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8 Cynthia-of-the-M inute Copyright 797 7 By Louis Joseph Vance (Oartanattoa of Chapter XX.) And then, as Crittenden with a nod of understanding turned toward the caoipanlon-way. Rhode stopped him with a word; “Listen”* He roiled nearer, dropping the pitch of his soiee. “Oct a run?" Crittenden nodded “On yow?” “Ko; in my stateroom.” "That'd help a lot—wouldn't it?—if you happened to need it now? O’wan and get it. before you look Aeklin up. Tm heeled already.” “Right.” agreed Crittenden. He ran lightly down the steps, with a quick and comprehensive survey determined that the dining saloon was deserted, and swung aft. into the darkling alleyway, lighted by a single lamp, on which opened the office and sleeping quarters of the purser, the chief steward and minor officers of the ship. Entering his room, Crittenden shut the door and shot the bolt to provide against observation or interruption. then switched on the light, dropped to his knees and pulled from beneath the berth his cabin trunk. In the tray, hidden in a tangle of shirts, collars, socks and ties. he found the automatic pistol which in stinct—and the coincidence of catch ing sight of it In the money-lender's ahow-wtndow—had prompted him to purchase out of the proceeds -of the hypothecation of his cigarette-case, the day before the Cynthia sailed. As his fingers closed upon It he was conscious of a feeling of reinforced self confidence; and he smiled a little nervously, to remember how he had doubted the wisdom of the purchase, how be had hesitated and haggled with his conscience. Even though Rhode had overdrawn their jeopardy (and Crittenden in his saner moments little doubted such to be the case; this was the Twentieth Century, not those days when bucca neers haunted those Bahaman waters through which the Cynthia was forg —even though Rhode's fears hod bled his judgment, still it was com forting to know that one was armed, equipped for defense. . . . And even as he thought in this wise Crit tenden beard a succession of sounds that left him scantily in doubt as to the sound nees of Rhode’s most evil apprehension. He heard first o cry. deep and hoarse with anger though dulled by distance and the Anfractuous route it traveled to reach his ears; then a noise like that made by bringing two planks smartly together; and finally a con fused noise of voices and rough-and tumble scuffling; all. apparently, em anating from the upper deck, where he had left Rhode, where Cynthia ana Madame 8a varan had their state rooms Alarmed, he closed his trunk, shoved it back beneath the berth, thrust the pistol into h!s pocket jumped up and ran out into the corridor, as he opened his stateroom door hearing the noise more distinctly, and. with an addition to its volume, the bellowing of a heavy voice, unmistakably that of the Red Man; a sustained gush of wrath as in coherent and unintermittent as the rearing of an ill-tempered child. Then, bursting headlong through the swinging door at the end of the pass age. Crittenden pulled up in the middle of the dining saloon, watching with j amazed eyes the gradual downward progress on the companionway of an apparently inextricably interentangled mass of arms, legs, heads and bodies, belonging to a knot of struggling men —four or five of them, at least, -11 clinging tooth-and-nail to a common center of devoted interest, as if In concerted effort to smother and silence the source of that incredible efflux of sound. Through interstices in this coil of contention, glimpses of. Rhode were to be had—spots and splashes of a huge red shape, squirming, heaving, qu&K fng; a formless thing of sanguinary color that wrought like a devil in chains. . . . With a forcible thud the writhing heap struck the landing, where the steps from port and starboard united to a single flight down to the main deck, and one of the attacking party. I stunned by the impart of his bead with a baluster, relaxed and fell away. His handicap thus lightened. Rhode ax- I erted himself magnificently. Women-1 tarlly the snarl of struggling men was agitated as by a selsmal shock. Crittenden, with pistol poised, but fearing to fire, saw the Red Man up heave. first gaining his knees, then with a terrific effort his feet, shedding the human bodies like garments. Men seemed to fly from him as though some singular phenomenon of certtrifu ga! force. A veritable eruption of limbo and torsos clouded the air about him and subsided, leaving Rhode mo mentarily free and erect He stood so. collecting himself, for a bare moment: an accent of triumph emphasising his uninterrupted bellow, his great red face empurpled with ex ertion. eyes protruding like knots of blue stone, huge limbs quivering so that he seemed almost to dance with fury . . . Crlttendei carried through