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for his arrest had been issued in Tu.
rim. Milan. Novara, saluxso and other
cities. and the police Of all Italy,
France, Germany and Austria were
looking for him..
Only by his supreme nerve did ne
elude them. His name changed like
the colors Of . chameleon. Here he
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LEGAL NOTICES

wMottces published under this
heading will be charged iegaivates
In accordance Withthe ruling Of the
mclean County Press Association,
and no Affidavit will be issued until
Ill publication. charges are paid.
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They Searched the Trunks Of Gin
drI's Room In the Pension u Bella.
In the Via del 1abulno."
Do effectively today a. they worked in
the time of GIL Bias.
! Getting forged checks cashed was
another very simple method Of obtain
Ing money. When searched Gindri
had in, his pocket . check book on the
Credit Lyonnais. which has branches
all over Europe. The stubs In this
book showed that checks aggregating
many thousands Of francs had been
cashed for him by ecclesiastical dignl-
taries. although the only deposit he
had made was one of 500 francs. In
his pockets were also q solid silver
purse containing $500 In foreign
money, several diamond rings. and .
gold watch set with diamonds.
This extraordinary young scoundrel
ts tall and slender, with . hooked
nose. black eyes and black hair. He
speaks Italian. French. German. Eng.
1ish and Greek.
. He is to be sent successfully to
each Of the cities where he 10 want
3D." in each Of them he win be tried
and. II convicted. will be sentenced.
30 he has the prospect Of four or I'VE
prison terms. n after, another. In DIFF
ferent parts Of Italy.
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.he lnoratlated Himself Here and
There by Conspicuous Acts %
Charity and Piety."

~ sSS$e ||uZ-
ives Mgr. the Able Jean de sevigne,
there the Right Rev. Marquis de Saint
Mars, elsewhere the Right Rev. Prince
Granite di Belmonte; in some places
he was Mgr. Jean Boni de Caller des
Marquis de Villarmoir; again he posed
as the Rev. Mgr. Edoardo Lanzetti. In
one of his s%windling games he wal
private secretary to the archbishop
Of Paris"
At his boarding house In Rome he
was simply Edoardo di Santo Stefano,
theological student.
Secret Of His Success.
1t was only by such lightning
changes Of name and residence that
he succeeded in keeping the fraudu.
lent game going with impunity for %
many years.
1t would be impossible and useless
to make a list Of those he has swim.
died. 1t is believed he has got away
with several millions of francs In all.
The greater number Of his victims
have made no formal complaint
against him, preferring to pocket their
losses rather than to suffer the chat
fng of their friends because Of their
%gullibility. But 1t is known that among
the sufferers are cardinals, archbish-
ops. abbots of m~onasteries. mother su-
pertors and ADDRESSES Of converts and
noble men and women who are chari-
tably disposed.
How did he do 1t? In many ways
He forged letters Of introduction from
one bishop to another. He ingratiated
himself here and there by conspicuous
gets Of charity and piety and 30 got
genuine letters Of Introduction from
prelates and mobiles.
! Among those upon whom he i'm
posed was the Dowager Duchess Of
Genoa, mother Of Queen Margherita
Of Italy. In whose private chapel at
Novara he said mass. and from whom
he received q present.
/; About to Say Macs. j..
When caught in Rome he was about
to 60 to st. Peters to say mass. the
authorization 20 to do being signed
BY Cardinal Respighi, which signature
10 declared to be q forgery. At the
Pontihcal academy called "dei Nobili
Ecclesiastici." In the Piazza della MI
perva, letters addressed to him had
been piling up for several days.
They were all directed to 1.-THE Rev.
Granite ID Belmonte." . name he was
using in certain quarters where he had
posed 40 Q nephew Of Cardinal Gran
Ito di Belmonte. Many Of these let
ters were In feminine hands and dain-
lily perfumed. They were q puzzle
10 Mgr. francesca sogaro. archbishop
pf Armida. the president Of the col
!ege,, until he heard Of Gindri's arrest
Ind read the list Of names the fellow
lad used. Then he sent all the let
lers to the police. They are said to
throw q brilliant light on Gindri's
methods.
The police were astonished when
they searched the trunks in Gindri's
room in the Pension 10 Bella, in the
Via del Babuino. His trunks and
valises were Of the finest leather,
with gold plated mountings. They
were full Of sacredotal garments Of
the inest broadcloth lined with silk
lnd satin; laymen's suits made by the
most fashionable tailors In Europe;
canes and umbrellas with gold han
i..st#L -. -EE.I.. .E4a - .n.+-- E4-fLE . u
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CLUB
Commercial Club Of .Washburn.
Regular meeting of club members
the last Monday Of each month at
the club room. X. Klein, presi.
dent; M. 81. Sawyer, secretary.
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sAtslast accounts lthe manSwho wlgeo
The Beautiful SNOW u !, 4 s ase1llls & g.
.hisdtnS. s9ss;s: S.ss.ss.si sc ss:
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Professional Cards
Holm HOLKUP

