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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-18
CHAPTER XV.-Continued.
you're going on the stageY'

you're going on the stager'
She nodded.
I've had very big Offer"
The Judge leaned forward, and In a
low voice, so that no one in the outer
Office might hear, he said:
well, I'll give yop twice as much
II you refuse the engagement"
She laughed ironically.
"You mean that my father-in-law
will give it," she said, lightly. Then
she went on:
"You know it's no use your asking
me to concede anything unless you
agree to defend Howard"
The lawyer shook his head.
II cant-it's impossible"
"Then neither can l." she exclaimed,
defiantly
Judge Brewster could not refrain
from smiling. This young woman
had actually enveigled him into an
argument. Almost mockingly, he said:
$50 you're determined to have me-"
"Yes," she said, simply.
"But l don't argue criminal cases."
That's just it," she exclaimed,
eagerly; my husband is not GRIM
inaL He is innocent. l don't want a
lawyer who is always defending GRIM
inals. l want one who defends man
because he isn't criminal"
Judge Brewster waved his hand con-
temptuously.
go and see some other lawyer
there are plenty Of EN-"
She leaned eagerly forward. Her
face was flushed from excitement, her
eyes flashed.
There's only one Judge Brewster"
she exclaimed. Hes the greatest
lawyer in the world, and he's going
to help us. He is going to save How
ards life"
The Judge shifted uneasily on his
chair. He didn't like this forceful,
persistent young woman. Almost
fretfully, he said:
"You always say that Upon my
word shall begin to believe it soon."
'T shall say it again." she exclaimed.
land again every time I see you"
The lawyer turned round. There
was a comic look of despair in his
face which would have amused his
visitor had her errand not been so
serious.
"How often do you intend that shall
beT
Every day." she replied, calmly. 81
shall say 1t and think 1t until-until
1t comes true"
Judge Brewster tried to feel angry,
although inwardly he had hard work
to keep from smiling. With pretend
ed Indignation, he said:
"You mean that you intend to keep
at me until give way-through
sheer exhaustion"
She nodded.
THAT'S it exactly" she said.
The lawyer gasped.
"Well, must say you-you-you're
very brave"
Annie shook her head.
mo. I'm not" she said, earnestly.
I'm an awful coward, but I'm fight
ing for him. Howard Jeffries lifted
me up when 1 was way down in the
world. He gave me his name. He
gave me all he had, to make me
better woman, and I'm grateful. Why,
even a dog has gratitude, even a dog
will lick the hand that feeds him.
Why should 1 hesitate to express my
gratitude? That's all I'm doing-just
having him back q BIT Of the debt /
owe him, and Tn going to move
Heaven and earth to bring his father
around to my way Of thinking. I've
got you already
The Judge bounded to his feet
Could his ears have heard arightf
Got me already" he exclaimed
'What do you mean By thatf"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-18
State Paid Part of Debt.

The state paid off s15O,OOO Of its
debt the other day and now 1t owes
only 100000, and all this will be paid
by 1916. The bonds were issued to
pay for finishing the state house and.
are owned by the permanent school
fund.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-18
stubbs to Speak Labor Day.

Governor Stubs will make his first
speech Of this summer on Labor day
at Columbus. He will speak before
the labor picnic of the United Mine
Workers on that day. The governor
has not made any speeches this SUM
mer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-18
Special Elections Never in the Bill.

There has been considerable discus
sion among politicians as to who was
to blame for the fact that the primary
election law excluded special elections
from its operations. The Second dis.
trict congressional committee decided
to name the Republican candidate it.
self and not have a convention or
mob" primary. The primary election
law was passed by the special ses.
sion of 1908. 1t was introduced in
practically the form it was passed
into the regular session of 1907. In
the original copies of both bills as
originally introduced in both the spe>
cial and regular sessions of the leg
islature specific exemptions of special
elections, as far as the primary law is
concerned, were made and were not
inserted during the passage of the
bill
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
NOTHING LOST.

