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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-17
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MIR. and Mrs, Edward J. VIII:
asaans hosts. II = handsome dinner Sat.
nrday evening at Pembroke in hon
0r az the latter's sister, Miss hath-
serine FAantleroy. OF ST. Louis, The
rooms were decorated with pink
BLOSSOMS. yonquiis and ferns, and the
liable was arranred with center
Nice Of pink flowers and rose shaded
lights. The guests were Miss Faunt"
IeruY, Miss Fanny Miller, Miss Ella
Back. Mss Avis Grant, Mr.. ana Mrs
T. Garnet Tath, Mr.. Evans Lindsey
NJ richard Gsterleh and Mr.. Thorn
NJ wright
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-17

&Ir Alfred Partridge IEIals, %. ho
visited Colonel j. u Willard here las,
winter and has since been la Ba3H-
more. will sail early in May tn Join
Mrs Kidts in Paris.
Evening journal., 1913-12-19
PEERAGE FOR MIR. BRYoEs

LONDON. Dec. 19.-rhe bestowal
a peerage on James Bryce. form
British Ambassador at Washington.
forecast today by Truth in writi
about probable New Years honors
Evening journal., 1913-12-19
HURT SPEEDING
TO A FUNERAL
c. R. Parker and Mrs. Hearn
Thrown From Auto Near
Salisbury

SALISBURY, Nd, Dec. 19.-Charles
X. Parker and Mrs. Virgil Hearn met
with serious accident yesterday
while Mr.. Parker was taking Wallace
Wimbrow, Mrs. Tubbs and Mrs. Hearn
to the funeral Of Charles Wimbrow,
who was killed two days ago In a
sawmill accident at Wango. Mr..
Parker was about five miles from this
city and going at a high rate OF
speed, when he attempted to make a
short turn with the machine, which
skidded into a large telephone pole,
throwing all OF the occupants out.
Mr.. Parker suffered a broken cheek
bone, had one of his eyes torn out,
and sustained several serious bruises
about the body. Mrs Hearn was
seriously bruised and sustained in
ternal injuries which may prove fatal
The other occupants were more or
less bruised and shaken, but escaped
serious injury Mr.. Parker and Mrs.
Hearn we're removed to the Peninsula
General Hospital, this city. where
their injuries were dressed, but It IS
reported that their chances for re-
covery are slight. The touring car
was demolished.
Evening journal., 1913-12-19

spirit Of the Christmas senson. He would
begin in his home on Christmas Day
with a big dinner for his family, then
for each day of that week he would
have games, charades and plays for his
friends and neighbors. At no other sea-
son of the year is so much thought
given to the children; and were it not
for these little people, this world would
be the dreariest place in the universe.
Our happiness is many times in the hap
piness of the children The man or
woman whose heart is not touched by
the laugh of a child has heart of flint,
and nothing less.
One of the greatest blessings that God
has bestowed upon us is the ability to
make Others happy; and we harm our
selves more than others when we do not
allow this ability to prevail. DO you
remember old Scrooge in Dickens
"Christmas Carol?" He was mean, sell
fish and contemplate in his dealings
with others. but had an experience which
changed his life and he then in turn
changed the feelings Of others.
How can we help this season to
prevail? It is not enough to think OF
our own when there are those who
Evening journal., 1913-12-19

COSTS $l56,OOO
Railroad Train Crews, Tele-
erapherS and DiSpatCherS
Worked over Legal Num-
Der Of Hours

