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The Dolores star., 1915-12-17
CHAPTER u.

The Mascot Of the Monopiane.
I'm which venture an ascension into
the ether and nearly lose my dignity)
found a nice little boarding.house
in one OF those large. quiet, old squares
near the British museum. and was very
comfortable there. made several
friends, notably Mrs Christie, an
American widow about ten years old
er than myself and twice as eager for
amusement One thing soon discoy.
cred: 1t was impossible to get into
the Abbey to see the coronation.
Mrs. Christie was greatly distressed.
Il must see It, Anne" she confided
to me. a. we sat together In her little
room in the boarding house. Don't
you suppose that the lord chamberlain
would let me In II he knew that rep
resent the city Of Cedar Plank. La"
1t appeared that the inhabitants of
her native town had held a voting con-
test for the purpose Of sending their
most popular society member to repre-
sent them at the coronation, and Mrs.
Christie had been elected by very
large majority think Of seventy-five.
Which was enormous. my dear
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introducing a Pair Of seoundre,.-
CHAPTER !.

Introducing a Pair Of Scoundrels.
On which sail to see the Coronation
and. incidentally. discover that I am .
Observation-Disclosures person)
But. goodness gracious, Anne, you
aren't going to England. are you? Wait
TILL school closes in June. and well
make up party"
My roommate. Mary Jenner. is
meek enough when she is alone with
me. but company lends her a fictitious
responsiveness. Besides. all the rest
of the girls curled up among our cush-
ions agreed with her-I could see 1t In
their faces.
IF his sacred majesty, King George
the Fifth. will consent to put OF his
coronation until July. shall be glad
to wait for you," / answered. with
some asperity. ''But don't think it's
likely. do your"
We'll. but, Anne" Mary was begin
ming, when Agnes Pomeroy broke in.
Agnes Is a plump girl with a vein Of
common sense amounting almost to
genius.
Look here" she said, what's the
use? You won't see a thing except the
street professions. You might just as
well stay in Winnipeg and read all
about it in the illustrated London pa
pers. Nobody can get into the Abbey
without carrying q peer"
put my nose in the air. We'll.
even at that" I suggested brazenly.
The Dolores star., 1915-12-17
In the came class.