All P"''ieS " 'ne '""SF"a''oh % tue engage
ii''''' u i'S'As Walters 0'Ss u"'ius pay Nv
FASTEST way at tue N'"'ViiE OF music are 10
"e 'o'''i''eH'e' Ao' ''e'' '''eSlsn'' me pay
"''' NOT ''' seen mere ""t Sno0u II pe @hyWtlere
e'S'' Win '''e p'SSi''' 'N''P'''u u New 1ork'
'7N' '''' '''' ""'~" - HIS ~ d
''' VI ''' ''''''e o1H'e''u 'ne
P'' ''' qua - at p'o""'iS great loss 10
'N' 'N'NNe'N'' O"' 'qD""S 'S '"tSe moran gam
- 's'N''''0' 'e '"-''e 'Na''oH was mace ma O
'"e i've '"''''" VI 'He management 'nuS max
'he Foi'e au'noilues 90 take actloh- rms act
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

This money would be expended in making all of
the street uniform height above the high
water mark paving the dirt bank, and
building a sufficiently high, concrete or steel
bridge over Gfllies Creek as to safeguard the
citizenes of Fulton aeainst the structure being
washed away submerged.
The people OF Fulton citizens of Rich
mond and taxpayers AS we'll If we are 10
build a safe and modern bridge over the James
River to what was once Manchester and CON
struct it sufficiently high to guard against the
river washing it away. why not similar kind
of structure for Fulton?
The Finance Committee should by all means
approve the item of s54.s2g79 for the compile
ton Of the Improvement OF Lester street and
building of the bridge, and the city council
should appropriate the money. This is a too
enlightened and progressive age for an obstrep-
erous creek or river 10 cause the discomfort
and inconvenience which has so long been the
lot of Fultons citizens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
COMPROMISE CANDIDATE.

There are several ways of breaking senate
rial deadlock. One is for the candidate respon-
sibe for it to withdraw Another is the cleo
ton OF "a dark horse, and still third Is for the
boilers or insurgents to be persuaded. verbally
or otherwise TO change their votes, The case
of William Lorimer, Of illinois, shows the eff
fectiveness of the last named plan.
The deadlock in the New York Legislature
over the election of 4 senator TO succeed Chaun-
cey NJ Depew has existed almost four weeks,
with Mir. sheehan lacking fifteen necessary
votes on every ballot. The deadlock has pre-
vailed because there are twenty-one democratic
Legislators who do not believe him a tit or wor-
thy man TO represent New York III the Senate.
lie is the candidate of Tammany Hall leader,
Charles Murphy who has held his own in the
matter of corrupt practices for full many d
year, About the only claim Mr. Sheehdn has
TO the senatorship is that MIR. Murphy is for him
and that he raised $3ol.o as the campaign
fund for the Democrats In the last gubernatorial
fight Whether not This money helped in
eecting Governor Dix. it is significant fact
that the latter has stuhboruly and admirably
refused to aid Mr.. shoeuan.
There are eightyone Republicans in the
New York Legislature, aud their votes combin-
ed with those Of the Democratic insurgents
could elect Senator DeIew's successor. They
are considering tbe nomination of dark
horse; Jacob c. Schurman, president of Cornell
University Comptroller William A. Prender
CAST. John Purroy Mitchell president of the
Board of Aldermen, or some other clean. unm
peaohed aud incorruptihi2 Democrat or Repub
hean. II would be pretty hard for the Demo
Gratis of New York to nave TO witness the e1ec
ton of a compromise candidate, bur this course
seems the best since hope of reconciling the
sheehan-ridden factions in The Legislature has
almost been abandoned
Such election would be clean and whole
some at least With Leader Murphy buzzng
around the Legislature, jt is not unreasonable
to suspect political tragedy and a consequent
investigation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

Railway and Electric Company ana
the Lynchburg Railway and Electric
Company, writes to a friend in this
city that he Is planning to leave Dem
yer. Col, where he has been spending
the winter, and go TO Tuscon. Arizona,
He hopes that the change will prove
beneficial
y 70. Price has been appointed food
and dairy Inspector Of Roanoke. He
VIII work under the direction OF DR..
Brownley Foster, health officer. Mr.
Price Is from Franklin county ana has
iived here four years He has had
much experience in farming and in
DAIRY work and Is we'll qualified to
give the city an efficient service. He
- now at Blacksburg taking a course
IN scientific dairying and when he
leaves there he will visit a number Of
cities TO inspect and study their sys-
TENS OF handling food and milk sup-
plies.
J. G. Draught has reported to the
police that he was held up and rob-
bed Monday night on what is known
as the narrow gauge bridge in South
west Roanoke. His watch, $3.50 and
his cap were stolen from him.
In the Corporation Court Monday
Mrs. Mamie b. Page was awarded
$500 in her suit for $4,000 against
the Virginian railway She claimed
that her property was damaged by
the road, deep cut passing through
part of 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
TOOK AGENT FOR
CONFIDENCE man
TAYLoRs MISTAKE CAUSES JOIN
J. CRANDALL'S ARREST AND
TRIAL IN COURT.

