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The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07

fou are quite sure, BuErows7"
Quite sure, sir"
What was Thomas doing In the
picture gallery"
81 didn't know he was there. sir"
How long has he been here, Bur
rows?"
Since we came 30 the country, SIR"
Whatever else Hap intended TO say
was not said. There was q commo-
ton In the drawing.room, a scurrying
Of feet and the o%verturning of a chair.
Natalie had tainted.
Some one. Mrs. Higginson I believe
It was. was shrieking excitedly TO get
her into the open air. but 10 reached
her first. stretched her on the floor,
Topped her over, and deity and quick.
ly unlocked her dress. She gave Ma
tales corset strings a pull and re.
leased them. Hardly a minute later
Natalie, With her head on JOS knee.
opened her eyes. She was a bit be.
wildored and confused. but all right.
10 sent for n wrap to cover Ma.
tales somewhat disarranged toilet.
and when she had quite recovered
John Crowninshield ahd Benny Bliss
assisted her upstairs.
IL wonder II she lost anything that
timer" 10 said to me when we were
alone.
l stared ut her. startled.
Then you think"
II think IL she did the thief 90 a
woman. as Mr.. Hazard thinks" 10 re.
piled calmly. The mon got out when
! started TO undrcss her"
1T almost looked as IL you did II
pu~rposely."
IL did. When 1 saw her fall I
thought OF what you told me OF her
faintlng ut the reception In town. |
acted more quickly than | thought. |
tried TO remember who was near
her.
"Well?" | demanded e~xcitedly, when
sho didn't 20 on.
Some n I'm dark blue"
Mrs. Sargent" I said.
And the very fat one7" .
Mrs. lligginson."
"And--really ] don't remember. She
was standing near n window,
think"
30. whore was tho duke?"
at the plano. all the way across
the room" she regarded mo ques.
tlonlngly. I'D really like 20 know II
she--ghe lost anything"
81 know n way 10 find out" | said.
ASK her"
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07
BE no HIGH SCHOOL FEES

JEFFERSON CITY. No.. Feb. CO.
Persons thon 90 years old who
want to get an education now can
attend the public schools or Missouri
without having 10 pay tuition. Tgo
house yesterday afternoon passed o
bill making this possible. Il a'rcrl,
had passed the senate and H. now
ready for Governor Majors Signature
The bill throws open the iocrs Of
the night schools OF Kansas City and
81. Louis to working young mon and
women, especlaly the foreigners. Il
reduces the school age from 8 20
and provides that the boards ct cdu-
cation may gran, grutuitous cdt"a-
ton to persons over 20 yoars Did
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07
CARD OF THANKS

George Motzl requests Ms to pub
licly thank Mrs. Thos. Zimmerman
and the people OF Sugartown vicinity
for their kindness in making clothe.
Tor his children. Mr.. Motzl recently
lost HIS wife and the ~uolghbors came
20 his escue by making clothes for
his children u was n kind. neigh-
borly act aud was appreciated.
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07
OUR CITIZENS DEMAND
FulIy Complied With.-A M.rslail
Resident Furnished IL.

There are few Items which nppea
In this paper o important e
Marshall people than the stetemoa,
published below. Ia the first place
" IS from a citizen OF MARSHALL and
can be thoroughly relied upon. ~
lie scc9@l Tlaco, u indisputallS
rows that Dosn's kidney Pills do
heir WORK thoroughly aGd no.
'e%.Arorarlly, Read this carefully:
} y. Lindsey, 500 W Boyd St.
Marshall, Mo, says, For two
years | was bothered off and on by
kidney ana bladder complaint A.
times | could not do any work and
my back aehed and was sore and
weak. The kidney action was IT.
regular and sometimes tho %seoretions
were profuse then again scant. The
best relief | ever received was
from the use OF Doan's Kidney
pills. They went TO the eat OF my
trouble and made my hack and Kid
neys strong, This remedy has my
hearty Endorsement
For sale by all dealers, Price 80
cents. roster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's--
and take no other.
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07

