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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
CHAPTER II.
Our First Clue.

Louise and sat at dinner together.
Isn't 1t strange In this world of
ours how the commonplace follows on
the terrible, how the usual and the un-
usual intermingle, how the clock ticks
on when the whole universe seems to
be tumbling about our heads! In one
Of the rooms upstairs lay Katharine,
still unconscious, with a doctor and a
nurse constantly at her side. The bull
let had been removed, and while 1t
had penetrated the brain some slight
distance, Doctor Wilcox said there was
just a chance-the barest chance-that
she might recover, 1t might, however,
be hours, he explained, before she re-
gained consciousness-if she ever did.
In another Of the rooms lay General
Parrish, more dead than alive. Paraly-
sis had deadened his limbs and tied
his tongue. Only his eyes seemed
alert. Most Of the time since the
stroke had felled him he had been
slumbering heavily.
While the hustle Of caring for the
two stricken ones lasted there was
little time for thought, and l was glad
for the activity that kept Louise's
mind distracted. Just at the moment
when it seemed that everything mad
been done and there was nothing left
but the anxious waiting -waiting for
the worst-the butler had tiptoed in to
summon us to dinner. Bravely, at
first, Louise and l made pretense Of
eating, each trying to encourage the
other, but the unforgetable events Of
the afternoon, the missing faces at the
table and the sorrow that filled us both
made food impossible. Drawing our
chairs together, we discussed In whis-
pers the battling mystery Of Kath-
arine's attempted suicide and her IA.
theirs strange terror.
On the table before US lay the scrap
Of yellow paper, the sight Of which
had so agitated General Parrish. AS
| soon as he had been carried into his
own rooms had fastened to rescue 1t
from the floor. felt that, insignificant
as 1t appeared, 1t must have some i'm
portant connection with the events Of
the afternoon. Yet as Louise and /
puzzled over It, there seemed nothing
sinister In the fragments Of sentences
that the flames had left all but indie
| cipherable.
The paper, Of a peculiarly yellowish
tint, was hardly more than two square
inches, the torn corner Of a folded let
ter. On it we could make out these
words:
ba
used Sc
a sister
seemed inevita
and disgrace ali
by accident lie
make good
AS we studied the bit Of type.writ
ing, word by word, we tried to trace
in It some hidden meaning, some sin.
lister warning, something or anything
that would connect It with poor Kath
arine's mental distress and her IA
theirs poignant terror. That the let
ter Of which this was a part had beer
in katharine's possession was evidant
from the place where I had picked IN
! the fragment 1t was equally certain
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

rod miles on their COW ponies to bask
a Sile in the light OF Miss Reese's
sm les, were numbered In the long list
Of rejected applicants for the hand
Of he girl before the engagement OF
Miss Reese and Hanson was an.
nounced.
And even then they would not stop,
for, despite the fact that Hanson's
horseshoenail engagement ring en-
circled her left third finger, the beauty
charms proved too much for an east
ern correspondent OF a produces Jour.
nal who spent two weeks here cover
ing the outlook in western Colorado
and eastern Utah for stock marketing.
He vainly attempted to prove that life
as the wife of a special writer beat
that of darning socks for a COW.
puncher.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

