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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Broadway Baptist.

Regular services throughout dav
Sunday.
The sand. school will meet a. g. /;
4 m. G. w Richards, Supt.
reaching by the pastor. Subiec,,
Bible Study for 1913.
5 ryices at $50. subject Some Dit
fculties of the Bible Examined"
Tie deacons will meet Monday eve
nng at 1:30.
4 cordial invitation extended to tn
ricnds to attend these services.
F. NJ. MASTERS,
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
First preshYterian Church.

Services will be held today at ! !
a. m. and 7:S0 p. nj.
Sunday school at 9:i5 =. m.
Meeting Of session at lo:45 a m.
Christian Fndeavor at $50 p. m.
Subject for the morning session
"The Corner Stone"
s6iSpr-g nishr sh sh shrd'uuni
At tto nieht service the subject VIII
70 "Chrisimas I.e"ends.' Snecial
Christmas singing will be a part OF
'ho service
\ cordial invitation is extend d to
vOu.
CIIAS. c. WFTu
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Broadway Methodist.

Sunday school 9: 10. Junior League
{ D. M, Senior League $50 p. III.
Public worship II a. m, and 7:"O
- m. with sermons by the pastor.
Subjects: Morning sermon. 'Defec-
ton from Christ. Its Cause and Cure
Evening sermon, Songs in the
Night
c. r. GRAY,
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
A Beautiful Calendar.

Judge Felix X. West is the proud
owner Of 4 calendar for the year
1913 with compliments of the United
States senate which he received yes
terdav from Senator T. p. Gore. The
calendar has cmblaZoned upon it Il
beautiful half tone engraving Of the
national capitol at Washington City.
Judge West values the gift very
highly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Firet Christian Church.

SUNDAY school 9:i5 a. m. l. Il. Ma
son Stunt.
PREACHING at II a. m hv the p"s'or
There Hill No no evening service,
Prayer meeting w dnesd'y even
ing.
Tho regular monthly meeting OF
he c. W. i. NJ. will be held , n. M
Friday. Ian. 3, at the home OF Mrs.
Tom Roberts.
Mrs. o. G.. Warren will he leader.
VI. S. JOHNSON.
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Catholic Church.

lIolv mess will h re'd at ten
O'Clock this morning, followed by
sunday school. Sermon during mass.
Everybody welcome.
FIR. JAMES J. WALf.RAPP.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Returns from Christmas Vacation.

l.. NJ. Thurston, superintendent OF
county schools, returned yesterday
afternoon from a five days vacation
which he spent in Oklahoma City
and other Oklahoma points. Prof.
Thurston says that so far as he
has seen, Carter county is unsur-
passed by any county in the state
in point of the number of good and
modern school houses, and Ardmors
stands second to no city in the
state in that line.
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:: :: :: :: y 4. :: :: ;: :: :; !; :: :: :: {:
:, WITH THE CHURCHES. :
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PreshYterian Northeas;
Presbyterian Northeast.

TiSSSJtN''"'' wv b'NaSN'
Sunday school at 9:ij Z. al
Preaching at II a III. and 7:30 y. ri.
Lords supper vii dr o'oar,+l At
the close of TN molning service. L..
I'll the members be present. Strane-
..r.. and visitors always welcome
Christian EnGeayor at Gas. Ever,
young person is Invited.
r. G. CARNAHAN,
Pastor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Christian Science.

Sunday services II a. NJ.
Subject Christian Science
Golden text: Philippians ; T., It.
RESPONSIVE reading: joel ,.
Sunday school 10 a. III.
"Wednesday evening te3timanial ser
vices ..30 p IN.
Our church is on ID and Broadway
y. w.
Al! are invited to meet with US.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

All rar'ies ha"'ng business with
mo will kindly call at Rando' :
Dit7ler Dry Goods Co. or phone s25.
29.1m F.. F.. GUILLOT.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
ST. Philips Church.

