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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-04-05, Page 2I!un^uA. ■f^A HMK A~A| 859 “Pekoe” comes from the Chinese word ^Pak-ho”, meaning silver hair, which was applied to the tip leaves on the Chinese tea bush.. Tip leaves are wiry in shape. In India they were more orange In colour, so were called ^Orange Pekoe” (Pak-ho). is lie 7 CLUB OF ONE-EYED MEN 1 I THE BEGIN jHERE TODAY. The war left John Ainsley, a man of education and breeding, unfit for work. Hungry, poverty-stricken, he decides to become a master crook, a super-criminal- “To prey upon thieves; that shall be my career,” he decides. “For if a thief is robbed, where may he look for redress?” His first venture into theft is at the expense of Dara- gon, a Fifth Avenue jeweler. ,installed in an apartment in Paris, the, at the pretense of difference between sight of all the dealth exhibited in the(the two. But I was no philosopher; Place de l’Opera one spring afternoon I was merely a bored jind tired gentle­ gives a fillip to his ambition. I man who wished that his friends NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY, i would permit him to retire to his bed. I One of my hosts ordered champagne. I couldn’t watch the papers, aseer-i A moment later a bold-eyed girl smil- tain when a crime had been commit- » .. . . - - - ted, and then rob tho perpetrators. No one but a detective genius could hope to find out who committed the crimes in the first place. And having decided that my only safety lay in working alone, I could hardly cultivate the acquaintance of criminals, and learn their plans in advance. What had seemed, fox- several weeks, a most excellent theory, became suddenly al­ most impossible of practice. And yet the theory was sound. I assured myself .of this. Because I did not see immediately how to put it into working practice proved nothing against the theory. Still, though I cheered myself with the l-eflection that Opportunity is never so disguised but that keen eyes may learn her identity, I was rather depressed as, dressed for dinner, I left my apartment in order- to keep an engagement with some casual Maxim's bar-♦ They were who were in who had, in courtesies that I had shown them, ex­ pressed a desire that I should be their guest on a tour of Montmartre. I met them at the appointed time. I had seen before, all that Montmartre offered, but these were pleasant chaps, gentlemen both, and it was a pleasure to associate, however casually, with one’s own kind. And they could get something of a thrill from visiting the tawdry dives with which Paris is in­ fested. We wound up late at night at the' Jardin des Nymphes. I would rather have said good night at the door of this place, but did not wish to seem ■unappreciative of my compatriots’ hospitality. Vowing that I could not hold another glass of wine, I yielded I to their importunities and entered the j notorious dance-hall. All Tenderloins are alike; the Jar-' din des Nymphes has its parallel in New York, in San Francisco; I pre­ sume that India and China could offer the vice-hungry visitor something similar. The underworld must make its contacts, somewhere, with the up­ per world on which it feeds. And nowadays these contacts are franker than they were a dozen years ago. The so-called upper world has been invaded and conquered by bar­ barians; these outlanders bring to the circle^ to which theii’ money has ad­ mitted them the crude tastes of the uncultured. So long as they are amused, they care not who furnishes their pleasure- Tonight I saw pillars of finance em­ bracing in the dance, women whose faces told their trade. I saw slant- browed youths, but yesterday from the . gutter, one-stepping with women of ! assured social position. A philosopher, J noting how assiduously the upper Now,i vv>rla courted the lower, might wonder ed from an adjoining table. My friends rose gallantly to the occasion; in a moment the smiling fair one had ac­ quired two other friendly maidens, and they had crowded about oui- table at the edge of the dancing space. More champagne was brought, and in an­ other few moments my two hosts were dancing with their newly acquired charmers.