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The state herald., 1910-11-04
CHAPTER ~.
Numbers Seven and Nine.

Afterward. when tried to recall our
discovery of the body in lower ten.
found that my most vivid impression
was not that made by the revelation
of the opened curtain. | had an in
stantaneous picture of a slender blue
gowned girl who seemed to sense my
words rather than hear them, OF two
small hands that clutched desperately
at the seat beside them. The girl In
the aisle stood, bent toward us. per-
plexity and alarm fighting in her face.
With twitching hands the porter at
tempted to draw the curtains togeth-
er. Then In a paralysis of shock. he
collapsed on the edge of my berth and
sat there swaying. In my excitement
shook him.
For heavens sake. keep your
nerve, man." | said bruskly. You'll
have every woman In the car in hys-
terics. And II you do. you'll wish
you could change places with the man
In there" He rolled his eyes.
A man near. who had been read.
ing last nights paper. dropped 1t
quickly and uptoed toward us. He
peered between the partly open cur
tains. closed them quietly and went
back, ostentatiously solemn, TO his
seat. The very crackle with which he
opened his paper added to the burst
Ing curiosity of the car. For the pas
sengers knew that something was
amiss: was conscious OF n sudden
tension.
With the curtains closed the por.
ter was more himself; he wiped his
lips with handkerchief and stood
erect
IT'S my last trip in this car" he re-
marked heavily. There's something
wrong with that berth. Last trip the
woman In It took an overdose OF some
sleeping stun. and we found her. jes'
like that. dead And II amt moren
three months now since there was
twins born In that very spot. No sir,
II amt natural"
At that moment thin man with
The state herald., 1910-11-04
Society Women Protect Garment
Workers.

Chicago. - Mounted policemen
charged threatening mobs OF striking
garment workers and made numerous
arrests Tuesday. only to be dumfound
ed when met by obdurate groups OF
well known club and society women,
who produced engraved calling cards
at police stations in lieu OF bail bonds
1t was a new experience for the po-
lice and plainly confused them. A
score OF these women were taken in.
TO custody and released when their
identity became known to the police
The state herald., 1910-11-04
y ROBERTS, RINEHART

fancied, although l was not sure.
that my appearance brought a startled
look into the young woman's face. l
sat down, and, hands thrust deep into
the other mans pockets. stared rue
fully at the other mans shoes.
The stage was set. In moment
the curtain was going up on the first
act of the play. And for while we
would all say our little speeches and
sing our little songs, and /, the VII
lain, would hold center stage while the
gallery hissed.
The porter was standing beside low
er ten. He had reached in and was
knocking valiantly. But his efforts
met with no response. He winked at
me over his shoulder; then he unfast-
ened the curtains and bent forward.
Behind him, saw him stiffen, heard
his muttered exclamation, saw the
blush pallor that spread over his
face and neck. AS he retreated a
step the interior Of lower ten lay open
to the day.
The man in 1t was on his back, the
'' oihihb ouh stiihih6 iuii oi
his upturned face. But the light did
not disturb him. A small stain of red
dyed the front of his night clothes
and trailed across the sheet: his half
open eyes were fixed. without seeing.
on the shining wood above.
grasped the porter's shaking shoul-
ders and stared down to where the
train impaired to the body grisly
suggestion of motion. Good Lord"
gasped, the mans been murdered"
The state herald., 1910-11-04
Rumor Of Madrid Revolution.

London.-A special edition of the
Telegraph contains a Paris dispatch
saying that rumors are curren, in of.
ficial circles early this morning that
a revolution has broken out in Madrid
II there is any basis for the Tele.
graphs Paris dispatch. which at least
is questionable. 1t may safely be as
sumed that the trouble is due to pop
ular anger against the Madrid gov.
ernment's supposed contemplation OF
a new Moroccan expedition to enforce
fits demand for an indemnity OF $751;.
100000 for the recent war.
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Cornelius viii sun FLY nIsh.

