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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

Just as there is always a
flaw in the perfect crime, if one
can only find it, there was
one flaw in this perfect criminal-sentiment He
could love only a good and law-abiding woman.
which presented him with an almost impossible
situation
The modern gangster, knowing better than to
attempt such life, contents himself with "mols"
no better than he is. Worth must have known that
he should have done the same, but love was the
one element his brilliant mind could not shape to
ms plans. He had to take it as it came and it came
all wrong.
Adam was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts,.
IN 1914. His German father seems to have had all
the markings of domineering Nazi, but neverthe-
less he migrated from his native Prussia to Amer
lea and arrived frustrated, exasperated man, on
account OF just one thing. He was too short to
measure up to the standard of tall men, which still
remained from the day of Frederick the Great
Since, as the Bible points out, ne could not, by
giving thought add so much as one cubit to his
stature, Worth did the next best thing He mar
RED a strapplng, big American woman, hoping to
console himself with son of at least average size
1t was natural enough love match Hating
his own smallness, he loved her bigness but, alas,
she presented him with baby boy of less than
six pounds.
Little Adam remained little all his days, appar-
emily always understood
The boys parents seem not to have realized
that they had anything more than an understood
but overactive problem child There is no evidence
he might well have become an Astor Vanderbilt or
Gould had he devoted himself to some legitimate
career and if series of accidental happenings had
not turned his energies toward crime.
Most boys turn to crime because they are too
dull to get along in school but Adam easily exceed
and, as far as scholarship is concerned, might have
become Harvard professor.
The first thing that turned him to the left was
penny. One day his father gave him two cents.
In those days the American penny was bigger than
today and it also had bigger purchasing value,
so it was no mean gift.
The important thing about Adams pennies was
that both were worn and dull which in no way
reduced the amount of candy they would buy at
the candy store.
An older and much bigger schoolmate showed
him a shining, freshly-minted> one.
I'll give you my nice penny for your two
old ones" he said to Adam.
Adam jumped at the bargain. It could not
have been because he was uninteligent On the
contrary he was precocious and it would seem, up
to that time, neither dishonest tricky What
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07
BY DAVID G. THORNHILL
CHAPTER 1
Adam Worth. Midget Colossus of Crime.

Adam Worth, Midget Colossus OF Crime.
1913 by American Weekly Inc Great Britain Rights Reserved
HE greatest and most glamorous criminal the
Pinkertons ever had to track down Adam
u Worth. That was their opinion and there are
plenty of other unsolicited testimonials to the same
effect from such experts as Sir Robert Anderson,
Chief Of Scotland Yard, who called himy "the en-
peror of the underworld and Thomas Byrnes, New
York Citys Chief of Police, who said he was "the
brainiest thief of this any other century,
To woman, Adam Worth owed his peculiar
talents and to woman he owed his chief troubles.
Once in a while man perpetrates perfect
crime and once while Nature produces per-
feet criminal Adam was small man but of the
type they called in those days "a little giant"
A big, healthy mother and strong, but small,
father are essential for giving birth to man like
that, and such were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

such rare cases,
Nature congresses all the mental and physical
appropriation needed for man the size of his
big mother into one the size of his little father
The result is a small package of human dynamite
that should be labelled DANGEROUS EXPLO-
SIVE.
Adam, in the course Of all his crimes, scorned to
carry any weapon.
My gun is here" he used to say, pointing to
his head! II am my own bullet"
pistol bullet is a tiny, harmless thing whose
deadliness depends entirely the speed with which
it strikes. And, like bullet, occasionally Adam
Worth did strike with his fists, knocking out big
and muscular opponents. But he was always care
full to hit them in their soft stomachs lest his fra
gile knuckles shatter against the heavy bones of
their faces
February Z, 1913
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

