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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09
you have IN mind ?"

you have IN mind?'
"The man you suspect as Wen as +
the one man to whom her allegiance
means everything man you named
to me the night we met for the first
time, as the one who'd profit the most
by keeping her from leaving the
stager'
We'll, if it's Max, you'll know in
time"
I'll know before long. AS soon as
he gets back in town"
$50 you've been after him?"
"Why not7 But he's out on the Pa
cif1c coast; or so they tell me at the
theater. Expected back about the
middle of July-they say in his Office"
"Then that lets him OUT
: "But it's a lie."
"WelI-?"
1--WE just remembered: Max was at
the Ffske place, urging her to return
the night before you caught Drum
mond at the bungalow. l saw them,
walking up and down in front Of the
cottage, arguing earnestly: | could
tell by her bearing she was refusing
whatever he proposed. But I didn't
know her then, and naturally l never
connected Max with the fellow I saw,
disguised in a motoring coat and cap.
Neither of 'em had any place in my
thoughts that night"
Ember uttered a thoughtful "OhY'
adding: "There may be something in
what you say-suspect, that is. If I
agree to keep an eye on him, will you
promise to give me free hand?"
'Meaning-Y
keep out Of Max's way: don't risk
a wrangle with him."
"Oh-go ahead-to blazes-as far
as you like"
Thanks" Ember dryly wound up
the conference; but these passing
fiirtations with your present-day tenn
per leave me with no laundering for
greater warmth"
Days ran stolidly on into weeks, and
these into a month. Nothing happened.
Max did not return; the whispered ru-
NOR played WiIdfire in theatrical cir
cleS that the eccentric manager had
encountered financial difficulties insu-
perable. The billbOards thanking the
entrance to the Theatre Max cOntin-
ued to display posters announcing the
reOpening early in September with a
musical comedy by lyman Dodd; but
the comedy was not even in rehearsal
by September 10.
Ember went darkly about his vari-
Gus businesses, taciturn-even a trace
more than ever reserved in his COM
municatiOn with Whitaker-preOccu-
pied, but constant in his endeavOr to
enhearten the responding husband.
Mary Whitaker made no sign. Now
and then Whitaker would lose patience
and write to her. He received not a
line of acknowledgment.
Sometimes, fretted to a frenzy, he
sought out Ember and made wild and
unreasonable demands upon him.
These failing of any effect other than
the resigned retOrt, 81 am a detective,
not a miracle-mOnger," he would fly
into desperate gnawing, black RACES
that made Ember fear for his sanity
and self-control and caused him to be
haunted by that gentleman for hours
once or twice for days-until he re-
sumed his normal poise of sober and
civilized man. He was, however, not
often aware of this sedulous espio-
mage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09

that Of one ineuriously comprehendlng
the existence Of a stranger.
The woman met il fairly and fear
lessly, with her head high and her lips
touched with a trace of her shadowy.
ulegible smile. She was dressed. for
walking, very prettily and perfectly.
After a moment she inclined her
head slightly. The hallboys said you
We're busy on the telephone. I insist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09


