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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-15

born without imagination Of conse-
quences and without an instinct of
justice for others Was Lois to blame
for her failure to inherit such quail
tiles? At the time, at least, Gloria
was convinced that Lois was like one
born blind, more to be forgiven than
hated. Gloria felt only pity for her
siSter-in-law and she accused herself
of cruelty in demanding payment of
her.
Gloria ran as fast as she could, her
heart beating till she was ready to
fall down with the pain of it. She
was about to give up when Lois, glanc-
ing back for last look at the beauti-
full earth she was about to leave,
stumbled and went to her knees.
She rose at once and sped on, but
Gloria had been enabled to gain on
her, and to Overtake her at the very
edge of the ravine. With loving ruth
lessness Gloria flung herself ON Lois
and dragged her back.
Lois fought with insane ferOcity,
tearing Glorias hands loose and with
ing out of her clasp. But Gloria seized
hold again and again. Lois carried
her back to the brink and the turf at
the edge gave way under their feet as
they wrestled. Gleria had now her
own life to fight for as well as Lois,
for at any moment both women might
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-15

She gave the gardener his shears,
pushed Casimir out Of the Enclosure,
and followed, turning to say: THANK
you, father"
Pierpont and the gardener looked at
each other and both said, "Whew!"
Gloria went along to make sure that
Casimir's wife received the flowers
with no hint of their hazardous gather
ing. Then she went to the house to
find David.
She was encountered by her aunt,
the great Hortensia, with bevy of
other great ladies from the country
side.
"Give us tea, Gloria, for heavens
sake" said Hortensia, land come lis
ten to our scheme"
They dragged Gloria to the Japanese
tea garden, whittier the servants
Brought tea and all its accOmpani-
ments across the lawn. Aunt Hor-
tensia gathered in Doctor Royce as
well.
Aunt Hortensia explained that 1t
was about time to "get up something"
Each of the ladies had her pet charity
which needed funds and everyone
talked at the same time. Gloria's mind
was too full of her own problems to
feel much interest. She beckoned to
Casimir and sent him with tea and
cakes for his wife. When he came
back with the china she piled up a
little midafternoon banquet for him
self.
He took it shyly, then stared at 1t,
and shook his head and offered 1t
back. Gloria asked why. He hest
tated, then exclaimed: 'In my Po-
land millions of my peoples are dy-
ing because they have not of bread.
And should I to eat of cake? No, I
could not, please!"
Gloria respected his feelings too
much to force him to eat, but she
turned to the committee and, claiming |
the floor, asked the house to listen to |
a delegate from Europe. She made
Casimir speak. He was tongue-tied
at first with embarrassment, but he
warmed to his theme and told Of the
of his beloved land, over
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Gloria felt bewitched. She ran to
seek Doctor Royce. David ran after
her, asking: whats it all about
What's the little surprise you had for
me? 1t seems to have caught you first. "
Don't bother me-" was all Gloria
would say.
David seemed so amused by ner dis
may that she began to suspect him of
kidnapping his confederate. But she
dared not accuse him lest, If he were
innocent, she would reveal to him
more of Lois guilt than she felt 1t her
right to divulge.
She stood off David and hurried on
to find Doctor Royce. She met Judge
Freeman on the lawn, and told him
what had happened. He expressed
surprise, but when she had left him
she began to feel dissatisfied with the
sincerity of his amazement. But she
could not pause to investigate further.
When at last she found Royce, she
forgot that he was in her black book
still. 1t had been her habit for so
many years to run to him with her
problems that she ran to him now,
and, laying her hands on his arm,
cried:
"Oh, Stephen, Stephen, they've stol-
en- Trask! I've lost him again and 1
don't know what to do"
"Stolen Trask!'' Royce exclaimed.
tits impossible"
"Of course, it's impossible" said
Gloria, "but it's true, too"
Royce set out to pick up what trace
there might be of him. Gloria tagged
along. Royce asked every servant he
met where he had been. Several of
them had been on the lawn serving tea.
Judge Freeman had sent others on vari-
Gus errands. The cook and her crew
had been busy providing for Aunt Hor-
tensia's mob. Royce called for his
own chauffeur. He had been in the
he confessed, as a guest at a
tea party below stairs.
Judge Freeman was not to be found.
AS a matter of fact he was the prin-
cipal offender. After he left Gloria
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which vast armies had fought back
| and forth again and again till the
wealthy and noble were living in eel
lars and eating husks and the pool
were dying in herds.
When he had finished every eye was
wet and every heart afire for Poland
When Gloria proposed a mammoth
lawn festival for Polish relief there
was unanimous assent.
"WeIl charge fortune for a tee
biscuit and bankrupt everybody that
comes" said Gloria. 'Then I'll take
the money over to Poland myself to
make sure that it falls into the right
hands"
"And I'll so along with you," Doc
tor Royce spoke up, ito make sure
that you don't fall into the wrong
hands,
Everyone applauded the impudence,
but Gloria answered it with one of
her blacklist looks. Doctor Royce was
still under the ban. He had confessed
too much and duped her too we'll to
be forgiven in haste. But her rebuke
was ignored in the excitement of the
convention. A mammoth lawn festival
for Polish relief; there was no dis
sent. 4
Now once more Gloria felt free to
seek David. She found him, hiding,
he said, till the women got away. She
asked him to follow her. She had
perfected her scheme for testing his,
innocence or his guilt. faii
David had not been present when
the yachting expedition set forth to
run down Trask, nor had he been pres
ent when Trask was brought in. David
was thoroughbred enough to rule his
own expressions and to pretend ignor-
ance of Trask's existence. But Gloria
felt sure that If she could bring the
two men suddenly face to face one or
the other would betray guilty knowl-
edge.
So she said to David: "Come with
me. I've got surprise for YOU
David followed her up to the guest
room where Trask had been installed.
She led him to the door, knocked,
opened the door, and babe David enter.
A screen stood before the bed ana she
drew it aside quickly, keeping her
eyes on David. She saw surprise In
his face, but not Of the sort she ex-
pected. His surprise was blank won
der. She turned to see how Trask
took the conformation. Trask was
not there. The bed WAS empty.
Gloria ran to find the nurse. Sho
met her just coming in from q motor
ride. She had taken her two hours
of liberty, she said, leaving Nell to
care for her father. She was stunned
by the news of Trask's departure. He
wasN too weak to rise and walk. 1t
seemed impossible that he could have
been carried out without attracting the
attention Of dozen servants.
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NINETEENTH EPISODE
Her Vow Fulfilled

