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Arizona republican., 1915-10-10

weaves the spell of her charms about Arthur She Is the first to be taken to view the wonderful AlaG,iins palace that. as the millionaire oil man and nine owner, John Powell" Arthur has built. It+is homo fit to house the woman who streams Of possessing the diamond from -neS sky!
 But as philosopher wisely said. Every body has a past" r. is rot tbe things we do or the things goingft do that sway our course; it is the things We have done.
 Vivian was parting with Arthur at the door of her hotel. Her eyes were bright; her cheeks were flushed. Never had she been so interested happy. Arthurs infatuation was complete. Vivian only waited till the diamond from the sky was seen again Of men. Once it appeared again she would have it, rightfully or wrongfuly; and to this end she would make use of the desperate and reckless nature of Blair, or of Arthur Stanley. within his rights, or as John Powell wit; his millions. She would play fast and loose with all the world to attain the star of her desire!
 But everybody has past At the door of her hotel as she smiled her most dazzling smile in farewell to Arthur dapper young Frenchman. attred in the height of fashion. stumbled against her.
 "A A thousand pardons!" he cried and lift ing his hat he bowed sweepingly to Vivian and then to Arthur waiting at the curb by his limousine
 As Vivian bIanched for she recognized tho dapper little Frenchman, she felt a card pressed into her hand the passing of tho cara masked by the strangers hat. She deftly hid the card in the lace cuff of her and ba his apologies again. and was gone.
 Vivian hardly remembered how she had said good-by to Arthur and reached her room Strong as her will and resolu- tion she felt her hand tremble as she plucked the card from her sleeve. She had hardly need to look. 1t was a playing card-the king of diamonds! As in a daze Vivian struck match and applied 1t to the corner of the card. The face of the card burned, shriveled and passed off in smoke. There on the backing in bold masculine handwrit- ing was a message:
 "To the Queen of Hearts: You will work with us. We are after the diamond from the sky
 " (Signed): THE KING OF DIAMONDS"
 Frank Durand." she gasped. Frank Durand!"
 She cienched the scorched card till 1t crumpled to a shapeless mass Her past had come back. The past of Monte Carlo and of Egypt. A past that meant the police and flight; a past that meant waste and folly and wealth i'll gained and quickly dissirated
 And Durand, the king or diamonds. called upon her with all the might and right of these criminal bonds of old association. Now if she gained the diamond this star among jewels would not blaze upon her breast; it would be sold as swag and divided up as plunder by Durand, the international swirdler and gem thief the notorious king o diamonds.
 The king of diamonds She remembered now her part iz the game. She was the queen ot Hearts! The 6ecoy, And Vivian
Arizona republican., 1915-10-10

to be rid of it. I wish further respon- siblities, and I would not stay on the veldt or in the jungles of America for q leather hatbox full of diamonds from the sky" he added. "so. plcaee. deliver it to this Mr. Powell for Artnar :s,1rlo.. with my compli- ments exactirg. of course, a receipt"
 As he said tia wcrGs ne made q brief receipt in his notebook and rendered the book and his fountain pen 10 Esther. add ing, " Please sign, Miss Harding"
 But when Esther affixed her name boldly " Esther Stanley" the English lawyer scratched his head in a puzzled manner. But although he puzzled lie was not surprised. Nothing that could happen in
Arizona republican., 1915-10-10
IoOpyrieh,: 1915; By Roy L. Mccar.en.1
CHAPTER XVII.

OWN the rough mountain road, turn skirting the edges Of sheer preci-
 pices. the blackboard sped on its
 thirty mile trip from the south portal
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
JUMPERS SHOULD
Be RESTORED, FULTz
Head Of Players Fraternity Also
Expects All Contracts to Be
Respected.

NEW YORK, Dec 17.-bavid L. Fultz,
president Of the Baseball Players Fra
ternity. issued The following statement
yesterday afternoon:
"Should the peace negotiations now re-
ported to be taking place beteween or
ganized ball and the Federal League
ppove successful. there will. of course,
be a provision restoring all players who
have gone to The Feds to their original
status in organized baseball. Any other
settlement would be grossly illogical and
unfair to the players.
Provision will doubtless also be made
for carrying out the long-term contracts
signed by players with both organized
baseball and the Federal League. No
declaration of peace by the mAgnates
can in any way affect the validity of
these contracts. All adjustments should
be made subject to these obligations.
Otherwise magnates who buy interests
In clubs may ind later that they have
assumed obligations Of which they were
unaware at the time of the transaction.
There are also players both in sor-
ganized baseball and the Federal League
who have not yet received their entire
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
Gotch's Popularity
Causes Him Trouble

