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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

"But what can | do; I'm in the mans power?"
and there tears in strong mans eyes as he
reached out to the detective in his extremity.
"You must follow my Instructions = said the Chief
simply. "You are in Davis power-thats the
strong hold every backmailer has on his victim
there's no use trying to deny the facts. The trouble
with most blackmailed persons is that they 60 to
lawyer to help them out of their trouble, when it
isn't case for the law at ALL Blackmail requires
a different treatment The shrewd backmailer
knows enough to keep out of the laws reach. A
lawyer can't bring him within that reach. He must
be tricked into that reach into the grip of the laws
claws, in very much the same way that other and
more definite criminals are 'framed-up.' The
blackmaler, always remember, appreciates that his
victim realizes the security to himself of silence.
1t is this that the blackmaler banks on"
I'm in your hands, the miserable victim put in
hopelessly, "ony for the sake of my little girl
l don't care about myself only for her, we mustn't
let anything about this get out"
"We'l see about that later, returned the Chief.
"For the present. light up cigar to steady yourself
and listen to the line of action you've got to follow
if you hope to beat this blackmaer at his game and
spare your daughter life of unhappiness. Now,
the first thing you've got to do is not to Davis
when he shows up again; and show up he will within
a week or two"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

to know if this was the last money Davis would try
to blackmail him out Of The word "blackmail" "
seemed to strike the man across the mouth and whip
out blood-or, at least such the impression the
fellow pretended to convey to Normany
"What are you talking about anyway" he ex-
claimed. "You can be glad haven't asked you for
more. | came to you as friend. I've let you off
easy. A fine thing it would be for you, wouldn't
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

LAlId III llOI ScIIiE " SiLhSi
dead broke"
"What do you want-how much?"
ooh, | guess a couple of hundred woul'
out You've made good; you've got mo
could spare it easy, couldn't you, partners
If | give you what you ask, will yol
and not come back?" Normany's ham
jelly as it tried to unlock desk drawer.
Sure | will, partner nodded the
man.
Here, then" and Normany stuck
a wad of bills in the fellows hands.
Here's what you've asked for and
more Now, for Gods sake don't 4
come back here and don't tell anybody
don't tell anybody"
The door closed and Normany stood
at the knob in silence. The slumbering
storm of twenty years had broken
across his life And, of all times, now;
now when his treasure of treasures,
his Helen, was to nave her heart set
a-singing by love answered and love
unthwarted; now when his dearest
OF dearests, his only child, was still
to get her wish of all wishes in the face
of the hostility of the family opposed
to her because of her parents. If what
had come today were to reach the ears
of his Helen's fance, of Princhett's
people; if, indeed, it were to reach the
ears of anyone in a community that
had come to respect him. to look on
him as a man unspotted, as a man of
integrity and trust! And he had SO
believed, so prayed, that he had lived
it out of his life exiled from his life
forever the shadow of those three
ogre grinning years those memory
cancer days through his twenty ninth
and thirtieth and thirty first years =
had spent in a States Prison in the |
Had he not atoned for his sins by his
had he not fought for his name and ret
honor; had he not battled with that nam
eous enough not to be the skulking que
change it, and had he not obliterated {
trace of black that had seemed to cling to
was not now soul in all the world to brir
past to him, not a soul to remember
spoken with his God and so had he con
secure. And now had come this man
smellcd him out like bloodhound across tt
trail Of twenty years accidentally, very
his name would scarcely associate it with
that had come to measure so large in the
a big city-but still smelled him out.
And yet, the man who had been in the
had promised to 60 away, to seal his lips.
might yet be well. Then again
Three weeks later, while Normany was
his daily afternoon dictations to his secl
was interrupted by his outer-office attenc
Someone to see you, sir
Normany curtly observed that he could
at the moment he was too busy.
But said the attendant, the party
to show you this and guessed you'd Sc
right
Normany took the card. On it was
merely the number 34."
Dismissing his secretary quickly, he a
the man be shown in and that the door
tight after him. Before Normany could
mouth to speak, the man proceeded into
Il know you'll think I'm trying to do you,
he went on, "but I'm really not l lost t
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
DRAWN BY C. PATRICK NELSON
COPYRIGHT 1914, BY THE STAR CO.

