The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1924 Page: 2 of 18
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LAO FROM FATE:
Manhattan Days and Nights
By HERBERT COREY
ilopyntkl 1014 by Htrbtrl Coriy)
(Cont'd from Yf. 11
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Jh.n . f riml of II.. rrank.
informed tliem he dad overheard op-
erators' talking about the plans to
trace call" made to the Frank home.
The police tonkin es pressed the
opinion that thf kidnapers also hart
learned of the plan" to trace the
phone calls and hec.ming frightened
killed the boy and cuiicealed the
body.
At - o'clock this afternoon how-
ever. Johnson railed Mr. Franka and
told hiui that a laxicab would call for
him at liia home and that Hie driver
would know where to take hnn to de-
liver the mone. A few minutes
'later the laxi ilrew up but the driver
insisted he had no instructions ex
cept to cull for Mr. Franks I" the
excitement attendant to his iianina;.
he drove away and the police tonishi
are tryinir to find him through i racing
the niiinher of Ilia cab.
The bodj of the boy was found
houra before the final cull re
reived by Mr. Franks iri'lical inc. nc
oorditix to the police that the kid
naper intended to collect the money
even after murdering the nnlli A
workman on his way to work shortly
after 0 o'clock saw the feet of thy
hoy protruding from a culvert in a
km hid p near lL'lat atreet Keveral
miles from the boy's home.
The body had been shored into the
culvert head first. An eiaminatioti of
the nnd body disclosed that the
youth had been atruck over the head
twice possihly with a hatchet.
The only means of identification
wn a fay aork belonging to the hoy
which was found aeveral hundred feel
from where the body waa discovered
and the pair of horn rimmed spec-
tacle. The Franks family learned of the
finding of the body anil Mr Franka
waa shown the spectacles but aaid
that the body could not he that of hia
aon because the latter dirt not wear
spectacles. This fact led to delny of
aeveral hours in the identification.
"I waa prepared to pay over the
money for the return of mr aon
Mr. Franka aaid tonight. For that
reaaon I did not notify the police be
cauae I feared that aomething might
happen to him if the men who had
him learned the police were working
on the case.
"I believed that aa long aa I kept
faith with the kidnupera they would
. not harm my boy. Apparently they
Became alarmed early In the morning
ana killed him and even after th
tried to get the money."
At flret because of the water in
which the boy's body lay the police
believed he had been drowned. For
a time they alan believed that the
youth might be Phillip Denny a boy
prominent in the inveatigation of
parental sehool here aeveral montha
ago and who later disappeared.
Atide from the information that the
taxi driver who called at the Franka
Borne may give the police tonight
wera hopeful that they might find the
occupant a ol an automobile which
apent aeveral houra yesterday after
noon in the vicinity of the achool
wnere the boy waa a student. The
authoritiet alao had a theory that the
ooy may Beve been lured away by
peraona who knew him and believed
that the kidnapera if not actually
known to Mr. Franks were at leaat
in cloae touch with his personal af
fairs.
The father formerly waa connected
with tha Illinois Watch Case company
and toe Iloc-kford Watch company but
in recent years had been engaged in
tha real eatate business.
Me was generally reputed to he
worth more than $4.(MM).0OO. The
family lived in a palatial home in one
Of the most exclusive residential sec-
tiona of the city hut despite their
weaita had lived very quietly which
haa led the police to believe that the
kidnapers may be persona known to
them.
There are two ether children Jos-
ephine 17 years old. and John. 15
yea re old.
CHARTERED.
May 22. Char-
CORPORATIONS
At'STIN Teias.
tired:
Blumenthal Investment company.
El Paao; capital stock $100000. In-
corporator: B. Blumenthal A. Blu-
menthal K. W. Blumenthal.
