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1t was spastic colitis which gives
one severe pains at times, especially
after eating, but allows intervals
between the attacks which are com.
paratively free from pain. In these
intervals, one can go about com.
fortably excepting for weakness.
In such intervals, I would go
out for walks as short or as long
as my strength permitted.
This was according to the doc
tors directions as well as because OF
my love for walking.
Planned Return to New York
The District Attorney was sar-
castle about my illness which al.
lowed one to be very sick and then
well enough to go out for a little
fresh air, all in the same day.
They had no servants at the
mission, as this was wartime, and
servants were hard to get. There
fore it became embarrassing when
I found myself becoming worse.
could not be a bother to Mr..
WI or DR.. Wong. so realized I
must either go. to a hotel or back
to New York There was talk
about both and much indecision.
Finally / thought would try to
return to New York, SO Monday,
January 81, / started for the
Union Station.
Mr. WI went with me. The long
street.car ride (about 40 minutes
made me quite sick and when we
arrived, Mr.. WI advised me to
wait few days and to go to some
hotel and send for my brother.
So I took his advice and went to
the nearest hotel. the Hotel Harris
on Massachusetts AVepue. near the
station, where / regfste sometime
before noon. 81
Z AS soon as went Is my room.
I sent the ell-boy out with a tele-
gram for my brother just asking
him to come out at once.
He happened to receive 1t at the
same time he received one from q
friend of his from Ohio who asked
him to meet him at thes station in
New York where he was making
his first visit.
Every foreigner who first comes
to New York must remember the
confusion he feels upon arrival.
His Peculiar" Telegram
It Is a great comfort when there
is a friend to meet one. So my
brother Van did not know which
telegram was most important but
decided to wait q day. When he
did not come to me, sent my
second telegram on Tuesday tell
ing him to throw away everything
and come at once.
The district attorney calls both
OF these kilograms very peculiar. .
was sick but i did not want the
hotel people to realize 1t and per.
haps ask me to leave. Everyone
must remember that during the in.
fluenza epidemic, suspicious flu
cases were unwelcome everywhere
1t wasn't necessary to explain tc
Van I was sick because he would
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The Chinese Educational Mission.
officially administering the Boxer
indemnity fund for Chinese stu.
dents. was located In January. 1919
at 2O23 KaIOrama Road.
While keeping open house" for
students directly connected with
the Mission, IL was also used as a
rendezvous for diplomats, delegates
and transient Chinese. The only
permanent residents were DIR. I. Z.
Wong, the director; Chang ltSi
Hsie, the treasurer. and Ben Sen
WI, secretary. These were all per-
sOnaI and intimate friends Of Ziang
Sung Wan, who had recently been
a house guest at the Mission on
the invitation Of both DIR. Wong
On January 81, 1919, late in the
afternoon Hang Lii, q Government
medical student living across the
street from the Mission, having
been told by Tsu Lii Sun from the
LegatiOn) Of the Iatter'S inability
to get into the Mission, and that
there might be something wrong,
entered the Mission through q side
window and finding covered body
on the floor. the prOtruding foot OF
which he says he recognized as be-
ing that of DIR. r. T. Wong, he lied
from the house and telephOned the
Chinese Legation that something
terrible had happened" He was
directed to find d policeman and
make an investigation. This he did
and a further discovery was made
of the bodies Of Ben Sen WI and
C. III. Iisie. i'm the furnace room OF
the basement.
PISTOL FOUND
Wu's pistol was found near his
body with two empty shells in 1t.
A broken lamp, overturned table
and chair, bloody surroundings, etc.
indicated that considerable strug-
gle had taken place. eight bullets
having been fired. five of which
had lodged in the bodies of the vie
Tins. AutOpsies and evidence gath
cred later indicated that all three Of
the men had met death late in the
night of Wednesday, January 20,
or early In the morning Of Thurs
day. January, 80, 1919.
Kang Lii volunteered the i'm
formation that he bad called at
the Mission Wednesday evening
between and I o'clock, and had
found there the recent house.
guest, Ziang Sung Wan, who
stated that there was no one
home, and that he was leaving
shortly. Kang Ii furnished Vans
New York address and accom-
panied the detectives to New 1
York the night Of January 81.
and was brought to Washington
the following Saturday morning,
subsequently charged with the
crime and arrested.
Several days later 1t was
found that an effort had been
nary 30, by two Chinese, to
cash a check for $1,000 at the
Riggs National Bank. This check
purpOrted to be from the Chinese
Educational Mission, signed T. Il.
Wong and G. HI. Hsie, and was
made payable to bearer. The
Chinese who presented this check
(which was never casheD was
later identified as Van, the
brother of Wan, and the second
Chinese who had accompanied
him but remained outside i'm the
taxi, was later declared by the
taxi driver to be Wan, himself.
WENT TO BANK
Actually, Van acknowledged 60
ing to the bank, but said that
he had been accOsted on Tues.
day morning. January 30. by two
SfranRa Chinese Sfa 1,din1 In the
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Circumstantial Web
Woven Around Wan

