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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30

Reasons for Forming Association
Among Survivors of Desperate
Strife Are Outlined.
PRESERVE TRUTH or HISTORY
Wonderful Victory of Peace Won in
Space of One Generation in Recog-
milton of Justice of Lost Cause"
Accounts OF Early RcunionS.

AS early rs the fan of 1865 The move
ment was begun to organize Confod-
crate veterans. winch eliminated in
1889. when the association known as
the United Confederate Veterans was
brought into being. The war had jus,
ended. and the determination OF dcsola-
ton rested SO heavily over the South
land that those officers who had
striven so valiautly for the Lost
Cause" SAW that their work had no,
hecn finished with the surrender at
AppomattoN, but rather had but just
begun, for upon their shoulders more
than on those OF any other class rested
tho burden Of caring for the people
who had lost their all in defending
thol homes and standing by their
principles. The cry of distress. which
sounded throughout the Southern
states. appealed To those strong men.
who, trained TO command, again came
20 the front and ia grca, and peace
ful war TO, existence added fresh
laurcls to those already won on the
nelds of battle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
EFFoRTS At ORGANIZATION
VIEWED WITH SUSPICION

But the time was not yet ripe for
IN" United Confederate Veterans The
Reconstruction" was in progress. The
feeling between the Northern men who
had been placed in authority and the
Confederate soldiers was Of necessity
butter. Every attempt OF these Con
icderat" soldiers 10 organize for the
purpose OF aiding their less fortunate
comrades was looked upon with sus-
picion by Republican oficeholdcrs AS
rapidly as these benevolent societies
wcr" organized, they were ordered
iishandcd
So far as records are ohtainable. the
hrst OF these benevolent societies was
1 formed in New Orleans in 1867, and as
soon as 1t became known. General Phil
Sheridan ordered that it's meetings be
stopped.
But The feeling OF comradeship was
too strong among the Confederate vet
! Grams 10 he suppressed, and the men
who. during the four years of the war,
had charged and charged again in tho
face of overwhelming odds. were not
TO tic dissuadcd from their laudable
purpose. Time and time again egorts
were made to organize. and slowly but
surely various associations came into
existence, and continually growing.
paved the way for the great associa-
tiOn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30

W th'' meeiinF a call was issued
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
ARMY OF NORTuERN
virginia FIRST TO ORGANIZE,

Inc formation Of The Army OF North
"rn Virginia lod the movement, fol-
I"w"d by the Association Of the Army
"i Tennessee. ana faally, under the
guidance of General George Norman.
oi Kentucky, tho vcteren Coufcdcre,e
states cavalry Assassination was formed
IN l>ss, at meeting held in New
Orleans
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30

Alex Ramsey, Of Pleasant Plain
Ark, having lost his discharge frol
the Confederate army, wishes to col
respond with some surviving comra,
He enlisted in Cross County, Ark,
Company y, under Captain Martin,
an Arkansas regiment, Trans Missi:
Sippi Department.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30

gani2ations which had performed noble
service for the Lost Cause and no
table among these bands OF veterans
stand out the camps organized in Nir-
Ginia, the battle ground of the great
war. which more than any other sec
ton had suffered the bitterness and
suffering which followed close on the
heels of the surrender
LEE CAMP OF RICHMOND
CHARTERED IN 1852
r. e. Lee Camp. No /. of Richmond.
was organized on April is, lSs2. and
secured its charter the following year
March Is, 1859. Charles L. Williams
was the first commander OF the camp.
ana }. j. ii. Bruce was the first adj
iutant. Its collection of Confederate
portraits is to-day tho most extensive
and Interesting in existence.
For years after the war there was
talk of organizing an association on n
broad scale OF these soldiers for the
perpctuation OF the memory of the
deeds of Southern men on Southern
battle fields
But more important issues faced
these men. Those who had been rich
were now poor. The man who had had
thousands Of acres under cultivation
now took the plow in his own hands
and laborcd Throughout, the day, that
his family should not want.
Yet the spirit of camaradcrie which
had been established during the four
long years OF the war still continued.
and the little that some could earn
was divided with those who were un-
fortunate. and il was this same spirit,
kept up through all tho years. that
finally resulted in the organization of
the United Confederate Veterans
Ia those days little bands of the
mon who mad fought side by side under
the stars and Bars gathered together
nj night, after their days labor was
done, and exchanged "reminiscences. In
many towns and hamlets throughout
the South societies were formed by the
veterans.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
NO IDEA
What Caused the Trouble.