MERCHANT TAILOR
Tailor-M ade Suits, Cleaning, Press
ing and Repairing.
Washburn, North Dakota
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of DARING
SWindler
at an End

ONE 1TALY.-Nerve was what
kept this phenomenal rascal
skating gracefully over the
thinnest kind Of ice. And his
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]. r. Meagher. Attorney for
Mortgage. Velva, N. Oak.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16
WOODROW WILSON
DOLLAR CLUB

Get your dollar in to the Woodrow
Wilson Dollar club, and do it at once.
Sixty OF ninety days from now WIN
be too late. The expenses of the cam
paign for the presidency will not be
borne BY the big interests, for the
good reason that their offerings of
contributions will not be accepted.
The expense will be borne by the
rank and file Of Democracy, and every
loyal Democrat should contribute his
dollar for the defraying Of the neces.
sary expenses.
The Exp ,ss will receive oontribn'
tions and forward them to the national
committee every two weeks.
Below are the charter members.
The charter list has not yet closed
Bring your dollars and get on It,
Join the procession and march up
in front with the band.
Charter members:
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ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE.

s. A. Std Of Mason, Mich. viii never
forget his terrible exposure to a merci-
less storm. 1t gave me dreadful
cold, he writes. that caused severe
pains in my chest, so it was hard for
me to breathe A nelghbor gave me
several doses OF Dr. Kings New Dis.
covery which brought great relief. The
doctor said 7 was on the verge Of
pneumonia, but to continue with the
Discovery l did so and two bottles
completely cured me" Use only this
quick, safe, reliable medicine FOR
coughs, cold, or any throat or lunf
trouble. Price SOC and s1.OO. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by Brown &
Co. d&w
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HOUSEHOLD
g1J4I~ uu--uzzuzns uu@@@
gQyESTIONS

10 use sour milk for grlddle cakes.
never add baking powder. but instead
an even teaspoonful OF baking soda
to each cup OF milk.
Before washing lace collars basic
them closely on piece Of white cloth.
They will not be stretched nor torn,
II no starch is put IN them they wiz
look like new.
When making pies, II you win tuck
the upper crust under the lower and
press down with fork. you win never
have any trouble with your pie stick
ing 70 the plate or the Juice running
out.
A woman with a badly faded blue
shawl gave Il q bath IN cold water
with which q tablespoonful Of vinegar
had been mixed and the color returned
perfectly. Not all dyes yield to this
treatment.
To clean straw mating put three
plnts Of bran in two quarts Of water
and boil When It is nearly cool wash
the mating with It and afterward dry
It we'll with a clean cloth. Add a lit
tie salt to the water for white mat
ting and vinegar Tor red.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16
Relieve Indigestion
Almost Instantly

A little tablet called "Digestit" has
brought instant relief to thousands
their own statements are proof. Two
or three tablets after meals or when
suffering stops fermentation, prevents
distress, relieves indigestion and al
most instantly cures dyspepsia.
Browns Digestit is sold with the dis
tinct understanding that your money
will be refunded II you want it-5Oc.
Red Cross Pharmacy. (S)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16
AAA3N4&A444A4@AA 4A
BEDTIME STORIES
FOR THE CHILDREN.
HERE is A REAL SECRET.
Iny ThornLon w. Bursesal

(By Thornton w Burgess)
Written for the Associated Newspa.
pers.
No one except Billy Mink and little
Joe Otter had found the secret door
10 Jerry Musuars new house, Billy
Mink had watched Jerry dive from the
top Of the new house, and Jerry had
not come up again for a long, long,
long time pilly Mink and Little Joe
Otter had put their two little brown
heads together and decided that Jerry
Mushrats secret door must be way
down under water So one day when
Jerry Muskrat was off hunting for
fresh water clans Billy Mink proposed
that they hunt for Jerfy's secret door
In beat You down to the bottom Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16
SAFETY PARAMOUNT 70 SPEED.

