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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

WELL" remarked Mr.. Hampden climbing his buggy
'jest furgit it, will yeY
"Sure will, Hick,o promised Sloan heartily
He had kept his word and Hicx had consistently
expressed his with his bargain that the whole township
referred him the citizen who had distinguished him
self by coming best conflict with the great Mr.
Saturday brought the rush. Until Mr. Marks
beseged did the arrivals with dinnerme The
Marks entirely changed big
powerful reserved the dignity of Soan best box STALL
which asked cash outrageous
when it trading that would take the chance All
inspected the all agreed he superb of horse
flesh but all thought he luxury too rich farm
When Hick Hampden drove into Amissvie behind big
wegroomed there stir in the crowd around the
Eagle House In height build weight the pair
matched only fault the eye
the other almost full black Hick swung them place
with flourish alghted and made straight for the trader
whom he extended cordial hand.
Mighty glad to ye again, Mr. Marks" he exclaimed
"Been hopin you'd around time among yer old
friends brought that chestnut ye traded ye
here last Amt he a picter2"
Marks sauntered the team and examined the big
chestnut full of spirit and vgor.
"Hod'ye do t2" he asked at length
oval, I've got friend in good deal about
hoses and he looked him and told good way, only
took about month After that he naturally begun pick
up Never did have anything with him. jest you
told crbbin spose furgot mention that"
The bystanders guffawed But the trader bnked
sYou traded on your own Judgment didn't you" he
demanded, calmly,
Jest do, Mr. Marks; jest do rejoined Hck,
amicaby Hope you don't feel about sacrcn sch fine
animalY
The trader forestaled the laugh with
"Why don't live for nohin else lose money every time
I come here Bankin' your judgment any Mr..
HampdenY
II certnly ami" declared Mr. Hampden with fond glance
at the chestnut "Guess I'll look yer lot
"Hep yourself" suggested Mr.. Marks, saunering
with him.
The crowd at their heels they made the of the string
Hc with kindly tolerance named every that stood there
adding the of his and the animals peculiar fault
of which Mr. Marks the of
who hears bad news suddenly.
"Sorry, Mr. Marks observed Hck, they finished "I
thought yed brung in hosses worth havn But
they We all been traded off,"
Owe got fine in the box STALL Better him before
you CO."
Hick went the gray minute. He approved without
reservations but he asked him Marks hched
the buggy and compacenty acknowledged the applause
that attended the brief performance the road
How about it q he inquired halting OF Hi"L he
prepared to alight. "Want to him yourself?
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"Nope" answered Hck, dsdainfuly "Don't need to-
know good hoss when amt trader
learnin' my business"
Mr. Marks swiftly embarrassed returned the gray
the box stall The insult seemed him gratuous and the
laughter accorded sung him. He flushed and
of speech.
"Wel" he announced, "that gray's price is $3.50 Do
you buy?'
"Oh here Marks" protested Hick contritel. 81
didn't nothin' by that. only that when
good hoss know it. don't have handle him."
"All right" grunted Marks, only partly Modified "Do
you buy2'
oval didn't calcate to lay any $3.50 today. 1 only
brung hundred along with But I'll trade with boot
way the other
"Boot-with that gray" And Marks should have
shriveled Mr. Hampden where he stood
But Hck turned the foe innocent, surprised
Guess you didn't take notice them hosses
yet rightly Why I'm win t give choice jest they
stand"
"Choce, with of a crbber you for three
years ago."
Hicks became suddenly
"You dinged idjt! You gimme O. the best hosses
except his cribbin; ye
yerse that chestnut there don't show of bn
wndsuckn boneyard If ye know what them hosses
an goshhanged sspicous think git right into
buggy drive em anywheres We like Guess ye have
handle a boss to know him, if | don't"
This real battle The crowd nged the dueists Marks
pride as his face redeemed.
"If you trade go ahead and show off your
crowbaits"
Hicks and petted his afectionately,
who admonlshe them their handsomes And
they did it. For twenty the chestnut and the black
exhibition that moved the spectators learned in horse
lore, admiration After that purely
of dickerng.
Marks, with lingering caution guiding him, refused to
consider the chestnut But the black had caught his fancy
They agreed amid Hicks laen that he loved the black he
did trade for the with only $50 from
Hick to the values Hick paid the $50
We it's all over said the trader, geniall, "T bring
that right and you put him your buggy You
git black of harness for and I'll give him trial
IN mine"
"O K. correct assented Hck. "Wheres yer rgg I'll
hitch up ye."
Much obliged" rejoined Marks fastening stableward
Hick freed the black with nmble fingers, yet
enough anticipate the of Marks his
gain whip in hand The black resve under Hicks restraining
grip, showed a superabundance of spirit
Thought I'd put him in myself casually observed Marks
"Mebbe ye'd BETTER" Hck answered "Hes feen purity
goodo
In silence occasional black
baked at his handling Marks him the buggy Hick
watched the operation with mild contemplative gaze
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eonal, glance Hick Hampden he said it.
Hicks eyeds wdened suddenly just trhe; then gloomed
placdy the landlord Harvey Toand made the expected
been around Amssvile nigh years. Comm Hck"
"Sure am" drawled Mr.. Hampden.
"ebbe Mr. Marks bring along another cribber observed
Baty Lane with of solemn hopefunes which reused
chorus of laughter in the crowd
And real nice pavns an rngbones Batty rejoined
Hick with kind encouraging smile
"That the owdowndest trick any trader
pulled off honest man, burst forth Baty his face
reddenng II wouldn't of cared he hadn't changed hosses
me, like a reglar gyp. But"
CAV, Batty" interrupted Hick cooly, "furgit Be
sport don't try tradin till yeve growed up be an
know somethin about hosses"
"Sure, Batty; be SPORT advised Harvey Toland "You
amt heerd Hick here holer about his crbber"
'Why, say Harv; who told had any ick?"
demanded Mr.. Hampden, with accession of hauteur.
ebbe like cribbersw suggested Harvey might
who the presence of interesting natural phenomenon
"Iebbe do" agreed Mr. Hampden, pleasantly especially
when the cribber y that couldn't inside of
month When drive in Saturday take pick of the
pair at 5000 apiece"
The the district failed
the enemies he made their delight match their wits
against gamble suicide club And the best part
mrh for the lucky But Hc after his first candid
cribber for his old boot of s75, made
He announced that barring the pernicous habit the animal
all his fancy had painted him. He declared he would
him within month He him town. thirty miles away,
stayed there several days When he returned
looking cribber that labored the shafts of the
Sloan, the hotekeeper, made slip
when ck talking of the patrons and
while studying the animal from all points of
the compass Sloan knew horses famous politicians
know faces the equine world he had the eye.
GLOW did you Hck?" he inquired, casually
"Can We forg it, George asked Mr. Hampden grnnng.
"Dd / give away anything told me?" answered
the hotelkeeper
"Nell it four days find the twin him. And
then [ put him grocery feer for this workedout
champeen cash So reckon Mr. Marks about
$50 yit But he don't work this territory often"
three four years. Hick he does em up
too brown to around oftener"
"Well kin This imitation crbbers young y
as hsn was kin make hoss of him by that time"
Click" averred Soan enthusiastically, you put hundred
the difference.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