it, if the story of what you were doing when | knew
you got out now! You think you're so grand here,
don't you? WE'LL what chance do you think your
daughter would stand to marry into that swell
family she's trying SO hard to break into if"
"Shut up" cried Normany Here's your
money, you rotten blackmaier- get out!'
Davis took the money. Davis. backed slowly out
of the room And, backing out of the room, Davis
grinned.
That grin caused Normany, Immediately the door
had closed on the fellow to seize the telephone get
the long distance wire to New York and draw the
Chief into the case at once
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

the case at once" said the detective
abruptly.
Accordingly when Davis put in
an appearance at Normanys office
ten days later, Normany deliberately
sent word out to him that he would
not see him. But Normany expert
enced hard struggle with himself to
- do this Fear ruled him. Might not
Davis, angered at the rebuff, tell
what he knew? Would it not be better
after all, to submit quietly to the mans
blackmailing? After all, what were
a few hundreds of dollars as against
his girls and his future? To
which latter the Chief replied: "Noth-
ing Only don't forget that it would
not be merely few hundreds or even
a few thousands and that even if you
paid and kept paying, you could
never be sure that the man might not
some day tell what you didn't want him
to tell. Just sit tight and wait. Davis
will be back again, you may be certain"
"And then | can see him?" and
Normany's eyes gistened with a ner-
vous, fearful brilliance.
''No, you can't" said the Chief
HA 'iNN - "You'Ve got to send word out to him
ned to clear out and never let you see him
or hear from him again!"
1t took the Chief many minutes to
pacify the mans alarms Would not Davis tell
Ill
were sent off a second time, if he realized he
could not get any money? Wouldn't he tell
out of revenge? A score of questions frothed from
Normany's mad lips. "Do as | say the Chief
reassured him, "and don't worry [ have yet to
fail in handling such choice birds"
Davis, as the Chief had predicted, showed up
a week later-and was again given Normany's mes
sage. And from that moment on, for two long days
and two doubly long nights there man in
1Ub in C1a ybO
tossed in hysteria Of silent terror and lived hour
Of dread in every passing minute The Chiefs
reassuring words failed to set Normany's mind at
ease. eff he should fail; say he should fall
Normany would repeat and repeat
But the Chief had had experience with blaCkmail-
and his net for the ensnarng of them tested
net and one found to be effective. And the Chief
was not in the least surprised-had he not told
Normany that Davis would do this very thing?-
when Normany on the morning of the third day
received by messenger a carefully worded and non
commital note from Davis asking for loan" of
five hundred dollars?
"What shall | do?" asked Normany
(" If you want your daugh to marry PrinChett
on the eighth of November, four months from now,
which, believe, you have told me is the date now set
for the wedding, you will have your secretary i'm
return the note to the messenger (who, |
observe is waiting outside for an answer) and tell
the messenger to report that you were not in and
that if the message is of any Importance its author
should convey it to you by letter post which you
will duly receive in the morning and attend to-
The next morning the note came by mail. At the
Chiefs orders, it permitted to go unanswered.
Two mornings later, second letter arrived. It's
tone was bit more strident than the first but it
was still CouChed in terms that were not too inds-
Greet. This letter was also allowed to 90 unan-
swered. And four days now passed in a silence that
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

Not word, not word, partner" replied the
stranger. "And I'm not going to either; but I'm
dead broke"
"What do you want-how much?"
ooh, guess a couple of hundred would help me
out. You've made good; you've got money; you
could spare it easy, couldn't you, partner"
If | give you what you ask, will you go away
and not back?" Normany's hand
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01

"But l can't do that, l certainly can't do that,
stammered Normany "If | don't see him, he
might tell what he knows"
The Chief got up and held out his hand.
Normany looked at him questioningy. Where
are you going?"
"i'm going back to New York You don't
want me-.
"But do, you know do l must have you!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10

