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The Ely miner., 1914-01-23
CHAPTER III.
Mrs. Hanska's Story.

MRS. HanSkaS story
The first was tall and big. But her
height was mainly the superb carriage
of her shoulders, her size but the ripe
roundness of goddess figure. She
was dark; she was young; she was
beautiful. Rosalie LIE Grange, connois-
seur of her sex. sat regarding her
spellbound.
The second woman-in fact she was
little more than a girl-was slender,
blonde and fragile--her quality was
elfin. Rosalie could spare her but a
glance.
81 am Mrs. Hanska, widow of the
man who was killed last night" said
the taller woman; and she hesitated.
1t was not the custom Of Inspector
Martin MCGEE to rise when women
entered his Office In the role Of the
accused, or of witnesses. A little bru-
tality Of attitude, he felt, put them in
a meek and humble mood for the sub
sequent Third Degree proceedings.
But this woman--or was 1t the re-
spected presence OF Rosalie lie
Grange drew him to his feet.
Wont you sit DOWN." he said.
Thank you. May introduce Miss
Elizabeth Lane? She is here to verify
what l have to say" All this with
perfect simplicity. Her eyes Travelled
then, with quick glance of inquiry
to Rosalie lie Grange.
"This," said the Inspector, taking
- lin'o
loot. 'is Mrs. LIE Grange. She is the
lady who came into the house right
after the--accident-and took the
boarders over to her place for the
night. She's kept them there ever
since. She was just telling me what
she knew. Maybe you'd like to hear
It."
II should like very much to hear it, J"
said Mrs. Hanska earnestly.
"But maybe you want to be alone
just at first" interposed Rosalie, max
ing a pretense Of rising.
"No-there is nothing secret" re-
piled Mrs. Hanska. ri see no reason
why you should not stay. Indeed. you
may be able to help US"
Now Martin McGee summoned the
police stenographer and ordered him
to stay within call. Gone from him
was the heavy humor Of his half-hour
with Rosalie. He was the Chief-sus-
picious and brutal
Il must warn you," he said, that
If you are implicated in this case, any
thing you say will be used against
you at the trial" Generally that sud
den statement made women tremble,
drew from them a food of words out
Of which MCGEE picked the flotsam
and the jetsam Of evidence. But Mrs.
Hanska did not give the preliminary
frightened start. She only transferred
her limpid level gaze from Rosalie's 9
face to Inspector McGee's.
Tt would be impossible to impli-
cate me-" Dozens Of people can testify
that was in Arden, hundred miles
north, last night-that have not left
Arden for more than month. Per
haps," she continued, checking an un-
formed sentence on the lips of In
spector MCGEE, 81 had better start at
the beginning and tell you all about
it."
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SYNOPSIS

Tommy North. returning to his room In
another roomer. with a knife wound on
his breast. Suspicion rests upon man
giving the name of Lawrence Wade. who
had called on Hansl<a In the evening and
had been heard quarreling with Hanska-
During the excitement strange woman
who gives her name as Rosalie LeGrange,
appears and takes into her own home
across the street all of Mrs. Moore's
hoarders. Including Miss Estrilla. an in
valid. who was confined to the room she
occupied and whose brother was favor
tte among the other boarders.
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so will the reporters. Just trust me
to steer that. You keep me out"
Martin McGee sighed.
"All right, Rosalie; but I'd like
your help. Still, I owe you lots Of
good turns, and the case don't look as
mysterious, after all l guess it's that
fellow Wade"
Il guess probably" admitted Rosa
lie. Most mysteries ain't mysteries
at all after the first day. Well. now,
I'm botherin' a busy man In Office
hours an / must run along. Let's
see-five minutes to four, an it's bad
luck to go before the hour. Suppose
you tell me about yourself an how
the worlds usin' your?
Inspector MCGEE sat back in his
Office chair and waxed eloquent. How
ever, his narrative Of pulls and pro-
motions and Tammany influence was
never finished. For before the hour
str1cx, the silent attentive doorman
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;-NERRILLCo

