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The Washington times., 1913-03-06
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

Hugh Morton Whitaker, q young law
yer. has been doomed by specialists 10
an early death. He goes to a hotel, de-
termined to end his life. and there fnds
an unknown girl who 10 about to commit
suicide because she has been deserted BY
q man who ran OF with her to be mar
ried. but who disappeared just after tney
started. Whitaker offers to marry tho
girl, Mary LAdis.as. TO protect her good
name. and they are married as Mr.. and
Mrs. Morten. Immediately after the cere-
mony they so separate ways.
By curious twist OF fate whitaker
regains his health, but 10 reported drown
ed In the South seas. After six pros
porous years !n Australia he returns to
New York just in time to attend the
farewell performance OF Sara Law. a
prominent theatrical star, who il leaving
the stage to become the wife Of Carter
DrImmond, Whitakers lawyer. In the
midst Of the play the great actress
recognizes Whitaker as her supposedly
dead husband and the cdrtain 10 hastily
have leaped to his death from High
Bridge ,.-..--.-. ..--.
A retired detective named Ember Games
to Whitaker with the astounding news
that he knows the whole story. is In
love with Whitaker's wife. and. further
his reported suicide Whitaker is as
saulted in his rooms. and Ember takes
him to his bungalow on Long Island
and leaves him.
Whitaker makes the acquaintance OF q
young lady who lives next door BY fol
nght with q man who is spying on the
lady and whom he mistakes for Drum
mond. Whitaker twists his ankle. and the
young lady helps him home. Ember re-
ing the night some one enters the house
and stealthily makes for Whitaker's door.
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at the pleasure of the President. and
Major General Wood is thereby practi-
cally insured Of remaining chief Of stan
during the remainder Of bis four years
assignment to general staff duty which
expires year frcm next April.
The assignment as chief of staff ex-
pired automatically last night through
a standing order of the War Depart
ment. which relieves the chief of STAN
of duty on the accession Of a new Presi-
dent The reassignment Of Major Cen
ersl Wood IL the most important act Of
the new Secretary of War today.
The Washington times., 1913-03-06
UGH! NOT CAlOMn, OIL OR SALTS,
But DELICIOUS 'SYRUP OF figs"
Give your stomach liver and 80 feet of bowels thorough
Cleansing without gripe or nausea. Ends headache, IS
biliousness, indigestion and constipation.

This wonderful fruit laxative acts az
liver and bowel cieanser-tonic-not
as an irritant. It's action r. natural
and gentle-no gripping. 1t il delicious
no dreading. 1t 10 positive and prompt
no waiting.
II your stomach Is sour and filled with
vile gases. your head aches. or you are
bilious, nervous. dizzy. half sick. your
tongue coated. your thirty feet of bow
els cioGged with waste not properly car
ried ofH-don't wait Surely take a tea
spoonful Of delicious Syrup Of Figs to-
night, and In the morning all consti-
gated waste, sour bile. gases and pois-
ons will move on and out of the system.
gently but thoroughly-no griping-no
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Held for Grand Jury.

Irving L. Burrows. of :s6 Indiana ave-
nue. northwest. was held for action by
the grand jury by the Coroner's jury
at the inquest today over the body OF
Richard Saylor. who died Aon5ay IN
Emergency Hospital Death was due
TO a fractured skull which. i is
charged. was tine result OF an aiserca-
tion with Burrows at Center Market.
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By Louis Jos ph Vance
1copyr!sh, by the Frank a. Mrn.ey csu,Dany.,

heading out al full speed. And by the
Time he had thrown the motor o. the
Trouble into It's full stride the half-mile
lead was fully re-establ.shed, II not
widened.
The tide was setting In through the
canal-otherwise the Ge,ss had been
closed-with strength that taxed the
Trouble to surpass. IL seemed an in
terminable time before the bank slipped
behind and the boat picked up her heels
anew and swept out over the broad
reaches Of the PeconIc like a hound
chasing hare.
She appeared 10 be bearing away
again to the eastward. That way. Whit
aker figured with his brows perpiexed,
lay Shelter Island. Greenport, Sag Har-
bor-pames only In his understandable
and what else he could not say. He
was stranger In strange waters.
knowing little more than that they
seemed about to penetrate what was
reputed To be tangled maze of islands
and distorted channels, in which intr.ca-
cies IL should prove a matter Of facility
to lose a pursuer already well dis
tanced.
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Issue Of The Tfmea.
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nausea-no weakness. In the old days
people let these. matters run until they
needed . large dose of physie, then theS
took something severe. like castor oil,
salts. or cathartics, that meant abuse to
the bowels. These are the days Of the
gentle and natural-the days of Syrup
of Figs This sway-yoa areSnot drug
ging yourself. Syrup OF FIGS being
composed entirely Of luscious fags. sem
ma. and aronatics cannot cause injury
and Elixir Of Senna,- and look for the
name. California Fig Syrup Company.
on the label This II the genuine-old
reliable. Any other so-called Fig Syrup
Is an imitation often meant to deceive
Advt.
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Condition Of Ralph
Is Reported Better

