The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 29, 1913, Image 2
A SCANDAL
IN BOHEMIA
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BY SIR A. OONAJf DOYLE.
1b Thro* Chapter* jumpier 1L
At thrM .o'clock proci**ly 1 vM «t
BAker Street, but Holmes bad not yet
returned. The Iknd.ady Informed me
that he had left the house shortly
after el«lht o’clock In the morning.
I eat down beside the fire, however,
with the Intention of awaiting him,
however long he might he. I was
already deeply Interested In his in
quiry, for, though it was surrounded
by none of the grim and strange fea
tures which were associated with the
two crimes which I have already re
corded, still the nature of the case
and the exalted station of his client
gave It a character of its own. In
deed, apart from the nature of the
Investigation which my friend had on
hand, there was something In his
masterfy grasp of a situation, and his
keen, incisive reasoning, which made
It a pleasure to me to study his sys
tem of work, and to follow the quick,
subtle methods by which he disentan
gled the'most inextricable mysteries.
So accustomed was I to his invari
able success that the very possibility
of his falling had ceased to enter
Into my head.
It was close upon four before the
door opened, and a drunken-looking
groom, Ill-kempt and side-whiskered,
with an inflamed face and disreput
able clothes, walked into the room.
Accustomed as I was to my friend's
amazing powers in the use of dis
guises. I had to look three times be
fore I was certain that it was Indeed
he. With a nod be vanished Into the
bedroom, when he emerged five min
utes tweed-suited and respectable, as
of old. Putting his hands Into his
pockets, he stretched out hts legs In
front of the Ore, and laughed hearti
ly for some minutes.
"Well, really!” he cried, and then
h* choked, and laughed again until
h* was obliged to II* back, limp and
helpless. Id lbs chair.
"What Is It?'*
"It s quit* too funny I am sure
you could never guess how I employ
sd my morning, or what I ended by
doing."
"I cant Imagine I aoppooe that
yon have b*sn watching the habits.
sad. p*rhapo, th* boos*, of Miss Irene
Adler.**
"Qslts so. bst the sequel wee rath
er anasual. I will tell you. however
I left the house e little eftar eight
o'eloch this morning In the character
of a groom out of work There la s
woaderfal eympefthy and free masonry
nmoag horsy men Be one of them,
nod yos will know all that there Is to
know 1 soon fosnd ftrloey lx>dge
It Is s bl)oa villa, with s garden at
the baek. but built out in the front
right sp to the road, two etorlea
Chubb lock to tbf door I^rge ell-
ting-room on the right side, well fur
alshed. with long windows almost to
the Hoar, and those preposterous
English window-feaeuoers which a
child cotld epee. Bah I ad th*r* wee
nothing rwmsrkahl*. aav* that th*
Iasasg* window oonld b* ranched
from th* top of th* coach-houa* 1
walk*d round It and axamlnod K
cloa*ly from ev*ry point of vl*w. but
without Bating anything ete* of In
t*r*at.
"I th*a loung*d down th* *tr**t.
and found, as I *iparted, that there
was e mews In s lane which runs
down by ons wall of the garden I
lent the hostlers s hand In rubbing
down their horses, and I received In
exchange twopence, a glass of half-
and-half. two fllla of shag tobacco,
and as much information as I could
deeirs about Miss Adler, to aay noth
ing of a half doxen other people In
the neighborhood. In whom I was not
In ths least Interested, but whose
biographies I was compelled to listen
to."
"And what of Irene Adler? ' I ask
ed.
"Oh, the has turned all the men's
heads down in that part. She Is the
daintiest thing under a bonnet on this
planet. So say the Serpentine Mews,
to a man. She lives quietly, sings at
concerts, drives out at five every day,
and returns at seven sharp for din
ner. Seldom goes out at other times,
except when she sings. Has only one
male visitor, but a good deal of him.
