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The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
Are You a Croaker7

A croaker sat on the grumbler's
bench and croaked that the town was
dead and ne'er did once he lift his
hand to push his town ahead. He
cursed and swore with all his might
such a town he ne'er did see-the
times were dull, the stores were bum,
as bum as bum could be. And so he
sat from early morn, each bright and
happy day, aad croaked and croaked
with all his might till the summer
passed away. And then one night
while the wind blew cold, when the
winter time had come, he croaked his
last and closed his eyes upon his earth
ly home. But when he reached the
other shore-the city bright and fair,
1t was no good, twas dull and dead, he
ne'er would enter therel And since
there was no other place, TO the crOak-
er's fa.e he went, unmOurned by man,
unwept, unsung-none cared bloOn-
in cent.-Anon.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
the other as they passed. AS the ex-

the other as they passed. AS the ex-
press passed Gard looked through at
those riding on the other car. Imagine
his CONSERVATION when, not two feet
from him, he saw the man for whom
he had been searching for months.
AS he gazed through the checked steel
Stats of the car side he was close
enough to have put out his hand and
laid it on his man had nothing inter
vened Berliner faced him and, as
the car paused, he and the special
agent gazed directly into the eyes or
each other. This was for but an in
slant and both cars were in motion
again. The detective was being borne
rapidly toward the top of the building
and the fugitive less rapidly toward
the ground.
There is my man on the other ele-
vator," Gard whispered hurriedly to
the house detective. Have the boy
reverse and run down again"
The message was given to the op'
orator, who obeyed instantly and some
excuse was made to the passengers on
the car. The local had been stopping
| at each floor and the express passed
it and barely reached the ground floor
first. There the two detectives stepped
out and waited for the coming OF the
other car.
A moment later Ii arrived, much
crowded, and began to disgorge itself
| The two officers waited in instant
readiness to capture the man whom
they had seen at the eighth floor. But
the car was emptied and he was moi
among the passengers.
where did the big gray-haired mar
get Off" the boy was asked.
Third floor, SIR" no replied.
"You bar the exits" Gard said q
the house detective, land l will ge
back to the third"
On that floor the mailman said tina
the white-haired gentleman had ruI
down the steps to the second. Care
followed, but was able to find no on
on that floor who had seen the fugi
tive. He ran hastily about looking
for possible exits, and then instituted
thorough search. He investigated
every possible avenue of escape AM
fastened downstairs to his ally to he'll
cut off the line of retreat. Every pos
sible barrier was put up and the hous
was we'll gone over. The gray-haire
fugitive had, however, eluded pursuit.
Gard Immediately called upon tn
Chicago police to throw out dragne
and a general alarm, and this wa
done. All railway stations wer
watched with particular care. Non
: of which was of any avail, as Berline
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02

repeated them In the hollow tones or
those who have learned to talk with
out hearing.
Send Margaret to London in three
months" the customs broker was say
ing. 81 shall not write"
"But how shall we know OF your
whereabouts?" tho brother asked.
"You will not know. l take no
chances" was the answer.
"But where are you going?"
First to Montreal, eventually to
Europe. There / will hide and live
in peace"
This much OF the talk of the broth
ers was definitely made out A re-
turn for three performances thorough
ly confirmed the conversation.
"You are the best detective on the
force" Gard told the deaf girl with
his lips. thereby making her very
happy, for she was full OF the enthusi-
asm Of the service.
But more remarkable than this,
he continued, watching for the flush
OF pink which such sallies always
drew 70 her cheeks, lis that the best
detective in the great city should, at
the same time, be its very prettiest
girl"
The next day the special agent was
on the cold trail in Montreal. The
fact that fugitive must eat and
sleep is a great help to a detective
All the hotels in city may be can
vassed and are likely to yield results
1t was at little family hostelry in the
suburbs that a gray-haired man OF dis
tinction had passed week. He had
been gone nine days. Yes, he had
trunk. The porter knew that 1t had
gone to a certain station. The ticket
agent thought he remembered selling
the man whose picture was shown hin
a ticket to Chicago. Dave White was
the conductor on the train to thai
point on the day in question and re
membered the gray-haired man.
In Chicago the trail grew warmer
The fugitive had been at the Audi
forum but four days earlier, but thu
porters were unable to recall any o
the details OF his going away. Thu
special agent asked to see the room
Berliner had occupied. 1t was occu
pied by another guest, but Gard wa
allowed to explain himself to the sue
cessor Of the fugitive and was giyei
permission to search the room.
close examination Of it developed bu
one clue. Sticking inside vast
basket were three fragments Of a LET
terhead that had been torn into SINAI
pieces. One of these fragment
showed part of the picture of anothe
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
"YouNe MR. DETECTIVE YOUR WORK is A AMATEURsH."

