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The Washington times., 1923-01-19
Bu Ann LisIeIWHAT OF THE NIGHT?

formation I needed I tried to get
It from the telephone operator,
but she kept reiterating:
who do you wish to speak
top
Finally. in desperation and
with regret that I must trouble
him, asked for Mr.. Lacy.
who wishes toaspeak to him?"
replied the weary voice.
MRS. Harrison" / replied, and
as IL that were the Open Sesame,
in another moment Mr.. Lacy's
incisive and yet deep voice came
over the wire in friendly greet
ing.
Good morning." cried with a
feeling that everything would be
arranged in minute. Then 1
looked up, gasped, and added al
most breathlessly: Il had a mat
ter to-talk over with you. But
1t must wait. It won't need at
tention now. Oh-In explain
later. Please forgive me If 1 say
an abrupt good-by."
''Of course, Good-by," he laughed
good naturally.
Hardly waiting for his reply, I
put up the receiver. For on the
threshold of my office, hesitating
as if afraid to intrude, stood
Manuelo Ortiz.
CTo be continued tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

2. Bismarck was chancellor of
the German Empire from 1871 to
1890.
8. The Epson Downs race
course in England became popu-
lar with the introduction of the
Derby race in 1880.
Fulton's steamboat, Cler-
mont, made its first trip on the
Hudson, from New York to AL
bany, August II, 1907.
s. Daniel O'Connell founded the
Society Of Friends of Ireland in
1880.
6. The Philippine islands were
discovered by Magellan in 1921.
Z. PAPER mache was invented
about 1740.
s. Poor Richards Almanac was
published from 1892 to 1857.
8. Trial by jury was introduced
into England before 800.
10. Fort Sumter was fired on
by the Confederate April -.
1861.
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SyndtcAko. lmos1
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
By John Goodman.

EET was anxious about you,
Carfta," said the old lady
in the language of her
childhood II thought I would
wait to say good night. Was the
Senior Drummond with your"
Sure. Who else?'
He has been very courteous.
I think he Is better than those
other friends Of his. But that is
not TO say much. dread them,
carita." She sighed. 81 wish we
had never come to this country.
/ foresee, evil"
There was q haunted look In
her eyes and she slivered slightly.
Forget it," snapped Agnes con-
temptuously.
agnes" said her mother tim
idly, "the tongue you learned as
q little child. comes better from
your lips than this speech Of the
Gringoes that you learned later.
I love to hear you speak the
Spanish"
.And I hate the very sound Of
It, snapped Agnes. white mans
talk for mime She looked at her
mother with an expression of
ecorn I'm her eyes that made the
old woman shrink. Saint you
going UP to bed?"
Eyes, carita," said her mother
humbly. 'WilI you not go, 30?
You look so tired"
az shall go when I'm ready. It
makes me tired to see you hang
ing about and blinking"
The Sonora Tallbois retired
heavily. Agnes glanced after he
with an irritated frown.
Its mighty hard on a girl with
q gilt-edged position to keep up"
muttered Agnes, having q give
away like that always about the
place. She'll have to be shelved
somewhere where she won't show.
1t beats me what Callaghan want
ed to bring her over this side at
all for"
Agnes helped herself to a liqueur
from a decanter on the sideboard
and sank into an easy chair by
the fire: The Ianguid Incidence OF
her pose suggested a sleepy kitten
warming itself. For half an hour
she lay without stirring muscle;
the events of the day passed
before her eyes like a dim shadow
show and sch gave herself up to
dreams OF the golden future.
Presently she Lit a cigaret and
lay hEaf with half-closed eyes,
watching the blue smoke drifting.
She saw herself in the robes Of
peeress, coronet on her Jet black
hair, attending state function
at Westminster Abbey among the
great ones OF the earth. It was
delicious vision. And beside her
stood Harold Drummond, a smart
yet meek and submissive figure.
She could not be sure whether he
wore coronet or not.
An uneasy shiYer ran through
Agnes. She opened her eyes and
looked up with a slight start.
There was someone with her in
the room. Peering through the
film Of smoke she saw the form
of a man standing opposite her
chair, looking at ner.
Agnes jerked herself upright
with little gasp, and graspea
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
WHO SAID TT,
AND WHERE

