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The Washington times., 1924-10-03

CLOSE no PARK ROAD
$500 cash. S66 per month: 6 rooms
end bath brick; hardwood fIo3rs, hot
water heat, electricity; q teal baggain.
BOZ y. Is. Times aYalA.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-20
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MISS ~
y DoOe'As GRANT ~ ~
@ na4 sea SERVICE IN

two nights before; she could almost
feel the gentle tug of his big hand on
her arm and hear the wistful note in
his voice when he asked her, wash
it swell?" Two nights ago, and last
night when she thought he was on
duty at the station house, hadn't he
gone % the Empire Picture Palace,
where that red-headed Name Dorsey
played the piano and taken her to
supper at the Elite!
Sallie hurried past the picture pal
ace and along the struggling line of
shops to the railroad bridge. Name
could play all right, Sallie had to hand
that to her: hadn't she plugged away
at the latest ballads and jazz num-
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MOM'N Pop

Jake 1t wasn't my fault, but I spose
I'll be locked just the same" Sallie
drank her tea and then courageously
attack the food for which she had no
appetite, conscious OF the kindly,
solicitious eyes upon her. Them
rhinestone pins are a frost, though"
''What do folks expect in a five-and-
ten? Dimonds?" Ma Brennan sported
and Tipped her paper open, but it
slipped down into her capacious lap
If they dock you, howl you get
that pretty blue suit from Flannery's
that you've been saving up for? They
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-20
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Uniform for the other one and went
overseas me heart was in me mouth,
an I don't know how I'd ha' got
trough them months If L hadn't had
the Schmidt woman here in the left
hand half O the house to argy with
though you finished school an went
in F'1annerys parcel wrapping
your nose In the air as if there was
no war at all, at all!''
She cluckled centendly hut Sallis
Ehiyered and bit her lip. She re
nembered those month";. when only
the thought that Nike would have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-20

Dee-lapeer family is offerin' an no
questions asked. They're after s&yin
a gur'rl thief got EN-, an the warnin'
has gone out to the police of ivery
city here in the East She exhibited
the paper, which bore in a large black
banner: mo Trace of Delapierre Dia-
monds." Below, a smaller headline
read; "Police Look for Missing Maid.
Said to Be Female Member OF Famous
Crook Gang"
wouldn't 1t be fine If the hussy,
was to come here to Shaftstown an
Michael nabbed hsrs' Ma Brennan
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Just the general futility Of things.
Had any still, small voice dared to
inSinuate that this general futility
vas summed up in the back Of her
mind in six feet Of solid Drawn with
curly brown hair and twinkling hazel
yes she would have combated the
thought with scorn, and yet her feet
Jagged more slowly as she approached
the lighted window of Zimmer's fur
niture store. The walnut dining-room
suite was still there, the one that she
and Mike had stopped to look at only
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BY MARTIN


expected II Of her kept hes snail
head so galIantly hight And ncw@sS
1.-THE Schmidt woman had nothan'
to say when he come home with his
cy-tations and medals and all Tor
bringin' in the Lieutenant Trevor
under fire. Such fine letters as he
used to get from the Lieutenant! Ma
brennan went on in garrrlous re
ihiniscence. IT must ask Michael
when he comes to see we the night
does he iver hear from him amy
anore?'
llontinued In Our NexA <AanA
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pursued. do you mind how proud
he was when he first got on the
Force, comm around in his blue coat
and brass buttons to show himself,
an you not yet sixteen, fiouting him
oven then when he could ha' had all
the grown-up gur-rls he wanted-T
He can YETI Sallie interrupted
rushing her plate away.
True for your Ma Brennan re-
sponded. unconsciously adding fuel to
the tame. There's but one he'll look
cross-eyed at, though, and well you
know IT. When he TUX off that
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mightn't be he1din' 1t another week
for ye, an yen not get another as
good for $751; Michael will like it fine
on ye-r'
II don't want It. My old ones
good enough for all the places I'll be
going" Sallie changed the subject
quickly. why, that's d New York
paper you've gotr
Ma Brennan rose innocently to the
bait.
1t is that I wanted to see about
that big robB,ry pealxin' O. di'monas
just now! Ten thousand reward the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-20
CHAPTER l
Through the Mist of Dawn

