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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-04
:" Was Afraid Had Killed Some body" She Said.

aunt has been in his family for 20
years. Mrs Curtis wanted her broth
er to marry Miss West
"Do you think he did marry her.?
| could not keep the excitement out
of my voice.
mo. There were reasons"
stopped abruptly,
do you know anything Of the fam
lily? Are they-were they New York
ers?"
"They came from somewhere in the
south. | have heard Mrs. Curtis say
her mother was Cuban. don't
know much about them, but Mr.. Sulli-
van had a wicked temper, though he
didn't look it. Folks say big, light
haired people are easy going, but l
don't believe it, sir"
How long was Miss West here?
1.-TWO weeks"
| hesitated about further question
ing. Critical as my position was,
could not pry deeper into Alison
Vests affairs. If she had got into the
hands of adventures, as Sullivan and
his sister appeared to have been, she
was safely away from them again. But
something of the situation in the car
Ontario was forming itself in my
mind; the incident at the farmhouse
lacked only motive to be complete.
Was Sullivan, after all, rascal or a
criminal? Was the murderer Sulli-
van or Mrs. Conway? The lady or the
tiger again.
Jennie was speaking.
Il hope Miss West was not hurt?"
she asked. I'VE liked her, all of us.
She was not like Mrs. Curtis"
wanted to say that she was not
like anybody in the world. Instead
"She escaped with some bruises"
said.
She glanced at my arm. you were
ON the traln?"
YES"
She waited for more questions, but
none coming, she went to the door.
Then she closed it softly and came
back.
Mrs. Curtis is dead? You are sure
of it?' she asked.
"She was killed instantly, | be-
lieve. The body was not recovered.
But | have reasons for believing that
Mr.. Sullivan is living"
I Il knew it" she said. i think
he was here the night before last.
That is why went to the tower room.
| believe he would kill me il he could"
AS nearly as her round and comely
| face could express it, Jennies ex-
preston was tragic at that moment,
| | made a quick resolution, and acted
on it at once.
You are not entirely frank with
me, Jennie | protested And | am
going to tell you more than | have.
We are talking at cross purposes.
II was on the wrecked train, in the
same car with Mrs. Curtis, Miss West
and Mr.. Sullivan. During the night
there was a crime committed in that
car and Mr. Sullivan disappeared
But he left behind chain of circum
stantial evidence that involved me
completely so that may, at any
time, be arrested"
Apparently she did not comprehend
for a moment. Then, as II the mean
ing of my words had just dawned on
her, she looked up and gasped:
you mean-Mr. Sullivan committed
the crime himself?"
81 think he did"
What was it?"
ut was murder" l said deliberately
Her hands clenched involuntarily
and she shrank back "A woman?'
She could scarcely form her words
mo, man; Mr.. Simon Harring
ton Of Pittsburg.'
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-04

thomas, the stableman, were already
3ubsisting, in imagination, ON Mrs.
<lopton's meager fare.
So | called her up and announced
ny arrival. There was something un-
usual in her tone, as though her
throat was tense with indignation. AL
ways shrill, her elderly voice rasped
my ear painfully through the re-.
ceiver.
Il have changed the butcher, Mr..
Lawrence" she announced portentous.
ly. THE last roast was pound short,
and his mutton-chops-any self-re-
specting sheep would refuse to &C.
knowledge them
AS | said before, | can always tell
from the voice in which Mrs. Klopton
conveys the most Indifferent matters,
if something of real significance has
occurred. Also, through long habit,
| have learned how quickest to bring
her to the point.
You are pessimistic this morning"
| returned What's the matter, Mrs.
Klopton? You haven't used that tone
since Euphemia baked a pie for the
iceman. What is it now? Somebody
poison the dog?"
She cleared her throat.
THE house has been broken into,
Mr. Lawrence" she said. Il have
lived in the best families, and never
have | stood by and seen what l saw
yesterday-every bureau drawer
opened, and my-my most sacred be-
longings-" she choked.
Did you notify the police?" 1
asked sharply.
"Police!" she shifted. Police! It
was the police that did 1.-TWO detec-
tives with search warrant. II
wouldn't dare tell you over the tele-
phone what one of them said when
he found the whisky and rock candy
for my cough"
did they take anything?" l de-
manded, every nerve on edge.
They took the cough medicine"
she returned Indignantly, and they
said"
"Confound the cough medicine!" I
was frantic. Did they take anything
else? Were they in my dressing
room?"
Yes. l threatened to sue them,
and l told them what you would do
when you came back. But they
wouldn't listen. They took away
that black sealskin bag you brought
home from Pittsburg with you!"
l knew then that my hours of free
dom were numbered. To have found
Sullivan and then, in support of my
case against him, to have produced
the bag, minus the bit of chain, had
been my intention. But the police
the bag, and, beyond knowing some
thing of Sullivan's history, was prac'
tically no nearer his discovery than
before. Hotchkiss hoped he had his
man in the house off Washington
Circle, but on the very night he had
seen him Jennie claimed that Sulli
van had tried to enter the Laurels
Then-suppose we found Sullivan
and proved the satchel and its con
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-08-04
The Boy Critic.

