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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-10
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-10

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-02

and otld the men to go to it. And
they went to it with a, great clat-
ter, trying to cover up in noise the
fact that they had been beaten by
a woman.
However, Commissioner Wal
do placed the credit and reward
where it belonged, and as far as
rating goes today she is as good
detective as any of them. AS for
ability, she has shown herself a
darn sight better than the whole
bunch.
Mrs. Goodwin is the widow of
a policeman and the mother of a
detective sergeant. a
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during

fluids diminish during ex-
element or worry. Anyone
would be in this state if suspected
and held on a murder charge But
it proves that the Chinese centur-
les ago, recognized the import
ance of worry on secretion.
You can't worry and expect to
be plump and digest your food
properly.
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ance of worry on secretion.
You can't worry and expect to
be plump and digest your food
properly.
ARREST OF TAXI BANDITS
CREDITED TO WOMAN
New York, March 2.-Mrs.
Isabella Goodwin, the police ma
iron who was responsible for the
capture of the taxicab bandits,
the men who had made. the IA
nous New York police force look
like bunch of village constables,
was given her reward today.
She was promoted from the po-
sition of police matron, at $1,000
a year, to be, a detective of the
first grade, with. a, salary of
$3.50 each month, or $500
year. ',- -
Mrs. Goodwin was the woman
who, when all the bright sleuths
of headquarters and the private.
agencies failed to round up the
robbers, asked leave of absence
from her regular job, secured
place as dishwasher in a dive
where the sweetheart and ex-
sweetheart. of the ringleader of
the gang lived, and secured in
formation that led to their arrest.
The ely cops" had no hand in
collecting the clews.
When Mrs. Goodwin had found
the names of all the men she took
them to detective headquarters,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-08
The COrreCtOr of DeStinieS
Being Tales of Randolph Mason rs Related by
His Private Secretary, Courtland Parks
The Copper Bonds
BY Melville DAVIDSON Posi-
Copyright by Edward J. Clode

