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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26
:" Hope You viii Not Forget Me-"

Its entrance was castle like: It's outst
court a bower; its walls glistenino
marble. It's height was great and it,
general effect imposing. There were
private garages on each floor for the
cars of it's tenants. went in at the
entrance where l had left her, took
the elevator to the fifth floor and
rang the bell Of her suite. The door
was opened by an inscrutable-facod
mulatto maid who surveyed me up
and down with a quick keenness that
made me feel that she would never
forget me- I inquired for her mistress
and was Immediately shown into .
handsomely furnished reception par
lor. Promptly Mrs. Dace came float
ing from between the portieres.
I viewed her with refreshed admira-
ton. Her gown though Of angelic
simplicity was yet triumph Of art
fulness. The cunning Of master
hand was revealed In each smooth
curve and the delicate tracery Of lace.
work through which the white flesh
cleaned. Her figure was exquisite
and seemed to have been nodded
within this creation Of a genius. She
approached me with hand extended
her smile witching thing.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26

against a proposition like cocaine in
wine, or a woman like Mrs. Dace, l
run for the fence. They are too
blamed seductive to fool with and l
don't take any chances with them.
She has got the beauty and graces of
all the NEUROLOGICAL goddesses CON-
bined, but that does not count for
everything. II l remember rightly.
those NEUROLOGICAL goddesses were a
pretty bad lot"
With the instructive desire that
Clare had possessed to fly to his de-
Tense. I now felt myself surging to
Mrs. Dace's. But I held myself in
leash. Even assuming for the sake
OF argument that should desire to
make fool Of myself over her, what
possible object could she have In en-
couraging me to such idiocy?" asked.
He puckered up his mouth and thrust
his hands deep In his pockets.
We'll. now, that is one of the funny
things about women. OF course we
don't know much about them, but we
do know this: We know that the only
reason they care for US Is because
they can't get anything better. II the
gods came to earth, the only thing left
for man to do would be to cast him.
self like swine into the sea. And
therein Is where we differ from wom-
anklnd. Man doesn't want angels;
plain mortal woman-provided she Is
not too plain, of course-is good
enough for him. But inasmuch as she
can't achieve the gods, on this earth
at least, she turns to man as the next
best substitute. Now you are strap
ping young fellow, good looking and
all that, and such mon have always
interested women from tn beginning.
But remember, there are vomen and
women. Take Clare, fo' instance.
She Is beautiful, too, and keeps her.
self looking as attractive as possible
In order to make people like her.
Yet she Is as harmless as a butter
fly. Some others aren't You ought
to know something of the species be-
fore you pick up thing Just because
1t is gaudy. You might get stung"
Absolutely without information con-
corning her beyond what Bruce him.
self had confided in me, half angry
at myself that I should take the
trouble to answer him, l nevertheless
yielded to my impulse to defend her.
With considerable emphasis l told him
that I should refuse to believe any In
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26

situations against her until had pos
tive knowledge Of their truth. He
listened silently, growing suddenly
sober at my warmth, and when l had
finished addressed me with notify
ing pat upon the back.
"Whew! I didn't think you were
going to get so warmed up over a lit
tie thing like that. But you may be
sure l have no desire to dfsparage
your lady. l told you to start with
that I knew almost nothing about her
except by hearsay, and you know as
we'll a. l do what that sort Of evi.
dence Is worth. They won't listen to
1t In law. She may be pure gold for
all l know; but ! was Just warning
you to keep your guard up until you
have tented her out But now I'll tell
you something which l do know to
be a fact. II you expect to hold a
princess, you have got to be a prince
Of good fellows yourself and 60 out
and buy her q new castle every lie"
DAYS. Furthermore, In this case, you
are going to run up against a real
dragon" smiled.
Dragons always get the worst OF
It in the story books; fire, smoke and
ALL" returned with touch OF sar'
casm, But Bruce seemed very much
in earnest.
"Well, you won't find this one any
fairy tale beast that you can chop up
with a tin sword He is an up'to'date,
high-geared, sixty-horse power, mile-a'
minute juggernaut, and you had better
keep out of his way or you'll get
smashed"
"And the dragon is who?"
Richard Mackay. boodler prince
and political boss who was indicted
by the grand jury in connection with
that thirty.million dollar franchise
crab from the city: and who By some
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26

this manner when the front door 10"
rang sharply, and as Mrs. Teooets
was in the midst OF her own trouble
with my uncle, l went below to an.
swer it. Swinging the door open !!
saw on the step before me my olo
friend, William LeDuc, whom mao
not seen In ages. Heartily grasped
him by the hand, and dragged MIN
within.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26
CHAPTER III.-(contlnued.)

