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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-03-07

POR0 SYSTEM For the Poro
System Of Hair Dressing call at 266
Hawthorne street Bell Main 77S5.
MRS. DlLLARD EsTELI.
Mrs. John Hand. Mrs. Clark, the
Misses Anderson, Clark, Num-. and
Mr Clarence Pauley were the out-of-
town guests Of Mr.. Albert Hand At
the annual prom of Kappa Chapter Of
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity held
in the Ohio State University Gymna-
stun Friday evening, February 20.
Friends Of Miss Almeda Farrow are
pleased to know that she has been
engaged to teach the fourth grade in
the H. 81 Stowe School at Cincinnati,
for the remainder Of the school year
Lieut. Fred G. Roberts was up from
Camp Sherman last Sunday on short
visit to his father He expects to be
sent to Biltmore. N. c., for further
hospital treatment.
Mrs. James b Washington, for.
merly Miss Katherine Crawford. re-
ceiyed word that her husband, Sergt
James B. Washington, had arrived in
the States, and is at Camp Upton,
New York, hoping to SEQ his many
Dayton friends soon.
Mrs. Hannah Williams and daughter
Miss Grace, Of Eaton, Ohio. have be-
come members Of the Y. w, c. A.,
having joined the Wide Awake Club,
of which Mrs. Garfield Jones ID cap
tain. Mrs. Williams and daughter
have always made Eaton their home.
Miss Grace is prominent business
woman. having large hairdresaing
and manicuring parlor They also
have many friends and acquaintances
here in this city
Mrs. Matte Stewart, Oh $50 S.
Sprague, entertained the White Lily
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-03-07
IN aaEMORIAM

In loving memory Of Matte Lewis
Elliott. who died one year ago, March
s, 1918.
You are gone but not forgotten,
Or never shall you be-
AS long as life and memory last
/ shall remember thee.
/ think OF you in silence,
No eyes can see me weep
But many silent tear shed
When others are asleep.
No one knows how much miss you,
Friends may think the wound il
healed.
But little do they know the grief
That lies within my heart concealed
Sadly missed by Mother and Jackie
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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14
CHAPTER vIll--contlnusd.

He was slow in following, hanging
back as / approached closer to the
mOtionless form, and / could hear the
muttering Of his lips. Unquestionably
the man was dead of this l was as
sured before even knelt beside him,
He lay on his face in a litter Of dead
leaves, and almost the first thing l
noticed was the death wound back Of
his ear, where a large-caliber bullet
had pierced the brain. His exposed
hands proved him negro, and 1t was
with feeling of unusual repugnance
that touched his body, turning 1t
over sufficiently to see the face. All
at once l knew him, unable wholly to
repress a cry of startled surprise as
] stared down into the upturned
face-the dead man evidently muir
dered, shot treacherously from behind,
was Free Pete. / sprang to my feet,
gazing about blindly into the dim
woods, my mind for the instant dazed
by the Importance of this discovery.
What could 1t mean? How could it
have happened? By what means had
he reached this spot in advance Of us,
and at whose hand had he fallen? He
could have been there only for one
purpose, surely-in an attempt to
guide Eloise Beaucaire and the quad
room Della. Then what had become
of the women? Where were they
now?
/ stumbled backward to the support
Of the log, unable to answer any one
Of these questions, remembering only
in that moment that must tell Rene
the truth.
"Tell me-please," she begged. us
the man dead? Who Is he, do you
known"
"Yes," / replied desperately. "He is
dead, and / recognized his face. He
is the negro Pete and has been killed,
shot from behind"
'Pete," she echoed, grasping at the
log to keep erect, her eyes on that
dimly revealed figure in the leaves.
Stree Pete, Cartoons Pete? How
could he have got here? Then-then
the others must have been with him.
What has become of them?"
1T is all mystery; the only way to
solve it is for us to go on, 1t can do
no one any good to stand here, staring
at this dead body, When we reach
the cabin we may learn what has oc-
Cured. Go on ahead, Sam, and we
will follow-don't be afraid, boy; it
is not the dead who hurt u.s."
She chung tightly to me, shrinking
past the motionleSs figure. She was
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14
STOMACH ON
A STRIKE
''Pape 9 Diapepsin" puts
Sour, Classy, Acid Stomachs
in order at once!

