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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-04
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

 1-CentraI powers withdraw before Rumanian forces in Transyl- vania.
 Overton spends several hours fin conference. AIabamn cotton crop 1916 yield, more than that of 1915 by $l.,- OO0,OOO.
 President starts on invasion of the middle west. Batteries are to leave for border at o'clock today. Wastage of aerOplanes in Somme battle very great. All state troops remaining in state camps will go to border soon, 2-HOuston's shortage reaches $S7S4. j--NO suardsmen can secure discharge for business reasons, says de- pertinent. Souther railroad ships live stock 7-B. h.. l.. & F. Co.,. would give trans- ,4 fers on Tidewater line. @Venixel0s will be given standing In Greek cabinet. of state being urged to work for highway. Farmers trying to force milk deal- CTS in line.
 LOCAL NEWS -Barber held floor against all com- CTS at board meeting. J. w. Moore tells how he fishts weevils with gas. Every home must have telephone says Barber. Budget for fiscal year adopted by commission. Fairgrounds nsSume galn appear ance.
 Woodward host to railroad off, cinls 7-Barber plas to make every fire sta ton infant industry. O-Dolly Dalrymple joins throngs at Salxs' immense opening.
 FEATURES -FOOtliRhts and Screen. 4EEditorfal comment. 6ESOcfety and Dolly Dalrymple. 
 SPORTS S-BostOn and Brooklyn open world series on Saturday. Brown refuses to sell race track. McGraw disgusted and Dodgers cell ebrate.
 Frank Gore. m toe artist, is sensa- tiOn nt Vanderbilt. Grand circuit results.
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MINING INTERESTS
 PRESENT SCHEDULE ID COMMISSIONERS
Conference on Mexican Af- fairs Gives Hearing to Question of Equitable
 Taxation in Country

Atlantic City. N. J.. October s.-what they regarded as an equitable schedule of taxes was submitted to the Mexican members of the Mexican-American joint resenung American mining interest in the southern republic For two hours they were in conference with Luis Cabrera head of the Mexican commission and minister of finance to his country. and Alberto Pani, another member, who Is director general of the National railways No assurances were given the mining men that their schedule would be adopted but it was understood that it would be submitted to the Carranza government. The question of transportation was dis cussed and the protest was reiterated against what the mining men consider confiscatory tax decrees.
 The American members of the commits sjor also conferred again with the mining mems representatives. After their con- ference the American commission issued a statement in which it was said that if sa tisfactory agreements can be reached With reference 70 these matters eSpe- cially the resumption of mining activities, improved conditions in Mexico can be confidently expected.
 Such resumption would be distinctly beneficial in furnishing employment to Mexican labor, 1t Is said, 1t also would be an immediate revenue to the Mexican government. The necessary prerequisite &,~ +t Mexico of mining operators.
 At the one session of the joint commits sion the Mexicans proposed plan for border control, bu. without an agreement being reached.
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Street Car Service in
 Atlanta Again Normal

Atlanta, Ga. October 3.-Local and sub- urban street cars, which were sent to their barns Sunday, and again Monday night, because of alleged danger from sympathizers with striking motormen and conductors, were operated tonight, and 1t was announced that service would be continued on reduced schedules until the usual hours of stopping for the night.
 Later the company discontinued service on several lines in the residence districts, alleging that rocks were being thrown at their crews. Suburban cars to East Point and Hapevil1e were run only as far as Fort McPherson. it being claimed that logs had been piled on the tracks
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More Cigarmakers, Strike

Tampa, Fla, October 3-Employes of hve more factories in the mold cigar in- dustry went on strike late today to en- force their demand for higher wages. This, it is claimed, makes total of about 24oo of the 15.O0o cigarmakers in Tampa who have walked out recently. The manufacturers, it is understood, have offered concessions in nine of the 19 sizes of cigars on which the demands for in- creased pay are based, but the men ga that 40 per cent of their number would not be affected by these concessions Committees of the manufacturers and men are working to bring about settle ment
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back instead of going by steamer, train and automobile, the answer was: Per fectly easy" and to prove it he called up the commander of the flying corps and in five minutes all was arranged over the telephone.
 What about my. baggage? asked the correspondent
 "oh. take it along and strap it on,' replied the general. "A plane that car res 150 pounds of bombs will not be bothered with a dress suitcase.''
 A dozen machines, one after another, were due to go to France that day as soon as the wire said a storm on the other side of the channel had passed. The correspondent slipped into wadded jacK- ct for protection against the wind, which tContinued on Page Nine,
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Storm Is Now Reported
 Off Coast of Georgia

