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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-17

efectO de esa primera information. 81 70 pne-
do ~seryicle en-. algo,...
-Scguro cue 81.
FL abogado echo a un lado toda rcserva, y
-cont6 al reporter cuanto habfa ocurrido has
Ia a~quellos precisos INSTANCES. Cuando 81 hui
DO terminado, Yignolos escribi0 la relaci0n.
Estaba destinada a ocupar varias Columns,
Y pas0 una bora antes de que ell reporter ter
minara su trabajo. Luego volvi0se al aboga-
do, dici6ndole:
-Voy a pedir al viejo que me asigne ex-
tclusivamente a Ia averiguacion dc este cri-
men, hasta que quede resuelto TODD ell pro-
blema. ,-@. X
No Sc puede pedir NADIA mejor-repuso
Bristow. Una gran fe EN- el reporter habfa
echado rafces en- su imagination. He aquf un
hombre, Sc dijo para 81 mismo, que podra re
solver ell misterio de este crimen, 81, real
mente, estd dentro de los lfmites de 10 hui
manO. 4z.
70 creO-agreg6 Bristow-que 10, mejOr
es ponerme en- communication con ell Coronel
cambridge Y a~rreglar cuanto antes csc asun-
to relacionado conmigo. ~
V~ignolos lie mostr6 I'm ~tel6fono. BriStow
Iam6 inmediatamente a la Residential de Su
asociado. FL Coronel cambridge estaba en-
casa. Ambos sostuyieron una prolongada con
vcrsaci6n. FL Coronel lie asegur6 al abogado
que no tenia que temer NADIA en- cuanto a la
orden de arresto expedida contra 6L Ell Co
ronel Bainbridge mostrose sumamente int
resado en- el relate del abogado' de todas las
aventuras corridas desde que sali0 de Lau-
rens, Y lie acpnsej0 que regresara 10 mas
pronto possible, a menos que pudiera precipi-
tar la seduction del misterio permaneciendo
fuera.
Despu6s de consular I'm reloj de mesa.
l..istow Sc aseGur6 de que ningdn tren salla
para Laurens hasta la mafana siguiente.
Pero estaba decidido a tomar ell primero
que ~saliese, aunque lie repugnaba abandonar
Cincinnati sin tener la menor esperanza de
conocer ell paradero de Nerissa Selden.
YignoI oregres6. Trafa cara de trinnfo.
FL director me Ia dicho que debe con-
saGrar4tod0 mi tempo exclusivamente a la
solieidn del misterio del case Selden,-anun
cid. Dare mis- "buenas tardes" dentro4 de un
n1omento. despues de 10 cual volyeremos al
hotel V prepararemos nuestro plan de cam
pana.
Diez minutes despues Bristow J ell repor-
ter salfan de la Redaeci6n de La Tribunal.
tirigi6ndose por la Gale Sexta hacia un ho-
ter r~ecomendado por yignolos.
FL abogado Sc Interest profundamente en-
eL relate que lie hizo yignolos de su entrada
EN- e! Cfrclilo Rojo. Hdbilmente logr0 trabar
relaciones con un miembro lie Ia sinieStra or
den que Sc lie parecfa como una gotta de aqua
a otra. A este honlbre. inediante la coopcra-
cion del Sargente McCafferty, pndo secreta-
mente arreStarlo, incomnnicandolo en- 10 car
eel de la ciudad. Despuds acab0 por obteiler
el santo v sena de Ia orden, asf como sus
credenciales: para TODD 10 cual, ell conoci-
miento del i~taliano. sri lengua n~ativa. lie ayr
do gr~andemente. Sn prop6sito era colocar to.
ola la cuadrilla en- las garras de la policfa,
! ohtener una sensational i~nformaeidll exclll-
silva para sl peri0dito Hasa q n,plnepto del
raid. hahia tcnido nSxito en- sl temerario
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-17

