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The Washington times., 1912-08-16
CHAPTER Nv.
The Seaman's Knife.

7 lindsay. waiting In the yard out
side, with the brass bound box
l. clutched tightly under his arm,
shivered with a nameless fear
as he thought of what must be going
on In Joseph's parlor He had caught a
glimpse OF the silk cord as Lal Da IS
knew what it portended.
he had no very strong views of the
sacredness of life, for long years of
knocking about In all quarters of the
world had made him little better than
savagery, he could not help feeling a
qualm of repulseion at the mental pic
ture forming itself before him. He
saw the Hindu's hthe, brown fingers
neck. He saw the cord being drawn
tighter and tighter. Bah! he said to
himself: II was enough to make a man
sick. He drew closer to the wall--there
thought that the thing would have been
less repulsive II there been a cry, or a
scream, or the sound of struggle.
But there was no echo from the house
the tragedy was played out to its end
Lal Dass' face was expressionless
when at last he came outside.
He locked the door of the house be-
hind him. and bestowed the key some
where about his person. Then stealing
to Lindsay's side with noiseless step,
he motioned the sailor toward the
street. -.'-
Go FIRST" he said. When you get
into the street, make for Devonport by
the quietest ways you can think Of
Do not forget that my eyes will not
leave you. / shall be close behind"
Lindsay whispered some unintelligible
curse as he obeyed orders. He went
quietly out of the yard and skunk along
the by-streets. Ere long he heard Lal
Dass' voice at his shoulder, saying:
DO not walk like that; you are 60
ing on your way as II you had robbed
somebody and feared to meet a police
man. Go boldly. like a man that fears
nothing-boldly but. by quiet ways"
Lindsay growled savage as a dog that
has been beaten, but that dares not
1sobey. Instead of sinking along by
the wall. however; he walked boldly In
the middle of the pavement. So, with
the Hindu sauntering gently behind, he
went along until the two were in Devon
port, with a crowd of sailors, marines
and their. attendant satellites. around
them.
This way" whispered LaI Dass sud
denly. Turn TO your right-follow me
down-.the passage. sRemembAr. that i
can see from behind"
Lindsay turned sharply. The Hindu
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Seen in the Shops

AS child, did you ever have one OF
those delightful Hansel and Gretel
dreams of being in a candy house with
all sorts OF delicious fruits hanging from
cen, eniently low limbs of the trees,
and nuts and ice cream running around
loose?
Every person has had such dreams
and grown persons (who never grow
up) are known to have them quite in
middle life.
The reason that they are perennial Is
that they are sometimes true; in fact. 1
was by no means asleep this morning
when / wandered into a shop In G street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth and
saw the best things to eat that one
could imagine. ".
An kinds Of huge peaches. oranges,
Fears, plums. and any number of va
ileties OF nut meats, appeal to the eve
and nose! and tempt the fingers.
Inc best OF olive oil is sold here, and
the cost Of everything 10 within reason
when the quality is considered.
kinds are made up on order, with some
sort OF green paraffin paper used as a
background and pieces Of laurel or some
other green artistically blended with
the pink and red of the fruit These
baskets are anywhere from Is cents and
so cents to several dollars. AS a slight
token OF esteem. nuts and fruit are so
cub better than flowers. for the appea
od,, OF the hower to the nose Is Not to be
tPsrea thimPs to tSs with the appeal of good
teenth.
The $3.50 silk blouses. made with low
Dutch collars and in soft tailored
styles, are selling at the woman's
furnishing store on Eleventh street. be-
tween and G. for sl.5os They are of
striped silk In all OF the colors and
come in different sizes.
The quality OF $50 silk hose made by
a prominent firm. and sold by a shop
on the south side of F street, not far
good. This hose is OF a heavy silk, and
has strong silk REINFORCED heel and
toe with Isle tips, and garter top of
silk and lisle.
Very soft white cameIs hair felt is
used in the best of the felt hats to
worn in the coming season. The sole
trimming for most of them is perhaps
a fancy or tailored feather at the
side. A milliners shop on @ street,
not far from Twelfth, has many diff
ici cht Styles anu COlOTS In these mats,
made by prominent firms and selling
for from IS to $40 and s12. according
to the trimming.
White Is the fall and winter color,
and Is used in combination with other
tones. A white satin collapsible tur-
ban. faced with black satin on the
rolling, turn-up brim, Is made up in
dtnerent colored facings. and is $3.50.
Another small hat in turban shape is
made of black plush and has a chic
Wi ~ ENf L. II
back. This hat is $l0.5O
The department store at Eleventh
and G streets Is having a sale OF one
piece summer dresses. Two tables at
which l stopped, on the first floor are
covered with dresses of cotton cordu-
roy, linen, crash, toweling. crepe, and
other light and medium weight ma
terials' One little model in a small
&:ze Is OF white corduroy cloth. made
opening in the front with a long,
round, graceful collar embroidered in
blue flowers, and is marked at 81. 9S,
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Personal Mention

