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Evening star., 1926-06-18
GARAGE MAN SENTENCED.
Gets Year for Having Senator's
Stolen Car in Possession.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 1S.-Thomas
A. Lane, owner of a garage and oil
station in Richmond, has been SEN
fenced in the Corporation Court to a
year in the penitentiary on the charge
of having the stolen car of Senator A.
d. Barksdale of Lynchburg in his pos
session. The car was stolen last Win
ter during the session of the Legisla
ture, and Mr.. Barksdale at once noti-
fled the police. The car was insured
and the company has settled with the
owner. The case against Lane was
worked up through the office of the
State motor vehicle commissioner,
whose agents found parts of the dis.
mantled car in the shops and yards
of Lane. Some of the parts were
missing.
Lanes counsel appealed the case
and he was released on bond OF $4,000
for the final decision of the court.
There is another case against Lane
which isho be tried in the next day or
two. that involving the theft of car
in Fredericksburg.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
WCAP-Chesapeake & Potomac Tele
phOne Co. 1855 Meters).

to p.m.-Musical selections by
the Siegel Trio of the Hotel Lincoln.
Asbury Park. y. j.
: to 1905 p.m.-"Base Ball News of
the Day"
7:05 to 7:15 p.m-"Market sum
maries for the Consumer" by the De
partment of Agriculture.
7:15 to 7:30 p.m.-MCCauley, Ray
mond. and OHaire in popular selec-
tions.
7:S0 to 7:45 p.m.-"The Heavens in
June" by James Stokely of Science
Service.
7:45 to s:45 p.m.-Concert by ad-
vanced students of the Washington
College of Music, under the direction
of DIR. c. E. Christiani. president
8:45 to p.m.--Niolet Warren Pier
son in selected readings.
TO $50 pm. - Whittall Anglo
Persians, from New York City.
$50 to $50 p.m.-Program by the
Woodlothian Chorus, William II. Star
nell. director Miss Lois Shively, ac-
companist.
$50 to 1916 p.m.-Musical selec-
tions by the Hawaiian Melody Boys.
10:45 p.m.-Cowboy ballads by G.
T. Sprague of Texas. accompanied
with the guitar and violin.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45 70 7:45 am.-'Tower Health
Exercises" from metropolitan Tower,
New York City.
Evening star., 1926-06-18

leigh Smoot, Roy Arthur and Clarence
Mays, residents of Lynchburg. who
were arrested at Ardmore. Pa. on
charge of stealing an automobile here
from f. Fl. Scott. have been brought
back here for trial. The trio has been
indicted in the Corporation Court.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
DROUGHT is UNBROKEN.
Virginia Gets Relief From Heat.
But Rain Is Needed.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va, June 1S.--The
last two days have seen radical
change in temperature, after the mer-
curry had for three days been lowering
above the 90-degree point Yesterday
the mercury went down to 80 for the
"a hours. There is still a great need
for rain in this section, the records
showing that there is a deficiency of
nearly z inches for the year. There
las been light rain in various parts
Of the State. but the crop conditions
are becoming serious.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
LABOR BREACH BRIDGED.
Baltimore Federation to Remain In
State and D. C. Body.
special pispatch 10 The Scar.

Special DISPATCH TO The star.
BALTIMORE, June 18.-The Balti.
more Federation OF Labor will not
withdraw from the Maryland State
and District of Columbia Federation
of Labor.
This action was decided this week
when a resolution advocating with.
drawal from the District and State
federation because it was out of sym.
pathy with the needs OF organized Ia
Dor in Maryland was voted down.
Clarence NJ. Dunkle, chairman of
the resolutions committee, declared
that to indorse the resolutions would
be .tantamount to secession and to
that extent illegal.
Evening star., 1926-06-18

furore among river lovers Wednesday
afternoon, at which time the river
was filthy from effiuent from indus
trial plants on the watershed west of
this city. The condition of the water
seems to kill the smaller fish, and even
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Thousands of Fish Killed.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, June 1S.-Thou-
sands of dead fish floating on the sur
face Of the James River here created
Evening star., 1926-06-18
WRHF-WashingtOn Radio Hospital
Fund Committee (256 NIeterS).