hotel. An arrow, drawn in ink, point
ed to a certain window.
Gard took the fragments Of the pic
ture Of the hotel to travellers guide
and searched for the house that would
compare with it. Eventually he found
the duplicate, and It was Chicago
hosiery. He hurried to it. After
showing his credentials to the house
detective, information was freely sup
piled. The room In question was oc-
cupied by a woman and had been SO
occupied for two weeks. She was a
handsome and stylish red-haired wom-
an Of thirty-five. She had been care
fully watched for reason that pres
emily developed.
"Has she received any callersT
asked the special agent.
"But one person, man, has visited
ner," answered the house detective.
"What sort OF a man?" asked Gard.
"a large man with gray hair" said
the house detective. "He is in her
room now"
''Will you go up with mo Immediate
ly?" calculated the special agent. Il
must not fail TO sec this man."
"Assuredly," was the response,
and they caught the next elevator.
The car they took was an express
and was lot 70 stop until it reached
the eleventh floor. The next to 1t was
local stopping at all floors. The ex.
press, going up with the detectives
aboard, slackoned it's speed at the
eighth Moor while its operator gave
some message to the boy on the local
which had stopped there to take on
passenger. The cars were of an open
work structure and tho passengers In
one could see quite plainly those on
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02

was never reported to have been seen
again IN Chicago. Nor was Gard able
to get 30 much as the glimmer OF
trace of him nor suggestion as to
whero he might have gone.
It was a task Of infinite patience
that brought Special Agent William II.
Gard to London two months later on
the trail of woman whom he had
traced half around the world. The
Titian-haired guest Of the Chicago ho-
tel, the wife CT the fugitive broker,
here installed herself for while and
lived in a manner that amounted to
absolute seclusion.
Then she went to Paris. There she
took rooms in a quiet side street and
seemed to settle down with some idea
Ct permanence. There was nothing in
her mode CT life that would indicate
that she lived differently, from any
other woman who was alone in the
world AID sought quiet. She went out
for long walk every afternoon, pur-
chased the necessities Of her establish
ment or books, of which she seemed
t. read great numbers.
Special Agent Gard established a
close watch over the house in which
she lived. This was easy because
there was but a front entrance and
apartments opposite looked out upon
the street. He determined that no
body should enter this house without
being observed. He asked the Paris
police to provide him with two re-
liable men who could watch with him
In shifts from tho quarters he rented
across the street.
A vigil Of two weeks revealed abso-
lutefy nothing. With the exception
of the servant who came at noon each
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02

nOWNR
30 HELPS
BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME PLACE
II Doesn't Cost Much But Adus a
Great Deal to Value Of Property
Some Shade-Tree Advice.

