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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-10-19

Now that we've got you here you
must all stay to luncheon" Mrs. Pur.
die determined.
1t looked as IL they were about to
accept her invitation unanimously. but
Harry demurred. lie had to be al
Montgomery street and Jackson by
one o'clock. II hoped" he added,
glancing at Flora, that some one was
to drive me-part of the way, at
least
Flora, with an unrily sense OF dis
appointment, yet opened her lips for
the courteous answer But Clara was
quicker. She rose.
Yes she said, '1ll drive you back
with pleasure"
Harry's glimmer of annoyance was
comic.
Il have to be at the house for lunch
con" 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-
mured 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.
lie seemed uneasy at being pounced
upon, but that might be merely be-
rat h,, hnI 80
with herself. For while Clara went
on to the gate with their hostess he
fingered 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 a 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 II
Clara would get 1T out of him first on
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 OF
the majors elderly Establishments, in
kerr's kindlier mood, as well as in
her own lightened spirits, she had the
proofs that, with them all, some ten
sion had relaxed 1t seemed to her as
IL those two, departing. were bearing
away between them the very mystery
Of the Crew idol
ITO BE CONTINUED
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-10-19
Bath s.ree,, Bath, in Dano.r.

Some time ago great indignation
was expressed by antiquarians and
artists throughout the country at the
threatened destruction of one side Of
Bath street, Bath. with its Georgian
colonnade, and it was hoped that the
threatened danger had been .averted,
says the London Standards On Satur-
day morning, however. firm of local
contractors. acting on an order from
the owners of the property. began the
work of demolition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-10-19

I chief. Harry, | believe you're out
here about the Crew Idol, tool"
He shook his head at her, smiling
Il 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 major'll 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 l 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.
We'll, at least, you'll have time to
see the parade" said Mrs. Purdie 81
| 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 on
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 her
life. Yet she was more surprised to
see him here than she had been to see
Harry. She felt inclined to rub her
eyes. 1t took moment for her to
realize that his companion was indeed
Mai. Purdie.
The major had recognized his wife's
signaling umbrella. Now he turned
toward it, but Kerr, with quick mo-
ton of hand toward hat, turned in the
opposite direction. In her mind Flora
was with the major who ran after
him. The two men stood for little,
expostulating. Then both walked to-
ward the landau and the linen um-
brella.
The carriage group waited, watch
ing with tagging conversation, which
finally fell into silence. But the two
approaching strolled easily and talked.
Even in cold daylight Kerr still gave
Flora the impression that the open
was not big enough to hold him. but
she saw difference in his mood, a
graver eye, a colder mouth, and when
he finally greeted them, manner that
was brusk. 1t showed uncivil beside
the majors urbanity.
The major was glad, very glad, to
see them all. He was evidently also a
little fiurried. He seemed to know
they had all met Kerr before. Had 1t
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-10-19
First Newspaper Had shor. Life.

The first newspaper ever published
in America never got beyond its first
issue. 1t was called Publick Occur
rences and appeared in Boston. Sen
tember 20, 1890. 1t contained prom
ise 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 publi-
cation. The Boston News Letter was
the first journal to be regularly pub.
lished on this continent. It was start.
ed in 1904 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.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-10-19

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 a 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 it 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 a 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.
I'll just run up to the Purdies' and
leave this" she said.
Then she really did want to be rid
Of me-" Flora mused, as she watched
the brisk back moving away; "and
how beautifully she has done i'll"
Her eyes followed Clara's little figure
retreating up the neat and narrow
board walk, to where 1t 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 to
parade-at least Mrs. Purdie was. But
the tall figure beside her-that was
not the major. She took up her lorgnon
1t was-no it 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?" Flora
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 side
would they come out together? Flora
wondered. They emerged on her side
with Harry little in advance. He
came swingingly down the walk
straight toward her, and across the
road to the carriage, his hat lifted, his
hand out.
"well. Flora" he said, "this is
luck!"
what in the world has got you out
so early?" she rallied him.
Game out to see Purdic on busi-
ness, and here you are all ready to
drive me back"
That's your reward"
He brushed his handkerchief over
his damp forehead. well, there's one
coming to me. for I haven't found
Purdie."
Her eyes were dancing with mis-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-10-19
05ze
SYNOPSIS.

