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HAIRED
BANDIT NOT
SORRY
Was Out OF Job and Needed
Clothes, She Declares
to Reporter
Continued from Page 49,


with all my might. But 1 didn't
hit him hard enough.
What happened then? Well,
the car went into a ditch and
threw Eddie and the other guy
out. We were fooled on the driver.
He pulled a gun on us-and here
am.
"Why didn't I think of my
mother? This is no time for
preaching. I'm in the mess. and
besides, I've had enough preach
"SOrry? 1 am not. / had to do
something, and I just didn't get
away with it. That's all"
Through it all runs the web of
romance interviewer with the plan
to rob. Lovers for four months.
were Minnie and Eddie Hans
borough, the quiet-mannered youth
of equal age, who on the floor
beneath puffed at a cigarette and
peered through the bars that held
him in a dark and narrow cell.
Talked Of Marriage.
Were Eddie and. she going to get
married? Well. they had thought
Of it once or twice." was the way
Minnie put it. She fastened to
add. but we were broke. So what
was the use?"
She smiled a smile that spoke
volumes. A hard-hlck smile at the
rceollections of how her dreams
had gone a-glimmering. She smiled
frequently during the interview at
recollections of phases of the es.
capade that had brought her share
of the limelight. At times. her
smile brought hard, set lines around
a girlish mouth, and lent a dis
trusting, unfeminine setting to a
lithesome, girlish person whose un.
studied manner had SHOWN moth.
ing but calm from the time OF
her quiet good morning" to her
arrival at the climax OF her nara
tive.
She did not overdo ler story. but
neither did she lose an opportunity
TO impress her hearer with due
admiration of her bdrdit prowess.
There was no remorse, or she
succeeded perfectly IN hiding it..
There was a certain air of pride
at having launched out OF a ca.
reer of daring. Her chief worry
was that her first 'job" had fliv-
Vered and ended i'll the ignominy
of immediate arrest.
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Banker Says Germany
Is Good Investment
Field

NEW YORK, Sept. Ger
many now offers an attractive
field for investments, and con-
ditions in England and Franco
are showing encouraging i'm
provement, said President Pot
ter, of the Guaranty Trust Com
pany, who returned today from
a trip abroad.
II am optimistic over the
European outlook" Potter said.
Manufacturing is showing SUBJ
stantial improvement. / ex-
pect the German loan to be well
taken here and that the gov.
ernpent loan will be followed
Germs"
Discussing domestic condi.
by loans to private German con-
tions, Potter said he thought the
best interests of the United
States would be served by the
reelection of President Cool
idge,
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DRUG IS FOUND
IN SHOE, SAY
POLICE
Alexandrian Held in $500
Bond After Second Raid
On His Home

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. g.
Charlie Lees anxiety as to the
safety of two alleged cans of gun,
his shoe, was the cause of his arrest
last night on the charge of violating
The Federal narcotic law.
Paul B. Morton, director of public
safety, and Policemen East and
Allen raided Lees residence last
night at 1875 South Royal street.
During the raid they entered hls
bedroom and were on the verge of
leaving when Lee reached under tho
bed and picked up a shoe. The Of
ficers Immediately grabbed him and
found, they say, about four ounces
Of drug.
Lee declared that he was keeping
the narcotic for his own use and
that if it was taken away from him
''his feet wouldn't walk and his
hands wouldn't move
He was released under 50 500 bond
for appearance before United States
Commissioner j. Barton Phillips.
Lee is also being held on another
bond of $4,000 for action of the Fed
oral grand jury on similar charg e
as the result of drug raid on his
residence several months ago.
A feature of the local celebration
OF Defense Day will be an exhibit
ton by a squadron Of airplanes
from Boiling Field under the COM
Ynand Of Lieutenant c. w. Stein
metz, The planes will fly over the
route Of the parade just before the
over the parade during the march.
The first death here Of heat this
summer was reported yesterday
when George Holmes, colored, fell
while at work and died on the way
to the hospital. A certificate Of
death by natural causes was issued
by Coroner T. Marshall Jones.
Sidney C. Vernon OF ST. Louis,
brother of the Reverend P. L.
Vernon, pastor of the First Bap,
fist Church, will | e ordained TO-
night at his brothers church. Mr..
Vernon will be examined by the
church council early in the eve.
ming and the public services will
be held at 5 o'clock. 1t is ex-
pected that a number of the Bap-
fist preachers from Washington
and the vicinity will be present at
the services.
Tom and Annie Smith, arrested
in the recent prohibition raids,
failed to appear in court yester-
DAY morning for preliminary hear
ing. They had been released under
$1,000 bond and the bondsmei. are
row securing the country for them.
lheir case has been postponed by
Police Judge Frederick c. Duvall
to give the bondsman a reasonable
time to bring them before the
court.
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Clearing House Statement

