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The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-21
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley lawyer, goes to
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore, millionaire. In the latter's
home he is attracted by picture OF a
young girl, whom the millionaire explains
Is his granddaughter. A lady requests
Blakeley to buy her a Pullman ticket. He
gives her lower eleven and retains lower
ten. He finds a drunken man in lower
ten and retires in lower nine. He ava
kens in lower seven and finds his clothes
and bag missing. The man in lower ten
Is found murdered. Crcumstantial. cyl.
dence points to. both Blakeley and the
unknown man who, had exchanged clothes
with him. Blakeley becomes interested
in a girl in blue. The train is wrecked.
Blakeley is rescued from the burning. car
by the girl in blue. His arm Is broken.
They go TO the Carter place for break
fast The girl proves to be Alison West,
his partners sweetheart. Her peculiar
actions mystify the lawyer. She drops
her gold bag and Blakeley puts It in his
pocket. Blakeley returns home. He finds
that he is under surveillance. Moving
pictures of the train taken just before the
wreck reveal 10 Blakeey a man leapins
from the train with his stolen grip
Blakeley learns that man named Sui
livan leaped from the train near M
and sprained his ankle. He stayed some
time at the Carter place.
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Popularity or That's.

Every other young actress is call
ing herself That's" said Henry e. Dix
ey at a dinner at Mauquins. "Thais
McGinnis, That's Endicott, That's
Schmidt-the thing is universal.
Universal and ridiculous; for they
who have read Anatole Frances story
of That's know that she was very
naughty little GIRL indeed. ! am quite
sure that no real reader of That's
would ever, under any circumstances,
consent to be called such name.
ut makes me think Of man ~no,
taking his infant daughter to be bap-
tized, told the clergyman to call her
Venus.
"'But refuse to call her Venus,
said the clergyman, Indignantly. We
nus is the name of pagan goddess
"'Well, how about your own girl,
DianaT said the man."
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-21
LEFT TO A WORSE FATE
Dynamlter, Himself Married Man,
Knew What Awaited Forgetful
Husband.


The business man was sitting in his
office, thinking of starting for home.
when suspicious looking person
came in with leather bag in his
hand.
IF you don't give me $25," said the
visitor, coming at once to the point.
II will drop this on the floor"
The business man was cool. What
is In IT," he asked.
Dynamite" was the brief reply.
What will 1t do II you drop it?"
BLOW you up"
Drop III" was the instant COM
mand. my wife told me when | left
home this morning to be sure and
send up a bag Of -four, and | forgot
It. guess 1t will take just about as
much dynamite as you have there to
prepare me for the blowing up I'll get
when she sees mel"
He threw himself back in his chair
and waited for the explosion, but It
did not come.
I'm a married man myself" said
the dynamiter, and quietly slipped out.
illustrated Bits.
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The First Rural Route Bank.

The first bank in Missouri to be or
ganized on rural route is the Para
disc Banking company at Gosneyville,
in Clay county. The postoffice ad-
dress of the bank will be r. +. d. No.
2, Smithville. The capital stock is
$4,000. The directors are: George
Meth, Sr., Trimble; Robert H. Dale,
John T. Taul, Berry Wade, Smith
Vile: G. w. Ebertz, Otto H. Weber,
B. M. McDaniels and r. H. Irminger,
Kearney, and w. r. Sewell, Trimble.
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tTo BE CONTINUED
He Could Not Recommend Il.


The editor of the Plunkyille Argus
was seated at his desk, busily engaged
in writing fervid editorial on the me-
cessity of building new walk to the
cemetery, when battered specimen
of the tramp printer entered the office.
"Mornir', boss!" said the caller. Got
any work for 'print'?"
Il have" answered the editor. 'You
happened in just right this time. I've
got only boy to help me in the office
and need man to set type for about
week. have to make trip out
west. You can take off your coat and
begin right now. ] start tomorrow
morning"
"All right" said the typographical
tourist, removing his coat. What
road are you going to travel on?"
THE x, Y. & a., mostly. I've never
been on 1t. Know anything about it?"
II know all about it. I've Travelled
It from one end to the other"
What kind of a road is it?"
Punk" said the printer, In tone
indicative of strong disgust. "The ties
are too far artl"-Youth's Compan-
ion.
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SIluhtIy Mixed,

