davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1922-04-01

tomatically cease and the other half re-
verts to the employees estate in perpetuity.
In the event of either total or partial
disability of any employee while on duty
he or she receives the full benefit of the
apportioned units.
CLASSIFICATION OF GRuBsTAKE
FORCE
Grubstake employees are divided into
three classes:
Glass A-Heads of departments and Of
fee employees, including attorneys, chem
lists and engineers, to the number Of %.
Glass B-Drllers and drilling crews, to
the number of Sc.
Class C-Refiners and distributors to
the number of 16.
Making a total grubstake force of 100.
, 1922-04-01
There is yet time for
you to enroll with me
my units are
available at $500

What the price of my units will
be 80 days from now | cannot tell
maybe $4.O0-maybe more.
Under my unique "grubstake"
plan l feel that the capital realized
from the sale OF these units will
take care of my immediate develop
ment campaign.
believe in my heart that ere this
program is carried out l will have
profitable shallow production in
San Saba County.
, 1922-04-01

By then, I nm couvinced, m ~ well and lease in Crane County, Texas, should
have a market value of ST. 100000 at least.
Before these days of which l speak are past I think that Kaufman Coun-
t will yield her easne u p o me.
Will these thoughts before you ask you brother to brother, man to mar.
will you join me? Sincerely,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
Concluding Chapter,
1.-The Wireless Phantom"
BY ARTHUR d. REEVE

Kennedy seized the
scra"l IN vertical angular wOmans hand 81
ccp DISGRACE and punishment Let this
are tempted as ] have
MY husband Hal laleck, in reality the o
master playing his
fall " 49, - 49, '"o i"'N''
1T Hal who stole
Dr. Newn Is reality creduous
dupc OF this mind property
OUT mere III Bayhcad In opinion the mortgage
hypocrite but be charitable.
ms nnd-mastcr Selena to
the crime her dsedit rcpuaton-even
gea necessary to shift the guilt
1T was this mnd-m poisoned
the will 'i 800 - -N'@ ~ No.
Ills plan have husband and
in Street; also two photo
graphs Of John Garland which husband
in proposed to gouge It
to listen when he promised
and settle a
since Mr. Kennedy came into the
would spill the story Now Hal
that Mr. fate
Hal Kennedy paused his reading
daughter - '' ~ "
Lois nothing adventuress The
really mine said
bitterness jealousy
white the Murrays
him
way through
the crowd
Just moment There's another paragraph
The mnd-masier James iurie secret
think we'll in jail Iurie your way
II can " -
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hara-kiri than TO engage IN Il rcnl.
in-enruest tusslo with the sItthv jan.
Boxed OF. Just 20 tho side of tho
head OF the stairs. was - Eiasg room
with desk '>blr and chairs THAT
was McLe0n's office" Mclean wls
IN 1t, alone. and Kennedy turned to-
ward tho open door
Howard Mclean had been Ius,
about college generation later than
our own. recalled once when the
university had tho ball on ita oppo-
ncnts fortyyard limo a. the end o.
tn" fourth quarter. Not more than
minute remained. "Uoort" Mclean.
then quarter back. called Don Coorer
behind tho line for goal from place
mcut HORT GOT down on one knee
and prepared 70 receive the pass
from center. Danny Edwards pre-
pared to kick. our opponents pro-
AIRED q" block The kick.
recalled that obviously that goal
was the only play TO make. There
WASH enough time for another play.
And yet there was a play which was
even better than a try for a goal
just one play, and Mclean used Il.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

