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Evening star., 1922-08-27

"A moment ago. monsieur. when l
mentioned the arrival of the visitor at
Lord Wintons house, and the doubt
of the English court of that fact, you
said it was true. How do you know
that 1t was true, il l may be per-
mitted to inquirer
The prefect of police balanced the
cigarette a moment In his fingers be-
fore he replied.
II know your statement about the
hanson is true. monsieur, because
know who it was that came to Lord
Winton on that night. And, mon
sieur. it is on behalf Of this person
that ] have come to you today"
Lord Valleys was astonished, but
he did not move, and his expression
did not change.
You amaze me-" he said. Upon
what mission from this mysterious
person could you come to me-"
Upon the same mission" replied
the prefect of police. with which
that person went on the fatal night
to Lord Winton's house in Covent
Garden. Lord Winton promised to do
COI Idiu lOi liios dS you Call
it. mysterious person He died be-
fore it could be carried out, and L
have now come to you to fulfill it.
trust. monsieur. that you will not
deny me-"
Lord Valleys astonishment was
now profound, but he continued to
give no evidence of it. His voice re-
mained low and conventional
Monsieur" he said. this sugges-
ton seems preposterous. Why should
carry out something which Lord
Winton promised. and why should you
come to me from his assassin"
II do not come to you from his
assassin" replied Monsieur Jonquelle.
"but I do como to you to carry out
what he promised Az you have taken
tho properties and the title Of Lord
Winton, you should assume, also, his
obligations"
Evening star., 1922-08-27

was amongst a very small minority OF
New Yorkers that thought Tender
was entitled to a draw. Pretty near
all the experts on the N. Y. papers
give the decision to Leonard and
good many of them didn't even think
it WAS close. don't know Benny
personally but he certainly must be
what is know as a grand fella and a
clean cut fella because so many of the
experts seems to be in the hollow OF
his thumb.
Any way, as say. it looked to me
like as If the fght was a good draw
but that amt saying that Tender Is
as good a fighter as Benny at this
time because on the other hand Benny
il still the best OF the light weights
who I have seen night and would
gladly wish him luck only that would
be takeing a wagon load OF coal to
New Castle. Pennsylvania, as he must
Of seen snot with luck to Of came
along after Joe Cans was dead, to
say nothing about being champion at
a time when a 100000 is just chick =
ems food.
But they's 2 things that I wanted
to make special mention Of In this
article and I would best hurry up or
I will be all through before l mention
them and 1 OF them is the flow Of wit
that took place in the ring dureing
the encounter and it is wonder the
referee did not laugh himself sick
laughing at the humorist remarks
which the boys was bounceing of
one another.
Leonard's friends has always claim
ed that he was q champ at repartee
aad that IL his success was due to
the comical things he said In the ring
which took his opponents mind of
Al l.,f~ . - rI-
Evening star., 1922-08-27

"O the editor:-It may seem
kind of late for a write up in
regards to the boxing fight
between Benny LEONARD of N.
Y. and Low Tender OF Philadelphia
which como Off for one night about a
month ago in Jersey City but when
q person lives on Long Island and
tends q boxing fight which takes place
in Jersey City, why it is at lease
month before they are able to set up
alone write articles about it.
But how come to be writeing
about it at all Is on acct. Of getting a
letter from q friend Of mine in old
Chi where I use to live and this man
is interested in all kinds of sports
and he says in his letter that he likes
where l can go to the races and tend
prize fights.
So 1 suppose theys probably other
sport Ioveing people liveing in local
itys where them sports is barred by
law and these other people also envys
We New Workers, so l am wrtteing
this article SO as to kind OF comfort
these here outcasts that has to be sat
isfied with baseball, football, tennis,
golf and etc. You amt missing much
gents Is my word Of cheer to you.
As far as the races is concerned they's
big race tracks within a IL hr
ride from my mortgage but I only
been to the races once this summer
so can't tell you much about them
except by hear say and the reports
I get that way is that even the horses
is double crossing each other.
In regards to fighting. will say that
on my arrival home from the Tender
Leonard bout I swore to never tend
another boxing night in the state Of
New Jersey until they move It rivers
further east unlest OF course the tight
is another battle of the century and
they's 4 public demand that I be at
the ring side to write it up.
r
r AM not going to describe the fight
to you in no detail as it is now
aged history and will only say that
Evening star., 1922-08-27