Two Englishmen were resting at the
Red Home inn at Standardization.
One of them discovered print pictur.
ing a low, tumbling building under
meath which was printed: "The House
in Which Shakespeare Was Born"
Turning to his friend In mild surprise
he pointed to the print. His friend
exhibited equal surprise and called a
waiter, who assured them Of the ac-
curacy of the inscription.
"'Pon my word" said the observing
Englishman, shaking his head dubious
ly. II thought he was born in a man.
ger!"
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Bulletin Boards for "Ads.p

H. F. Major. new director of grounds
at the Missouri university, has issued
bulletin directing that all forms Of
advertising must be put up only on
bulletin boards. "Placards are posted
on the elm trees. on nfence posts, stuck
in the vines that cover the buildings,
strewn around inside the buildings
and painted on the walks" Mr.. Major
says after the first OF November
all advertisements will have to be
put only on officially designated spots,
or fines will be assessed by the uni
versity."
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-21
CHAPTER XVIII.
A New World.

Hotchkiss jotted down the bits of
telegram and rose.
We'll" he said, we've done some
thing. We've found where the MUIR
dcrer left the train, we know what
day he went to Baltimore, and, most
important of all, we have motive for
the crime"
1T seems the irony of fate" said
Mcknight, getting up, that man
should kill another man for certain pa
pers he is supposed to be carrying.
find he hasn't got them after all, de-
eide to throw suspicion on another
man by changing berths and getting
out, bag and baggage, and then, by the
merest fiuke Of chance. take with him,
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in the valise he changed for his own,
the very notes he was after. 1t was a
bit of luck for him."
"Then why" put in Hotchkiss doubt
fully, why did he collapse when he
heard of the wreck? And what about
the telephone message the station
agent sent? You remember they tried
to countermand it, and with some ex-
element"
I'VE will ask him those questions
when we get him." Mcknight said. We
were on the unrailed front porch by
that time, and Hotchkiss had put away
his notebook. The mother of the
twins followed us to the steps.
Dear me-" she explained volubly,
land to think l was forgetting to tell
you! l put the young man to bed
with a spice poultice on his ankle;
my mother always was firm believer
in spice poultices. It's wonderful
what they will do in Group! And then
l took the children and went down to
see the wreck. 1t was Sunday, and
the mister had gone to church; hasn't
missed day since he took the pledge
nine years ago. And on the way met
two people, man and woman.
They looked half dead, SO l sent them
right here for breakfast and some
soap and water. l always say soap Is
better than liquor after a shock"
Hotchkiss was listening absently;
Mcknight was whistling under his
breath, staring down across the field
to where break in the woods showed
half dozen telegraph poles, the line
of the railroad.
ut must have been IL o'clock when
we got back; wanted the children to
see everything, because it isn't likely
they'll ever see another wreck like
that. Rows Of"
About 12 o'clock" l broke in, "and
what them"
The young man upstairs was
awake" she went on, "hammering at
his door like all possessed. And it
was locked on the outside!" She
paused to enjoy her sensation.
81 would like to see that lock-"
Hotchkiss said promptly, but for some
bring the key down." she said and dis
appeared. When she returned she
held out an ordinary door key of the
cheapest variety.
1--WE had to break the lock-" she vol
unteered, "and the key didn't turn up
for two days. Then one of the twins
found the turkey gobbler trying to
/ hoc hnd Gin
she fastened to assure Hotchkiss,
who showed an inclination to drop it.
! you don't think he locked the door
himself and threw the key out of the
Window" the little man asked.
"The windows are covered with
mosquito netting, nailed on. The mis-
ter blamed 1t on the children, and 1t
might have been Obadiah. He's tie
quiet kind, and you never know what
| he's about"
He's about to strangle, isn't he"
Mcknight remarked lazily, "or is that
Obadiah?"
Mrs. Carter picked the boy up and
inverted him. talking amiably all the
time He's always doing it, she
said, giving him a shake. Whenever
we miss anything we look to see If
Obadiah's black in the face" She gave
another shake, and the quarter l had
given him shot out as If bl,wr from
a gun. Then we prepared to go back
to the station.
From where I stood could look
into the CHEEKY farm kitchen, where
Alison West and ! had eaten our al
fresco breakfast. looked at
the table with mixed emotions, and
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In Business 20 Years.

Marcelles Shryack, a pioneer mer.
chant of Warrensburg, died at his
home. Mr.. Shryack was native OF
Illinois, being born at Macomb, so
years ago. He engaged in the mercan.
tile business in Warrensburg for more
than 40 years.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-21
RoIIa Department Store ASSIGNS.

The Rolla department store made a
voluntary assignment of its entire
stock of merchandise to Edwin Long,
assignee, for the benefit of their cred
itors The assets Of the department
store will amount to $4,000 and s4o.-
900.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-21
DIphtheria at centraIIa. Mo.