,--.4:.s stg .0cd! Ny God! Forty thou-
sand dollars Of money that toiled
and schemed and saved for gone into
the pockets Of loafing thieves. And
was going to put 1t in the bank
the first thing Monday morning. Oh,
It's terrible-terrible." He fell to roll
ing his head and cracking the Joints
of his fingers In his mental agony az
the officers looked down upon him in
mingled pity and contempt. Present
~ he recovered himself with start
and demanded to know about his pa
pers; and this time l was glad to be
able to tell him that 80 far as I had
observed in my hasty scrutiny, moth.
ing had been taken but the money.
He seemed a trifle relieved for the
moment at this information, but soon
fell back into his lamentings. It was
one Of the most lamentable sights
that I ever looked upon. exhibiting
o. 1t did all that was deplorable In
bis nature. The captain cleared his
throat and began his examination.
I'VE have made thorough inspec-
ton of the premises and cannot find
that anything outside Of the front
rooms has been tempered with. All
the windows Of the unused lower por.
ton are nailed down and the shutters
fastened from the inside. The burglar
alarm is in perfect order and would
have notified the station had anything
been forced open. The locks on the
doors have not been broken, and they
are of an intricate Yale pattern that
could not have been picked. Every.
thing goes to show that whoever en-.
tered did 60 by means Of key to the
front door, since the rear door was
bolted from the inside. II he did not
unlock the front door 1t must have
been left open, or else he was Sc
creted in the house beforehand" He
turned to Mrs. Tebbets. Are you sure
that everything was locked up last
night when you retired and that no
outsider was secreted anywhere!" She
burst forth eagerly.
And indeed I am. sir. was down
stairs all the evening, and II the front
door had been open by 20 much a. q
crack / would have known It. al
ways notice such things. And there
was not anybody in the house besides
Mr.. Halliday and myself, either. l
swept the whole place yesterday after
noon, closets and all. II anybody had
been under the beds my broom would
have found him quick enough, the
rogue" Noting these facts In his
memorandum book the officer contin-
ued dogmatically:
"Then it comes down to this. Who
essr did this must have done so by
means Of q key to the front door. The
task door Is still securely bolted from
the inside. and your housekeeper says
she has not had occasion to use 1t
this morning. Therefore, 1t still re-
mains as 1t was during the night. The
lower windows are securely fastened;
the upper ones could not have been
raised sufficiently to admit person
without setting of the burglar alarm,
and there are no other means OF en-
trace. It could not have been done
stle9wisA" TAera really seemed ~
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26
SYNOPSIS.

Abner Halliday. a misery millionaire.
II found gagged. bound and insensible In
his room, his safe rifed and $4,000 miss
by his nephew Tom. Living In the same
house are other relatives: reckless Bruce
Halliday and pretty Clare Winton. Bruce.
who Is a bond broker. has been trying to
raise $4,000 to put through a deal and
save himself from f1nacial ruin. He has
applied to his miserly uncle and to others
for the loan but has been refused.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26
A Drawback.

~ should think It would be bad
for the succession Of a kingdom to
have a bald.headed ruler"
"Why so?"
Because he has no heir apparent
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26
Their Class,

What would you call authors o.
aviation?"
We'll, unless they 60 up In aero
planes of literature, I SHOULD claaa
them a. uudArvriterA."
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-26

means unknown to me escaped The
cell that he ought to garnish." ha
shot over his shoulder as he turned
away.
Thank you ever so much" l 70
torted.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
ROOSEVELT HEARS
REPORTS OF WORK
DONE IN HIS BEHALF

Oyster Bay, N. Y, March g. Re-
ports that the Roosevelt movements
were making a steady headway here,
were brought to Col, Roosevelt, to-
day, and when he returned, tonight,
from New York he had the air Of a
man we'll satisfied with the days
work.
In addition to hearing the situa-
tion in various sections the Colonel
made long contribution to the cam
paign literature Of the day. He
gave out letter which he wrote last
January to Frank A. Munsey, the
publisher, in which he said that
while he would not be q candidate
in 1912, he would not make state
ment which would make 1t difficult
for him to accept the nomination.
He expressed the hope that this
would go long way towards settling
the question whether he had broken
his word by saying last week chat
he would accept the nomination If it
were offered to him,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
RATIFICATION OF
PEACE PACTS is
seen FOR TODAY
Senator Lodge Predicts That Treat
les, as Unamendcd, VIII
Pass Senate |.

