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EXAMINER
OF the United States Treasury Reo-
Ommends
The Women Also Recon-
mend Pe-ru-na.

Miss Blanch Grey, LA Alabama
street. Memphis, Tenn. . society WON
an Of Memphis, writes:
40 a society woman whcoe nervous
fierce Is often taxed to the utmost from
lack of rest and irregular meals 1
knew OF nothing which Is Of 50 much
benefit as Peruna. / took II q few
months ago when I felt my strength
giving away. and Il soon made itself
manifest in giving me new strength
and health--Miss BIanch Grey.
Mrs. Y. Schneider, 1909 Thirty-sev-
erth Place. Chicago, Ill. writes
After taking several remedies with
out result. I began last year to take
YOUR valuable remedy, Peruna- was
a complete wreck Had palpitaticn OF
the heart. cold hands and feet. female
weakness, 10 appetite. trembling, sink
ing feeling nearly all the time You
said I was suffering with systemic
catarrh. and / believe that / received
your help in the nick of time I fol-
lowed YOUR directions carefully and
can say to-day that / am well again
I cannot thank You enough for my
cure
Perura cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated. Peruna Is not n guess nor ar
experiment-is is an absolute scier-
tifc certainty. Peruna has no substi-
tutes-no rivals. Insist upon having
Perana-
Afnre book vritfea By DR.. Hartman,
on the subject Of csfanh In m difer-
cSf phases and stages. viii Be sent
free to any address BY TIE Peruns
Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio
Catarrh is 4 systemic disease curabie
only by systemic treatment Aremedy
that cures catarrh must aim directly
at the depressed nerve certerz. Thisis
what Perura does.
II you 60 not derive prompt and sat
.tsfactory results from the use OF Pc
runs write at once to DR.. Hartman.
giving 4 full statement of your case
and be viii be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman. President Of
The Sanitarium. Columbus.O o.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

Come across the river and 60. met The
bear would grunt inhi= anger. but vas
wise enough 10 make no reply. Bat
one day he got everything ready. and
built n large bonfire in which TO roast
the fox Then when the tauntiar lit
tie creature came out and began his
sneering. the bear quietly dropped
into the water. swan cro and while
the fox was sti1I shouting his rude
insults fell upon him. and. carrying
him in his arms. took him 20 the other
side. Then laying the fox on his back.
he got ready to tear him TO pieces.
Wait a moment. said the terrified fox.
Don't kill me until I have relieved nv
self 50 the bear let the fox 60. and
as he stepped behind the bushe<-for
he was a modest fox-he ran away
he came q the home Of the rattle
snake. &c whom he told the story ofhis
narrow escape The ~rattie~nake hid
the fox in his dirthou<e where he KEEP.
his seeds his tu-vi-kan)- There was
every imaginable kind of seed. and
they were each in an ola or Jar. COW
cred up 80 that the mice and other
vermia could not get 10 them TIE
ola nearest 20 the door contained the
biack-eyed peas. and in this the rattle
snake put the fox For. said the wise
snake. the bear will never think Of
looking in the ola nearest the door.
II was not long before the bear arrived.
having tracked the fox TO the home u
the r~zttleS1ake- Where's the fox he
said I don't know said the Fattle-
snake
II must hunt for him rhsr.'
'An right responded the snake.
80 the bear went into the tE-vf-kan
and opening the ola fartke<t from the
door. szid. Is he IN here and re-
P-ated the question as he took the i'd
o< zach ola ore after another. To
every question the snake answered
No. until the bear came to the
last one. in which the fox was
hidden Then. as I. angry to be
asked 50 many questions. the
snake said Don't look in there:
you'v- bothered ne enough and AZ
the bear persisted n Fitting THE cover
the snake eoiled and struck his fangs
deep into the bears leg and killed
him In great glee the fox came
% his aiding place. skinned and tanned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
GOSSIP OF HE STUDIOS.

