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MURDERER OF SIX PEOPLE
TRACED BY BLOODY CENT

day. The court house was guarded
ed by big force of deputies, who
feared a demonstration would be
attempted. The quick work of the
law and the immediate sentence
seemed to satisfy the crowd.
A remarkable feature of the case
s>the fact that the murderer was
traced by bloody cent which he
gave to newsboy for a paper con
tanning, an account of his bloody
deeds. He will be executed In the
electric chair at Richmond, Va.
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SENT SKIN FROM SMALLPOX VICTIM
THROUGH THE MAIL TO INFECT JUDGE

~ COLORADO SPRINGS, coo Nov 27-A daboca plot end
IRE OF Judge A. Toombs Of this
ties 80 ' $40
IN Judges a
and an Inch wide neatly oiled
raised, strips
grewsone relics a
sheet Of stating
pox patient the
the disease
The package turned the authorities
NATION OF the dried strips
10 infected ~ - - ''
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PLEASE
SIGN THIS
OROER!'
ABOUT $4,000 NEW PEOPLE
HERE DURING PAST
- FEW MONTHS.

$... =
. Spokane Wash... 49,. 49,. Z
. On or before the -. day of Z
. 80, A. d. 10. for value Z
. received, I promise to pay to Z
. the order OF the Coast Buyers Z
= Association. 1119 First av- Z
= enue, Spokane, Wash, or q
. bearer .............. dollars, q
. with interest at legal rate =
= after maturity, for groceries Z
. whicheI have this day order .
= ed. Per memorandum ac- Z
. cepted. Z
y
q p. O.. Z
. Payable at ............ bank Z
Now, will you please sign this
ORDER
This is declared to be the re
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-27
HAS SPOKANE
A SODMITE
ALDERMAN?

A subject that 10 calculated
to make the average citizen
stop and take notice has been
selected for his sermon Sunday
evening at 1880 by Rev. J. w.
Kramer, pastor Of the First
Btptist church, Second and LIN
coin.
On that occasion Or. Kramer
will preach on HAS Spokane a
eodomite Alderman" Re-
served seats might be set aside
for our city fathers 90 that they
may all lok vlrtuous and enter
a plea Of mot uuIlty.v
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SHOT UP
THE TOWN

ENGLEVILLE, N. D., Nov. 81
The sheriff and posse today are in
pursuit of the two Cant brothers,
Texas cowboys, who killed Louis
Maxwell, farmer, after terrorizing
Engleville for "a hours. A dice
game in pool hall yesterday end
ed in one of the Cant boys shoot
ing Maxwell, who died early today
They then flourished revolvers,
rode through the town, driving Pc
destrians from the street, and rode
away unmOlested.
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Why are the saloon screens at
the Hotel Spokane still intact and
undisturbed?
1t is distinctly recollected that
Chief of Police. or rather ACTING
Chief of Police John Sullivan Is
sued what he called an ultimatum
in this matter near a month ago,
stating that further violation of the
state saloon screen law at this
place would no longer be tolerated.
Why has he not enforced that
law?
He hung scrupulously to the
fight against the saloon screens in
other saloons about the city
stayed by 1t with a grit and ven
,geapce. like. that be and his men
are now holding out against the /.
w. w. in the street speaking fight
yet, when he came to the bar
room at the big hosiery in ques-
ton, he stopped shortly in the cru
SADIE.
Why did he do It?
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TRAMPL.EO
TOGR0l)NO
(By United Press

