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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
cuRTAIL COTTON OUTPUT.
New England Spinncrs Agree to Close
= Two DAYS Il Week, 5

RpsbHN As custsilmsn ResfmSsr lsTne ro
.duction by the cotton mills during
January and February was discussed
here to-day. at a meeting of the Ark
Wright Club. an organization of Off
cials of leading cotton textile plants
In New England. The sentiment OF
the speakers appeared to be that the
mills should shut down two days 1
week during January and February
orally. A Aconmittee was appointed
to canvass the situation to ascertain
IL it Is acceptable to all leading mill
interests, IN Fall RtverSmanY OF the
Viii vii Keep them Ns busy staars TIC irst Wpaaa par}
OF next year, but some OF them favor
and have already stopped
sections of5their machinery,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
CIRCUS MAGNATE DIES
augustus Rins',ns, Who Controls nip

Shows, Expires. s,
q NEW ORLEANS LA, December 1S,-.-
Augustus Ringing. head of the circus
combination which controls the shows
ut Ringling Brothors. Barnum and
Bailey and Forepaughs-Sel died here
to-day at a sanatorium Death was due
to complication Of diseases. Nj.
Ringing came to New Orleans about
two weeks egD with the hope ti:at tho
Southern climate would benefit him.
August Ringing was the Oldest OF
seven brothers. Born a poor boy hfty-
five years ago, ne educated himself an
accumulated sufficient funds With his
brothers TO start In their little home
town Of 'Barabco. Wis, the nucleus of
the great shows he controlled at his
dentll Le.ae ~ aAs...' s..h.e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
lsIcnmoud Couple wed in Weldon.

~ Special 70 The Tlmes- Uspalth.I
y WELDON. N. c., December lS.-The
Halifax to-day by the 'eloping couples
from Virginia, They W . Mr.. @, IS.
Kerricl<E and Miss Cora Lee Crittenden,
of Richmond, and Mr. ~ L. Cogle and
Miss Alaude l.. Harrison, OF Peters,
burg. The nuptial Knots We're tied
by Rev. r., n, Stalnback,s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
prntnl stndent,s suicide.

\ PtIlLADNAFHIA, PA. Decenlber rs
Prank Wlseniller, a dental student
at tile University of Pennsylvania
whose home WAS In Kansas City, Mo,
committed suicide In his room AL tIis
dormitolies at that institution to-day
by hnrglng Miller, who, wttS twenty.
students, Wps 4. Undoubtedly Il Victim, q
suicidal lnan!pA N VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
well Kno,.n in Rlchmond.

Major Manly Curry lived for many
years in Richmond at the corner of
First and Franklin Streets. with his
father DIR. j. l.. NJ Curry. Major Cur
ry was the son of DR.. Curry's first
Wife. who was >;ss Turpin. He was
educated at the University of Virginia
and practiced law here for several
years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
CASHIER ARRESTED
FOR F.ALSIFYING ACCOUNTS

@ PORTSMOUTH, VA, December Ia
.AleS. Il. Butt cashier OF the Peoples
bank. OF Portsmouth. which suspended
November lst. and subsequently an
nounced an alleged falsihcation of
books and misappropr!ation OF funds
by the cashier. was to-day arrested
upon Il warrant charging falsiticatlon
in one account to the extent of 24,o00,
The accused was admitted to ball in
the sum OF $4,000. i,#
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
Juyenile oonrt III NorfullS.

4 Sueesnl 10 The Times plspatoh,l
NORFOLli, " A.. December 1S,-vA
Juvenile reformation court was orr
ganized this afternoon In Norfolk, the
following officers being elected: Presi-
dent, a, 4, smith; secrSlary, Rev. II. a,
sRubtnSUn, ~ SsS lz s "a f55S Al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
NUMBER DEAD sIxTY-oNE:
Thirteen More Bodies Recovered From
Ala bY ma Mine. 43G5Tfl

". ., BIRMINGHAM, ALA. October 1s.--,
Thirteen bodies have been taken from
Mine to-day. and one remains In the
Bslope uncovered, bringing the total
death list from Mondays explosion
up to slSty-one. An official inspec-
morrow to determine tho cause ana
place tho responstblllt lty for The eXplo-
sion. number OF mules killed BY
the exp los ion y ave not been removed
Ing bodies add to rhe ~ fticulties Of
the recovery work. While there is
great debris In the mine, it is thought
syyor rlS Gan be resumed In he next few
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
] SITUATION MOST STRAINED

