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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-09-28

Snt branch on the family came by
the place. Pretty grewsome, isn't
lft7"
"A strange story" told him: "but
why must II be kept secret from the
ladies'"
Because the beast walks. man.
Inere's not a laborer in Norfolk who
would go into the lower gardens on
any night OF the year. much less on
Christmas eve"
MY good Talman. do you mean
70 say you believe thisY"
don't know--but | wouldn't go
INTO The lower gardens tonight. n /
could walk round. Think OF II
Phillips, the white shape with the
bloody jaws lurking In the shadows,
ugh-iet's go and get cocktail be
fore"
beg your pardon, sir, but the
baron is looking for you"
he was tall. hatchet-faced fellow
with that mixture OF respect and dig
nifty that marks the well.trained Brit.
Ism manservant. Upon the soft pile
OF the rugs We had not heard hts
footsteps.
He asked me TO find you. sir" he
continued. addressing himself 10 me
with slight bow. He is waiting in
HIS room"
AS he preceded us thither. Talman
whispered that meaning
thereby our conductor-was steen's
valet, and very clever fellow by ALI
accounts.
The baron, fat. high-colored and
hearty. welcomed me with an open
sincerity of pleasure we'll calculated
to place a guest at his ease. A re-
markable old boy was Baron steen.
He always seemed TO carry with him
jovial atmosphere OF his own. IN
which those TO whom be spoke were
lost and blinded out OF their better
Judgment. He was kind enough 10
pay me some compliments upon my
water-color work Whatever else can
be brought against him. no one can
deny that he was sound Judge OF
art.
hN hAhnSi Hdhotu pltdSd0llg
enough that night, with free and wit
~ conversation. Our bachelor host
was In his most humorous mood,
keeping those about him in shouts
OF laughter Facing him, at the ex-
tremity OF the long table, was HIS
secretary, a thin, melancholy youth
OF about four-and-twenty. My fair
neighbor told me that Terry. as he
was named, had been intended for
the church. but that his father, having
ruined himself on the stock ex-
change. had persuaded the baron to
give him work. He was devoted TO
his patron. which, she smiled. was
not surprising. seeing that he must
be we'll on his way TO rebuilding the
fortune his father had lost
am not an ardent gambler. and
when | do play I admit a preference
for games in which brains are OF
some account, The roulette table
soon bored me, and after l had seen
the last OF few pounds. contented
myself by watching the changing for
tunes OF the rest OF the party. Just
before eleven the baron. who had
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-09-28


filled with the heirlooms OF the de
Launes. from whom Baron Steen
rented II. And though the present
peer. broken-down old drunkard.
was living In a little villa at East
bourne on eight hundred pounds a
year. the family had been great and
glorious one. finding mention on
many page In English history.
AT the end OF the great dining-room.
set In the blackjack wainscot above
the IRE. was the portrait OF a boy. IL
was Reynolds. and worthy effort
OF that master hand The lad could
have been no more than fifteen years
OF age. but In his eyes was thar
grave, distracted expression that
usually comes with the painful wis
dom OF later years. In more closely
examining the picture, ! noticed that
a large portion OF Il at the bottom
right-hand corner had been re-
paired or painted out. called Tai
mans attention 20 this misfortune.
asking II he knew the cause.
"Thes painted out the wolf" he
said. "and with good enough reason.
too"
"A WOLFF" / said.
IF old de Laune were TO hear
me gossiping about Il he'd kick
Jove! But with Steen in possession
it's safe enough. Mind you. though
you mustn't mention It TO the ladies'
-on your word. now"
Yes, yes" / said eagerly; go on"
Such things brighten the women"
he explained. We'll. II was in this
way Phillip, and he was the sixth
earl. was our ambassador at St
Petersburg somewhere about the
year 1890. Once when he was out
hunting he shot an old she-wolf that
was peering from the mouth OF a
cave. and inside they found thriv-
ing family OF four cubs. One OF
them was white, an albino. suspect.
He saved Il from the dogs and took
Il home. When he came back to
Cloudsham the next year, he brought
II along with his wife and his boy
an only son. They say It was a
great pet at first but II grew sulky
with age. and finally was kept chained
in the stables.
"One Christmas eve. Just as dusk
was closing in. de Laune was trot-
ting down the drive-he had been
hunting at a distant meeting
he heard fearful screaming from the
lower gardens towards the cliff He
put spurs TO his horse, and in two
minutes was galloping through the
shadows OF the FIR avenue towards
the sea All OF sudden his horse
pulled up dead. threw him, and bolt
ed. when he got 10 his feet--he
wasn't hurt, mckily-what did he see
but the body OF his son. lying with
his throat torn out. and the white
wolf standing over him, the broken
chain dangling at its neck.
They say he was giant, this
Philip dc Laune. and OF very wild
and passionate temper Anyway, he
went straight for the beast and,
though he was dreadfully mauled, he
killed it-Heaven knows how-with
his bare hands. That's why the pres
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-09-28

