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and women were on their feet, crying braves at thf
top of their voices.
1t thrilled me, for could picture in my imagins1
ton the day when I, too, might be a great oPeI1
singer and inspire such scenes as this-if only ou1
present troubles might be ended and could RESUME
the study of the music had learned to love. So
"Oh, if could only meet her!" mumurea "
Franz Lehar. 4,
"You shall, child" he smiled at me- = VIII
arrange little dinner in your honor-and heIo.
1t is of the great regrets Of my girls lie tnsi
/ never attended that dinner. The date was se11
Jeritza accepted. It was to take place on SunqS3
night two weeks from the night of "Tosca. Du'
at the last minute / had to telephone my regrx t
The dinner was held without me. At the houI ~
guests sat down was in too much Of turnonl u
mingled relief and bewilderment over Mrs Pauu n
fords arrest to accept any invitations, let alone
attend formal dinner.
Her arrest did not come about until SeVeiSa
weeks after we had arrived in Vienna. IL was me-
on the complaint Of merchants in London, Pans
cerne, Venice and practically every city Mrs FauH
ford had touched in Europe that she had sWlha ~
Her use Of assumed names had thrown them oL. on ~
track 1t was to this-and the vagaries that s"lcL
her unexpectedly from one goal to another-N-
she owed her Vienna breathing spell. I'D
She made good use Of it. / believe she ac'l1i;f
hoped she had put them permanently off the -,
Her contacts in Vienna were pleasant that they i
spired feeling of false confidence. She must 10
known detection was creeping closer as long a.
stayed there, but 50 assured was she OF her ani
to wriggle out of any scrape that she ANNOUNCED
would settle down for q long stay. She ever,
ranged for me to continue my music under leS"
Viennese instructor.
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embroidered with silver sequins, and about her neck
and wrists and fingers bazed all the jewelry she
had. She fused over my costume until was
almost exhausted
"You must look your best, Marie! she sputtered
at me in anything but motherly tones. eve
going to meet the best people in Vienna society to-
night and that means the best people in any society
anywhere!'
Her prediction true enough. Vienna boasts
no more popular figure than Franz Lehar. He is
beloved of its people and society has put him in
little niche all its own. Our little party a target
for opera glasses from every quarter of the audi
forum, and we were swamped with visitors as
as the house lights flared up after the first act
cannot remember even their names-a confusion of
"Herrs' and sprinkling. of ttles-but Margaret
did not miss one; She was busy cementing introduce
tons into valuable alliances for her Vienna stay.
The opera was "Tosca." and the star was Marie
Jeritza that same golden-voiced, golden-haired
Jeritza who had captured New York on her first
appearance last winter at the Metropolitan Opera
House; and who, back from the summer in her
tive country, was greater idol than ever.
will never forget the demonstration that swept
the audience like dial wave as the curtain fell
the murdered Scarpia the candles glowing at his
head and feet Jertza called before the curtain
again and again. She pelted with roses Men
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gated-and learned their jeweled guest was all but
pauper. AS it was, they welcomed her to their
homes without bubble suspicion, would
welcome any stranger who apparently belongs"
There are surely times when foolish trust in itself
is a virtue and simple credulity is the hallmark Of
breeding and gentity. When think of Franz Lehar,
the composer; Adolph Ungar, the millionaire Wen
nese department. store magnatA; Mrs Ungar, his
beautiful wife, and other leaders Of society and ar
tistc circles who entertained Mrs. Paddleford,
vouched for her and suffered from her duplicity,
do not smile at them; Isee them for what they
-honorables who looked only for honor where they
extended their hospitality.
When we reached Vienna went at once to the
Grand Hotel, where Mrs. Paddleford had installed
party in suite de luxe. She Immediately got
in touch with people to whom she had letters of in
PRODUCTION, and of these she persuaded to intro
duce me to, Franz Lehar.'
1t was Franz Lehar who invited us to'dine at his
beautiful home and offered his services in any way
we could make use of them while were in Vienna.
We accepted his invitation. We went with him to
the opera. have unforgetabe memory of that
glittering night when sat in box with the fam
Gus composer and during the entire act were intro
duced to the wit and beauty of Viennese society.
Mrs. Paddeford prepared for the occasion
though she going to be received at court. For
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By CYNTHIA TEAL.
CHAPTER XII.
Copyright, 1922. International Feature Service
Great Britain Rights Reserved.


