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Evening star., 1923-09-23
A Flutter in Finance

himself to no less a person than the
president of the bank.
Simmons & Leidy? A week ago
Saturday they deposited three hun
dred thousand dollars"
"was that unusual?" asked Pelham.
'Well. even the amount would be
a bit unusual for them: they had been
carrying a small balance since their
difficulties with the exchange authori-
ties last winter. But a deposit of
three hundred thousand dollars In
cash Is rather unusual at any time"
Pelham pursed his lips. That is
funny" he conceded.
The rest is funnier STILL" declared
the banker "As you know, they
have been doing all the selling of
Federated Motors. They've made a
profit of close to ten millions. And
most of that amount has been with
drawn"
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cases. and they took them riding In
taxi to house on 2sd street. One
OF those houses set way back from
.ne street. with yard and fence.
ihey went In, and they're there vet.
so far as I know"
EoR a long time after Slim had IN.
tshed Pelham was silent Hou,
could the Gray Ghost have forassen
with certainty. that the flnancier ,vo,,1S
be Immediately rendered unconsc,ous
oy the accident. and that he would re-
main so for the better part of two
weeks?
He jammed his hands into his nock-
cts; the fingers of one hand touched
something. And he knew!
He could not act without further
evidence; but that came to him at nine
o'clock that night. For at that hour
DIR. sLeclerc alighted from a taxicab
before the shabby house on 23d street.
looked furtiyely about him, and
swiftly went through the gate
and up walk. AS he was ad-
mitted to the house whittier the
walters of the lunchroom had carried
the money Tryon and Pelham, lead
ing score of the bravest OF thei,
operatives, smashed down the door
and entered the building.
When" asked Jerry Tryon, late
that night, did you begin to agree
with me that the Gray Ghost was ir
this NATTER"
When l discovered this" said Pei.
ham. He held out the little leather
case that had been given him by the
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Bank on Steamship.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Many interesting stories are told by
the receiving and paying tellers of
the ocean office of the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company aboard the Levia-
than. where a bank at sea is main
tanned for some 1000 customers, a
larger number than many large banks
ashore are called upon to take care
of during a week. There are no 10
to 3 banking hours for the ocean
bank. The closing hours depend upon
when the ship will land its passengers.
On the first trip the Leviathan was
due to arrive Monday, and the bank
found 1t necessary, in order to take
care of the steady line of customers
and provide them with American
money, to remain open for business
all day Saturday and Sunday and un-
til late Sunday night.
aside from $500 cabin passengers
and a crew Of 1900. served at speci-
fed hours on certain days. the bank
is available to second and third class
passengers" says a statement issued
by the bank. "It is calculated that 80
per cent of the travellers aboard the
Leviathan availed themselves OF the
ships banking facilities. And that's
not all, because the purser's office. the
radio, post office. Ritz-Carlton res
taurant, the shops aboard the ship.
BARRIERS and the manicurists have all
made the farmers loan office their
bank.
"The main transactions OF the bank
are cashing travellers checks and
drafts under letters of credit and
changing money from one form of
trip the latter transactions are mostly
confined to exchange of dollars for
English and French money. but on
the way back the company takes In
almost every kind OF European cur
rency, for which 1t pays dollars at rates
of exchange received daily by radio
from the New York office Of the trust
company The ocean bank also issues
letters of credit and travellers checks,
which are mostly In demand on the
ioutward- bound voyage.
but changing money and Issuing
| travellers checks and letters Of credit
are only what might be called stand
ard operations. On every trip wire
| less orders are received from New
York, London and Paris to make pay
ments to passengers. and in one case
such a payment was effected within
| twenty minutes. Another type OF
transaction must be carried out when
passengers aboard the ship want to
make telegraphic payments ashore.
These are handled by radio In code,
through the New York Office
Although the ocean bank does not
deal in stocks and bonds. II receives
stock quotations. which are in great
passenger list"
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highly But / will say that IL they
hadn't had excellent counsel they'd
have been suspended last winter"
who are their clients in. this at
tack on Federated Motors?" asked
Pelham.
Young Devlne laughed grimly. 'Tf
we could answer that, don't you think
we'd have been to see them?'
why. we'd have arranged some
sort of compromise" calculated the
elder lawyer
Young Devine vented some of the
anger within him. You'd think that
Simmons & Leidy knew the exact mo-
ment when old CORVALLIS was going
to have his accident. They'd been
selling quietly from the moment the
exchange opened, and the minute that
news of the mishap reached the ex-
change their fioormen began unload
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Again the Gray Ghost Produces
Mystery and Creates Another
New and Interesting Problem.

