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Evening journal., 1914-08-17
v-THE INCREDIBLE THING.

Broad daylight, the top of a morning as rare
ever broke upon the north country; Alan Law
opening bewidered eyes to realize the substance Of
dream come true.
Then it proved ITSELF at least In part He lay
between blankets upon couch OF balsam fans, in
a corner Of somebody's cemp-a log structure
weather-proof rudely but adequately furnished
His clothing, rough-dried but neatly mended, lay
upon a chair at his side
He rose and dressed in haste, at exulting
in his sense of complete rest and renewed we'll
being prey to hints of an extraordinary appetite,
and provoked by signs that seemed to bear out the
weirdest flights OF his derious fancies.
There was no other living thing in sight but
loon that sported far up the river and sauted him
with a shrek Of mocdng laughter
The place was a cleft In the hills table Of level
land some few acres in area. bounded on one hand,
beneath the cliff from which he had dropped, by
rushing river fat with recent rains on the other
by a second cliff of equal height. Upstream the
water curved round the shoulder Of a towering
hill downstream the cliffs closed upon II until Il
roared through a narrow gorge.
Near the camp, upon strip OF shelving beach
that bordered the river where II widened into a
deep dark pool, two canoes we're drawn up, bot
toms to the sun Dense thickets Of pines oaks
and balsam hedged in the clearing.
He was, II seemed to be left severely TO himself
that day; when he had cooked and made way with
an enormous breakfast, Alan found nothing better
to do till time for luncheon than to explore this
pocket domain.
he feaSte0 IaInOusly again at noon, Whiled away
several hours vainly whipping the pools with rod
and tackle found in the camp, for trout that he
really didn't hope would rise beneath that blazing
sun; and toward three o'clock lounged back to his
aromatic couch for nap.
The westering sun had thrown a deep cool shad-
across the cove when he was awakened by
importunate hands and voice OF magic
Rose Trine was kneeling beside him. clutchfng
his shoulders calling him by name-distracted
by an inexplicable anxiety.
He wasted time discriminating between dream
and reality. hut gathered beth sH:o his arms ana
for moment she rested there unresisting, II sob
bing quietly
What is It? What is IT, dearestY" he questioned.
kissing her tears away.
ITO ind you all right I was so afraid"
she cried brokenly.
"of what? Wasn't an right when you left me
here this morning?"
She disengaged with an effort rose, and looked
down strangely at him.
Il did not leave you here this morning Alan.
wasn't here"
That brought him 10 HIS own feet In jiffy "You
we're noti" he stammered Then who-?"
Judith. she stated with conviction
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
SECOND INsTALLMENT

The rhofo-ordr1a corresponding 10 The nsfaaseHfs Of
% The Trey OHeArs may noD Be Al hhe leading
riovrnc picture Beatsrs. By this UNIQUE arrangement
<dh fae Universal Film MFG. Co. Is Therefore not only
possible 10 read . The Trey 0'Hearts' m tbs pAper
Bot also 10 see each hustsldnent Of OF the 7a0Vtng
piiuve heafcrS.
sYNoPsIs-The Of IicSrts tho death sign" used By
ecncca Trinc IN the private OF vengeance which
Through his daushter Judith, Of violent and erin
inai and questionable sanity he against Alan
Law, whose father dcad) Tine held responsible for
ths accident which made him helpless cripple law loves
the life OF
fu1ith sister unwingiy also
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
IV-rHF MIrTINFER


Within the hour Rose Trne stood before her
father I'm that somber room wherein he wore out
his crippled days in that place Of silence and shad
ows whose sinister colorscheme Of crimson and
black was the true livery of his monomania-his
passion for vengeance that alone kept warm the
embers of life in that wasted and mOveless frame
An impish malice gmmered in his sunken eyes
as he kept her waiting upon his pleasure. And
when at length he decided to speak, II was with
a ring OF hateful irony in that strangely sonorous
voice Of his
Rose" he said slowly-"my daughteri-I am
told you have today been guilty OF an act Of dis
loyalty to me-"
She said coolly: You had me spied upon"
Naturally with every reason TO question your
loyalty, had you watched"
She waited significant moment then dropped
an impassive monosylable into the silence:
'Wen?"
you have visited the man Digby servant and
friend of the man hate-and you love"
She said without expression Yes"
Repeat what passed between you"
Z shall not, but on one condition"
And that is?"
Tell me first whether it was you who sent the
rose to Alan Law-and more. where Judith has
been during the last fortnight"
shall tell you nothing, my child. Repeat"-the
resonant voice rang with inhexible purpose-'re-
peat what the Digby told you!"
The girl was silent lie endured her stare for a
long minute. a spark Of rage kindling to flame the
evil old eyes. Then his one living member that
Evening journal., 1914-08-17

