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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05

Every year of the six during
which The Washington Times ma,
publicly cited and honored the per
formers of outstanding deeds of
heroism In police and fire depart
ments, the Buchholz establishment
has been host at a firemen's and
poIicemen's banquet. this having
been the elder BuchholZ's demon
stration Of his personal interest in
Washington's two public safety de-
partments
Custom to BE Retained
The trail blazed by the father was
trod last night by the son, who
told his guests that as long as he
survives he will observe annually
this event, which was one OF the
proudest for his father and one
from which he took the greatest
civic satisfaction.
Major edwin Hesse, for the Pc
lice Department and Fireman Frank
Newman, of Truck Company No.
| 4. for the Fire Department, spok :
IN glowing tribute of the inspiration
which the Buchholz annual dinner
and The Washington Times police
and firemen awards lent to the
| depar ments.
President Arthur Schriyener IT
| the Honor Club also paid especial
| homage tn the public spirit and
| patriotism showed by Gus Bueh.
| holz.
The son. Fred. pledged h mseli
to carry out every ideal of his
father in his relationship to the
affairs of Washington. lie said nc
| hoped the Honor Club would grow
so large that he would have to
stage the future dinners in the
! Washington Auditorium.
The three new police and fire
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
RESTRAIN YOURSELF

1 nearly killed duEnbeII once
WHO made crack 81 me;
L nearly ruined him Hi say,
with most nmlaolg glees
i almost cut his dirty throat,
Hut some good -Hntured eli
Must have beWitrIled. enchanted me-
FoF-f reetralned myself!
nearly smashed big tough bird
Between lIie ugly eyes;
I really never liked the looks
or any lIaFGl-bOlled guys.
4 nearly aOcIxed q millionaire
And beat &c with his peIf.
But e0nNcienee got the best Of me-
And--I restrained myself!
/ nearly busted BeFlenbach:
II weii,nieh killed McTlgUe;
II thought o. scnIpIng all the jumps
In our HE baseball league.
{ was 20 mad I c0nldn't see
Ny cannon on Its shelf.
They'd sure have tOifed bells for me.
Butt restrained myself!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
INCOME TAX EXPERTS
10 AID PUBLIC AT BANKS

70 aid washington citizens to
prepare their income tax returns
Government experts win be sta
toned I'll various banks and stores
cf the city beginning next Monday,
Among the points III which sety.
ice ana advice VIII be given are the
Federal American National Bank,
Mt1nsey Trust Co, Merchants Bank
III Trust Co., Union Trust Co. Com
tinentaI Trust Co, District National
Bank. Lincoln National Bank.
Treasury Building. woodward and
Lothrop, Lansburgh Brothers and
the Hecht Co.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
THE HANDS OF THE
POSTOFFTCE CLOCK

Bill: If you'uc got any in
fIueY,ce Nth Postmaster GEN
eraI Nero can't yon get him to
paint the hands of the Postoffice
Department clock color differ
rent from the face of the clock,
so people can see from dis
tonce 1UJtGt the time really Isl?
Wouldn't both the face and
hands be improved if gipe1t
fresh coats of paint?
WESTERN WILLIE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
ASKS, so, 900 DAllAo Es
m AUTOMOBlL s. INJURY
Tin tan Pisgt Z

Rebecca Steinberg $40 u &c.
Il. w. today sued Herman /. Mackss
a19 ri ST. ii w. for $1,000 dam
ages for alleged persona il1jllr IS.
Renrasel1fed by Attorney tliseTss
EI1. E.aheF Airs
that size WAS d
sIat ks nait0sil
when Ii 90
Thomas Circle. 'i,5si
Ousi.s and perm
the desk sergel5s had 70 "a n 5utit
the matter today :. Artistic ten
. ramers Ia i IS sised those
boys 20 run. No. sir, they SIS It.iss
scared
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
TO be up Nth the lark
is a Verv good thing III IL b
not one Of the college kind.
BOX CAR HARRY
HAVE THEY THE SNAPa

peer Bill.
We are gittin' 10 baaebal club
OF bofes around eight and ten,
Chaps that can play cralkeFjak ball
Ard have what you men call
We've got 70 git name for the
And we want one that knocks 'em
dumb.
How bout the Zu Zu Gtngerettists.
DO you think that un Is bum
johnny Johnson, 9r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
BUFFALO PRIEST, HERE
IN HOSPITAL. IMPROVED

