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Real Estate Transfers
Recorded Today

d street northwest, between Sixth and Sew
enth streets-Albert Carry. trustee TO VIII
helmie. Charles, G. Anna, Minnie, Joseph
c., and Albert Carry. and Mary Didden,
part original lot 4, square ass, SO.
1l22 Z street southeast-J. Raymond Thorn
ct ux. to Elmer H. and Henrietta Carrick,
lot 81, square 992, SO.
NJ street northwest, between Twenty-frst and
Twenty-second streets-James S. Fraser ct
al. to Frank W. Adams lot So, square 20,
SO.
Chevy Chase Heights-Lydia II. Milton to
George B. Fraser, lot %, square 1856, $40.
G street northeast. between North Capitol
and First streets-Mary O'ConnelI to Rob
ert A. Dore. part lot 81. square s77. SO.
E street southeast, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets-Annie A. hewitt to
Mary and Helen F. Barry, part original
lot I. square 1O42, SO
$50 r street northeast-John II. Cook ct ux. To
John Ford. lot 205, square S61. SO.
Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-Frederick
G. Fellmyer ct ux. to Gabriel Carol. lot il,
block 9, SO.
81 o street northwest-Kate Kensinger ct al
to Anna c. Turner. lot 81. square 6l6. SO
s12 Rhode Island avenue northwest-Darwfn
Ulke ct ux. to Titus Ulke, lot 9, square
Alley between E and G, Sixth an dSeventh
streets southeast-Darwin like ct ux. b
Titus ulke, lots 4S to "a, and part lot Il.
square 81, SO.
Avenue Terrace-Laura Nelson
to c. Walter Hoover, lots 10 and 20. square
Ingieside~G. Harold Powell ct ux. to Albert
S. Hitchcock, lot 80, block /. $40.
Heights-Richard H Barley ct w.
to Rachel Katz, lot 72. block 81. SO
L street southeast. between Fourth and Fifth
streets-Anna A. hewitt to Mary and Helen
f. Barry. part original lot 3, square south
OF s25, SO.
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"wen2 Any grounds for assuming

