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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-12

Digby peII ana company will head
line the bill In the Temple theater the
week OF oct 81. MIR Bell is one OF
the most widely known players on the
American stage he has endeared y M
self both 10 the past and the present
generation OF theatergoers. with the
assistance OF capable company, Nh
Bell will offer for his Detroit Temple
engagement comedy by George Hoo
bart entitled 1T Happened in Topeka"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-12
IN LOCAL PLA YHOUSES

enthusiastic applause. The Typhoon
is one OF the most interesting dramas
and most beautiful and artistic pro-
auctions OF the season. Walker
Whiteside's conception and acting OF
Tokeramo shows the touch OF genius.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-12

4 THE E,nchantrcss" 10 a genuine light
opera, woven around a love story Of
the gay crown prince OF q mythical
Kingdom. The book 10 the combined
work Of Henry Ii. Smith and Nine. de
Gresac, the latter well-known as the
author OF ia Paserale," one OF Nine.
RejanaA most .populat ,tmpersonations.
The production Is said to be most elab-
crate with settings and costumes that
cast In the nslghborhood OF $4,000.
The operetta 10 interviewer with breezy
nknceS. defTRhtfuIfy presented by
Mamye Gehrue. and Ralph Riggs and
Katherine wltchie, the new Australian
eccentric dancers, who came suddenly
Into fame Ia .sThe Enchantress. during
che esun.- In the New York theater.
throuah their sensational work. Among
The ofher members OF the company are
VIENNA At4tnhugir Ida 7aitzhugh, Hattie
Arnold and Harrison Brockbank. lead
ing lyric baritone with George Ed
wardes' companies In Days theater.
One country In Europe which still
retains ancient customs and costumes.
at least In the rural districts. Is Ho!-
land. which quaint and attractive little
kingdom will be travelled from end
TO end by those who attend the hrst
or the new series OF Newman travel
talks In the Detroit opera house. sun.
day evening. Oct. IL The islands OF
Marker and iceland retain more OF
the antiquity OF the country In point
OF custom and costume. than any other
section. and are therefore most inter-
-<stsng 80 -the tourist but MT. New
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-12

daring and graceful; Bendon and Abb
andona will ofer an eccentric dancing
act, Fred. Lewis and Miss Martha
Chaplin call themselves tho two loonv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-12

mans new color views and motion pic.
tnrea Will also depict the cities OF
|Amsterdam, Rotterdam. The Hague.
'AlkmAaf, Delft. and many others. One
Qf his motion pictures will show the
festivities which took place when
Princess Juliana celebrated her third
birthday recently, In which the prin-
cens, the queen and the king consort
are seen At close range, Other mo-
tioh pictures show life In the cities
and rural districts, the industries Of
the country. and the picturesque ca
nails and windmills 80 Characteristic
o. the Netherlands.
'sThe Woman" q play staged by Da-
vid Bemnc0 fn his own theater. the Re-
public. In New York, last season. will
/. be brought 20 the Detroit opera house
Monday evening, Oct. "a. for a weeks
aashzents William @. DeMille wrote
the-plax. which u a story Of life In
WAshlngton. Mr.. Belasco will send the
original company to Detroit includ-
ine such. wen-known PLAYERS as Jane
Peyton, Mary Nash. Joup W. Cope.
Harold vosburg, Edwin Holt, cuyier
Hastings and others creed e--
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-20
A FmaeGA Anniversary WAR Story
By RANDALL PARRISH
COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY A. c MecLURC & CO.

I'd lolke to git me hands on her for a
minute"
You might as well stop that.
O'Brien." | interrupted sternly. The
girl did nothing but her duty. The
thing for us now is to find some way
out before Donald leads the way in
and takes our men in the rear"
Even in the darkness the nature of
the apartment was easily discoverable
by sense of touch. 1t was small. ap-
parently the sleeping quarters of some
ervant. For the third time since en-
tering this house | found myself a
prisoner. twice through the wit and
nerve of this woman. and she. I'M
knowing 1t. was my wife. Except for
those legal bonds. by which we were
fraudulently bound together. 1 was
nothing to her, not even a friend.
] discovered the lock Of the single
window and succeeded in silently rails
ing the sash so as TO lean through the
opening with head and shoulders. The
reward was scarcely worth the effort.
The darkness was intense and the ST.
lence profound. The ground must
have been at least thirty feet below.
and a great tree stood in front,
shadowing everything. its spreading
branches obscuring the view. OBrien
thrust his head out beside mine.
at is black as the bottomless pit"
/ whispered. Can you see any
thing?"
There's a grape arbor or something
loike that straight ahead. sor." he said
at last slowly. "an' maybe there's
plenty of rebs hoidin' in 1t. but there's
no signs of thin from here. Why not
thry a dhrop to the ground, sorT'
Because after W. got there we
would be no better off. Those fellows
are preparing to come up through that
back passage. and our work is to head
them OF. Help me to lower this up
per SASH"
1 climbed up. pushing my body out
as far as possible. while O'Brien
steadied me by grasping my feet. My
hands CROPPED about for the edge of
the roof. and my fingers found firm
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-20
PROLOGUE OF The STORY.