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.--The In
terstate Commerce Commission has.
issued a report showing that the
railroads Of the United States had
violated the Hours of Service law for
trainmen, in 261ss2 instances during
one year. That is, 261 ,332 members
Of train crews had been forced by
traffic delays. which the report de-
clares wholly preventable. to work
more than the legal limit OF 16 hours
continuously. Great pains are taken
to set forth the argument of the COM
mission that since these violations Of
the statute were avoidable. the pub
lie will expect them TO cease.
Investigation under the direction Of
Commissioner McChord has gone into
the record Of every delay of any train
In the country, so far as shown on
the books, and has brought pointedly
TO the attention of many railroad
officials the failure of their companies
to report some of these delays. One
OF the points emphasized is that the
accidents leading TO the working of
the trainmen from is to 65 hours CON
tinously have, as a rule, occurred
early enough in the period OF the run
to allow the sending OF relief crews.
This has heretofore been denied by
the roads.
Another discovery is that while
some lines have violated the law, in
wholesale manner, others in the
I q .t. Nr.F
fic have avoided mora than a slight
percentage of delays.
The four worst offenders as shown
by the report are the Baltimore and
Ohio. the Illinois Central. the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburgh, and
the New York Central. On the Bal
timore and Ohio, 1858 men were kept
continuously at work on trains from
16 to II hours; 1913 men from II to
IS; $500 men from Is to 10: 1000
men from 19 to 20; 1900 from 20
TO 21. and 15 from As to SO hours,
in this measured year.
Causes for the delays range from
derailments in the instance Of SS.317
men, to collisions in the case OF 1910.
with landslides and floods credited
with 1885, and coupler and draw
bar defects. 1890 Miscellaneous car
defects account for 1873 Of these
! violations OF the law, and conges-
ton OF traffic. 1882.
Not only have the trainmen been
compelled to stay on dlty past the To-
hour limit, but the commission de-
clares that railroad telegraphers and
train desnatches have In 31,132 cases
been worked past the legal maximum
or hours The totals would be higher.
but for the fact that roads having
less than 20 violations per year are
excused from reporting.
The last six months have seen a
/ remarkable decrease in the numBeI
of violations of the statute, in spite
of a certain percentage of traffic de
lays. Commissioner McChord con.
cludes that the companies have onl,
to realize he situation and they will
remove the last factors leading I;
the law breaking. These roads hav,
paid to the government during Ia,
year. in fines on this score alone
$156.0o0.
Evening journal., 1913-12-19

are less fortunate than ourselves.
There are pinched little faces, shoe
less little feet and weak voices not
very many blocks away from your
home Why not hunt them out for
yourself When we have taken COM
forting things TO those who are in
need we have brought peace to our
own souls. Then there are heavy
hearts that neither money nor gifts
will heal. but sympathetic messages
and words of kindness will help very
materially to bear the burdens. There
are many aching hearts covered by
brave smile and a CHEEKY word.
May the Christmas spirit of one
day prevail throughout the entire
year and so bring "Peace on earth
and good will toward mem at all
times.
AT z o'clock Christmas morning in
the Second Baptist church, Ninth and
Franklin streets our Senior c. E. So
ciety is to hold a meeting similar to
that held Thanksgiving morning in
West Presbyterian Church. We want
the Endeavorers OF the city to stand
back of us by being present, and also
bring your friends.
Evening journal., 1913-12-19


Childrens csc red bedroom Slip Ak
Ladies fur-top bedroom Slippers O0o
black and red; tomorrow. w.......... OON
Ladies $3.50 sample Shoes; gun metal pat
ent colt, yci kid, lace or button. CT OK
A rare bargain tomorrow at...... eplSOO
Mems $3.50 Shoes, black or tam hand sewed;
p styles TO select from. See our CD Ok
window display tomorrow. pAsAO
Boys sturdy wel-made school Shoes; all
sizes and just the thing for the boy CT 90
who is hard on shoes. .......... ~ LsEO
Chdren's three-quarter Boots Goodyear
guaranteed brand; $500 value, CT 90
Evening journal., 1913-12-19
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Written for THE EVENING JOUR
NAL By James 7. CIozier.

The Christmas Day is drawing near,
l don't know what I'll get;
seldom do till it is here,
And have heard nothing yet
won't look for an auto car,
A watch fob or a charm;
| think I'd rather have by far
A hundred acre farm.
I'd like with it a lot of tools,
A barrel full OF pork,
And then about a dozen mules
With which to do my work
Besides | want ten tons of hay,
And twenty head of cows,
And then l guess I'd better say
About one dozen plows.
know l have got lots of friends
Within the poorer ranks,
And let me say if any sends
These things shall have my thanks.
I'd like the fence TO be right good
With plenty of fruit trees;
I'd also like eight loads of wood,
And several hives of bees.
I'll take most anything, you see;
A safe, or brindle pup,
And il | thought they'd come to me,
I'd hang my stockings up.
| will feel thankful while / live,
And ] am not hard to please;
If you have nothing else to give,
Just send can of peas.
Evening journal., 1913-12-19
Christian Endeaver

Christian Endeavor Topic for December
aI-"Behold, I bring you good tidings
of great joy, which shall be to all
people. For unto you is born this day
in the City Of David a Saviour. whicn
is Christ the Lord" "And suddenly
there was with the Angel a multitude
of the heavenly host piaising God and
saying, Glory to God in the highest.
and on earth peace, good will toward
men"
The spirit of the Christmas season
began with the birth of the Christ-ch
in Bethlehem, and prevails to a greater
or less extent among nearly all peoples
of the earth. Indeed this is the only
season of the year which is observed so
universally. The Russians observe
Christmas two weeks later than we do,
while the Jews, of course, do not observe
it at all. The spirit of this season has
inspired the writing of more hymns.
orations and other music. stories and
poems than Easter orr any other festival
season. The late Charles Dickens was
one whose heart overhowed with this
Evening journal., 1913-12-19

MEMS CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS.
Boys Overcoats with the new military col
lars, in brown, black, blue CT gray;
real $500 value; tomorrow CD E0
Evening journal., 1913-12-19
PREACHER HAs ARM pnOKrN.

