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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
. You understand the situa

scandal. You understand the situa
tion?"
Perfectly. 1t must render your Do
sition additionally unpleasant"
He sighed and relapsed into a mel.
ancholy silence, in which the train
drew up at Brendon station A cab
was in waiting. into which we climbed
A couple Of turns. short descent.
and we drew up at gate In a long
wall of flaming brick.
AS We walked up the drive | looked
carefully about me. The house was
also of red brick and of mixed archi-
lecture. | believe the architect had
Intended 1t for the Tudor period, with
variations suggested by modern sani-
tary requirements. The garden before
the windows was of considerable size,
with laurels and quick-growing shrubs
lining the edge OF a lawn and several
winding walks. At the farther end q
thatched roof, rising amongst the
young trees, showed the position OF
the summer house which played SO
AhhpOi lnhe q paw Al lhC olOl1 We udu
heard.
1t was striking six as we entered
the hall Our host led us straight to
our rooms on the first floor. We had
been told not to bring dress clothes,
SO that ten minutes later we were
ready to descend to the drawing
room.
Mr. Coran's daughters, pair OF
pretty, bright-faced girls, were seated
in those careless attitudes which de-
note the expected appearance OF
strangers. Miss Rebecca, tall, spec
tacled female, whose sixty years had
changed curves for acute angles, re-
posed in the window, reading a vol
ume of majestic size. She laid 1t
down with thump, removed her
glasses and received us with great
modesty and decorum. The inspector
and a fox terrier, that set up a bark
ing as we entered, were the only men,
bers of the party that seemed natural
and at ease.
found the dinner pass pleasantly
enough, oespile lhe 6loom lndt Tdul-
ated from the brother and sister
Emily, the victim of the ''unfortu-
nate attachment" quite captured my
fancy, though l am not ladies' man.
Twice we dared to laugh, though the
reproving eyes of the elders were con.
stantly upon US. In the intervals OF
my talk with her obtained the keen.
est enjoyment from listening to the
conversation of Peace and Miss Re-
becca The lady cross-examined him
very much as If he were prisoner ac-
cused Of various grave and monstrous
offenses. Upon the question of anti
vivisection she was especially urgent
CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED)
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
MUST HAVE HAD BUSY LIFE FORCE OF FEMININE poi IcE
Boer Woman Surely Holds the Worlds
Record for Her Many and Varied
Marriage Ventures.

The worlds record in matrimonial
ventures is probably held by Mrs.
Thelia M. de Beer, widow, seventy
eight years of age. residing at Pre-
toria, Transvaal. At the age of eight.
cen she married Petrus Jacobus
Lubbe, who died, leaving her with one
child. Ten months later she took an.
other husband, widower with three
children. A year and five months
afterwards he also. died, leaving her
with four children. Within five months
she married for the third time, an
other widower, this time with seven
children. With him she lived for
eleven years, and had seven children,
when he also died. After five years
widowhood she married for the fourth
time, on this occasion widower with
eight children. With him she had four
children. and after eleven years, he,
too. died. Five years later she mar.
ried a man named Hendrix Hopper.
Another eleven years elapsed, and then
her fifth husband died, leaving her
with ten children. In two years time
she contracted another marriage with
Hendrix Van Wyk. widower, who
brought five children to swell the fam
lily. Another eleven years passed, and
he, too, went the way Of his five pre-
decessors, his death occurring only re-
Gently. Mrs. de Beer is now the
mother and stepmother Of 40 children
and the grandmother of 27O.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18