eyes visibly mastering her wits to cope with tins
emergency.
Il may depend on you" Mr.. Digby suggested.
TO advise me II you find out anything?"
For even more" The girl rose and extended
hand whose grasp firm and vital on his fingers
fine spirit OF resolve set her countenance aglow
You may count on me for action my own part
if find circumstances warrant Il. / promised not
to marry Alan because of the feud between our
fathers-but not to stand by and see him sacrificed
Tell me how may communicate secretly with you
and let me go as soon as possiblel"
Evening journal., 1914-08-17

stay her in ner purpose. He was breathless and
exhausted when she Strengthened up with ex-
clamation OF satisfaction, studied intenty for
moment a sheaf Of papers, and thrust them hastily
into her handbag. together with the revolver
Then touching the push-button which released a
secret and ttleused door, without a backward
glance she slipped from the room and, closing the
door securely within another minute had made her
way unseen from the house.
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
Observation-Disclosures.

In little corner office. soberly furnished on
The topmost floor OF one Of lower Manhattan's loft
lest ofHcetowers little mousebrown sat over
q big mahogany desk: little man Of big affairs
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27
whomI have talked TO-DAY.

" SN'nSu VO-Aufs
There is a brighter day
ahead for Memphis 10 every res
pect. OF course / know the law
Will not be enforced without IN.
relenting vigilance aud deter
mination, bat there. are plenty
OF men in Memphis who have
these qualities.
Just as he was ready to leave
for his train, the governor
thought Of something else.
The prohibition law could
have been enforced In Memphis,
long ago, il public officials had
performed their sworn duty.
They are much more to blame
than the whisky men them.
selves.
\ Having refused to enforce
the criminal law. which was
within their power, IL il now
hilariolsly entertaining to see
certain;of them break into the
headlines about the enforcement
OF the nuisance law, with which
they have absolutely nothing to
do. y u 's| +
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27
the Governor said:

the Governor said:
Il was delighted with thu
West Tennessee Normal. Schoo
teaching is going to attain the
dignity of prof sion, even in
the rural districts of Tennessee,
from now on. For hundred
years it has been merely an in
cident.
The educational ground il
torn up in Tennessee now, and
the foundations are being laid
for a new public school system
that will lift our state out Of the
slough of.illiteracy.
Memphis and Shelby county
did themselves proud in their
great cooperation in the estab.
lishment Of this normal, but ii
will return blessing four-fold ia
Memphis.
II had a very pleasant confer
ence with Gen. Estis in regard
to the enforcement Of the nui.
sance laval did not come here
for the purposevaf giving Gen.
Estis a 'huncf rh this matter
or to grab any credit for any i'm
provement that may result in
conditioD4here.
Il came here to offer him the
full cooperation Of my Office and
to confer with him as to matters
procedure. lie has already
1l6ea his iDteptions 10 this
III tas s.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27
LEXINGTON TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY H. 1914.
Another Convert.
Edward H. Crump, May
or of Memphis. Says
Steps to Close rlemphis
Saloons Under Nuisance
Law Ought to be I'm
necessary.

