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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-06
Progressive sumcombe.

The Progressive organization viii
not enter the arena of such petty poll
tics. We we're formed to end such no
torious political trafficking in Offices.
County Chairman Bird.
Not enter the arena? What caused
this white fedora hat TO be taken
from the ring SO abruptly? Let us
shade our eyes lest the rays from the
halo blind US. Or Will the Hon. VIII
liam Finn kindly read the lines? The
light is never too strong for him.
New York Sun
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THAT ABODE OF THE PAST
John CaIsworthy's Charming Picture
Of an Old Disused Southern
Landmark.

"Ges, suh-here we are at that old
time place," And our dark driver
drew up his little victoria gently.
writes John Galsworthy in Scribner's.
Through the open doorway, into a
dim cavern of ruined house. we passed.
The mildew and dirt. the dark. de-
nuded darkness OF that old hostel.
rotting down with damp and time!
And our guide, the tall. thin. gray
haired dame, who came forward with
such native ease, and moved before
US, touching this fungusnd wall. that
rusting stairway and telling. as 1t
were, no one, in her soft, slow
speech, things that any one could see
what a strange and fitting figure.
Before the smell of the deserted.
oozing rooms, before that old creature
Leading us on and on, negligent of all
our questions and talking to the air,
As though We were not. We felt such
discomfort that We soon made to go
out again into such freshness as there
was on that day OF dismal heat. Then
realizing, 1t seemed, that she was los
ing US, our guide turned; for the first
time looking in our faces, she smiled,
and said in her sweet, weak voice.
like the sound from the strings of a
spinnet long unplayed on: Don you
Wahnd to see the dome room, an all
the other rooms right here. of this
old placer"
Again those words! We had not
the hearts to disappoint her And as
we followed on and on. along the
moldering corridors and rooms where
the black peeling papers hung like
stalactites, the dominance OF our
senses gradually dropped from us, and
with our souls we saw its soul-the
soul Of this old time place; this mus
tering house Of the old south, bereft
of all but ghosts, and the gray pigeons
niched In the rotting gallery round a
narrow courtyard open to the sky.
This Is the dome room, sub and
lady; right over the slave market 1t
is. Here they did the business Of the
state-sure: see their face up there
in the washington, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Davis. Lee-there they are!
All gone-now. Yes, suh,"
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DANGEROUS Tariff Policy.

Although the Democratic senators
would welcome a speedy termination
of the tariff debate, as they are firing
of the prolongation of the special ses-
sion. they are powerless to muzzle the
opponents of the bill and the longer
the debate lasts the stronger does the
opposition to many of the schedules
become. The illogical and undemo-
cratic course of the senate majority
in insisting on free sugar, when it is
admitted on all sides that sugar is an
ideal revenue producer and that the
removal OF the duty will benefit no
one but the sugar trust, is being more
thoroughly understood as the tariff
debate proceeds, and the refusal of
so many Democrats to speak on the
pending measure indicates rather a
fear of making a poor showing against
the arguments of their opponents
than a desire to save time and bring
about a final vote at the earliest pos
sible date.
Past tinkering has uniformly prov
en- disastrous to the Democratic party,
and there never was a tariff measure
presented and supported by a Demo
cratic majority in congress which
damaged so many important interests,
and which is. therefore, fraught with
greater danger of disastrous results
at the polls at the congressional cleo
tion next year.-New Orleans Plea.
yune Dem
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Mist Before the Sun.

