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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-09-23
Tomorrow.

Do not let the shadow Of tomorrow's
disagreeable duty fall over the bright
ness that belongs to today. Do not
double the shadow by forecast. and
especially do not throw 1t over others.
Leave the hour In the day where it be-
longs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-09-23
After the Honeymoon.

Shelf I'd known you'd be such
a brute to poor Fido I'd never have
married you" He-'The anticipated
pleasure Of kicking that miserable lit
tie beast was one of my chief reasons
for proposing.'-Stray Stories.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-09-23
Old Timer Meets an Old Friend.

/ met an OlQ ITleIlu lO-udy, anu
was glad and sorry, too. He
was old. yellow, wrinkled and
faded. but l literally live in the
ashes of the past, and this old
hallowed by sweet
of men and women and
old times -ah! the good old times
we caused a tlnge of
sorrow.
The Colfax Chronicle, Vol. l,
No. as, dated Saturday, Sept. IA,
1878, Nash & Raglan, proprietors,
H. G. Goodwin, publisher. A
generation has come and gone
since that issue.
.'Breathes there man with soul
so dead,
Who to himself hath never said,
This is my own, my native land. y
Let us go over these old col
umns. The subscription price
was $500. Official Directory
Francis T. Nichols. Governor;
Louis A. Wilt, Lieut.. Governor;
Will A. Strong, Secretary of
State; Allen Jumel, State Audit
or; Robt. M. Lutcher. Supt. Pub
lie Education; D. B. Penn, At
torney General. Judiciary-Su-
preme Court II. G. Manning,
Chief Justice; Associate Justices,
R. H. MARI, Alcibides DeBlanc,
w. B. Spencer; Clerk. Alfred
Roman. District Court-W. F.
Blackman, Judge tit is said he
got his commission out of Noah's
Ark; E. G. Hunter, District At
torney.
Parish Officers--Clerk Of Court,
Henry G. Walker; Recorder, w.
H. Hodnett; Parish Judge, A. V.
Raglan; Sheriff. Chas. R. Nugent;
Coroner, DR.. P. Goode; Repre-
sentative, Col. E. G.. Randolph,
Parish Attorney, A. Cazabat
Parish Treasurer, A. L. Grow
Tax Collector, C. C. Nash; Police
Jurors, Jas. A. Daniels, preSi.
dent, William Tyson, Randolph
Reeves, C. w. Fittz, M. N. Swat
ford; Clerk of Police Jury, R. S.
Cameron; Justices of the Peace
Ward J., Lorenzo Smith; Ward 2,
John P. Hadnot; Ward 8, Thos,
Allison; Ward d. John P. Lince'
cum; Ward 5, John w. Sanders
Ward 6, John L. Chelette; Ware
| z, Daniel Hardy and ]. M. Fetch.
err.
The F. & A. M. Lodge at Col
fax was then Cloutierville Lodge
No. 1O3-A. L. Grow, w. NJ; A
Powell, S. W.; w. S. Calhoun, j
w.; S. Kraft, Secretary. Mont
gomery Lodge No. 168-H. Var
Mccain, w. NJ; E. M. Tilton, S
W.; Thos. T. Shumate, j. W.
D. H. Shumate, Treasurer; Davit
Hardy, Secretary; R. B. Scott
S. D.; J. M. Mccain, j. D.; w
10. Harrison and S. A. Dean
Stewards; John H. Hardy, Mar
shall; David M. Smith, Tyler
Jonathan S. Payne, Chaplain.
On front page Ferguson ant
Schnack advertise jewelry, etc.
and A. A. Dean advertises mer
chandise. Also on front page i
an extensive defense of Maj. E
A. Burke, copied from the N. 0
Democrat, signed Anxious.
| (Alas, for human frailtyD Mexi
can Border Troubles, Free Trad
as Panacea, article. So we hal
border troubles then.
Inside page-Democratic Tick
et-State Treasurer, E. A. Burke
Congress 4th Dist, j. B. Elan
Senator oath Dist, j. F. Kelly
of Vim. Parish Ticket-Repre
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-09-23
onoIn Of Word suhIan."

The Uhlans owe their name to the
Turks. 1t comes from the Turkiah
word "oglan." meaning youth"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-09-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For School Board Member.

