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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-19
CLARY is IMPROVED
Man In Alleged Death Plot Reported
In Better Condition.

Grafton A. ~Clary, 70, Of 20 N.
Drexel Ave-, held in the detention
ward Of city hospital, under grand
jury indictments charging him with
conspiring with Mrs. Ruth Gipprich,
26, to take the life Of her husband
Leo Gipprich, 3194 N. Illinois St.. has
shown a decided improvement, hos
pital attaches said today.
Clary, said to have sustained a
fractured skull when struck with an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-19

first vice president; j. N. Oliphant,
second vice president; Harry A. Bea'
man, third vice president, all Of In
dianapolis; Karl Roth, Terre Haute,
fourth vice president; Harry r.
Jones, secretary, and John c.. Hen
ley, treasurer. both of Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-19

Z OO1U
thirty-five cents. Druggists guar
antee it.-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-19
WAGE TROUBLE AvERTED
Rail Officials Agree to Arbitration
Conference.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Fear of
serious wage difficulties between
leading railroads Of the West and
their conductors and trainmen were
dispelled today by the calling OF an
arbitration conference which Is ex-
pected to reach compromise.
Operating officials Of fifty class A
railroads in the territory west of
Chicago agreed to the arbitration
conference. Wage increases totalling
approximately 100000 annually
have been asked.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-08-12

had imagined that he realized the
dangers before him in this enter
prise of San Leo, he had felt a
certain confidence that it was not
for him to die. He was. in fact,
in that phase of youth and vigor
when a man seems to himself inn
mortal. And even now that he lay
on the wooden bench in the guard
room, in the dark. he could hardly
conceive that the end of him was
really at hand. The catastrophe
had overtaken him so suddenly, so
very casually; and surely death
was too great a business to be
heralded so quietly.
He sighed YEARLY, and sought to
find a more comfortable position
on his pitilessly hard couch. He
thot of many things of his past
life. of early boyhood, of his mo-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-08-12

think more i'll of him than he de-
serves, you are to remember that
he had raised his eyes to her long
since, altho accounting her far be-
yond his adventurer's reach.
She looked at him in silence for
a moment. Then, with calm too
complete to be other than assumed
she spoke. "Will you give me your
arm to the battlements, Messer
Lorenzo?"
A scarlet flush leapt to his
cheeks; he stepped forward brisk
ly to her side. Tolentino would
still have interposed. Consider,
Madonna he began.
But she waved him peremptorily
aside; and, after all. she was the
mistress of San Leo.
(To be continued)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-08-12

II do not know what was your
intent in penetrating here last
night, save that it was traitor
Gus; that much the lies you told
me have made plain. and for that
you are to suffer death, as must
any man taken as you have been.'
For death / am prepared" said
Lorenzo coolly. ''but / implore you
to spare me the torture of a fun
eral grafton before / go. My forti-
tude may not be equal to so much,
particularly when you consider
that / have had no breakfast"
Tolentino smiled sourly, consid-
ering him. ..- .-.
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have conveyed to you any notion
that MesSer Castrocaro was anv.
thing more than quite ordinarily
human, then my task has been III
performed indeed.
1t was not so much his love of
her as his love Of himself. youths
natural love of life, that now show.
ed him how he might induce her
to open a door for his escape from
the peril that encompassed him
And yet, lest you should come TO
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-08-12
Love
or
Death
Rafael sabafini
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THE STORY
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wNU Service

