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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30
cCANN is GUILTY
Testimony Agaist Him Too Strong
For Acquital Verdict

Chicago, Sept. 23-Police Inspector
dWa Mccain, charged with graft
ing was found guilty by the jury
which reported in Judge Barnes court
today.
Sentence was not pronounced and
will not be until after the hearing of
arguments for new trial. The law pro-
vides an indeterminate sentence in
prison.
Charges against the inspector who
was in charge of Desplaines stree.
district, were the most sensational
which have been aimed against any
police official in years. The states
attorney charged that graft" aggre-
eating many thousands of dollars had
been collected from disorderly houses
in return for protection"
The chief witness against Mccain
was Louis Frank, a Russian immi-
grant, who, though unable to read or
write, has accumulated a fortune of
several hundred thousand dollars in
the West Side tenderloin. He and his
brother Julius for years nave exer-
cised a marked power in West Side
politics.
Louis Frank testified he collected
protection money from denizens os
the tenderloin. The first two collec-
tions he stated on the witness stani
were paid to Detective Griffin, who.
she said. acted as an agent for Nc
Cam. Thereafter, he declared, he
had given the money to Mccain in
person. The rate for protection was
said to be $40 a month Several
checks, each dated a month apart,
and calling for hat sum-, were ex-
hibited in court. The list of women
from whom it was charged ~"protec-
on" money was regularly collected,
was read in court and identified by
both Louis and julius Frank
McCann's defense was that he had
suppressed and regulated vice in his
district with so rigorous a hand that
a conspiracy headed by Louis Frank
was formed against him. The jury
went out at 5:23 last night and reach
ed a verdict at 1870 this morning. It
was sealed and returaed in court AZ
the opening of court today
Mccain came to this country fror
Scotland. He was at first a miner but
20 years ago joined the Chicago pol.
ice force as a patrolman. By slow
degrees he advanced through various
degrees until three years ago he was
made an inspector anr placed in
charge OF the district west of the
river
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30
AS ST. Louis Lawyers Talk.

Circuit Judge Reynolds had an.
nounced that he would hear jurors
who had excuses to offer for not serv.
ing, and a dozen American citizens
crowded up to the bench to tell their
troubles. Their excuses were as
varied as those who were hidden to
the feast that the Bible tells about.
One had an important engagement
and another could not hear very well,
and another had sickness in his fam.
lily, and another had duties to per-
form which nobody else on earth could
perform, and another was going on
q journey. And so it went.
The last mar in the line wanted to
be let off because he was a German.
He might have been excused if he had
NOT presented his excuse wrong end
forward.
Judge" he said, Il can't under
stand good English"
"Oh, you'll do all right" said the
judge. There is no good English
spoken in here."-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
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GRAFTERS
Several South Dakotans Among the
Victims Stung

Council Bluffs, Sept. 23-James c..
Mabray and eighty-four alleged asso-
ciates We're today indictd by the fed
eral grand jury On a charge of con-
spring to defraud by illegal use OF
mails. With exception OF Mabray and
three others, zone of those indicted
are in custody, and the names of the
defendants are not made public. II
was stated the list includes many per-
sons known in criminal annals in all
parts of the country, and that nearly
every name Is followed by one to four
aliases. Each of these alleged confed-
crates had a number which was CIV
en- as n Of the aliases accredited TO
the defendant.
In speaking Of instances OF viola
ton of the postal laws. the Indictment
includes copies of many sensational
letters alleged to have been exchanged
between Mabray and his associates
which refer to alleged deals, and name
various sums as having changed
hands as a result of the alleged op-
e%rations One letter, dated New York.
invites Friend John"-who is alleged
to be Mabray-to go to New York, de-
claring, II have a town right across
the river in Jersey; swell track abso-
lutte protection. Sheriff, prosecutor
and police will be right on the job in
working hours"
A list of the South Dakota victims is
as follows
d. c. Harrington. Sioux Falls.
j. E.. Harrington. Sioux Falls.
John Bigger. Sioux Falls.
M. Meuer, Bristol. s. d.
C. e. Hayward, Garden City, 8. d.
Ed Stenger, Hermosa, s. d.
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They Didn't Have to Change.

During the years in which our pure
food laws have been put into effect
there has been a great hurrying and
scurrying on the part of the food man.
ufacturers to change their methods to
make them conform to the law.
The Quaker Oats Company is a con-
spicuous exception. 1t was admitted
that Quaker Oats was as pure and
clean as possible and that it was an
ideal food.
1t is so cheap that any n can af-
ford it and so nourishing that every
one needs it. The result of last years
experiments at Yale and other points
where food values were tested is that
Quaker Oats has been adopted by
many persons as their food on which
they rely for adding vigor and endur.
ance of muscle and brain.
The Quaker Oats Company meets
all demands in the way it packs
Quaker Oats; regular size packages
and the large size family package;
the latter, both with and without
china. 4
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PAINT FAULTS.