We are authorized to announce
MAC ARLINGTON
as a candidate for member of the Grant
parish board of school directors, from
the third ward, to be be determined in
the November election.
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"A. Duh nc, CcPiCu 1iO1ii biiS Az W.
Democrat, signed Anxious"
(Alas, for human frailtyD Next
can Border Troubles. Free Trade
as a Panacea, article. So we had
border troubles then.
Inside page-Democratic Tick
et-State Treasurer, E. A. Burke;
Congress 4th Dist, j. B. Elan;
Senator oath Dist, ]. F. Kelly,
of VIM. Parish Ticket-Repre-
sentative, James Nicely; Parish
Judge, A. V. Raglan; Sheriff, H.
M. Jeter; Coroner, Philip Goode.
Proceedings of parish convention
at Colfax, Sept. z, 1878. At
White Sulphur Springs, Catahou-
la parish, oath Senatorial Conven-
ton. An obituary of Mrs. Ed
mund Nugent. Advertisements
of Milling & Bolton and B. Turn
er, of Pineville, Julius Levin,
lumber, and Henry st. John,
chymist, of Alexandria, and c. H.
Mumford, of Colfax. Locals,
yellow fever scare and catapillars
! in cotton. Professional cards,
Levy & Scarboro. Natchitoches,
H. L. Daigre and w. L. Richard
son, Colfax. Nash publishes tax
notice. Mrs. A. C. Deal adver-
tises new goods. Succession OF
John w. Bird. The Introduction
of Adolph Layssard comes up be-
fore Judge Raglan.
In the proceedings of the par.
ish convention there are so many
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15

Fentufes Of the Trnafng and Closing
Prices on Heard OF Trade.

CHICAGO. March 1G-Wheat showed
considerable strength at times today owing
% tire lifting Of some Of the rsllre ssa
eaaf. Closing prlces. however. were nm
sisy Al $685.. ana guiy. tio7lt. Corr
ssin Of Ac and provisions At 2Oc 70 aoc
Word that three Of the principal eastern
roads had made definite progress toward
restoring normal conditions where car
lockades had been In force led TO an
Immediate display Of confidence on the
part OF the bulls In wheet. The fact that
ss ssops were ,Sensh scar" ana was re.ponsi
lie IN a measure for a reaction that
made itself chiefly felt the last half
hour Of the session DurinH the pertoe
favorable crop reports were. received
from the domestic winter wheat e9ts
fsfeciaily from Missouri, Illinois and Ne
h4oska but exporters took the positio1
thai the foreign trade a. a rule was
sales OF 25o.oel bushels Of wheat for
Europe were made here. and Omaha re-
Corn like wheat felt the publish effect
Of the ilftlng of eastern enbarRoes. ON
she nptuFns. however. leading longs IN
drlzed IN profit taking. Besides. rams IN
Afeentina had some bsarlsh Influence
ind 20 too aid labor troubles at Argo, III
Oats proved relatively STRONGER thar
other cereals. AZ MAS aaiu the NUN ol
fhe sffck here would be shipped east rs
SOM as cars could be obtained.
Froa lions gave way under heafs
Il uIdaginE sales. Yesterday larsost nuy'
rrs were the leading sellers today. ship.
flur demand, both foreign and domestic
appeared 20 have become restricted.
slncaNa cash Prices-Wheat No. Z re.
and No. red. nominal; No. hard, $40
fl3 lQA; No. hard, 81 .OSl4qgl. oe4s. Corn
No yellow. 7iit0T4e; No. yellow,
412cs No. 4 white, ii%c oats. no:
white s24e143Ac. standard, A1afA5ass
i've. nominal. Barley. 6i0llc. Seeds
Timothy. "a 50ffI 90; clover. SO .o0ulS.S
Provislons: Pork. So, 50g2S.o5; lard. tio.''
ribs 81 o2hN1f.i9h.
BUTTER--firm; creamery. 6403oc.
EGGS-Hlgheri receipts, -, 30 cases
fifsta. iec ordinary firAts, ibci At mari
cases Included. 160iS.1c.
rOTATOES-ioWer; receipts, - cars
Wfsoonain Nichiean. Minnesota and De
kota white, se4esc; Minnesota and Dakot
Ohlcs S5H16c.
lie. aprInga ltc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15
SWEAR OSBORNE KNEW
OF VICE IN SING SING

