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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29

day of my visit to Whitensh because
on the night OF that day Cantlno was
murdered in the room in tho rear OF
his little private bank.
The murder was terrible shock to
tho peaceful little town. Nothing OF
the sort had ever happened in its his
tory. The tragedy had occurred on
Main street, no later than ten o'clock.
and was crime of the boldest and
blcodicst sort Cantino had been
stabbed seven times, and any one Of
the cuts would have been fatal
l reached Cantinos Office q few
minutes after tho alarm had been
spread. There were no signs Of a
struggle and no disorder of any kind.
Cantino apparently had been stabbed
first in the neck as 10 was turning
away from his assallant-stabbed by
someone whom he did not fear-and
after that the assassin had wreaked
terrible vengeance on his victim. In.
vesugation proved that che bank had
not been robbed. The safe was locked
and Cantino's papers and property
were all In order.
The local authorities began to seek
for the motive for such a strange
crime, but put It down as Black
Hand work at once. l reasoned that
Cantino had been threatened even as
my friend I-eoni in New York. that he
had refused TO yield to the blackmail-
ers, and that he had been slain as
promised in the threats.
With the permission of the sheriff
began to so through the old mans pa
pers. | had not searched long before
l found what / was looking for He
had received threatening letters just
as l deduced. There were three OF
them The last one had threatened
him with death in two weeks If he did
not turn over certain sum of money
to "the man who comes and asks you
for it." Apparently he had not done
this, and he was killed as conse-
quence.
was disappointed in those letters.
l had expected TO see them In the
handwriting OF Martina But they
weren't They We're in another and
qlite different hand. an educated Ita[
ian hand, but not Martina's.
However l vert at once down to
the house where Martina had boarded.
He was not in. He had gone back 10
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29
UnavalIlnq Hero Worship.

Herman Perlet, the musical director
and composer, was recruiting phil
harmonic orchestra and had enlisted
the services of an Italian acquaintance.
Among the instrumentalists he pro-
cured was very old man with an
antiquated flute from which he was
able to get wheezy tone now and
then. Take him away" ordered Per-
let after the first rehearsal. Gle can't
play the flute. What Thata man can't
playa da flute!" gasped the sponsor
mot In this orchestra. Take him
away" "Maledettal" He rolled his
eyes heavenward. "Thata man can't
playa da fute!" And he beat his
breast in Indignation. "Why, thata
man he fighta with Garibaldi!"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29

still exists. He Is called emperor OF
Heaven In China. Buddha In India.
and God In Western countries. My
plan is to gather religious commun-
fly around our emperor for the pur-
pose OF cultivating among its members
loyalty toward the emperor and OF ele-
waiting their moral ideas.
"As to the citizens of other coun-
tries. they are all living under the gra-
cious protection OF the Creator of the
world. so that they can become mem
bers OF this religious community IL
they become subjects of the Japanese
emperor.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29