CHAPTER XII.
THE stock complaint. of tourists returning from
abroad with memories of skyh1gh hotel
- bills and restaurant checks is that all Eu-
ropeans operate the theory that all Americans
1t is an old, old wall, dating from pre-war days
And it still holds good. Speaking from a limited
though exciting experience as Mrs Margaret Teal
Paddleford's unwilling companion in her meteoric
flight through Europe only few months ago. can
confirm it.
Only should like to point out that the million
are delusion works two ways. If it means that
many Americans are "stung," it may also mean that
many Europeans find themselves disappointed and
disgruntled Certainly it was to Mrs. PaddlGford's
advantage that Europe accepts each visiting Amer
lean Morgan Vanderbilt. And certainly
this belief not to the advantage of those who
applied it to Mrs. Paddleford.
The millionaire delusion does eXist-viv1dly and
widely. In no other way can account for the ease
with which Mrs. PaddlefOrd ingratiated herself into
more than one high sector of European society, es
pecially in Middle Europe
There the left its most ravaging results.
There America poured in flood of food and cloth
ing. And there a legend has grown up among the
peasantry that the United States is country simply
oozing gold, and that all Americans fairly drip
dollars. have had little children follow along
the streets of Vienna, begging for a kronen, when
did not know myself where my next meal was COM
ing from. They had spotted me American,
and might have turned my purse inside out hun
dred times without shaking their conviction that
had kronen to burn.
The acquaintance Mrs. Paddleford sought in
Vienna were far from the peasant class They were
Wldely-traVeled, cultured, lntelngent people, yet
think that they reflected the universal attitude
and shared, in measure the universal opinion that
any American who came to Europe must live in
mansion in New York and own a dozen motorcars.
When they ready to believe in American
riches, it wonder it little trouble for Mrs
Paddleford to gull them completely. When she
spoke of her town-house her automobiles, her
try estate, her muti-milionare husband, she spoke
to the credulous. Broadway is PINNED to say "BEah
to the poseur. Fifth Avenue consults Duns or Brad
streets the Social Register before it believes fairy
tales But the Ringstrasse of hungry blighted once
the visitor from the United States wanted to tell
y Believe when say l am not pokng fun at
the Viennese Nothing is further from my intention
than to scott at those gracious, kindly, courty men
and women in the Austrian capital who received
Mrs. Paddleford blindly without question. Nor am
If they had only been so, they would have inNesti
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three hours during the after
noon she muddled and mauled
over the shimmering assert
ment of gowns picked up in
London, Paris and other cap
itals. She was almost frantic
with indecision when she fin
ally made her selection. !
remember she wore a Won
derfnl creation of white satin
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snecinl - Tha Times


SAN FRANCISCO, June II Through
the magic streets OF city that has for
saken care for i week and decked itsel{
to rival tho gayest and most glamour
Gus Oriental mecca, the befezzea and
Joyous representatives Of Murat Temple
rnamed and para6cd and made merry to-
day. They mag he sta!d ana solid busi-
ness men back IN indianapolis, but here
IN San Francisco they are carefree boys.
making the most of national carnival
uf Shriaers.
AIura: Temple was the last to arrive
in San Francisco last night. All trains
coming later than the indianapolis spe-
e!al were held ut the Oakland mole And
not permitted 70 enter Mecca until thts
morning The Murat Mobiles landed AZ
. o'clock, seven hours late. They brought
their band along. ana the blare Of its
music created closing spurt Of excite
ment In the city's greeting 10 late ar
rivals.
Tie Mnrat Mobiles were met by band
from Islam Temple. san Francisco, and
conducted hy large Hospitality COM
nittce 10 their SomertnH headquarters.
There san Francisco welcomed them and
Joined whole heartedly in the fun. Not
only has the Golden Gate city assumed
the aspect OF another Bagdad Or Mecca,
bnt san Franciseans. with their pride in
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CIRCULATION
MEN TO HOLD
SESSION HERE
Three-State Convention VIII
Precede international
Meeting.