AS Lois Stafford fled down the ter
races of her father-in-law's majestic
estate, her own life seemed to be sym
bolized in her desperate ambition to
destroy herself The flowers and the
aromatic shrubs threw out their frag-
rance about her, but she would not
pause. She was bent upon the tragedy
waiting for her in the deep ravine
toward which the express train was
plunging as if In obedience to her sum-
mons.
The cries of Gloria, who pursued
her frantically, came to her like the
voice of conscience. She had never
needed that voice and she would not
hearken to it now. She had trodden
the primrose path of dalliance and 1t
had led her forth into the glare of ex-
posure. She would not endure the
shame. 1t seemed better to her IRE
sponsible soul to run away from self
denial. She had not cared what laws
of fidelity she broke and she did not
care now what hearts she might
break. Her husbands furnished honor,
her fathers blighted career, did not
win a thought from her.
It was Gloria who thought Of these
things even as she followed. Gloria
felt more guilt than Lois, for Gloria
had confronted Lois with the proofs
of her perfdy, never fancying that
Lois would answer the charge by pun
fishing herself with the same reckless
ness that had marked her sin. AS she
saw Lois running toward death with
eagerness, she understood for the first
time that it was in Lois character
to do everything passionately. She
realized that Lois had always been
Lois, and that her fault was, perhaps,
hevond her own control. Lois was
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he had wandered about in deep and
that Gloria, with her impulsive and
unmanageable temper, was set upon
mraveling every knot in the tangle-
He was sure that her hexperience
with the world would keep her from
foreseeing the consequences and that
she would compel complete revela-
ton. This would end only in a public
scandal, an enormous and irretrievable
disaster.
David would be put on trial for his
life and Trask would turn states EVIL
dence against him to save his own
life. David would perhaps be SEN
fenced to death, or, if he escaped that,
he would escape it in some pretense
Of insanity, with all the aftermath
of endless serial scandals. In any
case, Lois would be disgraced before
the world, and if David's wealth could
bride an acquittal, it would purchase
a divorce.
Another consequence would be that
the judge himself would be impeached
or forced to a resignation under fire,
with his ermine dishonored. 1t is only
fair to say that the judges fears for
his own suffering had less weight with
him than his fears for the wreck of
his daughters life and of David's. He
loved David as if he were his own
son. He had a deep affection for
and he cherished q great
fondness for Gloria. He respected
even the motives that were so perilous
to herself as well as all the others.
He wandered disconsolately about
the lonelier portions of the Stafford
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-15

