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The Washington times., 1912-12-10
DIR. WILLIAM P. YOUNG.

DR.. William p. Young died yesterday
at his home. 1872 Rhode Island avenue.
in his seventy-ninth year He 10 sur.
vived BY his wife. Mrs. Ida Perry
Young, The funeral will be private.
The Washington times., 1912-12-10
FINANCIAL
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n lSTH STREET N. ".
The Washington times., 1912-12-10

Juuge Fines Own Wife.
ALTOONA. Pa. Dec. 10.-Because she
sold bad catsup, Justice Mcfarland
fined his own wife 80 and costs.
The Washington times., 1912-12-10

November gross earnings OF the Balti-
more and Ohio, when reported. will
probably be found to be more than ST.
10000 ahead OF those for November,
1911. which footed up $.5S3.0OO. Net
earnings for that month are said to
have Increased comparatively little by
reasOn OF heavy expenditures on the
property. The road goes into the win.
ter In excellent shape.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20

doris, Will be expected to formally tender his resignation o. March 4 next
whether President Taft is reelected o. not. Dr. Schurman has beer president
of Cornell since 1892, and IA born on Prince Edward island fifty eight years
ago. He has a dsgree cs a 7. and A. NJ. from the University Of London, and
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20

earlier life was passed In st. Louis,
sufiiced 20 make me believe he must
be right"
"You-you-' Waite clicked. lean
ing forward. You don't know your
real name"
No, J do not" her lips barely form
ing tho words. The woman who
brough, me up never told me-"
"Whn--who was the woman"
"A Mrs. Raymond-Sue Raymond
she Yves on the stage. md died in
Texas--San Antonio, | thi,.k."
Waite swore audibly. his eyes never
once deserving the girls face.
"Hawley told you to say that?'
NO, Ire did not" she protested
warmly. 1T was never even mention
ed between us-at least. M. Sue Ray
mond's rame. What difference can
that Mako"
He stepped forward. one hand nurs
out, and r'airbain sprang Instantly be
tween thSm. installing the action.
HANDS off there. Waite" he com
manded, Uernly. Whatever she SAYS
goes"
You laundering old idiot" the 9th
er exploded. I'm not going to hurt
her; stauu aside. will YOU"
He reached the startled girl. thrus'
aside the dark hair combed low ovel
the neck swung her about toward thu
light. ana stared at a bjrthmark be
hind her ear. No one smoke oIC
Waite seemingly stricken dumb. tn.
woman shrinking away from him al
though she feared he was crazed.
What Is it?" asked the sheriff
sternly.
Slowly Waite turned about Az
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20

Jack Keith, a Virginlan. nom a Dor
der plainsman. Is looking for roaming war
parties OF sayages. He sees "A wagon teaii
at fall galiop pursued by men on ponles
When Keith reaches the wagon the RAD
ers have massacred two men ana De
parted. He searches the victims tndlhe
papers and a loCket with a woman poT-
trait. Keith IS arrested at Carson CITY.
charged with the murder. his accuSer pc
Ing a rufian named Black Bart. \ negro
companion in his cell named Neb telis MN
that ne knew the Kciths in Virginia. Neb
saws one of the murdered men was Johh
Sibiey. the other Gen. Willis waite, form
erly a Confederate officer. The plainsnlah
and Neb escape. and later the IhslllN's
come upon A cabin and ind its occupant
20 be a young girl. whom helth thlnhS
he saw at Carson CITY. Ihe slrl explains
that she Is In search or 4 hrothtt, VINO
had deserted from the army. ana that "a
Mr.. Hawley induced her To come TO the
cabin while he sought her brother. ftaW-
ley appears. and Keith In hiding recoS-
Mics him as Black Bart. There rs a Ter
rife battle in the darkened room In winch
Keith is victor. Horses are approprlaied
aud the girl who SAYS That her name IS
Hope. Joins In the escape. keith explains
his situation and the fugitives make Tor
Fort Larned, whore the girl Is left with
the hotel landlady. Miss Hope tells lhat
SHE liz the daughter OF General waite.
Keith ard Neb drift into sheridan, Whtte
Keith meets an old friend, Or. Fairbain.
Keith meets the brother OF Hope waite
under the assumed name or Fred VII
loughby. and becomes convinced that
Black Bart has some plot involving the
two. Hope learns that Gen. Waite. who
was thought murdered. is at Sheridan,
and goes there, whore she is mistaken Tor
Christie Maclaire. the Carson CITY singer
Keith meets the real Christie Maclaire
n finds that Black Bart has CONVINCED
her that there is a mystery In her NE
which he is going to turn to her adVan.
tage. The plainsman tells Hope waite or
her resemblance TO Christie Maclalre.
They decide that Fred Willoughby may
hold the key to the situation. Keith finds
Willoughby shot dead. Hope is told OF
the death OF her brother. Keith fails to
learn what representations Black bart
has made to Christie Maclaire. Hope
suggests that In order TO learn the secret
she must briefly impersonate the stage
singer. Or. Fairbain is In love with
Christie MaClaire and Keith induces nm
20 detain her from the stage while Hope
goes 10 the theater where she meets
Black Bart. who. thus deceived, tells
Hope that General Waite has suspected
his plans and that they must fy. Hope,
greatly alarmed. demurs.
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ing Eyes.

