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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
A DETECTIVE STORY.

some hours later, they sat alone with Maurice Trask in the room where John Waring bresthed his last.
 I'm a plain man." Trask said, for he didn't care to pose unduly before an astute detective. "Ive come into this estate of my cousin's-my sec ond cousin he was-and l started out with a firm determine tion to find the villain who killed him. But there is some cause for suspicion of the young lady I expect to marry. And here's the situation. If you can solve the mystery of Dr. Waring's death. and free that girl from any taint of blame, go ahead. But if your inves- tigation leads to her-stop it. want to marry her just the same, whether she killed anybody or not But if she didn't do it l want to know 1t"
 Cant you learn the truth from the young lady herself-if she is your fiancee?" asked Stone.
 "Oh. she says she didn't do it. of course. But there's such an over whelming mass of evidence-or ap- parently evidence-against her that it's the deepest sort of mystery"
 Main facts first. Where was the body found? ?'
 "in that desk chair, seated at his desk, as he often was evenings. Reading in a Latin book, so, you see, he wasn't looking for trouble"
 Found dead in the morning? Been dead all night?"
 "Yes, to both those questions. And locked in his room. Had to break in."
 And no weapon about?"
 "Not a sign of any,
 "Then that cuts out all suicide idea"
 Tt does and it doesn't. You may as well say the locked-up room cuts out all idea of a murder"
 But it must be one or the other. And isn't 1t more plausible to look for some way that the murderer could have gone away and left the room locked, than to think up way that the suicide could have dis posed of this weapon?"
 "Yes, that's so, but I want you to investigate both possibilities. You see, if you could prove suicide that would free Miss Austin at onee.
 And-if things go against her-I want you to-oh. hang it, it's hard
 "I'u do that" said Fibsy. "If things go against Miss Austin you want MT. Stone to frame up suicide, and declare it the truth
 Exactly that" and Trask looked relieved at the thought all his cards were on the table. q don't want Miss Austin suspected. but I dowant to know if she's innocent"
 Any other suspectSE asked stone.
 Not definite ones There's the Japanese who absconded that same night, and, of course, there's the sec retary, Gordon Lockwood. I'd like to suspect him. all right, and he has a round silver penholder that just fits the wound that killed Waring. But it doesn't look like he did it; he never would have left the penholder in evidence, and he would have ar raO ma l Q suicide. Then, too. how could he lock the door behind him?"
 That question must be answered first of all,' said Stone. "Ill exam inc the room, of course, but after the local police and detectives have done that, 1 doubt If I find anything en- Tightening. So far as I can see, this whole affair Is unique, and l think we will find some surprising evidence and soon. Tell me more of this Miss Austin. Who is she?"
 Nobody knows. In fact, they call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
Mystery Reigns Supreme In
 Griffith's Cone Exciting Night"

When D. w. Griffith. master photo play producer, made "One Exciting Night" his latest motion picture sem sation now playing at the Trianon, he went all screen comedy makers about two and one-half times better by insulting into this mystery film play that one might well have thought never could stand the strain.
 Just as a cluthching hand reaches out with breath-taking suspense, and a disguised figure fits through nerve-racking scene there is a sud den lit of syncopated orchestration, and Romeo Washington, stifling in d genuine Louisville yawn, goes out looking for a job. He has no place to go, so he takes the nearest path and goes there.
 Lurking figures sllnk stealthily through the shrubbery. Somebody shoots whoever happens to be stand Ing in his way; doors open unexpec- tedly; secret panels slide mysterious ly; the sequence scales to a crash ing crescendo-and Romeo reels off into a reminiscent rhapsody with the little mulatto maid.
 One clutches ones escort and some body else's pocketbook. The "PerIls of Pauline" melt off into a marsh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26

mallow frappe when a piercing pair of eyes peer wiclledly through dangerous disguise and an unknown guest stalks suavely through the sig zling sub-titles. A gruesome stab, complication-and Romeo, clutching the medal for bravery that he won by finding it. falls flatly on the floor through handicapped heroics.
 Clews are taken up, suspicion talk en down, unsuspecting people taken in. A pseudo-detectiVe assumes the manner of an Englishman for whom life has no mysteries, and places the blame on the hero. And then, like an averaging Mercury crashing down several flights of steps, Romeo, az mixed up as the metaphor in this sentence, draws as much attention and suspicion on himself as could be spared from the rest of the cast.
 A terrific storm rages furiously, trees and williams collapse; the her oine catches somebody, while the hero, handcuffed, helps; the rest of the characters used their heads fof something besides -ups-and then Romeo. nonchalantly heroic, tells them all back home that solv- ing the mystery and catching the murdered was about all he didn't do nothing elese but Of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26

