The evening world. Newspaper, October 28, 1922, Page 14

Fourth Ward Boy .WhoBecame Governor. ‘ThePicturesquelife Story of “A'Smith. by Martin Green. ' T the time Al Smith assumed the office of Chairman of the : Board of the United States Trucking Corporation it was a con- bet is Solidation of twenty-eight trucking companies, had employed a capital as high as a half million dollars. It employed 2,000 trucks and 500 motor trucks and did] A few months ago the United Stat 2,500 men, 2,500 horses, some of which about 80 per cent. of the heavy trucking of the city. Under Al Smith's citection the business has grown. From another scource than the United States Trucking Corpora- tion | get the story He was taken to one of the big stations and a long line of trucks rolled past him in review, He said nothing until the parade had gone by. Then he gave an order. “Get ‘em painted,” he snapped. “They look as though they had tome ot the aspects of the matter im. been through the war.” ‘The rapidity with which Al Smith ploked up tho dotails of the business was & continual surprise to his as- sociated. It wasn't long before the ipsth 455" ‘Will Rogers, the cow- of the Ziegfeld “fol- . “we've bad a ght u * of notables out in I's hichever it is, and 1 night we had Dong 1 dropped my hauled him to hen tripped him for a ‘6 had a Jot of tough luck o ploture dependent truckmen when the United States Trucking Corporation took in Al. Smith. They felt that his prestige a8 an ox-Governor gave the big con- corn an unfair advantage, That feel- ing has been almost entirely disal- pated ty tho last year, 18 THE FRIEND OF OTHER TRUCKMEN, Al Smith joined the Truckmen’s Bureau of New York and gave the organisation the benefit of his experi- enee and his constructive ability. He) brought the conviction to most of his business rivals that he was working for the interests of the entire truck- ing business of New York City, Som of the things for which he was re- sponsible that have been of benefit to the trucking industry are: Help in bringing about co-operation with the Dock Bepartment ny plan- ning for the improvement of munict- pally owned plers and obtaining reliet from congestion. Helpo! tn showing Commissioner of and increased Operating schedules were necessary on three of the municipally owned ferry lines. Brought abdut greater co-opera- tion the Truckmer's Bureau and thei Police Department. Gov, Miller to veto the Steinberg Horsesboeing Bill which re- quired 4 ceftain kind of horseshoes certain seasons of the year. Influenced the defeat or modifica~ bills In the Legislature of Aldermen which increased ex- Tho designed to in- “to be expended by ways Department. Al Smith hat the High- jowed a considerable nur~ z : i BL 8% i ie ; ACQUAINTANCE WITH MEN OF AFFAIRS. In his business career Al Smith bas met the leading railroad and ex- press executives of the country, the leading exporters and {mporters, leading capitalists and all the big ex- ecutives in the shipping industry, American and foreign. These men had known bim to be a great legisla- tor and @ wonderful administrator, They havo now found him to be a great business man and a great lawyer. “He can get to the meat of a ques- tlon quicker than any I ever of recent date they started warmin’ me up.’ “{ sang, an’ Jolin bad to admit le never could sing lke me, “Tom Lipton did us ihe honor of lookin’ in, too, J told him he was the world’s best loscr an’ he liked that. 1 got him het up with praise an‘ then says: ‘Sir Tom, you see what wo think of you in this country, but as much as we like you, your tea—well, that's another thing.’ { had to jolt him good-natured be, He was gettin’ too happy. “Mary Fairbanks, the time she was there with Doug, stood up too un’ took a bow. You know, I'm the Fair- banks's official pointer-out away vut yonder in California, 1 live at the bottom of the bill an’ they live at the top, All the tourists come to my place an’ ask where Doug an’ Mary hang out. Then's when I do my point- in" out. “Al Smith single-footed in, too, cue night, When | see him | dropped the lariat over him and stood him up. Rudolfo Valentino, lookin’ right Pretty, be was there likewise, [ got him up on the stage. You know, he acted the bull wrastier in that film, ood au’ Sand,’ Ip it he does some heroic work with the front end of an rybody who needs a put West, that steer well an’ } love the gentle old thing Ike a brother. “Well, Ru Laays