V An Inheritance Should It Go to the Church or to an Heir of the Third Generation? By F. A. MITCHEL "Mrs. Whitridge," said Mr. Trevor, "I have called to ask your assistance In a very important matter to me. You have six daughters, all of whom are well married. While I am willing to admit, madam, that these ladies are most attractive. 1 cannot but attribute something of the management of their matrimonial lili'airs to you." "You are quite right, Mr. Trevor. Many of the best women in the world are not married, and mauy of the most undesirable ate. I believe this Is due more to n lark of management for the ;;ir:s ou Kio part of their mother when th:v come to a marriageable age than any other cause. My daughters, as you say, are by no means unattractive, but the fact that they are all well and happily married is due far more to management than their own charms. What can I do for you, Mr. Trevor?" "I have but one sou, as you know Arlhv.r. I have spent my whole life iu building up a fortune and from my boy's birth have set my heart In hand ing it down through him to my de scendants, lie disappointed me by taking orders and now, being very high church, has declared for celibacy and refuses to marry." "I see. You wish me to take such measures as will break his resolution." "If you will be so kind, Mrs. Whit ridge, I would like you to throw in his way some young woman of fine character, of Irreproachable reputation, of intellectual" "I beg your pardou, Mr. Trevor. I thought you said you wished me to manage the affair." "So I do." "Well, then, permit me to say that I think you must put up with a daugh ter-in-law of entirely different caliber from the kind you name or none at all It does not strike me that such a worn- un would serve our purpose in the pres cut case. I have known you for years and am sure no son of such a father can be reasoned or persuaded into changing a resolution, once made." "How Is he to be handled?" "Bamboozled." "You Hatter me Indirectly, Mrs. Whit ridge." "A strong man doesn't need a strong woman." "I see." "I have in mind a young lady who at school stood at the foot of her class, hut as a flirt was at the head. She has had many offers, but if she is a fool at books she has practical sense enough to wish for an establishment when she marries. If you desire It I will endeav or, with your assistance, to make a match between your sou and her." "Any port In a storm. What I want is an heir of the third generation." "Very well. To begin I shall Invite you and your son to dinner. The young lady will be present. When you have left us tell your sou that you have been much pleased with her and you wish she might become your daughter-in-law. He will demur, and you will insist. After a uuniber of conversa tions on the matter you will tell him that either he must give up inheriting your fortune or marry the girl of your choice, provided, of course, that she will have him." "lie wishes my fortune for the pur pose of building a cathedral." "So much the better. I shall see something of him myself and perhaps may be able to make certain sugges tions." "For what purpose?" "To entangle him." These preliminary arrangements hav ing been made. Mr. Trevor arose to go. "By the bye, Mrs. Whitridge," he said, "I believe you are managing director of St. Luke's hospital." "I am." "You have not called ou me for any help. I should esteem it a favor if you would permit tno to send you a check." "I should bo very grateful." "I will give you ?10.00 now and $20, i00" he hesitated. "Ou the first of the year'" "No; on the day of my son's wed diug." "Thank you very much, Mr. Trevor. I think we understand each other. You v.lll receive invitations for dinner with in a few duys." The preliminaries to this scheme of inveiglement were carried out as they fcnd been laid down by Mrs. Whitridge. Miss Annette Sea ton, commonly called "Nan" by her intimate friends, was the girl selected by Mrs. Whitridge for drawing the Itev. Arthur Trevor from celibacy. A month passed, nt the end of which It was reported that Mr. Trevor. Sr.. had set his heart on Nan Seaton for a daughter-in-law, but his son objected naturally to one who was to be described In two words, "stupid" and "pretty." It was admitted that she had been fancied by men of her . own caliber, but a match with one of the spiritual and lutelleetual power of Arthur Trevor was preposterous. One day the clergyman called on j Mrs. Whitridge for assistance. "My 5 dear Mrs. Whitridge," he said, "by In , troduclng father and mo