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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER XI-Farbish brings Norton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
clubs shooting lodge, and forces an open
rupture, expecting Samson to kill Horton
of the crusader Samson exposes the plot
and thrashes the conspirators
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER XII-Samson is advised by
his teachers to turn to portrait painting.
Drennie commissions him to paint her
portrait Sally goes to school. Samson
goes to Paris to study Drennia finds in
his studio pictured evidence of his loyalty
to Sally.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER What the dance Samson
tells the South clan he is going to leave
the mountains. LesCOtt goes home to
New York. Samson bids Spicer and Sally
IA raurajl n~4 t,.'---
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02
(CoDyrlght. 1913. by W. ]. Watt & Coz
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER lon Misery creek, at the
foot Of rock from which he has fallen,
Sally Miller finds George Lescott, land
scape painter unCons iOus, and after re-
vtving him, goes for assistance.
CHAPTER II-Samson South and Sally,
taking I-esCOtt to Samsons home, are met
by Spicer South, head Of the family, who
tells them that Jesse PurVy has been shot,
and that Samson Is suspected Of the
crime. Samson denies 1t.
CHAPTER III-The shooting of Jesse
Purvy hrea',s the truce in the Holman
South feud.
CHAPTER IV-Samson reproves Tama-
rack Spicer for telling Sally that Jim
Holman is on the trail with bloodhounds
hunting the man who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER v-The bloodhounds lose the
trail at Spicer Souths door. Lescott dis
covers artistic ability in Samson. While
sketching with Lescott on the mountain.
Tamarack discovers Samson to teering
crowd of mOuntaineerS. Samson thrasheS
him and denounces him as the truce
buster" who shot Purvy
CHAPTER VI-Lescort tries to per-
suade Samson to go to New York with
but heartbroken, furthers Lescott's efforts
The dance at Vile McCager's threatens
trouble to Samson and LeScott.
CHAPTER What the dance Samson
tells the South clan he is going to leave
the mountains. LescOtt goes home to
New York. Samson bids Spicer and Sally
Taraurau "~S e,.'----
CHAPTER With New York Samson
studies art and learns much OF city ways
| Drennie LeSCOtt persuades Wilfred Hnr-
| ton, her dilettante lover to do a mans
] work in the world.
| CHAPTER IX-Prompted by her love,
Sally teaches herself to write Horton
| throws himself into the business world
and becomes we'll hated by predatory
inanciers and politicians. At Bohemian
| resort Samson meets William Farbish,
aporty social parasite, and Horizons enc
ssN=s 81
CHAPTER X-Farbish sees Samson and
| Orenne dining together unchaperoned at
| the WigWam rOadhouse. He Conspres
with others to make Horton jealous and
| succeeds.
CHAPTER XI-Farbish brings Norton
| and Samson together at the Kenmore
| cluD 5 shooting lOuSei anu forces an open
rupture, expecting Samson to kill Horton
and so rid the political and financial thugs
of the crusader, Samson exposes the plot
and thrashes the conspirators
! CHAPTER XII-Samson is advised by
| his teachers to turn to portrait painting.
| Drennie commissions him to paint her
portrait Sally goes to school. Samson
goes to Paris to study. Drennie finds in
his studio pictured evidence of his loyalty
to Sally.
CHAPTER XITI-Tamarack kills jim,
Asberry, is surrendered to the militia and
shot from ambush by Holman. The
| feud is on again and the law helpless in
the face of murder. Sally sends for Sam.
son.
CHAPTER XIV-samson goes home
catches Aaron Hollis in the act of muir
dering jesse Puryy and kills him. He
goes to Salie. Captain Callomb hears OF
| the killings.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER IX-Prompted by her love,
Sally teaches herself to write. Horton
throws himself into the business world
and becomes we'll hated by predatory
inanciers and politicians. At a Bohemian
resort Samson meets William Farbish,
,porty social parasite, and Horizons enc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER lon Misery creek, at the
foot of rock from which he has fallen,
Sally Miller finds George Lescott, land
scape painter, unCOns iOus, and after re-
viving him, goes for assistance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER X-Farbish sees Samson and
Orennie dining together unchaperoned at
the Wigwam roadhOuse He Conspires
with others to make Horton jealous and
succeeds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER II-Samson South and Sally,
taking Lescott to Samson's home, are met
by Spicer South, head Of the family, who
tells them that Jesse Purvy has been shot,
and that Samson is suspected Of the
crime Samson denies it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER XIV-Samson goes home,
catches Aaron Hollis in the act of muir
dering jesse Puryy and kills him He
the killings
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