her Miss Mystery, because so little Is known of her. She appeared here In Corinth from nowhere. She knew no one, and as she began to make ac- quaintances somebody brought her over here. She met pr. Waring, and inside of 24 hours had so bewitche ed him that it would seem he had her visiting him in his study late at night. She said at first she wasn't here, but as she left the impress of her dress trimmings on that chair back, and as she has ruby pin and lot of money that were in the doc tors possession, it looks, one might say, a bit queer"
 Weren't the valuables planted on herr" put in Fibsy.
 That's what she says-or rather, that's one of the things she said. ually. She says one thing one day and another the next"
 "Is she pretty?" This from Fibsy.
 Pretty as the devili And that's not so bad as a description. She has great, big dark eyes, with straight black brows that almost meet.
 She has jaunty little face that can be roguish or scornful or merry or pathetic as the little rascal chooses. She has completely bowled me over, and I'd be glad to have her on any terms and whatever her past history. But, there it is. If she has clean slate in this murder business l want to know it."
 And if she hasn't?"
 "Then I don't want anybody else to know it. If you find. MT. Stone, real evidence that Anita Austin killed John Waring, or if she confesses to the deed, then you whip around and prove suicide, and I'll double your charge. You needn't do anything wrong, you know. Just sum up that all indications point to a suicide, and let 1t go at that. Nobody will arrest Miss Austin if you say that"
 You must be crazy, MT. Trask," returned Stone coldly. q don't con duct my business on any such prin- ciples as those. I can't perjure my self to save your lady love from a just condemnation"
 You haven't seen her yet" Trask nodded his sagacious head. Wait till you do."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
CHAPTER M

CHATTER A Fleming Stone To the Rescue
 Terrence ''Yes, sir"
 Were off for New England"
 New England it is."
 start this afternoon, stay a few days, maybe week among the classic shades of Corinth" "Corinth it is.' This somewhat 1aconic conversation was all that was necessary for Fleming Stones assistant and general factotum to make preparations for the trip, achieve tickets, and arrive, with his chief, at the train gate at the proper time. Terrence Mcclure, sometimes called Fibsy, because of a certain tendency to mendacity. had begun as Stones office boy, and, by virtue of his gem eral aptitude for detective work and his utter devotion to Stone, had be- come a worthwhile and much ap- preciated assistant. Not only did the lad look after all details of their trips as well as taking care of the office, but many times his ingenious mind so stimulated or aided Stones own, that more often than not they were practically colleagues. They had a compartment to them selves at the end of the car, and they were no sooner started than Stone began to discuss the case with the
 T don't know all the details. of course" he began, but it's setting after my own heart"
 Then I can guess it." put in the wise Fibsy Man found dead in sealed room."
 You're wizardl What made you think of that?"
 ass II fIra best, F. Stone. Wise me up some more"
 It's further interesting, because the victim is great and good man, in fact. the president of the University of Corinth."
 My! Somebody didn't want him for president? That the idea?'
 Apparently not. Nothing in the letter about that"
 Who wrote the letter."
 "The relative who inheritS the whole estate"
 He do the job?"
 NO reason as yet to think so. But the criminal mustn't be guessed at. The point is, the locked room"
 How was the killing done?"
 Stabbed. No weapon found and no way to get in or out of the locked room. Fine problem"
 'Yes-if we don't finds a secret stairway-or, lying servant. Such case generally fizzle out that way"
 "Fibs, you're a Boy Cassandra."
 What's that?"
 Stone explained. for 1t was his habit to supplement McGuire's very scant education by hits of information now and then, when time served.
 But, there's a queer clause In tho arrangement" Stone went on. If we find the evidence leading in a cer- tain direction. the chase is to cease"
 That won't do."
 "Of course. not. and I'll soon make that clear. But can't think it will lead in the given direction, as that duplicates a young girl, and rarely, indeed. have 1 found a criminal an- swering to that description.
 "Tisn't usual--but, you know, F. Stone since the war. girls are so in- dependent and so cocky that there's no telling what they'll do. Me for the girl--as a suspect"
 "Fibsy, you're a fool" A
 No, sir. I don't admit 1t. See here, sir, if they're so 'fraid s'picion will turn to that girl, there's reason for 1t. Yet, as you can guess, if she didn't do it. they want her skirts en- tirely cleared"
 Pretty good deduction so far. But we can't Judge rationally until we know the facts.'
 The facts were told them when,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26