and coat on and leaves the two OF
them sparkling on that seat
How long were you gone. Mrs.
Frcely?"
ct was about 2 in tho morning
about an hour. should say II was
after II o'clock when came back
didn't like to walk right in this
time. so ] knocked and Knocked. No
body comes to Let me in and ] hears
no calls SO thought Mr. Dexter
had went out with the beauty
pulled out me keys and opened the
door and. Mother OF God. what a
sight ! secs!
'Thcre on the big seat where I had
loft them laughing and happy. saw
their dead bodies He had fallen
back on the arm OF the big seat. his
eyes staring up 10 the saints. and
she had fallen face almost on his
face, as II she had been trying 10
kiss him.
Say. took ono look! dropped me
keys and me bundle on the floor and
crossed meseIf. Then I beat it. I
was so excited I ran for tho nearest
COP. yelling. Murder, Murder" 1
was surprised TO see such crowd
collect so quick. Well. I took the
cop back and he broke In the door,
because 7, like ninny. dropped me
KEYS. And that is all l know, Mr..
Kennedy"
Shutting off Mrs. Freely except
when there was anything that might
incriminate her was like shutting on
4 susher.
However. It was accomplished. 20
the amusement OF OConnor, who.
AS we went out. drew us aside conf
dentially.
From his pocket he drew two fold
Cd pieces OF plain white paper. One
he unwrapped carefully. exposing
some clean white grains.
Kennedy took the folded paper and
examined II carefully. Coke" he
said simply, looking up.
O'Connor nodded. Found couple
OF decks in Mattie's handbag.
''So--Mattie had the drug habit!"
exclaimed Craig.
O'Connor shrugged. They tell me
that Dudley Dexter as member of
some committee of the Artists Guild
threatened exposure and prosecution
TO drug vendors who were selling
dope TO models-cspecially TO Matte
Mclean"
"Ah-ha." i exclaimed involuntarily.
THAT accounts for a letter Dexter
sent to the Star not long ago about
dope In the village"
ITS fourth possibility" added
O'Connor. Threats. letter. Who
were they. selling the stun? That's
possible clue"
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A Romance 1IyStery Novelette,
OF CRAIG KENNEDY
SCIcntIEiC Dotecffvo

Tor this artist. Dudley Dexter, and
that she was stuck on him. "A lot OF
stun Tx" that He asked mo to drive
him down by Morints thought II
was funny. And when wc got to the
corner. he ordered ~" TO pun up. said
ne vas paying FOR the waiting time
Then he began talking about what
he would do IL lac ever caugh, 'om
together, how he'd knock 'cm both
for IA COOL"
80. he threatened them both. to
you. ell. Romance" asked Kennedy.
leading him on. and watching every
flicker or slum-crafty emotion on
Romano's face.
'feh-just then this here Dexter
came out OF the doorway and b"fnrc
| could stop Mac h. was soaking hin.
in tho map 1t was good scrap.
but some one blew "a police whistle
and couple % us pricd 'cm loose
Dexter had bloody beezer and Mae
had a sinner"
done clue. But I began to realize
how tho case was opening up. with
this report OF the nEht between Nc
Loan and Dexter The best thing
Kennedy ever did was 20 got a bunch
OF suspects to talk about each other.
As he turned away from Romauos
garage for tho present. Kennedy re-
marked. There. Walker, set that
down then. as your nfth possibility
Howard Mclean. divorced husband
of Matte. also blind jealous Of her
athletic !nstrc 80. with fine ellen
telc but not enough money to satisfy
Matte who had wandered from him
for Il faster life"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

