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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-11-13
PROLOGUE.

. - 1872 1NSA0OOxss-rs y ~. : 3 y
This IS a story Of a brave girl
who u}1ered a great prong. She
went to prison for three years for
a crime that she did not commit,
and when she left prison her REQ
ord stood between her and lip-
ing earned honestly. She gained
more than a living, and she got it
legally. She met bad men and
good men, and she pifted her wits
against those of men trained in
the intricocies of the low and IL,
the plans of criminals.
Mary Turner is good or bad!
according to the way you look at
her. The police and the repre-
sentatipes of Law and order that
had condemned her to a felon's
cell called her bad. One young
man believed her to be good, and
he stood by her through storm,
and stress, through circumstances
that fried his soul.
This. story gipes an accurate if
J!eeting view of the methods of
work of The police and The crir,,i-
mails, and it shows the finish of a
brave crook who followed unde-s
piafingzy the course he had map
ped out.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-11-13
now risen to her feet i.,a dutter Of ex.

nov risen tosher feet i4sa hutter Of e1-
element.
Why. Nj. Dick" Sarah gasped.
Hello. Sadie came the, genial salu-
tation. The young man advanced and
Shook hands with her warmly I'm
b )me again. Where's dad?"
Even as he asked the question the
quick SOLDERING of his face bore wit
ness to his disappointment over not
ending hlS father in the office. And
in the patent clagsin under which the
SOIL ilow labured was to be found GER
tain indication of character not to be
d!sfeaarded. Unlike many a child. he
really loved lis father The death of
the mother years before had left him
without other opportunity for affection
in the home. since he had neither
brother nor.siSter.
In that simple and sincere regard
which he bore for Ills father. the boy
revealed 81 heart ready for love. willing
. to give of itself lis best for the one be-
loved Beyond that as vet there was
little to lie said of him With eXactness.
He was spoiled child of fortune. if
you wish tosf,ave it 500 Certainly. he
was.ai,lyS astlrone i'll the worlds hive.
Thus far he htd, enjoyed ythe. good
things of lM:efwithaAt ,eyeg.dqipg aught
to deserve them by contributing in re-
turn. save by his smiles and his genial
air of happiness.
: In the twentythree years Of his life
every gift that money could lavish had
been his' II the sum total of benefit
iwas small. iat least there remained the
consoling fact that the harm wss even
teAs. LazuESrd had. not Slapped the
strength nj l.im.y,. He L.el mot grown
vicious. as have 70 many of his fellows
among the, sons Of. the rich.
Sarah explained that Mr.. Glider had
been called to the court OF general ses-
stons by Tie Judge
''But' Wait lis dad doing in court7''
usual eOnriseNesss.- .:t...
"One Of the, girls. was arrested for
stealing" =.
And dad went to court to get her
out Of the 'scrape. That's just like the
old man"
"She was tried today and convicted.
The judge sent for Mr. Glide" to come
down this morning and have talk
with him about the sentence"
: There was no lessening of the ex-
preston of certainty on the young
mans face He loved his father. and
he trusteI where he loved.
1T will be all right" he declared in
tone OF entire conviction. Dads
heart is as big as barrel He'll get
: her off,
| Then of sudden Dick gave vio-
lent start. He leaned toward the Sec
retary's desk and spoke with new
seriousness of manner:
Sadie. have You any money? Pm
broke Ny taxi has been waiting out
side all this time"
why. yes" the secretary said cheer
fully
/ Dick eagerly seized the banknote of
fered HIM.
/. Mighty much obliged. Sadie he
said enthusiastically But | must run.
Otherwise this wouldn't be enough for
the fare" And he tlarted out of the
room.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-11-13
CHAPTER /.
The Panel of Liaht.

