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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16
DRYS Ho0T WET SPEAKERS
Thousands Of Persons Storm Capitol
in Pennsylvania Option
Hearing.

Harrisburg, Pa, April Fifteen
thousand supporters of Governor
Brumbaugh's local option bill assem-.
bled here before the law and order
committee in the house of represen-
tatives. The speakers opposing the
bill we're hooted by the thousands
who stormed the capitol il the in
terests of the measure.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16
with the Farmers.

This week George Stone moved hi
household OBJECTS to his farm near Cedar
where he will farm heavy this summer. !.
4 /. WIN Couture, ST., has under erection ];
sew barn on bis farm near this illage.
| John B. BreSsette has just completed
fencing in a large tract of newly cleared
| land on his farm wear of town.
Jacob Shaw has moved out on his farm
west of this village. Jake certainly has a
| nice place. 4
Henry Blatchford has moved out to the
farm which he rented from the heirs of the
Joe Rains estate and will farm heavy the
coming season.
Simeon Bressette we are informed will
during this season be able to administer mud
baths on his farm without going to the Hot
Springs. See Simeon.
VIM. ]. Soullier is now nicely located on
his farm he recently leased from the Belan-
ger estate.
James Bungo has crew of lnen busily
engaged in clearing land on his farm west
of this village and when completed will
have a neat place.
Ed. Haskins reports work ON his farm
progressing nicely.
Charley Manypenny was down from his
farm the first of the week. Everything in
spring work is progressing there.
James Forcis has moved out to the farm
he recently purchased on the Ashland road.
John Forcis will shortly purchase several
head of cattle for his farm.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16

Farm Hands Free.
Free of charge to farmers, hely paying
own fares. We supply Single farm hands,
Dairy hands and Married Couple tlroughly
experienced.
Phone Main 1914
DIAMOND FARM HAND AGENCY
81 So. Canal St. End floor
r. Diamond Chicago, III.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16
ST. LOUIS is REPUBLICAN
Elects Twenty-Elght Aldermen, Entire
Ticket. by Estimated Plurality
Of $4,000.

st. Louis, April 1.-THE entire Re-
publican ticket Of twenty-eight alder
men, led by A. H. Frederick for chair
Inan of the board, was elected hers
by plurality estimated at $4,000.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-16

g f! J
The C1ufchi,g
Hand Is Loose

Notice is hereby given that q noto-
rious criminal is at large In this city.
He is the author Of q score Of crimes,
particularly fandish in the methods
employed.
He has completely eluded the po-
lice, for he has left no clue as to his
identify except mark of a clutch
ing hand. by which be has come to
be known
His ways aze peculiar, his motive
for activity being indefnable. He
turns up anywhsrs-attscks any.
body. He goes from palace to a
lovly hovel from little child to an
old lady. The beautiful woman is
not beyond him, nor the strong one.
He does not work In the ordinary
way. His schemes are awful and
CHASTITY. He must DO q scientist gone
avry.
This warning Is therefore made io
order to put every family on its
closest guard
Womenl Lock your doors!
Men! Do not 60 out>unprotscted.
The 'Clutching Hand" is worse
Than ever was ~Jack the Ripper" fos
here the favorite pursuit is murder. !
Rewards are offered for The detec-
ton and arrest of the ~Clutohing
Hand" Send all information t.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-09

ue0.
The petition of A. j. Miller and
others was disallowed on report of
board of county road viewers.
The petition of Geo. M. Kirkpatrick
for a private road was continued pend
ing hearing of Injunction.
The report of the board of county
road viewers on the road petiti0ned for
by A. J. Hagen and others. passed first
and second reading and was referred to
the district attorney for his approval.
Two new election precincts were
created, one to be called Oak Grove
precinct, and contains substantially the
same territory as the Oak Grove school
district. The second new precinct is to
be called Park precinct. named for Eli.
OF Park, and is bounded on the north
by Pine street, on the west by Twelfth
street, running south on an extension
of Twelfth street to the southwest
corner of the property of J. 7. Nea.
leigh, thence east to the river. South
Hood River precinct was changed to
Barrett precinct, and contains substan-
TALLY the same territory as is in the
Barrett school district. Heights pre-
cinct is bounded on the north by Mon
tello and on the south by Pine street ;
Waucoma precinct on the north by
State and on the south by Montello: /:
Seventh street is the dividing line be.
tween East and West precincts. Other
precincts were not changed.
The goth day Of December was set as
the day for the hearing on the budget,
said meeting to begin at ten O'Clock
in the morning
Kent Shoemaker,
County Clerk.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-09

