Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1922, Page 9

HE FIREBUG BY ARTHUR B. REEVE. One of The Star's Week-End Fiction Series Complete in three installments. The story thus far: Fire Marshal McCormick goes to Kennedy for help in the case of a series of disastrous Tires, presumably the wark of frebuks, who have written him saying that some ops who talks to him every day about the fires Is responsible for thew, aud, finaliy, tust next u big department store fire will occur. All seem to be directed at some of the Stacey dry goods and garment trade interests. Tha ight there in an slarm from the department store dis- trict and Kennedy and McCormick speed to answer It. The alarm is from Stacey's, but the fire does not develop. Craig finds that it was caused by a can of ether mear which was placed an electric wire, from which the firebug, at & Safe distance, could cause sparks to fy, 1g- niting the ether fumes. On the floor ‘were masses of burned ledger sheets and memoranda, some of which Kennedy took to examine. The next night there is a real fire at Stacey's. In the office, after it is out, they find the charred body of a woman, an employe of Stacey, Miss Wend. Cralg finds a lettér file plunged in her A bookkeeper under her, Douglas, is brea missing. ‘WAS too exhaustel to go to the office. In fact, I doubt if I could have written a line. But I tele- phoned in a story of personal ex- periences at the Stacey fire and told them they could fix it up as they chose and even sign. my name to it. About moon McCormick came in again, looking as fresh as if nothing had happened. He was used to it. “I know where Douglas is,” he an- nounced breathlessly. “Fin ald Kennedy, “and can you produce him at any time when it is necessary?’ “Let me tell you what I have done. 1 went down to the district.attorney from here—routed him out of bed. He has promised to turn loose his ac- countants to audit the reports of the adjusters. Hartstein %nd Lazard, as well as to make a cursory examina- tion of what Stacey books there are left. He says he will have a prelimi- nary report ready tonight, but the detailed report will take days, of course. t's the Douglas problem that is difficult. though. I haven't seen him, but one of the central office men. by shadowing his wife, has found that he is in hiding down on the East Side. He's safe there; he can't make a move to get away without being ar- rested. The troubie is that if I arrest him, the people higher up will know it and will escape before I can get his confession and the warrants. I'd much rather have the whole thing dore at once. Isn't there some way we can get the whole Stacey crowd together, make the arrest of Douglas and nab the guilty ones in the case, all together without giving them a chance to escape or to shield the real firebug?” Kennedy thought a moment. he answered slowly. ‘There 1 you can get them all together at nly jaboratory tonight at, say, 8 o'clock. Tl give you two clear hours to make the arrest of Douglas, get the con- fesslon and swear out the warrants All that you'll need to do is to L me talk a few minutes this afternoon with the judge who will sit in the night court tonight. T shall install little machine on his desk in the court, and w='ll catch the real crimi- nal—he'll never get a chance to Cross the state line or disappear in any way. You see, my laboratory will be neu- tral ground. I think you can get them to come, inasmuch as they know the bookkeeper is safe and that demd women tell no tales. When next I saw Kennedy it was 1zte In the afternoon, in the labora- tory. He was arpanging something in the top drawer of a flat-top desk. 1t seemed to be two instruments com- posed of many levers and disks and magnets, each instrument with a roll of paper about five inches wide. On one was a sort of stylus with two silk cords attached at right angles to each other near the point. On the other was a capillary glass tube at the junction of two aluminum arms, also at right angles to each other. It was quite like old times to see Kennedy at work In his laboratory preparing for a “seance.”” He said nothing 1 watched him curiously, and I asked nothing. Two sets of wires were attached to each of the instruments, and these he carefully concealed and led out the window. Then he arranged the chairs on the opposite side of the desk from his own. “Walter,” he sald, “when our guests begin to arrive I want you to be master of ceremonies. Simply keep them on the opposite side of the desk from me. Don’'t let them move their chairs around to the right or left. And, above all, leave the doors open. 1 don’t want any one to be suspicious or to feel that he is shut in in any way. Create the impre: sion that they are free to go and come when they please.” Stacey arrived first in a limousine which he left standing at the door of the Chemistry building. Bloom and Warren came together in the latter's car. Lazard came in a taxi- cab which he dismissed. and Hart- stein came up by the subway, being the last to arrive. Every one seemed to be in good humor. I seated them as Kennedy had di- rected. Kennedy pulled out the ex- tension on the left of his desk and leaned his elbow on it as he began to apologize for taking up their time at such a critical moment. As near as I could make out, he had quletly pulled out the top drawer of his desk on the right, the drawer in which I had seen him place the complicated apparatus. But as nothing further happened I almost forgot about It in listening to him. He began by re-| ferring to the burned papers he had found in the office. “It iy sometimes possible,” he con tinued. “to decipher writing on burn- ed papers if one is careful. The pro- cesses of coior photography have re- cently been applied to obtain a legible photograph of the writings on burned manuscripts which are unreadable by any other known means. As long as the sheet has not been entirely disintegrated positive results can be obtained every time. The charred manuscript Is carefully arranged in as near Its original shape as possibl on & sheet of glass and covered witl a drying varnish, after which it is backed by another sheet of gl “By using carefully selected color screens and orthochromatic plates & perfectly legible photograph of the writing may be taken, although there may be no marks on the charred re- mafns that are visible to the eye. This is the only known method in many cases. I have here some burn- ed fragments of paper which I gath- ered up after the first attempt to fire your store, Mr. Stacey. Stacey coughed in acknewledgment, As for Craig. he did not mince ma ters in telling what he had foun “Some were notes given In favee