The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette from Fort Wayne, Indiana • Page 1

PHNYOUR CLASSIFIED A0. FORT WAYNE JOlJRNAi GiSLZETTE. FOUNDED (NEWS OF THE WORLD) THE SLOGAN "FORT WAYNE WITH MIGHT AND MAIN." PurvKic vrwio 1 CLASSinEDAb. UlbVlllbV Vtal'lllll MYSTERY CLEARED Authorities Are Confident That Bernard Lewis' Was Slayer of Mazie Colbert. ME MAY HAVE BEEN INSANE Theory Advanced That Young Man's Financial Condition' Temporarily Deranged Him.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 5. The clog. suited In the murder here last Friday1 of Mail Colbert, an advertising, model, and the suicide last night lit Atlantic City of Bernard W. Lewis, the son of a wealthy retired Pittsburgh coal operator; for whom a warrant had been sworn out as the mysterious man who was driven to' Mis Colbert'a apartments in a taxlcab. was written In, the police annals to day with th announcement by Captain of Detectives Tate that the mystery had been cleared as far as the Identity of the slayer concernedconcerned the authorities.

To night the detective department had accepted beyond doubt the conclusion that Lewis, a former law student at Tale, who had been separated from his wife in Pittsburgh, felled the model with a blow from a blunt Instrument and fled after strangling her with a silk stocking; The investigation of the police now has narrowed down to the motive for tin crime and while the general belief or tin detectives Is that Lewis was temporarily embarrassed financially and may have been driven to strangle the young women; to secure funds, the supposition that ma mind waa tern Borarlly unbalanced Is also given ored ence. A costly diamond ring belonging to the slain glr, the gift of another GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1 ITS MONDAY At Brief Session Friday Men orial Is Adopted to Late Senator Rinear, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY ,6, 1917, 14 PACES (BY ASSOClATEiXRRE S); PRICE TWO CONGRESS TRIES TO LEARN FACTS ABOU SO CALLED "LEAK'' ON WILSON PEACE NOTE SS) (SENATE APPROVES THE PATRONAGE DIVIDED Leaders Claim Differences Have Been Adjusted And Harmony Will Be the Watchword. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Jan. JngjcJbLEtt jLjirMdyJHhlilirrari LeglslaUva rankshlnnsd out pereepti (Continued eo Page 7.

Column 3.) NEW DEPARTMENT STORE FOR CITY The Steele Myers $125,000 Corporation, to Occupy New Odd Fellows Building. E. M. STEELE IS MANAGER Business to Occupy the Entire Structure Except Top Floor; Open in March. Incorporation' papers were filed year terday for a luew 1116.000 stock company organised by a of Fort Wayne' most rejresentatjv.

and best known business and financial men. The. company wlU bi known as The Steele Myers compauy nd will occupy the new Odd FellowV building, now being completed on West Berry street, M. Steele, who is a recent addlT tlon to the. business Interests of this city, will be president and general manager of the new organization.

Mr. Steele was treasurer apd general manager of the E. M. company, of Uloomlngton, 111., for a number of years, and the past, three years was president nd general man ager of the Monroe Steele company, of Coshocton, Ohio. Th experience, ability and progressive methods o( the (Continued on Page 14, Column 4.) MUNCIE IS DUE FOR A Prosecutor Murphy and the Grand, Jury Begin Probe That Promises Results.

MAY BE A LONG SESSION MUNCIE, Ind, Jan; 8. Probing j' therlotsanent the. local option elec tlon of last March and the subsequent assault made on. Frank Whitney, a dry worker, near the door of the uncle station' on March SO, occupied the attention of Prosecutor Horace G. Murphy and the grand jury here today.

The' grand Jury session convened folr lowing the instructions of Judge A. Thompson in Delaware circuit Court yesterday, In which, he mentioned the disorders of the wet and dry campaign after the election. In addition to instructing Jurors regarding the operations of moving picture shows. cigar stores and confectionery stores on Hunday and gambling In various forms over the city and the prevalence of commercialized vice. a' pioneer.

dry ieaaer in tne county, said that he would not present the ''matter of the attack made upon him on election saying that he did not care to have this personal matter probed In vie of the fact' that those attacking him Hear the polling place had received the worst of the argument. From the witnesses examined to. day, the grand Jury, it is believed, is centering Its first Investigation upon iths Whitney assault. That the grand Jury will be In session' considerable length of time Is Indicated by the fact that the Jurors have been Instructed to arrange their personal business so that they would be available, for at least thirty days. GERMAN COUNT IS AMERICAN CITIZEN SAN FRANCISCO.

