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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-03-27
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over and kissed me. l could hardly
believe 1t.
why won't you talk about IT." she
insisted. catching me by the shoulders
and holding me off. Minnie, your
eyes are as red as your hair!"
IL don't approve of It," said. you
might as well know II now as later,
Miss Patty, ! don't believe in mixed
marriages had cousin that mar
ried Jew. and what with him making
the children promise to be good on
the Talmud and her trying to raise
them with the Bible, the poor things
is that mixed up that It's pitiful."
She got a little red at that, but she
sat down and took up the clipping
Hes much better looking than that,
Minnie she said soberly, land he's a
good Catholic But II that's the way
you feel wen not talk about 1t. I've
had enough trouble at home as II is"
with that began to blubber, and
she came into my arms like baby.
You're all I've got" declared. over
and over, and you're going to live in
country where they harness women
with dogs. and you'll never hear an
English word from morning to night"
Stuff" She gave me little shake.
''He speaks as good English as l do
And now we're going to stop talking
about him--you're worse than the
newspapers"
And at that minute the door was
flung open, and Bath-house Mike stag
gered in.
THE old doctor!" he gasped. Hes
dead, Miss Minnie--died just now In
the hot room in the bath house,! One
minute he was givin' me the divil for
something or other. and the next
thought he was asleep"
Something that had been heavy In
my breast all afternoon suddenly
seemed to burst and made me feel
faint all over. But didn't lose my
head.
Does anybody know YETI" ! asked
quickly. He shook his head.
Then he didn't die In the bath
house. Mike" said firmly. He died
in his bed, and you know It, IL II
gets out that he died In the hot room
Ill have the coroner on YOU"
Miss Patty was standing by - TAIL
ingfef the sprinr = n ssktimy thsu,, ShS
started out aftsS Mike. and she fol.
lowed.
IF the guests ever get hold OF this
they'll stampede. Start any excite
ment In sanatorium." said, land
one and all they'll dip their thermom
eters in hot water and swear they've
got fever!"
And we hurried to the house to
gether.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-03-27
Oriain of Iron Duke

The Iron Duke is to be the next
big British battleship. The Duke, Of
course was Wellington, but he came
by the nickname in roundabout way.
lie was never so called until long
after Waterloo. An iron steamship,
novelty at the time. was built In the
Mersey, and named the Duke of Well
ington. and so the vessel came to be
known as the Iron Duke-the transi,
ton. being easy and obvious II was
the dukes union OF resolution and
physical energy which made the pop
ular name for the Mersey.built steam.
ship 10 fit him like a perfect cap
Such, at least, Is the explanation OF
his biographer, Sir Herbert Maxwell
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-03-27

Stitt, in the billiard room, and by four
O'Clock they'd had everything that was
in the bar and were inyenting new
combinations OF their own. And Mrs
Sam had gone to bed with nervous
headache.
Senator Biggs brought the mail
down to the spring.house at four, but
there was nothing for me except a
note from Mr. Sam, rather shaky,
which said he'd no word yet and that
Mr.. Stitt had mixed all the cordials in
the bar in beer glass and had had
to go to bed,
nearly went crazy that afternoon.
put salt in Miss Cobb's glass when
she always drank the water plain,
Once put the broom in the fire and
started to sweep the porch with a
fire log. Luckily they were busy with
their letters and 1t went unnoticed. the
smell OF burning straw not rising, SO
to speak. above the sulphur OF the
spring,
Senator Biggs vent from one table
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-03-27
CHAPTER ~.

