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The day book., 1916-11-21

FOOD HOGS IN PANIC /
CONG. SABBATH AIMS BI
Word has come to U. S. Dist Atty
Charles F. CIyne to tear the lid off
the gambling in food necessities
which is said to be going on in Chi
cago. The U. S. dept of justice will
stand behind CIyns, no matter who
may be hit by his expose.
This announcement caused a hum
of excitement about the federal
building yesterday. CIyne called sew
eraI assistants into conference. Plans
for a heavy drive On food gamblers
were mapped out. Evidence will be
presented to the federal grand jury
sworn in by Judge Carpenter yester-
day.
From an assistant it was learned
that many of the biggest miIlionaires
in Chicago and the middle west will
be hit by CIyne's probe. It will be
shown that while prices are going
skyrocketing, food of all kinds, tons
VI III 70 cLAlO"Cd " lOL ll SOlA SACl-
age, rather than shove it onthe mar
ket and reduce the prices.
The list of witnesses to be quizzed
by the grand jurors includes about
$50 manufa acturers, dealers and pro-
duce men. But the inquiry will not
end with these men. Clyne has been
gazing thoughtfully in the direction
of the stocByards, where Hog" Ar
mour, the Swifts, the Cudahys, the
Morrises are making more money in
one month than they ever made in
one year in the old days.
Government investigators say
there is enough meat on ice at the
present time in the stockyards to
feed the nation for long time with
out killing any more live stock. But
the prices are still ascending. Clyne
is interested in finding out why meat
The day book., 1916-11-21

Oct. 80, to come to the aid Of the ac-
cused Farrell. Already he has re-
ceived several responses. E.
''If the Y. M. G. A. hotel as an in
stitution possesses no Christianity in
its institutional soul, believe the
The day book., 1916-11-21

