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apago la bugia, oyo unos golpecitos
en- los cristales de la ventana. Sc ie-
vanto, encendio la luz. abrio de par
en- par la v~entana, pero no enccutro
a nadie. Sc acosto, apago de nuevo Ia
bugia, pero he aqui que oye pasos muy
cerca de 81, al mismo tempo que lie
ga a sus otdos Ell ruido de todas' las
puertas de la casa al abrir y cerrarse.
Voivio a encender la luz y Sc puso a,
registrar por todas parties debaio Gle
la CANA, de los muebles, etc. iNadai,
Made!
"Apag6 y los ruidos comenzaron de
nnevo. lorna a encender, y siempre
nadie. No queriendo molestar a sus
amigos, soport6 estas cosas toda la
noche y al dia siguiente pregunto a
Homen cristo 81 habia dido algo extra
no 'durante la noche.
"Absolutamente NADIA, -cortesto,-
10 cua no tiene gran cosa de part1cu-
lar, porque duermo como un ,iron. les
que has dido algo? En- la casa no ne
encontrado ladrones y todos esto3 rul-
dos son pura fantasia.
Gel senior Gomez Paroles, conoc1en
do ell caracter p~ositivista de Homen
Cristo, no quiso insistir; per1 cuando
regreso a Coimbra refirio< SUI padre
10 que lie habia ocurrido en- casa dc
su amigo. su padre lie escucho ateasa-
mente y lie dijo:- Isl que es casua-
lidad! Otro inquilino de esa casa la
dejo por culpa de esos ruidos y una
mujer empleada hoy en- ell O~bservator1o
Meteorological, que Sc encuentra en-
frente, paso INA noche en- esa casa
y 3diio que jamas volveria a ella,
porque estaba habitada por duendes.
Tie ~aconsejo que digas a tn amigo to-
da la verdad y lie propongas pasar una
noche en- observation, para saber de
que Sc trata.
lei senior Gomez Paroles siguio Ell
consejo v comunico a Homen Cristo 10
que su padre lie habia dicho. Homen
Cfisto Sc, burlo de su c%ompahero y SO
acost6 segun Ell tenia por costumbre:
pero aquella noche oyo ruidos que lie
intrigaron y lie decidieron a pasar la
noche siguiente ~vigilando, a cuyo efec-
to rogo a su amigo i que lie hictese
compafiia. Convene advertir que todos
dormian en- O. primer piso y que en-
la p,anta baja no hahia nadie.
"Aqdella noche Homen Cristo dispuso
que las criadas Sc acostasen hacia las
once. Su esposa, SUI amigo y Ell, Sc
quedaron esperanto los acontccimien-
tos. @Mientras hubo luz. NADIA anorrnaI
oecurri6, pero Embellishments que, Ia
apagaron Sc oyeron fuertes golpes en-
la puerta de la planta baja que daba
al jardin. Homen Cristo baj6 co.
rriendo las escaleras y Sc coloco cerca
de la puerta. Los golpes recomenzaron;
al abrir bruScamente no %encontro a
nadie. Salio para yer 81 s%orprendia la
fuga de alguien por I'm callejon vecino;
pero apenas estuvo fuera, la puerta Sc
cerro con estrepito, girando la cerradu-
ra. En- la Gale no vic a nad1e. Para
poder entrar de nuevo tuvo que la
mar a 81 mujer y bajo a abrirle. Homen
Cristo, muy i~ntrigado, como es natu-
tural, hallabase c%onvencido de que al
guien estaba escondido en- su casa y
lie estaba jugando una broma pesada.
Cogio su revolver y dijo:- iAhora
vamos a yer!
Las puertas continuaban siendo sa-
cudidas y en- un cuartito contiguo a
s. dormitorio, cuartito que nc tenia
ninguna salida, los ruidos era cada
vez mas fuertes.
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INFORMATION MARTINA

Ell vapor Aleman ''Boltsnhagen'' lie
CARA hacia Ell IL actual de Dinamar-
ca con I'm cargamento de Cemento pa
ra los senores Sues. de L. villamil 8
Co. Y saldr& para santo Domingo des-
pues de terminar su descarga en- varios
puertos de Puerto Rico.
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LOS ANIMcs ESTAN EsTAN
AcALoRADos EN- PONCE
o n abril 10, 1924
Ell MUNDo,