Because John J. Crandall, an agent
for q New York publishing house. re-
semb1es one 8. NJ. Ball. who Is ac-
cused of being confidence man or
swindler. he spent a trying hour In
police court Wednesday, and most
uncomfortable night in the Second
police station.
Crandah came to Richmond Jan.
3 and put up at Murphys hotel. He
was assigned to room 225. AT that
time Ball was occupying room II.
January 20 Ball induced +. S. Tay-
lor to part with $40. for which he
was to establish Taylor In business He
gave Taylor a receipt purporting to
be In the name of the George G.
CLOVIS Company. for general manu-
featuring samples. and disappeared.
Tuesday Taylor saw CrandaIl and
wanted to know when he was going
to get his samples or his money back.
As Crandall insisted that he knew
nothing about the matter, that his
name was Crandall and that he had
turned over to the police by the In
dignant Taylor.
the matter was Strengthened out in
cburt Wednesday after Crandall's
baggage, the hotel clerk, the Register
and Crandall's writing had been be-
fore the court. Taylor still stuck to
IT that Crandall was Ball, but the
evidence and a telegram from the
manager OF the publishing concern
where Crandali Is employed satisfied
the court II was a case OF mistaken
identity.
Crandail is a Washington man. He
says he has lived In the capital eigh-
teen years and his parents are living
there now.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
WELD TIE COMMUNITY.

When a city council comes to make up the
annual budget for the municipality a great
many innovations suggested and appropria.
fions asked for them. From the maze of recon-
nendations the watchdogs of the city treasury
must Gull out the necessities and appropriate
money for them. The remainder Of the Golfers
contents il left for the carrying out of the pro.
Jects not met in previous budgets
The completion Of improved Lester street in
Fulton is new item in the estimates of the
City Engineer, but 1t should be given the most
careful consideration and placed ahead of prob.
ably many others.
For years and years Gillie's Creek and the
river have risen during times OF freshet and
made life in Fulton a torment Business and
car service have been paralyzed by the floods Of
water in the streets and passage over the bridge
linking the little village with the city proper
has been impossible The people OF Fulton have
netian modes OF travel They very rightfully
declare that the row boat and rubber boot
should have no place In their daily life Already
the side Of LAstsr street nearest the river has
hssn buiided up beyond the high-water mark,
I and the nuisance, Inconvenience and menace
s1snewhat abated. The City Engineer now SAYS
sSz6zu7s II needed 10 complete the improve
nents which will prevent the flooding OF the
rsets and the cutting on of intercourse be.
& - Fulton and the main section Of the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
DESIRE CHANGE IN
ADVERTISING PLAN,
CONTRACTORS DECLARE THAT
THE PRESENT SYSTEM Is
Al

Change In the system of adver-
Using for sewer work for the city may
resuit> from q, hitch. ta.. the resent
award Of a contract for sewerage In
the West End.
The contract was FIRST awarded to
A. w. Maynard. the lowest bidder.
but the discovery OF an error in cal
cuiations made in the city engineers
Office caused the contract to be finally
given TO Clarence ]. Burton.
In view OF the fact that examination
or blue prints In the city engineers
office is the only means of ascertain
ing the extent OF the work upon which
bids are asked. 1t is likely that the
council committee on streets. at It's
next meeting, will be asked to alter
the present system of advertising 80
that each advertisement will show the
amount OF work to be done.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
Down With Whiskey.

Down with whiskey, up with men.
We have rights must defend;
Fly colors, bravely stand
Chase tho monster from the land
Down with whiskey. up, with men!
Dream not OF the might have been
Forward into battle now.
Never to the tyrant bow.
Down with whiskey. up with men,
Daniel scaled the lions den
Conquered when they thought him lost
Forward Reckon not the cost
Down with whiskey, up with mem
Let not feer assall you when .
Tho cause needs men true steel.
Men 10 do. and dare and feel
Down with whiskey. up with men,
Work with muscle, might and ken;
Leave unturned no stone--nor wait
Until you find your efforts late.
Down with whiskey, up with men,
Fight with precept tongue and pen;
ALI rs fair Fl love and war
Fairer in our cause by far
Down with whiskey up with men.
Rally round our flag, and then
All abreast. with great stroke
Free men from the traffic's yoke.
Down with whskey. up with men.
Fight with precent. tongue and pen;
Shout the proclamation aloud:
Men shall live, while rum We shroud"
Men of might. stoop not to bend,
But onward till the victory's won
And crowned. our fair, celestial Sun
f. G. Coleman
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
HENRY SCHLIETER LEAVES
PROPERTY TO CHURCH