. TOXIC, Nov. 27.-Reports
= from Osaka say that moro
= than 100 people were killed in 4
. a panic at general meeting 4
. of the Red Cross. Several
. hundred were injured and 4
. many may not recover. 4
. More than 10000 had gath
. cred to attend the meeting. 4
= There was one doorway for 4
= either entrance as exit at the
. building where the cere- 4
. monies were held. As the 4
. crowd struggled to enter,
. many within began struggling 4
. to get out, and a panic en-
= sued.
. Men and women lost their
. senses in fright and struggled 4
= and fought, ttrampIing hum 4
. dreds under foot.
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slisst .of statesmen operating for
the Coast Buyers association
working all through the country
sitter making sales of goods to
gnileless housewives in the rural
districts. 1t is customary that the
purchaser shall sign an order for
goods before it passes into the
selling firm but this order" hap
pens to be a PROMISORY NOTE,
This has been brought before the
public among papers that are to
be used in the damage suit filed
against the Coast Buyers associa-
ton by James Murray. Murray's
counsel. Attorney Fred H. Witt,
filed the complaint in the case yes
terday, declaring that this firm had
employed fraudulent methods to
get him into its service and had
damaged him to the extent of So
600 by inducing him to sell it's
goods, which he declares are in
ferior and adulterated.
NEED PURE FOOD INSPECTOR
/ 1t Is a case that should excite
the interest OF the pnre food in
spector, for Murray declares that
the goods are not what they are
represented to be. Murray was
given a long spiel" to learn for
delivery to all prospective buyers
along the route.
1t Is one that reminds one much
of the line of chatter spun former
~ by the lightning rod peddlers.
Buyers are caught, Murray de-
clares, by dazzling representations
of cuts in prices of commodities
necessary In every household
Standard brands of soda. soap and
tobacco are sold as bait" at
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$4,000
IN 2 MONTHS
ny United Press.l

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Nov. 81
After spending $4,000. the proceeds
OF land sale, in two months, in
Joy rides, champagne and other
spectacular pleasures. Carl Stool,
an elderly German, last night at
tempted suicide. His recovery Is
doubtful. He hung himself In the
county Jail with his suspenders.
His career as spender was me-
teoric. At no time since he came
on" has he been out of the lime
light, and is now penniless.
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(By United PreSs.o

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Nov. a.
Howard Little was found guilty to-
day and sentenced to death for the
murder of six persons near Hurley.
He did not make any defense. He
killed George Meadows, Mrs. Mead
ows, three children, and Nettie JUS
tice, aged 20. It was among the
most brutal murders on record.
The trial was begun Thursday
and the verdict was returned to-
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trying to convince the world that
my son was spy and an adven-
turer. | beg of you, in the name of
humanity, to do everything in your
power to give the Washington gov
eminent the true particulars of his
death, and events leading to it. I
want the people of this country to
know the truth" 1t is reported she
has written letters to other repre-
sentatives of the Estrada govern
men and officials of the state gov
ernment at Washington.
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WANTS SONS NAME CLEARED.
HEMPSTEAD, Tex, Nov. 81
Heartbroken by the charges made
by agents of Zelaya to the effect
that her son, Lombard Grace, was
executed because of alleged nefar-
ious undertakings against the Ze-
laya government, Mrs. l.. w. Grace
today instituted plan to clear his
name.
In a letter dispatched to DR.. Luis
Sequira, consul general of Estra-
das, she said: "Zelaya's people are
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SPOKANE HAS NEARLY 100000 PEOPLE
BY FEAR ALONE
STATE SHOULD MAKE MEN WED; WOMEN
FOOLISH IF THEY DON'T, SAYS PASTOR

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-"There is only one good reason
son for not getting marred-iIl health" says Rev.
Frederick e. Hopkins Pilgrim Congregational church.
Rev. Hopkins in sermon last night said: "The
should compel to marry for reason that il
eompels education, and in countries military
service.
Brutality crimlnaIlty are usually the only valid
reasons for divorces.
"lf after suitable acquaintance girl would like to
marry but he does not her, then
him. Some young men simply toe bashfuI for their
own good, and nice girl ought to help little.
woman is foolish If she does get married If she
possibly cam"
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AMERICAN consul
IS JAILED
Startling Report from Nicaragua.
Americans Driven Like Oxen.
(By United Press.)

NEW ORLEANS Nov. 27-Dspatches received today
state that American Vice Consul Cadera at Managua is
imprisoned by President Zelaya Caldera has been miss
Ag for some time, and it is believed he is imprisoned To-
days message declares Zeaya imprisoned him because he
wanted to hide from America the cruetes incidental to
the execution of. Cannon and Grace. ...
Passengers the steamer Pasmina declare they were
captured neutral territory and yoked together like
hundred pound weight tied to the yoke, and the
were said to be beaten with cato nine tails
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SKELETON 200 YEARS OLD FOUND
UNDER NEW MEXICO PALACE
NV United Press,

SANTA FE, NJ NJ, Nov 27-More than a dozen skeletons,
BY worksn exe.vana for heating plant the
nounced today by Psychologists relics
occupied this place 200 The skeletons
that the natives huge In
primative warfare lay In the ruins
Local savants who took possession of the skeletons
vanced the theory that they remains
In by Santa Fe Indians, who had killed
beneath the palace by their oaptors
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LONDON, Nov. 27.--It Is report.
ed that Sir Maurice de Bunson,
ambassador to Spain, soon will re-
place Ambassador Bryce at Wash
ington.
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} DESERTED II YEARS, JUST
APPLIES FOR DIVORCE 4