The Sherman statue fer Washington.
which was awarded half 4 dozen years
ago AMID much controversy. Is being
eoDPleted II Copenhagen
y seated marble statue Of Empress
FAusti1z- the iIi-faueG wife of TIE
~P1Ao.oPEer Marcus Aurslizx. has been
dug Up II the Roman forum. TIE
11atue IS complete. but IS broken IN
four PleceS ard the face has besn uu-
ti-ate5
n bronze statre Of the Indian
ehieftaia Tedvuseunr vas lately for
1aly Presented q the city # Phil,deI-
pa he statue Is the gift u M-. and
Ms Charles rs. Henry. q Chestnut
Hill Il the work OF the New York
sculptor, J. Massey Rhiad
Wat l. really the drst American
school = tne art has been achieved BIZ
Columbia University Il has detached
- course il Ar. architecture and
zusc FROM those in sciences phlosc
pay etc giving che former fuA rscog-
nttoE as a school instead 4 an zd-
4zet
A 6vs-5ays sale = S--c- Bresrrs
Eeerat works - ART a-G~ hrie-a-srae
brought 4 S-sf r Lore1u he
AS1es1 prise was ua5f f1r a sftseu-h
cezt-- 1r9Eze s~racue-ts - He-rniex.
perhaps ~ Aasou1 PoIrai-alo. Tor
wheh $4,000 was raHL The Lr- sal-
k-ercl PICTURES Ia PARIS produced
c7rots lie Lac De Go-e-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
PRESENT VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.
hegfoss Of the Western Hemisphere
That Are the Most Liable 10
an UDheaval

The active volcanic groups of the
western hemisphere oecur in five
widely separated regions. says Prof.
Robert T. Hill, in Century
l. The Andeau group of volcanoes
of the equatorial region of western
South America
? The chain of some Is great elm
der q which stretch east and
west across the south end of the
Mexican plateau
j. The Central American group
with it's IL active eraters, extending
diagonally across the western ends
of the east and west folds of the Car
ibbean corrugation<. fringing the Pa
cine side of Guatemala. San Salvador
and Costa Rica- This is separated
from the Mexican group on the north
by a large n~onvoIcanic area, the 18th
mus of Tehuantepec. and on the
south from the Andean volcanoes nv
a isthmus of Panama. where mn ar-
tive volcanoes r found
T. The chain Of volcanoes of .he
"lndward islands, marking the east
ern gate of the Caribbean sea stand
ing IN a line directly across the east
ern termini of the Caribbean noun
tains. trending east and west. and
parallel to the Central American
group similarly situated at their
western termini-
j. The volcanoes of Alaska and 81.
Aleutian islands
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

scientific irriessica- II b estimated
that upwards Of 100000 acres OF
barren land may be made fertile
The development. of this empire will
prove not only beneficial to those
teeminx millions of the future who
shall dwell thereon. but have an ef-
feet upon the humidity of the eon-
tiguous country. and also add to the
wealth of the entire country by sus-
tanning artisans and other producers
of labor's valuablcA
In 1900 the national platforms of
the three political parties declared
in favor of irrigation BY national Dir
rection- Referring to this fact. the
committees report says: With con-
fdence in the desire of members OF
all parties to ful6ll the pledges OF
their national platforms. greatly en-
couraged BY the earnest and vigor-
Recommendations Of the presi-
dent. the members Of both branches
of congress from the ard and semi
arid states met in the early days of
the present congress. appointed
committee of n from each state
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

changing light and shadow over a score
or more Of sitting and reclining forms.
The story teller sat on u side Of the
fire. squlttsd on the sand but with con
siderable animation and gesture As
she told her story / sat on nv grub
box opposite her, writing in the light
of the IRE a she spoke
1T is for me 10 tell you that those
marks on the foothills are the tracks
Of 4 running bear In the long time
agD. when man and animals could all
talk and understand zach other. a bear
lived On one side of the Colorado river
and a fox on the other. The fox was
an imperrinent little fellow. and fond
of teasing the bear. He would stand
on the bank and call out: You great
clumsy bear. What are you good fors
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17


'Ae 0e4r anu maoe GuIser Tor hfs
arroNs from me san No- ne tox
S'e aL rat ana Z ra~ttlesHAAe
N1~~ tne 4dAr- Tor ne anu n FOX
Aaen he i"x SAN I'm gong
way uo-nr0"- eo~n 20 the lava
pa nv IN ssA1z % eat some PRICK
: pear Lon 60 mat s0anseled ne
>H At eas~ cont a any ansl
t'u come nso tne mloasie OF the
Pa1ea- Lon touch the nrst one. you
~ 70 ano oez OF you co not IN
oet your year
0Na On rae erouno-
ACA PTVnoa ana set ON
"e H ne
- PsSn Ns@ nungrt iSr
= .ruie tna' ne ,orgot al ao"at
uN promise ana set ms quiver down.
up one Of 'ne trees tine
10 Z
gan. cactus OF AS ne ate
ne AeaFu seanc from the
ne iooAeo GOWN out could
Ns. so ne went On eating.
tne SOUND came again. and as
: saW Nzaru creeping OUT
ia. Aeao". ne eAs1aimed'
anu ueno.nz the tree ne caught
" anu threw II away No" ne paeked
up 'ne fuNer anu waking 10 another
oePo>o at It's ioot. ehmoe
q re- ano began TO AGAIN
ne nalu SOUND ana enH time a great
Haru nearis a. org as lila mon
anne out ne came Gown caught
ANd enre" II away. again placed
1He 4ul on 'he GROUND IN another
p ~ asain seemed ano'her
time ~nen ne nearo the
ROSE ne refused 10 pay any attention
10 H. DE cared nothing for the lizards
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

