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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-23
M AN
BEST

But this I am sure of. Lester"
and Godfrey leaned forward; the
murder was committed either by
Swain or by someone anxious to
implieate Swain. We agree that
II wasn't Swain. Very we'll. then:
the person who committed the
murder made a noise In following
Miss Vaughan and her father so
that she should think Il was
Swain who was following them:
he picked up the biood-stained
handkerchief. which Swain had
dropped perhaps when he fled
from the arbor, and placed Il be-
side the body; and In some way
uncomfortable to me he pressed
the prints OF SWANS fingers on
the dead mans robe. Now. to do
that, he must have known that
Swain was injured--the blood
stained handkerchief would tell
him that; but he must also have
known that II was his right hand
that was injured. There was no
blood ON SWANS left hand"
Again Godfrey paused.
Now. listen" continued God
frey. There is only one way In
which the murderer could have
known that Il was SWANS right
hand, and that was by overhear-
ing the conversation In the arbor.
But IL he overheard that much. he
overheard IL all. lie knew that
Vaughan's sanity was to be ques-
toned he knew that Miss
Vaughan would probably marry
Swain. Presenting that II was
Silva, he knew that, unless some
thing WAS done TO stop IL. very
few days would place both
Vaughan and his daughter beyond
his reach"
THAT is true" admitted;
but Vaughan was beyond his
reach a good deal more certainly
dead than he would have been in
q sanitarium."
II must find out IL Vaughan is
really beyond his reach dead"
said Godfrey.
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rangements for her fathers flu
neral the noxt day. And then he
left.
The afternoon was fading into
evening. and the shadows were
deepning In the room. 1 hest
tated moment. did not wish
to alarm her. and yet -
1T will he rather lonesome
for you here" 1 ventured
My partners wife, Mrs. Royce,
would be very glad II you would
come TO her."
She il very kind" she MUIR
INJURED, and her tone surprised aud
disappointed ME.
May l sec you tomorrow"
81 IL you wish"
Il shall come some time dur
Ing the afternoon" | said. and
took up my hat. There Is moth
ing else ] can do for your"
No, believe not"
Then will say goodbye"
Goodbye, Mr.. Lester; and
thank you"
went down the avenue with
a chill at my heart.
| was surprised, when I came
down for dinner an hour later, to
lind Godfrey awaiting me.
Il always try to get home early
Saturday night" he explained
Now Wen have a good dinner
and then a good talk"
An hour passed at the table
very quickly, but at last Godfrey
rose and led the way into his
study.
Now. Lester" he said, let's
review this thing. Here is the
case, barred Of all lnessentials:
Swain crosses the wall about
eleven O'Clock, cutting his wrist
as he does SO; Miss Vaughan
meets him about eleven-thirty,
and after a time, finds that his
wrist Is bleeding and ties her
handkerchief about Il; they agree
to have her father examined for
lunacy, arrange meeting for the
next night, and are about to sep
arate. when her father PUSHES In
upon them, savagely berates
Swain and takes his daughter
away. That must have been about
twelve o'clock.
Swain, according to his story,
sits there for ten or fifteen min
utes. finally sees the cobra, and
makes dash for safety, striking
his head sharply against a tree.
He tumbles over the wall I'm a
half-dazed condition. The hand
kerchief is no longer about his
wrist. That, you will remember,
was about twelve-thirty.
Meanwhile, Miss Vaughan has
returned with her father to the
house, hearing steps behind her
and taking II for granted that II Is
Swain following at a distance. She
goes to her room, stays there fif-
teen minutes or SO, and comes
downstairs again to find her ia
Their dead.
Now, what are the clues to
the murderer? A string tied with
a peculiar knot, the biood-stained
handkerchief, and the finger
prints on the dead mans robe"
Godfrey paused for a moment.
Freed OF its inessentials, in this
way. the case was beautifully clear
and beautifully battling.
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CHAPTER X.
The Yogi Conquers.

