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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26
Perils That Beset the Path of the
Chemical Detective.
BY Prof. Charles A. Doremus.

The value of the expert analytical
chemist, now known as the chemical
detective through his cooperation with
the New York police department and
detective bureaus, is greater than is
indicated merely by his work in fer
reting out poison mysteries. His field
of usefulness is by no means limited
to that one class of crime. Many
cases are on record where the chem
ical detective alone has been able to
unmask the most ingenious forgeries
of wills, deeds and other papers His
expert knowledge of the composition,
the ingredients and the nature of ex-
polsives is relied upon to solve ex-
plosion mysteries, particularly bomb
explosions, and to furnish clews, based
on his investigations, without which
1t would often be next to impossible to
make an arrest or secure conviction.
Tremendous risks must be taken by
the chemist employed to fathom an
explosion mystery. The loss of a
limb, an eye. d.sfiguremAlt for life.
or even death, may follow the slight
est mishap while he is making his
tests. Yet 1t is a risk which must
often be taken in order to throw every
possible light on the case and to de-
velop every clew, no matter how
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26
VARYING Detective Work.

II is with a convenient Disguise
perhaps a false mustache or beard
and a revolver in his hip pocket that
the detective starts out on his search
for a criminal. 1t is with test tube
and Bunsen lamp that the chemical
detectives begins his search, perhaps
forthe same Identical lawbreaker Each
is taking desperate chances. Death
turks behind every dark corner and in
every cellarway for the first and in
deadly gases and poisons for the lat
ter. Yet by their widely divergent
paths they often arrive at the same
end
The man who is following his clew
through the alleys and the Railways
of the tenements is at great advan-
tage, however. over his brother detec-
tive. the chemist. The former has
rarely 10 start his investigation with.
out clew of some character; the lat
ter must begin in complete darkness.
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Seldom Meet Failure.

AS cunningly and carefully as the
regular police detective follows the
dark and winding alleys of the city
in the search of clew that will lead
him to the culprit, just so carefully
does the chemical detective follow the
channels of the body in his search for
a clew to the poison or other cause
that led to the death OF the victim. No
subterfuge. however cunning, can
throw these unerring sleuths of the
body off the trail, according to a
writer in the New York World. The
resources of latter-day chemistry, with
patience and perseverance, can extort
from the body of man long dead and
buried the secret which his destroy
ers vainly imagine went to the grave
with him.
No more subtle crime exists than
that of poisoning. Its detection is pos
sible only to the acute analytical mind
of the scientific man who has devoted
the greater part of his life to the study
of chemistry. It's victim is attacked
without being given chance to es'
cape. The user of poison is a coward
but his cowardice is accompanied by
a cunning that often proves more than
a match for the keenest old-style de-
tectives in the world.
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SHE PAID HER FARE.
Moral: Never Go on the Car with Your
Money Hidden.

The pretty woman got in, walked
the length of the car and took seat
by the plain woman. The car sta rted,
and the conductor, his lips puckered
in an inaudible whistle, started slowly
down the middle of the car in the trail
of the pretty woman.
MY goodness" whispered the pref
ty woman to the woman who was an
utter stranger to her then, every cent
of money I've got with me is in my
stocking.!"
A whisper carries long way some.
times.
Two young men right across the car
perked up their ears. So also did an
old man whose head would have been
bald if he had taken his hat off, be-
cause there was a little white rim all
round just under his hat. A man who
was sitting with a woman who APP
peared to be his wife tried not to
listen, while few half.grown boys
about frying size giggled outright.
What in the world am l going to
do?' whispered the pretty woman in
a tone that would have been audible
on the corner If the car had stopIA1.
Now the plain woman might nave
said to her: why, here is my purse.
Help yourself to a nickel" but she
didn't. Instead she said:
Don't you suppose you can get it?"
At that the two young men right
across from them opened their eyes
wide and the small boys giggled some
more.
How can /, right here in front of
everybody" asked the pretty woman
You can't-er, very WELL" said the
plain woman.
Then with firm, transfixing and
hypnotic eye on the young men directly
in front of them and eventually taking
in the small giggling ones, the plain
woman said: "Ill stand up in front of
you and surround you the best way
can while you take it out
And that was what the plain woman
did.
The pretty woman was long time
getting the money, so long that the
two young men got fidgety the bald.
headed mans bald head blushed and
the man with his wife had to look
sadly the other way out of another
window because his wife made him.
At last, however, the wad was drawn
forth, and the pretty woman, very red
in the face, paid her fare. Then all
the men sighed.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26

