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The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
BROTHERS HELD FOR THEFT.
Alleged Gamblers Also Charged with
Fraud Involving 100000.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald
Paris. March 26.-Frauds involving
$4,000 are alleged against two brothers.
Robert and Pierre Loren. belonging to a
wealthy French family. well known in
Partisan society.
The young men are in custody on
charges of obtaining valuables and
money by false pretenses and also for
attempting to extort money by threats.
Robert, some time ago. was sentenced
to a term of Imprisonment for attempt
ing to swindle an American out of
$4,000. He appealed and the case is
still undecided.
The prisoners father a few years ago
left each ofSthem $JCo.Coo. hut this they
quickly dissipated in Il life Of pleasure
and gambling. They kept two beautiful
suites Of apartments in fashionable
part of Paris, and during the season
gambled for very high stakes.
AL their fortune was dissipated within
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS

!sts. and visiting pupils were taught to
recognize and name the most common
varieties.
DR.. Arthur Deerin Call, executive d.
rector of the American Peace Society,
will address the Parent League at Wilson
Normal School Wednesday evening, his
subject being Our Part in the Burden
of the Nation"
Miss Elizabeth v. Brown, director OF
primary instruction: Miss Emma Jacobs,
director Of domestic science, and Super
visor W. B. Patterson were speakers al
All Souls Church Tuesday morning al
Club. ideals in Education" was the
theme considered.
Notices have been sent out by DR.. Re-
beeca Stonerosd, of the physical culture
department, OF the button contest" 10
be held in May. There are to be three
athletic events: Ginning the bar, the
standing broad jump, and the 6o-yard
dash for upper grades. Silver and bronze
buttons will be awarded the successful
contestants.
According to the decision rendered in
ldNOT VI lne lHt SnOulO
control the natural resources OF the coun-
try" This question was discussed by
the Daniel Webster Club Friday after.
noon with Vanderlip, McGarraghy, and
Miss Kilda Malcolm upholding the affirm
ative and Mazo, Trimble and Waltern
on the negative.
A large delegation of Baltimore Nor
NAL School teachers and students took
1uUV,.. - - n -
day and spent the day observing methods.
In the defamation and oratory con-
test held under the auspices Of the
Brookland Parent Teachers Association,
Wednesday night, a gold medal was
awarded Gordon Edmonds for first place
among boys and another to Dorothy
Fisher for honors among girls
At Western High School the vaIedic-
torian and salutatorian are selected by
scholastic standing. The honors fan TO
Elizabeth Graf and Marion Crift. Other
officers OF the June graduating class
are: Poet, Katherine Beach; prophet
Janney Nichols, and historian, David
Day.
Thursday and Friday evening Of this
week Eastern High School will give
its spring play in which sixty students
are to take part. 1t is called "a Knight
OF King Arthur's Court" and was writ
ten by member Of the faculty. An elab-
crate scenic setting has been arranged
and the stage trappings and costumes
hired from Baltimore firm.
An examination for the majorship In
the high school battalion will be held
during the week.
The Art Decorative League will place
IN the library Of Wilson Normal School
next week five valuable colored etchings
purchased by member OF the league in
Europe last summer.
An interesting camera exhibit. includ-
ing portrait, genre. and outside views,
the work of teachers and pupils at Tech,
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

