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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
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SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Nathaniel Plum Of the sioop ry-
phoon lands secretly on Beaver island.
stronghold OF the Mormons. Obadiah
Price Mormon eounsllcr; eo1 r. him IN.
the ammunition aboard the sioop. He
binds Nat by solemn oath to deliver a
package to Franklin Pierce. president OF
Nat sees the frightened face OF a young
woman who disappears In the darkness,
leaving an odor OF lllacs. II develops that
Mats Wait to the island In to demand set
tiement Of the king, Straues, FOR the loot
Ing Of his sloop by Mormons Price shows
Nat the kings palace. and through
window he secs the lady OF the uiscs.
Calling ut the kings Office Nat IL warned
by young woman that his lie Is In dan
ger strang processes indignation when
punish tho guilty. Nat rescues Neil. who
Il being publicly whipped. and the king
orders the sheriff. Arbor Croche. TO pur-
that Marion. the girl Of the illacs. is
Netrs sister. The two men plan TO escape
on Mats sioop and take Marion and
and sweetheart OF. Neil Nat discovers
that the sioop IL gone. Marion tells him
that his ship has been seized by the Nor
mons. She begs him 90 leave the island.
telling him that nothing can save her
from Strang. whom she Is doomed to mar
~. Plum finds Price raving mad Recov-
ering. he tells Nat that strang Is doomed.
that armed men are descending on the
island. Nat learns that Marion has been
summoned to the castle by Strang.~ Nat
Kills Arbor Croche. and after desperate
fight with the king. leaves him for dead.
The avenging host from the mainland de-
sends on st. James. Nell and Nat take
q part in the battle and the latter is
wounded. Strang, whom Nat thought he
had killed orders him thrown into a dun
geon. He finds Neil a fellow prisoner.
They overhear the Mormon jury deciding
their fate. A brIbed TALLER brings the
prisoners word Of Winn3ome and Marion
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
Safeguard Ing City Trees.

In no other city In the country.
probably. Is the care OF the city shade
trees as systematic and continuous an
IN Brooklyn. The card index system
is employed. with a separate card for
every tree. OF which there are $4,000.
The location OF the tree. Its approx
mate age. and its general health as re-
ported by the tree inspectors OF the
forestry department from time to
time are noted on the card. Every
tree IN inspected At least once year.
and more often when its condition
warrants closer attention. Brooklyn
places a high value on Its shade trees,
and deems the large expenditure neo-
oarary for this eracting care OF them
money well spsnt-Springfisld Urion-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
Serious Form OF Intoxication.

Evidence has come to light show
ing that very serious form OF In
toxication Is INDUCED In by many
boys in Philadelphia. which Is pro
duced by inhaling gasoline fumes.
The boys. who belong to the poorer
classes. have possessed themselves In
various ways OF the gasoline. some
times obtaining II from tank cars and
at other times from lamp posts. and
then have induced a condition physi-
cal and mental which makes them for
the time being practically crazy
Physicians are looking into the mat
ter. and the police are endeayoring
TO break up the gangs who practice
this perniclous habit. The physical
effects OF such indulgence are very
serious. In some cases proving fatal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
MADE CITY OF TENeMENTS
Opportunity In Rebuilding
After Fire.

In every city the cry OF regret for
the mistakes OF the past Is heard.
says the Survey hut what OF a city
built on the hills--a city OF sunshine
and sea-given breeIes. swept clean by
FIRE. to be built anew In this Twentieth
century? Surely the builders would
grasp their unrivaled opportunity
What Is San Franciscos reply--a city
OF small homes. a city OF gardensy
No A city Of tenements
Looking back TO April II, 1906. one
sees whole districts covered with
small houses. vine clad. fragrant with
flowers. On, April IS the are swept
the city. and before a month had
passed the builders we're at work. Fast
they built Shelter was needed. ex.
pediency and desire for gain we're
paramount. and the smoking ruins
were covered with poorly constructed
buildings. several families cruwding
into space adequate for one.
In less than a year Thoughtful men
and women realized that San Fran
cisco was face to face with housing
problem and that no law existed To
check the increasing abuses
Inflated land values based on the
earning capacity of small lot covered
by three-family building In place OF
the former cottage have induced much
Of the rapid rebuilding OF San Fran
cisco For not alone In the poorer
districts. but In every quarter OF the
city. apartment houses. fats. multiple
buildings OF every type have super
seeded the single family house
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
I to ns,-c Q, catch N. rs,ns-ss Ssus>