to Miss Sea ton you are likely unintentionally to rob the church of a cathedral I pro pose to build with my inheritance. Fa ther hag taken a desperate fancy to her and wishes me to marry her." "That's too bad. Does your father consider that the young lady may have other plans for her future?" "Oh. yes; he says that If she won't have me he must give up his plan." "And If she accepts?" "In that event if I don't wed her fa ther will disinherit me." "And how can 1 help you?" "You might say to Miss Seaton that by refusing me she will be Instru mental In saving to the church the tin est Episcopal cathedral on this conti nent." "My dear Mr. Trevor. I would advise you to make yourself an appeal to Miss Seaton's higher uature. I know, though 1 suppose I should not tell you, that she admires you very much. That will make her sacrifice nobler." "Do you really think that, Mrs. Whit ridge?" "I am sure of it. But I am violating a confidence in letting you know her feelings." "And you advise me to tell Miss Sea ton that this great work of mire de pends upon her refusing na offer of marriage from me?" "I do; but, of course. If you put her on her pride and she refuses you be cause you do not wish her on personal grounds your father will not consider that excusable In you." "Certainly not. It Is a very delicate matter to put to n young lady. That's why I come to you, hoping you would do It for me." "I am sure your father would not be satisfied except by your making Miss Seaton a proposal, Intimating that If you had not embraced the doctrine of celibacy you would be happy to have her accept you. It would alRo, I think, be legitimate for you to give her the alternative of making the sacrifice for the church. It would be a great sat isfaction to you to have so worked on her religious nature as to Induce her to give up a husband that tho church might have a cathedral." Mr. Trevor was only partially per suaded, but he said he would consider- the matter of putting the case to Miss Seaton. Mrs. Whitridge went so far as to suggest that If he would do so at her home she might bo of some as slstance In the nintter. Upon this as surance he asked her to Invite the young lady there on the following evening and give him the necessary opportunity. Now there was as much chance of Miss Seaton's giving up an attractive husband and a fortune that the church might have a cathedral as there would be of a small loy giving the lion's share of his candy to his playmates, She dined the next day with Mrs Whitridge, who posted her on the sac rlflce the clergyman hoped she would make. When Mr. Trevor called In the even ing he found the two ladles in a cozy little side parlor Illuminated by dimly shaded lamps. Mrs. Whitridge soon after arose to leave them, the clergy man casting a wistful look after her as she retired. She drew a portiere afier her that Mr. Trevor might submit his proposition without observation or in terruptiou. It was nearly an hour before he got his courage up to a point that warrant ed a beginning. Then he spoke of those persons, most of them saints, who had made sacrifices. From that he spoke of his own resolution to give up for the church wife and children. Then he dwelt on the temples that had from time immemorial been erected for the worship of a divine power; the myriad of souls that had found com fort In them. Here he paused to note tho effect on his listener and was much encouraged. He saw In her eyes a beautiful far away look which seemed as If she were gazing into heaven, seeming to drink iu the lesson as from a divine teacher. She had drawn nearer to hlni, so near that he Inhaled her warm breath and a delicate violet perfume that hung about her. Then he began tho work for which he had been preparing her. He spoke of Ids father's wishes, of the fortune which he desired to turn Into stone and uiorlar for the Lord's service. Then, having dwelt on what a beautiful thing It would be for her to resign this for (une lie modestly left himself out of the question to the church, he made his proposal. Meanwhile a few invited guests had been coming in and were received by the hostess In the drawing room. While they were chatting n sob was beard coming from the little side parlor. Mrs. Whitridge started. "I must see who's in trouble," she said, and, crossing the hall, she drew the portiere that screened the clergy man and Nan Seaton. exposing them to her guests. Nan was sobbing with her head on the man's shoulder, while he clasped her Iu an endeavor to console her." The trap