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The Washington times., 1915-07-14

Mrs. Gunsdorf lifted her defeated eyes
In ono last effort.
Now tell the truth" said Celestia,
Speak out. SO that every one can hear
YOU"
For a few moments the Gunsdorf wom-
an was silent. Then suddenly she lifted
her head defiantly and spoke in a loud
voice.
II lied" she said. He didn't attack
At me. I trapped him in my room. and and
locked the door and put the key in his
pocket. Then l screamed for help
That's all. did 1t because 1 loved him.
and he wouldn't lok at me- l said. ne
rather he'd be dead. And that's the
God"
Then Gunsdorf spoke.
Cut that man loose" he said. Then
he turned to his wife. and very quietly
and methodically, but with all his
strength. struck her on the point of the
Jaw. and laid her senseless at his feet
Low murmurs Of approval greeted the
act
Meanwhile, the moose had been with
drawn from Tommy Steele's head and
tho ropes which bound him had been
cut. He came slowly and painfully
down the ladder. and stood before
her.
But she did not look at his hands,
and only for moment at him. 1t was
as II she had never seen him before.
chuckled. 1t was Professor stilliter.
"Celestia-," pleaded Tommy.
But she would not look at him. and
her dark deep eyes began to gather
eyes In the crowd. and then she began
| right In tho middle OF a speech as was
her wont. and spoke to them of justice
| and patience. and brotherly, love. and
scolded them little for having nowr
at conclusions. and SO nearly stained
their souls with innocent blood. And
she had come from Heaven to make
| the world a better place to live in, those
| who succeeded in catching a glance oil
her eyes believed her And the other,
| kept dead silence and greatly won
dered.
When she had nished. the CROWD
opened for her, and she passed swift,
and quietly through. and vanished
after a while in the dusk. followed
| only by Freddie the Ferret and Still
stop her" somebody cried; she,
going to the stockade. We want hei
| with U.S."
But nobody made a move to follow
| her.
The Gunsdort woman raised herself
| on her hands. and moaned. Tommy
all compassion, stepped swiftly forward
and helped her to her feet.
| fb heart acheo ternoly' because
Celestia had not spoken to him. H.
wondered why she had been SO cruel.
| There were two reasons. Professo,
| stilltter was the chief one; the extrem,
! good looks of Mrs. Gunsdorf was tn,
| other.
The thought OF any physical contac ct
however unwilling. on his part. between
| Tommy and Mrs. Gunsdorf had turned
Celestia's not altogether celestial hear
| to ice in her breast.
Continued Next MondAy.1
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SD, 800 Bales of Cotton
Were Consumed in June

A census report today shows cotton.
exclusive OF linters. consumed In
June. 1915. was 514. 800 running bales,
against 44s.I45 bales in 1914: held in
manufacturing establishments. June
30. 1,622,4se bales. against 1,15s,5ss
on June 80. 1914; held in independent
warehouses. 2.os5.347 bales, against
Sao.4SI in 1914 Imports, 3s,129
equivalent 50o-pound bales in 1915,
against 1000 in 1914: exports, in
cluding linters. 2s4.Ss1 running bales.
1915. against 295.57s in 1914. Cotton
spindles active, June. 1915. 31.22o.6sa,
against 30.948.04S in June, 1914.
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Caesar at Beirut; Kentucky
at North river, New York city;
Dupont at Boston; Wheeling at
Vera Cruz; Hull at Mare Island.
SaileI--Paducah and Osceola from
Cuatro Reales Channel to Guam
tanamo Lamson from Boston yard
to Boston light; Nereus from Balboa
to Honolulu; Albany from San
Francisco to Port Angeles Wheel
Ing from Vera Cruz to Tampico.
A mining and mine sweeping division
Of the Atlantic fleet has been organized,
consisting at present of the Baltimore
and the following vessels detached from
duty with the auxiliary division: San
Francisco. Ontario, Patapsco. Patuxent.
and Sonoma.
The Culgoa. now at the Brooklyn yard,
will leave for Newport about the 25th
Instant
The Whipple has been detached from
duty with the reserve torpedo fotilla,
Pacific fleet, and assigned to duty with
the first division, torpedo fiotilla, Pa
cihc fleet
The Whipple was placed In full COM
mission July II. 1915.
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Porter Wins ST. 500, Then
Tries to Buy Railroad

