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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
ONE morning, sitting at his
desk, he heard a trill of
girlish laughter on the driveway
outside the entrance door. and a

voice that sent electric thrill through him. it was so
like hers. Believing himself bewitched, Carr flew to his
window, and beheld Angelica, seated beside another
young in up to date attire. Upon split botomed
chairs in archaic muecart, driven by negro boy in
shreds and taters they had pulled up with the evident
intention to alght.
isn't it all too adorable for words?" cried Miss
Travers to her friend and called chaperon, young
Mrs. Arthur Goldmore. In moment she had sprung
lightly to the ground, Edith Goldmore following. ST.
simultaneously the massive front door swung inward and
Ridgely Carr appeared upon the threshold.
Out of the ensuing of queries, answers, and
plantations, Carr elected the fact that, Mrs and Miss
Trvers having taken steamer fortnight earlier than
intended in to a cable summons from Mr.. Ira
vers, the Goldmores had insisted that Angelica should
start South with them Immediately.
Il may well tell you," said the girl, after mo-
mens hesitation blush arising upon her face "what
the next New York newspaper you pick up will inform
youthat the firm of Travers & Hilton has gone under
after the panic of last week in Wall Street. and my poor
dear father has been obliged to go with my mother to
little bungalow side of the islands off the
southern coast, to avoid nervous breakdown In the
circumstances it thought best to ship down here
with these blessed Goldmores, till their return North"
"And what should my husband do but treat to an
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him to the ownership, traditions and present status
OF the venerable stately dwellings each side the
tawny stream. When it to the turn of the Manor
the purser hestated and looked his passenger over be-
fore resulning.
mo relation of Mr.. Darlington presume? Bust
only? You'll sleep in the house, and the managers
wife will look after your meals. fine hand at fried
chicken is Mrs. Collins they say, and you can't beat
her batter cakes Finest wheat crop the lower James,
Collins has; but the mansion is about as bare and as
cold as Greenlands icy mountains, | reckon. Many
long year since there any life about those premises
Yet they had gang of pasterers and painters in last
fall with strict orders not to change color any of the
rooms, only make cm look the same as they used to
look in old times. Since then nothing nobody has
come this way and not stick of furniture. Hope you
won't mind my limiting Sir, that people herebout
think old Mr.. Sept Carrington's got kind of a
crack in his upper story Well here are, and there's
Collins, the farmer on the wharf waiting for you. Good
day. hope you'll enjoy your visit to old Virginia"
Whatever to be found lacking in the interior of
the ancient dwelling, reared the highest point of the
river bank, with its steep slated roof high small Chin
neys, many windows, and noble entrance door, amid
glorious grove of magnoias and locusts forsaken
gardens OvergrOWn and matted with and all flow
ering shrubs and creepers linked together in chaotic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-23
BY MRS. BURTON HARRISON