have never reproached Miss Patty,
but If she had only given me the letter
to read or had told me the whole truth
instead of part of it, | would have
understood, and things would all have
been different. 1t is all very well for
her to say that / looked worried
enough already, and that anyhow II
was a family affair. / should bave
been told.
All she did was to come up to me
as | stood in the spring, with her
face perfectly white, and ask me IL
my Dicky Carter was the Richard Car
ter who stayed at the Grosvenor In
town.
HE doesn't stay anywhere" said,
with my feet getting cold, but that's
where he has apartments. What has
he been doing now?"'
You're expecting him on the eve
ming train. aren't your" she asked.
Don't stare like that: my fathers
watching"
He ought to be on the evening,
| | expected him. | didn't.
THE wretch" she cried, the hate
full creature--as IL things weren't bad
enough! suppose he'll have to come,
Minnie, but l must see him before
he sees any one else"
| Just then the bishop brought his
glass over to the spring.
Hot this time, Minnie" he said.
DO you know, I'm getting the mineral
| W habit Dattuf Of plotVS
water will have no attraction for me
after this"
He put his hand over hers on the
rail They were old friends. the bish-
op and the Jenningses.
Bishop" she said suddenly, will
you do something for me?"
Il always have, Patty" He was
very fond of Miss Patty. was the
bishop
"Then-to-night, not later than eight
O'Clock, get father to play cribbage,
will you? And keep him in the card
room until nine"
Another escapade!" he said, pre-
tending to be very serious. Patty,
Patty, you'll be the death OF me yet
Is thy servant dog, that he should
do this thing?"
Certainly not" said Miss Patty
Just dear, slightly bald, but still
very distinguished slave!"
There will be plenty of slaves to
kiss your little hand. where you are
going. my child" he said. Sometimes
] wish that some nice fod.blooded boy
here at home-but | dare say 1t will
turn out surprisingly well as 1t is
Bishop, Bishop!" Mrs. Moody
called. How naughty of you. and
with your bridge hand waiting TO be
heidi"
Well. knew Mr.. Dick had been up
to some mischief; | had suspected It
all along. But Miss Patty went to bed.
and old Mrs. Hutchins, who's a sort
of acknowledgements of hers, said
size mustn't be disturbed. ! was pref
ty nearly sick myself And when Mr..
Sam came out at five o'clock and said
he'd been in the longdistance tele-
phone booth for an hour and had
! called everybody who had ever known
Mr. Dick, and that he had dropped
right off the earth. just about gave
up.
Luckily Mr. Stitt was in bed with a
mustard leaf over his stomach and Ice
on his head, and didn't know whether
it was night or morning.
GRO BE 'CONTINUED)
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Mr.. Sam came in and slammed the
door behind him.
What's this about Mr.. Dick not be-
ing here?" he shouted.
well, he isn't. That's all there is
to 1t, Mr.. Van Alstyne," | said calmly.
But he must be here" he said. i
put him on the train myself yester-
day, and waited until it started to be
sure he was off"
Exactly what was be doing when
you last laid eyes on him?" | asked.
HE was on the train"
"Sitting?"
mo, standing. What the deuce,
Minnie"
Waving out the window to your"
"Of course mott" exclaimed Mr.. Van
Alstyne testify. He was raising the
window for girl in the next seat"
PRECISELY" / said Would you
know the girl well enough to trace
herr"
That's ridiculous. you know" he
said, trying to be polite. "Out of
thousand and one things that may
{ have detained him"
Dick, and that always detains him." |
said solemnly That's a girl You're
newcomer in the family, Mr.. Van
Alstyne; you don't remember the time
he went down here to the station to
see his Aunt Agnes off to the city, and
we found him three weeks later In
Oklahoma trying to marry a widow
with five children"
"I'll have to tell my wife," he said.
Who's running the place. anyhow?
Your"
"Not-exactly," l explained, but. OF
course, when anything comes up they
consult me. The housekeeper is
fool, and now that the house doctors
gone"
"Gonel Who's looking after the
patients?"
We'll. most OF them have been here
before" explained. "and | know
their treatment-the kind OF baths and
all that"
"Oh, you know the treatment" he
said, cycling me. And why did the
house doctor go?"
He ordered Mr.. Moody to take his
spring water hot. Mr.. Moodys spring
water has been ordered cold for eleven
years. and l refused to change. 1t
was between the doctor and me, Mr..
Van Alstyne."
"Oh, of course" he said. III 1t was
matter of principle" He picked up
his hat and looked at his watch
Eleven thirty" he said, land no
sign of that puppy yet. guess it's
up to the police"
"lf there was only something to do, y
| said, with lump in my throat. but
to have to sit and do nothing while
the old place dies; it's--its awful, Mr.
Van Alstyne."
Were not dead yet" he replied
from the door, land maybe we'll need
you before the days over II anybody
can sail the old bark to shore, you can
do 1t. Minnie. You've been steering
it for years. The old doctor was nc
navigator, and you and | know it,"
The storm stopped little at three
and most of the guests waded down
through the snow for bridge and
spring water. BY that time the after
noon train was in, and no Mr.. Dick
Mr. Sam was keeping the lawyer. Mr.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-03-27