New York.-Here is typical case
for the chemical detective-the man
who "reads blood" Substituting test
tube and powerful microscope for
the ordinary detectives revolver and
handouts, this scientific expert of the
police department sets out to track
down the murderer and the poisoner
With a drop of blood, an empty
poison bottle, bloody finger mark or
a hastily scrawled note as his only
clew to work on, he exerts the whole
force of his scientific knowledge as a
probe to get to the bottom of the mys-
terry or at least to find some slight
clew which may eventually lead to a
solution and to the arrest of the GRIM
inal. The chemical detective, owing to
his success In solving many recent
murder mysteries, is now regarded as
a very important and necessary adj
junct of the detective bureau in New
York and other important cities. He
is the man who reads that which to
the average unscientific would be un-
Ineligible.
He subjects the bloodstained hand.
kerchiefs and other garments submit
ted to him by the police and detec-
tives to certain miscroscopical and
chemical tests, considers his findings
in conjunction with every other scrap
OF information his expert chemical
knowledge Is able to develop about the
case, and then he reports, advising
the detectives to look for consump-
overlooking man about 2S years old,
dark complexion, three gold teeth, the
center one suspended from bridge.
Then follows a general description of
the man, which in view of the facts
the expert chemical detective has been
able to deduce, may be considered
fairly accurate.
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eoxwood Birds Roost in Halls.

When the first box tree bird was
put in the hall of a house by an in
ventive hostess visitors disputed pc
litely as to the nature of the bird
IT'S an eagle" asseverated many
ITS an English sparrow" was the ex
pressed conviction of many more
Really, it didn't matter much what
bird was in the florists eye when he
clipped the green lockwood; he con
sidered he had achieved an artistic
triumph when he scissored out some
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26
CHECKED BIG STRIKE
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF DAVID
LLOYD GEORGE.
Man Who Prevented English Railway
Trouble-Justifes Hopes Of Ad-
mirers and Disappointed En-
enies by Good Work.

London.-From its furze and heather
clad hills and mountains Wales sent
down a man to save Great Britain
from the loss and danger OF great
railway strike. He is slight-framed,
sharp-faced, keen-minded. fine'nerved.
high-spirited, audacious man, typical
of his country and the idol of its peo-
pie His name is David Lloyd George
and he is 43 years old. He is lawyer,
has been member of parliament for
several years and has been a rafting
good president of the board of trade
since 1906 1t is doubtful If he has his
match in the house of commons as a
ready and fearless debater. His first
laurels in this line were won in his
scathing onsets against Chamberlain
when the latter's prestige in the COM
mons cowed the average member into
silence.
Leader of young Wales, fiery and
reckless, born lover of revolt. Lloyd
George has been pointed to by the con-
servative press as horrible example
of what happens when the radicals get
into power At first nobody took him
very seriously. His virile phrases, his
epigrams, his impetuous eloquence
passed as something interesting
enough, but without real Importance.
1t was assumed that his very extrava-
gance would keep him from getting into
a position where he would be danger.
GUS But instead of holding him back,
his aggressiveness sent him forward.
His fighting abilities gave him place
among the leading liberals so strong
that when cabinet was formed after
the liberal victory in 1905 there was
no denying him a place in it.
His career since then has been one
of immense activity and uninterrupted
progress He has taken a deep inter.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26

The detective who mingles daily
with the men OF crime must be keen
excels in his profession. 1t Is largely
his instinct that tells him when he
is close on the trail of a criminal
The chemical detective, on the con.
trary, must be and is equally as keen
of eye and ear, but his intinct can
avail him nothing. He can guess at
nothing. He must know. He can take
nothing for granted. Each and every
clew must prove itself before he can
place any estimate on it's value.
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more thorough investigation. The
body of the dead man was exhumed.
In the presence of Prof. Doremus
and score of prominent physicians no
trace of anything unusual was found
on the body. A most careful examina.
ton failed to reveal anything that
would even prompt suspicion of
poison. The circumstances of the
mans death and the character of his
companions however, made the insur-
ance company persist in it's investiga-
lions.
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Proved Three Murders.

