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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-28
CHAPTER XXI.
The scuttIed Ship.


Checkabeedy met US in the hall-an
unusually agitated Checkabeedy, with
his full-jowled, rubicund face rudy
beyond the common, and his tiny gray
eyes twinkling like twin star sapphires.
Our adventure, thrilling as 1t had
been, was subjugated. II not indeed
for the moment forgotten, In the pres
ence Of this unwonted suscitation. For
the buffers aplomb was sort OF fam
lily fixture which nothing short Of the
most extraordinary happening could
either unsettle or upheave. To find
him in such case, therefore, argued
either cognizance Of exceptional de-
velopments or possession OF mon
strously important tidings; and at
sight of him we both paused in mute
expectancy.
There is a person, sir" he began.
making vain effort to control his voice
to dispassion, "a foreign person-what
is called a Chinee, think. sir-in the
reception room. II ! understand him.
sir, he Is a consul or something like
that. And he has brought with him
tall, thin, elderly man. as yellow as
himself, sir. l was In doubt about al
lowing them to wait, but they told me
they must see you, sir, tonight with
out fail; that II was a matter to your
interest, sir. They have been here
over an hour, now, and ! have never
taken my eye on the reception-room
door. Seeing as how those mysteri-
Gus things happened at Cragholt. sir.
was fearful lest something more Of
the same sort might be contemplated.
And poor Mr.. Cameron lying UP there
with that nurse, Bryan. who, between
you and me. sir. don't trust. nohow."
Evelyn was scarcely to be blamed
for a trepidation equaling, II not sur
passing, Checkabeedy's.
Don't see them. Philip" she urged
with nervous vehemence. please
don't see theml 1t is some trick.
feel It is. Checkabeedy will get them
out OF the house at once. Won't you.
Checkabeedy7"
But [ was in far different mood. OF
late matters had been shaping them
selves, apparently. towards a climax.
In a quiet way. avoiding the spectacu-
larly aggressive. and aided not little
by chance, we had drawn nearer and
nearer TO the veil which hid the truth.
II there had come to me now the op-
portunity for another step, It must not
be disregarded. My whole inclination
was to welcome 1t. Therefore smiled.
reassuringiy. at Evelyn, AZ said:
Really. my dear girl you are an.
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CHAPTER XXI.
When the Doors Parted.

WnGn the OOOTS
What Immediately followed must
have occupied a second or two at
most Yet It seemed to me that for
many minutes l sat mute and motion
less, staring at the leveled weapon
and at the rude black mask behind 1t;
for my brain was superactive and my
thoughts were racing.
Instantly l comprehended all that
had happened, and the situation, eli
making in our peril, was as clear to
me as though l had witnessed the
whole chain OF events from inception
TO final execution. The assassination
of Ling Fo was to be succeeded by the
abduction, perhaps the murder. of Eve
lyn and myself. Already while we
were conversing with Miss Clement
our driver had been spirited from the
box and one of the enemy mounted in
his place In the rush Of my review
! recalled that in hurrying Evelyn into
the brougham, anxious to be started
and away, | had not cast even 30 much
as a glance towards the man in front.
At first, in our absorption, and later
behind lowered silken shades, We had
made no effort to trace our course
Hence our present location was mad
deningiy unguessable. We might be
far on the East side or far on the
West, or we might merely have circled
back to within a block or less of the
Mission from which we started.
All this. l say. flashed through my
brain with inconceivable swiftness as
I sat rigid, with eyes on the revolver
barrel and the masked face OF the
shadowy. sinister creature that held II.
All thiA- and more. Fer In that brief
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-28
"ohi Mann.t II ercitinri. aha ar.