CHAPTER ILL Cilc OLuiio VI
Italy. when it was under the con-
troll of Cesare Borgia, famous mill
tary commander as well as great
stateman, a certain Messer Cor
vinus Trismegistus, arrant rogue,
is flourishing as fortune teller,
caster of spells, and dispenser OF
poisons to those who can afford to
pay for them. To him come great
secrecy the Lady Blanca de Flor
avanti, beautiful daughter of the
rich and powerful lord of the Cas-
tie of San Leo, which is holding
out against the power of even Ce-
sare Borgia. In the asst of entering,
the girl is asto:snded by the APP
pearing of what she takes for an
apparition, but who turns out to
be human as herself, and enters
with her. Blanca asks the sorcerer
for an elexir which will compel
love and mentions the name of
the man she desires to conquer.
Lorenzo Castrocaro, cOndottiero
serving under Cesare Borgia. Cor
vinus, for a large sum of money,
gives her a potion, with directions,
and the girl departs. When she
leaves, the "apparition," appears
before Corvinus. He is much dread
ed, Cesare himself. Borgia learns
that Corvinus has a substance
which he declares will restore the
dead to life. He then accuses the
man of spreading the report that
the Sultan Diem had been destroy
ed by the Holy Father thru a sub
tie poison which Corvinus had sup
piled. Corvinus denies it, but adj
mits he has deadly poison. Ce-
sare forces him to drink it, and
restore himself to life. The sorcer-
er secures an emetic and saves
himself.
CHAPTER I.-At council, at
which Castrocaro is present, the
duke is assured by his officers that
the castle of San Leo is practical
" impregnable and can only be
starved out. This will take more
than Cesare is willing to devote
to the task. Castrocaro tells the
duke he has frequently scaled thesI
mountain on which the castle is
situated. With subtle purpose,
and believing Castrocaro is not so
insensible to Bianca's beauty as
the girl supposes, he sends him
to her with message that her
father is sick in San Leo. The
young officer returns from the Wis.
it asking the duke to allow Blanca
to visit her father. Borgia refuses,
but secretly gives orders that she
is to be allowed permission to pass
through the besieging lines if she
makes the attempt. He then ac-
cepts Castrocaro's aid and makes
Castrocaro an offer of the COVER
norship of the place if through his
efforts it is taken. Of course,
or capture is certain death
but the young man accepts the of
fer.
CHAPTER III-Castrocaro. af-
ter superhuman efforts, succeeds
in entering the place undiscovered,
his plan being to open the gates
to large party of Borgia's sol
diers. who will be hidden outside.
On the verge Of success he is cap
tured. His story that he is the
bearer of a message from the lord
of San Leo. who, of course, is not
in the castle,is too absurd to be
believed and he is sentenced to
death by the castelar,, Tolentino.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-08-12

A Philadelphia man called up a
bird store the other day and said:
"Send me 10000 cockroaches at
once"
"What in heavens name do you
want with $4,000 cockroaches 2"
"Well," replied the householder,
81 am moving today and my lease
says I must leave the premises
here in exactly the same condition
in which / found them"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-08-12

the southern side, where the rock
is accounted inaccessible and,
seeing the look of surprise that
oyershadowed the captains ace,
81 am of these parts" he explain
ed. sIn boyhood, / have frequently
essayed the climb. It was for this
reason that Duke Guidobaldo chose
me-"
"And when you had gained the
wall did you bid the sentry lower
you rope? ?"
81 did not, had a rope of my
own, and graphing hooks
"Why this, when you are a mes
senger from Guidobaldo?" The
castelar, turned sharply to his
men. "Where did you find him."
1t was Bernardo who made haste
to answer that they had found him
lurking in the passage outside the
guard room as they were coming
out. Tolentino laughed with fierce
relish, and swore copiously and
humorously.
"So-ho,' he crowed, "you mad
passed the sentry unperceived, and
you were well within the fortress
ere you were discovered, when, be-
hold! you become d messenger Of
Guidobaldo's bearing orders to me
to surrendeI the fortress, and you
take this high tone about our indif-
ferent watch to cover the sly man.
ner of your entrance. Ohio! Twas
shrewdly thought of, but it shall
not avail YOU though it be a pity
to wiring the neck Of so spirited a
Fcockerel." And he laughed again.
"You are fool" said Castrocaro
with finality. "And you reason like
a fool"
do | SO? Now, mark me. You
said that it was because you knew
a secret way into this castle that
Guidobaldo chose you for his mes
senger. Consider now the folly Of
that statement. You might yourself
have construed that Guidobaldo's
wish was that you should come
hither secretly, though yourself
you have admitted the obvious err
ror of such an assumption. But to
tell me that an envoy from the
duke bidding us surrender to Ce-
sare Borgia, and so do the will of
the latter, should need to come
here by secret ways at risk of his
neck" Tolentino shrugged and
laughed in the white face of Lo-
reno. (Which of us is the fool
in this sir?" he questioned, leer-
ing. Then with an abrupt change
of manner, he waved to his men.
Seize and search him. he COM
manded. In moment they had
him down upon the floor, and they
were stripping him of his gar
ments. They made very thorough
search, but it yielded nothing.
mo matter" said Tolentino as
ne got into bed again. eve have
more than enough against him al
ready. Make him safe for the night
and he shall go down the cliffs
face again in the morning, and l |
swear he shall go down faster than
ne came up"
And Messer Tolentino rolled oy-
sr, and settled down comfortably
to go to sleep again.
: a.
CHAPTER Nv
Locked in the guardhouse-since
/ man who was to die so soon was
not worth the trouble of consign-
ng to dungeon, Messer Lorenzo
Jastrocaro spent, as you may con-
:eive, somewhat troubled night. |
He was too young and too full of |
ife and the zest and warmth Of it |
% be Indifferent about quitting it,
% look with apathy upon death. |
He had seen death-and deal |
# tin the past two years of
lis martial career. But it had been
he death Of others. and never UNI
ii now had it seemed to him that
leath was a thing that very much
himself. Even when he
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-08-12