"a Rolling Stone Gathers No
Moss"
Although the saying is a relic of
antiquity. it first appears in near
ly Its present form in Thomas Tus-
ser's Five Hundred Points
"Our Own Felicity We Make or
Find"
A saying the disconnected should
think well upon. 1t is from that
jolly bard, Oliver Goldsmith, in
1.-THE Traveller" Q765.)
"The Heart That Has Truly Loved,
Never Forgets."
This familiar line is from the
charming Believe Me-" by Thorn
as Moore.
Memory Wore My Heart Away"
The deadly effect of constant
longing for the absent beloved's re-
|. turn is the burden Of this oft
quoted line from LalIa Roolkh. by
Thomas Moore.
Copyright. 1928, BY King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.l
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
Keenest Anal VISITS.

bill she owed To Granrlis. She
wouldn't let such man buy her
tea Also, the change from the
five-doIlar bin, one dollar and
half. Three dollars and . quarter
in all. Plus. Of course. the thou
sand.
She felt tears. vexatiotls tears,
ia her eyes. She was ii q mood
when it would have been easy FOR
her to slap a mans face. She had
never done such 4 thing Ii her
life at least, not since 4 little
child, and then It had been the
face Of boy, not man. But
now. once again, minor things
assumed the ascendency ii her
thoughts.
For even Grannis, attempt to-
bribe her that was what II was
was minor matter compared to
the Beiner murder She wondered
what the evening papers would
have to say further about that
mystery.
A newsboy crying an extra at
Thirty-fourth street sold her =
paper. She wanted to open iii
at once, but. somehow, she feared
that reading q newspaper on q
cold wintry evening would be
most conspicuous on Fifth avenue.
Even when she had secured B
seat on q downtown bus, she was
hair afraid to open the paper.
But. considering that practically
everyone else ii the vehicle was
reading. she might safely open
hers.
She found what she was
Iooking for without diff
ficulty Her eyes were keen and
the name ''Beiner" leaped at her
from an inside page. But the
reporters had discovered nothing
new to add to the morning ac-
count. A theory, half.heartedly
advanced BY the police. that pos
sibly Beiner had killed himself
was contradicted By the findings
of the coroner. but il the police
had any inlling as to the Identity
Of the murderer. they had not
confided in the reporters.
That was all. She began to
feel justified in her course. TO
have gone to the police would
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
Charm and Beauty Magic and Intrigue, TEMPTATION and
Triumph Feature This Tale Of Manhattan's
Exotic Whirlpool

! until the night az Mr.. zenda's
party. And i haven't seen him.
since"
You'd stick to tl1at in i court-
room?" ..3s s.5ss
Clancy Laughed. eTlI never
have to, win I?''
into Grannis's dun eyes creptg
admiration.
kid. I'm for you, he said.
Clancy shrugged again. Although.
no one had ever commented on il,
she knew that her shrug was q.
prettily provocative thing. ..Don't
care whether I'm for you or not.
leh?''
Clancy. stared at Him. .sYou
know" h said, III tipped Off
this Miss Henderson that weber
planted youtwith her sos you could
steer suckers wealthy folks that
don't mind q little gasne-his way
how long do you think your graft
would last?1
You'd have, to prove what you
said, You know" Clancy reminded
him.
kid, why haven't you been
round to see Zsnda?' he asked.
Why should I 90 round to see
him?''
Grannis. eyes took on i cum
ming look
Nov you're talking business.
We're getting down to cases.
Listen. kid: You were scared Of me
awhile ago. You've forgotten that.
Why?" Clancy reached for another
sandwich. She made no answer.
you're certainly there, lxidg' ex-
claimed her COMPANION. '.No one
Il running blazer on you, are
they?''
No one Is foolfng me, II that's
what you mean" said Clancy.
You've said it! Wen, I won't
try to bluff you. kid. I've found
you. It's lucky chance, and
don't deserve any credit for it,
butt found you-before zenda
did. Before Ike did. If it comes
to that. And Ilke's the guy that
wants you. I been feeling you
out. to find out where you stood.
/ know that Ike didn't plant you
vxyftI, NTfao ryo.,Na~.o..
how you got in there. All Fay
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
by Aline Michaelis
Footloose.