the magazine article that told how
Mr.. jennings had got his money by
robbing widows and orphans, and
showed the little frame house where
Miss Patty was born-as II she's had
anything to do with II. And SO now
was cutting out the picture OF her
and the prince and the article under
meath which told how many castles
she'd have, and ! don't mind saying
was smiling little Bit for |
couldn't get used to the idea. And
suddenly the door closed softly and
there was a rustic behind me. When
turned 1t was Miss Patty herself,
She saw the clipping Immediately. and
stopped just inside the door.
you. too" she said And we've
come all this distance to get away
from Just that"
We'll. shan't talk about IT," !
replied, not holding out my hand. for
with her, so to speak. next door to
being princess-but she leaned right
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
OHark ToThe Woes OfEdwina
AndOH, Or TheTangledWarp
Of A True Loue Knot
WHILE OUT TO NEW AMSTERDAM C0METH BRIDE POOR OTTO
GOES BROKE ON THE ROTTERDAM SIDE; WITH MONEY AND
HONEYMOON BOTH TO THE BAD, NO WONDER THE DANBURY
HALTER IS MAD.

NEW YORK, June Otto Van
Warps and his wife, Edwina HaarI-
ven Van Warps are still swinging
around the grand circle between New
York and Rotterdam, Holland, trying
to find each other. Mrs. Van Warps
landed in New York today for the
second time since an accident parted
the couple on their honeymoon last
April. She learned that her husband
was in Bremen and that his honey
moon pocketbook is flat as a result
of much sailing of the seas.
In two months OF married life the
Van Warps have seen the vicissitudes
that Jacob and Rachel crowded into
a patriarchal lifetime. Van Warps
Is halter of Danbury, Conn. Last
April he sailed for Rotterdam to wed
Edwina Haarive, the sweetheart OF
his childhood. They took ship for
America on the liner Uranium. The
vessel stopped at Halifax for few
hours and Otto went ashore to look
tho town Sver, but the sightseeing
cab drive kept him away SO long
that the ship sailed without him.
Van Warps followed on the next
boat, but his bride got the idea that
she had been deserted and after wait
ing few days sailed in great indig-
nation on the liver Principello for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
Police Raid
SuHragette
Gathering
PORTRAIT OF A BOY is sLAsHED
BY MILITANT VAN
DALS
'WoMAN'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
UNION VISITED BY OF.
FICERS

if ASS'niArEp PHESS.
BIRMINGHAM. Eng, June .. a
suffragettc vandal armed with II
butchers cleaver. today destroyed
the Portrait Of II Boy" by George
itommey in the Birmingham art sai-
Jerry. When arcrstcd she gave the
name OF Miss Lyland.
Another raid was carried out by
.'he police today on the premises o.
cnpicd by the Woman's Social and
Political Union, the militant organ
tzation. a thorough search was
made for documentary evidence Of
the activities of the society After
he closing of the offices in Hangs
May early in May the women cstab-
'ishcd new headquarters In West
minister aud today the detectives suc-
ceeded In collecting there ullanti-
~ of documents. books and letters.
tThe descent ,of the raidlng police
Imcnt was unexpected and caused
great excitement among the occr-
pants Of the Offices who after being
searched were jcctcd. No arrests
Iwero made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
To File
Impeachment
Charge Today
CONGRESSMAN SAYS POSITIVELY
THAT MOTION WILL BE
h. MADE.
MOTION TO COME AFTER THE
HOUSE FINISHES CIVIL
SUNDRY BILL.
Especial to West virginian)


WASHINGTON, D. c.. June o.
The House went into session as u
committee of the whole to consider
the civil sundry bill before Repre-
sentative Neely could make motion
TO impeach Judge Dayton. AS soon
SIS the committee rises Neely proposes
tc rise to question or personal priv
iicge and make the motion. Nicely
said that the motion would positive
ly be made today :.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. June D.
Asked II a motion to impeach Judge
Dayton wauid be made In the house
..oduy, a. NJ. Belcher, who prepared
the charges, and is one of the sign
crs, replied absolutely" He stated
further that the motion would be
made by Representative Necly. He
said that failure to start the proceed
'ings in the house Saturday, us was
first planned and announced, and
again today. according to the sec
ond announced program. was not
due to any change being made in the
charges that have been prepared
against Judge Dayton, but, was caus-
sl by less important reasons. He
stated that the program now was to
move for impeachment today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09