Richard Croker, at an open-air lunch
con at Palm Beach. told a George
Washington story.
"A teacher" he began. was con-
Quoting lesson In history.
Tommy Jones' she said, what
was there about George Washington
which distinguished him from all other
Americans?
"'He didn't lie,' was the prompt an.
swer.'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
COTTON MILLS
ON SHORT TIME
PRESENT cURTAlLMENTo OF HALF
CAPACITY WILL BE EXTEND
ED TO OCTOBER 10.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. S.-To
continue the present policy of curtail-
ment, which now amounts to some
thing like 80 per cent of the capaci-
ty of the soft yarn mills Of the South,
until October 10, was the effect of a
resolution unanimously passed today
at meeting of the Southern Soft
Yarn Spinner's Association. II is
further set forth in the same resolu-
ton that unless market conditions
make good improvement by that date
the policy of curtailment will be fur
Their extended.
Nearly 100000 spindles were repre-
sented at the meeting. The only 9th
err business transacted was the cleo
ton of a new secretary to succeed w.
L. Myrick, who resigned. J. S. Weir,
Of Charlotte, was chosen to fill the
unexpired term.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
ROOSEVELT WILL
FIGHT THE BOSSES
HOLDS A LONG CONFERENCE
WITH ENEMIES OF N. Y.
OLD GUARD.

OYSTER, Bay, N. Y, Sept. "a
Theodore Roosevelt meant what he
said when he announced on his re-
turn from his Western trip that he
was going home TO fight the bosses"
"Mr. Rosevlt's name will certain
ly be presented to the Republican
State Convention" said Lloyd C.Gris-
com, President of the New York
County Republican Committee, to-
night after conference of several
hours at Sycamore Hill, during which
the political situation in this State
was discussed by Colonel Roosevelt
and the leaders Of the progressive
movement within the party.
Moreover" he added, I'VE can
count on a majority of the dele
gates"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
AN OPERA TIA I
LASTS ALL NIGHT
SOMETHING NEW SPRUNG AT
THE CELEBRATION OF MExl-
cos INDEPENDENCE.

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 9,--"Cavalle-
ria Rusticana' and Il Pagliacci,"
starting at II o'clock tonight, and fin
ishing some time before the dawn, is
an unusual feature of grand opera to
obtain during the first Mexican grand
opera season, which was inaugurated
here tonight with, the production Of
Aida"
The house for the performance,
which will begin at this remarkable
hour ON next Sunday night. has been
bought outright by the Mexican FEEDER
al authorities, and will be thrown open
for the entertainment Of representa-
tives of thirty-nine foreign govern
ments present in the capital in con-
sequence Of the independence cele-
bration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
BOOTLEGGER AT
MT. PLEASANT
NEGRO CAUGHT WITH A LARGE
NUMBER OF BOTTLES IN HIS
HOUSE.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MT. PLEASANT, Tenn, Sept. a.
Hugh Akin, negro was again arrest
ed for selling whiskey, this time with
the goods on. The officers making the
capture were Willis and Ruff, and the
authorities have refused to compro-
mise with Akin for $4,000 and costs,
when he made the offer.
Among the remains Of the traffic
found in the colored gentleman's cab
in we're 81 half pints and 80 pints OF
whiskey, two quarts of Private Stock
whiskey, one barrel Of Schlitz beer,
some gin, and large number Of emp
ty whiskey and beer bottles. He had
evidently been doing big business.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
DAUGHTER KILLED
BY WIFE OF ENEMY
SHOOTING IN HoGANSVILLE,
FOLLOWS MARRIAGE oPPos-
ED BY PARENTS.