life a photograph of the scene. He later the background of the' qpjm»anionway; on the one h»rX »W. wbire shape of Cynthia stand ing at the head of the steps, astare »n fascinated terror; on the other, two figures. Peres watching calmly. Claret gathering himself together with the concentrated intent of an animal about to spring • Presently he did spring, with neat calculation launching hlfnself from the topmost step through the air to land on Rhode s head and shoulders. Wellnlgh before he had time to re alise his fugitive moment of ascenden cy. Rhode was stricken and carried off his sett, as by a blow of a sledge hammer. Claret on top, he went to the bottom of the steps in a manner as lifeless as that of a log. Then, while stHl confused by the ab ruptness of the attack —foreseen by Rhode as little as by Himself—and won dering how most wisely he might con duct himself for the good of Madame Savaran and Cynthia. Crittenden heard a light step in the passage behind him.' with the whine of the swinging door. Before he could move he was seized from behind. One stout arm caught him round' the neck, its elbow crooked beneath his chin, while the other shot forth and seized the pistol in his grasp, with a single wreneh wresting it away. As abruptly released as attacked, he, was thrust off and when he turned in > a white blaze of rage to recognize the! bold-featured, sneering face of Lobb. *he received on the point of his Jaw the captain's fist. Crittenden's bead shot back, his teeth clicking. Darkness enveloped him, shot with ragged flame. XII. x PILLAGE. Abruptly Cynthia was startled to dis cover that Perez had left his place at the head of the opposite flight of steps and had moved round the com panion well to her side—making the maneuvre with that suggestion of swift, practiced stealth that seemed to inhere in every action of the man. He was quite close upon her, his dark, smooth, evil face within a yard of her (own. his eyes probing hers with their fixed, poisonous smile, before she re alized his approach. Surprised out of her absorbed con templation of'the scene beneath her. where at the foot of the companion way Claret was rising from Rhode’s back, while the others clustered round the motionless man like flies round a dtah of sweetmeats —she recollected her wits and stepped back. “May I suggest this is hardly a scene for your eyes, senorlta?” Perez's tone was oleaginous but his intent clear. “Tour stateroom, perhaps. . . Shd gave him look for look, striving to cut the unctuous quality in his manner by a display of downright contempt; but without effect If anything his slow smile became more familiar. "V>Tiy“ she said, her voice hard — “Why did you do that?” He acted a phase of bewilderment ending in understanding of her meaning with a gesture comprehending the group below. “Why have I done that? I beg your pardon; I had nothing to do with it You yourself must have seen that I didn’t lift a finger. ..." ••Yes.” she agreed, with a scornful mouth; “I saw that.” Perez shrugged. “And you hold me responsible, senorlta? Is it my part to interfere with Senor Rhode’s quarrels. “You inspired this outrage," the girl insisted, her voice trembling with anger in spite of her efforts to control it "You know that and I know it. It was as despicable as you are cowardly.” “But . . ." Again the shrug, with, this time, a slight filming of his eyes, as though by this means the Bra zilian sought to conceal his resentment. “But 1 assure you—” He was interrupted by a voice from below—Claret's, lifted impatiently: “I my, Perez, what'll we do with this pig • He's down and out . • Damn it, what’s become of you?” But the self-possession of the scoun drel was proof even against this cir cumstance. A third time his shouders and hid jeloquent nands deprecated the look that Cynthia had for him. “I see,” he said with a gentle laugh. “1 must not hold it against you, this cruel suspicion you have as to my hon est motives. Another shares your de lusion —" “You are insufferable,” Cynthia inter rupted coldly. She showed him her back, returning to her stateroom and mads me: thus complying with his wishes without realizing It. She was in a ferment of indignation when she opened the door and closed it behind her. but only her sense of right and justice had been outraged by the sight of a single man (even though he was one she disliked and distrusted) be set and overcome by numbers and treachery Os the assault on Critenden she knew nothing. It was primarily so licitude on his account that had brought her hurriedly forth from the security of her cabin, at the first sound of conflict; but that anxiety laid by the fact of his absence, she had given her Interest forthright to the unequal strug gle engaging the Red Man, and thought no more of the other save in a dull way of wonderment, that