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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
(copyrirht b. 2. l. Nelson

me that his father kept a big bank
roll in his safe at home, and the only
reason he gave for II was that the
Old man was getting cranky. be-
came deeply interested in the story,
owing to the hard times that had
struck the firm of Wooley & Spengler,
and tried to get Temple to FIX limit
on the old mans pile. He couldn't
or wouldn't do it, and sent Andy up
to Dobbs Ferry to take look at the
Temple mansion, to find out what
sort of a prospect there was for an
exchange of the Temple bank-roll.
The house was far in the country and
about on the dividing line with Hast
ings. Andy came back with report
that the game was as easy as the
kick of goose, and the coin-box was
like finding it in C. street. did not
exactly relish going back to old
tricks, but somethirS had to be done.
and that was all there was about 1t.
The plan of the house showed that it
was adapted for second-story work,
and there were only two men who
lived in 1t. One was my young friend
Temple and the other was the old
man. The other inmates were women;
two or three daughters and domes-
tic servants. Andy was not able to
get the location of the strong box,
so as to know what tools could best
he used to open 1t. Did you ever
know that safes must be tackled In
different ways when made by diff
ferent makers?
I'VE picked out for our visit a very
stormy night. when we knew that
young Temple was in the city blow
ing in his allowance. This left US
only the old man to deal with and the
women. We went up the river on an
early train as far as Yonkers and
there l got a carriage from a solid
friend Of mine who knew enough to
keep his mouth shut and ask no
questions. We reached the Temple
house before midnight. All the lights
were out and Andy went up a pillar
on the back piazza to the roof and
fastened a rope ladder for future use.
We got into the house In about i've
minutes. We went to the different
rooms on the second floor and found
old Temple alone in bed asleep.
There was mo one In the adjoining
rooms. and woke him up. | made
things plain to him: 1t was simply to
give up the safe combination or lose
his life. He was badly scared. and
said that he would open the strong
box. He got up. shaking like leaf,
and took US to an office on the dining
room. made lights in several rooms
so that the light in the ONCE would
not attract attention. while Andy had
the old man working on the lock.
When l returned to the ONCE the old
man groaned suddenly, placed his
hand over his heart and fell heavily
against the safe door. He was I'M
conscious. and we carried him into
another room. opened the safe and
cleaned II out. We reached New
York before daylight with big roll
Of securities and $4,000 in money"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
MUMPs DIDN'T STOP HIM
High School Boy Captures First PrIzs
A. Orator Despite Swelling Of
He Jaws.

A little thing ike mumps couldn't
keep Herman vail. son Of County
Commissioner Harry L. Vail. from get
ting into the annual oratorical contest
at University school His physician
told him to stay In when his two
cheeks swelled out like circus balloons.
Bah" said vail-and the bah" hurt
him. But he called q cab In the eve
ming and, when his turn came to speak
he turned loose flood OF oratory that
won him first prize over four competi-
tors. He talked on THE Hudson Bay
Company" His schoolmates went
away wondering whether he'd surprise
them again by coming out to represent
the school in the tennis championship
matches. Van qualified for the finals
before he got the humps. Wallis ora
torical efforts won him the Sherman
prize. offered annually by Mrs. Henry
Sherman. mother of a one-time uni
yersity student. Second honors In the
oratorical contest were carried on By
Benjamin Foss. who spoke on The
Commission Form OF Municipal Gov
eminent"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Young Woman Tilted by Fiance
Leads to Act.
Spends Her Time Working on Farm,
With Only Two Deer Hounds
For Her companlons-At-
tires Self as Man.

