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New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Sir Norman Greyes, formerly 0f Scotland Yard, is de,aiing his life t0 tracking down an arch erimi- nal of many aliass and disgulsas, hut known 10 him a. Michael hasere, Among savers ssTet abodes was a cottage near an English golf course where he was sar,esi by housemaid, Janet Scale, and li,ai as "sir. stan field" One day while Sir Nor. man, a guest at the golf club, was playing the course with "stan. field" Janet shot and killed police offieer who had tracked Aassrs to the spot, The maid professad to her master and t0 sir Norman complete ignorance. hut later confessed to "stanfield" and became his arcompliee. as is told in the present story by Sir Norman.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

saved anF firm great loss in the mat
 ter of the Hsit0R Gardens smsFsl'
 T remember it quite we'll" | sa mitted.
 We understand" my visitor con, tinned, 'fhat you have now resigned from the Force, but we hoped thai you might be inclined to undertake s commission for us, Il came 10 the saHs of our chief quite unexpectedly that you were s,s,fng here, snd he sent me after you al onee,a
 T can at least hear what the busi- ness is" I replied,
 There is staying in this hotel. the insurance agent preceded. "a Mrs ne Mendoza, the reputed widow of a fruit merchant in Buenos Aires, She is the passess0r Of a very wonderful pearl necklace. which she has insured with our firm for a hundred thousand pounds. Our acceptance Of the policy was a grave error which we recognised almost immediately after ward We know nothing Of the lady. and under those circumstances 1t is against our business policy to accept the risk, We have done our best to protect ourselves. however. Since the policy was issued. We have kept in constant touch with her. and have been in daily communication with the hotel dteetiye. By tonight's post. However. We had a message from the latter 10 say that he was at home ill. and that during his absence his duties would be taken over by the night watehman. The policy has only one more week to run. and will not under any conditions be renewed, We want to know if. for any fee which you care to name. you will do your best to guard the necklace for us during that week?"
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
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 vJSG:lk$:S? $:?
 Ooe, v Million Jars Used Ysals
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Every winter you have one of those terrible colds which hang on for weeks and weeks-break it up at the start with Williams Syrup of White Pine, Honey and Tar.
 You will be amazed how quickly this fine old fashioned remedy will jstof that dry tickle in the throat, loosen up that congested condition and re- lieve the hacking cough. A day suse will usually break up any ordinary cold if taken in time.
 For twenty years thousands of people have considered this relief-bringing prep aration . household necessity. Easy to take and pleasant to the taste. Don't &C., cept substitute.
 Prepared in the laboratories of Williams &CarletonC company, Hartford. Connecticut, and for sale at grocery and general stores.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

On the evening or my return from the Riviera after a three months holiday, was aceostcd in the lounge Of Marriages hotel by n middlc-aged man Of inconspicuous appearance who had been seated in corner alone. Ir was some few seconds before I could recall him to my memory. but euri. ously enough crowd Of unpleasant associations gathered themselves to- gether in my mind even before I had recognized him.
 You haven't forgotten me and our golf down at Woking, Sir Norman? ?" he asked.
 knew all about him then.
 'Mr. Stanield. isn't it?" I said. 'No. haven't forgotten"
 was a few minues early for my Iarty. and I accepted the offer of a cocktail from my golfing acquain- tance.
 That was an extraordinary inter- ruption to our first game" he re- marked. T never fancied my little house much afterward. 1 gave it up. in fact, within the year.
 T heard you had left" I told him.
 You had no luck in your investi- gations, Sir Norman?" he inquired.
 I shook my head. The subject was still a sore one with me.
 T had no luck at all" I confessed. T came to certain conclusions which carried me a little way along he road, but all the clues ended abruptly. Yet I don't despair. I always have the fancy that some day or other I shall solve that mystery"
 The waiter brought the cocktails, and we raised our glasses.
 T drink, then, to that day, Sir Norman" my companion said.
 T am with you," 1 declared heartily.
 We talked idly of various matters for a few moments-principaly of golf, which I had been playing regu- larly in the south Of France. There were several dinner parties being given in the restaurant that evening, and some very beautiful women were in evidence One in particular at- tracted my attention. She was tall, slender, slim, beautifully made Her complexion was perfect although little colorless. Her strange -colored eyes had nameless attraction. Her hair, beautifully coiffed, was just the shade of brown which appealed to me. She bowed to my companion as she passed, and joined litle group at the | farther end of the hall. The last thing I noticed about her was her | wonderful string of pearls.
 That is very beautiful woman" I remarked. Do you know who she | is-"
 "A South American widow-De Mendoza, her name is.''
 You know herr"
 My humble apartment is on the | same floor as her suite,'' my com panion replied. She is gracious enough sometimes to remember the | fact that we meet occasionally in the lift"
 My friends arrived and made my adieux to my erstwhile golfing &C., auaintance. Somehow or other, my meeting with him had left an un- pleasant impression behind it. It had forced my thoughts back to the hu- recollecton of the fact that the murderer of Richard Ladbrooke still remained undiscovered. and that the man who had called himself Pugsley had walked away from detec- ton under our very eyes and had never been heard of since.
 Among my fellow-guests was an official of the Home Office, and our naturally drifted into the subject of social order
 Your connection with Scotland Yard having long since ceased, Sir Norman" he remarked to me. you will not be oversensitive as to facts. The epidemic Of crime which was
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
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raging about two years ago seems to have broken out again with exactly the same results, There are four un, detected murders and fiye great rob
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

