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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-29
BREAKING 1T TO HIM GENTLY
Naval Officers Knew Just How to
Treat Officlous Lawyer Who
Was "Buttlng In"

Courts martial are not infreouently
held on battleships in the Charles
town navy yard. Sometimes a sailor
will send for Boston attorney to de-
fend him. although this tendency il
discouraged by the officers. Most at.
torneys know they have no absolute
right to practice In a naval court. and
can do 30 only by permission of the
court, but occasionally a lawyer goes
aboard who does not realize this fact
A sailor who was charged with
gambling had retained an attorney Tn
get him off. This attorney. who had
never had such case before. went
briskly into the officers wardrobe.
where the court was sitting. and
without waiting on ceremony began
to address the court in a blustering
manner.
Just minute" INTERRUPTED the
presiding officer who are you7"
i am Mr.. Rudolph Smithers." the
attorney replied, "and am a member
OF the Massachusetts bar"
oh, you are Mr.. Smithers mr..
your continued the officer. "Tben
you are the man whom the ORDERLY
wants to see." He called the orderly
What does the orderly want y,
me?" asked the attorney in superior
tone. oi ioi
Nothing very much" replied the
cnle1 justice; "he merely wants to
show you of the ship"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-29

Henderson also a murderer ! did
not think 30. The death of his mas
ter WAS the one thing which would
wreck his scheme. In the early morn
ing I interviewed the farmer on
whose car he had driven into Nor
bridge. He told me that. acting on
orders he had received from Hender-
son. he met that person at the cor
ner Of the stables at eleven o'clock
precisely-flve minutes before the
murder occurred. That finally elimi-
mated the valet from the list.
"On my return from the farm I ex-
amined the gardens again with great
minuteness. At the corner Of the lit
tie pavilion, about fifteen feet from
where the body had lain, there was
patch Of bloody snow. This puzzled
me good deal, until the solution Of
fered itself that the murderer had
tried to wash his hands In the snow,
the water of the pond being frozen
hard. Yet his clothing would also
bear the stain. What had he worn
that showed 80 white to you In the
starlight? Could 1t have been that he
wore no clothes at all?
"a naked man! The suggestion
was full Of possibilities.
1T was fortunate that had brought
assistants to help me In Stems cap
ture. Their presence gave me Wild
or scope, for they were both good
men. 1 left them to search the pavil-
Ion and laurels for the clothing,
which the murderer might have con-
cealed when he realized how fatal
was Its evidence. AS I walked back
to the house 1 began to understand
the situation more clearly. The main
drive, curving down the slope Of the
park, was in view of tall man COM
ing up by the yew walk. The muir
derer might have noticed our ap-
proach. What more natural than that
he should have bent double as he ran.
thus obtaining the cover Of the left
hand hedge, which was not more than
four to five feet high? Did not this
answer to your description Of the
thing you had seen? 1t would have
been cold work for him. I made
note to be on the lookout for chills.
For couple Of hours l devoted
myself to speeding those guests who
caught the eleven-thirty train. I do
not think trunk left for the station
of which l have not a complete IN
ventory. Indeed. the barons cred
itors have to thank me for the return
Of several trif1es Of value. which we're
included, accidentally, no doubt, in
the ladies' dressing-bags.
After the carriages had started I
went in search Of Terry, and discov-
cred that he had not left his room.
Equally to the point, his windows
looked down upon the spot where the
baron made his detour over the grass
while escaping. l became interested
in this young man. The score was
creeping up against him. A ladder
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-29