DR.. F. ]. Gould. of the Moral Educa-
tional League of London, who spoke dur
ing institute week last October, will re-
turn to Washington during the week OF
AnriI 30 and give three lessons a day to
3. ..ss IN the schools of various sections
r .ug city.
s'rs. Nora Hoegelsberger, vice principal
Of central will return to her duties to-
n.rr-ow after two weeks stay at
Asuury Park where she went to recu-
perate after an attack of grip. Mile.
Leibschutz and Miss Robins will be able
TO give up hospital care during the week.
a. G. Alden has contracted contagious
disease and is quarantined at his home
in Kensington, Md. Miss Morgan and
Miss McAvoy are on the sick list, also.
Webster duint defeated its rivals on the
Thomson team Thursday afternoon with
a score of q to L. Having won two out
Of three games Il is now in the champion
ship role. Freund, De Atley, Hauk, Os-
trow, and Yudelevit make up the Webster
team.
Nelson McKernan. instructor in me-
chanical drafting at Tech, spent last
week in New York visiting schools The
current issue of Tech News hints that
he was arranging also for the presenta-
ton of theatricaIs.
The Dramatic Society of Business High
School is planning a series of entertain
ments to he given during the closing
months Of the schoo! year. Several short
pleys and an elaborate spring perform
ance, based on Shakespeare's Mid
summer Nights Dream are included in
the program
A regimentaI officers dance, reception
and sociable was held at Eastern High
School Friday night. These functions are
held primarily for promoting good-fellow-
ship, team work, and general interest in
all high school cadet activities.
Prof. z. A. Ross, at the head of the
department of sociology of the Univer-
sity CT Wisconsin. spoke to the students
Of Central Monday morning on educa-
tional and sociological problems in South
America. Prof. Ross has just returned
to the States after 4 years study of
conditions in The Southern continent.
Miss S. B. Sipe has given a series of
talks at Wilson Normal School during
the week, teaching children how to pre-
pare and plant a garden. The main cor
ridor OF the building has been beautified
by an exhibit of many kinds of potted
plants and cut flowers sent by city for
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
CANDLE AND PIN DECIDE SALE

Special CabI to The Washington Herald.
London, March 2s.--An ancient Lincoln
shire custom was revived at an auction
sale at Butterwick Thursday night to
determine the letting OF a piece OF mead
ow land.
A candle was lighted and pierced with
pin. Bidding began, and the candle
burned until the flame reached the pin,
which fell out. The land was then de-
ciared let to the last bidder.
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is displayed in the drawing-room OF the
school The exhibit will be open to the
public during the week.
Margery Kinnau and George Cooper
will take the leading roles in The
Mousetrap," a clever farce. which the
dramatic society will present at Western
High School Tuesday afternoon.
The Junior class of Business High
School will entertain the June graduates
at a dance next week.
DIR. De Witt Robertson, secretary of the
board of trustees Of Syracuse University.
gave an illustrated lecture at Tech Friday
morning.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
ENGINE TO sUBDUE ELEPHANT

Berlin. March "a railway engine
yesterday was brought into play at the
station Weissensee near here. to subdue
an elephant which had escaped from its
cage with a travelling circus. The beast
ran along the track terrifying workmen
and others who were in its path and
successfully resisting all attempts to cap
ture it. Finally chain was thrown
sbout its neck and the other end at
tachcd to the engine. Slowly but surely
the engine dragged the elephant back
tC the station.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
INDIAN BLUE BLOOD" COLLEGE.
Sons of Chiefs and Other Aristo-
cratic Youths to Attend school.

sterial Cable to The Washington Herald
Delhi. India. March 2S.-The sons OF
the ruling chiefs of India are to have
college when the building of the new
capital is carried out. The estimated
cost of the college is s2.OOO.0O. The plans
originally confined those eligible to the
college to the sons Of ruling chiefs. but
have now been extended to include Sc
lected youths of aristocratic families as
well. Lord Hardings, the Viceroy. Is
greatly interested in the project and Is
devoting much Of his time to il. He Is
of the opinion that the future Of the In
dian states now depends more upon the
education Of the people than upon Brit
ish military control
In addition to this college there will
be women's Medical College, the
Begun OF Brophars Female College, the
New st Stephens College, and the Unsni
College.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

| two years. and since then the young
men are alleged to have obtained valua-
| BILE jewelry and furniture and sold it to
| meet gambling debts.
One complaint against them relates to
| a $500 pearl necklace. They protest
their innocence of the fraud charges.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

his shorter felIow-visitors. who tried in
vain 20 peer over his shoulder.
Finally a small man tugged at The
chancellor's sleeve and remarked, well,
you bean-pole in front there, perhaps you
wouldn't mind stepping back and look
ing over our shoulders. so that others can
get their moneys worth, too"
The chancellor smilingly hastened to
oblige
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
CALLS CHANCELLOR .BEiN.PoLE.'