Washington, October 3-Reports to the weather bureau tonight indicated that the south Atlantic disturbance noted Monday night now apparently is some dis tance off the Georgia coast, attended by northerly gales. As yet, however, there have been only strong winds on the coast. storm warnings have been continued from Fort Monroe to Charleston and ex- tended to Savannah
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Sugar Famine in Montgomery

Montgomery. October 3-A sugar fam inc is added to Montgomery's woes be- cause of the shortage of freight cars. all wholesale houses in Montgomery re- porting today that they are unable to get sugar at present because of the inability of the refineries of Louisiana to secure cars. The high cost of living is being felt particularly in this section. Flour has increased from $775 to s9.35 per barrel meat 2 to 4 cents per pound: lard and compounds 4 to 5 cents per pound.
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Quezon Elected

Manila, October 4.-Manuel Quezon, who held the post of resident commissioner of the Philippine Islands in the United States and who recently returned here, has been eluected to the senate from Tayabas, his home. The elections were held Tuesday and a record vote was boiled. Senor Quezon was not opposed. Rafael Palma, member of the Philippine commission. was elected to the senate to represent Manila.
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Electrical Industry Doubles

Washington.' October S.-value of electrical machinery. apparatus and supplies manufactured in the United States more than doubled in the five years from 1909 to 1914. Statistics of the 1914 census of manufactures issued today by the census bureau show the value of those products to have been $335.170,000 in 1914.
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Jap Prisoner Secures Freedom

Cincinnati, October s.-On condition that he go. to never return to Ameri- can territory, Shun Shimada, a Jap anese serving life sentence for mur- der in Alaska. will be liberated by fed eral authorities. His friends asked for executive clemency on the plea that he has tuberculosis. and President Wilson notified the department of justice to- day that a conditional communication had been ordered.
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Another Greek Town Occupied

Athens October 3.-Two thousand Ital- ians, including artillery and cavalry who had been holding Santi Quaranta, have occupied Argyro Castro. Albania The Greek military authorities were allowed 9 limited time in which to evacuate the town. The Greek civil authorities, how ever were permitted to remain at their posts.
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Little Helen Holmes. daughter OF Gen
rral Holmes, railroad man, is rescued
from. imminent danger on a scenic rail-
road by George Storm, a newsboy. Grown
TO young womanhood, Helen saves Storm.
now a fireman, her father. and his friends
Amos R~hinelander. financier, and Robery
Seagrue, promoter, from a threatened col
llsion. Safebreakers employed by Seagrue
steal General Holmes survey plans. OF
the cut off line for the Underwater, fatally
wound the general and escape. Her IA
theirs estate badly involved by his 0eath.
Helen goes to work on the TideWater.
Helen RECEIVERS the survey plans from
6eagrue. and though they are taken from
fer. finds an accidentally made proof of
the survey blueprint. Storm is employed
by Rhfrelapdey. Spike, be%friended by
Helen. in his turn saves her and the right
Of-Way contracts when Eeagrue kidnaps
her. Helen and Storm win for Rhineland-
er a race against Seagrle for right-of-
ways. Helen, Storm and Ehinelander res
cue Spike from Seagrue's men. Spike
steals records-to protect Rhinelander. and
Storm and Helen save Spike from death
In the burning court house. Vein in
Superstition mine pinches out. Seagrue
salts 1t and sells it to Rhtnelander. The
mine Is relocated. Rhinelander gives Helen
and George each one-third of the super
stition mine stock. geagru4's scheme to
prevent payment for the mine is spoiled.
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FOURTEENTH i%NSTALLMENT
HELEN'S RACE AGAINST TIME

