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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-03-21
AMONG THE
CHURCHES.
LUTHERAN TRINITY CHURCH.
RI w. WALKER. Pastor.

IT. W, " WALKERi FaEtOT,
At Lutheran Trinity Church on
North Mulberry ST., the service
next Sunday will be conducted as
follo,,,s
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-03-21
u, b. CHURCH.
j. w. Willis, Pastor.

ST PAUL's EPISCOPAL CHURCH MISSION
ALFRED w. BuoKLAND, Minister
in Charge.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-03-21

Mr.. Hartman has had his in
terview with the President and
the White House is still in its old
place.
Rev. Carton Conowdy, of the
West Virginia NJ. II. Conference,
and Mr.. Mason Conoway, Of Co
lumbus, arrived in Logan, Sun
day evening, to attend the funeral
of their father, James Conoway.
The Panama Canal Company
has recently purchased ten new
steam whistles. THE ought to
drown out the clatter of the type
writers.
A medical authority says,
"People get cold feet because the
heart ia weak" Also because
their nerve is weak.
Jim Corbett says he wants the
American people to remember him
as an actor and not as a puglist.
Evidently he does not care much
for his reputation.
The war department is adver-
tising for a balloon that can lift a
tou. People are wondering if the
stairs are not wide enough for
Secretary Taft.
Prophet Dowie predicted that
a thousand years after his death
he would return to earthp He |
was going to be sure that for once
he would not be proved liar.
If you intend taking a trip the
idnight Train" will stop at
Rempel's Opera House March 90.
Here you can see the Japanese
Drill, sixteen pretty girls in this
drill.
1t is SAID that the women'e suf-
frage cause was talked to death
in the British House of Commons.
One would have thought if sur
vived the talk of the women it
would not have succumbed to the
Membe of Parliament.
Mr.. Henry Woodworth, of
Haydenville, spent Monday in Lo-
gan. He states that no damage
was felt at Haydenville, except
some slight wash-outs at the fac
tory.
South Dakota has passed a new
divorce law which makes a resi-
dence in that state of one year
necessary to procuring a divorce.
The law does not take effect for
two years. Unhappy couples
would better hurry up.
Sheriff Geo, p. williamson
was in Laurelville during the
food, and for several days after
wards. The sheriff, with his
brother William, is interested In
business there, which
suffered severely from the high
waters.
Secretary Cortelyou celebrated
mis- first day as Secretary of the
l., |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28

straight TO your doot-toot, toOt.-and
ring the bell"
Chief Wilkic of the secret service
credits Burns with having sixth
sense, 50 that he can tell by instinct
when Il man is lying o. when he has
told 2ll he knows about certain sub
ject. In the Oregon land cases Mr..
Heney once thought a witness was
holding something back.
"IIe has told all he knows" said
Burns. 1t turned out that Burns was
right. IIcney thought another witness
had made n complete confession and
was about to let him go.
Keep ut him." urged Burns
The witness told the most incriminat-
Ing part of his story aftcrward
Detective Burns is said to he very
popular with the men he has run To
ground in San Francisco. He has a
faculty of getting his victims to like
MIN. Abe Ruef. it is stated. is quite
| fond of Burns-in a way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28

anywhere about his anatomy that he
carries the Sherlock Holmes dope syr-
inge in his pocket. Burns IS just an
other name for brains This detective
resorts to no psychological dope
dreams. He simply uses human intelii-
gence to the best advantage. He has
studied the detective business as an
other man studies law or medicine or
Journalism, and he knows how.
Burns began his San Francisco work
about six months ago. The world
knows what has happened since. For
half n dozen years everybody of intel
ligence who was familiar with the con
ditions III San Francisco knew very
well that deep dyed graft was going on
all the time, that the city vas in the
hands of n highly organized gang of
bribers and plunderers and that things
municipal were going headlong to the
dogs. But how are you going to prove
it? That was the question. How are
you going to fasten the crimes upon
the criminals? That was Burns task.
Many San Franciscans laughed at him
when he set about the job.
Burns knew his business. For eight
cen years he had been an agent of the
United States secret service. Prior to
that he had done notable detective
work. He had served long appren-
ticeship. Such man was needed TO
run down the San Francisco grafters.
The district attorney, William II. Lang
don, appointed Francis ]. Honey to do
the prosecuting, but before this dis
tingnished prosecutor could proceed
there must be somebody TO prosecute.
Indictments must be found. There
must be evidence upon which to base
indictments. Heney stipulated &hat if
he took the job OF prosecuting the
grafters ne must have Burns to do the
detective work. to get the evidence and
to run the grafters to the end of their
rope.
Heney knew Burns Two years ago
Burns had worked with him in Oregon
aud Washington as a secret service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28

