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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-12
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with a scream from
Dorothy March In the opera box Of Mrs
Missioner. wealthy widow. It Is &C.
Sasioned when Mrs. Missioner's necklace
breaks. scattering the diamonds ali over
the moor. Curtis Griswold and Bruxton
sands society men In love with Mrs. Mis-
sioner, gather up the gems. GrisWold
steps on what Is supposed to be the cele-
prated Maharanee and brushes II. A Hin
400 declares 1t was not the genuine, An
expert later pronounces all the stones
substitutes for the original. Detectives
Donnel!y and Carson investigate. They
decide that the theft Of the original gems
was accomplished by some one In the
houso. Miss El:Dor Holcomb, confidential
companion Of Mrs. Missioner, is sus-
pected. One Of the missing diamonds Is
round IN her room. Mrs. Missioner pro-
tests That Elinor is innocent, but she is
taken to prison. Meantime, in an up
town mansion, two Hindoos, who are in
America to recover the Maharanee, dis
cuss the arrest Detective Britt takes I'd
the case He evidently believes Elinor in
nocent and asks the cooperation of DR..
Lawrence Fitch. her fiance, In running
down the rea! criminal He advises Elinor
not to seek bail. Britt investigates affairs
at the Missioner home. He learns that
Mrs. Missioner had the diamonds In Paris
with her. Paris police inform him that
duplicates of the stones were made there
on the order Of Elinor Holcomb. Britt
interviews Miss March and learns who
OF her friends can draw. Griswold shows
some proficiency as an artist While walk
Ing. Britt is seized and thrown into an
automobile. He Is bound and drugged by
his Hindoo captors.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-12
Queer Hotel Custom.

Hotel customs throughout the worl6
are varied. A hotel in France Is on
wheels and turns so that any room can
be given sunlight Regulations govern.
ing the length Of bed sheets have been
made in certain states. Probably the
most unique custom prevails in Tempo.
d town in the Salt River valley, Arizo.
ma. Here the proprietor refunda
the hotel charges to al! his patrons on
any day the sun does not shine. AZ
first this seems benevolent, but look'
Ing into the matter We find that he han
been called uron to remit to his guests
only once IN the last Ave years. CuaDk
anteeing sunshine Is N original ~
twA
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-12
did not tax his agility greatly to
reach the balcony while still gripping

did not tax his agility greatly to
reach the balcony while still gripping
the window frame securely, and, with
one quick movement, to swing him.
self over the ladder rail- It was the
work Of a minute or two to run down
the easy steps to the first floor above
the street and, from that point, he
had only short drop to the sidewalk.
He strolled in casual way to the
front of the big apartment building,
which looked toward the Hudson, and
noting its location, quickened his pace.
walking south until he came to cab
stand. He gave a chauffeur the mum.
Der of the Swamis house, jumped into
a taxicab and continued his course In
a southerly direction, the driver In
obedience to his instructions wheeling
east at Seventy-second street and
turning into the park.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-01-12
CHAPTER Kill.
interviewing the. Swami.