Holy communion at a. IN.
Sunday school at 9:i5 a. IN.
Choral celebration of the holy com
munion and sermon at | a. IN.
Christmas music will be repeated az
his service. Everybody is cordially
invited.
FRANCIS T.. KEICHDR,
Rector
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

Jadar James Il. Humphrey, VINO
suffered an aporlep,ic stroke some
months ago, returned yesteria.
morning from Michigan points,
where he has been recupcrat.ng n"
shat cred health The Judge has al
mCst fully recovered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Confederate Home.

Rev. c. r. Gray will preach at ;
p. M. Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
silver.

silver.
The pessimist insists that the dark.
est cloud has merely q German silver
lining.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

stop a"u ,end the Want Ads
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

CUAS. c. WF'TH
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

| nca' f!iGI nan tone engraving Of tn
natinnal capitol at Washington City
Judge West values the gift YER!
| highly.
Professional Car d.
LAWYERS DIRECTORY
J. c. THOMPSON
Attorney at Law.
| General Practice. Land Titles an
Land Litigation Speciality
Over First National Bank.
Phone 80.
MOORE & BASS
Attorneys at Law.
General Practice.
Land Laws Specially
Frensley- -Ledbetter Bldg
n. n. Brown [. X. Brown
BROWN & BROWN
Attorneys at Law.
Wheeler Bldg. Phone 29s
Ardmore, Okla.
!. T. Coleman o. c. lashe
COLEMAN & lAsHER
Lawyers.
Land Litigation and Probate Practic,
- oIJ
Phone 602. Ardmore, Okla
kAPPLER G. MERiLlAT
Attorneys at Law.
'ractice before all Courts. Congress
Government Departments
Indian Cases specially.
mice. Bond Bldg, Washington, d. c
II. 3. HARTs
Attorney st Law.
Room 2. Noble Bldg Phone 700
Ardmore. Okla.
C. 9. kendrick S. N. Davis
r. e. Smith
keNORiCk, DAVIS & SMITH
Attorneys at Law
Ardmore. Okla
Or. r. C. CONNIE
All work guaranteed
High Glass Dentistry at Moderate
Prices.
Office lOSh East Main Street.
Phones: Office 90S. Res. S22 red
Or. N. c. Wood Or. J. w. Potter
Res. Phone III Res Phone al
Ors. WOOD & POTTER
DENTISTS
Office German building.
Office Phone ITO.
GENERAL SURVEYS
Maps l'rofiles specifications
Reports
PHILLIPS & CO.
l2lt Eddleman Bldg Ardnore, Okla.
Or. II. A. MORGAN.
Dentist.
Office over Postoffice.
Telephone:
Office 9lS. Residence. Blue 8i7
Phone calls answered day or night.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
abandoned Infant
Named After Writer
Three Weeks Old Baby Boy Known as Dorothy
Van CORTLAND, Jr., at Founding Hospital
Child Needs Home

paper reporter. but III find a mamma
and papa for this baby il you'll permit
me-" Miss Schott acquiesced. Now, I'm
looking for a mamma and papa.
OF course, they can name little Doro-
thy themselves. but as long as she is
at the hospital she will be known as
Dorothy Van Courtland. The nurses
asked Miss Schott to recommend to the
hospital board that the baby be given
my name officially and Miss Schott prom
ised she would make the recommends
ton.
As the board is very fond Of Miss
Schott they grant nearly all her requests
and I would not be at all surprised to
read my name on the hospital record in
the next few days. But whether officially
or unofiicially. the babe will always be
known to the hospital officials. nurses
and attendants as Dorothy Van Court
land. jr.
They say: 'The name is beautiful and
1t just suits thisS beautiful baby. Be-
sides she seems to like you more than
any one else. Miss Van CORTLAND"
To tell who may want to adopt little
Dorothy. will promise that their identi-
ty wal not be revealed IL they desire
secrecy. Address all communications to
Miss Schott at the Founding Hospital
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
CREDIT MBN HERE
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
Banks. and Business Firms Will Be
Represented at Meeting
this Afternoon,