"OhI Wasn't II excitingI" she ex-
claimed, with an effort at nonchalance
that was almost pathetic. Il wouldn't
have missed this experience for any
thing in the world" And then, discov-
ering a little trickle Of blood on my
cheek, which a diligently piled hand
kerchief had not fully succeeded in
keeping out Of sight, she was at once
all solicitude. "Oh, Philip" she cried,
with wide eyes, swimming. You're
hurtl It was awful. II was heathen-
>lshl l wish we had never dared-who
did III Do you know2 Was It a
knife cut7 Was tt" And 30 she
ratified on, her own ills swallowed up
at length in her anxiety over my in
significant injury.
Murphy, meanwhile, had sunk into
insensibility through loss of. blood, and
lay now, breathing stertorously. One
Of the officers had already telephoned
for an ambulance and the other two
were making a diligent search OF the
stable. AS for the Cinnamon. they
had fed at the first alarm. and It
looked very much as II every one In
any way connected with the outrage.
save only Murphy. had gone with
them.
OHara, who had been put. nominal
ly, under arrest, and who was now
awaiting the pleasure Of his captors,
availed himself Of the first moment OF
Evelyn's silence to address me.
TITS been a long chase" he said
| aNh ~ N
his tone-"but you see got him dead
to rights at last. He's mixed up with
the most lawless gang of highbinders
New York has known for years.
haven't got down to all his history
yet, but I've been handed a good
stack of 1t, and 1t won't be hard to
put the screws on him now for killing
that Chink that used to work for him
up to Cos Cob. didn't know It was
you he was after tonight, but l do
know that he had a hand in the plot
that fixed another Chink this very
evening-a young fellow named Ling
Fo, who was pumped full Of lead Just
as he was turning from the Bowery
into Pell street."
|
our present whereabouts. The stable
was not more than half dozen blocks
from the intersection Of the two
streets he had just named.
The fate of our driver we could only
conjecture. Before the policeman
laid the facts and they promised me
that he should be found. And then
after half an hours waiting. substi
tute driver was secured from neigh
boring garage. and Evelyn and were
permitted to continue our interrupted
journey homeward.
At the Cameron house. as though
our cup Of excitement were not al
ready filled to trimming, fresh ex
perience awaited us-an experience
Of such vital significance as to over
turn entertained conclusions and shet
wholly new light upon our darkes
perplexities.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
PLAINTIFF OFFERS
EVIDENCE IN SUIT
of Bamberger Attor'
ney for Nonsuit Undecided
in $4,000 Case.
Special To The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, March 14.-Rapid progress
was made today in the damage suit of
John Hughes against the Salt Lake &
Ogden Railway company, now on trial
In Judge \. j. Harrs's division of the
district court. Mr.. Hughes is seeking to
recover $4,000 for the death of his 8
year old son, who was killed by being
struck by a Bamberger electric car.
The plaintiff closed his case today
after introducing several witnesses. and
the company's attorney moved for a
nonsuit A decision OH the motion had
not been rendered al the adjournment,
of court This afternoon. The jury which
Is listening to the evidence Is composed
Of j. Hancock, Benjamin Dinsdale
Charles w. Jones b. r. Thomas, Nels
Lofsren. Joseph NJ. F'olkman. Elsbury
Garlic and Charles w Field.
The witnesses who testified for the
lhcr of the child; Austin r. Shaw. John
E Henderson. c. G. Richardson, Z. y.
Dixon and Paul Kammeyer. none Of
whom; with exception of the latter were
eye witnesses to the accident. Mr.,
kammeyer said that he was driving 2
delivery wagon along Lincoln avenue
when the electric car approached the
crossing at Twenty eighth street.
He heard the motorman sound the
gong for the Twenty eighth street cross
ing and immediately afterwsrd saw the
child approaching the car track imme-
diatcly in front OF the Hughes home.
Fearing an accident, the witness
watched the car bear down upon the
child. there being no further warning
by means OF the gong. He saw the car
strike the child and was present when
the baby was taken from beneath the
wheels. Mr.. kammeyer declared that
there was no vehicle moving along the
avenue other than the car and his own
wagon and that anybody on the front
end OF the car should have seen the
child. He also stated that the car was
running at a rapid rate or speed. Near
ly ali OF the other witnesses for the
plaintiff testified regarding the rate OF
speed at which tho car was being op-
Grated.
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Reiterates Criticism.

