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Am RUssELh DANcED moocurn.KooonEn

hI- RUSSELL DANCED HooCHRE-KoocHER.
delegate from Indian Territory gave
graphic limitations OF the scandalous
contortlon All present were highly
Interested, ana at the end OF the per.
formance the delegates declared by
unanimous vote that the hoochee-ltoo-
choe could not be done nt state fairs
TO which the Farmers union contrib
utcd funds.
Campbell Russell, who Is known far
nnd wide for his farm out I'm Indian
Territory, where he raises COWS. intro
duced the motion that the hoochee-koo-
chcc girl be barred from the fair
grounds. Mr.. Russell spoke with fer
vor on the demoralizlng effects of this
outrageous dance. lie pictured the en-.
ticement of this up TO dntc siren I'm
such forceful language that one dele.
gate, hailing from Missouri, rose aud
asked:
What do you mean by the 'hoochec-
koochee' danceT
Then In response TO the Missourlnn's
question the performance already men.
toned was given. Tint settled II.
"Scundalous" Holy Moscsw "By
gosh! ] wouldn't have dreamed g."
"And woman toow
These and similar exclumatlons
bu2zed around the hall. nnd two min.
utes later the vote OF denunclatlon had
been passed.
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THOUGHT HE WAS cARUSo.
italian Who Embraced Ladies on Car
Dueked In Icy Creek.

The smooth crystal surface covering
the creek that parallels the tracks OF
the Mononguhela nnd Washington
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad
was broken by passengers or the %
o'clock train n fow minutes after II left
Ellsworth, Ia, ON recent morning,
and Caruso from the sun kissed hills
NJ Italy, John Dravlno. was hurled
luto the icy water several times. lie
was left shlvoring. teeth chattcrlng. on
the bank, while tho passengers board.
ed the train again and Il went it's way.
DraVino got all dressed up ut his
homo I'm Ellsworth and boarded the
train TO go 10 Monongnhclu ana got
drunk This was all very we'll but
John spoiled tho afIair by getting
drunk before he left Ellsworth. lie
entered the smoking car, and after he
had msultcd several OF the smokers
Conductor Moffett stopped the train
and put him on
The train started again, but tho Ital.
ian caught tho last cur aud was again
on the train. lie entered tho car I'm
which there were many women. and
amused himself for awhile by knock
Ing of their hats. This was amusing.
but soon became tirosomc. aud John
then fell IL victim 10 the Caruso spirit.
lie embraced several women nnd then
picked out the prettlest girl I'm the car
and tried 60 kiss her.
Just mt this timo the conductor came
I'm. The women and other passengers
In the car appealed 20 him TO como TO
the aid OF the offended women. and he
stopped the train. Many OF the male
passengers who had boen I'm the smok.
Ing car heard OF tho trouble and went
to the car 10 see what could he done.
The creek near by attracted the nttou.
ton OF many at the same time. and It
was decided TO give the friend of ca.
russo ducking. II was coming 10 him.
and no got it
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NUMBER Is
THE LATEST MAN ALIVE.
Ielephonsd For Police TO Arrest Hl.rs
and Then Foil Asleep.


