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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18
DETECTIVE BRlTTON'S STORY.

"The Middletown postoffice rob-
berry," said Detective Britton, who was
formerly a postoffice inspector, "arous-
ed the authorities to feverish action.
A large force Of men was turned out
to run down the gang. They had done
work in dozen places. From their
style of breaking safes and getting
away every time without leaving a
single clue, it appeared that they were
in the first rank of crooks. While
was trying to run down one robbery,
would hear of another one almost I'M
der my nose. This did not improve
my standing with the heads of the
department at Washington.
Zone great difficulty in postoffice
and bank robberies is that the thieves
get plumber that can be used without
arousing suspicion. Money, of course,
goes everywhere. Thieves know
enough not to try and put bonds that
will be questioned into immediate cir
culation. I hunted high and low to
find a place where the thieves might
have tried to dispose Of their booty;
to get, if possible, description of
some of them. I couldn't even find a
peg on which to hang a theory. When
the affair at Middletown came off, I
felt like jumping into a grave and tell
ing the sexton to get busy with the
shovel
ST was within ten miles of the place,
and heard of the robbery early in the
morning after it had occurred. I got
to Middletown as quickly as possible.
There I found a startling state of af.
fairs The thieves actually had been
seen at work in the Middletown bank
by the local police, which consisted Of
three men. Still they permitted them
to get away.
''The escape was made through the
cunning of one of the gang, who had
been posted as an outlook in front of
the bank. It seemed that the police
had seen four strangers in the town
who acted suspiciously. One of them
was recognized by a constable as a
woman, in spite of her being dressed
in mems clothes, who had sold his
wife sewing machine.
''It was about IL o'clock In the
evening. He notified the other con-
stables, and together they kept watch
on the gang. The constables had fol-
lowed them for time when they OBJ
served a man that seemed to be
watching them. When the thieves got
into the bank. he entered with them.
Shortly after he emerged and in a
shadow Of q tree kept up his vigil.
The chief of the constables after a
while approached the stranger, who
seemed startled when spoken to. When
the constable said he was policeman
the stranger. appeared delighted and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18
RELATION OF TIE DAIRY FARM
TO PERMANENT AGRICULTURE.

When man OF practical knowledge
coupled with the trained mind of an
instructor says that the educational
value of large dairy show cannot be
estimated to men who are cndeavor-
ing to evolve the highest standards Of
efficiency upon their farms and in their
dairy at the lowest cost of operation.
there must indeed be great value to
be lad from an attendance at the Ma
ticnal Dairy Show in Chicago this
year
Professor Kildee of Iowa Agricul-
tural College is the author of the above
statement and believes that lessons
to be learned by looking over a thou
sand of the best representatives of the
leading dairy breeds and the infor-
nation and inspiration gained from
coming in contact with men who are
foremost in the Dairy world, with the
chance to inspect the most modern
in dairy machinery, all leads to sue
cess men who might otherwise blum
der along without getting anywhere.
He says that tka profits derived from
dairy farming ars determined by the
following factors: Quantity of milk,
quality of milk, cost of production, and
the price obtained for your dairy
products.
Thus, it must behoove any man who
is striving for success to attend this
great educational exhibit, as by COM
parison alone can we measure our
knowledge, and the man who stays
home and plugs along will not get
from his efforts what his neighbor will
extract from his, with more ease. The
mere pleasure of sitting on a milk
stool and getting just what milk you
can, won't get you anywhere. You
must have profitable cows and know
what you are doing all the time.
Every hour spent at the National
Dairy Show at Chicago, during the ten
days Of October Gath TO November End
next, is adding to your ability to sue
coed. Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18
Couldn't Stand for Waqer.