Through the newspapers, the Dn-
boards, and from the lips of my
wife"
Ember opened his eyes wide.
'.YoH'Ee been to see herY
''She called this morning"
But Ember interrupted, thrusting a
ready and generous hand across the
table:
"AIy dear man, l am glad! I"
Whitaker took the prOffered hand
readily and firmly. "Thank you.
I was saying: she called this morning
TO inform me that, though welded
once, we must be strangers now-and
everm0re"
"But yOu-of course-you argued
that nonsense out of her head"
'"To the contrary-again."
''Eut-my dear man you said you
were celebrating; you permitted me
to congratulate you just now"
'The point is" said Whitaker, with
n bland and confident grin; 1--WE sue
ceeded in arguing that nonsense out
Of my nead-nOt hers-mine,'
Embnr gave a helpless gesture. Pm
afraid this Is one of nay stupid
nights e"
q mean that, though Mary ran away
from me wouldn't listen to reason, I.
have, i'm the course of an afternoons
hard tramDing, come to the cOnciu-
sion that there is nothing under the,
i,b Do. -, CIT
accept whatever treatment she pur-
poses according me by courtesy df
Jules Max"
WHITAKER bert forward, his coun.
feaance discovering a phase of sari-
BUSINESS hitherto masked by his twist
ed smile.
Il mean I'm tired of all this poppy
cock. Unless I'm an infatuated ass,
Mary loves me with all her heart. She
has made up her mind to renOunce me
partly because Max has worked upon
her feelings by painting some lurtd
picture of his imminent artistic and
financial damnation if she leaves him,
partly because she believes, or has
been led to believe, in this destroy
ing angel moOnsfIne Now she's got
to listen to reason. So, likewise, Max"
you're becoming more human word
by word commented Ember with
open approval. Continue; eIucidate;
l can understand how a fairly resoIute
lover with the gift Of CAB can talk a
weak-minded, fond female into deny
ing her pet superstition; but how
you're going to get around Max passes
my comprehension. The man unques-
tiOnably has her under contract,
"But you forgot his god is Nam
mOn," Whitaker put in. MAX will do
anything in the world for money.
Therein resides the kernel of my plan.
It's simplicity itself: I'm going to buy
him"
"Buy Maxi"
'BOdy-artistic soul-and breeches,"
Whitaker affirmed confidently.
'ImpOssibIeI"
'You forget how well fixed I am.
What's the use of my owning half the
gold in New Guinea if it won't buy
ne what 1 already own by every moral
and legal rfght?"
''He won't listen to you; you don't
NOW Max"
TIN willing to lay you a small bet
hat there will be 10 first performance
It the Theater Max tomorrow night
You'll never persuade him
I'll buy the show outright and nv
Fife's freedom to boot-or else Max
viii begin to accumulate the local
:ol0r of hospital ward"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09
CHAPTER XVIII.
Temperamentai.

September waned and October
dawned in grateful GOODNESS: an exqui
site month of crisp nights and enIiven.
ing days, of mellowing sunlight and
early gloamings tenderIy cOlOred
Country houses were closed and the
aters reopened. Then suddenly the
town blOssomed overnight with huge
eight-sheet posters on every available
boarding, blazoning the news:
JULES MAX
begs to announce the return of
SARA LAW
in new Comedy entitled Faith"
by JULES MAX
Iheater MAX-Friday October 18th
But Whitaker had the information
before he saw the broadsides in the
streets. The morning paper propped
up on his breakfast table contained
the Illuminating note under the cap
ton, ''NeWs of Plays and Players"
Jules Max has sprung another aid per-
haps his greatest surprise on the theater-
going public of this city. The astute
manager has been out of town for two
months secretly rehearsing the new COM
edy entitled Faith" of which he is the
author and in which Sara Law will re-
turn finally to the stage. Additional in
terest attaches to this announcement in
view Of the fact that Miss Law has au-
thorIzed the publication of her intention
never again to retire from the stage
The opening performance of Faith
will take place at the Theater Max to-
ErO7N
Whitaker glanced up incredulously
at the date line of the sheet. Short
notice, indeed: the date was Thursday.
October IA. Max had planned his
game and had played his cards cum
ningly, in Withholding this announce
ment until the last moment
After a pause Whitaker rose and be-
gan to walk the length Of the room,
hands in his pockets, head bowed in
thought
Search as he would, he could dis
cover no ranking indignation, nothing
but some self-cOntempt, that he had
allowed himself to be so carried away
by tnfatuatiOn for an ignoble woman,
and q cynic humOr that made it pos
Slble for him to derive a certain salts
faction from contemplating the COM
pleteness of this final revelation of
herself. Returning to the breakfast
table, he took up the paper, turned
to the shipping news, and ran his eye
down the list of scheduled saiIings:
nothing for Friday; his pick of half
dozen boats listed to sail Saturday.
The telephone enabled him to make
hasty reservation on the biggest and
fastest of them all.
He had just concluded that business
and was waiting with his hand on the
receiver to call up Ember and an
nounce his departure, when the door
Dell interrupted. Expecting the waiter
TO remove the breakfast things, he
went to the door, threw it open, and
turned back instantly to the telephone.
AS his fingers closed around the re-
Ceiver a second time, he looked round
and saw his wife.
His hand fell to his side. Otherwise
ne did not move. But his glance was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09
CHAPTER XIX.
Ore Way Ont

