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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-28

For selling o ton of coal 20" pounds
short weight. James King was fined
s2e and costs yesterday morning IN
Police Court. Z. ". Jos~phs. Inspec-
tor Of weights and Measures. spcesred
for the prosecution. King noted an
appeal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-28

The virginia Trust Company quail
.sed yesterday in the Chsncery Court
a executor Of the estate OF James
Easu. The estate r. valued at &ss,3ss.
m DeOpeyty goSs % relatives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-28
EoDeA TWece

Cleveland Chiidress was fined SO and
costs for being disordcriy and s. for
contempt Of court Yesterday morning
in Police Court by Justice Crutchfeld-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-28

Norning-"A State Income l
Address by Governor Francis Z. Sc
Govern, Of Wisconsin. Address oy eH.
Governor Augustus K "iiisoh' Vi
Kentucky. Discussion
Afternoon-'The Development oil IN
land Waterways" ADDRESS py "o'
nor Eugene ". Foss, OF Massacnuse-'
Address by Governor Francis :. De
neen. Of Illinois. Discussion
Even!ng-Reception oy no.
william Hodges Aann at the Execu'
tive Mansion
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-28

The official program follows:
Tuesday. December J.


Meeting with National Guard asS"-
citation at Norfolk LyEnhaVen Bay
oyster roast at Cape Henry. tenoerr"
to the Governors by the citizens Oh
Norfolk and the Virginia Nationa
Guard Association Trip BY specia'
train Return to Richmond In time i''
cyen;nSs session Of the conference
evening Scssior-hearing report OF
committee On organization. Discussion
n. CLANS details and suggestions for
nermanent organization. Appointment
NJ executive committee for 1913 AT"
ranging bulge, for coming year. MIS-
celia neous business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-10-04
CHAPTER XIV.
Amyl Pearls.


Who will deny that a sturdy
physique is a valuable asset? Had it
not been for a deep chest, powerful
pair of lungs, heart without a flaw,
and an underlying vitality such as Is
possessed by but small minority in
these degenerate times, | must Ger
tainly have succumbed. For, as
learned later, l had inhaled enough
carbon monoxide gas to have killed
the average man Of my age, twice
over. The stove on which the caul-
dron of peanuts steamed was char
coal furnace, and the tiny space within
that back room was impregnated with
the heavy poisoned fumes to a dis
lance Of four feet and more above the
floor.
Sitting on a low stool, bent for
ward over my sprained ankle, which
for relief | had raised and rested
across my other knee, | had come In
contact with the deadly gas, breathing
1t without suspicion, until drowsiness
interviewed and stupor, lnsensibllity,
and eventually coma followed
It is customary, understand, to EN-
ploy rigorous treatment in such cases
to effect resuscitatlon. II ] am to be-
lleve what have been told Of my con-
dition when discovered, was very far
on the way to dissolution. | was, in
fact, morlbnnd, and in the eyes or
those who carried me from the cellar
to an upper room | was already dead.
1t is perhaps needless to add that no
steps were taken to revive me. Even
had | been regarded as still living |
doubt that | should have received any
other treatment,
Providence, however, favored me. /
was thrown into a bunk under one OF
the few open windows Of Chinatown,
and door left ajar, by accident, prob
ably, drew across me current OF com.
paratively pure oxygen. Thus invited,
nature reasserted itself, and respira-
ton, which had been temporarily
suspended, gradually resumed its Of
fee.
With dawning consciousness came
acute discomfort. My head and back
sched nigh unbearably, and my ankle,
swollen to twice Its normal size, shot
pains to my thigh. My tongue seemed
100 large for my mouth and my thros
vas raw. Later, memory started ;
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-10-04
CHAPTER XIV.
Tho Dark Of Doysra Street.