sweetness, there was no mistak-
ing the good management of
Manager Collins in the care and
maintenance of the farm. A
wheat field in one stretch of toss
ing ripping green, a hundred and
forty-fve acres in extent, the
man alleged, without a break or
depression in its rich surface,
greeted the visitors astonished
eyes.
"By George! I'd no idea of
it," exclaimed Carr.
"I've had good luck this sea-
son, so far" answered the farmer.
II was employed by the late
owner, Sir, who gave me pretty
good reference when he sold out
to Mr.. Darlington. l hope we
may look for the old gentleman
soon, Mr.. Carr"
From the flowing, perfumed
outer world, they passed into
desolation. Carr had never i'm
agined the dreariness of dwell
ing meant to be filled to the brim
with family life, darkened and
deserted as was this. But the
great chamber assigned to his
occupancy on the ground floor
possessed, in addition to the bed,
washing apparatus, and couple
of chairs with a chest of drawers,
a portrait hung over the fireplace
of a woman SO young and beauti-
full she seemed to fill the room
with a sense of bubbling youth.
AS Cars eye fell upon it, he ut
tered an exclamation of surprise.
"There's a good lot more of
pictures in the garnet, Sir" said
the man; "but Mr.. Darlington
picked this one out and hung it
with his own hands, without
word to me. Mother or sister of
his, mayhap-and a good look
ing gal, whoever she was, I'm
thinking"
Carr too was thinking" The
resemblance of the portrait to
Angelica Travers was astonish-
ing. Here, then, was the secret
of the old fellows obsession for
that young woman's photograph.
Carr preferred to believe the
original the love of the old mans
youth, who might, had things
gone well, have reigned as mis-
tress of Darlington Manor.
ONE morning, sitting at his
desk, he heard a trill of
girlish laughter on the driveway
outside the entrance door, and a
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TWO days later his work for the owner successfully
accomplished Carr left Darlington Manor and re-
turned to New York. On the journey he picked up
newspaper in the fashionable column of which he read
account of the motor trip of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Godmore, accompanied by their guest Miss Angelica
Travers and their brother Mr. Freddy Goldmore, to
whom it generally understood Miss Travers
gagement would shortly be announced.
That the coup de grace His end had come
far as she concerned Carr glad thereafter to
find himself sent by the office to represent its firm in
London in business that taxed his dexterty and know
edge of affairs the matter leading to his further
moval from New York through winter spent in Ven
ezuela permitting little intercourse by letter other
WISE with his friends at home
SPRING had again before Rdgely Carr reap
peared in his old familiar haunts in New York One
of his first inquiries of the janor of the apartment
house was for his neighbor and client, Mr.. Caring
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03

joined by the princess. They remained together until the afternoon. A wait CT passing in the hall heard a pistol shot. followed by groans. An attempt was made to break the door, but this proved too strong to be forced and the employees entered the room by win dow
 The princess. half dressed, lay on the bed in a pool of blood. \ dagger had severed the blood vessels of the neck. Paterno was outstretched on the floor. There was a bullet wound in the breast, made in an evident att tempt to commit suicide, but he was still alive. He was quickly removed to other quarters. The princess had beeh summoned to appear before the court today in separation proceedings brought by her husband. Both she and Paterno were Sicilians.
 Last summer the princess was at St. MoritZ with her two daughters. and If years old when she received a let ter from Patcrno explaining that his debts prevented him from joining her Touched by Paterno's recital of his embarrassment she sent him check which he turned over to one of his creditors. The creditor. it is said. in- stead of cashing the check. used it for blackmailing purposes against the princess. thus revealing the scandal.
 It seems that the princess intende the visit today to be parting from her lover. Queen Helena fainted when she was informed of the tragedy.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
CHIEF OF POLICE
 WAS MURDERER
Had Held Office Five Years Under
 Assumed Name.

Danville. Va. March 2-Edgar Striblng. for five years chief of po- lice of Danville. under the name of R. E. Morris was arrested here to- day. He escaped from prison in Har- ris county. Georgia. where he was held for murder Stribling confessed his dentity.
 The arrest and exposure of the chief of police as made this afternoon by Secret Service Agent J. w. Smith and Deputy City Sergeant w. w Boisseau.
 In the last six years Stribling has been. living here. efforts have been made several times to trace his life to some shady spot in the past. but not an inkling' of his prison career was brought out.
 About five years ago he was elected patroIman gn the police force and after serving six months he was ad- vanced to chief. His advancement was due in great measure to his cool nerve and fearlessness, though he was criticised severely for his almost un- cOntrollable temper. An election for chief of police for another term of two years would have been held to- morrow night and it was generally believed that Stribling would be chosen.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
FOUND 4 FIELD
 FOR ADVERTISING
Discovery Made by Phoenician at
 Grand Canyon.

