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The Washington herald., 1914-01-04
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At the fork OF the road the big gray
touring car halted. There was no sign
post. 1t was beginning to rain. a fine
misty drizzle. Back in the tonneau Flor
ence slept comfortably. her head on
Dicks shoulder. He opened the door
cautiously.
Don't you know the way"
De veaux shook his head, peering UP
the hill road to the left.
7 zink 1t ees bout nine mile up zere.
but am not positive. 1t ees four year
since travel zis way
TRY It anyhow" Dick ordered. 'Tt
doesn't look as much travelled as the
other one. Take II easy going up. The
grounds muddy and treacherous."
He closed the door and settled back.
looking down at the face upturned to his.
She looked very young and chiidlike
asleep. He had never seen her asleep
before, and vaguely 1t troubled him; she
was always so alive and full Of keen. JOY
Gus vivacity. Her fur cap lay on the seat
opposite. He leaned his face against her
soft, fluffy hair, and thought carefully
over what lay ahead OF them.
What IL Kato had not found his way!
What IL he had been recognized before
he got out Of New York State. and was
being held a prisoner. He knew the Jap
would never betray their confidence, but
still his detention would entail any
amount of inconvenience and unpleas-
antness. II Florence had not been taken
III they might have travelled steadily
ahead and gained the Canadian border.
A few days rest in one of the sleepy lit
tie villages there. and they could push
on to a sailing port. and take one of
the smaller steamers. AS IT. was, Kato
would not know Of the delay and II he
had got away without being seen, he
might arrive at Quebec bewiIdered and
suspicious
Florence stirred and opened her eyes
as the machine dragged heavily over the
uneven ground. She looked feverish- He
tried to reassure her, drawing her close
in his arms, but she pulled herself away.
Where are ne going?'
There is a hotel along here some
where. I thought we'd put up for the
night there, and could find Q doctor.
You're feverish-"
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A young man who didn't like the look
Of the hatchet-faced one at all had halt
ed within hearing distance, and he now
stepped forward and said to Miss Lysle:
Il beg your pardon, but Is that young
man annoying you?"
He claims that his sister lost this
mum. and 1 don't believe him."
You found 1t, did your
Yes. sir"
Better advertise for an owner. As
for this fellow here. IL he doesn't take
himself OF I'll call an officer. He's a
fraud and swindlerl Good morning"
The young man took himself on. but
he rode down town on the same car with
Miss Lysle. Just the same. and followed
her to the ONCE where she was employed.
II he could get hold Of that mum It would
be $50 in his pocket
young lawyer. had advised her to adver-
tiss her find. At the once she was ad-
vised to wait day and let the loser ad-
vertise. She adopted this plan When
she started for home in the evening she
carried the nun with her.
The hatchet-faced young man was wait
ing to follow her. That sable muff was
. great temptation to him.
Mr.. Clyde Melton, the young sculptor.
came along just as the girl stepped to the
walk and he followed on-not because he
was seeking q flirtation-not because he
identified her as the girl Of the morning
whose part he had taken against hatchet-
face, but because he had received q mes
sage from his sister in the same suburb
Miss Lysle lived in stating that something
awful had happened and he must come
as soon as ever he could
There was the girl with the sable mum
there was the thief with the hatchet
face-there was the sculptor on his way
to find out what that awful thing was!
They were all on the same car. and all
bound for the same place. The girl was
wishing she hadn't found the muff-the
sculptor was hoping his sisters baby
hadn't broken its neck, and the thief was
planning how he would get hold Of that
nun when the terminus was reached.
The sculptor didn't see the girl nor the
thief. The thief saw her. but he didn't
See Mr.. Melton
And % the THO rode on until the AN
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tSppynknts iN9J
~ AYi did you ever dream you wers
-, going to get wonderful Christ
- mas gift from rich relation
and wake up in the icehousef
Friend wife and / are not merce-
nary, but we did have a hunch that
Uncle Peter would slip US an onyx
clock with which we could hide the
knotholes in our phony mantelpiece
or an amethyst ash tray which We
could use as bathtub for the canary
but nothing doingi/
1t was sad blow to us that Christ
mas morning, because the old boy is