Nothing
"Nothingf"
II dragged you OF 10 be away be-
fore the crowd arrived. There was no
point in your being found in the neigh
borhood and asked questions at the
inquest on what remains OF their bod
les. shall report 10 Scotland Yard,
and Scotland Yard Will talk 10 the
Foreign Office, and the Foreign once
will make polite representations TO ST.
Petersburg. and everything will be
hushed up. After all. there's nobody
left to punish and nobody TO pity.
barring Greatman. who had the max
ings OF man In him. Amaroff was a
romantic murderer. and Nicolin a prac-
tical one; but neither of them were
at all the sort OF people TO encourage.
SO should advise you to keep quiet,
Mr. Phillips, and not talk OF your adj
venture. Do you agree?"
Certainly" said; and we shook
hands on It.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-09-28

known work OF art No one would
have suspected It for a moment or
course | had no idea that the dyna-
mite was stored I'm the bronze tlK
Greatman grabbed Il. and I saw his
face. Then punched you in the
chest and rolled after you myself"
You saved my life. anyway"
said gratefully
Tut tut. Mr.. Phillips, that's moth
ing. Another day you may do the
same for me"
IT I get chance" ! told him. But
what viii be done now"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
GASOLINE KILLS AUT0lST
Stove Explosion Fatal to Heroine
of Many Accidents.
rRv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Greenwich, Conn.,, July 10.-Mrs. Adele
Goerwitz, a New York woman whose au-
tomobile accidents have several times
been the sensation in Greenwich, was
fatally burned at her home at noon to-
day by an explosion Of an oil stove INTO
which she had accidently poured gaso-
lene instead of kerosene. She lived only
two hours and half after the accident
Mrs. Goerwitz was alone in the house
when she poured some gasolene into tho
lighted oil stove and was Immediately
enveloped in flames.
Her screams brought in Mrs. George
Finnie, a neighbor, who found Mrs.
Goerwitzs hair burned 70 the scalp, and
her face. hands and arms also deeply
burned.
DR.. z. Q. Parker and an ambulance
were called Immediately and Mrs. Goer-
WITT was taken to the Greenwich Gen.
eral Hospital, where she was uncon-
scious until she died. less than three
hours after
Mrs. Goerwitz was an expert automo-
bilist and was seen nearly every day ia
her gray racing car She seldom permit
ed any car TO pass her on the road and
was known as the speed lady" She
had several narrow escapes.
Mrs. Goerwitz was the wife Of WILL
lam Goerwitz, a New York electrical en-
gineer She was about twenty-five years
old and had lived in Greenwich for the
last two years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
q DEAD FROM THE PLAGUE
Porto Rico Record to Date-No
Danger in U. s.
frrom The Tribune bureau