Monsignor Nelson +. Baker,
vicar general of the Catholic do
ssese of Buffals. is a patient in
Providence Hospital here.
He Is reported to be little I'm.
psoved today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
n EN- IS
NUMBER

Definite decision on extension
81 tie automatic traffic control
sienal light system made possible
Isl the appropriations passed BY
Congress III the deficiency bill
was reached BY Traffic Director
N. 8, Eldridge today
Beginning 1t Euclid street, the
lights will BE extended north oll
Sixteenth street To Newton street
The alternating system, which, ac-
cording to Eldridge has proved
most advisable, win Be installed.
Cost About $4,000
rlsis Installation win call fcr Nll;e
sets III signals costing approxi.
nately $4,000 an intersection. Work
win begin as soon as AZ agreement
n reached on prices betWeen Dis
trict officials and representatives
of tie Grouse Kinds Company.
As TIE extension provided for
VIII not Use stl1 LNNt kt1tRtlNeN
III tie appropriation Eldrldge said,
It has been decided to eauip the
following corners with the same
type u signals
Seventh Street at New York
Avenue ard a Mount Vernon
Place. and Ninth street 6 Massa
i'll
The project win cali for an ad-
ditianai ex penditure Of $aillU, 4
Is estimated. sxsattsting he an
preparation f0 itOniatic signals.
system sII Grow
time Itlar the MS nilafiyn
md ecllpsetts Ave.
tn liz n
.s@ 10y aergslf-
Nvantie
lie
,ysteTn
eysiae Il s.e sseII into
u I. ysl ses "a part icuIaFly 10
slar eenth streets and
All Avenue. IT IS said that
e IS stem from Euclid to Newton
ii reets win allow motorists j IorEeT
fi4as. zssk .veef isss III 4atst i9nS,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
Crolud at Blue LqU Hearing Jams Room
ngAnDtleSK gm
Sad2z7Apt 2 81 BILL PRICE sTe' q - og;cr
HAVE YOu Met TILE GIRL

HAVE YOU NET THE GIRL
WHO
Believes that sdyiaa "ssIly" and
"cutcn't are si0'.s Of culture
Receives candy, etc, wstA be,cil-
deritag effnstoaf
FIattery Nth ,oids-sysd after
tiOnf
EnHpens conversation with SOS
pour old manp
Talks about TIC "steika she acos
out tCtth last ns0hta
Has to count o.. her fingers to
figure 'OAot doy gov mag calf
Has almost met seueral movie
stGrsf MERCURY
CROSS ROADS OF LIFE
am the neanest girl that lives,
I'm always acting bad.
never can behave ~ well
IA did my dear old dad.
I'm always playing round the house.
And making lots Of noise.
You are too big" dad always says.
Too big to play with toys
And then try to act grown up,
And strut about with pOiee,
IFinap and get doIled up.
Then. begin thinking bout the
boys3
To-day 1 face my life's cross roads,
Don't know which way 20 turn;
Too big for toys; too young for boys,
I'm stuck. Well I'll be durn.
MRS CARROLL q. Y0AkUM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05

