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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
CAROLINA WILL
RACE CARLISLE
Two-Mile Relay Arranged, and
Tarheels Are Now Preparing
to Win Contest.

Chapel Ill., N. c.. February "A tele-
gram from the manager OF the Georgetown
Indoor meet to-day. conveying tho inforinu-
tion that tho Carlisle Indians would contest
tho University OF North Carolina in Il two
milo relay race. practically assures the Tar
heels n representation at the national inter-
collegiate meet at Convention Hall. Wash
ington. March ].
Detailed arrangements for tho sending OF
four sprinters nrc under way. and entries
FOR the race Will be advised immediately.
Since tho inability OF Carolina to schedule
race with Virginia ut this meet. negotia-
tions have been pending with Carlisle and
johns Hopkins, and the message from the
Georgetown manager to-day assures Caro-
lina's fast milo and half-milc sprinters AN
opportunity for exhibition with ono of tho
leading Northern teams.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
ALLEGED GARAGE THIEVES
Two Held IA Suspicious Characters. Snid IN
InNc KObhcd TnNl COMPANY

Two Held IA Suspicious Characters Snid 10
- Have Robbed Taxi Company.
Nniiinin CARRIER, seventeen years old. and
L. J.. REgsby, twcnty-thrcc years, were ar.
rested yestcrdny by DETECTIVES Screcants
kellnm and Bolton and Detective GENTRY
ana locked up mt the First Police station AS
suspicious characters, suspected of having
committed larceny. According to the ONT
GERS, these young men are believed To have
robbed the garage OF the Virginia TaXic;b
service Company unc.> of about so in cur
rency and several presto light tanks
CARRIER and Riggsby wcrc employed II, Tho
garage, ana when report of the robbery was
ago detectives found clues whicn imnii
Gated them. When they wcro taken In Gus
touy they are said TO have admitted the
theft. After they stole tho tanks and ,nonrv
1t IS ALLEGED they left the garage in "A taxi
ana went 10 IL point in the boulevard. where
thcy MD the tanks and a. box which had
contained the money. Three tanks and the
empty cash box were recovered by the policc
ana VIII be used as evidence against CARRIER
ana HlGSsby when the case is called In Po-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
ACADEMY PROUD
OF HER ATHLETES
Showing Made in Washington
Source of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing Now for Local Meet.

The students of Richmond Academy arc
delighted at the success which the track
squad met with In tho George Washington
meet. held in Washington last Saturday
night.
The relay team. COMPOSED OF Robertson.
Ioden Harlow and lIenbi, came out an easy
winner against Western High School and
Briarly Hall Military Academy.
IIcubi also beautiful race I'm the
G9O-yard novice. making a sensational finish
by beating Grant. OF Virginia, by Il few
feet
The squad is working hard now and hopes
90 mako II good showing in the meet on
March s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
RACING MAY Be
REVIVED AGAIN
August Belmont, of Jockey Club,
Will Call Meeting of New
York Directors.

New York. February cf.-Ausust Belmont
chairman OF tho Jockey Club. which controls
organized racing on Eastern tracks to-day
caIleu special meeting OF tho directors TO
Sohsioer whether racing should DO revived
IN New York State. Tho meeting will DO
nero as soon as possible. Mr.. Belmont said.
possibly within the next two or three days
Recently the appellate division of the Su-
preme Court hold that oral bets were not
Illegal Mr.. Belmont said to-day thnt tho
directors would be asked TO determine
whether: In view OF this decision. steps
New Tork's tracks ~
We are not going to lie precipitatc" he
hudcd. us there arc several things to be
considered, but the question IS to be dis
cussed 40
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
FACES OTHER CHARGES
Police Sny Youth Passed and tttcmnfcd IN
Inhh Ind Checks