On account of diphtheria prevailing
at Centralia the board OF health or
dered the public schools and Sunday
schools and the public library closed
for two weeks.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-21
Must Wait for Remarriaae.

In Louisiana the law permits Wild
ow to marry again only provided she
has waited until ten months after the
death of her husband.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-10-21

away, and there is nothing there. But
found what may be possible clew
in the dust heap.
Mrs. Carter tells me that in un-
packing his grip the other day she
shook out of the coat of the pajamas
some pieces of telegram. AS l fig
ure it, the pajamas were his own. He
probably had them on when he ef-
fected the exchange"
] nodded assent. All had retained
of my own clothing was the suit of
pajamas I was wearing and my bath
robe.
Therefore the telegram was his,
not yours. have pieces here, but
some are missing. l am not discour-
aged, however"
He spread out some bits of yellow
paper, and we bent over them curious
ly. 1t was something like this:
Man with p Get
Br-
We spelled it out slowly.
"Now," Hotchkiss announced, 81
make it something like this: The p
is one of two things, pistol-you re-
member the little pearl-handled af-
fair belonging to the murdered man
or is it pocketbook. | am inclined to
the latter view, as the pocketbook had
been disturbed and the pistol had
not"
| took the piece of paper from the
table and scrawled four words on 1T.
"Now," l said, rearranging them,
'it happens, Mr.. Hotchkiss, that l
found one of these pieces of the tele-
gram on the train. / thought it had
been dropped by some one else, you
see, but that's immaterial. Arranged
this way it almost makes sense. Fill
out that p with the rest of the
word, as I imagine it, and it makes
papers, and add this scrap and you
have:
"'Man with papers (in) lower ten,
car seven. Get (them).'"
Mcknight slapped Hotchkiss on the
back.
You're trump" he said. "Br-is
Bronson, of course. It's almost too
easy. You see, Mr.. Blakeley here en-.
gagged lower ten, but found it occupied
by the man who was later murdered
there. The man who did the thing
was friend of Bronson's, evidently
and in trying to get the papers we
have the motive for the crime"
There are still some things to be
explained" Mr.. Hotchkiss wiped his
glasses and put them on. For one
thing, Mr.. Blakeley, am puzzled by
that bit of chain"
/ did not glance at Mcknight. fell
that the hands with which ] was
gathering up the bits of torn paper
were shaking. 1t seemed to me that
this astute little man was going to
drag in. the girl In spite OF me.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-13
KILLS PLAYMATE
WITH BALL BAT
F. L. Thompson, of Alexan-
dria, Charged With Muir
dering Jesse Strouse.

As the result of dispute over the
possession Of a baseball glove. Jesse
StrOUse, twelve years old. lies dead at
the De Maine fUuerai room. IN Alex
andria. and Frederick Louis Thomp-
son. ten years Old. is held BY r. W
GurreI. town sergeant OF Potomac,
I'd, on a charge OF hitting Strouse in
the head with a base 5aIl bat and
causing his death
The trouble occurred last evening near
the boys houses on the Washington
road II Alexandra county
According 10 the story told by Thomp-
son. StrOuse and himself had a dispute
over a baseball glove. which St7ouse
claimed belonged 10 him Strouse.
Thompson alleges, threw a bat at him
hitting him on the arm he followed
this uQ By hitting him in the chest
Thompson claimed shat he then picked
Cd the bat and hit Strouse on the head.
knocking him unconscious The lads
were picked up and brought to Alexan-
Gria hospital. where Strouse died about
2 O'Clock this morning without regain
ing consciousness
Strouse resided with his grandfather,
David Sacres. next door 10 the ThOmp-
son boy His mother. Mrs. Horace
Strouse- resided at Hickory HiI, Va
Coroner 5 b Moore, Of Alexandra,
viii hold an inquest this afternoon at
O'clock The body Of the Strouse boy
was sent 10 his mothers home at
Hickory Iill-
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EXPLOSION KILLS
GERMAN SAILORS
Public Indignant At Success
sion of Accidents In I'M
perial Navy.

