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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
MANY IN NEED OF FOOD
Flood Conditions In Louisiana Are
still Serious

New Orleans, June 1T.-Flood condi-
tons Will continue in several South
eastern Louisiana parishes until au-
tumn, unless the present determine
ton not TO attempt to close the break
In the Mississippi leyee at Hymelia is
changed. This will mean that n great
area of fertile land will afford no
crops this year. and that hundreds of
persons must depend on the helm of
their ne!ghbors FOR sustenance or seek
other fields.
4 representative OF the New Orleans
mood relief committee returned here
this morning from the Inundated
country. He said more than 1000 pcr-
sons are in immediate need of rat!ons.
hundreds OF persons were suffering
from exposure. There have been sew
cral deaths
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
FAMINE IN NICARAGUA

Now Orleans Juno 17.-Mall advices
received hero from Bluefeids say that
interior OF Nicaragua. Lack of crops
Is given as the cause. 1t is declared
revolution In tho republic is immi-
nent
Emilian.o Chamorra, the Conserva-
tive party leader, is said to have sew
cred relations with other party leaders
and withdrawn his followers to Hon
duras. Generally this is preliminary
to revolt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
CONVENTION CROOKS
Fifteen Pickpockcts Are Rounded Up !
hN Police.

Chicago. June 17.-Fifteen alleged
pickpockets were rounded up to-day
at the Central Police Station. They
were arrested on street cars and IN
public places by detectives looking for
convention crooks" attracted by the
opportunity for thieving.
Two of the prisoners. tho police say.
admitted they came from New York
In the hope OF reaping n rich harve st
adherents to caucus with them. The
other said he hailed from Texas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
Nurses, school to Get Charter.

Dr.. George Ben Johnston. OF the City
Home visiting staff. presented last
night TO the Council Committee on Re
lief OF the Poor the request OF Miss
Darlington. head nurse at the City
Home. that the training school for
nurses. recently organized there, be
chartered. DIR. Johnston spoke briefly
on the good work being done by the
school. and recommended that the
charter be obtained. The committee
agreed with him and Miss Carrington's
requested was referred to the City Al
torney with the request that a proper
charter be drafted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
TWENTY IN SPEED TEST
Torpedo Eoat Destroyers to BE Tried
Out Wednesday,.

Newport, r. l., June l7.-Twenty
torpedo boat destroyers. the fastest
In the navy. are being modified here
TO take part In the greatest speed
test to which Americans vessels OF
their type were ever subjected The
plan calls for an eiEht-hour full speed
run Wednesday of this week, in which
all twenty destroycrs will take part
some OF the destroyers are oil burn
ers and others use coal but all are
fast. at least two knots faster than
the speediest ocean liners. The tweE-
~ destroyers are all comparatively
average In excess OF thirty knots an
hour The Reid has made as high as
thirty-four knots.
The notilla Will proceed to sea in
group formation. five vessels abreast
but as soon as they reach the open
water and receive the signal for the
tests they will form twenty abreast
and proceed IN that formation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
SPECIAL CONVENTION FEATURES.

The Times-Dispatch has
secured as special writers
for both the Republican and
Democratic National Con-
ventions, Samuel G. Blythe
and Finley Peter Dunno, in
addition to the full leased
wire service of the Associa-
ted Press, the New York
Sun and its own regular
Staff Correspondents.
Mr.. Blythe stands in
the very front rank of news
paper writer's, while the
whole country has laughed
with MIR. Dunno over his
quaint Dooley articles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
Chalkley Jury Cnn,t Arree.

IN the case OF L. H. Chalkley
against the Picot Printing Company.
heard in the City Circuit Court yes
terday morning. the jury after being
out for some timo could not agree, and
was adjourned over to this morning at
10 o'clock. Chalkley sues for dam
ages TO the amount OF Si72.05.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
WAKEFIELD IN ATLANTA.
seeks to Interest Capitnlists In Sem
board Air Line Halfway

