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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-09

He distinguished u 1comd,ts figure and
drew back.
and there's something about murder
| that is-that isn't exactly nice! It's
positively unaestlietic."
She had begun seriously, but laughed
AT the absurdity 'of her last words.
"You are amazingly impersonal. You
would save a mans life without caring
in the least what manner of man he
may be-"
You put 1t rather fatty, but that's
about the truth Of the matter. Do you
know. am almost afraid"-
mot of me. hope"
"Certalnly not But 1t has occurred
to me that you may have the conccit
of your own mystery, that you may
take rather too much pleasure in mys-
tifying people us to your identity"
."rhat is unkind that is unkind,' =
and he spoke without resentment, but
softly, with falling cadence. He sud-
denly threw down the hat he had held
In his hand, and extended his arms to.
ward her.
"Yon are not unkind or unjust. You
have right to know who l am and
what / am doing here. 1t seems nm
impertinence to thrust my affairs upon
you, but II you will listen should like
to tell you--it will take but moment
why and what"
please do not! AS told you, l
have no curiosity In the matter. can't
allow you to tell me. really don't
want to know
II am willing that every one should
know--tomorrow-or the day after
not later"
She lifted her head, as though with
the earnestness Of some new thought.
'srhe day after may be too late.
Whatever 1t is that you have DONE
81 have done nothing to be ashamed
Of. l swear have not!'
Whatever it is, and I don't care
what it ISL she said deliberately, lit
is something quite serious. Mr.. Armi-
tage. My brother
She hesitated for a moment, then
spoke rapidly.
"My brother has been detailed to
help in the search for you. He is at
Storm Springs row.
But he doesn't understand"
"My brother Is soldier, and it Is
not necessary for him to understand"
"And you have done this--you have
come to warn me-
'It does look pretty bad" she said.
changing her tone and laughing lit
tie. "But my brother and I've al,
ways had very different ideas about
you, Mr.. Arnitage. We hold briefs
for different sides Of the case"
"Oh, I'm a case. am I?' And he
caught gladly at the suggestion Of
lightness in her tone. But I'd really
like to know what he has to do with
my affairs"
"Then you will have to ask him"
ITO be sure But the government
can hardly have assigned Captain Clai-
borne to special duty at NJ. Chauve
nets request. swear to you that I'm
as much in the, dark as you are"
"Tm quite sure an officer of the line
would not be taken from his duties
and sent into The country on any friv-
olous errand. But perhaps an ambas
sador from great power made the re-
quest-perhaps. for example. 1t was
Baron Won Marhof."
GOOD I,c-'1r'
(To be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-09

b 8 commence
that he should
succeed in the
business t b at
had brought him
into the hills. <
At the aban-
doned bridge he
threw himself
down and gazed
off through a
narrow cut that
afford ed a
glimpse of the
Springs, where
the ell &c t r i C
lights cleaned
as one ] a IN p.
S h irley Clai-
borne was there
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-09

III lUe VUIIey,
and he smiled with the thought OF her,
for soon-perhaps in few hours-he
would be free to go to her, his work
done, and no mystery or dangerous
task would henceforth lie between
them. he walked quite to the brink
Of the chasp and laid his hand upon
the iron cable from which swung the
bridge.
Il shan soonebs free" he said. with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-09
MARSHALL COUNTY, FAIR.

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Our fair and your fair Sept. 18th to
18th inclusive. Everybody come and
when you are in the city call at my
store and see the display of white slop
jars bowls and pitchers, willow and
splint clothes baskets, clotheslines,
tubs and washboards, also milk cans
and pals.
In baked goods the best bread made
also buns and rolls, cookies layer
cakes, squares and angel foods. Try
our pies.
In the grocery department the best
of fresh fruits for your lurch or to
take home. Pickles of all kinds.
Still have plenty of fruit Jars Of all
kinds and jelly glasses. A most COM
plete line OF general groceries.
TEAS AND coFFEEs.
l have the best for the price asked
and the proving of it is in the trying
small order of your favorite priced
coffee or tea. This is what my GUS
toners are saying about my teas and
coffees: II find that the same grade
is always uniform in flavor at Culley's
and better for s.he price asked than
elsewhere" Now. when you find
blend that suits you you can depend
on it that it will always be the same
quality and flavor. Home roasted COT
fees and direct irhportations Of teas
Premiums with all purchases of teas
and coffees.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-09

"You are explicit!' he laughed. II
don't hesitate to tell you that value
your life much higher than you do"
THAT is quite unnecessary. 1t may
amuse you to know that. as am u
person OF little curiosity, / am not the
least concerned in the solution of-of--
what might be called the Armitage
riddle"
"Oh. I'm riddle. am II"
Not to me. I assure you You are
only the object of some ones enmity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-09
DChapter Xxx &
THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER.