home. A taxi containing the frantic
Otto dashed TO the pier an hour after
the Principcllo had passed the Mar
rows.
The husband had learned from his
brother, Karl, also Danbury hat
ter. that Mrs. Van Warps had de-
parted in an unforgiving mood.
In two weeks Van Warps scraped
together enough money TO continue
the merry-go-round. An hour aftt' .
the, liner Prinz Friederich Wilhelm
had departed with the halter, a ca
blcgram came to Karl saying that
Mrs. Van Warps felt she had judged
her husband hastily and that she
lad taken passage on the liner
George Washington for New York.
There was much excitement In the
Danbury home, where Kari. the hat
ter, was humping his head against
the wall.
Finally the George Washington ar
rived today with the wanderir e
bride. She was met at the pier by
Karl and the cablegram from Bre-
men. Mrs. Van warps declared she
would give Otto a reasonable time to
get back to New York, and II he did
not appear she would call herself a
widow and wear crepe on her hat for
the Danbury halter,
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81 went toward him and. stretch
Ing out my hands appcalingly, cx.
claimed, Don't you see what is hap
pening? Your father is dying He
has left US forever lie looked past
me with amazemcnt in his eyes, an !,
1t seemed for a moment as II he
would collapse, but, suddenly draw.
ing himself up and with rcsolutf
expression on his face, lie followoo
his father with unfaltering step 1t
was a most dramatic departure and
made deep impression on me-
Tapping afttrward saw. a photo.
graph Of the saloon of the Empress
of Ireland. and recognized 1t as thr
room of his dream. He never had
seen the. vessel, nor was he aware
that Laurence Irving was aboard
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
Lieut.. Houston
Exhonerated
OFFICER WHO SHOT DRUNKEN
MEXICAN, EX0NERATED BY
GEN. FUNSTON.

WASHINGTON, June Lieut..
Samuel II. Houston, a descendant OF
s"sam" Houston of military fame,
Sunday night shot and killed u
drunken Mexican at Vera Cruz, who
was engaged In knife fight with
the Mexican police. Gen. Funston,
reporting today, completely cxoner-
ated the officer.
The Mexican police at ezra Cruz.
since the occupation by the United
States, are without arms. and when
they attempted to apprehcnd the
man under the influence of intcxi-
8cants. he resisted them with q
knife, inflicting serious injuries on
both of them. Lieut.. Houston. Of
the Twenty-cighth Infantry. who has
been detailed in command of guards.
arrived during the melee and shot
the Mexican.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
London Theater Manager,
In Dream, Sees Laurence
lruing Join Father In Death
RELATES REMARKABLE VISION IN WHICH HE SAW
EXIT FROM LIFE OF FAMOUS ACTORS SON.

LONDON. June "a. b. Tapping,
stage manager of the Kingsway The
ater. relates an extraordinary dream
lie had about the time of the Em-
press OF ireland disaster, wherein he
saw the exit of Laurence Irving from
life. He dreamed lie was present nj
gathering In handsomely ap-
pointed room. People passed in SOL
emn procession before Sir Henry Irv-
Ing, who, seated, had the appear
ince Of dying man. Each person
shook the actor by the hand In a sad
farewell. When all had passed, Sir
Henry rose and uttered these words:
~ can endure 1t no longer" placed
his hand on his forehead and d!sap-
peared, death having claimed him.
Tapping then for the first time no.
ticed Laurence standing alone at the
far end Of the room.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
Beat Woman;
Shot Himself
RAN. OUT OF HOTEL WITH BLOOD
STREAMING DOWN HER
HEAD. a,.

BY ASSOCIATED PREss.l
NEW YORK, June "a woman
who said she was Mrs. Florence Do
den, of Allentown. Pa, was ovcrtak-
en- by hotel attendants as she ran out
Of her hotel room early today bleed
ing from several wounds about the
head. The same attendant rushing
back to the room found man dying
from a bullet wound in the mouth.
The man said Mrs. Boden was Simp-
son Steffano, OF this city. He snot
himself she said after beating her
with the butt of u revolver which he
had concealed In sheet. The man
died on the way to the hospital and
Mrs. Bodcn was held pending cor
aner's examination,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
Rides Freight
ToCharleston
BLUEFIELD MAYOR MISSES CON-
NECTI0N AND ARRIVES on
BOX CAR.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. June o.
f. L. Carter, mayor of the city oil
,Bluefield, and a prominent banker,
Irodc into Charleston yesterday atop
of a side door Pullman. Mayer Car
ter had an important business en-
gagcmcnt here and had TO he back
home today. Owing to the fact that
the Charleston Dluefield sleeper has
been discontinued. he had to at
tempt the connection between Keno
va and Huntington early ycs: 9 day
morning by trolley. Az usual. The
connection failed and there was no
train for Charleston from H'lnllng-
ton until late In the day.
He prevailed upon the railway au-
:horitics TO ship him by freight, aud
'lrrived here shortly before noon,
calmly seated on top OF II bUx EAR, in
line to transact his buSircss.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
Salvation Army
In Conference
SEVEN HUNDRED AMERICAN
DELEGATES AT THE LON
DON CONVENTION.
By ASSOCIATED PREss.l

