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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

Say it was the grandest looking tree since the Gar
den Of Eden. Honest! &c.. And when it was ali
H&ed' the folks wanted to go in and wake up the
baby and bring it out, and light up, and let Sadie
see the fun .. Sadie wouldn't have it. She
laughed a little said she didn't believe in Christ
mas Eve trees, morning the time to have EN-
didn't laugh. Couldn't I saw her face and It
most broke my heart. Then they asked her to
come down in the morning; she said she couldn't.
SAID she was going away on a long journey before
morning-Oh no, BObs, it's all right; she may have
meant to Kill herself think she debut she won't
now; its all right. Wait till I tell you. And we
walked up to her fat oh, I forgot to say that
on the way uptown she got to crying like little girl
because she didn't have any dolly Of her own and
bought her one; horrible thing; painted china face
and most as big she was we walked up to
her fiat; she had the doll in her arms with her head
down on it. / lighted the gas. She walked into her
bedroom laid the doll under the cover with its
head on the pillow and threw herself down beside It.
i started to say something and she lifted up her
head and told me to get out and the quicker the
better then she fell down beside the doll again
and began to cry. 1 never heard anybody cry Ike
UnaL went out TO the door and ratified the handle
sneaked back to her door again, because I
didn't dare leave her-yOu know-after the way she
mad been feeling and talking. She cried herself to
sleep with her arm out across that doll O.. So I
turned the lights out and came away"
what are we going to do now" said Roberts
after while.
Il tell you what were going to do" said Cowles
You and are going down to the Metrop0le and get
hold of Ted Tonwill and make him give Sadie CargiH
a chance-a good chance-in his new show Hen
do it if We ask him. both of us together. And she
will keep steady and make good. And wen send her
a telegram about it so she will get it first thing in
the morning before she gets to thinking any more
about long journeys
Good! OF course that's what We'll do cried
Roberts. "Only let's hurry. Because / am going
over to Brooklyn to get Rose and tell her what a
cad know I am. And" mot without the hurry OF
embarrassment, Il don't want to wake her father
Up any later than is necessary"
COwles reached out and took his hand and gripped
it, saying not a word They turned toward the
Metropole. In twenty steps Roberts stopped short
and pulled COwIes under a street lamp.
But look here, Charley he said, what are you
going to do? We've fixed Miss CargiI up all right.
And, bless her. she has fixed me up. But / don't see
thai either of us has done anything for you"
You have done Just this" said Charley a little
unsteadily. Instead OF taking to the rosy and
thoTny path and graft Pm going over to the station
to get the o'clock train for StatOnville where
I've got al aunt who has been begging me to come
up over Christmas. And when I've got little rested
and my nerves steadied down, I'm going to take
night desk on the Times at forty per. 1t viii be
monotonous hut decent But, Bohs--"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05
THE STAR IN THE EAST ~ zHgg4z 2gzzgeg

ever it was said he had seen her in the chorus Of
hy-by night musical comedy Kansas City way and
that he her here in New York after that and she
seemed to have hit bottom"
yes" said Cowles. studying the girls face at is
Sadies. all right She seems to have kept all her
good looks, too, except that her face has hardened
terribly. Don't you remember what a soft-cheeked
innocent, merry little thing she always was?"
Roberts nodded and looked again into the mirror.
He shook his head at what he yes" he muir
mured "she was And now, before you recognized
her you called her 'bronze-haired and brazen-faced'
and she is"
Il hope" spoke up the young woman, with start
lingly distinct voice and with unlimited aeidty OF
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

and in the next breath they both cried: Why. yes,
of course"
THANK you" she said quietly.
In a hansen laden with bundles and Christmas
tree cut away from the sidewalk decorations of the
Emporium, Miss CargH and Cowles departed north.
ward. Roberts couldn't go because there wasn't room
after the Christmas tree had been put in.
"Ill meet you" he called to them, "at Big Jim
no. not there. At the little drug store on the corner
above Merry Christmas to the kid.
It was nearly twelve when Cowles aIighted at the
drug store and met the eager Roberts in the middle
of the sidewalk
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

