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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04

The car was not the smart Pan
hard in which she had so often spun
down the avenue or along the she'll
roads of the north shore. 1t lacked
those fin-de-siecle appurtenances which
marked the ne plus ultra Of its kind.
as her observant eye recognized; but
it ran staunch and true. The powerful
hands that gripped the steering-wheel
were brown with sun and wind. and
the handsome face above it had look
of keenness and energy she had never
surprised before. They passed many
vehicles and there were few whose &C.
cupants did not greet him. In fact.
as he presently remarked. 1t was a
saving of energy to keep his. hat or:
and he tossed the Panama into the
rear seat On the rim Of the village
group raised cheer to which he
nodded laughingly, and further on a
little old lady on timid vine-colored
porch beside church, waved black
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04
Japanese Theater.

To a foreigner, stage management
in japan would appear somewhat &C.
centric. When an actor is killed dur
ing the play man In black rushes on
the stage and holds a large clock be-
fore the supposed corpse. who soon
rises and runs of the stage.
The scenes are never shifted, but
the whole stage revolves on wheels,
while between the acts the children
among the audience rush behind the
curtain and play until the drum beats
for another act. The. performance be-
gins at 10 a. m, and the audience pro-
vision themselves for "a hours, curling
up on mats and smoking the whole
tine. --.----.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04
THIS IS A TALE
OF BESSIE, A cow
And the Mystery of 1t All Is, Who
Cut the Good Bovine's
Tail Off y
WEARS A KIMONO NOW
Poor Beast Had Nothing With Which
to Fight Of the Troublesome Flies,
So Owner Made II Nice Covering
OF Yellow.

Chicago.-Mrs. Emma Mylie. who
owns several lots at North Sixty-sec-
ond and West North avenues, recently
pitched her tent on one of than, plant
ed vegetable and rose garden about
1t, tethered Tom, her horse, and Bes-
sic, her cow, near by, and settled her
self to spend happy summer in the
open. Bessie grazed away stolidly
and seemed to be perfectly contented
with life until few nights ago, when
something dreadful happened.
That is why George A. H. Scott Of
the Illinois Humane society received
an anonymous telephone call to the eff
feet that 1t would be we'll to inNesti-
gate a case of cruelty to animals in the
vicinity of the Westward Ho Golf club.
Charles H. Brayne,, an officer of the
society, was dispatched to investigate.
Near Mrs. Mylie's tent he care full
upon a vision of flaming yellow. At
first he thought it. was brilliantly
painted sign. Then he saw that 1t was
alive. He approached fearfully. From
one end Of the yellow mass pair OF
horns protruded. from. the other. alast
there emerged all of what was left OF
Bessie's once long and bnshy tail.
''It's-it's COW, isn't it?" he ASKED,
pointing to the yellow object.
Eyes, that's Bessie" said Mrs. MSlia-
II had to make a yellow kimono for
her, poor thing, she was So uncomfort-
able. You see. she used. to have long
tail and whisked the flies, away In, q
manner that made old Tom over there
envious. But the other night some
body slipped up and cut half her tail
Off"
Brayne wondered against whom the
cruelty charge should be placed.
Il guess I'll go and look. for the rest
of her TAIL" he said.
lust then Bessie shook her kimono
in the breeze and old Tom. unaccus-
toned to associating with any but
kimono-less cows, snorted, kicked hts
heels in the air, and scurried off to the
far end of the field.
At Sixty-fourth and West North ave-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. a rich society favorite.
Suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source OF his
wealth. has failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
FOR the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car. a
white bull dog and Damory court, neg
lected estate In Virginia. On the way TO
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an authenticated beauty, and de-
cides that he is going to like Virginia i'm
mensely. Shirley's mother. Mrs. Dand-
ridge, and Major Bristow exchange rem
1niscences during which II is revealed
that the major. Valiants father, and a
man named Sassoon were rivals for. the
hand of Mrs. cambridge In her youth.
Sassoon and Valiant fought duel on her
account in which the former was killed
Valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers ans decides to
.reha bflitate the place. Valiant saves
Shirley from the bite OF snake. which
bites him. Knowing the deadliness OF the
bite. Shirley sucks the poison from the
wound and saves his life Valiant learns
ginia on account OF a duel In which Doc
tor Southall and Major Bristow acted as
his fathers seconds. Valiant and Shirley
become good friends. Mrs. cambridge
faints when she meets Valiant for the
first time. Valiant discovers that he has
a fortune in old walnut trees. The yearly
tournament. a survival of the tousting OF
feudal times. Is held at Damory court; At
the last moment Valiant takes the place
of one of the knights. who Is sick, and
enters the lists.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04
CHAPTER xxIII-contInued.

