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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

Deni Won Burn was the first contest
ant off the leash. She was big, lean.
shaggy, black virago from Germany,
with long legs and teeth. When she
spotted Timothy j. Burke something
seemed to tell her that he was wanted
for first degree murder, arson, bar-
Slary, carrying concealed weapons, as
saulting an officer and playing ball on
Sunday. There were several other men
on the field, but Deni didn't pay the
least attention to them. She nau
Burkes number from the word go. Her
owner explained that she had been
shown a Bertillon picture OF him. be
that as It may, she wanted Mr.. Burke
and she wanted him badly.
"All ready" said the judges.
Get him." said DENIS owner and
slipped the leash. Burke, despite the
impeding clothing. made bluff at run
ming. said bluff being part OF the
game. He had about two nunoreo
wards lead on. Deni, which she covered
in about two seconds.
"G-r-r!" 1t was suppressed utter
ance. but it SAID beyond any question
that whether or not the rest OF the
crowd was playing Deni meant busi-
ness. she tore down the field until she
was Eve feet behind Burke's back. He
dodged to one side. Deni growled
again. launched herself through the air
and came down on his shoulders.
Burke went down. Deni may have
weighed only eighty pounds, but she
was going forty miles an hour and she
didn't pause until she hit Mr.. Burke's
overcoated back. There were more
growls. Burke dug his head into the
ground and covered the back of his
head with his arms. Deni tore savage
ly at his shoulders. Her owner whis-
tied. That was DENIS signal to quit,
but she was having good time and
she did want to get through that pad
ding. The whistle blew shrilly.
Reluctantly Deni abandoned her ef-
forts and sprang to one side, jaws
still open. watching the PROSTATE man
with longing eyes. The judges ran up.
"All right?' they called to Burke.
Yep" he responded. not moving.
"Try her on the catch, said the
judges to Denis owner.
Move your head called the owner
to Burke. The head moved ever SO
little. Deni shot forward, sinking her
teeth into the mufflers about Burkes
neck.
"Ouch!" he yelled. The whistle blew
sharply. Deni released her hold. Her
owner put the leash on. Burke rose
carefully. rubbing at his neck.
She's a devil" he observed dispas-
sionately There were two streaks Of
blood behind his ear. where DENIS
claws had furrowed deeply.
Revolver test!r> announced the
Judges. One OF them handed Burke
gun loaded with blank cartridges. Deni
was, led back to the starting point.
Again there was the two-hundred-yard
dash after the running man. This
time, though, Deni found opposition.
The blank cartridges were called into
play. Burke wheeled while the dog
was ifteen yards away and began fir
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
BY Maud West.

TBELIEvE that most of my success
i as a detective is due to the fact
that | do not look like one. 1t is hard
to admit it. but it is true that always
look under the bed at night
When a girl l was always fascina-
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03

ted by detective stories. and read
them still with eager interest The
Raffles books were the most interest
ing, and were of the greatest value In
my work. You see, Raffles was plan-
ner of robberies, and his schemes were
remarkably like actual occurrences
with which had to deal
When found | had to earn my own
living | decided to take up detective
work because it seemed to offer an
occupation which would be both con-
genial and remunerative. | am glad
to say have found it SO in both re-
spccts.
One of the most desperate plights
| found myself in happened after
had defeated the plot of blackmailer
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07

can Angora Goat association maintains
special mohair warehouse in Boston,
where the fleeces of practically all the
Angoras in this country are marketed.
At this depot the fleeees are carefully
cleaned, regarded if necessary, and
baled ready for consignment to the
manufacturing plants, where the raw
mohair is converted into clothing, rugs,
book bindings, shoes and gloves.
"One very beautiful fleece, which
was 90 inches in length, sold for $3.50
a pound, the record price for raw mo-
hair in this country. Four dollars a
pound is about the ordinary top figure.
"Land can be cleared by Angora
goats of the worst brush known to this
coantry for a little less than nothing.
Howl Simply this; Angora goats whl
live on leaves and weeds, leaving the
land cleaner and nicer than can be
done in any other way.'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07