Washington, March 5.-~Four
hours debate in the Senate today
seemed to indicate that the pending
arbitration treaties with England
and France probably would be rati-
fled late tomorrow.
The ratification will be the con-
summation Of what many statesmen
view.is the first great more towards
universal peace, Senator Lodge to-
night said that he exp @i fe
tomorrow, and that while the vote
on the committee amendment, pro-
posing to strike out clause Z from
the treaty probably would be close,
he believed that the treaties. un-
amended, would be ratified with his
resolution
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
BUSINESS MEN
REGARD OUTLOOK
FAVORABLE NOW
Wire interruption Prevents Correct
Gathering Of News From
Mexican Skirmishes

Washington, March 5.--Frequent
interruption of rail and wire COM
munication, between the city of
chihuahua and the American bor-
der, has been causing anxiety here
for reliable news of insurgent ac>
tivity in that section, Today, how
ever, telegram reached here, via
Monterey, from the American con-
sui at Chihuahua, dated yesterday
1T is reported that business men re-
garded the outlook as greatly i'm
proved.
The government forces, the tele-
gram reports, were routed last Sun
day. A peaceful occupation of the
city by revolutionists is expected.
Nogales is reported quiet.
Rebel bands caused uneasiness in
the vicinity of Torreon Though nc
direct knowledge of the condition OF
the missing Americans in the vicin-
ity of Asarico, state department of
ficials are inclined to believe nc
harm has come to them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
Attacks Made on Rule Prohibiting
Employees Appeals to
Congress
INDUSTRIAL PEACE ASKED
Cardinal Gibbons Tells Members
Animosiiy Of Capital and
Labor Should Stop

Washington. March 5.-The post
office department was a target for
prominent speakers at the twelfth
annual convention of the National
Civic Federation which opened here
today, Attacks on the executive or
der, which prohibits the appeal of
government employees to Congress or
Congressman, in questions affecting
wages and working conditions, were
made by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of La
Dor, and Representative Lloyd Of
Missouri, member of the House COM
mittee on postoffice and post roads
Cardinal Gibbons resided at the
morning session and spoke on the
relation of capital to labor, their
inter-dependence on each other and
the growing power of union labor in
its demand for betterment of work.
ing conditions and higher wages.
Seth Low, president of the FEEDER
alton, and Judge Knapp of the Unit
ed States Commerce Court, discussed
labor conditions and the general ten
eral tendency of both parties TO ar
bitrate disputes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
GOVERNMENT MAY
REST CASE ON
PACKERS TRIAL
Will Probably Compel Introduction
of Testimony Today or
Tomorrow

Chicago, March 5.-The govern
ment expects to rest its case in the
trial of the ten meat packers,
charged with the criminal violation
of the Sherman law, either tomorrow
or Thursday.
The trial which began Dec 6, was
shortened materially today, when
both sides agreed to have read to the
jury stipulated corporate statements,
describing the organization and
financial conditions Of the four COM
panies controlled by the defendant,
instead of calling score of wit
nesses to prove the fact.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
PERKINS BAND WILL
PLAY FOR K. NJ, X, G..

Harry Perkins of Mound City,
formerly of Cairo, has arranged to
furnish a brass band of forty pieces
at the annual banquet Of the X. M.
X, G.. tonight. Mr., Perkins has the
musicians well drilled and the pro-
gram is a very elaborate one. Ho
has engaged a number of out-of-town
musicians to help fill the engage
ment Some of the musicians of the
old X M. X, c. band will also take
part tomorrow night.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
MONEY TRUST
PROBE: TO BEGIN
IMMEDIATELY
Details Have Not Been Worked
Out, But Committee viii
Divide

