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The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
BIG HOT SPRINGS
 SPINDLE TO TRIAL
Mt. Ida a Center of Activity and Fashion While Ed Spears, Sport and Politician, Is on
 Trial.

Mt. Ida, Sept. Mt Ida, the diminutive county seat of Mont gOmery county became a center of activity and fashion today when Ed Spears, leading politician and sport ing man, was placed on trial in the little old-fashioned court house charged with engineering a deal whereby Frank P. Fox. millionaire oil magnate and auto manufacturer of Terre Haute, Ind, was fleeced out of $200O0 through a crooked roulette game in Hot Springs last January.
 It is hardly likely that a jury will be secured today owing to the non-arrival of many persons who have an important connection with the case. With more than 200 wit nesses, many living out of the state, it is expected that the case will oc- cupy more than two weeks. At Spears first trial in Hot Springs the jury disagreed and immediately thereafter the defendant took a change of venue.
 Visitors Prove Attraction.
 Scores of Hot Springs witnesses and others motored to Mt. Ida, in fact the only way to reach the city from Hot Springs is by an overland route, a distance of some 10 miles. Such fashions as displayed by the newcomers have never before been seen in this city and the well-dress- ed women, many wearing a fortune in diamonds, are proving a curios- 1 ity 10 the staid old residents of the | backwoods. Dozens of mountain- ecrS and country folk, many of whom have never seen an auto, are encamped in and about the city, getting their first sight of city life
 and all intent upon hearing the last
 word of testimony in the case.
 Fox was seated in a hotel in Terre
 Haule one evening last January.
 With him were Walter North, a
 friend, and several other good fel- lows" A young man of rather pre- possessing appearances approached them and spoke 10 Worth. who, taking the stranger aside, convers- ing with him. The newcomer was introduced to Fox then. His real name is Herbert CoOns and he is now serving hye-years' sentence
 in the state penilentiary for com plcity in the Fox sWindle. COons who is also known as the Brass l Kid" said he was in Terre Haute
 10 get good sporting man to come
 10 Hot Springs to beat crooked
 roulette wheel then running in the Indiana Club. The plan was out lined to Fox. who listened to the de- llails. Coons. and others in on the
 ea, it was explained were at odds with those running the club, and all | that Fox had to do was to make the play and those in charge of the wheel would see that il won for the Terre Haute man. Fox was to win thousands of dollars.
 Although he is the possessor Of a fortune, the plan looked good to
 Fox. who consented to come to Hot Springs, COOns and Worth came with him.
 | Vn,,. EnN NNac Skinned
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
How Fox Was Skinned.

Fox was taken 10 the Indiana Club. where, in the back room, he was afforded a private rehearsal of inc "crooked' roulette wheel. It worked to perfection and the stage was immediately set for him to beat fhe club out of thousands of dollars.
 The real play took place later. anu, as per arrangements, Fox won. He had given his check for S2o0oo. He won S26. 700, but when it came 'Imr .o gel his money Lis cheek was questioned. The club declined to 9av until Fox could prove that had he lost. he would have been able 10 have made good his check.
 He was given marker for si6.7 700. representing the amount of his check and his winnings. Then Fox did a foolish thing. He went back to Terre Haule, W1're he secured from his bank S2O,OOO
 part of which he tucked snugly away in his wooden leg and then came back to the valley of VapOrs.
 Fox was so sure that his scene bad hepn successful that he was wiling
 to cash his own cheek, which he did. the S20.0O0 being taken in lieu of the cheek. Then came the pro cess of paying Fox the amount he won. While the money was being counted the startling fact presented itself that there was not enough money in the drawer, so an em- plovee was given a check 10 go to the bank to get cashed. Fox had furned over his marker to CoonS. The entire party was invited into the women's parlor, where the wine was soon bubbling merrily. Coons excused himself and re-entered the eamblnc room. The men engineer ing the Fox game had FoX's money and Coons. one of the crooks, had Fox's marker. Fox, as readily can be seen. had the short end. Pres emily Coons rushed back into the wine room and announced that he had played FoX's marker and lost the entire amount. Fox, instead or
 beating the club, was skinned himself He immediately sought legal counsel. and his case caused sensation, which ultimately Tn connection with other swindles, re-
 suited in the gambling houses be- | ing closed by Sheriff Williams and i the passage of the felony gambling
 before the Arkansas legislature.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-09-04
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"Wednesday Night.