was sprung. Leaving his comprnlon, the clergyman, red as a turkey cock, stepped forward and ask ed to ln congratulated on his engage ment. When Mrs. Whitridge and Miss Sea ton were nlono for a few moments pre vious to the hitter's departure for her borne escorted by her fiance. Miss fcaton asked: "Did yon hear the signal?" "Yes; yon gave it loud enough to wake the dead." The morning after the clergyman wedded Nan Seaton Mrs. Whitridge announced to the director of her hos pital that she had received n donation of $2'),0()0. The Itev. Mr. Trevor Is rising In the ministry. lie sometime speaks of gifts he would like to make with tlie fortune his father left him, but receives no encouragement from his wife. She has given the house of Trevor an heir In tho third generation and proKses that said heir shall come Into his whole Inheritance. EQUALIZATION BOARD MEETS Railroad Assessments Likely to Follow Heal Estate. POINT OF LAW IS INVOLVED, State Corporations Are Beginning to Pay Up Shipped in Goods to Be In. specterl by Food Commissioner, Leo Fails to Meet Board. Lincoln, May 6. The state board of equalization met today to consider the assessment of railroad property. It is not likely that any substantial progress will be made or even at tempted. The board is composed of Governor Aldrlch, Secretary of State Walt, Aud itor Barton, Treasurer George and Iand Commissioner Cowles. The equalization this year is particularly important, as it la the year for as scssing real estate. At present the board has but a limited idea of what Is being done in the way of valuation of real estate in the various counties, but reports received, in an Informal way, Indicate there Is to be a substan tial increase in valuation of this class of property. If that Is true an Increase In rail road assessment Is likely, if for no other reason that that of equalizing. values. There has been no material change In railroad assessments for several years, and whether there would be this year if it were not for the Increased assessment on real es tate, Is problematical. There are two features, however, which are likely to he viewed from a different angle First, the railroads, which In the past strenuously fought any Increase In their valuations for taxing purposes, have seen a new light and are not like ly to protest, at least strongly, In view of tho court decisions on the question of valuation as a basis for rate mak ing. Taxes are a drop In the bucket compared with rates for freight andi imssenser transportation. Another new feature brought out Is, on6 SJiml .... .c. .... u..,..u, i... .... it-i-i aim property owners contest tne company's right to the additional' amount. If the board should decide to assess 400 feet the company, until the question of ownership was settled.' would hardly be In a condition to pro test. As a basis for railroad valuation three sets of figures are available: First, the assessed value fixed by the board last year: second, the nhvslca! valuation placed bv the coninanv on ltr property In Its report to the state tnllway commission, and third, the physical valuation of the company' prorertv trade bv the engineers em ployed by the conimiss'on. In compar In1; tre- valuations it must be borne In mnd that the ppsrsaed valuation contains r. sum ntl"d to nhvslrnl vn'ue for the franchise and the rail road and state engineer's va'nationf do not take this Into account, but slm ply the physical value of the property I Shipped in Good? to Be Inspected. , The Nebraska Federation of Retail era has written Food Conimlsslonei Hansrn requesting him to Inspect food products sent Into the state by firms living outside the state and selling direct to consumers. It is a leged ,. . ... , " ""i-" these firms indulge in unfair compe tltlon with Nebraska wholesalers. tiuon wun ivenraska wholesalers, whose goods must stand Inspection and by reason of the methods of these' parties they are enabled to sell goods which would not pass muster. Mr Hansen says these goods will be In spected wherever the men In his de partment enn get them and they wll ' be Instructed to watch the depots foi! 3uch goods. Mr. Hansen also reportt that certain wreckngo firms have been selling In this state canned goods and oK Vi,in. .i,ifc x. .u vi such things which have gone througfc' fires, the labels burned off and th Roods otherwise damaged. His force has been Instructed to be on the look cut for them and to condemn the goods where found offered for Bale. Corporations Beginning to Pay Up. The corporation