the Union Station and whom he
!, passed on his way to the ticket
window after settling Wan, who
was sick, on bench in the main
waiting room.
Wan had encountered these
same two men the day before
"wednesday In the vicinity Of
the Hotel Harris, where he and
Wan were staying, and which Is
near the Union Station. They
had introduced themselves as
Il. Wong and Mr.. MOy, and
insisted they had met Van when
he landed at Vancouver. Van
corrected them by saying he
landed at San Francisco, and
after q short walk and talk with
them, excused himself and re-
turned to the hotel.
EncOuntering them this second
time Thursday they again ap-
preached him and on the plea Of
their ignorance Of English, asked
him to act as interpreter in get
ting q check cashed at the Riggs
Bank, saying they were short OF
money. Van, who had once bean
was persuaded and accompanied
Wong to a taxi \Outside which
they directed to take them TO
the bank, MOy saying he would
wait.
Van was carrying q small suit
case containing $500 in war saw
ings stamps beside some valu-
able stickpins and other jewelry
Of Vans which they had thought
unsafe to leave in their hotel
room. This small case he took
with him into the bank, leaving
the stranger, Wong, outside in
the taxi. After about 40 minutes
consideration by the bank Off.
Gals, the envelope with the check
and letter was returned to him
with regrets and a suggestion
that he bring someone in with
him for further Identification.
HAVE ARGUMENT
Van returned to the taxi and
gave back to the alleged Wong
the envelope and contents and
they were driven back to the sta
ton, stopping on the North Cap.
itOT Street side of the pOstOffice,
where they saw MOy waiting for
them. A heated controversy
arose between Wong and Moy in
a dialect which Van could not
understand, so he paid the taxi
bill Of $3.50 or thereabOuts, and
hastened on to his brother in the
station, leaving the two Chinese
to their argument. Such is Vans
account Of his trip to the bank.
Ascertaining the next possible
train, he and Wan hurried to the
Hotel Harris, paid the hotel bill
and checked out. En- route to New
York, Van, in addition to being
very angry with his brother for
the delay, was too miserabIy sick
to talk, and Van, an inveterate
smoker, went to the smoking car
where he stayed for most of the
journey.
Thus it happened that he failed
to tell Wan of his trip TO the
bank. and thus it happened that
when the detectives told Wan
Of the details of the crime. In
Guiding the story Of the alleged
forged check. Wan frankly and
promptly said: Find the man who
took the check to the bank and
you will find the murderer"
To his utter and disbelieVing
CONSERVATION they replied, 1--WE
have the man who took the check
to the bank, it was your brother,
Want"
And so, the web Of Circumstan.
tiaI evidence was woven about
the two, woven so tightly and
strengthened so n1erciIessIy that &.
one marvels to find Ziang Sung
Wan alive today.
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scornful because / cannot remem-
Der every movement made while
at the hotel.
Had / known that some time
after. my life would literally hang
on such memory. / would have kept
a diary of every hour and noted
every move. l would have probably
marked it up on the calendar
as Kang Ii did the return of the
mission door key, which he claimed
he returned.
AS it was, there was nothing to
make me- think / would ever be
questioned, and so there are no
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hours or movements that stand out
above any others.
/ remember only that was sick
and miserable and wanted my
brother. on Monday or Tuesday
| went up to the mission. and saw
everybody there for q short time,
while Mr. WI made d brief call
wednesday telling me about the
package.
1t is certain that the mission
people knew where / was and that
there was no attempt to make them
think / had returned to New York
as had originally thought Of 90
ing.
1t was between s and o'clock
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ms OWN DRAMATIC STORY OF HIS LONG BATTLE FOR LIFE

