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VANCOUVER MURDERER IS
 CAPTURED IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Oct 4.-Less than one month after his escape from Canada, where he was wanted for murder, Sal vador Varin, who uses the aliases of Joe Warren and Joe Frye was arrest ed on Yesler Way. He Will be extra dited to Vancouver
 Deputy Sheriff Bill Sears, by whom the arrest was made, recognized the dark stained, seedy individual who passed in the throng as the man whose photograph he had casually glanced at in Sheriff Starwich's office two weeks before. Varin admitted to Sears he was wanted for the murder of A. w. Hanson, fellow laborer, in Vancouver, July 20.
 He should have been killed long ago." was his only comment.
 Varin and Hanson had a fight over attentions paid by Hanson to Varin's wife. Varin knocked Hanson down and kicked his head in. He then fled to the United States.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO PRE-
 SENT CLAIMS TO RECEIVER

 In the District Court of the Territory of Alaska, Third Division. A. B. Chappell, Plaintiff, vs Alaska Sulphur Company, Corporation, Defendant,
 Under and by virtue of an order made and entered by the above named Court, in the above entitled cause, no tice is hereby given by the undersign- ed, Receiver appointed in the above entitled cause, that all ere lttors, SC cured and unsecured, of the above named Defendant, are reQujrcI 10 file with the undersigned Receiver, their verified claims of indebtedness against said Defendant cooperation, on or before the 1st day of November, 1923 at Seward, Alaska.
 VIM. H. WHITTLESEY,
 Receiver Alaska Sulphur Company First publication Sept. 19.
 Last publication Nov l. 1923
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Writing to friends in Seward, MT J. Junte, formerly in the barber busi- ness here, states that he is located in Oakland, and that California is the place for him. He says he enjoyed a beautiful summer, and that so much fruit was raised in his vicinity that it was not all picked. MT June states that it was 77 above in his hall the day he wrote, but he expected some what colder weather later in the sea son. He and Mrs. Junte send regards to all old friends.
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FRANK CHANGE WILL NOT
 MANAGE RED SOx NEXT YEAR

BOSTON, Oct. 3.-President Quinn announced that Frank Chance would not manage the Red Sox next season. He intimated that Chance would may be head another club, but was unde- termined who would succeed Chance
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DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT A. s. Hall. by Seward Orchestra.
FEDERATION DELEGATE
 MOULD ENDORSE REDs

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 4.---Hoots. catcalls and misses greeted the at tempt of Max J. Sillensky, of Cleve- land to introduce resolution de- manding the recognition Of Soviet Russia, by the convention of the American Federation of Labor.
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HERRING MARKET STIFF
 PRODUCT All s0LD OU1

VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. i.-Her- ring exNorters are sold out of all their British Columbia pack, and have a market for all that can be produced between now and the end of January at price of SAP to $45 per ton, the fish going to Roe and Hong Kong.
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Hugh Dougherty will this week move into the house occupied by Thomas Neville, and Mrs Robert Nc Intosh and family will move into the Daugherty house.
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s. L. Colwell, the Seldovia mer- chant, who is visiting in Seward with his family, will return to the Cook Inlet town soon.
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VIRGINIA DEFEATS MARINES

LEXINGTON, Va, Oct. 3.-The Vir- ,ginia Military Institute football team defeated the Quantico marines II to 6 in the first game of the season. The game was played in the rain and upon muddy field
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DEMPSEY IS POPULAR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Five thou sand persons greeted Jack Dempsey when the arrived here last week from New York He left the crowd and broke for home to greet his mother.
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The local Masonic lodge conferred the second degree on candidate last night.
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Parties not receiving their paper be- fore o'clock are requested to tele- phone Adams A.
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Harry Revelle, who has been work ing at Hope left today for visit with his mother at Mile Is.
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Ga1nsborougn Hair Nets, smgle mesh 10 cts. Seward Drug Co., 1S4-tl
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Louis McAllister left today for his home at Mile 20.
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John Nelson was a passenger on to- days train for Mile II.
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Think of an absolute waterproof Coat, 24 OF. for ladies and men, and guaranteed Brown & Hawkins. If
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STRESEMANN CABINET QUITS BERLIN, Oct. 1.-The StresemaI cabinet resigned last night.
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Kodaks and Films, Seward Drug Go. 1S4-tt
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Fleischmann Yeast, fresh on every boat. Seward Drug Co. 1S4-tf
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

