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The Detroit times., 1909-07-20
WOMAN SUES FOR $4,000.
Former Waitress Charges Her Million
aire Husband Deserted Her.

NORWICH. Conn. July 20.-The TO-
nance of the parlor and the kitchen
has ended in court. When William
Henry Jennings, society man. sports
man and bon vivant, eloped with Bird
get A. Collins, a pretty waitress in the
Shetucket house, society sat back and
awaited results. Now society is mere
ly saying Il told you So
Mrs. jennings has entered suit
against her millionaire husband Cor
$4,000, charging THAI he deserted her,
and that he has refused to support
her; that he told her 10 so to work
for a living and that he boasted to her
OF his unfaithfulness. She has also
entered suit for similar amount
against Jennings mother, alleging
alienation OF affections.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-20
ELLA GINGLES IS FREED
ON CHARGE OF STEALING
Jury Denounces Her Sensational Story
of Hideous White Slave Plot
as Untrue

CHICAGO, July 20-The question
of whether indictments for perjury
would be asked against Miss Ella Gin
giles. the Irish lace maker. who was
acquitted last night on the charge CT
stealing lace from Miss Agnes Bar
rette. her former employer, was taken
up today by Assistant States Attor-
ney Furthman. In clearing Miss Gin
giles, the jury denounced as untrue the
story she told on the witness stand to
the effect that an attempt was made
&c force her into slavery.
In lnstructing the jury. Judge Bren-
tano said that the girls story of tor
ture In the Wellington hotel was TO
be regarded by the jurors as a test OF
the credibility Of the defendants tes-
timony.
Based on the simple charge OF lar
ceny of $50 worth OF hand made lace
the Gingles trial went far beyond the
counts OF the indictment. The sub
ject of white slavery was drawn into
the trial from the start and with 1t
an Arabian Nights tale OF outrages
was told in detail on the witness
stand by the young defendant Her
accusations were aimed at Miss Bar
Iette, Mrs. Cecilia Kenyon, a friend
OF Miss Barrette, who. before the
trial began, died suddenly, and an
unnamed man who was an actor n
the orgies imagined by the defendant.
Miss G!ngles is going back TO the
little hamlet in the north OF Ireland
where she was born. This was the
announcement by her attorney, p II.
O'Donnell today.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-20

SEATTLE, Wash. July 20.-It was
just the pitiful, world-old tragedy Of
the mating of May and December
Because he feared that he could not
hold the love Of his 17-year-old bride,
the wife of but a year. J. w. McComb,
IS years old, tiptoed into her room in
the dead OF night and. with bullet.
snuffed out her life as she lay asleep.
Then turning the weapon upon him
self. he fell lifeless across the body
OF the young girl whom he loved bet
ter than life.
Mildred Payne, young. vivacious.
beautiful, before her marriage was
leader in the socla; circle gen
Grafton younger than that in which
McComb moved. Possessed OF a
The Detroit times., 1909-07-20

voice Of rare quality. in addition to
her exquisite beauty OF face and figure,
she was lured by the stage and easily
won its plaudits.
At an amateur performance she MET
McComb. A few weeks later they
were married. Her wedding marked
the beginning OF a new life for the
girl Now mistress OF a beautiful home,
her husbands gift on her wedding day.
domestic duties claimed her time. The
love OF devoted husband was hers.
she possessed everything 10 make her
happy-save the companionship OF
associates of her own age
The young bride sighed for the old
days in her hours OF lonliness. Nc
Comb noted the signs. There was
quarrel then death for both.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-20
netroIter is Named.

ROCHESTER. y. Y. July 20.-Clar-
ence NJ. Hayes. of Detroit, was at
pointed a member OF the committee
to draft plans for greater unity be-
tween the photographers Of the coun-
try, at the twenty-fifth annual conven-
ton OF the Photographers Association
OF America. yesterday. The other
members OF the committee are Chas.
l.. Lewis, Toledo: II. A. Bliss, Buffalo;
Fred Hammer. St Louis, and j. Frank
Jackson, Barrie, Ont.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-20
The Masculine Touch

There is such a masculine touch
about the dresses she wears"
you mean that sEiudgy streak OF
finger-marks along the line OF buttons
In the ?-Fort Worth Record
The Detroit times., 1909-07-20