Santa Monica. Cal.-Like a chapter
from a novel is the present career Of
Miss Alma Pitlinzer, a handsome
young woman. who, wearing male at
tire, is living the life of a recluse,
apart from all relatives and friends,
in the beautiful Topanga canyon, eight
miles north of this city.
Several days ago a friend Of the
young woman's father. who was a WIS.,
itor at one of the mountain resorts.
recognized her and urged her to re-
turn home. but without avail.
Miss Pitlinzer declared she had left
all her old life behind and did not
wish to return.
Il am living contentedly here, next
TO nature" she said, free from every
one. and l do not care to go back to
the sham social life. where there is
no real happiness. All 1 desire is to
be let alone. Tell my people that /
am happy and contented here In the
mountains with my dogs aud ranch"
Eight years ago the young woman,
who was then nineteen years old, and
had just been graduated from high
school, was living In beautiful home
at Walnut Hills, a fashionable suburb
In Cincinnati.
She was one Of the bellies In the
younger social set, and a short time
after her graduation was betrothed to
young lawyer Of that city. the mar
riage to take place the following
year. Miss Pitlinzer was happy at
her contemplated wedding and took
pride in exhibiting her engagement
ring to her wide circle of friends.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
DETECTIVE ARMSTRONG; TALE

There Is an easy solution" said
Detective Armstrong. ito every mys-
terry, and when mysterious circum-
stances are cleared away it always
makes you wonder how the proper
key escaped you, The robbery of
Andrew Temple in his home in Dobbs
Ferry was one Of those peculiar cases
that you will not meet more than once
in lifetime, and they never fail to
arouse all the enthusiasm in a fell
low who has any Of the detective in
stinct.
Il reached the Temple mansion the
morning after the robbery, and the
first salute l got was that Andrew
Temple had been murdered by
thieves during the night The family
physician was present to attend to
the women In the household, who
were suffering from severe shock, and
he informed me that Mr.. Temple had
been killed by pistol wound in the
forehead. | looked at the dead man
and saw Just above the temple a small
hole which looked like the wounds l
had seen made in the head by bullets.
and l took it for granted that the
physician was correct I had a muir
der then upon my hands, as well as
the robbery, which only became an
incident In the investigation. | fol-
lowed the usual form, which is a sec
ond nature to the detective, of look
ing over the details Of the robbery,
to see II the work had been done by
experts or chance visitors. | hunted
high and low about the premises, and
could not end the slightest indica-
ton as to how the thieves had gained
an entrance. had it upon the words
Of the servants and several members
of the family that every window and
door had been found locked in the
morning. when they had examined
the house, with the exception OF the
window on the second floor over the
piazza. and this was never locked.
1T would not have given any good
second story men trouble to have
reached the window by climbing from
the stoop, but there were no scratches
anywhere to show that this plan OF
entrance had been adopted. The
work on the safe showed clearly that
first-class men had been on the trick.
and the lock had been operated by
knocking out the spindle In the com
bination and working the tumblers.
The burglar-proof compartment had
been battered in by some system that
was not familiar with, and II was :
wonder to me that the noise had not
been heard by everybody in the
house.
Mr. Temples body had been found
in the dining room adjoining the OF
fee. and his appearance indicated
that he had been dead several hours.
He was dressed only in his niehtshirt
and there were several slight black
and blue marks on his shoulder and
back which might have come from a
fan. His bed-clothes were not dis
turbed any more than a person would
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

spit in his face, which was alfesl,
covered with blood.
The Marquis de Monticello hss 'e't
graphed the following version Of ~
incident to the Figaro and several
other journals:
This afternoon at the most eIeIl1'
social club at Nice. in the pressnoe q
at least 300 persons. Baron Jacques g
saintMarc. president Of the e'rk
whose face had already been slaDpsa
at the Cannes Polo Club last week b
Baron de Fontevillat, was struck via
cane several times because o. ~
Marquis de saint-Marc's refusel o
accept the jury Of honor which ihI
Marquis de Montebell> 1eemed Inl|t
pensable to kno- whethe> hts char
acter, past anS present. admitted q
hostile melting in the regular mss
ner."
This scandalous business arose 9l'
Of a grudge which originated IN q.
resignation by the Baron de Saint
Marc OF the vice presidency Of n.
new Cercle de Ia Mediterranee
which the Due de Montebello va
president. The baron's example hsl
ing been followed by thirty Of ~
members, there was a certain amour'
Of bad blood. The Baron de Saint.
Marc and the Comte lie Bret had etsn
appointed seconds while they vers 3
Paris. but the affair was referred 2
arbitration and had been settled vi'n
out hostile meeting A few dais
ago. however. the Baron De Forte
villat struck the Baron de saint-An''
in the face on the ground Of &c
Cannes Polo Club, and the latter
promptly sent his seconds with 9 e
mand for satisfaction. but the MAJ
Quis de Monticello and M. Homfn1
acting for the Baron de Fontev'i,t
asked that the matter should b '1F
mitted to arbitration. This was e
clined by M de Saint-Marc's second,
who argued that this premediated e
sault was too serious to admit q
such course. and when they repp.'
cd the result Of their mission 70 ne.
principal he sent a strongly WORDS
letter to the newspapers and said Ia.
he would have his aggressor tried p
the local police court.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
KNOCKED sENsELEss IN CAB
Engineer Hit With a Rock--FIremsn
Takes Charge Of Engine to
Avoid Collision.