The Yankee Stadium in New
York City is the largest Of the
major league ball parks with a
seating capacity of $4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
FORD FACTORY MAN
HERE FOR MEETING

Charles ii. Reagan, road man for
the Ford Motor Company factory
branch at Houston. was in San An
tonic last week to conduct Ford
sales conference. About 35 dealers
from surrounding towns were present
ut the Morgan Woodward Auto Com
pany to hear Mr. Reagan discuss the
problems Of the Ford dealers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
MARCH LARGEST
AL TO MON 7 \
By ROY G. HAYES
Service Automobile Edit

Universal Service Automobile Editor.
DETROIT, April 3.-March will
be the greatest month that the auto
mobile industry has ever known. New
high records both from production and
sales standpoints seem certain to be
established.
With a very few exceptions every
factory in the Detroit district Is re-
porting the greatest business in his.
tory. Although five or six of the lead
ers are doing large business, the de-
mand is not confined to any group
production for the month should ap-
proximate $4,000 motor vehicles. IL
the present pace is maintained
maintained throughout the closing
days Of March.
Every section Of the country is cry
ing for cars, manufacturers report,
Spring. which has always been the
automobiles best salesman, is out.
doing itself this year. as the main
stem in the urge to buy a new auto
mobile. approximately $1,000 auto
mobiles are leaving the Detroit dis
trict every day to satisfy the country
and worlds requirements for motor
cars. Roads in the northern sections
of the country are opening up and
with good touring weather in sight, q
continuance of the bumper demand IS
expected for several months. Retail
automobile business in Detroit and Vi
cinity is 80 per cent better than dur
ing any previous month. One dis
tributor Of a medium priced siN-cylin'
der car is selling at the rate Of 6J cars
"a dav
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
DODGE BROTHERS SMASH
ALL PRIOR SALES RECORDS

Compared with the corresponding
week last year the gain for the week
of March 20. is Ills cars and trucks
or 81 per cent.
Week by week this year Dodge
Brothers retail sales have climbed
steadily and have shown great gains
Since January this year Dodge
Brothers dealers in the United States
have delivered 53,293 units compared
with 3S.714 during the corresponding
period last year, an increase Of q
per cent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04

Retail deliveries of Dodge Brothers
Motor Cars and Graham Brothers
Trucks for the week ending March 20.
broke all records, 1t has just been
announced. The total deliveries were
1923 which is 69S in excess of the
best previous week, that of April IL,
1925, according to Wroten-Hundley
Motor Company.
Considering the fact that the peak
Of the spring business is still several
weeks in the future, this showing IS
regarded a remarkable.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
CLEVELAND CAR MAN
VISITS SAN ANTONIO

