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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-31

The floor was OF hardwood. COW
cred with rugs. One OF these, near
the fireplace. Peter Run brushed
asiede. The sevnth SCARE of hard
wood from the manteipisce had ev-
identity been tampered with. with
very little difficulty. he removed ~.
You see" he explained. the cell
ing OF the room below In also Of pan
eied wood Having removed this. IL
IL easy to lift the second one, espe-
cialiy as light screws have been driv-
en- In and string threaded about them.
There Is now n hole through which
you caa see into the room below
Has Dory returned? All. here he isl"
The detective came hurrying into
the room. h"aring In his hand a pecu-
liar shaped weapon. a handful OF little
darts like those which had been
found In the wounded mans head.
and an IN ordinary fishing rod in a
linene case.
There g. the weapon" Peter Run
said. which Is was easy enough to
fire from here upon the man who
who was standing forward exactly be-
low. Then hire. you VIII see, in a
somewhat peculiar instrument, which
shows a great deal OF ingenuity I'm its
details
lie opened the linen case and drew
out what was. to all Appearances. an
ordinary tShing rod. fitted at the
end with something that looked like
an iron hand. Peter Run dropped IL
through he hole unil reached th.. IA @.
bel, moved 1t backwards and for
wards. and turned round with a
smile.
You see" he said, the theft. after
all, was very simple. Personally. |
must admit that IL took me a great
deal by surprise but my friend Mr..
Drory has been ON the right track
from the FIRST"
Dory was "A little overcome. Lady
Mar Shoes him heartily bl the hand
pIt as they trooped downstairs she
trooped and whispered in Peter Rufus
ear
4 woncer how much Of this John
Dory.' she said smiling.
Peter Run said nothing. Sogrange
sought Lore Clenarvon. and walked
with him arm-in-arm, down the
stairs.
I cannot tell YOU. Clenarvon, he
said. how sorry / am that I should
have been the means Of introducing
a person like this to the house !
mad the most excellent references
from the Prince Of Strclitz No doub;
they were forged"
My dear Sogrange." Lord Clenar-
N'h sAlu. ION tnlnh OF H. come.
don't see why We should lose 4
days sport because the diamonds
have been recovered. Lou are keen.
] know. Sogrange."
Rather" the MARQUIS answered.
But excise me for one moment.
There is Mrs. Peter Ruff looking
charming there in tho corner
must have just a word with her"
lie crossed the room and bowed ne
fore Violet
Ny Dear lady" he said. Il have
come TO congratulate YOU. You
have a clever husband-a little ciev-
crcr. even. than ! thought. have
just had the misfortune To lose TO
him bet Of twenty-five thousand
francs
Violet smiled. alittlc uneasy.
Peter doesn't gamble as a rule"
she remarked.
Sogranga sighed.
This. alas. was no gamble" he
said. lie was betting upon certin-
{ Is. hut h. won VIII You tell him
from me. when YOU see him. that al
though I have not the money IN my
pocket az the moment ! shall pay my
debts. Toll him that We are az care
tll 10 DO that IN France as We are
Co keep our word"
copyright, 1911. 10y the Associated
Literary IressJ
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or son on the side OF the law?"
You amuse Yourself Mr. Run" So
grange remarked. genially
Not in the least" Peter Ruff an.
swered.
My dear friend" Sogrange said.
u am no amateur at this game.
When | choose TO play II. am not
afraid of Scotland Yard am not
afraid" he concluded. even Of you,''
DO you ever bet. Marquis" Peter
Run asked.
Twenty five thousand francs" So
grange said. smiling. that Your 81
forts to aid Mr.. John Dory are uu-
availing"
"lt is bargaiu." Peter Ruff de-
clared. orr BET presume. carries
immunity for me-"
by all means" Socrange an
swered. with q little bow
The Marquis beckun.d 10 Lord
Sotherst. who was crossing the hall
My dear fellow" ~ said. do tell
ne the name Of your halter in Lon
don DeliOns failed me az the last
moment. and have not a hat M for
The ceremony tomorrow"
"Ill lend you half a-dozen. n Won
can wear them Lord Sothcrst an
swcred. smiling
sosranre touched his head with a
smile.
Alas" he said My head is
small. even for Frenchnan's I'm.
agino me walking 10 the church TO-
morrow In a hat which came To- my
ears"
uord Sofhcrsf laughed
SCOTS viii do you 90 rieit." hc
said. You can telephone
u shall send ms man I'D" so.
grange determined 81, can hiring