Jan. 8. Count Ttenry' lletmuth jot Henry von Adelmgnn. of Richmond, wnen lett to unitea mates strict court to day. willingly give Amy title to.

become an American leiC Vald 1f oouvt to the court Va ha want to llt.jOWi ntefilg4. Ibly to many of 'the members leaving for their homes Immediately after the' brief format session this morning, there 'being ho. further session, until Monday morning. In the'senate the entire time to day was devoted to a memorial for the late I Senator Ellas M. Rinear.

of Blackford and Wells counties, who' died since th 1916. tension. Fitting memorial tributes were paid and resolutlona of an appropriate character adopted. In the house a few minor commit tees were appointed and the members concluded shortly after the adjourn ment of the senate) Whet the reports of the patronage committee Is filed In the senate It Is said that there will be an even dlstrl 1 juuijtm vi places as peiween aemucrnti and. republicans.

Except for the offl rial places, such as the secretary, ptin clpal clerk and his first assistant. It ts understood that the democrats will have' an eaual share In the Jobs The republicans will have all of the forty six chairmanships and will have a preponderance of representation on every committee. This arrangement, according to. Democratic. Floor1 Leader Senator Culbertaon, of Knox county.

is preferable to the minority party, wnich win not interfere with the re publican disposition to shoulder full responsibility "for whatever legislative record may be made. However, the minority being numerically as large on the floor as the majority, Insisted that it have sufficient clerical help to perform Its usual functions. Republican senators caucused wttn some recalcitrant fellow partisans at the state house following the session ana afterward announced that all In ter party differences had been. "Ironed put" and that the majority would stand solidly behind: Lieutenant Governor eiect uush and the legislative program of Governor elect Goodrich. The caucus Is said to have had the Indorse ment of Lieutenant Governor elect Bush, who Is busy to day preparing his committee assignments, which will be announced In the senate Tuesday.

The democrats also. are finishing their commute selections which" were guar. when the patronage squabble 'was prevented prior to the opening, session. House, committees win announced by Speaker Each bach Monday, STATECHEMISTMAKES JNSPECTION OF PLANT Will Return Here Next Week to Definite Cause of Contamination. That a leak in one of the auction plries of the No, 2 pupping station In Blbomingdale," Is responsible for the present contamination of the city'aj urinums wier is tne pener or J.

C. Dlggs. state water chemist; who was In For Wayne Friday to Investigate water conditions there. Since tha mn. taminatlon came suddenly he thinks It very naeiy tnat tne auction pipes have rusted throuah and that rlv.

mrtr has been pumped Into the cltv water mains, together with water drawn rrom tne wells. This belief is strengthened from the fact that river water wouia do most likely to contain the quantity of bacilli found in latest samples of the city water. Mr. Dlggs, accompanied by Deputy Sanitary Officer William Brown, visited the three pumping stations Friday morning taking samples of the water at each of the plants. These samples, sealed In air tight containers, he took to Indianapolis when he returned to the state capital at 12 o'clock An analysis of the samples will show whether all city water is contaminated or only the sample taken at the 2 station.

The state water expert will return to Fort Wayne next Tuesday and may then remain, here for an 'entire week In an effort to locate the definite point where the contamination of the weter enters. In the meantime there Is nn rfanarer of an epldVemle if the publlo follows the advice of the health board and bolls all water. drawn from the city's mains before using It In the household. The finding of a dead cat In the reservoir was explained yesterday af ternoon Dy August Bteunorn, Of the basin, who, was called before the board of works to make a statement regarding the oteunorn states mat ne nas been the target of a number of practical iokea durlnRthe posts eyera.mon the, Gangs of school boys roaming about In the reservoir park damaging lawns and shrubberies 'were chased off the grounds repeatedly by Mr. Stellhorn, and In retaliation have on various occasions thrown, dirt.

and filth into the Teeervolr to annoy him. Mr. Stellhorn also stated that at no 'time during the season was mere enough' Ice on the reservoir to carry' even a cat: and that the only plausible explanation for tha presence of the dead animal's body In the basin is that it was deliberately thrown Into the water by someone. DETROIT FOOD PROBE HAS BEEN COMPLETED DETROIT. Mich.