PORTLAND, Ore. July 14-James ].
Hills Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific railroads still remain in the hands
of that and other gentlemen.
This Is in the face of the fact that
Harry Upton, Great Northern porter.
won 81 500 in a contest. When he won
the money he rushed to the offices Of
the companies and attempted to buy the
railroads. Informed that the roads were
not for sale, he told the management
that he formerly was a porter. but that
he had entirely too much money just
now to work for the company any
longer and resigned.
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dorf no longer looked strong and ter
rible. but shrunken and puzzled. His
eyes blinked with great rapidity. Pres
emily. Tommv caught sight Of Mrs
her, as much a. to say, You know you
teller!"
She covered her eyes with her hands.
as II she cou Id not bear the sight of his
mildly accusing eyes.
truth dawned on him. and a great lump
rose in his thront and pressed against
the rope which yencircled it. Yes. They
were going to kill him. He would never
of her Intentionally with all his will
II he had to die. at least 1t should be
with gracious and loving thoughts So
great was his concentration that the
crowd surrounding him seemed to grow
vague. and misty. and he actually SEEM
ed to see her-in her white dress with
the band of Jewels across her dark
hair-and the vague misty crowd was
falling away before her to right and
left and she was coming swiftly toward
him.
Presently she seemed to be directly
beneath him, looking up into his face.
He smiled at her. He couldn't help 1t.
Then she turned. her back to him. her
face to the others. and she spoke in a
gallant loud voice:
What has he done7'
A shiver went up and down Tommy's
| spine. In the name of all that was
miraculous that hallucination In white
with the gallant voice was really Ce-
| lestia- Yes. And there. hanging back
! in the crowd was Professor 6tilliteI
| with his thick glasses. and Freddie the
| Ferret. Freddie brandishing that big
automatic which his father had forbid
swered with cries from here and there:
Hes a traitor. spy! He was soins
| to betrav US!
| Gunsdorf crept toward her holding in
| his outstretched hand the fateful tele-
We found 1t on him." he said.
| Celestia read the telegram and fluns
1t ansrily from her.
| us that your evidencef"
Gunsdorf shrank from her.
She stepped toward him. and he had
to look her In the eyes.
DO YOU believe that he 10 spyr
Gunsdorrs chin dropped upon, hi.
breast and he began to shake his head
slowly from side to side. The crowd
began to murmur with astonishment.
! Then why did you accuse himT
| The" mumbled Gunsdorf:
"EEamb. "Enyi in !, the n r.vi.s.9 ns%s Of 'u'ti'sr
He attacked a defenseless woman Il
/ was to shield her reputation that I sale
he " was s, spy, In any case he deserved
| TO De ndhkeo
| "He--sttacksd a defenseless woman7'
exclaimed Celestia. and she laughed
with a kind OF cold scorn.
Mrs. Gunsdorf crept slowly forward.
'It had to come out" she cried sud
denly. "he attacked. me. II you got Il
know"
He attacked your
| II swear II by"
There was a battle of eyes.
Look at me! Look at meI' exclaimed
! Celestia. IF you are telling the trutl
you can surely look At me-"
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Read II Here
NozO
SEE IT LATER IN
THE MOVIES
Continued from Yesterday

They're going to kill me II they
can" thought Tommy; and / don't
want to be killed"
He drew a long breath and clenched
his fsts.
Don't kill him." cried Mrs. Gunsdorf
suddenly. not YETI"
Why not YETI" growled Gunsdorf.
because. you fool. II you kill him
here"in my room-people will think"
What will thev think?"
They will think-oh. don't make mo
Gunsdorf began to scratch the back Of
THAT is true" he said presently. I'VE
For now We will tie him. When 1t Is
dark we will take him away somewhere
IN q carriage. We will take with US
also a stick of lynamite.. A stick Of
tlne gag to go In a mans mouth. #
keeps him quiet forever"
You don't need to take him away
said Mrs. Gunsdorff there's q hne
Take him downstairs. call in the boys.
and read them the telegram he's got In
his inside pocket. Nobody need mention
me-and the boys'll do the rest.
The dirty spy"'
in upon Tommy from three sides. Mrs.
Gunsdorf crept stealthily along the
wall to take him In the rear.
"Gunsdorf. said Tommy suddenly.
a man on that. It's from the man who
adopted me and brought me up. We
differed because l am on the side of
labor. He says he wants to see me on
me a spy. does it? Be reasonable"
Ordinarily. for Gunsdorf had an in
telligent mind he would have placed .
Just value, upon, the telegram as evil
reason was blinded by jealous rage. 1t
is doubtful If he even read the tele-
gram. He crumpled 1t in his hand and
thrust 1t into his trousers pocket;
fair had passed beyond reason and de-
bate, Tommy stepped quickly forward
and lifted Gunsdorf clean from the floor
with a terrific right hand blow under
the point of the chin. Swift as light
ming he turned and struck the nearest
OF Gunsdorf's friends between the eyes,
This cleared the way to the door, and
heavily on his face, for Mrs. Gunsdori
had grabbed him from behind about the
ankles.
A minute later they had overpowered
and tied him hand and foot.
Fifteen minutes later Tommy stood or
the top OF a step ladder, surrounded by
an enraged mob of men and women who
showered vile epithets upon him. The
limb of a great elm tree. With this
limb Tommy was loosely connected by
a length OF quarter-inch hemp rope
other ropes had been attached to the
foot OF the ladder upon which he stood
so that at a signal It could be yanked
suddenly from under him.
Tommy was not frightened. He wa,
dazed from rough handling. and some
how he couldn't believe that they really
meant 10 hurt him. 1t was merely an
unpleasant dream from which he would
presently wsken safe In bed Then his
roaming eyes met Gunsdorfs. Guns
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
British Youth Held
On Charge of Larceny