toms create new crimes. In the
rr"sent topsy-turvcy world OF sex re.
intions new outlet for criminal i'm :
pulses has been developed. Ever,.
thing today intensiiics IL
From certain type OF person n
comparatively harmless safety valve
has heen removed 1t leaves only
That instinct with which nature has
endowed them. Hence. the shadow
OF sex anarchy a strange age OF
libertinism--and purltanis,n: M
moral perverts-Rnd sumptuary hyp-
ocri,es"'
lie had finished his examination
and was standing over the laboratory
table. looking down thouEhtfully.
Dope" i asked. who drugscd the
DOPE"
But 1t WASH, dope that killed
them"
No, DOPE? What was 1T, them"
"Curare."
"Curare? What's that?"
"Curare is the active principle OF
one OF those South American Indian
arrow po.sons.'
But 1 returned quickly. II un-
derstood that the arrow poisons were
inert IL they were swallowed. that
there had to be n wound. like an in
Jc'lon, ana that they were com
para'ivcly harmless if you just, say.
drank some OF them"
Kennedy nodded imprcssively. an
the gin and orange juice that these
people were drinking, / find little
me. almost microscopic splinters of
bamboo-concealed in the orange
juice.
These sp!inters, find. have besn
carefully tipped with microscopic
bit of curRre. Each OF them was 4
little poisoned dart sticking into the
sensitive mucous membrane of lips,
mouth and throat
Then IT wasn't dope?"
Not exactly. Dudley Dexter
wasn't n hophcad."
And it's no use. after all, fol-
lowing OConnor's tip"
II didn't say that II may be OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
CNAPpTER II.
Dope.

Dope.
In my enthusiasm | WAS for round
ing UP all the drug vendors and adj
diets In tho city. Kcnncdy's orderly
mind proceeded IN a saner fashion.
His idea was to find out what had
actually happened before starting
anything. And then, upon retcc-
ton. considered the !mpossihllIty
of finding not so much mere dealers
and Gddicts as those who might have
n reasonable connection with the
case.
In two sealed Walls O'Connor's
"three hnG>s" We're waiting for
Craig at the laboratory and he set
TO work at once to analyze the con-
tents.
lie held up one vial. Geneva" he
remarked as he smel!ed II. Seems
20 have sediment" He held up
the other vial. THAT must be from
a bottle Of prepared orange Juice"
There was nothing for me but to
curb impaticnce as Kennedy pro-
ccedcd deliberately on his analysis
Well" l vcnturcd some minutes
later, what do YOU think OF the case,
now"
Think Of it," he returned more
or less ahsently, think of it? Why
BACK OF nearly every criminal case
nowadays 1t seems that find this
same sinister shadow-whcthar it's
III the underworld. the demiworid,
or the upper world-sex crime There
may bc gambling. racing. bootleg
GinG. dope. anything We used to
know-but always. sooner or later,
We come upon sex"
This case ought TO have enough
OF IT," / returned, thinking OF the
Illustrations the papers were carry
ing. How would you account for
it?"
II can't stop 10 analyze this wave
OF sex mystery cascs-what I call
the new cr:minality." replied Craig.
stiil putting the finishing touches on
his examination. Rut the fact that
the cases are in the news must be
evident to you as a newspaper man.
They're in the papers. the maya
zines, tho novels. the plays. the pic
lures. the songs. the dances. the
clothes, the conversation. the slang
Every day scs some fascinating
new case in this new series of sex
mysteries. We may expect 10 sec
morc OF such cases. For. new Gus
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
MRS. CHARLES DONNALLY, OF LOUISA, WINS
FIRST PRIZE FOR SOLVING MYSTERY STORY
Gives Closest Solution Of "Thc
Wireless Phantom" to That
of the Author.

