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New-York tribune., 1912-04-14

nigh, have been said TO contemplate the setting Al
naight Of another international law did no ofcnSc t.
my sense Of right and wrong. and entered into it
Chccrfullv and enthusiastically. II was the rescue Of
CAPTAIN Alfred DrcvuS from Devils Island | have
awav, regretted that the French Government though
doubtless without any suspicion Of what aoot pre-
vented me from carrying It out. Incidentally this un
intentional interference deprived me Of half a million
dollars which would have earned me the rest 10 which
sometime fclt | was entitled
In the spring of 1899 | summoned 10 Jackson
willie bv q message from Mr.. Iiuau. who was III charge
Of revolutionary affairs in the South when the Cubans
were fighting for their freedom. He told me he had
been approached by Frcnchman who, 20 protect him
from any embarrassment. will be known here only
a, Monsieur y who wished 10 secure the release Of
Captain DrcyiuS by Kidnapping him Monsieur y
,parng Of ever securing a fair trial for the famous
exile. had raised fund OF one million dollars with
which to procure hi, release from his revolving connc
rncnt They proposed that he bc landed in the United
-incognito Of ur~c-and 90 70 some quci
place where ne could live peace and comfort pending
the outcome Of their continued efforts toward his vln
dcation.
Monsieur X was supplied doubtless from sources
within the French army with a detailed map OF devils
Island and full information concerning the conditions
Of the Captains confinement the number and habits
Of hi, guards. the hours al which the men who
supposed 70 keep their eyes on him, day and night.
were changed the path, patrpcl by the scntrcS and
the location Of all the buildings and the character 81
the ground around them This enabled Us 10 attack
the problem with exact knowledge Of the situation.
The detachment OF troops the island at that time
numbered less than fifty men, and 1t Was considered IN
Paris that that small force was larger than was
really necessary.
II had been stated in the press that Drcyfus was to
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tc;+ the Consular seal was affixed to it. had never
seen CongoSto's handwrting but there no reason
todgj that the signature was his as 1t purportcd 70 be-
To gain time and also to give the impression that
was considering the offer read the document scv
era times, while the detective watched closely
that It almost made me nervous. My manner must
have deceived him somewhat; for he half smiled in
self satisfied sort Of way when asked him. "What has
become that other thousand dollars? An offer OF that
amour, Of money would be made in round figures and
not as though YOU were buying something by weight
have doubt that matter will be arranged 10 your
entire satisfaction when you meet the parties IN Phlla-
depha. If YOU accept their proposition, he replied.
"Tha, is q lot Of money to offer man who hash got
twentyour dollars in his pocket, | suggested, as
though thinking aloud.
at is than YOU will ever make working for the
CubanS was the quick response
"YcS | aSsented after apparently thinking tor
minute or TWO. Il believe that is true"
Several minutes Of strained silence followed. Each
Of us was irving get the other to talk, and each was
afraid Of saving too much The detective refused to
show his hand except in response to suggestions; 50
was forced TO lead him a little.
at seems TO me- | said, that if | were to DO thing
like that ought to get more money for II. While 1t
nigh, NJ become definitely known that had leaked,
it would be suspected and my usefulness in the kind OF
work have been doing, which is the work like best,
would be DESTROYED. Therefore, should be paid enough
50 that could retire and do what pleased. seem to
be the only who is able to land expeditions when
ever he wants TO- and if YOU should buy of It might
so dshgarcn the Cubans that they would give up the
fight II they can't get arms into Cuba, they can't con-
tnue the war.
The detective thought he had going which
some reward for such long speech THAT is just what
We want he exclaimed, almost with enthusiasm. The
offer OF .wenty-four thousand dollars is simply basis
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missiblc. under all Of the condi-
tions, for me TO give the Spaniard,
a false tip as 10 our next deStlna-
ton, take their money. and turn
al or a part Of it into the revolu-
tionary fund. | refused point
blank 10 be a party TO such an ar
rangcmcnt. and the Others agreed
with me. II was our opinion that.
while we might be violating the
written law to the extent of giving
aid and comfort, as the statute
phrascd il, to a people who were
ambitious to be free, we could
afford 10 leave all infractionS Of
the moral law to our enemies.
NONE Of my adycnturings had
~ brought me a fortune, and
the end of the war with Spain
found me as poor in pocket as
when entered the Cuban service.
Soon thereafter quite a number Of
gct-rich-quick propositions were
made to me; but, as is the rule
with such schemes, they involved
infractions of the law. BY that
mean the moral law as well as the
law that represents the will Of the
people. There is a law against
flibuStcring; but it is an anti
Quatcd instrument, and, as 1t
stands, do not believe that most
Americans approve il. There is
no doubt in my mind that if the
question as TO whether | was right
or wrong in my flibuStcring ac-
tiviticS could have been put to
popular vote, the majority, and a
large majority at that, would have
been in my favor. But, however
that may be, my conscience does
not trouble me; whereas it would
have bothered me 4 lot if | had
taken up anything that contra
vcncd any other law.
Naturally enough, most OF the
proposals that were made by men
who wished to become my part
ncrs concerned smuggling; but it
was smuggling of a very different
kind from that with which | was
familiar. In one scheme, which
WAS most pcrsistcntly urged on
me, it was suggested that reverse
the contraband route by surrcp-
titiouSly importing Cinnamon into
the United States from Cuba; in
wholesale quantities, but at retail
rates.
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PART X.
NJ y