The Washington Association of Credit
Men will be organized as a branch Of the
National Association of Credit Men by
Washington banks and business firms
through representatives meeting with
representatives OF the national body at
the Chamber Of Commerce at $50 O'Clock
this afternoon.
Plans for the organization Of the
Washington branch have been practi-
cally completed, and the proceedings this
afternoon will he principally OF a for
NAL nature. They will include the adop-
ton OF a constitution and a code Of
laws and the election Of officers.
The object Of the association Of
credit men is to organize the individual
credit men and their associations
throughout the United States into one
central body. rendering moro uniform
and establishing more firmly the basis
upon which credit In every branch Of
compercial enterprise could be founded
The association advocates enactment Of
laws to aid in commercial advancement
collect data and statistics relating to
business. strive for Improvement of busi-
ness customs. maintain a fund to protect
its members against fraudulent prac-
tises. and in other ways help the busi-
ness man.
The National Association. which has
headquarters in New York. 10 IS
years old and has about $500 members.
In eighty afiliated branches. Baltimore,
Norfolk and Richmond are among the
cities nears Washington having branches
Of the National Association Of Credit
Men.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
NOVELIST BARR
DIES IN ENGLAND
A q Detroit Newspaper Nan He
Wrote Burning Of Ice
Palace.

London Oct. 1.-Robert Barr, the
novelist. died suddenly to-day at his
home At woldingham. Surrey.
Robert Barr was born in Glasgow.
Scotland, but he was taken to Canada
a. . boy and was educated In the Nor
NAL School Of Toronto, He became .
teacher and was headmaster Of the pub
liz school at Windsor, Canada. till 1S7o,
when he Joined the stan Of the Detroit
Free Press.
AZ q member Of tho Free Press staff.
where he was better known ~ Luke
Sharp. he attained considerable promi-
nence by writing q vivid story Of the
bu 'ping Of the Ice Palace at Montreal
CaA ada. His description of the burning
ice ava and topping iceberss went the
rounls Of the press Of the country and
was believed to such an extent that
repretsntatives Of tho Canadian govern
ment las well a. railroad managers.
officially requested him to make = denial
Of the story. Mr.. Barr was an inveter-
ate smoker Of cigarettes and very proud
Of his spelling. constantly finding fault
with the ''hellhounds who read proof"
The late Hon. William E. Quinby. pro-
that Mr.. Barr read his own proof. He
did so-once. That was enough. He
let twelve errors go by in half q COL
umn Of matter. and he had been q
schoolmaster in Canada Mr.. Barr never
after had any kicks In the proofroom.
He moved to London. England. In 1881
to take charge Of tho Detroit Free Press
English edition. which after a few years
died a natural death. In 1892 he founded
Jointly with Jerome X. Jerome The 1dler
Magazine, Of which he continued to be
editor. 1t was In that same year that he
published In a Steamer Chair and
other books followed after that, II not
at the rate of one a year. still at fire.
quent intervals. From Whose Bourn"
was published in 1893. THE Face and the
Mask in 1884, I'm the Midst Of Alarms"
in 1896 The Mutable Many" In 1887. The
Countess Tekla" in 1889. The Strong
Arm" and The Unchanging East" in 1900,
The victors" in 1901. "Over the Bower
In 1902. and so on down to ''The Sword
Maker" published in 1910.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
BEYBRIDGE HERE
TO-DAY TO TESTIFY
Former Senator viii Appear Before
Committee a. Last Session
Before Election.

Senator Clapp summoned former Sens
tor Albert J. Beveridse and John r.
Hays. the Indiana Senator'S former pri-
vate secretary. to appear before the
Senatorial committee investigating cam
paign funds. Harry Starr. Lars Whit.
comb. Harry Petit and Leopold Roth
schild. all Of Indiana, were also sum-
moned.
The committee win not meet until
o'clock to-day to permit tho witnesses
to reach Washington.
At the time appointed for the morning
session Of tho committee yesterday,
Senator Clapp announced that there
would bo no meeting. This was decided
upon at an executive session Of tho in
vestigating body. wheR 1t was found
that none Of the witnesses was on hand.
Senator Clapp added that to-day's session
vii be the last before election as all
the members of the investigating body
desire to return homo to participate in
tho political conflict
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
CHAMBER PROBES LICENSES.
Suspicion II Aroused that Maryland
IL Discrfmfnating.


