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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-22

lime to get her TO believe I'm me
dunn. II I amt TO be trusted 10 run
this casel You can have your Third
Degree afterward-when I'm through
With mine"
That's So" replied MCGEE. well.
anything | can do 10 help?"
Yes. How long does IL take to get
a man to Trinidad? or is there any
body in Port OF Spain that you can
ase7"
I've had a man there a week. An
other case--missing burglar"
That's good. Very important"
mo. guess he can be spared"
"Lucks with US II nothin' else. This
Is three-times winnin' Now you just
cable him-wait a minute, I'll write
the message-got a pencil an paper
They were IN side street. A
Iamp-post threw shaft OF light across
the stoop OF vacant house. Resale
set herself on the lowest step, braced
the notebook which MCGEE produced.
and with many purse OF lip and
brow, composed the following mes
sage:
Drop anything and get full infor-
nation on the late Miguel Perez. cacao
grower OF Port OF Spain. and his fam
lily, especially Juan. his son. and a
daughter. probably half-sister or Juan.
name unknown. Details about life OF
the family especially wanted and the
smaller the better. Learn everything
you can about fret wife. Suggest
pumping old family servants. Wire n
full as you get the dope"
There" concluded Rosalie, AN a
lot I'm goin' to cost New York City
for cable tolls"
Say" said Martin MCGEE. when
they put this Estrilla woman through
If she's the one--I can see the pa
pers. Woman against woman. Ex-
medium sends victim to the"
Don't say that" exclaimed Rosalie.
For Gods sake don'tl" She had
been walking elbow to elbow, leaning
little upon him. Now che drew
away. And much more that Martin
MCGEE had intended TO say, remained
unsaid that evening.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-22
CHAPTER XIV.
A Stroke OF Luck.

We come now to the most crowded
day In all the crowded life of Roealie
lie Grange. We begin, indeed. with
Resale lie Grange out OF the stage
picture. We are In the Office OF the
Thomas w. North Advertising Agency
In lower Fifth Avenue. Tommy North
sits at a cheap but neat desk, brand
new like all the furnishings OF that
little old office. He Is laboring for
an accurate and arresting headline to
proclaim the safety, and yet the dead
Illness, OF 4 new automatic revolver.
At the typewriter desk in the corner
sits BetsyBarbara Lane, inexpertly
tapping the keys with two fingers OF
her right hand and one OF her left
And as Betsy-Barbara smiles trium-
phantly over this fair line, fTowns at
that foul one. purses her lips over the
other hard combination. her radiance
fills and Eliminates the Thomas W.
North Advertising Agency.
From inception TO interior furnish
ings, II is all Betsy Barbara. Hers
was the choice and placing OF the
green Mission furniture. Hers WAS
the selection OF the pictures. their ar
rangement in relation TO the wall
spaces. That II might be pleasant
place for work. she picked out prints
OF her favorite pictures--the Countess
Potolka, the Baby Stuart and the
Duchess OF Devonshire. To give IL
business air. che added framed pho
tograph OF the Union Station in st.
Louis Further. Betsy-Barbara found
the most spectacular specimens OF adj
vertising design executed by Thomas
w. North, set them In passe-partouts
with her own hands. and hung them
Just where they would invite the eye
and confidence OF customers. She re-
membered also the soul needs OF Mr.
Thomas w. North himself In the
interstices OF the decorations she
placed such notices an she deemed
best for him, as DO II Now" Indus
try Is Happiness" and. most sig-
niicant OF all TO one who understood
the reason for the Thomas w North
Agency, IT'S What You DO After
(ie Be cortinpsd.j
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-22

