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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-11

he made a better breakfast than I did.
II was one o'clock before We got 10
Baltimore After a half hours wait
We took local for NJ. the sta.
tion near which the cinemaiograph
picture had been taken.
We passed the scene OF the wreck.
Mcknight with curiosity I with
sickening sense Of horror Back in
The fields was the little farm house
where Alison West and J had intend.
ed getting coffee. and winding away
from the track. maple trees shading
il on each side. was the lane where
We had stopped TO rest, and where
had--it seemed presumption beyond
belief nowhere had tried to COM
fprt her by patting her hand
We got out at Nj, small
place with two or three houses aud
general store The station Aas a one
toomed affair, with railed-on place
ut the end, where scale, telegraph
instrument and chair constituted The
entire furnishing
The station agent was young man
with shrewd face He stopped ham
mering piece OF wood over a hole In
The toor 10 ask whore We wanted 10
20.
Ware moi going said Mcknight.
'we're coming. Have d eigar@
The agent took Il With an inquinng
glance. first al It and then at MS
we want TO ask you a few Qnes-
sions,' began Mcknight, perching hin-
sell on the railing and kicking the
chair forward Tor me OR, rather, this
gentleman does"
'.Mait minute" said the agent,
eiancing through the wlndom ibers
Il hen In that crate choking herself
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-11

CHAPTER vT-Rlakeley becomes in
teresleu In a girl IN blue. 4 dirk and
blood stains are found IN lower seven.
Blskeley comes under susr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-11

thankful 'ut our attention was rfv
eted on o little man who was sitting
before a table writing busily Il was
Haichldss
lie got up when he saw us, and had
the grace to look uncomfortable.
Such an interesting case, he said
naryonsly Il took the liberty"
Look here, said Mcknight sud
denly did YOU make any inquiries
at the station?"
"A few. he confessed Il went to
the theater last night felt the need
OF little relaxation-and the sight of
a picture there, a cinematograph az
fair, started a new line Of thought,
Probably the same clew brought you
gentlemen. | learned a good bit from
the station agent
"The son-of-a-gun," said Mcknight.
and you paid him. SUPPOSE
q gave him five dollars was the
apologetie answer.
Mrs Carter hearing sounds Of
strife in the yard. went out, and
Hotchkiss folded up his papers.
Il think the identity OF the man is
established" he said What number
Of hat do you wear, Mr. Blakeley?a
Seven and quarter replied
Well, its only piling up evidence,
he said cheerfully "On the night OF
the murder YOU wore gray silk under
clothing with the second button Of
the shirt missing Your hat had Il.
p in gilt letters inside. and there was
a very minute hole in the toe of one
black sock"
Hush" Mcknight protested IT
word gets to Mrs Klopton that Mr..
Blakeley was wrecked, or robbed. or
whatever ii was. with a button miss
ing and a hole in one sock, she'll re-
tire to the Old Ladies home I've
heard her threaten it,"
Mr.. Hotchkiss was without a sense
Of humor. He regarded Mcknight
grayely and went on.
We Dctu up ~ luS IOOlu NuSlc lhe
man lay while he was unable to get
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 a telegram As fig
ure It. the paiamas 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 was wearing and my bath
robe
Therefore the telegram was his,
not yours | have pieces here, but
some are missing. / am not discour-
aged, however'
He spread out some bits OF yellow
paper. and we bent over them curious
ly. II was something like this.
Man with D. Get
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-11
CHAPTER xvll.
At the Farm House Aasin.

Mcknight is always sympathizer
W the early worm. 1t was late
whea he appeared. Perhaps. ike my.
self. be hal not slept we'll But he
was appaf, n ly cheerful enough, and
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
HAIR DYE BRINGS SUICIDE
Delaware City Hott Guest Who Feared
Insanity From it Ends Life

