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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-16

, They had met in consultation and dag
nosed their respective cases as pyrosis
OF the throat. The philanthropist of the
lot was first to speak. Did ne say in
vulgar modern English, Fellows. come
and have one on meT' No. Shakespeare
is In Omaha.
Thus spal1e he: ooh Feat, dry up my
brains, but care take you that this, my
throat, unscorched and free shall 60.
List. gentlemen. let's to this vanished
bar and there solace and content seek In
what sweet brews shall flow from tia
seltzer or a beer, mayhap a wine of red.
Come. let's to the bar"
And as they were swallowed up in the
swinging doors a witness said 1t was so
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-16

SIS, 1864 that they were purchased and
have been used under state law; that
the sale of the thirty-eight machines
owned by the county will reduce the total
number OF machines to forty-nine which
will not be enough to hold an election;
that the county board has ordered the
sale Of the county's machines and will
sell them unless restrained. The petition
further asserts that though the board
voted to abandon the machines because
they are inaccurate and unreliable they
really are not so. II says the action was
taken for political reasons. certain un-
named politicians sbeing responsible for
the action. II alleges that while there
were many election Contests before the
machines were adopted there have been
none since then.
Since the abandonment OF the machines
and their sale was favored by leading men
OF both parties. it is considered unlikely
that either party organization is behind
the injunction suit and Herring may
have been employed by the Empire Vot-
ing Machine company OF New York,
which makes ana sells them. The ahan-
donment Of the machines for the reasons
given by the county board is not good
advertisement for the machines.
County Commissioner Packard moved
the abandonment and sale OF the ma
chimes. Commissioners Bedford and
loConnor voted with him. Commissioner
Lynch passed, not being fully advised IN
the matter and Commissioner EIsasser
voted no on the ground that the county
should not act without first inducing
Omaha and South Omaha to take similar
action.
The machines were 10 have been sold to
the highest bidder tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-16

Births--JOseph and Anna Keller, 2S2l
Creighton avenue. boy l.. II. and Maud
Austin. 1915 King avenue GIRL l. g, and
Christina Christensen. Fifth and Avenue
u East Omaha boy; Victor and Anna
Hanzet, f73i South Fourteenth street, girl.
Henry and MaEdalena Radbruch. f12s
North Thirty-eighth street, girl Fred and
Rosie Bloyck 2752 South Twelfth street
girl.
NVesterfield avenue: Christopher Clark.
Is years. Twenty-fourth and Aines; Mrs,
Molassa Hesmeyer, 6S years, Twenty
months, Thirty-seventh and Cunning.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-16
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

p. II. Cook. division frelsht agent Of
the Union Pacific. with headquarters AT
Ogden, 10 In town.
The wool growers meeting has brOugh,
number OF New York Central freight
the sheep men that they should ship over
the lines they represent, These are IN
the party: Howe, Chicago; Porteous,
spokane: Keys Salt Lake; Ford, ben
Yer. They are all general agents OF the
freight department
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-16

Key to the situatiOn-Bes Advertising.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-16

/p'TaER BTLIeoV aS0 70 TaSS~
eaHTlIrNSn or as CtCGNoNG
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-16
Take siding at
HiIIsdale for No. los"

All along the route from Kansas City to jack
sonville train dispatchers are sending train
orders to clear the track ahead of No. los the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-16
Marriage Licenses.

Permits 10 we'd have been issued to the
following couples:
Name and Address. Age.
Jesse n. Johnson, Omaha,............... %
Florence Moran, Omaha. u
James d. Jameson. Omaha. %
Luella McKeig. Harlan, Ia...,........... 70
Guy n. Johnson, IT. Paul. Mimi. Is
Blondina Berg, eapolis.............. "a
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03
Simple Wills
the Strongest

