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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
APACHE. HAS
PASSED AWAY
"Mildest hammered Gentlemen
WkO Ever Cut 4 Throat
Pass FROM Fiction
CRY United Press

Paris by mail to United Press.
If any doubt persisted regarding
the disappearance of the apache
of fiction-the Paris bed man" in
the velvet cap pulled o-.:: one eve
So;e-c .ear All corduroy trousers
hitting tightly around his ankles
and held up by a gorgeous sash,
cigaret butt hanging nonchalantly
from his lower lip-it would be dis
PEELED by visit to the central cri-
minal court where fourteen mem
bers of the Villette gang appear
ed for trial.
Half a dozen brutal murders,
scores of robberies with violence,
swindling games of all kinds are
set down on the police records rs
having been committed by the
gang. Most of them have served
time in two or three countries, or
will when the authorities OF those
countries get hold of them. They
include Frenchmen. Italians, Span
IiardS and Algerian Arabs. But,
generally, to paraphrase an Anne
rican poet who sang of the maui
raiders of the Spanish Main, they
are "the mildest hammered gentle
men who ever cut a throat or rid
died a bank cashier"
Who are these criminals whose
trial attracted to the Palais de
Justice. Cleo de Merode, Gina Pal
ernie, Emilienne d'Alencon and a
host of other Partisan celebrities,
who were left unmoved by the trial
of Nine. Bessarabo and her daugh-
ter, wLo killed madam's husband
and shipped the body in trunk
TO the frontier? Let's take look
at these new Apaches.
First, of course, comes the chief
of the gang. He is Rene Jean,
proprietor of wholesale butchers
establishment in the Paris slaugh-
ter house quarter known as La
Villette. In the police record he is
described as ''the wholesale butcher
Rene Jean, known as a serious
businessman and enjoying the es-
TEEN of everybody in the slaughter
house district" And Rene Jean
looks the part. Looking at this
young fellow twenty-five or so,
with his smiling face. frank gaze,
solid build and quiet bearing, it is
difficult to imagine that he coldly
plotted murders and robberies with
the sole aim of making a fortune.
Rene Jean was a soldier during
the war. He was wounded four
times, cited in divisional orders
and received the croix de gucrre.
He is married and has two chill
dren. When the judge referred to
his good record now furnished"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
= 1919 = = 60 -
BALDWIN GIFT TO HEP SEQ
lfACN WEIR

To-. 81 80
IC.2rarad from pace oae)
ian O.. wa:cl ). Is hum cont..ue.
IS q .afa.. -cr the sick 'asd suf-
IA: M.
81 nave the honor and esteem
ga s9..i-i nrnot t. formally pre-
ssn The tablet II the name Of
Ne l-s-sca B., the AleXandr.s
Hospital arl , feel assured that
aot..4. ,cun cd WITH this m
ss.g..a WI. b. !c! ccr hcld IN
remembrance Tran viii the mem
oag c. ?. MaKl.gnt Baldwin b.
VIC C:lt so many will DeA-iii
8at. Dr. r. V. Register, pas
tol Of the u. :. Chnrca south
In his address, said in part;
'Thro. 4 the courtesy Of IN
board Of lady managers, | partic
ipatc in this. | an Glad to b
erm;t.cd t. express my appreci
a-io. e t1a generosity nd Big
hesrteIacs. Of Mr. Baldwin.
thirk | am IN this instance the
mouthYiecc of the community, The
Moor If our commur ty will Re.
ctive The b!es .ng5 o. this mac
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16

made the house co1nections, III,
town sergeant hiring issued GO
permits TO dat. The council au-
thorizcd he corpola,ion attorney
to draw ND 4 bin T. b prese0tel
TO ne State legislature author,2-
ing tho school authorities to close
Mt. Ida Avenue during school re
cess periods.
}. Mss Faunic EcHzic, o. P4to-
mac IS suo t;t5.No IN the ss,tt
q, IL iof MT sVc.ncn . ET,-.. .
Gehr9:. t,,y'::.:.; no e-forocd n
sc7ca Of Miss Martha Sinclair,
who is confined TO KEY home at
'ge "Teachcraqcp while ill with .
severe coli. Miss Sins'oir's cou--
sin, Mss Calolire %;nlair. wa
.hel. gu-et, ct til: "Teahel g, ~
last week. while in Washicq,on
w;th he ba sl;etba.l team frcm
William and Mary College. The
William aud Na"v team pl9y'd
.George Wsshjn@.ol University
and Stratfmorc teans on Thur
lay AMI Friday # las. woet.
- meet; = OF the lit. Ferr1H
Pl&e~ou~d Association las even
lisgs the eopSpitsec appointed 10
r,u,hr> eq3iumcnt, reported
Z ,.,o..i;,,., VIC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16

