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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06

today laid information with the
home secretary that the fugitive
was at Totland bay, and have rea-
son to believe that the place will
be turned upside down in order to
find him. No chance will be given
him for explanation. He will be
executed the moment they get him
back to jail"
1t was a terrible choice to be
called upon to make. If l refused
Herzog's advances l might be con-
demning Arthur to death; on the
other hand, if I accepted them, I
might be placing a fresh weapon
in the hands of his enemies.
But the choice was no longer
mine to make. had dallied too
long, for the heavy tread Of Cap
tain Belcher on the first step Of the
companion ladder warned me to
close the door softly At the same
time Herzog stepped swiftly back
into the cuddy with ready greet
ing for his host on his lips.
you have managed it all right
then, captain? he said. IF you
could go 1t one better and reach
the open sea tonight it would be
another hundred in your pocket
over the job. l am authorized to
act as paymaster in any special
emergency"
Cant be done for any amount Of
spondulicks," replied Belcher, evil
IDENTIFY impressed, however, by the
monetary offer. "The tide has been
too quick for us, and you've been
too slow. If those lubbers don't
drop anchor in 10 seconds, We'll
touch bottom. should have stayed
to see the order carried out, but for
this raging thirst. All, there she
goes"
The cable ratified, the engines re-
versed for half a minute, and
knew that the Nightshade had
taken up her new quarters till the
tide should serve again.
When the bottles and glasses be-
gan to clink in the cuddy, all the
captains talk was directed at as
pertaining what probability there
was of my being left on board at
his disposal. Herzog, while parry
ing all direct questions. discussed
me as though l had been a bale Of
goods.
Comet" he said at last; SHOW
me where l can turn In for little
sleep. l cannot make any definite
arrangements about the girl till l
have seen her in the morning. II
she is wise, you will have to put us
both ashore in the Isle of Wight; If
she Is fool, shall land alone,
and you can take her to the devil"
Then I'm all right for a jolly
trip" hiccoughed Belcher. There
amt no question but what the
wench is a fool, and I don't care IL
she's listening t'other side of that
door to hear me say so. It's me
that'll preach sense into her pres
emily.
Ito be continued)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06
CHAPTER xxx.


HERZOG FACES BOTH WAYS.
The advent of Herzog was utter.
ly inexplicable to me. Speculation
was idle. and listened intently for
the reception Of Herzog by Captain
Belcher.
The rope rasped along the steam.
er's side, and / heard the flop" OF
the rope accommodation ladder as
1t was flung down for the new.
conner to climb aboard. There fol
lowed the plethoric breathing Of q
stout man exerting himself, and a
moment later Captain Belcher's
husky tones reached me in the ex.
clamation:
by golly, then you amt the cove
I took you for I expected the old
boys sonRoger Marske."
II come as Roger Marshes sub.
stitute. He has been unfortunately
detained. but have full powers to
treat with the aldy," came Her
zog's reply, plainly heard on the
still night air. And then, as they
moved away from the side, the con.
versatiOn tailed off into unintelli.
gible murmurs, to become almost
Immediately audible again as host
an dguest descended the companion
into the cuddy. was sorry to have
missed the gap in their talk, for
they seemed to have struck a point
of difference already.
II can't do It," Belcher was say.
ing. You're so jolly late that the
tide has ebbed too far for me to
take her out till morning. Besides,
I'm tired OF waiting, and want a
drink. Here, Antonio, you black
swab, bring glasses"
II shall be delighted to join you
captain, but If you cannot get away
to the open sea tonight, l must in.
sist on your weighing anchor and
dropping down into the next
creek" came the answer.
Insist Is a word / amt in the
habit Of listening to on my own
ship" growled Belcher.
my dear Shiny dear friend, II
you will allow me to call you So
we are both in the same swim, and
! can assure you that it is neces.
sary to our mutual interests that
the ship should be moved, if only
round the next bend, for tonight"
said Herzog. suavely but firmly. 81
do not want to have to rub 1t in
that ! am representing Mr.. Roger
Marske--with full powers, mind
you"
There was a pause, during which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06
oRPHEUM