NEW YORK, Sept S.-Clearing
house statements: ExchanA es
-, 900. 900; balances, $94 600 900;
Federal reserve bank credit balance
$47, 900, 900.
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Hooking Valley is owned and
controlled by Chesapeake, and
Ohio and it's shares are not active.
Similar calculations with preferred
stocks will give almost identical re-
turns and investors, therefore, will
keep in close touch with the move.
ment Of prices Of the parent com.
.Jany on the curb in order to deter.
mine values of outing stocks Of
component roads. Some oppor-
tunity for arbitrage dealings may
also be afforded from time to time.
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When You Come Home
From Vacation
V7HEN you went away you prob

N7HEN you went away you prob
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Those who have purchased our First
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This is real comfort in investment,
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interest.
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Coffee Market Opens Higher

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The coffee
market opened IL to S2 points
higher today. September, 1925;
December, 15.65@70: March, 1870
AZ; May, 14.95; July, 1850.
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nothing more. Please tell me
is it wise to keep on with him,
or would you drop him?
WONDERING.
nON'T drop the young man,
- but don't give him so much
of your time and thought that
he will keep you from making
other friends. Since you know
definitely just what his attitude
is, make yours friendly in turn.
but don't cheat yourself with
false hopes. You are young
enough to wait many years be-
fore marrying, but you don't
want to dream away your days
over a man who merits your
friendship if only because he has
been fair and honest-but who
wants nothing more than friend
ship.
NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ What is the latest method
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WHY THE WILD DUCKS CAME TO TOWN
THE STORY OF ECHO

, 1.-THE name Of our flower" said
Bobby.
Right again." said /. 1.-The
flower was named for him."
What happened them" asked
Bobby, intense with excitement.
Something very sad" said 1.
"Narcissus did not love Echo"
TOO bad" murmured Bobby.
Yes 1t was" I murmured. at
was very sad indeed. Echo loved
him so much and it made her so
unhappy because Narcissus did
not love her that she fell ill and
pined away until there was moth
ing left Of her but her bones and
her voice."
Poor GIRL" whispered Bobby.
And" I continued, "her bones
were changed into stones. And
the old Greeks believed that the
echo, like the one you hear to-
day, was the voice Of the broken
hearted Echo coming from the
rocks where she wIthered and
died-because, like her, only the
last words of a sentence are ever
heard in an echo"
"Ill always remember that"
said Bobby, thoughtfully.
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RIGHT WAY
TO KEEP SKIN
> SOFT-.SMOOTH
":Her lips are roses aOet .1Uitk de'D,
Oh! 1VhGt a feast her bomny nsOu'
Her cheeks more celestial hue,
A crimson still diviner."
Burns.

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also some outdoor work on the farm.
The Vegetable Compound has given
me back my health and / cannot
praise it enough. lam perfectly will.
ing that you should use these facts If
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r. F. D. /, Massena, NY.
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Read This Entertaining Serial in Which
the Author Has Woven a Thrilling
: Romance of the Problems of
3 z -: ..|..' ": n: Married Life.