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion Of the food did the dam
age-do you? Well, don't bother. IL
your stomach is in revolt; if sick.
gassy and upset, and what you just
ate has fermented and turned sour;
head dizzy and aches; belch gases and
acids and eructate undigested foods
just eat tablet or two of Pape's Dia-
pepsin to help neutralize acidity and
in five minutes you wonder what be-
came Of the indigestion and distress.
If your stomach doesn't take care
Of your liberal limit without rebellion;
II your food is a damage instead OF
a help, remember the quickest, surest,
most harmless antacid is Pape's Dia-
pepsin, which costs so little at drug
stores.-Adv.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14

there helplessly maroonsd. All this
was plain enough now, when It was
already too late to remedy the evil.
The struggling girl emerged through
the tangle Of shrubs and paused sud-
denly at my side, her lips giving ut
terance to a cry Of surprise.
"The-the boat 1t Is not hereP
mo; there is not a sign Of 1t. Those
fellows must be still In the neighbor-
hood; must have seen US when ne
first came"
"But what are we TO do?"
had no ready answer, yet the echo
Of utter despair in her soice stirred
me to my own duty as swiftly as
though she had thrust knife into my
side. Do2 We must do somethlngl
We could not sit down idly there in
the swamp. And to decide what was
to be attempted was my part. If Kir-
by and whoever was with him had
stolen the missing boat, as undoubt-
eddy they had, they could have pos
sessed but one purpose-escape. They
were inspired to the act by a desire
to get away, to fee from the scene
Of their crime. They must believe
that we were left helpless, unable to
pursue them or create alarm. Yet II
1t was Kirby why had he fed so
swiftly, making no effort to take Rene
captive alsoY It was she he was seek
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14

sidehlll, and so overhung with trees
as to be invisible, except from the d.
rectiOn of our approach. We could see
only the side wall, which contained
one open window and was one-room
affair, low and fiat-roofed, built OF
logs. Its outward appearance was
peaceful enough, and the swift beat Of
my pulse quleted as l took rapid sur
vey Of the surroundings.
"Sam," / commanded, "you are to
remain here with Rene, while l learn
the truth yonder. Yes" to her quick
protest, shat will be the better way
there is no danger and l shall not be
gone but for a moment"
I seated her on a low stump and
left them there together, Sans eyes
rolling about in frightened effort to
perceive every covert in the woods,
but the girl satisfied to watch me in
tently as / moved cautiously forward.
A dozen steps brought me within view
of the front Of the cabin. The door
had been smashed in and hung dam
Cling from one hinge. Another step,
now with a pistol gripped in my hand,
enabled me to obtain a glimpse within.
Across the puncheon threshold, his
feet even protruding without, lay a
mans body; beyond him, half con-
cealed by the shadows of the interior,
appeared the outlines Of another, with
face upturned to the roof, plainly dis
tlhgulshable because Of a snow-white
beard.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14
CHAPTER TX.
The Trail Of tho Raiders.

Shocked and unnamed as / was at
this discovery, to pause there staring
at those gruesome figures would have
only brought fresh alarm to the two
watching my every movement from
the edge of the clearing. Gripping my
nerves, l advanced over the first body,
watching for any sign Of the presence
Of life within the cabin. There was
none--the work Of the murder had
been completed, and the perpetrators
had fed. The dead man, with CHASTITY
countenance upturned to the roof raf-
tiers, and the snowy beard, was I'M
doubtedly the negro helper, Amos
Shrunk. Pete's description Of the ap-
pearance of the man left this identifi-
cation beyond all dispute. he had
been stricken down by savage blow,
which had literally crushed in one
side Of his head, but his dead hands
yet gripped a rifle, as though he had
fallen fighting to the last.
The other man, the one lying across
the threshold, had been shot, although
l did not ascertain this fact until after
I turned the body over sufficiently to
reveal the face. This was disfgured
by the wound and covered with blood,
so that the features could scarcely be
seen, yet / instantly recognized the
fellow-Carver. Surprised out Of all
control by this unexpected discovery,
| steadled myself against the log wall.
fully aroused to the sinister meaning
Of his presence. To a degree the COM
plete significance Of this tragedy in
stantly gripped my mind. II this fell
low Carver had been one Of the assail-
ants then it was absolutely certain
that Kirby must also have been pres
ent-the leader of the attack. This
inevitably meant that both men had
been aboard the steamer, and later
were put ashore at the mouth Of the
Illinois. And, now that I thought
about 1t, why not? It was no accident,
and / wondered that the possibility
had never occurred to me before. The
gambler naturally knew all the gossip
Of the river, and beyond question he
would be aware Of the reported ex-
istence Of this underground station
for runaway slaves. It was common
talk as far down as st. Louis, and his
mind would instantly revert to the
possibility that the fleeing Rene might
seek escape through the assistance of
Shrunk. The mysterious vanishing Of
the boat would serve TO Increase that
suspicion. Even IL this had not oc-
Cured to him at first, the steamer
would have brought news that no keel
boat had been seen on the lower river,
while the captain Of the. John B.
Glover, or someone else on board,
would have been sure to have men
toned the negro helper and suggest
that he might have had a hand In the
affair. To follow that trail was, In
deed, the most natural thing for Kir-
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14
BACKACHE AND
HEAVY FEELING
Nervous, Restless Woman
In Arkansas Hears Of Cardul,
Tries It and Is Greatly Bene-
flied. Now Recommends
It To Others.