Through break in the roar of the citys night
came the far-Oh tinke Of chimes ringing in the
Christmas morn. Cowles looked up at the sky. So
did Roberts. The sky eli but for a single star
twinkling through the flying clouds. over the dome
Of the Grand Central Station They looked at each
other and then because they both saw things in
their faces that wouldn't quite bear looking at turned
their eyes away and walked on.
But, Bobs," continued Cowles softly after a while
"this has always been day for beginning things
over again, rather. .. And it wasn't / who. helped
or you-or even Sadie CargilL 1t Waa-a Little
Child
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

rel. me about it," demanded Roberts. How vas
ito"
Cow!es' eyes were brimming
we had to wake the family up in the fat below"
he said. "At first they were sleepy and kind of mad.
Thought we were patronizing them. But Sadie was
so everiastingly tactful and sweet 49,. pretty soon
they began to cry and thought we'd never get the
darned old tree up, for the mothers hugging nsF.
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LONG about two thousand years ago 8
"a Little Child came into this world through
n a stable. Probably stables weren't very
clean and sweet two thousand years ago
nonearIy as nice as they today. But the things
that Little Child brought to the world so dear
and beautiful and good that most of US have come
into the way of thinking that His memory and ever
living presence and influence are exclusively the
property and the privileges Of no rghteOur, of those
who abide in ways and placss which ere clean
But it is nevertheless true that the soft tug of the
Little Chids baby hands is felt today by folks who
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

Copyright 1903. By BENZ. B Hampton3
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31

New York's celebrated clairvoyant,
is permanently located here. His
honest method and 20 years Of sue
cess in all the leading cities of the
world have proven beyond all doubt
that KIRON is the leader in his
profession. AS proof of his Won
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tells as to all love and business
affairs, when and who you will
marry, whether husband, wife or
sweetheart is true or false; safe
and paying investments. buying or
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Cut this ad out. Low fee for a
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If Wilson was murdered for his
money, what of the other three
skeletons? Gold was plentiful in
the early sos when Mccoy built
that cellar and secret tunnel.
Thousands of persons swarmed
here from the ends of the earth
TO engage in the placer mining.
Mccoy was a miner himself ,sbut
the grewsome discoveries on 1.-THE
Mccoy ranch point to an e$4ier
way of obtaining gold.
If the theories accepted today on
the countryside are correct, rich
treasure lies hidden somewhere Oh
the death ranch" and the search
ers will not be satisfied until every
foot of earth has been overturned.
Two years ago, party of odiin-
ty officials, stopping at the place,
opened the door to find the body
of Mccoy, sitting upright on his
bed, his hand clutching the
ragged blankets and his great Glue
eyes wide open in an expression OF
abject terror. He, was dead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31
FIX UP A JOB FOR
TURNER'S RELATIVE

A nice little political thing that
makes for the era of good feeling
within the new city administration
has been fixed up whereby d. A.
Clement becomes city license in
spector. Major Gwydir has been
acting in that capacity, but will
now confine himself to sidewalk
inspecting, the major having
friends sufficient to hold him from
total effacement.
The nice thing about Clement
getting a job is that Clement is a
brother in law of Judge Turner,
who is wheeled out as the demo-
cratic heavy artillery of these
parts whenever there is pressing
need of a big gun and Turner can
be stirred The Turner wing was
not riotously militant in behalf of
Pratt, but naturally an administra-
ton that takes care of brothers in
law can't be regarded as an object
of Indifference. If anybody should
insinuate that II. d. Merritt is hav-
ing anything to do with these gen.
tie little games he would probably
be shot through and through with
an indignant plea of astOunded in
nocence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that In
pursuance of an order of the Pro
bate Court of Spokane County,
State of Washington made on the
26th day of May, 1909, in the mat.
ter of the estate of simon p. John.
son, deceased, the undersigned,
the administrator of the said es-
tate, will sell at private sale to
the highest bidder, and subject to
confirmation by said Probate
Court on or after the 14th day of
May, 1909, all of the right, title,
interest and estate of the said
deceased at the tim of his death.
in and to all that certain lot, piece
or parcel of land situate. lying
and being in the said County of
Spokane, State of Washington.
more particularly described as fol-
lows, te-wit: Lot Four az, Block
,Thirty-four (34), in Second Sinro
addition to the City. Of Spokane,
County Of Spokane, Washington,
improved by an eight-room frame
dwelling.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Purchase price payable in install
ments on a credit not exceeding
three years, with interest on de-
ferred payments at the rate of
seven per cent per annum. Writ.
ten bids for said property will be
received at the Office of the admin
istrator, the Spokane State bank,
Spokane, Washington
G.. w. PEDDYCORD,
Administrator of Said Estate.
McWilliams & McWilliams,
Attorneys for Administrator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31