Those who were not cowed by fear
gave him applause
Burns was born in Columbus, O., for |
ty-siX years ago. His father was 4
tailor. The young man learned to cut
salts. He was twenty-siX years old
when he made the discovery that he
was cut out for something else He
ran down forgery in a local election
case with such success that he went
into the Sleuth line for life. Not long
Gftcrward Burns went TO st. Louis,
where his first big triumph i'll his new
profession was won. \ gang had been
renting houses. furnishing them, iuSur-
ing the furniture and burning the
houses to get the insurance. Many
thousands of dollars had been secured
in this way. Burns went on the job
and landed the miScrcants.
The young man was called TO the
government secret service. He became
the Nemesis of countcrfeiters. Burns
broke up some of the most successful
coUnterfetng gangs ever known in
this country. There was, for instance,
the Taylor Rrddell crowd of Pennsyl-
vania. These men spent 100000 in
producing paper like that used in
printing United States money. They
lad made $26O,000 in cOunterfeiting
cigar revenue stamps. Then they man
ufactured Il hundred dollar bill which
was accepted by bank tellers and even
by subtrcasUry men.
Burns was assigned to the case. lie
Intercepted n letter from KcndiG &
Jacobs, cigarmakers Of Lancaster, Pa,
to Taylor and Briddell, engravcrs. in
Philadelphia. Burns opened the letter,
found therein three Of the bills, mark
Ell them. rcSealed the envelope and
sent it along in~the mails. In relating
| the story of this case he says:
Later when Chief Wilkie and went
| to search Taylor and Briddell's place
| and arrest them pried open Il drawer
| il their desk. / found two Of the three
| bills | had marked. l said to WilIlie,
| loud enough for the men under arrest
10 hear:
"'That's funny Jacobs told us there
were three of these bills
"Briddell bit. Burns he said, how
many men have you got under arrest
III this case?' l named every man who
was connected with the case, none of
whom was under arrest at the time
| That's enough for me- said Briddell
we don't make any more trouble fol-
you He confessed everything on the
spot. 1t was the opening of the letter
that did the trick"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28
wanted ana bring him to the orice In
4th
of
July

wanted ana bring HIM TO the ortce IN
the morning.
What's the matter with getting
him now said Burns. He took down
the telephone receiver ana called up Il
saloon. His man was there Burns no
tilted him that it would he better for
his health if he came around ut once.
lie came"
Mr. LanGdon then proceeded to re-
mark that Detective Burns never
wastes any time in hlufin-. Every
one here in town." said the district at
torney. knows his automobile. But do
you think if he wanted you tonight he
would stop block away ana send his
machine back? No. sir; he would 20
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28
By ROBERTUS LOVE.

A NY man with Il cOrpUscln Of the
"a real crimson in his blood likes
4 "A good detective story. The
sleuth is the favorite hero of
fiction. Once given Il scent of the cx-
element we must follow the trail IN
til we track the redhanded villain to
his lair and hear the click of the hand
cuffs. But it is not the villain we care
for nor the beautiful blond heroine.
1t is the Sleuth. The thin man with the
steely blue eyes is the picture that we
hang on mcmorys wall. Sometimes
the detective story that really hap
pens is worthy of being labeled lust
as good" though the actual detective
is quite different from his fctional
brother
One of these Sleuth tales in real life
has just reached the handcuff climax
in San Francisco. William J. Burns IS
the sleuth and therefore the hero of
the story. He is the man who has
brought the municipal grafters to bay.
He has run Abe Eucf to his ultimate
lair and rounded up along with him
the mayer, nearly all the members of
the board of supervisors and n select
assortment of miIlionaires who have
been proftinG i'll Il worldly sense by
bribing the city officials.
Far From a Conventional Sleuth.
Mr.. Burns is not the conventional
sleuth of fictions Far from it. He is a
rotund person. with Il fine color in his
fapa and a curly yOuSrJpbn with Il
twinkle in his eye and no indication
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28
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the
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ingredients
permanent eating delicate lining of
the disease had
condition that the health permanently impaired the dis
blood
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valuable blood purifying
that S. S.
in vegetable
and while
adds body. s. S. S.
qualities
THEi SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28
Prevented a Revolution.

