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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-11-11
"The Finger
Prints of Crime"
IBy CLINTON Fl. STAGG
SYNOPSIS
A. Munsey Co.

CHAPTER IJim Haviland becomes
an expert gambler as boy, and gets
n fob with Mike Garven, confidence
man and gambler. Garven becomes
promoter of fake companies, and
makes his Headquarters in New York.
He has q small array of "con' men.
Garven manipulates check In such
n way that i've could send Haviland up
eor ten years for forgery, as he makes
IL q rule to have the power Of life and
Death over his men.
CHAPTER I.-Haviland meets Al
Ice Walton, whose father IL in New
York to promote Virginia power
plant.
CHAPTER III - Garven orders
Haviland to get the quarter million
dollars Walton has by selling him
stock in a fake company Of similar
name to Walton's, the old man believ-
ing he is getting control Of his own
company. Haviland balks. Garven
whips him into line with the forged
check.
CHAPTER Iv.-Another of Gar
yen's men, Trevor, called by Haviland
"whisky Face" makes friends with
the waltons to see that Haviland does
not let him escape.
CHAPTER V.-Haviland overhears
Slivers O'Hagen, one of Garven's old
men, telling Garven that he (OHa-
gem has information that'n put Gar
ven in Jail. 1t is the first time Hav1-
land has seen Garven show fear. aGr-
ven gives O'Hagen money to keep him
quiet. Harifand then deties Garyen,
but the latter sends for a detective,
and HRyiland then, deties Garven, but
the lattr snds for detective. and
Haviland has to admit that he is
beaten, and while the detective is
waiting outside he pleads for mercy.
He abjectly hands Garven an ash
tray, and then sets out to find Slivers
O'Hagen to ge the Information he
needs in order to fight Garven and
save Walton from losing his fortune.
CHAPTER VI Haviland gets
track of Slivers and goes III a drtz-
altng rain to his home in suburb.
The small house is ablaze with light.
gecreted to let fuor men hurry by he
overhears that O'Hagen has been
murdered.
CHAPTER VII-Searching for
stranger in a brown rain coat and hat
drawn over his eyes aHviland realizes
his position and makes a getaway
through the rain. Reaching rail-
road he Jumps a freight and rarives
back In New York.
CHAPTER VII.-The master pun
ishes, The stock certificates to be de-
Hvered and 100000 to be paid Ire
yor. Hope of an alibi vanishes.
CHAPTER IX.-Alice leaves note
for Haviland to join her and Trevor al
lunch ut Little Italy. Alice and Hav-
iland spend the evening at Metropolis
tan Museum. Alice feminine "Pud,
din Head Wilson," Slipping water
the print of Haviland's thumb shows
on the stream side of the glass ant
Alice leaves alone.
CHAPTER X-Haviland goes tt
Alice at her apartments to explain but
after given an audience could no,
make the explanation satisfactory anC
is commanded to go. The oath
Trevor calls on aHviland next morn
ing with the stock certificates and II
remarks about Alice Trevor Is fellet
to the floor. The game played anC
old man Walton pays for the stock
DOubIe-crossed.
CHAPTER XI.-Haviland unde
arrest. Trevors check dated aheat
and he is In hot water. Search TO
the money. The swindle exposed.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

(From tuesday Daily PreSS)
DR.. C. H. Brough of Fayetteville,
candidate for the high office of
governor of Arkansas, was a caller
at The Daily Press today and spoke
in very enthusiastic and optimistic
terms of his prospects in the coming
gubernatorial primary. He believes
that the withdrawal of Mayor Tay-
lor materially improved his chances
of nomination, as he and Mayor
TAYLOR had a number of mutual
friends throughout the state and
both stood for sound, clean, con-
structiye policies of business admin
istration.
Dr. Brough stated that he had
left Fayetteville exactly month
ago, and since that time had spoken
in Conway, Phillips, Polk, Miller,
Lafayette, Ouachita, Calhoun, Dali
las, Columbia, Ashley, Drew, Chicot,
Desha, Cleveland and Greene coun-
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
JUDGE LIGHT CONDEMNS
ALLEGED COURT ABUSES
WHAT THE QUORUM COURT DID