Jack Morton, Cleveland territory
man, who has offices in Dallas, was
in the city part of the past week.
states T. W. Wheeler. president of
the Cleveland Motor Company of San
Antonio. Mr.. Morton reports that
business is excellent all over the dis
trict. r
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
r. L. SCHMERBECK
BUYS FOUR BUCKS

-Four Buick cars were delivered to
r. L. Sebmerbeck of Kerrville, who
visited San Antonio last week. He re-
ports that business is at the best IN
months and he is preparing for one Of
the greatest seasons in years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
WILLIE MACFARLANE
A NASH SIX OWNER

Willie MacFarlane, the National
Open Golf Champion, is the proud
owner Of Nash advanced six sedan.
His car and his famous set Of sticks
are his faithful stund-bys.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
WHOLESALE DEALER
VISITS IN kennedy

Harold Armstrong, wholesale rep
resentatiye for the San Antonio Over
land Company, is spending the week
visiting dealers in the Kennedy district
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
ELECT VICE PRESIDENT.

At a meeting Of the directors Of the
Fl. II. Franklin Manufacturing COM
pany. Ralph Murphy was elected a
director and second vice president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
PANAMAEXPLA|NS
NEW i. S. TREATY
Foreign Minister AIfaro Is
sues Statement, Answering
European Comment.
BY the Associated Press.

PANAMA, December 30.-The Pana-
man foreign minister, Senior Alfaro. is
sued statement yesterday dealing
with comments published by the Euro
pean press with reference to the new
treaty pending getween the United
States and Panama. This treaty sup
that in case of war Panama will aid
the United States in protecting the
Canal Zone.
European opinion has been some
what disturbed by what it considers a
defensive alliance between the two
countries. In his statement Senior AL
faro said:
"All these comments have been
made unofficially and reveal Il COM
plete lack of knowledge of our rela-
tons with the United States. AS a
matter of fact, before Panama joined
the League of Nations there existed
the treaty of November ~ 1908, be-
tween Panama and the United States,
whereby, owing to special circum
stances, we could not remain neutral
in the event of a war in which the
United States was one of the bellig
erentS.
This fact was evidenced i'm 1917,
when the United States declared war
against Germany. The next day Pan
anna did likewise. These details are
not unknown to the League, and this
is why perhaps the League has re-
Trained from making any statement
on the subject"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30

Alcenda Bell is dead and her folks
say she would have been l26 years old
on New Year day
1t might have been prohibition that
killed her, and then again 1t mightn't,
but the old colored woman who died
shortly after 10 O'Clock this morning
had to forego her daily toddX when
lialor was forbidden by law and this
sacrifice, she complained before she
died. made her feel poly" Alcenda
was born, her people said this morn
ing. in Fredericksburg, Va, in 1901
and she came to Washington the day
President Garfield was assassinated.
She had seven children and now her
survivors have increased to include 10
grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren
and great great grandchildren
Seated in the modest little sitting
room at noon today, Mrs. Martha
Cole, her daughter-inlaw, who is her
self nearly -threescore and ten, gave
flashes of the old life that was stop
ped this morning. Her mother-in-law,
she said, wildly remembered incidents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
FOES OF INHERITANCE
TAX MAP CAMPAIGN
Delegates From 80 States Attend
Meeting at the Raleigh
Hotel.