7:30-Song service by the entire 
 S:0O-Address by Rev. D. N. Me
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
Snap Shots
BY LILLIAN LAUFERTY.

THE COMING or DAY
OVER the edge Of the sleeping world
over the purple-hued hills,
Past the cleaning where shadow IS
furled,
Into the chasm Of darkness whirled.
Forth from the hosts OF blackness
hurled
over the purple hills.
ont OF the land Of the sunrise glow
over the purpIe-hued hills
Into the meadows OF shimmerirE green
over The hroaklcts Of gIimmeriug sheen
Comes glowing morning. the summer
queen
Ahame are the purple hills.
LIFE is WORTH IT.
Life is worth it
Worth the turmoil and the effort and
the pain.
Worth the hurt and disappointment
So YOU make but steady gain,
II the failure OF the morning
Give you strength 10 struggle on.
II the evening mark some progress
From the dimness Of the dawn
Life is worth H.
Life is worth it,
Though you question as the years SO
slipping ~
Have 7 failed IN every prolect2
Have I set my mark too highe
Does the failure OF this morning
Mean I never shan attain
Way. The power 20 strive trausmuteth
Evsry failure into gain
Life Is worth it!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
CHAPTER VIII.

NUTHEN Jennie told Tom that she
w would never. never. marry him.
- broke the boy all up. He
and Jennie had grown IN together
and Tom had never had another girl
Hadn't even ever thought OF another
his whole world had been Jennie
but he had always put off asking her
TO marry him until he could make a
little more money.
But what Jennie had told him about
THE MAN made him want TO take
her and protect her. for Tom knew
of the WOLVES whose only thoughts
are preying on young girls Jennle's
old friend, the boarding house keeper
also was broken hearted, for she had
always looked upon Tom as a good,
manly young fellow and had always
hoped that some day he and Jennie
would De married
Jennie had assumed a brazen air
and didn't care what anybody thought
about her esCaplde or her refusal 10
marry Tom Why SHOULD she
marry Tom? They wouldn't have
more than barely enough TO exist on
no pleasures, good clothes ana good
times. BAH Jennie wanted to see
LIFE and REAL living-and the
REAL living 20 her poor little mind
was the glamour OF the things she
had seen only on the surface.
Like ice on the surface Of "a river
she didn't see the black, black. swirl
| ing water underneath The next day
Jennie got real chummy with one OF
the girls az the office who did not
live at home, got less salary than
Jenuie-hut who always had good
clothes and SEEMED always to have
good times. "She knew an awfulIy
jolly bunch, and didn't Jennie want
10 come along the next night-she
knew a dandy fellow that would Just
suit Jennie. ana they would have
HEAPS Of fun"
Tie fellows she went with were
great SPENDERS, and always bought
| her anything she wanted $50 SHE
said All of which quite dazzled Jen-
ME, and she could hardly wait for the
next evening 90 go out with her new
| found girl friend.
HAL COLEMAN.
(To be eontinusd)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
SYNOPSIS.