mo back selection Tell mo. ar
what hour is tho FIRST drive This
morning. aud are the places drauu
yot7"
Tome into tho cun room and wen
see. LORD Sofh.r-t answered
feier Run made hts way 10 tho
BACK quarters ~ tho house 4, a
hiil" sitting room Boz found tho man
h' -ouet. sitting alone. Peter Run
closed the door behind him
John Dory." be- said. Il have
como to have q few words with Won "
What do you wanf to ssy a.
me-" he asked grunb
y want 10 Z can Potter RuN said
earnestly. 10 do you service
John bory took a quick step back
wards
Run hc said. y don't deserve
This. I've had bad times ',toiv
itouFh E,'rythiue has gone against
me-
stop Peter Run insisted Won
have had some bad luck 700 hcadou,r
'ers know OF &c. an goior 20
help you roiusfate yourself brilliant
ly"
John Iory stared 90 Dis visitor
li' YOU mean fhls-' boz asked
dn Peter Run uered IN al
hour uwo fou shall restore the CI..
nafFon diamonds to lord Cicnarvon
Md ] promise you fhat rho manner
which you shall recover tho Jewels
slal o." such fhat sou Will De- f1rnors
Tor q long Unc fo come
hnu are rel wonderful man" John
liorF said i0lrsely "uo Won mean.
Then. that the jewels wore not win
those men Boz The motor care"
'pi course not" Peter Run an.
swered
~ half-past ten that morning mo-
Tor car turned from the garage a.
Clcnarvon Court ands made H. way
doHn tae aTeuue. In vas a single
49,. 49, I,nrfaiar
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for a doctor suppose your man has
been hurt"
The poor fellow has been shot in
me back OF the head with some pecu-
liar implement" he said. The bull.
let Is very long almost like needle
and 81 seems 10 have penetrated
very nearly 10 the base Of the brain
An inch higher up and he must have
died al once. want some OF the men
servants 20 help me carry him TO a
bedroom"
John Dory turned 20 the man whom
they had found standing over him.
Tell us exactly what HAPPENED"
j was standing outside the door"
The man answered. heard no sound
inside there was nothing TO excite
suspicion any way. Suddenly there
was this explosion. u took me. per
haps. thirty or forty seconds 20 get
the kev out Of my pocket aud unlock
The door. When ! entered. the side
Of the room was blown in like that.
The diamonds were gone. Saunders was
leaning toward just in tho position he
"a in now. and there wasn't another
soul in sight Then you and the 9th
ers came"
John Dory rushed from the room
they bad brought him word that the
car was waiting
4 Few seconds later. the pursuit was
started. Saunders wa carried out Of
DO" room. followed by chs doctor.
There remained only Potter RUIZ and
The man who had been on duty out
side Peter Rum seated himself where
Saunders had been sitting. and seem.
I'd 10 %" closely examining fhe table
800 around for some moments. Once
ho took up something from between
The pages Of the book which tho Scr.
re1nf had apparently been reading,
and put b. carefully into iis own
pockcfhook Then be- leaned back
in the chair. VITA his hands olasped
behind bis head and his eyes fixed
upon the ccaling
Hastings" he said 90 the police
man. u wonder whether you'd step
outside and sec Mr. Richards. tho
butler AL him n no. would 30 80
good as ~ spare mo a moment"
Potter Run was not left alone long
Mr richards came hurrying in.
"llie lordsiIn has excused me- from
experimenting tho service OF the din.
uor" ho said ~Anfihine that ] can
do Tor SOU am % give my whole al.
fenfiuu foo'
"ln fHe first place. then" potor Run
answered ~ want % plan ~ tho
house wif htho names ~ the guests
who occupy fhir wing
y can supply son with H very eh9rt.
~ cir 10 De- FOB bc hoped cir" as boo
rrircaicd. chat tho gentleman from
Scotland Yard will catch tho thieves "
Iiuf aiae' mo- such fortune uaa in
store fDr 'tr John Uorv a. break.
FAST No returned In borrowed trap
'our Tires had hesr crf. fo enid ir
reply to 20 storm OF question. Thrv
began to r0 ono after fhe other aa
soon aF we hHd aut speed on We
traced rho car to SALISBURY and there
isn't % village within forty miles that
isnt LOOKING Duf frr &c."
Tho daily DO af Clsrargon Court
proceeded exactly as usual ur.at
fast was served early. a. wn. fo DO a
big dav's shoot Tho MARQUIS 90 So.
Strange and Peter Run smoked fh.ir
cigarettes together aftervarda In Tho
Frcat hall Then ~ was that Peter
Run took The plunge
4r1utf - said u should ike
A sor' ! sand vi.h yos
Nts.f.a.
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JUST A HINT