any more. I owe 1t to Neal to
DO it myselt-all by myself"
But why should you mind my
helping?" asked Mabel sadly.
Yes. DEAR" I said gently. 1T
understand. And you were Of use
when couldn't have gone on
without you. You gave me cour.
age to go on. And now I'm
ready to meet the biggest need
Of ALI" t.t
hesitated and stammered. I
couldn't bring myself to say that
Neal was dead. But realizing that
Mabel had every right to know.
l brought myself to tell her Of
the evidence Envy had gathered
and of the further evidence of
my own eyes. When 1 finished,
Mabel sat staring at me dumb
with pity and understanding. Then
she reached across the desk and
PO( ASI AdAN ONSA HIM.
Every one must know soon,"
she said. And when that day
comes you'll want to pay off every
cent-not by instalments. but in
one lump sum-his monument"
She buried her face in her
hands and began to sob. and at
that moment there was a knock
at the door. I went over and
opened it slightly. On the thres-
hold stood Ralph Lacy and
Park.
Park" I exclaimed awkward
ly, leaning against the tightly
closed door of my office and burn
ingly conscious that Mabel was
inside. II didn't expect you"
you didn't expect me, either,
did you, Anne?" said Ralph Lacy,
standing at ease outside the door
Of my office and smiling down at
me with the look of warm stabili-
ity which generally does SO much
to restore my poise.
You're both welcome, now that
you're here" 1 said almost grim
ly. "Mabel's in my office. Does
it make any difference, Park"
Are you trying to tell me that
you think l ought to right-about-
face and DEPART" asked Park.
put my hand to my eyes
YEARLY. l. didn't know what l
was trying to tell him, though /
felt convinced l ought not permit
myself again to be the one to
bring Mabel and Park together.
II came because / heard about
yesterday" said Park quietly.
I've never said much, but I've
always been convinced that young
Neal was a fine lad and worthy
Of his sisters love. So I've an
idea you'll not mind my holding
out my hand and telling you
hope it's all coming outright
as old Ralph says he's sure it
WILL"
I took Parks hand, still in a
daze about what / ought to do.
didn't want to turn Park away.
knew I'd never consider turn
ing Ralph away. And yet 1 felt
it wasn't fair to permit Park to
intrude on the peace which work
is bringing Mabel. But 1 was
saved from making a decision,
for suddenly the door of my Of
flee opened and Mabel herself
called out:
II heard familiar voices. If
you want to have a conference
and it's something secret, I'll go
Il don't keep you out Of your
office any longer, Anne"
Park didn't wait for me to re-
ply. He strobe into my office as
If it were the Garden of Eden
and he could be alone there with
the one woman in all the world.
ITO Re Continued Tn,v,0v.wnSvN
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" N.Y." shouted Bobby.
w And from across the
ravine came back Bobby's voice
shouting, Bunny"
Listen to that echo! exclaimed
Bobby. Isn't that clear?"
"Try it again" said 1. So Bob
by shouted and shouted, and back
clearly came his sweet young
voice.
"Echo's funny word, Foxy
GRANDPA" unused Bobby.
YES" said I. Its a Greek
word and I'll tell you about it."
please do" begged Bobby,
smuggling down by my side.
WELL" said l. I'm Greek
mythology there was a beautiful
goddess-Diana-the goddess Of
the hunt. And she had many
maidens to attend her and wait
on her."
What were they called, Foxy
Grandpa?" Bobby asked.
"They were called nymphs,"
replied. Some Of them watched
over fountains and some over
rivers. They were woodland
nymphs."
Woodland nymphs," repeated
Bobby. THAT must have been
fine. I suppose they had great
chances to see all the animals"
"I'm quite sure they did," I
agreed.
Nov tell me some more"
urged Bobby. II didn't mean to
interrupt you, Foxy Grandpa"
'All right, Bobby" l laughed.
"1'll tell you some more. There
was one nymph, who was very
young and very beautiful, who
was one Of the attendants of
Diana. But she had great fault"
What was it, Foxy Grandpa?"
asked Bobby. IT never knew
those gods and goddesses had
faults"
"Oh, yes" chuckled. This
one had a fault-just like a great
many human beings. She was
too talkative. In fact, she rarely
kept quiet. Finally. she talked
so much that it offended Diana,
her queen. and Diana punished
her."
"oh," sighed Bobby. How did
she punish her?"
She took away her power of
speech but not altogether. She
put a spell on Echo, 80 that all
that Echo could say were the last
words of the sentence which she
wished to-"
Just like that echo I just
made" exclaimed Bobby.
Exactly" 1 answered.
But, that isn't ALL" I con-
tinuad.
go on, Foxy Grandpa" said
Bobby.
Now, it seems" continued,
that Echo fell in love with a
vory handsome young god. by the
issus.'
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TRY THIS
RECIPE
Southern California Biscuit.