HAMBURG, May 15.-Three sailors
were killed and two mortally injured
today by an explosion On board the
German torpedo boat S-53, cruising
near HeIigoland- The vessel viii be
a total wreck. The cause Of the ex-
pIosiOn IS withheld
This is the seventh fatal accident
on board vessels IL the German navy
this year and public and press are
clamorfng for an official investigation
It is pointed out that in the English
navy, many times as large as the Ger
man, there are fewer accidents, and
the people want to know wnat IS re-
sponsible for the large nomber Of
fatalities on board the German ships
The kaiser's naval program has
been the subject Of a great deal Of
criticism Of late and his enemies are
sefzinE upon these accidents to check
WfIhein's s desire for a navy that win
rival that Of England
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PRISONERS KILLED
BY TURKISH TROOPS
Atrocities Reported Worst
Ever Committed In Sui
tan's Territory

CoNsTANTTNOPLE. May 1a-Iu re-
vsnge for the loss Of hundreds OF their
comrades IN the campaign for the sup
preston OF the Albanian revolt, Turkish
soldiers are putting &c death all rebel
prisoners and are bUtchering the non
combstants found IN the undefended
towns The atrocities. according 20 to
days dispatches, are the worst ever
committed on Turkish soil
By means Of superior artillery. the
troops have driven the rebels from al
their stronghold A guerrilla campaign
on the part OF the rebels is resulting.
They have fed TO the hills and threaten
20 prolong the struggle indefinitely.
Although there are 60.00O Turkish SOL
diers now IN Albania, the commanders
have asked for stdi further REINFORCE
ments- their aim being 10 rid the entire
country OF the last vestige OF revolt
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KEEP YOUR FINGERS KID.
IT IS FRIDAY, THE 18TH
If There Is Anything Due to Happen 1t Will Happen
Today, Say the Leading Soothsayers and Calamity
Specialists-But Nothing H as So Far

It is stated authoritatfvely that there
IS no significance between the coming
Of this day and the VISIT OF the Phiia-
delDhia school teachers to Washington.
Il IS stated also that there is nothing
in the report that the cost Of living
committee intends 20 shut down its
hearings. nor is the safe and sane
Fourth Of July called on
Everything, so far as could be
learned, excepting the few interesting
events mentioned. Is running as IL
should Nothing is to happen, 50 Tar
IS the most careful prophets can learn
nOweveF-this is Friday the thirteenth.
Keep your fingers crossed.
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CLEYE ELAND. Ohio. May 13-Father
Oden bach. OF st IEnatfus- College fac
ulty, today reports an earthquake
which he believes must have taken
place IN South America probably
Cost Rica-
II his geOgTap phicai estimate Is cor
rect, Father Odenbach says the record
indicates a more severe quake than
that which devastated that country a
short time ago
The main shock occurred at 2-24-42 q.
n and the maximum disturbance a.
2-42
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Are your hngers crossed?

Cross en- This IS Fra5ay, the Thir-
Cruss EN- This Is Friday, the Thir-
pen it viii happen today. according to
al our leading soothsayers and calam-
i,y specialists
With the comet coming. an earth
quake wheTS even the most learned
earthquakists cannot locate it; a eidal
wave waving viciously, not 70 mention
the ''swatting' Of the Chicago baseball
team, the tariff commission debate and
other events of more or less signii-
cance, goodness only B-ows what cal
anlity is brewing.
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DICKS NAME STAYS
ON PRIMARY BALLOT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 13.-Senator
Dicks name goes on the ballot for
Endorsement as a Senatorial candidate
in the primaries next Tuesday.
The supreme court today declined to
consider a motion TO have Dicks name
kept of the ballot because of the fact
that Il was not filed earlier The court
said The action should have been be-
gun forty days ago.
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Ielegraphic Communication
With Isthmian Nations
City Fails.
TREMORS RECORDED
ALL OVER COUNTRY
Seismographic instruments Show
Disturbances 10 Have Lasted
Forty-eight Minutes.

PORT LI5ION. Costa Rica. Nay IA
The telegraph lines between this port
and San Jose suddenly failed today
II is feared another heavy earthquzIzs
has occurred IN the interior.
The last reports coming over the virs
were that heavy detonations we're heard
from the volcanoes OF Poas and Irazu.
and that the eruDtions seemsd TO be IN
creasinC IN severity
Great anxiety IS felt here.
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DISCUSS
TELEPOST REQUEST
District Committee Undecided
About Grant Asked BY
C0m0auV
Company.

For two hours this morning the-Dis-
trict Committee Of the Senate discussed
the question Of granting a franchise 10
the Telspost Company 70 enter the Dis
trlct No decision was reached. however
and another meeting OF the committee
VIII be necessary 70 settle the matter
II Is q question IN the minds Of the
committee whether or not the TelepOst
Company IS a stock jObbing concern.
and whether or not they are seeking
a District franchise in order TO float
additional stock
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FOUR R-YEAR-OLD GIRL
HYDROPHOBIA VICTIM
Cured BY Pasteur Treat
ment, Child S6ffers Relapse
and Dies In Commissions.