Gordon Kelly, young man from
the mountains, who says that he
never played on any baseball club
and that he has never seen game
Smith. OF the Atlanta club, to give
him a try-out At batting and field
ing practice he creates a sensation,
The Atlanta Georgian prints a whole
page Of snapshots of him and his
fame spreads throughout the coun-
try.
In the meantime he has become
very friendly with Mildred Deery,
daughter Of Galen Deery, a wealthy
timber Spectator. Forrest Cain, an
admirer of Mildred, becomes jealous
Of Gordon and attempts TO play him
trick and gets Soundly thrashed,
Gordon owns a large tract of land in
the mountains, between two tracts
owned by Mr.. Deery and Cain, who
need Gordon's property to carry out a
land scheme.
The Boston Nationals and other
big league clubs stop at Atlanta for
exhibition games on their way North
and Gordon Kelly becomes the base
ball sensation of the hour. Scouts
who come to see him work try to get
him away from the Atlanta club. and
then send wild kilograms TO their
owners, inploring them TO come TO
Atlanta by the first train and do their
own bidding Nearly all the big
league magnates come, and President
Galloway, OF the Atlanta club, an
nounces that, while disposed to re-
ject all offers, his club felt the ne
cessity Of living up 10 the obligations
Of organized baseball and would sell
Gordon Kelly's release to the best ad-
vantage of the stockholders of the
club. In a practice game with a big
league team, Kelly covers himself
with glory He is injured and Mil
bred rushes on the field TO his aid
The newspapers are filled with &C
counts of the affair.
Now go on with the story.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

dashed up to the bungalow.
The superintenGent's name was
Sheppard and his family consisted Of
his wife and boy, lad of about If
teen years. Mildred promptly became
good friends with them all and de-
clared she never wanted TO go back
to Atlanta again, whereat her IA
Their chuCkled in his sleeve.
IF you like hunting and fishing,
Miss Deery, / can show you a lot Of
fun up here" said Elmer Sheppard,
the lad of fifteen years.
Il should enjoy II immensely, FL
mer," replied Mildred, but you will
have TO teach me"
The boxes and barrels Of things
Deery had bought in Atlanta arrived
On teams before shutdown, and Mil
bred expressed her surprise at the
bulk of it. Her father FASTENED to
explain.
We'll, you see" he said, ''you will
like this place so we'll that you will
be running up every little while from
put in a supply Of things to make
you comfortable. If there is any
thing you don't see that you want let
me know, and I will have IL sent up
from the city"
So Mildred settled down to live the
Joys of mountain life. But in these
Georgia mountains, in this wild and
solitary country, she came upon an
adventure that completely changed
the course Of her existence.
To Be Continued Monday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
NEW ORLEANS,

looking fine and feeling a thousand
times better."-Miss AmeliR Jaquil-
lard, 613 Seventh Street, New Or
leans, La
ST. CLAIR, PA.-"My mother was
alarmed because my periods we're
suppressed and ! had pains IN my
back and side, and severe headaches.
l had pimples on my face. my com
plexion was sallow, my sleep was dis
turbed. had nervous spells, was very
tired and had no ambition. Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
worked a charm in my case and has
regulated me. / worked in a mill
among hundreds Of girls and have
recommended your medicine 10 many
Of them. Mis- Estella Mcguire, 10
Thwing Street, Saint Clair Pa.
There IS nothing that teaches more
than experience. Therefore. such let
ters from girls who have suffered and
were restored 10 health By Lydia F.
Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND
should be a lesson to others. The
same remedy IS within reach of all
n you want special advice write to
lydia {. Pinkham Medicine Co. Icon
fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read and answered by
a woman and held in strict conf
dence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
Do You Know
Thai

An lS-ycar-old boy was injured in
a game Of football two years ago.
but after two DAYS returned to work
feeling quite well again. Last sum
mer he had 10 he examined for in
surance purposes, and the doctor
found there was something wrong
with his neck, but did not discover
exactly what was tho matter. A
short time ago. however, the boys
neck began 10 give him such pain
that he was made to undergo an ex-
animation under N-rays. Then the
astounded physicians discovered that
10 was broken. They can not realiz-
how he has lived an this time. II is a
question whether a cure can be ef-
fected
The Farmers Association Of the
department Of Loir-et- Cher has held
az Blois a competition for agriCul-
tural workers who have brought M
the largest families. all the members
Of which have remained con the land
Eleven Erandmothers- the youngest
aged a. and the oldest presented
themselves surrounded by % chill,
dren and l3S grandchildren The FIRST
prize went 10 a woman who has hat
II children, of whom Q are living, and
90 grandchildren
The Car is among European mon,
archs. the one who makes the leas
use ~ the motor ear His imperia
majesty In former days. registered
vow that he would never enter such
q conveyance, and although necessity
occasionally compels him TO break Il
his dislike for motors Is undated
| when King Edward first took a ca
with him 10 Denmark on Joining IN,
| big family party az Fredenshorg one
year neither the Gar nor his grand,
father King Christian TX. could b,
/ persuaded 90 set foot I'm H.
The kalser's Yacht Hohcnzolleru
| is shortly going 10 be superseded 10y
az even more splendid vessel IL Is
said that the new yacht was partl,
| designed by the Kaiser himself wht
adds "a knowledge Of shiphulding {,
/ hi~ varied stock Of information. Tn,
vessel win take two years 20 build
| and rs not expected 90 be ready be,
/ fore the spring of 1915
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