Low Dockstader. the minstrel. vaA
introduced recently TO = man vhD
owned q place in New Hampshire
Lots Of good fishing up your wayT
asked Dockstader. Il hear you own .
farm up tho White mountain way"
Good fishing!" cried the other. -
Enthusiastically. We'll. Mr.. DockstaAE.
l went out one morning recently ~
brought back II trout for breakfAak
Got EN- in . half hours time. tn
We had guest; ut the cottage and thav
thought that quite remarkable"
"Gla..1 met you. STR" said DocksHA
der. holding out his hand with 40
Of admiration. Tn . professionaa
myself.
"A professional" exclaimed u
Other. What. fisheYmanf~
mo" was the answer, "no-er-aae
rator - Green Book Masasins.
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hundred pounds being offered to the
aviator making the highest record"
Have you ever been In an aero-
plane. Amer" asked Estelle. already
putting on her hat.
Indeed have" I said. Il even
know how to manage q monopiane .
little. One Of the men know IL N
enthusiast. and has given me seversa
lessons"
How perfectly wonderful" she e.
claimed. searching vainly for q ven
20. Anne. Just think! There may b
terrible accident"
All thought Of the coronation had A.
ready left her mind. I could hardly
along the streets towards the railway
station. And all the way down in The
train she talked necessarily Of tbs
spectacle in prospect and asked -
countless questions. We arrived -
the grounds just as the competition
opened and obtained seats in the very
first row of the grand stand. Tho clege
wanted to put US somewhere 1t ths
back. but when pleaded with him -
changed his mind.
However did you get such perfea9
seats?" asked Estelle a. We found o.
selves with an unobstructed view q
the field.
laughed. Did never tell you tAak
am everybody's msscotf" answered.
lightly.
whats thAt!" she said.
20. II means q bringer Of luck Z
told her "All my friends know that
I bring success to everybody-exceye
myself"
Estelle did not reply. She ~as loohr
ing intently at the great machines
which were being carried out of their
sheds and placed at various starting
points upon the Held. There was huge
monoplane in front Of US. which ~
could see quite plainly. Its driver, .
tall. good-looking man in gray and
blue. with q pair OF intensely pens-
trating eyes and calm smile. VS.
seating himself in the machine. ready
for flight. and looking ~ quiet and CO.
lected as though his enterprise were .
thing Of NO consequence. While Z
watched him. breathless with ezcatO-
ment, somebody must have given .
signal, for suddenly saw his h1ee
machine run . little way along ~
course and then. with swift. gliding
movement. suddenly rise into the ar
and wing its way around the nelA.
"O."l sasped Estelle. clutching ~
arm. "O!"-as the driver made . Or
cult and whirled past NJ. the winA
from the pinions almost sweeping Or
faces-"isn't he handsome!"
Her words made me quite Gro. 3,
Don't be 10 silly, Estelle." IN
swered. Then, inspired BY some ~
licious spirit. I asked:
do you still hope that thers win -
an ACCIDENT"
mo, no." she cried terrified 70.
Anne, he mustn't fall"
DO be quiet" urged. People ass
looking at u.s.
ITO BE CONTINUED,
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at That"
The girls laughed, and Agnes SHE'D a
chocolate cream at me, missing me by
about three feet
Il don't believe even having red hair
and being a mascot would accomplish
a peer by coronation time, my dear"
she said. But by all means go ahead
II you've set your heart on it. After
school is out we'll Join you
You let my red hair alone. Pome-
roy Sec" l retorted wrathfully. I'm
twenty-five years old. and l guess l
know how to take care Of myself And
II you've got a determined tempera-
ment, and want something badly and
all your friends put stupid obstacles
in your way-why. it's enough to make
a plaster angel feel annoyed"
Agnes only laughed. and ate another
chocolate, though she knows they
make her fatter, and my decision was
accepted as an established fact, which
l thought was another proof Of my de-
termined temperament.
1t seems strange to look back on
that kimono party now. l felt go old
and capable and assured that nothing
could possibly happen to me. II had
dreamed of the mad adventures that
were 80 soon to begin-ah. we'll. per
haps l would have gone forward Just
the same. 1t is hardly twelve months
since we sat by that cracking fire. but
/ feel as il 1t had been a thousand
years. After all, twenty-five IL very
young.
But. at any rate. / had a perfectly
good reason for leaving school two
months before the end Of the term.
The doctor. who is an old friend Of
mine-I used to pull his mustaches
been working too hard. and was on the
verge Of a complete breakdown II
didn't at once have complete rest and
Shange Of scene. So l asked him II
3 the air Of any particular place would
benefit me especially. and he pulled a
curl for me and said he felt sure Eng
lish air was the one thing for my all
ment
Are you going to visit your ances-
trail castle?" asked Mary as l was pack
ing. ut doesn't really seem polite to
60 SO near and never say Bon jour-"
"Of COURSE" answered, though
really hadn't thought about it before.
I'm going to see the Chateau Clichy.
and also I'm going to try to recover
my ancestral property. I've a bundle
OF bonds stacked up in a romantic old
vault in Paris. Maybe I'll come back
an heiress, or something extra nice
about this adventure.
haven't mentioned anything about
my castle in France. have /? One
doesn't talk about ones family. Of
course but really, mine was very in
teresting. My grandfather is the
Comte DIVES, and owns a large feudal
property in Clichy, which is in Nor
mandy. My father was his son by his
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found a friepd I'm, y,r St.. v,,h me
Miss Howard 81 ~, an 80, s.cr.,
There's million. in Il - w. can In.
cate the marty"
"We,I," said co,d,v INV c,r,osi,v
getting m. hot,or -, W. ,ndam.rt
| It's a girl" be bahbled And she's
| got some Panama honda and don't
know the vaIue of ,bem n ws can
trace her"
Yes. Mr.. Masnirr7" 7 answered art.
lessly.
WHY. we can hold n cluh over tho
asinine marty and extract , cool hal,
million You see 4, sbe were N me.t
the old comte and he adopted her and
took the bonds-what am saving
about the comte7 7 mean n certain
elderly party" he explained craftiIy
why. he could nav nj, tho mortgage
that the asinipe marty holds over him
That would mean an end to the asinine
partys schemes OF revenge Now
Miss Mary. II We can locate this p,ri
and get the bonds from her Mt a triaing
cost. pretending that thew are worth.
less, we can threaten the asinine party
that we'll deliver them to the other old
party unless he pavs ms what we do.
mand. See the point7 Two bird. in
the hand: n fortune for Won and me
and a club for the asinine person"
And WIN do Won maize mi. nrono-
sition to me7" asked
"Because I love Won Mary be c,,sa
selling NV hand THAT'S notb,pp IN
the next trick Zeuxis and have IN
our sleeves. There's mi,liona for ali
of us. think vou,re an anye, What
do YOU think Of me7"
81 think YOU arc n miserab,e scoun.
dreI." I answered fur,ouslv risInp out
Of my chair.
To my establishment he received nv
outburst with A neal Of laugbter
ing to seize nv hand again "Give mo
a girl with some spirit in her. Miss
Mary! You can't imagine how much
I've been thinking of YOU since we met
aboard this old boat Let's make n
date in London. Want to zee the coro-
nation? Maybe | can get YOU a seat
and show YOU round Let's 70"
l turned on him nv ewes flashing
my anger 80 furious tha: for a few
moments 1 could hardly and nv
tongue. think must have overawed
him. for he seemed To wilt awav under
the blast of my rage. and waited
dumbly.
Listen to me. Mr.. Maxntfy" cr,ed
shaking my finger at him. Some Of
my friends have been good enough to
tell me that am a mascot and bring
people good luck. I've brought rood
luck to YOU. better than you deserve
ut any rate because I am tho woman
whom you and your sefyant have heen
looking for. NV name ia not Miss
Howard am Anne Ives and INV
father was Jules DIVES horn AT Cl;.
chy. in Normandy"
saw him staeser Mt that. The hlov
went home.
"Here" 7 cried .p.,ch;r. - ,,or
..'Tbis In the kev IN the hox vh,,h ,,,'
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The Mascot Of the MonopIane.
lin which venture an ascension int
the ether and nearly lose my dignity.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
GERMAN-AMER|CANS' l ARE MISUNDERSTOOD
Hexamer Says Time Will Come When Hyphens Will Be Recognized as Most
 Human of Neutrals