IGN r. MARKSIL be here Saturday," remarked
"a Soan addressing all and sundry who hap
pened to be assembled at the door of the Amer
Enn P,t ho Lot alrn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
SHOT BY FLORIDA MOB.
Victim Confessed to Having At
tempted to Assault AGED Woman.

TAMPA, Fla. July o5.-Sam White,
alias John Bell, negro. who about a
week ago made an attempt at criminal
assault on an aged white woman near
Haines City, Polk county. was captured
Wednesday and taken to Barlow, the
county seat. That night when a mob
gathered to lynch him he was placed in
an automobile and an attempt made to
get him to Tampa. The members Of the
mob learned Of this and pursued the car,
which was overtaken in a stretch OF
wild country, and the negro taken from
the oncers and literally shot to pieces.
Bell confessed the ATTEMPTED assault.
He said the woman had threatened to
set her dog on him when he went to the
house for bread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
LABOR CHIEFS IN SESSION.
Approval Of Increased Wage Scales
by American Federation.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., July 25-The
executive committee OF the American
Federation Of Labor approved wage scales
calling for material increases in many
branches Of building trade industries at
a Joint session with the executive board
Of the building trades department here
yesterday.
The proposed amalgamation Of the two
organizations of steam-shovel men and
dredgemen was discussed, but no definite
decision was reached. It was announced
that a decision had been reached In the dis
pute existing between the brewery work
crs' and teamsters' unions. The decision
Will be transmitted later through the Of
ficers Of the organization.
Other things given attention We're the
controversies between the Hold Carriers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
DIR. SUN LOSES CONCESSIONS.
Government Cancels Vast Projects
for Building Of Railroads.