Every 200 miles or so I would ect n
wire advising me that such and such
a boat had sailed and nobody answer
ing the description OF my man had
come aboard. Every time I opened n
wire 1 hoped TO see tho news that
Martina had been arrested while try.
Ing to set out of the country, but
nothing OF the sort occurred.
When / reached New York city |
didn't go to the office. hailed a tax
icab and had myself driven TO within
a couple OF squares OF Leoni's bank in
Elizabeth street Discharging the taxi
man l walked down to the place. min
Cling with the crowd in way to make
myself inconspicuous. Leoni was back
of the cashiers cage, 1 walked In.
Hello, Mr.. Leoni." l said. seen
anything of Martina?"
Leoni was a good actor but not good
enough.
You haven't seen him, have your"
he said.
"Oh, yes" / said. 81 saw him out
In Whitefish. He killed fellow by
the name of Cantino out there tho
day before yesterday"
L never watched anybody closer in
all my life than / did Leoni while I
was telling him this. No Anglo-Saxon
could have hidden what was going on
IN his mind the way that little Italian
did His expression was one Of sur
prise, only surprise, that should
mention such thing.
How horriblel" he said How dis
ressingl"
He did it SO we'll that b fooled mo
said to myself: You big -
fool! You guessed wrong. absolutely
wrong"
wont back to the Office and began
to write up my reports, trying to find
a flaw In the theory had worked out.
Since had been up against Leoni and
had played my big card and hadn't
brought anything out l felt that my
theory must be wrong. His express
sion absolutely had convinced me.
But as l wrote and rewrote the rec
ord OF my doings since Leoni had ap-
Piled at the Office for man, couldn't
see where in the world | had fallen
down If l was any good at all then
had worked up a case that pointed
straight TO the end l had worked to-
ward. If it didn't point that way.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they can-
not reach the diseased portion Of
the ear. There is only one way TO
cure deafness, and that is bv con.
stitutional remedies. Deafness il
caused by an iuaamed condition Of
the mucous lining of the Eustacbin
lube. When th tube is infIamed
YOU hive rnmbling sound or i'm.
perfect hearing. and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness IL The reenlt
and unless the information can mo
Caken cut and teis taLe restored r.
ITS normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine casss ont
OF ten are caused by Catarrb. which
IS nothing but an inGamed copdi.
ton Of the mucous surfaces
We viii give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case Of Deafness eauaed
by caiarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Ca'aub Cure Send for cir
culars, free.
f } CHENEY, & CO. Toledo.
S,ol I by Druggists, 75c.
IaSo Halls Family Pills for con-
stipahon.
To feel strong, have good appe-
tte and digestion. sleep soundly
and enjoy life, use Burdock Blood
Bitters, the family sysisn tonic.
Price $1OO.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29
= Le0u iUnped up Wiz O cue nbis hond

But ! hated to believe that l had
failed 80 completely,
Cantino had sold Martina tickets
over the old alia-Mediterranean line.
Our men had been watching the
docks and boats OF that company clos
er than any other. Nobody approach
ing Martina's description had sailed
on II. The second day that ! was in
New York the report came that the
line wouldn't have another boat for
two weeks, and that no reservations
on that boat had been made from
Whitehsh, Wisconsin. There had been
no reservation from Whitefsh for
two months.
"Stung!' said the agency superin.
tendent Your man got away on
some other line. / told you that you'd
better let that Black Hand stun
alone"
But I had my own private bunch, I'm
spite Of the innocent expression on
INoni's face 7 made myself a mental
bet that Martina hadn't left this
country, and that I knew Just where
TO find him In time.
It took some time TO mako n long
story short. i went to the tenement
directly opposite Leonrs office In
Elizabeth street and rented the two
front rooms on the third floor. was
dressed in the clothes Of the average
italian laborer and while I was a llt.
tie too tall for a fair specimen, a pair
OF gold rings In my ears helped out
the deception. / explained to the
woman who rented the rooms that /
was out OF work and that ] probably
would be at home lot during the
daytime
was. Both daytime and night
There wasn't an hour In the twenty.
four that J. or Clutter, who came over
to help me. didn't have an eye glued
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29
Good News
Many GrantSyille People Have Heard 1t and Prof
tied Thereby

"Goo d news travels fast, and the
thousand of bad back sufferers ir
this vicinity are glad to learn whore
relief may be found. Many q lame
weak and aching back is bad no
more, thanks to Doaa's Kidney
Pills. Thousands upon thousands
of people are telling the good news
Of their experience with this tested
remedy. Here IS an example worth
reading:
Mrs. j. H. CorJey, S. Sutton,
w. Va, says: 81 used to have
quite little trouble from my kid
reys. The kidney action was ir-
regular and L suffered from head
aches and pains through my loins
L finally used D0an's Kidney Pills
and they soon made me feel better
They stopped the pains in my back
and put my kidneys in good shape
Another of the family who had kid
ney complaint and backache was
completely rid of the trouble by
Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by all dealers Price so
cents Foster Millburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for The Uni
ted States
Remembea the name---Doan's---
aud take no other
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29
cuoumher 90 Years Old.

