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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10
Untermyer Has Remedies.

1.-THE Administration OF the Criminal
law was the paper read by Samuel I'M
termyer of New York. He discussed the
evils and remedies In the administration
Of law. Among the evils he mentioned 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10
Investigation Here.

Investigation Here.
Detective Charles A Evans is in Chi
cago to seek an interview with Matthew
w. Doss. who surrendered to the police
Of that city Thursday, and who said he
had poisoned his wife, Lillian Doss. in
Washington in January, 1909. While De-
tective Evans is conducting an investiga-
ton in Chicago Detective Cox is engag-
ed here in trying to secure information
regarding the death of the woman.
Information obtained by Cox has IN
duced him to believe that Mrs. Doss com
mitted suicide and that her husband had
nothing to do with her death. Several
persons who were seen by the detective
said they had heard the woman threaten
to kill herself, and they are certain she
did end her life. despite the statemsh'
made by Doss to the Chicago police
Purchases Carbolic Acid.
1t was learned that Mrs. Doss purchas-
ed a small quantity of carbolic acid al
n drug store only few hours before
she was found in a. dying condition 'h
her room at 4S2 10th street She said
she wanted the acid for another purpose
however and made a show of anger
when ahe druggist inquired what she III
tended to do with 1t. Al
What do you suppose I'm going TO 90
with it?' she asked. DO you tnihk III
going to commit suicide!
Policeman J. w. Vansant, who was ce
tailed to see to the enforcement OF the
pharmacy law about the time MRS. DOss
died, says that there was no lapel on tne
bottle when it was found. the absence ci
the label perhaps indicating oesIe 70
prevent the police from ascertsinshs
where il had been purchased.
His Record in the Navy.
Navy Department records show that AG1a-
thew D. Doss gave Nashville as MS nome
address when he enlisted in the navy u
October, 1905. The records have II that
he deserted in October. 1907. Nothing
more seems to have been heard OF Nun IN
official circles untn February, 1903. the
month after he says he administered the
fatal dose to his wife, when he sufren-
dered and was sentenced to impyison-
ment at Portsmouth, n. II. He was as
charged last December. and there u no
further record of him at the Navy De-
partment. -, ,,.ht ts,s-
era phed Detective Evans the adoitonAI
Information he had obtained about tne
affair.
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DOSS NOW RETRACTS
REPUDIATES HIS CONFESSION
OF MURDER.
Detective Cox, Who Is Investigating
the Matter, Is Inclined to Be-
lieve It Was q Suicide.

CHICAGO. April 9.-Mathew w. Doss.
who told the police here Friday that he
murdered his wife more than a year ago
In Washington. d. c., by pouring carbolic
acid in beer. today repudiated his con-
fession when he learned that a Washing
ton detective was on his way to Chicago
to take him back to the capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10

William E. Allen. jr.. of this city, had
four Of his fingers of the right hand
crushed this morning while at work at
the Firth steel plant. across the river
He was taken to Providence Hospital,
Washington, for treatment.
The opening services in the new Epis-
copal Church at Braddock Heights will
be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
and will be conducted by Rev. w. J.
Morton, rector Of Christ p. e. Chuch, this
city. Sunday school services will be held
at o'clock and will be conducted by
Mr.. Thompson Of the Episcopal Seminary,
who has been chosen superintendent
Two lots on Wythe street near
Payne were sold at public auction to-
day. and bought by ]. D. Normoyle for
$50. Two other lots nearby were also
disposed Of to the same person for $42
and SAL, respectively.
Marley Encampment OF Odd Fellows
will meet Monday night at Odd Fellows
Hall, when the royal purple degree will
be conferred upon three candidates.
nj. D. Corse Camp. Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, will meet Monday
night in Lee Camp Hall.
The Cardinal Athletic Base Ball Club
will play st. Stephens Athletic Club
Of Washington on the grounds on North
Alfred street Monday afternoon.
Mr.. T. A. Groves. has prepared plans
for a modern house in Rosemont.
Alexandra Lodge OF Elks will meet
Monday night.
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
(To BE CONTINUED)
MUMMY THAT OF ROYAL COOK
importation That Has Interested
EgyptoIogists Evidently Was
Wrongly Labeled.