Ebert King. a northern soldier left
for dead on n southern battlefield, re
covers consciousness near n farmhouse,
where he hears Jean Denslow, a beau
tiful daughter Of the south. tell her
negro servant, Joe. that soon she must
marry Lieutenant Calvert Dunn, whom
she does not love. King learns OF a
movement to surprise the Federals.
Anxious to get away with the infor-
nation. he intercepts the prospective
bridegroom. appropriates his uniform
and Is mistaken for him. Under cover
Of his disguise and TO save himself he
is married to Jean Denslow. Still un-
detected. he starts on horseback with
his bride to Dunn's home. En- route
she discovers the deception and, furi-
ous, gallops or to warn the Confed-
crates Her horse falls and breaks its
neck, while Jean Injuries her ankle.
Hopelessly she accepts Kings proner
Of assistance to Dunn's home. Kings
hndnesses partially win her. He later
reports to the Federal commander,
Rosecrans. who appoints him lieuten-
ant Of a body OF scouts. including Dan
iels, head of a feud faction fighting
Jem Donald, a Confederate guerrilla
chief. The expedition leads King to
Dunn's home, where he again meets
Jean. who. leads him into a trap. He
escapes, only TO stumble across the
body OF a slain Confederate officer.
Fearful lest he be stigmatized with the
crime, he voluntarily surrenders to Big
Jem Donald and is accused by Cal
vert Dunn. King shows fight, but Is
subdued and finds himself a prisoner
in the cellar OF the house until visited
by Jean, who wants protection, as all
but Judge Dunn, an invalid. have left
the house. She releases King on his
word of honor not to escape. While
watching he has an encounter with
what he thinks is the assassin, find
ing himself overpowered by Big Jem
Donald, to whom Jean explains her
faith In Kings innocence. The reclin-
ing figure of Judge Dunn attracts their
attention. They find he has been as
sassinated. King is suspected. OfBrlen.
Kings aid, arrives with soldiers, who
are surprised by Calvert Dunn's Con
federates. The Federals intrench them
selves within the house, where King
and O'Brien seek to discover the Sc
cret passage through which Donald es-
capped. They are held up by Jean.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-20

/ turned toward 1t, grasping the Irish
lad by the sleeve of his Jacket and fac
ing him in the same direction
What is it, sorY' he asked, surprised
and staring.
Before | could answer the huge over
hanging mantel seemed slowly. silent
IL to swing outward as ii hung on a
central pivot We both saw it plainly
enough. although. for the moment we
were motionless from surprise. O'Brien
leaning forward. 1 with hand still
grasping his arms as in a wise. There
was the yawning of a narrow black
hole. the rays of light barely revealing.
as If 1t were a shadow, a white bag
gard face. the unmistakable features
of a Her eyes seemed to glare
into ours. Then 1t was all over, the
mantel had swung back into position.
and we beheld nothing but the solid
wall. 1t was a weird. uncanny thing,
the memory of it like a delirium of
fever. O'Brien gripped the rail of the
baluster, his face fairly gray from ter
ror.
by Cod. Did you see that. sor?"
he choked out. his voice barely audi
BILE.
'Yes." n~ervously wettinS my own
lips, yet convinced this vas no super
natural visitor. lit was a woman's
face"
You nan 1t was rale-rale. wild
flesh an blood behoind it,"
'Sure. O'Brien." and | shook him
fercely. las real as you or /. Brace
up. mani 1t Is not ghosts we're fight
ing. awful as the face looked. 1t was
a oma looking out at us through
some opening in that fireplace"
His clutching fingers relaxed. and he
Strengthened up. still staring. as If only
half convinced.
God grant you're right. sor," be
muttered solemnly. but niver did l see
such a face before on a human. Sure.
it's no woman l liver want to know"
And it's one ! should like to be bet
ter acquainted with. At least the sight
has established n fact-the fireplace
there is the entrance TO the secret pas
buSC. IlCiCs tdhC II IUi pAhC Ill "a
by while / try TO discover how it
works"
He advanced with me reluctantly
enough. / had not as yet attained full
control over my own nerves. the recol-
lection of that CHASTITY face haunting
me strangely. Yet ! compelled myself
to advance. convinced the vision had
been no Illusion. but an earthly reality
to be met with boldness. Here was
the spot | sought. here the revealment
of the mystery, here the point OF at
tack. Apparently the entire lower half
OF the mantel had revolved as If on a
central pivot. and I felt carefully for
the slightest crevice indicating the
place of separation. To sight and
touch there was none. not even after
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-20