NCOsH - WI wv w.
I.iVestock--cows. o % SC; calves
a Sc; hogs &C; sheep 4@5c;
lambs, 5 @ec.
Butter and Eggs-Ranch but
ter. 26 q use; strictly fresh ranch
eggs, 40@42c.
Poultry = fIens. 116b12c;
ducks. 10 a. 12c; squads, 81, rab-
bits, SO Ice; turkeys, 20c;
springs. 14e.
Jobbing Quotations.
The following prices are fur
nished the Times daily by leading
firms engaged in the various
lines of fruit, produce, meats
provisions, etc. These prices are
paid by the retailers to the com
mission men:
cheese-Wash.. 10000; Til.
lamook. lie.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 44c.
Bdtter- washington creamer,,
81 a 35e; Oregon. 32c; Eastern,
32e.
Fresh Meats = steer, 1910
12hc, cows. live; heifers,
12c; hogs. trimmed sides,
lsc; do, combination, INC;
whole, 14c; small veal, 100
lie; heavy veal. 012c;
ewes. 91kc; mutton, wethers.
10Hc; lamb. 12013c.
Fruits = Gravenstein apples,
81; native apples, Use ms1.
Bananas, 4zc ID. Pineap-
pies, doz., $3.50. Oranges. Val
encias. So a 3.25. Lemons, choice,
$3.50 at. Peaches. SaIways. Soc.
Watermelons. Toe cwt. Burbank
plums. 75c crate. Yakima prunes,
soc box Fall butter pears, 81 70
1.25. Peach plums. 75e0 81.
Grapes. To-Day, crate, 81. Yakima
Coneords. zoe. Huekleberries.
sc H. Cantaloupes, Gem. s1.25.
Transparent craDapples, soc.
Strawberries. Everbearing. 50
crate. Cranberries, IS Dbl.
Neeeta bIes onions. zoe
doz.; Oregon yellow, cwt., s1m
lis. Head lettuce, 500 acc. doz.
TuTnips. 81; carrots. $3.50; re-
tail, 3 ID 25c. Potatoes. Yakima
S25; natives. s23. Cucumbers.
large, COZ, 40c. Cabbages.
H.. Ne CaulifIewer. doz.. 4oc.
green corn, doz.. zoe. Hubbard
squash, &c ID Spinach. H.. Sc.
Chilli peppers. Ice ID. Tomatoes,
box. 40 q soc. Wax beans. Sc
Sweet potatoes. &c ID. Pumpkins,
I Nc Oregon cider, $3.50 keg.
Home grown celery, soc dozen.
Brussels sprouts. 10c; green peas,
lie. EGG plant, x125 crate.
Hops. 1919 crop, 96121S G.
1913 croD. nominax
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
War
Dictionary.

FIELD BUYER STAT1ON-A
station of the Intelligence troops
serving In front of the various
headquarters and often right in
the battle zone. As each infantry
brigade and the artillery goes
into action a reel cart of the in
telligence service follows. laying
wire from division headquarters
The wires being of high resistance
and often leaky, a special instru-
ment, known as the buzzer, has
been developed for operating
them. II consists of a eombina-
ton of telephone transmitter and
receiver, and telegraph key and
sounder. Owing to the sensitive
ness of the receiver. the buzzing
sounds caused by the pressing of
the telegraph key can be heard in
the receiver at great distances.
when the wire is so bad that reg
ular telegraphie communicated
would be impossible. BY use of
the buzzer, messages have been
transmitted over a broken wire.
whose two ends are left lying fifty
feet apart OH damp ground
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
AMERICAN CONSUL
ESCAPES ANTWERY

LONDON, Oct. 10.-After hold
ing his family in an underground
apartment during the fury of the
Antwerp bombardment. Henry w.
Dtedrich, American consul gener-
al or that city, made a thrilling
escape In an automobile to Client.
He said the noise Of the explod-
ing shells and the confusion of
the terrified citizens was awful.
All roads were choked with fran
tic men and women fleeing their
city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
Thunder Storm
Visits Tacoma