. Southern Trust and Mortgage com-
pany Dallaa: capital stork. $100-
000. Incorporators: F. M Ire A
M. Coata. J. C. Read.
Hughea. Bell & Co. Pallas; capital
atock $50000. Incorporators: J H
Hughea. F. A. Bell T. Q. Feather-
axon rurpoae: .Merchandising
Wilson-I'ratt
Lumber
E. Pratt.
capital stofk liiO.OOn. Incorporators
j yf. n ii son i
aon. and others.
Paramount Petroleum company San
Antonio; capital atock $10000. In-
corporator: W. B Howard R. E.
Mejree. W. O. Mansfield.
t Farmers Gin company Columbus:
capital atock $10000. Incorporatora:
i H. Brune D. A. Hutta Frank Bra-
deb and others
Interstate Reproduction company
Fort Worth; capital atock $5000. In-
corporatora: X G. P. Evans E. C.
Lowden R. R. Lnwdon.
f The Economy Shoe Store company
I Cooper; capital atock $3500. Incor-
5 orators: J. T. Boyd Florence Boyd
. M. Boyd.
Amendments filed: J. I. Riddle t
.'Co. Inc. Mexia: Increasing capital
atock from $50000 to $80000.
ThavPnrity Candy company Beau-
mont. Increasing capital atock from
12000 to $10000.
. PejTnlt to do business in Tezaa
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Many aufferera from Pilea or Hem
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cause tbej hava been led to believe
that their case waa hopeless and that
there was nothing in the world to
belp them.
To these people we say. "Go to your
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It's simply wonderful how speedily
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MOA A SUPPOSITORIES in the
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NEW YORK May 2.1. There are two ihort paths to
riches in New York. Those who take either are never worried
by fears of consequences. They just put foot on the primrOve
path toddle down it for a time annex a thick bundle of money
and fade. The losers yowl of course but then losers are for-
ever yowling in New York. No one pays the least attention.
The official complaint windows were jarhmed with the pur-
pling faces of those who bought bucket stocks at Rabiner's
bucket shop.
"Come back next week" the officials said. "Or some
time next yean"
It was not that they shared Rabiner's swindle. They were
just callous. They had overworked themselves listening to the
plaints of suckers. When Rabiner who had robbed his
clients of $800000 was sentenced to three years and then re-
leased on parole after a doubtful service of a few weeks in
nnson. no one Dotnereo. n uy
had not been for a newspaper
Rabiner would be garnering
-asv money today.
oiie of the two easy waya Is to
heroine a iwsaengrr for a bond
hou-e. (hie would think that bond-
hunkers would pay some alight atten-
tion to the eharacter of the young
men they employ to tuts packages of
negotiable. They have the uume of
being almost unnaturally wiae. When-
ever anything happens or may happen
some reporter reviews s list of bond
men. They lesn over the edge of
Olympus ajid tell us down below Vat
it all means. The reporter refera to
"The internationally known bank-
ers "
The next day some white collsr
allu in from the atreet and aays that
he would like a Job as messenger. Tbe
international bankera hand him $111.-
lim to
(XK) worth of booda and tell hit
take 'em somewhere. And they never
see him sny more.
"We thought he waa all right" they
The chances sre that they did not
so much as call on hia references be-
fore banding hltu a bundle of money.
Or liia papers were forged. One
might think that after thia had hap-
pened a few times tbe international
bankers would wise up. They do not.
It has been a prosperous branch of
the thieving industry for years
f
The second way to get rich pain-
lessly is to be a count it eeems
safer to be a count than to tag any
of the other titles in the Almanerh de
(lotha. We'r so used to counts here
in New York that they can be cashed
over any counter. At that there is st
leaat one prince and a pair of dukea
and a whole deck of barons st large
in town each of whom has been
eopieiialr exposed and eck ef whom
eoausues verges toe ssoaej. mmmm-
"He's a aoMeBMar." w ear. -
la any other town which baa had
tha aad experience of New Tork wits
the nobility that would be tbe f(ial
for tbe 4og wagon. Here we con-
tinue t lots 'em money. After all.
New Tork reaeoBa sooner or later
one of then will prove to be reaL
Then we'll be ahead of tbe game.