"Wen2 Any grounds for assuming
it here?"
Not one!' Barker said, fatty.
you've known Norman for ten or
twelve years at least. You've seen
him grow from a boy to a man. You
know that every last little detail OF
his life was open as sunshine"
T know l have" the physician smil-
ed grimIy. That's why I'm wonder
ing when somebody in the profession
is going to discover something definite
and interesting about the queer kinks
in the human brain, Barker"
He stared out of the window for a
little in silence. Clouds had gathered
thickly since early morning; the
promise of brilliant day had brought
only gray gloom. and Fitch sighed.
Just beginning to rain" he observ-
ed irreIevantIy. Makes things a lit
tie more cheerful, doesn't it?'
The lawyer did not speak for a mo-
ment: then:
"Going to hold an inquest. Of
course?"
"Tt will be very brief and incon-
spicuous, Barker"
And not calculated to fill extra edi
tions of the papers?" Barker asked.
Fitch regarded him thoughtfully.
"I suppose the men about the place
here could be told not to gossip?
Certainly"
81 can take some of them and bring
a few more discreet people from the
village" Fitch said.
"And what tIme-?"
-Four o'clock" said the coroner.
I'm going. You'd better-sort OF take
charge here. Barker. Wilkes seems
to be absolutely stunned and this
friend OF theirs, Amato, seems to be
on the edge of going to pieces"
The lawyer walked with him to the
door-watched him turn up his collar
and look for the motor which presently
slid UP to the steps without a sound
watched the car head down the broad
drive and finally disappear around the
curve.
He turned, then, with a stihed groan
and walked slowly toward the rear; he
glanced up only when Willis hurried
by, and he halted the second
man with:
Where is Mr.. Gerald Forbcs?"
II don't know. sir"
I'm the library"
II don't know where he is, sir" Willis
stepped past.
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Saul's Addition-William II. Webb to Lille
II. Mattern. lot 50, square 2s0S. SO
Cathedral Highlands-C. J. Bell. trustee, TO
Ida L. Ellis lot Z. square 1913. SO
Bellevue-Andrew C. Buscher ct ux. to Joseph
a. Roth. lot 81, SO. Joseph A Roth con-
vcys same property to Andrew C and Ag-
nes e. BusCher. So
Villa Park-Clara A. Mardee ct vir. Edwin
r., to George F. Hitchcock. lot A. block
4291, $3.50. Same to Dorothy I. Hitchcock,
lot 45, block 1924, $3.50.
Country Belt Road-Lucy H. Boggs to Harry
S. Rohrer part of tract. 81.
Chichester-Wiliam F. Warriner ct ux. to
Thomas c. Pollock. lots 6, 7, s, and 3.
block l, SO.
EllaSton Terrace-Catherine Teele to George
B. Gerhart, lot 6, block ;. SO.
Fourteenth Street Terrace-The Lynchburg
Investment Corporation to Linnie NJ
Bourne parcel S6-l4. SO.
Bloomsbury Park-John r. Lee Manning ct
uy. to Albert J. Beverly and Jesse H
Michel, lots l to II. block /. SO.
Douglas-James johnson ct ux. to Emanuel
N. Hewlett. lot sol. square 5116, SO.
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| X 11-not by train. but in a hired
- motor that raced him into the
grounds some twenty minutes
| earlier than would have been possible
otherwise
Almost upon the threshold he coll
| ltded with DR.. Fitch, Stedmore's cor
oner.
They were we'll acquainted, the hard
headed lawyer and the little, sharp
eyed physician of wealthy folk, and
for moment they stared at one an
other in silence. Fitch then laid a
hand on Barker's arm and drew him
into the little reception room at the
corner of the house and closed the
door after them. And:
''Is 1t really a fact?" burst from the
lawyer, in a hoarse undertone.
IT'S really a fact, Barker"
The lawyer licked his lips.
Where is the body?"
The undertakers have taken charge.
l gave them permission"
But did he really-kill himself?'
Barker, he most certainly did" the
coroner watched the other sharply
He was lying out there with the pis-
tol all but at his head and his finger
pressed hard on the trigger! Why did
he do it,
'Why?" The lawyer stared
Yes. Why"
God alone knows. Fitch! lists
incredible to me! Why-I left here a
little before last night brought
up the last papers of the estate yes
terday."
Was he depressed?"
Depressed, Norman Deston was
never depressed"
And he had nothing to worry
about?"
with little more than fifteen mil
lion dollars and absolutely no troubles
OF any sort or description, he had
nothing to worry about Fitch" Bark
er answered dryly.
Several time the physician nodded
slowly and sagely.
Just happened" he muttered
did you never see anything like
it befcre?"
fully. "Once or twice I've run across
the proposition of a man killing HIM
self, when he had every blessed thing
on earth to live for-money. family,
and so on. I've always taken It with
a grain of salt and assumed that there
turned up"
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"Then where Is Mr.. Deston?"