wagon. Without any definite idea OF
why he did so, he pulled a SLOUGH
hat over his eyes and turned up the
collar of his coat 10 conceal his iden-
tity, jumped on the tailend Of the
wagon and gave an order to the
driver.
That was the last seen Of Gordon
Kelly for some months. He dlsap-
peared In the dead Of night rs If from
the face of the earth. For weeks ana
weeks the police authorities. private
detectives employed by the Boston
club and baseball reporters who be-
came amateur sleuths for the time
being sought for him in vain. The
disappearance of Gordon Kelly the
$4,000 ball player, became an un .
solved mystery.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
Two Sides
Diplomatic.

The Mayor ~ French town had, I'm
accordance with the regulations, 10
make out a passport for a rich and
highly respectable lady Of his ac-
quaintance. who, In spite 81 slight
Disagreement was very vain OF her
persona appearance. His native pu-
likeness prompted him 20 gloss over
the defect, but after "a moments re-
Election he wrote among the items uf
personal description. Eyes beautiful
Tender. expressive, but one Of them
missing"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
Two Sides to a
Question
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

THOUGH love and marriage are
the dreams Of every girl. hap
plress is not dependent on
stther and often one IS happles, with
our them.
There are two sides 10 the ques
ton. The girl who IS looking anx-
iously for the coming ~ a lover, and
who grows apprehensive when he IS
DELAYED. sees only one side. She takes
no account Of the look Of care. unhap-
piness and discomfort on the face IF
the wife She Goes not see-she re-
fuses to see-th,t matrimony does not
always bring returns commensurate
for the price one must pay.
Perhaps ii may lessen the discon
tent of the girl who has no lover 90
compare the life Of the woman who
never marries with that Of the wife.
The girl has time and opportunity
for cultivating every talent with
which she is endowed. The only tall
ents the wife IS given opportunity to
develop are those Of economy and pa
tience
The happiness Of nation depends
on its power TO dream. and this being
true Of the whole, IS true Of the part
The girl dreams Of an ideal lover,
and the dream Is never shattered, "A
wife has no Illusions left.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
Very Important.

The Elib-tongued agent WAS trying
90 persuade Mr.. Wipedunks TO buy a
dictionary.
Its the latest thing out" he said
up 20 date in every particular con-
tains more words than any other, has
all the technical and scientific terms
that have come into use in the last
ten years, and there isn't a feature
missing that goes 10 make c first
class work Of the kind"
Let ne look AZ 10 a minute" said
Mr.. Wipedunks
The agent handed it over, and Mr..
W. inspected II briefly. Then he
handed Il back.
Young man" he said. you can't
work that book on me"
What's the matter with III"
u kaip't got no copious index"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

The Birth Of Atlanta as told
by pioneer women-an article
that everybody will want TO
read. Published exclusively in
The Sunday American.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07

