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The Washington times., 1930-08-16
Tip onBankR Robbery Takes
Times First Prize

Md, boasts eight living grand
parents.
Leaking Conduit
The new conduit supplying
Washington with water found
to be leaking as q result of
expansion Of concrete, render.
ing it impossible to fill the pipe
to capacity.
st. Elizabeth'S Hospital for
the Insane facing loss Of more
than 100000 in vegetables,
poultry, fruit and cattle unless
relief from drought saves the
farm area.
Interesting report on Wash
ingtOn's first census, taken in
1888, reveals $40 residents.
Report on the activities Of
women in the banking field, q
story Of marked interest in
financial circles.
Fire threatens the Shenan-
d0ah National Park forests in
the Blue Ridge Mountains near
Stanley, Va. ....
Tree found sprOuting from
front wall Of building at 92S
E st. N. w.
Lindbergh's Visit -.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh ar.
rives at Boiling Field for visit.
George Ruble, Of 3426 o st.
n. W., makes Christmas tree
fence out Of 4S2 popsicle sticks.
Harry Ceppos, of 2O17 Bunker
Hill Rd.. N. E., displays violin
made In 1893 and brought to
this country from Russia.
Elizabeth Magruder, Of the
900 block Of FOrty.fifth Pl.> N.
E., reveals the number of seeds
in . watermelon. There were
62S-she counted them.
Charles ]. CrOghan, watch.
man in the Department of Agri-
culture, widely known because
Of his habit Of addressing every,
one as miss Johnson" to be
retired at the age Of IS.
Considerable damage done to
lumber In the yards Of the. HI.
L. Ryan Company, on Benning
Road Northeast when whirIwind
sweeps, vicinity.
Fifty dollars more will b
awarded bnext Saturday. If yo1
did not. cash in this week. keel
your eyes and ears open for ir
tereSting. things and telephon
the News Tip Editor of TIL
washington Times, District 526C
as soon as anything happens.
First Call Counts
Be sure to call between 6:3
q. m. and 6 p. m. After 6 p. m
save your news until the follow
ing morning.
Call as soon as you get tn
news. Frequently half a dozel
persons call in on the same story
The prize goes to the one VIII
calls first.
Remember that tips on picture
are as valuable as those o.
stories. Pictures frequently te,
more than words.
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Give the family q house they can call
their own :. you will find II casy
70 make your selection from the Real
Estate for Sale columns Ia today's ClaB.
elflAA Ada.
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$I,OOO,OOO Run, Ship
Tied at Police Dock

DETROIT. Aug. IS GNS0.-
The $1,000, 900 liquor ship, the 200.
foot British steamer, VedaS, to-
day was tied to the police docks at
windsor, across the Detroit river
from here, while Canadian Off.
cialS sought to determine the eX.
act status of the great lakes liner.
Meanwhile United States Coast
Guard cutters, more than 35 in
number, spread a blockade from
Detroit to Toledo to thwarC any
attempt to snuggle liquor into this
country.
The cargo Of the vedaS con.
sisted Of between 10000 and 15,.
600 cases of liquor and beer, worth
approximately $1,000. 900 in United
States bootleg prices.
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YOrke SInyer's Wife
Arrested in Rnid

Raiding a house in the 200
block Brooks Ct. N. w.. early to-
day, Second Precinct police
arrested Elizabeth Guy, colored,
%, wife of Milton Guy, one of
three men under death sentence
for the murder of Prohibition
Agent Lamar watson York on
April IL.
Police eman SpottSwood F.
Gravelley and G. L. Earl, of the
Second precinct. who conducted
the raid reported a seizure of
half a gallon of liquor. The
woman was charged with posses
sion of liquor and diSorderly con-
duct. She was freed under $50S
cash bail.
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Boy Gang Organized
To Defrnud Golfers

CHICAGO, Aug. 16 QNS0-
Here's something new in organ.
lied crime. Adolph KurdtZ, 10,
yesterday was convicted of form.
ing an urchin gang to steal golf
balls on a public course. Kurdtz
would pay his boy henchmen a
dime each for balls, sell them to
golfers at q profit and then in a
dice game win back the dimes
paid the boys, according to the
police. He was fined $2S and
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.JUDGESO ON GANG
PAYROLL
-