r'onf rcrr rhanfelIsrs look prcttY
.Hir WouIfn v0u have them reflniared
Z t.r ruef waa reasonable Phone ~ o.
ror ra card and have our rerresenta-
.fe 0nII Mnnr vou find out how ntfis
foafa YOU a .il certainly have the wo~k
farr We a. nU kinds of platirr. rol-
arInr and ore frrfal work a sntisfao-
.nff |nn eunranferd.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
AMUSEMENT FEATURES
REST EVER SCHEDULED

But all these features are subsi-
diary. in the eyes Of most people VIII,
viii attend the fair, to the amusc-
ment features These are many and
varied New stunts have been devised
and new amuscmcnts arranged untl
there Is hardly anything. II would
seem, that has not been thought Of
ana cared for.
chief among these features, OF
course must come the acroplano
flights of Lincoln BeachcN. prince oi
daic-dcVls and aviator extraordinary
BcaChcy is the most daring flyer ~
America and can do more stunts ana
get away with them than anyone else.
He arrived in the city yesterday
morning on the California limited.
His machine came in Saturday night
on No. Z.
Another interesting feature Is the
baseball tournament, In which three
fast teams are entered. silver CITY
viii have a straight Western league
team entered in the race, Albupucr-
que viii have an professional team
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
MANY ORGANIZATIONS TO
MEET HERE DURING iNiI;

Many organizations Of iratcrnal or
civic nature will meet IN Albuuu"f-
que during the state fair OF these.
the Good Roads association meeting
Wednesday and the Wool Grower as
sociation meeting Friday Will likely
be the largest The county chaiiinrn
of the democratic party have prcn
called 10 meet here Friday at the
Commercial club. The grand lodges or
the Knights of PNthlas. of the odd
Fellows and the Hcbckah Assembly ol
the latter order. viii hold their an
nua meetings here during tue tar.
The cattle Sanitary Board VIII hpld
its Quarterly session here beginning
today. The sheep SaiiitarN board VIII
hold "A quarterly session beginning TO-
morrow An the state Officers. the
governor and his staff. VIII attend the
fair Tucsday state dny The New
Mexico Pharmaceutical Association
viii meet here THURSDAY The organi-
zation meeting of the state Municipal
league will be- held Friday morning
Columbus dav win hc celebrated with
hitting exercises on Saturday. The am
nivcrsarv Of The discovery Of America
The Montezuna ball win be held Fri
day evening A grand carulval mask
ed. with dancing on the street, VIII
be held Saturday night
All these and more so to make up
the state fair for this year.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
THIRTY SECOND ANNUAL NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR OPENS IN THIS CITY TODAY