Tho Dark Of Doyers Street.
At one o'clock that day, Evelyn
Grayson Joined me at luncheon at
Sherry's. She had been in no mood
to wait any longer than was absolutely
necessary for tidings Of my visit to
DR.. Addison; and, moreover, she had
news Of her own which she was
anxious to convey to me.
have often wondered why It IL
that the I-told-yOu-so passion Ia lnher-
ent in all women. There are those
who manage to control 1t with i'd.
mirable success under average circum-
stances, but SOONER or later, even the
most courageous battlers against this
maternal heritage succumb, and in.
dulge in sort Of disguised orgy OF
reproach.
Evelyn might have told me, for In
stance, that Captain Macleod, after
careful investigation, had been unable
to discover either hair or hide Of Pc
ter Johnson in Gloucester or else
where, and stopped there. That Is
what a man would have done. But,
altogether admirable though she was.
the eternal feminine was strong with.
in her. Therefore 1t was incumbent
upon her to add:
1T doesn't surprise me, Philip.
When you told me how you picked
that man up. was confident that he
was floating out there In your path
just for that very purpose"
had no inclination to dispute the
point with her. That was the most
painful part Of It. l knew that she
was right-that In putting Peter John
son ashore, instead Of In irons, l had
committed an error that might prove
irremediable. But why couldn't abe
see that | realized II. and was smart.
ipg under my own condemnation. and
so have spared me this added torture
Of hers? Why? Because she was her
mothers daughter. That Is the only
answer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-10-04
. "'W-7T ~ ~ y 71INVE7
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Robert Cameron, oapstalS
k!t, consults Philip Clyde, newspaper pub
isher, regarding anonymous threatening
letters he has received. The first promises
= sample Of the writer's power on a GER
tain day. On that day the head Is mys-
teriously cut from a portrait Of Cameron
while the latter Ia In the room.
CHAPTER-II-Cl has theory that
the portrait was mutllated while the room
was unoccuped and the head lat"r re-
moved by means Of string, unnotlced
by Cameron.
CHAPTER III,-Evelyn Grayson, Cam
eron's niece, with whom Clyde is In love,
nnds the head OF Camerons portrait
nailed to tree, wnere = haU been used
as target. Clyde pledges Evelyn to So
cFOcy.
SHAPTER IV.-Clyde learns that a
Chinese boy employed by Philetus Muir
ply an artist living nearby, had borrowed
rine from CameronS l0dgekeeper.
CHAPTER V.-Clyde makes an excuse
TO call on Murphy and Is epulsed. He
pretends to be investigating alleged In
fractions Of the game laws and speaks Of
nnding the bowl Of an opium pipe under
the tree where Cameron's portrait was
found. The Chinese boy is found dead
next morning.
CHAPTER VI-while visiting Cameron
In his dressing room Nell Gwynne mir
TOR 10 mysterlou ly shattered.
CHAPTER VII.-Cameron becomes Sc
riously Ill as a result Of the shock. The
third letter appears mysteTiously on Cam
eron's sick bed. 1t makes direct threats
against the life OF Cameron. Clyde tells
Cameron the envelope was empty. He
tells Evelyn everything and plans to take
Cameron on a yacht trip.
CHAPTER VIII.-The yacht picks up q
fisherman found drifting helplessly In q
boat. He gives the name OF Johnson.
Cameron disappears from yacht while
Clyde's back is turned.
CHAPTER IX-A fruitless search 10
made for a motor boat seen by the cap
tain just before Cameron disappeared.
CHAPTER X-Johnson Is allowed TO 20
after being closely questioned. Evelyn
takes the letters to an, expert In Chinese
literature; who pronouncss them Of Chi
neBe origin.
CHAPTER XI-Clyde seeks assistance
from a Chinese fellow college student.
who recommends him to Yup Sing. most
prominent Chinamnn In New York. The
latter promises to seek information Of
Cameron among his countryman.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-10-04

very feeble side movement OF tnS
head to express reputation.
1t is possible that she understood,
but | question that she believed. I
have no recollection that she spoke
single word to me, and yet, when she
was gone, felt that she would sure
ly return to my rescue. And was
not mlsled. l suppose this partial re-
lief to my anxiety resulted In q slack
ening Of mental effort on my part, for
must confess that what followed 10
very vague In my memory. / know
only that she was accompanied by
two men. one white and one yellow,
who carried me down a narrow flight
Of stairs, out onto the street and into
9 waiting cab. cannot recall that !
spoke, but learned afterward that
! had mumbled the word "Loyalton,"
and thither she accompanied me,
There a physician came, one whom
! had never seen before; and ! was
dosed with aromatic spirits Of am
monia and made to breathe oxygen
through q funnel, by whiteclad
nurse, who also. at intervals. painted
my ankle with iodine. and, whenever
| attempted to speak, domineered me
IN a gentle and perfectly ladylike
manner to silence.
With regard to sending word to
Evelyn Grayson. however, I was In.
sistent; and though she had refused
absolutely to crafty my curiosity in
other respects, she set my mind at
rest on this point By informing me
that Miss qrayson had called up tho
ITO be continued next week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-10-04