1t was the hiss of Curly, whole
magazine of sibilants let loose at once,
that sent Flip hurting toward the tree
and the cat.
The two animals, the tame and the
wild, met six feet off the ground. The
dog was marvellous fighter and he
had found his equal. They fell to the
ground, a snarling, splitting, growing
unit. The lantern was poor illumina-
tion for so magnificent a battle.
The cats fore paws had Flip by his
massive jowls and active hind feet
clawed and tore at the dogs splendid
chest and his unprotected belly; for
such an attack he appeared to have
no defense. All his strength of shoul-
ders and fore legs was in his attempt
to tear loose that terrible grip. No
growls now, for breath was short and
dear.
Curly and Bud and the Baby were
frozen with fear; such an outcome
they had not expected.
There were no sounds now, save for
the loud rustling of the leafy bed on
which the death embrace of two dumb
things, fighting for their lives.
The dog seemed hopeless, helpless,
and yet he fought. But to no purpose.
Then he changed his tactics and he
suffered the deadly hold of the cat.
He kneeled and brought the fierce gray
thing close to the ground. The Ian
terms dull, yellow rays showed his
muscles knot and strain and knot
again as he made his last attempt to
win life.
Up above a solemn owl sailed out
and hooted in wild alarm. Curly and
Bud shivered and the Baby whimpered.
Poor Flip! They loved the dog.
The dogs strength began to tell
against the steel sinews of the wild
cat. He bore it before him to the
earth and under his head and shoul-
ders. He could not get his awful jaws
to bear and he tried that no more.
Down, down, down into the leaves and
onto the half-trozen earth he pushed
the bob cat. Blood was pouring from
him in hundred tiny streams.
Curly and Bud and the Baby heard
the wild cats bones crack, crack,
crack. And they went over and picked
up the dog and kissed him and they
took him home and received their pun
ishment as little men of the mountains
should
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07
A Battle in the Mountains
There's Heart Interest in the Story of How Dog Won in
Desperate Combat

didn't run true to 'possum form. He
seemed inclined to go against all rules
OF 'possum- hunt etiquette. lie started
coming down the tIee. A lantern gives
but a poor light, too, you know.
The possum, supposedly meek and
frightened, came on and dashed down
the nakedness of the lower part of
the tree.
The air was very full of dog and
howls and of little dynamo of fur
that spit and clawed.
'' IS bob cat" said Curly.
Old Tramp seized an opportunity to
escape. He retreated with a certain
lack OF dignity and positive absence
Of pride in the possession of tail. lie
stood not on the order of his going
and the night was vocal with his woe.
The bob cat retired with the leisure
of victor.
Curly and Bud and the Baby said
nothing OF the disgrace OF Old Tramp
at home. Instead, they begged that
they might take with them Flip, which
animal was red-lipped bulldog, built
by nature to be brave and taught by
man to fight. Flip was potential
champion OF the pit and not for chill
dren to play with, lest his teeth be in
Jured in retrieving sticks and stones.
He was kept in his kennel and Curly
and Bud and the Baby were forbidden
to take him out.
"There's the old hound; guess he Is
all right Tor what you want said the
immediate male ancestor of Curly and
Bud and the Baby. In round-eyed in.
nocence they accepted this decree from
the head OF the house. There was no
appeal.
The next night the bob cat routed
Old Tramp and the next. The old dog
seemed possessed; he would tree moth
ing else.
The chieftain of the clan of Curly
and Bud and the Baby laughed at them
for their lack of success as posslm
hunters. He even went to the cruel
extreme OF offering to buy for them a
tame one at the village, that they
might capture him.
That night, the three little men
started out into the veivet dark with
the foolish Old Tramp frolicking
ahead. But Curly and Bud slipped
back and went to the kennel of the
king. There was but soft leather
strap about the corded neck of him
The two little fellows braced against
each other s feet and pulled hard. The,
sprawled as the leather yielded an,
the dog leaped upon them in delight
They hugged him once apiece.
Down in the woods they found tn,
Baby, standing intrepid watch with tn
lantern. The bob eat was already com
ing down and there was whine il
the mock defiance of Old Tramp.
The wild cat had reached the loves
branch and two hot eyes, little, close
set, green, malevolent, talked insult
ingly to the feeble old hound on tn
ground.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07
THE TIMELY BEGGAR.