You may ask me anything you
please" she announced. quietly. Il
am sure these gentlemen will not fight
In my room
Very we'll, Miss Maclaire. 1t will
require only a moment. How long
have you known this man Hawley?"
Merely a few ~days-since | arrived
in Sheridan"
But you were In communication
with him before that?"
The pleasant voice and quiet de-
meanor of the sheriff seemed to yield
| the girl confidence and courage.
Yes, he had written me two or
three letters"
You met him here Their by appoint.
ment?"
He was to come to Sheridan. and
explain to ME more fully what his let
tiers had only limited at"
You possessed no previous knowl
edge of his purpose?"
only the barest odtline-details
were given me later"
''Will you tell us briefly exactly
what Hawley told your
The girls bewildered eyes wandered
from face to face, hen returned Ia
the waiting sheriff.
, "May-may l sit down." she asked
Most certainly; and don't be afraid
for really we wish to be your friends. "
She sank down into the chair, and
+ even Keith could see how her slender
form trembled. There was a mo
ment's silence.
Believe me. gentlemen she began
r faiteringiy, III there is any fraud, any
conspiracy. have borne no conscious
. part In It, Mr.. Hawley came to m1
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20

Waite. and a heavily built man wear
ing a brown beard, closely trimmed.
You'd better acknowledge II,
Waite snapped out. with a quick
glance at the newcome 1T Will makS
ii all the easier for you. ! tell you
this is the sheriff. and we've got you
both dead 10 rights"
But she urged. why should | be
arrested? | have done nothing.
You're an adventuress-a damn
adventures mistress, prob
ably-a-"
Now. see here. Waite and Fair
balm swung himself forward. you
drop that. Miss Maclaire is my friend,
and II you say another word I'll smash
you. sheriff or no sheriff
Waite glared at him.
You old fool" he snorted, what
have you got TO do with this ?"
I've got this to do with. you'll find
the woman is to be treated with re-
spect or I'll blow your damned OBJ
stinate head off.
The sheriff laid his hand on Waite's
shoulder.
Come" he said, firmly. this is no
way TO get at 1t. We want to know
certain facts, and then We can pro
coed lawfully. Let me question the
woman"
The two older men still faced one
another belligerently. but Keith saw
Christie draw the doctor back from
between her and the sheriff.
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Copyright. A. G. McCiurs = Co.. uss1

saying a dying man had left with him
certain papers, naming one. Phyllis
Gale. al heiress to a very large estate
In North Carolina. left by her grand
father in trust. He said the girl had
been taken West, when scarcely two
years old. by her father In a MT OF
drunken rage, and then deserted by
him In st. Louis"
"You-you saw the rapers?' Waite
broke in.
Yes. those that Hawley had; he
gave them TO nue. to keep for him.
She crossed to her trunk, and came
back, a MANILA envelope In her hand.
Waite opened It hastily, running his
eyes over the contents.
The internal scoundrel!" he ex-
claimed, holly. These were stolen
from me at Carson City"
Let me see them" The sheriff
ran them over, merely glancing at the
endorsements.
Just as you represented, Waite"
be said, slowly. "A copy OK the Will,
YOU commission as guardian. and
memoranda of identification. Well,
Miss Maclaire, how did you happen to
be so easily convinced that you were
the lost girl?"
Mr.. Hawley brought me a picture
which he said was OF this girls half
sister; the resemblance was most
startling. This, with the fact that |
ba1a payar known aithpr father Dr
mother or my real name, and that my
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20

