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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30
CHAPTER XII.
The Housebreakers,


Crewe entered the house at the
front door, using one of the keyes
which Christy had procured for him.
Rickett wondered why he had been
taken along, since there seemed to be
no need for his slightest kit" The
time was approximately quarter
past one; rather an early hour for
burglars to get busy.
Inside the house. when the door was
closed behind them, Ricketts, impa-
thence got the best of him; and he
demanded:
What the blazes did you want Of
me an my tools for, when you've got
the keys" Crewe put his lips close
to the yegg's ear and whispered:
IF you utter another sound unless
you're asked. I'll choke you into 81.
lence and leave you here"
There was dim light in the foyer.
Crewe led the way up the wide
stairway. going forward, Rickett
thought, is IL he were familiar with
his surroundings and SO came pres
emily to a door which opened at his
touch. Passing inside the room, Crewe
closed and locked the door, and then
snapped on the electrics, flooding the
apartment with brilliancy.
The yegg, accustomed to obscurity
when he made his nocturnal calls at
unfamiliar residences, started back in
dismay, covering.
Don't do that" he whispered, for
getting the order not to speak unless
spoken to-; but Crewe seemed not to
hear. He passed quickly on into an
adjoining room and snapped on more
lights.
1t was the dressing-room Of young
woman; glance revealed that fact;
but Crewe did not SO much as glance
toward the articles 1t contained, al
though Rickett found time to slip sew
eral gold-backed toilet articles into
his capacious pockets.
Crewe led the way through a gener-
Gus bathroom into bedroom beyond
1t. where he snapped on more lights.
Then he pointed to a small, square
door. breast high in the wall at that
side Of the room nearest the bath
room.
Tackle that, Bobcat," he said
shortly. at is made of steel, although
the veneering is wood. II is fastened
with doubleday lock. and It won't
be easy. Tackle 1t, and be quick
about 1t, too"
The Bobcat tackled" It, and he
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30
changes were slight indeed.

changes were slight indeed.
Moreaux snapped on the lights and
descended the narrow stairway to the
small entry. The side door. which
gave upon the street, he opened an
inch at time and very gently. Two
uniformed policemen were standing
between him and the corner OF the
avenue, but their backs were toward
him at the moment.
He stepped outside and passed
swiftly across the walk to the curb;
then he cody struck match and ap-
piled the flame to a cigarette.
The officers both heard and saw the
fare of the lighted match and turned;
but Moreaux In the meantime was ap-
preaching them.
Hello! What's up. officer?" the
artist inquired of the one nearer to
him.
Burglars inside-or just a scare,
maybe. Say, where did you come
from?"
"Burglarsr Moreaux exclaimed.
"You don't say! Why. it's Delorme's
house! BY Jove! / believe I'll go In"
He hurried around the corner to the,
avenue entrance and rang the bell. J
The door was opened without delay
and he passed inside"
What is the matter here. Com
iske" he demanded of the butler who
admitted him. Every servant In the
house had been aroused by that time.
Burglars, sir" was the calm reply.
Comisks would have said murderers
In the same tone.
Burglars. Ell? say. Comiskie-
60 into the libary to the telephone
and tell Central that Mr.. Moreaux
wants Mr.. Bunting at once. Do 1t
now. Central will do the rest. Two
gentlemen will arrive together. Ad-
NIT them, and tell them to 60 quietly
upstairs. Do not forget my instruc-
tions."
Then he assembled the stairs to the
gallery, arriving at the top just at the
moment when Baxter, Marline. two
policemen in uniform, Mr.. Delorme
(still wearing his hat), and Bobcat
Rickett, wearing landcuffs on his
wrists, issued from the door of that
room wherein Crewe had been trans
formed to the artist Moreaux-that
room where the small safe-deposit
vault had been broken open. but
from which, so far as could be no
ticed. nothing had been removed.
I'VE got here just in time, Mr.. De-
lorme." Marine was saying az Mo-
reaux drew nearer to them.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30
mrs. MELONS LETTER
To T;rad Wnrn-out Mothers