| from, an obliging gardener allowed mt
to Observe him from the WINDOW.
vis,t m the housekeeper gave me
duplicate key to his door. Wnat nap
pened In the room you know, Mr.
Phillips" 49,,
But. the motive-why did he XII
his patron?" I asked him eagerly.
.T doubt II we shall ever learn the
truth on that point" he said. Al
far as l can make out, Steen was Oh
rectly responsible for the ruin ane
disgrace of Terry's father. Probably
the son did not fully realize this wher
the baron, with a pity most unusual
in the man, give him the secretary
ship. But Of all participation In the
fight he was certainly innocent, fol
he was In bed at the time"
TN bed!" cried.
Don't interrupt, II you please
What happened I take to DO as foi
lows: Terry was In bed when the OLD
man tried to creep past his window
Somehow he heard him, and. looking
out. understood what was up. Per
haps that rascal Henderson had told
him the truth about his father; per'
haps Steen had promised him com
pensation-he had a mother and SIS
ter dependent on him-which prom.
ise the financier meant to avoid,
along with many more serious obliga'
lions, by running away. At any rate,
passion, revenge, the sense OF in1us-
tice-call It what you like-took hold
Of the lad. He caught up the first
handy weapon; It CHANGED to DO
dagger paper-knife-dangerous things
I hate them-and rushed down a back
staircase and through the side door
In pursuit of his enemy.
when that had happened, which
happened, the fear that comes to all
amateurs In crime took him by the
throat. He wiped his hands In the
snow; he tore of his sleeping suit
that is how 1 know he had been in
bed-and thrust 1t, with it's terrible
evidences Of murder. into the thatch
Of the little pavilion. We found II
there a day later. Then he started
back to the house as naked as baby.
He saw US running down the hill,
and made for the side door, bending
double behind the hedge. Who were
we? Had we noticed him? Believe
me, Mr. Phillips. whether he had held
the murder righteous or no. 1t was
only the rope he saw dangling before
him. Might not the alarm be given at
any moment? He dared not wash
himself, and the stains had dried
upon him. He hurried on his clothes.
shivering in the chill that had struck
home, and so to the safest place he
could find--the roulette-table."
1T is well that he died said sim
ply.
1T saved the law some trouble, %
remarked the inspector. with a grim
little nod at the wall.
CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-29
Cheerful Breakf.ster.

People are nearly always nice wh.n
one gets to know them and pieroes
through the husks of artifcisl,tv
wnlcn they wear before the world. !
oetest heaps Of people that bax.
only met at dinner, but think I liks
everybody that have ever had brear
fast with.-Ellen Thornvcro,t us- la
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-29
Andrew Lanu's HandIcap.

The London Spectator says that
Andrew Lang always had poor health.
and most of his work was done when
he was tired and sick. This beinr
the case, 1t Is easy to understand and
forgive his frequent crankinesa
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-29
Small Chance for Him

ons'' Snanoe for Him.
A Brooklyn mans wife has eirbts.r
rocking chairs. There's ono man ~
doesn't dare to sneak into the 49,
late It Night
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

The members the Fiscal Court for said county for
consideration the above statement of the financial condition of the
June 30 1919 being the close of the Fiscal 1912
During the Fiscal Year 1912 June 30th 1912 July s 1872
Five Thousand Dollars of the Lexington Big Sandy Railroad Bonds
paid And there enough hand another
One Thousand Dollar Bond which will be done the Bond
be called in.
There sufficient cash hands all the Outstanding Vouch
which issued the Fiscal 1911 and 1912
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

List OF Miscellaneous claims Allowed
ON Account of the Fiscal Year 1911,
and Vouchers issued for Same Pay
able. Out of 1911 Miscellaneous
Fund.
14309 Elliott Fisher Co ...$ 1870 90
1870 Corbett, the Florist E. II 20
l4311 Chenault & orear... 40 So
1892 Central Ky Natural
Gas Company ..... . Is
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

The above claims are itemized below, to-wit:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13
33450.2l
S405O1.6O

1878 NJ. J. Goodwin 80. 20 so
l4si4 Advocate Pub. Co -. 70 90
1875 w. Hord Upton go. SIS
1876 II. NJ. Hovermale go. 90
1865 ii. Clay Mckee ... 33 rs
1896 Standard Printing Co Is go
Total 1911 Miscellaneous s 2SS.s3
List Of Pauper Claims on Account
Allowed OF The Fiscal Year 1911,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

Total 1911 Turnpike s 342 90
List Of General Turnpike Claims
Allowed on Account Of the Fiscal
Year 1911, AMI Vouchers Issued
Same Payable Out Of 1911, Turn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

i444 Mccormick Lumber Com
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

Total 1911 Pauper .,..s 2SS 65
List of Turnpike Claims Allowed On
Account. Of the Fiscal Year 1911
and Vouchers Issued for Same
Payable Out Of 1911 Turnpike
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

List of 1911 Fees and Salar-
les ..............S 1105 4S
List Of Vouchers Issued Payable Out
OF the Turnpike Building Fund.
1450S Andy Wilson (1912) s $50 90
14705 Mart Wells, Agt. (1912)
................. 936 90
1913 Ed Young Q912) -. 451 rs
150S9 ]. w. Motley (f912) $50 90
14511 F. NJ. Fortune, Agt (191D
................... 73S co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13
Pike Fund.