Delaware City, Aug. 4.-Fearful
that hair dye which he was using
was affecting his brain, Phillip
Becker, who was considerable of
stranger here, last night shot himself
to death in a room at the Central
Hotel where he had been a guest a
week. The body was discovered this
morning, sitting upright in a chair,
when maid went to call the man
for breakfast. Becker had fired
bullet into his brain. The suicide,
who was SO years of age, talked little
concerning himself, but he often
spoke of Illinois, with which State
he appeared to be familiar, and the
way in which he displayed his money
caused people about the hotel to
think he was wealthy. Becker had
talked to W. A. Hagan, the landlord,
about hair dye he had been using,
and he expressed the opinion that it
was affecting his brain. Yesterday
he said he was going to Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore, for treat
ment. He retired about 9. As o'clock
last evening, we'll and in good spirits.
Sometime during the night the guests
heard what they believed was a re-
volver shot, but no investigation was
made. when there was no response
to knocks at his door this morning
Hagan looked through the transom
and saw the dead body sitting in
chair, with revolver gripped in the
lifeless hand. The Coroner found
note in pocket saying that Becker
had committed no crime; that he was
tired of living and wanted a good
burial. He said he was a Mason in
good standing The body will be
held at the Morgue to await claim
ant.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
WILL OF MARY v. CRAWFORD
Three Valuable Farms Near Townsend
Disposed of-Number of Bequests

Three Valuable Farms Near Townsend
Disposed of-Number of Bequests
Townsend, Aug 2.-Alfred j. Carr,
of Baltimore, executor under the will
of Mary Virginia Crawford, filed a
copy of that will at the register of
wills office, Wilmington, last week
and was granted ancilliary letters of
administration on the estate. The
deceased, who died in Baltimore on
July 8. left real estate valued at
about $50, 900 in this county, which
consisted of house in Middletown
and three farms near Townsend. and
1t was for this reason that a copy of
the will had to be filed in Delaware.
In the will two forest farms near
Townsend are left to Cardinal Glib
bons of Baltimore, with instructions
to devote the proceeds to the poor
churches in Maryland and Delaware
and especially for the use of St.
Xavier Church, Bohemia Manor,
Md. and the Catholic Church at Mid
dletown. The residue of the estate
is left to Anna Wood Naulty of Bait
imore, but there are large number
Of bequests to relatives and friends
and among them are the following
persons living in New Castle county:
Miss Cornelia Bowman, Florence
Crawford and Louisa Crawford, all
of Wilmington, s4OO each; Rebecca
Crawford, Newark, 5000: Mrs. Ann
Derrickson, Of Middletown, $500 and
George Derrickson, of Middletown,
$4OO. About So, 900 is left in lega-
cies to other relatives and friends,
most of them being in Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
The Best Hour of Life

is when you do some great deed or
discover some wonderful fact. This
hour came to j. R. Pitt, of Rocky
Mt, N. c., when he was suffering
intensely, as he says. "from the
worst cold l ever had, then proved
to my great satisfaction what a
wonderful Cold and Cough cure DR..
Kings New Discovery is. For after
taking one bottle, l was entirely
cured. You can't say anything too
good of medicine like that. - Its
the surest and best remedy for
diseased lungs, Hemorrhages, La.
Grippe, Asthma, Hay Fever anv
Throat or Lung Trouble. soc. s1.OO.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
Benton N. Weldon, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
NEW CASTLE WANTS TO sLEEF
Car Whistle Disturbed Morning Slum-
ber and Afternoon Maps

New Castle, Aug. 6.-The air
whistle on the freight car of the
Wilmington, New Castle and Southern
Railway will not be blown here in
order that the people of New Castle
can sleep. The whistle was sounded
at street crossings to warn pedes-
trians and teams, but complaints
were made against the practice.
Some of the residents declared 6
o'clock in the morning was too early
for the whistle to be blown while
others declared the screeching later
in the day disturbed afternoon maps.
AS a result, New Castle now has a
noiseless freight car. 1t will remain
noiseless until an accident shall oc-
cur. Then the whistle will again
be placed in service. Meanwhile
New Castle can sleep without being
interferred with.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
DOG BIT MRS. LOUISA HoLcoMg
Stray Shepherd Dog Fought One of
Her Pets Which She Tried to Separate