be had disappeared so suddenly. And there had been but little light in the after part of the main saloon, w hich every night, dinner over, was thriftily reduced to an allowance of two bulbs, placed forward, near the foot of the com panion way. These served hardly more ,to reveal the proportions of the place and its furnishings, enabling its gloom to be navigated without disaster to the human shin. So Crittenden, from the time of his entrance through the, door aft to the moment he fell beneath Lobb’s flat—a period spanned by a few seconds— had remained in shadow, inconspicuous to the girl at the head of the well, on the upper deck. It was not, indeed, until she had, with flashed cheeks and flrelit eyes, blugted out her account to Madame iSa varan, I that she was reminded of Crittenden by a gnawing sense of omission as much as by the comments of that shrewd lady. ! To do madame no Injustice, failed ' to. show much dismay because of the happening, at least, outwardly, to an extent sufficient to feed fuel to the flame of Cypthla's excitement. The old lady , possessed a strong sense of her own com ' petent caliber and preparedness, to sus i tain her in most emergencies. “Quite so," she calmly indorsed Cyn thia's burning strictures; “but. after all. it was no more than we expected—only quicker. Even Rhode looked for some thing of the sort. Tm sorry ?hey caught him off guard; but then, my dear, we mustn’t forget he deserves a deal of pun ishment. ... . . “Don't think me heartless. Cynthia.” said she: 'Tm not at all so. But I just can't help being philosophical about George. Rhode’s misadventures. He hadn't, lyiy business dragging us into this mess, and he was a born fool to go Into it himself without some assur ance that he'd got and could hold the upper hand. I'd be ashamed to knuckle under to low ruffians like Lobb And that slimy sneak. Perez. Besides, be sure, much hurt. You can’t hurt that man: his head is solid ivory.” “But. madame," Cyntfiia remonstrated, “you forget what this means to you.” Madame Savaran shook her wig away in emphatic negation. “Not in the least. I’m fully alive. But since it had to come, is It any worse coming tonight than tomorrow? There’s some consolation, to my mind. In knowing where one stands. The only thing I regret is that it wasn’t that devil Si donie Instead of George- . . . And by the way. what about your young man?” If Cynthia contemplated a denial that Crittenden was to be classified as her property, she had no opportunity to reg ister it. On the heels of Madame's In quiry there fell a knock on the door, a double knock of a guarded accent but at the same time sharply arresting. "Well?” demanded the elder lady, lift ing her voice. "What do you want?” “If you please. ma'm ; " came a voice, subdued but eager. "It’s I—the steward. Aeklin. ma'm ” "What do you want?" "It's Mr, Crittenden, ma'm. 'E ’■ 'urt. 'E got a bit knocked up and I think needs a bit of carlng-for.” By this time Cynthia, either uncon ! sclous of or ignoring Madame's gesture of caution, had the bolts drawn and | the door open, revealing the stunted fig i ure of the little Englishman. | "Where is he.?” she asked in a breath, j "They 've took ’lm into one of the i for’ard styteropms. ’E 's unconscious I and—if you’ll pardon my s'ying so—c I 's bleedtn' a bit from a cut on the 'ead. where 'e ’it a tyble. failin’. There isn’t * a surgeon aboard, and they've left | 'lm to shift for 'imself. and it seemed I rather 'artless, so I thought ” But Cynthia had ceased to listen. She turned back to Madame with a look of appeal, instantly recognized. "Go to him at once, of course,” said the old lady promptly. "But you—” "I can take care of myself, thank you Don't worry about me.” Madame Sav aran turned on the steward. "This isn't a trick?” she demanded sharply. But the man’s face was ingenuous and ‘sincere. ”1 'ope 1 may die—!” he pro ! tested. "Who sent you?" “I came of my own accord, ma'm; in deed I did.” “He’s telling the truth," Madame as sured Cynthia, convinced. "Go along with him. But wait. Take some hand- THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA. f FRIDAY, AUGUST JU, 1912. By Louis Joseph. Vance ■ Author of “1 he Brass Botvl, “No Man’s Land," Etc. kerchiefs for bandages, cologne, perox ide . . .” She began to bustie about, helping Cyn thia to find the articles indicated, with others that seemed calculated to prove helpful. “And Mr. Rhode?” she shot at Aeklin over her shoulder, in the midst of these preparations. “How is he?” ”’E's come to already, ma'am; ’e’s in 'is own stateroom now, with Captain Lobb and Mr. Claret and—l beg pardon, sir; I didn’t see you coming,” the man broke out suddenly. "What’s this?” Madame Savaran rap ped out sharply, swinging back to face the door. Perez stood there, sleek and obsequious to her