* * * * I pleaded fatigue. The lady who had selected me as her gallant sighed with relief. “Me, I ’ave dance’ my shoes almos’ off,” she said. “I am glad that Mon­ sieur feels not too gay-” I looked at her; I did not even wish to talk to her. But after all, my acquaintances met at * * * Americans, like myself, Paris on business, and return for some little I bade the driver follow the ahead. car —•■'z^rz^zT.:11. ^,"3 Justice for Jarvis A. Chamberlain gar-seeming, his ostentation of diessj and manner was only equalley by the painted, and bejeweled1 fat old woman who was his companion- I sat them; down immediately as persons of im-| mouse and recent wealth. I The White Eagle turned his head,, and ©ven at that distance I understood ' why he bore his picturesque appella-i tion. For his nose was a great curved j beak. In profile one could not avoid noticing it. That, with his white hair, sufficiently explained his nickname. “Who is he?” I asked of my com­ panion again. “Monsieur evidently does not read the Paris papers,” she commented, “With difficulty, mademoiselle,” I admitted, “And I have been in Paris only a few months.” “Ah, that explains.” She lowered her voice. “The White Eagle, mon­ sieur, was tried1 for the theft of the Lagan jewels- He was what you call acquit’, as he has always been acquit’, every time the police try to put him in prison.” “A criminal?” I said with interest. She shrugged again. “It has never been prove’,” she smiled. I nodded understandingly; I felt a thrill chase up and down my spinal column. Here, perhaps, was that op­ portunity which I needda. For the White Eagle was hovering around that vulgar couple in the box opposite for reasons, I shrewdly surmised, con­ nected with his profession. I was looking, then, at another of the so- called supercrooks, the class upon which I had deteraiined to prey. I turned to my companion. “Shall we dance?” I asked. She was tired, but could not afford to offend. We went together upon the oor, and it was not difficult so to manoeuvre that we remained for fully five minutes close to the box where sat the White Eagle and his prey- He seemed on familiar terms with his quarry. Indeed, it seemed that he and the other man were discussing some matter of business. I would have given a great deal to overhear their conversation. Some cunning swindle inure to my own profit if I could but learn its nature. But that was impossible. I return­ ed with my partner to our table. As I sat down, I saw the White Eagle rise, kiss with great manner the pudgy hand of the overfed woman op­ posite, shake hands with her gross husband—the other two must have been married; certainly nothing but that inexorable relation would make them endure each other’s company—•' and leave the box. A moment later the other two rose. The man draped about the fat and wrinkled shoulders of his companion a cape of ermine that must have cost two hundred thousand franks. He handed a bank-note to his waiter, and the servant’s forehead almost touched the floor in the excess of his grati­ tude. I too rose abruptly- I pleaded a sudden headache of a severity too! great to be endured. I refused, almost harshly, the offers of my two hosts to escort me home. I -would not dream, I told them, of cutting short their evening’s entertainment And so they let me go. I gained my hat and coat from the cloak-room, and raced out into the lobby of the d'ance-hall in time to see the couple whom I was following entei’ a limousine. I hailed a taxi and bade ‘ the driver follow the car ahead. I did not wish to do anything so crude as this, but I could not follow on foot, and I wished to know where the friends of the White Eagle were stop­ ping. I round1 out in a few minutes, when their car stopped before the Meurice. I dismissed my taxi and entered into conversation with the hotel porter. From him, without difficulty, and without arousing suspicion, I learned the name of the couple who had just entered the hotel. Then I turned and walked to my apartment in the Rue Daunou- (To be continued.) ! New Low Price On Rogers Radios SAVING 5@2® Rogers Batteryless Has Years of Proven Performance I’hisla the BlxLglo dial Bogers all Batterlesa Radios 3 by juclffed, Just reduced $50.00, and you by this aavlng- by buying* brOW. 