CHICAGO. Dec. 17.--Frank Gotch il
on the war path. The retired heavy
weight champion of wrestlers has found
he Is entirely too popular. Here's the
way the trouble started. =
Recently an attempt was made To
charm Gotch back into the ring. Oppo-
nents were being dug UP for him and
the big Iowan received considera bic
publicity.
One knd-hearted sporting editor who
always had a keen admiration for
Gotch, gave him a big spread in his
paper. He wrote q lengthy story about
Gotch, and the wealth ne had acclI-
mulated on the mat. lie described the
broad acres near Humboldt nov occu-
pied by the retired champ. The live
stock and buildings OF Gotch did not
suner any In the description.
Along with this article the editor ran
a layout OF photographs. They showed
the rolling corn land. the immense
silos. and a view Of Gotch snapped in
working clothes.
Inside of a few DAYS Gotch's mail
oegan to increase. He received punches
ana bundles of catalO2s. he was asked
to purchase the latest improved farm
machinery, live stock food. and steel
fences. Follow-up letters kept pouring
IN upon him telling OF the beauties Of
So-and-So's patent cement mixeds. OF
lndestructible roofs, and classy nKht-
ming rods.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
RARp. RNQ0LpA

"The National
Commission still
finds there is q
strong sentiment
against Tuesday
baseball in Gin
cinnati."
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
Six Hundred and Fifty
Students Voice Protest
Pennsylvania Football Future Threatened When
Majority of Athletic Association Asks Expa-
nation of Pers onnel of Board

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17.-That the
student body at the University of Penn
sylvanis is determined to have voice
in the athletics at that institution is at
tested to by the following editorial
which appeared in the Fcnnsylvanian,
the officia! organ of the university. II
Is printed withcut comment 1t speaks
for itself:
six hundred and fifty of the thou
sand athletic association members who
voiced their opinion in the election of
DIRECTORS are demanding an eXplana-
ton OF the constituency Of the 1875 foot-
ball committee.
"These men want to know why two
men elected by overwhelming Tnajori-
ties did not find places in that body:
'vhv another man, overwh olmingly de-
feated, is now a member OF that com
Jnittee IL
"The football committee, rs an
nounced. was a distinct surprise and a
disappointment to the two-thirds who
had impliedly expressed the desire that
iollenback and Minds he members
thereof.
"The mehger report that both declined
nomination will not appease the ma lor-
ity who participated In the recent cleo
tton. As a consequence of the action of
the directors. unaccompanicd by an ade-
uuate explanation. there Is open dis
Satisfaction expressed on sll sides
There Is no doubt but that the foot
bail committee was carefully and
thoughtfully selected. There is no doubt
but that those who now feel that theIr
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
SOCCER CLUB OPENS
SEASON NEW YEAR

With ofticers elected for the coming
year the Washington Soccer Club las
arranged TO begin it's season January
in entertaining the Baltimore Amerl-
can eleven here. Alberto Cox, the new
ly elected captain OF the team. has
called practice for Saturday and Sun
day afternoons.
Officers were elected at last nights
meeting as follows: Charles M. Leckey
president; John McGinty. vice presi-
dent; Alex s. Hodgkinson. secretary:
Albert Cox, captain; James +. Hamp-
son, treasurer. The executive commit
tee comprises the following members
of the club: William Pearson, George
Steadman. Fred Fitzgerald, Dan NJ Nc
Donald and William Shaw. The cleo
ton committee will be Fred Fitzgerald
and William Pearson, the former being
also appointed to care for the property
of the club and supervisor Of the field.
The captain-Alberto Cox-was form
erly one Of the crack players on the
Garnston Rovers, of HerefOrdshire,
England, and Is one of the speediest
runners who ever came over from the
British Isles. Michael Rafferty, was
elected honorary vice president and
proffered the use of his spacious par
| lors to the club.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17

