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The Washington times., 1922-02-12

And SO Frank P. Du Pre- stands to-
day In the shadow of the rope, on
trial for murder in the first degree.
Betty Andrews. the light O. love
who was enthralled by the luster
Of the gem, stands beside him, ac-
cused as an accessory, before and
after the crime. One man, Pink
erton detective, is dead. Another,
the comptroller of the city, is
wounded.
The sudden single handed day
light raid on the jewelers., the
flight in a shower Of lead, the cap
ture and trial. came all within the
scope of six weeks.
Yet every day Of that time
brought forth stirring develop
ments. As this is written the po-
lice are rounding up a band OF bur-
glars who worked with the smooth
faced, soft-spoken lad of twenty
years and the mystery of robberies
that Melted SAC, 900 in loot is cleared
at last.
Christmas shopping was at its
peak on Peachtree street when Du
Pre- entered the store of the Kaiser
company and asked to see some
engagement rings. Well-dressed,
courteous and blase he entered.
He was shown a tray, but fancied
none. and was turning away when
he suggested casually that the big
brilliant in the window be shown
him.
The clerk hesitated, then placed
II on a black velvet mat on the
counter between them. The lad
picked 1t up. spun half way round
and dashed to the door. The time
was close to noon. The street was
thick with shopping throngs.
As he reached the door. Irby
Walker, a Pinkerton detective en-
ployed to guard the Jewel shops.
leaped at him. The youth whipped
out a pistol and fired. The detec-
tive dropped. Death was instanta-
neous. Before the echo Of the re-
port ceased, Du Pre- ran into the
Kimball Hotel entrance, with a
crowd a hundred yards away.
WOUNDS CITY OFFICIAL.
City Comptroller b. Graham West
was leaving the hotel. He saw the
crowd and the quarry. He charged
at the fugitive. The automatic pis-
toll swept round to confront him.
spat three times, and the Comptrol-
Ter fell, wounded. Du Pre-, the dia-
mond clutched in his left hand,
doubled on his trail, leaped into u
cab, drove to Chattanooga where
he pawned the ring and fled to De-
troit, where he was>trapped by the
carelessness Of his girl and himself
in Their correspondence.
Civic and commercial organlza.
lions Joined in a reward of 1000
for his capture. Betty Andrews,
light.headed within and without,
shrugged her shoulders and sat
tight as detectives searched the
city for her man. A month after
the murder, he was still free and
In tho bravado OF youth sent a
letter to a newspaper. signed The
Peachtree Bandit" and this sup
piled the long sought clue.
The mails were watched, return
letters were sent to him in the
forged handwriting of friends and
finally one that appeared to come
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

DISASTER and death flashed from the diamond
IL ring that Betty Andrews longsd for but Frank
Du Pre- her youthful loUsr (shosOn aboUe) could not
resist the appeal of her eyes, He committed murder
and larceny to get the gem, and escaped The girl
used to decoy him into the hands Of the police
and he Is trial, sOhiIs she 10 indicted
accessory To the right Of the young slayer Is his
father, soho is standins BY both in their hour of
reckoning.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

liant, the girl became hesitant and
answered carefully:
well. a few days before, I did
say something about a diamond |
had seen-but do you think
they'll really hang him? They
say he will be hanged in thirty
days. That would be awful. They
ought to send him 10 an insane
asylum"
But when this suggestion was
conveyed to Du Pre-, he retorted:
"Oh, don't try to make me out
crazy. I'm all right. I'll take my
medicine"
But Betty was going on:
He'd never have done 1t with.
out that liquor. 1t must have
been doped. knew nothing at
all Of the thing until it happened.
Yes, did speak about a diamond.
but that was because had re-
ceived some new clothes from my
parents and l felt l needed a dia-
mond to go with them.
will they make me testify?
don't want to testify against
Frank. I don't want to testify AT
all. 1t will be hard for me to go
on the stand. Oh. but feel
mighty sorry for Frank. 1t GER
tainly would be pretty mean IL I
threw him down now. just when
a fellow needs a friend
I'm stick right through. May
lie Frank should be punished, but
he shouldn't be hanged. That's a
horrible thing, hanging. It would
be awful"
a.. HER NAME AN ALIAS.
Betty Andrews admitted that
this name was, not her own, but
explained that she had used II for
years and would reveal no other.
She said she was the only child of
divorced parents, that her father
had remarked and lived in the
North, while her mother remained
in the South. Her girlhood had
been a shuttlecock career between
both parents. she said, and she
had leaped at the first oppor-
tunlty to go on the stage. But
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

