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The Washington times., 1922-12-02
A|VTI:-LYNCH|NG
/ b|LLLA|D
]. ASIDE
FIIibustsr Forces Leaders to
Truce h Order to Re-.
sumo Business.
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON.
Istsrnstisaai Nsvs Service.

BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON.
IntsrnatisaaI Nsws servsse.
A "gentieman's agreement. to
sidetrack the Dyer anti.iynching
bill today. paved the WY for re-
sumption Of peaceful relations in
the Senate where a Democratic fiji
buster has blocked all legislation
since last Tuesday noon.
From behind a parliamentary bar.
ricade. which effectuaiiy halted all
business. the Democrats were mere
iy to 60 through the' motions" of
continuing their fiiibuster until Ad-
ministrstion leaders sued for peace.
The treaty" laying the Dyer bill
aside. win be entered on the Con.
gressional Record. '..,...".....
wan Refer Ship BIN.
With business resumed. Repub-
iican leaders will bring up the ship
subsidy bill, passed by the House
Wednesday. and refer. It to the
Senate Commerce Committee. open.
ing the way for its consideration
in the Senate next week Hun
dreds Of Presidential appointments.
promotions in the army and navy.
including the naming of Pierce But
Ter. Of st. Paul, to the Supreme
Court, will be released from the
tie-up for confirmation.
Republican leaders decided to
drop the Dyer bill only after every
effort TO break the filibuster had
failed. Democrats meanwhile In
tended to attack the measure on
the ground that It would seriously
interfere with California's anti
japanese laws and the ant-Mexican
laws Of Texas.
WIN Meet Monday at II A. M.
The legislative program for next
week. with the filibuster lifted. has
been decided on by administration
leaders. Following . brief session
today. the Senate ad5ourns until
Monday morning At II o'clock. A
half hour later. the special session
called by President Harding for
consideration Of the ship subsidy
viii be formally ended by . "sine
die" adjournment. .'.. --'
At noon Monday. the regular De
cember short" sesGiou will be call
ed to order and another adjourn.
ment taken after the transaction
Of routine matters. A Joint session
Of both branches win be held Tues.
day to hear Presidsnt Hsrding's an
nual message.
Insurgents to Lead Fight.
The ship subsidy. under present
plans. will be launched on its ipur
ney through the Senate wednes
day. opening a bitter fight. Ths
opposition will not be drawn on
party lines for insurgeht Repub
licans are expected to lead the figh,
against Its passage. Senators Ia
Toilette. Of Wisconsin; Bovah. OF
Idaho. and Capper. Of Kansas. also
leader Of the Farm bloc" probably
will direct the attack.
LaFollette was reported today to
be planning q fflibuster on the bill
In the hope OF forcing IN extra ses
sion Of Congress next March. II
the movement II Joined by ten Sen
ators. LaFollette can use the same
tactics. used by the Democratic, to
indefinitely delay the subsidy. It's
future at any rate 10 uncertain.
The Washington times., 1922-12-02
WANAMAKER IMPROVED,
LATEST BULLETIN SAYS

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1.-The
condition Of John wanauaasr, who
has been In for two months, with q
heavy cold. ;is greatly improved.
according to the latest bulletin. H.
sued by attending physiciaps. The
bulletin reads: -, - ..-J
"Mr. wansmsleer's condition shows
Improvement in every wsy.|
"DRs. HARVEY sfIOBMAKER,
"ALFRED GTENGEL.
.sW., q. oUiCKEAIL" e
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nesday nisht.' December -. George
r. Unmacht. secretary. announced
today. II has bbesn designated a.
the :. '.Sixth : Hondredth Member
Night" Admiral N. p. Coonts VII
preside. fG,f.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-19
Business Conscience
Is Urged by Harding