maintain these reservoirs as il does
other public works.
The committees on irrigation of
arid lands. in the senate and house
Of representatives proceeded prompt
~ to consider the Recommendations
Of the president The senate COM
mittee was the first to formulate
and report n bill. and the measure
was passed and sent to the other
branch Of the congress. so that IL
was received in the house of r~pr--
senratives or March A. The s~nat.
bill was reported to the house from
its committee on irrigation of arid
lands on April I. and placed on the
calendar Speaker Henderson caused
June Il to be set apart for public
discussion of the measure. and n
was passed by the house of rrpre-
sentatives June II. The bin as
adopted contained numerous amend-
ments, but substantially all of them
were accepted by the senate
The enactment provides that all
monies received from the sale of
public lands in Arizona. California.
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska.
Nevada. New Mexico, North Dakota.
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota.
Utah. Washington and Wyoming
shall be set aside as q special fund
to be known as the reclamation
fund" to be used for the storage.
diversion and development of waters
for the reclamation of arid and semi
arid lands in the said states and
territories--
The report of the house committee
shows hat s35, asa. 731 acres of land are
available for public entry in the states
and territories named in the bill
Kansas and Nebraska contain no
arid lands. although nearly one
third of the western portion of each
state II semi-arid, and susceptible Of
Improvement by irrigation More
than one-third Of the public lands
within the states Of North and South
Dakota r in the arid or semi-arid
belt The portions of the states of
0regoa and washingtoa east of The
Cascade range are either arid or
seni-arid- This condition exists
over two-thirds Of California. a fact
surprising to all who have not in
vestigsted the subject One-third of
Oklahoma is arid
All Of the other states and ter
~ritories are IN the arid belt. and
eas oay - z>d< 40 sssitasAl ~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
sus--ne Caarr >a.rais. the Fact
Ease Trademark

AEEs Lzg2l1- = >Eprxze Court Boz
la. aas ordered a rsrz.aez.
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> ~ aznsz Ptl B E1E@ou- TIE manu-
azs < ne fat pewter ez-e1 DR.
Car2s Fass P1~ter. ant z-sa a<1.-s. a
rsL -=1-s- q BraoETu- r-escrazrslx han
IN mig = =1x - Dr. C1rx Foot
Power ~-e1 . declared n ne 6ecsica
o lze tsE-, n Uearloa and Er-z-nsns
q EE t1e powder q SHAKE inrS
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F1c-EaSe --lr SUITS vii Re brought
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
THE BEARS TRACKS.
A Charming Bit Of Chemehuevi In
dian Folklore.
snas story Teller Explains Pe~s-
liar Fsrasttoa Of Fess-Hfu
Csantry d. . Ge~.siaeiy
Poetic

lS7ectai Ar1xora Iet-erl
~ The Californian side Of the Colo
" rado rivsE l was eamp<G one
night With a band Of Chsmehuevi
Indians I had rowe6 down about IS
miles. a7d after visiting several
ranches On the Arizona side. As nignt
set in l saw a large campfire a mile or
- down The river on the opposite side
Il was with some GiSeulty that l
reached the camp. for il was back from
the river nearly a mile. This mile
width e sand wa a baak deposited
BY the sand-and-salr-laGen water Of
the river. and wouhi Dc completely
washed axav-so the Indians told ne
when the sumne foods came. only
70 b deposited again when the tide
En slowly u the bank overlooking
this sand stretch the camp was formed
There we're several -kanS or houses.
AID wh-n the supper was served there
came a score or more II men
Young men and maidenS and children.
Nhc al evidently felt a. home. An In
Gau had helped ne CD with nv cam
eras oeccinx and Erub-box and as I
contributed 4 can Il Beef. 0ue fruit
and other things TO the courisSary
department I at With The rest. help
uS myself mainly from NY OWE sup
pies while the meal wzs 4 progress
AcrusS the river the C~hsuehuevi
ulu1tai-S doomed up. purple and
grand against the rapidly dark
enn- SAY. >suthward a lcu~
stretch Of re~ntIysIoPing foothills
reached along down u the Valley
and river, ard at regular Intervals on
the ridge u these foothills there we're
% b seen peculiar circular prouf-
fences a. z q row o fs-au crate-S had
once been active volcanoes I called
the attention of one Of the Indians 10
these and asked What these pro-i-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

