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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-02
CHAPTER III.
Missing: $S1,500.

The auto ollie sent to the station |
TO meet the great man was late.
q Mortimer Branton, financier,
canitalist. autocrat of the destinies
of MANY. was an irritable, nervous,
sometimes irascible person., always
| impatient. He strobe up and down
! the platform squeezing tightly the
bundle of newspapers he carried un-
dor one arm, scowling at the road
wav which was really attractive to
tbe eve. until the automobile APP
reared.
.orl in reply to the chauffeur, who
attempted to explain that he had
heen compelled to stop on the way
down to adjust a new inner tube. He
Ala NOT remove Z newspapers from
he1 ath his arm during the short
lido The heat of the day, which
wae considera' 'e, seemed not to
trouble him.
Mr. Birge Moreaux, man of no
> +or;etv. and famous as painter OF
nnrtraits. met him at the door. The
cor went on around the house to-
a ward the garage.
. muow arc u, Piroe?" Brantor
uootoJ "Can 7 - straight to m!
!. room ? suppose you've arrange
- ~ for me. NV secretary will b.
. ont ont on the next train"
e Guinness, pre-occupation, tn
IS ,,o;gbt of great affairs, were neve
m absent from G. Mortimer Branton'
le manner. :.
d. eco ahead" Moreaux replied
lie ,orGbinq and waving his han'
re "Wssh off a little of that brusknes
is With the dust. You'll find me in tn
Creenroom when you come down. 1t
n cooler there"
IS. Within one of the rooms allottt
Sc ~ the financier's uses, Brantc
llg found everything needful for h
ne comfort. He threw the bundle
'ly oo,venapers upon a couch, stripp'
IF, eff his coat and dropped it up'
gh them III A man appeared at the do
no and offered his services. Brant
re- Inf him away. completed /
mt toilet. busted his own coat, laid
es, aside again, and picked up the ?
elu ners. They were held together by
IN IN rnbber band which he stripped
ne a If he were angry. But his
le- meanor was always an angry one.
ho He thrust the papers aside ur
he came to Herald in the mid
led of the package, which he open
Inside, and pinned fast to it, was
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-02

thirty ditto, ditto, ditto one-thou-
sand-dollar bills; ~,
Fifteen used and somewhat soiieo
e-hundred-dollar bills.
Fifty bills in all, aggregatng ene
sum of eighty-one Thousand hNe
hundred dollars! y.
During all the time since ms ais
covery, Shannon had made no sounu'
With the realization of what he pos
SC i, he uttered words, but tney
came in a whisper, addressed to ms
other entity. for every man has TWO;
| UStering them was the popping Oh
! the safety-valve OF his pent-up emo
tons. AT
"Branton's money" he said. i
cropped into the seat he had occu-
pied, Just in time. That's a clnch;
It's up to me now to keep IL, anu
there is only one way to DO 'ha'
Only just one way"
Slowly and with bate1 breath, ne
returned the money to the envelope
an ut it in his breast-pocket: Then
he tiptoed to a door, opened II part
way, silently, and peered cautiously
into an adjoining room that was
smaller even than that one.
What he saw there startled MN
and he stood like a statue for a mo-
ment, but soon he pushed the dool
, farther open and passed inside.
There was m old, torn, and solle'
= mattress in one corner, and upon l
was lying all that remained OF VIVA
! had once been a man, and that MAJ
J. was smaller in stature than he; wa
r pale and thin and drawn, and ha
n the waxenhued skin of an oplur
Il smoker. And he who stood uprlgh
:, was tall and brawny and muscular
n We they were strangely alike, VIII
n that likeness that half-brothers WI
q sometimes bear to each other. VI
co1ld never be mistaken Tor tf
n other, and yet there was the resen
N blance.
N But the man on the mattress M
A. smoked his last pill. He had take
ID his last portion of the "dope."
it had died quietly and without knol
d. irg that the end had come, amid T.
TO soualor in which the other one w
e. stood beside him had compelled hi
n to live.
And that dead man on the flo
al was the Shannon whose picture w
g the gallery and whose record W
- upon the books at headquarters. l
he live one, who stood beside him, pr
.ae ing under another name and oc'
GO plying a position of authority, h
of of used this poor devil as a scapego'
~ haC committed the double deeds a
he was the thief whom the police had
- lieved this dead man to be. =.
oil The big Shannon, who was all
9" worked rapidly upon himself at
4,r that, and when, little while aft
sclyt ward he left that house, he did
i ~ at all resemble the person who
.bo entered it with the stolen money
ION rs possession.
IA IA He wore an expression of sn
~; So satisfaction, too, and once he m
10 hn- tered to himself:
tSo "Maybe Holderness saw me W
, one | came through the station, but If
''' did. he thought it was Shanr
90 sure-and now Shannon is dead.
IN more Shannon after this. Shan
~ uti is dead, and Shaughnessy lives.
oaSv Then he made his way directl!
tLa police headquarters.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-02
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-02
WEAK NERVES
AND
BAD BLOOD