SIZE lids of the girls eyes lifted
slowly, and she stared at the
panel of light in the wall. Just
at the outset the act of seeing
made not the least impression Oh her
nunibed brain. For long time She
continued to regard the dim illumina-
ton in the wall with the same passive
iiXity of gaze. Apathy still lay upon
her crushed spirit. In vague way
she realized her own inertness' and rest
ed i'll it gratefully, subtly fearful lest
she again arouse to the full horror of
her plight. In a curious subconscioUs
fashion Size was striving to hold on to
this deafness of sensation, thus to win
little respite from the torture that
had exhausted her soul
Ora sudden her eyes noted the black
lines that lay across the panel of light,
and In that instant her spirit was
quickened once again. The clouds lift
ed from her brain. Vision was clear
now. Understanding seized the full
import Of this hideous thing on which
she looked. For the panel Of light was
n window set high within wall of
stone. The rigid lines of black that
crossed 1t were bars-prison bars. 1t
was still true. then. She was in cell
of the Tombs.
Crcuchin2 miserably on the narrow
bed. she maintained hcr fixed watching
Of the window-that window which
was symbol of her utter despair.
Asain agony wrenchcd within her.
Tie girl was appalled, by the merci-
lessness Of destiny tina: had SO out,
ragged right. She was wholly innocent
Of having done any wrong. She had
struggled through years Of privation to
keep herself clean mud wholesome. wor-
thy5of those eentlefolk from whom she
drew her blood. And earnest effort
had ended at last under an pyerwhelm-
ing accusation. falsr. yet none the less
fatal to her This accusation after soul
ws.a.ying delays hard eliminated to-day
in convict. m The sentence Of the
court had been imposed upon her-that
for three years she should be inpris-
one;l.
There had been nothing in the life
ofahlary Turner before the catastrophe
c:.lne to distinguish it from many an
Ot:."r. Its most significant details were
Of a sortlid kind, familiar to poverty.
H.,r father had been an unsuccessful
man as success Is esteemed by this gen
Grafton of Mamnon worShipers. He
Was n gen icman, but the trivial fact
i;of small avail today. He was Of good
l.,h. and - was the DosSessor of an
Inherited competence. He had as we'll
Intelligence bu; 1t was moi of a finan-
Gin, snr..
81. little by little. his fortune be-
cn:ac shrunken toward nothinGness
h: raa,;oa nf iIijHdi"i,ls investments
iIc married !, ch%rnin& woman who.
aftnr :, brief period g! s'edletl happi-
ices CAV" her life t.. the Li:'h of the
81 lie chi of the .'4ian. Larry AS
~" Years pass".; he dan;tts.er grew
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-11-13

- am glad to DO ht
fact is, = jnsk natural
Not Il bard thing to d
side"
Nor OF ,liis..' the +:
ed 'dryly
"Anyhcw. it doesn't
Dick rel. led, quite un
nc. dad, how goes it?"
Pretty veil. pretty
glad TO s@c ypn home Il
There w"& a great ten
usually r-hcr cold gray
and I'm ,sla,a to be
be"-the.'a was again I
the throa', Int he tini
with yc' :
The L :!pr avoided
display ri emotion /
change of subject to the
Have IL .ood time:
casually
THE ..me of my yeu.
you. dad. It's Il fact til
break tlH bank at Mo
have dorsr it sure i: o
had held ont"
ut seems IT, me- that
thing OF the sort befor
caustic comment, ;.u.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-11-13
Judge If he himself vi

