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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29
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Vendetta begins between
MICHAEL SAVERS. noted criminal,
and
SIR NORMAN GREYES. once Of
Scotland Yard. when Sayers
beautiful hOusemaid.
JANET, saves him from Sir Norman
by shooting dead an officer sent
TO arrest him. Janet becomes
Savers wife and accomplice.
Michael plots 10 rob two men,
Gorty and Metzger. Of seven boxes
of gold brought into England TO
establish private credits Mr.
and Mrs Jose de Miguel assist
Michael During the absence of
Gorty. Madam de Miguel entices
Metzger to her hotel room where
Michael renders him unconscious
The gold is substituted for their
luggage and the de Miguels leave
for parts unknown.
Gorty puts Greyes on the trail of
Michael and Sir Norman has a lady
Oparatiya shadow the criminal
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going to have him arrested"
! drew little breath. 1t was hard
to think that l should not be present
at the end for which had worked so
zealously, but L realized the risk Of
letting him remain at large any
longer. ! waited while Huntington
entered the polce-station and spoke
to headquarters. When he returned,
he brought with him a couple of
plain-clothes men, one of whom sat
in the front and the other with us.
There will probably be half a
dozen of them" Huntington point
ed out, "and from what l know of
the gang that Michael generally en-
ploys, there may be a little trouble.
Wen leave Miss Weston in the car"
WYE turned off the main road at
w wick e n ham, snd finally
stopped before the gates of a
large, old-fashioned villa, badly out
of repair and apparently empty. The
! grounds sloped dowa to the river,
and the gates were padlocked. We
climbed over, leaving Miss Weston
behind. She detained US for one mcs
ment.
'"The house Is called the Sane
tuary," she saio ''Goodson. the
sculptor, lived here once"
We hurried off. The place showed
every sign of desertion, but there
were marks of recent wheels upon
the avenues, and as we turned the
last corner we saw a thin cloud of
smoke curling upward from a long
range Of outbuildings which looked
like a sort of annex to the kitchen.
Huntington quickened his pace. We
all broke into a run. We avoided
the front door. with its flight of
stone steps, and went straight for
the building which we now per
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29
DISTRICT W. c. T. U. MEETING.

The TWeITtN DIstrIcT W. Z. ]. .
Institute vii be held in Cochran Fri
day, March 30, in the Methodist
church. The exercises begins at
1890 "A. NJ. and continues until
4:30 P. NJ. A splendid program IS be-
ing prepared by our District Presl-
dent, Mrs John Bohannon, OF East
man. Mrs. Leila billiard, our state
President will deliver the morning
address. -
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Inc average man expects ms
wife to have more sense than she
showed by marrying him.
Look at a crouch and you won't
blame him for being grouchy.
Washington prints a booklet on
keeping worms out of the garden.
Why not turn in a few flying fish?
U. S. ships shoe polish to Africa.
Bet they use it for cold cream.
Spring fever makes you feel like
doughnut hole without a dough-
nut.
Hope the Egyptian craze lasts.
The Egyptians were forbidden to
eat onions or garlic.
a couple of Scotch couples
danced q hours each. Youth must
have its Highland fling.
Three Detroit men were poison
ed by eating hot dogs, so We sug-
gest the hot dogs went mad.
A Toledo elephant plays the
piano. Sometimes we think he
has moved in next door to US.
Port Au Prince, in Haiti, had a
big fire, but it is warm enough
there to flee scantily clad,
Where you start does matter. 1t
is much nicer to be a former poor
man than former rich man.
Opening an umbrella in the
house or cussing a policeman are
both considered signs of bad luck.
Chewing gum is all right in its
place, which is not on the piano.
Many a man gives a lady his
car seat to keep her off his corn.
Cast your bread upon the waters
and it will draw the fish.
While out stepping it is a very
good idea to watch your step.
Soft words turneth away black
eyes.
A still found in a mine near
Pomeroy, o., made it a gold mine.
Sing Sing has ball team. Per-
haps the idea is to knock the ball
over the fence and chase it.
Atlanta, Ga, is building a bache-
Tor hall where no women will be
admitted, Instead of a watchdog
they should get a watch mouse.
A short, white flannel jacket
worn with a snappy frock of blu
and white bingham. A small whit
felt hat completes the costume.
The popular hat of this season
shorter in the back than in the from
and has a small - very small 49,
dropping brim, and little trimming.
A smart sport coat for spring
Of blue leather. belted with nan
row leather belt. and collared an
cutfed with gray fur.
ScallopeG cuffs outlined with ia
leather are featured on a smart mai
of brown suede gloves. Others hav
godet inserts and form a circula
ruffle over the wrist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29

