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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
G.. A. r. ELECT.
Judge Alfred Beers Is Chosen Com
mander-in-Chief.

Los Angeles, Cal. - Judge Alfred
B. Beers, Bridgeport, Conn, was elect
ed commander in chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic at the closing
session of the encampment here. Sc
lection of the next meeting place of
the veterans was left to the executive
council. Other officers chosen were:
Senior vice commander, Henry q. Os-
born, Los Angeles; junior vice COM
mander, Americas Wheedon, Louis
vile, KY; chaplain, George Edward
Lovejoy, Lawrence, Mass; medical
director, DR.. J. w. Whitaker, Dallas:
quartermaster general, Colonel A. d..
Stowitz, Buffalo, N. ", and adjutant
general, Henry j. Seeley, Hartford,
Conn.
Mrs. Geraldine E. Frisbie, of San
Mataeo, CAL, was named president of
the Women's Relief Corps. Ella s.
Jones, of Pittsburg. was chosen presi-
dent of the Ladies of the G.. A. r.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
MEDICAL FEW.
Conditions In London Causing uneasi-
ness Among Profession.

London, England.-Apart from the
influence of the insurance act the
shortage in the entries of medical stu
dents has for years past been Great
ing a feeling of uneasiness among the
leading members of the medical pro-
fession of Great Britain.
With a continually growing popula-
tion and with an incessant increase
in the number of appointments open
to the medical profession, the entry
of students has been so seriously de-
creased as to cause acute anxiety, at
least in the London medical schols.
The official figures published by the
general medical council for the
United Kingdom emphasize the fact
that the gravity of the situation is
general rather than local.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
K|LLSW|FE AND SON
BELIEVED MAN COMMITTED
DOUBLE MURDER AND TOOK
HIS OWN LIFE.
D FINDS BODIES.
Leaves Letter to Two Daughters
Cause Of Strange Act Unex-
planned As No Motive
10 Seen.

Council Bluffs, Iowa. - The three
bodies of Martin Thompson. a farmer,
his wife, Caroline, and their Swear
old son, Raymond. were found in
their home six miles southeast of
Council Bluffs, with their threats cut
and the heads of the woman and boy
crushed with a hammer. Circum.
stances surrounding the crime and a
note left by the man indicate that
Thompson killed his wife and son
while they slept and then took his
W life. So far no motive for the
deed has been discovered.
The bodies were all lying side by
side on the kitchen floor. A knife
lay by the mans side. The condi-
ton of the beds indicated that the
murders were. committed while the
victims slept, the bodies being after
ward taken to the kitchen. All were
in their night clothes.
The following letter, written in
Danish and addressed to two daugh-
ters, Christina and Dora, the former
a school teacher in Hancock, Iowa,
and the latter visiting friends in
Council Bluffs, was translated and
made public:
Dear Children: / hope you will
excuse your Papa for what has been
done, but l can't stand 1t any longer;
but you are left alone and | pray that
you will pray to God that He help
you and | hope you will be good chill
dren, and II you get married, try and
have a nice home, and | hope that
someone will help you. From your
Papa.
Heartily farewell, children, and a
lovely future"
Dora Thompson al Frustrated by
the news of the tragedy, the cause of
which she could not explain.
The family was we'll known in
Council Bluffs, where they were high
ly esteemed. Thompson, who was
known rs a prosperous farmer, was
45 years of age, and his wife AZ.
The gruesome discovery was made
by L. e. Roe, a peddlar of Carson,
Iowa, who stopped at the Thompson
home and saw through the kitchen
window the three bodies and hasten
ed to give the alarm.
Coroner Cutler took charge OF the
case and will make an investigation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
CANCEL CUNNINGHAM CLAIMS
SECRETARY FISHER TAKES FINAL
ACTION IN CASES.
Thirty. Three Claims In AII-Were
Cause OF Ballinger
Controversy.

Washington, ID. G. - All thirty
three so-called Cunningham Alaska
coal land claims involving alleged
fraudulent blanket patents which con
tributed to the Ballinger-P inchot ion
%troversy, have been disposed of finally
in the interior department.
The appeals have been adversely de-
cided and Secretary Fisher has direct.
ed the immediate execution of the de-
cision of Commissioner bennett of the
general land Office, who held the
claims were improperly allowed and
that the entries should be Cancelled.
Secretary Fisher took this final action
on his second review of the cases.
No more of the real Cunningham
claims are pending, though the interior
department is regularly passing upon
other Alaskan claims somewhat SINH
lar to those of the Cunningham group.
OF a thousand or more, 300 already
have been disallowed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Torch Applied In Strike.