men who live thert
O'Shaughnessy. "Alr
evidence of the willin
hotel guests to aid tn
Farrell, notwithstandin
able position taken by t
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at his unnatural calm. From the beginning,
when she had arrived at the house to warn
him. lie had soothed her own terror and had
met his fate like a man The girl was
struggling to understand This did not seem
like man who was afraid to die soul
with too many sins on his shoulders to go
forth into the great eternity and meet what
was waiting for him there It wasn't right
1t wasn't just. She screamed out wildly in
her terror
her doing nothing to spare an Innocent
victim. her father? Was this the holy man
OF God whose life had been carefully pat
termed after the Scriptures and whose
words were Gods own? Were these men,
bowling and shouting like half insane crea-
lures, men OF the church, men Of God? The
whole world was changing before the girls
eyes, and the faith that she had thought
impregnable had turned to stone in her
heart If this thing were right and these
men were Christians, then she was an IN.
believer too.
The wood above the foundation of the
house was beginning to shoulder and the
men who had been watching 1t burn were
beginning to mutter threateningly.
Ruth wrung her hands impotent,y II
only there were something she could do
But she was nothing but GIRL and these
we're men filed with the one idea-Hugh
Lee must die She saw one Of the men be-
gin to handle rope and her breath almost
stopped
Wait" she screamed. wait have some
thing to say to you
Her slight figure drawn to It's full height
was almost commanding as she stood there.
The flckering light Of the torches shone
full on her yellow hair and the light OF
purpose was shining out all over her face
81 want to tell you the truth" she said
in ringing accents. "You must believe me,
you have to believe me- | was shielding my
brother the night OF the robbery. He took
the money from the deacon. He was hurt
and had sent for ME, and that was why
was>in the cabin. That is the truth, and
all the truth, swear 1t. You must believe
Inc. Father" turning to the silent man who
returned her look with no tightening In his
face, II did it for you ! thought It would
disgrace you. Won't you believe me?"
The girls voice broke and she faltered
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'Thats why can't CO." he returned calm
~. he was closing the heavy shutters as
he spoke. There was no reason for running
into danger, and a crowd OF men Infatuated
by mob action were not to be dealt with
lightly
Ruth had never known how much she
loved him till this minute, and she clasped
and unclasped her hands nervously. Then
great shouting was heard outside the
skies were flaming with the lights of many
torches, and the cabin was surrounded 1t
was too late now to do anything
Go into the back room" he commanded
they mustn't find you here"
No" Ruth returned
But Hugh without word, half led half
carried the girl into the next room and
closed the door The shouting outside had
become more insistent, and as Hugh sat
down at the table his rife on his knees.
there came knock at the door. Lee strobe
over to the door and threw it open. The
scene outside was one never to be forgotten
hundred men or more on horseback, their
haring torches banking cloud OF flame
against the blackness of the sky. On the
doorstep stood the deacon smile OF tri.
umph on his disagreeable face
Well" he said baefuly. II guess this
looks like business. You've got to leave this
country or take the consequences"
The two men confronted each other. Sud-
denly Lee laughed. What for?" he asked
calmly
The deacons face writhed In impotent
wrath. Take yer CHOICE" he shouted flu
riously paying no heed to the other mans
question
All right" returned Leo calmly, 81
choose 20 stay"
a malevolent smile crossed the features
OF the deacon. That was just what he had
Deen wanting TO happen, and he turned
away to 20 back to his men.
zee went back to tho bOuse and waited AT
inc window. He saw Judson ride up and
saw III" preachers face when he spied
ku'h'S horse in the yard. Hugh had for
gotten about that His thoughts fled to
Ruth. fic wondered If the girl would keep
Under cover, but this was just what Ruth
Was not doing She had made n desperate
effort to got out of the back door. but had
been stopped by sentry She thought that
II she could get to her father first. her
""'iS might have some effect: she would
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tci INC trutn at last. Nothing mattered but
Tue eruth NOT even Tom for this man meant
more 10 her than Tom or anyone else.
The Increased shouting from the men
told the waiting man and girl that they had
received Hughs message of defiance, and
In the silence that followed Hugh coniec-
tured that they were consulting as to what
was best to do
The wait was unbearable, and the man
@ho was guarding Ruth felt the strain too
lie wanted to he out In front listening to
what was about to happen. Ruth conscious
OF this fact, was watching her chance. Sud.
denly, with n quick little move. she ran for.
ward, tumbling the rifle out OF the sentry's
hand as she ran past him. The deacon had
directed the men to fire volley Of shots al
The little house, and the men, crazed with
mob spirit, were ready for anything. Lee
who had been waiting for action on the part
or the men. saw the raised guns and raised
his own to his shoulder, but before the shot
was fired, Ruth ran from the side of. the
house. Lee saw the girl from the window
and with smothered exclamation. threw
the door open and went out The men
raised their rifles again, but Lee was NOV
ing forward with his hands raised and I'M
armed and the men were forced to stop
Father" Ruth said frantically, make
them stop; he is innocent, | tell you-inno.
cent"
But Judson was too furious at the sight OF
mo N"hSheci III tilS place 10 near what B06
said. And even If tho words were true what
difference did II make? The fact that she
was here at this time proved inevitably that
she cared for this man, and 1t was not
Ephraim Judsons wish to have his daughter
marry this outlaw, this man who might have
committed any crime and probably had
hand In tho robbery OF the night before
He pushed the girls OBTAINING hand off his
arm roughly, and paid no attention to her
pleading words. His eyes were fixed on a
little puff OF smoke that he had seen curl
up along the side Of the house Ruth turned
suddenly and saw it too
They have set fire to the house" she
screamed wildly. turning 10 Lee.
He nodded gravely watching the flame
creep. The men had done their work we'll.
they had carried pals Of oil down into the
cellar and the frail foundation was saturated
with the oil and would burn quickly Ruth
looked at Lee wildly, filed with Amusement
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huth was startled from her sewing by the
unaccustomed lights seen through the win
What is it. Dicky?" she questioned
.nreathlessly. Her heart told her that some
thing was wrong
They're out for him. all right" Dick re-
sponded unthinkingly
Gut Tor him." repeated Ruth, only half
understanding. and then she grasped the
DO? shoulder SO that he cried out.
You must help me, Diclty" grim pur.
pose beginning to take shape in her girlish
nina. i am going to warn Hugh Lee" she
said TO the frightened boy. Come outside
WIN me- and help me to Get the horse
But you can't do it," Dick protested fol-
lowing Ruth out to the stable and doing as
he was told nevertheless. "Thcyll have men
posted and will shoot any one who tries to
warn him."
ruth was busy bucklng the saddle on
the horse and did not answer
Please don't go. Ruth" Dick pleaded
ana caught the bride as the girl swung into
the saddle. The next minute Ruth had
shaken the OBTAINING hand of and she was
gone-gone to warn Hugh Of his danger
w nat did 1t matter whether he believed or
not now? He was the man she loved
. she Kept in the shadow as much as posi-
oie and rode her horse hard Once there
was the flash Of q torch in the bushes. and
man hred, but he missed her and she rode
on IL seemed that the riders were hemming
her IN, for the light Of the torches burned
out everywhere and there were wild shouts
IN the forest. The men seemed to be half
crazed. She came to II stream and her
morse plunged In The fare OF the lights
was so near that the dark waters were red
with the reflection of the heavens The
night was awful, thought the girl. night
OF horror and her own father responsible
Tor this madness, this barba rsm Faster
faster rode the GIRL and then. with a sob
or relief she flung herself from the horse
and stormed sobbingly against the door of
Lees cabin.
Lee was no fool: he knew what the night
meant for him, but he was standing his
ground, and when Ruth fell upon him and
begged him to take her horse and go he
shook his head firmly
But there's a chance" pleaded the girl
"a chance for YOU to escape. Won't YOU
take it? Remember you're innocent"
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indignation IL made her an honorable offer
OF marriage.
Ruth knew nothing of what was in her
fathers mind until seated in the congrega
ton, she found the finger OF scorn pointed
at her publicly. AT first she could not he.
lieve that her father was really subiectiny
her to public shame, and when she finally
realized that the subject OF his sermon was
her supposed downfall she shrank in nor
seat as If she had been struck with whip
and tell YOU" finished the preacher,
pointing at his daughter. who shrank and
quvercd, that we are all partners in evil
to permit this infdel, this ravisher of wo.
men, to remain among us"
Other men In the congregation sprang m
to second the preachers words. and the
meeting over, the men gathered TO decide
what to do
had been horrible ordeal for so young a
girl horrible enough IL she had been guilty
but douby hard when she was bearing the
shame Of anothers wrongdoing And In the
meantime the rude, primitive methods Of
getting rid of on undesirable character were
being roughly formulated. Two OF three
men were sent out on horseback as signal
riders. The idea was to carry a lighted
torch and to ride through the surrounding
country. thus calling the villa gers together
so that raid might he made The fame of
the lckering torch WAS a signal to every
able-bodied man that he was needed and
must mount his horse Immediately and pro-
coed to the trygting place. there to await
orders Tom on his way bac!; from town
was resting at small farmhouse when \
rider rode quickly by waving his torch wild
ly behind him. The boy started ,ip sudden
ly.
What does that mean" he asked Of tho
man who had been sitting near him on the
tiny porch.
81 reckon I'll have to ride tonight" thc
man responded. shifting his pipe from one
corner OF his mouth to the other They're
after the Teller the ministers gal was founi
with" And Tom started up his lace white
with fear Was Lee. the innocent man who
had befriended him In his extremity. to pav
the penalty for hasty crime? No. not II
he could help It, And with no means of
travel other than his already weary feet
Tom hurried off into the night. hoping that
he might moi be too late
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Ihet[ lower. of Faith