Louisville. Ky.-Fireman c. A.
Leatherman of the Illinois Central
railroad. speeding through the dark
ness twenty miles an hour with the
rear lights Of the first section In
view, turned In his seat to see why
his engineer, Louis Bullock. didn't
slow down for Big Clifty, and discov-
cred the engineer huddled on the floor
of the cab with a smear of blood on
his face. Leatherman brought the
train to a standstill IN time TO avoid
a collision and then turned his atten-
ton to the unconscious engineer. who
apparently had been struck by rock
which was lying beside him among
splinters Of glass from the shattered
cab window. Physicians at Big Clifty
pronounced Bullock's injuries not
serious
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
CHASE BARON FR0R
FASHIONABLE GDB
Society Women Among 7ho,.
Who Joined Walters in Hss.
tening Mobiles Departure
GREW OUT OF A DUE
Elected Man Had Slapped Frl,...
Face and Accidentally Struck
Lady. whereupon Everybody -.
snt Literally "Went for Him

Paris.-Quite a sensation has
created in fashionable circles b,,. Z.
the accounts of the exciting ,r,..
which has occurred at the Imns.''.
Country Club at Nice. A m,.;.-.
dansante was being given the s'k,.
afternoon. and as many as 500 p,,.'.
well known in society were n......
when the Marquis de Montebello -,
mp to a tea table at which Barn
Meyronnet de Saint-Marc was ss....
in company with several ladies !.
tapping him on the shoulder. ssis
Eth. bien. on ne danse, pas ann.
huig"
M. de saint-Marc. who had non -.
ognized the voice, turned around !,
see who was speaking to him. hni Z,
ceived heavy blow in the face.
The blow had been dealt With 4 en-.
which, as 1t rebounded. nit Nh,
Meynadier. who was seated bv a.
side OF M. de SaintMarc, on the A.,
This was the signal for an ,,m
more exciting scene. So lnd'sn..|
were the people seated at the ne|.l
boring tables at M. de Moniebeno.
conduct that they literally went n,
him. Servants followed suit, and es,,
ladies Joined in the attack. some ai,.
ing teacups at him, one Of VIII,
caught the head waiter in the ban,
injuring 1t severely. At last si,s.
having been soundly belabored. u,
Marquis de Monticello succeeded b
beating retreat. but he was parse,
as far as his automobile By, wallns
and women. some Of whom tried t.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
TAKES PAY IN FISH WORMS
Barber Gives Farmer . Shave for
Every Can Of BaIt-WIsgers Are
at Premium.

Mount Carmel, Il--Fish bait at
present is one Of the scarcest COM
modities to be found in this city and
vicinity and fishermen are most nu-
merous.
AS result. many OF the small boys
are working overtime digging worms
for a lively market.
Everett Defiindall, barber, has out
witted them all In the matter Of OBJ
tanning worms-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Will Dig for Buried Money

the place. but not strong enough to
work. he never wanted me or anybody
to go to certain part Of the premises
that he was in the habit Of visiting
frequently. / have always believed
that 1t was because he had money
buried in that vicinity. When the
weather becomes settled I shall make
systematic search"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
RAID slauaht.red In MIIIIons,

Fifteen million rats have been sac
rifced for the sake of the preventive
measure against the spread of plague
brought forth by the metropolitan 20
lice board of the city Of Toxic This
enormous number Of rodents have
been purchased by the authorities
from the residents and killed since
the first case Of the pestilence was
discovered In the capital In December,
1909.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
@IsoN ON MOUNTAIN Top
One Of Most Beautiful and HeaIthful
Spots In switzerland Chosen
for Model House.