4 y = ~ Jul n klAl Win a NDlAhl .
and she will come home wear
ing f. start out a boy with
one, and he will come home eating st.
A girls interest IN a baby Is the
same as that her brother manifests In
a dog.
About all a girl does for her little
brother IS to scream about his dirty
hands every time she looks at him.
though it is as natural for a boy 10
have dirty hands as it is for a cat 10
have fits.
The quarrels between brothers are
over the larger share in something 10
eat, but when sisters quarrel. it is be-
cause one wore something belonging
to the other
II may indicate deep thought when
a girl scratches her head but they
don't look al st that way when Il is a
boy.
Here of late a girl is permitted to
read In the parlor fiction worse than
that her brother used TO peruse sur
reptitiously in the barn aloft
Il has always been the custom 10
compare boy with weed and a girl
with flower
\ girl doesn't know it. but If some
one cut off her hair put a hundred
ltreckles on her face. and a tan SPOT
on the end Of her nose, she would be Il
duplicate Of the younger brother
whose looks she so plainly despises
When brother and sister go 10 a
party together, sister doesn't seem 10
have any recollection Of anything that
happened beyond the manner IN which
her brother misbehaved.
There never was a girl who couldn't
give the impression when away from
her home that her parents are
wealthy but a boy can't do il.
Every boy Is old enough to he vel
come in the parlor Of a neighbor be-
fore his sister thinks he is old enough
20 cit IN the parlor al home
When a girl is rs she has the right
Of way all over the road. Her mother
and father promptly side-track when
they see her coming. the only one
daring a collision being her younger
brother And he long shows the ef-
fectS OF it.
Individual pies. strawberry short
cakes etc. appeal 20 a girl. but never
90 a boy. because they give him no
opportunity 20 get a larger piece than
his sister. There is no element Of
chance In the individual form Of
pastry.
After sister has expressed her ap-
probation, brothers thanks sound as
cold as yesterday mornings pancakes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
BY A. H. g. MITCHELL.
Copyright. 1918, by International New
Service.
TO-DAY'S. INSTALLMENT.

Readers Of newspapers are aware,
without being told. that in reports of
any great public gathering, any ex
traordinary crime, any 100000 dia
mond robbery. any uncommon disas-
ter, it is the newspapers that set the
pace in gathering and distributing the
news of the event. This fact is lost
sight Of in this narrative. In this
particular case the newspapers told
all about Gordon Kelly, but later GER
tain things happened to him that the
newspapers were never able to learn,
and they will be told in the course Of
this story for the first time.
The news Of Gordon Kelly's great
feat in his last game in Atlanta Great
ed a profound impression throughout
the baseball world There was no
end Of praise for the player and Of
sympathy for the Boston club, which,
through the accident, had lost the SER
vices for many weeks at least Of a
man for whom II had just paid that
unheard of price Of $4,000. The cham
p
had started and were well under way.
In the American League. of which
Gordon Kelly was now a member, al
though not able to play the Philadel-
phia, Washington and Cleveland clubs
had taken the lead, while the New
York and Boston clubs were off to a
bad start. Jake Stahl manager of
the Red Sox, although himself limp
ing around with an injured leg, be.
moaned his hard luck
Il have the best outfield in the
country as It is" he said, but could
use that Gordon Kelly Just the same
Gee, / wish he would hurry up and
get well before nv club is out Of the
running
Frank Chance. manager OF the New
York Americans, cursed his fate IT
we had only landed Gordon Kelly and
II he hadn't broken his leg we would
he right up there fighting with the
leaders" he declared.
The word IF IS 90 per cent Of base
ball. Il may be remarked.
Manager Callahan, OF the Chicago
White Sox, said:
"Comiskey ought to have landed
Gordon Kelly. All I need is that fell
low, besides Big Ed Walsh, to win
the American League pennant."
on May 10 the championship sea
son in the two big leagues was a
month old and Gordon Kelly was still
in the hospital at Atlanta. Mildred
Deery was still "Out Of town" That
was all the information the patient
could get from the Deery residence
The Atlanta club made a short trip
TO other cities and returned to home
grounds for brief stay. Bill Smith,
Long Tom Morrissey and other mem
bers OF the team paid daily visits
to see their former comrade, who
got around the hospital grounds on
clutches, but who could not be in
duced TO go out to the park and see a
ball game