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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10

Of US could see them except myself. I
stu had that old crack through the
curtain. and got . eood 'oet, They sp-
peared pretty badly scared.
Two Of them-Gyp and Lefty, think
-wero put in cells across the corridor,
where Charley and I could see thew.
The other two--whitey and Frank-we-e
on the same side With us. But, see
ton before a great length OF time.
"Charley Becker. who hadn't taken
any part in the talk up 70 this time.
shouted:
THAT'S A JACK ROSE"
well, of course. everybody under
stood. After the breaking OF the ice
between the gunner they talked TO
each other just as freely as any one
else in the condemned cells. He called
them 'Gyp.' Lefty Whitley and
Frank and they called him Charley
And they all said Jack Rose. that bald
headed this and that! Good thing there
was that anti-swearing rule.
OTHERS cHEERED GOOD NEWS
FOR spoHR.
There never was a day after that
when they didn't all talk together. like
the rest of the men: but 1 will say
that none of them ever talked about
their cases before the Court Of
Appeals.
ITO show the spirit which prevails
In that place I will tell you what hap
pened when I got notice Of my new
| trial a little while ago. One Of the
keepers. handing me my nightly allow
ance of food. slipped to me q clippines
from The Evening World which said
| that the Court Of Appeals had decided
was wrongly convicted. In ordei
not TO hurt the rest Of the boys.
didn't say anything. but waited for tn
morning World, which I knew mos
Of them would see.
when that paper arrived, called
Charley Becker to the front OF his Gel
and handed It to him. folded 30 M
<Pu,ild see the item about me. He shoos
my hand around tho bars. then read thu
article aloud to the others.
You never heard such an uproar u
your life. Charles shouted:
"'Three cheers for Larry Spohr'
'As to the gunner? l didn't get 4
know them so weil. They seem. any
how. to be younger and more irrespon
sible, and I don't think they realize Jus
what Ia in front Of them. Walt till the.
see a dozen or more companions go on
through the 1Attie Green Door 10 tn
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10
WIFE OF BECKER
IN HOSPITAL; SOON
TO BE A MOTHER.

Mrs. Charles Becker. wife Of the con-
victed police lieutenant, II about 70 BE-
come . mother She Ii in the women's
Hospital. Amsterdam avenue and one
Hundred and Ninth street.
On Tuesday Mrs. Becker visited her
husband for the last time before enter
ing the hospital, but the rules OF the
prison precluded any further privacy
than had been accorded to her on pre-
visions visits.
Bear up. little woman" said the
prisoner. Our child will never know
me as a-Sing Sing inmate. Before I,
Ia able to walk will he free. My APP
peal must win for me-
On Wednesday she went In . carriage
to the hospital. where a room on the
third floor had been reserved for her
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10
Daily Life. of Convicted Lieu
tenant Revealed by Spohr,
, Freed for New Trial.
HAS NEVER LOST HOPE.
Sympathy Wins Prison Mates
Leads in Hymns and Reads
Bible Aloud.

Ne first intimate story Of former
Redes Lieutenant Charles Becker's life
n he condemned cells t--sing Sing 10
tsel By Lawrence spohr, former cor.
pGPal in the United States Army. now
awaiting his second trial Monday at
white Plains for numbering his sweet
heart, Rose OToole.
0pohr. . man Of education. occupied
he cell next to Becker until sent back
~ setrial by a Court OF Appeals de-
sision, and his story Is replete with In
tereet.
0pohr spoke as MAJ detached from
he former companions, with all the az
1ootion in the world for them, but as
though he never expected to see them
again.
There was, In the hrst place. what
might be called the usual repugnsnce
u . convict for a cop" he SAID.
when he came up. most OF the con
Asmned cells men didn't see him.
could. because OF the peculiar position o.
0y cell. IT'S rule Of the place that
when q new man comes in the black
curtains arc lowered In front OF the
other cells. Blu. could see through q
osacs Of mine, and l saw Becker come
in. He was. placed In the cell next to
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10


surplus Of starch; meats are often de-
spoiled OF much OF their nutritivs quality;
the soil 10 depleted of the amount of veg
etable salts II ought to have. We do not
obtain the natural ripensd fruits and veg
stables. hence the stomach requires as
sistancs to digest an overabundancs OF
fibrous material and take care Of fruit
acids that Nature had no chance to con.
vert into grape sugar. So we need mOrs
pepsin than the system can supply. more
diastase. rHore OF the natural tonic and
preservative properties which ripensd veg
citation should give US. This deficiency 10
made up In Stusrt's Dyspepsia Tablets
and IL the only way TO have stomach.
health under modern conditions.
Try just one box and you will never
want TO be without this wonderful rem.
sdy for stomach troubles. Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets contain an Ingredient. one
grain OF which will digest 5000 grains
OF food. They are SO entirely harmless
because they have absolutely no effect
on the system one way or another sx.
cept to do just the one thinG-digsst food.
| Every drug store sells and recommends
! stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. Tue price u
90 cents per box.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10

