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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25
Steamships to Leave
Police Court Chronicles

For many months the "bums" in the
Tenderloin have been olamorins for Just
one chance to start life all over What
they promised to do II opportunity offered
sounded like lesson from the "nrt
reader'l And suddenly the chance came.
1t was a job for each and every one OF
them to act as guard at the DUPONT
powder plant at Pennsgrove.
They went there with much enthusiasm
and remained for lust one week. Today
they returned In droves and distributed
their earnings among the saloons along
the old route, In a short time the patrol
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25
OBITUARIES
MARY XAVIER MEXICAN
Mother Superior of Sisters Of Cbsr,tu
Of Sc. Vincent de PauI

Mother Mary Xavier MehsraD ,,,...,..
OF the Sisters Of Charity Of st go.lo. W,".
de Paul, died yesterday at the ynn,Si ,nvsns
house of her community, Convent stst,as
near Elizabeth, N. j., at the sRe ~ =,
years. =
She had spent 90 years in tbs s,.,..
hood and had been a mother sunsssas
for 81 years.
Mother Mehegan was born In Cork 70.
land. At the time OF her death sbs ~
at the head Of tho sisters, one voy,..,.
college, six academies, FIVE orphsnaTa.
four hospitals, q home for foundlinTs, 4
She founded the frst Catholic hosniss, y.
New Jersey, at Newark, and tbs s..s
Catholic orphanage, at vailsbursh. nv.
ing the Civil War she went TO tbs sts.,
as a nurse and trained other nuns to.Sas
come nurses,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25

Of the 18th and Winter streets station was
kept busy and the cells became so full
that Lieutenant Smiley for a while was
thinking of asking for an appropriation 70
enlarge the station house
Many Of the prisoners came Ia BY
'fours," and their short experience a.
guards evidently inspired a military spirit
FOR they lined up and saluled Sergeant
Nolan before being Assigned 10 their pri-
vafe rooms. some were noisy, too. but
when threatened with baths IL connection
With the rooms they were quickly 81
leneed. Their complaint was that Penns-
grove was TOO dark a. night and much
Toe dry for any man with even a normal
thirst
wann lecEafo for throwing away Their
eoaa opportunity and sent meet pf Ihem
Il iail iaf p dn4s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25
Me-. GuataH von Chindlsr

Mrs. Gustav Won Chindler, willow a,
Colonel Won Chindler, Of Vienna, died last
street. A native Of Philadelphia, she haS
lived here since the death of her Husband
80 years ago. She was the daughter Of
John Brock, and the only surviving rels.
tive Is Richard Brock, brother, OF 2Oa3
Spruce street. Mrs. Won SCHNEIDER was
o. years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25
s175,OOO Fire in Conneetien.

MYSTIC, Conn, June 1.-Firs 80.
destroyed the Gilbert block, a thr...s,,ssS
one-half story brick structure n oao-
heart Of the business section OF ths to-.a .ae
But for the taot that the wind was blow.
OF which the block abuts. the eniIrs b,l, b,N
ness section would have been bvrs.s
The loss was St75,000 eo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25
SHIPPING NEWS
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Yessels Arriuinr Tndnv

Str, Missouri (Br), London. merchandise, At
lantic Transport Company.
Str. Westmount CBr.), Sagua, sugar Penn
sylPania Sugar Refinery.
than May & Co.
Motorshp Emanuel Nobel (Nor.) London,
ballast, JosSph c, Gabriel.
Str. Stanley Dollar Newport News lumber
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t. Robinson Warren

NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j., June a.
t. Robinson Warren, of New York. whose
father was ono of the founders OF the
New York Stock Exchange, died here to
day, aged 50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25

Thousands of children Philadelphia
get oGy from the heat and DIRT Of The city during the
ng economical trips the country than philadelphia and in nsd
readers, each Oeek, the outline of a
Representatives
Gd0an % determining the
recreation, vdle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25