that win surely put up fast game,
and Santa Fc has entered team that
Will make a strong showing. The prize
money VIII likely be anyhody's until
The last game Is played
There win be good carnival COM
panN. the Campbell United shows.
which arrived Yesterday and whose
men were busy setting up tents and
raraphcrnalia last night. There Will be
four good free acts downtown each
day, ana a number of concessions and
confetti stands.
Horse racing has come in for u
eomforta nlc share Of the prize money
ana viii he exceptionally good this
Year particularly the running races
\ number OF horses arrived SATURDAY
night from Ration, whore they had
been racing on the Santa f'e circuit
and more came in last night. The run-
ming races nll h, strong feature of
every days program.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07

: 4 motorcycle race every day Will
( lie a leading feature There has been
/ but little motorcycle racing done In
this state. and at the only previous
meei hold here some exceptionally
! fast time wns recorded. The half mile
track al 1'riction park Is fast and
some records will ikcly be broken at
the fair for the local boys win drive
any mach ne there is as fast as II will
run on lhat track Raymond Stamm
is superintendent Of the motorcycle
races.
Motorcycles Will also be entered in
the two automobile parAdcs to be held
on Good Roads day, and many auto
mobiles win make splendid showinss
at those times. The afternoon parade
will be decorated affair, open only
10 those whose cars are made beau
tiful with paper flowers bunting and
the like. II is in charge of Mrs. AZ
fred Grunsfeld and committee OF
ladies'.
Tho evening parade that day win
be IN illuminated one ana the spec
taclc Of 40 ears, for that many hav"
been entered, lighted up with electric
lights, Chinese lanterns and other H.
Illuminating devices vim he sight TO
be remembered.
The industrial parade Will contain
a number Of interesting displays,
This parade viii he held Thursday
morning, albuquerque day. and VIII
be the best for a long time past. More
than seventy entries have been rccciv-
ed Handsome prizes are offered Tor
the best displays IN al three parades.
The dog show viii open TUESDAY
ana viii be held downtown. This
event win be remarkable from the
fact that IT is the largest show ever
benchcd here and the second one to
be held in New Mexico. It is being
held under Tho auspices of the Az
buuucrquc Kennel club. The bench
show committee IS composed OF pr.
T. $. Spindlcr Dr. J. w. colbert ana
DR. .R Fred Petit.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07

Paris, oct q Austria has given ad-
hesion to the plan formulated By the
French ana I,ussian Foreign ministers
to deal with The l3alltan situation
Austria, however suggested Il
slight change in the wording Of the
proposals. which met with the I'M
mediate approval Of NJ. Polncalrc ana
NJ. Sazonofl.
The only effect Of the Amendment
Is to moro sharply define the inten-
tions Of the powers and to present a
more precise statement Of them
IT IL understood the proposals do
not include demand for the auto
nony Of Macedonia. but urge the
adaptation Of Article 20, Of HE treaty
Of Eerlin, which provides for Il larger
measure Of home rulc.
1t Is believed that the proposals
viii remove any lurking suspicious In
England that the continental powers
were contemplating settlement
wholly at the expense of Turkey
Gormnny and Italy have approved
their allies modification SO That with
fun adhesion ol the British govern
NV ~ N'l'H ~ ''ni lh'HlN eNDttt'u
tomorrow, the powers VIII hc in posi-
ilon to say TO tho Balkan coalition that
he Balkan states viii no longer have
TO depend on the promises of Turkey,
but on the pledged word of Europe
The French government Is conf
dent that all the prcliminarics VIII be
completed in time to permit Russia
aud Austria to present a collective
note to Sofia. belgrade. Athens and
Ccttinje tomorrow, or. at the latcst.
Tuesday.
As soon ss This * done. Turkey viii
be- invited to give guarantees that
VIII render effective the promise that
Europe win take upon her shoulders
responsibility FOR the realization If
reforms
In official circles HE feeling pre-
wallis that this guarantee ought To sat
isfy the Halkan states IL, as they pro-
fcs~. their sole motiNc Ia mnbilzins
1eainst Turkey was % force the re-
forms provided fur IN the treaty of
berlin
with peace un ihe point Of being
signed with Italy the martial spirit
OF Turkey has reached stage which
it Is difficult TO control
lf the Balkan governments can
hold the lighting element IN check
French officers are hopeful that thel
diplomats may win uut against The
soldiers
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07