After all, our mystery was simple
when we had the key. which was
knowing who the thieves were. And
it was so easy to see how Mrs Cutler
had stolen those first bracelets-at
the Abercrombie's and Mrs. Loring's
and also the ruby pendant. But there
were great many things We never
did know about, that we had to leave
to conjecture. For instance, we never
did know exactly how those duplicates
of the old masterpieces were made.
Count Felix Won Drummer who. by
the way, happened to be Mrs. Henry
Dykeman's German count, tried to
explain his theories of the substitu-
ton. There were photographs made.
and the measurement of the pictures
taken, then all depended upon the
skill of the copyist. But we never
did find out how they reproduced the
colors so accurately without copying
from the picture itself. After all,
though, the colors were not very ac
curate. When the originals were
brought back from cottage in the
wood, where they had been hidden.
and placed alongside, the substitutes
were SO palpably fakes that It's a
wonder we had not discovered 1t long
before. Count Won Brunher. whom we
had the pleasure of welcoming to
Lone Oak, waved his hand disgusted
ly at the lot.
"Ach!" he exclaimed. "Dey would
not deceive little child!"
But then none of US knew as much
about art as he did.
Natalie explained her part of the
story to US. She had suspected Win
throp Of taking the Jewels, as he had
had the opportunity at Mrs. Loring's.
the Abercrombies' and the reception.
She had refused to answer those ques-
tions the police put because answers
must necessarily have implicated Win
throp. How We had misunderstood
her!
The first suspicion OF the real truth
came to her the night of Winthrop's
arrest. when she and His Grace had
been alone on the terrace. His Grace
had tried to embrace her. She was
wearing only a brooch that evening.
but 1t was very handsome one.
Something In the attitude Of His
Grace, she said, aroused her sus-
picions. She knew she had the brooch
when she came upon the terrace: she
put up her hand after the embrace.
and the brooch was gone. Then she
remembered that 1t had happened be-
fore-twice before at Lone Oak, and
before that in town.
Once her suspicious were aroused
she could connect His Grace with ev-
erything she had missed except the
ruby. tho bracelet missing at the
Abercrombies' and the very first miss
ing bracelet stolen at Mrs. Loring's.
She came to me Immediately after
the incident on the terrace with N
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He Was Handicapped

Just what constitutes news is a
much mooted question to the general
public generally. The average news
paper reader considers that anything
that pertains to him personally is the
most important piece OF news that a
paper can print. A negro porter in
one OF the popular Kansas City clubs.
recently divorced, furnished an exam
pie of one conception of news
Approaching reporter in the club
rooms few days ago. the porter re-
marked:
Say. boss, don't you all know I
done got divorce, and / amt seen
a single line about 1t In the paper
yet, an 1t been mos two weeks"
We'll. Rastus. that's strange" the
reporter replied. trying to look se-
rious.
Cant you all put 1t IN the paper
now? he asked. "'Tain't as how
cum to get the divorce that ! cares
10 let people know about but don't
you know. boss. that meets lot of
cullnd ladies' every day that jes won't
speak to me. cause they think I'm
married. City journal
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Keep Fences in Condition.

A New Jersey man, according to
decision of the state supreme court,
must pay damages for the death OF
his neighbors COW, which broke
through the fence of a garden and ate
enough green corn to cause its death.
The farmer who lost the green corn
was liable to damages, the court de-
cided, because the fence should have
been so constructed that the neigh
bor's COW could not have broken
through.
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Secretary ~thz
BY SWE4IEN q
May fUIRfIIE ! -
MN3ns21OY hy
boBssMpSa1 COMPANY XL.BARNTS
. It. II I
X.L.BARNES

1t. II by any chance had re-entered
the house by the back door instead
of the front door after Mr.. Abbott
went away. would have caught them
going out. As 1t was. came In the
| flashed the light In your face"
That seemed TO be all of it. Mrs.
Hazard and l sat looking at each 9TH
er with our mouths mutually open,
and simultaneously We closed them.
John said nothing; Hap sat pounding
one clenched fist into the palm OF
his hand and grinning-I don't know
why
And now, de Trouville." continued
Thomas.-wasn't that an awful way
to speak to a duke?-"there remains
only to get an order from you for
the jewels In the safety deposit. For
your information I'll say that d'Aubig-
ny and two OF his accomplices are al
ready under arrest in the city. and
Mrs. Cutler is being-detained up
stairs. It's all Off Give up. 1t re-
mains, too, for Mrs. Hazard here to
say what shall be done with you
after all the stolen things are recov-
cred. I'm satisfied to get them. I'll
send you to prison for twenty years
If she wants me to, or l think l can
induce my people to let you CO.
For the first time the duke spoke.
Il am at your mercy, Mrs. Haz-
ard" he said. "I deny nothing" And
he didn't have the least bit OF an
accent.
Hap looked at Mrs. Hazard. Mrs.
Hazard looked at John, John looked
at the duke, and the duke looked at
me-appealingly, l thought. DO and
l really were the cause of his down
fall! Poor little duke! was awfully
sorry for him!
Il think, under all the circum-
stances" John said slowly at last, for
he was holding In on his temper
he was awful angry about 10 being
abducted-"that If His Grace returns
everything that has been stolen-I
think We are prepared to let the mat
ter drop" l could have kissed him
for that He has been called to
Europe suddenly. and he will decide
to remain there for all time."
And the others?" Thomas queried
"If either is brought to trial the ef
feet will be the same"
Il mean all of them" said John.
And that's how that part of it ended
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A vely smart model and one which
is extremely youthful as we'll The
high waistline is used with few
gathers in the back and bit OF
drapery at one side seam. held by
strap of material Serge. crepe ma
terials. faille, messaline. linen. ratine,
and all soft fabrics are suitable for
this skirt.
The pattern (63O9) is cut in sizes
% to 80 inches waist measure. Medi-
um size requires 2A yards OF So
inch material
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department. Of this paper
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
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CHAPTER xxvlI.-continued.