. Susie Mack, deserted for II
. years, has applied for a d.
. vorce from William Mack. Z
. The couple were married In Z
> Savannah, Ca, in 1895, and Z
. the husband left his wife
. three years later.
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days in the Cherry mine. 1t was
Clelland who forced two prowling
miners, buried like himself, to stop
stealing water from one of the sur
vivors who was sick. He led the
victims in prayers from the bow
els of the earth.
This remarkable photograph was
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logg. Il can't imagine myself
wanting a huge, useless fortune.
I'd muckrather remain a plain
lawyer. And by the way, this
loose talk about lawyers being
merely adroit guides for per-
sons who wish to evade the
laws is baseless SANDER ON
great profession"
Kellogg's success had it's
birth in the country. When he
was 9 years old he was taken
to Minnesota from his home I'm
Potsdam, N. Y, and reared to
young manhood on farm. His
education was obtained In the
country schools. At 10 he was
studying law in the old-fash-
Toned way in the office Of an
attorney in a small country
town.
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w D W o % GS1 %9 but
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HE'S AN ACTIVE MAN.

For five of these years he
was county attorney. Previous
10 his entrance into the life Of
tina 'tgnst bpstag' he was for
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Continued on Page Two.)
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But, come to think OF It, how about
some woman? / en- get one TO intro
duce to-
This Is the wrong kind of man.
interrupted Peabody.
Unless you got the right kind of a
woman" went on Steinert
Senator Stevens choked some more.
1.-THE boss Of the senate" sank down
In his chair. crossed one knee over the
other and drummed his fingers lightly
on the table. He gaZed thoughtfully
at Stevens
Yes" he observed slowly. unless
you've got the right sort of a woman"
Rising, he led the Mississippian to
one side
The lobbyist heard the southerner
give a short exclamation of astonish-
ment as Peabody whispered to him.
Its all right. It's all right he then
heard the Pensylvanian say irritabIy.
She'll understand. She can N trust
ed. she experts yOu.'
Stevens gave violent start at the
last assurance. but his colleague hur-
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Notice of Examinations.

