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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-21

from the outside IL was a closet ex-
cept "A keyhole and a crack In the
wallpaper; broad. fat couch with
pillows. two equally fat upholstered
armchairs ON either side, the center
table with an electric droplight.
tempting you to long, cozy evenings
at home. And there was piano.
with old-fashioned Silt sconces each
side OF the music rack.
narrow door opened into the
bedroom. The bed filled almost half
of II. under it's faded covcrlet OF
coffec-colored brocade. But there
was space for a pretty dressing.
table and mirror a tabouret and
small chest OF drawers
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At last they reached the top.
and looked down on the other side.
"oh. look. Nick pointed Nancy.
TITS all lovely down there No more
ugly wires or sparks or anything
Just green grass and lovely flowers
everywhere. I've a notion to gather
a bouquet to take to Princess
Thormar'
But Nick wasn't listening. He
had suddenly missed something. The
red feather pen had jumped out OF
his pocket and was clinging to a
large red horseshoe with steel ends.
Ike the tiny ones you buy at the
toy store for a nickel. You see. the
feather was out OF wing Of
the furious falcon that guarded the
gate OF King indig's Palace. and u
Was steel. The horseshoe magnet
had pulled IL away and there IL
chung.
Nick held out his hand. forgetting
PIN Pins warning. And as HIS
fingers closed around the steel
feather they stuck, too. Hv was held
fast.
To BE Continued
Copyright. 1892. by Seattle STAR
-----------------------------------
Beethoven composed some OF his
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trntntucu Y rofu Our aSt lSSucl
-Certainiy You know the blush
make ana flame which IL sometimes
.sssere~d escaping from the exhaust
&lpc beneath the rear Of the carr
Dc professor asked THAT Is carbon
kenoxide.''
-Nould II he possible 20 convey
Als carbon monoxide in Some way
Tom tho exhaust pipe OF an auto
nohilo % a closed ROOM Barry's
folee tremhicd with excitement.
\ ~Ccrtainyr' the professor ex.
ZkASsd. and tho sheriff took a step
xWard. "A rubber tubing would
soaVcy Il directly from tho exhaust
7rsre into any sort OF containcr.
,ussi or otherwise. understand
~kat you mean. scrwt. Harry. and
Suis most ingenious and practical
recryl Tho contAiner could be
rened In closed room and the
nbon noncxide allowed TO escape.
az could be directly fcrccd into the
ura nv means OF the rubber tubing
| which II had been introduced from
y exhaust pipe. There have been
. pre than ono casa Of accidental
eHth rcporsed in the medical hour.
nlS. In which ehauffeur1. working
n closed garages. have h~s-n over.
ane hy the fumes and died before
9flp could reach them. The theory
X the use of the gas by burglars In
~ effort 10 render their victims IN
}~nsihie, has often occurred 10 me.
n fact
Ne broke or. and both hands
sdntched az hls bu2lsy white hair in
snfdsirn consideration.
-Ny Cod And I unwittingfy ce.
'rrfhed tho very means by whlch the
|nursirr WAS committed here in the
house. IN Tire possible hearing of any
LEI a score Of people who might have
|usIiixcd u for their purpos.f'
YOU The cry came slnuitane-
c1y from the coroner and the
|nhersff. while Lieut. cadmus started
|rrr<xxyxf
Yes I mentioned this matter At
he dance
.where did ycu hold this CONVEX.
|afionT- the sheriff demanded. "fn
uh2t part % the house or groundsTss
in a corner of the library. and TO
NV hostess We were 80 closely
'rr~sned by tall. Towering shrubs
.tnst wc could not sec who Rise might
|snter but people w~ro constantly
passing. This tn horribler' the pro.
|fes<or exclaimed
-psd you mention also tn. way In
which the carbon nlonoxide. might be
Transferred from the exhaust PIPE Of
y ear 70 a container. and how n
might Be us~d TO ssphyxsafe peopges-
|neked Barry That would. Of eourwe.
~ the most important part to US. :
~yc-. I did-- Professor Scrnyonov
|Exunned. q arm an enthusiastic
'idics-'
Barry strofied around the house TO
|the garage.
Barry found Frank. the chauffeur,
|hussiy engaged In cleaning the large
|tcurtng car. which. together with
Mrs Tutors own fast little rnc~r
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BY STANLEY
BY ALTMAN
BY BLOSSER