It IL . common occurrence nova
days to hear a man remark with dis
gust: 1T is impossible to have good
painting done these days; either the
paint is not good Or there are no good
painters" This, however, is not true.
There is good paint, and there are
good painters. But the question is,
bringing them together.
One cannot expect a satisfactory
painting job without pure white lead.
There is a way to make sure you are
getting pure white lead without test.
ing it. See that the key bears Ma
tional Lead Company's famous Dutch
Boy Painter trademark, which is a
positive guarantee of purity. However,
anyone can test white lead. National
Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Bldg,
New York City, will send you a lead
tester and painters outfit, consisting
of book of color schemes, specifca.
tions, etc., upon request.
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Bradley furnished sufficient funds. We
were not overburdened with the usual
aids to pleasure and comfort. but
did not start for that purpose.
ALL In A FEW MONTHS.
AS to the excitement of the press
10 force things of their own pickiny
from important records into print;
have taken the stand that | have al
ready given a tangible account of our
Journey. 1t is as complete as the pre-
liminary reports of any previous ex-
plorer. Data, observations, records,
are of exactly the same character.
Heretofore such evidence was taken
with faith, and the complete record
was not expected to appear for years,
whereas we agree to deliver all within
a few months.
I'VE arrived at the pole April q
1868. We discovered new land along
the lO2nd meridian between the saith,
and S5th parallels. Beyond this there
was no life, no land. Ice was in large,
heavy field with few pressure line
The drift was southeast, the wind
southwest. Clear weather gave good
observations nearly daily. THESE OBJ
servations, combined with those at the
pole guarantee our claim. When taken
in connection with the general record
you do not require this; but this and
all other records will come to you.
| acknowledge to you, and to al
living Arctic explorers, by debt OF graf
itude for valuable assistance, hut We
must not forget the fathers of Arctic
polar travel. There is glory enough
for all, enough for the graves of the
dead n the heads Of ,--e living,
Those here tonight are too numerous
to mention; but special mention must
be made Of Greedy, Schley, Melville
Peary, Ffala, hansen, Abruzzi, Cagn'l
Sverdrup, Amundsen, N~ordenskjold
and a number OF English and other
explorers.
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Paw Paw, Mich
Another Operation Avoided.

Another Operation Avoided.
Chicago, Ill. -"I want women to
know what that wonderful medicine,
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, has done for me. Two of the
best doctors in Chicago said / would
die if l did not have al operation, and
/ never thought of seeing a well day
again. Ihada small tumor and female
troubles so that / suffered day and
night. A friend recommended Lydia
f.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
and it made me a well woman."--Mrs.
ALvENA SPERLING, II Langdon St,
Chicago, Ill.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
has proved to be the most successful
remedy for curing the worst forms Of
female ills, including displacements.
inflammation, fbroid tumors, irregu-
larities, periodic pains, backache, bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
tion, andnervous prostration. 1t costs
but a trife to try it, and the result
has been worth millions to many
suffering women.
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Puzzle for the Girls.

Every instructor at Chautauqua Is
required to fill out a paper answer
ing a number of necessary and I'M
necessary questions. One year there
was a remarkably handsome male
member of the faculty in whom all
the girl students were much interest
ed. rs he married or unmarried?'
became an all-absorbing question.
Finally some of them had the courage
to approach the college secretary and
ask II the files might be looked over.
Anc there the handsome professor, an
ticipating some such investigation had
recorded his matrimonial pr~etensions
as follows: Married or single?-
Yes"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30
HUMOR BURNED AND ITCHED
Eczema on Hand, Arms, Legs and
FACET Was Something Terrible.
Complete Cure by cuticura.

about fifteen or eighteen years
ago eczema developed on top OF my
hand. 1t burned and itched so much
that I was compelled to show it to a
doctor. He pronounced 1t ringworm.
After trying his different remedies the
disease increased and went up my
arms and to my legs and finally on my
face. The burning was something
terrible. / went to another doctor who
had the reputation OF being the best
in town. He told me 1t was eczema.
His medicine checked the advance OF
the disease, but no further. ! finally
concluded to try the Cuticura Rene
dies and found relief in the first trial.
/ continued until l was completely
cured from the disease, and ! have
not been troubled since. C. Burkhart,
236 w. Market ST., Chambersburg. Pa,
Sept. 10, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
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Cost Of Building in United states,

The total cost of the buildings erect.
ed in the principal cities of the United
States in 1907 was 1861, 076, 286, a net
decrease Of 81 ,634,6 $50 from the fig.
ures of 1906. but ar increase over
those for any previous year. The
unit cost OF building, however, in.
creased in the past year, Tor there
were 81, w-rsf765J permits Issued IN
1887, Is against fSi.i74- IN 1906. IN
MISUNDERSTANDING "A lesrsassin-haAS
ing New York takes the lead, with e
falling OF of ~$l1.591,sS2, or 1854 per
cent
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A Remarkable Vessel.