FIRST RIDE TOGETHER.
g. Z shall be leaving soon,"
" said Armitage, half to
himself and partly to
! Oscar. TT is not safe
to walt much longer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
ANNUAL STREET CAR
OUTRAGE HAS BEGUN

Gil and favorably passed uppn by
the. city attorney.
1t is also recalled in that con-
nection that General Manager
Huntington, of the w. w. P. Co.,
made public announcement of i'm
provements he had evolved which
would obviate the necessity of such
regulation.
Yesterday was fitting demon
stration of Mr.. Huptington's reli-
ability as sourse of relief.
What the Traction said in re-
gard to the ordinance was not made
public.
But nothing more has been heard
of the regulation In the council.
With all the power available in
this city, even though 1t is the ex-
elusive property of the w. w. P.
monopoly. there is no excuse what
ever for the congestion that oc-
cured yesterday. Public liberation
of it is on a par with the cupidity
of the companies inflicting it.
Before another mention is made
of the glories of "the power city
it will be necessary to bring about
conditions that will make that
phrase mean something more than
highway robbery by the streetcar
companies, the principal beneficiar-
les of the natural power facilities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
COUNCIL MAY take UP
DIRT FILL PLAN TONIGHT

Any councilman who will vote for
those plans for that fill Is not to
be trusted"
The council will meet tonight for
the purpose of further discussing
the much mooted plans, and prob
ably tonight will take up for the
first time the question of the dirt
fill. During the past several weeks
that the plans have been under con-
sideration they have steadily forced
Attorney Cannon, of the railroad, to
back water on every proposition
which citizens have objected to. :,
Where originally the plans closed
numerous streets, narrowed others
and differed as to the viaduct con-
struction, the council has compelled
Mr. Cannon to accede to it's desires
in the face of his first statements
that unless the plans as originally
drawn were adopted, the Northern
Pacific tracks would remain as they
are until the crack of doom.
People today who are taking no
active part in the controversy pre-
dict that the council will take equal
pains with the dirt fill proposition.
Many are confident that when it
comes to "show down" Mr.. Can
non will agree to trestle elevation
If he finds that the dirt fill plans
must fail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

Yesterday. about the first Sunday
of spring offering first class OPP
portunity for people to get out into
the fresh air, was spoiled in a large
measure by the utter failure OF the
streetcar companies of this city to
make preparation for handling
crowds.
To attempt to 60 to the parks,
Fort Wright or any place of recrea-
ton imposed the fortunes OF
trampled feet ami the fatigue OF
fighting for standing room. The
ordeal was especially trying on
women and children.
OF course the streetcar manage
ments were astonished. They al
ways are, year after year, but the
experience is thrown away. Either
a set of blockheads utterly inn
pervious to knowledge are in con-
troll of tn etraffic arrangements OF
these lines, or the companies are
practicing criminal policy OF
squeezing every possible nickel out
of the public at the minimum Of
expense to accommodate that pub
lie.
At Mantle yesterday people lined
the rails for blocks waiting car aft
err car with their babies for a
chance to get home again. And
all the chance they asked was
enough floor space to stand In. The
experience, If repeated, should be
sufficient to put that park on the
public's unfair list for the rest of
the season. All the Traction cars
that could be spared were used on
the ball park line, Of course, where
there was prospect OF more revenue
than streetcar fare alone.
The w. w. P. Co. service was
worse still, but the public has
learned to expect nothing better OF
that company. 1t is openly out for
the money without pretension to
fair dealing. Fort Wright cars were
jammed beyond all sense or safety,
but the company permitted the
front vestibules to be opened SO
the crowd could pack In around the
motorman so tight he could bare
ly operate his levers. Each one was
packed, of course, at one nickel
per. Equally insufferable condi-
tons prevailed on the Natatorium
park line.
Never has such convincing ex-
hibition been given Of the street
car companies unwillingness or in
ability to fulfill the obligations I'M
der which they were granted fran
chises.
The companies are evidently pro-
ceeiing on the theory that public
which will stand for this sort of
thing deserves nothing better.
This recalls the fact that the pas
sage of a no seat, no fare ordinance
has been brought before the coun-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
BRYAN CHARGES CROOKED
WORK IN ILLINOIS

