BY ROBERT W CHAMBERS
aNS1eNHN1 G 1000 aropGE Il popAtI
oQQ aHoRez H DORIAN coMpAfT

scare me? What do you know about
Quintana? Are you one of Quin-
tana's gang, too? Is that what
you're up to, hidin' out at Star
Pond. Come on, now, out with it!
I'll have it all out Of you now, hal
Smith, before l plug you"
He came Iurching forward, swing
ing his heavy pistol as though he
meant to brain his victim, but he
hated after the first step or two and
stood there, shadowy bulk, growl-
ing, enraged, undecided.
And, as Smith looked at him, two
shadows detached themselves from
the trees behind Clinch-silently-
silently glided behind-struck in ut
ter silence.
Down crashed Clinch, black-jacked,
his face in the ooze. His pistol flew
from his hand, struck Smiths leg;
and Smith. had it at the same in
slant and turned it like lightning on
the murderpus shadows.
Hands up! Quick? he cried, at
bay now, and his back to the sink
hole.
Pistol leveled, he bent one knee,
rushed Clinch over on his back, lest
the ooze suffocate him.
Now" he said coolly, what do
you buns want of Mike Clinch?"
who are your" came a sullen
voice. This is none O. your bloody
business. We want Clinch, not you"
What do you want of Clinch?"
Take your gun off usH
i, Answer, or I'll let go at you.
What do you want of Clinch?"
Money. What do you think?"
You're here to stick up Clinch?"
inquired Smith.
Yes. What's that to your"
What has Clinch done to your"
He stuck us up, that's what! Now,
are you going to keep out of this?"
mo"
eve amt going to hurt Clnch."
"You bet you're not, Where's the
rest of your gang?"
What gang?"
"Quintana's," said Smith, laugh
ing. A wild exhilaration possessed
him.
Turn your backs and sit down."
he said. As the shadowy forms hest
tated, he picked up a stick and
hurled it at him. They sat down
hastily, hands up, back toward him
"You'!l both die where you Sit"
remarked Smith, ''if you yell for
help"
Clinch sighed heavily, stirred,
CROPPED on the damp leaves with his
hands.
81 say" began the voice which
Smith identified as Harry Beck's,
'if you'll come in with US on this
it will pay you, young man."
No." drawled Smith, "I'll go it
alone"
ut can't be done, old dear. You'll
see if you try it on"
Who'll stop me? Quintana?"
Come" urged Beck, land be a
good pal. You can't manage it alone.
We've got all night to make Clinch
talk. We know how, too. You'll get
your share"
"Oh, stow it," said Smith, watch
ing Clinch, who was reviving. He
sat up presently, and put both hands
over his head. Smith touched him
silently on the shoulder and he
turned his heavy, square head in a
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says, Eve is a Lady, I go44.
TX her up. gotta be alive to d.
Il That's why I'm erea+I-
obliged to yeh, Hal"
He took his rife and walked qIo,r1-
toward the pantry.
You bet" he muttered, "she is ,
lady, so help me God" "
Continued in Our Next Issuel