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. March IA
Testimony designed 70. show that Thomas
Mott Osborne had full knowledge OF al
legged immoral conditions existing at Sing
Sing. while he was warden there, was
brought out by the prosecution at the
trial Of Osborne which began here to-
day
William willett. jr,, former congress
man. who was imprisoned at Sing Sing
for buying a supreme court judgeship
nomination in Queens county, and James
Harvey. also a prison inmate. were the
principal witnesses against Osborne.
The Indictment against the former war
den. charging perjury, Is based on his
testimony last October before DR..
Rudolph Diedling. a state prison commits
sioner. who conducted an investigation
at Sing Sing. Osborne testified before DR..
Diedling that there = no immortality so
far as the prison is concerned"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were quite liberal
today. making the total for the two days
ii,Sfc, an Increase of about 600 head over
the same period last week, and the largest
for long time back. although smaller
than a year ago BY 9. few hundred head;
The arrivals consisted mostly Of oornted
steers. with only a moderate. sprinkiing
Of COW stuff. stockere and feeders:
Beef steers were IN good supply, and
the choice grades. that -. cattle selling
above $500 were steady, the top being
te.30, the highest price touched thus far
ihia year. For the two days the market
"A around lSeD9Oc lower.
Cows. and helfers. beln~ In llght sup
ply. did not show 30 much as beef steers.
but they are around l0@i6c lower than
last week.
Stocksrs and feeders were In moderate
supply and fair demand. so that prices
were firm. being fully as high as last
Quotations on cattle: Coed TO choice
beeyes. sao0ds.60; fair 10 good beevee,
S. bO0o.00: common 20 fair beeyes, Nb0p
$50 good 20 choice heifera. E.2548.2b;
good to choice cows, t6.q0q1.lo. fair 10
good COWS. t6.2506.7s; common TO fair
covr. sf.60u6.2b: good 10 choice feeders.
81 col 10; fair TO good feeders, .6Oi
common 10 fair feeders, s600uT.3Qi good
10 choice stockers. H75ds.l5: stock heif-
ers,' 36f6QrI. l5; stock cows. S600fiF 20 T;
10 %; bulls. staga, etc. 3 5smT.S.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15
Alcohol May
Be Used for Gasoline

MADISON. Wis. March H,-That grain
alcohol may be used as substitute for
gasoline because OF the soaring price Of
the latter is predicted by Howard f.
Weiss, director of the Forest products
laboratory here.
The government has been condu:ting
experiments along this line for the last
three years. Gasoline is selling at from
"a cents to 30 cents in New York. Grain
alcohol can be produced at from Is cents
to Is cents gallon.
Mr.. Weiss is submitting the complete
details OF the results OF the experiments
to tho federal government and also to
large manufacturers in the United states
From one ton of sawdust the laboratory
produced twenty-five gallons Of % per
cent alcohol.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15
Chicago Takes First
Step in School Drill

CHICAGO. March 1.-THE first step
toward military training in the Chicago
public schools was taken today. Repre-
sentatives OF the educational department
OF the board Of education were instructed
TO prepare a course in military training
to conform TO the present course in ply
steal education. 1t will be applied to the
high schools.
PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-THE
trustees of the University OF Pennsyl-
vania granted the petition OF students
asking for the installation OF a course OF
military training at the university UNI
der the direction OF the War department.
The plan submitted to the trustees pro-
vides for lectures and camp and field
work during three hours each week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15