Alice See, librarian and expenses,
$75. 80; J.K. Gill & Co., library, $ll.14;
Taylor Bros, library, $S.85; Dodd,
Mead & Co., library, $500: Wacso
County, three patients on poor farm.
$50. 90; F. W. Parks, allowance $50. 90.
From the General Road Fund:
Newport Land and Construction Com
papy, powder. $40. 90; Columbia Auto &
Machine Co. supplies. $.85; F. 7. Grow
& Co., culvert, $l3.52: R. A. Furrow,
surveying. $500: H. l.. Furrow, road
master, S220: Foust & Merle, repair
ing, S6.25; Mount Hood Milling Co.,
lumber, $27.30: Hodson Feenaughty
Co., supplies, Sc. 80: Miss Adams, work
for surveyor, $l.60; Murray Kay, sur
veying, $25. 20; C. M. Hurlburt, sur
veying. $500; J. T. Holman. viewer.
$ll. 20; II. L. Furrow, viewer, $40:
P. M. Morse, blue prints. $3.25: J. R.
Phillips, lumber, S6.77; Oregon Lum-
Der Co., lumber, $ll.56; G. H. Stan
ton, cash for freight, $.26; Standard
Oil Company, oil, $5.79; Stranahan &
Slaven, work on gravel bunker. sos. .87 ;
W. G. Snow, bIacksmithing, $24.S8; ;
Stewart Hardware & Furniture Com
pany. supplies for three months.
$25. 20; E. |. Cantine, payroll on high
way east of Hood River, $22.68; J. A.
Elliatt. expenses. $421.35.
Claims filed after court convened
we're continued until next session.
Other Proceedings.
The petition of d. l.. Rowntree and
others for county road was contin-
ued.
The petition of josie d. Hannum and
others for a county road was contin-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-09
NOTICE OF TAX LEVY
For Hood River County, Oregon

Pursuant Chapter 4 of the General Laws Oregon for
the 1916 and by order of the County Court notice hereby
given to the taxpayers Of Hood River County that the County
Court of said County will the 2h day of December
1915 at the hour of ten o'clock the forenoon the
in the City of Hood River said County for the purpose of dis
cussng with the of said County the proposed estimate
of taxes be levied for the 1916 hereinafter contained
The Court will remain in session during the entire day. and if
shall the Court that all taxpayers who desire to discuss
the proposed budget have had opportunity fully
on said day. Court will adjourn the following day for the pur
of completing the discussion of proposed tax levy
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-09
Friendship Links

The most popular jewelry novelty
of the day. Each link in the circle
engraved with the initials of giver.
Price 25 cents link, including en-
craving of three initials.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-09

Correct Time
Our fine Ships Chronometer giving
absolute correct time is at your SER
vice. Call and let us regulate your
watch.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-09

Total Amount in Hands of Treasurer - S44 592 O4
Dated at Hood River Oregon this st day of December 1916
By Order of the County Court
KENT SHOEMAKER Clerk
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-09
Bracelet Watches

today of most popular items in the jewellers stock
They not fad they designed forpractcal use.
We can furnish you with splendid values in Bracelet
Watches fitted with SWISS Egin any reliable movement
Well made and correctly priced
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20

! am assured that II the cashier had
not killed himself and could have been
brought back the faith Of the head Of
the firm was such that no would still
have made the thief general manager"
As the whole world knows, the usual
eason why trusted employees steal is
their love for a fast life. but AT least
one young man went wrong from n
desire Ia cXalt himself before his
fancce and afterward to maintain
his false Importance with his wife,
one OF the group tod this story;
II was sem for TO 30 over the books
Of n large publishing concern. merely
because the publisher thought II
would be well to have them examined.
They were In charge of a young man
who was n favorite with his employer.
His pay was good, and he could get q
loan from his employer whenever he
needed II. the latter told me afterward,
He had been five years with tho house,
Before long the assistant ] had put
on the work found payroll errors, and
I told the publisher. He couldn't be-
lieve It. Go ahead with your exami-
nation he said. You will find things
all right in the end
But they were not all right. and
induced the publisher to let ME talk
with the young man, We arranged
to keep him late. so that ! could have
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the cashier to leave tho Of