the champions get mussed up by.
That Bronson is a boxer of class,
with the physical ability to carry
him through long, bruising fight,
is the result of will power and hard
work. He was a sickly boy, whose
claim to life and health was not
any too strong. When in his teens
he went to work as helper in a
blacksmith shop. and by careful liv-
ing developed into a youth of fine
physique. Work at the forge de-
veloped every muscle in his body,
enlarged his lungs and caused his
cheeks to glow with the color of
health.
Bronson's ring ventures have put
him on easy boulevard and he could
retire tomorrow and live a life of
ease off the money he has invested;
for this dressy young pugilist seems
gifted with the touch of Midas, all
of his investments bringing large
returns.
When In training, Bronson safe
guards himself by wearing a foot.
ball players nose guard and head
protector. He doesn't fancy grow
ing tin ear or carrying around a
fiattened nose. preferrirg to &C
through life with the countenance
nature provided for him.
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UPeciai Ooffespondence 70 Tne fress
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 81
"The Beau Drummer OF the light
weights" they call Ray Bronson,
the Hoosier boxer, whose name is
known to every follower of the
game of give and take, AS a sar-
torial expert, Bronson has Mr..
Philadelphia John faded to a sibi.
liant whisper.
Nothing Bronson does is ordi-
parry. He returned from the south
not long ago, accompanied by a
valet. He went to Dixie to get the
valet and fought few times as a
matter OF course.
There is one thing the valet must
do. He must wear diamonds. II he
can't sport the sparklers, wear a
Prince Albert and red, white and
blue hosiery at the same time. he
won't last long.
When he turns his attention from
The fashion plate long enough to
boA, bronson is all TO the pazaz.
He's one OF the best the state made
famous by its poets. wrestling
matches. anti-cigaret law and win
ter health resorts where the tiger
growls. has produced. Although not
: champion, he IL one Of the fellows
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31
MEN AND BOYS, LEARN
PLUMBING

4 Parents, have your boy learn the
plumbing trade, the best paid OF
all trades. Plumbers are in de.
mand everywhere. They earn Sc to
So per day and have short hours.
By my method of instructing ]
make you a practical plumber in
months instead of years, so that
you will be able to fill a good pc.
sition or conduct a business of
your own. Men can learn as well
as boys.
Edward Mccartney Plumbing
School,
20 Riverside Ave., Spokane, Wash.
He that hath a trade hath an
estate"
Day and night school. Visitor are
always welcome.
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cial Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 81
When the big league teams were
migrating northward in April, all
sorts of stories were told about the
XII dpitcher Charlie Babb had on his
Memphis team. Fro mthe way he
performed his stay in the Southern
league was to be short and he
would be burning grass in one OF
the majors.
When Pittsburg and the Boston
Americans hit Memphis they bowed
before the pitching of young Quies-
ser. Memphis hailed him as the
star of the leagne, but fate has
dealt the young man strange hama
nthe game.
Since the championship season
opened Quiesser had not won a
game. He dropped seven in a row
and the eighth was going to the
bow-wows when he was derridkeds
Each of his losses have been by one
run and he earned the name OF
Hard Luck" Quiesser.
You can forgive even polit1i
clan by being the one yourseh
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/ sentatives of employers and en-
ployes, and they will have the
power to fix wages, hours and other
working conditions. Six months
after the trade board arranges the
rates they become obligatory and
will be enforced by the government.
But within the six months period
those employers who voluntarily &C.
cept the board decisions will be
placed on a white" or fair, list
and will be the only ones eligible
for government contracts.
The bill will undoubtedly go
through parliament land there will
be no supreme court to declare it
nucontsitutionaD. Great Britain
will thus become the second nation
in Europe to recognize and enforce
the minimum wage princijle. Bel
GUM enacted a similar law re-
Gently. The idea is being agitated
in Germany and other countries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31

1920 takes a good five room mod
. ern home on Montgomery av-
enue; Ave piece plumbing. See
this one. Easy terms. E.s
$3.50 takes good corner inside
mile circle in Browns. H
$500 for SOx230 near Boulevard
and old site of children's home on
Mantle hill.
1855 gives you dandy lot on
Seventeenth; all assessments paid.
X-RAY INVESTMENT CO.,
Room 2 Wolverton Main 1924.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31
BY PETER POWER.

