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Evening star., 1922-05-28
CAPITAL SIDELIGHTS
+ HAvE you ever stood at the ma
- tion's front doors and contem-
i II plated what they mean? At

r YAvE you ever stood at the ma
- tion's front doors and contem-
LII plated what they mean? At
tention has been brought to
them by an address by David Ed
strom, who, standing by these great
bronze doors. standing by these great
never closed, described what an artist
and sculptor sees in them. pointed out
their sculptural beauty and the his
toric significance Of the figures. This
talk was one OF a series.
Randolph Rogers was creator of
these doors, which were made in 1858.
in Rome. and cast in Munich, Ger
many, in 1850. They were not used as
the front doors Of the Capitol at first,
but were placed on the south side Of
statuary hall, whore each state sets
up heroic statues of its two greatest
men, leading toward the House of
Representatives. They weigh ten tons
and cost 32S,500.
The doors have not been oficially
closed since they became the front
doors Of the nation, until closed after
the body Of the unknown soldier who
laid in state In the Capitol. They are
90 heavy ana had become 90 rusty on
their hinges that 1t took fifteen men,
working six hours with jacks and
crowbars. to open them
When Edstrom visited the Congress
sional Library to read up on Rogers,
the creator Of these doors, he found
three different authorities giving his
birth At three different dates. He
marvels At "the wonderful concentra-
tion before he was able to conceive
the relief and then work out the con-
ceptions. and to do that relatively
unknown"
The doors are made in the Italian
renaissance style and are somewhat
suggestive Of the famous bronze door
Of Lorenso 0hiberti, made for the
baptistry in Florence before Column
bus discovered America 0hibertfs
noble doors represent the sacrifice of
Isaac, where Abraham stands ready to
slay his son in obedience to Divine
command
The bronse doors Of the Capitol are
wonderful in detail work a. well as
in general conception Of the discovery
Of this new land. a. well as showing
q surprisingly accurate historical in
sight put into art which represents
many years Of tireless, unremitting
labor ana patience.
what q fund Of learning. of knowi-
edse Of the time, It required to create
such . character Of Columbus" Edstrom
points ont. He has created q history
here Of such stgnihcance that any
man. who will come here and stand
for . few hours looking at these
deors oan 90 away and have . won.
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"Eighty-twc Riverside" snapped
back Skeeter
IT was 4 wild guess; but he had no
time for careful thought. And
Riverside Drive, he knew, would still
get him pretty well north. The lower
end Of that drive would be COM
paratively quiet. He had always
hated gunwork. But that seemed the
only way out OF it. He turned and
looked at Creegan.
You're going to queer me on this
Job" he Iamented, for he wanted to
gain time, to fence for his opening.
Creegan only smiled his slow and
cynical smile.
THE first honest job I've hit
against in six years. And Skeeter's
voice was actually shaking with emo
tion.
whats maxim you SO peevish
these days." demanded the mild
voiced Creegan,
you are!' retorted Skeeter.
whats the good o. bounding me?
whatn my people think, seeing a
bull joy-ridinE with me?"
What d. you want me to do?"
"Giye me . chance to make good at
this-a chance to be decent" almost
wept the indignant Skeeter.
Creegan laughed again. 1t was not
a mirthless laugh; but it was a heart
less one.
II can't leave you. Skeeter. I'm
nailed here till you put me next to
that man Leach. You've got to make
good with this dope o. yours, or drive
down to Center street and talk il
over!"
For the second time Skeeter's heart
went down in his boots. The very
most he could hope for now was
getaway. He sickened a little as he
remembered the old days At Joliet
He WAS even tempted, for a moment
to try to buy Creesan over. to dazzle
him with q hundred thousand or two
in cold cash.
But a second thought told him that
Creegan was not the sort of man to
be swept away by such things. He
hadn't intelligence enough for that!
Skeeter knew 1t would only be cut
ting his own chances short. He had
would go. and then in some way get
his yegG-gun round against the body
whose warmth he could feel against
his own. He hated to do 1t, but 1t
was the only way out.
CKEETER was watching for his
chance at every move. His
he turned westward into 72d street
He knew the danger he was running
with gunplay in open daylight and in
that part of the city, but it was too
late for hesitation. Yet there was
one small drawback. sCreesan was
not only wary and watchfuI. but
something had suddenly prompted
him to insert q careless right hand in
his right coat pocket. Skeeter no.
ticed that he kept it there. And they
were already undulating up River
side drive
Nice scenery murmured Creeean,
crossing his legs, for he was feeling
especially satisfied with himself.
ekeeter. however, did not enjoy the
landscape. He was thinking of other
things. The whole combination SEEM
ed against him. He would have to
fall back on the Leach bluff to the
limit. after all. There was nothing
for it but to swing briskly and me-
thodically into the graystone house.
front marked "Eighty-two." Creegan
was watching skeeter every moment
and every move.
Now you 60 and do your talking"
challenged that outraged individual.
win an indignant hear jerk toward
the iron-Grilled house door of plate
slass.
Il guess I'll stay with the car.
Skeeter." answered Creegan. He sat
back. indulging his mild and enig-
matical smile.
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be left with as clear field as they
could hope for.
But Skeeter objected to this. Brass
bands were expensive. their funds
were getting low. Moreover. it would
be possible to get couple of worthless
from the MacGirr gans to start a
spirited street fight for the modest
| remuneration OF IS apiece. A New
York business man. Skeeter main
tained, would stop to see 'fsht far
sooner than he would tarry to listen
, to any band The MacGirr worthless
need not be told the purpose Of their
sanguinary diversion. And skeeter
ruefuIly counted over the few coins
still left to them.
Neither of them worried. It was
| not their nature. Whether they made
their haul. or whether they were
"coppered." the matter of dollars and
cents would never again be an issue
in their lives.
| NASSAU street. at s o'clock, is an
~ extremely narrow canyon. through
which ebbs an extremely hurried tide
| of humanity.
The day had been a busy one for
the National Trust. Clerks labored
hour by hour in the bullion vaults
handling. counting, checking and cer-
tifying gold. A grave committee of
directors. attended by gray-coated
| guards, inspected and verified the
| securities. of1cial1y audited and in
dorsed the cashiers tabulations of
stocks, bonds and collateral, and at.
| tended with scrupu1ous nicely to the
tion's odd millions Of paper
A new home was ready for a great
city's moneys, for the dollars Of its
| traders and buyers and sellers. The
! great Nassau Street Bank was about
to move.
1t was. fifteen minutes to in the
afternoon that quite ordinary-look-
ing truck with a quite ordinary look
ing driver backed up to the curb in
front Of the old National Trust build
ing. Two minutes after its wheels
locked against the pavement. q quiet
and orderly line of employees began
carrying out to this truck certain
heavy loads Of pine boxes and divers
articles of offioe furniture. These lat
i ter were placed conspicuously on top
Of the close-packed rows Of boxes.
when the truck was filled, q stout
man in an inconspicuous suit Of OK
ford gray swung aboard at the back
down Nassau street. Then 1t jolted
about into Pine street. backed up
against the sidewalk in front Of the
National Trusts new building, and
was casually delivered Of its load.
IT, any especial guardianship was
being exercised over that load there
was little or nothing to show for It.
Brokers and clerks, business men and
stenographers, passed 1t without COM
ment and without . second glance.
The man in the suit Of oxford gray
idled for . time about the bank steps.
Then. when the truck was emptied,
no sauntered indiffersntly back to
Nassau street.
This truck had made its third brisk
"trip to the portals on Pine street and
had backed methodicaily up for its
fourth load, when touring car ma
insuversd in to the curb next to 1t.
This touring car was somewhat
frscl<isd with mud spiashes and some
what shabby with siftsd dust. A man
| In an equally shabby linen dustet
stepped down 4ra1 thA driving eeat
Evening star., 1922-05-28