A fortnight spent at the Hotel Holly
wood went very rapidly for Helen
Holmes. The prfncely munjicence of
her foster uncle, Amos Rhinelander.
in making her sgain through his gift
Of a substantial interest in the Super
istition mine. a young woman of large
means, had restored her to social re-
sponsibilities. These were hers by
right Of birth and inheritance but she
had been dsprived OF them by the m
timely death OF her father.
Nor was her benefactor a man to do
things BY halves. During the time
that Helm was his guest in the city.
he see!uad ar unusually busy man. AL
ways hilly occupied, his time now was
hardlr his own, so frequent were his
dash9s In and out OF town. and SO
mary his engagements. And during
thif. time something of an air of mys-
teri surrounded his movements despite
all he could do to make them appear
as Of ordinary routine imposed on him
by his railroad interests. To Helen's
freIsent queries rs to what he was do
inH day after day, Rhinelander re-
tirned answers which no doubt seemed
10 him to satisfy her. But Helen per-
ceiyed these were Ter evasions cal.
eulated to put her of and kept her in
ignorance Of what he really was doing.
What ostensibly was most on his
anind was that Helen should make all
preparations for resuming a social
htate OF life 70 which she had been
Tor some strenuous time a stranger.
He had already restored to her serv.
ice, after diligent inquiry. the faithful
maid with whom Helen had parted
when she left her fathers house.
On the morning that Helen walked
with her maid out Of the hotel and
stepped into Rhinelander's car, the sun
was shining In = clear sky. Helen was
driven from the city rapidly north
along the Santa Barbara boulevard
until the party entered the country
familiar to her FOR many years-the
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envy but held back by Spike and Rhine,
lander, launched a terrific abuse at
Seagrue and did not choose nice words
i'll ~denOuncing him and his conduct.
Indeed. his anger was SO uncontrol-
liable, and to Helen's mind his lack OF
restraint before her guests so mex
cusable, that she u%Dbraided Storm Sc
verely for his Incorporate language.
Seagrue, busting his hands with his
handkerchief, already had himself un-
der better control. 1t was his oppor-
tuEity to take advantage OF Storms
natural but extreme Indignation, and
he made the most Of the moment by
protesting to Helen to excuse Storms
fury, but blaming his bad temper for
the disturbance. Storm, himself,
cooled down by Spike, now tried to
make his apologies to Helen.
But is was too late. Helen would
not listen to him, and, turning way
with her guests. left Storm with nc
body to %sympatlize with him but
Spike.
Reaching the ennis courts, some of
the guests took up the play, while
others, looking back toward the scene
of excitement, saw Helen coming over
with Seagrue and Rhinelander. Reach
ing the courts, Helen, instead of stop
ping, passed on with Seagrue. Two
men watched them walk away with
particular interest: Spike. who seemed
deeply concerned with the awkward
situation. and George Storm, who now
began to feel the full force OF Helen's
Misrepresentation.
: For an hour she moved among her
guests, accompanied a good part of the
time by Seagrue. To tell the truth,
it was not wholly by her own desire.
AS her indignation cooled she began
tn consider that her lover had Some
grounds for his ungovernable outbreak
and the exploits iL which Seagrue Ind
figured in the eIdeayor to 10 her and
bar niaaas ~ manner Of har1a -
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Sbs~ Dat though IAey mas bsng antfca
rA:n< the momsnt, they could not have
AZ tJcirated the happiness now upon
them. He drew her, unresisting, into
his arms and placed upon her finger
his engagement ring. This isn't the
conventional way or dong IT, Helen,
but this ring has been waiting for two
long wee's for its place on your tin
ger"
They wandered some distance from
the house. Blu unfortunately for their
tete-atete the guests were arriving.
Rhinelander. meeting these as well as
he could. was compelled to dispatch
Spike on a search for Helen.
Spike, who had lost none Of his apti-
tude for situations, found her with
Storm among the oaks, and in spite
OF Storms disguised expression he de-
livered his imperative message. And,
conscience-stricken at having neglect
away.
Storm, in an cyuberanca Of happi-
mes, watched her so. But another
than Spike had seen the happy pair
from a distance and watched with en-
vlous eyes some Of their exchanges OF
affection-that was Seagrue.
Smoking a cigarette, he walked de-
liberately to where Storm stood gazing
after his departing ~tiancee. The young
