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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

OF the cracks OF rhe uUOr "ntuOws,''
said WallingfcUi. watch now; the
banks going TO 0sen."
That impressive ceremony was ac-
complished by a Uniformed porter un-
locking the vestibule door from the In
side, and instantly the opposite cab
discharged a tall, thin man In heavy
overcoat. who hurried up the steps
with a suit case. He was gone scarce
ly Ave minutes when he returned, bear
ing the suit case with much more ease.
and was about to jump Into his cab
when walllngford's driver hailed him
with:
"over In that other machine for
yours, quick! Ill settle with this drlv-
er, tip and all. Hello, Billy" and he
saluted the driver Of the other taxi.
Blackle looked dubiously across the
street, and the strange driver urged
him with:
my fare said TO tell you it was the
new bank president, and lie wants
you to jump"
Blackle, with one glance behind him
to make sure that his own driver
could scarcely make change and get
away before he could investigate, hur-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

9ackie Stepped Inside the lnclosure
His Face Aheam With Satisfaction.
down his suit case, the second to re-
move his hat reverently, his third to
put the tail Of his coat across his eyes
by way Of a black mask, his fourth to
approach the wicket very closely, hold
up his left hand as If il contained a
dark lantern and huskily whisper:
"Say pal, who's rmnln' the beat to.
nlght?"
Wallingford was sepulchral gravity
itself He turned upon Blackie stern
aud forbldding eye. 'Mr. Weaverr he
called back over his shoulder.
Mr.. Weaver came forth from the
vault, his opaque blue eyes never blink.
Ing as he came out of the darkness into
The light
"Nlr. Weaver" Wallngford went on,
this IS my secretary, Mr.. Daw. You
two gentlemen viii kindly SO into the
vault and count out $4,000 in cur.
rency, which you win pack In Mr..
DAVIS suit case, making a double count
and taking every precautlon to insure
strict accuracy, Mr. Weaver you will
iud here my ninety day note for S45,-
600 at . per cent and my Jinknsvllle
bank stock properly indorscd to be
held with the note Mr.. Daw. as soon
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

spite Oh All MS VirstrFatiUtt tie IL drag
ged into local investments, which,
while good enough, cannot he cashed
in emergency" and he cast a frown
upon the bundle OF neatly folded pa
pers upon his right WallingfOrd's
eyes, too, strayed understandlngly to
that little bundle OF securities. Mr..
Quirker shook his head and his shout
ders as il to free himself Of his alb
stractiOn.
"Your plan" he went on, "wOuld re-
lleye the country banker of a lot Of this
burden"
This was the opening. and into 1t
Walllngford thrust his whole breadth,
inventlng upon the spot all the details,
paraphernalia and red fire Of the pro
posed consolidation OF western banks.
To his CONSERVATION, however. he
found that he was not holding the at
tentiOn Of his auditor. At last Wal
llngford discovered that Mr. Qulrker
was counting the strips of weather
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
Defendants In Arson
Case Are Acquitted

Dallas, Or, Feb. 4.-Tne jury in the
case of Mrs. Amanda Rexford and Den
mis- o. McMurry, charged with arson IN
connection with a fire that destroyed
half block of business property in In,
dependence last November, occupied :
days Of the circuit court here this
week. The jury returned a verdict OF
not guilty.
Herman Hoyt, of this city pleaded
guilty to an Indictment charging him
WITH stealing a calf and sentence was
suspended for six months by Judge
Belt on condition that the man secure
job and support his family of wife
and six children, and reimburse the
owner of the calf
The trial of the case Of Smith Bros
of Independence, charged with running
q gambling mouse, went to trial yester-
day afternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
a S1OO Reward, SlOO Q

The readers OF this paper VIII be
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity Catarrh being a constitutional
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials. "
Address: f. ]. CHENEY & co. Toledo, U.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for { lstipatioR
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
Buying a Bank With Bunk