kill off more peo-
pie than war bull
lets and with a
slower and more
h orri BILE ending.
Get all the good
YOU can out Of life
and let sickness
and suff erin z
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-02

alone, you don't want it any more
than our nation wants war with Mex
leo.
Send to the A. w. Van Bysterveld
Medicine Co. for a two weeks treat
ment for your Nerves and Blood and
see what different being you are
when well.
VAN BYSTERVELD'S o KAY
SPECIFIC.
will Strengthen your Nerves and Pu..
rify your Blood, and relieve you OF
those awful Headaches, Indigestion,
Sleeplessness, Poor Circulation and
weak Anemic condition, which makes
life not worth while living. These
are the warning symptoms OF Poor
Blood and Weak Nerves and Van BY
sterveld OKay Specific is the medicine
that will restore you to health anc
vigor. Just one bottle will prove oul
claims of it's great value. This medi'
cine can not be secured at your drug
store, as it is not patent medicine
it's a Specific and can only be secured
direct from our laboratories, with ful
directions for its use. Sent postpaid
to any address in the United State
I'D Canada for $1.00 for full tw
weeks treatment.
Address all orders for this medicine to the
VAN BYSTERvELD MEDICINE CO
e Grand Rapids, Mich.
124 No. Division Ave.
Guaranteed Under Pure Food and Drug Ac
June 80, 1906.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
CHANNEL TUNNEL
Project is Greatly Revived by
the War as Tunnel Would
Have Been Useful.

LONDON, Sept. 2 The clash OF
war among the nations Of Europe has
not modified the views of the support
ers Of the Channel tunnel scheme
whose desire tottbuild q tunnel from
Dover to Calais has been blocked TOT
years by the military auth titles on
the ground that it would destroy Eng
lands insularity.
Several peers and members OF par
lament who have for long shown an
interest in the scheme declare that In
stead Of proving Of assistance to the
enemy, channel tunnel would have
been Of supreme assistance in trans
porting the British army.
They declare they will continue the
of the tunnel at the end Of
the war. The precautions suggested
to prevent the tunnel being made use
OF for an invasion Of England include
the flooding of q dip in the tunnel,
commanding exits with guns that
could not be silenced from the sea,
and an electric button that might
touch of an explosion to destroy q
part of the tunnel IL necessary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
D OSING THE
STOMACH WON'T
RELIEVE ECZEMA


The easiest and best way. the only
safe aud sure way to be ever rid of
eczelaa and other skin diseases is to
get bottle of Amolox and apply at
once. You will get instant relief
from that awful burning and itching.
Amolox is a scientifically prepared
prescription and for the first time is
placed IN the hands of the leading
druggists throughout the country for
the relief of the many sufferers from
this torturing disease. You will be
surprised at the marvellous curative
powers of this simple remedy. It is
unlike any you have ever used. Wells
Haymaker Company and dealers
everywhere are authorized to guaran-
tee Amolox, and will pay back your
money IL not satisfactory.-Adver-
tisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
,:iiAILED FOR SHOOTING.