railroad man, aware Of the sneer on
S~eagrue's face, the m the lat
ter greeted him: You appear to be
becoHllg cry friendly with Miss
Holmes" he remarked with a touch of
insolence.
Storm fired instantly. why shouldn't
T." he demanded with equal assurance.
Rather ambitious sneered Sea
| grue. for a discharged locomotive en-
%gineer."
"Seagrue." exclaimed Storm, his
neck swelling in anger, IF you knew
what | thought of you, you'd be glad
to be a discharged locomotive engi-
neer. So you're jealous. are you?
Wen, Helen Holmes is going to be my
wife, and if you say another word
about her or aboI me" averred Storm,
without casting about for fine words,
I'll knock your internal block off,
Seagrue strobe toward him in fury.
you impudent rascal, What do you
mean by threatening me? Get back
to your cab and keep your imperti-
hence to yourself
Storms arm shot out. The next mo-
ment the two men were engaged in a
pitched battle. Spike, at a distance,
saw the nix-up. ran to Helen to warn
her of the disturbance and fastened
away to separate the pair.
Helen, in her excitement. started af-
ter Spike. Rhnelander and others fol
lowed. Storm and Seagrrs were at
it hammer and tongs. The men tore
them apart. Storm, furious at his en-
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gain advantage and he decided at once
that he would accept. He gave or
ders for the trip to Signal, resolving
to drive out, and told Adams he was
to accompany him. They left the room.
together a little later ard getting into
o new roadster, started 70. Signal.
Spike, in the meantime, had gone to
the station and was talking to the
agent when the local passenger pulled
in and Storm got off, saw Spike and
the two left for the house.
It was a delightful moment when
Storm greeted Helen and Rhinelander
under the old oaks. Tho young rail-
road man seemed bubbling over with
happiness and R~hinelander, perceiv.
ing his great anxiety to segregate
Helen for o little talk. summoned Spike
and left the couple to themselves.
Storm led Helen to. the shade of one
Of the big trees. II was coming up to-
day, anyway, Helen." he began, even
II I had, not got your note. You know
what have been doing for two weeks
about five mems work.
Il know" returned Helen happily,
but the best Of 1t is, you are equal
to it."
I'm not so:sure Of that. But / do
know 1t has beer. the hardest two
weeks work | have ever done in my
life to keep away from YOU" He looked
at her ev.rly. Her eyes fell under his
gaze. Il think you realize, Helen" he
went on, speaking rapidly and not al
ways connectedly. how I've felt to-
ward you for a long, long time. The
trouble has been, I've never felt In a.
position to speak until now. You
know | love you: l think you under
stand why I've held my peace--I had
nothing, it seemed to me. to offer you.
But Mr.: Rhinelander has put me in a
position where | need no longer be
afraid or obliged to keep silence. I
want to ask you, Helen, to be my
wife,"
S'N ccad rc aueak. II scanned Is
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usoaIss to DO. Hho ma oeclosa \
told MIN her plan. He Rs4estsd. ray
ing she must not attempt what she
proposed. You will only get killed."
Ae insisted. ana 90 nobody any good
NO she replied, Il can do it and
I'm going to. | know that train can
be saved and I'm going to save it,
Its all RICH; 10 try anything you'd
have any chance OF succeeding In.
but you'd only be going to your death.
| tell YOU he persisted.
Unwilling to waste more time, Helen
tried to open the car door to get out,
Scagrue caught lcr arm: You shan't
co. he declared.
Il Will go she CRIED.
Before he could RESTRAIN her, shs
jumped out OF the car and running
swiftly to the edge OF tho bridge
caught hold OF 4. The next moment
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Anyons and foothills Of the San Pablo
valley.
why, Uncle Amos she said sud
denly. where r you taking me?
We are getting close to Signal?'
I'VE are going to Signal" he re-
Dlied quietly.
What. pray, are you going to do at.
Utgnal?" demanded Helen.
Eve . number OF. things to do
there" returned Rhinelander upper:
turbed. but / can't do them until We
oet there. 70 why worry about. it,.
Rhinelander only looked straight
ahead- and preserved an unrufied ST.
. silence that Helen. herself,
VS. not unwilling to break as the car,
sped on toward the iron gates that
lguafded the entrance to her fathers
estate. Would It turn In there.
lohs asksd hsFeelf. or continue oar up'
The hay ro1A1
The great gates were wide open and
lodgekseper busted himself close to
- " the0. Helen was not left long
D~DenaA A1Dosgntly. Rhinelander's
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u,spu,cn 20 Spike am. MIN to