The story opens on board the sidi. q srnsll
steamer trading on the African coast , alu
bound for London. Captain Arrol is brlnbii
home Maud plessey, whom he mas, tesSus..
from a dangerous mob OF lanatcal NVeVs33
Maud, who IL the only woman on pohtu'
has been tras sllng alone In Morocco ,..t
Maud and the captain confess mutua'
The next morning the sldl arrives et TIL,
docks 10 meet Maud. When Mrs. Plesssy
meets Captain Arrol she ig startled espe-
oiay as Maud has said she would marry
"Fr-haven't we mot before. Captain Ar-
rol7' che asks nervoualy. .t..
Arrol acknowledges q previous hcqu,hlnIL..
nnce. Gilbert Huron. Mrs. Plesseys choice
liar 10 ArTol. II hope he didn't recognize
YOU" SAYS Mrs. Piessey Mt. Huron n
Brndualiy taking liberties with Mapd. h..,
Huron tells Maud that ArTol heH, VSSsr .VpSSserr
hccused Of the murder Of MAUD 3 sa'iiigis ia
and that the Jury has twice disagreeu' ehS
euggeBts that he thinks Arrol guhtks viii
Iesentg the lmputatlon, and says sne wiz
reed the court testimony 49,. ,ho c,roun-
etantlai evidence Is all against Arrol III
honor Of a brother officer kept ArOl
silent IN his own defense. 49,. ,,.,,,a
Convinced OF Arrol's Innocence ana " pIoTta ~
that he was silent in his own detehssse
shield the honor Of a fellowoulceri Mauu
goes to him and finally perauadeH MN 10
clear himself before he mnrrleB her. 49,,
Arrol decides TO sell his interest IN ms
nhip and asks his brother, Richard, 70
invest the S5O.O 600 for him and find MN
Job In naval construction.
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tCopyrirht. 1919.
BY the Associated Newspapers, Ltd
pRAMATIs PERsoNAE

MAUD PLEssHY,
a beautiful eiri OF 20. well educated ana
devoted 20 travel and adventure.
Ef1Rs. pBEssET,
her mother the widow OF Admiral Piesseyl
who was myateriousiy murdered when Maud
was Q years old.
CAPTAIN MARTIN ARRoL,
= man OF g. For 10 years he has been
master OF the Sidi. a small trading steamer.
though he is a man OF birth and eopcatlon'
GILBERT HURON,
friend Of the Plesssya.
RICHARD ARROL,
brother OF Captain Arrol.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25
By EDMUND B. D'AUVERGNE
Author Of "Her Husbands Widow" Etc

Of aAd ande whbh
o. a disposed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28
SHORT ONES

Byan's speeches are being sent to
Berlin newspapers. They're mighty
good reading matter and it won't hurt
the Berliners to learn something
about peaceful America
The summer resorts report poor
business this year; probably because
they miss those people who used to
Ego to Europe" every summer.
Jamaica is planning to send 5000
men to help Britain That ought to
put some ginger into the allies.
We are growing cynical. Chances
are that Cinderella story was an ad
foEsome ehiEOPodist paEloE. =.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28

A BANKERS cHoRUS-What's
the matter with La Sale street or
ganizing a bankers glee club, trained
to sob in chorus every time council
attempts to insist on a public service
corporation living up to it's con-
tracts?
A little training by an experienced
chOirmaster would make it possible
for the bankers glee club to work off
that sob stuff to some national air;
and the harmony of the thing might
move council to tears of sympathy
for such poor widows and orphans as
Mrs: E. H. Hartman and Og. Armour.
Anything that is worth doing at all
is worth doing well, and there's pIen-
ty of time this summer for the sob
sisters to practice up and be ready
when that Automatic phone deal
comes up again this fall
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28

CULTURE AND COUTURE
We know a very fine women who
worries because her husband isn't
cultured
She loves him very much, however
so this isn't tale of woe. Read it.
Though he is kind, pleasant, hon
est, gentle, decent, hardwOrking, true
to her, she still depIOres the fact that
he lacks what she calls culture.
He brings her bouquets of flowers,
he buys ice cream for her, he turns in
all his wages-bUt, dern it, he isn't
highbrOw!
He can't play the guitar or the
mandolin or piano He can't dis,
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cuss contraconception, for he knows
nothing about it. Neither did his
mother, or he might not have been
here to marry this fine woman.
He doesn't know a blessed thing
about high. art; he doesn't tango; he
hasn't a word to say about new
thought; he's never up to snuff on
the latest way to shake hands; his
clothes don't hang a bit like Chow
ley's.
He can't write a very good letter.
but he can write her a love letter
when she's absent.
And after reading this Cbefore it
was printed) his fine wife, who is a
college woman and cultured" to her
finger tips, had this to say: H..
why, I believe, after all, that
Peters is the real CULTURE, and
that the other stuff is culture
wouldn't trade Peter for all the fine
gentlemen in town"
Amen o.,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28