IL Discriminating.
1t Is tho suspicion Of tho Chamber OF
Commerce that the State Of Maryland
is discriminating against the citizens OF
the District in the matter Of automobile
licenses. and yesterday tho executive
committee Of the Chamber authorized
Secretary Grant to mako a thorough
probe into the matter
The suspicious Of the Chamber have
been aroused by figures said to show
that during the first seven months of
this year s2s25ls4 has been paid out for
licenses, while during the whole of last
year the figures only reached 81, $40 To-
Tho executive committee also took I'D
the matter Of the grand opera house
oscar Hammerstein proposes to build If
Washington. A special committee of five
was named to investigate the practica-
bllity Of the scheme Of grand opera here.
The proposition outlined by the impress
sario calls for an expenditure Of S7OO 600
The house would be built to seat 2,ls5.
This afternoon the sub committee an
pointed from tho committee on conven-
tions to attempt to get for washington
the convention Of tho Railway Supply
Manufacturers in 1913 will meet, and at
4 o'clock the same afternoon the COM
mfttee on manufactures will convene.
The Retail Merchants Association win
meet tomorrow night and the National
Picture Association in tho afternoon,
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
ARMY TEST RIDES
NEARLY COMPLETED
twenty-five 04icefy win Start TO.
morrow Morning on Jaunt Of
~ Ninety Miles.

With the rides that win start TO-
morrow morning and continue Friday
ana Saturday. in which twenty ave
officers will take part. the required test
rides will be practically completed. The
three days ride will cover ninety miles.
The routes have not beeni definitely
decided upon. but 1t was said Yesterday
that 1t was probable the officers would
ride from Fort Myer to Mount Vernon
and back on the first and third days.
Those who will participate In the ride
this week are Col James T. Kerr, Ad-
jutant General. of the office Of the Ad-
Jutant General: Maj. Harry L. Pettus,
Quartermaster; Maj. Elwood Evans,
paymaster. and Lieut.. Col. George L.
Downey. paymaster. all Of the quarter
masters corps: Col Charles Richard,
medical corps of the Army Medical
School: Col Henry p. Bingingham.
medical corps OF the Walter Reed Hos
vital: Col George p. Scriven and Maj.
t4gar Russell. Signal Corps. In the ONCE
al the Chief Signal Oficer: Col Charles
oWalcutt, Of the Insular Bureau; Col.
Edtard st. J. Greble. Lieut.. Col Harry
T. len and Lieut.. Col. Harry C. Hale.
Geness. Stan. and Maj. Clint c. Hearn
and Maj. William e. Cole. coast artil-
.oA', 80 - .he oIIScIo VI tHo SiueI Oh
STAN; MAJ. John-H. Roce. Of the once
Of the Chief Of Ordinance; Lieut.. Col.
Charles N. Candy. Lieut. Col Jefferson
r. Keen. Maj. Gen. Carl r. Darnall,
MAJ. Charles Lynch and Maj. Thomas
L Rhoads. Of the Office of the Surgeon
General: Maj. Edgar Padwin. Of the
office Of the Chief Of Engineers; Maj NJ.
G. Spinks. coast artillery In the division
Of militia affairs; Maj. Frank o. Bogga.
engineer corps Of the Isthmian Canal
Commission. and Maj. Henry W. Nor
row and Maj. Edward A. Kreger. Of the
office Of the Judge Advocate General.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
BY DOROTHY VAN COURTLAND.