If Piquo, doing a stunt at the
Orpheum this week, had a
monkeys tail he could do just
about everything that a monkey
can do. Some of his tricks on
the horizontal bars are marvellous,
and the agility with which he gets
over, under, on and almost in the
brass bar, and turns fiips in mid
air bewilder the audience. Carroll
& Baker, with an act entitled, THE
Hebrew and His Friend are
earning hearty applause.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06

haps because they Tailed with the
truth which 1 myself had learned
but where else could. / look for
help? opened the cabin door just
little, and was confronted by the
perspiring face of the man who had
held Arthur's destiny, and now, II
seemed, held mine. in his grasp
He looked as IL he had suffered
physical discomfort and exertion
unusual to him, but his eyes fast
ened on me like searchlights. Al
that moment the engines throbbed
and the steamer began to move.
Good" he calculated, turning
to listen and facing me again
There would be no chance for us
IL the ship was in the creek and
within hail when that fox comes to
Now l know that you have nc
cause to be prepossessed in my
favor, but will you give me con
else account of what has happened
to you since you left Totland to get
evidence against Roger Marske?
want to fit it in with what l have
discovered, so that / may know
how to present the case. We have
five minutes, probably, before the
captain works the steamer into the
next bend and returns to the
cuddy."
He spoke rapidly and with in
tense earnestness, but how could
Judge of the value to me of his
excitement? / regarded his story
as a ruse to obtain from me the
measure of my discoveries before
deciding how to deal with me.
what is the nature of the evil
dence you procured in Roger
Marshes flat-merely circumstan
tial or some material object?"
asked, willing to temporize.
My~question provoked sly look
of real or pretended admiration
Really, you are a most wonderful
young lady," he said. "A female
mind that can discriminate be-
tween circumstantial and direct
evidence is a jewel beyond price
1t enhances my regret that ! must
decline to confide In you till you
have confided in me. My personal
safety depends upon what you have
experienced and discovered since
you encountered Sir Gideon
Marske. I cannot speak until am
fully informed"
Then, as I cannot trust you, you
will not have to speak at ALL" ]
said.
He muttered something impa.
tiently, advanced a step nearer, but
instantly resumed his polite de-
meanor when began to shut the
cabin door in his face.
Let me plead with you for all
you hold most dear-for your low
er's life," he urged. IF these
proofs which l hold are not forth
coming by tomorrow night at latest
Arthur Rivington will be taken and
hanged. Roger Marske in London
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06
BOARD LOSENS UP

At their meeting yesterday the
county commissioners increased
the monthly allowance to the
Home Of the Good Shepherd from
$25 to $35 per month. The board
continued William M. Stafford at
the head Of the poor farm at $185
per month, and appointed DIR, j.
H. Hoxsey of Spangle physician at
the institution at a salary of $40
per month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06
AUDITORIUM

The Shirley company in "The
Golden Rule" this week shows to
better advantage than in produc-
tions for a long time. Miss Anna
Cleveland develops great emotion
at time, equal almost to the depth
of Miss Shirley's acting herself.
Jack Amory is an Irish saloonkeep-
er Of the better sort and handles
it with his usual finish.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06
PANTAGEs

Not many negroes can play the
part of the colored comedian sue
cessfully, but Irving Jones, appear
ing this week, comes about as
near being a real blackface CO.
median as you will find. His slut
tering imitation cannot well be
duplicated by white man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06
The ARCADE

The moving picture house that
caters specially to ladies and chill.
dren: comedy. drama and tragedy
depicted faithfully. Everything
clean and strictly first class.
AOMiSSlON..... 10 CENTS
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bINkLE GOES TO coLvlLLE

Judge ]. d. Hinkle is in Col
Vile today hearing law day pleas
In the superior court of Stevens
county. the presiding Judge OF
which, d. Fl. Carey. is engaged in
the Horton trial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06
JOS. LHEVINNE AND FRANCES FULLER

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Frances
Golden Fuller is not going to be an
actress if Jos. Lhevinne, the great
pianist, can help it.
He will have to stop her in her
headlong ascent, however, for she
is one of the seasons hits in New
York as a sassy little country town
girl in 1.-The Travelling Salesman"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06

