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Evening star., 1923-05-16
BY the AsSocia ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. May 16.-The strong
force of bandits entrenched in the
hills back Of Lincheng, where they
are holding their foreign prisoners,
are contemplating a possible attempt
TO kidnap parties Of foreigners at
TSao Chwang, who have been negoti-
ating for the release of the prisoners
Captured on the Shanghai Peking ex-
press May 6. according to advices
brought here today from Lincheng.
The Suchow bandits have moved their
foreign captives ten miles farther back
into the mountains behind LinchenS,
according to advices received early this
morning.
With an unconfirmed report from
1.incheng that three of the Chinese cap
tives had been hurled to their deaths
tainS as warning to the authorities.
further word of the negotiations for the
release Of the foreign captives was
awaited anxiously.
The Lincheng report said the Chinese
victims were killed instantly. The al
legged murders were said to have been
intended to impress on the Chinese gov
ernment and the foreign diplomatic
corps that the bandits meant what they
said when they announced that all
the prisoners would be slain unless the
bandits terms We're complied with. The
sQaEiQd Of the ultinlatum sent out Sun
1sss1dit ehteft4Snazeranting
three days. was believed to have ex-
pired either last night or some time
today.
Proposals Exchanged.
Leaders of the bandits are said to
have met emissaries yesterday after
noon at Dragon Paw cliff, ten miles
north Of Tsaochwang. Counter pro-
posals were discussed, and it Is be-
heved that the outlaws final decision
was forwarded today.
The demands emphasize. as a basic
requirement, that the foreign diplomats
guarantee the bandits against re-
prisals from Chinese or foreign
sources. and also that the diplomats
pledge the carrying out of the general
terms. The terms do not mention ran
som, but require the formation of the
bandit force, numbering 5000, into two
brigades. with Sun Mei-Jan, one of the
bandit leaders. appointed brigade COM
mander. The Chinese government also
Is ordered 20 send the bandit strong
hold full supplies of ammunition. this
to be preceded by the withdrawals of
all pursuing troops. Chevalier Musso
prominent Italian attorney, one of
the captives. is reported in a desperate
plight from illness.
Evening star., 1923-05-16
B0NAR LAW IN PARIS.
Premier Not Expected to See
French Officials.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 16.-Andrew Bonar
Law. the British prime minister, who
has been taking a sea voyage for
his health. arrived in Paris today.
The foreign ofiice was not inform
ed OF his presence and consequently
1t is assumed that there will be no
contact between him and the French
officials.
Evening star., 1923-05-16
BUYS CONTROL OF LINE,

By the Associated Press. '
NEW YORK. May 16.-The Eastern
Steamship Company has acquired con-
troll Of a majority Of the stock of
the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany. 1t was announced today.
Evening star., 1923-05-16
WIND MAINS SCORE,
UNROOFING 20 HOMES
One Of Victims in Ohio Town Ex-
pected to Die After Being Crush
ed in Ruins of House.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio, May 16.-More
than score Of persons were injured.
one seriously, when a near-tornado
struck Byesville, five miles south of
here last night. Approximately twen-
ty building were unroofed. Charles
Grifflth. sixty-five. was crushed so
badly when his two-story frame
house was demolished that he is eN-
pected to die. Three others in the
house escaped with minor injuries.
The high wind was preceded by heavy
rainfall.
Most of the injured suffered cuts
and bruises received when hit by
falling or flying debris. Many trees
and poles were leveled.
Evening star., 1923-05-16
WEATHER.

Showers and cooler tonight; tomor-
row fair and much colder. Tempera-
ture for twenty-four hours ended at
pm. today: Highest, II. at $50 PM.
yesterday; lowest 20. at 4 a.W to-day.
Full report on page z. No. -
Evening star., 1923-05-16

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column -
Evening star., 1923-05-16

The Stars carrier system covers
every city. block and the regular edi-
tiop is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
GOOD SWIM M Ter WILL
LEARN WHILE YOUNG
Easy to Gain Confidence of Those
Between 8 and 13, Says
Coach Tom Robinson.