go hurting down the steep bank to
the railroad tracks.
They were still battling when the
engine roared past. The trainman,
leaning out Of his window, stared up
at them in amazement. They were
still struggling when the last coach
flashed past.
1t was only then, when her weapon
Of suicide was gone from her reach,
that Lois gave up the fight. She fell
to the ground weeping. She was more
afraid of facing life than death, and
she sobbed with terror if not with re-
morse.
Evening journal., 1917-11-15
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov. i5.-The Rus
sian ,lbossy awaited momentarily to-
day the lifting Of the censorship which
has velled the Bolsheylki rebellion.
Convinced Kcrensky has the upper hand
In Petrograd, he is believed by officials
10 be wiping out the last trace OF tho
, revolt before announcing to the world
that he Is again master Of the sltua-
tlon. However, many internal affairs
and possible rise OF other forces to
challenge Kerensky's claim may delay
, his announcement.
What attitude toward Russia is to be
adopted by the inter-allled conference
was concerning Russla's friends here
today. Tereschenko. foreign minister
IN the provisional government. was to
have represented Russia at the con-
o ference. bur probably VIII be unable
y 90 attend So far as Is known here, NJ.
Soldatenkos, who accompanied Colonel
Houses party Is the only Russian
representative now In Paris for the
meeting.
Evening journal., 1917-11-15
ASK THAT DUPONT
STOCK Be TURNED
OVER TOCOMPANY
Philip F. du Pont Files Peti-
ton 10 That Effect With
Judge Thompson
ASKS That The COURT
OVERRULE STOCKHOLDERS

Philip F. dupont and the cocoon
plainants in the suit against Pierre S.
dupont and his associates in the DUPONT
Securities Company over the owner
ship OF the powder company shares
formerly owned by r. Coleman du-
Pont, yesterday afternoon filed IN the
United states Court in this city a pc
titlon asking Judge J. Whitaker Thomp-
son 10 issue Decree ordering Pierre
s. dupont and associates TO turn into
the treasury Of the company the for
mer r. G. dupont stock and TO make
an accounting Of all dividends, cash,
stock and bonds they received on that
stock.
In their petition the complainants al
lege that the overwhelming vote
against the contention OF the plaintiffs
and in favor OF the defendants side
at the recent meeting OF dupont Com
pany stockholders was due to influence
eXerted by the defendants. The COM
plainants allege that the defendant:
fused all the power and influence OF
/ the Z. J. dupont de NemOurs and Com.
pany, It's officers and directors, agent.
and employees" TO induce the stockhold
ers 10 vote against the resolution, thus
lusing the company itself as the instru
ment 10 deprive its stockholders Of th'
benefits Of the enormous profit TO th'
company"
With the votes dominated and in
nuenced" by the defendant thrown out
the resolution to require the disputel
stock 20 be turned over 90 the powde
company would be carried, the com
plainants allege. The petition asks tina
along with the Issuance Of decree re
, quiring the disputed stock to be turne'
over to the company, a special maste
be appointed TO supervise the account
, ing required TO be made by the de
PENDANTS.
The petition I'm part says:
Your petitioners further show tina
notwithstanding the fact that the onl
question submitted TO the stockholder
was whether the corporation should re
uulre the defendants 10 account for Ga
. enormous profits which they had re
ceived out Of the transaction above Sc
, forth, and notwilhsiand/g that thes
r profits could be demanded by the com
pany without the expenditure OF an
- money or the incurring Of any oblig1
tlons. Il appears by the report OF th
I master who conducted the election thS
! l7O.5i6 votes were cast. and that 3i2
Continued on Page Two)
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FARMERS, APPEALS
ARE TURNED down
President, However, Orders
Ship Builder to Remain
at His Post
DISTRICT BOARD
REVIEWS CASES