that I reached the mission mouse
wednesday evening. There was a
light in the hall and the door was
Unmatched. went in, put my bal
coat ana scarf on the rack, calling
up the stairs ss I'D SO.
TomorrOw wan will continue
HE account or what lie did at
tbe Chinese Mission, where. the
Govarnment charged he killed
cne A. more 81 the three men
found shot TO death.
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The Right
Bredkfast
for Workers
Eat Food that Supplies
Balanced" Ration After
Nights Fast

TF yOu feel tired, hungry, "6dgety
hours before lunch, don't jump
to the conclusion of poor health.
Thousands have unenergetic morn
ines because they start days with
breakfasts lacking II certain food
elements.
TO feel right, you must have
well-balanced, complete breakfast
ration. At most other meals lunch
and dinner You get II. But break.
fast is ! hurried meal, often badly
chosen.
Thus Quaker Oats, containing
iose protein, foods great tissue
builder, 500 carbohydrate, its great
energy element, plus all-importaht
vitamines and the bull" that makes
laxatives seldom needed, is the die
tetic urge Of the world today
1t is food that stands BY you
through the morning.
Get Quaker Oats today. Grocers
have two kinds: Quick Quaker,
which cooks in 5 to 5 minutes. and
Quaker Oats.
Quaker Oats
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CHEswoLD
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborhood

Cheswold, Sept. 14-Cheswold citi-
zens are looking forward to have cleo
trio lights in town to light the streets
as well as the business places and
residences. While there are a few
delco plants in use, this is not like
regularly established service. The
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Com
pany which is extending its pole line
to Smyrna to furnish current for that
town December 1st Or sooner. The
pole line in coming up from Camden
touches Cheswold and Kenton on its
way to Smyrna.
Herman Garrison had the misfor-
tune to have two ribs broken caused
by being thrown from his buggy last
week.
Personals.-Levin Shropshire and
family, of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Can't
wells brother, of Chester, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Cantwell last
Week.-Mrs. Grace Phillips has re-
turned home after spending the sum
mer at Atlantic City.-Mrs. Florence
Tindale and children, of Christiana,
have returned from several days spent
Smyrna times., 1926-09-15

Mrs. J.Paul kirkpatrick and daughter
Fay, also their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
1. L. Holinger, and Franklin Ruckols
and wife spent the weekend at At
lantic City, N.J.-Mrs. Luta Boehmler
and two children Charles and Anna,
also Messrs. William Moore, Jerry
Moore and Austin Pennell, of Malvern
Pa, motored to Townsend and spent
two days dith relatives.-Mr. and Mrs.
George Roat and Mr.. Samuel Bell, of
Pottstown, Pa, were weekend visi-
tors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
O. Foraker. The visitors accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Foraker had de-
hghtful motor trip to Rehoboth.-Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Munro, and son Wal
ter, Jr., Of Bayonne, ~ j., accompan-
panied by Mrs. Edith Phillips visited
Mrs. Lydia Davis recently. While on
the trip, the party, with Mrs. Davis
had av cry pleasant motor trip to
Goldsboro and other places on the Ok
ford Branch, where they have rela-
tives.-Mrs. w. @. Deakyne is spend
ing a few days in Philadelphia, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wiggin and son
spent the weekend at Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. r. R. Reynolds, who has been
i'll for sometime, is now somewhat i'm
proved. Augustus Davis and son
Marvin, spent a visit recently with
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Beck.-Mr.
and Mrs. John Collins of Philadelphia,
Pa, spent the weekend with John
Townsend and wife-Miss Mary Webb
and friend, Miss Frances Paul, have
gone to Orlando, Fla, to spend the
winter-Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scar
borough of Wilmington, spent a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. B.
Jones.
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THOROUGHFARE NECK
Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About NeighborhoOd