FOOtIOoSe.
SWAN" said Hiram Slow
one day, ''if was foot
loose now I'd never fool
around this way. I'd never milk
and plow. / wouldn't toll year in
and out to raise pesky crop.
a-frettin. when the east wind
blows and fussin' when it frosts;
I'm wonderin where the profit
goes and kickin' at the costs. I'm
worryin' about the rust that's In
the wheat again, and givin' bIazes
to the trust and to the middle
men. If I was footloose now, I'd
go and hit the open trail; I'd
never mind the sleet and snow,
the fury of the gale. The year
would be holiday, all seasons
bright and sweet, with no more
taxes I must pay, no grocer bills
to meet. If was footloose now:
but Gee! I'm plumb forgettin.
Jim, and say, what fun would
livin' be If it was not for him?
Though Jimmy amt but four
years old, a little bit of mite, he's
surely got strangle- hold upon
my heart, all right. His eyes are
like the sky above, his hair the
suns bright gold, his smile grlms
over with the love his happy
heart can't hold. If / was foot.
loose, how I'D miss the songs
hear him sing, his merriment, his
goodnight kiss, his arms that
clasp and cling! 1t might have
done, some years ago. to take the
open trail, to follow where my
dreams might gos on unknown
seas to sail. But now it couldn't
be the same, for ver as I'd roam.
I'd hear the Voice Of Jim swho
came to keep ne close Il home.
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
ND THE WOMAN By ARTHUR s0lIERs ROCHE
CLancH,s Secret Oppresses Her

CLANCY nDEANE has been treated very well BY
~ New York, despite tragic beginning. An IN
her dreams of success in the films to Broadway. The
film dream faded, and she becomes almost contented
with q good position in p real estate office. She
shoulders at the memory of her first few days In New
York when she planned to startle Broadway Iorne
Ladue " The memory Of those days includes her es1s
cape from Morris Benes office after he had
to kiss her
Clancy has two good friends il Mrs Carey and
David Randall.
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
whose Present Serial Has Score
. Big Popular Success.

d -
Copyright. 1928. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.l
- OSA made an evasive reply
to my request that she
AO see me at once. She had
the tone Of expecting just this.
Something in her manner boded
i'll for Mabel Storrs. It made me
feel that Rosa had persuaded
ManueIo Ortiz to come North
from Mexico in order to use him
as witness against my Goddess
Of Liberty girl,
az am not able to come to the
city today. have headache
that is so terrible I must rest
me, or think I get very sick"
she said plaintively and with an
elaborate accent.
Would you make an engage.
ment for tomorrow" asked
glibly.
'Will you telephone me maybe
tomorrow and see If this evening
has exhaust me or If 1 am able to
oblige you as shall wish?" asked
Rosa with a suspicious meekness.
On the way down 1 thought
over the best method of getting
in touch with Manuelo Ortiz. For
Mabeps sake must see him and
make q strenuous effort to per-
The Washington times., 1923-01-19

Il did more than that; 1t gave
her perspective. She laughed, ~
somewhat cynical note in her
mirtll. which zenith had never
heard from the pretty lips Of
Clancy Deane. With charge Of
murder in prospect, she had lei
herself be concerned over such
matters al the fit of d skirt. the
thickness 81 the soIes 81 her
shoes. the casual opinions Of star
ing persons whom she probably
would never see again, much less
xaoW.
4 She had placed Grannis' thou
sand.dollar bill iii her pocketbook.
she clasped the receptacle tightly
a. she crossed Forty second street,
battling upon the sidewalks and
curbs, with the throne OF com.
1nufers headed Tor the Grand
Central Stations For q moment
she was occupied in making :,er
way through it, but another block
down the avenue brought her to
backWater In the six-o'clocA
throng. she sauntered more slow
/ " now, after the fashion Of people
I. who are engaged III thought.
Her instinct had been correct
7rannis was dishonest. His gift
of 3 thousand dollars proved that.
But Why the giftg re knew. OF
course that she was aware Of
his partnership with zenda. His
statement that he didn't want
zenda to know that he had seen
her had been proof Of his assump-
ton Of her knowledge Of the
partnership that existed between
himself and the famous director.
Then why did he dare do some
thing that indicated disloyaIty to
his associate?.
Why hadn't she made him take
the money back? He had every
right to assume that she was as
dishonest as she seemed. She had
permitted him to leave without
protest. Further. with the five
dollar bill that he had put upon
the table, she had paid the check.
She made mental note Of the
amount Of the bill. Three dollars:
and she had given the waiter fifty
cents. One dollar and seventy-five
cents, them an exact half Of the
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
By Arthur Somers Roche.
The Most Popular Author Of Love
And Mystery Tales
Today.