Ell MUNDo,
Gan iran,
comisi6n u~nionista integrada Ramos
Antonini, Albizu campos, Emilio Fa'
got representation vanguardias junta
local visitan .'EL MUNDo'' declaran;
Reiacion informaci6n dada hey acerca
asamblea proyectada pr6ximo domingo
protestar otras cosas bases p~ropuestas
Comite Territorial repablie ZIP segan
acuerdo tornado en- reunion direcbiya
central vanguardias resolvi6se celebrar
licha asamblea cine Habana sin carac-
rcr pa-tidarista sencillamente invitan-
do pueblo instituciones poncehas con-
siderar distribution injusta emprestito
seis millones. Animos acalorados.
RAMIREZ BRAU
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D%IRECTORIO PROFESSIONAL
PEDRO c. oUINoEEs

!. AVOCADO Y NOTARIO AZ
Graduado de la Universidal de Penn
isylvania, Harvard y Puerto Rico.
Postula ante las Cortes de Puerto Ri
aco y Corte Federal.
p. o. Box 228 Tel. 143, S. j.
/. Editicio NOA, San Juan, p. r.
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The Washington times., 1924-07-29
NNGGL Y
EXPANSION
PLANNED
John |. Power to Have Charge
Of Chain Store System
Here

Early expansion Of the Piggy
Wiggly system IN washington to at
least 100 stores and broadening the
merchandise line IN all OF them, =
the plan Of John /. Power, new dis.
trict manager, according to a state
ment by him today.
The Piggly Wiggly chain today IN.
cludes more than forty stores and
Mr.. Power says that as rapidly as
suitable locations can be obtained
the system win be enlarged so as to
make Piggy WiggIy All Over
Town" more literally true here fhaf,
e perhaps any other city In the
East.
All Of the new Piggy Wiggly
stores In the National Capital will
lie equipped with fresh meat mar.
,kets. Five of the present stores
have meat markets and their patron.
age has been such az to encourage
the management to so equip all the
new units and also install fresh
neat departments in other of the
existing stores.
Mr., Power Is q Washingtonian
and Is thoroughly familiar with the
chain store principle, having been
general manager Of another chain OF
stores in Washington from 1910 to
1920. In the latter year he organ.
lied and founded the Power Kearney
Market Company, at TIA Eleventh
street northwest and was president
Of that successful and popular or.
ganization. Later Mr.. Power
achieved national distinction by or
ganizing the Pee.Kay Auto Grocery
Store, The Store at Your Door"
system Of merchandising food prod
ucts.
More recently he established 4
grocery brokerage business In the
Central National Bank Building and
was making 4 big success Of this
enterprise when invited into the
executive personnel OF the Piggy
Wiggly system. Mr.. Power has
inaugurated q policy of making
every Piggy Wiggly store III Wash.
lngton as local as the Washington
Monument. He Is q member Of the
Board of Trade, Chamber of Com
merce, Kiwanis Club and the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
RIVER DRAGGED
FOR MANS
BODY
Emmett D. Mitchell Drowned
at Solofaons Island on
Sunday Outing

The body Of Emmett .. Mitchell,
who was drowned at SolOnions
Island Sunday. has not been re-
covered. according 10 word re-
ceived today BY George w. Taylor.
512 AZ street northwest, at whose
home Mitchell lived.
Mitchell, an employe of the Globe
Furniture Company, had gone to
Solonons Island Sunday with q
party Of friends on q three-day out
ins. Shortly. after arriving there
he donned his bathing suit and
went swimming. His companions
warned him that the river at this
point was very treacherous, and to
be careful. Before he had time to
heed the warning he was caught
by the swift current and disap.
peared. His companions. aided BY
q number Of other visitors, tried
all night Sunday and yesterday to
recover the body.
Mitchell was former resident Of
Opelika, Ala. where his mother,
who was expected in washington
soon. Is spending the summer. He
was g member Of King David Lodge
Of Masons and the Vaughn Bible
Class Of Calvary Baptist Church.
Besides his mother, he Ii survived
BY three brothers and sister.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
SUIT COLLECTOR
IS FAKE SAY
POLICE
Warning Issued to House,
wives to Be Wary Of
''TaIlor's Agent"
INTERNATIONAL MEMS RrrL

washington housewives were eau.
toned today to be wary OF house.
toulouse suit collectors. representing
themselves to Be IN the employ Of
tailoring establishments. "A negro,
making such representations, yes.
terday stole five suits Of clothes,
it Il reported.
In one street, according to re-
ports, the swindler got clothing
from three persons. They are Mrs.
Carl Al. Cremer, 4S2.A Warner
street northwest; Mrs. i. Phillips,
432 Warner street, and Mrs. II.
Weeks, 4S0 Warner street.
a man answering the same de-
scription Il said to have taken a
suit Of clothing from Mrs. Thomas
Rabbit, SIS Seaton street, and one
from Joseph DanhakI, 1904 New
Jersey avenue northwest.
The negro is light-skinned, II il
said. He Is about twenty years
old. His height is five feet three
inches, and his weight 40 pounds.
His 'front.' teeth are not straight.
Police believe he ID the same
man who has recently collected
nearly q score OF suits in this
manner.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
VE / memorial
TO BENEFIT
BY PICNIC
Fund for 6ladensburg Gross
70 Be Aided ~ Excursion
to Chesapeake Beach