The curtains were long affairs OF
ooffee-tinted taffeta. which somehow
kept their look OF elegance despite
many signs OF wear--iike old dresses
IN grandmother's trunk. The bed
room windows also looked into tho
court and Polly never wearied of
gazing from them. there was SO
much to see
door opened into a long. rrow
passage. tile paved and draughty.
which led TO mysterious regions and
back stairways, that Polly never
fully explored.
Fine place for a getaway after
the murder" said Paul.
TO BE Conlnueb
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lPoIIv and lPaull-amd Paris
CHAPTER xLI-THE CUBBY-FLAT"
by Too Becklcy
Copyright 1s,i. By The Seattle @as,

II was simply a miracle that they
found IT. Norma Brady knew Brit.
18Th newspaper correspondent who
had an office In the Rue d'Antin.
Just two streets from the opera.
which is tho heart OF Paris. Across
the hall was little furnished flat
whose tenant had been called abroad.
at won't be vacant 10 minutes"
Norma told Polly. THE concierge
has the renting Of IL. and II you 10
Instantly and make love to her and
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tell her how nice you are and what
a desirable tenant you'll he. you may
have chance. I'll go with you. and
when your French falls down. IN
rush TO the rescue"
They moved In the very next day.
thrilled with the fun and the nov.
city. II was "A tiny place. "cubby.
flat" on the firth floor OF an old
fashioned, typical Paris building.
From tho street you entered by a
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az fas, as could that Miss Laurel
WAS dead"
Barry turned az " 10 depart. but
Al the threshold he dropped his
handkerchief and. shopping TO &c.
cover Il. turned once more.
ny the way. / was having a little
discussion with Lieut.. cadmus a
while ago about the exhaus, of mo
tors In general. and I asked II a
rubber tub~ could be attached In
some way 10 tho exhaust pipe on a
ear and led out of doors. 10 that.
when the engine was running. the
fumes would escape into tho outer
air. He says Il could not BE- done.
that the pressure OF the cxhaua,
would force off the rubber tubing.
What do you Think
~MeT think he's a simrr~ The
retort came promptly. why. Ivo
seen i done myself ~ was done a..
an experiment. just a. you aald. ser.
E~ant. 20 $50 II the fumes could l..
driven directly out ~ the KarK-. u
waN extra heavy tubing. ~ courz~.
and had been fastened on pretty
tight. but ;, held all right"
''fn there any extra heavy tubing
Of that sort lying about the garage
here7" demanded Barry Ills voice
had suddenly rharpcned.
why, there WINS nor,~- The
chauffeur looked his wondcru~ns.
We never used u. tho. and I don't
know what has become Of n. III
look for n air. n you like
II wish ron would"
lie Ieft and proceeded slowly 20 sh~
house. when Frank had drawn hts
attention 90 the cleaned spaces. hs
hsd observed something which had
ESCAPED tho others eye A tiny.
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Beethoven composed some Of his
greatest works when he was deaf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-21
RRLORFHN
bREHERYOE
THE JUMPING COIN
THE JUMPING COIN

MATERIALS: A coin. table.
PROBLEM: To pick up the coin
without touching either coin or
sa..e.
TaOIUTIOE: Place the hand half
opeh about two inches behind the
coin and a little above tho table.
Blow suddenly on the table a little
10 front Of the coin. The sudden
air Will make the coin jump. ny a
little practice II can be made TO
jump into the hand
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
sEX-diVidend,
BUILDING BOOMING
IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 26.-"Los
Angeles is adding to it's population
q whole city the size Of Fort Worth,
Texas; Cambridge. Mass, or Albany,
N. Y. For two years there has been
constantly in course Of construction
$1,000 buildings"
This astounding statement Is
quoted from Southern California
Business, official publication Of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Continuing, the article says:
New buildings are being complet-
ed at the rate of one every 20 min
utes. To carry on this work 1t ID
estimated that at least $4,000 per.
sons are constantly engaged in build.
ing operations.
THE buildings completed so far
this year, each placed on a fifty.foot
lot, would make a street 100 miles
long. built solid on both sides Of the
street.
The building permits for 1920
amounted to $60,023 900; in 1921 they
ran up to $S2, ,761 1856. and for 1922
they will run well over the $115.000,.
900 mark
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
ELECTRIC
HELPS TRAINS
ON GRADES
Powerful Locomotive Is Fore
runner of Line Over
AIIeghenies.
BY PAUL II. EGOLF.
Interna ational News Service Staff
COrresDOudent