At private view of the Chatworth per-
sonal estate, TO be sold at auction, the
Chatworth ring mysterlousy disappears.
Harry Cressy, who was present, describes
the ring TO his hancee, Flora Gilsey, and
her chaperon, Mrs. Clara Britton, as be-
Ing like a heather god, with q beautiful
sapphire set I'm the head Flora dscov-
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
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
FIVE KILLED In
TRAIN COLLISION

Augusta. Ga, October 16.-Five persons
were killed and II injured when two
trains on the Charleston and Western
Carolina crashed together at full speed
shortly after o'clock this evening two
miles south of Mccormick, S. C. All of
the dead and seven of the injured were
members of the two crews. 1t Is said that
the operator at Mccormick failed to de-
liver meet orders for the southbound
train.
Both locomotives were completely de-
molished and the baggage cars of both
trains were telescoped
The dead are:
Engineer Arizona Rovers of Augusta
Fireman Jim Sprowles. colored, of Au-
gusta.
Fireman James Ware, colored, of Au-
gusta.
Mail Clerk w. F. Acker of Anderson,
s. c.
Train Porter Heard Searles of Augusta
All of the passengers injured were on
their way to Greenwood and were sent
to that city. None was fatally hurt.
Shortly after the wreck Dispatcher
Browden at Mccormack notified the
Charleston and Western Carolina rail-
road officials here that he was so busy
selling tickets that he forgot to show the
signal to stop train No. for Augusta
for orders
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
TERAUCHI LEAVES
SEOUL FOR TOXIC

Seoul, Corea October 16.-Lieut. Gen.
viscount Terauchi. resident general of
Corea, accompanied by his suite, left here
today for Toxic. Conditions throughout
the, country are reported to be normal.
Before his departure the resident gen.
eral gave assurances that every foreigner
in the state would be amply protected and
that capital would be encouraged. He re-
lied on the future to vindicate Japan's
In taking the country under
its control. Titles to land, he said. would
be adequately safeguArded.
Missionaries and others in a position to
Judge said the position of the Coreans is
vastly improved Consuls are inclined to
be critical, possibly because they have
not been sonsulted by General Terauchi.
Forty-six Coreans have been created
peers by the Japanese government. Four
have accepted and one Is reported to
have committed suicide because a peerage
was offered him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
PRESIDENT ENDS
SUMMER VACATION

Beverly, Mass, October 16.-President
paft's summer vacation officially end
ed today He will start back to Wash
ington tomorrow via New York.
Mrs Taft her sister. Mrs. Thomas K.
Laughlin, Jr., of Pittsburg, and Miss
Helen Taft will go with him as far as
New York They will stop over there a
week or more shopping.
President Taft will be back in Washing
ington Thursday morning to remain un-
til November I, when he goes to Cincin-
natl to vote on the Sth. He thoroughly
enjoyed his summer here. He has taken
on some weight in the last month, but
does not seem to mind it, Today in the
Unitarian church the President was
called on to make few remarks.
What he said was informal. but he took
occasion to indicate that he intended to
remain a summer resident of the north
shore as long as he is President. In his
speech in church today Mr.. Taft said:
II should be almost reluctant to break
into the regular service this morning il
1t did not give me the opportunity on
behalf of Mrs. Taft and myself to ex
press the gratitude we feel at having
had the privilege of worshipping with
you during this beautiful summer sea-
son in church so full of history, with
such a wealth of usefulness in the last
$50 years 1t is a church that illustrates
In Its history the growth of liberalism
In religion and the development of the
orthodox tenets of those who came here
to make the beginnings of New England
into our faith of Unitarianism.
The President then paid tribute to Dr.
Benjamin r. Bulkeley, pastor of the
church, and concluded:
II hope vel mean my family and my
self-shall be able next summer to be
here, or, as they say in the west, here
abouts,' and certainly II We are within
any practicable distance, and you will
treat us as well next summer and as hos
pitably as you have this, we shall be
numbered among the worshippers under
this roof thank you sincerely
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
Admits Guilt But Says Name
Is Dip|ey
MEN FOUGHT OVER WOMAN
Overcome With Hunger and Fatigue He
Stops mt Farmers House But Upon
Recognizing Him Farmer
Makes Capture
Springfield, Mo-. october 1s.-wslter A.

