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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06
WOMAN GUEST
OF OFFICERS
BADLY INJURED

Vallejo, Cal, Dec. 6.-Taken uncon
scious from the gunboat Nicksburg
last midnight, Mrs. Andrew Muller, of
this city, was found today at a hos
pital to be suffering from a fractured
skull.
The Vallejo police were told at the
Mare Island Navy Yard, where the
Nicksburg is stationed, that Mrs. Null
ler in mounting to the upper deck.
preparatory to going ashore, had lean
ed on the manrope of the gangway
and fell when the rope broke.
From other sources the police
learned that Mrs. Muller went aboard
the Vicksburs last night with Miss
Jessie Gibbons, employed at candy
store, as dinner guests of two Off
GERS. Mrs. Muller was not able to
make statement today.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06
PENNELL SWALLOWED
HIS CHEWING GUM THEN

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. G.-Violent
methods of fighting non-union work
in which Herbert S. Hockin acted as
an advance agent of Mcnamara S
"dynamiting squad We're charged by
the government in the cross-eXamina-
tion Of Murry l.. Pennell, Springfield,
H., a defendant at the trial OF the
accused bomb plotters' today.
The government alleged that the
inability of the local union officials to
unionize a job was followed by an APP
peal for aid and that a visit of Hockin
to a particular locality was followed
by an explosion.
Ponnell testified after he failed to
unionize jobs in Springfield he wrote
to Secretary Mcnamara, Send Hook
in as soon as possible, but he as
serted he wanted Hockin as ma
tional organizer, and not for dynamit-
ing purposes. He said Hockin failed
to appear and on February Is. 1911, he
again appealed by letter for Hockin.
Mcnamara replied to Hope and
wait" cautioning Pennell Ito be more
careful what you write to headquart-
ers for the Lord only knows who reads
the mail that comes into this Office
The witness said Hockin later ar
rived in Springfield. On March 8, an
cXOloSiOn there caused Sl5 600 dam.
age.
What did Hockin's visit have to do
with that explosion" asked District
Miller
Nothing whatever, so far as |
know" answered Pennell.
Il know nothing of the explosion. ;"
We'll. it was the job you had been
trying to unionizeo'
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06

Continued on page three).
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06
NO DANGER OF PANIC.
BUT MONEYS TIGHT.

Washington, D. c.. Dec G.-There
is no danger of a panic but the exhor-
bitant price of money is tightening up
business, declared Representative JEFF
ferson Levy today before the house
banking and currency committee,
Nhich took up his resolution directing
the secretary of the treasurer to de-
posit $50,o0o.Oo0 of government funds
il national banks.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06

Yes
Chewing gum caused a brief inter
ruption of the trial. District Attor-
ney Miller noticed Pennell was chew
ing while testifying and protested to
the court.
Yes, take that chewing gum out Of
your MOUTH demanded Federal Judge
Anderson
Pennell apparently gave no heed to
the order
We'll, why don't you take it our of
your MOUTH asked the court.
Il have" answered Pennell. I've
swallowed it,"
Charles n. Beaum, Minneapolis,
former member of the Iron Workers
executive board, was the next wit
ness.
AS one who had supervision of the
unions finances, Beaum is charged
with approving the appropriation Of
$1,000 a month to be used by McNa-
mara for dynamiting.
Shown an entry reading: "To John
j Mcnamara, set aside for organiZa-
lion purposes by order of the eXecu-
tive board $1,000" made in 1910, when
be was an executive board member,
Beaum testified: THE first I heard
Of McNamaras using $1,000 monthly
was after his arrest Nor did | ever
know that the unions funds were
used to buy explosives. never saw
Ort!e f. McManigal until came here
for trial"
Why was it that as an executive
Of this union. you did not know of
these $1,000 appropriations? Beaum
was asked.
"All | know is | never heard of it."
he answered.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06

HIN WaJcNlUl spirit OF Santa NIuUs VIII Vouch for
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06

vote in Michigan, given out today by
the secretary Of state, showed that
Roosevelt carried Michigan by a plu-
rality of G6,76S over President Taft.
plurality of |, ,493 over Wilson. The
vote was Roosevelt, 219.012; Taft
l52,2i4; Wilson, 15015l Debs, 23,353
Chafin, 1928; Social Labor, l,252.
The socialists more than doubled
their vote Of four years ago.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06
TERRIBLE LOSS OF
LIFE IN PORTUGAL.