Stray Shepherd Dog Fought One of
Her Pets Which She Tried to Separate
Mrs. Louisa Rodney Holcomb, who
resides at "The Buttonwoods, near
New Castle, was painfully and per-
haps dangerously bitten in the left
breast by a dog at her home in a
most peculiar manner. Her net
shepherd dog, got into a fight with a
strange shepherd dog on Friday after
noon, and Mrs. Holcomb attempted to
separate them. In the struggle that
followed one of the dogs made an
ugly wound in Mrs. Holcomb's left
breast. DR.. William Wertenbaker
cauterized the wound, and several
stitches were necessary to close it.
Mrs. Holcomb is not sure which of
the dogs bit her, but feels sure il
must have been thesstrange one. She
had not yet decided whether or not
to take the Pasteur treatment. Mrs.
Holcomb was formerly the wife
of Capt. Chauncey P. Holcomb. su-
perlntendent of the Wilmington. New
Castle and Southern Railway Com
pany.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
MARKED INCREASE IN ALL
DELAWARE FRUIT CROPS
AUGUST OPENS VERY PROMIS-
ING AND WITH GOOD RECORDS
Peach Crop Now on In FuII.-AppIes
Plentiful and PIums Making Great
Gains Over Last Year

The Mountain Rose" the high
ly colored Delaware peaches of the
early mature varieties are being
picked and shipped this week and
the Delaware peach crop in, there
fore, fully "on." The daily totals
of the shipment of peaches have so
increased that the number at last
report, Saturday night, reached for
the day as recorded 3,7l5 baskets.
This makes a total shipment of
early varieties to date of 46. .534.
The great gain over last year is
shown by last years total to date
l. 1893 baskets-as compared with the
46, 5345 to August l, 1910.
Apples are being shipped in the
big seven-eights bushel baskets or
hampers from almost every large
shipping station in Delaware. The
daily total has now reached G, ,274 of
these hamper baskets. Previous
shipments this year have reached
Alb, 446 baskets, making a total to
date of 4l9, 720. That this is a great
fruit year is indicated by a compar-
ison with the railroad shipments of
apples last year up to August 1.
which was only 29, 587 baskets.
Plums are making such gains in
totals and receipts that they bid
fair to become one of the main in
dustries in fruit farming. Plums
are shipped by the pound, because
OF the wide difference in the STYLES
OF carriers for this fruit. The total
number of pounds shipped on the last
shipping day of July was, for the
day, 7,464. The previous shipments
his season, reached 785, 462, making
a total shipment of plums for this
seaon, thus far 1872, 926, as against
the almost insignificant total of
z, lS5 to this day last year.
Potatoes no more show a decline
over last years yield and shipment.
During the week the 1910 shipments
OF potatoes caught up with the big
1909 record, and it will probably be
nip and tuck" now between the
two years. Up to August l, the total
number of barrels of potatoes ship
ped last year was 1913, 9O8. This wear
the total has now reached l24. .465.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
Acute or chrOnlc-whIchP

No matter if your kidney trouble
is acute or chronic Foley's Kidney
Remedy will reach your case. Mr..
Claude Brown, Reynoldsville, Ill. i,
writes US that he suffered many
months with kidney complaint which
baffied all treatment. At last he
tried Foley's Kidney Remedy and a
few large bottles effected a complete
cure. He says, 1t has been of ines
timable value to me-" Sold by
W. R. Keys, Clayton, Del; Benton
N. Weldon, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
MAD LOVER SEEKS REVENGE
Georgetown Trio Planned to Beat and
Rob Rival. But Were FoiIed

nOo nlVdls Dut were OILED
Georgetown, DEL, Aug. 4.-Plan-
ming to waylay Benjamin Morris and
give him severe beating because
he was calling on a young lady with
whom one of the trio was in love,
three men talked too loudly last
night, and family in front of whose
house the plot was Matched, gave the
alarm. The men first pat out all the
lights along the street where Morris
was calling, and while they were
standing in front of the homes of
Hiram Short and George Kitchens,
members of the families heard the
whispered conversation. 1t was ar
ranged that one of the trio should 20
to the home of the young lady and
call Morris out, when all three would
beet him, but it was finally decided
to wait until he started for home
and waylay him. He was to be
beaten and robbed. The families.
who heard the conversation, thought
Morris was coming and yelled
warning to him. The three men
took to their heels, and when Morris
came along he was not molested.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
MADE ILL BY LIGHTNING
Bolt Knocked Woman From Chair
and She May Die