She Is eight years old, and as
dainty and pretty a child as ever
faced the footlights.
Lhevinne has heard Frances play
the piano and declares her a child
wonder. The little girl will go to
Europe next summer for study in
piano, Lhevinne having arranged
for her lessons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06
THEATER
SPOKANE

Tonight and Thursday night,
"The Strollers," by the San Fran
cisco Opera Co. Teddy Webb,
clever comedian, Is featured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-06

The saddest scenes in the Gala
brian and Sicily earthquake dis
tricts are the frantic searches of
the bereft mothers for the bodies
of their children. They haunt the
ruins of their homes and even tear
with their own hands at the beams
and stones that hold entombed that
which Is dearest to them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 1909.
DEFENDING THE MAN.

Man, mere man, occasionally has an advocate, even one with courage enough to talk right out before an as- semblage of women. Such a man Is pr. Max Schlapp. who recently made an address before "the National League for the Civic Education of Women" He is an economist as we'll as scientist. and. to quote contemporary, boldly told the advocates of the civic educa- tion of women that there was a great deal too much that sort of thing all ready He declared that the many agi- tations in which women are now so prominent to say nothing of woman suffrage, all show a divergence from the part which nature has marked out for women. and that such divergence can only end in catastrophe. Begin ming with the protoplasinic cells, the most primitive form of life, he traced the gradual development of the charac- teristics that separate men and women. Then he noted secondary points of diff ference, among them that woman is more moved by her feelings than by the external reasons which appeal to the male, and remarked that lately there has been a most disquieting phenome- non indicated in the birth rates of civ iiized countries"
 The speaker went on at considerable length to show his female hearers some of the errors of their ways. and we may reasonably suppose that some of his remarks were not of the kind to please those of his hearers who belong to the strong minded class. All the same it is some satisfaction to know that mere man finds an occasional de- fender.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
This Date in History
 March 10.

1734-Thomas Mkean, Governor of Pennsylvania 179S1S0S. born In Ches- ter County. Pa. Died in Philadelphia. June "A. 1877.
 17S1-Lord Cornwallis retreated from Guilford Court House.
 1S13-David Livingstone, famous missionary and traveller, born. Died May 1, 1873
 1S25-Lafayette welcomed to Geor- gia by Governor Troup.
 1S36-BattIe of Goliad. Texas. be- tween Texans and Mexicans.
 1S55-Thirty lives lost by an explosion in the Midlothian coal mines in Virginia.
 1S65--Presdent Lincoln ordered the arrest and prosecution of all persons supplying arms and ammunition to hostile Indians.
 1SS6-Geronimo and his band sur rendered to Lieutenant Maus in Arizona.
 1SsS-Morocco refused the demands of the Omitted States.
 tS9O-Afanitoba assembly passed a resolution urging reciprocity with the United States in manufactured articles and natural products.
 ls95--A party of 200 colored emi- grants sailed from Savannah for Liberia.
 I906-Generai John M. Thayer. for mer United States Senator and Cover nor of Nebraska. died at Lincoln. Born in Bellingham. Mass. January 24,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
Letters to The Editor
MOBILES SCHOOL sYsrpsa.
The First To Be Eesta blished in tn
 Gotten States.

The First To Be Esstablished in the
 Cotton States.
 Editor of The Advertiser:
 Your excellent correspondent MT. Harold in his Mobile letter fell into an error as to, the date of the birth of the Mobile public school system, which In the interest of historic accuracy and oa the fame Of our fair state, deserves His informant had referred him to the Act of 1854 as the foundation act, when in fact the first organization and Incorporation of this public school system in substantial form was by the act of January 10th. 1926. Among of the Board of Commissioners. are Stlas Densmoor, Moses Murphy, Henry V. Chamberlain, Samuel H. Garran. Samuel Acre, William Hale. Abner 8. names of great significance in the an- nals of Alabama.
 It is my understanding that this was the pioneer public school system of the Cotton States. and remained for years the only foundation in the South. on this American public school plan today So familiar to us all. Indeed in the historical work now issuing from Rich- mond. Va, styled "The South in the Building of the Natton," the editors Introductory note declares that in the broad South no such system. already in use in New England had been develop ed until the war changed old methods. In 1881 or thereabouts was built the beautiful central school building on Government Street. known as the Barton Academy: and in that year be- gan the policy of laying of heavy bur dens on business of many kinds for the maintenance of the system. { (See Alabama, Acts 1886, D. 49.)
 To Alabama, and to it's eldest city. Mobile. then seems to belong the credit of first introducing in the South the public school founded on and sup- ported by government taxation.
 H. Pillans.
 Mobile, March IT, 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19