While Britz was speeding south
ward In the taxicab two men were In
the midst Of animated discussion in
the Swami's room. They were the
scholar himself and his up-to-date
friend. Prince Kananda. The prince
had arrived in tho gloom.enshrouded
house only q few minutes before. He
had uttered several short, sharp sen.
fences big with interest that had
stirred the Swami from tho repose
usual to the Oriental priest. It was
evident that Kananada expected q re.
sponsive remark from bis friend, and
that the Swami. feeling the obligation.
was weighing his words before utter
ance.
Nothing Of the slightest interest to
us was found" said Kananda, evident.
ly in repetition. He had seen skep-
teal expression spread over the
Swamis bronze face, and anticipated
an inquiry.
"The search was thorough" asked
the scholar.
MY dear old chap" said the Prince,
lis It likely we would go to such ex.
traordinary lengths without being
most painstaking in that respect? A
speck Of diamond dust could not have
escaped U.S."
A slow smile cleaned through the
mask that comprised the scholars
features. Mock difference colored his
manner as, taking the mouthpiece Of
the Oriental pipe from between his
lips and tossing the tube over to tho
divan, he arose and paced the length
OF the room.
Far be It from thy servant, o
Prince" he said with palpable sar.
casm. TO question the method pur.
sued by 80 illustrious a parsonage;
but" and he here returned to the easy
familiarity of their ordinary inter
course, since the search was made so
thoroughly, since 1t was q climax to
a deed SO venturesome that it might
have embroiled you even with such
slow-witted persons as the policemen
OF the Western world. would 1t not
have been well to have got the right
man?"
you mean-?"
Il mean, your Royal Highness,' %
said the priest with another touch of
ironic homage, that the man whom
the brilliant Ali and his equally intelli.
gent assistants seized so boldly in the
park, and then spirited away with .
skill hardly to be equaled by an In
dian schoolboy, was not the person
whom 1t was worth your distinguished
while to search"
The Prince was dumfounded. He
circled the table, fished in his pocket
for a cigarette, rolled It abstractedly
between his thumb and middle finger,
lighted It, and then watched the In
scutable features Of him whom for so
many years he had called master"
us it possible?" he exclaimed at
last. And gave my personal atten-
ton to the task, too! l instructed Ali
explicitly, and ordered him to see
that the men who aided him should
be among the shrswdsst and most
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
NO ACTION BY
The LAWYERS
They Are Letting the Church
man Matter Rest
As II Is
COLONEL ]. ERNEST SMITH
MENTIONED FOR JUDGE

So far as could be learned today the
lawyers who reversed their position as
to the confirmation Of Phillip @.
Churchman by the State Senate have
taken no official action as body to-
wards notifying the Senate.
When asked whether they would do
SO, one of them replied today that he
did not think such action would be
taken, but that so far as he knew
some Of the attorneys have communi-
Gated their change of feeling to the
members of the State Senate. Word
from Dover said, however that no
messages had been received to that
effect
1t seemed to be the disposition
among the lawyers to let the Senators
find out for themselves about the
change of attitude, which was pracu-
cally conveyed to them by the failure
of the lawyers who had the prepara-
tion of the testimony in favor of Mr.
Churchman, to appear before the SEN
ate yesterday when the delegation OF
witnesses went to Dover in his behalf.
These witnesses were much surpris-
ed when they reached the train and
found that the prominent lawyers who
had been so strong in behalf of Mr.
Churchman failed to show up.
The lawyers who changed their po-
sitiou are not talking much about It.
They seem TO think that the line up
in the Senate yesterday showed that
| Churchman would not be confirmed.
! That vote was on party lines, except
| ing that Senator DreXler voted with
| the Democrats on one point, which is
taken TO indicate that he will vote
against confirmation when the ques-
/ tion comes to a final test.
Had Worked on Democrats.
The friends of Churchman had been
/ bringing great pressure on some OF
the Democrats who were supposed to
be friendly to the railroad company
/ They had worked on several Of these
Democratic Senators and at one time
we're supposed TO have several of them
lined up for Mr.. Churchman, which
would have brought about confirma.
tion had a vote been taken some days
ago.
The Democratic leaders. however
who were working against confirma
ton were able to pull these Democrat
away by urging upon them that tn
question was simply a party matte
and they should stand by their party
Report of Conference Denied.
IL was reported this morning tha
a conference Of Republican leader
was held last evening at which tn
Churchman matter was discussed, bu
this report Vas denied by those higl
in the councils of the party They SAT-
that no such meeting had been held
Word came from Dover today tha
i'm the event of the refusal of the Stat
Senate to confirm the appointment o
Mr.. Churchman, Colonel j. Earnes
Smith. of this city, would probably b
named for Judge if he would accep
the place. Colonel Smith at present i
i'm Florida and will not be back 70
some time. There was also consider
able talk of Sylvester d. Townsen
for Judge today.
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
NO VOTE YET ON
CHURCHMAN
Appointment Reported to the
Senate Today on Its
Merits
VOTE WILL PROBABLY
BE TAKEN TOMORROW
speeIal 10 rnE NvENINa JouRNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Feb. 15.-NO vote was talk
en- today on the confirmation of the
appointment Of Philip q Churchman
as Judge and no vote Is expected be-
fore tomorrow at least
Senator Miller this morning, on be-
half OF the committee of the whole
reported to the Senate the Churchman
appointment on It's merits. The ap-
pointmont cannot be voted on today
unless the rules are suspended. which
will not be undertaken.
Senator Hazel is IN at his home. al
though he said he would attend II
necessary. Senator Dutton is paired
with him So far as known no COM
municatiOn has been received by the
Senate or by Governor Pennewill from
the Wilmington lawyers who have
withdrawn their support from Mr..
Churchman.
After all the evidence has been
heard by witnesses i'm behalf of the
confirmation Of the appointment of
Mr.. Churchman as Judge by tno Sen
ate late yesterday afternoon, the final
vote on confirmation or rejection of
the appointment was deferred. No date
was set for taking the vote. A test
vote IN an effort to have the appoint
ment reported favorably from the
committee of the whole. comprising all
the Senators. showed that nine Sena-
tors were opposed 60 making a favor
able report, and eight were In favor of
Continued on Second Pagc)
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
HEALD FOR THE
CANADIAN BILL
Delaware Congressman Sup
ports the Presidents
Measure
REPUBLICANS WERE
ALMOST EVENLY DIVIDED