= Lisbon, Portugal. Dec. C.
= Eighty-two Portuguese fishermen
y lost their lives during a storm :
\ this week on the coast of Portu-
y gal. The survivors suffered Sc
y we're prvations, being without
y food or water for three days,
\ while heavy and cold winds pre-
= vailed.
y Four men became insane, :
= jumped overheard and were
\ drowned Six bodies have been =
y washed ashore on the northern \
y coast. \
q, 4 AZ e. q < e. e q. & e =
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06

Roosevelt POLLED BIG
PLURALITY IN MICHIGAN.
Lansing. .Iich, Dec. 6.-The first
complete figures on the presidential
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06
WALL STREET

New York, Dec 6.-Prices of inn
low figures when the market dipped
downward abruptly again today. There
was no appearance OF effective sup
port and traders made a vigorous on
slaught. Activity was on a large
scale while prices were crumbling but
there was less of the widespread liqui-
dation of minor speciaities which feat
rred yesterdays slump. Banks still
scanned collateral rigidly but the
forced selling yesterday apparently
disposed of large holdings of the
less stable securities Steel touched
67 1-2 Union Pacific 166 3-S; Amalga-
mated 5-8; and American Can 81 Ii.
These figures represented declines of
II to 1-2 with losses elsewhere
ranging mp to five points Bonds We're
weak.
The selling movement snent its
force around midday and there were
drced the loss in the leaders TO frac
lions. London bought largely on the
break taking fully 10000 shareG.
MRS. LADUQUE ACQUITTED.
Dallas. Texas. Dec 6.-Mrs. Minnie
LaDuque today was acquitted of the
charge of numbering her husband, w.
H. LaDuque, last summer because of
his attentions to other women. Hers
vas a straight case of 'unwritten
law"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05

hoping that Davis would confide in
me the object OF our strange journey.
''Whom are we coming out here aft
err" | asked.
"The postmaster and his accomplice,
of course"
Who Is his accomplice?"
Pm afraid I misstated the case,''
said Davis with a grim chuckle. 'The
postmaster Is the accomplice. The
other Is the master criminal"
who is the other2" / persisted. "Is
is Hugh Crandall?"
He was silent for a moment before
answering. l attributed it to hesita-
ton in admitting that he had been
wrong and l right, and 1t was with
considerable satisfaction that l finally
heard him answer; Il should not be
surprised If We found Crandall some
where in the vicinity"
He continued to peer down into the
road as the horse struggled up the hill
TIL we came to a comparatively level
plateau.
Stop here" he called out suthori-
tatively.
The deserted cottage O. at least a
mile farther on" volunteered the con-
stable.
Wen walk It," said Davis. I'VE
cannot take any chances a the wheels
being heard"
"Dodds pulled of the road and fas-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05

he disappeared he had gone off on his
bicycle.
From all have learned" l said in
conclusion, Il am convinced that Rou-
ser was the tool-in all probability the
innocent tool-of Hugh Crandall in
carrying out his nefarious schemes.
Crandall apparently had him take the
Lock Box II mail TO some agreed
meeting place. 1t would not surprise
me in the least il Crandall, finding
himself in danger Of exposure, had
made away with the postmaster. I
am convinced that Crandall is aware
that he is being watched In his des-
peration ne had the hardihood to visit
the Parrish home and to abstract that
fragment Of the yellow letter, lest it
should be used as evidence against
him. / am convinced, too, that he has
succeeded in terrorizing Louise by
the same methods that he used with
her sister, 80 that she is trying to dis
suaGe me from pursuing Crandall.
Rouser, when he left the post Office,
went away on his wheel on the road
that leads from the station. If you fol-
low that road with me. perhaps We can
find him. Pretty good for one days
work. don't you think2"
Not bad,S said Davis, IF only you
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05