Nj spite Of the increasing
lVA ...iyity Of the United
c,,tes and Spain and their armies
~ sn;cs and secret service agents,
ooas,,lted " IN numerous attempts to
t,;5r me % bctray the Cubans.
Tbcse propositions, which came
- " me I'm many different ways,
1,erc ~ an inspired by the Spanish
CCCoycrnm.a.; but the only one
TC ,b3, VA. distinctly official was
nade . soon after the landing Of the
nrncdition 1T Cape Corricntes.
d. fprHlss;b,v /, was attributable to the
iesr that wc might fall into the
habit Of shooting up Spanish gun
boat, j IL Michael Walsh.
Cnc afternoon in January, 1897
ot nv home in Arlington, New
Jersey. / was called upon by a
Strange. He walked up to the
5orsc q, though he knew where he
was going and what he was after,
and bc h.t about him that indie
unable ar which stamped him as
q detcct,yo / could smell Slcuths
in those d.g-.
He CAV. me the name he
cbancci e. bc using, and as soon
os we were alone he handed me a
formidab'e looking document
sealed with wax. 1t proved to be
a letter t-.w lose CongOSto, the
Snani~h Consul at Philadelphia,
offering me ,wcnty-four thousand
dollar, 9. reveal to him the land
inc place .. the next expedition |
took out. I'm one way | found
myself a1u.rng CongoSto; for he
neither wasted words nor minced
them. Ife proposed that | indi-
cate the point close to the Cuban
coast ~ which il would be most
convcn,o-. 20 me to have q gun
boat intercept and capture us;
with n. .--JranCc, of course, that
no harm would come to me. /
was to h. protected in every way.
and Il. Cubans were never to
know. nor have reason TO SuS-
pect. ,aa. ! had betrayed them.
If accepted this proposal, | was
reoug-.aj To- visit Philadelphia on
the second day following and re-
ceiye the money, which was TO be
pail in advance by agents for
Coasosto at a time and place that
would be indicated by the bearer
Of the letter. The communication
W. written on the official station
cry Of the Consulate, and. as
further evidence Of its authen-
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THERE was one proposition
l however. which. while 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-11
LAWYER GETS POULET
THIEF IN TROUBLE