MERELY SUCCESS on
Cheers for the sons of COlOTadOIt
They would have all Colorado on Aug.
1, anniversary of COlOrado's state
hood, engage in three minutes Of ST.
lent prayer for peace in Europe.
Good thing! Good thingi But why
not make it out-IoUd prayer and tag
on one minute for the owner of Colo
RADIO, the meek and lOwly ROckefel-
Ter?
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-10-21
FIRST lNSTALLMENT
PROLOGUE-THE SURVIVORS
CHAPTER |.
The Red Death.

Capt. John Hardin of the Princess
regarded the fastreceding coast line
with unusual alarm. He shouted to
his mate.
"Welcher" he cried. pointing aft,
look at that I've never seen cid Pc,
lee act that way before
Welcher the mate, a surly, saliow-
faced, iil-couditioned fellow IN IN
kempt uniform. followed with his eyes
the captains glance.
Gee whiz," he said, me neither
Ben exclaimed the captain, she's
splitting fire BY Godfrey, that means
death-death ! tell you, death.
This was back in 1902. The Prin-
cess, Captain Hardins boat, was a
tramp steamer bound to New York
from the city of St. Pierre, in the
Island OF Martinique with cargo OF
cocoa, coffee, sugar cane and cotton,
and had been under way probably an
hour.
You're right, captain" he returned
"Pelee means business this trip
Death is right
FEMININE inquire emerged from the
shadow of the afterhouse and rushed
forward toward the bridge. Behind
her. following in her wake, raced two
sturdy youngsters. One of these
youngsters darted past her. swarmed
upon the bridge and confronted the
captain and his mate.
He was Captain HardinS boy, Neal
the only child
The other boy was the mates son.
young Joey Welcher. sallowfaCe and
disagreeable like his father
With the roar of a thousand thun-
ders Pelee beloved forth
What are We going to do, lack
cried the captains young Wife, what
are we going to do
DO" returned the mate, before the
captain could reply Put on more
steam. that's what we'll do. We re
well out of that hell-hole yonder An
hour and we'd have been in the thick
of It. Were we'll out Of il tell yeu
Captain Hardin applied his eye 10
his telescope once more The boy
upon his shoulder followed suit
'Welcher," said the captain bravely,
we've got to go back
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naked bounded upon the vcranda.
For the love OF Cod he said in
broken French. fee for your lives.
Pelee has broken loose
Iliugton, with the oilskin packet
still in hand spraug to the edge of
the yeranda and from there into the
street He gave one look and then
fell back
BY George. he's right. he shouted
Look look"
Anxiously he turned his gaze down
the hill Then with bound he Was
clutehng his little daughter. Annette,
to his breast and dragging the frenlled
Manuela after him.
Shrieks from thousand threats
rent the air without llington glanced
into the street His face went white.
Ashes. red hot pieces of molten lava
were dropping in shower.
llington. who had been holding
Annette. surrendered her in an instant
to Manuela He darted into an inner
room and opened the safe. From this
safe he took canvas bag that jingled
with the gold pieces it contained lie
thrust this bag into one hip pocket OF
his trousers. having already secreted
the oilskn packet in the other.
Come on" he shouted to the group
behind him It's death to stay here.
Come on down the hill"
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER ".
After a Nioht OF Fear.

The three men Ilington and his
two companions sat detected in their
badly leaking boat and watched Cap
tain Hardin's vessel fade away into
the distance. Hernandez watched her
keenly as she disappeared, Into the
innermost recesses OF his mind he
tucked away the fact that she was the
steamer Princess OF New York. Some
day that knowledge would be of use
to him Hot ashes brushed against
Ilngton's cheek: some rested on his
shoulders He shook himself like some
huge mastiff. He seized the oars
Come" he said. we've got to get
out OF this--and right away This
boat is filliug fast"
Go to 1t. senior" said Hernandez,
Row"
Ii was not a request; II was com
mand II was strange thing that as
long as nington had borne the child in
his arms. Ilington had been the lead
err of the three. Now his independence
seemed to leave him.
For hours he rowed-he forgot he
was a human being. His oars rose and
fell with the regularity OF machine
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER II.
The Lost Isle