Wien Wesley George the sixtccn-ycur. old
youth being held 10y the police as u suspi-
clous character. Us arrnigncd IN the Juvenile
Court to-day lac will, IL is expected. face
nudltonal charges of passing and attempt
ing 10 pass worthless checks. rho boy was
IN Police Court yesterday morning but his
nearing went over until to-day. Aside from
ne charge oi attempting to pass "A bogus
chech ut picfinson's Hotel. the Youth is
said to have had one for s. cashed at tho
Miooc CinthinG Company and another at the
H. y. Miller Company unc.). druggists
rearing hc would make an ATTEMPT to
escape from The detention nome Of the Iuyc-
'ic protective Association. George WAS re-
moved from That institution sunday and
thkeh to tho First Police Station. Ito was
locked up at the station house again last
iiEht pending his trial to-day. In the mean
while inquiries are being made hy tho no.
concerning him 100
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
OFFICERS ELECTED
scottish Kite Mnsons Hold Annual Session.
pInn New rrmnlc.

Plan New Temple.
Local members OF The Ancient and Accept
ed Scottish Rite OF Masonry held their an
nual meeting last night in Tibcrtas Lodge.
No 9. The following officers were elected {:
r. j. Levy. venerable muster; James a.
Richardson, senior warden; W. y. Wood :
ward, junior warden; Rev. :. II. Temple
man. orator: Robert :. Crump, almoncr:
Charles a. Ncsbit, secretary; j. j. sutton,
treasurer.
The newly elected master appointed tho
following officers: j. G.. HankiaS, master OF
ccrcmonics; Il. Il. Bristow. expert; NJ. a..
Sycie assistant expert: II. B. Christian. cap
tain of host; c. IL. Fltzwilson. tilcr.
There was Il Gecnral discussion OF tcnta-
tive plans for erection or temple for the
Scottish Rite Masons in richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
CUBS AND CUBANS
STOPPED BY RAIN
Game at Tampa Scheduled Is
Called OFF, Though Sun
Shines Warmly.

Tampa. Fla. February 4-wct grounds
prevented the game scheduled for this after
noon between the Cubs ana Cubans. Clear
skies and a burning sun we're in evidence.
but the field was Is young swamp, Man
ager Evcrs decided 1t puld be inadvisablc
To play. The teams VIII get together We'd
nesday and again OH Friday No morning
practice held to-day because Of rain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
Will support Foreign Missionary.

lSpecial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
Salisbury. \. C.. February :t.--Thc
First Methodist Church OF Salisbury
China, and Rev. j. g. Hawks, of Ten
nessec. has been assigned to this
church He Is now in China, and will
represent the Salisbury congregation
in that held. Other Methodist churches
IN the salisbury district of the Western
North Carolina Conference are taking
steps in the same direction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
Baseball Guide for Amateurs.

baseball tho mutcurso of
lin this
of the
dcsircd tonccto
In OF his
to
dcmiiibc
nj amateur buIpl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
Capital City League Meets

meeting of the Capital city
League will be held Tomorrow
night mt $40 o'clock In the temper
nry nrmory of the First Virginia
Regiment. 10 receive reports OF tho
committees. All teams of the League
nre urgently requested TO he repre-
scented.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

Arademy-Frnnccs Stnrr, I'm "Thc
Case of becky"
Bfjou-Snitz Edwards, I'm "Thc Man
Who stood Stiii," matinee md night.
COlOninI-NRudcNillc.
FmpIre-NIininturc Musical Comedy.
Observation-Disclosures Musical Comedy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
observation-disclosures,

Especial 10 Tie Times Dispatch.
Weldon, y. G.. February o4-IIarrv
Gwnthney and Miss Daisy Heath both
OF WaVcrly. Va We're married in The
terminal Hotel here Sunday night by
MAGISTRATE Stainhack
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-25
WELLS BEATS MEmEoAS.

English Lightweight Takes Measure of Aus.
tfalian. Winning Bout On Points.
London. February 2i.-Mott Wells, the EuE
lish lightweight. defeated Hughic Michigan.
the Australian champion. tonight in :,
twenty round DEht at tho National Spurtint-
Club. Wells won OH points
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
NO LONGER SELECTS THE HAT
Hubby's First and Last, Experience at
Millinery Store, Was Alto
gether Too Costly.

