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The chronicle=news., 1914-03-19

Atlanta Ca. March 1..-Thc Sew
entccnth United States infantry left
Fort McPhrrron today in three spc-
ciaI trains for Eagle Pass. Texas. to
join the border patrol. Eight hun
drcd men were In the command.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-19
CHARLES H. THOMAS IS
PRESIDENT OF THE CUBS

Chicago. III. March i..-char''s
~. Thomas. former secretary Of 'h"
Chicago National league baseball
club today took IN the duties Of club
president Thomas was appointed
president Of the cubs yesterday at
ter Charles =. Tai, announced he
would retain hi. controlling there's,
for a year at least.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-19
NINTH INFANTRY LEAVES
FOR BORDER DUTY

Little Hvch. Ark. Ms''h -.
Four companies "f the Nin,h United
States Infantry. stationed at Fort
i.orsn u. W,rt- lief, here today for
Laredo. Texas. where they will r..
port for border duty. Tho dc'a.h-
mont numbers 10" priva'-s and o'ii.
GERS ami Ii commanded by Captain j,
v. Heidi.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-19

Cincinnati. Ohio. March 1.-TWO
ba,,aiions Of the Ninth infantry. 4.
$. A.. Colonel Crane. commanding.
comprising $50 men and twenty-five
Officers. will leave Fort Thomas. Ky.
late today for Laredo. Texas. to pa
troll the Mexican border.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-19
INDIANA Nns.
FAVOR PLANK FOR
POPULAR PRIMARY

polls lad NasvE 10
s.h,iah h.s- ,.-,ss. h-.sins sh.
ui.h-> at fs-sii.e, wilssa sna s-es
s.tasy tis5an. declared IA favor Of =
siat--sii- aisrv, primary las shea
,hsy adopted ahsninaossiy tbs plat
sssm ps-s~a,.a by sh- .o.nnsi,,s. sa
resolutions. containing = plank in
sss.ias the pisas The pfinsFs ses-
lion ~ss -rits-s iato the platform
after sa aii.sish, session astias
which xsaa,oss xhisIey aud kesa
urged The msmbsss al the committee
v lneanss asSsose. ot tts .ps,oars
.ysssa In The Snrnassss
Presioas tu the adoption cf the
Vtasfosm s~asios Iohs ". Kern ~aa
-l~rt-i t.~smsa~nt chairman.
The .ommiss~- .n rules rccom.
m-asi-i that az s.nssnr IL ., shis-
Icy ~ss aaappc.~d for denomination
he .c made the paf's's n"min.-,
The s-pof, ~ss adopted unanimously.
Mps~s u. Larry. ot t.n<ansi"rt. vas
uominas-d as .andisd;~ for juds"
at the supreme .outt. Frank y,
Power. of ANGOLA ~ss nominated for
Judge of the appellate court and
Homer l.. Cook of Indianapolis. s~.
icct-si To make III. rs,- i"r secretary
of siat-.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-19

r.ss,.seA 80 sss. ~
The Winslow mail., 1914-05-16
ORDER SUBMITTING FRANCHISE
TO ELECTORS

Whereas, G. M. Lang and H.
P. Pattillo have submitted a pc
tition containing a copy of a GER
tain franchise desired by them,
and which petition and franchise
was duly filed with the Clerk of
the Town of Winslow, and desig-
mated as ordinance No. 65.
And, whereas, it was deemed
that the granting of such fran
chise was beneficial to the Town
of WinsloW and a resolution stat
ing that fact was duly passed.
1t is hereby ordered by the
Mayor and Common Council Of
the Town Of Winslow, Arizona,
that the question whether the
franchise SO prayed for by the
said C. M. Lang and H. P. Pat
tillo shall be granted or not,
shall be submitted to the quail
fed voters of the said Town of
Winslow at a special election
hereby called for that purpose to
be held on the 5th day of June,
1914, and that said ordinance
No. 65, be published in the
Winslow Mail, a newspaper of
general circulation published in
said town, prior to such election
and that the Clerk of the said
Town of WinsloW is hereby in
structed to have a proper notice
and said ordinance No. 65 pub
lished in compliance herewith.
F. T. LaPRADE,
Mayor.
w. J. CROZER,
Clerk.
The Winslow mail., 1914-05-16