faced him, RAINING the sleeve OF MS
coat across his eyes. He appeared
dazed, COMPOUNDED.
MY God, It's all right" he said.
with a choke in the throat. She's
she's the girl"
Christie stared at him. her lips
parted, unable TO grasp what it all
meant.
You mean II am actually PHYLLIS
Gale? That-that there is no mis-
take"
He nodded, not yet able to put 1t
more clearly into words. She swayed
as though about TO faint. and Fairbaln
caught her, but she slipped through
his arms, and fell upon her knees, her
face buried In her hands upon the
chair.
"Oh, thank God" she sobbed. thank
God. | know who | am. | know who
am"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20
FETE OF THE 400" AT PUBLIC BEACH

Whirling about merry-go-rounds and
thrusting at coveted brass ring prizes,
bowling over Aunt Sally or shoot
ing at bobbing balls in the rifle range.
more thar 500 members Of the sum
mer colony enjoyed several hours of
amusement the other evening as
guests of Mrs. Oliver II. =. Belmont
at Newport's public beach. After 10
o'clock the public was excluded from
Newport's miniature Coney Island.
From that hour until they became
tired. Mrs. Belmont's guests had full
possession and enjoyed a night as in
formal as il was novel.
Mrs. Belmont's eason for giving q
free evening at Easton's beach were
~threefold, aside from her desire to pay
social obligations. Those reasons were
a protest against ~extravagant enter
tanning, an intention TO turn over to
u public institution money expended in
a social diversion and an argument
against the hiring OF men walters.
In the first place | am In favor OF
the truly democratic idea in enterta
reason III the tremendous expenditure
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20
J. G. SCHURMAN new ENVOY TO GREECE

President Taft sent to the senate
during the closing days of congress
the nomination OF Jacob Gould Schur-
man, president Of Cornell university,
to be minister to Greece. This nomi-
nation created some surprise. since
there has been no announcement that
George IL. Moses, the present minis
ter to Greece, was to leave that post.
II was stated that Mr.. Moses voluD-
arily rendered his resignation for pri-
vate business reasons some time ago.
and that 1t has been accepted. He ex-
poets to leave this post within a short
time. limitations taat Mr.. Moses was
being recalled were without conirma-
ton at either the White House OF
state department or from members OF
the New Hampshire delegation.
DR.. Schurman. who has long been a
close friend OF President Taft. has ar
ranged TO take 4 years leave from his
duties as president OF Cornell. In ac-
cordance with custom, Mr.. Schurman.
like all other ministers and ambassa-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20
CHAPTER Xxx.
In Christie's Room.

