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The Washington herald., 1913-06-22

waned he played more cautiously and
became more keenly watchful of the
others, but after a long run of i'll luck
he caught a hand on the One-eyed
Mans deal which offered such a temp
tation as few players could resist. II
was an ace full. pat, and raising before
the draw, he was counter raised. Push.
ing his supposed advantage he drove
out all the others excepting the One
eyed Man. who saw his bet, closing the
pot, which already contained several
hundred dollars, and picking up the
deck asked Crothers how many cards
he wanted.
TN play these" said Crothers. and
the One-eyed Man looked long and
steadily at him, as II suspecting a bluff
Then he studied his own hand for a
full minute before saying Then
reckon I'll take three"
Throwing his discard on the table
faces up. he showed that he was really
discarding his second pair, and helped
himself to three cards. As he was deal
ing them out Crothers seemed to &c
to pieces under the strain.
That pots mine" he declared. thickly.
The only way you can get 1t on that
draw is over my dead body
I'm sho' gwine to take 1t IL win it,
said the One Eyed Man, whose dialect
was very pronounced.
He spoke coolly. No one ever heard
his voice raised. but there was a glitter
in his eye, which Crothers' friends saw
clearly, and he made the mistake of in
terposing
Harry" he said. nervously. for he knew
the One Eyed Man by repute.
But Crothers had lost his head.
I'll dispute any three card draw that
makes tours out OF a pair" he shouted
drawing a pistol as he spoke. and the
others drew back hastily. To flash 4
weapon had only one meaning.
The One Eyed Man, however, sat per-
fectly still, even when the pistol was
levelled at him.
"Yo' all sho' is hasty," he said. "Mebbe
/ amt got fo's. TIL amt no use Of a
fight afo' we knows. I reckon the best
way is to play the hand out.
Crothers' reply to this was to push
his entire stack in the pot. throwing his
wallet in with the chips and loose money
he had on the table. 1t was his bet an6
there was no need of words. But he did
this with his left hand keeping his pistol
levelled.
Seemingly unperturbed, the one Eyed
Man picked up his hand and looked at
II carelessly. Then he said. I'm g'wine
to lay down. II yo' all was reel spot
I'd take yo' money an fight yo'. late
on, but tn amt no fun Robin pic
anniny' And he showed four jacks.
Thoroughly enraged at the insult
Crothers pulled his trigger, but his friend
struck his arm up and the snot went
wild. Then furious man was overpow-
cred. despite his struggles. and locked
in his stateroom, while the one Eyed
Man looked on calmly. and no one ever
called him q coward for that
The Washington herald., 1913-06-22

Published By special arrangement with the Out
look Of which Theodore Roosevelt is the contnout-
Ing editor through the Mcclure Newspaper SyndI-
cate Copyright. 1918. by the Outlook Company.
All rights reserved including rights Of translation
The Washington herald., 1913-06-22
Fossil Bones Discovered in
Yukon Region Convince
Scientists Of the Existence
of Several Animals of the
Pleistocene Age.

At the time of the discovery of America
horses and camels were entirely un.
known in the Western Hemisphere. The
Indians had never seen a horse and the
nearest living American representative
of the camel was the llama. 1t has lons
been known to biologists, however, that
both horses and camels existed in North
America, in a geological age not very
remote, though one would hardly look
for them in arctic regions. Within year
discoveries have been made which indi-
cate that camels once inhabited the Yu-
kon region of Canada, and skull Of an
Alaskan horse also has been found.
In the summer of 1912, while collect
ing specimens of modern land-animals
along the Yukon-Alaskan boundary. for
the United States National Museum, Mr..
Copley Amory. jr., obtained small col
lection of fossil bones of the Pleistocene
Age, or that Immediately preceding the
age of man. These bones include several
parts of a mammoth, horse, bison. and
camel, and altogether prove to be Of no
little Importance, since the bones OF a
camel have never before been found In
this region There is little doubt. how
ever, that the camel is Pleistocene on
account OF the fact that the bone found
by Mr. Amory agrees exactly In color
and degree of fossilization with those of
the mammals known to be Of that epoch.
which were found with it.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-22
1A~l~ Nv7e~<<

The next installnent' Of Mr.. Rooserelt's "Chapsa
Of Possible Autobioraphy'' Il q continuation Of
In Cowboy Land" It will appear in The Herald.
Sunday, June =
The Washington herald., 1913-06-22

