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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

cOVertly watching MS restless, nervous
gestures and his drawn expression all
through the ride until the trolley
slowed down at Yonkers and stopped
on the main street. A solitary cab
was standing beside the curb, its
driver doing on the box.
A fat man was waddling hurriedly
ahead of them, signaling with his UNI
brella to the driver; but Astro, with
rough gesture, threw him aside, ran
to the cab, and pushed Valeska quickly
inside.
ITO Miss Dalrymple's, out on
Broadway, and drive like lightning!"
he ordered Then he jumped in him
self, and slammed the door in the face
of the enraged fat man who was in
quick pursuit The cab drove off at
headlong speed.
Still Valeska kept silent; but now
she shared the excitement of the mas
ter, who bit his fingers avidly as the
horse galloped along the avenue high
above the river. All she could hear
besides the pounding of hoofs was the
muttering of the dark man by her
side. 1t seemed an hours drive, SO
had the suspense wrought upon her,
tree by tree, lamp by lamp, house
by house, they advanced. She was
now prepared for anything,-for any
thing save what happened.
At last the carriage slowed down
and came to stop Before the driver
had chance to dismount, Astro had
dashed out without paying the least
attention to his assistant. She hurried
after him.
THE Dalrymple house stood on the
L side of the hill, overlooking the
quiet, moonlit Hudson. 1t was sur
rounded by a high wall, over the
tops of which showed the thick limbs
of a few apple trees. The house doomed
beyond, brick edifce of two stories.
The iron gate in the wall was locked,
and Astro jerked viciously at the
bell
At this moment, as if he himself
had set it off, a loud explosion rever-
berated through the night. A woman's
scream was next heard, rising in a
piercing staccato. Then all was silence
again. At length shutter was thrown
open at one of the front windows of
the house, and a shaft of. light made
Continued on page II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

They may not press with dainty feet
The leaves that flutter from above,
Nor sing with her who is the sweet,
Pure apotheosis of love.
The fairest flower of all that blows
Is not the lily or the rose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Aovs Ne yoP6ev ov 6e0oovs Ne
ovP,vya re mus VeoP Ne rorpneP

When he had finished he looked up at her. You
surely know the Greek alphabet, at least!'
''Of course know that much. We used to use it
in boarding school to write secret messages in. What
girl that's had frat boy for beau doesn't
know the Greek alphabet"
Then this should read easily. kindly write 1t
OUT letter for letter
Valeska studied minute and then scrubbed out:
Dos garden dessos srnga lie Plus e po,nniier
Partly in English, partly in French, YOU see"
said Astro - In the garden under the syrlnga
nearest to the apple tree!' How childish to con-
slider this hard puzzle!
1T is the location of the missing letter, sup
pose ventured Vaeska. :" suppose Mrs. Darympe
was afraid it would be stolen and so buried 1t there
You forget. however that if Mrs. Dalrymple was
good Greek scholar, she wouldn't have written tins
so laboriously.
Valeska looked quickly up at him. Could some
one have found the letter and buried 1t there tor
their own purpose!
1T is possible; but it seems an unnecessary thing
to do"
Then give up Valeska shook her head sadly.
Don't give up, little girl. SIMPLY keep your
mind on the fact that there are clever brains at
work upon this unsuspecting young woman He
on the table. Look here! Who stole this locket in
the first place? Why it stolen: Was the person
that took it the one who returned it. Or was the
person that returned friend of Miss Dalrymple
If he or she was, why should the acton be done
ANONYMOUSLY: Did this person know about the
cipher! If So why leave the cipher there where she
could find it and dig up the letter: These things
look suspicious to l must 60 over every point
and anaiyze it. We must, in beginning any case of
are the actors in the drama, who are the ones
ho will c,1ffe he benefited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

I'D sympathetic waves in my own aura. l am not
vet ready to go into psychic trance. Let us first
read the message. 1t is ridiculously simple. 1
will first separate the message into words, for what
here appears to be set of words is merely letters
run together with false spaces between in order
to battle the first glance.
He took pad of paper and wrote out the follow
ing in Greek characters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

