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The Washington herald., 1915-05-09
Bird of Evil Omen.

To this day the lapwing is a bird OF
evil omen among the people Of the south
of Scotland. This dislike dates from
the reign of Charles ii. when. during
the persecution of the Covenanters, sucn
as sought hiding place on the moors
we're commonly discovered to their pur-
suers by the screams Of the lapwings
which lowered over them.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-09

his heart Tho bullet struck q fountain
pen and caused only slight injury. The
case against her was dropped. She es-
tablished herself In q small, exclusive
hotel.
In January. 1910. Porter Charlton Wis
tied her apartments with a friend. He
was boy Of twenty-one, looking forward
along the years: she was a woman Of
forty. who had looked backward SO long
that her eyes were weary. But he loved
her and she felt the lust for possession.
At the bank they saw a change in
Charlton as the weeks went by. His
smile was gone; he grew haggard. One
day he telephoned his father. The doc
tor had told him that he had tuberculo-
sis; he wanted advice.
The father hurried to New York. He
found his son with the woman. They
were married, they said. Life, the father
declared, was over for the boy. But he
gave him money to go to Italy. The boy
left with the woman to spend honey.
moon in a cottage on the shores of Lake
Como.
They were happy. but lonely. They had
almost no visitors, and passersby often
heard them quarreling in the night. sob
bling Historically, pounding each other
with their fists. Charlton became subject
to long fits Of melancholia, when he
walked about with dropping head and
listless eyes, speaking to no one. Then
there was the night of June 9. 1910.
I'VE quarreled again." The hand that
held the mallet writes firmly, imperson-
ally. "She said things-did things-that
drove me to frenzy. She sat on the edge
of the bed and looked at me, with that
smile on her lips, in her eyes-that
smile!
II picked up a mallet I'd been mend
ing table with and hit her on the head
and shoulders Her flesh crushed under
the blows, 1t was SO soft, so plant! It
sickened me. I caught a statue of Venus
from the table and brought it down
across her shoulders. The figure shat
tered. She fell over, dead.
II looked around. Blood pounded to
my temples and along my neck. 1t
sounded as though q drum were beating
back of my head. I picked up-It. 1t
was still warm and soft 1 couldn't 60
on. But the drum was beating and there
we're black clouds and sheets Of flame
leaping round my feet. So carried It
to an empty trunk and jammed it inside.
1t bent together. let the cover fall and
locked it. Then dragged the trunk down
the steps and out to the beach. And Il
scraped along-scraped!" The horror Of
that noise seems to hang heaviest Of all
the horror in the mind Of the slayer-ths
sound of the trunk tearing at wood and
earth in its grotesQue journey to the
water.
CT pulled 1t out to the end Of q pier
and into a boat. Then l pushed of
little and lifted the trunk over the side.
It sank quietly and the water rushed In
after 1t; rings wound round the place
where 1t had gone down: they spread
out wider and wider until the water was
still again. Then I rowed away.
thought it was over.
81 loved her. have always loved her.
Her memory-God!
The Washington herald., 1915-05-09

DIRTY electric locomotives Of
unique design are used to tow
shipping through the huge locks
Of the Panama canal. When the
canal was being planned It was apparent
that the various winch and capstar sys-
TENS in vogue for towing ships through
existing canals and locks would not DO
ct all for Panama After Q thorough
study of the entire problem Of maneuver-
Ing ships through the locks at Panama.
1t was evident that they could not safely
proceed through the locks under their
own power, and that . substitute for
the ships power should embrace these
requirements:
Ability to place the ship In proper ~
lAtion to the lock.
Capability for ksspins the ship in its
covfse.
Acceleratins and retardins the ship
without rupturins the lines.
The lines when once attached should
be used without change for lockaSe n
nitht.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-09
The Predicament That Italian Justice Has
Devised for American Murderer He
for His Life and if He Loses Senses He'll
be Committed for Rest of His Days. -
By WINIFRED VAN DUZER.