n ALLIE PECK was almost the
10 the last of the employees to
IL leave the side entrance of the
Fair Deal F'ive-&-Ten. but she seemed
in no hurry, as she stopped along
through the mud with none of her
usual huoyant elasticity. 1t wasn't
the tedious day behind the counter
which had dulled her spirits, for two
long years Of them stretched in the
past, and although they had kept her
young body slim and her pretty little
face pale, they had not taken the
CLINT from her rudy gold hair nor the
snap from her deep blue eyes. 1t was
Evening star., 1924-01-15
COUNT AND BRIDE
WIN FORGIVENESS
Col. and Mrs. Rogers Agree to
Reconciliation, Is An
nouncement.
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 15.-Count
ludwig Salm Won Hoogstraeten, whose
precipitate marriage to Miss Millicent
Rogers startled social circles re-
Gently, says he has effected recon-
ciliation with his brides parents, Col
and Mrs. Henry Huddleston Rogers.
In a two minute interview last
night tho count said everything was
''all right
"My wife and l have been in COM
fnun,cation with Col. and Mrs. Rog-
ers of course" he said. but they
do not wish US to say anything for
publication. We are getting tired of
all this publicity"
The former Austrian cavalry Off
Ger. sportsman and motion picture
actor was vague to his plans for
the future. His bride was also pleas
Antly uncommuntcative. In a note
sent down from her apartment she
said:
I'm darned sorry that there's moth
ing for me to say to you. / have no
attitude on any of the matters men
toned by the newspapers. In regard
to Nine. Traini, she is a personal
friend Of mine.
Sincerely.
"MIt.LICENT SALM"
Mrs. Grace Montgomery Coffin. to
whom Count Salm is said to have
heen engaged shortly before his mar
r.age to Miss Rogers, lived at the
home Of Nine. Traini, referred to In
tho note
Evening star., 1924-01-15
SENATOR WALSH HIT
BY WOODROW WILSON
Ex-President Says Massachusetts,
Solon Disappointed" Democrats
Advocating High Principles.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, January Is.
Former President Woodrow Wilson,
n letter received here yesterday
condemned Senator David l. Walsh
OF Massachusetts, as one who had
proved a great disappointment to all
democrats who sincerely believe In
the high principles which he has SO
signally failed to maintain"
The letter, written to Edward L.
Deuss of the Springfield Republican,
staff, in response to query as to the
former Presidents attitude toward
Senator Walsh's candidacy for re-
election next fall, is as follows:
Il feel obliged to say, In reply to
your letter of January 10, that Sena-
tor David l. Walsh has proved a great
disappointment to all democrats who
sincerely believe in the high princi-
Piles which he has SO signally failed
to maintain"
The letter was signed by Mr.. Will
sons own hand.
Evening star., 1924-01-15
COMBINATION FORMED
TO FIGHT DRY LAW
Labor, Law and Capital Join in
Moderation Move, Leader
Declares.
By the Associated Press,

py tn6 AS5Ocldter PreSs,
NEW YORK. January 15.-Labor,
law and capital have Joined in a. ma
tion-wide concerted effort for the
modification Of the Volstead act, IL
was announced by Austin G. Fox.
chairman of the board of the Mod
GRAFTON League.
The American Federation of Labor.
the Constitutional Liberty League,
the Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment and the Moderation
League have combined their forces
for the campaign, he said. The legis-
lative committee will ask for hear
ings before the resolutions commit
tees of the national conventions.
The legislative committee members
are James Duncan, chairman. first
vice president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor; Mr.. Fox, representing
the Moderation League: Col. Julian
Goldman, Boston attorney, treasurer
of the Constitutional Liberty League;
Capt. w. II. Stayton, president OF the
Baltimore Steamship Company and
head of the, Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment, and James
Obergfell and Albert j. kugler. both
of the American Federation OF Labor.
Evening star., 1924-01-15
SPERRY INQUEST HELD.
Flyers Body Too Long in Water
to Find Death Cause.