The events of the day that fol-
lowed-Sunday-I shall pass over
as briefly as may be.
DR.. Human stopped for us,
and Godfrey and ] accompanied
him to the service over the body
of the murdered man.
When IL was over Godfrey and
| walked down the drive to the
entrance. The gardener was
standing there, and regarded ms
with eyes distinctly unfriendly.
The moment we we're outside. no
closed the gates and locked them
carefully, as though obeying pre-
else instructions.
49," said Godfrey, in a low
tone. as We went on together, the
lock has been repaired. l won
der who ordered that done?"
Miss Vaughan, no doubt" l
answered. "She wouldn't want
those gates gaping OPEN"
Perhaps not" Godfrey as
scented; but would she want the
barrier intact? It's as much
barrier from one side as from the
other"
well, she won't be inside II
much longer" / assured him.
Continued In Our Next Isstse.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-23
MARCEL WILL
TRY IT AGAIN

James A. Marcel, who tried 20
secure his release last year from
MeNeil's island penitentiary on
habeas corpus and got an order
from Judge Cushman, only to
have 1t reversed by the circuit
court OF appeals, is going to try
again and a new writ OF habeas
corpus has been filed returnable
April 81.
MARCEL was paroled, violated his
parole, and was returned to pris-
on and the PIG days good time
was taken from him. {
MARCEL was a Spokane banker.
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Human shook hands with both
of us.
Il was just telling Mr.. Lester"
said Swain earnestly, that Miss
Vaughan isn't safe in that house.
Mr.. Lester has arranged to place
her with the family of his part
ner, Mr.. Royce. Is there any
reason why she can't be taken
there today"
The only thing is. she will prob
ably wish to attend her fathers
funeral tomol row." said the doe
tor.
Swain bit his lips nervously.
Il hadn't thought of the funer-
al. There is one nurse on duty
all the time, isn't there, doctor?"
YES"
"Ali right, then: we'll risk one
night more. But you promise me
that she shall be taken away i'm
mediGtely after the funeral?"
Yes" ! said, 81 promise"
We found the jury filing back
into their seats.
Sylvester was recalled to finish
his testimony. Finally the wit
ness was turned over to ME for
cross-examiration.
''Mr. Sylvester" / began. ARE
you willing to assert that those
finger-prints could have been
made by no man In the world
except Mr.. SWAIN"
Sylvester hesitated.
NO" he answered, at last, 81
cau't assert that. Mr.. Lester.
There may be three or four other
men in the world with finger
prints like these. But the proba-
bilities against any of these men
having made these prints are very
great. Besides, it is a thing easily
proved-the number OF persons
who might have committed the
crime is limited, and 1t is an easy
thing to secure prints of their
fingers"
THAT is what l was about to
propose" | agreed. II should
like the finger-prints taken of
everyone who was in the house
Thursday night"
The witnesses of the morning
we've ordered to be brought out.
Sylvester arranged his ink-pad
and sheets of paper.
/ was the first to register; but
Sylvester, after a glance at my
prints, shook his head.
Godfrey came forward and
registered, too, and after him the
three servants. In each case, a
shake OF Sylvester's head told the
result.
Then Simmonds came from the
house, with Silva and Mahbub
after him, and the coroner ex-
planned to silva what was wanted.
The yogi laid his fingers first
upon the pad and then upon the
paper. Sylvester bent above the
prints. Then the expert looked
up and shook his head.
mo resemblance at ALL" he
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CAMPUSCONFE renee

A Christian Workers confer
ence will be held on the Whit
worth college campus and In the
college buildings sometime dur
ing July, according to plans made
last session of the Presbytery of
Olympia conference, in Emmanuel
Presbyterian church yesterday.
The conference will last eight
DAYS,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-23
Check Your April Cough

OucSk IcuT hpTu SouBu
Thawing frost and April rains
chill you to the very marrow, you
catch coid-Head and lungs stuff
ed-You are Cough
continually and feel misera BILE
You noed DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. Il soothes inflamed and
irritated throat and lungs. stops
cough, your head clears up. fever
leaves, and you feel fine. Mr.. ].
T. Davis, of Stickney Corner, Me-,
WAS cured of dreadful cough
after Doctors treatment and all
other remedies failed. Relief or
money back. Pleasant-Chifdren
like 1t. Get a bottle today. 500
and 800, at your Druggist.
Bucklen's A-nica Sahse for All
Sores.
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NE.
said.
Now for the other fellow"
said Goldberger.
Silva glanced at his follower
doubtfully.
II am not sure that can make
him understand" he said, and for
some moments talked energetic
ally to Mahbub In a language
which | suppose was Hindu.
Mahbub listened, scowling fierce
ly. but finally advanced to the
table.
A moment later, Sylvester was
bending above the prints.
DO they resemble those on the
robe?" asked the coroner.
Not in the least"
Then that settles that point"
said Goldberger, and Silva and
Mahbub walked slowly away to-
ward the house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31
TERMS.
A SUCCESSFUL NAN.

