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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26
Musclc Saver.

The woman who lives on the sixtA
floor Of a n~o-eleVator apartment houSa
ordered some things Of the grocer and
begged that they be sent right around
in a hurry. Soon the rattle Of ropes In
the dumbwaiter shaft proclaimed that
the groceries had arrived. The woman
took off the basket that held them and
emptIed the stuff out on her kitchen
tubs. Then she followed the usual Gus
tom of setting the empty basket back
upon the dummy" and shouting "Ail
right" to the grocer's lad in the cell
lar. As she closed the dumbwaiter door
o small voice piped up through the
shaft. The woman listened a moment
and then put her head into the shaft
and called Whats that?" The small
piping treble continues: throw de
basket down. will yer, Mrs.2 Me
arms Is lear broke" And as the
basket went hurtllng down. the
Mrs" couldn't help but admire
the lads lnbor-saying idea.-New York
Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26

ginian, Of the Baltic, the Olympic, tne
PARTISAN and a dozen other Vesses
within wireless radius OF his instru
ment.
When all the lifeboats had been
picked up and their occupants saiep
put aboard his ship, before taking ~,
rest, Main again bridled the aerlA
waves with messages TO onrusnlns
steamers, telling them that all posi-
Bile had been done, and they could no'
reach the scene in time to be Of ap'
assistance.
The Carpathia headed about, and W
der steam toward New York. Mahn
found himself foodeA with message
Of inquiry, for news OF the appallus
wreck had by this time reached Z
the ends OF the earth. This task W.
endless. He could not hope to ansWs'
all messages.
Though he had not slept for ~1
hours, Main was able by almost supes
human powers OF endurance to trans
nit the names OF the survived, fepp
to the more urgent calls OF ianllls.
and friends, and In the meanWaAe'
keep the world informed of his '-ip'
exact location and her progress
ward New York
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26

situation - oil which, however. he
must have had some warning from
the rattle Of firing. He screamed
something in O'Rourke's ear as The
latter passed. and turning threw him
self fat and began 10 pump the trig
ger Of his carbinc, c%mptying the maya
zine at The ~onswcepIng line Of TOu
arcgg.
Tho alarm was hardly needed,
O'Rourke aud the guide swept on
oye the slip oi a depression IN the
desert and halted In the midst Of a
camp already q~uiCkened and alive
with shadowy figures running method.
icaIly TO their posts, carbIne and &C.
coutrcment cleaning In tho moon
light; men Of the camel crops. hard.
enod to and familiar with their work.
They bnckled down to It in a bust
ness.like Wy that thrilled the heart
OF OROurhe. In a triCe they were
doubling out past lines Of tethered
nehara, paat the white hilloCks OF
the officers sheltcr-teuts and. like the
sentry. throwing themselves down
upon the ground to take shelter OF
whatever inequalities the face Of the
desert offered, and their firing Tinged
the b%iyouaC with n fringe Of fame.
O'Rourke slipped from his camel
and turned to watch the sbirmish.
MasBed, the TouareBg. in strength
greater than the adyentursr had be.
Iieved-somcthing like two hundred
mounted men. in ~all-charged down
upon the camp as il to overrun and
stampede It.
Yet at the critical moment, when
It seemed that Of a surety there was
no stopping them, they divided and
swung round the camp in two wide
circles, scattering into open order and
firing as they scattered. Here and
there a horse fell, a rider threw out
his hands and toppled from his sad
die. a camel seemed to buckle at full
tit like a faulty piece of machinery;
and 10 gaps appeared in the flying
wings.
For the men of the flying column
were picked shots. They had need to
be, who had such tasks as this to cope
with.
Nor-fOr that matter-were the Tou.
aregg the only sufferers, Here and
there in the camp a nan plunged for,
ward In mid,stride. and on the firing
line beyond the tents now and again
a sharpshootor s%huddered and lay stIll
upon his arms. Even at O'Rourhe's
side an officer was shot as he ran to
the front, and would have fallen had
not the Irishman caught him with
ready arms and let him easily to the
earth. Az he did so the stricken man
rolled an agoni2ed eye upward.
"ORourkei' he said between a
gToan and a sigh.
And O'Rourke, kneeling at his side
and pcering into his face, gave a bit,
ter cry. For he had found Chambret,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26
One Rose to Distinction AZ an Admiral
and the Other Was a Great
Scholar.

