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The Washington times., 1909-06-11
Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

Phil Daring and Bob Stevens. two
cousins. are accused OF the murder of
their uncle. who. on the night Of the
crime, was about 20 change his viii In
favor OF Phil. Bob having proved IN
worthy. Bob manages 10 throw sus-
picicn on Phil. who after "A trial. Is
sentenced TO States prison for thirty
years His eellmate there is Bradshaw.
former coachman OF the dead uncle.
now serving a term Of ten years hay
inE been convicted of stealing. on the
testimony Of Phil. Bradshaw hates the
new convict and the two soon come 20
blows Phil Is awakened at night by the
sound OF the hling of steel coming from
liradshaw's bunk and the next day on
inspection 81 the cell. the hle Is FOUND
ia pans mattress He is placed IN sol
sfar,s confinement IN darkened cell
inta Which Bradshaw is presently thrust.
phu Is caught in the act of striking him
sna Is sentenced 10 thirty lashes at the
whipping post, When the moment OF
t,tnishunent arrives. Phil rebels, strikes
the guard a terrific blow. and knocks the
attendant unconscious. The captain tells
him that he viii now receive the worst
punishment known In States prison
The Washington times., 1909-06-11
TWO BOYS EXPERT
FORGERS, SAY POLICE
Arrested After Bad Checks
Are Run Down-Another
Capture Expected.

While the police are secretly admiring
their ingenuity and cleverness, two
boys-one eighteen and the other sew
enteen-are regretting their attempts at
forgery, which would have done credit
to experienced worthless check oper-
ators. The police expect TO make an
other arrest today, and the two pris-
oners viii not be arraigned IN the
Police Court until the detectives have
completed their investigation. which. &c
IS expected, viii clear zap an air OF
mystery that has shrouded tAe psssins
OF a number of bad checks for small
sums in all sections of the city recently.
The boys who We're arrested late yes
terday afternoon by Central Once De-
tectives Berman and Cox are saul
Hoffman. eighteen years old, OF 7SN
Sixth street northwest, and Frederick
Russell, seventeen, of Coz II street north
west. In the possession Of the detec-
tives are six bogus checks. aggregating
s1S4-25. three OF which, the police say, the
boys admit passing.
Confess, Say Police.
Hoffman. who the police say. admits
making out the papers. is a typical
'-Jim, the Penman." The forgeries
were so cIeverly executed that in some
instances The tellerS at the banks
where they were cashed did not detect
them, and 1t was not until they had been
charged against the accounts OF deposit
oTs that the frauds were discovered.
Holman had recently been employed
as clerk with a real estate firm. His
father conducts a tailoring business at
the Sixth street address. and il was
through checks that were paid TO his
father. it is said that he obtained fac
z SMILES Of certain signatures. The police
believe that the boys have been Oper-
ating for the last year. but the first
check which they have been actually
able 10 trace to them was one cashed
May "A last for $3.50. It bore the
forged signature Of J. ". Offutt, a
prominent Georgetown business man.
On Nay 3 another check bearing Mr.
Onutts signature was cashed for SS4 so.
This, too was forgery.
Deny Two Checks.
So far, it is asserted. the prisoners
admit passing three checks, which were
Dashed at banks in Georgetown They
deny getting the money on two checks
which were passed at the Merchants
and Mechanics Savings Bank, Seventh
and @ streets
These last two were both drawn on
the Second National Bank. which turned
them both down when they came
through the clearing house.
The Washington times., 1909-06-11

The Confirmation Of This story VIII
BE Found in TomorrOvS's Edi-
ton of The Times.
The Washington times., 1909-06-11
GIBSON FUNERAL
BEING PREPARED

Arrangements are being completed
today for the funeral Of Lieut. Com.
John Gibson, L. s. n. retired. who
died yesterday at his home 120 TWen-
tieth street northwest.
Lieutenant Commander Gibson was
born IN Winchester. Ky, FEBRUARY
&c, 1855, and entered the navy as a
Enidshipman IN 1874. He served
throughout the Spanish war, and in
1886 was In command of the Marine
guard at Tien Tsin. China. His last
duty was al the New York navy yard.
He was retired with rank OF lieuten-
ant commander on June so, 1900.
The Washington times., 1909-06-11
CHAPTER XVI.
a CAKE OF SOAP,

nj EITHER spoke. The silence was
y tense for some minutes. then Phil
returned to his shoe fastenings,
and IN q few minutes the lock was
thrown back on his door.
Realizing that Bradshaw had Just
been released from the solitary, and
would. therefore, be unfit for work. Phil
went out. secured "a scrub pail and
cleaned out the cell, all the time avoid
ing the fixed gaze of the little convict,
who attempted to sign to him.
Then he fell in line with his hands
on Bradshaw shoulders, and march ed
to the dining hall in the now familiar
lockstep.
Since the first time their eyes bad
The Washington times., 1909-06-11
COREYS INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