Until there is better mode of COM
munication with those who have
stepped into another existence, or I'M
til the law legalizes the clairvoyant
shops, last wills and testaments will
continue to be matters of moment In
human affairs. Just why the docu'
ment called a will should be SO diff
ferent from the other written form OF
expression is not clear. but a consid.
cradle literature of swan songs at
tests that will writing belongs to a
distinct school of letters.
From the dark-age conception OF
death. probably. grew the idea that a
mans will should smack Of the mys-
terry and obscurity of the passing on.
And some hundreds of years later rec
ords show that man has lost little OF
the early notion Of the uses and pur'
plified spelling, short skirts and gen
eral ideals of utility, one Of the most
archaic things is recorded wish of q
testator.
"Brevity's the soul OF w.t." Shakes.
peare said. But few who contemplate
death do 1t in hilarious mood and
many persons miss their one chance
to BIO humorist; and their wills are
perfect exhibitions OF how not to
communicate few intelligent facts
on paper to intelligent people. 1t is
a rule of physics that to multiply
methods is to multiply the chances OF
error. The same could be said OF
will making, The simpler the will
the less the chance for making mis-
take that might invalidate the docu-
ment. Many have just missed for
tunes on account OF technicalities that
would not admit the Wills to probate.
Litigation and those who live on 1t.
thrive ON the Wills that have been so
drawn as to admit OF finding flaw.
Any law student can quote the cor
rect legal form of will, but the law
yer of today will tell you that will
can be correctly drawn by any one OF
sound mind If few points are needed.
Make the will concise and as brief
us pO5Slple, luSt Say olatS NAS"A'S
the property to be bequeathed and de-
vised and the Observation-Disclosures to
whom the property is to be given.
Herewiths, aforesaids, towits, etc,
usually are more decorative than nee
essary. Simple diction should be the
ideal in will making.
J. T. Guinotte, Judge of the probate
court, in a lecture before the Kansas
City School of Law, read a will that
he said was remarkable for its brevity
and directness. 1t was as follows:
kansas City, Mo-. Sept. IL, 1885,
start for Crystal. Colo, today at
1920. In case ! should die or be
killed or In other words switched for
the other shore. heaven hope. want
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03

all my deposits In Clay and Funk
houser's bank 100000 Five thousand
dollars and all in the Citizen National
Bank to be paid over to my wife Lucy
b. Bowly this l doc for hur protec-
ton as we have no children.
-. w. BOWLEY.
"Witness-Ed. r. Stell, John q.
Longdon."
OF course the judge says, the fore
going might be improved upon In the
matter of diction and punctuation.
After making your disposition OF
your property sign the document In
the presence OF two witnesses. These
witnesses must then sign the paper
in the presence of the testator and in
the presence of each other. Three
witnesses are better than two. No
beneficiary in the will is legal wit
ness.
Adam Long, who died last Decem-
Der, left an estate of a million dol
lars to five heirs. Mr. Long drew up
his will. but neglected to sign 1t. In
spite of this defect the will was ad-
mitted to probate, the court holding
that as the testator had written the
will In his own hand, his intention
was clear.
One day possessed OF fortune, tho
next almost penniless, was the expert
ence OF Lon NJ. Bales, who missed
riches because his benefactress had
but one witness to her will. Bales
was employed by Mrs. Mary M. Brega.
proprietor OF the Canadian Hotel and
Employment agency. 1888 Grand ave-
nue.. He was engaged to be married
to Mrs. Brega at the time of her
death last January. In her will she
left to Bales a farm of 200 acres In
Kansas, six diamonds. one pair OF
earrings. three race horses and $500.
A brother-in-law OF Mrs. Brega. Rich
ard f.. Brega, and other re'atives.
sued for her possessions. Witnesses
testified that they had heard Mrs.
Brega say she had bequeathed her
property to Bales. But her will was
witnessed by only one person, and
the court refused to admit 1t for pro-
bate. Bales was permitted TO keep a
watch that had been given him by his
fiancee before her death.
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fastened to give the baron his per
sonal attention. The interview be-
tween the two men was clash of
keen minds. Neither one gained ad-
vantage.
After that Byrnes made a careful
examination of the stuff that had been
found in the baron's possession. 1t
was very commonplace. In fact, it re-
sembed the junk that small boy car
ries in his pockets. There were few
dollars in bank notes, small amount
Of change in silver and coppers, a
time table on the Erie railroad. bit
of wax such as housewives use to
polish their irons, a card case, a bit
of string and a couple of fish hooks.
Surely some one of these things
contained the germ of thrilling de-
tective story. The local police said
no. Byrnes examined each particular
thing in his impassive way. Tie
brown eyes seemed sleepy and indif-
ferent. One thing after another was
tossed aside. But when he reached
the bit of wax his eyes Frightened and
he became the man OF action.
What is it?" asked one Of his as
sistants.
Its the proof of the crime" he said
tersely.
But it's only bit OF ordinary wax"
The chief smiled indulgently.
That's where you're mistaken" he
said. "A close examination will show
you that it differs from every other
bit of wax that ever existed"
Howe" was the incredulous inquiry.
We'll, for instance, it has the i'm
preston of the top Of a screw"
What next?"
Next, find the screw"
They did. They found it on the
sidewalk between the police station
and the bank. The screw fitted the
lock plate of the door OF the bank. and
the hole from which it was taken was
filled with wax that corresponded with
the bit found In Shinburn's pocket,
Thus, the man who had made a for
tune by his wits and outwitted the
police OF two continents. was finally
betrayed by a piece OF wax.
Sixteen years was the sentence i'm
posed by the judge. So far as is
shown by the records It ended the ca
reer OF the burglar-baron the man who
had entertained royalty and who lived
alternately in a prison and n castle.
The Pinkertons arrested Shinburn
more than once. Chief Inspector
Byrnes had the honor of entertaining
him in the Tombs. Many other de-
tectives claimed to have taken" the
great criminal at one time or another.
Byrnes used to say smilingly:
There's glory enough to go around"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03
The Story OF the
Wax Impres SION
|AnEpisode inthe career of ThomasEByrnes
the Great Inspector of Police. .........
COPYRIGHT 1911 BY W. C.cHRpMAH.

