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The Washington times., 1927-03-18
CANADA PROBES
SMUGGLING
~ InternatlonaI News Service

BY International News Service
WINNIPEG. Manitoba, March is.
A widespread conspiracy between
American shoe exporters and Win.
nipeg retailers by which the Can.
adam customs has been defrauded
Of thousands Of dollars: the scheme
Of Chicago clothing house which
means d loss Of thousands OF dol
lars to the Canadian government
in duties evaded: and other clever
tricks are among the disclosures
made at the recent sittings of the
federal customs and smuggling
probe here.
Shoe firms in Chicago and Bos-
ton were charged by officials with
deliberately sending fraudulent in
voices to shoe firms In this city to
aid them in eyading duties and
thereby hold lucrative Canadian
trade. One claim against a shoe
company here totals $4,000 and
there are others.
Testimony disclosed that the
Canadian shoe man would go to the
United States, make large cash
deposit on shipment of shoes and
present the invoice of the balance
TO the customs department as q
statement of the total value Of the
shipment.
It was charged that one Chicago
firm invoiced a shoe, which they
sold for 1878 in the United States
at $1.75 to a Winnipeg firm.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
Jewish National Fund
To Celebrate Jubilee

The silver jubilee celebration. of
the Jewish National Fund, the
agency sponsoring the back.
to.Palestine movement, will be held
by the Washington council Sunday
night. March q, in the auditorium
of the Jewish Community Center, it
was announced today.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18

and sidewalks cheaper this year
than last. Bids for this work
opened at the District Building yes
terday, revealed considerably lower
prices than in 1926.
The low bid for alley paving.
$2.09 square ward. was, submitted
by the w. +. BrenIzer Co. Last
years price was $2.33.
The lowest bid on sidewalks was
submitted by the q. B. Mullin Co
which bid So 10 square yard as
compared with $2.1S last year.
Monday "The Hollywood Girl"
starts in The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1927-03-18

The opening chapters Of 1.-THE
Hollywood GirI' start In The
Times Monday. Crowded with
thrills, the serial Is written by
Beatrice Burton, author Of
"GiIded Kisses. =
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
PERPETUAL
BUILDING
ASSOCIATION

"She wanted desperately 10
make good" The hollywood
GIRL" by Beatrice Burton. A
new serial-starts M0nday-in
The Times.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
Real Estate
Loans

No Commission Charged
You can take IL years to
pay off your loan without
the expense Of renewing.
900 for SO per month,
including interest and prin-
cipaL half Of which is APP
piled to reduction Of debt.
Larger or smaller loans at
proportionate rates.
Evening star., 1927-10-16

point of tears by this act and they
applauded vigorously.
Madam. it is not fitting" I answer
ed. by all the rules of logic, your
kiss should so to the youngest and
bravest of us and he is Lieut.. G.,
whom now present to you."
With charming grace she took G-'s
head in her hands and kissed himvots
the forehead.
She had tanned them with consun-
mate genius. NJ only had she, in an
instant, attached all these young men
to her, but also, by reference to her
false but respectable title and name,
she had drawn a line which none of
them would overstep. She had indeed
played her part with superlative skill.
4 X y
WHATEVER was up, I noted two
w things: ID / was sure that,
thanks to my disguise, the famous
spy had not recognized me; (2D By thus
putting her at once in close touch
with the French officers at Lugano, !
could quickly discover what she was
going to attempt, because / knew the
person upon whom she had put her
speil.
IrTna Staub must be playing for
something important, for she was do
ing things with consummate adroit-
ness and fihssse. She kept up her
pose Of war widow, and with real dig
Evening star., 1927-10-16
Fustic Wood.