The commission reiterates its previous
criticism OF purchase by the Kuhn Loeb
syndicate of the Southern Pacific stock
and it's fear that such an arrangement
would result Gin the practical control
of the Southern Pacific by stockhold.
ers of the Union Pacific, so that there
would be, in reality, but one agency in
control of these two alleged or suppos-
ed1y competing companies, thus entire.
ly defeating the object sought to be
brought about by the supreme court of
the United States.'
In respect to this matter, the com.
mission recognizes, however, the para,
mouncy of the federal government
(which has the sole power to prevent
the consumuation of these arrange
mepts in these respects
The commission thus withbolds its
approval. owe cannot pass formally
or specifically, it says. "op the mat
ter for the reason that the representa-.
tion which has been made TO the com.
mission has been wholly Inadequate to
acquaint the commission with the agree.
ments which have been entered into OF
are to be entered into
In this connection, Mr. Lovett tele
graphed under date of March 13:
"If the approval of the committee
and of the court (the United States
tanned by Saturday, the underwriting
syndicate is lost and the entire plan j:
defeated -
In agreeing to underwrlte the pur
chase of the Southern Pacific stock foi
S126, 900 900, the Kuhn Loeb syndicate
referred to by Mr.. Lovett, was to re
ceive a percentage fee in excess Of 81,
100000 for its services whether tn,
plan carried or failed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
PLAN ROAD BUILDING.
Hanes Signs Bond Issue to Start Work
on Boise Yellowstone Highway.

HaInes Signs Bond Issue to Start Work
on soIse-YeIowstcne Highway.
Special 10 The Tribune
BOISE, March 14.-Thc first authorized
movement backed by financial aid to con-
struct q state highway from Boise. the
capital city OF Idaho, to the entrance 10
the Yellowstone National park was
taken tonight, when Governor John NJ.
Haines signed the bill by Representative
Johnston Of Bingham county creating a
$40, 900 bond issue To start work on the
new highway. The chief executive also
signed the 100000 state highway COM
mission bond Issue bill 10 start work on q
uniform highway system In this state,
The measure WAS introduced by Repre-
sentative Shattuch of Bonneville county,
The veto pen Of the governor was at
work again tonight and two measures
suffered from It's stroke, House bill NO.
80. by Representative Oversmith OF
Latah county, and one OF the subsidiary
revenue measures, was vetoed 1t re-
lates to the certficatiou to the county
taxpayers the percentage or number
of mills on the dollar OF tax levied Tor
all city or village purposes. House oil,
no. 1870. by Representative Norton oi
Kootenni county. was hlso vetoed. rms
mea sure relates to the appointment OF
and powers and duties OF road super
yisors for counties and providing that In
counties now, or which may hereafter be-
classified as counties OF the fourth ciaSs
no road supervisor Shall be appointeo
but the county commissioner shah De
SUPERVISOR.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
s'Open Door" Plan.

HWe have absolutely no objection to
a traffic arrangement whereby the
Union Pacific traffic is turned over to
the Southern Pacific and conveyed
thence to San Francisco over the BENZ
cia line, and the same may be said for
the Union Pacific traffic originating
at bay points, Yet, If such an agree
ment is desirable from the standpoint
Of the Southern Pacific, certainly it
should be willing to perform like serv.
ice for the Western Pacific "a Gould
line) or any other competing line, for a
like payment, and the Union Pacific,
desiring only that the service be per
formed for it for the stated compensa
ton, of course can have no interest in
preventing the Southern Pacific from
making more money by performing for
another line like traffic service for
adequate consideration.
I'The supreme court wants these lines
TO be unmerged and we will prevent,
if we can, combinations in such unmerg.
ing. Az a condition to any approval
which we may give to any matter for
which our approval is required by law
the substance Of our conditions respect
ing the Beuicia cutoff and the terminal
facilities must be complied with, There
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
Toying With Loaded Weapon
Boy Shoots Sister Through
The Heart.

Special To The Tribune.
DEllI. March lt.-Karl Thomson, aged
II, accidentally, shot and almost instant
ly killed his sister, Edith, aged Q. this
afternoon while they were playing with
a revolver. IT appears that the children
were at home alone and that the little
girl knocked the revolver out OF her
brothers hand, causing Ut TO discharge.
The bullet passed directly through the
little girls heart.
the parents Of the children are Mr..
and Mrs, Karl Thomson who operate a
photogra phic studio here. They came
here from Provo about two years ago.
The accident occurred In front of the
Thomson residence and at n time
when directly opposite In the athias
Peterson residence funeral services for
the months old baby OF Mr. and Mrs.
ellis Peterson had just been concluded
and the casket was being carried out 10
Tho hparse
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
||sE TO Be MECCA
i DIVORCE SEEKERS
4 Months Residence Law
Goes Unchanged by Last
Legislature.
VE YEAR IN NEVADA
NJ Provision May Close
Reno Colony After
4 January, 1914.
E YEAR IN NEVADA

