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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-02-07
Detectives Spend bad" Money; Have No Evidence

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.-Bert Cowdrey, Chicago
/ Halls Of the secret service during the prison
mutual friends and Captain Halls reached into his
sped a counterfeit note Halls had captured.
Raised, was it," Cowdrey asked.
YES, from two to ten," Halls answered mean
ing that the bill had been raised from 81 bank
note to SO.
THAT reminds me Of funny thing that hap
pened to me not long ago." Cowdrey related. Il
had pinched bill raiser and had one of his bills
in my pocket My wife needed some money and
went into my pockets the next morning. She got
the BILL went down TO a department store, spent it
and then came home and told me about it. Well.
just imagine how l felt. l chased down to the
store. but the bad bill had been passed on to some
one else and never heard of it again."
Something like couple of officers from south
ern Indiana, Captain Halls broke in. They had
arrested counterfeiter and when his case came U
moned as witnesses. When the district attorney a.
evidence one Of the officers fumbled in his poke
looked like sad sheep.
Didn't you bring the bad money with you?
CURED
Yes. SIR the officer replied. but we missed
and IL guess we spent IL"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-02-07
Familiarity

Familiarity. -
Does he know her very well u,,r
HE must. / overheard hllh
her that she is getting rat
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-02-07
new SOUTH AMERICAN
FOOD DRINK
USED INSTEAD OF COFFEE
VERY POPULAR IN UNITED
STATES.

Every coffee user should have ~
much better and cheaper; return 'as
and ten cents for 20 cup trlai o''
today, or booklet mailed free.
Woodley Yerba Mate Co., lmpo''s
Shamrock, Texas.-AdV.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-02-07
Chicago Boy Raids Pantry; Finds Two Burglars

HCAGoWhle radng his mothers
Charles Claus nine 1870
burglars who stealing his mothers vrwae called
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-02-07


dnngroom stuhRng
n a
ed police station
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-02-07
Leopard Bites Chunk From Leg of Manicure Man

YoRBm Snyder head keeper Of the Central park zoo had piece
Bill
carbolo acid bound and proceeded trim the
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

III saw friend staggering into a sa
loon, / would be acting in his interes
were 40 drag him away, even il / haC
to night him while doing so. would b,
degrading him and myself were l TO q
into the saloon and drink with him."
The parable being ended, / asked Sen
ator Reed to give me his opinions abou
orators and oratory. Next to Mr.. Bryan
possibly, he Is the most popular Demo
cratic speaker in the West. He made tn,
speech nominating Champ Clark at tn,
Baltimore convention.
IF man understands his subject" b,
said. is really in earnest and has a fair
ly good command OF language, he car
make an effective speech. When he lack
information or honesty of purpose, NJ
matter how fluent he may be, he canno
make an effective speech.
Il have seen lawyers with rounded
sentences, classical culture. apt quota
tions and illustrations, splendid voices
and graceful gestures go down to defea
before ungrammatical and awkward meT
who knew the law and the facts and whit
convinced the juries that they meant
all they said
The sound of an orators lips must bt
the echo Of his soul. No one who Is moi
moved himself can move any one else
The object OF a speech is the verdict
some one has said. an Irishman, as I re-
member. The orator should make a mar
his man. should take him up and carry
him of. whether the man at first want.
ed to 20 or not
Orators Must Haye Visions.
AN orator. too. must be capable of roll
ing a thought into a few words and thSh
of sending 1t right through all the per.
sons in his audience He must see visions
and seeing visions. he will describe and
prophesy and warn. No seer of visions Is
ever a hypocrite-h6 may be mistaken
but he is not dishonest"
All that you are saying is interest
ing" I interrupted. but tell me about
your own methods"
I am sincere when / reply that It is
repugnant to talk about myself" SEN
ator Reed answered. 81 will say only
that bone up on the facts. patiently and
thoroughly. Language. or the vehicle for
my thoughts and facts, is entirely extern
poraneous. never wrote down but two
speeches in my life and both. In my opin-
ion. were ignominious failures"
Are you a thick-and-thin Democrat all
the timer
Il have been a Democrat since boyhood
and began making Democratic speeches
in Iowa when was eighteen years old.
have never scratched a Democratic
ticket MY party. at times, has acted I'M
wisely. but 1t is marching. on the whole,
in the right direction. and I have re-
manned in the ranks
II I had been a soldier with Grant in
the Wilderness and believed that he was
sacrificing too many lives and that his
campaign plans were wrong. I would not
have deserted and Joined some other
general. but would have stayed where I
was and fought on. There has been but
one political issue during the last twenty
FIVE years. Only one. On that issue
am a Democrat. The issue is this: Are
all the mines. forests. railroads, and our
large industries to be owned finally by a
few men?
III such a state of matters comes to
pass, the American people will cease to
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
RISE FROM CORNFIELD TO SENATE