UST the thud, thud of mallet on
yielding flesh; the limpness Of the
chilling body; the scraping Of that
81 hideous trunk-scraping through
eternity along the heart of his soul;
sinister circles whirling on the mirror OF
Como, whirling round and round the Sc
cret shared with the night, and hand
flashing whitley at the side Of boat.
Just the memory with corroding I'm
gers and sleepless eyes-God, its eyes!-
sta ding at the window, lowering In the
darkness, rising up in the haunted sun
shine. Clearer. sharper, more physical
as the days mill by: new lines here. new
shadows there, mysteries! Before him
the hand that held the mallet. He
thrust it out Of sight.
And all about him those who walk In
shadows, rambling over their dreams;
chuckling at vapory pleasures, weeping,
praying for the light that will never
come. And weaklings among the insane,
who sit silently with their poor, vacant
faces turned to him. And across the
court, from a window where the bars are
heavy. the shrieking of the tortured
thing who killed; shrieking as meas
The Washington herald., 1915-05-09

life; Of his meeting with the actress
whom he married spite of her age: Of 1
the night on Lake Como; of his life I
through the days and nights since.
wherefore, while April and hope
hang on the mountains and the bells
call to life and love, the boy sits
within the grim old walls Of the house
where there is no hope. writing Of
darkness and decay and Of q horror
that 10 soul-death; writing with the
hand that held the mallet.
nORTER CHARLTON was rompins
I with the kids" in the streets Of
Omaha . dozen years ago. Paul Charl-
ton, leading attorney Of the city. was his
father; his mother was dead. He was
Just ten years old.
About that time Mary Scott Castle
went on the stage. She was the wife Of
Neville Castle, a lawyer Of San Fran
CISCO But she had thrown his money to
the winds; he speculated and lost: final
ly he was bankrupt. She was erratic.
TcSllcboucoS tu0 my hotC Va h0A
nature. The stage seemed inevitable.
From her place As queen Of the Golden
Gate city's Bohemia, she fitted to the
stellar role of THE Princess and the But
terfy."
Lawrence Griffith was an actor in the
company. She fell in love with him. She
loved him wildly. unreasonably. Her
husband secured a divorce. Mrs. Castle
went to New York with Griffith. They
quarreled violently and necessarily.
Finally he broke away from her. She
followed him twice across the continent.
but her spell was dead.
Porter Charlton was a high school boy
In Omaha in 1905. His father, a Yale
classmate of William H. Taft. was ap-
pointed to the legal department Of the
bureau Of insular affairs. He went to
Washington in 1907. Porter followed
him to the east and became one of the
most promising young bank clerks in the
National City bank, New York.
Six months later Mary Scott Castle
met William B. Craig, who had taken
Griffith's place In her affections, In Pea
cock Alley at the Waldorf-Astoria, and.
drawing a silver-plated revolver. fired at
The Washington herald., 1915-05-09

Il passing through the canal from the
Atlantic To the Pacific. vessel enters
the ,appfoach ohAnAsi n Lmon BAY,
which extends 70 Datum. distance OF
3 sofiss Of three loeks d fight Aad y
raised sishty.nys test to the level Of
Gatun lake It then steams at full speed
through the greater part Of the channel
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
HOW TO GET THE NEWS.

An exasperated editor tells his troubles
and cites case which is not an uncom-
mon one to the country editor, as follows:
Day before yesterday perfectly nice
lady called us up and with tears in her
voice reported us for not mentioning
that fact that she had had friend
visiting her last week. We told her
that she had not let us know anything
about it and that therefore, we did not
know that she had a visitor. Then she
said,5 well you should have known. s.I
thought you were running newspaper?
Wouldn't that rattle your slats?, Some
people think that an editor ought to be
a cross between Argus and Anna Eva
Fay. They seem to think that our five
senses are augmented by sixth that
let's us know everything that happens
even if we see, hear, feel, taste or smell it
not. Dear lady, editors are only human
or at least almost human. If you have a
friend visiting you, if you are going
away, or have returned from visit out
of town, if Johnnie falls and breaks his
arm, your husband chops his toe instead
of stick of wood, if anything happens
that makes you glad, or sad, or happy,
or mad, call us up. Tell us about it..
That's the way to get it in the paper.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
Tke Fight IS Growing Warm.