After the operation for an abscess
Of the abdomen az Providence Hospital
La Sunday. Joseph f. Ralph. director
OF the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing is improved in cond-L Lron.
II was AT first feared that MT Ralph
would errounter extreme danger in the
operation. and that he could not sur
yjYe IL. His greet vitality however,
has placed him on the road TO recovery
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Kenyon to Address Editors.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March 6.-The
thirty-sixth annual meeting of the In
diana Republican Editorial Association
began in this city today and will cor
tinue over tomorrow. The feature Of
the meeting will be a banquet at which
Senator Kenyon OF Iowa. will express
his views as to the future Of the Re-
publican party.
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Pi Phi Fraternity Has
Annual Meeting Here

The tilirty-fifth annual convention OF
the Pi Phi. fraternity opened at the
cairo last night. and closes with a ban
quet Saturday evening.
Philip T. Hill, OF Schenectady. y. y,
is grand president of the fraternity;
William Howard, OF this city, is grand
secretary: Whslen kingsburt. OF Sche-
nectady, is grand treasurer; and Hiram
Davis, OF Rochester, is grand recorder
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Swiss Society Will
Hold Meeting Tonight

Many Of the representative Swiss cIti-
zens Of the District will gather at Arion
Hall. 1905 K street northwest, tonight
for the regular monthly meeting OF the
BruetE-Verein. The meeting viii begin
at s O'Clock. All visiting Swiss are cor
daily invited to attend. President B. p.
Rickenbecker will preside a. the meet
ing.
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Gen. Scriven Becomes
Chief Signal Officer

Brig. Gen. George p. Scriven was
sworn in as chief signal officer Of the
army yesterday by John B. Randolph,
OF the office of the Secretary Of War
General Scriven's nomination as CHIEF
signal officer was one OF those con-
hrmed by the Senate at the close OF the
old session. He succeeds Brig. Gen.
James Allen. retired for age
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GENERAL WOOD TO
CONTINUE AS CHIEF
Secretary Of War Notifies Him
There Is To Be No Change
Made at Present.

Maj. Gen Leonard Wood. chief Of
stafY. was instructed to continue to act
in the capacity Of chief OF staff this
morning by Secretary of War Garri-
son. The reappointment will continue
The Washington times., 1913-03-06
CLARK TELLS PARTY
IT IS ON PROBATION
Speaker Warns Democrats in
House That Success De-
pends Upon Keeping Word.
GS