Completion 81 the Prince Georges
County Memorial Cross Ut Bladsns-
burg, Nd. on the washington.
Baltimore Boulevard, win be has.
tened By funds raised ~ an exclir-
sion to Chesapeake Behch tomorrow
under auspices ~ Snyder-E Farmer
Post No. 3. Of the American Legion,
which II sponsoring the project.
The cross y memorial To residents
of the county who lost their lives,
IA the world war.
The excursion win take the form
'of i county outing with practically
and various civic organizations CO.
operating. An elaborate program
Iof athletic events has been arranged.
More than 500 persons are ex-
|pected To attend.
The following committees are IN
charge Of arrangements: Tickets
J. II. Hieer, chairman; Leroy Fulton.
II. Il Etoner, John "A. Long, M. ".
Halloran, q. 4. Hunter, william
Constantine, u. q. Maud, il. ID.
Magruder, and Al. w. Eueas: pub
licityC. i. AideiIO, chairman: b.
A. Fuller jr., H. q. Newman. .. mi.
Rector, Il. q. Mac-C artee, ana ].
Al. Johnson: programs II. 4. Nc
Clay, chairman y. M. Brooks, r.
*. Parlett. e. r.. Ha1loran, VIII
liam HI Johnston. J. w. Devlin.
A. II. Pottinger. and r. 8. CzarrA;
and athleticsO. III. Kee, chairman;
+. n. Spangler, d. r. Brakeman. =.
u. Devlin, ]. b. Kirkley, "A. G.
Whally, n. r. Hawlshaw, and y.
r Davis.
Members Of the Women's Union
|of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing are holding their annual
outing today at the Beach,, More
than 1900 are In attendance. Al
baby show with $3.50 IN gold eaing
to the cutest infant, prize waltz.
and seventeen athletic events are
on the program. The athletic
events include q twenty-f Vineyard
dash for girls ten ana under, b
ftfty-yard dash for boys ten and
under, q seventy Vineyard dash FOL
members Of the union, fat ladies'
race, q thin ladies' race, q lOO-yard
dash for men, q fat mems race, an
egg race for members Of the union.
"a ladies' race, 4 fifty-yard dash for
girls ten and over. seventy-five-
yard dash for boys ten and over.
peanut race for girls, q shoe race
for boys. backward running race
for ladies', q potato race for girls,
a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT dash for mem
bers Of the union, and 3 race for
little children. Mrs. Mabel RaclEey
e chairman OF the excursion com
Fmiftee.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
IS HELD
NSER|OUS
CHARGE
Arrested on Accusations Of
Three Little Sunday
School Children
lcontInusd fron. Flrst paee.l

AConLlnueu kEOM EIISt EdBeJ
deacons Of the church were III At.
tendance ct police court all day,
awaiting the calling Of the case.
Staid church deacons who have
received 4 report OF the girls' com
plant are In q frenzy over the AZ
fair and last night threatened their
former sexton with personal vio-
lence.
Mother SwoOns.
One OF the mothers Of the young
girls tainted at the Seventh pre-
cinct station yesterday afternoon
while details Of Collins alleged IA
miliarity with the girls were re-
luctantly related.
The pastor Of the church has
cancelled a vacation which he had
planned to begin yesterday on ac-
count Of the incident. The church
Is one Of the Oldest In the city.
II was today admitted by one
Of the church deacOns that both
he and the pastor have sheen SUI
spicious Of the sections motives in
exhibiting unusual interest IN the
little girls at the church but they
had never been able to trap him
and, taking into consideration his
age and past good reputation, con.
cluded II was just q fatherly In
terest.
Admission was also made by. the
pastor Of the church that his wife
had warned him many months ago
that she did not like the way a
certain little girl came to Sunday
School much too early and went
into the church where the sexton
was the only occupant.
q He also said that once he went
into the church and found the sex
ton and Q little girl In the Bible
class room, but found no reason to
admonish them.
That the police regard the case
a. serious is seen III the fact that
no one has been permitted to see
Collins since he was arrested. II ii
said that the sections brother was
denied admission and that even 4
deacon Of the church was refused
permission to see him and ask for
the keys to the church.
While few in the neighborhood
know Of the arrest and circiln1.
stances which surround It. fear n
felt that when the word Is spread
among the members OF the con-
eregation that II win be necessary
70 spirit the aged sexton away.
Two OF the little girls are sis-
tiers and are said to live with their
stepfather and have Just returned
to the neighborhood following an
absence OF several months. but the
third lives with her fat ar and
mother.
It is said all three OF the little
girls have always gone to the
church where Collins is sexton for
Sunday school and It was only 3
short time ago that they were
graduated out Of the primary De.
partment.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
IN GOOD
SHAPE AFTER
OPERATION
There Is No Need to Continue
Bulletins, His Doctors
Say
~ IntsrnatIonal Nsws ssrvIo,.