%wA HEY were not gently hoatlng,
downy looking, cuddly big
flakes of snow which blOtted
out the view from Walling
ford's window, but the little, singing,
spiteful sort, and they hurled them
selves at him in files and platoons and
bottallons, by countless, swiftly driven
millions, as If they would have liked
nothing better than to pierce him with
endess pain, to grind him to atoms
to scatter him wide and bury him deep
Even intrenched behind his breast
work of glass, j. Rufus felt their en-
nifty and gazed out into the thick
white buster with unshakable gloom
"B.r.r-r-r-rg shlvered Blackle. "What
raw, cold, dismal morning 1t is, to be
sure! What a cruel, cruel world,
Jimmy, go plumb to the dickens while
! dress"
"And don't hear a word from Fan
ME-" gloomily said Wallingford.
"Ohr grlnned Blaclsle. 80 that's It,
Well. Jimmie, far be 1t from me to
crow over the aged, but here goes"
aud from his pajama pocket he pro
duced letter which Walllngford sulk
lily pretended not to see.
My Dear Blackle-We had to hurry home
for the visit with Aunt Paltie, and I'm
afraid we didn't fnd out as much as we
should have discovered about Mr. Quirker
except that he Is a banker and that the
amount OF which he robbed US on the
death OF our father was $4,000 We play.
ed book agent and found that he Is con.
hrmed ''masher" Ills wife Is quite ieal.
GUS. She is rich In her own name and
would be happier II she didn't have hus.
baud. She's more hateful than he, II tina,
is possible. lie has a serious affair." w
think, with some out OF town woman
Watch him. Our klndest regards TO yot
and to Mr.. Wallnggord We can neve,
thank you enough for wording so hard I,
recover our fortune for u.s. Yours crate
fully, VIOLET,
IN spite OF himself, ], Rufus had
listened attentvely to this second read
ing of the report, but now he scowled
again as he started to leave the room,
There came q lusty kick at the door
and when Wnlllngrord opened 1t fel
low with a purple face and the rest OF
him mostly red muller stood there
with big load Of snow frozen wood in
his arms. First Of all he looked for the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
Eugene-COOs Bay Road
Rapidly Nears Completion

Progress of the railroad work is re-
ported in the Siuslaw Pilot of Florence.
The paper says:
The trestle work on the Willamette
Pacific will soon be complete and In
few weeks the rails win be laid to the
| Umpqua. Five long trestles have been
completed on Mive mile lake south OF
| the Siuslaw, the largest being $500
feet in length. A short gap remains in
the sixth and last trestIe on this lake,
and wnen the pile drivers finish their
work the decking will commence imme'
diately, a good portion of the braces
are already in place and the rails are
up to the edge of the trestle. The long
est piling used so far was la feet in
length.
Use Narrow Gauge
On the other side Of Five Mile lake
narrow guage track has been in use
several months This is so constructed,
tnat by moving one of the rails over,
standard gauge railroad is construct
ell, and can be changed in a day or so.
This track is complete to Comp 4, be-
tween which and the big bridge on the
Umpqua are three small gaps in the
trestles that will take but a few days
to finish.
If the weather permits the gaps will
all be closed, trestle work finished, and
rails laid to the big bridge on the Ump-
qua in three or four weeks.
Roadbed Done,
The road bed is finished from Coos
Bay to the Umpqul and waiting for
the rails, which now lack about three
miles of reaching the Umpqua and are
expected to be there in q few days.
Everything indicates that early in
March train sevice will be given from
Eugene to Coos Bay.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05

wood box, ana finding only It's remains,
TUNED helplessly about him In all di.
recilons. Finally he dumped the wood
aud WallIAgford cross examined Am,
lie said his name was Pete, the hotel
porter, and he con1ded that Benjamin
~ QulrSer was the richest man IN town
Ten minutes later, suaye, smiling
confident, Walllngford strobe into the
timing room, followed by the obsequl
GUS Blackie, and, bearing IN his
breadth OF chest and pOlse Of shoul.
dors aud general air all the wealth Of
the Indies, he sat down opposite the
only other occupant, man Of about
forty-hve, with a mustache aud neatly
trimmed mutton chop whlskers about
halfway down his plump cheeks and
who held little brown leatheu bag
between his feet He was man Of
excellent case apparently, but at the
eame time he was deep IN study. He
reused at once, however, upon the al,
vent Of the strangers and inspected
them critically Wallmgford had
scarcely seated himself when the man
leaned forward with a friendly smile
aud observed:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05


