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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

E2WW Il don't think that, eXpostulateo
Durham. "Under the circumstances
the jury could hardly bring in a different YER
dict.
6 "You kn9w that Bernars is innocent" snap
ped the lIliy
fg for the lsidencel" interrupted Miss
Bey 1garia. II CO. by my own knowledge of the
BIZ He wouldn't kill Ay.'
This was so truly feminine argument that
Durham, with shrug, held his tongue There's
no more to be said," he remarked.
Il know thJt," snapped Miss Berengaria in a
bad humor. III quite upset by all the rub
biz those fools have been talking. What's to
be done next?"
Il shall go down to Gore Hall and read the
VIII"
IIa!' said the old lady, brightly. "Can you
ld9 that until you are sure of the death of Ber-
Tlrd?"
8"Yes. He may be dead after all"
"He isn't. l tell you
II 'Ihen it is all the better he should be thought
70 be so," said Durham, giving up the point in
the face of this firm opposition.
"Why?" asked Miss Berengaria promptly.
Because no search will be made for Gore
should he be alive and in hiding. Yet fear
Beryl will search"
ii don't see why he should. Oh, I see what
you mean. Sir Simon, the horrid old Well,
we say nothing about that. But he has left
the money to Beryl, after disinheriting Bernard
for keeping faith with my poor Alice"
mot exactly that" said Durham, hesitatng.
"I can't tell you the contents of the will, Miss
Plantagenet, as"
that. I'll come to the Hall and hear it read.
T,ut of course / know it already."
'In that case there's no more to be said" re-
piled the solicitor, suppressing smile. Miss
Derengaria it.
"Ha!" said she, sharply and pondering. $50
Bernard's not disnherited after ALL"
"I never said So"
"You smiled. That's quite enough for me.
IA mods as good wink to blind horse
Not that I'm horse or blind. Thank God I
have my eyesight and read print with
glasses Well, keep your professional secrets
but; tell me this Will Beryl-the deuce take
hirn-hunt for Bernard"
"Not if he thinks he is drowned, as is prob
able" said Durham, rather surprised at hearing
strong language from the lips of the lady.
3 Sand if he thinks otherwise?"
"He will certainly hunt" replied the lawyer
detcrminedly.
"Ha!" said Miss Berengaria, rubbing her nose
$50 that's it, is it"
"What do you mean, Miss Plantagenet?"
s'That Bernard has not been disnherted
That old scamp-no, we must talk better of him
that the good old man who is dead repented
and left the money to his rightful heir. What
a joke!" Miss Berengaria chuckled 'There!
there!" she went on, catching Durhams eyes
'It's all right You have told me nothing.
can guess. Well well, must wait till the
will is read Then we shall see what is to be
done to prove Bernard's innocence"
"That will be a hard task" said Durham, with
a sigh; then added, with some little hesitation
Miss Plantagenet, should Beryl make advances
to you in the way of friendship receive them"
''Hum,' said the lady. "I detest the fellow.
''But for Bernard's sake"
sFWhat plan have you in your head?H she ask
ed sharply and peering into his troubled face
None But think that after the reading o.
the will"
Miss Plantagenet chuckled, After the read
ing-wellf"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

way and ran solid and high across the treacher-
Gus bog towards the coast, Here it took sud
den turn, and passed through several fishing vii
lagos on its way to Market-on-Sea. And thence
between hedges it passed onward to London, a
road once more. Some distance from the curve
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
CHAPTER VIII
BERNARD,s ENEMIES.

HE deceased baronet was buried in the
family vault under st. Peters Church,
with all the pomp of wealth.
Durham, as the solicitor and execu-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
CHAPTER VII-Cenfinued
7-7-S7-

lOOLS," said Miss Berengaria, as she
drove back in her brougham with Dur
...S;sszzss. ham to the office of the lawyer.
eeyaSeI IL don't think that" expostulated
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
CHAPTER TX
AT COVE CASTLE.