CHICAGO, Aug. Is G.N.SO
Judges, political leaders and
police officials today were asked
to explain the appearance OF
their names on cancelled checks
notes and other documents found
in the seized financial records OF
Jack Zuta, murdered business
manager" of the North Side gang
Pat Roche, chief investigator
for the States attorney, who dis
covered the records in Loop
safety deposit vaults planned to
question the men named. Such
questioning. he indicated. would
be preliminary to any grand jury
action.
Zuta, who was assassinated
two weeks ago, after he is be
lieved to have paid the murderer
of Alfred (Jake) Lingle, Chi
cago Tribune reporter who was
murdered June 9, was big busi
ness man in the underworld.
Kept Own Books
} His enormous financial opera
tions-one balance sheet showed
that the North Side mob" did a
weekly business of more than
$4OO OOO-1nade it necessary fol
him to keep records as complete
as those of a legitimate corpora
ton.
Some of the men whose names
appear in this record as the
supposed recipients Of payments
from the slain vice baron, and
who rae to be questioned are:
Joseph w. Schulman, for tht
last nine years judge Of the
municipal court, whose name
appears on cancelled checks and
notes tOtaling $500.
George Van Lent, former State
Senator and one time political
power on the west side.
Emanuel ElIer, former judge Of
the municipal and superior courts
and son of Morris Eller, boss Ol
the twentieth ward.
Louis /. Fisher. attorney and
brother of Circuit Judge Harry
M. Fisher.
Richard J. williams, sergeant
of police.
Judge Talks
Judge Schulman was reached
by the International News Service
at his summer home at South
Haven. Mich. He said, when
asked about the checks and
notes:
transactions with Zuta. He
never appeared in my court.
although I had seen him ana
knew who he was. In 1871 L
was buying a home and was
pressed for money. / got some
funds from Attorney Maurice
I. Green, who took over my Of
flee when / was elected to the
bench, / don't remember where
he got the money which ne
gave me.
"I paid back the money to
him later, but he did not have
the notes and gave me other
receipts. In 1925 got some
money from him again. which
I repaid a month later. I am
coming to Chicago this morn.
ing to see Pat Roche. / will
be glad to so before the grand
jury"
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launch owned by Leo P. Judge.
Four persons were rescued before
the boat went down.
Prizes of 81 each were a arded
for tips on the following storieS:
The finding Of q satcheI and
iron money box which con-
tained the $4,000 taken from
two McCrOry S and 10 Cent
Store employees in q daring
hOld-up on Seventh Street.
These clues, found in the yard
of Mrs. H. S. Scott, 1245 Tai.
bert St., AnacOstia, are the
most important that police
have.
Strip Of pictures on the In
tereSting private zoo of Victor
]. Evans, well-knOwn patent
lawyer and collector Of Indian
relics.
Harvey Eugene Pyles, jr.,
One-year-Old, Of Camp Springs,
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8 Cutters to Watch
ALLeaed Rum Graft

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 16
QN.S0.-Eight 75-foot cutters
were ordered from the Coast
Guard base yesterday to establish
a blockade in Lake Erie against
a 200-foot ship. said to be an.
chored near Little Sister Island
with 10000 cases of liquor. wait.
ing opportunity to send it ashore
in small boats.
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SLEEPING DRIVER KILLED

WARRENTON. Va, Aug. 16.
Falling asleep last night at the
wheel of his truck while driving
along the Lee Highway, on a de-
tour near here. Dulaney Lee, 80,
dairyman of Remington, Va. was
killed when the truck struck a
Cu1Vert and tree.
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Who Killed Bob Adair? : By Arthur Hoerl

attention to the revolver. He
was intent only upon an In
scription which had apparently
been written but recently in the
back Of the Holy Bible under
the entry: Gerald Adair.
Dale studied it for a long
time, feeling certain that the
answer to the riddle Of this
household lay in the correct
deciphering of the inscriptions
written under the names Of
those who had just been brought
to face death. This Is what
Dale perused under Gerald
Adair's name:
Judas! Too cowardly to
hang himself but the
Judgment Seat is empty. And
the heir assembled and took
place beside Solomon and the
verdict was just and swift.
It was nearly four when
Captain Blake had completed
his initial investigation. Dale
had remained in the background
sensing that, as before, little
would be learned from the mem.
bers Of the Adair household.
Once or twice Blake was on
the verge Of placing every one
of them under arrest, but he
always came back to that great
stumblingblock: What could ne
prove?
Once, in the upper hallway,
while Blake was questioning be-
low, Dale heard a sobbing in
the Belfridge Adair chamber.
For q long moment he listened
and then knocked lightly. The
door was opened by Nancy, the
wife, hastily wiping her eyes.
Dale started to question her
but she started to tremble, only
murmured, "I'mA afraid. I'm
afraid" and quickly shut the
door.
At s, Robin Dale took Captain
Blake aside. .''If you'll have
the whole family assemble in
that meeting room upstairs, di-
rectly after breakfast. wen
find the answer"
tWhat was the answer to the
Adair riddle? Who killed Bob
Adair, and why? Who killed
Gerald Adair? What gave
Robin Dale the clues to the
mystery? Whom did the police
arrest? Read the solution in
next Saturdays TimeS!)
The Washington times., 1930-09-20
Here's How Butterfly Mystery"

