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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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P. F. CARLEY co.
RoominE House. near 7th and II SITS. NV.
Nine room and bath; rent, SO; q give
away for $500
P.F. CARLEY co.
Exclusive Millinery Store: central NV.
suitable for refined lady: price, $500.
P. r. CARLEY CO. :.
Cafeteria; near government buildings; ,re,-
sonable rent: price. $a.5o0.
P.F. CARLEY co.
Meat Market; near postonice; rent 500;
a money maker; price. 5000.
P:F. CARLEY co.
Grocery: near 2sth and Pa. ave. nv. :
rent. $40: steam heat supplied; 3-year lease !;
a bargain at $3.50. AAct quick!
p. r. CARLEY co.
Grocery and Meats in Anacostia, D. O.;
rooms and kitchen; rent $780, 5-year
lease price. h'Sea = c.n,rv
Grocery ana Meat. in Brooti.pd. d. O.:
rent. $40; price. t2.5oo.
P. r. CARLEY CO.
Book Store; near R and 7th SITS. NV. i;
rent, $780, ltubmit offer
Pr. CAREEY co.
Near Beer: near Government Printing
Office; rent, $75: 3-year lease: price, $500.
p. +. CARLEY CO.
Gold mine for sale for $1,000: colored
cabaret: none like it in town; clears over
so. 900 per year
p. r. cAREEY co.
Grocery and Meats; neat navy yard:
rooms snd store: rent. sso.sa: price. 81 800.
P. F. CARLEY co.
6l7 e ST. NV. FRANKLIN eI53.
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LOST AND FOUND
HELP WANTED
Male.

AUTO WASHER
EXPERIENCED w H 1T E
man to wash and polish de-
livery trucks. Apply Delivery
Supt., Woodward & Lothrop
Warehouse, South Capitol and
d SITS. 178
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PROPOSALS.

COMMISSIONERS. D. c., WASHINGTON.
November 8. 1922. Sealed proposals will
be received until 2 O'Clock p. m. Novem-
Der %, 1922. for furnishing and delivering
5000 pieces slate roofing, 8 inches BY 16
inches. For specifications and informa tiop
apply to Room $40, District Building.
CUNO Fl. RUDOLPH, JAMES r. OYSTER,
CHARLES KELLER. Commissioners. d. G.
nos. 10 154
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ALUMINA (CHOATE) GIVES HEALTH
and life. Without 1t. disease and dea tn.
HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY, 1907 n ct.
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For Rent-Stores and Offices,

STUDIO BUILDING.
Three unusually large attractive rooms In
suite: suitable for high-class Office or
studio rooms. on Y ST.. between 18th and
18th St. elevator service; rent reduced to
SIS per month for desirable tenant
WILLIAM X. HARTUSG.
Hos 18th 81. nv. Main 317.
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FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS

A BARGAIN FOR ANY LADY-TwO
ladies' coats. size IS: one velvet velour
with mink large collar; one zibeIine coat
practically new; both Of them very cheap
Can be seen any evening after ; D. m at
Mr. A i. MaeDOWELI., 121-A Bates st. NV.
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Bedbugs, Reaches, Rats
eIterminated by experts, guarantee r.sult,
NATIONAL EXTERMINATOR 90
5O6 9th st. NV. franklin 2100.
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WALL PAPER

BARGAINS FOR FALL TRADE; ROOM
lots. 81; paper. 10. IS and 70 cents Q
piece; oatmeal 9aper. 15c and zoe. Free
sample book on request. MAHONEY'S
WALL PAPER BARGAIN HOUSE. 324 Pa
ave. Sc Phone Lincoln $50. SD
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HOUSES-SALE OR RENT

SEVEN LARGE ROOMS; ALL IMPROVE
ments; forty minutes from Washington.
Call 112-W-2, Fails Church. ipS
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PERSONAL

ADAMS WILL DRESS YOUR OLD FLOORS
up right or put down new ones. Main
1851 1so
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GARAGES

GARAGE FOR RENT. e43 EAST CAPITOL
st. Phone Lincoln 5n73 1sl
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Female.