1t develops that the mummy, the
importation of which has aroused pub
lie interest, is not that of Rameses H.,
but of his cook.
The discovery need not occasion dis
appointment. Cook or conqueror, they
are now alike, and, indeed, the desic-
Gated remains of the chef of the
monarch who from all accounts was
the Louis XIV. of Egypt are in many
respects more valuable antiquarian
possession than the mummifed body
of Pharaoh. Antiquity has bequeathed
us a surplus of memorials of kings,
but only too few of cooks. We could
well spare a bust of Caesar or ex-
change any amount of dry-as-dust
chronology for an effigy of Lucullus'
cook or Of that Vatel of his day for
whose supplies Apicius found 100000
too little.
The interest of the modern world
In history is concerned less with the
great conquerors than with the lesser
lights, the artists and craftsmen who
planned aqueducts and built cathed-
rails, even those who were charged
with the preparation of Caesars cut
let's. The world Is tired of kings, but
what would it not give for a cuneiform
tile containing the menu of Belshaz-
zar's feast? Meantime a cook of the
Rameses dynasty Is something.
Iron County register., 1910-08-25

Now that we've got you here, you
must all stay to luncheon" Mrs. Pur-
die determined.
1t looked as if they were about to
accept her invitation unanimously, but
Harry demurred. He had to be al
Montgomery street and Jackson by
one o'clock. 81 hoped" he added,
glancing at Flora, "that some one was
to drive me-part of the way, at
least"
Flora, with an unruly sense of dis
appointment, yet opened her lips for
the courteous answer. But Clara was
quicker. She rose.
YES" she said, 'T'll drive you back
with pleasure"
Harry's glimmer of annoyance was
comic.
II have to be at the house for lunch
eon," Clara explained to her hostess
as she buttoned her glove, "but there
is no reason why Flora shouldn't
stay"
"Oh, should love to-" Flora mur-
INJURED, not knowing whether she was
more embarrassed or pleased at this
high-handed dispensation which placed
her where she wanted to be.
But the way Clara had leaped at
her opportunity! Flora looked curl
ously at Harry.
He seemed uneasy at being pounced
upon, but that might be merely be-
cause he was baked of a tete-a-tete
with herself. For while Clara went
on to the gate with their hostess he
| fingered a moment with Flora.
May see you tonight"
"All you have to do is to come"
She gave him an oblique, upward
glance, and had pleasant sense OF
power in seeing his face relax and
smile. She had dance for that even
ing; but she thrust it aside without
regret. For suppose Harry should
have something to tell her about the
ChatWorth ring? She wondered il
Clara would get it out Of him first OF
the way home.
The four left on the veranda watch
ed the two driving away with sud
den clearing of the social atmosphere
In vain Flora told herself it was only
the relief she always felt in getting
free of Clara. For in the return o
the majors elderly Establishments, il
lkerr's kindlier mood, as we'll as il
her own lightened spirits, she had thu
proofs that, with them all, some ten
sion had relaxed. 1t seemed to her al
if those two, departing, were bearing
away between them the very myster!
of the Crew IDOL
Iron County register., 1910-08-25

the name was a queer one. 1t stuck
in my mind"
"But then" Clara insisted, what
became of him?"
"Oh, gave them the Slip" the Judge
chuckled. "He always did. Reported
to have changed ships in mid-ocean.
Hal, is that another bottle?
Harry stretched his hand for it, but
1t stayed suspended-and, for an in
slant, it seemed as if the whole table
waited expectant. Had Buffers cam.
era caught the clear face of Farrell
Wand, or only dim figure? Flora
wondered if that was the question
Harry wanted to ask. He wanted
and yet he hesitated, as if he did not
quite dare touch it. He laughed and
filled the glasses. He had dropped
his question, and there was no one at
the table who seemed ready to put
another.
And yet there were questions there,
in all the eyes, but some impossible
barrier seemed to have come between
these eager people, and what, for in
calculable reasons, they so much
wanted to know. 1t was not the geni-
al indifference with which Butler had
dropped the subject for the approach
ing bottle. 1t seemed rather their
own timidity that withheld them from
touching this subject which at every
turn produced upon some one Of the
eager three some fresh startling effect
| the others could not understand. They
were restless; Clara notably, even
under her calm.
Flora knew she was not giving up
the quest of Farrell Wand, but only
| setting it aside with her unfailing
kthrift, which saved everything. But
why, in this case? And Harry, who had
been so merry with the mystery at
dinner-why had he suddenly tried to
suppress her, to want to ignore the
whole business; why had he hesitated
over his question, and finally let it
fall? And why, above ALL was Kerr
so brilliantly talking to Ella, in the
same way he had begun at Flora her
self? Talking at Ella as if he hardly
saw her, but like some magician fling.
ing out brilliant train of pyrotech.
MICS to hypnotic the senses, before
he proceeds with his trick And the
way Ella was looking at him--her be-
wildered alacrity, the way she strug
gled with that was being so rapidly
shot at her-appeared to Flora the
prototype of her own struggle to un
derstand what reality these appear
ances around her could possibly
shadow.
Often enough in the crowds she
moved among she had felt herself
lonely and not wondered at it. But
now and here, sitting among her close
intimate circle, her friends and hel
lover, it seemed like horrible -obses
sion-yet it was true. AS clear as il
it had been shown her in revelation
she Saw herself absolutely alone.
Iron County register., 1910-08-25