Derior, plying smile. TRY to dispose
Of It at that figure, either here or In
the east" he suggested, "Or, at this
particular period, try TO dispose OF 1t
anywhere at a reasonable prlce-for
immediate cash. No, Mr.. Qulrker, III
give you par for your stock, but /
can't possibly ofrer you any mort"
"I'll take lt!' returned Mr.. Quirker,
so quickly that it startled even Wal
llngfOrd.
"Yery we'll" said J. Rufus. Have
your stock ready for transfer, and I'll
come over and wind up tue deal with
you this afternoon shall, OF course,
have to give you a check on one OF
my New York banks"
This last important remark was
made In an entirely incidental man.
ner. Equally incidental Mr. Qulrker
replied:
"That will be perfectly agreeable,
assure you, Mr.. WallingfOrd. AS a
matter Of fact, prefer it that way,
since shall have to run into New
York the first of the week, just for a
flying visit"
"All right, them agreed Wallingford
thOughtfuly "YOu'd better call di-
rectots' meeting for tomorrow morn
ing, then"
"0f course" assented the other,
equally thoughtful And, by the way,
I'd rather you said nothing of this deal
right now. Id rather give out the
news myself"
Naturally" said Wallingford po-
lltely.
Very much In a quandary, Walling-
ford battled his way across to the
hotel, where he told Blackie what he
had done. Blackie Immediately said
ne was crazy.
The directors meeting the next morn
ing was as placid and staid function
as could well have been devised.
WalIingford. left alone with his wax
en- board, Immediately outspoke any
thing that Mr.. Quirker had spoken in
his palmlest days, and the board, with
keen appreciation, saw the difference
Immediately. Here indeed was silver
tCngued bank president of whom to be
justly proud and to follow blmdly all
the rest Of their days.
There were to be many enterprises
too, and many reforms in the banking
business. For one thing, merely by way
Of Illustration, he did not intend to have
idle money In their vaults. Why, he
understood that at that very moment
they had $4,000 Of currency, whlcl
would probably remain idle for the
next three months. In place Of that i
should be earning them, even in dul
times like this, not less than per cent
Rather than let 1t lie idle there hi
would take It himself. He had to Dor
row money anyhow in the east for hi
extensive operations, and why not Dor
row It here and pay the interest to him
self, for after all, he owned 80 pc
cent of the stock? Now, here wa
what he would do; He would take 500
600 Of their surplus or their hands
$4,000 Of 1t now, secured by his stool
in the bank, every dollar of which wa
backed by government bonds, an
would take the additional $4,000 o.
the deposit of negotiable securltle
which should be acceptable to til
board.
1t took but a few minutes for Wa
lIngford, in his smooth way, to con
vince the directors that his plan wa
merltOrlOus.
When Blackic came over he stoppe
aghast at the sight Of ]. Rufus for tn
FIRST time in his life inside the cashier
wicket of a bank, and his own bank a
that. BlaclSie stepped inside the inclC
sure, his face abeam with satisfaction
Blackie's first operation was to Sc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-05
A NOTRE DAME LADY'S APPEAL

To all knowing sufferers Of rheumatism
whether muscular or OF the joints, sciatieal
lumbagos, backache, pains in the kidneys or
neuralgia pains, TO write to her for a home
treatment which has repeatedly cured al u
these tortures. She feels II her duty TO SEM
II to all sufferers FREE. You cure yoursel.
at home as thousands viii testify--no ehsnfs
OF climate being necessary. This SiuPio
discovery banishes uric acid from the blooal
loosens the stitiened joints, purifes the 9 uiOS ~,
and brightens the eyes, giving elasuoity 49, -
tone to the whole system. II the aOY,
interests you, for proof address MIS-
Summers, Box r. Notse Dame Lnd'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-27
THE GRIP OF EVIL
ny LOUIS TRACY

ny LOUIS TRACY,
Author OF ''rhe Wings or tho Morpiar"
The ilIiur Of Light" "Fhe Terms
OF Surrender" "NumLer l7,n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-27