How often do we bear of the sons
OF C%olumbusY Yet the great discover
er had two sons, n OF whom. Don
Diego. rose to distinction as an adj
miral. and the other. Fernando, as a
scholar.
Fernando was a great traveller. He
not only thrice visited America. but
subsequently traversed the whole OF
Europe and almost every accessible
portion Of Asia and Africa. In his Will
he stipulated that his library, contain
ing 10000 volumes, which he gave TO
the cathedral of Seville. should be free
to the people. and 1t is SO to this day
From books in his collection Washing
ton Irving obtained a considerable
portion of the information on which
his life OF Columbus" was founded
The following quaint epitaph. almost
o~bliterated by time, appears upon the
site Of his tomb:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26
FAMOUS SONS OF COLUMBUS

What does Is profit me to have
sprinkled the whole world with my
sweat, to have three times crossed to
the new world discovered by my ia.
Their, to have emhellished the shores
OF the tranquil Guadalquiver and pre-.
ferred my simple tastes rather than
riches, or that have assembled round
thee divinities from the source Of Cas-
Italia and offered TO thee the riches
gathered by Ptolemy. II, passing in 81.
fence over this stone, thou shouldst
fail to address a single salutation 10
my fathers memory, or to myself a
slight remembranceY"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26


The vIcomte favored O'Rourke with
a vicious glance, muttering something
about a thousand devils. The Irish.
man nuick to grasp the situation and
inwardly exulting, acknowledged Des
Trebes' attention with a winning
smile.
Good evening" he said. and nodded
amiably.
ON, shut up" snapped the Honor
able Berthe. unhandsomeIy. Where's
that letter.
O'Rourke chuckIed, "Ye're a hard
loser, me bright young friend" he
commented. q" though E%nglisbmen
always played the game as It laid"
Glynn grunted and flushed, shame,
faced. but the FrenChman cut short
the retort on his lips by a curt repe.
tition Of Glynn's own question:
Where's that letter, monsieur"
O'Rourke glanced at him languidly,
yawned. and smiled an exasperating
strictly personal smile. Then sig
nifcantly he clinked the handouts TN
I'll they rang on wrist and ankle.
Answer me-" snarled the vicomte,
picking up his revolver.
"Divvle a word, observed O'Rourke,
will ye get from me II ye shoot me
dead, monsieur lie vicomte. Put down
your pistol and be sensible"
Des Trebes' face darkened. sui.
fused with the blood OF his rage. Yet
the man asserted that admirable con.
troll OF self which he vas able to en-
ploy when 1t suited his purposes. Evil
IDENTIFY, too, he recognized the cold
c~ommon-sense OF the wanderers re.
mark, At all events he put aside the
weapon.
Where's the letter?" he demanded
again, more practically.
Again 0'Rourke yawned with NAL
ice prepense, yawned deliberately and
extensively and dispassionately.
Not a word" he volunteered at
length. until ye loose me hands and
feet, Which," he added, we need not
hesitate to do. for I'll not strike back
unless ye crowd me-"
The vicomte scowled darkly for a
moment. plainly dubious. Then pre-.
sumably upon the consideration that
he could trust O'Rourke's word and
that most assuredly he would learn
nothing from him until his request
was complied with, he growled an or
der to Glynn to unlock and remove
the handouts. The Englishman obey.
ed.
Free, 0'Rourke stretched himself,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26
VII.

Preparations for breakfast were to
ward, an aroma of coffee and bacon
hung in the still, crisp air. The troop
ers were busting about as II moth.
ing had happened, laughing and Jok,
Ing, cleaning rifles, feeding the me-
hara, striking tents, drawing water
from the palm-rlnged well round
which the camp had been made.
Out of sight beyond the edge of the
sunken oasis a detachment was dig.
ging shallow trenches for the dead.
In the open Chambret lay dying, a
stark grim figure in the growing
light O'Rourke sat by his side. near
the head of the %improvIsed litter. Ell,
bow in knee, chin in hand, eyes fixed
IN the face Of his friend,
Just before sunrise the man on the
litter stirred, moaned, opened his eyes
and turned his head to see O'RourHe,
He smiled wanly, Mon ami" he said
in tones faint yet thick
The freshman rose. Don't talk
said he. I'm be calling the surgeon"
But Chambret stayed him with a
gesture. Has he not told you. dear
friend?" he asked,
ORourke hesitated. Told me
what"
That my wound was fatal--mortal?
q. Surely he must have told you.
= ts an praenutlv Ala rnn
tent Let him be-this sur,
geon: | am beyond his aid Attend
to me, in my last moments, O'Rourke,
my friend"
The %adventurer vacillated, torn by
al agony OF compassion. "T must do
something for We" he said miserably.
=. Il must do something. . .
What can | do?"
Comfort me-" The dying man
closed his eyes and lay still for a lit.
tie. You are not gone, ORourke?"
he asked presently.
I'm here. be your side, mon ami"
Tell me OF madame .
your wife. She is well?"
she Is very we'll, Chambret."
You have seen her recently"
Within ten days"
You have returned to
herr"
"No-and yes. Twas MOI for lack
OF love for her that | gave her up"
Yes said Chambret lmpatiently.
That | understand. | com
prehend utterly your feeling. =.
But you owe her happiness, though
YOU sacrifice your owu-eyerythlng-
10 give 1t her. She loves you /.
rs h might have loved even me had
you not come into her life"
True. "
you are about to pocket your
scruples that she may have her due
portion of h~appiness?"
I've promised, ChambPet."
y am glad. But vou-what
: mas brought YOU htthufq"
IL wished to see ye."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26