IL am. to IL noon-Current events
for "shut-ins" daily.
to p.m.-Dinner concert pro-
vided by Frank Fl. E,dmonds and W.
T. Roberts.
Evening star., 1926-06-18

1855 am.-Arlington time signals.
u noon--Epping Forest Trio, broad
cast from the Homer L. Kit Studio.
/ p.m.-W. Spencer Tupman's Ho-
tel MayfloWer Orchestra.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Local Radio Entertainment
Friday, June 1S, 1926.
NAA-Nayal Radio Station, Radio, Va.
434.5 Meters).

7:45 to p.m.-Public Health Serv-
ice lecture on Climate and Health.
9:55 p.m.-Time signals.
1906 pm.-Weather Bureau reports.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
NOTED MISSIONARY DIES.

LONDON, June IS Cp.-The death
is announced from Greenock. Scot
land, of Dan Crawford. noted mis-.
sionary at the LuanZa mission, Bel
gian Kongo. He died June 8, at
LuanZa.
Evening star., 1926-06-18

Dan Crawford, who was a Scotch
man, went into the Belgian Kongo.
West Africa, as a pioneer Christian
missionary and remained there for 80
years without coming back into civili-
zation. When he did come out, in
1918, he visited the United States. de-
livAring lectures
Evening star., 1926-06-18

Three Held in Auto Theft.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, June 1S.-Ra
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Early Program Tomorrow.

pm.-Playby play account of the
WESTINGHOUSE. Louis base ball game.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
ECZEMA |TCHED
AND BURNED
Lost Sleep. Could Not Use
Hands. Cuticura Healed.

Several years ago eczema broke
out on my hands In red pimples
causing me q great deal Of trouble.
My hands itched and burned so
that could not sleep at night. ]
could not put my hands in water,
or use them at all. The trouble
lasted about six weeks.
II began using Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and they helped. ]
continued the treatment and after
using six cakes Of Soap and six
boxes of Ointment I was healed"
(Signed) Mrs. Alice Smith, care Of
A. A. Newson, r. 6, Knoxville,
Tenn, August 4, 1925.
Keep your skin clear and your
pores active by daily use Of Cuti-
cura Soap. Heal irritations and
rashes with Cuticura Ointment.
Soap 5s. Ointment Is and Soe. Taleum 2Se. Sold
exefywheFe. Sample each free. Address sl
"0uMenrs Laboratories, Dspt n, Maiden. MasAs
Cutieura. Shaving Stick use.
Evening star., 1926-06-18

some large bass we're seen in the mum
ber.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
NMAL - Washington Radio FOruDl
f01o6 NeterSl
WRC-RadiO Corporation of America
1855 Meters).

Silent.
Evening star., 1926-06-18

6:45 70 7.45 am.-"Tower Health
Exercises, from metropolitan Tower,
New York City
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"The Woman
Turned Off the
Light Without
Hesitation,
"Quite by accident?"