ing up. The two days supply OF 1920
head r. 1900 smaller than last week,
500 lighter than two weeks ago and
only little over third as large as
for the same days n years ago.
In the end yesterday buyers cleaned
up practically everything. Buyers were
unable 70 make their quarter reduction
stick and no lambs were more than itd
lbc lower, while IN some cases u was
doubtful II values were that much below
sold IN the afternoon at til.0o. and one
bunch reached &li.b. On ewes. however,
values were anyway i5@25c lower all the
way through.
Today packers cd not take hold Of the
limited offerings any too readily. but such
lambs as they bought during the early
part OF the forenoon looked fully steady
at Mondays decline. and in some IN
stances stronger. As high as til.00 was
paid for pretty good light and handy
weight stuff while good. weighty west.
yearlings at ss.S5 eaualed the highest
price paid this season.
Later rounds saw yesterdays extreme
top Of Sll25 equaled on good Colorado
Mexicans. The markets the last two
days have been so uneven that compari-
sons are hard 70 make. but the majority
steady with yesterdays general market.
As was the case Yesterday. the quality
i,, most si,t or tae lands vas no, ,f extra
-Four cars OF ewes made up the bulk
OF the aged sheep offerings. and with
sucn iEnt festl.tf IfH0c showed n little
higher tendency after IL once got started
fair kind OF western ewes sold early
at $40 while later In the day two cars
OF Montanas landed at G.9j. as against
G5 for their mates Yesterday.
Quotations on sheep and lam =: Lambs
good TO choice. 310.T5GOl1 %: lambs fair
10 good. s1O5d1075; lambs, fan ciinped.
50 0O69.75: lambs. fresh clipped sS50d
800 yearlings. fair to choce light. @ .
q1o0O; yearlings. fair to choice. heavy
ts.50f1p.f0: wethers, fair 60 choice. H.T58
$3.50; ewes good 70 choice, S7s5GDS1O; ewes
fair TO good 9O007 S.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15
Villa Gets Nearly
100 Cavalry Horses
in Raid on Columbus

Ell PASO. Tex. March Alt was
learned from a high military authority
that Villas raid on Columbus was not
as barren OF results to the bandit chief
as was at first supposed lie Is now
known to have captured at least ninety
two cavalry horses. which he drove before
him safely across the border
ripple OF excitement was felt in Ei
PRso today when military patrols. armed
with rifles and bayonets. appeared on the
streets. Military provosts. without rifles,
have been about the only sign Of the
unusual seen on the streets here. This
patrols were ordered out to guard the
electric light. water and gas plants.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Cash Grains Are All Stronger. with
Wheat Ranging Unchanged to
Two Cents Up.
CORN AND OATS ARE BUILIsH

OMAHA. March IA. 1916.
The cash grain market was consider
ably stronger today and there was sub
rtantial advance In everything on the
list. Wheat receipts were not very heavy
and there was only a moderate cash de-
mnnd for this cereal. Wheat ranged from
UNCHANGED 10 &c higher.
There was a brisk demand Tor corn
and the market ruled from unchanged
Oats we're also very bulllsh and ruled
from &c to tic higher. The demand Tor
oats was not very active, but was SUE
ffcient TO take care OF the light receipts
which totaled sixteen cars .
Rye followed the other markets IN tne
advance and ruled lc higher. while DAT,
ley was quoted at practically unehaheeo
prices. -.
Ciearances we're. Wheat and flour
equal 10 $4,000 bushels corn, SoV'VVV
bushels: oats, 4tlOC0 bushels.
Liverpool close. Wheat. I'D lower'
corn. i1ald lower. 90. 40
Primary wheat receipts were l.lss.gOo
bushels and shipments, s5f.VO busnels,
against receipts OF $4,000 bushcls anu
shipments OF $4,000 bushels last year. 49,,
Primary corn receipts were l,WNvoO
bushels and shipments. tSi 900 bushels,
against receipts OF 5000 bushels anu
shipments OF 7I4o0o bushels last year.
Primary oats receipts we're M.Wv
bushels and shipments. l29ep busnets,
against receipts OF $4,000 bushels ana
shipments of $1,000 bushels last year.
fxnr1r nUfvETTbTsg
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15
coRN-spOt American mixed. new. iOs
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Wholesale Prices for Produce
Charged by Omaha Dealers.