expected IL. h walked the length
OF tho room, then turned back.
Are all these pictures o~riginals?'
she asked.
NO" John answered her. "a few
are copies, but valuable copies"
Lets see II ! can pick the copies"
she suggested. and walked the length
Of the gallery again.
Hap and | dropped down on a
bench. but John followed her.
THAT one" said 10 presently.
"Oh. thnt's easy. 10" I cried. The
original Is In the National Gallery,
and you know IT,"
"And thIsl"
mo. that's u Greuze," John ex-
planned.
sorry" smiled 10. "Greuzc made
70 many heads. didn't he? Is the Lely
next to II gonuine?"
Eyes"
as that n velasouez. or a copy7"
Hap asked her. and indicated the dis.
puted picture before which we we're
sitting.
y eo,st know" 10 replied. "Td say
-" she chose her distance and
.ookodsat II a long time-"copy!"
"Its disputed" John told her, Five
experts say II Isn't. twelve say Il is.
Frod-Mr. manufactured Il was
an original aud bought H."
The old geezer used to frighton
me when | was n kid" Hap remarked.
but he doesn't seem so nerce now.
Ills eyes always looked so-weil.
clean through. you know-baleful. n
novelist would say. I'd call them wa.
4, terry, now" lie regarded the ''old
geezer' smilingly. pheasant looking
customer, isn't he?"
I'd hate TO meet him up q dark
alley" John laughed.
That's a copy. isn't III" asked Jo.
and pointed TO a picture on the oppo-
site wall.
, NO, n real Van Dyke" John re.
piled. asW
I'm quit guessing," 10 exclaimed.
but she crossed the room and stood
for a long time before the Van Dyke.
'Aren't you afraid 10 leave all these
beautiful pictures here In the coun.
try?" she asked finally, coming back
where We were
They are insured" Hap answered.
Against fire. or theft?"
Fire. No one wants TO steal them.
No n has an opportunity. I'd like
70 see . thief get away with that big
fellow. Jenkins sits on the steps all
winter With a gun. = -
Are they protected O ?"
We'll, not with a gun. There's no
need when we are here"
Hap tried the card-room door as We
descended: II gave to his touch and
swung open. lie switched on the
lights and looked about. The room
was quite In order. l couldn't sec
any cause for the quicker between his
eyes He lighted a cigarette and
smoked 1t t%houghtfully as we descend
ed the stairs. He smoked where he
pleased; he had learned to put the
ashes In his pocket. Occasionally no
would remove his cigarette from his
lips. regard the lighted end tntently,
then smile. or frown, and smoke again.
/ watched the performance, highly
amused.
"a clue. Monsieur Lecoq?" whis-
pered.
I'm a fool" he replied. Sin let.
ting my imagination run away villa
me-"
II can prove an alibi this time"
pursued f~ippantly. II haven't been
In the card.room for a month.
"Please don't, dear" he said quick
",
He was quite serious abos. L. A
silly lump got into my this5at. My
feelings We're always lear The surface
when be was serious. gl4nced up
and met that look in hts eyes l was
never going 10 be able 10 rake care
Of.
~NNhp locked the door, Barrows?'
be asked, when wo reached tho lover
oall,
y.
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07

Adolph Roger OF Miami and WIZ
Clements OF Salt Springs were among
the gentlemen from the county hcre
Wednesday attending TO business.
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07
CARD OF TUANI(g

We wish to thank our friends who
so kindly assisted MS In the sickness
ana death Of our son aud grandson
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w.. Silver.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. l.. Cook.
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07

Mrs. John Baker returned TO her
home at Nelson Wednesday morning
after a few days visit IN Marshall.
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07

Fermented catsup makes an ex-
cellent polish 90 clean brass articles.
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07

IT'S queer what funny things some
men see when they are blind drunk.
The Marshall republican., 1913-03-07

Brittle nails should be rubbed with
yaseline every night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
Mystery in
The Murder Of
Ex-Student
POLICE UNABLE 10 FIND REA-
SON FOR KILLING OF MISS
LEEGs0N.
BODY FOUND ON PRAIRIE NEAR
CITY OF CHICAGO PARTLY
NUDE.
BODY FOUND ON PRAIRIE NEAR