Baylis Steele, capitalist and promo
ter, one day became involved in dis
pute over a question of Biblical his
tory.
elijah was lucky man." he re-
marked. Instead of being compelled
to linger and die of some unpleasant
disease, he was carried to heaven in
a whirlwind."
you're wrong" protested the party
of the second part, who happened to
be afflicted with an impediment in his
speech. "Bay-Bay-lis, you're r-rr-
wrong. Elijah went to heaven in a
chariot of fire."
''You can't convince me that that
good old man was struck by lighting"
retorted Steele, and the dispute waxed
warm. After it had ragged for some
three minutes 1t reached the betting
stage. .
"Bet you I'm right" said Steele.
"T-t-t-taken," said the party of the
second part.
''What'll we bet?" asked Steele.
"W-w-w-well," suffered the other,
seeing that you d-d-d-don't know any
m-m-m-more about Scripture than you
do, I g-g-g-guess it had b-b-b-5etter
be a-a-a Bible" And Steele admits
that right there he backed out.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18
Copyright By r. I. Nelson


greenbacks, of which we had plenty on
tap. Everything ran smoothly until
We tymbled into Philadelphia and put
up at the Girard House. I got caught
dead to rights there in the room of a
banker. Alec, who was in the CORR
dor, dew to my rescue, and was shot
through the lungs by a night watch
man.
Y had always urged him If ever ]
got pipched to stay out of the scrape,
as a woman always had better show
of getting free on the plea of klepto-
mania. Alec was taken to a hospital
and died in few days. I was tried,
convicted and sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary. While in Jail I
became a party to a little romance,
which I do not care to talk about. 1t
ended in my being pardoned from the
penitentiary after I had served less
than year.
1.-TWO years after this I became reck-
less again and joined Jimmy Porter
and Abe Norris, who made a specially
of robbing postofIices and country
banks. I was in many jobs with them
and used to do the planting as the
agent for a sewing machine.
Il knew all about the use of tools
and, as the presence of a woman al
ways disarms suspicion, always took
part in the ripping work with Abe and
Jimmy. I have been in many danger
Gus places with them and used to put
on male clothing when it would aid the
game. I was In several shooting
scrapes and exchanged shots with the
best Of them, but never got hit.
''The last big trick T was in was
very disastrous in the end We spent
two weeks in putting up job in the
Middletown, N. Y, postoffice and
bank. I sold machines in the town for
a while. l soon got onto two valuable
facts. Money to take up 100000 in
bonds was in the safe at the bank.
The safe at the postoffice was the re-
pository for the valuables of many of
the residents. The safe in the bank
small one' 1t took four hours hard
work to get into the strong box. We
did the box in the postcffice in less
than half an hour. When we started
from the bank we had about $250,000
in cash and jewelry. 1t was rich
haul for a little place. We had to run
the gantlet when we left the bank
and had a lively chase for several
miles. Fortunately our pursuers were
thrown off the track by installing the
road which we took, and We reached
New York safely. It looked as if ev-
erything was covered up in - good
shape, but the turn had come to our
luck, as it does in time to every
crook"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18
GETTING Even With Greatness"

eft is my delight to meet Great
Man." grimly said the Old Codger. 81
extract deal of glee from having a
paunchy, self-important, ultra-infated,
prominent citizen in fancy waistcoat
announce to the Parsonage: oh, Sen
ator Humshak, permit me to present
to you Mr-er-Hawhuml' Then, as
the Presence graciously grasps my
hand with the clinging clutch OF a
cuttleffsh and unctuously remarks that
he is gul-lad to see me, I like to note
how it seems to galvanize him into
new life and causes him to submit
me to instant and keen scrutiny, to
have me innocently inquire: What is
the name, .please?"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18

ness in each side, could not stand tight
clothing, and was irregular. was COM
pletely run down. On advice l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and am enjoying good health. It
is now more than two years and havs
not had an ache or pain since. I do all
my own work, washing and everything,
and never have backache any more. ]
think your medicine is grand and praise
it to all my neighbors. If you think my
testimony will help others you may pub
lish it. Mrs. OLLIE WooDALL, Nor
toms Gap, Kentucky.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkfam's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham ITIedicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18
BOUGHT and Paid For.