EOR many years manufacturers
have used fustic dye for coloring
yellow and with the appropriate NOR
dants for brown, olive and green. 1t
appears that during the World War
the dye was in great demand for col
orfng the cloth of uniforms and Of
Army tents. The dye comes from a
tropical tree, technically known as
Cholorphora tinctoria, that grows
abundantIy in the lowlands Of Mexico.
from Tampico southwark, and less
abundantly In all Of Central America.
It Is tree of medium size that rarely
reaches IS feet in height and 30 inches
in diameter.
Transportation Is the most difficult
tracts where the wood grows are usu.
ally without roads and the logs have
to be hauled over the roughest ground
to the rivers. Before the war the wood
was cut, hauled and delivered to the
side Of the ship for So q ton and was
sold in New York at prices ranging
from $50 to 425 q ton. During the
war fustic wood sold for $50 a ton.
and the price. while below that high
figure, has kept up pretty well since.
The wood is imported in the form of
short logs, with the sapwood removed.
Only the heart wood has the coioring
matter. Before 1t can be used It must
be ground to powder. and In that
form 1t readily dissolves In water. "A
dilute solution gives a light yellow.
and the addition of acids makes the
color still lighter. The use Of metallic
salts adds a greenish tint.
Evening star., 1927-10-16

overlooking the lake, Irma Staub was
smilingly looking on.
"She has nerve!' / thought. Lets
hope that have as much"
let 1t not be said. Madame" I
bowed to her, that French officers
have raised their glasses in your pres
ence without first paying beauty the
homage it deserves~-to your health,
Madame
She dropped her eyes blushingly and
answered:
II accept your homage the more
willingly because. as / have not yet
met these gentlemen, have not had
the chance, which IL now offered me.
to tell them how greatly love and
admire France"
Raising her glass, she replied,
Gentlemen, I drink to the brave
French army. / drink to its past and
It's future success! drink to France"
Knowing her as I did, could not
but admire her cheek. 1t was beauti-
full work" She then advanced to-
ward me and said, "At your age, com.
mandant. you might be my father.
Therefore allow the Baroness ASPIRE.
mont. whose husband has fallen. on
the Belgian front, to kiss. you. In
your person, l kiss the entire French
army"
My comrades were touched to the
Evening star., 1927-10-16

with surprise."1 Mrs. 8. foretells fu-
ture events Ito foretell an event passed
would be easyI In business, marriage
and reads character" That Is what /
call a remarkable woman. Believe it
or not!
What follows IL for the eye. or eyes,
OF Walter and Corinne. 1t was per
sorat'' In The star, April 22, 1863: "1f
Corinne IL willing to renew the CORE.
spondence in which she was engaged
with ". H. b. In Washington two
years ago, Walter will be most happy
TO hear from her."
I hand you several advertisements
Of land for sale In 1858:
Farm on the new road leading to
Little Falls Bridge, / mile from
Georgetown, belonging to the heirs OF
y. r. Shoemaker and containing TN
acres. Fine view OF Washington, Po'
tonac River and the surrounding
country. Edward j. Shoemaker, 50
First street. Georgetown"
Between and 8 acres Of land on
the Plank road miles north of Wash
ington can be bought low for cash.
Inquire of A.. C. r., Shoemaker above
second toll gate, Plank road" The
Rambler is so ignorant that he does
not know which of the toll roads lead
ing north from Washington was
planked and called the Plank road.
Evening star., 1927-10-16

Here is a chance for somebody to let
loose a little information.
Mount Zephyr, an elegant estate Of
645 acres, improvements. growing
crops, stock, etc, for sale low. It ad.
Joins Mount Vernon. Address William
Ward. Alexandria"
FOR sale--the fine estate known as
College Villa about ] y miles above
GEORGETOWN on the Frederick turn.
pike. Contains 63 acres, most Of II
under Cultivation, residue covered with
wood. Spacious mansion 81 rooms.
ornamental garden, fine dry cellar
and pump before the kitchen door.
Land adapted for market gardens,
pasture or cultivation of the grape.
This would be a desirable residence for
q foreign or cabinet minister or
member OF Congress. Could be made
available as a Summer hotel, board
Ing, house or Summer resort. Inquire
of Richard Clarke. ESD, No. Z, 43a
street, or at Georgetown College"
Permit me to present to you" the
following notes:
~. G. Mcclure and Co., auctioneers
will sell 1000 choice ever-blooming
roses, evergreens, fruit trees. etc.
These are from the celebrated gardens
Of A. Jardin, florist, corner Of Eight.
eenth and M streets"
February ~. 1863: THE GREENHOUSES
at Mount Vernon was accidentally de-
Evening star., 1927-10-16
mber Finds Interest in Days When Booth Was Manager