Leaving an estate valued at slo.e35,
the will of the late Henry Schlueter
| has been filed for probate in the
Chancery Court. Mrs. Mary Louise
Schlueter qualifying as executrix.
Among the requests made in the
will are; TO Rev. Edward Meyer,
pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church.
s30o for his personal benefit. and $500
10 be used as follows: 1900 for St
Mary's church. 5000 to be distributed
among the poor of the church. and
| 5000 to be held In trust for St Mary
cemetery, the interest to be expended
in keeping the Schiueter section In
perpetual care.
/ To st. Mary's Benedictine Institute.
$500; to the Little Sisters of the Poor.
5000; to the Holy Land College.
Rrookisnd. near Washington S20O.
To Mary Louise Schlueter. the house
and lots 1SS and 7s0 North Third
street.
To the heirs of William IT. Schiue-
ter, son of the testator. house and lot
122 North Fourth street.
To the heirs OF K. A. Schlueter. \
son. the house and lot T2S North
Fourth street.
! rs John H. Scfiuster. the proceeds
from the sale OF houses and lots, 320
and 322 South Laurel street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

Marylands Governor having presented Pres
ident Tart with four tags for the executives
automobiles. it is but proper that Virginia s
chief magistrate do the same President Taft
is not going to pay one cent out of his pocket
for the license to run the White House automo-
bile in Maryland Virginia. II the license is
paid it will come from money paid as taxes for
the maintenance of the White House. The
granting of free license to President Taft by
Governor Mann would not only be fitting cour-
tesy but might diminish the taxes OF yirginians
by some infnitesiInal fraction of a mill. but a
reduction for all of that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
HIGH COST OF TRAVELLING
10 SLIGHTLY REDUCED

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE high
cost of travelling was slightly reduced
to-day when In accordance with the
recent order of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, the Pullman Com
pany cut the prices OF all it's upper
berths and many of Its lowers
With one exception. an upper berth
must now be sold for four fifths the
cost OF lower. The exception Is
where the lower berth costs $3.50, in
which case the rate for the upper la
nxed at $l.25 Under the new sched-
uies. the charge for the lower berth
from Chicago TO San Francisco will
be cut from $14 to $13, and an upper
berth will be sold for 5000 The
charge for lower berth from New
York to Chicago viii continue to be
IS. but a 81 reduction has been made
In the cost of uppers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

ten or done. DIR Harrison placed lovers OF Poe
and American literature deeply in his debtNby
his books and magazine articles on the life,
work and letters of the rayen-haunted genius.
DR. Harrison was as learned. profound and
Bopular an educator in romance languages as
he was gifted writer He occupied language
chairs in several of the highest institutions in
the South' and the country, and his retirement
from the lecture-room two years ago was dis
tinct loss. Although his body was oyerpower-
ed by the infrmities incident 10 age his bril-
liant and active mental faculties retained their
vigorous strength to the last. and the end was
met with the same philosophy, courage and
of his life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
MAKES MURDEROUS
ATTACK ON WIFE


Especial to The Richmond Virginian. }
WOODSTOCK, VA, Feb flames
Nj. Dawson, OF Mt. Jackson. Va. Mon
day night between and o'clock
felled his wife with "A Ratchet, choked
her and then cut her throat She lay
motionless on the floor. He. suppos-
Ing her dead. locked the front door.
leaving the key in the inside and
went into. the kitchen. She then made
her escape, going to neighbours An
alarm was given and the house was
surrounded. Dawson barricaded him.
self in the house, and is stiIl there.
He IL said to be armed with double
parreled guns and corn cutter.
Mrs. Dawson is in a critical con-
dition.
Dawson has been arrested several
times recently for beating his wife.
and was out on bail for trial for that
offense when he attacked her again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

opened What is TO become OF our boys and
friends, when there many traps set:
What the churches and Y. M. c. As do
blot on our dear old Virginia to have
many bar-rooms in her capital, What Is to
become of her government? Are they fitted out
TO produce washingtons Jeffersons, &C..
mothers sisters, daughters. wives! Bestir your
self! Use your influence and work for prohibit
tlon. Drive the accused whiskey from our
state. 1t is nuisance everywhere. How many
refined ladies' relish having to sit by man on
"a car who is reeking with the vile stuff ard
run the risk of being insulted? Even our rail-
ROAD trains equal TO bar-rooms. walk
through smoking sometimes and see what
Is going on. Are boys not safe anywhere?
oung ladies. frown Ii down. IL your lover
drinks let him alone. or there will be misery
In store for you. Men and women of Viz
ginia speed on the good work Start a regular
crusade for temperance and the home. God
will help you.
VALERA EAGLES.
MosbyNE Junction, Va, Jan. a. 1911.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
DIR. JAMES \. HARRISON.