Mrs. Charles Donnally. of Louisa.
Va. and J. G. Mitchell. OF Rich
mond. were the only two Of scores Of
contestants who suspected the mas
ter criminal who controlled the pup
pets in tho wireless Phantom. James
Luric was the mind master accused
by Lois of arranging the entire
scheme.
Answers 10 the mystery were
many and interesting. some readers
blaming practically every one CON
nected in any way with the story.
with the one exception of Kennedy.
Serena, Haileck. Angela. the butler.
even Murray himself did not escape
suspicion.
Contestants should remember that
II IL only tho solution that is re-
CURED TO win one OF tho prizes.
literary style il not required or con-
s!dcred In making tho decisions.-
Mystery Contest Editor.
Prize winners.
First-Mrs Charles Donnallv.
Louisa. Va. Scconh-J. G.. Mitchell.
2il0 Lamb Avenue. Richmond
Third-VirGln!a J. Corbin. 2oll Grove
Avenue. Four,h-Thomas i. Wall.
IL South Second Street FIfth-Mar-
Tin l.cvinson. IS Halifax street.
Following Is Mrs. Donnally's win
Ming solution:
The letters ran together in thin
continuous line. by sheer force OF
viii powcr. cleared both vision and
mind and rcad--
Il am locked in my room and have
no other way of reaching you cx-
ccpt by this letter.
'IIalleck and did all Of tho dam
ago 20 Frlnes. hut the plan and
plot vas made by Lurie. Halicck was
tho heir-at-law. so T.urle said was
persuaded 10 marry him. Now have
found out hc will got rid Of Hal
l"ck he the first 20 die.
Will has been made. leaving tho
hulk of II IN his widow. should Hal
lick bc the nrrt 10 die
am locked in. but can hear tho
casey from below that Halieck. ny
husband. has boon buried alive in
the cellar FOR fear this man may
destroy mo. write this
hear him coming. dare not stay
n face him. it's the only way. I'll
jump and bring you the letter"
LOIS.
AZ finished a sigh that was al
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

be sure VIII en-
you ask for as
pirin to q Q X
for TINGLE'S
L A X o AS
PIRIN. the inn
proved aspirin
with tho three
pointa.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

What do they mean by such sen
sational headlines as Tho Kiss Of
Death? The newspapers are az bad
as tho pOliccr"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
CHAPTER III.
Passing the luck.

Kennedy found McLcans Athletic
Academy on the second floor OF a
two-story building on Thriyt-ninth
street. The building was what is
commonly known as "taX-paycr.
erected Ia carry the property over
against tho speculative rise in real
estate. II was "walk-up joint"
over q bargain tailor shop.
We mounted the stairs and found
in space nearly a hundred foot
square we'll appointed gymnasium
outside, on the roof we had seen
from the street hand ball courts, un-
der the very shadow of the famous
Metropolitan Opera House.
At the far end. on Il couple ut
mats. we could see 1.-the. swart NJ
urc. | recognized the figure In tho
gym suit as Heg! with "A iiu-jitsu puplI.
As watched ! could imagine no bet =
ter or quicker way OF committing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
STOP THATCOLD
WITH TINGLE'S
LAXO ASPIRIN

At tho nrst smsrtIns OF the
eyes or nostrils. when your
throat first tickles-take two
tablets OF TINGLE'S LAxO AS
PIRIN. Then take ono tablet
every two hours until bedtime.
You VIII have comfortable
nights rest and awake with
every vestige OF tho cold gone.
Tho salicylio acid Of the
TINGLE'S LAXO ASPIRIN pro-
duces natural. healthful per-
SEPARATION which effectively at
tacks the cold. Tho mild d.
gestant II contains. allays all
fear OF after discomfort.
Important too. IN combating
colds arc tho laxative qualities
OF TINGLE'S LAXO ASPIRIN.
II removes tho poisonous toxins
OF the body and the general
tono of tho system IS restored
TO natural healthy condition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

vas up and after him. so didn't
cave my burden. but carried her
pack into that home she loved so
we'll.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

most n sob. arose from Angela and
Serena, sunk TO the ground. as
Wen, 10 raise hcr saw Luric run
from the rear door. but Kennedy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

IFS abnorbed easily
1t relieves pain quickly
It's gentle laxative.
TINGLE'S LAXO ASPIRIN
Ask your druggist for tho
''Thrce Point Box" Therapeutic
Research Laboratories, Wash.
hgton. D. c.
, 1922-03-08
GEORGIA MINISTRIES HERE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, iris