Mrs. George A. Morgan. who spent
the last several weeks making a series
Of visits to relatives in Maryland, mas
returned to Washington.
Miss Mary Kecne, who has been Sis-
NeW !Hs York ahe city snianas has retsrneS snp to
Washington. a' o..
Mrs. Tinsley L. Allen Is spending the
summer at her country place In Vir-
ginia
Mrs. w. L. Penfield and her daughter
of the Wyoming, have gone to Atlantic
City, where they will spend the next
two weeks at the Strand. They will
spend & few. days in New York before
returning to Washington.
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES SENT BY READERS TO
The Times Question Box

of zinc, II dram; glycerine, n ounce;
lime water, dtams: rose water to
make 6 ounces. Mix the powders with
the glycerine into a paste and ad the
lime and the rose water. Shake well
before using. -. y
G. r. Baker-Write to the offices OF
The Mirror" 145 West Forty-ffth
street. New York city. All information
on moving picture people will be given
you by them.
v. S. S.-To remove iron rust from
white goods rub the spot with lemon
juice, sprinkle with salt and allow to
lie in the hot sun for several hours.
Wash out with lukewarm soapsuds, and
II the spot or rust is not gone, repeat
the process. Ask any good photogra pher
or printer about the photo engraving.
T. C,-This is merely, in most cases. A
mere colloquialism. One and one are
two.
A Reader-Perhaps no one but Mrs.
Cleveland herself, could supply you with
this information. ...,.,-... .s
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Sons of Veterans ... ).
Name Four Delegates

The national encampment OF the Sons
of Veterans will be held in st. Louis.
Mo-, August 25. The following men will
represent the local Organization at the
meeting: Past Commander -in-chief f.
r. Campbell, Division Secretary E. D.
Turnure, Senior Vice Commander G.. w.
Sellers, and Division Commander 8. Z.
Robb. ', .-t.
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Mgr. BonZano to
4 Speak at Louisville

Mgr. Bonzano, papal delegate to the
United States. and Mgr Cerretti, auditor
OF the legation, leave Washington this
afternon at 3 O'Clock for Louisville, Ky,
to attend the annual convention of the
Federated Catholic Societis of the
United States.
II is expected the apostolic delegate
will address the convention, He and
Mgr. Cerretti will return TO washington
at the end of next week.
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Senator Wetmore and
Family Guests of Mrs.
John Sanford.

Numerous dinner parties were given
by the villa colonists at Newport last
evening preceding the tableux vivants
at the Casino for the beneft of ST.
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church.
Senator George Peabody wetmore and
Mrs. Wetmore and the Misses wetmore
who have recently opened their cottage
were the guests In compliment to whom
MRS. John Sanford entertained at dinner
at Pinard Cottage. No. 5.
Preparations for the tableaux OF last
night were being made weeks ahead,
and the poses, which we're made In gilt
frames, were arranged by william Ser
geant Kendall. assisted by Miss Lydia
Redmond, Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster
and Miss Wetmore. The programs
were sold at the Casino entrance by
Miss Rose B. Dolan and Miss Alexandra
Dolan, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence w. Dolan. stuyvesant LIE Roy.
jr., was head usher, assisted by Cast
mir de Rham, william de Rham, Charles
Warren Lippitt, jr.. Alexander Farium
Lippitt. and T.. Archer Morgan.
Among other pictures was 1.-TWO Chi
nese Porcelains," by Newton Adams and
Ivan Dmitrow, second secretary of the
Russian embassy.
Among those In the audience were the
Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bak-
hmeteff. the Naval Attache of the en-
bassy and Mime. vassilieff H. de Bach
and Andrew Kalpaschnkoff, OF the en-
bassy staff; the charge d'affaires OF the
German embassy, Haniel Won Haimhau-
sen; Commander Boy-Ed, A. c. Horst
mann and Mr.. Won Bulow, Of the en-
bassy stan; the Commandant OF the
Newport navy yard and Mrs. William
3. Caperton and their daughter. Miss
Marguerite Caperton; Mrs. Elbridge T.
Gerry and the Misses Gerry. Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Hartman, Rear Admiral
French e. Chadwick, u. s. N. and
Mrs. Chadwick. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Warren Lippitt, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish,
Miss Janet Fish, Miss Catherine Cam
eron, Miss Lota Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Moreland, Mrs. Marye. Mrs Van
derbilt. Countess SZechenyi, Mrs. French
Vanderbilt, and Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt,
jr.
Among the spectators on board the
various yachts yesterday watching the
Kings Cup races at Newport was Sena-
tor Wetmore apd former Senator AL
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Secretary and Mrs. Knox
Leave Today For Seattle.