that the one-time expert of the safe
company and the audacious safe break.
er were one and the same person, the
company found it practically impos.
sible to dispose of any more of their
products.
One of Shinburn's most brilliant
achievements-if disreputable business
can be mentioned in this manner
was his robbery of the vaults of the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company
at White Haven, Pa, in 1867. He
broke into the Office at night and with
twist of the wrist managed to open
the safe. There was, however, less
than six thousand dollars in money
there at the time. Shinburn expected
TO make a big haul and he was so
thoroughly Disguised that he only took
few hundred dollars and left the
balance of money in the safe. The
effect of this may be imagined. The
officers of the coal company promptly
suspected that some of their clerks
had been stealing. and it is said that
one OF the men was finally dismissed.
Shinburn made q second visit and this
time there was still smaller amount
of money in the safe. His disgust was
III proportion to his disappointment
and he left without taking a penny.
On the third and last visit, however,
he made big haul. There was some
thing like 100000 in money in the
safe, besides large quantity of ne
gotiable bonds and other securities.
This time he took everything in sight.
The Pinkertons were put on the case,
but the clever crook managed to elude
them.
One year before the White Haven
affair he broke into the Walpole Saw
ings bank of Walpole, N. H.. and stole
a large sum of money and bonds. He
was arrested at Saratoga with seven
or eight bonds IN his possession. The
evidence was conclusive. He was
promptly convicted and sentenced tC
ten years in the New Hampshire state
prison. He accepted the verdict sub
missively, but on his way to prison he
slipped away from his captors and nc
trace of him was obtained for long
while afterwards. The White Haven
affair was just one year old when the
Pinkertons took Shinburn on Broad
way.
They proceeded to convey their pris
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03

birth and had come to the United
States during the Civil war. He was
a good mechanic and secured employ
ment with one of the leading safe
manufacturers of this country. He re-
NAMED with the concern for several
years and In that time became most
expert safe man. He had, especially.
q perfect knowledge OF the mechanism
Of combination locks.
Thus equipped, he left the company
and began his career Of crime. At
that time the safes made by the con-
Germ with which he had been en-
ployed were in use in every part OF
America. With an ingenuity that was
almost diabolical. he began operations
on the safes of his own company. His
pals had the greatest admiration for
Shinburn and were fond of saying that
ne had elevated burglary from trade
70 a professionL 1t might have been
added that he was one of the few
burglars who actually learned his
uade. He had served an apprentice
snip with the safe company and took
The knowledge thus acquired and un'
gratefully used 1t against his bene-
factors.
one of the curious side lights in
ms connection Was the failure of the
sale company. Sh'nbgrn's success IN
@ea&ng into their safes-s drove the
h s.as out of business. He new the
hss Has and financial institutions -fvrt'
naau purchased safes from his old co II
r rsus; and In committing his bu,
sles he always grimly gave t,a"
'e'ence' When 1t became -
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03
Obscure Port.