berries up to the debit Of your late de- partment Your people believe that the same person is at the head Of it
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-21
sequim, washington-"wher Water Is Wealth"

Photograph No. 2, by Web
ster & Stevens, is a view of
the farm lands, the city in
the distance, with a back
ground of the majestic snow
clad SUBMITS of the 0lym-
pics.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
[. & \. TO DISTRIBUTE
STOCK DIVIDEND
Railroad Granted Right by I. G. G.
in First Case Of Kind.
Millions Involved.

Permission was given the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad today by
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
issue $4,000, 900 in new stock and dis
tribute 1t as a stock dividend to pres
ent stockholders of the company.
Two conditions were attached to
the permission under the terms OF
the commissions decision. BY one Of
them. the Louisville and Nashville
Company is bound to retain all OF its
present holdings Of securities OF sub
sidiary corporations and to refrain
from disposing OF any of them until
specific permission OF the commiss lon
is procured. The second condition Is
that the company refrain hereafter
from capitalizing In stock or bond
issues the values arising from any
expenditures for improvements, bet
terments or additions to its line made
prior to October l. 1922.
The stock dividend, the first which
any railroad corporation has been
authorized to mako by the commits
sion since it was given power under
the transportation act to supervise
capital issues OF transportation COM
panies, was declared by the railroad
on the ground that its present issues
of stock did not fully cover the valuos
Of securities held in the corporation
treasury. or the value of new in
vestment put into its properties in
recent years from earnings.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
STOCKHOLDERS MAY
BLOCK RAIL MERGER
Nickel Plate-Clover Leaf Deal
Threatened by High Stock -
Price Demands.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, February ga
Plans to merge the New York. Chi
cago and st. Louis (Nickel Plate);
the Toledo, St. Louis and Western
ern, and, two small railroads con-
trolled by the Van Sweringen inter
ests may be blocked by efforts OF
some minority stockholders to secure
"top-notch" prices for their stock
through the courts, it developed here
today.
Attorneys for the Nickel Plate were
directed by Common Pleas Judge AL
vim T. Pearson to file their answer
this morning to a suit filed Wednes-
day by Bryan r. Dorr of New York
Officers of that railroad to show him,
as a stockholder, the company's rec
ords. Hearing Of the suit was set for
Monday.
A concerted move has been initiated
in New York, according to advices
from that city, by some stockholders
to take advantage of an Ohio law
under which any stockholder who de-
mands, must be paid the highest mar
ket price the stock has reached in
two years
The advices also state that the
books of the three principal units in
the proposed consolidation have been
closed. What bearing this will have
on the suit OF Mr.. Dorr could not be
learned
The Van Sweringen interests men
toned above are the interests which
recently took over control of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
INCOME TAX FACTS.
No. 23.