CHAPTER XITI-Tamarack kills Jim
Asberry, is surrendered to the militia and
shot from ambush by a Holman. The
feud is on again and the law helpless in
the face of murder. Sally sends for Sam
son.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-02

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full Of emotion to grope any
the cry of a man for the "
who alone can call forth an
more eloquent than phrase |
etry. And, as she came lns'
stretched arms as straight /. =
as a homing pigeon. they ciy
her In a conyulsive grip tns.
straining to him, almost cl y
in the tempest Of his emo's
For a time there was no &
TO each of them !. seemed
tumultuous heartbeating y
above the night music, anos
raphy of heartbeats tels
Later they would talk, Du'
a gloriously wild sense .
gether, with a mutual il.. 4
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was true, and all that they I
was untrue, they stood ~
the skies clasping eacn Y
the rifle between their Ores.
as he held her close, ~
that q shadow OF douO' II
have existed He WONDER.
in some nightmare Of hailus|
had ever existed.
The fiutter of her heah
that of a rapturous bird, "
of her breath on his ias.
fragrance of the elder plo'
These we're their stan
overhead. These were 1nss
their moon was smiling oD
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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
KAISER Wants WAR Bread
Served TO SELF and STAFF

Berlin, Jan. 5, Via The Hague and
London, 1880 A. M.-Emperor Will
liam has given orders that the so-called
war bread be served to himself and the
members of his encourage.
This bread, styled also "K" bread,
consists of So per cent. Of rye -four
and 10 per cent. of potato flakes. 1t
is being consumed IN accordance with
war time proclamation with the idea
of making the supply of foodstuffs in
the empire last longer. Up to the pres
ent time it has not been bought readily
by the general pubnc. 1t is hoped,
however, that the decision of the En-
peror to eat this bread himself will in
huence the people to follow his example.
The newspapers are giving much attcn-
tion to the course of His Majesty in
this connection.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05

of Lehigh, the first Republican Senator
from that county; Mcconnell, of North
umberland, back in his old seat, with a
magnificent basket of carnations; Graft.
Armstrong, with fine bouquet of
roses; Thompson, Beaver, with a bou-
quet of American Beauties; Kurtz, JEFF
ferson; Crow, Fayette, and Ware, Phila-
delphia. On the presiding officers desk
was basket of rare blooms.
The most striking floral offering was
on the desk of Senator Snyder, of
Schuylkill. 1t consisted of two grace
full Gala lilies, to which was attached
a card, as follows:
Tribute to Senate's Beau Brummel
''To Senator Snyder, the one man
we all love. The only Senator who is
constantly on dress parade. Compli-
ments of your constituents from dear
old Sehuylkill county"
This card was read with lively in
terest by all of the fellow Senators of
the Schuylkill Senatorial Beau Brum-
mel.
There were many visitors to the Sen
ate to see that august branch begin
business, including number of ladies
from the families of the lawmakers.
All of the seats on both sides of the
Senate were occupied and the galleries
were crowded. As the time for the
opening drew nigh the scene in the
Senate was very animated one. Old
friendships were being renewed and
new acquaintances made, and the vari-
GUS groups chatted and laughed. The
lobbies were filled with those interested
Continued on Fourth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE A TRUST
Federal Baseball Magnates Claim For
mer Is Violating Sherman Law

