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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-01
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brain. how much she had really suf.
fered.
Her blurred eyes turned once more
for look at the girl, who sat there,
just as she had been sitting for miles,
her white face standing out with al
most unnatural clearness, and as rigid
as that of a sphinx.
The girl spoke. do they hang WON
en- in this country"
Mrs. Wrandall started. "In some OF
the states" she replied, and was un.
able to account for the swift impulse
to evade.
But in this state?" persisted the
other, almost without a movement OF
the lips,
They send them to the electric
chair-sometimes," said Mrs. Wran
dali
There was a long silence between
them, broken finally by the girl.
You have been very kind to me
madam. have no means of express
ing my gratitude. | can only say that
l shall bless you to my dying hour
May trouble you to set me down at
the bridge? l remember crossing one
l shall be able to"
MOI" cried Mrs. Wrandall shrilly
divining the others intention at once
You shall not do that. l, too, thought
Of that as a way out of it for you
but-no, it must not be that. Give me
few minutes to think. l will find a
way"
The girl turned toward her. Her
eyes were burning.
do you mean that you will help
me to get away?" she cried, slowly
incredulously.
Let me think"
you will lay yourself liable"
Let me think, say"
But l mean to surrender myself
to"
IAN hour ago you meant to do it.
but what were you thinking Of ten
minutes ago? Not surrender. You
were thinking of the bridge. Listen to
me now: l am sure that l can save
you. / do not know all the-all the
circumstances connected with your as
ISOLATION With-with that man back
there at the inn. Twenty-four hours
passed before they were able to iden
tify him. 1t is not unlikely that to-
morrow may put them in possession OF
the name of the woman who went
with him to that place. They do not
know it tonight, of that am positive
You covered your trail too well. But
during the day or the night"
The other broke in eagerly: 81
don't believe any one knows that /
that I went out there with him. He
arranged it very-carefully. Oh, what
a beast he was!" The bitterness Of
that wall caused the woman beside hel
to cry out as if hurt by a sharp, al
most unbearable pain. For an instant
she seemed about to lose control Of
herself. The car swerved and came
dangerously near leaving the road.
A full minute passed before she
could trust herself to speak Their
it was with deep hoarseness in hel
voice.
You can tell me about it later on
not now. l don't want to hear it. Tel
me, where do you live?"
The girls manner changed so abso
lutely that there could be but one in
! ference, she was acutely suspicious
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-01
SYNOPSIS.

Challls Wrardal is found murdered in
G road house near New York Mrs. Wran-
dali is summoned from the city and iden-
tifies the body. A young woman who ac-
cOmpanied WTandall to the inn and sub
sequenuy disappeared. is suspected.
Wrandal y appears. had led gay life
and neglected 49, wife Mrs. Wrandall
starts back tor New York In an auto dur
ing binding snow storm, On the way
she meets young woman in the road
who proves to be the woman who killed
Wrs ndall
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-05-01
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apartment?-You will find the number
under Mr.. Wrandalls name. Please
inform the butler or his wife that they
may expect me by ten o'clock, and
that shall bring friend with me-a
young lady. Kindly have my motor
sent to Haffner's garage, and looked
after. When the reporters come, as
they will, please say to them that |
will see them at my own home at
eleven o'clock"
The clerk, considerably relieved,
took his departure in some haste, and
she was left with the morning papers,
each of which she scanned rapidly.
The details, of course, were meager.
There was a double-leaded account of
her visit to the inn and her extraor-
binary return to the city. Her chief
interest, however, did not rest in
these particulars, but in the specula-
tons of the authorities as to the iden-
tity of the mysterious woman-and
her whereabouts. There was the like
lihood that she was not the only one
who had encountered the girl on the
highway or in the neighborhood of the
inn. So far as she could CLEAN from
the reports, however, no one had seen
the girl, nor was there the slightest
hint offered as to her identity. The
papers of the previous afternoon had
published lurid accounts of the muir
der, with all of the known details, the
name of the victim at that time still
being a mystery. She remembered
reading the story with no little inter
est. The only new feature in the case,
therefore, was the Identification of
Challis Wrandall by his beautiful
Wife" and the sensational manner in
which it had been brought about.
With considerable interest she noted
the hour that these dispatches had
been received from special CORE
spondents," and wondered where the
shrewd, lynx-eyed reporters mapped
while she was at the inn. All Of the
dispatches we're timed three o'clock
and each paper characterized it's issue
as an Extra" with Challis Wrandall's
name in huge type across as many
columns as the dignity of the sheet
permitted.
Not word of the girl! Absolute
mystery!
Mrs. Wrandall returned to her post
beside the bed of the sleeper in the
adjoining room. Deliberately she
placed the newspaper on a chair near
the girls pillow, and then raised the
window shades to let in the hard gray
light of early morn.
1t was not her present intention to
arouse the wan stranger, who slept as
one dead So gentle was her breath
ing that the watcher stared in some
fear at the fair, smooth breast that
seemed scarcely to rise and fall. For
a long time she stood beside the bed,
looking down at the face of the sleep
er, troubled expression in her eyes.
Il wonder how many times you were
seen with him, and where, and by
whom" were the questions that ran in
a single strain through her mind.
where do you come from? Where
did you meet him? Who is there that
knows of your acquaintance with
him."
Her lawyer came in great haste and
perturbation at eight o'clock, in re.
spouse to the letter delivered by one
of the messengers. A second letter had
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-02
Indian Records.