He Is dark, handsome, and dashing;
never calls less than once a day, and
often twice. He Is a Mr. Godfrey
Norton of the Inner Temple. See the
advantages of a cabman as a confi
dant. They had driven him home a
dozen times from Serpentine Metfs,
and knew all about him. When I had
listened to all that they had to tell,
I began to walk up and down near
Brlony Lodge once more, and to
think over my plan of campaign.
"This Godfrey Nortlon was evi
dently an Important factor In the
matter. He was a lawyer. That
sounded ominous. Wihat was the re
lation between them, and what the
object of his repeated visits? Was
she his client, his friend, or his mis
tress? If the former, she had prob
ably transferred the photograph to
his keeping. If the latter, it was less
likely. On the Issue of this question
depended whether I should continue
my work at Brtoay Lodge, or turn
my attention te the gentleman’s
chambers In ths Temple. It was a
del teats point, and it widened the
Mtf of m laqnlry I fear that I
hers yea with details, bat I haws te
1st you see my^lttl* difflcuhi**. if
yoe ar» to sedsrstand ths situation "
"I sm following you cloacly," I
answered.
"I was still bslanslng the matter
In my mind, when a hansom csb
drove up to Brlony Lodge, and a gen
tleman sprung out. He was s re
markably handsome man. dark, aqui
line, and mustaohed—evidently the
man of whom I had heard. He ap
peared to be In a great hurry, shout
ed to the cabman to wait, and brush
ed past the maid who opened the
door, with the air of a man who was
thoroughly at home.
"He was in the house about half an
hour, and I could catch glimpses of
him in the windows of the sitting-
room, pacing up and down, talking
excitedly and waving his arms. Of
her I could see nothing. Presently
he emerged, looking even more flur
ried than before. As he stepped up
to the cab, he pulled a gold watch
from his pocket and looked at it
earnestly. ‘Drive like the devil!’ he
shouted, ‘first to Gross ft Hankey’s
in Regent Street, and then to the
Church of St. Monica In the Edge-
ware Road. Half a guinea if you do
It in twenty minutes!’
"Away they went, and I was Just
wondering whether I should not do
well to follow them, when up the
lane came a neat little laudau, the
coachman with his coat half button
ed, while all the tags of his harness
were sticking out of the buckles. It
hadn't pulled up before she shot out
of the hall door Into it. I only caught
a glimpse of her at the moment, hut
she was a lovely woman, with a face
that a man might die for.
" 'The Church of St. Monica, John,’
she cried; ‘and half a sovereign if you
reach it in twenty minutes.'
"This was quite too good to lose,
Watson. 1 was just balancing wheth
er I should run for it, or whether 1
should perch behind her landau,
when a cab came through the street.
Isdy had provided. "I must discuss It
while 1 est. for I have not much Urns.
It Is nearly flv* now. In two hours
w# must be on the *cene of action
Miss Iron*, or Madame, rather r*-
(urps from her drive at seven Me
must be at Hrlony Lodge to meet
her."
"And what then?”
"You must leave that to me. I have
already arranged what ia to occur.
There la only one point on which I
must insist. You muat not Inter
fere, come what may. You under
stand?”
"I am to be neutral?”
"To do nothing whatever. There
will probably be some small unpleas
antness. Do not join In It. It will
end In my being conveyed into the
house. Four or five minutes after
wards the sitting-room window will
be open. You are to station yourself
close to that open window.’’
"Yes.’’ *
"You are to watch me, for T will be
visible to you.’’
"Yes."
"And when I raise my hand—so—
you will throw Into the room what I
give you to throw, and will, at the
same time, raise the cry of fire. You
quite follow me?"
"Entirely."
“It Is nothing very formidable," he
said, taking a long, cigar-shaped roll
from his pocket. "It is an ordinary
plumber’s smoke-rocket, fitted with
a cap at either end. to make it self-
lighting. Your task is confined to
that. When you raise your cry of
fire, It will be taken up by quite a
number of people. You may then
walk to the end of the street, and 1
will rejoin you in ten minutes. I
hope that I have made myself clear'’"
"1 am to remain neutral, to get
near the window, to watch you. and.
at the signal, to throw in this object,
then raise the cry of fire, and to wait
vow at the corner of the street "
"Precisely.”
