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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-01-20
PROLOGUE OF THE STORY.


Thelismer Thornton. locally known
as Duke Of Canibas," for fifty years
boss Of his district, plans to retire and
send his grandson, Harlan, to the leg
islature as his successor. The reform
ers in his district, who are called
"Ramrodders," endeavor to defeat
Harlan for the nomination. They are
led by Ivus Niles, Evangelist Dudley
and others. Harlan is unwilling to be
a candidate, but his grandfather in
sists. Harlan and Miss Clare Kava-
nagh are very much interested In each
other, and Thornton and Clare's ia
ther try to break up this intimacy.
The reformers are in control Of the
caucus, but Thornton's followers STAN
pede them by starting forest fire and
during their absence nominate Harlan
for the legislature. Harlan helps sub
due the fire, learns Of his nomination
and tells his grandfather that he will
decline 1t because 1t was dishonesty
procured.
However, the duke gets him to run
for the office, settles with farmers who
lost by the forest fire and practically
assumes management Of the whole
state campaign. Harlan meets Clare,
who, gowned and gloved, looks more
mature. Thornton and Harlan pay a
secret visit to Ex-Governor Weymouth
and get him to accept the nomination
for governor in order to beat Arba
Spinney. Harlan meets pretty Mads-
leine Presson. Weymouth startles
Thornton and other leaders by insist
ing upon writing his own platform
and upon a rigid enforcement Of the
prohibitory law. There Is knock al
the door.
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I'm not the kind that waits for a
draft, general" he said. II didn't In
81. volunteer now"
General Weymouth smiled. bowed
the three ahead Of him through the
door of the parlor and softly closed
II behind himself and his little party.
"Well, Thelismer." raved the state
chairman, you can certainly take
rank. at your time of life and after all
you've been through. as a top notch
politician. You start out to run state
campaign. and you wind up by not be-
Ing able to run even your grandson
What started running seems to be
still running" said the old man. undis-
turbed by the attack.
"And it's costing the Republican par
ty something, this mix up" Presson
went on.
"You think 1t looks expensive, taking
the thing right now ut apparent face
yalue?"
Look here! / don't relish humor-
not now. I'm not In humorous mood.
You can see what it's costing-blast
that internal bandW
Mr.. Spinney's serenaders had not had
their I'LL Of music. There was din out
side. The tune, "A Hot Time In the
Old Town Tonight" won a grunt OF
approval from Mr.. Wasgatt, still hold
ing his documents, more pop eyed than
ever.
pretty expensive. eh?" said the
duke, lifting his knee between his
hands and leaning back on the table
you heard about
II don't want any more Of your sto
riest Not tonight" Presson rushed
out. He went into the main parlor
where the members of the state com
mittee were In informal session.
| Wasgatt was left with the duke. TIL,
old man got his hat from the window
sill and trudged toward the prlvat,
door, saying, partly to Wasgatt. partl.
| to himself: II reckon I'll go to bed
Just at this minute the campaign
doesn't seem to be needing my help"
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might be, the interruption would give
him time to think, to plan, to investi-
gate.
The intruder was the Hon. David
Everett. He stepped In. and Thorn
ton relocked the door after him.
Mr.. Everett was not amiable. His
little eyes snapped from face to face
suspiciously. 1t was Immediately and
perfectly plain to him that he had
forced admission to conference that
had not expected him. did not want
him and was embarrassed at finding
him present.
One object of the duke had been at
tanned when he admitted Everett.
The wrangling ceased. But the en-
barrassment was intensified. The SIT
uation was more complex
II beg your pardon, gentlemen, II l
am interrupting serious business" be-
gan Everett, intending to force some
sort Of explanation.
He waited No one spoke. The 9th
ers were waiting too.
The candidate looked from one to the
other. and then surveyed Wasgatt and
the papers he was clutching. He eyed
General Weymouth with much inter
est and some surprise. He had not
been informed Of that gentlemans
presence in the hotel. The general re-
turned the gaze with serenity, creasinp
his sheet Of manuscript on the table
with his fingers.
II expected to be called In when you
were ready to go over the PLATFORM,
continued Everett sourly. I'm supposed
to know as early as any one. presume
what 1t is I'm going to stand on"
Thelismer Thornton decided that u
was up to him to speak. He leaned
against the table. half sitting on 1t
and swung his foot.
"You have a perfect right. Dave, t
inquire about any platform that your
going to stand on. And when we &c
your platform ready for you We'll cal
YOU in and submit 1t. But allow me t
remind you that you haven't been nom
mated yet" The band was blarinl
again outside. "The convention Is ye
to be held and has yet to declare IT
platform"
II don't expect you to call Arba Spin
ney In here and consult with him, l
that's what your hints mean. I'm tn
logical candidate. and l demand to b
taken into the conference. don't rec
ognize that there are two Republican
candidates before the convention"
II do" said the Duke firmly and witt
Significance. He was preparing to re
sent this autocratic manner.
swell, I don'tw cried the state chair
man. Secretly he had been offendet
by Thornton's high handed assump
ton of control, ever since their tall
on the morning after the Fort Gambia
caucus. He turned on the duke.
.cPerhaps you can lick me-that's tn
way you can get itr' he declared
a. you needn't expect me to stan'
M and grin and hand 1t over"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-01-20