The managers Of the railroads IN
this country probably have never win.
ingly permitted conditions to exist on
the lines IN their control that endan-
gered passengers or property. But Il
seems 10 be IN the American blood to
take a chance" And that railroad
men have many times taken
chance" has been shown by official In
quirlcs into the causes Of wrecks. says
the Cleveland Leader,
But now the necessity Of making
safety paramount 10 speed and the de-
mands Of the time table is being relt
by them as II never has before A
general safety agent has been added
to the operating staff OF the New York
Central lines. The Northwestern rail.
road has safety committees at work,
which greatly reduced It's accident rec.
ord OF 1911 from that OF 1910 Now
the Rock Island company has estab-
iished a bureau TO study ways and
means whereby the rule ef safety
first shall be observed constantly IN
the running OF LIS trains. The thorough
manner in wsich the work Is belne
taken up is shown by the fact that the
committees In the bureau number
about six hundred members, repre-
sentlng every branch OF the service
When one considers in an abstract
way the fact that constantly there ar'
hundreds OF masses OF iron and stee
crowded with humanity and weighlnl
many thousand pounds each. beini
propelled over thin strips Of meta
through town and gorge and owe
mountain and plain at an approximate
speed Of 60 miles an hour, the wonde
Is that more lives are not lost in th'
doing Of Il than there are.
The public viii welcome and approv
this new move on the part Of the raj
roads While travellers may fret an
protest over delays la their iourne
and the missing Of train connections
they can not and viii not, as a class
deny the wisdom Of making safety Ia
first consideration on the railroad
which carry them
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Smiling POOL cried Little Joe Otter /
splash The two little rasoals were
under water, and there was nothing
except a great big ripple to tell where
they had gone 1t didn't take them
long to find Jerry Muskrats secret
door, for really It wasn't secret at all
for the little people Of the Smiling
Pool. Grandfather Frogs grandchil-
dren the poliwogs, knew all about it.
So did Mr.. and Mrs Trout. Billy
Mink peeped inside. Then they swan
back to the Big Rock and climbed up
on it to dry off,
Lets not say anything about il to
Jerry Muskrat," said Billy Mink.
Wen get him to play hide and seek
or course he'll hide in his new house.
Then wen give him surprise by find
ing the secret door"
SO as soon as Jerry Muskrat came
in sight, Billy Mink shouted to him:
"Hi, Jerry Muskrati Bet you can't
hide where VIC can't find you"
Jerry Muskrats eyes twlnkled. "Will
you give me two minutes to hide?" be
asked
Billy Mink and Llstle Joe Otter
agreed. Jerry Muskrat took long
breath and then dIved out Of sight
Little Joe Otter nudged Billy Mink
and they both chuckled as they watch
ed Jerry Muskrat disappear They
waited two minutes.
Now wen give Jerry Muskrat
surprise" said Billy Mink, as thel
prepared to dive into the smllini
Pool.
Grandfather Frog sitting on his BIZ
green lily pad chuckled to himself al
! he watched them 4Chugarum!" salt
Grandfather Frog. Somebody is go
ing to be surprised, sure enough, bu
I'm not 80 sure that it will be Jerr.
: Muskrat."
/. Billy Mink and Littio Joe Otte
+ swan straight to Jerry Muskrat's se
a cret door and slipped inside. The
were in the nice little room Jerry ha
I built under water, and right up abov
r was the passage to Jerry's bedroom
1t was so easy that they wanted I
laugh, but they couldn't because the
were under water, you know, and hs
& to hold their breath.
+ Up the passage they scrambled an
} in minute were in jerry Muskrat
d snug little bedroom, which is war;
/ and dry because it is above water
Y Didn't fool us this time, did yo'
!. Jerry Muskrat?" shouted Billy Min
e Then Billy blinked both eyes. Jerr
a. Muskrat wasn't to be SEEM no, sil
Jerry Muskrat wasn't to be seen! Tbs
of pulled his softil warm bed Of grass
ie pieces, but no Jerry Muskrat.
is Where was heg Perhaps II you al
y Grandfather Frog or write TO him
1t win tell you, foT this is jerry Mus
d. rats other secret, and Grandfath
+, Frog is the only one who knows It.
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THE WISE MAN.