a sort OF dreadful immobility. and ha
seemed in this immobility 10 consider
some desperate hazard. He was
awakened by the two young men
from the Bois de BouloEne. who now
entered the drawing room.
Monsieur" said the voice Of thu
prefect of police. Il feared that I
might not be your equal in all direo-
tions. and ] have asked these two
agents of tho service to come UP.
They will also be useful Is witnesses 3
TO the indenture."
Lord Valleys made no reply. He
opened a drawer of the table. took
out a pen and attached his signature
to the deed-waited until the wit
nesses had signed 1t, blotted IT caret
fully and. folding it together. handed
it to the prefect of police.
Il purchase immunity" he said.
from second trial before the Eng
Iish criminal COURT
Monsieur Jonquelle received the in 4
denture and put it into his pocket
He took up his gloves, his hat his
stick; then he smiled.
You purchased, monsieur" he said.
"a thing that you already possess. II
is the law of England that one who
has been acquitted of a crime cannot
again be tried in her courts for it"
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Evening star., 1922-08-27
Natural Thermometer.

TT was q wonderful sapphire. 20 10
is said. that led the celebrated DR..
Sorby to the discovery OF the nature
of the liquid sometimes found in
closed in the cavities OF crystals.
The gem in question contained .
tube shaped cavity a quarter OF an
inch long and an eighteenth Of an
inch in diameter, which was SO regu-
lar in its bore that it served, by means
of the liquid partially filling it, for =
Thermometer. The contained LIQUID
half filled the bore at so degrees
Fahrenheit and completely hllsd It
at 80 degrees. A study Of the rate
Of expansion Of the liquid led to the
conclusion that It must bs carbonic
Evening star., 1922-08-27

T ORD Valleys got up He did 1t
softly and apparently without any
effort. as one merely changes his po-
sitfon in chair He had been seated.
and Instantly he was standing. He
had the aspect Of one intending to ac-
complish some act in the room. but
pausing to complete his story before
he went forward.
1T was to be expected. monsieur.
that the English court under these cir
cumstances would try me for the mur-
der Of Lord Winton. l had both the
motive and the opportunity to ac-
complish it. and the circumstances
were, to say the least, indicative.
And l should have been convicted Of
that murder but for two directions
in which chance helped me, and a
third in which the intelligence Of my
legal counsel was able to establish
my innocence beyond any question.
ITO my surprise this manservant,
Evening star., 1922-08-27