The first newspaper ever published
in America never got beyond its first
issue. 1t was called Publick Occur.
rences and appeared in Boston, Sep
tember rs, 1890. 1t contained prom.
Use to publish in its next issue the
names of Ii the liars in Boston, and
the authorities, taking cognizance of
the threat, wisely forbade the publ.
cation. The Boston News Letter was
the first journal to be regularly pub.
lished on this continent. 1t was start.
ed in 1704 and was followed by the
American Weekly Mercury, in Phila-
delphia, in 1719. English journalism
is only 35 years older than American,
the London Gazette, an official publ
cation, having been founded in 1865.
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
Mrs. wIooin,s Idea of London.

During the recent visit of Mrs. Wig
gin, the American author, in London,
an interviewer called on her. With
pencil poised, the interviewer asked:
"And what do you think of London,
Mrs. Wiggin?"
"You remind me-" answered the au-
thor cheerfully, "of the young lady
who sat beside Dr. Gibbon at dinner.
She turned to him after the soup.
"'Do, dear DR.. Gibbon,' she said,
tell me about the decline and fall OF
the Roman empire"
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
Where Millions Are Entombed.

The catacombs at Rome were the
burial places OF the early Christians.
They are about $50 miles in extent and
are said to have contained 100000
bodies During the prosecutions of the
Christians under Nero and other Ro-
man emperors the catacombs were
used for hiding places. Under Diocle-
tian the catacombs were crowded with
those for whom there was no safety
in the face of the day. The art of the
catacombs is unique and most inter
esting. Simple designs are etched in
the slabs which seal the tombs. Now
and then are small chapels where
paintings are to be found. All are
Bible illustrations, so that the cata-
combs may be said to be pictorial
Bible in effect.-The Christian Herald.
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
Better Than a Drug.

"The late Senator Platt," said an
Albany legislator, had cynical wit.
Talking about a politician who had
changed his party. he once said to
me:
circumstances alter everything
political views, religion, even health.
"Why, I've got a friend who is af-
flicted with insomnia in its worst
form, and yet every morning that
man sleeps as sweet and sound as a
newborn babe when his wife crawls
over him to start the fire."
Iron County register., 1910-08-25

chief Harry, I believe you're out
here about the Crew Idol, tool"
He shook his head at her, smiling.
II wouldn't talk too much about that,
Flora 1t flicks poor Purdie on the
raw every time that" His sentence
trailed off into something else, for
Mrs Purdie and Clara had come up.
The book had changed hands, to-
gether, evidently, with several expla-
nations, and Mrs. Purdie, with her
foot on the carriage step, was ready
to make one of these over again.
"The majorll be so sorry. He's
gone in town. It's SO unusual for him
to get off at this hour, but he said he
had to catch man AS Mrs. Britton
and were saying, he's likely to be
very busy until this dreadful affair is
Strengthened out If you can only
wait little longer, Mr.. Cressy," she
went on, Il am expecting him every
moment"
"Oh, it's of no Importance" said
Harry, but he looked at his watch
with fold between his brows, and
then at the car that was coming in.
well, at least, you'll have time to
see the parade" said Mrs. Purdie. II
always think it's a pretty sight,
though most of the women get tired
of it."
Clara's face showed that she be.
longed to the latter class; but Flora,
too keenly attuned to sounds and
sights not to be swayed by outward
circumstances, was content for the
time to watch, in the cloud of dust
the wheeling platoons and rhythmic
columns.
Yet through all-even when she was
not looking at him-she was aware OF
Harry's restlessness, OF his impa
tience; and as the last company
swung barrackward, and the cloud
began to settle over the empty field
he snapped his watchcase smartly
and remarked, "Still no major"
"Why, there he is now!" Mrs. Pur
die screamed, pointing across the pa
rade ground.
Flora looked. Halfway down OF
the adjoining side of the parallelo
gram, back toward her, the redoubt
able Kerr was standing She recog
nized him on the instant, as If he
were the most familiar figure In hel
life. Yet she was more surprised tt
see him here than she had been to SEE
Harry. She felt inclined to rub hel
eyes. 1t took moment for her tt
realize that his companion was indeed
Mai Purdie.
The major had recognized his wife,
signaling umbrella. Now he turnet
toward 1t, but Kerr, with a quick me
tion of hand toward hat, turned In th'
opposite direction In her mind Flor;
was with the major who ran afte
him. The two men stood for a little
expostulating. Then both walked tc
ward the landau and the linen um
brella.
The carriage group waited, watch
ing with tagging conversation, whicl
finally fell into silence. But the twt
approaching strolled easily and talked
Even in cold daylight Kerr still CAV
Flora the impression that the opel
was not big enough to hold him, bu
\ she saw a difference in his mood,
graver eye, a colder mouth, and whel
he finally greeted them, a manner tina
was brusk. 1t showed unciyil besid
the majors urbanity
} The major was glad, very glad, t
| see them all. He was evidently also
little furried. He seemed to knoy
! they had all met Kerr before. Had !
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
CHAPTER III.
Encounters on Parade.