Total 1911 General Turnpike
..................$ 1925
List of Fees & Salaries Allowed
On Account of Fiscal Year 1911
and Vouchers Issued for Same
Payable Out Of 1911 Fee & Salary
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13
ASSESSMENT FOR 1913

The equalized valuation of the taxable property in
the fixed by the State Board of Equalization
-Four Banks assessed at 245140O
Total Sc, 1913 900. 90
Number of polls per Assessors Book. 1888
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-08-13

Total 1912 Pauper ....$ Ais 26
List Of Turnpike Claims Allowed On
Account Fiscal Year 1912, and
Vouchers fo, Sane Made Payable
Out of ,rhe 1912 TURNPIKE FUND.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13
PHILLIPS ACTS AS MONITOR
At MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Young Physician Recognized For AbiI.
ity by Tennessee state Board.

BY appointment Of the Tennessee
state board of medical examiners DR..
Joseph Tappan Phillips, young Afro
American, acted as monitor over the
Afro-American applicants at the re-
cent examination held by the board at
Nashville, Tenn. This Is the first time
such distinction has come to color
ed physician.
The decorum maintained was highly
commented upon by DR.. w. A. Wal
bert, vice president. and DR.. @. A. A.
Abernathy. secretary Of the board Of
examiners. Dr. Phillips is a Fisk uni
versity graduate and during his Junior
year passed the Tennessee medical ex-
animation with high average, which
brought him into merited prominence
He graduated a short time ago from
the Meharry Medical college and has
served successfully as an inferno in
the G. w. Hubbard Memorial hospital
at Nashville. DR.. Phillips Is a younger
son Of Bishop Charles Henry Phillips
Of Nashville, who Is also physician.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13
WASP STING MAKES
,'a
POOR CRIPPLE Walk
Feels "Hot Needle" Pierce His
Ankle and Runs.

st. Louis.-Charles Wfghtman, dep
uty county clerk at Clayton, told how
he had just been able to walk without
crutches for the first time in thirty
eight Of the forty-two years Of his life.
He fell when he was four years old
and injured both legs permanently.
He said that a neighbor had told him
q snake story just before he went to
bed. 1t was tale of black snake
ever 50 many feet long and an incredi-
BILE number Of inches thick, which the
neighbor had said he had killed.
Charles woke up in the morning with
the story still in mind. He thought
how comfortable it was to live in a
country where one could sleep in peace
instead of in one Of those countries
where. he had heard. snakes some
times creep in and share ones bed.
Reveling in the thought, he thrust
his right leg deeper under the covers.
Then something that stung like hot
needle pierced his ankle.
II sprang out of bed and ran and
stumbled twelve feet across the room,"
he said 1T was the first time l had
taken SO many steps unassisted since
was a baby"
"And was it really snakeT he was
asked
mo. 1t was wasp" And he show.
ed the ankle where the sting had swol-
len 1t.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13
MANNING MAKES KNOWN
HIS MISSION IN NORTH.
Former Alabama Lawmaker Tires Of
Unchecked Political Injustice.

Camden, N. J.-Much interest Is be-
ing taken here in the work Of the Hon.
Joseph G. Manning, former member Of
the Alabama legislature. Having serv-
ed as postmaster In one of the impor-
tant towns In his state and having had
several years of experience as an ed
itor and lecturer. Mr.. Manning has a
mass Of first hand information con-
cerning conditions In the south as they
relate to the well being Of Afro-Ameri-
cans.
In political affairs Mr.. Manning is
an adept. He has given many years
Of hard work in an effort to break
down the discrimination which exists
against the colored citizens Of the
south with respect to the ballot. His
efforts have been sincere. and he has
accomplished much good. He has
familiarized himself with every phase
Of the political. social and educational
work Of his section and is regarded as
an authority upon the south and Its
treatment Of Afro americans In re-
spect to their civil and political rights
He gives the south due credit when 1t
is in the right and condemns 1t when
It is In the wrong
Mr.. Manning says that his purpose
In the north is to acquaint the north
ern people with the facts as to the
present political conditions In the
south. 1t is hiseintention to engage in
a thorough discussion Of the suffrage
question as 1t affects the whole peo-
pie. In 1894 Mr.. Manning was at the
head Of a movement which resulted In
some forty Democratic congressman
losing their seats in the national house
Of representatives in 1895.
The unseating Of those forty con-
gressmen caused a situation to arise
which had to be met In the open. The
recently devised disfranchisement laws
resorted to by the Democrats were not
enacted to get rid Of the colored voter.
but to aid the cause Of minority gov
ernment In the south through the
elimination Of sufficient white as we'll
as colored voters to cause the opposi-
ton to become minority party.
Mr.. Manning said that Of 100000
blacks Of voting age in Alabama but
5000 Of that number were permitted
to register and vote.
'"The effect Of this system on e. ,ctions
In twelve southern states may be per-
ceived when we realize that the entire
delegation in congress from the south
was elected on 100000 votes" Mr..
Manning said. whereas there are
100000 males Of voting age in these
states and 100000 Of them whites"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13
WOULD AVOID ALL
LABOR DISPUTES
Industrial Peace Chief Aim Of
| Secretary Wilson.
TO UPLIFT CONDITIONS.