hospital OF DR.. Morgan Leclerc, and
that his condition was serious.
= 4 4
THE stock market responds instant
L ly to certain news. The ex-
change closed in the middle of a
furious bear drive upon Federated
Motor Patents stock. When the clos
ing hour came to the rescue of the
bulls, who, in view of the prospective
malgamation had been active with
the stock. they had suffered loss OF
five points. In a thirty -million-dollar
corporation this amounted to a million
and a half. For all the world knew
that. in the event OF Cornwallis'
death. the proposed amalgsmation
would be indefinitely postponed. and
his stock would not be worth nearly
so much as it's recent quotations.
Not merely as a finanoier. but as a
philanthropist, CORVALLIS was of in
Evening star., 1923-09-23

reason. Said that he was represent
ing a new insurance company. Said
that these three men all had policies
protecting them. guaranteeing them
lawyers in case of trouble that arose
line of their employment. He paid
me fee, and put UP thirty thousand
dollars in cash as bail"
II don't see anything in that TO
puzzle you. Casualty insurance isn't
anything new.' Pelham asserted.
The lawyer grinned. That's what
I thought, until. quite by accident,
learned that the Chauffeurs' Inter-
state Casualty Company has no ex-
istence."
Pelham uttered an exclamation of
dismay. He left the lawyers office
and raced uptown in a taxi, inwardly
moaning because he had not got to
work on this case--if 1t really proved
to be a case-days earlier.
That there had been clues he was
certain after an interview with the
housekeeper at the home OF Mrs.
CORVALLIS. The financier's wife was
unable to receive him. but the elderly
maid who attended to the domestic
management informed him that Gaff-
ney, CORVALLIS chauffeur, had not
been around the premises since the
accident. A visit to the rooming
house where Gaffney had been liv-
ing revealed the fact that the chauf-
feur had not been seen there since
the morning Of his employers last
ride.
Another visit to the police station
gave Pelham the numbers of the taxi
cab and truck which had figured in
the collision. He telephoned Jerry
Tryon and suggested that Jerry put
men to work running down the own
ers of those cars, and also finding,
If possible, their chauffeurs. Then
he went to the bank where Simmons
& Leidy kept their account.
\ y n
BANKERS are very reluctant to d.
- vulge information concerning
their patrons, but in these days the
name of Pelham had a magical effect.
He told what he wanted, addressing
Evening star., 1923-09-23

its rise or fall, absolutely certain. He
would pick a stock of which great
things were expected along a certain
line and cause opposite things to
happen.
But why not be specific in his
dreamy theorIzing? The Gray Ghost
picked Federated Motors: he arranged
for an accident; he planned to capi-
talize that accident
Pelham rose from his chair, laugh
ing at his own absurdity; this was
little too far-fetched
i X X
NEXT morning he ordered Slim
~ Dickenson, the Maine guide
he had brought from the woods az
his personal attendant--and friend
10 go to the offices of Simmons q:
Leidy and open an account.
IT want TO find out who is the
client that is raiding Federated Mo-
Evening star., 1923-09-23

drivers Of the taxicab and truck had
been taken on the morning of the acci-
dent. Here he learned that, in view of
Corvallis condition. the three chauf-
feurs had been held on heavy bail, ten
thousand dollars in each case.
Downtown he found out the name
of the lawyer who had represented
the drivers. And now his pulse be-
gan to quicken, for the same lawyer
had represented all three men. Pei
ham called upon him and pumped a
question at him.
who retained you to act for the
chauffeurs involved In the accident
to Jonathan Cornwallis?"
The criminal lawyer lost his smile.
That's funny" he said i've been
puzzled myself 1 wonder why the
same man was interested in all three
However, he had q fairly plausible
Evening star., 1923-09-23