B. c. Andrews, the chatty expert of
Denver, was describing professional
beggars, says the New York Tribune.
"They keep timely" he said. "Thus
the Titanic disaster has caused = lot
of them to pretend this season that
they are sailors.
ga professional beggar tackled me
in the country the other day as l was
mending a puncture in my motor car.
Boss he said, 'kin ye gimme
little help? Pm a sailor, and, as the
Titanic proved, 1 carry my life in my
hands,
"Oh,' I said, 'and that accounts
for your not washing your hands,
suppose. Afraid to do it for fear you III
drown yourself, eh?'"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07

TOT much of story is this, yet
M its elements are those OF dra-
i matte tragedy and it has a
stage that cannot be described
Justly and it was given in theater
that is divine. And the actors are but
six, three little man children and two
dogs and "bob' eat, which is just
wild thing with brief tail. So, the
company being small, the cost of pro-
duction will be proportionate. Better
make it Reproduction, though, for
all this happened years ago.
Nothing but clearing in the Rock
les is the theater. 1t S today as it
was when Old Tramp, the superan-
nuated deer hound, set out with Curly,
and Bud and the Baby to hunt pos
sums. The cavalcade was armed to
the teeth with AN axe and lantern.
Even the countryside's freedom with
lethal weapons baked at giving gun
to infants like Curly and Bud and the
Baby, IL and IL and 10. The night
was velvety dark and the woods were
iustiy Win ldll. Inc air was neaNy
with the sweeth death of summer, as
Curly and Bud and the Baby set
bravely out, with the old dog in the
lead.
They were scarcely out of sight of
the lone light OF the farm house when
the dog, Old Tramp, began to bark
He had treed a 'possum. Curly and
Bud and the Baby broke into wild,
joyous run. The lantern threw their
twinkling legs onto the black trees in
wondrous effects.
At the foot of big old tree, the
dog was giving the lie to Father Time.
He was as crazy as pup. Curly and
Bud and the Baby began to make sys.
tematic preparations to fell the tree,
the orthodox manner of trapping a
'possum. They didn't know, perhaps,
the scientific name for their quarry,
but they did know how to get him to
where the dog could finish him.
Somehow, this particular 'possum
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07
Looking 1t Ouer

A RRANGEMENTS are being made
~ between the American and
1 Russian governments for the
establ. l.shment of regular
wireless service across Bering Sea,
which will insure telegraphic communi-
cation between America and Asia at
all times, even in the event of inter.
ruption of cable service. This project,
it is said, completes the circuit of the
globe by wireless. No new construc-
tion is required for the institution of
this service. The Russian government
already has wireless tower at Anadir,
in Kamchatka and the American gov
ernment has station at Cape Nome,
Alaska. There has been limited ex-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07
change of signals between these two
stations already.

change of signals between these two
stations already.
Miss Sallie Holtzinger of st. Louis
has not missed attending Sunday
school at every possible occasion for
20 years, during which time she has
missed preaching service but once. The
pastor of the Third Baptist church of
st. Louis, Rev. William J. Williamson,
has presented a $50 gold piece and
copy of the New Testament to Miss
Holtzinger, in recognition of her rec
ord as faithful worshiper, said to be
without a parallel.
The home economics department of
the Portland Woman's club is trying
to find out what makes the cost of liv-
ing so high. The women of the depart
ment are hold conferences with repre-
sentatives of various business houses
and are going into the problem thor
oughly. One of the men who spoke
before the club women was Rev. Fa-
ther Edwin V. O'Hara, who suggested
that housewives do their own market
ing and advocated free market, one
that would do away with the middle
man. Other speakers advised less def
erence to luxuries.
Antonio Gonzales tried to make his
father get up and go to work the other
morning. Enriquez Gonzales, the ia
ther, a Mexican section hand, resented
this and fired shot at the boy, "to
frighten him." The boy was killed
instantly. The shooting happened near
Yuma, Arizona.
Here's a yarn about man who
didn t like to 60 to Sunday school, but
was made to by his parents. W. F.
Hoffer petitoned a Seattle court to
have his name changed to w. E. Cor
don and his wish was granted. "When
1 was boy" said Hoffer, 81 was
forced to go to church and listen to
long sermons or suffer whipping. Now
l want to get rid of my name and with
it of the last thing that reminds me
of those days"
Fire departments all over the world
are bothered by the man or boy who
turns in false alarm, just to see the
dash of the fire fighters to the scene
of supposed blaze. William Melon
nell, a Portland longshoreman, tried
that trick recently and it cost him $50.
He was caught Immediately after he
had turned in the alarm and was fined
in the municipal court the following
day.
The navy wants to "scrap" the bat
| tleship Oregon, on the ground that the
old fighting craft is out of date and
that it would not be of any value in a
modern naval battle. An attempt is
being made by patriotic Oregonians to
save the ship from fate of such ig-
nominy. The Oregon IS history as a
fighting battleship is brilliant.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07
Goats Raised
by Americans
There's Said to Be Money in the
Handling of Angora Stock
in this Country