Jan. the fed eral grand Jury which has been Invest tlgatlng shortage and high prices of foodstuffs and coal in Detroit, ended Btuttgart, was Just jlalafmnamjiry lata this afternoon. Wo In dlctmenta were returned. It is deretood the grand Jury wilt reconvene January It undes order from the federal department of Justloe. The results of th investigation are expected suits pr tn investigation are expec to V.

nftdjc PuMtfj it tlsMt'mae jmmw W7? iM'j tfK.yj! tm tm Mtf zJA iLLLBiaslw lit I fjlWHHisissLLBPIB JHmiHHaHlvW iJHHpia.il Th house of representative directed The rales committee Is directed spe InvesUgatlon of charges mde by taH cognizance of Mr. Lawson's Thomas W. Law son that then, was a I statement that "If It were actually be "leak" to Wall street on the president's! Heved In Washington, there was to be peace note and that members of con a real Investigation there would not be gress were interested in the consequent a quorum 4n either the senate or house next Monaar, Another: Lawson statement that stock speculation; This action a fiery debate, during which' William S. Rennet: 'of 'New: republican. brought In the nahis.

of Uernard i MJ tiarucn, a memner the national ne fense council, of New orlu.AS pne.of the persons reported to hav had: advance information. aroused. MJVJrei'Of house members and which the; rules, committee is in. ettucted to eoniMiws that "the jya old cupltot nss bs Wallowing Infill William Wood. representative from Indiana, said he believed, that he possessed facts Justifying an Investigation of the entile "leak" episode.

Representative Gardner, "of Massachusetts, who aided Mr. Wood in the parliamentary battle, hotly asserted that no one could deny there had been a "leak" to Wall street ithd every person who might "throw light on the situation from the president down i should be questioned. "It Is definitely, specifically and positively asserted there has been a and I know personally fronvwhat happened on the stock market that there was a said Mr. Gardner. He added that be believed this leak came through subordinates of the.pre ldent.

Representative Campbell, of Kansas, ranking republican of the rules committee, upbraided Robert1 L. Henry, of Texas, chairman of the rules committee, for his failure to call the committee, together to hear the statement of Mr. J.swson, Who (returned. to Boston. Nd.

1, Representative tio. 2, Thomas W. Lawson: No. Represen strret leak graft, for WondV i.Representatlve IWASHtNQTON, Jan. Approval of rresldeht request for a state ment of peace terms from the European belligerents was voted to night by.the senate at the conclusion of three days of stlrtlng debate.

Action came With dramatic suddenness when democratic leaders decided to, accept resolution that would not commit the senate to Indorsement of the whole of the president's note' and ten republics ans of the pio.rresstvG group Joined the miijorty In making the vote forty eight to seventeen Senator Marline, of Iew Jersey, was the only democrat to vote In the negative. Discussion of the subject had reached a climax during the day with a sensational declaration, by Senator Lewis, chief spokesman for the demo crats, replying to republican criticism oi me presidents course, without re firrlng directly to the submarine coh troversy the senator said the United Etate.r could not keep out of the war If It continued, and that America would not again accept mlsconseptlorr of or ders or zeal, of an officer as an excuse for an Injury to a citizen or property, The chief objection tinred aaalnst the original resolution offered by Senator. UltchcocR Was It would ln (Contlnued on Page. 7, Column 1.) Xlardnerl No. M.

Barucftl No. e. Representative uennet. World News in Bulletin Form TOKIO, Jan. 6.

Three hundred persons hsve been killed and many Injured In a diaattrou earthquake in Central Formosa, aoeording to spe eial dispatfhss from Taihoku, the capital of Formota. It is ettimated that one thousand houses hsve been destroysd. Ths elt. of Nsnto hss been damaged extensively by.fire. The Uland of Formosa lies between the Philippine Jslsnds and' Japan and is ownsd by Japan.

The city.of Nanto aituated )n the Antral part of the laland, sbout one hundred milea south of Taihoku. WORCHESTER, Ma, Jan. 5 lack: Barry has accepted position of manager of the Boston, CHIHOAHUA CITY, Mexico. Jan. 6.