clerk and errand boy and might have become O.
Americas merchant princes but for the Civil Wa
The law, which seems strange to us now, permitte
a man who had been conscripted to escape the dra1
by hiring someone to take his place. The leg;
price was thousand dollars, almost a fortune
those days, and called bounty.
Many, having joined the army and receive
their bounty, deserted in order to spend it. Whe
the money was gone these "bounty-jumpers' som,
times came back and went through the same pre-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

took the youngsters eye was
the shine and beauty of the
new copper.
This was in keeping with
his later character when he
was always ready to pay a
fancy price for beauty and
luxury. He wasn't exchang-
ing two cents for one, but
buying a beautiful objet dart
for two cents.
The sordid financial as
pect Of the transaction did
not strike him until he showed
the bargain to his father.
Il d i o t." Mr. w or t h
shouted. "I'll teach you not
to be fooled like that again"
He taught HMM the
woodshed, with a strap-and
Adam never forgot the lesson.
1t shaped his entire life. What
hurt was that someone had
outwitted him, and he hunted
up the swindler.
II want my pennies back"
he cried.
The big boy laughed. "Try
and get them, you peewee."
The little giant, then hard
ly more than a baby giant,
suddenly found himself. Like
a bullet Adam jumped at the
other boy, knocking him down
by the speed and suddenness
of the impact and kicking the
breath and strength out of
him before he could get up.
Then, while the big boy
was still helpless, Adam went
through his pockets and not
only recovered his own two
pennies, but IS cents more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

~
Adams parents.
But a pair of
parents like that do
not always produce
a little giant. The
usual result is a
mixed litter of
somewhat sluggish
big children an d
livelier small ones,
none Of them of in
terest to the his
torian or to the po-
lice. Only once in a
dog S age do the
complicated gene s
of heredity combine
to deliver one of
t h o S e dangerous
jackpots, a one-hun-
dred per cent little
giant.
1t seems that in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

DOR nearly century the Pnkerton Detective Agency has
been making history manhunng organization equal
efficiency Scotland Yard the Northwest Mount
Police and B. From its fabulous sorehouse of
David Thornh detective
series of outstanding told their
stories Joseph Golomb, for The American Weekly.
Throughout the Mr. Thornhl served with the
took part in almost every
this country His nfallble and the criminal
deadly memory his knowledge of lawbreakes and their
wies tecnques and his flair for finding his about in
of mystery made him of the
hunters of time.
he retired from active service he Assistant
the President of the Pnkeon Detective Agency The first OF
stories herewith presented is the of that genius
criminals Adam Worth who inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
the character Professor Moriarty whom Doyle
depicted the only criminal capable of coping with
mortal creation of his Sherlock Holmes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-07

z,
Little Adam had made dangerous discovery.
He had in him an explosive energy which, in emer-
gencies, could carry all before it. The power of
big boy in a peewee
During the next eight years he may also have
learned something else about himself, that he had
an ability far beyond his years to plan things to the
last detail At the age of Ia, weary of the strap
and woodshed treatment he ran away.
For about three years he supported himself as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Farmers Market