heroes. Detective, Michael ]. Dowd
and, Private Driver Jacob Wolf and
initiated into the Honor Club.
Fireman William J Schmitz were
Master of Ceremonies A. G..
Marks, jr., warned each candidate
that mere acts of heroism were not
enough to make them deserving Of
membership. but that ability ~
stand on their feet and relate the
details of their deeds would count.
too.
At speechmaking, the candidates
duailed in their boots, but their
decorum in the conduct of their du.
ties was cited as a counterbalance
to this timidity. and all three
finally were accepted.
Ma jor Edwin Hesse was elected
a member Of the Honor Club by
a rising vote, as was Fred .Buch
hoIz. Skillet" Finn, ESQ, was
granted a quasimembership under
a sort of probationary agreement
Ills ultimate election to be, voted
upon a year from now and to de
pend largely on the number OF
overtime parking notices he ig
nores.
The membership present las:
night other than those Interested
included J, G.. Altman. Pearson Tai
bot. John T.. McI4arney, A. G. he
fauver Robert Lee Jones. Serg:
James RI. lee. Ray &. Ault, Bert
Emerson. formerly Assistant Dis
trict Attorney; Joseph q. Russell
Andrew j. Sullivan. Ernest e
Padgett and Vincent Callahan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05
BuchhoLz Paid Honor
at Heroes Dinner

High tribute the memory of the late Gus Buchhoz was
paid night officially by the Police and Fire Departments
of Washington through The Washington Times Honor Club
when the membership was banqueted by Fred Buchho fol-
lowing the annual custom of his ilustrous father
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05

j.. Hipp, Of Salem, Mass,
hasn't any on his ut any time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05

For seasoning new tobacco pipes
an Eng;.shman has invented mat
chine .hnl slowly pumps a'I'
through them after they, have been
He'd ana lighted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05

ESPECIALLY PLUM PUDDING
The proof Of the pudding Is eating
the same
By Wise man 0r bv dummy:
But the burden 1T prpOi, tre may
safely claim,
Deals NOT i0ith the head, bal the
tstnlnty.
EDWIN 4. SH0PE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-05

/ held 4 beautiful dainty hand,
And my chips 1 showed In galore,
Hut went home busted - =
finish,
The other guy held aces four.
ARIZONA III III
The Washington times., 1926-04-08

YOU This is the last time-oh,
Douglas, the last time
Rapture
His arms sweeping about her:
his mouth laughing on hers: The
last time till the next time. Talk
like this! And talk of going
+. Sandy-Sandy-
Her eyes closed with anguish
and JOY feeling the young light of
his.
But we must--we must she
said uneasily an hour later when
they stood at the door.
And we won't" he whispered.
I'VE won't"
She dropped on her knees at
her bed. She prayed. She packed
her suitcase, telling herself that
. she was going away. She prayed:
God give me strengthen, Goo,
strengthen me-"
And the next night she thought:
"I'll go tomorrow" and then:
"I'll go as soon as get my
salary-where am going?
wonder where?"
And each time they drove to-
gether she stored up his words.
his looks: that laugh OF his; that
glad sweep of his arms.
II want it to remember and
she kissed his eyes. She sat with
her chek pressed on his. Some
times he felt her tears. Then he
said: "You, Sandy. Is that all the
heart you've got! Come-he cant
live forever-Who knows, he may
drop dead tomorrow
She answered this, smiling. lie
didn't know she was goinS-soon
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IL the mention of Suke had been
unpleasant to her, this seemed
out Of all proportion She turned
pale, but whether from some sud
den weakness due to her general
physical condition or his Ques-
ton, he could not decide.
mo"
She sank down intoea chair.
His Prescription
'I'II have to prescribe tonic
for you. You must manage to
get yourself together better than
this. / thought you might chance
to know him. He lives in the
hotel here"
No"
He refrained from mentioning
anything about the radiogram. he
hardly knew why.
He took leave OF Kathleen,
went straight down to the desk
and opened up the hotel register.
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She answered distractedly: 81
can't. Oh, Ally, please-
Douglas was at the depot to
meet her. She net his eyes once
and turned hers away,
"Gee--bad as that, Sandy?''
She followed him mutely to the
car.
Worse than that"
They drove along Market Street;
throngs crowdd at the movie
houses; machines honked; a hurry
ing pedestrian dashed an inch
from their wheels. But all this
seemed ghostly and unreal to her.
They stopped at the Marina. A
wind whipped across the straits.
bleak and forbidding-no longer
beauty on the earth.
At last Douglas said: Couldn't
you deny it, Sandy?''
mo" A soft, bitter laugh. He
has too much on me. / don't
know how much. We better face
it." ~
She sank against his shoulder,
letting her cold hand touch on his
face: "You'n be better off with
out me-much better off"
A dark. panied flush stole to the
young forehead-a half guilty
flush: Don't say that, Sandy!
We're young enOugh-we can
wait"
No. I'rn not going to wait! I've
done all the harm ! mean to do"
Suddenly both hands caught his
face, pulled it near 20 hers. II
should have waited for you! Lord!
| love YOU, | love you'll want
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NOU Continue