The driver looked twice at such a
shabby fare; but I Jumped in
before he could object ‘The
Church of St Monica.’ said F. 'and
half a sovereign If you reach It In
twenty minute* ' It was twenty-flve
minutes to twelve, and of course It
was clear enough what was In the
wind.
"My cabby drove fast I don'
think I ever drove faster, but th
other* were there before us Tt.
cab and landau with their steamlns
horse* were In front of the door
when I arrived I paid the man. and
hurried Into th* church There wes
not a eoul there save the two whom I
had followed, and a surpllced clergy
man. who soemed to b* eipoetulatlng
with them They were all three
• landing In s knot In front of tbe
sltsr I lounged up the tide aisle
like any other Idler who has dropped
into a church Huddenly to my sur-
prlee the three at the altar faced
round to me. and Godfrey Norton
came running as hard as he could to
wards me
" Thank God’ he cried You 11
do Come' Come"
" ‘What then*' I asked
" Come. man. come, only three
minutes, or It won t he legal '
"I was half dragged up to the
altar, and, before I knew where I
was. I found myeelf mumbling re-
eponae* which were whispered In my
ear. and vouching for thing of which
I knew nothing, and generally aaslet
Ing In the secure tying qp of Ir*aa
Adler, spinster, to Godfrey Sorton.
bachelor It was all done In an In
stant, and there was the gentleman
thanking me on the one side and the
lady on the other, while the clergy
man beamed on me In front It was
the mo*t preposterous position In
which I ever found myself In my
life, and It was the thought of k
that started me laughing Just now.
It seems that there had been eo^ur
Informality about their license, that
the clergyman absolutely refused to
marry them without a witness of
some sort, and that my lucky appear
ance saved the bridegroom from hav
ing to sally out Into the streets In
search of a best man The bride
gave me a sovereign, and I mean to
wear It on my watch chain in mem
ory of the occasion."
"This Is a very unexpected turn of
affairs," said I; "and what then?"
"Well, I found my plans were very
seriously menaced. It looked as if
the pair might take an Immediate de
parture, and so necessitate very
prompt and energetic measures on
my part. At the church door, how
ever, they separated, he driving back
to the Temple, and she to her own
house. ‘I shall drive out In the park
at five as usual,’ she said, as she left
him. I heard no more. They drove
away In different directions, and I
went off to make my own arrange
ments."
"Which are?"
"Some cold beef and a glass of
beer,” he answered, ringing the bell.
"I have been too busy to think of
food, and I am likely to be busier this
evening. Biy the way, doctor, I shall
want your co-operation.”
"I shall be delighted."
"You don’t mind breaking the
law?"
"Not In the least."
"Nor running a chance of arrest?”
"Not In a good cause."
"Oh, the cause Is excellent!”
"Then I am your man."
"I was sure that I might rely on
you.”
"But what is it you wish?"
"When Mrs. Turner has brought In
the tray I will make.lt clear te yon.