A floating pontoon of 100 tons dis
placement, designed to expedite the
shipment of coal from Goole, has been
launched IT, England by the -Gonle
~Ship-building and Repairing Com
pany The vessel, the only m OF
the kind in the world, will be fitted
with a hydraulic hoist. BY mean OF
This ynrrrSf-5oat ~rarf rrgS >aruut-fu
,ons of coat wsti=be=iisygd v5dfiy cut
-aS- the ,MaIIsg IlIsdds aAla.m. .tREllE Goa;
tents shot into a vessels hold. Many
thousands of tons will thus be shipped
In a day.
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Mustn't Work Like Rebellion.

F. w. Aver, the advertising agent. at
the dinner in Philadelphia in honor of
the firms fortieth anniversary, said
that to succeed in advertising re-
CURED hard work.
THE ces in this business are
stupendous,'' he said, "but some folks
think that working as Rebellion of
Camden worked, a man can build up a
great advertising fortune.
"Roebottom was a roofer. He was en-.
gagged on a Mickle street house. One
day, as he was l%unching, he was heard
to give a yell of pain.
whats the matter, Roebottom? 2 a
carpenter asked.
az got a nail in my foot the roofer
answered.
"'Well why don't you pull 1t out?'
said the carpenter.
what! In my dinner hour?' yelled
Rebellion, "-Philadel-
phia Record.
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Snake Story.

Before he went fishing" said the
town s~tory-teller, he swallowed
bout a pint an half of s%nakebite rem
edy, an of course you know what that
is? Well, after the snake bit him,
the reptile cut all sorts O. capers, kaze
the remedy went straight to it's head.
Last thing it tried to do wuz to swal.
Ter it's tail, an it got itself in the form
OF a hoop. an I'm a liar eff the chill
dren didn't roll it around all day!"-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30
"FiIthy lucre."

The expression filthy lucre" Is OF
Biblical origin, and is to be found in
the third chapter of the first book OF
Timothy, where the qualifications nee
essary for the Office of a bishop
are thus set forth: This is a true
saying. If a man desireth the Of
fee of bishop, he desireth a good
work. A bishop must then be blame
less, the husband of II wife, vigilant
sober, of good behavior, given to hos
pitality, apt to teach; not given tc
wine, no striker. not greedy of filthy
lucre; but patient, not a brawler not
covetous."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30
STATE OF ONO CRY OF TOLEDO

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner OF the firm OF +. j. CHENEY Il Co. doing
business In the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid. and that said Arm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CATARRB that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CArARRH CURE.
FRAME J. CHENEY
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my presence.
this 9th day OF December. A. D., 1886.
A. w.
SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
f.. ]. CHENEY d CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c,
Take Halls Family Pills for constipaston
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use SO pueh starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, wAiah sas only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
Ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great.
Or strength than other makes.
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She Took a Pair.

How much are these shoes?" asked
the lady who had the reputation of
being a keen shopper.
Those shoes are not for SALE" re-
piled the salesman, who had some
thing of a reputation. too; were Civ
ing them away with every pair of
shoe laces at $3.50"-Judge.
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Biggest organ of the body-the
bowels-and the most important
It's got to be looked after-neglect
means suffering and years OF
misery. CASCARET rs help
nature keep every part of your
bowels clean and strengthen
they act right-means health to
your whole body. Oh
cAscARETS roc a box for . weeks treat
mert. All druggists. Biggest seller In
the world - Million boxes a month.
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Like Their Famous Namesakes.

An upper Harlem man named his
twin sons Theodore Roosevelt and
William Taft, says the New York
Sun. A friend asked him the other
day how they were getting along.
"Famously," was the answer. Will
Ham digs steadily into his breakfast
bowl while Theodore yells and pounds
him over the head with a spoon"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, the aptiseptic powder.
1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t
is a certain cure for sweating, callous and
hot, tired, aching feet. Always use II TO
Break in new shoes. Sold by all Druggists.
Csc. Trial package mailed Free. Address
Allen s Olmsted, Leroy, New Y~rk.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30

An observing spinster says 1t would
keep half a dozen harvesting ma
chimes busy gathering in the crop of
wild oats w by some young e
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A Waste of Money,

Hub-Reckless and extravaganza?
When did / ever make a useless pur.
chase?
Wife-Why, there's that fire extin-
guisher you bought a year ago; we've
never used it once.
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DOCTOR
ADVISED
OPERATION
C%uredbyLydiaE .Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound


BIZ fromf female ills,
including inflam-
nation and conges-
ton, for several
a My doctor
said there was no
hope for me but an
operation. i began
taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
/ can now say / am
a well woman"
EMMA
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SWEETLY PUT.