."Capital and Labor Are Partners, and
Each Should Have Voice In Deter
mining the Terms," He Says-Doesn't
Favor Strikes.
Washington.-W william .Bauchop VIII
son, secretary Of labor. Is strong.
sturdy man. with blond hair. fair face.
fighting gray blue eyes and a Scotch
accent. He was horn at Blantyre.
Scotland. April 2, 1862. and came to
this country nine years later. Settling
with his parents in Tioga county. at
Arnot. Pa. he became a mine worker
at the age Of ten. The following year.
just after he had passed his eleventh
year, he was made half member Of
the Mine Workers union. He obtain
ed his early education from small
village school and In rough and tumble
debates in union meetings. He was
elected to the Sixtieth. Sixty-flrst and
Sixty second congresses. March he
was appointed secretary of the new
department of labor,
This, briefly, is the story Of the man
who Is the first to hold a particular
cabinet Office.
what this department hopes to do
primarily" said Secretary Wilson, us
to try to bring about such conditions
that 'uplift' work In industrial centers
will not be needed. We are proceeding
on the assumption that capital and Ia
Dor are partners. capital furnishing
the material ready for use and labor
the vitalizlng force. Capital and la
Dor should each have voice In deter
mining the terms Of the partnership"
Secretary Wilson thinks that strike
is like a war between nations-to be
resorted to when all other efforts have
failed.
II would not favor a strike II any
thing else was left for me to do" he
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13
UNEMPLOYED REGION
MAY Be A BONANZA
Indications That Upper Hayes
River Is Rich In Gold.

Edmonton, Alberta. - George Gardi-
ner of Ottawa is in Edmonton outfit
ting for a trek over the trail of ro-
nance to the Upper Hayes river dis
trict to prospect gold claim located
by q man he believes to have been his
uncle on the bank Of the Peace river
In 1893, during the rush to the Yukon,
when this city was made the starting
point Of the overland trail to the Klon-
dixie.
The story told here by Gardiner is
that during the Klondike rush three
prospectors went into the Hayes river
country. which, except for small part
along the river near Vermilion, Is un-
explored. One Of the party was found
on the river bank year afterward.
The man was emaciated and lived only
few hours, but in his last few min
utes of life told Of a fight with Indians.
who killed his two companions. He
had In his possession samples Of the
richest gold 1t could have been pro-
cured In no other place, so 1t may be
that that unexplored territory is rich
in the yellow metal.
Though the hinterland has been ex-
plored to points within the arctic cir
Gle, the Upper Hayes river country
still remains n vast unknown stretch.
Remarking upon the fact, an old timer
In the north country said he had never
known Of white man getting far into
that part Of the country.
From Edmonton to Peace river
crossing by way Of Athabasca Is 400
miles, and outside Of about fifty
mile stretch beyond Peace river cross
ing and the Upper Hayes still lies a
great unexplored land Of rolling and.
so far as is known. open country. 1t
Is inhabited by the Dog Ribs tribe Of
Indians. The territory runs clear
through to the mountains on the Brit
ish Columbia side. and 1t Is supposed
that large number Of bad Indians"
have settled in there.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13

factory contract with" the employer
as he can when he unites with his fel-
low workers and fellow men. That is
what makes a labor movement neces-
sary.
1.-The department Of labor was inst-
tuted to obtain by the rule Of reason
that is, by striking basis where the
employer can compete with rivals and
also pay satisfactory wages-a fair and
amicable adjustment of all trade dis
putes. This would be rule Of reason
based upon facts.
"The purposes for which the depart
ment Of labor was established will
have been accomplished II we can
bring capital and labor together upon
q Just basis"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13
CRAZY WOODPECKERS, THESE.
Failing to Find Acorns, They Gather
Pebbles For Food.