= MOVED back down the hall. re-
tanning within my hands the car
bine wrenched from her grasp.
From all appearances the caval-
rymen below were fully capable of de-
Tending the house from any open at
tack, while. judging from all ! could
see and hear. the besieging party did
not greatly outnumber our own. al
though their numbers were increasing,
as Colonel Donald's irregulars gather
cd in about us like hawks to their
prey. But the real danger existed in
q secret attack from the rear. and I
alone suspected this possibility. Our
safety lay in discovery Of the hidden
entrance and our preparation to defend
II. More than this. the grim secret of
the murder appeared to center there
also. And Jean Denslow had attempt
ed to prevent investigation. not from
any desire to injure me. but to help
Donald ard to aid the Confederacy.
There was nothing for it but to treat
her as an enemy. unpleasant though
! found the task.
What surprised me was the slowness
with which those without avalled
themselves of this advantageous point
Of attack. Both their officers knew
the secret way leading into the house:
and. while Dunn's caution or coward
Ice. whichever it was. might restrain
him from so bold an effort. yet Don
aid must have long since reached their
lines. and action was the dominating
trait OF his character. 1t vas their
supreme confidence in the final result
that kept them idle. firing merely
enough to let US know they remained
watchful. and using the cloak of dark
ness Is cover to their movements
Our only hope lay in discovery of their
means of entrance. The fireplace was
where all my suspicious centered. and
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-20

Uidth ONti ~ ShAiihS ONha~A,
her lips compressed and reso-
lutte.
Don't move. either Of you. except TO
my orders" her voice sounding hard
and metallic as we stared at her in
our first surprise. "O'Brien. reach
back and open that door at your left;
no. don't move your body; you can
each 1t with your hand"
He did so. his motion that Of an au-
tomaton. his eyes fastened on the
black muzzle of the gun. Dazed. stupe-
fed. angry as | was. I could no deny
the admiration | felt for her cool ac-
ton. The polished barrel OF the car
bine never trembled: the watchful eyes
never left us: the girl face was white.
but determined.
Now move backward into that room.
both of you. Lieutenant King. IL you
drop your hand to your belt l shall
have TO fire"
] did not believe she would.
Miss Denslow." | protested. II have
tried to serve you. have trusted you.
10 this the act of a friend?'
"No." she answered sharply. 'this is
war. There is nothing between us
nothing that can change my purpose.
AS God is my witness If you do not
go ] fire."
1t was useless to argue. dangerous
TO delay. Step by step we drew back
across the threshold. and the lock
clicked. leaving us In total darkness.
"The Internal little divil." O'Brien
cried. finding his tongue in II sudden
rush or passion. The purring cat.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-20

hold upon the lead gutter. My rec
ollectjon of the roof vas that 1t had
n rather sharp pitch. sufficiently so to
make scaling it. even If ! could draw
nv body up. an impossibility. But
this gutter was built in solid and
would safely sustain my weight.
swung out. testing it cautiously. ex-
Meeting every instant to be hred at
from below. Nothing happened. how
ever. and l determined to risk the
venture.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-07-20
Surprising q Rebel.