jackson, Miss.-"I shall feel repaid
for writing this letter If can help any
tired, worn-out mother or housekeeper
10 find health and strength as have.
al have a family of five, sew, cook
and do my Homework and ! became very
much rundown in health. A frienC
asked me to try Vinol. Ibid so and now
/ am we'll and strong and my old time
energy has been restored. Vinol has nc
superior as o tonic for WORKOUT, run,
down, tired mothers or housekeepers.'
MRS. J. N. MELTON, Jackson, Miss.
w. c. Spring Drug Co., East Jordan
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30
OPEN NOSTRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fifty! Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos
trils will open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more snuffiing, hawking,
mucous discharge, dryness or headache;
no struggling for breath at night.
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply a
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
in your nostrils. 1t penetrates through
every air passage of the head, soothing
and healing the swollen or infamed
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miserable. Relief is sure.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30

Then he opened the door again to
listen. The men, all of them appar-
emily. had passed inside of that other
room. The gallery, for the moment,
was deserted.
All that he had accomplished had
occupied hardly a moment. He could
hear the officers rapping against the
dressing-room door.
Here was his opportunity held out
to him.
Birge Moreaux = he had not quite
finished the restoration process as
yet-was as familiar with the interior
of the Delorme mansion as with his
own studio apartment at the top of
the tall building an Blank Street.
He had been constant visitor
there, as boy and man, ever since
1t was built. His father and Richard
Delorme had been partners in many
financial ventures and steadfast
friends.
The threshold at which he stepped
out upon the gallery was the third
one from the room in which the off,
GERS and Mr.. Delorme had disappear
ed
Perceiving his opportunity, Nor
eaux glided like ghost to the door Of
the next room beyond, which stood in
willingly ajar. and he passed inside,
closing 1t gently after him.
This room, which he entered, was
the private, working library of the
steel magnate, and Moreaux knew per-
fectly well that there was another
way out of 1t by a narrow stairway
to the ground floor, where narrow
door opened upon small entry,
which, in turn, gave upon the side
street and at the street level.
The artist switched on the lights
Then calmly he stood before the mir
ror while he applied the necessary
finishing touches to his general ap-
pearance.
The shaggy, iron-gray eyebrows
were removed, giving place to his own
straight black ones. The riotous name
of half gray hair which Crewe always
wore pompadour, he now parted in
the middle and combed 1t down
smoothly toward, and parted over, his
temples, smoothing it into place with
his hands.
It was amazing what a difference
these few changes made in the ap-
pearance of the man.
There was no longer even a sug-
gestion of "Crewe" about him; for
after all, the badly blemished face
and the shaggy name of hair and the
bushy eyebrows were the chiefly no.
ticeable Municipalities of the saloon
keeper-those, and the mouth filed
with gold.
The two personalities might have
sat in the same room together, IL that
were possible, without exciting com
ment concerning any likeness be-
tween them; and yet the actual
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30
HOW TO BE EFFICIENT.

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out from the system the wrste matter
that causes the trouble.-Hites Drug
Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30
Continued Next Week.

II mule and horse are hitched to
the same wagon the mule looks as
meek as any married man.
Columbus was probably looking for
place where hay fever was unknown
when he discovered America.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30