Como. est es la reduction de un peri6-
dico !-exclam0 Bristow.
-Ciert& mente. DE la Tribuna', repre-
sentada en- los ~cfrculos de policfa por su Sc
guro servidor, Einciento Nignolos, mcjor como
cldo por ell Condo, -respondi6 ell hombre en-
girls.
-;De modo que es listed un reporter? y
20 crefa -.
rQue~yo era cuaIquief cosa desde Uni ga=
villero hasta I'm consumado asesino-inte-
/, rrrtimpioss riende, el periodista. -Pero. tengo
que VERNE con Frisbie, nuestro director. Des-
pues desearla tener con listed una larga e
ifnrortantfsima conversation.
Sc dirigi6 hacia el mas alto de los dos holn-
bres del pelo, rojo, sosteniendo con Ell una
breve conversation, despu6s de la cual Wig
nolos volvi6 al lado de Bristow.
--Tengo que escribir una historic sensa-
-cional de TODD esto-dijo. ST listed viene con
migo aquf a mi mesa, habIaremos mientras
hago yer al director que estoy trabajando.
Cuando Sc hubieron sentadO, Y Nignolos hui
no colocado un papel de copia en- su maquina,
volvi5se este 81 abogado dici6ndole; a boca
de iarro:
~ AANtii FAN 81 NSHN'NA -
la Ayenida Central?
Bristow estaha confundido. sEl crefa que
su perseguido no Sc h8bfa percatado de su
persecution. >
-Podre responder lnejor a SUI ~pregunta
cuando listed me eXplique .por que Sc encon-
traba listed rondando por la hropiedad del
DIR. Selden, en- Laurens, esta manana,-res-
pondi6 despu6s de un momento.
.Vignolos, soltando al trapo la risa, pregun-
to: --;Y fu6 listed el que me cogi6 husmean-
do por allii
Cleric. iPuede eXnl;carme pOr que ac-
tuaba listed tan sospechosamente, Y por que
huy6 tan de prisa al VERNE?
ESQ es la cosa mas simple del mundo-
respondi6 Vignolos. Me encontraba allf en-
asuntos absolutamente l~egftimos. FL doctor
era I'M hombre muy singular, como listed
probablemente sabra. A INF sc me meti6 en- la
cabeza que 20 podrfa hacer una buena histo-
ria novelesca de su vida. Una mujer de ojos
negros, experta, segdn creo ,en despedir ven
dedores de libros, me do con la puerta en-
las narices. Y me qued6 huroneando por los
alrededores con la esperanza de atrapar al vie
jo eremita en- Ia Gale. No le satisface la ex-s
plicaci0n?
TODD, menos Ia circumstances de que us
ted Sc diera a la fuga tan preclpitadamente
2 al VERNE.
lie tome por un reporter de La Estrc=
na". Yo no quiero que ~ninguno de ellos Sc
de cuenta de 10 que yo busco. Son una par
tida de brib0nes-esos de La Estrella"-se
entrometen en- TODD.
" 70 lie segnf a listed tan pronto como
terminaron las lnvestfgacfones-dIjo Bris
tow-en la firme creencia de. que era listed
el asesino del doctor Selden.
i Ch6Quela, yiejo amigo ,-exclam6 Wig
nolos. lie aseguro que no me .queda ningdn
resentimiento.
Y ambos Sc dieron las manos con el calor
Y la sinceridad que producer Ell mutuo en-.
t%endimiento v admiration.
-Presfntese listed misnlo-sugifi0 yigno-
los, despu6s de ejecutadas todas las preceden
ties anenida5les.
Ali nombre es Bristow Gordon Bristow.
IKE loeSabla-replie0 Ell peRi0distxseeShHH4
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-17

-
Quise yer 81 listed pretendIa ocultarlo Q no.
asreg6 gravenente.
Observation-Disclosures ell abogado, sor-
prendido. lPor que he de ocultar mi nombre?
listed cs or Gordon Bristow que desapa-
reci6 mistcriosamentc de Laurens esta tarde
desputs de la investigation del asesinato. del
doctor. no es eierto:
-5Que desapareci6 ERE
piti6 el abosado.
s. Dos,a,,s Go fon,oar narto actiya on 81
case del asesinato, sali6 de la ciudad repen-
tinamente.. 49,.
yionolos 60 dotnvo fiiando.s u n,irada on
81 obooado ono vo1vi6 q nraa,,n+or ON tono
y, noco fenaro
-Bior = o,,da
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impossible !-dijo al fin. La idea es alb
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49,
ata ~
-Aqul esfah las prueoas de una lnforma-
c1Qn que nos femllo por telegrafo nnestro
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-17
PRIsTow asintio.