we're taken By the Rspusiiean causua
yesterday. making ssvsotssa N ~.
without any candidate rscsivin6 the n
votes needed 10 nominate for Senator.
Congressman Weeks passsd Csnsress'
man Mccall on the ninth ballot The
seventeenth stood: Weeks. -; No
Call. cs: Guild. Q; LAwrsnce. u
Draper. 9.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10

Dr.. John D. Nolan Of No. 10e4 linton
avenue, the Bronx. accompanied her.
She has been surrounded with every
comfort and a few Of her friends have
been permitted TO visit her.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10
BECKER READS HIS BIBLE TO
THE OTHERS,

That song seemed to make a big hit
with Charley We sang 1t over and
over again. That was during the first
few days he was there. Then he got
the good book and read to US.
almost as soon as Charley Becker
Got into the condemned CELL" spohr went
On. "or. rather. al soon as he got to
know US. he heard some swearing going
on. He made little speech and said:
Now. boys, We all have to cut this
thing out. You fellows'll have to stop
cvssing. and you. Larry Spohr will have
70 keep books on them. Every time they
swear they're to be fined. Put 'em down,
no matter who 1t Is
"Every night you'd hear couple Of
chapters Of the Good Book. then Char
Icy would lead In singing The Holy
city, and then we'd 60 to sleep. We
ljdn't mind even II Mulraney and some
Of the others would go ahead with
Casey Jones' Beautiful DOLL and
.Waitin' on the Levee.'
when the gunner came up to
aans sing all the curtains were drawn
Aevp In front OF our cells. SO that mons
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10
Only One Way
To Stomach Health
Eat Three Meals Day and Let Ssusst's Dys.
pepsis Tablets Digest Them. The
Stomach Soon Receivers After
This Byief Reat.

The very worst thing you can DO 10 to
starvs yourself to overcome stomach
misery. Mako your meals Just - com
prehensive as possible. Use stuart's Dys.
pepsia Tablets freely for awhile and all
trace Of stomach trouble will be gone.
Dieting IL . fAilacy. The intensive farming
and gardening of tho present day forces
such quick results that our dietary 10
lacking In the quantity OF flesh forming
Elements of former days. Thus We get .
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10

nay state senate Tie-Up.
BOSTON. Jan. lo.-Eleven ballots
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10
PUSHING BILLS At ALBANY.


ALBANY, Jan. io-Ths conourrea
resolution TO ratify the proposed amend
ment to the Federal Constitution pre-
vid!nG for the direct election OF United
States Senators was made Q special Or
der for next Tuesday In the Assembly
to-day.
Tho woman suffrage measure has bean
placed on Monday nights calendar In
tho House. II Ia proposed to make II
sleo q special order for Tuesday.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-10

electric casair ana hear them say. wen
goodby. boys Then they will know"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-22
BY
!, ,,',.:),:',I i, OsBOURNE
Cspysish,. BlL y ths Sssss.Msnin LsspaaS.

dollar pair 0r gas lights Tor sixty llke
you did once II was you. MarSe'
Broughton. I'd try mules. There new
er has been enough mules, and there
never will be-
Matt accordingly. though rather
slackly. 1t must be confessed. began to
look into mules: he accumulated stacks
OF mule information: he wrote to
Washington and got for nothing the
concentrated wisdom Of q whole mule
sub-burpau. All this was very encour-
aging. and was made more so by Vic
tors request to cone in as 4 partner
He thought he could sell out his ga
rage for $l.4GO or $1,000. and volnn-
teerpl to be MATHS man Friday.
II won't be any trouble to YOU he
pleaded earnestly. Il know my place,
and I'll keep it. no matter how close
we have to live: and III cook and
wash, and do everything till we're on
our feet"
Matt did not commit himself; 1t was
so much easier to dawdle along and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-22
SYNOPSIS