tax payable to tin state Is not duo until July 1, and the secretary or state has not yet senl; out notices to corporations of the amount to be paid. In spite of thla seven different corporations have re mlttcd the tax and one thing that le noticeable Is that practically all those which have been so prompt tfl psy up arc cccvorfUlotut which last year were delinquent and for that rea son had their charters declared for feited. Evidently they do not care to take any chance on that score thlp year. Lee Falls to Meet Board. Clinton R Lee, prison contractor and employer of convict labor who. was to have made an appearance be - tore tne nonru or public lands and buildings, failed to keep his appoint ment with the officials. Reasons for' Ms failure to keep the number of prls oners busy according to the terms of his contract were anxiously awaited by the board, which for some tlmaj the walls of the ditch caved In on past hns been endeavoring to ascer-thlm. He was dead when his fellow tain tho extent of his trouble. Killed by Escaping Gas. Beatrice, Neb., May 6. Edward Johnson, an old resident of Beatrice, was asphvxlatf d by gas In his room on North Fifth street. Gas was escap- lng from a small stove In his room when the body was found. INSURANCE INQUIRY Iowa City Grand Jury Investigation Beginning of Statewide Probe. Iowa City, May 6. It was learned :hrough semi-official sources that the Insurance probe now being conducted here by the Johnson county grand jury Is but the start of an Investigation of alleged risk rate combinations through out Iowa. Also, that Iowa City has earned the reputation, through the in vestigations carried on for the pnst two months by state officials, of being the location of one of the best devel oped systems of fire insurance rate combines to he found anywhere In Iowa. Those Interested In tho investiga tion stated that a rate combination had been discovered, which exists throughout the state, and upon which war has I eiji declared. The recent In-vci'-itioiis conducted at Ottumwa are b-!ng recalled and other towns, it ti 1: nt will he probed as soon as the '"n;t is made of the work at t.j-.vu city. STniXE LEADER TO EE TRIED MAY 13 0. C Wilson, Muscatine Button LVnrlrr A Muscatine, la., May 6. The present montii will witness tho progress of one of the most important criminal t.'lals ever witnessed in the state of Iowai whoa ollV(ir C. Wilson, tho business agnt of the Button Workers Protective -lnlon of Muscatine, will be tried at Davenport In the district court of Scott county, on the charge of con spiracy to Intimidate In the night time by throwing of bombs Into the homes oi nonunionlsts during the Muscatine labor war. A similar charge faces Emmet Flood, national organizer of i the American Federation of Ijibor, who played a prominent part In tho I strike of the 2.500 operatives in the Muscatine button plants.. The trial of Wilson will commence May 13 and an array of legal talent t which will make the case a noteworthy one ,8 now enKaBed outlining their lnothod of rocedure. B,SH0P D0WJG PRES,DES New 0fficer Ceebratei Fir8t M, at Cathedral In Ces Moines. Dos Moines, May 6. Rev. Austin Dowling. bishop of the newly organ ld Catholic diocese of Des Moines presided for the first time at the ser vice in St. Ambrose cathedral, In con junction with Mgr. Flavin, for twenty Pven years in charge of the parish and now vicar general, Although the ntw bishop came to Des Moines a to- tal stranger, direct from Rhode Isl and, he made a most excellent Imprea sinn and quickly gained friends. He was given a reception that assures tho cooperation of all elements In building up the new diocese, not only a reception from the churchmen of the diocese, hut from the business and commercial interests of the city, all creeds being laid aside In order to es peclally honor him. I Rrord A.'nnl Drntnri Mnrsualltown, la., May 6. What Is 1 believed to be the record for a fleece of wool produced In Iowa was sold here by W. H. C. Woodward, a Marl , ctta township farmer, to a local wool concern. Tho fleece weighed forty j . , , . . tered Delalne-Merlno buck. When It , ,,,. , , cons'-ered 'hat an averoge fleece w,,Rn8 onjv eRht or nine pounds, and th(U ,t , an exceptlon fln(1 ono weighing fifteen, or sixteen pounds, the wool furnished by this particular ram i Is decidedly out of the ordinary. fvl'-oad Laborers Scarce. Sioux City, May 6. Fondness fit .. i ,s ,'.ivcn as the reason for for the inability of the railroads to obtain sufficient help for work on the tracks