One can go anywhere on this con
tinent and he will find that there viii
be someone there who knows OF the
Famous Georgia Minstrels" who come
to the Iris Theater. Sunday and Mon
day.
The fact that they have been before
<he public continuously for thirty-three
years Is evidence of their merit. and
1t Is n well known fact that they al
ways give a bright up-to-dato minstrel
performance. and while they change
performers from year to yea they
can have the pick of tho coiored per-
formers as they know VI its reliability.
and il is an honor to be with such a
well known attraction.
THE Famous Georgia Minstreis"
headed by Nanny Campbell and both
natural comedians. Is duo hero soon.
They are oth natural from h fact
that they act natural. just what they
are, the regular dyed-in-the-w wool negro
comedians, and they do their best to
create laughter and naturally create a
perfect furore at every performance.
Travelling in their Pullman
palace ar, this company OF forty col
ored artists are playing the principal
cities and towns of h state n
judging from press comments n
verbal criticisms heard Famous Geor-
gia Minstrels ARE moro than making
good.
, 1922-03-08
RALPH 0BENCHAIN TESTIFIESK AT
MURDER TRIAL OF FORMER Wife

Los ANGELES. CAL March g.
Ralph r. Obenchsin. Chicago attor-
ney and divorced husband OF Ms.
M~adAiynne connor Ooenchain. testi.
fled here today In her trial on 4
charge Of numbering J. Bolton Ken
nedy.
Although Mrs. Oberchain had made
plain her love for Kennedy. Oben.
chain ave UP his business engage
ments in Chicago and came to Call
fornia TO assist in her defense and n
short time & obtained a license &c
re-marry her. which wa prevented by
court and county jail -aut-fsruNA
Obenchain's meeting IN 1873 al
Evanston, Ill. with the giri who latez
became his wife. INT then obtained q
divorce. his engagement In 1914. IL
severance the following year and UPS
and downs OF cupid's path until IN
August 1918. when he Induced her 10
marry him" formed the early part OF
obencha1n's testimony
He was preceded on tho witness
stand by H L. Carlton. school chur
, 1922-03-08
r,r volume TO The banks

nRch larger volume to The banks
Your statement concerning the I'm.
proved conditions Of the markets for
agricultural commodities and the ad'
vRnced prices. confirms tho informa.
ton I have received from the depart
ment OF agriculture and other sources
corn al 50 cents at primary markets.
as Against 10 cents i've or stx moaths
ago; wheat at above ti.4o. as against
approximately 81 pe: fat lambs AT
fi5.55 per hundred rs against Sso5.
with tho cattle. hogs and other pro
ducts Of the farm showing similar I'm
provcment.
Tn expressing satisfaction with
these improvements in the agricultur-
a. price situation. we arc noe unmind.
full of the Interest OF tho consuming
public. which In concerned In behalf
OF more moderate limit costs Unfor.
tunately. tho lower pricea OF anicul-
tural staples did not IND adequate
reflection in a lowered cost OF living.
There can be no restoration OF gen
srai bushes facilities without the es-
adjustment OF an equitable relatively
between the producers selling price
and h costs OF tho consumer. The
facts which you cite are cheering evil
, 1922-03-08
END OF ANGL0-JAP ALLIANCE IS
MADE BASIS OF TREATY REQUEST

recently adopted Borah resolution.
The executive added that tho four
power treaty did not refer to China
and docs not directly bear upon the
Lansing-Ishii notes.
Tho so-called Lansing -Ishii agree
ment." the president declared in n let.
ter to the senate, has no binding eff.
feet whatever. either with respect to
the past or to the future. which is in
any inconsistent with tho prin.
ciples and policies explicitly declared
in the nino-power treaty"
The president added hat the four
power treaty does not refer to China
and hence does not directly bear upon
tho Lansing-Ishii notes which related
exclusively to China" but said that
the four-power pact In his opinion was
an essential part OF the plan to Gre
ate conditions in the Far East at once
favorable to the policies we have long
advocated and to an enduring peace"
Tho negotiations OF this treaty"
tho president said. referring to the
nine-power pact. sis in itself the most
formal declaration Of the policy of the
executive in relation to China and sup
ercedes any executive understanding
or declaration that could possibly be
asserted to have contrary import. II
the senate assents to this treaty, the
principles n policies which the trea-
ties declares will DO supported and en-
forced by a binding international
agreement
, 1922-03-08
O BURTON
ELIGIBLE, DECISION