upholstered with coin. He owns all
the eagles on the gold pieces. He
has pet names for them and keeps
them cooped up like flock of chick
ems.
And all he sent us was book worth
90 cents net, written by a pretzef pen
pusher named Helfenhelfen-
/ wanted to throw it out the win
dow at a taxi driver engaged in exer-
cising his engine for the benefit Of
those in the neighborhood who were
sleeping late on Christmas morning,
but Peaches had her shoes and stock
ings off and was wading through the
first Chapter.
The book, she informed me, was a
series of essays on reincarnation.
Can you tie that for Christmas
present from a man to whom money
comes crying like child and begs to
be put to sleep in his safety deposit
vaults?
Reincarnation is a long, loose-look-
ing word, and to a perfect stranger
it has slightly suspicious sound, but
its bark is worse than its bite.
After reading about half gallon of
Helfenhelfen's theories, Peaches began
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Good lands, but I've kicked a cat!'
Miss Lysle Teller, stenograpber in the
city and living with her mother in a
suburban village. had been one Of the
last to leave the electric car, and in the
gloom Of a winters evening her foot had
struck something soft and furry and
kicked 1t ahead of her.
Here, pussy, pussy, pussy
But pussy did not respond with a meow
or reproach that she had been kicked.
My soul. but it's a muffr'
So IL was, and of the latest style and
a very expensive one. OF course, some
one who had passed that way had lost 1t
She must also have been one Of the last OF
the crowd, or the muff would not have
been left lying there.
Miss Lysle ran for two blocks, hoping
to meet or overtake the loser, but she
saw no one. There were many ncn
families living in that suburb. and II
would not be a difficult thing to restore
the muff. She would speak to the car
conductor in the morning, and perhaps
he would know the person to whom II
belonged.
Miss Bysle had brother Ben. He had
lust begun the study Of law. He had
advanced far enough to be able to state
the difference between arson and burg
larry, and seized upon every opportunity
to airNhis law. When the muff had been
inspected and admired at home he said:
"Um! You must be careful about this
matter, Lysle, or it'll turn out-a COM
plicated legal case"
How careful?' she asked.
You say that you are going to notify
the car conductor?'
Yes"
He may lie to you and say that his
wife or sister lost the mum. and demand
that II be turned over to him. Then he
will sell or pawn it"
-Nonsense!"
'.The chances are that the fur win In
some way be traced to you"
..But 1 want it to be, don't IT.
"And il you have handed It over 10 the
wrong person you will be liable to pros
ecution."
"But / shall do nothing of the kind"
retorted the sister.
'eHappily for you. the law provides .
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plain, straight way. You must advertise
that muff"
But .haye no time to visit newspaper
ofices."
well, If you bring up in jail don't
blame me- have told you what the law
says in the case"
The next morning Miss Lysle asked the
car conductor. but he could not help her
out She was carrying the mum to the
offlce with her, and on the car with her
was q hatchet-faced young man who was
given to induction and inference. Here
was a girl whose outfit did not cost over
SIS. and yet she was carrying . sable
mum that must have cost hundreds. In
duction: It wasn't her property. She
had an innocent face. and evidently
worked in an ONCE. Induction: She
hadn't stolen the muff. The fur was q
new one. Induction: 1t was not going to
a furrier's to be repaired. The girl had
. pleasant face. with nothing keen or
astute about 1t. Induction: She could Be
bunkoed.
When Miss Lysle left the suburban car
in the city the young man crowded for
ward and lifted his hat and said:
'1t is about the mum I wish to speak
to you"
"o-h-hr
my sister win be 50 gladr"
Then it was your sister who"
The girl caught herself She wasn't so
simple after all
T was about to advertise the loss of
the fur" suavely observed the young
man.
And where did your sister lose it?''
"Um-m-m! She left 1t in the car when
she got on"
This muff was not found in the car. Z"
mo? Well, 1t belongs to my sister.
and of course you win be rewarded"
did your sisters mum have a pocket
in it?r
Certainly" -
".And. what was In the pocket?"
''she didn't say. but I presume there
was change purse. a powder pun. .
and 30 on"
"This. sir. cannot be your sisters mum. I"
was the firm reply.
But say 1t isr' exclaimed the young
man. ''win you give 1t up. or must
call an ofneerr'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
GERMANS GAIN.