StructlOn or operation Of the |
same, and shall assume and pay
all damages, either to private in
or corporations, as we'll
as to the Town of Winslow, re-
from or growing. out of [
the construction, repair or main
tenance OF the pipes, mains, con-
ductors, service pipes or connec-
tions herein provided for, and
they shall save harmless the
Town of WinsloW from any liza
bility or expense which may be
placed upon it for which it may
be liable on account of any in
jury soresulting.
Section II. When the gas
plant constructed by the grantees
herein, their successors or as
signs, under the provisions of
this franchise, shall have been in
operation for period of five (5)
years, the Town of Winslow shall
have the option to purchase said
plant for sum not more than
ten per cent greater than the
first cost of installation of the
said plant.
Section IL. This ordinance
shall be null and void unless the
said grantees shall within thirty
(30) days after its adoption file
with the clerk of the Town of
Winslow their acceptance of the
franchise hereby granted, sub
ject to the provisions herein pro-
vided. Provided further, that
this ordinance shall also become
null and void and that all the
privileges hereby granted shall
be fortified unless the said
grantees their successors
or assifns shall
always maintain a gas plant sup
plying a good quality of gas, and
of sufficient capacity to meet the
requirements of the Town of
Winslow and it's inhabitants.
Section Is. The grantees here
in, their successors or assigns,
shall within six (6) months from
the date of their acceptance by
them of this grant file with the
clerk of the Town of WinsloW a
plat or map of the said town, du-
ly certified, indicating thereon
the streets, avenues, highways,
alleys, public parks or squares on
which they propose to lay their
mains, and should the Common
Council, at any time, order any
of the said indicated streets, av-
enues, highways, alleys, public
parks or squares to be paved,
the said grantees, their success
sors or assigns, shall be given
thirty (30) days notice in writing
of such intention to pave and
shall complete the laying on such
streets, avenues, highways. al
leys. public parks or squares as
the Common Council may have
ordered paved, within sixty (60)
days from the date of such no.
tice.
Section IA. The grantees here
in, their successors or assigns,
shall begin the construction of
the said gas plant within six CO.
months from the date of this
grant, and shall complete the
construction of the said gas
plant and have lain five thousand |
10000 feet of mains for the dis
of gas in the Town of
within one CD year
from the date of this grant.
Section Is. The Town of
in granting this fran
chise, surrenders no privileges
Or rights that it may have or pos
sess, of owning or installing any
system of light, heat or power,
and furnishing the same to the
town and the inhabitants there
IF.
Section 16. This ordinance
The Winslow mail., 1914-05-16

service pipes which may nave
been, or may hereafter be laid
by any person or persons, cor
pOration or corporations, in
streets, avenues, highways, al
leys, public parks or So uares, or
any Of them, also to make house
building, street and other con-
nections, and to make such ex-
cavationsas may be necessary at
any time for the purpose of con-
structiOn, repair or making con-
nections as above set forth, and
they shall have the right, at
reasonable hours and times, to
enter all buildings using gas for
| the purpose Of repairing and a0-
j0sting gas meters and pipes
therein, and to take on account
Of gas consumed and for any and
all other purposes connected with
the use of gas in such dwellings,
or buildings.
Section 4. Neither the gran
tees, nor their successors or as
signs, shall open or cucumber
any more of any street. avenue
highway, public park at any one
time. or at any one place than
may be necessary to enable them
to proceed with advantage in the
work of supplying private or
public demand for gas, nor shall
any street, avenue, highway, al
ley, public park or square be al
lowed to remain open or encum-
bered for a longer period than
shall be absolutely necessary to
execute the work for which the
same shall have been opened.
Section 5. They shall have the
right to furnish gas meters to all
persons or corporations using
gas, and to charge and receive
for the use thereof such reason
able and uniform price as they
| may from time to time fix and
determine; and they shall have
the right to charge consumers or
intending consumers for such
lengths of supply pipe as may be
reasonable to convey gas from
the curb to the building or lamp
post, as the case may be, a rea-
sonable price to be fixed by the
grantee.
Section 6. They shall have the
right, at their discretion, to re-
move the gas meter and cut off
the supply of gas from any con-
sumer who shall refuse or fail to
pay the proper bills of the said
grantee, their successors or as
signs, for gas consumed within
such time as the said grantees,
their successors or assigns, may
fix for payment of the same, pro-
vided such period be not less
than thirty (30) days, but such
removal of such meter, and such
cutting off of the gas from such
consumer shall not prevent the
said grantees, their successors or
assigns, from suing for the re-
covery of such unpaid bill or
bills in any court having juris-
diction thereof.
Section 7. The rate to be
charged by the said grantees,
their successors or assigns, shall
not exceed the following, to-wit::
For all purposes, $3.50 to $500
per thousand feet per month.
Section 8. Said C. M. Lang
and H. P. Pattillo may accept
this franchise and erect and
maintain said works as individ-
uals, company, a private COM
pany or copartnership with the
right to admit and receive there
in such other persons as they
may see proper, or may at their
discretion, become incorporated |
under the laws of the State of |
Arizona, and convey or transfer
to such corporation the franchise
hereby granted.
The Winslow mail., 1914-05-16
NOTICE TO VOTERS

Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Common Council of
the Town of WinsloW, Arizona,
have ordered that the question
as to whether the franchise pro-
vided for in ordinance No. 65
shall be granted or not, shall be
submitted to the qualified voters
of said town at special election
called for that purpose, to be
held on the 5th day of June,
1914, which said ordinance is in
words and figures following, to-
wit:
ORDINANCE NO.65
An ordinance granting to C M
Lang and H P Pattillo the right
to manufacture gas for heating
and other purposes.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Common Council of the
Town of Winslow, Arizona, as
follows:
Section l. That G M Lang and
H P Pattllo, their successors
and assigns, shall have the right
to establish, construct and main
tain in the Town of Winslow,
aforesaid, gas works for the man.
ufacture of gas for all purposes
to which the same may now or
hereafter be applied, and to op-
crate and maintain the same
during the continuance of this
franchise.
Section 2. That there is hereby
granted to said C M Lang and
H P Pattillo, their successors
and assigns, the right to furnish |
the inhabitants of the Town OF |
WinsloW, and to said Town,
whenever they may desire to |
contract therefor, gas for power, |
heat, illuminating and any ano |
all other purposes to which the |
same may now or hereafter be
applied; and that they shall have
the right to erect at such suit
able places within said Town as
they may select, gas works fol
the manufacture of gas, and the |
right to maintain and operate |
the same during the continuance
of this franchise
Section 3. That permission be,
and hereby is, granted to said
C M Lang and H P Pattillo,
their successors and assigngs
and they are hereby authorized
to lay, construct maintain, re-
pair and use gas-pipes, mains,
conductors, service pipes and ap-
pliances for the purpose Of con
d lcting and distributing gas
thu all the streets, avenues,
highways, alleys, public parks
and squares in the Town of Win
slow, and any and all additions
that may be made thereto; also
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CHAPTER XII.
Losing the Shadow.