II was the persistency of Prof
Doremus. the chemical detective in
that case, which sent DIR. Meyer to
prison for life 1t was through the
persistency and skill of the same de
tective that the conviction OF DR.
Buchanan, accused of numbering his
wife with morphine, was secured. 1t
was through the skill of chemical de
tectives that the conviction OF Carlyle
Harris, accused of poisoning his wife
with morphine, was secured 1t was
the chemical detectives that furnished
the strongest evidence for the prosecu-
ton of Albert 7. Patrick and many
others.
The chemical detectives work in
blood-reading rests requires a most ex-
tensive knowledge of the actions of
various kinds of poisons on the human
body. BY carefully testing the blood
he Is often able to tell the exact cause
of death, the kind of poison used and
how 1t was administered The i'm
portance of this in cases where the
most careful autopsy reveals practical
ly nothing will be readily understood.
In handwriting tests the chemical
detective, who in this way has come
to be identified as a handwriting ex-
pert, will often spend long hours study.
ing one insignificant little letter "a
under his microscope and comparing
it with other samples of handwriting.
1t is in this way that tiny clews have
been found leading on to other and
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26

When the detectives searched the
room In which the murder had been
committed they found one or two
clews which may establish the iden-
tity of the mysterious murderer and
lead to his arrest.
The first was mans handker-
chief OF fine quality. In one corner
were several tiny drops of blood.
showing that the handkerchief had
been used to stanch very small
wound such as a pin-prick or
scratch or a pimple,
The most important find of all
was on the inner side of the door
panel where the bloody imprint of
thumb and three finger tips was
visible. The portion of the door
bearing the tell-tale finger-prints has
been cut out and sent with the
handkerchief to the laboratory of
the chemical detective, An impor-
tant arrest, 1t Is announced, will fol-
low the experts analytical examina-
ton OF the evidence now in his pos
session.
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thing resembling a bird The idea
caught on" and now the box tree
bird is seen in the halls of many
houses. Few pots of ferns and palms
are seen these days, for housekeep
ers say the modern house is too warm
and the outer air is too dust laden tc
grant long life or freshness to grow
ing things.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26
slight, that may lead to the detection
OF criminal.
Real Value Of Chemist.

The chemists value is undoubtedly
greatest in homicide cases Where a
life has been taken no effort must be
spared to bring the culprit to justice.
II is often. however, long and tedious
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26

stronger clews and from there to com
plete solutions of some of the most
complicated crimes on record.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26

what was far more rare, distinct
traces of anthony.
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10

delightful and intsresting love story.
In fact double love tale Il one Of
the strongest factors in this successful
new drama. Il il full Of comedy.
pathos and sentiment. and 10 . play
thst appeals TO all GLASSES Of theatre.
gosrs. Miss Franksnnsld's managsri
have given the play . lavish back.
ground. and . sple ndid cast Of we'll
KNOWN actors. d we'll ~ beautifol
incidental music. arranged especial.
ly by ono Of the best known New
York composers.
The play opens at the Moshsl
ranch outside Of the oity Of Den.
yer. and which 10 sold during Che
great Denver. boom for several mil.
lion dollars. and ct the great change
In his financial condition. Moshel
becomes nlled with the desire for 20.
cial prominence. and decides to take
the family East. Molly Mosher. ths
character Miss Frsnkenneld will
portray here. IL . typical Western
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10
SEASONS BASE BALL GAMR
SCHEDULED FOR PORTLAND

Az interesting game Of baseball
WAS arranged last rvenina at Port
land. 20 take place on this bail
grounds south Of shs big plant SUNDAY
afternoon. Auril 90th A nsw or.
gsnisation fnrmsd for this game. con-
siatinR NJ all the he ds nj depart
menta. IN na d the regular uniform
sd t-am. known ~ ths Portland
Ideals. whici, Il uow plavina Its sec-
ond season Of games with the best
teams 10 ths county Tbs chslisnR-
Ing nins hes adopted ths title Fort
land Chiefs and oonsists Of the fol.
lnwine plavsrs:
N. Grin1th. foreman kiln depart.
m NJ: 70 rtain) pitcher.
". " Wolf. chief chemist; oatch-
J. e. Blunt. foreman quarry; first
bass.
p. a. Clinsan. master mechanic f;
second bass.
Ir. are...,. assistant mechanic;
third base.
r. J. Morse, secretary P. o. %. ;
shortstop.
r. " Brown. supsrintsndsnt;
right asld.
Jas. Hoop. foreman mill and stone
department; left Geld.
". Perry. shipping clerk; osuter
field.
r. A. Brown, foreman plaster de-.
pArement and A. Wild. storekeeper-
o,mpstsnt to play any position that
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10

