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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.
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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.
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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
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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