Juarez, MeN. oct TIL Rebels today
took Ascencon Il town in the Mormon
colony district, southwest OF Juarez,
according to ldviccs received here to-
night. Rebels also threaten to attack
Casas Grandcs, the principal town on
the Mexico o-Northwestcln railway In
the same district Two troop trains
were rushed from Juarcz by General
Trucy Aubert to reinforce the fede-
rails ~ tasas Grandes under General
Anioniu Einhupo.
There are many Americans In the
entire district both Mormon settlers
nnd Americans employed in the rail-
way. mills and ninos 80 particulars
Of The nghting at hscouvion, which IS
or the railway line. have been reeeiN +
Cd hcre.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
MOTIVE FOR SEL|C
MURDER STILL
IN DOUBT
Police Assert it Was Not for
Purpose of SuppresSing. Evi-
dence in Becker Case Near
Trial.

tBv MarDinr journal Special Leased Wire !
New York. oct. ].--DrputN Police
Commissioner Doughcrts' tonight said
he Was satisfied the motive for the
murder ui Zig Jack Sclig bN Red
PIN" Davidson here last night was
not 10 seal Selig's lips against For
mer Police Lieutenant Becker Who
will hc placed on triad tomorrow for
the murder of Herman ltosenthai.
After questioning Davidson FOR
several hours and inVesti eating events
leading up 10 the killing - Sele. the
deputy commissioner said he was in
clined 10 credit DavidSon's story that
h" Killed Selig In revenge because the
latter had robbed him.
District Attorney whitman though
admitting that no prunf had Vet been
found to Indicate that Selig death
was the result Of conspiracA. was
inclined to regard In" murder ~
more than coincidence.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07

{ never scheduled before, anG one and
all they are going to please the people
! The AGRICULTURAL and horticultural
! eNhhi's ~ the best that have ever
| been displayed here. There are cx-
hibits from All sections Of the state.
from san Juan 10 Eddy county Every
county has contributed the best of its
crops, often holding county fair to
determine whose produce should have
the honor Of representing the county
at the state fair. The entire casino has
been devoted to agricultural exhibits.
This is more space than the fair au-
thorties have ever set aside for such
a display before Prof. J. y. Tinsley
fof the Santa Fe railway has charge
Of this department.
There are several creditablc cxhib-
its of livestock on the grounds, and
this department, under the supcrin-
tendency of f.. +. Van Horn, VIII
make a credtable showing. Substan
tial prizes are offered for the best
q d'splaNs Of animals Of the different
classes and there VIII be plenty Of
competition for them.
The poultry department is having
a banner year There are hundreds of
birds entered many Of them being al
ready In ihcir coops at the fair
grounds, where the same building
used by the poultry last year has been
set aside for thcm TheN viii tax its
capacity this year for there arc
great many blooded birds to be
shown.
The manufacturers displays this
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES
INSURE A WEEK Of SOLID
ENJOYMENT To GREAT
CROWDS THAT ATTEND
TWO FLIGHTS EACH AFTERNOON BY
AVIATOR LINCOLN BEACHEY
MONARCH OF THE AIR

