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himself uneasy on the subject Of that

himself uneasy on the subject of that
same window
1T sounds very simple" I said.
Everything Is simple. II you ar
range the facts methodically. We are
concerned now with the personality
Of the person who was with him at
$50 last night. Everything goes to
show that that was the individual adj
mitted by the window, and though MIR.
Ackroyd was seen alive later by Miss
Flora, we cannot approach solution
Of the mystery until we know who
that visitor was. The window may
have been left open after his de-
parture and SO afforded entrance to
the murderer, or the same person may
have returned second time. All.
Here Is the colonel, who returns"
Col. Melrosc entered with an ami
mated manner.
THAT telephone call has been traced
at last" he said. 1T did not come
from here. 1t was put through to
DIR. Sheppard at 1918 last night from
public call office at Kings Abbot
station. And at 1923 the night mail
leaves for LIVERPOOL"
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term as those in Capt. Paton's shoes.
he said quietly.
Then he came back once more to
the middle of the room. His eye
Travelled round, searching everything
in the room with a quick. trained
glance.
Are you a man Of good observa-
ton, DR.. Sheppard" he asked at last
Il think so,' I said, surprised.
There was a fire in the crate, I see
When you broke the door down and
found Mr.. Ackroyd dead. how was the
fire? Was it low?''
I gave a vexed laugh.
II really can't say. didn't
notice. Perhaps Mr.. Raymond or Maj.
Blunt"
The little man opposite me shook
his head with a faint smile.
One must always proceed with
method. 1 made an error Of judgment
in asking you that question. To each
man his own knowledge. You could
tell me the details of the patients APP
pearance-nothing there would escape
you. If I wanted information about
the papers on that desk, Mr.. Raymond
would have noticed anything there
was to see. To find out about the
fire, I must ask the man whose bust
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CHAPTER VIII.
Inspector Raglan Is Confident.
e looked at each other.

We looked at each other.
"You1l have inquiries made at the
station, of course?' | said.
Naturally, but I'm not oversan-
guine as to the result. You know
what that station is like"
| did. Kings Abbot is a mere vii
lage, but its station happens to be an
important junction. Most of the big
expresses stop there. and trains are
shunted. resorted md made IN II
has two or three public telephone
boxes. At that time OF night three
local trains come in close upon each
other, to catch the connection with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
By AGATHA CHRISTIE.
Copyright by Dodd. Mead & Co.

Yes. / think So
"Col. Melrose. would you be so ex-
tremely obliging as to sit down in this
chair a minute | thank you. Now.
NJ. lie docteur, will you kindly indicate
to me the exact position of the dag
ger?"
l did So whilst the little man stood
in the doorway.
The hilt OF the dagger was plainly
visible from the door. then? Both you
and Parker could see 1t once?"
Yes"
Poirot went next to the window
The electric light was on of course,
when you discovered the body" he
asked over his shoulder.
| assented and Joined him where he
was studying the marks on the Win
dow sill.
The rubber studs are the same pat
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Mother! Childs Best Laxative is
"California Fig Syrup"

Children love its delicious taste.
Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has
full directions for babies and children
of all ages plainly printed on bottle.
Mother! You must say California"
or you may get an imitation fig
syrup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

When your child is constipated,
bilious, has collie, feverish-b breath,
coated tongue, or diarrhea. a tea
spoonful OF genuine California Fig
Syrup" sweetens the stomach and
promptly cleans the bowels of poi
sons, gases, bile, souring food and
waste. Never cramps or overacts.
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But why telephone at ALP" de-
manded Melrose. THAT In what / And
so extraordinary. There seems no
rhyme or reason in the thing"
Poirot carefully Strengthened a
china ornament on one OF the book
cases.
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ACCORDING to the most
IA authoritative statistics yet
published, your possibilities of
getting pyorrhea are slight.
In its recent examination of
nearly II, 900 policy holders of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, the Life Extension In
shtute found that only I in 70
had pyorrhea; only Z4%o at the
most susceptible age.
Because your gums feel tender
or bleed a little is not necessarily
a cause for byo,vhea-banic and for
applying drastic drugs. Drugs
only irritate normal, healthy It's
sues-and irritation does not pre-
vent disease, but brings it on.
Instead of dosing your gums,
give them the benefit of vigorous
daily exercise with a good-sized
toothbrush of medium stiffness.
And use a dentifrice free from
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irritants such as DR.. LYONS.
If after a few days your gums are
still tenderand bleeding, you prob
ably need a dentists attention.
Clean Teeth Perfectly
And Don't Worry
Brush every surface of every
tooth carefully twice a day with
DIR. LYONS. Brush the gums
twice as much as the teeth.
Visit your dentist regularly twice
year. Have your children's teeth
inspected for assures.
DR.. Thaddeus P. Hyatt, Dental
Director of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, points out
that $500 of the first permanent
molars, appearing in a child's
mouth at about the sixth year,
have assures on their grinding
surfaces. Unless promptly filled,
they can't be kept clean, and the
whole tooth swiftly decays.
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DR.. Lyons Cleans
LECITIMATELY