of Rebecca Wend and signed by Joseph Stacey,” he said quietly. “The; represent a large sum of money in the aggregate. Others were memoranda. of Miss Wend's, and still_others were autographed letters to Miss Wena of a very incriminating nature Ip con- nection with the fires by another per- son.” Hers he laid the “A. Spark” letters on the desk before him. “Now,” he added. “some one in a spirit of brava- do, sent these notes to the fire mar- shal at varfous times. Curlously enough, I find that the handwriting. of the first one bears a peculiar re. semblance to that of Miss Wend, whil the second and third, though disguis- ed., also greatly suggest the hand- writing of Miss Wend's correspond- ent” . No one moved. But I sat lfihnt She had been a part of the conspiracy, after all, not & pawn. Had they play- ed fair. next the remarkable -l:mulquh; , it 18 & clear case of Well, it is, as near as I can make out, a combination of dishonest merchants and insurance adjusters engaged in the business of deliberately setting fires for profit. These arson trusts are not the ordinary kind of firebugs whom the firemen plentifully damn in the fixed belief that one-fourth of all fires ,are kindled by Incendiaries. Such ‘trusts’ exist all over the caun- try. They have operated i{n Chicago, Wwhere they are sald to have made seven hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars in one year. Another group is said to have its headquarters in Kan- sas City. Others have worked in St. Louls, " Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Buffalo. The fire marshals of lillnois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio have Investigated their work. But until recently New York has been singu- larly free from the organized work of this sort. Of course, we have plenty of firebugs and pyromaniacs in a small way, but the big conspiracy has never come to my personal attention before. “Now, the Jones-Green | fire, Quadrangle fire, the Slawsof building fire, and the rest, have all been set for one purpose—to collect insurance. 1 may as well say right here that some People are in bad in this case, but that others are in worse. Miss Wend was originally a party to the scheme. Only the trouble with Miss Wend was that she was too shrewd to be fooled. She insisted that she have her full share of the pickings. In that case it seems to have been the whole fleld against Miss Wend, not a very gallant thing, nor yet according to the adage about honor among thieves. “'A certaln person whose name I am k to sav I do not know—yet—con- ceived the idea of destroying the obli- gatlons of the Stacey companes to Miss Wend as well as the Incriminating evi- dence which she held of the firebug trust, of which she was a member up to this time. “The plan only partly suc- ceeded. The chiet coup, which was to destroy the Stacey store Into the bar- gain miscarried. “What was the result? Miss Wend, who had been hand in glove with the trust,” was now a bitter enemy, per- haps would turn state's evidence. What more natural than to complete the coi spiracy by carrying out the coup and at the same time get rid of the dangerous enemy of the conspirators? I belleve that Miss Wend was lured under some pretext or other to the Stacey store on the night of the big fire. The person who wrote the second and third ‘A. Spark’ letters did it. She was murdered with this deadly instrument”"—Cairg laid the letter-fle on the table—‘“and it was planned to throw the entire burden of suspicion on her by asserting that there was a shortage in the books of her de- partment.” “Pooh!” exclaimed Stacey, smoking complacently at his cigar. “We have been victimized in those fires by people the who have grudges against us, labor unions and lmg;rg, This talk’ of an arson trust Is bosh—yellow journalism More than that, we have been’ system. atically robbed by a trusted head of a department, and the fire at Stacey's was the way (he thief took to cover— er—her stealings. At the proper time we shall produce the bookkeeper Doug- 1as and prove it.”” Kennedy fumbled In the drawer of the desk, then drew forth a long strip of paper covered with figures. *All the Stacey companies,” he said, “have been Buffering from the depression that ex- Ists in the trade at present. They are insolvent. Glance over that, Stacey. It is & summary of the preliminary report of the accountants of the district attor- ney who have been going over y R Boing over your Stacey gasped. ‘“‘How did you get It? The report was not to be ready until 9 o'clock, and it is scarcely a quarter past now. “Never mind how I got it. Go over it with the adjusters, anybody. I think you will find that there was no shortage in Miss Wend's department, that you were losing money, that you were in debt to Miss Wend, and that she would have received the lion's share of the proceeds of the insurance if the firebug scheme had turned out as planned. “We absolutely repudiate these fig- ures as fiction. id Stacey. angrily turning toward Kennedy after a hur- ried consultation. “Perhaps. then, you'll appreciate this,” replied Craig, pulling another piece of paper from the desk. “I'll read it. ‘Henry Douglas, being duly sworn, deposes and says that one'— we'll call him ‘Blank’ for the present ‘with force and arms did feloni- ously, willfully, and Intentionally kill Rebecca Wend whilst said Blank wai wilfully burning and setting on PSS ‘One moment,” interrupted Stacey. “Let me see that paper. Kennedy laid it down so that only the signature showed. The name was signed In a full round hand, “Henry Douglas.” It's a forgery'' cried Stacey in rage. “Not an hour before I came into this place I saw Henry Douglas. He had signed no such paper then. He could not have signed it since, and you could not have received it. I brand that document as a forgery.' Kennedy stood up and reached down into the open drawer on the right of his desk. From it he lifted the two machines I had seen him place there 1y in the evening. ‘Gentlemen,” he said, “this is the last scene of the play you are enact- ing. You see here on the desk an instrument that wi invented many years ago, but has only recently be- y practical. "It is the tel- autograph—the long-distance writer. In this new form it can be introduce into the drawer of a desk for the use of any one who may wish to make Inquiries, say, of clerks with- out the knowledge of a caller. It makes It possible to write a message under these conditions and receive an answer concerning the personality or business of the individual seated at one’'s elbow without leaving the desk or seeminx to make inquiries. “With an ordinary pencil I have written on the paper of the