Thoroughfare Neck, Sept. 14.-Mr.
and Mrs. Orville Newman entertained
over Sunday Miss Eva NJ. Smith of
Walnut Park, California; Mrs. Robert
Patterson, Mrs. Catherine Powell Of
Camden; Mr.. and Mrs. John Patterson
and daughter Clara of Palmyra; Mr..
Raymond Carson of Haddonfeld, Nj;
Mr.. Robert Miller, Lanola, N. j.; Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Gray and family of
Morgan Village, Camden; Mrs. J. E.
Leeds, Palmyra, n. J.; Mrs. James
MacNaman and son Robert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dannie Patterson of Camden
Mrs. Martha Stats and Miss Helen
Webb spent a few days in Philadel-
phia last week.-Mrs.. Harry Keiser
and son Presly, spent Sunday with
Mrs. William Carey in Leipsic.-Her-
bert Whitner and Warner Walker
have been spending some time with Mr.
and Mrs. Walker Warner.-Mrs. Ethel
Carey and daughter Mildred, are Wis
iting her aunt in Philadelphia.-Wal-
ter Council has returned to Mt. Airy
school-Estella Warner is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Wrench
of Smyrna Landing.
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KENToN
Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About the Neighborhood

UledueQ ABDUL the INelSnDOTHOOO
Kenton, Sept. 15.-Miss Helen Hud-
son spent the weekend with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Crossley, Sr.-Miss Emma Walker of
Wilmington, and Mrs. J.Weston Smith
of near Clayton, spent last week at
their home-Mrs. Harriet Money and
Mrs J. D. CrossIey spent last Tues
day in Harrington.-Mr Harriet
Money entertained company on Thurs
day.-Mrs. G. Annie Gregg entertain
ed company on Tuesday-Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Clark motored to Whining
ton for the day.-Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Thompson and daughter Of Philadel-
phia, spent last Tuesday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Attix.-
Mrs. Ralph Knots and son were away
on Thursday.-Rev. and Mrs. J. z.
Parker spent last week in Virginia
where they attended the funeral of
his father-Miss Edith Attix and Mr..
John Carl of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Attix.-Dr. z. f. Smith
has purchased a new automobile
Mrs. Elias Chapelle of Wilmington, has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ F. Reed.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. D..
Crossley motored to Wilmington on
Sunday and Mrs. John Titus returned
with them for a visit.-Dr. E. f..
Smith and family were away on Sun
day.-Miss Helen Prettyman spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Prettyman.
Smyrna times., 1926-09-15
TOWNSEND
Road Work From Townsend to Dex-
ters' Corner Begun-PersOnals

Road Work From Townsend TO Dex-
ters' Corner Begun-Personals
Townsend, Sept. 14.-Messrs. Kirk
Bros, contractors of Upper Darby,
Pa, who hold the contract to build a
macadam road from Townsend to
Dexter's Corner, a distance Of six
miles, are making good progress with
the preliminary work Of clearing away
the brush and stumps that are within
the surveyed area where several sharp
curves are to be eliminated. AS soon
as the route is cleared and the grading
done the work Of laying the new base
will be started with the idea Of finish
ing the job before real cold weather
has set in. About 200 men will COM
prise the force to accomplish this
work, but additional help may be
needed to compete the contract before
winter comes.
Personals.-Mrs. George Andrews
and children, Of Philadelphia, Pa.,who
have been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Drucy Mccoy, have returned home
Messrs. James G. CHM, Of Rutledge,
Pa, and Arthur CHM, Of Taylors'
Bridge, were recent visitors to the
home Of !. G. Webb and wife.-Mr.and
Smyrna times., 1926-09-15

That truly luscious figs may be
plucked from fig trees on the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore as far north as
Talbot County will probably be sur
prising to many residents on the Pen
Smyrna times., 1926-09-15

with her mother, Mrs. Belle Berry
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Muller, of Stat
en- Island, spent last week with Roland
Garrison and family.
Smyrna times., 1926-09-15

lnsula. This however is the case and
is borne out by; the fact that several
baskets of the Ihost delicious forbid
den fruit" were gathered on a famous
old estate few miles from Easton
Smyrna times., 1926-09-15

Firemen Win Prize at Townsend
Smyrna Firemen won another prize
Wednesday and this was at Townsend
Firemen's Carnival cup for coming
the longest distance.
Smyrna times., 1926-09-15

during the presen' .,oss w. have ploDI pr y !
ular group q ns ,.or a peroa 40
great many years. !. truly truly dells'f'''
the trees this frul1 .
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ORDERS SHOWING
OF DUVALL PAPER
Court Calls Upon Three Suit
Defendants.