Jean Balduc was convinced ard
elated. He would gladly have lent his
aid to the scheme without compensa-
ton, out of interest I'm the people of
the county; but here was Barnsfeld
about to reap enormous sums from
the venture, and he might as well
have the money which was offered.
They agreed. then, that Barnsneld
should pay him one thousand dollars
for every landowner who made n
deed for the mineral rights under his
land, the money to be paid when the
transfer was made By Barnsncld to
the Great Lakes Railroad company.
There were thirty-four of these men.
Balduc's popularity, the reputation
ne had established with the people
and his prestige as county treasurer
gave weight to his words. He went
back to his people. assured them that
he had investigated Earnsfeld's plan
and that IT would certainly be carried
out. He had seen the very SURVEYS for
the road, the estimates, the Droiics
Finally he secured the deeds OF nine.
teen of these recalcitrant landowners.
Fhe others could not be induced 10
sell. Barnsfeld marked their names
on his list, expressed himself salts
ned with the matter and put all his
deeds to record. The county, now ut
the gateway of its fortunes, reioiced.
A great mass meeting was held in
the court house; vote Of thanks was
awarded Jean Balduc; he was carried
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TIE property. the other must repay the
taxes IN monCy. The state accents
only money for taxes"
ITS embezzlement OF taxes" cried
Barnsfield IF have to repay them,
he'll have to go to the penitentiary!"
NO" l said, 1T Is not embezzle-
ment OF taxes. 1t Is not any crime at
all. for the reason that the tax-ofIicer
Is authorized to collect only money.
lie has no authority to receive prop
erty. Property. III delivered to HIM, is
at It's owners peril. He Is not charge
able with embeZZlemont IL he appro-
PIRATES this property to his own use,
nor are his bondsmen liable for II, te-
cause they guarantee only proper ac.
counting of money which the officer
receives as taxes"
Barnsfeld jumped up and started
toward little telephone at the cor
ner of the sideboard. Balduc darted
across the room. smashed the tele-
phone with his knuckles and confront
ed Barnsfield.
sit down, you puffy varmint," he
said. Into your chair with you!"
And, selling the man by the should.
crs. he whirled him around and
forced him down into his chair. Bal
due stood over him a moment, his
fingers working with restrained saw
agery. His jaws clamped: his eyes
narrowed to thin line of blue Then
he turned to me. Let us CO." he
said, before l tramp the creatures
face out of shape on the floor"
We left Barnstield. wheeling with
excitement. his breath gone and his
fat hands wabbling about on the arms
of his chair.
In the street, Balduc took a deep
breath and shook himself like a dog
coming out OF a slime-vat. II had to
get out of there" he said, "or kill him.
Good-by. II you ever need a slave with
steel fingers. send word OF 1t to Jean
Balduc on the jacques Cartier river"
and he was gone.
/ took a hanson to the Dresden for
a little dinner
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TO his hone on the shoulders of his
admiring fellows; tar-barrels we're
burned on the hills; horses were pa
raded; the local papers ran their cleo.
ton ROSTERS and eagles.
Then came the gray morning. and
the gradual rising of the sun The
minions Of Barnsheld vanished
Months passed, and no engineer of
the Great Lakes railroad sighted his
transit into Huron county. No carts
were trundled across her rivers. no
Italian came to make a footpath for
the iron beast; but, instead. a little
man In spectacles arrived from Mar.
Guette and staked out shipping wharf
at plymouth for the Lake Shore
Steamship company To inquiries he
replied that Barnsfield wished TO take
the copper out of Huron county, and
the steamship company must have a
wharf from which TO load IT, Copperi
The county sat literally with its laws
agape. But was this merely another
subterfuge of Barnsfeld? II was not
a little later a well-known suporin-
tendent from the regular mining
region came with workmen and un.
covered tho copper-bearing strata. II
was copper territory The whole
county richer than the Indiesl
Jean Balduc stopped here I'm his
narrative. drew down the muscles Of
his face until his eyes narrowed to
pale Sits. lie crushed and ground
the flaps OF his coat pockets in his big
hands. His mind was evidently
crammed with incidents-vivid. crowd
Ing Incidents: A flood Of indignation
poured over Jean Balduc. lie was
cursed, waking and sleeping, as with
a Roman anathema. Even Barnsneld.
chuckling I'm his den I'm New York.
goadod him He would pay the ninc.
teen thousand dollars when the deeds
were transferred 20 the Great Lakes
Railroad company-if he were living
thdn.
Exile was tho only solution. Jean
Balduc determined TO close up his ar
fairs as treasurer OF the county. come
TO Now York. collect from Barngnoid
the twcnty-oight thousand dollars
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lie placed the package In a pigeon.
hole or his desk, and came I'D from
behind II TRANSPORTED. The chill In
the air was gone; the hidden ice-fioes
were melted; the low-lying fogs were
golden in the sun. He had not i'm
agined that the thing could be done so
easily. He had looked for long wrang-
ling, delays. siege 1t was like the
answer to prayer put into ones hands
while they were still clasped. Ono
ought to go wreathed in smiles when
events waited at ones beck 30 cour-
toously.
He chOrtled softly I'm his throat
when he was well back into his chair,
and beamed on us; then he talked
lie was giad 10 see Jean Balduc again,
pleased to meet me. He was athirst
for news from the copper land, aching
with wonder about the inexplicable
delay of the Great Lakes railroad I'm
building It's line. It was his dearest.
most closely cherished hope TO see the
citizens OF Huron county wax rich
from the development which ne intend
ed should be made on the south shore
or Lake Superior. He limited vaguely
at large good fortune which the fu-
ture held for Balduc, a future OF which
he, Barnsheld, was in some esoteric
way the directing overload. He want.
ed n long, intimate, personal talk with
Balduc. He must come that night
with him TO dine. and l. too; he espe-
cially wished me to come / had
found favor I'm his sight. There would
be only the three of us-his family
was in Florida II would be an I'm.
formal, friendly dinner.
/ looked to see the deep fires I'm
Jean Balduc break through; but he
accepted the Invitation on the spot for
the two Of us at eight O'Clock that
evening
Barnsiield lighted us 20 the door
with smiles, and there we left him.
kneading HIS pudgy hands and thank
ing Providence that the human game.
Ike no other, lacked instinct to pro.
tect II.
We went back to the office without
word Randolph Mason looked at
the bonds and then directed me to 20
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more than monosyllabic.