Examinations for First, Second
and Third grade county certificates,
Primary, State and Life certificates,
also Grammar grade certificates will
be held at the court house in Cald-
well, August &c, q and %, begin
ming at 9 o'clock. The following
will be the order of subjects: For
County Certificates: Thursday
History, civics, reading, spelling,
physiology. Friday-Arithmetic,
geography, state constitution, school
law, grammar. Saturday-Gene
history, algebra, theory and practice,
rhetoric. For Primary Certificates:
Saturday-All subjects. For State
certificate: Thursday Geology,
botany. Friday Physics, literature.
Saturday Zoology. For Life Dip
Iona: Thursday Geometry, psy-
chology. Friday-Political economy,
history of education. Saturday
Chemistry. For Grammar grade
certificates: Thursday History,
physiology. Friday Arithmetic.
spelling. civics. Saturday Gram-
mar, geography, reading. Eighth
grade examinations will also be held
at Nampa. Payette, and Emmett.
MABEL GRACE CARLETON,
Supt. of Canyon Co. Schools.
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father come between a man and a
woman and their love" he cried.
Charlie. | must give you up
The girl turned to one side, as
though to give Norton a chance to
leave.
He looked at her in silence a mo-
ment or two. Then a change came
into his bearing. Wrinkling his face
into a sneer. he stepped before the
girl.
you've been converted mighty sud
den, | reckon. from land speculation
to preaching and preaching. too,
against folks who tried TO make for
tune for you
Norton stopped. expecting a reply,
but the girl remained silent.
you think I'm done for. that I've
lost my money, that's why you turned
from me so quickly, he laughed scorn-
fully. But I'll show you. you and
your laundering old father. I'll win
you yet. and I'll ruin your fathers po-
litlcal reputation. Tll''-
Are you quite sure about that?"
spoke voice sharply behind the con-
gresham. He swung around vigor-
ouSly. Bud Haines had returned in
tine to hear Norton's threat.
YES. and while I'm doing that I'll
take time to show you up. too, some
how. | guess a congressman's word
will count against that of a cheap sec
retary-that's what Miss Langdon said
you were"
Carolina looked appealingly to
Haines TO rid her of the presence of
this man. whose last words she knew
Haines would not believe.
But Norton had had his say. He re-
treated 10 the door.
Miss Langdon," he cried as he
backed out and away. you have an
idea that | am dishonest but kindly
remember that. whatever you think |
am. never was hypocrite."
Haines advanced and procured a
chair for Miss Langdon.
I'm terribly sorry to have come
back at such time" he began.
The girl cut him short with ges-
ture.
Il want TO say to you" she said.
then halted-"that l want to bs friends
with you. | want you to forget the
of yesterday-last evening
so far as l was concerned in them.
I want to work together with you and
so does Randolph. Father
and you are standing together to up
hold the honor of the Langdons OF
and Randolph and l, no
matter the cost of our former folly,
want TO share In that work
Before Haines could reply Senator
Langdon burst into the room.
bud. Bud" he cried, "l've got I'll
I've got it!'
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! Unless you got the rtgi.t kind Of tco7nn.
don's in his committee room before
goin' to the senate send him a tele
gram signed by some of his frien's
name that one of his daughters is
dyin', from injuries in automobile
collision a few miles out a-town
That ud''-
Ridiculous" snorted Peabody. "He'd
know where they were. They're al
ways
Huh, then put in more tine-esse."
How, what?"
"Hev some'un take 'em out a-au
tom -
NO. no, man.: snapped Peabody
They'd stick in town to hear theiI
fathers wonderful speech"
'Well.r went on the lobbyist. IN hev
Langdn watched by a,careful picked
man. Niger tibet won't talk. He'll
pick 4 row with the colonel ON some
street. say, wen he's comm from his
home after lunch. The coon kin bump
into Langd'n an call him names. Then
wen ole fireworks sails into i'm, yellin'
about what ed do in Mississippi, the
coon pulls gun on the colonel an
fires couple o. shots random. Cops
come up, an our pertickeler copper ii
lug Langd'n away as a witness, refus-
in to believe 'es a senator. l kin ar
range to hev him kept in the cooler a
couple O hours without gettin' any
word out. or I'll hev i'm entered up
as drunk an disorderly. He'll look
drunk. he'll be so mad"
But the negro-how could you get
man to undergo arrest on such a
serious charge, attempted murder!" ex-
claimed Stevens.
There, there" said Stehert patron
izingly; ''coons has more genteel home
life In jail than they does out. An
don't forget the District of Columbia is
governed by folks that amt residents
of it, only durin' the session. TIL poll
ticians don't leave their fr'en's in the
cooler very long. Say, Senator Ste
vens, are you kiddin' me? Is it any
different down in your
The Mississippian choked and splut-
tered over gulp of unusually hot cof-
fee. and Peabody again decided Stein
ert to be on the wrong tack.
THAT proceeding would attract too
much attention from the newspapers
he added.
"Well. thought you wanted to win"
grunted Steinert. I've been oferfn
you good stuff. too-new stun. None
of yer druggin' with chloroform or
ticklin' with blackjacks. Why. I've
gone from fine-esse to common sense.
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Senator Ianrdon stenned into an ad

Senator Langdon stepped into an ad.
joining room. where he could be alone,
to ''incubate"
As Haines resumed his work Carroll
ma Langdon entered
Avoiding the secretary's direct gaze.
she asked for her father.
''He ought to be back shortly. Miss
Langdon." responded Haines You can
wait here. l must ask pardon for Ieav-
ing. as must run over to the library"
AS the secretary bowed himself out
of the door he almost collided with
Congressman Norton Both glared at
each other and remained silent
carolina" spoke Norton as he en-
tered Il hopa-I know you won't allow
your father TO influence you against
me-bacause OF last night. r.
Carolina would rather not have met
Charles Norton on this morning She
had hardly slept for the night She
had fought battle with herself. Her
father had shown her plainly the mis-
take she had made She saw that her
influence had not been without effect
Vii ibdhtiOiPhs lOi the III ot
time she realized that there are glory
and luxury. pleasure and prestige for
which too big price can be paid.
The senator's daughter turned slow
ly and faced the man she had prom
ised TO marry.
Charlie, | have come to a decision.
I came here to talk with father about
IT."
Norton started toward Carolina,
look of apprehension on his face. He
gathered from the trend of her words
and her demeanor that she had turned
against him.
You couldn't be so cruel, Carolina"
he protested
Charlie" she went on determinedly.
II will always cherish our friendship,
our happy younger days down in Mis-
sissippi but must give up thinking of
you as my future husband. We've both
made a mistake, mine probably greater
than yours. but | now am convinced
that | should not marry you. Your
way of thinking about life is all wrong,
and you are too deeply entangIed with
the dishonest men in Washington to
draw back cannot love you
But | am doing it all for your sake,
Carolina. Don't let an old fashioned
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CHAPTER ky