Propellers and rudders that are only
partly submerged feature a new motor
boat designed for use on wsed-nllsd OF
shallow streamA
The Washington herald., 1913-06-22
FATE ON THE 0NE-EYED GAMBLER

when matters were astir on the boat,
johnson was discovered to be sleeping
peacefully in his bed, and Johnson's
pal was found lying insensible on the
deck, wounded srievously.
1t was many days before he recovered
consciousness but no man ever heard
from him the story of how he had
come by his injuries and no one was
greatly surprised when johnson pro-
fessed ignorance and displayed indiffer-
ence concerning the matter. But after
that it came about naturally enough
that the coolest, ablest, and most des-
perate gamester on the river was always
referred to as the One-eyed Man.
For he resumed his calling as soon as
he regained his health and strength. 1t
was commonly expected by those who
knew something of the man. and all that
was ever known of the circumstances
Of his Disagreement. that there would
be an encounter between him and John
son sooner or later. in which one or the
other Of them probably would not sur
vive, but as time went on it was notice.
able that they never met, although both
continued to travel the river profession
ally. Wherefore il came to be the gen.
eral belief that they had adjusted their
differences by the approved method of
fair fight and that neither Of them vas
disposed to resume the controversy.
The distinction of being the only man
who had ever got the better of the One
eyed Man in any sort of an encounter
fairly belonged to johnson. and became
in little while an important asset in
his business, though no further achieve
ment of that character was set down to
his credit. But One Eyes fame, though
it suffered a temporary eclipse by. rea-
son of what johnson was supposed to
have done, grew steadily brighter as the
years passed by till it came to be gen.
orally acknowledged that he had few
equals and no superiors as an expert in
the manipulation of playing cards and
bowie knives. --.. ...-...
Knife Favorite Weapon.
For the knife was his favorite
weapon. It might even have been sup
posed that his natural secretiveness was
so great that he objected to the bolster
BUSINESS of gun play, preferring the silent
work of the blade. Whatever the ground
of his choice was, he was undoubtedly
an expert in the use of the bowie. It
was told of him that on occasions he
would throw knife with more deadly
accuracy than most men could master
in the use OF derringer.
At one time-for he was a real per-
sonage well known on the river at the
time Of the breaking out of the civil
war-he sat in at poker game In the
saloon Of the Belle of the Bayous with
four other men, each of whom had a \
reputation as dangerous fighter All
were fully versed in the punctilio of the
game. and observed it strictly. know
ing that the slightest word Of refec-
ton on a fellow players integrity was
The Washington herald., 1913-06-22
Story Is Told of Mississippi
Card Sharp and How He
Met His End AS He Lived
So Did He Die-Identity
Was Unknown.

There were many persons up and down
the valley of the Mississippi who knew
more or less about the One-eyed Man,
and not a few who enjoyed a personal
acquaintance with him. though. as q
matter of fact, the enjoyment was usu-
ally of a transitory kind, and feverish
rather than calm. He made nos secret
of the nature of his calling, which was
that of a professional card player, but
with regard to all other particulars he
was remarkably noncommunicatIve, sc
that even his name was unknown to the
community at large, and for the latter
part of his life he was always referred
to as the One-eyed man, or, by way OF
familiarity, as Old One Eye.
But, if his name was practically un-
known, his personality had become no
tOrious throughout a great region of
country by reason of many vivid Incl
dents in an adventurous career. Count
less stories We're told concerning him,
but they all had to do with his perform
ances at the card table, or with some
particulars Introductory or subsequent to
the arrangement of a game of some sort,
usually of draw poker. Curiously little
was ever said of him in connection with
any other activity.
Even the circumstances which led to
his acquiring the name he bore were
mere details of an encounter at the
green table with another card player of
considerable note. They had been work
ing the river boats together for two
seasons, and both being expert poker
players with thorough understanding
of each others game, they had pros
pered. Whatever condolences they may
have had between them were never
shared by outsiders, for they were both
reticent of personal matters. but it was
understood in a vague way that the
other mans name was johnson. and
the two were commonly referred to as
johnson and his pal. Not until later
was the pal known to the public by a
distinctive name of his own.
Midnight Brawl.
What the nature of the difference be-
tween them was no one ever pre-
sumed to say, but it happened one
morning. at an early hour, that they
went on deck together after a profitable
sitting with a party Of convivial gen.
tlemen who were their fellow-passen-
gers. They went alone, for the others
In the game sought their staterooms,
and there were no witnesses to what
occurred, but later in the morning.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-22
When the End Came.

His end came years later. when john
son entered a little room In Browns
Vile. Iowa. where the one-eyed Man sat
playing solitaire. There was brief
conversation between them winch was
The Washington herald., 1913-06-22
Cancels i'm Iceland.