WR AWKINS had the entire after
noon In which to wear out the
patience of his shadow. He
made his way to West street
and the North river Wharves. Although
be was old and bent, he still had
abundant strength in his long arms
and in his massive shoulders. He went
from pier to pier looking for a chance
to put in a couple of hours at work.
He found the chance at the foot OF
Warren street, where he was given
three hours work unloading trucks
At half past O'Clock Hawkins was
paid 81 by his foreman. He slipped
into his coat and started away to give
the hound behind him chance to
show his ability In shadowing.
The rush hour was on and Man
hattan's millions were packing sub
ways, elevated and surface cars and
crowding the bridges. The sky scrap
ers gushed forth seemingly endless
streams Of humanity. To the space In
front of the World and Tribune build
ings, Hawkins made his way. lodging
to right and left as he Travelled across
the northward current His shadow
had to close in on him to keep him
in sight They were not more than
three feet apart when Hawkins enter
ed the World building
The fox passed through the build
ing to North William street and dis
appeared in the gloom Of the third
riverward arch Of the old bridge. The
hound plunged after him. They emery
ed from under the bridge at Rose street
and the fox turned south to Frankfort
street Turning t. the east he start
ed as if for the river, hanging close to
the bridge arches. Suddenly the fox
disappeared.
The hound had just left Rose street
and had turned east also Not seeing
his quarry. he hurried his steps. keep.
ing his eyes shifting from one side OF
Frankfort street to the other.
The hound gave a last glance up and
down Frankfort street and then plung-
ed into Pearl street. twisting like a
python. crowded with homeward hur-
rying thousands and made darker in
the dusk of falling evening because OF
the shadows of the elevated structure
and the great bridge overhead.
The fox was gone, He had doubled
on his tracks and was back in North
William street, only few hundred
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1.-THE Butcher" beside whom the pro.
bationer had worked in the cutting
room. had told him to seek this spot II
be needed any help. Generally about
noon THE Butchers friend. Boston
Ed F'allon, came there to get his mall
and read the papers after breakfast. A
part of Eds duties in life was to keep
up the underground communication be
tween the outside world and the con-
victs in Sing Sing. 1t was he who had
sent in the cash with which Montgom-
cry was staked when he made his get
away Bill would know him by
birthmark under his dropping left eye
The noon hour passed tediously for
Kearney's man, but comfortably FOR
Bill. He read paper after paper. en-
joying every line of the news OF the
world from which be had been shut off
SO long.
Toward O'Clock Boston Ed"
middle aged man. dressed as a .aborer.
entered the room and went to the table.
where be fumbled among the papers
and sized up the other guests and
SpOngeS'' of the Chatham square Iodg-
ing house He uncovered the headquar-
tiers man in a glance from under his
heavily lidded eyes and flashed signal
with look to Bill, whose eyes he saw
peering knowingly at him from over
his paper.
Bills fingers began TO move. and
without appearing to look his way THE
Butchers" birthmarked friend read
message in the deaf and dumb Ian
guage. telling him to stand by for Il
talk
He chose a paper and seat. placing
the table between him and Kearney's
man. With his hands in his lap Dos
ton Ed could work his fingers with
out the detective reading his messages.
should he by chance know the sign
code
1.-The Butch sent me- signaled Bill.
I'm just out"
SIS the bull shadowing your" asked
Eds fingers.
YES"
whats doing?"
Hes following me to find an
escape"
what you want?"
Get a personal In the Herald for
me-.
"Shoot it."
Here it is: KIDD. K December
Bill"
II got you"
Repeat it."
"'Kid.-O. K. December.-Bill.'"
"I'm broke"
'T'll pay"
Thanks
What you doing next?"
TRY to shake the shadow"
'Then what?"
Hunt for my wife. Jennie Hawkins
Advertised for her. but the bulls will
watch the newspaper Offices
Jennie HawkinsY'
yes"
"Are you Bill Hawkins?"
Yes"
The man with the birthmark smiled
and pretended to read his paper for q
moment
BILL" he resumed
"Yes?"
"Shake the bull and meet me in Cor
lears Hook park I'll take you to her :
Bills hands dropped In his lap He
paled and then flushed.
How Is she?' he asked.
"Fine and a good woman"
THANK Cod" said Bill to himself
and then, with his fingers: "I'll meet
you in Deefy's saloon. Whenf'
"Any night between 10 and r."
Bill rose from his seat and left the
room, his shadow at his heels.
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course but be could still win chevrons
and turn them into stars of honor with
each five years of exemplary behavior.
In the cutting room THE Butcher"
still kept a good record and received
the benefits thereof in letters and news.
papers. The message finally came. and
Bill was signaled by THE Butcher to
stand by to receive 1t. He quickly
comprehended the use Of the numbers
and knew that be would find Montgom'
cry In Greenville. s. G.
AS if fate had determined to make
up for all the bad luck Of the past with
one happy surprise, Bill was sum.
moned before the probation board that
very day
Bits old thatch was now as white as
snow. Ten years after the midcentury
mark leave heavy traces. The ex
ression of cunning and craftineSS was
gne from his features The jaw was
sill heavy and low set and the brow
slipped, but there was the faint light OF
regeneration in his face.
NO 60,110," he heard the warden
sag. has been a splendid prisoner foI
the last four years. He is getting old
and IT looks as if be might straighteE
out If given a chance"
eff you are released on probation
will you try to be worthy of the chance