ELKT0N, Nd, Dec 1s-The Rev.
WilliaA II. Biggs, pastor OF Zion
Methodist Episcopal Church, sustained
fractured arm when thrown from
his automobile on the North East road
when the steering gear Of his car fail
ed TO work.
Evening journal., 1913-12-19
NAY PUNCTrATE TELECRAMs

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19- Repre-
sentative Curry. OF California. has in
troduced bill to require telegraph
companies to capitalize and punctuate
all kilograms, under penalty
Evening journal., 1913-12-19
AUTO nRIYER kIIIEn-

STEUBENvILhE Dec. ie.-Wesley
=. Brandon, 1s, chauffeur, was fat
ally injured when his automobile
plunged over bank. He died in u
short time
Evening journal., 1913-12-19

c,.oo, SMEAR Corn rn..........6 &C can
Finest Full Cream Cheese........i9c 10.
The best product of York State.
A Great Big Can Baked Beans oc
Regular l0c quality for 0c this week.
BUTTER.
Sweet Bloom Print. .........-... 3Sc 10.
Best Sweet Tub ................3 32c ID
The two best butter values you can
find in three States.
COFFEE WEEK AT cHILDS',
Childs' Special Blend, a5c; pounds 7oc
Childs' Golden Santos, a3c; pounds 65c
childs' Golden Rio q. . .2oc; 3 pounds s5c
Big Can Choice Tomatoes ........... sc
Best Quality Minee Meat.
&C; lbs. for asc
Evening journal., 1913-12-19

Many prudent housewives have real
lied excellent returns from reading and
using the Want Commns.--Ads.
Evening journal., 1913-12-19
WOy.r srLL ON TNyPRpsT<

LONDON, Dec 19.-Lord Cowdl
denied today statement published
New York that he was about to 4
pose OF his Mexican oil interests
an American concern.
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CHAPTER v.
The Red cloak.

What results? Speak up, Sweet
water"
None. Every man. woman and boy
connected with the hotel has been
questioned, but not one of them pick
ed up anything from the floor of the
lobby, or knows of any one who did"
A bulletin was put up.
Some hours later, Sweetwater re-
entered the room, and, approaching
Mr.. Gryce with smile, blurted out:
"The bulletin is a great go. I've
watched every one who stopped to
read it. Many showed interest and
many emotion; she seems to have a
troop of friends. But embarrass-
ment! only one showed that"
Embarrassment? Humph! MANI"
mo, woman; lady, sir; one of
the transients."
"a womanl Where is she? Still
in the lobby?'
mo, sir. She took the elevator
while | was talking with the clerk"
you mistook her expression"
II don't thing so. | had noticed her
when she first came into the lobby.
She was talking to her daughter who
was with her, and looked natural and
happy. But no sooner had she seen
and read that bulletin, than the blood
shot up into her face and her manner
became furtiye and hasty. Almost be-
fore | could point her out, she had
seized her daughter by the arm and
hurried her towards the elevator. Her
| room is on the seventh floor, number
| 712, and her name is Watkins Mrs
Horace Watkins of Nashville"
Call the desk. Say that I'm to be
| told If Mrs. Watkins of Nashville
| rings up during the next ten min
utes. Well give her that long to take
some action"
Sweetwater did as he was bid,
then went back to his place in the
| lobby.
But he returned almost instantly.
| Mrs. Watkins has just telephoned
down that she is going toto leave,
sir"
ITO leave?"
The old man struggled to his feet.
mo. TIP, do you say? Seven stories,
he sighed. But as he turned with a
hobble, he stopped There are diff
ficulties in the way of this interview
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eye showed that she understood the
Importance of the admission. Il
know" she said, what you are go
ing to ask me now Did l feel any
thing there but the flowers and the
tulle? No, Mr. Gryce, did not.
There was no poniard In the wound. "
Mr.. Gryce felt around. found a
chair and sank into it.
you are truthful woman said
he. And he added more slowly,
composed enough in character /
should judge not to have made any
mistake on this very vital point"
Il think SO, Mr.. Gryce. / was in
a state of excitement, Of course; but
the woman was stranger to me, and
my feelings were not unduly agi-
tated."
"Sweetwater, we can let my sug-
gestion go in regard to those ten min
utes spoke Of The time is mar
rowed down to one, and in that one,
Miss Clarke was the only person to
touch her."
''The only one" echoed the lady,
catching perhaps the slight rising
sound Of query In his voice.
Il will trouble you no further" So
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said the old detective, thoughtfully
"Sweetwater, help me out of this"
But one possibility remains he
confided to Sweetwater, as they stood
waiting at the elevator door. Miss
Challoner died from stab. What
follows? She struck the blow herself,
and the strength of purpose which
led her to do this, gave her the addi-
tional force to pull the weapon out
and fling it from her. 1t did not fall
upon the floor around her; therefore,
it flew through one of those open
ings into the lobby, and there it either
will be. or has been found"
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pairing to leave the gallery. Natural
ly they reached her first"
And who followed them? Who
came next on the scene?"
Some people from the lobby. They
heard the disturbance and rushed UP
pell-mell But not one of these touch
ed her. Later her father came"
who did touch her? Anybody
before the father came in?"
Yes; Miss Clarke, the middle
aged lady with the Parishes. She
had run towards Miss Challoner as
soon as she heard her fall, and was
sitting there with the dead girls
head In her lap when the musicians
showed themselves"
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half deprecatingly,