trans- mitter. The silk cord attached to the pencil regulates the current which controls a pencil at the other end of the line. The receiving pencil moves simultaneously with my pencil. It is the principle of the pantagraph cut in half, one half here, the other half at the end of the line, two telephone wires in this case connecting the halves. “While we have been sitting here I have had my right hand In the half- open drawer of my desk writing with this. pencil notes of what has tran- spired In this room. These notes, with other evidence, have been mul- taneously placed before Magistrate Brennen in the night court. At the same time, on this other, the receiv- ing instrument. the figures of the countants written in court have been repreduced here. You have seen them. Meanwhile Douglas was arrested, taken before the magistrate and the information for a charge of murder in the first degree perpetrated in com- mitting arson has been obtained. You have seen it. It came In while you were reading the figures.” The ponspirators seemed daszed. ‘And now,” continued Kulned{. b & see that the pencil of the receiving trument is writing again. Let us W':lgtu” The writing started. ‘s bent o e writing s 2 “County of New York. In the name of the People of the State “of New York—' Kennedy did not wait for us to fin- ish reading. He the writing from the telautograph and waved it over his head. “It is & warrant. You are all under arrest for arson. But you, famuel Lazard, are also under arrest for the murder of Rebscca Wi and six other_gersons in fires which you have set. ' You are the real fircbug, the toel of Joseph-Stacey, perhaps, but that ‘will all come out in the trial. Mec- Cormick, McCormigk," led Craig, “it's all right. I ive th Ar.h.'-'ll ice there?” A | didn’t lr-.w. far. They'll sti; IITTLE GTORIES lfibflsmlr}e Cousin Spadefoot. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. That T am queer It may be true, But I can say the-sama of you. —Spadefoot the Toad. Peter Rabbit reached the bank of the Smiling Pool in great excitement. At once he started to look for Old Mr. Toad, whose sweet, beautiful voice he could hear. He knéw that Old Mr. Toad was in the water, but it was hard to locate exactly the place from which that volce came. You see, the Black Shadows had already crept part way. across the Smiling Pool. ’ But presently in the shallow water, very near the shore and a little to one side, he saw something whitish, and he guessed right away what it wi it was the music bag which Old Mr. Toad swells out from his thrdat. Peter hopped as near as he could without wetting his feet. cried Peter. ° Mr. Toad stopped singing. . “Look at me all yo “Have you a cousin?” asked Peter eagerly. “What a ailly question,” replied Old Mr. Toad. “You know very well that I have a lot of cousins. There is Peeper the Hyla, Stickytoes the Tree Toad, Grandfather Frog, Croak- er the Green Frog and—=' “I know! I know!" Interrupted Peter. “All of those are your Frog cousins. ~Have you a cousin Wwho, like yourself, is a Toad? Old Mr. Toad nodded. “I have sev- eral Toad cousins,” said he. “Why do_you ask?’ Then Peter told him all about the stranger Toad whom he had seen on his way to the Smiling Pool. “He looked like you, Mr. Toad, yet some- how he didn't," Peter explained. ‘Perhaps he wasn't as homely as I am” suggested Old Mr. Toad. Peter hesitated. “He—he wasn't—r' Again Peter hesitated. “Well, he wasn't what?’ demanded Old Mr. Todd as Peter stopped. “He dldn't have 80 rough a coa Peter hastened to say. “You mean he wasn't so covered with warts,” retorted Old Mr. Toad drily " 0 on.’ .“I really belleve his mouth was “MR. TOAD,” CRIED PETER. RE JUST THE ONE I W. SEE.” bigger than you popped out more than yours do.” said Peter. “He wasn't a bit soclable. He told me to mind my own business and not meddle with his, or some- thing that meant the same thing. Old Mr. Toad chuckled. hat sounds like him,” sald he. “Sounds llke who?” demanded Peter. “Cousin Spadefoat, of cours torted Old Mr. Toad. “Wh could it mean?” “But who Is Spadefoot?” d eagerly. 'Why, the on: telling me abou! most provokingly. Peter made up a funny little face, .which Old Mr. Toad couldn’ ey didn’t know you had a cousin called Spadefoot,” said he. “Is he a really, truly Toad?” “Just as much a Toad replied Old Mr. Toad. “I haven’t seen him for & long time. 1 didn't know what had become of him. He must be on his way here. W NT TO and his eyes Te- else Peter you've just been *"replied Mr. Toad I am, very far from here that you saw him2” Not so very far,” replied Peter. ‘He was headed in this direction.” Old Mr. Toad way here, the: ) down here and sing for a day or perhaps two. Then he'll disappear and no one will know what has be- 'come of him. A queer fellow lIs Spadefoot, a very queer fellow. (Copyright, 1922, by T. W. Burgess.) FROM PRESIDENT’S HOME. Twenty-Five Baby Chicks on View at White House. Chief Clerk Mooney of the Post Office Department escorted twenty- five chicks to the White House today, the ‘‘hatching” having been sent here by Postmaster French Crow of Mar- fon,s Ohio, President Harding’s “home town. The little yellow travelers, which came by parcel post, part of the mil- lion day-old chicks dally handled by the postal service, were duly admired by Presid: Harding and Laddie Boy, aithough the latter was kept at a safe distance. The chicks were sent to Acting Postmaster General Bartlett, who re- cently visited Marion. If possible, the chicks will be domiciled at the White House or turned over to Jud- son Welliver of the executive force to take to his chuntry home. —_— WOMAN ROBBED OF $80. Pickpockets Reported Active Among Early Morning Crowds. ‘While standing in a crowd at 14th and F streets today, Mrs. Annie I. Ga- ble, an employe of the bureau of en- graving and printing, was robbed of $80 by an unidentified person. Re- cent reports to the police show that the pickpockets are active among the early morning crowds on the street cars and at car stops. PEN WOMEN TO MEET. Annual Election of D. C. Branch to Be Held May'20. The annual election of officers for the District of Columbia branch of the League of American Pen Women will be held at the clubhouse, 1722 H street northwest, Monday, May 29, at 8 o'clock, it was announced today by Mrs. Theodore Tiller, president of the branch. In & letter to the members an- nouncing the election date, Mrs. Tiller said the District. of Columbia branch of the of American Pen Women “is the of every officer and member and holds a place :ldmnq\ul.d Power in the Hationsl ody.” ——————— pistol flashed, and the chauffeur's arms hung limp and useless on the steering wheel. As McCormick with the police loom- ed up, a moment later, out of the darkness and after & short struggle clapped the irons on - Stacey and Lazard In Stacey’s own magnificently upholstered car, I remarked reproach. fully to Kennedy: “But, . you h shot the Innocent chauffeur. Aren’t you folnl to attend to him?