CHAPTER IX-A fruitless search 10
made for a motor boat seen BY the cap
tain Just before Cameron disappeared.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
1.-THE Girl and the Clown"

A big audience greeted the pro-
duction of the musical comedy "The
Girl and the Clown" by home talent
at the opera house last Friday even
ing. The play was staged by Charles
Payne, of Chicago, WHO took the part
of the clown, all the balance of the
seaxt being young, ladies', and children
of Leon, and It was a very meritor-
ious performance, the big audience
being we'll pleased. Miss Ruth Far
quhar, in the part of ''The Girl" was
simply great. She displayed marked
talent in dramatics and many road
companies do not haveanywhere near
as good a leading lady. She was nat
ural and her songs and dances were
we'll received The play consists of
musical numbers, fancy dances,
drills, ETC., and was put on for the
benefit of the Leon library. BY re-
quest the play was repeated Satur-
day evening, but there was only a
small audience present. The library
made nearly $50 as their share of the
benefit performance. Mr.. Payne
went from here to Charlton where he
is putting on a home talent play.
He made many friends while in Leon
and he certainly knows how to drill
local talent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Want NlcGinnis to Run for Congress.

The Register and Leader of Mon
day said that Hon. V. R. 'McGinnis,
of Leon. had entered the race for the
democratic nomination for congress
in this district. This is erroneous.
Mr., McGinnis has not been in any
sense of the word a candidate for the
nomination. He has refused to be
a candidate right along, but letters
have been pouring in from democrats
from all over the eighth district
asking that he allow the use of his
name. He tried to get out of it, but
his friends have been 80 insistent
that he finally told them that if it
was the wish of the democrats of the
district that he make the race he
would accept the nomination II ten
dered to him, but that he. would
make no contest for the nomination
and would prefer not to be the can
didate This is how the matter
stands, but it looks to us nightly
like Mr.. McGinnis would have to ac-
cept the nomination. He is the
strongest man yet proposed, and
when he made the race few years
ago he ran several thousand votes
ahead of his ticket, but the republi-
can majority was too great to over
come. But politics have changed
very materially since that time, and
if he is nominated Mr.. McGinnis will
be a strong candidate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
A Little Paint Story.

Once upon a time there was a
paint maker who had spent great
many years studying paints and
painting conditions. Up to this time
they had had lots of trouble to make
paint that was satisfactory, for if a
paint would stand warm dry cli-
mate it would not stand a cool moist
climate, and if it would stand cool
moist one it would not stand warm
dry one. So he said to his men, "We
will make a paint with different
formulas for the different climates.
But his associates threw up their
hands and said, Look at the enorm-
Gus expense of larger factories and
larger stock to carry" But the man
insisted and today we have Lincoln
Climatic Paints And the man was
right for today Lincoln Climatic
Paints are one of the largest sellers
in the country and the two big fac
tories are worked to the limit.
Their motto Islands this climate
best" is seen the country over.
Stempel & Cherrington are the
agents in this territory for these GEL
ebrated paints.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Offices Women Can Fill.

There are only five kinds of Offices
that women may fill by election in
Iowa. The attorney general had oc-
casion to look the matter up, because
there are so many inquiries as to
whether women may hold this or
that Office He found that women
may be elected to the following:
County superintendent of schools.
County recorder.
Member of board of supervisors
Any school Office.
Member board library trustees.
One Iowa town recently elected a
woman to be member of the board of
park commissioners, and it is now
found that this is not legal and she
cannot serve. There is no statute
forbidding woman holding any par
ticular Office, but years ago Justice
Given in a supreme court decision
laid down the general rule that any,
one to be eligible to an elective Of
flee must be qualified elector, and
the courts also hold that women are
not qualified electors in Iowa. Only
where the statute maks an exception
can a woman hold the office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Board of Equalization.

The city council acting as board
of equalization has been in session
several days the past week going
over the assessments as given to as
SCISSOR Honnold, and the following
changes were made:
VanNostrand Bros, grocery stock
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000.
A. M. Caster, grocery stock, raised
from $4,000 to $2,4O0.
Harry Bradleld, grocery stock,
raised from $1,000 to $4,000.
Bowsher & Bowsher, implement
stock, raised from $4,000 to $4,000.
Farquhar & Sons, hardware stock,
raised from $4,000 to $4,75O.
Carmean's restaurant, assessment
was reduced from $4OO to $500.
Crichton & Son, hardware stock,
reduced from $4,000 to $4,750.
J. w. Rowell, improvements, re-
duced from $1,000 to $4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
C. NJ. Keller to Leave Leon.

