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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-07-16
CHAPTER 10.
4 Pawn In the Game.

THH Master Mind professed Do
have known the girls father
intimately and offered this a.
an explanation Of his visit.
After q brief interview that satisfied
his curiosity. and did little to arouse
hers, he took hts departure, and
straightway began plotting the imme-
date steps next to be made. So cum
ningly did he contrtve bis mesh Of
ehicanefy that the miserable victim in
the tolls never suspected even that he
was the agent Of her anguish. Through
the bought Offices Of a confederate.
who had no suspicion "a to his iden-
tity, Andrew 90 arranged matters that
Margaret Flint was accused Of theft.
The stolen brooch of her mistress was
found In the girls trunk. On such
circumstantial evidence it vas easy
to secure conviction Of one who had
neither money o friends to plead In
years In the woman's reformatory.
But 1t was no part of the Master
Minds plan that the girl whom he
had thus stricken by his arts should
languish in prison throughout the
whole term of her sentence. 1t was
sufficient for his purposes that the
stigma had been inflicted on her. He
waited for six months and then enter
ed on the second stage Of his opera
lions. First he paid a visit to the
wretched object of his Vaccinations.
He protested profound sorrow over the
plight in which he found her. and
promised to use every endeavor in her
behalf by gaining the services Of Ger
tain influential politicians with whom
he enjoyed friendly relations.
As q matter Of fact, however, An
drew called on only man for as
sistance. and that no friend. With a
new type wheel on the small machine.
which he had brought with him In the
suit case from New York. he concocted
a most explicit letter to q politician of
Chicago, who had risen from the ranks
BY ways best known to himself. The
Master Mind pointed ont that It would
be we'll for the politician to secure
forthwith Tho rsssaSe Of Margaret Flint
on pcobatioa. OtAeeW1se some curt
ous 6Acts = to h1D1oey Of tho pela-
ti"sas ~AsaD ~ tss0AD av4r - ~ oab.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-07-16

firmative: well, 1 called you up about
that shooting business down at Tenth
Avenue tonight. You understandT'
"Who Is this?" Wainwright demand
ed.
"Oh, who l am don't cut any ice! !
just happened to be in the crowd
there, and l heard you asking the cor
about the guy that butted in and lei
you out. l got a line on that guy, and
90 l thought I'd put you WISE"
"Who was bel"
"Young chap named Walter Bloun,
from somewheres out west. He's stay.
ing In the city. though-got q house.
The address ID PA East Thirty-ninth
street, That's oil. Good night"
"But wait! Tell me- Wainwright
bssan hurrtedly. His appeal was use
IesI. there came ~ response.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
BRUMBAUGH NOMINEES
NOW BEFORE SENATE
DR.. Samuel G.. Dixon Again
Named as Health Head.
Movie Censors Nominated.

HARRISBURG, May IS. - Governor
Brumbaugh last night sent to the Senate
these nominations:
DIR. Samuel G.. Dixon. of Montgomery
County, as Commissioner of the Depart
ment of Health.
Major John C. Groome, OF Philadelphia
as Superintendent of the Department OF
State Police.
DR.. Clarence ]. Marshall, of Philadel-
phia, as State Veterinarian.
]. Louis Breitinger. of Philadelphia as
chairman of the newly created Board
of Moving-picture Censors.
Mrs. E. C. Niver of Washington Coun-
ty, as vice chairman of the board.
DIR. Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer, of Phila-
delphia as secretary of the board
All of these appointments were antlcl-
pated. The present appointment ls tine
fourth received by Doctor Dixon, ana
within a few days he will have completed
10 years of service as head of the Health
Department
Doctor Dixon was appointed by Gov
ernor Pennypacker on June 6, 1915, ut
tie while after the passage of the act
which created the Department OF Health'
He was reappointed on March 10, 1884,
by Governor Stuart, and on March l.
1911. by Governor Tener. His term eN-
pred on March /, 1915.
Major Groome has been the head or
the State Police since the creation of
that body. He was first appointed by
Governor Pennypacker on July l, 1900
and reappointcd successfully by GOV
ernors Stuart. Tener and Brumbaugh. On
July l of the present year he Will have
served 10 years as head OF the state
police His appointment by Governor
Tener was made on August l. 1913, atter
the 1913 Legislature had adjourned, and
his nomination therefore could not be con-
frmed by the Senate until this time.
The appointment of Doctor Oberholtzer
is a personal one. The Governor and
| the new movie secretary have been as
sociated for many years in Philadelphia
| in educational work. Just before the last
political campaign Doctor Oberholtzer
wrote a long sketch of the life of Doctor
Brumbaugh. and this was printed in
| pamphlet form and distributed throughout
the State as campaign literature.
Doctor Oberholtzer is an author of note
and one of his best known books is a
| Life of Lincoln" He has charge of the
historical pageant held in Philadelphia
| some years ago,
The Governor also nominated Henry ID.
Brown of Wiliamsport, to be member
| of the Board of Trustees of State Col
| leEe; A. Z. Sisson. of Erie, as a member
! of the State historical Society; j. l..
| Forward, of Chester, as a member OF
the State Quarantine Board at Phila-
| delpha.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
ANOTHER BOMB STIRS
LITTLE ITALY HOMES
Three Families Driven to Street
by Explosive - Neighbors
Aroused.