to him, ‘wh, did you tie that old steer’s hind ae to when you attacked him? over big with most of the but some of the Indies was wantin’ to believe Rudy 4, herolsh as the films show parla a, they met” is @ sentiment that has been uttered so often by mem leaving the headquarters of the United States| tion for Trucking Corporation that it has ceased to attract the attention of the outside office force. ‘Trucking Corporation was on the of closing a big contract. Ie the final consultation the other contracting party brought to the offices United States Trucking of one of the details of Al’s first day on the job, | {ts counsel—a man legal profession. The la a ing to Prosident ‘Riordon, call ex-Gov, Smith Al studied the contract a utes, pointed to a clause “That's wrong.” It was a had been written in by the and dealt with a matter of lnwyer pointed to a recent decision of the Supreme Court. “I koow about that Al Smith, “It is the Judge. When they Court of Appeals it and I'll tell you the reasona why.’ Whereupon he proceoded the case in‘ question, new and the contract pending the decision of the Co That tribunel unanimously reversed the Judge's decision that Al Smt jueationed, “I ought to know something about the laws,'’ said Al Smith in com- menting on the action of the Court of Appeals, “I spent twelve years in helping make them. And I think it And would be a good thing for the people of the State if the Legislature would devote a lot of its time to unmaking a lot of them." It was with deep regret that Al Smith's business associates heard his decit on to re-enter politics, But none of them ati to dissuade or ad- vive him, although he asked the ad- vice of several. “We felt this way about it," said Mr. Riordan, “While the loss of hin services’ will be a blow. to the com~- pany, he has instituted many im- tor locas Te! His services have been invaluable. “But we think, also, that Al is a man of the peoplo—that he belongs to the people, If they went him in Albany, his piace is in Albany, they want him elsewhere, their de- aires must be obeyed. I know he went back into politics at the dictation of a sense of duty, With all his gifts, he Is modest paigning up-Btate Al Smith keeps In touch with the trucking business by telephone, tele- There are many tention that cannot be disposed of be- fore election. Mr, Riordan spent all of last Bunday and part of last Mon- day with him in Albany going over business matters, HEARST BROUGHT HIM INTO THE CAMPAIGN, But for William Randolph Hearst Al Smith would not have figured in Politics this year save as a speaker at meetings in the interest of the ticket, He had determined to stick business and accumulate a bank- roll thut would allow him to re-enter the political field at a later date should the urge become too strong to resist. For the second time William Ran- night, along with Mr. A. Zukor, her manager, All I done was praise her & heap, but she’s not convivial with English an’ never got a word I said. Neither did Mr. Zukor, “You know t made a ipeech for Ogden Milis, don’t you? Well, it was in the papers, but they missed one I told the crowd about Mr. Mills maintainin’ apartments at ihe hotel that bears his mame down on ting himself. From Bt en mands that he enter convention and fight against the nomination of Hearst. He caused a survey of the Btate to be made—the city being in- ind came to the conclusion that ff he out of the fight Hearst would in all likelihood be the Democratic candidate against Gov. Miller, ‘His position was embarrassing. His business were dismayed at the possibility of his deserting them for Albany. His personal desire was to remain in New York with his family. From the political side came the de- mands and pleadings of friends of many years’ standing who felt that to allow the nomination of Mr. Hearst would @plit the Democratic Party of this State wide open and set it back for many years. Aside from his personal feeling against Hearst, made irrevocably bit- ter by the charges of tho Hearst papers that be, by Inaction as Gov- ination of the editor would be equiva- lent to tneuring the re-clection of Gov. Miller. Confidential Lt ni from up-State showed that the claims of Willlam J, Conners and Edwin §. Harris of nearly 209 delegates for Hearst were unfounded. In the absence of that up-State sup- port the only chance for Hearst lay in the support of Tammany Hall. confidential reports established