"Then where is Mr.. Deston?
I'm his room, SIR
The second man moved away swiftly.
Barker looked after him and sighed
heavily; he ended by returning to the
stairway and making a slow way to
the floor above.
Wilkes door lay toward the rear of
the house and Barker approached 1t and
raped softly. The single word, Gomez"
reached his ear and he turned the knob
and entered
Deston was standing by the window
and staring out into the rain. He did
not turn until Barker said:
I'm here at last, Wilkes"
Deston nodded.
There is nothing-nothing that 1 can
say that is not empty" the lawyer went
on with some difficulty. as he laid a
hand upon the others arm. You know
that my grief is hardly less than your
own, Wilkes"
The man by the window nodded again.
His dark, meditative eyes were resting
gravely upon Barker. and SO they re-
mained for a little, until:
'Mr. Barker. why did Norman do
that?'
my dSdL DOJB lIIdl-IHdl IS SOIneJnlES
we shall never know"
But he did do it. and there must have
been some powerful reason. I-can't
realize it. l don't know"
There was no reason whatever,
Wilkes. Norman was stricken with some
form of sudden, temporary insanity.
That is the beginning and the end of
it,
But that-oh. that is impossible!
That"
Barker broke in upon the words:
How has Gerald taken this, coming
right after his nervous terror last
night?''
Deston's lips closed suddenly and his
eyes gave just hint of narrowing.
Gerald does not know yet"
"Eh?"
He isn't here. Mr.. Barker"
WHAT" the lawyer stared. Where is
hep"
Il don't know. He must have started
for a long walk. some time early this
and"
"But-good Lord! You told me that
this happened between midnight and
seven! II he was about"
Gerald did not go to bed at all last
night"
''Then-why, didn't Alden come here
for the express purpose of putting him
out Of business?" Barker demanded.
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Bank Statement
Very Favorable

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes:
Reserve on all deposits, increase, $l,-
6l4,6OO
Reserve on deposits other than United
States, increase, 81, ,529, 80.
Loans, decrease, 1854 400
Specie, increase, S3,5 900.
Legal tenders, increase, S740,500.
Deposits. decrease. SS66, 900.
Circulation, increase. S273, 500.
Total loans, Sl,3lS,31S,lOO
Surplus of the banks is S4O,7T2, ,O75, as
compared with $231l5,2O0 a year ago,
and Sl4,52Sr6JO two years ago.
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BUILDING PERMITS

The following building permits were
issued today:
To B. N Andrews for one two-story
brick dwelling, at 34T9 Holmead place
northwest: architect and builder, Julius
Owen: estimated cost, $3,+00.
To A. Z. Hudgins for one two-story
frame dwelling. at ISL Twenty-fifth
street southeast; architect and builder,
w. S. Jones; estimated cost, 5000.
To p. Horn to repair building at 32S
and 924 F street northwest; architect,
NJ. Lepley; contractor, David McCar-
raher; estimated cost, $500.
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Today's Sales on
The Local Exchange

Potomac Cons. SIS, $1.OOCa1O01s, $1,000
lOOis.
Capital Traction, 4q12Sh.
Washington Railway and Electric,
CON-, 26G35h. 1O0G35. 45d35. lOod35.
Washington Gas, 7d797, 1lSO1s.
District National Bank. 10d130, 10G
1924. 10d1297s. 10d129B, 1Od129H.
United States Trust, 2Qllsls, 10d lis. 40
us
National Union Insurance. 36d7si.
After Call-National Savings and
Trust, 1@2301s.
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Dies From Pneumonia.

Mary S. Hammond died this morning
at 2:l5 o'clock Of pneumonia at the
George Washington Hospital. Services
will be held this afternoon at $50 O'Clock
at GaWler's Chapel, at 1872 Pennsyl-
Vania avenue, after which the body will
be sent to Newport, R. l., for inter-
ment
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SUBURBAN.

Brightwood Park-Bertha c. Willige to
Thomas H. Evans. lot 70, square 1855, so.
p. Repetti ct ux. to Flor
ence G. Graft, block 56l4. $40.
Buena Vista-DanieI w. O'Donoghue. trustee,
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New York Curb Market.

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Hartman & Co., New York: G. B. Chipman,
manager local branch. Colorado Building.
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New York Cotton Market.

