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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-04

| forescen~ refrib.aun. He had not real
lied that suspicion would turn on
her, and then saw that it might,
saw that it did. His hell began
when he graSped the danger she
was in. listened TO Rawson's quehr
lions on the night Of their arrival,
sensed Williams line of thought
when the scene was rehearsed On
the shore. He had tried 10 turn
them to Joe Tracy, snatching at
ANYTHING to gain time. but he would
have told. he was ready to tell. He
kept reiterating the words, his
burning eyes moving from one face
TO the other-he had broken her
heart, ruined her life, but he was
not so utterly lost as that.
It was her assurance that quiz
eted him. She had known from
the first that he would tell as she
had known from the first he had
done it. He relaxed and sank back,
his eyes closing, and the doctor
motioned them to go. Flora fol-
lowed them TO the door and held
them there q moment to repeat
what she had said-aS it, like him,
wanting to rid her mind Of all its
secret agony. II wasn't surmise;
she had seen him. When she had
turned from the water after her at
tempt to catch the body she had
had a clear view of him stealing
through the pine wood, moving
noiselessly and watching the
house.
He never knew It," she said.
THAT night when you. Mr.. Will
liams, nearly caught me on the
stairs, | was going to see him. say
[ knew what he'd vdone and that
I'd help him and lie for him ana
stand by him. Oh, yes-l don't
care what | tell now. He was my
husband, I'd loved him and he'd
been cursed cursed and de-
stroyed."
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-04
XIII

yITHEN they carried Stokes to
w his room they thought him dy-
ing. so CHASTITY was his appearance,
so deathlike his collapse. Bassett
telephoned to Hayworth for a doc
tor and before the mar came Flora,
singularly cold and collected now
the fight was over, told them her
husband was a morphia addict and
showed them the case in his bag
with the empty vial. In the two
days detention on the island his
supply had been exhausted, the
greatest strain Of the many that
had ended in his frantic confess
sion.
In the excitement of the Stokes
sensation the men had forgotten all
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-04

CHAPTER IV.-The sound q, E
pistol shot start1es the assembled
e6mpany. Investigation shows Z re-
vpiver has been taken from g desk
IL the library. Flora, Stokes wife.
bursts in with the apAqrpc sment
that SybiI has been shot and hsT
body carried of by the swift tide
that races by the island.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-04

Caft Ofeuh OOIOft ara cry.
But Lorna gaze him a DerJ
Wdn smile.
Of her the entire position of affairs.
He listened In grim silence to al
she said. and then he spoke:
We'll. it seems to me-" he re.
marked, that the first thing to ar.
range is to get your mother away
from here. 1t must be done quietly.
! will settle with the hotel people,"
Lorna said nothing Immediately
then she looked at him.
But she is III :" She broke
off. How can this all be done quiet.
ly? There are such crowds OF PEG
pie here"
He looked at her and frowned
again.
Leave It to me-" ne said. "we
will spread a report that Mr.. Emer.
son has been taken suddenly III and
has had to leave for London to go
into a nursing home as in all proba-
bilitv there will have to be an opera
ton.
NUM-, l1G SkGAl j nave B4fCL 9OQL
mother will keep her in a deep sleep
for some hours. and I propose to
move her while she Is still uncon-
scious. We shall get up to London
in a little under three hours, and we
will make our plans on the way up.
Have you money!"
She gave him a nod and pushed
.1flo Ifo hand oc he ha1d n-1f cnnoa
treasury notes and silver, saying
coldly:
81 shall be glad to receive your
fullest explanations. DR.. Emerson,
with as little delay as possible"
Quite right Quite rightr the
man answered. He repocketed the
money, slipped the notes into his
letter case, and then paced to and
fro q little while, and though she
was quite unconscious Of it, he d.
rected many a glance toward the
girl who was sitting with her hands
In her lap staring out to the sea In a
fixed panied fashion.
"Well, the best thing / can do"
he said, breaking the silence, us to
pay the bill, explain matters to the
hotel people, and you can square up
with me afterwards. You had better
get your mothers things gathered
together. Ring for the chamber
maid-give her a good tip and that
will close her lips. But" he added.
as he stood at the door, "the fact
that Mr.. Emerson has had to go up
to London because OF serious illness
puts the whole matter on a proper
basis. I will be back shortly"
Lorna made no sign, nor did she
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-04

In those vernal seasons Of the
year, when the air is calm and
pleasant, IT were an injury and sui
lenness against nature not to 60
out and see her riches, and par
take in her rejoicing with heaven
and earth.-John Milton.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-04