Myrtle-And yon never tire of push.
ing my board walk chair?
Jerome-No, indeed. On the con.
trary, | feel like l am carrying every.
thing before me.
Myrtle-Why, ! am not everything.
Jerome-But you are everything to
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30

Don't think Wrigley's Spearmint
only perfumes the breath and helps
digestion.
1t whitens teeth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30

The devilish thing about worry is
that it never counts on Gods help.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30

Country husbands are better trained
than town husbands. Ever see a
town husband carry a baby on the
street?
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A DECISION.

Our conquest was only possible
with the accumulated lessons If ca, ly
experiences. The failure if our pl eJe-
cessors were the steppingstones to III
innate success. The real pathfnders
to the pole were the early Danish,
Dutch, English, Morse, Italian and
American explorers. With these We
share Tie fruits which your chairman
has put into my basket.
"A similar obligation is due the Es.
kimo INC India The use of pemmi-
can and the snow-shoes which makes
penetration OF the arctic mystery pos
sible, have been borrowed from the In
dian. The method of travel, motor
force and native ingenuity, without
which the polar quest would be hoEe
less we're taken from the Eskimo. To
the savage man, therefore, who has
no flag, we are bound TO give a part
of this fruit.
ITO John r. Bradley, the man who
paid the bills, belongs at least half
this fruit. The Canadian government
sent its expedition under Capt. Ber-
nier 1000 miles out of its course 10
help us to It. | gladly pass the bask-
ct. In returning, shriveled skin and
whitened muscles were filed out at
expense of Danish hospitality, and last,
but not least tAe reception with open
arms by fellow explorers, to you and
to all, belongs this basket of good
things which the chairman has placed
on my shoulders.
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The time-the p!ace-and the gum!
Any time-any place-that sells Wrig-
ley's Spearmint.
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Hamlins Wizard Oil is over fifty years
old and, like an old friend, it can be de-
pended ape just as surely as the family
doctor who may be miles away.
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The shadow of a trouble Is often
blacker than the trouble itself.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30

Well, well! That's your stomach
after you chew WrigIey's Spearmint a
while.
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1t may get SO some time that a mar
who attends 20 his own business will
be called eccentric.-Dallas News.
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The true Christian does q great
many things he does not have to do.
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II you are on confidential terms
with almost any family you discover
they are terribly hard up.
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invig.
Orate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tiny granules. Easy to take as candy.
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MAKES

Nothing would suit me better man
TO tell you tonight the complete story
of our quest. but the very first tele
gram gives more specific data than |
could hope to tell you in an after-din-
ner address; therefore, | will elucidate
certain phases of adventures.
''One OF the most remarkable charges
brought out is that | did not seek geo
graphic license to start for the pole.
To the public that may be a mystery,
but you who know will appreci2te
that no explorer can start and say he
will reach the pole. Bradley furnish
ed the funds. | shaped the destiny
of the expedition. For the time being
business concerned us only. / believer
that if we succeeded there would be
time enough to fly the banner OF vic
tory. You here tonight; Bradley is
here: ! am here. We come together to
celebrate that victory. appeal to you
as explorers and men. Am | bound
to appeal to anybody for license to
look for the pole?
Another criticism is the charge Of
insufficient equipment. We have me-
this. You know we had every ros-
sible aid to success in sledge travelling
A big ship Is no advantage. An army
of white men is a distinct hindrance,
while cumbersome luxury of equipment
is fatal to progress. We chose to live
a life simple as that of Adam and we
forced the strands of human endurance
to scientific limits. There was no
other way. For our simple needs,
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The spiritualistic medium finds no
hidden treasure except in the pockets
Of the credulops living
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When d man is sick he has grea
trouble with his wife as to how muci
he should eat.
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VNo man can pray right while he
lives wrong.
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WHY SUFFER FROM A COLD
when a few drops of Perry Davis Painkiller taken
promptly In some hot water or milk will prevent iti
In Csc, CSC and SOC bottles. Atall dealers.
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WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
N. w. Hide e. Fur Co., Minneapolis. MINI
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Guess why the little boy doesn't
chew Wrigley's Spearmint. He hasn't
any-that's why!