Tacoma citizens were treated
to a novelty of a real, honest-to-
evening, which included in its in
tense program, rain, hail, thun-
der, lightning and a furry of
snow. A record was set when
in about a minute and a half .05
inches of rain fell. IA inches fall
ing in five minutes. The freak
ish storm outdid any previous at
tempt in the memory of the old
est inhabitant."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
oNa1.
>reo8fapii!1

kIELCE-Capital of the Rus
sian government of Kielce. the ex-
IRENE southwest part of Russian
Poland. Kielce is situated among
high hills only about IS miles
north of Krakan. The German
forces reported to be terrifying
here will be of material aid in
preventing the Russian advance
into Galicia and will threaten the
Russian forces investing Krakau.
Kielce has a population OF about
80. 600. Chief products are brick
hemp. sugar and paint.
sUWAfskI-Capital OF the Rus
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
ARSON TRUST"
LEADER FREED

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 10. =
Max Albert was found not gull
ty last night of attempting to de-
fraud insurance companies
through arson conspiraeies, in
the first of a series of prosecu-
tious of the so-called Portland
arson trust"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
CLOSE CITY
HALL MONDAY

The city hall viii be officially
closed on Monday, Columbus day.
but patterns of the light depart
ment can pay their bills on that
day an dvofers may register.
There will be no council session,
and the circumstances to propos-
ed Improvement districts will be
heard Tuesday. Registration
books win be open tonight until
10 O'Clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
Courts Settle
Ancient Cases

Judge Clifford today began the
disposition of 400 cases, which
are part of 1000 antiquated suits
still undisposed of on the super
Tor court records. In the long list
are many divorce actions which
were granted, but in some cases
the fees not paid, and in others
the papers not accurately filed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
DOCTOR WINS SUIT

In sustaining the demurrer OF
DIR. j. ID. Pearsall against the
state action to forbid him prac-
NJ. yesterday granted a safe sta
tus to so veterinarians who we're
practicing in the state before the
law went into effect compelling
examinations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
DRURY RETURNS
FROM CLARKE CO.

Charles Drury, democratic can
didate for congress-, returned
home today from Clarke and
Lewis counties where he has been
campaigning. He expressed sat
fsfaction with the outlook and
said he was confident that he
would be elected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
Willie, Read
This to Papa

PORTLAND, Oct. 10. -
Judge election yesterday
> granted divorce to Mar
gsret Nice from j. X. Nice,
on allegations of nagging aud
violent conduct. The custody
of two children and x3.5 a
month alimony were award
ed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
'FERRATA, PAPAL
SECRETARY, DEAD

ROME. Oct 10.-Cardinal Fer
rata, papal secretary Of state. died
at 1:80 p. nm. today. He sue
cumbed 90 appendicitis complicat-
ed with peritonitts. His death had
been expected for several days.
Cardinal FeFrafa WAS among the
prominent candidates for election
TO the papal throne - successor
90 the late Plus n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10

sian government of the same
name, situated in the rough paral-
telegram between the Niemen
river and the East Prussian from
tier. A railroad runs to Grodno,
through the forests OF Augustowo.
The town is only about 10 miles
from the Prussian frontier and is
a little over 100 miles southwest
of Wilma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10

LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch
TO the Reuter- Telegram company
from Amsterdam says that the
Berlin correspondent of the Tele-
gram reports that the German
army headquarters are now at a
French town so kilometers from
the front, to which they we're
removed from Luxembourg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
B BULLETINS

MELBOURNE, Oct. lot was
today announced that parliament
would be invited to make Bel
GUM a gift of 100000 in recog-
milton of her sacrifices.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10

BORDEAUX, Oct. 10.-Presi-
dent Poincare has received infor-
nation that the Germans again
yesterday bombarded his coun-
try house at Sampigny, in the
department of Mouse. Forty
eight shells were fired into the
buildings, which were completely
destroyed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10

LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany saws; The Belgian govern
mente has addressed to the neu-
trail powers vehement protest
against the action of Germany in
monopolizing all the foodstuffs
found in Brussels and its envir-
ons, thereby reducing the native
population to famiEe."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10
Because a jury decided that their
uncle was of unsound mind when
he wrote his will. Marjorie and
Madeline Holyoke. twin sisters,
lost legacies of s200. geo apiece.
Although the girls were defeat
ed In the first legal assault, they
quickly reformed their lines for
another attack in the courts. OPP
posed TO them are their cousins,
sidney and Harry Holyoke. sons Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST LAWYER

