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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-12-19

were not alone. Two or three laules
stood near, watching me, and one had
evidently been using some restora
tive, for she held a small vinaigrette
in her hand. To this lady, George
made haste to introduce me- and from
her presently learned the cause OF
the disturbance in the hotel.
Edith, the we'll known daughter OF
Moses Challoner, had fallen suddenly
dead on the floor of the mezzanine
She was not known to have been In
poor health, still less In danger Of a
fatal attack, and the shock was conse-
quently great to her friends, several
Of whom we're in the building
Was she alone when she fell?"
asked.
Virtually alone. Some persons sat
on the other side of the room, reading
at the big round table. They did not
even hear her fall. They say that the
band was playing unusually loud in
the musicians gallery"
Are you feeling quite WELL now?''
Quite myself" gratefully replied
as rose slowly from the sofa.
In the hall we encountered Mr..
Slater, whom have before mentioned
He was trying to maintain order while
himself in a state of great agitation.
Seeing us, he could not refrain from
whispering a few words into my hus-
bands ear.
The doctor has just gone up-her
doctor, l mean. He's simply dumb.
founded. Says that she was the
healthiest woman in New York yester.
day. | think-dont mention it, that
he suspects something quite differ
ent from heart failure"
What do you mean?" asked George
following the assistant manager down
the broad flight of steps leading to
the Office. Then. as pressed up close
to Mr.. Slater's other side. "She was
by herself. wasn't she, In the hall
floor above?"
Yes. and had been writing a let
ter. She fell with 1t still In her hand.
Have they carried her to hel
room@ l eagerly inquired CHANGING
fearfully up at the large semi-circula
openings overlooking US from tn,
place where she had fallen
mot yet. Mr.. Hammond insist
upon waiting for the coroner" (Mr
Hammond was the proprietor of tn,
hotel) "She is lying on one OF tn,
big touches near which she fell. !
you like, can give you glimpse o
her. She looks beautiful. It's terri
BILE to think that she is dead"
II don't know why we consented
We were under spell. think. A
all events. we accepted his offer an,
followed him up a narrow staircas,
open to very few that night. At tn,
top, he turned upon us with a warning
gesture which hardly think we need
ed. and led us down a narrow hal
flanked by openings corresponding Il
those we had noted from below. Al
the furthest one he paused and
beckoning. us to his side. pointed
across the lobby into the large writ
ing.room which occupied the better
part OF the mezzanine floor.
We saw people standing In vari
Gus attitudes of grief and dismay
about couch, one end of which only
was visible to us at the moment
The doctor had just joined them, and
every head was turned towards hin
and every body bent forward In
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-12-19

anxious expectation. remember the
face OF one gray haired old man. l
shall never forget II. He was prob
ably her father. Later, l knew him
TO be so. Miss Challoner was stretch
cd out upon the couch, She was
dressed as she came from dinner, in
a gown OF ivory-tinted satin, re-
lieved at the breast by large bou-
quet of scarlet poinsettias. The doc
ter was pointing at these poinsettias
in horror and with awful meaning,
and though we could not hear his
words, we knew almost instinctively.
both from his attitude and the cries
which burst from the lips of those
about him. that something more than
broken petals and disordered leaves
had met his eyes; that blood was
there-slowly oozing drops from the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-12-19

