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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
IMPORTATION BUREAU.

We will give free advice to anybody
wishing information regarding the
new income tax. Call or write Cleary
and Rogers. Lawyers. 5S3 Broadway,
Gary. Telephone 2555. 2S-sm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-10

wANTED-Second cook, man or wom-
an. Call Monon hotel Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-10

December 5. 1913.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-12
MISTRESS CT ALL SPORTS
FrenchWcman Hes Made Remark able
Record in E"erH@ira That She
Has Undertaken.

/ Miss Marie ''nrinct is known in
France, her native lard, as the first
srortswom"n in the world. She hos
the astonishing record Of being able
to swim, ride, s'co'. fly. climb, FISH
End drive motor car. and she does
everything perfectly II is nothing to
her to scale a maunt n to hunt b'g
game; she rides a bicycle better than
most people; she skates and skis
beautifully. In l. % she vas the best
shot at a great International congress,
and carried off the prize from hun.
dreds OF competitors; three years
later she won the gold medal of the
French Sports club, distinction no
woman had ever held before. More.
over, 1t is distinction to which very
lew men have attained.
AT the aee of ten she began to learn
to swim, and she once succeeded in
swimming ten miles two minutes short
or Miss kellermans time, saws the
Daily Telegraph. Many interesting ex.
periences fell to her when she climbed
the Natterhorn, the Jungfrau and
Monte Rosa, but her Alpine achieve
ments are as rothing as compared to
her feats in the air Miss Maryingt
has been up with several well known
balloonists. Including Mr.. Granier
with whom she went from Nancy to
Southwold, about GOO miles, including
lao over the open sea. This intrepid
sportswoman has also turned her at.
tention to aeroplanes, and her dream
is to invent a model that might be
used IS an ambulance to convey
wounded soldiers from the field of bat.
tie to the base hospital
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-12

know will double in a year in value.
will show you the letter | received
In the morning. 1t is in my desk
Dodge gave his companion a shrewd
sidelong look. They parted a street
, or two farther on.
Going home?" questioned Cyril.
Think | Will" replied Dodge" sort
of tired tonight"
The minute his employer was out OF
sight, however, Dcdse Went straight
back the route they had followed TO-
gether. Those masked eyes of his
glowed with an eager, unholy liSht.
His excited manner showed that his
active mind was allame with some
all absorbing idea.
Dodge reached the Office he had so
recently left. He had key to its
door Also. unknown to his unsus.
picious employer, one to his desk.
Pulling down the shades and turning
on the electric light, the surreptitious
visitor proceeded to open his employ.
er's desk.
"Ah, l have IT," he muttered at last,
and he sat there for some time pour.
Ing over the letter that Cyril had re-
ceived from his distant relative tre
preceding day.
Long and arduously Dodge studied
1t. then he sat with 1t in his hand,
tninking-thinking. And then ne
seemed to have evolved a coherent
plan Of action. His face glowed with
satisfaction and resolve.
I'll dare to do it." he told himself
rapidly. THE stake is big, the risk
small. chance aid luck big elements"
Within the hour Dodge had written
Q letter to Cyrils uncle, signing
Cyril's name In his own handwriting.
Then going to his desk he secured
photograph of his own. This he in.
closed in the letter, sealed the en-
velope. addressed 1t to the man in
Idaho, placed it In his pocket aud
left the place.
Dodge mailed the missive at a let.
ter box. but not the one in which
Cyril had deposited his letter. H.
scanned the time schedule on the boz
mo more collections until nom.
ing, he soliloQuized, so | have
plenty Of time in which to operate"
Dodge proceeded to a drug store
He secured strong chemical combi.
nation Of liquids that made even the
drug clerk stare, This he carried In
nis hand uu Il he reached the letter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-12
IT-ngI
CANE INTO HIS OWL
BY WALTER JOSEPH DELANEY.

