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The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
Australian Sugar Production.

Sugar is grown quite extensively in
Australia, particularly In Queensland,
Queensland statistics OF the production
OF sugar cane are not available for
dates prior to the season 1875. In
that season the total for the common.
wealth was 1.073.SSS tons. against
2.000,75S tons for the record season
1901. The average yield per acre Of
productive cane is much higher in New
South Wales than in Queensland. the
average during the late decade being
22.SS tons for the former and 1850 for
the latter state. The sugar cane pro
duction OF the commonwealth during
the past Ave seasons has averaged
about seven cwts per head of popula.
tion. In Queensland the production
Of cane per head has ranged between
~ ton In 1919 to three tons In 1901.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
Hunter Resoues Deer.

G. II. Yeatter. railroad fireman Of
Lewiston. acted as a good samaritan
In rescuing a deer from a pack of
hounds. bathed It's wounds and gave
II drink.
Hunting In Granville Gap. Yeatter
found fine buck at bay against an
embankment, fighting a bloody battle
with a pack OF hounds. After killing
three and wounding a fourth, the bal
ance took their heels. leaving their
prey exhausted. blood streaming from
wounds in its fianks.
Yeatter led and dragged the deer to
the creek near by. washed its wounds
and induced It to drink. The buck
cast look of gratitude upon its noble
rescuer and trotted into the forest.
Further on Yeatter found 1t grazing
with a doe and two fawns, and 1t is
believed the little family were at.
tackled by dogs and the buck. as the
natural protector, gave battle with
near fatal results.-Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
CHAPTER Liv.
The wife.

Again three days elapsed: and Ju-
dith, returning from the double fu-
neral of her father and sister, doffed
and more suited to the atmosphere OF
a sickroom. then yelieved the nurse
In charge OF Alan.
He remained as he had been ever
since the falling of the thunderbolt-
in absolute coma
But he lived. and-or the physicians
lied-must soon regain consciousness.
Kneeling beside his bedside Judith
prayed long and earnestly.
When she arose 1t was to answer
a tap upon the door. She admitted
Tom Barcus and suffered him to lead
her into the recess OF the window.
where they conversed in guarded
tones In spite OF the fact that the
subject OF their communications could
not possibly have heard them.
"I've come to tell you something
Barcus announced with characteristic
awkwardness, i've known II for
three days-ever since the wedding.
in fact-and kept It to myself not
knowing whether I ought to tell you
yet or not"
He paused. eyeing her uncertainty.
unhappily.
81 am prepared" Judith assured
him calmly.
You're nothing OF the sort" he
countered. srgumentative. "fou
couldn't be. It's the most amazing
thing imaginable. See here y
"Well?"
"You understand. don't you. that
Alan must never know that Rose was
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
Red Mans Agriculture.

The federal commissioner of Indian
affairs has issued an urgent plea to
superintendents of Indian reserva-
tions throughout the country to en-
courage Indian agricultural fairs and
Indian agriculture in general. not only
for the benefit of the Indians them
selves. but because of the opportunity
offered them by the European war to
do a service to the nation by bringing
their agricultural pursuits'to the high
est state of efficiency
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
sour Friends the Enemy"

A jealous bobby captured work
ingman and hailed him into court on
the charge of being an unregistered
German. The man swore he had n
Russian birth certificate. and pro-
duced It, Then said the magistrate
severely:
But why then have you for ten
years been masquerading as a Ger
mani"
Because" answered the man apollo
getically. when l came to England
ten years ago the feeling against Rus
sia was so strong that l was obliged
to pass myself of for a German" -
Molly Best in Harper's Weekly.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
Copyright. 1914. By Leui. Joseph v.ncs