The Secretary of State and Mrs Knox
are leaving Washington today for
Seattle. Washington, from where thew
sail August p, for Japan to attend the
funeral OF the Emperor. r. S. Miller
OF The Department Of State. will ac-
company the party, which will be Joined
at Yokohama by Brig. Gen. John ].
Pershing. now on duty in the Philip
pines, who will go as military attache.
Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds will ac-
company the special embassy as naval
attache.
Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker, wife of
former Congressman Parker of New
Jersey, and her sister. Mrs. William
Low, of Boston, were guests at the
Shoreham for several days this week.
Mrs. Parker has returned to her home,
gene to the Virginia white Sulphur
Springs.
-.i-
Mrs. John A. Logan was the recipient
of numerous floral gifts and messages
yesterday in celebration of her seventy
fourth birthday. Mrs. Logan. who is
the widow of Brig. Logan. U. S. A., is
spending the summer at Eagles Lodge.
her beautiful Washington home.
+
on board the France from Europe to-
day will be Mr.. and Mrs. Melville E.
ingalls,, Miss Gladys ingalls,. and Miss
Abbie Barnard. of Cincinnati and
Washington. They will be met by Mel
vile z. ingalls,, .jr., who went to New
York yesterday from their place at the
Virginia Hot Springs.
Mrs. ingalls, and Miss Barnard will
espend a few days in Albany, N. Y, but
the other members of the family will
go to the Springs.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Parsons. who
have been spending some time at Bar
Harbor, are now in Newport, visiting
Henry Clews.
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A Continuation OF This Story WIN
BE Found In Tomorrow ,...
Issue of The Times.
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CHAPTER III (continued)

<fN yTHING more probable," said
I'M Lal Dass, slowing away the
money In his breast pocket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-06

dorsement at Chicago? Hear him:
do you intend to support the re-
publican nominee, whoever he may
be-" the colonel was asked.
"Of course, l SHALL" he replied,
with emphasis.
Holy smoke!" "wurra, wurra''
also "verdamt!" These are the cries
of the ghosts of the colonePs poly
glot ancestors, whose walls one hears
by anticipation as they hover over
this doomed, beautiful land of ours
7. r. will not save US il the republi-
can convention should decline to dc
SO. II the bitter cup should not be
pressed to his lips, and the nomina.
ton should go otherwise, he will not
run, but run away.
Worse, still, he will help the nom.
inee, even IL it be "a certain eminent
lawyer" sick the demnition bow-wows
upon us. We shall be lost, and he
will be partner in the crime of los
ing u.s.
The pail descends, and the "only
man for the job" will do nothing II
rend it. Holy smoke!" "wurra, wur
RAJ" also verdamt!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-06
TALKS tuitl.
WOMEN READERS
b0
Edna. K.WOo1ep