by WAL lER JOSEPH UEIANEI.
Elmer Dodge was villain. lie It
allied 1t fully, worked on that bash
had no particular qualms Of COZ
science over the fact and though
only of being shrewd enough to mas
his evil doings from the eyes of tn
others, and in the general roundup
evade the law.
CYRIL Marsh was q bright, honest
energetic young business man. H.
was the employer of Dodge, had bee
kind and liberal with him, never sus
pected his duplicity and was friencl!
and at times even confidential witt
him.
It was Just at dusk one late fal'
evening that master and man left tht
trade brokerage office Of young Marsh
The latter carried long, sealed en-
velope in his hand. Its possession
seemed to give him intense satisfac
ton.
Dodge" he spoke. as he paused al
the iron letter box at the corner and
slowly allowed the envelope to glide
from view, there goes my fate"
''Indeed?" questioned his compan'
ion
YES" replied Cyril. 1T covers the
strangest incident in my life. al
ways knew had a relative. half.
uncle, out in Idaho, and that he was
enormously rich, but at odds with my
dead father, and all his kin. What
was my surprise. yesterday to receive
q letter from him. 1t was chilling, al
most ve-characteristic Of the
grabbed, prejudiced old man. He
wrote to ask me to send my photo
graph and few details Of my bust.
ness career. could construe It in
but one way: Lonely, childless. posi-
bly, nearing the end Of his loveless
life. a thought Of old family ties had
come to him. He forbade me to keep
Up a correspondence with him, to
seek him out, but in time he intimated
he might see fit to leave me slight
remembrance"
"Why, he may intend. to make you
his heir" suggested Dodge
81 hope so. Think of what I could
do with little more capital! Only
the fear that might get overloaded
keeps me from buying goods that !
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-12
Wireless Phone $40 Miles

Wireless telephone messages have
oren exchanged successfully between
the famous wireless station at Nauen
village near Berlin, Germany. and
the Technical museum at Vienna
Austria, 80 miles away. With a new
n5chlne that has been perfectad
newspaper articles read in the Nauen
station could be heard distinctly a;
vienna and other Intermediate sta.
IONS. 1t is prophesied that srin
stronger machines will make il not
sible to talk across the Atlantic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-12
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II. {. q + u E~fsET
pox where his employer had dropped

fA. ;AA'..4-i - 1>>f-trs
box where his employer had dropped
the letter to his uncle.
Watching, to be sure that &c was
rot observed Dodge ponr-i t'r con
tenrs of the phial in his hanc tHreUEh
the slot in the letter box y falh'
wreath Of vapor or smoke arose tioln
the box.
within an hour everything In that
box will be cinders." he chuckIea'
Cyril Marsh's uncle will never re-
ceive that letter.
That was the prelude. Three
months later Cyril Marsh failed IN
business. A bad market. mlscalca-
lation as to prices in time OF panic
swept away all that he had
He sold his watch and chain to pay
of Dodge his last months salary. ana
they parted-the villain gloating over
a brilliant scheme his evil mind had
invented, Cyril immersed lii detection
and unhappiness.
For with his failure the aristocratic
Darleys had closed their doors against
him, and he had loved the daughter
of that proud house-Edna.
To strive to make her forget her
humble lover they had sent her
abroad. A sweet note came to Cyril
however, telling him that oceans could
never divide their love.
Then Cyril had started out Into the
wcrld to carve a new name and io!-
tune. It was a hard task He wan
dcred through half dozen states,
earning a precarious income as deeul-
tory work came to his hand.
It was way out in Idaho that one
evening traversins lonely country
road he came upon strange scene.
A farmer armed with pitchfork he'd
the chauffeur of a big touring car at
bay.
You ran over my COW back yon'
der!" he was shouting as Cyril came
up.
well, Just make out your bill and
send it to my employer in Crofton,'
said the chauffeur.
"Who is your employer? Don't you
dare move till you fix this damage.
cried the farmer, "or I'll puncture
your tire with this fork!"
There is his card" and the man
handed the farmer a lit Of paste
board.
ooh, that's all right" spoke the lat.
ter at once. as his eye ran over the
name it bore-"Mr. Cyril Marsh is
good for all I'll claim"
whats that fairly gasped the
wanderer.
He could not iii his mind of tho
strange incident as he pursued his
journey to Crotch A dim Il ut Ii"
ran to glow il his mind as inquiry
dcrcloncl tic fact tlat Cyril Marsh
was the heir OF tie wealthy JOIN
Marsh, who had died few months
previously.
Cyril Marsh located the princely
residence to which he was directed,
He glanced in at lighted window.
"As had began to sus poet" he
broathod with a strange smile on his
face as he recognized a man inside
the room.
Il wish to see Mr. Marsh" he adj
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-12