would not persist IN mistaking your
own deductions for facts; but you
overlooked the most important fact"
What do you mean?"
You didn't happen to find out from
Miss Cox or from the Widow Smith.
did you, whether or not the missing
postmaster was left-handed?"
Whats that got to do with it," I
cried, convinced that as usual he was
amusing himself at my expense.
Much more than you think" he
answered gravely. at was the knowl-
edge that the criminal must, or at
least one of the pair, must have been
a left-handed man that gave me one of
the most important clues in this case"
"Confound you and your clues!" I
exclaimed. Where have they led
you? What more do you know about
this chain of crime than when we
started?"
He listened unruf1led to my TRADE
and as | finished remarked calmly:
Il only know this much: Constable
Dodds and l are going out at eight
o'clock tonight to arrest the missing
postmaster and his accompllce. l
know where they both are, or where
they will be tonight. You may come
with US II you wish. And now I am
going to get couple of hours sleep. l
expect we will have a rather busy
night Of it."
AS he concluded his amazing state
ment he rolled over on his side and
closed his eyes. and In few seconds
was apparently fast asleep.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05

He ran plump over the edge of a
Dreoipice in the dark We heard the
thud of his body on the rocks below.
He must have been instantly killed
Well get the body in the morning. He
must have fallen two hundred feet"
"a good two hundred" the con-
stable added as Davis turned to peer
In the window Of the hut.
And inside there" said the inspector
after q minutes survey of the interior.
"is the other one, the master criminal
safe enough for the present"
Why" said the constable, who had
followed the inspectors example in
looking through the window, why.
that's Aleck Young"
Go be cOntinued)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05
SYNOPSIS.

= CHAPTER I-Harding Kent calls on
Louise Parrish to propose marriage and
Nnos the house in great excitement over
the attempted suicide of her sister Kath-
erine. Kent starts an investigation and
Ends that Hugh Crandall, sutton for
Katharine. who had been forbidden tho
house by General Parrish, had talked with
katharine over the telephone lust before
she shot herself. A torn piece of yellow
paper Is found, at sight OF which Cen
eral Parrish IS stricken with paralysis.
CHAPTER II-Kent discovers tnat
Crandall has left town hurriedly. An
drew Elser an aged banker. commits
suicide about the same time as Katharine
attempted her life.
CHAPTER IIT-A yellow envelope is
FOUND in Elsers room. Postofice Inspec-
tor Davis. Kent's friend. takes up the
case.
CHAPTER Iv-Kent is convinced that
Crandall is at the bottom of the mystery.
CHAPTER V-Kent mad Davis search
CrandalIs room and find an address.
Lock Box II. Ardway. n. j." Kent
comes suspicious of Henry Cook"
CHAPTER VIA woman commits sui
eide at the Ardway Hotel. A yellow let
ter also figures in this case.
CHAPTER vII-Kent calls Louise on
The long distance telephone and finds that
she had Just been called by Crandall from
the same booth. Cook" disappears. The
Ardway postmaster is missing.
CHAPTER VITT-Tnspector DAVIS ar
Tives at Ardwav and takes up the invss-
sigation. He discovers that the dead
woman is Sarah Sacllett of Bridgeport.
Louise telephones Kent imploring him to
drop the investigation,
CHAPTER IX-Kent returns to New
York to get an explanation from Louise.
He finds the body OF a woman in Cen
tral Park and more yellow letters. He
gees Crandall. whom he recognizes as
'LuOk, euter the Parrish home.
CHAPTER X-Louise again implores
Kent 10 drop thu investigation and re-
fuses TO give any explanation. Later
Kent sees Crandall and Louise in an au-
tomobile.
CHAPTER XT-Kent returns to Ardway.
Davis announces that he has planned to
arrest the missing postmaster and also
the master criminal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05