trilla to the point OF danger and In
caution.
On the second day after the session
In which Miss Estrilla had tried the
test OF the fictitious revolver, she was
back again. This time-haying assur-
ance that this was the true line OF at.
tack-she brought both Victoria and
Miguel Victoria. according to Doctor
Carver. was the stronger; she spoke
much. though vaguely. Miguel dropped
only few phrases--now Spanish, now
English. During this session Miss Es-
trilla never moved nor spoke. But
Rosalie. daring look at her through
her long lashes, perceived that her
attitude was tense, rapt
In this, her third seance. Rosalie
vas proceeding as cautiously as an
elephant on bridge, waiting for that
first and vital question.
1t came at the fourth sitting
by this time. Resale had begun to
receive cable reports from Port OF
Spain. The detective, II appeared
was a policeman OF singular fidelity or
or singular acumen. Taking literally
the order about little details" he
had filed one OF the most curious dis.
York Police Department. II glittered
with gems for Resale lie Grange. Es.
pecially was IL strong In facts con
corning Miss Estrilla's relations with
her father Their rides together when
she was a little girl and the family
was conspicuous on the island. the cir
cumstances OF an accident TO one OF
the horses, even pet names and small
coin OF domestic intercouee--all this
he set forth fully Beyond doubt. he
had found the old family servant
mentioned In the telegram OF instruc'
ton and MIXED him dry
So at this fourth seance Resale
brought not Miguel-that were too
great strain on her spanlsh-but Vic
toria-introduced her. as usual, with
vague sentences. growing always more
definite. and crystallizing finally into
the vital startling fact. Roealie was
speaking freely now. her pose that OF
dead trance.
DO you remember" she asked. the
time they carried you home. as though
you were dead. from the stable, and
you revived and spoke to me when
they brought you In the door, DO you
remember-Margy dear7 The tele-
gram from Detective Hawley had In
formed Rosalie that the baptismal
name OF Miss Estrilla--or Miss Perez
was Margarita: and that her mother
used the name In it's English form and
her father In Spanish.
DO you remember. Marry dearT"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-22
CHAPTER XIV.
John Talks.


In the following seance-held the
next afternoon at the special and
plaintiye request OF Miss Estrilla-
Resale lie Grange reached at last
the very kernel OF the matter.
She brought John"
She had prepared, by special and
subsidiary line OF play, for this vital
move. She had been cultiyating Con
stance Hanska. with arts all her
own, Resale broke through the re-
serves OF that distressed widow. From
discussion or the murder, Rosalie led
her on TO details OF her married life.
From that, she lured Constance into
deeper condolences. which involved the
personal peculiarItiee OF the late Cap
tain Hanska, such as his way OF speak
ing, the quality OF his voice, and his
methods with women. When Resale
settled down to the nth seance. she
had in her mind a picture OF John H.
Hanska which was good enough for
any OF her purposes.
The preliminaries were over; Laugh
ing-Eyes had gone her babbling way
back to the land OF spirit: Doctor
Carver held control
"A spirit has been trying to commu.
nicate, but he is a new spirit and not
yet strong. He says that the lady's
sickness is not OF the body. II is OF
the mind. He also is not happy yet.
John was his name on the fesh-plane
1T is hard-we over here must make
an effort--it is a strain on us as on
the medium get an H" In the en-
suing silence, Miss Estrilla gave one
hard sob
The silence lasted for half min
ute. Rosalie strained and struggled as
though tumult were going on within.
Then came mans voice. higher and
softer than that OF Doctor Carver.
Il am John, Margaret. can not
stay long. | am not strong they tell
us over here-that we must forgive
even az we are forgiven. Butt Will
come again"
"oh, john am trying to forgive
oh, do you understand-wait-"
gasped Miss Estrilla.
But John spoke no more,
"He may grow stronger after
time" said the voice OF Doctor Carver,
III this poor earth vessel through
which we speak does not break" So
he finished the pertinent part OF that
session
The seances were coming every day
now Miss Estrilla wished &C., and
Rosalle granted her request with an
appearance OF indulgent reluctance.
The next day, John intruded again.
This time. II appeared. he had grown
strong enough to speak consecutiyely.
Il have not full power yet. But II Is
coming. grow stronger. But the
shock In my breast feel H." That
was something OF venture. Resale
waited to see what reply II would
draw.
The reply came. quick and puzzling:
did that come first then? or, sure
ly you didn't feel that?" asked Miss
Estrilla as though In a fever OF anxi'
ETY..
Resale. thinking like lightning, felt
herself for the moment at her wits
ends Upon the answer TO that cryp-
tic question everything might depend
II were best. she concluded, to numor
Miss EstrilIa; to give her what sne
wanted, but to make the wording
vague. She let her body heave' as
though John were retaining his con-
troll with difficulty.
No" said the voice. that was not
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-22
CHAPTER XIII.
The Final rect.