Reported by the Municipal Bureau OF
March e. 1919.
FRUITs-Appies: Bsldwins. fancy, N.75
hu No T. S1Ti.25 Delicious, fancy, -
$50 M; No. /. 81 7bm2 Mcintosh.
80 2 75c 81. GrreninRs. fancy. 81 80
bu. No !. soeN Sl.25 Northern spys,
fancy. - - ~ ESQ bu: No. !. 81 500 g.
SO. ?. Use 81. SHOWS fancy. 81 IS IN.
No I, zoe 81 Is No 2 sou 75c iona
tnans fancy. s. p 10 2 so hu. No I, 81 81
@2. NJ ? 81 stesrs Red. fancy. 81 ou.
No 1 Si.2aWt.TS
LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS
wrench eudwe. fancy, 81 5-ln. box No. ].
vEGFTAsiEs MISCELLANEOUS. -
Reeis Topped. No. !. Sr.25H1.T5 hu. No.
81 CabhaFe No l. 50 50H3 hu; No 2,
a. Rpr cabbage No l. S2@2 50 hu. No
81 80 Carrots topped. No. /. 81 2 p
hu no 2 81 so Celery root. No !,
s. Is 22l bu HorseradiSh. fancy, 81 ~
bu No : 81 5o04. No 2. 80 50 Lseks,
81 81 25u 80 dor. hchs Onions. dry
fsre, 81 IS som. sack: No I. 81 so n
8 ~ hu So O. 81 Parsley root, No ]
- c5-fl ~ pa. Potatoes No !. 81 IS 100
h. sack. RadIshes ho'house, No. J, 81
saz r.hs Black rsdishes, No l 81 M
pruharh hcfhruss fancy. 10 ~ T5c 3 10
f-.x. choice soc. small 81 n Is do1- hchs
patararas 80. l. snc "a 81 rs hu- Turnips
rrre1 So 1 81 SOFA bu.; No. 2. 81 25
EGS Large Si1.50H 50 3o-duz. case
POULTRY Live hens heavy breed, Is
.1, d. leghorus 2sH 3Oc sprnEers. 40
r. t2r. ieEhorns "a = 35c
HOGS Dressed medium 3ou BIC 10,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Simplify
Cotton
Fabrics

WASHINGTON, March 9-WPB
|ordered the cotton textile industry
to simplify construction of speci-
fled list of fabrics in a move TO
increase cotton textile production.
The 'order covers all looms OPP
'erating on specified fabric con-
structions as Of Jan. 2, 1913. and
thereafter and affects approx
|mately 20 per cent of total number
Iof looms in the industry. Through
lsimplification of fabrics, WPB said
the cotton textile industry will be
able 10 produce on these looms
about 230,000,00 additional yards
of cotton textiles annually COM
pared with production which was
possible on Jan. under fabric
and loom assignments existing at
that time.
WPB estimated that this will
represent 10 per cent increase in
particular looms involved and
per cent overall increase in total
cotton fabric production.
This action also brings within
its scope standard print cloth, con-
Struction and Class c sheeting in
addition to Osnaburgs and Class A
and B sheeting previously covered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
CeiIino EVasionl

Heinie Shuart. brother Of the
well-knOwn scoop. repeatedly
gave up his urban business with
an eve toward retiring TO farm
for the duration
He had the farm. but was
short of farm machinery.
Shuart discovered that II was
next To impossible 10 buy new
machinery but that used ma
chinery was sometimes available
the ceiling on the latter being
set at Is per cent Of the original
cost.
The other day hi attended an
auction in Oakland County and
found the crowd gathered
around a combine which was TO
be sold. The original price on
IL was around $3.50, but just be-
fore the auction the auctioneer
said that il would not be sold
and instead he pointed 10 a
harrow--the latter being worth
only about $35 and therefore
carrying no ceiling price.
Wen auction this fine harrow
off," ne proclaimed loudly. land
the purchaser can have that
fine combine for nothing"
The harrow quickly brought
$500 plus while two OPA in
spectors stood red-faced in the
audience and did nothing!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Back Tax Hits
Standard Tube

Standard Tube Co. report for
the year ended Dec. 81, 1912, shows
net profit of $85, 1872 after depre-
citation. interest, etc. reserve OF
$4,000 for contingencies and re-
serve of $685.. 900 met" for federal
income and excess profits taxes,
This is equal after dividend re-
quirements on Class A stock tc
10 cents per share on 1888 1877 Class
y common. shares outstanding
Figures are subject to change wher
renegotiation is completed.
Net profit for 1871 was reported
as S339,.373 after provision Of SAB
600 for taxes on income, equal
after Glass A dividends to IS cents
a Class 3 share.
Report states that the Bureau
of Internal Revenue has proposed
the assessment of additional in
come and excess profits taxes
amounting to $194.267 for the
years 1910 and 1871. The company
is protesting the assessment and
states that it believes any final
liability for tax will be much less
than the amount proposed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
On the
Business
Front
BY WARD SCHULTZ
Financial Editor