with a rosebud sirdlc and pink rib
bons. Little William Il. Crawford was
ringbearcr
Miss Eleanor Barbour Mccarthy was
her sisters maid of honor and only at =
tendnnt. She wore Il lovely dress Of
shcll-pink charmeuse and GeorEette
crepe and carried AN old fashioned
noscgay Of Sweetheart roses The
ushcrs were William Il. Crawford and
ID. = Mccarthy. Jr., both Of this city.
The mother Of the bride was hand
so'.cly gowncd in black Gcorgettc
crepe and crepe dc chine, with Il cor
s:3c bouquet of orchids.
After the ceremony Il reception was
held for the nearest relatives and "a
few intimate friends Later in the
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin left for
an extended wedding Journey North.
They will be AT home after Dece ller
az 205 North Mulberry street.
Chnrity Dnnsnnt.
An interesting charity function will
be the dansant given at the Richmond
Hotel this evening. from 2 TO IL o'clock.
for the benefit of the Shcitcring Arms
Free Hospital. Among those who have
been Invited to act as patronesses are:
Miss Frances u. Scott, Mrs. \. l..
Mcclellan. Mrs. Edmund Strudwick.
Mrs. Warner Moore Mrs. Bertrand
Chesterinan. Mrs. Il. L. Simpson. Mrs.
Melville Peck. Mrs. Adolpn Osterioh,
%
Kin. Mrs. l.. 4. Robinson and Mrs. u. II.
Williams. There Will be number o.
fancy dances. and unique favors will
he distributed among the guests.
Halloween Pnrty.
The Philathea Glass OF Broad Street
Methodist Church will give Il parcel
post and Halloween party this evening
! from TO II o'clock in the Sunday
school room of the church. An inter
esting program has been arranged
and the public is invited.
Marriage Announced.
The marriage of Miss Lillian Chris
Jensen. OF MiddicseX County. y. j.. and
Oscar w. krispeiu, of Hudson County.
y. j.. was quietly celebrated in Rich
mond on Saturday. October 81. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. i. Il.
Hutson. u. d.. pastor Of the Pine
street Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen will later
make their home in New Jersey.
! WrIEat-Sery.
Miss Margaret Scay. of Highland
Park. and Thomas Wright. Of this city,
were married Wednesday, at the Mctho-
dist parsonage. in Barton Heights. Mr..
and Mrs. Wright will make their home
in Richmond.
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present was familiar. and thus. at the
outset. placed himself on "a par with
the limited intelligence and dismal ex-
pcricnces Of his audiences. He told how
lie had risen to be Il foreman Ina the
iron works. how he led the strike and
WAS befooled like another Samoan by
Delilah in fine raiment and anointed
with sweet sinclling spices. by IL wave
OF II magicians wand he led them from
The dirt and squalor of Il working class
quarter to the palaces and we'll tended
lands Of an English nobl.man. lie even
held them spcllbound By describing the
unhappy quest which had dominated
his nanhcod's years-that unending
and never successful search for an
answer to the far-reaching question
Is humanity In the Grip OF EVIL?
In less strenuous circumstances the
chief actor in this subdued. but terribly
realistic, drama would have found in
spiration in the tense hold on the
mag !natfon of his audience which he
established from the opening sentence
and maintained with over gruwine G,
force. The evil light died out OF many
eyes. No one moved. There was no.
sound in the desolate room save the
measured accents OF the speaker and
an occasional grunt of approving
recognition when he touched on some
phase Of life common To all present.
Even the wounded man ceased groan-
Ing. for Dill Reilly had retained his
senses, and found solacc for his physi-
cal injuries in the appeal to his emo
lions made by the thrilling recital.
Burton. Of course. remained in blank
ignorance of the astounding fact that
his audience was Increased, for the
three women had crept up unhcard. and
followed every word through the open
window. II was we'll that this was no.
| The presence OF Grace Coe could hardly
have failed to discomfort him. The
sight OF her sweet face must have
Induced poignant thoughts fatal to the
even flow Of his address.
seldom. indeed. in the history OF this
gray old world has any man spoken
10 such It group of cut-throats in such
conditions. b. an ineNplicablc miracle
probably by the unknown action OF
that subtle force vaguely described as
tcicpa .ny-Eurton broke off abruptly
"a, an instant when his hearers were
keyed MP TO tho highest pitch
How is time going" he inquired.
and the words fell from his lips SO
nonchalant,y that for Il few seconds
none stirred.
Two-Gun Jake was the first To re-
cover himself. He tumblcd al a watch
with his unmtured hand.
Guess from what I've been told.
you've Still go; live minutes" he
muttnr"d
y whtc-facch old Woman crouch ed
beneath the windowsill saspcd when
sine heard that voice. Mrs. Evans had
listened like ona in Il trance. She UNI
derstood neither the meaning nor the
intent OF that strange harangue. but
IL held her like the others. AS the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-27
HOW TO REDUCE
YOUR WEIGHT
a SIMPLE, SAFE, RELIABLE WAY.