Atlanta. Ga. June l7.-For the pur-
pose OF interesting Atlanta and other
southern capital, in the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad. s. Davies warfeld. OF
BAIT more. head OF the syndicate which
recently purchased a controlling in
'erest IN that road. conferred with
capitalists here to-day
According TO Mr.. Warfeld the nur-
chase OF the Seaboard is part OF the
plans OF tho Southern Settlement and
development Association organized
several months ago at Baltimore by
Governors OF eight Southern States
and several score prominent business
men.
The seaboard deal is the FIRST step
we have taken in the devclopmen,
work" said Mr. WarHeld. 1T will OF
Ter almost unlimited opportunities
Tor the commercial and industri,I
revolution we have in view"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
AInn shnt hx nIxnrced ,yIfe

Chicago. June 17.-William =. Mil
Ter. who was shot by his divorced wife
after he had crawied into her home
through second-story window. died
to-day protesting that he had merely
sought to effect Il reconcilia ton. Mrs
Miller is being held by the police. She
asserts that she was seized and choked
and that she shot in self-defense.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
C0EDUCATION NO MORE
w csieyan Univernfty Graduates Inst
Class of Young Women.

Si"nb OF 1oupB Women.
Middletown. Conn, June 1.-THE
passing CO coeducation at Wesleyan
university Is made notable by the fact
.nat every young woman in the grad
uating class this year which ia Io ne
the last class of women TO receive
diplomas from the university, has been
d aFded honorary membership in the
nIlen scholarship society OF Phi Beta
Kappa. Only a small proportion OF
the men received this honor.
one OF the arguments which the
maze students have advanced against
wesleyan this year. is that the young
women have taken scholarship honors
which otherwise would have gone to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
They Must Hnve Light.

Tho Council Committee on Electric
ity last night ordered that an arc
lamp be placed at the corner of Les
ter and Poplar Streets, near the Old
Dominion wharf. for the especial con-
venience of summer eXcursionists Sew
cral complaints have been made about
the darkness Just at the point where
the eXcursionsis get on and off the
street cars. and the committee was
of the opinion that the number of
travellers justified the installation of
the light.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
Was Delegate to 1850 Convention,

CanonsburE. Pa. June 17.-Hugh
Mcdowell. who was n delegate to the
first national convention of the Re-
publican party, held In Pittsburgh N
1856. died at his home near here to-
day. aged ninety-seven years. He lived
under twenty-four Presidents and
voted for nineteen of them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
Governor to Deliver Flag.

Governor Mann left last evening for
Fairfeld. Rockbridge county. where he
makes an address to-day. He then
goes to Lexington. where Tomorrow he
will delhV4r Virginia flag. bearing the
corrected seal, to the corps OF cadets
OF the Virginia Military Institute
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
KiIled in Auto Accident.

Somerville. y. J.. June 1.-THE Rev
Nathaniel r.. Foster. believed to ba pastor
OF the Cuyler Presbyterian Church, of
brooklyn. and Mrs. Samuel Fucker. OF ISl-
nam Manor. y. Y. tho wife OF n whole
sale milliner, met death In an automobile
accident at Lincoln. near here, tonight.
The ear In which the couple was riding was
struck by an express train OF the New Jer-
Ing. - M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
To Take Up Speeding Laws.

The Council Committee on Ordi-
nance. Charter and Reform will meet
tonight at S o'clock. Among the i'm
portant matters 10 be taken up will
be the ordinance providing jail SEN
tence for automobile speeders and the
proposed ordinance IN regard to lights
on motor cars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
ATLANTIC FLEET SAILS.


Norfolk, Va, June Twin 800 midship-
men on hoard. the battleships composing
Nhe second division OF the Atlantic fleet
vent TO sea to-day for manoeuvres the
southern drill grounds The ships compos-
sns the second division are the battieships
Louisiana. New Hampshire, Kansas and
South Carolina
The ships will probably remain on tho
arill grounds for a week or ten days dur
ing which time the mldshtpmen will receive
~ai..nhiA traininR. 80. - -,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
Married I'm Mnshinrton-

A marriage license issued yesterday
In Washington to Leslie W. Dunn and
Helen Hardy, OF Richmond. Mr. Dunn has
been making his home at the Y. VI. C. A.
%hilo his bride lives at Is South Fifth
Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
Struck hr rrnIn

Bristol. Va. June IT.-B I. Terry.
foreman OF the Virginia and South
western tool car. was struck BIZ a
passenger train at Appalachia to-day
and rendered unconscious He may
recover
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
MEETING WILL Be
HELOOh THURSDAY
Virginia League Magnates Will
Consider Protest Made
q by Petersburg.
Especial to The Times-D,spatcb !