tened the horse to a tree. Again tax
ing the lantern Davis made a search
of the road, finally returning the Ian
tern to its place, after carefully extin-
gushing it.
Come on this way, as quietly as
you can" he directed.
I've got this I said, showing him
the little pocket electric light with
which l had explored the post Office.
DO you want it,"
Keep it in your pocket. We may
need 1t, but it is better not to show
a light if we can avoid it."
put it back in my pocket and took
the precaution Of placing the revolver
Davis had given me in the side.pocket
of my coat where it would be more
easily available. Davis moved off
soundlessly through the clearing with
the constable, l close at his heels.
There was more light here than there
had been on the shaded road, but even
so we could see hardly twenty feet
ahead Of US.
This amt the direction of the cot
tage," whispered Dodds.
Il know. l want to find something
else FIRST" Davis explained, keeping
straight on through the darkness, like
a hound on a fresh scent.
He moved rapidly forward for a hun
dred and fifty yards and then brought
us up short with a sharp Hist" As
We strained our eyes into blackncss
we made out the shape of an automo-
bile just ahead. Its lights had been
extinguished and its engine was dead.
Wait here" Davis again command
ed as he crept silently toward it TO
make sure that the tonneau was I'M
occupied. He was back with US in d
minute.
Let me have that lamp of yours,
Kent" he whispered, at the same time
lighting cigarette.
rs that safe?" l exclaimed in sur
prise, amazed that he would dare to
smoke when he had been taking such
precautions against our being discov-
cred.
Sure" he replied laconically. who
ever was in that automobile is at least
half mile away by now The glass
on the front lamps is nearly cold. 7
want to see the number, though. We
may find it useful
Taking my little electric lamp he adj
vanced toward the machine again,
flashing the light for a second on the
number, and then peering by its light
into the tonneau, exClaiming as he
Strengthened up: Il thought So"
If IT was safe for him to smoke, the
constable and l felt that 1t was safe
for us, too, 10 relax our precautions,
and together We had advanced until
We were beside him.
What old you f1nd?" / asked, won.
dering at his exclamation.
What I expected" he replied en-
igmstically.
The manner Of his answer provoked
mo and | determined then and there
TO have 1t out with him.
Look here, Davis" said; "I
brought you into this case and do not
like the way you have acted about 1t.
have freely told you everything
have discovered and have aided you
IN every way can. Before | so a step
farther on this trip l want to know
more about 1t"
What is II you wish to know" he
asked, The constable edged nearer
for fear he might miss something Of
our conversation,
First, where are We going7"
"To what is known as the deserted
cottage, about half mile farther on,
at the edge OF this clearing, a shack
that was built fer a shelter for lum.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05

That's just what he would do. III
bet he had a windfall of some sort
and the minute he got the money in
his hands he just couldn't wait to 30
and tell the girl"
Somebody would have known il if
he got a horse at the livery stable,
would they not?"
oh, that's neither here nor there.
He might have gone on his bicycle.
lie generally keeps it over there in
the corner, and it amt there now"
1T might be up at his boarding.
house"
1T might be-" said Miss Cox.
1t came to me that if Davis had
thought it worth while TO so to the
Widow Smiths to make inquiries, it
might be worth my while, too After
asking Miss Cox for directions, told
her l was going to see If Rouser's
wheel was missing, and made my way
up one of the side streets to the
clearinghouse. Davis visit evidently
had ruffled the widow. | found her
in anything but a communicative
mood.
If you're another of those detec-
tive men coming prying around here"
she said, you might just as we'll get
out. I've said all I'm going to say,
and that's all there is to It,"
Please don't mistake me for a de
tective," l said as pleasantly as l
could. 'Im-a-friend Of Miss Cox
down to the postofFice and we were
wondering whether Charlie had taken
his bicycle when he went away. and
Miss Cox thought you might know"
IF you're a friend OF Jennie Cox"
said Mrs. Smith, 4 guess I'd be likely
to know it, being her own cousin and
knowing as well as l know my own
face that she hasn't had a man friend
for eleven years, since Aleck Thomp-
son died. AS for Charlie Rouser going
away on his bicycle, l don't know
nothing about it. All | know is his
wheel amt here, but he never kept
it here anyway, He always kept it
down to the post-office"
With that she slammed the door
in my face but ! went away well sat
isfied. AS | walked down the dusty
path Of the so-called street toward
the hotel l reviewed all had learned
and was delighted to think how.
amazed Davis would be when l pre-
sented my facts gathered in the last
twenty four hours. which were these
Hugh Crandall was aware that we
were on his trail.
Unable to learn anything from Lou
Use over the telephone, he had dared
to go to the Parrish home.
He had so inundated Louise that
she had asked me to withdraw at once
from the inquiry.
Acting on her fears, he had persuad-
ed her to accompany him to some
place In New Jersey.
Lock Box II was used for the mail
of some one who had taken the alias
Of Henry Malcolm Stewart.
All the mail that came to that adj
dress was taken care OF by Charlie
Rouser, the postmaster.
Rouser was In the habit OF going
at frequent intervals .either on his
bicycle or IN buggy out on the road
that led away from the station.
Rouser, when he disappeared, IN
doubtedly had gone away on his BIZ
cycle.
Everything. to my mind, pointed to
his having gone TO meet Crandall.
How to account for the fact that
Rouser had not returned was still a
poser to me, but as | reviewed Gran,
dall's connection with the chain Of
persons who had been driven to death
found mygelf believing that it was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05
TrumpetIncs Of DESPAIR