Appropriated $1,000 for farm demonstration for 1916
Appropriated $500 for lady canning demonstration
Made appropriations departments county government
Received and approved reports of county officials
Judge Light his annual criticised
taking the j. placing grand
He charged the prosecuting attorney receiving approximately
$4,000 year the salary paid the presiding
three times the salary the the state Judge Light
condemned the practice of transferring mmenor the
this alleged
by him in his for circuit Judge
Thos j. Bentley, farm demonsrao filed excellent report
showing the splendid results accomplished by his department the
past year.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
Average saving per bushel I6c:l

Average saving per bushel 1909
total, SIP.
Assisted in selling three other
cars, not through association
Helped sell two cars sunflowerss
600 pounds, $210O.
Average saving per hundred
pounds $1.00; total $3.50.
Assisted boys in borrowing mon
ey to finance pig club.
Worked to get cotton acreage re-
duced.
Worked for increased acreage in
corn, hay, wheat and oats
Established permanent pastures
and meadows when possible.
Secured free for farmers large
amount of pure cultures for inoccu-
lating legumes.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29

selling corn remedy on earth today.
"Gets-It'' will surely get that corn
or callus you've been trying for a
long time to get rid of,-take it
right off clean as whistle" APP
ply it in 2 seconds-put your stock
ing and shoe right over it,-noth-
ing to stick, nothing to hurt. You
needn't fuss with thick bandages
that make package out of your
toe. No knives, razors and scissors,
no tape, no trouble. It's simplicity
itself, sure, quick, painless Try
it also for bunions and warts.
"Gets-It" is sold at all druggists,
25c a bottle, or sent direct by E.
Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Sold in
Paragould and recommended as the
worlds best corn remedy by r. C.
Girzzard *tf
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
: DIR. BROUGH's PLATFORM

: Abolition of appointment of st.
Francis leyee directors by the
governor. They should be cleo
tive.
A pure primary law based Up
on lines of perfect fairness to
all candidates, with the right of
appeal to state courts.
A more equitable system of
government.
Elimination of agricultural
schools and state normal from
politics through a system of mill
age assessment.
Betterment of the rural schools.
Better roads.
Fewer unpaid state warrants.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
DR.. C.H. BROUGH OUTLINES
THEORY OF GOVERNMENT

Ties. tie SOeS LTOul dIdSOulu W
Danville to make an address on Ed
vocational day at the Yell county
fair Since June DR.. Brough has
been in nearly seventy of the seven
ty-five counties of the state and
everywhere finds sentiment run
ming strongly in his favor. Dr..
Brough advocates taking the st.
Francis levee board out of politics
by making the members elective
by the taxpayers who live in those
counties, rather than appointed by
the governor; pure and proper
primary election law, with the
right of appeal to the courts; a
more equitable system of assessment,
through a modified township assess
ment plan; taking the four agri-
cultural schools, the state normal,
and state university out of politics
by placing them on special mill
alton; the betterment of the rural
schools of the state by the passage
of the pending constitutional
amendment with reference to
schools; legislation looking to the
| improvement of our roads; plac-
| ing the state on sound cash basis
by a policy of rigid economy and
the improvement of our system of
| taxation. DR.. Brough regards the
revenue question the paramount is
sue of the campaign, which can
only be solved permanently through
new system of assessment. The
present system of self-assessment
and revision by a county equaliza-
ton board he regards as Anticipated,
| in the light of the actual situation
and the experience of other states.
The present system encourages tax
lodging, makes impossible equality
in. assessment, and has resulted in
the state receiving a revenue on
only IS per cent of the actual value
of the property within the state.
For instance, the thirteenth census
of 1910 shows that the property
valuation of the state was $780,
100000, whereas the actual assess
ment for 1914, fourteen years later,
was only $451, 100000.
Dr. Brough says that he will
pitch the campaign on the discus
Ision of high economic, educational
and moral issues; that on his part
lit will be absolutely a clean cam
paign; and that he will welcome a
Joint discussion over the state with
all of his opponents. DR.. Brough
is a former student of President
Woodrow Wilson, is a graduate of
the University of Mississippi in
law, and of the Johns Hopkins uni
versity in the science of govern
ment, and has taught the science
of government in the University of
Arkansas for the past twelve years.
He is native-born Mississippian,
and Tor TOUR years was professor ol
economics and history in Mississip-
pi college at Clinton. He believes
that Arkansas is the greatest unde-
veloped state in the south and that
a clean, business-like administra-
ton of it's affairs will make Arkan-
the queen of the south.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
Demonstration Bentley
Files Annual Report.

