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wet or something?" demands Barry.
"'Why, he's the real thing. Horton
Adams is--old Boston family coupon
cutting bachelor who has never done
anything but spend his income. And
he's been everywhere and has read
every book you can mention and fair
ly ooses culture and all that sort Of
thing. like him q lot"
IT he's such a swell as that" says
.1nez, why should he hide away in
q little place like this"
REST cure. is my guess" says
Barry. Perhaps he's been through
= round Of strenuous house parties.
with . few fashionable weddings
thrown in. and wants to ease of.
I'm going to ask him to 60 trout
fishing with me-"
was within earshot when he did
It,
"Just US two?" asks Mr.. Adams.
That's ALL" says Barry.
There would beLer-no contest
Of any kind. would there?" he asks.
Evening star., 1922-09-24

Didn't I tell you. Trilby MayT'
says Inez. Crook Adams they called
him."
Eyes, Il heard, says ]. Maybe
they're good judges. and then again
maybe they're not. What I want
though, is more details" =
Il \ X 4
nUT didn't get 'em. oh yes, I
ID made one more try. Before they
left cornered mother and asked her
straight out what she had against
Mr.. Adams. All the reply I got how
ever, was another snort.
Sonny was q trifle more lucid.
THAT skunk! says he. He ought
to be in Jail somewhere, he had"
Anyway. that seemed to settle It.
I didn't confde my plans to any one,
but after the rest had gone to bed
was still sitting UP. waiting to see
If Horton Adams had cleared out for
good, or II he would come sneaking
back And it was nearly 10 o'clock,
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Fingers That Travel.

TT is probable that no typist has ever
realized what a distance her fingers
travN in the course Of year. Typists'
fingers are. indeed. the most amazing
travellers in creation. and are capable
Of going tremendous distances without
the fatigue that would come to the feet
and legs in performing a similar Jour-
ney. In ordinary handwriting the hand
may travel. according to an expert. TO-
900 miles a year. and not indicate any
impairment in efficiency. This refers,
of course, to the average clerk.
The question of how far the fingers
travel in the case Of typists has aroused
not a little interest among scientific
men, who have also made Investigations
as to the distance the fingers Of an ex-
pert pianist travel In the same time,
working as continuously and at as high
a speed. 1t is reported that Sir James
Paget, in England, some time ago made
a calculation Of the expenditure OF
brain and muscle energy required Tor a
performance on the piano. He asked
that famous player. Mile. Janotha. to
play one of the swiftest pieces OF music
known to her. presto by Mendeissonn.
The time it occupied was taken and the
notes counted. Mile. Janotha played
ss5 notes in four minutes and three
seconds, rather more than twenty-four
notes per second. Each note was clear
and distinct. Moreover. each OF these
movements Of the hngers-the bending
down and raising up-was accompanied
bv n very large number OF lateral
novements to and fro. to say nothing
of many and various movements Oh >'he
! wrists, elbows, shoulders and teet
There were." said Sir James when
the experiment had been summarized
certainly no fewer than seventS-t"o
distinct variations in the current OF
nerye force transmitted from the
brain to the muscles In each secoho'
and each of these variations was de-
termined by L distinct effort OF the
viii. Moreover. each of these move
ments was associated with conscious
ness of every position Of each finger
of each, arm and each foot. before 1t
was moved and while moving it,
"rbere were at least four conscious
.enxstions for each of the twenty
,ou- notes in each second-that Is TO
saw there were ninety.six trans
missions of force from the hands to
nerve nbers along their course to the
brain In each of the same seconds.
The lady assured Sir James that,
although the piece was played from
memory. she could have played 1t IS
swiftly at sight. although this would
have added another to the sensations
associated with each note. Thoo-
retically, in the opinion of scientists,
there should be no limit to these rec
ords OF what the fingers may accom-
plish.- no matter how dihicult the
problem might appear ae first sight
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Horton made no such move. how
ever. In fact, during the next two
days, when no dinner parties came
in, he acted almost normal. He
chatted with Barry and Uncle Nels.
and once was bold enough to sit out
front, instead of In the rear of the
house. He had spent the previous
winter on the west coast Of Florida.
had been in Pinehurst just befote we
made our visit there. and seemed to
be familiar with most Of the New
England seashore and mountain re-
sorts. I gathered that he spent most
of the year drifting from one hotel
to another, which isn't quite the habit
of confirmed crooks.
Unless he's a card sharp" con.
fided to Barry.
mo-" says Barry, that isn't his
line. At least, he told me that he
played only a fair game Of bridge
and found poker stupid.
well, give him up then" says I.
. So did Squire Sweat who, although
Evening star., 1922-09-24
BY ERNEST BRENNECkE.