By DOROTHY VAN COURTLAND.
1 beg to introduce Miss Dorothy Van
Courtland. tr.
She is but three weeks old. has blue
eyes, wavy. golden hair. and pink toes
just like any regular baby.
But she is not just exactly a regular
baby, for She has no mamma and papa,
that is. a mamma and papa who want
her, which is one way OF explaining why
1 am writing this story.
AS she is my namesake, I am her
nearest known kin, and I want to find
a real nice mamma and papa who will
adopt little Dorothy and treat her Just
as though she were their own darling
baby.
You see, It was this way. My city
editor instructed me last night ''to go
UP to the Founding Hospital at 171o
Fifteenth Street Northwest and find out
about the baby that was abandoned on
q doorstep in the Northeast late Sunday
night"
I followed my card into the ONCE of
Miss Schott, superintendent Of the hos
pital Miss Schott escorted me to the
of love at first sight between me and
the baby.
Tho baby cooed and laughed (she's
only three weeks old. mind and
cooed and laughed. and then forgot
the hospital rules and picked up the
tiny stranger. She snuggled in my
arms and her big blue eyes seemed to
say Nov I've found a friend" She
had.
II can't adopt this baby, Miss schott, +"
I said. because I'm ONLY q poor news
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
DAN CUPID PULLS
TRIGGER THAT MAY
CAUSE BOYS DEATH

New York. Dot 0-FIfteen-year-o - old
Tobias Tinson. OF ~ F1atbush Avenue
Brooklyn. madly infatuated with thir-
teen-year-old Alva Ross. who lives a,
el4 Atlantic Avenue. to-day forced his
way into his sweetheart's home in spite
OF the protests of the girls mother.
At Mrs. Ross command Alva fed to
the fire escape leading to the roof. See
ing Alva run from him. the desperate
boy drew revolver and shot himself
twice in the head.
DR.. Ryan. Of the Holy Family Hos
pital, was called. and said the boy did
not have chance Of recovery. The girl
is in a serious condition from grief and
fright.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
Bogus Solicitor Arrested.

Baltimore. Oct. 2.-Ieslie A. Jones,
alias Lewis f. Smith. who fooled hun
dreds Of persons into believing that he
was soliciting subscriptions for a maga-
zine for the purpose Of getting a schol-
arship at Johns Hopkins University,
pleaded guilty to-day in the Criminal
Court to getting money by means Of
false pretenses.
Jones said that he came to Baltimore
from Richmond. Va, and went to work
for man named Osborne. who. he said.
had sent him out to solicit subscrip-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
MESSAGES OF THANKS.

Chamber of Commerce Delesafes
Ramember Stay in Capital.
TWO messages Of thanks have been
received by the Chamber OF Commerce
from the delegates to the Fifth Inter-
national Congress Of Chambers Of Com
merce expressing the thanks Of the
delegates for the reception accorded
them IN Washington and the pleasure
of their entertainment hera
One dispatch is from tho delegates
collectively and is signed by President
Cannon-Legrand, OF the congress. and
Emile Jottrand, secretary. The second
was from Sir George Reid. high COM
missioner for Australia. in London.
An appropriation of $50 has been au-
tho-ized for a stenographer to take the
testimony in the investigation OF assess
ments in the District
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
A Box Of stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Il
Your Best Traveling COmpanfOu.

10of beBt Ir1vel1ng COmp0nhOn.
Railroads tell you about the wonders
Of nature along their lines; hotels de-
scribe their modern accommodations
cuisine unexcelled.' The wise traveller
knows he Is taking pot luck when he
leaves home. hence a box Of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets is quite as essential
as many Of tho other travelling requi-
sites"
Thus commented a philosophical trav-
cling man, speaking Of hotel life, res
taurants. grills. and junction lunch
counters. 1.-THE agitations in this
world he continued, "are the result Of
one set Of men trying to compel the
other set to think and act against their
own inclinations. It is the same in re-
ngion, politics. and eats. I have learn
ed from experience to eat what they
serve; to forget the food experts, read
the current news and jokes, and leave
the stomach to the best expert in the
world-Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets"
And Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act
ually do the work assigned them. They
relieve weak and overburdened stom-
achs Of a great portion Of digestive ac-
tion. Their component parts assist the
digestive fluids and secretions of the
stomach and they simply take up the
same as q good. strong. healthy stom-
ach would do II.
6tuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale
by all druggists. at 90 cents box, and
they are the, one article that the drug
gtst does not try to sell something in the
place Of II that's ''5ust az good" Their
unqualified merit and success and the
universal demand fer them has placed
them within the reach Of every one
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
Gets Heavy Sentence.