The following report was flied
by Thos. j. Bentley, farm demon
strator The committee of magis-
trates to whom the report was re-
ferred, endorsed the report and
recommended Ii belra aetaoihrdluta
recommended a liberal appropriation
for the work next year:
Demonstrations established, 40.
Co-operators, 800.
Pig club members enrolled, 81.
Corn club members enrolled, rs.
20.
Travelled an average of s miles
per day for SO weeks, about $500
miles.
Bulletins distributed, 1000.
Schools visited in interest of
club work, So
Attended teachers institute, 1
week.
Course of lectures at Fayetteville,
ATTENDED L week.
Course of lectures at Jonesboro,
attended / week.
Spread gospel of silos. New ones
erected, Is.
Vaccinated hogs, 1900.
Average value of hogs, per head,
SIS; total value $500.
Organized cooperative marketing
association members enrolled $50.
Helped to sell one car of potatoes
for farmers, number of bushels 500.
Average saving per bushel 25c;
total $125.
Helped sell one car wheat, 900
bushels.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29

Bentley, the farm demonstration, had
authorized the statement that if the
court appropriated $1,000 for his
work, he would purchase a Ford
roadster so he could cover more ter
ritory next year. Mr.. Bentley fur
Their stated that if the county is
placed upon cash basis he will
reduce his salary in the exact pro-
portion as county scrip rises in value
from fifty cents. If scrip is worth
one hundred cents on the dollar aft
er January l, Mr.. Bentley will ask
for only $500 for his years work.
The same is true of the $500 ap-
preparation for the canning demon
stration work.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
Criticises Methods Used
In the Circuit Court

Calling the attention of the
members of the quorum court to the
fact that it required more than elev-
en- thousand dollars to pay circuit
court expenses during the past fis-
cal year, Judge Light proceeded to
a discussion of circuit court meth
DDS that he declared were grossly
unjust and a perversion of our
scheme of government. He said a
custom had come into use by which
the prosecuting attorney and his
deputy took cases away from local
magistrates and placed them be-
fore the grand jury in order that
the prosecuting attorney might reap
rich fees from them. He said the
prosecuting attorney is now draw
ing the handsome salary of $4,000
year-four times the salary paid
the presiding judge, and three times
that received by the governor of
Arkansas.
'It is possible" he said, "that we
are idly sitting by and permitting
our criminal courts to build up the
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
Why's "Gets-It," for
Corns, Like a Kiss?
Because Everybody Tries 1t, Every.
body Likes 1t, It's Painless and
Takes But a Moment
to Apply.
-1SO-

"Get's-It" is the wonder of the
corn-pestered world. Millions say
40, because millions have used it.
That's what makes it the biggest
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29
Other Appropriations
Speedily Made.

With the farm and canning DEM
onstration matters disposed of, the
magistrates made quick work of the
other appropriations, in most in
stances fixing the same amounts
that were appropriated one year ago.
The appropriations follows:
| Circuit court ....... :. $4,000
County general :. :. ..... 1900
Roads and bridges 49,. 10000
Jail and prisoners. =. :. 1900
County, Probate and Com
mon Pleas Courts -. -. 1900
Records and fixtures :. .... 500
Magistrate courts :. :. !. 800
Assessment and tax books. 1000
Surveyor office :. =. 80. $50
Publicity act :. :. :. 49,. l ,O0O
The usual appropriation of 500
for scalps of wild cats and wolves
was knocked out on a vote of eleven
for and fourteen against
The usual tax levies for county
general purposes, for roads and
bridges, schools and municipalities
were made without opposition.
At the conclusion of the session
an appropriation was authorized to
purchase for each magistrate in the
county an Arkansas Justice, which
is digest of the laws prepared es-
pecially for the guidance of justices
of the peace. This will cost APP
:. proximately five hundred dollars in
SAunty scrip, or $3.50 in cash.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29