GuSOhUtStS VII al dhSS
Flora, before the mirror, gayly stab
bing in her long hat-pins, confessed to
herself that last night had been queer,
as queer as queer could be; but this
morning, luckily, was real again. Her
fancy last night had--yes, she was
afraid it really had-run away with
her. And she turned and held the
handmirror high, to be sure of the
line of her tilted hat, gave touch to
the turn Of her wide, close belt, f1irt
to the frills Of her bodice.
The wind was lightly ruffling and
putting out the muslin curtains Of the
windows, and from the garden below
came the long silvery clash of euca-
lyptus leaves. She leaned on the
high window-ledge to look downward
over red roofs, over terraced green,
over steep streets running abruptly
to the broken blue of the bay She
tried to fancy how Kerr would look
in this morning sun. He seemed to
belong only beneath the high arti-
| fetal lights, in the thicker atmosphere
of evening. Would he return again,
with renewed potency, with the same
singular, almost sinister charm, as a
wizard who works his will only by
moonlight? When she should see him
again, what, she wondered, would be
his extraordinary mood?
1t was Clara, standing at the foot Of
the stairs, who belonged to the morn
ing, so brisk, so fresh, so practical
she appeared. She held book in her
hand The door, open for her imme-
diate departure, showed, beyond the
| descent Of marble steps, the landau
| glistening black against white pave
ments. 1t was unusual for this formal
vehicle to put in an appearance SO
early.
IT am going to drive over to the
Purdies'," Clara explained. II have an
errand there"
Flora smiled at the thought of how
many persons would be having er-
rands to the Purdies' now. 1t was re.
freshing to catch Clara in this weak
ness. She felt a throb Of 1t herself
when she recalled the breathless mo
ment at the supper table last even
ing. "Oh, that will be heavenly
draEe,' she said "Please ask me to
90 with you. My errand can wait"
| "Why, certainly. should like to
have you," said Clara. But If she had
!. returned fiat mo-" Flora would moi
have had dryer sense Of unwelcome
Still, she had gone too far to retreat
| Mischievous reflections Of the doc
trine the Englishman had startled hei
with the night before flickered. in hei
mind as they drove from the door
Was this part of "the big red game,
not being accommodating, nor SO very
, polite? The streets were still wei
with early fog, and, turning in at the
Preside gate. the cypresses aripped
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
Treasure Troue on Bathing Beaches

go bathing take but little care OF their
belongings, and the number OF
watches, bracelets, rings. earrings and
other ornaments that are lost In the
small tents, where bathing from the
scashore is in vogue, is enormous. The
objects lost are speedily buried, by
sand and when the visitors have gone
the gold fishermen come 70 look for
Ilosttreasnres During the autumn the
ides wash the sand away, leaving all
heavy gold objects exposed. Many
Iron County register., 1910-08-25