Charleston, West Virginia. - The
expected outbreak in the Cabin Creek
district of the Kanawha coal field,
where 1000 West Virginia National
guardsmen under command of Major
James Pratt are maintaining martial
law, came when the stables of
the Ohley Coal company at Ohley were
destroyed by fire and an attempt was
made to fire the tipple Of the same
company. Twenty-Five militiamen
drove off the men and 1t is believed
eme were wounded. The company's
property is located in a lonely part of
the district.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Aviator Martin Wins Honors.

Chicago. Ill. For picturesque
flights and thrilling descents, Glenn
III. Martin in q biplane. won the CHIEF
honors in the aviation meet. The con
test was for the best landing at Q
given spot from an altitude of 1000
feet with the motor stopped. Start
ing from an altitude from which he
was halted from ascending higher than
1000 feet, Martin stopped his motor
and in a graceful sweep to earth land
ed just 20 feet from the spot marked
by a flag not much bigger than a hand
kerchief.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
A SUICIDE TRIBUTE.
COUNT NoGI AND WIFE COMMIT
FATAL ACTS AS Body OF
EMPEROR LEAVES.
GEN. TOOK PORT ARTHUR
Huge casket Bearing Body of Mutsu-
hito Is Borne on Two
Wheeled Cart Drawn
BY Oxen.

Toxic, Japan General Count
Maresuke Nogi, supreme military
councillor of the empire, and his wife,
the Countess Nogi, took their own
lives in accordance with the ancient
Japanese custom as a final trubite &c
their departed Emperor and friend
Mutsuhito.
Following the Sameuri custom, the
couple had carefully prepared their
plans for self-destruction and timed
them so that they would be %coincident
with the departure forever from To,
kio of the dead Emperor.
General Nogi and the Countess had
attended the funeral services of Nut
suhito at the palace here and it was
expected that they would proceed to
Aoyama with the cortege. Instead,
however, at the conclusion of the cere-
mony at the palace, they withdrew to
their modest home in Akasaka, a sub
urb VI Toxic.
The tragedy created a profound sen.
saticn and expressions of sorrow were
heard on every hand.
Those who knew General Nogi we'll
spoke of his stoicism. They in.
stanced the famous charge Of the
Japanese up 203 Meter Hill during the
Russo japanese war, when, as com
mander of the Japanese Third Army,
Nogi saw the Russians NOW down his
forces in hundreds, among them two
OF his own sons, and yet quietly and
fearlessly continued the battle, TAX,
ing the Hill and eventually being
handed the surrender Of Lieutenant
General Stoessel at Port Arthur.
The body of Emperor Mutushito was
conveyed from Toxic to Aoyama on
the first stage of its journey to it's last
resting place at Monoyama.
1t was a picturesque though solemn
procession. Borne on a t~wo-wheeled
cart, drawn by oxen, the huge cacket
containing the body Of the emperor
was taken through lines of soldiers,
back of whom thronged thousands OF
natives and numerous foreigners, over
three miles of road brilliantly lighted
by torches and arc lights.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
World,s Recorda fractured.

Syracuse. New York.-Three worlds
records were broken by Evelyn W..
In winning the ~free-for-all pace at the
grand circuit meeting held in connec-
ton with the New York Fair. Her
time for the mile 2:00h in the Sc
cond heat, was the fastest heat ever
paced by a mare the fastest second
heat by PAGERS of either sex and the
race constituted the fastest two heats
ever paced by a mare. The time by
quarters. :3i; 1:00%; 1904; 2:oOM.
The irst mile vas in 2:oS't last half
mile In :5sh.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Report 10 Optimistic.

New York. N. Y.-R. @. Dun and
Company's weekly review Of trade
says:
notwithstanding crops and record
breaking production Of iron, steel,
copper and other products have Gre
ated a conviction that the advance
toward complete restoration of indus
trial and mercantile prosperity is
sure and permanent. The principal
obstacles to that advance are net dis.
putes over economic theories, but
shortages in money. In labor and in
transportation facilities.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
GUNNER WONT TALK
EFFORTS TO BREAK SILENCE OF
"GYP THE BLOOD" AND LEFTY
LOUIE" uNAvAIL-ING.
EXPECT MUCH OF WIVES.
Pickpocket Also Kept In Custody.
Arraignment of Prisoners on
Formal Hurder Charge
Likely at Once.