- EcENTLY. the United Artists
Corporation. pursuing Its latest
innovation Of tapping tho far
L Y eastern districts. decided to
show the Grihith film, 'Way Down
East" in Toxic. It was the kind Of
picture that would in all probability
make 4 strong appeal to oriental audi
ences, it was believed. Large at
tendance and returns were expected.
A theater was leased, the program
was advertised, the doors were
thrown open to all who delivered the
necessary fee at the box once.
There followed q strange and dis
astrous series Of events. Instead OF
the swarm Of patrons expected at the
first performance, only q score or 80
appeared. For several days the uni
versally popular photoplay fickered
before row upon row Of empty seats.
What was wrong?
The mystery was solved after dill
gent inquiry among native Aim:
goers. Many Of them declared they
already had seen the picture In
Toxic.
The thing seemed impossible. The
United Artists had. or thought 1t had.
exclusive Ownership and control OF
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Way Down East" 1t began ap in
vestisation. The results were star
tling.
In the first place, "Way Down
East" was, at that very moment,
playing to crowds at a small theater
in Asakura Park. The admission
charge here was ridiculously low.
Small wonder the official showing OF
the finn had aroused so little enthu-
siam. And several other theaters in
the neighborhood were showing copy
riehted American goods without per-
mission.
Here was cause for real concern.
How did the pirates manage to get
hold of the pictures? There could oe
only one reply: Theft and receipt OF
stolen goods How long had these prae-
tices been going on? How could they
be fought effectively? To what pro-
portions had the illegal organization
,, Of film crooks grown? How wide
spread were it's activities? Who
were the master minds in control?
X x X X
~EoRGE MOOSER. heading large
III staff Of detectives, was dispatched
Immediately to the orient to conduct
a vigorous legal campaign against
the criminals, and representatives OF
the United Artists. Famous Players
and other large producers ranged
over the couitry under the direction
of the film theft committee of the
National Association of the Motion
picture Industry. Every effort was
made to combat the thievery and
piracy.
within a few weeks it was realized
that all resources within command
would have TO be called upon in order
Evening star., 1922-09-24

Poor Business for Legitimate Showing in
Toxic Discloses Situation Which Leads to
Arrests in This Country and Big Legal
Battle In Japan-Advance Copies of American
Productions Stolen and Shipped With As
tonishins Rapidity to Foreign Countries.
Particularly Mexico, South America and the
Orient-Clever Criminals and Respectable"
Companies Involved.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Heat and Cold in Moon.

COME interesting experiments have
been made with reference, TO tbs
hsAt and cold OF the moon. 1t Is
found that it's rocks. except near tae'
poles. must glow in IN. sna'hine VII;
n temperature above thit o. boil n;
water, while during the lunar night
the temperature sinks almost to the
level Of abeolute zero-a burning ans
a freezing desert every fortnight Al
tcrnatcly.
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"It wasn't7" I asked.

.You,ys seen," says he. II suppose
T did rive Lucille Belcher. too small
q handicap in that mixed foursome
tournament, but it was merely an
error of judgment. Il was not
deep laid plot, assure you to rob
her of a IS triple plated. cup. And
It was a man I had asked to Judge
the tub race who disqualified Buddy
for fouling another tub. But Buddy
blamed me personally because he
didn'st win the silver belt buckle.
They ali blamed me-for everything:
that is, every one who didn't win a
prixe. And some Of those who did
were not satisfied with the prizes.
they came and told me SO. They
told me a lot of things. But 1t was only
after the awards for the baby party
that Twas nearly moboed. OF all
the friends that had fooiishly
counted on, not one was left; and In
their places I found had acquired
more than q hundred quite active
enemies. Among them the whole
Belcher family. So I left. Suddenly,
In the night. I came here. hoping
to avoid >scm for the rest OF the
season"
.And It can't be done. eh7" says L
"Eyideutiy not" says Horton.
.~rhey are not merely summer enc
mics. either. I've made them far
life. And Tor years to come ! shall
he running across them in various
places. They will remember. miss
Dodge, Eve made q fearful. mess OF
an otherwise calmN and peaceful
career. From now on shall be an
outcast, a hunted man. IL think !
shall become hermit somewhere"
.oh. buck up" says I. Maybe. In
time. you'll live It down. But say
you did stub your toe on that chair.
man business, didn't your u
fospyfishf, fes3, ~ sewsl rssd.)
Evening star., 1922-09-24