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A. c. Plant & Co.. IA Fourteenth street
northwest.
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BONDS

Amer. Tobacco As. s3& s8H s3I4 s3M
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B. & o. Gen. 4s..... SO 90 80 99Is
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Inter. Metro. 44z's. 784 1875 7sas 7SIa
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FINANCIAL
The Safest investments.

lhe Safest investments.
Are those that do not fiuctuate durinr aI,.
turbed conditions Of the money or stock ma.
kets. First deed Of trust notes sfrst mort.
RaRes), well secured on real estate In ~.
District Of Columbia, constitute "sfIt edSs..
Investments. They do not depend upon ths
financial responsibility Of individuals or cor.
porations for their stability and are exemn,
from taxation as personal property. We csn
supply such investments In amounts fron,
300 upward. Send for booklet. "Concernins
Loans and Investments"
Swartzell, Rheem &
Hensey Co.,
727 18th Street N. W.
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Chicago Grain Market.

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A. G. Plant & Co.. 71I Fourteenth street
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CHAPTER v.
The Inquest Opens.

~ ARKER arrived a little before
X 1l-not by train. but in a hired
- motor that raced him into the
grounds some twenty minutes
on rIjar tho ,,o,,I5 L... -. ,,,
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Continuation of This Story VIII De
round In Tomorrow Issue
of The TImeS.D
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
What You Eat In Apples.

Do you know what you are
eating when you eat an apple?
The National Horticulturists tells
you. You are eating malic acid,
the property that makes butter
milk so healthful. You are eat
ing sugar in Its most assimiable
form, combined carbon, hydro
gen and oxygen caught and i'm
prisoned from the sunshine. You
are eating albumen in ito most
available state. You are eating
d gum allied to the fragrant
medicinal gums of Araby.' And
you are eating phosphorous in the
only form in which it is available
as source Of all brain and nerve
energy In addition to all these
you are drinking the purest Of
water and eating the most health
full and desirable fiber for the
required "roughness" in food
elements. The acids of the apple
diminish the acidity of the stom-
ach and prevent and cure dys-
pepsia. They drive out the
noxious matters that cause skin
eruptions and thus are natures
most glorious complexion makers.
They neutralize in the blood the
deIeterious elements that poison
the brain and make it sluggish.
rhe contained PHOSPHORUS is not
only greater than in any other
form of food, but it is presented
in shape for immediate use bv
the brain and nerves, where it
may flash into great thought and
great deeds. The ancients as
signed the apple as the food for
the gods, and its juices the am
brosial nectar to which they re-
sorted to renew their youth.
Men are the gods of today, and
the apple is their royal food, the
magic renewer of youth. Eat
rich ripe apple every day and
YOU have disarmed all diseases of
half their terror.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Had a Hard Skull.

Ed Ashenback, for many years
a managerof minor league teams,
in his book, "Humor Among the
Minors" claims to be the origina
tor of the expression "bonehead'
which lie now, with its synonym
Gus terms of "solid ivory" ''con-
crete dome" and cement skull, "
so common in baseball.
Ashenback says that when he
was managing the Shreveport
team of the Southern league some
years ago he had catcher who
could hit some, but who had the
very serious weakness of not be-
ing able to guage a foul ball no
matter how easy it was.
One day batter raised high
foul directly over the plate, and
the catcher, misjudging it, was
hit squarely on top of the head
by the descending sphere, which
knocked off his mask and bound.
ed away some thirty feet. That
night Ashenback finished his sup.
per early and was passing out OF
the dining room when he happen
ed to walk behind this catcher,
who was devouring his evening
meal with gusto and enthusiasm.
Stopping at the table, Ed passed
his hands over the backstop's
head, feeling for the bump which
he thought would surely be there
on account of the contact with
the ball that afternoon. But
there was no lump to he felt.
"No wonder,' said Ash. GLOW
could there be a bump. Your
head is solid bone"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Pointed Paragraphs.

Ii wishes were horses beggar,
would try to swap them for aero
planes.
Time is money-with the ex,
ception of the time made by the
losing horse.
Sometimes a woman adds to
her troubles by trying to sub.
tract from her age.
After q man has been elected
to office he is apt to forget those
who put him there.
Yes, Cordelia, you are probab-
ly right in your belief that a hem
pecked man is chicken-hearted
When bad luck begins to pour
down on a man he seldom has
enough ambition left to raise an
umbrella.
Men are continually dlsobey-
ing the laws of nature, but a hog
never seems to do anything that
isn't good for him.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
White Deer Skins.