Villa Wat defeated at Jlminez yesterdsy by General Francitco Murguia with a lots of 1,500 rebel deed, wounded and The rebel leader, Martin Lopez, and another Villa general were among the. atsln, according to an offioisl report 'tonight from the Csrrsnza commander, Villa was tald to be fleeing toward El EL PASO, Texas, Js'n. 5. De facto Mexican government troops, under General Francisco decisively defested a revolutionary force under personsl command of Francisco Villa, near Jiminez, to day, according to Edwanfo Brayot Carrania consul, who announced he had received the news in a mettsge from Chihuahua City late to ciy. Many of Villa's followers were killed and taken prieoner, the mettage taid.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 President Wilson, to approved a recommendation of the navy board of selection that Csptaint Harry S. Knspp, William L. Rodgers, John Hood, William S. Hugh Rodman and Henry B.

Wilson be promoted terser admirals. BERLIN, Jan. 5. (By wireless to 8ayvllle.) Brails, Rumania's chief oommerclel city, has been captured by the Germans and Bulgarians, aoeording to the official announeernentmade this evening. GENEVA, Via Paris, Jsn, (11t20 p.

niO rSixty wsrs killed or Injured by avalanches in the Tyrol during December, aoeording to Inntbruck newt papers. The snow fsll is said to have been the heaviest In msnyesrs. "On the Brenner peas yesterdsy an avalanche: killed ten and Inured eighteen workmen who were engaged In clearing a road, TO PEnTlON FOR RETURN OF TROOPS Movement Started to Secure then They Hurt Matches at Withdrawal of First Indiana from the Border. LAPORTE. Ind.

Jan. B.t A move ment" dot to'Tiecijrs the return. of the First Indiana irfaiitry from Llano Grande. whwre tne com mand has been on duty in border serv ice ever since the fan to tne colors last summer. Petitions have been atarted which win De suomiuea to tne savernor and the war department re questing that the Indiana guardsmen of the first regiment te relieved from duty and sent to tneir.nome stations.

It is' made up of companies in the northern part of the Hoosler state from. Gary, Laporte, Hammond. Fort Wayne and other cities. 'WILL ELECT CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL C0MMIHEE The democratic city central commit tee will meet in assembly room of the court Iiouse to night at I o'clock to reorganize. The committeemen will elect chairman, vice chairman, secretary antt treasurer and wHI hit other bustneu that may come be fore the session.

Alt committeemen are aaked to be present, Ouy Colerlck. present chairman, said last night that fie not be a candidate fpr re aieouos JtT tO I AUTO THIEVES THROW Him in EffprUoSet His Clothing on Fife. CHICAGO. Jan. S.

Three alleged automobile confronted by Detective Sergeant John" Boschulte to night, threw kerosene at the detective In an attempt to saturate i his clothing and; hurled lighted matches at him Boschulte cornered the men' in a flat building and while they were unable to overpower him as lie danced about' In his best pugilistic manner, he was, In no position, to. overpower them. The men discharged. the contents of live Domes or Kerosene at mm. men the trio circling about for An ad vantage, tossed the lighted matches at him.

He warded them off with his hands and when relnformements arrived the men were arrested. Ttc WEATHER 4swtr aettled. probably snow or rain north and OhioColder Saturday Sunday unset tied, probably snow or rain north. Lower Michigan Fair end ealder ati urOay, trobsbty followed, by asow Satur dsdr night an4 Jf WiLirARRIVETO OAY Battery of Fort Wayne, Is Only Hoosicr Artillery Unit Left on Border. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan.

6 Battery A. of Indiana polls, and. battery of Lafayette, will arrive In Indianapolis probably shortly after 'noon to morrow, according to word received frbm St. Louis t( nlght from a committee of Indianapolis business "men and officers of the Indiana National guard, who form n. reception committee.

The trains bearing the troops were late In' arrlvi Ing at St. Louis, according to a dispatch received here. The Indianapolis company In commanded by Captain Gavin L. Payne, and the Lafayette company by Captain Arthur Brockeno brough. Captain Thomas Wilson, Indianapolis, is adjutant of the battalion and N.

Austin Carey, of Crawfordsvtlle, is Captain of the regimental Infirmary, Battery of Fort Wayne, still Is at Llano Grande. Battery II. of Lafayette. was mustered out several weeks ago. TEXAS INFANTRYMEN WANT TO GO HOME sUn ANTONIO.