performed that duty, and extorted a
promise from my daughter that she
would cease to communicate with him.
In my belief, 1t is he who has discoy-
cred the scandal to which | need not
again refer, and. in revenge, is levy
ing this blackmail. The law shall
strike him, If there is justice left in
England"
"And where do | come in?" l asked,
for he had paused in a furry OF indig-
nation.
Perhaps l had better explain"
Peace interposed. Owing to this un-
fortunate love affair, 1t is plain that
no member of Mr.. Coran's family must
learn that this young man is suspect
ed or that steps are being taken for
his arrest. 1t would not be unreason-
able to fear that he might be warned.
am staying with Mr.. Coran tonight.
but do not want to go alone. /
might take an assistant from the Yard,
but 1t is hard to pick man who has
not criminal investigation depart
ment' stamped upon him. You look
innocent enough, Mr.. Phillips. Will
you come with us, and lend me a
hand?"
l agreed at once. 1t could not fail
to be an amusing adventure. After
some discussion, 1t was arranged that
Peace and / should be introduced as
business friends of Mr.. Coran, who
had asked us down to Brendon on a
sudden invitation. A telegram was
sent of to that effect.
For the first fifteen minutes OF the
train we shared crowded compart-
ment. Gradually, however, our COM
panions dropped away until we were
left to ourselves. Mr. Coran was in
evident hesitation Of mind. He shifted
about, screwing his hands together
with a most doleful countenance.
When he commenced to speak he
leant forward as If afraid that the
very cushions might overhear him.
II have mentioned my sister Re-
becca," he said. "She is a woman OF
remarkable character"
Indeed" murmured, for he chose
to address me more directly.
I'VE have differed lately on several
points of-er-local interest. 1t is
very important that she should not
learn the cause Of my appeal to the
police. Anything that aroused her
suspicious might lead to consequences
very disagreeable to myself"
Il will be discreet"
my daughters will-er-benefit
largely under her will She would cut
them out of 1t without hesitation II
she learnt that their father had been
connected with so-er-disgracefu a
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
Steel Tie Easily Best.

The potentialities Of the steel tie
appear to have been demonstrated
convincingly by the experience of the
Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad in
using them during period covering
eight years. The Carnegie steel tie
is a simple symmetrical I-beam Sec
ton and weighs 1870 pounds for the
standard length of eight feet six
inches. About 100000 Of these ties
are now in use, and because Of the
density of the traffic of the road
where the steel ties are used the
service of the ties in question is
regarded by railway men generally
40 very instructive.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
SOr1ETHING
-VZ6 0
RURAL SCHOOL HAS MISSION
Whore One BusheI Of Corn Grew Be-
fore Two Are Now Secured by Meth
DDS Just Brought Out.
(By RAY p. sPEAR.)


The training Of country children to
grow two bushels OF corn where one
bushel grew before is a commendable
thing. To bring this about many
changes may be made In the pro-
grams Of most country schools. Arith-
metic problems may be worked out In
terms of corn and potatoes and cows.
Reading may be largely confined to
the subjects Of interest to country
boys and girls. Essays on farm top
les may be written in place Of the
usual parsing and other grammar
work. This will lay foundation for
much practical work in the later
years of school life
Older students trained in the ele-
mentary principles of agriculture
could conduct termination tests Of
corn and grain. Herds could be test
ed, rations could be worked out for
live stock, records could be kept of
poultry, garments could be made for
home, and the art of cooking could be
cultivated. These and many other
practical things could be worked out
with the school house as center.
Added to this is the social pleasure
that could be obtained by everyone In
the community when permanent in
terest in the school was established.
Basket socials. evening entertain
ments. picnics, school house fairs, lee
lures, and moving pictures would
make the rural school a real factor
In the social improvement OF the
school district The country school
has a mission which should not be
neglected.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
Parrot Listening.

teaching is by the employment of the
telephone. says the Popular Electri-
city.
With the feathered pupil perched
upon stick in the instructors hand,
telephone is held in such a position
that Polly may readily distinguish the
words or sounds emitted, and whether
from the oddity Of the thing or from
some other cause the bird invariably
pays strict attention.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
Boys Good Guess,

The story is told of Judge McCan-
less Of Wichita, who has the distinc.
tion of being the leanest man in the
state, that he was one day walking
along street in Kansas City when he
noticed that hound dog was following
him.
After he had gone a block and the
dog was still trailing him, he turned
to a street gamin and asked: boy.
what do you suppose that dog is fol.
lowing me for?"
We'll, mister" said the boy, as he
looked the Judge over from head ia
foot. Il dunno exactly, but my idee
is that he takes you for TO.
peka Capital
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
u Good Loser.