OVER $50 OF THE LARGEST CONNER
eial concerns in town use our personal
service: they have tested Il and know Its
merits: II IL also at your service. Just call
Main So NATL. PERSONNEL BUREAU,
7o5 Bond Bldg. 18th & N. Y. ave- 273
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MANY POSITIONS OPEN
for men today. Washington
Business Bureau, 710 14th.
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SUPREME COURT.

Charleston. W. Va. Dec. 5-Liability
70 persons injured by a bridge beins
out of repair rests with county courts.
Excep, when the bridge IS outside IN
corpo-atod city. town or village limits'
the county court is liable for such in
jury.
This was held by he State Suprem"
court in an opinion written by Judg"
Meredith I'm the cas-" OF Forest Earl
Parsons versus county court OF Roa"c
county. In which decision OF the lower
court was reversed.
A county court was made liable. the
opinion held. according 70 IN" statute.
FOR any injury sustained by Il person
by reason OF bridge in It's community
bning on, nt repair. except If the place
where tho injury occurred was inside
an INCORPORATED city. town or village
which BY its charter wH7 required 10
keep public WAYS In repair IN" pri'
mary liability then would b" flNed OF
tho city. Town or village.
Tn, statute was enacted in lNOH AMI
re-,nact-d twice.
Decisions and Opinions.
Causes decided md rrn'onS rcad ny
the Sf.,r. .'Ir COURT we're.
Narrha.i " Huo'. r"rsus ComncT"'1l
Conf and Coke company. ~ ais. ir'm
Harrison culusy. drrrcc r"vcrS"d an
cause rrmanl-d. JudEc Meredith.
Forest Var. Parsons Infant. versus
county court ~ RoaHc county. from
Roare county. 'udBment reversed aud
',,iur,cu, FOR plaintiff entered ON r"r-
dict. Judge Meredith.
~ i,,''uiuG company, versus fa"HS
Rock Canine Coal company - ais, from
Kana,vla county. reversed and decree
,or p.n!n,!r: entered; Julg~ Meredith.
STATE Of Vest W 'H,u!n. v"rtas 'h"rI'"
walker from Kama ~hR county. judy
mon. affirmed. Judge Lively
J NJ. Ha!!rr. versus clay Raril"'.
from Tuv.or county. judgement r"""rs"d
appeal from Justice OF pcor" r"'0stht"d
D,.. r..ar r.nr1ud"d. judy" Lively.
state OF IVES, Wig .n'n versus N. =
Martin f~u,r Noanr county. Judgment ~
'.r,neh. Judge Miller.
James u'kerr" yryf.u1 EciluN" i"'a-
horras Cnal company. fr.m Mcdowell
,ogniy. reversed and PLAINTIFFS a"'."u
Dismissed as t. both Defendants. Jndg'
MH.cr.
Minor Perth versus Sarah r"'.n. frou
Tay,o- comfy decree affirmed, judo"
TpTcunarEcr.
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RADAKOVITCH GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY

helm and we fail. I do and It nearly
breaks nay heart. l am not much con-
cerncd about the Smart Alec That
don't want any help. but when man
or woman comes TO my office with their
eyes nearly out Of their head and pegs
me 10 help them out OF their drug ana
drink and dope and sin and passion they
have perfect right to expect me 10
do II. or to cease to name tne haine OF
Jesus Christ. who never fails.
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Big steve" Scored,