DR- LLEvELLYN JORDAN Ma
- cal Examiner OF tia [. : r..
ury department, graduate Of ColBr.
bia College, and who served thr..v,,
at West Point. has the foIIowi5r.,
say-of Perura:
"Ahow me to express m grsttud,,,
ZOO for the benefit derived from ~
wonderful remedy. One short mr.,
has brought forth . vast ehang- anil
now consider myself . ueH us, q.
nsoafhs Of suffering. Fellow .s
Arr. Perrns win cure you"
Peruna Immediately invigora,.,.,.
nervecenters which give vitality to Ii.
mucous membranes. Then e,..-.
disappears Then catarrh is v.rp,.
rently cured.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

lydia L. Pinkham'< ye<r-
table Compound s--eE - A. =l5s
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

Let US hope, says the Chicago Chron-
icIe, that Mr. Edison is mistaken in
his prophecy that he win make auto
mobiles as cheap and plentiful as BIZ
cycles We all remember the bicycle
invasion of six or seven years axo.
and the thought Of Grand boulevard
jammed from curb to curb with sir
ding. footing. ~sereeehing aztomobiles
Is enough TO turn ones hair gray.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

Mrs Matilda B, Carse, founder Of
the proposed Women'< temple. in Chi.
eaeo' mas received the following let
ter President Roosevelt. Il b.v.
been deeply interested to learn Of tbs
work your association has under+,L.-
IN erecting the magnificent Women,x
temple in Chicago as a memorial ~
MISS Willard 1t gives me prnp,,.
pleasure to send to you and the m-n-
oers OF tne board of trustees heartie~,
CONGRATULATIONS upon the progress. al
ready made and best wishes for -.
AIRY and complete success of the nm
dertaking.- IN
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
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tes ez-ss fellow spilled ever aaIs a cup
r. * "a z1wz ~ 6acz
Heae Wafer 20 wafer. s-sr-ivl-BrI,x
-kn a t1l cup az tea instantly
Lc-sa- Pm
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

taesar for the third time decI;n.s
the profered crown
ri he exclaimed, argrsrx
mat thing IS not at all in style. IT,.
can't give me a decent Panama 49,.
want anything
lust then Bratus laughed and wen,
% 70 rP<.iipstlerto-Ny TA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
KIDNEY TROUBLES,
GS- Lcaise ". Gibson Says
That This Fatal Disease Is
Easily Cured by Lydia Z.
PiRkham's Vegetable Conn
T0uud-

rEAz NzS PrxKEAx:-T SsI. -e-
eEca1-d t-o vears aEo, / had SUI
1e-et So h1- wh klzey troubles and
C-'er col-r1s11s. All hz3 taken -
Elh Ea-1cize without relief that I
he--z q -liaz there AS ID hope Tor
r. LS l1cEed - good % ~. b.
Nh. 5 Re wl.zou. health? I waited
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bree%sE .=vs--ls-s 4 reliable bug az
te~-z2-a-- ~1i-a nav be q Use . sry
e1s Nza SaEss % ~er-.rrirate r.zbi.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

He-Ay dear. these biscuits don't
have tire true ring
sas-Wsil your teeth are tsIse.-
" Y Times.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

CAsey-You're lookin' purtv h,s ~.
fnornrn but ye seem happy enough
Gas<ty-In6ade Oh am II nak.< r.
fees great 70 tank AZ tae turrihle tactae5.
Or lad lasht noignt.
Pasy saa taos make vez 80 haouxr~
neea4se % haven't got Il this nooruin,
tnots pasy--PhilaGel9hia Pre-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

one way to avoid fatal mistake. nm A..
tinSulsalng between musnroom. 80 -
seooots ]. 70 eonhrs your ouer.-,or. -
parxnips-Chicago Daily New
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

Il . worth . thousand pounds q year "a
ns.e the habit Of looking On the bright side
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17

Lazs Lax. = 5---1 G-a TaE--. Al
ssreE.ztzrzeTEttfzsto - &c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-23
IzALC0
VOLCANO
ACTIVE
People Driven From Their
Homes in Salvador by Deep
Streams Of Lava.