sr.rial Cable to The Washington Herlli
Berlin, March S.-Dr. Won Bethmann-
HoIlweg. the Imperial Chancellor, visited
the aquarium at the Berlin Zoo" yester-
day, and, fascinated by basin full Of
clans, did not notice that his towering
form effectually obstructed the view Of
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

Russia last year nearly doubled its pro-
duction Of hops over the figures for the
previous year.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

Regina, Saskatchewan, will expend
siS7,I5s this year for municipal water
works system
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
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gail ages and classes find the greatest enjoyment solving puzzles The
Ben Franklin Quiz merely puzesong game with added features and
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The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

regimental officers dance, reception
and sociable was held at Eastern High
School Friday night. These functions are
he'd primarily for promoting good-fellow-
ship, team work, and general interest in
all high school cadet activities.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

The Art Decorative League will place
IN the library Of Wilson Normal School
next week five valuable colored etchings
purchased by a member OF the league in
Europe last summer.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

An interesting camera exhibit. includ-
ing portrait, genre, and outside views,
The work of teachers and pupils at Tech.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-15
By ROBERT MACK Y
Copyright The eFankA MuusyCo

song Of the angels. From its mar
gins, in a seeming wildness OF
mysticism. sprang, straight and rig
Id. the trees that were my guides and
companions. From our cabin door
we could look on tree tops beneath
US. and at the tremulous lines OF the
trunks OF trees above Us. which SEEM
ed to point mutely and silently the
way to God. No other vegetation
could be found-no flowers. no weeds.
no chaparrai. Moltry and I called
it The Valley Of the Dismal Wall"
because of the soughing OF the wind
through the trees, which resembled
the mournful strain OF q lone spirit
in the grasp of death:
"a long unmeasured tone
To mortal minstrelsy unknown"
When MoItry returned with the
wood, was sitting on the stone steps
of the cabin. As looked at the old
man. between whom and myself there
had always existed the warmest SYM
pathy, 1 realized that 1t was not an
easy matter to adhere to my plan
for murder. He threw the wood to
the ground by the side OF the cabin.
and. whistllng merry tune, came
and Eat beside me.
He was the first to speak.
Barton" he said, will you work
that claim back Of the house today?"
/ did not answer the question. 1
had no intention OF working that or
any other claim. Had 1 said no, he
would have become suspicious and
wanted TO know the reason why. Had
1 said yes, he would have been none
the wiser. But We had agreed not
to lie TO each other, and did not in
tend to break even that part OF our
compact on the last day of his life.
Whats the matter, old MANI" he
said, as gently as a child. when had
not answered his question.
"Moltry." 1 replied. chow long do
you intend to stay in these noun
talns?"
How long? Why. lad, so long as
the Almighty win let me; until health
and strength shall have gone"
Il am growing weary OF it," said.
I'VE must have a very large sum I'm
dust and nuggets now. Why not go
to some OF the great cities OF the
world and spend it where there Is life
real life?"
"Lifel" he answered, somewhat
startled. Life Is never found In
great cities. Life is lost in great
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-15
Ihos. Hawxhurst,
Plateau Pioneer,
Goes to Northwest