"If you would be "a good swimmer
learn to swim while young" is the adj
vice of Coach Tom Robinson of North
western university is handing out to
would-be record breakers. Robinson
says that those who learn most quick
~ are those from nine to thirteen
years Of age lie has taught children
as young as three, and old women Of
siXty-tive years.
1T is very easy To gain the conf
dence of those between nine and thir-
teen" remarked the Purple coach,
"and when | tell them to follow Ger
tain methods they attempt to do so
without any hesitation. But from
fourteen on the child allows his own
sentiments and beliefs to enter into
the experiment. and at times likes to
do research work in the field himself
1t takes from one to six lessons TO
teach the average child of ten TO
swim.
Il have had n great deal of expert
ence in teaching little tots Of three TO
nav Sdtts my dlt AWAY - All aliA VI
the water, so the only thing nee, sary
is TO win their confidence Usually the
mothers are on the scene and the first
shock they get is when they hear the
little ones call me Tom. II hardly
ever takes more than ten lessons for
them to become accustomed TO the
water and to paddle around without
any assistance.
The hardest age to teach is one
between twenty and thlrtyGve, but
after a man or woman reaches the
stage Of second childhood he or she Is
as meek and plIable as the child Of
ten. l had no difficulty in teaching
one woman Of sixty-fiye the rudiments
Of the art She could swim grace.
fully after two lessons"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
Outofthe Darkness
WHISKY RUNNERS

John BARLEY, noted criminal in
,,astisator. recently returned from
secret Service work during the
war. is asked by the governor Of
New York to investigate a mys-
rarious attempted robbery Of the
robert Slykn home at Circle Lake,
near Saratoga, and to establish the
mill or innocence Of two men in
Inc penitentiary for the crime. A
miscarriage Of justice is suspected.
hartley finds in IL the restaging Of
an old case, is interested and agrees
40 solve the mystery. With his
friend, Pelt, a newspaper man.
hartley goes to Circle Lake, the
Uair becoming the guests of Bob
Currie, an old friend. The three
visit the Slyke home. Slyke re-
sents Bartley's coming, saying he
fs satisfied the two men in prison
are guilty. BARLEY is not. Next
morning Slyke is found dead in
bed. apparently having shot him
self. Miss Potter, the dead mans
sister-in-law, the village police
chief. Roche, and the family ply
stefan, Doctor King, all agree Slyke
killed himself. but BARLEY insists
he was murdered. Investigating.
BARLEY finds evidence that Slyke.
after a card party he had given,
was shot on the tower of the house,
uudressed. and placed in bed. Dur
ing his absence from the room
someone removes the revolver
from Sykes hand. A boy workiEG
In the garage asserts he heard a
shot during Pc night, apparently
'in the air of course really on
the tower. Ruth. Sykes step
daughter, still further complicates
the case Pelt interviews the mem
bers Of the card party. He finds
to his surprise that Siyke. appar-
emily wealthy broker. had offered
TO sell his friends whisky. He finds
evidence that the men in Jail for
attempted robbery of Slyke were
framed" BARLEY decides the muir
der was not planned in advance.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
SquibS
of All Kinds

Newark boasts % golf links In the
city and suburbs.
r. L. Personnel '24L, has beeu
elected captain Of the Columbia uni
yersity wrestling team
Metropolitan branch of the A. A. o.
including New York CITY and vicinity.
has twenty clubs enrolled.
V. b. Brown. ~, Of indianapolis.
Ind, has been reelected captain Of the
Purdue university golf team.
Jersey City viii lay out 81 municipal
golf course A feature win be two or
three extra holes for beginners
jack Dempsey is going in the coal
business Tie ought to settle all this
coal trouble-oue way or the other.
II. A. Wood 81. has been re-
elected captain Of the Harvard varsity
- ''''''' ' - 9'''o''-
INDUSTRIAL a. a. on san FanCiSc0e
'"'''l''Sei "' ~ BUSINESS "rs"il'za~
'''''9' wiz p'''''''' . s"'i Journey 'nS
summer
Bayee NJ norton "f vineyard haven,
Mass. has been elected captain ~ the
f"le freshmen track team Tor the COM
ing season
Work is being rus ed on Washing
ton q Lees ne" stadium and u IL
hoped to have III in shape for the game
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19