Two cupfuls bread flour, tea
sponfuls baking powder. table
spoonfuls shortening. teaspoonful
salt, y cupful milk. 2 table
spoonfuls butter or margarine,
orange marmalade.
Sift together the flour, baking
powder and salt. Work in the
shortening with two knives or the
tips of the fingers until we'll
blended. Add the milk gradually
and turn out on a well-floured
board. Roll to one-fourth inch in
thickness. Cut into small rounds
and brush over one-half of the
rounds with the butter melted,
placing the other rounds on top.
Bake in well-greased pans from
twelve to fifteen minutes at. $50
degrees Fahrenheit. Immediately
after removing from the oven lift
off the top of each biscuit and
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN

1. When was the first Ameri-
can clipper ship launched?
2. When did Thomas Cromwell,
acting for Henry VIII, begin the
suppression Of monasteries in
England?
8. When did the Hapsburgs be-
gin to rule Croatia?
4. When was the first BLACK
Monday?"
S. When was the American
eagle $40 gold piece first coined?
ANSWERS to these queries will be
printed tomorrow
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POPINI.

used to invite relatives and
friends to an engagement party;
by invitation, or announcement
in the paper? ROSE.
DY invitation, either written or
- verbal.
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WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE

Learning by study must be won"
Learning does not come with
birth, John Gay reminds US in
his Fables"
''There is this of good in real
eviIs-they deliver us while they
last from the petty desOptism
OF all that were imaginary"
Real troubles make one realize
how fortunate he was before, a.
Cotton observes in 1.-THE Lacon."
Instead of waiting till beets get
cool to pare them put them at
once out Of the boiling water into
a bowl of cold water; then rub
with the hands and you will find
they are done at once, and more
evenly than with a knife.
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ANSWERS
to Yesterdays Questions.


/. The Nivelle offensive during
the world war began April Is,
1917.
2. Congress, during Washing
toms term as President, author
lied four forty-four-gun frigates
in 1894.
Z 8. Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian
dramatist and poet, died in 1906.
4. Irkutsk, the chief COM
mercial city of Siberia, was found.
cd in 1852.
s. The young, Ireland" upris-
ing in ireland took place in 1S4S.
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<NXTtELLs I came near for
" getting" acknowledged
Mabel, drawing off her
gloves and taking a chair OPP
posite me. "The work down at
my studio Is so absorbing that 1
don't think Of my own troubles,
not to mention those Of my
friends. I'm getting things sched-
uled for the crippled soldier lads.
Jobs and entertainments, and
even special holiday invitations.
More and more folks are getting
interested. I guess I'm some good
after all.''
''You always were," said
gently. But I'm glad it's being
proved to your own satisfaction. 4"
mot quite that" Mabel broke
in. And I wasn't swanking. I
was just explaining why 1 didn't
land here earlier with the money
for Meals debit
looked up in establishment. 1
had been working so hard for my
own purpose that I'd actually for
gotten the mere fact Of the date.
I'm going to be able to pay it
myself" I said abruptly. Il for
got the date because 1 was work
ing so desperately-just to be
able to do this,
Mabel's face fell. Her look Of
chagrin astonished me.
"You don't need me then" she
said almost sadly.
II have to do it myself" I ex-
planned slowly. 81 have to. I
can't even take help from you
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advice TO THE
LOVELORN
by Beatrice Fairfax

ny D~SSVA A\V GAAA AGSA
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am eighteen, and have
been going about with a man
Of twenty-three. This young
man told me not to take him
seriously. He has been telling
me how he cares for me and
that there is no other but still
he says he will never settle
down. He said he Is going to
be in my home town for two or
three years more. and then he
Is going travelling for about
three or four years.
Now, I care a great deal for
him. He said he is going to be
up to see me just as often, and
still wants me as a friend, and
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<<VXYHERE are you, Bun
" ny?" shouted Bobby.
w And from across the
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put one teaspoonful of orange
marmalade in the center Of each
bottom round. Replace the tops
and serve at once.