the house committee Of paradise. He's
got to be licked. I've got $1,000 that
the LIQUOR crowd has sent into the
state for the campaign. but this Is the
place to use fright here now. And
It'll be used. Don't you worry. Dave.
And keep your mouth shut"
1t was a colloduy that no one else In
the room heard. Everett putting In
suggestions as the chairman whispered
hoarsely in his ear. Presson ended his
whispered exhortations with rather
savage reference to the manner In
which the duke had involved the cam
paign. Everett shot baleful glance
ut the man who had SO cold bloodedly
planned his undoing.
Look here, Thornton" he called out
| as he started for the door, you and |
will have our reckoning later. We use
old horses for fox bait up our way.
too, but we always make sure that the
| horses are dead first" He went out
and slammed the door.
Thornton did not turn his head. He
kept his eyes on Weymouth.
yard" he said, IL reckon l haven't
been keeping my political charts up TO
date. had you down as peninsula
jutting out some from the Republican
party, but still hltched on to 1t. ! find
you're an island standing all by your
self and with pretty rocky shores"
"Perhaps So" admitted the general.
This has been sort of heart to
heart meeting here tonight. In the
| general honesty I'll be honest myself.
l can't support you"
"Then you lack honesty"
"No, but your scheme Of honesty
takes you right Into the king row OF
the ramrodders, and can't train with
the bunch that will flock to you. Your
theory is good-but the practice VIII
break your heart just as sure as God
hasn't made humans perfect. IL you
start on that road you'll have to travel
1t without me-"
"well, there's a little common sense
left in the Republican party" snap
ned Presson. General Weymouth
! you've had considerable many honors
in your life, and the party gave 'em
to you. That calls for some gratitude
You can show 1t by keeping your
hands OF this thing"
THAT would have been an argument
once, when was wheel horse with
my political binders on; 1t has beer
an argument that has kept a good
many decent men from doing theiI
duty. 1t will not work with me now
He put his folded paper into his pocket
and reached and took the other docu
ment that he had handed to Wasgat
earlier in the evening. "Pll not disfig
ure the perfect structure Of your plat
form now. Presson, but I'll see how
these sound from the floor of the con
vention, in spite Of your resolutions
to shut OF free speech! Good night
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gentlemen" He turned to leave, still
serene with the poise of one who has
experienced all and is prepared for all.
~ used to have pretty good luck play
ing n lone hand in our old card playing
days, Thelismer. Ill see what can
do In politics"
General Weymouth, have you a
few moments to give me II come to
your room nowT inquired Harlan
Thornton. IL want to offer my serv-
icesp' q
.T'n Join the party. too. II mayw
suggested Linton.
Colonel Wadsworth was twisting his
imperial with one hand and lingering
his Loyal Legion button with the
other.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-01-20
c.r.r.l Weymouth. Defiance.

= HUMOROUS now was the per
sistent man at the door The
. duke strobe that way and
g&J flung it open. Whoever !,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-01-20
The Odd Trick.

T" 1HELISNIER THORNTON was
one of the first to stir next
MSSES| morning in the big hotel. All
G&Y night roIsterers had flanked
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
SCATTERED ITEMS.