''you say this is worth S." said the
wary customer. '.Now, do you guar.
antee that I'm getting S. worth of
value for my money!"
Give dollars worth of valued" fash
ed the bright young clerk. why, mis-
ter. for every one of them things we
turn out there's four middlemen, sew
enty-eight drummers, five banks. two
railroad pools, eighteen advertising
agencies, seven lawyers and 842 bill
boards all running up expense ac-
counts and adding value to that there
article so fast that the company's
practically giving you the "a cents
spent on patent royalties, shop up
keep, raw material and labor."-Puck.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned tie
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
VIII Out, always Holds Good"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18
AMAZING CAREER OF A WOMAN
THIEF.

~, HE criminal records show
YNAN that very few women have
MGb been successful as all
II "M9N around thieves. There is
&}NW no constitutional reason
% why they should not be
able to make just as good
burglars, pickpockets, sneaks, or do
any other kind of criminal work not
dependant upon brute force. Women
have tried their hands at every sort
of crime, even to holding up men on
the highway. But the common expe-
rience OF women. except in the line of
confidence work, forgery and picking
pockets, can generally be stamped as
failure, and no good reason can be as
signed for 1t.
While many women have been sue
cessful in limited branches of thiev-
cry, few have reached a very high
place in the criminal scale. Among
these no one is entitled to more
prominent position than "Peg" Foster,
the widow of Denny Brady. She had
only been married to Brady two
months, and had been with him on
several important robberies in Con-
necticut, where he was killed while
boarding q schooner at Elizabethport,
n. J.
Peg" used to be an attractive wom-
an in face and form, but the hard
times which had come her way when
talked with her had wiped out much
OF her attractiveness, although her
dark brown eyes are as full of fire as
ever,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18

health was very bad
and / had a continual
backache which was
simply awful. Icould
not stand on my feet
long enough to cook
a meals vic ais
without my back
nearly killing me,
and / would have
such dragging sensa-
tons / could hardly
bear it. I had sore
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-18
BACKACHE
NOT A DISEASE
But a Symptom, a Danger Sig
nal Which Every Woman
Should Heed.

Backache is symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement If you have
backache don't neglect it. To get per-
manent relief you must reach the root
of the trouble. Read about Mrs. Wood
all's experience.
Morton's Gap, Kentucky. ri suffered
two years with female disorders, my
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
BIRTHS FEWER IN VIENNA.
Excessive Taxation and High Rentals
Prevent the StOrk'S Visits.

Vienna.-The steady declease no.
ticeable in the birth rate of Vienna is
causing considerable apprehension
here, especially in German national
quarters. SO marked has it been of
late years, that, despite the increasing
population by immigration from coun-
try districts the actual number OF
births in the city is diminishing. Ac-
cording to figures just published by
the municipality, in 1900 there were
52,346 births in the city, and in 1910
only 42,336, or a decrease of nearly
20 per cent in ten years.
The decline is due chiefly to the
smaller number of children in the
families of the original German pop
ulation, and is not so marked, if at all
among the country immigrants, who
are largely of Slav nationality.
The cause is partly attributed to ex-
cessive taxation, both municipal and
imperial, and the consequent high
rentals, which are particularly felt by
the Germans of the middle and lower
classes. AS these have a higher STAN
dard of comfort than the Slavs they
are more inclined to limit the size of
their families according to the lodg-
ings or flats they can afford.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
HELPFUL WORDS.
From . Pendleton Citizen.

Is your back lame ana paInfui,
tionf e' e~er-
10 there q soreness in the kidney
reSionf A'oheS
These symptoms Indicate weak
kidneys; "eaA
There is danger in delay.
weak kidneys fast get weaker
give your trouble prompt attention,
Doans Kidney Pills act quickly.
They strengthen weak kidnevs
Read this Pendleton testimony
s. r. Hutchinson. proprietor OF feea
store. 1910 w. webb street, PendIe-
ton, Oregon. says: IT was annovea
by dull pain below my kidneys ana
the secretlons from my kidnevs wars
retarded. Since learned of Doan..
kidney Pills. have used them and
they have always brought relief.
am pleased to give this preparation
my endorsement"
For sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents. Foter-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
take no other.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
sUNBURNED AT 2s BELOW ZERO
Piate Glass Window IntensifIes Rays
Shining Into Office