ulsPutCn 20 Spike ana Otxsa MIN to
meet Storm at the stAtkan.
When Spike had gone, Rhinelander,
who had been telling Helen Of his
plans for the future, resumed his sub
ject. "And Helen he said. at length.
I'm going to make Q request OF you
now that may seem verv peculiar. You
know, as well as lido, how my nephew,
Earl Seagrue, has treated both you
and me. He has been about as mea
as a man could be, in spite OF our eff
forts to treat him fair. But the fight t.
over and we have wen. H is my only
sisters child. She Gied when he was
a mere boy and asked me-, on her
death bed, to look after Earl and b. to
him what she would have been, had
she lived. You know whether I've tried
to carry out her Injunction, you know
what it has cost we in more WAYS
than one: you know as well as anyone
that | have been patient with him"
Helen regarded her friend ~intently.
"Seagrue is going to pieces Rhine
lander went on. II cannot tell YOU
all ! know; but ! know enough to dis
tress me very much. | want to help
him for my sisters sake, to make a
man Of himself again, if he will be
one. And for this rnason-and to
show his associates in his prosperous
days that his own relatives are not go
ing to turn him down. want you.
when your friends whom I have in
vited are hero today, tc invite him to
come, also"
He saw the grave look on. Helen's
face. Il know that you don't like to do
it. It's almost an impossibility to ask
you to do it; but Dor my sake, Helen,
| wish you would" He said no more.
but left her alone. It certainly was
rather a bitter thing for her. But she
knew she owed more than that to her
benefactor.
Rhinelander was quite right. Sea-
grue had been rapidly going to pieces.
He was comforting that day with Ward
and with Adams, his servant, concern
ing their unsuccessful attempt to OBJ
tain possession OF the Superstition
Ill 1lC StlEnbDol IIiSiiap " oII-
grues plans served now to infuriate
lin to a degree OF anger such as
he had never previously given way to.
He ~upbraided both the men roundly
and dismissed Ward with abuse. Hard
~ a moment afterward, a man APP
leared at the apartment door with a
note. Seagrue opened it impatiently:
My dear Mr.. Seasrue:
shall be at homo today to
my friends. There will be ten
mis- and tea.
HELEN HOLMES.
He studied the note in some sur
prise. 1t certainly vas not overcordial,
yet, it might mean an opening in a di-
rection in which he would be glad to
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the local dashed thr.tsh below and
Helen jumped to the top OF the BOX
car underfCot.
ScramDliug up frcr the deck sha
ran to the end. hurr!.r down the tids
ladder and getting between the Two
ears, she cut off tbs air and pulled tho
pin.
The train, torn abruptly in two, sep
arated. the head end jerking on toward
the junction crossing, Just ahead,
while the HAD end slowed down. .Jaul
Der Eight had already whistled for the
junction and as tho front end Of the
parted local dashed over the frogs, tie
heavy passenger train swept swiftly
across almost at right angles to It
Fast as II went. its observation car
barely cleared tie hind end CT rhe
local as this followed over the e-ose-
1ng III pursuit OF its severed head
The local engineer. looking back.
saw what had happened and applied
tee air. AS lie slowed down, the pas
sengers o aWohe to what had han-
sened, turned out OF the coaches az.
z forward. Helen fel! fainting from
the side ladder; she lay unconscious
on the ground - the passengers
crowded up
Seagrue, who had followed to tho
Junction in his car. ran toward Helen,
but as ne approached, an arm anut
out before him as a barrier. George
Storm whirled him halt; way around
and himself knesling, lifted IIelsn
from the ground.
Dazed BY her fan and opening her
eyes slowly on her surroundings,
Helen-while Storm anxiously asked
II She was hurt and ~reproached her for
leaving him-gradually pulled her
senses together.
Take me away, George she mur
Eured family. Who are all these
people? What has %happened?"
At Storms elbow, while he tenderly
CARED for and ~rcdoubled his efforts 10
revive Helen, stood Spike, like q
watchdog. He kept tie circle OF pas
sengers from crowding in and when
Seagrue again attempted to interfere.
oI'A1 ~ AiAA ONGI W HIS LIZA.
chine and invited him in such In.
mlstakabie terms to continue his our.
ney that Seagrue thought best not to
rouse Spikes anger further.
Returning hurrieGly to the focus OF
interest about Helen, Spike continued
TO push the passengers back. When
Helen spoke 20 Storm again, as She
-rn did. shr was able to rise to her
feet n those passengers who "a.
FUSED to leave the young couple to
themselves wero hustled away BY
Spills to give privacy to the little
sc.sae being enacted between Helen
AID Storm in tho foreground.
i am desperately sorry, Helen,
forgot myself this morning." George
was saying to his offended sweetheart
Il know | ought not to have given
way, Tut when that fellow spoke to
NE as he did-after all his meanness
i felt as il nothing but a good beat.
ng-up WoIld do him justice. l forgot
you IN it. H~elen-that's Gil. Can you
forgive me?"
Sac looked up into his y Whetar
er he found forgiveness there or net.
rs could detect nothing OF anesv:
Take ne home, Georee," she eAAl
sorroWfully. I'm awfulir bruised -"
You've nothing on me at tAsA,'
laughed Storm. tie slipped his ben1
Tito the pocket Of his waistcoat -
areW out her ring. Before " vta1A
Helen. I'd better put this Jack Wl.eoo
IT belongs Taking hsr unrunpttag
hnser into his own, ~ sliDpsd tAs -
IGSemsnt ring ove1 Il asaia.
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