i Deputy United States Marshal An
 derson returned yesterday morning | from the north. In the course of his ] journey he was at the Grand Canyon where he spent day. The thing that struck him most was not that huge gash in the ground but the opportunity for advertising which the Salt river
 valley is missing. There is nothing that there is a Salt river valley. Most of the wealthy tourists who stop there on their way to the coast or back home, have never heard of Phoenix: they do not know that there is anything but desert between the Santa Fe track and the Mexican border.
 This was brought to the attention of Mir. Anderson by conversation with several tourists who seemed amazed when he told them that there was land to the south. Their amazement grew as he unfolded to them the delights of the valley and it gave way temporarily to incredulity that pretty nearly all the Ostriches in the United States were here; that he had seen 5s many as 700 in a single bunch and that there were ten times that many about Phoenix.
 You don't believe it?" he suggested to one lady whose eyebrows rose at that statement.
 That's a whole lot of ostriches.'' she replied politely and evasively. if not strictly gramatically.
 But the more he talked about the ostriches. the dates, the oranges and the outdoor bedrooms the bigger his audience grew and the more he was requested to talk. They got hungrier for information and many of them said they would see this Fl Dorado before they saw their homes again.
 Three full standard Pullmans left the Grand Canyon the night MT. Anderson came away and more than 1i0 guests at the hotel.
 He believes that several large pie lures of valley scenes and a lot of de- scriptive literature scattered about the hotel and placed in the Indian gardens | where everybody who goes to the bot | tom of the canyon stops to rest on the | way back. would bring hundreds of | wealthy visitors to Phoenix who would | not otherwise know that there is such | d place.
 Mir Anderson also found at Ash Fork | a lack of information about Phoenix | which should be quickly supplied.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03

Colorado, committed suicide tonight by inhaling gas. She left a note re- questing that her brother. Frank H Waite of Denver, be notified
 The body was discovered by her husbands a well educated Mexican. The other occupants of the rOoming house which the couple occupied. pre- vented him from shooting himself
 The two met a year ago when she, as Mrs. Garrison, was employed at the Mexican consulate at San Francisco. During a fire in the consulate last April she saved many valuable papers.
 The couple do not appear to have and came to Los Angeles on February IA from Salt Lake City. She expected to receive money today loaned to a friend, but instead was informed that the debt could not be paid After writing a pathetic note to her husband she stuffed rags into the window crevices, then laid down on a bed and placed a gas tube in her mouth after having drawn a dressing gown over her head.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
AN OBJECT0R
 TO \ MORTGAGE
No Blanket on the A. M. E. Church
 With His Assent.

There is a proposition on foot to mortgage the valuable property of the A. M E. church at the corner of. Sec ond and Jefferson street. for s1.SOO for the purpose of making needed repairs on the church. Some time ago an ap- plication for permission was filed in district court and the matter was set for hearing tomorrow.
 It appears that the members of the parish are not all agreed on this finan cial undertaking and protest signed by an anonymous person. addressed to Judge Kent was received yesterday by the clerk of the court.
 The writer seems to be under some misapprehension or several of them. He assumes that if the mortgage is placed. Rev. MT. Bray. the pastor of the church. will be expected to pay it and the writer confides to the court that he never will for he says Mir Bray hasn't a cent.
 At present. the writer says the church is without a bishop and that such perilous financial step as is now proposed should not be undertaken without that functionary.
 If all these and many other reasons are not sufficient to convince the court that the order ought not to issue, he threatens the court with a suit if it does issue.
 Inasmuch as the recall is not yet in operation. Judge Kent will probably disregard the threat whether he issues the order or not,
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
ROOSEVELT BON|FACES
 DOING THEIR BEST
Travel Restrictions on the Govern
 ment Road March 18.