1t is the quality of service our tools
give that will make them own your
friendship. You will do better work
with ,fem, with greater case, ano 10
less time.
1t is the qua'i, Of work you an
do .J!l. ease with which you can
Go it. and the l>ng1h Of time the
tool will last tFa' sets its value,
Judged BY these points, our caf pen
tiers tools are the chearestyou Gao
buy. The steel is the hest made.
They fit the hands just right. They
give YOU your moneys wor'h with
a good margin. Yon run no ri>k
ir buying tools here for they are all
guaranteed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-12

know will double in year in value.
! will show you the letter | received
In the morning. 1t is in my desk"
Dodge gave his companion a shrewd
sidelOng look. They parted q street
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06

The missionary society of the M. K.
church will meet with Mrs. e. N. Mer-
rill, Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
first chapter of the text book "China's
New Day" will be studied.
We are In receipt of a package of
Maine Agricultural reports for the
year 1911. These books are for dis
tribution and any one desiring one OF
them may obtain the same by notify
ing us and inclosing 20 cents for the
necessary postage or by applying in
person at the Office of the IndepenG-
end Reporter.
The senior class parts for this year
have been given out as follows: Agnes
p Mantor having the valedictory and
Donald Philbrick the salutatory as an
nounced last week; History. Alice B
Currie; Prophecy, Carroll B. Fland-
ers Will, Gerald c. Marble; Grafton
Sherman n Shumway; Presentation OF
gifts. Clifton F. Wheeler, Airline F.
Burnor; Ode, Marie L. Merrill
The following clipping will doubt
less prove of much interest to the
many friends of Wilkie Clark, the pro-
fessional ball player formerly OF
Skowhegan, now located in Los An
giles, Calf Coach Wilkie Clarke OF
Occidental's baseball squad has or
dered the men to report for the first
varsity practice of the season one
week from next Monday. The mer
will work out three times a week till
the close of the track season, when
daily practice will be staged. Clarke
has asked for a number of practice
games, and Manager Francis Lawson
is now negotiating with southern high
schools for dates. hoping to hold al
least two practice games week
Lawson has made an effort to secure
games with California and Stanford
and the team will be given a spring
trip
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06
Mrs. Bernard I. Gibbs of Madison,
was down Friday, visiting with Mrs.
Helen c. Wing at tie Oxford.

MID. bcIun IL 1tuDo VI uuutbou,
was down Friday, visiting with Mrs.
Helen c. Wing at the oxford.
Sub-Master Edward A. Parker has
been confined to his home for a por-
ton of the present week by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Trask have va
Gated their former home on Middle
street and will board for the present
Miss Blanch Emory of the High
School faculty, was an oyer-S Sunday
visitor with her mother at Good Will
Farms.
w. r. Wyman has been among the
victims who have been suffering from
falls on the ice. He sustained in
juries to his back
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jewell of Fair
field were among the out-of-town peo-
pie seen on our streets here Tuesday
being here to visit with relatives.
Mrs. Mildred Totman. who was for
merly employed in the local telephone
exchange, and who is low at the home
of her mother in Canaan, who is i'll
visited friends here the first of this
week
Mrs w. H. Gannett Of Augusta was
in town recently visiting her sister
Mrs. Eugene Swain. She sailed from
New York, Feb. /, for Panama and
South America accompanied by her
daughter Florence.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06

| have relocated In the stable on
Water street just East of the location
from which | was compelled to move
by last nights fire.
BERT A. McCOOMBS.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06

The Ladies' Circle will serve a hot
meat dinner at the M. E. church
Thursday, Feb. IL, from IL to 100
O'Clock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06

Girl Wanted at Greenleaf's Restau.
rant.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06

Big Bunch Old Papers, This Once sc
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06