A dispatch from Findlay, o., to the
New York American says: MRS.
John F. Moore of Arcadia has GU
cumber 40 years old. When she was
Miss Sarah Jefferson. 40 years ago,
she pulled small cucumber with
portion OF vine attached to It and
stuck it in bottle. When it grew
large the cucumber was placed in
bottle and sealed, and to this day has
retained It's color and freshness.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29

AS IT was, they hadn't pulled off a
single Job. Martina had killed Can
tho as warning to other bankers.
And / had caught tho pair of them be.
cause Leoni foolishly had let me see
q sample OF Martina's handwriting.
The Federal authorities took Leonl
of our hands. He Is doing twenty
years. The Wisconsin people gave
Martina life in prison.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-29

to tho window that covered Leonps
front door. He had no back door or
somebody would have covered that
too.
1t took just ten days to clear the
thing up. 1t was about 3 in the morn
Ing. was watching. and the street
was empty. Along came man In a
macintosh and knocked at Leonis
door. The door opened instantly and
the man went inside. In about half
an hour he came out, looked up and
down the street. and hurried In the
erection or Broadway. toward the
subway. He thought he had hidden
his tracks. but l rode up to Harlem In
the subway with him Just the same.
He got off at 125th street. fol.
lowed him, and under the light of the
ticket sellers window / saw his face.
Martina" l said, and he turned
with a gun in his hand.
hadn't taken any chances, and
had him covered. / called an officer
and turned Martina over to him Then
as fast as a taxi could carry me
went downtown to detective headquar-
tiers, and from there to Leoni's in
Elizabeth street.
We broke in the door, and Leoni
jumped up with gun in his hand.
Ono c. tie plain clothes men twisted
1t away from him and dragged him
out to where was waiting.
Good morning. Leoni," l said. 81
just pincLcd your pal, Martina, and
he confess
We had hard work keeping him
ffom killing himself.
THAT dog" he screamed. "That
dog!"
Had Martina confessed? oh, no;
but before morning we had the whole
story. Martina told on Leoni, and
Leoni on Martina. They had framed
up Blacl; Hand conspiracy that was
a study in cunning. Leoni was to
find out when any Italian banker had
any money, and Martina was to 20 out
and scare him. Leoni had made Mar.
tina write him the Black Hand letter
so that IL, Leoni, could appear as a
victim OF that society, thus lessening
tho possibility of suspicion that he
w&s member of it. But for that
they might have been eraratlng yet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
For Health.

Remember that rich foods are enc.
mics of delicate skin. The rose leaf
skin of the baby comes from it's sim.
pie diet.
A cupful Of hot water with a little
lemon juice added to make It palata-
BILE, taken the first thing in the morn.
ing. will often prevent bilious at.
tack.
Sick headache caused from indigcs-
ton may often DO cured by taking two
teaspoonfuls Of powdered charcoal In
half glass Of water.
Sleeplessness is frequently due to
want of food; a glass of warm milk
and bit of bread will otter send the
restless one to sweet slumbers.
Hot water as beverage is exceed.
ingly wholesome, especially when tho
digestive organs are weak. 1t should
be taken before and after each meal.
The tendency to hair growth on the
face which is fostered by the use Of
grease may be checked by using some
spirits Of camphor with it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Whereas, a petition signed by
number of the qualified electors of
the city Of Lakeland has been pre-
sented to the City Council Of the
said city asking for the calling OF an
election for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified voters Of the
said city of Lakeland the question of
establishing a commission form Of
government for the city Of Lake
land;
And, whereas. the City Council Of
the city of Lakeland did, by two
thirds vote, pass favorably upon the
petition,
Now, therefore, in pursuance OF
the power vested IN me as mayor
under the charter and ordinances OF
the said city,
BE 1T KNOWN that an election
will be held in the city OF Lakeland
on the Sth day Of October. A. d.
1913. for the acceptance or reject
Ing OF a commission form OF govern
for the election of five 60 commits
sioners; one to be elected from each
respective ward and one from at
large. the said commissioner from at
large shall be known as mayor; said
election to be held In accordance
with the revised ordinances Of the
city Of Lakeland.
o. NJ. EATON, Mayor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04

|11R G. 9. WILSON
sIclAE AND SURGEON
, Attention Given to Diseases
L;len and Children. ONCE
rant Bldg. Suite 8.
III Phone 367.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
C~:s-~g' Er''s~''-s-agY
L.s AsaAa / CAs.Y.i..alsal
CT FRS. chse22.l, Of Tive Years
S'a-t-..ugg, Relieved ~ Casii.