Members Of the new Democratic
House are digesting today a warning
by Speaker Champ Clark that the sue
cess or failure of the now triumphant
Democratic Administration depends
largely upon the lower branch of Con-
gress.
Speaker Clark used plain language in
addressing the caucus Of House Demo-
Gratis yesterday afternoon. He had
just been re-nominated Speaker by &C
cIsmation. and he spoke straight from
the shoulder of the duties OF Democrats.
who have come into full control of the
Government.
Mr. Clark assailed the trouble-mak-
ers in the party. reminding the House
majority that the voters merely had
put the party on probation and that II
must make good and redeem the prom
ises OF the Baltimore platform. A fall
ure to redeem campaign pledges, he
asserted vigorously, would mean re-
turn to lean years and the wander
ing in the wilderness"
Party Merely on Probation.
We are only on probation" he said.
.'snd this Is clearly demonstrated by
the unpleasant arithmetical fact that
In November We lacked some two mil
lion votes OF coming through with q
ma jority. The people in effect said:
We are disgusted with the Republican
party: you Democrats ought to have
learned something in the school of ad
Nersity. We think it advisable TO give
you a show. +"
After referring TO the Baltimore
platform promises regarding a tariff
for revenue only, currency reform, a
reasonable conservation system, an in
come tax and policy concerning the
Philippines, Speaker Clark continued,
mi nf fha
bled House Democrats:
1t Is an extensive program which
we have to work out. but while II will
lie difficult of accomplishment. II is our
duty to work II out. The only wa; to
achieve II is for every Democrat in
official position 10 give the best there
is In him to help redeem our promises
by subordinating individual ambition
TO the public veal.
Hopes for United Action.
Democrats should take to heart the
philosophy Of the old saying, Beware
OF the Greeks bearing gifts Most as
suredly Democrats should remember
what happened to them by reason of
their family quarrels from March 4.
1893. to March 1s. 1910, when for the first
time in seventeen years the Democrats
in the House electrified the country by
voting together-not a man missing I'm
a great struggle. That was red-letter
day in the history Of Democracy
The House Democrats have been to-
Eether ever since, and, while neither a
prophet nor the son of prophet / pre-
dict that they will IN the Sixty-third
Congress act in unison, not only with
themselves, but with President Wilson
After listening much and talking
lttle-the best way to learn-I have vet
10 find House Democrat who does not
take that view Of IL. II the lesson from
our own historic quarreIs is not suff-
Gent We would do we'll 10 ponder the
present Republican feud and the woe
ful plight TO which il has reduced the
party OF Abraham Lincoln On the con-
duct OF this House will depend in large
measure the prosperity of the country
and the fortunes of the Democratic
party
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CHAPTER xnI-(continued.)

~ HITAkER reflected: IF she
"/ doesn't hurry, she won't
w come by boat at all. for fear
of rettins vet -,
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Edicoo Mich. Av. nr. Beach. Home comforts.
ISsoV" Special Winter rates. Edv. Nurtha.
-
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Issue Of The Times.
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TRAINS EVERY 80 MINUTES from
14th and New York avenue, within
one block of Treasury Building.
Of Baltimore without change of ears.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
SHOT BY OFFICERS.

DAWSON, July 14.-John w.
Brown, a weIl-known white man Of
Dawson, was shot and perhaps fatal
ly wounded here to-day by Chief Of
Police Brown and Policeman Crouch.
Brown was reported to officers as
lying in wait in a stable to shoot
Mayor McNulty. officers went to ar
rest him. AS they entered the stable
door Brown raised his gun to fire.
The officers were a second too quick
for Brown. shooting him down as he
fired.
The trouble resulted, it is said,
from raid officers made on Browns
residence yesterday. He has long
been suspected of violating the pro-
hibition law. 1t is said he blamed
Mayor McNulty for the raid, and ex-
pressed the intention of killing him
to-day. Public sentiment is strong
ly with the officers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
BILL CALLS FOR STANDARD
IN GRADES OF COTTON

WASHINGTON, July IA favor
able report has been ordered by a
sub committee of the Senate Commit
tee on Agriculture on a bill intro
duced by Senator Smith, of South
Carolina, Providing for Governmental
standards of grades of cotton and re
quiring the contracts for the purchase
or sale of cotton to be fulfilled in the
grade specified in the contract.
Senator Smiths bill differs from
the Clark amendment to the tariff
bill in that it provides no tax or pen
aIties for failures to deliver under q
contract for future delivery.
Senator Smith, who is a cotton
planter of wide experience, has ex-
pressed the fear that Senator Clarke's
amendment. if adopted by Congress,
will operate to impose a burden on the
cotton grower. He is thinking Sc
riously of offering his amendment as
substitute
The Smith bill provides that every
contract for the purchase or sale of
cotton for future delivery shall be in
writing and shall specify the grade of
cotton that is the subject matter of
the contract. Nine governmental
standards are suggested by the bill in
preference to the 81 graduations fixed
by the New York Cotton Exchange.
Under the bill the Secretary of Agri-
culture is directed to prescribe sepa
rate standards for the various grades
of long staple" or gulf cotton" and
all contracts for the purchase or sale
of such cotton are required to specify
the length of the staple.
Senator Smith pointed out what he
regarded as the important feature of
this bill, which requires that the seller
of cotton for future delivery be re-
stricted by his contract to the option
of settling on the basis of not more
than one gra de above or grade below
the particular grade specified in the
contract In making settlement the
commercial difference in the price of
such grades the day previous to set
tlement are to determine the price at
which the buyers must settle.
'At present future contracts for
high grade cotton are heavily dis
counted" said Senator Smith, DE
cause it is realized that when deliv-
cry is demanded nothing like the grade
set out in the contract will be deliv-
cred. The lower grades have an arti-
ticial valuation so much higher than
the commercial price that the one who
delivers saves a wide margin by pre-
Senting a lower grade and making an
arbitrary settlement of the differ
ence"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15

