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The Washington times., 1912-10-03
AWHIIE STREAK OF DISASTER & ses.s e.. !s. ..z ~
tcopyrish.. 1919. Frank a. Munssy co.,

asked what note was meant why, the
one stating that he had lost the key. Of
Grafton whistied in astonishment.
That was an unexpectsdr bit, pf con,
firmation, wasn't it7s he cried. "Ht
seems pretty well to establish the fact
that We found Brady's key and no
other" 49,, ,,,,,, :. .,n. -,.nout
direct, evidence. That seems TO open up
new train of thought. does It not?'
Several OF them confessed the
exsstIy. BurieishY' =,
Nothing very positive. except that
II established Brady's odd connection
with the affair pretty firmly. ] believe
that he was the cn We Ss enasSs msn who
tried TO break In herr twice within rhe
hour" rt ~
Very little question OF that seems to
remain, mused Grafton. yet why
because no wanted 70 open thss "a,
box alone and get the letter. Ana Sl ~
ne know what was IN " or alo ue .ns nnn
take IL Tor sometnIng else oi impcr
70 himself, or wnaty DHn nd.s;,s @ avery
time tried to reason y ont. og You d5ah
tell Brady, the nature of the papersFf
0f course ! dio notst,, =. ,,rx
~. ou uia not sen n .. .tna,
,hox 1,e c,e not oS tne al nt,no.t ne % ,mportance 4
49, exrt rxlv hat
me. ~ lriea 70 Seh nn,xS n,M .na ~, mis-.
sometnIns tnat ! naG sud.eseJi a. ~ srfm;iv
take anu you rememcTmT now on ,,sr
and uutniuhy s % %o me rs~, fha,
go. sr. Hnn tn,,,rg NJ nc s,th All y
sou w nv "hnt y. 80 ac1usiot.
can conceiVe ~ cua. ns 100, NJ ~ vo,,,
co WIN tne thiet whns s,,.t VA. n i
| OWL OF pven' ""A' >""'' 'e."s ~ :
: can say ,,.,,n IN s,v .oon bur
| II. Weh, ySu n@ @ o,,a,tst .naruiy
| ieign. saa SA.eon, oT,,, taE,nS stem
a, i. snah ,noss,on nops TO- a.! nj. moment apt
| ~ " .setr ~ trw a'ter, lon1er ones Ar
In goihs " W 'e" 'o"se' '''' -
Muue wnue .u,,, g..
.fn reosrd ~ Rrady wbateyer he
regard 70 py. IT, hone 70,
| knows, want 20 sn9M, ,nUst,, ns q. 4,
% .he in,orn h,,s hsva anosmar w,tie Man. Ii
aDsurd, put nave ~ sn0.nS, n.nh ,,ts nskcc mn,
sentanvsner ~ ~, sns,,Id prsdy
iesrn wnen ne soeS .on ou., T',, Lnow q,
ieavc ouIlhR m ye ateno' ~ th.rs
II a. once. inen mesn - ~ snn )
and-wen: see VIA .herc 70 "a ~ s,,eai
Srafton nou.n nsu 49,. opv M door Rnr.
leigh opened II upon his own onlce po'
The Washington times., 1912-10-03
Road Reforms Urged
At American Congress

ATLANTIC CITY. ~ j.. Oct. a.
IHt,nry w, Anderson. of Richmond. va.
spa abfng before the American Road
FcosEress, advocated q tax OH autoro-
bbileSJ scoording to their horsepower
Iothsar vehicles as 70 their weight apd
,sa .a Iss Fsasra sr fUaSsss uunro q Ssr
state Highways, State control OF state
croad.s and county control VI local thor
oysssl l.sl re-. ~ Finley Of tho t,ou,n.r, r.,I-
nth cd q II iiving, nv IN tns increase "a; OF Of
EpsodpetAon IN which yesd Improvement
fancy. Win socr become 4 menace 70
good roa l,s. declared Col. W, d. Hchicr.
Of BostoS, chairman OF the Mass1.
Shusetts Aishwsy commission. He ad-
The Washington times., 1912-10-03
Synopsis Of Chapters Already Published