ANY information relative 10 oil and
gas leases or removal OF restrictions
enrollments or allotemnts Of Indian,
Of the Five Civilized Tribes. All kinds
Of blank forms. maps or allotment
plats Phone 1IOl. Room eos. Bliss
Bldg. Truman Nixon. care Mrs F..
c. Funk. Manager. adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-02

We offer for tie drilling OF a tcst well
gao acre, located just east of Boyuton,
du.lrg i1 Do begun bv June ls' This
acreage B., over what apuear, To be- splcu.
did piece of structure th,rc being a num-
ber uf we'll, drilled around this at the pres.
-ut time Investigate and wire us Tor poy.
tcuhrs rr'rola OH a Gas COMPANY BOO
state National Bank Bldg Oklahoma city
Okahuml
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-02

OH LEASE WANTED-Nant a
good looking lease, large or small,
where quick drilling will secure
same Address with fun particulars,
TO Box 3S6. Chanute. Kansas. ADV.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06
Called
BY Grim !.
Reaper !

! .SF"7
The death Of Dan Chisholm Of this
city occurred between 12 and ] o'clock
Sunday morning, following an opera
ton, for cancer. OF, the, stomach. Mr.
Chisholm has been In poor health all
summer and fall and his disease was.
SO far developed that little hope. was
entertained by his physicians for his
recovery. Although Mr.. Chisholm
himself knew of his serious condition,
it was his wishes that the family be
spared all unnecessary worry and no
one else was informed The end came
quickly, the sufferer passing away in
a deep sleep into which he sank short.
lily before midnight. ~ >.9$
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day morning at the St Joseph's
church in this city. T..
Dan Chisholm was an old resident
of this state and many friends join
the family in lamenting his death. He
was tifty-eight years of age and born
in Ontario, Can. The family moved to
Missouri, and in 1882 he came
to this state, locating near this city,
Some years later he returned to Ma.
con, Missouri, where his marriage to,
Miss Jennie MCGEE took place. They
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06

Oscar. Preble of Dickinson visited
friends in the city yesterday and at
tended to business matters. Mr..
Preble is representative of the Dick.
inson: Brick company. ~ = ,
| Mrs. A. B. Kerl1n, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Stoskpopf, of Free
sport, ILL.,, are guests at, the Great
Northern Mrs. Kerlin is receiving a
hearty greeting from her hosts of
Devils Lake friends. -.
+ G. ]. Kelly, manager Of the Devils
Lake Supply store, is in Minneapolis.
making arrangements to move HIS
family here for the winter. They are
expected this week and will make the.
trip up from the cities in their car ::
Cando herald: Frank Moylan,
whose home is at Penn, N. D., was
here for a few days last week visiting
with relatives. He is an old.timer in
this section and well known by many
Cando residents. He returned to his
home on Saturday. E i
Gus Garske came in from Garske
today with his nephew, Leo Garske,,
who received severe internal injuries
in a runaway accident The boy was
taken to the Mercy hospital. His home
is in Wisconsin but he spent the sum-
mer at his uncle's near Garske. Z
Mrs. Frank Gum and son, who spent
the summer with Mrs. Gums parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cain, at Warwick, left
today for their home at Regina, Can.
Mrs. Cain came up with them yester-
day and the party were guests at the
R. Chapman home. q, NJ.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06
/. Local News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens syeea went t.
Perth today to visit relatives. s.# = !

Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Svee went to
Perth today to visit relatives: .s2.l I: =.
e. A. Hinck of Alberta is in the city,
the guest Of his brother, A.. W. Hinck
Miss Mabel Smith and Mrs. Fred
Stevens were visitors yesterday from
Crazy. -. ~ S s. -
Mrs. Ehos Page and daughter, Miss
Helen, have returned from Clouquet,
MINI, where they visited relatives.
Deputy United States Marshal Jack
Duis was in the city several days this
week on business 49,,
Mr.%and Mrs. Norman Morrison were
in the city from Webster Wednesday
to attend the funeral service for Dan
Chisholm. ii
Father Justice of Crazy was a bust
ness visitor in the city yesterday, re-
turning. from Cando where he has been
assisting Father Corey: [ ~
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. White of Mime.
apolis, former residents of Devils Lake
are in town. They are guests at the
j. Adamson and J. F. Cowan homes.
Marcus Stephens, cashier OF the
Merchants National bank, of Crook
ston, Mimi, isain the city today look
ing after business in this section.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06

spent the first years of their welded
life in Macon and then moved to Dew
lis Lake, where they have lived ever
since. He is survived by his widow,
two daughters, Misses Mary and TIE.
resa, two son, Frank and Archibald, a
twin sister, Mrs. Ella Dessert, of
Moberly, Missouri a brother, Roderick,
in Portland, Ore, and numerous rela.
tives including the Chisholm family
near Webster, the wife and children,
Il his brother, Finley, who died about
fourteen years ago. A great conso,a.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06
third state in doubt.

third state in doubt
The first returns had indicated the
defeat Of the granting of the fran
chise to women in all seven states con-
cerned
Montana and Nevada, according to
the latest returns, granted votes to
women, while Nebraska showed such
a small vote against the proposal that
the women claimed the state: Mls-
souri,, Ohio, North and South Dakota
refused to grant equal suffrage, the
vote against granting the franchise to
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06
women increasing with the size of the

women increasing with the size of the
population concerned. =.
In Montana, where the workers of
the American Suffrage association
made heroic efforts to win the ballot,
the vote was so close that the official
count will be necessary to decide the
outcome, but the women nave slight
lead on unofficial and incomplete re-
turns. In Nevada, which seems won
to the equal suffrage. 105 precincts
out of 24O gave 3,61s votes for, and
2,508 against.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06

ton to the bereaved relatives will be
the memory of an extended visit which
he made last summer. He spent few
months then in Duluth and various
towns in Missouri, where he renewed
acquaintances with friends of his
younger days.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06


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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-10-05
The Interests of Nevada