A copy of the pine Torch little
paper issued from the Piney Woods
school for negroes established by Lau-
renee Jones. a coiored graduate of the
Marshalltown high school. is worth
reading as an evidence of such success
as may be conquered against vast odds
by man who goes at his task with
patience. hope and determination. The
story OF the beginning OF the little
school in the deep woods OF Mississippi
among ignorant and down trodden
negroes has been often written in Iowa.
1t was a bold undertaking But il
grew. Irrigated by faith ana eulti-
waited by interchangeable labor the negro
school al Bra&tol has come 10 attrac,
nationa! attention as q practical and
successful! effort to bring l..zeg.shlp TO
the negroes OF the black ucl rom
the gift Of an old black man t4ru the
wisdom ana de. elimination II a mem
Der of his race 70 whom education and
association With conditions in the
north had lent purpose and ca 5acity
the school in the play woods
has grown into al institution. Il is
the seed Of negro hope. it ana the other
schools like it that shall spring UP 10
teach decent living. th-... and adapta-
ton TO environment.
When We are speaking of success
ful men let US not forget this little
colored man to whom the members OF
his race over several counties in Mis-
sissippi turn as 'Fessor.T counselor
and guide. To have brought thrift and
purpose into hidden corner Of the
black belt. to have set negroes raising
their own corn and raising their own
pigs, putting windows and floors in
their cabins and sacrificing TO send
their children to learn books and farm
ing and trades at the little school over
which he presides Is no mean accom-
piisnment Tor any man white OF black
Among the Iowans who have ac-
complshed things, place Laurence
Jones. Write him as one Of the sue
eessful who have gone out Of Iowa TO
bring honor upon the state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31
Topics of the Times

The roll of fame in that big war rolls
over so often that general can't keep
his footing more than week.
Just as a man begins to long for
Florida and sunny southern seas the
wind changes TO the south. the mer-
curry climbs and satisfaction with Iowa
returns in full force.
The Monticello Express says Clifford
Tnorne is an expensive luxury
Speaking for the railroads? The far
ners haven't found him SO.
Hilles? Where have we heard that
name? What is Mr. H,lles' business
and where does ne liye?? ?
Des Moines viii probably not nom
mate another candidate for governor
Unit, after the saloon matte. has been
settled A saloon contest usually goves
a community plenty to think abou.
while it is on.
Some newspapers are worrying over
TIE farmer legislature. Such worry
IS gratuitous. The farmers Of Iowa are
pretty level headed outfit
II there were law enforcing com
munities TO furnish work for the un-
employed the sitting process that would
ensue would leave that community viii
q much nigner class OF citizenship. We
would ge, rid Of some of the chronic
unemployed.
Some Of the weekly newspapers ars
raising their subscription rate. It's a
very sensible thing 10 a.. Get a fs!E
price and make the paper worth Il
That's real business between publisher
and subscriber.
It's also long say from Bethlehem
to Belgium.
The Times Republican fully appre.
ciates the suggestion of Mason City
| Cedar Falls and Webster City papers
/ TO place Mr.. Norris at the head Of tn.
Iowa Highway Commission. Mr. Nor.
/ ris is enjoying permanent highways 4,
Los Angeles county, California, ant
! can't speak for himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31

IL with ! vSsy ~ dfSDS g oAf-
bolic acid IN Il. n ptaetaeal poaltry
man says that EPSON ealts n ~
drlnkinr water win cure cAicksnpox -
. week or ten days. He puts About
Z tablespoonful OF saltS to > gallon o.
water. He empties the water trough u
night and gives fresh dose every
morning. This 10 much easier meth
cd than to rub all the fowls heads
with vaseline. Whatever tho cause OF
chickenpox, and whatever ito nature,
one thing IL certain and that 10 that 1t
IL aggravated by filth in the roosting
onarters.. II you find Il your flock.
clean up thoroughly. Get the chickens
into new roosting quarters. See that
all the droppings are removed and
whatwash the buildings where the
fowls roost. Sprinkle or spray carbolic
acid and kerosene over the floor and
walls and paint the roosts with the
mixture. Absolute cleanliness will do
as much, perhaps more, than all the
doctoring you may do.
Scours (Horse) Avoid the feeds
that cause securing. See that all feed
Is pure. Feed regularly. end do not
overfeed. Give ono dram Of salicylic
acid in ground feed twice or three
times day for fifteen days. Then give
one tablespoonful Of tho following In
ground feed three times day: Pull
verified gentian. s ounces: pulverized
carbonate soda, 2 ounces; pulvertzed
sulphate, ounces: pulverized char
coal, Is ounces. Mix well.
Rheumatism (dog)-Give the dos
grains OF salol in capsule night ant
morning and II necessary increase Il
three such doses day. II the pain II
very severe at any time give grain'
Of aspirin and repeat every four hour'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31
MERELY A MATER OF WISDOM.