Motorcycles. each carrying two
chemical extinguishers, have proved
valuable addition to the fire depart
ment of Buffalo. n. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Harvard where Col.
Rupert Winter, u. S. A, visiting. saw the
suicide of young Mercer. He met cary
Mercer. brother of the dead student.
Three years later, in Chicago, in 1906,
Col. Winter overheard Cary Mercer APP
parently planning TO kidnap Archle, the
colonefs ward, and to gain possession OF
Aunt Rebecca Winters millions. A MISS
Smith was mentioned apparently as a
conspirator. A great financial magnate
was aboard the train on which Col WIN
ter met his Rebecea, Miss smith
and Archie Col. Winter learned that the
financial magnate is Edwin s. Keatcham.
Winter, aided by Archie, cleverly frus-
trated a hold-up on the train. He TOOK a
alleged kidnapping plot. Archie mysteri-
ousIy disappeared in Frisco. Blood in a
nearby room at the hotel caused fears for
the boys life. The lads voice was heard
over the telephone. however, and a min
ute later a woman's voice-that of Miss
Smith. Col. Winter and a detective set
out for the empty mansion owned by
Arnold, a Harvard graduate; They, were
met with an explosion within. Mercer
appeared. He assured Winter that Archie
had returned. The colonel saw a vision
fitting from the supposedly haunted
house. 1t was Miss Janet Smith. Col:
Winter to himself admitted that he loved
Miss Smith. Mercer told Winter that
Archie had overheard plans for a coup
and had been kidnapped. One of MERGERS
friends on returning the boy TO his aunt
had been arrested for speeding and when
he returned from the police station to his
auto the lad was gone. Mercer confessed
ne was forcibly OBTAINING Keatcham.
Mercer told his life story, relating how
Keatcham and his secretary,
Atkins, had ruined him, the blow killing
his wife. Mercer was holding him prison.
err in order that he could not get control
of a railroad which was the pet project of
the father of his college friend, Endicott
Tracy. Aunt Rebecca saw Archie in a
cab with two men. Then he vanished.
She followed in an auto into the Chinese
district and by the use of a mysterious
Chinese Jade ornament she secured a
promise from an influential Chinaman
that the boy would be returned. Archie
returned and told his story, Atkins. for
mer secretary to Keatcham, being his
second %kidnaper. Col. Winter and Tracy
returned to the haunted house. They
found Keatcham. apparently stabbed to
death. Keatcham was not dead, how
ever. Cary Mercer appeared on the scene,
Winter believing his actions suspicious.
The party removed toNthe Arnold home:
They feared Atkins gang. The colonel
became temporary secretary to the mag
nate. A Black Hand letter was received.
The real characteristics of the great
fnancier were revealed. The puzzle OF
the story fell into place, the blame for
the crimes being lifted from MERGERS
shoulders and placed upon Atkins. Love
of Miss Smith and Col. Winter for each
other was plainly seen by other members
of the party.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
Coin Struck During Napoleon Ills
Reign Now Valuable.