The twenty fourth annual convention
of the International Circulation Man
ayers Associate viii open here for scs
sions covering three day period Tues
day morning at the Claypool Hotel.
Newspaper circulation mana gers from all
parts II the United States and Canada
are expected to attend the meeting here.
Prior 70 the opening Of he lnternation-
Circulation Managers Association con
sisting OF newspaper representatives from
Indiana, Illinois and low. will convene,
meeting at the Styerin Hosel to-day. The
three State Conventions is being held
prior 20 the international in order that
members can attend sessions Of both.
A. O. Lincoln If the st Louis Post
Dispatch president Of the International
Association. will make the opening ad
dress and the program for the first day
will consist largely Of talks on the va
rious problems Of newspaper circulation
mana gers. Among the entert ainment fea :
tures arranged viii be band concert at
Garfield Park at o'clock Tuesday night.
and banquet and entertainment at tho
CIaypool Hotel Wednesday night. A re-
ception for the women who attend the
luncheon and theater party will be given
the same day. Wednesday a luncheon
entertainment and automobile tour nave
been arranged, and Thursday fare
well reception will be given
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JUDGE DENIES
NEW TRIAL IN
MRS. CARL CASE
Long Arguments on Motion OF
Attorneys Fails to Alter
Conviction.

SHELBYEILLE, Ind. june 12.-Mrs
Clara Carl of Greenfield. who was sen.
fenced IT, life term at the Indiana
Womans Prison after she had been
found guilty Of the murder of her hus'
band Frank Carl, by jury here two
weeks ago. was denied new trial ~
Judge Alonzo Blair in the Shelby CIR
emit Court today and was expected to be
taken to prison today.
Judge Blair gave his decision after
hearing lengthy arguments on 4 motion
filed by Mrs Carls attorneys Refusal
Of the court to permit the Introduction
If certain evidence was the basis 81 the
motion for q new trial.
Mrs Carl was charged with having ad
ministered arsenic to her husband. and
she was found guilty Of second degree
murder after long and bitterly con-
tested trial The jury was out fourteen
hours.
The case undoubtedly will be carried
to the Supreme Court as attorneys Tor
Mrs. Carl asked Judge Blair to grant
them $50 days in which to perfect an
appeal.
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STOCKS STRIKE
NEW LOW LEVEL
ON n. Y. CHANGE
Selling General in Rails
and Industrial Is
sues.

NEW YORK, June t2-0nce mere the
principal stocks on the New York Stock
Exchange were subject to heavy selling
pressure and issues broke to new lows on
the common decline
It could mot he said one section Of the
list broke moro than another Selling WAS
general in both railroad and industrial
groups and the reaction continued uni
formally practically throughout the ses
sion.
Studehaker and Mexican Petroleum
held mp fairly well during early trading,
willie the rest of tie list hSokc badly.
hut during he afternoon trading even
these stocks Joined the general decline.
After persistent hrarish attacks had de-
pressed them below the resistance lvel
established during the morning trading,
both stocks sold off sharply despite he
fact that renewal rate fer call money
was lowest today since Oct. il, 1917. Tho
market continued heavy until the close
and final prices today were around new
lows for the current reaction.
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Murat Temple SElriners
'Carefree Boys IN Mecca
Local Men Impress San Frdnciscdns With
Joyous Spirit. at Contention.

the city's reputation tor hospitality, are
doing their utmost 10 make the visitors
et.joy their stay.
Shr!Rers cannot paw fares On the street
cars that run 10 the ocean, 70 Golden
Gate Park 10 the ClifEs by the bay and -
Sutro Forest They cannot fad use for
ta1ieahs, for everywAore they turn rolls
autanobile with the sign Climb III.
Noble ISlam's Guest' But tie Mobiles OF
Murat seem to have little use for vehicu-
lar transportation They are strong fer
another variety When they crave tp be
where they are not which seems q fire.
quent craving with them, they organize a
parade
Tac5 merit the title gwen them ~ oGe
ot The busy traffic officers who remarked
as they passed him for the fourth time
early today That's the paradng ast
Temple in the whole party"
Band concerts today. with ninety bands
vieiuc for the favor " the faithful, trips
through Chinatown the Latin quarter to
FAR corners Of the city ana back again,
and then some more parades, kept tAe
Mobiles busy.
But their energy seemed ineyhaustihle.
Rest il word they've forgntten, and
when night comes to throw added magic
over a city bright with color and gay
with revelry, it VIII find them, them rs
ever. rarading
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ARMED MEN
H0LDUP BANK:
STEAL S1,153
3 Take Advantage of
MONDAY Quiet in
Pershing.
CASHIER is ALONE