given you and will you report to the
board once every month by letter." the
chairman asked.
YES. sir" he replied. his voice trem
bling as he began to realize that the
prison garb was about to drop from
him.
I'VE have studied your case and
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feet rrcm his pursuer but nopeiesa ly
lest to him In short time he reach
ed Corlear's Hook park. Here he
found Deefy's saloon so called be-
cause the owner was deaf and dumb
and his patronage wGs from those SIM
ilarly afflicted. 1t was place of silent
refreshment. The proSationer entered
the saloon by the Family entrance
and took his seat at a table in q tiny
room back OF the bar. In the sign Ian
guage he ordered from a deaf and
dumb waiter bowl of stew and a cup
Of coffee
He found newspaper snd made
himself comfortable in this secure
nook until the coming of Boston Ed"
Promptly at II o'clock the man with
the birthmark under his left eye show
ed his face in the door of the little
room back Of Deefy's bar.
BILL" be whispered. wide grin
spreading over his homely and splotch-
ed countenance.
Yes
She's outside"
Hawkins jumped to his feet.
Set still, BILL commanded Boston
Ed" Il got it fixed with Deefy You
two can have the room all to your
selves for awhile. He understands.
You can talk all yon want, Bill. III
keep an eye on the door and sip a
couple of brannigans.'
He withdrew his head and in few
moments woman was showed into
the little room and the door banged
tight behind her
The snnken eyes of the old proba-
toner seemed to be suddenly covered
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with d haze Tears flowed down his
cheeks His long arms were out
stretched.
"Jennie!''
The woman, slender, tired creature,
with the marks of years of physical
toll upon her. sobbed. She tried to
advance to the outstretched arms. but
her legs refused to move
"Billl At last, at last"
The words came from her brOkenly
as the breast under her plain black
waist heaved convulsively Her body
began to sway. and he sprang to her
and took her In his arms.
When the joy Of this world weary
couple sadly mingled with grief, had
been spent they sat close together at
the table. clasping each others hands
"I'm a different man, Jennie" said
Hawkins I'm a different man. The
faith of God has come to me-"
How did you get it. Bill?" she asked
eagerly
They sent up a boy for life, and he
was innocent" be told her "The boy
never done a wrong thing. The cops
put it on him But he never flickered
and he prayed every morning and
night | helped him escape. and now
he wants me. I'm going to find him
and find out If he needs any more
help"
She pressed his hands in her own
when he paused
81 thought of our own boy who would
"a been his age" he went on. II got
to love him, he was that kind and gen
tie. He was always thinking of his
own poor old mother, and she died
without seeing him after they sent him
up"
Poor ladr'
Eyes. but he was a brave one"
"And they gave you probation.
Bill?"
"Yes, but only SOS they could follow
me and get the boy"
He suppressed a desire to rip out an
oath against his old enemies.
but how about you. Jennie?' he
asked
II have been working right along,
BILL" she replied ''One time | thought
would blow up, but somehow | got
my strength and pulled out all right
There was plenty of men after me
when was still pretty, Bill, but been
true to you, old man. | been true to
you, my Bill
He patted her thin shoulders. One
Of his long arms was about her shout
der. She rested her head in its bend
"You tired, JennieY' he asked
Eyes, Bill"
You want to go homer
Yes. let's go home. ! gotta place
ready for you"
His eyes glistened with love for the
woman who was again to be his help
meet
I'm afraid to, Jennie" he told her
after pause. '"rhe bulls been after
me all day
when can you come. Bill?'
"Soon's see the young man.
gotta reach him first and then III send
for you or come for you
is he far awayY'
Yes
How you going to get thereY'
Work my way"
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glimpse the personal the old man just
left with you'
The clerk produced it,
Kearney read it slowly: Jennie
Hawkins. Send address this office.
Want you. my wife"
The detective uttered /; growl of dis
appointment as he handed back the
slip of paper.
Il thought he was tipping Montgom
cry that he was out and that the trail
would he !: short one he said to him.
self
He turned 10 the clerk again.
''Soon aS YOU get an answer to that
personal" ne instructed the young
man. 'telcl.hnno headquarters and ask
f.. Ca.;.,Iu Ecarney If | amt there
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SYNOPSIS

James Montgomery, an innocent country
lad, is arrested for killing a bank watch
man. His finger prints are taken by the
New York police.
ms old mother pleads in vain for him
with Detective Michael Kearney. Mont
gomery is placed on trial for his life,
charged with murder
Convicted Of murder in the second de-
gree, he is sent to Sing Sing as a life
prisoner and enters the machine shop
His cellmate, Bill Hawkins, a burglar,
plans to aid Montgomery in escaping
from the prison.
Bill makes Montgomery a suit of
clothes, but 1t is seized Montgomery
crawls into a box Of machinery that is to
leave the prison.
Escaping. he hides in the New Jersey
marshes and changes his clothing for that
of a drowned man.
Detective Kearney vainly questions Bill
Hawkins concerning Montgomery's where
abouts Montgomery becomes a tinker
and travels nights.
AS John Nelson Montgomery enters a
cotton mill and invents very valuable ma
chinery. He meets Molly Bryan, a beau
tiful girl.
They fall in love with each other Mel
SON. learns that Detective Kearney is still
hunting for him He notifies Bill of his
whereabouts.
Bill is released from Sing Sing so that
Kearney can shadow him and find Mont
gomery. Hawkins cleverly gives Kearney
the slip.