Persian Constltntionnlist. Quiet, Rut
Nyill Fight if Attncked.
a few isolated Killings and robbsries
there have been up to the present time
no tlisturbances, 81 public FL order In
this city, neVerthe less Y the situation
5tutionalists are quiet, but Determined
To fight ifi attacked. NJ They are Well
,armed q, while the snpporters # the
react ttonartes, most tlysrnu LETT GERS and la-
ghoring vlllpges. have Jew Il effcctiSyise,s
wee po ns.G NJ IN sSs ff @ NJ NJ # M slS ~;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
INTERvlEND IN MlD0cEAN
Secretary Taft Discusses In Wireless
Talk Fleets Departure.

~ T0lk Fleets DeDNrtNrc.
ON BOARD STEAMER PRESIDENT
GRANT (By Wireless, via Halifax. N,
50, December 1s.---Secretary of War
Taft. who is finishing the last stage
OF his Journey around the world on the
President Grant, will probably reach
New York about noon next Friday. In
commenting to-day on the departure
OF the fleet for the Pacific. the secre-
tary said he viewed the undertaking
with real satisfaction. He regards the
cruise as necessary practice, and val.
liable as placing the men and ships
under conditions approSinlating war
"By this cruise they VIII
gain experience Which would not DO
obtainable in any other way" said he.
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LARGE REWARD OFFERED
Governor blanchard Vigorous in Pur-
suing Slnycrs OF Italians.

BATON ROUGE. La, December S.
Governor Blanchard to-day offered a
reward of $1,000 for the arrest and
conviction OF parties composing the
mob which attacked a number OF Ital-
ian laborers near Chathamvllle, La..
The Governor to-day wrote TO tho
judge, district attorney and sheriff OF
Jackson Parish. in which the disor.
ders occurred. ordering them to take
up the matter Immediately and vigor-
ousy search for the guilty parties.
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BlcontlA4ad on \ Second Page,l
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31

Of her skin through the soft glove.
Then abruptly the mist lifted. He
saw Lillian's eyes-indifferent, anus
ed, slightly contemptuous, and Sec
ond later he heard her voice.
"My dear jack" she said sweetly,
show absurd of you! 1T was simply
the contrast of your eyes peering over
Leonard's hair. 1t was like a gor-
geous sunset with black cloud over
head" She laughed. "Do you see
what I mean, Ever" She affected to
see Eve for the first time.
Eve had been looking calmly ahead.
She turned now and smiled serenely.
Loder felt no vibration of the arm he
held. yet by an instant intuition he
knew that the two women were an
tagonistic. He experienced it with the
divination that follows upon moment
of acute suspense. He understood it,
as he had understood Lillian's look of
recognition when his forehead, eyes
and nose had shown him to be him
self; her blank surprise when his close
shayen lip and chin had proclaimed
him Chilcote.
He felt like a man who has looked
into an abyss and stepped back from
the edge, outwardly calm, but mental
~ shaken. The commonplaces Of life
seemed for the moment to hold deeper
meanings. He did not hear Ewes an
swer; he paid no heed to Lillian's next
remark. He saw her smile and turn
to the red haired man; finally he saw
her move on into the supper room, fol
lowed by her little court. Then he
pressed the arm he was still holding.
he felt an urgent need of companion
ship, Of a human expression to the
crisis he had passed.
"shalI we get out Of this?" he asked
again.
Eve looked up. "out of the roomY
she said.
He looked down at her, compelling
her gaze. "Out Of the room-and the
house," he answered. "Let us go
home"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31

Her words came more slowly and with
a touch Of languid amusement. Her
composure was suddenly restored.
Then for the first time Loder chang
ed his position. Moved by an impulse
he made no effort to dissect, he stepped
back to Ewes side and slipped his arm
through hers successfully concealing
his left hand.
The warmth Of her skin through her
long glove thrilled him unexpectedly.
His impulse had been one of self de-
Tense. but the result was of differ
ent character. At the quick contact
the wish to fight for-to hold and de-
fend-the position that had grown so
dear woke in renewed force. With a
new determination he turned again to-
ward Lillian.
81 caught the same impression
without an eyeglass," he said why
did you look like that?" He asked the
question steadily and with apparent
carelessness, though through it all his
reason stood aghast his common
sense cried aloud that it was impossi-
Bile for the eyes that had seen his face
in admiration, in love, in contempt, to
fail now in recognition. The air seem
ed breathless while he spoke and
waited. His impression of Lillian
was mere shimmering Of gold dress
and gold hair; all that he was really
conscious of was the pressure of his
hand on Ewes arm and the warmth
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31