Mt. Airy. r. C.-Mrs. Sarah NJ. Chap
rell OF this town, says: 81 suffered for
live years with woIlanly troubles, also
stomach troaoles, and my punishment
was more tai; any one could tell.
tried rost every kind Of medicine,
but none did me any good.
read one day about Cardui, the wo.
mans tonic, and decided to try il. /
had not taken bit a1ou: six bottles until
] was almost cured. II did me more
good than all the other medicines ! had
tired, put together.
My friends began asking me why !
looked SO well, and ! told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking it,"
DO you, lady reader, suffer from any
Of The ailments due to womanly trouble,
suc.i as headache, backache, sideache,
sleeplessness, and that everlastingly tired
feeling?
II so, let us urge you to give CarduI q
trial. We feel confident it will help you,
just as it has a million other women in
the past hall century.
Begin taking Cardui to-day. You
won't regret it. All druggists.
W-ih 10: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'
ADVISORY Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn tor StsusI
Issf'M t'ons on your case ard 81 page book. Home
treatment TO- Women" IN plain wrapper. NC. ia
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04

There Is a suggestion Of oriental lux.
ury about this house gown, though
the model is an eminently simple one.
The material is white crepe de chine
and the skirt is slashed deeply at eth.
er side Of the front over inverted box
plaits Of rich colored Persian silk. A
very wide girdle Of the silk is draped
up on the bodice, a black satin sash
combining the wide girdle at the waist
line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04

| SARAH Z. WHEELLR
OSTEOPATH
F.! and 3. Skipper Pudding
Lakeland. Fla.
. phone. 27S Black.
one. 278 Blue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
Section Status Of Corporate
Powers

The ADOPTION Of this form OF COM
mission government shall in no sense
be construed to increase or diminish
the powers vested in the municipaI
corporation OF Polk county, Florida.
known as the city OF Lakeland.
Ssctinn 2-Transrosi.ion CT Powers
AL Govern month";. lecisiarive. *
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
Trade With Us, and We Will Pay
Your Fare Both Ways

We sell Old Hickory and Hackney
Farm and Tnrlentine WAGONS, I.o,
Carts, Drays and Business Wagons of
Every description. Also, Hackney
Buggics, Harness, Saddles, Etc.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
4 RESOLUTION TO ES-
TABLlSH A FORM OF COM.
MISSION GOVERNMENT

Be 1t resolved by the Council OF
the city OF Lakeland. Florida. that
in manner and purport hereof a form
OF commission government Is adopt
I'd:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
YOUR OLD AUTO MADE NEW

We paint and repair Automobiles,
make speciality of Automobile Tops.
Our prices are right, and your fare
Is refunded both ways.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20
PUPILS OF MODEL
 SCHOOL SELECTED
SEVERAL VACANCIES LEFT
SUPT. J. P. WOMACK ASSIGNS PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS TO
 NORMAL SCHOOL.

Supt. J. P. Womack of the Conway publis schools today announced the names of pupils whom he had assign ed to the model school to be conducted by the State Normal next year. Sev- eral vacancies in the grades are yet to be filled. In making the announce ment, Supt. Womack says:
 By request of their parents, the pupils whose names appear below, have been assigned to the model school for the current school year. Since each of the seven grades is entitled to 10 pupils, it will be seen that there are tsill number of vacancies. I pre- fer that the patrons decide the oues- tion for themselves, but if the lists are not soon completed, 1 shall com plete them by taking the requisite number of names from the territory nearest the Normal. Parents who pre- fer that their children attend the pub lie school will please notify me- Ad- oiSoo iiS ct SSiitC1l ATk.
 Following is the list by grades:
 First Grade-Wm. B. Miller, Metz ger Terry, - McHenry, Herbert Phillips, Morgan Newborn, Paul Jones, Joe Hicks, Glennia Hancock, Olive Meadors.
 Second Grade-Frank Robins, Vern Burton, Mary Collier, Bob Taylor Dora Ligon, Clyde Hancock, Jr., Elma Lee Womack.
 Third Grade-Kitty Newborn, Az nes Adams.
 Fourth Grade-Floy Norwood. Flu gene Burton, Duncan Durham, -- Watson, Gertrude Honea, George Ma rion, Lucille Womack, Reginald Whid- don.
 i Fifth Grade-Joy Freeman, Jose phine Terry, Leila Pearson, Carla Mae i Utermoehlen.
 1 Sixth Grade-Willie Norwood, An na Louise Taylor, Madeline Mills, - Courtney, Louise Newborn, Della Wayne Utermoehlen, Rayburn Pyle, Henry Whiddon.
 Seventh Grade-Helen Collier. Etta Marian.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20
FULL VOTE IS
 EXPECTED HERE

