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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05
OLD GUARD
 TO FIGHT I, R, National Committeeman are Willing to Sacrifice Party Chances of Winning. STRONG ARM TACTICS And Steam Roller Methods Will Be Used in the Fight Against
 the Colonel.
STRONG ARM TACTICS

Chicago, June 4-Old Guard Re- publieans are determined to drive tn steam roller over Colonel Roosevelt if they have the power and the steam to do it. And the steam roller is c start upon its work Thursday,
 The National Committee will mee. at o'clock in the afternoon to be- gin the preliminary fight between Colonel Roosevelt and Pres dent Taft
 Every one of the fifty-three mem- bers of the committee are expectea to be in their seats when the meeting is called, or else be represented by a proxy. It is known in advance that the meeting will be unpopular ny both sides.
 There is to be no hesitation or fear for hurting feelings when the steam roller starts, provided the Old Guard finds itself with strength enough to manage the machine hand fly. There will be no hesitation either, for fear of hurting the party,s chances in the November election. The purpose of the Old Guard will be not to nominate and elect Presi- dent Taft again, but to nominate him fer thef sake of beating Colonel Roosevelt.
 
 To beat Roosevelt the eldeg,,g, brethren are ready to do any sort of rough wo1k with the steam roller. That is the temper of every membe: of the committee here, who is opposed to Roosevelt, although those members are not saying so fer publication.
 The anti-Rooseveltians claims they have the weight of numbers to put through any program that may be determined upon.
 The Rooseveltians have counted noses also and they admit the Olc Guard majority now but expect to win on minority report in the coll vention.
 The fight will start just as soon as the committee meets. The nrA thing to be done will be the roll call, which will raise the question of the right of the members to seats. The Howell case from Nebraska will be the first up. Then the steam roller will first be brought into action but it's true strength will not be shown, as all but out and out Roosevelt men are expected to follow the custom and not to permit new member to take seat until after the convention.
 The real test will come immediately afterward on the election of a chair man. The Old Guard candidate will be Rosewater, the present actine chairman. That has been settled up on.
 The Roosevelt men have not finally settled on their candidate yet. He may be Frank B. Kellogg, because or his reputation for entire fairness des- bite any feeling for any cand date. The Rooseveltions believe be might be the grandest man they could name.
 That will be about all that will te accomplished the first day, and the actual hearing of contests will not hegin until Friday morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05
PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 3 1912

board of any changes or improv ments they think necessary. AT. three gentlement have always been Interested in the city schools and have been ready at all times to ren- der what assistance they could to the school board in an endeavcr t.. lncfease the eff ciency and conditions of the schools.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05
THREE SCHOOL VISITORS APPOINTED YESTERDAY

Dr. J. s. Jenkins, Dr. William Breathwit and j. J. Merrick, thres we'll known citizens, yeste,nday wera appointed as public school visitors by the Pine Bluff School Board. The duties of the appointees will be to make inspections at stated times 0f the local schools and make recom- mendations and report to the school
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05
FAMOUS WOMAN AUTHOR
 AND POET IS DEAD

Newark. N. J., dune 4.-Mrs. Mar garet Elizabeth Samgsters poet and author, died today at her home in Maplewood. N. J. She was "A years old and has been an active contribu- tor to the leading American maga- zlnes for more than fifty years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05
NEGRO WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY.

Nancy Ware, asnegro woman, about 7s years old, died suddenly yesteruas morning at her home on ". iwell'h avenue near the city limits. Coron0f H. E. Williams investigated the case and stated that the woman died u heart disease.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05
ATTEND THE
 TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Prof. J. J. Doyne, of Normal School
 Delivers Address On "Teaching."

The address on teaching at the Jeff ferson County Teachers Institute yes terday morning by Prof. J. J. Doyne, president of the Normal school at Conway, was big feature and highly instructive to the teachers. The at tendance at yesterdays session was as good as the first day.
 The officers. Prof. w. F. kieth, president; Carl Hankins, secretary: and Miss Lucy Gresham. correspond ing secretary presidSd at tho paeetr ipg. rho folloNl IF 6lks were Sade;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05

-$1.00 makes you a member to our rug club. You can get any SKIP rug in our store. Only II more can join. See us today or you may be too late.- KnOx-Walker
 THREE REAL ESTATE
 DEALS YESTERDAY
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05