and he had Ieered at her and agreed "a
take twelve of her books II she would
give him a prize; say, a dozen kisses OF
a dozen cigars. Moreover. he had gone
TO the man with whom she boarded and
Dragged about the bargain he tried to
make II would have been a silly case
for a settled practitioner. but / was a
young man and my ONCE was so new
and varnishy that II smelled like a fur
riture store.
First Client Disappeared.
The woman, at my direction, deliver
ed twelve books In a special binding, to-
gether with twelve cigars, to the mer-
chant. handing him at the same time q
bill for SIS. He refused to pay. and
sped. We lost the case before the justice
OF the peace, and then / carried IL to
the circuit court. where I obtained a
judgment for 81 Lena NJ. Reed had
vanished. but Travelled 400 miles for
law book, was all had when I entered
the courtroom and began the trial Of the
case.
Il have never seen nor heard OF the
woman since. She owed her publisher
bill and l gave him the money OBJ
tanned. less a reasonable fee for the
work / performed. The case was the
talk Of Cedar Rapids and the country
all around. and clients increased until
was making from 500 to 800 a month.
Indeed. il the truth must be told,
began to think that Iowa was rather
small for a man Of my parts. I consid-
cred Chicago a promising place. but con-
cluded that Kansas City. which I had
PASSED through once on the cars, would
grow I'D to me eventually IL IL had a
chance. In 1887, therefore, moved down
into Missouri. I was twenty-six years
OF age.
Mud was nub deep in the business
streets OF Kansas City. The real estate
boom apparently was to go on indef-
nitely. / rented a corner in a long room
that contained at least fifty desks. A
private office couldn't have been leased
at that time by anybody for any price.
Real estate was changing owners from
four to six times every day. Paper mil
lionaires were walking the streets and
selling and buying right and left.
The Collapse of the Boom.
Then all at once transactions began
to drag. II was a temporary lull
every one said. Spring came and then
autumn and matters. instead of grow
ing better. got worse. The boom days
were over but We didn't know II. Mil
Iionaires were sold out. Lawyers who
had been making 800 a month had
to borrow money for their infrequent
meals at cheap restaurants
Times were tragically hard but
lived through them. He was a very
successful lawyer who could make a
living. / was a successful lawyer, con-
sequently. because I made my living,
though the difference between my rev.
enues and expenditures wasn't worth
IL ~ Il
speeches in Iowa and made them in
Missouri. While l was serving as
counselor Of the county. party friends
urged me to be a candidate for prose-
cutor. never meant to be an ONCE
holder. but once man gets into Of
fce he ceases to be his own master.
Friends govern his life thereafter. DO
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