Geneva.-A general increase Of
crime in Switzerland may be expected
when the underworld learns Of the
governments plan for the erection Of
new model convict prison on the top
Of the Realp mountain. In the Canton
Of Uri The location is 5000 feet
above sea level, and il considered one
Of the most healthful and beautiful
spots In all Switzerland. The building
alone win cost 100000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
lion ManaIed ID. TraIner.

Chicago.-An enraged lion In an
amusement park attacked and injured
John Hoffman. trainer, his right
shoulder, side and leg and both arms
being frightfully mangled before the
beast could be forced OF. The lion
has killed four attendants in ten years.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

He made contract with a farmer
near the city, on whose place worms
grow big and thick, to give him q
shave for each can Of worms he got
The plan has worked well. the farm
er coming In to town regularly to get
his shave, with can Of wigglers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
Sinking Into Quicksands

half mile. This can only be &C
counted for by the fact that a red
quicksand underlies the stratum Of
flint glass sand In this locality, and
decaying timbers have precipitated the
lower level Of these mines. which have
been in operation for half century.
into the quicksand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
BOZ . SAVAGE.

Chicago.--The boy Is groN'..
savage. The school educates him; -
home lodges and feeds him It's gP 3
the Sunday school TO ciyilize n''.'
says Rev. C. B. Hail. secretary q ~
Cook County Sunday School aaso'''
tion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
MAN MAKES HIS OWN ~RAIN''
Woodbury. Farmers Little irrigation
Experiment Works Well In
New Jersey.

Woodbury., NJ, while the frequent
rains have diverted attention from ir-
rigation to some extent among farm
ers. yet this up-to-date method of farm
ing Is bound to come In south Jersey
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

Just the same. the trout wants to
be mighty careful how he swats the
fy-Boston Globs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Always Holds Good"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-23
THE MYSTERY OF Dosss FERRY

N ] ] :: = !: !: ! !. :; :
K1EHA ANY persons are still living
who recall the shock that
IIK went through the country
HW at the news that Andrew
FWVN1E Temple, a wealthy New
tH4EH York banker, had been
foully murdered and robbed
by his own son in his palatial Dobbs
Ferry house This is the intimate
story of the men who actually
planned the crime, their hopes, their
fears, their ambitions. Secure in their
ill-gotten gains they believe that no
eye can reach them, that justice. for
them. is truly blind. Then comes the
story of the detective, like an inexor-
able fate, that tears down the elab-
crate edifce of lies and, in pointing
out the true criminals, saves the life
of an innocent man.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-19
HOLBROOK SCHOOL
 WILL CLOSE TODAY

The Holbrook school will close this afternoon with appropriate exercises. Under the. super vision of Prof. T. H. Carr. Mrs. Lloyd Henning and Miss Theresa White, the school has made a very creditable showing the past year and ranks,high among the educational institutions of the new state. During the year the average attendance has been go, the highest number attending, 112. Examinations have been occupying the attention of the students during the past week.
 Principal Carr will leave in a few days for Los Angeles to spend the summer vacation. Los Angeles is also the home of Miss White and she expects to go there to spend the summer.
 It is probable that a nine months term of school will be held next year. Eight months was the term of the past year.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-19
Jud c. LathrOp Injured

Jud c. Lathrop, proprietor of the Pastime theatre at Winslow, narrowly escaped being killed in an accident last Friday after noon. He was walking through the roundhouse when a large door became unhinged and fell upon him. No bones were brok- en but he was badly bruised and stunned. It will probably be several weeks before Mir. Lathrop entirely recovers. In the mean time Charley Downs will of1ciate as manager Of the Pastime.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-19
1900 PEOPLE PERISH
 IN AWFUL SEA DISASTER