One OF Burns best counterfeiting
catches was that of two Costa RlCans
who had been making in New York
city spurious notes of the 100 peso de
nomination. The United States gov
ernment was requested by the govern
ment of Costa RIGA to aid in capturing
the counterfeiters. When Burns went
TO work on the case. after others had
failed, he had only 4 sofa containing
S3O00.000 il the Costa Rican counter
felt wrapped in burlap and ready for
shipment to the country where the
money could be used. The burlap was
marked Xxx 1924" That was all,
but that lettering gave Burns the clew
which led him through IN overall fac
tory at Newburg. y. Y. to the home
of a widow in Long Island City who
had a sOn-in-law with a Central Amer
lean name. This Young man, Ricardo
ode Rcquisens. and his confederate,
General FREDERICK Mora. are now serv-
ing Il term for counterfeiting. their
plates having been confscated. BY
these arrests Burns prevented Il revo-
luton in Costa Rico. the spurious mon
ey being intended to defray the ex-
penscs of Il revolt
Burns also caused the capture of
Bill Brockway, who. with James Court.
ncy and DR.. Bradford. had manufac-
tured $2,O00.0O0 in spurious gold Ger
titicatCS.
Burns IS businesslikc and method
zeal. The sleuth of fiction is different
One of the attorneys associated with
the prosecution in San Francisco said
the other day:
BURNS never misses n meal. l never
saw him in too much of hurry tC
take his hour for dinner at the regular
time. 1t is all in a days work with
Burns. and when he turns in at night
he sleeps like top"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28
The MAG c No. 8.

Number three is L wonderful mascot
for Geo. H. Paris. of Cedar Grove,
Me, according to a letter which reads:
after suffering much with liver and
kidney trouble, and becoming greatly
lief. tried Electric Btters. and as q
result | am a well man today. The
first bottle relieved and three bottles
completed the cure" Guaranteed best
remedy for stomach. liver and kidney
troubles, by w. T. Hartz. druggist, 301
Twentieth street; so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28

agent in getting evidence against the
land thieves. The remarkable success
of his work there is n matter of recent
record. But the United States GOV
eminent could not assign one of its
agents to do detective work in Il case
wherein the government was not OIL
cially concerned. Accordingly Mr..
Burns found it necessary to resign
from the secret service in order to take
up tse work in san Francisco. 1t is
understood that President Roosevelt
was glad TO concur in Burns reSgna-
ton because he felt that the man would
do valuable public work in California.
The government could afford to lend
one of its best sleuths to Il suffering
city FOR Il year or so. That is how
Burns got into the game at the Golden
Gate.
Boss Of the Battle at All Points.
There are no false whiskcrS in the
makeup room of William J. Burns. He
is not that sort of sleuth. Such popu-
lar DISCUSSES would not serve in the
San Francisco case anyhow. Burns
was aware that the banded brigauds
of the city would employ their own de.
teCtiveS TO shadow him. He therefore
planned his campaign rs commander
in chief rather than as fighter in the
ranks. Wearing his customary clothes
| which are somewhat more fashionable
than those of the average professional
man. he went about the city in his au
| tomobtl" openly and freely. just like
any well groomed man of affairs. Tn
I der his direction he had a small army
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28
Never DELAYS,

District Attorney Langdon then
spoke up: and he never Procrasti-
mates. l asked him the other night if
he thought he could get 4 man we
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28
Sciatic rheumatism Cured.