John Grafton practically owns the pros
porous town Of Kenyonvilie. He is back
ing traction company promoted BY
George Colson. to DO which he has mort.
gagged his entire fortune.
Tho papers concerning the deal disap-
pear. There are no clues save an odor
Of Turkish tobacco In 0raftcn's private
ofhce and he recalls that. while exhibit
ing his business suite to his friend Els
ford NJ midnight, letter had been
dropped down tho mAil-c chute. Parker. the
watchman. remembers that some one,
whom he thought was Mr.. Grafton, left
the buildang near midnight. A detective,
Burleigh. attempts 10 unravei tho mys-
terry and from the various signs concludes
that the thief, after stealing the papers.
dropped them, mailed IN one Of the firms
envelopes and addressed to himself. down
the mail-chute. and that they are now
lying in the general box on the lower floor.
Grafton persuades Brady, q politician. 70
secure the pass-key from ths postmaster
and open the box.
Both leave the building. Grafton re-
turning later with Burleigb. Hiding In
the shadow OF the vestibule, they hear
come one attempting to open the door.
An unfortunate movement puts the person
to night. Grafton and Burieigh in close
pursuit. After a long chase the man es-
capes. and Grafton finds In his path the
mail box key. They rush back to the
building and open the mail box. but there
is no letter. An early collection has been
made
The Washington times., 1912-10-03

.xuo,t ~. certaintv do seeun IN be I'm
agans, ., u N 's .,s,i,n s..vhs,, Sv "sas
,hehseu ne us,,,,"r,ar ,s., .soy Mr. ursSton =.
tne mr. liz nasn - ~. Grard. lat sven.
an '"e '"'e VI WIG e's
"Aloney,
,No; Win party VI ir'e"o''
hewyS,, 49,. rr,r, u,,o ,ho,, vsre"
..So" S,,t psnnott h,s .ecyetarv. does
ana re- has con,m,,nicated. They can
tell nothing Of him" -,
Of his chair Tor a time; when he looked
IN his gaze was questioning.
'e.Iw w wonder what connection that has
with this robbery"
Give !. up" sighed grafton. None.
Why"
.,eet Inr,e,sh ~, 'o'' "
Very true. sir: but in this unhappy
AFFAIR we seem to, have no one besides
honest men 10 suspect. II we can't
In sten some sort OF auspicion on some
one. we're going to be hard pushed"
"I3ut ON the face Of II, he couldn't
have BEEN @ the he msn-it's a physical i'm.
p1Wbw5
.Haws. in tho cafe until I. we
krow fnst the robberx WAS committej
at about IL o'ciock."
| ..Trwa Sorgott.n that" Rurleiut
8nAUOfsd his nnRerB. ana yet IL ms
had nothing 10 tdo with IL, it's re.
| markabie that he should have disap
| peared at this precise time. We know
| That Coison wasn't here, and to tn,
/ best Of our knowledge and belief he'i
! a perfectly honest man, but--well, 4
| is queer, SIR"
Its queer. but II is altogether toe
circumstantiai without the corroborat
ing evidence Of some other CROOKED
i work on Colson's part
] YES, it's FATHER nm .uniu,tif,ed ,,u,
1 on Coison. 1 admit0 sighed BurIeigh
4 honelessiy' "Well. we'll have TO looI
| in new directions.5
| era fton nodded.
] "We'Ii have 10 look pretty auickl.;
too. RurieiRh, Time's rettinr short 10
me now. YOU know"
: "The day after tomorrow, was 4
not ?H
"ht noon-vex Been doing any the
| orizint on your own account. Burieigh
| since enriy morningY'
"a iittle-not much" Z
.Jn what direction?" - .
.yVell' I returned To the office whe,
vou went nome. air. iust 10 start thing
inoving. for the day. 10 be perfecti,
The Washington times., 1912-10-03
Assault Case Against i
Woman Is Dismissed

The case against Mrs. l.. c. Hill. Of
Montgomery street, Friendship Heights,
Nd. charging. technical assault up-
on J. Arthur Bell, a laborer, was dis
missed by Judge Mace, OF Rockville.
According to the testimony. Mrs. Hill
ordered Bell on her promises when he
tried to remove some stone and curb-
Ing from her property some. days ago.
The latter wes working under tho di,
Of the Friendship Heights citisens' AS
,sociation. and Il was claimed n his
behalf before the court that the Mary
land code relative to the construction
Of hikh hways, roadbeds, and avenues per-
Judge Mace gave an Interpretation OF
the code which upheld Mrs. HfIpa con-
tention In the case. --lTl ~ s,@
The Washington times., 1912-10-03
TRUCE FLAG WAVES
over HOUSEHOLDS
Of S|CKLES FAMILY
Friends Say That Charges
And Counter Charges
Will End.