-HE girls eyes looked almost
black over the shining barrel,
her lips compressed and reso-
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Gated for steps were bolted to the side
wall. making me suspicious that the
space above might be utilized as a
small room. l shook the lantern,
found it half filed with oil and APP
piled a match to the wick. The yell
low fame gave a good view Of the
narrow quarters. but. although ! held
1t above my head. scanning the close
ly matched boards of the ceiling. l
could discover no signs OF a trapdoor.
There was sufficient dust collected on
the iron bars to convince me no one
had lately climbed them. and / de-
termined to explore below.
"You see what this is. O'Brien. a
secret passage" I said. glancing back
at him. THAT is human enough: the
devil doesn't need such things to
help him get about Whomsoeyer we
saw peering u of here came up
these steps. and. whether It was
woman or man. we can travel the
same route. I'm going down. and !
want you to follow me. but don't
touch that andiron as you come in"
He moved briskly enough. evidently
convinced at last that merely flesh
and blood frcate1 US. and ashE med
OF his first terror.
dancled the lantern down the
well. leaning forward and peering
anxf0uslv nj what the vallow ella RI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18
TAKE CHARGE OF
CAREY CHILDREN
wife and Husband Disagree and the
Humane Society Gets
Busy.

Three children, two girls and boy,
are the victims of shiftless parents.
who have separated, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Carey, and the Humane Society has.
busted itself in an effort to have the
children turned over to the American
Home Finding Society. with headquar-
tiers in Ottumwa, Iowa. The children's
names are Minnie, Rosa and John.
Carey was perfectly willing that
the society should take charge OF the
children, believing, he said, that con-
dtions justified the society in finding
homes for them, but Mrs. Carey put in
an appearance at the city hall and re-
fused to join her husband In permit.
ting the children to be turned over to
the society. The Humane Society has
had Information that t. children
should be taken care of by others than
by their parents.
Mrs. Carey declared that she would
resist the efforts OF the society filing
the proper informations in accordance
with state statute, which declares
that where parents neglect their chill.
dren, or keep them under immoral
conditions. the children may be declar-
ed dependent and turned over to the
proper officials. Rev. Jones, OF tine
Ottumwa institution, was In Keokuk
and has charge Of the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18

the appearance of Joe Tierney, John
Kline. John Kyle and Robert Strand
All entered a plea Of guilty and threw
themselves upon the mercy Of the
court. The judge was slightly in
clined to leniency and gave them all
ten days, but said that possibly the
sentence might be suspended on pay.
ment CT the costs.
At the close OF the session the Judge
was besieged by the men, all of whom
promised to be good and let liquor
alone IL he would only give them a
chance. One of them made strong
argument in favor Of the judicial len
iency, should it be granted, by saying
that IL his employers heard Of his
trouble he would be discharged from
his position. Another had just come
from Burlington to go to work for
Jingst. the upholsterer, and 1t had
proved jinx for him for he had
been drunk most Of the time since his
arrival in the city. He also wanted a
chance but said that he was willing to
get back to Burlington at once IL he
was released. Wilson was gwen fif.
teen days In the city jail but his sent
ence will be suspended upon payment
of the court costs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18
Not Enough Passes.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-Bitter criti-
cism of General Nelson H. Henry, sur
veyor of the port, and the officials of
the White Star and Cunard lines, fol-
lowed the refusal to issue passes to
the relatives of the steerage survivors.
All who were applied were fatty re-
fused. When they asked the reason
why they should be Disseminated
against after the company had issued
passes to relatives of cabin passen-
gers, they were told that committee
of local people had been named and
that they would care for the steerage
survivors at the dock and until they
had been either taken to the munich
pal lodging house, or had been return
ed to Ellis Island.
No official explanation of this was
made, but privately the surveyor said
1t had been deemed necessary to take
this action because the immigration
regulation had been suspended by
Commissioner Williams.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18
LINER PROVENCE
REACHES FRANCE
Exchanged Greetings With Titanic on
Sunday When They Passed
Each Other.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
HAvRE. France, April 1S.-Tt was
a saddened ships company that de-
barked here today from The liner
Provence, which brought Myron T..
Herrick, the new United States am
bassador, to France. The Provence.
on Sunday afternoon, exchanged pleaa.
ant wireless messages with the big
Titanic. then fastening to her doom.
The Provence passed out of wire
less range of the Titanic late in the
afternoon, and not until the wireless
flashed the news of the disaster on
Tuesday, was anything further heard
from the big vessel. The Provence's
passengers and crew were stunned b.
the news, and the ship was shrouded
III gloom for the remainder of the
voyage.
Ambassador Herrick will proceed to
Paris tomorrow afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18


