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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06
Statesmen Real
and Near.
By Fred c. Kelly

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Of the
total number of persons who enter
congress with the idea of being states
men large per cent end up by being
just congressman.
Mr.. Bill Murray of Oklahoma made
full arrangements to be a statesman
when he came here. A few days after
his arrival a committee wrote to him
asking him to see about the establish
ment of a new rural route down in his
district.
We'll, rural routes are good enough
things, of course" remarked Murray
10 a colleague, as he read the letter,
but 1 can't bother with such chores
as that. Real statecraft, as l look at
it, is something more than tending
to rural routes.
Two months later Murray met the
same colleague up at the postotfice
department
And what brings you here?" asked
Murray's friend
I'm interested in having a rural
route extended, replied Murray.
There's one house about a quarter
of a mile beyond the end of the
route that ought to have daily main
service and / intend TO get it for
them"
Il shouldn't think you'd feel like
taking the time to bother with such
trivial affairs" suggested the friend.
When a mans going for real
craftsmanship"
craftsmanship nOthing," snOrted
Murray. The only craftsmanship /
know is TO be useful TO my constitu-
ents. I've found that any other kind
is a drug on the market.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

There are men who boast of their
success in being able TO avoid work,
but sculptors are not kept busy car
wing monuments TO their kind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

Some doctors ascribe all human ills
TO administration and others say
that autOintOxicatiOn is a myth. AT
any rate. there is such a thing as the
iov ride
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

Every user of the telephone ought
to be able to sympathize with the
fighters Of the long drawn-Out battle
of the Aisne in their tedious business
of holding the line"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

Your real optimist always has his
faith in human nature tremendously
revived by discovering one single man
who is willing to listen 20 his explana-
ton OF how things are and ought to
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

If you are dissatisfied with the
world make your part of it better by
being the kind of man or woman
you ought to be-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

Many a bright college graduate has
wished he knew as much as he
thought he knew when he entered
the freshman year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

Affections that are lost, strayed or
stolen always seem to increase in
value, like COW that has been killed
by a railway locomotive.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

There II much that il bad in
every legislature, but some good
i'm all. That is why we tolerate
legislatures.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

GLASSES. Best lenses and Frames
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

Mr. Zuver will spend the most of his time in indianapolis
during the session of the legislature and will handle the pro-
ceedngs of that body for this paper himself with such
as is deemed desirable. South Bend knows of Mr..
ZuverS work as political writer he having served this paper
in that capacity during the presidential campaign 1912 and
during the state campaign last fall which is only brief bit of
his experience along that line His determination to handle
the Indiana assembly, himself that he may know what is going
shand grows out of the that the republican
party 'pIay horse" much possible with the
onS and is important that the people of South Bend know
the truth.
1t is intended however that the reports shall be handled
from the viewpoint of independent observer giving ere lit
where credit due and leaving criticism to fall where be,
the legislature really doing, follow Mr. ZuverS reports
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

Bep. EZeklel Canuler OF MISSISSIPPI
walked into the outer office of the
postmaster general the other day and
sat down alongside of comparative
~ new congressman, an eX-judge.
with whiskers and judicial dignity
and statesmanlike bearing.
i've been waiting here for two
hours TO see the postmaster generali"
snapped the digniied eX-judge. This
job OF mine may be one implying
craftsmanship, but / haven't felt so
insignificant and / haven't done SO
much sitting about twirling my hat
in outer offices since l was working
as errand boy
You haven't got much on me at
that" observed Zeke Gambler. in
comforting tone. I just came from
the market house where I went TO
find out the local price OF chickens
for a constituent back home And I'm
on my way TO a store 20 see about
four Yards of silk that a man from
my district bought when he was up
here lie sent the stun back as un-
satisfactory because his wife didn't
like the pattern. and now the store
won't refund the money. I'm going
over 10 talk them into sending his
money back.
'Tisn't exactly craftsmanship" re-
marked the eN-judge.
NO" admitted Gambler. but it's
paying attention 10 ones congressiOn-
al duties"
Augustus Peabody Gardner the
congressman who has been calling at
tention TO the ruthless manner in
which a foreign nation could walk
over us because OF our naval and
military unpreparedness. lives up to
his own doctrine.
Gardner Is always prepared when
he goes into fight
BY this / do not mean that he car
ries a brace OF pistols or wears a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06