w or are more Gev succeed life between the OF IS and
az than before or after Judged by business success that the
prime of life
:, the Phoenix Insurance Company Out Oh thousands OF
.a Individuals studied found that OF those between TIE
IS S. hundred could be counted as business
failures while O. were successful OF those under = FEARS o
r, az hundred 81 futures Between "a
years IS out of hundred successful and = ares A tE
d Of greatest success number OF dropped 70 - on
Of eery hundred between the 80 and A. After - the chances
OF the individual for Just tfty-htty
Which s as GOOD bet as a sportsman looks ;or
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
HUMAN ASHES IN DEP0S

Denver, Col, Jan. 16.-HY
man ashes, careIessly dumped j
to a tin safety deposit box, repo:
on a shelf in an unused downtow
basement. According to slip o
paper in the box, the ashes are
hose Of Orland A. Smith, Gre
mated in Riverside, Calf, Octo-
Der %. 1897. How they came to
be n the basement is a mystery.
Until recently the place has been
used as a storage room for an
auction company. Employees OF
the company discovered the urn
containing the ashes while remov-
ing goods from the basement.
They believe the ashes were re-
ceived in purchase of second
hand goods. What will become of
the ashes is a question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
ENCOURAGING REPORTS ON
PARADE FEBRUARY 22

Continued from page one)
attended and all present expressed
themselves as well pleased with
the splendid progress made thus
far. More members of the associa-
ton attended the meeting last
night than ever before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
COUNTRY CLUB BURNS

Danville, Va, Jan. 1G.-The as
sembly hall, dining room and kit
chen of the Danville Country Club
near this city, were destroyed by
fire of unknown origin yesterday
morning.
Schoolfeld firemen probably
prevented the remaining two build
ings from being destroyed. The
structure Quilted was two stories
high and of frame construction
occupying a ledge over hanging
the Dan River. The loss is es-
timated at about $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
AUTO SMASHED;
SHE GREW FAT

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. &C.
prof. Aloysius McSwatPs class
for thin people will assemble in
stalled Fords along the railroad
tracks north Of town tonight"
Announcements such as this
may result from a lawsuit just
concluded in local courts, in which
2 woman was awarded 81 900 dam
ages against the Chicago & Alton
Railroad because she put on too
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16

Babies weighing twenty pounds
at birth are by no means uncom-
mon. and instances ar erecorded
from time to time of this weight
being exceeded, sometimes very
considerably.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16

If copper is added TO pure gold
the product is known as "red
gold"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16

Their are several known methods
Of hardening copper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16

America is the birthplace of OPP
tometry.
Evening star., 1923-11-24

open grained. This insures a cleaner
finish and keeps the wood filler. with
its linseed oil base, from wiping up the
oil stain. In any event, after, an oil
stain has penetrated, 1T Is well to
wipe off lightly with a rag, as IT In
sures more even tone to the nnish
color
The demand today for interior wood
finishing, leaving enamel out of consid- :
GRAFTON, is for brown mahoganies and
walnut. the old red shade of mahogany
hanging on only for colonial effects-
that is, on handrails and treads, with
white enamel on spindies and riseTs.
Antique mahogany is usually applied
to birch and walnut to gum, with coat
of shellac and one or two coats OF nat
varniSh to give a dull, satiny erect.
This is in keeping with the styles In
furniture which have followed this trend
for some time, with plain tone rugs and
bright colors developed in drapes, cush-
ions, lampshades, etc.
Golden oak once so popular. has gone
the way of shiny tile In entrance and
and fireplace mantcls, long in oblivion.
and is giving signs of return TO favor .
the same is true Of our old friend
birds-cye maple furniture. Propa-
ganda is responsible for some OF
these resurrections, tickle public ia
Nor for others.
Interior woodwork finish In all classes
will sooner or later be affected by
these chanEos--how or when or
whether new shades or stain VIII
have to be concocted we do not yet
know.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
MANY LOTS ARE SOLD
IN NEARBY VIRGINIA