L. Wagner, wholesale druggist, Rich
mond, Va, says: 81 had a fearful at
tack of sciatic rheumatism; was laid
up almost two months; was fortunate
enough to get Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism. This cured me after doctors
prescriptions had failed to have any
effect have also heard OF fine results
from others who have used it," Sold by
Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue,
Rock Island; Gust Schlegel & Son, 220
West Second street Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28

For scratches, burns, cuts, insect
bites and the many little hurts corr
mon to every family, use DeWitts Car
bolized Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-28

of trusted men who. did the concrete
detective work, while the master mind
guided their movements and was the
boss of the battle at all points.
An army commanders business is to
discover and attack the weak point in
the cnemy's line. Burns watched for
the weak spot and found it, Two men.
Wyman and Steffcns, had been sent to
the pcnitcntiary two years before for
election frauds. Another. Frank Mae
stretti. had barely escaped conviction.
Macstretti was one of the chief lieu
tenants of Abe Ruef. the boss boodler.
the gO-between in all the bribery trans
actions. Wyman and Stcffcns were in
the peutentiary. m;ffed at Maestretti
because he had escaped their fate.
Burns agents visited them and found
that they would tell aE they knew
about NIaestrotti if they We're par
doned out. The governor pardoned
them. They told.
Many indictments Secured.
MacStrCtti had n grievance against
Ruef. feeling that he had been sighted
in political prefcrment. With the reve-
lations of the pardoned convicts Burns
brought }Taestretti to bay. The lat
| ter told Burns that one c. NJ. Roy.
! closely in confidence with Mayor
Schmitz, was in reality Morris Golden,
fugitive from justice in Oklahoma.
n fOrgcr and embCZZlcr. With his past
| record flashed before him by Burns
this man was glad TO assist the sleuth.
| He it was who ob!iGingly bribed Su-
| pcrvisors Lonergan and Boxton. hand
| ing them marked money in exchange
| for the promise of their votes on GER
| tain ordinance. Burns emerged from
behind the screen, and Lonergan wilt,
cd, confessed everything he knew and
made the way clear. Fourteen other
| supervisors fell over each other in their
eaCerness to confess. hoping for inn
munity, and Heney had evidence
| enough for scores of indictments.
| Detective Burns had used his brains.
San Francisco ceased to laugh at him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
FOOD or ACTRESS.
ANEW How to Get Wen,

a young lady we'll known to the thea.
sre-goers OF the land gives an interest
rag experience. Writing from Chicago
Rhs says:
IN December, 1902. was laid IN w,tb
a sick spell. At the expiration was
Very weak, nervous and extremely deli
cate. so much SO that when / attemntaa
10 resume rehearsals such n faintnoss
seized me that was compelled to atom
My strength returned very slowly. and
spent my time in lying down and wor-
rying, til my mother persuaded me IN
Try Grape-Nuts food for my breakfast
] confess had but little hope that II
would do me any good but made up my
mind 70 give II a good. fair trial,
II am more than glad that did II
quickly brought back my lost strength
made my nerves strong and healthy
again, and gave me Increased health and
weight. ! always carry 1t with me noS
as / find that some hotels do not keep II
Grape Nuts food has emphatically dem
onstrated itself blessing for health
strength, brain and nerves, in my case
Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek
Gioa There's a reason"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14

in future will also come up and it Is
certain that the Board will concur.
Various other matters of interest will
come up for action. 1t is likely that
another effort will be made to pass the
ordinance appropriatiag 5000 for the
erection of Poe monument, conditioned
On the raising of the same sum by the
proponents of the project.
In the event the Ordinance Committee.
reports the amendment to the early clos
ing law, a spirited struggle is liable to
be precipitated on this issue. A quiet but
formidable movement has been in pro-
gress to delay the operation of the law
until December 1st. This. in the opinion
of friends of the measure, is stealthy
scheme to kill the entire ordinance.
The meeting of the Ordinance Com
mittee at P. M. to-day Is likely to pro-
woke fight over the Umlauf law. Mr..
Umlauf is a host in himself, and when
his allies become once aroused. as they
are, there will probably be an exceedingly
lively time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
IMPORTANT WEEK
IN CITY AFFAIRS
Board Of Aldermen Will Take Up
Number Of Interesting Mat
tiers on Tuesday Night.