tors" he told Slim, "and why Sim
| mons & Leidy make such tremendous
cash Withdrawals from their bank"
He himself sought the scene of
| the accident and made himself known
| to the policeman on duty in the
! neighborhood, who was properly i'm
pressed at meeting the Gray Ghosts
great opponent.
"a private matter. officer" Pelham
explained. We've been trying to
trace the drivers of the truck and
taxi. 1t seems that they either had
false numbers or you didn't read
! them correctly"
Tryon's operatives had reported
that the numbers given by the police
man were registered as belonging to
owners of private cars up state.
The officer shook his head. II got
those numbers right" he declared.
Catch me making a mistake when
person like Mr.. CORVALLIS is in
jured Say" he added. that ambu-
lance surgeon dropped something out
of his pocket. So long as you are
working for Mr.. CORVALLIS or his
wife you probably will see the doc
tor before I'll find time to get around
to his, place. Would you give him
this?'
He handed Pelham a small leather
case. Pelham took it and thrust 1t
carelessly into his pocket.
''Of course WILL" he promised.
I'D say that old boy CORVALLIS
must have a terrible case of heart
| trouble to be unconscious this long"
declared the policeman. He wasn't
even touched"
We'll, he's an old man." said Pei
! ham.
Dickinson returned to Pelham's
apartment that afternoon with re-
| port of his experiences.
There's a bunch of workmen in
the offices of Simmons & Leidy
Maxim alterations. Busy there all
the time, tearing down partitions and
building new ones. Well, I took
look around They have couple of
safes. but, believe me, I wouldn't
trust nickel of mine in one Of them.
Old fashioned affairs that any yegg
could blow.
"And yet Simmons & Leidy are
bringing about a million dollars a
day in cash to their Offices.
"But they don't trust those safes"
He paused dramatically.
Pelham paid him the compliment of
excitement. go on. Slim
"The workmen salf quit at noon;
they all had lunch boxes with them.
You'd have thought they'd eat in the
hall or on the stairs. Well, sir, they
all went downstairs, carrying their
of thought I might mix IN and get
acquainted"
did you?" asked Pelham.
81 did not" answered Slim. with
emphasis. why? Listen. One of
those carpenters tripped on a stair;
his lunch box fell and the lid few
open. Do you know what kind of
sandwiches those workmen eat? Yell
low ones."
Get to 1t. Slim" ordered Pelham
Big yellow bills! The lunch box
was jammed with money. That's
:: where the cash goesi Well, tele-
phoned Mr. Tryon; he rushed couple
of men right over. They followed
the workmen into a cheap restaurant.
just coffee place. They all ordered
coffee, and the walters there, when
, they brought them the coffee, man
aged to get the money out of their
boxes and substitute food. oh, ac-
cording to Mr.. Tryon's men. every
last one of them was a sleight-of-
| hand artist"
.Pickpockets are" commented Pei
ham.
you're getting it, cried Slim.
well, watched the walters. Least
wise. I watched couple OF them.
The operatives tipped me or az they
tcame out. They were carrying suit
Evening star., 1923-07-11

slept we'll. sir and would lire you to
sign the visitors book"
Francis signed his name mechani-
cally, and was turning away when
Lady Cynthia called to him from the
stairs. She was dressed for travelling
and followed by maid, carrying her
dressing case.
win you take me up to town. Mr..
Ledsam?' she asked.
Delighted" he answered.
Their' dressing cases were strapped
together behind, and Lady Cynthia
sank into the cushions by his sice.
They drove away from the house:
Francis with n backward glance of
regret. The striped sun blinds hao
been lowered over all the windows.
thrushes and blackbirds were twitter-
Ing on the lawn, the air was sweet
with the perfume of flowers, boat
man was busy. with the boats. Out
beyond through the trees the river
wound its placid way.
quite n little paradise" Lady Gym
thia murmured.
Delightful" her companion as
sented: Il suppose great wealth has
being should rear such a structure
as what he calls his Borghese villa.
when he has a charming place like
that to live in. can't imagine"
Her silence was significant, almost
purposeful. She unwound the veil
from her motoring turban, took 1t off
altogether and attached 1t to the
cushions of the car with hatpin.
There" she said, leaning back.
you can now gaze. upon horrible
example to the young women of to-
day. You can see the ravages which
late hours, innumerable cocktails.
thirst for excitement. a contempt of
the simple pleasures OF. life, have
worked upon my once comely fea-
lures. l was quite good looking. you
L., t1NA dow Fr-Ct II "
You were the most beautiful
debutante of your season" he agreed.
What do you think of me now"
she asked.
She met his gaze without fiinching
Her face was unnaturally thin, with
disfiguring hollows underneath her
cheek bones. Her lips lacked color
Even her eyes were lusterless. Her
hair seemed to lack brilliancy. Only
her silken eyebrows remained unim-
paired and a certain charm of express
sion which nothing seemed able to
destroy.
You look tired" he said.
BE honest. my dear man." she re-
joined dryly. Il am a physical wreck.
dependent upon cosmetics for the
looks. which I am still clever enough
to palm off on the uninitiated."
Why don't you lead quieter life?'
he asked "A month or SO in the
for moment she looked at him ap-
praisingly.'
Il was going to speak to you Of
nerves" she said. but how. would
you ever understand? You look as
though you had not a nerve in your
body. l can't think how you manage
1t, living in London. l suppose you
do exercises and take care or what
you eat and drink"
tTo be continued tomorrow
Evening star., 1923-07-11
$4,000 PATENT SUIT.
on Device for Oil
Burning Engines Charged.