NEXT CHAPTERS JuIian fails to
take Lorna and lei mother to Lon
don.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-04

ranging for q vacation trip. TO
Anne he betrays his enmity toward
Bybu. Stokes tells sybil he q
nsws Of Jim Dallas, aid to secure
the neeessary privacy they arrange
to meet in q small uhhne mouse
near the main building.
Evening star., 1927-11-17

More than 60, 900 radio receiving sets
were sent from this country 10 Soviet
Russia Ia the past year, ----.---
Evening star., 1927-11-17
VIRGINIA WOMAN
TO HEAD U. D. c.
Mrs. W. G. N. Merchant Elected
President General at Session
in Charleston.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, S. c., November
17.-Mrs. w. G. n. Merchant of
Chatham. Va. was elected president
general of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy on the first ballot
at the annual convention here.
Mrs. Oscar Mackenzie of Monte-
yuma. Ga. was elected first vice
president general: Mrs. p. H. P. Lane
of Philadelphia was reelected second
vice president general, Mrs. Madge
Burney, Waynesboro. Miss. was
chosen third vice president general,
and Mrs. L. NJ Bashinski of Troy,
Ala, was reelected recording secre-
tary general.
Miss Mary Lou Gordon White of
Nashville was chosen corresponding
secretary general Mrs. b. A. Blen-
ner. Richmond, Va. treasurer gen.
eral; Mrs. John l.. Woodbury.. Louis
Vile, KID. historian general, and Mrs.
Fred G. Holman, New Orleans, regis
trar general.
Examination of reports of score
of representative national officials and
committee chairmen occupied the ses-
sion of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy yesterday before adjourn
ment in the afternoon for social
affairs.
Miss Mary Vaughan of Clarksville,
Va. member of that chapter OF the
Children of the Confederacy. was
awarded the Mollie Daffan cup. pre-
sented this year by Miss Katie Daffan,
in memory of her mother, to the child
who performed the most rnselfsh act
of service to a Confederate veteran or
widow of Confederate veteran. The
recipient of the cup was a guardian
angel" to an impoverished veteran and
his wife. carrying to them material
comforts and endeavoring to ease their
declining years.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
MELLEN, EX-HEAD
Of NEW HAVEN, DIES
Former Railroad President
Had Colorful Career as
Aide to Morgan.
Hr ,he Associated Press.