There is a singular story in con-
nectfon with a coin Of the third Napo-
leon. While Louis Napoleon was
prince president Of France, Just
before he made himself emperor. a
decree was issued ordering a fve-franc
niece to be coined bearing his
image.
The dies we're made, and one coin
was struck of as a sample and sent
to the prince president for his ap-
proyal. But some time passed before
he examined it. When at last he gave
II his attention he was annoyed to find
that he had been represented on the
coin with a love lock, or hooked lock
Of hair on the temple. which he act
ually did wear at that period. but
which he thought unsuitable to SO dig
nified and permanent a representa-
tion of himself as an ehgy on a
coin.
The prince president sent for the
director Of the mint and ordered him
to remove the love lock. Then he
found that his silence with regard TO
the piece had been taken for approval.
and that the stamping of the coins had
begun. The work was stopped and
the image deprived Of its ~undignihed
lock. But the 20 coins that had al
ready been struck on were not de-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
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stanch, neither Keeling nor shivering;
and that the chimney just opposite
his eye had not misplaced a brick. In
the same instant he caught up his re-
volver and ran at his best pace from
the room. The hall was firm under
his hurrying feet. AZ he passed the
great arched opening on the western
balcony he saw an awful sight.
DiagonalIy Gro from Casa Fuerte
was the great house of the California
magnate who did not worry his con-
tractor with demands for colonial hon
esty OF workmanship as well as
colonial architecture. The stately
mansion with it's beautiful piazzas
and delicate harmony of pillar and
| pediment, shone white and placid on
the eye for a second; then rocked In
CHASTITY wise and collapsed like a
house of cards. simultaneously a
| torchlike fame streamed into the air.
A woeful din of human anguish
| pierced the inanimate tumult of wreck
and crash.
Bully for Casa Fuerte!" cried the
| soldier, who now was making a fren'
zied speed to the other side of the
house. He cast a single glance toward
the door which he knew belonged TIC
Janet's room; and he thought OF the
boy. but he ran first to his old aunt
He didn't need to go the whole way
She came out of her door, Janet and
Archie at her side. They were al
perfectly calm, although in very light
| and semi-oriental attire. Archie plain
ly had Just plunged out of bed. His
eyes were dancing with excitement.
"This house is a dandy, amt it
Uncle Bertie?" he exclaimed. Mr.
Arnold told me all about the way his
father built it; he said it wouldn't bal
it's eve for an earthquake. 1t didn't
either; but that house opposite is jus1
kindling-wood! Say! here's Cousin
Cary; and-look, Uncle BERTHE, Mr.
Keatcham has got up and he's al
dressed. Hullo, Colvin! Don't be
! scared. It's only a 'quake!" Colvir
grinned a sickly grin and stammered
Yes, SIT, Qultc oO, "a. NV oh
quake could shake Colvin out OF his
manners.
"Are you able to do this, Mr.
Keatcham?" young Arnold called
b~reathlessly, plunging into the patio tc
which they had all instinctively gravi
| tated. Keatcham laughed a short
grunting laugh. Don't you under
stand, this is no little everyday
Quake? Look out! Is there a way
you can look and not see a spout o.
flame? I've got to go downtown. Arc
the machines all right?"
1--WE must find Randall; the poor
soul has a mortal terror of 'quakes-
Aunt Rebecca's wellbred accents were
unrufled; she appeared a though
stimulated, nothing more; danger al
ways acted as tonic on Winter nerves
-"Archie, you go put your clothes OF
this minute, honey. And l suppose We
ought to look up Millicent."
CTO BE C~ONTINUED)
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
HeaIthfuI Bath.

A bath much favored by the Kneip.
pists. along with the barefoot habit. is
formed from a solution of pine needles
and pine cones. Cover with cold water
about a pound of fresh pine needles
and pine cones, broken in small pieces.
Boil for half an hour, strain and add
the solution to the bath. If you do
n O want to use the entire amount at
once it can be bottled and kept for
future occasions. This has a tonic eff
feet both on the nerves and the skin.
II can be used on alternate days with
a bath of sea salt.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
CHAPTER XVIII.

Winter would have said that he was
too old a man to stay awake all night,
when he had a normal temperature;
yet he saw the stars come out and the
stars fade on that fateful April night.
He entered his room at the hour when
midnight brushes the pale skirts Of
dawn and misguided cocks are vocifer-
ating their existence to an Indifferent
world. Before he came there had been
a long council with Mercer and his
aunt. Mercer, who had been success
'ul in his mission, had barely seen his
chief for a moment before a gentle
but imperious nurse ordered him
away. Winter caught a queer, abrupt
laugh from the financier. The latter
beckoned to him. See you are as
obedient as l am when your time
comes" he chuckled; and he chuckled
again when both the soldier and Miss
Smith blushed over his awkward
jocoseness. Yet, the next moment he
extended his hand with his formal,
other-generation courtesy and took
Miss Janet's shapely, firm fingers in
his own lean and nervous grasp. al
low me to offer you both my sincere
congratulations" began he, and halted,
his eyes, which seemed SO injurious
but were so keen, travelling from the
woman's confusion to the mans. Il
beg your pardon; / understood-Ar-
chic who was here, gave me to under
standard / heard you singing; you
will hardly believe it, but years ago !
sang that to my wife,"
$50 far as I am concerned, it is
/ settled" said the colonel steadily.
Janet lifted her sweet eyes and sent
one glance as fleeing and light as the
flash of a birds wing. "I-I-reckon
it is settled murmured she; but i'm
mediately she was the nurse again.
eMr. Keatcham, you are staying awake
much too late. Here is Colvin, who
will see to anything you want. Good
night"
1t was then that Mr.. Keatcham had
taken the coloners breath away by
kissing Janet's hand; after which he
shook hands with the colonel with q
strange new cordiality, and watched
them both go away together with 9
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
eV OGzHM TzANE7
ae4o THE MAW T1eSH0WS