Il always drank coffee with the rest
of the family, for it seemed as if there
was nothing for breakfast if we did
not have it on the table.
Il had been troubled for some time
with my heart, which did not feel
right. This trouble grew worse
steadily.
Sometimes it would beat fast, and
at other times very slowly, so that I
would hardly be able to do work for
an hour or two after breakfast, and IL
walked up hill, it gave me a severe
pain.
Il had no idea of what the trouble
was until friend suggested that per-
haps it might be coffee drinking. I
tried leaving off the coffee and began
drinking Postum. The change came
quickly. am glad to say that I am
now entirely free from heart trouble
and attribute the relief to leaving off
coffee and the use of Postum.
"a number of my friends have aban-
doned coffee and have taken up Post
um, which they are using steadily.
There are some people that make
Postum very weak and tasteless, but
If made according to directions. it is
a very delicious beverage" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage Instantly. soc
and soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocera.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

for the trunks is here, Miss Elaine,
he announced.
"Is he? l wonder whether they are
all ready?" Elaine replied hurrying
out of the room. Tell him to wait.
In the attic, Bertholdi was still at
work, keeping her eyes open to exc.
cute the mission on which Del Mar
had sent her.
Rusty, forgotten in the excitement
by Jennings, had roamed at will
through the house and seemed quite
interested. For this was the trunk be-
hind which he had his cache of treas
ures.
AS Bertholdi started to move behind
the trunk, Rusty could stand it no
longer. He darted ahead of her into
his hiding place. Among the dog bis
cult and bones was the torpedo model
which he had dug up from the palm
pot in the conservatory. He seized
it in his mouth and turned to carry
it off.
There, in his path, was his enemy,
the new girl. Quickias a flash, she
saw what it was &usty had, and
grabbed at it.
Get out!" she ordered, looking at
her prize in triumph and turning it
over and over in her hands.
At that moment she heard Elaine
on the stairs. What should she do?
She must hide it. She looked about.
There was the tray, packed and lying
on the floor near the trunk marked "E.
Dodge" She thrust it hastily into the
tray, pulling a garment over it.
Nearly through?" painted Elaine.
Eyes, Miss Dodge"
"Then please tell the expressman to
come up"
Bertholdi hesitated, chagrined. Yet
there was nothing to do but obey.
She looked at the trunk by the tray
to fix it in her mind, then went down
stairs.
AS she left the room, Elaine lifted
the tray into the trunk and tried to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