ANONYMOUSLY: Did this person kno
cipher! If so, why leave the cipher thu
could find it and dig up the letter:
look suspicious to me. l must 60 owe
and analyze it. We must, in beginnln
this sort, cast about Immediately and
are the actors in the drama, who
who will suffer or be benefited by
this chain of circumstances.
Now" he Strengthened up abrupt
ly, 1--WE must know more about Miss
Dalrymple's household. Tomorrow
morning you shall make the trip to
Yonkers, obviously to return her this
locket with our solution of the cipher,
but actually to enable you to size up
the house, grounds, servants, family
history, and the like"
At once Valeska became business
like Anything else?"
Yes he said emphatically. Tell
her that on no account whatsoever is
she to dig beneath the syringa bush
until she hears from me! Under
stand!"
VALEskA returned next noon with
the information that Miss Dali
rymple was in high spirits over the
solution of the secret message.
did you tell her not to dig UP the
place until l Gamer"
Yes; and she promised to wait.
We'll, what else?"
Valeska shifted Il certainly do
not like that maid of hers. l may be
only woman without any more
ANALYTICAL brain than sand snipe; but
l can tell sniveling hypocrite OF my
own sex as far as / can see one. There 5
TOO much goody-goody talk to suit me
It was Yes. dear Miss Dalrymple
and oh, certainly, Miss Dalrymple,
and, behind her back. Isn't Miss
Dalrvmple the sweetest thlng! When
hear that kind of talk, look out tor
a cat
You think she is two-faced:"
"Oh, she S a snake in the grass,
Tall. lantern jawed, skinny, Sinking
thing! AS luck would have it, she
caught the same train back to town
that did rather she came down On
the trolley car just behind mine and
l sat about three seats behind her
when we got the subway at Kings
bridge. / thought I'd see where she
went 1t was an express, and she got
of at Brooklyn Bridge. That's what
kept me SO long. followed her over
70 Brooklyn
Astro started. "Brooklyn?" he
calculated.
pleased that at last she had made
some sort of sensation. Swallowed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
Foraker Objects
To a Taft Move.

Cincinnati, O., Jan. IA fiat refusal TO
be hound by the conditions OF the call
made last night at Columbus for the Re
publican state convention. which Is to
name a state ticket and select delegates
at large to the national convention, is
the conclusion reached by the United
States Senator y p. Foraker and an
nounced in a statement given to the press
tonight. Primaries for the selection OF
delegates TO the convention We're provided
for In the official call issued by the log
islative committee by a vote OF II to T.
The method provided Is sharply criticised
by Senator Foraker. The statement In
part follows:
MY idea in requesting primaries was
to have the election CT delegates brough:
home to the people 50 that in each ward
for instance We could select our !nmedi-
ate representatives. This call makes all
that Impossible.
not authorized by the statute and no,
within the power of the state central
committee. Some OF the requirerne nts are
In direct conflict with the statute Some
of them are very hurdensome.
The counties are not bound to follow
the order Of the state central committee
but whether they dc so or not I nm not
advised. So far as am personally con-
cerncd. shalt make no effort to comply
with such uncal,ed for Illegal and arbitra-
" conditions"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
Mob Of Night Riders At
tacks Russe||vi||e, Ky.
Burns Tobacco Warehouses
and Other Establishments.
Three Citizens Woan6ed...Gov. Will.
son Makes Statement.

RusSallvire, KY, Jan. 3.-Night rid
ers. 100 strong, Swooped down on Rus
seiville early this morning, and after
overpowerinS the three policemen and
providing against the giving Of IN
alarm. dynamited and burned the two
independent tobacco concerns in the
city and several other establishments
and rose away out the Hopkinsville and
Clarksville turnpike.
Three men We're fired upon and
Tounded by the marauders and the tele-
phone girl operators and police We're
held prisoners for nearly three hours.
The following buildings were destroy
ed:
Frank G. Works tobacco warehouse.
loss on building and contents $4,000.
American Snuff Company's factory
and contents. loss $4,000.
Roberts and Brown. planning mill. loss
1000.
Alfred Underwood. grocer. loss $1,000
King and Proctor stable, Joshua
knowles cottage.
The wounded are: Charles Roberts.
Evansville. Ind; J. r. Mclean. Rus
sellville: J. II. Merely, Russellville.
CAPTAIN w. r. Bruce, the chief of pO-
lice. as soon as he heard the noises.
hastened to the fire tower, where he at
tempted to sound the alarm, hut was
overpowereG ty four of the masked
night riders.
Two merchants. J. r. Mclean, q
grocer. and J. Henry Merely, owner of
q dry goods store. did not hurry into
their homes as fast as the night riders
desired and were shot
The most seriously injured was DIR.
Roberts, who was a guest at the Forest
House. He was wounded about the
head and face by a charge of buckshot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
WILL BE NO WAR.
SIR Charles Dixie, M. P, Sees No Rea
son For HostiIities.