tenant farmer writing 10 the
Register and Leader complaining of
the 'one sided farm lease" says:
Never can the tenant farmer expect
,, any relief from the legisla ture SO long
as he sends his landlord there to make
the laws. The tenant has it in his
power TO change the system at any
election but he refuses TO do so be-
cause he irnagines that the ticket his
grandfather voted is good enough for
| MIN; ne is too prjudiced about his poll
tics 10 listen TO anything else, ne feels
mighty insulted 10 be told OF anything
different. So long as he is in that state
| of mind. he is hopeless; he absolutely
refuses TO help himself, always expect
ing me landlord to do the grand thing
! for him and because ne don't Mr.
Tenant goes home and swears about
| ii. but when the next election comes
| around ne takes all the boys and the
hired man. and down 10 the polls they
go, instructing all the way, be sure
and vote 'er straight the same as your
| daddy"
| The farm lease as it is written in
Iowa may be and probably is one sided
a
! mortgage. There isn't much doubt that
| the average lease ties the tenant in
a bow knot and tina: the laws favor
| the ieaser over the leasee; but it isn't
to be forgotten that leases are con-
tracts and that they require the sigma
ture of both parties to make them
| valid.
The lease laws and leases are not
the main difficulty. The tenant farmer
who has made reputation and who mas
the capital and knowledge and thrift to
take over good farm finds small diff
Guilty in modifying the strict terms Of
a lease. For there are good landlords
as well as good tenants.
The serious trouble in the farm lease
Is the period to which the lease runs
It is almost invariably TOO short. L
lies between the greedy landlord and
the ttinerant tenant, the one who de-
sires to skin the tenant 20 the bone
and the tenant who calcula es on TAX
ing all he can off tha farm in twc
or three year period and leavIng as
little as he may. So these two g
on cutting each others throatz yeai
after year and bleeding their COM
muntties and the safe. For the skin
nsr landlord and the skinner tenant
are liabilities instead 0, assets .c
Iowa
The lack ts not Of law 50 much a:
Of common sense and business wisdom
Whatever the legislature might do u
establish fairness in the law which
governs farm leases It can not suppl,
brains and judgment and change z
greedy skinning landlord or a negli-
gen; and nonadic tenant into men o.
fairness, wisdom and thrift That mus
work Itself out as II is doing now tina
farms in Iowa have come 20 mea,
heavy investment. TO the landlord an,
wide opportunity to the tenant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31

Of Impeachment" notes the Deo Aoinoo
Register and Leader and rays 1t VIII
not prove . hard matter to deal with
the federal judges when we come 70
recognise that good behavior ID theis
only tenure OF office"
What IL going on in the world has
doubtless convinced some OF those
South American republics that the!
better stick pretty close to their Uncle
Samuel" says the Waterloo Times
Tribune.
The democratic Burlington GLOBE
Gazette insists that Instead of tax
ing the federal troops from Colorado
two or three army posts should be es-
tablished there
Political affairs must be pretty ooii
when the newspapers devote space 20
Charles Hiiles' opinion OF how Things
are going In 1916" remarks the Des
Moines Tribune.
The Des Moires Capital says MT.
Bryan has killed his chances OF oeins
nominated for president 81 the mex,
national prohibition party convention
When the state supreme court so'
thru with the Waterloo saloon petition
there WAS a new meaning nut into the
word reputable. or rather the oi1
meaning was restored, says the Grun-
DAY Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31
BOYS PLAY.

Investigation Of the games school
boys play at Springfield, Ill, reveals
to the investigators that the games OF
forty years ago are unknown. Then we
used to play prisoners base, bull in the
ring, blind mans bun, hare and hounds
and other games such as the school
boys OF this generation seam to have
no knowledge except in rare instances.
At Springfield the recreations OF the
boys are baseball, motion picture
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31