NEW YORK, Oct. S-Friends OF Gen.
Daniel e. sickles and his wife declared
today that II they have not bsen recon-
Gle, they have at least decided to rest
under . nag OF truce Tor While.
Charges and coun.er-chargeS that have
been flying betwsen them for the last
few weeks win end.
Stanton Sickles. II was said. has de-
cided for the present not to give out
any more letters written by his father
to "a prominent New York society
w,,,wa. sra, which came into tie s.n's
nas....,.,, soro yo.r. ,ro Esond.
realizing that he made technical
hIurA.r In n,k,p~ o,,b,,c yvbat ha Asd
.,I.. - ,a.x .,-.h .,.,s
has :oeciooo 70 HaAe NO t"ro"er S'"te
ms9ts. % -, -. ,t,..,..r ,,,,,s 10.
.hropaed the disappearance OF Teresa
Bs.ieA sickles, hrst wife Of the gen, ),
ana Was the rfishood chum Of the first
Mrs S,ckies sbs' nrobabiy knew her
more Intimately than any OF her other
friends. - - >N
First MRS, Sickles Dead.
rha f.,orv Mr., Martinez tells ia Of
..-.,s,,,. ta,...s, n, IT,, =, ~ hs,,s,
OF Alfred Summers Moiyneux, who
shinks he 10 son or the first Mrs.
sfckies Mf. Moiyneux. ~nen a baby.
was found In carpet-bag aboard
train Mt South Amboy, N. j.. few
months before sfckies. then a Congress-
man, snot and Killed Pmhp barton Key.
;Wasnns'on' aho Aar: Molyheux waa
The Washington times., 1912-10-03
Eagles Aerie Holds
Big Meeting Tonight

Washington Aerie, No. 125, Fraternal
Order OF Eagles, will hold an important
meeting tonight at s o'clock, the feature
of which will be a ceremonial initiation.
Other important matters to be con-
sidered are the report from the Aerie's
delegate to the recent Cleveland con-
vention, the report of the secretary on
members In arrears and action on same,
the report Of the executive COMMITTEES,
and the appointment Of entertainment
and dance committees.
The Washington times., 1912-10-03
CHAPTER XIV.
Burleigh Unearths q Conscience.

URLEIGH'S eyes opened widely.
Il You don't mean to tell me, sir.
that Mr.. Colson isn't about town
as usual?" he cried.
mot only that. but they can seem to
get no trace or MIN. -,
"But he was one of the most promi-
nent figures In town-he's everywhere
in this business district, every day in
the week ,
II know 1t, but he's nowhere In it on
this particular day.
The detective scratched his head. then
wagged that member thoughtfuliy for
q few seconds.
The Washington times., 1912-10-03

Ing to horsepower and OF other vehicles
with reference to weight and tire width
by State laws.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-21

CONTINUED on Page Eight)
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WHEATLEY WILL
SUPERVISE ARRANGEMENTS
For the Approaching National Democratic Convention
at Baltimore-He Leaves Tonight For Atlanta to
Arrange For Trip of State Delegation

Mr.. Crawford Wheatley, one of Geor-
gia's delegates-at-large to the ma
tional democratic convention, leaves
tonight for Atlanta, and will super
wise tomorrow the preparations for the
departure of the Georgia delegation to
Baltimore Sunday morning.
Mr.. Wheatley will give particular at
tention to the special train upon
which the Georgia delegates will make
the trip, a fact which insures in ad-
vance their pleasure and comfort. This
important duty devolved upon Mr..
Wheatley four years ago when, as a
delegate to the democratic national
convention at Denver he was accorded
vote of thanks by the Georgia dele
CATION for his valued contribution to-
wards the complete success of the toul
to the Colorado capital.
Many other prominent Georgians vii
go with the Georgia delegates aboart
the handsome Southern railway spe
cial, than which no more elaborated,
decorated train will enter the Mary
land metropolis Monday next.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-21
BENEFIT FOR
LOCAL D. A. R..
IN BASEBALL
SCHEDULED FOR JULY FIRST
Should Prove a Great Sue
cess Here