and had succeeded in winning the conf
dence OF the plant manager. He was
miseing one day, as were three trunks
in which were tw welve new and popular
films. He was traced to Sweetwater,
Tex, and arrested there. When ques-
toned, he claimed to be in the employ
of a maa reputed to be the director Of
Evening star., 1922-09-24

to cope with the immense illegal in
dustry. controlled and operated by
experts. Complete ruination of the
possibilities of legitimate exploita-
ton of American-made films was
foreseen. Somewhere in the United
States, or in the orient. there was
"master-criminaT' or a band of
Evening star., 1922-09-24

phenomenally clever crooks directing
the whole oceopus-like enterprise,
whose invisible tentacles were tap
ping markets in South America,
Mexico, eastern Siberia. Manchuria and
Mongolia, as well as in Japan.
The showing Of Way Down East re-
vealed only a solitary instance Of the
piracy that was going on in unexploited
districts all over the world. Consider
able perspicacity was displayed by the
criminal organizations. They were find
ing it good policy to concentrate on
features in which appeared universally
popular actors. Many artists achieve
celebrity in the United States. but few
Of these have a wide appeal in foreign
countries. The master pirates. there
fore, worked" chiefly on Chaplin and
Fairbanks films. which are appreciated
in Europe, Africa and Asia as much
as here. Also Mary Pickford. who re-
ceives $4,000 letters every week from
the West Indies alone. was exceedingly
popular with the gelatin buccaneers.
While Mr.. Mooser remained at Toxic
enlisting the Japanese courts in his
fight against the illegal 'trusts' and
in his tracing of the stolen films, an
active war" was inaugurated here
against the thieves who actually did
the stealing. It was realized. however.
that these last were but the lowest and
humbiest instruments. A dexterous at
tack was launched simultaneously, there
fore, against both ends Of the system.
The paths by which picture would
get from the American manufacturers s
warehouse to the projection room Of a
pirate foreign theater were many and
devious. The first step in the complex
process was the actual theft OF the hlm,
usually a positive" or original, from
which any number Of negatives" or
,,copIes. could be made in the shortest
possible time. This would be accom-
! plished by petty thieves,
Producers soon found that it was as
daneefous to leave Aims unguarded as
to be careless Of gold or greenbacks
Reels we're disappearing almost every
day In cities throughout the country
from protection rooms in theaters. from
exchanges and storing plants On sew
eral occasions thieves were caught driv-
ing boldly of with unguarded delivery
trucks. This was ono Of their favorite
methods, as film cans are rather pom
derous items Of transport. One day In
| broad daylight q man Jumped into
, truck standing IN front of the ofices of
| the United Artists, on Broadway. in
the upper Forties, and drove It away.
| Later the truck was found abandoned.
hut the forty or nifty films it had con-
taiped were zone.
The thieves did not hesitate to rob
the malls and made away with many
reels that had been left in post offices.
| This was particularly annoying. mas
much as compensation for theft from
the postal service is limited to cents
| per foot Of stolen f!nn. The potential
value Of the picture. which may run
well up into the hundreds OF thousands,
D not recognized.
[ . - 4
TT proved . rather simple matter to
] catch many Of the petty thieves who
originally stole the ilns. Arrests soon
were reported from Chicago. Seattle
| Honolulu and many other points bus
thc real difficulty was to trace the stolen
goods through receivers ard agents u
Evening star., 1922-09-24
How Horton Stubbed His Toe.

Hunted Who Bad With
Whole Talks Enough Cold
With
Illinois, andOn i hornn.
Evening star., 1922-09-24

T>AcKLlNG large, ostensibly re-
i spectacle and afhuent business
houses proved much more vexing
task than the simple apprehension OF
ordinary film crooks. The rapidity
and efficiency with which they
worked was phenomenal. and their
business was thriving. Often they
acquired Aims even before their re-
lease in tho, United states. These
they duplicated In quantities. shipped
to foreign countries, particularly
South America aslJ Inc o;ien;. where
there were no effective copyright
laws. and exhibited them at ridicu-
lously low prices. They had to pay
no royalties. no rentals, no percent
Evening star., 1922-09-24