Monsieur Jonauelle rose. He took
a folded legal paper out Of his pock-
ct and presented it to Lord Valleys.
Monsieur" he said, Lord winton
promised to execute this indenture.
He died before his signature could be
attached to it. I must ask you to ex-
ecute 1t in his stead"
CUDpENLY. az once before on this
- morning. Lord Valleys. who had
been seated the instant before, was
now, with no motion that seemed Wis
ibIe to the eye. standing on his feet.
He same forward, took the paper
which Monsieur Jonquelle held in his
hand, and going over to the table.
unfolded it and stopped over 1t. He
as some time in an inspection OF the
document. and in the meantime Mon
sieur Jonquelle had made a gesture.
as one Of ficking tho ashes from a
cigarette through the open window
into the Bois de Boulogne. The two
young men in animated discussion in
stantly crossed tho street and en-
tered the house.
Presently Lord Valleys rose from
his stopped posture. He was shaken
with astonishment, but there was of
this astonishment no visible element.
either in his appearance or in his
voice.
Monsieur" he said. this IL = deed
drawn by an English solicitor con-
veying all Of Lord Winton'S estates
in England to his granddaughter,
Barbara westridge. Why. monsieur.
should I convey these estates to this
American girl? They have descended
to me by Inheritance. One does not
ALLEVIATE his lands without a cause"
It will suggest a reason" replied
Monsieur Jonquelle. This is in ac-
cordance with Lord winton's prom
ise. You stand now in Lord Win
tons stead and, as I have said, you
have received his benefits, ana you
should assume his obligations"
Lord Valleys looked at the prefece
Of police.
you do not suggest legal obli-
CATION, I imagine"
I do not" replied Monsieur JON
quelle. But I suggest that the
moral reason is compelling, and you
will not deny me-"
Lord Valleys smiled-that vague
smile which seemed not to disturb
the features Of his face. He folded
the deed together in his hand.
You must permit me to decline,
monsieur" he said.
He paused a moment. and the back
ground OF his face hardened.
And you must overlook it, mon
sfeur," he said, IF / feel that your
whole suggestion with respect to this
matter is not convincing. This girl
could not have assassinated LORD
winton."
"She could not" replied Monsieur
Jonquelle. Lord Winton was killed
by some powerful assassin who seized
him, compressed his body and drove
in the knife"
He turned now toward Lard VAL
leys his face firm.
Monsieur" he said. will you carry
out tho obligation Of Lord Winton
and leave the matter of his ASSASSIN
a mystery, or will you refuse it and
have that mystery solvedr'
The man at the table looked
strangely at Monsieur Jonquelle. He
had the aspect OF creature Of great
strength, concerned always with con-
cealing II. He was puzzled and dis
turbed, but his voice did not change.
f. "You know. then. the ASSASSIN OF
Lord wintonT'
IT do" replied the prefeCt "Shall
I name him to your
The man made again the vague
gesture with his white. steel fingers.
eYeu may, keep the secret of the
Evening star., 1922-08-27

me as my hand was on the door to
go out. He took up one of these
candles in a tall brass candlestick,
and touching me on the arm, handed
it to me.
instead Of going out : he said.
suppose you go down into .the wine
cellar. There should be some bottles
of Burgundy Of famous year stored
there by your grandfather. See if
you can find them. and we shall have
a glass Of wine with our talk. /
have a great deal to say to you, my
nephew. The wine win sustain us
You will see, monsieur, that this
idea that I was merely a grownup
lad, come to visit an ancient relative
was quite fixed with Lord Winton.
AS the servants had gone out. he was
sending me, as il 1 were a lad from
Eton, to find the wine for our con-
versation. He gave me the key, a
direction about the steps and doors.
He even said there was a box of bis
cult on the dining-room table which
I should bring up. 1t was all. you
see. monsieur. quite as though ]
were an undergraduate from some
English public school,
The man looked down at his firm.
placid hands resting upon and OBJ
scuring the arms of the chair in which
he sat.
This, monsieur" he said, 'is a
portion of my evidence which the
English criminal court refused to be-
lieve. 1t. was incredibly stupid"
ia aao
ly at that sentence.
The English criminal court" he
said, was even more stupid than
you imagine. 1t was, as you have
said, Incredibly stupid
Lord Valleys made no comment.
There was only my word for the
statement" he said. Il could not
prove it, and yet 1t was the truth"
The man was startled by Mon
sieur 'Jonquelles reply.
"One knew that, although one
would have been troubled to describe
the evidence. 1t is precisely the
TRUTH" said Monsieur Jonquelle.
Lord Valleys looked steadily At the
prefect for a moment before he spoke
II regret, monsieur" he said. that
you were not present In that English
court"
The man looked down again at his
wonderful hands. steel strong, and as
supple as silk: then he went on:f
1T happened. however, that this
chance. which you question in human
affairs. CAME to, my aid. One Of the
metropolitan police on duty on this
night in the neghborhood OF Covent
Garden saw a hanson drive away
from Lord Winton's door The time.
as nearly as could be nxed, corre-
sponded with the hour which had in
dicated in my testimony. And for
the first time in the course OF the
criminal trial the case. for the crown
was shaken. Neither my solicitors
nor the crown were able to discover
anything further. The driver OF the
hanson could not be located, and
the one who called that night upon
Lord winton remained a mystery"
Lord Valleys continued to speak de-
liberately and without emotion.
II do not know who this person
with whom Lord winton had a mid
night appointment could have been,
and l. do not know what occurred at
that mysterious conference, except,
OF course, the resultant tragedy. which
was Afterwards known to every one.
II took the candle which Lord Win
ton gave me and went along the hall
to the stairway, which descended
into the basement Of the house. had
In my hand the key to the wine cellar.
'.rhe last I saw Of Lord Wanton in
his life was his tall. bowed back as
he stopped to open TIE door, his hand
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Lardner Solaces Fightless
Chicago Sport Fans