The choice Of a dentifrice is not
puzzling problem. There is no
more confusion about the advis-
ability of selecting DIR. LYONS
for the whole family than there
is about the value of keeping
teeth clean.
DR.. LYONS cleans and pol
isles teeth ho>oughN and safely,
and brings out all their natural
white lustre.
1t contains no drugs, no high
powered chemicals, no harsh
abrasives. 1t sticks to what den
thrice legitimately should do, and
so the users teeth stick to him.
Oldest Because Best
DR.. LYONS has been con-
tinuously on the market for more
than 90 years. 1t is at once the
oldest and most modern of den
tifrices.
DR.. LYONS is best not be-
cause oldest but oldest because
best. 1t is the only dentifrice old
enough to prove that it cleans
teeth safely and preserves them
for life.
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the express for the north, which
comes in at 1919 and leaves at 1923
The whole place Is in a hustle, and
the chances of one particular person
being noticed telephoning or getting
Into the express are very small, in
deed.
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BE sure there was q reason" he
said over his shoulder.
But what reason could IL be-"
When we know that. we shall
know everything. This case is very
curious and very interesting
Continued in Tomorrow's Starl
Evening star., 1927-11-14
SALVATION ARMY
AIDS PLAZA PLAN
Abandons Scheme for Build
on the Avenue as Help
to U. S. Program.

Because of a desire not to interfere
in any way with the plans Of the Gov
ernment for the improvement Of the
approach to the Union Station.Cap-
ital plaza, the Salvation Army has
agreed to abandon plans for a new
building on it's property on the north
side Of Pennsylvania avenue between
First and Second streets.
This was made known today by
Capt. E. r. Hull. commander of the
organization in Washington, and by
Senator Smoot Of Utah, chairman of
the public buildings committee.
According to Capt. Hull, the army
had intended to erect $500, 900
structure on the north side Of Penn
sylvania avenue in a line with the
building it has now on B street be-
tween First and Second. Although
the army advisory board has not yet
decided where else it will build, Capt.
Hull said that definite decision had
been reached not to place its new
building on the army property near
Peace Monumnet. 1t was emphasized
by Capt. Hull that the decision was
set in order not to make 1t more diff
cult for the Government to carry out
it's proposed plan for the approach TO
the Capitol-Union Station plaza.
The plaza plan. contemplated for q
number Of years, calls for a wide
thoroughfare from the vicinity OF
Peace Monument through the plaza
to the station.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

Revelations showing how Mexico
aided the revolution in Nicaragua will
not disturb the relations of the United
States with its southern neighbor.
Had the incident occurred at the
height Of the excitement over the
Nicaraguan revolution it might have
meant a rupture in diplomatic rela.
tions. Coming at this time it is look
ed upon as an interesting piece of
history with no practical effect.
The fact that Mexican government
officials were aiding the revolution
lists in Nicaragua has been known to
the American Government for some
time. indeed President Coolidge
charged this openly in his message
to Congress. But this is not a viola
tion of international law, but merely
an action unfriendly to the policy of
the United States Government. for
Washington had recognized a gov
ernment in Nicaragua and the MeXi-
can government was using its funds
to upset that government.
Development i'm Policy.
This is new development in the
policy of mutual recognition which
the nations OF this hemisphere have
informally adopted. Hitherto the
lead of the United States has been
followed by other governments in
cluding European countries in ex-
tending recognition. When once the
government is recognized it remains
n matter of discretion with each out
side government as to what policy
it will pursue, but there Is no case
on record in which one government
actually used its funds and re-
sources to support revolution
against a constituted government.
Much Discussion Likely.
The revelations probably will cause
good deal of discussion in Latin
America. and particularly in Havana,
where the next Pan-American Con.
ference meets in January. Some of
the political opponents of the United
States in Latin America were getting
ready to attack the United States for
it's Nicaraguan policy. but the revela.
tions may put a damper on such
criticism. as the policy of the United
States in seending Marines to Mica.
ragua to uphold the constituted gov.
ernment, at its request, can be more
easily defended when it is shown that
the revolutionary forces are not in
spired by their own internal elements
alone, but by agencies outside the
country which were attempting for
reasons of their own to thwart the
policy of the United States Govern.
ment.
Since the Nicaraguan. revolt was put
down an era of comparative peace has
followed, as all sides await, the out.
come Of the elections which will he
supervised by American officials. So
far as Nicaragua is concerned the aid
once given by Mexico is purely an
academic subject, likely to be discuss.
ed in international conferences as an
interesting precedent, but more likely
to be considered by the Washington
administration az water over the
dam" so far AZ relations with Mexico
are concerned.
. - lCopyrishs 1n2T.1
Evening star., 1927-11-14
ACTS TO CONDEMN
SITE FOR COURT
U. S. Seeks to Acquire Land
for New Offices of
High Tribunal.