Mrs. Denwood Long. of DentCn,
Md, is critically i'll from the effects
of an electrical shock during a thun-
der storm few days ago. A bolt
came down the chimney, wrecked the
interior of the house and knocked
Mr.. and Mrs. Long from their chairs
In the sitting room. both being made
unconscious for an hour. TIE couple
had moved their chairs from the
chimney and this saved their lives.
Passing from the house, the lightning
tore up a porch, and killed pig
and chicken. Mrs. Longs side was
burned anc hopes for her recovery
are slight.
Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
Foley Kidney Pills

Tonic in quality and action, quick
10 results. For bsckache, headache.
uizziness' nervousness, urinary irreg-
ularlties and rheumatism. Sold by
". X. Keys, Clayton, Del. Benton
N. Weldon, Smyrna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
Notes of the Pelicans

Manager Frank received telegram today from Outfielder Butcher, who was released to New Orleans by Philadelphia several weeks ago, saying he would leave Chicago for this city Thursday night. He is expected to get into the game here Sunday.
 George Rohe will continue playing short for the Pelicans until Lindsay y gets back into the game.
 Manager Frank today released Pitch- CT Eddie Cefalu to Roanoke, of the Virginia league.
 Infielder Eddie Reagan left tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
BOY MAY NOT BE
 DEAD AFTER ALL

telegram from Paducah, Ky, stated last night that boatman had been found there who had shown a letter that he had received from Luther Red Thomp- son, who was supposed to have been mur- dered there the night of April g, 1910. Mrs. Lum Thompson, the boys mother, was found in Birmingham and given a ticket to go to Paducah and get the body Of her son. She identified the body and brought it to Decatur. Ala, a few days ago for interment.
 Mrs. Thompson was very poor and a collection was taken up for her at Pa ducah, where her story was known all over the town. A great sensation was caused there when the news of the letter being found was made public. It is a- legged that the letter was addressed as being written only few days ago and long after Red" Thompson was supposed to have been dead. The dispatch states that the grand jury is making an investi- gation of the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
CANDIDATE DIES
 FROM APOPLEXY

Ashland, April 27.-(Special.)-John b. Lewis, general agent for the Marbury Lumber company, and candidate for pro- bate judge of Clay county in the ap- preaching primary, was struck with apo plexy while riding in his buggy 10 miles west of Ashland about noon today. A telephone message first announced that his team had run away and seriously in- jured him, but when doctors from here arrived on the scene they ascertained that he had suffered a paralytic stroke. He died in less than an hour after the physicians reached him.
 MT. Lewis was making a systematic canvass of the county in the interest of his candidacy. and was developing a strong following. He was held in the highest esteem by the many friends he had made by his four years of residence at this place. His remains will be shipped to Msrbury for interment tomorrow. He had been connected with the lumber com pany of that place for 32 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
.sThe Boys in the Trenches" for O'Neni u,1 4Lo Iditar of The A A1e-Herald.

"HThe Boys in the Trenches" for O'Nenf To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I see that the Mallory newspapers have a great deal to say about few anti amenders Gas Col. Frank S Moody, Hon. Charles Henderson, Governor Jelks and others) being for Colonel Mallory for gov ernor Now, I have no word of criticism or censure for some of the anti-amend- CTS for being for Colonel Mallory, for he is a nice, good gentleman; but l wish to call the Mallory newspapers attention to the fact that "the boys in the trenches Nearly everywhere 1 go I find an over whelming sentiment among the voting population called otherwise ''the boys in the trenches for Colonel O'Neal. A few anti-amenders who left us cannot stem the tide which is drifting O'Nealward and on Monday, May ?, Colonel O'Neal will be nominated governor of Alabama by an overwhelming majority.
 Not that the boys in the trenches" have anything personal against Colonel Mallory particularly, but they feel like they have sent dear "Brooksie' back to Ohio, and they don't want to take chances on his coming back again. All hail to Emmet O'Neal, the peerless leader from the Tennessee valley, whom "the boys in the trenches have selected as the next governor of the state of Alabama Very respectfully, JOE A. CHAMBLISS.
 Sheriff Autauga County.
 Prattville, April 26, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
CHANGES MADE BY
 ILLINOIS CENTRAL