PALASEAU, France. June 11.-Wn-
liam Ellis Corey and his wife. who
was Mabe.le Gilman. the actress, are
today confined 10 the handsome home
on Mr.. Corey's estate here, suffering
from injuries received in an automo-
bile smashup. Mr.. and Mrs. Corey
and NJ GodUleau. manager OF Mr.
Coreys estate. We're all thrown out
when the machine slCidded. but NJ
Godillean was the only one seriously
injured
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-22
China and Glassware.

China and Glassware.
Our China and Glass
ware departments al
ways make great sales
records during the hol-
iday season, and the
reason is plain and
clear. We have the
wanted goods I! I'm.
mense assortments-
tasteful, attractive de-
signs, comfortable
shopping and fair
prices. Look over our
line of japanese hand
painted china.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-22

Special Lines Of Holiday Hosiery
Those who imagine that hosiery is too staple.
and commonplace for Xmas gift giving should
see the superb showing of fine hosiery, prepared
expressly for the Holiday season.
It's safe to say you won't see any other line like
it in town-yes or in any other town nearby
Priced from 10c to ST. 90.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-22
Holiday Slippers

Here's a good gift
pretty and comfortable
slippers. A splendid
new stock to choose
from at a wide range
of low prices.
Ladies' black, brown,
maroon, blue and elec-
trio gray Juliette, or
slippers. Price from rs
cents to $1.35. Mems
black or tanssRomeo or
Everett slippers priced
at SOC to $l.2
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-22
Xmas in Woman's
Garments.

A smart garment
makes a very proper
gift. Here's.an all-in.
elusive assortment of
the choicest coats, /
waists, and other wear.
ings for the Xmas
stocking. Just a few
items to show how little
you need spend to
choose a useful gift:
Ladies' Coats So to $25
Misses Coats SO to $40
Childrens '' 81 to $40
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

been made or contracted. but there is a de-
mand for a building on the site and there
are institutions for which it would not
be too large for a permanent home.
Tn City Savings bank and the Occidental
Loan and Trust company are two OF the
institutions which demand larger quarters.
Both institutions have grown to a proper
ton little suspected by Omahans. Directors
In both are interested In the development Of
the retail district south OF FarnAm street,
some OF them owning buildings in the vlcin-
ity. That a building will be erected there
to both the City Savings bank
and the Occidental Building and Loan as
ISOLATION. both OF which are headed by
John J. Flack. Is the belief.
At the same time the opening OF Nine
tsenth street to st. Mary's avenue has
given the Kountze estate an opportunity
TO plan on Improvements and they will
cost $4,000 OF more. These will consist OF
st. Louis flats and an apartment house.
The manager OF the real estate department
Of the estate has long considered de-
v~elopins the property and plans are
said to be made for such buildings. Though
contracts have not been let, those who take
big Jobs are looking forward to q large
amount Of work during the next few
months and the Kountzs improvements are
mentioned at the Omaha building exchange
a being among the buildings which con
tractors Will have TO consider.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

bent upo removing anything that is loose
on the city building instead Of strengthen
ing the loosened masonry. While the god
dess Ia not. strictly speaking, in a danger
Gus condition, 1t is nevertheless tottering
to it's fail, Councilman Bridges and his
man George Woods are after the statue
and unless some Improvement club or sim
liar organization proceeds to get busy
the people Of Omaha will awake some
morning to find that no Goddess Of LIB
erty holds aloft over their heads the fIam-
ing torch Of freedom.
True. the statue Is not as pretty as Il
was once, for 1t is getting old. 1t is four
years past the age OF Sweet sixteen" and
therefore is somewhat wrinkled and worn.
But this Is not all. for. In one Of the recent
storms It lost its left arm, torn out by
the roots. leaving a jagged hole under the
shoulder.
The statue is Of metal and City Electri-
clan Michaelsen outsiders IL perfectly safe
despite the loss OF one arm. He says tina
his men have climbed over it every year
and up on the right arm to place electric
globes in the torch. Building Inspector
Withheld is also Of the opinion that there
is no immediate danger from the statue
1t IL about ten feet high.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