NJ. C. Webb of Roosevelt spent yes-
 terday in Phoenix. returning home last night with his son, A C. Webb, secretary of the Overland Telephone company. They are proprietors of the Roosevelt Mercantile company which recently bought the mercantile business and ice plant of J. NJ. O'ROurke & Co, contractors for the building of the dam, securing also a lease of what is known as the gov ernment lodge" which they propose to conduct as a hotel
 The Webbs came down to learn as definitely as possible what will be required of them in furnishing enter tainment to the crowds which are expected there on the occasion of the visit of Colonel Roosevelt. They have secured also the former mess rooms used by the contractors force as well as the bunk rooms containing 300 cots Whether these cots will be rented or how they will be utilized was not learned although the infor- nation was secured that there would be no bedding for them Those who expect to use them should bring along their own bedding. More will prob ably be given out soon as tO the fa- cilities for extending entertainment in Roosevelt. The Webbs expect. how ever, to be able to take care of a very large number of visitors. and the lodge is to be conducted as a first class hotel.
 Anticipating that there will also be a big demand for gasoline and lu- bricating oils by the visiting cOntin- gent. the Webbs have laid in a good supply of these automobile needfuls.
 In this connection it is timely to announce that Supervising Engineer l.. C. Hill has issued an order for the regulation of traffic on the ROOse- welt road on Saturday, March IS. that all should familiarize themselves with. In view of the quick run that must be made from Phoenix, in order to avoid any possible collisions no horse drawn vehicles will be allowed on the Roosevelt road on that day. No ve- hicles will be allowed to leave RoOse- welt on that day, west bound, and no will be allowed to travel except those in the off cial party, unless they pass Govern ment Wells before noon. or submit to being detained by the roadside un- til the Roosevelt party passes.
 Those who desire to go to RoOse- welt should arrange to make the trip the day before. or if going by ma chine. start very early on the morn ing of the 18th so they can keep far ahead of the official party.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
MURDER AND SUICIDE
 SHOCKS THE ROMANS
VICTIM, LADY ATTACKED TO
 ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.
The Tragedy Gave World Wide PubIi-
 city to . Scandal.

Rome, March 2.-Prineess di Trigona
 lady in waiting upon Queen Helena. niece of Marquis di San Gualiano, Italian minister of foreign affairs. and cousin of Prince di Scalea, secretary of state and for the foreign office, was murdered today at small hotel here by Lieutenant Baron Paterno, a cavalry officer, who then shot himself. Pater- no was alive when the room occupied by the couple was entered by the hotel employees. but the princess was found lying dead on the bed. She had been stabbed in the neck and bled to death.
 She was one of the most beautiful ladies in waiting of the queen and her tragic end caused a sensation. At the court ball on Monday she attracted more than ordinary attention. She had had a disa greement with her husband. which deeply grieved the queen. Her majesty used every influence to recon cile the couple. but without success.
 Baron PaternO. who had been n close attendance upon the princess for some time, engaged a room at small hotel in the morning, and was soon
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
Henry 1. Myers An Eleventh
 Hour Dark Horse MOST DRAMATIC MOMENT
The Change of a Vote on a Motion for a Sine Die Adjournment Which Had Carried Made a Demo :, cratic Senator.

Helena. Mont. March 2-Henry L. Myers. democrat. of Ravalli county was elected United States senator to- night to succeed Senator Carter. on the seVenty-ninth joint ballot D The election of Judge Myers came as d dramatic close to one of the most exciting days ever witnessed in the statehouse.
 The election of a democratic sena- tor is due solely to the action of Ronald Higgins. a young insurgent republican of Missoula, in declining to support a motion made at $40 to dis solve the joint assembly sine die. The motion was first voted for by every republican and three democrats, enough to carry by one vote. Before the result was announced Higgins changed his vote to no
 Wild cheering on the democratic side and fierce missing on the repub- of Higgins change Immediately afterward three democrats also changed their votes.
 Myers name in connection with the senatorship had not been mentioned in the joint assembly until the final ballot The first man to vote for him was State Senator Conrad. Democrat after democrat voted for the west Montana jurist. When the roll was completed Myers had 42 votes. within nine of enough to elect; Conrad s, former Governor Toole l, Walsh l. Judge J. NJ. Evans l. Be fore the result was announced, how ever, the democrats one by one changed to Myers, and when his total was boosted to 51 the democrats went wild with enthusiasm. On the final ballot every democratic vote, 5, was recorded for Myers.
 The new senator is one of the prominent lawyers of the state and d resident of Hamilton, in the western part of Montana. where he is a dis trict judge.
 Judge Myers was born October 9, 1862, at Bonneville, Mo. where he be- gan his scholastic training in the public schools and finished at an academy. He worked on his fathers farm, taught school. became a news paper man and finally a lawyer. He was admitted to practice in the Su- preme court of Missouri at the age of g.
 In 1893 Judge Myers came to Mon tana. locating at Hamilton, where he opened law office Myers was elect ed to the legislature from the county of Ravalli in 1894 and reelected in 1896 In 1896 he was elected state senator from the county and distin guished himself for his readiness and tact in debate and his' knowledge of public affairs Myers was the author of the senate bills requiring courts to instruct juries before argument of counsel and other important judicial measures
 Myers is prominent in Masonic ] circles and is also identified with a number of other fraternal societies.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
SINCE THE MIDDLE AGES
The Latter Has Not Been So Prevalent in the World Millions Must Starve Before the Next Meager Crops Come.