* “Oh,” replied Kennedy nonchalant- 1y, “don’t worry about that. ey were only rock-salt bullets. y ng for they’re antiseptic, and and absorb quickly. £ i ime, but dissolve |of the year of the infthenza epidemic, Settle Down! A Sequel to- “Brides Will Be Brides” By Lucille Van Slyke. Early Morning Oallers. HE party had been a long one and 3 jolly one, It was past 2 in the morning before the town girls had been escorted to their homes and the Blaisdell boys, thelr house guests, and John ahd Mer- riam Lindsay started for the country Richatd Slocum’s car. The quar- tet of youths’'was still feeling frolic- some, but Richard was driving with- out a word to anybody. Merriam was cuddled comfortably against her husband, exchanging gay banter with young Graham, who was urging her to accept his inVvitation to go to Yale for a dance the week following. “I'll let you bring your husband,” he announced, to the profound amu ment of the other lads. Merriam felt delicjously sleepy. “Tell him about our twins, Johnny," she murmured drowsily, “then he won't want me to go to his party.” She slept all the rest of the way to the Pumpkin Shell. John almost carried her into the little house. Once there, she roused herself to rush tempestuously to the nursery, suddenly contrite at the thought of how many hours she had left her children. John found her tucking blankets around “the Lamb,” her boy twin, whose cherubic mop of curls wi a glorious—and redder—edition of Merry's own. She closed the nnrl-l ery door softly. h “ she evening,” he responded gloomily. 1 She laughed softly. She was sitting on the edge of her bed, now, kicking off her shoes. “Um- yes, 1 did—subconsciously ——" ghe cast him an Impish “I don’t suppose, you dear, old, metl odical father-person, that you can at all understand what a terrific back kick is hitting me because I've been 80 poison-pious motherly all winter. Spring just went to my head—" she stretched her arms luxuriously, smil- ing through the window at the pink- ness of the dawn. ‘Johnsy, spring makes me fairly tingle Makes me feel like a heavenly fool.” “And makes you let fools like that impudent Gresham boy- She jumped up quickly to put a hand over his lips. Not for world. would she have let him know that Richard Slocum had already voiced his disapproval of young Gresham. ‘Johnsy,” she protested, ‘‘you're too solemn for words! Don't you suppose I know that that lad is fresh —oh, fresh as fresh paint—but 1 know, too, that he doesn’t mean a thing by it. He only danced with me because he didn't happen to like any of the girls in the party.” She yawned healthily. “I wonder if Susan Sue remembered to put the oatmeal in the fireless,” she smiled up at him. “I don't suppose,” her voice slipped into the absurd wheedling tone that he adored, “you feel strong enough to go all the way down those dark stairs to the kitchen to see if she dia.” John had to laugh at her, she wa 80 little and so dear, looking for all the world like a naughty child word- lessly begging to be forgiven for some delightfully excusable mischief. He caught her in his arms. “Oh, Merry, my dearest.,” he sighed, “you won't do anything too careless, will you?" Not unless you refuse to go to see about that cereal,” she teased him. She was up hours before he was in H the morning. The twins found her in high spirits. She went with them | HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE This is the ninth of a series of perts of the United States public health service, which The Star will publish weekly. The tenth article will appear next Saturday. HEART DISEASE. Heart disease holds first place among all diseases as a cause of death in the registration area of the United States, and, with the exception has held this unenviable position sincs 1914. In 1919 over 10 per cent of all deaths recorded in this cotintry ‘were ascribeed to this cause. Heart disease seldom occurs as a primary affection, usually having its beginning during the course of some disease such as rheumatic fever, chorea, syphilis, gonorrhcea, scarlet fever and, less frequently, pneumonia. Local infections due to diseased ton- sils and teeth are responsible for a certain number of cases of heart dis- case, while excessive muscular stral as overindulgence in athletics, has at times proven a determining factor. Tt may also be caused by the persist- ent use of alcoholle lquors, or it may be a part of a general disease known as_arteriosclerosis, in which there is a hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries, Including the arteries supplying the heart musele. Disease Beging Early. As four of the diseases mentioned above—rheumatic fever, chorea, ton- silitis and scarlet fever—are particu- larly diseases of children and young aduits, it follows that many cases of heart disease have their beginning early in life. This is borne out by the estimate that from 1% to 2 per cent' of the children examined in the schools show existing heart defect: Heart diseease often becomes well es- tablished during the course of some illness without causing symptoms which lead to suspicion of beginning damage to the heart. This Is too often the case in children and. is probably more likely to pass unno- ticed as a complication of tonsilitis than in any other of the diseases of childhood. Each attack of tonsilitis hould be regarded as possibly the starting point of heart damage. ]at botn service to_ escort Susan Sue to the trolle: below the bend on the ro:d. i Susan Sue was grouchy. She was, t sixty, on the retired list. Sh steadfastly announced that she would do no more work ‘except one-, day a week’s mending for the youth-| ful Lindsays. It was with difficulty that even so skilful a wheedler as Merriam somethimes coaxed her into remaining overnight. And this time her grievance was that she had been ‘put upon,” that Mr. Lindsay h: had no_ right to telephone and jus dump the children on her. “Though well I know that he could do nothing else, with you in a gal- livanting humor,” she grumbled. Susan could be very ferocious In the morning. The twins were awe- stricken. But Merriam put both her hands on her old faithful's shoulders and stood tiptoe to murmur very close to the dear old ugly face. ,“Oh, boo!" and to kiss her lightly, which always made Susan flush with a mingled feeling that the likes of Mrs. Lindsay shouldn’t be kissing a common ecreature llke