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-After hav-
ing slipped through the House with
loud but negligible opposition, the
Canadian Reciprocity bill, according
to leaders today, is likely TO run
against an insurmOuntable barrier in
the Senate.
II is by no means certain that 50
large a majority of the Democrats In
the Senate will support reciprocity as
in the House. Senator Bailey, (Dem-
Ocrat, Texas), Is not satisfied with IT,
Senator Cummins, (Republican, Iowa.
taken as representing the progressive
wing. has voiced his aggressive op-
position. A gag rule, such as hasten
ed the vote on the measure In the
House is not possible I'm the Senate,
and reciprocity leaders fear that op-
ponents of the measure may get to-
gether and fihbuster.
Threat of Extra Session.
President Taft today began arrang
ing to smooth the way for the bill
in the Senate. His threat OF an eX-
ira session as the penalty for no ac-
ton on the bill was again circulated
about the capitol.
I'm the aftermath of the reciprocity
struggle OF the House. it was a matter
of considerable comment today that
the Republican progressives were OF
widely differing views ON the question,
according TO their votes. Fourteen of
the simon pure insurgents voted
against the bill and six for it, Those
for It were.
Cary and Cooper. of Wisconsin
Hinshaw, Of Nebraska; Hubbard, ol
Iowa; Poindexter. of Washington, and
Madison, Of Kansas. The following
voted against il.
Hanna, of North Dakota; Kopp. Len
root. Morse and Nelson. OF Wisconsin
/ Davis, Dndbergh and Nolstead, o
/ Minnesota; Norris, Of Nebraska
Good, Haugen, Kendall. Pickett ant
| Woods, of Iowa.
The progressive vote was split II
about the same proportion as that o
the whole Republican side. Murdoch
of Kansas. was absent
Heald Supported Bill.
The bill passed the House by vot
of 221 to 80. Seventy-eight Republl
cans. including Congressman Williai
II. Heald. OF Delaware. voted for IN
bill and 1s3 Democrats also supporte
i it
Eighty-seven Republicans and f'
Democrats voted against the measur
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
LIFE In JAIL
FOR COLOMBO
Board Of PardOnS at SPECIAL
Session CummuteS Death
Sentence

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Feb. l5-The Board Of
Pardons at a special meeting. at noon
today. recommended "A cOmmutatiOn
TO life Imprisonment of the sentence
VI George Colombo of Wilmington,
who is under sentence TO be hanged
on Friday of this week on a charge
Of assaulting a girl Josiah Marvel
and Wilbur Adams of Wilmington ap-
peared before the Board and urged
the commutation to life imprison-
ment.
Governor Pennewill yesterday sign
cd the bill providing life imprison-
ment as a punishment in such cases in
the discretion of the court if the jury
recommended mercy. The bill was
designed 10 save Colombo's life, and
IL is expected the Governor will APP
prove the Communication as recon-
mended by the Pardon Board today
Colombo has been reprieyed three
times
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
AFTER THEIR COAL
AT MIDNIGHT HOUR
Trio Found Loading Fuel From
Yard Are Held on Lar
Ceny Charge