ne placed the receiver to his ear when an
agltated voice at the other end of the wire
brought from him the quick exclamation,
why, Charlotte" in tone that the
doctors wife Immediately recognized as
full of indignation and sympathy. Then
as an increasingly agitated volume of ex-
plantations came over the wire the doctors
wife heard her husband exclaim: DREAD
full! Such boldness! Certainly. How
much do you want? 2"
"Charlotte's been robbed in New York"
the doctor announced, "hasn't got a cent
What's that" He turned to the phone.
Telegraph it? $500? You'd better take
thousand! I'll send it right away. Wait
here's Emily"
Ruth Champion Ruickholdt's voice must
have been a faithful duplication of Mrs.
Charlotte Sharpe's voice, or Mrs. Emily
Sharpe, her cousin, must have been too
confused to notice the difference. At any
rate, the voice gave Cousin Emily little
time to- think, it's story came over the
wire so rapidly.
The doctors wife offered her sympathy
and if she had any doubts as to whom she
was speaking, they were quickly dispelled
when the voice over the wire asked inn
pulsively, Glow is Nav Gharpe?"
cousin Charlotte of Providence had al
ways used just such an information and Just
such an expression as rang in Emily
Sharpe's ears at that moment. So. Mrs.
Sharpe answered as usual. ~
standing her years WELL She would
like to see you, Charlotte"
In the meantime DIR. Sharpe had taken
S 900 in bills to the Western Union Tele-
graph office in Derby and had the money
telegraphed to Mrs. Charlotte Sharpe at
the Hotel McAlpin, New York.
Several weeks went by and DIR. Sharpe
was surprised not to hear anything
further from Cousin Charlotte about her
experiences. After he could stand it no
longer, and naturally thinking that it was
about time to have some word about his
loan of 81 900, he wrote nice, little letter
to Cousin Charlotte in Providence, which
closed with the query, owe would like to
hear more of your trouble in New York.
Did you ever catch that wicked, old
woman"
what on earth does E. T. mean ?"
Cousin Charlotte asked herself several
times on reading this.
Then she wired, 81 don't understand
your letter. Are you kidding7" ..s~
DR.. Sharpe went to the telephone:
didn't you receive the 81 900 / tele-
graphed you two weeks ago in New
York;"
tc) 1929 by American Weekly Inc
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TT WAS late in the afternoon of Novem-
Der IL that an Exceedingly we'll
= dressed wefnan, somewhat heavily
yelled, rustled up to the desk of the Nc
Alpin Hotel I'M New York. Behind her
came an attendant carrying suit case.
The clerk, booking up, noted with
practiced eye the modishness of her hat,
the excellent fit and fashion Of her dress;
he observed also with approval the trim
figure, the clear, gray eyes and attractive
face behind the, veil. Here, outwardly
at least, was "class."
"Mrs. Charlotte Sharpe, Providence,
R. L." she signed the register he politely
pushed toward her, and, followed by the
attendant with the suit case, was shown
her room.
This was the first appearance in New
York City of Ruth Champion, a. Connecti-
cut smalI-tbwn girl who has worried the
police and the Fifth avenue jewelers. and
the wise heads of many big business
houses, by, brisk career of swindling
which ran up into very large figures.
In the course of time the fingers Of
the law grasped pretty Ruth Cham ion,
and she was sent to the women's prison
in Auburn, New York. for five years
sentence. HsturAed out that she was the
wife of v@fy respectable New Haven
physician, DIR. Charles A. Ruickholdt, and
her husband was in complete ignorance of
the extraordinary operations of his very
lively young wife.
But SO charming 9 person as Ruth
Champion could hardly be expected to
stay long inside the grim walls Of prison.
The amiable Parole Board could not help
sympathizing with such a fascinating
creature in such doleful surroundings,
and so she was turned loose on October
"a, last year, after serving year and
nine months of the five years which the
judge thought she ought to serve.
But Ruth Champion is back again in
her little cell in Auburn Prison. They
let her out on October "a, and they
gathered her in again on December g..
And in that period of six weeks the busy
confidence woman had taken up things
at the point she left them when she be-
gan serving her sentence.
The entire catalogue of her activities
during the brief weeks that she was out
of jail, before they gathered her in again,
are not fully known. She seemed to have
selected Hartford, Connecticut, as the
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time, and victims turned up in New
York, New Haven and Newton, Mass.
They all sent her money often, which she
collected at the local telegraph office.
She came to Hartford about three
weeks before her arrest and resided at
the Hotel Bond According to the Hart
ford business man whom she later black
mailed, he met her in the lobby there.
She told him she was government work
er-and lonely. He, although married,
tried to cheer her, and series of dinner
parties, automobile rides and dances az
lie Bal Tabarin Con the Connecticut
river) followed.
She told him her funds ran out and
he loaned her money Then she de-
manded money or else threatened to tell
his family. He gave her some money,
and to avoid her went to New York or
a business trip. Her demands followed
him there He told her he would wire.
her money. On the evening of December
2, just as she collected. SIS from the
Western Union telegraph office, she was
arrested. Officials at the telegraph office
identified her as receiving like amounts
practically every day from different
cities.
Early the next morning parole
official from Auburn came and took her
back. She admitted that Hartford was
her centre and that she worked the neigh
boring towns. No record was made of
this arrest and she will not have to face.
the charge when she completes her prison
term.
The Parole Board now realize that
Ruth Champion carries no notion of re-
form in her pretty head. At the end
OF her period of Imprisonment, this in
teresting and incorrigible confidence
woman will still be young enough and
attractive enough to take things up at
the point she left them before she went
to Jail and brilliant career is open to
her.
The stage lost skilful actress when
the underworld got Ruth Champion Ruck-
holdt, and perhaps her skill in illusion