Another bomb outrage in Little Italy
did damage estimated at several hundred
dollars early today and more than a
score of men, women and children were
badly shaken UP by the explosion. The
bomb was exploded In an outside Vesti-
bule at the ice cream store of Vincent
Tetrozelli, 743 South 18th street.
A big hole was torn In the tiled floor OF
tho vestlbulte and several large plate
glass windows were smashed. The door
into the store was broken into kindllng
wood, and the fixtures nearest the door
way were wrecked. Windows in private
houses across the street and adjoining the
store also were shattered.
Tetrozelli his wife and their six chill
dren were asleep on the second floor
when the bomb exploded. The shock
threw them out of bed, but no one was
injured. Nicholas Rosa, his wife and
their two children, on the third floor rear,
and Angelo Liuagetti and his wife, on the
third floor front, also were badly shaken
up
Ten occupants of 745 South 1lth street,
and many more from TAI South 1lth street,
aroused and terrorized by the explosion,
ran into the street in their night clothing.
Both houses were slightly damaged by
the explosion. Tetrozelli shrugged his
shoulders when questioned about the out
rage this morning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
COMMITTEE TO ACT ON
NOMINATIONS RECALL
Governors Action a Veritable
Bombshell in Organization
Camp.
BIZ a stnn Correspondent


HARRISBURG, Pa, May 1S.-The Sem
ate Committee on Executive Nominations
is expected to take action today on the
recall last night by Governor Brumbaugh
of 1874 OF the Tener recess appointments.
The recall was sent to the Senate
shortly after midnight and took the
Senate by surprise. At the same time
the Governor sent in nominations for
several heads of State departments, the
newly created Board of Moving Picture
Censors and for several of the positions
the Tener nominations for which were
recalled.
The recall is a blow aimed directly at
the Republican State Organization, as
many of the nominations the Governor
asked to have sent back to him were for
positions upon which the Organization
has been depending in years past to build
up its political machine in Pennsylvania
Among these are the commissioner of
banking and the members of the boards
of trustees of many State institutions.
Included in the list of nominations re-
called also are the Valley Forge Park
Commissioners; the members of the Com
mission to Supervise the Preparation of
the Statutes-at-Large of Pennsylvania
the members of the State Board of Game
Commissioners; the appointment of John
ODonnell as member of the Board of
Registration Commissioners for the City
or Philadelphia; the members of the In
dustrial Board in the Department of
Labor and Industry; the members of the
| Suburban Metropolitan Planning Com
mission; the members of the Lake Erie
and Ohio Canal Board, and the members
| OF two commissions, one of the building
| OF state institution for inebriates and
| the other for the building of a State in
| dustrial home for women.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
HOUSE AMENDS HOUSING
BILL TO ORIGINAL FORM
Measure Now Stands as Drawn Up by
Attorney General.


, HARRISBURG. Pa, May 1S,-The House
OF Representatives at 1880 o'clock this
morning amended the new housing bill
so as to put 1t in the form in which it
was originally prepared by Attorney GEN
eral Brown before 1t was introduced after
Governor Brumbaugh vetoed the Grams
back 'toothless" bill.
The amendments will make the pro-
posed new law go into effect on Decsm-
ber 81. 1915. and will not repeal the ex-
listing law, which has never been enforced
by Philadelphia city councils. until that
time. Senator McNichol amended the
new bill in the Senate last week, so that
the existing code will be repealed as soon
as the Governor signs the new bill. and
the new measure would not go into effect
until next year, The amendments were
offered early this morning, following a
conference between Director Ziegler, of
the Department of Public Health and
Charities. John p. Connolly and Senator
McNichol.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
BILL INCREASING POWER OF
REGISTER OF WILLS VETOED
Governor Calls Measure Unwise and