"Oh, don't mention It," gasped ex
citedly ut 10 Of no consequence at
all" Then another thought came to
me. And you didn't suspect me OF
the thefts?"
He smiled ana shook his head.
Nor Mr.. Abbott" he added. "Our
insurance people keep pretty close
record OF family jewels OF every kind
and we knew from the very beginning
that Mr. Abbott owned the jewels the
police found there"
I'VE were going to prove 1t, too .
John put in. That was SO simple
we didn't have to worry about 1t. y
Now why hadn't he told us before
Think of the heart-burnings and the
petty suspicit.Es he could have pre-
vented!
las I say. knew these things. but
It wasn't wise to tell them" Thomas
continued. I'm the first place, as long
as the real thieves imagined some
one else was under suspicion 1t was
easier to keep watch on them. I fol-
lowed that lihe of reasoning through
out. Everything else was compare
ttvely simple after that extraordinary
session at dirner"-again he smiled
where every one told their schemes
for hiding their Jewels. II had had
any doubts at all they were dissipated
then. The persons who heard those
statements were only the guests In
the house and three servants. Bur
rows. the butler, myself and another
footman. 1t narrowed things down.
Incidentally 1t made the final haul
simple for the thieves"
Then" put In, "if you. did not sus-
pect Mr. Abbott at sny time. why
vas It you-you followed him across
the lawn the night l fell down.
stairs?"
Every one looked at me In astonish-
ment. I don't know that any one un-
derstood except Thomas.
II was making assurance douDly
sure" he replied. Il saw Mr.. Abbott
as he landed from his boat. and
naturally curious as to what he was
going to do, kept my eye on him.
He did nothing but stand for long
time and stare at a window above.
and"
Yes, understand" interrupted.
I'VE, all Of VI. understand"
Then he went away" Thomas
added. The thieves were at work
eAao - ~ gallery. but didn't know
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-06

necklace OF pear-shaped diamonds
and ieweled aigrette. the wonder of
two continents. which belonged to Mrs
Loring.
That's part of the first north
shore robbery" commented Thomas.
There followed other things no one
recognized.
"ff that isn't Alice Peabody's Alex
andrite collar I'll eat It," Laura said
suddenly. land we hadn't heard
word about that being stolen"
Il wonder If His Grace embraced
her to get IT." Natalie whispered to
US.
Gradually, John came to Natalie's
missing jewels; the six bracelets, the
pendant and the rope Of pearls she
had missed from Ter Jewel box on
the night Hap had seen a woman's
skks-Mrs. Cutler's-disappea into
tho card room As he came up the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-06

In this model we have the simple
yoke style, which is SO becoming to
all figures. The yoke In this case is
square and fairly deep. with the bal
ance of the waist, both front and
back, gathered where 1t Is attached
The sleeves are plain and the skirt
is made with four cores the panel ef-
feet being used in front and back.
with gathers at the sides.
The dress pattern (6316)D is cut In
sizes IA, 16 and 1S years. Medium
size requires Is yards OF S6-inch
material.
10 procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly. and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
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What He is Doing With II.

My earning capacity has been
doubled since | married"
What are you doing with all your
money!"
With what money? l merely said
my earning capacity had been
doubled"
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Two Opinions.