0RlSTON aSlntio.
"Mientras n~uestros yecinos. estan com
pletamente ignorantes de las causas que han
obligado a mi padre a ~recluirse en- la yieja
mansion, yo, su inica hija, estuve hasta ha-
&c POGO Ell esa misma ignorancia respecto de
los ai1os que pas6 fuera de sn pats natal.
Nunca he sabido NADIA dc la genie de mi
madre, annqile anhelado secretamente poser
csc conocinliento. No conocf tampoco q mi
madre. Todo 10 que para traerfa d mi
memorial es ell retrato de ella que esta en- ell
estudi0 de mi padre. Una vez que lie pregun-
te acerca de ella Y de su genie, Sc puso tan
agitado y me miro de tai manera que decidf
guardarme mi curioSidad hasta cuando 81
decidiera confiarme La verdad. Else tempo
nunca Nego, sin embargo, y mi resolution fue
cambiada por un incidente que ocurri6 haee
cerca de dos mesesl
"Gruzaba 20 la Gale en- un dia de formen-
ia, y antes dc que pudiera darrne cs1enta de
d6nde me encontraba, me vi cast halo los
cascos de unos caballos. Qued6 paralizada de
terror por I'm momento.
C0NTINUARA La SEMANA PROxIMA
Downright by Public Ledger Companyl-
IEohihida la reproduction Derecbos lie publ
Evening star., 1924-12-12
SCHOOL EXECUTIVE
POSITIONS OPEN
Ball0u Expected to Fill Three
Administrative Places
Soon.

Three new administrative positions
In the public school system, created
by the teachers salary bill, will be
tilled by Supt. of Schools Frank w.
Ballou within the next month, it was
indicated today at the Franklin
School. Appointment of officers for
these positions has been deferred
since last Summer when the teachers
salary legislation was enacted, due
to the failure of Congress to pass the
denciency appropriation bill.
with the signature by President
Coolidge to the deficiency appropria-
ton bill making the salaries avail
abte for the new officers DR.. Ballou is
giving serious consideration to candi-
dates for the positions. The superin-
tendent may submit his recommended
tions to the Board of Education in
tme for its action on them at its
meeting next Wednesday.
Two Assistant Heads.
Two first assistant superfntendents
OIL schools. one for the white system
and the other for the colored, are
the most important of the three posi-
stionS to be filled. The third is the
y chief of the board of examiners.
winch carries a salary of $4,000 a
year. Harry English, head of the
department of mathematics of the
nigh schools, and present chairman OF
the board of examiners, is expected
to be appointed to latter position.
Appointment of the two first as
sstant superintendents is giving Dr.
Ballou the greatest concern. In the
colored system Garnet c. Wilkinson
now assistant superintendent in charge
of colored schools, probably will be
advanced to the first assistant super
intendency. This will create va
cancy in the office of the second as
sistant superintendent of colored
schools. whose chief duties will be
to act as head of the board of exam
inerS of the colored schools
Has Not Indicated Choice.
DR.. Ballou has not indicated his
choice for the first assistant super
intendency of the white schools. Per-
sons in close touch with school af-
fairs suggest that Robert l.. Haycock,
now assistant superintendent will be
promoted to the first assistant super
intendency, and that Miss Jessie La
Sale, supervising principal of the
second division and head of the de-
partment of educational research
and measurement, will be made sec
ond assistant superintendent. Others
believe that Stephen f. Kramer, prin-
cipal of Central High School and for
mer assistant superintendent, will be
called back to the Franklin School for
the office of first assistant superin-
tendent.
The position of first assistant su-
perintendent pays d salary of $1,000
year, with longevity increase of
$1,000, making the maximum salary
$4,000.
Several other important positions
also will be filled within the next
month. These include principal for
Evening star., 1924-12-12