London, Jan. 3.-Sir Charles Dixie. NJ
r. in an interview today, on The
Worlds Politics in 1905" expressed the
opinion that there will not be war
between the United States and Japan
Why should there be-" asked Sir
CHARLES. You cannot have war unless
one side wants it, What possibly could
DC gained by war? Japan is supposed
to covet the Philippines but she has
not yet dieested the slice of Manchuria
that the Russo-Japanese war gave her
nor has she even settled Formosa. Does
che not know that even if she did de-
feat the American feet her triumph,
would not be forever since the United
States would build q new fleet and
Japan's expenditure in blood and treas
ure might be for nothing"
Referring to the cruise of the battle
ship fleet to the Pacific, Sir Charles
says this Is demonstration OF til.
power of the American navy and likely
to enhance its prestige.
The only black spot In tha foreign
outlook. Sir Charles goes on, is II,
South America and this on account Of
the unsettled frontiers of Uruguay and
Paraguay. Sir Charles sees no danger
in the European situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
NO FURTHER INFORMATION
Concerning Japan's Reply to Ambassa-
der O'Rrien's Memorandum Is Given.

Washington. Jan. 3.-Further iIfor-
nation than that afforded yesterday
relative to the contents Of the COM
munication from Ambassador O'Brien
transmitting from Toxic the Japanese
reply to his memorandum dealing with
the immigration question, was refused
at the state department today. This is
the inrariable rule when negotiations
are still in progress and the Inference
Is that although as officially stated
MIR. OBrien regards the Japanese an
swer as evincing a satisfactory dispo-
sition towards American desires, the
reply is not conclusive
1t is not understood that these ex-
changes are negotiations in the ordi-
nary sense. or that treaty is to be
forthcoming as the result. But it is
expected that the Japanese govern
mont Will in some formal manner reg
lster ns purpose of preventing the fur
Their migration of coslies to. the Unit
ed States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
Ask Your DRUGGIST for Free Peruna Almanac for 1908

fired as the night riders were leaving
town.
II was said that the mob came from
the direction of Cave Springs, near
where the members are said to have
had their rendezvous. It appeared well
rganiz2ed. All of the men were mount
ed and Wore white capes. false boards
and masks. Except for the firing at
those who appeared on the streets.
there was little shooting, the chit
business seeming to he the destruction
Of the two tobacco houses. "
This is the third raid by night riders
in western Kentucky and comes in the
face of the announcement by the Gov
ernor that disorder must cease. A grand
jury summoned at Hopkinsville is in
vestigating a similar reid made recent
ly in that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
A ROYAL RECEPTION
Being Planned for Our American Fleet
At Rio Janeiro.

Rio De Janeiro. Jan. AIN prepare
ton for the reception of the American
battIeship fleet. which Is expected 10
reach here Jan. II, the Viscount Moraes,
a wealthy shipowner. has rendered the
use OF the Grand Pavilion, which Is
situated at the edge OF the bay. for the
comfort and convenience of the Ameri-
can sailors and marines.
Following n conference today between
Consul General George Anderson and
Minister Of Marine Alcncar. the latter is
sued m order for the selection of groups
Of 100 or go Brazilian sailors who are
able 10 speak English. to be put at the
disposal of the American sailors.
Tho commission which has the charge
OF the fetes in preparation for the visit
ors has provided 10000 guide books of Rio
for distribution aboard the various YES
sels of the feet. Numerous athletic
gancs will be organized In honor of the
visiting Americans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04