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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
Howell Allen,

Mss Nellie Virginia Alien and Mr.,
joseph NJ. Howell, OF frceport. H.,
were united in marriage 1, the home
of the bride, in this city, Tuesday
morning, January tn. thirtieth, at
eleven O'Clock. The ceremony was
performed by Rcy. Ncslcr, of the
NJ. 4. church, in very impressive
manner. Miss Ella Hardy beauti-
fully rendered ihc wedding march.
Later most elaborate luncheon was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Howell left
on the noon Rcck Island for st.
Louis for Jew days, after which they
will he at home in Frccport, III.
Miss Allen is a Versailles girl, loved
by all who know her, and was
formerly very popular teacher III
the public school. MIR. Howell is a
prosperous real estate dealer in Ftce-
port, with also Interests and a sun
mcr home in Montana.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01

NU'. forman is going back to |
Tonapah and Manhattan in few !
daye to look up his mining interests.
The Manhattan camp, where most OF
Mr.. Forman's mining interests are,
is coming to the front rapidly. and
from the looks OF things. will soop
make one OF the wost productive
camps in Ne"ada. When a fellow
goes out and lets the mining nicrobc
get hold of him there is no doing any
thing with him after that. The proba-
bliticS are that we shall hear some
good reports from Manhattan this
year. for they have developed the fact
that the ore is there i'll heavy bodies.
A Justice OF the Peace, over in
Pittsburg, Kansas, has gotten that
/ locality into an awful mix-up. A
Colored man over there was arrested
for hunting animals out of season.
When the sad Colored man was
pulled up before the said Justice, the
jury sworn in and everything ready,
the charge was read. The Justice
at once discharged the prisoner on
the grounds that rabbit. which the
negro had killed, was not an animal.
and that rabbits are not animals
Now as they cant clam that rabbit
is bird or an insect they don't
know where to place him.
II wouldn't live in town with
ont ChurChcs.' How often we hear
tie above quoted lheY may or
may not ne members Of any church.
yet they rcaIlAe the great benefits
that come 10 themselves. their fam
ilcs and the communities through
church Influences. However the
people who control the finances Of
= the churches, the people WHO make
up the preachers salaries. often won
der how these people, that think SC
| much OF church influence expect the
; churches (" be sustained. These
t men who say they would not live IN a
town without churches, and they
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
For Rent

A sIx.room dwelling house with
garden, plenty Of COOL water, both
cs,ern and artesian we'll. This well
is better than the average. Also en-
tire grounds, well fenced for chick
ems. Consideration $40 per month.
Inquire At this Office.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
Don't Have to Hurry.

Don't worry bout, "will Teddy
run?',
Time is wasted in such talk.
Tie doesn't even need to hurry.
He'll get there in walk.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
Preaching al the Presbyterian
Church.

Regular services at the WcStmIniS-
ter Presbyterian Church next Sunday,
morning and evening. Sunday school
at $3.50. Nou are invited.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01

S'Sii'o W DC 2'oN Iva 'uh'iSN
thousand. How many teams and
fine carriages that cost nearly as
much as an automobile, are there,
that have covered even ten thousand
miles. Horses and carriages are
good things, can't do without them
but we are Just trying to cure wrong
impressions. A modern make auto
mobile. with good care, ought to run !
from fifty to one hundred thousand |
miicS with less expense than it takes !
10 keep Up a fine team ari car
rilge.
Mr.. W. w. kinloch, the editor of
this paper. is still very sick. He is
! showing some signs of improvement
and his friends hope to soon see him
back at his old stand. Mr.. kinloch
is good newspaper man for the com
munity in which he lives. It is never
a question with him frs., if he says
a certain thing, what the 'fnancial"
takes the right side as he sees it and
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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01