Beautifying the home place is one
of the pleasures and duties of every
home lover. Homes that do not re-
fleet in some way the better natures
of their owners are not what they
should be. Home is the place where
we spend the most important part of
our lives. Homes that are not COM
fOrting to the tired home-maker have
lost all their charm and usefulness.
Homes should be made beautiful to
the eyes as well as comforting to the
body and nerves. If you will look
about you the homes that are the best
in appearance are homes that harbOr
gentle people. Homes that are al
lowed to run to ruin are owned by
people who are careless and often
shiftless in their personal habits.
1t is not hard to beautify your home.
It does not require a lot of money or
valuable labor. az remember seeing
a little dooryard in st. Louis once in
which q few seeds had been planted"
says writer in Farmers Guide. "POs-
sibly the place was not more than ten
feet square, but there was such an
abundance Of flowers and grass on
that little GOoryard that 1t gladdened
thousands of passers-by every day.
That little place was tended by
crippled girl. And it reflected more
than anything else the spirit Of gem
crosby and gentleness which was her
predOminating characteristic. Money
alone will never make a home beauu-
full"
Many farmers plant fruit trees about
the house, but shade trees would be
| better for the front yard.
A shade tree to be satisfactory must
| be tall, thick and cover a large space.
Unless it is pruned high the grass will
not grow well under it. The most
! satisfactory fruit tree is almost Oppo-
site this i'm general characteristics. 1t
must be headed low in order to have
the fruit within reach at harvest time.
If it grows tall and thick there will
be very little fruit and it will be Of
poor quality. An open top or crown is
necessary for the production of good
fruit, and with this condition the
shade is not good.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
HOW TO PLACE BAY WINDOW
This Dwelling Ornament Must Be Put
Properly or II Will Mar Looks
Of Your Residence.

Bay windows may add greatly to
the attractiveness of a house, or they
may greatly mar ii. They should be
judiciously used and carefully proper
toned.
An attractively detailed bay be-
comes an important feature in the ex-
terror design; therefore the interior as
pect should not be the sole considera-
tion.
Too often are otherwise we'll
designed houses married by bays so
placed as to have detached appear
ance. A bay, to be right, must seem
to have grown to the side of the house.
Single-story bays are more easily
handled than are those Of two stories,
and may be either square or three
sided. If extending to the sill line
only, they require no foundation, which
is quite an item in tne expense, and
for small houses they are extremely
attractive.
The two-story bay requires skillful
handling; otherwise it becomes an APP
pendage most inharmoniOus. 1t should
correspond to the exterior finish of the
houses. A successful treatment for
bays of this description is to extend
the main roof out over the bay.
A clever architect can often accom-
pllsh a pleasing interior treatment by
grouping windows at the corner of a
room, thus giving to the room the eff
feet of bay yet interfering in no way
with the exterior design.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
at would have been impossible

1T would have been Impossible
without Archie" Berliner was saying.
"A man in a position like mine needs,
upon occasion, someone he can trust
TO do little things for him. We may
quarrel with blood relatives all our
lives, but they have the advantage of
being safe to trust in time OF trouble.
II is a very small thing to send a man
to a rent agent for a key to inspect
lodgings and to send him back with
the key after they are inspected. But
had / not been able to trust Archie alb
solutely / would not have been able
to get in here a day ahead of you and
this snug little arrangement would
not have been possible"
II was because of what he here over
heard that Special Agent Gard, assist
ed by Coleman of the Paris office and
the police of that city, considerably
waited until Mrs. Berliner went shop
ping the following day and were ad-
mitted by the woman detective, who
was at the time washing the accumu-
lated dishes of the household. They
so surrounded the locked door as to
make escape impossible and then an
nounced their presence. Gard told
Berliner, through the locked door oil
the situation that existed On the out
side. He suggested that the easiest
way was to urbclt the entrance, there
by saving the necessity of breaking II
down. Whereupon the customs
broker walked out and surrendered
and a very tedious fugitive case was
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
Fire Hydrants Protected.