Big Bunch old Papers SC. This oiice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
BIC EARNINGS ARE
SHOWN PAST YEAR
BY CORPORATIONS
Over Three Billions Made
Above All Expenses.
Alabama's Good
Showing

Washington, July 15.-Corporations
of the United States earned $S,30i,000,-
900 above all expenses during the cal
endar year 1912, exceeding all records
since the enactment of the corporation
tax law by s40O 100000, according to
the compilation today oS assessments
made by Commissioner Osborne of the
internal revenue bureau. under the cor
poration tax
The increased prosperity ot the cor
porations is expected to yield tie fed
eral government more than s36,000,000,
including $4,000 of omitted taxes for
previous years.
This represents the greatest amount
of corporation taxes ever assessed by
the treasury, exceeding the returns ef
the previous year by $7,0o0o09.
Most of the assessments already have
been paid, but some of them will DC the
subject of litigation.
l.. f. speer, chief of the co -poration
tax divisloa ef the treasury. said tie
corporations earnings indicated that
business conditions of 1912 We're bet
ter than an yother previous record. The
great growth of s4.oOo,0oo was made
he said despite the increase of corpor-
ate Indebtedness and in wage scales.
The total number of corporations dur
ing 1912 was about 10000, ar increase
of per cent over 1911 ana compared
with increases of per cent in 1911
over 1910, and less than per cent in
1910 over 1909.
About $4,000 corporations failed to
make returns for 1912 earnings and are
subject to penalties
Following are all the assessments in
southern states in 1912 earnings in
each internal revenue district, making
returns and the change as compared
with previous years:
Alabama, $222547; increase $57,136.
Arkansas, $79056; increase, $17,335.
Florida, $91, ,45S; increase, s11.955
Georgia, $293,536: increase, $50,449.
Kentucky. second district, $22,006; in
crease. s1994. Fifth district $257,S45;
increase, s5S,204 Sixth district $15,45S;
decrease, 1926. Seventh district, s31,-
S23; increase, ss59S Eighth district,
S10,760; decrease. $40.
Loulsiaha s23S,O27 increase, s3S,132.
North Carolina, Fourth district, which
includes all South Carolina, S207 .5S1; in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
MEDICAL MEN MEET
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Chattaho0chee Valley So
ciety Warmly Welcomed
at Capital City

Montgomery, July 15.-tspecial)- y
Members of the chattahoochee Valley
Medical association from all sections
of east Alabama and west Georgia are
holding their thirteenth annual meet
ing here. They We're welcomed today
by W. A. Gunter. Jr.. president Of the
city commission. and DR. George NJ
Miles of Atlanta, president of the as
socation, responded.
Dir. 2. B. Moss delivered welcome
address in behalf of the Montgomery
County Medical society and Il. G
Thrash of Atlanta responded for the
association in the absence of DR.. j
NJ Poer of West Point, Ga, who had
been selected TO make the address,.
Among addresses at the afternoon
session were:
Movable Kidney in Woman" w f.
Shallenberger, Atlanta; "The RADIO
graph In Relation to the Diagnosis and
Treatment of the Gastric and Intes-
tinal Lessons" III. F. Cole, Mobile; THE
Importance of Early Diagnosis and
Correction Of Refractive Errors in
Children" George f. Chambers, Column
bus, Ga; summer Wiarrhoe in Chill
dren." c. o. Williams, West Point,
Ga. when and Why Bacterial Vac
cines Should Be Used" w +. Wills,
Horeville. Ga.
Members of the association We're en-
tertained at a Dutch luncheon on the
roof garden at the Beavoir club Tues
day evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
DIR. BOMAR is HEAD
OF JUDSON COLLEGE
Succeeds DIR. X. G. Patrick, Who Has
Been in Ill Health for Sew
eral Months