I'VE miles from Hurseton the marshes
began and did not end until they
touched the coast.
The road from Hurseton changed
where the marshes began to cause
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

10 BE Continued Nest sunaay
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11

Bryn Mawr. Miss Appleby had just ar.
offered to teach the game at Smith. So
great was the interest ct frat that 500 girls
came out 10 play.
Later the excitement subsidized. Now
there are about fifty girls in each class who
play the game.
Tennis, with the interclass competitions,
and horseback riding are two popular
sports. The Smith girls ride astride and
the sight Of about twenty OF them canter-
ing through the village in a hurry is a
Canoeing is enjoyed in the spring and
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zones, beyond which certain players may
not move, there Is none Of the roughness
that characterizes games between mems
teams. The captain Of the freshman team
this year Is Mis- Florence Shevlin, whose
brother, Thomas Shevlin, was captain OF
the Yale football team last season.
Field hockey, the big outdoor sport at
Smith, was introduced several years Ago.
II IL a great British game aud Miss Berenson
thought 1t would be excellent for the girls
to learn.
While she was aearching for some one
who could teach the game she got a let
ter from Miss Appleby, since instructor at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
IA

summer on Lake Paradise, we'll worthy OF
winter. There is plenty Of s~nowshoeing,
too. Swimming is taught in a tiny pool
in the gymnasium and almost all the girls
know how to swim.
The Allen recreation field when 1t is COM.
pleted will be equipped with seven tennis
courts, a good field hockey ground and outs
door basketball courts. There will be q
field clubhouse with shower baths so that
the girls after exercising on the field will be
able TO get a good healthtul reaction without
having to trot a long way in the same
clothes they use for exercise.
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Smith. instead of five,
and owing to the
peculiar system OF
dividing the floor into
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regular exercise and
do not know what 1t
a Many Of them
att " IA l. -e:--
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-25

ITO hammer at money will not gain
souls and you cannot stir them up.
1t is not question Of money but of
results.
"You cannot snirk this work with
out dragging the cross Of Christ into
the DUST
Rev. Beaver said that here on the
Pacific coast is to be the theaier of
the first act in the complete Starvation
of the world and this was what led him
to make the statement that he would
rather be mere than any other place.
Scarcity of Laborers.
"The field is getting ahead Of US.
There is scarcity of laborers for the
work.
''The reason is that there are so
many deadheads. Put everybody to
work. hunt him up when he comes
to town and make him work He will
either work for heaven or for the devil
in hell. It is our duty to put MIN to
work in the right direction"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-25

but still 1t is hardly fair to compel
us to pay this license on hacks not
In use all the time"
Other hackmen took the same crew
of the ordinance and some effort may
be made to get the measure amended
to meet the conditions complained Of.
Hackmen contend the new license ma
stefially cuts down their profit to such
an extent it may result in fares being
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-25

endeavored to give the public the best
possible service and to do this is
compelled to maintain many hacks.
There should be some arrangement
made whereby an established business
should not be compelled to pay the
full license fee where hacks are not in
use all the time. I realize it would be
a hard matter to satisfactorily adjust
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-25
bAPT|STS ARE INTERESTED
Listen 10 Stirring Address by
Rev. Beaver
WOULD RATHER STARvE IN THE WEST
WALLA WALLA PASTOR STATES
HIS OBJECTIONS TO BIG SAL
ARIES IN EAST.
WOULD RATHER sTARVE IN THE WEST

IT would rather be a starv-
ing pauper preacher on this
coast than $4,000 a year preacher
in the east" was one of the signif-
cant statements made by Rev. ]. H.
Beaver, pastor of the Park Street
Baptist church of this city in his fer
vent address before the Baptist con-
vention this morning.
"The Mystery of Goodness" was the
subject of the talk and this was called
the greatest theme that the human
mind can contemplate"
Nowhere does the Bible speak of
the stewardship of money except per-
haps in one parable, but what 1t
means is the mystery of goodness
Divinity contracted to a span to de-
scend to the lowest depths, even to
death on a cross.
Creations Question.
"God has committed this holy thing
to you. Underneath the blue dome of
Calvary was settled the question at
fecting all creation for all the ages. It
was God against Satan and heaven
against hell. The battle fought on CAL
vary was settled the question affecting
all creation for all the ages. It was
God against Satan and heaven against
hell. The battle fought on Calvary's
brow was for other worlds If they
have peoples.
1.-THE work was then left In the
hands of babies for such were the
churchmen of that time, but because
they took it up they were filled with
the holy spirit.
If you see an unredeemed soul say
it is my stewardship and take it up,
you should not hesitate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-25