San Francisco. August 2.-Dr. c. J. Hexamer of Philadelphia, speaking at a banquet tonight of the German-Amer- ican alliance, said that while the war lasted it was not to be expected that the German-American position would be fully appreciated. The time will come, he said. when Americans will admit that the Ger man-American Is the most Americanized and therefore the most human of all neutral American citizens, Other speak CTS were: Dr. Leo Starn, Milwaukee; !; Prof Kuneo Meyer. Dublin, Ireland; Dr. Philip Applemann Burlington, Vt: Rep iesentative Julius Kahn of San Fran cisco.
 Today the alliance began three days convention here, more than 800 delegates having seats
 In the first business session Dr. Hex amer emphasized that the organization stands for the perpetuation of friendly re- lations between the United States and Germany
 The convention today adopted the sec- retary's report, embodying the recommen- dation that nation wide prohibition be op- posed.
 President Hexamer said tonight that 1t was expected resolutions dealing with the prohibition question also would be intro- duced before the convention during the session. The German Americans, he said, were opposed rather to the method of prohibition than the result sought, and felt that education was a better means of controlling tho drink habit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
bONNER'S SUNDAY BILL IN SENATE
 THIS AFTERNOON
Should It Succeed Larger Cities Will Be Given Con- siderable Discretion on
 the Subject
By l.. s. BETTY

Montgomery, August 2-(Special) Senator Bonner's anti-Sunday amuse- ment bill, prohibiting motion pictures. baseball and other recreations on the Sabbath day, will be considered by the senate tomorrow afternoon. The meas ure has been on the calendar sometime having been introduced early in the present session.
 Indications are that the measure will fare badly In the senate. since it has aroused considerable opposition from all parts of the state. especially from the cities and municipalities. Oppon- ents of the bill declare that the bill even if enacted into law, can serve no good purpose. since it seeks to deprive certain classes of amusements and re- creations on the Sabbath day which they cannot obtain any other day dur ing the week. This relates particularly to the working classes of the cities of Alabama
 Senator Bonner made vigorous ef- forts to pass similar bill at the first session of the legislature. but 1t was defeated by large vote, a great deal of opposition to the original measure coming from the larger cities of the state. It Is understood that there is an equal amount of opposition to the present measure and it Is certain that vigorous efforts will be made to defeat the bill. Several of the most prominent leaders of the senate have expressed themselves as opposed to the bill. But should 1t have even partial success 1t is almost certain that it will include provisions allowing the larger cities of the state, such az Birmingham. Mo bile and Montgomery to regulate It's own Sunday amsements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
ADMIRAL CAPERTON
 ID RESTORE. HAITI GOVERNMENT.
CO-Operating With Promi- nent Merchants of Port au Prince in Effort to Quell
 Further Disturbances