that Il haa been her purpose 10 Sc
stroy II. On the other hand. General
Parrish. too. must have known Of the
existence OF this letter. else why did
he show such terror al the mere sight
OF a scrap Of ~ II must have been
part OF some document that had made
a vivid impression on hts mind, More
than likely, we felt, whatever the let.
ter was. II had played some part in
the quarrel between Katharine and
her father the afternoon before she
dismissed Hugh Crandall.
We ran over all the words We could
think Of that begin pa" trying TO ft
one 10 the phrases following-back.
bar. ban, bank. bankruptcy. basin, bar
rel. barren, battle-there were too
many Of them. We gave II up and
passed on 10 the next phrase. used
Sc" II proved equally puzzling, We
could make nothing out Of II, but the
third line at least was definite enough
for discussion.
"A sister" said Louise. THAT
makes II certain that this letter did
not apply in any way TO father. for he
never had a sister. lie was an only
child"
was not so positive as she that the
letter did not apply to the general.
The thought came TO me that perhaps
even in the proud Parrish family there
might have been some girl child Of
unblessed birth whose existence had
been kept secret from Louise Per
haps some knowledge OF this sort had
come to Katharine and the letter re
ferred TO II. refrained from suggest.
ing such theory. for I felt It would
be the height OF cruelty even to hint
such q thing to Louise at a time when
the father was helpless TO explain.
Yet the following phrase. seemed in
evitsble," might we'll ht into some
theory such as this, followed as It was
In the next line with the word dis
grace"
For a moment felt that was on
the track Of the solution OF the mys.
terry. Some specter from the generals
past had risen to haunt his declining
years, 70 threaten his good name. to
worry him into his grave. His elder
daughter had discovered II and had
been unable TO carry the burden Of
shame. Could this have been the
secret that these two shared and kept
Louise in ignorance off A word from
Louise all at once upset my theory.
81 wonder" she said, III this isn't
part Of letter about Hugh Crandall."
Both she and I we're convinced that
in some way Crandall was involved.
My theory would not account for his
connection with the case and at once
abandoned it, listening intently to one
Louise advanced.
There must have been some con-
nection between his having telephoned
her and what she did this afternoon.
Before she shot herself she burned
this letter, or most Of it. Father must
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
Deduction.

A director of one Of the great trans
continental railroads was showing his
three-year-old daughter the pictures In
work on natural history. Pointing
to a picture Of zebra, he asked the
baby to tell him what It represented
Baby answered, "Colty." Pointing to
a picture Of tiger in the same way,
she answered kitty" Then a lion,
and she answered Doggy" ElRted
with her seeming quick perception
he then turned to the picture Of a
chimpanzee and said: Baby, what Il
this7"
~Papa-"-Woman's Journal
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
chieaaoans Believe Bird, Reported to
Have Made Trip, Must Have
Crossed on Ship.

Chlcago-Dld homing pigeon fly
across the Atlantic ocean? If it did,
how? These are questions for which
pigeon fanciers of Chicago are seeking
answers.
The debates arose from a press dis
patch received in Chicago. The mes
sage read:
Montreal.-Ernest Robinson of
Westmount received word that a
pigeon he imported and which escaped
has returned to England. 1t apparent
ly took twelve days to make the jour
ney."
No pigeon has ever been known to
remain in air anything like the num-
Der of days that would be required to
cross from Canada to England, ac-
cording to members of the Lake View
Flying club, 2136 Fremont street.
The club has had great deal Of ex-
perience with champion pigeons. A
member now owns Chicago's champion
homer" This bird, Guardsman, be-
longs to Thomas Roell, 935 Webster
avenue. 1t was the only one of eigh-
teen turned loose at the Johnson-Flynn
fight at Las Vegas, N NJ, on the
Fourth of last July. to reach its home
In Chicago The distance was 1,119
miles. Roell's bird was in its loft on
the morning Of August 2.
It is the opinion Of members of the
club that the Canadian pigeon must
have crossed the Atlantic on a ship.
Members declare these birds must
sleep at night and feed each day, and
that they can not rest on water.
Chicago pigeons have been noted
for long-distance flights; so far as rec.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
DID PIGEON FLY OVER SEA?