Matt Broughton leaves the service of
John Mort on Pacific island to return TO
America Mort give. him a valuable ring
Broughton promises to say nothing about
the mysterious Mort and his woman com.
panion He Is shipwrtcked and must
realize in San Francisco on the ring
Raising q 900 on the ring. 10 he repaid
Broughton returns to his old horne at
Manaswan He thinks Of going into the
mule business with Victor Dagganc0urt.
q coiored garage keeper Broughton is
visited by the local ~ditor. who calls him
"kinR."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-22

cOquette with imaginary mules. and
work out imaginary mule profits. than
to bestir himself with actualities.
One day. after breakfast. while he
was In his room. he was called down
20 the paror by the only visitor that
had ever sought him. The grizzled,
smiling man who rose to greet him
was n stranger
I'm the editor Of the Manaswan
Banner" said the stranger, introduce
ing himself defprentially. Tom May
nard. my name Is. and a very injured
man. Mr. Brouchton' Yes. sir. very
injured man. for surely the local paper
had the first call on local boy; Oh.
Lord" he calculated In the same key
of pretended Indignation. ITO think
You were hiding here all this time, and
didn't know II thing about IT,"
Il don't understand" said Matt,
smiling 700. whats this all about,
anyway"
And so you are real live king"
went on Mr. MAYNARD. ignoring the
question. and gazing ~ him in humor.
Gus awe What lnt of stick in the
mudS it makes us feel that one of our
boys could 90 ont AMI d. that. white
we stayed ut home with the chores"
CHAPTER III.
A Voice at the Telephone.
".vy ,ING?" cried Matt. ~ don't
TX know what you're taking
I'M about. You're mistaken
C. who said was king"
Now. It's no good putting me of
like that" said Mr. Maynard. If it's
in the New York Clarion first. il has
10 he in the Manaswdn Banner second.
1t wouldn't he fair if you didn't give
Us second place. considering you were
born aud raised here. and owe that
much 10 the town. I've got cracker
jack StcnoGrapher waiting in the of
tiye. two typiSts. aud the operators
holding the wire for the Associated
3 Press. 50 get yUur hat. and cone along
CONTINUED on Page 81
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TAMPAS MODERN AMERICAN AN EUROPEAN HOTEL


aethc Elevators N010 H01FI necuG lhea
In o'"o'O ''o'.~ ". rAAe' ""r ."p" =.
che 90 moi hay, to COOP.
bath 81
two
wthba bath. &5e
persons with
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
WILL n ONE MONTH
Mrs. Pankhurst to Rsaeh New York
on Oct. 10.

Mrs. Pankhurst q Reach New York
on Oct. 10.
London, Sept. 11.-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst. doughty leader Of the
militant s~uffrasettes, now under q
three-year British prison sentence, will
sail from Havre, France. for New
York On board the French liner Ls
Provence on Oct. 10.
This positive announcement was
made by Mrs. wickham. organiser OF
the Women's Social and Political
union.
Mrs. Pankhurst intends to return
TO LONDON from America In late No
vember. where a great meeting ia
welcome her VIII be held in Albert
hall. Miss wickAam said that Mrs
Pankhurst left the country only to
recover her health and will place her
self on her return within reach OF
the British authorities II they desire
TO jail her again Mrs. Pankhurst will
reach New York on Oct. Is and viii
leave for England on Nov. rs.
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-
into that part of the canal between
Gamboa dixie and Mirafores locks
which had been excavated by steam
shovels.
This cut, which Is 5000 feet long,
500 feet wide and Al feet deep be
low ear sea level, was immediate
~ filed when the waters Of the Pa
cifc touched for the first time the
solid masonry OF the Mirahores locks.
Dredges passed through the opening.
and In a few days the last yestiges Of
the barrier will be removed, establish
Ing a practically complete channel at
the Pacific end The dredges have be
gun to remove the last barrier Of the
Atlantic channel. When that work Is
accomplished ships may navigate to
the locks at both ends.
On May Is the engineers Of the PAN
M canal exploded 80, $50 pounds Of
dynamite that had been loaded into
236 holes to dispose OF the first dixie
holding back the Pacific ocean. This
dixie had damned the waters OF Ancon
harbor, In the gulf Of Panama, until
tho engineers practically finished exca,
waiting q long stretch Of the canal
near M~irafIores. The mighty blast was
successful, and the waters OF the Pa
cinc flowed Into the canal up to the
point where II was checked until the
last blast removed another barrier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
BOMB EXPLODED IN
DOORWAY OF BANK
More Than Twenty Persons
:. Injured at Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 11.-More than
twenty persons were injured. three
buildings were partly wrecked and
windows within a radius OF half q
mile we're shattered by the explo.
sion OF a bomb In the doorway OF
the private bank conducted by Alex
ander Conforti. The injured were
cut by glass and thrown from their
beds by the force OF the conclusion
The explosion revealed Toni
Digrazia, watchman In the bank, as
Chicago's heaviest sleeper. Although
persons residing a mile away were
aroused he was found asleep In a
room In the rear and was awakened
with difficulty.
The explosion was heard for sew
eral miles and aroused thousands OF
residents of the South and West
Sides. II is believed by thte police
to be the work Of Italian blackmail.
ers. Conforti admitted that a year
ago he received three letters de.
handing $1,000. but said he ignored
them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
NOBODY SPARED
Kidney Trouble Attack Madison
Men and Women, Old and
Young