Sioux C ty offlclals are sending away . . , ... " . ' L"' '''f' '"7 1,1 I. i prefer to live In Sioux City and spend their money as they get It, rather than work along the tracks In the country and live In the bunk cars. Tho rail roads are offering $1.50 a day. Boys Shot Up School. New Hampton. Ia.. May 6. Three high school boys, Gordon Shaffer, Har old Carpenter and Vernon IJnderman went out to a rural school, known as the Gray school, and shot up every thing In sight, Including windows, or oligan. lamn and clock. They were ar I rested and were compelled to pny damages and costs. When they confessed their guilt. accused Widow Receives Damages. Iowa City, May 6. Mrs. Maude reiver, widow of Oliver Driver, for whose murder Guy Baker Is under ' sentence of twenty two years' Impris onment. receives l.1.3.ril.S0 In settle j ment of a, civil action for damages which she brought against Baker. Laborer Crushed to Death, Davenport, la., May 6. John peters, n laborer working In a sewer excavation, was burled alive when workmen him. succeeded In uncovering Minister Out for Congress. Mason City, la , May 6. Rev. Thorn- S Mrl'lrnv nnatnr nf thn Runt 1st j rnurch at RcevllIo, has been named by the Prohibitionists of the Fourth Jlltrlct , cndijat, for congress. RAIN HANDICAPS LEVEE WORKERS Mississippi Flood Situation Is Reported Desperate. LEVEES ARE ALIVE WITH MEN Serious Lost of Life Threatened in AUhafaUya District by Oncoming Water and Fleet of Rescue Vessels Starts Out From Baton Rouge. New Orleans, May C Although no new breaks were, reported in tho Mis sir.slppi levees, tho situation at Baton Rouge was reported "desperate," while a telegram Tiom an assistant engineer at Melville said the situation there was "extremely grave." Wnt r from the break at Torras has reached Morganza, but nearly all tho women and children had been removed to places of safety. A heavy rain fell over the southern portion of the Btate and the outlook is regarded as anything but encouraging by engineers who are making a fight against stages that have eclipsed form er Hood records bv two foet at places. The levees are alive with workmen for miles on both sides of the river at Baton Rouge. Possibility of aerious loss of life In the Atchafalaya terri tory, In the path of the oncoming Tor i as flood, has aroused array officers there to unusual activity. Many per sons had refused to leave their homes until the water was In their front yards. Several negroo3 were drowned. A fleet of rescue vessels was started to Join the fou.' boats already In the Atchafalaya territory. GOMEZ CALLED PRESIDENT Mexican Lawyer Proclaimed Pro visional Head of Republic. El Paso, Tex., May 6. Emilio Vas quez Gomez, a Mexican lawyer, was ordained provisional president of Mexico by proclamation of General iMscual Orozco, now at tlw front with the rebel troops threatening the fed eral base nt Torreon. Juarez Is now the provisional capital, but this prob t.bly will bo shifted to Chihuahua. The appointment for In all esson tlala that Is what It amounts to ot tne new provisional president will, it is commonly understood, Interfere In nowise with the administration of the affairs ot the states of no'.thern Mex ko by General Orozco and by Gonzalo Enrlle at Chihuahua. Tho Inauguration of the new pro visional chief executive was accom plished with a secrecy which forbade the sound of trumpets and oratory and was determined upon, It Is said, chiefly for what effect It might have upon the United States. The rebel hope that now they may succeed In having their belligerency recognized. CONFEREES STANDING PAT Unable to Rach Agreement on Borah Homestead BUI. Washington, May 6. The confer ence committee on the Borah three yenr homestead bill has been In ses slon for two days without coming to any agreement. Mr. Mondell, one ol the house conferees, said that nc agreement was In sight. The senate conferees virtually ugreed that cultivation requirement! should be one sixteenth for the second jear and one-eighth tho third, but aft er thinking it over they receded from that position and were Inclined to re quire more rigid cultivation. Furthermore, while the house con fcrees are standing pat that there should be no water power and mineral reservations, the senate conferees an still Insisting that the bill shall In elude such reservations. No prediction could be made by anj member of tne conference committee whether an agreement would bf reached. Thev adjourned without set ting a time for their meeting. U. S. TO SUPERVISE ELECTION