reserve foreign Sank has been conSd-
ered carefully by German bankers.
fluancie1s and Industrial leaders. who
admit an interest in the suggestion
but have generally reserved expres-
sions of opinion as to feasibility.
Senator Owen. who has boon max
Ing n our OF Europe to determine
the attitude OF continental statesmen
and business men toward. his propos-
al. has advocated h establishment
OF a banking institution with a capt.
tai OF $500. 900 900 gold 10 supply
Europe with a gold basis for n med
ium OF exchange for international and
domestic business
, 1922-03-08

Mr.. Daugherty in his opinion
which had been requested by the SEN
ate. stated that constitutional prohibi-
ton against appointment OF members
Of congress to civil offices created
while they served in congress should
not DO given an unreasonable and
impracticablS' construction.
In my Judgment" a tho opin-
ion. tho appointment OF Senator
Smoot and Representative Burton
does not offend article ono. section
six OF the constitution"
Mr.. Dnugherty said there were no
supreme procodents but that
a similar ruling had been made by
Attorney General Griggs in tho case
OF former Senator Morgan. appointed
to the fur seal commission.
, 1922-03-08

Secretary Fan. IN announcing the
opinion today said that ont of 5000
employees who have been retired IN
der h act $500 hal been receiving
compensation illegally and that upon
receipts OF b attorney generals rul-
ing an order was issued hat no more
certificates for payment be issued.
The attorney generals opinion held
that only those IN the government
service holding their positions as the
result OF competitive examinations
were entitled to tho benefits of the
retirement C
As a consequence OF tho ruling. SEQ
rotary Fail said he had prepared a
bin which has been submitted q tho
proper committees of congress for
their consideration In case It Is con-
gress' desire to incorporate within
tho benefits OF tho act the 81 5000 en-
ployes and to protect in the future
those who have already been retired.
Tho Interior secretary said that
those who have been paid Illegally un-
der the opinion would not be called
upon to refund these amounts to the
government =
About SO per cent OF all those en-
ploycs who having reached the age
or retirement and arc stin retained on
tho rolls in active service. are among
those who would not benefit under
the retirement act, Secretary Fall
said.
, 1922-03-08

Of Mrs. Obenchain's sister. who told Of
alterations and visits To Mis- Ober-
chain by the slain broker
Ralph ObenchAin tesdf1ed 20 separat-
ing from Aadalynne about March 10.
1918, because IL vas plain TO him that
his wife was worrying herself sick
over kennedy. the witness said he
vent east after telling his wife TO
fight st OUT by herself. away from
him. as he eanted her to be happy.
o~benchain further testified to meet
ing his vie in Chicago in May. 1891
where she came. according to he wit
ness. to decide whether she could ever
give MP Kennedy. The witness then
told her never to marry ony man un.
less h had talked with him.
O~Lenchain waa cross examined brief
r. He testified that since coming &c
10, Angc4es TO assist his former wife
in hcr trial he had taken part In
making . moving picture, and written
stories for newspapers.
, 1922-03-08
$4,000 U.S.. EMPLOYEES
LOSE RETIREMENT PAY
War Declared On
Chicago Gunmen

SPRINGFIELD. IN, March a.
Declarations OF war on Chicago gun
men by various law enforcement
agencies were laid before the consti-
tutonal convention today
Aid of h convention in the fight
to break The bond system of noto-
rious criminals and their professional
bondsmen was asked of the conven-
tion- The method proposed was n
constitutional provision Tightening
tho bill Of rights by giving ourss
power to deny BAN to known Grim
mails