Many Of Tho good citizens OF
Detroit wondered why The oPA
here launched a breakdown on
gasoline station attendants and
yioiatorS ~ IN" retiC0'uC right
or the heels of OPA ChCf PREM
tisS Brown $ announced honor
polcl.
The fact is that there's "a
good. sound reason for the
drastic action here.
Violations IN Wsync County
reached a serious stage and 0pA
officials dccjdcd that some move
was reCCSSarN To impress on
the public that itmeanS business.
Don't De surprised If Violations
are made public this week
as an indication az the con-
traSt in The way Detroit hes
taken the rafioninc AS com
pared with outStatl. OPA found
that in the first 5000 appeals.
. 40 were IRON Wayne County.
Outsiato. public opinion is the
best policeman
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Steddier Tone
by
Stock Market

NEW YORK, March 9 (UP)-
Stocks opened narrowly irregular
today in lighter trading. Bonds
were mixed. Cotton futures gained
3 to 5 points.
A sizable group opened at the
previous close. Others were only
Ifractionally changed with gains
and losses balancing so the market
as a whole was unchanged
Initial dealings were light in
most instances. Blocks of 1000
shares or more appeared in a few
issues including Southern Pacific
at 20h. up Il; Graham-Paige Ia
of =; Atlas Corp 10&, un-
changed; Pacific Tin A, unchanged;
Canadian Pacific 8. unchanged;
Bud d Manufacturing 5la. un-
changed, and American and For
eign Power 1l%s, up Il. Common
wealth and Southern, the active
feature. had a 3,000-share block at
IS cents a share, up 1-l6 point.
Railroad ISSUES were steady ia
slightly easier. Pennsylvania and
Southern Railway were unchanged.
u. s. Steel held at yesterdays
close, as did Anaconda. Douglas
Aircraft, Pullman. Loew's. Chrys-
Ter and Studeoaker. United Fruit
lost pr points when directors cut
the dividend from rs cents to so
cents a share.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
incentive Theory Became Accomplished Fact

incentive theory had become
accomplished fact in his company
the subject further the light OF
Illness directed brochure which James F. Lincoln chief
under the intelligent
Selfhness and Manufacturing"
In making suggestions other manufacturers based expert
company Lincoln said:
1Manag the organization in the
direction efficient methods the method
he absorbed the This will be found be the chief
difficulty in plants
hut each responsible their the result or
direction unquestiOned enthusiastically fol-
lowed Consequently be made the best
managerial ability the organization When with
slips eliminated Accomplishing the elimination
IN understanding doing
organizations be able its
all the workers being fair able and intel
ligent
"a worker well trained
- world them the
able select and these ideas accurately
fairly
h-"The goal Of
II product price. Profit
he the goal Profit byproduc That mind
and philosophy Actually organization doing this job
done will make profits which divided
character.
1"It must he In mind Mt all this
- working o
between the usual industry this
intelligent collective bargaining
selfish hut intelligent The exploiting selfish
intelligent The practice raising prices sellers market
selfish but intelligent The charging traffic will
The
that these stupidity selfish activities
ntelligeny selfish a
intelligent selshnes
for the able bodied and what will
far the elimination misery matter caused
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
SI-a.Year
Men Must
Pay Taxes

WASHINGTON. March 9 tUP)
Deputy Internal Revenue Col
lector Norman ID. Cam said today
that the $l-a-year men must re-
port as gross income expense
money they receive from the gov
eminent while on duty here and
that some of them will have TO pay
taxes on il.
Cam said that Sl-a-year men
who establish homes and live here
will have TO pay both income tax
and victory tax on their expense
money. Those who maintain their
homes elsewhere and come 70
Washington periodically must
report their expense payments as
income but will not have 10 pay
the taxes, he said.
Dollar-ayear men employed
here continuously and who rent
apartments or other living accom-
in Washington while
maintaining homes for their fami-
lies elsewhere are construed 10 be
in the first group and their ex-
pense money vii be taxable, Cam
explained.
Some Sl-a-year men draw up
ward of $50 day for expenses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Coal Shipments
10 East Climb