Uncle 8am Will See That Panama People Get Fair Play. Washington, May 6. The United States will see that there is a fait election In Panama this summer, as it did In 1909. Reports received here bhow that there has been some rioting in a part of the republic In the neigh borhood of David, Involving tho loss ol at least one life, and this disorder threatens to extend. As both of the political parties ap pear to be anxious to have the Unltod SUaes extend good olllces under the treaty to the extent of insuring the people of Panama a fair chnnco to vote according to their Inclinations, the state department will probably call on the authorities of the ct-nal zone to designate American officers to look ufUr the registration and If nec essary to watch over the elections, though maintaining an attitude ot strict n'titrnlity between the contend, lng pa't'.es. Titanic Inquiry at an End. Washington, May G. Senator Smith, chairman of thes ubeomtnlttee .which investigated the wreck of the Titanic, returned to Washington ' from New York and announced that no more public, hearings would be held. Sena tor Smith And other members of tho subcommittee will soon meet to plan a report and recommendations to be made to congress. THEY'RE IN THE RING TOO Umbrellas Suffragists Held in Big Parade And Hats They Wore. Photos by Amnrlcsn Press Anoctattatk 10,000 SUFFRAGISTS MARCH New York Women Eclipse All Pre vious Demonstrations. New York, May 6. The promise ol woman suffrago leaders to eclipse all previous demonstrations for their eauso was fulfilled when about 10,000 persons paraded up Fifth avenue un der suffrage banners. Hundreda of thousands of persona looked on from windows and balconies along the ave nue and tho sidewalks wtre so crowd ed the entire route that the mounted police were unable to keep the spec tators within bounds. There was no disorder, however. Thousands of these women wore the 38-cent hats, a design calculated to appeal to the working element. Th raajorlty also carried umbrellas on which was printed In big letters. "March with us." It was noticeable that many Socialists were In line. CHICAGO PAPERS RUN SINGLE EDITIONS Violence Marks Newspaper Strlka and Many Arrests Made. . Chicago, May 6. Although consider ably handicapped, Chicago morning newspapers succeeded In getting out odltlons of about the usual size, and It was said that all regular city and mail subscribers would be supplied. Baca newspaper, however, limited Itself to one edition, Instead of the early and late editions usually published. Offlceri of the publishers' associa tion announced that the places va cated by the striking Web men and stereotypers had been filled by other workmen. The delivery service was maintained under police guard, all of the newspa pers Joining In a combined temporary service. During the night there were a number of reports of disorder by strikers in various quarters of the city. A number of arrests were ma dew Those arrested were charged with vto lotions of Injunctions secured by the publishers, to prevent Interference, with distribution and sale of pa pore. ASSESSMENT IS BIG PROBLEM Cattle Sold First of April Brought Be fore the Board. Lincoln, May 6. If one certain resi dent of Thayer county had known how much trouble he could have saved him lelf, the assessor of his county and Henry Seymour, secretary of the Btate board of equalization,' he would have shipped his cattle one day earlier and bald off what he owed on them before April 1, the date on which the per sonal property assessment Is made. However, he shipped his stock the last day of March and sold them oa the South Omaha market the first day of April. If they are assessed as cat tle he Is entitled under the law to no deduction for what he owed and the same Is true if tho assessment is made of money, but If the money Is treated as an account he Is entitled to a deduction for the amount he owed under the law passed for the benefit of merchants carrying heavy stocks of roods for which they owed on a large part. Mr. Seymour has turned the question over to the attorney general to solve. MORLEY GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER Jury Recommends Sentence ol lite Imprisonment j .Lincoln," May 6. Charles Morley, .' the only surviving member of the trio of state penltentlnry convicts ho broke Jail March 14 after killing War den Delahunty. Deputy Warden Wag ner and Guide Heilman, was found, guilty of murder In the first degree. The Jury recommended that he be sen tenced to life Imprisonment.