In China, the first country in
the world credited with using
banknotes, certain skins were SO
valuable that they were accepted
as cash and passed from hand to
hand in the same way as bank
notes are at the present day.
The negotiabilsty of these skins
arose thus:
The Emperor.Ou ii, being in
want of money, gave his treas
urer to understand that such .
state of affairs must not continue.
AT that time it was customary
! for princes and courtiers on en-
tering the royal presence toicover
their faces with a piece of skin.
Taking advantage of this custom,
the treasurer ordered decree
to be issued forbidding the use
of any other skins for this pur-
pose except those of certain
white deer in the royal parks.
Immediately there was demand
for pieces Of these skins, which,
being a monopoly, were sold at
high price and the royal Golfers
refilled. The steady value of
the skins thus secured made
them readily pass and acceptable
as an equivalent of coin of the
realm.
In the Russian seal fisheries of
Alaska the workmen were former
ly paid in the currency stamped
on squares of walrus hide.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
A StenOgraph'S Stumble.

A judge in one of our middle
west states advertised for a stem
ographer with experience in leg
al work. A number of appli-
cants called at his Office for the
purpose of making application
for the position. Each applicant
was given a trial to test her
speed, accuracy, etc, Among the
applicants was a young lady
whose anxiety to make a good
showing evidently unnerved her.
The judge dictated to her a few
sentences in legal language, one
of which was, THAT would give
him time to complete the devas-
tation of the assets" The sen.
tence as transcribed by the young
lady on the typewriter read as
follow: "That would give him
time to complete The DEVILS sta
ton with hatchet." Although
much amused at her ludicrous
blunder, the judge permitted her
to 90 away without telling her OF
her mistake,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Power of Advertising.

The power of advertising was
demonstrated 70 St. Louis church
people recently in forceful
manner. This advertisement in
serted by a gospel mission was in
one of the newspapers:
MEN (50) wanted at $3.50 Eastor
ave. at 8 p. IN. ; come ready foi
work.
Before the doors opened a
crowd of men estimated to be
close on to a thousand were on
line around the block. When
they arrived the church workers
attempted to explain that they
wanted men to work for Chris.
tianitv, but the angry job-seekers
howled them down, and it was
necessary to call IN the police to
keep order.
Later the ad. appeared with
the word Service" substituted
for "work." "We thought it
would just give little harmless
publicity, but the result was as.
founding. We had no idea hun.
dreds Of men would answer the
advertisement"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Fox Hunting In England.

In England sport is not only
religion; it is the religion. If a
man is good sportsman he need
not be anything else. 1t may
seen hyperbolical to describe fox
hunting as religion and a fox
as a diety, but it is a bare, bad
exactitude. The true fox hunt
ing sportsman exhibits all the
attributes Of the devotee, the
fanatic, the martyr. He is ready
to die for his faith. | am sure
he would cheerfully allow him
self to be burned alive rather
than hunt a bag of aniseed. His
friends would cut him dead if
they suspected him of treason to
the pure ideal of fox hunting.
His clubs would refrigerate him.
He would be a marked man. He
would be a parlah, an outcast,
bounder, an outsider.
The power of the caste of fox
hunting is as formidable as the
power of the various Indian
castles. 1t is a mightier engine
than the law, for it is driven by
public opinion. The county
would ostracise the wretch caught
in the act of violating the fox
hunting code. His career would
be ended. Never more could he
hold up his head. He would be
q leper. The faint of aniseed
would hang about him forever.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Sa we'd His Mothers Life,

-Four doctors had given me
up" writes Mrs. Laura Gaines,
of Avoca, La, "and my children
and all my friends were looking
for me to die, when my son In
sisted that | use Electric Bitters.
| did so, and they have done me
world of good. l will always
praise them" Electric Bltters
is a priceless blessing to women
troubled with fainting and dizzy
spells, backache, headache, weak
ness, debility, constipation or
kidney disorders. Use them and
gain new health, strength and
vigor. They're guaranteed to
satisfy or money refunded. Only
SOC at City Drug Store.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
The TOw-path of Panama.