OF COURSE NAV TOOK A PEEK.
aTHAT PERSON:n SAYS SHE, LET.
TING 1T OUT WITHSA SNORT.
Evening star., 1922-09-24

the biggest ring which Shipped hlm
loot to foreign parts.
Later the Investigators heard OF the
activities of Japanese who operated IN
the far west, with headquarters In San
Francisco He had an alleged asso-
ciate. Detectives took the alleged as
soc;ate from a steamer at Honolulu, to-
sether with several missing films. The
Japanese mentioned was traced back to
Seattle, where his rooms were raided
and found to contain much stolen prop
erty. Credit for the apprehension of
this pair belongs to w. c. Hawkins.
possibly the most sstute film detective
in this country. Both of the prisoners
admitted they were implicated.
Several copies Of the popular Chaplin
picture. 1.-THE Kid" were missed from
theaters ard exchanges in New York
and Brooklyn. These it was alleged,
passed through the hands Of man who
now is under indictment, and from him
to a japanese steamship company, by
which they were sent to San Francisco.
A telegram to the San Francisco police
resulted in the location of the stolen
goods.
Detectives now sought the man
higher up." While the accused ship
ping clerk was awaiting trial the alleged
chief was traced to Chicago and arrest
ed there. He confessed to having re-
ceived stolen goods and having sold
them to foreign buyers. He was SEN
fenced to serve seven to ten years in
Auburn prison, Illinois. With him went
the clerk, under sentence to serve four
to seven years.
The detectives felt they were ap-
preaching the second level Of the or
ganIzauon-a more respectable" more
clever and infinitely more dangerous
level The boldness of the men with
whom contact was now established
really was extraordinary. They often
were organized into business conn
panlcs." working quite openly and DEFY
ing the producers to discover any illegal
spots in their dealings One band in
Cleveland, for example. advertised new
films for foreign markets as soon as
! the actual producers made preliminary
announcements of release. A descrip-
| tive folder was prepared. with list Of
prices. offering to ship any desired
f1lm to any South American or oriental
port for prices from $500 to $1,000.
This Cleveland organization was certain
| 1t could get hold of any new flm, and
usually did
Again, a Seattle agent Of the United
I. Artists was offered a $4,000 bribe to
! turn over single picture for illegal
! foreign. use, q bribe SO adroitly worded
that prosecution Of the man who made
the offer proved impossible. 1t--was
! known pretty definitely, also. that the
| largea steamship company mentioned in
| connection with the Japanese case was
! said to have been used in transporta-
tien.
Evening star., 1922-09-24

TT proved q rather simple matter to
] catch many Of the petty thieves who
originally stole the Aims. Arrests soon
vore reported from Chicago, Seattle,
Honolulu and many other points But
ths real difficulty was to trace tho stolen
,,oods through receivers ard agents to
ine headquarters and dispatching Sta
tons Of the orsanisataion.
A few typical cases will. make clearer
how the "systsIn" eventually waf dis
closed. Ono man was shipping clerk
iHSA nultalo MIN manufacturing plant.
He possasssd m engaging psrsonality
Evening star., 1922-09-24
BY SEWELL FORD.

ND then along come the man
~ of mystery, just to remind
~ me. I suppose, that this job
Arizona state miner., 1922-04-01
OF INCORPOR.
ALTON.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned
have this day associated ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of forming a
corporation under and pursuant to the
Laws of the State of Arizona, and for
that purpose do hereby adopt Articles
of Incorporation as follows:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
ARIZONA BURIAL ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE II.
The principal place of business of
this corporation within the State of
Arizona, shall be at Phoenix, Maricopa
County, and at such other places as the
Board of Directors may determine,
where meetings of directors may be
held and all business transacted.
ARTICLE III.
The general nature of the business is /:
To acquire and own, and sell real and
personal property for cemetery, burial
and lawful other purposes, and to issue
certificates of contracts guaranteeing
10 bury the holder thereof upon his
death, such holder paying a certain
sum at intervals for said certificate or
contract and the advantages and privi-
leges provided therein; and do all other
lawful things in the connection with
the promotion of said business, and
such other business as the Board of
Directors may deem to the advantage
of the corporation.
ARTICLE w,
The authorized amount of capital
stock of this corporation shall be
SIP, 10000. divided into IL, 500 shares of
the par value of one dollar each. At
such times as the Board of Directors
may by resolution direct. and said cap
ital stock shall be paid into this cor
poration, either in cash or by the sale
and transfer to it of real or personal
property, contracts, services or any
other valuable right or thing for the
use and purposes of said corporation,
Arizona state miner., 1922-04-01
SUMMONS.