st. Paula friend of e. w RAN
dall, president of the Minnesota Mu-
tual Life Insurance company found
Mr. Randall rubbing cold cream on
his neck and checks.
frost bitten. eh?" said the friend.
SO was l. Give me some OF that
cream"
Frost bite, nothng!" growled Mr..
Randall. I'm sunburned."
Mr' kandalrs desk is next to a
larse plate glass window which inten-
siiies the heat from the sun. The fur
mace wasn't working any too well so
Mr. Randall basked in old SOILS rays.
me result was that he kept warm.
put the side of his fact next to the
window was burned. The tempera-
ture was 2S degrees below at the time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
TAKES SHOT AT HIS SON-IN-LAW
w. Anderson.
w. Anderson in Oregon.

Baker, Ore.-Pursuing his son-in-
law through the main street of Half
Way. Ore, revolver in hand, firing as
they ran, r. Alexander attacked will
liam Anderson, according to news re-
ceived here. One of the bullets
struck Anderson on the cheek bone,
but glanced, and when Alexander at
tented to fire second time his arm
was struck by member of the fam
lily and the bullet went wild. Both
men were arrested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
PENDLLETON BOYS PLAY ON
U. OF o. TEAMS

Eugene, Ore e-Following out the
policy of the University of Oregon of
encouraging intercollegiate athlet-
les, an inter-club basket ball league
has again been formed this year. Ev-
cry fraternity and mems club In coll
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15

lege will participate, including the
Dormitory club and the Oregon club,
an organization composed of students
who are not identified with any fra
ternity or similar society. In this
way every man in college will be Civ
en- an opportunity to take part in this
sport.
Among the Pendleton men who
have made places on the various
teams in the league are RAIDER (Sig-
ma MOI, Boylen and Kimball (Kappa
Sigma), Rice (Beta Theta PD, and
one or two others. The three teams
named are considered among the
strongest contenders for the league
championship.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
BIG TIE ORDERS BY ROADS.
1000, 900 Feet of Fir Timber to Be
Chopped for Two Systems.

Seattle.-Orders for fir ties that
will require about 100000 feet of
lumber have been placed or are about
10 be placed by two tyanscontinental
railroads. One of the largest orders
Offered to Northwest Pacific lumber
men in many months is being figured
on for the Oregon-Washington Rail-
road and Navigation company, which
wants $4,000 ties. The Canadian Pa
cific has just placed an order with
Washington and British Columbia
mills for $4,000 ties.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
U. OF o. STUDENTS
WILL MEET WASHINGTON

University OF Oregon.-The commit
tee on oratory and debate at the Uni
versity of Oregon at its recent meet
ing voted to renew the contract with
the University of Washington for q
woman's debate this year.
During the past two seasons the
women of the two universities have
met in debate. dividing honors about
equal. Washington winning the first
and Oregon the second contest. II
the Washingtonians accept Oregon's
contract the debate will be held some
time in May. subject to be deter
mined later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
81 PER CENT PERFECT.
An Unusual Record for a Pile Rem
edy

When DR.. j. S. Leonhardt of Lin
coin, Nebr., located the cause of piles
and found a successful inward rem
edy for piles, he had it put on sale
under strict guaranty of satisfaction.
In ten years only per cent of HEM
ROID users have asked for their
money back, and it speaks well for
this scientific modern remedy. Get a
guaranteed 81 package from Pendle-
ton Drug Co., or any druggist, or write
TO Dr. Leonhardt Co. Station B, But
fallo, N. Y, for free HEM-ROID
booklet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
NO HOLIDAYS FOR
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

University of Oregon.-According
to the schedule Of examinations post
ed by the registrar only one week win
be allowed for the first semester ex-
aminations. These will commence
February and end the Saturday OF
that week. This will necessitate the
giving Of four examinations a day
and will allow no holidays between
semesters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
BARS SOLDIERS; FINED 800
Arizona Skating Rink Owner Prose
cuted for Not Admitting Officers.