ord5 show none has ever performed
a feat in any way similar to that cred.
tied to the English bird.
Among Chicagos pigeon fanciers
are many women. Mrs. Julia Banedt.
11O% Webster avenue, last year offered
handsome loving cup for the winner
in a 3OO-mile race for old birds, the
course being from Bucklin, Mo-, to
Chicago. M. L. Simons entry, Lady
Banedt, won the cup from a field of
551 birds, making an average of 1857.
So yards a minute.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

lish poets place at least 264 books,
many of them containing good poetry,
in the hands of the public every year.
On this the Academy comments that
few Of these 264 volumes contain good
poetry, many Of them contain very
moderate verse, most Of them are neg
ligible from a critical standpoint, and
a few Of them contain doggerel that is
,Rls3ply pathetic, written by persons
Aever had and never win have
raQtest idea Of what poetry-
at is to say. real poet
their oulgnt very slim
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

Hapson came here two years ago
from Boston. He worked in a stuffy
office as copyist until his health
broke down. Fearing tuberculosis. he
secured work in cattle camp on
Pinon Mesa about the time Miss Reese
attained the age Of twenty and was
declared by her parents to be old
enough to receive the attentions OF
men II she desired
After the wedding Hanson and his
bride will live In a cabin in the noun
tain ranges on his $50 month as cow
boy and what rabbits and small game
they can shoot. Later they will come
to Grand Junction, where Hanson will
continue the study OF law in a local
office. Miss Reese is beautiful ex-
ample OF the typical western plains
girl.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
WOMAN FOOTPAD FOR FUN
Great Sport, She Says, TO Watch the
Faces of Her Victims, When Gun
is Pointed at Them.

Kansas City.-A woman arrested at
No. 118 Independence avenue is be-
linved by the police to be a bandit.
An informer who caused the arrest
quoted her as follows;
"Oh, it's lots and lots OF fun. | put
on mems clothes and go out and stick.
up people. It's great sport watching
the funny faces they make when l
shove a gun under their noses and
tell them to stick their hands up or
I'll perforate them. like the
game"
The prisoner is twenty-eight years
old. She gave her name as Mrs. MAJ
Aphmann.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

charge Of assault with intent to kill.
Klamm was one Of crowd OF men
who in 1907 attacked Edward Strong,
a policeman OF Kansas City. Kan.
Strong was badly hurt and Klamm
was arrested as one Of his assailants.
Soon afterward Klamm fed.
AS he went to bed in Jail he said:
This will be the FIRST untroubled
sleep have had in five years"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
WANDERS 5 YEARS; GIVES UP
Man Who Tried to XIII Kansas Po-
IIeeman In Cell for His Crime at
Warren City, Kan.

Kansas City, Mo-An accusing con-
science that five years of wandering
over the western part of the United
States and Canada failed to quiet
caused A. ]. KlamSn of Kansas City,
Kan, to return to his home. where he
surrendered to the police on the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
Hears Ceremony over Phone,

Newark, O.-When Arthur Zell OF
Rochester, N. Y, and Miss Aurelia A.
May Of New York we're married here
the groom's father at Waynesville, o.,
100 miles distant, heard the ceremony
read over a special long distance tele,
phone.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish 20
propose 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
CrandAil, sutton for Katharine, who had
bsen forbidden the house by General Far
Ffsh, had talked with Katharine over the
talophons Just before she shot herself.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
A Wl.a R.tlrnment

$50. you young iackanapes, you
want to marry nay daughter You wan,
10 ask me about It, DO your
Il lid. sir. but guess I'll go q
I sec there's q kick coming
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

have known about the letter, SO am
certain that 1t concerned Crandall."
Has Crandall a sister,"
II do not know" said Louise. Il
know nothing about his family. 1t
seems strange, too, when for months
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

tons are favorable for the growth and
increase Of the f1sh.-Washingt Star,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

Helen r. Robinson to introduced
In Next Assembly Requiring
Health Certificates.

Denver, Colo.-Helen Ring Robinson,
who was elected Colorado's first wO-
man state senator at the last cleo.
ton, win Introduce bill at the next
assembly Eskuiring health certificates
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15
264 POETRY BOOKS A YEAR
That Is London Reviews Estimate Of
Output Of Season In Eng
land.