musingiy, half deprecatingly. re-
marked:
"The person who stopped wore a
long red cloak. Probably you pre-
ceded your daughter, Mrs Watkins
The lady thus brought to the point
made a quick gesture towards the girl
who suddenly stood still, and, with a
| rising color in her cheeks, answered,
with some show of resolution on her
own part:
You say your name is Gryce and
thus pointedly on subject which you
evidently regard as serious. That is
not exact enough for me. Who are
you, sir? What is your business?"
Il think you have guessed 1t. I am
detective from headquarters Per.
haps this young lady can tell me
what you cannot"
"Caroline',-Then the mother broke
down. Show the gentleman what you
picked up from the lobby floor last
night"
The girl laughed again. loudly and
with evident bravado, before she
threw the cloak back and showed
what she had evidently been holding
in her hand from the first, sharp
pointed, gold-handled paper-cutter
1T was lying there and l picked it
UP. l don't see any harm in that
you probably meant none You
couldn't have known the part it had
just played in this tragic drama,
said the old detective, looking careful
ly at the cutter which he had taken
in his hand.
You have washed this?" he asked.
mo. Why should / wash it? 1t
was clean enough. I was just going
down to give 1t in at the desk" And
she turned aside to the window and
began to hum, as though done with
the whole matter.
The old detective rubbed his chin.
glanced again at the paper-cutter,
then at the girl in the window, and
lastly at the mother, who had lifted
her head again and was facing him
bravely.
ut is very important" he observed
to the latter, that your daughter
should be correct in her statement as
to the condition of this article when
she picked it up. Are you sure she
did not wash it?"
Il don't think she did But I'm sure
she will tell you the truth about that.
Caroline, this is a police matter. Any
mistake about 1t may involve us in a
world of trouble and keep you from
getting back home in time for your
coming-out party. Did you-did you
wash this cutter when you got up.
stairs, or-or-" she added, with a
propitiatory glance at Mr. Gryce--
wipe 1t off at any time between then
and now? Be sure
Mother, how can tell what / did? ?"
flashed out the girl. wheeling round on
her heel till she faced them booth
"Such lot of talk about a paltry
thing which couldn't have cost ten
dollars" And she wheeled back.
1T isn't the value" Mr.. Gryca
could be very patient. tits the fact
that we believe it to have been an
swerable for Miss Challoner's death
that is, if there was any blood on il
when you picked it up"
Blood" The girl was facing them
again. establishment struggling with
disgust on her plain but mobile fea
lures. Blood! is that what you meant
Take it away" she cried "Blood!a
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point, at least You know the vic
tim? Her name. mean, and the
character she bore?"
Yes; so much was told me on my
way down."
"A fine girl unspoiled by riches and
seeming independence. Happy, too,
to all appearance. or we should be
more ready to consider the POSSIBLE
ity of suicide"
Suicide by stabbing calls ft a
weapon. Yet none has been found, l
hear"
None"
Yet she was killed that way"
Undoubtedly, and by a long and
very narrow blade, larger than a
needle but not SO large as the Or
binary stiletto.'
Stabbed while by herself, or what
you may call by herself? She had no
companion near herr"
None. if we can believe the four
members OF the Parrish family who
were seated at the other end of the
room"
And you do believe them?'
Would a whole family leland
needlessly?"
1T wouldn't seem so"
She fell just a few feet from the
desk where she had been writing
No word no cry. just a collapse and
sudden fall She never looked up or
spoke again. What do you make of
it, Gryce?"
Its tough one, and I'm not ready
to venture an opinion yet. / should
like to see the desk you speak of,
and the spot where she fell"
young fellow who had been hover
ing in the background at once stepped
forward. He was the plain-faced de-
tective who had spoken to George.
viii you take my arm, sir?"
Mr.. Gryce's whole face frightened.
This Sweetwater, as they called him,
was, have since understood, one of
his proteges and more or less of
favorite.
Have you had chance at this
thing?" he asked.
Yes, sir; they were good enough
to allow it,"
Very we'll, then, you're In a posi-
ton to pioneer me. You've seen it
all and won't be in hurry"
NO; I'm at the end of my rope. l
haven't an idea, sir"
We'll, well, that's honest at all
events" Then, as he slowly rose with
the others careful assistance,
There's no crime without it's clue.
The thing is to recognize that clue
when seen. But I'm in no position to
make promises
The mezzanine was guarded from
all visitors save such as had official
sanction. Consequently, the two re-
manned quite uninterrupted while
they moved about the place in quiet
consultation. The locale was what
Gryce wanted, and he got it. Wheth-
er he got anything else it would be
impossible to say from his manner as
he finally sank into chair by one of
the openings, and looked down on the
lobby below. 1t was full of people
coming and going on all sorts of bus
mess, and presently he drew back,
and, leaning on Sweetwater's arm,
asked him few questions.
who were the first to rush In here
after the Parrishers gave the alarm"
"One or two of the musicians from
the end of the hail. They had just
finished their program and were pre-
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SYNOPSIS,