PHILADELPHIA. Dec 26.-As
a forerunner Of future electrified
ton of the heavy graded main line
of the Pennsylvania railroad over
the Alleghenies, one of the largest
electric locomotives for freight serv-
ice in the world Is being tested out
by the road on the stiff grades be-
tween Philadelphia and Paoli. Pa.
The locomotive was built In the
company's own shops to the design
of their engineers and develops q
tractive effort Of $1,000 pounds,
which makes 1t necessary to use 1t
only as q "pusher" II It pulled q
train II would jerk the drawbar
couplings out of the cars with its
tremendous strength.
An idea of it's power can be
gained from the fact that IT fire.
quently takes the place OF two
steam pusher engines. It's trials
have not been without their humor-
Gus features, due to the immense
tractive effort. Recently, while
pushing a freight train near Mar
berth, Pa, the steam locomotive at
the head Of the train stopped for
danger signal. The big electric
engine, however. did not receive the
stop" indication in time. with the
result that three freight cars were
crushed like accordions before Its
brakes took hold. On other occa-
sions 1t has squeezed cars out Of
trains on sharp curves when the
steam engine at the front OF the
train was not pulling hard enough.
The locomotive operates on a sin
gle phase current Of H. 900 volts.
twenty-five cycles, through an over
head trolley. It has four motors,
developing a total Of $500 horse
power. There are six driving axles.
with 72inch wheels, and two
speeds at which II operates-1o ana
20 miles an hour. The huge cab
mounted above the running gear 10
TAN feet long and ten feet wide,
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
Loans on Liberty Bonds.

Liberalization of loans on Liberty
bonds are contained in the follow
ing, sent out today by Comptroller
of the Currency Crissinger, to all
national banks:
Under authority of section 5000.
U. S. r. s.. as amended by the act
approved September "a, 1918, the
Victory Liberty loan act, approved
March 3, 1919, and act of October
~, 1919, you are hereby notified
that the regulations prescribed un.
der date of April 25, 1919, as
amended November H., 1920; May
16, 1921; June II. 1921; November
II, 1921, and June 12, 1922, have
been further amended to read as
follows:
"'Until June 30, 1923, or until
such later date as the Comptroller
OF the Currency, with the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe, any national bank
may purchase or discount. pursuant
to general or specific authority con-
ferred upon the officers Of the bank
by its board of directors, the note
or notes of person, firm. company
or corporation, maturing in not
more than six months from the
date of such purchase or discount,
In an amount in excess of 10 per
cent of the aggregate amount of
the capital stock, actually paid in
and unimpaired, and the unimpaire ed
surplus fund of such bank, pro-
vided. any such note or notes shall
be directly secured by at least los
per cent Of the United States bonds,
notes or certificates of indebtedness
issued since April "a, 1917; that is
to say. there must be pledged as
security for each 800 so loaned at
least S105 face value of Liberty
bonds, Treasury bonds, Victory
notes. Treasury notes or Treasury
certificates of indebtedness.
1.-The amount which national
bank may thus lend upon Liberty
bonds, Treasury bonds. Victory
notes. Treasury notes, or Treasury
certificates Of Indebtedness, under
section 5000. r. s., as amended
September "a, 1918. March 3 and
October %, 1919, and pursuant to
this regulation. is in addition to
other loans which such national
bank Is permitted to make. whether
or not such other loans be secured
In whole or in part by United
States bonds, notes or certificates
OF Indebtedness
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
Foreign Exchange.

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Opening
foreign exchange: Sterling. demand.
4.64X: cables. 4.65. French francs.
demand, .O73Sh cables, .0739. Lire.
demand. .0512: cables. .O5l2h. Bel
gian francs, demand, .0678la; cables,
.O679. Marks, .00015O. Drachmas. de-
mand, OILS; cables. .012O. Swiss
francs, demand, 1895; cables. 1898.
Guilders, demand, 1882; cables, 1885.
Pesetas, demand. .1575; cables, 1877.
Swedish kronen, demand. .269l;
cables. .2695. Norway, demand. .190G;
cables, 1910. Denmark, demand,
,2O74: cables, 20.78.
The Washington times., 1922-12-26