face—having the in stant before unceremoniously thrust Aeklin 'out of his way. "I hope I don’t intrude,” he began in tones oily and ingratiating. “You do,” madame caught him up “ What do you want?" “I merely stopped to inquire, thinking you might have been alarmed —” "I haven’t, and I’m not, if That's all that’s troubling you. Or is there, pos sibly, something else?” demanded the old lady with an edge to her tone cal culated to bite deep into the man’s ef frontery. He looked and lifted his brows and his shoulders and his tqro hands at once, deprecating her attitude. "Pardon," said he, blandly. "I wished merely to offer myself should you feel the need of pro tection—” s "We don’t and we won’t,” j.4adame in formed him bluntly. "You may as well understand now and at once that I'm quite capable of taking care of myself, even in association with reptiles such as you ana Lobb—to say nothing of that insect Claret. If you think you can browbeat and cow me by making das tardly assault on our natural protectors, my son-in-law and that poor Mr. Crit tenden—you are sadly in error. I’m glad,” said Madame Savaran. confront ing him squarely and speaking with clear and blighting emphasis, “you butt ed in just at this moment, for it’s time you were brought to your senses. There’s entirely too much nonsense ip this busi ness, and we’d better clear It up now and for all time. To begin with, either you will carry out your undertaking with Mr. Rhode, or I’ll devote my fortune to seeing that you spend the balance of your days behind penitentiary bars. And to continue, you will take steps immedi ately to restore to me my jewels, or I’ll lay Information against you the first port we make.” "What!” For once a tithe of Perez’s nonchalance was notably subtracted. His mouth opened and his eyes grew cloudy with dismay. "What’s that you say? Your, jewels!” “Precisely—my Jewels.” resorted ma dame, shrewdish but cool. ‘'Gone,” said she, with an expressive gesture; "vanish ed—stolen from my stateroom between dinner this evening and an hour ago, when I came to bed. But if you know what’s good for you. my good man, they’ll be returned In mighty short order, believe me.” "But . . I am sure . . madame must be mlstkaen?” Incredulity tinged the tone of the objection, btraying his obvious conclusion, on second thought, that the woman must be lying. "You think so? Watt one moment.” The old lady turned quickly and caught up the leather bound steel case from her l>erth. "Look, then!” she cried, open ing its front with a Jerk and pullingout, one after another. Its velvet-lined, neat ly partitioned drawers, one and all des titute of a single article of jewelry. "This is how I find it, when I start to put away what I have been wearing empty, swept and garnished! And how did It happen? Ask Sidonie—my maid— that beast!—ask Sidonie Who knew the combination of the first lock and who kept the keys of the others! That sneak ing animal!” ' “But. madame—” began Perez, dubious bqt none the less impressed; for her rage was most convincing. "But. madame!” the old lady mimick ed venomously. "But, madame! A fine figure of a villain you are indeed! To let yourself be overreached by a wom an; to let Sidonie fill your ears with tales of my jewels until she sees your cupidity is excited and makes up her to steal them for her own hand And so you’ll renege on your bargain, throw down your partner, abandon your filthy plot—will you?—in order to reap a greater profit by robbing an old woman! And here you are with all your pains gone for nothing!” “Ah, but as for that.” returned Perez, recovering and unabashed; "we sha’n’t be long getting the jewels from Sidonie if she has them.” “Meaning, if I am telling the truth?" demanded madame with a dangerous light in her eyes. Perez bowed Insolently. “Get out of my room, you beast!” • ( “All in good time ” (Continued in Went Issue.) NOW WISHES ARE AUTOS AND BEGGARS WILL RIDE (By Associated Frees.) CHICAGO, Aug. 28.—Five hundred men, who know no other home than the lodging house, are to be given a free automobile ride and picnic at Riv erside camp grounds on Labor day by the Bible Rescue Mission. This “hobo picnic,” as it is called, is for the purpose of giving the men a day's outing and food and to induce them to listen to speakers who will tell them how to regain self-confidence and get on their feet again. John Stewart, superintendent of the mission, has been promised the use of many auto mobile trucks owned by business houses. STRIKEBREAKERS FORCE THEIRJVAY INTO JAIL (By Associated Frets.) BUFFALO. N. Y„ Aug. 28.