"THE banner goat farm of
America is located in Texas,
and numbers 10000 head of
grade and pure bred Ango-
ras," says Farm and Fireside. "Last
year the owner of this ranch realized a
net profit of ST. per animal from his
flock. There are several other preten-
tious goat farms throughout New Mex
leo, California and Oregon. The largest
goat ranch in the Mississippi valley
has 1000 head, but the average flock
in this country is from 100 to 500 ami
mails.
Shearing
"The custom is to shear the goats
early in April. Ordinary hair sells for
35 to 55 cents pound. This common
grade of mohair, which commands no
especially high price, is that whose
length is less than IL inches; the ordi-
nary fleece of one years growth meas
ures about 10 inches in length. The
average mature doe will shear from six
to nine pounds of mohair each year,
while the full grown buck will yield
from 10 to Is pounds. Previous to
shearing, the flock is graded into
classes of does, bucks, kids and weth-
ers. The fleeces are marketed accord
ing to this classification. The Ameri-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-03-07

Many man imagines that he is
painting the town, when in reality hc
is only mailing shingles on the saloon
keepers roof.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
10 About the Limit.

The great majority Of people
may not advance physically or
intellectually after they have
reached the age of 35 or 40,
though many continue to expand
and progress to the end even
though it be a hundred.
A man who has left the COM
munity and gone into some pro-
gressive place, returning after a
number of years will be struck
by the number of his old ac-
quaintances who are not much
past 40 who appear to have
reached the end of all ambition
and requirement. This lacking
of development after the age of
35 or 40 represents primarily an
innate deficiency and runs in
families. You can look about
you here and observe the truth
of these suggestions.-Ex.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
One Dead-Other Dying.

Conway, Oct. 3.-Speechless
and dying Joe Cooper was found
in his cabin on the outskirts of
Mt. Vernon, near here. On a
bed in the same room was the
body of his wife, who had evil
IDENTIFY been dead for several
days. The discovery was made
by a group Of small boys who
went to the house on errands.
The man died shortly after being
found. The wife is supposed to
have died from natural causes
and the husbands death is
thought to have resulted from
illness.
Cooper was almost fully
dressed and was lying on the
floor of his home when found.
Both were aged persons and
were in Strengthened circum-
stances. They had been sup
ported for some time mainly
through the charity Of neigh
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
Two PardOns Granted.

Two pardons were issued Fri
day by Governor George w.
Hays.
One was given to Rudy White,
convicted of grand larceny in
Lawrence county and sentenced
to year in the state penitenti-
airy. White has served nine
months of his term, and the trial
Judge and prosecuting attorney
recommended the pardon, as the
mans aged father was badly in
iured few days ago.
The other pardon was granted
to John Hall, convicted of bur-
glary in Craighead, and sentenc-
ed to three years. Hall has serv-
ed over a year of his term, and
the assistant prosecuting attor-
ney, who handled his case, joined
those petitioning for pardon.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
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Squirrels Become Pests.

Mountain Home, Oct. 2. =
There are more squirrels in this
section this fall than has been
known for years. They are so
numerous that they border on a
pest and local sportsmen are
bringing in large bags full every
day. In many instances they
are eating corn from the fields
of the farmers in telling quanti-
ties. The farmers as, well as
the town sportsmen are hunting
them. There is a good crop OF
nuts in the upland woods this
year and it is supposed that is
what has attracted so many of
the animals. :
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
Women Baseball Players.