and Then Foil Asleep.
Weary OF his struggle FOR existence
and too lazy 10 walk to police sta.
ton. John Callahan. twcnty.seyon
years OF age, walked into n drug store
at Bayonnc, n. j.. and telcphoned tho
police 10 send n patrol wagon, saying
that he wanted To be arrested.
When he had finished tolophoning I'm
the drug store the effort OF talking
over the wire seemed 10 have exhaust.
cd all his remaining energy. and he
went TO sleep in the booth
Where's the man who wanted 10 bo
arrcstedT' demanded tho policeman I'm
charge of the wagon as he walked into
the store. The proprietor was surprised
10y the query. but when tho policeman
Insisted that there was n man thcre
who wanted 20 DO arrested search
was made.
Finally Callahan was seen I'm tho
booth and awakened 10y the policeman.
Callahan admitted ho was tho man
who telcphoncd ana was carried into
tho patrol wagon. When arralgned in
court Recorder Lazarus satisfied his
desire 10y sending him 20 tho work.
house for ninety days, and Callahan
leaned hnck I'm his chair closing his
eyes blissfully.
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the pink and white complexion OF tho
Teuton. In height she Is below me-
dium. Her features are similar 10
those OF FRITZ Schen. whom she close
ly resembles also I'm manner.
The actress story of how she was
lurcd into the princes apartments un-
der the guise OF being summoned To a
reception is best told I'm her own words.
Nothing would have ever been
heard OF this dastardly attempt on my
life," said Fraulen Zlegler "had it not
been for the princes valet. who was
also responsible for my being shot
You see, received the summons 10 Mt
tend the reception I'm tho same manner
In which hundreds OF persons I'm my
profession receive them. Thinking it
would be n good opportunity 10 meet
the best people, / went TO the royal
palace. TO my surprise / found the
prince alone. When wanted TO leave
he insisted that / remain and take
dinner with him. Not wishing 10 ere
nte scandal by escaping, / consented.
Hardly had | taken my place nt the
table across from the prince when tho
duchess appeared Mt the door and -four
ishcd n revolver. She Immediately
fired. and tho shot entered my breast.
] was secretly removed 30 hospital,
and there for n month ] lowered be-
tween life and death. The duchess
lenrned Of my presence In her hus-
bands room through his vnlct. whom
for some reason or other she hhd paid
to give her information OF her hus-
bands doings.
while ! lay at the hospital / recelv-
ed many visits from imperial emssn-
ries, md every effort was made 10 hush
up the affair. One day the deed and
tito 90 large apartment house. I'm
which / formerly resided. was sent me.
The gift was accompanied by an un-
signed note, which read, For your suf-
fering and your silenco' ON the tax
books OF the city Of Prague tho house
Is valued az $4,000 The royal donors
had even paid the taxes several years
ahead.
'For some time before my visit 30
the royal castle the prince had been n
nightly visitor 10 n thoatcr where 1
performed. The attention he paid me
IS quite common I'm Europe from cava-
Hers TO fOOtliRht fuvOritcs 40 one
there finds anything serious ln these
hirtations. and I certainly had not the
slightest intention 20 disturb the do
nestle happiness OF the granddaughter
or ihc beloved emperor. I looked upon
the prince simply no an odmirer Of art
who wished to pay me n compliment"
After her recovery the actress ap-
penrcd ln Prague. and nc the perform.
nnce a number OF officials tr.o1 20 in.
tcrrupt the performance. Tho analr
was q success. however. and before the
play had ended Frauleln Zciqler bad
been showered with flowers But tho
echo of the scandal became uubcaroblo
md the American shores were secretly
sought until they subsidcd The actress
VIII probably return agoin at the close
Of the year.
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feet deep-large enough TO hold very
big man There Is no bar and no place
for one to be fastened, and the prison
or is not tied to It I'm any way. His
hands are put IN leathern muff rest
ing on his breast He lies on his back.
The crib 10 closed and he Is left there
alone TO think IL over There is nnoth.
er crib Il few feet away, and perhaps
II contains glbberlng malefactor who
finds delight In yelling and humping
his head against the slnts This IS
enough 10 drive the other man crazy II
he isn't I'm as bad n condition himself
and I'm any circumstances II certainly
does nothing toward quietlng the most
obstreperous prisoner II he is just
mean and lazy ana vicious Il mnkes
him worse-if It doesn't drive him mad
to stay there In thnt crib the most
solitary OF all solitary confinement
the perfection OF cruel ingenuity; not
30 degrading perhaps as the whipping
post, used in some Of the state prisons
today, but inAitely more harmful to
the few remaining shreds OF morality,
hundred times more destructive Of
manhood, a relic Of barbnrous times
Just how far prison officials should
90 in furnishing convicts IS a question
that has received much attention II
needs much more. II IS important TO
record IN this connection that Of the
1928 inmates Of Lansing prison Jan. n
only four were in dark cells. In ordl-
nary circumstances this sort Of re-
strnint serves every purpose. The cells
are large and clean and well venti-
lated Bread and water forms the
entire menu for the occupant until he
feels that he can obey the rules. There
are several large, airy, light cells In
new brick house I'm which men are put
when they refuse 10 work Obviously
n man Will work I'm time n he knows
he will get nothing to eat until he has
completed q task When a man Is put
I'm one Of these cells a wheelborrow load
Jf stone IS put iu with him-and q ham
mer When inc has made "littlc ones
out Of 0ll the big ones" he gets his din
ner or supper and not sooner II sell
dom fails. When a man has been put
I'm the crib q few times he Is nt for
nothing else except In the crank house
There are several I'm that house now
who never VIII be anywhere elso-untl
they die
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PRESTON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2S 1907
UNDER 200 TONS OF COAL.
erooklyHite Buried Alive In Gin. bu,
Rescued In Nick Of Time.