There is man in our town who
thinks he's wondrous wise; though he
has losts Of junk to sell, he ooes not
advertise. He often says; The pro-
pie must know I'm in the game; and
II they want my doodads, they'll come
aud buy the same. To advertise my
ilmcracks won't bring me trade or
scads. for folks who take the papers
refuse to read the ads. They read the
sporting page. they read the household
dope, they read what Lillian Russell
says Of her beauty soap, they read the
wedding stories OF joyous girls and
lads. they read the Honts to Hoboes,
but do not read the ads" The large
and elammy spiders build cobwebs in
his store. aud no one will disturb them
by entering the door. The clerks are
growing whiskers all filled with fun.
gus blue, and comb them with their
ringers-they'ye nothing else to do
Sometimes a say-eyed pilgrim, in
somnia-accursed, goes there, in peace
and quiet to sleep a little Yerst Amor
man who wishes to drop from pub
lie view. drops In to see that merchant
and stays a week or two. But no one
takes a bundle or buys things at his
store. where broods the drowsy mer
chant and all the clerkings snore.-
Uncle Walt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN HAND
BOOKS.

Those wanting copies Of the Demo-
cratic hand book may obtain them by
leaving 25 cents at this office These
books deal very Complementary on
the issues Of the campaign and It is a
very good thing to be well fortified
for an argument They VIII be ready
for distribution by the national cam
paign committee In about ten days, and
an order will be sent IN from this Of
flee for all who care to have them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

q . 44 q 2 . = 9 9 . 8
y DEMOCRATIC TICKET =
. For President :
= WOODROW WILSON :
. Of New Jersey. :
y For Vice President =
. THOMAS MARSHALL :
. Of Indiana. I
= For United States Senate 4
= ROBT. L. OWEN
: For Congressman, 5th District !
- SCOTT FERRIS.
= For Representatives
= A. S. RIDDLE.
y T.J. BROWN
= For County Commissioners
4 District l
. ED PARRISH.
= District 2
I'D. CHAsTAlN.
= District
. SELL PURSLEY
= For County Judge
- N. NJ. WILLIAMS.
= For Sheriff
~ ]. Q. LEWIS.
= For County Attorney.
OSCAR SIMPSON
. For County Clerk
f. P. BRADLEY
= For Clerk District Court
S. L. NEWMAN
= For Treasurer
w. T. CLOUD
: For Clerk Superior Court
= WI. MELTON.
= For Register Of Deeds
= J. T. HILL.
y For Tax Assessor
= V. II. HULEN
= For County Superintendent
. G. +. NEWELL
= For Surveyor
= II. A. CRANWELL
4 For County Weigher
. G. c. GOETT1NG.
= For Justice OF the Peace
4. P. MOORE.
= w. w. CLARKE.
= For Constable
= BEN f. PHILLIPS.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. .
Compiled by the Grady County
Abstract Company, 1t7z
North Third Street.

II. Blair and wife to r. NJ. Cavett,
1912, $1,000; west SO # lot block
ia, chickasha
Clare S. Campbell and husband,
Sam s., to Charles p Haney 5-7-12,
$3.50; 81 sW 3-2 1896.
James II. Gilmore and wife to vii
liam A. Saunders, s-l2-1w, 81; lot .;
SIC NE 6-5-s.
Jacob Frazier and wife to r NJ
Frey, $3.50; 7-l5-12; S Y NE 81; lot
ii. S2-7-7
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

Were are all medicines as meri-
torious as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoe Remedy the world would
be much better off and the percentage
Of suffering greatly decreased writes
Lindsay Scott, Of Temple, Ind. For
sale by al dealers. d&W
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

MIR. W. $. Gunsalus, farmer, living
near Fleming, Pa, says he has used
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy IN his family for four
teen years. and that he has found it
10 be an excellent remedy, and takes
pleasure in recommending Il. For sale
BY all dealers. d&w
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LIBRARY BULLETIN.


Recent interesting additions oI non
fiction.
Cheney Industrial and Social Ills.
tory Of England
Langford -Yigilante Days and Ways
Carson-Mexico, Wonderland " the
South.
Thayer-Out Of the Rut
Zangwlll The Netting Pot.
Doyle Through sie Magic Door
HOwells Heromos Of Fiction.
LoWeii-LiteTary Essayl.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

a women well along in years asked
a druggist Il he had any cream fer
restoring the complexion, Restoring,
Missg You mean preserving said he
in his most hearty manner. Then
he sold her Si7 worth OF complexion
creamc. Somewhat on to his Job.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

standing reputation Of
gn firm or corporation which the
sOumn Of the Express gladly corrected s being brought
the attention Of the management
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

Union, but reports given out say that
he has not decided where he will stop
The people will stop him at the polls
In November.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16
South Plains Of Texas