Congress ought to be wise enough to prepare a teriff bill without bringing in as one of its features the imposition of the odious stamp tax. That was one of the causes of complaint against England prior to the American revo- lution. and 1t will be held against any Congress or administration responsible for it in these days of peace. It is bad enough to submit to stamp exac- tions in time of war-it is simply un- bearable now when there are other modes of raising revenue less exacting and irritating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
This Ls My fifth Birthday
William M. Wheeler.

William Morton Wheeler professor of invertebrate zoology in Harvard University, was born in Milwaukee,, the public schools of that city and in the German American Normal College. From 1887 to 1890 he was curator of the Milwaukee. Public Museum: from 1890 to 1892, fellow and assistant In Morphology in Clark University; 1892 to 1897, Instructor in embryology in the University of Chicago, and from 1897 to 1899 assistant professor in the same department He became profes- sor of zoology in 'tha yUniveRsity of Texas in 1899 and left there in, 1908 to go to the Museum of Natural His tory in New York, where he occupied the position of curator of invertebrate zoology until he was called to Harvard last year. In 1893 Professor Wheeler spent a year in Europe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
The White House as Q Home.

New fork world. March 1b.
 The newspapers are announcing that Mrs. raft is to make the White House a home. only those may appreciate the difficulty of this undertaking who know how the air of state intensifles as a nation grows among world powers. Uniformed attendants and stately ceremony seem Inevitable to rooms charged as heavily with the atmosphere of diplomacy with that of hospitality.
 Nevertheless, the currents have heen changed in the White House, and may oe again, A return might be welcome of such spirit as prevailed at the Dolly Madison functions. where everybody felt at home" Etiquette had its strict rules under the Drs- B regime. hut the republican court was then without the formality which had been Its portion in earlier administrations.
 President Pierce liked to have old New Hampshire friends "just drop in' at the White House. President Tyler knew also the virtues of occasional unofficial moments at the fireside.
 When the Grants came in they entertained widely. but it was said of them that they made the White House more homelike than 1t had ever been before. Mrs. Harrison's housewifely complaint will be remembered. perhaps. concerning the hardships of fam fly. which. accustomed ito having twelve bed rooms. found itself reduced to five. To this complaint ts attributed the initial i'm pulse toward the Executive office building and other White House expansions which may render feasible Mrs. Taft's plans for the separation of domesticity from Prest- dential business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
AMERICAN TARIFF l
 Y..7ne Tariff Of l624
LAWS
By Frsderic J. Haskin.