Washington. August 2-Rear Admiral caperton cabled from Port au Prince to- day that he was cooperating with promi- nent natives to bring about restoration of the Haitien government. A commis- sion of Haitiens and an American of- ficer has been sent to Cape Haitien. where the Bobo revolution originated, to dis arm the natives and bring the rival po- ltical leaders to Port au Prince for a. general peace conference.
 A later message from Admiral Caper- ton reported quiet at Port au Prince Sum- day night. following disturbances satur- day night, and raid on the Wesleyan mission, where a native who had killed prisoner in the jail was seereted. What became of the fugitive the dispatch did not say.
 A guard for the French legation landed today from the cruiser Descartes.
 Secretary Daniels said today that rein forcements for the American expedition would arrive at Port au Prince on the battleship Connecticut Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
HEAVY DAMAGE BY
 RAINS AT TAMPA Storm Sweeps Southern Florida-Many Deaths
 From the Heat

Tampa, Fla, August 2.-Railway tracks were washed away in places and grow ing crops flooded over considerable portion of the Pinellas peninsula today, as a result of heavy rains, which be- gan at o'clock last night and continued for 13 hours.
 Unofficial reports from St. Petersburg. the chief city in the flooded district. placed the rainfall at 15 inches. Property damage there was estimated at $50, GOO. The less in other parts of the peninsula Is expected to make the total more than $1oo. .000.
 Train service over the Tampa and Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast Line railroads has been suspended pending track re- pairs. An Atlantic Coast Line train ran into a washout early today several pas sengers being slightly hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
CAPT. ARNOLD
 COULD HARDLY
 TAKE UP FARES
Well Known L. & N. Pas senger Conductor Makes
 Ringing Statement

This Tanlac is certainly some med icine," said Capt. ]. T. Arnold. the we'll known L. N passenger con- ductor, few days ago. Captain Arnold has been on the Birmingham to Nash vile run for a number of years. and is not only exceedingly popular with the travelling public, but is one of the best known and highly respected railroad men in the south.
 The captain was feeling mighty good at the time he made the fol lowing statement and seemed to take great pleasure in telling what Tan lac had done for him.
 T had been suffering great deal of late from kidney trouble" con- tlnued Captain Arnold. "and have been in such a tired, rundown condition, that I actually dreaded to get up out |. of my seat to take up fares I did not have any appetite. and was all run down. Besides, l was nervous and did not sleep well. But now I feel good; I enjoy my meals and every thing tastes right.
 The old tired feeling has left me, and I feel like a new man. The only troubled see with Tanlac Is that my wife says the grocery bill for this month will be double. I feel better and stronger in every way. This med icine has built me right up and I have more strength and energy. It was just what I needed to put me in shape.
 q am only too glad to tell you what this medicine has done for me because I think it Is som ething that everybody ought to know about. You can certainly count on me telling any body about the benefits l have de- rived from its use. I came back this morning for my second bottle and ex- pect to keep on taking 1t"
 Referring to Captain Arnold's state ment MT. c. F. Willis, southern dis tributor for Tanlac, said:
 Captain Arnold has evidently been suffering from standardization and not from organic kidney trouble as supposed. This condition, as has pre- viously been stated is nothing more nor less than the slow. self-poisoning of the vital organs, produced by ln- digestion, or non-assimilation of the food which renders the organs lame and inactive and permits toxins-ac- tual poisons-to be generated In ones own body.
 "Tanlac, the powerful reconstruc- tive tonic, overcomes these troubles by purifying the system and invigorat- ing the digestive organs. It builds up the system, creates a health ap- petite, vitalizes the blood and makes you feel strong, sturdy and well. as nature intended you to be-"
 The celebrated preparation. Tan lac, is sold in Birmingham exclusive ly by Jacobs Drug Store and Pat ton-Pope Co.,, under the personal di- rection of the Tanlac representative. It Is also on sale at Ensley by D. w. Morris Drug Co.,. and at Bessemer by Pegram- Patton Drug Co-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
Negro Confesses