r TOOK my departure, and at this
stage of my search for the miss
ing gold, l took Huntington into
my confidence. He agreed with me
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of allowing
Michael to remain at large for the
present; and so far as he was con
cerned he satisfied himself with
placing a strict watch upon the
house in Adam Street where we had
located him. ! myself retired a lit
tie into the bats ground, although /
remained in the closest touch with
Miss Weston. Her information was
always interesting. always sugges-
tive. The whole scheme gradually
unwound itself
'Ohe of the outporters at Water
loo," he announced, seems to re-
member a small furniture van backed
up against the pavement some dis
lance away from where the majority
of the taXicabs were unloading"
He didn't notice the name on it,
l suppose?" 1 added.
mo such luck! There's another
thing, though. One of the old hands
there told another of my fellows that
he noticed several porters about,
that night, whose faces were quite
unfamiliar to him and whom he has
not seen since. The driver of the
bus from the Milan insists upon it,
as you remember. that Madam de
Miguel pushed away the first porter
who accosted them, and insisted up
on employing two of her own choos-
ing"
I'VE have got so far. then" /
pointed out, recapitulating items of
information which had been brought
us. This pretended South Amer
lean and his wife drove up to Water
loo with three heavy cases. They
were met. there by eonfederates
dressed in the uniform of railway
porters, who probably took the boxes
into the station, and choosing their
opportunity %brought them out again
and got them into the furniture van.
The inference is that the gold is still
in London. To proceed: What have
we learned about Janet? She is
staying in clearinghouse in the
Cromwell Road. frequented by ar.
lists. She spends an hour or two
every day at the South Kensington
Museum, studying statuary. 1t is
exactly four days since she brought
little specimen Of some sort OF
work to Michael, something that, un.
less l am mistaken, was of consider
able weight, for I noticed that her
handbag sagged as she walked up to
the restaurant. Further"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29
SEABOARD AIR LINE
Central Tine.}

(CentraI Ilme,J
Arrive Departs
1905 am Cordele-Helena BIB pm
1926 pm Cols-Montg'y. $40 pm
$40 pm Cordele-Savh. 1926 pm
6;15 pm Richland-Cols 1905 sm
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NOW GO ON WITH STORY

Sir Norman Continues:
you are satisied?' my companion
asked.
Perfectly" I assured her. "I am
going to run no further risk of be-
ing recognized. 1 shall pay the bill
and so. You will remain. Remem.
Der. it is the woman you must watch.
Engage as much help as you re-
quire. She must be watched I'M
ceasingIy."
My companion nodded.
1T viii not be difficult" she said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29

ScallopeG cuffs outlined with tan
leather are featured on a smart pair
of brown suede gloves. Others have
godet inserts and form a circular
ruffle over the wrist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29

A short, white flannel jacket is
worn with snappy frock of blue
and white bingham. A small white
felt hat completes the costume.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29

Atlanta, Ca, is building a bache-
Tor hall where no women will be
admitted, Instead of a watchdog
they should get a watch mouse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29

The popular hat of this season is
shorter in the back than in the front,
and has a small - very small -
dropping brim, and little trimming
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29
Tom Sims
Says:

The average man expects his
wife to have more sense than she
showed by marrying him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-29

Sing Sing has a ball team. Per-
haps the idea is to knock the ball
over the fence and chase it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
PUSH CART BAN
WA|ISCOURT
DECISION
Regulation Aimed at Vendors
Not to Be Enforced Until
After Convention.