Rescued In Nick Of Time.
Buried In great mass Of pea coal
which shifted like quicksand while m n
were trying TO dig him out. Nm.au
NuugusSer. n Brooklyn coal dealer. had
n narrow escape from being smothetel
- death In his yard. at Thlri street
aud the Gownuus canal. lie Is in the
Seney hospital, and the physicians be
llevc hc VIII recover
Mr.. NungnsScr had climbed to the top
OF a coal pocket TO inspect about 30
tons OF pea coal. which had Just been
uuloadel from burgess. As he stood at
the edge OF the pocket be slipped and
fell into the big bin.
y. hca NCuyusscr struck the coal he
sank 20 his knees. Ills long expert.
encc in the coal business TAUGHT him
the danger OF h,s position. ana as he
struggled he cried FOR assistance. He
thought of lying out fiat TO tnvc him.
self. but 30 quickly did he sink that
he could not do 50.
lie had sunk 20 his waist IA the
shifting mass when his cries vc.p
heard by Alexander McAlllstcr. CHIEF
engineer OF the yard. MtNlli tor call
ed 10 dozen OF the workncn ANA
rushed 10 the top OF the pocket. Honrls
were let down on which the worllnol
could staad - use their shovcls BY
this time Mr. Nungnsser had disappear
cd under the coal. The mon shovelcd
with frantic haste, but ns often MS
they would uncover the head OF their
employer he would sink out OF sight
again
After the men had work cd for ubou,
ten minutes McAlllstcr cav thnt no
headway was being made. lie thcn
opened a chute to let the coal rum from
the bin on TO II loading platform be.
low.
When about half the coal had run
out the form OF Mr.. Nuuyassrr WA
sean to be wcd,el against the mouth
Of the chute Two mon juuooI dowa
with ropes. which they wound about
his body. ana he wos then drawn up
TO tho top OF tie pocket. Abundance
Surgeon Hand OF the Scacy ho,p.ta
who had been called. found thnt MI.
Nungasscr was In bal way hccaus.
Of fine coal dust which Ind lolgel I'm
h.s lungs and nasal passages. II he
had remained under the conl minute
or two more, the surgeons said he
would probably have bocI suGocated.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-28
CRIB DUNGEON
How Insubordinate Convicts Are
Punished In Kansas.
THE REFINEMENT OF CRUELTY