Great Britain has outdistanced the
americans in her social service work
among her commercial and Industrial
organizations. The fame of the
American clubwoman and her grow
ing influence in business and politi-
cal affairs has spread to Great Brit
ain" the speaker said.
More than $300 has been subscribed
Evening star., 1924-12-12

a vocational trade school for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Miss Elizabeth McAdams. secretary
OF the Joint University Social Studies
of Great Britain, was the principal
speaker. She declared that the
United States leads the world in the
movement for establishing police
women through the Nation, while
Evening star., 1924-12-12

to the u. S. S. Melville, has been as
signed to the command of the L. S. ).
Pelican.
Lieuts. Arthur D. Condor and
Thomas L. McCann of the Navy, now
on sea duty, have been ordered TO
temporary duty under instruction in
the office of naval communications,
Navy Department.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

the Powell Junior High School, which
will open February l. and the head
of the department of mathematics in
the high schools, which will be va
Gated if Mr.. English is appointed chief
of the board of examiners
Evening star., 1924-12-12

to the Washington Hospital radio
fund, it was announced. Endorsement
of the thrift committee of the Dis
trict, of which Mrs. Helena Reed of
the Soroptimists' Club is vice chair
man. was made. The weekly prize
for attendance was given to Miss Ann
Hagan. Mrs. Ethel X. Pollard, presi-
dent presided
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Officers Exchange Posts.

Lieut.. Comdr. Grady B. Whitehead
has been transferred from the u. S. S.
Rainbow to the u. S. S. Sacramento,
and Lieut.. Comdr. Hamilton Harlow
bow
Lieut.. Edward Danielson, attached
Evening star., 1924-12-12

The longer Winter lasts, the longer
t will be before hay fever.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
A Holiday Sale of UncOmm
Smart FrOCkS

Every successful mode in one re-
markab1e group. Complete from tai
1ored street frocks to brilliant evening
frocks. Values are proved by the smart
ness these frocks give the wardrobe all
through the season. Party and after
Evening star., 1924-12-12
ASK VOCATION SCHOOL.
Soroptimists' Club Favors Institu-
tion for Capital.

The Soroptimists' Club at its regu-
lar weekly meeting Wednesday went on
record as favoring the establishment OF
Evening star., 1924-12-12

noon dresses for the holidays. Gay
shades in satins and crepe de chine, as
well as smart cloths for street or busi-
ness wear-in fact, complete review
Of the seasons best modes in this most
Unusual assortment.
The Washington times., 1924-04-07
EFFECTIVELY
SHOOTS D. McGREW

II MIR. Service hasn't yet seen
the picture, he'll be surprised.
when he does. The picture people =
dug into the past of the prin-
cipal characters and worked out
quite a logical and actionful
Lou and the gentleman who
ended the career OF Dangerous
Dan are revealed as a married
couple, stranded in the South
Seas, in q dance and drink den.
They have baby. They want
to get away. r
Lured by the promises of Nc.
Grew, a card sharp, to star her
on Broadway, thus affording com.
baby, the beautiful lady fees by
night from the loathsome dive
Then there unfolds a tale Of
duplicity and base injustice, with
the clever Mae Busch fitting
through a small but meaty role.
In the course of events, deftly
drawn together, the scene moves
to Alaska. The interest heightenD.
Then on the screen flashes the
memorable first line of the poem;
"A bunch OF the boys were whoop-
ing it up in the Malamute saloon"
The rest Is acting of very
high order, punctuated by sub!
titles from the Service epic. IL
may be mentioned. however, that
a happy ending concludes the
picture, with the little child to
guide the long-parted husband
and wife. Friends, Romans, coun-
trymen, the picture is good!
Supplementing the principal
feature is a two-reel condenss.
ton of a former Universal fea.
ture, "a Society Sensation star
ring Rodolph Valentino and Car.
mel Myers. It's interesting, II
nothing else. A cartoon comedy.
news reel and Topics Of the
Day" complete the bill, while Mr.
Gannon's orchestra plays mer-
rily ON. r.
The Washington times., 1924-04-07
CENTRAL
''PhantOm Justice"

