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The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to propose marriage and finds the house i'll great excitement over the attempted sui side of her sister Katharine. Kent starts an investigation and finds that Hugh Crandall, suitor for Katharine. who had been forbidden the house by General Far Sish. had talked with Katharine oyer the telephone just before she shot herself. A torn piece of yellow paper k found et sight of which General Parrish is stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers that Crandall has left town hurriedly Andrew Elser, an aged banker. commits suicide about the same time as Katharine attempted her life. A yellow envelope is found in Elser's room Post Office In spector Davis. Rents friend. takes up the case. Kent is convinced that Gran dall Is at the bottom of the mystery. katharine's strange foutcry puzzles the detectives. Kent and Davis search Gran dalfs room and find an address. Lock Box II. Ardway. N. J. Kent goes to Ard way to investigate and becomes suspi- cious of Henry Cook" woman commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel. A yellow letter also figures in this case. Kent calls Louise on the long distance telephone and finds that she had just been called by Crandall from the same booth.
 Cook disappears The Ardway post master Is missing. Inspector Davis ar rives at Ardway and takes up the inVes ugation. He discovers that the dead woman Is Sarah Sacket of Bridgeport. Louise telephones Kent impioring him to crop the investigation.
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them on the grass to dry. for they were all but falling apart and I hardly dared handle them. Meanwhile I con- tlnued my search for other yellow scraps-this time without avail If she had carried torn-up letter with her as che sprang to death. the other pieces had floated away.
 At last. convinced that there was no possibility of recovering more of them, l gave up my search and re- turned to where had spread the re- covered scraps on the grass. One by one studied them. They were evi- dently a part of a typewriter letter, but the ink had run SO that 1t was impossible to read a single word on tbem. From their shape. too. it sp- peared that they were not consecutive, so there was little hope of learning anything from them.
 Just two of the inky smears seemed to have possible meaning.
 On one of them I was almost posi- tive that could trace the word youth. On another scrap was a word that little stretch of tho imagi- nation might decipher as her"
 Youth and her
 They might mean much or nothing. They might have some bearing on the great mystery l was trying to solve. They might have none. Per haps they were, after all, merely phrases from letter that had brought disappointment to a loving woman In all likelihood this suicide had no connection with the others. But why, then. the yellow paper?
 So intent was I on my thoughts that l did not observe the return of the policeman until heard his voice.
 What have you got there?"
 There was suspicion in his tone the natural suspicion of the represen- tative' of the law. It was on the tip of my tongue to say: Another yellow letter"
 For once prudence restrained me. l recalled how my too hasty speech at the. coroner's inquest had led me into trouble. l could hardly expect a twelve ehundred.dollar policeman to assist in solving the mystery that was still perplexing Davis.
 Just some scraps of paper" said carelessly. After you had gone I mo- titced that she was clutching bit of paper in one hand. I searched around the lake to see if I could find more. l found these. It is evidently part of a letter, but the ink has run so you can make nothing out of them"
 Let's see them"
 I handed him all Of them.
 This" I explained. T found in her hand and the others were over there under those bushes
 One by one the policeman examined them. turning them carefully over and over.
 There's nothing to tkem," he final. ly announced. The wagon will be here in minute. don't suppose you'll want to be claiming any credit for finding the body?"
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feu, though, for coming and telling me about 1t. There's a lot of fools would have gone and telephoned the arsenal and then I'd been on the car pet for not covering my post properly
 was glad indeed of the opportunity to get away. It was nearing ten o'clock. My trousers and shoes were in such condition that l wanted to get to my apartments for a change before seeing Louise. I hastened to the park entrance and hailed taxi. By the time left my rooms and reached the Parrish home 1t was ten minutes after ten.