Shortly after midnight Charles Dom
ovan. assistant yardmaster Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad saw a team
and three men at Third and Church
street Watching them. Donovan saw
that the men were endeavOring TO
drive the horse up the railroad and
feal ing that the animal would be killed
he prevented them. Later Donovan
went in the direction of the coal yards
of c. II. Ten Weeges wishing TO see
what the men were doing and saw
them handing bags of coal from the
wagon to the yard of Peter Hecker &C
No 624 East Third street
When Donovan asked the men what
they were doing with the coal at that
hour he was told by the three men,
two colored and one white. ihat they
had many orders TO fill and were work
ing at night I'm order to get them out
When asked for their delivery slip
Mr. Donovan said the men could not
show one
Suspecdng that the coal was being
stolen, Donovan sent a messenger Ia
Stephen j. McNee. an employe of Mr.
Ten Weeges. who fastened to the
scene. He recognized rs bags filled
with coal and four empty ones, as the
property of Mr.. Ten Weeges, and know
the men were not working to get the
coal out at that hour for Mr.. Ten
Weeges.
While Mr.. McNee was being sent for
one Of the colored men and the white
man made their escape. leaving the
other negro in care Of the horse and
wagon.
Officers we're summoned and soor
located the two men who had escaped
and placed the three under arrest
They are James Brown, Charles Han
dy and Holton Lynch. In City Cour
this morning Mr. McNee appeared
as the complaining witness and tes
tilted that the coal had been seen b,
him and that the bags were the prop
erty Of Charles Fl. Ten Weeges an,
that the coal taken was worth $3.50
Donovan also appeared and testified q
the part he had taken in the captur'
of the mem
Judge Cochran held the defendant
I'm $500 bail each for appearance a
court.
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
CHANGERS OPPOSE
ASSESSOR APPOINTMENTS

Harmony Grange. Of Mermaid. at a
recent meeting adopted a resolution
opposing legislative enactment giving
the Levy Court power to appoint
assessors throughout New Castle
county. thereby taking from the peo-
pie the privilege of electing the otfi-
GERS.
The Grange believes that the best
service to all the people is obtained
from a non-partisan body and the Levy
Court being elected as a partisan
body, believes that &c would be better
for the members of the court and the
public i'm general If the court were re-
iieved of all appointive powers, and
have officers elected by vote Of the
people.
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
LIVELY CLASH
in The HOUSE
Temperance Committee for a
Time Defled Speaker
Campbell
SENT WORD THEY WOULD
NOT COME IN, BUT THEY DID
speelal lo THN EvENING IoURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. IA clash be-
tween Speaker Campbell and the Tenn
perance Committee Of the House added
spice TO the proceedings of that body
this morning When the House con-
vened, Speaker Campbell called for
action on bills on the calendar
The Temperance Committee was in
the committee room giving a hearing
TO a delegation of women at the time
that the speaker ordered Sergeant-at-
arms E. ID. Campbell to tell them to at
tend the session. The sergeant-dt-arms
notified the Speaker that the commit
tee said Il would not come In.
Representative Moore said he
thought proper recognition should be
shown the Speaker, and said il was en-
tirely within the province Of the
Speaker 10 have control Of the mem
bers and committees during the hours
of session. He said he did not think tho
committee realized what It meant by
sending such "A message to the Speak
er. Representative Evans took the
same view.
Speaker Campbell then sent the SER
geant-at-arms with peremptory orders
to bring in the Temperance Commit
tee. The committee broke up It's meet
ing with the women, and as the MEM
bers returned to the House, the other
members applauded by clapping
hands
Some of the women temperance
workers before the committee includ-
ed Mrs Kate Smithers, Mrs. S. n. Dom
nell. Mrs. r. c. Caulk. Mrs. lmogene
Clifton. Miss Lillian Cade. Mrs. Clara
Marshall and Mrs. J. L. Wolcott, all
State and county officers of the w. c.
T. IT,
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
URGE BANNING
FOR MAYORALITY
Council President Admits
Friends Have Mentioned
Him for Place

It was reported today that Presi-
dent of Council James l.. Banning
would be a candidate for Mayor on
the Democratic ticket at the June
election. When seen Mr.. Banning ad-
mitted that some of his friends had
been kind enough to urge him to be-
come a candidate. promising him their
support.
ITO tell you the TRUTH" said Mr.
Banning. Il have not thought Of any
future political Office and l don't care
for any notoriety out of this"
Evening journal., 1911-02-15