When he was brought into court for
sentence, after an eloquent speech de-
claring his innocence, he raised his
hand in secret Masonic sign, and ex-
claimed: Before the great architect
of the universe, I solemnly swear my
innocence"
Justice Bucknill, a grand master
Mason. in pronouncing sentence, was
deeply moved, and in concluding he
said: You and l know that we both
belong to one brotherhood. But that
brotherhood condemns crime. l pray
you to make your peace with the great
architect of the universe"
Seddons and his wife were tried
jointly for the murder of Miss Eliza
Burrow, who lived with them and
who died of arsenic poisoning. At
the time of her death, Seddons had in
his possession, several thousand dol
lars belonging to the woman. His
wife was acquitted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18
Dark In Detroit

DETROIT, April Thousands of
Detroit fans who had planned on
witnessing the opening of Navin
field, Detroits new baseball park and
the game between the Maps and
Tigers. were greeted with overcast
skies and an uncertain weather fore,
cast for this afternoon. The board of
commerce has charge of the opening
ceremonies which will be elaborate.
A banquet will be held this evening
at the Hotel Pontchatrain with such
baseball notables as Ban Johnson
Thomas J. Lynch and Garry Herr
mann as guests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18
SHIP OF SORROW
DRAWING NEARER
friends and relatives of carpathia pas
Continued from page IL

friends and relatives of Carpathia pas
sengers give way to the grief stricken
persons awaiting friends Or relatives
from the Titanic herself. The dull
lines of anguish in the faces of those
demanding passes, worn to the point
of collapse by four days of grief strick-
en- vigil, forecasted the scenes of hor-
ror that will mark the landing OF the
survivors tonight
Henry announced that every precau.
ton win be taken to prevent any per
sons entering the pier who have no
right there and that every effort will
be made to tighten the burden of the
few hundred survivors. many of whom
are supposed to be terribly weakened
mentally and physically.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18

will be In Keokuk She is gifted wo-
man working in the cause of progress
and IL an able and efficient laborer IN
the Sunday school field. In the after
noon Of that day she will address the
Sunday school leaders, and In the ev-
ening will deliver her attractive lee
ture The Artist OF the Crippled
Hand before the Cosmopolitan Club
and all men and women of the city, at
the auditorium of the Young Mems
Christian Association. This is an inter-
esting and famous lecture worthy of
attracting large attendance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18
SUPERIOR COURT
RECEIVES FINE
Pleas for judicial cIemency Are Fea.
ture Of Morning Session In Judge
McNamara's Court.

Five men appeared before Judge Nc
Namara In the superior court this
morning and all pleaded guilty to the
charges against them.
Bert Wilson, who was arrested last
night for lettering. said that he had
been drinking and did not know what
he was doing. IIe said he was living
with his sister in the south end of
Town and was working for the Water
Power company He was formerly in
the employ of the cereal works.
Plain intoxication was the cause OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18
CAPTAINS WIDOW
EXTENDS SYMPATHY
Mrs. Smiths Heart overflows With
Grief for Her Poor Fellow
Sufferers


limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, April 1s.-A revised
list of Titanic survivors, issued by the
White Star line at one o'clock today.
added the following to the names al
ready included in the list:
Mrs. N. ALBERT. Mrs. Crosby, Miss
H. Crosby, Mr.. H. Haren, Mr.. P. d.
DAILY and Mr.. Philip e. Mock.
The following names were stricken
from the list:
Philip Emmock and Miss Ninette
Panhart
The Captains Widow.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 1s.-Extend-
ing sympathy to her fellow sufferers
of the Titanic disaster, Mrs. Eleanor
Smith, wife of the captain who went
to the bottom with the Inflated liner,
today issued the following statement:
ITO my poor fellow sufferers:
my heart overHows with grief for
you. I am laden with sorrow that you
should be weighed down by this ter
rible burden that has been thrust upon
us. I pray that God will be with us
and comfort us all"
Pope's Letter Lost.
ROME, April 1S-A mission from
the vatican to the president of the
United States was ended by death
when Archibald Butt, military aide tc
the president, went to the bottom with
the Inflated Titanic. The vatican an
nounced today that a letter which was
lost with Butt had been resent to the
| president.
The pope also announced that he
had sent to the president his con
dclences on the death Of Major Butt
and had received an acknowledgment
from Washington.