to listen. - catch the fssntesS SSSeA
that might come to him from the
white faced man at his side. Each
passing moment OF silence added to
bis desperation. He squeezed the
sherir's hssd IN his arm, but there
was no responding signal: In q patch
OF thick gloom that almost concealed
the figures ahead he pressed near to
him and lowered his head again
and Jeekum pushed him back fercely.
with low curse.
They emerged from the forest and
the clear starlight shons down upon
them. A little distance on lay the
lake In shimmerlng stiffness. Nathan
lei looked boldly at the sheriff now.
and as his glance passed beyond him
he was amazed at the change that had
come over Neil The young mans
head was bowed heavily upon his
breast. his shoulders were punched
forward. and he walked with q list
less. uneven step. Was II possible
that his magnificent courage Rad ~
last given way?
A hundred steps farther they came
to the beach aud Nathaniel saw a
boat AZ che waters edge with a single
figure guarding II. Straight TO this
Jeekum led his prisoners. For the
first tine he spoke to them aloud.
One In front. the other In back" he
said.
For an instant Nathaniel found him.
self close beside Neil and he prodded
him sharply with his knee. His com
panion did not lift his head. lie made
no sign. gave no last flashing com.
radeship with his eyes. but climbed
into the bow OF the boat and sat down
with his CHA still on his chest. like .
man lost - Stupor.
Nathaniel fsflowed him. scarcely DO
lieving his eyes. and sat himself In
the stern. leaning comfortably against
the knees of the man who took the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
Hometown.
9iH9PsSs.
cRITIclzes ITS HOME CITY
Philadelphia Ledger Points Out Sad
spots and shows What Might
Be Done.

What constitutes beauty as applied
TO the construction Of a city. ls n
large plaza, paved with asphalt. with
out water fountains playing. flowers
and green grass. nanked by long. nlthy
streets full OF holes. over which II IL
dangerous TO life aud limb to walk or
drive. where the ash wagon distributes
continuously Its overloaded burden
and where the sun beats down on
long summer days. unobstructed even
by the friendly branches OF shade
trees. considered beautiful.
Is City Hall plaza. with its irregular
cornlce lines. Its total absence OF ali
evidence OF water or grass sward.
considered beautiful! One OF the ar
chitects. Paul Howard Haas. who as
sisted IN designing and building the
beautiful buildings comprising the
Worlds fair at Chicago In 1884, insist.
ed upon uniform cornice line for all
buildings. The French architect.
Earnest Dubree. said while visiting
the exhibition that this uniform cor.
nice added more to the artistic beauty.
OF the entire effect OF beauty. than
any other thing
Are not our water fronts the most
practicable and desirable places In
Philadelphia to beautifyy Could not
commerce. extending from Cramps
shipyards TO Washington avenue. be
removed TO Just as advantageous loca-
lions. and the Delaware river. one OF
the most beautiful in the world.
fanked by stone coping. the embank.
ment set with ornamental trees. beau
tiful grass and flower beds. playing
fountains. extending to and running
parallel with n fne boulevard, by the
side Of whose shady walks and drives
stand commodious buildings. with u
uniform cornice line
Il II possible to bequeath TO our
children a city beautiful that 10 un.
,anitarily flthy. whose privileges and
franchises have been subsidized and
Appropriated by corporations. a city
whose expenses return in municipal
comforts. blessings and privileges? In
word. are not the very founda-
lions OF beauty. cleanliness. uni.
'ormity. pleasing prospective. real
art after natures method. uutility
and room for and pleasant &C
cess 20 for all classes OF the people.
open space and Philadel.
phia Ledger
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
No place for Young Man.