The regulation passed last month
Dv the District Commissioners barr
ing push cart vendors from occupy
ing public space in the downtown
section longer than is necessary to
complete a sale will not be en-
forced until after the Shrine con.
vention, it was learned today.
The new rule was due to become
effective this week. 1t is a most
drastic regulation and practically
means the barring of the vendors in
the congested districts. Merchants
of the city were instrumental in
putting the ordinance through.
Action OF the Court Of Appeals in
a push cart case last Monday, it
was said today, may have a perma-
nent effect on the regulation.
It is not likely that police will be
ordered to arrest violators of this
law until the convention is over
and the case in court is finally
disposed Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

Thirty-tWo Cases Of Einpitigo
Listed at Columbia in
Past Four Months:

An investigation is being. con
Quoted today into the appearance In
the Columbia Hospital, Twenty
sixth and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. of skin diseases among
infants in the institution.
Thirty-two cases of empitigo, a
skin disease which produces rash
on the face, have been found in
the hospital since December 81 oil
last year, when the first case was
discovered.
DIR. J. T. Spragues chief of the
bureau of contagious disease OF
the District Health Department,
has been assigned by DIR. William
G. Fowler, District Health Officer,
to trace the origin of the disease
in the hospital.
Cause Still Obscure.
Aided by physicians on the hos.
pitaI staff, DR.. Sprague has been
making his investigation for several
weeks. However, he has so far
been unable to find the cause OF
the appearance of the disease.
AS soon as hospital officials be.
came aware of the spreading OF
empitigo the institution was
thoroughly disinfected. Mattresses
and bedding in. the rooms where
patients with einpitigo were stay
ing was taken out and burned.
Walls were washed down and the
floors scraped.
However, this action on the part
of hospital authorities so far has
failed to check the spread OF the
disease. No additional cases have
been reported in the last week and
health officials declare that the
disease may have temporarily dis
appeared from the institution.
Lasts About Ten Days.
Empitigo is a communicable dis.
ease. 1t produces a rash on the
face and sometimes results in a
very rough service over the face.
The rash lasts about ten days and
the face heals up with no apparent
after effects. No deaths have been
reported and health officials declare
the disease is not a serious malady.
1t is not reportable under the laws
Of the Health Department.
This department is making every
Effort to check the disease said DIR.
Fowler. 80 far we have been un-
able to trace it's origin in the hos
piJal. Columbia Hospital has some
of the best practitioners in Wash.
ington on it's staff, and they are
aiding us in the investigation.
Health officials declare they have
inspected the hospital from garrett
to cellar. They say the institution
Is a model for cleanliness. Hospital
nurses were examined Immediately
after the first few cases were dis
covered.
The disease usually is found
among infants. No adults are re.
ported among the thirty.two who
were suffering with empitigo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

Three New Captains May Be
Appointed After Shriners'
Convention Closes.

According to authoritative adj
vices, no changes in the police
department will be made in the
next few days. but after the
Shriners' convention many trans
fers and promotions are likely to
occur.
Three New Captains.
Before July / three captains are
to be made. Capt. e. y. Keefe, Of
the Eighth precinct, retired yester-
day, and will leave the service
soon: 1t is reported that Lieut.
c. l.. Plemmons, night chief Of
detectives, will get the place.
After the Shriners' convention
Capt. G.. e. e. Fathers. of the
Third precinct, viii be retired, it is
authoritatively stated Detective
Joseph Connors. now in charge of
the auto squad at the Central Of.
flee, is mentioned for promotion
to the place.
The third vacancy will occur
July ] when the appropriation for
the pay of an additional captain
will become effective. The crea-
lAOtt OL a AGW pHC1IlCL at TSIIOuS
Island avenue and Twelfth street
is the reason for the additional
captain. Acting Lieut. jeremiah
Sullivan, of the Eighth precinct,
will be strong candidate for the
place.
f. Lieutenant Davis Mentioned.
It is believed almost certain that
Lieut.. 0. T. Davis, in charge of
the vice squad, will not be over
looked when the list Of vacancies
are being scanned by officials of
the department. Davis and his as
sistants have worked indefatigably
to clean up the city. For weeks
at a time they have been on duty
eighteen hours a day and have won
the admiration of their superior Of
ficers.
One of the aspirants for the office
OF night chief of detectives Is Sergt.
Fred Cornwell. He has had detec-
tive experience for twenty years
and has figured in some of the
most notable cases in the District.
Another candidate for the position
is Detective Sergeant Thomas
Sweeney, known to his brother DO
licemen as "Jovial" Tom. Tom
has had many years of experience
in the detective bureau and has
aided in solving many crime mys-
teries. For some months he worked
under the personal direction of
Commissioner Oyster.
Two Detective Posts.
Two vacancies have already de-
veloped in the detective bureau be-
cause of the retirement of Sergt.
Albert c. Lynn and the transfer to
the Fourth precinct of Detective
William Messer. Detectives Muir
ply and Mansfield, who are now
assigned to the central office. but
who are receiving private's pay, are
said to be the likely successors.
Lynn asked to be retired because
OF Illness. He served as a lieuten-
ant during the war, but returned
to the department in 1920. On DC.
tober II, 1920, he was promoted to
the rank Of detective sergeant
Messer was transferred because Of
differences with Grant, it is said
The official explanation was for
the .good Of the service"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
TIGERT URGES D. c. VOTE
UPON SCHOOL QUESTION