New York.-cornellus Vanderbilt
will be the first American to substi.
tute an aeroplane for a motor car Mr.
Vanderbilt, was Tuesday given the
most exciting ride any passenger has
ever takon In an aoroplano. and Or.
vile Wright himself handled the lev.
orn OF the machine. Il was only one
OF several passcngorearying trips
made by Wright biplanca to educate
members Of the Wright company In
the aerial flight work Of the machine,
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Bacteria in Cold storage Turkeys.

Seattle. Wash. - Application was
made to the Superior Court by State
Food Commissioner Davies for an or.
der to destroy ton Of turkeys and
five tons OF smelts. salmon. crabs and
Holsters shipped here last May by
California firm to be placed In cold
storage for the fall trade. The con.
signment was seized. Analysis showed
that the turkeys contained $4,000, 900
bacteria per gram and the smolts ii5..
100000. Much putrld food was found
In cold storage warehouses.
The state herald., 1910-11-04

Pinkhams Vegetable Compound made
me well woman and I have no more
backache. l hope can help others by
telling them what Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me."-MRs. EMMA IMsE, s33 FirstSt,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above Is only ono of the thou
sands Of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Plnkham Medicine Company Of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond doubtthat
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herba
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases OF women after all other means
have failed. and that every such suf.
ering woman owes 1t to herself to at
least give Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound q trial before submit
ting TO an operation, or giving up
hope Of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women TO write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands 10 health and her
advice Is free.
The state herald., 1910-11-04


porter put in, eying the red tie with
appreciation. "Ain't everybody would
have left you anything"
Call the conductor" I said short
ly. Then a possible explanation oc-
CURED to me. "Oh, porter-whats
the number of this berth?"
Seven. sir. If you CANT wear
those shoes"
"Seven!" In my relief almost
shouted it. why, then, it's simple
enough. Pm in the wrong berth,
that's all. My berth Is nine. Only
where the deuce is the man who be.
longs here?"
Likely in nine. SIR" The darky
was enjoying himself. "You and the
other gentleman just got mixed in the
night. That's all. SIR" 1t was clear
that he thought had been drinking.
| drew a long breath. OF course.
that was the explanation. This was
number sevens berth. that was his
soft hat, this his umbrella, his coat,
his bag. My rage turned to irritation
at myself
The porter went to the next berth
and l could hear his softly insinuat-
ing voice. Time to get up, sir. Are
you awake? Time to get up"
There was no response from num-
ber nine. l guessed that he had
opened the curtains and was looking
in. Then he came back.
Number mines empty" he said.
Empty! Do you mean my clothes
aren't there?' | demanded. MY va
lise? Why don't you answer me?
You doan' give me time" he retort.
ed. There amt nothin' there. But
it's been slept in"
The disappointment was the greater
for my few moments of hope. | sat
up In white fury and put on the
clothes that had been left me. Then.
still raging, sat on the edge of the
berth and put on the obnoxious tan
shoes. The porter. called to his du-
ties, made little excursions back to
me. to offer assistance and to chuckle
at my discontinue. He stood by. out
wardly decorous, but with little irri-
tating grins of amusement around his
mouth, when | finally emerged with
the red tie in my hand.
Bet the owner OF those clothes did
not become them any more than Won
do" he said, as he piled the ubiquitous
whisk broom.
When | get the owner of these
clothes" | retorted grimly, hid VIM
need a shroud. Where's the Sonk
ductor?"
The conductor was coming, he as.
sured me; also that there was no bag
answering the description of mine on
the car. slammed my way to the
dressing room, washed, choked my
fifteen and a half neck into a fifteen
collar. and was back again in less
than iive minutes. The car, as well as
Its occupants. was gradually taking
on n daylight appearance. hobbled
in. for one OF the shoes was abomin.
ably tight. and found myself facing n
young woman In blue with an unfor-
getable face. C'Three women already"
Mcknight says: That's going some.
even II you don't count the Gilmore
nurse.") She stood. half.turned to-
ward me. one hand idly dropping. the
other steadying her as she gazed out
at the flying landscape. had an in.
stant impression that | had met her
somewhere. under different clrcum.
stances. more cheerful ones. | thought.
for the girls detection now was evi.
dent Beside her. sitting down. a small
dark woman. considerably older. was
talking In rapid undertone The
girl nodded indiTerently now and then.
The state herald., 1910-11-04
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Bakeley, lawyer. goes to
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to take the deposition of the
Gilmore, a millionaire In the latter's
house the lawyer is attracted by the pic
ture of a girl whom Gilmore explains Is
his granddaughter, Alison West. He says
her father Is rascal and friend OF
the forger. Standing in line to buy a
Pullman ticket Blakeley is requested by
. lady TO buy her one. He gives her low
or eleven and retains lower ten. He finds
man in a drunken stupor in lower ten
and retires in lower nine
The state herald., 1910-11-04
Min, Rsssu, Car Tor Trinidad.