stroyed by fire Wednesday morning.
Fortunately the building itself had no
association with George Washington.
having been built by Judge Washing
ton in 1917
February 25. 1859: civilian YOUNG.
an officer in the Smithsonian grounds,
while crossing Pennsylvania avenue
yesterday was knocked down by .
hack driven by man named Connor
Pedestrians have always had a hard
time, but think Of one being knocked
down by hack.
February 6, 1868: Lecture by Grace
Greenwood (Mrs. Lippincott) at DR..
Sunderland's church on her recollec-
tions of eminent persons In Washing.
ton, London and Rome"
February 20, 1853: "The iron work
on the dome Of the Capitol will be
finished by the 1st Of December next.
the contractors having given q
guarantee to that effect
Evening star., 1927-10-16
ny CHARLES LucrETo.

~ Won e, head of the Ger.
MA man spy center in Switzer.
V land. was as clever as he
~ le was unscrupulous. need
give but one proof of that
statement. Never, despite his numer'
Gus violations of International law,
were the Swiss police able to establish
his guilt definitely enough TO JUSTIFY
his deportation.
Alfheugh for several months I was
no constantly with him that might
have been mistaken for his shadow,
and consequently know him better
than most people. still cannot under
stand how Won X----- was able to do
the overwhelming amount of work
that he managed. to accomplish IN a
day.
He had secretaries, of course. But
whatever his faith in them, never un-
der any conditions would he trust
them with anything of a confidential
nature. He alone knew the secret
code. For fear of some indiScretion
on the part Of his aides, he was forced
to deciphef and to classify all dis
patches himself.
Hence 1t was practically impossible
TO catch him UP. II he was outwitted
by the allied secret service agents.
most of the time it was because the
men to whom he intrusted various
missions were not competent to carry
them out. Except for lrrna Staub.
the most dangerous spy of modern
times, all or practically all of them
eventually fell into our hands. Even
at that, with 1rma Staub to help him,
he ought to have been able to pull
through. The English nicknaned her
1.-THE Demon; we fnodestly called her
s'ThA Dark Shadow"
T have received within a single hour
fve reports from different agents, each
one claiming to have seen her in diff
ferent place. In my diary Of June II,
1917, see the following items:
Report from X.23-Irma Staub was
seen at Nancy in company with Capt.
c.. the aviator, y.
Report from s.12-Irma Staub has
been seen motoring from Spain. The
license on her Mercedes automobile is
r 12-6So-2.
Report from J.3-Conductor on tho
lines of the Compagnie des Wagons
Lifts claims that among the passen-
gers on the Calais-Nice express he rec.
ognized Irma Staub :.
Report from L-5--Yesterday at about
5 o'clock i saw 1rnna Staub in the
square in front of the Theater Fran
Gals
Report from N.s45-Unless am
mistaken, think / recognized Irma
Staub in the station at Menton-Gar-
Net one Of these five reports was
accurate. But our agents knew how
dangerous she was and as q result,
they saw her everywhere at once.
She had an infsfna1 amount Of
cheek. May / give you an example Of
it? Bern, Switzerland, Of course, was
flooded with German spies who used
&C es q 5unnping.oh placs for France.
We had no choice but to 80 TO these
spies and begin the battle with them
on their home grounds.
Il 4 X q
nNE day while was having lunch
~ with one Of my friends at. the
Bellevue. 1rna Staub entered, ae-
companied by one of the stars" OF
the German secret service, Capt. Won
Re-. The latter, be It understood,
looked the part OF gentleman.
AS ustial. Irna Staub was dressed
very simply in beige serge. She glanc-
ed around the room, and when she saw
Evening star., 1927-10-16

where at the cocktail hour officers
from all branches of the service were
seated around the tables. AS / en-
tered the bar. leaning on my cane and
dragging one foot along behind me.
the officers in the room took me FOR
one of them and arose TO salute me.
/ introduced myself, "Comdr. Lu.
neau of the staff of the N Army"
A young captain introduced the Of
ficers present. Then, smiling pleas
antly, he said:
1--WE are charmed, commander. to
have you with us. As you are the
ranking officer present, allow me TO
ask you to preside at our table"
And to be our military leader, add.
ed young colonial major.
This caused general burst Of
laughter. Pretending to be completely
bewildered, / gasped:
ITO preside at the table! To be your
military leader, What is the meaning
of such fiattering but meaningless
phrases at such time as this! Let the
first go, but there Is. trust. no need
for the second i. in our present posi-.
tion!''
my dear comrade," replied the
young major. "I am afraid y0u don't
| understand. The ranking officer is
held responsible by the Swiss authori-
ties for the maintenance of order and
discipline among u.s. With another
smile. he added, you have. my dear
Evening star., 1927-10-16