Susan, but with a fearful joy that Merry did sometimes do {t. She waved a stiff farewell to the ecstatic twins and their pretty moth- er. Young Gresham and “Yumpy” Johnson, out for & before-breakfast stroll, came around the bend just_as Merry started to run homeward with her babie: “Morning’s morning!" she cried with heightened color, slowing her pace down to & more seemly speed. She in- troduced her children with absird formality. “Yumpy" Johnsonm, six- footer, retreated! in confusion. But young Gresham, who was afrald of nobody, swung the girl twin high into the air. “I choose this one,’ I love the ladies! The girl twin kicked so vigorously that he put her down “He was only teasing, darling,” Merry. cuddled the ruffied child. She found herself rather disappoint- ed with Gresham. The evening pre- vious he had seemed just a hilarious college boy on a frolic, but in the morning sunlight he looked much older. He was more mature-looking. There were ugly lin about his mouth, He rather presumed upon their brief acquaintance, inviting ' himself to breakfast, loudly urging “Yumpy” to explain to the Blaisdells that he was calling on “Mistress Merry.” The cas- ual way that he had picked up the Blaisdell boys' endearment for her her peeved her. Sorry,” she said, “but the twins and T have had breakfast, and John isn't awake yvet.” , ‘All righty, see you later,” he re- plied, unabashed. “You probably won't” she tried to dismiss him definitely. “This must be vour first visit, or you'd know that the Blaisdells keep their guests very much amused. He did not budge from her side. She found herself getting a trifle nervous as they drew near the Pumpkin Shell. Bhe realized that it would look decfd- edly awkward for her if John should see her strolling with this lad to whom he had so positively objected. She gave him what she thought was 2 neat conge. “Good-bye, . “I probably won't see you again. It was ever 8o nice of you to dance with me. An old y like me appreciates that sort of sacrifice on a boy’s part.” looked her over coolly. you'll see me he retorted. Didn’t I tell you that I have a ter- rific crush on you (Copyright, he caroled, “tor 22.) (Continued in Monday's Star.) fourteen articles, prepared by ex For the prevention of the cases of heart disease which haveé their origin in some other disease, rellance must be placed in the prevention, or, if already contracted, the proper care and treatment of the primary ail- ment. Persons recovering from at- tacks of diseases that may act as causes of heart disease should be very cautious in regard to beginning active exercige. It is best to be quiet until | all danger of damage to the heart is passed. Persons leading, sedentary lives should not change ‘occupation without preliminary training to one Which requires sustained muscular effort as damage may casily be done the heart muscie. % Early Diagnosis Important. For the treatment of heart dis- ease, once established, the most im- portant factor is early dlagnosis. Physical examination of children would result in the early diagnosis of | many cases of organic disease of the heart that might otherwise go undis ! covered until some extra strain or acute illness proved too great a bur- den for the damaged heart. Such ex- amination would also uncover sources of infection requiring treatment as diseased tonsils and abscesses at the roots of the teeth. Distingulishable from heart disease as discussed above in which' there is digease of the heart's structure, there are certaln disorders of -the hear action, spoken of as functional dis- orders. These disorders, among which. palpitation ip the most common, are usually not serious. Digestive dis- turbances are sometimes accompanied by palpitation and pain near the heart and such symptoms are frequently mistaken for serjous heart disease. Once diagnosed, care as to general hygiene, choice of work, selection of diet, avoidance of infections and proper treatment of existing defects or diseases will do much toward strengthening the damaged heart and enabling it to perform its functions for many years, death, when it does come, resulting from some condition other than heart disease. e e ROBBED WATCHING APE. Not Sure Monkey Didn’t Get $30, But Jackson, Colored, Is Jailed. Spaniel Jackson, colored, thrice con- victed of petty robberies, charged with an attempted robbery while at the circus Monday night, was held under a bond of $3,000 to await ac- tion of the grand jury, in Police Court before Judge Mattingly. ya’;}‘l:'dpnl{!nllfl, John Lawson, colored, of 435 Delaware aventie southwest, stated that he was watching one of the baboons, or apes, or something similar, when he felt a hand In his pocket. “Are you sure it wasn't one of the orang-outans. vouchsafed Judge Mattingly. t may hdve been, judge, your hono Lawson replied, “but I was thinking of the $30 I had in my pocket more t! anything els 20 T turned Jackson over to the po- lice.” MEDICAL OFFICERS ASSIGNED. Officers of the Medical Corps. at the ical School in this city, Army MBaical Scheol In, this, oy, tions for temporary duty at summer training camps. Capts. James, Bryant and George R. Harris, jr. to Plattsburg Barracks, N. REFUSE RENT'INJUNCTION. ‘Woman Sought to Restrain' Board From Hearing Tenants’ Plea. U\utlee' Bailey of the District Su- preme Court today declined to grant an injunction asked by Mrs. Agnes ‘White to prevent the Rent Commis- slon acting in a proceeding brought before it by five tenants of the Oak- land apartments, at 2006 Columbia road northwest, owned by Mrs. White. ‘The petitioner attacked the validity of the extension of the Ball rent law and said the service of notice by reg- istered mail did not comply with the raaulrament of the Constitution re- lating to due process of.law, —_— VETERANS TO BE GUESTS. “Shrine Frolics of 1929” Will Be - Given at Belasco Tonight. At the final presentation of the “Shrine Frolics of 1922” at the Be- lasco Theater tonight, the Legion of Honor unit of Almas Temple, under whose auspices the.entertainment is being held, will have as special guests the military and war veterans of .the DiAlll;ch > 3 7] large and appreciative audience, including many lmmber‘- ;“ lice Washington Chamber of Commerce, in whose honor the show was held, tended the performance last nigh and ?e‘:nfln cast wuu‘itomq to re- 0 encores u: th . |Sunday School Lesson At manuel Baptist Church Dr. J. B. ayton, preaches tomorrow 3 11 and 8 o'clock. Pastor Gove G. Johnson is aftending the Southern Baptist convention, at Jacksonville, Fla. ry reach at Calvary Methodist Church tomorrow morning, on “The Landmarks of Li: In the evening et 8 o'clock, he will give a speclal