Men Put Into Coffin like Box ef Oaken
Stats and Left There 90 "Think Il
over"--The Most Solitary Of Soil.
tary Confinement.
When prisoner In the pcnitentlary
I'm Lansing. Kan, becomes 80 unruly
that no ordinary punishment will i'm.
prove his temper and make him obey
orders he Is put IN the crib, says the
Kansas City Star.
Tho Kansas Inferno" written in
Lansing 10y life prisoner, II Is said.
and published I'm Wichita. tells about
the crib IN this way:
1T IS n box, with holes I'm II for air,
into which a prisoner is put face down.
ward, with II bar across his back, his
hands bound 10 his sides or breast.
His head and neck and his feet are
then 'triced up. so that he is I'm the
form OF bow, and there he stays
sometimes for forty eight hours. Men
have become raving maniacs I'm the
crib"
The cribs IN the "crank house" I'm
Lansing do not quite come up TO this
description They are cases made of
oak Stats. about seven or eight feet
long four feet wide and probably four
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side. SHE ..ct.cl her sapposcI hus.
baud md handed over the infant pre-
paru,ofy to climbing the fence. but TO
hor ast5nisIimcnt the figure disappear.
81 without a word, taking tie baby
with it
Frantic with fear. she ram. calling
Her husband ana met him coming TO-
ward the fcHce. An alarm was raised.
llguts were procured and thorough
search made. but nothing could Doe seen
Of thc child. Next morning the trucks
Of au immense bear were found lead.
ing from the spot where she bad part.
ed with the child through the woods
and up tlWurl the mountains lt is
supposed That the bear took the child
and dovouro1 &C.
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mr KISSED nEn IlAn

The train passed over them aud stop.
ped. The motorman and conductor,
walking bnck on the trostle, found tho
body Of the woman, almost unmarried
a small fracture at the base Of her
skull had killed her. The mans body
had been thrown into the creek. IF
forts TO find IL were fruitless.
Tho woman was about twenty FIVE
years old, handsome and well clad.
There was a wedding ring on the third
finger Of her left hand
She was fair and slight, weighing
only about 100 pounds, ana wore Il red
plaid suit a velvet hat with long
ostrich plume and a dark fur boa. a
gold chain. with gold watch suspend.
ed from it hung about her neck. Tic
watch bears the initials "W. c." the
sole clew 10 the woman's Identity.
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Advicos from Trlpoli depict the hor-
rors Of the slave trade between Tur.
key and TripolL IL IL openly asserted
that II is exclusively as source of
supply that the porte cares to maintain
the connection between TrlpOli and
Turkey at all In the regions OF Ma
dai Baghirmi Gehra and adjacent
countries slave raidiug j. openly car.
ried on by Arabs aud Turks solely for
the supply Of the Turkish market
Turkish ships make monthly trips aud
always sail by night with their human
cargo. The price Of a girl between
eight and twenty Is from 500 upward
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-28
KANGAROO ON SKEES.

Circus Animal Calls Bluff Of Jerry
Stronge Of 2 stport, Me.
II can beat nny man. beast or fish
that over walked, ran or 8wnm when
IL comes to sl,cc Jumping" boastfulIy
asserted jeremiah Stronga of Eastport,
Me, who hns G1mctIlug OF local rep-
utatlon In that line.
This led TO the undoing OF stronge,
and more thnn 500 persons snw n ia
nous contest.
skees are thin strips Of wood from
six to nine feet In length and, strap
ped 10 the feet. offer speedy varIa-
tion Of snowshoelng. In jumping con-
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toats the Individual speeds down tho
side Of bill until no reaches small
procipicc, from the edge OF which he
Is projected into space.
StrOnge had made record jump
ana then turned to see his opponent
strap skees to a huge kangaroo which
ne had bought from n friend In the
circus business and start II down tho
hill When the animal reached tho
precipice 81 jumped os only kanga-
roo can jump strongcs record was
beaten so badly that no one measured
tho distance.
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BURIED ALIVE TWELVE HOURS.
EN-corpto Tolls How Ho Died and
Came 60 Lifo Auain,