mother called her children together anc
held a council. The eldest was fourteen
the youngest was almost an infant. II
was a. strange proceeding and both ludi'
Srous and pathetic. I can sell the farm
and pay the mortgage and with the bal
ance of the money give all Of you a
common school education she told us
Or l can keep the farm she said, but
in that event you will have to work and
you will not get much schooling
THE children by a unanimous voice
urged her TO hold on to the land. al
agreeing to help her make a living foI
the family. My brother. who was four.
teen. and myself ran the farm, being d.
rected. of course, by our mother. was
driving a team to a drag the day my
father died, having learned to do that
kind Of work when was seven years OF
age When I was fourteen, j did a man 8
stint in the harvest field. binding my
station and not suffering the disgrace OF
being overtaken and passed by the
reaper.
I'm the meanwhile, / had been going Il
school three months every winter. ! wal
seventeen before my fathers old debts
were paid. A man came along and told
US that crops had failed In Northern Iowa
and Southern Minnesota and cattle were
being sold for a song. My mother Dor
rowed some money at the bank; bought
a bunch OF cattle, with the help of the
man who gave us the information. and
inside of six weeks had made enough
money to pay every dollar We owed.
Eat last, then. the Reed family were
In easy circumstances. Our farm wal
just over the river from Cedar Rapids
the city was growing in that direction
and our land was rapidly increasing in
value. attended the high school al
Cedar Rapids irregularly during fouI
years. but I kept up with my classes
by working day and night.
The Reason He Studied Law.
NV mother had a lawsuit before jus
tice of the peace. heard the lawyers
below, saw them wave their arms and
shake their fists, and thought 1t one OF
the greatest legal and intellectual battles
Of the age I know now that the lawyers
were pettifoggers and were trying tc
bully the justice OF the peace. Thus in
spired, | decided to study law. I began
delivering orations at the high school and
won a gold medal on one occasion in a
sort Of free-for-aII debate.
After taking a special course at Coe
College I entered the offices OF Hubbard,
Clark & Dawley The firm had a large
practice and were attorneys for the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad. At the
end OF the three years I was admitted 10
the bar My first case made me locally
notorious and ended all doubts about my
ability to earn a living right from the
beginning Of my practice. People said
knew how to try a lawsuit and that
was persistent.
Il had just moved into my Office.
Everything was new. I sold a horse for
49, and bought a library and the books
were on the shelves. A man was painting
my name on the door. when in came a
woman. who said her name was Lena NJ.
Reed. and that she was selling a book
entitled The Best Wit and Humor Of the
World I examined the work and found
it to he a collection Of stale jokes.
Well. she had called on a young mer-
chant with whom ! had gone to school.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
James A. Reed, One Of Wash
ingtOn's Greatest Orators,
Declares There Has Been
but One Political Issue in
the United States for
twenty-five Years.
By JAMES B. MORROW.

Having talked himself out OF a corn
field. James A. Reed is Senator in Con-
gress. And he continues TO talk. Only
recently he talked Thomas D. Jones, of
the harvester and zinc trusts. on the
Federal Reserve Board, which is TO con-
troll the twelve regional banks.
Words are still golden when uttered by
certain men-Mr. Bryan. for example OF
when they flow from the tips Of particu-
lar pens-Mr. Roosevelt's, for instance.
Out in Kansas City. which is his home,
Senator Reed acclaimed himself into the
mayors office and into a large law prac-
tiCe-there were five able-bodied lawyers
in his firm. In his bOyhood he suddenly
decided. after hearing a lawsuit. TO make
his living with his voice and head.
To start with, he had the vOice-robust,
not unmusical and containing thunders
and whispers at will Also he had per-
sonaIity-a cleaning gray eye, a furrowed
brow, a slim. erect body and short naIr
NOW turning white) with a wave in it.
There must be mentioned. too, an opu-
lent vocabulary, talent fol- Well-sound-
ing phrases and a fancy somewhat poet
iCal
Standing on thu floor OF the Senate or
posturins Oh the Missouri stump, his
scoWlinE Cuuntenance may Brighten the
timid in his auditory To all such lie
will say. however. that he wishes them
no la m. and that when ne storms and
frowns ali onloofers may know he sees
a vision, ordinarily an evil vision. and is
sounding an alarm. As did jeremiah.
Ezekiel I'D others Of cd.
Perhaps Senator Reed wlI' not use the
preCis- language here attributed TO him,
hut whatever he says will have the Same
meaI-ing. He believes in visions. other
wise. power 10 see what will happen If
Mr. TOu.S went IN The hoard he believed
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
In a Remarkably Interesting
Interview, Senator Reed
Says He Has Never OBJ
tanned Anything Easily, but
Has Been Fighting Ever
Since He Was a Child.

this for u.s. they say and the man again
i becomes q Candidate. ...
"A young fellow accused of train
robbery and a man charged with steal
ing a horse-and he had an alIbi which
1 almost believed myself-were de-
clared not guilty by the juries, but
those were the only cases I lost in
the 2s7 tried as prosecuting attor-
ney. Juries were being bribed In
those days. Gamblers did about as
they pleased. When men began going
to the penitentiary. some one said I
ought to run for mayor. The sugges-
ton spread and / resigned as prone
cutting attorney. became a candidate
and was nominated and elected. The
mayor Of no American city ever had
a worse time; 1t would be impossible.
Thought He Was Dead.
II fought the traction company The
police force was demoralized. The streets
were in a horrible condition A destruc-
tive food came. was dead politically,
every one declared. We shall renomi-
nate you the Democratic leaders said,
but nothing short of a miracle from
heaven will save you, and miracles are
not occurring in these days
Il called twenty-five young lawyers to
my ofice and gave them the facts about
my administration A tent campaign tol-
lowed. All the newspapers but one, and
1t had only 5000 subscribers, opposed me
bitterly. threatened publicly to send
number Of bright and shining business
lights to the penitentiary II reelected.
Big business said would destroy the
city.
"A peace agreement, as II was called,
was made during my second term as
mayor Of the city. II was entered into
by the public utility men and myself.
The results of that agreement were about
as follows: Universal transfers on the
street railroads, the payment to the city
by the street railroads Of s per cent Of
their gross receipts, the extension Of
certain car lines the substitution OF cleo
tricity for cables at q cost Of 81. 900. Co., q
reduction of z per cent in the price Of
electric light to business men and a new
telephone company and a cut in the cost
OF service from SOS to t4s a year. Further
more, l recognized the police force and
cleaned out the paving combine.
From 1904 until 1910 practiced Law,
having more business than could do,
and in the latter year was nominated for
United States Senator at a Statewide
primary. Thus far in my life 1 have
never obtained anything easily. It seems
10 me that l have been fighting, fighting,
fighting ever since was q child
tCopy-iEht. 1914. b. james B. Noru-J
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