CHICAGO, Oct. G. = Myster!
shrOuds the murder of Miss Ida G..
LcCgson, an cx-University student,
who was lured by phone call to
the prairie southwest of this city
late Saturday and strangled with a
silken cord. Little has been found
to indicate motive for the crime.
Investigation has shown that she
led an exemplary life, had no man
callers at any OF the places where
she was known to have resided and
she is not thought to have possessed
any large amount of money.
Miss Leegson was a graduate of
the University Of Chicago and u
sculpture pupil of dorado Taft and
a student at the Art institute.
He: murder marks the end OF Il
long pitiful struggle to make her
way through school. Her studies al
the University we're TO fit her for
school work by which she could
earn enough to complete her educa.
ton as sculptor. For several wins
ters she taught school, returning t0
the city to resume her studies.
Only few hours before she was
lured to her death she answered an
advertisement for a domestic, say
ing she had to have funds to enable
her to continue her studies, anG
was not too proud to do kitchen
work.
Late Saturday man who gave
his name as Wilson telephoned the
residence where she lived ana asked
her to take Il position as nurse in u
maternity case. She was directed to
Sevcnty-frst and Western avenue
and to walk to an address four miles
west. The body was found three
miles west of the street intersec-
ion in n lot of bushes. The address
TO which she was directed does not
Xist.
Game Wardcns followed trail Of
'orn clothing to the spot where her
half nude body was lying. On her
leck were finger marks and a thin
blue line made by a piece of cord
found near by cncirCled her neck.
Miss Leegson once brought suit
against DR.. +. J. Allen, of Aurora,
ILL.,, on the ground that he falsely
accused her OF flirting with her pit
pills and caused her dismissal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
NOT FAVORED
BY PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE DOES NOT BELIEVE
IN EXEMPTION FROM CIVIL
SERVICE.
THINKS DEPUTY COLLECTORS
AND U. S. MARSHALS SHOULD
BE INCLUDED.

WASHINGTON. Oct. G.--President
Wilson indicated today that he did
not favor e%cmpting from civil scr.
vice, deputy collectors or intcrna
revenue and deputy United States
marshuls provided in the urgent Elf
cheney bill as passed by the senate
He told his callers ii was originally
intended that only shpccial agents he
exempted because Of necessary con-
ndcntial relations with collectors.
Civil service commissioners pro-
tcctcd against President Wilson
charactcri%ing the exemption as det-
rimcntal 10 the civil service. Objcc-
lions have also been raised by mary
organizations. Commissioners Me-
!lnGnny and Galloway conferred will
the president in M effort to amend
the provision in the mouse which wa!
rejected.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
Thirty Daysln
A London Jail.
HARRY KEMP, AMERICAN WRIT.
Err, PUNISHED FOR BEING
ST0WAWAY.

SOUTHAMPTON. Oct. GA sens
tence of 30 days at hard labor was
pronounced on Harry Kemp, the
American verse writer, who was
charged with slowing himself away
on board the steamship Oceanic on.
its last voyage from New York. The
magistrate sent a recommendation
to tie home office that Kemp should
be deported after he had served his
time Of Imprisonment.
The poet shipped on the Oceanic
as stowaway prior to the steamers
departure from New York. He was
without money, but, as he remarked
today, he had an irresistible desire
to visit England. Kemp once eloped
with the wife Of Upton Sinclair. )
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
Proposition To
SetletheCluin1
OfBiddinge7
STATE AUDITOR DARST PUTS
IT UP TO PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY.
WILLING TO GIVE DETECTIVE
Sc G53 IF TOWNSEND
WILL AGREE.

CHARLESTON, Oct. G - State
John S. DarSt this afternoon
TO Prosecuting Attorney
Townsend of Eanawha county the
terms Oh which he is willing TO settle
the claims of Guy Biddinger for wit
ness fees and expenses In connection
with the legislative bribery trial at
Webster Springs.
The auditor is willing .hat !iddtn-
Gcr shall have SIS day and SUCH
expenses as were allowed MIN when
lie appeared as a witness before the
Eanawha county grand jury In the
same cases. This arrangement would
give BiddinGcr $2.23%. \ warrant
has been drawn for this amount ana
will be held awaiting TCwnscnd's do
cision.
BiddingCr, detective. who work
cd up the bribery eases during the
last session OF the legislature was til"
principal! witness at the trial, and
according 10 bill certified by court
his claim was for $3,950.l7. This
Mr.. parst held was cxhorbitant bu;
he was not backed in position by th3
attorney general. While there were
hopes at the state house that the cor
trovcrsy would be settled this after
noon it was not certain that Prose
cutting Attorney Townsend would
,ive his consent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
FiiUe YeqrOld.
GirlKiuedBy
B.&O.Eng
ANNIE VERNON FATALLY MUIR
ED WHILE SITTING on
TRACK.
CURVE PREVENTS ENGINEER
FROM SEEING HER IN
TIME.