Trinidad. Colo.-one Of the half.
dozen cars built expressly for the gov.
ornmcnt to bo used In mine rescue
work In coal mining districts. loft
Chicago for Trlnadad Tuesday. whore
Il will be stationed permanently. II
Ia expected that Il viii arrive In Den.
yer Thursday.
The state herald., 1910-11-04
Il Pays 10 Advertise.

Holyoke, colo.=Roal estate has TAX.
on another boom here. buyers arc com.
ing In from the FaHi. and some are
buying sections Of land, This coun.
Try had blE boost with lts display OF
farm products at the Interstate fair.
winning several tlrs, premiums. and
again with their display at Spokane.
The state herald., 1910-11-04

me o well woman,
and l would like to
tell the whole world
Of 1t. ! suffered
fromfemaletroub
and fearful painsin
my back. Ihad tho
best doctors and
they all decided
that I had . tumol
In addition to my
female trouble. and
advised an opera
ton. Lydia Z.
The state herald., 1910-11-04

In weight In three weeks. Ny bladder
was SO full Of gravel I could not hold
the urine. passed several stones -
large as q pea. rapidly improved
under tho use Of Doan's Kidney Pills
and was soon we'll and strong"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents .
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. 7.
The state herald., 1910-11-04

Doan's Kidney
Pills. They
cure sick kid
neys and cure
them permar
nently.
Ernest Ul-
bright, Kel.
logg. Idaho.
says: I was
nearly dead
with kidney
trouble. / pass
ed quantities
Of blood and
lost is po,lnda
The state herald., 1910-11-04
Never Mind: Ar,ll Learn.

Grand Forks, n. DC. NJ. Ziebaeh.
io7 years old. was arrested on a
charge Of introducing llquor on tho In.
dian reservation.
The state herald., 1910-11-04
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams sVegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis. Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has made
The state herald., 1910-11-04
LOOK TO YOUR KIDNEYS.
When Suffering From Backaehs,
Headaches and Urinary Troubles.

They are probably the true source
of your misery. To keep well. you
must keep your kidneys well. There
Is no better kidney remedy than
The state herald., 1910-11-04

Revenge is better than q greedy
kind of gratitude.
The state herald., 1910-11-04
Same Old Point.

Same Old Point.
Jack-I went cunning In the ooun-
try one day last week.
Tom-Bag anythingf
Jack-Nothing but my trousers.
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Church Unity.