Today
H, well, don't get mad
about it. I don't care
~ rap whether you do or
don't" he said. "only, you're
looking prettier than q while
ago." He eyed her closely
His near-sighted eyes took on an
expression Of personal interest
Heretofore. his expression had
been impersonal. But now sh
felt that Grannis was consciou
that she was q young girl, no
bad to look upon. She resented
It. Perhaps Grannis caught that
resentment. He picked up
menu.
'.Eat?'s he asked.
He was rnonosyIlabic sort of
person. Clancy decided. frugal of
words. Something inside her babe
her be cautious. Those who are
frugal OF speech force others to
be wasteful. and Clancy. in SO Tar
as. in her chaotic mental state,
she had arrived at any decision,
had decided to commit herself as
little as possible. If she was to
Be accused OF the murder of Nor
rfs Beiner. the less she said the
better.
But the onesword questions de-
manded an answer. She suddenly
realized that excitement had tenn
porariIy made her forget hunger.
But hunger forgotten is not hum
ger overcome. She hadn't eaten
since breakfast. Yet, because of
the social timidity that had made
her walk mincingly across the
room. she said she preferred that
Grannis should order. Clancy was
only four days away from Maine,
where It is sim not considered too
wen bred to declare that one is
1amished.
Fortunately, however. Grannis
was hungry. He ordered sand
Viches- several varieties and q
pot Of tea. Then he looked at
Clancy. She was experiencing va
rious emotions today. many OF
them survivals OF age-old instinct.
Now she felt suddenly conscious
The Washington times., 1923-01-19

1. When was the Astor Library
founded in New York?
2. When was "Enoch Arden" a
poem by Tennyson, first pub
lished?
8. When and by whom was
Greenland discovered?
4. When did the battle of Get
tysburg take place?
S. When did Louis Pasteur be-
gin publicly to use his own ia
nous treatment for hydrophobia?
6. When did Pitman's system of
shorthand come into use?
7. When did Queen Anne's war
between the American colonists
and the French and Indians take
place?
s. When did Theodore Roose-
welt write his autobiography?
Answers to these questions will
be printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
/. The famous Bridge OF Signs
IN Venice. Italy, was built Ia 1897.
The Washington times., 1923-01-19

tory progress. Thousands Of our
weiIdressed high school youths
Of today are destroying the small
values derived from ATTENDING
classes during the daytime. AT
tending is the proper designa
ton here. for many Of these
young night owls are really only
guests during the schoolroom
exercises.
Father and mother may mean
very well by you. Youthful sriend-
ships with lavish attentions may
appear just now te be all you
need, my young friend. But fate.
is less soft-hearted. He bats his
eyes and squares the account.
The Washington times., 1923-01-19

knows Of you is that you were liv-
ing at the Napoli. and were go
ing ia the movies, she thought.
But Fay's q blab,mouth. and Ike
and I know what she told YOU
about her and Ike working togeth-
er to gyp people fl poker games.
Well. Ike figures that, as long
as you disappear, he should wor-s
~, but when i run into you to-.
day. / begin to wonder. Now +
see that you're no boob Well
then. take q look at that!''
That" was bill. The deno1ni-
naaion was the largest Clancy had
ever seen on q piece of money
One thousand dollars! And Gran
mis- placed it on the table by her
plate. -
slip it into your kick, kid.
There's more where it came from.
Put it away before the waiter sees
1t. UNDERESTIMATE Clancy didn't
understand. and her FACE showed
it weber Is coming back to-
town" said Grannis. "TIe can't
come back Il there's real evil
dence against him. The only real
evidence is what Fay Marston told
you. Can you keep your mouth
shut
Clancy stared at him. Grannis
grinned. He entirely nlisunder-
stood her bewilderment. He rose
suddenly. placing 4 IS bin on the
table.
I'm in q hurry. That's for
the tea. So long. kid" He walk
ed away. leaving Clancy staring
at the thousand dollar bill.
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
THE STRANGER \ B gss''

Thrilling
Drama

the chair arms. She had heard no
sound-seen no one enter. The
man seemed to have. matcrialized
out OF the empty air. He was re-
markably tall; a commanding
ugure with sardonic face and
brooding eyes fixed intently on
hers.
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
An ssEi,lstein Star

At IL o'clock the constellation Leo, marked by a.
a "sickle is half way up the eastern sky. Some
13 degrees south is Beta Vrgnis the used
the EnStein theory
The Washington times., 1923-01-19

1t was more difficult to leave
Ferroni's than it had been to
enter it. It was Clancy's first
experience in restaurant that,
she assumed and correctly
The Washington times., 1923-01-19
What Makes tie aGrain II Wood2

a TREE grows outwards and its wood Is collection
a Of millions of living cells Each year new cells
form around the tree hardening into cylinder and s.
cut straight lines, these lines form the grain
The Washington times., 1923-01-19

FOOtIOose.
ITsWAN," said Hiram Slow
one day, ''if / was foot
loose now I'd never fool
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-29
WILSON SEEKS TO
NAME new SENATOR
Former President Wires Colorado Gov
ernOr to Name Huston Thompson
to Succeed Senator Nicholson.