The twelve horsemen were now SIT
ting their FESTIVE mounts In group
ut one end Of the lists. Two mounted
monitors had stationed themselves on
either side of the rope-barrier; third
stood behind the upright from whose
arm was suspended the silver ring.
The herald blew q blast, calling the
title of the first Of the knights. In
stantly. with lance at rest, the latter
galloped at full speed down the lists.
There was a sharp musical clash, and
as he dashed on, the ring few the
full length Of its tether and swung
back. whirling swiftly. It had been a
CLOSE thrust. for the iron pike-point
had smitten its rim. A cheer went up,
under cover OF which the rider looped
back outside the lists to his former
position.
In an upper tier of the stand spec
tator made cup of his hands. "The
Knight Of the Golden Spur against the
field" he called. What odds?"
Five to one. Spotteswood." a voice
answered.
Ten dollars" announced the first
Good" And both made memoran-
dunn on their cuffs:
A second time the trumpet sounded,
and the knight of Castlewood flashed
ingloriously down the roped aisle-a
miss.
Again and again the clear note rang
. out and a mounted figure plunged by,
.-and presently, In burst of cheering,
the herald proclaimed THE Knight of
1.-THE Black Eagle-one!" and Chilly
Lusk, in old-rose doublet and inky
plume cantered back with a silver
ring upon his pike.
No simple thing. approaching leis-
urely and afoot. to send that tapering
point straight to the tiny mark. But
at headlong gallop, astride blooded
horse straining to take the bit. deed
requiring a nice eye. perfect seat
and an unwavering arm and hand!
Those knights who looped back with
their pixies thus braceleted had spent
long hours in practice and each rode
,as naturally as he breathed: yet more
than once horse SHE'D In mid-course
and at the too-eager thrust of the spur
bolted through the ropes. Valiant
made his first essay-and missed
with the blood singing in his ears.
The ring few from his pike, catching
him swinging blow on the temple In
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04

ITS rebound. but he scarcely felt it. AS
he cantered back he heard the majors
bass pitting him against the field.
And then, suddenly. stand and field
all vanished. He saw only the long
level rope-lined lane with it's twinkling
mid-air point. An exhilaratIon caught
him at the feel of the splendid horse
flesh beneath him-that sense OF one
ness with the creature he bestrode
which the instructive horseman knows
He lifted his lance and hefted 1t, seek
ing its absolute balance. feeling its
point as a fencer with his rapier.
when again the blood-red sash
streamed away TIE heralds cry.
knight of the Crimson Rose--One!"
set the field hand-clapping. From the
next joust also. Valiant returned with
the gage upon his lance. Two had
gone to the Champion of Castlewood
and two to scattering riders. When
Valiant won his fourth the grand stand
thundsred with applause.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04
CHAPTER XIV.
Katharine Decides.

Katharine left the field of Runny.
mede with John Valiant In the dun
colored motor. She sat in the drivers
seat beside him, while the bulldog ca
pered. ecstatically barking, from side
to side of the rear cushions. Her
father had declined the honor. remark.
ing that he considered a professional
chauffeur sufficient risk of his valua.
BILE life and that the Chalmers grays
were good enough for him--a decision
which did not wholly displease Katha'
rine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04