The following sales in nearby vir-
ginia were reported by Walter
OHara: Ernest II. Miller purchased
a bungalow in East Bancroft being
built by Mr.. O'Hara; George It.
Beall bought home on Military
road, near Fort Myer. from Mrs. Mar
jorie w. c. Gayle; Wesley j. Thomas
bought bungalow and eight lots
In Penrose from John j. Heffernan:
Bert X. Piper purchased two and
three quarter acres of ground on Co
lumbia pike, near Bancroft and is
erecting home; Jesse #. Sanders
Falls Church; William Froyd bought
n seven-room bungalow at Arlington
post Office from David A. Baer;
Henry De Gay sold a site in Willett
Heights to Kenneth l.. Golden; Mrs.
Mary W. Robbins bought house and
two lots on Bellaire avenue, Claren-
don. from NJ. A. Palmer; Jesse Wood
ward purchased Il house and three
lots on Oak street, West Falls
Church, from Mrs. Mabel A. Bene-
diet; John s. White bought a home
on Fairfax street, East Bancroft
from William II. Martin. and Mrs
Elizabeth Smith sold two lots on
Pcyton avenue in Del Ray, Va.
Lots In subdivision of North Bar
croft were sold to Howard s. GODDARD
George A. Ellis, David c. White. Rus
sell Yates and Charles ID. Nelson
Lots in Aurora Hills. Va, were sold
to Robert A. Gillespie, Roy o. Pratt
and Joseph NJ. Gailliot.
Willett Heights sales: Lester l..
Davis, Fred II. Chandler. Henry
Klees William c. Measer (three lots)
and +. O. Ferris.
Evening star., 1923-11-24

stain powders and liquids are jeal
ously guarded by the originators.
So far as finishing in building
work is concerned, they are of little
interest save in the water-soluhle
types of red mahogany and possibly
green. Here 1t is cheaper for the
painter to purchase the dry form
rather than the resdymiXed acid"
as in the latter case he appears TO
be purchasing an unnecessary guam
tity of water. The dry reds or greens
can be mixed on the job from formu-
las printed on the containcr where
these colors are to be used. These
dry anilines are very strong, whether
soluble in water, oil or spirit. The
second named is best bought ready
mixed unless very special color is
to be matched, and for the alcohol
solubleS there is little building use.
oil stains" alone would be an am
pie description. but custom has
adopted the prefix penetrating"
originally to impress the user with
the difference from Old pigment stains
which lay on the surface and had to
be wiped. almost rubbed. into the
wood.
The most generally used of all stain
types for wood finishing consist. with
notifications. of oll-soluble anilinn
powders dissolved with the acid of
heat. in benzole. Take. for example.
a popular shade of mahogany. which
y Il ~.
scarlet and orange. Put in solution
with benzole, it is treated by the ad-
ditlon of other chemicals. such as
naphtha, Xylol certain acids and
solvents, together with a portion Of
asphaltum. Each serves a purpose
of holding the color. adding penetra-
ton, ease OF brushing spreading.
Keeping in solution. and so forth.
DO Not Raise Grain.
Unlike water stains. penetrat ting oil
stains do not raise the grain of the
wood. thus eliminating the expensive
sanding operation. Unlike spirit
stains. they do not show laps when
brushed. and are not fugitive TO
color. In time. direct sunlight will
bring about slight fading Gn reds
and greens radically, hut for in
terror woodwork this contingency is
not serious.
NarniSh should never be applied
directly over a penetrating oil stain:
q coat of shellac or Shellac substitute.
should first be applied in order to
prevent the stain bleeding" through
the varnish. Moreover. no matter
how many coats of Narnish are used.
they will not dry without the shellaC
in between to prevent utilization be-
tween the oil of the stain and that in
the VarniSh.
Similarly with wood filler. "A wash
coat of shellac should be used over the
stain before filing when the wood is
Evening star., 1923-11-24
NEW REALTORS ELECTED
Washington Board Votes in More
Members.