Peach Orchard, Ark.-Mrs. Monte
High, who lives near here, states:
"Some time ago began to have trou-
BILE with my back. ! would ache and
/ could hardly get up when down. 7
was SO weak would just drag around
and did not feel like doing anything at
all. I was so nervous felt could
scream, and such heavy
feeling l could not rest at ell. It
looked like I was going TO get down
In bed
l heard Of Cardui and thought I
would try 1t and see what 1t would do
for my clse. After taking few bot
ties l grew stronger The
bloated, heavy feeling left me. I
wasn't so nervous, in fact, felt better
all over. / took twelve bottles and
certainly was greatly benefited and
can recommend 1t to any one as
tonic or builder. often tell others
how it helped and strengthened me-"
Cardui is a mild vegetable tonics
with no bad after-effects. It's ingre-
dlents act In a helping, building way,
on the womanly constitution.
Ask your druggist. He knows
about Cardui. Some druggists have
sold it for 40 yearS.-Adv.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14
Brown County Values.

One Of those country gentlemen who
owns farm in Brown county, but
lives in Indianapolis and only spends
his week-ends on the farm, asked one
Of his neighbors down in Brown: ibid
you know that l. c. Steele sold the
picture that ne painted on your farm r.
The farmer made no reply to this and
then the country gentleman told him
the price Mr.. Steele got for the can
vas.
II just wish had known the Teller
liked the place we'll enough to pay that
for a picture of IT." the farmer said.
"Td a. sold him the farm for 5000 less
than that" -Indianapolis News.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14
Worlds Largest Building Is a Tomb

Worlds Largest Building Is Tomb.
Now that the war is over, folks pre-
dict that there will be a big boom I'm
building, Modern architects have done
wonders, as every one who has seen
the Woolworth building in New York
or the Eiffel tower in Paris will admit,
but human labor has not yet accom-
plished anything which will rival the
ancient pyramids Of Egypt.
The priests of Memphis informed
Herodotus that the Great Pyramid was
built about 900 years before Christ
Cheops, king of Egypt had 100000
men employed 20 years in the building
of it, and laborers in those days didn't
work union hours, either. The tomb of
Cheops was built in a room beneath
the bottom Of the pyramid.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14
q CANNOT oRpERi ] AM A SLAVE"

Fort
AErong Rock Island Ill., IN srrory threatened by dectsd Indians
On the steamer Warrior ana makes yhe seg1nsn Of Judge Puea ra
Judge Bucae has daughter Eo and Rene offspring
and her daughter having been freed slaves under the law although
his plantation and servants poker hand unfairly dealt BY Joe
Krbys Kirby OF cheating
Infatuated drops lead Knox tries induce Kirby give up bis stolen
ashore reaches hut Knox lies unconscious for ten days Recovering
cabin owned niger had
mig him for His dispatches have been forwarded Recovering
they with Pets help to get the women the cabin Of a
conversation between the sheriff and his deputy,
girl Beaucare insults
escape where he
the
slot behind lying the woods the cabin
a
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14
Fitting Work for the nDev-
IFS Own
The FALLING Due.