Event.
mitted hand to him with sweet old
time gesture. Katharine noted that he
bowed to her with extra care.
That's Miss Matte Sue Mabry," he
said, "the quaintest, dearest thing you
ever saw. She taught my father his
letters"
Where the Red Road stretched level
before them, he threw the throttle
open for long rush through the
afternoon breeze drew by them. sweep
ing back Katharine's graceful sinuous
veil and spraying them with odors OF
clover and sunny fruit They passed
orchard clumps bending with young
apples, boundless aisles Of green,
young-tasseled corn and shadowy
groves that smelled of fern and sassa-
fras, opening out into more sunlighted
vistas overarched by the intense pene-
trable Of the June sky.
John Valiant had never seemed to
her so wholly good to see, with his
waving hap ruffling in their flight and
the westering sun shining redly on his
face Midway of this squirt he looked
at her to say: did you ever know
more beautiful countryside? See how
the pink-and-yellow of those grain
fields fades into the purple Of the hills.
Very few painters have ever captured
a tint like that. It's like raspberries
crushed In curdled milk"
I've quite lost my heart to 1t ALL"
she said, her voice jolting with the
speed OF their course. TITS a perfect
pastoral so different from
our terrific city pace. OF
course It must be trifie dull at times
seeing the same people al.
ways and without the thea
ter and the opera and the whirl about
oEe-but the kind OF life
one reads about in the nov
els OF the South, you know
I suppose one doesn't realize that II
actually exists until one comes to a
Southern place like this. And the
negro servants! How odd II must be
to have a white-haired old darby in a
brass-buttoned swallow-tail for but
Ter! So picturesque! At Judge Chal-
mers' have feeling all the time that
I'm walking through a stage re-
| hearsal"
The car slackened speed as |. slid
by a white-washed cabin at whose en-
trance sat dusky gray-bearded fig
ure. Valiant pointed. do you see
| him?" he asked.
II see a very ordinary old colored
man sitting on the doorstep" Katha-
rine replied.
That's Mad Anthony. our local
Mother Shipton. He's prophet and
soothsayer. Uncle Jefferson-that's
my ody-servant-insists that he fore
told my coming to Damory Court II
we had more time you could have
your fortune told"
How thrilling" she commented
with halfhumorous irony.
He pointed to a great white house
set in a grove of trees. THAT is
Beechwood," he told her, "the Beverly
homestead. Young Beverley was the
Knight of the Silver Cross. A fine old
place, isn't It? II was burned by the
Indians during the French and Indian
War. My neutrality-suspicious.
er =" He broke off. But then, those
old things won't interest YOU"
They interest you a great deal
don't thew" she asked.
YES" he admitted. they do. You
see, my ancestors are such new &C
quaintances, I find them absorbing
You know when lived In New
York"
Last month"
He laughed little-not quite tbs
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04

nues Brayne met boy carrying
bushy object.
Il found this in the grass there" he
said. 81 wonder what it belongs to-"
See that big yellow thing jumping
about" Brayne replied. Its the other
half of that"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
Trade Commission Bill
Is Passed by Senate

Washington, Aug. 6.-The Fed
eral trade commission bill, the first
of the three antitrust bills to be con-
sidered by the Senate, was passed last
evening by a vote of SO to Is. Two
emocrats-Thomas and West-voted
against it.
The commission gets authority to
investigate the organization, financial
condition, conduct, practices and man.
agement of any corporation engaged
in commerce and it's relations to other
corporations or individuals, associa-
tions and partnerships.
1t is authorized to require corpora
tions to open their books, disclose their
records and produce books. documents,
correspondence, contracts, memoran-
da, etc, regulating transactions. The
inquisitorial powers of the commits
sion are very broad.
The commission is also authorized
to investigate foreign trade conditions.
Section ; was the subject of anima ed
discussion. 1t makes unfair compe-
tition" unlawful. but does not define
it. The commission is empowered to
make an order upon defendant found
guilty of unfair competition requiring
him within given time to desist in
the practice complained of. A limited
court review is provided of any orders
made against unfair competition.
Penalties are provided for persons
who fail to make the required reports
or who may alter or falsify records or
destroy evidence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
WAR NEWS COLORED
SAYS NARODN| LIST
Steamship Agents Here Already
Feel Results of European
Conflict