vote has been dlsTegarded will in time
be satisfied to the contrary, and VIII
realize that the action taken was the
right one. But, at any rate, the athletic
association, by its tack of foresight, has
antR gonized the majority. Resulting
from this antagonlzation Is talk of
openly denouncing the directors and
refusing to reioin the association in the
fall.
"The men thue acting are thoroughly
conscientious, but they have been eft In
the dark Where people feel that they
have been openly tiouted they do not
stop to consider whether or not their
consequential acts are ethical.
The dissatisfaction growing out OF
the apparent failure OF the board OF
ate and undergraduate sentiment can
be aIlayed by n statement from that
body In making such a suggestion
the Pennsylvania Is not advancing
the cause OF any one aspirant to the
position OF head coach. The request
made il rational one, and as the mat
ter now stands about the campus, the
officers of the association will be un.
wise in disrega riding IL.
The greatest need of the University
Athletic Association is the solid back
ing of its membership. 1t needs the
support of all factions; OF every gradu-
ate and undergraduate.
THE head coach for next year
whether he be Dickson, Folwell, Ben-
nett. or Hollenback. needs this same
support IT can only tC obtained BY
the circumspect action of the directors
In giving all PennsylVania men an ex.
PLANTATION OF the recent meeting
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
Railroad Y. M. c. A.
Bowling Notes

Auditors, bv winning the last eighteen
games. are now comfortably intrenched
In FIRST place, and unless something un-
foreseen happens they will lead the first
section by a good margin.
-
Undoubtedly the good work o. Captain
Rider. Fuik and Williams has mate
rally helped in winning these eighteen
straight games. Captain Pider and Will
naIns have been rolling in exceptionally
tne form the whole season but 1t has
only been in the last few sets that Fulk
has shown anything like his true form.
His last set of 81 shows that she old
OOS mas nnally struck his stride.
Captain Bland, of the High Level
team, has certainly met with some tough
reVerses in the past few weeks. Tn to
that time his team had been in the
lead since the beginning of the season.
Ills first hard luck come about two
WeekS ago, when willie" Handy. his
pest bowler. was transferred to VIII
n'lnGton. Del. thus deriving High
Level of one Of the best bowlers in the
league. Notwithstanding this misfor-
tnne ne was further handicapped by the
transfer OF Jack Canty. another OF his
good bowlers. However. the High Level
poEs still have a mighty good team.
and now that Mulroe has signed up
WIFI SapC&in Bland things should kreHk
little better for them. Allen, by re-
Gently bowling a aA set, second highest
marx OF the season. pushed his average
past the 96 mark.
Capt. 1. e. smith Of the so,,th.rn
team had his pin spillers on the ALLEYS
seVeral nights ago. with the result that
tiKh Level was defeated ali three
EameH. The Southern boys, while not
very high up in the race, have a team
that Is hard to beat,
Southern's good work against High
lever was largely due to the excellent
WORK or Campbell and Stanley the for
mer getting S85 for the evening, which
established a new high set mark for The
year. Campbell, with an ayerage of
IEo'4 pins 10 the leading man of the
,MHh an even break Of luck, CaptaIn
whites Electricians may vet prove IN
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
Pnnsana Students Up in Arms Because Voice Recognized

salaries for 1915 These obligations. ~ j
should be taken into consideration IN
any adjustment.
Should peace be declared II would
result in automatically restoring to fun
membership in the Baseball Players
Fraternity all Federal League players
who were members before going to the
Federal League.
While the fraternity is not obligated
by its bylaws 20 protect players con-
tracts made when they were not active
members of the organization. yet IL will
be glad to use its best endeavors 20 see
that the legal rights OF the Federal
Leaguers, as well az those of the orgail-
lied ball player, are respected"
The Washington times., 1915-12-17

In broken field Barrett, OF Cornell,
almost as evasive as an Austrian note.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
GALLAUDET TO MEET
. c. u. FIVE TOMORROW
Crippled Team Engages Brook
landers on Floor in First
Local College Battle.

After a delay Of a week Catholic t-nI-
versity opens It's schedule tomorrow in
meeting Gallaudet College. The Brook
landers were disappointed last satur-
day In being forced to call off the bat
itle with the Mt. st. Joseph's nye but
will be ready for the Bum and Blue
players tomorrow afternoon.
Coach Rice has put his charges
through several practice games during
the week. Western. Business. and the
Y. NJ c. A. basketers were taken on in
succession. and c. T.. players believe
they have smoothed of the rough spots
IN the play Coach Rice will probably
play Lynch and Caffery3 forwards; Gal
ivan at center, and Cartwright and Kee-
gan in the guard positions.
Gallaudet will be weakened by the abb
sence of Rockwell. Classon. Kelley. and
Schowe. These players were declared
ineligible to compete for Gallaudet until
after January /, on account OF scholar
ship conditions. The team will be con-
siderably crippled as a result OF the fac
ulty action.
Rockwell and Kelley are two OF the
strongest players I'm this section OF the
country, and Classen, while not in the
best of condition as vet, was counted
upon to help the team considerably.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17