Now,” he said, as he turned hnngrl-
17 on the simple tare that oar lead-
"Then you may entirely rely on
me
"That Is excellent. I think, per
haps. It Is almost time that I prepar
ed for the new role I have to play ”
He disappeared Into hit bedroom,
ar ' -eturned In a few minutes in the
er of an amiable and almple-
. ed Nonconformist clergyman
» broad, black hat. hla baggy troua-
s. his white tie, bit aympatketlc
mile, and general look of peering
iOd benevolent rurioatty were auch aa
Mr John Hare alone could have
equaled It was not merely that
Holme* changed hla coetwme Hla
*xpre*eion. hla manner, hla very aoul
teemed to vary with every fre*h part
that he assumed The vtage loat a
fine actor even aa science loat an
acute rewaoner. when be became a
ej*e< laltat In crime
It waa a quarter paat eli « hen we
left Maker Street and It atill wanted
ten minute* to the hour when »e
found ouraelvea In Serpentine Axe
nue It waa already dusk and the
lamp* were juat being lighted aa we
paced up and down In front of Hrlony
I»dge. waiting for the coming of Us
occupant The house waa juat auch
aa I had picture*! h from Sherlock
Holmes succinct description but the
locality appeared to be leas private
than I expected On the contrary
for a email street In a quiet neigh
borhood. It was remarkably animat
ed There was a group of shabbily
dr eased men smoking and laughing
In a corner, a ect**ora grinder with
bis wheel, two guardsmen who were
flirting with a nurae-glrl. and severs
well -d ree*rd young men who were
lounging up and down with cigar* In
their mouths
You see," remarked Holme*, as
we passed to and fro in front of the
houf»*. ' thla marriage rather aimpll
flea matters Th** photograpk be
<<>nien a double-edged weapon now
The chances are that she would b*- as
n\erse to its being seen bv Mr God
frey Norton a* our client la to Its
coming to the eyes of hla princess
Now the question Is -where are we
to find the photograph?"
"Where, Indeed”'
"It Is moat unlikely that she car
ries it alKnit with her. It la cabinet
size. Too large for easy conceal
ment about a woman's drees She
knows that the king is capable of
having her waylaid and searched.
Tw-o attempts of the sort have al
ready been made. We may take It.
then, that she does not carry’ it about
with her."
"Her banker or her lawyer. There
is that double possibility. But I am
Inclined to think neither. Women are
naturally secretive, and they like to
do their own secreting. Why should
she hand It over to any one else?
She could trust her own guardian
ship, but she could not tell what in
direct or political influence might be
brought to bear upon a business man
Besides, remember that she had re
solved it within a few days. It must
be where she can lay here hands
upon it. It must be in her own
house."
"But it has twice been burglariz
ed."
"Pshaw! They did not know how
to look.”
"But how will you look?"
“I will not look."
"What tlfen?”
"I will get her to show me.”
‘’But she will refuse."
"She will not be able to. But I
hear the rumble of wheels. It la
her carriage. Now carry oat my er-
ders to the letter.”
As he spok^ the c)«*m of the side-
lifhtn of a carriage came round the
’curve of the avenue. It was a smart
little landau which rattled up to the
DEATH COMES AT LAST
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THE MA(X>N RANK Kit 1HKS AFTER
RKAYK FIGHT.
The Young Rasinctw Man (ioc* to His
End With Keetgnation That Com
mands Admiration.
N
After quietly facing for a week the
Inevitable result of his mistake In
taking bichloride of mercury, think
ing It headache tablet, B. Sanders
Walker, prominent young banker and
realty dealer of Macon Ga., died
Thursday morning at 1:35 o'clock.
Members of the family had gather
ed at his bedside several days ago
when the doctors announced there
was no hope for him, and to them
Mr. Walker gave no sign of a tremor,
but went to his death with a resig
nation that has rendered the case
more than usually interesting
throughout the country.
During the last day he was under
the Influence of opiates most of the
time but in conscious Intervals gave
evidence that he was not suffering.
Scores of sympathetic messages
were received by the family and many
of them were In the nature of inqui
ries as to the treatment being given
Mr. Walker. It has been impossible to
find out definitely what course the
physicians took as they have refused
to talk except to briefly trace tlif
progress of the poison's alow but
deadly effect.
'Members of the family are quoted
as expressing much dissatisfaction
*ith some of the reports that have
originated in Macon They dec Inn
that Mr. Walker remained con t int’;,
in his hed room after it was discover
ed that he had taken the fatal dose
Interest of specialists and the put)
lie generally throughout the countr>
has been aroused by the fmtitud*
with which the young banker his
combated the slow, but steady. \K>rk
of the deadly poslon bounties*
messages conveying sympathy am!
suggesting method* of treatment
have flooded the \\ .»'.k»T home
Despite a*surnrc,.B of the certainty
if death ss a re« dt of his paralyzed
)rg4n* Walker » belief that he would
recover was not shaken at a 1st*
hour Bepea'edlv Wednesday he
•ought to comfort h:« »‘.fe struggling
to bear up under the trying ordeal
The young banker also displaced
keen lntare*t In the conferences held
by hla phyalciana and begged h!»