Champ Clark. speaker OF the ma.
tional house OF representatives. in
speaking of the evils OF the saloon.
said:
The saloon is no place for young
man is ambitious to lead a clean.
successful life. II he wishes to excel
In crime. rob his mental and physical
powers. consort with thugs. blacklegs,
prostitutes and thieves. be a disA race
to his family and a stencil to his own
nostrils. why. ia advise him to fire.
auent saloons"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
CHAPTER xi.
"The Straight Death"

ne otfdi9nt OcdtH.
Hands were fumbllng with the chain
AZ the dungeon door.
II opened and Jeekum's ashen face
shone In the candle-light. For moment
his frightened eyes rested on the two
men still standing In their last en-
brace of friendship. A word of be-
trayai from them and he know that
his own doom was sealed.
He came in, followed by four men.
One Of them was MacDougali. the
kings whipper. In the corridor were
other faces. like ghostiy shadows in
the darkness. Only MacDougaii's face
was uncovered. The others we're hid
den behind white masks The men
uttered no sound. but ranged them
selves like specters In front of the
door, their cooked rifles swung into
the crooks OF their arms. There was
. triumphant leer on MacDougall's
lips as he and the TALLER approached.
As the whipper bound Neils hands
behind his back he Kissed in his ear =:
This will be a better Job than the
whipping. damn you!"
Nell laughed.
Hear that, Nat?" he asked. loud
enough for all in the cell to hear.
"MacDougall says this will be a better
Job than the whipping. He remem-
bers how I thrashed him once when
he said something 20 Marion one day"
Neil was as cool as though acting
his part In a play His face was
flushed, his eyes cleaned fearlessly
defiant And Nathaniel, looking upon
the courage OF this man. from under
whose feet had been swept all hope of
life, felt a twinge OF shame at his
own nervousness. MacDougail grew
black with passion at the tauntlng re.
hinder of bis humiliation and tight.
ened the thongs about Neils wrists
until they cut into the flesh
That's enough. you coward" Ell
claimed Nathaniel. az he saw the
blood start "Eiere-take this"
Like lightning he struck out and his
nst fen with crushing force aeains,
the side Of the mans head Mac
Dougall toppled back with a hollow
groan. blood squirting from his mouth
and nose Nathaniel turned coolly "a
the four rides leyeled at his breast
a pretty puppet TO do the kings
commands!" ne cried "ff there's q
man among You let him dnish the
work"
Jeekum had fallen upon his knees
beside the whipper
Great Cod" he sbrleked You've
killed him, You've stove In the side
OF his head"
There was sudden cOmmotion In
the corridor. A terrible voice Doomed
forth In a roar.
let me in"
strang stood in the door. tie gave
q single glance at the mao gaspinR
and bleeding In the mud Then he
looked at Nathaniel The eyes OF the
two men met unflipching. There was
no hatred now In the prophets face
Captain Plum. ! would give a tenth
Of my kingdom for brother like
you!" he said calmly Here will
nnish the work" He went boldly "a
the task. and as he tied Nathaniei'l
arms behind him he added The yicis
STUDIES OF war. Captain Plum. rov
are . man--an1 can sppreelats whsi
lbsy somstimes meant"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
Another GlsrN Of ocaia.

The honor OF Introducing grapefruit
TO the world belongs &c oca.a. They
wsre served 40 years ago 40 the guesti
OF the Oesla house. and were first
shipped 70 the markets b. Mr.. James
A. Harris. who was known for a lont
time "a tho orange king - ocsia Dss
nsr.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
Liquor .Iraffic Fortlfed.

The liquor trafic ,fortifes itself by
means of revenues 10 the government.
The United States collects si7S .0OO..
900 year from the trade. Great Brit.
ain Sis3. 100000: Franco 100000. 900.
and Il asia s35S. 000.O0O
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
hter lnspIratIon.

The girl who knelt at church altar.
as II to pray and picked pockets in
stead must have been reading maya
zine articles on the Lives OF Pioas
Commercial Pirates.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18
Raeords Of Achievement.

Don't you want to leave footprints
IN the sands OF timer"
mo" replied Mr. Dustin stackA
.i'd rather lsaye dollar maTks."
The evening world., 1911-08-26
HERO Who RESCUED
BOY At FIRE TELLS
HIS MODEST TALE
Held Short Ladder From First
to Second Story While
Youth Came Down.