alton. They we're about to excuse me
from fu' tlier participation In this in.
formal inquiry. This saw before he
spoke. or course they we're right. But
should greatly have preferred to
stay where was till George came
back
was greatly Interested, of course,
and had plenty to think of till saw
George again and learned the result
of the latest investigations.
Miss Challoner had been shot. not
stabbed. No other deduction was pos
sible from such facts as were now
known, though the physicians had not
yet handed In their report, or even
intimated what that report would be.
No assailant could have approached
or left her, without attracting the mo-
tice of some one. If not all of the
persons seated at table in the same
room. She could only have been
reached by bullet sent from a point
near the head of a small winding
staircase connecting the mezzanine
floor with a courtroom adjacent to the
front door. This has already been in
sisted on, as you will remember. and
If you will glance at the diagram
which George hastily scrawled for
me. you will see why.
A. b., as well as C. d., are half
circular openings into the Office lobby.
r.. F. are windows giving upon Broad.
way. and G. and party wall. necessari-
" unbroken by window, door or any
other opening. It follows then that
the only possible means of approach
to this room lies through the archway
H., or from the elevator door. But
the elevator made no stop at the mez-
canine on or near the time of the at
tack upon Miss Challoner; nor did any
one leave the table or pass by it in
either direction till after the alarm
given by her fall
But bullet calls for no approach.
man at X. might raise and fire his
pistol without attracting any attention
to himself. The music, which all
acknowledge was at its full climax at
this moment, would drown the noise
of the explosion, and the stair case,
out OF view of all but the victim, af-
ford the same means of Immediate es-
cape, which It must have given of
secret and unseen approach. The coat
room into which II descended COM
municated with the lobby very near
the main entrance, and If Mr.. Brother
son were the man, his sudden appear
ance there would thus be accounted
for.
1t began to look bad for this man, IL
indeed he were the one we had seen
under the street-lamp; and, as George
and / reviewed the situation, we felt
our position to be serious enough for
us severally to set down our impress
sions of this man before we lost our
first vivid idea. l do not know what
George wrote, for he sealed his words
up as soon as he had finished writing,
but this is what put on paper while
my memory was still fresh and my ex.
element undated:
He had the look of man of power
full intellect and determined will. who
shudders while he trlumphs; who
outwardly washes his hands of a deed
over which he inwardly gloats. This
was when he first rose from the
snow. Afterwards he had a moment
of fear; plain. human. everyday fear
But this was evanescent. Before he
had turned to go. he showed the self
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-12-19
CHAPTER w.
Sweet Little Mlss CLARK

SWVSh LthttC Fiioc StdTNCs
When we took our seats at the
breakfast-table, 1t was with the feel
ing of being no longer looked upon
as connected in any way with this
case. Yet our interest in 1t was, IL
anything, increased, and when saw
George casting furtive glances at a
certain table behind me, leaned over
and asked him the reason, being sure
that the people whose faces saw
reflected in the mirror directly before
us had something to do with the
great matter then engrossing us.
His answer conveyed the somewhat
exciting information that the four
persons seated In, my rear we're the.
same four who had been reading at
the round able in the mezzanine at
the time of Miss Challoner's death.
Instantly they absorbed all my at
tention, though / dared not give them
direct look, and continued to OBJ
serve them only in the glass.
rs 1t one family?" asked.
--s'Yes, unt livery respectable one
Transients, of course, but very we'll
known in Denver The lady is not
the mother of the boys. but their
aunt The boys belong to the gem
tleman, who is widower"
Their word ought to be good
George nodded
"The boys look wide-awake enough
II the father does not AS for the
aunt, she is sweetness itself Do
they still insist that Miss Challoner
was the only person in the room
with them at this timer"
They did last night. | don't know
how they will meet this statement OF
the Doctors"
"George?"
He leaned nearer.
Have you ever thought that She
might have been a suicide? That she
stabbed herself?"
mo. for in that case a weapon,
would have been found"
And are you sure that none was?"
Positive. Such fact could not
have been kept quiet. II a weapon,
had been picked up there would be-
no mystery, and no necessity for
further police investigation"
And the detectives are still here?~-
II just saw one"
"George?"
Again his head came nearer.
Have they searched the lobby? Il
believe she had weapon"
Laura"
Il know 1t sounds foolish, but the
alternative is so improbable. A fam
lily like that cannot be leagued to-.
eether In conspiracy TO hide the,
truth concerning matter 80 serious
To be sure. they may all be short.
sighted, or so little given to observa-
ticn that they didn't see what passed
before their eyes. The boys look wide.
awake enough, but who can tell?
would sooner believe that"
| stopped short so suddenly thar
George looked startled My attention
had been caught by something new
saw In the mirror upon which nv
attention was fixed. man was look
Ing in from the corridor behind. at
the four persons we we're Just dis
cussing. He was watching them I'm.
tently, and | thought knew his,
face.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
An Appeal for a Famous Amer
lean Name