was able to operate with profit that showed an average annual dividend of nearly 20 per cent. It did not join in the protection propaganda. The duty Imposed on coarse cotton goods by the Act of 1916 was practically duty of so per cent. But the English dis covered that by mixing-1 10 per cent of linen in their cotton goods they could get them through the custom houses at the linen rate--15 per cent Even this did not deter the Boston Company from remaining satisfied with the old conditions 4
 In making his speech on the iron schedule Daniel Webster preserved for future generations some idea of trans portation conditions in those days. He said that the rate on Iron from Sweden to Philadelphia was eight dollars per ton. and that eight, dollars was re- quired to pay the freight on ton of iron flor nfty-mile haul on land. He therefore concluded that to all intents' and purposes Stockholm was nearer to Philadelphia than New York;. so far as shipping rates were concerned.
 New England rum and Kentucky whiskey joined hands fin the protective tariff legislation of 1s24. Tho balance of-trade argument was heard for the first time while this legis1ation was being considered, and also the argu- ment that we have a high. tariff be- cause Of the difference In wages here and abroad. That the bill was not de- feated on it's passage to the third read. ing on the Senate side was due to the two Tennessee Senators, Andrew Jack son and John Henry Eaton. The final vote in the House was 50 close that sick members were carried into the chamber on couches in order, that their votes could be counted. In these lat ter days men would pair off under such circumstances, but the lerisIattye pair seems not to have been Invented in 1924. x
 The Act of 1s24 apparently rave very general satisfaction. The press Of the country appears to have acquiesced in 1t. Protection was for the second time put Tn the saddle. and the country. continued on it's forward march of progress. The idea at that time seems to have been . Protection that would lead to ultimate Free Trade; a Protection that wouids rear the infant industry and then allow it 10 rght out its own existence Rut many opposed even this sort of profeo- ton. taking the ground that industry. like water, seeks It's natural level: that to teach industry to lean on the gov ernment for the counterpart Aof n bounty was to induce a spindlinr growth like the forest-protected pine rather than the sturdy, storm. .resi sfing oak that grows in the open and gains Its firm hold in the ground by reason or the storms It has to weather. tcopyrisht, 1909. by Frederic J. ,Has-
 Tomorrow+-American Tsriffs Lav..
 The Tariff of Aboninations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19


 We find in contemporary a de- spatch from Spokane saying that "a number of Indians on the Colville res ervation are near starvation and that great suffering will result unless the government at once forwards money due the Indians for lands purchased by the government, is asserted by R. R. Coleman, of Meteor Mfr. Coleman says: The government promised $1,- 500, 900 to the Indians for the land talk en. In 1897 $3OO.OoO was appropriate and a like amount the following year, but not a cent of this money has ever been paid to the Indians
 If these are facts. as Is doubtless the case, 1t Is a disgrace to our govern ment and our civilization. While we are reaching out into the islands and to foreign countries to ''uplift" and teach those who neither need nor desire our interference. helpless people in our own land who have been dispossessed by our government are starving because that same government will not pay them the money it justly owes them. What kind of honesty Is that?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
AFTER MIR. FLY.

From time when the memory of man runneth not to the contrary there have been flies. we suppose The sto- ry of the creation does not specifically mention them, but as we are led to be- l!eve that every living thing was ere ated during the six days we nav as- suus that flies were among the other things placed on earth. And they have always been q pest. One of the plsgres
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
,Ionteomery,a Prosperity.

BIrmIng nam ABe- i6I aIu. ,
 Montgomery holds its own well in businass way and every other way" said F. L. Woodruff division commer- cIai superintendent of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com pany. with headquarters at the State
 "One rarely hears a business man of Montgomery complain of dull times The City is growing steadily. ana will next next census, It is delightful place of residence and Is one of the most sub stantial towns in the whole South
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
Says The New Haven Register:

Ii may have seemed a little queer to some Americans of the sort who are a little doubtful whether they ought to honor their countryman, Edgar Allen Poe, to find London paying tribute to him. But Poe has a direct descendant in a rank as high as captain in the British navy. and that makes all the difference in the world.
 As our understanding and informa- ton has always been that Poe left no children we don't exactly sec how there esa be Q, "direct descendant" of his in Eae British navy or elsewhere. Perhaps dns Register csn oiueidats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19

Four hundred applications have been made for the position as secretary of the Montgomery Commercial Club. That's either a very fat job or there is q bunch of people out of work in that town.-Selma Times.
 It is a good job and 1t takes good man to fill it. Of the 400 perhaps some are from Selma. Not one-third of the applicants are from Montgom- cry, showing that a great many who do not live here would like to do go, The Advertiser wishes they could all come and all get good positions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-19
T,h,,rche. I'm Chiun,

Washington. March 1S-There are eleven or twelve Christian churches or temples In the city of Peking. accord Ing to a census of the religious de- nominations of that municipality taken by order of the Chinese ministry of the interior The total of temples in the city with their inhabitants as shown by the census is: Temples, 1.o4s; Buddhist priests, 1859; Taost priests. 1ss; Nuns. 1o2: students. ss4; servants. 7s6 and lodgera. 1B,44s