Members OF the District lstaie) Ex-
empllon Board are in Dover today to
consider number Of cases wherein
men employed on farms have been re-
fused exemption and sent to training
camps after their appeals for exemption
have been denied. The board will SIT
in Dover tomorrow TO hear the same
kind OF cases as the list Of about 300
has been made up OF appeals from all
parts OF the state.
The board Is not taking up. nor VIII
not take up, every case Of appeal solely
on agricultural grounds. II has been
found that In several Instances, how
ever. farm employees have been sent 10
camp when they were the only able
bodied men over IS years Of age on the
farms. 10 Is such as these that the
board Will consider and in such their
former decision may be reversed and
the men may be at least temporarily
discharged. other agricultural cases, II
/ is Thought, viii be allowed TO stand.
That it is not the intention Of the
War Department officials nor OF Presi-
dent Wilson 20 exempt every man who
APPLIES solely on the ground that he Is
a farmer Is made evident by the num-
ber OF reflections by the District Board
that have been sustained by the Presi-
dent. The District Board today receiv-
ed back from Washington a list OF six
men in this class. All OF them are farm
ers and all had been certified for ser
vice. All Of them appealed direct 20 the
President for exemption on the ground
that they were farmers. but in each and
every case the President has sustained
the District Board and the men involv-
ed have been certified for service. They
are: Wingate B. street, MillsbOro
John Layton Joseph, Midway; Paul
. Fleetwood. S0aford; Egbert Raymond
Allen. SeafOrd; Alvin +. Bunting, Sell
! byvile; Herman B. Bowden. Seaford.
With industrial claims, however, II
! seems 10 be a different matter with the
+ President. kostantine G.. Narelans, OF
: No. SIS West Fourth street, employed
% In the Harlan plant OF the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, had appealed to tn
District Board for exemption on indus
I trial grounds. but had been rejected
: He then appealed TO President Wilso
5 and tile District Board was notified "a
- day that the President had reversed II
G decision and that Narelans had been a
- lowed exemption. lie is a shipbuide
{ class Of men badly wanted by n
e government at this time.
r The preparations being made for n
Y send-on for the conscripts who wi
b leave here next Monday morning Il
e Camp Dix indicates that The occasion
t going TO be one Of note. There will n
= be as many men to go as there were
Continued on pago Two)
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20 MORE STARS TO co ON
Y.M.C.A. SERVICE FLAG

The iii stars on the service nag dis
played IN front OF the Y NJ C. a. build
ing are 10 be added to by fifteen or
twenty stars for drafted men. The III
stars represent the volunteers for the
National Guard or regular army or navy
but the men selected for the National
Army are 10 be added. Secretary Mitch
ell says that two or three Wilmington
Y. NJ. C. A. men are Joining the colors
daily. The Y. NJ. c. A. officials are
pleased 10 note the quick promotions to
officers positions won by many Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. men. Many people who
have remarked the service nag, hav9
stopped In 20 leave a subscription to
the war fund Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
In addition TO It's gift OF $4,000 to the
Delaware Y. NJ. C. A. war fund. the At
las Powder Company has given 5000
20 the fund to be given in other states
where the company has plants.
Evening journal., 1917-11-15

Magistrate Barnuet Gluckman today
was resppointed TO this oflce by Gov
ernor Townsend. He received his com
mission this morning, and was sworn
in by Deputy City Judge Aaron Finger.
Magistrate Gluckman has his Offices on
the second floor Of the building No.
9i5 Market street, and he will con-
tinue there.
This Is the third time Magistrate
Gluckman has been appointed 10 TINS
office, an honor and distinction which,
as far as is known, has not been en-
ioyed by any other person who mas
held the same position in the entire
State. Under the old Constitution the
appointment as magistrate was Tor a
term Of seven years, and in TINS way
others may have served Tor a
greater number OF years, but no one
has ever before been named to the
office for three consecutive terms
Furthermore Magistrate Gluckman
has the distinction OF having been ap
pointed by three different Governors
which is another unusual honor. lie
was first appointed by Governor sim
con : pennewin on November is, 1903
lie was reappointed by Governor
| Charles r. Miller on November i6, 1913
and today ne was reappointed for ms
third consecutive term by Governor
Townsend.
His selection today is taken as recog
milton OF his ability. sence OF fairness
nlstice in administering the duties o.
his onlce and his general efficiency II
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1917-11-15
need ONLY S96.S6O
MORE FOR Y" FUND
Committee is Confident
Amount Will be in Hand
by Saturday
SMALL DONATIONS
WILLIE WELCOME