Three Mount Clare foreigners are
in the county jail awaiting hearings
before magistrate on a charge OF
unlawfulIy shooting in field at that
place. It is reported that they were
having a target practice They were
arrested and taken to the jail Sunday
afternoon by Constable Reuben Bart
lett, of Mount Clare.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
old. Professors
In Germany Accept Positions
as Rural Letter Carriers
during the War.

BERLIN, Sept. pa number of
the older professors of the University
Of Goetting gen are reported to have
accepted the positions as rural letter
carriers to relieve the loss of men in
this service during the war. Great
numbers of members ofsthe students
association have gone to the front.
Practically all of the students Ger
mania In Berlin is in the field. in
Guiding even the salte Herren' or
former students.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
YOUNG; MAN ACQUITTED.

Frank Heeter, a young man OF
Glen Falls. has been acquitted In
Magistrate G. H. Gordon's court OF a
charge of threatening to harm his
father, John Heeter. The senior
Heeter was required to pay the costs
Of the proceeding. Justice Gordon
heard the case Saturday night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22

Il The advice 81 the commission has
been sent to the agents yafdmasters
and other employees OF the Baltimore
and Ohio system concerned In the
handling OF cars. s..s
In distributing to its telegraph
forces the regulai onss Of the hours OF
service act pert aiming to the hours
and duties of operators, the Bald-
more and Ohio rail- sis urging its
employees in this class of service TO
ol5tain ample rest while on duty, SO
they VIII be In proper condition Tor
the safe, prompt and efdclent per-
Torrance of their work
Notes from the diary of general
'superinEendent OF one OF the large
American railroads show to what ex-
tent the question Of public relations.
under the new order OF railroad e.
fairs. enter into the official life OF
the railroad men.
The general superintendent spent
Ie1 days comforting with railroad
commissions, committees of organ
fzed employees. city and town OF
ficials and officers of the courts: ne
was travelling over the roads165 days
and spent i 90 days at head uarters
THANKSGIVING business connected with
the administration OF the IalirOau.
~ the close Of the fiscal year
ended June go 1914 the Baltimore
and ohio railroad system comprised
5.799.54 miles Of main tracks owned,
which with 2.9O3.76 miles 1s side
tracks and yard tracks and the main
line tracks. siding and yard tracks
leased and operated over by trackage
rights. brings the grand total Of all
tracks operated up to S.9O8.34 miles.
This mileage embraces 4.487.22 miles
Of first main tracks. 1,275. 80 miles q
second main tracks. 1910 miles OF
third main tracks and Al 81 miles OF
fourth main tracks. Since this com
piIation was made the Moorefield and
over embracing thirty ieht miles OF
line and bringing the total road mile
age as at present 'estab lished 4,5 1922
miles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
PENSION ALLOWED.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 22--
The pension bureau has notified Con
gressman Sutherland that a pension
has been allowed to Mrs. Helen Ham
Piled for a pension for Michael
-c,Connor. Of Harding.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
LONG OUALWIES.

Patterson NJ Long qualified Mon
day as administrator of Frank Card
ner with bond at $1,000 and Harvey
w. Harmer surety. The appraisers
are Hasvey w. Harmer,, Charles
Long and John Whalen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
(c) Underwood & Underwood.
Private j. j. Rousseau of the Fourth
Belgian Chausseurs.

Proclaimed as the greatest hero of
the war, for his daring capture Of
Count Won Buelow, the son Of the
German chancellor, Private ]. j.
Rousseau of the Fourth Belgian
Chausseurs is now enjoying the
favors and glories usually heaped
upon hero. He is wearing the mill
the Belgian king in recognition of his
valor, and is to be the recipient of
the Order of Leopold, equivalent to
the British Victoria Cross.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
WORKING FOR PEACE
In Europe is President Wilson
in a PrayeffuI Manner at
This Time.
~ .ss, e. 70 .nr.s,

WASHINGTON. Sept. % Presi-
dent Wilson said Monday that he was
prayfuIly working for peace in Eu-
rope but indicated that nothing of a
definite or formal character had yet
been done. He told callers that
publication of stories that he would
call a worlds conference to discuss
peace interfered with his serious
work. He declared that a worlds
crisis exists and that only serious
remedies should be discussed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
SEE THE REGISTRARS.