say: Inconsistency, thy name is wo-
man?'
I'm fact, we've sort of reveled in
our inalienable feminine privilege to
change our minds when we pleased.
with or without good reason. And
now, when a prominent man comes
along and usurps our privilege of in
consistency feel kind of miffed about it.
Whom l talking about? Why, Mr..
Roosevelt, of course He's the last
person in the world l would have sus-
pected. too. But here he goes and
says he's willing to be president for a
third term after he positively said he
wouldn't.
Now, don't care how many terms
he wants, or how hany he gets.
think myself this country would be bet
ter off if it would elect good man and
stick to him the rest of his life. But
don't like to see man as prominent
as Mr.. Roosevelt setting the example
of appropriating one of women's
acknowledged privileges. Why, our
men-folk will be harder to manage than
ever, and goodness knows they are hard
enough now.
do think women would vote for
Mr.. Roosevelt if they got the suffrage
in time? H-m-m-m! Well, if the wo-
men vote like the men do, you won't
know who they vote for no matter
what they say. I've known my hus-
band to rant and roar around for Ger.
tain man for six months before cleo.
off and vote for the other fellow.
"Say-haven't they been fooling us
women by calling US the inconsistent
sex? l wonder!"
Talking of woman's inconsistency
Wedding cards are out for certain
girl of our acquaintance.
The innocent, engraved missive
which has just reached me reminds
me Of certain emphatic remarks made
by this same girl at the beginning Of
this leap year.
Il think it's perfectly horrid to BIZ
married in leap year. l wouldn't do i
for anything Everybody would say
, had taken advantage of the leap yea
privilege. People are perfectly meal
that way, you know. I'd wait until a
= least six months in the following yea
: before I'd marry the best man alive"
But now her wedding cards are out
: And this is what she said when re
: minded of her former statement:
7 "Oh, fudge!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-06
MORE CHEAP EXCUSES

Colonel Roosevelt now says II was
true that he had said he would not be
a candidate in 1912 He had made
that statement to many persons, he ad-
mits, but had not declared that he
would not accept the nomination IL II
were offered to him. He drew a dis
tinction between becoming a candidate
and being willing to accept the nomina-
ton. The colonel made 1t plain that he
saw nothing in the Van Valkenburg
letter. published in Washington, in
which he said he would not be a can
didate in 1912, to conflict with his re-
cent statement that he would become
the nominee Of the party If his party
asked II.
Just a little more OF the cheap ex-
cuse OF the cheap politician. In other
words, Roosevelts position is that
while he would not be a candidate to
violate what he declared to be a wise
custom of limiting the presidency to
two terms, still he would consent to a
violation of that wise custom If asked
to. Can you imagine anything more
diabolical in a man who has held the
high Office OF president OF the United
States? And, by the way, after having
yielded to the temptation to consent
to violate that wise custom and also
his pledged word Of honor, is not
Roosevelt at the time Of this writing
candidate in reality and in the strict
est sense of the word?
Pass that third cup Of coffee, please
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-06

Well, what If winter does insist upon
sitting in springs lap longer than suits
moS5 If us?
Aren't the stores full Of spring suits,
straw hats wreathed with flowers, deli
cate fluffy stuffs for summer wear, and
all those foIde-rols that make the sum-
mer girl a positive Joy to look at?
Aren't we sewing away at home on
delicate fabrics, anticipating with every
stitch, with every whir of the sewing
machine, all the delights of summer
time when well wear the pretty, dainty
things we're fashioning?
Women have this comfort, at any
rate. even though the snow persists in
falling when we don't want it and the
mercury plays tag in the wrong end OF
the thermometer. Women can revel
in dainty summer stuffs and the joys
of anticipation, while their poor men,
folk have nothing to conjure up imag
nation enough to forget that the coal
is gone and another load must be paid
for.
'In fact" said one woman, who sal
In the midst of her sewing rooms lit
ter and busily stitched away on some
white ruf1y thing, I'm just beginning
to appreciate the cold weather. Work
ing on these summer clothes reminds
me of the heat of last summer-it was
an unusually hot summer, you remem
| Der.
when 1 think how sweltered and
prayed for a cool breeze and consider
ed my very thinnest gown an imposi
ton, l don't feel like complaining nov
when I am really so very comforta
| BILE.
why, when think Of last Fourtl
of July, for instance, 1 wonder tina
anybody could kick at anything cool
We had company at dinner that day
We had q chicken dinner, and how W,
managed. to cook 1t and get through
the meal 1 don't know do remember
though, how the perspiration ran dow
my nose and dropped into my plate
But I was beyond caring about such
little thing as that Our thermomete
on the porch reached 100 at p m.
1T was in the midst of the ice fan
inc, too. We hadn't had ice for fou
days and a drink Of cool water wa
something unheard Of
at seems to me-" said the little we
man who is beginning to take an intel
est In politics, that men are just a
inconsistent as women, though SOM
how women have been given the nam
for inconsistency. Didn't somebod
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-06
BY CLYDE II. TAVENNER.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, D. c., March Awhile
10000 men, women and children mill
workers at Lawrence, Mass, were out
of work because of strike to prevent
a cut in their Sc, 81 and IS a week
wages. Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean,
mother of the baby that is heir to
500, 900, 900, gave a $4,000 dinner to
so guests at Washington, the nations
capital
The hostess at this banquet wore
diamonds that actually cost more than
half a million dollars. In her hair
was displayed the famous Hope" dia-
mond, which cost $180,0O0, and at her
throat another celebrated gem, Star
Of the East" which is even larger
than the Hope diamond.
500 PER PLATE
The cost per plate at the Mclean
dinner was $500. One item in the ex
pense was for 1000 yellow lilies i'm
ported from abroad at 81 each.
One of the highest paid mill work
ers at Lawrence would have to work
"a years to earn the cost of that ban
quet. The earnings of a dozen mil
workers for half century would not
purchase the gems worn by Mrs. Nc
Lean. A Lawrence worker would have
to labor 20 years to pay for the yellow
lilies alone.
The strike of the men, women and
children at Lawrence, and the 800 6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-06
TIE BOOSTER SPIRIT Is RIGHT

