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The Washington times., 1912-03-10

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all this trash! Shovel 'em out! They'll
want to get in with us; they'll queer the
game"
Then he turned furiousIy upon the per-
sons nearest him and began to push
them toward the open gangway. At a
signal from CosmO NerSal two men
sized him and piniOned his arms. At
that his mood changed, and, wrenchinG
himself loose. he once more ran to
Cosmo. waving his bedraggled bundle
"A billion, Here's the certificates
gilt-edge, But" he continued, with a
cunning leer and suddenly thrusting me
sodden papers into his pocket, you IL
make out the receipts first. III put IN
five billions to make 1t a sure go If you
won't let in another soul"
COsmo shook off the mans grasp and
again calling the two members of the
crew who had before piniOned his arms,
told them to lead him away, at the same
time saying to him:
you 20 with these men into my room.
Ill see YOU later"
willingly accompanied his conductors.
only stopping moment to wink over
his shoulder at Cosmo. and tnen ne was
led through the crowd, which regarded
him with unCOnCcaled astonishment and
in many cases with no small degree OF
| fear. As soon as he was beyond earShot
| CosmO directed Joseph Smith to hurry
| ahead Of the party and conduct thcll
| to particular dpdi lllltllt WIN ~ Nv
| designated at the same time, saying to
| Smith:
'Turn the key on him as soon as he's
| inside"
| Amos Blank, now an insane prisoner
! in Cosmos Nersals Ark, had been the
greatest financial power in the world $
| metropolis, man of iron nerve, and the
| Clearest Of brains, who always kept his
head and never uttered a foolish word
| 1t was ne who had stood over the flight
| of steps in the Municipal Building
coolly measuring with his eye the rise
of the water, exposing the terrible error
| that sent such a wave of unreaSomng
Joy through the hearts of the thousands
of refugees crowded into the doomed
edihrc and receiving blows and curses
for making the truth known.
| He had himself taken refuge there
after visiting his office and filling his
pockets with his most precious papers
| How. by a mcrVelOus stroke of fate, he
became one Of the four persons who
alone escaped from New York after the
downpour began is already known.
The other men taken from the boa
were treated like rescued mariners
snatched from a wreck at sea. Ever!
attention was lavshed upon them, anC
Cosmo Ncrsal did not appear to regret
as far as they were concerned, that hi
ships company had been so uneNpect
Cdly recruited
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Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

Cosmo NerSal known as an eccentric
astronomer, has made the astounding uls-
Covery, based on mathematical deductions;
that the world Is on the eve OF a second
deluge. Notwithstanding he is reNilcd
and scoffed at for this announcement, ne
placards New York with posters calling
on all to hearken to his prophecy and to
prepare for the coming food. For his own
Rafety he begins the building of an enor-
nous ark and barely has 1t completed
when reports are flashed about the world
that the waters are actually beginning TO
rise.
Suddenly. in midday. the world grew
dark and people became terrOr-striCkCn
The rain descended from an invisible
source and the waters rose. LlteraIly
the world sweat. However. they as quick
ly abated when light came again. ana
great was the ridiCule hcapCd upon Cnsmo
and his ark, but the scientist proceeded
with the building Of his mammoth vessel
and began to gather the people he had
chosen to accompany him and the ami
mails as well. from all quarters Of the
earth Again came the darkness upon the
land and once more the world sweat.
About his ark CosmO had placed electric
wires and when the maddencd populacc,
now terrified beyond measure, attempted
t. storm the ark, hundreds were instantly
killed. The waters are now rising ten
feet an hour.
New York is destroyed. and the de
OIruction is witnessed from the ark The
waters cover the earth.
The ark begins its voyage. and four
persons including Amos Blank, the bill
iionairc, are rescued from derelict
vessel.
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Foreign Service Club
To Hold "Open Night"

The Foreign Service Club, formerly
the Philippines Club, will give an "open
night" tomorrow evening at the club
room, 9lS Fourteenth street northwest.
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan-American Union. and formally min
lister to Siam, Argentina, Panama, and
Colombia, will speak on The United
States as a World Power" Ma jor
George H. Shelton. L. S. A., assistant
chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs,
will introduce Mr.. Barrett.
The talk of Mr.. Barrett Is the inaug-
uration of series of weekly addresses
by men prominent in foreign service of
this Government, and flag presentations
by representatives of foreign govern
mentS.
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Y SERIAL ST DRY.