Failing to Find Aeorns, They Gather
Pebbles For Food.
San Francisco woodpeckers Of
Sonoma county are suffering from a
mild sort of insanity. according to an
erudite document issued by the Muse
um Of Vertebrate Zoology Of the Uni
versity Of California. The document
says:
'"The reason why California wood
peckers in the vicinity Of Sonoma
mountain should have stored pebbles
instead of the customary acorns is a
mystery.
I'VE know that instinct works as au-
tomatically rs an alarm clock. In the
failure Of an acorn crop 1t would seem
possible that the woodpecker might in
stinctively have stored some other
available kind of food. but to have
chosen stones instead of some sort Of
food carries the analogy too far
1T seems as though any bird with
the intelligence Of the California wood
pecker which would make the same
mistake ought to be classed as insane"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13

and Mississippi delegates. 1t was
known as the official Sunday school
congress train, and was composed Of
standard sleepers and day coaches with
all Of their conveniences.
The cars were decorated with long
streamers bearing the words, Sunday
School Congress, Muskogee, June 40"
When the train pulled into the station
1t was met by the most magnificent
reception committee In the history Of
the new west.
This committee, under the auspices
Of the Baptist ministers conference,
consisting Of all Of the leading pastors
Of the city. demonstrated the genuine
big heartedness of the people Of the
west by their cordial reception. Ar
rayed in congress caps, a chorus con-
sisting Of 252 voices. with superb mu-
sic. sang "Hail, the Baptist Congress-"
as the train pulled in.
Chairman Clark Opens Convention.
The officials were greeted with cheers
a. they alighted from the train, the
Metoka and Galeda yell was given by
the organized classes, and then a line
Of march was formed, which led from
the railroad station to the magnificent
auditorium, where the first session was
called to order. The march songs were
Onward. Metokas and Galedas." and
"Christian Soldiers Marching"
At the auditorium all preliminaries
were dispensed with when Rev. 9. 81.
Clark, D. D.. chairman of the Sunday
school congress, said. 1T becomes my
very pleasant duty to announce that
the eighth annual session Of the Sun
day school congress of the national
Baptist convention has been called to
order"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONGRESS Meets
Muskogo0 Gives Great National
Body Royal Welcome.
WIDE SCOPE THE PROGRAM

Eighth Annual Meeting Hold In Queen
City Of Oklahoma Attended by Thou
sands-Baptist Minister'S Conference
Acts as Reception committee-Ex-
hibits Center Of Attraction.
Muskogee, Okla White duck caps.
congress pennants, with those of or
ganized Sunday school classes. badges.
buttons and flying banners, marked the
auspicious opening of the eighth an
nual session of the Sunday school con-
gress of the national Baptist conven-
tion which was called to order in this
city at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
June 4.
The enthusiastic Sunday school work
ers, the hospitable and big hearted
citizenship Of Muskogee, with the teem-
ing thousands that are joining in the
Sunday school forward movement.
made the eighth annual session more
farreaching in its influence for good
upon the Sunday school world than
any Of its predecessors.
The delegates who could take ad-
vantage of the special rates for the oc-
casion granted by the railroad COM
panies came from every section Of the
United States. There were large dele
cations from Texas, Arkansas, Louisi-
ana, Kansas, Missouri, the west and
the middle western states. There were
special parties, special coaches and in
several instances special Sunday school
congress trains.
Official Congress Special Train.
Notable among those to arrive In
Muskogee was the train bearing the
-oARcials Of the Sunday school congress-.
with the Tennessee. Georgia, South
Carolina, Virginia, New York. Florida
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13
Piney Woods Country Life School.


The success Of the Piney Woods
Country Life school, near BraxtOn.
Miss, under the leadership Of Profes-
sor Lawrence G. Jones. for the past
three years has been great in many
ways. One reason Is because It was
started right In the woods. away from
anything which would detract atten-
ton from the main object Of the work
ers. Another reason Is that out Of
this wilderness Mr. BraxtOn and his
assistants have carved community
Of thrift and intelligence. Immediate
ly surrounding the school is one Of the
finest tracts Of farm land to be found
anywhere in the south. The school Is
well attended. and the students are
bright. intelligent and Industrious.