Announcement was made by j. &
Weldon, president of the washington
Real Estate Board. that at Il recent
meeting Of the executive committee
the following new members We're
elected
In the active class. which is re-
stricted solely TO licensed real estate
brokers. the following were elected:
c. Z. Barrett. Morris Cafritz Com
pany. Inc: ouinter. Thomas d to.'
MadduN Marshall * Co.
In the associate class. which is open
only To statesmen employed in the
offices of active members, the follow
ing were elected: II. Clifton Mem. j.
Arthur Barker. Raymond q. McAllis-
ter. T. Il. Still. V. :. Matthews, Omer
q. Kremkau George 4. Cord. Charles
u Jewell. Palmer Field. Arthur l..
Fill. Norman II. Weidenhamer and
Percy :. Foster.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
A Few Facts Worth Knowing

These homes are located in Mass. Ave
Heights, section that everyone con-
cedes to be the most desirable suburb for
homes of the better class.
The houses themselves, regardless OF
location, surpass any other offered on the
market today. This applies to the quail
ity of construction, the convenience Of
arrangement, their attractiveness, etc
All property in Mass. Ave Heights has
increased and is constantly increasing in
value by reason of its high elevation
its proximity and accessibility to the
downtown sections, its restrictions (elinl-
mating the erection Of the cheaper class
of homes), the beautiful layout OF its
streets, abundance Of shade trees-its
magnificent approach from the city and
the distinction of being adjacent to sew
eral large government reservations. pri-
vate estates and the Episcopal Cathedral
OF Saints Peter and Paul, which repre-
sents already before completion an in
vestment OF several million dollars
There are many other features of this
subdivision. such as commanding views
cessibility to the finest schools of Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
BANDITS GET $4,000.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, November "a.
Two youths waylaid Ben Heymen
near his home here late last night.
struck him over the head with a re-
volvrr and escaped in an automobile
with between $4,000 and $4,000 in
cash.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-27
u. P. SCHOLARSHIP
SCHEME EXTENDED

President Carl r. Gray of the Union
Pacific system, made the following an
nOuncement recently in regard to the
systems scholarship scheme
The provision as to eligibility for
Union Pacific scholarships for county
winners in boys and girls club work,
heretofore established in the IS coun-
ties in the state of Washington trav-
ersed by Union Pacific system lines, is
hereby modified and extended to in
clude girls as well as boys who may
participate in county club work, and
in addition the fourth section of the
plan as stated in announcement of
June Is. 1922, is amended as follows
Five acres of corn, ten acres of
whaet, one acre of potatoes, one or
more colonies of bees, one pure-bred
or baby beef calf, one litter of swine.
consisting of not less than four, or
twenty-five poultry, shall be grown by
each person entering the above COM
petition"
The scholarship plan as above ex-
tended will apply to 1923 club work.
and subsequently, unless otherwise
alter announced.
The Union Pacific offers it's hearty
to all participants in
his agricultural club work, and hopes
hat this enlargement of the scope of
ne competition will create materially
dded interest in the cooperative ex- {
ension work of the state college of t
griculture. +
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-27
Easy to XIII Groundhogs.

After two years work. the federal
department of biological survey has
discovered that the grounding is prob
ABLY the easiest rodent pest to con-
troll in this state, according to John
Finley, biological assistant at OIvm-
pia.
In demonstrating with alfalfa. T
nave found that at least 80 per cent
Oh the groundhogs can be killed with
one thorough distribution of bait" said
Mr. Finley in his report. Counting
only the groundhogs found dead above
ground, the total cost of the operation
is less than L cent per groundhog. If is
estimated that each grounding does
81 worth of damage a season where
they are feeding exclusively in all
lalfa or grain fields. Good farmers now
realize that with the cost of killing
SO low they can not afford to harbor
this pest on their farms"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-27
CHAPTER VIII.