one on another's heels, when the
oceans began TO burst their bonds and
when the windows of the armament
were opened"
The picture :hat can be drawn must
necessarily be very fraSmentary, be-
cause the number who escaped was
small and the records that they left
are few.
The savants of the older nations
were, in general, quite as inCredulous
and as set in their opposition to Cos
mi Versal's extraordinary outgivingS
as those of America. They dcCriCd
his science and denounced his prediC-
tiUn as the work of fool or mad
man, The president of the Royal As
trOnomiCaI Society Of Great Britain
proved to the satisfaction of most Of
his colleagues that a ncbula could not
6%Ss5ly c9nt@ Wate Fbe eartb
"The nebulae," said this learned as
| tronomer. amid the DlauditS of his
hearers, are infinitely rarer in com
position than the rarest gas left in
| the receiver of an exhausted air
pump. ! would undertake to swallow
| from wineglass the entire sub
| substance of any nebula that could
enter the space between the earth and
the sun. IL 1t were condensed into the
| liquid state"
1T might be Intoxicating" called
out a facetious member.
will the Chair permit me to point
out" said another, with great grav-
ity, "that such proceeding would
be eminently rash, for the nebulOus
fluid might he highly poisonous"
| C"Hear! Hear" and laughterD
What do you say of this strange
| darkness and these storms" asked an
earnest looking man. (This meeting
was held after the terrOrs of the
Third sign" had Cccurred( ,.-.
Il say" replied the president, that
that is the affair of the MeteorolOgi2a
| Society, and has nothing to do with
astrom9ny.. Il daresay that it can az
"Ani 1 iaresay it can't" cried Z
Hear Hcar!' "Who are youo" Put
him OUT II daresay he's right" Cos
mo Versal!" Everybody was talking a
once
"VVm this gentleman identify him
SELF" asked the president "Will hi
please explain his wClds?'
THAT WILL said a tall man witr
long whiskcrs. rising at the rear end o
the room. Il am pretty well known
ITS Jameson. the astroloRer," cried ;
voice. What's he doing here"
Yes" said the whiskered man, 1T
Jameson. the astrologcr and he ha
como here 20 let YOU know that Cosm'
GER The frst Of the TaterY tripliCity
and that Berosus. 1he Chaldean, de
| ClGTGd-.-"
An uproar immediately CnsuCd: hal
| the members We're on their feet at once
there was a sc rffle in the back part y
the room. and Jameson, the astrOlOScI
, WAS hustled out, shouting At the top o
his voice:
BcTnsus. the Chaldean, predicted tina
t the world would be drowned when a.
the planets should assemble in the sig
CanCeT-and where are they now? Bin
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Maryland Law Forbids
Marriage of Cousins

Woe be unto the cousins VINO want TO
defeat parental and other objections by
clipping to Rockville or any otter Gretna
Green in MARYLAND on or after July g.
For a law placing he barrier in all
cages where cupid has wounded with
mis- darts hearts nf brothers ard sis
tcrs' children who would culminatc
their romanc"s in marriage will soon
become effective in Maryland
In the crowd OF lovcloru Washington
couples that Annually enter the state
of Maryland and matrintcTy there are
many pairs of Cnamoured cousins who
overcome the many ObstruCtions which
make the course of true love nc'er run
smooth by clipping.
G3ut Maryland's legislators have been
at least thoughtful If the feelings Of
those cousins already victims of Cupid
Therefore. the law has bcCu made so
that il will not beNumr effective. ,'r'il
several months hence. The bill prohib-
ting the intermarriaEe uf cousins was
passed last night hv the house of dele
gates at Annapolis.
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Logan's Order to Be
Read on Memorial Day

a general order received by the De-
partment of the Potomac, Grand Army
of the Republic. sent out by National
Commander-in-Ch Chief J. NJ. Trimbe,
directs that the order of the late Gen.
John a. Logan establishing Memorial
Day be read at all of the Decoration
Day exercises under the auspices of
the Grand Army of the Republic on
May 80, in addition oLincolns ad-
dress at GETTYSBURG.
o. II. Oldroyd, assistant adjutant
general Of the Department of the PO-
tomac. VII read the order at the eX-
Crcises that will be held in Arlington
Cemetery.
| twas announced by Commander
Trimble that the forty-siXth national
encampment will be held at Los An
gelcs, Cal. on September GA.
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- RESENTLY he said in as low Il
- voice as could be made audible:
Joseph. advise me. What
should | dO?"
You were willing to take Professor
Pludder," replied Smith eVasiVelY. but
with plain leaning to the side of
mercy.
You know very well that that was
different CoSmO returned irritaDly.
"Pludder was not morally rotten. lie
was only mistaken. He had the funda-
mental scientific quality, and I'm sorry
he threw himself away in his ohstinacy.
But this nam
since he is alone" broke in Joseph
Smith with a sudden illumination, he
could do no harm
COsmo NersaIS expression instantly
frightened
You are right" he exclaimed. "By
himself he can do nothing. | am sure
there is no one aboard who would SYM
pathize with his ideas. Alone he is in
noCuous. Besides, he's insane and
cant leave him to drown in that Condi-
tiun. And ! must take the others, too
Let down a landing stage" he con-
tinued in a louder voice, addressing
some members of the crew.
In a few minutes all four of the un'
fortunates, seeming more dead than
alive, were helped into the Ark.
Amos Blank Immediately preCipitatCC
himself upon CosmO Nersal, and, seiL
ing him by the arm, tried to lead hin
apart, saying In his ear as he glareC
round upon the faces of the throng
which crow ded every available space!
Hist! Overheard with EN-! What
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Rev. Copp Deplores
Child Labor Conditions