The Narodni List (National Ga
zette). a large New York foreign
newspaper supported by the Austrian
government, which has a large circu-
lation here. received in Steelton this
morning. says that news dispatches of
the conflicts of the past few days are
seeches all Austrians not to he discour-
aged by stories of reverses to the i'm
perial arms. All the news, 1t asserts,
comes through London and is col
ored." Spiridian Furcich, local
steamship agent and an ardent sup
porter of the Austro-G German alliance,
believes that when the censorship is
removed the news that comes across
the water will show that 1t isn't going
to he an easy job to stop the War
Lord of Europe" in his march to
glory.
Steelton steamship agents, who do a
large and profitable business in nor
NAL times, have been put almost COM
pletely out of business. The worst
sufferers are the Joseph Jiras- Baugh-
man. Estate, Front and Chestnut
streets. Edgar Jiras, a member of the
firm, this morning said that practi-
cally all the lines in the pool had
Cancelled their sailings both ways. The
French line is still open, but all the
vessels of this company will he used
in conveying French reservists back
home. William II. Flynn, Spiridian
Furcich, NJ. r. Alleman and number
of smaller agencies report the entire
cessation of their once profitable busi-
ness,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
Steelton Snapshots

Fire Chief EntertaIns.-Ffre Chief
John f. Shupp, Sr., will entertain
members of the Baldwin company
baseball team and the Invincibles this
evening. The affair will be held in
the parl RS of the Baldwin hose house.
Arrows Win.-The Enhaut Arrows
defeated the Rosebuds, score to 3, at
Enhaut last evening.
Hold Picnic.-Members of the He
brew Synagogue at Locust and Sec
ond streets held a picnic at Reservoir
Park to-day over 200 attended.
Shelley IIl.-Abe Shelley is i'll at his
home. 80 North Front street.
Slough Committeeman Here.-lt
was not decided at last evenings meet
ing in Centenary United Brethren
Church whether or not the Steelton
churches will all join in the Slough
campaign in Harrisburg in November.
Mr.. Carroll, of the Derry Street
United Brethren Church, explained
the plans to the forty-two committee
men of Centenary Church, which has
already signified its intention to join
the movement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
FEAR THE WAR WILL
CAUSE STEEL SLUMP
ton; Little Ferremanganese
News of Bethlehem Steel Retrench-
ment Causes Anxiety in Steel

Announcement this morning of the
colsing of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany's plant at Bethlehem. throwing
over 1000 men out of employment,
and the United States Steel Corpora
tons withdrawal of all prices on it's
products, is causing apprehension
among the dwindling army of en-
ployes about the Steelton plant OF the
Pennsylvania Steel Company.
While the local company has made
no further retrenchments and has had
no further orders cancelled, it is feared
in official circles that the European
war and the consequent declaration of
the belligerents that steel is contra
band of war; will cause another slump
here.
In its weekly summary to-day the
Iron Age predicts that the entire steel
production of the country is endan-
gered by the scarcity of ferroman-
ganese, which is one of the indispens-
able ingredients of steel. England,
from whence comes the greater sup
ply of ferromanganese has put the
ban on the shipment of all metals.
Some of the larger American steel con-
Germs have enough of the metal on
hand to last from three to five months,
but the smaller companies have but
few weeks supply on hand and, with
no prospects of a fresh supply, but
one thing is possible-to shut down
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
NO TRANSPORTATION
FOR CHARITIES
Public Service Commission Makes
a Ruling on Matter Much
Asked About Lately

The Public Service Commission,
having received numerous requests for
an opinion upon the question whether
railroad company or street railway
company or other transportation COM
pany may lawfully grant free passes
tc charitable organizations, has made
this administrative ruling:
LAS we have heretofore had occa-
sion to point out, in connection with
similar questions relative to the sub
jcct of free transportation, the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth, in
Article XVII, Section s, expressly pro-
vides that
No railroad, railway or other
transportation company shall grant
free passes, or passes at a discount, to
any persons except officers or en-
plcyes of the company
so long as this prohibition remains
as 1t now stands in the Constitution
the commission is powerless to hold
that free transportation may be issued
to charitable organization for chari-
table purposes however much we
might otherwise be in accord with a
public policy which would permit of
such free transportation in this class
of cases"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
Belgians Defeat Germans
Wounding and Killing 5000