Washlngton.-It cost a proprietor
of a skating ring at Prescott, Arizona,
500 to deny admittance to army Of
ficers in khaki uniform last month.
The attorney general has informed
the war department that the district
attorney at Tuscon prosecuted and
the defendant pleaded guilty. A sim
liar case at Tombstone, Arizona, is
about to be prosecuted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15

so addressed was from w n. Barrett
a lawyer, of Hillsboro, Or. The ad-
dress of p. j. O'Leary, Vovil, Idaho,
was also on the body. The suicide
was aged 40. six feet tall and weighed
1S5 pounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
GO 10000 MILES To WED.
Bridal Pair Makes Long Trips to
Meet; Brides Father Adds Big

Denyer.-In order to attend the
wedding of his youngest daughter,
Miss Louise Kayser, Charles Kayser.
miner travelled by horseback 400
miles from Candearia. New. to Dem
yer. Adolph Kurtz travelled 5000
miles from Brazil to meet Miss Kay
SER his bride-to-be, and Miss Kay
ser travelled from Nevada to Denver
over 1000 miles by rail.
Miss Kayser and Kurtz arrived here.
The father of Miss Kayser completed
his long horseback ride to Denver last
Thursday.
The wedding, which will take place
next Sunday, will be the elimination
of a college romance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
EASTERN GOVERNORS
INVITED TO OREGON

salem, Ore.-Governor West is
sending out letter of invitation to
Eastern Governors to visit the Coast
states. Governor West is anxious to
nave the chief executives of the East
accept the invitation and is making
an effort to secure Governors
special for the Northwest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
the opportunity to flece a fellow

the opportunity to flece a fellow
prisoner.
He was convicted of having obtain
ed $50 fraudulently from John Dolatz
who occupied an adjoining cell. He
collected the money as fee from Do
latz for a promise to bring about his
release through a relative in the State
attorneys office.
Dolatz was not acquitted, and COM
planned to the authorities. Reiss' pun
ishment was fixed a Imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
SEATTLE SUICIDE MAY
BE DEER ISLAND MAN

Seattle, Wash.-From letter found
on stranger who registered at Dan
Richards at the Main hotel, where
he committed suicide with carbolic
acid. he Is supposed to be Dan Hop
kins Of Deer Island, Or. The letter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
LAMP IN CELLAR RUINS FRUIT
Oregon Farmers Winter Supply 1,
DESTROYED by Fire

Freewater, Ore.-At the ranch of
Thomas Upcraft of Pleasant View, the
cellar is outside of the house and Mr..
Upcraft thought as the night was a
cold one he would keep things from
freezing by leaving a lighted lamp In
the cellar. When the family awaken
ed they found that the lamp had up
set and 20 sacks of potatoes were
burnt, with 100 quarts of fruit and
III the winters supply of apples.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15

President Taft seems sure nobody
can get the southern delegates away
from him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
swINDLER RoBs CELLMATE.

just for Practice, and $50, Confidence
Man FIeecos Prisonre.
Chicago in Jail on a
charge of operating a confidence
game, Charles Reiss could not resist
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-21
UNTIL THE END

Long haye the intelligent voters
of this nation suffered under the
mistakes of their fathers. But it is
written:
He that endureth until the end
shall be saved"
This is taken to include even the
American voter.
Aristocracy. pointing the way to
exclusiveness, prompted our fore
fathers. the trainers of the constitu-
ton, to take from the people the
choice Of United States senators.
Just as it took from them the choice
of president by creating the elector-
al college. Long ago public senti-
ment smashed the college and trans
formed it into a mere voting ma
chine.
But this matter of senators elect
ed by the legislators has hung dis
mally in the background. a ready
means for corruption, intrigue, poll
tical debauchery and rank betrayal
of the public.
One or two states, among them
Minnesotaswith its j. r. Keefe bill,
the only real progressive legislation
passed by the recent legislature,
have taken the bull by the horns and
provided for senatorial primaries
which initiate against corruption
in senatorial elections.
Now the United States congress
has passed a bill providing for the
election Of senators by a direct vote
of the people. Remains for two
thirds of the states to ratify this bill
and one abusive ghost Of the past
has been laid.
Truly there seemeth after all tobe
a God in Israel and a morning dawn
ing in the murkiness.