The controversy as to the removal of
ahe Sibley County county seat from
Henderson to Gaylord is already taking
s:decidedly personal turn. The petition
has succeeded and now it is simply up to
she county commissioners to call for the
special election to vote on the matter.
Henderson is naturally fighting hard
so retain the court house and is using
as its stock argument that the expense
to the county is so great that it cannot be
met except by imposing heavy burden
of taxes upon the farmers.
. This the Gaylord enthusiasts deney
with equal vigor. The statements and
sefutations, charges and counter charges
ai the two factions as published is the
2abley: county papers make delightful
znading these hot summer days. We
zather envy anyone with pep enuf to
argpe so forcefully as both sides do in
weather like this. Such energy applied
70 ordinary business ought to work
BDnders. Sic'em, boy.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
Wednesday Aug. 4. 1916,
Official Paper of Brown County.
esThe Convention City"

New Ulm we'll deserves the above
name when one stops to consider tn
number of state conventions which come
10 the city annually. Already this yea
We have entertained two big conventions
md at least two more are to be held ir
me city this fall.
New Um is peculiarly adapted TO con-
sention purposes. 1t is easily acces-
lble. from all parts of the state. 1t has
4 natural beauty that few Minnesota
sities can boast. Its historical signi-
agance as the scene of the last big Indian
outbreak in the Northwest plays a part,
I'D doubt, in it's being so often honored
Eith state meetings. .......
Above all, perhaps, is the open-handed
hospitality Of the city. We make people
ael welcome and at home when they
come here. We make them feel that
shey would like to come again. If a
state organization comes once, the
chances are that it will come again. And
shus New Ulm earns the title of the Con
Vention city. Let us always strive tC
maintain our reputation in this respect
sor it is a good thing for the town. Anc
little publicity will not hurt.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04

working off their fines by cracking
stone for the city would speedily bring
them to realization that New Ulm is
no place for them. s.a ..t
The plan has been tried at other towns
and has worked wonders in thinning
out the floating and mendicant popula-
ton. News travels with startling rap
idity among these critters and the fact
that New Ulm had stone pile would
be known to the fraternity in q short
time. Jack London in describing his
wanderings as a tramp tells of many in
stances where a town was known the
length and breadth Of Trampdom as
unhealthy" because of it's stone pile.
And that town was never troubled by
tramps. 1t is worth considering, for the
tramp nuisance is a growing one in the
city.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
Soldering IS oFun.

Laurence Connolly, a Minneapolis
boy, thot it would be fine fun to join the
British army and get some real experience
as fighter. He has been disillusioned
and now writes to his people entreating
them to get him out of the pickle.
Connolly is an American citizen and
ninteen years Of age. He should have
known better than to have enlisted in
in such an enterprise. 1t is fools like
that who constantly keep the Washing
ton officials in hot water. OF course he
ought to be spanked and sent to his home
people. But Washington is busy enuf
now without having to stop and ad-
minister spankings to hayward boys
no matter how badly they are needed.
We find it hard to sympathize with
Larry. Maybe a little taste Of life in
the trenches will do him good. The
experience at least should make him q
lover of the paths of peace. Better let
him work out his own salvation.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
MfetyFarst.

The Safety First campaign of the Chi
szgo and Northwestern Railway Co. is
Dw five years old and it is possible
10 see some of it's results. The officer
and employees of the company have CO.
operated in their efforts to avoid &C.
adents. The cold facts of statistics
chow clearly what has been accompom-
zished by care and consideration.
From July 1st to June 30th of 1909-'1O
iefore the movement was started, the
Heath rate of the men who do the work
aas. 107. For the same period of the
psstSyear, that is from July LIST, 1914 to
10 June Both 1915, only SO lives have
Ieen lost A saving of II lives is worth
shile. Before the movement was or
sanized, 1929 accidents among the en-
Ioyes of the company happened each
year Last year there were but 52O3, a
saving of 1926.
The slogan of the company, which is
aeing rapidly taken up by other COM
GAMES is one that appeals directly to the
men it is supposed to help: Remember
L takes less time to prevent an accident
shan it does to report one.'
If the company which owned the East
lind had only looked at their problem
IN the same light there might not be sor-
COW iri:asthousand Chicago homes to-day.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
"sUFFs'' ON TRAIL OF DAVIS.