1t seems truly, that wonders
will never cease. Now comes
Edward Ell. Crump, mayor of the
city of Memphis, who says thai
steps to close Memphis saloons
under the Nuisance Law, which
becomes effective on the first
day of March, ought to be unnec-
essory, that every man engaged
in the liquor business should
close his doors and quit business
-"if not, the law should be ap-
piled in the most drastic way"
Mayor Crump gave it out on
Thursday of last week that still
he was not in favor of prohibi.
tion, for it has never operated
successfully in any large city,"
that if he lived in a small town
or rural community he would
vote for prohibition, etc.
The mayor ought to interview
his own police, one of whom said
to us that nobody else knew SO
well as did Edward ii. Crump
that he could enforce prohibi-
tion in Memphis any day that he
chose to remember his oath to
enforce the laws of the State.
The mayor might also remem.
ber that in the small town of
Lexington, if there were collus
sion between the mayor and the
judge of the Criminal court, the
laws could be defied and whisky
sold here just as Mayor Crump
has allowed it sold in Memphis.
Did not saloons open in Olarks-
VILE and run just so long as the
officials chose to let them do
business? Does the mayor of
Memphis take the public for a
collective fool, when he puts
such rot into the columns Of a
newspaper2 The truth Of the
business is that Mayor Orump
took an oath to enforce the laws
of the state when he was induct
ed into office and then deliber-
ately chose to pander to the law
breaking element of the city
over which he presides.
Mayor Crump says that not
withstanding the good crops of
last year, money conditions in
Memphis are stringent as evil
denced by the fact that there
are some $2O0,000 city taxes re-
main unpaid as compared with
SIS, 900 or 5000 usually unpaid
at this time. Surely the laws
against whisky selling had moth.
ing to do with such condition,
for all the liquorites have been
claiming that more whisky has
been sold under prohibition
and meaner whisky for bigger
prices. Beside that, too many
people in Memphis wait for some
officer or candidate to pay even.
their poll taxes. We have.
known man fifty years old in
Memphis who had never paid
his own poll tax.
All we can make out of it,
notwithstanding. Mayor Crump
still disciaims being a prohibi-,
zionist, is that lie must be an.
other convert along with Ham
Patterson, Judge Neil aud 9TH
ers who have suddenly decided
that the law ought to be enforc
ed.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27
Hospital Probe.
Gov. Hooper Visits Insti-
tuition and Finds Pub
lished Reports Exagera-
tiOn.

Bolivar, Tenn, Feb. 10. Gov
Ben w. Hooper spent today a
the Western Hospital for the In
sane, making a personal investi
cation of the charges preferred
against the management by State
Auditor Geo. M. CLARK.
The entire board of trustee
and the officials of the hospita
were closeted with Gov. Hooper
two and a half hours this after
noon, during Which time Mr.
Olark's report was replied to by
the hospital officers.
After the meeting, Gov
Hooper stated he had decided to
withhold action until next Mon
day. He refused to give any
opinion On the matter, stating
that it would be necessary for
him to read over a copy of the
stenographer's copy of the meet
ing before he reached any de-
cision. Gov. Hooper was az
companied by State Auditor Geo.
M. CLARK.
The evidence given in the
trustees meeting with the
governor showed, it is said, that
in several instances Mr.. CLARK
had been misinformed, and in
many Others that his report had
been exaggerated in press ac-
counts, Mr.. Clark stated that not
in a single instance had he found
anything dishonest in connection
with any department of the in
stitution. He severely criticised
the present system Of bookkeep-
ing as was adopted and approved
under the old law. Mr.. Draw
ford, the bookkeeper, replied to
Mr.. Clark s charge in person, de-
claring the amount he charged
the institution with is properly
accounted for in emergency fund
vouchers and cash on hand, de.
posted to the credit of the in
stitution in bank.
The meeting was an informal
one, with the governor presiding.
Auditor CLARK was first called to
the stand. In his report, the
auditor stated that $40, ,454 80
was due the hospital for patients
from counties. Mr.. Clark ac-
knowledged on the stand that
this amount was due because the
counties owing were in such
shaky financial conditions that
the amount could not be paid on
September / last, when the
amount was due, and that this
was no fault of the hospital au-
thorities. 1t was shown that the
delinquent counties have turned
in a large amount since Mr..
Clara s investigation, from coun.
ty and private paying patients,
l2,028.SO.
Mr.. Clark was asked: Have
Won found anything dishonest in
the management Of the institu'
tiop?"
He replied he had not, and
that cnrslessness was the most
important charge that he had
made against the institution
that the bookkeeping depart
.u,cnt had been very careless.
Agernor Hooper lett Bolivar
~ this afternoon. Ht
intended to spenc
Memphis at thu
and will retur'
nmorrow night
isit the Norma
-.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27