One often wonders at the vast variety Of
plans, designs, styles and combinations of
styles that find their origin in the mind of
a single architect. The above paragraph is
the answer. The great variety OF homes
that find their origin on a single drawing
board is due to the fact that the architect
has had to deal with as many different in
dividualities. AS there are no two individ-
ual temperaments and tastes exactly alike,
so there are scarcely two houses alike in
the large assemblage OF them that congre-
gate In cities, except those built by real
estate agents for investment purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

After the holidays there is always an
awakened interest in building affairs. When
Christmas is over bur thoughts always turn
toward spring, whose arrival we impatiently
await. With thoughts Of spring there comes
to us as naturally as to the birds tho
thought Of building a home. If this is the
happy year in which we have finally ac-
cumulated the required amount for building
then all is Joy and enthusiasm in the home.
The entire family seems to be born into a
new life when the final decision is reached
to have a home OF our own"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
My Success
Is Your Gain

Ny professional and financial
success have been phenomenal. I
have succeeded, beyond my
fondest ambition, in doing good In
the world, in beneftting humanity.
/ have acquired a liberal share Of
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] have been endowed and the sue
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

There are many things that must be
weighed and considered in the mind of an
architect and his client before the plans
and design of a home are perfected; cli-
mate, size and grade of lot, water supply
and drainage, amount OF building funds
available, the size OF the family and its
social requir ements being but a few of
them. AS these conditions and the many
others that arise always vary in each case,
so homes vary in plan and design. Homes
are the product Of several indlvidualities-
the architect, the owner and his family.
Sometimes the one individuality predom-
mates over the others. Such should not
be the case. There should be perfect har-
mony in order 10 obtain the best results.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
MILLION FOR BIG BUILDINGS.
Sixteenth and Harvey One site, Nine
teenth and 50. Mars Avenue
Another.

Buildings requiring an expenditure OF
u.So.0o on two prominent sites on the
map OF Oman are being planned by two
different interests. which probably will
eloNe contracts within a short time.
Regardless OF the many who have been
interested in Sixteenth and Harvey streets.
omehans have seriously taken up a propo-
sstion TO erect a building on that corner
which will cost about 100000. No sale has
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

The day Of mail parlors and sitting
rooms Is past; almost the universal rule
nowadays is to combine the old time par
Tor, sitting room. library and sometimes
even the stair hall into one large, spacious,
homelike room.
No one comes in closer contact with a
mans personality, individuality and tenn
permanent than his architect. In the plan
ming and designing OF a mans home, the
architect finds his way by successive de-
grees into the very heart OF his individual
existence. He knows. before he lie through
with him, his character, his artistic tenden-
cies, or more often, the lack OF them, his
personal habits and ambitions. II he Is a
successful practitioner. broad and percep-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

The great fault with most plans (archi-
tects as well as laymen) is the lack Of sim
pie construction and arrangement Of the
rooms. TIL most valuable instruction given
me while a student architect was to try so
far as practicable to plan my homes within
a rectangle. Years of practice have failed
to find an improvement on this method.
Not only are most plans built after this
simple rule quite desirable, but 1t is really
difficult to make a plan within a rectangle
that is not a simple arrangement.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

In conclusion II may be stated that it ls
best to let the contract for your entire
house Except heating and plumbing) to one
general contractor. 1t saves you much
needless worry and is far cheaper than
day labor or separate contracts for va
rious parts OF the work, regardless OF what
you nay have been told to the contrary.
AS Mark Twain puts it, Put all your eggs
In one basket, but watch that basket"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
THE BEES PLAN OFFER
Arthur o. claussu. Architect.

Through a special arrangement with
Mr.. Clausen The Omaha Bee is able
to offer its readers the complete plans,
details and specifications OF the home
change for so. Mr.. Ciausen is the
author OF a we'll illustrated book,
Home Building Plans and Prob
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100 designs for entrances, fireplaces.
picturesque groups OF windows, stair
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
Thoughts at Random Strung"
Arthur O. Caussn, Architect.