Thomas Hawxhurst, who, with his
parents, We're the earliest settlers in
Plateau valley, left last night for
Idaho and Nevada where he expects
to locate. Mr.. Hawxhurst with his
parents came into Plateau over Grand
Mesa in 1880 when there were only
4 few log cabins in Grand Junction.
They settled on what has since been
called Hawxhurst creek on the ranch
now occupied by Jesse Snipes. As
the country settled up Mr.. Hawxhurst
became the first postmaster of the
town of Collbran then called Hawk
hurst.
Miss Carrie Dunlap. daughter of
Mr.. Hawxhurst's sister, was the first
white child born in Mesa county. She
has since died.
The many friends of this well
known pioneer will hear of his de-
Darture with extreme regret. He has
hundreds of friends in all parts of the
county and the western slope.
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his dead form n TIE blankets beside
me, the sunshine would have paled
before my happiness. and the glory
OF my life would have been supreme.
Day followed day. and year followed
year, and although ailments which
seemed OF a nature TO hasten his end
overcame him at regular intervals,
death always stood aside to let him
pass. Indeed, during the past few
years OF his life. he had enjoyed al
most perfect health. and the day be-
fore I killed him. it appeared to me
that his step had never been lighter.
his cheek never ruddier, his appetite
never better, nor was there any dim
mutton In his strength to swing a
pick. He seemed to be the allegory
of eternal life.
1 had become tired OF the noun
tains--tired of that immense, track
less domain OF solitude. where the
memory OF time was living in the
glory OF nature. / had conquered
the god Of Mammon-his wealth was
at my feet-wlth It I could crafty
ambition. buy pleasure and all else
that i might crave. But no argu-
ment, however beguilins, would lure
him to break the bond OF our SEEM
inEly relentless compact, and I could
not leave him there alone.
One morning. when he had gone to
cut wood for our fire. 1 firmly made
UP my mind that he should die.
Vividly 1 recall that sad day In au-
tufnn. Leaves in myriad colors fell
and scurried hlther and yon at the
will of the wind. How many times
before had 1 watched the leaves fall
and drift away. until the naked
branches that had borne them SEEM
ed to point to a thousand mockeries.
Our cabin was built on a mighty
pillar Of rock, from which we could
see twenty miles up and down a
great canyon. Our rich claims.
marked by gray piles of earth, lay
all around us. Above us. and stretch
Ing great distance beyond were
the high peaks of the Sierras. some
brown. some snow-capped, some SO
blue and obscure as TO become lost
In the clear sky. From the dim re-
gions beyond the mountains there
flowed deep and narrow river,
which, In Its winding course, received
the waters OF other streams until
Its current passed through a gorge
below us with such mighty force, so
grandly and so musically, that IL
OFTEN seemed to be consonant to the
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-15

the least resentment to my remarks.
He extended his hand somewhat ner-
vously It seemed. and the look of ap-
peal and pity that came into his eyes
might have found it's way into my
soul had not those eyes suddenly
dimmed with tears. They were not
tears OF discontinue. fear or par
oxysm. They were tears OK sorrow
sorrow for the cause, the hope. the
life. the dream, that was about to be
ended in cold blood
He gripped my extended hand with
all the fervor of his old friendship.
and 1 let him feel the pressure of
mine. 1t is hardest of all things in
this life to set your face, determined
and resolute, against him who is
your best friend, to adopt measures
that mean his ruin for your gain.
But Dick Moltry knew that was a
man of my word. He knew that
when l said a thing I meant It; he
knew that my will could not be
shattered. While shaking my hand.
he brushed tears from his eyes with
uiONOhpAtu lucIt
ping 1t smartly on my shoulder. he
said:
Jim, I know you will give me
chance?"
Give him a chance! l had not
thought of that. 1 meant to murder
him deliberately. But. no! he was
entitled to a chance for his life. He
was just as much entitled to chance
to live alone IN the mountains with
our wealth as was to bear 1t, alone,
to a city.
There beneath the cold gray heav-
ems. the falling leaves. the song OF
birds. the rush of the river-the death
contract was sealed, just as the con-
tract of our lives had been made.
Dick, get your weapon; 1 have
mine" 1 said. "And-Dick-good-b
He dropped my hand and. turning,
walked into the cabin. 1 watched
him as he took from its place on the
wall a long knife with which he had
once killed bear. / drew my bowie
from my boot. Egad, II shone with
all the luster of polished silver. It
never had been used. Dick threw his
brown sombrero on a chair, rolled up
the sleeve on his right arm, and with a
loose sweep of the knife close to the
floor. made for me with a ferocity
that both surprised and confounded
me. He raised his arm, but did not
strike. His face mirrored the Will,
the madness of a demon. He drew
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-15