wAaHfNGToN, May i9.--"Amer'
lea must have a commerce with
conscience President Harding y~s-
terday told fhe United States Cham.
bcr Of Commerce convention here.
III were to bring only one ad.
nonltion 10 you leaders Of the bust.
ness world. II would he 20 eiiminaio
from American commerce those
forces which do not have "a con.
science" Harding declared In a brief
address.
I'VE want fnsa OF government In
business and more OF business In gov.
eminent" Harding continued. but
II commerce always had "a con.
science there never would be a slngie
excuse for government In American
business. There in not an agency In
American life that can put an end
TO abuses as quickly as you leaders
Of the business world"
Harding issued warning that the
business men OF the country must
not expect TO 20 back TO the old
order Of American industry and ex.
chang"
There must always he thought for
that great mass without whom there
cannot he production or conEump'
ton. The war was "a great waste Of
life and energy. but II elevated US TO
higher level.
There win never be a time when
you can 80 back 10 the old order Of
industry and exchange. We are on
the threshold Of new era.
I'VE are approaching more than a
mere business revival. We are right
fundamentally. We are finding our.
selves again. business IL revivinR
and | want 20 admoniah you to keep
In mind the new state OF human az
fairs and the new state OF men"
Harding also made fervent hp.
peal for the American merchant
marine and the ship subsidy.
During his plea for the subsidy.
Harding made this striking state.
ment.
II don't believe there would have
been a war II America had com.
handed a merchant marine common.
surat. with our commercial i'm
portance."
The president. referring 10 the
chamber OF commerce action In
urging greater American participa.
ton in world economic affairs. said
tho United States does not want ITO
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hold aloof.
I'VE want TO play n grvat peoples
part in the world" Harding said.
but we must be right AZ home be.
fore we can be very helpful We
want 10 be a commercial nation.
ranking with the greatest In the
world. but with an abiding con
science"
Touching the tariff question. Hard.
Ing said that he realized the inn
portancv OF American trade turnout
the world and that America could not
sell abroad unless nhe purchased
abroad.
but do not want American in.
duAtry destroyed by this policy" he
said.
The president suggested that the
United States in general should take
oil steps possible 10 sell the surplus
OF what II produces abroad. and to
buy abroad that which II does not
produce.
THE business life Of the republic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-19
SEEK BETTER
U STUDENTS
Increase in Numbers Not
Now Wanted

To attract students who are lead.
ers in their high school activities,
rather than 20 increase the enroll.
meut OF the University OF Washing.
ton. Is the purpose Of the publicity
campaign which Is being conducted
by the Associated Student body corn.
mittee. The enrolment OF the uni.
versity Is large enough at present
and the purpose of the campaign IL
To raise the standards for students
who will enter the institution.
The committee. headed by leo
Nicholson. uvrt last nieht TO outline
plans fer publicity thruout the state.
Zach city and district viii be under
tho direction OF member OF the
central committee. who will form "a
committee OF students and alumni.
The Alumni association has teen
snltated in the campaign and the nd.
mlnsstration will back the efforts OF
the students. The next issue OF the
Columns. student literary magazine.
VIII carry articles on the activities OF
the university 10 attract high school
leaders In debate. music. athletics
and other student affairs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-19
PHOTOGRAPHS
VOICE.
SOME ODD USES FOR
NEW TALKING FILMS

Herr are some Of the uses fore
cast for Lee De Forests talking
movie film, aside from spoken
finn dramas. educational pictures
and conversational cartoon
movies
ITO make political treaties
and commercial agreements by
picfuring the contracting parties
and their verbal commitments on
the same film.
ITO make unccnt~sfabfe willis
by picturfng the testator as he
dictates his requests. prov lg L.
gality by appearance. action and
voice.
3-To preserve for future gen
srations the simultaneous voice
and gestures OF great Statesmen.
actors and singers.
g. To broadcast campaign
speeches. propaganda ETC.
s--To preserve speech and APP
pearance OF children at various
ges.
ito teach foreign languages
BY bi-Iinguaf conversation and OBJ
jects.
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STARTLING
INVENTION
ANNOUNCED
Light and Sound
ow Recorded
on Same Film,
Says De Forest
ny EDWARD NJ. THIERRy