Toward eight in the evening, after
4 day-IOng search through all his ac-
cust0med haunts, Ember ran Whita-
ker to earth in the dining room of the
PrimOrdial. The young man, alone
at table, was in the act Of topping
off an excellent dinner with a still
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09
the meaning OF your ffres-?-

the meaning OF your ffres-y"
Mechanically Whitaker's lips ut
tered the beginning of the response:
"Shipwrecked-signaIing for help"
whitaker 7" the voice of the other
interrupted with a jubilant shout.
''Thank God we've found your
1t was Ember.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-02

quently attended, some of whom are Mesdames Frank Baum. William Si- dell, Walter Talbot, George Heilman, Walters. and Mrs. Emory Rays. who never fails us as the cO-wOrlier of Mir. Greene in making the coffee
 Many strangers, visitors and tour ists from Illinois attended our early meetings, and doubtless pleasure was added to their trips and good impress sions of the country and the people were carried back to their homes to dispel the idea in the east that all the west country was wild and woody"
 In making canvas for the oldest native now resident here. found Mir Francis R. Tower of Acre City, three miles east of Phoenix, was born in Stevenson County near Freeport, ir 1S45. He has lived here about ter years.
 The modern epoch of this society was begun il the year 1908. January 3 Judge D. II. Pinney was the first pres
Arizona republican., 1916-04-02
EGG PRODUCERS ID.
 TALK 0F SELECTION

1 Ire egg producers of the valley are planning a big meeting for the regu- lar monthly gathering of the Arizona Poultry Association for April The meeting this month comes next Sat- urday and as usual will be held at the
 chamber of commerce, at p. m. i The leading feature of the meeting viii be the discussion of the art of selecting the laying hen.
 Adolph Schreck, an expert in sdl ! leeting the laying hens by the Hogan I system, and W. o. Ferris, who has practiced "Hoganizing'3 for several seasons, will give a joint talk on the subject of selecting the layers by this method. Poultry breeders who are interested are invited to bring in birds to be scored or 'Hoganized" MT. Ferris has been in correspon- dence with Prof. Hogan, and has a ] most interesting letter from this man who has. identified his name with 9. system Of picking out the layers from the drones. Prof. Hogan tells how he bred up the special prize laying hen at the Missouri egg laying contest from common Petaluma stock. Ferris also has letters from the breeders of that 3l4 egg hen which broke the, worlds record. Another letter is from a man who knows Tom Barron. the chicken crank from England who comes over here every year and takes away a large share of the prizes at the egg laying contests.
 At each of the meetings this year. some special breed of fowls has been discussed. for this month the breed is WyandOttes, the discussion to be led by Wm Losing of Phoenix and Mir. skinner of Tempe. Both are well
 known breeders of Wyandottes. Frank Dykes. also a Wyandotte breeder, will take part in the discussion and read ! paper on the Care of the Setting Hen.'
 1 Another feature of this meeting will 1 he an address by Rudolph Kuchler, former state senator of Utah. The subject of his address is to be "Legis- lation-How to Get It. As there is
 quite general feeling among poultry | breeders that there is need of some l legislation favorable to the egg pro-
 ducers, particularly along the line of l regulating the trade in cold storage | eggs and as Senator Kuchler is well qualified to give some valuable infor :
 nation along this line. it should be
 well worth the while of every poulty- | man to attend this meeting.
 1 Prot. l.. s. Parke of the agricultural extension service promised to be | present and explain in thirty minute
 talk. practical method of canning l chicken. Iris will be of considerable 1 interest to housewives, and as it has I some possibilities from a commercial l standpoint should be investigated by l every poultry breeder.
 Every one interested in poultry
 raising is extended an invitation tt
 be present at this meeting. whici
 promises to be one of the very best l of the year.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-02

ident and it was largely through his
 efforts that the society was again
 brought to life. He was born in AL
 bion. New York in 1888 and is now living in the east. He first came to
 Phoenix in 1882 and was judge of the district court of Maricopa county, but returned east before the organization live again in 1907. Lysander Cassidy was the first secretary.
 Meetings have been held annually since 1908 at the U. Indian school the Hieroglyphic Rocks and in Hero giyphic Canyon ih the Salt River Mountains south of Phoenix
 Mir. Dwight B. Heard as president and MT. Barnett F. Marks as secre- tary have served for six years and i have made great success of all the meetings. We are especially glad to be entertained here at Glendale today ard anticipate that it will be the
 means of bringing many more Illinois arS together
Arizona republican., 1916-04-02