GarI""r told the JG'y ne w""'d n"'"T
d".rut Is Sieve L"p.r0, IL" mHu ".1
8 alleged {, he he .,rrH-cons0:'a'"r "f
the c;u!ve affair. Returning &" kr':.a
he declared ihat the states star w!tn'S"
wue "ea:-muri,cd" A..a ,rIlcr~.ui1
Gardner related the testimony given
by pv. Harry S,unkord. of AvvlI'. Pa
N r"garJ 90 Eadah"y!irhs injuries
Wv.ch the defense ;r:rl to show mp"d'I
the defendants taking any active part
n 'hr conspiracy
EJr told ;Ay story @! ERdakoN.'ch NO
INK forced n the march and his having
-one about 20 yards Up the hill h"'N
- N3rC.u.u Station where he VAS forced
to lie duwu OWING 20 the injury.
The defense counsel stated that
George i. caldwell, ono Of tn" sat"
witnesses. who arrested the defendant.
had not testified that o." ever told any
go THAI he saw R.LuKovitch with
g.a. He declared that all the deputies
.n'' co'"red stories and that tiadah'-
Witch wen, on the march against his
VIII. He asked the Jury 10 return
verdict ~ not gully.
States arguments Nero brought I"
clos. by Attorney John J C"n.r, W.'
dcly"d into ,he Rcd Mans act. under
which cne aofeulan: was Indicted. lie
said tha, Radakov.tch did no: have 10
be- present at rr IN In" immediate vIvin-
lty OF the tlpp'o when 1t Was burned -
De proved guilty.
coniH Cites Law.
The law, Comfy sH.d. was enacted
merely - take care Of iVst cases az III"
Cuslonvllle affair; to atop and control
mob violence C>u'r outlined III"
statcs's position IN no cas" and d.
c!ared that e had proven beyond a doubt
that the defendant WAS guilty AZ
CHARGED IN tho Indictment
He read over several OF the courts
TO the jury snd cited tho
charge by the court hat the man do
not have 20 he present to be party 10
The conspiracy.
CoulT declared that RRhakov!tch's
testimony bore cut that given by Alex
t}crr,s eHc.p: that nc defendant caTr,9d
n. flag on The march II RadakoN'i'h
irlnr! hat march With knowledge "t
,he nurpoSe IN view and encouraged tho
out Of any action or any ono
~ the rnarchcrs who burned the tipDlt.
y. ,s guilty Of violating the Red Mans
nc. and should be found guilty. Comm
told the Jury.
Judge J g. Somnarvi'lN read N" IN
q.ructlons to ne jury yesterday morn
IrE. stat. had presented l5 while de-
+e1se contributed 20. During m" trial
me state presented evidence by IS WI
Messed vnne tho defense only called
:h-ee to the stand.
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evening. ] also learned from my companors rat
she was stopping at nearby hotel. More did not
need 70 know.
The presence of Jessie in the same room, close
to me that could have touched her, the pleas
urable equivalent of 900 volts, and completely
forgot my duties as host in the long stare that
was so obvious that my show girl guests began to
laugh at me among themselves. They could see at
one glance the whole train of probable consequences,
and were enjoying the prelude for all they were
worth. 1t must have amused them to follow Jesse's
technique They knew it so well themselves.
Later on discovered that the method is carefully
followed among all expert show girls. Jessie per-
mtted her eyes to rest me just three times during
that dinner Each glance was level apprasing
look that did not contain a nckes worth of encour-
agement or hope And every time she turned that
serene royal stare to table felt as if eighteen
city iremen were tossing me in blanket.
stammered something to my guests, and blushed
like poppy. l know | must have spilled half OF
the entree on my evening clothes 1t seemed To
amuse Jessie She turned her serene glance 10 the
show girl members of my party and smiled. IT was
sorority SMILE that the girls returned with perfect
understanding
When Jessie arose and her escort adjusted her
sable wrap could hardly keep my seat. And when
she moved out Of the dining room with the grace OF
a magnificent wolf hound was actually keenly dis
tressed. My giggling companions smiled great
deal among themselves and piled me with drinks
until when it came time to take them to their theatre
every illusion that had about Jessie Reed was null
tiplied by ten.
From dinner time until Jessie returned to her
hotel after the show spent in my rooms at fash
ionable Boston hotel counting the minutes and quiet
n
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side screamed and to her feet. In an instant
she was attempting to leap from the car, Then she
fell limp the wheel.
In spite of my fright. I managed to bring the
powerful automobile to Il safe stop. Then turned
to my companion. Her face was b.Ge. Il. !..!1s
were rigid. She seemed to be dead.
A wave of horror came over me. | knew that the
girls socially prominent mother had ordered her to
have nothing to do with ,l, .HG cp..i L;.@.c tha
consequences Of taking her home Ol co0t:c, im-
agined that the alcohol had affected her heart and
caused her collapse | never dreamed of the real
cause for her faint.
Fortunately of the traff:t policemen who had