New York, N. Y. - Every effort
of the police and district attorney to
induce "Gyp the Blood and Lefty
Louie" to break their silence has so
far failed. The arrest of these two
gun men, completing the roundup of
all the men wanted in connection
with the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai, the gambler, just two months
ago, was followed by four hours eX-
animation of the new prisoners.
The men were arrested in an apart
ment at 756 Woodward avenue.
Brooklyn, by Central Office detectives.
and when brought to police h%eadquar-
ters by Deputy Commissioner Dough-
erty admitted their identity.
1t was a careless word about a NOV
ing picture show which the fugitives
could watch nightly from the rear
window of their apartment, and Incl
IDENTIFY their wives, according to a
statement by Dougherty, that gave the
police their clue.
learned by listening to fragmentary
conversations among East Side
friends of the gunner that they could
see the picture show from their win
dows and that they lived in a house
the first floor of which was occupied
by a laundry.
The men were examined separately
by Deputy Police Commissioner
George s. D%ougherty and by Assistant
District Attorney Frank Moss in the
absence Of District Attorney Charles
s. Whitman, but according to both
Mr.. Dougherty and Mr.. Moss, "Gyp"
and Lefty" were determined to
stand pat"
Wives Held at Witnesses.
In an effort to reinforce evidence
against the men the police formally
held their wives as material witnesses,
as well as a third man, Max Kahn,
who the police say is a pickpocket,
and who was in the fiat with the gun
men and their wives when detectives
broke in upon them at supper Satur-
day night. All three of these wit
nesses were arraigned before Coroner
Feinberg and held in 81, 900 bail each.
The police also seized a large num-
Der of papers in the fiat where the
capture was made.
Mr.. Moss said no promise of leni-
ency had been given the prisoners for
admissions such as some of those
concerned in the murder have
made, resulting in the indictment Of
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker as
the instigator of the crime.
Horowitz and Rosenzweig, the pris-
oners' real names, probably will be
arranged at nee in Justice Goff's
court on a formal charge of murder
ing Rosenthal.
Police Barred From Reward.
Although the district attorneys Of
flee had offered $1,000 for the capture
of "Gyp the Blood" and Lefty
Louie" the police detectives who
brought about their arrest will not get
the reward.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
ALLEGES CORRUPTION.
Waldo Declares $4,000 Was Asked
OF Police Captain.

New York, New York.-The sum of
$4,000 was the price asked for a po-
lice captain by politicians and 9TH
ers" for promotion to the office of in
spector, according to testimony given
by Police Commissioner Waldo as a
witness before the aldermanic COM
mittee which is investigating alleged
corruption in the police department.
Mr.. Waldo swore that he had an af-
fidavlt from one captain that he was
approached and asked to give such a
sum as a condition precedent to his
promotion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Twin City

Minneapolis. Sept. 16. = Wheat, Sep
TENDER, 6hc; Dec, SSMc No. l north
ern, S7A QSoAc: No, 2 northern. S4A %
S7Ac; No. / durum, 83hc; No. 8 corn.
TIC; No. 3 white oats, SIC: barley, malt
ing. SEC; No. 2 rye. s1hc; No. / flax.
Duluth. Sept. Ie.-wheat. Sept,
S8%c; Dec, SSko; No. 1 northern. So G.;
South st. Paul, Sept. 1s-Cattle-
Steers, $500; cows. :doog5so; calves.
and lambs, unchanged.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Sept. MISUNDERSTANDING,
500. market slow and weak; beeves.
$5.75@10.90 Texas steers, SAFE 6. 40;
western steers, s5.75@s.30; stockers and
feeders, s4S581; COWS and heifers, $50
Hogs-ReceiPts, $500; market strons
to 90 higher than yesterdays average;
light. !~s;!5gseS; mixed. $500;
pigs, $5.26Qs.25; bulk OF sales. $500
sheep = Receipts. 1900; marks,
ss.se5&.so;. yeariings, ,47o9Ss5:
$5Q7,75.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Buoy of Lost Explorers Picked Up.