Thomas II. Adams, Vincennes,
Ind, publisher; Court Asher, former
henchman of d. C. Stephenson and
William O. F'eudner, secretary OF the
Indiana Republican Editorial Associ-
alton, have been ordered by Judge
James M. feathers of Superior Court
One to produce the original con
tract letter" between Mayor Duvall
and Stephenson. The order was is
sued Thursday by the court on mo-
,tion of attorneys for Duvall who has
filed a million dollar suit alleging
conspiracy to SANDER against the
three persons above named and other
publishers and newspapers, includ-
ing The Indianapolis Times.
The order directed that the threa
defendants appear before A. c. Met
calf, 1907 Fletcher Savings and
Trust Bldg, at 0 a. M, Oct. 30, with
the original of the letter and submit
themselves to an examination by
plaintiffs attorneys. The letter,
which the mayor contended has dam
aged his reputation, purported to be
an agreement, signed by Duvall, in
which he agreed, in the event he
was elected mayor, to give stephen.
son patronage.
The mayors attorneys who signed
the motion are James e. Recap,
John d McShane. Ira M. Holmes,
Merle N. A. Walker and John E.
Hollett. The defendants. will be per-
mitted to have their attorneys pres
ent at the examination.
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WHEN BACK HURTS
FLUSH OUT KIDNEYS
Drink Lots of Good Water All
Day, Also Take Salts
Occasionally

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news and irritate the entire urinary
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bodys urinous waste and stimulates
them to- their normal activity. The
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WARDEN BODIES FOUND
Battling Michigan Crime Solved Az
ter Weeks.

BIZ United Press
MARQUETTE, Mich. Oct. "a
One of Michigan's most battling
crimes had been solved today with
the recovery from Spears dock, near
here, of the bodies of Emil Skoog-
land and Arvid Erickson. game war
dens missing for several weeks.
The finding of the bodies early this
morning came as a climax to an all
night dragging Of the waters of Lake
Superior, after Roy Mum. the al
legged murderer of the two men had
pointed out Spears dock as the place
where the bodies were concealed.
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w. c.T.U. Rebukes
Marie for Smoking

BIZ United Press
STEUBENvILLE, Ohio, Oct. a.
The w. C. r. u, in convention here,
rebulxed Queen Marie of Roumania
for smoking because of its effect on
young American girls. Mrs. Flor
ence Richards, president. however,
prevented a resolution from being
adopted by saying:
THE w. G. T. u. has enough to
clean up at home without bothering
with foreigners. This organization
shouldn't dirty its hands with it at
ALL"
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COMMISSIONERS ON TRIP
County Officials See Calumet Indus
trial Region.

BIZ United Press
GARY, Ind, Oct. 22.-Members OF
the Indiana Association of County
commissioners. meeting in annual
convention here, were taken today
on a tour of the Calumet industrial
region.
James Black of Lake County was
reelected president of the associ-
alton, Chester Latshaw of Madison
County was chosen vice president
and John McGregor, Marion County,
was named OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The convention adopted resolu.
tions commencing the State board
of accounts and it's head, Lawrence
Orr, and condemned attempts to re-
move Orr from office.
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BOARD MEETING PosTPoNED

A school board meeting, scheduled
for Il a. m. today to consider bids
for the construction of School 81,
has been postponed, according to
an announcement from board
officials.
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Specially Priced at

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A. O. y. w. Lodge
Host Tuesday Night
at Halloween Party

The dancing party given BY fhc A.
q. U. w. lodge last evening was u
masquerade affair. The hall and en-
trance were very prettily decorated
with cats and witches in keeping with
Halloween. There were three hun
drcd guests and a typical Halloween
supper was served.
Prizes for the hest costumes were
won BY Mrs. T. II. KNlly and Dr.. G..
j, WOrncr. Mrs. Joe Patcria and
Mrs. George Robidou, representing
the Gold Dust Twins. won prizes for
the funniest costumes. Balzcr Kline
received the mems prize for the fun
nicst costume.
Guests at the affair included men,
bcrs and friends Of the organization
and the Mandan A. q. u. w. lodge was
also invited. This is ono Of u series
Of parties to be given by the lodge
this winter.