chuckled audibly. He had none Of
Rykelt's heavy and antagonizing sui
lenness.
Me? Oh. I'm chasin' up a deal
with a garage firm. First thing you
know. Creegan, you'll be hailin' me
in one O. those white taxis."
still again Creegan indulged his
slow and weary smile. Then he grew
more serious. more intimate, more
piaintively confidential.
You can't expect me to wet-nurse
you two boys round this precinct all
summer. And 1 don't want to beef.
But you two try any O. your monkey
work this side the Hudson and I'll
run you in SO quick your collars'll
wilt. Understand"
What's the use o. bounding US
that way?" demanded Skeeter, i'm
dignantly. We're on the level
we're doing the straight
Creegan almost yawned. I'm wise
to you. boys; I'm wise to both O. you.
And the first time you let your foot
slip. the first move. something's go
ing to smash! See!"
And Creegan passed on with his
slow and indolent stride. his hat a
little down over one sleepy and SER
pentine eye.
Rykelt looked appealingly at
Skeeter. Skeeter in turn looked dis
gustedly and contemptuously after
Creegan.
What does Creesan count, any
way?" he demanded defiantly.
whats that four-hush lyman got to
do with this business of ours?"
Ryke1t. did not answer. Skeeter
enunciated the one contemptuous
word, blum"
THE week that followed was not an
Idle one for wally Rykelt and
Skeeter Gradsn. Nor was 1t an, idle
ono for the National Trust. That
august and venerable institution not
only conducted it's vast and intricate
business. but ALSO made ready for its
removal to newer and more palatial
quarters. It must be admitted that
one or two things happened, but they
were of q nature too trlfing to be
noticed. An underengineers uni
form, for example, disappeared from
it's locker. During the morning quiet
ness OF the following Sunday one of
the banks brass polishers-appar-
emily new man-complained to the
policeman on the beat that he didn't
altogether like the actions of cer-
tan idler lettering about the bank
front. This astonished and indis-
nant idler was promptly moved on,
while the incredibly thin young man
In the undereneineer's uniform d.
rected his attention to the heavy
brass door looks, though q keen OBJ
server might have noticed that he
hold his polishing cloth in his left
hand for the time being and showed
no especial pleasure at the rsturn
Of the policeman to the bank front.
Then. day or two later, cafi
came to the manager Of the National
Trust from one OF the evening papers.
asking II they might send q reporter
ana a star photographer to gather
sufficient pictures and data to insti-
tute an analogy between the new
bank ofices and the old. The pho
tographer. q ge-boned and rather
foolish eyed man. and the reporter,
an alert-eyed. narrow-chssted and I'm
credibiy emaciated youth. were duly
received and were permitted an ex-
tremely superficial survey OF the ex-
teriors Of both the new and the old
quarters. whsn the thin youth mildly
requested the favor Of 8 photot1apA
Evening star., 1922-05-28