III 10 The Tribune.
lISE, Ida, March 1i.-Idaho IS des-
10 take Neysda's place in divorce
+ and Boise is likely to succeed Reno
cause the twelfth Idaho legislature,
ID recently ended its session in this
failed 10 enact a law increa Sing
1arIod OF residence OF applicants for
Re from six months TO one year
. action Is brought on account Of
d that arise outside OF this state.
npuse acted favorably upon 8. bin
csease the residence. but the meas
tss successfully strangIed in com
Il In The senate.
Eda became famous as the divorce
Of the country and Reno and its
"a courts were known the world
pecanse there was or the statute
Of that state a six months resi-
clause for divorce applicants. and
not been for recent act of the
"a legislature the period OF resi-
would not have been extended
vote OF 30 10 l the Nevada legiSla-
m recent session added six months
ftsldence 10 the divorce law and
said to be d decided showdown
divorce mills. In the last two
mere were 12Sl suits for divorce
~ The city of Reno. with 5000
IL Known 10 have been an alarm
peIesse IN the applications for di-
~ tnls state. particularly in Boise,
sht years. Failure on the part OF
,senf legislature TO change the di-
fws OF this state will, IT Is now
slhee Nevada took the step II
-spit IN The Increase for divorce
uons becoming more noticeable
~ 10 prevent the influx OF those
70 sever The bonds Of matri-
tnds measure WAS introduced in
<,uss OF representative ri the re-
ssioh OF the Idaho legislature. In
protect those parties who had
snus pending In tho Idaho courts,
sV "as attached 10 the bill ex-
mem. bill introduced two
-" was vetoed by Governor Haw-
~ dld not have this provlso
introduced at the last ses-
representative Lawson was at.
ny ils enemies and the provisc
put GRIPPING the bill In spite
rbsct rbct tne house passed the meas.
,at was the last heard OF II, al
Icy attempt was made TO 1al
nun the so-called graveyard
as a result, Idaho IS bound
~ .he map during the next two
d nworce mecca.
plll making wife desertion ,
.n,a oruer that governors coulC
Il, a. eAtradite, was killed In TIN
Ia. he judiciary committee, which
I'D - -L9slponed the measure, Thji
n nm, w,s aesertion penitentiar,
,p,oVldec that judges couic
q satisfactory bond from the de
screoy preventing the latter from
4 S.sd So.std me penitentiary walls un
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
.SUFFRAGETTES ARE
STILL ON WARPATH

LONDON, March 1.-THE latest ex-
ploit of the militant euffragettes In Lon
don is the obliteration of the names on
the gate posts by which houses in the
residential streets are distinguished
Armed with pots OF tar and brushes, they
raided the Richmond district early today.
dshgurlng many houses. The window
smashing campaign also was resumed
this morning in the jewelers. district In
Bond street and In Holborn.
Miss Olive Hockep, arrested yesterday
for attempting to set fire to q pavilion
on the Roehampton golf links. agreed 10
abstain from niitancy pending her trial
and was released on bail.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
Railroad Notes.

". H. Bancroft vice president and general
manager OF the Oregon Short Liae. returned yes
tcrday from Inspection trip TO Idaho.
C. l.. stone passenger traffic manager OF the
Missouri Pacific with headquarters In 81. Louir.
and j, NJ Johnaon. ylco president In charge OF
traffic the Gould system. also With head
quarters in ST. Louis arc III the city. Mr. Stone
aud Mr.. johnson accompanied by their wives
and arc en- route home from trip to tho coast
The officials report that business Is excellent
ove9 their liues md they Immensely pleased
With the strides tina, Salt Lake Is making.
Cheap rates for western sotilsrs went Into e.
eastern railroad lines. The fare 10 the coast
from common points IN the cast is St9.T5 ons
way. which is biz reduction. II Is reported
from tho east that hundreds OF settioTs are TAX
ing advantage OF tho rates TO come west.
Tho work Of grading for The salt Lake Payson
intorurban ino viii begin IN Salt Lake Within
the next few dayG The work will begin on
South First West street
Senator Simon ganbcrger OF tho Salt Lake g.
Ogden railroad has returned from pleasure trip
10 San Diego
E A. Davis treasurer Of the White River Rail
White River Junction. wes in tho city yesterdsy
on his way 20 the coast Mr. Davis is one Of
the st-pos,cd railroad men In tho cast.
The salt Lake route he's issued new ssris5
OF postcards carrying scenes along the line. The
Mormon temple appears one OF the cards.
One of tho haudsomcst badges iu the
city will be that Of the delegates to the
teen,h annual convention OF tho International
Association OF Railway Special Agents and 20
lice which VIII be held in salt Lake June i7-ie
Tho pin and pendant will be made of Ctsh cor
ucr aud Tho temple the pavilion AZ Saltafr. a
traln crossing the Lucip cutoff. eagle and the
beehive VIII be shown
Tho Utah Light d Railway company will e9on
order fifteen extra fiat 20 bo used In trans
porting material to the capitol building.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
Lovett's Telegram.