Washington. July 10.--Offlcials Of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice believe that they have the bubonic
plague situation we'll In hand and that
there Is only a bare possibility OF the
scourge reaching the United States.
Prompt action was taken and every port
Is now closely guarded by the United
States authorities, and each passenger
from the affected sections is forced TO
undergo a rigid examination.
Thus far there have been twenty-one
deaths from the bubonic plague In Porto
Rico, according to reports made to the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice to-day, One new case has devel-
oped at Puerta de TERRA near San Juan.
No new cases have been discovered in
Havana
Captain Francis B. Doherty, chaplain
in the army, returned to Washington to-
day, after having spent several months
in Porto Rico. He has had considera BILE
experience with the bubonic plague and
declares that IL is not difficult TO avoid,
provided cleanliness Is maintained and
wharf rats are killed.
TT is a remarkable fact that not until
the last ten years has the bubonic
plague. one Of the oldest known diseases.
reached the Western Hemisphere" said
Captain Doherty. Undoubtedly rats
conveyed the plague TO our part Of the
globe and are responsible for the trouble
now being experienced in Porto Rico.
The wharf rat is the first to get the
plague and it is In turn transmitted to
the sewer rat and house rat. Each step
brings the plague nearer to the people,
and only by discriminating the rats can
the scourge be chopped"
Captain Doherty stated that Passed
Assistant Surgeon Creel, who is in charg,
of the marine hospital corps, who are
hshting the plague in Porto Rico is do
Ing most efficient work IN stamping ont
the bubonic, and that rats are being
killed by the hundreds. fierce war ba-
Ing waged against the roCents especially
along the wharfs.
another case Of suspected bubonic
plague was reported from Havana to-
night to Surgeon General Blue. Dr.
Guiteras, director of sanitation Of Cuba
cabled that he had isolated the SUSPECT
The case originated in the same sec
ton Of Havana from which the previous
true cases of plague came. The Cuban
authorities seemed to look on the case
as OF negative importance, but were
taking all precautions, according to the
cable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
HADLEY ISSUES CHALLENGE
Governor Will Fight Third Party For
nation in Missouri.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune,


St Louis. July 10.-Governor Herbert S.
Hadley. who was the Roosevelt floor leader
at the Chicago convention, in an authorized
statement to-day declared unequivocally
that he will exert himself to prevent the or
ganization in Missouri OF the third party.
His declaration is contained In a state
ment issued by the Republican State Press
Bureau to-day. The statement is based on
a communication addressed TO Ben Deer
ing, in charge Of the press bureau, by the
Governor yesterday. Governor Hadley be-
lieves there is no occasion for the organi-
cation OF Progressive party in Missouri
Governor Hadley declares he will not sup
port Roosevelt electors. II they are put UP
In Missouri. He states. however, that he
Is opposed to any rule or plan which would
drive from the Republican party those who
would vote for Roosevelt electors. II any
are entered and support the Republican
state and local tickets. Friends of Gov
ernor Hadley say his opposition to Pro-
gressives will extend to their national or
ganization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
HUNTING MAN H|GHERUP
IN PLOT AGAINST FUNK
Partially Identified as Man Who
Took Prominent Part in Sen.
ator Lorimer's Defence.
SIX PERSONS ARE INDICTED
Henning, Who Accused Interna-
tional Harvester Manager, Said
To Be Willing to Make Con.
fession of Conspiracy.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Chicago, July 10-six sealed indictments
were returned to-day by the grand Jury
against those implicated in the alleged con-
spira ~ to defame the name of Clarence 5.
Funk manager Of the International Har-
vester Company.
The efforts of the states attorney are
now centred upon finding the man higher
up in the case. 1t is generally believed
that the attorney who is said to have
acted as the agent in the conspiracy was
merely working for interests which wished
to discredt Funk's testimony In the in
vestigations in the Lorimer case
The man higher up was partially den-
titled as an adherent Of Senator Lorimer
who took a prominent part in defending
the Senator and who then and since has
spent large amount of money fighting
Funk, who revealed the story Of the $4,000
Lorimer fund.
John c. Henning. the man who was used
as a tool to bring the $4,000 alienation suit
against Funk, Is under police surveillance,
and is said to have agreed TO turn states
evidence with his wife and partake Of an
immunity bath.
Aside from those reported indicted, Miss
Eulalia NJ. Kearney, a masseuse. who Ie-
came the partial conhdant of Mrs. Hen
ming when the latter was suffering from
nervous breakdown, superiuduced by the
publicity given her in the case, has become
the central figure. She is said to have Oh
tanned the first threads of Mrs. Hennings
confession and to have repeated them TO
Mr.. Funk. The latter, cooperating with
the states attorney, did the rest
Mrs Sophia Hoerner. of Peru, Ill, testi-
fed before Judge Newcomer to-day In sup
port of the perjury charge against Miss
Aileen Heppner witness for Henning in
his suit against Funk.
Mrs Hoerner corroborated her daughter,
Catherine S Hoerner, in declaring that
neither herself nor her daughter was with
Miss Heppner in a Chicago hotel in De-
cember, 1909, when, as Miss Heppner testi-
fed. she saw Mr.. Funk and Mrs. HenninS
in the corridor outside the dining room.
Miss Heppner further swore that Mrs. and
Miss Hoerner were present.
Daniel Donahoe, counsel for Henning,
asked Tor continuance until Friday When
the prosecution rested its case, saying that
Miss Heppner was not in good health. Inc
continuance was granted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
SEEKS OLD SENATE PLACE
Elon F. Brown Wants TO Return
to Do Certain Things.
II Telegraph 70 The Trlbune.