And. at five. Then one of US ought
about the corner of Wall street. That
bomb'll have to go when the five
o'clock rush is on. Thatll give US
plenty O. cover. Then we've got to
get next to that touring car. one of us.
There's no use thinking about the
gold. To hell with gold, anyway-it1l
weigh a full eight tons. What we
wants the paper. the bank bills.
Those'll go by the car. Well have to
net a short-fuse bomb understhat car.
Ys'pose; then when the Wall street
timer goes OF and the cops, and the
crowd cut for the corner. we'll have
a fighting chance for our lift and our
getaway" =
CKEETER thought it over, pensive-
1y. frowninsly. Then he shook
his head. I'VE wouldn't have one
chance in ten."
Its worth one chance in ten a.
skeeter sat back, industriously
studying the ceiling of 1y-spotted
pressed tin.
why take just one chance out Of
ten? Why not keep tab on the tour
ing car. and when we know they've
got the load we're after. drop a giant
cap or two, say. somewhere inside
the old bank doors? Thatll take their
plain clothes men back on the run
rro fhn,o npa
man stays we'd have to blackjack him.
That leaves the car driver. The
quickest way there'd be an ammonia
bulb. II that didn't gag him he'd
have to get jack tap. Then one of
us can swing the car out of Nassau
and round into Cedar and William
street before any of 'em wake UP.
Then we can hang phony license
number on behind. That'n disguise US
enough to get up to Yonkers. say"
And then what?" Rykelt's look of
admiration was not lost on the cough
rAcked skeleton huddled in the chair
opposite him.
"Then we'll lay low until we've
stowed our Junk and run the car into
he river. Two hundred dollars'n get
Chink' Connors to run us across from
Buffalo in that thiry-foot kicker OF
his. Then we can beat it for Montreal
and sail for the other side. The
worlds ours. man. once we've made
that haul! We're kings. Wally.
kings!"
And a. they talked and planned and
argued and modified, they became men
obssssed. From skulking and hunted
street idlers they were suddenly
transformed into men possessed Of a
vision.
8 they crept downstairs and step
"A ped out into I'd avenue. Lefty
Boyle stepped into a telephone booth.
The word or two he sent over the
wire brought Creegan saunterins
eastward, pufins a freshly lighted
cheroot as he came. It was quite by
accident. apparently, that he ran into
skeeter and wally. He brought that
disconnected and startled couple up
with an offhand nod that seemed to
express nothing but Indifferent good
humor.
Amt you two boys takin' chances?''
he inquired.
"our chance-takinE days are over,
quietly asseverated Skeeter. with his
slow ana pensive smile.
Then where you two bound fer?''
CrseeAn quite amtably inquired. ..s
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/
his hat brim pulled down over one
sandy eyebrow, waiting for him.
skeeter knew better than to speed up.
But he moved forward without stop
ping. without looking up, holding his
breath a. he went.
Gould you given me q lift there.
skeeter?' asked casual voice from
the running board Of his car. And
the next moment Creegan had swung
up on the driving seat beside him.
5keeter merely emitted . careless
sure" In answer to creesan's chal-
lehgins question. but the lightness
Of that monosyllabic utterance was
not easily achieved.
whats the gamer" suddenly asked
the headquarters man.
"aame!" echoed skseter. vacant
faced.
"Yes. what's the sraft, anyway
inquired crAegan. And Skeetsr knew
At once that the man beside him had
heard nothing from Nassau street
Hope revived in skeeter's narrow
chest.
'Tm trying to cinch this job. Cree
gan" he complained.
s'What jobr' the other inquired.
Driving for Leach Of Wall street."
Skeeter heard himself saying. Run.
ming ONCE errands in this car Of his
on probation"
I "And which way you bound for?'
Creeean persfsteA.
Tostne this" Skeeter gave . care
less backward tip Of the head. rthis
onlcs stationery ana stun up 70
LsAni'a house.s' 5
'wAsfs his house r snsrrsd Cree
Evening star., 1922-05-28