Judge If he himself vi
means for a girl TIC
prison for something
Somehow, Glider, the
had it's effect ON every
room. l know. Its
understand filings Xix,
she said rang true.
the way she said it
courage. The ordinai
Their. So l had u s,
might be speaking IL
was a little pause. Y
moved back and fortl
he added. u believe L.
suspended sentence i
for your talk with hin
II simply did my d
You are aware that
any consultation wit
He sent for me and /,
thought about the
thought it would be ri
go on a Suspended sen
frankly that ! believe
pie should be- made Of
Of 9 others who. nigh
steal. PROPERTY has S
Arrest. although 1t see
nowadays. so that any
deny it." Then the fl
ed note sounded In h
he Continued. II can't
the girl Waits to see +
why. she just Sc
would gee her for t.
would tell you bow IT,
in this store. =
"TherNrts tller cried
|, girl wants to confess
first sign " decent fee
I suppose y ought. to-
ProbabI:: there have b
up in thls." vs. >
: Perhaps" De,nares
least 1t t.n 'tiH tiOhar'
l thought you would
spoke to inc ni6tl1ct
has given orders ito b
a few n;lnnies on the, y
Central station. They
to Burrsing you 'kno'
er, you would have. q
her. 'l''m lawyer ali
, of the ot!ii.c. leaving I
/, store fuafny.
"HelIo. dad!"
Glider sprang to hi
suddenly aIowa Neune
/ "Dick.." The Zig voi
to eXGu."itr tenderness
| AS tho Owes of the t
| rushed forward. and
! ment IT,, hands of
clasped firmly. Presen.
with IN e...:sart toward
voice to mask how mu
en-. But the tones ia
! than any h" had used
! tremulovs. With at1ecti'
What l!"iugilt you
handed.
"W by. !! inst wante
home. liz sd lightly
love of heavan. give S
rowed it from her t.
You see. dad. I'm bro!
"Of coaf@cr' With
ward Gils::e" reared Ga
ter. In the bnrSI of
pent feeli,. .9Und the
still chucls..H@ when
from much experience
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-11-13
CHAPTER III.
cn!y Three Years.

Ch!y Three Years.
z " YhEN ut last the owner of the
~ store entered the office his
tHce showed extreme irrita-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-11-13

sllE lids of the girls eyes lifted
slowly, and she stared at the
X panel of light in the wall Just
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Travelling Bags, $Q.95
Values to SIS, at -
Last Day of the Sale

Solid black made Of genuine seal wal
rus and sole feathers, Made on strong frames solid
brass mountings fine lock and strong handle Leather
lined throughout, have three pockets on inside. Seal
and Walrus sizes to IS inches Especially suited
for ladies' the sole leather is l6 to is inches and fine
for men who travel
Special values in trunks and leather
goods for this last day of the Endof-the Sea
son sale.
(Trunk Annex-Nain Floor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

Of how 1t happened, and with the won
der came the thrilling idea that the
pianos were either playing themselves
In the ghostly stiffness of their death
chamber or were responding to the
touch OF phantom hand.
Again the Gravity feeling about the
hair, and the tingling along the ribs
The sounds came again, a series of
heavy, staCcato, bass thunps. The
firemen were not choking then, because
they were not breathing. They were
unconscious of the smoke that rolled
about them, and they CROPPED with their
hands to touch one another for comfort
A Dash Of Grand Opera. ......
The sounds again. A note or two
higher in the scale. Then came anoth-
or bar. and then. with the sweep of sew
eral octaves, the piano hidden in the
smoke sounded in rising crescendO a
double handful of notes, snarled with
the sound of broken and tangled wires,
and was quiet.
The spell was broken for the three
firemen. who dived toward the door,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
lash REGISTER
| MEN ARE GUILTY
twenty Officials of Dayton
Concern Convicted of Sher-
man Law Violations.

CINCINNATI. Feb. 14.-Guilty on
Aree counts in the indictment was the
4 ,r5rot returned by the jury trying the
,ess ~ the % officials or former Off
LIS Of the National Cash Register
Eompsny
They were charged by the govern
.sr- with violating the criminal sec
ian or the Sherman antitrust act.
The jury deliberated on the case for
Utmost ten hours.
President Patterson. when asked for
! statement, said;
In view Of the civil litigation against
H. National company, I desire not to
make statement at this time
The total expense to the cash regis
Ter company in fighting the case is esti-
mated al little less than half a million
soIlars. The government expenditures
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

and into the cold bright air. their faces
blackened and their eyes burning. And
with the daylight and the excitement
Of work without they realized that
ghosts We're as far away from Atlanta
- was Madagascar or Milledgeville.
The fireman turned to his companion
with a sheepish laugh.
Just the burned old thing burning
up and the strings were making the
noise when they broke" he announced.
The other man knew, too.
huh" he said, refusing to meet
the others eyes Don't tell anybody. -
But they did.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
have been estimated at about half as