Nv Sili wi
Keith swept his glance up and down
the street without results. Surely
Hawley and his companion could not
have disappeared so suddenly. They
had turned to the right, he was GER
tain as to that, and he pushed through
the crowd of men around the theater
entrance, and FASTENED to overtake
them. He found nothing to overtake
nowhere along that stretch OF street,
illumined by window lights. was there
n sign of a :y>an and walking
together. He stopped, bewildered.
staring blindly about, failing utterly to
comprehend this mysterious vanishing
What could it mean? What had hap
pened? How could they have disap-
peared so completely during that sin
gle moment he had waited TO speak TO
Fairbain? The mans heart beat like
a trip-hammer with apprehension. a
sudden fear for Hope taking posses
sion of him. Surely the girl would
never consent to enter any OF those
dens along the way, and Hawley
would not dare resort to force In the
open street. The very thought seemed
preposterous, and yet. with no other
s%upposition possible, he entered these
one after the other in hasty search.
questioning the inmates sharply, only
to find himself totally baffled-Hawley
and Hope had vanished as though
swallowed by the earth. He explored
dark passage-ways between the scat
tered buildings. rummaging about
recklessly, but came back to the street
again without reward.
Could they have gone down the 9TH
err side. in the deeper shadows, and
thus reached the hotel more quickly
than IL seemed to him possible? There
was barely a chance that this could
be true. and yet Keith grasped at II
desperately, cursing himself for hav-
ing wasted time. Five minutes later,
breathless. almost ~speechless with
anxiety, he startled the clerk.
Has Miss Waite come in? Miss
Hope Water
Blamed IL l know" retorted the
other, indifferently. Cant for the
life of me tell those two females apart
One OF them passed through bout ten
minutes ago; Doc Fairbain was with
her. Another party just went up
stairs hunting Miss Maclaire. and as
they haven't come down, | reckon 4
must have been her-anythinl
wrong?"
Pm not sure yet" shortly. "Wh,
was this other person."
"Old fellow with white hair an,
Thiskers-swore like a pirate-ha,
the sheriff along with him"
1t came TO Keith in a lash-it wa
Waite. Perhaps Christie knew. Pc,
haps the General knew. Certainl
something Of importance was crysta
,izing In the actress room wbic
might help to explain all else. n
rushed up the stairs, barely waiting
ran once ut the closed door before /
pressed 1t open. The sight with
held him silent, waiting opportuni
to blart out his news. Here, ais
was tragedy. intense. ccmpellin
which for the instant seemed to ey,
overshadow the fate OF the girl
loved. There were three men prs
emit. and the woman. She stood clutc
ing the back of a chair. white-fac
and opAn-eyed. with rairbainA Sigh,
behind her. a hand grasping
arm. the other clinched. his Jaw
~pugnaclously. Facing these two '
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20
PROFESSOR MAxWElL'S NEW EXPERIMENT

New York will try an experiment
this fall which, if successful, will
completely overturn all methods nth
erto applied IN its schools and intro
duce d new era in education.
II Is so sensational that, at first
sight. il seems like the impossible
dream Of a mad inventor. Yet ii has
the thorough approval Of men who
are by no means identified with any
thing sensational and impractical,
among them Superintendent of Schools
William II. Maxwell and DR.. Louis
Blan of Columbia university, while the
inventor Of the scheme. Njkola Tesla.
can point for Confederation Of what
he claims, 10 the extremely successful
results already obtained by means OF
his invention in the schools of Stock
holm, capital Of sweden.
Fifty mentally defective school
children will be the first subjects OF
the experiment. They will enter and
seat themselves in what will look, to
all iptpptq aud purnocpc like on mr.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20
CHAIRMAN OF THE EUGENICS CONFERENCE

Darwin's theory of evolution, the
survival of the titteSt and the intu-
ence Of environment In the develop
ment Of organic life. has provoked
much controversy. and has sometimes
been allowed to remain In the dim do
main of speculation like the atomic
theory of Epicurus or the Platonic sys
TEN Of ideas. 1t has at last been
recognized as something practical In
the social life of the human race. Tho
most sober-mlnded of physicians,
economists, and philanthropists have
acknowledged hat the improvement
Of the race, the promotion OF it's hap.
piness. and the prevention OF many
moral errors depend very largely upon
a recognition of such laws as that oil
heredity. The parents OF the COMING
generation are TO be looked TO for tha
f%urthering of the races happiness liz
the future. 1t is upon this basis that
a new science, Eugenics. has been
inaugurated and has claimed the at
tention Of the world.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20

binary schooroom. Put it will be far frm that. Through the walls invisible
currents will run, by means of which, 1t is declared, the brains
of the Children will receive artificial stimulation o such an extent that they
will be transformed from ounces inos star pupils.
the report that the experiments are to be made:
i nj convinced that the hghtrequency current las n 70 deeterious er
feet: that, o. the contrary, it is positively beneficial. and that the expert
mental teIs should De ant in all. probability will be carried u in the Fall"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20