Harold c. Scott, twenty-two. years
cid, a British subject. wns arrested at
Union station today on information
from Atlantic City. where he Is want
ed on charges Of housebreaking and
grand larceny.
Scott told Detectives Baur and
Kelly that he had Intended to go to
the British embassy today and make
arrangements to join the Canadian
forces
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Wholesale Produce Market

EG0s-Nearby. fresh. isc per doz. South
ern. lie per doz
cHEEsE-New York. new. lstac per ib.:
nat, lSc per lb.
BUTTBR-Elsin print. solhc per lb; tub,
csnc per lb.; process 2Sc per lb. g.
LIVE POCLTRY-Hens. 15d16c per lb
roosters, lie per ID. live turkeys, 13dlbc per
ID: spring chickens. 2oa25c per lb
LIVE sToCk-Veal calves. best, Sc per
ID; heavy. 90 shc per lb:: fat sheep. 40i,as
" KREY. PRICE & co.
NEGETABLES-tQuota otations furnished BY
Taylor Wade)-Potat toes. N.c5 per barrel:
onions. 500 per bu.: 81 90 per sock: cabbage
ISc per crate: lettuce. Soc per basket; Leets
81 80 per 100 punches
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"HarVeSt Disease" Due
To Pestiferous Chigger

A warning against the "chigger" was
issued today by the Public Health
Service.
Attention is called to the fact that
the harvest disease" Is due to none
other than this pestiferous creature.
The adults are said to be harmless. but
the service advises that the friendship
OF the little ones be cultivated when
they can be found. for 1t is they that
cause all the trouble.
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England Takes Steps to
Keep Coal Prices Down

L.ONDON. July 1.-THE government
served notice today that retailsoal deal
ers will not be permitted to plead war
exigenctes in justification of sharp in
cieascs In price. The text OF the gov
errment's coal price till to be intro
duced In commons was made public. 1t
provides heavy PENALTIES for dealers
who increase the price moro than 81 per
ton over last years average
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Canadian Railroads to
Be Run by Government

OTTAWA. Ontario. July 1.-THE gov
ernment has practically decided to take
over the Canadian Northern railway. It
will assume immediate operation Of the
National Transcontlnental from Win
nipeg to Moncton. New Brunswick; the
Lake Superior branch of the Grand
Trunk Pacific. and possibly also tho
Grand Trunk Pacific from WinnipeE to
the Pacific coast.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Flight Made Over Essen
BY French Army Aeros

LONDON. July A.-Demand by Eng
lish aeronautical experA that the gov
ernment send 4 great fleet Of aeropla mes
to attack the Krupp gun works at Essen
had a partial answer today.
Dispatches from Paris say that dur
ing the night several French aviators
made a reconnaissance over Essen. The
accommodating trips are believed to have
been preliminary to an attempt to bonn
bard the Krupp works from the air.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Goes With the Job.