You will want the News Tiimes" while
the legislature is in session at least. Morn
ing or evening edition with Sunday paper
included, &c per week, delivered at your
door. By mail, $500; with Sunday
paper, $500. Try it and you will never
give it up. These reports of the legislature
will be the best newspaper feature ever
published in this city
THE PUBLISHERS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-15
STATE

Thousands Of people in Chicago
have holes eaten into their lungs by
the great white plague, consumption.
1.-THE cause of it in a large number
of cases is a vicious air supply, bad
ventilation, in the places where those
people have worked for a living.
"Out of the 5000 people who die
from consumption of the lungs each.
year IN Chicago the trouble goes back
every time to bad air.
''The soft pink tissues of the hum
an lungs are the most delicate in the
human body. They feed and live on
air. If the air they are fed does not
have the proper amount Of oxygen
and sunlight the lungs begin to waste
away with consumption.
Placing people at work in base
ment 40 feet below street level is a
starting point for the breeding of
consumption and all other diseases
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-15
| that can be blamed on a bad supply
of air for the human throat, lungs

VI dH lOT IuS uuHldu LuTOdI, lungs
and nostTils."
This is what DR.. George B. Young,
commissioner of health, told the city
council subcommittee which came
to him asking about the ordinance to
make lawful the sUb-basement sales
room now run by Mandel Brothers
department store on State street.
The ordinance was kicked out of
committee, officially killed, at a meet
ing of the subcommittee Satur-
day. The members voting Unani-
mously to place the ordinance on file
were Aldermen PretzeI, Rea and PETIT
koske.
Besides Health Commissioner
Young and Chief Sanitary Inspector
Ball, there were ventilation engineers
consulted by the committee. The
aldermen couldn't find any experts
who would say it is possible to get a
set of pipes, pumps and machinery
that will deliver into a basement an
air supply as good as that normally
obtained above ground.
Major Edgar B. TOlman of. the firm
of Tolman, Redfeld & Sexton came
to Aid. PretzeI before the sub-com-
mittee meeting and asked for
a postponement of action. Pretzel
said the thing has been dragging long
enough, the evidence seemed. to be
all in, and if there was more evidence
available it ought to be forthcoming.
D. F. Kelly, general manager of the
Mandel store, showed Aid. PretzeI
through the sub-basement salesroOm
now running. Every argument in
favor of it was made to Pretzel and
he came away and made the state
ment that he wouldn't have a daUgh-
ter of his work in a sub-basement
salesroom and he wouldn't like to
work in one himself.
All the trust newspapers have kept
silence about the Mandel sub-base-
ment except the Examiner, which
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
THE SEVEN SUFFERING SISTERS