Petersburg. Va, June IA meeting
pr the Virginia State League will be
Thursday. June 30. to hear the com.
plant made by Petersburg regarding
the present schedule. President Boat
wright was not in Petersburg to-day
as rumored. but has notified the Pc
tersburg management that he will cali
the meeting as mentioned above.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18
Commits Double ,tur,,.r

Ocala. Fla. June I'll. w. BROOKLYN shot
and killed Mann Fort near here this morn
ing and then went his home and shot
his wife to death as she pleaded with him
on her knees. Brooklyn had warned Fort
to stay away from tho formers home and
when he saw Fort coming there to-day he
shot him to death. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

Miss EL/ie' Grim ldI,aD
Exponent Of Classic ~
Dernci97e ia The Hands
Of Her e. ,elisb Friends.
rsyS con elNaTtON OF CHURCH.
STA oE [ANb LAITT WAS DUE
TO TAE WET NESS OF TNE
ROUNDS F0LLO~,ho a
pE RroRn NANCE ~ AID OF CHARITY
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03

onto the dimly lit landing, he stood wait
ing and listening
Silence brooded over the old house like
a tangible thing; even the innumerable
tickings of the clocks below seemed to
blend with the silence, to become part
Of it; seemed to blend also in a horrible
way with the beating of his own heart
Then, as he stood there, he started, the
sweat breaking out on brow and throat.
For. cutting the silence like knife, there
came to him from below thunderous
sound. Loud. sharp. imperative-som
one knocking with both the old-fashioned
knockers on the double door, and ringing
an accompanying summons.
Rlnngton waited, every nerve tense,
for some answering sound or movement
in the house. In the hall one OF the clocks
whlrred and sharply chImed the quarter
of an hour, but that was ALL Then knock
ing and ringing were reepated-ceased.
Before their vibration died there came to
him another sound-the sharp, ugly sum
mons OF a police whistle, shrIlne out
through the night.
In Terrible Danger.
Rimington suddenly realized that he
was in terrible danger While he was
guiltless OF any crime, he had sense
enough to realize that the circumstantial
evidence against him was overwhelming
Seized with panic of fear he made
dash for back window and lowered him
self over the sill. An ivy vine helped
him to climb down until with a gasp of
relief he felt his feet on terra firma again.
4 climb over wall and he was in the
street again and safe. A taxcab rolled
into sight and Huntington hailed it with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
4 Story Of LoUe, Mystery and Hate, z0ffh
Thrilling Portrayal Of Life Behind Prison Bars

dled heap of clothes which looked so gro
tesquely unhuman, those winking gems
on the table, remained to assure him that
the thing which had happened was not
some hideousIfream
Just for a moment the thought came to
him that this was trap He had been
decoyed here for some purpose. And
then the thought of Betty. white faced
and fear-stricken, blotted the thought
out.
Recognition.
With an effort he bent and turned the
body round, so that he might examine it's
face Until that moment the more fact
Of death. and the manner by which death
had come into that room had been
enough; but now He drew back
with startled cry. and stood staring
down at it. He hardly knew who or what
he had expected TO see, but not this
For the man at his feet. his parchment
face ivory hued in death his scant. IN
venerable hair clotted with blood. was
the man the world knew as j J Fitz-
stephen-the man he had sworn to pun
ish, the man who had ruined hundreds.
VINO had killed Toby as surely as he him
self had been killed though he had raised
no lethal weapon against him
So fate rested the mans punishment
out of his hands, AS Rimington looked
al him he had a strange feeling that
death had wiped out no score
He stepped to the door He had not
closed il behind him on entrance he
knew that: but it was closed now. Was
he locked in? He tried il. and found it
to yield to his touch, and stepping out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
"THE GATES OF SILENCE"