Peking. March Examine and plague are sweeping China. The known deaths number 30,OOO according to official figures and the death rate averages 200 daily But the officials have little knowledge of conditions in the interior, or they are not permit ting the facts to be known. It is inn possible to estimate the number of deaths that have resulted from lack of food
 Dr. Samuel Cochran, an American engaged in the work of relief. writes: One million people will die before the first crop is harvested. This will be scanty because the people had not the strength to till the soil and no animals remain for blowing"
 The Chinese for political reasons are directing their efforts to control the plague chiefly along the railways and the frontier. Since the recent Russian request for permission to cross the border and quarantine the Chinese towns along the Amur. China has been attempting to check the plague along that frontier. but the Russian legation says it has been done ineffectively because there are no doctors there familiar with modern methods of sanitation.
 Although the central government has issued explicit orders, both sup plies and funds are lacking. The Japanese and Russians have offered assistance but only a few offers have been accepted. the Chinese not liking to receive favOrs from foreigners whose political motives they distrust.
 The physicians combating the dis ease believe the warm weather will kill the germs although it may bring only temporary respite If the plague is of the bubOnic type the summer heat would serve to augment it. The pneumonia type is transmit ted through the respiratory apparatus and the consequence. when the Chi nese emerge from their winter quar- ters into the open air they will es- cape much contamination It is said by medical authorities that such an epidemic as the present. which is en- tirely pneumonia, has not visited the world since the middle ages. Owing to political questions involved and the prSSeHCe DI IoTelSneTS along the rall- ways the plague in Manchuria is re- ceiving greater attention than the famine, but the death rate from fam inc is many time greater than from the plague.
 The famine is the result of a de- structiOn of crops by a sixteen inch rain in two days last August in a district where the people ordinarily lead a hand to mouth existence As soon as the first bangs of hunger were felt the people left their homes. but many were unable to get beyond the borders of devastation They re- turned and took up the death strug- gle beside their homesteads.
 A relief committee of foreigners at Shanghai is collecting money. So far Japan and America are the only for eign countries that have contributed to the sufferers but even the exten- sive assistance that comes from the United States is inadequate. It is es- ,imated 2.O00.000 people are without ood and are existing on roots, grasses and anything that affords the slight est nourishment. Those possessing grain guard it night and day.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
ENGINE IN A DITCH.

Douglas. Ariz., March 2-Extra freight engine 57 was derailed east of Silver Creek on the Fl Paso and Southwestern today. Five cars went into the ditch. A wrecker was sent from Douglas. A train due here from Fl PasO was held up. No one was injured.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
BANKER BIGEIOW'S FREEDOM.
He Will Be Turned Out of leaven-
 worth Today.

Leavenworth, Kas.. March 2-After spending nearly six years in the fed eral prison Frank c. Bigelow. the Milwaukee banker will be released to- MOTION. according to authoritative re- ports tonight
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
DISAPPOINTED CREDITOR
 COMMITTED SUICIDE Victim, Daughter of Former Governor
 of Colorado.

Los Angeles March 2-Disappointed because she had not received S200 loaned to a friend during more pros porous days. Mrs. Josephine w
 Cuirles. said to be a daughter of Davis H. Waite, former governor of
Arizona republican., 1911-03-03
4 BUSINESS FOR SALE

There are many people who find a business change necessary for their welfare. Oftentimes men and women have established businesses. and after a while found that they were not adapted to the work and were glad to ac- .ept a fair price for their es- tablishments, disposing of them a some body who was better fitted for the work.
 The Want Colums are the ideal place to advertise a busi- ness for sale. Prospective buy CTS are watching the Want Ads each day in search of invest .nents that offer opportunity in various lines for which they are especially fitted.
 The Republican Wants have solved the business problems sf many people.