On eve of the special gubernatorial primary election interest, which has been at low ebb around Conway, seems to be rapidly increasing, and the indications are that the city will poll at least an average vote. Leaders of both the Hays and Brundidge forces in the city are active and both sides will endeavor to get out as large vote as possible.
 In the city and Cadron township there will be only one polling place, the circuit court room at the court house. The judges are Opie Hartje, Dave Stewart and Herman Imboden, and the clerks R. D. White and l. G. Williams. The polls will open at o'clock a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20
SAYS OILED STREETS
 PROVED A SUCCESS
RUSSELLVILLE PAPER REPLIES TO CONWAY CORRESPOND
 ENT'S OBJECTIONS.

Objections to the oiling of streets as means of keeping down dust, which were raised by correspondent of the Log Cabin Democrat few days since, are answered in an editorial in Thursdays Russellville Courier Demo- crat, which declares that city has just oiled it's streets for the seccond success
 sive year and will continue to do so until the streets are paved. The edi- torial is as follows;
 A writer signing himself "A Citi- zen, in the Conway Log Cabin Demo- lcrat, registers some unfounded and ex
 tremely ridiculous objections against the movement started in Conway for the purpose of oiling the streets.
 First, he asks his readers, Do you know of any city that has used oil the second time? l have never heard of one. Among other objections, he al- leges that the mixture of oil and dust is unbearable and 'blisters the paint or polish off your floor, ruins your car pet and rugs and the hems of the la dies dresses, destroys patent leather shoes and rots the tires on automo- piles, bicycles and all rubber tired ve- hicles. As this writer evidently knows nothing of the subject he is discussing, he might, with the same blissful igno- rance, have further stated that the oil reflects the rays of the sun, causing the atmosphere to be abnormally heat ed and resulting in cyclones, cloud
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20

bursts and thunderstorms, and that the oiled surface prevents the rain from penetrating the soil, causing flowers, shrubbery, trees and garden truck for miles around to wither and die. Russellville has just finished oil ing her streets for the second year and will keep up the practice until the streets are paved. Fort Smith and Se- bastian county have oiled their streets and roads for several consecutive years, and the oiled highways are the delight of automobile owners there, as elsewhere.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20
SCOTT SUES HARROD
 FOR S2,5OO DAMAGES

K. II. Scott has filed suit in court against John w. and Sarah C. Harrod, claiming S2,500 damages for false im- prisonment. Defendants had plaintiff arrested charging him with misde- meanor for continuing in occupancy of house of the Harrods after he had been notified to vacate it. A jury dis him.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20
OATHOUT NEAR DEATH.

The condition of Auditor J. NJ. Oath out, who has been in dying condition for the past few days, was reported unchanged in a dispatch from Boone vile at 2:30 o'clock this morning. Phy- sicians stated that the auditor cannot possibly recover, and his death was momentarily expected.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20

Mrs. c. V. Douglass returned yes- terday afternoon from a visit to rel atives at Little Rock
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20

Ms. w. H. Martin returned last night from visit of several weeks at Birmingham. Ala.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-20

VVUI tIIey, IUu1St NtWUtTIT Della Wayne Utermoehlen, Rayburr Pyle, Henry Whiddon. Seventh Grade-Helen Collier, Etta Marian.