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being visible. Now, bullet flying the
distance it must have traversed be-
tween Whalen's hand and the window,
would, in all probability, simply have
perforated the glass with a round,
clean hole. But the weapon having
been fired in close proximity, the con-
cussion shattered the whole window"
After silence Gilman resumed:
Now, then, assume that the bullet
entered Brokoski's back and emerged
from his breast The conclusion. de-
duced from the circumstances l have
! suggested is impregnable when that
bullet is located in a position in front
of Brokoski"
During the recital the governor lay
in his deep chair, his arms across his
breast, his finger-tips together. He re-
garded Gilman through half-closed
eyes. A thoughtful observer would
! have said that he had heard the essen
tial elements of the tale before. When
he spoke, after silence which had
begun to annoy the private secretary,
he said:
well, your hypothesis is tenable.
In fact, 1t is one of the prettiest cases
l ever saw put together
Gilman stirred uneasily.
"But did you learn anything as to
the identity of the person, who, if
your suggestions are correct, killed
Brokoski?"
That's the weak point" Gilman
promptly admitted. "A sufficient mo-
tive is utterly lacking, if we eliminate
| partisan hatred. 1t was shown that
Whalen killed him in an impulse of
passion. and that alone saved him
from the death penalty. But feel that
my reasoning is valid. The convic-
| ton was strengthened by Whalen's
manner and expression the other day.
He never killed Brokoski, tell you"
Gilman smote his thigh for emphasis.
| why he chooses to die in prison a
silent martyr don't know-but the
woman does"
The governor assumed sitting pos
ture s-- :. -H=-+-s...E --.r
Damn it," exclaimed Gilman, after
momentary silence, IF those stupid
police had examined the mud in the
alley beneath the window that night,
they would have found tracks that
would have changed the course of
this whole business"
The governor bent farther forward,
burying himself in an intense concen-
tration of mind. For time interim
nable to Gilman, he sat thus. His cigar
went out. The ice in his glass melted.
spun on the crystal brim, and sank
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05
EXPENSE OF BASEBALL
Few Clubs Will Show Profit This
Year, Says Somers.
President of Cleveland Club Details
Cost of Running Team and says
Game Has Not Improved to
Any Extent Recently.

Few of the major league clubs
will show a dollar profit this year"
remarked President Charles Somers
of the Cleveland club recently. THE
fixed expenses are too great, and with
the modern plants to take care on
only winners have chance.
1T takes $1,000 day, rain or shine.
to run first-class major league club,
at the present time, while one-half OF
this amount would run club in the
American league ten years ago. !
doubt II the article of baseball is as
good as 1t was at that time, and the
only improvement that l can notice
is in conducting the game.
"Ten thousand dollars was paid
for the release of ball players %
years ago, but they were not crude
minor league players, with only q
fair chance to make good. They were
the best In the business, and the
brand of player that would bring
$4,000 at the present time. However,
high-priced stars are not on the mar
ket, for the club owners know that 1t
would be a sure suicide to dispose OF
! q first-class man for cash.
Champion teams often break up
in year or two, and unless we'll ham
died become a plaything, as players
go to the bad when they lose their
ambition.
Chicago is the only western city
that can live without Sunday ball. and
this helps the eastern clubs when
playing in the west. The western
clubs are we'll handled from busi-
ness standpoint, and all have fine
plants, and Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
can boast of baseball parks the equal
of any in the country, while the st.
Louis owners will build a new one
this winter. The one magnate to let
well enough alone is the little "shau-
neen" of Chicago. In this way he
has the game beat, and is not worry
ing about increased expenses.
''The minor leagues are growing
stronger financially each season and
they are satisfied with modest ball
parks. 1t does not take a national
bank to run clubs minus small army
|
of officers with nothing to do but look
wise and draw down fat salaries. I
know of league clubs who pay their
officers more salary than it took to
run the league twenty years ago.
The players are the only winners,
whether the club makes good or not.
Attendance at the games bothers them
but little, and they travel better than
grand opera singers. AS a rule the
boys are well behaved, and would
rather talk of farming, fishing or
hunting than baseball. They have no
interest in the history of the game
or the great work of the builders up
of plays, invented by men long since
dead. There has been nothing new
In baseball in the last twenty years.
"Ninety-nine per cent of the pres
ent-day players are simply imitators.
with never a thought of anything
new until the game has grown me-
chanical. The club owners, cold and
businesslike, lack the enthusiasm Of
the old stakeholder"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05