On the day after Isabel left Lady
Lydiards house, Mr.. Troy set forth
for the head Office of Whitehall to
consult the police on the question of
the missing money. He had previously
sent information of the robbery to
the Bank of England, and had also adj
vertised the loss in the daily news
papers,
The air was SO pleasant and the
sun was so bright that he determined
on proceeding to his destination on
foot. He was hardly out of sight of
his own offices when he was overtaken
by a friend, who was also walking
in the direction of Whitehall This
gentleman was person of considerable
worldly wisdom and experience; he
had been officially associated with
cases of striking and notorious crime.
in which government had lent it's as
sistance to discover and punish the
criminals. The opinion of a person in
this position might be of the greatest
value to Mr.. Troy, whose practice as
a solicitor had thus far never brought |
him into collision with thieves and |
mysteries. He accordingly decided, in |
IsabePs interests, on confiding to his
friend the nature of his errand to the |
police. Concealing the names, but con-
;ealing nothing else, he described
what had happened on the previous
lay at Lady Lydiard's house, and
hen put the question plainly to his
companion:
What would you do in my placer"
I'm your place." his friend ans
yered, quietly, Il should not waste {
ime and money in consulting the /
olice." 5
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-27
IN MY HAREM.

Ihe latest song hit" remarks the
Arkansas Legionnaire, "by the Sultan
of Turkey is: If Had Thousand
wives to Give, I'd Give Them All to
You"
All tnat we can add is a paraphrase
on Nathan HaIe's valedictory: "My
only regret is that have but one
wire TO give to my country. Toledo
American Legion Councillor.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-27
Not consult the police!' exclaimed |

Not consult the police!" exclaim ed
Mr.. Troy, in amazement. Surely
have not made myself understood? ]
am going to the head office, and ]
have got letter of Introduction to
the chief inspector in the detective
department. l am afraid l omitted to
mention that"
1T doesn't make any difference"
proceeded the other, as cody as ever.
you have asked for my advice, and
| give you my advice. Tear up your
letter of introduction, and don't stir
step further in the direction of
whitehall"
Mr.. Troy began to understand. you
don't believe in the detective police?"
he said.
Who can believe in them, who
reads the newspapers and remembers
what he reads?" his friend rejoined.
Fortunately for the detective depart
ment, the public in general forgets
what it reads. Go to your club and |
look at the criminal history of our
own time recorded IN the newspapers
Every crime is more or less a mys-
terry. You will see that the mysteries
which the police discover are, almost
without exception, mysteries made
penetrable by the commonest capa-
city, through the extraordinary stupid
ty exhibited in the means taken to
hide the crime. On the other hand,
ct the guilty man or woman be a
'esolute and intelligent person, cap
lble of setting his Tor herr wits fairly
lgainst the wits of the police-in other
words, let the mystery really be
nystery-and cite me a case If you
an "a really difficult and perplexing
ase) in which the criminal has not :
scaped. Mind, don't charge the po-
Ice with neglecting their work. No
oubt they do their best, and take the =
reatest pains in following the routine =
} which they have been trained. 1t is
leir misfortune, not their fault, that
lere is no man of superior intelli-
ence among them-I mean no man
no is capable, in great emergencies, :"
placing himself above conventional
ethods, and following a new way of
S own. There have been such men
the policemen naturally endowed
it'll that faculty of mental analysis ="
itch can decompose a mystery, re- 80
I've it into its component parts, and 40
= +ba o1o % ~ to.. pu
W remote from ordinary observation -
may be. But those men have died i''
have rot;rod on 80 49, ,,1z be-
We been invaluable to you in the 81
'e you have just mentioned to me. 'iio
things are, unless you are wrong PIE
believing in the young lady's in "a
,ence, the person who has stolen iio
+ banknote viii, ha ~ s ing
to find. In my opinion, there is >
one man now in London who is
,ly to be of the slightest assistance -
you, and he is not in the police. a.
Who Is he? asked Mr.. Troy. ~
An old rogue, who was once in 'e''
r branch of the legal profession" So
friend answered "You may, per- 'ne
s, remember the man; they call Gu
old Sharon" aoo'
(To be continued.) Ae'e
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-27

/ After July first, all mail bearing spe-
cial delivery stamps will require a
personal receipt, the same as is now
required of registered mail The adop-
ton of this new ruling, which has been
announced by Postmaster General
New, is for the purpose of reducing
the number of losses by petty larceny
and otherwise of parcel post and other
special delivery matter 1t is estimat-
ed the value of lost special delivery
mail is fully s1,O00.OO0 annually.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-27

Railroad shopmen on strike win
continue to exercise the normal ac-
tivities guaranteed them by the laws
and constitution of our country" and
will not be influenced by U. S. Judge
Wilkerson, Chicago, in making perma-
nent the "Daugherty Injunction" Sam
uel Gompers, president of the A. F.. of
L., states.