UTICA. y Y. May 13.-Abbie Fitch
Germ, a four -year-old girl. died Of
Eydrophobia in q local hospital today
after thiTty-six hours of agony.
She was bitten by a dog infected
with the rabies some time ago After
he Pasteur Institute treatment in
New York. she returned home ten
6avs ago, apparently in robust health
Wednesday night she suddenly de-
veiOpsd symptoms Of hvdrOphcbia-
and was removed from her home to a
hospital, where convulsfons quickly
deVeIoped, ending in death.
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TUG SINKS LAUNCH.
REPORT AT NORF ok
Mohawk Said to Have Run
Down Boat From the
Virginia.

The naval tug Mohawk, according to
a report here, ran down and sank a
steam launch from tie battleship Vir-
ginia in Hampton Roads early today.
The Navy Department received no
confirmation Of the report and IL was
not known whether there We're any cas-
ualties-
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Shown at Georgetown

Seismic tremOrs. lasting forty-sizht
minutes. and alternating east ard z-ezs
and north and south. were recorded bv
the Georgetown observatory sefsmo-
graph, beginning at 3-25 O'Clock this
morning
The tTemOrs were accompanied BY three
distinct shocks According 10 Father
Francis Tondorf. who recorded the VI
brations Of the instrument, the tremors
were the most unusual ever noted at
the observatory On account Of their al
/ ternating directions.
As the motion was principally east
and west, however, It IS believed thar
the disturbance occurred somewhere IN
the West. probably along The Pacific
coast
Starts at s:zs.
The electromagnetic instrument a. the
( observatory recorded the first shock
just two minutes after the preliminary
motion began This was AT 3-2S. Il last
1 ed Eve minutes
1 at 5.35 o'clock the second shock
/ came, lasting four minutes.
/ Tne third shock vas AZ S-45 o'clock
Z and lasted TWO minutes. The first
I shock was much the heaviest
/ The effect on Che instrument said
Father Tonderf this morning. in5i
( Gated that the tremors were of mod
/ crate Intensity It is not believed that
/ the earthquake could have been Sc
we're
Authorities Disagree
T cannot agree with the Cleveland
( observers who believe the earthquake
! took place in South America. said
/ Father Tondorf-
The records at Georgetown indicate
clearly that the shock must have been
+ principally east and west Neither can
I tell Just how far away the disturbance
was The duration Of the treuOTs would
! indicate that the disturbance was OF
/ considerable magnitude, while the seis-
mOgraph shows q comparatively slight
/ deviation in comparison with some re-
cent records made here"
Thinks TremOTs the Sane
/ Father Tondorf is Of the belief that
I the tremors recorded at St Ignatius
/ College were the same recorded here. as
I the time corresponds exactly
! II is doubtful whether the tidal wave
I IN Sicily. Father Tondorf said. was
] connected with the earthquake He ex-
: planned that tidal wave rarely ap-
pears for less than eight hours after a
I shock, while that reported from sicily
must have occurred almost simuEan-
1 eOUsly with the quake
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TiiaI Wave in Sicily

NAPLES. Nay IA dispatch from
Catania says that q tidal wave has
swept the coast OF Sicily At CaIania
a number Of fishing boats were swept
away and the crews, numbering forty
muen, are believed TO have been lost
Efforts were made today 10 learn fur
ther details Of the disaster.
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No Damage Done

san RERNARDINO. Cal. Nay IL
So far as could be learned today no
damage was done by the earthquake.
which was felt throughout this section
late last night There was one heavy
shock followed BY several lighter ones
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Felt in St Louis

ST LOUIS. May I2-An earthquake
shcck Of IS minutes duration was re-
core ed by the seismograph at the St
Louis University early today.
Tie first north and south motion OF
the earth occurred at 2:13 g. M The
first east and west motion at 2;Z a. m
According 10 Father Coesse's calcula-
tions. the disturbances centered some
-vhere on the western coast Of South
America
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Severe in BaItimore

BALTIBf0RE. Nd. May IA severe
trernor Of the earth was recorded by the
seismograph al the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity at SO g. m today Dr- Fielding
Reid. n charge. said the line wavered
continually for a considerable period OF
tine, and at 3.59 a considerable displaCe-
mcnt Of the needle occurred. giving evi-
dence of n severe shock