Washington, March 5.--lt Is the
plan of the banking and currency
committee Of the House to begin Its
investigation of the money trust i'm
mediately. Details have not been
worked out but vac inquiry has been
divided. One is to be All inquiry in
to the money trust and the other a
.,usiaelation Of TIE Ald.<ch cur.
inc latter committee will also
summon witnesses but its work will
be more along the line Of construc.
tive legislation than those Of the III
vestigation.
The subcommittee to Investigate
the money trust will consist OF Rep
resentative Pujo, Of Louisiana, chair.
man, Representatives Brown, w.
Va, Stephens, Miss, Doughton. N
G., Dougherty Mo, Barnes, s. Car
and Neeley, Kas., Democrats and
four Republican members who will
be designated by Representative
Vreeland, of New York, the senior
Republican on the committee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
Dixon REQUESTS
TAFT FORCES TO
ASkfORPR|NARY
Montana Senator Fires Broadside
Into Taft Forces in State
ment Just Issued
PARTY SUCCESS MAIN OBJECT
~NA
--------~
Cooperation Of Presidents Aides
Win Mean Plans Success
Statement Says
PARTY SUCCESS MAIN OBJECT

Washington, March 5.-A letter,
challenging the Taft campaign
forces "to test by means of primar-
les" was sent to Director William
Mckinley of the Taft campaign COM
mittee, late today, by Senator Dixon,
Roosevelt's executive chairman.
Dixon declares the obvious purpose
OF both the Republican campaign
committees, is to elect Republican
next fall, that both are interested
primarily in the success of the party
and the first requisite to such success
is to choose the candidate with the
greatest popular strength.
Wants Free Expansion.
1--WE ought to have free and volun-
tary expression of opinion, directly
from the voters, who will carry the
ballots that will determine finally
the verdict at the polls,' the letter
says. "The time to find out what
the voters want is before the nomin-
alton is made, rather than after
wards. 1t will be too late after the
convention is held
The letter calls attention to the
various states where arrangements
have been made or are being made
or primaries, and adds:
with your cooperation similar
arrangements. no doubt, can be eff
fected in all other states, where
legislatures are not now considering
the enactment of the presidential
preferential primary laws"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
SERBIAN Wins
HOTLY CONTESTED
ROAD ELECTION
Road Commissioner is Reelected
by Majority Of 27s Over
J.H. Mulcahy
MANY FARMERS CAST VOTES
People From Drainage District and
Beech Ridge Flock
to Polls
MANY FARMERS CAST VOTES

Julius Serbian was reelected
Road Commissioner of road district
No. yesterday over his opponent, J.
II. Muleahy, by a majority 27S.
The vote was:
Serbian, 576; Mulcahy, 29S.
The election was the hottest ever
held in this city for the office. Prob
ably double the number of votes
were cast over any previous election
of this character. The courthouse,
the polling place for the entire dis
trict, presented lively scene all
day.
The cause of the unusual interest
taken In this election was attributed
to the belief that the people of the
county residing and owning prop
erty in the district north and north
west of Beech Ridge, which was add
ed to the Cairo and Drainage Dis
tricts few years ago, believed that
their interests had not been pro-
tected' in the matter of building new
roads and repairing old ones. Most
of the voters residing in this part OF
the district voted for Mulcahy.
Both Iron Mountain trains yester-
day brought in crowds of voters from
Miller City and Ross Switch. Au,
tomobiles and buggies were kept on
the go, picking up voters for both
the candidates.
Rivers White, negro living in
the Drainage District, was reelected
to the office of pound master for the
district, job he has held for num-
Der of years. He had no opposition.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
FIVE KILLED IN FIRE
IN BOARDING HOUSE

Beaver, Pa, March 5,-Five per-
sons were burned 10 death today
when a boarding house here was de-
stroyed by FIRE. The dead included
the landlord, his wife and three chill
dren. Two other children were saw
ed by boarders, who threw them
from the second story into the arms
Of persons in the street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
JAPANESE TROOPS ON
THEIR WAY TO PEKING

Tien Tsin, China, March 5.--A
body of 500 Japanese troops reached
Chin Wang Tao this morning, COM
ing from Port Arthur In lighters,
conveyed by cruisers. They are ex-
pected to reach this city at mid
night.
Four of the delegates from Nan
king to Yuan Shi Kai have reached
here en- route for Marking. They
were accompanied by two represen-
tatives of Yuan, who will continue
negotiations for the formation of a
coalition government.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
AMERICAN REFUGEES
DECREASE ON ROUTE
THROUGH LAREDO