PERSHING. Ind, June 1c-Taking
advantage of the MONDAY quiet In East
Germantown -postof flee Parshing-today
three armed men entered the Jackson
Township State bank, stuck up" Mar
shall Steffenson, the cashier, and escaped
with Sl.153 In cash.
be trio drove up TO the baak when
the cashier was alone, ana IN business
like manner ordered him to stick 'em
up. Steffenson complied and watched
the bandits gather all the currency in
sight aad rush out to their ear. which
carried a Kentucky license plate. They
fed from here in the direction OF Rich
mond.
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NEW YORK June 1o-Neariy fifty
persons are dead today according to po-
lice estimates, III the wake of the arst
cyclone in the history of the city.
The hurricane struck New York late
yesterday.
The list of Injured stands at approxi-
mately one hundred The heaviest life
toll was taken at city Island, a resort
suburb, where the gale, accompanied by
sheets of rain. bursts Of haiI aud almost
continuous play Of lightning, caused cas-
ualties estimated As high rs thisty dead.
City Island today appeared war wrecked.
Most of the victims were caught bath
ing or boating
acteristics of a tornado as it swept UP t..a
sound. twisting cloud that touched
the water ripped along at nearly ninety
miles an hour, lereling everything in
its path.
PLEASURE YACHTS
OVER LIKE TOYS.
Pleasure yachts went over like toy
boats. \ glass cahined yatcht struck by
the full fury OF the blast, went duwn in
a cavern of water and never reappeared.
Little boats. dotting the sound, were
wiped from sight Ike chessInen dashed
from board by an unseen hand.
Nothing iise the storm was known In
the history of the Oldest inhabitant for
the sound and bays about New York
have been free from the peril Of cyelines.
The brief blast, however. had al the
characteristics Of prairie twister. II
cut swath UP the bay, pleasure yachts
half mile from its path riding squally
waters IN safety. their occupants eye
witnesses TO appalling tragedies in the
wake Of the storm.
On land the tornado assumed the same
terrifying proportions Trees were
whirled UP from their roots and led
through the air like giant nine pins One
was sent smashing through the roaf Of
an inn, piHning q woman an1 little
girl to their deaths beneath 1t.
Huge advertising signs in New York
City, towering over skyserapers, were
slapped down as IL by an Invisible hand
and sent spinning high over the roof
tops. Trees everywhere bowed before
the Storm, spreading a litter Of broken
branches
In New York City proper. six persons
were killed and twentv-seyen injured
Continued Page TwoA
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BROWN GIVES -
$4,000 TO AID
BUTLER DRIVE
Plans for Raising $500 900
Made Public at College
Commencement.

Plans for raising an endowment fund
Of 100000 fer Butler College were an
nouuced at the annual commencement ex-
ercises Of the college today. For the pur-
pose of administering the fund the Butler
College Foundation has been organized
with the following officers: VIII Irwin
Of Columbus, president; Judge James L.
Clark of Danville. vice president: Ar
thur V. Brown, president of the Union
Trust Company of this city, treasurer
and John w. 5therton, financial scores
tary of the college. secretary.
The first donations to the foundation
We're one Of $1,000 from the seventy five
members Of the 1922 graduating class
ard $4,000 from Mr. Brown
The foundation will be in charge ot
fifteen directors, eight Of whom will be-
members of the board of trustees Of But
Ter College.
It also was announced that a campaign
to raise mouey for the purchase of
new site and for the erection of new
buildings for he college, will be started
within short time.
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GOLDBERGS IN
MONOPOLY OF
STATE FAVOR
Examination of Highw ay Records Shows How
Firm Secured All but Small Portion Of
Surplus Materials Requsitioned From
Federal Bureau.
NOTHING TO INDICATE COMPETITION