The trial of John Reirson, on
grand larceny charge in Judge
Chapman's court this morning
was mainly taken up with the ex-
animation witnesses for the
defense. Just before noon Prose-
cutor Thompson addressed, the
jury, taking slam at the legal
profession when he related the
following story, which he claims
parallels the case:
"An old darby was arrested for
stealing chicken. When the
case was called the aged negro,
sitting In the rear, never said a
word. The baliff came and ask
ed him if he was the defendant.
mo, sab, amt" said the
darby. Nah lawyah am doin'
the defendin'. l jest stole de
chicken, boss. An b'liebe me,
boss, II he duz good job of de-
fendin' he avn goin' to git dat
chicken. And" concluded
Thompson, that is just the way
it is" A few attorneys blushed
and hurriedly left the courtroom.
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one of the kind 1t comes to, nat
cberal. Slrit-rain'sl Somethin'
fierce! My kitchen indow is on
the air-shaft. Sos his. Many's
The time in the still evenin's I've
heard the rap-rap-rappin' on his
window an on the wall, but
mostly on the window. Blip! out
of the dark. It'd make you Just
hop. And him sittin' quiet and
peaceful In the front room all the
time. Yep; my little girl seen
him there while l was hearin' the
raps."
did you ask him about
them?" inquired Jones.
Il Sure! He wouldn't have 1t at
first. Then he kinder smiled and
half owned up. And once / seen
him with his materializin' wand,
sittin' in the room almost dark"
His what?"
"Materializin' wand. Spirit-rod,
you know. AS tall as himself and
al shiny and slick. 1t was slim
and sort o. knobby like this wood
what's the name of 1t, now?--
they make fish poles out of. Only
the real big-bugs in spiritualism
use 'em. They're dangerous.
You ouldn't catch me touchln.
1t or goin' in there even now. !
says to Mrs. Kraus, says"
And so the stream of high
pitched, eager talk flowed until
the two men escaped from it into
the vacant apartment. This was
much as Average Jones had seen
ON his former visit. Only the
strange valise was missing. Co
ing to the kitchen, which opened
through intermediate doors on a
straight line with the front room,
Average Jones inspected the WIN
dow. The glass was thickly mark
ed with faint, blush blurs, being.
indeed, almost Opaque from them
in the middle of the upper pane.
There as nothing indicative below
the window. unless 1t were a con-
siderable amount of crumbled
putty, which he fingered with
puzzled curiosity.
Continued tomorrow
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IT
Tacoma Has to Bow to the Inevit-
able-Scores of Citizens
Prove 1t.


After reading the public state
ment of this representative citizen
of Tacoma given below, you must
come to this conclusion: A rem
edy which has proved so benefic-
ial years ago with the kidneys,
can naturally be expected to per-
form the same work in similar
cases. Read this:
Mrs. Mary Isaaksen, 543S So.
Thompson ave-, Tacoma, Wash,
says: "The first symptom of Kid
ney trouble in my case was lame
ness across the small of my back.
I did not pay much attention to
it, but as l continued to grow
worse, knew something must be
done. Reading about Doan's
Kidney Pills, / decided to try
them and had my son get me a
supply at Malstrom Bros. Drug
Store. After 1 had taken half of
the contents of one box was re-
lieved. l have great faith In
Doan's Kidney Pills and recon-
mend them to anyone afflicted
with kidney complaint" Estate
ment given December 30, 1000
REIMBURSEMENT
On January A, 1910, Mrs.
lsaaksen was interviewed and she
said: II could not get along
without Doan's Kidney Pills.
Since publicly recommending
them some years ago, / have kept
supply on hand and their use
has never failed to relieve me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price
SO cents. Foster-Milburn Co,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name - Doan's
land take no other.
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Have you ever felt that way?
We hope not, but II you have. try
Baalmann's Gas Tablets for Stom-
ach Gas.
Listen: No physician, no drug
gist, in fact. no one can prescribe
compound or recommend to you
anything that is as effective and
positive I'm its cure as Balmann's
Gas Tablets. Take one bottle of
Baalmann's Gas Tablets according
to directions and your nervous
ness and Gas all will leave at
once and for good.
Dozens OF cured persons have
asked us how 1t is possible that
such small, Insignificant and
simple remedy as Baalmann' s
Gas Tablets can do such immedi-
ate and lasting good, when they
have tried for years the best
medicine they could get. AN
SWER: The cause OF Gas Is q
nervous, irritable stomach. and
Baalmann's Gas Tablets are for
the purpose of relaxing the ten
sion of your stomach nerves.
Thsk's why they cure.
Mr.. r. v. Allen, 1929 S. Hill ST.,
Los Angeles. CAL, says: Having
used your Baalmann's Gas Tab
lets and finding them the very
best remedy for the stomach l
have ever used, will say that l
have had eight doctors treat me
for my stomach in four months.
and one little bottle OF Baal-
mann's Gas Tablets did more
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HOME RULE IS
CONSIDERED
tBy United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, April 11-With hun
dreds of persons crowded into the
galleries and thousands unable
to gain admission, Premier As
quith presented today a bill for
home rule for Ireland in the
house of commons.
To prevent a demonstration
tickets We're issued only to the
wives and daughters of members,
OF parliament.
John Redmond, leader of the
Irish Nationalist. spoke in de-
Tense of the BILL
4 cannot admit the right of a
relatively small minority of Irish
citizens at Ulster" Premier AS
quith said, ito veto the will of
the vast majority of Irismen who
favor this bill"
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6}s{if:' JONES Il J,
Gentleman Defective 8
GdlfkBySAhUlH0PNN
0gAEvY >Se0HXRlGhI
w SfoPYRlGHT 1911 The eoBe3 MERRILL COMPANY.