part,1re were speedily got
through. The passing of the
corridors, the gaining OF the
carriage, seemed to Loder to be mar
yelously simple proceedings. Then, as
he sat by Ewes side and again felt the
forward movement Of the horses, he
had leisure for the first time to Won
der whether the time that had passed
since last he occupied that position had
actually been lived through.
Only that night he had unconscious
" compared one incident in his life to
a sketch in which the lights and shad-
ows have been obliterated and lost
Now that picture rose before him,
startlingly and incredibly intact. He
saw the sunlit houses of Santasalare,
backgrounded by the sunlit hills-saW
them as plainly as when he himself
had sketched them on his memory.
Every detail Of the scene remained the
same, even to the central figure; only
the eye and the hand of the artist had
changed.
At this point Eve broke in upon his
thoughts. Her first words were curl
ously coincidental.
"What did you think Of Lillian As
trupp tonight?v she asked. Wasn't
her gown perfect?'
Loder lifted his head with an almost
guilty start. Then he answered straight
from bis thoughts.
I'll didn't notice it" he said, but
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31
CHAPTER XVI.

Ills business with Blessington
AI over, Loder breathed more
It'll freely. If Lady Astrupp had
recognized Chilcote by the
rings and had been reused to curiosity
the incident would demand settlement
sooner or later settlement in what
proportion he could hazard no guess.
If, on the other hand, her obvious
change Of manner had arisen from
any other source-he had hazy idea
that woman's behavior could never
be gagged by accepted theories-then
he had safeguarded ChilcOte's inter-
ests and his own by his securing Of
Blessington's promise. Blessington he
knew would be reliable and discreet.
With a renewal Of confidence--a pleas
ant feeling that his uneasiness had
been groundless-he moved forward to
greet Eve.
Her face, with it's rich, clear color
ing, seemed to his gaze to stand out
from the crowd Of other faces as from
frame, and sense Of pride touched
him. In every eye but his own her
beauty belonged to him.
His face looked alive and masterful
as she reached his side. May mo-
nopolize your" he said with the quick
ness Of speech borrowed from Chill
cote. we've see so little Of each
other"
Almost as if compelled, her lashes
lifted, and her eyes met his. Her
glance was puzzled, uncertain, slightly
confused. There was deeper color
than usual in her cheeks. Loder felt
something within his own conscious
ness stir in response.
You know you are yielding" he
said.
Again she blushed
He saw the blush and knew that 1t
was he-his words, his personality
that had called it forth. In Chilcote's
actual semblance he had proved his
superiority over Chilcote. For the first
time he had been given tacit. per
sonal acknowledgment Of his power.
Involuntarily he drew nearer to her.
Lets get out of this crush"
She made no answer except to bend
her head, and 1t came to him that, for
all her pride, she liked and uncon-
sciously yielded to domination. With
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31