: tended before he was called into
the office, downstairs to Suke's
room. He reached the lower re-
gions, where the servants quar-
tiers were. and raped on Suke's
door. There was no answer. Per-
haps his patient was too weak to
answer He pushed the door open
and entered.
The bed was empty. The room
was empty.
A woman in charge of the SER
wants quarters, coming down the
hall. looked in and recognized him.
rs ut yourself, Doctor? And
who're you lookin for?"
my patient.
Thin he's your patient no
longer. He left at dawn this
mornin'. bag and baggage, with
out even waitin' for his pay check.
Little enough 1t was, and little
enough he was worth but
boys are scarce now
After she had gone on, DR..
Cressy remained. looking about
the room. He had a sense of be.
ing bilked: beaten out of some
knowledge he had right to;
that he had been in a position
to ger If his mind had only acted
a little more quickly. He went
around the room. opening the
cheap pinewood dresser drawers.
Yes, Suke had taken his bag
and baggage" In an empty COR
ner of one. his fingers ran across
a crumpled wad of paper. The
bright yellow color caught his
eye. He unrolled it. Tt was torn
into eight pieces, but these he
quickly smoothed and pieced to-
gether. 1t proved to be radio
gram, addressed to Mr.. Leverne
B. Lecay, the Fairview Hotel, San
Francisco. He felt his nerves
suddenly grow taut. 1t was signed
Kent Glendenning" and had
been sent from the around-the-
world steamer Sumatra. 1t read:
The Cryptic Message
"Fishermen's Wharf Anon Ka
swallowed bug. Bug swallowed
SUM-
He stared at this peculiar mes.
sage sent by the dead man and
found In the deserted room Of
; the hotel servant. He reread it
carefully. Must be in code. he
thought. Still, it made sense of
a sort probably not ex-
actIy a code bu| some secret sys-
tenn of correspondence. Anon Ka-
swallowed bug. Bug swallowed
srn." Amon-Ka certainly recalled
things Egyptian, the name of a
goddess or queen of some of the
old dynasties. But what was the
The Washington times., 1926-04-08

To DIR. w. b. CALDWELL, of Month
cello, H., practicing physician for
Al years, it seemed cruel that SC
many constipated infants and chill
dren had to be kept stirred up
and half sick by taking cathartil
pills, tablets, salts, calomel and
nasty oils.
While he knew that constipation
was the cause of nearly all chill.
dren's little ills, he constantly adj,
vised mothers to give only a harm
less laxative which would help to
establish natural bowel regularity.
In DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
mothers have a regulating laxative
which they can depend upon when
ever a child is constipated, bilious,
feverish or sick from a cold, 1ndl-
The Washington times., 1926-04-08