WASHINGTON. March g..
Solid Fuel Co-ordinator Ickes re-
ports that bituminous and anthra-
cite coal shipped all-rail TO New
England in week ended Feb. u,
totaled 1928 cars, largest number
since week ended May %, 1912.
Movement was 1888 cars or ap-
proximately $3.50 tons greater
than the shipments in the preced-
ing week, Co-ordinator Ickes said.
Based on tabulations by AAR ship
ments included 1883 cars OF
approximately 271 .315 tons OF
bituminous coal and 1885 cars or
approximately 49, 300 tons of an
thracite coal.
Through the week ended Feb.
II all-rail coal shipments into New
England in 1913 have totaled So
252 cars. an increase of 10.975
cars over the all-rail shipments in
the comparable 1912 period.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09

APPLES Michigan bu. crates U. 8. No
\. ~ inch min, unless otherwise stated
Mcintosh, s2a2l3s few best $3.50, gen.
q 3.35; Northern spys, s2e2.75. few sest
81 50, generally good si.75T1.oo. ordi-
nary quality $l:25; Baldwins. Sl.65d /. 10
min. 81 25n7.50; Rome Beautys o. 8,
No. I. 3-inch min, s2250 so; Wash
,ington boxes Delicious, fancy s0-l25s
81. Soh4. extra fancy. all sizes. $3.50
"a rs, mostly s44il0
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pyramid crates
t-doz lunches extra fancy S12, fancy $40
ANOCADOS - California Oats Fuertes
l1s-3os 81 f5a2 so. fair quality 22o1 2. Is
/ ARTICHOKES-Ca California boxes, +s-72s
S5Sr 5 so. few higher.
BRoCcoLG-Caltfornis, 81. fair $3.50.
CABBAGE = Florida NIB. hampers
round x4.5Od475.
I CARROTS Los Angeles crates, s-doz
lunches California. ATf75, few best IS
Texas Los Angeles crates, s-doz.. s5.75
fair s. IS bu, baskets topped 50 ASA z. IS
50-lh sacks small 81.
( CAULIFLOwER-Po crates IFS anc
larger. California, 50 40m 3.65.
CELERY Florida 10 crates Colder
Her %, "a (" ses@Is; s.: 90 500" p.,
2-doyp A.75: i4i-doz., s51525; SIS
81 IS
coLLARps- Georgia y crates punched
IETTUCE-t,os Angeles crates Iceberg
California Imperial Valley As S6 so; SIS
So q Arizona Yuma - ss75 5-doz
S. d 30
LEAF LETTUCE Hothouse, 10Th. bas
kets Ohio Michigan. S125
ONIONS 5O-lb sacks: Michigan y s
No. I Yeows. medium best. 81 Is: fat
70 generally good, $3.50 90 ordinary
PEARS Oregon box D'Anious, fancy
ZOO l25s. $50 SIS extra fancy 81 500
$50
PrpPrRs Mexican u HI crates Can
frrria worders Sii Florida hu basket
World Beaters. 81 80. fair quality, Sc
de5u
POTATOES too-ih sacks l. 8 No /
rte A unless otherwise stated Idsh'
u,ilry rrrfe 81 20 Msine. 2-in mln" va
rt~JIs var cites. bid. paper sacks. -
So. 50-lb. paper SACKS 81 - M'cNicai
100 ih seeks. n 3 40. T. size Rus
49, Parals - FdT ? % Se@ pN'stoes
FIorida bg crates " 3 No. 1 Trismrhs
size = v7ered s. IS
hurehes. s. 21; Few fieh a. g.
sHArLOTS f.ouiaa7a harrsis. 20 dor
bunrhps SIS. s-foF s. 20
SPINACH Text pa baskets, 81 Is
carfans. 1.Goz eruorha ~ bses washed
srinath 1907. U.75. i2-o1., u-s5A2. IL
srRAwRrRRiEs Fi,rida 3s pin, crate
Mesi0nsrys. SI2 carryqvsrs. $40 80
SWEET POT ATOFe - f.ouisiana M
cr.tes Porto Rlcan vans. T. s. 40 :
81 20rf o. North CsroNra IN basket
Porto Riren vsTs N3t1f-f0; souti
c-------T- -r7-rT TTrff. "
TA$CFEiNEs Florida bu baskets. SEQ
$50
TOMATOES i0-Ib cartons. repaeks
medium z rs Snail sine 81 IS
RuTABAGAs - Canada. Sob sacks
vsxed, {l.25.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Orders Hearinq