Unnecessary.
Governor Brumbaugh today vetoed the
Heffernan house bill. designed to give
the Register of Wills of this city author
ity to appoint attorneys for collection of
collateral inheritance taxes. In eXpla-
nation the Governor said:
This bill gives the Register of Wills
the right to appoint and fix the salaries
OF attorneys In the collection of collateral
and Inheritance taxes, subject to the
approval. control and direction of the
Attorney General. 1t also gives the Reg
lister of Wills power to employ and fix
may deem necessary and the Auditor
General, In section 10, is required and
directed to pay the salaries of such
clerks. This opens the way for greatly
increased cost upon the Commonwealth.
Under the existing law only two counties,
Allegheny and Philadelphia, employ
clerks in this manner. This bill would
allow all registers in all the counties to
employ and fix salaries of clerks and
mandatorily compel the State to pay the
said salaries. 1t is estimated that this
would add about 100000 to the present
cost of this service.
THAT the Register of Wills or any
other county official should have the
power TO mandamus the State 10 pay
seXpenses authorized by him and I'm the
incurTing of which the State has no voice
is not sound business. 1t is unwise and
Unnecessary"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
PRESIDENT WATCHES
FLEET GO OUT TO SEA
Warships Salute, Whistles
Shrek and Great Throngs
Cheer During Farewell.

NEW YORK. May is.-More than
million persons lined the Hudson River
and occupied places of vantage on the
tops OF high buildings today as President
Wilson and New York City bade fare
well TO the greatest American fleet that
has ever gathered for Presidential re-
Wow. weather conditions were ideal
President Wilson reviewed the fleet
from the naval yacht Maynower, near
the statue OF Liberty. AS each battleship
passed the Presidential yacht, 1t fired
salute OF twenty-one guns from It's d
Inch pieces. In the harbor, tugs and
other steamships shrieked frantic good
bye from whistles and sirens and on
shore the cheers rang out In salvoes as
the great ships steaming at II knots,
passed out to sea to engage In manuevers
for two weeks UP and down the Atlantic
coast
1t was n sight to cause thrills and In
spire noise as the mighty fleet of gray
giants steamed in perfect alignment down
the bay, the long black muszles OF the
guns looming from the turrets beneath
the rippling stars and stripes.
STRICT PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
Strict precautions had been taken to
prevent accidents in the Hudson River as
the ships weighed anchor and departed.
All ferries south of 42d street were COM
peiled to abandon their schedules and all
river craft to keep clear of the main
channel
President Wilson spent the night on the
Mavfiower and was said by his secretary,
Joseph Tumulty, to be feeling excellent
this morning. The President expressed
pleasure when he learned that the weather
hal cleared. There was slight haze,
through which the sun struggled to break,
and h brisk breeze blew in from the sea,
but there was no rain
Just after the May1ower took UP her
position the naval yacht Dolphin, bear
ing government officials and members oil
the families OF officers of the fleet an
chored just south of her.
PRESIDENT DINED ON wARsHIP.
It was said that the dinner to Presi-
dent Wilson on board the wyoming last
night established a precedent. 1t was
the first time that the COMMANDMENTS
chief of the army and navy ever dined
aboard a warship with all the admirals
and captains of n fleet like the Atlantic.
Beside Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher,
there were Rear Admirals Mayo, Mclean,
Boush and Coffman; Rear Admiral
( Usher commandant of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard; Rear Admiral Benson. chief
of the Bureau of Naval Operations; Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels and Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
ROCKEFELLER CHTDFD
BY MOTHER" JONES
Aged Labor Leader Tells ou
Kings Son He Should Haya
Gone to Colorado.

WASHINGTON, May 1sz1on.
Rockefeller, Jr.. today was ca,l.s ~
count by Mother" Jones m. 'e
woman labor leader; for mot ~, asea
Colorado last January to stop the 3 70 .
troubles there. '"e labor
They met at the hearing Of th. ~.
trial Relations Commission wbsn p p5nuus-
feller appeared in response to a s,,,oN mocks-
to testify regarding his publleit,, h,.ons UNIONS
and the letter from Governor An,r,o.I ouIe eau
Colorado, to President Wilson ~ ot
preparation of which Rockefelis. - we
to have a part. Sald
How are you, Mother" Rockst.n..
said in greeting Mother" Jones ''e''sf
I'm all right" she replied Gh,,,
didn't you go to Colorado as Won =. waI saII
Rockefeller assured "Mother,' 1oa
that he intended to go TO Colorado 'vnea v
to look into labor condItins there, 'VOn
You should have gone last Ian,.
That's when they needed you thersS y.
told him. sne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
ANTS m HOUSE LOSE
FIGHT ON SUFFRAGTSTS
Action Indicates Final Stand on
Permitting Women at Ballot
Boxes Will Be Favorable.