Church Unity.
Richard. aged FIVE, was being inter.
viewed in regard to his school work
"And where do you go to Sunday
school?" was next asked.
ITO the Episcopal" he replied.
what have you learned theref"
Honor thy father and thy moth
err" he said. And, do you know, I
went down to the Methodist church
the other day and they were teaching
the same thing there!"-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The state herald., 1910-11-04
Don't Persecute
your Bowels

. :s.:ss. ~ Y-s-. n- -l.s
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-29
REGULATED CAR SERVICE

Editor Herald: Many people say that
it is impossible to remedy the crowded
condition of the cars, but we have not
vet tried Londons double-decker meth
Cd In Germany there are ordinances
prohibiting those cars which are al
ready filed mean all of whose seats
are occuped-frOm admitting any more
persons. Probably most Americans
would rather stand on a moving car
than on a corner waiting for the next
car. Nevertheless this shows that Ger
many has the power to regulate car
service, but here in America the gov
eminent is by the people, for the peo-
pie. An ordinance which compelled
the establishment of a few comforts
for the travelling public would also
somewhat reduce the profits of the car
company and the car company are
people also. Who, then, has the power
to say whether the majority of the peo-
nile shall receive that which they pay
for, or whether the minority shall con-
tinue doing as they please?
But seriously now, how can we tell
our government that we want trans
fers and that we ought to pay but half
fare if we must stand; and will our
government have time to consider such
a matter or the power to enforce a
remedial ordinance? l should be great e
ly obliged for an answer to that ques-
ton. r. H.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-29
THE NON-PARTISAN JUDI
CIARY TICKET

IN HE HERALD this morning pub
fishes and presents for the suf-
II frages of it's readers the non-par-
tisan. judiciary ticket nominated by
the Good Government organization or
the county of Los Angeles. We have
elected to support this ticket because
we have at all times announced our
selves as in favor of a non-partisan
judiciary, and we know of no better
time for making this announcement et-
fective than the present.
This ticket was nominated by the
Good Government organization of the
county of Los Angeles, which is strict
ly and absolutely nOn-partisan in its
politics 1t is composed of both Re
publicans and Democrats, and by its
principles it recognizes one and only
one qualification in candidates for Of
flee, and that is personal fitness. The
Good Government organization in nom
mating the judiciary ticket presented
by The Herald endeavored to apply
that standard to its nominees. While
some Democratic candidates like Judge
McNutt and Mr.. Long, for superior
Judge, are not included in this list,
such failure to include them is no re-
Election upon these gentlemen person.
ally. Neither must the failure of The
Herald to include them in it's ticket be
taken as any reflection upon them.
They are both men of sterling char
acter and good ability. At the same
time, the men who were selected by
the Good Government organization
showed the same qualifications, and,
inasmuch as their selection was upon
a strictly nom partisan basis and by
a strictly non-partisan body, The Her
aid has accepted the nominees of the
Good Government organization as be-
ing the first expression Of non-par-
tisanship in the judiciary which this
county has seen. Processing as The
Herald does to believe in a non-par-
tisan judiciary, it must, to be con-
sistent, support these nominees. and
The Herald is particularly glad to
support this ticket because of the very
excellent material of which it consists.
From the two candidates for associate
Justice Of the supreme court to the
candidates for police judge of Los An
geles city, every member of it is a
man of tried integrity and of excellent
ability. And every one of them is
known for his absolute freedom from
all machine influence of every kind.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-29
WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

