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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-01-19
The Lone Star Ranger
A Fine Tale of the Open Country By ZANE GREY

/ ing, had endured the long hours OF
the outlaw, but now he had no
patience. The whistle of the train
made him leap.
l. 1t was fast train, yet the ride
seemed slow.
Duane did not speak to Longstreth
and the passengers in the car, changed
his seat to one behind his prisoner.
The girls sat In a seat near by and
were pale but composed.
Duane did not speak to Longstreth
again till the train stopped at Val
Verde.
They got on the car, and the girls
followed as naturally as ordinary
travellers. The station was n good
deal larger than that at Bradford, and
there was considerable action and
hustle incident to the arrival of the
train.
Duanes sweeping gaze searched
faces, rested upon a man who seemed
familiar. This fellows look, too, was
that of one who knew Duane, but was
waiting for sign, cue. Then Duane,
recognized him-MacNelly, clean-shav-
en-. Without mustache he appeared
different, younger.
When MacNelly saw that Duane in
tended to greet him, hurried forward
to meet him. A keen light flashed
from his eyes. He was glad, eager,
yet suppressing himself, and the
glances he sent back and forth from
Duane to Longstreth were questioning,
doubtful. Certainly Longstreth did
not look the part of an outlaw.
'Duane Lord, I'm glad to see you"
was the Captains greeting. Then at
closer look into Duane's face his
warmth fled-something he saw there
checked his enthusiasm. or at least its
ut.erance.
"MacNelly. shake hands with Ches-
eldine," said Duane, low-voiced.
The ranger stood dumb, motionless.
But he saw Longstreth's instant ac-
ton, and awkwardly he reached for
the outstretched hand.
ANY of your men down hereT
queried Duane, sharply.
mo. They're uptown"
Come. MacNelly, you walk with
him. We've ladies' in the party. I'll
come behind with them"
They set off uptown. Longstreth
walked as If he were with friends on
the way to dinner. The girls were
mute. MacNelly walked like a man
in a trance. There was not word
spoken in four blocks
Presently Duane espied stone
hull Al.
street. There was big sign, Ranch
er's Bank"
There's the hotel" said MacNelly.
'"Some of my men are there. We've
scattered around"
They crossed the street, went
through office and lobby, and then
Duane asked MacNelly to take them
to private room. Without a word
the Captain complied. When they
were all inside Duane closed the door,
and, drawing IL deep breath as If of
relief he faced them calmly.
Miss Longstreth, you and Miss
Ruth try to make yourselves comfort
able now" he said "And don't be dis
tressed." Then he turned to his cap
tain. 'MacNelly, this girl is the
daughter of the man I've brought to
you, and this one is his niece"
Then Duane briefly related Long
streth's story, and, though he did not
spare the rustler chief, he was gener-
Gus.
when l went after Longstreth,"
concluded Duane, sit was either to
XIII him or offer him his freedom on
conditions. So 1 chose the latter for
his daughters sake. He has already
disposed of all his property. 1 believe
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-01-19
Tame Performance

DID the speaker make much Of an
impression on your"
"No."
mud"
Weii' If he did. 1t was free from
bacteria and guaranteed not to soil the
eiothes.'-Birmingham Age-Herald
Evening star., 1917-03-05
House Members March
Two by Two to Senate;
Great Crowd in Capitol

The House of Representatives. as.
sembling informally at 11:30 O'Clock.
formed a procession and proceeded. two
by two. through the Capitol to the
Senate chamber There the members of
the House. including a large number Of
new members andr large number Of
men who will retire from Congress-.
took seats arranged for them on the
floor of the Senate. There was no cere-
mony connected woth the gathering Of
the House. The members simply took
their seats in the House chamber and
Doorkeeper Joseph Sinnott, mounted the
rostrum and told the members to proceed
to the Senate in a double column. In
accordance with the strict instructions
Sergeant-at-arms Gordan and Mr.. Sin
mott stood at the exit and made sure
that no outsider Joined the column. which.
was headed by officials of the House.
The Capitol building was thronged
today with persons who were fortunate
enough to obtain cards Of admission.
Practically everybody was held up by
doorl;eepers. Capitol policemen or.
secret service men. No one was allow
ed to pass through any doorway unless
properly vouched for. Special tickets
Of admission had been issued by Capitol
officials. and the ordinary everyday cre-
dentials we're not recognized today.
Evening star., 1917-03-05
PRESIDENTS APPROVAL OF
D. C. DRY BILL RESENTED