The general industrial situation,
as reflected in the labor press of
the country and reports made to
city central and national organiza-
tons by local unions is distinctly
improving in nearly every occupa-
ton. There has been pronounced
increase of employment in the
building trades, there are few men
idle in the printing business, and
activity in the clothing trades is
also quite marked. The journals of
the railway employees show that
transportation is becoming greatly
stimulated and iron and steel pro-
duction is gaining every month.
Mining is still somewhat dull, but
gradually improving, as is work in
textile and metal and wood manu-
featuring. Many unemployed have
been gravitating toward the rural
districts during the past year and
engaging in farm labor, thus lessen
ing the competition in trades ma
terially.
BY common consent among en-
ployers and workmen, Chicago is
acknowledged to be the storm CEN
ter of the American labor move
ment. Whatever conditions govern
in that city usually become general
in the course of time. The spring
cleanup in negotiations, strikes,
etc, is about complete in the Chi
cago building trades, and the labor
market shows a healthy upward
tendency, pretty safe sign that
the industrial depression has about
run its course. A total of about
10000 mechanics in the Chicago
building trades have secured in
creases in wages averaging % cents
a day. The contractors and union
officials are agreed that the work
men are total OF 100000 ahead
for the year.
What would American capitalists
! say if government officials at Wash
ington fathered a bill compelling
contractors who do work for and
furnish supplies to Uncle Sam to
treat with their employees in an Or
ganized capacity? That is precisely
what the British government, led
nv Winston Churchill is doing The
British cabinet has laid before par
lament a measure known as the
trade boards bill, which is an adj
vanced scheme of social reconstruc-
ton, and amounts to the govern
ment performing the function of a
trade union, especially in trades in
which the workers are still unor-
ganized.
These trade boards will be COM
posed of public officials and repre-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31

MARIPOSA, CAL, May 81
| Guarding his secret more success
fully than the fiendish Bender fam
| lily of Kansas and with more cum
ming than the artful Mrs. Belle
| Guinness of the Indiana murder
farm, George Mccoy. miser and re-
cluse, conducted a death ranch
near this city for more than half
a century and not until two
years after his death has the aw-
| full secret of the old mans lonely
| life been revealed. Now the search
for bones has led to quest for
| treasure believed to have been
taken from victims and buried on
| the ranch as far back as the
placer mining days of the early
sos.
The first suggestion of the old
miser's grewsome secret came
when newcomers began excavation
about the old well of the ranch,
! with a view to reconstructing it,
and uncovered a human skeleton.
Further excavation revealed the
bones of four men. All the skele.
tons were doubled up, showing
that the bodies had been buried
with the knees and heads to-
gether.
At the direction of District At
torney Adair a close examination
of the house was made. A trap
door was found, hidden in the
floor. 1t led to large cellar.
Seeking further, the investiga-
tors pulled away large stone at
one side of the cellar wall and
, there stood revealed the opening
of well constructed, stone lined
| TUNED, four feet high and about
two feet wide, leading to the well
where the skeletons were found.
One evening in the summer of
| 1877 John Wilson, a wealthy young
| rancher, rode out of Mariposa with
| a large sum of money in his sad
die bag. His shepherd dog follow
| ed. No one ever saw him or his
horse or his dog again He took
the road leading by the Mccoy
| ranch. A Chinese told the sheriff
that he saw Mccoy talking to Will
son on the road. The Chinese dis
appeared the next day.
A posse charged Mccoy with
connection with the disappearance
| of Wilson. He denied it. The
posse searched his house and
ranch, but to no avail. They
threatened lynching, but Mccoy
gave no sig nof weakening and he
was spared. The search for Wilson
continued for years and was car
ried on by the Odd Fellows in all
parts of the country
When the first skeleton was I'M
earthed at the ranch the other
day the disappearance of Wilson
was recalled at once. The day
| following the discovery of the
skeletons a solid gold band ring
with the letter "W" engraved ON
the inside was unearthed. Nearby
the skeleton of a dog was found
and the Wilson mystery had been
| solved.
| But the question of what became
of the money remains unanswered
| Mnfnu -
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STRAIGHT ALWAYS 4
BUGS" TAKES HIS

= NEW YORK, May 29.-Bugs 4
q Raymond came into the club
. house yesterday with a fresh 4
. hair cut apd his neck shaven
. clean up even with his ears.
. Did you take an anesthetic, 4
. Bugs?" asked Matty, looking
. at the weird hair cut and
. wondering how it was done.
= Don't think I'm crazy, do 4
. you?" inquired Bugs rather 4
y testify. Them mixed drinks 4
n will drive anybody nutty."
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by dealing direct with the owner.
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Hot water heat, double toilet, laun-
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If we should all think twice be-
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