Declaring that child labor conditions
and laws in the District of Columbia
were far from ideal and advocating rad
ical changes. the Rev. Zed. IL. COpp
delivered a sermon at the Sunshine
CITY Temple. i75 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, this morning on "Child Wei
fare in the District of Columbia"
/ MGving pictures of the child labor
conditions IN Egypt were shown and
explained in connection with the ser
mon. The Rcv. COpD called attention
10 the physical culture and the regard
to physical condition of children az
practiCed by the ancient Greeks.
The Washington times., 1912-03-10
BY -"=
GARRETT P. SERVISS

;ht. 1911. The Frank A. Munsey C

and stupid dots that you are-wherc
are they now?"
1t was some time before order could
be restored. and number OF members
disappeared, having followed Jameson,
the astrolog1r possibly through SYM
ptthy, ur possibly with a desire to learn
more about the prediction of Bercsus,
the father Of astroloSy.
When those who remained. and who
constituted the great majority OF the
membership, had quieted down. the
president remarked that the interrupt
tion which they had lust experienced
was quite in line with all the other pro-
CCcdinEs Of the disturl. ers OF public
tranquility who. under the lead of
crazy American Charlatan, were trying
TO deceive the ignorant multitude. But
they would find themselves seriously i'm
error il they ina yined that their absurd
ideas were going to be taken over in
England.
Il daresay," he concluded, that there
is some scheme behind It all"
Another American trust! " cried a
voice
TO an end, but not before a modest
member had risen in his place and tim
idly remarked that there was one
question that he would like to put to
the chair-one thing that did not seem
to have been made quite Clear-"Wherc
were the planets nOw?"
A volley OF boots, mingled with a few
"Hears!' constituted the only reply.
Scenes not altogether unlike this oc-
CURED in the other great learned soCe-
ies-astrOnomiCal, meteorological and
geological. The official representatives
of science were virtually unanimous in
condemnation of COsmO Versal and in
persistent assertion that nothing that
had occurred was ineXplCable by
known laws. But in no instance
did they make it clear to any
| body precisely what were the laws
| that they invoked, or how 1t happened
that Cosmo Versai had been able to
Everybody knew really had come To
pass, such as the sudden storms and
! the great darkness.
| We are still, il must not be forgotten,
| dealing with a time anterior to the Tis-
! ing of the sea.
| The Paris Academy of Sciences voted
| that the subject was unworthy of seri-
| Gus investigation, and similar action
| was taken at Berlin, st. Petersburg, vi
| emma and elsewhere.
| But among the people at large uni,
| Versal alarm prevailed and nothing was
| so eagerly read as the dispatches from
| New York detailing the proceedings OF
| Cosmo Versal and describing the prog
| ress of his great leVium ark. In Eng
| land many procured copies of Cosmo'
| circulars, in which the proper methods
! to be pursued in the construction OF
| arks were carefully set forth. Some Sc
| to work to build such vessels: but, fol
| lowing British methods of construction
they doubled the weight of everything
| with the result that If COsmO had seeI
| what they were about he would have
told them that such aTks would go I,
the bottom faster than to the top
4 Continuation of This story VII
The Washington times., 1912-03-10
ALEXANDRIAPOLICE
MAKEQUICK ARREST
James Miller, CoIored, Caught Within Two Hours After
Robbery Is Committed at Store-Seeping ltal-
ian Carried Long Knife.