CONCORD, \. H.. November IL
Of the New York, New Haven s. Hart,
ford Railroad and the boston & Maine
Railroad. died at j O'Clock this morn
Inc at his homie here. Mr.. Mellen had
been retired from active railroad
work for some time.
Charles Sanger Mellen attained ma
tional prominence as a railroad Off
cial in 1903 when the late J. Pierpont
Morgan brought him back from the
West after rehabilitating the North
ern Pacific to repeat his success with
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad.
AS the head of the Northern Paci-
nc. Mr.. Mellen performed something
of a traffic miracle in building up the
Western line in six years from what
he described as little better than two
streaks of rust across the prairie to
\ tfourishipg ast-freight system.
Born at Lowell, Mass. August 16.
1851, Mr.. Mellen, at 18. chose S25
. month clerkship with the Northern
New Hampshire Railroad in prefer
ence to college. lie climbed rapidly.
In 1884 he became general superin-
fendent of the Boston and Lowell
Railroad Four years later he joined
the Union Pacific system and in year
rose from general purchasing agent TO
general traffic manager In 1892 the
New York and New England Rail.
road called him East rs it's general
manager at Boston.
The New York. New Haven ana
Hartford. deeming Mr.. Mellen too pow
erful to be aligned against ii with
rival. proceeded to bid him away from
the Boston post and made him sec
ond vice-president In this, his first
connection with the New Haven, he
was Instrumental in forcing the New
Yark Central 10 give larger division
on business exchanged
Influential stockholders of the New
York Central gained the ear OF D
pierpont Morgan and caused mn
10 take dislike 10 the young onclal !
Feeling that a man i'm mere SlZ,oo,
ioh could not afford to incur the Ill
will Of a powerful banker, Mr.. Meier
went to Mr.. Morgan personally anc
told his side. winning The banker
over. When the latter in 1897 sought
. man who could build up the North
ern Pacific il was MIR Meilen ~
selected.
MIR Mellen's six years in the Yves
made his reputation in the rallfoa'
field secure. and in 1903 Mr. Morga'
recalled him 10 head what was SAT-
to be the bankers pet" railroad. Mr.
Nellen's ill-starrcu decade with IN
New haven conceded with nerlo'
when Wall Street was thinking oni
An hundreds of millions.
Mr.. Mellen was indicted in connet
zion with "A deal for his efforts III block
sng the plan of the Grand Trunk I
invade New England with a competin
lire TO Providence, X. l. He wa
charged with conspiracy in violatio
of the Sherman antitrust act. but MI
MeIIen said he voluntarily assume
the responsibility of the indictment
shield Mr. Morgan, whose health ha
failed.
To the end Mr.. Mellen said he wa
proud 10 he called "Morgan's man,
and agreed that the bankers Wof
elways was law in New Haven "A
fairs lie further insisted that bt
aor the bankers death time woul
Evening star., 1927-11-17
ROOSEVELT CLAIMS
CHARGES UPHELD
Says Boston Courts and Gov. Smith
Have Both vindicated
Him.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 17.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt issued statement
yesterday asserting that recent devel-
opments show that "the courts and
Gov. Smith between them are all that
is necessary for the Republicans to
prove their case" The statement fol
lows:
I'm my speeches during the last
campaign spoke of the great com
mercialized illegal gambling in Albany
County. in which were engaged lead
ers of the Democratic organization of
that county.
Tuesday the Boston courts vindi-
Gated my charges by convicting u
men. All of them pleaded guilty. In
other words, the case against them
was either SO strong that they felt it
was idle to contend or they feared
that a Federal prosecution might ex-
pose trails which would incriminate
! others of the Democratic organization.
| This condition was common knoWi'
edge for years. but continued un-
| checked by the county officials. The
offenders remained unpublished until
; the Federal authorities were able to
I intervene.
THE courts have now proved the
charge / made.
I'm my speech OF October 81 said
that | prophesied that in his Gov
Smith's) message this year there VIII
be a recommendation for new taxes.
J To-day, in an inspired interview
from Albany. Gov. Smith is credited
with indicating that The State budget
will call for an increase of S20.OoO.Ooo
this year and that he will recommend
Ia gasoline tax. Gov. Smith himself
has proved another of my charges
against him.
THE courts, and Gov. Smith be
tween them, are all that Is necessary
for the Republicans to prove then
case"
Evening star., 1927-11-17
OWNER IS MISSING
IN S2,olO,olD FIRE
J. A. MelIish Believed Killed
as He Dashes Back Into
Blazing Warehouse.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, November IA dar-
ing attempt to save valuable articles
in the flaming building from which he
had once escaped was believed today
to have cost the life of Jay A. Mellish,
husband Of Nine. Mary Mellish. for.
mer Metropolitan opera star.
Fire swept his automobile ware.
house with loss of more than 81
900 coo. He was last seen Yesterday
as he dashed back into the warehouse,
from which he had fled in safety a
moment before. In some quarters it
was thought likely that he had been
struck by falling timber or debris and
wandered aimlessly about the city. al
! though Fire Marshal Brophy said he
believed Mellish died in the flames.
Only few persons i'm addition to
Mellish We're in the warehouse when
the fire started. When small ex-
tinguishers proved useless at the start
of the blaze. MelIish ordered all hands
| from the structure and fled with them
, TO the street. Outside, employees said
| MeliiSh muttered something unintel-
| ligible and ran back toward his office.
| No one knew why he returned.
| His wife, who achieved fame as one
! of the youngest American girls to be
| given leading role in the Metropoli
! tan, was PROSTATE at her apartment
! on Riverside drive.
! The flames completely swept the 70
year-old warehouse. and destroyed ap
| proximat tely 800 automobiles anC
! motor boats stored in the building.
The blaze resulted, a preliminary in
vestigation revealed, by sparks from
some falling tools igniting oil In the
cockpit of a motor boat. The boat was
| Mellish's private craft and was being
| put up for the Winter.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
RATE REDUCTION
HELD RAIL PERIL
Road Official Raps Increased
Taxes as Leading to Eco
nomic Danger.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, November 17.--Peri-
odical reduction of rates and increased
taxes indicate that the railroads of the
country are drifting back to the pre-
war state which brought development
to state of stagnation. Fred w.
Sargent, president of the Chicago <
Northwestern Railway. said last night.
Speaking at the annual dinner of
the Railway Business Association, he
said that il an improved financial con-
dition of the railroads constituted a
basis for reducing rates. then economy
and efficiency in operation will avail
the railroads nothing,
One of the baEometers pointing to a
tendency on the part of the public to
revert to the policy that prevailed be-
fore the war. he said, was the desire
of some persons to repeal that section
of the transportation act which "di-
reefs the Interstate Commerce Con1-
mission to fix just and reasonable
rates which will produce as near as
may be- a fair return"
BY this repeal, he said, the commits
sion would be encouraged to fix rates
that will not guarantee fair return.
'In only one year have the railroads
as a whole earned what the commits
sion has defined as fair RETURN" he
said, "and the Western group of roads
has never approached it,"
Evening star., 1927-11-17
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, November ia five
foot shelf Of Americanism to be issued
by the America First Foundation to.
day was the answer of Mayor Thomp-
son to further testimony of pro- British
propaganda before the, school board.
While Charles Edward Russell New
York publlcist, was detailing methods
by which he says, BrtOns were at
tempting to bring America under the
| dominance of England. the America
! First Foundation was launching mem
| bership. and educational drives. Mr..
| Russell was a witness at the school
board trial of William McAndreW
| school superintendent, who is under
suspension.
AS the trial of Supt. McAndrew
dragged on. it was learned that all
! orders for school history text books
have neen held up, pending its out
come.
II regard The English speaking
| Union as one of the most dangerous
organizations in the world was one
statement before the board today by
| Mr.. Russell. who was an emissary
of President Wilson to London during
| the World War.
Two Schools Of Thought.
Outlining British propaganda meth
DDS, the witness said there are two
schools of thought, one which seeks to
prevent the disintegration of the
British Empire and another which
! seeks to bring the United States back
| into the imperial fold.
| He said that soon after he reached
London as President Wilson'S envoy
Harry Britton "called to tell me hi.
dearest wish was to bring about some
kind of amalgamation between the
United States and the mother country
| l--England."
The speaker said that week ago
he heard an echo of Mr.. Britton if
Milwaukee, Wis, where one of the
speakers toldEscf the deslrability o
Evening star., 1927-11-17
FIVE-FOOT SHELF OF PATRIOTISM
PLANNED BY MAYOR THOMPSON
Will Include Declaration of independence,
Lincoln Letter to Mrs. Bixby
and Constitution.