II thought she exhibited verve and
aplomb," said Mrs. Oldcastle.
Did you?" replied her hostess. 10
siah said she had nerve. but was =
peach"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-11

San, Francisco without changing
her clothes and taxing other gar
ments and money! l asked.
oh, gave her plenty of
money, and she will buy clothes
when she gets there he an
swered.
Then he said that we would
all go to San Farncisco in a cou-
pie of weeks and meet mother -
Mrs. larson was beaten to
p. death with a beer bottle. The
crime is one of the most bru-
tai ever perpetrated I'm Los
Angeles.
Near the body was found a re-
ceipt bearing Larson's signature
and he has been identified by a
number of people in that neigh
borhood as the man they saw GO
ing into the hills with a woman.
In his locker at the barbershop
where he worked was found the
watch which his wife wore the
day she was killed.
The Los Angeles police main.
tain that Larson killed his wife
because he was i'm love with an.
other woman. A woman fire.
quently called him on the teIe.
phone at the shop and once called
for him in person.
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auto BEARING PRES. WILSON WRECKED
PRESIDENT HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
in AUTO WRECK

WINDSOR, N. H.. July 11.-President Wilson
narrowly escaped death or serious injury this morn
ing in an automobile wreck near here His chauf-
feur was forced to drive off the road and over an
embankment, dashing into yard and humping
against house in order to escape collision with
another car speeding in the opposite direction
An automobile in which secret service officers
guarding the president were riding, was forced down
the embanlxment in the same manner. The presidenM
was severely bumped and scratched, but laughed
about his injuries afterwards and pretended to show
no pain. He was returning to his vacation home
after golf game with friends at Hanover,
The car was seen approaching from the opposite
direction narrow bridge. All three cars were
going at good speed and there chance for
the approaching to swerve to side. The
presidents chauffeur, taking in the situation, drove
over the embankment at full speed just missing the
approaching car His machine was running so fast
that he could not stop, and it crashed through fences
a garden and into the side of farm house.
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SAYS LOVER
KILLED GIRL
SW EART LAST PERSON
SEEN WITH VICTIM OF
PENNSYLVANIA MURDER.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, July II.
"A new sensation developed to-
day in the murder case of Alice
Criswell, age 16, whose body was
found floating on Harvey's lake
July 5, when the district attor-
ney condemned the coroner's jury
that handled the case. The jury
found that the girl had been muir
dered but refused to fix responsi-
bility for the crime.
The prosecutor said today that
he had sufficient evidence on
which to hold Herbert Johns, age
2S, who was arrested a few days
ago. Johns was the girls lover.
He was with her until after mid
night on July 4, and the girl was
never seen alive again. Johns Is
in prison and stoutly maintains
his innocence.
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TRACTION CO.
MUST QUIT
BUSINESS
TOMORROW Is. THE LAST DAY
FOR THE STONE-WEBSTER
PEOPLE TO SELL LIGHT
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF TACOMA,

Stone-Webster now manifest as
much eagerness to get out of the
light business in Tacoma as was
shown to stay in it few weeks
ago.
The court decree revo6ing the
T. r. & p. power franchise has
made big difference. The time
expires under the council resoiu-
tion tomorrow in which the COM
pany was to stop furnishing light
in the city under the Seattle-Ta-
coma power company franchise.
Friday morning Manager Bean
and John It. Bibb of the Tacoma
Grain company and J. D. Arm
strong of the Sperry mills appear
ed before the council wanting 2
compromise. Both mills have
been getting light from the Stone
Webster interests. They have
agreed to take light from the city
but wanted an emergency switch
that would switch the light to
the Stone-Webster wire in case
anything happened to put out the
city light line.
The council agreed to this.
4. So the city will begin furnish
ing light to both mills tomorrow
and the Stone-Webster people will
be out of the light business in
Tacoma, excepting for the N. P,
shops where they are furnishing
the light yet but buying the cur
rent to do it from the city.
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"Bood-bye, 'LueTla. If I am
eyer murdered, remember ii Will
no Your father who killed. me.
Don't let him escape
These were the last words
spoken by Mrs. Larson to her
daughter just before she went in-
to the Glendale hills. With her hus-
band where he body was found a
few days later by ranchers. =.
when my mother said this. 1t
frightened me-" said Luella. 81
asked her why she said such a
thing and she replied that my
father had ASKED her not to tell
us children where they were go
ing.
"When I came home from
work about 10 o'clock that
night, my father had RETURN
ed but mother wasn't there.
& When 1 asked him where she
was he said that she had
gone to San Francisco. L
Z told him that I didn't believe.
him.
1--WE didn't tell you kids he
explained, because we. didn't
want you bawling around to go
with her.
but why would she. go to
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POLICE FAIL
To FIND ANY
TRACE Of MAN
POLICE FAIL TO FIND ANY
CLUE THAT MAY LEAD To
CAPTURE OF ESCAPED PA.
TIENT FROM DIAMOND PIT.
QUARANTINE STATION.