NEW YORK. May is.--The great.
est Evolutionary inventions OF the
decade have been announced By Lee
De Forest. pioneer In wireless
selegraphy and the radio telephone.
spoken drama on the film has
been achieved And a super phono.
rraph that will play from films
Dr. De Forest. making his first de.
tailed explanation % his Inventions.
fo~eeast a new movie epoch that will
Include:
A tremendous stride In .dueae
tiosasi films that will h. vocal A.
veil A. visnaL--a talking expla-
nation simultaneous with the
pisturv~.
Introduction 81 all the dramat-
" Art Of the spoken drama into
the mcvis----the end Of the
movie actor who has nothing
but a good camera face"
Unlike the talking movies Of Eli.
nn and Kellum. Or. De Forests in.
tfntien. which he plans to demon.
xrate here within six months. has
none OF the faults or limitations en-.
eountered In using the plonoxraph
xynchrunlned with the movie film.
PHOTOGRAPHS
VOICE.
4 have simply photographed the
voice onto an ordinary movie film. I"
he said 1T Is on the same film
with the picture. a narrow strip
down one ssde--so narrow that the
picture IL not spoiled.
The talking film can be shown
with the protector now In use in
movie th~aters by simply adding mr.
ound.rerrodncing device. IL Il
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WHAT Or. De FOREST
HAS ALREADY DONE

Lee De Forest il the man who
By hls invention of the audion
made possible radio hroadcasting
as well as transcontlnenlal tele.
phone service. both by wire and
wireless. lie Is ~. a native OF
Council Bluffs. Iowa. and Is pre-.
ident OF the DE Forest Radio
Telegraph 4 Telephone Co.
lie has a plant in Jersey City,
but all hts experiments in talk.
inx films and the super phono
graph have been carried on in
Germany: he has just returned
from there. and will shortly go
back TO resume his work
DE Forest holds more than is0
patents on radio telegraphy and
telephony.
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is the reflex Of all it's good fortune"
Ire said. Commerce and civilization
go hand In hand. Were IL not for
commerce there would be no civil
ization. Those who discovered Amer
lea were on commerce bent
commerce undoubtedly had much
to do with the war and never was
once forgotten in the negotiation OF
peace.
Were II not for commerce. there
would he iittie Of education. less Of
the arts and none Of the fine attain
menfs."
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SPEECH PHOTOGRAPHED FOR TALKING MOVIES!
julius II. Barnes
G.. of C.. President

WASHINGTON. May 1s.--Julius
". Barnes. grain dealer Of Duluth.
MINI. was elected president Of tho
United States Chamber OF Commercs
here late yesterday.
A. q. Bedford. chairman Of the
board Of the Standard OH Co, OF New
Jersey. was elected vice president
William Busterworth. Moline. Ill.
WAS elected an honorary vice prcsL
dent.
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the sign language, he said. What
viii happen Is that they Will have To
use real artiHts--actors who have "a
voice as well as camera face.
think IL Will add brains TO the
movies"
As the inventor for~sees II. the
talking movie will differ from the
spoken drama In that there will not
be continual conversation.
There will be spaces Of silence
where the action OF the picture re.
ualres no talking" he said. III will
iiv~n Up the movies for IL will do
away with titles. when IL Is necrs.
Hary for a character TO say some
thing, he will Ray t."
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DR.. De Forest emphasizes Tn. i'm.
mense value OF talking movies In
educational and scientific pictures.
wher. a description IL neceasa ~.
And aside from making photopiays
vocal he points to the possibilities In
cartoon films. where often half the
fun Il in the dialogue.
The phonograph film he has In.
vented probably will not be perfect.
esi for two years. lie explained tha,
II probably never would come out OF
the luxury class. since tho special
81. 500 and films from $50 TO SIS
each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-19
Seattle Girl on
Volley Ball Team

PULLMAN. May ~. Helen
Browufield. OF Seattle, has made the
sophomore voiley hall team at Wash.
ingfon state college.
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CHICAGO Val Crane. son OF
Herbert y. Crane. millionaire. severe.
~ hurt IN auto accident near 81.
Charles. III.
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REV. W. A. rINDLEy. 81. a r-~..

dent Of Seattle until ak months ago.
Il dead In Mansfield. Ohio. according
to word received Thursday by friends.
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for removal OF 1900 troops By
Jun~ 80.
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Greek Tragedy
Scene: County City building.
Time: Friday.