A Rhode Island politician who was
prominent candidate in the late
election came home one day much pro-
voked at some misdemeanor which
his son, aged ten, had committed.
Frank he said, sternly, do you
know, sir, that you are a candidate
for whipping?"
T hope I'll be defeated, father"
was young Franks reply. as he looked
up playfully at his father.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
SockIess.

Bennie was looking over his broth
er's shoulder at the pictures in a new
geography.
What are those men with the
bushy hair?" he asked.
Those are Australian aborigines."
replied Ben.
Don't they wear any more clothes
than that?"
That's about ALL"
Dear mel" exclaimed the little
brother, what in the world do they
hang up on Christmas?'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
Not Unlikely,

well, my boy" said the visitor TO
Bobby. II suppose some day you ex.
pect to step into your fathers shoes"
"Oh, suppose so," said Bobby.
gloomily. I've been wearin' ont
everythin' else he wears since mother
learned how to cut 'em down for
me-"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
TELEPHONE TEACHES A BIRD
Most Original Method of InstructInu
Parrots In Art Of ElocutIon En-
ployed In London.

London has school of elocution for
birds. Trained parrots are made
teachers of other parrots by being
placed near the pupils cages. While
whistles and various musical instru-
ments are used in giving instructions,
one of the most original methods Of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
Wise Brother.

Whats stepbrother?' asked little
Mabel of her six-year-old brother.
"A stepbrother," he replied, "is me
sitting on the front step. =
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-07-18
No Doubt.

Visitor-"What lovely furniturel"
Little Tommy-"Yes; think tho
man we bought 1t from is sorry now
he sold 1t; anyway. he's always CALI
ing"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
A Test Case That Will Prob
ably Knock the Spots off the
New Democratic Income Tax.

declaration alleges, Disseminated I'M
Justly against persons of incomes I'M
der 100000 a year, usually gained
from industrial and artistic pursuits,
in favor of those with incomes more
than 100000 a year. Miss DeWolfe was
an actress. She retired from the stage
in 1905 and is at present in Paris.
The suit was brought to compel the
bank to pay the interest on so bonds of
a power company, which the bill stat
ed the bank had declined to ay I'M
less Miss De Wolfe filed certificate of
ownership as provided by the income
tax law. Damages of $1,000 are asked
in each five counts. The plaintiff alleges
that the income tax is not uniform and
that the law is, therefore, unconstitu-
tional, because:
1t is imposed on only 900 in a pop
ulation of about so, 900 and the epr-
sons who would pay the tax have not
consented to its imposition.
The tax violates the elements of
equality in its graduated scale of tax
alton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
StateWitneSs FaiIstoPo
lively Identify DR.. Craig
As Man Leaving Dr.. knabe's
House NightOtHer Murder.
State Scores When Craig's Talk
About Her Ordered Admitted.