Copyright. 1922. by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Stocks
moved forward aggressively in the
first period today under the stimulus
Of a powerful buying demand which
was not confined to any section or
the market, but was most pro-
nounced in the oil and motor stocks.
Trading in the big speculative
leaders was again in extremely
large volume. and at least one or
this group was pushed over for a
new high price record for the year.
Attention was also directed to the
market action of a small number OF
stocks that have recently come into
the limelight. including Pond Creek
Coal and Stromberg.
Sentiment in the financial district
was distinctly cheerful. such general
publicity having been given to the
remarkable comeback Of American
industry. 1t is generally recognized
that 1928 will have a flying start in
all lines of industry, as compared
with 1922, production having been
brought much closer 10 normal In
the past twelve months.
Oils Advance.
The oil stocks moved into front
position at the opening of the
market after the triple holiday, and
stocks was one Of the important fea-
lures of today's session. Standard
Oil of California sold up nearly three
points at 120. while the New Jersey
issue new went above 40 for the
first time since the stock has been
split up. Producers and refiners
gained 2h at As; Pan-AmerIcan and
California Petroleum. though active.
made a smaller advance than others
in this group.
In another burst of speculative
activity, Studebaker sold above lac
for the first time since 1919. In
that year. 1t reached a high of ISL
but has been as low as BIN in the
meantime.
Other leaders in the advance were
Piggly Wiggly at 54. up 3; Indus.
| trial Alcohol at 50, up 2k: Pond
Creek at 81. a new high for the
year: Stromberg at 6sh, up 2Ia
Corn Products at l31A, and Bald
win at 1861.
Marine preferred broke through
into new low for the year. selling
down to 43A. for a further loss OF
3A points; the common also sold at
a new low, below 9. while the di-
rectors of this ComSany reduced,
rather than passed. the dividend.
The unsettled conditions in the
shipping trade places further divi.
dend action in the doubtful column.
There was good demand for
stocks throughout the second hour.
though the market was not so aC'
hp
money. Az per cent.
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
JAMES M'CLEARY ELECTED
BY MINERS OF DISTRICT IA

FAIRMONT. w. Va. Dec. 26.-Re-
turns received so far in the biennial
election of officers for the United
Mine Workers of America indicate
the election of James McCleary, of
Downs, as president of subdistrict
No. 4 of District No. II.
Returns for other offices indicate
that there Is to be a general shake
up in the subdistrict official family
Of the organization. James Studer,
of Rivesville, is leading Patrick
Buckley. of Monongah, for vice presi.
dent, and c. F.. Davis, of Purslove,
is leading Robert Peters, of Fair.
mont, for secretary. II. l.. Hapton.
stall. Of Clarksburg. Is maintaining
lead over Brant A. Scott, OF
Charleston. for district international
board member.
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
BANKS CHARGED
W|THHARMFUL
PRACTICES
Eugene Meyer, Jr., Asks Presi-
dent of Bankers Association
To Halt Statements.
BY HARRY GUSACK.

Eugene Meyer. jr.. managing di.
rector of the War Finance Cor
poration. has appealed to J. H..
Puelicher, president of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association, to put a
stop to alleged misleading state
ments being made by a number Of
banks who are members of the Fed
eral Reserve System. In a letter
made public today, Mr.. Meyer says:
1T has come to my notice that,
In a great many instances, banks
which are members Of the Federal
Reserve System are carrying in
their statements, or in their adver-
tisements, a statement to the effect
that they do not borrow from the
Federal Reserve Bank. or that they
have no loans or rediscou UNITS with
the Federal Reserve Bank of their
district.
Such banks are by no means in
al cases the strongest banks, al
though they seek to increase their
standing and reputation by such
Statements. 1t is even more true
that such banks are by no means
the banks which are serving the
best interests of the people of their
territories. Especially is this true
In the agricultural districts. Such
statements as refer to tend to
impair and diminish the usefulness
OF the Federal Reserve System, es-
tablished by the people Of the
United States to serve as an elastic
banking and currency system for
the benefit of all the people. 1t
would appear that the American
Bankers Association might take
prompt action with a view to stop
ping the practice OF making state.
ments injurious to the public inter-
est"
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
FINANCIAL COMMENTS
Copyright, 1872. by Cosmopolitan News
Service)