Think ef tbe pleasure of asking eur
frienda to meet the count! One gen-
uine earmarked brand-registered
nobleman would aton for all tbe false
.Urn..
Not Irag ago a woman had a big
financial euccess in Manhattan. The
only reaaon why I'm sot ir'"I '
name ta that I'm sorry for ber. Hhe
had been girl ef no education wboj
came from small tows where tbey
eat with their knlvea. Father always
took off bis coat when he came to
the dinner table. But she had plenty
ef native shrewdness and wit and she
made a bundle of money.
"Hhe is tbe most wonderful woman
in tbe world" said ber husband.
Rvery one agrees thst be meant it.
He loved her.
About tbe same time the Count de
Floozy became a floor walker in one
of the establishments where $40
worth of silk is sold for $800 when
worn by a mannequin. De Kloosy'a
title is said to be fairly sound. At
least it is known that there are De
Klooxys In the European town from
which he aays he came. He is the
sweetest thing you ever saw.
The woman haa divorced her hue-
band and plans lo marry tbe count.
Meanwhile she bss made him tbe
manager of her business at a salary
that sounds to him like the repara-
tions total. When she made her suc-
cess she brought her little eister on
from the small town.
"Hhe ahall share my happiness"
aaid abe.
Generous and kindly as she can be.
you understand. But temperament-
ally unfit to be the guardian of a
young girl just transferred from the
dullness of a little town to tbe hys-
teric activities of Broadway by night
Hhe fell In love with the man who
was then the msnsger of her snceees-
ful aistef. Wbea tbe time waa rips
be stole $160000. . r
TU vrooeatte fan. aeid tbe suc-
cessful woman. .
"m mm't.n The mas leufbed ta
her face. "If you da IU tell about
your little sister. Then what wJJI tbe
Count de Floozy say?"
Re tbe little eiater has been sent
away. The thief enjoys tbe stolen
money. Tbe divorced husband is
heart-broken. The successful woman
(s trying to 'accustom herself to the
conversation which she understands
is current in tbe circle te which the
count mar call ber
Onlr the count wins. The counts
always win in New York. Tbey can't
lose. N
tbe bond
boaees.
KANSAS OFFICERS
SECRETE CAPTIVE
(Contin'd Fretn Page 1.)
make a case. of double murder against
Ktter ' w. h. urant. acting county at
torner. aaSI when be filed tbe cam
plaints. "Tbe crime is particularly
atrocious because tbe slayer attempted
to hide tbe evidence by burning the
bodies in tne say Darn.
Ktter. after being held outside tbe
city limits antil the funeral procession
bad almost reached Elk City was
Drougni inio inoepenaeaee inreugn
side streets aad than arraigned quietly
before tbe justice of the peace. None
of Etter'a relatives were present but
he was represented by two attorneys.
Thomas B Wagstaff and Jay W.
Heovel. The attorneys (waived plead
lag guilty or not guilty. '
SJa lnll.. KJ AM . u
wvwib wwnai rvuuius V"
limlnary bearing at 9 o'clock June 4
teen were rued. Ktter. unable to fur
niah bond was returned to a waiting
motor ear and carried outaide the city
limits. Tbe officer who had Etter
In charge returned anortly after dark
but refused to tell in what jail Etter
had Been locked saying toev wanted
to keep him safe from violence.
Dos Exhibited in Corirt
To Convince Judge
A small boy lugging hia smell deg
Into corporation court Thursday put
hint down before the beach and de-
clared ta Judge Jim Reeves that he
was neither ferocious quarrelsome
nor menace to his .neighborhood.
Judge Beeves looked at the- dog
agreed with bis maeter and thereupon
iwexi nis. avaie t erray maa. ens was
with throwing tryrittdae
fence where the dog could
charged
over a
get it. Tbe owner of tbe doc. Jer
raid Daniels 10 o 1016 Freeman
atreet told the. court that his pet did
get some of the poison and bad to be
treated by a veterinarian. Jerreld's
mother appeared in court with him.
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