Fishing for gold is the latest pas
time INDUCED In by inhabitants OF the
most Fashionable bathing resorts on
the Baltic and North sea coasts Of Ger,
many. Since the food Of prosperity
that has overwhelmed Germany dur
ing the last decade, hundreds Of splen.
did watering places have sprung up
Ike mushrooms on the shallow Ger
man water edge. which are frequented
by TIE wealthiest and most fashion
able clientele Men and women who
Iron County register., 1910-08-25

dankly on their heads, and hung out
cobwebs pearled with dew. She was
sure, even under their drippings, that
the "damnable dust" was alive.
Down the broad slopes that were
swept by the drive all was green to
the waters edge. The long line of
barracks, the officers quarters, the
great parade-ground, set in the fiat
land between hills and bay, looked
like child's toy, pretty and little.
They heard the note of a bugle, thin
and silver clear, and they could see
the tiny figures mastering; but in her
preoccupation 1t did not occur to
Flora that they were arriving just in
time for parade. But when the car
riage had crossed the viaduct, and
swung them past the acacias, and
around the last white curve into the
white dust of the parade-ground, Clara
turned, as If with fresh idea.
Wouldn't you like to stop and
watch it?"
"Why, yes" Flora assented. The
brilliance of light and color, the pre-
cision of movement, the sound Of the
brasses under the open sky were an
intermezzo in harmony with her spir-
tied mood.
The carriage stopped under the
scanty shadow of trees that bordered
the walk to the officers quarters.
Clara, book in hand, alertly rose.
"Tll just run up to the Purdies' and
leave this" she said.
"Then she really did want to be rid
of me-" Flora unused, as she watched
the brisk back moving away; "and
how beautifully she has done it!'
Her eyes followed Clara's little figure
retreating up the neat and narrow
board walk, to where it disappeared
in overarching depths of eucalyptus
trees. Further on, beyond the trees,
two figures, smaller than Clara's in
their greater distance, were coming
down. Flora almost grinned as she
recognized the large linen umbrella
that Mrs Purdie invariably carried
when abroad in the reservation, and
presently the trim and bounding fig
ure of Mrs. Purdie herself, under it
The Purdies were coming down tc
parade-at least Mrs. Purdie was. But
the tall figure beside her-that was
not the major. She took up her lorgnon
It was-no 1t could not be-yet surely
It was Harry! Lazy Harry, up and
out, and squirting Mrs. Purdie to the
review at half-past ten in the morn
ing! Are we all mad?" Flors
thought.
The three little figures, the one go
ing up, the two coming down, touched
opposite fringes of the grove-disap
peared within it. On which sid,
would they come out together? Flori
wondered. They emerged on her sidt
with Harry little in advance. HI
came swingingly down the wall
straight toward her, and across tn,
road to the carriage, his hat lifted, hi
i hand out,
well. Flora" he said, this 4
1uck!"
what in the world has got you ou
so early?" she rallied him.
! Game out to see Purdie on busi
ness, and here you are all ready Il
i drive me back"
HThat's your reward" !"
! He brushed his handkerchief owe
his damp forehead, well, there's on
coming to me, for | haven't fnun,
u Purdie.'
Her eyes were dancing with mis-
: uuy nurupe mas ten rines tnat nun
Der, or 40OO00,00O people. with abor
leo to each square mile.
Iron County register., 1910-08-25

man race In early times was engaged
in constant warfare. and 1t is record
ed that the temple Of Janus. which
could only be closed when Rome was
at peace, was shut at the time Of the
birth OF Christ. But not only was the
population Of the earth decimated by
incessant wars. It was devastated by
terrible epidemics Of disease which
swept over every country, 90 that In
1892, at the time Of the discovery of
America by Columbus. the population
Of Europe was placed At 4o.OOO.00o 10.
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
COLLEGE Education.

HAS Biffle's son ever made any use
Of his college education?"
Il should say so He was held up Q
few nights ago
IA .Yes?''
And he tackled his assailant low
and threw him for loss Of four ribs
He learned that trick on hiD college
'leyen ~ f.xrbange
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
liuman Race Shows Enormous Growth
Since Days Of Constant War
fare and PestIlence.

The population OF the known earth
at the death Of the Roman emperor
Augustus. about the time Of the com.
mencement o. the Christian era, was
estimated by Rodia, an Italian stalls
tician, at 57OO0,0Oo The Romans
knew nothing Of Asia beyond the In
.lus river and Eothing of Africa savn
Iron County register., 1910-08-25
Jhe
SYNOPSIS.

At private view of the Chatworth per-
f5onal estate, to be sold at auction, the
'Chatworth ring mysteriously disappears.
Harry Cressy, who was present, describes
the ring to his fiancee, Flora Gilsey, and
her chaperon, Mrs. Clara Britton, as be-
ing like a heather god, with beautiful
sapphire set in the head. Flora discov-
.ers an unfamiliar mood in Harry, espe-
cially when the ring is discussed. She
attends "ladies' night" at the club and
meets Mr.. Kerr, an Englishman. 1t comes
out that the missing ring has been known
as the Crew idol.