"As / expected" said Jones.
Our hope be in the landlord" ,
The landlord turned out to pc
German landlady, who knew
little concerning her late ground
floor tenant and evinced no In
terest in the subject. The per
fesser," as she termed Smith,"
had taken the. flat by the month,
was prompt in payment, quiet IN
habit. given to long and frequent
absences; had been there hardly
at all in the last few weeks,
Where had he moved to? Himmel
only knew! He had left no al
dress. Where did his furniture
go? where; he'd left it behind
Was any one In the house ac-
quainted with him? Mrs. Marion
in the other ground-floor flat had
tried to be. Not much luck, she
thought.
Mrs. Marion was voluble, ir-
norant, and a willing source of
information.
THE perfessor? Sure! I knew'm
Twas me given the name. He
was a mejum. Nav! Not for
money. Too swell for that. But
a real thing mejum. A big one;
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THE GAS in MY STOMACH
Makes Me So Frantic Could Simply Scream with
Nervousness

uSneSS
good than all of them combined.
Thank YOU"
Mr.. John Ernst Warren. play
right, American Society OF Dra-.
matists and Composers, CONNER
cial Trust Bldg, 1851 Broadway,
New York. II feel better since
finished that second bottle OF
Baalmann's Gas Tablets than l
have felt In years"
Mr.. w. II. Booth, vice presi-
dent Equitable Savings Bank,
Los Angeles, says Baalmann's
Gas Tablets are the greatest and
most effective remedy ever made
for gas In the stomach and bow
els.
Mr.. j. @. Burns. Caspar. Wyo.,
June 30, 1911. Send by return
mail six more bottles Of Baal-
MAINS Gas Tablets. This Will go.
to show you, that think that
they are the best Tablets that !
have ever had. have used alb
kinds for the last fifteen years,
but have not derived any benefit,
whatever from them. but yours
are the best of the best. l have
been troubled with Gas on the
stomach and also with dyspepsia.
which has been something awful
but now It has left at once and I
feel like another person"
Every Druggist sells them. for
soc, or send soc direct to J. Baaf-
mann Co.. 336 Suffer street, San
Francisco.
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THE MERCY SIGN.

IHE MEHG1 SIGN.
CONTINUED from yesterday
"Is this it," he asked indi-
eating the copy of June Is.
That is the letter" said that
gentleman.
Average Jones turned the
paper and found, upon an inside
page, the strange advertisement
from IA Bellair street.
"One more question, Profess
sor," said he. when did you
last see Mr.. Craig?"
Nine or ten days ago l think
1t was July g."
How did he impress you?''
"As being somewhat preoccu-
pied. Otherwise normal"
WAS his face swollen them"
NO"
when did you see him?"
"The first time at my labora-
tory, about IL o'clock"
You saw him again that day,
then?"
Eyes. We met by accident at
little before 2 D.. m. on 23d st..
l was surprised, because he had
told me he had to catch a noon
train and return to his work"
Then he hadn't done SOL"
Yes. He explained that he
had, but that he had been sent
back to buy some supplies"
You believe he was telling
the TRUTH"
I'm an extensive experience
with young men / have never
known a more truthful one than
he"
Between the first day of his
coming back to New York and
the last, had you seen him?"
II had talked with him over
the telephone. He called up two
or three times to say that he was
well and working hard and
that he hoped to be back in few
weeks"
Where did he call up from?"
"As he did not volunteer the
information, ! am unable to say"
Unfortunate again. Well, I
think you may drop the notion
of suicide. If anything of impor-
lance occurs, please notify me at
one. Otherwise, I'll send you
word when l have made prog
ress."
Having dismissed. the anxious
pundit, Average Jones, so i'm
mersed in thought as to he obi
vious to outer things, made hrs
way to the Cosmic club in a
series of caroms from indignant
to indignant pedes-
trian. There. as he had foreseen,
he found Robert Bertram.
Can l detach you from your
usual bridge game this EVENING""
he demanded of that languid gem
tieman.
Very possibly. What's the in
Chapter Second of the Bellair
street advertisement. I've told
you the first chapter. You've
been the acknowledgements
so far. Now, come on in"
Together they went to the
village house. The
name Smith" had disappeared
from the vestibule.
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Raise Funds For
Club Women