HOGANSVILLE, Ca, Sept 9.-Re-
ports have reached here to the effect
that in a duel yesterday between
John Daniel and Doc Bell, both we'll
known Troup county planters, Bells
2-year-old daughter was shot and
killed by bullet fired by Daniels
wife.
1t is said that John Daniel was
searching for Hope Bell, brother of
Doc, who Sunday married Mrs. Cora
Daniel, niece of John Daniel. The
duelists engaged in quarrel when
John Daniel asked Doc Bell as to the
bridegroom's whereabouts.
It is reported that Daniel was
wounded and disappeared. The bridal
couple, it is said, have so far eluded
the irate uncle.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
NAGEL FOR THE
SUPREME COURT
COMMERCE SECRETARY LOOMS
UP SINCE THE DEATH OF
LLOYD w. BOWERS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-The name
of Secretary Charles Nagel, of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
has replaced that of the late Solicitor
General Lloyd w. Bowers in the Cos
sip of Washington regarding the ex-
pected appointments to the present
and prospective vacancies in the SUI
preme Court of the United States. In
the absence from Washington Of Pres
ident Taft and Secretary Nagel, the
subject must remain one of gossip.
The more apparent substance is
given'to the mention of Mr.. Nagel, be-
cause he halls from the Eighth Circuit,
which, although it embraces thirteen
States west of the Mississippi, has
been without q representative on the
supreme bence since the death of
Justice Brewer, who was from Kan
sas.
Secretary Jagel was born in Texas
in 1849, but has lived in Missouri near
ly all his life. During the last few
years he has been prominent in poll
tics, having been member of the Re-
publican National Committee during
the campaign of 1908. His election
would be to FIJI the prospective vacan-
cy to be created by the resignation Of
Justice Moody.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
A LITTLE FUN
ON THE SIDE
AN EXTRA STUNT PUT ON AT
SOUTH SIDE PARK TUESDAY.
AFTERNOON.

The occupants of the bleachers at
South Side Park Tuesday afternoon
we're treated to an extra show in the
way of little pugilistic work. This
was wholly extra and without charge.
Nothing on the program indicated
that the stunt would be pulled off or
the bleachers would have been more
popular. The contestants were A.
Brown and Henry Jones. 1t seems that
Brown and w. H. Jones became en-
gagged in an argument over horse >
race, and Brown used some pretty
rough language as we'll as did Jones,
and Brown is reported as having said
that if it were not for the fact that
Jones was cripple that he would
whip him. Jones Immediately rctcrt-
ed that he would furnish his young
son, and suiting the word to the oc-
casion called Henry, aged about 10,
and impaired the fact to him that he
wanted him to whip Brown, which
young Jones proceeded to do by land
ing heavy right on the jaw, followed
with a hefty left, etc., until Brown
began to hollow enough" take him
off" but the by-standers were getting
too much amusement to butt in and
young Jones was allowed to get his
moneys worth. Brown is supporting
several bruises this morning with two
black eyes thrown in.
Brown has been touted as having
some pugilistic proclivities and on sew
eral occasions refereed some local
prize fights pulled off at the opera
house.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16

cratic nominees. Then on the Attn
Of June last he worked a shell game
on the public and placed in the field
a candidate for State Treasurer end
ten candidates for the Court Of Civil
Appeals and the Supreme Court
Drunk on power and ambition
he threatened to throttle the
Legislature and to drive the Judges
Of the Supreme Court into oblivion
unless they would agree to take crd-
ers from him.
THE Governor proposes to give
back his nomination now to the Demo
cratic party. That is an impossible
ty because the Democratic party did
not give to him the thing he calls his
nomination. / hold that we are en-
tireIy blameless for existing political
conditions in Tennessee.
The party to which he now propos-
es to surrender his nomination Is the
committee which he created and con-
trolls
while there is an element Of per-
sonal feeling on the part Of a great
many toward the Governor, he is no
more to the great body of the oppcsi-
ton than any other citizen. We OBJ
iect to the things for which he stands
in public life. No man in Tennessee
can stand for the things Patterson rep
resents without being equally obnox-
ious to us. We do not know whether
he will be a candidate for Governor
this time next week or not. He may
have his committee to refuse to &C
cept his boosted patriotic sacrifice,
and to insist that he shall again take
the stump as a candidate for Cover
nor.
1.-THE war against grafters and
crooks is being waged throughout the
country and nowhere is it f1ercer than
in Tennessee. A stolen party label
is no longer broad enough to cover vi
olated faith and broken promises.
"Tennesseans will submit to the rule
of the law, but never to the rule or
the lawless. Our ticket viii be elect
ed in November by tremendous ma
jority. The expression which you
have given mere today reflects the will
of the majority of the Democratic lar
ty and not the will of usurper and
a tyrant.
ITO elect our State officers from
Governor down and lose the legisla-
ture would be to win barren victory.
We must fight every inch of the
ground and elect the legislature Let
every man buckle on his armor and go |
forth from this auditorium resolved to |
do all in his power to bring every |
honest voter to the polls that r1ay /
strike a crushing blow to the boodlers
and grafters who seek to control our
elections by corrupting the suffrage"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
snecial to The Herald:

Special to The Herald:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 14.-Con'
vention Hall-The convention OF lnde-
pendent Democrats was called to or
der at noon today by w. o. Vertrees'
There were four thousand delegates
present and the enthusiasm was up to
II not beyond that of the convention
Of last May.
The temporary organization was
perfected by the election Of Gus I.
Fitzhugh, OF Memphis, temporary
chairman and James |. Finney, editor
of The Columbia Daily Herald, tenn
rorary secretary. Mr.. Fitzhugh made
the keynote speech and urged the cel-
ogates to stand pat for Hooper and
Enloe. Mr.. Fitzhugh condemned the
action of Patterson and his machine.
Every utterance that he made was
cheered to the echo by the thousands
Of delegates present.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Fitzhugh's
speech the committees were appoint
ed.
T. B. Johnson, Of Williamson coun-
ty, and Jonas T. Amis, of Maury coun-
ty, were reelected members of the
State Executive Committee from the
Seventh Congressional district.
The platform adopted by the conyen-
ton endorses the prohibition laws, the
election laws, and demands the en-
forcement of all laws on the statute
books. The administration of Gov.
Patterson is severely condemned and
especially so is his abuse of the par
doning power. The platform provides
for the furtherance of the aid to old
Confederate, soldiers and the public
schools of the State. The keynote
of the platform is Law Enforcement"
The Maury county delegation was
the largest outside of Davidson coun-
ty, and the only delegation that was
supplied with badges. Judge sam
Holding was elected chairman of the
Maury county delegation.
At this time it looks as if r. E. Lee
Mountcastle, of Knoxville, member OF
the National Democratic committee
from Tennessee, will be made perma-
nent chairman.
At the time of the calling of the
to order it looks as II there |
will be a fight on the floor for harmo-
ny, but the majority of delegates are !
for ignoring any advance made by Pat
tersons straight Democracy" COM
mittee. 1t is rumored and generally |
known that Harvey Hannah will make
a fight for a harmonious organization
of the party. Just what his plan is,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
GOLD DOLLAR WINS
FIRST HEAT OF TROT

The first race called at the fair
grounds this afternoon was the 2:24
trot. Gold Dollar, chestnut gelding
by Pulsus, driven by Whitehead, won
the first heat in 2:24. Dorothy Hans
boro, by Onward Silver, was second;
Etehlgo, by Egodian. was third and
Miss Prudence, by Prodigal fourth
First heat of the three year old
pace was won by I'm Star, by Di-
rect Star, in 2:22h; John Ward by
Acklen ward second; Parker Direct,
by Walter Direct, third; Clay Gentry,
by John r. Gentry, fourth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
FEMALE BANDIT
LANDED IN JAIL
ALLEGED HOLD-UP WOMAN SAFE
LY LANDED IN A LOUISE
ANA JAIL.

HAMMOND, La, Sept. 13-Mrs.
Georgia Wren, the alleged female
bandit" who is said to have been OPP
Grating single handed holdups in Tan
gipaho and ST. Tamany Parishes for
the past seven months, was arrested
at Roberts and brought here and plac-
ed in jail today. She had no weapons
and she has no great need for any. as
she is over six feet tall and weighs
nearly $50 pounds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
TWO ARE DROWNED
In THE MISSISSIPPI
THEIR SAIL, BOAT RUN INTO BY
FERRY BOAT AT ST.
LOUIS.

ST. LOIS, Sept. ia man and
boy were browne dhere this afternoon
when the ferryboat Samuel B. Virgins
of the Virgins Ferry Company, ran
into and capsized the sailboat In which
they were sailing on the Mississippi
river.
The sailboat was difficult to man
age, and in making tack in an effort
to escape another ferry, ran in front
of the Virgins and was smashed. The
bodies have not yet been recovered.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
CLOSE REVIVAL
AT MT. OLIVET
REV. HOLMES ENDS SUCCESSFUL
MEETING IN METHODIST
CHURCH.