RYE, England. January 15.-In-
quest was held at Broomhill into
che death of Lawrence B. Sperry,
American aviator whose body was
found on the shore near here last
Friday after he had been missing
for nearly a month. A doctor who
examined the body said 1t has been
tn the water too long for him to give
IN opinion as to the cause of death.
The jury said they were satisfied
shat the body was that OF Sperry
And returned a verdict of found
Crowned"
Evening star., 1924-01-15
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
Several
Theories
of Crime
tBy TIE Associated Press

CHICAGO. May 2i.-Two letters, one
threat. aud the other purporting to be
a confession Of rider. added tonight
to the semingly inrenetratahle wall Of
mystery surrounding the sla wing Of
70 crt Frna<s. Is year old son OF Il
Chicago millionaire. whose nude body
was found III swamp Thursday while
his father waited 10 pay $4,000 ran
somt 10 kidHapcrs.
The threatening letter was received
by Jacob franks, watch manufe cturcr
and father Of the slain youth. II was
written in scribbling manner. was un-
grammatical in phrasing, and warned
Franks that his daughter would be
next" 4 hslf dozen detectives wsre
hurried To the Franks home and placed
on grard although the police attached
little Importance "a the mssive.
tn second letter. signed "a sorry
man was addressed to Chief of Police
Morgan a. Collins and purportcd to bc
from the slayer himself and intimated
that he IA 4 committed suicide.
Deer Chief" this letter read q am
the murderer AMI kidnapcr Of the
Franks hey. when you get this letter
| win probably hc dead man. | in
tend w commit suicide. am sorry
ala this irhuman piece Of work.
The police at first attached little
Importance to this missive which was
typcwrittcn hut took sudden interest
when il WIS compared with the type
wl itten demand for $1,000 received by
Franks the morning ;fter his son dis
appeared A preliminary examination
caused tie police 10 believe that both
wer, written on tn same typcwritr-.
the shading of the letters and other
\ characteristics heing similar.
with this theory IN mind detectives
hurri IN 10 west side postal sub-stn-
tion where tho letter was m lied last
night but secured little information of
value. The police also started checking
up on a man whose body was removed
from the lake this morning. he having
ben dead apparently but few hours
in an effort to learn If he were the
writer or ud any connection with the
Franks ease.
Another bit Of mystery WIS injected
into the case when woman called the
Franks home and said she was the con
sort OF q confidence man ani narcotic
addict. who's name she gave. and who
she thought murdered tlA 10Y. The po-
lice were skcpticaI of the tip. but
tContinucd on Page Sd
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
AIRPLANE SURVEYS OVER
LARGE TERRITORY HAVE
NOW BEEN COMPLETED
UHv The Associated prnss,

AUSTIN. May 2i.-Ihotographic SUR
vey> by airplane over almost 5000
square miles Of territory have ben com
pletcd by Captain q. T.. Griffin and
Lieutenant Lynch Of the United States
Army Air Service for the Texas board of
wafer engineers. the board anncnred to-
day.
The data j. 10 be used i'm locating
possible reservoir sites for the state
water conservation plan. Among the
localities surveyed are the following
Devils river. HIS square miles: Catoula.
~. square miles: BRADY rs square
miles; Pink Rock. 12S square miles !:
Lower \ueceS river. 80 square miles I;
Guadalupe river. lGoi square miles:
Georgetown. 2I6 square miles: Bastrop.
l.S square milc>: Austin. rs square
miles. and about 20 miles alenl' the
Elanco river. Captain Griffin has been
able "a cover a maximum of l 100 square
miles day. II will require about n
month longer - complete the work
mapped ont.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
PROCRESSOF
FARM RELIEF
BILL IS SLOW
fBy The Associated Prcssl