Charitable contributions, an allow
able deduction, constitute q consider
able item in tho income tax returns
income q taxpayer may deduct from
gross income contributions or gifts
made during the taxable year for ex-
clusively public purposes to the
United States, any state or territory,
any political subdivision thereof Getty,
town, county or hamlet), or the Dis
trict of Columbia. other allowable
contributions are those made to any
corporation or community chest, fund
or foundation operated and organized
exclusively for religious, charitable,
scientific. literary or educational pur-
poses. including posts Of the Amer
units OF such posts, or for the pre-
vention OF cruelty to children or ami
mails, no part OF tho net earnings OF
which inures to the benefit of any
also to the special fund for vocational
rehabilitation. Such contributions are
allowed to an extent not in excess Of
Is per cent Of the taxpayers net In
come, computed without the beneht
of this deduction.
Gifts made directly to an individual
are not deductible. but If made to an
organization Of the kind described
may be deducted even though the
organization distributes its funds
among Individual beneficiaries.
Deductions for contributions for po-
litical campaign purposes are ex.
pressly prohibited by Treasury regu-
lations. In order to be allowable con-
tributions must be deducted for the
year in which actualaly made. Prom
ises TO make future contributions
should not be considered by the tax
payer
Evening star., 1923-02-24
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PHILADELPHIA, February "a
Hardware dealers here predicted today
that business in 1923 would show in
creases of from % to 40 per cent over
last year as a result Of building con-
struction. They declared that retailers
were being hard pressed by chain stores
and mail order houses, and stated that
only careful reduction of overhead and
aggressive selling methods enabled re-
taiers to show a profit.
CHICAGO. February 24-Some i'm
provement is noted today in fresh beef.
Brokers in canned foods expressed dis
appointment that buyers are not taking
on contracts for 1928 pack as freely as
expected.
PITTSBURGH, February 24-Inde-
pendent crude oil buyers are still paving
premiums up to % cents a barrel on
Pennsylvania grades. Producers with
oil in storage are showing no anxiety to
sell at advanced prices.
NEW ORLEANS. February 24.-The
recent cold weather has checked the
early growth OF vegetables in this Sec
ton, but their progress was already so
far advanced that the delay will not
bring shipments to market much after
the usual time.
SHARON, Pa, February 24-While
the company showed a net loss from
operations in 1922, President S. P. Ker
declared today there is now a large
demand for the products of the
Sharon Steel Hoop Company. Pros
poets for this year are bright, this
authority says.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, February "a.
The Truscon Steel Company is about
ready to start work on an addition
to its plant here, which will increase
it's working force about 90 per cent.
The company is handling the largest
volume OF business on record for this
period OF the year, it is officially
stated.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. February GA
With winter almost over. the fur
market is easing off and receipts to-
day showed they are deterioratinE in
quality.
LANSING, Mich, February 24-Dr.
David Friday, president of the Michi-
gan Agricultural College today pre-
dicted dollar corn and higher wheat
prices for this year.
WEBB CITY. Mo-, February "a
The local chamber Of commerce is
today planning Its campaign to fur
nish seed free to every farmer who
will plant an acre Of cotton. The OBJ
ject is to prove that the climate Is
adapted to the crop. Tobacco and
broomcorn are other crops which the
farmers OF this section are being urg-
ed to grow.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
WHEAT PRICES POUNDED
DOWN DURING WEEK
British War Debt Settlement Not
as Stimulating as Had Been
Expected.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, February 24.-Persistent
heavy selling which appeared to
emanate from the east has pounded
prices down in the wheat market this
week despite stubborn opposition at
s1.19 for May delivery. The selling
appeared to be based largely on as
sertions that the worlds probable
carry-over of wheat on July / would
equal the pre-war average, whereas,
the food needs OF Europe had been
reduced to minimum by disorder and
financial distress. Compared with
week ago, wheat prices this morning
were III to 2ia down, corn off Il to
s.. oats lower 4 to 1ha1H, and pro-
visions up 2 to %.
Contrary to expectance in some
quarters, the British war debt settle
ment at Washington failed to afford
any special stimulus toward higher
prices for wheat, and on one day for
the time since the world war there
were no clearances whatever Of do
mestic wheat from Atlantic and gulf
ports. Notwithstanding an advance in
sterling exchange to the highest
point since March, 1919.
Delays TO farm credit bills at WASH
ington acted as a further depressing
influence on. wheat values, and notice
was also taken of an advance in fed
eral reserve discount rates. There were
bearish reports current too, that the
Argentine government was preparing to
offer financial assistance to exporters.
Among the leading factors on the bull
side Of the market was the relative
cheapness OF wheat as compared with
the general commodity list. Chances
that serious damage to winter wheat
had been done continued likewise to
exert more or less of a" sustaining in
fuence on prices.
Declines in corn and oats were due
chiefly to sympathy with wheat.
Provisions reflected better European
demand for lard.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
. 853,299 CARS LOADED.
New High Mark Compared With
Previous Years,