In northern seaport town there is
a wealthy but illiterate man, who
owns many vessels, and follows their
course over the seas by the aid of n
large atlas and ten-horse-power mag
nifying glass.
"I've just had a letter." he said to
a neighbor, from one Of my captains.
and he tells me he's been in fearful
storm. I'll read you from his letter
what puzzles me. He says:
1.-the waves rose like mountains.
We were driven before the wind, TO
the danger OF our lives. and put into
great jeopardy
What l want to know" said tho
shipowner. is, where Is Great JeOp-
ardy? It's somewhere In the Mediter-
ranean. but can't find 1t on this map
NATURALIZATION Mail.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03

oner to Pennsylvania where he could
be tried for the White Haven offense.
They knew that they had an ingenu-
Gus and desperate criminal on their
hands and that it would be unsafe to
take any chances with him. To make
assurance doubly sure he was hand
cuffed to two detectives. He was
guarded every minute of the day and
night. Among other things, he was
compelled to sleep handcuffed to his
guards. Each night his clothing was
taken from him and locked in a sep
arate room which was used by Pink
erton man. The detectives were in
no haste to turn him over to the au-
thorities. They were anxious to OBJ
tain enough evidence against him to
put him in prison for the remainder of
his life. Accordingly he was kept at 2
hotel where the third degree and
various other methods used by the
police were utilized with more or less
effect.
Shinburn was almost ehildlike in
his demeanor toward his captors. He
had a charming personality and talked
engagingly. In other words, he pos
sessed that quality which. for want OF
a better name. we call magnetism.
This made the relations between the
criminal and his captors rather agree
able. They liked him, but they did
not relax any of their precautions.
One night. however, just before he
was handcuffed to his detective guard,
sc city inserted the polrt
HE Main gold scarf y'-l In the
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03

r1H National Bank of Middle
SP burg, N. Y, was entered
GA and robbed of large sum
w. of money. 1t was the eli.
- w max to a series Of audaci-
ans bank burglaries committed under
circumstances that led the authorities
No believe that all of them were the
york of an especially successful gang
of bank thieves.
Thomas F. Byrnes. the greatest
chief inspector of police that New
York has ever known was in author.
.ty at that time and all of the fae's in
the case were laid before him. In
the meantime complaints were coming
IN from other quarters. Robberies had
been successfully pulled off at the
Phoenix bank of Phoenix, N. Y; the
National Bank of Pawling, Pawling, N.
T.; the st. Hyacinth bank Of West
Farnham, Ontario. and the Thomaston
National bank of Thomaston, Conn.
Superintendent Byrnes probably
knew the methods of bank burglars
better than any man in the United
States. with the possible exception of
William A Pinkerton, and he began
study of the evidence in hand with
the hope of determining the identity
Of the man who was directly con-
cerned in this series of bold burglaries.
Most bank crooks depend upon the
use of dynamite and nitroglycerine to
break open safes and vaults. The
master hand in the cases under in
vestigation used more refined means
Of accomplishing his purr ,se. The
robberies had evidently been engi-
neered, il not accomplished, personal
" by a man who had the brain and
the touch to beat all known combina-
tons
That man. it was finally determined,
was Max Shinburn, one of the most
notorious and most successful Grim
finals the world has ever known. The
problem now was to catch Shinburn
and directly connect him with one of
the burglaries. The resources of thief
takers fortunately are greater than
those of the thieves. The life and ad-
ventures of this famous burglar was
soon compiled and laid before the au-
thorities for their guidance.
Max Shinburn was German by
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03
II Trims.

Scribbler's poetry strikes
me as being rather clumsy
Slobbs-Clumsy? Why. 1t positive
ly trips over its own feet.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03
Good Reason.

HoweIl-How well you look!
Powell--Yes; haven't had n va
cation yet-Judge.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-11-03

N the night Of the fifteenth
of April. 1895. the First
National Bank of Middle
burg, N. Y, was entered
and robbed of a large sum
of money. 1t was the eli
max to q series of audaci-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary,
Charles A. Poirson VS.. T.. P
Patout Co., Ltd. No. 1928.