ed freshness or repose. 1t was simply
means to the end upon which his
mind was set.
AS be passed up the flight of steps he
drew his rings from his pocket and
slipped them on again. Then he step
ped into the glare of the thronged cor
ridor.
Some one hailed him as he passed
through the crowd but with Chilcote's
most absorbed manner he hurried on.
Through the door of the supper room
he caught sight Of Blessington and
Eve. and then for the first time his
expression changed, and he turned d.
rectly toward them.
"Eve,' he said, will you excuse me?
have word to say to Blessington-"
She glanced at him in momentary
surprise; then she smiled in her quiet,
self possessed way.
"Of course" she said. eve been
wanting a chat with Millicent Cover,
but Bobby has required so much enter
tanning She smiled again, this time
at Blessington, and moved away to-
ward a pale girl in green who was
standing alone.
Instantly she had turned Loder took
Blessington's arm.
II know you're tremendously busy"
he began in an excellent imitation OF
Chilcote's hasty manner-"I know
you're tremendously busy, but I'm in
fix" One glance at Blessington's
healthy, ingenious face told him that
plain speaking was the method to
adopt
Indeed, sir?" In moment Bless
ington was on the alert.
Eyes. And IL want your help"
The boy redeemed. That Chilcote
should appeal to him stirred him to an
uneasy feeling of pride and uncertain
ty.
Loder saw his advantage and pressed
it home. ats come about through this
crystal gazing business. I'm afraid
didn't play my part-rather made an
ass of myself. wouldn't swallow the
thing, and and Lady Astrupp"- He
paused, measuring Blessington with a
glance. 'sWell, my dear boy, you-you
know what women are!"
BIessington was only twenty three.
He REDEEMED again and assumed an
air of profundity. 81 know, sir" be
said. with shake of the head.
Loder's sense Of humor was keen,
but he kept a grave face. II knew
you'd catch my meaning. But / want
you to do something more. If Lady
Astrupp should ask you who was in
her tent this past ten minutes, / want
you Again he stopped, looking at
his companions face.
eyes, sir?'
~ want you to tell an immaterial lie
for me-"
Blessington returned his glance; then
he laughed little uncomfortably.
'But surely. sir
"She recognized me, you mean?
Loder's eyes were as keen as steel.
Eyes
.sThen you're wrong. She didn't"
Blessington's eyebrows went up.
There was silence. Loaer glanced
across the room. Eve had parted from
the girl in green and was moving to
ward them. exchanging smiles and
greetings rs she came.
"Nfy wiz. is coming back" he said
'wiIl you do this for me. Blessington?
Tit will smooth things" He spoke
quickly. continuing to watch Eve. As
he had hoped, Blessington's eyes turn
ed in the same direction. "'Twill
smooth matters" he repeated smooth
them in-in a domestic way that ]
can't explain"
The shot told. Blessington looked
round.
Fright, sir" he said. You may
leave it to me-" And before Loder
could speak again he had turned and
disappeared into the crowd.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31

fills business with Blessington
AAt over, Loder breathed more
I'LL freely. If Lady Astrupp had
recognized ChiIcote by the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31
CHAPTER XIV.

N entering the pavilion Loder's
4 III first feeling was one Of an
Ell noyed awkwardness at finding
u himself in almost total dark
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31
CHAPTER XVII.

He necessary formalities Of de-
parture were speedily got
through. The passing of the
corridors, the gaining of the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-31

slowly, as If half afraid. Many emo
tons stirred her istrust, uncertainty
and a curious half dominant, half sup
pressed questioning that it was difficult
to define. Loder remembered her
shrinking coldness, her reluctant toler-
ance on the night of his first coming,
and his individuality, his certainty of
power, kindled afresh. Never had he
been so vehementIy himself; never had
Chilcote seemed SO complete a shadow.
As Eve seated herself he moved for
ward and leaned over the back of his
chair. The impulse that had filled him
in his interview with Renwick, that
had goaded him as he drove to the re-
ception, was dominant again.
Il tried to say something as we drove
to the Bramfells' tonight" he began.
Like many men who possess eloquence
for an impersonal cause, he was
brusque, even blunt, in the stating of
his own case. May bark back, and
go on from where broke off ="
Eve half turned. Her face was still
puzzled and questioning. "Of course"
she sat forward again, clasping her
hands.
He looked thoughtfully at the back
of her head, at the slim outline of her
shoulders, the glitter Of the diamonds
about her neck.
"Do you remember the day, three
weeks ago, that we talked together in
this room-the day great many things
seemed possible?"
This time she did not look round.
She kept her gaze upon the fire.
do you remember 7" he persisted
quietly. IN his college days men who
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-07

At the close Of that memorable sea
son when Tim Hurst managed tie
Browns for Won der Abe he laid over In
Philadelphia On his way to his home
up the state. and wAlc Ia tie Quaker
City he told his daily experiences
while running tho Mound CITY club.
MY Mondays sad Timothy were
devoted to telling the 81 LOUIS sporting
editors how WAS going To- ~In TIE
pennant the neNt year Tuesdays
would be kept busy denying 10 the clu5
owners HAT | had ever made Any such
statements. Wednesdays | would be
explaining to thc newspapers why We
weren't winning gaines. Thursdays
would be lighting with chris to keep
him from lining tue players all the
money they had coming 10 them. Fri.
days would generally be busy all day
getting the terms OF pitchers that no
batter could hit
And on Saturdays|
ION Saturdays ! would spend the
day signing players that couldn't hit
any kind Of pitching. Duluth Herald
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-07
Legislative Duty.