Denver, Colo. - Woodrow Wilson,
former president of the United States
today asked Governor E. w. Sweet of
Colorado to appoint Huston Thompson,
Democrat, to a seat in the United
States senate to succeed Samuel D.
Nicholson, Republican, who died Sat-
urday night Thompson now is mem
Der of the federal trade commission.
Governor Sweet announced he had
received the following telegram from
the former president:
81 trust you will not think it an
unwarranted liberty if l express the
hope that you will select my friend
Huston Thompson for the vacant seat
in the senate"
Thompson is graduate of Prince
ton University and was one of the
founders of the first Woodrow Wilson
for-president club in Colorado. At the
last Democratic national convention at
San Francisco he was credited with
being one of President Wilson's per-
sonal representatives He was an ar
dent supporter of William G. McAdoo's
candidacy for the presidential nomina-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-29
Helium Gas May
Now be Liquifed
by Associated Press)


Toronto, Ont.-Professor John c..
Mcclellan Of the University of Toronto,
has discovered process for liquifying
helium gas. The new discovery, it is
said, will open up big possibilities for
the gas in the industrial field.
Helium is non-combustible gas
which is nearly as light as hydrogen
gas and can be used as a substitute
fer it. It's principal use up to the
present time has been as filling for
drigible balloons and other lighter
than air craft, because of its non
infiammability. Many air disasters
due to the ignition of bags could
have been avoided, it is said, if heliu1n
gas had been used
In its new liquifed state helium will
be particularly valuable in refrigera-
ton, since its temperature reaches
within one degree of ABSOLUTE zero.
This property of extreme temperature
will also make the liquifed gas espe-
cially useful in scientific research, ac-
cording to Professor Mcclellan.
The value of helium as a commercial
product is enhanced by its compare
tive scarcity. The United States and
Canada are the only countries in which
it is found. During the war the Unit
ed States took steps to extract and
conserve its helium gas, and since the
war it has prohibited its export from
the country. Canada's source of hell
UNI is located at Bow Island, near Cal
gary, Alta. This field is said to be the
largest III existence.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-29
Mrs. Myrtle Zayit Makes Attempt at Suicide
as the Result of Domestic Trouble
of Long Standing.
IN SIGHT OF HER HUSBAND
Wife Without Warning Attempts to End All by Drink
ing CarbOlc Acid and Only Quick Action
Prevents Instant Death

Because she feared worse than death
the publicity which might come as a
result of a suit for divorce recently
tarted by her husband, Mrs. Myrtle
lavit, aged % years, is at the point OF
ieath at the Kenosha hospital today
rom drinking quantity Of carbollc
tcid in an attempt to end her life. The
attempted suicide took place Monday
lvenlng about $3.50 o'clock at the resi-
lence of Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson,
90 South Newell street, where Mrs.
iavit had made her home for several
months.
The rash act was done before the
yes of Peter Zavit, the husband who
seeking a divorce, and also in the
resence of several others, all of whose
uick work prevented the young wom-
n from drinking enough of the poison
0 kill her instantly. The police am
ulance was summoned. The woman
nconscious and badly burned by the
cid, was hurried to the Kenosha hos
,ital, where today it was stated that
he would probably recover.
Had Trouble in Family.
The suicide comes as climax to
ong trail Of domestic unhappiness, &C
ording to the story told to the police
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-29
Maria Of Mexico City
Sails Away for Spain
(By Associated Press.l

Mexico City-Actors and actresses
IN New York who pride themselves on
100 or 200 nights of continuous per-
formances receive scant consideration
from Maria Conesa, Spanish actress,
who with a run in this, city well
launched into its fifth year, has de-
cided to take vacation and visit the
home folks back in Spain.
Miss Conesa has established a rec
ord unique in local theatrical circles.
easily the most popular actress who
,ver trod the boards in the Mexican
,apital, she has amassed wealth and
.chieved fame, and when she departed
or Spain she was followed to Vera
Jruz by trainload of admirers who
lowered her with gifts and tearfully
,ntreated her to speed her return.
md the irony of the situation is that
liss Sonesa has been stage failure
9th in Spain, her own country and
n the United States.
The actress record has not been
lade in one theatre. She has ap-
cared in every large playhouse in the
ity and her only nights off" have
cen when her company moved from
ne house to another. 1t is now
roposed to build new theatre and
anne it after her.
She maintains her own staff of play
rights and assists in staging her own
lows, most of which are of the must
Al comedy variety. For more than
,ur years she has presented three
ew shows each week, many of them
ever satires on current politics.