Murphysboro, Ill, August 2.-Joe De- berry. a negro, under arrest at Harris burg for the murder of Mrs. J. H. Mar tin, has confessed, according to a sher- ifs announcement today. Mrs. Martin was slain in her home here Friday. The negro had been paroled from the state reformatory at Pontiac at the instance of Mrs. Martin. and had been given work in the Martin household. Deberry said he was "gin crazy and angry because Mrs. Martin would not permit the din ner dishes to go unwashed, the sheriff said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
JUDGE S.F. WILSON
 FIRM IN DECISION Refuses to Modify Order of Supercedeas-Nashville
 Commissioners Fail
 to Select Mayor

Nashville. August o-After hearing arguments from both sides of the mu- nlcipal litigation. Judge S. r. Wilson this afternoon refused to modify his writ of supercedeas which set aside Chancellor Allison's order appointing a receiver for the city of Nashville. Judge Wilson said the chancellor had the right to take action to protect the trust funds of the city but that such action could not be done by means of a receiver.
 The deadlock in the race for mayor continued this afternoon after tho 544th ballot had been taken Commis- sioner Marshall continued to support various men whose names were sub mitted by commercial organizations. while Commissioners StainbaclS and Marshall continued to vote for R. R. c. Howell
 It was announced today that four judges of the supreme court would sit Wednesday to pass on the main points at issue in the city receivership and custer proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The committee in charge of the move ment to divorce Ensley from Greater Birmingham will make a full report of the plan of action at the regular meet ing of the Ensley club to be held to- night Fred G. Moore is chairman of the committee, and will outline the pro- cedure necessary to bring the matter properly before the legislature of Ala bama and also to carry it to the federal court if the legislature falls to act.
 Another important committee to re- port will be that on the proposition Of having division of the circuit court To- cated in Flnsley like that at Bessemer The contention is that so many cases originate in and around Ensley that 1t would be of great convenience to the peo- pie and a great saving to the county by locating circuit court at Ensley. There is other business of importance, and all members are expected to be present
 John NJ Fray, who has been in charge of the Ensley office of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company for several years, has been promoted. and is now collecting supervisor of the Bir- mingham office. During his stay in Ensley MT. Fray has given the best telephone service the city has ever had. and has a host of friends here who are gratified at his promotion. He has al ways taken an active interest in civic af- fairs, and is at present the efficient sec1 retary of the Ensley club. He is also one of the mainstays in the Boy Scout movement in Ensley, and well informed scout master. The promotion of MT. Fray was effective yesterday morning, and he has assumed his new duties. l.. B. Dovo- van from the Birmingham office has been transferred to Ensley to succeed Mir. Fray. Although located in Birmingham he will still reside in Ensley and con tinue his work In assisting the upbuilding of the Steel City.
 The regular meeting of the Ensley Merchants association will be held this afternoon in the rooms of the inferior court. Among the matters to be taken up will be a report of the committee on relighting the white way and a report on the merchants carnival to be held In the fall. Report will also be made on the withdrawal of Ensley from Greater Birmingham.
 At the meeting of the Anglican Young Peoples associati ton of St. John Episco- pal church to be held at the parish house Thursday feature of the programme will be debate, Resolved, That Character Has More Influence in the World Than ldoney' The affirmative will be taken by Miss Florence Rogers. and Will Crrnk and the negative by Miss Agnes Gillette and U. W. Wood. On Friday evening the members of the association will be given a melon cutting at the resi- dence of MT. and Mrs. Lawrence, Avenue J and Thirty-third street.
 The entertainment at the Franklin thea Ire yesterday afternoon and last night under the auspices of the beginners and junior classes of the Methodist Sunday school proved a success. The programme was. carried out as arranged, and proved very enjoyable throughout A neat sum was realized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-03
PERSONAL

w. M. Brock who is confined with pneumonia at the South Highland in- firmary, is reported to be in very dangerous condition. It Is source of deep regret to his many friends to learn of his critical condition.
 The condition of J. F. Burrell, ad- vertising manager for J. Blach, who is dangerously i'll with pneumonia at St. Vincent's hospital, Is reported un- changed. A crisis Is looked for within the next 24 hours. It will be recalled that MT. Burrell exposed himself un- duly in his heroic efforts to rescue the late Charles Perkins from drowning at Mountain lake several Sundays ago.