CHICAGO, April 20.-Bryan is
fighting a last ditch fight for con-
troll of the democratic state con-
vention which meets at Springfield
Thursday. At his shoulder is
Roger Sullivan straining every
nerve to hold the delegates in line
for the Nebraskan.
Nevertheless Johnson leaders de-
clare that the 81 who will represent
Illinois at Denver will either go
uninstructed or under the pennant
of the Minesotian. n
Money is at work." was the sim
lister comment of the democratic
chief yesterday in commenting on
the sudden turn of affairs in demo-
cratic politics and particularly the
unexpected blight that has struck
Bryan's supposed strength In the
east and north central states during
the last 10 days.
Johnson men laugh at this
charge. 1t is a spontaneous out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
SULTAN GETS
ON HIS KNEES

ROME, April 2O.-Turkey has
yielded in every instance to the de-
mands of Italy. The sultan trim
med with King HumDert until he
saw the prows of Italy's fighting
ships pointed his way and then
capitulated.
An Italian postoffice system will
be opened in Turkey. No discrim-
ination will be permitted against
any Italian residents of Turkey or
in Turkish possessions.
On the strength of Abdul Hands
unqualified backdown the Italian
feet will not sail for Turkish
waters. The fomal order which
would have sent II battleships and
eight destroyers steaming towards
the sultan's dominions was being
Transcribed for delivery when the
sultan's message came announcing
the equalization.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
TO NAME RENT
FOR ARM0RY

Spokane democrats are getting
results on their kick against the
$3.50 charge made for the armory
for the state convention here. The
governor promised H. d. Merritt,
secretary of the democratic county
central committee, that he would
take the matter up few days ago.
W. s. Gilbert, of the republican
convention committee, has received
letter from Gov. Mead saying that
he had instructed the adjutant gen.
eral to make terms for the armory
satisfactory to the public, and this
was followed by request from the
armory board that the democrats
and republicans get together and
make the commission an offer ON
the use of the building.
This afternoon the republican
and democratic committees met at
II. ID. Merritt's Office in the Column
bia building on what they could at
ford to pay for the armory.
Capt. Dent Grow, of the armory
commission, who didn't care wheth-
er the conventions met in the
armory or not, thinks Merritt dis
played bad taste in appealing to the
governor.
Merritt has not yet sent in his
apologies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
ADMIT THEY ARE BEHIND
CHINESE BOYCOTT AND APP
PEAL TO LONDON FOR PRO.
lection FROM JAPS.

HONGKONG, April 20.-Leaders
of the British commercial interests
In the Orient are arranging meet
ing here to protest to the home gov
eminent against the Japanese mo-
nopoly of all business and CONNER.
cial opportunities in Korea and
Manchuria.
The complaint will represent that
the mikado is using the Anglo
Japanese treaty to damage English
commerce in the Far East, and that
England is suffering greater in pro-
portion to the value Of the interests
involved than any other power. Ev-
erything, declare the leaders who
are arranging to draw up the men,
Orial, is being sacrificed to Japa-
nese greed.
London will be asked to make
strong representation to Toxic re-
garding the commercial trickery
and political deceit of the islanders.
1t will be conceded that the Japa-
nese press is right when it accuses
English interests in China as favor.
ing and promoting the anti-Iapa.
nese boycott in China. The meas
ure is defined as a legitimate re-
taliatOry measure against the Japa.
nese who have raided British trade
territories and cost British CONNER
cial houses millions of dollars dur
ing the last two years.
The stealing of trade marks by
Japs on old established lines of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
SPOKANE SOLID
FOR BRYAN