sirl. Aad > iosADls snd fasanasins
me. bst the inmsnss foftsse which
oomss % shsm - ssddssly afesr I
great dsa1 d. poverty. rItur1Ss her hsad
foE ths tins being. and when h.
tatrer desands1. thas sbs break heI
rnsaesmsss With her yssng nissl
.w-rtheart. shss lists~s $50 ends -
.rndins him from her. and aesoul.
pa, lee her parents last. whore slss Il
launched Into the whirl Of fashion.
abs society. and her father. thu
old ranohsr. begins tbe search for IN
sristocrstic husband for his daush.
III. Altar his failsrs 70 discover
: man who suited Molly. who pAyl
no attention 70 the many would.bs
suitors. Aoahsr becomes snraged q
his daughtsl. and IN opsn rupture
follows. This II one Of the splendid
dramatic soenss Of the play. Molly
declares she IL going back to Colo
radn. and 70 her sweetheart In hi
cabin on the mountain side ''wbsrs
the snn will shine on her tha nrs'
thing In ths morning and the last
thing At niRht.''
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10

may D vassssd = elAsr players are
essStsd from the asld.
ThsEs may n some changes In the
lins.up bs1ers lhs gams Il sAllsd. =
ssvsral nodsss foksmsn ars somewhat
bssAwasd abest asosptiss ths POSI-.
eisss aasiaasd The. ~ tAsir earsasn.
howsssF ~ Chiefs 40 . certain
ot shsiF supssiestsy % The disnond
ehst thsy inoluss.. = ons Of ths
|oosditiess ef the challenge that ihs
losers - obliged to pay for ban.
qust fos both ninss ard their lady
frisnds. 70 iaks place q the Port.
land Hotsl The Sunday evening Of ths
game. II which turksy and all tbs
good things presented by the landlord
Of the Canon City and Slorenos
hotels. will appear on the board.
: II addition 70 tho above wager.
there may b. oossidsrabls money
change hands on the game = the
10th IL payday end Captain Grilith
has oonddenos IN his PLAYERS and has
plsosd funds whore they may bs
easily covered BY parsisans Of the
other side.
whitney Newton, vice president
and general manager Of the com.
pany will come from Denver to um.
p.rs the game and attend the ban-
q uss.
A cordial invitation 10 extend, d
sll fans In the county 10 attend the
70 mo,
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10
RHEUMATIC FOLKS
Arc You Sure Your Kidneys
are Well2

Many rheumatic attacks are duo to
uric acid in the blood. But the duty Of
the kidneys ID to remove all uric acid
from the blood. 1ts presence there
shows the kidneys are inactive. Don't
daily with "uric acid solvents." You
might 60 on till doomsday with them,
but until you euro the kidneys you will
mover get we'll. Doan's Kidney Pills not
only remove uric acid. but cure the kid
neye and then all danger from uric acid
but cure the kidneys and tben all dan
ger from uric acid is ended. Here ID
Florence testimony to prove Il:
Charles Clelland, horseshoer. living at
800 Washington street, Florence, Colo.
says: "LAst fall l began to have troubles
from rheumatism In the muscles Of my
arms. When ! would arise In the morn.
ing following hard days work, my arma
felt sore and sd6 and pained me severely
when l attempted to lift them. A doc
tor whom consulted said It was from
getting warm and cooling off too soon. I
read about Doan's Kidney Pills and got
box At Daniels drug store. l began
taking them and the result was decided.
ly Satisfactory. They went right to ths
root Of the trouble and gave me prompt
and genuine relief. They had general
invigorating effect. a. l felt stronger and
better IN every way after taking them. !
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10
Caught Cold While Hunting I
BURGLAR.