CROWDS VISIT TRIANON-"One Exciting Night D. W. Crhs latest feature picture drawing movie fans by the the theatre this week Here of of Mondays crowds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
RECALL INCIDENT F RANCO PRUSSIAN WAR SPRANG FROM
German Newspapers Say Similar Coup To Rivera'S
 Caused Conflict

BERLIN, Sept. 25.-(By Associated Press.)-vGerman newspapers are re- calling the fact that it was an in cident similar to Gen. Primo Rivera's coup d'etat in Spain from which the Franco-Prussian war sprung.
 Primo Rivera and Benito Muss- olini. the Italian premier, both are emulatinK Juan Prim, tho spanish statesman and general, who was the original fsscista and overthrow Queen Isabella II in 1863, forcing her and her corrupt court to flee to France. The republic which Gen eral Prim and his associates estsb- lished was short-lived and soon was restored to a monarchy.
 Prince Leopold, a southern Hohen- zollern, was asked to become Spains king France immediately charged this was an effort on the part or Germany to undermine France power, and the French ambassaaor, Count Vincent Benedetti, met klnS Wilhelm I, at Eus, and asked him to order Leopold not to accept the Spanish offer. Wilhelm's treatment of Count Benedetti enraged the French public and although Leopold declined the Spanish throne France insisted Wilhelm give 8 pledge that no German prince would ascend the Castillian throne. The general con fusion and indignation which result ed were the immediate causes or the war which ended so disastrously for France.
 General Prim's movement was against the monarch as well as the government, while Primo Rivera IS not trying to upset King Alfonso, having apparently learned by Prin's experiment that a complete over turning of the government system IS hazardous and may involve the in- reference of other European powers.
 General Prim and his associates finally induced Prince Amadeo, sec ond son of King Emmanuel of 1taly' to accept the Spanish throne in 1SIV' General Prim was assassinated inn mediately after King Amadeo was crowned.
 Spain escaped being involved In the Franco -Prussian war but Anna deo was allowed to rule for only TWO years, as the Spaniards did not relish the idea of having an Italian as their king.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
PROHIBITION TELLS
Effects Or Dry Law Seen In Fewer
 ArreAtN And PrisOners

If the consumption of alcohol has decreased to such an extent as re- ports indicate, how has it affected our social life? Crimes have been attributed to the use of alcohol; have these shown proportionate decline {? A survey covering 151 cities in the United States shows the following changes, which can be attributed in part to prohi hibition. The cities show a total population of almost 26 mil lion inhabitants. The yearly aver age number of arrests for intoxica- tion in these cities the last three wet years was 432,753. During prohibit ton Gin many cities the fiscal year included in these data reaches to June 30. 192S) the arrests for the same cause had fallen to 255,735. Twenty cities with a population of 212 million showed a total yearly average increase of e,215 arrests,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
PRYOR BARGAINS

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 PRYOR MOTOR co.
 2oOs AVE. F. MAIN S2a4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26

BUSINESS PERSONALS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26

@Watch me pass him at this m curve. .'-The Duluth Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
nv ROLsHEvIsT COURTS

Members of the Danzig Yachting club, who sailed up to Petrograd In inc yacht Peter of Danzig, had a strange experience with bolshevlst courts and bolshevist hospitality.
 After officials at Kronstadt, TOT mer outer fortification at the mouth of the river Neva. had inspected the yachts papers and declared them m order. the Peter sailed up the river. But the Petrograd authorities did not consider the yachts papers sat isfactory for a visit to the great harbor and reported the case to the central government. which ordereo that the crew of the yacht be tried bv A court consisting of one com- missar, one judge and one woman assessor. t,t,, of violating the bolshevist regula- lions and imposed a prison sentence of four weeks. This sentence, now ever. was immediately suspendeo because of the good relations pc tween Germany and soviet hu sits d, and the woman assessor invited the entire party to dinner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
CAN'T FIx SALARIES