London.-A statement recently made
IN a daily pap oSRsent-day
British Pc. at.
put sma
several
says
All
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

notes to one Of his clubs where he re
ceived his MALL think 1t was the
University"
Come into the library" said l, I'VE
can quickly locate him"
CTO BE CONTINUED1
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-01-15

|ge. II Is underStac
IN has the
lman club sac
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-07
trammeled country press of the


1T is very gratifying to be able
to state that the most ardent sup
porters of free sugar are the Dem
ocratio papers published in the
cities and towns which contain
sugar factories. They have disre-
garded the cajoleries and the threats
of the sugar companies and have
fearlessly championed the policy
outlined by the President of the
United States"
HAwAT's PLAINTIvE VAIL.
l received sixteen page letter
the other day from the sugar plant
ers of Hawaii. According to the
story these gentlemen told, free
sugar would devastate the island,
compel its white inhabitants to
CROSS over to the mainland and per
nit the Japanese and Chinese to
seize the "Gem of the Pacific"
1t was made pretty clear that
because | advocated the removal of
the sugar tariff / was particeps
criminis to this foul outrage, and
my conscience began to trouble
me- So l began an investigation.
l found that the Hon. William
Kent, Republican Congressman
from California and one of the
most influential men on either side
of the House, had made the fol-
lowing statement concerning the
Hawaiian sugar situation in a
speech delivered in Congress on
April %, 1913:
KENT's STATEMENT.
"Let us consider some phases of
sugar. The business was
built up first under subsidy and
then under a protective tariff. The
sugar land is nearly all of it in the
hands of the great corporations.
These corporations are paying big
on inflated values. This
is the upper crust of the pie. Next
there comes filling of upward of
100000 tons of sugar, for which,
together with all other sugar, i'm
ported and domestic, the American
people are paying heavy taxes.
The lower crust consists of oriental
labor. The yellow man is every
where displacing the white man,
even in the skilled occupations.
The white man of small means has
little or no chance to inhabit the
Paradise of the Pacific. 1t is to-
day country of corporations and
yellow men. The white men are
30 greatly outnumbered that there
seems danger that the pie may be
turned over, to the obvious benefit
Of the under crust, but to the de-
struction of the upper crust. To
prevent such an unfortunate occur
renee and to protect the protected
sugar industry, we are taxed for an
increase in our navy. To protect
the navy, which must protect the
protected-sugar industry, we must
be taxed to fortify Pearl harbor.
TO protect Pearl harbor to protect
the navy, to protect the protected
sugar industry, we must keep near
Pearl harbor a considerable army
of men, and these must be sup
ported out of public taxation.
This is an illustration of the
American doctrine, and the Amer
lean consumer can realize AS he
pays his grocery bills that he is
not only patriotically encouraging
an American industry for the ben
eft of corporations and yellow
labor, but that he is encouraging
an indefinite increase in our navy
and probable increase in our
army, always with the possibility
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-07
At The National Capitol
Cbe extraordinary Session
EDWARD
HEATING
Consressman from
Colorado

wish space would permit me to
quote the scores of editorials from
Colorado papers which / have re-
ceived during the last few weeks.
Almost without exception, the
Democratic press Of Colorado out
side of Denver is vigorously sup
porting free sugar.
For quarter of century |
have been connected with the pa
pers of Denver, but / want to be
placed on record now as saying
that the cause of genuine Democ-
racy in Colorado must look for sup
port to the courageous and un-
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-07