The modest hero Of the loft building
fire at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth
street, who disappeared without giving
his name last night. II was learned TO-
lay, Is Daniel Blown OF No. 223 East
One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street,
an out-of- work truck driver. who just
happened to be passing the burning
building. His courage saved the life OF
fourteen-year-old Morris Berkis Of No.
32 East Eighteenth street.
some workmen had carried a fifteen
foot ladder to the Nineteenth street
side Of the building when I reached the
scene,' no said. "a boy was at the
second tor window. and the flames
were creeping around from Fourth We
nue.. The flremen had not arrived.
II said to put the ladder to the FIRST
story window and l would go up' Tor
one OF the men had just jumped and
broken his leg. The workmen advised
me not to try. as the ladder was toe
short.
Before ! started up I borrowed a po-
liceman's club to smash the first moor
windows, for ! had a plan TO get the
boy. Crawling over the hrst floor win
dow sill. ] managed to clear out one OF
the window panes. Through this
swung my left arm and with my righ'
arm ] sent the ladder on up to the sec
ond f,oor ledge, supporting II with my
shoulder against the next to the loves
rung,
THAT kid wasted no time In getting
down, and ! pulled him in at the frs
hoor ledge. Then | restored the ladder
TO its original position and sent hin
down ahead OF me. He was the las
out of the building, and by this tim,
the iremen arrived. so I beat Il aftel
I gave back the policeman his club"
Two men who escaped death by leap
ing from windows on the top :loor ar'
recovering In hospitals. Threc Others
received slight injuries, one being
fireman. The Are cleaned out the tot
noor Of the building, doing ti,2oo dam
age.
The evening world., 1911-08-26

the poorer wage-earners real estate
interests are seeking to postpone until
after the completion OF ubway x n
struction any further pressure nom
increased taxes and bui'diny restr.c-
lions. They say that realty owners
must get the increased costs directly
from tenants. City officers have de-
layed rapid transit work for two or
three years upon various technlcalities,
thus maintaining conditions maj are
leading to dangerous conditions. n II
Is held hat they are morally 70
construe the laws as broadly 40 posi-
ble In such an emergency In order TO
tighten the burdens for which they
have been largely responsible.
Binding Code revision and much -.
strictlve action by Tenement House and
Building Departments should be post
poned. Il Is argued, until congestion
Of population can be prevented or re-
lleved. Suburban builders want more
freedom In their operations for housing
families IN the cheaper type OF dwellings
M fats. owners want to protect ehoir
property and tenants from fire or dam
age to health and safety and they are
ready to take every reasonable pre-
caution. but they do not feel kindly
toward a multitude OF patented de-
vices which are being ordered by the
various departments. Such added out
lays seen to he entirely unnecessary
In the large majority of cases. They
must be paid for In one way or an
other BY the tenants.
Owners believe that this method OF
Increasing rent by city interference
should be abandoned during the period
OF population o~vercrowding while the
subways are under construction.
= ----t
The evening world., 1911-08-26

7 7 WILL BE A TREMENDOUS SURPRISE II IN. new boxing commission
viii make good. as " say n porting cirues
The !ovcrso of the undytng art Of nsucuns supposed that Senator Jim
Fraweys intention In urging tn creation of IN athletic or boxing ommision
ws to place thu sport In this State N - clean q basis as possible BY clean"
Is meant that thu law through its commission would eliminate fax nghtera
pt a n m to tn boxing career in the Empire State at least II q puruht who
you'll LAY down" to . less knfui rival Tor a consideration IN order to help
TIT dub to secure q oney-earnin reputation. or to "dorhe cross" IN men,
foolish enough to lay their money o N him. 1t "a hoped that the possibility
of a boxing cb manager to satheri In q lot Of easy money by "suRening' Al
so as to fowls the fans would b. absolutely sansuardsd against. and
We ali said "hoorayv'
That was before this commission vas organised for businsss and rs rules
made public
But aiasi I ran see the dream dissolve as a whir If moks in a gale
In the nst place. most Of n ew boxing rues connict with the main
clauses OF the act hat gave birth TO thu Commission. That. In Itself leaves
the Held o~n fo- unendnE contention. But . will give the rules q chance
Cor try-out
The selection of N Commissioners by the Governor wns not wsn-baianced
bit OF work. There Is toe much of thu amateur and too little regard for the
professional element Of tho ring. Jim Sullivan ID the only me of the three
familiar with m professional game Jim used to dn the mNts himself wanst
upon a lint ! dom think ne frEss ring manosuvres yet But nether Dixon
nr ONen has the knowledge necessary to At him to tackle u port that Is
ever bringing up knotty and acrimonious contentious. Some mana patron
Of the ring fsminar with hose who hav h = m in their grip, ana with
those who contend for the big purses today-shouh have been pt On the
Commission.
Blu, the Commission itself sought to rscufy" the evil. II chose as its secretary
mn alive to-day. Charley has ben managing ID Is still managing a stable
Of boxers and som OF his men hav done tricks at times hat were mighty
eccentric. to say the least ut maybe he'll give up his interests In boxers
Dr. boxins clubs now that The new Job Is within his grasp although I don't see
why a nan with a fairly successful stable OF scrappers should sacriAce MI.
possibilities for q measly 5000 o year.
Blu. maybe Charley does.
And maybe jim FraWley does.
They are said to b. BILE to see around = corner in the dead O. nirht
Ike a Senegambian bat
The evening world., 1911-08-26
DRAWS A CROWD
BY TRICKS; TAKEN
AS THIEVES STALL