"Quite by accident"'
"Quite by chance, of CT Use.
"Men or women" asked he Inspector
Cunningham seemed to consider this
question carefully.
"Well," he answered, after a pause,
"there was one occasion when | fancicd
that the person he let out was a woman.
But you must remember that it was night,
and that the path to the private entrance
in the garden wall is under sort of YER
andah-a pergola, really-rather thickly
shaded, so that could not be certain. Nor
could tell from the voice, for they were
conversing in very low tones"
"Ah, then you could hear as well as
see" exclaimed the Inspector
81 always keep my windows wide OPEN"
replied Cunningham, "and when | can't
sleep, ! sit at one of them. It's the only
thing can do can't read in bed"
"Then you've heard him and other pco-
pie talking?" asked Inspector Dwayne.
"Oh, frequently! There was never any
thing particular in their conversation"
said the secretary. "They seemed to have
been having a drink and a smoke together.
took them to be some of his friends from
the house or from the city. There was
generally a motor or a hanson waiting in
the side street then"
az suppose you saw most Of his callers
during the morning here?" asked the In
spectOr.
"Unless he admitted them by the pri-
vate door, which he could do, because at
the wall entrance there is an electric bell
and a speaking tube which communicates
with this apparatus on the desk" said
Cunningham.
well, now, did you ever see queer,
antiquary-looking sort Of chap here, an
old man in rusty black cothcs?"
Several times" interrupted Cunning
ham. "But Mr. Bartenstein always ad-
mitted him by the private way
"Did you ever know his business ?"
asked the Inspector.
81 had an idea he used TO bring curios
for Mr.. Bartenstein's inspection" said the
secretary. But Mr.. Bartenstein never
said anything to me of them, or of him"
Inspector Dwayne had now finished all
his questions, and he expressed a wish to
20 down the private stair into the garden.
As the keys were already in his possession,
Great Britain Rights Rcserved.
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eventualities, he began another stage Of
his campaign in an eminently wise and
practical manner-by going to dine. He
knew of good and quiet restaurant in
the neighborhood of the Haymarket,
where truly English dinner could be had
amidst peaceful surroundings, to the ac-
compartment of a bottle of sound claret,
and he went there and had it, and after
wards took his time over a cigar, and
cup of coffee, and the evening newspaper;
and during the hour and half which he
spent in this way, he did not waste
single thought on the Bartenstein case,
but resolutely kept his mind clear of it.
But when the Inspector finally emerged
into the life Of the streets again he was
keener and more resolved than ever, and
once more his brain went actively to work.
1t was approaching dusk when he mounted
an omnibus in Piccadilly, and quite dusk
when he left it near knightsbridgc. He
finished and threw away his cigar as he
came to Princes Gate-with it went the
shreds Of the evenings recreation. Now
for business" said Inspector Dwayne.
He had two objects in view that night.
The first was to make another examina-
ton of Marcus Bartenstein's study; the
second TO see the woman who had given
Miss Oxenham what she believed to be a
clue to the real murderer. Inspector
Dwayne was already convinced that that
was the real clue; he remembered now
what Berridge, alias Grandfather Pune
tualty, had said to Laudcrdale as he left
Marks shop. The words might be taken
as meaning a belief that the Younger man
had committed the crime, and a cOngratU-
latiOns thereon. Inspector Dwaync now
placed another and a sinister meaning on
them. Taking everything into consjdera-
ton, he had come to the conclusion that
Berridge had some cause Of hatred,
amounting TO a fiendish malice, against
BartenStein, and that, having gained aC-
cess to his room, probably by means of
the turret staircase, h. had stabbed him 10
death with the weapon which was as much
a mystery as the murder
The Bartenstein household vas still in
the same state as on the fatal night, for
the dead man, whose body had that dsv
been viewed by the jury al the prclmI-
nary and formal stage Of the inquest. was
still to be- buried, and lay grim and awful,
in the picture gallery. Inspector Dwayne,
admitted by the butler, Immediately reCOg-
nized the atmosphere Of death, and was
glad, caSe-haTdened as he was TO most
things, that he had not to pass days and
nights in the late millionaire's mansion.
''Mr. Behrens is in the dining-room
with Mr. Cunningham, sir" said the but
Ter, mentioning the names of Bartcnsteins
solicitor and his secretary. "Perhapg
you'd like to see them?"
Inspector Dwayne had no particular
reason for seeing these gentlemen, as he
knew quite well what his own object in
IFIUg..a Cot. Voc L.. Ill
the butler to show him into their presence.
and exchanged greetings with them
"Any further progress, Dwayne?" in
quired the solicitor, young gentleman Of
great self-assurance and an inordinate
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vcrsant with Mr.. Bartenstein's habits?"
said the Inspector.
mo, ! can't say that" the secretary
answered hesitatingly. 81 was-and /
wasn't. During the hours which Mr.. Bar
tenstein spent here-for he did some bust
ness here as we'll as in the city,, of
course, saw good deal of him, but | had
fixed hours of my own, and he always saw
that they were kept. mean to say, he
never infringed on my leisure time, ex-
cept under very pressing circumstances.
1t was very rarely, for instance, that he
ever required me in an evening if he hap
pcned TO be at home"
'T suppose" said the Inspector, chat
this suite of three rooms was really his
business part of the house,"
quite So" replied the secretary.
There is a library and study downstairs.
But after he came back from the house
always used this room; light supper
was always laid out for him here, and /
know that he often worked here until far
into the night"
How do you know that" asked In
spcctOr Dwaync.
"Wcll, for moro than one reason, but
for one especially" replied Cunningham.
81 suffer a good deal from insomnia and
very often am awake at two and three
o'clock in the morning. ! have often
in fact, constantly-secn Mr.. Baren-
stcin's lights burning at those hours And
in a morning he has often handed me let
tiers 10 post, or documents to prepare,
which / know he must have worked at
during the night"
Now, look here" said Inspector
D"ayne, pointing to the curtained door,
that door and stair leads down TO the
hot
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Sinister Plot to Gain
a Hidden Treasure
of Priceless Jewels
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