advised the cashier TO leave the Of
flee.
Go II you want to- said the presi-
dent, but you will go in custody OF a
policeman
Then he weakened and confessed,
and said he would turn over his com
pany stock 10 make good. He did and
II made up Tor almost all the loss"
zone Of nv most p!tiful expert
encea," said another accountant, was
when ! caught q son stealing from n
fond father; although my sympathy
Was much modified before | got
through. The old man and his two
sons were associated together in man
u~facturing. one son was "A steady GO
lng fellow. but the other was a high
liver. As usual, when ] was called in
nobody thought there was anything
tho matter with the books. II was
not long, thsugh, before. I discovered
doctorsd payrolls, forged check In
dursements and n whole lot OF other
Il .crepanc!cs that totalled n loss OF
$4,000.
Tho booGkeeper was also the cash
10, and tho moSc catholic % thieves.
Money disappeared from everywhere,
even from the petty caBh II was
"A csse OF grab = loose change that
happened to be lying about. We Ac-
cused the cashier. but Ne dsnied It &c
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stoutly that tho old man believed him.
I didn't.
Bring him over TO my onice to-
morrow I said, and wen put him
through the third degree
THE father and the elder son-the
younger wal in Europe-brought him
in next day about IL o'clock. I ham
meYed at him until 8 before he broke
and confessed. Then came the shock.
He said he worked with the younger
son. He would steal 800. say. hand
II to the young man and get back any
where from IS to s25, but never mora
That broke the old nan UP. natu-
rally; but not go the elder son.
"1 knew It. he exclaimed. I know
he could never live the way no does
on his income. He has robbed III
both and ne has got TO 30 to JAIL
The father wanted to let II all 30.
but the son was insastent. The old
man asked to see me privately.
I'VE can't do anything about this.
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II is worth the time and effort, be-
cause when the thief tells us how he
played the game the work on the
books is slmplified. Besides we can
often force the thief to return a par.
Of his steal!ngs."
81 examined a set Of books a short
time ago." volunteered another OF the
party, which, according to the presi-
dent OF the corporation, We're in good
sna De, but ought to be gone over
simply as a matter OF record Here
was another instance OF "A ~bookkeep-
er-s inability 10 add correctly. He had
a habit Of missing fire on his payroll,
and the books showed a loss this way
Of $40, 900. knew the bookkeep~r
could not do all this without collision
with the treasurer, who signed all
the checks. suggested to the presi-
lent tina We get the b~ookkeeper over
TO my office a1d give him the third
degree. After some dihiculty | con
yinced him It was best TO DO so. He
brought the man over next day. The
bookkeeper was a stolid German
neither well dressed nor prosperous
looking, and ! made up my mind that
he vas getting very little OF his pee
ulations.
II Questioned him from Don to 6
o'clock. Finally he confessed that HI
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for you That seemed rather crude