| entrance of the court in the hotel; |
| had come in a little while before, hav-
ing carried an advertisement to the
paper; l wonder why she-maybe 1t
was to communicate with them with
out risking a letter."
But how did your voice get into my
| 'phone?" he asked.
She looked puzzled only a second,
then laughed as he had not heard her
laugh in San. Francisco natural,
musical, merry peal, a girlish laugh
that made his heart bound.
why, of course" said she, sit is so
easy, There was a reporter who in
sisted on interviewing Mrs. Winter
about her jewelry; and l was shooting
him away Somehow the wires must
have crossed"
do you remember-this is very,
very pretty, don't you think? Just
like a puzzle falling into place. Do
you remember coming here on the day
Archie was r~eturned?"
81 surely do; my head was swim
ming, for Mrs. Winter sent me and
began then to suspect. She told me
Brother Cary was in danger; of course
| wanted to do anything to help him;
| and / carried a note to him. l didn't
go in, merely gave the note and saw
him."
81 saw you"
you? Howl
"Birdsall and /; we were here, in
the patio; we, my dear Miss Janet,
were the Danger! You had IN a
brown-checked silk dress and you were
holding a wire clipper in your hand"
Yes, sir. l saw it IN the grass
and picked it up"
She laughed a little; but directly
her cheeks redeemed. What must
you have thought of mel" she muir
INJURED under her breath; and bit the
lip that would have quivered.
Il should like to tell ~you-dear," he
answered., 'if you will-O Lord, for
give young men for living! If they
are not all coming back to ask me to
sing! But, Janet, dear, let me say it in
Spanish-yes, yes if you really won't
be bored; throw me that mandolin"
Aunt Rebecca back in the arm
chair, family smiling, while the old,
old words that thousands of lovers
have thrilled with pain and hopes and
dreams beyond their own power of
speech and offered to their sweet
hearts, rose, winged by the eternal
longing:
"Y 81 tie mueve a lastima mi eterno
padecer,
Como tie amo, amame, bellissima
mujer!
Como tie amo, amame, bellissima
mujer!
"And what does it NEAR in Eng
lish, Bertie?" said Mrs. Melville.
Cant you translate it?"
Shall II" said the colonel, his
the eyes which looked up at Janet
Smith.
Not tonight, please" said she. 81
i think Mr.. Keatcham is expecting
me to read to him a little. Good night.
Thank you, Col. Winter"
She was on her feet as she spoke;
and Winter did not try to detain her;
he had held her hand; and he had felt
its shy pressure and caught a fleeing,
frightened, very beautiful glance. His
dark face paled with the intensity of
his emotion. Janet moved away, quiet
ly and lightly, with no break in her
composure; but as she passed Mrs.
Winter she bent and kissed her. And
when Archie would have run after her
a delicate jeweled hand was laid on
his arm. mot tonight, laddie; |
want you to help me down the steps"
With her hand on the boys shoulder
she came up to Rupert, and inclined
her handsome head in Janet's direc.
ton. q think, by rights, that kiss be-
longed to you, mon %enfant," said she.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
Keep Your Eyes on the Ground.

In walking about the Australian gold
fields it is always advisable to keep
vour eyes on the ground. You Gun
never tell when you may kick up a
nugget-or fall down a deserted shaft.
From. T~arragulla, a district that has
been very prolific in valuable nuggets.
comes news of a remarkable find. A
man walking across the fields picked
up what he thought was a mushroom.
1t proved to be a nugget and con.
tanned ESQ worth of gold.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
Office Of the True Man.

Remember that Gods call for the
undeveloped forces of Christian man.
hood and womanhood bespeaks the ex.
allied purpose of real life, viz, to re.
move distractions. The ignorant and
the indolent may hinder by standing
in the way Of Gods plans and pur.
poses for the betterment of humanity.
But the office of a true man is to use
all his accumulated knowledge in
making the pathway of life pleasant,
peaceful and prosperous. Even Jesus
himself sought to make it so for every
man.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
Three sabbaths Every Week.


Morocco Is a country Of many Sab.
baths. The first three days I spent in
Tangier were all Sabbaths. Arriving
on q Thursday night the next day was
Friday, the Mohammedan Sabbath,
which was followed by the Jewish
Sabbath-the Hebrew element In Tan
gier is considerable and strict in re-
ligious. observance-and that in turn
by the Christian Sunday. Subsequent
comparisons, however. revealed little
difference between any days of the
week. On the Mohammedan Sabbath
a black flag is hoisted on the minarets
at the prayer of dawn, instead Of the
white flag that announces the time
of devotions on other days. 1t re-
mains up until the middle of the fore
noon, by which time everybody is sup
posed to have found out what day it
is.-N. Y. Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
just Like 4 Man.