PEKING, July 25.-The charter granted
to DR.. Sun Vat Sen for the construction
Of a network OF railways in China has
been Cancelled. Only one contract has
been concluded under this charter. that
with an English firm providing for the
of line from Canton to
Chungkingfu, which it is believed the
government will recognize.
The project for a great scheme of Chi
nese railways was. foremost In DR.. Sun
Vat Sens program for the moderEization
of China. 1t commanded the support of
the Picking government, and involved
great extension of the privileges of for
eigners in the country and an immense
increase in Chinas foreign trade. DR..
sun was authorised in September. 1917.
to establish a railway corporation to
carry out a system of national railways
covering territory 10000 miles in extent.
Mixed Chinese and foreign companies
were to be granted concessions through
out China for a period of about forty
years, after which time the lines were 70
revert to China. Similar concessions were
to be given to foreigners for the inter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
ATTORNEY ASSAULTED.
Police Captain Fells Court Official in
New York Grand jury Room.

Ne" YORK, July 25.-D;strict Attor-
hey James c. Crospey Of Kings county
was attacked In the grand jury room
Yesterday by former Police Captain John
Dhlfer. whose official conduct the grand
jury is investigating. Six detectives
bounced on Dulfer, whose struggles threw
MN INTO violent commissions. He was
taken to hospital still struggling and
ravng.
Dulfer was suspended on charges thai
ne had spirited out Of town the chiei
witness against his son, recently arrested
Tor theft. He was outside the jury room
when ~heh WORD came That his wife WIFE,, n1 81
the district attorney. Dulfer rushed IN
and made for his wife. upsettinS MT
Cropsey, who stood In the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Members of Commissions.

The Virginia commission is composed of
Mr. Moon of Charlottesville. chairman;
Judge William F. Rhea and III. T. Wick
ham OF Richmond: Representative Fl. d.
Food, Judge J. Thompson Brown of Nell
son county; H. III. Downing of Frost Roy
al. and Randolph Harrison of Lynchburg.
Attorney Samuel W. Williams appeared
with the commission.
The West Virginia commission is COM
posed OF Judge John W. Mason OF Fair
mont, chairman: Henry Zilliken of Wells
burg. w. +. Wells of Newell, John T.
Lenhart and w. T. Ice, jr., of Kinkwood
y. c.. Young of Buchannon. Joseph E.
Chiffon of Charleston. i. J. A. Boreman
of Parkersburs. John NJ. Hamilton of
Grantsville, W. d. Ord OF Landgraff and
Joseph :. Miller of eknova. Attorney
General Lilly and John T. Harris, secre-
tary to the commission, were present ct
the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25

NEW ORLEANS, July 25.-George w.
Riehl. jeweler, was fatally shot by Miss
Augusta Agnes Edwards. stenosrapher.
on the street here last night Riehl died
on the way to the hospital. At the police
station a note, written by Miss Edwards.
was found in her handbag. which stated
that Riehl had ruined her life and that
she intended to kill him and destroy her.
self. RiehI was married and had three
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Two Killed at Lodge Initiation.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 25.-Donaid
A. Kenny. a chauffeur. and christopher
Gustin. an iron molder. were killed last
night by an electric shock at the local
hall Of a fraternaI order. An Initiation
ceremony was in progress, and IL is
said that a slight electric shock is IA
part of the ritual Fraternity officials
made no statement regarding the oc-
currence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Iowa Wheat Crop Heaviest Known.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa. July %
Production of wheat in western Iowa
is the heaviest this year ever known.
Quality is also the finest, and the rail-
roads are now being taxed to haul the
grain. for most Of IL is being marketed
from the field. Yields OF as high as
forty-seven bushels per acre are re-
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25

and Building Laborers' International
Union and the Brotherhood of Cement
Workers, International Union Of Plaster
ers and the Building Trades department,
the San Francisco labor council and the
electrical workers. Decision in each case
was reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25

the dismembered bodies Of four men and
three girls employees. in every direction.
Workers in the other houses of the plant
were uninjured. the distance between the
buildings being great enough to prevent
the shock from producing other eXplo-
sions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Eugenics Bill Passes Legislature.