combination locks As the combina.
tion turned. a slight sound was made
when the proper number came oppo-
site the working point Imperceptible
ordinarily to evea the most sensitive
ear, TO an ear trained II was com
paratively easy 10 recognize the fall
OF the tumblers over this sensitive lit.
tie instrument.
AS he worked. the door behind him
opened softly and the gray friar en-
tered, closing 1t and moving nolseless-
ly over back OF the shelter OF a big
mahogany highboy, around which he
could watch.
AT last the safe was opened Rapid
ly the man went through its contents.
"Confound itl" he muttered. "She
didn't put 1t here-anyhow."
The bolero started 20 close the safe
when he heard a noise in the room
and looked curiously back OF him. Del
Mar himself, followed. by the domino
girl, entered.
I've opened it," whispered the en-
issary stepping out OF the closet and
meeting them, "but l can't find the"
Hands up-all of you!"
They turned in time to see the gray
friar's gun ya~ning at them. Most
politely he lined them up. Still
holding his gun ready, he lifted up
the mask of the domino girl.
"So-it's you?" he grunted.
He was about to lift the mask of
the Mexican, when the bolero leaped
at him. Del Mar piled in. But sounds
downstairs alarmed them and the
emissary, released, fed quickly with
the girl The gray friar however, kept
his hold on Mephistopheles, as II he
had been wrestling with a veritable
devil.
Down in the hall, had again met
my domino girl, a few minutes after
had resigned Elaine to another of her
numerous admirers.
"I thought you deserted me-" / said,
somewhat piqued,
you deserted me-" she parried
nervously. However, I'll forgive you
If you'll get me an ice."
I hastened to do so. But no sooner
had l gone than Del Mar stalked
through the hall and went upstairs.
My domino girl was watching for him
and followed
When I returned with the ice, I
looked about, but she was gone. 1t
was scarcely a moment later, how
ever, that | saw her hurry downstairs,
accompanied by the Mexican bolero.
stepped forward to speak to her, but
she almost ran past me without a
word
"a nut" | remarked under my
breath, pushing back my mask.
I started to eat the ice myself, when,
a moment later Elaine passed through
the hall with Spanish cavalier.
ooh, Walter, here you are" she
laughed. I've been looking all over
for you. Thank you very much, SIRE"
she bowed with mock civility to the
cavalier. ut was only one dance, you
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
Too Sour.

Professor Copeland of Harvard, as
the story goes, reproved his students
for coming late to class. -
This is a class in English comp0-
sition," he remarked with sarcasm,
mot an afternoon tea"
At the next meeting one girl was
20 minutes late. Professor Copeland
waited until she had taken her seat.
Then he remarked bitingly:
How will you have your tea, Miss.
Brown?" ~g
Without the lemon, please" Miss
Brown answered quite geutly.-Chris1
tian Register.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

er building. It is now believed that
they are taking the towels-conspicu-
ously marked as belonging to the de-
partment-for souvenirs. By way of
meeting this drain upon the public
purse the treasury department con-
templates installing a system of hot
air drying. The device is at once sim
pie and efficient. The hand drying
machine is covered by a hood into
which the washed and still damp
hand is placed, while the owner OF
the hand places his foot upon a small
pedal near the floor. A soft whirrlnR
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

"oh-then that is what the"
Elaine checked herself, She had
been about TO hand the note to Del
Mar when an idea seemed TO come to
her. Instead. she crumpled II up and
thrust II into her bosom.
On the street the bolero and the
domino girl were hurrying away as
fast as they could.
Meanwhile, the gray friar had over
come Del Mar, had bound and gagged
him and thrust him into the closet.
Then he wrote the note and laid II,
with a rose from a vase, on Elaine's
dressing table before he, too, left the
place.
More than ever / was at a loss to
make 1t out.
II was the day after the masquerade
ball that a taxicab drove up to the
Dodge house and a very trim but not
overdressed young lady was an
nounced as Miss Bertholdl,"
Miss Dodge?" she inquired as Jen-
nings held open the portieres and she
entered the library where Elaine and
Aunt Josephine we're.
II Elaine had only known, It was
the domino girl of the night before
who handed her a note and sat down,
looking about 80 demurely, while
Elaine read:
Ny Dear Miss Dodge:
The bearer. Miss Bertholdi. is an oper-
ative OF mine. / would appreciate Il II
you would employ her In some capacity IN
your house, as l have reason 20 believe
that certain foreign agents win soon make
another attempt 10 find Kennedy's lost
torpedo model.
M DEL MAR.
Elaine looked up from reading the
note Miss Bertholdi was good to look
at, and Elaine liked pretty girls about
her.
Jennings" she ordered, call
Marie"
To the butler and her maid, Elaine
gave the most careful instructions re-
garding Miss Bertholdi. "She can help
you finish the packing, first" she con-
cluded.
The girl thanked her and went out
with Jennings and Marie, asking Jen-
nings to pay her taxicab driver with
money she gave him, which he did,
bringing her grip into the house.
Later in the day, Elaine had both
Marie and Bertholdi carrying armfuls
of her dresses from the closets in her
room up to the attic, where the last
of her trunks were being packed. On
one Of the many trips, Bertholdi came
alone into the attic, her arms full as
usual. Before her were two trunks,
very much alike, open and nearly
packed. She laid her armful of clothes
on chair near by and pulled one of
the trunks forward On the door lay
the trays of both trunks already
packed. Bertholdi began packing her
burden in one trunk which was marked
in big white letters, "E. Dodge"
Down in Elaines room at the time
Jennings entered. "The expressman
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
What Holds 4 Man