The discussion of the able sermon
was taken up by Rev. T. ]. Collins and
Rev. J. c. Havnaer.
Hon. E. T. Trimble reported for the
historical committee and Rev. F. o.
Lamoreus on obituaries.
The session of the convention this
afternoon was devoted to Women's
work and was conducted by the sisters
of the church. Mrs. c. A. Perkins re-
ported on home missions and Mrs. w.
A. Watson on foreign missions.
The church is filed with large post
ers headed "Boost, boost, boost" They
are to stimulate and tell Of the cam
paign of the Sunday school workers
Of the church of the campaign Of the
Sunday school workers of the church
who propose to get 10000 scholars in
the Sunday schools of the coast be-
tween now and the first of next year.
FOR SALE-PURE BRED BROWN
Tooborp uops phono Q70
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ais. or occasions when there Is
bi demand for hacks and rigs.
Ordinarily we only have about one
half of our hacks in use all the time,
but still we have to pay SO a quar-
ter for those in use sometimes not
more than once or twice week and
oftimes not more than two or three
times a month.
May Raise Fares.
aaTho McRrido cnmnanV has ALWAYS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-25

a year. said Alex Mcdonald, a men,
Der of the firm this morning. las the
ordinance now stands we are COM
PEELED to pay $40 a quarter for many
rigs that are only used in emergen-
cies, such as during fair week, funer-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-25

FOR SALE-PURE BRED BROWN
Leghorn Hens, Phone 972.
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The Mcbride company has Away
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
A Fresh New Line of Silk PettiCOat.

position of most Of the aspirants for
nominations for county offices. it is
probable that some of the candidates
will have to fight for nomination on
the floor of the convention.
DR.. H. B. Mehrmann is out to succeed
himself as County Coroner and DR..
Charles L Tisdale of Alameda has his
cap set for the same office, G, E.
Thomas Of Berkeley feels that he Is
just the man for County Assessor,
while the incumbent, Henry P. Dalton,
is likewise seeking the Republican in
dorsement. Everett ]. Brown and
Clarence Crowell are racing to secure
the nomination for District Attorney.
These are the contests that the Re
publican County Convention will be
called upon to settle
There is to be an opposition primary
ticket in Alameda, the delegates on
which will favor Bert L. Fisher for
Supervisor to succeed ]. R. Talcott. and
which it is understood will be friendly
to DR.. Mehrmann for Coroner. The
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
PRIMARY PROMISES
WARM CONTEST.

OAKLAND, Aug. 11---With the ap-
proach of the general primary election
are livening up and the cry Of the can
didate and his friends is heard in the
land. Full delegations to the State and
County conventions are to be elected
by the Republicans. There will be but
one set of State delegates in the Re-
publican field and they will be for
Par6ee for Governor.
While the outcome of the primary
election is expected to determine the
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12

other primary ticket will be for DIT,
Tisdale for Coroner. The supporters OF
Fisher and Tisdale are out rustling
votes for their favorites and the island
city has been delHged with campaign
literature.
The faction Of the Union LABOR
party directed by J. B. Bowen and c.
". Petry and the faction headed by A.
s Ormsby are still going their separate
ways and making their separate plans
to capture the majority of delegates at
the primary election.
Democrats and their doings are scar
Ger this year than ever. but the sur
vivors Of the unterrihed old guard are
looking forward with pleasure to the
reunion at the county convention.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
CAPTAIN MARTIN To ADDRESS
THE POLITICAL EQUALITY CLUB
VIII Explain Ante-Nuptial Contract
Law Which He Intends to Present
TO the Next Legislature

BERKELEY, Aug 11-Captain E J.
Martin will explain his proposed ante
nuptial contract law, which he desires
the Legislature to adopt, to the women
Of the Political Equality Club at their
annual meeting at the residence Of Mrs.
William Keith, 2207 Atherton street,
next Wednesday afternoon. officers of
the club viii be elected at that time
Captain Martin proposes that persons
planning marriage should execute
contract before marriage, arranging for
q division of property and income. He
believes that such a course would pro-
mote domestic harmony and minimize
divorces.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
Evangelist. VIII Continue Services.

Evangelists Granstan and Powers
will conduct the services today, morn
ing and evening. at Westminster Pres
and Page streets. The evangelistic SER
vices will continue through the week,
every evening except Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
Notice to the Public.