said at was the duty Of the Nation
to repent in sackcloth and ashes"
The national sins were the practical
rejection of the Gospel Of Christ by
80 large mass Of the people, violation
OF the Sabbath, profanity, corruption
Of manners and morals and cruelty
and oppression toward the Indians
and Africans He believed that
slavery was the apple OF discord
which had brought out all this bitter
ness and woe. The star quoted him
thus: "He was In favor Of the aboli.
ton OF all sins, great and small, and
In that acceptation he was an aboli.
ZIONIST" The star reporter wrote:
"Dr. Sunder1and's remarks did not
create any Of the excitement some had
anticipated from the nature OF 1iis
announcement last sunday"
II was In April 1863, that Dr. Sun.
derland was quoted as saying, "He
believed 1t to b6 the duty of every
man at this time to fully express hts
opinion" The good and beloved
clergyman must have been a leisurely
man There were few men who had
not fully expressed themselves on
slavery and secession. Some pro.
slavery men in the North and Union
men in the South had kept quiet
from caution. American abolitionists
had been denouncing slayery for
Evening star., 1927-10-16

TT is said that about one.tenth OF
= the wire nails manufactured are ce-
n1ent coated. The nails are coated by
shaking them In a hot tumbling bar
rel with a compound consisting mainly
Of resin. from which they issue with a
thin. tough coating. which greatly I'M
proves their holding power. TheJ
friction Of the driven nail with the
wood melts the cement and forms a
glue, which makes fast the nail.
The product Is used chiefly in wood
en- packing cases Of ali kinds, includ-
ing boxs. barrels and crates. II is
claimed that by their use there r. less
loss by broken packages. less loss by
theft because Of the difficulty Of pry
ing open the cases and because OF the
squeak incident to the extracting of
the nails. 1t II said that but one coat
ed nail need be used for every tvao
plain nails.
Cement-coated "A lls are sold by
count and correspond In number to a
10O-pound keg Of standard pam wire
nails. Coated nails are smaller than
the standard nail In gauge and In
most cases an eighth Of m inch
shorter, the average net weight beiua
approximately 20 pourSs PEI ken :
Evening star., 1927-10-16

churches in the morning and evening
and a union meeting will take place
at DR.. Buffers church in the after
noon.
"Rsv. Dr. Sunderland Of the Four
and a half street Presbyterian Church
created some little excitement and
fiutter in his congregation yesterday
By announcing that Thursday eve
ming he would preach a sermon de.
fining his position and expressing
what he considered to be the duty of
the hour relating to the affairs of the
country. The sermon, he said. might
tear the church to pieces, 1t might
cost him his place in. the pulpit and
sc might sunder many friendly rela.
tions, but he believed It to be the
duty of every man at this time TO
fully express his opinions"
m y Il
THIS promised thrill and the
Rambler turned to The star OF
Friday. May II, 1868. He found that
Dr. Sutherland preached on National
Sins" and an seats in the church were
| taken because II was thought that the
clergyman would "cut loose" on the
slavery question. The Star reporter
wrote that the sermon lasted one and
half hours "and Il was admitted by
all to be q splendid effort in compost
ton and delivery" DIR. Sunderland
Evening star., 1927-10-16