the records Of sales made by the bureau
OF motor transport Of the Indiana State
highway department.
In period about seven weeks dur.
ing all Of which time Lawrence Lyons,
Republican State chairman, was director
OF the highway commission, from March Z
until the end of April, the commission
disposed of surplus materials for which
the sum OF S.13,2G&.14 was received. or
this amount N. l.. Goldberg & Son pur-
chased equipment and materials for which
Sa9,1l9.79 was paid. OF the $3,144.35 ball
ance, ore other firm made a purchase
amounting to $500 and the s144.35 was
scattered among several small purchasers.
These sales were made through the bu-
reau Of motor transport Of which George
BARLEY is superintendent, but, accord
ing TO John D. Williams, director Of the
commission since the resignation Of
Lyons, with the knowledge and approval
OF the highway department. According
to MI Williams, the department endeav-
ored 70 obtain the best possible prices
for all goods sold. In the long list Of
articles sold TO Goldberg at private sale,
there is no record at the highway de-
partmeat 10 show what other firms, il
any, were asked for prices on the ma
terial.
The only other sales during the period
We're made to L. L. Ittenbach. the Guedel-
hoefer Wagon Company George Sher-
wood ana firm named Williams 81
Little. During the month of March the
Goldberg firm adm Ittenbach were tho
only purchasers.
IN May, Goldberg was again the Iars-
est buyer OF the surplus materials and
the total amount was nearly that OF all
sold during March and April The prac-
tice of selling 10 Goldberg almost to the
entire exclusion of any other purchasers
was continued through the balance OF
May. after Mr.. Wiliaus become director.
Mr.. Williams said Goldberg & Son
really acted as agents in some instances
and that the profit wnieh he understood
they received amounted to only small
commission. Mr.. Williams was asked
IL he knew who was the recipient for
he equipment which Goldberg handled
Mr.. Williams said he thought some Of it
went to the Van Camp Hardware and
Iron Company after he was asked If that
company had received some of the goods,
The records show that on March -,
Goldberg bought from the highway COM
mission 1030S0 yards Of khaki cloth for
the sum OF S5.i54 or an average price Of
cents per yard. A local wholesale firm
was asked what it was selling Khaki cloth
at TO the retail stores The firm was
out of khaki but the representative said
that the last sold at 11ia cents. He was
asked whether the market had gone up
or down and he replied that the next
sold would probably be at higher fig
ure
Other articles and the prices paid by
Goldberg from March to April so dur
Ing which time he had a virtual monopoly
and as far as can be determined had
Continued on Page Twol
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NEGRO PORTER
FLEEING FROM
KU-KLUXKLAN
Band of Men in Masks
Shanghai Vic
tim.

MUNCIE. Ind. June l2.-Robert Eled
soc. negro porter. was fleeing from what
he believed to be the ku klux klan to-
day.
lie is headed for Indianapolis.
He said that he had been ovcrpowered
by twelve masked men while walking
near the couri house late last night and
hurried away TO 4 woods near York
town, village near here. where he was
bound TO tree. He was then threat
enel with whips for alleged intimacy
and assault on a white girl. NJ said.
50 strenuous was his denial, he said
he was permitted to GO. although bis
condition indicated that whips had been
used.
Bledsoe said he believed the men who
attacked him were Klausmen. although
they did not wear the Klan sarb. and he
could rot identify them on account of
their masks.
The alleged relations between the ne
gro and the girl were repor'ed to the
police several days ago. but no affidavit
has yet been fled.
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HUGHES WORKS
OUT POLICY ON
FOREIGN ISSUES
Secretary of State Hopes to
Have Established Perma-
nent American Code.

WASHINGTON .5une Secretary
of State Hughes is now engaged in
working ont 8 permanent foreign policy
for the United States, which he hopes
will continue regardless Of changes Of
Administration II was learned a. the
State Department today.
Protection of American interests
abroad and equal opportunity through
ont the world tor American capital are
two of the principal features of the
Hughes foreign policy. To these might
be added third, namely. refusal TO have
any official dealings with governments
which decline to recognize the usual
laws Of properly and Of nations
Secretary Hughes knows that when
American capitalists put their money
Into foreign enterprises they want to
feel the American State Department is
going to back them up II necessary.
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Section Hand in
Role of Hero at
Bridge Wdshout

FOND DT LAC, Wis, June 1o--Five
minutes before a Milwaukee road pas
senger train being detourad over the
Northwestern line near Appleton june
tion, was due r. H. Locke. section hand
discovered that bridge on the main
line was washed out. Waving a lantern
he ran through binding storm and
stopped the passenger train. which con
tained over 100 people, about 200 rods
from the washout.
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INQUIRY INTO
HONEYMOON OF
DEAD COUPLE
Coroner Probes Fall Of Air
plane Which Cost Lives of
Wheelock and His Bride.

Hoffman began an inquiry today into the
leaths of ". q. WheeIock. grandson Of
the late John H. Deere, millionaire plow
maker. and his bride. who were killed
when their honeymoon aiFp'ane fell at
Ashburne flying field yesterday.
John Metzger, pilot or the plane, was
uniajureG. The coroner viii probe
rha~aes that the accident was due to
negligence on the part of lie pilot and
the company owning the plane