Under and by virtue of a writ of feri
facias issued out of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court, in and for the
Parish Of st. Mary, State Of Louisiana,
and to me directed, III the above NUM-
bered and entitled suit, have seized,
and will offer ior sale, for cash, to the
last and highest bidder, according to
law, at the principal front door of
the Court House in the Town Of Frank
lin, Parish OF St. Mary, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF
SEP TEMBER, A. D., 1911,
between the hours of IL O'Clock u. m. :.
and o'clock p. M, the following men,
toned and described property, to-wit
All the right, title and interes, of the
plaintiff the l.. P. Patout Co., Ltd, in
and to that certain suit entitled The
l.. P. Patout Co.. Ltd, VS.. Potteous r.
Burke, ct al, Number 12,9sS of the
docket Of the Honorable the 23rd Ju-
dicial District Court, in aad for the
Parish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana.
w. T. PETERMAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of st. Mary, La,
July 25. 1911
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09
FOR SALE.

Two lots, situated on jackson
street, between First and Second
streets, measuring 25Ox90 feet,
First lot has two story dwelling
house, with outhouses, etc., meas
uring 80x90 feet. Second lot has
building 170x90 feet, known
as the Jackson Roller Rink.
Will sell as whole. or separately
to sait purchaser.
:. For particulars, apply to
JOS. BENINATO,
2101 Elysian Fields Street,
New Orleans, La.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09
Notice To Trtspaxus.

Public notice is hereby given
that no hunting, trapping, cane
eating, marsh burning, moss pick.
Ing or trespassing of any kind
will be permitted on the Ellerslie,
South Bend, Tidal Wave Plant.
atoms or any property belonging
to the Bayou Sale Planting &
Drainage Co. in st. Mary Parish
Offenders will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
Signed, BAYOU SALE PLANTING
+ DRAINAGE COMPANY,
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.

23rd judicial District Court-Par-
.ish of St. Mary.
Succession of Mrs. Nancy B. Cop.
per, wife CT Juo. P. Bourdier,
Deceased. No. 3, 43O.
Whereas Fulton w. Bourdier. q
resident of the Parish of st. Mary,
La, has petitioned this H9aora bic
Court for letters of administration on
the estate of the late Nancy B. Cop
per, wife Of Jno. P. Bourdier, de-
ceased. intestate.
Notice is hereby given to all to
whom it may concern TO show cause
within ten days from the date of this
notification, why The prayer of said
petitioner should not be granted.
In evidence whereof witness my Of
fetal signature and the impress of
seal OF my Office this 3lst day of
August, A. D., 1911.
w. w. TARLETON,
Dy. Clerk of Court.
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Clerks Office,

Clerks Office.
st. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
!, Wilson W. Tarleton, Deputy Clerk OF
for the Parish Of St. Mary, and State If
of Louisiana, and Ex-Oficio Recorder
thereof, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct conv
OF the original as on file and of record in
my office, recorded in Book 81 OF Mort
gaees, under entry number 35, 7l2, of date
August. 26lh, 1911. ''
In evidence whereof, witness my Off cial
slgnrture and the impress OF the seal of
my Office thereto affixed, this 2Gth dav of
August, A. D., 1911.
W. ". TARLEToN,
Deputy Clerk and Ex.Oficio RECORDER.
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State of Louisiana

State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
This is to certify that have examined
the charter OF the "Golden League Club -
and finding same drawn in accorda nee
with the provisions of law, and said pro.
visions Of said charter containing nothing
contrary to law, 1 hereby approve same
this 18th day of August, A. D., 1911.
(Signed) T. NJ. MILLING.
District Attorney, 23rd Judi. Dist. of
Louisiana.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09
State of Louisiana.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary
This is to certify that have examined
the charter of the Verdunville Club and
hnding same drawn in accordance with
| the provisions of law, and said provisions
OF said charter containing nothing con.
trary to law, hereby approve same this
Sth day of August, 1911.
(Signed:) I. NJ. MILLING,
eDistrict Attorney.
Clerks Office,
Parish Of st. Mary, Louisiana.
l, Wilson W. Tarleton, Deputy Clerk of
the 23rd judicial District Court. in and
for the Parish of st. Mary, State of
Louisiana, and EX>Ofticio Recorder there.
of, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct copy of the
original as on file and of record in NV
office, recorded in Book ~ of Mortgages
under No. 1850, Of date August Sth, IglI
In evidence whereof, witness my officia
signature and the impress Of the seal of
my office, this the Sth day of Aug. 1911.
WILSON W. TARLEToN.
Deputy Clerk and Ex:Officio Recorder.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09

Twenty mule team Borax at
O'Niell's
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09

s or 6 doses 700" will cure any
case Of Chills and Fever. Price 25c.