—Three hundred strike breakers brought here during the freight handers’ strike, just ended, stormed police headquarters late last night, demanding shelter. They de clared that they had been underpaid and had not been given promised trans portation to their home cities. ( The demonstration became so serious that reserves were called In from nearby sta tions to restore order. Two hundred of the strike breakers were finally housed in police stations, the remain der being quartered for the night in a downtown park. School Lands Sale (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MONTGOMERY. Ala., Aug. 28.—Sale of school lands in Marengo and Jackson counties w’hich have been held by in dividuals many years has placed $30,- 000 in the state treasury this week. One of the tracts is in Marengo coun ty, which sold for $16,250. while the one in Jackson county brought $13,500. Artillery Encampment (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 28.-The ar tillery corps of the Alabama national guard will hold an encampment at Mo bile the week of September 9. An order for the camp was Issued by Adjutant General Joseph B. Scully yesterday. Bat tery B of the artillery is located at Montgomery, while Battery D is at Bir mingham. TEODY WOULD INVOLVE PIDKEH AND SHERMAN Outlines What He Intends to Write in Letter to Sena tor Clapp. (By Associated Press.) OYSTER BAY. N. Y.. Aug. 27.-Colonel Roosevelt desires to bring the names of Alton B. Parker, Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1904 and James Sherman, vice president of the United States, into the inquiry into campaign contributions authorized yesterday by the senate by the adoption of the Penrose resolution. He said today that he would place their names before the senate committee in his letter to Senator Clapp. This letter upon which Colonel Roosevelt is now at work, will embody some of the things to which he would have testified yesterday before the committee had !t granted him a hearing. “I shall Include in my letter to Sena tor Clapp,” the solonel said, “the letter which I wrote to Judge Parker in 1904 and my letter to Jim Sherman on the Harriman contribution. I think they are pertinent to the Inquiry and I want to get them on the record.”, Nor will the alleged assertion of P. C. Knox, now secretary of state, that Colo nel Roosevelt’s letters of October 26 and 27, 1904, and his telegram of October 29, 1904, to George B. Cortelyou, “were writ ten for the record” go unchalanged. Col onel Roosevelt said. "Mr. Knox may have heard me say ‘these letters will put the record straight.’ or ‘this will establish a record of my attitude;’ but it is certainly not to be inferred from this remark (( don't say that I did make it; but I may have) that they were written solely for the record. They were genuine letters and express ed just what I wanted to express when I first heard a report ’■ that the Standard Oil had contributed or wanted to con tribute to my campaign.” William R. Hearst's statement in Lon don Sunday finds Colonel Roosevelt still wondering what letteYs of Ms Mr. Hearst Was to make public on the alleged Stand ard Oil campaign contributions. “if Mr. Hearst will let me know within year or a year and a half of the date these letters were written and to whom they were written.” Colonel Roosevelt said today. "I will make them pdbllc my self. Anyone can readily appreciate how difficult it would be for me to go through my entire correspondence." MAJ. BEECHER B. RAY GETS HIS APPOINTMENT (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28—Maj. Beech er B. Ray, the army paymaster, ac cused of political activity for President Taft, today became a lieutenant colonel by a recess appointment. President Tdft last week nominated Ray to be a lieutenant colonel, explain ed no other course was open under law. Now that the senate has failed to act upon the nomination, Ray- will hold the rank of lieutenant colonel, with the psy and allowances of the office until next session and after that indefinitely un less the seriate should take adverse ac tion when he is renominated. Other army recess appointments ef fective today included Maj. Gen. James B. Aleshire, quartermaster general, and Maj. Gen. W. W. Wotherspoon, who be comes assistant chief of staff. • Col. Edward J. •McClernand, now at tjie Presidio, San Francisco, becomes brigadier general, but as he will retire in the course of a few months he will probably not be given any general command. STANDARD OIL FLEET DIVIDED IN TWAIN NEW YORK, AOg. 28.-The fleet of steamers owned by the Standard Oil company has been divided into two parts, following the dissolution of the com pany. By the arrangement effected the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has taken over the foreign carrying trade, and the coastwise go to the Standard Oil Company of New York. The latter also takes the lighterage business. Both companies have begun a great en largement of their fleets. The New Jer sey company has 22 ships under way in foreign shipyards, c and the New York company has ordered 14 ship* and barges to cost approximately $6,000,000 and 14 wooden boats to be used in "New York harbor. •. .. CHAMP CLARK SMASED TABLE WITH HIS GAVEL (By Associsted PreM.) WASHINGON, Aug. 28.