not dare approach it, In the afternoon sbe
went for little walk along the road and
Lee, who had spied her from his cabin.
hurried out to join her.
You shouldn't be here" Ruth said re-
proachfully. with soft color In her white
cheeks
II thought you might like to know about
Tom" Lee offered in defense HE got off
safely. gave him the money for the mis-.
sion and he left message for Won ue
told me TO tell YOU that he would come back
as soon as he had delivered tho money.
Cheer up. little girl, he won't be discovered
now. The only thing that worries me is the
stand YOU have taken. l don't think you
should have done it,"
1T was the only thing to do" Ruth said
simply. And want you TO know Mr. Lee
that feel as il never can thank YOU"
Hugh smiled little bitterly. He was
thinking Of that firm stand the girl had
taken the night before. when she had re.
fused to marry him. If shc had only known
how much he wanted her
There was sudden sound OF wagon
wheels along the road, and Ruth starting.
up suddenly, spied her father. Judson saw
the two and the sight infuriated him He
sprang from the buggy and with barely
look al Lee, pushed the girl into the carriage
and got In after her. This chance meeting
of the man he hated and his daughter that
he believed guilty of wrongdoing. infuriated
make both of them pay. There was Just
one way he could manage this. and that was
TO publicly denounce his daughter from the
pulpit 1t was strange attitude for n IA
Their to take. but 1t must be remembered
that Judson was a fanatic on the subject of
religion and mere puppet in the hands
Of his parishioners Tom inherited his
weakness fairly. and the boy was therefore
not so much to be blamed as he might have
been il he had had a different upbrIngng
The end that his thoughts were taking was.
strange to say, suggested to him by the
deacon. who argued that, as God-fearing
people, the simple folk Of the hill country
should be rid OF so dangerous n character
as that Of Hugh Lee for all time.
And If you take this occurrence and
make an example OF 1t we can drive him
out" the deacon finished chartably. ANY
way, your daughter cannot he shamed any
more than she has been already and TO
think finished the deacon with righteous
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