with small cases Upon Its top,
little darker than the night, we made
out the figures Of two men, While
third disentanged itself from the
gloom in front Of the car with 2
muffied oath, and climbed to the
drivers seat. The car started for
ward with lunge along the road, if
it could be called such, that had been
made by Telling trees and leaving
their stumps still standing. The
driver must have been familiar with
it. for no one wha was not could have
driven that truck over 1t without
lights.
81 want to get the number" Bart
ley whispered. as it lurched ahead
He crept softly up behind the slow
ly moving car. For the faintest part
of a second I saw the flash of his
light. The next he was back at our
side
There IS no license plate on the
car. There's something wrong there.
Come along !"
As the truck, lurchlng from side TO
side. was not going faster than three
miles an hour, we had no difficulty IN
keeping up with It, We had followed
it for perhaps five minutes when II
came out suddenly onto the road that
Currle said led to Sykes house. Here
1t paused. the motor running soft%.
we crept closer and heard a voice
saw, "Well, Jim. here's TO luck. We
win make a run Of IT,"
Just at this moment Currie tripped
over a root. He tried 70 save himself,
grabbed al my arm, missed. and went
to the ground with q loud crash. As
he fell. BARLEY jerked me to one side
and threw me on my face. The sound
Of Currie's fail was Ike a young
earthquake. and did not escape those
IN the truck. AS I went down So"
one Of the men turn and fire The
next second, gaining speed with every
foot. the truck shot down the road.
with the truck gone we no longer
needed to hide; We rose and rushed
"a Currle TO see II he were shot. As
BartIev.s light flashed over him, we
discovered that rs was stir and
swearing tc himself Ills face was
covered with dirt and one eye was
beginning 10 turn black, bit - was
otherwise unhlrt.
oJoba be demanded what the
devll made that tire explode
THAT vas no, a tire, Boo. Some
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19

CHARLES J. DUTToN
Copyright 1872 by Doda. Mead 4 Co.. Ias.

thought Bob. But did hear a mo-
tor; of that I am sure"
He paused, then added suddenly.
Listen There 1t is once more.
This time we all heard the faint
sound Of motor running slowly and
with difficulty. There was no doubt
OF it; it came from the woods before
US. 1t sounded as if car were run
ming a few feet, then stopping. as it
would do on very bad road when
having difficulty in getting through.
As We stood listening to the strange
sound coming through the woods.
BARLEY said: you say, Currie. that
there is no road there, yet by the
sound of it l should say that was
truck, What do you say TO going and
finding out what 1t means?"
Currie gave an exclamation of dis
gust. But it's none OF our business,
John"
Just at the present moment, every
thing that takes place on Sykes es-
tate is our business. 1 want to know
what a car is doing in those woods at
this time of night"
"Oh. I'm game If the rest of you
are, Currie responded.
With a caution from BARLEY not to
make any noise. we left the road and
entered the woods 1t was lucky for
Us that there were not many vines or
much underbrush, or we should not
have gotten very far. There was no
path, and we fell over sturaps and
broken branches and bumped into
trees at almost every step. BARLEY
had pocket torch with him, but he
did lot want to use it, Once or
twice, though, he did flash it for q
second SO that we could disentangle
ourselves from the vines that had
wrapped themselves around our feet.
We had not heard the motor for
several moments when a car loomed
so suddenly out of the shadowy dark
ness ahead of us that we almost fell
over it. II was a great truck, loaded
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19

Newark boasts % golf links In the
city and suburbs
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
Diam ono
SquibS


The Decatur club Of the Three-I has
0lmulgee.
The Birmingham club has turned
Pitcher Grover Young back to the Ok
Outfelder Adolph SchinkIe Of the
Sacramento bunch has been released
to Nashville Of the Southern league,
The Des Moines club, which is be-
ing rebuilt by Mike Kelley, purchased
Infieder Joe Klngman from Wichita
Falls
The Minneapolis club has closed the
deal with Memphis by which Hugh
Crtz is obtained to play the intield for
the Mlllers.
John McGraw points with some pride
to the list of first basemen he carries,
in George Kelly Jimmy O'Connen and
Jack Bentley.
The St Paul club has released John
Rooney TO the Sioux city club. ST..
Paul got Rooney from Fairbury Of
the Nebraska state.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19

Tennis was considered mollycO4~
dies game few years ago. and now
they are wearing masks 10 play II.
Quite a change, Many wear smoked
glasses while playing. on account Of
the sun, and the tennis mask prevents
breakage and possible injury Miss
Rita Han Is shown in the photograph
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
Confidence Rules
Among Sport Stars

Joie Ray, greatest runner OF
all time, is SO naiveIy cocksure
of himself that he gets on your
nerves. Elmer Olipbant great
army star. now football coach at
Union college, was almost con
ceited Johnny Evers. the Troy
Grab, - was known as the fresh
est rookie in the majors when he
broke in. Gene Sarazeu, United
States open golf champion, firm
" believes he can beat any golf
er In the world although he is
tactful enough not to say SO in
SO many words.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
CUrrie cried, "Why, IT'S Sykes
chsuffeur!"
30 lie coNTrNUEp0
Mcs.s Nseded All Ais hsln.