mystery, which seemed only to-
begin, not end, with the murder
Of Kent Glendenning, and which
was entwining itself about Kath.
leen Crittenden and her sisters.
He was scarcely seated before
his tea at a table partially OBJ
secured by an ornamental shrub,
when he was brought up short
in his thoughts by seeing kath-
leen Crittenden enter the tea
room. She walked slowly and
chose a table in a far corner.
She did not see him. A little
queer. thought the physician,
that she should come down To
take tea publicly So soon
but perhaps she sought TO get
away from the solitude OF her
own thoughts. The next mo
ment. however. brought forth
q different explanation.
Al man, neither young nor old.
handsome in a bold, heavy-fea-
tured way, came in He glanced
around the teasroom as Il look
ing for someone. Then
walked directly TO Kathieen'e
table and sat down Then began
what seemed to be an absorb
ing conversation DR.. Cressy.
unseen. watched them, a vague
odd JEALOUSY tugging at his
heart. Who was this man, he
wondered, with whom Kathleen
Crittenden seemed on such init
mate terms?
A hotel page entered the tea
room and walked down between
the tables. carrying his saiver.
upon which a telegram reposed.
Mr. Leverne Lecay! Mr.. Lee
verne Lecay. Mr.. Leverne Lee
cay"
DIR. Cressy jumped. The name
seemed like an echo in his own
brain.
Nobody seemed to answer. and
the boy was about to turn and
begin his shutting progress back
toward the door, still calling,
when the man with Kathleen sud
denly called to the boy and held
out his hand. The page handed
him the telegram. This, then,
was I.everne r. Lecay. This was
the man Kathleen had said she
did not know, only a little while
before! Why had she lied to
him? DIR. Cressy's jaw set. Well,
il he had to dig this girl out Of
this mystery, even while she for
some reason was working against
( him. he would do it! He slipped
out Of the tea-room by a side
door, unobserved by either of
the occupants Of the table across
the room, who were again deep
in. confidential conservation.
Once again the young house
doctor paced the lobby, his steps
quickened a little by resentment.
Perhaps. also. his thoughts were
quickened, for an idea suddenly
flashed upon kim. He snapped
open his watch. Only q quarter
past four. Time yet. he
might as well try it. At least, 1t
was action and a. sort
of clue. He went to the main
entrance, caught the eve Of Kelly,
the taxi starter. who was in his
accustomed place. and held up
his hand for him to get him
taxi. He thought the starter
looked older, and that there was
in his face look of harrassment;
The Washington times., 1926-04-08

bug that Amon-Ka swallowed
"s or the sun that the bug
swallowed? Fishermen's Wharf
was. Of course, self-expianatory.
1t was a wharf to the north OF
the city used chiefly by the bay
fishermen and a few launch
owners.
But who was Leverne r. Lecay,
to whom the dead man was send
ing secret messages? DIR. Greasy
noticed the date, June 3. Glen
denning had arrived Tuesday,
June 10, so he must have sent the
radio the day before he landed,
while the Sumatra was still in
quarantine.
How had this message come
into the hands of the Egyptian ex-
steward and departed .hallboy,
Suke? This last, out of all the
array of questions, he was at least
able to intelligently surmise.
Suke. in his position of hallboy,
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very soon-she wouldn't tell him
go without any further farewell
that would be the way.
At the end of the week she had
her salary. That night she held
him at the door. She twined her
hands in his.
He said II love your little
hands.
II love all of you-goodby, Doug
las-good- by.
She stood at the door until he
was in the car-she waved to him
she was going in the morning.
The next morning. Sunday
! she came down the steps of the
boarding house. A tall, graceful
form swung across the street-hat
DOTTED to her.,
She stared in a shock. She re-
coiled, trying vainly to smile.
I'm mad-I've lost my mind!
That's all-I'm seeing things"
His hand reached out for herE.
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Nearly three weeks back he found
his man, Leverne r. Lecay. New
York City, Room sos. He was.
then, up on the eighth floor, the
same as the girls, only on the
even side. The eighth floor addi-
ton, with its ten rooms, formed
an HI. The odd numbers were on
the eastern side, the even num-
bers on the western. The hall
leading from the elevator was
the cross section of the H. and
joined them.
The young physician paced rest
lessly up and down the lobby.
He had forgotten to eat any
lunch, and as the hour was long
since passed. he decided to drop
into the tea-room and over a cup
of tea consider some rational
plan Of action. That it was not
necessary for HIN to act never
occurred to DIR. Cressy. He felt
himself part and parcel of this
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Blu EIenOre Mehe1in