chair, he lifted himself from 1t and
stood trembling upon his own feet for
the first time in almost twenty years.
Grasping the back of the wheeled
chair. he used 1t as crutch to guide
his feeble and uncertain movements
But these became momentarily
stronger and more confident.
This, then, was the secret he had
hugged to his embittered bosom.
secret unsuspected even by the at.
tending surgeon: that through the
motor accident three days ago he had
regained the use Of limbs that had
been stricken motionless-strangel
enough. by a motor car-nearly two
decades since.
Slowly but surely moving to the
bureau In the room. he opened one
of its drawers and took out some
thing he had without her knowledge.
seen Judith put away there while she
thought he slept.
Then. with this hidden In the
pocket OF his dressing gown he
steered a straight IL very deliberate
course to the door. let himself out,
and like a materialized specter of the
man he once had been. navigated the
corridor to the head of the broad
central staircase and step by step,
clinging with both hands. negotiated
the descent.
The lobby of the hotel was deserted.
AS the ceremony approached its end
every guest and servant in the house
was crowding the doorway to the
chapel None opposed the progress
OF this CHASTITY vision In dressing
gown and slippered feet. chuckling
insanely 90 himself as he tottered
through the empty halls and corri-
dcrs. finding an almost supernatural
strength TO sustain him till he found
himself face to face with his chosen
enemy and victim.
The first that blocked his way into
the chapel. a bellboy of the hotel,
looked round at the first touch of the
claw.like hand upon his shoulder and
shrank back with cry of terror-a
cry that was echoed from half a
dozen throats within another instant.
AS II from the path of some grisly
visitant from the world beyond the
grave. the throng pressed back and
cleared way for Seneca Trine. IA.
ther OF the bride.
And as the way opened and he
looked up toward the altar and saw
Alan standing hand in hand with
Rose while the minister invoked a
blessing upon the union that had been
but that instant cemented. added
strength. the strength of the insane,
was given to Seneca Trine.
When Alan. annoyed by the dis
turbance In the body of the chapel
looked round. II was to see the aged
maniac standing within a dozen fee,
of him: and as he looked and cried
out In wonder. Trine whipped n re
volver from the pocket OF his dressing
gown and swung it steadily to bear
upon Alan's head.
At that instant the storm broke
with Internal fury upon the land.
crash OF thunder so heavy and
prolonged that II seemed to rock the
very building upon its foundations
accompanied the shattering of huge
stain glass window.
A bolt OF blush flame of dazzling
brilliance slashed through the windoy
like a flaming sword and smote the
pistol in the hand of Seneca Trine
discharging the weapon even as 1t
struck him dead
As he fell the bolt swerved and
struck two others dowE-Alan Law
and the woman who had Just been
made his wife.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
Question.

Several Of the leading directors of
the New Haven railroad retired at
he moment when the investigation of
the line became most sweeping.
Commissioner Whitworth Riggs of
the bureau Of civics said apropos of
these retirements in Pittsburgh:
TITS an occurrence. We are told.
that has no Significance. These direc-
tors are overworked. They want q
rest. Hence they retire.
"But l. for my part. studying this
episode. would ask:
If appearances are deceitful, what
about disappearoncesr - Chicago
Herald
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killed by that lightning stroke:
"What do you mean?"


erably, you see, he loved her SOL
thought-rm sure it would be best
If you can bring yourself to ito let
him 20 on believing it wasn't Rose
who was killed, but Judith. And that's
skating so close to the truth that It
makes no difference: the Judith Alan
knew and the Judith l knew in the
beginning is gone as completely as
though she and not Rose had been
killed.
After a long pause. the girl asked
him quietly: II understand. But Is
1t possible you don't understand that.
II were to consent to this PROPOSE
tion. lend myself to a deception which
l must maintain through all my life
to come-Alan would consider me his
wife?"
We'll. but-you see-you are his
wife. oh, don't think I'm of my
bat I'm telling you the plain. unvar-
nished truth. You are Alan's wife.
No. listen to me. You remem-
ber that day in New York when you
substituted for Rose, when Alan tried
to elope with her. and you went with
him to Jersey City. and stood up to be
married by a preacher-guy named
wright-and Marrophat broke in just
at the critical moment and busted up
the party?"
"weIl?" she demanded breathlessly.
Barcus produced a folded yellow pa
per from his coat pocket and prof
fered It
Read that 1t was handed to me
as best man. Just before the cere-
mony SEEING it was addressed to
Alan and knowing he was in no frame
of mind to be bothered by kilograms.
slipped 1t into my pocket and forgot
all about it temporarily. When
came to find 1t. took the liberty of
reading it. But read 1t for yourself"
The typewriter lines of the long
message blurred and ran together al
most indecipherably in Judiths vision.
None the less. she contrived to grasp
the substance of its meaning
WHY DIDN'T YOU WIRE ME-
SOONER" it ran MARRIAGE TO
ROSE IMPOSSIBLE REV. MR.
WRIGHT INFORMED ME YOUR
MARRIAGE TO JUDITH LAST
WEEK HAD GONE TOO FAR WHEN
L aAENiNAARA ia IN a Inn 4 7 q LII , u
DITH LEGALLY YOUR WIFE
WOULD HAVE ADVISED YOU
SOONER HAD YOU LET ME- KNOW
WHERE TO ADDRESS YOU. HOPE
TO HEAVEN THIS GETS TO YOU
BEFORE TOO LATE"
The message was signed with the
name of Alan's confidential man of
business in New York
When Judith looked up she was
alone in the room. but for the silent
patient on his couch.
Slowly. almost fearfully. she crept
to his bedside and stood looking down
into the face of her husband
And while she looked Alan's lashes
fiuttered. his respiration quickened. a
faint color crept into his pallid cheeks
and his eyes opened wide and
looked into hers
His lips moved and breathed a word
of recognition:
Judith
With low cry OF tenderness. the
girl sank to her knees and encircled
his head with her arms.
Judith" she whispered. hiding her
face in his bosom. Judith is no
more :"
A pause; and then the feeble voice:
Then. II I was mistaken. II you
aren't Judith. you must be Rose-my
wife,"
She said steadily: Il am your wife
His hands fumbled with her face.
| closed upon her cheeks, lifted her
head until her eyes must look into
his.
And for many minutes he held her
so. looking deep into the soul of the
woman.
Then quietly he said; Il know :"
THE END.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25