NEW YORK, July 15.-The hard
ships of a stage career are prefera-
bic to home life, however luxurious,
without love, in the opinion of Pauline
Frederick, the actress-wife of Frank
NJ. Andrews, the well-known archi-
tect.
And that is why Miss Frederick is
back at work in the effort to regain
her position on the stage, which she
left four years ago to become Mrs.
Andrews.
when l married Mr.. Andrews" she
said to a Sunday American reporter
to-day, Il decided to choose a career
of love instead of fame. But l soon
saw that the pursuit of love and hap
piness was not silvery path through
a garden of roses. Mr.. Andrews soon
let me know that he objected to being
looked upon merely as Pauline Fred
eTick's husband
Il decided to go back on the stage
partly because my husband seemed
Indifferent as to. what l did and partly
because 1 feared he was in love with
another woman, the daughter of an
American diplomat and the wife of an
officer of the Royal Dragon Guards
of England"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
NEWS OF MONDAY, JULY IA, 1913
RUSSIA AND FRANCE TRY
TO END WAR IN BALKANS

CONSTANTINOPLE. July IA
While Russia and France are work.
ing to bring about peace in the Bal
kans, military activity in Turkish
territory is increasing, and there were
surface indications to-day that nego-
tiations between Turkey, Servia and
Greece for a concerted campaign
against Bulgaria are being rushed.
General Enver Bey, Turkish Min
lister of War, believes it would be ex-
tremely easy for the Turks to re-take
AdrianOple from the Bulgarians, as
the bulk of the retaining Bulgar army
was withdrawn from Adrianople to
fight the Serbs and Greeks.
There is an army of 100000 Turks
between Chorlu and this city, the
greater part of them being massed
along the Chatalja lines, just north
of this city.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
LINEN is HIGHER,

NEW YORK, July 14.-According to
a member of the linen trade back
from abroad, prices there now are
from to 10 per cent higher than
when the last heavy purchases were
made in November In the local mar
ket staple color dress linens, especial-
ly blues and pinks, are scarce. Deal
ers have advanced prices on several
staple numbers.
The substantial business in novelty
dress linens this season has led deal
ers to believe that ratines will be IN
good demand next season also Tna
fact that these goods are being shown
extensively in cotton is regarded as
an indication of their stability.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
WEALTHY FARMER IS SLAIN;
BODY FOUND NEAR A POND

WAYCROSS. July 14.-With the
skull badly battered as if from blows
inflicted by some heavy instrument,
the body of Mack Spain, a wealthy
and eccentric bachelor farmer, whose
home was west of Waycross, was to-
day found on the edge of a pond, 20
miles from here. He had been dead at
least two weeks, almost as long as he
had been missing from his home. Both
barrels of the shotgun found by him
had been discharged.
Just how much money Spain had
with him when he was murdered and
robbed is not known, but neighbors
say he never had less than $1,000.
SPANS home was originally in
North Carolina. He had a valuable
farm near Mexico, on the Waycross
and Western Railroad. It was his
expressed will that all his property go
to E. 7. Wing, superintendent of the
Waycross and Western. and to whom
he had become attached No clew as
to who killed him has been found.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
FRANCE JOINS RUSSIA.

PARIS, July 14.-France to-day
Joined Russia in appealing to Servia
and Greece to cease hOstilities against
Bulgaria, Greece has telegraphed to
Belgrade the terms upon which the
Greek Government will stop the war.
This action was taken because Greece
wants to act in cooperation with
Servia in ending the conflict.
With the greatest abjectness Bull
garia has admitted complete defeat
and has taken full responsibility for
beginning the fighting against her for
mer allies.
A Bucharest telegram states that
Roumania will not make peace until
her terms are accepted uncondition-
ally by Bulgaria.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
PRESIDENT RETURNS.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Tanned
by his week in the New Hampshire
sun, President Wilson returned to
Washington to-day feeling greatly
benefited by his vacation
Il had a splendid time in Cornish"
said the President, land l certainly
did enjoy it. DR.. Grayson assured me
that the motoring and golf did me a
great deal of good physically, and l
feel much better than when 1 left
Washington"
The President gained twelve pounds
during his week away from Washing
ton,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
WOMEN WEAR MASKS.