untll rain suhGgdeA Rub 1w0nD9 Xxi
0tlfe Joints with Oil of wintergresu sose
T. day. Keep him ont Of wet ana eoeas
The bowels ahould " kept active.
Thoroughpin (colt> Psasistsntiy -
I commercial absorbent Il lameAese ~
not present. n lameneGD - preSenS
better have the veterinarian line-dre
and blister the hook Joint. We DO NOS
know what medicine he has in mind.
Such cases are not promising. but the
absorbent or an iodine lotion may 90
some good II patiently used.
Warts (steer)-Twist out the large
warts and then stop the bleeding By
applying hot iron or Monsers solus
ton or powder. Small warts In masses
will disappear In time II you rub them
freely with best castor oil once or twice
daily. Feed roots or other succulent
feed. or Haxseed meal or cake. and
he should soon pick up. II we'll fed on
other nutritious feeds
Garget (cow)--Apply extract Of ply
tolacca to iniiamed portion OF udder
once n day and give her Tablespoonful
OF fluid extract phytolacca at dose
three times day. II It ID tho result
OF 4 bruise try to ascertain tho Gauss
and remove It *
Stifie lameness (horse Clip hair
off stifie and apply one part red iodida
mercury. one part powdered canthAr.
ides and eight or ten parts lard every
ten days.
Weak heart (horse)--dive one dram
ground nux vornica, a Tablespoonful Of
tincture arnicA and dessertspoohful
OF hyposulphite OF soda at . dose in
feed three times Z day. Horse should
be thoroughly groomed with stin
bristle brush three times q day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31

shows, reading ana kite uy1n6 - -.
ported to the Russell Sage founds-
ton. And II 10 pretty safe to assume
that Springfield IL a fair sample Of
towns Of its size and others that be-
long In the city classification. The
girls at Springfield Jump the rope,
roller skate and favor the movies. Fox
seem to be forgotten pastimes.
There's reason. Even the best
game that boys play. baseball, is fall
ing away, not only In Springfield but in
other towns. Why? Because there is
no place to play it. Even IN the small
err cities like our own the available dia-
mond is fenced in and the vacant lots
where the Invincibles and the Tigers
met in voluele conflict have disap-
peared. The baseball game is being
eliminated among the boys for this
the professional game. He hasn't any
place for himself and the other seven
teen to play the game themselves. II
isn't good thing for the boys. The
school grounds have no Fairgrounds
worth the name. \ school play sroUno
without q 0ass ball diamond ISM. "a real
playground exrep, for the little ones.
The Oh games were rousa aud dirty
and healthtui. The boys wAo pay Cd
mem wore clothing sui;a sie 10 The
.screasiVus. TAs uodesn lad with
ase1 ,ro4serS sAans N did games.
Also he considers mus; e shsn. be-
rea;h MS d.sn.;y. sat taey were and
are good games for boys especially
hal rough struggling where The "bali"
uses a-a.,.St the e,ic.o>t.4s s.-..-> Z
n ring AKA -r-aa4ng th.u le.Aes cap
,ure.
Aaother thing tha, has had is et-
9ect upon school COY games : the ath-
letic policy OF schools COPIED from col
leges which builds the athletic spirit
into one team of nine or eleven men
and puts the other HUNDREDS along the
sidelines as cheer squad. But most
OF al the elemen, that is making the
picture show and the pool :lall farorite
recreat lions of boys is the lack OF any
place 10 play in.
The Sage report gives detailed rec
reational program. Among other things
il advocates the establishment of de-
partment OF physical training and
play. the purchase Of a public school
athletic field, cooperation between the
board of education and the park board
in the utilization of park Fairgrounds,
and a system Of school social centers
10 be carried on under the direction
Of the superintendent Of schools and
principals and partially maintained by
parent-teacher associations.
Other recommendations touching the
schools are: School grounds &c be open
for play from the closing OF the school
TO $50 or s p. m, and on Saturdays.
with paid teachers or others equipped
for such work in charge; Fairgrounds
to be kept open and supervised during
the summer; competent persons to be
assigned to athletic fields after school
hours and on Saturdays, also at stated
hours in summer; school buildings to
ne constructed and equipped to serve
as centers of civic. social, and rec
reational activities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31
POLITICIANS, AND so USES"
[Iowa City Republican,
4 great ado is being made owe

A great ado is being made over the
story that Champ Clark took little
too much liquor at Detroit. But here
in Iowa statesmen have been known
TO get as drunk as lords at the hotels
in Des Moines. and nothing much
was thought about it. After getting
good and soused, some would attend
church conference, o. make prohibi-
ton speeches which washed away
a multitude OF sins. When public
sentiment banishes liquors from hotels
and dining rooms, II will do more for
temperance thar all this moraiizing
about what some individual should do.
There is no sense IN feeding people
with liquor at banquets and dinners
and liquors served in hotels can do
but one thing, lead to excuses.