Berlin theatre manager have hdu much difficulty in arriving at a stable figure for actors salaries and it finally has been agreed that wages shall be fixed at the price of cer- tain number of stall seats. one manager had an argument with a leading actor, whose nightly wage was the price of five stall seats and decided to fine him, but the en- tire company protested. The man ager thereupon reduced the price or the stall seats for one night, thus imposing the fine on all members or the company in such manner that they could not claim breach ol contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
ENTERTAINING THE NEWS

Clancy Mrs. Murphy, yure son Mike has just fell off tn scaffolding and kilt himself.
 Mrs. Murphy--Merciful hivins!
 Clancy-Aisy now! Iris only his leg that's bruk, an it's glad ye will be to hear 1t whin ye thought he was killed entoirely
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-12
LA ROSA DE LOS vIENTOs"
CoNCHA EsP1NA.

En- la obra singular, intensa y fer
~yorosa de Concha Espina, cuya gloria
|literaria de h%orizontes univel sales, Gre
ice de dfa en- dfa con la m~ajestad y la
ifuerza del genio creador que desdefo-,
$50 del presente sabel que, es suyo ell
iporvenir, hay tres novelas c~umbres:
FLA ROSA DE LOS vIENTOs, La Es-
FINGE MARAGATA, Ell METAL DE
ELOS MCERTOS.
Cada de elias bastarfa para dar.
Efama perdurable a un escritor juntas
s'las tres, declaran la exceptional poten-
ella creadOra de esta gran artista que
en- generos tan diversos como la. novela
psychological, la noyela realistic Y la no.
vela social, ha producido semejantes
dechados. CRITICS. ~nacionales Y ex.
tranjeros de autoridad y exquisite gus
to, preferen LA ESFINGE MARAGA-
TIA, laureada tambien por la Acade-
mia Espanola: otrOs ~crfticOs lie dan Ia.
palma centre los doce voidmenes en-
que hoy Sc contiene la obra literaria
de Concha Espina) a Ell METAL DE
LOS MUERTOS; pero hay tambien
mo pocos que italian mas subidos quila-
tes en- esta novela peregrina, La RO-
iSA DE LOS yIENTOS, en- que Ell arte
vence a la ciencia y la intuici0n a la
observation en- la aptitud maravill0sa
de iluminar los mas sutiles misterios
, de La naturaleza ffsica Y de la subcen.i
+, eiencia humana.
! La BIBLIOTECA RENACfMIENTO,
que en- su secci6n GIL BIAS ha dado
al pdblico una nueva y primorosa re-
edici6n de La ROSA DE LOS WEN
TOS, imprimir6 en- breve una noyela
one esta escribicndo Conc'la Espina :
FL CALI ROJO. La labor ~incesante,
cada vez mas perfecta, de la insigne
e%scritora, estudiada jrecientemente en-
el "Bauletfn Hispanique" Y en- otras
muchas Y doctas publieacioncs de Eu-
ropa America, podrfa compararse, en-
tire Ell garrulo y senante vocerfo del
tempo p~resente. Ell aura de la famosa
EPISTOLA MORAL, que, ~respirando
~mansamente, pasa las m0nta6as y from
teras con cl robusto v callade vuelo
de las aguilas.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-12