Sbelbyville, Ind, Dec. 3.-One of the
nrops fell from under the states case,
today, when Harry w. Haskell failed
tailed to identify, positively, Dr. VIII
liam B. Craig as the man he saw COM
ing out of the area way of the Indlan-
arolic apartment house in which Dr.
Helene Knabe lived, on the night OF
the latter's death, Oct. %, 1872.
Haskell, testifying at the trial OF DR..
Craig fer the murder of DR.. knabe,
eazed intently at the accused man Tor
a few minutes, and then said: lie
looks like the man.
Later, under DISCRIMINATION
Haskell was asked:
Are you willing to swear positive
" that DR.. Craig is the man you saw
coming out of the passageway
u am not" was Hasketts reply.
The state scored a victory late in the
day, when the court admitted the testi-
mony of DIR. Otto Wagner. former super
intendent of the Indiana Veterinary Col
lege. in regard to conversation he haa
with Dr. Craig, Sept. 20, 1911, concerning
DR.. Knabe.
DR.. Wagner declared he had spoken to
DR.. Craig and DR.. Roberts about giving
up their lecture hours at the school on
the day in order to permit DR.. Knabe to
address the students. He said that DR..
Roberts had readily agreed to give way
to DR.. Knabe.
.sWhen put the question to DR.. Craig. y
said the witness, "he arose from his seat
with a show of irritation and said: on,
tell her to go to hell 1 told him that
| would not carry any such message as
that and he turned away without giving
any further answer"
DR.. Wagner testified that DR.. Craig and
DR.. Knabe previously had been good
friends and that the former frequently
had taken the latter home in his auto
mobile.
The defence hopes to show that DIR,
Wagner and Dr. Craig have not been on
good terms since the incident related
and that the trouble between them re-
suited in DR.. Wagner leaving the college.
Two Indianapolis newspaper men, Paul
White and Ray Baumgardner, witnesses
for the state, told of interviews they
had had with DIR. Craig subsequent to the
death of DIR. Knabe.
THE friendship. between us was like
that of two men," DIR. Craig had said
to these witnesses, according to Baum
gardner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
Morning Session.

Wednesday morning opened dark
and dreary but this did not discour-
age the dairymen of Maine, who at an
early hour assembled in City hall for
the second session of their annual
conference.
They are here from every county in
the State and even the potato men of
Aroostook have come down to see if
their pet industry can be beaten out
by the. farmers of Androscoggin and
other counties.
Although dairying is the central
the matter of seed selection is regard
ed of equal Importance and much of
the time will be devoted to that sub
ject. In fact nearly the whole of
Wednesday forenoon, was given over
to the business session of the Maine
State Seed Improvement Society and
the creamery men who also have an
association of their own.
By o'clock Wednesday morning,
fully 100 people were in the hall for
various purposes. Some We're there to
examine the splendid exhibits, while
others were looking after the machin
cry and other modern devices that bid
fair to revolutioniZe the farming in
dustry of Maine. Grin Bent of Bos-
ton was busy in his work of judging
and by noon this was advanced. 1t
CONTINUED on Page F'Our.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
Opinion Expressed by Firm Own
ing=-Say Other Suspicious Blaz-
es Started=Eight Inyesti=
cations in Progress.
Tales Of Snuffed- Out Lives Of Poor Men Who Sought
Shelter for a Few Cents.