Christmas comes but once a year.
but it's sure to come. Some are feel,
ing pretty gay. others looking glum.
Some are blowing in the cash. others
pay by check. Some will get theirs
in the sock. others in the neck. Ma
will get bunch of things; brotheru
not get much; sister will get pretty
gifts; pop will get-a touch,
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
Life-savins Garment for AvIa.ors

Life-Savins Garment for Aviators
David Williams Ogilvie of Balboa.
Canal Zone, in a patent. No. 11091+0
presents a life-saving garment especial
~ designed for aerial operators and
tShich has means for retarding a fall
means to cushion against injury from
fall. and float means to act as life
preserver II the operator should drop
IN the water r-Scientific American.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25

Our community thinks your rail-
road oughter furnish couple more
trains day. We're going to take
the matter to the legislature, too"
said the Saguache county old timer.
But very few people in your communt-
ty ever travel" parrled the agent
Maybe not. But We like to see the
cars go by"
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
Rapld Chanojno.

Well" said the janitor of the city
hall in Dixmude, as he showed another
bomb of the bed coverlets preparatory
to rising. well wonder which flag
TN have to put up over the building
today!"-Detroit News
The Delta independent., 1914-12-25
THE PHuNNY5ONE
, ,>>>>>>>>>>>>> =

The king was in the counting room
counting up his money; the queen was
The king collected all his coin to buy
the queen a present; she made a ten
cent gift for him. and everything was
pleasant ...
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
BURNED TO DEATH
IN Pine TH|CKET

Especial to The Richmond Eirgjnjan.)
BEDFORD CITY VA May "a
James L. Tindau. seventy-fve years
old, was turned -tleafh h+-re-thss
afternoon He was resident ~ The
Elks' home, having come from FIRE.
mont lodge, Fremont, Ohio.
MIR. TindalI was on the street AT
noon. and meeting Of friends, MIR Wal
ters, who recently moved here from
Fremont he accompanied him tn his
home, a short distance from town, for
dinner. Mr. Walters was engaged in
clearing some land and Mr.. TindaN
accompanied him to the held and set
FIRE TO brush short distance from
MIR. Walters. who continued his work.
He missed Mr.. Tiudall, and not GET
ting an answer when he called, he went
to look for him, and found him in
a pine thtcket. with his clothing
burned from his body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
SHOOTS At WALL
IN DINING ROOM

Fashionahly dressed men and wo-
men. dining at the Jefferson hotel.
were startled last night, when F. n.
Bocorsetisl<i. a Young man of Is41
West Grace street. drew his pistol In
the main dining room and fired four
shots into the wall Bocorseliski was
arrested by House Detective Griffin
and locked UP at the Second police
station on a charge Of disorderty cons
duet.
The room was crowded. Amid the
clatfer OF china, silver and the buzz Of
conversation, a shot rang out. Diners
saw young man, eNcitedly waving =
revolver With the second shot, men
and women Owed under the tables. for
the doors and any place Of safety
that presented itself,
The four shots. buried themselves in
the wall just above the table. where ~
party az Young society people We're
having dinner The objective rushed
to the scene and soon had Bocorseliski
under arrest. After tefephoning his
father and asking MIN 70 come downs
and tail him, ne was taken from IT,
hotel. IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
INTEREST IN TRUST
DEBATE IS WANING