in to meet perhaps on the staircase a
white faced girl whose wild eyes would
proclaim her secret.
The thought stirred him 10 a new act
ivity. He began to move stealthily across
the room, avoiding the direction of the
thing that lay al his feet But the dark
ness betrayed him He slipped. stumbled
and saved himself before he actually
reached the floor by a hand outstretched.
hand that encountered something damp
and slimp-the blood of the murdered
man Another moment and his cropping
hands had touched the body Itself He
felt his flesh touch flesh, stiff and scarcely
cold
wave of nausea swept him. uncon-
sciously he broke into a cry. and. raising
himself caring nothing now for noise or
location stumbled on till his hands. out
stretched before him. brought him up
dead against wall where his groping
fingers encountered something that broke
its smooth surface-the switch of an cleo
trio light
With weak cry he touched II, and the
first sight that the uplespnu llqht re-
Vealed was the staring impress Of his own
hand, red painted against the white pan
ellna OF the wall
But Of Betty Lumsden, as he turned
swiftly, there was no trace The room,
revealed by the lights installed in brass
sconces against the panelled walls that
had flashed up at the touch OF his hand
was bare. sparsely furnished with GER
tain dignity despite its shabbiness. with
no cover that could have concealed a
mouse
only the knife at the foot Of thai bud
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
By META SIMMINS
author of "Hushed Up

her face a chalky white. Mrs. Darlington
hastily pulled the girl insde and closed
the door, and then, without waiting to
ask questions, busted herself with simple
restoratlves. In few minutes Betty was
able to stand and, placing her hands on
her sisters shoulders, gazed into her eyes
appeaingly
Il didn't get the money" she moaned,
"but don't ask me why | can't tell you"
Then she stumbled away to bed.
How Mrs Darlington lived that awful
night through she never knew The
sleepless hours were spent by her lying
back on pillow picturng to herself a
future as black as it was blank-a flu
ture devoid of happiness. and filled with
disgrace and suffering.
When the morning came she answered
the postman's knock mechanically, and
as mechanically took a letter from him
that was addressed to her in a strangely
lettered hand
AS she tore open the envelope with
nervous fingers something huttered to the
ground Even before she reached to pick
Il UP she saw what il was. A thousand
pound note!
pulled out the remainder of the contents.
Soon another thousand pounds in notes
lay in her lap, attached to which was a
writing she read YOUR HUSH
MONEY"
That was all
For a couple of seconds Mrs Barring
ton leaned forward motionless in her
chair. staring down at the papers that
had scattered from her hand, lying like
sudden shower of white leaves on the
duh moss green of the carpet
"Your hush money!
Continued Tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
Nov Go On With the Story

step forward, then stopped. brought up
right and rigid, his nerves tingllng, his
s, alp crisped Downstairs in that crowd
ed hal there had broken out a clamor OF
clocks striking in many tones and halt
ing csdences the hour Of midnight
The sound brought home new thought
10 Rmingtons mind That open door in
the street below, the voices Of those
clocks. would be calling the attention Of
passers- by Some belated wavfarer-a
denzen Of the street itself where people
sought repose SO late would he coming
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
ronAYs lNsrALMENr.

There was no reply. and IT seemed TO
Remington that some instinct outside and
beyond himself some sense more than
sight. told him that he was alone Alone
in this suddenly darkened room, 10 a
strange house with dead man.
Betty" His breath caught with 2
sudden sibilant hiss that sounded dis
tinctly IN the deathlv silence Of the room
he must do something. He could not
stand there IN that darkness He took a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
FIRST READ THIS:---

RlMNeToN hero Of the and with mysterious
accepted by
BETTY LUNspEN charming Young daughter Of =.
refused telling him
Betty 1v decf ring tina her frs
Betvto the $
The next
m money Hu nsi a a
Remington from
king him 10 4la o
and f. ed % 81
j.
fairs h is starie to hear a a
to his horror a
band Jack Betty
Nov Go On With the Story
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03

a cry that was almost a scream lie
was standing underneath street lamp
when it rolled up and in spite of his ex-
citement he noticed the driver eyed him
curiously and suspiciously as he STAN
mered out 'Charing Cross and tumbled
inside on the cushions.
In another moment the taxicab had
started off and Remington then, for the
first time. noticed that his hands and
cuffs were stained red. He placed his
hand in a pocket for his handkerchief,
but instead pulled out little bag Hold
ing it to the light that streamed inter
mittently through the cab windows, he
gasped, "Betty's bag" and sank back
with groan. The bag fell to the floor
of the taxicab and Jack heard something
inside it give a peculiar clinking noise.
He picked the thing up and dived his
hands into it. When he lifted the con-
tents out he uttered an inarticulate cry,
for there in his palm lay one of the most
wonderful and ma gnifcent rubies he had
ever seen.
He was still staring at it when the cab
came to halt with grinding of gears
and brakes
Hush Money
The evening had been a terribly long
one for Mrs. Darlington. What if Betty
should fail in her mission" was her
thought, and at times the tension was
so great that it was all she could do to
keep from crying out
Suddenly there came a crash against
the front door and with a start of frleht
Mrs. Darlington rushed to it and opened
it. There. half swoonlng, lay her sister,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-22
WINDSOR
RESORT
RA|DED