have been estimated at about half as
/ mura
The Indictment named 80 men, but
Edgar Park was dismissed recently by
Jd"se HoIiister upon the representa-
ton that he was in no way connected
win The company in the last three
Years the time named in the indict-
mants
Each Of the three counts carries with
j, a maximum penalty Of 5000 fine and
4 jail sentence Of not more than twelve
months. mus bringing the maximum
sentence for each man up to $4,000 fine
and 36 months in Jail.
District Attorney Mcpherson said it
VAS great victory for the govern
nent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
INSTITUTE FOR FARMERS.

COLUMBUS, GA. Feb. 14.-Consid-
cradle interest is being manifested by
'SrneJS throughout this section over
me farmers institute that is to be held
10 EreenyiiIe, Meriwether county, under
ne auspices of the State Agricultural
IoueEe at Athens. Andrew NJ. Soule
0residenl Of the school, will be in per-
sonRl charge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
ASSESSING COLUMBUS PROPERTY

COLUMBUS, GA, Feb. 14.-James
Smith, N. Fl. Harris and A. o. Black
mar, Jr., city tax assessors Of Colum-
bus. have begun the annual assess
ment Of property. 1t usually takes about
five or six weeks to complete the work
1t is generally believed that there will
be a big increase shown.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Phantom Melodies From Pianos
in Burning Warehouse Thrill
Brave Fire Ladies'.

Atlanta flremen are about as brave az
ANYBODY in the world. That's their
business That's why they are paid $15
, a month or thereabout. Now. if hey
were ordinary people. like bank presi-
dents. or department store owners, cr
real estate magnates, with ordinary
courage But odious comparisons
should not enter into a ghost story, and
this is real ghost story, like those
they stopped telling when they built the
Gambler building, and installed the
Great White Way.
Three firemen, dismissing thought OF
danger with a cool and airy gesture
which was lost upon the 24-degree tenn
perature-plunged into the burning
Woodside warehouse on Bell street
Yesterday.
From within. thick. black volumes Of
smoke rolled out with the uncanny ST.
1ence Of thick. black smoke. You have
watched such smoke. perhaps rolling
out of Atlanta's smoke stacks, or out OF
railroad locomotive, smoke so thick
that Il seems you could cut 1t with
knife. or dabbe your fingers In IT and
make mud pies. 1t looks to you that
surely 1t should make noise But 1t
flows on, eerie. ugly, silent.
Enter Our Heroes.
Into Just such an atmosphere OF
smoke which befed its promise of sub
stance, the three flremen plunged. and
stopped choking. in the dense black
was moving. seething, and yet quiet
deathly quiet.
The smoke was deadly, and with all
their bravery the firemen were beaten
back. They turned to grope for the
door. when out OF the blackness, shat
terinx the silence. came weird sound.
FTremen are brave men-but what's
the use repeating that? These tiremen
were good hremen, but the sound held
them transflXed for moment. in spite
OF the choking smoke II struck to the
roots OF their hair and the hair tingled.
That weird, quivery feeling, as II pro-
duced BY the play OF a feather buster
on the bare soles Of their feet, swept
over them. They stood, Involuntary,
and listened, while the black smoke
eddied around them, silently,
The sound came again. and this time
different. Both sounds we're melodious,
but the first was low pitched. while this
was light. tinking sharp, like a third
Then another sound. and another,
came in rapid succession, until they
merged themselves into tangible Sc
riea and the fremen realized with hor-
ror that they formed the semblance OF
melody
1t was just rumbIins, formless ir-
regular bar or two. The fremen re-
membered that the warehouse was
stored with pianos, and knew that the
sound came from one of them,
with the thought came the wonder
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Mems 39c to SOC Hose at

Without exception every Oricn-
tai rug is reduction none can
YOU save less than a fifth, on
many you save a third, on some
almost half. Sale ends Febru-
AIRY %.
(Ruas-Thlrd Floor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

Two big tables of dress
goods are at just half the
former prices. Many trim
mings are at half-price. All
the silks left from the Jan
uary Sale, and many odds
and ends grouped at less
than half.
(Sik Annex-Main Floor
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-08-15
HoothIacks Win Strike.