Chicago, Jan. 5.-Charging that the
National Commission, the governing
body of organized baseball; its rules
and the national agreement under which
its members work are a violation of the
common law and the antitrust statutes,
the Federal League filed suit here to.
day asking that the National Commits
sion be decreed illegal and void and
its members enjoined from further con
tinuing in the alleged unlawful combi-
nation.
The suit was filed in the United
States District Court and in the usual
course of business would be put on the
calendar of Federal Judge Kenesaw M.
lands, who is devotee of baseball.
The Court is asked to restrain the de-
PENDANTS from seeking by injunction, by
threats, bonuses or otherwise to prevent
the players Fischer, Konetchy, Caldwell,
Perritt, Wingo, o Connor, Bedient, Aus
tin, Allen, Berghammer, Bender, Plank
and Marquard from performing their
several contracts with the constituent
members of the plaintiff. The dismissal
of the various court actions pending
against George w. Johnson, Harold H.
Chase, Armando Marsans and Lee Ma
gee is asked.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
FUNERAL OF MISS Grace
MAUCAN this Afternoon
Hundreds Surround House on Forster
Street During Services-Many
Floral Tributes About Coffin of
Auto Accident Victim

Hundreds of persons, mostly women,
lined the curb stones on Forster street
from Third to Capital this afternoon,
during the funeral services of Miss
Grace Maugan, the girl killed in the
automobile accident at Front and Wal
nut streets, Friday night The small
frame house at $40 Forster street was
crowded on both floors. Before 2
o clock all available space had been
take
During the entire forenoon, as also
yesterday afternoon and last night,
large numbers of persons passed the
coffin to view the girl s body. About
the coffin were banked floral tributes in
great profusion.
The funeral services were conducted
shortly after 2 O'Clock this afternoon
by the Rev. B. H. Hart, pastor of the
Fifth Street Methodist church, and
burial was made in the Paxtang ceme-
terry. The pallbearers were Harry and
Eugene Delone, Ralph and Francis Sim
onetti, Albert E. Senior and Alfred c.
Cummings.
Of the other three victims in the
accident, Samuel Weber has been dis
charged from the hospital, and Lillian
Swails and Elder Cleckner will prob
ably leave in a day or two.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
WATER DEPT. $32,367 AHEAD
Bowman Reports Balances Also in Other
Branches Under HIS Control

Harry F. Bowman, Commissioner of
Public Safety, to-day submitted to the
City Commissioners his annual financial
statement showing the net earnings Of
the Water Department in 1914 were
$S0,915.93 and that the cost of run
ming that department was less than
that of 1913 by $S2,367.56.
The report further shows that in all
of the sub divisions of the Public Safe
ty Department unexpended balances re-
mained at the close of the year, a cir
cumstance that has not occurred for a
number of years.
The Health Department treasury had
a balance of S37S.5S. Since the health
bureau was created the officials annual.
ly had faced deficiency at the close
of the year.
In the Bureau of Food Inspection
the balance this year amounts to
s600.73; building inspection, $59.25;
plumbing inspection, $3.50; police and
fire alarm, s5,960.0S. The balance in
the lighting department amounts to
26,SS4.04. The warrants drawn on
the $139,197.2S fund amounts to
$112,313.24, of which $39,252.73 rep
resents sinking fund charges.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
4 women KILLED BY train
Step Out Of Way of Shifting Engine
and Directly in the Path of
Fast Express
Bu Associated Press.

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 5.-Four young
women, natives of Austria, who were on
their way from their homes in Cemen-
ton to Coplay, where they worked in a
cigar factory, stepped out of the way
of shifting engine on the Lehigh Val
ley railroad tracks directly in the path
of fast eastbound express train at
6 o'clock this morning.
Marv York Orski, Katie Urkas and
Katie Madiea were killed instantly, and
Mary Forenzao died soon after being
carried into the station at Coplay. They
have no relatives in this country.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
Commissioners Ignore
Royals Nomination
and Hand New Police
Job to a Republican
HIS HONOR is
DISPLEASED
He and Commissioner Taylor Hold Gus
tomary Debate on Propriety Of Play
ing Politics, But Smiles Return
When the Cigars Are Passed