lodge will form in its hall on King
street at Z o'clock and march to the
church.
The estate of Harry f. Wheat. val
ued at $4,000. is bequeathed to his
daughter, Miss Virginia F. Wheat, in
his will entered for probate in the
corporation court yesterday. Mrs
Richard G. Acton was named as
Green qualified as executor.
The jury in the case of w. II. Palm
er against the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company, being unable to reach
an agreement in the circuit court yes
terday. was dismissed.
In the interest of the Men and Re-
ligion Forward Movement, a mass meet
ing of all denominations was held at
the Surprise Theater this afternoon. The
Rev. John w. r. Sumwalt, of Wash
ington, was the principal speaker and
n musical program. under the direction
of Sherman h. Fowler, was given.
Special services are being held at all
churches. both morning and evening,
today. The campaign in the interest
of the movement will be continued to-
morrow, Tuesday, and next Sunday.
The board of supervisors of Alexan-
dra county will now be vested with
the powers of a city council. the bill
introduced in the State Legislature by
Senator Thornton having been passed
before that body's adjournment yester-
day.
Noah Green, who on several occasions
has been arrested on the charge of sell
ing liquor without a license. was taken
in custody Yesterday by L. S. Deputy
Marshal David f. Robey, for the same
offense. He will be given preliminary
hea ring before Commissioner Garnett, oi
the United States court Tuesday
Green Is a one-armcd Colored man.
Aunt" Ann Berry. an aged Colored
NANNY" died at her home on Gibbor
street this morning. She was about
Seventy-fiVe years old.
The Washington times., 1912-03-10
Salary Slash Bills
Of Wells Defeated

With the exception of the one which
reduced the salary of the county treas
urcr to $1,000 all of the bills introduced
by Senator Wells in the Maryland LeGis-
laturc, lowering the salaries Of Prince
George county officials. met defeat in
the house of delegates.
The bill reducing the number of coun-
~ commissioners was opposed by the
Republican members, who said they
would favor It If 1t was so amended
that three members would get the sal
aries of the five.
The Washington times., 1912-03-10
NAVAL ENGINEERS,
At BANQUET, URGE
MORE BATTLESH|PS
Feast to Commemorate Civil
War Sea Battle Marked
by Stirring Speeches.

Increase the navy by two each year,
And none will have any cause for
fear;
And where'er a countryman of our
Is found
Nobody'n dare to kick him around.
This plea for "battleships two epit-
omizes the sentiment expressed in songs
and speeches at the banquet of the
American Society of Naval Engineers
last evening at Rauscher's.
The feast was in commemoration of
the semi-centennial of the epoch-making
battle between the Monitor and the
Merrimac in Hampton Roads March 8,
1862.
The Secretary of the Navy, officers of
the staff and line of the navy. MEM
bers of Congress, Government officials,
and prominent citizens of Washington
attended the banquet, and all seemed
in accord with the addresses demanding
a larger navy as a guaranty of peace.
In his speech on the Importance of
Naval Engineering" Secretary OF the
Navy Meyer again too occasion to
make plea for the constant upbuilding
of our sea fighting service. He said
the navy today has reached the great
est degree of efficiency attained in its
history and that engineering must be
considered of equal Importance with
gunnery.
Asks Amalgamation.
The Secretary concluded his remarks
with a plea for the amalgamation of
naval constructors and paymastcrs into
the line for the purpose of greater
efficiency This achievement, he de-
clared, would bring about a greater uni
fled body and would obliterate corps
jealousies.
Representative Joseph G. Cannon, who
spoke on The Navy and the People
touched on the need of greater mer-
chant marine. He said the country
will not be ready for free trade until
THE resources of the land are fully de-
veloped. The former Speaker said the
only way to obtain a greater merchant
marine is to maintain the Coastwise
trade and to make grants from the
Treasury equal to the difference in cost
between sailing ships under the Ameri-
can flag and sailing vessels under for
eign flags.
J Capt. William Strother Smith presd-
ed as toastmaster and introduced Wal
ter NJ. MacFarland for the opening
Monitor to the Oklahoma" He assert.
ed that the tendency of the United
States has always been to trust to in
genuty and luck to get out of diff
Thomas Jefferson, Mr.. MacFarland said
the price of peace is eternal prepared
ness"
Redfeld Speaks.
Congressman Redfield of New York
and Congressman Estopinal of Louisi
ana were the other speakers who voiced
sentiments in favor Of a large nava
force.
The main banquet hall of Rauscheri
had been transformed into chambe
bedecked with service, flags of the navy
and everything was area nged to arouse
patriotism. At one end of the room
waved an electric flag, and at the othe
end were miniature reproductions o
the Monitor and the Merrimac. whiCl
bIazed away at each other electrically
There was one survivor of the his
toric fight present. He was Capt. II. II
Marmaduke, who was a midshipman oI
the MerrimaC. During the dinner {. X
Bergman made a number of sketChC
of prominent guests, and George O'Con
nor and Billy Murray sang popula
songs.
The Washington times., 1912-03-10
CHAPTER XII.
Submergence of the Old World.

IVY + now turn our attention for a
N time from the New World
" TO the OLA. What did the
thronginE populations of
Europe. Africa, and Asia do when
the signs Of coming disaster ChaEed