Returns from county precincts In
today indicate that the county went
as aid the city in the democratic
primaries-all Bryan. In the city
Lester P. Edge and one or two
other Johnson men will sit in the
convention and that will be about
all. Many of the county precincts
are pledged openly for Bryan.
There will be 276 delegates in the
county AMI 70 from this county in
the state convention.
A proposition to split the votes
and send 20 delegates to Denver
instead of 10 is not meeting favor
among the leaders over here. 1t is
held that the national convention
would not permit the arrangement
If it is adopted. BY establishing
such a precedent the larger states
alone could pack a huge hail. Texas
tried the scheme eight years ago
and the result was almost riot
when the convention refused to
recognize the double delegation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
NORMAN AND
S0RG FINED

W. s. Norman, of the Hotel Spo-
kane, and Henry Sorg. of the Club
cafe, were each fined $50 and costs
for selling liquor to Goldie Moore,
minor, by Justice Hinkle this aft
ernoon. Herbert Yates, who with
William Dorsey was with Clara
Wing and Goldie Moore, both I'M
der age, testified to buying them
drinks in the hotel and Club.
The defense was made on the
grounds that the liquor had not
been sold to the girls, but to Yates,
and he was the real culprit guilty
of giving 1t to the minors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
WILL ACCEPT OLD
Street CAR SCALE

1t Is understood that the street
car mems union will accept the re-
storation Of the old scale offered by
the Traction Co. to become effec-
tive May Is. The men had asked
for a slight increase over the scale
in effect when they submitted to a
reduction several months ago to be-
come effective May /. In spite OF
the fact that the union, through it's
efforts with organized labor here,
preserved the league baseball fran
chise to Recreation park, the COM
pany offered nothing better than
the cd scale. The matter will prob
ably be brought to the attention of
the central labor union tonight in
that the offer has
been accepted, although there is
considerable strong opposition in
the ranks of the union.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
ESTEP TO ANSWER
ADOLPH MUNTER

1t Is stated that at the council
meeting tonight w. G. Estep will
answer to Adolph Munter who in a
TRADE of abuse of councilmen gen
orally singled out Mr.. Estep parti-
cularly. 1t is claimed that Mr..
Munter isn't as great an angel as
ne would have people believe from
the talk he made to the council. He
is working 10 secure the endorse
ment of the people of the Third
ward TO succeed Estep. they say,
and for that reason took advantage
OF roasting Estep and other coun-
cilmen on the dirt I'LL proposition
b.; flying OFF the handle even before
the fill scheme has come up for
formal discussion in the regular
progress of discussion of the grade
separation plans.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
CUPID SETTLED UNION
LABOR QUESTION

Cupid, although strictly union
himself, doesn't both often with
union labor. jurisdictioEal matters,
but when he does, vexatious ques-
tons melt away as quickly as do
the questions of bread and butter
and other matters concerned with
matrimony While they were Or
ganizing the typographical union at
Occur d'Aiene yesterday everything
went as smoothly as such matters
usually do until somebody asked
what they they were going to do
about Miss Blank, whose standing
in the craft presented something Of
a question as to eligibility for
union membership.
When the case had been stated
the organizer couldn't find a loop
hole through which Miss Blank
could slip into the desired member
ship. But the members of the new
union couldn't consider shutting her
out. She was the sort of girl they
wanted in the union and discussion
WdAeu HedNy anu uot oNti INC quco-
ton. Then one brother arose with
a peculiar look on his face and re-
marked that Miss Blank wouldn't
be working in a printing Office but
a few months longer. A great
light dawned suddenly on the or
ganizer and the assembly. Discus
sion was instantly converted into
congratulations. and the rest was
easy sailing for the organizer. He
enrolled Miss Blank as an appren-
tiCo
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

burst of democratic spirit favor
able to Johnson, they proclaim 1t
has always been evident. but
quiescant because of no candidate
to center on. They argue that
Johnson has filed this void and as
a result he is gaining the votes.
Johnson leaders declare that they
are ready to carry the fight to con-
troll the state directly tot Spring
field.
Every uninstructed delegate is
being worked with to prevail him
to support the Minnesota man.
Roger Sullivan has not been able
to check rampant Johnson talk.
Even Bryan men say that 1t is en-
tirely possible that an uninstruct-
ed delegation will be sent to Dem
yer. At anti-Bryan headquarters
last night Johnson men were claim
ing Pennsylvania and New York.
If they can get Illinois they feel
that their man is as good as NOM
mated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
LOS ANGELES HAS
BIG FLEET TODAY