By vote of 8 to the Republican
and Taylor,-this afternoon defeated
Mayor Royals plan to appoint Jacob
Kinley, former policeman to pa
trolman s job which was to-day created
by ordinance in accordance with 1915
budget provision. On similar vote,
the Mayor and Commissioner Gorgas
voting in the negative, the Republ-
cans succeeded in having adopted their
plan to name William Blair, another
former patrolman, to the post.
The action of the Republicans dis
pleased the Mayor who remarked:
''If YOU men do not want to accept
my recommendations, which | think l
am entitled to offer, l wish you would
pass resolution to that effect and l
then will understand that | am not ex-
pected to offer suggestions.
No such resolution was offered, how
ever, and the Mayor s remark only
caused some snickering among his Re-
publican colleagues. Commissioner
Bowman offered Blair s name as sub
stitute for Kinley. Lynch seconded the
move. Taylor wanted to know: "Who
is Blair9'
A moment later Taylor remarked
that he had been approached by Blair,
"and he told me, began the Commits
sioner, "that he knew of no reason
why he, Blair, was dropped from the
police force by you, except that you
told him he did not support you.'
81 want to say to YOU and to him, -
snapped back the Mayor, "that he
Continued on Fourth Page
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
late war news SUMMARY

The German defenders of Alsace are
still losing ground before the French
advance. To-day's Official statements
from Berlin as well as Paris speak of
fighting to the east Of Steinbach. show
ing that the French have pushed beyond
this recently captured village. The
Paris announcement gives the first init
nation Of another French advance into
Alsace near orberg, IA miles west of
Colmar, capital of Upper Alsace.
Infantry fighting has been resumed
in Belgium and the French report states
that ground was won by the allies near
Nteuport Elsewhere military activity
is chiefly in The way Of artillery duels.
Few further particulars were receiv-
cd concerning the eastern campaign.
The Berlin war Office states that the ad-
vance east of Bolimow, in the direction
of Warsaw, is being continued, al
though Petrograd claims that the Ger
mans, after capturing Russian positions
at Bolimow were compelled to abandon
them.
The war spirit in Italy has been re-
vived by the death on French battle
field of grandson of Garibaldi. Italy
will nave about 100000 men under
Continued on Fourth Page.
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Continued ON Fourth Page
fort CNDER CAPITULATES
Garrison Of Two Is Captured After Dis
embarking From Battleship of
the Freight Car Kind

Fort Cinder has been evacuated. The
firing ceased yesterday at noon and al
though no fatalities have been report
ed two of the gunners have been taken
prisoners. Both have been court mar
tailed and orders for their temporary
detention have been issued. The walls
of defense contain numerous cracks
and crevices, presumably due to the
firing of the enemy, and it will be sew
eral months at least before the defend
ers will be ready again to fire gun.
Fort Cinder is a hut, not more than
six feet high, in the cinder banks i'm
mediately south of the Elliott-Fisher
typewriter works. The gunners taken
prisoner are William McAllister and
Frank Reed. They hopped on battle
ship freight car yesterday morning,
filled two bags with coal and hoped
off within a few feet of Adam Souil-
lard, a Pennsylvania railroad police
man. Now they are in Jail awaiting
the action of the Grand Jury on lar
eeny charges. The defendants gave
their ages both as 46 years.
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Continued on Fourth Page
BIC SENSATION IN WHEAT
Market Again Takes Jump To-day and
May Cereal Reaches the High
Price of $1.37

Chicago, Jan. 5.-On the first trades
to-day the wheat market jumped as
much as 12 higher than at the close
last night, making an advance of six
cents a bushel since yesterday. May
wheat touched $1.37 at the opening to-
day, whereas the price last night was
$1.34 IL, and at the wind up Satur-
day was $1.31.
Sharply higher quotations from Liv-
erpool and big falling off in the
European visible supply were chiefly
influential in causing the fresh upturn
in the wheat market here.
What the situation implied to the
people in the United States, not to men
tion foreign countries, was emphasized
by announcements to-day that leading
brands of -four had been advanced 40
cents a barrel over night. Good -four
was quoted at 81 barrel.
Although proft-taking by holders of
wheat wiped out much of the extreme
advance recorded at the outset of trad
ing, the market gave no sign of going
back to yesterdays prices.
Directly as a consequence of the
European war cash wheat in Chicago
to-day sold at $1.35 bushel, the high.
est price in more than forty years.
Moreover, the chief speculative option,
May delivery, rose to $1.37% "a
a bushel, an advance of more than ten
cents a bushel since week ago and
three cents above last nights figures.
The market closed unsettled but not
far from the top level of the day
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
GERMAN AIRMEN DROP BOMBS;
HUNDRED KILLED OR INJURED

