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, 1924-09-24
By Crittenden Marriott
Copyright. W. @. Chapman

Georges direction. The others seemed
to have instlnctively recognized that
he was the best fitted Of the party to
lead. Even Collins. who might have
claimed the right to control, made no
objection. With a nod of compreben-
sion he turned off to the left and
tramped away; while Lord George al.
o as quickly took the road down
ward and disappeared.
Despondently the four who had
been left behind waited. Mrs Arch
man sat down IN the bare ground and
went to sleep almost instantly, with
her head pillowed on Bess' lap. Miss
Denslow walked to the very edge of
the ravlne and tried to peer down and
after a moment Harry Joined her.
Suddenly a low call sounded from
dead ahead. "Hello! Hello! Mr..
Archman," 1t came cautiously.
Harry Strengthened up. "Hellol" he
called. "Who's that?"
TITS me-Collins." came the answer.
Il thought l saw you"
simultaneously Miss Denslow
clutched Harry's arms. There he u.s."
she murmured. ION the other side of
the ravine. a. little higher than we are.
He's gotten completely around 1t. Yes,
Mr.. Collins?"
Nothing doing over hereI No
PATH Have you heard from Lord
G%eorge?'
Not yet"
IAN right. I'm coming back" The
almost Invisible figure rustled into the
deeper shadows that lay behind 1t.
1t was growing decidedly lighter.
The moon was climbing behind the
mountain and its rays were pulsing
overhead. making the sky family lu-
minous. Suddenly a confused noise
from seward broke on the night and
the W o turned to look. But the edge
Of the cliffs cut off all view of the sea.
an go" began Harry.
But Miss Denslow stopped him.
"Nol" she said. "Stay here. We must
be ready is Lord George calls. Listen.
Don't you hear oars?"
yes! /"
Below In the darkness of the ra-
vine a stone ratified downward. fol-
lowed by another and another. Some
n vas climbing the rocks recklessly.
, 1924-09-24

"Tanlac has been our constant
friend for years. and my wife and my
self and eight children are all enjoy
ing wonderful health, largely due to
this medicine" is the remarkable
statement Of Harry II. Pistole, 80
Archer St, Waco, Texas.
'In my own case Tanlac has done
what seemed to be impossible. When
1 began taking It my stomach was
in such a bad fix that 1 had to live
on a milk and egg diet and I was
almost a skeleton. I had been fiat on
my back in bed and under treatment
for IS months and felt that my time
was about up.
after my case had been given up
as hopeless and I thought I vas be-
yond redemption a relative put me OF
to Tanlac, and the result is, I gained
20 pounds, and enjoy as good health
, 1924-09-24
Must Cultivate Food

The common impression that the
food OF Samon islanders "falls In their
laps" is quite wrong. says Prof. w. A.
setcheli OF the University Of Cnlifor-
mia. There are few edible plant prod
ucts obtained there without regulnr
attention. Every native village has Its
plantation where the famous bread
fruit, bananas and coconuts are raised.
Tho plantations nre generally In forest
clearlngs and are allowed to grow up
In all sorts OF weeds
, 1924-09-24
CHAPTER XIV
A Little Surprise

Az the door closed behind Price.
Nellie turned TO Captain Bunker with
a sob. "what shall we dor she cried.
"what shall we dor"
Bunker shrugged his mighty shoul
ders. Don't you fret" he said cheer
ily. "Tve been in tougher places than
this and I'm here to tell 1t. It's mighty
hard on you. but"
"Ohl' Nellie uttered a cry. can
VIC trust him r. she quavered.
Captain Bunker shifted. You can
trust him Just as far as you can trust
n rattlesnake, and no farther ne
prunted. He needs that map bad and
he's trying TO get It. ] guess he doesn't
remember Il as well rs he makes u
And he's worried about what he's got
10 face and wants to find out; ana
hon promise anything to get you TO
tell. But you were right In what you
so,d. Once he gets what he wants, It's
nil up with you and me-and WIN
vour mother and the rest. too. lie
can't LET us 20 TO set the dogs on him
later. He just can't. And his men
wouldn't let him II he wanted TO- by
Tho way, I don't want to be inqulsitive'
hu, how about those forty millions
he's talking about. Are hey there,
The girl shook her head. II don't
,,ow" she answered hesitatingly.
"Father-Mr. Archman-spoke nee or
twice OF n lot OF money, but didnt
INV much attention. Forty millions Is
, 1924-09-24
The Change