N Ell me look Al tEat SUNDAY story
again" 1t was skeeter who
spoke, after several minutes Of un-
broken silence.
Rykelt watched the delicate little
face as it bent hunGrily over the
heavy columns of figures and then
turned back even more hunkrily to
the descriptive paragraphs accom-
panyinE them. And he saw that
Skestsr was slowly but surely sue
oumbing to that provocative virus.
"D'you know what ten millions
means? Skeeter. dyou even know
what one million means?' drsamiiy
challenged the big-boned man with
the foolish blue eyes.
Now Skeeter Qranden had once
been q youth Of considerable imaSi.
nation. But the underworld and its
ways had calcified it. He could think
only in the narrow symbols of his
ever-narrowins circle-foreisn travel,
cafe prodigalities, SINNERS" and
clothes. and long-dreamed-of sys-
tenn to beat the poolrooms; that was
about All million meant to him. But
then, again. that was ali that life
meant to him. SO he Sob&rAd and
steadied himself ana looked wist.
fully up 1t Rykelt.
"walIy. it's. only once in 4 lifetime
that much money ever Gsts from
under cover. Wen never see II
Again--never. We hear Of bank run.
nArs with . couple hundred thousand
sometimes. and mail sacks with mil.
lion in paper now and then. But think
Of that thirty or forty million, lying
round with the lid OF! They often
get that much together, s'pose,
but it's always guarded with enough
stone ana steel and time locks 70
stand on IN army! But thirty NIL.
lions--And thrown out into the
streStr'
how're We goin' 70 Do itr' asked
Ayksit
'ews ought to have : third man. :
Evening star., 1922-05-28


ne held the smaller man in much
respect
ia rather you'd tell me- was
skseter's languid reply.
well. here's the whole business in
q nutshell Rykelt spread the paper
nat on the table. you see that i'm
posing looking building with the sew
en- columns along. the front Of It?
Well. that's the National Trusts new
building. Here's a picture Of the old
building on Nassau street"
Quite handsome" murmured
Skeeter.
"This new buildings on Pine street.
one block north Of WALL" went on
the patient Rykelt. "And here are
pictures OF the new vaults and time.
locks and buliion-rooms."
And Is there any special reason
why you're carrying this bank-run-
ner's guide around with your Ian
guidly inquired the other.
wait q minute, Skeetsr; wait q
minute" heavily intsrposed his men,
tor. THAT banks got to move. The
whole National Trust has got to get
around into those new quarters. The
whole caboodle's got to migrate. And
when II migratss it's got to take its
money with IT.
''Wsn, why not?" WAS the pAevisfa
retort Of the little man with the
cough.
They've got to move" went on ny.
kslt. ignoring the interruption. And
this here shsAt says just when they're
going 70 DO II, ana just how. See.
here's . picture Of tbs police pla-
tesns they'll have, and here's . col.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-29
MOONSHINE KILLS RAT.