Can Wilmington raise Ss6,s6o IN less
than forty-elght hoursG
WIN the committees Of the local Y.
NJ C. A. War Work Fund fall short IN
their 100000 drive toward the SSoOOO-
400 goal OF tho National War Work
Council2 81,
Win the people Of Wilmington fail
10 respond to its expected total for the
frst time in its long series or money
raising campaigns?
Henry B. Thompson, chairman OF the
executive committee, and his CO.
workers have faith that the goal VIII
be reached. and furthermore they be-
lieve that IL will not require Delaware
as long to fulfill this pledge as It VIII
the other states. Consequently the
campaign viii be matter OF history
here when the nnal report Is read on
saturday at a special luncheon when
was voted to take { ehplace OF Fri
DAVIS scheduled report.
The contributions Of yesterday
brought delight 70 every one In any
wav connected with the campaign. Not
only were the pledges announced OF
suflclent size 20 gladden The hearts
Of the workers, but. in many instances
tho smaller contributions whiE wer,
given displayed sacrifice on the parl
OF the giver. This feature OF the
campaign has been noticed in all parts
Of the country, and it IS only an eyi
dence Of the hearty support which th'
people OF this country are giving to
cause which now stands paramount II
the eyes Of our government and ou
soldiers.
The total for yesterdays luncheon
aggregated s5l6s4, which gives tn
local forces a grand total Of siO3i32.
The detailed report Of the clever
teams engaged in the active solicitation
OF the campaign with their standing o
yesterday are as follows:
Prev. Yesterday
Reported Report Total
Evening journal., 1917-11-15
BUY Ambulance With
COUNTRY CLUB FUND
Will be Sent to France With
Naval Base Hospital
Soon
1882 CONTRIBUTED
FOR ITS PURCHASE

With the sis12 subscribed by the VII
mineton Country Club. 20 the Ameri-
can Red Cross. a United states army
type ambulance, TO be attached to
navy base hospital shortly to sail for
France, has been purchased.
Henry p. Scott. chairman OF the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Delaware Red
Cross. wrote in August 10 Wells
blanchard, Department Of Military Re
lief Of the American Red Cross, enclos-
ing the check Of the Wilmington Coun-
trv Club. together with resolutions Of
the club, embodied In a letter from G.
NJ. Steward, treasurer. Mr.. Scott
wrote.
Il am enclosing the aforementioned
check. viz. the check OF C. NJ. Steward,
treasurer Of the Wilmington Country
Club on the Wilmington Trust Com
pany, made payable at the Chase Ma
tional Bank, Of New York, for Siel2. In
my opinion. the use suggested OF this
fund in your letter is in accordance
with the above resolution. Please re-
quire that the ambulance shall be la
belled as from the Wilmington Country
Club, OF Wilmington, Delaware. Kindly
acknowledge ten receipt Of this check
both TO Mr.. Steward and to me.
II shall be very much Obliged II you
will have some one report occasionally
either TO me or TO the Wilmington
Country Club, from the hospital TO
which this ambulance shall be sent af-
| ter it is In active service-something
/ which can be given TO the Country
/ Club members describing the use to
which their subscriptions have been
put. Yours truly,
HENRY p. SCOTT.
Chairman Executive Committee
On Monday of this week Mr.. Scot
! received the following letter from Mr.
Blanchard;
Il am very glad to inform you that I
complete G.. NJ. C.. Model i6. three
, quarter ton truck chassis, with regula
tion United States Army ambulance
body has been purchased with tn
i, funds contributed by the Wilmington
Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
This ambulance has been given to tn
Navy Base Hospital. No. 3, which
shortly to sail for France. Thi
seemed to be the place where the am
bulance was needed the most and ! sin
cerely trust that the WilmingtO
Country Club viii be pleased at tn
disposition Of their gift VIII you nc
forward this information to the prope
authorities OF the Wilmington Countr
Club and again express our apprecia
; tion Of their gift. Yours very truly,
"WELLS BLANCHARD
Department Of Military Relief
Evening journal., 1917-11-15
the exchanges Of the guns ar

Battle activity Is increasing in all
branches Of trench activity along the
sector occapled b. the Americans.
With the cessation Of heavy rains
the Germans began hurrylng up their
heretofore desultory gunfre. The
Americans took up the challenge in
Kind. The exchange waxed to a point
OF high intensity on several days. It
was literally a baptism Of fire for the
Sammies.
With the increase I'm artillerying
came a corresponding acceleration In
rifle FIRE from the front trenches and
OF snipers on both sides.
There is no way OF telling the score
achieved by the American marksmen.
The Germans caught one Sammy, a
sinners bullet striking him dead.
snlplng is also increasing. One Ameri-
can has fallen victim OF a German
sniper. Sammies have been potting at
the Germans, but the toll they have
taken Is not known.
The exact extent Of the American
casualties has not yet been announced
from headquarters. 10 Is known. how
ever. that one German she'll hitting