been pursuing drew up alongside and began to put
me under arrest. But when he the girl his
alarm almost equaed mine.
He jumped on his motorcycle and ordered me to
follow him to the hospital. think it was the Ford
ham Hospital, short distance outside Of New York
There the girl was huTiedly examined and pro-
nounced victim--not of alcoholic poisoning, but of
narcotics! Dope! 1t had been the reaction of alco-
hol and dope together that had caused her sudden
stupor.
For almost eight hours she hovered between life
and death, while called up her mother and made
thousand lying to where she was-and
why. Of course was genuinely concerned, and did
everything possible for the girl, but could not help
thinking Of her mothers objections to me on the
grounds that might corrupt her daughter. That
part or IT, at least, was really funny.
But episodes Of this kind merely incidents in
the progress Of foolish young man. who happened,
through no fault of his own, to have money, The
real story Of my life commences, of course, with my
romance with Jessie Reed.
shall never forget the day l first saw Jessie
Reed. Our acquaintance did not begin there. One
Of the first things that show girl learns is to keep
them waiting-and guessing.
We were both on our way to Boston. She had
seat in the Pullman; had another, directly in
front of her. And from that seemingly simple cir
cumstance arose thousand events that completely
changed the course of my life.
Jessie, as have mentioned, was too experienced
to rt. In another chapter Of my story shall tell
the technique of the show girl, and it will show that
the ceveres method of attracting the attention Of
a rich and pampered young man is total indifference.
That is challenge, and it Immediately awakens his
interest
Jessie hooked me with the skill of champion
fly caster 1t certainly wonderful piece of
work. There | sat, perfectly convinced that the
dazzling, authenticated angel across the aisle
society girl returning to some fashionable fin
shng school after weekend in New York was
of my ground that determined, if the oppor
tunity afforded to discuss polo and Caesars Second
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Then they went to mems furnishing store at
which had an account and explained the circum-
ttances. In the meantime we waited in their draw
ng room for the clothes to appear. Neither one of
us had dme so that we received scant attention
from the porter, who kept insisting that we get off
he train.
The longer we waited the worse matters became
For one thing, the was hauled out of the train
khed and switched back and forth in the yards out
hear the city limits, reducing the possibility of the
arrival of clothes to minimum.
II became afternoon. The porters swept up the
cars. packed their valises and left Some scrub
women, who didn't understand word Of English,
took their places The supply of water ran out, and
hs the afternoon wore and the sun blazed down
Dn the roofs of the sleepers both of began to
perience all the violent symptoms of an unusually
.wretched morning after, with no water to quench
bur, terrible thirst and food to relieve cur hunger
Just as we were ready to succumb to miserable
endthere shouting outside the car, and the girls
appeared with salesman for the store at which
had an account. They told how they had searched
all over the railroad yards for our and enlisted
The services Of half dozen track walkers before
our rescue was assured. w lille the girls went to
get us some coffee the salesman emptied couple of
handbags and we were fitted into clothes. That
hight went to see the credit manager of fashion
able New York hotel and cashed draft on my bank.
I'VE had great dinner of celebration girls sales
man. track walkers and ALL
That was only one of the thousand and ad-
ventures that introduced me- in the whrl Of fate. to
MissrJesse Reed and the events that followed our
marriage.
There is the story Of how I raced the Twentieth
Century Limited from Cleveland to Albany in my
blue and silver racing car. l would have won that
race had it not been for wagon load of vegetables
into which plowed hoad-ca before the startled eyes
of the passengers of the train who just begin
ming to bet on my success.
NV memories of that occasion cluster about
night in the Albany jail! stiff lecture from the chief
Of police several thousand dollars for the injuries
had inflicted On the driver Of the vegetable wagon
hnda the death of his horse. together with my own
painful bruises
Nor shall soon forget the night offered to
drive q very pretty and popular New York society.
pirl whose name will not mention here, from Long
|fsland to Boston We attempting to make the
distance in four hours, which is hour faster than
the fastest express train.
We had started out from New York. and hit the
Boston Post Road at the rate of seventytwo miles
hour Traffic policemen whzzed by like telephone