WASHINGTON. May ~ Slow pro-
grcSS WAS made i'm the house today with
the McNary- -ilaugen farm relief hill as il
encountered the frs, flood amendments
All were rejected. either voted down
or thrown ont on points Of order.
For four hours the measure was
considered under the five minute rule
and the reading of only two of the bill :
twenty eight pages was completed. The
ttion disposed Of was preliminary one
defining the emergency for the legisla-
tion. and just before adjournment Il
dozen or more members were on thcir
feet to offer amendments "a the second
section.
Action. however. went over until next
week. probably Thursday, when consid
Grafton of the hin will be resumed. II is
the intention nf house leaders To- dcvootc
the first part Of the week, 10 other tgis-
lation.
None of the votes on amendments to-
day. leaders agreed. could BE- considered
a test Of strength as there was no or
ganizcd effort On the part of opponents
10 alter the introductory provisions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
BROWNSVILLE AND
SAN BENITO CLASH
In IMPORTANT GAME

The Brownsville Tigers win clash
with the San Bcnito SAINTS at the SIN
Bcnito BAH park this afternoon. Fans iI
Brownsville are kcculy inter stcd in tha
game. being eager IN scc Vi the Tigers
can beat the formidable SAINTS IN this
n~w opportunity for comeback. The
Tigers will 80 90 San Berito with tine
stirg of defeat to urge them on to
play victorious game. L f. expected
that 2 large crowd of rootcrs viii co
to san Bcnito g yen for the Brown
viii, nine.
victory FOR the Tigers would hc vi
great value IN raising the spirits and
morale of the team as we'll as incrfusn
~" percentage IN M vs. won and 10 t.
Manager Dcsha has teen putting his
men through their usual routine II
training and practice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
BRINGS ISSUE
BEFORE SENATE
FOR first TINE
Foreign Relations Committees
Recommends Membership
in World Court With Ger
tain Amendments

WASHINGTON. May ~ IN amcrd-
mcnt propose! for membership w The
world court was approved ~ the >cua} "
foreign relations committee today and
placed on the senate calendar. whore III
T. expected ~ rrpn>c undi~iurh for
two remaining weeks of th" session.
Acting just Fifteen months to the dav
after i rcccircd the membership pro-
posal of President HARDING. thc com
mittcc reported by Il party vote y rr>o-
luton requiring that American member
ship hc conditioned un Amendments of
the world court statute 10 divorce the
tribunal completely frum tn~ league of
nations and providing in addition that
this country reserve tp itself the Mon
roe Doctrine and others II its cherished
policies.
The resolution was prepared NY Sen
atcr Pepper. rcpmbii an. rcun~y Ivauil.
who said II was huillrd uu thr foundation
laid down by President Harding and ap-
proved hy President Coolidge. pn thr
committee roll call IL commanded the
support us Chairman i.nds" and ali of
the republican irrccouciuhlcS but one.
Senator Johnson ~ California. alone
leaving hi~ party leadership ~ oppose it.
SENATOR Ship~tcld w Minnesota. the
farmer labor member also Support,d tine
proposal hut said hr did not approve III
and wnuld liy before the senate Shorll,
peace plan of hin own.
The Democratic members. standing to-
gcthcr opposed the Pepper plan and
-ave notice. they would bring u 4 rc~o-
lUiion des grcd wv follow moro clos ly
thc Recommendation VIC the two rcpub-
liran presidents Their proposal which
provides for thr reservations framed ~
Secretary llu=hc- hut mot for amend
mcui of the court statute itself WAS
voted down ia thr cor tmittre ZIP to n
with only dcrnocratic senators and SEN
Htor I.rnrnai. republican Wisconsin.
supporting H..
Senator lodges plan for erection ft
an entirely new court through jhr ag"n-
AS nf New Hague conference was with
drawn by it~ author just before the COM
mittcc endorsed the Pepper inan by 4
vote Of ~ ~ q.
The Pepper amendments ~ The curt
statute. and the reservations also iu-
cludcl ia tLc resolution would strike ont
various references ~ th" league. ANA
would provide for equal voting power tnr
the United States and for selection ui
MA, Judges by new international min
istry. independent of the league counf n
and assembly. They also would lmii
strictly the jurisdiction to which this
cuntry would subscribe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
four OTHERS y
CAPTURED BY
ORIENTALS
Official Of Company Says
Congress Must Act To Pro-
tect American Commercial
Interests
(By The Associated Presl