George Anderson and wife see re-
markable looking man come out of the
Clermont hotel look around furtively.
wash his hands in the snow and pass on.
Commotion attracts them to the Clermont.
where 1t is found that the beautiful Miss
Edith Challoner has fallen dead. Ander-
son describes the man he saw wash his
hands In the snow. The hotel manager
declares him to be Orlando Brotherson.
Physicians find that Miss Challoner was
stabbed and not shot which seems to
clear Brotherson of susnicion.
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Just Married. Too

Young man. said the magistrate
severely. the assault you have CON
mitted on your poor wife is a most
brutal one. Do you know of any reA
son why should not send you 70
prisons" IL you do, your honor" 70
Piled the prisoner at the bar. hope
fully. 1t viii break up our heueD
moon"
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Arms.
she repeated in horror, flinging her
self into her mothers arms.
Mr. Gryce thought he understood
the situation. Here was little klep
tomaniac whose weakness the mother
was struggling to hide.
(TO BE .CONTINUED.y
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-03
ASSOCIATION PARK
WILL Be OPENED
TOMORROW


Association park win BE- opened tor
lhc bsas1n tomorrow Afternoon al $50
when tho High school and Varsity
second ciegcns win meet for she flrnt
real football contest o. TIE fall The
Varsity hap soma advantaEe D. weight
bar the high school men expect 10 off
nol 4h,E hy superior speed ana by
tricky plaf Goals were erected sc
sire park lhls afternoon and the MD
will be parked on tomorrow noFnIns
before the game.
The line@uD "a as follower
High SCHOOL Emmcna (cnptnIn).
right ends Kempeuich. rleht tacNe;
clifford and Pniney. fiahi eaas1.
WILSON. center; Mosor, ieft guard;
lsannum. lofg tackle. Chavez. iefl and T:
Tnacke4ay. quarter. Mann. right hair:
caihina and James. n half; Tufner,
fuIihack: 1Iarwood and Boldt. suits.
Varsity Second Class. ccnfnrs Cfa|f.
right guard; n. Leo. fcft guard; 1lf1|a.
right tackle; Aruot lsfi tackle; Ehnf
flebarEor. left 1nds Hiuvphy. rlsht
end. ehieldH quarterback; Sellers itfi
haifs MeCanna. risht half; Kappa
fullDack.