Jan. 8 A re 4 port fiW Corpus Christl that 300 members of the Second Texas Infantry had paraded the streets shouting "We Want to Go Home" resulted to night In an investigation being ordered by officers or the southern department. United States army. the first unofficial reports from Corpus Christl said the parade was merely a prank, got up in spirit of a more serious view was taken of the Incident by department officer! who fear; violation of discipline is nothing more. The revelers were rounded up and sent to camp by the provost guard and later all members' of the regiment were ordered to quarters for the night, according to Information received here, Reports reaching, department, headquarters for some time indicated a spirit of unrest among many of the rank and file of theTexas feglments, who, claiming to have been the first called out, were said to be anxious to be mustered out of 'federal service.

Is not to be used In actual war campaign. No action, will be taken until a full report Is made by the commanding of Ccers at Corpua Chrlstl. WILSON'S REQUEST Vote Is48 to 17 Derriantling Statement of Peace Terms from Belligerents. AGlSTTUlLf But Congressman Wood Sy He Heard Rumors Concern Ing Peace Leak. COUNTRY JN' DANGER MANY OTHERS MENTIONED Senator Lewis Says United States Cannot Keep Out of War If Contest Continues.

PLAN NEW NOTE And In It the Entente Will Be Given Precise Conditions of Peace. THE DAY'S WAR SUMMARY German and Bulgarian Troops Vapiure craiia; xtussians Meet With Heavy Losses. PARIS. Jan. S.r OseO m.

the central powers are reported by rt Lausanne Gaiette to be preparing a second note to the entente enumeratingenumerating the precise conditions of peace, says a Geneva dispatch to the Temps. The Rumanian province 'of the Dob rudja now Is. In the. hands of the central powers' whose armies continued to advance through Great Wallachla into Moldavia. Bralla.

an lmportant commercial city In Great Wallachla and oh the west bank of the Danube below Galatas has been captured by German and Bulgarian troops. Several villages, on the outskirts of Braila also have been occupied by Held Marshal von Mack ensen'a troops which have taken 400 prisoners In their latest success. virtually, an or tne river uanuue, (Continued on Page 7, Column 2.) FOR MEETING Decide, to Make Parade Route at Short for Annual Encampment. Jan. B.

The national en campment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held In this city from August 18 to 25. was the subject of a between Commander in Chief William J. ratterson. of lMttst burgh, and Curley to' day. It waa decided that the route of the parade would be short In order to make it easy for the veterans and arrangements will be made for a stand on the line of march to seat; men who may be unable to parade, and members of their families.

The stste Will contribute between thirty and thirty five thou sand dollars' for the' entertainment and Mayor Curley said. the city would rrive 110,000 for that purpose and also would spend as much mors for various features in connection witn tne con ventlon. Indiana Representative Wants Thorough Investigation tot Be hlade by the House. WASHINGTON, Jsn. $.

Sensa tlonal rumors of "a "leak'r to vViff street In' advance' of rresldent Wfl son's peace note were related to toe house rules to day by Representative Wood. Indiana, in support his resolution for an Inquiry. If prefaced Ills leHmony statement that he had. nothing but' hearsay offer, and Vainly protested against an open session ot' the com mlHce. Names and rumtired details of th alleged "leak" csme thick" and fast whert Mr.

Wood began hie story. He mentioned Joseph P. seer tary to President Wilson ft. W. Bolli Ing, a irother ln lsw of the president; Bernard ilaruchv of New Tofk.

and T. rlous bfeokerage crediting most of his Information a letter re celved from Curtis," of New York. This letter produced Istert was written on plain paper without th wrlt 3 er's address andup to a lste 'hour tonight "Kenneth Rommey; deputy ser geant at arms of tho house, in 'New. York in search for.A. Curtis, had been unable to find any trace of him.

Statements were issued after the committee meeting by Secretary Turn uuy ana Mr. noinng natiy denying th reports regarding them, and Mi Tf ultif demanded that RenresentaV Wood pvbllHr apologize, for mentlooV 5 'A ing his name. Wood followed wun a sistement pointing out that be' had desired to testify In brivats. bait' declaring" that those whose names were the subject rumor should court the investigation. To morrow th committee' probably will hear Rep, resentatlve Gardner, who declared on the floor oi the house recently that hv knew there.

a. Uonda' Thomas Lawson. of Uoaton. la tn appearand if he can be reached 3er nara iiarutn win be eunpoenaeC It is understood that Secretary Lansing nd Mr. Tumulty wlll.be asked to testify before the committee decides upon its report to the on whether the Wood resolution provide Ing for an investigation by a special committee should pass.