entered and laid on his desk q card.
Inspector MCGEE took it up. glanced at
it perfunctorily, and suddenly let out
an exclamation which had all the
power and verve of an oath.
"By the great cats!" he exclaimed,
look at that-'Mrs. John H. Han
SKA"
Rosalie took the card and fingered
1T.
'The widow, I bet"
Thought he was single" remarked
the Inspector. Though, after all. I'd
just been taking it for granted"
WELL" said Rosalie, rising, that's
come-again-soon for me-"
But the Inspector was observing her
with eyes which held quizzical invita-
tion.
Honest now" he said. wouldn't
you like to sit in on this interview"
Rosalie flashed her dimples and con-
templated him for a second. Then,
with the unexpected lightness which
marked all her movements, she sat
down.
"See here, Martin McGee," she said,
'you amt goin' to make a fool OF me,
draggin' me into this case-but I'm
dying to listen just the same"
SHOW them in," said the Inspector
on the instant, and as though fearing
that she would pull back her permits
sion.
"But not unless she's willing" said
Rosalie, as they waited.
And then through the door came two
women.
"Good Lord!" commented Rosalie
under her breath.
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Out of His Sphere Of Influence.

Father Farrell was addressing lit
tie group of boys at the mission one
night, and 1t wasn't long before all
but one of them had been moved to
tears. The good priest watched this
boy closely, but he remained perfect
ly possessed. Finally, pointing a fin.
ger at the lad, he called out why
aren't you crying?" "Oh," says the
boy, Il don't belong to this parish. -
Judge.
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Advertising whom" questioned his

Advertising whom" questioned his
father.
You and Tom Stanwood's father
(the tailorD.
"Me? How did you advertise me?"
"Oh, we fixed a sign up that road.
Buy your pants from Stanwood and
your babies from DR.. White" an
nounced the lad, proudly.-Illustrated
Sunday Magazine.
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Is in hurry, or absent minded, he
grabs the change he sees and rushes
of without one dime. Always stop.
stoop and look. If in doubt. And you
would be surprised to know how much
money is left at cashiers counters, box
Offices, subway ticket booths and other
places. I'll wager 100000 is short
changed annually in New York. They
never call you back"
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keep them as wholly as possible from
temptation. Yet these temptations
reach them now and then, and the
WOE: IN who are allowed to go out
alone. or even in twos or threes, how
ever heavily veiled, sometimes find op-
portunities for intrigue.
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Many Children are slckiy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Break up Colds in "a hours, relieve Feverisb
ness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the bowels, and
Destroy Worms. They are SO pleasant to take
children like them. Used by mothers for "a years
At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE
Address, A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. Adv.
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An Inland Type.

He uses a great many nautical
terms. Did he ever lead a seafaring
life?"
mo, but he reads quantities OF sea
fiction"
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told my husband to get me bottle of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and would try it before 1 would
submit to any operation. He did so and
l improved right along. / am now doing
all my work and feeling fine.
1hope other suffering women will try
your Compound. l will recommend it
to all know Mrs. DANIEL. D. B.
DAVIS, llO Franklin St., Logansport, Ind.
Since we guarantee that all testimo-
mails which we publish are genuine, is it
not fair to suppose that If lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has the
virtue to help these women it will helm
any other woman who is suffering in a
like manner?
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Write to Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., (cOnfidentiaD Lynn.
Mass. Your letter viii be opened.
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
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Don't believe all you hear. Lots OF
defaulting bank officials have never
been Sunday school superintendents.
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Some self-made men evidently did
the lob in the dark.
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WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Logansport, Ind "My baby was
over year old and bloated till wa.

q burden 70 myself.
l suffered from fe-
male trouble 80 I
could not stand ON
my feet and I felt
lik e millions Of
needles were prick
ing me all over. At
last my doctor told
m Q tn at all that
would save me was
an operation, but
fbic r eof,,coJ 7
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-25

John D. Hubbard, commissioner
National Metal Trades Council, went
on record for the absolute open shop,
saying anything else means wreck,
ruin, disaster and havoc for the in
weston and employer.
George M. Reynolds, president
Continental & Commercial Bank, said
the industrial unrest is largely men
taT' and he has never had enough
close contact with labor unions. to
really know anything about them.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-25