—Re pairmen today examining the furniture of the house discovered that Speaker Clark dur in gthe last nine months had used his gavel wfth such effect that virtually the entire top of the desk was wrecked. One entire section had been pounded away, leaving a large hole concealed by the green felt that covers the desk. The speaker throughout the session made vigorous use of the gavel on all occa sions. According to old members no speaker since Thomas B. Reed has em ployed the mallet with such freedom. FACTORY TURNS OUT PHONY_HALF DOLLARS (By Associated Press.) DENVER, Col., Aug. 28.—That there is a plant in New York manufacturing spurious half dollars which are sent to various agencies throughout the United States, is the confession made by Inacio Moncini. an Italian, arrested yesterday at Sopris, near Trinidad, charged with counterfeiting. Moncini declares the counterfeit half dollars are sent out from New York headquarters of the gang and that he has been distributing them* to four oth er Italians who were arrested by Secret Service Agent Goddard. Garbage Cans for Downtown (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) FORT VALLEY. Aug. 28.-By request of the Fort Valley Civic league the town authorities have Secured garbage cans for the business section of the town. A marked improvement in the general ap pearance of the downtown streets is already noticeable. The Fort Valley Women’s club is putting forth a stren uous fight for “a city beautiful.” Gov. Marshall Invited (Special Dispatch to The Journal.* MONTGOMERY. Ala., Aug. 28—Gov. Thomas R. Marshall, nominee for vice president, has been invited to speak to Alabama citizens during the meeting of the Alabama Good Roads association at Birmingham early in September. The in vitation was extended by President John Craft, of Mobile. No reply has been received from Governor Marshall. USED PISTOL, KNIFE AND PICKAXE TO MAKE SURE OF MURDERING WIFE (By Associated Press.) FORT SMITH, Ark., Aug.. 27. —Fer- nando Baubpiz, a Slavish miner, living at Aliex, a mining town in Franklin county, Ark., killed his wife last night because of jeajousy of his young son, the woman’s stepchild. Neighbors say Baupiz exacted a promise from . the woman before they married that she would give the same loving care to his youhg *on arts she would had the child been her own. Het faithfulness to her word probably cost her life. The boy, unharmed.- ‘fled when his father attack ed his stepmother. HERO ON THE STAGE; VICTIM IN REAL LIFE (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Aug. 27.—An hour after a fire had burned out the upper floor of a narrow flat house at 65 Mott street early this morning, a policeman, going through the ruined rooms, came upon the charred body of John Rich, tenant of the burned out apartment. Rich was an actor, and yesterday spent the day posing as the hero of an apartment house fire. Reaching ho me l ate M night he slept so soundly that he was not awakened by the Hames until it was too late. AUTOMOBILE TOUR TO ADVERTISE THOMSON (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) THOMSON, Ga.. Aug. 28.—The busi ness men oF Thomson met Monday at the First National bank for the purpose of arranging for an automobile tour to advertise and bring trade to Thomson. Thirteen cars were pledged for entry and several more will be added. The cars will start out on the first trip on the morning of September 17, the tour being completed on the 19th. All ter ritory whose trade naturally belongs to Thomson will be covered. BIDDLE’S BIBLE CLASS TO HAVE A CLUB HOUSE (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28—A. J. Drexel Biddle is seeking a site for a permanent club house for his Bible classes. A building to accommodate about $5,000 students will be erected. More than 3,000 students are already enrolled. Mr. Biddle intends to establish similar headquarters for his classes in Provi dence, R. I. TITANIC WIDOW SUES WHITE STAR COMPANY (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 28.—Mrs. Elizabeth Faunthorpe. widow of a Tl tanlc victim and |ierself a survivor, has sued the White Star company for, SIO,OOO in the federal court here for the loss of her husband. Mr. Faunthorpe's body was recovered at sea and more than SI,OOO worth of Jewelry was taken from his clothing. Coal Found at St, Clair (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ANNISTON. Ala., Aug. 28.—A valua ble addition to the mineral resources of the Anniston district is reported from Pell City, where, aftfcr several months of prospecting. Mineralogist E. W. Hays has announced that he has located several of the finest veins of coal In St. Clair county. The new field is three miles west of Pell City on the Southern railway. Lyceum Course at Thomaston (Special Dispatch to The Journal.