The Italian Bootblacks' union, recent
ly on strike in Boston. won substan
tial victory. The concessions asked
and won were that all bootblacks EN-
ployed be members in coed standing
of the union. that the bootblacks be
paid not less than 50 a week, that
the hours of labor shall not exceed q
day of eleven hours, with one hour
for dinner. and that all work perform
ed on legal holidays after l O'Clock
shall be paid for at the rate OF over
time. likewise work done on other days
before Z o'clock in the morning and
after 7 o'clock in the evening.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-08-15
NOTICE..

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND
FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Assignment of
James d. Britton and Mary Britton,
his wife.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has qualified as assignee
of the above named James D. Britton
and Mary Britton, his wife, >insolvents,
under a deed of assignment filed in
the office of the auditor of Snohomish
county, state of Washington, on the
14th day of July, 1913; all creditors
of said assignors and said insolvents
are hereby notified to present their
claims to the undersigned at his place
for the transaction of this business, to-
wit: Rooms 224 and 225, Realty build
ing, Everett, Washington, within three
months from the first publication of
this notice, to-wit, within three months
from the 18th day of July, 1913, duly
verified as required by law. The post
office address of the undersigned is
Rooms 224 and 225, Realty building,
Everett, Washington.
WILLIAM BURK,
AS Assignee of James d. Britton and
Mary BrittOn.
Date of first publication, July IS,
1913. st
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-08-15

In the debate on the bill to insure
state assistance TO women workers
about to become mothers the French
chamber of deputies decided that such
women. whether employed in industry
and commerce or domestic service,
cannot be dismissed in the two months
preceding or following the birth of
children. The state will also make a
money allowance to necessitouS wo-
men during their enforced absence
from work. For the present the bill
will benefit some 3.000000 working
women in factories and shops, and it
is intended later to extend its provi-
sions to women doing home work.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-08-15
No. 1859.
SUM MONS,

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, FOR
SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
l. G. WIDICK, plaintiff VS.. Eta
Widick defendant.
The State of Washington to the above
named defndant, Eta Widick:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty (60) days after the date
of first publication of this summons,
to-wit, whiting sixty 600 days after
the first day of August, 1913, and de-
fend the above entitled action in the
above entitled court, and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a
copy of your answer upon the under
signed attorney for plaintiff at his of.
flee below stated and in case of your
failure so to do judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the de-
mand of the complaint which has been
filed with the clerk of said court.
The object of this action is to OBJ
tain a decree of divorce from the de-
PENDANT upon the grounds of desertion
and abandonment.
JAMES H. NAYLOR,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Office and postoffice address: No.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-08-15
LABOR LAUDS WELFARE BODY.
Chicago Branch of Federation Would
Continue Senate Commission.

Two resolutions were recently adopt
ed at the meeting of the Chicago
branch of the American Federation of
Labor One asked an appropriation by
the state senate to keep alive the SEN
ate welfare commission, which has been
headed by Lieutenant Governor Bar
raft O'Hara, and the other contained a
request to Governor Dunno to veto the
vocational education bill, which was re-
Gently presented at Springfield, in case
it should be passed
The lieutenant governor in address
ing the meeting declared that the labor
element was more directly concerned
in the future of the senate welfare
commission than any other body of per-
sons. He said that the commission was
practically at a standstill in its work
because of a lack of funds.
1--WE are working for better labor
conditions" said Mr.. O'Hara, land you
are the people who will benefit. We
are practically out of funds, however,
and without an additional appropria-
ton cannot go much further. AS you
who have followed the work of this
commission well know, we are direct
ing our inquiry toward those establish
ments which do not stand for good.
clean labor conditions and living
wage"
Upon the conclusion of the speech
the organization adopted resolutions
asking that an appropriation be made
that will make of the senate welfare
commission a permanent body.