Practically Every County Has Credabe Exhibits Of Farm
Products Showing Agricultural Possibilities of Their Respec
tive Sections; Horse Racing Baseball Tournament Motor
cycle Contests, Automobile Parades Industrial Trades
Pageant Carnival Shows and Conventions Few of Things
Which viii Keep A|buquerques Visitors ard Home People
Busy From Now Until Grand Finale on Saturday Night;
Every Train Brings Throngs to City for Week Riot Of Fun
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07

At / O'Clock today, there Will he
formally Opened the Thirty-second
Annual New Mexico State Fair. t
will be the biggest and best that has
ever been held There are more eNhib-
its in place. more entries in the pa
iadc. more hens in the poultry show,
more dogs in the dog show, more
counties represented in the agricul-
tural and horticultural sections.
more ana better prizes offered ana
more entertaining events than nave
ever been scheduled for any state falr
in the past. In addition. there are more
people here to see all these thinss
than have spent fair week in the city
in former years, though il is stu =
little too early to determine how
large crowd is really to attend the
fa
The special features this year are
many in number ana varied in char
actcr. Several new stunts have been
arranged and all that could bc donr
to make fair success has been done
hN the officers. To President ID. Is
r. Sellers and Secretary Frank A.
Stortz is due great credit for capa hle
management. hustle and ginger IN
making the fair a success. Both thsN
and their assistants have worked ear
ly and late to make the fair worthy
of the title State Fair" and have
succeeded remarkably well. There j.
not citizen of Albuquerque who l.
not an ardent supporter of the far.
not one who is not boosting, and Few
who are not enthusiastic
The fair grounds are filled as never
before with exhibits of various sorts.
Provisions have been made Tor things
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
TRIO Of AV|A70RS
ARE KILLED IN
SINGLE DAY
Already Startling Toll of Nor
taIity for 1912 Increased by
Three F FataIities Due to Acct
dents,

IEy Morning journal special fraSed Wire. |
Berlin. oct. Aviation week ~
Johannisthai was concluded today af-
ter two more deaths had boon added
10 the long list of fatalities among
European aViat"rs during the last tvs"
months.
\ monoplane driven bv Ernest Ais
ana carrying % mechauician. fell from
a height of soc feet when % vine eoi-
iapsed The mc' hanician was thrown
from tho machine az height - $50
feet and his body landcd on the around
cl,ar of the wrtckAse. Alig f,n with
the monoplanr and was Instantly krl-
eel The aco ident was Witnessed by 81
crowd. Aiig qualified as an aviator
last Man
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
GREAT BRITAIN NAY
NOT JOIN GREAT POWERS

l.ondon. Oct. t--WhNl mHN pr0N Q
10 he an important development in tho
Balkan problem eomes from ronstan-
tinople tonight in the form of = state
lrent that the porte has announced it,
Willingness to put into execution Ar-
ticle -. OF the Berlin treaty. relating
10 a greater measure of self govern
ment for Eumciia and Macedonia
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
JAPANESE BIRDNNN
KILLED At I:Ot HESTER

Rochester Y Y. cut. Mothesia
kondo. "a Japanese aviator. aged -
years. was killed today near Satona.
The aeroplane he was trying out
struck wind mill and the aviator fell
about forty feet. FEATURING his skull
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-07
Indications For Greatest Exposition
Ever Presented In the Southeast
Information Bureau
Free to All Fair
Visitors

. The bureau of Information, in
. charge Of a. w. Goodrich, is
. open untl midnight every night
. II Is located At the store OF the
. New Mexico Cigar company at
, the corner of the alley between
> First ana Second streets on Cen
. tral avenue, ON the north side
: OF the street There is a big .
> sign in front or Il So that NIs- .
. tors may find IT easily
. This bureau is established for Z
o the purpose of seeing that visi-
. tors to the fair are given all in .
formation possible reg ardins .
. rooms, restaurants hack fares, .
. nmusements and other matters. .
. 1t is open to YOU. Mr Fair .
> Visitor. Make use of it.