Even Moses had a hard Job as
leader. His followers were f0rever
running to him with complaints. with
out miraculous help he would have
had a pretty mess on his hands.-To-
ledn B,ale.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
Same charactsrlstIes.

A story will hold a child By the ear
for hours together and men are bua
grown cbldrsn--E C@c1
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19

and. in fact, paying for partial
screen protection, but they do not
ger together to discuss their local
mosquito problem and determine
iuse what it rs. Nobody steps to
the front TO see that a proper start
Is made.
VIA. sort of mosquito problem
have YOU in the community in which
rou live? Some small communities
in rural districts are worrying
along with a high sick-rate and dis
comforts that are MT at all neces-
sary and which cost more to support
zhaa TO eliminate Your State
Health Department has trained mos
Quito men out in the field TO help
and TO show you how your COM
-auuity can get most results for
least expenditure Mosquito free
dom is just like everything else
first We must decide that We want
i and then We must go out and get
il.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1923
NEEDED JURORS

One Of the highest expressions of real citizenship may be found
grand Jury jury box Let these functions oe
nrud by men sbO-ed who forget their oafns Amos.
who will puposeiy WINK at s ana
vio of the criminals unpublished and the
fountains Of justice will dry
Inst what the character depends upon the ooarcs
OF supervisors they that into list from ~nien 'ne
~ are drawn: the best the s or tney can
inferior ones The OF the matter hes win the
really responsible for the enforcement OF nom
enfore OF thelawE -
mos, gratifying from E s Chapman head OF the
field eS of the prohibition Of the State and also ndiates
very healthy apprehension the OF the
in Newton County sincerely be hoped that others may oo"
example. ".
session OF the Circuit court lor Newton
County Mr. aDa eighteen convictions ior the
violation Of the prohibition punishment melted out every
instance, and then he adds this:
o admrng features OF this term OIL court vas
Supervisors of selected the oest
of the when the evidence -
unsuitable regardless who the offender may
in wish that the hquor laws ..
successfully enforced until the boards
of clean the jury
boxes liquor liquor sympahzers nd replace tne
who will do ana am
| have IN seSefal
of believe that the time H not Tar OH
when we will filled with the best men
state"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
THE APPROACHING
MOSQUITO SEASON

Senior Sanitary Engineer J. A
LePri1ce OF the [. 5. Public Health
Service who because OF his long
experience fighting mosquitoes and
1.o.soz1:to-bo1n diseases Is as well
qualified = anyone 70 speak on this
sub5eet. makes ire following com
neas and Suggestions relative 10
rhe approaching mosquito season II
rhe Soz-a
lis pleasing 70 note the increased
in.e-sz. ara activity developing il
nzuy PLACES with regard TO mos
eui.o c9z-ro-
Fo- many yezrs We have been
satisfied ~I-h Ike partial protection
from III mesquite past obtained By
screening CIR ho1ses- But the pub
lie are egiie1--y 10 longer satisfied
70 pay tE-y million dollars q year
70 70 x driven behind screens and
II many Localities they have not
Only decided that the pesriferous
and disease bearing mosquito must
go. b1- are actually eliminating
both species. In one southern state
over TWO hundred communities were
busy last year with mosquito elin1i-
nation.
Last month the propagation sea-
son Of .he Malaria conveying mos
Quito began again in the southern
portion Of the Gulf States and with
in the neN sixty days while the
farmers are busy planting their
CROPS, the mosquitoes will be busy
planting mosquito eggs in such stag
nant water as they can find within
flight range OF your home.
In mahy localities tie public are
now ready for mos uito protection
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
BIG TIMBER DEAL.
Local Men Buy Big Tract of Tim
Der Land in Florida.

Jacksonville, Fla, April 14.-Pur-
chase of 1900 acres OF timber land
in Eillsborough and Polk Counties
for consideration said to be in
excess OF 81 ,225. 900, was completed
mere yesterday, it was announced
-oday. The purchasers are Missis-
sippi lumber men who plan to build
mill and carry on lumber opera
tons in q general way. They are
y. P. Hatten, w. H. Hatten and R.
Batson, of Hillsdale, Miss More
han half of the timber land pur-
chased was owned by Jacksonville
aani1aGsts.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19

.ucce.sful business man, espeeialfy
i the conduct Of the several picture
show places which be OWLS.
The company win make specia. y
ty Of scenic and decorative ART
school stage curtains, advertisements
for movie show curtains, home dec
Grating and portrait painting.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED.

NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED.
The latest business enterprise to
locate in Poplarville is the Walker
Holmes Scenic Art Company, COM
posed of U. Walker, of Popaarville,
and J. E. Holmes, q Columbia
The headquarters = - new COM
pany will be located i2dew Orleans
with branches at Poplaxvine, Plea
yune and Lumberton.
Mr.. Holmes, the artist of the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19

company, has been teaching school
in Marion County and was Secretary
of the Teachers' Association, and is
a professional artist 1t is said that
he is specially gifted and thorough
ly trained in the work. He comes
to Poplarville highly recommended
by the business and professional
people of Columbia.
Mr.. Walker is well known here
and at the other places where the
company will operate, as a most
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-04-19
p,euop Garrett TO SUCCEED.

BISHOP GARRET TO SUCCEED.
New York, April 1.-THE rignt
Rev. Alexander Charles Garrett y.
D., Bishop of Dallas, Texas, Oldest
living bishop in the American Fps
conate. will succeed Biship TuttIe
The Washington times., 1923-02-05
By Blanche Silver.
DICKYS CHAT WITH PORKY
PORCUPTNE.

<<rTUMv' Dicly halfway
laughed as he came
AA upon the strange look
ing creature behind the iron bars.
I'D hate to meet you out in the
dark. My, but those horrid quilts
Of yours would be hard to get
out"
I'll say they are" replied the
animal. "I never saw a porcu-
pine yet that didn't have trouble
getting his "quflls out"
ooh! I mean the quilts you
might throw into me when I
startled YOU" said Dicky. "You
certainly are a dangerous looking
creature. So you're a porcupine,
are your"
'Porlxy Porcupine.' so my
mother called me, and somehow
the keeper Of the zoo here calls
me that, too" laughed the pris.
oner. "Just so long as he calls
me to my meals don't mind my
name. But do you really think I
can throw out these quilts so they
will stick, into your"
That's what I've always been
told" replied Dicky. II always
was told to run and run fast
when I saw you coming or you'd
fill me full Of those sharp quilts"
And what did you think I'd do
for more quilts, after I had used
the ones I had?" Porky Porcuplne
asked merr1ly.
"Grow more" Dicky replied.
Spiders and bugs can grow more
legs when they lose what they
have"
mot being a spider or a bug,
I can't say" laughed Porky Por-
cupine. But we never let go Of
our quilts. You sec. that's our
only means Of defense, When
something bothera us we poke
them all UP in the air and turn
our backs and just back into the
offender, I win say he had bet
ter not let US get too close to him
or we may leave a. guile sticking
IN him, You see. all these quilts
are set 80 loosely In our skins
that If they touch the other fell
low they may accidentally stick
there"
''And do they really hurt much
The Washington times., 1923-02-05
B0BBIE AND
HIS PA
BY william F. Kirk

"HIs man Doctor Cooey
must be a CRATE man, sed
- Ma, he will maik peepul
better & happier than what thay
ever was in the past. said Ma.
il this story in the paper is the
truth, sed Ma. -
Is that so? sed Pa. l wish
Dempsey wud fife Wills, sed Pa.
Newer mind Dempsey &
Wills, sed Ma. I want you to
try the Cooey cure, Ma sed. Just
repeet to yureself oaver & oaver
day by day in EVERY way / am
Citing better.
will do better than that,
sed Pa, If you will excuse me a
minnit, sed Pa. & Pa he went into
the libary & rote a peec Of pottery,
it sed:
Day by day & mite by mite
! am Citing a better appetite.
II I keep on gaining yeer by
yeer
l will put Jack Dempsey in. the
cleer.
What vulgar expresshun, sed
Ma. what do you mean, putting
a person in the cleer.
Your langwidge is not very
REFINED this eve. Adam, sed
Ma to Pa.
Wife. sed Pa, sumtimes Wen
you git to poaking fun at me I
am tempted for to pack my grip
& go to far away Tibbet, ware
the Lama romes the planes, sed
Pa. & ware the Grand Lama
rules the nashun.
In that nashun, sed Pa. wifes
do not speek sharp to thare hus-
bands thay do not riddikule
them, sed Pa. Wen thay try it..
sed Pa. thay are put in a sack g.
sunk like the extra kittens we
used to drown in the crick. seN
Pa.
What a buttfui place it must
be to"lfve, sed Ma, & what noabel
men must live thare, Ma sed. to
drown helpless ladies like dogs,
sed Ma. The brutes, sed Ma, I
wud like to be thare with a
masheen gun, sed Ma.
Then Pa LATED at Ma. Ha. ha,
sed Pa, If you aimed a masheen
gun at the North Poal you wud
hit the South Poal. sed Pa.