Congressman Davis of St. Peter had
an interesting time of it last Friday when
a delegation Of women interested in the
passage of the amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States granting
suffrage to women called upon him in
person and tried to commit him to the
measure. The proposition was put
squarely up to the we'll known politician
and he found himself in predicament
where even his many years experience in
the game failed to help him. Sur
rounded and hemmed in by determined
body of would-be voters he had to say
yes or mo-, He finally fell back
upon the men of the district whom he
declared were opposed to the amendment
and gracefully suggested that at some
future date he might have change of
heart and might at that time see his way
clear to give woman her dues as a
qualified voter. Taken all in all, the
congressman handled a hard situation
as tactfully as could be expected.
The delegation was headed by three
Minneapolis women who represented
the Congressional Union, a suffrage
organization that has its headquarters
at Washington and is endeavoring to
"put it up to father" by sending a dele
CATION to every congressman in the
United States, in order that no member
of the House may be able to say that the
women of his district are not interested
in the matter. a5
Several red hot speeches were made
and after sufficient pressure had been
brought to bear to reduce the most
hardened campaigner to pulp, the con-
gresham was allowed to express himself.
His reply was a masterpiece Of artful
lodging. 81 .af
~ believe that the majority Of the
men in my district are against suffrage
said Congressman Davis. u voted
against it at the last session but | have
not made up my mind how / shall vote
at the next session. / do not wish to be
understood as for miny my convictions
by simple majorities. ! shall decide this
question on the basis Of whether 4 believe
woman suffrage to be right or wrong. i
shall vote for what honestly believe will
bring the best results for the entire
country.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
Mortified Baths Are Poplar.

Since the Mortified public baths were
opened on the banks of the little Cannon
river last year, 1857 people have awaited
themselves Of the opportunity to swim.
The institution has been in existence
just a year and has amply justified its
existence.
The boys and girls of Mortified have
been given an opportunity to learn to
swim and the play grounds have virtually
settled the problem of wholesome SUM
mer amusements for the young people.
The plan was started just year ago and
the attendance has been constantly on
the increase at the bathing beach.
Miss Carpenter, in charge of the women's
building, shows some very interesting
figures in regard to her work. When she
commenced to give swimming lessons
on the 18th Of July, seventy per cent Of
the girls who reported could not swim.
In ten days the percentage had dropped
to fifty. The girls had taken hold and
learned to swim in short order. Miss
Carpenter keeps a card index of each
girl and thus has record of her progress.
The building and equipment for the
swimming beach cost the people Of
Mortified about $500 and upkeep about
5000. The work is to continue and be
enlarged at once. Salty appliances are
to be installed. A lungmotor is to be
purchased to use in cases of drowning
and telephone will be installed at the
bath house for emergency use.
The Cannon river at Mortified is not
nearly as attractive body of water as
the Minnesota at New Ulm. There has
been considerable talk at. different
times of attempting bath house at the
river bank here but nothing has ever
come Of it. With the example of North
fields success, it ought to be possible
to start such project in our own city.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
Heads or Tails?

The Minneapolis Daily News con-
Quoted an interesting guessing contest
last week as to the probable length of
the present European struggle. The
opinions of many leading Americans as
the possibilities of peace are quoted.
They make interesting reading but are
of course entirely guess-work.
Educators, war correspondents and
magazine editors are quoted and none
agree entirely in tier guesses. They
estimate the probable length Of the great
conflict as from few months to as many
years. Nearly all seem to agree that it
will simply be a matter OF exhausting the
fighting nations before there can be any
take of peace.
President Vincent of Minnesota has
summed up the situation as well as any
one can when he says; "The informa-
ton available has been so meager, and
there are so many factors upon which the
results depend that it is impossible to
predict when the war will end or who
will be successful. The very things
upon which one would expect to base an
opinion have turned out far different
than one would expect
For a year now this mighty conflict
has ragged. No one has profted by it
unless it be the makers of munitions of
arms Not thing has been decided by
struggle that has cost the lives of mil
lions of men, untold suffering and bur-
den of debt it that would seem must
simply crush all Europe. How long
must it continue?
Jingoists thruout the country point
to the present war and say that it shows
how little treaties may be depended
upon. "Arm to the teeths", they say,
" for a scrap of paper can never be de-
pended upon to secure peace and pro-
lection Could they not draw from
the same source the lesson that war it.
self can not avail. Certainly the pre-
sent war has not proved a thing as yet.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
4 Rock Pile for Tronslemts.