Under the pretense that her obses
sion was driving her, that she had
bottled II up too long, that 1T Just had
to come out OF her." Rosalie lie Grange
multiplied the seances with Miss Els
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
Labor Contract Law
Is Riddled by State
Supreme Court Ruling

Georgias labor contract law. already
riddled by judicial decisions. was torn
again today when the Georgia supreme
court in the case OF Fortune AGAINST
Braswell from the Walton county court
held as unconstitutional an Important
section.
Under the decision that part of the law
embodied in code sections 3712-3713 is not
good. The two sections declare that no
person shall employ another. or rent him
land for agricultural purpose. without OBJ
taining permission Of any one who NAV
have previously employed or rented land
to the same person.
The section is opposed to the consti-
tutional guarantee that no person shall
be deprived of his life liberty, or prou-
ertN without due process of law" said
the court opinion
In the case in question, Mrs r. B For
tune. of Monroe. had leased land to 4 +
Partee. for rental consideration of , OOl
pounds of lint cotton Subsequently,
w. II. Braswell rented land to Partee.
without permission of the first party. ana
Mrs. Fortune, under provisions Of the
law, sued for 5000 pounds of cotton or its
equivalent Braswell defending himself
10y attacking the law, won out,
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
Undertakers Battle
Over Body Of Actress,
Victim Of Morphine
Await Orders From Mother of
Girl, Identified as Esther
O'Mara, Roxbury Mass.

SAVANNAH, GA, March 11.-Miss
Mamie Leonard, the chorus girl who
died here Saturday night from the ef-
fects of an injection of morphine adj
ministered by Ike Silva, a young mar
ried man. following an after -the-p per-
formance supper in the girls apart
ments, has been identified as Miss
Esther O'Mara, Of Roxbury Mass.
The girls mother. Mrs. Madeline
O'Mara, Of that place, today teia-
graphed Fox d Weeks, the undertakeTs
that the dead girl is her daughter and
requesting them to take charge Of the
remains. Fox & Weeks Immediately
made demand upon Henderson Bros,
undertakers. who have the remains in
their possession, for the body. Hen
derson Bros. declined to give up the
body and the police were petitioned
to force delivery. The police declined
to interfere. Disposition of the body
now awaits specific instructions from
Mrs, O'Mara to Henderson Bros.
Miss OMara Joined the Around the
Clock company, with which company
she was playing here, five weeks ago
in New York. None Of her past life
was known to other members of the
chorus.
Silvia is under arrest charged with
involuntary manslaughter.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
CREMATORY SUIT
|SLOST IN COURT.
Judge Bell Denies Injunction
Without Even Hearing Pleas
of City'S Counsel.

Without even calling upon the city's
attorneys for argument, Superior Judge
Bel today declined to enjoin the mu-
nicipaIity from carrying out its con-
tract with the Destructor Company for
the erection Of the new crematory.
At the conclusion of the argument
made by c. P. Goree for the petitioners
seeking an injunction, the judge said
that the theory OF law in the case had
been too well defined to require further
controversy. city Attorney Mayson
ana Samuel y. Eyins, representing the
Destrpctor Company, were not asked to
the discuss the case. He said:
The features of the cases identical
with this have been reviewed time and
time again. The meaning of the law in
the matter is well established Under
the bill brought by the citizens seeking
to restrain the city from building this
crematory l can not issue an injunc-
ton"
Attorney Evins said that the law in
the case had been summed up and
eSlipllSHtu III TIE famous Dawson
WaterWorks case, to be found in su-
preme codrt decision.
This case. he said, had settled for all
time the distinction between a contract
made legally binding on future admin
istrations and a contract that bound
only the ADMINISTRATION making it. leaving
fresh administrations with only a moral
obligation on their hands.
c. ?. Goree, acting for j. \. Ronfroe,
Charles Austin, II. NJ Daniels. J. S.
Jarvis and r. L. Sawyer, consumed four
hours in argument before Judge Bell.
He cited a list of authorities to support
his contention that the contract wae
Illegal
The bill Of injunction is said to have
been brought by the above named at
the behest of Mayor Woodward and in
cluded his views as to the ilegaIitv of
the contract made by the city council
of June 3, 1912, with the Destructor
Company for the erection of a new
Cremator"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
DEATH OF
INCURABLES URGED
BY NOTED DOCTORS