Good men are attracted and held not
alone by salaries, but by the conditions
under which they work. The efficiency
of the board of water supply force COM
pares favorably with any large public
or private engineering organization.
This board has been noted also for its
esprit de corps and enthusiasm for it's
work. These desirable qualities, the
report states, were obtained by select
ing the most suitable available men
for the leading positions, giving great
weight not only to technical fitness,
but also to those personal qualifica-
tions which cannot be learned or rated
by examinations.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

know Please let me talk to Boum,
Boum."
The cavalier bowed reluctantly and
left us.
What are you doing here alone?"
she asked, taking off her own mask.
How warm it is"
Before l could reply, heard some
one coming downstairs back of me,
but not in time to turn.
"Elaine's dressing table," a voice
whispered in my ear.
l turned suddenly. 1t was the gray
friar. Before could even reach out
to grasp his robe, he was gone.
Another mutt" exclaimed, invol-
UNFAIRLY.
"Why. what did he say?" asked
Elaine.
Something about your dressing
table"
"My dressing table?" she repeated.
We ran quickly up the steps.
Elaine's room showed every evidence
Of having been the scene of struggle,
as she went over to the table. There
she picked up a rose and under it
piece of paper on which were some
words printed with pencil roughly.
Look" she cried, as read with
her:
do honest assistants search safes?
Let no one see this but Jameson"
What does it mean?" I asked.
"My safe!" she cried, moving to
closet. AS she opened the door, ina
gine dur surprise at seeing Del Mar
lying on the floor, bound and gagged
before the open safe. Get my scis-
sors on the dresser" cried Elaine.
did so, hastily cutting the cords
that bound Del Mar.
What does it all mean?" asked
Elaine as he rose and stretched him
self.
Still clutching his throat, as If it
hurt, Del Mar choked, 81 found a man,
a foreign agent, searching the safe
But he overcame me and escaped"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SYNOPSIS.

After the finding of Wu Fang's body
and Kennedy's disappearance a submarine
appears the following morning on the bay.
A man punges overheard from i and
swims ashore, IL Is the entrance OF Mar
cius Del Mar into America. At the Dodge
home one OF Wu Fang's men Is trying to
obtain Information OF Kennedy and the
lost torpedo. His plan is blocked by Del
Mars arrival, who also succeeds In win
ming Elaine's confidence, Later she Is
warned by a little old man TO be careful
Del Mars mission at the Dodge house was
to locate and recover the torpedo. He
would have been successful had II not been
for Elaine's dog, Rusty who dug II from
the flower pot, while Del Mar and Elaine
were talking only n few feet away Rusty
carried the torpedo TO the attic. The little
old man meets Del Mar at the Dodge
home. They draw guns together, gases
from the exploded shells Of the old mans
revolver overcome Del Mar and Elaine,
and the old man OF mystery escapes,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

phrenetic races as that at the Indianap-
oils speedway, it is not to be denied
that to travel 500 miles in a motorcar
at 80 miles all hour is a supreme test
of human endurance and the tensile
strength of materials as we'll. Spec
tacular feats may be decried by those
interested in the sober scientific de-
velopment Of aviation. Yet even from
the pyrotechnic melodrama Of the
birdman, with his startling g1ides and
spirals, the mystery of blind vortices
and maelstroms, battling currents and
eddies in the empyreans is more clear.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