n*r»* to tell him eiartlv what con
cla»lona thev had reached
Walker frequen'lv reques’ed until
he became intermittently unconscious
to be permitted to ’alk with hla re
atlves practically all of hla Imrned
late 'amllv having be*-n »ummned to
•he patient • home when he t*ecame
Ml
door of Hrlony Ix>dge Aa It pulled
up one of the loaflr.g men at the
corner dashed forward to open the
door In the hops of earning a cop
per but waa elbowed away by anoth
«r loafer who had ruahed up with the
aame Intention A fierce quarrel
broke out which »aa increased by the
two guardsmen »ho took aides with
ons of the loungers, and bv the scis-
aora grinder who was equally hot
np*n the other aide. A blow waa
struck and In an Intrant the lady
who had stepped from her carriage
• as the center of a little knot of
struggling men who struck savagely
at each other with their fist* ami
stock* Holmes dashed into th*-
crow j to protect the lady, but Just
as h** reached her. he gave a cr> an 1
dropped to the ground, with th*-
hlood running freely down hia face
At his fall the guardsmen took to
their heels In one direction and the
loungers in the other, while a num
ber of better dressed people who had
watched the scuffle wi'hout taking
part in it crowded In to help the lady
and to attend to th*- Injured man
Irene Adler, as 1 will still cal! her,
hail hurried up the steps, but she
stood at the top. with ther superb
figure outlined against the lights of
the hall, looking back info the street.
"Is the poor gentleman much
hurt?" she asked.
"He Is dead," cried several voices.
"No, no, there’s life in him,"
shouted another. "But he’ll be gone
before you can get him to the hospi
tal.”
‘’He’s a brave fellow. "They
would have had the lady’s purse and
watch If It hadn’t been for him. They
were a gang, and a rough one, too.
Ah! he’s breathing now."
"He can’t lie in the street. May
we bring him in, marm?”
" Burley. Bring him Into the sitting
room. There la a comfortable sofa.
This way, please." Slowly and sole
mnly he was borne into Brlony Lodge
and laid out in the principal room,
while I still observed the proceed
ings from my post in the window.
(To be continued.)
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Graduates of Naval Academy.
Senator Tillman’s bill allowing the
Secretary of the Navy to assign grad
uates from the Naval Academy to the
lowest commissioned grades In the
marine corps, or staff corps of the
navy, was ordered favorably reported.
The bill would also nullify the Act of
1993, reducing tbe allotment at the
Academy of each Congressman from
It Is predicted that when the tariff
1s oat of ths way many appointments
will b# mads.
TELL IWfDL ME
DIART OF RESCUED HAN RECORD
TERRORS OF
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COLD A8TIC REGIONS
♦
Story of German Arctic Expedition
Which Met Disaster at Spitzbergen
Given by Artist Herr Rave—Suf-
f erred Dreadfully from Frozen
Limbs, I>ack of Food and Drink.
A description of the.terrible suf
fering undergone by members of the
German Arctic expedition, command
ed by Lieut Schroeder Stranz, which
met disaster in Spitzbergen, is given
In the diary of the artist Herr Rave,
one of those rescued.
He telegraphed extracts Thursday
from Advent Bay, giving details of
the movements of the expedition af
ter its members had abandoned their
vessel, the Herzog Ernst, Septemebr
21, 1912. The extracts In some
places are Incomplete and almost in
coherent. They say:
"The propoaal to abandon the ship
came from Capt. Ritschel at the be
ginning of September. The vessel
then had provisions for four months,
besides a large supply of condensed
foods, and she was otherwise well
equipped.