mo doubt you feel the changing
times here the same as we do else
where?" with a rising infection said
a tourist from the North.
"Eh-ynh!" replied Gap Johnson of
Rumpus Ridge. "A few years ago the
children would scoot under the house
when II motorcar came by and the
men would take n shot at the Internal
thing. But now we don't ever look
up when we hear an airplane going
over."-Kansas City Star.
, 1924-09-24

as anybody could wish.
"My wife was all broken down In
health. But now she weighs 5
pounds, and is strong and well and
I am giving Tanlac credit for 1t. We
give Tanlac to the children to tone
them up and make them grow, and
nobody ever had a healthier set of chill
dren han we have.
"Tanlac is certainly the greatest
medicine on earth for anyone whose
life is wrecked by bad health. We
sure do have a great deal to praise
Tanlac for at my house"
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists. Accept no substitute. Over 40
million bottles sold.
, 1924-09-24
The Obstacle

The film magnate was n of the
~astdtest men in the moving picture
business, but his best friends could
not maintain that he was educated.
One morning things had gone wrong
at the studio. and. he was invelghing
in no measured terms against his
staff.
"Such n lot OF buds I never saw 7"
he vociferated. I'D send the whole
lot their notice this minute-if I could
writei !"
, 1924-09-24

Motheri Fletcher's Castoria has
beer In use for over 30 years TO relieve
babies and children of Constipation.
Tlntulency, Wind Collie and Dlarrhea
alinying Feverishness arising there
FROM. and. by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels. aids the assimilation Of
, 1924-09-24
From Neu York

A a bearing a New York license
was being driven down Washington
street the other day. The driver paid
no heed to the traffic mans signal to
stop The traffic man yelled loudly
at him two or three times TO stop his
car, when the driver finally stopped
and said. you don't know who | am.
I guess. I'm from New York."-In.
dianapolis News.
, 1924-09-24
America Uses Much Rubber

Three-quarters of the worlds supply
of rubber is used b. Uncle Sam. in
the myriad ways that modern man and
women ind rubber necessary.
, 1924-09-24
cuticura for PlmpIy Faces.

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fall to in
clude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement.
, 1924-09-24
First Bottle Helped Her

Richmond, 1ndianA--"l am send
ing this letter to tell you how much
good Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable
Compound did my daughter. She
was troubled with nervousness sothat
she was restless at night, and then
she could not sleep and she was afraid
of everything. She could not work
Is she was not strong enough, and
she had to quit school at Ia because
she was iii 50 much. The doctor said
she had anervous breakdown and her
system was all run down. She had
pains in her right side and through
her back, and the medicine she took
did her no good at all l saw Lydia
E. Pinkham's advertisement In our
paper, telling all that the Vegetable
Compound had done for other women,
80 ! said, we will try 1t out and see
, 1924-09-24
Deserued All He Got

Husband-My wife is most docile.
Landlady-But she hit you on the
head with n saucepan.
"Yes, but I was late for dinner.
wasn't IT,
, 1924-09-24

Every mother possesses informa-
ton of vital importance to her young
daughter, and the responsibility for
the girl's future Is largely in her
hands.
When a school girls thoughts be.
come sluggish, when she suffers the
consequences Of wet feet, pain, head
aches, fainting spells, loss of sleep
and appetite and Is irregular, her
mother should have q care for her
physical condition and give her Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which has proved q reliable aid to ma
ture for just such conditions In 20
many ase
, 1924-09-24

To insure glistenlng- white table
linens. use Red Cross Ball Blue in your
laundry. 1t never disappoints. At all
good grocers.-Advertisement.
, 1924-09-24
Why He Looked Sad

Jenny-well, what did you get PUT
OF your conversation with par
Suitor-Not much. lie said the
only thing he could give us was his
consent.
, 1924-09-24

Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constL
patton; made and recommended by tho
manufacturers of Tanlac.
, 1924-09-24

The borrower runs In his own debt
, 1924-09-24

Matinee girls worship the hero be
cause they imagine his ! cvc-Iuaking
stunts are the real thing.
, 1924-09-24

Free 10 Womeni send y9pT name we Win mail y1n
Wonderful for busting, polishing pianos, furniturs
and woodwork. LIQUID VENEER Co, buffalo. N. u
, 1924-09-24

Where children are. there is the
golden nge.--Noyulis.
, 1924-09-24

A better thing than riches is con
tentment.
, 1924-09-24
An Ohio Mother Reports

Columbus, Ohio. - "When my
daughter became IA years Of age she
was ailing very much. The doctor
gave her medicine, but she was very
weak, and he always had to write ex.
cuses for her Is she could not attend
the gym classes, and / often had
to keep her home from school. l had
taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound for my nerves and run
doses daily, and also Lydia E. Pink
hams Blood Medicine. Our friends
are surprised to see how fine and tall
she is getting and how well she is. l
will gladly answer letters and give
you q fine Recommendation for other
mothers." ~ Mrs. MARIE MIELKE,
s14 Elmer Street, Columbus, Ohio.
Over 100, 900 women have so far
replied to our question, Have you
received benefit from taking Lydia u.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?
SO per cent. ofthese replies answer
'TYes." That means that 90 out of ev-
cry 100 women who have taken this
medicine have been helped by it
For sale by druggists everywhere.
, 1924-09-24