sermon-lecture, on “Main Street,” by Sinclair Lewis:, * ok ok % & “The Dwelling Place of Light” will be the subject of the sermon by Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce,- minister of All Souls’ Chur. tomorrow morning, in B. F. Keith's Theater. The theme is suggested by an inscription in the Library of Congress. ® "“The musleal numbers will be rendered by Mrs. Flora Brylawski, contralto, and Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass, with Lewis Corning Atwater, at the plano. * k ok k| Rev. F. T. Winter, superintendent of the First Baptist Church Sunday school, 16th and O streets, will preach tomorrow at 11 am. and at 8 p.m. Senator Selden P. Spencer of Mis- souri, and Edward H. De Groot, jr., will preach at & mass meeting held in the interest of the Central Union Mission. There: will be special music by the soloist quartet and the chorus at the evening service. Dr. Henry Allen Tupper, the pastor, i8 in Jack- sonville, Fla., attending the Southern Baptist convention, of which he is one of the vice presidents. * * k * At First Congregational Church to- morrow Rev. Jason Noble Pierce will speak at 11 o'clock on “Dear to the Father's Heart” and at 8 p.m.. on “When a Man Changes His k. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bennett will also speak at the morning service. The Rally day service for the Christian Endeavor will take place 0, preceeded by a tea at 6 o'clock.” 'Every one Interested in Christian Endéavor work is invited to be present. * ok k% Rev. Dr. John Greshan Machen, who will preach at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 11 a.m., has been a frequent speaker before men's associations in Phila- delphia. He the author of the book, “The Origin of Paul's Religion,” which has been for some months the best seller in religious book shops in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Cincinnati. He was in foreign service of the Y. M. C. A. during the war and holds the chair of New Testa- ment exegesis at Princeton Theol- cgical Seminary. Dr. Machen. author, lecturer, preacher and teacher, has been Invited to fill the pulpit of New York Avenue Church at 11 am. and 8 p.m. May 21 and 28. The young people's service in_ the lecture room at 6:45 o'clock will be a union meeting in charge of the presi- dent of the society, Miss Grace Good- pasture. * ok x % Rev. Dr. Harry D. Mitchell. min- ister of the Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church, will discuss world problems from the viewpoint of the Bible tomorrow. The morning topic will be “The World's Need and Mak- ing_Our Contribution” and that at night will be “Are We Passing Through the End of the Age?’ The standard time will be observed un- less the clock is officially changed. During the coming week extensive repairs will be commenced in the church parlors. * ¥ % % Rev. Dr. J. J. Muir, pastor of Tem- ple Baptist Church, will preach to- morrow. His sermon subject will be “Service Qur Slogan.” In the evening his topic will be “Onions or Angels’ Food.” * % * ¥ Rev. Howard D. Talbott, assistant pastor of the Church of the Covenant, will preach at both the morning and evening services tomorrow. the sub- ject of his evening sermon being “The Demands and Rewards of Christian- ity.” At this service there will be a musical program, consisting of a baritone solo and selections for the harp, violin and violoncello. * x k * “The Bible in the Life of a Nation” is the topic of lesson to be taught by Representative John C. Ketcham of Michjgan before the adult Bible class of Foundry M. E. Sunday School to- morrow at 9:30 a.m. * % ¥ * At the Metropolitan Baptist Church, 6th and A streets northeast, tomor- row evening & flower service will be held and Rev. John Compton Ball will speak on “Jesus and the Flowers.” At the morning service his topic will be “The Ascending Christ.” Special music at both services. * * k x “The Faith That Makes Faithful” will be the subject of Rev. Dr. Earle Wilfley's sermon tomorrow morning &t the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. In the evening. Rev. P. A Cave, pastor of the H Street Christiax Church, will preach at the Vermont Avenue Church and Rev. Dr. Wilfley will speak at the H Street Church. * k k x “I Want to Go Where Jesus Went, is Rev. E. Hez Swem's subject tomor- row night, after which a number will be baptized, at the Centennial Baptist Church. The morning subject is “The Inner Testimony to the Believer. ® Kk ¥ % Evangelist J. Boyd Jones will have for the subject of his sermon tomor- row morning at the Ninth Street Christian Church, at 9th and D streets northeast, “Glorying in the Cross of Christ.” At the evening service he will preach on the first of ‘a seres of “funeral” sermons, “The Infidel's Funeral.” —_— TEACHER TRAINING THEME. Rev. Charles E. McAllister, rector of ‘: Matthew's parish, Hyattsville, addressed the annual convention of the diocese ' of Bethlehem, at St Luke's Church, Scranton, Pa., Thurs- day. His subject was “Teacher Training, Its Necessity and Method.” WILL ADDRESS BAPTISTS. Rev. Hinson V. Howlett. formerly pastor of the Second Baptist Church of this city and now pastor of the First Baptist Church of Atlantic City, N. J., will address the Baptist ministers conference Monday morn- ing, 11 o'clock, at the Calvary Bap- tist Church, 8th and H streets north- west. TO0 ADDRESS MEN’S CLUB. “Reflections Upon Race, a Bar to ject of an address by Ne % before the Men's Progressive Club of the 15th Street Presbyterian Church, 15th and R streets northwest, tomor- r8w at 6.16 p.m. B. H. Rooney will sing a solo. ———— CLUB TO HAVE OUTING. Organization Members to Inspect Its Home in Maryland. Members of the Congressional Coun- try Club and their friends will have an outing on the clud property in Maryland tomorrow, the affair having been planned by the house committee with a view familiarizing them with the development of the 408-acre tract. It has been arranged to have “open " from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. P sorge O, Walson. secretary and treasurer of the club, announces in the notices that “the gathering is in- tended to be more of a trip for inspec- tion than in the nature of a formal meeting, and it'is our hope that the members and their families will take advantage of the opportunity to make it_sort of & picnic occasion. Secretary of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover, president of the- club, or Congressman Oscar R. Luhring, chair- man of the board of governors, will ve an informal talk at 11:30 o'clock. O has Tat claphouse m ¢S BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON. HILKTAH'S GREAT DISCOVERY. | . II Chronicles 34.14-33. ' Golden text—“Thy word is a lamp unto,my feet, and light t unto my path.