| tobacco-clogged, perspiring morning
And as he left the capitol he resolved
that his visit should be astonishingly
barren of results.
Inside the warden's private office at
the penitentiary he saw Whalen. The
man had found the convict's friend
consumption, and Gilman hardly knew
him. When the private secretary told
him of the application for his pardon
Whalen only smiled. Gilman found
him strangely reticent, and after an
effort to induce him to talk said:
"Whalen, really now, did you kill
Brokoski?"
The striped convict picked at the
cap he held in his lap. A bitter smile
wrinkled his pale, moist face.
Suspected again, eh?"' he said, with,
out looking up.
Finally Whalen tired of the exami.
nation. He breathed with difficulty, but
that may have been due to his dis.
ease. At last he raised his shaver
| head.
"Mr. Gilman" he said, 81 see what
you're getting at l have told you
did not commit the crime for which
am here. For that matter, any of the
three thousand other prisoners within
these walls and wearing these clothes
will tell you the same thing. l don't
know whether you believe me or not
1t doesn't make much difference. 1t
doesn't matter what becomes of me
any more. l amt long for th.s world
So just let it drop-what's the use of
opening it up again."
But you haven't answered my ques-
tion," said Gilman, interested in spite
of himself, for great fear was grow,
ing up within him; you have not told
me who did kill Brokoski"
The convict lifted his eyelids slow,
ly, and fastened his vision upon his
interlocutor And then he said very
deliberately and distinctly:
mo, Mr.. Gilman, and l never Will
Gilman left the penitentiary with
more than it's gloom upon him. He
declined the wardens ELUSIVE invita-.
ton to stay to dinner. He wanted to
get away. He could not forget the
shine in Whalen's eyes. And the fear
within possessed him.
When he reached the city, after din
ing at the chop house where his old
friends foregathered, he went out to
Fifteenth street Costello had sold
his barber shop, and the place had be-
come saloon. The saloon was quiet
that night. Gilman drank with the
bartender, and, of course, talked about
the Brokoski killing. The bartender
had made a study of that case, and
discussed it with the curled lip Of the
specialist.
"They didn't do ting to Tom but
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05

t'row the hooks into i'm all right, all
right. 1t was case of him in the
stripes from the start. Say, them law
yer guys and fiy-cops'd frost you"
Then carefully locating the actors in
the tragedy, he reproduced it wildly
before Gilman's eyes. Brokoski had
faced the wall where the hole was
Whalen's back had been to it. Bro
koski had sat with his back to the
window. The barkeeper plunged his
red hands into a drawer, ratified a
corkscrew, a knife, a revolver and a
jigger and then drew out a small
piece of lead. 1t was a thirty-eight
caliber bullet.
That's the boy that done Brokoski,"
he said.
Where did you get it?" asked Gill
man, with the mild awe a curio excites
in men.
The bartender pointed to a ragged
hole in the wainscoting.
Dug it out O. there with the ice
pick. I'm Sherlock, see? Sure" he
sneered, at might "a bounced off the
Polock's breast
The man wiped his towel over the
bar in disgust.
Then seriously:
ION the dead, Mr. Gilman, If Tom
had his rights, he'd sent back to the
ward to die"
Gilman was troubled. He returned
in the morning and examined the
premises carefully. At two-twenty
that afternoon he was on the Limited,
flying back to the capital.
That evening he was sitting with
the governor in the library of the
executive mansion. The windows were
open and the odor Of lilacs was borne
in from the summer night. A negro
who had served half a dozen COVER
nors, shuffed into the room, bearing
tray.
That's excellent whisky" observed
the private secretary.
THAT was excellent whisky, Gill
man." said the governor, before you
were born"
The private secretary was rolling a
cigarette. He rolled it with unusual
elaboration, licking the rice paper
many times before trusting himself to
paste it down.
The governor bit the end from a
black cigar. A blazing match passed
between them,
Then Gilman told of ais interview
with Whalen. He did not display
much spirit in the telling. When he
had done, he f1ecked the ash from his
cigarette in thoughtful way Rest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05
BASEBALL MOTIFS