that unless some force of prominence with a wide party following tnter- vened Mr, Hearst would receive tho support of Tammany under Pressure of threats to remove all the ‘Tammany leaders all over the city and all the Tammany camp follow- ers who are on the city payroll by uation called for a fight and i JURE TO RU ON HEARST $28 2 it Is no secret that the Republican ders of this State will have to get =e Fy Nobody will ever know the extent of the pressure that was brought upon Al Smith im Syracuse to run oo the ticket ‘with William Randolph Hearst, It came from the most un- was often shocked and pained by the revelation that men whom he had considered ir- reproachable in their ideals had suc- cumbed to the lure of the Hearst bankroll. (Continued Monday. Seventh Avenue. [reckon Ogden wil) he elected to whatever he’s runnin’ for. If he ain't, he don’t need to blame me, for I certainly shot his op- ponent full of holes, tf he's got ono. “Well,"" concluded Will, ‘now I sot to go over to the New Amsterdam Theatre and help keep Ziggy (rom starvation, The old boy an’ me ore good friends, the only difference oeln’ he's got a lot of money an’ I: ain't. So long!”’ New Notes in the Music Scale BY FRANK H. WARREN, If you are a seasoned opera standee with a dash of sentiment and have tears, prepare to shed them now, [f, {n your desire to hear your favorite tenor or spprano, you have stood for hours in Mne, hopeful of obtaining a mere “admiesion’’ and have whiled| the time by drinking in what diver- sions Broadway offered, know that this external attraction is no more, For the Metropolitan Opera officials have thrown into the changing dis- cara the Broadway “general admis- sion" box office, and, beginning Nov. 14, the standee enthusiasts will have to shift stamping ground to humbler h Street, for a new box office been constructed in the 89th Jetreet entrance, half way down the Block, and here the line will form. lights on this side street are few, Pavement hard, the diversions nil and waiting will be a weary job. The management was forced into this change by the increasing crowd- few seasons regular subscribers and beat holders have fairly had to jimmy -Jand the officers have with difficulty handled the situation, Under the new. arrangement it es expected that the! lobby will have plenty of breathing spac Another Metropolitan building change and most weloome to a select fow, 1g the moving of the. Broadway box office partition three feet out into the lobby. ‘This rea ment puts the telephones still furtfitr away from tho ticket operators and, it is claimed, affords Treasurer Earl Lewis ample space for caring for his multitudinous wardrobe, William Guard, publicity director of the Metropolitan, did considerable opera going i Europe last summer and was struck particularly with prices he had to pay to hear an opera and with the wages and salaries tho foreign artists receive. Mr. Guard says that, strange as it may seem to those who hear constantly about "the economic collapse: of Austria,” the in that country's lending provineial cities, Even toward midsummer the theatres in the capi- tal were crovded. By whom? Strang- ers were numerous, but a large pro- portion of the @udiences must have been Viennese, the cheaper seats be- ing taken by the w ing people. The opera in Vienna still receives _ub- weription from the state but the > Ar ¥ Secret Toll Nlustrated READ THIS, THEN BEGIN THE STORY, LS gos FORRESTER, a young Chicago engineer, receives a note demanding that he place $10,000 in a hollow tree in Jasper Lane, an unfrequented suburban road, mines not to be blackmailed. He deter- He has a talk with Frederick Prentice, a fell lub; from him learns that Prentice has been one ideanh Ledge ot tose inent men who have responded to similar notes by paying the sums demanded. Others who have refused have met mysterious deaths, the latest Being George Nevins, a leading capitalist, to whose son Forrester’s sister is engaged. Prentice strongly advises that Forrester young man declares his intention the Poor.” Forrester engages Benjamin F. the money, but th of hindi Gown the “Friends en Green, a private detective, to assist in running down the criminals and promises him a fee of $10,000 if he is successful. CHAPTER Ii. Engineering-Criminology. LTHOUGH the yearly hegira from town to suburb was well on, the Porresters had delayed their departure and were still residing in the town