SHANGHAI. May 2i.-D-tails OF the
bandit foray in the Yuki district Of Flu
kicn, up the Minkiang river. in which
Jay Dinsmorc, a. Anne rican. lost his life
were received today, Your members OF
the Dinsmorc party were captured by
the bandits.
Dinsmore who was 80. and former
resident of Seattle. A. G.. Mckay. 81. a
native Of Australia; Paul Lee. Chi
nese graduate Of the Yale forestry
school: and two other Chinese were
making inspection trip for the China
Import and Export Company Of Shang-
hai in the forests 5long the river above
Foochow, and had reached Pichikow. at
the junction of the Sach:so and Min
kiang. May Is. the bandits attacked
this village which is so miles above
Foochow. In the fighting Dinsmore was
shot through the abdomen but escap-
ed from the bandits and floated thirty
miles down the river to Shahien, where
he died. May 20. The bandits carried
off the other four.
Dinsmore's body, showing evidence
Of the desperate fight he had b.en
through arrived at Foochow yesterday
and was buried there.
James Carroll, who like Dinsmore,
Mckay, and Lee, was an inspector for
the import company. is on mis- way to
the bandit country today to endeavor to
effect release Of the prisoners. Other
measures have been taken through dir
lomatic channels looking to the same
end.
Carl Seitz, president Of the company.
declared IN a statement that the killing
Of Dinsmore and the kidnapping Of the
other company employees ION to the
time when American commercial activi-
ties in China will be impossible unless
congress will act to protect them. ="
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
FOUR WORKMEN ARE
KILLED BY BLAST
IN new YORK CITY
liv The Aasoclatsd Press,

NEW YORK. May II. -Four work
m"a were killed ana ten others injured
today when they were trapped beneath
falling iimbcrS and debris following dy-
uanliic blast w building excavation in
Forty sixth street ncdr broadway.
Forty men were 40 work in the eN a-
vatirn when the tiInherS suppnriin. a
concrete mixer aud q wooden motor
truck runway gave way. earring down
tens 'of gravel and dirt. The collapse
occurred more than fifteen minutes after
tie blast
Ten injured were removed from
the vrc kagc Immediately although
of the wrcc kagr Immediately. although
officials of the construction cumpayn had
de larrd Ill the workmen were accounted
for. fircmcn continued 10 search the de-
hriS ami three houys later found the
h"dic. of thr;e workmen. Meanwhile.
"''r VI lie injured men had died in 4 hos
pital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
MYSTERY OF MURDER ROBERT
FRANKS BATTLES DETECTIVES
2 Dead and
SO Injured
By Storms
tRv TIE AssocIatcd Pre-. D

POPULAR BLUFF. Mo-, May 2f.-Two
persons dead, about 80 injured. several
probably fatally, and thousands Of dol
lars damage 20 property and livestock
is the known toll of the wind and cleo
trical storm VIII ch swept southeast Mis-
souri, late last night.
While reports Of the storms havoc
are trickling N over crippled wire ia
cilities, reports OF additional loss Of
life in the storm still lacked confirma-
on tonight.
The known dead are: g. Anderson,
two years old and an unidentified ne
gro.
Mrs. George Anderson and her three
children Of near Graysidc. William Car
son, Mrs. Ada Burnett and her son, Cc-
Gil. all of Sikeston, are among the most
seriously injured.
The Anderson ch Id was killed and
other members Of the family injured
when their home collapsed during the
storm.