Copyright, 1sss. by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Financial
and business writer's are now sharp
ening their pencils in order to do
Justice to the accounts OF the years
remarkable comeback in the busi-
ness and financial condition Of the
United States. As 1921 was largely
a year Of promise. 1922 has in many
respects seen the fulfillment of these
promises, and most Of the represen-
tative business and industrial enter
prises Of the country are CLOSING the
year under much more favorable
conditions than those by which 1t
was ushered in.
Most Of the astute observers Of
speculative conditions express the
opinion that the stock market Of the
past week or two has been largely
a window dressing" process, in ad-
vertisement Of the boom IN prices
which Is sheduled to come early in
the new year. Such operations are
the result Of the activities Of the
pools and bull cliques, whose profits
lie in the amount Of success which
they have in passing along their
stocks to the public when they reach
the higher levels. Certain II Is that
the speculative leaoers have made a
triumphant comeback from the irreg-
ular market which featured the first
week in December. and which, for
the time being seems to have passed
over.
Important as 10 the upward trend
in the prices Of stocks and bonds. as
well as of leading agricultural prod
ucts, however, there is more reason
for qualification in the promise OF a
gratifying return to normal condi-
tions in the industrial and business
life Of the country. By this token.
and in comparison with other similar
periods in the history of the country.
prices Of q good many leading indus.
trial stocks are not flattering to the
companies which stand back Of them.
Though IL Is not always fair to
judge the value of stock by Its cur
rent dividend rate, for this is sub
ject to wide and frequent changes, q
good many investors look no farther
than the regular dividend distribu'
tions In making their investment
selections. The leaders of some
branches Of industry recognize this
fact and make their appeal to In
vestors solely on this basis. When
the president of the American Tele
graph and Telephone Company. some
time ago, announced an Increase In
the dividend rate from 8 to 9 pei
cent, he stated directly that he was
appealing for q wide Investment in
| terest in making this change. Oi
course, market read5ustments ma,
| be relied upon to take care of any
specially attractive features in in
vestment stocks. and this fact ID
exemplified in no better way than ir
/ the stock Of this particular company
which has risen from par to around
1875 since that time.
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
FAMILY FEUD SUSPECTED
FOLLOWING TWO DEATHS

FORT LEE, N. J.. Dec. 26.-Two
men were found dead in the street
here early today with bullet wounds
through their bodies. after what po-
lice believe to have been a battle
between two families resulting from
long-standing feud.
The victims were James Piromalli
and James Tafaro. Their bodies
were found within block Of each
other. Anthony PAUL and Joseph
Piromalli are being held as material
witnesses. Another arrest was i'm
minent, police said. and this, they
believed, would clear up the case.
The Washington times., 1922-12-26
B D n D MARKET
SH0WSGOOD
TONE
Many Factors Contribute te
Buoyancy Of Mart at
Present Time.
by MUNROE ROBERTS.
Copyright. 1922. by Cosmopol Titan
Nawa GarufnAN


NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-To a con-
siderable extent. the investment in
securities are made from the sur
plus funds of the people of the
country, and, therefore, the activity
in the bond market in a measure
reflects the degree of prosperity OF
the country as whole, or of any
particular class of its citizens.
The investment market can al
ways count on receiving large
share Of the income Of fiduciary
and investing corporations and or
ganizations. but the outside public
demand Is also a considerable fac
tor in determining the general char
acter Of investment markets. Not
all Of this public buying comes
from the centers Of wealth and pop
ulation., for the farmer class has
been In the market for a considera-
BILE quantity Of good investments.
Among other factors contributing
to the buoyancy Of the bond mar
ket at the present time. may be
mentioned, the continued advance
In the prices Of agricultural pro-
ducts and the consequent increase
in the purchasing power of the
important agricultural sections Of
the country. All of the big invest
ors in Wall street have a constant
eye upon crop conditions and the
varying fortunes Of the farmer
class.
At the present time the price Of
wheat is 80 per cent. above the
years low, corn is up 46 per cent.
above the 1922 minimum, and cot
ton SO per cent. so that these sta
pie products Of American agricul-
ture are selling 20 to 60 per cent.
above the year end prices of 1921.
The crops have not been record
breakers this year. but sufficient
to make a considerable change in
the financial status Of the produc-
ing sections.
Municipal Bonds.
The municipal market has at last
turned the corner. With the gov
ernment financing out Of the way,
there has been a marked improve
ment since December Is in every
branch of municipals. In contrast
to the over supply Of bonds that
dealers claimed to have had on
their shelves less than a month ago
they are now actually complaining
about the scarcity of good bonds.
This has led to some keen bidding
for new issues. Many bids were
received for the $2.OOO.000 New Jer-
sey AXIS. which the successful bid
der is now reoffering on a four
per cent. basis; 50 200. 900 Cleveland
Az $ went well. as did the l,500,-
900 Hartford. Conn. As and 81 2,000,-
900 Richmond. Va. ANS. To show
the changed tone of the market,
The Bond Buyer Of December 13
gives the interesting fact that
twenty-four bids were received for
small issue Of Flint. Mich. ANS.
AS most municipal bonds are
dealt in across the counter, It is
difficult to get an accurate estimate
Of the volume, yet there is no doubt
that 1t has been active. as is shown
by the hardening of prices and the
difficulty dealers encounter in oh.
tanning a large block Of bonds.
The outlook for a good January
market is excellent II the munich
palities that have been holding is.
sues off the market do not flood it
with new offerings.