 As my taxi turned into tie street saw another one stop before the Far rish door. At first I thought 1t must be the doctor or one of his assistants. but as the front door closed behind the tall figure of a man who had been admitted to the house 1 realized that 1t was some one I had seen before. There was something reminiscent in the broad shoulders. in the walk. It was some one 1 knew, or ought to have recognized. yet who it was or where l had seen him 1 could not st the moment recall.
 l was not three minutes behind him in reaching the door. Though the other visitor had been admitted at once. there was no immediate response to my ring. waited a while and rang again. It seemed minutes before any one answered. then one of the maids opened the door a trifie and peerod out
 MT Kent to see Miss Louise" said.
 To my great amazement she did not it just barely enough to enable her to talk to me. said: I'm sorry, but I have orders to admit no one to the house."
 'Of course, l understand that you have your orders, but please tell Mss Louise that Mr. Kent is here"
 .I'll tell her. if you wish" she said doubtfully, carefully closing the door before she went on the mission
 The shutting of the door in my face gave me an odd sense of desolation + seemed as if I were being shut out of the life of the woman l loved. Yet on second thought I smiled at my per turbation. The maid was only carry ing out necessary order. As soon as Louise knew I was there she would come running to the door herself. In a minute she would be folded in my arms and all misunderstanding would be cleared away. Undoubtedly she would have good explanation for fer telephone message Of the night before. I told myself that it was only lack of sleep and the incident in the park that had upset my nerves. My misgivings were utterly foolish
 At length the door opened slowly. had expected to see Louise herself be- hind it. but it was the same maid This time she held the door hardly as wide as before.
 I'm sorry. sir. she said, but Miss
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l had feared that he would insist on my accompanying him to testify to its finding. It was quite a relief to hear him take this view of it
 "Of course not" l answered hastily.
 Then. said he with utmost can. dor. you might as we'll beat 1t. It don't do a cop no good to have other people finding things on his post. If you ain't here when the wagon comes. there ain't nobody to say it wasn't me that found the body. want to thank
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Louise says she can not see vou rc~ "What?" I gasped.
 She repeated her messacs wb,,a 7, stood there dazed There must be some mistake. Louise must have mis. understood the name.
 Did you tell her 1t was MT. Kent 2- Yes. sir. l told her"
 "Wbat did she say?"
 She said she could not Seq VI, =. any one else now" VI
 @ro BE CONTINUED,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-06-01
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Hawkins, financial secretary OF the de-
nomination and for many years com
missioner of education: ]. w. Rankin
of Texas, to succeed w. w. Beckett us
secretary of missions; Ira T. Bryant.
secretary Of the Sunday School union; :;
X. r. Wright, editor of the Christian
Recorder: J. I. Lowe. Arkansas. man.
ager Of the Book Concern at Philadel-
phia; Dr. X. c. Ransom, editor of the
A. NJ. K. Church Review: J. G. Cald-
well. head of the Allen Christian En-
deavor league. and the members of the
various boards Of the denomination.
The next session of the general con-
ference will be held in Philadelphia. in
which connection the one hundredth
anniversary OF the organization of the
denomination will be celebrated.
Each of the new prelates is widely
known in the connection. DIR. Hurst
was born In Haiti about fifty years
ago. He came to this country when n
lad and was connected for few years
with the Haitian legation at Washing
ton. Later he entered Wilberforce uni
versity. After his graduation he was
appointed pastor at Elkridge, Md. For
sixteen years he was pastor of leading
churches in Baltimore and four years
ago was elected financial secretary Of
the denomination.
DIR. Joshua II. Jones is about Atty
four years of age. He was educated Mt
Clafiin and Howard universities and
for eight years served as president Of
Wilkerforce university, being succeed
ed four years ago by DR.. w. s. Scar
borough.
DR.. Chappcllc is about Hfty-flve years
of age. He was educated at Allen uni
versity, Columbia. 8. c., of which
school he has been president for the
past four years. For eight years he
served as secretary of the Sunday
School union.
DR.. j. M. Connor is one of the big
men of the southwest. Unlike the 9th
ers, he has not received a collegiate
training. He has served as a member
Of the financial board Of the A. M. e.
church for the past four years. is pre-
siding elder Of the Little Rock. Ark.
district and is president Of the execu-
Z tive board Of Shorter college.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-06-01