WASHINGTON. May ga good
deal ~ todays debate In the house
on the Clayton antitrust bill was
given over IN a discussion % Ga gan
lied Ia hor's demand that the unions
shall ne exempted from prosecution
under the sherman act. Representa-
tive Floyd. If Arkansas. a Democrat,
defended the partial exemption pro
vided by the bill and expressed sur
prise that tabor should have entered
objection Ia it
Interest in the trust debate is wan
ing. The house leaders have found
1t impossible 10 keep a quorum pres
ent. In fact the. house Is doing bust
ness every day without a quorum
Under the special rule providing for
the consideration Of the CLAYTON bill
night sessions are in order during
general debate Only a corporals
guard was present TODAY, aud there
was a general demand that tonight $
session should he called off Every
body was satisfied except Represen-
tative Donovan. Of Connecticut
Democrat He objected to an early
adjournment but subsequently with
drew II. and the house adjourned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
TO QUIZ DIRECTORS
NAMED BY MElLEN
IN CONFESSIONS E"
Commissioners Looking into
Health of Men Who, Doctors
Say. Might Hurt

WASHINGTON, May es--The in.
terstate commerce commission on
Tuesday will resume its investigation
into the financial affairs OF the New
Haven road. 1t Is the present plan
TO call the directors Of the road whose
names were mentioned by Charles Il
Meiien in his confessions" of last
week
Solicitor Folk today said he had
sent two representatives OF the com :
mission 10 New York 10 learn the
physical condition Of william Rookie
Teller and George McCulloch Miller,
Both Mr.. Rockefeller. and MIR Miller.
when summoned as witnesses two
weeks ago, filed certificates signed
by their physicians to the effect that
the Journey to Washington for testi-
flying might result fatally No action
was taken on these certificates at the
time. and now that Mr. Mellen has
testified Solicitor Folk is more anx-
ious than ever 10 have as many Of
the directors as possible appear and
give their side of the story.
Lewis Cass Ledyard, counsel for the
late J., r, Morgan, and who served as
q director Of the New Haven. who has
been summoned and proba bly, will be
the first witness Tuesday
George r Baker. u n Warner.
Lawrence Minot and other directors
also have been summoned. The rep
resentatives of the commission who
have been sent to New York to as
certain the condition of Messrs hook
eyeller and Miller will also go TO New
Haven and ascertain the physical con-
dition of former Vice President II.
NJ kockersperger, of the New Ha-
ven
Mr.. Kockersperger was the vice.
president In charge OK accounting
during Mellens regime. He is now
on leave of absence from the New
Haven. Mr. Mellen. when he had
finished his testimony Yesterday, and
had been excused. and while the mat
ter of the sick witnesses was under
discussion, informed Solicitor Folk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
JURY FAILS WHEN
RACE TRACK CASE
CLOSED YESTERDAY
Failed to Agree After Being
Sent Back by Judge Cole
man and Are Dismissed

Especial to The Richmond Virginian
NORFOLK. VA, May 23,--After de-
}iberating for an hour and forty-five
minutes, a jury of the District court
of Norfolk county, last night reported
It's Ina hiliiy to agree on a verdict in the
case of Matthews Frank. charged seith
bookmaking at the jamestown race
track on April 1th The jurors were
discharged from the term by Judge
Coleman.
Another case Judge Coleman an
nounced, would be called Monday. The
dismissal of the jury marked the close
Of the first of dozen race course
cases growing out of q raid made ppon
the betting ring at jamestown on April
7th, by twenty Bald win -Feltz detec-
tives, ENGAGED at the instance of Gov
ernor Stuart.
The trial OF Frank occupied the
whole of two days, It was called on
Thursday morning and adjourned t
5 30 o'clock Thursday afternoon Until
yesterday morning, when the case was
resumed. After rather lengthy a~gu-
ment the case went TO the jury at a
few minutes 10 5 yesterday. The Jury
after being ont about a half hour, re-
turned and Foreman Poindexter in
formed Judge Coleman that some ~
the jurors sought information as to
what was meant by certain phrase
in the instructions, Ringing on the
word otherwise" with reference 10
the occupancy of the betting ring ar
Jamestown.
They returned again about 8 O'clock
and reported that they could not
agree. They were sent back by the
court, and allowed TO remain until
$50 o'clock. when they against re-
turned. and Foreman poindexter in
formed Judge Coleman that his as
sociates seemed hopelessly at odds as
to verdict
Judge Lawiess. one of the repre-
sentatives of the defense. noted ex-
ceptions to the courts ruling in dis
charging the jury for the term. con-
tending that the members were drawn
for the current term and that they
should be retained subject to being
called and examined as to their quail
fcations to sit In other cases.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
CONGRESS AROUSED
OVER DISCLOSURES