I 1t is with regret that we learn
that C. M. Keller, the hustling. real
estate dealer, has decided to- leave
Leon, at least temporarily, having
decided to open real estate Office
in Omaha, Neb. MIR. Keller has been
one of the heaviest dealers in real
estate in this part of the country.
and has handled many hundred
thousand dollars worth of property
in the past few years. He is great
man in the real estate business and
we predict that he will figure in some
big real estate transactions in ~Oma-
ha. He as many friends in Leon
who wish him unbounded success.
The removal of Mr.. and Mrs. Keller
from Leon is regretted by many
friends. They recently completed a
fine new home in this city, but do not
intend to dispose of it and their
friends are hoping that they will de-
eide not to remove permanently from
the city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
A Suggestion to Marshal Ironside.

Boone, Ia, April 4.-Chief of
Police Frank Meyer is on the war
path. He has issued statement to
the people of. this city telling them
exactly where to- head in on the
chicken proposition.
Last year the people of the city
permitted chickens to roam at large,
causing havoc with neighbors' gar
dens and the chief repeatedly warned
the owners of these fowls. The first
complaint of the year came in yes
terday. Chief Boyer got busy. He
states in his circular to the people
of this city that he isn't going to be
bothered with the chicken nuisance
this year and is going to arrest every
person and have him fined to the
limit against whom a chicken COM
plant is fled. He says he means
business from now on and warns the
owners of fowls to be governed ac-
cOrdingly,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Men Who Hurt a Town.

The men who do a town more
harm than good may be classed as
follows: First, those who oppose
improvement. Second, those who
run it down to strangers. Third,
those who never advertise their bus
mess. Fourth, those who distrust
public spirited men. Fifth, those
who show no hospitality to any one.
Sixth, those who hate to see others
make money. Seventh, those who
oppose every movement that doesn't
originate with themselves. Eighth.
those who put on long face when
stranger talks of locating in their
town. Ninth, those who oppose ey-
cry public enterprise that does not
appear of personal benefit to them
selves.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
THE MURDER MYSTERY.
Most Everyone Enjoys the "April
FOOl' JOke-SOme Still POut.

The April Fool' article published
last week about the finding OF the
dead body of A. j. Byrd, Ga jaybird)
was published to amuse the children
and was not expected to fool grown
up people, but quite number of the
latter were taken in by it and worked
up to a high degree Of excitement.
Joe Forster, foreman of the Tribune,
who type-wrote the article, pondered
over it until he went to bed that
might when the light flashed sudden
ly in on him. He got out of bed and
bumped his head several times
against the center pole of his tent
and called himself all kinds OF an
idiot. Tom King, on reading the ar
ticle, said he remembered the old fell
low quite we'll; he had been in the
drug store several times during the
past winter to buy medicine. DR..
Clarkson said he knew the old chap
and the fellow who shot him prob
ably was the same individual who
shot at him when he lived out on
Caleb Creek. Harve Duncan, Ben
Wasson and Edgar Phillips and
others were in for raising posse and
going out and having a thorough
investigation. Earl Calbreath thought
the name sounded familiar and be-
lieved the old fellow had got check
cashed at the bank during the past
winter. Out on the rural routes the
excitement ran high for a time
Thursday after the paper reached
the rural subscribers and one person
was kept busy at the phone at the
Tribune Office answering calls to find
out if any further particulars had
been learned about the murder.
dee" Petty, who lives on Caleb
Greek near the scene of the supposed
tragedy, is said to have passed a
sleepless night watching for the
ghost of the old wood chopper to ap-
pear to him. Al Vaughn wouldn't
believe anybody's word for it over
the phone but came into town
through the mud Friday morning
and came to headquarters to learn
the straight of it, Altogether
nearly everybody got more or less
fun out of it and nobody was harm
ed by the april Fool'' hoax.-Line-
vile Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Threshermen to Meet at Leon.