thing right now than do that. And
anyhow Crewe won't say any more to
me here than he said in his own bar
room.
II won't know where we're goip'
till we get there. That's a cinch.
And f'r the love of Pete, get out now!
He's likely to be here any minute.
He's always ahead OF time; that Is his
long suit. And say! II he should find
you two bulls here with me"
Words utterly failed the stool
pigeon. Terror at the very thought
of such a climax appalled, him.
The two officers could see that he
was trembling and they grinned in ap-
probation of the fact. A policeman
despises a stool-pigeon almost as In
tensely as a fellow crook hates one.
They nodded to each other and
moved toward the door.
"WeIl be there, wherever Il Is,
about as soon as you are, Bobcat"
Baxter said, and they passed outside.
Pincher, on watch in doorway op-
posite, saw them stop at a drugstore.
Marline waited while Baxter went in
side and used telephone.
What he said when he called up
police headquarters was told to Mo-
reaux the following day by the one
official down there who knew his true
character and work; but it is worth
repeating here.
I'VE have always wanted to get our
claws into Crew." he told the man in
charge OF the desk. 1.-The chance has
arrived. Bobcat Rickett has been
playin' stool for Mari an me, but
the snap is too big for us to play it
alone. II you'll be on tap down there.
and ready to move sudden when l call
up again, we'll nail him tonight red
handed. He's goin' to pull off some
thing, but whether it's Moreaux's
studio r the park band, r the u. s.
sub-treasury, don't know-yet.
But, all the same, when tap the wire
again, you be ready to hump your
selves"
Muchmore and Bunting were not at
headquarters at the time, SO they did
not receive the telephoned informa-
tion-which fact evidenced the deli
cacy of Crewe's scheming.
At ten minutes before one Crewe
passed into the hallway of the house
where Rickett lived, and he did not
even glance in the direction of where
he supposed Cracker might be hiding,
He knew that Baxter was some
where near, watching. He knew that
Baxter was called an expert "shad-
owl, and would follow closely after
Rickett and himself when they should
eppear-and that was precisely what
he most desired.
A taxi-the same one he had used
the preceding evening - had followed
him to a point hundred feet from
Ricketts, doorway. When he came
from the house again accompanied by
the Bobcat they stepped in it and
were driven rapidly away.
But officer Marine had anticipated
just such an emergency, and was seat
ed In another one, half block away.
Baxter Joined him instantly. The
driver had already received his in
structions.
The taxicab containing the two
officers followed the other one which
held Crewe and the yeggman.
Their destination We already know.
Likewise the fact that the owner Of
the house was attending a banquet
and so was not at home.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-30
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Arizona republican., 1915-12-04
FORTY SIX INDICTMENTS FOR
ALLEGED GRAFT IN CHICAGO

batch of fifteen charge malicious mis-
chief, and one indictment. containing
rs counts. charges conspiracy.
The defendants named ranged from
heads JG local labor organizations and
small plate s15ss manufacturers t.
sluCCeTs.
Testimony before the grand jury
tortiou and the harassment of persons
who declined to submit to the demands
of certain union business agents and
their alleged associates
Total bali in the cases aggregated
$lO.5So.o0o. The return of the nills in
the criminal court was preceded by a
raid in which detectives gathered up Il
number Of the defendants. who il had
been rumored. We're about To leave the
city
The imposing proportions Of the as
gresate bail was due to the fact that
All Of the defendants We're Jointly
named in each of the indictments
Evidence presented To the grand jury
purpcrted to show that where contrac-
tors or property owners fell out with
the business agents of the unions the
windows of their places of business
would he smashed
1t was alleged that the victim. To
stop persecution. had to go 10 John 4.
Johnson's saloon where the alleged ex-
tortioners made their headquarters.
Until lac did so, II is charged the plate
glass dealers involved would refuse to
replace broken windows
Arizona republican., 1915-12-04
INGALLS, STATUS
WITH WHITMAN

ALBANY. y. y, Dec. 3.-The tenure
of office of Edward E. Mccall chair
man Of the Down State Public Service
commission. rests with Governor Whit
man. For more than six hours today
the governor presided at a hearing Of
charges preferred by the Thompson in
vcstigating committee OF the legisla =
ture seeking McCaTs removal FOR all
legged misconduct in office and neglect
of duty. At its conclusion Governor
Whitman announced he would take no
action in the matter before Monday
morning.
Mccall presented his own defense.
Tire investigating committee placed
special emphasis upon its charge that
Mccall continued in legal ownership of
2S7 shares of Kings County Electric
Light and Power company stock. de-
spite his contention that he had trans
ferred them to his wife. Possession by
commissioner OF stool, in a corpora
tion over which the commission has
jurisdiction, is a violation Of the public
service commission law.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-04
Second Phase Progressing
Slowly, But 1t is Expect
ed Bul%ars VIII Try to
Rid Serbia Of British and
French
ATTENTION AGAIN
TURNS TO RUSSIA
Germans With Aid Of the
Turks. BulgaIians and
AuStlians After Russians
Reported in Rumania Ter
ritorv on Way to Bulgaria
IRepubIican A. P. Leased wIreI