John Corec while testlfylng at a
trial ia CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, recently
said that In 1873. the year OF Chatta-
noogao yellow fever scourge. he was
buried alive for twelve hours. being
thought dead.
Il was tolScu ill OF yellow fovcr," ho
said. "Thc next day | died-that is,
they thought | died, but | did not.
suppose ! was In trance. They put
me In colin aud at about 10 o'clock
buried me.
II wore ring that was claimed by
young woman. That night her,
friends dug up my body TO got the
ring. heard the hnmmering on tho
box. Then felt the pulling on my.
finger.
Il sat up I'm the coffin, and the grave
dlggers ran. ! got out OF the grave.
but don't know what / did until tho
next day when | found myself on the
street In my undcrclothes."
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Livo cblekon With n..d ~,

with n very much alive chicken tied
fast TO a button on his coat and max
ing desperate struggles 20 get away.
the dead body Of James M Thomas
was found lying in a secluded raviuc
near bridge over the Dan river near
Dauvillc, Va. a schOolboy ale the
discovery from the bridge There
seems TO be- ground for the belief that
hc was murdered, but there was moth.
ing about tho remains 30 show that ne
had suffered violence. Tho presence
OF the chicken only docpcncd the mys.
terry.
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Chokcd to death by bis own tongua
over which Doc had temporarily lost
control Ferdinand Dulzo. O Detroif
brewer died ln terrible agony Fivs
months ago cancer w0s removed
from the side of DulJs tongue ana
from his check. and a9 result Of tho
operation ho would NO times lose con.
troll OF h.s tongue While cato1 with
the members of h's family at the sup
per t0bio Uulz1 suddenly began 90
choke Io jumped from thc table and
ran TO the residence of " ncighbOr
Frank Tcuk1nohy. and m11o signs TO-
Tonkouohy to pound h.m on the back
This Tcutuohy did. but apparently
without giving relief. for with n ges-
turc OF despair uuizo turned and ran
out into the yard where hc zen uucon-
sclous THO ra'e'l1r picked tbc dying
man up and carried him into bio own
house whore De died lu about nvo
minutes
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DEAD TO HER PAPA.
Because She Married Burger Puts
Girls Obituary In Paper

SNetheN ono NlhFfltu buTNgT futa
Girls Obituary In Paper.
Miss Louisa Burger Of Baltimore
was married recently. The next day
the following appeared In the death
notices OF local paper:
burger Suddenly. on Tuesday. Jan. 20
Louisa, aged eighteen years Chicago.
H.: York, Pa, and Norfolk. Va. papers
please copy) Funeral nt Portsmouth. Va.
Miss Burgers marriage to Hugh Nc
Convillo was against the wishes Of her
parents. The bride IS now with her
husband mt his home IN Portsmouth,
Va
"TO all intents ana purposes she ls
dead to me-" said John ID. Burger. the
father, "and / have sent her copy Of
the death notice as wedding present.
] want her ana everybody who knows
US 10 understand she Is dead TO us. She
can never come home. viii never see
her again"
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IN EACH OTHERS ARMS.
Man and Woman, Embracing, Stand In
Front Of Train 10 Die.


The headlight OF West Jersey and
Seashore trolley train, dancing ahead
as It's wheels sounded hollow on the
trestle over Newton creek at / o'clock
ON recent morning, suddenly showed
before the eyes of tho motorman, John
Bruden, the figures OF man and OF Il
woman. The couple We're only II few
feet distant The motorman ground
frantlcnlly at the brakes The figures
drew closer rs the distance between
them and the train was lessened. As
the train bore down upon them ho saw
them wrap their arms about one an
other The man kissed the womnns
hair.
Shouting u vain warning, drowned
by tho noise OF the train. Bruden saw
their faces 40 near that hc conid have
touched them Then they disappeared
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10 stop = cold with r.c,cnues safer
chan 90 lctitruo aud cure DO afterwards.
Taken at thc .sHecle stage rrctonucs
will head of 40 colds and erppc aud per
baps save YOU from pneumonia and brou-
chtls Prevenucs arc uuie toothsome can
dy cold cure tablets selling iu Sc and 2sc
boxes. n you are chilly 30 you begin 20
sneere, iry Pfcvenucs They will surely
check the cold, and please you Sold BY
she siriokler Dfpe Store
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GAVE Ef"Y TO BEAR.
Woman In Dusk Mistook Animal For
Her Husband