Watertown, y. Y, July l0-Elon F.
Brown, who eight years ago voluntarily
left the State Senate and was succeeded
by George P. Cobb. has announced his cam
didacy for the Senate. saying he desires
70 return to do some things he could not
do when there before.
4 workingmen's compensation ana la
biiity bill is one thing The time IS right,
he says. for a great Improvement and
simplifcation of administration OF justice
generally and this, he says. can be done
by changes in procession so that criminals
can be tried as promptly in New York
and with as short a trial Is at present IN
New Jersey and Massachusetts. He thinks
much can be done at once 10 forward the
movement for water storage and forest
preservation, and that his experience IN
these subjects might be OF some use.
legislation should be enacted, Mr. Brown
says, opening the way for greater rural
schools. which can be had without increas.
ing the burden OF the local taxpayers. He
says the state has always assumed the re-
sponsibility for education, and the time
now ripe. with better roads, for centra
rural schols. and that the country boy
should be able to get as good an education
In the country as the city boy gets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
BRONX PARKS OPEN TO ALL
Poor May Sleep on Lawns Dur.
ing Hot Spell.

The parks Of The Bronx have been
thrown open by Park Commissioner Hig-
gins in the present hot spell The Park
Commissioner for that borough said yes
terday that he thought this was time the
people should have a chance 10 sleep in the
parks, when they found It unbearable In
their houses
The Commissioner declared he thought
the lawns had already been parched beyond
redemption for the rest of the season and
the people could do little harm to them.
L wouldn't have the heart to ask any
law abiding citizen TO leave a park during
such weather as we have been having In
the last three days" he said. 'Instruc-
tons have been given the park foremen to
let the people sleep in the parks II they
have a mind TO do so Just as long as they
are orderly. The park guards will see that
they are not molested by pickpockets."
When told that Park Commissioner
Slower had refused to let the people sleep
on the lawns In the parks OF Manhattan
Commissioner Higgins said he was con-
cerned only as to his own borough
Park Commissioner Kennedy Of Brook
Ign let It be understood that while no in
vitat!on TO sleep on the lawns had been is
sued by him, that in the smaller parks,
where the people showed a desire to re-
main In the parks all night, they would
not be interfered with SO long s they were
orderly
Mr.. Slower reiterated yesterday his state
ment OF the day before that he would not
permit any persons to sleep in the parks
under his Jurisdiction.
When reminded that the lawns were
already parched and burned up, he said
that made II all the more reason To keep
the people from sleeping Oh them.
The lawns would look like the Desert OF
Sahara after the people got through sleep
ing on them he declared. The damage
that could be done at the present time
would be more than II the grass were
green
On the open lawns in Central Park the
police do not interfere with persons sleep
ing there until midnight, when. according
to a park ordinance, all such persons. I'M
less the parks have been thrown open, are
told to get out.
Thousands Of persons remain on the
lawns In Riverside Park every night until
late hour, and the approach TO Grants
tomb affords a recreation spot for hundreds
Of families on the West Side
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
VOTE AT PORT WASHINGTON
Politicians Defeat Plan to Incor-
porate Village.
IN Telegraph o The rribune

Port Washington, Long Island. July 10
Political influence won In an election here
to-day on a proposition 10 incorporate the
village. 1t was one Of the most heated
local elections in the history OF Port Wash
ington. and the plan to incorporate was
defeated by nine votes.
Those on the affirmative were strongly
backed by the local Board Of Trade. the
membership Of which comprises many
wealthy men. SMALL property owners who
were influenced by workers OF the political
party in power and were led to believe that
the safety OF their homes and families de-
pended on the defeat Of the proposition
voted and worked strongly against It.
Automobiles 10 the number Of twenty or
more were kept constantly on the 20 from
! 10 o'clock p. m. by both sides taking
voters TO the polls. A total of 81 votes
were cast, 1S4 in favor of incorporation ana
le3 against It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
PROBES SCHOOL SYSTEM
Estimate Board Committee Indl-
Gates Extent of It's Work.