Congressman Ralph w. Moss of In
diana did not care much for hat his
wife wore. He finally spoke about it.
Mrs. Moss admitted that 1t was plain
and, instead of taking exceptions to
her husbands remark. invited him to
accompany her the next time she
bought hat
Il can certainly pick out a better
one than that" said Mr. Moss
So they went to the store together,
Mrs. Moss said not word as the
comedy milliner displayed one beau.
tiful bonnet after another. 1t was the
first time Mr.. Moss had ever been in
millinery store, but he appeared to
be at ease. and finally selected one OF
the most joyful creations in the en-
tire stock. Mrs. Moss looked well in
It, She was pleased.
"Tll take that" said the Hoosier
congressman. How much is liz"
Forty dollars" said the pretty girl
without even blink.
Mr.. Moss saw blue stars, but luck
lily had Just come from the bank
and was able to produce that much
in cash. Now he lets Mrs. Moss buy
her own hats and he does not com
plain about their being plain.-Judge
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Our Discomfort.

Brand Whitlock, the mayor of To-
ledo, was talking about discomfort
1T is our discomfort. our divine dis
content" he said. that will make
great nation of us.
Il believe in discomfort. can
sympathize even with the discomfort
ed old farmer. who said:
"'Contented? When'll / be con-
tented? Wall. Ill be contented when
own all the land adjoinin' mine-and
not befur, by gum!'"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propos. marriage and finds the house In
great excitement over the attempted sui
eide of her sister Katharine. Kent starts
an investigation and finds that hugh
Crandall. sutton, for Katharine, who had
been forbidden the house by General Far
fish. had talked with Katharine over the
telephone just before she shot herseis.
A torn piece of yellow paper Is found
1T sigh. of which General Parrish Is
stric<ei. with paralysis. Kent discovers
that Crindall has left town hurriediy.
Andrew Elser. an aged banker. commits
suicide about the same time as Katharire
attempted her life. A yellow envelope Is
found in Elser's room. Post ONCE In
epector Davis, Kent's friend. takes up
the case. Kent is convinced that Gran
dali Is at the bottom of the mystery.
Katharine's strange cutlery puzzles the
detectives. Kent and Davis search Gran
dalrs room and find an address. Lock
Box IL. Ardway. N. ]. Kent goes to Ard
way to Investigate and becomes suspi-
cious of a Henry Cook" woman
commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel. A
yellow letter also figures In this case.
Kent calls Louise on the long distance
telephone and finds that she had just been
CALLED py Crandali from the same booth.
Cool disappears. The Ardway post
mastec u missing.
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In the Night Editors Room.

In the Night Editors Room.
Here's long story about that
storm on the lake the other day. Want
it cut DOWN"
Does it begin. The storm beggars
description?
YES"
We'll, run that. and cut cut the de-
scription."
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by various forms of treatment they
have found complete relief by the
use of Peruna. These testimonials
have come to me unrequested, unso-
licited, unrewarded in any way, d.
rectly or indirectly. They have SIM
ply been cleaned from my private cor
respondence with patients that have
been more or less under my treatment
or taking my remedies.
No remedy, official or unofficial, has
q greater accredited basis for the
claims we make for it than Peruna as
a remedy for catarrh.
/ have never been opposed at any
time to the regulations offered by the
Pure Food and. Drugs Act. l am not
now opposed to its provisions, but
am opposed to the proposed amend
ments to give to partisan board of
physicians the unqualified authority to
decide as to all therapeutic claims
which may be made for a proprietary
medicine. 1t is manifestly unjust to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Those Feruna Testimonials :.
How Are They Obtained