The reward of n thing well done is
to have done Il.
, 1924-09-24

Affection Is the broadest bnsis Of
good in life.-George Eliot.
, 1924-09-24
Children Cry for "Castoria r."
A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrups - No Narcotics!

Food; giving natural sleep without
oplates. The genuine bears signature OF
, 1924-09-24

While the two waited. a form sprang
into view and Lord Georges voice,
cautious yet vibrant with excitement,
ran out. Quick !" he called. Come
quick, all Of you'll Dangerl Come
quick II
, 1924-09-24
YOUR DAUGHTERS HEALTH
Mothers of Ailing Daughters, Attention
How Two Mothers Helped Their Daughters
by Giving them Lydia E. Pmkham's
Vegetable Compound

what it does.' She had not taken the
first bottle before it began to help
her, and we will always say that
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the best medicine she ever
took."-Mrs. E. DARBY, Gil N. 10th
Street, Richmond, Indiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

I'm tired of being seodI I'm going to be bandit bold And terrorize the wood, wood, woodI' > And terrorize the woodP' So of he went to the deep, deep wood. @ And prowled from tree to tree. 'Tll find some other(squirreEs nest
 And rob itr' rnuttered he, he, he
 And rob itr" muttered he. He found good gray squirrels nest,
 And stole the nuts away: The nuts the good gray squirrel had stored
 By working every day, day. day,
 By working every day. 1 Soon after that he met mouse.
 And hid behind . trees And when the meadow mouse came b, Rightboldly out popped he, he. he.
 Right boldly out popped he, Paws upT'. he shouted at the mouse,
 And give me vhat you've sotr' The meadow mouse gave up his grain. : For fear he would be shot. shot, shot.
 For fear he would be shot &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
< Little Lessons },
By JANE COREY

One day the bandit found nest
 A nest by robins made. The nest was full of pretty eggs.
 And SO he made raid. raid, raid. . And so he made raid. And day by day this bandit bold
 Was not the least bit good. lie acted just as he had said. And terrorized the wood. wood. wood
 And terrorized the woodi At last Policeman Owl came by
 You've broken our good Iawsr And tffen he seized the bandit bold
 With his big curving claws. claws. elavsi
 With his big curving claws. The bandit jumped and got away. <. And ran home much afraid. '' "Oh, Mother, I've come to tell s~ The big mistake made. made. maaeT
 The big mistake made. And never. never, will Ego To rob another nest. t For honestv's the policy
 That have found is best, best. besti
 That have found is bestr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28


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Evening star., 1924-11-01
WCAP WILL MAKE
new TEST TONIGHT
Will Try 349 Meters to See if Send
ing Interferes With
WRC.

Another test program viii be broad
cast tonight by WCAP while WRC is
on the air, to determine whether the
simultaneous broadcasting OF the two
stations causes Interference with the
reception by Washington radio listen
ers, it was announced today by :. NJ.
Greer. vice president of the &. * L.
Telephone Co.
Using a 349-meter wave band. I2O
meters away from WRC's transmission
channel. WCAP will 90 on the al. al
I :45' O'Clock and broadcast its test pro-
gram until s:4o. In its initial test
Thursday night. WcAP transmitted on
43J-meter wave length. and it's sig
nails caused considerable Interference
with the reception of WRC'S program
by crystal set owners. With the lower
wave band TO he tried tonight. Mr.
Greer believes that crystal set owners
will be able to separate both stations
without difficulty.
The company VIII ask for comments
from the radio audience and Will de-
termlne from the results of the test
whether or not this new wave length
should be used for broadcatsinc cleo
uon returns Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1924-11-01