HARRISBURG. May 1s.-The "antis
made a last-hour but futile eHort 10 pre-
vent the passage OF the women Watchers
bill in the House last night. Represents. .
tive stern, of Philadelphia, moved thae
the bill. which was originally referred TO
The judiciary General Committee of the
House, controlled by the Wares, and re-
ported from that body last week, pc re
ferred to the Elections Committee OF the
House. This move would prevent It's
being considered finally before the Leg
islature adjourns on Thursday
When the vote was called for' speaker
Amber announced that the motion had
not prevailed A division was asked for,
and then Representative Glenn, OF We
mango, seconded by Representative FOR.
ster, or Philadelphia, asked that the roll
ne called. The result of that vote showed
the line-up of the House on the question
OF suffrage, and placed the members on
record on this question. The Philadelphla
delegation was almost solidly split be-
tween the Ware and the McNichol fac
tions. the Ware men voting against send
ing the bill back to committee, while the
McNichol followers voted to do So
The vote of the Philadelphians was as
follows
Against suffrage:
Aaron, Campbell, Curry. Cans. Grams
back Hefferman, Dafferty, McArdle,
NlBueT, ItITNb IlCHdiubi tNO"S'i'
stern, Twibill--15.
For suffrage:
Arnold. Arthur. Boyer. Conner, Cox,
Cummins, Dunn, Forster Glass, Graham
Hackett, Lauer, Lipschutz, McCltntock,
McDermott. McNichol, Reynolds, Roney
Walsh. Weir, willard Wilson, Woben-
smith-23.
Representatives Bauerle, Drinkhouss
and Vodges did not vote.
The measure is expected to be finally
passed today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
Negro Methodists Gather

Delegates to the SSth annual session of
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Confer
ence of the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church are arriving in this city to-
day. The meetings, which will be held
daily In Wesley African Methodist Epis-
copal Church, 18th and Lombard streets.
will begin to morrow and continue until
Tuesday. Bishop Alexander Walters, of
New York, will preside.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
OPTOMETRY BILL PASSED
Measure Adopted by House Expected
to Be Law.

The Dunn optometry bill was passed by
the House in Harrisburg today by a
vote of 1sS to o. according to a telegram
received from the capital by DR.. Alex
ander Martin. 1928 Chestnut street.
A previous bill, introduced in the SEN
ate. passed both houses of the Legisla-
ture about two weeks ago, but was We
toed by Governor Brumbaugh who OBJ
jected to some Of its provisions. The
Pennsylvania Optical Society, who is re-
sponsible for the measure, met the Gov
rnors objections and the bill, as amen
ded, passed today. 1t is expected to pass
the Senate and that the Governor will
sign It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
State Nav Give u. of p. $1,000, 900

The State appropriation for the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania may be in
creased from 100000 to s1OOO,OOO The bill
now in the Senate provides for an APP
preparation of 100000 for the next two
years, which is an increase of $4,000 over
that of two years ago. Friends of the in
stitution are at Harrisburg today making
an effort to obtain the increase, and 1t
Is understood that 1t will be granted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-24

anges, valencias. $3.50 boz.
Lemons, 4404.75. Cali. grape
fruit, $3.50. Pineapples. $3.50 dos
crate; cherries, Bings, 10c; Royal
Annes, &c; home grown straw
berries. SIPS; currants, $1.25
crate; cantaloupes, e1.7502; To-
ganberries, $1.25; apricots, 75c@
85c; yellow peaches, $1@1.25;
plums, $1.3501.50; watermelons
$1.75 .cwt.; harvest apples. $3.50
full sized box; blackberries, 10c
H.; red raspberries, $1.26; Elber-
ia peaches. s0c; Yellow Transpar-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-24
BY MARY ROYLE O'REILL