All threshermen of Decatur coun-
ty are requested to meet at the court
house in Leon on Friday, April 18th,
for the purpose of getting together
and talking over the threshing bus
mess and other affairs Of interest to
threshermen, such as roads, bridges,
etc. It is hoped that every thresher-
man in Decatur county will attend
this meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Roosevelt and Clark Win in Illinois
Primaries.

At the Illinois primaries held on
Tuesday Roosevelt beat Taft, by
about three to one. Champ Clark
leads Woodrow Wilson by about two
to one. Senator Dixon, manager of
the Roosevelt campaign says that
the result in Illinois ends the Taft
campaign for denomination.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
The Next Davis City Sale.

Will be held at Davis City on Sat-
urday, April goth. A big lot of stock,
farm implements and other property
to be sold. II you have anything
you want to sell you can list it with
the Farmers Bank at Davis City.
Look for big adv. next week. -.
=. Davis City Sale Co. ,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Scouts!

No indoor meeting this week but
let the scouts get ready for baseball
and tennis. All scouts come to base
ball ground Saturday at p. m. for
practice. Manuals and patrol en-
blems have come. Scouts please get
them from Ralph Stewart and study
up for second class scout investitures.
s>- e. N. Bradshaw, S. M.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11

Miss Clara Siefken of Omaha will
be in Leon about the 18th of April to
open a class in voice culture. She
will give private lessons and will
direct a chorus of children once a
week at the high school, as we'll as
a chorus of the young people at the
Presbyterian church. In her private
lessons she will teach correct breath
ing, placing of tones, perfect artic-
ulation, pronunciation and enuncia-
tion. In the chorus work, she will
teach the staff, correct breathing,
pronunciation and reading, and will
direct this chorus in songs which will
be given in a concert the middle or
latter part of June. Students taking
private lessons may be members of
the chorus free of charge. Resi-
dence of Miss Siefken will be at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam c. john
ston and any persons wishing to
communicate with her in regard to
the above may find her there after
the 18th
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
For Representative,

am a candidate for re-nomina-
ton on the republican ticket for
representative in the state legisla-
ture, subject to the decision of the
republican voters at the primary
election to be held in June.
I. A. SMITH.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
For Clerk of Courts.

I will be candidate for the DEM
ocratic nomination for clerk of the
district court, subject to the decision
of the voters at the June primary.
E. E. BECK.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
For Auditor.

will be a candidate for the re-
publican nomination for county
auditor, subject to the decision of
the voters at the June primary.
M. LINDEN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Council Proceedings.

City council met on Tuesday even
ing with Mayor Foxworthy presiding
and councilmen Axes, Monroe, Var
ga and Gardner, present
The following claims were al
lowed:
- Wright, work on streets 5 .35
C. Wright, work on streets 8.75 p
A. B. Hague, work on streets 1880
A. E, Mullin, work on streets 8.75
J. l.. Mitchell, work on streets
referred to finance COM '9%.
mittee ,-.ss
Jas. Acton, work on streets, @
referred to finance COM .&
mittee. "si
Leon Electric Co., lights. =. 15o.6Os
Leon Water Co., water 49,. 1857
Jas. Acton, work on streets, 4
referred to Biddison Coal
& Grain Co. .,s-rt5$
c. A. Hubacher, lumber. .25s
VIM. Lorey, work on streets So
Walter Rumley, work on ~ >5
streets -: .Ol
plies .... 4s.s55
Louis Elwell, oil and repairs 4.6O
J. E. Andrew, feeding prison
ers Il.5V h
Crichton & Son, supplies 4. ia. $500 ]
Wib Clymer, labor .46.s
Ward Potts, labor ......... 1.75
Crichton & Son, supplies and
work 80. 32.76
Earl Axes, dragging =. 1855. t3.60
r It was ordered that In all caSes
where city water is to Do deliyerea
it shall be brought to such point On
curb line opposite building % water ]:
committee may select. s3!' 3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
Connect the Watering Trough.

Now that the waterworks system
is completed would it not be a good
thing for the city council to at4once
have the public watering trough at
the corner of Main and Commercial
streets, connected up with the sys-
TEN 80 that farmers who come to
Leon can have q convenient place to
water their horses.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
For Recorder,

,ocratic nomination for county re-
corder, subject to the decision of the
voters at the June primary.
P. E. SHIRLEY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-11
For Recorder.

lican nomination for county recorder,
subject to the decision of the repub-
lican voters at the primary in June.
WILL GARDNER.