weakened by evidence produced be-
fore the Senate campaign fund in
vestigators. although, each appeared
quite convinced that the casualties 5
among the opposition would Ue heavy.
Meantime the committee members,
having adjourned their hearing both
in Washington and Chicago. as
sembied here to draft a statement
for submission to the voters before
election day.
The final figures on campaign con-
tributions have not Yet become Z
matter OF record. but to date the Re
publican total stands far in the lead,
approaching 100000
With the three -corncred prssiden-
tial fight filing the eye of the Nation.
the congressional campaign has had
to take a back seat from the start
and seems likely not to come into its
own in the way Of national attention
until the returns begin to roll in on
Tuesday night. Interest in il has
been further localized by variety
of unusual bipartisan combinations
in the respective States. What may
be the result of that tangle no one
seems able to predict. The Eepub-
lican and Democratic managers today
made their usual claims to over
whelming victory, and the La Toilette
leaders smilingly suggested that
which ever of the old parties secure
IL paper majority, the followers of the
Wisconsin Senator are certain to con-
tract their grip on the balance of
power in Senate and House.
BESIDES the entire membership of
the House, 81 Senators are to be
chosen Tuesday. enough to upset the
present slender Republican majority
should the tide of fortune turn to
the Dem ocrats. Governors are to be
elected in "a States including New
York. where Alfred r.. Smith and
Theodore Roosevelt have staged a
battle royal. with never duh mo-
ment up to the very finish
Evening star., 1924-11-01
DEATH TAKES ASSISTANT
CHIEF OF IMMIGRATION
William w. Sibray Dies Suddenly
of Acute Indigestion at
T. Home Here.

l. William w. Sibray. assistant COM
missioner general Of Immigration.
died from acute indigestion in his
room in the Raleigh Manor, 1905 Thfr-
teenth street, last night. Mr.. Sibray
had been connected with the immi-
grafton service of the Department OF
Labor since 1904.
Mr. Sibray had dined with w. ".
/ Husband, the commissioner general.
earlier in the evening. Shortly after
returning to his room he called for
assistance, but died before the arrival
of n physician.
Mr.. Sibray first entered the Govern
ment service as an employe in the
United States Department OF the In
terror in 1900. Entering the immi-
grafton service in 1905 he was two
years later assigned 20 Pittsburgh,
where he continually served as an in :
sspector in charge OF the district conf
pQsing western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia until his appointment
as assistant commissioner general of
immi grafton.
Besides his ofrlcia! activities with
the Government, Mr. Sibray was a
great lover OF sports. He was base
ball fan, and is said to have organized
the first Government department base
ball team in this city, moro than 20
years ago.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Jessie z. Sibray: two daughters. Mrs.
Ross ]. Davis and Miss Janet Sibray.
both of Pittsburgh; ii son, Donald
Sibray, and two grandchildren. Caro-
line Sibray and Jean Davis.
Funeral services will be cond1icte d
at Jenkins funeral parlurS 500 Tent,
street, Monday afternoon. the exact
time to be decided. Rev. Dr. :. Carroll
COale, pastor OF the Mckendree Meth
odi3t Episcopal Church, Will oClciate.
Iuterment will be private. Menbe rs
OF the family will be IN Washington
for the services.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
PEySER QU|TSPOST
IN SCHOOL SOCIETY
Resigns Presidency of Asso-
citation Due to Press of
Business.

Capt. julius I. Peyser has resigned
as president of the District Of Co
lumbia Public School Association. it
was announced today by the eNecu-
tive committee OF the organization.
In his letter Of reSignatio capt.
Peyser said his varied private inter-
eSts and his membership on the Board
Of Etiucation demanded major por-
ton of his time and he has found ii
Impossible to devote proper attention
to the work of the association.
The association, at its meeting We'd
nesday night in the board room of
the District Building. will elect 4
successor to Capt. PcyseT. The eN-
ccutive committee authorized Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter. first vice preside Mt.
to select Il committee to nominate Il
candidate for the presidency, and Sh.
appointed Walter Trey of the Co
lumhia Junior High School Parent
Teacher Association as chairman. and
y. -. Naden of the Pet worth Citizens
Associa ton and Mrs. W. T Banner
man Of the Park View Mothers Club.
\ feature of Wednesday nights
meeting will be q talk on city
Boards of Education; Method of Selec-
ton and Fiscal independence by
DR.. w S. DefTenbaugh. chief of the
city schools division Of the United
States Bureau of Education. Parents.
teachers and school officials have been
invited to the meeting.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
MAN FATALLY HURT
AS TRUCKS COLLIDE
Dies in Hospital Half Hour After
Crash-Second Hurt by
Broken Glass.