American and British cooperation
toward world peace.
This agitation" he said. sis draw
| ing the world into two hostile camps,
the Anglo-SaXon and the Latin BY
| foolishly listening, we have already
alienated nearly all of South Amer
| ica"
| During recess, Supt. McAndrew
said it was a strange fate which
brought his 'old friend. Charlie Rus
sell, face to face with me-"
| They shook hands in hearty greet
, ing.
Mr.. Russell said that In June, 1918.
there were in the United States "22U
travelling representatives of Great
Britain making addresses"
, Henry M. Hyndman, English Social.
ist, told him that England deliberate
| ly sacrificed Canadian rights in the
Alaska boundary dispute to get the
United States In a .placable mood, the
witness declared.
In his address. which was read by
a member, the superintendent recon-
mended teaching the ideals expressed
in patriotic songs as we'll as instruc-
ton In memorizing the words.
| A force of high-powered statesmen
VIII be employed to sell memberships
in the Amerca.First Foundation.
These men will canvas Chicago and
Cook County first, selling member
ships at $40 each, 81 of which will be
their commission.
In return for his $40 each member
will be sent the "fivefoot shelf of
Americanism" copies of the Declara-
ton of Independence. the Constitu-
tion, Washington's farewell address,
IJefferson's letter to Monroe on the
Monroe Doctrine. Iincoln's letter TO
Mrs. Bixby, Lincoln biography and
the Gettysburg address.
Another feature of the work ex.
planned by Murphy win he a staff OF
Ipaid instructors, who will teach
Iclasses in citizenship at factories and
schools.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
BODY OF LOMBARD
ON AYFR0M ITALY
Composer, Author and DipIo-
mat, Who Died Recently,
Was Friend of Wilson.