INAD notes occasionally penetrate
through the hum of a busy city.
~ Carl Berger writes to The Herald
that after four weeks futile search for
work he is facing starvation with
wife in a consumption hospital at Den
yer and a year-old baby in his keeping
here. He is sober, able-bodied and
eager for any kind of employment. A
discouraged woman" writes a similar
hopeless letter.
At public meeting in Cooper Union
in New York a man arose and asked
the speaker, President Taft, what a
man who was out of work and couldn't
find any way to support his family
was going to do. God knows was
the presidents reply, 81 don't"
; Is that society's answer to men like
Berger? Give our Socialist friends
credit for this much: they are thought
full people who are seeking some way
of improvement in our social system
whereby it shall not be so easy for
one man to accumulate more than he
needs and so hard for another man
Just as worthy to get bread for his
family. The fault of most of us is
that we are not giving enough thought
not any thought, the majority-to
such problems.
Depend upon it, society has got to
face this question, which is going to
become more acute with the growing.
complexity of our civilization, the
heavier pressure of the struggle for
existence, the narrowing margin above
the bare cost of living that is resulting
from rising prices. 1t is folly to shut
our eyes. There are perhaps hundreds
of Carl Bergers in this and every other
large city who are starving without
making an outcry-quietly, proudly
uninterestingly; living along with i'm
poverished and anemic bodies and
blunted minds,
Carl Berger may succeed in getting
! emnloyment and putting his unfor-
tunate family beyond immediate want.
He may even save a few dollars by
DENYING himself all amusements, al
though with a sick wife and baby on
his hands that is improbable. But
some day the undertaken or the doc
tor may come along and take all he
has and leave him in debt. He may
meet with an accident or lose his en-
ployment and have to meet the same
trials again.
| What is to be done about such cases?
Give them charity? That isn't what
they want. They want a chance to
earn an honest living and lay by some
thing like other men so that they can
hold their heads up. Once in while
we ought to stop boasting Of our big
bank clearings and give a little serious
thought to cases like Bergers, or like
Joseph Ostrow's, who lies in a local
hospital with both legs amputated as
q result of a brave effort to save a
Messenger from death while perform
ing his duty as a trolley conductor
Ostrow has a wife and eight destitute
children. Doesn't society owe it to him
to see that his bravery shall not be
rewarded by compelling him to see
his family suffer from want for years
or be the recipients Of charity that will
kill all their self respect?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-29
A DISCOURAGED WOMAN

Editor Herald: The present loose
system of employment agencies for
women is a civic disgrace. A woman
seeking work is forced to go from place
to place registering here and there
on this street and that with no central
point to work from or to look for hope
from; paving money here and paying
money there out of her already too
slender store in order to get the chance
of earning bread and shelter.
1 know of no civic work so needful
as the establishment of an employ
ment bureau for unemployed women.
1t would be far-reaching in its etfects
in many ways and all for the good of
society. 1 never understand why the
civic section of women's clubs failed
to take advantage of this wonderful
means of reaching women. NO churcn
work that women take up would yield
so rich a return.
Sc if through your columns you can
not succeed in creating this much
needed state institution, the columns
of every newspaper should be open 10
unemployed men and women as is
The Herald, and not, as many of the
other papers, take the last dollar from
the unfortunate. l have spent dollars
and dollars in advertising and have
never received l cent returns from
the same. .
A DISCOURAGED WOMAN.
Los Angeles Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-29
Evils of Special Privilege

of Tulare University
with the accompanying power which
this gives.
Let us then, in our talk, speak of the
conflict not of labor and capital, but
of labor and privilege.
The one thing needful, so far as
politics go, is to concentrate the politi-
cal force of the country-that is, the
ballot-against such partial legisla-
ton as a tariff tax, and against the
possession of any charter franchise,
or special right whatsoever, without
full compensation to the people.
Some monopolies are such that the
people should own them through their
own government, just as they own
tbeir nostoflces. Others must be
reached bv direct taxation, such as a
tax on land values. Others again,
must be annulled by the abolition of
the protective tariff, "the mother OF
trusts" In whatever way monopoly
must be deprived of its special adVan-
tages over the natural uses OF capital
Take away the madness Tor speclal
privileges and for all special leglslatlon
for special advantages, and capltal
viii dow into various natural channels,
in wholesome competition for meeting
natural demands. In this way II can
in no wise stand in opposition TO LABOR
The truth of what 1 have written
namely. that special privilege IN what
ever form, whether it be tariff tax or
a telephone franchise, is the real en-
envy of good government, the real en-
envy of labor, the real enemy OF the
natural use of capital-this truth must
come home to the American people II
thew would save themselves from IN
ereasing corruption in public lie, from
increasing concentration of wealth.,
and from increasing social discomfort.