At the recent meeting of the Coun-,
ell of Safety Chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution it
was decided that a baseball benefit
for the chapter should be held OH
on July /. Further details concern
ing this benefit game will be made
public as they materialize.
1t is suffivient to say at this time
that Manager Ford has been con-
suited concerning the matter and
that he will actively cooperate with
the members of the local chapter IN
making the benefit game a great suc~
cess. The members of the chapter
will sell tickets for the occasion, so
that it will be made success.
Among the many benefits given re-
Gently by the D. A. R., this should
prove most popular, as this is the
height of the baseball season. Tha.
enthusiasm among the members ot
the chapter relative to the game was
very great and the belief is that Ie.
will prove most popular.
Another matter that was given con-
sideration at the meeting was the Sc.
curing postcards of the Chehaw me-
mortal. Several excellent photographs
of the memorial and the crowds pres-
ent at the unveiling have been OH
tanned, and one or more of these viii
be used in making postcards that villa
"e offered for sale here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-21

in bolt Roosevelt could not depend
on over two hundred of his five hun
dred an d ten delegetaes following him
iato a "rump' convention and that he
ard they would be so effectively dis
couraged by the part vas whole that
he could not carry a state, or at best,
but two or three minor western states,
where the specie of radicalism runs
riot at this time.
Governor Hadley and other leaders
acting under Roosevelt have en-
phatically stated that they would nct
bolt the convention, but would fight
to a finish on it's floor. Their determ-
ination is believed to have depressed
the ardor of the extremists among the
Roosevelt followers who realize surely
their inability to win the nomination,
and now face the impossibility of
bolt. of anything like the magnitude
tlat had been threatened.
The cooling of Roosevelt sentiment
is strongly apparent amongst the
crowds that a feeling is in the air
that there is not much likelihood Of
,anv further spectacular things on the
colonel part or any possibility of the
tide turning in his favor.
The report that the ex-president
would make a speech at the conven-
ton at o'clock this afternoon drew
enormous crowds to the convention
hall, but the report proved false. II
is now regarded as improbable that he
will attend the convention sessions
although there are many of his fol-
lowers who still argue that the hopc
of the Roosevelt movement is in tht
meeting of the committee on perma
nent organization Today the tempo
rary organization was made perma
nent, continuing Root as chairman an
giving Taft the control of the ma
chinery of the convention
, With the committee on platform a
, work tonight and the Taft men II
0 iubilant spirits over the apparent
, early collapse of the Roosevelt boor
f the prospect seems to favor the nom
ination of Taft on Friday, and tn
!, wind-up of the convention on Satu'
- day or late Friday night.
= Rumors have been in circulatio
= late today that a new party will b
y formed after the convention betwes
the radical progressive leader
- throughout the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-21
Two new TEACHERS
FOR The ACADEMY
Vacancies in Faculty Filled
at Augusta
augusta Herald.)

The two vacancies in the faculty
of the Academy of Richmond county
recently caused by the designations of
Prof. Duncan MacRae, science, and
Prof. ]. Graham Hograve, foreign Ian
guages, were filled at called meet
ing of the high school committee of
the board of education held in Chair
man T. 1. Hickman's Office Wednes-
day morning.
Mr.. ]. w. Farmer was elected 10
the chair of Latin and history, and
Mr.. Bradley Chester to the chair OF
science.
Both are graduates of Emory Col
lege and highly recommended.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-21
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Especial to Times -Recorder.)
Shicago, June 20.-The split in the
Roosevelt forces is plainly apparent,
and the disintegration of his forces is
apt to become very pronounced by
the time the convention meets at II
clock tomorrow morning.
The Taft managers have their de-
agates we'll in hand and the sign o.
division among the Roosevelt leaders
has stiffened the backbone of the Taft
delegates and placed them beyond the
reach of Roosevelt persuasions.
Roosevelt has issued another STATE
ment reiterating his old claims as TO
the fraudulent practices of the TAFT
members of the national committee IN
seating the ninety delegates whose
seats are contested by him. The for
mer president declares that he is
standing for the masses of the party
as against corrupt bosses and thai
Taft, discredited and repudiated b!
the voters, had resorted to the seat
ing Of delegates by fraud and force
to control the convention.
Reports that Roosevelt had an
lounced to his delegates that thc!
We're released from their obligation
to him We're promptly denied by th'
Roosevelt headquarters, but that SOM
such action has been in contempla
ton appears evident.
The persistence with which Roose
welt boosters have today used the nam
CT Gov. Hadley, of Missouri, the reel
plent of the great demonstration J
Wednesday as a dark horse, Shove
an appreciation on their part of tn
utility of hoping for Roosevelt's vic
tory in the final balloting.
Reports from Washington sho'
President Taft is standing firm in tn
determination to win and accept tn
nomination, and to refuse to accede
requests that he permit of the part
using dark horse. The bitterness
hooseIe cit toward the president is r.
clprocated to such an extent in II
white house that only the humiliatlC
~ Roosevelt by a complete defeat
me convention will be accepted as
satisfactory end to the great conte
between the two men.
The Taft managers here claim tn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-21
Roosevelt RGeratGS Statement as to Fraudulent SEATING
Of Ninety Taft Delegates Ieddys Manager Says He
Won't Bolt if Refused Nomination But Public Thinks
to Contrary If BaIOting is Forced Today it Appears
That Taft viii Get Nomination on First Ballot