Juarez at daybreak today.
Ridicules the Rebels.
General Navarro ridicules the bold
pretension Of the revolutionists and
declares that as soon as his troops
have rested up he will chase every
insurgent out of the valley.
Provisional Governor Gonzales to-
day moved his headquarters from
Zaragosa to Guadaloupe, 40 milea
cast of Juarez. Gonzales guard yes
terday afternoon has a brush with a
force Of rurales and this shooting
gave rise to the report that a battle
was in progress.
IT develops now. according to tho
members of the Junta, that Provision
al President Madero has not been in
El Paso, as the United States officials
assert Il was his brother, Roal
Madero. who was here with Gonzales.
The whereabouts of General Orozco's
main force is unknown.
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
GAYNOR IN CHICAGO.
Report That New York Mayor viii
Take Part in Fight Against Hearst.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
CHICAGO. Feb. Mayor William
j. Gaynor, of New York, is 70 come
to Chicago next week to participate
in a three-cornered struggle for the
Democratic nominations for Mayor Of
Chicago, according to announcement
made today by the managers for An
drew j. Graham, the choice of the reg
ular Democratic machine
II Is declared that most Of Gaynor' 5
shafts will be directed at Carter IL.
Harrison, and more particularly az
the sponsors of the Independence
League. If this is true, Gaynor VIII
be extending his warfare against the
Hearst political movement to Chi
cagO
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
MEXICAN FEDERALS
HAVE. ENTERED JUAREZ

BY United States Leased Special Wire.
Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 15.-Despite
the fact that General Orozco, the in
surrecco leader, permitted General
Navsrro's 1900 reinforcements 10
enter Ciudad Juarez last night with
out opposition, the Revolutionary
Junta here announced today that the
insurrentos would be in possession OF
both Juarez and Chihuahua within
thirty days.
The attacks on the two places Will
be simultaneous, they declared. The
revolutionists have apparently recov-
cred from the chagrin over the easy
manner in which Navarro entered
Juarez and now declare Orozco is
playing a deep game.
Apparently Orozco has determined
not 10 abandon the Juaraz campaign,
at least not Immediately. as his pick
cts again appeared lowering about
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
EPWORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL.

The monthly social OF the EpWorth
League Of Grace Church will be held
in Grace Social Hall on Thursday
evening.
Most elaborate arrangements have
been made TO make this social a most
pleasing event. The leaguers have
prepared a valentine program of rare
interest with appropriate decorations.
and Dan Cupid has enjoyment in store
for all kinds Of hearts.
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
Ready for BowIinr Tourney.

The Y. N. c. A. Whist Club bowling
tournament will be opened tomorrow
evening on the Young Mems Christian
Association alleys. All arrangements
have been made for the tournament
and a silver cup has been put up as
the trophy. The associations will each
have but one team instead Of two as
formerly planned.
Eighteen men have signed at the
Y. NJ. c. A. and the flve-man team will
be chosen from these eighteen. il be-
ing thought that a winning team will
be forthcoming.
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
pRINrING OF AsSEMBLY bills.

The Board OF State Supplies al
Dover will receive bids for the print
ing of bills for the General Assembly
in lots Of 1900. 1000, soc, and 200 col-
les the bids to be in hand not later
than Wednesday, February 18th. The
board announces that price must be
ber page. William T. Smithers is sec
rotary of the board.
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
Anthony Memorial Meeting.

Susan b. Anthony memorial week,
beginning today, her birthday, will be
observed by the Newport Equal Suf-
frage Association this evening. They
will hold a parlor meeting at the
home of Ella W. Johnson which viii
be addressed by Frank Stevens. the
founder Of Arden All interested In
the cause are invited.
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
Trolley Injuries Prove Fatal.

Carlos bowman, of near Toughken-
anon, died In the West Chester Hos
pital on Monday evening as a result
of being run over by a car on the
West Chester line. bowman attempted
to board a car, but the conductor re-
fused % let him do so. Later another
car ran over him aud both his legs
were cut of He was "a years Of age.