LONDON. Dec. ,. 1905 70. NTH.
second phase Of the Balkan cam
paign IS developing slowly. II is ex-
pected. however. that with the -op-
ciusion Of the Operations --airsr
Serbia ana the occupation of Non
astir the whole Bulgarian army. when
the weather permits, win attempt a.
drive the British and French forces
out of southern Serbia while the
AustrianS continue their efforts To
overrun Montenegro; and the Ger
mans. with the aid of the Turks and
what Bulgarians and Austrians cam
be spared. turn their attention %
the Russians. who again are reported
10 have entered Rumanian territory
on their way To Bulgaria
a report from France that part o5
the German army is going 10 the
Gallipoli peninsula To- assist the Turks
in "a great effort To drive the entente
allies from the peninsula Is hardly
credited in military circles here
where il is not believed that they can
spare the men. guns and ammunition
for such "a venture The Turks ft
is true, have been displaying more
actvity recently i'm the Dardanene..
been doing more with ammunition
which they have been collecting dur
ing the quiet period than with any
fresh supplies from Germany.
Eustchuk. ON the Danube west ut
the Rumanian border. in the opinion
of well advised persons here. is 10 Toe
the point Of concentration for the
Germans. both as a warning To Eu-
mania that il would be dangerous for
her to Join the entente allies and To-
meet any Russian advance
There is conflict in the speculation
here regarding the position of Greece.
Some dispatches say satisfactory
agreement has been reached between
the entente allies and the Hellenic
kingdom. while others aver that the
situation is SO Unsatisfactory that the
entente allies have re-esIahlished
their restrictions on Greek COM
merce.
There have been no important de
VeIopments on the Russian or French
fronts although the Italians claim
some minor successes in their cam
paign against the AUstrians Natural
lv much interest Is displayed i'm the
peace talk emanating from neutral
countries and the proposed debate il
the reichstaG next week. when the
imperial chancellor is to be asked
whether he is prepared to state the
terms on which Germany would sug-
Eest placing the question of future
Europe in the hands Of diplomats
From neither the press nor the
public does the talk of ending the
war find any encouragement Tho
daily newspapers and the weekly re-
views i'm discussing the matter re-
iterate that the war must continue
until Germany is defeated.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-04
YELLOWSTONE BANDIT
IS FOUND GUILTY
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CHEYENNE. Nyo.. Dee. 3-Edvard
3. Trafton. on trial in the United
states district court here on the charge
OF robbing twenty three stage coaches
in the Yellowstone National Park July
"a. 1914. was found guilty today The
Jury was out less than half an hour
Sentence has not yet been imposed
The case Of Trafton, went to the jury
late today.
TrafUon. aged and infirm. took the
stand and sought to establish an alihi
Three other witnesses testified in his
behlaf Snapshot photo graphs of tn"
bandit at work. taken by member Of
the party were not introduced as had
been eXneCted.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-04
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ROME, Dec. interrupted with
applause, enthusiastic demonstrations
took place in both the senate and the
chamber over the passage in Foreign
Minister Someone's speech alluding to
the help that Italy was about to give
Serbia.
The only mention of Germany in
Baron Sonnino's speech was when he
said that when Italy declared war on
Austria Germany considered herself
in a state of ruptured diplomatic rela-
tions with Italy
The foreign minister explained tnat
Italy followed in the Balkans her ira
ditional policy. inspired by the prin-
ciple of nationality, in complete accord
with the allies. The quadruple enten-
te, ne said, aimed to unite the Balkans.
while the central empires fomented
their rivalry and disunion finding un-
fortunately favorable ground in the
feelings of hatred and revenge that had
resulted from the second Balkan war.
Besides, he added Balkan mentality
was impressed by the course of mill
tary events, lacking comprehensive
view of the entire situation, which
should have sprung confidence in the
final victory OF the allies.
The notable contribution which Italy
had made to the allies cause of the
war, continued the foreign minister
was shown especially last September
when Austria was obliged hurriedly tc
| transport considerable contingents
from Galicia to the Italian frontier thus
rendering a victorious Russian counter
| offensive possible.