:. Refusal to permit either the
pupil, parents or guardians to Sc
lect the course OF instruction
after the secondary grades, the
government selecting the avoca-
ton Of the pupil through a selec-
ton board after a study of the
pupils record, family and physi-
cal history and environment.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
| history and environment.
RELIGIOUS COURSE BARRED.

3. Absolute prohibition of relig-
ious teaching or training or relig.
ious supervision, direction or Sc
lection or removal OF teachers
concerned with the education of
the pupils.
Z. Compulsory religious training
of each pupil under the direction
OF the clergy OF the parents faith.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

chorus girl might when suddenly
called on to play a stellar role in
a tragedy. All that annoyed her
was the adverse sentiment of the
townsfolk and she complained:
why do people stare at ME
so on the streets? Yesterday !
was reading a newspaper in the
street car and a woman beside
me said; I guess they'll hang
Betty and turn Frank loose don't
you" And / said: I really
don't know. You see. I'm
Betty"
"Oh, don't ask me whether
Frank and / are to be married.
That is a secret between us. But
maybe it's all over now. ] don't
know. He was the only boy
ever liked and he certainly
treated me nice"
They asked her II she was free
to marry Du Pre-. reminding her
that the police claim she had been
recently divorced. She denied It
vehemently, adding:
who knows most about Betty
Andrews-me or the police2"
1t was days before the gravity
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
of Londonderry the Plan Drop Religion From Schools U

in a Baptist church property has
a board Of Baptists to select the
teachers, text books, course OF
study and set down a rule as to
the amount of time to be devoted
to religious training.
SECTARIAN EDUCATION.
The Catholic schools Of course
are controlled by the Catholic
clergy, the Presbyterian schools
by the elders of that church, and
Church Of Ireland pupils are
trained under the direction Of
the vestry of that church. SO
that all one has to do is to look
at the church to know what creed
directs the education. This is all
wrong.
Under our plan the state will
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
INVOLVES SEVEN MEN.

INVOLVES SEVEN MEN.
Before that he had signed a
confession involving the girl and
seven men as accomplices in his
crimes, including pawn. brokers
and highwaymen. Betty, blonde,
pert, pretty and eighteen years
young, declared that she did not
believe he had accused her and
that she would stand by him to
the finish. She seemed to revel
at first in the role into which she
had been thrust; revelled as
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

Amazing Climax Follows Chance Romance
With Woman Held by Atlanta Police as Ac-
ceSSory to Crime-She DENIES Being We'd,
but Husband Appears, Sues for Divorce and
Yet Says HE May Forgive Father Stands by
Som, Who Was Led Astray, Parent Claims.
ATLANTA, Feb. H.
A SOLITAIRE sparkling like frozen fire, in a jew
"A eler's window, inspired the most melodramatic
murder of the decade in this city youth, and the
girl, with whom he infatuated, the stone.
The girl longed for it with all her feminine soul. The
lad in his love would refuse her nothing. He lacked
the money to buy it, but he had gun
Evening star., 1922-02-28