poles.a We barely able to their frightened
faces in the split-second fash in which roared
past the roads Before starting out we had fin
ished two quarts of whiskey, and traffic policemen
meant nothing in our lives, especially when the little
girl at my side snuggled close and told me to show
her some speed.
eventy-one-seventy-two! The needle of the
eedometer lowered midway between seventy-two
and seventy-three miles an hour when the girl at my
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Gallic Campaign rather than the topics that usually
employed in making the acquaintance of charming
girl.
But Jessie didn't give me the chance. In poker
parlance she played her hand close to the vest She
had ~ box Of chocolates at her elbow and mauve
cooret volume Of selected poems in her hand. That
book of poetry gives laugh every time think
Of it, since it the first and last time that ever
saw Jessie interested in any form Of literature other
nan the past performances of her favorite race
horse.
Several times she permitted her eyes to wander
in my direction, usually when she was turning page
or reaching for piece of candy. But it was always
with the detached, impersonal air of duchess. and
| did rot dare to smile or bow.
have often thought since then that if had
leaned across the aisle end whispered to Jessie that
| had four bottles of Scotch in my handbag, she
would have thrown aside that book Of verse in one
almighty hurry. But l never dreamed that that
sweet and innocent looking girl ever touched any
thing stronger than tea, any more than dreamed
that within week she would be my wife, and
would be Mr.. Jessie Reed.
So vivid an impression did Jessie make my
befuddled brain that when was met at the train by
Harry Heinrich, young Cleveland millionaire,
whose father is president of prominent bank
could talk of nothing else.
"Shc is wonderful" raved. IF could ever
meet decent. beautiful girl like that, Id forget all
this drinking and spending money and settle down
for life"
Heine grinned.
"Oh, rats" he said YOU'D fall for ANYTHING
with skirt on, Dan. In New York it was Evelyn
Gosne and now it's some little red head To-mor
row you'll forget all about it."
81 tell you what I'll do interrupted. I'm
going to be in Boston ten days. Before those ten
days are up l will have met and proposed to that
grl--and here's one thousand dollars that says So.
Heine laughed and took the bet, and Immediately
began to regret my enthusiasm. What chance was
there for to meet that girl again in the great
city of Boston, let alone to marry her? However,
my second meeting With Jessie Reed took pacewith-
out my knowing Just how it happened-that very
evening.
Heine and had talked over the evening and we
lad decided to give dinner party for some of the
girls in the "As You Were" company with Irene
Bordoni guest of honor. We made all arrange
ments at exclusive Boston hotel, and was just
entering the dining room with Miss Bordoni on my
arm when experienced my second emotional shock
of the day. There at table adjoining mine was
the beautiful fre-bonde had seen that afternoon
on the train.
Oh how kicked myself for my painfully gentle
manly behavior that afternoon, for there was my
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darling at work
on a quart of
Scotch, with no
assistance what
ever from her
d i s t inguished
escort, to whom
| will return
later on. | at
once made in
quirles, a n d
d i GOV re d
that she was
Jessie Reed, a
c G | e b + a t e d
member of a
musical COM
edy show that
was opening in
B O S t on that
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Fortune in a Few
Ees of Broadway, and
E9YOrk," Reveals
Silly Young
ntangled and Ruined

knows what it cost acquire his Foes
Girl wife, but cheap and for wealthy boy to get
free from
general enlightenment of the public and espe
ciay for thoughess boys who caught
spider-web gamours spun by these chorus women
young Caswe decided write the details of his
.!riences.
Among things Mr. Caswel explains of the great
mysteries tmeshow the chorus girl her SS0a
week salary manages keep maid dress handsomely
vide herself urs and jewels and often limousine and
chauffeur.
AS Daniel Caswe should explained the of the
late Daniel Caswe, candidate for
Mayor Cleveland Ohio At his death Mr. Caswel left the
young Dams share of the fortune that it
available This mistaken kindness into
the of tenty-yea boy the for running
himself.
the story young Dan Caswel is lesson which may
be pondere by rich and indugent fathers and mothers
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BOARDING

2lOS WALNUT ST.--EveninE dinner o
o'clock. Sundays at I: single or by the
week; dinner 81; sunday Sl.25.
25TH ST.s N, S0O-Large room. % floor
next bath, prI. fam. for gents: country
cooking: SO Der week. Poplar 849? J.
10TH, S., 532-Owner viii rent comft room:
home cooking; business woman or man.