The picture for the first three
days of the week at the Central
Theater is Phantom Justice"
The cast includes Rod LaRoque,
Estelle Taylor. Lillian Leighton
and Kathryn Mcclure,
In the story Rod LaRoQue ap.
pears in the role of lawyer who
deals in criminal cases, much to
the benefit of the criminals and
of himself. Everything goes fine
until one time when he finds that
dealing with criminals is a risky
business. The murdered man in
the case is found in his back yard
and he is at the same time found
20 be in possession of some million
dollars worth of diamonds. When
one Of the criminals he has be-
friended kills his fiancee he starts
fighting. Just about that time
the dentist releases him and ne
finds himself fighting thin air
and still in possession of a very
much alive wife-to-be.
The companion feature Of the
bill is the second release Of 1.-THE
Telephone Girl" series of two.reel'
dramalets based on popular maya.
zine stories by III. G. Witwer,
A new issue Of Kilograms, pipe
organ accompaniment and solo in
tervals by w. f. Thompson and
Miss Irene Juno complete the
bill.--M. A. K.
The Washington times., 1924-04-07
COVERED WAGON
BACK AT THE
NATIONAL

1.-THE Covered Wagon" now at
the National Theater on its sec
ond appearance in this city, is one
Of a few pictures that lives up to
the advertising, impossible as that
NAV seem. 1t is hard to pass
Judgment on this film without
falling into the use of superla-
tives. The picture goes to show
what the screen can, accomplish
with artistic direction and capable
acting.
Throughout the entire produc-
ton, staged on an elaborate scale.
there is not a single false touch.
not one marring flaw, with which
directors are so fond of spelling
pictures.
Ernest Terrence, us jackson,
probably takes the honocs in the
production, although fully Mar
shall, as Bridger, the trader, is
a picturesque and colorful charac-
ter. Lois Wilson, as Molly Win
gate, is altogether beautiful, and,
what's more, renders an entirely
adequate performance.
The picture in spots is splendid
~ spectacular, particularly in the
fording the the Platte, the prairie
fire and the attack OF the Indians
on the wagon train.
Special music rendered during
the showing of the picture does
much to add to it's effectiveness.
j. B,
The Washington times., 1924-04-07
HERE 1T IS FINALLY, THE
KING-PIN OF THEM ALL

The will is read. The pretty girl
becomes the mistress of the man.
sion. And then, ha, ha! the yeast
in Mr.. Wizards fertile brain be-
gins working. There is little wis
dom in comparing THE Cat and
the Canary" to other mystery
plays which have visited the Capt.
tai. 1t is far, far in advance of
is concerned.
Walter Regain is our choice as
the star of the play. While his
lines present little variety for the
most part, he wrings every NOR
sci of wit from them and fills in
by some clever business on his
own account. Sydney Reynolds is
cast as Annabelle West, the lead
ing feminine character. There was
some talk during the play of a
trace of insanity running through
the West family, and it was our
momentary supposition that the
lady had inherited the terrible
hand-me-down- when she turned
down Scotch highball.
Virginia Howell shows her capa-
blIlties as an actress in the role
of Nanny Pleasant, the house
keeper, who helps along the good
old atmosphere with her throaty
warnings and forebodings. Carl
Eckstrom, Florence Huntington
Ryder Keane, Edmund Elton,
Franklyn Fox and Clara Verdera
rate high, in the order named.
i r.
The Washington times., 1924-04-07

Through the driving rain with a
glare insane,
The critic sloshed his way,
To the Palace where, in the cool
night air,
The signboard twinkled gay;
And the sodden guy, with fiery
eye,
Sat down in a fretful stew,
What WORTH" quote he, "can
possibly be
In The Shooting of Dan Nc
CREW."
Which all goes to prove that
prejudice availeth not against
such a potent trio as Barbara La
MARI Percy Marmont and Lew
Cody, who star in conjunction in
Metros brave elaboration, Of the
Service poem.
Who can say it didn't take
nerve on the part of the pro-
ducers to bring out Dan Nc
Grew" as a serious feature pic
ture, after the poem had been
parodied on paper, stage and
screen for many years2
The Washington times., 1924-04-07