—Psalm 115.105. About fifteen years ago the at- tendants of a Washington mission were greatly moved by the experi- ence of an eloquent Italian, who told of his conversion as a result of his having found among rubbish a copy of God's word. He proved the genu- ineness of his faith by champloning among Itallan socialists in meetings held almost within sight of the na- tion's Capitol the teachings of Jesus as the solution of all economic prob- lems. " Living upon bread and water in the land which his countrymen helped to discover, and without friends or funds, he stood up alone for the power of the gospel of Christ to save men and society. He later studied for and entered upon the work of #he gospel ministry. When Italy entered the war he responded to the king’s call for him to return to his native land and help fight to save the world for democracy. He rose from the ranks by his ability and bravery to hold a_commission among the forces of the King of ltaly. When the war ended he returned and took up the pastoral work in a New Eng- land city, where today he is repeating the message of salvation and freedom as a result of his accidental discov- ery among rubbish of an old copy of tne sucrea Scriptures. Our lesson tells us of another and arlier discovery of a lost copy of God's word. it had been hidden among the accumulated rubbish of the temple, which had been neglected by the son of Hezekiah, Mannasseh (“Forgetting”), who undid during his reign of fifty-five years, by cultivating heathenism, all that his famous father had accomplished for religion. He was succeeded by his son, Amon (“Security”), who, during a short reign of two years, followed his father's sins until his own people murdered him and placed Josiah (“Jehovah healeth”), who was only a lad of eight, upon the throne of Judah. A century after Hezekiah's reformation Josiah faced a similar task. Two wdmen played an impor- tant part in his life. Probably Josiah would - never have undertaken his! {and religious liberty both came into work as reformer if it had not been for the influence of his godly mother. Jedidah (“the beloved of God™), and the encouragement of Huldah, wife of the high priest, whose divine gift of insight into the ways of God gave her a place of equality with the prophets of Josiah's time. When the king was twenty years of age he entered with the spirit of a Cromwell upon a reformation to de- stroy the Jdolatry and abominations o Talquiifihat had Tollowed sevents years of deepening darkness and spiritual ignorance. He was sup- ported by Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Na- hum, Baruch, Habakkuk and others in his endeavor to restore the faith of their fathers, which had been aimost lost. During the days of Hanasseh the old Scriptures had been set aside for heathen philosophy and foreign faiths. The word of God had not been completely lost, for many had handed it down from generation to genera- tion by mouth to ear. Corruptions in the statement of the law are apt to occur when this method is adopted. During the repairs to the temple, which was the first duty undertaken by Jostah in his efforts to restore the worship of Jehovah, Hilkiah made a great discovery of a copy of the law. Books were so few in number that this wonderful find made a great sen- sation in the nation. It may have been the copy of the law required 1o be placed in the ark of the covenant, which had been hidden during the persecution of Hannasseh to prevent its destruction. It may have been a cop:; misplaced in one of the numer- ous rooms of the temple, that had been lost for a long period. Its re- covery was accidental, and it con- firmed the word of the Lord, which had been hidden in the hearts of men Living up to the light which he pos- sessed, Hilkiah came Into possession of the light that God had given to Moses to guide His people. 3 The- story of how Tischendorf dis- covered in the waste basket of the convent of St. Catherine forty-three pages torn from an anclent copy of the Septuagint. and later in that same convent upon Mount Sinai discovered the Codex Sinatticus, reads like a romance. While this copy of the Greek version of the Old Testament is one of the last to have been foun it is one of the oldest coples of God's word in existence. Its antiquity and completencss make it one of the world's greatest, literary treasures. It is probably sesslon today of the soviet govern- ment of Russia. The only one that can rank with it is the copy of the New Testament that has been pre- served for centurles in the Vatican library at Rome. The great scholar gave the copy of the sacred Serip- tures, which had been placed in the waste basket to kindle fires in the old convent, to the late Russian czar. who_helped him to secure it from monks who had neglected their most valuable treasure. The copy of the law of Moses Kilkiah presented to Shaphan, the king's secretary. who reported to Josiah concerning the progress of the restoration of the temple and of the discovery of the roll of manuscript, which he read to the King. The Bible possesses the unique power to find men. All who Hsten %o it hear a personal message that touches their souls. Patton tells how a native chief of one of the islands of the Pacific came to the missionary aiter he had completed a translation of the Scriptures and printed the read to him the Scriptures the chief with the demand that he make the book talk to him. When Dr. Patton read to_him the scriptures the chief wept. When Josiah heard the words of the law read he rent his clothes. He was filled_with distress, dismay and despair. He felt the rebuke that rested upon the people and himself for the nation's neglect of God's word. We boast of the tremendous sale of the Scriotures as the best seller, but we will be filled with the Tealization of the nation's sinful neg- lect of the sacred Scriptures when we dwell upon the importance of the message that it contains for our day, which the world has failed to receive through its neglect to search the word of God for guidance and direction. In all probability It was the clabo- —e FREE INSTRUOCTION IN THE CHRISTIAN doctrines and methods of tresting all kinds and descriptions of sickness snd disease— ental moral or physical (5. & H. 112). Wm. M. Goodwin. L. B.. C. 8. Dist. Nat. Bank bldg., 1408 G st. n.w. By appointment. FREE LECTURE —ON— Christian Science ¥ BY Prof. Hermann S. Hering, CSB. OF. CONCORD, N. H. Member of The Board of Lec- tureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scien- tist, in Boston, Massachusetts. At Large Arcade Hall 14th