In the Superior Court of Maricopa
County. State of Arizona.
ERAL JACKSON, Pltf.
VS.. No. 1854
JOHN B. JACKSON, Def.
The State of Arizona to JOHN B.
JACKSON, Defendant, Greeting:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to appear in an action brought
against you by the above named plain
tiff in the Superior Court of Maricopa
County, State of Arizona, and answer
the Complaint therein filed with the
Clerk of said Cour4, at Phoenix. in said
County, within twenty days after the
service upon you of this Summons, if
served in this said County, or in all
other cases winhin thirty days there
after, the times above mentioned being
exclusive of the day of service, or judg-
ment by default will be taken against
you.
Given under my hand and the seal of
the Superior Court of Maricopa County,
State of Arizona, this 2lst day of Feb
ruary, 1922.
CLAUDE S. BERGMAN,
Clerk of said Superior Court.
BY w. H. LINvILLE,
Deputy Clerk.
Arizona state miner., 1922-04-01
Features About W ickenburg.

Famous for mild, sunny winters and
where nature helps industry and invites
health. Occasional night frosts, but
flowers bloom all the year and bees are
gathering honey in February.
Unlimited purest percolated water
from the Hassayampa river and tribu-
tary mountain streams.
Foothills climate with an elevation OF
over 1000 feet-where it is just joy
to live in winter; and summers not un-
usually hot.
Population about 600 in summer and
nearly twice that number in winter, of
which "a families are those of Santa Fe
railway employees and trainmen.
Transportation facilities are three
passenger trains day each way from
Wickenburg to Phoenix; two each way
to Prescott and the East via Flagstaff;
and two Zone accommodation each day
to and From California via the Parker
Cutoff, Barstow and San Bernardino.
On the Central Arizona Highway, via
Wickenburg and Blythe to Los Ange-
les, also via Parker and Needles to Cen
tral and northern California points. The
only safe, and acknowledged highway
from the southern states via Bankhead
route from Phoenix, to Wickenburg and
Grand Canyon, Nevada and Utah.
New public school building. cost over
S23, 1000. enrolment of scholars is over
200 and on the increase, with promising
high school section,
Two churches, regular services and
pastors: new 81, 500 church edifice and
parsonage in course of construction by
Presbyterian Board of Missions.
Health in her Climate, Wealth in her
Mines, =" only partially expresses Wick
enburg's advantages. There are hund-
reds of thousands of cattle, sheep and
goats roaming the adjacent gulches,
hills and bottom lands along tributar-
les of the Hassayampa river, which in
winter becomes the habitat of cowboys
and stockmen. In spring their herds
are driven north and the marketable
kline are shipped to eastern markets. the
rest coming back to breed and winter.
The town comprises hotel, three
restaurants, two rooming houses, sew
eral apartments. tenements, and small
houses for rent; two general merchan-
disc stores, bank, three barhershops,
bakery, three pool halls, drugstore, a
Arizona state miner., 1922-04-01
Notice for Publication.
OxO4O4
Dana rfrnnnf Of tho Int

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona.
March rs, 1922.
NOTICE is hereby given that Frank
R. Hough. of Congress Junction, Ari-
zona, who, on August %, 1921. made
Desert Land Entry, No. O45161, for
E1a NW14, So NE14, NEL SE14, Sec
tiodl4, Township 11-N., Range l2-W.,
G & s. R. B & Meridian. has filed
notice o! inter IN to make Final Proof,
to establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Register and Re-
ceiver, U, S. Lard Office, at Phoenix.
Arizona, on the I'd day of May, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Clarence E Ham, of Congress juno
tion. Arizona,
Calvin A. Upton, James D. Upton,
both of Phoenix, Arizona,
William R. Herrin, of Swansea, Ari-
zoEa. JOHN R. TOWLES,
Register.
Arizona state miner., 1922-04-01
Notice of Regular Biennial
Election of The Town of
Wickenburg.

Notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar bi ennial Election of the Town of
Wickenburg, will be held at the City
Hall in the Town of Wickenburg on
Tuesday. May 23rd between the hours
of six o'clock a. m and six clock o.
M, for the purpose of electing five al
dermen from among whom Mayor will
be chosen.
Said Election will be conducted by the
following officers, to-wit:
Marshall, Ed Devanny; Inspector. o.
R. Jaycox; Judge, John Miller: Judge,
John Boetto; Clerk. Mrs. Paul Harmon;
Clerk, Mrs. A. D. Woodmansee.
Passed by the Common Council of the
Town of ckennburg. this the 9Th day
of February 1922.
~. WITHERLAY,
Town Clerk