'LITELL I was right down there az
w the ring side at this night and
could hear some OF the things which
the boys said only wished they
was space enough SO as ! could write
down everything I heard but I wil)
half to be satisfied to give Just ! sample
Of the banter so as the reader can
see for himself how impossible ia
Evening star., 1922-08-27

must Of been for either man to con-
centrate on their work amidst sa
much drollery.
Well 1t was dureing one OF tbs
early rounds and Lew hit Benny low
and Benny says Fine stuff"
GO on and fight you big bum
says Tender.
"Oh go back to Philadelphia" says
Benny.
The wit Of these remarks laid in
the fact that "a Leonard outwsiehed
Tender BY ounces and that 10 why
Evening star., 1922-08-27

r ORD VALLEYS stopped. He
~ leaned \ little forward in the
chair. and his voice took on a nrmer
note.
Monsieur" he said, II am saying
to you now q thing to which testi-
ned 1T the English trial. and which was
not believed. Lord Winton told me
that he expected person to call on
him within a very few minutes and
to remain for perhaps an hour. He
asked me to return at the end Of an
hour. I got up to go. As went
down the stairway. a hanson, enter
ing the street from the direction of
the city. stopped before the door. The
door was closed. but the sound was
clearly audible.
Lord Winton, who was behind me,
came also down the steps. ion q con-
sole in the hall were several candles
which the servants. according to
custom. had placed there. An idea
came 20 Lord N.Ht,a. ios nc sso.. !.
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PEACE Ia rHE RAuANCE.

or all the treaties negotiated at the
Washington disarmament conference,
what is known as the four-power
treaty is the most important as 4
means of preserving world peace, not
even excepting the one limiting naval
armament. In fact II the four-power
treaty fail OF ratification. probably
there will be no scrapping OF warships
and naval construction will be re-
sumod.
The seeds of the next world war are
planted in China. IL was to prevent
their sprouting that the four-power
trT -ty was negotiated. Yet it appears
that the chance of preserving peace.
which this treaty affords may be cast
aside TO satisfy the demands of par
tisan politics and personal ambition.
1t is pitiful.
It is charged that the Democrats
are planning a fHibuster on the treaty
but II the treaty fail OF ratification
the Democrats can not be held wholly
responsible. There are Borah and
Hiram johnson and other irreconcil-
ables who are not of the Bourbons.
Apparently the stage is being set for
another solemn referendum"
Until the treaties have been rati-
fled there can be no permanent pro-
gram OF reducing naval armament
because the treaty entered into for the
limitation OF naval armament is pred
icated upon the four-power treaty. II
the Horsepower treaty. looking to ami
cable settlement of differences IN the
Pacific region. shall not be ratified
then 1t is out OF the question for any
CT the four powers-including the
United States-to make any reduction
in naval armament. In fact, unless
the four-power treaty shall be- rati-
fled. the race for naval supremacy
among the four leading powers prob
ably will begin with renewed vigor
and with an increase of hundreds OF
millions OF dollars IN expense to the
United States.
The necessity for prompt action in
the ratification OF the treaties Is due
TO the fact that the annual appropria-
ton bills are now before the congress
for action. If there Is to b Limitation
OF naval armament. it will be possible
for congress 20 make a very material
reduction in the naval appropriations
II, on the other hand. there Is to be
no/limitation of nav ! armament, then
IL will become necessary for congress
TO Increase the appropriations FOR the
navy many hundreds OF millions above
the estimates submitted by the navy
department thru the bSdgst director.
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THE p. w. G.'s WARDROBE.