LOS ANGELES, April 20-Tolay
Los Angeles began her welcome to
officers and men of the fleet in
earnest. Three thousand of them
are ashore and despite The fact that
the day opened chilly with threat
of rain in the air, visitors and sail
ors fockod to Chutes park to wit
ness the athletic events which
formed the main attraction of to.
days program. The sports began
with a series IF amateur boxing
matches of southern California,
which We're refereed by Jeffries. An
exhibition fencing match. some
more boxing by the sailors and a
Spanish barbecue took up the fore
noon. This evening there will be
dancing and great display OF fire
works,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
HARTMAN RAILS
SEA To SEA

CHICAGO, April 20.-The open
ing of the Birmingham division of
the Illinois Central railroad today
will realize Harriman's ambition to
control sea to sea system. 1t
will now be possible to take goods
off the deck at Savannah, Ga, the
eastern terminus of the new divi-
sion, and carry 1t on Hartman rails
until it reaches the deck again at
San Francisco. The Birmingham
division connects with the Georgia
Central, which completes the final
lap of the eastern division.
In obtaining the Georgia Central,
Hartman also obtained steam
ship line operating between Savan-
nah and New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
ORGAN EQUAL TO
80 PIECE BAND

Something novel in the musical
line Is to be installed at Natatorium
park this season by Manager lnger-
soil in the shape Of $4,000 or
chestrian equal in tone to an 80
piece band. The contract for this
addition was closed Saturday and
the huge music maker will be built
into the bandstand as soon as it is
shipped from California. 1t is oper-
ated by electricity and includes all
the usual band instruments.
The park will be formally opened
Sunday with number of new
amusements in addition to the regu-
lar list. A theater with seating ca
pacity of 1000 is being erected at
the park.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
CRACKERS
At PORTLAND

PORTLAND, April 20.-Safe
crackers made a good haul last
night when they broke the strong
boxes in the G. II. Jarkell Co. Of
fees and Aultman & Taylor and Sc
cured $1,000 worth of currency.
gold bullion and ostrich plumes.
They drilled bot hsafes and used no
explosive and are thought to be the
same men who robbed the Lundy
jewelry shop in San Francisco re-
Gently and made away with $780,
900 worth of jewels.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
P0CKETb0OKS SUFFER
AND ENGLISH sQUEAL

goods is one of the most serious
grievances expressed. The boycott
is steadily growing and apparently
it is no idle boast that Japanese
commerce in China will suffer a
loss of $500, 100000 or just 10000
times the amount of damages taken
by the Japs in the Tatsu Maru in
cident before it is over
This, it is declared, will be ter
rible blow to Japanese commerce
just at time when Japan is in the
travail of sever business depres-
sion and needs every dollars worth
of trade she can possibly secure.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
new TYPOGRAPHICAL
UNION ORGANIZED

A new typographical union was
launched at Occur d'Alene yester-
day by an organizer from the Spo-
kane union with nine members on
the charter application. This will
mean the formulation of revised
AMI regular scale for that city and
eight hours for the printers. The
new union will be formally enlist
ed in the ranks of the international
typographical organization as soon
as its charter is issued from the In
dianapolis headquarters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
TEXAS TRADED AN EMPIRE
FOR HER CAPITOL BUILDING

CHICAGO, April 1S-A gift, once
a gold brick. is today silently but
surely adding million year
some say two million-to the for
tune of Chicago man.
This man and his brother per-
formed service for Texas, and
Texas gave them 100000 acres of
land in the Panhandle. that strip
of the Lone Star state which
sticks up toward Kansas.
The land was supposed to be
worth so cents an acre then. Now
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

There is strong talk today that
John Sengfelder has been deter.
mined upon by the republican mem
bers of the council as successor to
w. G, Estep. councilman from the
Third ward. who, II is said, will ten
der his resignation to the council
tomorrow night 1t is claimed that
in addition to the republican mem
bers Of the council the republicans
have pledges from Pratt, Baldwin
and Gray, democrats.