The Department of Justice at the re-
quest of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, today began in District Supreme
Court condemnation proceedings for
the acquisition Of a site for the new
building of the United States Supreme
Court. The land sought comprises the
two squares lying between East Cap.
itol street and Maryland avenue and
First and Second streets northeast.
The site corresponds to that occu-
pied by the Library of Congress on the
eress has appropriated $l,700,OO0 for
the purchase of the property.
Through United States Attorney
Gordon, assistant United Sttaes Attor.
ney General Henry II. Classic and As
sstant United States Attorney James
O'Leary. the court is advised that the
Treasury Department has been unable
to acquire the land at reasonable
price from the owners and has request
ed the institution of condemnation pro-
ceedings.
There are 81 parcels in square
727, and a. parcels in square 72S.
Citations will be ordered by the court
against each Of the owners and such
other persons as claim any interest
in the land. Advertisements will be
ordered to bring in any other per-
son not so notified.
Three commissioners will he ap-
pointed by the court, who will view
the land and then hold meetings at
which property owners and experts
for the Government will give testi-
mony as to the value of the land and
improvements. When the award has
been filed, time will be set for the
owners to file objections, If any, to
the amount allowed them by the COM
mission and IL no objections be filed.
the award will be confirmed by the
court.
Should the property owners object,
a jury Of seven citizens will be i'm.
paneled to set in review of the
award of the condemnation COM
mission.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
MAN DIES IN HOSPITAL
DUE TO GAS POISONING
Rescued With His Wife by Fire
Department Squad, but succumbs.
Couple Found Unconscious.

First aid by the rescue so lad of the
Fire Department last Friday after.
noon in the case of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
r. Bee, an elderly couple residing on
the third floor of $40 North Carolina
avenue southeast, found overcome by
gas, s we'd the life Of the wife, but the
husband died in Casualty Hospital
this morning.
Discovery of the unconscious couple
was made by David Myers, 16year.old
occupant of the house. while search.
ing for q leak in the gas pipe.
Gas had escaped from the jet OF
stove in the kitchen Of the Bee apart.
ment, the result, 1t Is believed, of
gust Of wind having extinguished the
flame. Mrs. Bee recovered from the
effects Of the gas shortly after reach.
ing the hospital and was able to re-.
turn to her home.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
26. Story Building
Sways Under Force
OF Heavy Explosion
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, November IA
The force with which the big gas
storage tank exploded on the
North Side today was recounted
by Government Weather Fore.
caster w. S. Brotzman. who was
seated on the top (twenty-sixth)
floor of the Oliver Building. He
said:
LAS If given a mighty push, the
Oliver Building swayed. something
like that caused by an earthquake.
We found that the barometer re.
corded the increased air pressure
resulting. The air was so com.
pressed by the violent concussion
that it's pressure became greater
by five-hundredths Of an inch"
Evening star., 1927-11-14
CLAIM FILED FOR $4,000.
@Jimmie's Barber Shop" Owner
Sued for Injuries by Auto.