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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-10-21

In a flash PontoS hand darted ike
a black snake across the table to
clutch the packet in its grasp The
American, for all his hugeness. was
quite as agile as the fat Pouto He
snatched the packet away just as Pom
to $ fingers touched it.
Pontos eyes redeemed his face
flushed suddenly. He fingered The hilt
or his knife and glanced toward Her
uandez,
7 Will be careful to cake small
chance with you, friend Ponto. said
lGneton He waved the packet to
ward Hernandez. All III good time,
senior" he said
The important question Went on
Ilington, is this Who Is in posses
sion of the lost Isle OF CHINA
bar 1t belongs to me. have the
paper title-at any rate can obtain
it. but whom must we eject when we
arrive"
Leave that to me, said Herman
dez We shall wipe them OFF the face
OF the earth
A screen door swung open and a
native woman gaudily arrayed in
green and yellow stripes, her head
bound around with a strip of orange
colored linen, slipped through the door
leading with her a tiny girl-a child
| three or four years old.
The child saw llington and ran
! unanimously toward him. clasping his
| huge leg with her arms.
My daughter, gentlemen, said II
/ er died when she was born and when
! | die she will be the heiress to the
| lost isle OF perhaps the
princess of a principally. who knows.
Manuella her native nurse, carried
| her out into the narrow white and
winding street. and together they half
ran. half toddled down the hill
uincton resumed his own char and
once more exhibited the o.lskia pack
/ ct
The contents of tins packet pos
I sibly viii Indicate Tire whereabouts
of the lost Isle Of Cinnahar Ii said.
Suppose We take chance
Break the seal seuor sad Her
uandez.
IHneton started to obey-but some
thing happened
With the suddenuess Of 1agaar
fleeing from the hunters. a man bali
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER v.
A NiQht With Flame,

Young Neal Hardin was proud of
his fathers boat, the Princess. He
never ceased admiring her. There Vas
no part of her he didn't love. He was
we'll assured that she must hold the
sane fascination for other people az
she did for him He concluded that
little Annette llington would fall des-
perately in love with his huge boat
and he escorted that young lady to all
her little legs OF.
They explored the lifeboats, the for
ward quarters of the crew they viz
tied the pilot, they climbed the bridge.
Finally. they visited the hold. 1t was
Well they did.
Something had happened-and had
happened on the day before while the
Princess lay off Martinique Cinders
had fallen by the huudreds-a condt
ton OF affairs that the captain and his
crew had well prepared for. Ii was
impossible to be everywhere at once
and a cinder-a live. red messenger OF
death-had taken advantage OF this
condition of affairs. had wormed its
way unnoticed into the cotton cargo.
and like n red hot cancer had eaten in
to it with flame
With just the slightest trace Of e1-
element Neal drew the little girl to
the deck and with her at his side
sought and found his father and whis-
pered TO him.
The captain stiffened as with shock
his face turned pale. He held up .
hand and three members OF the crew
rushed to him He gave hasty. whis
pered orders.
In ten minutes the fire hose was laid
out-men were working at the pumps.
But in ten minutes something else had
happened-the hold was filled with
smoke Huge tongues of flame were
leaping heavenward. and in that same
ten minutes panic took command
pandemonium rcigned,
Abandon ship Hardin cried An
hands To the boats Women and chill
dren first
Two dazs later a boatload C: half
starved refugees parehed With thirst.
chilled by the cold night and baked
by the heat OF day. We're sighted by
cruiser OF the navy Half an hour aft
crWards its exhausted passengers
clambered YEARLY but gratefully up
the cruisers side.
The last OF the refugees to leave tho
lifeboat and last OF all save the life
boat 5 crew to reach the cruisers deck
VAS young Neal Hardin Clutehed in
his arms was the reCumbcut sleeping
figure OF lttlc Annette llington.
Mrs Hardin was offered the com
mandcr's cabin She accepted with
gratitude She tucked Annette llingtou
and joey Welcher into their berths.
but when she came TO look for Neal.
her young son, she found him missing.
She searched for him. \ seaman
touched her on the arm.
You'll find him there ma am. said
the sailor
He pointed toward n g:onp in cor
ncr OF the sleeping deck The crew
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-10-21