MADISON, Wis, July 25.-The senate
passed the eugenics marriage bill after
one speaker had said IL was a slur on
the people of the state. The measure
provides for the appointment Of ten ex-
aminers in the counties outside of MIL
waukee and for twenty-five in Milwaukee
county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25

newly created state department of labor
and industry. has appointed L. r. Pal
mer of Pittsburg. an expert on safety de-
vices. as chief Of the bureau OF factory
inspection. The salary is 5000 a year.
Mr.. Palmer is a graduate of Princeton
University and a former football player.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25

bers Of both commissions said that the
preliminary meeting would be devoted
principally TO getting acquainted and
reaching an understanding on the claims
OF both sides. 1t was not expected that
final decision would be reached for
several months Whether more meetings
will be held in Washington was not de-
fprmina0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
HERE TO DISCUSS
DEBT Of V|RG|N|AS
Commissions From Two States
Hold Their First Meeting
in National Capital.

EndeaNorng to adjust differences be-
tween Virginia and West Virginia over
the proportion Of the original public debt
~ Virginia owed BY West Virginia, com
missions representing the two states met
1T the New willard Hotel today No
maj decision was reached, but both
sides OF the questions involved were pre-
Seuted.
The controversy, which has been pend
ing ever since West Virginia became a
separate state at the outbreak of the
civil war. was taken into the Supreme
Court of the United States October, 1910,
and that tribunal made 4 finding that
the share OF the principal debt of the
original commonwealth OF Virginia TO be
borne by the state OF West Virginia was
- Isl Coz IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Question Not Finally Settled.

The court. however, did not finally set
Tie the question involved, but suggested
hat the two states enter into negotla-
lions to settle the controversy Both
states have since named debt commits
sious. and the meeting today was the
lirst joint session held by them.
Prior To the decision OF the Supreme
Court. frequent efforts had been made
10 adjust the differences. but up TO the
present time the two states have been
unable 10 agree on the amount of in
terest due Virginia by West Virginia
The West Virginia commission was
created by an act OF the West Virginia
legislature last February. but II has au-
thority only to make recommendations TO
the governor, who is authorized in the
act creating the commission 10 con-
vcne the legislature as soon as a report
is made.
Prior TO the joint meeting today MEN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Seven Killed by Explosion.

BELoEIL. Quebec. July 25.--Seven lives
We're lost at Beloeil yesterday when an
explosion OF nitroglycerin blew one OF
the isolated buildings OF the Canadian iaA
pioslVeS company to bits and ScatteTco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Princeton Graduate Gets Place.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 25.-Commis-
sioner John p. Jackson, head of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25

II you want work, read the want coll
umns of The St2T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25

mediate districts. President Yuan Shi
Kai was to allow DR.. Sun $4,000 monthly
to promote his scheme.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-02
POLICE RAISE FUND
TO SEND WOMAN TO
HER DYING SISTER

City detectives and others about the
police station today contributed to a
fund to pay the expenses of Mrs. ]. B.
Blackwell, living in Garnett street. near
Pryor to Spencer, N. c., so she might
be enabled to reach the bedside of her
dying sister.
Mrs. Blackwell appeared at the police
station and related pathetic story of
the disappearance of her husband three
weeks ago. She explained she was
without funds and unable to respond to
the request of her dying sister to come
to her, Chief Beavers wrote a request
to City Warden Evans that he supply
the remainder of the money necessary
for the railroad ticket
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-02
BOARD OUTLINES
CONSERVATIVE
SMOKE WAR
Inspector Told to Notify Of
tenders They Will Be Given
Fifteen Days Grace.

The city smoke and gas commission
held its first session of the new year
TODAY urging the new inspector. Cecil
D Poole TO pursue a conservative, but
firm. policy with the owners of the
nlants that are violating the ordinance.
commissioner Oscar Elsas again
,,rged cooperation with the owners of
steam plants as the best plan to stop
the nuisance. He is opposed to mill
tant campaign.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the inspector to make observations of
au smolestacks within a half-mile ra-
dius Of the center of the city, and to
notify all violators of the ordinance
that they must make some real effort
10 comply with the law within fifteen
davs or cases would be made against
them in the police court.
Commissioners Elsas and VanHarlin-
gen complained against the tone of the
newspaper stories about what had been
accomplished to abate the nuisance.
They did not claim that it was appar-
ent to the average citizen that smoke
had been reduced considerably, but, &C
cording TO the statistics of Commission
er VanHarlingen, 1t had been reduced.
He said that the smoke from boiler
plants and railroad engines had been
reduced 80 per cent.
Inspector Poole said he had accepted
the position with the understanding
that he was 10 have a free hand to do
all in his power to abate smoke.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-02
FIT THIS TOURNEY
CONFLICT
Big Military Spectacle at Ar
mory to Go for Benefit of
Inaugural Fund.