Kidney ills seize young and old.
Often come with little warning.
Children suffer in their early years
Can't control the kidney secretions.
Girls are languid, nervous, suffer
pain.
Women worry, CAM do daily work.
Men have lame and aching backs.
Ii you have any form of kidney ills
You must reach the cause.-the kid
Ineys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for veal
kidneys
Have brought relief to Madison
people.
Madison testimony proves it.
Mrs. S. Olsbo, Madison, y. d.. says:
II highly recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills as | consider them a good remedy
for backache and other kidney all
ments. They have proven valuable
Others of my family have also tried
Doan's Kidney Pills and praise then
just AZ strongly as ! do"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name ID jan's-aut
take no other.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
BRYAN SUES POLICE CHEF
Secretary Of State and Wife Seek
500 DAMAGES.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 1.-THE
secretary OF state and Mrs. w. j, Bry
an have filed suit against Chief Of Pc
lice +. c. Roach for 800 damages FOL
the detention OF a $3.50 diamond rims
identified as the property OF Mrs. Bry
an and held by the local police de
partment.
The suit is set for Oct. 6. The
ring In question vas either lost OIL
stolen about q year ago and recovered
by the police from . negro In a loca
hotel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
PRINCE PLANS BEAR HUNT
Ruler OF Monaco to Tour United
States incognito.

New York, Sept l1.-Prince Albert
OF Monaco. the tiny principally sur
rounding the famous gambling resor,
of Monte Carlo. arrived In New York
bay on his yacht, the Hirondelle, for
q visit TO the United states.
II has been reported that he will
go to Wyoming for a bear hunt and
inspect Western oil fields in which he
Is said to have invested more than
$1,000. 900. The prince Ia travelling
incognito, as was the case OF his last
trip here in April, 1912.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
TnAw FOUGHT DESPERATELY
10 Dragged TO Auto and Hustled Over
the Boundary,


Coaticook. Que. Sept. 1l.-Ae.
complishing a coup which came 50
suddenly all concerned were taken BY
surprise. Harry Thaw was FASTENED
out OF the railroad station detention
room here and despite his violent pro.
tests was rushed across the border to
Vermont.
II am being Kidnapped yelled
Thaw. This Is outrageous. Won't
some n stop this outrage?"
Screaming his protests Thaw made
what little resistance he could, but
had no chance against the keepers.
immigration Inspector Robertson
states there was nothing Illegal about
the proceedings.
1T was all regular" he said, and
at the time declined to explain fur.
ther.
The action was taken or an order
o. the minister OF justice, acting for
the minister OF the interior.
The immigration officers went to
Thaw's room at 8 o'clock and seized
him. He fought ~furiously as he real
lied that he was being taken by his
enemies. The guards had to subdue
him by superior strength, but Thaw
displayed the strength OF a mailman.
As the struggle proceeded Thaw
seized a bottle from a table and
hurled It. crashing through a window
of the detention ofice. The officers
practically dragged him down the
stairway, as Thaw screamed at the
top OF his voice. begged, pleaded and
threatened all to no avail.
WhIried Away TO Boundary.
The prisoner was thrown into an
automobile. and before the startled
villagers knew what had happened
their hero had been whirled away to.
ward the International boundary. The
last words heard from Thaw were
cries of:
They are kidnapping me. Help.
Jerome is kidnapping me! Stop this
outraged"
The detention room showed signs
OF the most furious struggle. The fur
niture was upset and the room was
In the widest disorder. Some OF
Thaw's possessions were scattered
about the room. Shattered fragments
OF broken furniture and glass were on
the fioor.
c. b. Doherty. minister or justice,
who is acting minister OF the interior
and thereby in charge or immigra.
'tion. held that the action OF the board
'0f inquiry last week ordering rhaw's
deportation vas regular. Therefore,
despite the restraining order issued
by the kings bench ut Montreal. the
minister gaze orders to deport the
~prt4pner.
The time was well chosen. as Thaw
and his counsel had settled down
serenely to await . trip to Montreal
10 appear before the Kings bench.
The village was unDrepared and the
immigration officers met with no re.
slstance except the furious battle Civ.
en- by their prisoner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
PACIFIC HALFWAY
ACROSS The CANAL
Twenty Tons Of Dynamite Open
Stretch Of Work.
BIG CUT RAPIDLY FILLED.