1t is related of John Willard,
the author of 1.-THE Cat and the
Canary" which opened it's long
deferred Washington engagement
at the Shubert- Belasco Theater
last night, that he was seated one
day at his ouija board, weary
and i'll at ease. when the spook
splinter began to hop madly
around the alphabet.
Accusing himself from dreams
of unending royalties, Mr.. Willard
began to spell out the message
from the other world. 1t ran:
Pick up the marbles, kid. You
win. I'm only a second rater.
Edgar Allan Poe
THE Cat and the Canary" mot
an animal show expounds the in
teresting, if threadbare, doctrine
that fear is a delusion, emanating
from ignorance. Judging from this
standpoint, the Shubert -Belasco
had an audience basking in terri
fled ignorance last night. The
ignorance, it may be said, was
not by any means to be confused
with bliss.
The action--and there's plenty
OF lt-taKeS place IN the library
and bedroom of Glencliff Manor,
on the Hudson, on the twentieth
anniversary, to the hour, of the
death of the owner.
The heirs are assembled with
the lawyer for the reading of the
will. Old man Vests trusted
West Indian voodoo woman and
housekeeper let's in six of them.
The Washington times., 1924-04-07
VARIETY MARKS
NEW STRAND
BILL

The most fastidious person will
find something to like on the bill
Of vaudeville and motion pictures
at the Strand Theater this week.
1t is difficult to determine just
which of the five acts of vaude-
vile is most successful. The
photoplay program, however, is
not quite up to the average.
Judging by it's merits only, the
headliner should be the personal
appearance of the screen and
stage a tor. Arthur Ashley. sup
ported by Miss Helen Clement 1t
is relief to hear Miss Clement
sing, and the scene taken from
the play, THE Man Who Came
Back" in which MIR. Ashley
starred, is splendidly done. One
Of the best song and dance revues
seen at the Strand this winter is
presented with Eddie Davis and a
quartet Of girls, who sing and
dance with pep.
Alexander Patti, The Upside
Down Juggler," opens the bill,
and is just that. He finishes
his head. (yes, he has no hair on
AIS ACd0J ECIl DcEHdIu d4lu 1NOdA
Ferris present "I Wanna Sing"
and they 10 sing, much to the
surprise and delight Of all. Emer-
son and Baldwin. in What Fools
These Mortals Be-" have no trou-
BILE filling their spot. They are
really funny.
Then for the photoplay. Vita
graph presents MN Man" adapt
ed from the story, Red Roses"
by George Randolph Chester.
Surely, something that must have
been in the story is missing in
the picture. Somehow, tobacco
smoke and the odor Of roses do
not mix. Hence, a picture that
takes forty minutes to get no.
where, and then stops. It's a
story Of politics and cigars, of
wealth and parties, connected by
love. Patsy Ruth Miller, Dustin
Farnum md Niles Welsh head a
long caSt-E L. p
The Washington times., 1924-04-07
'THEGREAT WHITE WAY
IN SECOND BIG WEEK

The spirit of the original story,
Gain and Mabel" by H. c. Wit
wer, has been maintained to the
full Joseph Urban has arranged
the picturesque settings, using
real theaters, real prize rings and
the real race track for the sets
of the story. while a riotous time
must have been had marshalling
the several armies of extras who
crowd the big scenes with life and
animation.
Aside from the professional cast
which includes Anita Stewart, Os-
car Shaw, T. Roy Barnes, Tom
Lewis, Harry Watson, Olin How
land, Dore Davidson, Hal Forde,
Stanley Forde and others of
prominence in the screen world,
there is a lineup of celebrities ap-
pearing such as no film has ever
boosted of heretofore. Arthur
Brisbane. Nell Brinkley, ]. w.
McGurk, Billy De Beck. Harry
Herschfield, George McManus,
Winsor McCay, Bugs Baer,
Florence Zeigfeld, Ned Weyburn.
Earle Sande, Tex Richard, Johnny
Gallagher, Joe Humphreys, Irwin
S. Cobb. H. G. Witwer. kid"
Broad, Damon Runyon and others
too numerous to mention.