The committee" adopted a resolution asking the New York stock exchange and local brokers to preserve their" records of transactions from' Decern. (Continued on Psge.7,iClumn mil rnl' POLISH LEADERS AW ffiPl: People of Little Kingdom terested; in Formation of New Governmeni. BEHLIN, Jati. B. (lliJO a.

ra. Vl. London Jan. 6. delayed.) Polish leaders interesuwl in tlon of the new Polish: klngJom, accordingaccording to advices from Warsaw, are looking forward anxiously to th time for the: proclamation of th king.

pending tnis event tne iaea or a eepa rate state is taking root slowly among the Poles, but It Is believed the fe .) ports' ay inat once the 'tangible eon ceptloii of a crowned monarch is placed before them by the ceremonials or state Incident to the entry of the king into Warsaw and to hU. crowding, the people will realize more vividly their national existence under new form. I'endlns the settlement of the new order no progress has been mad In re urumiiB 1 UIIBU Ui J. The delays and aimcuities in tnsi of. a new kingdom have caet decided damper on the enthusiasm for the project In Germany and 'has encouraged tht; enservallves and lh 1 elements opposed t6 rwVt Bethmann Hollweg, who from tue DY Ot Jl ginning had been, opposed tp th Idea to inarp crmcism or.

'tne wieaom proclaiming this F. .0 Dailey Returns Expect indiotmeht8 WASHINGTON. Jan. Furtber.dei velopments are expected shortly by de partment of Justice officials In th election. Investigations in Indiana.

BU nola and Ohio. conducted by Frank. C. Dalley, or Indianapolis, special assist ant to the attorney general. Mr.

DsJUy nas returned 10 tnaianapuiis aiisr oon ferenees here during which he Is understood to have submitted report on. ma work and to nave consulted witn department experts as to the drafting of indictments which may: be Dlaoed before the grand Jury, TeT Oklahoma School Teacher Tells Story of the Storm COAL OPERATORS TO SALARY RAISE CLEARFIELb. Pa, Jan. The Association of Bituminous Coal Operator of Central Pennsylvania' adopted a resolution' to day that all of Its members grant their employe a 10 per cent, bonus based on men's earnings dating from January 1. 117.

The operators stipulate khat payment of the bonus shall be suspended at mine are forced to shut down because of strikes. James PurcelU president of District Ko. Workers of Amerrj, e4 celved a copy of the resolution to night with the request tnat he. advise all local unions under bis Jurisdiction of the ote tors' action. About 4t.

00 mine workers ars emploved In the strslkht toward the school houss. cMtral.PMUutylf aula, district closed" Jb door placed my back V7r.4 i) r. M'ALESTER, Jan. llow the little rural school Jtous at Vlrton, wag torn' from 'its foundation, whirled, through the air and ripped to pieces tornado, causing the deaths of fifteen was described to tay. by Miss Vera Carter, the teacher.

as she lay on a cor in a noapitai nere where she is under treatment for Injuries received In the storm, "I was hearing a primary class when the storm broke," flss urter safid. "it had been raining and trove noise of th patter ion the toot, we heard a peculiar long. drawn hiss. I went to the door and looaea out. A Dig disck Cloud, moving very fast cam up th valley enveloped the Baptist Indian mIaslonnd three pieces of It hit th air.

Away to the souffT th sky as a ghastly green, which lightened everything with an unearthly glow. The cloud twisted and whined against It. There was nothing we could do. When th storm, truok it seemed as IX the end of th world, kad come, so great Was the roar and confusion, as the school lifted into th air. twisted, dlsxily, and than went aH te pleosa.

I was battered against Pteoe of flying timbers, sucked forward a terrible blast of air. which took aflsmy my breath. and left almost tisoM scloua. It waa awful, awful. It sesxasd as if I were, being drawn into a.asisMy whirlpool.

Dark object whirled aioaad me. Home of thsm.wer my xstpd. my poor, little children. "After a time I found mysolf lying on a hillside, many children strstched out near me, some of them motlnrt some of them moaning In clothe were cuied Through, th clouds th sun waa break 7 ing ana ft rain waa failing gently." Mis Carter wUI recover, despite 4 broken, right sr a iracturs Jw i 1QU vc.