the fee system, which offers a
reward to sherifs and jailers to
multiply prosecutions unneces-
sarity.
Twice since | have been gov
ernorI have vetoed bills to in
crease these fees in the public
treasury and the county official
on salary.
Another reform in our crimi-
nal laws in which strongly be-
lieve is the appointment of a
public officer, to represent the
unfortunate man charged with
a serious offense, and without
friends, money or counsel. 1t 10
true the courts. appoint counsel
to defend such men. but it is
always done after the case Is
called and-too late TO prepare Q
defense. 4
This results in railroading
poor devils to the penitentiary
and sven the gallows without as
much consideration as ought to
be shown q dog. The penitenti-
ary is full Of negroes who have
been dealt with too severely.
Many Of them are, doubtless,
guilty, but the unresisted ma
0il the law crushes them
fully. Tic court
nsome rt,nnr
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27
Hooper In
Memphis.
Governor Visits the Bluff
City and has Conference
with Attorney-G General
Estes.

Governor Hooper returned to
Nashville last Friday night af-
ter spending day in Memphis,
looking over some of the local
and State schools and having a
very satisfactory conference with
Attorney General Newt. Estes
relative to enforcement of the
Nuisance Law, by the operation
of which thesnhlawful saloons of
that city are expected to be put
out of business at the first Of
March-unless the saloonists and
their political boss see the hand
writing on the wall and remem-
ber that discretion is the better
part of valor quit of their own
accord.
The Governor, while in Mem
phis, did some talking but abso-
lutely refused to discuss his own
political future. He spent the
morning at the West Tennessee
Normal School and after lunch
con visited the juvenile court
and County Industrial School,
making addresses at both. He
met many persons, Democrats,
Republicans, office holders, Of
flee seekers, Prohibitionists ct
al andsnhada a pleasant word for
all, but his conferences were con-
fined to those interested in see
ing that the unlawful saloon
shall no longer disgrace Mem
phis after the first Of March.
Speaking of some of the fea-
lures of his administration and
of what he hopes to accomplish
before the close of his present
term-or possibly-he may have
meant during another term
Gov. Hooper said:
The parole law has worked
out successful so far. Only one
man out of about 80 has. been re-
turned to prison for misconduct.
Of course, we are exercising all
the discretion and Judgment of
human nature we can in select
ing the men for parole. AT the
end of the first year, next Sep
tember. we hope to show a large
number of paroled men who have
made good citizens and who
hove been an asset to the state,
morally and financially, rather
than a liability. We are keep.
ing careful record Of evez
mans earnings, in order that
the hard headed individual, who
will look only at the mercinary
side, may alsn be pleased. Of
course, this is secondary con.
sideration, but it counts for
something in the political econ
omy of the state.
"When | retire from Office the
proudest thought that ! will car.
try back to the mountains with
me will be the recollection Of
the tremendous strides the state
has made in prison reform. !
will not recount them. The pub
lie is familiar with the fact that
Tennessee has forged ahead of
every state in the South in the
reformation Of prison methods.
There are many things yet
to do in this line. will men
tion only two.
There are too many men in
| Jail in Tennessee many
boys-too many first offenders,
young aud old. here must bel
ux,s.sunu. mod ific u ~ ~ ~ - - nnh
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27

There should never be any i'll
feeling between people who live
int country and people
liYauisubhe towns. The
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-27

The Nashville Banner1 a.
Tennessean and America
to qaitfussing 3 and
for law enforcf
they can useL
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-11
COLLEGE GOLFERS
REACH SEM-F|NAL
Representatives of Four Schools
Will Clash at Garden
City.