house on Bellevue Place, To a man of For- rester’s active disposition Bellevue Place meant a comparatively easy walk from the downtown section. Moreover, in the present troubled oon- dition of his mind, the exercise would be conducive to clearer thinking, 80 he started out with the intention of walking home, As he was crossing the Michigan Avenue bridge over the Chicago River, a motor car slowed up by the curb and Forrester heard some one call to him. Glancing around, he saw that it was Prentice. “On your way home?” Prentice, Forrester answered in the affirma- tive. “Then jump in with me,’ Prentice. “Thanks,” returned Forrester, “but T had decided to walk hom: “Better change your min Prentice. ‘‘It's a fairly long walk, and I should like your company, Re- member that after you leave me I have a long and lonesome drive.” “You are out on the North Shore now, are you?’ queried Forrester, as he climbed Into the car. “Yeo,"’ answered Prentice, ‘We closed the town house on the first. I'm surprised that your folks are still in the city.”’ “We hope to leave soon. The dec- orators are still busy at our place, We gave ‘Woodmere’ a good over. hauling this spring. I should think you would rather take the train than have such @ long drive when you are lon inquired wald urged ry seldom use the train," ex- plained Prentice. ‘‘You know that time is of no great value to me, and L enjoy the motor ride."* “By the way,’’ continued Prentice, after a pause, “have you done any- thing further about that message we were discussing to-day?" “Yes,” replied Forrester. “I have taken very definite action since I left “Drawn the money from the bank, T suppose.” “I certainly did not!" declared For- rester. “I went first to the police, and then engaged a private detective agency to look into the matter.” “What did the police say?” inquired Prentice, - “Oh, I guess it was the same old stuff,"’ admitted Forrester. “Although they did say that they believed they had a clue at ast.” “Well, I hope it is a better olue than some of the others they have pretended to discover. It is certainy time they did something. And what is your private detective going to gor” “Not very much, I'm afrald,” said Forrester. “He proposes te keep his eye on this mysterious oak, which I believe is just what all the detectives have done so far without results.” “Exactly,” agreed Prentice. “But {t ig the first time, I think, that any one has employed a private detective. Perhaps he will be more successful than the poll Well, here you are," he added, as swung the car to the deficit runs up to tens of millions of crowns. While in Innsbruck, a city of about 50,000 inhabitants, Mr, Guard at- tended a performance of “Der File- gende Holjander.”” The performance, he said, compared favorably with such as are given in this country by popular priced touring companies. The orchestra was @ bit shy on strings but had a full force of wood wind, brasses and percussion Instruments, A chorus of sixteen sang lustily. The stage management was creditable Between the acts Mr. Guard dis- covered that the conductor, Max Kohler, was also the impresario. He had just finished ‘‘counting up” in the box office when Mr. Guard met him. “Good business he inquired. ‘Not so. bad,” replied Mr, Kohler, ‘we are almost sold out, 2,000,000 crowns in the heuse."" As a dollar at that time brought about 70,000 crowns Herr Kobler's full house meant not quite $30. The star singer of the evening, Mr. Guard tearned, was paid 800,000 crowns and for "The Marriage of Figaro,” which was to be sung three days later, the three guest singers were to cost Herr Kohler 800,000 crowns, The men of the orchestra worked thirty nights month for $00,000 crowns and the chorus was paid 250,000 crowns, ‘‘It is about all we can pay and keep things going with a little margin of profit,” said Herr Kohler. To filustrate the value of wag: Mr, Guard said that a loaf of bread cost 4,000 crowns and a pound of ine cheapest meat 15,000 crowns. Mr. Guard paid 10,000 crowns for a seat “If I can be of any'help, don’t fall to call upon me," offered Prentice, "Goodby.”* ‘Goodby !"