eTo BE coNTTNUEDl
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14

not sobbing; her eyes were dry, yet
every movement, each glance exhibit
ed her depth Of horror. l drew her
closer, thoughtless of what she was,
shy heart yearning to speak words Of
comfort, yet realizing there was moth
ing left me to say.
DO not mind me-" she said, paus-
ing before the utterance Of each word
to steady her voice. I'll am not
going to break down. Tit is the
suddenness--the shock. IL shall be
strong again in a minute"
"You must be-" whispered, for
their lives may depend on US"
1t was a short path before US and
became more clearly defined as we adj
ganeed. A sharp turn brought US into
full view of the cabin, which stood
IN Q slaall opening. built against the
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14

IhatT have you Forgotteh again
That am slave--a Negress?"
ing; for the purpose Of gaining pos
session Of her these murders had been
committed. Why, then, should he run
away when he must have known the
girl was already in his graspi The
same thought apparently occurred to
her.
"You-you believe that Kirby did
this?"
what other conclusion is possiblel
We know that he passed us On the
steamer-Sam saw him plainly. 1t
was his man, Carver, whom we found
dead In the hut. 1t could have been
no one else"
But" she questioned, unsatt5hed,
''he would have only one reason for
being here-hunting me, his slave.
That was his one purpose, was 1t not?
If he saw US then he must have known
Of my presence, that was here with
you. Why should he make no attempt
to take me with him? Why should he
steal our boat and run away?"
Zone theory is as good as another"
l said, "and mine so far have all been
wrong. What do you make of it,
Sam?"
"Who, sab? Me, sahT"
"Yes, take a guess at this"
spears like" he said, deliberately,
rubbing his ear with one hand, "as
how it, mought have happened dis yere
way, sab. All amt a-sayih' it wus--
it mought be. Maybe Massa Kirby
nebber got no sight OBJ us tall, an
wus afeerd fer ter stay. He just
knowed party wus yere-likely
'nough sum Black Abolitionlsts, who'd
be huntin' him If he didn't cl'ar out,
just so soon as dey foun' dat Amos
Shrunk wus dead. Here was his
chance, an he done took it."
He bent suddenly forward. his
glance at the edge Of the log. ''Dey
amt took but just de one boat, sab,
fer de odder am showed under dar
out'r sight"
AS / stopped further over saw that
this was true, the small rowboat, with
the oars undisturbed In its bottom,
had been pressed In beneath the con-
cealment Of the log wharf, almost COM
pletely hidden from above, yet to all
appearances uninjured. The very fact
that 1t should have been thus left only
added to the mystery Of the affair. II
1t had been Kirby's deliberate purpose
to leave us there stranded ashore
why had he failed to crush In the
boats planking with a rock? Could
the leaving Of the craft in fit condi-
ton for our use be part of some care
fully conceived plan; bait to draw
US into some set trap?eOr did 1t occur
merely as an incident Of their hur-
ried fight? These were unanswerable
questions, yet the mere knowledge
that the boat was actually there and
in navigable condition promised us an
opportunity to escape. While hope re-
manned, however vague, IT was not my
nature to despair. Whether accident
or design had been the cause made no
odds-I was willing to match my wits
against Kirby and endeavor to win.
And l must deal with facts Just as
they were.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14

KIDNEYS
PURFIES BLOOD

You can't expect weak kidneys to
filter the acids and poisons out Of your
system unless they are given a little help
Don't allow them TO become diseased
when little attention now viii pre-
vent it. Don't try to cheat nature.
As soon as you commence to have
backaches, feel nervous and tired. GET
BUSY. These are usually warnings
that your kidneys are not working
properly.
Do not delay a minute. Go after the
cause Of your ailments or you may find
yourself in the grip Of an incurable dis
case. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil cap.
sules viii give almost immediate relief
from kidney troubles. GOLD NED
Al HARLEM Oil Capsules VIII do
the work. They are the pure original
HARLEM Oil Capsules imported direct
from the laboratories ii HARLEM, H0l-
land. Ask your druggist for GOLD
MEDAL and accept no substitutes.
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
every box Three sizes, sealed packages.
Money refunded If they do not quickly
help you.-Adv.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14

Dora Edith declares that the fell
low she is marrying is a man OF note.
Flora-Quite right. Like a note he
exists on promises and Is discounted
n financial circles Cartoons
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-14

A pretty girl is an opportunity ali
fouag men like to embrace.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-15
MAY MANDAMUS JURY
TO ALLOW AN APPEAL