Tromsoe, Norway.-The Norwegian
steamer. But, which sailed September
Der 1. from Froeland, Spitz-
bergen, has just arrived here. She
reports having picked UP a buoy
marked ANDRES North Pole Expedi-
ton, 1896; No. 10 buoy" Professor
Salamon August Andre. the Swedish
Arctic explorer, assembled in a bal
loon from Danes Island, near Spitz-
bergen. July IL. 1898. In an effort to
reach the North Pole. He had with
him two other Swedish scientists. The
party was never heard from.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
sidna Alien CAPTURED.

Des Moines, la. - Sidna Allen,
wanted for shooting the judge, sheriff
and others in the Virginia courtroom
murder, was captured here and the po-
lice expect to apprehend Wesley Ed.
wards as he is working near here In
a grading gang. The arrest was &C
complissed by i~ntercepting letters
from Edwards to his Virginia sweet.
heart. The courthouse murder
shocked the country. and the police
officials all over the country have
hunted for Allen and Edwards for
months.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
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Four Sophomores of University OF
North Carolina Held.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina.-Isaac
William Rand, of Smithfield, N. c., a
freshman at the University of North
Carolina, raj killed while being put
through a hazing prank. Four sophie
more students were held by the coro-
ner in $4,000 bail each for causing his
death. Governor Kitchin has called
the University to make a complete
investigation of the affair and to re
port to him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
DOMINGANS IN REVOLT.
Customs Houses Seized and U. S. TO
Intervene.

Washington, ID. c. - American war
ships probably will be sent at
nee to Santo Domingo as the result
of a revolution that has broken out
there and the seizure of the Customs
Houses by the Rebels. Invasion Of the
Republic by American forces also may
be necessary. for advices which reach
ed the State Department were I o the
effect that the Revolutionists had
seized virtually all the Customs Houses
along the Dominican-Haitien frontier.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Woman May Vote tor PresIdent.

San Francisco, California; the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT electors named by
the Progressive State Campaign Com.
mittee are elected at the polls In No
vember. Mrs. Florence Collins Porter
Of Los Angeles. will be the first woman
elected in history to vote for a presi-
dent Of the United States.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Trled By FELLOW Employer; Punlshed

tEiSu ~ EchoW G""p'oycs, FuntsHcu.
Eugene, Oregon. Taking the
law into his w hands, ]. F. Soho
field, proprietor of a chemical works,
administered a punishment of Is lash.
es with a rawhide on the back of
James Daughty. one Of his employees,
who was alleged to have been caught
stealing a small sum Of money from
him. After his punishment Daughty
was given three hours to leave the
city. Daughty was tried before a jury
consisting of other employees of the
factory and Schofield acted as Judge.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
New "LochInvar."

Bristol, Virginia. Lochinvar
himself could not have won a bride in
more sensational fashion than Arthur
Hagey did here. But instead OF a
charger Hagey used an automobile. a
revolver and a party of friends.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Three Killed In Eastern Wreck.

Rochester, New York. - Dense
fog was responsible for the wreck on
the New York Central Railroad at
East Rochester when three freight
trains came together, killing three
men, seriously injuring two others
and causing a property loss estimated
at $4,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Martin wins second Event.

Chicago. Illinois.-It took Glen H.
Martin less than Is seconds to get "off
the earth at the aviation meet. He
won the quick starting event under
conditions requiring him to be 20 feet
away at q given signal and to start his
engine. ascend and cross a line 500
feet distant. His time was IL AS sec
onds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Coal Deposits Found In North.

st. Johns, Newfoundland. - After
great h%ardships in the frozen North,
Capt. J. Bartlett Of the Steamer Nep-
tune of this port, who headed a gold
hunting expedition to Baffin Land, re-
turned to this harbor reporting the
loss Of one Of his ships and the dis
covery of extensive coal deposits, but
no gold.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

Why not ship the boys who are pos
sessed with a desire to be bad men"
down 70 Mexico or Central America
and let them become reyolutionists?
It wouldn't hurt US, and 1t might do
the real revolutionists some good.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Wilson To Meet commoner.

New York, N. Y.-Governor Wood
row Wilson will meet W. J.. Bryan in
Lincoln, Neb., on Oct. 5, when the
present nominee and the former
standard bearer of the Democratic
ticket will speak Tor the same plat.
form.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Reward Tor Accused MANS Capture.