Julian Hawthorne few days ago observed his sixty
seventh birthday the Federal penentiary in Atlanta
This month he will be entitled parole thousands of ad
mirers of his distinguished father and friends the son. who
think him more sinned against than SHINING will shortly lay
their views and their appeal before President Wilson
The President will be told that Julian Hawthorne was mis-
led by evil associates the lending name to get
swindler from which he proted little nothing and that he
much the dupe crooked associates as those vic
Tins who purchased stocks in the enterprises which his name
used to exploit.
This of brilliant American finds himself in his
old Inundated before the eyes the nation and in the ewes
Of the literary of the wOd-hrough his own weakness
and ignorance of the harsher ways of the world
II chief conspiraor, like C. W Morse can be pardoned
why dupe after he has been bitterly punished as has
Julian Hawthorne?
This newspaper gladly joins all admirers OF Nathaniel Haw
horne in their efforts for his and in their appeal to The
President to reegate possible this record sinister
famous name to the dorain of the forgotten
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
What Race Track Gambling Did
for One Man
1t Has Done the Same and Worse for Many Another No
ROMANCE in This
fCorv- eht.r

reader asks us to print brief account of one mans
gambling experience published in newspaper at FL Paso,
Texas
The story of the most direct appeals
the subject read and presented with the forcble
coorng you are prepared give it. it will undoubtedly go
home to those just starting feel what the it
tells about must have still had the opportunity of
hOnOrably quitting the game"
print story exactly the Ell Paso print
ed it-no "coloring" is needed.
We say the young tempted by gambling
and to fathers mothers about their sons asso
tons
GAMBLING IS THE WORST, MOST DANGEROUS VICE
IN CIVILIZATION.
1t is worse than drink destroys honor well
health
Gambling long maintained will make any a thief
criminal
There NO honorable professional gambler there
honorable professional burglar
Gambling leads to sorrow, poverty, disgrace and crime
is the plain story of gambler published in the
Texas newspaper:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

TO open a branch plant in Chicago
to supply the bank and wholesale
trade The young man was select
ed as the branch manager because
OF his ability. He went to Chicago
and was doing a big business for
the Arm and had received a half
dozen raises since the branch was
opened.
One Saturday afternoon in sum
mer he spent his half holiday at
the track where the horses were
running He laid a bet for fun. He
won and waEered another. This
likewise doubled his money and he
plunged. The germ had entered his
blood, and he started consistent
policy OF race track gambling.
The inevitable happened and ne
lost his position. Naturally, he
turned to the easy money game
which had cost him his job He
became a bookmakcr. q sheet writer
and a gambler. lie followed the
game 10 Florida when IL was out
lawed IN Illinois From there he
went from place TO place, finally
landing In El Paso. BY that time
he was middle-aCed and there were
streaks OF gray IN his hair. When
the races closed last spring he was
neither physically nor financially
able TO follow the crowd to Latonla.
He remained here and lived the
best he could. His brooding result
ed in his making 100000 mind
bets on favorites in races that had
been run. Wednesday night he was
detained by the police on suspicion
OF being insane His hrooding over
his downfall had been too much for
his mind, and it had failed him. He
Is now in the county Jail. where he
viii be held until he is examined by
an insanity board
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
THE sYRIANs.
or The Georgian:

Editor The Georgian:
The recent case Of naturaliza-
ton in which Judge Henry A. NJ.
Smith, Of South Carolina, was
interested, induces me to write
the following: Judge Smith con-
tends that Syrians are not en-
titled to citizenship in the United
States. He has the right to give
or refuse naturalization to the
Syrian of his State, but the rea-
sons given by him are not based
on facts, and history does not
support his position.
When We consider the part the
Syrians have played in the his
tory and development of the
world, we readily see they are in
no way connected with or related
to the Sudanese. Three of the
greatest monarchies Of the an
cient world-Chaldea Assayria
and BabyIonia-were evolved and
developed by the Syrian nation.
The inhabitants Of Kurdistan,
who are regarded as the descend
ants of the Syrians. not only
speak Semitic language. but be-
lieye themselves TO be the same
race with the Arabs and the same
traditions are held Of Syrlans.
who in their brief historical frag-
ments recognize as their kins-
men the later Baby,oniaus. Phor-
uiciaus and the Joktoujan Arabs
The Semitic race-that is the
name of this diviston-was de-
rived from NOah's son Suem. and
this term Semitic has been adopt
Cd los scholars rs probably le-
-s-.--ssss- - .~-s 49, ----r-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
OLD STORY OF RUIN
IN THE RACING GAME.
The Man Who Followed Il, Pre-
oariously and Otherwise, for
Years, and His Sad Ending.