NEW YORK, February 24.-The
loading Of revenue freight totaled
S53.2ss cars during the week ended
February 10. according TO reports
filed by the carriers with the car
service division Of the American Rail-
way Association. This figure Sc. q
new high mark for that particular
week. as compared with previous
years, although the total was 1885
cars below that reported for the week
ended February 8. Compared with
the same week of 1892. the gain was
75,49S cars. and compared with 1921
the gain was 1865, 422 cars.
Coal loadings amounted u 1sO.s6o
cars, q decrease of 1929 cars, as COM
pared with the same week OF 1922.
Grain and grain products totaled
40,sS0 cars, a decrease Of 1900. as
compared with the year before. Gains
over the corresponding figures for
1922 were reported in the loading OF
$3.50 cars with forest products, an
increase Of 1876 cars; 4s9,605 cars
with merchandise and miscellaneous
freight. a gain OF 62,379; 1888 cars
with coke. a gain OF 1857. and 10,ll0
cars with ore, gain of 6,049.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
Rediscount Step Considered
Readjius and Warning
Idea of Sharp Market Break Secuted, as
Conditions Are Wholly Unlike
Those of November, 1919.

quarters, especially in view of the
prolonged and extensive advance
since the first of December. There is
an implied threat that speculation
especially during the last fortnight,
without the banking authorities in
terfering. In the old days before the
federal reserve, when II was case
custom not to adopt repressive meas
ures until reserves had fallen below
the legal limit. Then would come a
violent rise in money rates. accom-
panied by sudden and drastic cur
tailment OF the loan account
Federal Reserve TO Rescue.
The federal reserve system was
created precisely to obviate this evil.
Its function was to prevent ugly
credit situations arising, and not
simply to correct them once they
existed The federal reserve was
severely criticized for letting the In
flationary movement of 1919 go as
that this lesson has been learned and
that there will be more care taken to
deal now and in the future with spec
ulative expansion before 1t reaches
the danger point.
The rise in sterling exchange closer
to pre-Wa parity than at any time In
the last four years has been one of
the most significant incidents of the
week. IL does not, however, sur
prise students of the situation, who
have maintained all along that Great
Britain had fulfilled all the requisites
necessary for her currency to be re-
stored to the old-time parity with
the dollar. and that the attainment of
this end was only d question or q
limited time.
European Influences Secondary.
1t has at all stages been clear that
the British pound was not Influenced
in an important way by developments
merely rejecting the Improvement In
the home and foreign trade, the sue
cesSful handling of the budget and
the funding OF the American debt.
The continental exchanges stand al
most exactly where they did a week
ago. There has been no further de-
preciation, but neither has there been
Improvement. This exactly sums up
financial Judgment of the course of
events in the Ruhr. Things there are
in the meantime both France and
Germany are beginning to feel more
and more the pinch.
Latest reports on business condi-
tions in France are unfavorable. The
decline in the franc has been an un-
settling influence and SO has the de-
tfciency in the coal supply. The cost
or living continues to rise. Beyond
the fact that an agreement has been
reached for $50.000000 internal
German loan. the exact financial posi-
tion in that country remains obscure.
Each week seems to see imitation OF
the paper currency carried to moro
eXtravagant lengths, yet the mark
has ceased going down. 1t is hard
to explain this except on the sup
position that German financiers feel
that the measures now apparently
begun will he successful in stabiliz-
ing the mark. despite the enormous
initiation still going on.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-02-24
BY STUART y. WEST.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. February 24.-The
most discussed question in financial
circles at the close of the week still
was the action of the federal reserve
banks at New York and Boston in
raising their discounts from to At
per cent. One view was that 1T was