CIR NICHOLAS ONENIIAM Mr.. Marcus Baren-
y tells Nichoas daughter Milcnt, that he will
will him When her Lieutenant
Lauderae told straight
Mr. Bareusen'S mansion him The do not
him the morning they md the rich man
murdered from the thrust SwUrdCane Lieutenant Lauder
dale denying his guilt himself Inspector Dwayne of
Scotland The Lauderdae sword Cane
with which Mr. Bartenstu killed. and Lauderdale admits
ownership but he had lost time before As they
talking cripple admitted the office He tells the Inspector
bought
The cripple has finished his when Spanish
gentleman and claims that the swOrdcane belonged his
the Abra
hams had sold the swUrdane character known
Grandfather PunCtuaity he believes sold Mr.
BartenStein.
Arriving his morning Inspector Dwayne
discovers that the swurCane has been He that
Olivaes the Spanish gentleman who claimed sword
have something do with the disappearance and
his office He finds that he mpOstOr known
FERROUS telling her heavily yelled
Primrose Hill she wishes something advantage
her fance She there the Handing MILL
a tells her that
dered The figure had suddenly stopped
along the ground Where the had
where the glass had been found Mr. Tyndale Milcents
cousin follows the and finds that
law of Mr.. Bartensteins coachman
The Inspector is mystded by the return of the swordsck
with an unsigned note reading This will be
you than l it," He further my sfed when
Mr.. Abraams the dealer
bogus Senior vaes and that the Spanard
Grandfather Punctualy.
While examining the Inspector Dwaynes office
Mr.. Tyndae discovers cavities empty
other containing magnificent pearls
Grandfather Punctuaty whose real is Anthony
ridge mysterOusly disappears.
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the slightest tremor in the woman's
frame, the least culver of the lines about
her mouth, the suspicion of look of fear
in her eyes. Inspector Dwaync knew that
she knew him, and that she was nerving
herself to show that she did not
1t seemed to him, as he stood there
watching her kecnly under the glare of
the electric light, which she had evidently
switched on when she opened the door of
the cOachman's house, that he had seen
this woman before, long, long way back
in his life, but where, and when, and
under what circumstances he could not
think Then he realized that Cunningham
was speaking, and that the woman was
giving her attention to him
"Oh, Cr, good evening" the secretary
was saying. as Atkinson within?"
Atkinson" answered the woman, "is
out, sir"
well" said the secretary. 'T'm sure
Atkinson wouldn't mind-this gentleman
just wants to have look from one of the
upper windows into the garden"
"Mrs. Atkinson is ill.," said the woman,
shortly
Cunningham looked round at Inspector
Dwayne in pcrplcxity. The nspector
came to the rescue.
"lf yOuN allow me, ma'am," he said
suavely, lust to step upstairs to any con-
vcnicnt room that ovcrIooks the gardens,
| shall make no nOise-l'II even AXE my
boots off if you like"
The woman seemed to recognize the
inevitable and made way. Inspector
Dwaync stepped inside and turned to the
secretary.
THANK you, Mr.. Cunningham" he said;
there's no need TO trouble you further,
Il, L. Al. 4
and there's a door into the side street, |
know, by which this good lady will let
me out. Goodnight, sir"
Cunningham said goodnight and went
away across the gardens, and the woman
closed the door softly She turned TO the
detective with studied Indifference.
This way, if you please" she said.
She led him up a staircase which opened
from the little hall, and taking him into
a ncatly-furnishcd bedroom on the next
floor, turned up the electric light. "You
can see all over the garden from here"
she said, pointing to the window. Just
as you can from all the windows looking
out on this side of the house,.
Just so, ma'am," said the Inspector.
speaking in a whisper. "But shall see
much better if you would turn down the
light. IF you don't mind doing so, ma'am.
and just remaining while my eyes get
accustomed TO the gloom outside, / shall
be Obliged to you, and | promise you I'll
not dctan you many minutes"
The woman turned Off the light without
hesitation, and Inspector Dwayne, who had
already crossed over to the window, looked
out upon the garden beneath. He soon
convinced himself that anybody standing
in one Of the upper windows Of the coach
mans house could command a full view
Of the private door, the trcllised path
which led from it to the turret stair, and
the door Of the stair itself
"Thank you, ma'am," he said.
She switched on the light, stood aside
for him to leave the room, turned the light.
Off, and followed him out. Then she
pointed down the staircase.
"The street door is exactly opposite that
you came in by" she said, in low voice.
81 darcsay you can find it am wanted
here"
She nodded towards a door on her left,
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Private Stair.