Through an unusual proceeding, Jack
Stewart, who recently saved a negroes
life by urging a mob to let the law
take its course, n who is wanted in
Mounds, ILL.,, on a charge of burglary,
may not be compelled to go to Mounds
for trial.
Stewart was arrested shortly after
he had addressed the mob which was
threatening the life of a negro for run-
ming down four white children with
an automobile. He was held at the po-
lice station on a warrant authorized by
requisition papers honored by the gov
ernor. He sought his release from the
custody of the police through a writ
of habeas corpus before Justice Guth-
RE on the ground that he was not a
fugitive from justice, submitting an
alibi.
Judge Guthrie dismissed the writ and
remanded the prisoner to the custody
of the police, but did not permit the
sheriff of Mounds to take back their
man until l.. II. Graves, attorney for
Stewart presented to the court Of civil
appeals a petition for u mandamus to
compel the judge Of the probate court
of Shelby county to permit him to APP
peal the case in Tennessee.
If Graves succeeds in getting an APP
peal he will set a precedent in Shelby
judicial procedure in that no other at
torney has ever mandamused a Judge
in this county to force the right OF
appeal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-15
me- MPHIAN PREVENTS
RAISE IN GRAIN RATES

Efforts of the railroad lines in ILL.,
nois to have the freight rates on hay
from Illinois points to Memphis and
Cairo placed on a basis with Evans
vile. Ind, which would have meant
an increase Of 10 cents per 100 pounds,
were withdrawn following q hearing
before the Chicago district freight traf-
fc committee, in which the unreason-
ableness of the petition was shown up
j. b. McGinnis, commissioner for the
hay and grain exchange of the Mem
phis Merchants exchange, has re-
turned from Chicago, where he repre-
scented Memphis interests in the case,
A revision Of rates on hay from llli-
nois points to Cairo, Memphis, New
orleans and Ohio river crossings is ex-
pected soon, Mr., McGlnnis says, but
it is not likely that any material change
in the Memphis rates will be made,
The st, Louis Western district freight
traffic committee will soon take up
for consideration an application for a
revision of rates on black strap mo-
lasses from Memphis to Kansas city,
Omaha and Western points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-15
ARtinGrcOtic Act
Hits DR.. Berry And
His Drug Clerk

DR., William 7. Berry and Marion
and Marion Knox. owner and empioye
Of a drug store in Memphis, were
placed under arrest Saturday night by
officers OF the United States internal
revenue department charged with vio-
lating the Harrison antinarcotlc law.
The arrests were made following an
exhaustive examination covering a
period of several months and culmt-
mated in the arrests Saturday.
Officers of the internal revenue de-
partment declined TO state just what
specific charges would be placed against
the men but said that they were in
position to produce evidence Of viola
ton Of several sections of the law.
According tothe government Off
GERS, DR.. Berry, a physician, also OPP
crates a drug store, and Knox was EN-
ployed by his as a pharmacist. Pre-
scriptions for various kinds of r
cotics that come within the province
Of the Harrison laws are irregular, ac-
cording to the Officers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-15
K c. DEGREE TO
Be EXEMPLIFIED
Catholic Organization Win
Stage Elaborate Affair
Here Oct. IL.

Edward F. Walsh, state master Of the
fourth degree for the Knights % Co
lumbus, in Tennessee, spent Saturday
ana Sunday in the city completing ar
rangements for an exemplification OF
the fourth degree, which takes place
in Memphis IN Columbus day, oct. Il.
This eXemplification bids fair to be
one OF the most elaborate affairs ever
staged in the South, and will mark
an epoch in ~Columbianism in the state
OF Tennessee. Applications have been
received from all of the surrounding
states. and a class of 200 or more is
assured.
Mr.. Walsh expressed himself as more
than satisfied with the results so far OBJ
tanned, which far surpassed his expec-
tations.
]. P. Burke, Vice supreme master of
New Orleans province, will assist in
the ceremonies. The degree work will
be under the immediate supervision of
Louis w. Peterson. of New Orleans,
with a corps of l6 men, including a
double quartet.
The aspirants to the degree will be
enrolled in full evening dress. which is
the regalia Of the fourth degree, the
highest degree of the order. The cere-
monies will take place in the spacious
ballroom of the local Knights OF Co
lumbus club. and will be followed by
a formal dinner at the Hotel Chisca, at
which ladies will also be included.