We have our days Of extreme men
tai depression, when We take such a
comprehensively gloomy view of the
general situation that 1t seems as IL
the man in the same pew with US
came to church for the sole purpose
of blowing his nose.-Ohio State Jour
nal,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

trade the business has gone for
ward from year to year, each sue
ceeding year being better than
its predecessor.
Everything in Foot Wear" is
the slogan of the Peck Shoe Store
and the slogan is lived up to in it's
entirety. From infancy to old
age they have the shoes to fit you
all, and visit to their store is
almost certain to make you Gus
toner Of their store. Nor is this
all; behind every pair of shoes
sold at this store is the quality
guarantee of the Pecks.
II you have experienced diff
Guilty in the solution of the shoe
question. tell your troubles to
Peck He likes to listen to tales
OF foot troubles from the shoe
standpoint. His aim along bust
ness lines is to Make Life's
Walks Easy. And can you ask
for more. Men, women and chill
dren, the old and the young of all
stations in life can find shoe com
fort at Peek S.
\ feature of the Peck Shoe
Store which is greatly appreciat-
ed is the Quick Repair service re.
Gently installed in their store
Ever on the alert to please their
customers, and mindful of the dis
comfort that so often attends de-
lay in shoe repairs, they, at large
expense, installed an electric
quick repair outfit that enables
one to get repairing done while
they wait. This department of
the business is looked after by
Mr.. Fred Boyer, one of Belongs
well known and respected citi-
zens, and while the best shoe made
must have its end, Mr. Boyer is
enabled by means of this modern
outfit to prolong the life of shoes
for weeks and months at least.
Now many times have you heard
it said that there is no shoe like
an old Shoe, and when you find
the embodiment sf comfort in the
shoe you wear, how 10th you are
to east it aside for something new.
It is here that the quick repair
outfit comes into play. You pro-
ong the life of the fayorite shoe
md save the cost of the new one
or the time being.
As a last word, let us say, if you
nave never tried the Peek Shoe
Store, try il once. Phone 212 and
'sk them about that shoe problem
md then make a visit to their
tore and see how easy it is to
raf trua chou cofiofa of;oo
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27
Hawkins & Kaufman
Garage

The rapid development of the
horseless carriage in our country
has astonished the world. When
Mother Shipman made her fam
Gus prediction several hundred
years ago that carriages with
out horses would go" it was little
dreamed that the present would
see the wide use of the automo-
bile.
With the coming of the auto
mobile there came also a demand
for repair shops for, be it known,
that the best machine will sooner
or later show a weakest spot.
For the benefit of auto owners it
is worth while to know that
Hawkins e Kaufman of Main
street have fine garage where
they are prepared to do anything
in the repair line for every auto
made. Both of them have had
wide experience in the auto bus
mess having served good appren-
tees in some of the greatest auto
factories of the country. They
have been here two years and in
that time have won the conf
dence of all who have come in
contact with them in a business
way. A full knowledge of every
detail in auto construction makes
them masters of the situation.
They also carry a good line of
bicycle repairs and sundries and
make a speciality of machine
work of various kinds making a |
desirable place to visit when in
need of anything in their line.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

The capacity of the plant is taxed
to it's uttermost. Ninety thous.
and baskets will be built and
shipped this year. The plant is
now working on an order of fiji
teen car loads to be shipped to
Texas and smaller orders are
leaving Bedding daily consigned
to widely separated points
throughout the United States.
The rush of business is such that
orders comprising about sixty
five car loads of baskets have
been rejected this year because
the factory has been unable to
fill them.
The company manufactures
baskets of all sorts and sizes,
bakers and grocers baskets, fruit
baskets, braided and canvas
goods. 1t is equipped to supply
baskets for every conceivable
purpose. The magnitude of the
business is proof enough of the
fact that the Ballou product is
right, is what the consumer of
baskets wants. The reputation
of the Ballou baskets for quality
is as staple as the baskets them