Details of the military tournament to
be given by the Fifth regiment, Ma
tional Guard of Georgia, at the Audi
torium- Armory January IS and 16, for
the benefit of a fund to put the regi-
ment in the inaugural parade at Wash
ington March 4, were announced today
by the committee on arrangements.
The program will include a grand
review on the opening night and a
march around the arena by the Fifth
and cooperating organizations de-
tachment from the Seventeenth infan-
try, Fort Mcpherson, detachment of
cavalry from Fort Oglethorpe, near
ChiCkamauga, the Ladies Hunt club
the Old Guard and others There will
be a drill by the Old Guard and by the
Marist college cadets, tent scene with
songs by quartet ana a tent pitching
contest later, and athletic contests be-
tween members of the Fifth regiment.
machine gun detachment of the
Fifth will give an exhibition of shoot
ing. with spectacular bayonet contests
and the like, and setting up exercises
will follow.
Companies E, G and H of the Fifth
will put on the old style guard mount,
WHICH Is no longer IN the manual or
arms, but which is considered prettier
than its successor. Company d, cham
pion of the regiment in general eff
cheney, Captain w. J. Stoddard, will
challenge the other companies to an eff
ficiency contest
The part of the Seventeenth will be
unique. The regimental band has
agreed to play while the soldiers exc
cute Butts manual Machine guns will
be seen on pack mules instead of on
wheels and the soldier boys will drive
the mules in and unload them in quick
time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-02
SUES FOR SONS INSURANCE
SAYS DEATH WAS ACCIDENT

COLUMBUS, GA, Jan. 2.-Aneging
that his son, F. NJ. Richardson. came
to his death by the accidental discharge
of a revolver on October 26, M. L. Rich
aruson' as administrator of his sons es-
tate, Is bringing suit in the city court
OF Columbus against the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company and the Pru-
dental Life Insurance Company.
r. NJ. Richardson carried a policy for
$1,000 in the Metropolitan and a policy
for $4,000 in the Prudential On Octo-
Der 26 he shot himself with a revolver
and, as 1t has been claimed a case of
suicide, the insurance companies re
fuse to pay the policies on the ground
that Richardson killed himself before
the policies were one year old.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-02
Hearts in Every Zone Bonbarded With Bonbons
PARCELS POST CUPID AID

that. The postofiice workers who
thought that they were busy at Christ
mas time know now that their expe-
rience had not then been completed
Atlanta is waking up to the advantages
of the parcels post A new channel OF
communication, from which nothing is
barred except poison and dynamite, is
open And it is the individuals rather
than the merchants and manufacturers,
who are using it, the postmaster de-
clares.
1t will be more popular, he thinks,
when the people learn of its possibili-
ties.
Sees Need of More Room.
IF it does grow" he said today
there is no way to accommodate it
except more room, and maybe, even
tually another building, a parcels post
station Independent of the station for
other mails. At any rate, if it increases
as it is doing today we shall be forced
to ask the department at Washington
for more room"
Nearly $4,000 in parcels post stamps
mas been sold, in the period covered by
Wednesdays half holiday at that
and this morning A requisition on the
Washington Office for more stamps was
made today.
Parcels post mail has begun to come
into Atlanta as well as to be dispatch
ed to other offices. and the first deliv-
cry to Atlanta consignees was made
this morning.
Means of delivery are embodied in a
motor truck of the ordinary commercial
type. In fact, the truck which deliv-
cred the bundles today has been leased
by the postoffice from a local firm.
Later it is expected, the volume of de-
livery business in Atlanta will necessi-
tate the installation of motor tricycles
and wagons.
The parcels post came to bring trou-
bic to the dead letter office and the
Mike department. Major C. V. Tut
wiler, superintendent of this depart
ment, groaned when there was con-