"Queer thing about the laughter Of
the average man." remarked the wom-
an who observes things.
What's queer about him?" asked
the sweet girl graduate.
Nearly every time he laughs 1t Is
at something he has said himself" re-
piled the feminine observer.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-02
Bore Love Lock of Emperor

stroyed and are now regarded as Of
great value.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-16
SCALE
IN DOCTORS FEES
PROVES SUCCESS
Orange Practitioners Society
Has Four Classes, with Ris-
ing Charge Schedule.

Following three years experience
with a schedule of charges for medical
and surgical treatment. which tabula-
ton was furnished each practising
physician and surgeon in Orange by a
group of progressive young physicians
who are members of the Practitioners
Society, 1t was stated today the new
system of prices for work had proved
successful.
The table was formulated following
an agitation over the matter of proper
charges to fit the capacity OF the
patient or his or her family to pay
for necessary services. and our sets
of prices were formulated-class A for
the poor. class B for those In moderate
circumstances, class C for those with
better financial abilities than the other
two classes and the fourth. class D,
made up of prices charged for special
lists.
In the Oranges the first two classes
form the chief basis of averaging pay
ments and the fees charged will be
found to compare with the usual
charges in the past few years. The
table, with certain omissions, follows.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-16
H~ARRISON.EAST NEWARK
TO CONSIDER PENNSY'S
HARRISON IMPROVEMENTS.

A special meeting of the Harrison
Town Council has been called by Mayor
Joseph p. Riordan for next Monday
night to consider the request of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company thai
1t be allowed to place four additional
steel columns under its bridge over
South Fourth street. This matter was
discussed at the last meeting of the
Council, and action was deferred after
some discussion.
The reason that the railroad company
makes the request is that it wishes
to widen the present bridge to make
room for two more tracks. This is in
connection with the work of the new
terminal now building.
The present main line is being
widened from the Market street bridge
over the river to near the terminal
site SO that two more tracks can be-
laid, and 1t. is necessary to widen the
bridge over South Fourth street. For
this privilege the company offers to
abolish the tunnel under the embank-
ment at South Fifth street and erect
there a steel bridge ten feet wide and
the same heighth; TO paw Fifth street
to the north side of Middlesex street,
and to lay a ten-inch pipe sewer OH
South Fourth street north to Middlesex
street and allow property owners tt
connect with it.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-16
M0NTcLAR.


Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence napkin, OF
North Mountain avenue, left today for
Savannah. Ga.
Miss Edythe Cunningham, of Van
Gieson's Gap road, has returned from
a three months stay in Europe.
A. subscription dance for the benefit
Of the district nurses fund OF the Mont
clair Colony of New England Women
will be given at the residence Of Mrs.
William G.. Frost. so Upper Mountain,
avenue, on Thursday, October %.
On next Friday evening at the
Watching Avenue Congregational
Church Henry J.. Hadfeld viii give
an Interpretation of Longfellow's
Tales of a Wayside Inn" The pro-
ceeds will go to the church fund.
The first entertainment Of the season
of the Commonwealth Club will be held
next Friday evening. vauly Carter,
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee, promises a good show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Doremus, OF
Valley road. left today for Baltimore
to visit their daughter, Mrs. w. G.
Kennedy.
Mr.. M Mrs. Howard G. Blackwell,
of Clarewill avenue. art home from =
et1y Of two weeks ~ Scranton. Pa.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-16
BELLEVILLE.

Miss Cora Thaller, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Thaller. of New street
was given o. surprise party last might
by about twenty friends.
The attendance last night at the ba.
Ear and supper of the Ladies' Aid So.
ciety Of the Reformed Church in the
chapel was as large as on the previous
night. The affair was entirely sue
c%essful. and a good sum was realized
by the society
The Rev. C. Il. Scudder. pastor of the
Wesley NJ. e. Church, will preach TO-
morrow morning IN Fortified Strong
holds His subject in the evening will
be- Terminals"
Miss Anna Austin, of Van Rensselaer,
street, is spending a vacation in the
Catskills.
J. Harry Coeyman, OF 113 Rutgers
street, will continue the real estate
business of Police Justice Connell.
funeral took place yesterday.
Provision to tfis effect was made by
the deceased. MI. Coeyman opened the
Office today.