Bad promises are better broken than
kept and this may be az justly applied
to the plsnks OF . political platform as
to the pledges of an individual. Chang
ed conditions or the unmistakable dis
approval of the people might make il
the duty of a legislator to give his vote
In opposition to measure approved of
10 the platform on which he was elected
but in the case of the Initiative and
Referendum, approved of by the Repub-
licans at the Portland convention, the
facts are all the other way. Direct
Legislation bad previously been endors-
ed by the Democrats at Bangor and it
was subse quently approx I'd of by the
state conventions of the other two polit-
icsl parties of the State, thus making it's
political approval absolutely unanimous.
II WAS endorsed ny the Maine Fedora
ton of Labor. at their convention In
Lewiston on June 9Th, aud the Maine
State Grange, at its annual meeting in
Augusta, passed resolutions reBff rming
its action of the year previous and de-
manding the Initiative and Referendum
in direct and unmistakable language
The press of the State, regardless of
party, have been unanimous in their
approval of the measure and it was not
spoken of except in terms of commenda-
ton by any orator of any party during
the last campaign. Neither since the
Portland convention or before ii has the
Initiative and Referendum been opposed
by single Maine paper, a single Maine
orator or by the public declarations of a
single Maine organization. 1t has been
and continues to be demanded with
greater unanimity than was ever reached
with regard to any legislation proposed
in Maine during the 81 years of it's exis-
tence as a separate commonwealth.
Republican legislators are fairly over.
wbelmed with evidence from every
source that the sentiments of their
party in regard to the Initiative and
Referendum are approved of, and they
may rest assured that, should they fail
to carry out the promises of the party
platform in this respect, they will be ad
judged to have thwarted rather than
upheld the wishes of the majority
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-07
Liqhtninq Flashes.

Lightning flashes in a storm are
found by an English observer to be
much less Irregular in period than
they appear. Such storms have usually
two focl, sometimes three, from which
the flashes radiate, and the discharges
from each come at regular Intervals.
The apparent irregularity is due to the
varying rates of the different centers.
In one storm noticed the two foel were
about a mile and a half apart, and In
an hour the northern center emitted
thirty flashes at Intervals of fifteen.
thirty, forty sixty and ninety sec
onds. and the southern center gave
sixteen flashes at intervals of seven
teen. thirty-four and ffty-one seconds
Another unexplained observation is
that just before each great fash there
Is momentary faint lighting up of the
sky In the stormy region.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-07

An association has been formed by
some OF the wealthy and II fiuential citi-
zens of Augusta, with a capital of $780,
900, for the purpose of building fine
new hotel that will rank in equipment
and accommodations with the very best
In the State. Elk. Gov. Hill heads the
list, with subscription of SIS. 000 fol-
lowed by Hon. E. G. Burleigb, 5000,
Bureigh & Flynt, $5 600, and so Oh.
All Of the capital stock has been SUBJ
scribed. Work will be begun ss soon as
the frost Is out of the ground. The new
company has secured perpetual lease
OF the Augusta House, which will be
completely rebuilt, remodeled, and a
large addition made. The new hotel
will be kept open the year round. Thus
vanishes into thin air the last argument
OF the Portland people for the removal
of the capitol.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-07

Snow has fallen to such depth in the
north of Spain as to drive troops of
wolves into the plains, and they have
been attacking the farmers fl )eks. The
peasants have been obliged to organize
hattues for the destruction of the ami
mails. A villager travelling on foot in
the Pyrenees was attacked by band of
wolves and fed into church for ssfety
but the brutes followed him in and de-
voured him. A beggar woman finding
herself obliged to cross a stream carried
her tour-year-old child across ard then
returned to get sack that contained
bread. While she was on the other side
OF the stream famished wolf appeared
and devoured the child before the eyes
of the mother, who stood rooted to the
ground with horror.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-02-07

The "noble red man" is not passing
away, as some of our orators would have
US believe. Ga the contrary, the Indians
of the country are growing in numbers
and wealth. At the present time there
are about 2S4 900 members of the red
race in the United States. There are
Indians in eighteen States and three
Territories, exclusive of the Indian Ter
ritory. Nearly all the tribes are west
Of the Mississippi, in fact most of them
are beyond the Missouri. There are 1876
reservations In all. la the northwestern
part of New York there are about 900
descendents of the great warrior tribes
living on eight reservations. Today
there are 159 600 Indians who wear cti-
zens' dress in whole or 10 part, and TO-
900 who can read and speak English.
There are 3D. 900 Indian families now
living In comfortable modern dwellings.
Indians have attracted considerable at
tention In the field of athletics, and the
Senate and House of Congress both have
Indian representatives.