Scene: County City building.
Time: Friday.
Characters. Five Thousand
Irsie Officials and Chorus Of
Helpful Souls.
rrats Officials On varying mum.
bersl. HelloT Hello Hello HELLOi
HELLog HELfJOgi Oh. III
Chorus OF Helpful Souls: On.
haven't you heard There was fire
In the waste paper room In tho base
ment last night. and all the telephone
connections were burned out. You'll
have To SO over 10 the cigar store
across the street II you want 20 tel
ephone, Yes. isn't IL just too funny
for words
Irate Officials ur.riug. S."T.l&
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email box that can be adjusted In
half an hour.
This device translates Hight waves
into sound waves. which are ampll.
fled for all TO hear.
Talking pictures can be taken
with an ordinary camera recon.
strucsrd 20 translate sound waves
into light waves. Around the studio
souudrecording devices are placed.
10 or 20 feet away from the actors
Voices are ampiIfied and sent into
the camera where they are traced
on the side OF the film thru a mar.
row slit one one. thouxandtn OF an
inch wide The Intensity OF the light
fluctunfes exactly with the sound
waves. which become light waves
black enough To print. THE voice m.
dlations are developed at the same
tirne as the picture
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NiEGAPIIO>E
PASSE

Or. De Forest agreed. smiling.
that this meant the end Of present
megaphone methods Of motion pic
ture directors.
They'll have to direct pictures By
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picked up stock we're proud Of
at bargain prices that we're going to
pass on to you.
In our IS years in business we've
never seen a nicer, cleaner stock of
more finely tailored Suits - and
they're in all sizes-32s to AS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-19

Tacoma's "Klever Klothes Kom-
pany" had "Klever" name and they
had klever Klothes-just the snap
piest Spring and Summer duds you
ever saw, but they couldn't make the
grade. The courts receiver stepped
in-and, as a result we certainly
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you free samples Of
Plug Slice and
Ready-Rubbed. II
you'll add the
name and address
Of the dealer you
usually buy your
tobacco from, we'd
appreciate the
L courtesy.
Edgeworth
4 comes Ready.
, Rubbed or Plug
Slice.
-,
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cision. lie went up the stairs and on
the second noor he went to front
room anu knocked. Alans voice told
MN 10 come IN. Sherri'i went IN nnd,
when he hhd made sure that the iserv-
ant was not with Alan, lie closed the
door cnreruily beiind him.
Iheh lie turned BACK 10 Alan. ana
Tor an instant STOOD muecisi'e as
though he DID not Know how to begin
what lie wanted to say. AS he glanced
down at Key he look from MS pocket,
Ills i""ee'sion St'neo 10 receive I'll.
rec''oh una inspiration from II: anu
lie pu. II oowh OH A'ah dresser.
the key to your house.
Alan gazed at him. bewiidered. 1.-THE
Key to my h0'ise:'
TO the house on Ast0r street,
Sheriff. confirmed. your father deed
Ell the house ana Its furniture anu all
Its contents to you the day before he
disappeared. i have not the deed
here; 1t came into my hands the day
before yesterday at the same time l
got possession OF the pictures which
might--or might not. for all I knew
then-be you. have the deed down
town ana Will give 1t to you. The
house is yours In fee simple. given
you by your father. not bcQueatlled TO
you by him to become your property
after his death. He meant by that, l
think. even more than the mere ac-
acknowledgement that he is your father"
Sheriff. wnlked to the window and
stood as though looking out. but his
eyes were blank with thought.
For almost twenty yeurs." he said,
your father, as ! have told you, lived
m that house practically ulone; dur.
Ing all those years u shadow Of some
sort was over him. don't know ut
I'LL. Alan. whit TINT shadow was. But
1t is certain that whatever 1t was that
had changed him from the man he
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of eourss. had . key t. the front door
like this one: as servant has q key
to the servants entrance. ! do not
know Of any other Keys"
1.-THE servant Ii In charge there
npwT Alan asked.
Just now there 10 no one In the
house. The servant. after your father
disappeared, thought that, II he hao
merely gone away, he might have gone
back to his birthplace near Manistique'
and he went up there to look for MIN.
l had a wire from him today that no
had not found him and was coming
back"
Sheriff. waited q moment to see
whether there was anything more
Alan wanted to ask; then he went out.
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-Be.,,m.n oory.. and hls VI. had