for you That seemed rather crude
to me. and I told the head &c,
"'You DO as he says he directed
IF he says the accounts are all right
except for a few entries, they are
~ tried 10 show him that four days
would give tho cashier all the oppor-
tunity for classifying that any man
could desire, but ne laughed at me. I
came back !. sour days at Q in the
morning, Th~NrN!cr wasn't there.
"'Rettcr let us confirm the accounts
by sending statements to everybody
| suggested. Heavens! I thought he
would throw me out Of the onlce,
""That man has been with us for
seven years he snorted, and ! trust
him like my right arm. All YOU have
10 do Is to close those books and open
them again. Don't try to make trouble
around here. We don't want any
searching for what isn't there!'
when the cashier did not show up
by ~ o'clock I persuaded the head TO
telephone around and try to find him,
He didn't find the cashier, but he did
find out that he had not been At his
homo for two days and nobody knew
where he was.
81 give up he told me. Go ahead
and have your own way
''To put =, briefly. ! found that the
cashier had been forging indorse-
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he said when we were alone. 7 can't
send my son 10 prison and I'm afraid
IN have TO II We prosecute the book
keeper. Besides our firm has been do
ing something that we don't dare to
have found out. 1t would ruin us.
We have been giving rebates. which,
! suppose, are in the nature OF brides.
Many OF our customers are wealthy
msn and when their factors bring
work to us, which sometimes runs into
many thousands for a single Job, we
give them honorar!ums which some
I'm afraid the bookkeeper knows
about II and II we prosecute him It
will all come OUT
Away went my sympathy for the
old man. He was crooked himself. We
got the bookkeepcr to sign an am
davit that ne had been stealing and
that he knew nothing about any
w~rongdolng by the concern. That let
him out and he quit his Job. The
younger son. hovever, remains In tho
business and IL still a Broadway
chaser and society nan ! saw his
vlfeis name among thuse at a society
affair only the other day"
Accountants always chuckle to
themselves when they IN brought in
to examine books that. according 10
the concern, are all right They lock
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for thievery every time, reversing the
saw and believing every nan guilty
until he is proved innocent.
Here IL another case where I had
to do something more than simply
examine accounts" continued the last
speaker. "A big nee called me
in to close the books and open them
again.
THAT IL al we want you to DO the
head of the plant told me. 'You'n ind
them all straight. Our cashier Is one
Il the hest and most efficient of men.
In fact. he is so good that we are maxi
Ing him general manager, and It Is
only fair to start his successor with a
new set Of books. You fx them up
We'll, we found the books most dis
orderly. Many entries that should
have been made did rot appear at an.
The cashier said he had been too busy
10 attend TO them. Come back in four
days. he said, and they will be ready
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him when he was hungry and tired.
which is always a good time 90 break
a man. About Z o'clock we had him
in. I never saw n culprlt more salts
fed that he couldn't be caught; and
really. his work with the books was
unusually skilful. I hammered at him
as brutally as I could, but It was three
hours before he broke down and con-
fessed that he had been padding the
payroll and forging Endorsements on
checks. The publisher had tears in
his eyes when he asked:
"'I've always treated you we'll,
haven't I? How much did you steal
and what did you do this thing to
me for?'
Then came the story. The lad had
become engaged a year or so after
taking his position and had told his
girl he was getting more money than
he was. so that she should think better
Of him. Then TO keep up the enter
tainment she expected he had begun
to steal. After they were married, al
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had been splitting with the treasurer.
The latter kept seventy-fvs per cent.
of the ~stealings.
I'VE brought the cashier In next
day, ostensibly to help me with a bal
snce that vas troublesome. He wns
surprised whom no saw the president.
the secretary. the company's attorney.
the ~bookkeeper and my s~tenographer
in my office. He was dressed In the
height OF fashion and as cool as a
chunk OF ice.
II swear that I know nothing about
IT, he vociferated. 4 don't have to
steal. Ny salary and my dividends
from my stock in the company are
enough for me-
II pricked up my ears at that, be-
aus II he held stock In the company
II might mean salvage. After two
hours Of grilllng he said he would
talk no more without his lawyer. We
called him Immediately. The attorney
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Sometimes He Must Play the Detec.
tive. and Experiences That Touch
the Heart Strings Are Many

though he had his pay increased. ne
still lied TO her about It, and 30 was
forced to continue his c~hicanery. He
was afraid to confess to her even then
for fear of losing her respect. The
publishers kindness turned to bitter
ness and he wanted to ave the young
mar arrested.
"'SIppose we car get the money
back2' / suggested. That would be
better than im%prlsoning him. He has
some wealthy relatives and perhaps
they will help him out
II told the man to go'home and tell
his wife and then to bring her down
TO my office next morning. She was a
butterfly. All the time she was In
my office she kept patting her hair.
primping and powdering her nose. 1
do moi think she realized the gravity
Of the offence. nor her part In II.
Finally he agreed to ~ TO borrow the
money and pay 1t back. In a few days
he brought the cash to my Office.
signed a confession and went. / felt
sorry for hat fellow"
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Far From. Being Merely an Adept at
Figures, He Often Gets Close to
the Core of Human Nature

Your sons a thief! He has con-
fessed that he stole $4,000 from me.
You go and put a mortgage on your
house and pay me the money or I'll
send him TO JAIL
Poor old father! He brought the
money in in a few days and the son
was not prosecuted.
Not all cases are as easy as this.
and often a defaulter, although almost
literally caught in the act, will hold
out for hours before confessing. That
means the third degree, and many ac-
countants are as expert In giving It
as the most proficient police official.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-09
THE N. c. MURRAY COMPANY

there. left the pasture and found her way back to Colebrook, Is miles dis ta1t. and, entering the barn, was in the stall when the McClaves were about in the morning.
 New Havens-Prof. and Mrs. Isidor Troostwyk announce the engagement of their daughter; Miss Hendrika Troostwyk. to S. Benjamin Obadiah of New York.
 Lltehfield.-william H. Cone ob- served his 18th birthday Monday, re- ceiving a postcard shower His was the longest service in the Cival war of any veteran in the county. | F0restville.-At the last Epworth feague convention it was voted to ask each league to take a free will offer Ing toward raising $50 to put the El- derage of the camp grounds in order.
 Hartford While there were in stor- age A Sat st ow.a = o'clock Monday morning wrT 1.6an. eco coo -ello.ee in the six
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-09
Rrisf Mention.