rubbed his wrists. and obGerTed q
collection Of hts pocket hardware ~
ing upon tho seat by him, thrown
aside by Giynn IN his disgust at not
finding what he sought.
yen not be wanting to deprive
me OF these few ~triies. me gay high
waymen, I'm thinking?" he inquired
placidly OF the pair. II we've no OBJ
lection III make 60 free as to take
back me own"
Take what you want" returned
Des Trebes In an ugly tone. But
| give you three minutes to tell mo
where you have put that letter"
Indeed? Your courtesy overpowers
me" The Trishman took up his watch
and calmly made a note OF the hour
hard upon three in the morning; then,
with easy uonchalance slowed II away
with the rest Of the miscellaneous col
lection-the knives, coins apd keys
his wallet, tickets and so forth.
Your time" the voice Of the vi
comte interrupted this occupation, "h
up" He fingered his revolver Where
is that letter? I am losing patience
Where rust nor moth cannot cor
rupt nor thieves break in to steal,
O'Rourke misquoted solemnly
STEADY, Don't call namee-or I'll
forget meself. | mean that the letter
is in fragments, scattered to the four
winds OF heaven, destroyed. There ye
have your answer. Ye fools, did ye
think | would carry It about me-"
by Cod" said Glynn tensely. mo
don't shoot him, Des Trebes! He's
telling the truth. Make him tell what
was In the letter"
I'm afraid It's useless" O'Rourke
Knocked them. 81 have forgotten the
contents. What use to me to re-
member" he demanded, inspired.
What made ye think | would have
it at all? Sure. and the letter was
properly Chambret's. Why would ]
not turn 1t owe to him."
oh. cut IT." Glynn interrupted i'm
patiently. I'VE know he's dead. The
news was photographed in from the
column day before yesterday"
Quite so. Yet, II ye know so much,
if-as | gather-ye suspect that Cham
bret turned over this precious Jewel
to me. why do ye not demand 1t as
we'll as the letter? Not that | have
either"
Because We jolly well know you
haven't got the ruby" blurted tina
Englishman.
BE quiet" snapped the vicomte,
CrO BE CONTINUED.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26
SYNOPSIS

The story opens AZ Monte |nrlo witt
COZ Terence G'ltpurrr, a military trra
lance and FGuaLhiUE OF fl gambler, In hts
motel Leaning on the balcony he secs u
hcnutiful RiTl who suddenly cutters the
elevator and passes from sight At the
gaming table D'lsourSe notices two men
Watching him. one IL the Hon. Berthe
.llynB. while hla companion is Nis'uunt
Des Trebes, "A dueiiEt. The ylScOuut tells
.him the French government has directed
him to O~'ItuuFke an a man who Wpu'J
undertake a secret mission At HE apart
,meut, O'ROurkc, who had agreed 10 un'
tdcrtake the mission, finds a mysterious
letter. The viacOuut arrives. hands 4
Heaicd package to O'Eluurkc, VINO IT, not
10 open II until on the ocean. a pair OF
dainty slippers ARE seen protrudiug from
under a doorway curtain. The lrlEhnan
,nndE the owner Of tho mysterious feet to
Tic his wife. BeatrlX, from whom he had
run away Il year previous. They are
'rcuonciicd. and opening the letter ne mas
lthAt a RanROon law firm offers him
100, 900 pounds for a jewel known ~ ne
root Of Flame and left TO him by . dy-
ing friend. but now Ia keeping OF one
named Chambret In Algeria. Oltoufke
yorstA the nublrman IN "A duel The wlfe
bids O'ltourke farewell and lac promises
N, soon return with the reward tie DIS
covers both Giynn and the viscount an
'hoard llP ship.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26