All along the police nave MADE
these alleged arrests without war
rant. The chief of police must be to
blame. He must understand what he
is doing. Every case that has come
to a jury trial the girls have been
acquitted"
Miss Nestor told of a glove work.
ers' strike in Gleason's district when
he was captain:
Capt. Gleason ordered our pickets
off the street, saying they blocked
traffic. At the public meetings our
union held he sent an array of uni
formed men as though we girls were
desperate criminals that had to be
watched closely. Plain-clothes men
asked questions and created excite
ment as though they wanted to stir
up violence. The municipal Judge in
that district was fair and we believe
we got our lawful rights from him."
Chairman Walsh asked: Are GER
tain police officials believed to be es-
peciaIly against organized labor?
Miss Nestor answered: yes"
@. Have they progressed in the
police department! A. That l
couldn't say. 1 put blame on the
head of the department. They all
get their orders from higher up.
@. What was the amount of bail
furnished by mattresses in the Hen
rici strike? A. 1t ran above $780,
900.
Frederick Delano, president Wa
bash Railroad, questioned. @. One
of two things is going to happen in
the nation. Either the government
must exercise more supervision over
large industrial enterprises or else the
government is going to own them.
Which of these two do you believe in?
A. 1 believe in the public ownership |
of all public utilities.
@. Only of public utilities? A.
Well, some others.
Grooo Abbot dirootOr I'm I0oioyTo ofcS /
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-25

cannot bargain for wages and don't
know how much they're getting
sometimes because they can't speak
English.
John G.. Shedd, president Marshall
Field & Co., favored less agitation, no
more legislation, more loyalty from
employees to employers, no old age
pensions, mature consideration of a
minimum wage, and thrift instead of
extravaganza in booze and tobacco.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
CHANCELLOR IS TO
Be NAMED FOR
SCHOOLS
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
DECIDES TO PUT ONE MAN
OVER ALL COLLEGES

Helena, Dec. 1.-THE state board of
education at an adjourned meeting to-
night, which lasted until after mid
night, passed resolution by q vote of
seven to four, to elect chancellor for
the University of Montana, comprised
OF the university at Missoula. the
state agricultural college at Bozeman,
the state school Of mines, and the state
normal school at Dillon, as provided
by the Leighton bill. passed at the 1918
session of the legislature.
The board appointed 4 committee
composed of Governor Stewart, Attor-
ney General D. NJ. Kelly. and Ward G..
Nye. city superintendent of the Billings
schools, to decide upon man for the
place. This committee was authorized
to report at a special session Of the
board to be held some time in the
early spring. The salaray OF tho chan
cellor is to be fixed by the board at the
special session.
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OUR CHANGING FORM OF
GOVERNMENT

Aside from the politicians who from the necessities of
the situation are always playing for party adyantage the
party majority behind him in the congress-
In justice to the president he should have friendly
majority in both houses during his term Of office.
IT he has definite plan of constructive legislation to
carry out his hands are tied by adverse majority in
either house of congress.
More and more approaching ministerial form of
government similar to that in vogue in England
France, Germany and Italy.
While have altered written constitution, the
evolutionary of the past 10 years have fact if
not in name, given ministerial form of government in
the United States
For part free confess that the chang
ing condition Of affairs at Washington has much Of merit
in it, Under the original theory of the federal government
the president was supposed to occupy neutral position in
matters of legislation.
The presidential office intended to be an executive
position only The president supposed to enforce
whatever laws congress in its wisdom should enact He
mad the power OF recommendation to congress- in his
nua message and the reserved power of the veto but no
member of the constitutional convention much
dreamed that the executive would himself
the function of legislative leader
Legislation be left to the congress itself Under
the powerful personal leadership of Roosevelt the pres
dent assumed large degree of the responsibility ormu
lating and drafting laws.
att attempted to essay the role of legislative lead
ership and made complete failure of it.
AS an executive of the old ante-beum Taylor Polk
Pierce type of PRESIDENT Taft would have succeeded fairly
WE'LL but as legislative party leader he most unor
tunate.
On the contrary President Wilson has proven himself
an adept in formulating party legislative policy and
peng its adoption by congress- In fact without his lead
ershlp the democratic party would have no policy.
TO extent not heretofore attempted by any president
Wilson has succeeded in merging both the executive and
legislative leadership functions in himself.
Without changing the form of the constitution he has in
fact brought about ministerial form of government Many
students of believe that the change is for the
best
The natural sequence the present condition of affairs
at Washington will be amendment to the constitution
providing for congressional election whenever the
administration cannot command majority in both
branches of congress for its legislative program
In other words adverse in congress would simply
mean the the English parliament an ap-
peal to the country.
But in that should the president and cabinet resign
as does the English prime minister and his cabinet on an
adverse vote in the House of Commons? Why not?
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
SERVING MAIDS