town tuesday.
Mr.. George Decker, who was SER
iously sick. is able to be up again.
DR.. T.. p. Yarnell is at home sick
to-day. Don't know his trouble but
suppose the usual complaint bad cold !
We understand Ross Eaton. oldes,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. DAVID Eaton. of
Norman, Virginia, will be married in
Portland, Oregon early in March.
Kidwell & Talbot, undcrtakers,
have purchased new funeral car,
they having sold their old one to
Henry kueCk, OF Stoyer. This firm
promises the finest car ever in this
town for their customers.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Eaton and
son David, formerly OF this city, but
now of Norman, Virginia, have been
spending several weeks in Washing
ton, ID. G. Mr.. Eaton will return to
his work in Alaska in the spring.
Standard bred, prize winning
Rhode Island Reds. Eight years en-
perence. Many premiums. with hot
competition at Convention Hall, Kan
sas City. a few cockcrcls for sale.
Get one now, Eggs in season.
W. II. lIr,LER.
'.tr. White. who bought the CIar-
l"cc Sims place some time ago. has
rented his farm and is going to Cali
! fornia to live. On account OF his
witc's health, he went out there a
year or So $50 and got a sniff Of the
orange blossoms and never wilI be
satisfied until he gets back there.
Mr.. X. l.. kcmpar, -oi Kansas.
the purchaser of the Forman ranch,
un!oldcd his car and is now comfort.
ably located on his ranch. just south
east of Versailles. We welcome Mr..
kempcr to our town and COuntfy and
hope success will be his lo. He has
a beautiful tract OF 2JO acres almost
touching the city liHnta which will
make him a nice hume.
y party by name Of Stevens irow
the north part of rc,tis Co.., has
bought the old B,nDlt ~ farm or
the river and we understand vii
move there in the early ,priNg. This
is one OF oar best river irmS aud 2
money maker for the man who vii
raise stock and farm this place as il
should be iarmed. John 5. Bank
has been living on the place for som(
timG.
1t is reported that the Versatile
Telephone Company Ia. complete,
orr,poencnts for tAe ,,huiIllng uI
the entire ulan,. iny,,luog mcta,i,
system win ,h. l,,es, mechanism i,
the swir.hhoard Th,s will call (u
+ considerable ad.li,,,n ,o The cah,,
gvs,em now in use and m,nv NOR,
wires. The work is to benin AS soor
, as weather condition; wlII permit
Every person will be clad ,c hear u
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
Notice,

All persons indebted to the firm OF
Curtis x Gray please c3ll and settle
at once with T.. ". Curtis.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
Marriage Licenses.

I Orva Ncpgcr, Versailles
| Mary SwartGendruber, Versailles
I Joseph NJ Howell, lerark, III.
| Nellie Y. Allen, Versailles
/, Willin Cornett, Slower
/ Allie Cooper, Barnett
! John W. Beard, Barnett
| Mary f. Wolfe, E!don
Evening star., 1912-07-15

meeting OF the joint congressional
committees on the library was called for
late this afternoon to discuss plans for
enlarging the scope of the National Bo-
tanic Gardens. and to appoint an assistant
superintendent to succeed c. Leslie Rey-
nolds. named superintendent last Satur-
day Mr. Reynolds was appointed to
take the place of the late William r.
Smith.
AS the work OF the gardens is limited to
q certain extent by the lack or grounds. 1t
Ia possible that other sites will be dis
cussed. Nothing definite Is in view.
sites in Rock Creek and Potomac parks
have been suggested. The gardens are
now situated between 1st and Sd streets.
PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland avenues. and
are fenced, with entrances few and far
between, with the result that few visitors
pass through.
In case II is found impracticable to
have another site, II is probable that the
fence will be taken down so that all or
the plants will be more accessible to the
public.
The gardens have plants from all sec
tions of this and foreign countries. Thou-
sands of plants are distributed each year
to other botanical gardens and to individ-
uals. Is
Evening star., 1912-07-15
STEEL INQUIRY REPORT
IS NEARLY COMPLETED
Findings Probably viii Include
Bills for Remedial
Legislation.