The FTst International Eugenics conference, recently held in London, was
attended By lei and women delegates from America, France, Germany, Nor
way, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Japan. 1t is interesting o note that the pres-
dent of the society vas the son of the very Charles Darwin who originated
the theory of evolution on which it's principles are based.
that if the human race Is to continue TO progress, indeed, If it Is 20 TO lose
son of the ground 70 painfully won in the long ages of struggle In the past,
sol other agency, checking the reproduction of the feeble in body n mind,
must be made TO take the place Of natural selection. the action Of which
we are in 20 man ways rightly endeavoring to prevent"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-20

Thoughts are things that men with
brains work with
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-02
EXPECT TO BE MARRIED
IN FLYING AUTOMOBILE

mony while we are speeding as fast
as the law allows, will attract any
number of them"
Johnson's only feaS was that the
government agents who have been
watching him in an effort to locate
the girl who disappeared from her
mothers hotel last week, will inter-
cept his mail, A government official
TODAY said that Johnson's marrying
Jncile Cameron will not affect the
charges of violating the white slave
law which have been made against
him in four indictments returned by
the federal grand jury The charges
concern his relations with Belle
schreiber, of Milwaukee. and the
Cameron girl was merely a witness.
Attorney Charles e. Erbstein. who
represented Mrs. F. Cameron -Falco-
net. Lucile's mother, said that when
the woman went back to Minneapolis,
she had given up all hope of keeping
her daughter away from Johnson.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-02
IS IN HIDING
IN ZION CITY AT PRESENT

Christ ever since three years ago
when he fled in circuit court in
every state in the country deposit
tion setting forth that the Messiah
would appear on earth in 1913. To
days announcement was a bit prema-
ture. Burnette didn't want 1t known
until Christmas day but some of the
skeptical persons to whom Burnet;e
impaired the information previously,
allowed the news to leak.
To keep the Messiah company until
time for his appearance two brothers
named Bushaw are now occupying the
q on City hiding place with him. They
came from New York last Wednesday.
They are caring for the costly gar.
ments and they viii help name the
eight men who are to be on the re-
ception committee to greet the .Saw
ior"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-02
Nearly Fifty-seven Millions Asked by
Blxby for improvements to
be Made During the
Year.
81, 100000 NEAR HERE
One OF tho Biggest items Is For Work
on the Mississippi Between St.
Louis and ST.
Paul.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Nearly
f1fty-seven millions for rivers and har-
bors improvements was asked In esti-
mates submitted 70 congress today by
Brigadier General w. H. Bixby, chief
of army engineers. This is an in
crease OF nearly S17,000,00O over the
appropriations recommended for the
last fiscal year.
The greatest single sum requested
is S5,000,O00 to cover work on the
Ohio river channel, and $7,0oo,000 for
additional work on Ohio river i'm
provements already outlined. Empna-
sis is laid on the necessity for avail
ability OF this sum early In the fiscal
year Of 1914.
A six million dollar estimate is
made for continuing the work Of the
Mississippi river commission.
Among the more important esti-
mates urged upon congress are:
Louisiana Southwest pass, Missis-
sippi river, $5o0,000.
Texas, Galveston harbor, $4,000;
channel. $325,000; channel to Texas
City, 100000; to Port Bolivar, $780,
900; Houston ship channel, $3.50, 600;
inland waterway. Texas coast, $10,-
900; Turtle Cove channel including
four other projects in $50,0o0 appro-
priations; Sabine Nachez canal, $780,.
loco; Sabine Pass harbor at Port
Arthur canal, 100000; Trinity river
ts2To,OO0.
Illinois, Mississippi between Mis-
ouri river and st. Paul, Mimi, $1,5O0,
Loco.
Missouri, Mississippi river between
Ohio and Missouri rivers, s1,000,000
Missouri river, general improvements
s2,1OO,O00; north of Lebau, $150,00o;
south of Lebau, s150,0o0; Kansas
City to Fort Benton, 100000; Usage
4 river, s15,o00; Gasconade river, $40,
4 00O
Tennessee, Cumberland river below
Nashville, s2o5,o0O; above Nashville
4 $4,000. Tennessee river above Chat
tanooga, $4,000; below Riverton
| $11o,oO0.
| Illinois, Illinois river, 100000
Chicago harbor, s250,000; Chicago
river, 100000; Calumet river (Illinoi
and Indiana), $4,000.