mo WAIT "HU F0t'NNSN ~
osriously and Otherwise, for
Years, and His Sad Ending.
II Is the old story OF ruin from
the racing game. He drifted TO FL
Paso when the Juarez track was
opened for the first time Then he
claimed 70 be representing string
Of Eastern papers as racing CORE
spondent But this was only for the
purpose or obtaining a badge and
admission 20 the press box That
first season was hard one for the
followers OF the game, and he final
~ started issuing racing results IN
the form OF posters 20 be hung in
saloons and restaurants and cigar
stores M the close OF the days rae
ing This made him a living and
left him a little margin 20 play on
the ponies. and that was an life
held for him In summer. when the
racing plant in Juarez was closed
he would drift from place to place
where short meets we're held. and
he succeeded in getting a living In
some manner unknown to his
friends.
One rainy Sunday morning, in
a little second class restaurant. he
told the story OF his downfall. It is
the cut-and- dried story OF the effect
OF racing on young men. But It was
true as he told It. Once he had
been the confidential man and as
sistant manager Of a big book bind
ing and stationery house I'm Buffalo
He was earning a good salary with
the promise Of place In the firm
soon. Then the company decided
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

every mortal, and in such degree
as we love and reverence these
angels, and as we live worthy Of
them, do they guide and help US
in our difficult hours.
If we refuse to believe in them,
or continually think and talk and
act in a way to pain them, we
ALLEVIATE them and deprive them
Of their power to help US.
About the expectnat mother
are bands Of Shining Ones, and
if she will rest happy in the
thought of their protection, and
regard them as messengers and
emissaries from God Himself.
great strength and peace and
happiness will come to her.
And great blessings upon her
child.
For of such are the Kingdom
Of Heaven.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
The Difficult Hours.
PERFUMED POWDER
By WEEK JONES.

VIE skirt a risky thing
For its cutely fitted up a cunning pistol pocket.
Oh, should you argue fair
POlrder smoke MI the air;
Bullets thi>>U
wiz make di>sU:
You had better bOtc and
Before the girl ID shoot
BecduSe-thiS here 5 C0lrj0y
Words a fortg-four
still speaking Of this latest fad this cunning pistol
things extremely prone
A handkerchief
And p0tCGer puff;
trading stamps
q
a pocket glass:
a.
with thcatcr
For CUSfGrd
A hcqd1she
and q hook and
The lists a good bit longer, but here I'll have o
For I've used all allowed ady> pocket
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
Rev. John E. White
Writes on
Sex in Religion

Woman Is the Mainstay of the Church and
Expresses the InnermOst Soul of Reh-
gion More Powerfully Than Man;
Yet, He Says, She Has Had to Fight
Against the Masculine Protest for
Every Inch of Recognition in the At
fairs of the Church
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX,
perfectly natural condition, than
by continuing to indulge in these
pastimes as long as this young
woman did.
No doubt the coming child viii
be strong in body, with excellent
lung power
And its coming into this plane
Of existence will not be attended
with any abnormal difficulties.
Outdoor Life and Exercise.
We must remember that the
Indian woman rides her horse.
and performs an sorts Of labor
ious tasks up 10 the very hour Of
her delivery
The wife Of an army officer told
the writer Of frequently seeing
such women drop out of line for a
few hours and return 10 the tribe
later with ia, new born child
ur4uI al 4 = A-zaZ=1
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

been reasonable and sensible
one previously.
Outdoor life and athletics are
both reasonable and sensible,
and more harm would have re-
suited to both mother and child
by giving them up suddenly and
taking too great concern about a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
Copyright. 1918. by American Jour
nal ENamiuerD