The executive lives In sub"
urb, which measures 35 miles a
round trip from the OPA offices.
An investigator was sent to his
house four times and each time
they missed him. Finally an
appointment was made. but the
OPA representative failed TO
keep il.
The next day the executive
decided 10 bring the affair 10 a
head and went 10 the OPA him.
self. He explained that the
reason for the missing sticker
was that the moisture inside Of
his car had melted il of from
the windshield.
The OPA investigator decided
the excuse was too thin and or
dered hearing before one OF
its attorneys. The executive got
his law firm on the phone and,
the decks were cleared for al
legal battle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Ore Quota
Set Above
~ Record
n,tran rim-. wa.Alnr,s. Bur,.u

WASHINGTON. March "a
tentative quota Of 100000 gross
tons. mine weight, for The 1919
Great Lakes iron ore movement
was announced today by the War
Production Board. II IS subject 10
revision upward or downward dur
ING the season as conditions die
tate.
The quota is almost 3,OOO0OO
tons more than the record 92.076,-
ISL tons moved in the 1912 season
and is 100000 tons higher than
the 1911 figure. Prior 10 1871, the
record. set IN 1916. was 5000, GOO
tons.
The 1913 figure was arrived at
-tn conferences between producers.
consumers, shippers, and the steel
division and the stockpile and
transportation division of WPB.
The latter will prepare a directive
TO the Office of Defense Transpor-
.tatl0H 10 make the necessary ship
space available.
While no undue difficulty is ex-
.pected in meeting this years goal,
because of the scheduled addition
of is new carriers 10 the Great
Lakes fleet, weather Will be the
controlling factor, WPB said. An
early spring in 1912 permitted the
ice breakers 10 clear channels in
March so that the actual ore move
ment got started downlake on
March Is and continued for a long
.254-day season.
Half the new ships are expected
TO be in service early in the season
and the others shortly after the
midway mark is reached. These
boats will carry $4,000 tons each
and make four trips a month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
New BROKERAGE
Formed

Formation OF the brokerage
partnership of MERCER, Mcdowell
and Dolphin to do a general
brokerage and investment bust
ness as members of the Detroit
Stock Exchange was announced
today.
Partners in the new firm are c,
Edwin MERCER, George A. Nc
Dowell and Roger G.. DOLPHIN
the first two having resigned as
partners of the c. G.. Mcdonald &
Co. TO form the new firm.
MERCER has been in the broker
age business since 1885. Mcdowell
has been a broker for % years.
and DOLPHIN is a well known east
side furniture dealer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-09
Auto
Graphs
Missing Sucker
Brings Headache
To OPA Attorneys
BY sILER FREEMAN

THE OPA drive on gas sta
tons which violate the ration-
ing regulations recalls the head
ache that an overzealous attend
ant on the east side brought 10
the enforceent division of the
OPA.
An executive OF a large firm
was a participant in swap-ride
team. While driving one day he
stopped at this east side gas
station to replenish his tank.
The attendant, getting his book.
noticed that the sticker was not
on the windshield.
Refusing to put in the gas, the
attendant carefully copied the
license number and turned il in
TO the OPA with a report on
the missing sticker.