CAMBRIDGE MASS. March IL
Massachusetts medical authorities dis
agree as t9 the virtues of cuthanasia.
the painleA Killing Of incurables. In
this stale, ak wei as IN New York and
ONO. there is considerable agitation
for a statute legalizing the administer
Ing OF fatal drugs to tortured sufferers
who beg for the relief Of death.
Dean Harold Williams, Of Tufts AIed-
lcaI school and Dean Edward r. Brad
ford, of Harvard Medical school, favor
euthanasia. Dr. Bradford said eutban-
asia can enly be justified by its dement's
to society and not to the individual
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
WILSON STUD|ES'
CONGRESS Cali
Pressure Brought to Bear
to Have Tariff Dropped bv
Extra Session.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-pr.,..
is being brought to have p..,s, .'sSlN
Wilson call the extra session y. Is'4sl
gress for currency legislation -. ,0r
of tariff reform, on the groun5 '.,' "a
the government could not stand -%' -
duction in tariff at this time in ri.'
of unsettled conditions abroad "
The issuance of proclamatiops o.m
special session of congress and tb.s1'
al decision as to whether tariff rorfs
alone shall be discussed at This so.4
or whether currency reform and NJ
issues shall be introduced wers
matters uppermost in Presidan. NJ
sons mind today. u
To assist him in reaching = do.,.
President Wilson summoned q rrns
of senators and Representatives -
white house today to get the ber.e.
their advice. Senator Gore tbs b,l
statesman of Oklahoma. was fbo
TO arrive, reaching the White bor.a
10 O'Clock. Representative Kennel,
Connecticut, arrived fifteen nin,a
later, while Senators Lodge and Sno
and Stone, Republican members ,1e' 90 n
finance committee, visited the eyocn,t
mansion at 10;30. The can Min
issued in about ten days
Former Governor CampbeIl of T,n
who has been mentioned for a M di1 i
matte post, paid his respects ,o Il
president at l0:40 o'clock and At Ol
the chief executive conferred with Il
ator Johnston and Senator Ricnar5s
of Alabama.
Porto Rican affairs took up the nrs
dents time for a few minutes inst i
tore the regular time for confar.l
with Secretary of War Garrison
Henry w. Dooley, of Porto Rico
Following his plan to receive i
members of the various courts wbl
headquarters are situated i'm Washhl
ton. the president today rendered a i
ception to the members Of the Tnhl
States court of appeals, the commgl
court and the court of appeals of \
District of Columbia.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
$354,OOO for Cosmopolitan Assets
*'* *.* +s+
ReOrganizerS Win Dramatic Sale
+'+ +'*
Contests Presage Further Trouble

were ready with the money upon deliv-
cry Of the assets At one time every
body talked at once, and some heat was
injected into the general conversation.
H. II. Dean. who represents minority
stockholders. opened The bidding with
an offer Of $350.000. increa sing his yes
tcIday'~ offer Of 100000.
Charles j. Haden, for the Chicago
concern, declaring that its bid was the
only legal offer. complying as it did
with tie order Of sale, said that he
would not Increase the original bid Of
$4,000.
The reorganization committee, ap-
parently the most confident Of the bid
ders today, offered $4,000, without
condition.
Mr.. Dean consulted his partners, and
came back with an offer Of $353,OOO.
Situation Becomes Tense.
Matters grew tense. The hour Of y
was approaching, at which the bidding
must stop, according to the order Of
court, and everybody drew his watch.
A committee Of the reorganization
stockholders held a hurried conference
and the offer Of 1854 900 was put in. No
other bids were made in the short time
intervening before 12 o'clock, and the
sale was closed.
Talk of the terms Of payment was
taken up on tho protest of G. J Haden
that the bids of the others must be
thrown out unless the bidders made a
definite showing as to specific sums
and specific times of payment. for the
benefit OF the stockholders. Judge Ar
thur Powell, for the reorganization
committee, based his offer on payments
at periods Of So 80, 90 and 120 days.
Chicago Firm Offers Cash.
H. H. Dean, for the minority stock
holders, had made something nearly ap-
preaching the same figures. The Chi
cago concern made it plain that its
offer was for cash. The Trust Compa-
ny of Georgia. which was strong in the
bidding yesterday old not appear to-
day
The reorganization committee OF
stockholders announced itself ready to
take up the stock Of the minority hold
ers who would desire to withdraw.
without loss to the seller. II. II. Dean.
Of the minority faction, was discuss
ing this ut one time.
Wen take up all yous stock" an
nounced 81 voice. You don't lose any
thing"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
DEAF MUTE LAD DODGES
FREE EDUCATION OFFER

Walter Conway, who said ne was deaf
and dumb found Atlanta people very
'onsiderate, charitable and ready TO
contribute in answer to his appeal for
FUNDS with which to pay his way TO a
oeat and dumb school lie visited many
ofice buildings with the appeal during the
past week The Associated Charities
round the boy, Informed him that he could
go TO the academy for mutes without hay
liB 10 neg Tor IL, ana sent for w. q.
lon"oI. superintendent of the school for
nm, me superintendent came, but Wal
ter Conway was gone. and now the tssn.
ciated Charities officials and other ror
trbutors are wondering If the lad was not
very original and effective "cou NAV .t
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
WEBB LIQUOR LAW
NOT EFFECTIVE IN
TENNESSEE CLAIM