More than 1900 persons. it is believed, sank to death early Tuesday when, within four hours after she crashed into an iceberg, the mammoth White Star liner Titanic from Liverpool to New York on her maiden voyage. went to the bottom of the sea off New Foundland banks. Of 22O0 per sons aboard, some of them of world wide prominence, but 675 are known to have been saved.
 White Star officials in New York, while keeping hope to the last, freely admitted there had been a horrible loss of life. '' Accepting the early estimates of fatalities as correct. the dis aster is the greatest in marine history. The nearest approach in magnitude were the disasters of the steamer Atlantic in 1873 when STA lives were lost, and La Bourgoyne, in 1898. with a fatal ity list of 571.
 A late message conveys the in formation that the ship Carpathia has rescued over 800 passengers from the ill-fated Titanic. It is practically certain the rest of the passengers and the entire ships crew were drowned.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-19
Schubert Company A Treat

The dramatic editor of the Vallejo Daily Times. Vallejo, Cal. writes about the Schubert Com pany which will appear in Hol- brook, May 4. under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society, as follows:
 'The concert last night in the Naval Y. M. c. A., given by the Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette of Chicago. and under the the auspices of the Presbyterian Church. was. an evenings enjoyment long to be remembered by the large audi ence present. Seldom has there been heard in this city a program of vocal and instru- mental music and recitations that could equal this entertain ment and none have surpassed it.
 "The work of the lady quar- tette was splendid. their selec- tions being well chosen and the voices blending in perfect har- mony. Itis said by many that they are without doubt the best lady quartette ever beard here. The violin numbers hy MT. Thomas V. Purcell were especial ly fine and place him among the coming great artists of the country. Being yet a very young man he has most prom isirg future before him and Vallejo people hope to have the pleasure of hearing him again when coming this way. '
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-19

Too Woo, a chinaman restau- rant keeper at Williams, fed a man by name of William Kirk. After eating, Kirk refused to pay for the meal, and Too Woo grabbed his hat and kept it. Kirk went out for few minutes, then returned and attacked the chinaman by hitting him with a syrup pitcher and other dishes. The chinaman grabbed a gun and shot Kirk in the arm.. Kirk died during the night, and the chinaman was cleared. Kirk was addicted to a drug habit and it was decided that had more to do with his death than the shot wound.
 MT. Easley, formerly bumper for the Santa Fe is now employed at the A. c. M. I. store and will soon be a full fiedged counter jumper. He states that ribbons and laces are a little out of his line, but he is 1t when it comes to setting up wagons, buggies and snow blows.
 
 We are pleased to note that Landlord Newman has his old gray horse hooked up to the spring wagon, between pair of shafts and the outfit is ready at any or all times to transport passengers and baggage to his popular hotel. As we were ad- miring the old gray horse we suddenly thought of the red headed girl, and well, there she was.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-19
Whiteriver News

Stockmen report prospects for good pastures for the season, the best in ten years.
 ' The ball games between the Indian school team and the sold fer boys at Fort Apache are at tracing a great deal of atten- tion in the valley.
 A double porch will soon be built around the girls dormitory.
 John Peters and family of Cibecue Day school visited fri ends in Whiteriver. The Cibecue day school was closed for two weeks on account of the humps.
 The freight teams have been delayed the past week owing to heavy snows on the mountains.
 Mrs. Grazard has been quite sick the past week, but is able .to be up again.
 JIG. Freeman, school engineer. has an attack of inflamatory reheumatism. He suffered in- tense pain until relieved by Dr. Hailman. MT. Freeman is still confined to his bed.
 Dr. Hailman is giving a series of lectures on hygiene to the pupils of the Indian school.
 Stock superintendent Woolsey received a dispatch from Okla homa, stating that his mother is dangerously ill. She is past 80 years old.
 There have been several cases of humps on the Indian res ervation the past month.
 The social given by Miss Emma Sinnard last Saturday evening for the large boys and girls was one of the most plea sant in many weeks.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-19
Wool Shipments.

Six hundred bags of wool. or about 150, 900 pounds, was ship ped from Holbrook Wednesday to Boston by Vandervorter, the wool buyer. Another shipment of about the same size will go from St. Joshph next week.