The House special committee of inquiry
into the United States Steel Corporate
which, after an Investigation lasting more
than a year. is about to submit findings
and recommendations to Congress met to.
Gay to consider the report of its work.
Representative Stanley, chairman Of the
committee, submitted the draft Of the ma
jorfty report, which will include bills for
remedial legislation. On this subject the
committee worked for two hours, to meet
again later in the day.
. A minority report probably will be
submitted by Representative Young,
republican. OF Michigan. and it also is
probable Representative Gardner, re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, will SUBJ
nit separate report differing with the
views of the majority and minority In
some respects.
Differ on Findings Of Fact.
the status OF the steel corporation.
members of the committee, including
some of the majority. are reported to
differ Chairman Stanley, however. is
confident that the majority will agree
upon suggestions for remedial legis-
lation. These would include bills to:
Prevent the organization Of holding
companies for industrial corporations.
Make illegal the control or ownership
of common carriers by Industrial cor
porations.
To prohibit the ownership by one cor
poration of stock in another corporation.
The majority report probably will be
submitted to the House next week. That
1t will criticise the action Of former Presi-
dent Roosevelt In the absorption by the
steel corporation of the Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company is not denied by the
chairman Of the committee.
Evening star., 1912-07-15
WILSON FIGHT
Meeting of Democratic Ma
ti0naI Committee in
Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 15.-The new democratic
national committee was scheduled to
convene in the Congress Hotel here
this morning to formulate plans for
the presidential campaign Of Gov.
Woodrow Wilson.
That William NJ. McCon1bs, New York
lawyer and Princeton graduate, was Gov.
Wilson's choice for the national chair
mansfip was generally conceded. The
secretaryship was said to be between
Trey Woodson, incumbent, and Joseph
E. Davies, national committeeman OF
Wisconsin.
Prior to the time of convening nearly
every member predicted harmony, and 1t
was said that anything out of this course
1t was generally believed that the wishes
of Gov. Wilson would be carried out at
every turn.
On his arrival today, Robert s. Hud-
speth said that his message from Gov.
Wilson was oral and that he had no
formal letter from his chief.
Il have a message from Gov. Wilson,
he said, which expresses his position
and plans for the campaign. i shall de-
Liver the message to the committeeman
later There is no doubt that w. F.
McCombs will be named chairman of the
democratic national committee"
\ Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma
and Judge Grosscup. chairman of the
democratic state committee OF New Jer-
sey, and Mr. McCombs also arrived this
morning.
Evening star., 1912-07-15
EXPRESS ORDER PLEASES.
Step Toward Government Ownership,
Saws Mr.. Lewis.

There is but one remedy for human
or transportation parasites. and that is to
eliminate them entirely" said Repre-
sentative Lewis OF Maryland today in
commenting on the action OF the inter-
state commerce commission in reducing
express rates. He declared that the ex-
press companies were parasites. and be-
lieves that the order of the commission
reducing rates is another step toward
government ownership.
As co-author with Representative
Cooke of Ohio Of the bill taking over
the express companies. Mr.. Lewis L.
pleased with the order. and says It up-
holds the provisions OF te Cooke bill.
"The order does not reach the farm
ers and cannot be made to do So" said
Mr. Lewis. TT Ii an argument for the
Cooke bill. This bill 10 on the House
calendar. and will not be reached until
next session"
After carefully reading the order.
Mr.. Lewis declared that the commission
had. by an oversight, actually fncreasod
the small shipments weighing only cue
pound. sNsss
Evening star., 1912-07-15
MORROW COURTROOM
RESEMBLES A THEATER
FashionabIy Dressed Women
at Trial of Alleged Hus-
band Slayer.

CHICAGO. July 15.-Judge Kersten's 8
courtroom in the criminal court build
ing took on the appearance Of a crowded
theater on matinee day by reason of the
many fashionably dressed women who
took possession Of the seats when court
convened today for the second days tes-
timony in the trial Of Mrs. Rene Nor
row. charged with the murder OF her
husband, Charles B. Morrow.
Court was late in convening and ar
guments were heard in chambers on the
admissibility OF certain testimony.
Sister Accompanies Defendant. :
Mrs. Morrow seemed oblivious of the
many eyes directed at her and looked
calmly around from beneath q large
black picture hat adorned with heavy
plumes. She was dressed in black and
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Frederick Foster of Los Angeles.
The state directed its attention to seek
ing to prove that the location OF the
bullet wounds in the body Of Morrow
precluded the theory Of suicide.
Fred Surkamer. a gunsmith, was the
first witness. He testified from the con-
dftfon Of the garments and the wounds
that the weapon was held at least ten
inches from the body when the shot was
fired.
One wound in the chest and one in the
head were described to the jury.