BOSTON, July 29.- Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge today was s'resting
cheerfulIy" following an emergency
operation for an obstruction Of the
bladder. His condition was so ia
vorable that attending physicians
announced there would be no Teces.
sity Of continuing issuing Of the bull
letins they have given out twice a
day.
Senator Lodge Is being permitted
to s'eat whatever he pleasea and
to smoke cigars and cigarettes.
After his morning visit to the
aged Senator's bedside, Doctor John
III. Cunningham. who performed the
operation, said:
Everything is perfectly satisfac-
tory. Senator Lodge had good
nights sleep. He can eat and
smoke whenever he wants to.
Physicians have not decided when
they will again operate on Senator
Lodge, although they agree another
operation viii be necessary.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
WORK
WILL Be
PR0BED
Congress to Get First-Han
Information on Service
to Veterans

First.hand information regarding
conditions existing in Government
hospitals for disabled ex-service men
throughout the country win be
sought BY five subcommittee Of
the Veterans Affairs COMMITTEES
of the House OF Representatives
Chairman Royal G. johnson an,
nounced today.
In order to sySternakize the work
of inspection the country has been
divided into three zones. Congress.
man Homer p Snyder, Of New
York, Roy G. Fitzgerald, of Ohio,
and Bird j.. Vincent, Of MICHIGAN,
have been named as the subcoYn-
mittee to visit hospitals east % the
Mississippi river; Conaressinen
James II. McLafferty, OF California.
and Robert q. simmons, will inspect
those west Of the Mississippi, while
Congressman a. L. Bu1winikle. Of
North Carolina, win inspect the
institutions in the extreme South.
A sixth committee for the South
western region will be named later.
Chairman Johnson said no dates
had been fixed for the investiga-
tions, but il Is understood they
will begin shortly. Representa-.
tives Of the American Legion, Dis
abled American Veterans and Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, have been
invited by Chairman Johnson TO
have representatives present when
the various institutions are in.
spected in order to assist In the
work and to offer suggestions.
Numerous complaints have been
made about the Governments hos
pitaIization work and the sub.coJn.
inittees Just named will 20 thor.
oughly into each complaint.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29

The TeerliIlg Times
BN TENY TE0SEE.

When you're riding II ] tram car
81 watkins 81 ths street.,
Did You ever stop u thing It all
What funny things ara fe6t1
The long ones ana tle short ones,
The tat the lean, the small.
The long ones grow on short men
And the short ones grow on tall
a Zig. old buriy. blnstefing gent,
who sports the fear of God.
You'll find HIS broad and bnnioned
dogs most comfortably ah0d.
Though they may look like acow
boats. and = house reAred where
please observe that il ruci, shoes
the ieathex'a always good.
Now eye the tiny boyish varnp. -
cute, 20 bad 20 sweet
Her life ana an III meaning nway00
~ twinkling, dancing feet.
wherever bands are playing there
she leaves her eirliah heart.
She may be nearly starving but
her shoes are works Of art.
OH There are shoes born 70 be great.
and shoes born 20 b dumb.
Some shoes are nn0hg; some shoes
are always On the 50 and come.
sim AMDe1 Oh ktp A9tpcEAA4s NuDeU
Of the spinelorn sap.
or else the broken cheerful things
most always found On tap.
Listen u the tired shoes dropping
OFT ~ night
Mofhef,o shoes are soft and old,
Dada kicks are q sight
Tiny fOotnEeps patteR ND the nokk
III nursery HAIL.
God bless little lane and Dick
they wear no sh6eA AZ al.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
HOTEL ORCHESTRA WILL
BE CONCERT FEATURE