Offers greater inducements today
than any other country. New railroads
building, good crops and general pros
perlty prevails It is the "cattleman's
paradise. farmers choice" and bus.
mess mans opportunity" Lands IN
oreasing from $3.50 per acre now to
$1,000 in years. Can irrigate II you
want 10. Nothing can prevent this 9e-
coming the greatest stock farming
country in the world. Section tracts
for sale or trade. Some large ranches
in our hands to convert into money OF
other lands.
GARLAND & BARR.
Si5 Campbell Building,
Oklahoma City, Okla
c. G. MORGAN, Gen. Salesman.
S-S.1t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

Kipling From Sea to Sea.
Smith Gondola Days
shuman How to Judge Book.
Mason Opera Stories
Lanier- Hymns Of the Marshes
sill-Hermitage and Later Poems
Scum OF the Earth.
Juvenile.
Johnston-When Mother Lets Us
Cook
Baldwin--Four Great Americans.
Burton -Four American Patriots
Cody -Four American Poets.
Kingsley Four American Explof
ers.
MRS. J. A. THOMPSON,
LIhfarlan
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

The child should be taught to re-
strain his anger; but he may not re-
strain It II he has not got It. Anger
is Ike a fire-a good servant and a
terrible master. Without capacity for
anger Luther could not have fought
the battles Of the Reformation; nor
our fathers the War Of the Revolution
Lyman Abbott.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16

A st. Joseph man found a purse
containing $1,000, spent 20 cents car
fare and chased a freight train a mile
caught Il aud returned the purse 10
the owner, who was on the freight
His reward whs to be told to hurry
and get Of the train, as he was delay
Ing It. Seems that this Is about the
last word In mans inhumanlty to mau.
Ex Congressman Charles F. Scott Of
lola expresses amazement that the
Texas voters selected Rep. Morris
Sheppard to succeed Joseph ". Lssiley
in the senate. Mr. Scott says that
Sheppard is a very nice man indeed,
but he makes only one speech a year,
and there a, half dozen men IN the
Texas delegation better qualified to
be senator. Il may be that the people
Of Texas chose Mr.. Sheppard in the
belief that he viii vote right-which
however, Is a secondary consideration
to those who believe the greatest con
gressman Is he who sloshes most
X. O. Star. And which may explain
why Mr.. Scott is an ex-congressman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-16
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One year, delivered BY carner---S4s0
Elx months, delivered By carrier 2.4O
ghree months. delivered By carrier 1.2O
Oas month. delivered BY carrier 40
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c. G. MORGAN, Gen. Salesman
S-S.7t
Evening journal., 1912-09-27

Saturday afternoon to discuss Boys
Growing Contest-The Rev. Hamilton
B. Phelps will oficiate at the after
noon service at Saint Andrews
Church, Andora. Sunday-Miss Emma
H. Rutter, of Elk Neck, and Miss An
ME c. Wilson, of Collingswood, ~ j.,
have been visiting their sister, Mrs
William ID. Bratton on their return
from Niagara Falls and Canada
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to Harry E. Hathaway, OF Oak
wood and Nellie l.. Trimble. OF Pilot:
Harry W. CoOver and Anna W. Rohm,
both Of Newark, Del; Charles Whit
lock and Mary Hess, both of Earle
vile-The Ekton committee of the
Chautauqua meeting has decided to
hace ChautauQua next year. Chas b.
Finley. Jr.. was authorized to sign a
contract for the meeNng in June OF
next year. The members Of the
committee are William ID. Bratton
Arthur Harvey W. X. Mackall. DAME
Evening journal., 1912-09-27
CONGRESSMEN'S ASSISTANTS
WANT FULL ALLOWANCE
BY The United press.

By The United Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27-Secretar-
les OF Congressman are organizing. Il
was learned today to fight an alleged
congressional graft" regarding pay
ment of their salaries. Representa-
uves are paid $500 year for se-
cretary's salary. hut often pay only
from s25 to SIS per month, pocketing
the difference. The secretaries want
the whole $500 allowance.
Representative Bartlett, dem. Cal
is declared to be the leader of the
secretaries in their fight for full sal
aries.
At the last session OF congress.
there we're 399 members. but only $50
secretaries. Some Of the members. Il
Is said. have a common secretary,
each chipping In" in a small amount
Of their $3.50 monthly allowance for
that purpose and using the "syndicat-
ed secretary a part OF the time
To have secretaries checks made
out 10 the men who do the work and
not TO the congressman is the reform
advocated.