and Park Road N.W. Sunday, May 21, 1922 330 P the most valued pos-! rate and dreadful cures that were pre-~ dicted in Deuteronomy, 28, to fall upon the disobedient that filled the king with consternation. In his de sire to understand ‘he message of the word of God, Joriah sent for Huldah. the prophetess, o interpret the burn. ing words that appalled him. Her message did not supercede the book. Her Interpretation confirmed those of royal penitent, whose heart had touched by the warnings of the nation's imminent danger. Huldah predicted disaster to Judah for her idolatry. She affirmed that Jerusalem and its inkabitants were doomed, ac- { | cording to the words of Mose: be- * cause of their incorrigible and great . | wickedness, but Joslah was assured of a peaceful end before the fin judgment came upon the land. be ghuse of his penitence. humility ana 88 of heart. H ctio were fulfilled. S LY | | tion. Spurred on by the threatened | danger, the king summoned the peo- | ple to Jerusalem. When the recently discovered book was read to them | they united with the prophets, priests nd political leaders to meet the re- uirements of the law. The worship of Jehovah was re-established in the destruction of all forms of idolatry and illegitimate Jehovah worship was {followed by their offering sacrifices for their sin. They then observed the greatest passover ev d er 158 araal km: er held under lish People,” traces the results that followed the reading of the Bible by the people of Great Britain after the translation of the King James ver- sion. The marvelous influence of this transiation for the last 300 ycars bas made its production one of the greatest events in modern times. It has molded the speech, inspired the literature, fashioned the theologs shaped the social, political and re- ligious life of the English-speaking world. It is the most catholic work of our literature. Friend and foe of every type of religious conviction have directly or indirectly influenced its translation. “Reformer and hu- manist, Roman Catholic and Protesi- ant, Prelatist and Puritan, Calvinist and Armenian, Trinitarians and Un tarian, Orthodox and Liberal—all met here, if nowhere else, and lost their mutual discords in a higher, sym- phony. We owe, directly or indirectly, every reform and advancement that is th cherished possession of our civiliza- tion to the reading of the Bible. Civil being as the result of the study.of the sacred Scriptures. Devotion io the teachings of the Bible brought our fathers to Plymouth. Their ex- pectation that new light would break forth from God's word has been real ized. Our revolution against Grea Britain can be traced to the reading of the Bible. The sermon preached in 1687 by a humble pastor upon the theme " “Democracy Is Christ's Gov ernment,” was republished as a po- litical tract on the eve of the revo lu _Rev. James Mayhew found in his study of the Scriptures and opre- sented to James Otis the germ from which eprang the union of the states. Thomas Jefferson found in the polity he attended with his sister near his Virginia home his conception for our form of government. Three thousand years previous to the landing of the first settler at Jamestown our system was foreshadowed in the government of the Jewish people. Our domestic, the result of our Bible reading. that “if we abide by the principles taught in the Bible our country will if we neglect its instructions and au- thority no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwheim us and. bury all our giory in profound ob- scurit We are called upon todas as was Judah when they discovered the lost copy of the law, to be doers of the word and not hearers only. —_—————— DR. BRIGGS TO PREACH. Baptists’ Place in World Will Be Morning Theme. Rev. Dr. John E. Briggs has re- turned from Jacksonville, Fla., where he has been attending the southern Baptist convention, and will preach at Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow in the World. “Last year was one of prosperous in the history in all parts of the world,” Dr. Briggs said. “In the bounds of the conven- tion 260,000 were received by baptism during the past vear. Though there was some decrease in the contribu- tions. owing to financial depression, vet the spiritual results are greater than in any previous year. There are more missionaries in home and foreign fields and more con- verts to Christianity than ever be- fore. The theological and training schools, colleges and universities are overflowing. Some are being en- larged and others must be in the near future in order to accommodate the ver-increasing army of students.” ———— {RALPH NORTON TO SPEAK. Belgian Evangelist to Address Fourth Presbyterian Church. Ralph Norton of the Belgian Gospel Mission will speak at the Fourth | Presbyterian Church tomorrow morn- ing and relate the work of his mis- sion. A nursery has been establi {the church in charge of & corpe of YOng women who will amuse and en- tertain the children while the parents are attending the services. e special campaign for one hun- dred men in the Bible class is draw- ing to its termination. evening a social and entertainment will'be given for the men of the class and refreshments will be served. An entestainment will be given Monda nighl under the auspices of the West- minster circle and Philathea clas and others in the parior of the church —_— SPIRITUALIST. " Rev. G. Lyal Arthan lleeflns Sund: i‘e’:{fflg&l' ¥ the most of Baptists Lecture and spirit messa, n v Cresiag st Soclock. pecial memage seares nd_questions answered: in_his studio in the hall. O s e MRS, HENKLE HOLDE MEETINGS SONDAY. Wednesday and Friday evenings at lcfl 3:«{ 11 4th st. s.e. E - g versbody gets a reading. Sunday at 1} a.m. TheFirst Spiritualist Church LECTURE BY THE PASTOR— ALFRED H, TERRY Subject—*BELIEF AND o FOLLOWED BY SPIRIT “‘Aud be did not m because of their unbelfef.” GES. 17, JorKa,there. at., 1858 9th st nw. Second floor. Al welcome. MESSAGE SERVICE Bev. E. E. Kane and others every So: and Wednesday. Demonstration ing, 7:30 p.m. 471 B st nw. SPIRITUAL SCIENCE. THE SPIRITUAL SCIENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1508 4TH N.W. Divine services every Sunday—8 p.m. Lecture by Pastor, Mrs. Jane B. Coates y day heal! The reading of the word of the law resulted in a great national reformu- - temple at Jerusalem. The complete . Green. in his “History of the Ene-- of the obscure Baptist Church that, civil and educational institutions are _ Webster has well said of ‘America £0 on prospering and to prosper. but . morning on “Baptists and Their Place , Wednesday Readings From Etheric Writers Sunday, 8 p.m. at Pythian Temple, 1012