* THOMASTON, Ga., Aug. 28.—Through the efforts and under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy, over S3OO has 'i|een subscribed among the citizens of 'Thomaston toward a fund for the annual lyceum course held in the auditorium of R. E. Lee institute every fall. Six attractions from the National Lyceum association, of Chi cago, have been secured. Politics at Jacksonville (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ANNISTON, Ala., Aug. 27.—Politics is warming up in Jacksonville. Two have announced for mayor and ten for councilman. H. L. Stevenson, mayor incumbent. Is a candidate for re-election, and Is opposed by Dave W. Goodlett. For councilmen, A. L. Stewart, George Crow, W. A. Farrell, E. G. Caldwell, O. A. Stephens, R. B. Lusk, G. A. Floyd. E. O. McCdrmick, A. P. Johnston and R. H. Russell have announced. INDIVIDUAL PRESENTS, INCLUDING STt # 20 INCH FULLY DRESSED POLL JUST ■ AS SHOWN HERE, « A ALL ARE REAL ARTICLES? 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As Stated above, an these 62 doll «rt‘vle«AßE \ J Hnw PKP|< ■ free— to advertise our business. SEND NO Mraryi Z VmZ llvll 1 Utslisß MONEY, just your name and address and we will kJ send you postpaid 12 new style wall picture paintings and 12 coupons, each ggl ga good for 35 patterns. You hand out one picture painting and one a big offer including more and collect 25 cents. You only need t® make these ■ twelve 25 cent sales-NO MORE or less-and we will then send you the big dressed do>»i«nd ALL the other sh a ■ fascinating doll presents. You can do this work in an hour. Our pictures, pattern coupons and other thin r £ ■ OH ■■ ■GO LIKE “HOT CAKES.” We run all the risk. Just rend your name today if you want this womtertul B 3 M B I SSSiT *■ B ' PATTERSON, Secy., 501-509 Plymouth Ct., Dipt. 130, CHICAGO g f *T *| < ' • . ■ :■ ..,. ■ . . . . .. . ... Baupiz first shot his wife through the I left breast with a pistol. Next he open ed a. pocket knife and stabbed her re [ peatedly in the region of the heart. Not I satisfied that she was dead as the result of these wounds, the frenzied man seized a nynet.’ s pick from a corner of the room and buried its point several times In her body as she lay face down ward and unconscious on the floor. Mrs. Baupiz died in less than an I hour. The husband was taken to jail at Ozark, the Frankllrr county seat, ! after having narrowly escaped mob vio [lence at the hands of his neighbors. ETON WANTS TO BE COUNTY SEAT OF MURRAY (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) DALTON, Ga., Aug. 27.—That the citizens of Eton, Murray county; are veritable “wheel horses” when it comes to cipic pride was shown by a meeting of the citizens in which SIO,OOO was quickly subscribed in an efort to have their town the county seat of Murray.; In view of the fact that this represents about $33 for each resident, the work is all the more remarkable. There has been a movement made to move the county seat from Spring Place to Chatsworth, which has resulted in the calling of an election for Septem ber 30. Now the strong bid made by Eton makes the situation all the more interesting,*for Eton, like Chatsworth, is a railroad point, and is, according to the claims of Eton citizens, nearer the center of population and wealth than Chatsworth. OFFICERS OF DELAWARE , (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.—Compllment i ary letters have been sent by the navy ! department to nine officers of the battle ! ship Delaware, who are credited with being chiefly responsible for the winning of the battle efficiency pennant by their vessel this year. The officers whose names were furnished by Captain Hopd, of the Delaware, at President Taft's re quest, are: 'Commanders W. H. Phelps and H B. Price; Lieut. Commanders W. R. Gherardi and G. G. Bloch; Lieuts. A. M. Cohen and G. M. Courts; Ensign F. A. Braisted, Gunner R. O. Williams and Chief Machinist F. J. M. Perduhn. LARGEST BULL FROG IS 100 YEARS OLD (By Associated Press.) SOMERVILLE, N. J., Aug. 27-The largest bullfrog ever captured, so far as available records show, is on exhibi tion ’ here today. It was caught in a pond in Green Knoll park. The frog weighs 24 ounces. Is 15 inches tong and more than 10 inches in girth and is credited with being about 100 years old. It will probably find a permanent rest ing place In the New York aquarium. Senatorial Delegates (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MACON, Ga., Aug. 27.