We have IA members to our rug club-just Il more can join-better hurry. $1.OO makes you mefber.- Knox-W Walker
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-05
BANKS RECORD

ol AZ years of conservative success ~ banking in. this city qualities it v act Tor you in any banking ca pacity. va
 s capital and Surplus of $310,0O0 enables us to extend to each depos- o1 such accommodation as their ac- 5 count warrants.
 !. .our Dusiness or private account 7 cordially invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24
WHEN THE LIMITED STOPS

THE dogs of the few-and far between vii
lagos of Western Texas are the pos
SCISSORS, perhaps through necessity, of
precocity that affords the weary traveller on
the transcontinental Pullman some enter
tainment as pleasurabe as it is brief.
The through trains stop at most of these
towns, many of which are from two to four
hours run apart As the engine whistles
and begins to slow down the dogs of the
town start in an animated trot for the sta
ton. The animated trot is in itself some
thing worth seeing; for Texas dogs are chron-
ically lazy.
When the train comes to a stop the trav-
eler will see the dogs lined up alongside the
dining car, their gaze fixed eXpectantly on
exactly the proper window; in other words,
the kitchen window. They slowly wag their
tails and wait The chef and his help know
the dogs are there, and presently some
choice scraps of eatables are thrown out
Then there is a scramble, and the lucky dog
bolts his treasure at a gulp. 1t is a good
natured scramble, however,-no fights;
only few harmless growls and whines.
Before the train pulls out each dog usually
manages to get bite or two. If one gets
left out he waits for the next train with a
diner.
At Langtry, the place where that eccen-
trio justice of peace, Roy Bean, administered
claw west of the Pecos, the dogs have rivals.
There the village hogs also come down to the
station to meet the Pullman diners. Strange
to say, there seems to be no bitter enmity
between the dogs and the hogs. Both take
their chances with philosophic equanimity;
the dogs, of course, getting little the better
of the deal. But occasionally hog gets a
mouthful, and when it does it scurries away
as though it felt that its patience and vigi-
lance had been amply rewarded.
When the train gets into Louisiana the
town stops are diversions of a different va
riety. The little piccaninies know the rum
ming schedule as well as the engineer or con-
ductor, and when the train stops they are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24
WEALTH IN OYSTER SHELLS
BY RENE BACHE

than the combined tonnage of all the steam
vessels in the world. And yet all of this i'm
menSe mass of material was separated out
by the humble molluskS from a fluid (sea
water) that contains only one twenty-four
hundredth part of carbonate of lime, the
substance of which the shells are almost
wholly composed.
1t has been said of the town of Crisield, in
Maryland Zone of the most important cen
tiers of the oyster packing industry, that it
is "buit on oyster shells and mosquitoes
AS matter of literal fact, it is built in the
water upon the shells of oysters that its
canneries have packed and shipped to all
parts of the United States. When an oyster
is opened at Crisfield, its shell goes to make
new land. By this means has been formed
peninsula stretching more than a mile from
the low, marshy shore of the Chesapeake
toward the oyster beds, and furnishing
room for wide streets, railroad, steam
boat landing, number of large packing
houses, and the shops and dwellings of
population of several thousand people One
glance at the long white streets of this singu-
lar town gives a more vivid notion of the
size of the oyster packing business than any
number of tables of statistics.
IF one looks in the encyclopedia for the
word "betel," he finds that it refers to the
nut of the so called betel palm, which (this
authority states) is chewed by one-tenth of
the human race. In many parts of the
Orient it is as much a matter of course to
offer betel to a guest as it is in our own coun-
try to offer coffee. 1t has some sort of agree
able toxic effect, with which we are urlac-
quainted-fortunately, inasmuch as it stains
the lips red and turns the teeth black
The juice is very acrid, and to neutralize
it pellet of lime is wrapped with the bit OF
betel nut in piece of betel leaf, all three
being chewed together. Now, this Lime is
shell lime. derived from the burning of
oyster shells. But-and here is a curious
fact not hitherto published rajas and
other wealthy personages in India and other
parts of the Far East deem such common
lime not good enough for their aristocratic
use, and buy pearls for the purpose. 1t is
this demand that furnishes a market for the
bulk of the less valuable fresh water mussel
pearls found in the Mississippi Valley. They
are shipped to the Orient, where they bring
good prices, for conversion into lime, to be
chewed with betel by those who can afford
SO expensive luxury.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-03-29