Leon Ammaducci. proprietor of
.Jimmie's Barber Shop, 1914 Four.
teenth street, was sued for $4,000
damages today by Mrs. Catherine
Laue and her husband, Gerhard
Laue, 523 Harvard street.
Mrs. Laue wants 10000 damages
for injuries alleged to have been sus.
tanned by her July "a, last, when a
car of the defendant collided with a
machine in which she was riding near
Mount Zion, Nd. The husband asks
an additional $4,000 for the loss Of
lks wife's services and for the ex'
o1nse incident to her Illness. Attor.
nays Maurice NJ. Grudd and r. NJ
Miller appear for the plainti0k -
Evening star., 1927-11-14
FORBuSH'S WIFE
FOUND IN NORTH
Pastors Mate, lost for
Month, Discovered Living in
New Hampshire Woods.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLAREMONT. n. H.. November IA
"A clergyman's wife, for whom three
States have been combed in a search
lasting almost month. was tempo
rarily reunited today with her husband,
the Rev. Dascomb Il. Forbush. before
being taken to a Baltimore hospital
where alienists. thrice before baffied
by her strange malady, will attempt
to restore the 30-year-old mother to
health and her four children,
Mrs. ForhuSh was found by Il 1'-
year-old boy. who stumbled upon ner
in shack buried in q heavy woods.
In it she apparently had made her
home tor several weeks while Rev.
Forbush. after futilely following leads
in MARYLAND and Virginia, turned
North to the vicinity of their Summer
home at Canaan. near here.
Weak From Exposure.
The woman disappeared from the
lobby of a Washington, ID. c.. theater
October 10. while she and Rev. Mr..
Forbush. pastor Of church at Canaan
dagua, y. Y. were en- route to Florida
on a motor trip. which the minister
hoped would improve his wite's
health.
When found Mrs. Forbush was worn
and weak from days of wandering
through woods in heavy rains and
from exposure suffered by nights in
the open She was taken to the home
of Chief of Police Daniel f. White.
where she was fed and kept in secu-
sion until Rev. Mr.. Forbush could be
notified.
Mrs. Forbush's discovery ended an
intensive search of more than week,
most of the time under the clergy
mans personal direction. Numerous
reports were heard that a woman cor
responding to Mrs. Forbush's descrip-
tion had been seen in the hiily
countryside. but the searchers were
almost prepared to abandon the quest
when news of it's unexpected ending
was received.
Bells Are Rung.
From Canandaigua came the word
that the announcement had brought
general joy. The bells in the City Hall
and those in the various Protestant
churches were changed, bringing the
news to many who had followed
closely the minister's search for his
wife.
Although seemingly in a rational
state of mind, Mrs. Forbush could
give no reason for her actions in
Washington. She said that she had
taken train directly to Claremont
junction.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
Alleged Highway Robbers Held.

Charged with highway robbery.
James johnson and James Howard,
colored, were held under $1,000 bond,
each to await the action of the Grand
Jury, by Judge Hit in Police Court
this morning. The accused are alleged
to have snatched a bag containing a
pair of spectacles and money totaling
$50 from Mesilla Weston, 1740 L street.
and $25 from Mrs. Margaret Buchanan.
2123 High street. The two men were
arrested by Policeman James L. Dill
man Of the third precinct.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
GEM THIEF WORKS.
ASFAM|[y SLEEPS
Loot of $685., Including $50
Cash, Taken From Hamilton
Home, rloodIey Place.

The home of John@J. Hamilton at
2611 Woodley place was robbed be-
tween 1 and S o'clock this morning
while Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton and
their daughter, occupants. were Sleep
ing. The burglar obtained jewelry
valued at s525 and $50 was taken
from Mr.. Hamilton's trousers.
Mr.. Hamilton, on awaking this
morning, saw that the dresser drawers
CT his room had been piled on the floor
and that his trousers had been taken
from a chair.
Drawers of a dresser in his daugh.
ter's room also had been removed. A
hasty examination of the upper floors
disclosed the theft OF bracele. valued
at $3.50, a gold wrist watch, with
bracelet chain attached, valued at
5000; a pearl bracelet, valued at $75,
and $50 in bills from his pockets.
Hidden Gems Safe.
Several thousand dollars worth Of
jewelry which Mrs. Hamilton had
hidden was overlooked.
The burglar gained entrance through
a rear kitchen window, which was
unfa stened. Remains Of several oranges
and a number Of cigarette stubs were
FOUND on the Kitchen moor.
The home Of Edward II. Bond, at
1916 Hamilton street, was broken into
last night and entered by a burglar.
who. after smashing in a basement
window. stole jewelry worth $175 from
an upstairs room.
The home Of Charles Charuhas, at
sos Colorado avenue, was robbed OF
a diamond ring, valued at SIS, and $12
in cash by a burglar who gained en-.
trance by using a duplicate key.
Clothing thieves forced a rear win.
dow at the dry cleaning establish.
ment Of Robert Harris. at 707 p street
some time during the week and stole
clothes valued at 500.
Morris A. Baker of Baltimore, Nd,
reported to police that clothing valued
at $500 had been taken from his auto.
mobile while it was parked in front
Of $40 r street yesterday.
The report of theft Of $50 worth OF
clothing from the Morrow Plant. at
1902 Thirteenth street. was made
yesterday.
Ethel Cook Of 2004 Ninth street
reported the theft Of two pistols and
numerous articles Of apparel from her
home yesterday.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
PROOF OF MEXICAN
PLOTTING CLAIMED
Papers Said to Show Gales
Fomented Recent Rev0Iu-
ton in Nicaragua.
ly the Associated Press.