A very successful meeting was clos
ed at the Methodist church at Mt. o.
ivet Monday. 1t had been conducted
by Rev. R. M. Holmes, Of Williams
port, ably assisted by the pastor, Rev.
P. d. Freeman. The attendance was
good throughout the life of the meet
ing, and it was pronounced a sue
cess.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
CHARGED WITH
LEAVING WIFE

Cam Wakefield, negro, was arrest
ed and placed in jail this morning on
charge OF deserving his wife. His tri'
al has not vet been set
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
MEET IN ROCK CITY
FOR DELIBERATION

r. T FITzHUGH. OF MEMPHIS. ELECTED TEMP
oRARY CHAIRMAN AND URGES DELEGATES
TO STAND PAT FOR HOOPER AND
ENLOE TO THE FINISH
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16
DEALS IN WEST
END PROPERTY

Two deals we're consumated yester-
day in West End real estate. They
we're one house and lot from Blocker
e. Bates to Sam Matthews, $1,000
House and lot from Arch e. Bates to
A. L. Blocker, $1,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-16

~ .,sosv ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION CONDEMNS PATTER
COWS AnM,NsrRArIoN AND DEMANDS ENFORCEMENT OF THE
,Aws-RuMoREp THAT HARVEY H. HANNAH WILL URGE a
HARMONIOUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THAT HOOPER wilt
az gNDoRsEp-EouR THOUSAND DELEGATES ATTEND
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-04-01
One speech Averts Strike.

An impassioned address by Presi-
dentelect Walker. of the Illinois mi
ners, in which he referred to the nat
ural suffering that always accompa-
MES a strike, changed the plans of
the United Mine Workers of America,
and they cast a vote almost unani-
nous 10 leave the settlement of their
affairs TO the committee headed Icy
President Thomas L. Lewis.
II know what strike means" said
Mr. Walker, 1--WE looked into the
faces OF starving women: I've seen
their babes dying for the want of
food: I've seen those brave miners
stand out against the operators 1T the
cost of their families and their fire.
sides. That's why | want you TO vote
with your consciences clear, so that
you can look at those women and
those little children of yours at home
and say to them: I'm sorry for you,
God knows, but did II all for the
best"
This speech of Walkers made half
the miners weep, and was the real
turning point in their deliberations.
They were about TO declare the great
est industrial war of modern times,
much against the pleadings OF Presi-
dent Lewis. For 20 minutes Walker
talked to them, telling them the truth
straight from the shoulder, and they
took il and made way for a peaceable
agreement
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-04-01
HAPPENINGS
OF A WEEK
Latest News Told
IN Briefcst and
Best Form.
PERSONAL.

In the presence of President Taft
and a big audience in Convention
hall, Lieut.. Sir Ernest Shackieton, the
British explorer, lectured on his dash
for the south pole. The president pre-
scented to the explorer the Hubbard
medal on behalf of the National Geo.
graphic society.
Because of his badness, Rev. r. A.
Hafer has resigned as pastor OF a
Jersey City Lutheran church. He
caught cold bareheaded and could not
wear hat in the pulpit.
Mary Davis. 13-year-old New York
girl, is in good health and cheerful
spirits despite the fact that she fell
backward from a five-story fire es'
cape, landing in a basketful OF wet
clothes. She was scarcely scratched.
Andrew Carnegie is making study
OF the heavens through powerful tele-
scopes In the great observatory which
he founded on Mount Wilson. near
Pasadena. Cal
Virginia Earle. ten years ago one
of the brightest musical-comedy stars
on Broadway. is I'll and destitute IN
New York. having been found uncon'
ecious In a shabby fiat
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-04-01
HINDUS ALARMED AND ASTlR
Spread of Christianity Threatens
Whole Structure of Hinduism
with Overthrow.

Hinduism is awakening to the fact
that if the great sub-strata of Kinda
society known as the depressed classes
be raised by Christianity, the whole
structure of Hinduism is threatened
with overthrow This awakening is
being followed by efforts in various
parts for the improvement of these
poor people. The latest is move
ment in Ahmedabad In that city, on
August 30. meeting was held at
which the attendance of the depressed
classes was encouraged and in which
they were allowed to sit beside caste
people. Resolutions were passed for
the. formation of Central Hindu asso-
citation, which should have for its OBJ
jects the raising of the depressed
classes and their readmission into
Hinduism after being converts to for
eign faiths. AS TO the means to be
adopted for realizing these objects,
the following suggestions we're made:
(a) Starting schools, clubs and asso-
cations; OBJ establishing preaching
missions; (c) publishing papers.
periodicals. magazines and leaflets;
I'D adopting such other means as may
be conducive of the above objects.