During an epidemic OF grip Peruna
should be used. The doses recon-
meudec on the bottle are sufficient.
After the grip has once been acquired,
DR.. Hartman recommends the use OF
Peruna in teaspoonful doses every hour
during the acute stage, after which the
directions on the bottle should be fol-
lowed.
Experience has shown that the people
who use Peruna as q remedy for grip
generally recover sooner and are less
liable to the distressing and long-con-
tinued after-effects of the grip.
When Peruna has not been used dur
ing the course of the grip and the patient
finds himself suffering from the after
effects Of this disease, a course Of Peruna
should be resorted to.
Suffered Twelve Years From After
Effects Of La Grippe.
Mr.. Victor Patneaude, 32S Madison
ST., Topeka, Kan, member Of Knights
and Ladies OF Security, writes:
"Twelve years ago had severe at
tack of la grippe and never really re-
covered my health and strength-but
grew weaker every year, until was
unable to work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
Good Will Seniors BANQUET.

The members Of the Senior class of the
Coed Will High school held an enjoy able
banquet at The Gerald Thursday night.
One of Landlord Bradbury's famous
spreads was partaken of and then sea-
son of social intercourse and singing and
speeches. The quartet of the German
class won much favorable comment for
the selections rendered. The quartet is
composed Of Gilbert F. Arey. Daniel Dor
ward. Faith H!nckley and Barbara Weav-
er. The class members are Samuel 4.
Allen. Donald Ellis. Archie McDougle.
Emil Palmer, Fred Rawson. Blanche Hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
WATERVILLE.
1He BOYS CONFERENCE.
Plans Being Completed and F'ne
Time Is Anticipated.