BIAS EDGE scALLoPING.
nc piece. In plaids, brown,
blue lavender, red and black.
3 Yards to the piece.
BIAS SCALLOPING, lSc piece.
In white with colored edge.
3yards to .le piece.
BIAS LAWN TRIMMING, Sc
yard. White with colored
stitching, lavender, red, pink,
blue and black.
Rickraek Braid, in colors. &c
ENGLISH NEEDLE BOOKS,
assorted sizes. zSc to $l.U.
Tape Measures, in fancy cases.
zSc.
Cotton Tape Measures, 1oc.
.Ceiluloid Ihimbles, colors: e:
CHILDREN'S P PETTlCOAT
BODIES; l-year to 6.year sizes.
ecHTiLDREN's + MUSLIN
BODIES, / to 10 years. 4oc.
JIFFY BABY PANTS, ; sizes.
SSc. =
Bunny Baby Pants, 3 sizes. Soc.
IMPORTED LOOSE BEADS,
wonderful assortment of colors
and sizes. lee to 9 box.
Nickel Trousers Hangers, &c
Nickel Skirt Hangers, nc each.
Wood Skirt Hangers, loc each.
Braid Covered Folding Hang
ers. for coats or waists. zoc
each.
Black Enameled Coat Hangers,
&c. -
Lirht-colored Enameled Coat
Hangers, ne and 1sc.
Fancy Sitk-Covered Dress
Fancy Wood Hangers, for
babiss' clothes. yec.
Slipper Trees, enameied in light
coiors Snd black, nc pair
Sanitary Articles
Elastic Sanitary Belts, nc and
Sc.
Muslin Sanitary Belts, button
on side. sc.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
CHEMISTS TESTING
SCHDaRO()M AIR

| Air in the rooms of the MONROE
School is being tested today BY
chemists of tire District health de-
rartmont to determine the truth nj
charges made by a special commit
tee of the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association that pupils and teachers
at the school are being poisoned bA
coal gas. Samples of the air Were
taken shortly before noon today and
are now undergoing = chemical eA-
animation.
| DIR. Joseph A. Murphy, supervising
medical officer of the public schools,
| yesterday made al examination o1
| the building. but said that he was
Tie said he found that several pur3s
! and a teacher complained of nayiBp
( symptoms Of gas poisoning, but he,
was unable to determine whether
| their illness was due 10 the condf-
tions at the school. II think that
said DR.. Murphy. will bring out all
the results We want to find
| Complaint Of Coal Gas.
DIR. Murphy pointed out that over
/ a week ago he received a complaint
4 that coal gas was escaping from
a furnace at the school. The repair
! department of the District govern
A
the furnace in the school was re-
| paired. The repairs consisted of
| menting cracks between the fire box
OF the furnace and the hot air fue.
Hugh +. McQueeney. superintendent
OF 1anitors OF the public schools. said
that a new heating plant is now being
| install lied in the four-room addition TO
Inc Monroe School which is now near
| ing completion. This new heating
| plant. he said, will supply the heat
for the main building.
| AS result of the conditions at the
! Monroe School the executive commit
tee of the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association at its meeting last night
adopted a resolution recommending
| that the school authorities close the
/ school until a new furnace or heat
/ ing system is installed.
| Test to He Awaited.
School officials indicated today
| that they will take no action on the
4 associations resolution until the
| chemical test Of the air in the school
/ rooms has been completed.
1 DIR. Seneca B. Balm. chairman of
the public health committee of the
| association. and also at the head of
4 the special Investigating committee.
| said at the meeting that he visited
the school Thursday and found con-
ditions bad.
| Il learned as result of my visit
/ that number of teachers and pu-
rils have been made ill., said DR.
| Balm. "In some instances parents
| have kept their children away from
| school rather than send them in an
atmosphere laden with coal gas"
Evening star., 1922-02-28
CHASTLETON TENANTS
EXPECTED TO TESTIFY