The special committee Of the Board OF
Estimate which has been conducting A
sweeping inquiry into the organization and
methods of the Board of Education, has
prepared a report outlining the scope Of
the inquiry up TO date. The committee EN-
ployed outside experts to study various
problems, has many of their reports, and
SAYS It expects to have the others in time
FOR presentation 10 the Board Of Estimate
at the September meeting. It asks the
board to request the Board Of Education
to appoint a committee or committees 70
confer with it on the reports and give any
suggestions that may be useful
The inquiry into educational work has
been carried on under the general super
vision Of Professor Paul H. Hanus. He
has taken I'D the following lines Of inquiry.
N The basis OF the budget estimates for
additional teachers in elementary SCHOOLS
~ The practicability and economy of IN
ternnediafe schools ~ Part time promo
tion, non-promotion and retardatlon. ~
The character Of teaching, teSts Oh tedcn 10
study in elementary schools. (5 inc size
OF sections, the work OF heads OF depart
nents, the work Of teachers. adminlstra-
tIon methods, the course OF study, the
basis of estimating the need for teachers
in nigh schools and the work or the Hlgh
School Of Commerce. (0 Compulsory ecu,
cation. "a Manual, technical, trade and
vocational training 81 Ungraded classes
(the sub-normaD. 90 The board OF superintt
tendents; and QO The educational work OF
the Pcard Of Education and OF local
boards
Tho inquiry into the business policies and
administrative work Of the Department Of
Education has embraced the following sub
jects:
On Heating and ventilation. % janitorial
service (O Sites and vacant property. "a
The need for additional school facilities
"a The bureau Of supplies. % The bureau
Of audit and accounts. q The secretary
ciate siIper1ntendents. (9) The wider use OF
the school plant; and GW Complaints and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11

as affecting officers was referred to com
mi,tee 10 report next year
Many members asserted that the bylaws
amendments effected to-day viii do much
toward putting legislative power directly
in the hands Of the active members instead
OF in the hands of special bodies as hera
tofore a department for grade teachers
is TO be created next year The secretary
is shorn Of power 10 publish reports with
out reference 10 active members The Ma
tional Council of Education is also relieved
OF much OF its power to conduct investiga-
tons and appropriate money for them
Every public school in the country also Is
empowered 10 elect an active member 10
rcurescnt IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
5RookLYNlTEs, ENDORSE TAFT

The denomination of William Howard
Taft for President and James S. Sherman
for Vice-Presdent was Endorsed last night
by an enthusiastic meeting OF the county
committeeman Of the 18th Assembly Dis
trict at the Invincible Club, Brooklyn, by a
vote OF 80 70 4. The platform was also In
dorsed
There were rumors that strong Roose-
welt sentiment would develop, but the meet
ing was harmonious. This Is one OF the
strongest Republican districts In Kings
County,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
SEVEN LIGHTNING VICTIMS
Two Persons Are Killed and Others
Injured South of Chicago.

Chicago. July 10-Two persons were
killed. two fatally injured and three others
seriously hurt by lightning storm that
RACED south of Chicago for ten minutes to-
day.
At Towanda, H.. John Cameron, farm
er was instantly killed. At Teheran, few
miles away, Ezra Haynes, a boy of ten.
was killed when the tree under which he
was playing was struck by lightning. At
Peru, Ind. five persons were injured, two
of them fatally. Fourteen houses were
damaged by the lightning and wind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
EGG AS BIG AS a MELON.

Newton, N. J.. July lo-Surpassing aii
previous efforts in egg raising in Sussex
County, G. W. Sanders. of No. 10 Academy
street, holds as the record. an egg meas
uring 90 by rs inches. which was laid "
one of his white leghorns to-day. II nsa
a soft shell and was put In alcohol fo'
exhibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
HEAT KILLS 81 IN 3 DAYS
Majority of Victims in philadel-
phia Are Infants.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribun

Philadelphia, July l0.-Thirty-seven per-
sons have died in Philadelphia from heat
during the last three days. The great ma
jority Of the fatalities have been among
babies. four Of them succumbing to the
heat rays within two hours this morning.
The temperature averaged one degree hot
ter to-day than yesterday and about one
degree lower than Monday. But the hu-
midity. which was measured at n yester-
day, to-day held steady at IS. making the
suffering more intense.
Rain, the first for eleven days, fell to-
night bringing relief from the excessive
heat. Within five minutes the mercury
dropped from 81 degrees to &c, the lowest
of the daN.