Thirty States were represented at a
meeting yesterday of the National
Committee Opposed to the Federal In
heritance Tax. at the Raleigh Hotel,
where plans for concerted action by
the ma jority of State Legislatures
were determined on to demand from
Congress repeal of such tax.
Most of the States representatives
at the meeting were members of the
State Legislatures that meet next
month, or appointees of the governors
of those States especially designated to
attend. Arthur A. Sherman, president
pro tenn of the Rhode Island Senate,
presided.
According to Edgar A. Brown,
speaker of the South Carolina Legisla-
ture. the Federal inheritance tax, as
contained in the last revenue measure,
has resulted in a nationwide protest
from taxpayers, State Legislatures
and civic leaders, many of whom have
already appealed to Congress to repeal
this levy.
Sentiment both in the House and in
the Senate at the present time is for
the repeal of this measure, Frank w.
Mondell former majority leader on
the floor of the House, told the
meeting.
Others who spoke at the meeting
were: William II. Blodgett, tax COM
missioner of Connecticut; Oscar Fl.
Morris. State Senator of Wisconsin,;
Harrison Hewett, lawyer, of New
Haven, Conn; Clark Durant Of Hart
ford, Conn; Henry c. Downward,
speaker of Delaware Legislature;
Harvey P. Hall, State Senator of
Delaware; T.. A. Hartman of Wash
ington, representing the State of
Florida E. ID. Telford, State Senator
of Illinois; Jesse l.. Deck, State Sena-
tor of Illinois: J. F. Lochard, State
Senator Of Indiana; William Fl. Hol-
man, member of Maine Legislature: j.
E. b. Haskell, member of New Hamp-
shire Legislature: l.. +. Kefauver,
Imember of Maryland legislature; j..
Ronald Horsey, member Of Maryland
LEGISLATURE; Elmer +. Spear, member
of Massachusetts Legislature; James g..
Quinlan, State Senator Of Michigan;
Dexter G. Look and Fred j. McEach-
ron, members of Michigan Legislature;
Franklin S. Edmonds of Philadelphia;
Arthur A. Sherman, president pro
tempore Rhode Island Senate; Zenas
w. Bliss, tax commissioner of Rhode
Island; Edgar A. Brown, speaker of
South Carolina Legislature; r. o..
Norris and J. w. Topping, members
Of Virginia Legislature; II. p. Henshaw,
State SENATOR of West Virginia;
James H. Brewster, member of West
Virginia Legislature: Kenneth II. Fake,
member of New York legislature, and
Alonzo ID. Naylor, State Senator of
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30


Solomon and the Queen of Sheba to
carry goods by land and sea.
Their civilization rivaled the Phoe-
nicians and the riches of northern
Africa and of Asia poured into their
capital. They were { eat warriors
and remained unconq cred until
mysterious. unrecordet tragedy emp
tied the city of its inhabitants, wiping
out the Nabeatean race.
Ever since the place has been shun-
ned by the Arabs. who did not allow
anybody to approach the mysterious
city. The British occupation of Pal
estine changed matters and party
of Psychologists, protected by a strong
detachment of troops, is on the way
to Petra now to verify the statement
of a Bedouin, who. by mere chance.
obtained a glimpse of the untold
treasure.
According to the Westminster Ga
Zette. an Arab member of a Bedouin
tribe encamped near Petra stepped
upon a moving stone." which tiled
and dropped him into a shallow vault
and then crashed back into place.
leaving him in darkness. Feeling
around the vault, he found the open
ing of a passage about a half mile
long. Walking toward a faint light.
he arrived in a large room from
which six other passages led farther
back into the mountain.
In the center of the room he found
a huge urn, and climbing a pedestal.
he saw immense wealth in gold coins.
carved emeralds, pearls and rubieS.
The Bedouin helped himself to as
much as he could carry and went
toward the fiSSure in the wall through
which light came.
After making desperate efforts, he
was able to step through and reached
his camp by sunset. The next day,
accompanied by members of his family
he tried in vain to find again the stone
that moved or the fissure.
When he tried to sell some of the
gems and coins he was arrested by the
British authorities, to whom he told
the wonderful story of his discovery.
The British high commissioner, al
though skeptical of the Bedouin's tale.
to London, and the British
Museum authorities decided to act at
once.
had great skill i'm making secret pas
parts of stone walls, but
which. by a cunningly devised system
of balances, easily opened under pres
sure at a certain spot. IT Is likely
that the Bedouin accidentally stepped
on the spot controlling the counterbal-
ance opening the secret door and fell
into the vault.
The slab closed behind him and
could not be opened except by some
one who knew where to press it from
within.