The Washington Herald, a Hearst
paper, today published copyrighted
article in which were incorporated
facsimiles of documents said to have
come from secret files of the Mexican
government supporting the claim of
President Coolidge and Secretary Kel'
logg that the recent Nicaraguan revo'
luton was fomented and supported by
Mexico.
One document, dated June 2, 1926
purported to be an order for payment
of $4,000 to DIR. Pedro Jose Zepedo
Mexican representative of DIR. Juan
3. Sacasa, who led the revolt, for the
express purpose of purchasing arms
and ammunition for the insurrection-
lists.
/ Bears Cal g Signature.
AS published, it bore the signature
of President Gales. Oother orders pur.
ported to call for payment of sums
ranging from 5000 to $25, 900 to Zepe.
do and DIR. Carlos Leon for perform.
ance of secret missions confided to
each. they said. by President Gales
or tn. chief of the presidential staff.
The arms were charged in the docu-
ments to the secret expenses of the
presidential staff.
The Herald said that these papers
and more to be published later, were
b. ought to this country by Mexican
officials and obtained from them by
the Hearst newspapers. All, it de-
clared, would be placed at the dis.
posal of the State Department and of
Congress.
Explaining American intervention
in Nicaragua. President Coolidge in a
r. sage to Congress early ir the year
asserted the Nicaraguan revolution
was being fostered by the Mexican
government. and few days later
Secretary Kellogg issued statement
supporting the views Of the President
gained a foothold in Central America.
Russia Also Implicated.
Considerable controversy was pre-.
cipitated and the subject was defeated
at length on the floors Of the Senate
and House.
The Herald article said that at the
time of Secretary Kellogg's state
| ment he had not the documentary evi
dence to support his claim. 1t de
clc-oI. too, that the paper was in pos
session of information seriously impli
eating the government of Russia.
Kellogg Is Silent.
Secretary Kellogg declined to com
ment today on the publication of docu
ments purporting to be reproduction.
| of Mexican official communications.
THE Department of State canne
| comment on story based OF
| documentary material concerning tn,
existence and authenticity of which
it has no knowledge and no informa
| tion whatever" he said.
! Mexican embassy officials declared
the documents were falsifications anC
| not worthy of comment. Ambassador
Tellez was in San Antonio today.
RELATIONS NOT SHAKEN.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
TREAT FOR STUDENTS.
Free Tickets to Buhlig Piano Re-
cital Are Announced.

Free tickets for a recital to be
given by Richard Buhlig. American
concert pianist, November 25. at $3.50
PM, in the Central High School
auditorium, will be given to local
high school students who are major.
ing in instrumental music or those
students who are studying music out.
side of the school system upon ap-
plication to the community center de-
partment of the schools.
Mr.. Buhlig's concert Is being pre-.
sented under the sponsorship Of the
Arthur Jordan Piano Co, and a com.
mittee composed Of Miss Sibyl Baker.
director Of the community center de.
partment: Frank Kimmel and Mrs.
l.. B. Swormstedt Is arranging the
details Of the performance.
Evening star., 1927-11-14
GETS YEAR IN JAIL.

Roscoe Turner, who was recently
released from the penitentiary. after
serving a fve-year term. today plead.
ed guilty before Judge Hit in Police
Court to stealing a suit Of clothes
and an overcoat belonging to William
G. Barnard. The accused, according
to Policeman Claude Ezell, was caught
in a tourist camp, where he broke
into Mr.. Barnard's car and stole the
clothes which he was wearing when
arrested. He will serve q year In
jail.