and when it was destroyed by fire. he
 immediately raised 3 greater and high
 CT monument to perpetuate his name
 drawing cards to attract the investor
 and tourist to Phoenix.
 I built a great many litle monu-
 ments myself. in the pursuit of my vO-
 cation of civil engineer. marking land
 and town corners section and town
 Ship corners. Then raised some
 higher monuments to mark the boun-
 daries of Indian Reservations and Min ing claims. hope you will all excuse my modest use of the pronoun "I, but no history is quite complete with out it. Even our famed ex-president, Theodore Roosevelt in his great po- litical speech in Phoenix few years ago, used it IA times by ac- tual count-by German spy.
 George Heilman, the wagon maker and family are here yet, including a son Howard who is q blacksmith and an automobile maker: Frank Baum and family. J. ]. Sidell and William Sidell ard families, all from Vermillion county: J. I. Brooks. the contractor and 1 builder and E. S. Hershey. another builder. He was an old man when he came here. but he is now young again all on account of the salubrious clim- ate Then a little later came Dr. R. w ] Craig and Dr, F. w. Baum, fresh from l the clinics of Chicago and they have 1 both made good and gre now among l our leading physicians. George Bur- 1 tis made good as postmaster at Roose- l welt for many years. while his brother D. H. Burtis has made good in stoves l tirware and plumbing.
 w. l.. Pinney was a kid" at oul early meetings. He started the first gun and ammunition and sportins 1 goods establishment in Jhoenix anG has made good. Ezra Thayer begar ] here as clerk and is now proprietor l of the large Everything in Hardware store and is Q large property owner
 Emory Rays went into the Maricops | Creamery and he made butter. In the 1 font row of that first picture. little wee kid" no bigger than big Teddy
 bear" was shown sitting in the lar l of James Fulwiler 1t was Lyman Pet
 CTS. now in the autO-supply business
 Still others who were early members are w. B. Fulwiler. Frank P. Trott, oul new surveyor general; A. H. Fulton l ex county school superintendent. and 10. D. F'ultor. his brother for many I years a merchant. The Broomells
 should be mentioned. though they have :. all moved away, for they always camt
 with their baskets full of the best :. fried chicken. pies and cakes. Also tht )family of c. A. Cole. who are stil 1 represented h.' their daughter, Mrs. w l.. Pinrey. Of the Elveys there is but
 one left in the valley. The Miners
 were also regular attendants for many
Arizona republican., 1916-04-02

well qualified historian, Miss Chingrin of Henry County l shall confine my self mostly to the early days of the society, covering tine period from the year 1887 to Jan. =. 'J,.
 II was during the season end of 1886 just before the 'hust" ot the boom in Los Angeles that several IT, linOis- -.Nrizonans had met a; that sea- port, and we were nearly busted too: heinz invited 10 a fren entertainment
Arizona republican., 1916-04-02
years. the son, R. E. Miner and grand children live in San Diego.

years. the son, R. F. Miner and grand children live in San Diego.
 Most prominent in all our member ship, both ancient and modern stands
 the name of MT. Robert H. Greene.
 He has made good too. good coffee, and I surmise that the expectation of
 getting a cup of "Greene's Coffee, y
 brings out many of us to these meet
 ings. But MT. Greene has helped in many other ways toAnake our meetings enjoyable and make our society sue cess. In his business he has been in- strumental in building more homes in Phoenix than any other one man, hav- ing been the founder of the Phoenix Building and Loan Association and the Home Builders" and of the Greene and Griffin Real Estate company. all of which are so well known by their splendid works that further comment is unnecessary.
 Of our ladies, there are still quite a
 number of the early members who ire
Arizona republican., 1916-04-02
History of Illinois Society

(Read by H. R. Patrick at late Pic
 nic of Society,"
 The history of the Illinois Society may properly be divided into two dis tinct chapters, each covering widely separated epoch. the ancient and the modern The latter was given so fully and nicely at the last meeting by Onr
Arizona republican., 1916-04-02
I.c. S. PRESIDENT FAILS
[Republiean A. ?. Leased wire1