Frank White was in Providence Thursday.
 L, A. Kingsbury was in Boston Thursday.
 John Sullivan and son Leo spent Thursday in Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. c. c. Helmold left Thursday for theiE- summer home in Maine.
 Mrs. Lucy Byles Wilson of Wethers- field is the guest of friends here for a few days.
 Miss Helen Harrington is the guest of friends in Springfield for the re- mainder of the week.
 The express train for New York due in this city at 4:08 p. m. was 30 minutes late Thursday.
 Mrs. Hobert Egbert and daughter. Miss Agnes Egbert are guests of Mrs. Egbert's mother, who resides in, New Jefsey.
 Mrs. B. Quigley who has been visit ing her daughter, Mrs. Peter Hard man, returned to her home in New York Thursday.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Thomas and daughter who have been in this city for the past week, left Thursday foI their home in Washington, D. c.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-09
M1II L..NMzAsNTIC

nephritis 1, myocarditis 1, cereberi tuberculosis l, peritonitis l, duodenlus 1, other causes. l.
 Will Motor Through White Mountains
 Mir. and Mrs. Dwight E. Abel. ac, companied by Attorney General George D. Hinrnan and wife of this city, leave today for a ten days, mo- tor trip through the White Mountains They plan to stop a short time at Bethlehem and at Portsmouth, N. H. and return to this city on the eight eenth of this month.
 Physicians May Furnish Certificates
 An announcement has been made by the U. s. Civil Service Commission that regularly practising physicians ol good standing in this city, who are willing to furnish medical certificates as applicants for positions in the cfas- sified Federal Service, may do SC with the postmaster, or the secretary of the civil service board at the Will innantic ofIice.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-09
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Meridenf-Oiiver T. Rule is attending the sessions this week of the Anti- Saloon league convention in Atlantic City.
 Torringtcn.-While picking cherries Gtr his home on Summer street, George Risiey fell from a ladder, breaking his arm at the elbow.
 Brideencrt.-Alexand Fyfe has lost his entire flock of pigeons, all having flied within 24 hours, and from the na- .ure of their death Mir. Fyfe says they were poisoned.
 coIehrook.-Betsy, a black mare sold by s. Wood McClave of State Line .Arm to Fred Beeclier in Winchester sest week. ana turned out to pasture
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-09
WASH GOODS SECTION

BEST QUALITY PERcALEs, s6-inch wide-Sale price 1oc yard. BEST QUALITY DRESS GlNeHAMs Sale price 90 a yard. One lot of VoILE, solEsETTE and
 CREPE, value 1Sc and 25c a yard Sale price 10c a yard. CREPE GINGHAM AND EMBRoTD- BRED VOlLE, 24 to 27-inch wide, value 18c to 25c a yard-Sale price
 15c a yard
 PLAIN OR STRIPED CREPE, value
 25c-Sale price 12Lac yard. BEST QUALITY GALATEA, value t7c
 Sale price 14c a yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-09
WET SEASON CONTINUES
Downpour All Day Thursday-Farm- CTS Like It-street Paving Held Up.

wi1limantic and vicinity came in for its second downpour of rain this week Thursday. Rain began soon after midnight Wednesday night and con- tinued all day, with no prospect of immediate cessation.
 The farmers are not complaining much about not being able to get in their hay, as the rains were much needed. and are doing considerable good At the pumping station the volume of water has so increased that it is going over the dam, and there is no need of using the steam pumps.
 There is one spot, however, where the rain is not appreciated so much, and that Is the block paving construc- ton work on Main street. The work men were kept from work, and when the rain stops will have to pick up again the stretch last laid, as where the cement has not been applied, the rain causes an uneven settlement of the blocks, which have to be relaid.
 One side of the street is open, and with good weather the whole stretch to the railroad tracks will soon be ready for traffic.