A trial will convince you that Rev.
Henderson's tooth powder is the BEST
on the market. For sale at
The Atlas Drug Store. 2701 Welton
street.
Kirkhoff Drug Co., welton and 9th
street.
Elite Drug Company. 21st and
Arapahoe.
West Bros. Cafe, 2741 Welton.
Harry Jones' Barber Shop 1923
10th street.
Joseph Welch Barber Shop, 2232
Larimer street, el7r. M
King Hayes, agency, 1893 21st st.
The Vogue" 2712A welton ST. on
stearns Cafe. 1908 18th st. CsA
Champa Drug Store. 10th and
Champa. streets. :,
. Morits Drug store, 21st and Istts
star Drug Store, 21st and champa
street.
Agents wanted. Address,
HENDERSON MFG. CO.,
1915 Ssrd o.,
Denver Colo.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-06-01
WOMEN SEEK TO
RESCUE YOUTHS
Brooklyn Mothers Club Lines
Up For Effective Work.
LEGAL QUESTION IS RAISED.

First Anniversary of Organization For
Betterment Arouses Much Public In
terest-Justics !. F. Russell and
County Judge Faweett speak.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-06-01
METHODIST BODY
ENDS SESSION
General Conference Of A N. E
Church and Its Work.
ELECTS FOUR NEW BISHOPS.
Reports Of General Officers of Great
Religious Organization Show Success
of Denomination at Homo and In
Foreign Lands-To Celebrate Hun
drsdth Anniversary In 1916.


Foreign Lands-To Celebrate Hun
drsdth Anniversary In 1916.
Kansas City, Mo.-The session Of the
twenty-fourth general conference Of
the African Methodist Episcopal church
has ended after a vast amount of bust
ness pertaining to the work of the de-
nomination in this and other countries
was disposed of.
The session was attended by more
than 500 clerical and lay delegates, as
well as many of the most prominent
ministers Of the denomination. The
episcopal address was read by Bishop
Charles s. Smith and was an exhaus-
tive review of denominational and ra
cial conditions. Reports on the work
in West and South Africa, the West
Indies, South America and the United
States, as well as from various depart
ments Of the church. were received.
The reports Of John r. Hawkins, the
retiring commissioner Of education for
the denomination: r. r. Wright, editor
manager of the Christian Recorder and
Book Concern, Philadelphia; Ira T.
Bryant, secretary Of the Sunday School
union; w. w. Beckett. the retiring sec
retary of missions: ]. c. Caldwell of
the Allen Christian Endeavor league:
G. w. Allen. editor of the Southern
Christian Recorder; John Hurst. the
retiring financial secretary. and the
heads of the sixteen schools and col
leges maintained by the denomination
showed that careful work had been
done.
Revs, John Hurst. j. NJ. Connor. w.
D. Chapelle and Joshua II. Jones were
elected to the bishopric. Among the
general officers elected were John X.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-06-01
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General Mile. to Speak at Lincoln.

General Miles to Speak at Lincoln.
General Nelson A. Miles has accept
ed the invitation of Lincoln university
to deliver the annual address to the
graduating class Of the theological de-
pnrtment at the commencement ex-
erclses In June.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-06-01
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We have . number Of houses to
rent at all times. We get new ones
every day. Call and see us II you
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
IF SCOUTS DEFEAT
FOXES TODAY THEY
WILL WEAR CROWN

COLUMBUS, GA. Sept 1O.-Colum-
bus is going to put up a hard fight to
win today's game from Jacksonville in
the post-season series for the cham
pionship of the South Atlantic league.
The count now stands three victories
for the Scouts and one for the Foxes
If Jacksonville should cop today they
viii be the winners, as the series is the
best four out of seven. Columbus won
the first game OF the series and lost the
next three
Yesterdays game went to the Scouts
to the tune of to > Mccormick. who
did the hurting for the locals, was
steady all through the game allowing
only four hits. In the seventh the
Scouts made three of their hits and
this, coupled with miSjudged fly by
Outhelder Lewis. netted three runs for
the visitors The other came in the
third on hit. an error and a sacri-
nee. columbus scored their Two runs
i'm the seventh ON Trio of ATS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
BRISTOL BEATS ROANOKE
IN FIRST GAME OF SERIES