! For some reason, not yet explained
the recent turmoil in Topeka arising
from the activities of the court of in
dustriaI relations in connection with
the wages OF working girls has sub
sided. But its echoes still are rever-
| berating outside the state. with a
Ievity not unmixed with seriousness
the Sioux City Tribune discusses the
subject as follows:
After years OF patient endurance
the working girP' has revolted. She
wants it known that hereafter the
kind OF stockings she wears is her
own business. She is tired of being
| told on how much money she should
dress herself: how she can put quar-
ter a day aside to endow Libraries. or
as protection for old age Indeed,
who ever heard of a pretty working
girl growing old-alone?
Perhaps. if Miss Nell Berger, wit
ness for employers before the Kansas
industrial court, had not included cot
ton stockings in her list of the work
ing girls wardrobe there would have
been no storming of drygoods coun-
tiers in Topeka. To suggest that
working girls should roll ascent
stockings is a deliberate insult No
appreciation OF symmetry, would have
done il. No man would do 1t.
In looking over Miss Berger's list
of articles the suspicion grows that
she is an old fashioned girl. She lists:
Two cotton and two sateen petit
coats. $4-5o-" 1t is doubtful whether
the modern working girl will under
stand just what sort of garment a
petticoat is. Perhaps grandmother
will tell her should she be interested.
"One cotton dress. 81; one worsted
dress, $13.50; one $50 suit every three
years" Miss Berger continues Some
may not see Just how a girl who works
down town all day would be able to
wash and dry her summer dress. OF
course. she would have to do her
washing at night and dry the dress by
electric light; or go to bed at Z o'clock
and hang it out a window when the
breezes blow. Or, by doing without
lunch a day or so. she might invest in
small fan, nothing expensive, under
stand. and wear her winter dress on
the day that the cotton dress is on the
line.
The suit question. one $50 suit every
three years, IS much easier TO solve.
side outside. or outside inside, as the
working girl prefers. And the third
year she can wear the coat that Miss
Berger allows her. Furthermore, the
suit can be made to last some six
months longer. if its possessor will
practice standing up. Where there's
a will there's q way.
Miss Berger also thoughtfully put in
one umbrella every two years, Isl or
so cents a year" An-umbrelle would
be handy in case of an emergency.
The sympathy OF the men. however.
her revolt against the "uplifters," who
are always looking after her stock
ings or some minor details that bring
pleasure and comfort.
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QuestIons-AnstOcrs

Q. VIII frost occur when it is cloudy =?
A. Frost occurs when there is clear
sky and little wind. Heavy, low clouds
act as a blanket, preventing the earth from
or i5' e rect T9s +
since it keeps a thin layer of cold air from
forming near the ground, mixing the
Q. When were fire extinguishers in
vented? A. V. S.
A An extinguisher was brought into
William A. Graham applied for q patent
for a similar apparatus in the United
Q. How long have we had accident in
surance in this country? A. S
dueed into the United States in 1859 and the
first accident insurance company was or
gained in 1898 at Hartford, Conn. 1t is
said that the first accident policy was is
sned when the president of the company
insured citizen of Hartford in the sum
OF 5000 for a premium OF two cents
against death by accident while walking
from the postofffee to his residence.
Q. Can a burglar be convicted by the
testimony of his pal who was in with him
on the Job? X. F. g.
A 1t is the law in some states and the
rule of practice in others that a jury shall
not convict upon the uncorrobOrated testi-
mony Of an accomplish.
penses !" Ha Z. i i. R r. DS overhead s1-
A In manufacturing the term overhead
expenditures ecept those for productive
labor and for raw materials, but it Is used
Win so many QlIIeFenL meanings LlaI
it is difficult to give hard and fast defini-
milton
Q: How did the acre measurement of
land originate? NJ. B. c.
A. Acre, originally a field" pasture"
or hunting ground" later came to be a
rough measure OF ground and was held to
be what one man could pillow in one day.
or Tin England) what yoke of oxen could
q. Who was "Gas" Addicks2 HIRE.
A. John z. Addicks. who amassed a for
tune as gas manufacturer and came into
national prominence thru a persistent but
unsuccessful struggle to be elected United
States senator from Delaware, fight
which he waged for eleven years, was some
times known as Gas" Addicks.
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