Few men have made the splendid contribu,
tions to American literature as did DR. James
A. Harrison, professor n the University of yir.
gtnia, whose life has closed
Not only are his many books literary eems
write histories and masterpieces. but his writ
ngs on Edgar Allen Poe probably served 10 do
more toward securing for that gifted, magma
tive and melancholy poet and romancer the
universal recognition and understanding to
which be was entitled than anything else writ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
Seek Communion with rhy Col.

Seek communion with thy God
In thine hour of pain and grief
Seek communion with thy Lord
He will give thy soul relief
Men may fail you turn away.
Even shadows gather fast
1t may be the close of day
But His love Is still steadfast
Seek communion for minute
In the turmoil and the strife,
And the strength will be infinite
That Will gather round thy life
Seek communion with Him often
Let Him guide thy future way
And the rugged paths He'll soften
AS thou tread them day by day
Wait not TIL the day is DER
Ere thou seek His guiding hand
For thine eyes may never more
See another day grow wan.
Pause a moment in the hurry.
Bend thy knees In humble PRAYER
Cease moment to be merry
While thou kneel in penance there
Cast aside this worldly mantle,
Let thy spirit soar to Him,
Ear above the mortal tangfe
And the booming. ceaseless din.
A. H
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
ASK CITY TO BUILD
FAIR GROUNDS SEWER

Asking that the city construct a
sewerage system for the State Fair
Grounds on the Hermitage read. "A
delegation representing the Fair
Grounds Association appeared before
the Council Finance Committee Tues
day night. 1t was pointed out that
water without proper drainage was
likely TO create a most dangerous
complication, and 1t WAS stated that
the Henr.co county authorities would
not permit another fair until the
grounds had been properly drained.
Another delegation asked the COM
mittee to recommend an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for smooth paving on
Grove avenue. between Lom hardy
street to the Boulevard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
PRESIDENT FINLEY
APPOINTS OFFICERS

President Finley, OF the Southern
Railway Company and the Virginia
and Southwestern Railway Company.
has announced the following appoints
ments for the Virginia and Southwest
ern Railway Company:
e. III. Coapman. general manager: a
w Taylor, general superintendent Of
transportation: A. Stewart, general su :
perintendent OF motive power and
equipment. d. w. Lum, chief engineer
maintenance Of way. with offices at
Washington, d. c.; G. r. Loyal. gen.
eral superintendent. with once at
Knoxville, Tenn, and J. II. McCue.
general agent. with Office at Bristol.
Va.-Tenn. All OF these appointments
are to be effective February /. 1911.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
HIGHWAYMEN GET
QUARTER MILLION
BUT rr TURNS OUT TO RE STAGE
MONEY OF ACTOR SNIP.
SON

CHICAGO, ILL, February L.
When Harry Simpson, an actor, stag-
gered into the town hall police station
early to-day. with blood streaming
down his face. and gasped out that
he had been held up and robbed OF
$25e,0eo in bills. there was wild
scurry 10 rouf out the reserves and
summon detectives. Then more at
tention was paid to Simpson. and he
added that the sss0.000 in bills was
stage money he had been used at a
performance. But II was such good
stage money hate to lose It." he
added. What the footpads said when
they discovered that the money wasn't
real. is not known
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
POLICE SEEK WHITE
AND COLORED MEN

The Richmond police have been
asked to look out for Moses Davis.
colored, weak reminded, ABOUT five fees
seven, age thirty-five to forty years.
ginger-cake color, Weighing about las
pounds. Davis Is wanted In Chester.
Va, on the charge Of attacking a
white girl Monday night. He has a
thin moustache. is bald headed and
wore. when last seen. a light soft hat.
black trousers. with white stripe:
black vest and brown checkered
coat.
The Petersburg police want Mar
shall Berger. white, twenty-eight
years old, five feet six. LAG pounds,
dark hair, brown eyes. clean shaven.
He has been indicted by the grand
jury for a felony.