Newspapers receive some very sad
letters. There is one on the desl; now
from girl who is alone, amid strang-
ers, in small Montana town; alone
penniless, idle She wants a position
We learn that serving maids are in
demand, but that work of any other
sort is not to be had. Yet this Girl
probably will not care to go into some
body's kitchen. Perhaps she will pre-
fer privation.
Why is it so? Time was when serv-
ing girls considered their work pleas
ant and profitable; today, maids
scarcely can be obtained Is pride to
blame; or is the work on an average
too hard, or the atmosphere in the
average home unpleasant?
IT is Il very grave problem.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
Discolored, Wrink1ed
Skin Easily Removed

Since brown or yellow, over-red or
blotchy complexions are decidedly not
the fashion, cannot understand why
so many continue to wear them.
Surely every woman has heard of
mercolized wax This l know-from
my own and others experiences-will
positively Danish every unsightly tint.
The wax really takes off a bad COM
plexion. 1t gradually. harmlessly.
absorbs the thin layer of surface skin
with all it's defects, as chaps, liver
spots, pimples, freckles, blackheads.
Just as gradually the discarded skin
is replaced by the clear. white, youth
ful skin underneath. Mercolized wax,
procurable at any drugstore, is applied
nightly like cold cream and erased
morning with warm water. One
ounce will produce the loveliest girl
ish complexion in less than a fort
night.
/ can't understand. either, why folks
will be bothered with wrinkles. since
the famous saxolite formula has be-
come public property. One ounce of
powdered sax0lite dissolved in a half
pint witch hazel. makes a wash lotion
that will quickly efface every line,
even the deepest.-Julia Orff in So
cial Mirror.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
BY .cEoecE II. BENEDICT.

In beginning this article. which will
be the last Of my series. the condition
which looms largest before me Is the
wonderfully improved state OF busi-
ness as compared with what we were
facing when began writing a few
weeks ago. Says the Financial Age:
"a few weeks ago the financial and
business prospects were everywhere
regarded as sinister in the extreme.
Now the outlook is viewed with SUI
preme confidence and in many quar-
ters the prevailing optimism is closely
akin to enthusiasm. Nor is Wall
street the only place where optimism
rules.
For one thing. it is clear that the
country is actually doing more busi-
ness than at any time since the war
began. The chief stimulus to reviving
trade is undoubtedly being supplied
by Europe's necessities. During the
past week agents OF foreign govern
ments were large purchasers of mer~
chandise. A reliable estimate OF for
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@Nd6010l0 portlnd(gG
LES6QNS SG1kE fER5CA. .zee,. 164VAR'
OUR OPTIMISM AKIN TO ENTHUSIASM.

eign war orders actually given or un-
der negotiation last week places the
total in excess Of 100000, 1000"
Early in this series predicted that
European war orders would total
$5OO,OOO.00O or more IL the war con-
tinued very long. With orders for one
week approximating fifth Of that
huge total. we may readily conceive
billion dollars In extra business
coming to us as result of the war.
Confidence everywhere exists. and
on all sides there is optimism. Fac
tories are taking on more men, the
stores are busy with a big holiday
business, and everyone expects 1915 to
be a good year for us all.
The new regional bank system has
helped extend the feeling Of conf
dence, and will do much good in con-
tributing to the business welfare. The
farmers are profiting from sales OF
large grain crops at top prices.
The war has given us anxiety and
hardship, but these things will soon be
forgotten in the better day that is
daWning.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
HOW ALLEN VIEWS 1T.
(Wichita (Kan.) Beacon.)