more than monosyllabic.
That's my lawyers secretary" said
Balduc. IL have concluded to take
your chips and whetstones. They are
better than nothing: but want Mr..
Parks to look at them"
The explanation cleared Barnsfield's
face. If Balduc was bringing Huron
county up to be quietly sheared OF
ten thousand dollars. lawyers sec
rotary, merely to examine the wording
OF the bonds, was detail to be
pleased over. He dived down into the
drawers OF his desk, fished out pack.
ago of bonds and laid them on the
table.
Good five per cents" he said, "se-
cured by a mortgage on all the copper
properties In the county. including
plants, tram-roads and improvements
to be hereafter made. In six months
they Will be worth a hundred and
twenty"
l looked carefully at the bonds. They
were in the usual form OF such securi.
ties, printed on bank-note paper. with
picture on the back OF huge cop
- fON' N'Bp~N O'Cl, out n
stream CT gold pieces. They were OF
first issue of the Empire Copper
company, limited to a million dollars.
and in denominations of one thousand
| smiled ut thu confidence of Barns
field. There were exactly twenty-eight
CT these in the pack Ne had pinned
them UP for Dalduc.
DarnsGcld ratted Tie bundle of SO.
curities with his fat hand There are
tho bonds" he said: now give mo
the tax receipts signed by you as
treasurer"
Ea!Gcc took big leather pocket.
lcok from his coat and handed me the
tax receipts. l wrote into them, paid
this day by the delivery to the treas
C:cr Of Huron county of twenty-eight
londs of the Empire Copper company,
numbered three hundred and fifty to
three hundred and seventy-seven in
elusive" Then Balduc signed them
and handed them over to Barnsneld.
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and he turned back to the window.
All right" said the big fellow
you're the doctor. What you say
goes, but 1t certainly does sound damn
fool"
went with him to Barnsfeld. We
crossed the snow-clad street, walked
In under gigantic granite arch and
took steel cage to the twenty-fourth
hoor A limp youth led us to tho
copper maSnatc in a wing OF the build.
ing above Broadway Barnsfield was
inclined a little to display I'm his set
ting. There was n silk Oriental rug
on the floor. on the walls were rare
prints. with here and there n gross
imitation of master. Barnsncld evi-
IDENTIFY took his art as prescribed by
the foreign agents. The only table ia
the room was n hugo piece of shining
mahogany heavy with carvings in
atrocious taste, the sort of thing which
the full pocket gets when Il leaves it's
selection TO the dealer. Behind IL was
Bcrnsficid. | got the impression of
something cold and pudgy, when I
looked at him a like Impression
awaits the spectator before the glass
box at the end of the line I'm the Ma
tional Aquarium ut Naples-a deep
sea thing I'm nest Of weeds.
He was a tall man, fattened out OF
shape. fat crOwdinG his eyes back. dis.
tending his jOwis, Eagging his chin.
lis hair was light and thin, brushed
smooth 60 his poll His eyes were
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which Ae owed !iaron count Tor tie,
on MS mineral richts, transfer & -
the county. and thea settle his own
AFFAIR with B2rnsGe,d. After that. If
he got away. he would go back to the
JACQUES Cartier river; but he would
likely not get away.
Have you seen Barnsheld?" said
Randolph Mason.
Yes replied the man: IL went to
him yesterday to collect these taxes.
and he tried TO beat me oven on that.
lie was hard up. he said. he had TO
ready money; b.. he would give ne
bonds OF the Empire Copper COMPANY
If | would take these bonds at Ear
and turn over the tax receipts 20 h..l.
| refused. and no asked me to come
back today at one O'clock"
Randolph Mason turned to me.
What are these bonds WORTH" he
said
They are not listed on the stoc,;
exchange" l answered; but there f.
curb market for them at seventy
five cents"
Randolph Mason walked over to tho
window a2d stood looking out at tho
heavy snow-nakes driving against tho
glass. The Zig northerner waited, but
Mason remained mct.oaless his hands
behind him. Finally, the nan took W
lis hat and Put It ON.
We'll" he SAID. - tacra Any trail
cute"
a;sscl turned abruptly. Go back
- EarnsEc,d,' he said. land take his
honds at par for the taxes. NJ. Parks
viii accompany you ard write into
tho tax receipts that these taxes are
paid in full by The Go!ivcry to you OF
the bonds, setting out the number ara
denomination. IS yoa receive thvin.
Give BansGeld the receipts. aad co.'s
back 10 me-"
The man was aghast. "Wuy. So"
he said, you cannot mean that.
would be q damned fool to do shat.
The county would be losing ten u.ou-
sand dollars to take the bends =.
par"
"Obey me-" said Randolph hiascn.
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If Women Only Knew
What Heap Of Happiness 1t Would Bring 10
GAINESVILLE Homes.

Hard to do homework with an
aching back.
Brings you hours of misery Mt
leisure or at work.
II women only knew the cause
that
Backache pa ire often come from
weak kidneys.
'T"Uuld save much needless WOO
Doan's Kidney Pills nro for weak
kidneys,
Many residents of this vicinity
endorse them.
Mrs james Gcist, Main ST..
Spencer. w. Va, says. II was in
distress from backache and pains
through my sides. This trouble
was caused by disordere1 kidneys
and when snw DJan's Kidney
Pills advertised. got n supply.
they helped me Mt once and in a
few laws 1 was in much better
health "
When Yrnr back is Lame rem.
enbcr the name Don't simply
'Sk Tor It kidney remedy ask dis
zinc ly for Doan'H Kidney Pills
the snne shut Mrs. Geist had. soc
all stores. Fost a. Milburn Co.
Props Buffalo, N. Y.
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County Oi~scio~v.