Now, my friends, have held you
longer than intended to. 1t is very
interesting to me to go over these
things. 1t had not occurred to me
before | came here to speak as ]
have tonight. | intended to speak
upon an entirely different subject,
but | feel that | have held you long
enough. | will only add one general
observation and that is to say that
! hope you do not think that in
very active life at Washington | have
been neglectful of the interests of
this state, as some OF my opponents
contend. | know it is contended that
some men might better serve the
state by conhning themselves entire
ly to local problems and not engag-
ing their energies in great national
and worldwide problems. ] have
thought that man could be inf1a
enial with reference to local prob
lens who did not demonstrate in the
great forum Of the nation his ability
TO counsel with others over ques-
tons OF national and worldwide i'm
portance; but ] hope you do not be-
lieve that | have been neglectful OF
the interests of his state. | have had
in view all the time its various in
dustries, its industrial affairs, and |
have done what / could to advance
them. You all know that the recla-
nation act was passed when | was
a member Of the house; and You
know my identification with that. But
was not content with that was
appointed by President Roosevelt as
a member of the Inland Waterway
commission, and / became, through
travelling as we did over all the wat
ers of the country upon one OF the
engineers boats of the war depart
ment--I became familiar with the
national waterways and their tribu-
taries, and ! began to realize that ir-
rigation was not the only question
connected with water; that water
was great national asset; that 1t
could be made productive or bene-
hcent agency in some fields, as well
as the agency of enormous destruc-
tion in other fields; that as it consti-
tutes Is or 80 per cent Of human or-
ganisms, of all plant life and animal
life, it is one of the most important
assets of the nation, and its beneii-
cent use should be everywhere en-
couraged, and the result Of that OBJ
servation was that the treatment IF
water should involve the control of
the water from the time it falls from
the clouds, that man, unable to con-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-10-05
SEN. NEWLANDS' CARSON SPEECH

troll the fall OF water from the
clouds, should seize that water
as soon as it falls upon the earth and
adapt it to the needs of man, hold
ing it for beneicent purposes and
preventing it from being used for de-
structive purposes. | found that the
floods alone cost the country two
hundred million dollars a year; we
have been losing that from its de-
structive use, and no mind can meas
benehcent use of water.
The River Regulation Bill
And SO a bill was framed called
the River Regulation bill, which ]
had the honor to introduce five Or
six years ago. embracing the conclu-
sions reached by the Inland Water
way commission and that has been
before the country. | regret that it
has not received as much considera.
ton and attention in the state of Ne
vada as it has throughout the coun-
try. That bill. bearing your sena-
tors name, is known in every Sec
zion 1t has been the ground of con-
tention and argument in conventions
and chambers of commerce and il
legislatures; seven legislatures have
ratified that bill and recommended
it; and only the other day Water
ways convention was held in Stock
ton. Cal, representing every section
of that state, the south as we'll as
the north. at which discussion was
held over that bill, the projectors of
the Sacramento river insisting that
it should be modified to meet the ex-
igencies of that particular project:
and the result wac after many days
of debate, that that bill was enthus-
astica1,y endorsed by that conven-
ton. Now that bill won its way as
a non-partisan measure. supported by
Democrats and Republicans. and has
been presented to the president IF
the United States for his considera-
ton. The president of the United
States, acting with that accuracy and
prompttude with which he always
of war, interior. agriculture and
commerce, enclosing the bill and ask
ing them to give their views upon it,
And they brought together the mem
bers of the scientific services of these
various departments in council. They
held council over that for two
months, and the result was favorable
report upon the principles of the bill.
which was endorsed by the cabinet
committee and the further result
was that as an addition to the River
and Harbor bill an amendment was
put, with the sanction of the presi-
dent providing not for my bill in its
fullest details but for the onganiza-
tion-simply the organization, and
small appropriation for that organ
ization, with view of marching on
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-10-05
[Ry United PreSsl


PARIS, Oct 5.-The Allies, rein
forced, are extending their lines north
OF Arras, repelling the German
right to the eastward. The German
efforts to break through Roye and
Lassigny have been fruitless. The
pressure against them is increasing
and it is predicted the Germans axe
retreating towards Belgium. The
French center has not been changed
and is strongly entrenched. Tue
crown prince is retiring toward
Woevre while the French are ad
vancing from Toul and Nancy and
have forced the enemy to lift their
siege at the center on the Meuse
forts.
An intercepted wireless indicates
the Germans are near the end of their
resources.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-10-05
Rev. Anna Shaw EntertainS
Carson With Eloquent Address