"The party started for Advent Pay
md reached a hut on Wide Hay on
October 4 Dr Rudiger the ocean
ographer, was suffering then from a
half frozen foot, two of his tees be
ing In had rendition 1 offered to re
main with him there until th** others
could bring bark h**!p The hut con
•ained a morrh - provisions
"Dr Rudiger and I w ere wltho-.r
•nols, sleeping hags or lights I m*-lt
• ■d aome fat and mad** lights an 1
fashioned some sleeping bags from
patted gklna. which I found In the
hut Dr Rudiger'a foot became
worse and there waa no more hand
age material
"The provisions ran out and w **
lef^ th* hut November hoping to
regain the ahip We Buffered sever
ly, having nothing to drink, but »<
finally reached a hut at Mowael Hav
where we found some hard and
mouldy bread
"We remained ther* three da'
during a storm an! then atarte t
again for the ship, gu dlng ouraeD.*
‘•y the stars We arrive*! at the »*
on December !
"Dr Rud’ger meanwhile ha-!
fere! greatlv. two more of h'« t >•
and four Angers having been fro**-i
while hl| foot became •<> bad tha* "
ha-1 to be amputated The guide*
and aallora of the expedition retu-t
*-d unelpe,fd!r to the »h'p Dece**
ber ?4 re;si*-*!ng the lo*a of Eber
’ ar-Jf The had no new* of pr !>♦••*
mens or Dr Moewer the tnoan «•
Thev said Sapt H"pc*-e! had g r.*-
on alone to Advent Mav
"Stave died February T4 and the
N'<>rw*»g!an relief expedition, com
rran!«*d bv <'a;t f-tai-ud. appeared
t p r M ?! "
Th* expedition B*art*d !a** «um
me- under the patronage of the puke
"f Alter,burg wrl'h the ob'ect of find
ng the norheaat paoaage
WAN (,|\FN I JFK TKICM
For MunVrlng HIp Own Oive-l>a)-Old
Infant Child.
At Waycrosa Ga , W C Rainier
recently was s**nt*-n<*d to life ImprN
-Mimerit in the penitentiars by Judge
Parker of the Ware Super,or Court
Ranler was convicted of murdering
his Infant son. on*- day old. The
prisoner's eyes filled with tears as h*-
h'-ar-l the words condemning him to
prison for the remainder of his life
and the Judge was not unmoved.
Ranler is but twenty-two years old
Judge Parker referred to the need of
more care on the part of parents of
the present day and alluded to the
present-day fashions as one cause of
crime. Ware Superior Court will re
convene in special session June 23 to
try* Mrs. Ranter, who was Jointly in
dicted with her husband for the death
of their child.
DANIEL TRIES AIRSHIP.
»
Secretary of Navy Travels Eight
Miles Through Air.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels Wednesday afternoon travel
led eight miles through the air in a
flying boat. "It was delightful; I en
joyed the sensation thoroughly,” was
the Secretary’s reply to an inquiry
’ust after he alighted. The Secretary
went up with Lieut. John II. Towers,
senior officer of the navy aviation
corps, whose camp is across the river
from the Naval Academy at Annap
olis. The flight was made in the fly
ing boat C-R The air trip was begun
at four minutes to four o’clock. Eight
minutes later the trip was over and
the Secretary, after travelling about
eight miles at a height of 500 feet,
was telling of his experience.
Gone to tbe Canal Zone.
Representatives Byrnes and Lever,
of the South Carolina delegation, ac
companied by their wives, left Wash
ington Friday for New York, whence
they will sail for the Canal Zone.
WILL CALL THE BLUFF
SECRETARY REDFIELI) STIRS I P
THE TRl STS.
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They Don’t Like His Statement That
They Must Tell the Truth About
the Tariff.
During the debate Tuesday in the
Senate on the matter of making pub
lic the briefs filed by manufacturers
with the finance sub-committees, Sen
ator Townsend, of Michigan, engaged
in a colloquy with Senator Simmons
relative to the alleged threats of man
ufacturers to reduce wages and the
counter intention of the Administra
tion through the bureau-of corpora
tions to investigate concerns which
might reduce wages following tariff
reductions.