TIE BOOSTER SPIRIT is RIGHT.
IF you can't boost, don't knock But
boost get the get-together habit and
push Rock Island ahead" This is the
doctrine that has been talked by The
Argus for years. 1t is the faith preach
ed by George B. Irving Of Chicago,
better town engineer" who was heard
at the Rock Island club Monday night.
Mr.. Irving put in some pretty strong
knocks on Rock Island, but not in the
spirit of harming the town; merely for
the purpose of arousing his hearers to
their own shortcomings. All Of these
knocks would not look good in print,
but he said some things that are prob
ably as true as they were frank IN state
ment. He told Of his observations in
stroll about the two cities Of Rock
Island and Moline; pointed out where
Rock Island is backward in outward
manifestations of public pride and en-
terprise, and contrasted the general
tendency with that Of Moline. In Rock
Island, he said, he heard knocks on the
town, whereas in Moline everybody he
met was a booster. Everybody had a
good word for his town.
And that is the idea that should sink
deep into every mans mind. 1t brings
it all back to what The Argus has SC
often said, IF you cant boost, don't
knock" For heavens sake, don't
knock your own town-knock some
other town If you must knock. But
stick by your town, as you would tc
your own family, right or wrong. Dc
not overlook the shortcomings, but try
to rectify them, rather than pursue q
course that will injure, and if persisted
in, kill the entire town. Be for Rock
Island before all the world
Rock Island recently received a Sc
we're jolt in the ribs from the Three
Eye baseball league, of which It haC
been the most constant and most faithful
of all the members that originally com
posed that league. For what led up Il
/ that Jolt. Rock Islands sister city
| Davenport, which Rock Island had be
| sriended times without number, wal
primarily responsible. To be sure
when it came to a realization Of wha
the loss of Rock Island meant to Dav
export in the league schedule, Their,
was a hurried effort to make amends
not for the love of Rock Island, but 70
the love OF self The Argus, knowing
all the facts in the case, has not hes
itated to place blame where it belong
ed. 1t has done this in the spirit o
loyalty 10 Rock Island. first and befor
all. 1t has condemned the sister city
that failed on the true test of friend
ship. Rock Island is fond of baseball
and wants IT, but not from the han
that smote. And Rock Island wi
manage to get along without it for
season, notwithstanding the loss it il
wolves in recreation and enjoymeI
and as a means OF advertising. But th
people OF this town can get alon
among themselves and find plenty {
do in building up the town in the meal
time-and baseball will come back.
: They can get the get-together spiri
and boost all along the line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-06

A pathetic story is that which the
Associated Press brings from SYRIA
cuse. n. Y, where a poor old lady
has been scrubbing day and night in
order to earn money enough TO claim
the body OF her son who was execut-
ed yesterday in Harrisburg for muir.
der. The old lady, with the real
mothers love, was determined thai
her boy shall have n decent burial al
home and in order 70 do so had &c
have a certain amount OF money &c
claim the body from the state Of
Pennsylvania. Contributions have
eked out her meager earnings and
she will probably have this melan
choly satisfaction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-06

superintendent OF the company, were
hidden in the room occupied by CAT
ferty and Valley and caught them in
the act of putting 1893 watch Jew
els into packages. These we're to go
to John worley, a jeweler In Wal
them, Mass. Following the arrest
the men were taken to Elgin. The
police are of the belief that they
are members OF an organized gang
and that they have confederates in a
number Of the eastern cities. Harry
Perkins, former employe at the Ell
sin factory, is thought to be one of
their Rccomplioes. The thefts CON-
mitted by Caferty and Valley have
been confined to the higher grade
jewels. Caferty's bond was set by