Under the conditions that have con-
fronted him, Manager Bill Dahlen has
done exceptionally we'll.
While talking of the real finds of the
season, what's the matter with Pitch
er Dauss of the Detroit Tigers?
Cleveland has a new pitcher from
Maysville of the Ohio State league.
Dashner by name. He is a left-hander.
II Mcdonald, the Boston Braves
great slugger, could field as well as
he can bet, he would be in class by
himself.
If Mcdonald, the Boston Braves
great slugger, could field as wen as
he can bat, he would be in class by
himself.
Detroit asked waivers on Loudon
with the intention of sending him to
Providence, but the Yankees blocked
the transfer.
Joe Willis is pitching good enough
ball for Indianapolis to make up for
all the lemons that the Cardinals sent
Kelley before Joe came
Waterloo, Iowa, has a band of root
ers called the Nut Club" A cocoa
nut attached to blue ribbon is the
official emblem OF the nutty ones.
Chick Gandil is thinking of going to
Cuba next winter with Calvo and Acos-
Ia to play ball with the Fe team.
which consists largely of Americans.
It is q remarkable coincidence that
three catchers of the caliber of Ag-
new, Schalk and Schang should arrive
in the American league all in the same
year.
Latest New York dispatches are to
the effect that Manager Chance and
outflelder Cree do not hitch very well
and that Cree's days on the New York
team are numbered.
Gonzalez, the Cuban catcher whom
Tinker thinks Of trying out and hold
ing for next season, is as tall as Larry
Mclean, but very slender. He is q
good thrower and batter.
Joe Boehling, the sensational Wash
ington youngster was developed by
Jesse Burkett, who had him pitching
for his Worcester club last year.
Boehling twirled in % games, winning
IA and losing 8.
Around the American league circuit
they call Walter johnson tho Big
Menace" When Walter goes into the
box the opposing batsmep are as hap
by as an auto party stranded thirty
miles from home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05
Exclaimed.

why don't you stand erect like
that man next to you?" asked the cap
tain of private in his company.
We'll, you see, that man hasn't &c
any medals like l have 20 pull Iii
down" replied the medal winne'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05

II Mcdonald, the Boston Braves
great slugger, could field as well as
he can bet, he would be in a class by
himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05

Cleveland has a new pitcher from
Maysville of the Ohio State league,
Dashner by name. He is left-hander.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05
Copyright by The Bobbs- Merrill Company

HE private secretary
turned reluctantly from
his open window beside
which the trees bathed
their young leaves in the
sparkling sunshine of the
June morning to con-
front the throng that
awaited audience with
the governor. The throng
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05

Around the American league circuit
they call Walter Johnson the Big
Menace" When Walter goes into the
box the opposing batsmep are as hap
Ply as an auto party stranded thirty
miles from home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05

Under the conditions that have con-
fronted him, Manager Bill Dahlen has
done exceptionally WELL
While talking of the real finds of the
season, what's the matter with Pitch
er Dauss of the Detroit Tigers?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05

Gonzalez, the Cuban catcher whom
Tinker thinks of trying out and hold
ing for next season, is as tall as Larry
Mclean, but very slender. He is q
good thrower and batter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-09-05

Joe Boehling, the sensational Wash
ington youngster, was developed by
Jesse Burkett, who had him pitching
for his Worcester club last year.
Boehling twirled in % games, winning
IA and losing g.
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22
Why Leave the State for a Mus
ical Education.

The Little Rock Conservatory
of Music offers superior advan-
tages in Piano, Pipe Organ,
Voice, H rmony and History Of
Music. Certificate-diplomas are
given at the completion of the
course N any subject. The well-
known musicians, Mrs. Effie
Cline cones, Martha May Cline
and Sarah Yancey Cline are at
the head of the conservatory,
and the high standard of their
work is reflected and maintained
in every department.
The conservatory offers adj
vantages equal to, if not supe-
rior to those found in much larg-
er musical centers. It is happi-
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22
To 90 90 90 90
HERE AND THERE.
Go 90 90 90 %

Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Gibson
of Grubbs spent Friday in the
city shopping.
Barker's for music. i19dtf.
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. 32dtf
A. J. F'lippin of Flippin was in
our city today, going to Little
Rock.
Victor Wade, Ben Conine and
Bandy Rogers of Batesville were
guests at the Hazel hotel last
night.
Try Virtues Little Liver Pills
Ut the City Drug Store. 09btf
For Sale-second hand doors
and windows. Apply to VIM.
Bengel. 10dtf.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Galloway
of GAINESVILLE and Mr.. and Mrs.
M r. Clark of Fort Smith were
among those registered at the
Hazel hotel Thursday night.
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22