HtTH JlpSpE ard her brother. Tom.
X have come with their father. Ephraim
judsoN ai'.is;cr OF a hard. grim
iaIth. to lit;lc mountain village where
nc - 10 conduct series Of revival meet
inGs. RUTH is greatly worried because her
brother falls under tho influence OF lobe. the
village 'Sputt aud also because Deacon Har-
vey. tho richest man in the village. takes
meets Hugh Lee. Young man who has been
eadiU. Il hermit life in the woods since his
faith III God and man was destroyed by the
tragic death .. his sister on her wedding
lief in God and life beyond the grave. but
he coldly rcpulscS her, y tree which Lee
is chopping down falls and buries Ruth in
its bran and Lee suppoScs her dead. but
iurrd, Ruth finally succeeds In inducing
Lee TO attend one OF her fathers revival
meetings He refuses. however. 10 make
the confession of faith on which Ruth has set
her heart and creates a sensation BY rush
ing out OF the meeting shouting. II want
To believe, hut | can'i" Deacon Harvey
rejects him he swcars Vengeance on Lee
Tom .Iudsou is entrusted by his father with
some church funds he has raised to carry
TO the n"ichhOring town. on tho way he
part OF tn" money in 81 card game. In des-
peration TO how 20 make good his loss or
explain IL. he follows Tobc the store OF
Deacon Harvey and secs him pay the Dea
gains. Waiting until Tohc has yon" and the
Deacon is in bed. Tom breaks into The store
and RECEIVERS the money from crcvice IN
the fireplace where the Deacon has hidden
i. Before he has time t" make hia escape
tho Dcaco: appears tn. with
volv"r in hand. Tom fees. dropping the
Deacon fires a shot tina; wounds him in the
arm Weak from loss 90 blood he seeks
refuge IN Tho cabin 81 Hush Leo.
e Q
The Washington times., 1916-04-04
Soc Mating Rugs, Soc
with This Coupon Only.

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q. RiZc. 1S0-warp handsome rc-
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and tan. (T.)
The Washington times., 1916-04-04
Csc Vestees, 1Oc

With This Coupon Only.
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The Washington times., 1916-04-04
Women's 123c Hose,
Sc

with Thls Coupon Only.
Women's Fast Black Cotton
Hose. seamless foot. double heel
and toe; hemmed tops. (T.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-17
JURY ACQU|TS
YOUNG ORPET|N
MURDER TRIAL

Waukesan, Ills, July 16.-William
n. Orpet, the University student
, Charged with numbering Marion Lam
bert a high school girl. and his for
mer sweetheart, was found not guilty
by jury IN Judge Donnelly's court
after five hours deliberation Satur-
day
The jury retired at $50 o'clock. At
CLOCK It's members We're taken to
dinner, where they passed half an
hour
One hour later came word that a
verdict had been reached. Probab
30 persons were still waiting for it.
Orpet was sent for in his cell and
Judge Donnely was still in the court
house. Three ballots were taken. The
hrst two stood II to for acquittal.
Orpet was silent from stress Of emo
ton. He was barely able to return the
handclasps of his attorneys He made
his way to the jurors and shook their
hands one by one, smiling widely. but
saying nothing
Mrs, Orpet received the verdict as if
were mere matter of routine. She
noted that photographer who was
trying to snap picture Of her son and
herself and warned him. meanwhile
shielding her own face with a news
paper.
The defendant. his father and moth
er, his brother and several friends
hurried into the witness room, where
their privacy was safeguarded by a
bailiff. Half an hour later they emery
ed and made their way down the back
stairs and to the Jail.
Orpet's few belongings in his cell
were already packed. He had recov-
cred his elf-possesson by this time
and thanked Sheriff Griffin for max
ing his four months stay in jail as
comfortable as possible The party
was then driven home in the automo-
bile Of one Of Orpet's lawyers.
The important events of the trial all
occurred on the fifteenth. The selec-
ton of the jury began on May Is, the
taking Of testimony was begun on
June Is. and acquittal came on July IS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-17
W|NSL0W

Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Goodhue of Hing
ham, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Blake
and Misses Hazel and Viola Blake of
Benton avenue returned Saturday from
their camping at Sidney. Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodhue have returned to their home
in Massa chusetts.
Mrs Mary Cummings and Miss Joy
Trites of Moncton. n. B., are the guests
of Mrs. Cummings sister. Mrs. P. B.
White Of Monhegan street.
Miss Ella Webb and friend. Miss Ha-
Eel Heath of Rumford, were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Webb.
Miss Ethel Simpson of Bangor, for
merly Of this town, is the guest Of Mrs.
Edward Brann Of Benton avenue. At
ter visit with friends here, Miss
Simpson will go to Groveton. n. H., to
pass some time with her sister, Mrs.
S. Brann.
Burleigh Simpson was a Sunday vis-
itor at China lake,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-17
Batting Averages Winthrop
Trolley League Players

The Winthrop ball team, leaders in the
Trolley League, wound up a successful
week by defeating Lewiston Saturday.
Their Friday victory over Hallowell and
their win Saturday entrenched them still
more firmly in first position.
The team has two home games and
one away this week, opening up Tuesday
at Hallowell, playing the speeding Gardi-
ner bunch here Thursday and winding up
the week with Augusta here Saturday.
Pagan will probably pitch Tuesday and 1t
is expected that Gill will occupy the box
in Thursdays game with Gardiner
A glance at the batting averages of the
individual members of the team is Of in
terest. The team as whole is batting
for .2s5, an average of which they are
justly proud. Wilson is we'll in the lead.
but Maxwell. Fuller Bradford. Gill and
Gale show healthy averages, and Kelley
and Reddington are among the most dan
gerous hitters' on the team. Pagan and
Williams. though not quite eaualng the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-17
BROOKLYN AND CHICAGO
TIE IN 16 INNINGS

Chicago. July 16.-Brooklyn and Chicago
fought through 16 innings to to draw
here today. darkness ending a wild game
that lasted nearly four hours. Thirty-two
men took part, most of them Cubs, though
the Robins used FIVE pitchers to Chicago's
four. Two great rallies saved the game
for Chicago after it twice seemed hope
lessly lost.
Insertion Of pinch hitters and an in
jury to Muligan caused a strange lineup
ON the Chicago side with Archer play ing
third base. The custom of all owing spec
tators to keep balls batted into he stand
forced the home team to use 43 balls. The
score:
Brooklyn ol10oo20o3o o-7-ls-1
Chicago 900 ooo1os30 10000 o-7-15-2
Marquard. Pfeffer, Cheney. Smith,
Coombs and Meyers; seaton. Prendergast,
Hendrix, Vaughn and Archer. Clemens
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-17
OUTLOOK IS GOOD
FOR SETTLEMENT
WITH CUTTERS

II is now considered probable thai
the cutters at the Commonwealth Shoe
& Leather Co. will return to work this
morning. The men have submitted the
following proposition: That they will
return to work on Monday. July II:
That the question at issue in regard
to their wage rate shall then be sub
mitted to arbitration before the local
board of arbitration;
That the point at issue is that the
cutters are entitled to 1871 cents fur
Their increase per day per man than the
company offers;
Pending arbitration the cutters agree
to work at an increase Of 1917 cents per
day for each man now out, with the ex-
ception of Mcguire, who is to receive
an increase of 25 cents per day. They
agree that they will abide by the de-
cision of the arbitrators in regard [,
all points providing the compar,' agree
to do likewise.
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STEAMBOAT MEN
LAID AT REST
ON PENOBSCOT

Rockland, Me-. July 1s.-F1ags on
the Eastern Steamship Corporations
boats and on the wharves Of Rockland
and Camden were at half staff Satur-
day in honor Of two veteran steam
boat captains who were being laid at
rest.
In this city the funeral Of Capt. Will
liam Sawtelle, long commander Of the
steamship Mt. Desert. took place at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.
Walker Brewster Rev. E. s. Ufford
OBLIGATED. The bearers were Capt.
John H. Holmes, Myrick H. Nash, E.
A. Knowlton and r. Norman Marsh
Burial was in Seaview cemetery.
At Camden the funeral Of Capt. Ezra
w. Curtis. ex-commander Of the steam
ship Camden and other craft, took
place. Rev. S. E. Frohock OBLIGATED.