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March IL
Local attorneys after a careful investiga-
ton have returned an opinion stating
that the Webb law is not effective in
Tennessee They base this opinion on
the fact that the supreme court of the
state OF Tennessee has ruled that the
prohibition laws Of this state do not for
bid the interstate sale of liquors and that
the Webb law is effective only where it
provides for the enforcement Of state
statutes which are being violated by the
non-eNistence of prohibition laws in other
states
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
BROUGHTON SAYS
WAR On VICE IS
GODS WORK
Noted Divine Praises Chief
Beavers Crusade, But Shouts
1T Must Not End There!"
Continued From Page One.

ana with souls aHamc to live the life
that society has denied them.
I'm no. preaching now / don't have
TO go outside of this city To prove the
charge that the church, as it is known.
is the coolest prorositiou I'M things OF
this character that exists. Don't re-
fuse these women the hand that viii
help them up. This means effort ON
Your part. Isn't the effort worth one
soul?"
Dr. Broughton touchingly related the
story told by the statue at the entrancy
Of the Child's Welfare association in
New York as ne viewed it recently.
What of Her Welfare?"
THE figures Of the old man. the ia
iher and mother burdeued beyond hope
Of surccase: the hopeless. thin. ema
'iated, sickly child-they told their pit
iful story only too plainly. But
Would ada to that the figure Of u young
girl homeless, friendIcss, alone. What
Of her story? What of her welfare:
That great question is being dis
cussod now throughout the hand. par.
ticularIy in Illinois God grant that tb,
discussion becomes something nor,
than mere talk"
il was announced today That cnc u-
tu'c of The conference i'm this cit, was
now assured. It is the intention Of the
board of directors of tine Atlanta Bible
conference to hold meeting tomorrow.
At which time plans viii be laid for the
extension Of the organization to q
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
PRIVATE KILLS SELF
AFTER SHOOTINGHIS
SUPERIOR OFFICER

Ell PASO, TENAS, March 11.-Captain
Hamilton Bowie, Troop b.. Thirteenth
cavalry. doing border patrol duty at
Valet Texas, who was shot through the
body and through the right leg late last
night by Private Carl Campbell, was
brought to Fort Bliss today, Private
Merritt Barber, wounded by Captain
Bowie's assailant, was also brought here.
Both will recover.
The body of Campbell, who committed
suicide after the fight, is at the local
mOrgue.
The trouble grew out of a reprimand
administered Campbell, who appeared to
be intoxicated.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
WIFE TAKEN ON
COT TOFUNER
Continued From Page One.

to be. Very often we ourselves are TO
Diane. Whatever may come into our
lives is a part of the great plan of
God be it good or evil God intends
for all these things in life to be for
good, and they are done with pur-
pose
We have all got to pass through our
niue Gethsemane Just as Jesus did. We
an 90 WfoLe and we all make mistakes
blame God rather than ourselves"
The service closed with SINGING
"NOaror. NV God. 10 Thee-"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
BARRETT WILL NOT
ACCEPT ANY PLACE
WILSON MAY OFFER

1t may be stated authoritatively that
Charles 5 Barrett, president of the
National Farmers union, will not ac-
cept the position of assistant secrA-
tary of agriculture in President Wi
sons cabinet, if it should be rendered
him. e' q"
Dispatches from Washington say that
ms name has been presented ia thc
Wilte house for this office. but il was
without his knowledge or consent.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
CHATTANOOGA DOESN'T
WANT FEDERAL OFFICE

CHATTANOOGA, March n That ne
Us a" applicant for appointment as minis
ter to Mexico or any other country as
was rumored i'm Washington was em.
phalcalN denied yesterday by Colonel ~
/. Nrabtree, formerly mayor of Cbatta-
nooga lie declared that ne has neyar
considered making an application for anl
Federal position, that his activities win he
confined TO Tennessee
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
BACON AND SMITH
ENDORSE STOVALL
FOR FOREIGN POST

WASHINGTON. March lip. 4.
Stoyall. Of Savannah, Ga. has been
recommended by Senator Bacon and
Senator Smith. of Georgia, to Secre-
tary Of state Bryan for appointment
as minister to Switzerland.
The name of the Georgia candidate
has not been placed before President
Wilson, but will he within a few davs