—W. D. McNeill, senator-elect from the Twenty-second district, has appointed the following del egates to the senatorial convention which is being held at Forsyth today to' for mally announce ’his nomination as repre sentative of the counties of Bibb. Idon roe and Pike. The delegates are: Bibb County—Eden Taylor, Jr., O. J. Massee, W. H. Fetner, D. R. Rodgers, B. B. Davis, D. L. McKenney, E. W. Stetson, Walter A. Harris, O. Pringle Willingham, Ben S. Persons, L. J. Kil burn, Dr. O. G. Gibson, J. E. Hall. P. H. Gambrell, R. C. JoiMan, Will Miller, Nat R. Winship, T. J. Simmons, Jr., Will Gunn, Hamp Evans, Nathan D. May, Walter Defore, Robie Craig. W. A. Mc- Clellan, J. D. Crump and Julian Urqu hart. Monroe County—Dr. J. L. Lancaster, Sam Rutherford, R. L. Millitons, O. H. B. Bloodworth. Pike County—B. H. Hardy, A. O. Mur phey, J. T. Thurman, E. M. Owen. Mrs, Wilkerson Dead (Special Dispatch to The -Journal.) MACON, Ga.. Aug. 27.—Mrs. Evie Wilk erson. aged 38 years, died yesterday at her home, 2909 Houston avenqe. after an illness covering a period of a month. She is survived by her husband, J. M. Wilkerson four sons and three daugh ters, her father, Ira West, of Cooper ville, Ga., six sisters and two brothers. She was well known among,the citizens of Macon and her death will be keenly felt among a legion of friends. v FOAMER Mfflfl KILLED IN FIERI IT KINGSTON W. J, Wooten Kills W. H, Grif fin in Ouarrel Caused By Joke, (Special Dispttob The Journal.) KINGSTON. Ga., Aug. 27.—1 n a fight which took place here night at 5 o'clock, W. H. Griffin, merchant and former mayor of this pl«ce, was shot and killed by W. J. Wooten. The alter cation arose through a joke passed by Mr. Griffin reflecting on the religious belief of Mr. Wooten. His remark fol lowed the arrest of a whisky-crazed ne gro, who had just been locked up in the city jail. The shooting occurred at the jail door, just as the key was turned on thet prisoner. At the crack of the pistol Griffin sank to the ground, saying: “You nave got me," and died in ten minutes. ( Both men were prominent and have families. Mr. Griffin is survived ..by his wife and four children, besides: parents, brothers and sisters. • Mr. Wooten was immediately placed under arrest and carried to the county jail at Cartersville in an automobile. DELEGATES NAMED BY CONGRESSMAN BARTLETT (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) THOMASTON, Ga.. Aug. 28.—Con gressman-Elect Charles L. Bartlett, of the Sixth district, has named the follow ing Upson county men as delegates to the convention, which will nominate him at Barnesville, Ga-. August 30: Messrs. W. Y. Daniel. H. H. Birdsong L. F. Farley. J. W. Yarbrough. R. EL M Hightower. K. S. Williams. Charles M. Pasley, M. L. Harvey, W. L. Jenkins, J, T. Barron, A. A. Britt and Job Stew art, of Thomaston; Peter F. Brown and M. A. Crawford,'of Yatesville, and C. |O. Stephens and J. A. Stafford, jof The Rock. PIED PIPER NEEDED IN EVANSTON, ILL fßy Associated Press.) * I h . EVANSTON. 111., Aug. 27.—Any one who can charm rats as did the Pied Piper of Hamelin would be a welcome visitor to this town just now. The rodents have so overrun the place that the authorities have given up trying to poison them and are seeking in Chi-, cago to find a professional rat exter minator. Food sprinkled witli phos phorus has been carefully avoided by the animals for several weeks, and the townspeople are convinced that A more effective scheme must be tried at ?nce. Shorter Opens Seotember 18 ‘ (Special Dispatch to The Journal) ROME, Ga., Aug. 27.—Shorter college will qptn the session of 1912-13 on Wed nesday, September 18. President Van Hoose states that the college will be filled to its capacity, as lag girls have already registered for the ensuing term, repre senting every pouthern state. A new pipe organ Is being installed, and the science laboratories are being refitted preparatory to the opening. Boost Wilson and Marshall (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ANNISTON, Ala.. Aug. 28.—Congress man Blackmpn, who is the Democratic nominee for congress from this district, will conduct a speech-making campaign in ShAlby, Chilton and Cleveland coun ties this fall. He will advocate the election of himself to office and presen the gospel of Woodrow Wilson for pres ident and Marshall as his running inate —a likeable and winning team, he says. Held as Highwayman MACON, Ga., Aug. 28.—Two young white men, strangers in Macon, are rest ing behind the bars at the county jail, charged as being suspected hlghwaynien. They were arrested in a lonely place in the G. S. & F. railway yards after a report had been given to deputy sheriffs here by a negro brakeman that he had ben held up and robbed by the men. Little Girl Dies MOULTRIE. Ga.. Aug. 28.—The family of R. E. Truitt, who lives on the Berlin road, a few miles from Moultrie, and to which twin girls were born about a month ago. yesterday lost' one from whooping cough and the other is near death from tl;e same catfse