sesseG a soul, to the presnt time
when in many states of the Union
she is accorded along with the men
the right of voting for state and ma
tional officers.
Perhaps the most interesting and
pathetic part of her address,, which
brought tears to the eyes of more
than one of her audience, both men
and women, was in reply to the ques-
ton put to her few days ago,
What does a woman know about
war;" This gave the doctor an op-
portunity to extend to the utmost
the wonderful oratory and eloquence
which she possesses. She began with
the weary months of waiting when
the prospective mother faces the Or
deal through which she must pass
before new life is given to the
world. She faces this time bravely
and hopefully, although knowing full
we'll that thousands; before her have
given up their lives in undesirable
agony that life might be given to a
tiny bit of humanity; the wonderful
JOY that comes to the mother when
she first clasps her babe to her
breast; the pleasure and anxiety with
which she watches the babe grow t.
his maturity; the pride with which
which she views her bright-eyed,
stalwarh son in the vigor of MS
young manhood; the heartache with
which she learns he has been called
to colors; the agony that is hers
through days and nights of weary
waiting while she anxiously watches
for news from the battlefield; the
utter desolation of the hour she
learns that he lies wounded or dead.
Then DR.. Shaw asked the question
again. What does 4 woman know
about war;
1t has been many a long day since
Carson City had such an intellectual
treat as was given them yesterday,
and if DIR. Shaw could return to this
city she would be created by twice
the audience made of men alone.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-10-05


States are hardly conscious how far
navigation has been destroyed
through the opposition of the rail-
roads themselves and their great
power in administration and legisla-
ton, for as the waterway is the
cheapest method of transportation
where it is available, railroads run
ming near their banks, envious of the
profits which they we're taking away
from them, have pursued a policy
that meant the abandonment of the
waterways by system Of ruinous
competition during the summer per-
iod of transportation, and then ra1s-
ing their rates to a compensatory
basis during the winter time when
the river could not be used, thus de-
stroying and driving out Of business
the water carriage of the country, ?
thing that has not been allowed III
France, Austria. Germany or Italy
where the rivers have been develop
ed as a means OF transportation
equal to the railroads, each supple
menting the other, the public policy
not permitting in any degree the
suppression of one by the other.
Now, am happy to say, that that
bill is on the way towards a success
full conclusion You have all observ-
ed the debate that has been held over
the River and Harbor bill recently.
The great antagonist to my bill is
the great River and Harbor bill, a
bill which relies mainly upon the IN
dividual effort of congress sman or
a senator to get SO much approprla-
ton for his particular district. The
permanence of that senator or con
gresham in office depends upon his
ability to get it, and not upon the
merit of the project. You can inn
agne what such system is like, and
the sentiment of the country has
now recoiled against it; and Senator
Burton, one Of the best of the Repub-
lican legislators, who served with me
on the Water commission, has been
in insurrection against it, and the
tremendous opposition made against
it compelled the Democrats them
selves to halt. During that debate
many of those Republicans, such
men as Senator Kenyon and Senator
Cummins were asked if the New
lands River Regulation bill were
substituted for the River and Harbor
bill, would they accept it, and they
answered that they would. SO this
amendment is in no sense partisan
measure; Republicans are struggling
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-10-05
by United Press

LONDON, Oct. Sit is believed
certain that the Germans have
"smothered' the St. Catherine,
Wavre and Waethrm forts on the
extreme southern line of Antwerp,
but so far what has been accomplish
ed cannot be considered as men,
ace. The belief is growing, how
ever, that unless the Allies soon
raise the seige the Germans will
capture the city, French-British re-
ports state they are in force near Os-
tend, probably with the purpose OF
participating in an out-fankins
operation with the object OF driving
the Germans from Brussels and re-
lieving Antwerp. Dispatches indi-
cate that the British are now in
Antwerp.
Situation Excellent, Belgian Report
By United Pressl
ANTWERP, Oct. 5.-The state
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-10-05
Draining Other Units
| By nited Press1

IBy United PressI
PARIS, Oct. 5.-The Germans
continue to drain their fighting units
elsewhere in order to reinforce Won
Boehm and Won Pluck and are main
tanning the offensive. The result of
this strain, General Gallienni and
others are confident is that when
forced to retreat, the Germans must
evacuate France entirely.
1t is stated in reference to the
Allies being forced to give way at
several places, that it probably
means they have merely withdrawn
to prevent unnecessary sacrifices.