* called Forrester, as the ear shot off up the drive. Forrester was glad that his mother and sister were not at honic, His mind was concentrated on the peculiar situation in whieh hé now found him. heed and he felt lttle inclination to Ke, After dinner Forrester went to the library, hunted up his pipe and sat down to think, He had just settled buck in the chair when, ho heard the} doorbell, and a minute later a maid announced that a reporter from the Times wished to see him, Forrester hesitated as he ran the matter over in hig mind. He disliked publicity and th{s call certainly meant publicity. On the othee fund, he was seekin; all the {information and help whioh could get, and it was a well-known fact that newspaper reporters fre. quently solved mysteries which bat- fled the police. The young man entered the library briskly, giving @ quick and compre- hensive glance around the room be- fore addressing Forrester. r. Forrester?” he inquired. es,” replied Forrester, affably, “Take this chair and make yourself at home.” As the young man sat down, For- rester turned back the lid of a humi- dor and pushed it along tho Itbrary table. M 1 said the young man, se- lecting @ cigat. ‘‘You seem glad to ‘t always get a greet~ ing like this. “We ‘e) explained Forrester, emil+ ing, ‘I'm tn deep trouble and you, a & newspaper man, may prave to be @ friend in need.” The young man visibly expanded as he remarked, ‘'That’s right! We newspaper men can be a lot of help ‘th is anything £ the word. My name's “I'm very glad to know you," sald Forrester. ‘Now, may I inquire how you happened to call on me jure thing,’’ returned Humphrey. ‘ou gee, our police reporter in- formed us that you had been to the detective bureau to-day—that you had received one of those notices from the ‘Friends of the Poor.’ Owing to the death of a prominent man like Mr. Nevins, which is attributed to these people, our paper is going to run a special feature article to-mor- row morning, reviewing the whole history of this affair. Naturally, we want to know all the details of each case, and what every one connected with it has to say, As you seem to be the latest victim, we are intérested in the particulars of your case and your personal views regarding 1t."* “I am afraid," declared Fo:rester, “that the details of one case corre~ spond very closely to those of uny other case, I have merely recetved o warning to put $10,000 in a certain tree by midnight Saturday or take the consequences."’ “You're quite right," agreed Humphrey. ‘'The method in cach case is the same, But the outcome is not alwaya the same, What do you propose doing in the matter?” “Well, for one thing,’’ assertod Forrester, “I do not intend to pay!" “That's the stuff!" approved in @ second tier box—16 cents, for 3,000 crowns, about 5 cent stood through an act of “Figa All this, maintains Mr. Guard, should be interesting to young Amer- ican artists who aspire to fame 1.. European opera houses. The only role in which they are welcome over there Is the role of “angel.” and be Mr. Gatti-Casazza, genial director of the Metropolitan, is quite puffed up at the prospect of the “hit” his famous quartet of female song birds is to make this season, Mm Jeritza, Reinhard, Onegin and Ke all have fine vocal reputations and all would stand high in a beauty con- test. These four will divide the sea- gon among themselves and opera- goers are guaranteed variety. Mme. Reinhard sings Wagnerian soprano i will appear in “Coal fan Mme, Onegin, contralto, will “do” Amneris in ‘‘Aida,” the gypsy in ‘“Trovatore’' and Wagnerian parts; Mme, Kemp, dramatic soprano, booked for Alda Isolde, Brunnhilde, Kundry, Mona Lisa and the March- joness in ‘Rosenkavalier;"' Mme, Jeritza’s undertakings are familiar, Another newcomer of whom much is expected tn Mme, Rethber repertoire includes “Aida,” liacel,” “Tosca,” ‘Lohengrin’ Sophia in “Rosenkavaller.” There 1s no chance of Miss Bort's adherents hearing the soprano in “Butterfly. The role ls too heavy by Will Humphrey, “If every ono would fight, we'd soon put those fellows out of business. But,’ he added lean- ing confidentially toward forrester “how do you propose to fight them?’ “That,” said Forrester, “is 0 ques on have not entirely otced yet. As you know, I went to the detective bureau this afternoon.” “Poot!” grunted Humphrey. lean- ing back and flicking the ashes {”gm his cigar. ‘And I have also engaged a private ective,"" added Forrester. ‘Who?" queried Humphrey. ‘A man named Green—Benjamin F, Green, “There are detectives—and there are detectives,” commented Humphrey. “Green falls in the first class,’’ tive In this matter myself. The ques- tion is, can I do !t—have I the ability to be a detective?’ ‘Why not?" queried Humphrey. “Well, what, in your opinion, makes & good detective?’ “Brains! shot. back Humphrey. “Look here, Mr. Forrester. As a re- porter I can scent the biggest story ‘ever scooped up by a Chicago news- paper. A rich man, in the of dan- serous threats, turning detective and running down a oriminal band which defied the best efforts of the Po- lice Department. All I ig that you give me the dope first!” “Then I may count on you to keep ‘my plans quiet and give me a certain amount of assistance?’ questioned Forrester. “You bet!" exclaimed Humphrey. 'To tell the truth, you've actually got me going. I can see real possibilities look here, Mi my paper assigned the of the Poor’ story to me the first time the matter came up. They have kept me at it since because I was familiar with the detalis."” urged Forrester. Humphrey ex- plained, ‘‘the police have fallen down so far on this caso because they ate sticking too close to the rules. The average city detective becomes familiar with the ways of the average thug- type of criminal, Give hii ordinary murder, burglary or blackmatling case and*he knows just about where to go to get his hands on the people he wants. But when a different class of criminal begins to operate, the aver- age detective cannot see the new con- ditions. He goes floundering along the game old lines and lets real clues slip through his fingers.” Humphrey paused to relight his “Go on,'’ again urged Forrester, ‘1 am learning something.” “Now,” continu Humphrey, he Crooks that compose the ‘Friends of the Poor’ have been operating for about one year. In that time they have recelved various sums running from ten thousand to twenty-five thousand dollars, I venture to say im one year’s time they have taken tn pretty close to two hundred thousand doll Now, I ask you. Mr. For- rester, if you were taking in that amount of money, where would you have your hangout? In some west side saloon or tenement, or In a high class neighborhood—perhaps even in some fine hotel? Do you get my thought, Mr. Forrester?” “1 think I do,’’ said Forrester. “All right, then,” went on Hum- phrey. “I happen to know what the police are doing in this matter. They are dividing their time between watching an old oak up on the North Shore, and rummaging around west side dives. Somewhere, in between, our men sit laughing at them!” “I am strongly inclined to believe you are right, Mr. Humphrey, sented Forrester. ‘But the important question is: How are we guing to locate that place which jies in between?" “That's where you come tained Humphrey. '‘That's where your money, social position, training and brains are going to enable you to give the ordinary detectives the go-by. When you mentioned becoming a de- in,"’ main- prove charming. Mme. Alda will ha Claudio Muzio's part in “Lorelei” and Miss Ponselle will take Miss Muzio's old role in “Andrea Chenier.” Bmil Katz, who dispenses comes and condiments between opera acts in the big room at the Metropolitan, ts strong for auctions that involve be- longings of prima donnas, Mr. Katz, for sentiment’s sake, dropped into the sale of Miss Farrar’s things last week and, in a rash moment, bid $3.50 on a gown he thought looked familiu., “Bold,” cried the auctioneer. As Mr. Katz was wondering what he was going to do with it a young lady ad- Gressed him, “I arrived too late to bid on that very gown,” she said; “do you want to sell it?” ‘ou may " replied the generous Katz. “Thank you,” answered the Farrar follower, slipping a five-spot Into Mr. Katz's unwilling hand, “and neve: mind the change.” Mr. Katz is scanning the announce. ments of coming sales. Posse Porc FOOTBALL PLAYER DIES Hert tn Game ate, Oct, 28.—Carl Ja~ cobs, a member of the Martinsville Community football team, died at a hospital here yesterday from injuries received in a ganw last Saturda; for her, Miss Farrar used to say she] © would rather sing two other operas. in one evening than “Butterfly.” Miss Bori’s “Manon” (Massen!) should fon of the Rey, Henry Jaeobs, Field Secretary of the Lutheran Sanitarium at Denver, By,Paul and Mabel Thorne. B, Johnstone. tective, an idea hit me with an awful wallop, Now, Mr, Forrester, you're an engineer,” “How did you know that?” queried Forrester, . “We usually look up a man before we interview hin, We know all about you," . s¢0,"" smiled Forrester. then, in engineer how am I going to solve this problem in crime?’ “By tilanguiation!'s exclaimed Humphrey, ‘ Forrester laughed. “Well,” explained Humphrey, the first thing to do in a criminal! case is to take a good survey of the problem and the ground It covers—just as you 40 when you build a bridge, a dam, or open up a mine, The higher type of criminal investigator usually falla back upon his study and knowledge of en ology, which is @ broader and more scientific development of the or dinary facts with which the city de- tective start to work. What I am going to suggest to you is a new branch of criminology. For want of a better name at this time we'll call tt Engineering-Criminology. ‘As I sald before, the detectives are wallowing around in the mire of the lower west side—they are in the val- ley, so to speak, Now, if you, as an engineer, were about to survey a cer- tain unknown and inaccessible terri- tory, you'd go up on the nearest high hill and pick out two other prominen’ points In the landscape, go as to form a triangle. Then you'd take sights, of whateveF you would call it, from one point to another, A little figuring would give you the exact distance from one point to anot! and a let of information about lay of the “You've put it very roughly, but I think I can see What you are driving at,"' returned Forrester. “Continue the idea a little further, Mr. Forrester, ven® on Humphrey. “If you were making a mine survey you would first lay out your boun- daries, tunnels and so on, on the eur- face, wouldn't you?” Forrester nodded. “Then you would carry those lines below the surface. In other words, the lines you had laid out on the sur- face would be a guide to you when you got below it.’ Aguin Forrester nodded. “All right,'’ said Humphrey. “I think you've got my idea about this case, and what I mean by solving tt Ww ‘Friends of the point of your triangle. Take his bank as the second and his home as the third point. Instead of measuring the distance between these points by feet or rods, measure it by people and events. Somewhero the lines will cross and at the point of intersection a clue may form." Humphrey,” laughed For- ‘you are giving me a man's- “I know it!"* admitted Humphrey. ‘But the man who solves this caso has got to put more than ordinary brains and ability into it. You have got to forget the old rules and theories and formulas. That is why the ex- perienced detectives are falling down, They can't forget the rules!"* “Now then,” exclaimed Humphrey, Jumping to his fect, “I have over~ stayed my welcome and I must get back to the office and write up my, story for to-morrow's paper. You can rest assured, however, that the important details of this conversa- tion will not get into print until you say the word. But remember, when the big scoop comes—it belongs to promise you that,’* Forrester, rising and hand. ‘We'll shake hands on it." “And yo". may count on me to help all I can in the meantime,” declared Humphrey, as he grasped Forrester’s hand. “Let me offer you a suggestion for that article which is to appear to- morrow,’ said Forrester. “Shoot!"* replied Humphrey. “Announce that I have given up all idea of fighting the ‘Friends of the Poor,’ and say that Saturday, be- fore midnight, I shall place a package containing the money In that tree.” “L go. you,” smiled Humphrey, “T'll be there! (Continued Monday.) WOMAN WAS “MOVING,” BUT TEN MILES TOO FAST So Cop Tells Noted Golfer, Halted for Speeding. CHICAGO, Oct. 28.—Mrs, F, C, Lotta, widely known golfer, was under aum- to-day to appear in court in Win- a suburb, Monday to answer a charge of speeding. Hurrying througa the village yesterday she was halted by & motorcycle policeman, “Why #0 fast?" he inquired, ‘Moving,” Mra. Letts told him, he said, “moving to town for the winter.’ ‘T'll say you were moving,’ sald the policeman, “moving about tun miles an hour too fast."" 2 ERE abe WE OVERWORK BATHTUB, SAYS COLLEGE PROFESSOR He Declares That Matter With Americ PHILADELPHIA, ¢ Oct. American people bathe entirely (oo much, European dermatologists have Pointed out persons should bathe only once a year, whether they need It or not.” So eald Dr, Rulph Bernstein, profes sor of skin diseases at Hahnemann Medical College here, in an address to employees of Bayuk Brothers Cigar Corporation on the care and hygiene of the skin. Dr. Bernstein also said the majority of people did not know how to bathe; hot baths were deleterious to health and cold baths bad the real lfe-prolongi: effect. “ ise! ms the