Because President Wilson signed the
Sheppard bill providing prohibition in
the District of Columbia without a
referendum about ninety members of
the Young Mems Democratic Club of
the District registered their disap-
proval of his action by refusing to
march in the parade today. Yesterday
few members of the club originated
a round robin" setting forth their rea-
sons for not wanting to march and urg-
Ing all members Of the club to Join
them. II was signed by about ninety
members before the day was over
only about twenty-five members of
the club marched and leading them was
the boys band of st. Marys Industrial
School of Baltimore. Before entering
The parade the twenty-five members
,adopted resolutions. drawn up by will
liam NICK Clayton, setting forth that
Today we proudly follow Woodrow
Wilson up Pennsylvania avenue not
because he is responsible head to the
Democratic party but because he is the
American President of the American
people sworn to uphold again for four
, years more what he has splendidly up
held in the past, the American ideals
OF honor. humanity and justice"
1t Is stated that many of the men,
hers of the club who refused to march
today are in favor of prohibition, but
they believe prohibition should come
tnly after a referendum vote of the
citizens Of the District has been taken
ana the majority vote in favo- OF it.
Evening star., 1917-03-05
GLEE CLUB AND BAND
TO GIVE JOINT CONCERT

A concert by the United States Marine
Band and the Columbus Democratic
Glee Club of Columbus. Ohio. is to be
given at 4:3o o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the Presidents reviewing
stand in the court of honor. Tickets
are to be on sale for seats in this stand
and also in the Lafayette Square stand
on the opposite side of the Avenue.
The glee club, which is an old politf-
cal organization, having been estab-
lished in 1882, will use megaphones in
rendering its selections.
The band program will be as follows:
March, The Stars and Stripes For
ever" Sousa: overture, Jubilee. Web
er: Characteristic fantasia. way
Down Upon the Suwannee River" Mid
dleton: waltz, Spring. Beautiful
Spring" Lincke: medley of patriotic
airs Santelmann; excerpts from "Prin-
cess Pat" Herbert: "Reminiscences OF
the South" Chambers. and The Star
Spangled Banner"
Ohioans attending the inauguration
exercises are proud OF the columbus
Democratic Glee Club. The club led
parade. led by President NJ. Schlesinger
and Conductor Alfred Schwartz of the
organization.
An ovation was rendered the Column
bus club at the New Willard Hotel last
night, when il serenaded Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. A notable gathering of
prominent Washington citizens and Of
fcials and visitors, including many
Ohioans. applauded the concert rem
dered by the Columbus songbirds.
At the fireworks display at the
Washington Monument tonight the
club will give concert, assisted by
the Marine Band. Senator Pomerene
and Representative Brum baugh of
Ohio will entertain the visiting COlum-
bus men at q dinner tomorrow night
Evening star., 1917-03-05
procession from the Capitol to the re-
viewing stand in front Of the White
House.

procession from the Capitol to the re-
viewing stand in front OF the White
House.
Greatest Throng Ever at Capitol.
People who ARE used to crowds esti-
mated that $4,000 persons surrounded
the President when he took the oath
at tho Capitol. Men on the platform
who have seen Presidents take the oath
ever since President Grants time. say
that today's gathering was the greatest
ever seen at the Capitol; that the >peo-
pie were more closely packed together
on the plaza. and that they were al
lowed to approach closer to the Presi.
dents stand, being within few feet
of him. The crowd. was kept In order
by a close Gordon Of Boy Scouts from
In front of the middle stand. from
which the President read his address,
was a fairly large size group OF. secret
service men and detectives. Here and
there in the crowd a mounted police
man had been stationed. Some idea OF
the density of the mass Of men and
women can be obtained from this in
cident-two Boy Scouts who happened
to be caught in the middle Of the crowd
for some reason were lifted high In the
air and squirmed like caterpillars over
the heads and hands Of the people unth
When Mrs. Wilson appeared on the
platform there was a cheer. Owing to
delay in the procession somewhere the
members Of the House did not all arrive
on time. The President waited for them
and chatted with the people on the stand.
This made the crowd impatient and some
one with a loud voice yelled:
Hurry up Woodrow, we are waiting
A March wind began to blow just about
the time the President began to read his
address, and persons who tossed their
hats in the air out Of enthusiasm for
Mr. Wilson stood a good chance Of see
ing them blown away to another part
Of the crowd.
Because few persons could hear the
President, his voice being blown away
from the crowd. those farthest away be-
gan to leave for Pennsylvania avenue.
The Presidents daughters, Mrs. Sayre,
Mrs. McAdoo and Miss Wilson, did not
have seats in the little inclosure where
their father spoke. They stood up in the
front rows Of the press section, while be-
side them two ambitious moving picture
men and a camera fend struggled to get
unlimited views Of the President and Mrs.
Wilson. The camera men, unconscious Of
the fine opportunity in the President g
daughters, utterly neglected to take this
family group.
The crowd seemed to dissolve as soon as
the President finished speaking.
Vice President Marshall and the mem
bers of the Senate retired to the Senate
chamber to continue the special session
and others on the stand retired to the
various places along the route from
which they saw the parade.
Evening star., 1917-03-05
ELEVEN MEN DROWNED
IN EFFORT AT RESCUE:

OCEAN CITY. Nd. March 5.-Eleven
members of the crew of the coast guard
steamer Yamacraw were drowned last
evening in attempting to assist the
American tanker Louisiana. which
grounded on Little Gull shoals, off
here yesterday morning. Responding
to distress signals from the Louisiana,
the Yamacraw launched a small boat
manned with a crew Of nine. It almost
Immediately capsized In the tremen-
dous sea, and another boat with two
boys in it was launched in an enort TO
save the other boats crew. It met the
same fate as the first boat, and the
entire eleven perished-
A third boat with four men capsized
cued and taken to the coast guard sta
tion near here.
Names of the Drowned Men.
The names of the drowned. SO far as
could be learned, are as follows: Ray
field Garrish. Ocracoke. n. c.: Monford
Austin, Ocracoke. n. c.: Davis Fulcher.
North Carolina; Grady. Philadel-
phia: Ross Harris, North Carolina;
Morris Camborne. Chincoteague, Va;
Simmons, Virginia Beach, Va; jarvis.
Virginia, and Thomas Midget Manteo.
N. c. -
The Louisiana. with her crew stiil
aboard was in an unchanged position
this morning. The sea had moderated
considerably.
Evening star., 1917-03-05
MANEUVER IN THE RAIN
BEFORE WAR SECRETARY
Black Horse Troop and Infantry of
Culver Academy Reviewed on
White House Ellipse.

In a pouring rain yesterday Secretary
of War Newton D. Baker and Maj. Gen.
Hugh L. Scott, chief Of staff. reviewed
the Black Horse Troop and the battalion
OF infantry of the cadets from Culver
Military Academy. Culver, Ind.
A large crowd stood under dripping UNI
brellas on the ellipse back of the White
House and on the driveways. Tho in
fantry maneuvered first. and then fell
into line Of parade behind the cavalry.
Dspite the slippery asphalt the cavalry
omitted none of its maneuvers. A horse
ridden by standard-bearer fell to its
knees, but the rider kept in his saddle
and held to his colors until his steed re-
gained it's footing.
The Cuver cadets number nearly 500
They won high praise from the reviewing
officers. Two Washington boys are in
the Black Horse Troop-M. +. Chance
son of Postmaster NJ. o. Chance. and
Samuel o. Rank. Two others are in the
nfantry--Llewellyn w. Davis, son of Dr.
l.. F. Davis. and Donald Downs, son of
r. S. Downs
Evening star., 1917-03-05
CHEERS AND SONGS
MARK END IN HOUSE.