Landseer's celebrated autograph Of
the lion A new shipment just received.
Price Ice. To customers free CHAS-
LYONS. Londen Tailor. 1882 Fillmore
street, near Ellis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
NATION MAY FORCE
PRESIDENT TO RUN
Continued From First Page.

tax ideas and will set the wheels in
motion for tariff reform. He is in
eubatipg other reform measures to meet
the rapidly changing conditions Of
American social life. A year from now
will probably find him with few of his
Recommendation enacted into law. He
will be standing at the threshold of
new policies. The short session of con-
gress, which, eliminating the holiday
recess, will occupy only little over
two months, will not afford time to
carry out the legislation which the
president will recommend. His poll
cies will be in formative state at the
very time when popular sentiment is
shaping itself to nominate the next
president. -
All the signs indicate that Mr..
Roosevelt s personal popularity is even
greater than it was in 1904. AS can
dldate for president again he would
probably break up the solid south and
carry several states heretofore demo
cratic. No other candidate Of the re-
publican party could probably hope to
40 this as the conditions now exist.
These are the Impressions Of republican
leaders here reflected in private con.
versation, and they seem to be borne
out by the action Of several state con.
ventions declaring for the president s
reorganization in spite of his refusal to
again be a candidate. ...-...<. 49,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
CHINESE ]. i PLAY AT
GAME OF WAR
Force Moves on Picking Which Is
Defended by Hurriedly
Gathered Troops.

Changtefu, Province Of Honan,
China, Oct. 22,-The autumn maneuvers
of the Chinese imperial army began to-
day in the neighborhood Of Changtefu.
About 10000 troops from the provinces
of Ho Nan, Hu Peh, Che Ii and Chang
Tung are engaged, under the command
Of Yuan Shi Kai, commander-in-chief
Of the Chinese forces, and General Tih
Liang. including cavalry, infantry and
artillery.
A southern army composed Of the HUI
Peh and Ho Nan forces is supposed to
have landed in the Yangtse valley and
one wing is endeavoring to reach
Picking by way of the Picking & Han.
kow railroad, and northern army
composed Of the Chi Ii and Chang
Tung troops, is compelled to defend the
capital at short notice.
The troops engaged in the operations
are equipped with the most modern &C.
couterments, rifles and guns, and pre-
sent an appearance highly creditable
to the foreign officers who have drilled
and trained them. The maneuvers
have evoked the greatest interest il
foreign countries. No less than thirty
military attaches Of foreign powers are
closely following the operations, which
will conclude with a grand review anc
entertainment of the foreign guests by
the officials of the province and officers
of the Chinese army. ~- -:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
ROAD EYADES CANADA 49,
WHILE NATION SLEEPS
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal r..
Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 22.-Quietly and
without the slightest manifestation to
indicate that anything unusual had hap
pened, one Of the biggest revolutions
in the railway world has just been &C.
complished. It is in connection with
the completion of the ''Y'' that con-
meets the Delaware & Hudson railway
with the Canadian Pacific system at st.
Constant. -
Much has been written and much has
been denied as to the part that the Del
aware & Hudson is to play in. Cana
dian transportation, but high author
ity in the railway circles of this coun.
try states that an agreement has been
entered into with the Canadian Pacific
by which the Delaware s. Hudson trains
will be able to enter Montreal in De-
cember next. The Delaware & Hudson
contract with the Grand Trunk expires
on the 30th of June next, and it is to
provide against possible eventualities
that the present arrangement has been
made with the Canadian Pacific.
The question that is puzzing promi-
nent Canadian railway officials at the
moment. is where the ultimate terminus
Of the Delaware & Hudson will be-, It
is recognized that the company means
to provide it's own terminals in Mon.
treal, with line to Quebec as an i'm
portant auxiliary for traffic develop.
ment. This line is now being built J.!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
.CLEMENCEAU AT -. t.
F WORK ON CABINET
Foreign Office Offered to Poin.
care, But Declined Place
~. :. for Picquart.

: Paris, Oct. 22.-M.. Clen1eneeau- has
begun the formatio 9of cabinet. He
Offered the foreign office portfolio to
M. Poincare, minister Of finance in the
Sarrien administration, who declined.
M. Caillaux, who was finance minister
in the Waldeck-Rousseau cabinet, has
accepted the portfolio Of finance. It is
regarded as certain that M. BRAND,
minister of public worship; NJ. Barthou,
minister Of public works; NJ. Ruau,
minister Of agriculture; NJ. Thomson,
minister of marine, and M. Doumergue,
General Picquart will get the war port
folio. A new ministry of labor may
be created, with NJ. Viviani, the well
known socialist deputy, at it's head.
The portfolio of minister of justice,
it is understood, will be offered to M
Millerand. Ts8 :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
RAILROAD WAIVED
SWITCHING FEES
Milwaukee Handled Grain for
Patron Free, Member of
Firm Admits.