Laredo, Tex, March 5.--The num-
Der of American refugees leaving
Mexico, through Laredo today, was
less than yesterday. None of todays
refugees told stories of mis-treat-
ment The only complaints con-
tinued to come from wives, who said
their husbands had sent them away
despite the women's protests.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
RIOTERS LOOT
CHENc TING FU
Mutineers Executed as They Return
to Peking---- 1000 More
Begin Fighting

Peking, China, March 5.--Cheng
Ting Flu, an important city on the
railroad, about $50 miles southeast
of Peking, was added today to the
list of places which have been loot
ed and burned No details have
reached here. Parties of mutineers
returned here today and intended to
resume looting. They were arrested
and decapitated A private telegram
says that. 1000 troops mutinied at
Kieu Kiang and looted the town.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06

The American end of Legation street
Ia the only Enclosed section. The
legation recently considered the ad-
visibility of putting up barricades,
but, not caring to excite Chinese sus-
pieiop, merely depended on sand,
bags and barbed wire, which have
now been more effectively rearrans
cd for defensive purposes. The lega-
ton garrison now numbers about
1000. and II is not aht1c'pdted9fhc
Chinese will attack the legations,
their principal object being pillage.
American soldiers have taken possess
sion of the Cinnamon pagoda and the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
FIRST WOMAN JUROR IS
AGAIN EMPANELLED

Seattle, wash, March g. Mrs.
Rosmand Densmore, for forty years
a resident of Seattle and the first
woman called to jury service during
the territorial days, again Is hear
ing evidence in the superior court,
She was empancled yesterday TO-
hear an assault case
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
ANDREWS CASE POSTPONED.

Columbus, o., March b.--The trial
of State Senator Andrews, charged
with accepting bribe of 5000 from
Detective Smiley Of Chicago for sup
port Of an insurance bill, was ad-
journed today until tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06

Peking, March 5.Peking 5 is prac-
tically in the hands OF mob of mu-
tinous Chinese soldiers, and the for
oigners have fed to tho legations for
protection Two thousand soldiers,
angered sat not being paid, began
burning and looting and were after
ward Joined by hundreds Of police,
coolies and loafers The mutineers
ran through the streets, burning and
plundcring on all sides. Thousands
of shops were looted, principally
those of dealers in gold and silver
and art curios and pawnbrokers.
Fusillades of shots We're fired to in
timidate the inmates 4. Several shop
keepers who failed promptly to sdr-
render their yaluables wesd shot or
bayoneted The American is the
most exposed legation, lying outside
the main quadrangle OF the quarter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
STEEL co. ANSWERS SUIT.

New York. March 5.-The United
States Steel Corporation and other
defendants made public today an an
swer to the federal governments
petition for permanent injunction
to prevent a destruction of books and
papers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
MOUND CITY CAR WILL
LEAVE AT MIDNIGHT

On account OF the X. M. X. G. an
nual banquet this evening the last
interurban car will not leave until
midnight. This is done to accom-
modate those who may attend from
Mound City. !,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
MAYOR SCHMIDT ACQUITTED.

San Francisco, Calf, March D.
Former Mayor Eugene Il. Schmidt
was acquitted in Judge LAWYERS
court here today of the charge of
having bribed former Supervisor
Wilson,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06

New York, March 5.--The case Of
Max Harris and Isaac Blanck, once
acquitted of charge of man
slaughter brought against them be-
cause of the fire in their shirtwaist
factory on March rs last, when TAG
lives were lost, and against whom
there remain six similar indictments
Tor the same cause, will come up
again in the criminal branch of the
supreme court on March IL before
Justice Seabury. Their attorney
will plead that the men have already
been put in jeopardy,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06

Germans have occupied the Hatarnen
pagoda without opposition from the
hinese soldiers. These pasodas
surmount gates and overlook the
legations, and their possession wGs
rong!dered stratesica!ly nncessary.
In the siege following the Boxer up
rising of dozen years ago foreign
ers were kept in the legations for
months, and by the time. the siege
was raised s;XtyKaeyen Legation mem
bers and guards were killed, 100 We're
wounded, while the loss inflicted on
the Chinese amounted to at least
5000,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-06
GIBBONS CALLS ON
CIVIC FEDERATION FOR
INDUSTRIAL PEACE

Washington, March 5.--Cardinal
Gibbons, presiding at the first ses-
sion of three days conference of the
National Civic Federation to con-
Concluded on Page Five.)