Winnipeg, Canada. = The govern
ment of Manitoba has offered a eward
Of $4,000 for the capture of R. G.
Larimer. formerly of Belfontaine. Pa,
vice president of q local automobile
company and agent here of a Detroit
automobile company. Larimer disap-
peared August % leaving behind cred
itors. it Is said, who are out $4,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Heeter Bars Dress Suits.

Pittsburg, Pa. - Superintendent
S. L. Heeter. formerly superintendent
of schools at st. Paul, has placed a
ban on full dress suits at high school
graduations. "Incidentals" will be
done away with so that less wealthy
students can finish their course.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
STRANDED Parent at Bier.

Chicago, Illinois.-Mother's love
brought Mrs. David Terry, mother OF
Mrs. Jack Johnson. from her home in
Brooklyn to Chicago to attend the
funeral and caused her to forgive.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Women Tar Girl of Eiahteen.

Norwalk, Ohio. - disappearing
as men, half a dozen women of Clarks-
field, a small town near here, after
warning an ~1S-year-old girl to leave
the village, caught her on the road
after dark, stripped off her clothing
and gave her a coat of tar.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Utah Proaresslves Nominate.

Ogden. Utah. = The national Pro-
gressive party of Utah held its first
convention here and nominated a state
ticket, headed by Neph l.. Morris, of
Salt Lake City, for governor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Motorcycle strikes Car.

Davenport, Iowa. Harry Shields,
who is a clerk in the city hall, was
killed and Miss Bessie Wiese was
seriously injured when Shields motor
cycle collided with a street car on the
Rock Island bridge.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

Helen Keller. deaf. dumb and blind,
has learned to sing. This indicates
that there is hope for some OF the 8
cent theater artists.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

A Chicago hotel clerk has been
fined 5000 for flirting. Hotel clerks
should confine themselves to the yea
ing OF sparklers and the business of
Informing people that there are no
t2,a-day rooms vacant
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Waldo To Testify.

New York, N. Y. - Police Com
missioner Waldo raj prepared to ap-
pear before the aldermanic commit
tee investigating police blackmail.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

Women In Newport have taken up
the fad of doing their own marketing.
A woman will even descend to work
II 1t Is fashionable.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

Luther Burbank Is n OF our best
little ~benefactors, but the browning
glory of his career would be an odor-
less motor car.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

Johnson in s. D. Given Welcome.
Huron, South Dakota. - To a large
crowd composed of Indians, cowboys,
farmers and politicians. Governor Hi
ram W. Johnson at the State Fair de-
livered a speech devoted mainly to
what the Progressive party intends to
do for the underman.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

A thief at Atlantic City made on
with bis booty In q motor boat. Evil
IDENTIFY he believes III having all the
latest improvements In his business.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
AUTO TOLL OF z STATES HEAVY
MACHINE AT NORTH IOWA FAIR
WHIRLS INTO CROWD.
One Killed, Eight Hurt In Five Motor
Car Mishaps In Twin
Cities.

Mason City, Iowa-Five we'll known
persons were injured here, two seri-
ously, at the North Iowa Fair, when
a racing automobile, driven by Marion
Arnold, threw a wheel at the first
turn of the track and whirled into a
crowd of spectators. The accident
happened near the United States Cav
airy hospital and the soldiers were
promptly on the scene to render aid
to the injured.
The spectators and drivers looked
on the day with apprehension, being
Friday, the thirteenth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

There may be some truth in the
Boston Doctors claim that beans are
more n~ourishing than beefsteak. Look
at the Boston Red Sox.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

King George has invented a new
tangled kitchen rage. but a glance at
his photograph convinces one that he
never has invented a safety razor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

An expert says that the automobile
Is not displacing the horse. That. In
deed, would be rank ingratitude to
mans best friend.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

New York mar threatens to tour
Europe on a capital bankroll Of $75.
We presume that he is a good swim
mer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

New York man who Is married to
his mother-in-law says he Is perfectly
happy. This Is a severe blow 10 the
jokesmiths' union.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19
Vale Football SQUAD Reports.

New Haven. Connecticut.-Eighty
candidates for the Yale football team
have reported for practice at Yale
field.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-19

The aviators are still trying to make
records. The air has q h~ypnotism Of
its own that no amount Of accident or
fatality seems able to overcome.