While sitting on the railroad
track near her home at Hutchinson
at play, Annie Vernon. five year
old tot, wa" stuck by a b. 4 O.
double-leader freight train and re-
ceived injuries from which she died
last night at II O'Clock at the Min
ers hospital in this city.
The child was the daughter
of p. C. Vernon, an cmploye of the
Consolidation Coal company OF
Hutchinson.
Yesterday afternoon at about
1880 O'Clock the child sat down on
the rails Of the track near Il curve.
The engineer of the approaching
train failed to see the child in time
to stop the engine and it is thought
she became bewildered and made no
attempt to get on the track.
The engine struck the child and
hurled her several feet clear of the
track. She was picked up and rush
ed to the Miners hospital, where
everything possible was done to save
her life, but to no avail. The skull
of the child was fractured and she
did not regain consciousness. She
was otherwise seriously injured.
The remains Of the little girl were
taken this afternoon on the o'clock
car to the home of her parents at
Hutchinson by Undertaken Eli Mus
grave. Tomorrow the funeral will
take place at the Hep2ibah church
near ClArksbNrg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
ANEVTHUSIAS7IC AUDIENCE LISTENS TO
SALIENT TRUTHS By REPUBLICANS.
VOLUNTARY CONVICT
PARD0NS HIMSELF.

AUBURN, N. Y, Oct. G.
Thomas Mott Osborne, who I'M
der the name of Tom Brown
spent the past week in Auburn
prison to study the system from
the inside. completed his. "blt"
yesterday afternoon after UNI
dergoing the limit of punish
ment inflicted on a convict in
state institutions. MIR. Osborne
spent the time from 3 o'clock
Saturday until 6 p. NJ. yester-
day in the dungeon for refus-
ing TO work and, pale and bag
gard, with several pounds of
his nominal weight missing, he
declared the night in the dun
geon to have been a glimpse
into "thc innermost circle Of
the inferno"
The voluntary convict par
doned himself and is resting.
preparatory to putting into
shape his report to the State
Commission of Prison Reform.
of which he is chairman. He
said OF his experience:
"a am more than ever con-
WINGED that the prison system is
singularly untntelligent, inef-
rective and cruel. 1t is not time
yet for me to formulate any de-
tailed criticism Of the present
system. must allow the mat
ter to crystalline, having many
thrilling and interesting incl i
dents 10 arrange themselves in
their logical order.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
Oyster House
Opens Tuesday
PEOPLE INVITED TO INSPECT
NEW PLACE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.

The Fairmont Oyster House opC
rated by Mr.. Charles i. Reed, will be
formally opened tomorrow afternoon
from / O'Clock til 4 o'clock. The
public will then have the OppOrtun-
ity to inspect the entire place visit
Ing the culinary department, tie
storage room, the restaurant, linen
closet, rest room and the store room.
The Fairmolt Oyster House is iOl
Gated at 127 Jackson street and will
be one of the most complete eating
places In the state. Everything has
been placed in first class sanitary
condition and it will he kept that
way. The restaurant will make d
speciality Of serving sea foods and FOR
the patrons nothing but the best OF
the market will be sci before them.
The restaurant presents an inYit-
ing appearance with the handsome
mission tables and mission CHAIRS
and the immaculate linen the elegant
silver gives the place splendid took.
10 the right of the entrance is rest
room fitted up with leather rockers.
To the left Of the entrance is the
store room where first class good
may be purchased.
The opening OF the restaurant has
been delayed somewhat by the fail
ure to receive the china and silver
much of (Which is yet to be forwarded.
Tomorrow evening at O'Clock the
regular serving of meals starts and
from that time on the best that the
market affords may be had ut the
Fairmont Oyster house.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
Positive Evidence Found to Show
That Henry Spencer, Who Was
Arrested Last Night at Home of a
Woman Killed the Dancing Teacher
Whose Body Was Found Sept. Is.
BELIEVED PART OF
GRUEsOME STORY IS TRUE.
Known to Be User Of Opium and Pc.
lice Are Inclined to Think His In
animation Has Led Him to Fix
Number of Crimes Far In Excess
of the Penalty.