prsdgss Expected to Complete Work
Of Establishing Channel at Western
End In Short Time-The Cut 10 5000
Feet Long, 500 Feet Wide and ~
Feet Deep.
Panama.-The last remaining barrier
at the Pacific end Of the Panama
canal has been blown up by dynamite.
1t was an intensely interesting spec
tacle. An electric switch was turned
on, and a moment later the 1900 spec
tators and the officers Of the British
cruiser New Zealand saw a wonderful
sight. Hundreds OF tons Of mud and
stones were thrown high in the air.
There they seemed to hang. then fall
back as the roar OF the explosion
echoed In the nearby hills.
About twenty long tons, equivalent
to 44,S00 pounds, of As per cent dyna,
mite constituted the blast, which was
one of the largest eve set or In the
canal. The charge, which was planted
In 541 holes at an average depth of
thirty feet, tore a big gap in the bar
rier, but not to a sufficient depth to
permit the water to flow through. as
the e level channel was at low tide.
Equally as interesting as the explo,
sion was the actual breaking OF the
barrier, the tide creeping steadily up
until IL was level with the top OF the
gap. A workman seized a shovel and
made a small trench. through which
a rill Of water trickled. Gradually II
widened until an hour afterward a tor
rent, with a thlrty-fve foot fall, pour.
ed through an opening 400 feet wide
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
THAW IS FREE
FOR BRIEF TIME
Thrust Across Border He Is
Jailed Again.
THEIR ACTION IS SUDDEN

Canadian Authorities Deport Fugitive
Without Notice and He Wanders
About in Auto for Several Hours
Dsfore Being Picked Up by Sheriff
Of Coos County, N. II.
Colebrook, N. H.. Sept. Hilary
X. Tnaw wandered about the hills oil
Coos county. N. H., for three hours
after being thrust across the Canadian
border at Norton Mills, VT, and was
arrested by Sheriff Drew OF Coos coun
ty ri Little sch~ooihouse. tve miles
from Colebrook.
Thaw made no resistance and was
brought Immediately to Colebroek
In his wanderings he was accom-
panied only by newspaper men. He
did n know where to go. Leaving
Nortons Mills. Thaw stopped for d
few minutes at Averill. VT, and leav,
ing there doubled back into Canada, re.
entered Vermont at Canaan, theu
crossed the Connecticut river al
Stewartstown. No one attempted to
detain him.
He was planning. when arrested, t.
strike a railroad and buy a through
ticket to Detroit. He tried vainly &c
get In communication with his law
yers at Montreal. Falling In this he
resumed his blind journey until de
tanned by the sheriff.
The sheriff had nc warrant but held
him as a fugitive from justice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
Chicago Live stock.

Chicago, Sept. observation-disclosures
$6.750s.10; Texas steers. $6.7007.75
Western steers. $6.OO07.s0: stockers
and feeders. $5.5007.80: cows and
heifers. $3.6008,4Q; calves, $3.50
11.50. Hogs-L1sht. o0S so;
mixed. $7.so@s.+5; heavy, $7.75@s.05;
rough, T.6507.90; pigs. $4.25 08.75.
Sheep-Native. S3.4004.65; ~yearlings,
t4.S5Q5.70; lambs. $6.2507.lo.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11

Berlin, Sept. 1.-THE Commercial
Treaty association, an organisation
devoted to furthering Germany's ex.
port trade. has completed an indie
pendent Investigation as to the ad.
visibility OF Germany participating in
the Panama-Pacifc exposition at San
Francisco In 1915. II reached the
same conclusion as the government
commission and is against German
participation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-11
iNRoADs ON STRIKE SMALL
Calumet Mines Produce Only kintf
OF Normal Tonnage.

Calumet, Mich, Sept. 1.-THE Calu
met and Hecla Mining company. pro
ducing about one-third OF its normal
capacity. Is the only company thaI
has been successful In making any
inroads in the copper miners strike
Only o~ne-ninth OF the districts norma
tonnage Is being produced.
The Mohawk, Wolverine, Ahmeek
Allouez, Centennial. Osceola. Tama
rack. Franklin. Hancock. Lake ant
Winona mines are tied up completed,
by the strike.