Watch and wait for the forthc 1m-
| ing "The Seven Suffering Sisters" to
be released by the Selig POlyscope
Company. "The Seven Suffering Sis
ters" after being handed seven mys-
terious packages each sealed with
seven seals, when boarding the Selig
Exposition Flyer at Chicago, July
8th, were commissioned to hand them
the Flyer were the Seven Suffering
Suitors disguised as icemen. On
board, were the Irate Father of the
Seven Suffering Sisters, and the love
ly Villainess and the latter resolved
TO obtain the seven mysterious pack
ages by fair means or foul.
Along the right of way as the Sc
lig Train Deluxe carrying its joyous
guests, speeded Westward, the seven
mysterious packages began to disap-
pear. When the special reached Los
Angeles but one package remained.
However, the Seven Sisters discover
ed the packages in the possession of
the Lovely Villainess and recovered
them after much excitement.
When the sevenp ackages were de-
livered to Kathlyn Williams and she
was about to open them there came
a telegram from Chicago warning her
not to break the seals until Septem-
Der 7th.
The Selig company will show all
the exciting action including how the
Lovely Villainess was foiled, up TO
and including the scene where Kath-
Ign Williams receives the packages.
The final solution of what was
the seven mysterious packages de-
livered to Kathlyn Williams by the
Seven Suffering Sisters will be given
at a later date through the Hearst
Selig News Pictorial.
The Selig company will give prizes
to those correctly guessing the con-
tents of the seven mysterious pack
ages. Set your wits to working.
WaIch for the motion picture play of
the tour of the Selig Exposition Flyer
carrying the adventures of the Seven
Suffering Sisters!
The picture will be shown in Lam
ster this fall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
~ State OF Wisconsin. Grant County Court
In Probate.
In the matter OF the estate Of George
A Dyer, deceased.
George A. Dyer, late of the city of Lam
caster, in said county. deceased, having
been issued to Louise E. Dyer.
Notice is hereby given that p the ereditofs
are allowed and limited by order of this
Court until and includingithe 4th Tuesday
of January, 1916, being the 25th dav of said
month, to present their claims and demands
against said George A. Dyer, deceased,
to the County Court for examination and
allowau ce or be forever barred.
Notice is also hereby given that the claims
and demands so presented will Ibe exam ned
and adjusted by this Court at the office OF the
County Judge at the Court House. in the city
of Lancaster, in said County on the
first Tuesday of February. 1916.
Dated this 23rd day Of July, 1915.
By the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL County Judge.
r. A. Watkins, ExecutriX Attorney.
Lancaster, Wis.
lst ms. July 28 last irs. Aug. 10.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
A DANGEROUS MISTAKE
Lancaster Mothers Should Not Neg
Iect Weak Kidneys i'm Children.

Lancaster Mothers Should Not Neg
lect Weak Kidneys in Children.
Many children have weak kidneys.
An early warning is bed wetting.
Often followed by backache, head
ache, languor.
IT'S mistake to neglect these
troubles.
To blame the child for its own dis
tress.
Seek to check the cause.
Save the child from dangerous kid
ney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for weak kidneys.
Lancaster parents know their worth.
Mrs. w. H. Hough, Lancaster, says:
Some years ago my son had a lot
of trouble from weak kidneys and
bladder. We tried everything, but
nothing benefited him. At last we
got Doan's Kidney Pills at J. D..
Hatch's drug store. They quickly
cured him and he has had no further
trouble since. I have given DOan's
Kidney Pills to my other children for
kidney weakness, and they have never
failed to make a cure"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Hough, recommends. Foster
Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
CHAPTER XII.
Part With the souIe Cabinet.

Part With the 5ouIe Cabinet.
"HE cOroner's inquest was held
next day. The police had dis
covered practically no new
evidence. none certainly which
shed any light on the way in which
Drouet and Philip Vantine had met
death.
Police Commissioner Grady did not
go on the stand. He was not at the in
quest The case had been placed in
Simmonds hands. and it was he who
testified on behalf OF the police, admit
ting candidly that they were all at sea.
But he had not abandoned hope and
was still working on the case.
The end OF the hearing was that the
jury brought in a verdict that Philip
Vantine and Georges Drouet had died
from the effects Of a poison admins
tered by person or persons unknown.
Godfrey joined me at the door as
was leaving.
II was glad to hear SimmOnds con-
fess that the police are up a tree he
said. "Of course Grady is trying to
suEdh Out VI IT. ~ see ludI Jill
mOnds gets a square deal"
We're all up a tree. aren't we" |
said "Since my theory about the
Boule cabinet exploded / have given
up nope. By the way. I'm going to
turn the cabinet over to It's owner to
morrow
ITO its owner?" he repeated. his
eyes narrowing. Yes. l thought he'd
be around for it, though l hardly
thought. he'd come so soon. Who does
1t happen to be- Lester?"
Why / said. a little impatiently.
'.you know as well as do that it be
, longs to Armand & Son."
you've seen their representative,
then?" he queried. with a little flush
OF excitement.
'He came to see me yesterday. I'd
like you 10 meet him. Godfrey. He is
Felix Armand. the son of the firm.
and one of the most finished gentle
men I ever met"
I'D like to meet him." said Godfrey.
smiling queerIy. Perhaps / shall,
some dav i hope so. anyway. But
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18