jealous, he admitted as much TO us yester-
day. He had about given up hope and
probably decided that II he couldn't have
Zelma no one else would. lie administered
the poison in capsule. right under Bran
deis' eyes, and left before the shell had
dissolved and the poison started its work.
Brandeis ran out as he explained. Before
yelling arrived, that is before the side door
was closed at eleven, Treat returned and
waited until Abraham had q telephone mes
sage to attend to and then slipped into the
apartment. He wanted to see the result Of
his handiw0rk WeIling came In suddenly
and discovered him and the only way to
silence yelling was to shoot him. He shot,
probably, through his pocket, muffIing the
sound. Then he thought Of an alibi and
barred the door and remained all night with
the two people he had killed. He wrote his
letter in Zelna's apartment. Remember,
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the Jig Is up. Death Is an old bromide any
way, but TO be discovered Is tragic. The
police viii be here after 10 to get y0a.
wouldn't yOu rather know that In advance?
Dale, Just reporter"
Across the bottom Of the sheet Billy Treat
had scribbled: "Thanks-with her gone there's
no use Of me staying"
81 sent that this morning, captain.
figured he'd do this and doesn't It save the
state lot Of money and lot Of people
their regulations? He'd have had to wait
through months Of agony for the electric
current. There's more Justice this way, and
it's more humane"
DR.. Wattles had been making nm examine
tiOn and pronounced the death due to
arsenic.
'There was only one person outside Of
WeIling who had the freedom Of ZeIma'S
apartment-BiIIy Treat. Billy was insaneIy
The Washington times., 1930-09-20
CHAPTER VI

CffAFIEH vi
The kitchen was at the rear,
facing the river, on the north
side of the house. At the first
scream both Dale and Jardin
rushed into the hallway so that
they had already reached it
when the revolver shot rang
out. They continued on up
stairs, rushing into the upper
hallway to find it empty and
every door leading into 1t
closed.
Realizing that it was Gerald
Adair's scream they had heard,
the two men went down to the
rear of the hallway to his door
and tried it. The door was
open. They went into the room.
A lighted candle stood upon a
table in the center of the room.
One Of the most grotesque sights
Robin Dale had ever gazed
upon met his eyes as he looked
toward the bed.
The bed was of light metal,
the head and foot being con-
structed by bars held together
by an ornamental string-piece.
Wedged in between the head OF
the bed and wall was Gerald
Adair. His face peered out
through the bar-like construc-
ton Of the bed, his two hands
were raised over his head, and
he was dead!
It appeared as though in a
frenzy Of fear he had wedged
himself in behind the bed as
though it might serve as a hid
ing place and as he was thus
wedged the murderer, despite his
frantic appeals, shot him like a
rat caught in a trap. The body
Sagged at the knees but was
wedged SO tightly that it was
held up IN the grotesque posi-
ton by the frame of the bed.
Jardin had made a hurried in
vestigation and pronounced
Gerald to be dead. Dale had re-
mained near the door, keep
ing one eye on the hallway to
see if anyone issued from the
bedrooms. The first door to
open was that directly adjoin-
ing Gerald's room the one
occupied by the Belfridge Adair
family and Beifridge himself
came into the hall. He had
hastily donned pair of trou-
sers over his paja- las. He saw
the door to Gerald's room open
and came toward it.
who fired that shot?"
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tested out the ink here and that In her
ment.
Treat was hidden, Of course. when they
broke In the apartment and he made his
escape while Jackson went for the police,
going out the servants entrance which had
been opened at seven.
II found bit Of bread and some crumbs
in the basket in ZeIma's apartment. Treat
had eaten q bite and like q man, thrown
the refuse in the waste basket. There were
also little envelopes showing she had been
given bromides, by Treat, rs Brandeis ex.
planned"
The Butterfly Mystery had drawn TO .
close. Robin Dale that night put In his
Billy Treats room, ON which the lad had
written: please love me-. i"
Copyright 1880. by King Features Syndicate Inc)
The Washington times., 1930-09-20