first the queries were very easy, and
] could do most of them standing on
my head. But lately they have be-
come queerer and queersr. The cli-
max came yesterday, when an es-
capped SQUIRRELS dinner phoned in
and wanted TO know which blade OF
an electric fan stopped hrst Just
as soon as an alienist from the Port
land cement company makes repairs.
We will again try to demonstrate TO
the public what is lacking between
our ears.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
MINCE PIE.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING. BY "BuSs' Basr.

(, Even Willie Hoppe meets with re-
verses, A piano mover turned the
tables on him the other day.
In a broken field Barrett, Of Cornell, Is
almost as evasive as an Austrian note.
Boxing Notes.
CONGRESS is STILL IN SESSION.
Tough Part.
There Is money IN baseball.
There iS ioithout a doubt,
There's also money IN the mint.
But the jobs TO get Il ont.
After seeing Freddy Welsh pcr-
form for ten rounds. we can't see
why he wasn't invited to BAIL on that
peace boat
No doubt some philanthropIc baseball MAJ
nate will let all the poor kids In his Ia an
park free Of charge this Christmas
The Washington times., 1915-12-17

be troublesome bunch OF min xetters.
They are now close second, being Just
tew points behind the High Level
team. The good bowling of Miller has
gone long way in keeping the Nv ire
Doctors In the race, MilIers average
or SS.3 pins puts him at the head of his
team. White. McCauley, Erman, Our
sand. and Walton have all been getting
coed games.
Coach Yard has had q great deal Of
trouble. and has had some touEh breaks
this season. but now that Fisher mas
taken over the captalncY Of that team
several new faces will appear in their
lineup. and the future looks pretty
bright for these boys.
With the signing OF n. and p. Law
renson, Captain Payette's General OFFICE
team Is sure to cause a lot of trouble.
Tor the other teams Both OF these ,nen
break of luck they will make the hovs
In this league hustle for high hoonrS.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17

James COllilower may he appointed
coach Of the Navy team this winter "
present plans carry. collfiower has
been in consultation with the Navy
authorities. The Navy is also after
Mike Martin. OF the Natinn"ls. 10 take
Scottv McMaslcr,s lob rs trainer
The Washington times., 1915-12-17

Dan Keegan, captain OF the Catholic
University team, has boen out OF the
lineup for a week with charley horse.
Keegan Is calculated to put the mecca
sary pep in the c. L. team and will
probably break into the lineup to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17

After all those rumors, 1t begins to
look as n the only thing GrIff had up
his sleeve besides his wrist is his el-
bow.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-07
BERLIN COMMENT ON
 BALKAN SITUATION
Claims That Allies By Landing Troops at SaIOniki Have Violated
 Greek Neutrality.

Berlin Oct. 7, By Wireless to Say Ville, N. Y.-Comment in the morn ing newspaper on the Balkan situa- t1on is summarized by the Overseas News agency as follows:
 'The Vossische Zeitung notes that the entente powers in occupying Lemnos and Tendos (In the Aegean Sea) entered upon what might be called doubtful territory, but declares that at Saloniki they have touched what beyond doubt is Greek soil.
 The newspaper makes a compari- son of this act with the British atti- tude in the case of Belgium.
 ''The Deutsche Tages Zeitung points out that the Balkans are considered by Great Britain as fortress of which she wishes to make use for the protection of here Egyptian posses ,sions during the prosecution of the campaign in the Dardanelles This campaign is declared to have been 8 great failure because of the brave de- fense of their soil by the heroic Tur- kish troops. The Tages Zeitung ar gues that the British idea was that the landing at Saloniki would attract new allies, but the newspaper doubts whether Great Britain and France will find their opinions justified in this re- spect.
 "The Boerson Courier declares that Russia assisted the Balkan states only so long as they were obedient to her and served the purposes of Russian diplomacy working for the conquest of Constantinople. The Balkan states, it holds, now must decide whether they shall be vassels of sovereign states. It considers the war to be en- tering upon a new and important phase"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-07
CHy Hen7s