Tenants OF the Chastleton apart
ment-hotel, 18th and r streets NV.
| are expected to be called on to testi-
| fy this afternoon regarding the fair
ness of the present rent schedule in
| that building. Representatives of the
owners have been testifying heretofore.
| The hearing this morning was ad-
i journed shortly after the commission
convened. due to absence of a num-
ber of the principal witnesses. Ed
| ward g. Perry. of the F. III. Smith
Company, agents for the Chastleton,
told the commission yesterday that
conditions in the realty field are i'm
proved.
Values of the Chastleton site were
estimated by John w. Thompson. J.
Dallas Grady, Ralph d. Benton and
other real estate brokers. Their val
uations varied from $3.50 to $40
foot.
IL was announced today that ten
ants of the Chastleton will have a
mass meeting tonight at the Powell
School for the purpose of taking up
the question of employing counsel to
represent their interests. John W.
Maher is chairman of the tenants
committee.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
MONMOUTH RENT CASE
BEFORE SUPREME COURT

In the United States Supreme
Court yesterday Chaplin Brown, at
torney for the rent commission of
the District of Columbia. made mo-
ton for leave to file petition for
writ Of mandamus directed to tho
Court of Appeals of the District to
require that court to render a finai
decision in the Monmouth Hotel rent
case. instead of setting aside the de-
termination of the rent commission
and remanding the case for rehear-
ing.
The brief submitted in support of
the motion contended that the Ball
rent act requires the court to render
a final decision and that therefore the
court was without jurisdiction in set
ting aside the action of the rent Gpm-
mission. 1t was asserted that the
court may modify the commissions
decision. but that a final determine
ton on the evidence is obligatory.
Mr.. Brown maintains that should
the .Corut of Appeals be allowed to
set aside the determination of cases
by the rent commission the effect
would be TO block the work of the
commission, ana that pending fur
ther procedure, the rents which were
protested against would continue TO
be in force instead of those fixed by
the commission.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
THESE NOTIONS
Number Among the Little Things That Count
In Eperyday Needs

Venus Novelty Sanitary Belts,
7Sc.
Sanitary Aprons, in white. 'zsc,
soc.
Silk Sanitary Aprons, white and
flesh. $l.zS and $l.So.
Silk Sanitary Aprons; in navy
Pure Rubber Sanitary Aprons;
white and black. Soc.
Sanitary Aprons, that can be
laundered, detachable cover,
lace-trimmed, in white and flesh.
s115.
Other plain styles that may be
laundered, in white and flesh.
Lily. Ann Shield Brassieres,
Protecto Sanitary Bloomers,
small, medium and large sizes.
s..
Kotex Sanitary Napkins, tec
Listers Sanitary Napkins, &C
and 7ec dozen, according to size.
Puritas Washable S anitary
Napkins. ezsc each; $z7s dozen.
Kleinerf Dress Shields, feather
weight, 33c, SIC, 4lc pair.
Kleinert Gem Dress Shields,
34c, Sc. 43c and &c pair.
Garfield Crescent Dress Shields,
in black and white. Sc, 6lc and
&c pair. ~.
Evening star., 1922-02-28
This Spring $
Linen Neckwear

Has discovered various ways of being interestngand
promises be prominent feature of sport and tailored cos
tunes
fame and blue ratne, and embroidered in tan and
brown. s.
White Linen Vestees choose Peggy collars bound and hem
stitched. s.
Pearl Buttons appear the trimming of another white linen
vestee with Peggy collar bound around the edges e.
Coored Embroidery is effective light tan Peggy Collar
and Cuff Set. $.
While White Peggy Collar Cuff Sets embroidered in
white, red, tan or blue, in charming manner 81
sekwear
Evening star., 1922-02-28
Al-lon Covers