cal wiseacres of the national capi-
tai regarded him as an "easy mark"
Hes Just schoolmaster," they
ohuckled as they slipped their tod
dies. Hes theorist, an idealist,
dreamer. Watch us tie him up
In bow-knots. He will be eating
out of our hands within six
months"
Less than three months have
passed since Inauguration day, and
it is just beginning to dawn on
these astute gentlemen that "a
theorist, an idealist and a dreamer"
may know little something about
the political game-may be able to
play it in bigger and better way.
If the astute gentlemen have
taken a single trick" from the
President, no one has been able to
discover it. In fact, the school
master threatens to capture "high,
low, jack and the game"
The fight over the sugar tariff is
a case in point. On several occa-
sions the representatives of the
sugar trust have believed they had
the votes to block the Presidents
program. AS l stated in my letter
week or two ago, they figured
that if four Democratic senators
deserted their party caucus, the
Underwood bill could not be passed
in its present form. The two SEN
ators from Louisiana had already
agreed to play the trusts game,
and the lobbyists sought feverishly
for two more. 1t was rumored
that they had them. Then it
leaked out that Progressive and
possibly a Republican senator were
prepared to support the President
in case a combination was formed
between the sugar trust and trait
orous Democratic senators.
That gave the President high,
low, jack" and now the supreme
struggle is on to determine who
shall have game"
A real bomb was exploded in the
camp of the trust when the Presi-
dent in a public statement told
what every member of Congress
knew, and what has been repeat
edly asserted in these letters, that
the trust was maintaining IAN in
sidious and Industrious lobby in
this city for the purpose of inhu-
encing legislation"
The organs of the interests i'm
mediately clamored for proof"
and the President promptly an
nounced that he would accommo-
date them.
The Senate has agreed to ap-
point committee of inquiry, and
it will have begun its sessions be-
fore this letter is printed.
The administration is determined
that all the facts shall be laid be-
fore the country. The "sohoolmas-
ter" is also frst-rate fighting
man, as the sugar trust and its Re-
publican and Democratic allies will
discover before many days have
passed.
PRAISE FOR COUNTRY" PRESS.
Last Thursday / asked permis-
sion to print in the Congressional
Record William j. Bryan's reply
to former Senator T. M. Patter-
sons plea for tariff on sugar. In
that connection | took occasion to
pay a deserved tribute to the 30
called country" press of Colorado.
am reproducing it here, not for
the benefit of the editors-they
have already seen it in the Rec
ord but for the information Of the
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-07

S. N. Bum has $500 acres OF choice
timber land in Howell county, Mo, to
trade for land or other good property in
San Luis valley. viii assume some in
cumbrancs. Office 10 John Hecker build.
ing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-05

ment as an Industrial Commission
with greatly increased staff of in.
spectors. Delaware, Indiana, Missouri
North Carolina ard others are also
talking of measures to make more
efficient their departments of inspec-
ton.
In many states, minimum wage
boards. pensions for widowed mothers,
prohibition of night work and method
of determining age Of children seek
ing employment are under discussion.
New Hampshire and some OF the
southern states will probably raise
fhe age limit for working children
from IL to Ii years, and 1t ia hoped
that child labor law for territories
Will be presented to Congress.
A compulsory school attendance law
has been introduced in the North Car
ohna legislature and bills are talked
of in South Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-05
CHILD LABOR LAWS
IN FIVE STATES

The National Child Labor Committee
Tells of Progress Promised in Many
Legislatures.
Massachusetts will again lead the
country in one part of it's child labor
laws, according to the National Child
the hours of work for all under 16
years, becomes law. Massachusetts
now has a ten hour day for workers
under 16 which it is proposed to re-
with the requirement that all child
workers under sixteen shall attend
a part-time day school. Other states,
meanwhile, are wondering If they can
establish the eight hour day, and def
mite campaigns for this end are on in
Arkansas, California. New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia
and elsewhere.
The committee points out that the
bills which have already heen intro
duced in Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Texas all include the regulation Of
street trades provided in the Uniform
Child Labor Law. This allows no
newsboy under IL years and no other
street traders under IA. 1t also for
bids all girls to engage in these occu-
patlons before they are 10 years old.
New York, under the recommends
tion of the State Factory Investigating
Commission, is considering bills not
only to prohibit child labor in can
neries and tenements, but to reor
ganize the factory inspection depart