LONDON, July 14.-Wearing of masks
by society women who attend racy
theatrical productions, but who are
ashamed to let their relatives and
friends know of it, has come into vogue
here.
A large number of women from court
circles are daily attending the risque
French show, II Love It." but all wear
masks for fear of the censure of their
husbands and of Queen Mary, who has
forbidden any of the ladies of her court
from entering the MiddleseX Theater,
where the production is on.
Clergymen are beSeeching the censor
to close up the theater, declaring it
will debase all who see it because of it's
gross morality.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
ACTORS STRANDED.

CHICAGO, July 14-More than CO
New York actors, actresses, chorus
girls and chorus men to-day are
stranded in Chicago. They were
members of the mile. Modiste" com
pany that closed here Saturday night.
The manager of the company left for
New York yesterday after failing 20
raise the railroad fare for the whole
company.
FRITZ Scheff, the star of the show,
accompanied by her maids, her auto
mobile and her chauffeur, went to
New York on an extra-fare train.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
CRAWFORD'S WIDOW FREED
ON BOND TO AWAIT PROBE

Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford, accused
of numbering her husband, Joshua B.
Crawford, by poisoning, was released
from the Tower Monday morning IN
der a bond Of $3.50 to await an in
vestigation by the Fulton Grand
Jury. Her bond was signed by
Charles c. Jones.
Attorneys Burton Smith and Reu-
ben Arnold, for Mrs. Crawford, waiv-
ed a preliminary examination before
Justice of the Peace c. H. GirardeaU,
and went before Superior Judge w.
d. Ellis, where the bond was assess
ed after an agreement among the at
torneys in the celebrated $250,0O0
will case.
Judge Ellis first announced that he
could not fix the bond until he had
gone into the merits of the case and
called upon Solicitor General Hugh
M. Dorsey to represent the State.
The Solicitor stated that he would
be disqualified because his law firm
was interested, and the court was
unable to find an attorney to act as
Solicitor Pro TEN who had not been
interested in it during the last four
years.
The case would have been post
poned until Wednesday had not the
attorneys reached an agreement in
order that the civil side could be re-
sumed Tuesday morning.
Sheriff pIaDnia Minor xxyoTt
to Jail with the bond for Mrs. Craw-
ford, and later returned with an or
der for her release.
No further criminal action will be
taken, according to Attorney J. S.
James, for the heirs-at-law, until
the next meeting of the Grand Jury,
which probable will be the latter part
of this week.
Mrs. Crawford's release followed
her unexpected return to the city at
2 o'clock Sunday morning from Tuck
er, Ga, where she had gone Satur-
day to visit friends. She was driven
in to Atlanta in a buggy by John
Cox, of Attorney Reuben Arnold's Of
fee
Upon her arrival in the city, she
went first to her home on West
Peachtree street, and secured a few
belongings. An hour later she awak-
ened the jailer at the Tower and sur
rendered herself. She was quartered
in the hospital ward at the Jail during
her incarceration.
Her visit to Tucker was to Mrs.
Clemmie Johnson, VINO lived with the
Crawfords before the death of Joshua
B. Crawford Mrs Crawford said
that Mrs. Johnson was to be an i'm
portant witness at the hearing before
an auditor and that she visited her
to arrange for her coming to Atlanta.
She will be anjmportaut witness for
Mrs. Crawford, according to her at
torneys, to show that the wife never
administered poison, or even medicine,
to her husband.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
DENIES RULERS DEATH.

SOFIA, July 14.-Official denial was
made here to-day of reports that Car
Ferdinand and DR.. Danef, former
Premier, were assasinated by the
mobS Saturday.
A telegram from Bucharest states
that Prince Ferdinand, the Rouma-
MAN Crown Prince, has gone to the
front to take command of all the Rou-
manian forces.
The Roumanian army of invasion is
slowly advancing toward Sofia, max
ing prisoners of all the Bulgarian
troops in their way.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
GIRL DRINKS IODINE.

SAVANNAH, July 14.-Miss TYNE
Boylston, aged IS, who came to Sa-
vannah from Augusta, attempted to
commit suicide on the grounds at the
Casino, Thunderbolt, last night by
drinking iodine. She had just told her
escort, J. H. Moore, of near States
boro, that she had nothing to live for.
An emetic, promptly administered,
saved her life.
Moore says the girl told him she
was respondent, and he suspected a
love affair, but knew nothing of the
details.