Al.lon Washable Mattress Cow
ers, two sizes, full or single bed
size. $2.z5 and $zz5.
Al.lon Muslin Cretonne Clothes
Protector, pocket inside for
perfumes or camphor. SIN.
Al-lon Ironing Board Covers,
in 4 to 55s foot sizes. Soc esch.
Ai-lon Ironing Board Pads,
same sizes. Sc each.
Al-lon Knee Pads, protects one
while serubbing or mopping up
fioors--soft and waterproof. sc
eaeh. a,sAan
Eotien s<etisa. Tirst door. !,
Evening star., 1922-02-28
Spring Brings
Women's s Knit Undergarments
Back to popular prices

but the same splendid quality and workmanship remain
SWISS RIBBED VESTS low neck and sleeveless with narrow
shoulders or bodice style with ase each; TOR D.
Regular sizes. - - ,
neck and sleeveless bodice style Extra sizes Soc
TIGHTS in helltrmmed knee style SOC pair
Another quality pair, regular sizes: extra Sizes 81
Jersey RIBBED COMBINATION SUITS low neck sleeveless
tailored crocheted regular Sizes 7sc
1noer e crocheted tailored bodice and shehnish
knee, also priced Dc .
have tailored sleeveless and cosehtting she'll
Regular sizes, $l.2s; extra sizes, $LSo
vsre,,. Knit Us6erwe Section
Evening star., 1922-02-28
Between One and the Summers Sun
COME NEW PARASOLS

Sports effects are smartest-shong gorgeous colorngs
such as lpstck red. jade and buewhit silk has
Roman stripes. while paids in orange and aero blue dare
ANYTHING Add to the snartness of these coors handle
Of maacca wood CLUB" style-and finish it with tan
leather strap bakatea ferrule to matc-and you have
the very latest in Spring Parasols.
$12 to SIS
Worthy Of special mention are
Sun and Rain Sports Parasols, in smart color combna-
tions, $13
Another is "Cub" Umbrella in silk Of varied coors $l3
and SIS.
nbrsna
Evening star., 1922-02-28
Decorative Parchment Flowers

that vie with NATURES lovely colorngs find ways to
he attractive and useful we'll in decorating ones home
Lona-stem tulips, cosmos, pond
lily, geral,ium 81 each.
bouquet lovely Single pond lines may DC paeeo
made to ht on the sides of fat low
over one &C. hi. v.ar bowls by of small clip
romS ru ' pr;eed siI hidden in the foliage. $780,
Decorative Yiowerse
Evening star., 1922-02-28

SLEEVES--.N --.NECKLLNES--- -W4LS7ZINES
Are the new features BY Which tell
Women's First Spring Frocks
Featured in a group here at '65
All the used their fashne Elizabeth Canton Rom.n BY
bateau neckn while crushed ees
,
womns Section floor
Evening star., 1922-02-28
Fashions New WRAPS,
Coats, Capes--for Women

Choose as their fabrics the ex-
quisite marvella, orlando, duvetyn
and veldyne-regardless of differing
Weaves that come to fashions light
for these are sure of acceptance by
the discriminating woman-for wear
year round.
And likewise fashion has developed them
into wonderful, graceful iines--into
which the richness and depth OF these
fabrics naturally fall.
CAPES hang straight or slightly draped
from the shoulders. J."
WRAPS suggest sleeve in pointed in
sets. j
COATS show new. adaptations of the
famous Jenny sleeve.
COLORS alone have varied with the sea-
son and appear in such lovely shades as
cornHower, pinecone, fallow, Gaylardia,
Ladybird. Angora-as we'll as navy blue
and black.
Illustrated-a cape in black duvetyn
SIS
A wrap of orlando, to BE had in
several eolors. SIS
ITS, :25
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-10
NAMES OF NEW PORTLAND BALL
 PLAYERS OUT
McCann, Charley High, Free man and Creset to Join
 Klepper S Club.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 10.-Bili Keepers plan of announcing the names of his new stars, coming from Detroit through purchase from the Athletics, blew up when somebody in Philadelphia spilled the beans. The shortstop on whom Klepper has been banking so much is Emmet McCann last year with the Athletics, who flelded third among the junior league shortstoppers but who found the pitching little hard to fathom hitting only .223 However, in the Class A International League the previous year, he hit .305, leading the shortstops with the fine average of 971. He is a righthanded hitter.
 When Klepper said that he had an outfielder coming who would scare half of the pitchers in this league to death. he made no false statement. Charley High is the boy He is a brother of Hughey High, the Vernon left-fielder. High is left-handed hitter. In 1920 he was with Atlanta in the Southern Association and hit .2SS. He continued to improve in his hitting when he joined the Athletics in the latter part of the season and hit .23S Last season he was with the Columbus club of the American Association, where he hit .343 in 150 games.
 Klepper's $3,0O0 pitcher is Buck Freeman. youngster who came from a small Michigan College and who was also with the Athletics last year. He won one and lost four games. his victim being the Cleveland Club. However the youth is said to be a great prospect.
 Klepper's other player is Percy Gressett, a left-handed hitting out fielder who hit BPS for Sweetwater in the West Texas League and who hit .3O5 for Evansville in the Three Eye League last year.
 Besides these Klepper is negotiat ing for big league catcher.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-10
EAST VS. WEST ROW DEvELOpES
 AT CONFERENCE
Football Feeling Allowed to Widen Breach Caused
 During Track Season.