BRISTOL TENN. Sept. 1O.-"Red"
Munson's Bristol boosters. champions
of the Appalachian league, yesterday
defeated the Roanoke Tigers, pennanr
winners in the Virginia league, in the
hrst of the series of six games, half OF
which will be played here and the re-
mainder at Roanoke, by the score Of II
to ..
Williams the star twirler of the App
palachldn, was on the mound for Brs-
tol, while Bureson. the former Mobile
pitcher, was in the box for the visitors
The locals played an elrorless game
and hit Burleson freely. while Wi
hams was effective at almost all stage
of the game
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
CR|FF WILL TURN
OVER PLAYERS
To CRACKERS
II Ill SMITH just naturally
II hasn't a word to say about
Lhe AtlantA hall cluh Cor 1913

n Ill SMITH just naturally
II hasn't a word to say about
the Atlanta ball club for 1913
except that he's hopeful.
I'm under contract with Chatta-
nooga until October L." says Bill
After that time come around and
III fiji your ear full"
At that. Bill has plans.
For one thing. as soon as the
season is over Bill is going to
Washington He doesn't know lust
when he will leave. He will stay
in Chattanooga until October l.
provided President O. b. Andrews
will not let him go earlier. He will
then run over to Atlanta for a day
or two and then start North
BiIl's ultimate destination will be
the worlds series. But first off he
VIII stop at Washington.
Griff To Turn Over Men.
"Grff writes me he has some men
for me-" says Bill. and ] guess TI'
look EN- over. If they are any
thing we can use, III close for them
then and there
Asked if he considered it prob
able that Washington would train
i'm Atlanta next spring. Bill said, Il
don't know what to think. The
whole trouble is that Clark Griffith
is superstitious. He trained in
Charlottesville this spring. and this
summer he has done well. Forthat
reason ne will want to go back to
charlottesville. But it isn't de-
cided yet"
or course, when the proper time
comes Bill Smith will slip in a few
drafts He always does that and
often picks up a batch of good
men. Bill has one of the finest
known system of volunteer scouts.
and he covers d half dozen leagues
with care.
When the first game of the
worlds series is sprung, Bill Smith
viii he there. Bin never misses Il
worlds series. He's always there.
Just when Smith will return to
Atlanta he doesn't know vet. but
it is probable that he will arrive
about November IL to spend the
winter After he orce takes up
his abode in the Gate City. he isn't
likely to beat it out again until the
team travels out on its first trip
next April
Crackers Won Yesterday.
1t might be added i'm pa ssing that
Bill Smiths ball-club-t to be handed
II To his present charges at Ponce
DeLeon yesterday afternoon with
score of to . The mighty Cove
Ieskie was trihe wild and the
Crackers made their hits count.
Brady was hit briskly, but he got
wonderful support. and he kept his
hits reasonably well separated.
The Crackers and the Lookouts
hook up again today This is the
last ladies' day of the season here.
Wednesday comes che final game of
the year on Atlanta soil Wednes-
day night the team beats it away
to Memphis for the last series Of
the year
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
Golfer Hilton Explains How He Was Beaten
Heat and Wretched Putting Eliminated Him
By "Bud'' Fisher

theless managed to run down two
puts of about six or seven yards,
which managed to put his head
well above water.
Waldo's Puts immense.
In the morning round he played
extremely We'll, not exactly bril-
lianty, but sound, speedy golf
backed up by extraordinarily ac-
curate short approaching and
deadly holng out. Never once did
he fail to get down in two strokes.
when within 30 yards of the hole.
and his average puts on the round
must have been less than one and
half per hole. 1t was putting of
sensational order, it was lust
continuous deadly Worl; from dis
tances varying from four feet to
four yards, and it enabled him to
win all the holes which he looked
like winning and halve many OF the
holes which he appeared likely to
lose.
1t was rather heartbreakins golf
to play against. as NJ his accurate
saort game he retrieved literally
every mistake that he happened to
make, but with all this virtue in his
game
Should Not Have Lost Match.
|, nevertheless. should never
have lost the match if / aouId haya
played my normal game. For some
reason or other, | could not hit the
ball straight with my wooden clubs.
l commenced slicing my tee shots,
and in trying to remedy this de-
feet developed an abnormal hook.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
BY Harold H. Hilton.