During the i.teuSc cold or the last
few days of january wild animals
from tie Virginia mountains were fore
ell down to the settlements FOR food
As result Mrs. James Ingram lost her
baby Ia II fearful manner.
Early in the afternoon her husband
had occasion to 60 out on business but
arranged to go with her later to tie
home OF ncighbor. not flr distant
where there was 10 bo dance. II
was agreed that he should meet her nt
a fence near n small wood ana take
tacir child and - with her the rest OF
the way. The woman started later
than she intended. nnd II was dark and
cold when she reached the fence where
she saw dimly n figure OH the other
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SHOT BY A PRINCESS.
Actress Visiting In Baltimore
Tells a Remarkable Story.
DINED WITH GRAND DUKE.

Grand Duchess Found Her Alone With
Him and pulled a Gun"--Thsy Gave
Her $4,000 House "For Hor Silence" !"
Fled 90 America.
Mario Zicglor, the Austrian actress
and prima donna OF the Opera Co.
miluc In Prague, the shooting OF
whom 10y the Grand Duchess Eliza.
beth OF Austria loss thnn two years
ago In the rooms OF tho duchoss' hus.
band, Prince otto Windisch. Gruetz,
caused n tremendous sensation I'm Eu-
rope IL visiting Baltimore.
Tho actress arrived In this country
several months ago partly for rest and
partly To escape the echo or the scan
dnl through which she was almost
killed 10y the Emperor Joseph's grand
daughter She will remain In Bnltl.
more for about ten days
Froulcin Zlcglcr IL twenty four years
of age. She has the golden hair and
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Want. Al. eha.. on obu,.h n...a

Accompanying % bequest Of $4,000
90 tho Swcdcnborgiau church OF Ko.
komo, IND, by George w. Dcncubaugh.
a wealthy but eccentric citizen. ls tho
condition that his spirit shall be elected
n member OF the board Of trustees of
the organization and shall be allowed
70 meet with So and take part in pro.
ceedings incident TO carrying out the
be1uost Details for the dissemination
Of the heavenly doctrine. d" as hc terms
it are given in the will. lie names the
board Of trustees. two Of whom are his
sons
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On the allegation that Carl II. vorce
was so enthusiastic a baseball fan ho
neglected his home duties Mrs Fran.
ccs Norce OF Cleveland obtained di.
vorcc. Mrs Vorce told the judge her
husband bad pawned her diamond ring
several times 10 obtain money 20 gain
admission 10 the ball grounds
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strarales Himsolf Win Shawl strsp.

ofTH0UTlI TIIWOoTT WITH 3n0WT 3TT8pI
Charles w. Schultz. a Memphis
ucuul banker, committed suicide at
the Battle Creek NfichJ sanltorium by
ftraugulHtion Accompanied by his
vito. la went 20 the sanl,arium two
months u4o. suffering with extreme
nervousness aud subject 60 hllIuclna.
tlons When Mrs Schultz awoSc one
morning she found her husband dead
IN the bathtub. with shawl strap
buckicd tight around bis neck Schultz
was quite wealthy and had mania
that his money was going 90 b, tokcn
away from him lie was sixty.thrcc
years old 40 inquest will be held
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Use little Kodoi after your meals and
90 v'i. be found 10 afford prompt and cH
cicnt relief Kodol neir'y spproximsies
the digestive juices. it digests what you
eat ltis sold on guaranteed relief plan.
Sold here by Stfickler's drug store and w.
Dent Ncwb burg
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Thomas ". Peck chief clerk of the
ST. Louis school hoard. who had issued
checks FOR fictitious substitute teach
or 90 woman uccompIro. WIS in
such q hurry 90 go to the pauetcuu1ry
that. rather than wait @ few days ho
paid hls own fare and that of the shcr.
in to Jefferson city