Mr.. VIM. Thos. Lanorgan, provincial
constable at Chapleau, Ontario, says: ~
caught 4 severe cold while hunting q
burglar in forest swamp last fall Hear.
ing Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
tried 1t, and after using .wo small bot.
ties. was completely cured" This rem.
edy IL intended especially for coughs and
colds. 1t will loosen and relieve = 70
vera cold in less time than by any other
treatment and l. favoeite wherever it,
superior excellence has become known
For sale BY Daniels Drug Store. mwi
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10
NEW PLAY FOUNDED on
A COLORADO SUBJECT

"a Daughter Of Colorado" the 70.
mAntio Western comedy drama In
which the we'll known managers Pei.
ton and Smutssr will present Miss
Laura Frauksnfisld. the talented
young actress. at the Houston opera
house Saturday night. tell . most
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10

Chas. F. Swift. Puebloi q. A. Lasb.
Chicago: q. BDunoan, Denver; J. H,
Hay lor. Denver.
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10

can surely vouch for tho merits of Doan's 8
Kidney Pills, ~ from my experience l
know that they act - represented"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster hilburn Co., Remember the
name, Doan's and take no other. mwf
The daily tribune., 1907-04-10

The latest repord from high society
indicates that Cupid Il getting rough
deal. The latrst report from this mod
ern laundry establishment 10 that every
ono IL getting square deal and always
will. You will find 1t worth your while
to entrust US with the handling Of the
most delicate fabrics for the-e fs no pos
pibility of our injurina them in any way,
for we use no acids or other injurious
substances in our laundrying. We want
to be favored with your continued pat.
ronsge.
FLORENCE STEAr1 LAUNDRY
l12 Santa Fe Avenue
The Washington herald., 1907-12-04
Expressinc the Popular VIII.

Discussion of the House rules is ad-
mittedly useless as lcng as the Republi-
can majority prevails. for the sanctity of
the rules is as unquestioned an article
Of the party creed as the sanctity of
the protective tariff. We think, however.
that Messrs. Cooper and De Almond sue
ceeded in making one or two points
against the present autocratic system of
governing the House that are worth, at
least. a passing mention. Speaker Can
non INDUCED in some fine phrases TO the
effect that the House is the only branch
Of the government endowed with the high
and peculiar function of giving express
sion to the will of the people. But when
an examination is made of the mechan-
ism by which this expression OF the pop
ular will is effected, it is found to con-
sist solely of that remarkable Ameri-
can political institution known as the
Speaker of the House, SO that what
Mr. Cannon meant when he said that the
will OF the people could be expressed in
the House. and there only. with a fair
approximation to scientific accuracy, -
was that he considered himself fully ca
pable Of reaching that approximation by
virtue of his Office.
1t is not surprising. then, that Mr.. De
Almond should have received an evasive
answer TO his inquiry of the Speaker
whether request from majority OF the
membership of the House would receive
favorable consideration from the auto
crat of the House. Mr.. Cannon's reply
to this was that the will of the majority.
under the law and the Constitution, has
always been law unto the Speaker But
the majority here referred 10 is the Re
publican majority, and that IS always
under the thumb OF the Speaker and his
allies. II Is always possible to prevent
legislation favored by a mixed majority
Of the House when the Speaker is hostile
to the wishes Of that majority. Surely,
the rules constitute a most scientific
method of giving expression to the will
of the Speaker. whether or not they are
an effective vehicle for the working out
Of the popular Will The Speakers met
aphysics obviously rest on the identity
Of the two wills.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-04
ALTERNATING CURRENTS.
From tie Chicago Record Herald.
SHE WONDERED WHY

SHE WONDERED WHY.
She s.1lded when lie went away
To toE where selfish men would crowd
him,
But he forgot as through the day
He strove for what the fates allowed
him;
For her he did the best he might.
And gladly would he have done better:
She scolded when she learned at night
That he had failed TO post her letter.
She scolded him because he smoked.
Declaring he could III afford il;
She niffed and famed herself and
choked-
TobAeco-pah. How she abhorred il!
She shook the curtains. calling il
A senseless and filthy habit.
And said that any man could quit
Who had the courage Of rabbit.
She scolded when he went 10 bed
Because he had not been more cheerful.
You used to like to sit" she said
Her tones were sad, her eyes were tear
full
And tell me all the thoughts you had.
But now you never seem 10 care tot''
And then she sat alone and sad.
Suspecting that he did not dare TO.
She sccIded when he hurried where
The little and the great contanded.
And frequently he fingered there
When all his trying tasks were ended.
And she. with many a fre;ful sigh.
Permitted sorrow TO pursue her
As fOolishly she wondered why
He did not hurry homeward TO her