The meeting of the Board of Aldermen
on Tuesday night is going to be a busy
and important one. Many matters of
fiscal nature of great and far-reaching
import to the city will be considered and
passed upon. The body will certainly
concur in the action of the Common
Council in the matter of issuing $4So.OOO
of bonds for the payment of the obli-
cations assumed in annexation and the
Improvement of the Incorporated territory.
The ordinance extending the ward lines
will be passed also. and the new portion
of the county will be thus subjected I'M
mediately to the city tax rate of Sl.4O
per hundred dollars. 1t is foregone
conclusion that the Mayor Will sign the
ordinance. and the bonds will then be
sold as soon as practicable. There 10
considerable talk of popular bond is
sue, many well known citizens favoring
such plan.
Tho matter of appropriating $4,000 for
prosecuting the electrolysis proceeding IN
the courts and the inquiry as to ths
most effective preventive of such injury
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
GREAT CH|EFTA
Or. Young Delivers Eloquent Ser
mon Referring to Life and
Work OF r. Z. Lee.
VETERANS ATTEND SERVICE
Church Filled With Congregation
That Included Many Gray
Coated Warriors.
VETERANS ATTEND SERVICE

rho annual sermon before Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans, was heard last
night by an audience that taxed the seat
ing capacity of Centenary Methodist
Church. The centre aisle was more than
half filled with gray headed and gray
coated veterans, whose earnest attention
to the sermon and deep voices in the
hymns made the service an unusually
Impressive one.
The music, always a feature at Cente-
nary, was conducted by a large chorus
choir. and the sklful handling of the or
gan by Mr. Shepherd Webb added greatly
To the program. The soprano SOLO BE
Thou Faithful Unto Death. and l Will
Give Thee Crown of Life" from the
oratorio Elijah" was effectively rendered
The hymns were sung by the great con-
gregntion. standing, the first being what
IS becoming known as General Lees fa-
vorite, How Firm a Foundation" The
last hymn, For All the Saints Who From
Their Labors Rest is also a memorial
hymn. and both OF these will be used in
oil the Lee centennial services on January
10Th
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
DR.. PAGE WILL
MAKE ADDRESS
Interesting Feature Of Lee cele-
bration at Second Baptist
Church on Saturday.

One of the unique features of the cele-
bration of the one-hundredth anniversary
Of the birth OF General Lee in this city
on Saturday will be at the Second Baptist
Church, Adams and Franklin Streets.
under the auspices of the Mems Club Of
that church,
The entertainment will be in the parlors
of the church, beginning at o'clock
in the evening and lasting an hour or
more. DR.. Thomas Nelson Page, the
famous Virginia author, will make an adj
dress on tho great soldier and general:
Mr.. Edward V. Valentine. the noted
sculptor, will relate personal reminis-
cences of General Lee. and Mrs. Kate
Bosher will read a poem. There will be
musical features. and Miss N1aude Starke
will be the soloist.
Following these exercises there will be
a reception by the pastor of the church,
Rev DIR. w. r. L. Smith. at which Col
onel Robert e. IIee Jr., and other guests
will be presented.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14

"A. letter has been received In Rich
mond from Golansville, Va. stating that
Mr.. William X. Macbeth. who is visit
ing on horseback all the State capitals
In the United States. is sick at that
place, his illness resulting from fail
received while riding on the streets in
Washington. sd
Nevertheless the horse tourist expects
to continue his long journey, and will
arrive In Richmond about the fifteenth
of this month.
While riding through Washington, Mr..
Macbeth's horse slipped and fell upon
him. The rider arose, carefully brushed
the dirt from his clothes. and, jumping
again to his seat, continued his journey.
He started for Richmond, but the In
Jury caused by the. fall began to tell
on him. and at Golansville he was forced
to give up, There he Is laid up, but
his condition Is improving, and he ex-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
PLANS FOR
RICHMOND At JAMESTOWN
Manufacturers Generally Opposed Idea of Richmond
Building for Exhibits Representatives Of
Chamber Pay Visit to Site.

Ing. if desired. While the two gentlemen
named had no power to determine the
question, 1t is understood that 1T Is not
contemplated In anyfev to undertake
a Richmond exhibit. but merely to provide
a building as headquarters for Rich,
monders and for Richmond information,
and, incidentally, for advertisement of tho
city. Whether such building shall lie
erected or not will depend upon the
chamber.
committee appointed by the chamber
TO solicit funds to the amount OF 100000
for the advertisement of the city and the
carrying on of the chambers work, now
has little less than $4,000, but hope
soon TO raise the entire amount. Whether
1t Is contemplated to expend this sum or
any portion of 1t In Richmond build
Ing at the exposition has not been de-
termined.