At 10 o'clock next morning Robin Dale
met Captain Blake, Sergeant Jardin and Dr.
Wattles in the foyer of the Sycamore.
eve can walk, gentlemen" Dale said, "it'S
not very far"
They went west to Ninth Avenue and
turned uptown. At Eightyseventh Street
they turned west again for half a block and
entered the apartment in which Billy Treat
lived. They proceeded to the door OF his
apartment.
'We'n walk right In, captain, instead Of
knocking"
The door, strangely enough was unlocked.
They entered the apartment. Treat was not
In the sitting room. They found him lying
ON the bed In an adjoining chamber. He
was dead!
On the bed beside him was a short note.
Dale picked IL up and handed 1t to Captain
Blake. "YOu poor kid" II ran. Guess
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YOUR RULING
STAR
By William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday II
September 2l

THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday IN
September. 2l
If September 21 is your birth.
day during the coming year You
should gain through business ac-
tivity. Some new opening or
opportunity may come to You
which should be to your advan-
tage. You may gain through
writings, and affairs with your
relatives are apt to become
prominent.
Important dates: Avoid ex-
ceSseS Of all kinds, take no risks
and maintain routine from Sep
tember q to 80, October 6 to 10.
December 10 to 81, December 25
to %, January 4 to 7, March a
to ~, April 3 to Z, July S to Z;
July "a to 80. Good for general
affairs, make efforts to advance
your interests from November 8
to 8, January ii to 13, March S
to 8, June "a to July 9. Contra
dictory dates show two opposing
influences.
A child born September al
will be particularly under the
planet Mercury. He will be criti-
cally intelligent. interested in de-
tails, careful. scientific and ca
pable as writer or teacher or
in some occupation connected
with travelling.
September 22
If September % is your birth
day the coming year may mark
change in your affairs. There
may be some gains in business
matters, but arlnoyances and
losses could arise. The year
should be good one if you
exercise discrimination and good
Judgment.
Important Dates - Avoid ex-
cesses of all kinds, take no
risks and maintain routine
from September 81 to 80, Octo-
Der 6 to- IL, December Is to
%, January 3 to 8, March 25
to 2s, April 2 to 8, June Is to
90, July to IL, July 80 to
August /. Good for general
affairs. make efforts to advance
your interests from November
Z to IL, March 5 to 10, June
IL to Ia. July 4 to IL. Con-
Trajectory dates show two op-
posing influences.
A child born September %
will be practical. discriminative.
diplomatic, fond of detail and
will S~ ~uited for a business
career M'Ncme occupation where
mental qualifications are neces-
sary.
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of an hour before Blake ar
rived at Croton and there was
one spot In particular that
Dale decided to investigate dur
ing that time. He returned to
the house and found Jardin
apparently the only person
awake. Both Belfridge and
DedTick Adair had returned to
their rooms.
Looking about carefully first.
Robin Dale went to the door
near the head Of the stairs and
tried to open 1t. The door was
locked. He quickly extracted a
key from his pocket. to the great
surprise of Jardin, fitted 1t into
the lock, turned it, and the door
swung open!
key was on a peg In the
kitchen found 1t as I
searched for the coffee Dale
whispered in answer to Jardin's
questioning look.
AS Dale had expected, there
were candles IN the room, Wnlcn
he lit. It appeared, at first
glance, to be a huge meeting
room, There was a long table
in the center and chairs were
placed about it. At the head Of
the table. open, lay the Holy
Bible which had been found
with Bob Adair. And near 1t,
on the table, lay revolver!
Jardin picked 1t up quickly and
found two empty shells, the one
which had accounted for Bob
Adair alSd now, unuestionably,
the cause Of Gerald Adair's
death. too.
Robin Dale paid very little
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"You were much closer than
we. I'VE wondered If you
knew" Dale replied.
"Gerald?"
"IS dead. we were here Is
seconds after the shot was
fired, hardly time for anyone
to cross the hallway or to
escape. and, of course, the
only door in Gerald's room
leads into the hallway"
Belfridge looked into the
room and, without any great
show Of emotion, turned about
and went slowly back toward
his door again. AS he ap-
preached it it swung back
slightly. and Nancy, his wife,
peered out into the hall. Bel
fridge said something in a low,
sharp tone and Nancy quickly
disappeared from Dale's sight.
The sound of the creaking
wheelchair was heard and Ded-
rick Adair's door was flung
back and the chair was pro
PEELED into the hallway. No
other signs of life were seen
until long after, when Captain
Blake arrived at the house.
Robin Dale had gone out to
search for a telephone (there
being none in the Adair houseI
leaving Jardin to explain the
affair to such members OF the
household who were aroused
and to make such inyestiga-
tions as he could. Dale finally
connected with Captain Blake
and explained briefly what had
taken place.
It would take the best part
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Advice to LOvelOrn
ship will develop naturally, II
you will give it a chance.
BY Beatrice Fairfax