In a paper of the Smithsonian Miscel-
laneous Collections. describing this speci-
men, Mr.. J. w. Gidley remarks that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05
Highland Park

Miss Edna Bowman is now al her
home on Third avenue, having re-
Gently returned from Stuart Circle
hospital, where she was operated on
for appendicitis.
Mrs. Aruthr Thompson is con-
valescing at ST. E,lizabeth's hospital,
where she recently underwent an
operation. Mr., Thompson left this
week for his future home at Macon,
Ga. He win be Joined later by Mrs.
Thompson.
Mrs. Arthur Thompson Is con-
Rufus and W. G.. Quarles. Jr., are
spending two weeks at the Garwood
cottage, Ocean View.
Miss Dorothy Wingfield and her
grandfather, Alonza Wingfied, left
Tuesday to spend some time visiting
at Charlottesville. Va.
Miss May Wall, OF Madison, n. c.,
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Hugh
Fennell
Mrs, j. Edgar Stevens, of Second
avenue, has as her guests, her mother,
Mrs, w. s. Stevens, and Miss Matte
Saunders, of Smithficld, N. G.
Mr. Malvern White. Of Beaver Dam.
Hanover county. was the recent guest
of his son, G, l.. Terrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. c., 4. Terrell left sat
urday TO spend some time with rela-
tives at Beaver Dam.
Mr.. ana Mrs. ]. w. Hancock. Of
virginia avenue. ~ SdAx 41r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05

two weeks stay at Willoughby Spit
Mr.. Percy Holiday left last week
for Jacksonville, Fla, where he has
accepted a position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Schaaf re-
turned Friday from Atlantic City.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary
auxillary of the Methodist church
Will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the lecture room of the
church.
The congregations OF the several
churches are uniting IN union services
on the Sunday evenings during the
month of August. The meeting last
night was held at the Church Of the
Ascension, corner Fourth avenue and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05

visiting at woodstock" Mathews
county.
Mr.. James Young In spending a
short time in Staunten. Va, rs the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. Edward
Echols.
Mrs. !. ". Allen and Miss Nancy
Allen, Of Richmond, are at the Vic
toria cottage, Virginia Beach.
Miss Martha Martin has returned
to her home In this city after spend
ing several weeks at Virginia Beach.
Mrs Malcolm Rawlings, OF Lynch
burg. formerly Miss Margaret Chewn-
ing, OF this city. is spending several
months with her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
A. j. Chewing. at their country
home in Louisa county.
Colonel 10 Lane Stern left last week
for the White sulphur Springs. where
he will spend some time.
Mrs. r. X, Gwathmey and Miss
Lucy Gwathmey Of Louisa, arc visit
ing relatives in Bristol, Va.
Mr. George Gllmor Miner and the
Misses Minor are at the Allegheny
Inn, Goshen.
Miss Emma Cooper and Miss Ode
Davis, who have been the guests of
Mrs. Charles spencer in Hampton
avenue, Newport News have returned
to their home In Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs Corydon sutton and
Miss Sadie sutton are spending the
remainder Of the summer at the White
sulphur Springs.
Miss Ellen Bernie Scott and Master
Adolpheus Blair Scott are spending
the summer at the home of their
grandmother, Mrs. Taylor Scott, OF
Wgrrenton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05
aiirrnount

The homo ., NJ. n Tv,ar nm
paramount avenue was scene OF
beauty and much pleasure Monday
evening when the young friends of
.,,. r,,,or 100000 - haror -
''e su
MS thirteenth birthday. Games ana
music were INDUCED in until a late
hour. whe all present were ushered
-, -. -.
f"''iss' - 1's' 'i."snss -1S'ess''
table was spread OF All OF the DEL
icacies OF the season. Among those
nresent ware. M,.~a. Ta,l,ar Davis
r,s,o uo,,a.s ua,s n..a,a. u,dna
and Gertrude Davis. Evelyn In.,. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05

eral weeks with friends at the Chsat
peaka cottage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05
EXCURSION FARES 10 wAYNES-
WILLIE, N. c., AND RETURN

Account General Sunday school ana
Epworth League Conferences a.
II. Church, South, August
Southern Railway will sell tickets
from all points on its lines to
waynesville. n. q. ana return -
Round trip fare fro mRichmond,
SEAS: Danville, $s.25: South Bos-
ton, 80: Hurkevilie. $10.S6: Chase
City, 310.25.
Proportionate fares from cthse
stations.
Tickets on sale August 4th to Sths
Inclusive; final limit returning, August
20, 1919. -
For tickets arjd detailed informA-
item ealll- nearest Southern Rati~
way ticket agent. or write
s. f. BURGESS, ID. r. A.
Rich1n0nd. VI.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05