Five thousand sheep followed Senator
Reed, when he was taken to Iowa by
his parents in 1854. John A. Reed, the
father. was an Ohio farmer and lived
near Mansfield. the home of John Sher-
man. He also was a man of visions,
and saw the rich prairies OF the West
and his sheep waxing fat in the tall,
wild grass. He would purchase long
stretches OF land and grow wool and
raise mutton for the Chicago markets.
The family having been settled on
eighty acres, the nucleus of a great es-
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

were loaded into cars and hauled the
rest of the distance. The remnant OF the
flock died in Iowa OF a new disease and
there the vision was ended. John A.
Reed. rejected during the civil var
when he tUed to enlist in the army be-
cause he was a weakly man, sooR died.
leaving a large family and a mortgage.
The Reed Family COnfers.
Il was eight years old" Senator Reed
said. in telling his personal story. when
the death Of my father occurred My
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

tate, the father returned for his sheep.
They were mighty flock when they
started for the West. with man In
front and drivers and dogs plodding In
the dust behind Farmers came TO the
road to see the procession pass. There
were items i'm the country press about
an incident so uncommon.
At Chicago. however, the flock had
been so diminished by death and steady
driving that the sheep which remained
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

be eagles and will become barnyaFd
fowls. / want each man in the United
States to have a chance to develop him
self so far as 1t is possible for him TO be
developed. Socialists say the individual
should be kept on his feet by society in
general working through governmental
agencies. Such a doctrine. carried out.
would mean the weakening and undoins
Of the Individual. who should stand on
his own feet by his own strength"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-21
II lbs. Sugar 81
when you buy $500 worth
Of other groceries or meats.
Regular Prices

Grape Juice, pint bottle ......... zoe
Matches, 2 pkgs. for ............ SC
Vinegar. best quality, gal. 500. PIC
Sal Soda. 20 lbs. for. .......... .25c
Mince Meat, 10c pkgs. for. .... Use
Coffee Topeka Maid" 8 OF. pkg. soc
Cocoanut. Shredded Bulk, Id. .2Oc
Peaches, No. 10 called gallon. Acc
Navy Beans, New, Fancy. Hand
picked, 10 lbs for. .47c
Pink Beans, for chilli, lbs. for. .20c
Wheat Germ, just like Cream Of
Wheat. at half the price. lbs.
sack Zoo.
Melorene. the best maple flavoring,
2-ounce bottle .3Sc
"a japanese pitcher free with each
bottle of Melorene.)
Goldfish. zoe values. lib. brick. .1Sc
Rutabaga Turnips. from Canada:
these are fine, Id. .............. &c
Soap. White Rose. 10 large bars. -25c
Black Pepper. pure, ground. ID. .20c
Pancake Flour, Ralston, pkg. &c
Barrel Cookies. 15c grade. ID. -. .19c
Coffee. Sahib brand, soc quality. lb.7Sc
Toilet Soap, sc bar, bars. .2SC
,Butterine, Armour's Eastlake. our
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-21
DAILY GAIN IN WEIGHT
Comes to Those Who Use Samose
Says Druggist StAnsfleld.