BN MARN RONLE OtElLL
LONDON, England, July "a
The wars death roll can never be
counted. The men who die are
but a 1.-THE of the toll. For far
greater than the actual losses re-
ported Is the loss of the unborn
dead for whom nobody mourns
yet.
Hut next year we will be-
gin to count the shrinkage I'm
the birthrate. Five years of
empty cradle land and the
scarcity Of children will be-
come IA national problem.
for instance, will France,
Belgium and Serbia recover
from the carnage which has
already bled them white?
England is only beginning to
realize its losses. Hardly a Brit
ish officer went to France last
August is alive today. Not one
of the old life guards. the pick
of England's aristocracy, still
lives.
And the war has only begun.
Husband Famine Unacceptable.
And the war has only begun.
Now that the Russians are in re-
treat the allies aggressive cam
paign will not begin until next
spring! So a husband famine Is
Inevitable.
Today i'm England there
are IL manageable, well
born women to one eligible
man, and the ratio will soon
be much higher. The upper
class girl of 10 TO - who is
not already engaged must
give up the hope of marriage.
What result will u husband
famine produce? A great awak-
ening, for one thing. Certainly
much OF the work of the English
world must be done by women for
u generation.
i believe In marriage, but | do
not believe in the unwise war
marriage, romantic though il be.
The vast majority OF those heroic
weddings, celebrated by thous-
ands in the eight combatant
countries, must be childless. Per-
haps fortunately so.
A Survival of the Unfit.
The position of the war widow
is pathetic, but woe to the war
wife. To support a manned hus-
band, to rear weakling children
that is a tragedy more tragic
than any loneliness. Our slums,
almshouses and prisons are peo-
pied already by descendants of
the unfit.
Il " Ii is not the dead who en-
danger the race. Since the
Germans began TO use gas
INSANITY AMONG BRIT.
- ISL SOLDIERS HAS IN
CREASED IN APPALLING
RATIO.
Nations have died of wars.
The fall of Rome was due to the
decline In the quality of the pop
ulation. Today's wholesale de-
structiOn of the fittest may spell
wholesale ruin i'm Europe.
For a century European coun-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-24

tries have been growing less
prolific. German fecundity is a
thing of the past. In 1876 the
German birthrate was 40 per
1000, in 1911 % per thousand,
In Greater Berlin 20 per 1000.
The French figure of 1872 was
$4,000, of 1907 below 500. 900,
of 1911 below 100000; loss of
100000 babies a year within a
generation.
Men Two Inches Shorter.
Had Germany waited, there
would have been no need to de-
clare war ON France. The day
when France could fight was rap
idly passing away.
In both Germany and France
emigration has fallen to almost
nothing. In order to carry on
agriculture and manufactures,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-24
BRITISH GIRL OF 10 TO %
: MUST GIVE UP HOME HOPE

unmarriageable men are accepted
by lonely. anaemic women. Al Q
result the percentage of epilepsy,
crime and disease il enormously
increased after each war.
When the Five Nations fought
the French In Canada for nearly
two centuries the husband famine
was SO great, the toll Of unborn
dead so dangerous to the tribes
that Iroquois women claimed and
obtained the right to have chill
dren by any man Ito preserve the
nations" But In Europe polyg-
amy is impractical: II costs too
much. After the war we will all
be too poor for marriage, not to
suggest several wives.
But what OF the unborn dead?
Truly, Gen. Joffre was right
when he said, THE man who
brought about this war had p
soul of q devil"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-24

Poles, Italians and Belgians were
imported into both countries in
ever increasing numbers.
War increases the deaths and
diminishes the births. Modern
war means the destruction of the
fittest and the survival of the
unfittest. In France. for instance,
men are two inches shorter than
a century ago because the Napole-
onic campaigns killed off the tall
est and strongest.
IN EVERY COUNTRY
THE MAN WHO Is NOT
SOUND ENOUGH TO BE A
SOLDIER STAYS AT HOME
TO BECOME A FATHER.
Ne'er-do-wells rejected by the
recruiting sergeants mate with
the mothers of tomorrow. Bro
ken, hollow-chested, previously
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-24
GET Low BIDS

City contracts of $12,500 were
let by Commissioner Woods this
week. M. Graft and +. =. Shell
don will rebuild the oath street
bridge, recently condemned, on a
bid of $10,S94.50. A. w. Tweed
en- will dredge the city waterway
at the mouth OF the 18th and 21st
street sewers, for $500. Both
bids are said to be low.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-24
REVIEWS N. G. w.

The entire forces of the National Guard the at
Cogrove marched in night Louis
Hart Gen. Maurice which
Governor Hart made patriotic address
new American flag
The greater of the In the field reconnai
problems Two offensive battalion
defensive
Aviator Sromer flew the American lake last
night demonstrating possibilities scouting
and signaling medium.
Governor Ernest Lister will visitor Camp Hart today,
coming from his a Worden