A Vim G announced
his intention of 60
ing straight to the
determining event of
things, Inspector
Dwayne Immediately
set about doing it,
and when he had
given some instruc-
tions to Mitchell
about a further visit
to Marks shop that
evening, with par
ticulars of what he
wished him to do
there in certain
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By J. S. Fletcher,
The Modern Master of Mystery
Stories

this was easily ac-
somplished, and he
and the secretary
soon stood in the
garden. The Inspec-
tor looked about him
in the gloom. Lets
see," he said. "That
small house there at
the end of the gar
den, behind the holly
hedge, is the coach
mans, isn't it,"
at is" answered
Cunningham.
81 wonder if
they'd mind my hav-
ing a look at this
garden from their
upper windows ?"
said Inspe tor
Dwayne.
The secretary said
he felt quite sure
there would be no
objection, and of
fered to ask permits
sion. They walked
down the garden to
the cottage door and
knocked.
In another mo-
m emit the door
opened and a woman
appe are d on the
Threshold. And In
spcctor D ayne
knew, by sure intui-
ton, that he was
face to face with the
mysterious inform
ant who had given
the artificial eye to
Millicent Oxenham.
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stan, Mr.. BehrenS, retOrted inspector
Dwayne.
Mr.. Behrens shrugged his shoulders,
helped himself to another glass of sherry
from the decanter which stood before him,
and, having drunk it off, said that the
house was dismal and he should be glad
to be outside it.
However, the fortunate residuary
legatee will rouse it up he said, drawing
on his heliOtrope gloves and pulling down
his cuffs. "Egad! Cunningham, he's a
lucky fellow, young Rosenbaum, Ell? No
such luck for US, my boy, mOre's the pity"
as Mr.. Rosenbaum the sole heir, or
any sort of heir, Dwayne, don't you
know? But he's sole residuary legatee
under Mr. Bartensteins will, which
| prepared. He takes everything be-
yOnd legacies. l had a cablegram from
Mr.. ROsenbaum this afternoon" he con-
tinucd grandly. 'He sails from Cape
Town this evening, and in the meantime
am in full charge. Anything ! can do for
you before ! 20, Dwayne?"
Nothing, thank you, Mr.. Behrens," re-
piled the Inspector. 81 merely wish to
have another look at the study-if there's
anything want to know, Mr.. Cunningham
will be kind enough to tell me all he can"
well, 50 long then" said Mr.. Behrens.
Though why on earth you want to waste
your time here for, or anywhere else, in
this case, don't know, As ] said before,
the case is as plain as a pikcstaff but you
chaps from The Yard delight in making as
many bites at a cherry as ever you can.
However, | suppose you must do some
thing for your money
With these polite remarks Mr. Behrcns
fitted on his glossy hat at a staggering
l.. J L -
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amount of jewell
cry. 81 notice
your people are
remarkably re-
ticent there's
scarcely a word
been said, so far,
by you before
either coroner or
m a q j 5 ira I G.
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CHAPTER XXI.
A Heavy Secret.

T7HE quick eye
of the man,
practised to be
ohservant, saw what
his younger COM
naninn did not 500
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What's keeping you back so?
The case is as plain as a pike
staff, and you ought to finish
it and get the fellow hanged
within a month"
"There never was a case yet
that WAS as nlain as a nike
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Continued on Page 16l
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-12
BANK MESSENGER SHOOTS
 DOWN R0BBER IN HEAD

BOSTON,. A. Prence, a bank messenger who had never fired a re- volver yesterday shot down and pro bably fatally wounded a robber who had held up the Uptown Branch Of the First National Bank.
 George M. Stores, of Boston, had obtained 5,400 from a teller st the point of a pistol, when the fnts--Up- tion of the business was changed to an inferno Of barking pistols and [ly- ing lead as the bank empl0yes fred.
 Prence shot Stores in the head as he crawled from behind a barricade carrying his loot toward the dooT.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-12

The Alaska Commercial company, successor in interest to the old N. c. Company, was the purchaser in the marshaPs sale of mining prop- erty in the case of the N. c. Company vs. Atwood. The ground involved in- cluded the benches to No. II below Goldstream. The successful bid was S45O0.
 The Rev Burdette Landsdowne. for merIy in charge of All Saints church in Anchorage, is meeting with wonder ful success in his work in the city of Fall River, Mass, where he is in charge of St. Johns Episcopal church, according to information received by Rev. William A. Thomas, who sue ceeded him in Anchorage.