showing the splendid results accomr
past year.
The proceedings of the quorum
court that met Wednesday to make
the annual appropriations for the
various departments of the county
government, were featured by sal
ty report from Jason L. Light,
county and probate Judge, and by
the action of the justices of the
peace in making an appropriation
of $1,000 to carry on farm demon
stration work during 1915, and
another appropriation of $500 to
finance canning demonstration.
Judge Lights report was rath-
err exhaustive document in which
he reviewed conditions in Greene
county from several angles. He con-
graduated the people on the bump
er crops and the prosperity that
prevails in the county, and discuss
ed the work done the past year on
the roads and bridges. Under this
head he commended the citizens in
the Marmaduke neighborhood for
the constructive work they did on
the roads during the past summer.
Continuing, the report says:
Turns Down Claims
For Traction Engines.
'In this connection | am delight
ed to inform you that 1 have made
net saving over last years expen-
ditures for roads and bridges of
more than seven thousand dollars.
Besides, l have saved the county
more than seven thousand dollars
by rejecting the allowance of claims
of the Rumley Product Company for
three oil tractors which were pur-
chased by my predecessor, under
the mistaken idea, no doubt, that
they were more suited for road
work than our team graders, but
which have proved unsatisfactory
and insufficient, and so eXtravasant
that a county like this cannot main
tain them. Thus, you see, we nave
made some strides in behalf of our
revenue, since it is apparent that
on these two items 1 have been able
to save more than $14, 900"
Has Plan to Put County
On a Cash Basis.
Discussing county finances,
Judge Light said he had plan for
taking up all outstanding county
scrip and placing the county on a
cash basis. He did not go fully in
to this matter, explaining that the
proposition to finance the county
came from Joseph R. Bertig of the
Paragould Trust Company. Judge
Light stated he expected Mr.. Ber-
tig to be present and explain the
details of the plan to the magis-
trates. However, Mr.. Bertig who
was detained by press of business,
was unable to appear before the
court. In brief, it appears the plan
provides for taking up all outstand-
ing scrip at about fifty cents on the
dollar, the scrip later to be redeem
ed by the county at face value. The
promoters of the plan agree to fur
nish the county with the cash upon
which to operate the various depart
ments, the county to pay six per cent
interest for the money. The plan
provides for the redemption of the
scrip in one, two and up to five
years, at the expiration of which
time it is estimated the county
would have enough revenue ahead
to operate without the necessity of
negotiating loans.
Criticises Methods Used
In the Circuit Court
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-10-29

interests of the prosecuting attorney
at the expense of the taxpayers of
the county?"
Further discussing the m liter
Judge Light said he believed the
trainers of our organic law knew
what they were doing when they
said man charged with a misde-
meanor had a right to trial before
a magistrate in the township in
mitted, and he insisted if this sound
doctrine was carried out the cost of
maintaining the circuit courts would
be materially reduced.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

ooa no appetite. since 1 have taken
LYDIA l.. Pinkham's vegetabls Com
pound the aches and pains are al gone
and | feel Ike a new woman ! cannot
praise your medicine too highly. Mrs.
AUGUSTUS LYON, Terre Hill, Pa
Ii iR true that nature and q woman .
work has prodaced the eraadest remedy
fur womsn's Ills that the worid has
ever known. From the roots an d
herbs of the i,eid. LYDIA l.. Pinkham,
forty yesrs ago, gave to womankInd
a remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more effcacious than any
other combination of drugs ever com
pounded, and today Lydia +. Pinkham 5
Vegetable Compound is recognized d
from coast to coast as the standard
semedy for woman 5 ills.
In the Piukhsm Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass. are files containing hundreds Of
thousands Of letters from women seek
ing health many Of them openly state
over their own signatures that they have
regained their health by taking LYDIA
l.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; ;
and in some cases that il has saved them
from surgical operations.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

North Fork Times Coming up Fruit
land Mesa the other day we could not
help but notice the splendid road be-
tween Hotchkiss and Crawford. We
doubt If there is another strip in the
state that can surpass it and tourists
coming over the Black Mesa can speed
their autos to the limit over this ten
miles of road We understand that Ed.
Hanson will plant 100 acres of corn and
will erect two more large silos. When
Mr.. Hanson takes hold of such enter
prises, its sure they are success on a
farm. We look for at least dozen
new silos in this community this year.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04
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NJ ri ull1u U
III u8 III
Esusrsz-s tsnsarprise