Old Gentleman (who has just finish
ed reading an account of a shipwreclr
with loss OF passengers and all
handsl-He! am sorry for the poor
sailors that were drowned.
Old Lady-Sailors' 1t isn't the sail
ors-it's the passengers am sorry
for. Tho sailors are used to 1t
Kansas City Star.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Northern Neutrals Make ,
Protest to Great Britain

BERLIN (via wireless to sayville).
July 14.-Sweden. Norway. and Den.
msrk have Joined in q protest to
Great Britain against tho continued
mclestation by British ships OF Scan.
oinavian shipping. according to Stock
holm dispatches tjday.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Swedish Schooner Sunk
By Mine Off Aland Isles

STOCKHOLM, July 14.-The Swedish
schooner Daisy, bound from England
with a cargo of coal. struck a mine and
sank Of the Aland Islands In the Baltic
Captain strtdback and four Of her crew
we're drowned, the others making shore
in one OF the boats.
The Daisy was a 44o-ton vessel owned
by Captain Strdback and registered
from the port of Bersqvara.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Moving Pitcher of Bullets

Co!onel-So you lost half your force
by a trick of the enemy.
Captain-Yes. sir. They rigged up a
cannon to look like a moving picture
machine. and the boys just fought for
a chance to get in front OF it.-Boston
Transcript.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Bonds,
TOdaY'S Sales.

Capital Traction. easO, 2aeo.
Washington KY, pId.. SQSS11.
Commercial National Bank, lOd192.
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, 5d26o.
After Call-W ashington Gas SIS $2. .0oC
@l05, So 0OOd1O5
Washington Gas Light, lOq74h.
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parent that this company is using money
Of, paying dividends on its common
Wanted sss4,ooo Bonds,
The original application Of the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Company
was for a bond issue Of $694.000. The
commission approved a bond Issue OF
ts53,o0o. to be applied to extensions,
betterments, and improvements. but
on the request for the issuance of the
remaining bonds because Of lack Of GER
tain Information which II wished to take
into Consideration, and which could not
be obtained until the completion Of the
In reply. the company stated that the
reasons given by the commission were
not sufficient or valid In law. Among
the objections offered were the fohow-
"Your refusal to approve the issue
Of bonds disregards precedents hereto
fore established by you In APPROVING
the issue Of bonds Of other ytilihes 9isI,,e. Sn,
and discriminates against this COM
pany in that respect.
Your refusal to approve the issue
Of bonds aforesaid without authority OF
law and Notwithstanding the disclaimer
of the commission does. in fact. draw
a distinction between the issue OF bonds
for capital charges voluntarily made
by this company to adequately serve
the public and those made under the
direction of Congress or of the Public
Utilities Commission.
Ready For Court Action.
mo question exists concerning
either the legitimacy Of the capital
charges involved in the expenditures
mentioned for which thse bonds werc
applied for. nor OF the feet Of tho
actual expenditures Of the sum stated
for the purposes stated.
Tho law does not REQUIRE or con-
template any ascertainment Of valu-
alton figures or the completion OF
valuation in acting on the applica-
tion for bonds.
"The commission Is not required TO
have before 1t the relation which the
value Of the property of this com
pany bears to its outstanding stocks
and bonds.
The valuation of the property Of this
company canot enter Into nor affect the
question of the legitimacy or illegti-
macy of the capital expenditures repre-
sented by the items for which authority
is asked for the issue and sale Of bonds.
the capitalization Of the company when
these expenditures were made having
been previously created pursuant to ex-
press provisions of acts Of Congress"
The Public Utilities Commission, It
was stated, Is prepared to meet In the
courts all OF the points at issue raised
by the Washington Railway and Eiec-
trio Company. General Counsel Syme
will represent the commission.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14

New York Stocks.

Quotations furnished by W. r. Hibbs q
Co., members Of New York Stock Exchange,
Hibbs Building.
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DISTRICT TO FIGHT
APPEAL BY RAIL WAY
Conrad H. Syme Charges Com.
pany Wants Money Due to
Unearned Dividends.

Continued from First Page)
Sarent that this company is using money
Which It has not earned for the purpose
Of, paying dividends on its common
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Continued Next Monday.3
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THE GODDESS

D,anuatlsed into a Photo Play by CHAS w. GODDARD
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B. Ross Perry.

R. Ross Perry, whose lamentsble
death occurred yesterday in a man
ner to shock the capital deeply, was
a citizen of whom Washington was
proud. A native of the District, he
devoted his life to its interests, ac-
quiring commanding position as a
member of the bar, fulfilling scrupu-
lousy all his duties as a member Of
the community, serving with the ut
most fidelity and with rare ability
those who summoned him to repre-
sent them in court. He was a man
of strong personality. of the highest
integrity, and his life was marked
with exceptional success. He literal
ly sacrificed himself to his profess
sional duties, sparing none o. his
energies in the prosecution of the
causes intrusted to him. The physi-
cal breakdown which precipitated his
self-inAicted death was due to the
intensity with which he wrought for
his clients. Washington owes to him
a debt of fond and grateful memory
for the example of good citizenship
he set for the younger generation.
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and has caused much discomfort and
trouble. Many people object to hav-