was never better portrayed than the time
she robbed one of her best friends
The late mid-afternoon hush had settled
over the lobby of the Hotel McAlpin as
already mentioned when the clerk, look
ing up, observed before him the rather
trim figure of fashionably dressed
woman.
After he had taken note of the name,
MRS. Charlotte Sharpe, Providence.
r. L." signed on the register, bellboy
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A ring as nearly like the original as
possible was found in stock, but the
twilight lady" would not take it with
her for fear of being robbed.
Naturally, Mr.. Hunter did not ask for
the money while the ring was still in his
possession. Anyway, Mrs. Ruickholdt's
influence seemed to be hypnotic. At three
minutes of six her gentle voice was heard
on the phone and Mr.. Hunter at her re-
quest mailed the ring to her and has
looked for his money ever since.
Everything was getting along finely for
Mrs. Ruth Champion Ruickholdt and she
still smiled in the security of her freedom
when she made the one false. move that
first landed her in Jail.
Just before Christmas, Perry & Stone,
leading, jewelers. in New London, Conn.,,
were in the midst of prosperous selling
season when the telephone rang and
shortly after busy clerk walked into the
back office, where he beamingly explained
to Mr.. Smith, the manager, that Mrs.
Alfred Mitchell wanted certain jewels for
Christmas presents.
Eyes, this is Mrs. MITCHELL" said the
voice from New York. 81 must have the.
Jewels tomorrow. Kindly send them by
Adams Express to the main office at.
SO Broadway, where will call for them" .
While checking this order Mr.. Smith be-
gan to perceive q light, Why should Mrs.
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Alfred Mitchell, whom he knew as the
daughter of Charles A. Tiffany, founder
of the jewelry house of that name desire
to trade with Perry & Stone in New
London when she could step into her
limousine and select her gifts from the
abundant stock of Tiffany & Company
and probably receive big discount in the
bargain. Surely there was something
strange about such an order.
So he had nice, little. box filled with
pieces of coal carefully packed in cotton
batten, fixed up on the outside to5the APP
proved standards of his jewelry store and
expressed to New York, addressed to Mrs.
Alfred Mitchell.
The day before Christmas a woman
appeared, asked for the box, signed the
receipt and then turned "a frightened face
to two Central Office detectives, who of
fered to escort her safely to little room
in the station house, where they desired
to question her. e
For a while she played the part Of a
naughty, indignant, scornfuI society
woman. But the evidence with which she
was confronted by the detectives was so /.
conclusive. that Mrs. Ruickholdt finally
broke down, confessed and yelled her
confusion in tears. Then the whole story
came. ont, bit by bit, and she was sent to
Auburn to think over her pastsand told
to make plans better future.
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centre of h eri
operations, and
was brought up
with q round
turn early in De-
.cember last for
Matchmaking a
prominent bust
ness man there.
He refused to
press the charges
against her, bow
ever, SO she was
arrested for vio-
lating her parole
and sent back to
Auburn to serve
out the remain
der of her sent
ence.
According to
the reports from
Hartford she ex-
tended her activi-
ties by working
Sovoral citinc of
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Back came the answer:N sa5Sisj ::s:
Neither in New York nor
anywhere else. Why should
you send me 10000" :;.s::|S
Because you asked for :::::s::l
it,, replied DR.. Sharpe.
81 asked for it? I-uh, ~
uh, u"
Conversation was carried
on with great deal of diff
Guilty in trying to straighten
out the matter of the 81 900, -:
until it dawned on the con-
fused mind of DR.; Sharpe.
that his 1000 had winged
it's way to somebody entirely S.:
unknown to him. I'll i:
After the case had been
put into the hands. Of the
New York police and the re-
ceipt for the money was
compared with letters that
Mrs Ruickholdt had sent to
the Mrs. Charlotte Sharpe, BacI
of Providence, the real an
Cousin Charlotte, the mys-
terry was solved.
Another piece of consum-
mate acting that deceived
even the extremely careful
firm of S. J. Hunter, Maiden
Lane, New York, netted Mrs. Ruickholdt
diamond ring for her finger.
The gentle, soft voiced lady sided into
the jewelry store just as the last faint
shadows of the business day were creep
ing into the store windows. After this
practise of near evening calls had become
customary, she was given the name of
twilight lady" by the clerks.
81 don't want to buy anything today"
the gentle lady told the clerk on her first
visit. 81 want to sell a ring for friend
Mrs. Rex Guiron, who is patient of my
husbands and who is in, oh--such straits.
The ring she took from her silk purse
and handed over the counter was accepted
for sale. Two weeks later telephone
call announced that the voice on the wire
was Mrs. Guiron's friend nquiring to find
out if the ring had been sold. Mr.. Hunter
was happy to announce that it had and
mailed a check to cover the transaction
and the incident had almost passed out of
his mind when the twilight lady" ap-
peared again.
This time she wanted the ring. back.
"Mrs. Rex Guiron had almost recovered"
so Mr.. Hunter was told "She is a widow
and it was her engagement ring"
The identical ring could not be- sup
piled. It had been purchased by man
who had taken it into another State.
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was ordered, who
in 4 u 5 tri ously
picked up her
bags and escort
ed mrs. Sharpe
to her rooms.
Shortly after
wards she called
the telephone
number Of DR. &.
T. Sharpe at
~ Z y GUHIlss
She had chosen
her time well.
DR.. Sharpe was
in the midst Of
his evening meal,
a n d W as Just.
about ready to
enjoy a piece Of
hot m i n c e pie
that the maid had
laid on the table,
when the tele-
phone bell rang.
Scarcely h a d
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Back From Her Newest They Brought Fascinating Swindr
and Put Her Cell She Had Left Only
Months Before PrSonand This All
and Vampish Ruth Champion Will Not Avail
Her Out Again Until She Has Finished Her Prison
Years and
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-21