There has been scarcely week this
sumner that the justices have not had
.ases before them of human derelicts
who have drifted into town, begged a
dollar or two. proceeded to get intoxi-
Gated and made themselves a burden
ill they have been arrested and brought
before the magistrates.
What are the officials to do with them?
Certainly nothing is gained by letting
these mendicants board in the city jail
at the expense of the city. They have
no money to pay fine. The usual
method of procedure is to fine them and
md then suspend the fine on condition
that they leave town at once. This is
Ut course equivalent to no penalty at all.
BY the time they have slept off their
headache in the lookup they are ready
s0 move on.
Some real penalty must be devised to
no. keep these Wandering knights Of the
the. road away from the city entirely
We have wonderful facilities to provide
work for these nuisances of variety that
is very distasteful to them. With all
the quarries there are in the vicinity it
would be very easy matter to furnish
mans size stone pile for them too work
on as they consider the seriousness Of
coming to New Ulm for no other purpose
than to get drunk. A few days spent in
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
CENSORED WAR NEWS.

Aggie's asking aims for the Artillery.
Belinda's binding belly bands fol
Belgians.
Clara's counting cough drops fol
Cossacks.
Diana's denting dumdunls for ORA
goons.
Efie's etching emblems for the En-
signs.
Fannie's fetching fish balls for the
Trenches.
Gaby's gargling goldfish for the
Germans.
'attie's itching 'orses for the Hinglish.
| Iona's ironing ice bags for the Irish.
Jennie's joining jews harps for the
Japs. .|..
Katy's killing Kitcheners for the
Kaiser.
Lizzie's laundering lingerie for Ian.
GERS. II. Il. ..
| Mary's making mooshine for the
Monks. IL
Nellie's hitting nothing for the Nuns
Olives opening oysters for the Old
Guard.
Prunella's painting pretzels il
Przemysl.
Quola's quelling quincy in the Queens
Own. ...j'
Rachel's rolling Rameses' for Rus.
slams. aa. Il
Sister Susie's sewing shirts for Sol
diers. RI III Il. Fl
Titles toughening trip for two tight
Teutons.
Ulma's unwrapping union suits fol
Uhlans. 4 i Il. 4
Viola 3 vaporizing vodka in the Vosges
Wilhelmina's wishing warts on Viii.
helm. ,5t . 5Si Ii 81 s4s W F
Xanthippe's xhaling xylophones fol
Xmas. 3ss 58 Sfl
Yenn'ys yielding yeast cakes for the
| Yiddish. \ .5 # ,855i
Zuzie zaid zhe cent ZONE zoap for <
Zouaves. HIS 48t#
rs. Cornell widow
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04
Hsbbimg IN Bod Plight.

Last Tuesday the village council OF
Hibbing called upon the governor to send
militia to establish martial law in the
Iron Range town. The action is the re-
suit of quarrel between the city and
the mining interests.
1t seems that the mining companies
refuse to pay their tax levies of Is mills
as they think it too heavy. Consequent
ly they are holding back their tax pay
ments.
The village is bankrupt. The village
orders are no longer accepted but cash
is demanded. All village employees may
have to be discharged as they cannot be
paid. The water and electric light
plants cannot be run. Surely the city
is in dire straits. For three months the
city has been on a credit basis be
cause of the refusal of the mining COM
panies to pay their taxes. Now cash
is demanded and the city has no cash.
They are unable to buy coal, even. It
is small wonder, then that the city wishes
to proclaim martial law.
1t is a sad state of affairs when the
Commonwealth of Minnesota must be
called in to protect Minnesota city
from corporation attack. This con
spiracy on the part of the mining inter
ests to control the city government is
little short Of anarchy. 81 Ell
The complaint Of the mining comp
panies that their tax Of $75O,OOO is .
reckless extravaganza certainly does not
justify their high-handed refusal to pay.
They have made no attempt to ap-
peal the matter to a board Of equal
zation but have simply refused to pay
the tax. They have carried the fight
against the credit Of the Hibbing mer-
chants as well as against the council by
! undermining the credit Of the merchants
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-04

A movement of earth on the east bank
of the Gallaird Cut has again closed the
canal to ships of more than Is feet draft
and may delay the passage of the Unit
ed States battleships Wisconsin, Ohio
and Missouri on board of which are the
naval academy cadets.
Still the naval cadets ought to make it
after some of the tall sliding thru some
OF them have to do to get to Annapolis
at all.