w THEATON, ILL, Sept. 10
wv 1t is unfortunate. but new
ertheless only too true,
that the amateur championship of
the United States, from partici-
pants point of view. interested
Norman Hunter and myself no
more after the first few days play.
We both fell by the wayside. my
own lapse being chiefly due to
sudden and complete loss of form.
for which | have not yet been able
to find any explanation except that
it lies in the possibility of the eX-
traordinary climatic conditions
having completely upset me. They
have been extraordinary, at least
from Britisher's point of view,
as the thermometers nave been
within hailing distance of 100 in
the shade for the past week
American golfers have one and
all been most kind and sympa-
thetic over our misfortunes and
have not failed to realize and APP
preciate the difficulties under which
we have had to labor
TO revert to my own defeat at
the hands of young Waldo The
boy deserved his success. as he
played with any amount of pluck
and conservative determination
and never became seriously per
turbed until the last nine holes Of
the match, when | was quickly
catching him, but Notwithstanding
his most evident anxiety at this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
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believe a correspondent. who is
over here representing the English
papers, has suggested that my fail
ure to drive straight was the out
come of my using some new driv-
ers which | had acquired in this
country, but that is not in any way
correct, as | could not hit a full
Shot straight with any of my clubs.
and | tried them all. The truth is
something had gone wrong with
the works, and the only eXplana-
ton / can think of is that the eN-
tremely trying weather of the pre-
vious day, when the qualifying
round was played, had upset me in
some way
Unable to Putt Well.
But, Notwithstanding my erratic
driving, | would still probably have
won had 1 been able to putt, but
could not hit the ball up to the
hole, either in my short run-up
shots or my puts. The greens
We're heavier than they had been
on account OF the deluge of the
previous day. But I was quite
aware OF that fact. I simply could
not nit the BAH sufficiently firmly
My conqueror is not in any way
brilliant player. as his methods are
somewhat studied and methodical
The following day. when he was
at one time no less than s down to
Paul Hunter, one of the best of the
young Chicago players, the latter,
however, found himself only one up
with five holes to go. Young Wal
do had taken seven holes from him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
BYJohn c'Chief''D Meyers
Giants, Graat Catcher

n Is heided and the crowd be
gins to pour out Of the park
and the players disappear into the
ciubhouse-w what then?
The fans read in their papers
next morning New York at Pitts
burg" or New York at Boston"
or something like that. And until
the bulletin boards begin to put up
the score inning by inning. in the
afternoon. they know little or Moth
ing about the men they have been
watching and cheering.
What have the ban players been
doing IN the meantime" How have
they got TO Pjttsburg. or Boston,
on wherever they are? How do
they trayeiG How. when abroad.
DO they spend their mornings be
fore the game their evenings aft
ernard"
J remembered the other day "a
htae song from a comic opera
once saw. II was something about
when The enterprisiug burglar
isn't burgling' and went on to tell
Of mis- non professional life in very
interesting fashion And though
there isn't any connection between
bail players and burglars -except
in she matter Of stealing bases-it
occurred to me that the fans might
like 10 know a little something
about the enterprising PLAYER when
he isn't playing.
Well, suppose We've Just finished
a game on the Polo grounds. our
schedule calls for a battle with the
Pirates in their home park. or
course, the first thing is TO get
there. and we get there in easier
and better fashion than any other
sort oe traveller.
Have Private Pullman Cars.
We have Two private Pullman
cars OF our own. always, and they
are our travelling home. We assem-
BILE at the railroad stabon--some-
times forty strung-and Just pile
aboard and make ourselves COM
Portable.
In The first. place. might men
ttont the makeup Of our party. We
carry twenty-ft players, as many
as the rules VIII allow, John Nc
Gra3V, the manager; WtIbert Rob-
inson. coach ana assistant mana
ger the club secretary and his as