Springfield, Mo-, October 16.-Walter A.
Hurtz, who shot and killed 'anley
Ketchel, worlds middle weigh - ion,
yesterday, was captured q C. .ie of
Thomas Haggard one x a Man
qua, Mo-, today. Hur. o. Ken to the
Webster county jail ->oyo ) .nfield, where
he is being close Led.
After being ~ his cell the pris-
oner made 2 p snt in which he de-
clared he 81. etchel in self-defense.
He says he ors.ered the prize fighter to
throw up his hands and when he did not
obey him, he fired.
Late last night, overcome with hunger
and fatigue, from fleeing through the
rough Ozark country, Hurtz reached the
home of Thomas Haggard, where he
asked for a place to sleep. He was given
food and a bed. At that time Haggard
had not heard of the shooting, but
short time later learned of the affair. He
also received description of the. slayer,
and for several hours while Hurtz was
sleeping he stood guard with a shotgun.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
Haggard secured the services of three
neighbors and they awakened Hurtz at
the point of a gun. They forced the man
to roll up his sleeves and finding tattoo
mark. accused him of having killed
Ketchel. Hurtz then broke down and
admitted the shooting. He was turned
over to the officers and taken to Marsh
field.
Hurtz, in telling his story asserted
Ketchel made insulting remarks to Gold1e
Smith, cook employed at the farm. He
says words passed between Ketchel and
himself and he then demanded that the
prize fighter throw up his hands. When
the champion refused to do this. he de-
clared, he was so frightened, knowing
Ketchel carried revolver, that he fired
and without hardly realizing what he
had done. fed.
Goldie Smith, the woman in the case,
has been taken to the Webster county
jail and will be held pending the inquest
tomorrow.
Funeral services over the body of the
fighter were held at the Elks club here
today and tomorrow the corpse will be
taken to Grand Rapids, Mich, the home
OF Ketchers parents. The body will be
accompanied by R. P. Dickerson, with
whom Ketchel was visiting at the time
he decided to buy a ranch in this county.
The officers here assert that Ketcheps
slayer tonight admitted that his real
name is Walter Dipley, that his home Is
at Webb City, Mo-, and that he Is de-
serter from the United States navy To
avoid detection he roamed over the coun-
try working as a barber until he met
Golde Smith at Bluff, Christian county,
Missouri. a month ago. The two then
came here and secured work on the Dick
erson ranch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
TODAY'S EMERALD

1-Wellman continues flight for Europe.
Slayer of Stanley Ketchel is caught.
Dolliver funeral will be held Thursday.
Taft ends his vacation.
Daring aviators to fly at international
meeting.
Russian cholera plague threatens the
United States
2-Lure of limelight has Atlanta in grip.
Worlds wheat crop Is reported good.
Shonts discusses railroad rates.
3-Skeggs funeral held at Decatur
Race war threatens Montgomery
Good crop reports stimulate trade.
4-Editorial comment
5-Throngs of people crowd the stations.
Jury will consider testimony today.
6-What men know of electricity.
A new role for the church.
7-Gaynor was once Boston lawyer.
Curious facts regarding farms.
Some famous rushes for gold.
Circus clowns lead hard life.
S+Sports.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES HELD

BOSTON. October 16.-Services at local
churches, the pulpits of which were filled
by visiting preachers. largely constituted
todays programme of the triennial meet
ing of the council of Congregational
churches and its affiliated bodies. Prin-
cipal among the services was that held
this afternoon in the old South church
where President William M. Douglas Nc
Kenzie of the Hartford Theological SEM
mary delivered the annual sermon at the
communion service of the American board
of commissioners for foreign missions.
In the evening the National Brotherhood
of Congregationists held symposium OF
Christian leadership for Americas prob
lems Charles Stelzele of New York, su-
perintendent of the Presbyterian depart
ment of church and labor, discussed the
substitute topic THE Christian Church
and Industrial Progress
He said important as the labor union
NAV be, 1t Is a mere incident in the in
dustrial evolution through which we are
passing. There is so much religion In
the labor movement and so much social
spirit In the church that some day 1t will
become a question as to whether the
church will capture the labor movement
or whether the labor movement will cap
ture the church.
the LABOR QueStioH 10 luhuliioht"iy
a moral and religious problem. In the
end there will be not simply one answer
to the social question but many, but they
will agree in this-all of them will be re-
lieious The tendency of the American
workingman today Is toward the church
rather than away from it. Unfortunate
ly, however the vision of the church has
sometimes been too narrow.n
other speakers were President Henry
Churchill King of Oberlin college on
college Men and the Christian Church,"
DR.. Lyman Abbott, New York, on ''The
Religious Spirit and the New National
ISM and the Rev. Washington GLADDEN.
of Columbus, o.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
Suspects Arrested