Charged by Omaha Deaiera.
BUTTER-No. I creamery. ~ cartons.
S' Pof 10 Yie' IN i teo'' ROSTERS SIC
young ROSTERS, 11d1fc; ducks, Eye
geese. l2,sc turkeys, llnlse per pound.
CHIEFS t,-1mPorted Swiss. go: domes-
1eifci tripets. 19ikc young America, &c;
blue label brick. BIC; limburger. 22c Inn
pered. per ID: Salmon. i5c; Finnan had
ards. n.25; selects. $50. Northern, per
counts, $40; Blue Points, ,l.@ per 100
but. ice; salmon. 175kc; red snapper. llc.
black bass, l6al5c. crapf,les, l2nlsc.
founders. re Frozen, pcr ~ IIallbut.
ioc salmon iOaii5e: pickerel. Sfsc: pike.
eQloc. Smoked. per ID: White. lie. Kip
pered, per ID: Salmon. lie; Finnan had
dies. i2ci roe shad. soc each; shad roe.
BEEE. cUTs-.No, ribs, ls4e;, No. 2
No. I chucks, 10kc; No. chucks. 1etsc;
No. 3 chucks, l0bc; No ] rounds, hzc:
No. rounds, 1lhc; No. rounds. llc;
no, ] plates s'sc; No. plates. 9Ac; No.
e,l I'ruIt and vegetable prices furnished by
Giltneky a Co:
3, 25 box: sunkist, 1905, S2O0 box lies,
SO box oos siss. s5os. SO box box. Ter Lemons.
Cord $40 box. Grapefruit. ses. - Ss.7s boz
5is. S25 box; SOC. $40 box; 4ss, 800 box
sis, no box; 96s, izes, $3.50 box Grapes
Issoqs,oo s,g;s,u bananas. Medium size
Jumbos' t20Od1.a5 bunch; regular siEs
yJumbos. s.;ySae:7s. bvnch extra large
Jumbos, S00fi3.l g bunch,
MlSCELLANEOUS-- Comb, 1911
crate; Airline. 2f-6 o.. $50 case. Dates
| figs; Drum dates, s275 box fard dates
re lb.; stuffed dates, Sis box new figs
1910 size, Sc box. Popcorn: No. 1, rice
nuts, nuts: Peanuts. No. /, raw, 6itc 10.
roast SC lb. Jumbo, raw, SIC h.; Jumbo
! roasted. SIC; Filberts, l5c ID; pecans
nats is Bees9 SgsS & III ,S sst
APPLES, Ben Davis. Bechters. in bar
/ rels, $40 Dbl; Ben Davis. other varieties
IN barrels, $3.50 Dbl; Black Ben Davis
Home Beauty. e6s and larger, tl.75 box
! Home Beauty. l25s and smaller, $3.50 box
/ w. w. Pearmalnes, Colorado. si.75 box
ststs 'GeR rsssn Mse sS Box Box oG %rkaS S%
\ Blacks, $3.50 box
! CELERY FLORIDA. per crate. $3.50; Calf
4 fornia. per doz., mammoth. Soc; medium
o0ci small. doc.
! EGGS--iSc.
VEGETABLES Red yellow. q
( ID; Spanish, t2.5 crate. Rhubarb, $40
box. Cauliflower. 800 crate. Lettuce, $40
I've ID. Peppers. 50c basket. Old beets
( carrots. turnipe, parsnips. rutabagaa
% ID; new beets. carrots, turnips, parsley
sec DOZEN Celery: CALIFORNIA soc dozen
dozen crate, SEQ crate onion sets: Vel
low, $3.50 bushei. Potatoes; Montana
yl.lQ bushel Colorado White. Mo bushel
tatoes. Delaware. ti75 hamper; callfor
MA, ti.s1 crate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15
Help You
Painful Swollen Veins
Quickly Relieved and
Reduced

Mrs. r. NJ. Remler. Of Federal. Kan
sas, writes an interesting account Of her
success in reducing a severe case Of en-
Iarged veins that should be encouraging
to others similarly afflicted. She suffered
with badly swollen and inflamed veins
Gin fact one had broken). for more than
seven years before she became acquainted
with Absorbine. Jr.. and used 1t. Absorb
Inc. Jr.. was faithfully applied for sew
eral weeks and. to quote from her letter,
THE large knots In the veins left, 1t
was all nicely healed, and has not both
cred me SINCE
Absorbine. Jr.. is an sntiseptic liniIncnt
healing. cooling and soothing. Safe and
pleasant to use. 800 and $500 at your
druggists or postpaid. liberal trial bot
tie postpaid for 1oc IN stamps.
w. T.. YOUNG, p. d. F.
l04 Temple st. Springfield, Mass.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15