and has caused much discomfort and
trouble. Many people object to hav-
ing others stand in close contact with
them in such way as to shut off
the air. Alterations have arisen ton
the cars in consequence of this prac-
tice, which furthermore has greatly
added to the difficulties of.conductors
in working" their cars. When per-
mission was given to operate the open
tra1ers again it was hoped that the
additional carrying capacity would
prevent this form of overcoming,
but it has not done so at rush hours,
and now the matter is under consid-
Grafton ,by the public utilities COM
mission. With the open trailers run
ming rule of mo seat, no fare"
should be established. The running
boards are dangerous and the space
between the seats is not fit place
for passengers ITO occupy. If the COM
panies cannot provide enough cars
to carry the traffic without crowding
the running boards and the spaces
between seats they should not expect
to collect fares from this surplus
crowd. There are practical difficult
ties in the way of enforcing mo
seat, no fare" ruBe, but the way to
avoid those difficulties is to run cars
enough to carry the people decently
and safely.
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The Attack on the Orduna.

If the German government has I'M
dertaken to prevent attacks by sub
marines on unarmed ships pending
satisfactory response to the Ameri-
can note it is evident that explicit
instructions have not reached all of
the commanders of undersea craft.
The experience of the steamer Or
duna, which arrived in New York yes
terday from Liverpool indicates
clearly that not all of the German
submarines are being operated on the
basis of non-interfcrence with pas
senger-carrying craft. The Orduna
had az passengers on board, of
whom twenty-one were Americans.
She was fired upon by a German sub
marine without warning, the torpedo
missing the ship by ten yards, and
for half an hour afterward the sub
marine pursued the merchantmen and
fired several shells at her, none of
which damaged her.
This incident will play a part in the
dealings between the United States
and Germany in the submarine war
fare issue. 1t seriously weakens the
present suggestion that Germany is
willing to suspend submarine attacks
without warning As a concession to
the United States which it cannot af-
ford to put into the form of a writ
ten agreement because of the fear of
arousing public sentiment at home.
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Public Utility Inquiry Costs.

In deciding that it has the power to
assess upon public service corpora
tions the costs of inquiries into the
legality of its acts, and particularly
its contracts with patrons and con-
sumers, when the corporations are
found to be at fault, the public utili-
ties commission takes the position of
court of law. Litigation between
individuals and between individuals
and corporations are in court put on
the basis of the loser bearing the
burden of the costs. The utilities
commission does not go so far as to
declare that the costs of investiga-
ton should be borne by the COM
plainant when the complaint is ill
founded. 1t would seem to be fair to
carry the practice of cost assessment
as far as the court does, and make
appeals to the commission contin-
gent upon the loser paying the ex-
penses of inquiry and decision. Or
else, if the commission should fear
that this might discourage appeals
and so initiate against the public in
terest, it may appear that the ar
rangement of an exclusive assessment
of costs upon the loser only when the
loser is the corporation is somewhat
jug-handled, which is condition alb
horrent in equity.
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however, he vas not a cold" man,
but only one Of reserve and compo-
sure.
Besides, he was running against a
man even colder" than he had the
reputation of being. Mr.. Cleveland
was unresponsive to degree. If he
had chum at that time it was Col.
Lamont, his private secretary. Mr..
Manning was dead, and nobody else
was able to get next"
But the campaign did not turn on
that point. The people did not choose
between two "cold," but between two
strong, men, and the stronger won.
In intellectual breadth and powers of
expression Gen. Harrison had few
equals among the politicians of his
day; and in the White House he
showed many resources and fine res
olution.
The republican candidate for Pres
ident next year will not be running
against a ehummy man, and hence
the matter of personal temperament
will not be in issue. Mr.. Wilson is
not reserved after Mr.. Cleveland's
fashion. but is reserved, and far
from being a good mixer" At his
time of life, after spending years in
the schoolroom and the library, a
man takes on slowly, if at all, the
manners of the crowd and the knowl-
edge of popular manipulation. Clever
devices which come so readily to pol
iticians reared in everyday atmos-
phere, and are applied SO happily by
them, are absent from men of Mr..
Wilson's training.
There happens to be no jollier"
among the men under discussion for
the republican leadership. All are
warm" enough, but serious-minded,
and none would be able to qualify as
an expert in the art of shaking hands
and Shaping backs.