ents Is gigantic fraud upon the cred
itor classes as against debtors. All
those dependent on fixed incomes, or
receiving specified sums in terms of
money, are penalized when the pur-
chasing power of money is depressed.
In like manner the stockholder profits
at the expense of the bondholder-a
fact which implies reward to the
more speculatively inclined at the ex-
pense of the conservative.
Advancing prices cause discomfort
and give rise to agitation and unrest
among those whose incomes cannot
promptly be adjusted to meet higher
living costs. Strikes are fomented
and production is curtailed. Every
body shares in these burdens. Lack
OF stability in money also undermines
and weakens habits of thrift. A cor
rosion Of the moral integrity of the
people is inevitable. Dishonesty is
stimulated and desire TO gain by
speculation rather than to earn live
,ihood by productive and useful labor
causes marked deterioration in pop
dlar habits and character" =
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-21
Twenty Years Ago
Items Taken From The Post Published
the Third Week in June, 1908

Elmer Lucas has gone to Denver to
participate in the Great Western
Handicap shoot.
Mrs. Tim Hammerich has returned
to Garfield county after several months
spent visiting friends in Germany.
Mrs. W. Il. Richardson and daugh-
ter, Mollie, have returned to Glenwood
and will spend the summer here.
Mrs. John Tenbrook was reported in
a very critical condition Thursday
afternoon, but she is somewhat i'm
proved at this time.
Harold Cross has secured position
in the office of the Boston Colorado
Coal company at South Canon He as
sumed his duties there on Monday
Charlie Shideler came up from the
ranch near Rifle this week to visit his
raughter, Olive, who is taking treat
ment in Glenwood for rheumatism.
G. G. Parks is in Denver this week
attending the state convention of
bankers. Where the monied men are
gathered together our Cliff is always
there in the midst of them.
DR.. Fletcher on Thursday moved
into his new office on lower Grand
avenue. The doctor was as tickled
over his new quarters as a boy with
his first pair of trousers.
Ole Thorson returned Wednesday
morning from trip to Colorado
| Springs, Denver and Boulder As Ole
wore hopeful smile upon his return
his friends refer to the trip as a sue
cessful one.
E. II. Grubb of Carbondale is in,
dulging in a course of baths at the
hot springs. Mr.. Grubb a few days
ago got tangled up with horse on his
ranch, as a result of which he sus
tanned several broken bones in his foot
Mrs. Maude Fusner of ALLEGHENY
City, Pennsylvania, arrived in Glen
wood last Thursday morning, accompa
MED by her three children, and will re
main during the summer. They viii
visit with Mrs. Fusner's father, Judge
j. w. Dollison.
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-21
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DETERMINATION OF
HEIRSHIP
Estate of Nettie Spear, Deceased.