Registration officers are
engaged in the various pre-
cincts IN Harrison county In
registering voters for the
election, Tuesday, November
8. They will hold sittings
Monday and Tuesday, Octo-
Der S and s, to correct their
books. register those who ap-
ply If not alreadyaregistered.
I and complete their books in
order to turn them over to s
the county court. IfAyou are
not registered. you can not
vote. This is an entirely new
registration and the fact that
YOU were registered two years
ago or at the last election
does not mean that you are
registered this year. See that
your name appears en- the
registration list. Hunt up
I the registration ofiicers In
your precinct at once.
=. - s, s. - =. 4. 4, - n p II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
LEE STREET

Vacant lot fronting 48
feet on Lee street and about
80 feet deep.
PRICE $4,000
One-fourth cash, one, two
and three years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
PRICE 50, GOO
LOCUST STREET

Eight room house with
bath, pantry and large base
ment. Front and back
porches, lot 40x1O5 feet:
Paved street and a splendid
neighborhood.
PRICE $3.50
On terms.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
SOUTH CHESTNUT ST.

Seven rooms, bath, pan
Try, basement, front and
back porches. House fin
ished in hardwood through
out with cabinet mantels.
PRICE $500
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22

seRpEcIAt- TO rts9 vRkEoRAlat
BALTIMORE, Sept D Using thf.
telegraph for comm ton which
can be conducted by mail is being dis
Outraged among officials and em-
ployes OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad In an effort towards greater
efficiency of service and economy IN
expenses.
"A circular has been issued by Gem
eraI Manager G. w. Galloway, urging
that telegraphing be done only where
necessity requires the use OF wires
and in this way operations viii Ds
quickened by avoiding delays to I'M
portant messages which congestion
sometimes seriously interferes with.
II is the sense of the general mani
ayers circular that next to train Or
ders, such messages as relate to car
service to shippers and other mes
sages OF equal Importance shall take
precedence.
Abbreviating proper names Is sug-
gested and further accommodation
in the interest OF brevity is the elimi-
nation of superhuous words ana
phrases. On railroad system the
size of the Baltimore and Ohio. where
fully 80 900 messages, varying from
two words to one thousand words in
length, are handled each day. the
importance of being brief is clearly
seen. as substitute for the tele-
graph the railroad has adopted q
maflgram service for quick commu-
nication in the transaction Of Its
business between departments. mes
sages of this character being handled
by train service and with great dis
patch.
F. i. stuart. chief engineer of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. has
been named by Mayor John Purroy
Mitchell. of New York, as a member
of the advisory committee on port
Development 1t is planned by the
New York authoritieslto work out a
comprehensive plan Of enlarging the
shipping facilities of the city, both
of water and rail traffic, and in such
connection the cooperation Of the
railroad companies entering that city
is sought.
Ralph Peters, president Of the
Long Island railroad, and F. j. Flynn,
president of the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western railroad, will serve
on the advisory committee with Mr..
Stuart.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22

New Jersey has $4,000 widow
and nearly as many bachelors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22

Urging free and unlimited cooper
alton between managerto f industries
and railroads. the public utilities
commission of Ohio has addressed an
open letter to the general public IN
order to avert car shortage. when
the commission believes is possible
during the season of crop movement.
..The supply of cars for the crop
year is fixed states the public ut1l-
tiles commission, and the task now
before US is one of car economy.
namely, how to keep the cars moving
and performing a maximum service.
Free and unlimited cooperation be-
tween the agents of our major indus
tries agriculture. mining. manufac7
turing and transportation be
necessary, if the handling of our car
supply is to attain TO its fullest meas
ure of efficiency. No one OF these IN
dustries can shirk its responsibility
without doing violence to the whole
situation. For the agriculturists 70
, insist upon monopolizing the use OF
freight cars and motive power OF the
Transportation companies to move the
last pound of their products to the
exclusion Of general merchandise
would be destructive to economic
distribution.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22

A special train over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad was required to
convey the members of the Nuzur
family to Hammond. ~. Va, upon
the occasion Of family reunion re-
Gently The train was run from Fair
mont.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
ROBBERS
Enter Bank, Shoot Assistant
Cashier and Garry Off the
Booty in An Auto.
~ A.an-,Arrp .nr,r,