refer such questions to BODY % T th.'
who are already convinced OF IN.
worthlessness of proprietary 49,
cioes. To give such body Oh NJ.
the unlimited authority to oec,us
whether our claims for Peruna
valid or not is a manifest VIOLATION
my constitutional rights. -
NV claims are based both on cree
table theoretical grounds ana upua
irrefutable statistics. But am au,'e
willing to have our claims as 10 tns
composition of Peruna properly ans
thoroughly Investigated, and II iouI9
to be false a proper penalty snoulu
be fixed. Or If / am making any
statements concerning disease 20 ~
the nature, symptoms or danger u
any disease. If am making any sucn
statements as to unnecessarily irlgns
en- the people by false Assumptions, /,
am willing to submit to any unDiaseo
tribunal or Investigation.
Mrs. Alice Boyle. S03 Clinton o.-'
Circleville, Ohio, writes: Il want "
inform you what Peruna mas zone
for me. / have been afflicted with ca,
tarrh for several years. have triea
different medicines and none seemed
to do me any good until ] used re,
runa. / have taken six bottles anu
can praise it very highly for the gooo
1t has done me. also find 1t OF great
benefit to my children"
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25

Wished to Break the Record.
There's something uncanny about
that lawyer"
''Why?"
When his client was defeated he
didn't make . motion for . new
trial."
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CHAPTER vIII.
A New Clue.