century. The question of slavery In
the District OF Columbia had been In
controversy since the '30s. Represent
ative Abraham Lincoln introduced a
bill in the House of Representatives
In 1S4s, providing for gradual enamel.
patton Of slaves in the District and
payment to slave owners. Slavery in
the District figured in the Lincoln.
Douglas debates IN 1858 and In the
Presidential campaign of 1850. The
bill to free slaves in the District and
make payment to slave owners wes
introduced In the Senate December
16. 1861, passed April 8, 1852, went to
the House April 10, 1862, passed
April IL and was signed by President
Lincoln April 10, 1852.
1t showed Saturday and Sunday
February 20 and "a, 1868, but / will
let The Star tell It.:
"The Storm--During Saturday night
the snowfiakes commenced to fall
thick and fast. Everybody who could
rig up cutter. basket sleigh, box
sleigh or sled did so, and during the
entire day Sunday. and part of last
night. the jingling Of the merry bells
was heard on the Avenue. Stag par.
ties appeared to be In the ascendant
probably because it was Sunday and
the ladies were too scrupulous to vio-
late the comma ndment, and toward
evening many Of the crowd sbecame
decidedly jolly, owing to the fact that
the horses would stop in front OF
restaurants and drinking saloons.
The carnival continues today,
much to the qualification of livery
stable keepers, who get Us per hour
for a horse and cutter.
"rhe snow has had the effect to
retard to some extent the moving of
the street cars, but the cdsapany are
hard at work with salt and other ap.
pIiances putting the track again In
moving order"
II #* 4
lack CROSS was d heroic name in
~ Washington in the Spring Of 1868
He came to fame by. walking O plank
4S hours for show and purse purposes
Crowds watched Cross at the job of
walking plank-~not as large as the
crowds that recently stood around the
base bail radios--but they were large
crowds then. Washington always
had a lot Of folk who did not have
too much to do, and were In nc
perspiratiofl to do It. !
Listen: The star. March ~, 1853
Jack Cross will commence his great
feat Of walking as consecutive hours
on a plank 1e feet long, 1S inches
Evening star., 1927-10-16
Was Called Most Dangerous Spy of Modern Times

NJ, wanted to speak to me. When
I saw their tortured faces I knew at
once that something important had
happened.
this way?"
Lieut.. M answered. Last night,
commandant, while we were at the
club some one broke into our room
and stole several documents that are
of vital Importance for the safety OF
France"
THE devil. But are you sure that
you are not exaggerating their impor-
tance?"
You can judge for yourself, com.
mandant," he answered. Then, first
one speaking and then the other, they
told me, that they had wanted to do
their bit" even though they were pris-
oners ON parole, so they had made and
perfected new invention. the posses
sion OF which would give the mastery
Oh the air to the nation which first
made use Of It.
Good: Now let's not get too fast!
In what shape were these documents?'
There were six diagrams In blue
print. with instructions for the con.
struction Of our invention"
You have no duplicate Of it?'
Alas, we haven't"
0OOus wow tell me VINO were I'M
your party at the club last night, with
were Nine. d'Aspremont and her
brotherin.law there?"
What! Do you suspect her7'
mot in the least. But one must
distrust everything and everybody at
such time"
well, the baroness was at the club
until midnight. She was playing
bridge with us. Her brother-ir-law
was only there for q moment. He
gave us the latest report from the
front and inquired whether the game
was going to last long. Then he went
out, complaining Of a frightful head
ache"
Fine! When he asked whether the
game would last long, what did you
tell him."
I'VE didn't say anything. but his
sister-in-law answered that she. wasn't
at all sleepy and that she wanted TO
win back what she had lost"
Had she lost nuch?"
| "A dozen louis"
Good! When did she leave?"
| Exactly at /. We remember At
clearly because we walked home with
her"
Good! When did you discover that
your documents were missing"
| "At about o'clock"
| "If you don't mind, let's 20 back to
your room so that I can see exactly
where you hid them. Butt can't tell
you why--wili you go back there alone
and let me join you in a few minutes?"
Certainly. commandant."
| Now, where were the documents?'
asked. when had joined them.
we put them behind this picture
here. To be more exact. they were be-
tween the picture itself and the piece
OF cardboard which holds It in the
| Frame"
Good. Now win you give me the
picture?"
Lieut.. M stood on a chair and
took down the picture. He cried out
In astonishment.
"sapristil Am I blind? The docu.
rnents are here. They haven't been
moved" p
c. grasped the picture and
turned IL over.
They're really there. But a few
minutes ago they weren't"
care you absolutely sure?"
II swear it on my word of honor,
commandant."
Then some one must have put them
back while you were seeing me. May
I see the picture?"
| Putting It down fiat on a table. I
took out my masnifying glass and ex.
annined 1t closely. ere
I In moment had found definite
proof that Won r. had been tam
pering with 1t.
tcopsrisht. 1877,