La "Gaceta" public6 aver, dia Il
de septiembre, ell ~siguiente decreto:
"A propuesta del presidente del Di
rectorio militar, y de aeuerdo con di
cho Directorio, vengo en- decretaf' Il
siguiente:
"Articulo 1nieo. Sc declaran di
~sueltos ell Congress- de los Diputados
v la parte electiva del Senado,
Dado en- Palacio "a Is de septiembre
de 1923.-Alfonso. FL ~presidente de-
Directorio militar, Miguel Primo DE-
Rivera y Orbaneja."
LA SUSPENSION DE GARANTIAS
Y LOS GOBIERNOS CIvILES
En- la "Gaceta" de aver Sc publica
esta disposition del presidente del Di-
rectorio militar:
EN- uso de las Facilitates que me
confiere ell Real decreto de esta fe-
cha, vengo en- disponer 10 s%iguiente:
"Articulo 10. Sc suspenden tenn
poralmente-en todas las provincias del
RENO las g~arantfas expresadas en-, los
.aftfcplos DO, So, 60. y So, i parfafos
pr;iilmero, segundo y tercero del arti-
culo 10 de la Constitution. 49, .
1sG"Aft. 30 Sc confirma ell 'estado de
guerra deciarado poir Ids, captitanes ge-
n1eff3a1les de las regionesf de Baleares
Y Canarias, cesando, desfe .lueg6,' EN-
issfuss fuhei6nes los gobernadores civiles
de Todasa1as 'provincias,' lcuy0a aearg6
sduedarA encomendado D. los tespacti-
voss ggoBerhaaofes militares de las misi
mas, y en- el case de que .estosi no re-
sidan en- la capital, sc hara cargo del
Gobierno civil ell jefe militar mas ca
racterizado, con Residential permanent
tie en- elias.
cart. SO. Los sueldos consignados
en- presupuesto para los g~obernadores
civiles quedaran en- beneficio del Te-
soro, toda vez que los que en- virtud
de esta disposition, han de desempe-
mar estos cargos, solo percibiran por
este lcdncepto 10 'asignado EN- presu-
.buesto para gastos de representation"
1T fs+e.J U.fi~Ef GtpIEtJt -il 1l4
Eel Marques DE A~LHUCEMASl Y,
FL Marques DE EsTE+LA as,
Ell p~residente del anterior Gobfef-'
no, don Manuel Garcia Prieto, nha di-
Figido all presidente dellDirectorio mi
iitars'l la siguiente darta:T '.-ir "a II
,92"Excelentisimo senior 5efe.' del Co
biern1o: sfPublicadas eha los ~periodicos
'deelaraciones denF!AE!ft fespeeteaaiAnf,
prffoeeeesamfeffto' por H6'Phaber' tehidoi
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-12
i DE + r TlEMPOS
FL EHDaalu Tito flaln Sabine

| imperio. suministr0 al E~mFerador nue.
va oprtunidad para lMcer gala lie su
filantropfa.
No drrram6 Ii sangre tie lling1n
ciudadano.. Y a dos particles, conyic-
tos de lraber censpirado contra su per-
soma, no solamente hos pcrdolr6. sine
que los scnt0 a su mesa; los colOc0
jmeto n ST enAln colnbate de sladiado-
res, Y les do las espadas de los com
batieBtes. que le habian tfaitD para
que las eXaminasen. segiin la costums
bre, no sin antes ayisar Il las madres
que no tuvieran tenor pOr la asgierte dc
slls hiios. Prohibi0 a los Magistrates
temar conocimiento de las cslusas dc
leSa najestad. prefiriendo la iu.prnii
lad de estes delitps a la persecution
y por 10 contraric. orden6 que Sc cas-
tigase cOn seve:i~du q los delatores.
~ EH.F <H"f <Ef Ea.-.. ..r2fEl =HsE
Construy6 en- Roma mn anfiteatrp
colossal, iniciado Inr SUI padre, y ce-
k,br6 su inauguraci5n con iestas d,
solWpndente magiitieeiicia que dura7
ron tres mcscs, con las cuales trat0
de hacer olvidar al pueblo los dole
res de las pasadas desventuras.
Este principe insisne, que decfa de
los que censufaban sus> aetos. 20
murmuran lie INF injustameIlte, y los
s~0mpadeMU; o con raz6n, y Scrfa una
injusricla -castigar la veriad. En- cuai,-
TO a mis- antccesores, 81 ahora son dio-
scs. pucden castigar los. ultrajes sin mi
auxilio cuando 10 clrsln convenience,
lmuri6 Ell ID dc septiembre del ano 81.
II los cumrenta aiios de edat. Su muer-
te- fue acelerada, seg1n es tradici0n.
nor SUI hermano Domiciano, que annie
IA la p1rpura imperial, Y Ell cualv; oh
tremenda iroufa : 7lo hiZo inscribir en-
tTe los doses mieItras Jenigraba SUI
memoria entire los. hoHlbres. aHs1|
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