a SIMPLE, SAFE, RELIABLE WAY.
People who arc overburdcned with
supcrituouS fat know only ZOO we'll The
discomfort ana ridiculc that ovcrStcut
people have 10 bear.
II you are carrying around tve OF
ten pounds or unhealthy fat you are
unnecessarily weakening your vital
organs and are carrying burden
which destroys the beauty OF your
figure.
There is no need of any one suffering
from SupcrtiuouS fat. II YOU want 20
reduc" your weight in simple. safe
and reliable way, without starvation
diet or tireSOmc exercise. here Is Il test
worth trying. Spend as much time as
you can in the open air. breathe deeply
and get from Tragic Drug CO. or any
good druggist box OF oil of korein
capsules; take one after each meal and
one before retiring at night.
Weigh yourself once 4 week so as
TO know just how fast you are losing
weight and don't leave off the treat
invnt or even skip a single dose until
you are down 10 normal.
oil Of korein is absolutely harmless
Is pleasant to take. and helps digest ion.
Even q few days treatmen; has been
reported TO SNOW i. noticeable rcduc-
zion III weight. footsteps become
lighter, YOU work seen. easier ana a
lighter and more buoyant feeling takes
noSSessioM ~ Your Mno!c being
Every person WHO suffers from Su-
periiuoua fat should give this treat
ment Il trial--AdV.
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poor old creature put II afterwards.
In Il sentence which could not really
DO bcttercd By skilled writer: at
was just II movie in words
Happily Blanche Griffin was able to
sti.ic the imminent cry with an em-
phatic hand over Mrs. Evans's mouth.
for the mother had found her lost son.
Then John made his big hit.
IL want to use those five minutes to
good advantage. he said looking
around with II Dcnienant expression
which utterly banied and nonplused
the woman and tho men who Il little
while before had been thirsting for his
money or his life
(To BE Coutinued)
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were played by Mrs n p Gray. Jr
Miss l'ayley was attended by her sister.
Miss Phyllis Rayley as maid OF honor,
four ribbon Girls-Misscs Lacy Virginia
Barkly. Elizabeth fillmore. Virginia
Snow and Catherine OSborn.-and four
Observation-Disclosures olivia Gregory. OF
Richmond. Bessie ellis. of Bedford
LILY percivall and Ellie Bayley. OF
Lawrenccvillc. John Baylcy Rawlings,
nephew of the bride. was pngc. Miss
Frances Davinson. of Furmville was
trainbcarcr and MisS Meredith Owens.
OF Lawrencovilie. carried the ring on
a satin horseshoe.
The best man was Richard Bridge
forth. Of kenbridge. ana the ushers
We're: Emmett Warmer, Lawrence
! VILE; Mrs. Scroggirs. OF South Hin:
. Peter Holmes. of Boydton. and Malvern
harrow, of Alberta.
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IN AND OUT OF Town.

Mr and Mrs. Arthur l.. Glasgow have
closed their villa a, Newport and are
now in Washington for an extended
stay, where their daughter Marjorie.
viii attend school.
Mrs. w. {. Locker and her small
daughter ha"o returned 10 Richmond.
after visit to Mr.. and Mrs, W. Il.
Bowics in Salem.
Mr. ana Mrs. Joseph Cochran and
their children. Of S;aun,on. have left
Tor their home. after "a visit to MIR.
and Mrs. Charles L. Whitiock. Jr, At
Yves champion.
AIRS L. w fucker. Jr.. of Birminr
nam Ma. who has been the guest OF
Mrs. j. il. bowman here has Joined
br. RucIrcr In philadelphia. whore the
American Clinical College of Surgeons
Is - session.
Mss nebie :pcs, OF Blackstone. is
The guest of Mrs. Robert Paxton, a;
-"i0 West Grace street
Miss Nanntc NJ Lee has returned 10
her hUiHc ~ Stafford after "A visi; Is
ncr sister. Mrs. Linwood Antrim, on
Monument Avenue.
Miss Eliza Montgomery has gone t.
Norfolk, whcre she is the guest of MIR.
and MRS. y. q. Ayers.
Mrs. William Leeds Wight and her
children have returned from STANFORD
where they have been spending some
time.
Dr. and Mrs. Cahell 4. Mercer. whose
wedding was celebrated III Richmond
this month. are now "a, home in Ports
mouth.
Mrs q. Watson James. Jr., has re-
turned TO Norfolk, after short visi;
10 Mrs. Fcy,on Rowe i'll Frcdcricks-
burg.
Miss Leila Cottreli who has been
the cues, Of her sister, Mrs Joseph -.
Collins IN Portsmouth Tor several
months. mas returned 10 Richmond
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Shell-IbuyIcy.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
IAWRENCEVlf.LE. VA. October 26.
On "Wednesday night the Baptist
Church in Lawrenccviilc WAS the scene
OF u brilliant wedding. when Miss Mar
sucrite Darlington Bayley. daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. j. J. Bayley. became
the bride OF Jack Shell. son OF the late
Mir. and Mrs. j. X. Shell. Rev. II. y.
Laws officiating. Preceding the corc-
mouy. Mrs. Allen " rettigrew. OF
Richmond. sang. The wedding marches
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WoMEA'S MEETINGS.

= general meeting Of the Council of
jewish Women Will he held in tie KS
Hemhiy room OF Temple Beth AhaLah
on Thursday evening, November .. at
$40 O'clock. The program for the
evening Will he: opening prayer. Or.
EDWARD \. Cal!sch; address. Work
Tor israeis Women" Dr. Morris :.
i-iZaron. of Baltimore; violin solo. Jay
l'onchu" vocal solo, Miss .iariaa
stern. Members OF the council ana
thcii friends are cordially invited Ia
attcnt.