CHICAGO, Oct. G.-Thc police to-
day began their gruesomc investiga-
ton OF the almost unparalleled con
fession of Henry Spencer that he
was the murderer of 20 persons.
With positive evidence to support the
admission that he killed Mrs. Mil
dred Allison Rexroat. the dancing
instructor on September IS. The an
thorities are convinced that they will
in a short time affirm the killing of
many If not all mentioned in his
crimson career.
Following his arrest last night at.
the home of woman who had nott
fed the police Of his coming, detec-
tiyes went to his home where they
found the suit case which the Tango
teacher had taken with her on her
fatal trip to Wayne. She was lured
there on the pretext that she was to
instruct class in the new dance.
In-.it.-was. part of her clothing and
not far away the revolver with which
Spencer ended her life.
While the police arc satisfied that
Spencer is guilty of many murders
they were forced to conclude at the
close of his examination this morning
that his statements of numbering 20
persons is an eXaggeration.
Spencer is addicted to the opium
habit, q symptom of which is gro
Lcsque Imagination. Some years ago,
the police learned while he was in
prison charged with larceny the prts-
on authorities regarded him as men,
tally defective and from time to
time had consigned him 10 the in
Grmamy.
Associated Press dispatches from
Detroit, Weliavan Lake and Goshen,
N. Y, further shocked official faith
in the confession.
Investigation at this time while
not absolutely disproving Spenccr'S
statement indicated there was little
likelihood that they were true. An
investigation which will require
some time will be necessary before i.
is determined just how much of his
story is true and how much fiction.
"Some of his stories probably are
fiction" said Capt. Halpin to-day
"but on the whole believe he is al
most as great a criminal as he claims
to be-"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
GrqndFunerql
erBeingIn
Pauper's Craze
LONG PROCESSION FOLLOWS
MARK0 MAHAN TO HOLY
CROSS CEMETERY.
TAKEN FROM HOSPITAL AND
BURIED ONCE IN THE
POTTER'S FIELD.

Buried in u pauper's grave, un-
known and unmourned. where he
had been placed by ruthless hands
hardly before the body was cold;
exhumed at the demand of friends
and given an elaborate funeral, is
the almost unbelievable story attend
ing the death of Mako Mahan, an
Austrian OF Pennington.
The funeral of Mahan, which was
held yesterday from the Williamson
undertaking parlors, was one Of the
most elaborate ever held in this
city. A specially chartered train of
four cars came over the B. & o.
from Pennington bringing relatives
and friends and members of the So
ciGties to which Mahan belonged,
who desired to pay their last re-
spects to their fellow member.
After the services n procession
was formed headed by the First
Regiment band, members Of the So
cietieS in full uniform some 200
strong followed the remains to Holy
Cross cemetery, where the body was
given Christian burial after once
having been inferred in the Potter's
field.
Mako Ntahan, As years of age,
was taken sick at his home in
Pennington with pneumonia. Real
izing the seriousness of the case his
physician had him sent to the Cook
hospital in this city week ago
Sunday. On Tuesday morning he
died. The body was turned over
to Undertaken Cunningham and bur
led shortly after noon in the county
lot in the old Fairmont cemetery. 1t
is alleged that no attempt was made
to identify the remains, not even his
clothes at the hospital being search
ed, and which 1t is said, bore two
society buttons, contained a gold
watch and other things Of value.
THE day following the death, the
wife and other relatives visited the
hospital to see the patient and were
informed that he was dead and
buried. Shocked beyond words
they Immediately demanded that tho
body be cxhumed and turned over
to them for proper burial. This was
done by Undertaken Cunningham,
and the remains later turned over to
the Williamson Undertaking. COM
pany, who have the contract to bury
the members of the various miners
socitics. and the body was given
proper attention to the great relief
of friends.
Mako carried an insurance of
ST. 600 and also was entitled to a
burial fund of some $3.50.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-06
DOPE FIEND TELLS CHICAGO POLICE THAT
HE'S THE MURDERER Of TWENTY PEOPLE
GIRL WHO TRIED TO KILL
HERSELF GIVEN FUNDS.

GAINESVILLE. o., Oct. c.
That people still have the milk
Of human Kindness is evidenc-
cd by the fact that q fund OF
$I,031.S0 has been raised for
Bessie DOmIcy, Is years old, Of
COshocton, who tried to kill
herself two weeks ago when
she lost her factory position as
a result Of the new Ohio labor
Iaw. The new law provides
that boys and girls must show
certificates of schooling before
being allowed to work.
Bessie DOnlcy was the sole
support OF her crippled faith
or, blind mother and several
little brothers and sisters.
She earned 81 Il week and
when she IOSt her position she
became Respondent and swal-
lowed carbOlic acid. She is still
in a CoslOctOn hospital and
unable to sit up. but doctors
say she will recover.
September ~. Mrs. John
Brown, a farmers wife Of
Muskingum county seat, began
the fund for the girl with so
cents. In ten days time it
grew 70 S1,O@l.SO, an average
OF 500 a day being received.
This money will be given to
the girl to fit herself for a bet
ter position, and part OF it will
go to the family's support.
Money has been received from
all over Ohio, and from people
in New Mexico, Michigan.
cKntucky, Indiana and Iii
nOis.