Chicago 2O-nstead of having the whipped to
aze" though into
a
Every dominate
the situation nomination. either Saturday
on Friday presidents appears
the ballot.
of legality of he
votes the convention entire ninety
of
element plainly
which Roosevelt
other states
delegation has declaring
control of the convention
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-21
"GUN MEN"
} BROUGHT IN
FOR TEDDY
Big Wild WEST AT CHICAGO
Graphic Pictures of COnVGn-
ton City Scenes

Chicago, June 2O.-This convention
gathering is without precedent in the
history of American politics. 1t is
a mobilization of warriors, rather than
an assemblage of statesmen.
The very air is charged with fight.
One may read in these utterances Of
the prize ring, the spirit that rules
MY hat is in the ring "Well whip
them to frazzle," Wen knock them
through the ropes"
"Hinky Dink" and Bath House
John" the bosses of Chicago's famous
First ward within which this political
drama, or within which this political
drama is being presented resented the
comparison when a man in the lobby
of the Congress hotel likened the con-
vention to a Cook county democratic
affair where they chop down the doors
of an armory with axes.
A man from Kansas, where William
A. PETER, once United States senator,
on his last bed, is writing the story
of populism, protested when another
said the throng was more like a gath
ering of the clans which swore by
"Sockless" Jerry Simpson.
1--WE did not have gun men from
the Black Hills, Wyoming, West Vir
ginia and Texas to throw respectable
private citizens around when the big
fellow wanted to pass by said "Hinky
Dink" Kenna, "and we did not have
a hundred detectives and secret SER
vice men on the job of watching dele
gates"
Here are some of the salient fea-
lures of this convention:
A candidate for president on the
field, giving arbitrary orders to the re-
presentatives of the people whose SER
want he says he wishes to be.
Ranchmen and gun men" going
about with weapons, clustering, threat
ening and assuming authority.
Purchasing agents said to be traf-
ticking in delegates as if they were so
much merchandise.
The highball brigade making des-
perate assaults on the judicial recall,
the tariff, the Brownsville affair, the
Sherman law and a score of other
things.
An array of private detectives, with
eyes and ears alert, watching dele
gates, listening to the talk of every lit
tie knot of men, reporting back TO
headquarters every word and act that
seems a clew.
A thousand men ready for scrap
at the drop of that in the ring.
Vendors of buttons, prize ring
hats, banners, canes, fans, badges, ro-
settes, giving circus feature to the
occasion.
Grant park and thousands standing al
day in the street in front of the Con
gress hotel, waiting for the balloon!
vaudeville act.
An endless stream of men and wo
men podring into and through hote
lobbies, crawling up stairs, overflow
ing into the headquarters of the Bolt
ers' union, moving on to the flag be
Gecked splendor of the gold room
where Taft clans rally, laughing gay
| ly, arguing angrily, pushing shout
ing, betting imaginary thousands
forecasting violence on the morrow.
Motley MObs Await The Battle.
Delegations, noisy bands, marchin
, clubs and regiments of unclassifie
hangers on moving toward the thick G
the battle.
Hotel rooms four deep with visit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-21
FAST CORDELE TEAM TOOK
INITIAL GAME OF SERIES
Was Won in the Ninth By the Close Score of z to IA
Thrilling Pitchers Battle Fought Out on Dudley Field
Yesterday Afternoon Game Today

to first Elliot flied out to right RrslYsSF. !
out at first.
Baker famed. Robinson out, Sec
ond to first Vibert flied out to second
base
Ninth 1nning-Riggins singled 20
left field. Henderson singled to left.
Davenport flied out to short Howell
hit to second higgins scored on
Dunn's error. Tiller out, short to
first Clements flied out to left.
McClendon walks. Howell flied out
to left. McCelndon on second on pass
ed ball. Bope out, second to firsr-
Hooks famed