Estate of Nettie Spear, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that on the
10th day of July, A. D. 1928, the un-
dersigned will present to the County
Court of Garfield County, Colorado,
his accounts for final settlement of ad-
ministration of said estate, when and
where all persons in interest may ap-
pear and object to them, if they so
desire.
Notice is also hereby given that ap-
plcation for the determination of heir
ship of said Nettie Spear, deceased,
has been made and that the Court will
on said date hereinbefore mentioned,
or at any time to which the hearing
may be continued, proceed to ascertain
and determine who are the heirs of the
said Nettie Spear, deceased, and as
such entitled to inherit any lands, ten
ements, hereditaments or other prop
erty, real or personal, constituting all
or part of the Estate Of the said
Nettie Spear, deceased, and enter
Decree accordingly, at which hearing
all persons claiming to be heirs at law
of said deceased may appear and pre-
sent their proof.
NJ. j. MAYEs,
Administrator.
First publication June Z, 1928.
Last publication July 5, 1928.
The Glenwood post., 1923-06-21
d railroad managers understand their

railroad managers understand their
business.
"Lots of people thought that be-
cause that was the biggest crowd ever
gathered at convention extortionate
charges would be made for places to
sleep. Well, there were some people
who paid high prices for hotel rooms,
but they did not need to. The men
who were planning the Shrine cInven-
tion asked the people of Washington
to rent their rooms to visitors, and
there never were more liberal people
than the residents of Washington.
When the convention opened there
was long list of available rooms art
from $3.50 to So day.
come of the important things about
Americans is the way they meet
emergencies and keep smiling if they
do have to put up with some incon-
veniences.
"Lots of people thought Washing
ton could not handle the crowds at
the Shrine convention. 1t is immense
ly gratifying to know that the nation
al capital can take care of some 300,-
900 visitors for nearly a week"