Pastors and teachers, as well as the
leaders in the Young Mems Christian
Associations of the State are planning
husily FOR their delegations to the old
or boys' conference to be held In Port
land, Jan. -. Is and 26. AS usual IL Is
TO be a boys affair in fact. Portland
bows will act as reception committee
as guides about the town, ushers at the
sessions of the conference. and make
themselves generally useful In giving
the out -of-town degelates fine time.
Ths boys elect their own officers for
the conference and the president and
vice presidents. in turn. Will preside at
the different meetings. Four papers by
bows will be read before the conference.
One on "Clean Athletics" another on
THE Boys Cabinet" which Is their
unit of organization for work, another
OH "A Boys Relation to the Church"
and a fourth will be on the subject,
"A Boys Educational Life
Gilbert Arey. who played first base
or the Good VIII High school nine
last season, and who is now president
of the Good Will Y. NJ. c. A.. is pre-
narirg 4 paper on "Clean Athletics"
The DaOSr ABOUT lue organization OF
the boys work is being prepared by
one of the boys in the Skowhegan boys
de partment. a Prep. School, delegate
will read the paper on educational
matters and Charles Mitchell of Bar
Harbor will have the paper about the
boy and the Church"
Both the boys who are planning to
attend this convention and their adult
leaders will be pleased to learn that
the address at the opening session
Friday night will be made by F.. w
Lord. New England district secretary
of the National Child Labor Commit
tee. Mr.. Lord has been for five years
connected with the department of ed
ucation on the Island of Porto Rico.
where he has had charge OF develop
ing industrial education in the schools.
He will speak on Working Boys in
This Country and Abroad
The Portland committee antic;pa.ns
Tat at least 800 of tho finest hnvs In
The STATE wiE he iheir guests ct this
conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
BLAMES ASSOCIATION.
Governor Wilson Issues a Statement
viii Catch Offenders.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. Ex-Governor Will
son in a statement issued today regarding
the Russellville raid, blames the Tobac-
co Association for breaking a promise TO
keep order The governor offers $500 for
the conviction obtained through advance
information of an intended raid. IN his
statement Governor Wilson says:
1.-THE Russellville raid was clearly a VIC
lation of the promise made by the man
ayers of the associations in that part of
the state and was made to hinder the
prosecution at Hopkinsville by intimidat-
ing the officers and witnesses, but the
only result will be to add new crimes ana
new criminals and to make it harder for
tobacco growers in that region ever to get
living prices for their tobacco: further to
disgrace the state; to inflict further i'm
nense destruction OF values of farms and
all property in that district to destroy
the tobacco market there: to Cypress and
drive out the people and to take away
their liberties: to shake their faith in the
protection of the laws and to force cap
itai and valuable immigration to shun
Kentucky; ard all this without the least
hope or chance to helm the man who
formed these conspiracies.
Every power of the law will be in
voked instantly to suppress disorder and
to discover ard imprison the towards who
secretly conspired to intimidate the peo-
pie into oheying mob rule.
Mob rule cannot stay in Kentucky even
though it strikes coward-like in the dark
anG runs and hides. Presently the forces
Of the state vii! catch the night riders
and the day riders in the act and the
consequences will fall upon the heads of
the men whose Plots have brought thes.
things to pass"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Announcement that the express COM
panles III New Orleans will ship no
more liquor G. o. D. to Southern states
was made Friday night.
Colonel Robert II. Thomas, organizer
OF the annual Changers picrlc which has
become famous in Pennsylvania. died Fri
day at his home in fredericksburg, Pa.
aged g years. He was for long time
president of the International Editorial
Association.
The notorious Harden-Vor holtke suit
came TO an end Friday evening at Berlin
when the accused editor of Die Zukuuft
was sentenced to four months irlprison-
ment and TO pay the entire costs of both
the present and the former trial
Mary Eddy. aged 40. single employed in
the Greenville wooden mill at Greenville.
'R- J.. was killed by being struck over the
head by billet Of wood on her way homo
from work Friday night and robbed OF
her weeks wages. SIC. which she short
time previously received.
A broken rail caused the Canadian
Pacific eastbound express to leave the
rails between Chapleau and Cartier, ia
miles east Of North Bay. Quebec, Fri
overturned. Mrs. Slower of Lindsay
Ont. was instantly killed and q score
of other persons injured.
George La Flue, a mill operative,
aged Is years. skated into a hole in the
ice of Nachanwannuck pond in East
Hampton. Mass, Friday and was
drowned. Several companions who
We're skating with him tried to rescue
him by forming a chain and reaching
out to him over the thin ice, but they
were not successful. The body was re-
covered.
Charles G. Rrockett. tioorwalker in
state street store. and Mrs Ruby
Pishzak. wife Of a state bank examin-
er, were found unconscious Friday
night from bullet wounds in Grant
park. near the Auditorium Hotel, Chi
caso. Notes found on Brockett's cloth
ing showed that the shooting was in
pursuance of an agreement. Brockett
died In hospital. Mrs. Pishzak Is in
critical condition. 1t has not been
determined which one fired the shots.
L'Evenement, a French Canadian
daily newspaper published in Quebec
CITY, which termed members and min
listers of the provincial Legislature
fools and ignoramuses. has been found
guilty of libel in 90 cases which were
brought against it by members and
ministers and was fined $50 and costs
IN the case of each minister and s25
ana costs in the case of each ,oe,o.
Der.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
Lower Rent War
In New York City,

New York. Jan. Six hundred notices
of dispossess proceedings were obtained
frcn; the municipal courts today by the
East Side landlords as retaliatoIy move
against the tenants who decline to pay
their rents until their demands for a re-
drction have been allowed. The strike
leaders asserted today that 1850 fami-
lies had refused to pay rent this month
Attorneys for the tenants propose to have
the dispossess cases tried separately. II
Is thought that the landlords may be
forced into submission by interIninable
court proceedings. Several landlords made
concessions in rents today.
The tenantry are planning Il monstei
parade as a demonstration against tht
landlords. and 1t Is estimated that full
la. 600 men. women and children vii
march.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
SENSATIONAL PRESS
Responsible For Idle War Talk, Am
bassador kurino Says.

Paris. Jan. 3.-Baron kurino, the
Japanese ambassador to France, today
gave out a reassuring statement in
which he declares that the Japanese
government has too much confidence in
the Pacific policy of President Roose-
Welt to take any stock in the bellicose
intentions attributed to the government
a Washington by the sensational press.
we interpret the American battle
ship fleets cruise, which has created
such a STIR the baron continued,
more as a manifestation in favor of
a larger navy by demonstrating the
necessity Of achievements in Pacific
waters"
Nothing. he said, justified the So
called warlike preparations and the
pronounced talk that Japan was covet-
ing the Philippines was a fable.