Shakespeare said that 'the secret Of
beauty is suspect" 1t is not so much what
we see, but the hidden beauty OF What we
expect to see inside of a home as indicated
by the beauty or oddly, as the case may
be. of the exterior that charms US. 1t is
the inside OF a nome which, regardless of
the outside, receives the stamp OF the
owners individuality. We have come to
know this and to expect unusual things In
side OF a home whose exterior is out Of the
ordinary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

convenience Of a central city location over
balances the freedom and fresh air Of a
country place the requirements are not so
easily fulfilled. The city lot is apt to be
small. Often too small to allow the archi-
tect much latitude in the way Of plans.
Then, too, besides the high taxes and fire
risk there is always the possibility of hav-
ing undesirable ~neighbors in close proximity
to the home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
HARRlMAN'S HAND IN MEXICO
UnIOn Pacine MaEnate Interested I'm
Fields Opened by New
RafIroad.

TUXPAM, Vera Cruz. Mexico. Feb. so
The Tuxpam-Furbero railroad. IL IL an
nounced. has been completed into the new
oil fields al Furbero. K. II. Hartman Is
understood to be interested In the control
of tho new fields.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

The first consideration In planning the
home is the lot. This must be chosen ac-
cording to the taste, social station and
pocketbook OF the owner. II one prefers
the suburbs or even the country. it is 4
simple matter to find a vacant piece of land
suitable for all requirements, but IL the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

tive, he will with ~tactfulness, combine the
various moods of his client and family
with his own artistic skill, expressing at
once In the resulting home. the personality
of its owner and his own constructive in
genuity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

The relation of architect and builder is
the same as that of doctor and druggist.
The doctor diagnoses and prescribes while
the druggist fills the prescription.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

Eight blocks OF the main street OF Flor
ence are to be paved during the cominR
season which means many additions to the
business section OF the city and an i'm
provement which will make the suburb
more attractive as a residence place. -Four
new buildings are promised at once. "a
tho owners of the lots will not sell them
unless the paving is done. When this Is
done Frank Pascaie has signified his inten-
ton OF taking the lots and building on
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

Most people invite visitors into their
homes by the front door. It is Just as
well that they do. The back door is seldom
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
WAR ON GODDESS OF LIBERTY
Lee Bridges Wants ID, Too, to Come
Down frOm the CITY
HaII.

Ths Goddess Of Liberty on the city hall
has now fallen under the ban Of those
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

keystone park. the largest tract ever
opened near Omaha to be sold in small
acreage tracts has all been sold but thirty
acres out OF bS2 acres. originally comprising
tne Faxton farm. II is one of the beauty
spoes about Omaha. and at present there
are tnirty new houses on the tract with
more being planned. The park is west OF
benson on the paved road and the streets
OF the PARK oiled, making the suburb
one which attracts automobtlists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

a credit to their taste. why not have your
house designed ''all 'front.' and rave a
garden in the rear2
A young woman, Just married, writes:
"Unfurnished rooms need not necessarily be
bare. Ours are lined with bright hopes and
furnished with new schemes every week.
II is remarkable how much Imagination you
can expend upon four walls. True.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

- - . -
NoTE-s,mply draw q line under any
Of the following diseases or Affections
you have:
RHEUMATIsN LUMBAo0
pCzEMA sCRoFULA
CATARRH DRoPsY
PILES NEURALGIA
DIARRHoEA CONSTIPATION
INDIGESTION HEADACHE
DIZZINESS EPILEPsY
KIpNEY TROUBLE BLADDER TROUBLE
HEART IsEAs IhPuRn BLOOD
EEakALp TRoUBL1 oRPID LvER
PARTIAL PAnALYsIs CHRONIC COUGH
NERVOUSNESS PRosrA9Trw
MALARIA PTdFLEs
LUNG TROUBLE srHkA
van hava any Aieaaaa ~ aFN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
The Railroads Busy.

E. T. Willcox, assistant general freight agent of the Frisco, with headquarters in Memphis, is in Birmingham. He spoke with decided enthusiasm about the im- provement in the traffic situation, and especially traffic on the Frisco-Rock Island lines.
 .'The railroad business is improving every day." said MT. Wilcox, and we are going to be taxed to our capacity this fall Prosperity has been returning fast and new era of thrift is just ahead of us"
 When it was said that some railroad men were not yet willing to concede that the improvement in railroad traffic in the south was as marked as the newspapers made 1t appear. MT. Wilcox answered thus: But the railroad business is brisk no matter what other people may say about it. There is a great big improve ment. and this fall will witness very heavy traffic."
 H. M. Waite, until recently superintend- ent of the Seaboard Air Line, who was with MT. Wilcox, spoke up and said: There has been large and pronounced improvement in the railroad business. Any one who is in touch with the situa- ton is blind if he does not see the im- provement."