"Is the Senator aware," asked Sen
ator Townsend, "of any conditions
existing which will make possible
this proposed coercion on the part of
the Government, as indicated by the
Secretary of Commerce.”
"Remarks of the Secretary relat
ing to investigations of manufactur
ers." replied Senator Simmons, “have
grown out of threats constantly made
by the protected interests that they
would reduce wages unless they are
permitted to retain the excessive tar
iff rates.’’
"Can the Senator give any specific
rases where such threats have been
made?" Senator Townsend continued.
"I can ref* r the Senator to the
hearings before the ways and means
committee, where statements repeat
edly made by manufacturers that if
duties were reduced. th*-y would bo
forced to and woiil 1 cut wages I
wi-ubl also refer him to the briefs
lili-d w *h Mo* finance committee,
w h h a - •• full of s-i. h statements
"Rne- the Senator construe as a
threat the fOatement of a manufac
turer Mi.it i-erta.n changes would
fore*- him to cu* expenses' 1 '' asked the
Michigan Senator
"The Senator may construe as he
«***•* fit." Sena’or Simmons conclud-
' ed. "cal! It a threat or a xtatetnent.
but the Secretary of Commerce had
reference to these constant warnings
' bv representatives of the protected
i Industries that thev would not suffer
In their own pockets from tariff ro-
durtlona. but would shoulder the loos
upon thetr employee# "
••VKStUlw" HIT It) TORPEDO
—
R*>*( Pnactarext IW-Aow U ater line* by
Hcr Own Hh**«.
The torpedo boat Vesuvius" waa
struck b) one of it* o»u - -rp*!-**#
late Monday and »a« 'wa<Mie<l on
Ho; * o ar. ! Narrajtx:.-ve" li A > » b**u
the il**'S of thowe on board aee*ned
Imperilled bv t!.e waler# » !.. L. rush
ed In ihro.ijh a hole astern 1^*.*
Mon '.ay nght the \*-».v u » worked
herself off the t-ewch an 1 proceeded
to the torpedo afaMon under her own
steam
I The Yewuvltj* which IS a dyna
mite cruiaer famou* ## one of the
first veaoela of the new navy ', waa
be!na uo*d for torpedo Instruction lo
Nwrrajranaett Bar As a practice
whitehead torpedo left her side the
mechanism went awry In some man
ner not yet determined The torp*do
turned like a boomerann and crash
ed into the 1 Vesuvius ' astern beiowy
•he wa'er line, gashing a two-lnc
hole
Chief Gunner Thomas Smith order
ed full sjeed towards Mope Island,
two tulles awa\ All pumps wern
kept working until the "Vesuvius'
ran h.-r nos** on the b* a< h of Hop**
Island Th** crew massed In the boat
out of reach of the water while the
w ir.desa operator notified the torpedo
station Soon the fleet from th.* tor
pedo station ranged along side the
\estivlus The \ esuvius became
noted for Its work during the war
with Spain.
CONCERNS THE WORLD.
lamrion Timew Thinks Japanese Prob
lem Far-reaching.
The London Times print* a three
column article by Sir Valentine Chi-
rol, former editor of The Times, deal
ing with the dispute between the
United States and Japan. The writer
analyzes the grounds on which Japan
claims equality of treatment with
Western nations and expresses the
belief that the situation created
thereby is more critical than it was
on any previous occasion.
The Times, commenting editorially,
says: "The ultimate point is the dis
pute does not affect America alone,
but Is essentially a world question.
Whatever may be the Issue of the
present dispute, it is a question of
magnitude for the white ratfes in the
future. Until the situation becomes
more strained we prefer to believe
that some middle course of settle
ment will be found.
"While Japan Is fully warranted in
standing on her treaty rights, she
will do well to remember that a
claim to enter a neighbor’s garden Is
not the kind of a claim that can be
pressed with unrestricted indigna
tion, however strong Its documen
tary support may be."
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Crozy Mob Kills Fir©.
A patient of the Idaho State In
sane Asylum Wednesday ran o&ack
and killed five other patleatq
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