4 IRIS Of seventeen are not,
as a rule, given TO serious
thought.
Even marriage at sixteen sell
dom awakens the real woman in
year.
But there are rare exceptions.
such an exception has been
found in a young wife OF seven
teen. who Is suddenly aware that
She is TO become a mother in four
months time
Now She is nlled with awe, and
with anxiety! She says: Z have
always had an ideal Of exerting a
good influence over an unborn
child; and now I am distressed
10 think that all these months
have passed without any con-
sCious effort on my part. l have
played ball, swan and INDUCED
fin other athletics according to my
regular custom, And in leisure
moments / have read Milton and
Shakespeare and Burns.
u am splendidly we'll. bur l am
most anxious lest have done
things l ought not to DO. and left
undone other things at this
critical time.
NJ 1A. =. A., Nh -.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
WRITTEN FOR THE GEORGIAN
By REV. DIR. JOHN E. WHITE
Pastor Second Baptist Church

the severe theologies. Through
Monica we have Augustine,
through Macrina we have Basil
and Gregory, who led them both
to the faith and stirred them to
their best work"
This list is a long one-through
Jacqueline, Paschal, through
Paula, Jerome, through Susanna
Wesley, the Methodist Church,
etc. But these consoling exam
pies only make the wonder deep
er that Christianity should have
esteemed its most reliable expo
nent unworthy OF absolute equal
ity.
1t scarcely meets the case to
prove by illustrious examples
that women are indispensable fac
tors in religion. SO have been
the martyrs and the prosecuted
Of all ages through what dificul-
ties we know.
For the past century the wo-
man movement in religion has
been breaking through the bar
riers. In the Protestant COM
munlons the battle has gone on
steadily and successfully, and so
quietly as scarcely to be a bat
tie. Yet in every one Of the
great denominations the right of
woman to recognition as an equal
cO-laborer with man in the King
dom Of God has been challenged
and opposed at every step. Mrs.
Doremus for thirty years kept up
the fight before the women were
permitted to organize the first
WOman's Missionary Society.
Among Southern Baptists 25
years ago a similar proposition
was silently protested by the ma
jority and outspokenly resisted
by thousands. Among Southern
Methodists a petition has been
pending for years to give the
women not equal, but more gem
erous representation in the d.
rection Of the missionary funds
contributed by themselves.
for Her Soul.
Speaking by the card, I have
made efforts in country churches
to organize women's societies.
for doing the sort Of work every
Christian Is commanded to do,
only to discover insuperable pref
udices in the minds Of the breth-
rem.
At the bottom Of this discred-
liable history Of female repres-
sion in religion lies the Jealousy
Of the masculine prerogative. The
principle of pernicious proxy, the
right Of the husband to discharge
religious obligations for the wife
is persistent to this hour in the
practice Of the churches.
Il amounts in effect to a lay
mans priest craft, in which the
man assumes TO stand between
the womans soul and the free
and full discharge OF its respon-
sibility in practical duty.
Now the clouds are breaking
away and man is beginning TO
reIent. 1t will be a good day for
religion when the competency of
every woman under God for all
the freedom an individual soul is
decreed for, without reference to
sex, is heartily and universally
proclaimed and enforced.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

All women who live an outdoor
life, and who exercise in the open
air, have less complications in
maternity than those reared I'M
der dollhouse conditions.
This young mother or seven
teen, who takes such a serious
view of her responsibility. is
certain to bring a strong, beauti-
ful child into the world, and
equally sure of guiding it into a
splendid maturity.
The Difficult Hours.
She need only fill her mind
with love thoughts. and with faith
in God and trust in she Unseen
Powers which govern this earth,
to have all go well with her.
In Gods great universe, there
are Guardian Angels provided for
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07

THE HALF-MILLloN" CITY.
Editor The Georgian:
l desire to subscribe to the
spirit and purpose and to be en-
rolled as member Of the Half
Million Club"
Great civic benefit can be ac-
complished by an emblem which
will eXemplify the spirit of At
tlanta, the Half Million City"
as advocated by The Georgian.
You are to be congratulated in
voicing the virile enthusiasm Of
the people.
Where else can you find a com
munlty that will subscribe in
single day something over S75,-
GOO 70 entertain the Shriners' ma
tional convention, and almost a
like amount that the city may
enjoy, for one week, the most
celebrated singers Of the world
At.anta's splendid banks, It's lof-
" buildings. well-appOinted no
tells. excellent railroad facilities
and geographical location make
possible the idesl-the Halt
Million City 1920.
"a - ANN EILlI