CAROLINA LANGDoS's RENUNcIATIoS.
"ENATOR LANGDON'S commit
tee room at the capitol present
ed busy scene at an unusual
- ly early hour the morning after
the entertainment at his home. Bud
Haines, reinstared as secretary, was
picking up the thread of routine where
he had dropped it the day before,
though his frequent thought of Hope
and the words that had thrilled him
Il love you, l love you fondlyn-made
this task unusually difficult He i'm
patiently wished the afternoon TO
hasten along. as he knew be would
then see her in the senate gallery,
where she would go to hear her IA
theirs speech.
This speech had to be revised in
some particulars by Bud, and the work
he knew would take up much of his
morning. The senator's speech was
1.-THE South of the Future" which he
would deliver when recognized by the
president Of the senate in connection
with the naval base bin, that officer
having agreed TO recognize Langdon at
3: 80, at which time the report of the
naval affairs committee would be re-
ceiyed Just how Langdon would turn
the tables on Peabody and Stevens and
yet win for the Altacoola site not even
the eX-newspaper man, experienced in
politics. had solved. Clearly the sena-
tor would have TO do some tall think
ing during the morning.
The junior senator from Mississippi
burst into the Office with his habitual
CHEEKY greeting. his broad brimmed
black felt hat in its usual position on
the back of his head. like symbol of
undying defiance.
"A busy day for us. eh, senatorY'
Gueried Bud.
Now. look here. my boy, don't be-
gin to remind me of work right off,
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CHAPTER XIV.


TN the African jungle dwells pretty
little bird that lives on honey.
The saccharine dainty is there
L found in the hollows of trees and
under the bark, where what is known
as the carpenter bee bores and depos-
its his extract from the buds and
blossoms of the tropical forest.
The bird is called the "honeybird'
because it is a sure guide TO the de-
posits of the delicacy. The bird dis
likes the laborious task of pecking its
way through the bark TO reach the
honey, and so. wise in the ways of
men, it proeures help. 1t locates a
nest of honey, then flies about until it
sees some natives or hunters, TO whom
it shows itself. They know the honey
bird and know that 1t will lead them
to the treasure store. Following the
bird. which fits just in advance, they
reach the cache of dripping sweetness
and readily lay 1t open with hatchets
or knives. Taking what they want.
there is always enough left clinging
to the tree and easily accessible TO sat
isfy the appetite of the clever little
bird.
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/ him to appear IN the senate at all. oil
we must delay his arrival until after
the report of the committee on nava
affairs has been made. In either
event he would not have another OPP
portunity to speak on that subject.
"Of course later, at 1870, we will
know his plan of action. Then we can
act TO the very point, but we must be
prepared for any situation that can
arise
Cannot the president of the senate
be persuaded not to recognize Lang
don on the floor? Then we could adj
journ and shut him Off" asked Ste
vens.
NO" responded Peabody; "he has
already promised Langdon to recog-
nize him. and the president of the sen
ate cannot be persuaded to break his
word. l am painfully aware of this
fact"
But Stevens was not yet dissuaded
from the hope of defeating the junior
senator from Mississippi by wit alone.
Can we not have speaker get the
loOI btlOit i%dii-ibh nave
talk for hours-tire out the old kicker
and await time when he leaves the
senate chamber to eat or talk to some
visitor we could have call on him.
then shove the bill through summa-
rily?" he suggested.
1--WE gone over all that" answered
Peabody quickly. 1T would only be
delaying the evil hour. You wouldn't
be able TO move that old codger away
from the senate chamber with a team
of oxen-once he gets TO his seat. His
secretary, Haines-another oversight
of yours, Stevens"-the latter WINGED
will warn him. Langdon would
stick pins through his eyelids TO keep
from falling asleep"
"Ive been thinkin'," put in Steinert
slowly. that a little fine-esse like this
might keep him away: When Lang