BY ASSOCIATED PREss.l
LoNDoNsFJuness!4Thc 700, Amer
lean delegates to the worlds con-
grcss of the Salvation army with
Miss Eva Booth at their head, march,
cd this morning from the, army. head
quarters in the city of London to the
American embassy in Victoria street
where they were reviewed by Ambas-
sador Page. The delegation made u
splendid appearance with their neat
uniforms and big red cowboy hats.
They received u great ovation from
the public as they passed through
the crowded streets waving American
flags. As the column came in sight
of the embassy its three bands struck
up the Star Spangled Banner"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09
AnOHers OF
Assistance
AreRejected
MISS KENNY SAYS wEsTING.
HOUSE W0RKMEN CAN AD.
JUST DIFFERENCES.
DOES NOT WANT AID FROM THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF.
LABOR OR SOCIALISTS.

BY ASSOCIATED PIsss.1
PITTSBURGH, Pa, 5unc 9.-The
Allegheny Congenial Industrial un-
ion made up OF t2,000 members, TO-
600 of whom have been striking since
last Friday to enforce recognition u
the Westinghouse Electric and Man
ufacturing Co. the Westinghouse Ma
chine Co. and Pittsburgh Meter Co.,
is an Independent organization with
out affiliation with any other labor
organization. Its leader, Miss Bridget
Kenny, was born within ten miles Of
where she is directing the strike and
knew nothing about union labor un-
til last winter. All offers of assist
ance from outside have been rejected
by the union. Miss Kenney today
declared they wanted no domination
by the American Federation of La
Dor, the Industrial Workers OF the
World or the County Socialist organ
ization.
The Congcnial Industrial union,
she said, had only one object and that
was the welfare OF the Westinghouse
employees. This, she said. could be
best brought about by the workers
themselves. 1t was added, however,
that any workman might join the
union and as there are approximately
100000 unorganized workers in the
factories of the Pittsburgh district,
are watching the con-
duct of the strike with the feeling
that II 1t is successful there may be
q widespread extension of the Con-
genial Industrial unions activities to
other industries.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-09

WASHINGTON, June .. = Secrc-
tary Bryan's lecture tours cropped up
In the House again today when Rep
rCseptative Brittcn OF Illinois, Repub-
llcan. introduced II bill TO make 1t u
penal Offense for any cabinet officer.
head or clerk of u government depart
mcnt. 10 lecture for pay, other than
octual hotel and travelling expenses,
and TO prohibit senator's and repre-
sGntativcs from lCcturing for pay
while congress is In session. Offend
crs would be fined $4,000 or I'M
prisoncd for two years or suffer both
penalties.
Mr.. Brittsn launched a broadside
IN statement accompanying his bill
in which he spared no political party
and included Senator LaFollettc and
Representative Murdoch. He said:
This bill was prepared last Sep
tember but was not introduced when
Secretary Bryan formally declared
that he would lecture no more dur
ing the period. The recent announce
ment from Philadelphia that several
members of congress and the distih-
gufshed secretary Of state had signed
contracts for period OF lectures be-
ginning July l, is responsible for my
bill.
81 am at a loss TO understand how
the secretary can consistently leave
his office when state of war practi-
cally exists between this country and
Mexico and the foreign policy of our
government is being laughed at by
every civilized nation on earth. This
certainly is no time for Mr.. Bryan to
be hiking around the country doing
one night stands with Tyrolean yod-
lers. contortionists and slcight of
hand artists, and l am equally oppos-
I'd. to members of congress doing this
sort OF thing when congress is In ses-
sion.
"The Philadelphia announcement
declared that Secretary Bryan, Sen
ator LaFollette and Congressman
Murdock had signed contracts for
lectures beginning July /. senator