LONDON. Oct ga Reuter- dis
patch from Paris says that according
to trustworthy accounts French troops
brought up by the Germans have en-
abled them to deliver attacks with in
creased vigor on the French right
wing. The advantage is with the Ger
mans.
Vessels from the French navy, hav-
ing crept around the coast. were today
standing by the eleven British war
ships which are hurting. shells land
ward between Ostend and Nieuport, on
the Belgian coast. in continuation of
the fierce battle between Germany and
the allies for the possession of the
North sea and channels ports.
For the first time since the war
began aircraft and warships are aid
ing simultaneously in the movements
of land forces; thus the struggle is be-
ing waged in the air, on the sea and ON
the land at the same time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
SUES ON ORIGINAL
GRANTS OF LAND

A suit was filed in circuit court yes
terday to quiet title on some Jackson
township property, which names fifty
eight defendants now probably living
and the heirs and legatees of twenty
ether persons who held original land
grants or mortgages against part of
the property in question. Through the
generations which have passed the
twenty persons whose unknown heirs
are made defendants, the families pos
sibly have branched into several hun
dred persons. The suit was filed by
John K. Smith and Alfred Goodlet.
They ask that the title of the land be
cleared and that all previous records
be corrected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
ART EXHIBIT OPENS
At LOCAL GALLERY
Association to Elect Officers
After Reception to Gen.
eral Public.

The works of Richmond artists
dominate the collection of paintings
by Indiana artists, which will be
placed on exhibition at the High
School gallery tonight under the au-
spices Of the Richmond Art Associa-
ton.
Among the most striking paintings
are twelve canvases by Frank ]. Cir
ardin which depict outdoor life.
Other local artists whose works are
exhibited are William Holly, A: w
Gregg, Thomas Nordyke, Charles H.
Clawson Anna Mary Newman, Will
liam A. Eyden, Sr., William A. Eyden,
Jr; Alden Mote and Mary F. Over
beck of Cambridge City.
The public is invited to attend the
reception at the opening of the exhib-
it tonight, which will be informal. The
annual election of officers will take
place at the business meeting of the
Art Association which will be held at
9 o'clock this evening.
1t is thought that this exhibit will
attract even more attention than the
recent exhibit of paintings by Ameri-
can artists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
Progressive Banner Carrier
Makes Systematic Tour of
Country, Enlisting Many
New Recruits.
HOLDS SHOP MEETINGi
Crawford and HOelscher to-
Open Fire on Old Parties
at Centerville Next Thurs
day Evening.

The Progressives practically will
conclude their active campaign in
Wayne county next Friday. although
Professor Russell, the congressional
candidate, will campaign until the day
before election, making his concluding
address at Greensboro Monday night,
November 2.
The Progressive campaign in the
county has been a most thorough and
satisfactory one to the party workers.
Prof. Russell made a systematic tour
Of the county last week and last Tues
day night spoke to one of the largest
crowds that ever attended political
meeting in Richmond. making a splen-
did impression.
Prof. Russell is now campaigning
elsewhere in the district, but will re-
turn to Wayne county Wednesday of
next week and will hold meetings that
day and Thursday and Friday in Rich
mond. Saturday he will not be in the
county but will return to end his very
strenuous campaign at Greensboro,
Monday.
Holds Shop Meetings.
Next Wednesday noon Mr.. Russell
will address the employees of the
Wayne Works.
Thursday noon he will deliver an ad-
dress at North Twelfth and e streets.
Friday noon he will deliver an ad-
dress at the corner of North Four
teenth and E streets.
Earl H. Crawford, who left the DEM
ocratic party this year to join the Pro-
gresSiveS as protest against the
Taggart-Fairbanks machine, and
whose sensational charges against
Homer Cook. Democratic candidate for
secretary of state. resulted in Govern
or Ralston calling a grand jury to
make an investigation. will be in
Wayne county next Thursday and
Saturday.
Speaks at centerville.
Crawford and Gustave H. Hoelscher.
candidate for representative from
Wayne county in the legislature, will
day night at 1880 and will address
meeting at Cambridge City on Satur-
day evening. October %. Mr.. Craw-
ford lives in Western Wayne county
and he has been particularly anxious
to tell his friends and neighbors what
he knows about the inside working of
the Democratic state machine. His
Cambridge City meeting Is sure to be
one of the largest attended of the cam
paign in this county.
Hoelscher is to have a very busy
time next week. Monday noon he ad-
dresses the employees of the F. & N.
factory and speaks that night at Jack
sonburg. Tuesday noon he addresses
a meeting at the Ollie & Mcclure fac
tory and that night he will speak at
Boston. Wednesday night he speaks
at Chester at o'clock and at Webster
at o'clock. Thursday noon he will
speak at the Starr Piano factory. He
will conclude his campaign a week
from next Monday night with meetings
at Middleboro at o'clock and Bethel
at 8 o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
CARMAN WOMAN
S0bS WHEN GIRL;
DEFENDS MOTHER
Defendant Maintains InnO-
cence Throughout Hard
and Grilling Cross Examin-
alton of State.
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