AS the twentieth century
grows older we find that physi-
cal culture has taken great ad-
vance, especially among the fair
sex. We note in these modern
times that some of our best ath-
letes are women. The up-to-
date girl can ride a bicycle, play
tennis, row boat, play golf,
and, in fact, there is no outdoor
sport in these advancing times
that the fair maidens of this
glorious universe cannot accom-
plish. A great many people will
say | am in error in mentioning
the fact that women can play all
outdoor sports. There is our
great national game, for in
stance. How many people will
say, 81 never saw q woman who
could play baseball" To these
people who doubt young ladies
can play baseball, I wish to say
that /, at one time, was under
the impression until | witnessed
a game played by the All Ameri-
can Ladies' Baseball Club. This
club of lady players do play a
remarkable good game of ball,
and to those people who doubt
ladies can play ball, I wish to
state-do not fail to witness the
game of ball on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 9Th, when the famous All
American Ladies will play one of
the most interesting and excit-
ing games ever witnessed in
Newport, with the Newport
team.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04

For Rent.
st class storage room at
n's Cash Store. 39d1m
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
Flood Victims Total 9.

Dallas, Oct. ga day of SUM-
shine today in the flooded dis
tricts of southeast and south
west Texas went far toward re-
lieving the desperate conditions
of the past three days. 1t will
he some time however, before
the traffic situation and condl-
tions in the rice, cotton and lum-
Der sections are normal.
One additional death was re-
ported today, the drowning OF
Joseph jobs, a Syrian, in at
tempting to cross a swollen creek
east of Austin. This makes a
total of nine.
Stories from the outlying Sec
lions which have been cut OH
from communication tell OF
much suffering. Near Gonzales
southwest Texas, Is persons are
marooned in the Santa Anna.
Provisions had to be fioatea
down to them tonight.
Rescue work has been aban.
doned until the force OF Tic
flood subsidies.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
State Seeks Rate Rebates.

Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 4.-The Pen
itentiary Board is planning to
recover from the railroads re-
bates under the excess passen-
ger and freight charges of the
last few years, the amounts that
have been paid for the trans
portation of convicts and sup
plies above the amounts allowed
under the rates established by
courts. The penitentiary Off
Gals have saved no rebate
checks, and it is expected that
certified vouchers will be used,
to establish the claims.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
Opens Court With Prayer.

Judge Eugene Landlord of
Prairie county,. who held circuit
court at Melbourne last week,
having made an exchange with
Judge Meeks, opens all his
courts with prayer. There are
critics of this method of proce-
dure, but we submit that Judge
Landlord is old enough and ex-
perienced enough to know what
a court crowd needs.-Evening
Shade Record.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-10-04
Women Ball Players Coming.


G.. E. Baker of the All Ameri.
can Ladies Baseball Club, was in
the city Thursday, making ar
rangements for the first ap-
pearance of the ALL AMERI-
CAN LADIES' Baseball Club in
Newport, which will be on Wed
nesday, October 9Th.
General Agent Baker states
that in introducing this club of
high class lady players to the
public in general he wishes to
be understood that they do not
travel with the intention of draw
ing crowds, just through the
novelty of ladies playing ball,
but really draw the people
through their ability to play a
wonderfully interesting, excit-
ing and scientific game of ball,
and when taken in consideration
that the ALL AMERICAN LA
DIES are composed of young la
dies, the games they play are all
the more remarkable. Marguer-
tie Cunningham is the star lady
pitcher of the world, and is sup
ported by a team composed of
the very best players that mon
ey can hire, who in themselves
are each a star player, making
the strongest organization of its
kind ever organized. There have
been other lady baseball Gibbs,
but they have come and they
have gone. Their life upon the
green diamond was one of short
duration. They came and tried
to out rival all other competitors,
but like the present slang
phrase, they had to Ego away
back and sit down." leaving the
original ALL AMERICAN La
DIES to stand in all their great
ness in the very front rank,
where they will stand season
after season as the only real
champion ladies' baseball club
of the world. This wonderful
club of lady baseball players
are now en- route on their regu-
lar annual tour. (Adv.) d1.