The poor, thin, emaciated person,
when he or she becomes plump, rosy
and robust by using Samose. forgets
that there is such q thing AZ weakness
and underweight.
Samose restores health to the whole
system SO that the tissues assimilate
from the food all of those elements
which make solid bone, firm muscle,
pure blood and sufficient tat to re-
store beautiful and symmetrical out
lines to the figure.
An increase In weight La seen from
the first weeks use OF Samose, but Il
1t does not restore you to your proper
weight and give you full vigor and Vi
tally. Druggist Geo. W. Stansdeld, So
Kansas avenue, win return your mon-
ey. You certainly can afford to Try
Samooo ON this guaE1ntoo.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-21
.c)OGHTy.

Miss Daisy Neil entertained her
bridge club this afternoon with guest
table for her sister, Mrs. Edward Lam
nan Of Quincy, Ill. Guests, besides the
members Of the club, were: Mrs. Lam
nan, Mrs. Joseph Bowers of Lansdowne.
Pa. who is visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. F. Lytie, Mrs. Kurtz KEEL
lam and Miss Grace Overmyer.
Mrs. D. w. Mulvane will give an ar
ternoon tea Thursday for Mrs. III. "A.
Auerbach, who will leave Friday for a
six weeks trip to Honolulu. A few OF
Mrs. Auerbach's close friends will be
asked, and the party will be entirely
informal.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Finnel, whose
marriage took place last saturday.
are now in New York at the Knicker-
booker hotel, where they will remain
about two weeks. At the end of that
time they will sail for Mediter-
ranean trip and will tour Egypt.
Mrs. Finnell, before her marriage,
was Miss Elizabeth Holiday.
had luncheon today at Mills tea
room.
Mrs. e. s. Gresser Of 1921 Tyler
street entertained informally Monday
afternoon in honor of her sister, Mrs.
Clarence Huff Of Valley Falls. The
guests were: Mrs. Huff, Mrs. Theo-
dore Mueller, Mrs. b. F. Clammer.
Mrs. F. M. Drake, Mrs. 8. A. Swend-
son, Mrs. r. E. Cunningham, Mrs. j.
r.. JONES' Mrs. A M. Petro, Mrs. Nash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-21
EAST SIDE NOTES.

phoned to ss15 or the state Journal ofRiee.1
rne D.,sv Embrotdery club was enter
tained Tuesday afternoon. January "a g
the home Of Mrs.. Thomas Check1lieess1e.
The followins were p ressnt: NJ Ne. LII mnqs
Ciaypool, Mrs. Grace Haney. ME-. Myrtle
Checksfield, Mrs Kate Moody. Mrs. T =.
R%x ne mss Mis-. F,ossncs
Miss Dorothy Haney. Mis- katie Puett.
last Friday At the Chas- e. Cole home.
A33 German avenue
Ms and Ms. q; g; SPENCE e fss,r e1 Sope "a
s soa1n Ne Mr. ana se Chester l. stamn and
d Hrcsis cf A Amsarii1o TEX. 0 Mrs. ans s. NJ
Evans Mr.. E. n. Stamn.
The Frank Hess family wtli move neSt
Mrs. Charles Haae entertained the
members of the To Kan clu s I dTwesony
Guy sexton. Mrs; f1snE , Ms5tin; ME-.
s eldnsy S Mccar4y Mrs. i Hattie Redmsn
afternoon Of each week. and the next
meeting will be held with MIS-. Rene NC
TSss Golden f Rod embroidery club WIN
have a line party Thursday night to the
Mrs. Sam Brentnan entertained the
Loyal Women.s Sunday school class OF
the Third Christian church Tuesday after
noon at her home. 6l4 Leland street
After the regular monthly business W.
transacted an enjoyable social afternoon
was spent. The following were present:
Mrs. s. A. Bradfield. Mrs. w L. Hayens'
Mrs. Frank Newland. Mrs. Bruant Mrs-
Alex voight: Mrs: Chas ,, Bradley: NE "a. ..
Sheafor. Mrs. Chas. Horn. Mrs. e. b.
JoIley, Mrs. Bealer. Mrs. Russell. MIS-.
Fred Oberer, Mrs. Roy Yewell
Mrs. Al. Scott and son Archie of ANA
rillo Tex. are visiting relatives and
friends here for q short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Prosser entertained
at their home 517 East Locust street: Mr.
Frank Davis. Mr.: and Mrs. Claude
Dougherty, Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ninninger.
Mrs. M. w. Watts and Mr. #. w.
" ats of Kansas City win be guests
Thursday of Mrs. s. A. Seiber. 100 East
The East Side W. c. T. U. will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. L. c. Slagel.
1903 East Sixth street, at ESQ.