MINEOLA, N. Y, Oct. 23.-Mrs
Florence Carman, accused of the muir
der of Mrs. Louise Bailey in Freeport
On June 80 last, remained unshaken
and smiling throughout a gruelling
cross examination today. She main
tanned her innocence throughout and
declared that she was upstairs in her
room when Mrs. Bailey was shot to
death in DR.. Carman's office.
Mrs. Carman seemed to make a deep
impression on the jury and all, with
the exception of Frank D. Mount, juror
No. 3, paid the most scrupulous inter-
est to her story and never took their
eyes off her face.
Daughter Testifies.
Elizabeth Carman followed her
mother on the stand.
The child's examination was brief.
Mrs. Carman then broke down for
the first time. Throwing her smiling
reserve to the winds she put her arms
around her daughter and began to sob.
BY this time there were few dry eyes
in the court room. DR.. Carman took
the stand in the afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
CHARITY. DECLINES
TO GIVE CAR FARE

Secretary Melpolder announced to-
day that the Central Charities bureau
is not handing out railroad passes.
A few days ago portly comfort
able motherly looking woman appear
ed at the bureau and calmly suggested
that she be handed $50 to use for rail
road fare to take her mother-in-law
husband and two infants with her to
Virginia, their old home. She said her
relatives are working there. She also
informed Mr. Melpolder that she had
only a table, two beds and some chairs
to ship.
Yesterday she reappeared and said
she guessed she would need only $8.
Where did you get the money!" Mr..
Melpolder asked.
"Oh, sold my organ, some rugs and
and some other furniture" the Vir-
ginian replied.
Mr.. Melpolder figured that the bu-
reau had saved $2S by refusing once
and possibly could save So more by
refusing the money a second time.
He said he would give forty cents for
a telegram to Virginia relatives asking
them for money and thus save $3.50
for the bureau.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
MISS LOCKE RESIGNS
Accepts Position With New
York Schools.

Superintendent Giles today an.
nounced the resignation of Miss Alice
G. Locke, supervisor of art and draw
ing in the Richmond schools. Miss
Locke has accepted a position with
the New York City schools, and will
begin work there Immediately.
Miss Locke has been in New York
since last Friday, and on Monday
passed the required examinations, and
was awarded the new position. She
has held her position here for about
six years, supervising the teaching of
art in all the city schools and teach
ing drawing in the high school.
No attempt has been made to fill
the vacancy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
Violent Assaults of Kaiser's
Army Foiled by Allies,
French War Office State
ment Declares.
LEFT WING is ACTIVE
Only Partial Successes Re-
ported From Verdun Re-
gions and Southern End of
Battle Line.
LEFT WING is ACTIVE
BY FRANKLIN p. MERRICK,
Staff Correspondent Of the interna-
tionaI News Service.