This is the way the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Sixty fourth Congress
came to an end at noon yesterday. 1t
adjourned in a volley Of cheers and
outburst Of Americanism expressed in
song while from the Speakers gallery
two women flung out q great American
flag, squirting the crowd IN the cham
ber to a scene Of patriotic fervor rare
iy seen.
For an hour and a quarter the mem
bers of the House and those in the gall
lery sang, and at the end OF this time
Representative James Gallivan OF Mas.
sachusetts, as loud-voiced a man as
the Bay State ever raised for Congress.
made himself heard about the Babel
in demand for three cheers for the
President. Gallivan led them, stand
ing on table. and the roar could have
been heard all the way through the
Capitol to the silent Senate, where NO
such outburst occurred.
Mr.. Meeker Leads Singing.
Before that Representative Meeker of
Missouri had led the singing from the.
space in front of the rostrum. the crowd
singing the patriotic songs which 60
with the flag.
Up to the moment when the hands OF
the clock closed on noon. the two-hour,
session had been conducted in regular
House style. first a moment OF dignity.
then a moment of noise: then a roar OF
applause and then a moment of self
laudation.
Unlike the body at the other end OF
the Capitol, the House machinery was
well oiled and in fine working order.
Assembling Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, after a recess from the wee
sma' hours. a few members bethought
themselves to appear dignifed in frock
coats or cutaways. The rest wandered.
in like they do on a week day, just or
dinary. everyday. plain American law
makers.
They went through two hours OF It,
ending with the songs and just before
the hands of the clock closed on the
hour Of noon. Representative Alfalfa
Bill" Murray of Oklahoma, in his last
congressional breath. nominated Champ
Clark for President He reminded the
House Of the fact that he had been him.
self a Wilson man at Baltimore-but
bygones were bygones.
Evening star., 1917-03-05
REFUSES JOINT DEBATE.
Col. Roosevelt Declines to Discuss
Preparedness With w. ]. Bryan

NEW YORK. March 5-Theodore
Roosevelt has declined an invitation
of representatives of the Congress Of
Forums to debate the subject of pre-
paredness in this city with William
Jennings Bryan. Mr.. Bryan. 1t was ex-
planned, had accepted the invitation.
but asserted in letter that he thought
it would be wise to wait until the
present international crisis was past.
Col Roosevelt's reply said. in part:
II cannot accept your proposal of the
"1st. because I regard 1t as waste Of
time to debate non-debatahle subjects
To debate with Mr.. Bryan his views
against national preparedness would,
in my Judgment. be precisely on pa
with debating the undesirabilfty of
homogeneous marriages or the moral
ity of abolishing patriotism or the ad-
vantage of the reintroductfon of slav-
cry, or the right of judges to accept
bribes from suitors, or the duty of
submission to the divine right of
kings. or the propriety OF. action such
as that of Benedict Arnold"
Evening star., 1917-03-05
Kept Busy at Capitol.

The President arrived at the Capitol
shortly before IL o'clock. for the pur-
pose of signing bills and resolutions
passed at the last moment. Cabinet
Officers. senators and other conferred
with him. as he worked away at the
bills laid before him, during the hour
he spent in his room. Mrs Wilson
seated herself in a corner near a win
dow. chatting with those who came up
to her to pay their respects. and when
the Chief Justice arrived. shortly be-
fore noon. the President got up and
personally went forward to greet him.
He afterward chatted with Mrs Will
son. while the President continued
working at the documents on his table
While taking the oath the President
and the Chief Justice stood on a rug
before the fireplace and mantel in the
beautifully decorated room which is
the PRESIDENTS private Office at the
Capitol. Lacking display. the cere-
mony was impressive in it's dignity and
simplicity. The doors to the room
heavily guarded by secret service men,
a number of whom were also stationed
In the corridors and approaches. were
Iett open. and the multitudes in the cor
rldors could look in and see all that
went on. Every one in the room made
II a point to make himself as incon-
splcuous against the walls as possible
seemingly without request, 80 as not to
seem to intrude upon the central fig
nres on the hearthrug, and when the
'hief Justice began to speak the first
words OF the oath, there was instant
silence in the corridors and within the
room When the President and Mrs.
wilson left. however. there was ap-
piause in the form of handclapping for
potn the President and Mrs. Wilson.
Evening star., 1917-03-05
PRESIDENT SWORN
: At NOON SUNDAY
Oath Administered by Chief
Justice in Presidents Room
at Capitol.
MRS. WILSON A WITNESS
MRS. WILSON A WITNESS
THE LORD A REFUGE;
A HELP IN TROUBLE

When the Bible was opened
at random for the President to
kiss on taking the oath of Office
yesterday he pressed his lips to
this passage:
THE Lord is our refuge; a
very present help in time of
trouble"
Evening star., 1917-03-05
States Cause of Clash.
Liner Chicago Reaches Bordeaux.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The French
line steamship Chicago which salied
from this port February ~ with l4l
ninety Of whom were
Americans has arrived safely at Bor-
deaux after passing through the Ger
man submarine zone. accoIuiIs 70 pr.
of the Americans on board were MEM
bers Of hospital contingents on their
way to France to engage In war relief
work.
Evening star., 1917-03-05