The other scraps, also written In
pencil and By the same hand. contain
ed but two or three disconnected
wordA but one Of those words was
Adelaide.
Il spent IN hour and q half in the
yards adjoining the station before ]
found those two bits" explained the
young lawyer. II offer them in cor
roboration Of Mr.. Ranelagh's state
ment that the Gomez used in the par
TALLY consumed letter found in the
clubhouse chimney was addressed to
Miss Carmel Cumberland and not to
Adelaide and that the place Of meet
ing suggested by this word was the
station platform and not the spot since
made terrible BY DEATH"
"You are acquainted with Miss Car
mel Gumberland's handwritingT'
IF am not the town Is full Of peo-
pie who are. believe these words to
have been written by Carmel Cumber-
land"
Mr.. Fox placed the pieces back in
their envelope and laid the whole care
fully away.
1--WE are obliged to you." said he.
you can cancel the obligation" was
the quick retort. "by discovering the
identity Of the man who. In derby hat
and coat with a very high collar.
left the grounds Of the Whispering
Pines Just as Mr.. Ranelagh drove into
them. l have no facilities for the Job
and no desire to undertake It."
He had endeavored to speak natu-
rally, II not with an onhand air. but
he failed somehow. else why the quick
glance Of startled inquiry which DR..
Perry sent him from under his rather
shaggy eyebrows.
"Well. we'u undertake that. too"
promised the district attorney.
II can ask no MORE" returned
Charles Clifton, rising to depart. THE
confronting Of that man with Rane-
lagh will cause the latter to unseal
his lips. Before you have finished
with my client you will esteem him
much more highly than you do now"
Caleb Sweetwater Of the New York
police department. who entered the
room after Clifton departed. was no
beauty. He was plain featured to the
point OF uglinesA His receding chin
and far too projecting nose were not
likely to create favorable impression
on one ignorant Of his cheerful, mod
est, winsome disposition.
"Mr. Sweetwater." said the district
attorney, I'VE have some doubts If the
man we have In hand il the man we
really want But. first. how much do
you know about this caser"
"All that's In the papers"
Nothing morer'
Every little. I've not been In town
above an honR"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-03-29
'.Hn SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO ymD."

HE SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIND"
cial, but did not meet It. The coroner
had turned his attention to the table
again and. while betraying no en-
barrassment. was not quite his usual
self. The district attorneys hand
stole to his chin. which he softly
rubbed with his lean forefnger a. he
again addressed Sweetwater.
The story which followed Is too well
known to US for repetition. Sweetwa-
ter listened with swapping eyes to all
that was said. and when he had been
given the various clews indicating the
presence of q third and as yet I'M
known party on the scene Of crime
he rose excitedly to his feet and. de-
claring that 1t was most promising
case. begged permission to make his
own investigations at the Whispering
Pines, after which he would be quite
ready to begin his search for the man
In the derby hat and high coat collar.
whose love for wine was so great that
he chosc and carried of the two choicest
bottles that the clubhouse contained.
IF he exists and the whole story is
not pure fabrication Of the entrapped
Ranelagh he shouldn't be hard to find."
said the detective.
TNv
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THERE WAS A sIioHr parssuRx

the police are interested in finding Il.
but I have not heard that they have
been successful. You encourage me
much BY assuring me that 1t was miss
ing from her hand when you first saw
hee. That ring may prove our most
valuable clew."
Yea but you must also remember
that she may have taken 1t OF before
shs started for the clubhouse"
That II very true"
You do not know whether they have
looked for It at her homer"
II do not will take good care Of
your interests from now on. Be hone
fu1 ana show brave front to the dis
txict attorney when he comes 30 inteE-
view you. hear that he Is expected
home tomorrow. If you are innocent
you can face him and his whole ONCE
with calm assurance"
you are free" said I. II am not
Miss Cumberland will be buried before
leave these four walls. I hate to
think Of her going to her grave with
out one token from the man to whom
abe has been only too good. Charles,
. few flowers, white. no wreath. Just
q few which can be placed on her
breast or in her hand. You need not
say whom they are from. It would
seem a mockery to any one but her.
Lilies. Charles. Ishall feel happier to
knnv that <hov ara thoro Will vnu
do this for met"
IT WILL"
'That is ALL"
Instinctively he held out his hand. I
dropped mine in 1t, there was slight
pressure, some few more murmured
words. and he was gone. I slept .thst
night.
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CHAPTER vi.