(Nlchlta (kan) Beacon)
And now we are all back just where
we started. The republican party
comes forward again with the same
standpat leaders who controlled the
situation at Chicago Mckinley, who
was Tafts manager, and Joe" Cam
non both came back to congress from
illinois; from New England come a
half dozen of the ultra -standpatters
who We're put out of congress by the
resentment over their activity in the
Chicago deal; from Ohio comes Hard
ing, who presented Taft to the Chi
cago convention. In Kansas City the
hero is Curtis, and the situation is
peculiar in this, that in the midst of
hearts OF the victors because they
have no leaders With which to inspire
confidence.
or those whom the unexpected
party victory has pushed back into
offlce there is not IA leader whom the
party managers can present in 1916
as presidential timber" with any seri-
Gus claims. The fight between the
standpatters and the progressives in
the party is yet unsettled and the
standpatter is still in control.
In the democratic party the slum-
perlng contest between these two ele-
ments will now break out. There will
be ordinations and recriminations.
Already Leader Fitzgerald. in charge
of the appropriations in the house is
openly charging his democratic asso-
ciates with criminal eXtravagance.
The period of Mr. Wilson's control is
drawing to a close; the standpat dem
ocrats will take advantage of what
seems like Il rebuke to him, to start
the war on him they have not had the
courage to start up until this time.
The fight between standpatism and
prosrcssvism is not over. 1t is Just
getting ready to begin.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
THE CAMPAIGN FOR LODI

The German victory at Lodz is not
surprising, despite the seemingly in
superable difficulties with which the
Germans contested. AS we have VEN
tured to assert before, the Germans
will dispose of the Russians whenever
they meet, if odds are not too great
II this war We're between Berlin and
Petrograd alone, it could not last six
months.
Russia, however, can effect all that
is asked of the czar-force Germany
to withdraw enough men from the
west to permit the allies to assume
the offensive there. To Russia. the
loss of three or four million in dead
wounded and missing will not be toe
great but the kaiser is now at his
maximum.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
A Good Business.

A southern liquor house solicits
mail orders and secures names by
writing to prominent men lin small
towns asking them for lists of their
fellow citizens who use whisky. If any
persons on such list purchase from
the company, the citizen who sent in
the names gets n commission. Some
time ago merchant in a dry county
received a request and. as joke, filled
out the blank with names of total alb
stainers, never known to take drink
of liquor or tolerate it in their homes.
The business man had forgotten the
incident, when one day recently he
received check for s14 accompanied
by letter from the Kentucky firm,
stating that the money represented
commissions on liquor sold the people
on the list he had submitted.
Uncle Abner
1t is q burned bright feller who kin
be a genius around home when no.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
On the Spur Of the Moment
BY ROY X. MouLToN
BY ROY K. MouLToN.

body amt there out him and his wife.
Hank Tumms says there is a whole
lot about football that he don't under
stand, and guess, by the shown this
season, there is a whole lot about it
that some of the football teams don't
understand neither, b'gosh.
The feller who says he kin stop
drinking any time he wants to never
wants to.
The editor of the Clarion put a piece
in the paper to the effect that he was
goin' to publish the name of the young
man seen with his sweetheart's head
on his shoulder, If said young man
didn't come across with a dollar for
subscription to the paper Twenty
seven young fellers slipped into the
office durin' the week and paid a dol
lar and the editor got letters from
nine others sayin' they will hand him
a dollar as soon as they kin get it.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-12-08
WARS GLAMOUR

Jews are serving both the kaiser ant
the czar. Poles enlist under the Mus.
covite banner; Irish serve George
wars glamour has caught them ALL
England counted on Jewish plots ano
Polish rebellions; Berlin thought Ire
land would rise.
Mankind is still in it's infancy. The
excitement of such q struggle sweeps
all but supermen off their feet. With
the exception of Liebknecht, no Ger
man socialist of note seems to have
raised his voice in demur.
America would find it the same. The
socialists would stumble over each
other about the recruiting offices. And
hyphcnated Americans would he
among the first to enlist against any
foe.