cisco Argonaut remarks. The towel
bill Of the big treasury department
has been running into awful figures.
The towels do not stay put. Dozens
are swiped every day. The clerks,
many of whom are women, were sus-
pected at first, but they Indignantly
protested innocence, and the charge
could not be proved. Then visitors
were detected pocketing the towels.
Tourists, by reason of the central To-
cation Of the treasury and Of the
interest to sightseers, visit the treas
ury in larger numbers than any 9TH
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

ly understood, Such men as De Pal
ma and Resta, Gil Anderson and Coop
er, are not thinking of the advance
ment of applied science while they
burn up" lap after lap in a roar Of
wind and dust and hot machinery.
But improvements and developments
in the motorcar have been one result
of their recklessness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

sound follows and the experimenters
fingers, palms and wrists undergo the
sensation Of having been caught in a
Kansas zephyr. The hand dryer
stands like a clergyman pronouncing
a benediction for the space Of ten sec
onds. Then he withdraws his hands,
and after rubbing them together, finds
them perfectly dry.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
TAKE TOWELS AS SOUVENIRS
&isltors to Treasury Department at
Washington Carry Them Away
by the Dozens.

1t is quite comedown from mat
ears of state to the domestic, not to
gsy intimate, matter Of towel service
"a the departments of Washington.
Vet the subject is not without its in
ssSrest from the light which it sheds
amon what we may style the minor
t&orals of the public, the San Fran
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
"SafetY Eirst.n

An American soon to sail for Lon
don will wear while asleep a specially
made rubber suit with q cork lining.
He takes no chances. There are sew
eral pound of lead in the feet of the
suit to keep the wearer's body in an
upright position.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

Millions of particular women now use
and recommend Red Cross Ball Blue. ALI
Rrocers. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

Paraguay has valuable forest re-
sources, the most important of which
is quebracho, particularly rich in tan
min.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

Whether one approves Of the auto
mobile hippodrome or not, in view Of
the personal hazard incident to such
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

The early bird that monkeys with
the early bee is apt to get stung.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

or steel and managed 20 get his I'm.
gers about the ohaufieur's throat as
an added insurance against cry for
help.
lie choked him literally into insensi.
bility Then, with strength that he
did not seem TO possess. he picked up
the limp. blue-faced body and carried
IL on the road and around the car.
In the baggage car, the baggage
man was smoking a suTeptitious pipe
Of powerful tobacco between stations
and contemplating the scenery
thoughtfully through the open door.
AS the engine slowed up to take a
curve and a grade. Bailey who had
now and then taken a peep out Of a
little grated windoW above him, crept
out from his hiding place, Already be
had slipped a dark silk mask over HIS
face.
As he made his way among the
trunks and boxes. the train lurched
and the baggage man, who had his back
to Bailey, heard him catch himself lie
turned and leaped to his feet. Bailey
closed with him instantly.
over and over they rolled Bailey
had already drawn his revolver before
he left his hiding place A shot, how
ever, would have been fatal to his part
in the plans and was only last resort
for 1t would have brought the train
men.
Finally Bailey rolled his man over
and getting his right arm free, dealt
the baggage man fierce blow with
the butt OF the gun.
The train was now pulling slowly up
the grade More time had been spent
in overcoming the baggage man than
he expected and Bailey had to work
quickly. He dragged the trunk marked
"E. Dodge" from the pile to the door
and glanced out.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20

Just around the curve in the rail
road Del Mar was waiting, straining
his eyes down the track
There was the train, putting up the
grade. AS it approached he rose and
waved his arms. It was the signal
and he waited anxiously Had his
plans been carried out?
The train passed. From the baggage
car came a trunk catapulted out by a
strong arm. It hurtled through the
air and landed with its own and the
trains momentum.
over it rolled in the bushes, then
stopped-unbroken, for Elaine had had
it designed to resist even the most
violent baggage smasher.
Del Mar ran to it. As the tail light
of the train disappeared he turned
around in the direction from which he
had come, placed his two hands to his
mouth and shouted.