A CHANCE! TAKE IT.
r SLEPT. though a question Of No
small importance was agitating
my mind, demanding instant con-
sideration and a definite answer
before ! again saw Clifton. This was
my plan. would acknowledge to
having seen n horse and cutter leave
the clubhouse by the upper gateway
simultaneously with my entrance
through the lower one. would even
describe the appearance of the per-
son driving this cutter. No one by the
greatest stretch Of imagination would
be apt to associate this description
with Carmel, but it might set the au-
thorities thinking. and IL by any good
chance a cutter containing a person
wearing derby hat and a coat with
IN extra high collar should have been
seen on this portion of the road. or II.
a. earnestly hoped. the snow had left
any signs Of another horse having
been tethered in the clump Of trees
opposite the one whee l had con-
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S-@
The House of the
Whispering
Pines

ward assumed such proportions IN all
our minds had at this moment Its first
dawning in mine as we'll as Its first
outward expression.
"Some other man than myself was
thirsty that night" I firmly declared.
Eve are getting on. Charles"
Evidently he did not consider the
pace very fast one: but. being a
cheerful fellow by nature. he simply
expressed his dissatisfaction by an
imperceptible shrug.
"Do you know exactly what the
clubhouse's wine vault containedT' he
asked.
IAN inventory was given me by the
steward the morning we closed. 1t
must be in my rooms"
"Your rooms have been examined
You expected that. didn't you? Prob
ably this inventory has been found. I
don't suppose 1t will help any"
II will see you tomorrow-any tme
tomorrow" I said. Meantime I will
give you commission which you are
at liberty to perform yourself or to in
trust to some capable detective. The
letter. Of which a portion remains. was
written to Carmel. and she sent me q
reply. which was handed me on the sta
don platform by a man who was
perfect stranger to me. I have hardly
any memory Of how the man looked.
but it should be an easy task to find
him, and II you cannot do that the
smallest scrap Of the note he gave me
and which unfortunately tore up and
scattered to the winds would prove my
veracity in this one particular and so
make 1t easier for them to believe the
rest"
His eye lightened presume the
prospect Of making any practical at
tempt in my behalf was welcome.
Zone thing more" now added
my ring was missing from Miss Cum
berland's hand when took away those
pillows. l have reason to think-or It
is natural for me to think-that she
planned to return 1t to me by some
messenger or in some letter. Do you
know II such messenger or such letter
has been received at my apartments7
Have you heard anything about this
ring? 1t was a notable one and not to
be COMPOUNDED with any other. Any
one who knew US or who had ever re-
marked 1t on her band would be able
to identify it."
II have heard the ring mentioned"
he replied. II have even heard that
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Ale you known herev
II don't think 20. It's my 6rst visit
this way"
Then you are a. ignorant Of the
people as they are Of you. Well. that
mas Its disadvantages.
"And Its advantages. If you win per-
NIT me to shy 30. sir. have no preju-
dices. no preconceived notions, to
struggle against"
The eye Of District Attorney Fox
stole toward that of his brother ON.
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turned aside. His
cheek showed bis displeasure. but the
words were kind enough with which
be speedily took his leave and left me
to solitude and long night Of mad.
dening thought.
And you still hold him?'
Yes. but with growing uncertainty.
Hes one Of those fellows who afeect
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-03-29

buJs lu0 GvlUeOCS0
Of death by stran-
gulation are too
well defined"
Every true. Yet I
wonder at their lax.
ity in this. There
were signs Of some
other agency hav.
ing been at work
also. Those two
empty glasses smell.
ing Of cordial-in-
u Oce u { perhaps,
yet
Don't! I can bear
no more today. ]
shall be stronger
tomorrow"
Anoth her feeler
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-16
HARRY MOOSE IN
COURT TUESDAY