Judge, W. A. Parsons.
,ir ii; Clc-k &. G.. Starcher,
deputy, kvr'r: >tarcher.
Prosecuting A'iv. \. q. Mathews,
Assistan Z. 4. lI-n.
Sic ~, 4. y J.r,t,,
lvphiN. !. :. j .rvis.
AA;-ss"r, Bob IN IT,.
p - ,-,rYr liavs.
Deputies l.,h Mullohan
Surt. ar Sch"",, Nh-,.ler Chanowsth.
Con'r ot School Lands, Bruce tvsvu.
Xn,S Stump.
County Couri Il. l.. Lynch,
Gran JuhnsOn
Cleik, s. W. Sc, lung,
Deputies :. T. Wsldo,
Circuit Court convenes 3rd TGe>isy ia
Api,i. August aud November.
County Court me~ - l>,. Monday 10 Jan
var, April, July aud November.
'er,missinuer, in GhauccIy, Daniel T.
S,niler, A!brr' smith, A.t,-G Mathew
p'it Elliott thrnnwvth.
commissioners oi Ac,rin h. W. llsll
Atroldsbnrg, snI j. /. Val. u. Grsntsyill,
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JANA" IA CAMP, No $3.50, II. W.
orr Meets inst aud Third Tuesday VI
sae month, nj 7:30 p. IN.
u. :. Shsfvr. Clerk.
X. J.. Hamilton. Consul
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Secret Socisfi<s.

~ IS, GAINESVILLE LODGE No.
YORK iup, o. .. r., Meets every
/ 81 i saturday nj 1:3O r. M.
Ia Il. +. .leiireys, Secy.
q VI Noble Grand
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For the legal principle In
Volved In this story see People
VS.. Seeley, III Mich, 1853; rs
N. w. r., 500.
A collector Of taxes can re-
ceive nothing but money In pay
ment OF taxes. If he receive
property In lieu thereof and ap-
proprlate 1t to his own use, he
Is not guilty Of embezIement,
and his bondsmen are not liza
ble.-PeopIe v. Seeley, supra. a
collector Of taxes can receive
nothing but money In payment
OF taxes.-Miller v. Wesener, as
w. Va, SO.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Fought
signature DDa', 'oS >. &<HzZIzM

Heavy, impure blood makes
muddy, pimply complC xIon, head
aches. nausea, indig, stion. Thin
blood makes you weak, pale and
sickly For pure blood, sound di-
gesiion. use Burdock Blood Billers.
81 90 at all stores
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-26
CONVENTION A HURON
JULY z TO DISPOSE OF
REPUBLICAN PROBLEMS
Platform to Be Framed and
Electors at Large Placed
in Nomination.

Huron, s. D., April 20.-A meeting
of the republican state committee was
held in this city. and Huron was Sc
lected as the place for holding the state
republican convention July 2. This
convention is held for the purpose OF
drawing up a platform n selecting
the electors.
The official call issued follows:
Pursuant to statutory requirements,
a delegate convention OF the republ-
can electors of the state of South Da-
kota, is hereby called to meet at the
opera house in the city of Huron, n
the state of South Dakota, on Tues
day, the End day of July, 1912, at IL
o'clock IN the forenoon.
Said convention is for the purpose
of adopting a party platform and nomi-
mating candidates for presidential cleo
tors and the transaction of any and
all other business that may roperly
come before said convention.
The basis of representation for
each county to said convention is n
delegate for each 100 votes, or major
traction thereof, cast by such political
party in said county for Hon. Robert
S.. Vessey, for the office of governor at
the general election held in November.
1910.
Party candidates, state and congress
sional members of the republican state
| central committee to be elected at the
coming June primary, n the national
committee man to be elected at said
primary, shall conformity with said
convention, make n declare the party
platform.
On the aforesaid basis. each county
of the state is entitled in said con
vention, to the number of delegates set
out opposite the name Of each county.
As follows.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-26
JEALOUS LOVER SHOOTS
GIRL AND BITTER RIVAL

Chicago, April 1s.-While walking
along the street together, two persons
were shot in the rack of the head TODAY
by Nicholas Staplas. % years Did. One
of n victims was Florence Miller, a
year younger han the assailant. Her
companion was Phillip Tenerelli, a few
years older.
One bullet struck Miss Miller behind
the right ear and inflicted a fatal
wound. The shot that hit Tenerelli
furrowed his scalp. Staplas and Ten
erelli were rivals. Both were locked
uD.