| A new convention of London among
the allies, pledging each of them MOI
| to conclude q separate peace, was
Arizona republican., 1915-12-04
SAY GIRL DIED
OF FOOD POISONING
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal. Dec. B.
Unable to find a trace of drug poison
ing, health officers of san Bernar-
dino county, who investigated today
the death Of Orta Hedges 14-years-
old. a school girl of Redlands yes
tcrday. classified the case as probaly
one of food poisoning"
As in the deaths two weeks ago OF
Oeleene and William E,s-ep. two and
four years. respectively, the children
of W. A. Estep of Highland. Cali
fornia. the authorities were unable to
reach a definite conclusion in the case
of the Hedges girl.
The Hedges girl was stricken with
commissions which continued until her
death after having eaten an orange
which she picked from Il tree. The
girls mother told the health Officers
her daughter had taken a quinine
capsule. a test made of capsules
remaining in the box from which the
girl took one failed to disclose a trace
of poison.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-04
Mcrnnis Ring Tells of the
Robbery and Imprison-
ment Of Other Americans
in Mexico Where Villa
Troops Are Operating
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Dec. 3.-Robbed
OF his valuables, his store looted, and
then tortured bv Villa soldiers who
demanded that he give them $200
which they believed he had hidden.
McEnnis RIM, an american mining
man and storekeeyer at Cos, Sonora,
a short distance north of Nacozari,
arrived here today and told OF con-
ditions south of the international
border, where the Villa troOl\; have
been operating Other Americans,
Ring said, also had been robbed and
imprisoned.
Villa troops. under the command
of Colonel Martinez. a subordinate Of
General Pablo Lopez according to
Ring. after having looted his store
of provisions and robbed him of his
personal effects Tuesday. took him
into a canyon where Colonel Mar
tinez demanded 5000 in gold from him
as price for his life.
Ring sought III vain TO convince
them that the only money he had
was taken from him earlier by Villa
raiders He declared that a Mexi-
can hOrseman then placed a rope
around his neck and dragged him
through the canyon for fifty or
sixtv yards While still another sol
dier shct at him. The soldiers then
left him, he said. and returned TO
Cos, where they robbed and killed a
Chinese merchant.
Ring accompanied the Caranza SOL
diers nothward along the Nacozari
railroad TO Esqueda where Colonel
J. NJ. Aguirre sent his cavalry in pur
suit of the Villa soldiers toward Fl
Tigre
At Esqueda Ring said he met
James Easton and Gabriel Friend.
two American cowboys who had been
held prisones by Villa soldiers Tor
twelve hours after being robbed Of
their horses. rifles, money and other
valuables
Villa soldiers are said to have told
the Americans that they were in re-
treat to Chihuahua and that. Ameri-
cans having classed them as bandits
they intended to conduct themselves
as such toward all Americans they
met
John W. Cunningham. Tulsa, Okla
attorney; Gus Hendrickson and r. G.
Southerd who until today We're be-
ieved to have been shot or at least
made captives by Villas troops. are
now at Nacozari, according to r. F.
Weigle, who said upon his arrival
here today that he saw and talked
with them yesterday.
Cunningham and his companions
told him, Weigle said. that when they
left Esqueda at noon Monday they
We're plenufully supplied with cloth
ing. food and bedding: that they had
a good wagon and horses. as well as
n considerable sum of money, and
that they had been stripped of all
these by Villa troopers. who captured
them near Calabanas. They were
held prisoners until General Aguirre's
force got up close to the Villa troops
when they were released.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-04
AMERICAN ROBBED AND
STORE LOOTED BY VILLA
FORCE AT COS, SONORA
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
OLD AND NEW
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-The
difference between new and second
hand was illustrated in an announce
ment made today of the prices at
which a number of the state build
ings at the Panama Pacific exposition
We're auctioned off
The state of Illinois building, which
cost $4,000 was knocked down to a
wrecking concern for $3.50 and fur
niture valued at $1,000 brought
$4,000. The New York City building,
said to have cost $4,000, brought
$500. Washington states $4,000 pal
ace sold for $500
The Mississippi building cost $13.-
GOO, brought $225. Iowa's $2S, ,000
building sold for $500 The Oregon
building brought $500 The furni-
ture, made in the oregon schools,
will go back to them. il was an
nounced.