Mrs. Nathaniel Conrad. eighty-one. of
Charles Town, w. Va. died at Harri-
sonburg. Va.,Swhere she was visiting
her daughter, Mrs. James NJ. Kav-
anaugh. ~'-'
Evening star., 1917-03-05

Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States. took the oath of office
for the coming four years-marking
the official beginning of his second
term as chief executive of the nation
at noon yesterday, in his private room
adjoining the Senate chamber at the
Capitol.
Mrs. Wilson was among the few per-
sons present. There was. indeed. very
little ceremony in the manner in which
the President swore again to uphold
and defend the Constitution of the
United States, in accordance with the
language prescribed by the founders of
the republic. Edward Douglass White,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States. administered the
oath.
Evening star., 1917-03-05

case, the ruling of the Supreme Court
declaring that the law applies to per-
sonal escapades as well as to COM
mercial vice.
Evening star., 1917-03-05
CH|NA'S CABINET VOTES
TO BREAK WITH GERMANY
President Declines Approval, How
ever, Claiming Such Power
Rests With Him.

PEKING, March 5.-The cabinet yes
terday decided that China shuld join
the United States in breaking off rela-
submitted to the president. who refused
to approve the cabinets action, saying
such power rested entirely with him
Premier Tuan Chi Jul Immediately re-
signed and left for Tientsin. accom-
panied by several other members of
the cabinet.
The resignation Of the entire cabinet
is expected.
Parliament Virtually Unit. -
Parliament is virtually unanimous in
favor Of the opinion of the cabinet The
leaders of all the political parties are
adversely criticising the presidents
position. The vice president of the re-
public supports the action of the cahi-
net.
An official statement issued from the
presidents office says that the break be-
tween the president and the premier was
due to personal differences rather than
to the foreign policy. PRESIDENT LII
Hung has sent representatives to
Tientsin to induce the premier to return
to Peking.
States Cause Of Clash.
According to the presidents Office. the
immediate cause of the break was a dis
patch sent to the Chinese minister at
Toxic committing China to rupture of
relations with Germany and union
with the entente powers under certain
conditions. The president refused his
approval because, he declared. parlia-
ment must sanction all measures con-
templating war as we'll as olrect dec
laration of war
President Ii Yuan-Hung justifies his
position by article 35 of the provisional
constitution. which reads as Follows:
"The provisional president snali nave
tional council. to declare war and con-
clude treaties"
Evening star., 1917-03-05
Appropriate Bible Passage.

AS the Chief Justice came to the con-
clusion of the oath. which the President
sepeated after him. very slowly, a few
words AT time, the magistrate paused
for a pronounced period. lowered his
voice. and said solemnly:
so help you God"'
The President slowly and solemnIy
5epeated:
"So-help-me-God.
II was found. when the President
ended his solemn obligation, that he
had kissed the Bible upon this passage:
The Lord is our refuge; very pres
ent help in time of trouble"
The Chief Justice Immediately said
him:
Mr.. President. / am very. very hap
Bible Presidents Property.
President Wilson then shook hands
with James D. Maher. clerk of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States. who
had held the Bible, standing between
the President and the Chief Justice. and
the President then turned to Mrs Will
son. who. clothed in deep mourning.
because of the death of her sister at
stood little in the BACKGROUND. He
clasped the hand of his wife in silence
smiling for the first time. and Mrs. Will
son carried back to the White House
the Bible which was used. having
brought il with her. 1t is a small OK
ford Bible, the personal property Of the
President, which was used when he
took the oath of office as Governor of
New Jersey and as President at his first
Inauguration. in 1913. The President
and the Chief Justice both kept their
hands on the open book .as Mr.. Maher
held 1t. during the ceremony.
The taking Of the oath. which began
as the clock began to strike IL, was
concluded at 1903 pm The members
Of the cabinet. who had been obliged to
be at the Capitol all morning in con-
nection with last-minute legislation,
were in the room. as well as Vance Nc
Cormick, chairman of the democratic
national committee, who came from the
White House with the presidential
party. and few others, including Jo-
seFh p. Tumulty. secretary to the Pres
ident; Rudolph Forster, assistant secre-
tary: Dudley Field Malone. collector of
the port of New York; I. H. Hoover,
chief usher at the White House: DR..
Cary Grayson. L. s. N. aid to the Presi-
dent: few newspaper men. Commits
sioner Oliver T. Newman. former Sena-
tor Glass of Alabama. and his daughter,
the latter the only woman besides Mrs.
Wilson to be present.