the street and dash over to the house
into which the cabinet had been taken.
They were standing on the doorstep
when joined them.
1t was dingy building, entirely
typical Of the dingy neighbOrhoOd. The
ground floor was occupied by a laun-
dry which the sign on the front win
dow declared to be French, and the
room which the window lighted ex-
tended the whole width OF the build
ing except for a door which opened
presumably on the stairway leading
to the upper stories.
Godfrey's face was flaming with ex-
element as he turned the knob of this
door gently-gently. The door was
locked. He stopped and applied an eye
to the keyhole.
"The key is in the lock-" he whis-
pered.
Simmonds took from his pocket a
pair of slender pliers and passed them
over.
Godfrey inserted the pliers in the
keyhole, grasped the end of the key
and turned it slowly.
''Nowr he said, softly opened the
door and slipped inside. / followed,
and Simmonds came after me like
shadow. closing the door carefully be-
hind him.
Then we all stopped, and my heart,
at least, was in my mouth, for from
somewhere overhead came the sound
Of a mans voice talking excitedly.
Even in the seimdarkness / could
see the look OF astOnishment and alarm
on GOdfrey's face as be stood for a
moment motionless. listening to that
voice. I also stood with ears a-strain,
but could make nothing Of what 1t
was saying. Then suddenly realized
that it was speaking in French. And
yet it was not Armand's vOice-Of that
/ was certain.
Fronting US was a narrow stair
mounting steeply to the story over
head, and after that moments amazed
hesitation Godfrey sat down on the
bottom step and removed his shoes
quietly, motioning us to do the same.
SimmOnds obeyed phlegmatically, but
my hands were trembling.
When looked up Godfrey and Sim
monds were stealing slowly up the
stair. revolver in hand. | followed
them, but / confess my knees were
knocking together. for there was some
thing weird and chilling in that voice
going on and on. 1t sounded like the
voice Of madman. There was some
thing about it at once ferOcious and
triumphant.
Godfrey paused an instant at the
stair head. listening lntently. Then
be moved cautiously forward toward
an open door, from which the voice
seemed to come. mOtioning US at the
same time to stay where we were.
And as l knelt. bathed in perSptratiOn,
/ caught one word. repeated over and
over:
Revenge. revenge. revengew
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
LEGAL NOTICES
Summons

STATE OF WISCONSIN.
In Circuit Court for Grant County.
JOnn E. Adams Plaintiff
VS.
Jennie L. Adams Defendant
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the said
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty DAYS after service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service.
and defend the above entitled action in the
court azores aid. and in case OF your failure
so to do. judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
GRAVES & EARLL,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
P. O. Address, Prairie du CHEN, Crawford
County. Wisconsin.
N b The original summons and complaint
in the above entitled action are now on
file in the Office of the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Grant County, Wisconsin.
23W6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
CHAPTER XII.
Death"