The body Of Louis Lombard, es
years old, widely known composer,
author and diplomat, former resident
Of Washington, who died in Genoa,
Italy, November /, will arrive in New
York tomorrow on the liner Be'en-
garia. accompanied by his widow. and
will be brought immediately To this
city. il was learned today. Funeral
arrangements will he completed after
the arrival here. He was American
deputy consul general from 1914 to
1920.
M. Lombard was a close friend of
the late President Wilson. 1t is un-
derstood that he made several trips
to Europe in a private capacity for
President Wilson.
Mr.. Lombard maintained residence
in Switzerland.
Born in Lyon, France. he was edu.
Gated in the national Conservatives
of Marseille and Paris and at the
Columbia Law School. New York City.
He became naturaliZed American citi-
zen October 26. 1885. He was married
in 1899 to Miss Alice Maud Allen.
daughter of Representative Thomas
Allen of st. Louis.
Had Many Hon0rs.
Mr.. Lombard had founded many in
stitutions, was honored by various
societies and served as delegate to
important international scientific con-
ventions.
He was the founder and former d.
rector of the Utica, y. Y, Conserva.
tory of Music and School of
Languages; was chairman of the
World Congress of Music Teachers in
Chicago in 1898: was a former presi-
Il nf hn ortt tS4fr . 80.
was founder and director of the In
ternational Theatrical Society, con-
trolling Il leading opera houses In
Italy and South America. He was
member of the Authors Guild, New
York Manuscript Society. Society of
Arts, Sciences and Letters and the
London Societe des Auteuers. With
the King of Italy. he was one of the
founders Of the LIgano Italian Hos
pital.
Delegate at Lisbon.
He was delegate to the Fifteenth
International Congress of Medicine at
Lisbon in 1906; was delegate to the
Sixth International Congress of Grim.
inal Anthropology; a delegate to the
International Congress of Inebriety at
London in 1910; was the sole delegate
from North and South America to
Turin Congress in 1906
Among his writings were: "Obserya
tions of a Musician" 1889: ''Observa.
tions of a Bachelor" 1897: 1.-The Art
Melodious." He also was the com.
poser of "Juliet." comic opera; "Er-
risinola," grand opera. and misceI-
laneous compositions He served as a
member of the Red Cross finance
committee in 1917: chairman of the
Santa Barbara. Calf. patriotic exer.
cises in 1916; instructor in the
women's encampments, National Serv-
ice School of the Army and Navy
League.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
ZONTA CLUB IDEALS.

The purpose, ideals and significance
of the Zonta Clubs were outlined in a
radio address broadcast here and in
16 other cities Tuesday as feature
or the clubs organization week. The
message was broadcast between and
1880 o'clock.
Started in Buffalo In 1919. with a
name taken from the Indian word
meaning trustworthy, the objects of
the club as outlined were to encourage
high ideals and honest business meth
ods and high ethical standards in
business and professions: to stimulate
the desire of each member to be of
service: to promote good fellowship
and to quicken the interest of each
member in the welfare Of her COM
munity. .s
Evening star., 1927-11-17
U. S. Surgeon Back From Peru.

Surg. Bolivar sJ. Lloyd Of the
United States Public Health Service
1886 kanawha street, has returned
from Lima. Peru. where he. was q
delegate to the Eighth Pan-American
Sanitary Conference.
DIR. Lloyd was elected secretary OF
the conference and was made a mem
her Of the National Academy Of Medi
cine Of Af3aa.
Evening star., 1927-11-17

have justified the New Haven's out
side investments in the benefit that
would have accrued TO New England
through successful consolidation. lie
asserted that Mr. Morgan few
months before he died was about to
finance the New Havens require
ments with stock issue to have been
underwritten at $120 share.
Since his retirement from active
business Mr.. Meilen made his home
at Concord, n. H., and had country
estate at Stockbridge, Mass.
Libel suits totaling $43O, 900 have
been filed following the recent spirited
election in New Sout Wsles, ...-..-...
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Oklahoma Hunters
Protest Ban on
Sunday Shooting
By the Associated Press.

OKLAHOMA CITY. November
17.-Prospects of being limited to
bows and arrows for Sllnday hunt
ing in Oklahoma today brought a
storm of protest from nimrods.
An opinion by ]. Berry King.
assistant attorney general, that
dischar., of a. gun on Sunday was
illegal turned the hunters from the
field to a search of law books.
Berry explained that firing gun
on Sunday constitutes disturbance
of the peace and therefore violates
q State statute.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Playground Attendance Gains.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG, Va. November IL
The municipal Fairgrounds here dur
ing the month OF October drew an
aggregate of 45.05S people. the at.
tendance at the municipal stadium
being 1886. This showed an increase
Of s.42s over last year.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Magnate, 80, Halts
Nuptials at Death
OF Granddaughter
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. November IT,
The wedding of Nathan T. Folwell,
80-year-old millionaire, and Miss
Bertha Walther. daughter of for
mer business associate, scheduled
for this week. has been indefinitely
postponed because Of the death yes
terday of Mr.. Folwells grand
daughter, Katrina Folwell. is.
Miss Walther. whose home Is in
Erie, Pa, is many years younger
than her fiance.