Berlin, via Wireless to London, Jan.
5, $50 A. M.-Announcement is made
here that the portion of Russian Poland
occupied by the Germans has been pro-
vided with civil administration under
Herr Won Brandenstein.
German airmen, it is also announced,
have dropped bombs on British ammu-
milton stores on the outskirts of Rosen-
dael and Goudskerque, near Dunkirk,
France. The explosions, it is stated,
killed or injured hundred persons
and set fire to a portion of one of the
villages.
News from Durazzo, Albania, states
that in the first fight in that vicinity
number of followersfof Essad Pasha, the
provisional president of Albania, who
held back were hanged.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
Wife of a Harrisburg
Postoffice Clerk Be-
lieved to Have Been
Temporarily Insane
BODY FOUND
IN A HOLLOW
Mrs. Charles G. Kerns Walks From
Home of Sister She Is Visiting in
Cumberland County and Charred
Body Is Found Soon Afterward

Especial to the Star r-Independent)
Carlisle, Pa, Jan. 5.-.urs. Alice
Grace Kerns, wife of clerk in the
'Maclay street branch. of the Harrisburg
postoffiee-Charles c. Kerns, of 2022
Susquehanna street-was burned to
death yesterday afternoon near the
home of her sister, Mrs. John McGowan,
in Centre, Upper Miffiin township, Cum
berland county, fifteen miles west of
this city. The authorities here believe
Mrs. Kerns, in a fit of temporary insan-
ity, set fire to her clothing either
through accident or with suicidal intent.
Mrs. Kerns had been visiting her sis
ter for two weeks. They were the only
persons in the McGowan house yester.
day afternoon. The house is on a farm
owned by Andrew Oyler. Mrs. Kerns
told her sister she was going for a walk
and left the house. Later in the after
noon when Mrs. Kerns did not return
Mrs. MCGOWAN became alarmed and ask.
ed some of the neighbors to make a
search.
Samuel Ensminger and Arthur Clouse
started out in the direction which it
was known Mrs. Kerns took and finally
found her .charred body in hollow
about three-quarters of mile from the
house. The clothing had all been burn
ed away. 1t is believed the woman ap.
piled lighted match to her dress. She
perished in the flames. Coroner ]. H.
Dearborn went to the farm to-day to
make an investigation.
Mrs. Kerns is survived by her hus.
band and two children, Sara and Wini-
fred. and five sisters.
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Decision of American
Government to Ger
tify Ship Contracts
MayEndC Controversy
CO-OPERATION OF
SHIPPERS URGED
Washington Officials Instruct American
Exporters to Accompany Their Prod
ucts With Affidavits Telling Exact
ly the Contents of Their Shipments
By Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The decision of
the United States government to ee. tify
American cargoes as to their exact con
tents before leaving American ports
was believed by officials and diplomats
alike to-day to offer a means of solving
one of the points now under dispute in
the shipping controversy between Great
Britain and the United States. The cir
cular which had been formulated by
Secretaries Bryan and Redfeld and Act
ing Secretary of the Treasury Peters for
issuance to-day urges cooperation be-
tween American exporters, shippers and
the government in regard to the mani
tests of neutral ships used to carry
American cargoes.
Exporters were to be urged to accom-
pany their products with affidavits tell
ing exactly the contents of their ship
ments, and treasury officials were to be
instructed to certify that the manifests
contain the articles mentioned. Treas
ury officials, however, will not rule on
the subject of whether produce is con-
traband or not.