When there is nothing else doine
the police can always turn 70 the 'Old
Windsor place on West Harrison
and start something
Officers AIuxlow and Kyle made
raid on that well known resort las,
night and condscated a quantity OF
Booze and beer. They also arrested
the occupants of the place. Rich Rich
son. Lulu Payton and Emma TAYLOR
on charge of lettering. 4 brown.
sup osed to be the proprietor of the
place was charged with having Whis-
ky in his possession with intent to
sell They viii be arraigned this eve
rng before Judge Nissley IN police
court
Alex Williams was taken by the 20
lice last night on a charge OF diStu '-
ing the peace He was found in ihe
"Elbo" district hunting trouble
w D. Dye. Santa Fe detective. ar
rested c. Butler last night for Tres
rassing in the santa Re yards he
was fined s. and costs in police court
this morning.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-22
KILLED OLD AND OEfENSELESS
WAR VETERAN TWO YEARS AGO
Was Arrested for The Crime al
The Time, But Discharged for
Want Of Evidence
CBy Associated pressl

Jac6son Miss Aug - Within
Il feW hours after he professed re-
Gaion at camp meeting and Joined
the ehurch Walter 3renee % youna
Benton county farmer. Went to the
preacher and puhiicN confessed mat
two sears ago ne killed Lewis
knutt aa ged confederate veteran
and decided hat he was ready aud
willing % take punishment for his
crime
lbe Nuing OF Knutt occurred III
the Hickory Fiat neighburnood IN
1GIl There were no witnesses 10
the crime. uu all the circumstances
pointed 10 an assassination
Charles Brence brother OF the
mm Nho aow coufesses the crime,
md companion named AcElroy.
were arrested and ried Tor the muir
der The chain of cireumstantial
evidence was strong. but not enough
10 warrant their convictions and they
we're acquitted
SO suspicion was attached TO Wal
ter Brence aud his voluntary con-
fession created a profound sensation
iu the community
m4nediatelt after telling that he
had aillcd Knutt Bgence insisted on
tle preacher going with him 10 the
scd widow at BIS victim and at
mdnieht they entered her nome to
pray for veuness
The murder took place Oh q dark
Main after twelve o'cloct Knutt
uas ound dead n bed the following
"a, g,l a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-22

WIFE SHOOTS
WOMAN

Kiowa. okla AUG Mrs. Lena
Shoemaker. divorcee and the moth
G. of three small children, lies at
her home here Wednesday, night the
victim of two bullets from a gun in
the hands of Mrs A. l.. Turley, of
Crowdcr City, wife of the man for
whom Mrs. Shoemaker formerly
Orked Mrs Turley accuses Mrs.
shoemaker OF undue intimacy with
her husband and stealing his love
from the wife
Mrs Turley came to I<iowa Wtdnes-
Cay evening at O'Clock and went i'm
Dediately 10 the home Of Mrs. shoe
r.aker. where. in the prescn or ihe
three small children. she made the al
legations against her and without slN-
inc chance to deny them whipped
ont revolver and fred three shots
two q them taking effect one Just
above The heart and the other IN the
{hi1h
Neiahbors attracted by the shots
cave the alarm and Constable w H.
Williams arrested Mrs. Truley. TAX
-g her to McAlester, where she was
laced in the county jail pending the
ortcome OF Mrs. Shoemaker's wounds.
Surgeons say she has no chance to
recover.
A. L. Turley, husband of'the wom-
an who did the shooting. runs cot
ION Gin at Crowder City and Mrs.
Shoemaker was employed as book
haeper last fail She moved TO KioWa
a terward and it is said that Turley
+ has visited here frequently since that
time