SCRANTON, Pa. April 1.-Thomas J. Foster. president and founder of the International Correspondence Schools of this city today filed a petition in vol -untary bankruptcy in the United States court. In his petition Mir. Eos ter places his liabilities at $679,351 and his assets at $463,735. mainly made up of stockholdings in various companies affiliated with the International Text book Company. He declares that hf has but s150 cash in hand and banl deposits of but $290.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-17
WAR DISPUTE
WITH BERLIN GOVERNMENT
BEGINS ALL OVER AGAIN
Germany's Plan Of Sinking All Armed
Liners Adds New Complication
When Amicdble Outcome Vas
In Sight.
FINAL ANSWER IN LUSTTANA
CONTROVERSIES SATISFACTORY

WASHINGTON Feb f6-secretsy Lansing said today that the Ger
nan aovsrnnents announced intention Of sinking armed merchantmen With
cut warning after February 49, has reopened the entire question Il sub
marine warfare. The Lushania agreement presented today cannot be hnat
w accepted until the United States determines whether anything nn H. on
fcts with The new policy Of sinking armed merchant ships
HI was pointed out that American cthcisis realized ina the Lusltaina
agreement refers II "iiners4 ana tat TIE newly anneunssd German suB
marine policy refers to all armed ships Before the Lustania agreement
shrany f. accepteu, III viii be necessary 70 clarity the situation.
In his conference with Secretary lansing today, the German amhass
adcr discussed the adusabfMy Of a pcstporement q the effective date Of
the new Submarine orders % give opportunity for negotiations Secretary
Lansing did not commit himself and made no comment
Later Secretary Lansing said the German communication VAS being
studied closely to determine II anything contained In Gernnanys recent
notice Of intention to sink armed ships without warning, after February
%, corfeted with the assurances given In the Lustanfa negotiations
WASHINGTON D. @. Feb. I6-Count Won BegnstoEn told Secretary
Lansing IL a his personal opinion that in carrying out the new subma-
rme campaign. It was not the intention Of the German government to
sink tlinersD Mr. Lansing Is said to have informed him that such q
statement from the German government would be desirable
IT. developed that when the German ambassador presented the draft
Of the Lustana agreement more than a week ago, he at that time mi
formed the state department or his governments new submarine policy,
which later was announced from Vienna and Berlin
German embassy officials declared they could not understand why
the situation should be disturbed, because they understood the LusHana
negotiations all along were conducted as applying to unarned ships Y
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-17
RUSSIANS FINALLY
SCORE VICTORY IN
CAUCASUS TAKE
ERZERUM 10000
GERMANS BEATEN
Turk Rescuers Fail to
Save Won der Gotz
and His Men
VALUABLE
STRATEGIC POINT
lRY Leased VIE 70 Nav Mexlean.l

(Ry Leased Wire to New Mexiean.)
London. Feb. 16-(5;S5 p. m.)-
Reuters Petrograd correspondent te-
lcgraphs that Elzerum has been
captured BY the Russians.
The capture Of FErzerum has been
the objective of the recent campaign
of the Russians in the. Caucasus. Its
possession Is Of considerable strate-
KID Importance, as It As the chief
city Of Turkish Armenia and the CEN
ter Of a system OF roads
Press dispatches from P~etrograd
recently said German Field Marshal
Won Der Goltz was in command at
Frzerum with 10000 men; that their
escape had been cut off, and that
they had provisions ~or only a. fort
night. A relief expedition vas sent
by the Turks but it is reported these
forces had been defeated by the Rus
SLAMS with heavy losses. Erzerum
IS about sixty miles west of the Rus
sian border. Its capture. If accom-
plished, it is reported, presents one
or the few definite accomplishments
1of the Caucasus campaign.
The operations were designed to
relieve pressure on the British IN
Mesopotamia, and it is assumed a
junction with the British is hoped
for.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-17

The taking Of the Kamerun BY the
British leaves German East Africa as
the only remaining German posses
sion in Africa. At the beginning Of
the war the Germans held German
Southwest Africa, a great tract lying
on the Atlantic north OF the Union Of.
South Africa; Togoland, a smaller
territory between the Gold Coast and
Dahomey, and german East Africa.
Togoland was conquered easily; Ger
man Southwest Africa fell efore the
forces of the Union Of South Africa
under Premier Botha, the one time
Boer general, after a long and ardu-