Cleveland, O., October 16.-The an
nouncement of a private detective agency
that the mystery of the murder of Will
liam L. Rice, the Cleveland attorney
had been solved when Pietro Tomasello
and Josephone Fruisrione were arrested
in Brooklyn, N. Y, was followed upon
the arrival of the prisoners here to-
day by the further announcement that
the search for Rice's slayers would con-
tinue." County officials say that SO far
as they are aware the man and woman
will be held only in connection with the
assault and swindling charges with which
they respectively stand accused.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17

London, October 16.-The government
has invited Field Marshal Lord Kitchener
to become a member of the committee on
imperial defense, and Lord Kitchener has
accepted. This removes a long standing
cause of agitation on account of the nom
employment of General Kitchener In the
service of his country since he resigned
the Mediterranean commission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17

Washington, October 16-vice President
Sherman has designated the following
members to act as a committee from the
Senate to attend the funeral of the late
Jonathan p. Dolliver, October 90 at
Dodge on Thursday, October 20, at Q
O. clock in the afternoon
Senators Cummns, Bailey. Eikins.
Paynter, Nelson, Burrows. Kean. Clapp.
Beverdge. Shively. Burkett and Money
Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdel has advised
all the members of the committee of their
appointment and informed them that they
would be expected to gather at Fort
Dodge by the time hxed for the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
CANNOT SEE AIRSH|P
BECAUSE OF THICK FOG
xUeIIman Has Shut Down Motors and Is
Drifting With the Wind at rs
Miles an Hour-The Outlook
Is Not Favorable

Boston, Mass, October 16.-.
"The outlook is not SO favorable
but we are keeping up the
fight" was one of the messages
sent by Walter Wellman from
the dirigible balloon America,
and picked up by wireless today.
The message was sent while the
Americas operator was in COM
munication with the Siasconset
station. 1t followed another
message, which, as picked up,
read:
Have shut down motor and
am heading east-northeast,
making % knots an hour with
out engine. Saving juice for
wireless; dynamos not working.
thick fog. No observation OBJ
tainable."
These messages were por-
ton of wireless communications
addressed to the New York
Times and the London Daily Tel
egraph, under whose auspices
wellman is making his remark
able flight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
Prominent Men of the Nation
VIII Deliver OratiOnS
Over Dead Body
SERVICES TO Be HELD ON
LAWN IN FRONT OF HOME
TeIegrams of sympathy and Condolences
Pour Into DolIIver Home From
All Over the Country-Taft
Wires sympathy

Beverly, Mass. October IT, :
President Taft today sent the :
following telegram:
Mrs. j. p. Dolliver, Fort Dodge. :
Ia.
Mrs. Taft and | extend to you :
our heartfelt sympathy in your :
great sorrow. The Senate has
lost one of its most able de-
baters and most brilliant states
men. The country has lost a
faithful servant.
"WILLIAM III. TAFT
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17

Washington, October 16.-Acting Secre-
tary of State Alva A. Adee was injured
while riding a bicycle here today when
yellow dog He was thrown to the pave
fnent and sustained cuts about his face
and head and his back was sprained.
Mr.. Adee was removed to a nearby resi-
dence, where his wounds were dressed.
His injuries are not serious
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17

Havana. october 16.-Heavy rains be-
gan to fall again this evening accom-
panied by high winds from the south
west. The damage, however, from the
cyclone has not been as great as at
first reported. Details as to the con-
dition of the tobacco crop in Pinar-
del Rio are still lacking but there is
little doubt that 1t has practically been
ruined by the destruction of the seed
hAda .a.-.a=E8zt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17
Leaxes for Paris

Berlin, October 16.-Jacob w. Dick
inson, the American Secretary of War,
and party. visited Potsdam today and
left tonight for Paris.