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I I The Harpilton Herald Write Strong Editorial in Favor Re-opening a Case Which Surely Was Not British Justice — Everyone Must Concur FAIR PLAY WANTED A year or two ago many of the most prominent mon pi Canada — men known throughout the country 1 leaders in finance, the professions, Barnard! Attempts New Speed commerce and Industry-put ttalr r r , signatures to a memorandum declar-Record ling that Aemilius Jarvis, Toronto Venice—With the expiration of the! broker, who had been convicted of •three-day period of mourning foi* defrauding the public, imprisoned and Lieut. S. M. Kinkead, of England,: condemned to pay the heaviest fine Major Mario- de Barnardi, holder of ever imposed in Canada, was t‘h-e lnno- the world’s speed record, was readv to ceu'; victim of an act of injustice, attempt to create a new record. iwhich if not remedied would be a per- He had to postpone Ms attempt he- salient stain upon the administration cause of a strong wind and rough sea, jus^ce this province. They com- but will try to break his own mark of Pared his case with the Dreyfus case 298 miles an hour, Kinkead .was kiU-i^1 l'3’ancG- was hardly as bad us­ ed near Calshot, Eng., in an attempt: that’ Droyfus was tUa vlTctim, of a to beat de -Barnardi’s record. .malignant conspiracy; Mr. Jarvis was- the victim of a series of errors and un­ fortunate circumstances. But Drey­ fus was vindicated—publicly, official­ ly anil honorably, and such restitution and compensation as the government could make was made. Years have passed since Mr. Jarvis was disgraced Imprisoned, fined $200,000, and his large business ruined; yet no official cognizance has been taken of the ef­ forts of his friends to obtain redress for him, although the fact of his inno­ cence was made clear a year after his- conviction by the evidence brought out In the trial of his alleged fellow­ conspirator, Andrew Pepall, who waSj- honorably acquitted. Not only wa^L. Mr. Jarvis innocent of the offence of which he was convicted: there is con­ vincing evidence that he was punish­ ed for doing a valuable service for this province; for Hon. W, E. Raney, now Mr. Justice Raney, who was ai>—». torney-general in the government which made the bargin with Mr. Jar­ vis to purchase duty-free government bonds in England and deliver them to government, testified in the sec­ trial that Mr. Jarvis' purchase delivery of the bonds had saved province more than four million dollars. The transaction was a per­ fectly legitimate one, such as any honorable broker would have under­ taken and carried through as Mr. Jar­ vis did. He contracted with the gov­ ernment, at the government's request, to deliver the bonds at certain fixed prices, and he carried out his contract faithfully, to the public advantage. He made a reasonable profit by the transaction—but it should be con­ sidered that he Incurred a risk. His loss might easily have been greater than his gain. The nature of the transaction was completely misunder­ stood both by the judge who presided^ at his trial and by the jury which cor# vlcted him. They thought he was not entitled to any profit at all, and that in claiming his own he was was de­ frauding the province. The $200,000 which he was fined and which he paid was much more than the amount of his profit. The gentlemen who signed the memorandum to which we have aX luded do not suggest the form which. Mr. Jarvis’ vindication should take. Part of his punishment cannot be re­ mitted. He has served the prison sentence imposed on him. The large sum which he has paid as a fine is still in court. Of course It should be returned to him. But it is not easy to see how this can be done so long as his conviction stands. Both the Ferguson government and the city of Toronto—have claimed that $200,000. If either of them were to take it, it would be tainted money—tainted with injustice. Surely Premier Ferguson is too decent a man to countenance such a wrong. The civic authorities Of Toronto are said to have become ashamed of having claimed it, and aro not now pressing the city’s claim. The only way in which Mr. Jarvis can’ obtain the vindication which he seeks is through another trial. One correspondent has suggested that he should be granted a free pardon. A pardon for what? Pardons are for wrongdoers, and Mr. Jarvis is not a wrongdoer. He should be granted a new trial in order that evidence which was not available at the first trial can bo presented. That is all he asks. It is not much to ask. One would think it an act of simple justice to grant what he asks. It rests with Hon. Mr. Lapointe, minister of justice, who, it is reported, hesitates to make tho or­ der for a new trial because he fears it might establish a precedent which would be abused in future. But it is certain, that a refusal to make the or- dei’ is in itself an act of injuctlce. 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