Baltimore. Oct. 0.-Alfred B. Young,
Of New York. advertising agent for the
Potomac Refining Company. who was
yesterday found guilty Of misusing the
government malls by a jury in the
United States District Court, was to-day
sentenced to serve thirty days in the
Baltimore city jail and pay q fine Of
$1,000 by Judge Henry A. NJ Smith. No
tiflcation was Immediately given the
court by Young's attorneys that an ap-
peal would be taken.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
BOYS HOLD ELECTION.
Wilson and Marshau Win at
Working Home.


Wilson and Marshall carried the Work
ing Boys Home. go c Street Northwest,
yesterday. In q regularly prepared cleo
tion. with formally arranged ballots,
polling place. registration and voting
booth, six Of the voting population OF
expressed their preference
for the Democratic candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice-President, while three
each voted for Taft and Sherman. and
Roosevelt and johnson and one for
Debs and Seidel. Two votes were thrown
out as illegal" Four of tho electorate
were mot voting and I'VE were ab-
sent
The election was conducted by Rev.
Zed H Copp. who organized and has
charge Of the Home. It was merely
educational. Mr.. Copp said.
Tho boys will establish q republic
in a few days. They will adopt a con-
stituton and elect a president a vice
president. eight senators and fourteen
and q chief Justice and
an attorney general All tho Offices ex-
cept those Of chief Justice and attorney
general will be filled by the boyA
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
Cuban Politics Complicated.

Havana, Oct. 2-The political situation
in Cuba has been complicated by the
threat Of the Liberals to withdraw from
the elections because President Gomez
Is unwilling to assume command of the
army and the rural guard. The Liberals
claim that . fair election is impossible
as long as Monteagudo commands the
army. Gomez intended to assume the
command. but was prevented by Memo
calls threat to start a revolution FOR the
overthrow Of the administration. Mem
ocal told Gomez he could have 1000
mounted men in Havana within six
hour6
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
SECRETARY KNOX LEAVES
CAPITAL FOR BEVERLY

Secretary Of State Knox left for
Beverly yesterday at 10 o'clock, after a
stay in Washington Of Just twenty-four
hours, following his return from Japan
He will spend several days with Presi-
dent Taft. It is possible that he may
return to Washington before going into
the Middle West States to speak on the
stump,
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
PRAIRIE Is SAFE.
Stories that Transport Was Los
Worries Naval Omcials.

StO1les tnet Tf0hopOrt was LOST
Worries Naval Omcials.
Wholly erroneous and unauthorized re-
ports to the effect that tho naval trans
port Prairie, with Big. Gen. Mcintyre
and W. T. s. Doyle, Of the State De-
partment. and 80 marines on board, had
been lost In Dominican waters. brought
food of anxious inquiries to officials
Of the State. War, and Navy Depart
ments yesterday.
to what was common knowledge in Of
fetal circles, messages have been re-
ceived from Mr.. Doyle and the Prairie
almost daily since their arrival at Santo
Domingo City on October 2
Commander Scales. of the Prairie, and
Mr.. Doyle reported to Washington yes
terday morning. in fact, and apother
message was received from Mr.. Doyle
last Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
Scotch Novelist Dies.

London. Oct. 2.-Robert Barr, the IA
nous Scptch novelist. died here to-day.
He had lived in England for a number
of years. Mr.. Barr began writing while
working for the Detroit (Mich) Free
Press, for which publication he wrote
under the pen name of Luke Sharp..