the whole disaster was that final
glimpse Of this elderly couple await
ing the end together"
Three sailors Of the Titanic, who
were standing heal Mrs. Schubert,
spoke up at this moment to say;
"You know the Titanic just crawled
up on that iceberg and broke in two"
Astor Is One of Heroes.
THE conduct Of Col. John Jacob
Aston was deserving Of the highest
praise" said Colonel Oracle Of the
regular army, who narrowly escaped
drowning. The millionaire New
Yorker" he said, devoted all his en-
ergies to saving his young bride, who
was in delicate health.
Colonel Astor helped us in our eff
forts to get her in the boat" said Col
onel Oracle. Il lifted her into the
boat. and as she took her place Col
onel Astor requested permission Of the
second officer to go with her for her
own protection.
"'No, sir replied the officer; not a
man shall go on a boat until the wom-
en- are all off
Goes to Aid Of Other Women.
Colonel Aston then inquired the
number of the boat which was being
lowered away and turned to the work
OF clearing the other boats and In
reassuring the frightened and nervous
women.
by this time the ship began to list
frightfully to port. This became so
dangerous that the second officer or.
dered every one to rush to starboard.
This W Q did and found the crew try
Ing to get a boat off in that quarter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26
STRAUS AND WIFE
DROWN TOGETHER
AS VESSEL SINKS
Wife Refuses to Leave Husband
and Couple Die in Each
Others Arms.
AsToR is ONE OF HEROES
New York Millionaire Puts Bride In
Boat, Then Aids Other Women
Goes Down In Ship With 9th
err Men Without Murmur or
Complaint OF Treat
ment.

New York, April ia picture Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor Straus clinging 10
each other after the last boat was
gone was revealed by Mrs. Schubert
Of Derby, Conn, who, with her broth
er,. vas rescued. Mrs. Schubert had
stateroom 20 on the ~starboard side
amidships.
1T was a crash, but not a great one,
it seemed to me, that awakened me-"
she said. When | went on deck
said to a steward: Are we going
down. He answered, calmly, Madam.
| guess we are
AN officer on the bridge or e it
was shouting out, as the lifeboats
were being got ready: Women and
children irst!'
Saves Her Brothers Life.
They tried to get me away from
my brother and put me in a boat. |
refused to go without him. Finally
my brother and ! stood alone In our
part of the ship. A boat was just
leaving that had room for two more
passengers. The officers In charge
said to me:
well, II you won't leave your
brother, he may come, too
I'VE got into the boat and, by hest
tating. / saved my brothers life.
Mrs. Straus had had a chance to be
saved, but she refused to leave her
husband. AS our boat moved away
from the ship-it was the last boat Of
alive could plainly see Mr.. and Mrs.
Straus zeal the rail with their arms
around each other.
THE lights of the Titanic We're all
burning and the band was playing.
70 ME the most affecting episode OF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-26
Comfortinn.

Mother Tin a very low voice. =
Tommy, YOUR grandfather is very sick.
Can't you say something to cheer him
up a bit?
Tommy Tin an earnest voice)-
Grandfather, wouldn't you like to hare
soldiers at your funara2-Silsat
Partner.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-03
CLOUD
GROWS DARKER
Miners Refuse 10 Ratify the
Agreement Made With 0ps-
rators by Sub Committee.
REPEAT FIRST DEMANDS
Men Believe Time Is Ripe
to Get AlI-0peratOrs
Not Prepared.
Special bp United Prsss W.rn

New York, May 3:-The anthra-
cite committee of the United Mine
Workers were actively engaged to-
day in an endeavor to find some way
of avoiding general strike in the
hard coal fields. Following a brief
conference adjournment was taken
until afternoon when some plans, 1t
Is expected, would be agreed on
whereby the question at issue be-
tween the union and the operators
can be settled.
1t was generally expected that the
committee would ask the operators
to modify the agreement reached by
the subcommittee which were re-
jected yesterday. This the opera
tors would refuse to do, It is be-
lieved. Then 1t was stated the
miners would call general conven-
ton to pass on whether the agree
ment should be accepted. Many
leaders seem to believe the rank and
file Of the union will decide to &C
cept the compromise agreement and
vote not to strike.
Tho indirect recognition Of the union
IN the appointment Of grievance COM
mittes for every miue, as set forth in
the tentative agreement which has al
ready been published, was not enough
for the committee. Its members want
cd full recognition Of the union, the
checkoff system by which the union
dues would be withheld from tbs pay
envelopes Of the miners, the eight hour
workday, 4 larger increase In wages
hnn ~ 49,
aent than four years, practically, in
short, all that the original demands
called for.
John P. White, president OF the Unit
ed Mine Workers. spokesman of the
mine workeiy' committee, is III In Os-
kaloosa, Ia, and his place was taken by
former State Senator william Green
Of Ohio, statistician of the union.
The operators committee held a
meeting before the joint conference
and passed resolution accepting the
agreement by ratifying the action of
the subcommittee. The mine workers
conference, however, had held a meet
ing at which 1t was decided not to ac-
cept the agreement. ......
President Bser of the Reading rail
road, one of the operators, was asked
what were the prospects for peace. He
replied that the conference committee
OF the operators still were willing to
carry out previous offer to refer the
matters in dispute to the surviving
members of the anthracite strike com
mission.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-03
DOG WARDEN'S
REPORT GIVEN
45O CANNES Caught in a
Months $3.50 Revenue.