tIONdi iNS"S 0cTviCS.
PARIS, Oct 23.--The Germans are
still making violent attacks against
the allies all olong the line, according
to an official war office announcement
issued at o'clock this afternoon
LAS whole" says the announce
ment, ''the situation of the allies re-
mains unchanged. Fighting along the
Sommer river near Arras has been vio-
lent"
The statement follows:
'At our left wing forces Of the Ger
mans in great numbers, whose pres
ence was noted yesterday, have con.
tinued their attacks most violently in
the whole region included between the
sea and the Labassee canal.
LAS whole, the situation of the al
lies forces is maintained. If they
have been compelled to yield at certain
points they have advanced at others,
The enemy has shown equal activity
on the rest of the line, more particular
ly in the region of Arras and on the
Sommer to the north and south of this
river.
we have made progress, especially
in the region of Rosieres and in San
terre. In the region of Verdun and in
that of Pont-a-Mousson we have
had some partial successes. Along the
rest of the front nothing of importance
has occurred"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
Democratic Congressman
Hurries to Battlefield to
Fight Lynch and Russell
Forces.
LEAVES WASHINGTON
Governor Ralston Speaks at
Coliseum Saturday to En-
thuse Fighters for New
Party Victories.

With the political fight now raging
In Wayne county at a fever heat work
ers at Democratic headquarters were
radiant with joy today over a message
received from Representative Gray,
from Washington, announcing that he
would arrive in Richmond at o'clock
tomorrow morning, that he wanted to
make a tour of the county Saturday
and wind up with a night meeting in
Richmond.
Ralston was to speak at the coliseum
tomorrow night but it is possible that
ARRANGEMENTS will be made for him to
deliver a short address at this meet
ing.
The activities of Gray's two oppon-
ents, Professor Russell and P. ].
Lynch, who have been making a
thorough campaign of the county,
caused an uneasy feeling at Demo
cratic headquarters, but confidence
was restored today with the announce
ment that Mr.. Gray is to get into the
thick of the fighting. He will have
only ten or eleven days to make his
campaign throughout the district be-
fore election but it is believed most of
his time will be spent in Wayne coun-
ty. which has the largest vote in the
district.
!. .. Starts in Auto.
Representative Gray will start on
his trip through the county tomorrow
morning at o'clock in an automobile
and he will be conveyed by several
other machines, filled with party work
ers. His first meeting will be held at
Centerville at 1920. At 500 he will
speak at East Germantown. At 9:15
he will address the voters of Milton.
At 10 o'clock he speaks at Cambridge
City and at Dublin at 10:45. He will
then go to Hagerstown, speaking there
at 1915 o'clock He will conclude his
tour with meeting at Greensboro at
1:15 o'clock Arrangements for his
campaign through the other sections
of the county will be announced later.
1t is expected that large crowd will
attend the meeting at the Coliseum
Saturday night to hear the address of
Governor RalstOn. b. F. Mason, Demo-
cratic candidate for. circuit judge, will
be chairman of this meeting. The gov
ernor will speak at Winchester and
Union City tomorrow afternoon before
coming to Richmond and on his arrival
here he will be greeted by large re-
ception committee of which w. B. Dye
is chairman.
ShiveIy May Come.
An effort is to be made to secure
Senator Shively, a candidate for re-
election, for an address in this city but
it is not certain that a meeting for
him in this city can be arranged
B. F. Mason delivered an address at
Cambridge City last night and the
meeting was we'll attended. Tonight
he will speak at Milton.
Joshua Allen, Democratic candidate
for prosecutor, and Walter Lewis
spoke at Abingdon last night and to-
night they will address a meeting at
Whitewater. Lawrence Bertsch will
speak at Jacksonburg tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-23
VOCATIONAL BOARD
TO HELP SCHOOLS
H. r. Robinson Heads Com
mittee to Advise on Prac-
tical Courses.

The advisory board for the mems
classes in the vocational work in the
night school has been appointed by
the school board with H r. Robinson,
of Robinson and Company as chair
man, and Harry Pinnick and Edward
Cureton as the other members. These
are all practical men, with a full
knowledge of Industrial conditions in
Richmond.
Superintendent Giles today re-
ceived a communication from Mr.
Robinson. asking that he be excused
from the board, but said that he
hoped that arrangements could be
made whereby Mr.. Robinson would
serve.
The first meeting of the board has
been set for tonight.