simply the readjustment of rates in
these sections to the level prevailing
in other parts of the country and that
besides 1t was putting official rates
in alignment with the higher rates
in the open market. The >ther view
was that it was a warning, however
slight, against which had seemed tor
the last month or more to be tend
sncy toward overspeculation in the
stock market and in the commodity
markets. Undoubtedly the true ex-
PLANTATION lies along both of these
lines.
There is no parallel between pres
Der, 1919, when the reserve banks be-
gan their series of discount in
creases. which, starting from the 4
per cent level. eliminated in the :
OF 1913 rediscounts secured by gov
erGment collateral were nearly four
tunes what they are now, mote cir
culation was nearly a billion larger,
while gold holdings were nearly A
billion less. Under these circum-
stnnces and with reserve ratio down
close to 20 per cent, the reserve sys-
tenn had to put on the screws as a
measure Of protection to itself and
20 the entire business interests Of
the nation.
Speculation lively Mt Advances.
No such necessity exists at the
present time. But IL is a fact that
stock exchange loans are again pretty
well extended. that some of the re-
cent performances in the stock mark ct
nave been excessive, and that along
with the expansion in Wall street
business, has gone A lively specuIa-
ton at rising plices In cotton, in sugar
and in parts OF the metal trade. The
rise in commodities. whether infu-
enced or not by speculation. has been
general and on the average quite
rapid All this calls for larger use
or FUNDS. and what the federal re-
serve action takes coSnizance OF is
the concomitant rise in the value of
money.
AS the money value goes up the
value of bonds and other investments.
the income upon which is fixed, comes
down. The bond market of the week
has certainly borne out the statement
repeatedly made that the main ad-
vance in investment prices ceased la ast
September. and was not likely to be
resumed.
Little Effect on Stocks.
The stock market has not inter
preted the federal reserve action as
command for an immediate halt. Still
the raising of the discount rate has
had q SOLDERING effect in speculative
Evening star., 1923-02-24
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star once

part Of its recent gain. The new
issue Of Independent Oil and Gas
came In for considerable attention,
but held only slightly above Its SUBJ
scription price. A significant feature
of the trading was the exceptional
strength in Durant Of Delaware in
face Of rather general realizing else
where. The stock moved up to 20
and met with comparatively little re-
sistance during the course Of the
movement. There was nothing new
in the situation of the company to
account for renewal of operations for
the rise.
New Jersey Zinc responded to the
advance OF 81 q ton In zinc prices an
nounced today. while on the other
hand copper, stocks made little or no
response to the further increase in
copper prices. In fact, heavy really
Ing sales were encountered In Arizona
Globe and the same sort Of selling
came into Ohio Copper. Gold Coin.
however. displayed the same hrmness
that has characterized II during the
past week.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW.
More and More Reports of Demand
Exceeding Supply.

NEW YORK, February 24.-Dun's re-
view today says:
'It Is not a sign Of business reaction
that retail trade and railroad traffic
have been hampered by further storms
In different sections. This is a tenn
porary phase, natural to the season,
and does not imply any change in fun
damental conditions. Fluctuations in
volume Of transactions obviously are to
be expected, as weather influences or
other factors affect the markets, but
nearly two months Of the new year have
shown conclusively that the main trend
10 toward expansion.
Reports Of demand exceeding supply,
Of the allotment Of outputs and with
drawa1 Of offerings are heard only dur
Ing active periods, and they are becom-
Ing moro common now with each pass
ing week. Tho noteworthy revival in
the steel industry, where fully q 80 per
cent rate Of operation has been reached
by the principal producer. Is an out
standing feature, but the domestic busi-
ness recovery Is widespread In scope.
weekly bank clearings. $6,051,3s5,-
ooo.'