more the enchantresses of men than
is this vastness the enchantress of
my soull What progress can you make
In your so-called great cities, your
cosmopolis of vice and arrogance2 I
believe that 1t will be impossible for
man with riches 10 live in such a
place without falling n victim to vice
and arrogance How can you wish
to desert the mountains for = place
where the pernicious blast OF evil is
supported by the whimsical caprice
OF Dame Fortuney What Is II to be
one OF that vast throng of people
who plume themselves with a system
Of iniQuity that makes their lives in
glorious and their consciences blank?
Here we have no debt, no trouble, no
selfish purpose OF promotion and Pc
cuniary acquisition. We are mon
archs of all we survey. Like death.
We keep no calendar"
"Moltry." I continued, II have no
desire to detract from your excellence
by undertaking the motives OF your
belief. but of what use is this gold
we have go persistently dug forr
What are we to gain by boarding 1t
in our cabin?"
The fact, my boy, that we have
riches far greater than most men In
the great cities. Poverty can never
be with us. We are milllonaires-"
Here 1 interrupted him.
Partner" I said. rising to my
feet and with an acute asperity that
must have stunned him, IT abom-
mate and detest the unhappy course
of life in which I am involved. My
thoughts and feelings are sometimes
worse than purgatory. Torment cam
not be severer than the horror OF
becoming recluse. Dick, I offer
you now for the last time my hand,
which will soon be stained with the
foulest crime known to humanity
Notwithstanding all my repeated pro-
testations against unfairness and
hypocrisy, Notwithstanding the love
1 bear you and the hatred l bear
myself for entering into this part
nership-the end has come. Dick, I
intend to abide by the contract we
made when we became partners. 1t
states that one must not leave the
other while he lives. But, / think
that IL you read II over carefully you
will find that 1t makes no provision
against one of US killing the otherl"
The old man had now risen to his
feet, too. but, to my great surprise,
he manifested no resolution to show
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back, and, with an agility that seemed
impossible for a man of his years,
he fairly flew at me and attacked me
like fury. Selling me by the throat,
he forced me back on the table and
endeavored to strangle me. calling me
cowardly and ungrateful, and de-
clarins that he would be largely
revenged for my dastardly and base
conduct. Finding myself in danger
OF perishing between the gripping
talons Of this desperate man, made
an effort to disengage myself He
raised his knife to kill; could have
driven mine into his body. but was
in such a position that the blow
would have made but a small and in
effective wound in his back
In a second attempt to free myself,
seized him with such a powerful
and violent grasp that he soon be-
came no less terrified than had
been. 1 forced him back about six
PAGES. We feinted and rushed to-
gether. Our knives were poised above
our heads. and. like all good bowie
fighters, one did not try to strike un-
til a fatal spot in the other was ex-
posed
At length the time came for me to
end 1t all. I had pushed Moltry
away, and, as he dashed at me again,
he raised his knife in the air. This
afforded me the opportunity of catch
ing his arm as it descended with my
left hand. With my right 1 plunged
the blade of my knife into his heart.
1t must have been nearly midnight
when 1 awakened from a deep slum-
her. was still clinging to the hand
of my dead partner. but the unut-
terable darkness and the peculiar
touch of the lifeless flesh sent thrill
through my soul that filled me with
the agony of superstitious terror.
The sudden realization of my deed.
the thought of the past, the future,
rushed upon me with the turbulent
violence of a flood.
1 dropped the cold hand, and. ris-
ing, stepped to the wall and struck
n match. GAS its tiny flame flickered
in my half-closed hand, l cast a
furtive glance over my shoulder, and
sight met my eyes that almost
made the blood freeze In my heart
and the marrow in my bones con-
geal.
With leveled revolvers, two masked
men stood over the box that con-
tained my gold. and dared me to
move at the cost of my life.