VA SH1EGT0N May as-The
New Haven railroad disclosures be-
fore the interstate commerce com :
ia Lesion have aroused members of
congress and there is talk now by
some OF them OF extending the tn
Jury into OTHER big lines
A prominent western senator Of
Progressive tendencies admitted to-
day that he and some of the col
leagues have considered the advis-
ability IF putting in a resolution df-
recting the commission to extend the
present invest !gation SO as TO include
particularly the New York Central
railroad system and the Pennsylvania
railroad.
This senator claimed 10 have re-
ceived important information bearing
on the New York Central which
might serve as this basis Of such a de-
mand Apparently the alleged al
lance between the railroads and
politics Ii the charge the senator has
in mind There has been some talk
Of an investigation into the affairs of
the Rock Island and the Pere Mar
auette,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
SLEPT SOUNOlY
AFTER HIS TRIAL

NEW YORK, May 23.-'J believe
the court of appeals will send me
back quicker than 1t did before"
That remark, made today by
Charles Becker to Warden Hanley. of
the Tombs prison, accurately indi-
Gates Becker's confidence in obtaining
another trial
Becker told the Tombs doctor, who
called on him today to question him
about his condition. that he went to
he'd three hours after he was con-
victed and slept unhrokenly.
Twelve hours made a lot of diff
ference in Mrs Rockers condition
mentally and physically, She had
recovered measureably from the
shock when she visited her husband
In the Tombs with John b. John
ston, OF counsel. and with Becker's
brothers. today.
They talked for nearly two hours
and when she left the prison 1t was
perfectly obvious that Becker's in
vincible confidence In Mr.. Mahton's
ability to get another reversal OF con-
viction had lifted her spirits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
SEARCH DELAYED
BY HEAVY SURF

WASHINGTON, May 23.--The cap
tian OF the United states cruiser Al
bany attempted today TO land portion
~ his crew at Arista. on the west
coast OF Mexico but was unable TO 40
10 on account OF the heavy surf, This
was reported to the navy department
today and 1t was added that another
attempt will be made tomorrow,
While the navy department Is reu-
sent about the matter. II Is understood
hat the landing party will make Il
search. for Smith. an American who Is
reported to be held at Tonala. in the
State OF Jalisco. Smiths only onense,
according to officials. was killing MEM
bers of q Mexican mob which stormed
Ms residence several weeks ago, Ten
members Of his family were held for
i time, but all with the exception Of
Smith himself. were released two days
ago.
A list of Americans at Tapachuia,
10 which section Smith was unofff-
ciaiiy reported to have been sent. sub
nitted to the state department. does
not include the name OF Smith and it
u taken for granted by ofncials that
paith 10 still held In Jaltsco.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-24
SIX BODIES FOUND
WHERE L|GHTSH|P.
SMASHED ON ROCK
Grew of Sixteen Meet Death
When Within Twenty-four
Hours of Their Home

HALIFAX, n. S.. May 23.--Of
sixteen men on the new Eghtship
Halifax, q. which went on the ledge
off Liscomb last night. the bodies of
six had been found late this after
noon, and the search for the others
was still in progress when darkness
made further work impossible. LIS
comb is a numbering and fishing port
less than one hundred miles east OF
Halifax. and ii Was on Crooks Ledge.
four miles outside the anchorage in
the ff4fr@tror where the itgirtE1ip went
to her fate with all hands.
The craft had sailed from GIas-
gov, and two days ago put in 1t St
Johns. n. r. ON her way to this port
Last night a heavy sea was run
ming and there was a thick fog. The
captain evidently determined - put
into T.scomb for tire night, either for
refuge or to take on more coal for
the bunkers may have becrnoe de-
pleted. No one lives to tell why the
llghsshsp got on the ledge. but she
must have been running for the
har-bor,
This afternoon boats that put out
from f.iScornb were able through the
fog. to make out a steamer bottom sup
on the rocks. and though. because of
the 6e1Et sea, tneS FoQin not gel
close. they were able to make our
the name Halifax on the craft,
Further evidence Of the identity of
the wreck WAS furnished in two life
boats smashed, which were swept on
the shore.
The bodies of the SIX men were.
with one exception. Judging by their
clothing. those Of siremen or en-
gineers. All had life belts. and they
were badly bruised from battering
against the sharp rocks They were
found floating in the water by the
steamer Dufferif. and boats from the
shore Later an official at LiScornh
Was directed to take charge OF -he
arrangements for the burial Of the
ictizgss~
The erew Of the iightsfaip MAS six-
teen. but there may. besides. have
been direct representative of the
builders who were under contract 10
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