New Orleans. Oct. 23.-Passensers who
arrived on the steamer from Puerto Bar
rios report that the volcano OF Izalco. In
Salvador, is now In state OF violent
eruption. which began on Sept. 7, when
Ave large openings OF craters formed on
the north side OF the valcano from which
large quantities of lava and burning
stones were elected.
People living in the town OF Izalco and
the neighbortng country. toward which
the lava poured. fed at its appearance
and believe that their houses were com
pletely destroyed. The stream of lava
which was very deep flowed for dis
tance OF three miles from the crater.
Lake Coatepeaue. which lies at the foot
OF the volcano, was flooded with boiling
sulphur from the principal crater, the
water becoming hot enough 10 cook eggs
In IT, Fears were entertained of further
disaster The volcano was still In erup-
ton when the passengers left Guatemala.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-23
FIRST MEETING
Pharsed Club Begins the Work
Of the Season.

Tho Pharsed club Of the Shepard com
pany held its opening meeting for the
year at the wellington last evening, Mr..
Shepard having offered the use of rooms
there for the purpose of the regular meet
ings q the club.
Considerable routine business was
transacted last evening. after which Mrs.
Wheeler, the social secretary. gave a
brief sketch OF some social betterment
work." which is being done by some
western firms through the social secre-
taries there employed. Mrs Wheeler
also gave an interesting account of Jane
Adams and her Hull House" work In
Chicago, showing photographs of Miss
Adams and others.
In lighter vein the game "A penny for
your thoughts" then sharpened the wits
OF the members and the prize for the
same. a handsome embroidered hand
kerchief was won by Mrs. Marie Jillson.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-23

FOR THIS
PROPERTY
Grosvenor and Amasa Mason
Estates Sold to Joseph Sam
ueI and Brother.

AT noon today William II. Herrick,
auctioneer. sold at auction on the prem
ises, the land and buildings thereon on
the southwest corner OF weybosset ana
Eddy streets. the property being known
as the Grosvenor and Amasa Mason eso
tates, belonging to the heirs of the late
William Grosvenor.
The sale was held in the council cham
ber OF the Royal Arcanum and was at
tended by a large gathering Of business
men and real estate dealers.
,esJ syI'u sesIIdmoo e1v1ss ey, plo, rrv
of land and is covered with four and
five-story brick buildings. Mr.. Herrick
stated that the roperty was taxed for
s22s $50 and returned gross annual rental
OF S2S,lso.
The first bid was for s15o.Ooo. made by
Dir. Joseph Samuels. This bid was
Jumped s25. 900 by Henry w. Cooke, and
Mr.. Samuels made It S2o0. 900 by another
bid of $4,000. Mr.. William Grosvenor.
one of the heirs. then raised the bid an
other s25,000. making the total bid s225. 900.
Then bids of 5000 each came I'm rapid
succession alternately from Mr.. Samuels
and Mr.. Grosvenor, until Mr.. Samuels
made IL $4,000. at which price 1t was
sold, Mr. Samuels buying II for himself
and brother. Leo Samuels
Mr.. Samuels was asked after the sale
what his intentions were regarding the
property and replied that he had no
definite plans In view for the property.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-23
VERDICT I'm
FIFTEEN
MINUTES
CoughIan, a Chicago Cab Driver,
Acquitted After a Weeks
Trial on Charge Of Murder

Chicago. Oct. 23-After nearly week
OF trial, followed by only Is minutes de-
liberation. jury In Judge Brentano's
court has returned a verdict Of not guilty
in the case of Edward Coughlin. charged
with the murder OF Caesar o. Harz.
The Jurors agreed without any debate
that IL was case OF Justifiable homi-
eide. Coughlin was a cabman without
a dollar. except his salary. The man
he killed was a liveryman and IL reputed
to have left an estate OF over s4Oo,000
The trouble began between HarE and
Coughlin when the latter reported that
he had driven two passengers about the
downtown district and had been unable
TO collect fare of 81. Harz is said to
have been abusive and finally said he
would deduct the amount from the pay
of the driver. Then Coughlin Is alleged
TO have said:
'I will put you where the grass will
grow over you before 1 lose that money"
The driver then left the barn and Il Is
said bought n revolver. He returned to
the office OF Harz and demanded $50
which he claimed to be due him back
pay Harz refused to give him the
money and denied that there was any
credit for Coughlin A dispute followed
and Coughlin shot and killed the other
man. The driver pleaded self defence.