But
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voande6 Goy Two 0'sF' the de-
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Th @ @ 3 to @H have n6 s ] a anch of fight
sans did reendo9 EXECUTION @ so6g ag enrf h &
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ths ] ETsnen % Uho 5 hay dTe36y & entered the Unry
the S Gs may
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Germans finally
and
thousand abandoned machine
German
wednesday the direction OF Aywaile. Belgium
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
.REORGAN|zER IS
HOTLY ATTACKED
York Postmaster Designate Has to
Face Charges That He Took
Republican Money

Folks around the Democratic State
headquarters were down in the dumps
to-day over the prospects that the
fight over the York post office might
have to be fought all over again as
a result of the serious charges made
mer- Mccormick man slated for the
York office.
At Washington yesterday this latest
selection of the machine had to face
charges of the most serious character
and when it ended Jere S. Black, who
is leading the fight against the ma
chine, promised to furnish names of
more witnesses for the Senate COM
mittee to hear. There was submitted
an affidavit by D. H. McGuigan, for
mer political associate. charging that
Peeling had received $1,000 from the
campaign manager of eX-Congressman
ID. +. Lafean. This affidavit and sew
eral other charges formed a highly
sensational presentation. Mr.. Peel
ing, charged in a former statement by
Jere S. Black with being illiterate and
unable to read and write, faced his
prosecutor. The witness made vigor-
Gus denial of his connection with the
Lafean campaign. He admitted that
McGuigan had paid him S400 after the
1911 campaign in part settlement of
a note.
The affidavit involves Henry c. Niles,
"a prominent lawyer, as we'll as ex-
Congressman Lafean.
Citizens of York said that McGuigan
was irresponsible and could not be be-
lieved. The witnesses also told of
Feelings qualifications and standing in
the community. Among the witnesses
were eX-Judge Stewart, who also ap-
peared as counsel for Peeling; Harvey
C. Gross. district attorney of York
county; Allen c. West: John w. Hell
Ter, who was deputy under Mr.. Peeling
as sheriff; DIR. James A. Dale, presi-
dent of the York County Bank; E. S.
Stauffer, president of the York
City Bank; James J. Gerry, prothono-
tary of York county, and ex-District
Attorney Ray Sherwood.
Mr.. Peeling said ne had known Nc
Guigan a great many years and had
taken over the notes indorsed by his
father for McGuigan. He denied that
he had ever received money from
Lafean or worked to elect him. He
said he and McGuigan were not friend
ly now and had not been on a very
friendly basis for years. He had main
tanned his acquaintance with him, he
said. in order to get the notes paid.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
CrRal TOrN N0lDOl crown chlebsplRe3
N,dG4LlOlaR .I!n[:enhAHrS
Dark Days Indeed Be These
For Subject of the Dual Empire
Franz Josef Isn't Alone With His Sorrows Brakov,
Has $40 900 Worth of EN-

Franz Josef isn't the only resident
of the Dual Empire who has much
much domestic trouble at home and
abroad; John Brajkovic, a loving sub
ject has more than an ordinary mans
share of woe-S10,000 worth of IT, in
fact. That's the figure he places upon
: anyway, in starting an action to-day
against Spiridian Fursich, Steelton, foi
that sum for alleged alienation of Mrs
Braj jkovic's affections.
Attorneys Philip S. Meyer and John
C. Nissley filed the $4,000 suit to-day
Part of Johns tough luck story is re-
cited in the plaintiffs statement Here
II is in brief, according to Johns own
aftidavit.
In 1883 he was married in Croatia
they lived together until 1896 when
they removed to Steelton. Shortly af-
ter John took his son Joseph to Aus
tria to have his eyes treated and when
told that the cure would be a matter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
EUROPEAN IMPORTS ARE
STOPPED AND PRICES RISE

New York, Aug. 6.-"There are no
imports to the United States" was the
comment of one big importer yes
terday. Prices are up 25 per cent.
They no longer exist. No one knows
when there will be any more and some
firms may not live to see that time if
IL be six weeks or six months hence.
Neuman & Schwiers Co.. is Worth
street, a firm importing fancy gro
ceries and food specialties from
France, Belgium, Germany, Holland
and tally, said that ii is impossible to
get any foodstuffs now from Euro
pean countries, even from neutral
countries, such as Italy.