Tacoma women met at st.
Luke's yesterday to arrange to en-
terrain the State Federation OBJ
Women's clubs here in June. To
raise additional funds to entertain
delegates the women will hold an
art lecture at Temple of Music
April 22 with stereopticon views.
A. L. Sommers will probably de-
liver the lecture which is being
sent out by the American Fedora
ton of Women's clubs.
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MONEY THROWN AWAY

There Is NO Sense in Paying
Large Doctors Bills When the
Columbia Medical Institute Of
fers the Best and Most Success
full Treatment for Only IS a
Month.
Il have been able to save a
portion of my salary since I have
been treated at the Columbia In
stitute," said a well known young
man recently. Previous to that
time 1t had all gone in DOCTOR
bills, and 1 could not keep out of
debt. Now. the one small pay
ment of five dollars month COW
ers the entire cost of treatment.
and the treatment is the best. !
am rapidly getting we'll"
The experience of this gentle
man Is very common one, and
furnishes an object lesson for all
sufferers from any chronic ai1-
ment or malady. Not only does
the. generous provision for the
treatment of all diseases at a
nominal cost relieve the patient
of the burden OF expense, but the
scientific mastery of disease by
the specialists of the institute
insures the cure of conditions
that resist all efforts of less skill
ed and competent physicians.
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Booth For Kids

20 Mayor Seymour is trying to
arrange to open a booth for chill
dren in Tacoma at the public
market where the youngsters can
sell the fruits and vegetables they
raise and pick this summer.
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A Popular
Need
FILLED ny THE CO.
LUMBIA MEDICAL INSTITUTE.


In every city there is great ne
cessity for an institution where
sick people, plain. ordinary. ev-
eryday people requiring expert
medical attention, can have this
want supplied at reasonable cost.
No end of suffering has been en-
dured through inability of patti
ents to pay the usual fees for
treatment and continue doing SO
for a time sufficient to obtain
permanent relief. THIS is THE
REASON FOR THE COLUMBIA
MEDICAL INSTITUTE-that the
best possible attention--thor-
ough, painstaking. scientific and
successful--may be available to
every sufferer, and the great ex-
tent of the Columbia practice is
conclusive evidence of the ap-
proval of the people and their
appreciation of many years OF
faithful service.
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Quickest Relief Known
For All Sore Feet

The following is absolutely the
surest and quickest cure known to
science for all foot ailments: Dis
solve two tablespoonfuls of Gallo
eide compound in a basin of warm
water. Soak the feet in this for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-11

to cure the worst feet. 1t works
through the pores and removes the
cause of the trouble. Don't waste
time on uncertain remedies. ANY
druggist has Calocide compound in
stock or he can get II in a few
hours from his wholesale house. III
is not a patent medicine but is an
ethical preparation.
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Big Year Coming

F. w. Robinson, general
freight agent of the Hartman
lines, was here yesterday looking
over the situation. He looks for
record-breaking business this
year. The company has put
$4,000 into improvements to
be able to handle the business
when II gets here.
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tuH fifteen min uteS,
gently rubbing the
sore parts" The eff
feet is really wonder
full. All soreness goes
instantly: the feet feel
so good you could sing
for JOY. Corns and
callouses can be peel
ed right off. 1t gives
immediate relief for
sore bunions, swes<v
smelly and aching
feet. A twenty-five
cent box of Calocide
10 aatd IN ha cnff{oia-t
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through Nebraska. Senator Rob-
ert M. LaFollette today is en-
route to Oregon to continue his
fight for the republican nomina-
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. AT PUYALLUP

PUYALLUP, April 11.--This
city is going in for Fairgrounds.
The Commercial club will take
the matter up and discuss 1t at
luncheon today and It is ex-
pected out of the discussion will
grow a movement that will later
provide place for the children OF
Puyallup to have Fairgrounds
adequate to their needs.
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tion. He is accompanied by Mrs.
LaFollette. Roosevelt was the
object of LaFollette's attack yes-
terday.