NEW ORLEANS. July 1.-THE
Aetna Combustion Company of Buffalo,
n. V. has filed suit for $500. 900 against
William Edenborn as an individual and
as president of the Louisiana Railway
and Navigation Company of Louisiana
and Texas, for alleged infringement
upon a patent on a specific type of
hydrocarbon furnace for oil-burning
locomotives held by the Aetna COM
pany.
Federal Judge Foster took the appIi-
cation under advisement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20

City Attorney E. L. Hargrave was sent to Montgomery Thursday by the city of Fairfield to observe activi ties of the legislature and keep an eye open for the interests of Fair field. It was stated that the city of Fairfield had heard reports about the bill of Senator Brewer, rela- tive to the lines of the city of Bir mingham, and the city preferred to have it's legal representative at Montgomery for a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
TAX EXEMPT
 FOR SERVICE MEN
 ENDS IN OCTOBER
Election Commissioner Ad- viSes World War Fighters
 To Pay To Vote

Ex-service men will be just like any other voters on and after Oc- tober l, for after that date they must pay poll tax to vote.
 M. F. Morris, election commissioner. announced at the Jefferson county court House Thursday morning that the men who wore the uniform in the days of the World war, and who have been exempt from the poll tax since that time. are notified that if they expect to vote in the cleo tions to be held after this fall, they must start paying poll taxes.
 Payment for the former sailors, ma rines and soldiers will start with October and their annual $1.50 will be receivable between October l. 1923, and February l. 1924.
 No eX-service man need bother about his poll tax for preceding years.
 Registration books were closed last Monday, but will be open again dur ing January, February and March, 1924, for Jefferson county
 In the two years immediately fol- lowing the close of the World war there was no little misunderstanding about the exemption of eX-service men from paying poll taxes, a mixup in the handling of a legislative measure deprived thousands of men who had served in the war from voting in Alabama, practically dis franchising the majority of the boys who had been in the service. This was finally strengthened out. Any ex-service man, if registered, can Vnte
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
JITNEY PETITION |S GUT BY ERRORS,
 BUT YET OFFICIAL
Corrected List Contains More Than 2,000 Names At
 Present Rate

Checking the names signed to the petition calling for an initiative elec- tion on the jitney question has re- suited in throwing out one-fourth of the names scrutinized up to noon Thursday.
 M. k. Morris, election commissioner, said that even if this ratio continues, there will be enough left to make the of qualified voters are needed and the list shows about 5000.
 Mir Morris said the proportion so far checked was incidental, for in the work being done many pages may be handled of bona fide voters without & flaw being found then the workers run into another lot who are not qualified.
 Most of the errors made, the com missioner said, were In good faith, men and women signing who had moved since they were registered and had forgotten to have the rec ord corrected at the court house.
 In this regard MT. Morris said it would be well for all voters who have moved from one precinct to an other to have their records made clear prior to pending elections.
 If scant majority of the list rem dered with the petition Is correct the call for the initiative movement will be within the law.
 It Is expected the checking of the list will be completed in time to render a report to the city commis sion before Tuesday.
 Both the city commission and the election commission are striving to clear the way for the requested cleo tion. Officials stated Thursday there was every indication of \he call being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
ID ERECT S25,000. PHYSICIANS HOME.
Tennessee Company To Let Contract For Handsome
 Residence
FAIRFIELD BUREAU1
 THE AGE-HERALD Lni.fIolI AL IL 10