Mules are generally used on
the paths of canals, but no
steam locomotives even-to say
nothing of the mules-could hope
to tow or even bulge the giant
steamers weighing $4,000 tons in
the worlds greatest canal at
Panama. Engineers have de-
cided that electric locomotives
must be used, and those, too, OF
the largest and most powerful
built. A further arrangement
will be made to promote their
efficiency. A third rail will be
laid between the other two,
geared to fit a large cog-wheel,
which will give the engines pow
erful leverage.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Madrid'S Fearful Climate,

Madrid is afflicted with the
most changeable climate of any
European capital. The tempera-
ture varies from as much as LOT
degrees in the sdmmer to as little
as 16 degrees IN the winter, and
al oil seasons of the year it in
dulges in violent fluctuations.
1t is by no means uncommon in
December to wake up with the
thermometer registering about
20 degrees and to find it mount
to more than 60 degrees by the
afternoon. Some years ago an
oscillation of 81 degrees was
registered in one day, No Won
der, therefore, that lung troubles
are far more prevalent ip Madrid
than in st. Petersburg.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Saves Life by an SOO-Mlle Voyage.

In an eHort TO save the lite OF
an enlisted man lying at deaths
door on board the United States
steamship Vicksburg, the navy
department and state department.
hurriedly abandoned all plans
made out for this vessel and or
dered her to steam $40 miles un
der forced draft from Oorinto,
Nicaragua, to Panams. Word
has just reached here that the
effort had succeeded. The name
of the man whose life has been
miraculonsly saved by the coop,
Grafton of branches of the govern
meut is not even KIN, wn here.
The first intimarinu of his
plight came to the navy depart
IN ent last month in cable from
Commander Marcus |. Miller, u.
5. NJ, in command Of the Weeks
burg, then at Cornto. The dis
patch said that al enlisted man,
the ships tailor, had been strick-
en- with appendicitis and that
the operation had not saved him.
Complicatio ms had set in and he
was threatened with peritoaitis.
There was Que chance In hun.
dred to save his life provided the
ship could steam immediately
for the nearest modern hospital
at Panama, 800 miles away.
The VIcksgurg was occupied
with very important official dut-
les in which the state department.
and navy department were in
terested. Aboard the ship was
Ernest Ii. Wands, who had been
sent especially BY the state de
partment to investigate financial
conditians IN Nicaragua, aud a
SIS, 100000 loanhung on his visit.
There was q hurried consulta.
ton between state department
and navy department officials
upon receipt of the cable, follow
ing which this message was flash
ed from Washington to Com
maDder Miller:
Disregard all previous orders.
Steam quickest possible Pana-
ma"
Mr.. Wands, who appreciated
the situation, changed his plans
to meet it. Instead of coming
up by the Pacific coast as he in.
tended be arranged to stick to
the ship.
While the vessel was clearing
from Uorinto the stricken man
was informed that q record run
under forced draft was being
made to save his life. His hopes
were rekindled and the men in
the engine.room worked hard to
send the ship along at top speed.
Arriving at Panama the ship
was met by surgeons from the
Ancon hospital, who transferred
the patient In the nick of time
to the ward. Expert medical
treatment saved the mans life,
and he is now on the road to re-
covery.
Having executed his orders,
Commander Miller prepared to
resume his normal duties. Senti-
ment does not count in the navy,
so the men aboard ship were
forced to leave Panama before
they had definite news of their
sick comrade.
Mr.. Wands crossed the isthmus
and came by steamship to the
United States. He is now in
Washington. - 1ennessean and