Twenty times as much is spent
on cigarettes, cigars and cosmetics
as on education" declared John J.
Tigert, United States Commissioner
Of Education before members OF the
Parkview Citizens Association and
Parkview Mothers Club last night
Commissioner Tigert advocated a
vote by the people of Washington
on school matters and declared that
women In several States had vote
on school matters before they were
granted suffrage and aided in bet
tering the schools. George H Rus
sell, president of the citizens
association, presided.
This organization, after a month
Of study Of the question, unanimous
~ passed a motion donating $25
from it's small treasury for the
retention of Conrad Syme as
COUNSEL for the Public Utilities
Commission for another year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
PRIEST LOSES SUIT TO
CLEAR ARMY RECORD

Justice Hoehling. of the District
Supreme Court, yesterday dismissed
a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus in the case Of the Rev.
Franz J. FleinIer, a priest, who
served. with the Second infantry
of the A. E. F. as chaplain, with
the rank of captain, who had
sought to declare null and void
the parole under which he was
discharged after serving four years
at the United States penitentiary
at McNeiII Island, Washington.
The court made known his in
ability to go behind Presidential
pardon and to remove the stigma
of disloyalty. While the proceed
ings were pending, resident Hard
ing granted Father Fein1er full
and unconditional pardon which,
however, did not restore neither his
pay nor his rank. nor did it touch
the records of the court martial
proceedings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
TREASURI
OFFICIALS
CHANGE
VIEW
Secret Service, However, Con
tinues Probe at Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing !;

Although the investigation al
the supposed loss Of 500. Oce
worth Of farm loan bonds from
the Bureau of Engraving .ane
Printing is still vigorously pushed
from all angles and all sLspicions
are being followed out to the
limit, Treasury officials have
about reached the conclusion thar
an Anticipated system Of bool2i
keeping is responsible for tie
seeming disappearance of the fifty
sheets of paper.
Blame on Boolkeeping. :.
The theory of robbery has nal
been abandoned. but the weight n
the evidence thus far uncovered
rather tends to indicate that q con.
fusion of the records will ultiTfiats
~ be shown. Treasury officia
stressed this point today by stating
that the whole system Of bookkeeK
ing has been responsible in the pasl
for discrepancies that suggested
large thefts
. Another fact that the officials be;
iieve that robbery viii hardly akl
count for the loss is that the bond.
in question are unfinished, haviJle
neither the signatures nor the scal
Of the Farm Loan Board. It E
also pointed out that they do MOI
have the coupons attached, and~iH
any event would not mature Ton
twenty years hence.
Except for collateral loan,
which any safe and sane banker
or business man would quickly
question. the bonds are virtually
worthless" said a Treasury Official
today. ''It would take expert work
and skilled fingers to perfect even
a most imperfect sort of a boni.
Pushing His Inquiry.
w. H. Moran, chief Of the IRE :
ury secret service, declared toda.
that the investigation is still under
full sway and that some of the
best operatives in the service are
diligently at work on the case.
However, he declined to make any
comments on the progress Of the
inquiry except to say that IL IL
far from finished.
1--WE never quit" was the Sar-
donic comment of the chief.
An official of the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing explained to-
day that the bonds are prepared
Continued on Page 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
TEACHER SUES Y. w. c. A.
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES

Nora ]. Coaney, a techer, 'yester.
day filed suit in the District supreme
Court against the National Board
of the Young. Womeh's" Christian
Association for $25, 900. damages for
alleged personal injuries.
Plaintiff, represented by At
torneys Lambert and Yeatman, al
leges that while at the Grace Dodge
hotel which is under the supervision
of the association, she fell on the
slippery floor. injuring herself seri.
ously and permanently. The acct
dent occurred in February.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

Speaking of chGir-UGrnt-
.ers, Bill, If some of these
guys would show the same
stGyin0 qualities in their
aOork they do Whem calling on
girls, thsy might amount to
something, . u. K. C..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
SHAKESPEAREAN PAGEANT
TO BE REPEATED TO-DAY

The Shakespearean pageant pro.
duced by students of the high schools
here will be repeated this afternoon
in the Woodland theater at the south
end of the Sixteenth street reservoir.
Indictment weather yesterday
forced the pageant indoors and It
was presented in the auditorium Of
Central High School. More than
LOCO. perspnS viewed the production.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
THE SHRINERS.

The Shriners are a noble bunch:
you'll find them everywhere. They
every one believe in fun and drive
away dull care. They spread sun
shine where'er they 30. for they
are modern knights. From East
and West they start their quest
to bring US great delights. The
citizens of Washington now hum a
joyful tune, for all the Shrine. so
true and fine. will be with us in
June. They'll bring us many
happy days, they'll crowd our
pretty town; we all will cheer. for
we revere these fellowe Of renOwn.
Their camelS also will we greet;
they've served their masters well,
through storm and heat theirs is q
feat that Spark Plug can't excel:
Our welcome warm and most sin
cere awaits this merry band, for
they will hear q hearty cheer that
rings throughout the land.
JOE III. HOLMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
WOMEN'S LEGION WILL
HOLD CONVENTION HERE

The fourth annual convention Of
the American Women's Legion will
be held May 10 and II at the Wash
ington Club, 1t was announced to-
day
Officers OF the legion are Mrs. w.
L. Feeley, president; Mrs. Walter
!. Mccoy, vice president; Mrs. John
A. Lejeune, vice president; Mrs. r..
p, Bllis, vice president, and Miss
Mary Anderson, secretary treasurer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

=
Officer to souse-" Say, where'd
you get it?
S0use -Oasshafer, faint where
(l1ic) you gets it, Chic) itch where
You (lic) puts it. TUTZUK.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
BIDS FOR NEW POLICE
STATION ARE TOO HIGH

Six bids to erect the new No. 10
Police Precinct Station House on
hhode Island avenue northeast,
were submitted to the District
Commissioners yesterday and ali
found to be too high. Plans for
the station will be revised TODAY
and additional bids sought.
Sixty thousand dollars Ia an.
propriated for the building. but bids
exceeded this amount.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
QUIPICAL TOPICS.
Conditions in this country could
be worse; We might all practice
what we preach.

COAAkttOAG NAAAg SO0hhLS S0AtA
be worse; We might all practice
what we preach.
Health article says sugar 10
brain food. Well, It certainly IL
causing a lot of cerebration right
now.
The weaker sex are not 80 weak
after all, but these crazy nonstop
dancing contests are becoming
Tuonotonous. Let's have some
.non-start talking contests and give.
the boys show for their money.
A few more months and the
iangling ginglers will be contrast
ing the good old easy-going days
of yore with the speed-crazed
days of nineteen hundred and
twenty-foUr.
Throat trouble 10 a nuisance
easy to stop" reads an advertise
ment headline. Prohibitionlsts will
agree to the first half of the
statement.
Friend pedestrian can never be
too careful in crossing streets. At
any time an auto may dart ont
from nowhere, hit him some
where and knock him into where
FRED sCHwAB.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

DERIVED IF WE KNOW.
Dear Bu:, A smart scientist is
trying to find a method By witch
Uomen mill not close their eyes
While being Kissed. Whats the
deTe fool aUGTt to change 1t for?
CICERO RAPP.