Marion. July 15.-tSpecial. .)-Dr. Paul "
Bomar. pastor of the Sloan Baptis,
church of Marion, has been elected presi-
dent Of Judson college to succeed Presi-
Gent r. G. Patrick. resigned. The choice
OF successor to DR.. Patrick was made
by the board of trustees of the Judson al
meeting held in Selma Monday.
DR., Patrick has been in i'll health for
several months and has been advised
by his physicians that he must give up
work for at least one year. He has been
president of the Judson for the past ID
years and mas been largely instrumental
In placing the Baptist institution amono
the foremost educational institutions in
the south.
DR.. Bomar, the Judson's new president.
was elected vice president of that institu-
tlon some months ago, but really filled
the office of president during the mast
session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO
REFORM THE LAW COURTS

chesney. Chicago; Roscoe Pond profess
sor of law at Harvard university; John
Fl. Wigmore, dean Northwestern univer-
slty law school; John b. winsow,' chief
Justice of the supreme court of Wiscon-
sin.
When model judiciary acts have been
drafted they will be submitted first to
a council of 800 of the foremost lawyers
OF the country for criticism. after which
copies will be submitted for the guild
ance of state legislatures.
'The immediate purpose of the society
is to prepare, after the fullest research
and discussion, model Judiciary acts cal
eulated upon their adoption by the sew
eral states, to recreate judicial insti-
tutions upon an efficiency basis" said
Mr. Harley. "The American people have
signally fallen short of modern ideals
of efficiency in their courts of law.
but up to this time a scientific analysis
OF the defects of the system and broad
reconstructive programme have been al
most totally lacking. To provide a
competent leadership was the purpose
of the formation of this society"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
THREE REGIMENTS
Of STATE WILL co
INTO ENCAMPMENT
One Coming to Birmingham,
One to Horse Shoe Bend
and Another Probably
in Montgomery

Montgomery, July 15.-(Special.) .)--Regi-
mental encampments for the Alabama ma
tioianl guard are now assured. A posi-
tive statement 10 this effect was made to-
day by Governor O'Neal following a brief
conference with Adjutant General Joseph
B. scuily. Colonel c. r. Brieken of Lu-
verne, commander of the Second infantry.
and other military Officers.
Simultaneous with the announcement
that the three Alabama regiments would
go into camp some time during the sum-
mer, il was stated that In all probability
the Second regiment will go into camp in
Birmingham for the week beginning July
%. for a period of seven days. III is un-
'derstood that the Fourth regiment Will go
into camp at Horse Shoe bend In Talla-
poosa county some time during the month
'of August. No statement has yet been
given out relative to the place of the
First regiment encampment, though it IS
understood that certain Officers of that
regiment will recommend Montgomery.
The question of encampBaents for this
year was for a long time held up. owing
to the low condition of the treasury and
at times 1t was Thought that the idea
would have to be abandoned. During tho
past few weeks, however. the condition
of the treasury has assumed more pron-
Using aspects, and it has been shown that
the Alabama national guard is in better
condition now than at any time in the
past 10 years.
Announcement of, a positive nature reIa-
tive to the places of the regimental en-
will he made within the next
day or two. according TO information re-
,ceived at the adjutant generals office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Tax Valuations in Baldwin

Bay Minette, July (Special) )--Deputy
Tax Assessor Howell Hall has completed
a set of figures from the assessment
books of this county which show a very
decided increase In the valuation of land
during the past year. over that of year
ago The books at the present time show
that the total valuation on the land and
improvements in the county is $685. III.
which figures do not include the raises
of the tax commissioner which have, as
yet, not been definitely decided. The
books last year show that the total as
sessed value, including the raises that
were made by the tax commissioner, was
S7,0I6,0Q0. Several hundred thousand dol
lars of this AMOUNT was due to the raises
by the commissioner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
JULIAN AND MCORD TELL
STORIES ON EACH OTHER

done great credit to the jingoes of Japan.
went in bathing and lolled around the
beach,"
Julian denies the story.
However, he says, "McCord is sailing
Under false colors when he attempts to
prove his seorn of the fastidious. 1t Is
true, as he says, that he is horny hand
ed son of toll, but still he has become
so effete that he finds 1t necessary every
now and then to have his nails mani
CURED. What would the people of Boaz
think were they to learn these faets2'
McCord denies this story.
No" says he, Il have really grown
tired of city life Electric lights are not
good for country boys. I am going home,
way up In Marshall county, pretty soon.
ana 'rusticate.' There are no electric
lights in that section of the state"
Up to the present time, no candidate
has announced in opposition to either of
the present members of the commission,