CHICAGO, Sept. 22-Three rob
bers at Monady noon entered the
Franklin Park Savings Bank, located
in suburb, shot Walter Joss, the as
sistant cashier, who was alone in the
place, and escaped with an unknown
sum of money in an automobile IN
which fourth member of the gang
was waiting.
The booty consisted of bills in the
cash drawer andithe contents Of the
coin rack. Joss was shot through the
right lung and probably will die.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22

A. G. Shaw. the biggest railroad
conductor in the world, died at Car
grett, Ind, a few days ago. MI.
Shaw weighed $50 pounds and was
employed in the freight service on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad be
tween Garrett and, Chicago: He
never took advantage Of the seniority
rule because he was too large to pass
through the regular passenger coacn:
Mr.. shaw was particularly active, and
when starting his train helpreferred
to swing onto the caboose rather tina z
to board the train at slow speed and
climb over. the cars. His popularity
in the community was attested by the
fact that public services were held be
fore his body was taken to Grafton.
W. Va, for burial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22

If you want good fish and oysters,
go to Smfthy's, Marrow Gage restaurI
ant. No better in ,town.-Adv.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-22
B. @ 81 rs

The advice of the commission has
been sent to the agents. yardmas ters
and other emp i6yes OF the Baltimore
and ohio system concerned In the
Evening journal., 1914-07-23
Why Fat Returns if
Taken Off by Exercise

Since fat is the result Of particularly
easy assimilation OF food, which too
readily turns into fatty substances. the
exercise for reduction must be very yie-
orous to tear down the tissues and as
rapidly as exercise builds larger mus
cular foundation, more fat is developed.
For the early part Of the time which
you are exercising flesh is turned into
muscle, but the action Of the stomach
being unchanged and the flesh being
more easily developed than muscle it IS
not long until the exercise has increased
the weight. OF late years. the slender
form is possible without making one
self miserable by dieting or indulging
in violent exercises to reduce fat. Make
up and take this simple reducer and
your weight win soon be just where you
want it. Dissolve 4 ounces parnotis
(which every good druggist has in his
storel in ! ~ pints hot water; when
it eools strain and take tablespoonful
before meals. This parnotis redHeer
acts gently, is quite harmless and en-
tirelv satisfactory results are quickly
attained. 1t leaves the flesh firm and
well moulded.
Evening journal., 1914-07-23
ON THEIR NIGHT OFF
COUNCIbMEN TALK OF
THE old Home PLAN

For the first Wednesday night in sew
eral months the members Of City Coun-
ell last night did not meet as commit.
tee Of the whole, owing to the fact that
several members Of the body are absent
from the city and also as there are no
matters of immediate Importance to
come before Councils committee Of the
whole.
None Of the committees met during
the evening except the finance commit
tee. which met only 10 approve the pay
rolls TO be sent TO the auditor today IN
order that they might be presented at
the meeting OF Council tonight. Last
night was to have been the time Of
changing the present monthly pay
ments Of the salaries Of city employees
to semi-monthly payments as suggested
by Councilman McDermott, was to
have been taken mp, but Ms the com
mittee did not meet the matter was de-
ferred until next Wednesday. Several
Of the members, however, expressed
themselves as being in favor Of the pro.
posed change ia the salary payment
plan.
Although nothing was lone at the
meeting, many Of the members in an
informal manner discussed the coming
"Old Home Week. celebration, and
from their enthusiasm If will likely be
the greatest Of any similar event held
in the East. As there have been no
definite plans laid out, the members
only spoke generally ON the subject
A 4hn 1nnatfnfr az ftifN Council to-
night bids will be opened for the cree
tion Of the addition 60 the police gar
age, in the rear Of the City Hall.
Bids TO be opened are the second ones
asked for. which was neeessitated by
tho fact that the lowest bidder Of the
first bids was Building Inspector Ander
son, who was appointed as such before
the bids were awarded, and therefore
could not be given the contract owing
to his official connection.