Those arrested in the house admitted
gam bling, but would not say that Hay
den collected toll
state bible Class Meet.
The BaraAa Philathea Bible classes OF
Petersburg are preparing to entertain
the visiting delegates of the Baraca~
Phtlathia state association. which
meets in this city September 18th 18th.
Judge Mullen, of the Hastings court,
Will hear two appeals tomorrow from
the decision OF the council committee
appointed to assess damages to River
street property. by reason of proposed
raise of the grade of that street. The
appeals are those OF J. Il. Worth &
Company and r. y. Booth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05
I'm STILL A BOY"
SAYS ROCKEFELLER

CLEV ELAND. ONO. Aug. L.
81 m still "A boy" John ID. Rockefeller,
seventy-three years old, told Ehenezer
Roberts, l05 years old. as the t"u
met this morning after services at the
Euclid Avenue Baptist church. of
which they are both members.
The multi-millionaire saw his older
friend first. He rushed up TO him.
Mr.. Roberts greeted him cordially
Il once was a boy. too, but I'm an
old man now he told the oil mag
nate.
Mr. Rockefeller laughed and re-
Piled; well, ] once was boy and
! am still a boy"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05


Miss Lois Richardson is being en-
tertained at a house party given by
Mrs John Miller, of this city, at her
GUNNER home in Wythevilie, Va.
Mrs. Clifford r. caperton and the
Misses Caperton are the guests Of Mrs.
Archibald Hazard on Lake Erie.
Miss Addie Carter Williams, of
Richmond, is visiting friends in Char
lottesville.
Mrs. Philip Gibson is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hunley, IN
Mathews county.
Mrs. Drewry Howies ard Miss Daisy
Morgan left yesterday TO vtsit their
grandmother, Mrs w. A. Morgan, az
valley Farm, near Salem.
II W. F = 1s ~ " " z1ee
~. cAaxse xAbh, q ~ csty. =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05

ONANCOCK, VA. August 4.--Tho
annual pony pennings on Chincoteague
and Assateague Islands were held last
week. An unusually large number
Of ponies were sold. fifty being ship
ped in one day. Prices ranged from
$40 for colts to $40 for those broken
to harness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05
NO INTERVENTION
IN MEXICAN AFF AIR

WASHINGTON. August Advocates
OF Intervention IN Mexico of whom
there are more ia Washington than is
generally believed, may as well go
home and attend To other business. The
only big fact and certainty of the
Mexican situation M is stands today,
after two weeks of ineessaHt agita-
ton, il that the Wilson administration.
including all the forces that support
1t. is unit against intervention.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05

NARRAGANSETT PIER, August A.
Detectives searched fn every nook and
corner Of this fashionable society re-
sort for the gems stolen from Mrs.
Charles Carey Rumssy. daughter OF the
late r. H Hartman. and from other
wealthy summer restdents- Mrs. Rum
sey last 100000 pearl necklace among
other things, her total loss amounting
TO about $4,000. Jewels were also
stolen from the homes Of John H. Han
m, the shos mAAnfaNtMrer, and Mrs.
walter Tvs ef No. fexk Tha Aggys-
- less - 4oSte gn3A -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-05

Custer street. Special music was q
feature fof each service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-13
EGG BOYCOTT WILL
NOT REDUCE PRICES
H. {. Barnard, State Food In
Spector, Claims Cold Storage
is Blessing Instead of Being
imposition.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 10. - The
boycott on eggs. which women in
number OF cities have declared. will
not materially lower the prices. &C
cording TO II. f. Barnard. state food
and drug commission, who also de-
Tended the placing OF eggs IN cold
storage in an address before the Wo-
mems Department club Friday.
ANY attempt to reduce the price
Of eggs or the cost OF living doing
without" said Mr.. Barnard. lis of
no avail except as It may affect the
expenses of the individual who is do
ing without. For just as soon as the
price is lowered to a point which sat
isfies the bOycOtters as reasonable,
they will begin 10 buy, and If the de-
mand is great enough To reduce the
stock of eggs or food, prices will
shoot up again.
The price Of eggs is regulated by
the number OF eggs available for use
and If there are not enough eggs to
go around, the law Of supply and de-
mand Will take care of the price.
The cold storage operator may in
fluence the price b. withholding his
stock, but he is in the business Of
selling and not carrying eggs aid pay
ing cold storage charges. insurance
and interest"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-13
PROGRESS MADE
BY NEWSPAP ERS
James Kelley, Editor of the
Chicago Tribune, Delivers
His Annual Address to NOtre
Dame Journalists.