GARDEN CITY, Sept 11.-Four
colleges were represented by the eight
survivors in the intercollegiate Golf
Associations annual tournament at
the Garden City Golf Clubs links to-
day, when play was resumed in the
individual championship contest. The
second round of match play and the
semi-final round made up the days
program.
Yale had her three men nicely dis
tributed in as many matches, two of
them being opposed to Harvard play
only representative of Pennsylvania,
while r.. N. b. Fay, of Princeton, by
the break of the draw, had to play
against his teammate, l.. NJ Wash
burn. The two Harvard men had
Yale opponents.
Two of the three Yale men were
defeated in their matches. Edward
p. Allis Sd, the Harvard captain, out
played #. S. Gaines. up and 2, while
c. b. Webster, the team captain OF
Pennsylvania, beat w. Fl. Gardner I'd,
up and A. r. Pierce. the third Yale
man, beat c. P. Griffitts, of Harvard,
4 and 2.
Washburn beat Fay, up.
The four winners represent differ
ent colleges. and i'm the semi-f inal
round Fay, of Princeton, was picked
to meet Webster, of Pennsylvania
and Allis. of Harvard, was selected to
play Pierce, of Yale.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-11
FALLING Off IN
CORPORATION TAX
Collection Will Be $62,8o8.3o
Less Than Last Year, Final
Schedule Shows.
Special to the Evening star.

TRENTON, Sept. 11.--Brom the
final schedule of taxes against mis-
cellaneous corporations Just filed with
State Comptroller Edward l. Ed
wards, il would appear that Presi-
dent wilson's corporation laws will
cost the State about 100000 this year
These laws are known as the seven
sisters" and were passed when he
was Governor.
The State Board OF Assessors
schedule for 1914 shows falling off
in this department of $62, S9S.39 from
the amount levied in 1918. This sum
added to the amount lost in fees
through companies Incorporating else
where makes a total close to 100000
For the first time in twenty nine
years there is a falling off in the
number of corporations assessed, the
total for this year being 1878, against
1880 last year. This years total cor
poration tax amounts to $3,110, 321. 50.
against $3,173, 220.2i in 1913.
Not until collections have prac-
tically been completed will it be
known just how much this years rev.
enue from corporations will fall short
of last year. Every year from 1000
to 800 charters are revoked for non
payment of taxes, but there is no
fixed ratio between the amount of
taxes assessed and the amount col
lected.
In the assessors Office the view gen.
I orally held today seemed to be that
most of the substantial corporations
incorporated in this State continue
to operate under New Jersey charters
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-11
MRS. CARAVAN, IN
I JAIL, COLLAPSES
Indicted for Murder of Mrs.
Bailey, May Face Trial for
Life Next Month.

MTNEOLA, N. Y, Sept 11.--Mrs.
Florence c. Carman indicted yester-
day by the grand jury on a charge
of murder in the first degree for the
killing of Mrs. Louise Bailey, was
today under the care of the Mas
sau county Jail physician. Mrs. Car
man collapsed last night soon after
being locked up in the Jail
Mrs. Carman had anticipated the
action of the grand jury and, with
her husband, DR.. Edwin Carman, of
Freeport, In whose office the murder
of Mrs. Bailey occurred, and her
attorney, she came here and was
waiting in the sheriff's office when
the indictment was voted, which
slipercedes an Indictment on the
charge of manslaughter returned last
summer.
Since the first indictment, Mrs.
Carman has been enjoying full lib
erty on bail. Her activities at Free
port have been much tho same as
before the murder. Apparently, her
health has been good. Immediately
after the first Indictment, when bail
was granted, she went to a farm be-
longing to her husband for two
weeks.
District Attorney Lewis ]. Smith
said that he would ask the Appel
late Division to grant a special term
Of tho Supreme Court in October for
the Carman trial Otherwise, the
case probably would go over until
next year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-11
$4,000 Shipment of Dye
from Germany Arrives
for a Philadelphia Firm

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11.-prom-
Use of some relief from the alarming
situation in dyes is afforded by the
arrival of $4,000 pounds of a variety
Of colors for the Cassella Color COM
pany. whose Philadelphia headuuar-
ters are on South Front street. The
shipment the first since Germany be-
came plunged in war, arrived on
Wednesday. All of the agencies for
German dyes are expecting consign-
ments ON the Holland American liner
Potsdam. reported to have sailed from
Rotterdam several days ago.
We do not know how soon we will
receive another shipment" said a
representative of the Cassella Color
Company, yesterday. but the COM
pany knows our needs and will rush
dyes along as speedily as possible
Textile interests are further relieved
from their anxiety by an announce
ment by the president of the National
Aniline and Chemical Company to tho
effect that soon they may have all the
dyes they need