The Community Center Depart
meht outdoor concert at the Cen.
trail Stadium tomorrow night. win
feature the Grace Dodge Hotel
Orcheetfa, Sadie Newell, conduct
ress. Pictures OF the United States
Bureau OF Mines. will be shown,
and community singing viii be lei
BY William StArnell.
The program for Friday night
the Forestry Division Of the United
States Department OF Agriculture
will show pictures OF forest fires
under the direction OF f. w. Pei
kins. IN charge Of the motion pic.
ture division Of the department.
An admission charge of 10 cents
will be asked at this concert tC
cover the expenses OF the evening
In case OF rain the concert will
take place Ia the Central Auditor.
ium. The band concert win begin
at 7:SO. half an hour ahead Of
usual time. M
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
DISTRICT To Be
DEBT FREE
FRIDAY
Washington win "a Only
Large City n Country
Not Owing Money

For the first time In 80 years
the District of Columbia viii be
debt free on Friday, August !.
District government officials to.
day are planning for the retire.
Fnent Of all OF the outstanding 1856
per cent bonds issued III 1875 when
|a $15, 1000 900 bond issue was floated
to make improvements to the city.
Congress has appropriated $780,
900 70 clear OF the Districts in.
|debtedness With this amount, plus
millions be dollars In q sinking
fund the District win retire al out.
standing bonds
washington viii be the only large
lefty ii America which Is debt free.
Baltimore, Wilmington, PhiIadel-
phia, New York and other East
ern cities have debts which az
gregafe billion dollars and more.
1t was Governor Alexander r.
Shepherd who was responsible tor
the bond issue. He presided over
The Districts destinies back IN the
'7O's.
At that time washington streets
were q mass OF mud, the sewers
were inadequate and the city gem
orally was in q rundown condition.
Governor Shepherd, in floating the
bond issue was. criticized roundIy.
The issue Was floated without
legal authority and In the face Of
legal prohibitions.
Since that time, however, Gov
ernor Shepherd has been given credit
Tor changing washington from q
struggling, dirty city to q beautiful
one. His statue now stands n the
park IA front of the Municipal
Building.
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
KIP cALLAN AND BOWEN
JUNIOR DOUBLES CHAMPS

Young Kip Callan and his part
Ier. Bowen. won the junior Dis
trict tennis championship on the
Dumbarton courts when they de-
feated Detwiler and Doyle In five
hard fought matches. The scores
were: 4--6, rs, 3--6. e---1, and 6--3.
The fact that Doyle and Detwiler
won two out OF the first three sets
shows to some degree just how
hard fought the match was. Cal
Ian ana Bowen played excellent
back court tennis and that is where
they managed 70 exc out victory
ever their rivals from Technical
High School
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
/ LEISCHMANN
DIVORCE IS
GRANTED
Grounds Of Separation Civeh
as lncompatiblIity in
Paris Decree

PARIS, July 29.-The application
of Mrs. Julius FIeischmann, wife
Of Julius Fleischmann, the Ameri.
can yeast king" for divorce was
granted today.
The ground for the divorce was
incompatibility.
The name Of Mrs. Fleischmann
became linked in. newspaper stories
recently with that Of Jay O'Brien,
the polo player, but counsel for
Julius F1eischmann, the yeast man
ufacturer, denied that Mrs. Fleisch-
mann contemplated marrying
O'Brien.
The lawyer, Dudley Field Malone,
also denied that 1Tle'schmann In.
tended giving his wife q bequest OF
81, 000, 900. AS q personal friend"
Of Fleischmann he declared mo
scandalous allegations Of any kind
were ever discussed or alleged" be-
tween Fleischmann and his wife.
The Fieischmanns had been sep
arated for more than q year. They
are said. to have parted on the
friendliest terms. Mrs. FIeischmann
remained in Paris with her children.
kings" second wife. She was pre-
viousIy divorced from Louis Hem
inway. She Is said to be wealthy
In her own name.
Fleischmann was also married be-
fore. His first wife was Mrs. Lily
FIelschnann. who 10 said to live In
Cincinnati
O'Brien has been married twice.
He was the husband Of Mae Muir
ray, film star, and later the hus-
band Of Irene Fenwick. actress
The Washington times., 1924-07-29
AZ
Killed
1478
Injured
Since
Jan. l.,
1924.

post. "A few feet farther down the
street he struck parked machine
"A little distance away, he crashed
again, this time into the car owned
by Leo Wolf, $40 Newton street
northwest.
Oscar and Arthur Rose, 1909
Fourth street northeast, seated in
the machine, were both injured
Neither required hospital gttention.
Others hurt were Arthur Payton.
forty-eight. Of the Brunswick apart.
nisnts. and RcoO Pannetta. five 7sT
l'irst street northwest.