Recent Progress OF Newspaper
Publications" was the subject dis
cussed yesterday by James Kelley,
general manager OF the Chicago Trib-
une, in his annual address before the
students Of Journalism at NOtre Dame
university. This is the fourth lecture
given the journalists this year.
The great fiaring headlines, the
outgrowth OF the inability OF our
journals 10 gauge the proper news
value OF the reports OF the recent
Spanish war, are fast dis
appearing from the best OF our dali
les. The practice Of heading minor
events OF the war with big type has
discredited large headlines even for
present day stories of vital import
ance. Another cause for the retro
gressiOn from the frequent uses Of
big heads. as pointed out by the Chi
cago editor, is a mechanical one. Six
teen pages Of white paper today costs
the publisher the price his newspaper
sells for on the street. Consequently
when a plant turns out a paper Of
from 20 TO 30 pages there is an enor-
nous loss. The necessity Of com
pressing the news into the smallest
amount OF space. then, has aided in
abolishing the use OF large heads.
Mr.. Kelley stated that the Ameri-
can papers Of % years ago were bet
ter puryeyors OF foreign intelligence
than those OF recent years. The
American public for the last ten years
has been fed on frivolous incidents
cabled from abroad ''TOmmy-rot" IL
was termed by Mr.. Kelley. A change
for the better, however, is near at
hand, and in a short time Americans
will gain, weekly, real news OF what
Is going on outside the western CONT
nent.
The Tribune manager was savage
in his denunciation Of the practice of
newspaper men in making a god of
the date-line," OF paying too much
attention TO the up-tO-the-minute
murders and fires at the expense Of
educational and scientific discoveries
that are OF more consequence. In the
future, sensationalism, in the opinion
OF Mr.. Kelley, will not force out news
OF art. literature and education which
should have big part in the news
paper.
The mechanical departments of our
dallies are also entering upon an era
Of progression. For the last quarter
OF a century, stated the Chicago man.
we have stood still In regard TO stereo-
tipping and printing. 1t is true that
more speed has been developed, but
from now on we can look for a change
that Will enable SUNDAY papers, and
afterwards dailies. 10 print pictures
equal in beauty to the bronze photo
graphs produced in studios.
In concluding, Mr.. Kelley stated
that the future OF the newspaper
world VIII call for dailies in which
honesty Will have a dominating in
fiuence IN all departments and in
which the better things OF life will
not suffer because Of the misplaced
Importance Of the sordid.
Immediately after the lecture, Mr..
Kelley, who Is dean of the school of
journalism at Notre Dame, met the
Journalism students and gave them
pointers on future work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-13
RECEIPTS WILL GO
TO ORPHANS HOME
Bishop Of d. an Essay by Rabbi
Cronbach, on Sale at
Book Stores.

The bound essay on THE Bishop
OF D.. written and published by
Rabbi Cronbach, proceeds from the
sale Of which will go TO the Orphans
home have been placed on sale at
Herr and Herr's book store, Freyer-
muth's art store, EllswOrths dry
goods store and AIiller's book store.
The books are attractively bound
in cathedral blue cloth engraved with
silver candlesticks. one thousand of
them have been printed and will sell
for so cents each. The proceeds Will
be Rabbi CrOnbachs Christmas gift
to the Orphans home.
The essay is one of the most pop
ular which Mr.. Cronbach has deliv-
cred in South Bend. Its subject is
the famous Bishop of ID" of Victor
Hugo's Les Miserables"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-13
M9TORMAN FIRED, ON
BEING CALLED ScAB
Conductor Who Made Early Run
Tells OF Shooting During In
dianapolis Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Is. - Thorn
as Campbell. conductor on tho car o.
which Edward Dain is motorman.
and of which the motOrman informed
the police, was fired upon several
DAYS ago, on an early morning trip,
Friday told the public service com
mission, that Dain and two guards
fired on several men in an automobile
who had called them scabs.
At the time OF the shooting Dain
told the police a weird story OF how
several men in a gray automobile
opened fire upon him. after calling
him a scab. He declared that he re-
turned the fire.
Seven men were arrested Friday
charged with the complaint made by
Dain. The prisoners declared that
they had not fred at the motorman
but that one of them had called him
a scab and that he had opened fire
upon the party. Campbells testi-
mony Friday substantiates that told
by the men who were arrested.