Mrs. John F. Callahan of 94 Rass- cite street is critically ill at her home.
 Mary Ousankute of PA High street and Peter Shripkunas of 20 Star street were married by the Rev. Edward Grikis, pastor of St. Andrews Lith- uanian church, this morning.
 We deliver fish. Halls Grocery.- advt.
 All veteran firemen are urged to attend a special meeting to be held this evening at o'clock in Bardeck's s hall.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Chase of West Main street are enjoying an automo- bile trip through New Hampshire. They will attend the Dartmouth night program at Hanover tomorrow eve- ming.
 Albert G.. Tuthill, who has been visiting his parents, MT. and Mrs A. c. Tuthill of Camp street, returned this afternoon to Swarthmore col lege.
 Charles Henry Johnson and Minnie +. Isemann, both of Kensington were granted a marriage license today.
 Charles Higby, the city hall ele- vator man, is entertaining company from Windsor.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-07
SPECULATIVE ISSI DECLINE A LIT
Local Market Is ACtiVe( Arms Primer
Furnished by Richter & Co,

| Nrurnlsheu by hchter Co.D
 For the past ten days there hasI more or less profit taking in
 speculative of local stocks. Thi4
 resulted in a moderate decline \
 is only natural after the big rise
 had. Today the list strengthened
 a little bit under the leadershlII
 Colts Arms, and we believe thatl
 is an indication that the profit ta'
 has run its course. Sales of d
 early in the morning were at 74H!
 before the day closed sales
 made at 755. Stock is offered
 that price now and 75O is freelyI
 The other speculative stock. wI
 are benefited by the war. in our
 list have declined several points |
 their recent high. Standard SI
 common declined to 270 but 27
 now bid and sales have ranged tween that price and 275. M Bement-Pond common was offere| I46 this morning and there is for sale at that price now. ThereI been a little more of a demandI North & Judd and 109 is freelyI with very little stock in tho maj under 112. New Departure com is offered at 1S0 and Bristol Bras
 The more conservative stocks firm. Stanley Works is 66 bid asked, with sales in the neighbori so asked, Union Manufacturing A pany is 77 bid, so asked, AmerE Hardware holds firm at 1ls bid. asked. with sales in the neighoor of 12O. and ST is freely bid for Il ders. Frary & Clark, sales hal taken place at that price and atl Eagle Lock is offered at 52. Anl can Brass is firm. The latter sq declined from its high price of to PAT. We believe that on the I upward movement this stock will as high us 275. This concern isl rectly benefited by the war thrul the big demand for brass used on| kinds of munitions. We undtrst| that the company. on all quick livery contracts, is asking a six seven cent per pound premium brass. We understand that in average year the American Bd output runs above sl 900. GOO pounds. In a smaller way Bristol Brass company Is doingl business.
 The upward movement on the N York Stock Exchange was resurl today with a strong undertone in railroad stocks. The railroads ha been slow to follow the industril but it looks as though they had std ed at last. Tn our opinion there \ be a general advance in all securii for the next two or three years, VI of course temporary reactions due profit taking.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-07
Break With BulGaria.

London, Oct. ', 1903 D. m.-The al- lies having broken off diplomatic re- lations with Bulgaria, news is mom- entarily expected of that nations ac- tive participation in the war on the side of the central powers.
 King Constantine and the late leader of the Greek government being at odds, a coalition cabinet is being formed, pending the construction of which the policy of the Athens gov ernment will be obscure. There are no misgivings in England, however, that she will cooperate in any way with Bulgaria. The cabinet crisis has in no manner impeded the landing of allied troops at Saloniki, and the fact that these forces are on Greek soil is considered the best guarantee that Greece ultimately must align herself with the entente powers with which premiere elect Zaimis is in sympathy.
 General Russian Recovery.
 Champagne i'll the west and Dvinsk in the east, are now the scenes of the struggles most likely to bring de- cisive results. The Germans still are concentrating against Dvinsk evil dently bent on supreme effort to take the city. The Russians, how ever, are delivering hard blows all along the line, and the British and French press professes to see a gen eral Russian recovery for which the activities of the allies in the west are given credit.
 Capture by the French of the vil- lage and hill of Tahure is a success of considerable local importance. The hill although less than 200 feet high, was one of the most important Ger man positions in that sector. On most of the remainder of the French front there is still in progress the violent canonading which usually precedes infantry attacks.