- ODFREY, on hands and knees,
was peering into the room.
Then he drew back and mo-
toned us forward.
In the middle Of the floor stood the
BouIe cabinet. and before it. with his
back to the door, stood man ripping
savagely away the strips Of burlap In
which it had been wrapped. talking
to himself the while in sort OF saw
age singsong and pausing from mo-
ment to moment TO glance at a hud-
died bundle lying on the floor against
the opposite wall. For a time | could
not make out what this bundle was.
Then. straining my eyes. | saw that It
was the body of a man. wrapped
round ana round in some weDltke
fabric.
And as 1 stared at him caught the
glitter of his eyes as he watched the
man working at the cabinet-a glitter
not to be mistaken-the same glitter
which had so frightened me once be-
fore. What was the meaning of this
ferOcious scene?
My heart leaped into my throat, for
Godfrey, with a sharp cry Of ''StOp!'
sprang to his feet and dashed into the
room, Simmonds at his heels.
suppose two seconds elapsed before
| reached the threshold, and stopped
there, staring. clutching at the wall to
steady myself.
There was the cabinet with it's wrap
pings torn away, but the figure on the
floor had disappeared. and before an
open doorway into another room stood
a man, a giant of a man. his hands
above his head, his face working with
fear and rage, while Godfrey. his lips
curling into a hooking smile, pressed
q pistol against his breast.
Then, as l stood there staring, it
seemed to me that there was sort of
flicker in the air above the mans head.
and he screamed shrilly.
Death he shrieked. Death"
For one dreadful instant longer he
stood there motionless; then, with a
strangled cry. he pitched forward heav-
fly at Godfrey's feet. l have a con-
fused remembrance of Godfrey stoOp-
ing for an instant above the body,
staring at it, and then. with a sharp
cry, hurting himself through that open
doorway. In a moment Godfrey was
back in the room, crossed it at bound
and dashed to the door opening into
the hall, just as it was slammed in
his face.
I saw him tear desperately at the
knob. then retreat two steps and hurl
himself against it. But it held firm.
and from the hall outside came burst
of hooking laughter that fairly froze
my blood.
Simmonds was quicker than l. and
together they threw themselves at the
door. 1t cracked ominously, but still
held. Again they tried. and this time
it split from top to bottom. Godfrey
kicked the pieces to either side and
slipped between them, Simmonds after
him.
ITO BE coNTINUED.O
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
The Mystery
of the
BOuIe Cabinet
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Copyright. 1913. by Burton e.
Stevenson.

1T was Mr.. vantIne's correct guess
at the history OF the cabinet" l ex-
plained (which gave me the basis for
my theory. A cabinet belonging to
Nine. de Montespan would. of course.
have a secret drawer What more nat
ural than that it should be guarded by
q poisoned mechanism
What more natural. indeed! 1t is
good reasoning, Mr.. Lester" he agreed
eagerly, his eyes burning like two Goals
OF FIRE so intense was his interest. II
have been from boyhOod a lover or
tales OF mystery. l am fascinated"
Perhaps you can assist u.s." l sug-
gested, ''fOr that theory of mine has
been completely disproved."
'Disproved? In what way?" he de-
manded.
'aThe secret drawer has been found"
"How?" he cried. his voice sharp
with surprise. Found? The secret
drawer has been found?"
eyes. and there was no poisoned
mechanism guarding it"
He breathed deeply for an instant;
then he pulled himself together with a
little laugh.
Really ne said. 81 must not in
dulge myself In this way. Was the
drawer empty"
'No; there was a packet OF letters
in it
delicious! Love letters. of a GER
tainty! From the Great Louis to the
MOntespan. perhaps?
"NO, unfortunately, they were OF a
much more recent date. They have
been restored to their owner. l hope
that you agree with me that that was
the right thing to do?'
"Since the letters have been return
ed" he said at last. a little dryly. 1t
IL useless to discuss the matter. Has
not other explanation been found for
the death or Mr. Vantine and OF this
stranger? You do not even know who
he WASP"
ooh. yes. we have discovered that.
He was a worthless fellow named
Drouet. living in an attic in the' Rue
de la Huchette. in Paris"
Nj. Armand had been gazing at me
intently. but now his look relaxed. and
I fancied that he drew a deep breath
as a man might do when relieved OF
burden.
You did not. by any chance. know
him?" asked carelessly.
'NO. | think not. But | do not IN
derstand what this DrOuet. as you call
him. was doing in the house OF Mr..
Vantine."
HE was trying to get possession OF
the letters / said. What none OF
us understands. NJ. Armand. is how be
was killed. Who or what killed him.
How was that poison administered.
Can you suggest an explanation?"
cit Is a nice problem" he said. "a
most interesting one. | will think it
over. Mr.. Lester. shall see you
again Wednesday. If 1t is agreeable
to you we can meet at the house OF
Mr. vantine and exchange the cabi
nets
"At what timer
'1 do not know with exactness.
There may be some delay in getting
the cabinet from the ship. Perhaps
Il would be better If called for your
every we'll" I assented.