she must go away quietly-return
to the city. say to Douglas, 1T
can't be; don't grieve for me-"
and very simply raise her face
upward, smile and kiss him as
though no heart could break.
Yes, she would do this.
She reached the old back gate.
The grapevines had wintry,
dismantled look. The old white
cat came purring against Sandy's
shoe. She lifted 1t. buried her
face in the soft fur. She said
numbIy. "Goodby, cat-goodby,
old cat"
She walked a few steps-halted.
Douglas up. She began to trem-
BILE. She steadied herself against
the fence, whispering bewilder.
ingly, why, can't do this!
Lord can't"
Her heart beat dizzily. AS
though she were half blind, she
went stumbling to the kitchen.
1t was late. Angus and Alice
were sitting at the table. Her
fathers face had a set. ironed
out look. He got up stiffly,
moved his chair.
Blazing Eyes
When she was seated she found
the large green eyes blazing at
hers. Have you decided to drop
your suit? had visit from
your husband an hour ago. 1t
would be the price OF you if your
uncle--my only brother-became
a murderer. The puce Of you"
That night Bob Mcneil called.
The Washington times., 1926-04-08
A STORY OF SWIFT ADVENTURE, TINGL1NG
ROMANCE, AND THE THRILL OF TRUE LOVE

: Ramon's voice: Sandy Sandy
darling."
CHAPTER SO
CHE stood with her hands clasped
~ tightly. her eyes closed in
stinctively as in a fright.
Are you very startled. Sandy?
Do / seem a ghost to you?"
''Yes-startled."
His eyes went searchingly over
her face. 1t was stained and
trembling. her head lowered and
little averted. II should have
phoned. Look at me. VIII you
mot greet me, Sandy"
"Yes-why. of course. This Is
such shock-a shock
You mean not hearing from me
and now finding me returned:
She leaned helplessly against
the door, vacantly repeating. Yes.
not hearing from you and now
finding you here.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1926-04-08
BY Stella Wynne
Whose Stories of Mystery and
Love Are Causing Wide
spread Comment

eff you mean Miss Kathleen
Crittenden, DIR. Greasy could feel
The blood warm in his temples,
II don't see how she could have
fired the shot any more easily
than Glendenning himself. She
was sitting beside him. on his
right side She would have, had
to reach around in back of him
to the left side of his head"
Not il he had turned his back
to her for a moment to look out
the window-especiall at some
thing they had passed. Ii she
had stood up slightly and fired.
the angle would be the correct
one. She could easily have
propped him up afterward, with
his hand under his chin.
DIR. Cressy leaped up. This
cold blOoded picture of Kathleen
was more than he could stand.
Il think your theory ridiculous.
The fact that Kelly spoke to
Kent Glenllenning after Miss
Crittenden got out of the taxi
testimony that don't see you
have any right to Question-en-
tirely absolvcs her. Besides he
could not help adding. any one
can see she is not murderess."
A sarcastic smile curled the
mouth Of the detective.
My business is not to admire
young women who happen to be
beautiful. but to catch criminals.
/ think Kathleen Crittenden muir
dered her fiance. and Kelly is
lying to protect her. I'll soon
have my facts sufficiently pieced
together to make an arrest, but
I'm going to take a. little time
about it and not go off half
fSncL-1a -
Deeply Disturbed
DIR. Cressy left the managers
office depressed, apprehensive and
disturbed Why had he been weak
enough to show his personal bias?
1t might interfere with any fu-
ture usefulness he would have in
behalf Of Kathleen with Near
thur. He thought of how he must
open that compacent gentleman's
eyes with some middle-of-the-
night information. But let Nc
Arthur work on his own theories.
He, Ralph Greasy. would work,
too. in whatever way he found
possible.
He started again, as he had in