The curtain rings up again in the
Gary bribery melodrama once more
The time is next Tuesday and the place
is the circuit court in Crown Point
Harry Moose. former city clerk Of Gary,
who disappeared while star witness
for the state in the bribery trials. viii
play the chief part-if it is TO he play
ed.
At the preliminary hearing held sew
eral days ago In Justice Nicholson
court Moose pleaded guilty TO the
charge Of accepting total bride Of
$4,000 from Mayor 4 +. Knots and
William a. Cain for leaving the juris-
diction Of the state while witness in
the Dean bribery trials
Moose was held to the circuit court
in bonds Of $4,000, which he did not
give The November term begins Mon
day but only probate work viii be
taken up on that date. on Tuesday
Judge McMahan will set cases.
According to the states program
Moses case viii not occupy more than
FIVE minutes Important developments
are expected to follow should a con
viction ensue.
Samuel Parker Of South Bend and
william F. Hodges of Gary are spe-
eial prosecutors in the Moose case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-16

Mrs. Robert o Law of Chicago en-
tertained very charminely at a bridge
luncheon Yesterday. Her guests were
the members of the Marquette club OF
Hammond who met for Their semi
monthly meeting sixteen covers were
laid. The luncheon table was decorat-
ed very beautifully with yellow chrys-
anthemurs Rouauets or chrysauthe-
NUNS we're pretty decoration i'm the
parlors where the guests met during
the afternoon and spent an enjoyable
time playin ecards. Bridge whist was
PLAYED progressively at four tahels.
High score was made by Mrs Charles
Barry and the second honors were won
by Mrs r T.. T. Bell Friday. Novem-
Der 2ath is the date OF the next meet
ing and Mrs. Charles G Holman IS
the hostess-elect. Mrs Holman Will
entertain al luncheon at one o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-16
Days News In Gary
PRONOUNCED DEAD;
COMES TO LIFE

Gary steel workers are telling a
story about a coke oven employee who
fell from The gas tank at the steel
works yesterday and struck high
voltage wire.
The man was apparently lifeless and
he was brought into the coke oven Of
fees. six or seven employees examined
him-there was no sign of life nor even
a heart beat-and after trying to re-
store life by artificial means rang up
the hospital for the morgue wagon to
take away a corpse.
Just as the dead wagon came clang-
ing up the coke oven road the dead
man jumped up and went back to work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-16
TENTH DISTRICT MEDICAL
SOCIETY MEETS WEDNESDAY

Leaders in Discussion: Or. carl Board
man. Gary; Or. a. W. Lloyd, Hammond.
T. "Clinlcal Diagonisis and Treat
fuent Of Heart Disease"-Dr. J. II.
Benan, Bad Nauheim. Germany. Lead
ers in Discussion. Or. w. +. Howat
Hammond. Or. L. A Wilson of Michi-
gan city
Dinner $500 .. m
s "Diaphragmatie Hernia DIR j.
c. sexton. Rushvine, Leaders in Dis
cussion. Dr, Budd Van swearingen. Ft.
Wayne, Dr. J. A. Graham, Hammond.
The toast list for the evening dinner
present a unique number of themes.
which viii undoubtedly furnish good
entertainment. They were arranged
with a view OF giving the representa-
lives of the various counties an oppor-
tuntty to speak about something aside
from the profession. but In which they
All have more or less common interest
Thus the subject "Pottawattomie Pick
: ups refers to the Michigan city Coun-
try club at which the socety was en-
tertained. while the Porter county race
track and the military invasion there
furnish themes for others. THAT
Literary C1sss refers to the editor OF
the state Journal
The program under the head Of
Words of wisdom is as follows:
Or Harry E. Sharrer at the Wheel
PUBLICATIONS f. T. Evans
/ Gary.
/ pottawattomie Pictups E. G
Blinks Michigan city.
Racing Form r. y Blount
1 Valparaiso.
THAT Literary cuss.-Dr. A. r. Bul-
son jr.. Fl. Wayne
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-16
A RECEPTION.

A reception honoring the Rev. Walter
Theobald Of the Northwestern Univer-
sity who recently was appointed pastor
of the Monroe street Methodist church
was given last evening at the church.
Many members of the congregation and
their friends were ia attendance during
the evening. The Rev Frank Q.
Fraley. pastor OF the First N. r. church
welcomed the new minister to the city
and the Rev Theobald responded with
q short address. He also sang a Scotch
selection which was very much enjoy
ed. 4 delightful program of vocal and
instrumental muise VISA rendered dur
ing the evenie. At the close Of the
program refreshments were served and
pleasant time was spent socially.