lie reached the beach and darted
zigzag hither and thither, alwayR
babbling, always cackling.
There was reason for this Some
a deep depression-made by the billet
of wood lat had struck him down
Ever and anon as he went he stroked
the wound with the right hand and
drew the hand away. covered with
blood
"Red-red-' he babbed and went
on
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native woman out upon the ladder
Courage, Manuella. he kept Wits
pering; courage, Annette. They've
got to help YOU out.
Captain Hardin leaned over the side.
Let the woman and child come
aboard" he shouted; back there, men
back Welcher. let them come aboard
@Ah-h-h. cried llington in tone
OF relief With a final almost super
human effort he lifted Manuella to the
rail OF the Princess. safely aboard. He
was about TO pass the child to her. but
young Neal Hardin was holding out
his arms.
I'm good catch" said young Neal:
put it there
llngton glanced for one instant into
the frank face OF Neal Hardin and the
captain OF the ship He drew sigh of
relief He nodded swiftly.
Whatever happens. thank God she
is in good hands he said.
Captain Hardin put his lips to his
meEaphone
Put her about there" he shouted
out full steam ahead"
Even as he said II there was fresh
shower or huge red cinders, some ash
some in molten state. There was an
added cry OF agony from shore and
sea Even the refugees aboard the
ship covered under the hail of fire in
terror suddenly at the captain. side
Mauuolla, the native woman. uttered
gasp \ red-hot Cinder OF unusual
SIZE had smitten her upon the temple
Is she crouehed low over little Annette
iliugton ClutChing the captain by
the arm she fell prone upon the deck.
Young Neal Hardin sprang forward
and caught the child before she fell.
Nanuella's breath came fast the
thinucst portion OF her skull had been
pierced by the jagged edges OF the
ctnder Wild-eyed and frantic. but
we'll realizing that she was upon the
point of death. she caught young Neal
by the blouse.
/ die YOU take baby ne day
papa -very-rich-'
She said no more The captain bent
over her. rose and glanced at Welch-
er Significantly Then he turned TO
his young son Neal
Take the little girl into our cabin,
Neal" he said. Give her to your
mother"
Neal clutched the warm bundle In
his arms and staggered with II aft.
As Mrs Hardin unwound the shawl
something dropped clinking to the
cabin floor Neal seized IL and handed
it TO his mother.
It's n bag of gold" he said.
No sooner had he said II than an
other object nuttered 10 the floor
an oilsilk packet sealed with sealing
wax. Mrs Hardin placed the two upon
a small stand set into the side wall OF
the cabin She continued 10 unwind
the shawl Again they started. Pinned
to the Childs dress was crumpled
piece OF paper. and upon the piece OF
paper was hastily ponCiled scrawl
Mrs Hardin read it This Is what 1t
said
L am Annette llington, heircss of
the lost isle of Cinuabar | will De very
rich some day Save my clothes and
the oilskin packet until my father
comes for me or until | am eighteen
must look out for IA man with saber
cut upon his face. For Gods sake
keep me safe.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-10-21

were swinging hammocks ready for
the night. Mrs. Hardin listened. She
heard the clear tones OF her young
son Neal She FASTENED TO the group
and caught her offspring by the hand.
Nom" he pleaded, don't" He
pointed toward a hammock high above
his head, That's where I'm going TO
sleep-just once-tonight."
A seaman touched his cap and
grinned. Hes sailor from the
ground up. ma'am,' he said. You
cant make him anything else II you
was to try hundred years
All through that long night a woman
lay. wide.eyed. with dumb agony with.
in her heart She didn't know-she
couldn't know-that Capt John Har-
din was exploring the depths unknown
with a knife sunk between his shoul
der blades by his mate. Welcher. But
she knew that she would never lay
eyes upon him more-neyer feel the
clasp OF hY and. nor his kiss upos
her lips. ne arms about her
never
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER III.
Terror Driven.

All down that long steep hlll-that
swarming street filled with its rushing,
frantic mob-Ilington fought his way
with his back and brawny shoulders
Once. twice. he felt a stealthy hand
at his hip pockets. Each time he
turned swiftly to find Ponto and Her
nandez close at his heels. Without