The young people Of the Meth
odist church cleared S42.50 at
their ice cream party Friday ev-
ening, which will be used in part
payment on the church fans.
Rev. B. L. MILFORD arrived
home last night from Manila in
Mississippi county, where he has
been assisting in a revival meet
ing for ten days. Mr.. MILFORD
will fill his pulpit here Sunday.
Anyone interested in pianos
can secure a bargain tomorrow
at the Baldwin factory sale, as
they are to be closed out by Sat
urday night. You can buy now
and pay later. One more player
piano will go cheap. 1t.
J. H. Hammil left last night
for a vacation visit to St. Louis.
Mrs. :. D. Carvell received a
letter today from her little son,
Robert, who is spending the
summer with his grandparents
at Allensville, Kentucky, in
which he says he has gained five
pounds in the past few weeks,
Notwithstanding the fact that
he has suffered several chills
since he has been there. The
little friends of Master Robert
miss him and will welcome his
return home in September.
Colonel and Mrs. James Ruth
erford of Rutherford and their
sons, w. A. Rutherford of Bates
vile and Lon Rutherford of
Greenville, Texas, were in town
Monday. They came down in
Wills car to bring Lon to the
train and incidentally to see the
crops over in the valley. Lon
left on the local for his home in
Greenville, and Col. and Mrs.
Rutherford and VIII motored
back to their homes. This was
Col. Rutherford's first trip to
Newark in a number Of years.
He is now in his 89th year and
although he still enjoys excel
lent health and is active, he does
not go away from home very
much.-Newark Journal.
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22
500 Reward, SiW.

The readers Of this -aper VIII be pleased 10 Learn
there h VI least dreaded disease tht science
been abe in all its stages. and that is
(Atarrh. Nall's Catarrh Cure Is the only posti 9
cure now known 10 the medical fraternity Ca1arrh
being a constitutional disease, requires coustltU-
.oaai treatment. Halls C1tarrh Cure is taken IN
ernallv setting directly upou the blood ana mucous
surfaces of the system. thereby destroying Tile
foundatCA Of the disease and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing ITS work The pros vietOrs havs
81 much faith ia s curative powers that they ollei
lne Hundred Ncli1sS o,r any case that ia fal 4
sure. Send Tor list &. testimonials
Address +. }. CHENlcN L Co. Toledo, ..
Sold hv all prlegiSts 7sc
Iass AauS TanliN pas Tor e0asstpatioc
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22

Mrs. Ida Hogue has returned
to her home at Newark after a
visit to her son and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Hogue.
For Sale-Five shares Of First
National Bank stock. Address
p. O. Box 255, Little Rock, Ark
ansas. 20d6t.
Found-bunch of keys Regis
tered No. 140. Owner may have
same by calling at this office and
paying for advertisement. 22d2
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22
YOUR CHOICE OF A ri

at this livery stable is pre-
than any private establI
ment affords. You can have
kind of a turnout you desirJ
any time for any purpose. n
our livery service affords
all the pleasure Of a milliona
and our moderate charges nj
it easy for you to employ
whenever you feel like it. |
like it today.
Telephone SO
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22
Program
Picture Palace
Three Big Reels of High Class
Motion Pictures.
THE DIXIE MOTHER

A wonderful story in two reels
of a mothers devotion which
saves her son from a dishonored
grave, restores his courage and
causes him to die like hero.
Drama-BRONCHO
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22

Unsettled; showers tonight and
Saturday. Cooler tonight.
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22