From the time Of his appointment
about four months ago until the
present time Albert Leonard, dog
warden and pound master, has cap
tured about 460 dogs. two geese.
horse and a goat. He has killed and
buried 400 dogs, released fifty and
has a dozen now impounded. His
total revenue was $3.50, averaging
$136 n month. OF that amount he
paid one and two assistants at va
rious times.
Mr.. Leonard has fully complied
with the law and all requirements in
impounding, killing and burying
dogs, according to the police who su-
perYise his work. He is now catch
ing dogs himself by order Of city
officials, instead OF through assist
ants as formerly. He Is now work.
ing under instructions from Acting
Mayor Garretson and the Board OF
Aldermen.
The dog warden and pound master
received two orders from former
Acting Mayor Dalton to release dogs
and yesterday received an order
from Mr.. Garretson to release a goat.
Mr.. Leonard reports that masons
are finishing work on the new city
pound near the city aims house.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-03
STRIKE is STILL.
ON IN CHICAGO
Newspapers Have Difficulty
in Getting Out Editions.
Special by Urited Press Wire.

Chicago, May Silk hundred
union newspaper pressmen are still
out today and Chicago is without
newspapers. The publishers sue
ceeded in getting out their morning
editions, but the union wagon driv-
ers struck and refused to deliver
the papers. All the union newsboys
declined to work and distribution
was impossible.
The union pressmen today charg-
ed the publishers of making efforts
to make open shop conditions in
their offices, while the publishers
declare the pressmen broke their
contract. A meeting was called to-
day Of the allied printing trades to
the entire newspaper making force.
An extra force of $50 policemen
are today guarding the newspaper
offices and strike breakers are ac-
companied when going to and from
work. The strike has proved a boom
for the Daily Socialist, which sus-
pended publication several days ago
for the lack of funds.
The publishers today secured an
injunction ordering the union
wagon drivers not to interfere with
strike breakers distributing papers.
This step was taken following dis
turbances IN which wagons were
stopped and bundles of papers torn
up. The union printers quit work
this afternoon pending a conference
between their representatives and
the publishers.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-03
FLEE FOR LIVES
IN LOUISIANA
People Give Up Fight to
Save Levees Along the
mississippi River.
PLANTATIONS FLOODED
Prosperous Towns and Rich
Lands Are Being Swept
by the Waters.
PLANTATIONS FLOODED
Special by United Press Wire.


New Orleans, May Having
abandoned hope of repairing the
break in the Mississippi leyees about
Torras, government and state off,
clals today centered their efforts to-
ward rescuing the thousands render
ed home less by the flood, by pro-
viding food and shelter for the refu-
gees. The big breach at Torras was
over eight hundred feet wide today
and water was pouring through at a
terrific rate. A dozen special trains
have been rushed to the scene.
1t is estimated that $4,000 per-
sons are being cared for in rescue
camps. Thousands will be added to
this number.
In the course of the next few days
a quarter of million persons In south
ern Louisiana will be homeless and
crops valued at s10000,oOO Will have
been wiped out The foods are cours-
Ing through the low lying sugar plan
tatious.
At any time an even more serious
break Is expected to increase enor-
mously the volume Of water The great
WI gan iCfsC AuS DScI
efficient. The leyee is the highest in
America and, with the exception of
two Holland dykes, is the highest earth
dam in the world. Throughout the
sugar bowl Of America" the section
now being inundated, people are fee
ing for their lives. Many attempted to
save live stock, but hundreds of horses
and cattle already have been drowned,
and their carcasses, together with the
bodies of hundreds Of deer, are min
gled with the debris OF ruined homes
and farms. Far to the south, even
along the gulf coast, where the waters
will not arrive for some days yet, the
people are preparing to abandon their
possessions and flee
SO far no reports Of loss of life have
been received.