A s25,oOO home will be erected in Fairfield by the Tennessee Land company for Dr. Lloyd Noland, su- perintendent of the department of health for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 Contractors in Fairfield and else where Thursday are studying plans for the handsome residence, and it was stated an award would be made within day or two. The residence for Dr. Noland, it was stated, will be erected on Hospital Heights and will be one of the most beautiful homes in Fairfield. The company has already completed homes on the heights for Dr. Marvin W. Glas- gow, pr. Groesbeck Walsh, pr. w w, Compton and others of the staff It Is understood the site for pr. No lands residence has been carefully studied and will be a place of rare beauty,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
TR|COUNTY ONT| |NG SCHEDULED FRIDAY
 IN AVONDALE PARK
Former Residents Of TaIIa- poosa, Coosa And Clay
 To Hold Reunion

Preparations for the second an nual picnic and outing of the Tri- County association, composed of citi- zens of Jefferson county. who were former residents of Coosa, Talla- poosa and Clay counties to be held in Avondale park Friday afternoon were completed Thursday. Every thing is in readiness for the open- ing. scheduled for 2 o'clock.
 Ben F. Ray, president of the as- sociation, will be master of cere- monies and announced Thursday that from all indications the affair this year will be a bigger success than the one held last year.
 Fifty watermelons were placed on ice Thursday night In order to be in proper condition for consumption by the celebrators Friday.
 Seven fiddlers will enter the fid- ding contest and an old-time fiddlers meet is anticipated. Among the oth horse shoe throwing contests, games of town ball and many musical se- lections.
 Dinner will be served at o'clock by the Ladies' auxiliary of the as- sociation and fried chicken will be in abundance, 1t is promised.
 An open forum will be held fol- lowing the dinner hour and several short talks will be delivered. The final number on the program will be watermelon cutting, beginning at S30 o'clock.
 Following Is the complete pro- gram;
 ? p. m.-Regis gistration by counties, Jeff Sox. supervisor. 2 D. m.-Ball games. Three-inning game between Coosa and Clay, fol- lowed by three-inning game be- tween Tallapoosa and the winner in tie Coosa-Clay game. Captains, J. , T. Carlisle, Coosa county; George NJ. Howle. Tallapoosa county; Judge McPhal1, Clay county; Rev. B. T. Waites, umpire.
 Horse shoe pitching contest, B. F. Smith, referee.
 Marble players contest, J. l. liar din, umpire.
 D. m.-Musical program, fur nished by the ladies' auxiliary.
 6 p. m.-Dinner.
 D. m-Addresses. Welcome ad- dress, Pres. B. F. Ray. Response for the assC citation, Rev. Keener Mat thews, presiding elder.
 Response by counties. Coosa, Rev. B. T. Waites; Tallapoosa, J. c. Max well; Clay Hugo Black.
 Open forum.
 S:30 D. m.-Watermelon cutting. election of officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
AUTO CLUB TALKING
 ABOUT CAR ROUTES
Elimination Of Street Cars In Downtown District May Be Asked

Elimination of street cars from the rectang1e in the business section of Birmingham formed by Nineteenth and Twentieth streets and First and Fourth avenues, 1t developed Thurs day has been under discussion by members of the Birmingham Automo- bile club for some days and may be put before the city commission shortly. Charles G. Davis, president of the club. said he had n0hing of ticial to say until the directors had taken It up one way or the other.
 At the city hall, too. it was ad mitted the subject had been preached to officials. It was said the city was not contemplating any such ac- tion.
 Members of the club have taken up with Commissioner Cloe the question of one way streets and changes in the rules governing the parking of automobiles. All of the suggestions the city is receiving will be referred to the city attorney and recorder, who are reviewing the traffic laws of Birmingham, making several changes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20

said thAt he intended to keep the {, attraction only a few days and then | make the city of Birmingham a pres ent of it for the Avondale zoo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
HAS BIG ,GATOR

Joe Steed, owner of the Gary the atre at Fairfield and other theatres in the Birmingham district, has un- Intentionally become his own com petitor with an alligator some five feet long which the small boys and even adults are flocking to see. Mir
 Steed said Thursday that his brother sent him the unusual gift from Flor ida and, while he knew enough not to buy Florida water forthe gator, yet that was about the. extent of his knowledge of alligators. Mir. Steed