Frank Spanato. sos Lamont street.
died at Garfield Hospital today at
l2:3J as the result Of injuries re-
ceived in a collision of two motor
trucks half an hour earlier at the
intersection OF Fifteenth and Har-
ward streets.
Spanato. who was n passenger in
small express truck driven by John
j. Allen. jr., 622 Sixth street, was
thrown clear Of the automobile when
it crashed into another truck driven
by Stanley Powers, 1141 G street, bat
was crushed against the curbstonc
before he recovered from the impact
of his fall.
George Bailey. also of 622 Sixth
street was thrown from the car. but
received only minor cuts from broken
glass
The truck driven by Powers and
belonging to the American Coal Cor
poration was proce eding south on
Fifteenth street at an excessive rate
Of speed. according to the police re-
port, when it collided with the other
truck. which Allen of the Allen s
Transfer and Storage Co. was driving
across Harvard street
Evening star., 1924-11-01
LEGATION LIQUOR
SEIZED BY POLICE
Supply Legally Obtained for
Nicaraguan Envoy Taken
Under TechnicaIity.

Liquor belonging to the Nicaracuan
Legation and the automobile which
had been transporting it were turned
over to the Prohibition Unit today
to he held us confiscated property,
when Robert Edward Hops, -, of
Carney, Md, was arraigncd in Police
Court and convicted Of illegal pos
session Of the liquor. following his
arrest last night by Policemen Perry
and Holiday of the seventh precinct.
The arrest was made on q techni-
cality. Police of the seventh precinct
admitted that the liquor was immune
because 1t belonged to the Nicaraguan
Legation, but that the method of it's
transportation and the fact that it
was in the possession Of Hops con-
stituted Il technical violation of the
law because Hops could show no
permit for it's possession or trans
portation as a chauffeur for the Ie-
cation.
The question that is puzzling au-
thoritieS now is how Will the Mica
ra guam legation get its liquor. which
comprises 20 cases of imported wines
and rare champagnes. and which
legally was cleared through the GUS
tom house in Baltimore.
Charge d'Affaires jose Pigeno of the
legation displayed "a state Depart
ment permit for liquor to the police
when he discovered that Hops, who
had been employed by him to drive
the shipment here and whose auto
mobile was Immediately in advance
Of the official car. had been arrested
but it was held by the police that
such permit allowed clearance in
Baltimore legally. but did not provide
for its transportation here. And thus
is opened another legal possession to
solve by court action constituting the
Nolstead act.
The Police Court. in consideration
of the technical aspect of the charge.
allowed Hopps to be released upon his
personal reco ogniZancc.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
MAN, "a, FOR COOLIDGE.

A golden anniversary ballot Will be
cast for President Coolidge by Albert
p. Gilbert, "a years old, of Linwood,
Md. Mr.. Gilbert was born in Linwood,
Nd, in 1850, and has been voting the
years old.
Mr.. Gilbert at present Is in a hos
pital in Baltimore convalescing from a
broken hip. However, that is not go
ing to deter him from voting, as he
has recently notified his son. Joseph G..
Gilbert of Washington. to come to Bal
timore with his car in order that he
may take him to Union Bridge, Md.
which is his voting precinct, where he
will cast his ballot.
When Mr.. Gilbert first cast his bal
lot 1t was no more nor less than a card
in size, which is quite a contrast to the
present-day ballots, with many compli-
cations attached thereto.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
FOUGHT IN CIVIL WAR.

Hugh Boyd, sc years old. who died
in Garfield Hospital last night after
being hit by a street car at Thir-
teenth and L streets, was a veteran
of the Union Army during the Civil
War. He was q native of Philadel-
phia, and was for many years prom
irent building contractor of that
city. He was prominent also in Ma
sonic and Grand Army of the Repub-
lie circles. He retired from active
business about 20 years ago.
Mr.. Boyd had been a resident of
this city for\the last five years. He
is survived by son, Thomas Boyd of
Chicago; a daughter, Mrs. l.. V.
Speck, with whom he made his home
in this city; sister, Mrs. Mary Smith.
and a granddaughter, Mrs. William
Weisbrimmer Of Richmond, Ind. r.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
Evening star., 1924-11-01
DRY AGENTS OPEN DRIVE
Serve 10 to so Warrants in Har-
lem Cleanup.

NEW YORK. November 1-Ma;S 2
what l.: q. Mrrrick. divisional proili-
hitio1i director for New York and
northern New Jersey described as Il
two or three day push" more than
nifty prohibition agents swooped down
on Harlem last night. serving from
10 "a 90 search and seizure warrants
The places raided included speak
"aSieH. bootbihck stands. barber
shops. cigar stores, deIicateSsen shops
and florist shops.
\ number Of arrests Were made
Evening star., 1924-11-01
WILL DECIDE ON FIRPO.

Final decision as to whether Luis
Angel Firpo, the Argentine pugilist.
may remain in the United States will
be made by the Labor Department
within a few days. probably Monday.
The Labor Departments decision
will be made on charges brought
against Firpo that he violated the
immigration laws of the country
more than a year ago by bringing
into this country Blanca Picart, a
manicurist.