BENJAMIN Corvss and his wife had
10 children"
81 thought that was what you
meant" A twinge twisted Aian's
face; he tried to control 1t but for
moment could not.
"Do not misapprehend your father"
Sheriff. said quietly. Il cannot pre-
vent what other people may think
when they learn this; but do not
share such thoughts with them. There
Ii much In this I cannot understand;
but know that 1t is not merely the
result Of what others may think it
Of n wife In more ports than one
as you will hear the lakemen put 1t.
What Hes under this Is some great
misadyenture which had changed and
frustrated all your fathers life"
Sheriff. crossed the room and rang
for n servant.
II am going to ask you to be- my
guest for short time. Alan" heI an
nounced. Il have had your bag
carried to your room: the man will
show you which one 1t is"
Alan hesitnted: he felt that Sheriff.
had not told him all he knew-that
there were some things Sheriff. pur-
posely was Withholding from him: but
he could not force Sheriff. to tell more
than he wished; SO after an instnnt's
irresOlution. he accepted the dismissal.
Sheriff. walked with him to the
door. and gave his directions to the
xaryant. he atOod watching NJ Aim
and the man went up the stairs. Then
he went back and seated himself In
the chair Alan had occupied. and sat
with hands graspins the arms Of the
chair while he stared into the DIRE.
He seemed to he considering and de-
batting something within himself: and
presently he seemed to come to de-
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CHAPTER m,-con,inusd.

-
She. he saw. was listening. like him
self, for the sound Of Sherrul's ar
Hvai ut the house: and when 1t came
che recognized 1t first. rose. and ex-
cused herself. He heard her voice In
the hall. then her fathers deeper voice
which answered: and ten minutes
later. he looked up to see the man
these things had told him must be
Sheriff. standing In the door and look
ting at him.
Alan had arisen at sight Of him (;
Sherrill. a. he came In, mOtiOned him
back to his seat: he did not sit down
himself. hut crossed to the mantel and
leaned against It.
II am Lawrence Sheriff." he said.
Az the tall. graceful. thoughtful
man stood looking down at him. Alan
could tell nothing Of the attitude OF
tbia friend of Benjamin COrvet to-
ward himself HIS manner Ind the
same reserve toward Alan. the snme
questioning consideration of him. that
Constance Sheriff. had had after Alan
had told her shout himself
what you, tod her. Mr.. Conrad"
Sheriff. observed. els there anything
you want to add to me regarding
thatt'
There's nothing I can add" Alan
answered. II told her all that know
about myself"
"And about Mr.. Corvet7"
II know nothing ut all about Mr..
COrvct."
II am going to tell you some things
about Mr.. cOrvet." Sheriff. said. II
had rcnson-T do not want to explain
Just yet whit that reason was-for
thinking you could tel us certain
thinEs about MFR. Corvet, which would.
perhaps. make palmer what has Imp
pencd to him. When tell you about
him now. Il Is In the. hope that, In
that why. I may awake some forgotten
memory Of him In you: II not TINT.
you may discover some coincidence Of
dates or events liz Cervet's life with
jateH or events IN your own. VIII you
tell me frankly. II you do discover any
thing like that?"
ayes: certainly"
For several moments, Sheriff. paced
up aud down before the fire: then he
returned to his place before the
nHntei.
II f1rst met Benjamin COrvet." he
commenced. NEARLY thirty years ago
I hnd come West for the first time
the year before: l was about your own
age and had been graduated from
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-coRvET's SOM"

sYNOPSIS.-weulth and highly
placed In tho Chicago business
world. benjamin Corvet IL some
thing o, n recluso and q mystery
to his associated. After u stormy
Interview with his partner. Henry
Spearman. Corvet seeks Constance
Sheriff.. daughter OF his other
businesa partner. Lawrence Sher-
rtll. and secures from her u prom
tss not to marry Spearman. He
then disappears. Sheriff. learns
Corvet has written to certain
Alan Conrad. In Blue Rapids. Kan
sAs, and exhibited strange aRiti-
tion over the matter. Corve:'s let
ter summons Conrad. youth Of
unknown pArentage. to Chicago.
Alan arrives In Chicago.
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strangely left him. She died In France
In the spring Of 1910. and Corvet's
first Information Of her death come
to him through paragraph In II
newspaper"
Alan had started; Sheriff. looked ut
him Questioningly.
1.-The spring of 1910" Alan cx-
planned. "wus when ! received the
bnnk draft for fifteen hundred
dollars
Sheriff. nodded: he did not seem
surprised to hear this: rnther 1t m.
penred to he confirmation OF some
thing In his own thought.
"Foiiowing his wife's leaving him."
Sheriff. went on, "C0rvet saw very
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Having cleared your skin keep 1t clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse
and purify. the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table 10 complete
without Observation-Disclosures