MISS Nola Young OF sulphur
Rock is spending the week with
Mrs. George Wilson on Hazel
street.
Walt Moore, the genial shoe
salesman out Of Batesville,
spent today in our city.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. -
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
Mrs. James V. Ridley went to
Tuckerman this morning to
spend the day with friends.
Special for Friday and Satur-
day and Sunday-Fresh peach
ice cream at Bevens'. 21d3t
w. E. Ferguson of Augusta,
spent today in our city on bust
ness and meeting his many
friends.
Geo. B. Irby and daughter, Miss
Jamie, sepnt Thursday at Little
Rock, returning on the evening
train.
Mrs. Dan Dowell, ST.. and dau-
ghter, Miss Ida, were here be-
tween trains this morning, en-
route home to Tuckerman from
several weeks visit in Colora-
do.
All receipts for monthly dues
of Tribe of Ben Hur are at Ar
kansas Bank & Trust Company
and must be paid by August p
or member suspended. R. T.
Simmons, Scribe. 21d3t
Miss Annie Belle Bridger ar
rived home this morning from
a months delightful visit to
friends at Hope, Nashville and
Little Rock.
V. G.. Kaiser, the iovial trav-
cling freight agent for the Iron
Mountain came in on No. 4 this
morning to spend the day.
School report cards at hide
pendent office. wifi
Miss Kate Harder is expected
home this evening from an ex-
tended stay at Edmond and Sui
phur Springs, Oklahoma.
Good housekeepers Use the
Best. That's why they use Red
Cross Ball Blue. At leading
grocers, 5 cents.
Gustave Jones arrived home
this morning from six weeks
delightful stay in Colorado, Mrs.
Jones and little Carolyn stopped
off in St. Louis for a few days
and Misses Leah and Ellen will
remain in Denver for a few
weeks longer and also enjoy a
trip through the mountains.
Lost-Card case containing
Iron Mountain pass. Reward
for return to owner.-C. G.
Smith. 20d3t.
Wanted-Clean cotton rags.
Independent Office. diff
Sollie Salinger and wife left
Sunday for two weeks trip to
St. Louis and other points
North. While gone Mr.. Salinger
will purchase goods for the fall
trade.-Brinkley Citizen.
For sale-One mich COW and
four second hand wagons. Ap-
ply to H. c. Sanders. 19d6w4
The JacksOnport COrnet Band,
composed entirely Of young la
dies. assisted in furnishing mu-
sic for the picnic here Saturday.
This was the first ladies' band
ever seen in Newark and they
attracted good deal of atten-
ton. They made excellent mu-
sic and were very highly compli-
mented.-NeWark journal.
Wanted-Roomers and board
ers. Rate per week $500. Nice
cool rooms. For particulars call
at this office or atS04 Newport
Avenue. Phone $50. 11dtf
Emaline Daniels, an old color
ed servant at the home Of 3. w.
Jamison, dropped dead at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jamison
INx.;J0, -, ~ ox.1,, - 81 ox,,ooo~
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22

ly located in the Cani.1
where there are other a ~
al opportunities not
elsewhere in the state \
for full particulars befo,J
ing where to spend The |
Address, Little Rock Co''
tory Of Music, Eighth a W.,
Streets, Little Rock.
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22
VESTS LIVERY STABL'

If you wish beautiful, cle|
white clothes, use Red Cr(
Ball Blue. Large 2 OF. packs
5 cents.
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22
FAITHFUL SHEP

7 III 1T II = II OH III
A strong drama that will APP
peal to people who love dumb
animals, featuring little Runa
Hodges and the beautiful Scotch
Collie.
Drama-Reliance
Newport daily independent., 1913-08-22

Find Market in United States.
OF the exports of Jamaica. g. per
cent go 20 the United States,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
New Guards Blamed
For Convict Escapes
lnexperience, Prison Commissioners
Say, Responsible for 800 Pris-
oners Getting Away.

The escape from the camps in the
State OF 500 convicts. 100 Of them long
termers, within the last eight months
is providing members Of the Prison
Commission with a problem they &C
knowledged to-day was a serious one
Something viii have to be done TO
put a stop 10 so many escapes" said
Judge r. +. Patterson, Of the Commits
sion at is getting to be alarming
All we can do at present is 10 make
wardens be more careful"
The reason for numerous escapes is
said to lie in the fact that many of the
wardens are inexperienced and are new
~ appointed every time new County
Commissioners are elected. Many %
them, according TO members of the Pris-
on Commission. do not know how TO
handle convicts, particularly prisoners
who are old in crime and continually
busy in planning escapes.
Temporary camps are blamed also for
some of the escapes, as they are hard
ly designed TO hold men who are de-
termiued to get away.
Sixty-three convicts were captured in
he past eight months. but many ot
hese were not among the 100 long term
men who had escaped within this time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-12
BaptiSts Will Open
School Tomorrow
Fourth Annual Course for Atlanta
Church Workers Will
Last One Week.

The fourth annual session of the
Atlanta Baptist Training School for
Sunday school and b. Y. p. U. work
ers win be held under the auspices of
the Atlanta Baptist Sunday School
Association for one week, beginning at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
First Baptist Church.
John NJ. Green, president, and
George W. Andrews, director, will pre-
side. DR.. p. e. Burroughs, Nashville,
and Arthur Flake, BALDWIN, Miss.
will take part. Other prominent
workers also will attend.
During the week there will be meet
ings every day from 4:5O to p. m.
Gas to 7;1O p. m, 1850 TO $3.50 p. m.
and from $3.50 to p. m. Lunch will
be served at 8 o'clock every evening,
so that the sessions can be resumed
without any delay.
DR.. Burroughs viii instruct the
classes in Old Testament history; Drs.
Blake and Leavell viii nave a class i'm
b. Y. p. L. work; Frank Leavell will
conduct the 3. Y. F. L. conferences,
and George w. Andrews will instruct
the class in the convention manual.