Kansas City, Oct. 22.-The inter-
state commerce commission here today
began an investigation Of the relations
of railroads to grain dealers and ele.
vator companies.
n: P: Simends, of the Simonds-
Shields Grain company, members of the
Kansas City Board of Trade and buyers
partner, S. w. Shields, is manager of
an elevator in Kansas City, and a por;
ton Of the storage tanks which his firm
leases from the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway. 49,. ,-
On direct examination Mr.. Simonds
said Mr.. Shields was employed as man
ager of the elevator by the Milwaukee
railroad and received stated monthly
salary. -.
Later, in reply to question from
Commissioner Clarke, Mr.. Simonds adj
mitted that there were no switching
charges made by the Milwaukee rail.
road on grain passing in and out OF
the elevator if it came over that road
but that charge of So car was made
if handled by any other road.
Traded with Regulars 49,:
Mr., Simonds denied that the fact that
Mr.. Shields was manager Of the ele'
vator had anything to do with the rea'
sonableness Of his firm s leases on the
elevator Mr.. Simonds said that-in: bid
ding for grain in the country his firm
did not deal entirely with what are
termed Irregular" elevator men, but
said they did not like to bid for grain
owned by independent elevator men fol
| fear it might create a. feeling ," with
the regulars. e 3?''2.}Ex "2:sts.=1 Ut.
They had, prior to two years ago, re-
ceived few isolated letters from Okla
homa and Kansas persons asking then
men, but had not let it interfere with
their actions. -.s -.
+ Mr.. Simonds is not now actively en-
gagged in business and was not familiar
with all the, firm g dealings. His part
ner, s. w. Shields, he said, was in St
| Louis OF Chicago, and COMMISSIONS
Clarke requested that the latter be
wired to be on hand tomorrow to tes
[ tifY. =. - = q:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
DOUGLAS SCOUTS
JOHNS0N'S CLAIMS
Speakers at Caledonia Rally Take
the Wind from the Gov
ernor's Sass.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Caledonia, Mimi, Oct. 22-At re-
publican rally here, State Auditor liver.
son and w. B. Douglas were greeted
with good audience of voters. Mr..
Iverson spoke briefly and counselled
harmony and loyalty to the party
ticket. y -
Judge Douglas reviewed state and ma
tlonal affairs at some length and after
compllmenting Governor johnson on his
personal integrity and honesty of in
lemons, arraigned the administration
ior mixing the board Of control in poll
Tics and for refusing to indorse Chief
Justlc Start. He showed by record evil
dence that as early as May IS, 1908,
Auditor, Iverson collected double and
treble damages from timber trespassers
ana that this custom was by no means
unusual long time before Mr., johnson
left his editorial chair in st. Peter.
| The judge said that while the state
board of equalization, appointed bv
Johnson, raised The assessment in ST.
Louis county little less than nine mil.
hons, and in Itasca a trife over one
million, Mr.. Schwab, president of the
steel trust, made affldavits that that
concern owns properties in st, Lonis
county !ll.y alone aggregating seven hundred
| iiAiiAAono, IuItHeI, GnaC y y. hill but
recently sold his mines to the United
States Steel company, which he him.
self estimates worth many hundred mil
lions. Mr.. Iverson at the meeting
stated, that the Mahoning mine alone
is worth about twenty-five millions. =. :.
This. same board of equalization
raised farm lands in Otter Tail county
over three million and in Clay county
over one-half a million, thus indicating
that the boasted raise of these, min f
was, entirely too low, and that. they
ought to, have been raised five, or ter
times as much
Mr., Douglas suggested that. in view
of these facts, if Governor johnson is
entitled to throw bouquets at himself
for saving one hundred thousand a veal
for the state on salary Of SIS 900, ther
Mr.: Cole may save the state at least
half a million on: the same salary By
doing his full duty. j.. ~
The judge delivered one of the bes4
speeches heard in the campaign and i
was the, general belief of those wh>
heard him that the governors ftunan
swerable account Of his stewardship
Is sorely in need of patching.