! s;'TIEERs AND HELPERS

HoGs-There was a pretty good run OF
hogs on hand today. arrivals amounting
TO some aS cars. or hs00 head. Total
receipts for the two days are 3.lS0 head,
1900 short OF two weeks ago and falling
off OF 1900 head a. compared with the
corresponding days OF last year.
Shipping demand waA hardly so broad
as ON Monday, outside buyers having
little or no trouble IN getting their kind
from weak to bQl0c lower and looked on
tho whole a good DC Off
Packers again started out with loo
lower offers and made a determined ef-
fort 20 buy hogs this way. Sellers were,
however. In no hurry 70 cut loose at 80
large reduction, and before they COULD
I'LL their more urgent orders buyers had
TO raise their hands. finally making their
first purchases at full nickel decline.
Even after q trading basis had been
established movement do not liven up
much, but 30 long as the market lasted
prices paid were a full &c below yes.
day. Quality OF the supply was some
what better than yesterdays and for this
reason sellers thought actual sales were
Is much as bd10c lower In many cases,
although. on paper the market was not
over SC lower.
One buyeF laid out ali forenoon. and up
20 midday had not bought a hog. This
deal but resulted In upwards OF twenty
five loads, mostly OF the commoner hogs.
repaining IN first hands up 10 noon.
IA noted above. the general market
was fully Sc lower and considerable i'm
provement In quality might have been
the sales was made az t9.25G9tS, with a
fair sprlnkling as high as s9.e6. the day
top. and the usual scattering OF sales be-
low the bulk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15

shamer' she kept repeating. over and
over again.
Sheriff McShane has turned her case
over to federal authorities, because Anna
is an alien.
While she was being kept at the county
jail until arrangements for commitment
TO the asylum were made many promi-
nent welfare workers who knew her as
the most brilliant alien girl student at
the night school. visited her. They de
clare they will not rest until full investi-
cation OF the unfortunate girls case has
been properly made.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-15
CHAPTER IN.
A New Clue.
CONTINUED from Yesterday

Continued from Yesterday
Did you find anything important
among the papers in Mr.. Daniels
desk?'
"Yes. In one of the drawers were
rome torn scraps of paper. Looked as.
II the drawer might have been open
when the letter was torn up. and some
Of the scraps fell m 1t. l pieced them
together and found they were part of
note from Mr.. Daniels to Mr.. Pol
lock-
"Can you remember the wording of
that letter.
Yes Il said. My dear Pollock: AS
lessee Of this theater. ]. too. am finan-
cially interested in Miss Page. Should
your persistent attentions cause her to
withdraw from the cast after tonight's
performance. frankly warn YOU
The rest OF the page was torn off 1t
bore the date of the opening Of The
Seekers
was this the note?r Langdon's
voice rang out triumphantly. as he held
up before the witness a sheet on which
some torn scraps of paper had been
pasted. and when Brennan had identi-
fled them he turned to the jury. and
cried
Gentlemen OF the jury. I offer this
threatening note written by Mr.. Dan.
! iels to David Pollock. as an exhibit in
/ the case for the defense
The next witness was no other thar
joe the bell-hop. who had already played
so important a role in the trial. and who
had carried Pollocks message to Mary
| on that fatal night. A. sight of him the
district attorney lifted his eyebrows In
| surprise.
Joe" Langdon was saying gently "yor
have already told us how Mr.. Pollock
gave you a message to take to Miss
/ Page. and how upon receiving It she left
the banquet in the Hotel Republic and
went down the corridor with you and
into the room where Mr.. Pollock was
waiting. What did you do them"
IT started down the hall towards the
stairs" said Joe in his boyish treble
did you look back?'
/ Yes; was kind OF curious about wot
was goin' on"
Was there anyone in the hallwa,
| when you looked back?"
Yes, the fat man who had been a
} Nato e0ibtOts thc On6 lnty CdlleQ Mr.
Daniels, was standing close to the doc
Of the gray suite with his ear agains
II as IL he was listenin'."
did you watch him long?"
mo. II wasn't none Of my bushes
wot he was up to. so I KEEP on down tn
hall. Then run into you. Mr.. Langdon.
did you see that same fat man later?'
Eyes. In the oom--where-they wu
found"
Joe. do you recognize this picture p
Langdon's voice changed sharply ans
he thrust a photograph into the boy
hands. The latter nodded.
'Surev' he said. That's him-Danie's
That's the felIer I seen in the corrido
all right"
And that picture, your honor an,
gentlemen OF the jury supplements
Lansdon. is the latest photograph o
Mr.. Daniels supplied to me by-his wife!
But now the prosecutor was on his feet
and though his voice was just as friendl