In this connection the modified ap
plicatiou telegraphed by Robert 5
Lovett, chairman of the executive
board of the Union Pacific, said:
ga lease (is desired) by the Central
Pacific company to the Union Pacific
compapay in the form proposed IN the
application filed with the commission
on February 10. which covers all the
property of the Central Pacific except
the lines north of Tehama. The modi'
fled agreement will eliminate all pro
visions as to the joint use OF the Benz
ella line, the joint use of terminals aud
the trackage and running rights from
Newark to Redwood and from Redwood
to San Francisco. the
lease Of the Central Pacific to the
Union Pacific does not supersede the
sale OF the Central Pacific stock, but
is required in addition thereto, in order
to secure the necessary consent OF the
French banks -
The original agreement mentioned
was for trackage rights. Between track
age rights and traffic agreements, how,
ever. the commission sees a difference
which it maintains has not been salts
factorily explained. Continuing its
bo oomon,Sstop
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
Undergoes Operation in Boston.

Special 70 The THoune.
BRIGHAM CITY. March 14;-Word
was received In this city yesterday that
Joseph Frodsham OF Lakeside, three
miles north OF Brigham. was operated
upon In Boston hospital Frodshaln
went to Boston week ago for the re
placed in his head number OF years
ago when he received badly fractured
skull from the effects OF kick by a
broncho. The plate began 70 cause trou-
went TO Boston TO seek relief. The OPP
GRAFTON was reported as successful
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j. P. AND s. P. PLAN
WILL Be SUBMITTED
CONTINUED from Page One.)

conditions, then we think we should
prevent the new plan from being con
summated if il is within our power to
do so.
"We cannot understand why abso-
lutely open and frank dealings cannot
be had with reference to these matters
We cannot conceive any reason why
the Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific, in keeping with the mandate
Of the supreme court, cannot actually
unmerge, and why there should be any
attempt to reserve TO the Union Pacl-
fic an advantage or preference which
it would not be given if it were deal
ing, so to speak, at arms length with
the Southern Pacific
The matter Of which the commission
does not feel itself fully informed is
still the use TO be made of the Benicia
Short Limo, owned by the Southern Pa
cific, between Oakland on San Fran
cisco bay, and Sacramento, at which
point the Central Pacific system ter
inmates
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-15
Award schoolhouse Contracts.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BRIGHAM CITY, March H.-The
board OF education yesterday let the con-
tract for the erection of the Thatcher
schoolhouse to M. 10. Anderson OF this
city Anderson bid was S1l 1l0 The
contract for the plumbing and steam
heating was let To Halverson Bros
plumbers Of Ogden. for the sum of s33SS
The matter of installing a gymnasium IN
this building was deferred until some
future date. The board considered the
question OF employment of teachers for
the l912-1914 school year,
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alleged violations OF the government s
twenty eight hour law and the condi
tions OF the Oregon Short Line stock
ter rights TO the flood tide OF the Black
foot river are also involved. The In
dians claim that they do not receive
their share of tho water. while the dis
trict attorney contends that the food
water should belong TO the government
for distribution 10 the Indians, instead
OF being appropriated by the settlers
alons the banks OF the river. The sale
OF liquor to the Indians on the reserya-
tlon Will also be investigated.
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Short Line Improvements.

Special 10 Tie JT7punes
POCATDLLO, March 15.--Vice Presi- :
dent and General Manager OF the Short
Line w, f. Bancroft passed through
Pocatello yesterday Ell route TO Boise
He said: ''Wh!le IL was too early al
present TO give a statement in detail
as to proposed plans OF Improvement on
say that Pocatello will be vastly bcne-
fted by tho proposed work. Improve
ments will also be made at Salt Lake.
Ogden and other Utah and Idaho towns,
There Will be double-tracking shop ad
ditions and similar work all along the
line. with the most important improve
ments in Pocatello."