SEATTLE, Oct. 10.-Charged
with conspiracy TO suppress evi-
dence in the case of Frank II.
Tape, accused of aiding Chinese
to ente rthe United States legal
ly, Attorney Victor NJ. Place is
under arrest here. Attorney
Place WAS a football star at Dart
mouth aud was coach at the Uni
yersity of Washington and at
Notre Dame university. His ar.
rest created a sensation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10
CHARGES FRAUD
BY ROCK ISLAND

NEW YORK. Oct. 1o.-"Ths
object OF the Rock Islands pres
ent management is TO divert mil
lions OF dollars from the treas
ury." was the "straight-between
the eyes blow Samuel untermey-
err, foe OF the money trust. .
landed on ROCK Isrand road off
cials In the United States district
court hearing.
Untermyer. who is attorney for
Dondhoiders representing 81 .OO0.-
600 OF the Rock Island company,
charged James y. Wallace. chair
man OF the roads committee ON
reorganization. with keeping the
Dondholders in ignorance of the
roads financial condition. Fin
anctal jugglery'' was another
charge made by Untermyer
against the reorganization COM
mittee, and he declared that the
oondholders knew nothing of the
details of the deal which took
sf,bOO,000 from the roads treas
ury In connection with the pur-
chase OF the 81. Louis and San
Francisco railroad BY the Chi
cago. Rock Island and Pacific
company. the holding company OF
the Rock Island.
Untermyer appeared in court in
opposition 10 the foreclosure of
the Rock Island mortgage held
BY the Central Trust company.
The foreclosure of the mortgage
Is part of the Rock Islands re-
organization plan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-10

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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-04-16

Forty-seven years ago the United
States purchased Russian America, a
tract as large as the Atlantic states
put together, for s7.2oO,0O0 The bar
gain was widely ridiculed. The tract
was called Stewards Ice Bon" after
Secretary of State Seward who was
largely responsible for the purchase.
The United States gave ii the name
Alaska corruption of the native
Al-ay- eska, meaning "a great coun-
try" The inhabitants numbered a
few hundred whites and few thou
sand natives There were no roads,
commerce was confined to fishing and
sealing, to the extent of $2,0O0,OO0 a
year. The people laughed, but Secre-
|tary Seward died with the prediction
that another generation would say the
purchase of Alaska was the greatest
Accomplishment Of his administration
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-04-16

The Purchase of Alaska
Then and Now
and

Today the resources of Alaska are
still unknown, but the people think so
well of Stewards Ice Box that their
congress has voted and their presl-
dent signed a bill for the expenditure
of $35,000,0o0 in the building of 1000
miles of railway in Alaska Today
Alaska buys some s2o,ooo,ooo worth
of goods from the United States every
wear, and it sends about the same
amount of merchandise to the states,
In addition there has been yearly
production of nearly 100000 in golG
from Alaska. The population, as TAX
en- the last census, is over $4,000
whites and $4,000 natives. over 1000
miles of wire communication have
been established, and some 500 miles
of railway already built, as well as
over 5000 miles of highway and trails
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-04-16
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office of the Idaho Nevada Explora-
lion Company, Limited, Wallace,
Idaho, April I. 1914.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors OF
the Idaho Nevada Exploration Com
pany, Limited. held on the 18th day OF
April, 1914, at the office of the com
pany, an assessment of one Cd mill
per share was levied upon the capital
stock of the corporation, payable OH
or before May I, 1914, to Otto "A. OILS
son, secretary at the office
ca me company. Wallace, Idaho.
Amy stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 7th day
of May, 1914, will be delinquent anu
advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment is made in fun,
together with rs cents, cost of adVer-
Using for each certificate advertised,
will be sold on the LIST day of June,
1914, at 800 p. m. at the office OF tn,
company to pay the delinquent as
sessment thereon, together with tht
costs of advertising and expenses OF
sale.
OTTO A. OLSON,
Secretary Treasurer of Idaho NeNaca
exploration Company Limited; Of
flee in Eagle Block, Wallace Idaho.
Ap9-My7-5 81