ship will develop naturally, If
you viii give it a chance.
Dear Miss Fairfax: Ny hus-
band and I have been living in
this town for seven years. Late
ly he has had to work every
night. Now he wants lis to,
move far into the country and
he will board In town, coming
home Saturday and soslig back
on Sunday, I have three small
children. In the winter, when
it is bad weather, he viii rot
be able to come horne at all
Do you think this led ar.
rangement, where the life has
to go to the country and the
husband boards in tcs11?
LIT.
In your place, II try to
keep the family toga fter, 1t is
always better, espee sy when
there are small cl1ilcTaIl to have
them grow up undef ne influ-
ence OF both parent Besides.
my dear, you must Anow that
the world is full of vamps who
make a business Of preying on
unattached husbands.
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n EEG-V1GW Oh M1kk1uAUuy
The best way to get a line on
a man, before you let him go
to the expense Of buying a we'd
ding ring. is to get a line on
his MOTHER.
Meet Mamma" and watch
her work, and you'll get a pre-
view Of your own future life
with Sonny.
If she is the kind who re-
CARDS her darling as Mothers
Little Sweetheart" and treats
him like the Heir to the Throne,
you may be sure that any girl
who marries him, viii have her
work cut out for her, and will
spend most of her days swing
ing incense and taking snubs
and criticism.
If the Boy Friends mother is
the meek. sort, who only smiles
deprecatingly, when he growls
at her or grouches around the
house, then his wife will find
that she will either have to take
his peevishness in the same
humble spirit or take her
troubles to a lawyer.
If his mother goes around
picking up things after him,
brings him his cough medicine,
and takes the blame when he
can't find his tennis shoes or
his favorite sweater, then you,
too, are going to have grown.
UP baby" on your hands to
coddle and wait on.
# she Is the sort who de-
fends him every time he shows
q weakness or a touch of
temper; who calls up the Of
flee and makes excuses for
him when he wakes up with
a headache; and who permits
him to loll around in the
most comfortable chair in the
room while she occupies a foot
stool, take it from me, YOU
are going to have to be the
man Of the family. For he
will never take a serious re-
sponsibility on his fair young
shoulders.
# she is the kind who keeps
his dinners hot for him when
he Strolls in two hours late,
stuffs him with rich and
tempting foods and encourages
him to commit slow suicide via
his palate, you are going to
have either a dyspeptic or
gourmet on your hands, and
to be a human sacrifice on the
altar Of his stomach.
But If she Is that rare sort
Of mother who regards her son
as a responsible human being
instead Of as a pet or a po-
tentate: who expects him to
wait on himself, find his own
things. to jump up when, she
enters the room and give her
the padded armchair. and an
get out anC hustle to the tune
Of an alarm clock every morn.
ing, you have nine chances out
Of ten of getting a real MAN
when you marry him.
Because a wife usually steps
right into a mothers shoes.
And, Il Mother was willing
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A Timid Lover
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:


DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am 20, and having loving
thoughts for a girl Of the same
age. I am poor, have no auto
mobile and am staying home
helping my folks in order to
get through trade school. How
could ! see more of this girl?
She never goes to dances or
shows and her feelings are
very sensitive.
WONDERING FRIEND.
I feel very sure that the girl
you describe would be glad to
know you better and that your
being without car would make
no difference. The next time
you see her, ask her If you
may come to call. Or if you al
ready know her sufficiently,
why not telephone her and ask
II you may come on a certain
evening? Find out as soon as
possible what she is interested
in-garden or books or what
ever it may be. This will help
you to choose some simple, pres
ent to take to her. But you will
probably find that your friend
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When Manners Are Correct
BY Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-

A COrsage for the WidOw.Bride
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Is it proper for a widow to
have a bouquet of flowers
when getting married in church?
If so, what kind? M. L.J.
1t is better form for her to
wear a costume with which a
corsage bouquet is more ap-
propriate. For instance,
shoulder bouquet, of one or two
orchids or two or three gar
denias, or a few small roses.
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A Most Informal Type Of
Invitation
! Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
When telephoning guests
for a wedding reception, how
much time must intervene
between the invitation and
the reception? MRS. j.
Such a form Of invitation
would, of course, presuppose q
gathering. and therefore not be
given until about two weeks
before the date set for the
ceremony. Even 10 days might
be sufficient.
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The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

to walk around on tacks or
eggshells In order to make
Sonny's youth a path Of vel
vet, the girl he -nnarries will
merely take over that Job.
MEET MAMMA-and get q
pre-view of married life before
you sign on the dotted line.
Too many mothers think Of
their sons as confirmed bach
elorS instead Of as somebody's
future huSband!"