Policeman Schneider OF the Bedford
avenue station, Brooklyn. came early
to-day upon several persons who were
starting, transhXed with curiosity. at a
man who was lying on his back on the
sidewalk OF Bedford avenue. about W
blocks from the station.
The mans right LEG was raised per-
pendicularly above his head and he
was whirllng a shallow derby hat on
II. In his arms he was holGlng a small
black cat which he was caressing
affectlonately while he murmurod en-
dearing words TO It,
Gchreiber ran TO a telephone and
called ar ambulance from the Eastern
District Hospital. DR.. Gurtoy nm.
severed the summons In a hurry. A
brief examination convinced the sur.
geons that the prisoner was neither
crazy nor In any sort OF dflirium. Sc
they searched him.
In his pockets they found p wnticket,
accounting In all for more than $50,
worth of small jewelry OF the sort pick,
pockets and sneak thieves take. II,
was locked up. he refused 10 tell nj,
name and address. Magistrate Maurlc,
Connolly in Manhattan avenue cour
held him for a week 10 give the pole,
a chance to find out more about him
The police think he may be "A tollowsi
OF a variation of the ancient profss
sion OF gathering a crowd upon whicl
light fingered confederates work. to Thu
loss OF said crowds. Persons who nigh
have been In the crowd to-day are be,
ing asked by detectives " they missed
anything.
The evening world., 1911-08-26
MURDERED FIVE IN FAMILY
THEN KILLED HIMSELF.
German Fugitive From Justice
Shoots Wife and Relatives-Po
lice Find Man a Suicide.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ger
many. Aug 2S.--Murders of I'VE persons
ana tSo suicide vi Inc mar VINO com.
mitted the crimes. were reported TO.
day from the village OF Rendel. In the
Province OF Hesse-Nassau A man
named Gunderloch. a fugitive from Jus
tice. returned from London to the house
OF his father-in-law In Rendel, where
his wife was living. Early this morn.
ing Gunderloch shot his wife. her
parents and her brother and sister and
then fed.
The police. with bioodhounds, imme.
dlately went In pursuit OF the murderer.
and Gunderloch's body later was found
In a potato field there he had com
mitted suicide by firing a bullet into his
mouth.
The evening world., 1911-08-26
MANHATTAN POLICEMAN
LOCKED UP IN BROOKLYN.
Charged With lntoxication After
Emergency Call Takes Squad
TO Wallabout Street.

Policeman John MAroney. Of the Leon
ard street station. Manhattan. is locked
an at the Clymer street station In
brooklyn, on a charge OF intoxication
He was arrested after a squad OF police
men had answered an emergency call
TO the n%eighborhood OF Franklin avenue
ana Wallabout street. where It was re-
ported a man vas threatening the lives
Of persons living In that section.
The evening world., 1911-08-26

and badly developed, were among the victms-the very possibility hat the foot
ball rules which vent into effect lasts season aimed to prevent
] have known mon to drop lead climbing the IL stairs nd hey were in %
need OF hurrytns at that Would tn u wise men quoted above aboish T."
trans7 There are scores knei yeariy In auto n aviation accidents. Speeding
and flying are at present largely pashmes. Would It's professors order airships to
cease lying IN autos to be put ot of business?
Sertainiyn not but they would uy to regulate them so as TO eliminate. a ar
as human ingenuity could accomplish it,. all elements of danger Why not do
that with coMege footban7 Why OF abonsh mass pIaysr' Then h whole prob
lem will b. noived7
Boys will kick BALL. They will skate where.t tie Ice is thinnest INT bob-Asd
where's the Shedding Is most dangerous an climb out OF thc tree branch that
is most likely to nap as ong As boys will be sent to This world.
They won't tae 10 rins-arosey, skrues or London-Brdxe 81 Falling Down.
not Tor II tn professors on earth.