$50, Davis" l concluded, you see
that every new clue points to Hugh
Crandall"
The post Office inspector shifted.
What have they done with the
dead woman's clothes?" he asked. 81
want to see them at once"
l had been anxiously awaiting Davis
arrival, not without some little feeling
of triumph, to tell to him the startling
developments In the mystery since l
had left him hardly more than twenty
four hours before at the ferry. was
at the station awaiting him, and led
him at once to the little hotel The
noise Of his coming had been bruited
about by the village gossips, and as
his fame had penetrated even 10 the
obscure Jersey village. there was a
curious crowd gathered at the station.
Some of them even followed us as
far as the hotel lobby. pressing so
close that private conversation was
impossible. To avoid interruption. |
took him at once to my room and or
dered our supper served there.
While we waited for 1t summarized
as briefly as l could the new features
Of the case, beginning with my finding
the post Office deserted. the name
missing from Lock Box II. the suicide
of the woman, the calling up Of the
Bridgeport police, the testimony of
the maid that the woman had been
crying over q yellow letter. the dis
covery Of the five thousand dollars in
new hundred-dollar bills in the cash
drawer. the coincidence in the initials
of Cook and CrandaH that had first
attracted my attention to the missing
guest in the hotel, his peculiar con-
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can you have. unless 1t is actual con-
fession?"'
The man you suspect" he correct
ed with some asperity, turning alb
ruptly to the waiter. who had entered
with our supper.
Tell the proprietor to come up here
at once" he said, "and tell him to
bring with him the garments worn by
the woman who killed herself"
II had sent Mahlon Williams such
an order am positive he would have
paid no attention to it. but Davis was
obeyed. So quickly that 1t almost
seemed as il Williams had been listen
ing outside the door the landlord ap-
pea:ed carrying the black coat and
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skirt the woman had worn. Perhaps
1t was something In Davis authorita-
tive manner.
There's no use In your looking
these over" said. They were care
fully examined today. and there is not
mark on them. The only clue is the
letter s. on two black-bordered hand
kerchiefs and a return ticket to
Bridgeport. She signed her name as
Mary Jane Teller, but there is none
Of the Bridgeport Teilers who an
swers her description. nor are any of
them missing. l found out all that
long ago."
Davis was paying little attention to
my conversation. I doubted IL h<
was even aware that / had spoken
With small pocket tape measure ha
was taking the various dimensions c;
the coat and skirt. He turned up Tbs
hem of the latter and inspected it a.
carefully as If he expected to find q
name written there. He did the same
thing first with one sleeve and then
with the other.
You say that she registered as
Teller and that her handkerchiefs
were marked with an 'ST' he sudden
ly asked me. showing that he hac
heard all l said
Both the landlord and answered
him affirmatively.
Where is the telephore?" he asked,
Il want to call long distance"
There was note of excitement
in his voice that indicated to me that
he believed himself on the verge oi
some discovery, though what 1t was |
could not imagine.
He dashed away to the telephone
the landlord following. ate my sup
per alone and waited. Just as / wal
finishing he came back intr the
room. and, seating himself, began Il
eat, apparently Indifferent to the fact
that everything had grown cold Il
the half-hour he was absent.
WELL" / said inquiringly, did yot
learn anything?"
He nodded and calmly finished
drinking his cold coffee.
Expectantly / sat there, waiting foi
him to go on. He seemed not to no
tice my impotence, though 1t musi
have been apparent, and waited Until
he had pushed back his chair and
lighted a cigarette. He always rolled
his own, and never before had l real
lied what an irritating operation roll
ing a cigarette can be made II
seemed to me that he was taking en-
tirely unnecessary pains to have tht
ends twisted just so. Finally l coult
brook no further delay, and burst or
with: well. what have you discov
cred, Mr.. Inspector"
I supposed that he might have OBJ
tanned clue to where the womani
garments had been manufactured
some tiny thread by which he hopel
to run her identity to earth. Littll
was / prepared for the startling din
coveries he volleyed at me. SO terselg
SO concretely put that / could mol
doubt the accuracy of his information
1.-The woman was Sarah Sackett
spinster. She lived on little farm
Just outside Bridgeport with her broth
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duct the minute ! mentioned the yell
low letter and his flight from the town
behind the fastest horse obtainable.
While l was only an amateur In
criminal investigation, prided myself
that | had followed everything as far
as Davis himself could have done. /
doubted II even be, with all his
shrewdness, could learn the identity
of the dead woman or could explain
what the postmaster was doing with
such an unusually large sum, left so
carelessly hid in the cash-drawer. Ny
private opinion was that the money
was probably counterfeit and that
when we had solved the mystery we
would find that Hugh Crandall was at
the head of a band of skilful rogues
who were, defrsuding the government.
More than likely they had headquar-
tiers somewhere in the vicinity. Prob
ably with the connivance of the post
master they conducted some sort of
green-goods or other swindling game
Though Lock Box II. 1t seemed to
me more than possible that Crandall.
taking advantage of Katharine Far
rish's love for him, had shared her
father into some nefarious scheme.
Such theory would explain her sud-
den break with him and might even
account for her fathers terror at the
sight OF the yellow letter that had re-
vealed to her his error. The knowi-
edge OF her fathers plight, too, might
have driven her to try suicide OLD
Elser possibly was one of the gangs
dupes or agents who saw exposure
coming, through Katharine's activity,
and feared to face it. The one flaw in
my theory, 1t seemed to me, was that
1t in no way accounted for the second
woman's suicide, and in spite of Da-
Wis prophecy that there would be
more suicides, was inclined to be-
lieve that perhaps, after all, it was
only a coincidence. Learning her
identity, l did not regard as half so
important as to locate Crandall i al
most wished that l had gone in pur-
suit of him alone. l would have felt
an unholy Joy in rounding him up sin.
gle-handed, while Davis followed 9TH
er minor clues. / felt considerably
annoyed that Davis apparently was
more interested in learning who the
dead woman was than in discovering
Crandall's whereabouts.
Il have no idea what they have done
with the Clothes" | said almost cross
ly. Il suppose they are still in the
room. The inquest was adjourned I'M
til tomorrow morning. Maybe they
have been taken to the undertaker's
He came this afternoon and took the
body away. / forgot to tell you that
Crandall called up the Parrish house
this morning and asked for Katharine
right from this very hotel"
What did he say?" he asked apa-
thetically.
l repeated the conversation with
Louise word for word as she had
told it to me.
THAT" said I. is definite evidence
that Crandall. the man whom We sus-
pect, was here in the place where you
sent me-here under an assumed
name. What greater proof Of guilt
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er Robert. who is somewhat older that
she. They inherited the farm from
their parents and have lived there al
their lives. The brother is employed
as cashier in little country ban1
about ten miles away. Every morning
he drives into Bridgeport and takes
the train. When his sister left. twl
days ago, he came with her to thu
station He evidently Is not awar
OF her death. though he seems great
ly worried over her absence. He pre-
sumably expected her to return las
night, for he waited over severn
trains This morning he was askin,
the station agent II he had seen her
CTo BE coNTzNUEDJ