Chicago. April 27.-Announcement ot me practical completion of the reorganlza- l. ton of the operating department Of the Illinois Central railroad was made late today. The reorganization includes the wiping out of the Birmingham and the New Orleans terminal divisions, the 1or- mer becoming a part of the Tennessee di- vision and the latter a part of the Louis- jana division. Following are the changes announced
 Harry R. Stafford resigns as chief en- glneer of maintenance of way to accept the position of vice president of Edgar Allen & co. of Sheffield, England. The position of chief engineer of maintenance of WAY is abolished and Lewis W. Bald win is anpointed engineer of maintenance of way.
 Lawrence A. Downs, formerly assistant to the chief engineer of maintenance of way is made assistant to MT. Baldwin.
 Daniel ]. Brumley is appointed engineer of construction and the engineering de- partments of maintenance of way and or construction contemplated under Chief Engineer Baldwin. John Gavin's jurlsdic- tion, super1ntendent or the ietiheSs.S vision. has been extended to include the Birmingham division vice Tracey A Dubb assigned to other duties.
 The jurisdiction of Jacob G. Neudorner superintendent of the Mississippi division. has been extended to include the Jackson district of the Tennessee division, and the jurisdiction of Thomas k. Hill, superin- tendent of the Louisiana division, has been extended to include the New Or leans terminals, vice Oliver M. Dunn placed on the pension list.
 Maurice Welch, for two years chief special agent of the road, for + years in, it's employ altogether. resigns and Is sue ceeded by Timothy J. Keliher, formerly special agent of the Union Pacific at Cheyenne.
 Thomas J. Foley, assistant to the vice president is made assistant to the gen. oral manager. succeeding Mir. Groce, re- gently resigned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28

Boston piled up total of 21 swats yes terday against Arrellanes of Washington, and Lord and Speaker former Southern leaguers, did the bulk of the hitting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
DESERTED BABY IS
 NOW WITH MOTHER
THE LITTLE ONE WAS FOUND IE A BASKET AT THE END OF POW DERLY CAR LINE EARLY YEsTER- DAY MORNING

Evelyn Stuart is my name and I want a mama and papa and a home where I can keep warm That isn't what she said. but that is what the tiny little girl baby meant yesterday morning when she was found lying huddIed up in a basket at the end of the Powderly car line, cry ing with a voice that was amazing for such small piece of humanity. Her mother has her now and has promised to be true mother to the little tot, but many things happened yesterday before the baby was returned to the right mother and home.
 The child was found by an old negro woman named Mary Billups as she was on her way to work yesterday morning about daylight. The old darkey was waiting for her car when she heard the child cry ing. A short search for the noise dis closed the child wrapped in some rough rags and huddling in a little basket shiv- ering from the cold. A note was found with the child which told her name and asked that she be taken to the Mercy Home. The old negro woman took the child to the Mercy Home, but before she was adopted as one of the children of that institution Detective Murphy sue ceeded in finding the child's mother and the babe and mother were reunited.
 Within an hour after he was given the case Detective Murphy had found the childs mother and where sine lived. The babe was taken to her yesterday after noon and the woman promised the detec- tive to take proper care of her and give
 
 names were withheld by the police, but 1t was stated that the child's correct name was not Evelyn Stuart.
 Dr. H. R. Gosten, physician for the Mercy Home, examined the babe and said that while the child had suffered greatly from the cold, she was not in serious condition, and the chances for her life were good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-28
AFTER MILE RECORD
 ON ATLANTA TRACK

Atlanta. April 27.--In connection with the Atlanta speedway races next week the Atlanta Automobile association is planning to hold a series of time trials On straightaway course with the ex- pectation of establish ing a new world g record for one mile. The contest boar of the American Automobile associat tion tonight was asked by wire to sanction the trials. It is planned to have the trials on the College Park Hapeville road. which the officials of the local association believe will prove faster than the beach at Daytona.
 If, the sanction is secured it is au- nounced that DePalma will drive tn . 1 90 Fiat.
 Many of the best known American and foreign drivers will participate in the speedway races next week Monday Y and Tuesday will be devoted to avia- . ton.