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Cordial re lations between the East and Middle West developed by numerous inter sectional games during the past foot ball season, may give way to a wide breach and eventual severance of re- lati0ns The controversy arose dur ing the meeting of the National Col legiate Athletic Association over the seniority of the East on the track and field.
 Bad feeling between the two sec tions was first engendered last sum mer when if was charged that 'hc East failed to take seriously the rack and field games for the nation al championship held in Chicago.
 Athletic offici0ls of the MidweGt oontcnded that in the past the West always had 10 send teams Cast to compete and when the East had a chance to reclprocate, it failed to de liver.
 This year the Drake relays an1 the Pennsylvania are scheduled fo the same dates The West refused 10 bow 10 the East and the East re- fused to surrender it's seniority. Both dates remained unchanged.
 Now the East claims the West is resorting to boycott in exacting a promise from Western schools not to enter Eastern meets.
 Ohio State. so far, is the only Mid. western university that has entered the Pennsylvania relay, which bank, every year on big Western repre- sentation.
 Western colleges also let it be known during the session that in the future if the East does not show more consideration in it's actions it will refuse to send its football teams IS drawing cards for big Eastern universities unless they enter into home and home agreement
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-10
TOURNAMENT OF BOWLERS GOING
 ON NEXT MONTH
One Thousand Teams Are Ex- pected to Make Entry
 To Be Held Tn Ohio.

TOLEDO, Ohio Jan. 10.-Teams as far south as Jacksonville, as far east as New Haven and as far north as Toronto will compete in the 31st annual tournament of the American Bowling Congress, to be held here for 30 days beginning February 27,
 Officials of the congress expect an entry list of 1000 teams. Such q number would constitute new record.
 San Francisco has not been repre- sented at a bowling tournament since 1905, but will send five to Toledo. It will be made up of members of the Elks Lodge and will participate at the Elks' tourney in Chicago pre- ceding the international event here.
 Prominent among the 1922 entries is the Saunders Five of Toledo which not only won the internationa five-men championship at Buffalo last spring. but which established a new worlds record with a 3,066 three game total.
 New York's representation will, consist of g teams. Denver is in- creasing the number of it's teams to three. Other cities to have large delegations will be Detroit. Buffalo. Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Gin cinnati, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and Toledo.
 Entries will close February 1, ac. cording to announcement by A. L.. Langtry, secretary of the congress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-10

Miami the golf enthusiast like President Harding can make his round of the course in white fan nels and shirtsleeves, in midwinter, when the northern golf player has decided to lay up his clubs because his club links are knee deep in snow or frozen slush.
 Miami opened it's winter season early this year-just as soon as the first chill winds of winter sent the pleasure seekers scurrying south looking for warmth. The city that basks in the gentle warmth that