PORTLAND. Ore, Dec. 29.-Or
P)-One poor rat will not eelebrat,
New Years Day.
This is the story of u rat that had
never heard of Volstead. In the
good old days he had probably re.
called himself with whiffs of good
liquor emanating from kegs placed
in the basement of the old post
office here by sundry individuals who
were preparing for Christmas. OF
something.
Being a connoisseur, this rat upon
beholding several kegs piled up in q
corner of the post office basement
shuffeled up to one of them to take
a whiff. Just a whiff-and that was
all. The rat turred up his toes and
died
United States Marshal Clarence r.
Hotchkiss said he beheld the sad
sight from behind a pillar. The
moonshine-for that was what ii
was-had been brought in by party
of raiding deputies back in October.
1927. 1t had languished in the base
ment ever since.
which merely upholds my con-
tention" opined Hotchkiss after OBJ
a court order to destroy the
stuff, that most of this moonshine
isn't even decent rat poison"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-29
MYSTERY OF POISON
CAKE IS GIVEN Up

| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 29.-U
PD1The Sterrett poison cake mystery
has gone down on the crime annals OF
Pennsylvania as "unsolNed."
Two months ago today Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. w, Sterrett of Devon, near here,
received neatly wrapped parcelpost
package that contained two large
slices of wedding cake.
Shortly after eating the cake, Mr..
and Mrs Sterrett became ill and were
rushed to Bryn Mawr Hospital. Ster-
rett died from poison that was Sc
oreted in the devils food" and, after
a long illness Mrs. SterIett recovered.
Investigators and postal inspectors
began a nation wide search for the
sender of the death package" The
parcel bore no identification marks
and the address was typewriter, baf-
fling authorities.
Sterrett was a public accountant
and search was instituted for a man
who would have had 2 motive in TAX
ing the accountants life, because he
had found discrepancies in accounts,
but without avail.
Clues first pointed to an insane man
who was once employed by Sterrett
and later to women, one in Youngs-
town, Ohio. another in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Typewriters, hundreds of them,
were examined to find the machine
that addressed the parcel of death"
but without success.
The investigation had ipcluded hun
dreds of drug stores where the arsenic
that was blanded with the sweet icing
on the cake was purchased, but with
out result.
Even coroners inquest into Ster-
rett's death has not been held, because
of the lack of one single tangible thing
upon which a jury might hang a ver-
dist.
Mrs. Sterrett has closed UP her
house at Devon, sold her furniture and
returned to the home of her mother at
Glaredon, Pa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-29
WHEAT SUFFERS LITTLE
r. DAMAGE NEAR ADAMS

! Very little necessity for reseeding
wheat in the spring is apparent or
! farms in the vicinity of Adams, ac-
cording to Fred Bennion, who with
l.. l.. Rogers and Harold Barnett yes
terday made careful inspection OF
quite a large acreage II that neigh
borhood.
The severe weather of the early
part of this month apparently has
done little or no damage to that part
of the crop that was up, and the
grains slow to start are now coming
up. What damage has been caused
is the result of the drought last fall,
Bennion says.
Three fields of Federal wheat
grown by Rogers e Barnett have
withstood the winter in excellent
shape. While u spring wheat in
Australia, where it is Il native wheat,
Federal promises to become very
popular in Umatilla county for Il
fall sown crop. Twenty-Five acres
grown by Mr.. Rogers this past sea-
son, while a thin stand at the start,
'
on the farm. Not only was the yield
higher, but there was less straw ana
the quality was also higher.
One of the fields of Federation
inspected yesterday shows thee com
larative stands secured by the use
of bluestone and copper carbonate
for treating the seed. The outside
was seeded with wheat given the wet
treatment. The stand here is only
1ne-third as compared to a full stand
where the seed was dry-treated. This
exists Notwithstanding the
fact that the seed given the dry
featment was planted with the drill
,ut down two notches.
THE dry-treated plot looks now
Is if it had been seeded two weeks
earlier than that part of the field
where the old treatment was used,
3ennion said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-29

chance for the developed man or
woman to become "unusual" intel
loctually speaking, according to Pro-
iessor Terman.
Professor Terman thinks that the
average intelligence OF the popula-
tion is decreasing and that the num-
her of geniuses in the future 10 des-
tined to be comparatively few. He
accounts for this fact by quoting sta
tistics showing the intellectually su-
perior to be slower in reproduction
even than the socially incompetent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-29
a WONIAN'S WAY

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