Boston, Dec. 3.-The fire which
snuffed out the lives of % homeless
men in the Arcadia hotel low priced
lodging house in the South End dis
trict, early today, had become the
subject of eight separate investiga-
tons by nightfall. Some of the in
quiries were aimed at determining
where lay responsibility for the con-
ditions which made the loss of life so
large, and others were directed toward
devising measures to protect the lives
of the hundreds of other men forced
by circumstances to seek shelter in
similar places.
Most important of the days inquiries
was that begun by the Suffolk county
grand jury. Directed by District At
torney Joseph c. Pelletier while the
ruins were still smouldering, the jury
men made a first-hand investigation of
the hotel where, last night, 160 men
sought dormitory on the fifth floor,
and the narrow, boX-like rooms be-
low in which privacy was obtained by
inmates for a few cents more than
was paid by the dormitory occupants.
Other Investigations were the off,
cial inquest conducted by Medical EX-
aminers Timothy J. Leary and George
b Magrath; inquiries by Fire Com
missioner Cole, Building Commission
er Everett and Chairman Mahoney of
the Board of Health; the official in
vestigation by the police department;
an inquiry by the state police and per-
sonal research by Mayor Fitzgerald.
There has never been a greater loss
of life at one time in the history of
the city.
After the grand jury returned to
the court house. tonight, District At
torney Pelletier said that the jury ex-
amined the condition of the stair
cases, the hanging of the doors as
regarding their swinging outward, fire
escapes, fire signals and means OF
egress. A large quantity of painters
materials, Mr.. Pelletier said, was found
in a closet on the second floor, but
apparently it had not been touched
by the fire. Later the grand jury
went to the City hospital morgue,
where Medical Examiner Leary point
ed out that in nearly every instance,
death had been caused by suffocation,
although in two or three cases, it was
evident that fire ended the lives. 9th
Ell lodging houses in the vicinity were
afterwards inspected by the grand
jury and other members of the party
including Commissioner Everett OF
the public buildings department, Fire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Chicago. Dec. 3.-Charges that the
income tax section of the new tariff
law constitutes class legislation and is
unconstitutional We're made, today, in
test suit filed here against the Con-
tinental and Commercial Trust and
Savings Bank on behalf of Miss Elsie
DeWolfe of New York. The United
States government probably will be
asked to appear in defence of the bill,
according to Levy Meyer counsel for the
bank, who said he would seek con-
ference with Attorney General Mickey
nolds to discuss carrying the action to
the United States supreme court for a
ruling.
The declaration, filed by Bourke
Cockrane of New York and Col. l. n.
Fife OF Chicago for Miss DeWolfe, al
legged that the tax violated the fifth
amendment to the Constitution in that
it deprived her of property without due
process of law, and that it violated the
18th amendment in denying her equal
protection under the law
The graduated scale of taxation, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
THE DAIRYMEN
OF MaineCather in theLeW-
iistOn City Hall.
Seed Growers Hold Business
Session During Morning.
Listen to Instructive Papers on Ag.
riculturaI Projects.

Lewiston, Me, Dec. 3.-The second
days session of the Maine Dairymen
and Seed Growers Association in this
city opened, this morning, with bus
mess meeting at which routine mat
ters were disposed of. There were ad-
dresses during the day by noted grow
ers OF seeds and producers of butter,
including Professors Barber and Sim
mons of the State Experiment Station
and Professor Mitchell of Freedom
Academy.
The election of officers will come,
tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
No0ne Anxious to Take Re-
sponsibiIity in France.
Pres. Poincare Interviews About
All The Leading Politicians.
Az! led ThatWhoeyer Is Premier, He
Has Great Difficulties Ahead.

Paris, Dec 3.-President Poincare
has not yet succeeded in finding q
successor for NJ. Barthou, whose cab
met resigned yesterday, as the result
of defeat of the government in the
Chamber of Deputies. The President
was busy all day, comforting with the
Speakers of the Senate and the Cham
Der, a number of other political
leaders.
Opinion in the Hobbies of the Sem
ate and Chamber, tonight, was about
equally divided between ministry
supported by the Radicals, who were
responsible for the overthrow of the
government, under the premiership OF
M. CailIauX, and a ministry compos-
ed of such elements as to conciliate
and unite all sections of the Republi-
cans, presided over by leader pos
sessing the general respect, who has
not participated in the recent fierce
parliamentary struggles, such as M.
Deschanel, NJ. Boumergus, Jean Dupuy
or M. Del Case, ambassador to Rus
STA, who is reported to be returning
from st. Petersburg.
All agree that whoever takes power
will be confronted by an extraordinary
ily difficult task, and some of the dep
uties maintain that the only satisfae
tory settlement lies in the immediate
dissolution of Parliament.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Dec. "a pressure fall
that developed, Tuesday night, over New
England and the Middle Atlantic states
moved rapidly eastward to New Found
land with increasing intensity and local
SHOWS and rains fell over the districts
covered Elsewhere over the country
pressure is quite high except in the ex-
IRENE Southwest. Nevertheless unsettled
weather continues east of the Rocky
mountains but without rain of conse-
quence except in Texas. Unsettled and
cloudy weather is likely to continue east
of the Rocky mountains during the next
two days, except in the Northwest. Tenn
perature changes will not be of conse-
quence