Asusro-s t.nsarprise.
Arrsngemeuts have been made bs-
tween tine M..autasn States 1es.phosas
company and the CImsrrou Ditch eom-
paHy whereby the telephone company
vii baild hns winch viii connect the
ditch compsuy's inse TO Cerro Summit
SFsh the farmers telephone l8ae At CIH.-
srr0n. The connection can be made
with the construction of abost three
miles OF line.
With tine completion Of tins hne Cim-
arrou wiill be connected with the out
SIDE world by telephone for the FRS;
time and viii prove great benefit not
only for the people OF Cimsrron bst the
outside world a. well. which Frequently
wants to get INTO talking connection
with that locality.
The Nernal Mesa bitch company has
aiso made arrangements to connect a
telephone hae with the Mountain states
system with the ditch company ; camp
up ia the hills. The connection viii be
made between Lajane aud Cerro sum
mit and viii be connected also with
several ranches IN that vicinity.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

Delta Tribune Prof u. W. kep-
lnger who has been superintendent
of the Ouray schools for the past two
years. completed his work there last
week and came to Delta Sunday to Join
his family here. After spending the
major part of the summer here and at
his ranch at Cedaredge. he expects to
move to Arizona this fall in the hope
that a change to lower altitude will
benefit his little daughters health.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

saoaerass FOOD Ce. sas0es AyrH IL.
Iel1
szl-acs resafsns 10 pablh ssii5sies
Amend sub at-t sec .-tks- sls.sa
Aprii T. 1915
4z2-'Declare rsnsao-tssioa of pss-
- Eors. freight puhlic urilisT Pla iEss
itner bus companios un'ies coEItzo
iahllc stilisy commission. -sgDea
April Y 1914
f2s Providing for sale of alcoaois
D druggists for manufacturers pas
poses Sisued April ~. 1915
4zl- Pae expenses COMMISSION 70
make examination and reeommund
size Panama exposition Neioed apri
IL. 1919.
Providing reduction 81 cifies o.
lower grade towns Siened April u
1915.
81 short apDrouria.iou Capito
managers. Signed Feb. d. iei5
27T-SaHre Newton Lumber Go
Vetoed April ~ 1915
8 G. X No 1.-Colorado and We
ming Day stock show Signed Jan
1s 1915.
: 7 NJ No Members to Con
eress relating to mining experiment
stations. signed March a 1915.
: J r. No 81 Legislative commits
sion to visit institutions for infOrma-
ton Signed April 2. 1915.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

LYDIA e. tns ham >
Negetsbie Com
pound hen | iirss
began taxing 1t 4
was suffering from
femals troubles for
some time sue had
almost all kinds ef
sches-pasns IN iow-
or part Of back and
IN sides. and press
ing down pains. 4
could not sleep and
G.. - -.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

All rivals d. omit them. All II
them are costly. Our OMAR"
cure alone c1ss US S450000
yearly 10 save needless blowous.
Bm could Goodyear Fortified
Tires retain top place if we did not
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04
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ss TSGaTiE - "a ~As~>
ASS lzs-s.
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cassruo- Vetoed ~ nty.three t-sSss
ssGs sn Fun ace Eiasen n psre
ana Eisnsesn ssnsse ss''s ~
ran ana 0ae 20 Part

w. N.as..t.4 ta.aa Nass -afres
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

v es1aan Naas1alHf a.lu Naes ~sitiqe
BdageF Tho rscEHf Les stature en-
acted IIs HaHse tiis mto iaw and ile
seHafe hllls mfo Hw 81 this number
me governor taord t~eHty tnree
House bills Ia fsi aHd eleven Ia part.
ilc also vetoed cleHaeon senate b4li
ia Gall aHd one "a parl The tota.
apurupriaIllu oI Ga. sss ltlait a.
sianed By the governor and exclusive
OF she mil letIas was sz.oat,.i-s-i9
These figures may b. changed some
before fual payment Is made b. the
auditng buard The tull0~iB iBs is a list
OF the bilis pasasa by tine Asaa asii1is
and the action tahaa oa them by tHt
governor
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

Miss Ruth kilby, one of this wears
Normal graduates. left Monday for her
home at fruits
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04
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Tcsre Hill Ps-~ Kindly permit me
- 7sss Jos NJ testimonial N favor of
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-06-04

this ye ar Join
this army Of con-
tented tire users.
1t is By tar the
largest army IN
Ircdon Any
dealer viii sup
ply you f15iJ