c. H. Cruver, 743 1-2 South Ia
coma avenue, telephoned the po-
lice department Thursday even
ing that he had just seen Domin-
lex Pittori, the escaped Italian
leper from Diamond Point quar-
antine station, on North Warner
street in the vicinity of the home
of the former Mrs. John Early
The police fastened men to
that patr of town but found nc
trace of any one answering the
description of Pittori. Cruver
says he knows the man and It was
the leper.
No trace OF him has been found
in diligent search today and the
police are satisfied Cruver wai
mistaken and that the leper has
not come to this city at all.
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FRANCHISE
ASKED FOR
MONORAIL

Fred H. Pentecest and A. II.
Exley, officers of the Albion Land
company, Thursday filed formal
application for a general fran
chise over the city for the con-
struetion of a monorail electric
street railway system.
If the city grants them a fran
chise they declare they intend to
finance the proposition and build
a system with a belt line around
the city. The cars are suspended
in the air and run on one rail on.
trestles.
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HUMAN TIGER
MEETS DEATH
ON GALLOWS
OPPENHEIMER EXECUTED IN
FOLSOM PRISON FOR AS
SAULT ON FEGLOW CON-
VICT-FIRST CASE OF ITS
KIND IN HISTORY.
8 Q Q o o o o o o Q . . . . 90

D . q @ @ q . q . Q y y y @S
@ @
9 SAN QUENTIN, CAL, July o
o 11.-Frank Bauwaerts was @
@ hanged in the prison yard at o
9 10 o'clock today for the g
o murder of Mrs. Harriet GU o
o yot and Miss Julia Francois o
o On a mining claim in River o
o side county In March, 1912. o
@ @
o 3 . g o o o o o. o o g g o Q
FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, July
11.-(By United Press.)-JacOb
Oppenheimer, the "human tiger"
of California, was hanged at
1898 this morning. The murder
er showed no signs of mental an
guish. Before the hanging he
addressed several newspapermen
invited to attend the execution in
speech moralizing upon capital
punishment. saying that il was a
relic of barbaric days.
Oppenheimer was life termer
and assaulted another prisoner,
causing his death later. He was
tried under the law providing for
death for a life termer who as
saults another prisoner. All 1e-
gal machinery was set i'm motion
to save him and the courts have
been on his case for years, but
his lawyer gave up last night.
81 am ready" said Oppenheim-
er when he read a note from his
lawyer saying it was all ove-.
For IS years he has been in
prison. A phonograph was
brought to his door last night to
serenade him.
81 want free life, want fresh
air." ratified the machine, reciting
the story of "Lasca."
Give us that again." said On
penheimer to the guard as it fin
ished and over and over the ma
chine talked "Lasca."
Play lively tunes" requested
the condemned man and he had
the machine repeat several times
the song: Somebody Else is
Getting 1t Where the Chicken Got
the AK"
He refused to be seen by min
lister. priest or rabbi but asked
for BOOKS and was much interest
ed in Charles Reade's "It Is New
er Too Late to Mend.'
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WHITE HOUSE BRIDES.

" III II ~ iioSEoE Dh1DES5.
l. Lucy Payne Washington,
youngest sister of Mrs. Madison,
March, 1911.
2. Anna Todd, cousin of Presi
dent Madison's wife, 1912.
3. Marie Monroe, the first pres
ident's daughter to be married in
the White House, 1920.
4. Mary HELEN, niece of John
Quincy Adams, married to Adam s
son, 1928.
5. Emily Martin, relative of the
president, married to Lewis Ran
dolph.
6. Mary Easton, niece of Mrs.
Jackson, to Lueien B. Polk.
Z. Della Lewgis of Nashville,
married to a member of the
French legation.
(Fifth, sixth and seventh brides
married during President Jack
son. S Administrations
s. Elizabeth Tyler, married to
William Waller of williamsburg.
Pa, 1912.
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CHAUTAUOUA
OPENS HERE SATURDAY

The big Tacoma Chautauqia
opens at the corner Of | and 18th
streets Saturday afternoon at
o'clock when the Winona ladies'
quartet, known as "The Sunshine
Girls" will give the first enter
tainment in the big seven-day
course. Francis Gable will also
give his famous lecture on
Laughilosophy.'
Saturday evening the Sunshine
Girls and Harrell, the magician,