An ordinance passed ~ the eTthori-
ties of San .Bernardlno. Cu.. specifies
that no vehicle shall be allowed to
stand within Is feet OF a fire hydrant.
That innocent persons may not dlsre.
gard the restriction unwittlngly, the
fire chief has had both the MIGRANT
and he adjoiaing c-r9 painted red.
On tAis red strip Indicating the forbid
den area appear the words "Keer
Away" in large white Letters,
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
Livery of Toll.

81 suppose your 10y Josh is too
proud TO put en- SverallsT
"No, he aia't," replied Farmer Corn
tossel. Gle. PUT GA overaI's the other
evening an went 20 a masquerade dis.
guised as a farmland"
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
A Demand f,r the Genuine.

"Do y,.1 think he public enjoys be-
ing hu.pDuggedT
Possibly" replied Senator Sorghum.
"But the people who are smart enough
to accomplish the feat are getting
scarcer every year"
Evening star., 1916-09-05
SPEND A DAY AT PLAY.
Girls Of National Training School in
Entertaining Program.

The National Training School for
Girls celebrated Labor day with games
and plays yesterday afternoon at the
school. Conduit road and the District
line. Among the guests were Mrs. New
.cn n. Baker. wife of the Secretary Of
War, DR.. and Mrs. A. ]. McKe,way and
fis= McKelway. Chaplin Brown. Miss
-eese Tather Moore and DR.. and Mrs
gH p Brown.
taSa ball game between girls of
ru;Histration building and of the
yory building resulted in a score
in favor of the former. There
Il demonstration of how NOV
ares are made and a circus"
:iss Eleanor L. Brown, proba-
Ger of the school. acting as ring
e exercises closed with an alle-
real play on the subject Of child
Dor,
Evening star., 1916-09-05
TEN THOUSAND ON OUTING.
Central Labor Union and It's Friends
at Chesapeake Beach.

More than 10000 members Of the Cen
trail Labor Union and their friends cele-
brated Labor day at Chesapeake Beach,
with nothing more serious to bother
them than sunshine. water and jollity.
There were no speeches John B. Col
poys. secretary of the union, and other
officials were present.
All sorts of races and games added to
the merriment In the evening the
dancing pavilion was the most popular
place on the beach.
The committee in charge was COM
posed of N. A James. chafrman; ]. E.
Toone. Daniel Hassett, Joseph Clark
Mary Ganzhorn, William Ginnelly. Will
liam T. Keeler, Mary Burkhead, Miss
Willy. Hugh Digney. B. A. Spelibring
and John B. Colpoys.
Evening star., 1916-09-05
TRACK RECORD BROKEN
IN RAcEsAT BENN|NG
"Eye-See.Bee" Car Goes Mile In ID
Seconds-Large Crowd Sees
Contests.

The track record st Bennins was
broken at tho Labor day automobile races
yesterday afternoon when the ''Eye-See-
Bee'' machine, driven by /. c. Barber.
negotiated the trip around the mile dirt
track in ffty-nine seconds. This feat was
pulled OF before a record breaking crowd
Of spectators. which showed its apprecia-
alton by giving the operator rousfng
reception upon the announcement Of the
achievement
Prior to the automobile races there
were two motorcycle races. which proved
event. q hve-mile race. In the second
event. which was for fifteen miles. Dem
ham had trouble with his machine at
the start, and Wall, who had gotten SEC
ond place In the first race. won the event
"Eye-see-Bee" Is Favorite.
When the 'Eye-see-Bes" made It's ap-
pearancs on the track for the fourth
event the operator was cheered BY many
who had witnessed the work Of the big
machine in previous races and immedi-
atety took 1t for their choice in this
event
A free-for-an event was pulled OF as
the sixth race and the 'Eye-See-Bee"
landed first honors with but Q scant lead
over the Stutz car.
A handicap event for non-stook cars
which terminated the program was the
thriller event Of the day. II was In this
race that the track record was broken
on one lap. The Stutz machine took first
place, with Jimmy" second.
Results in Racing Events
First event. nve-mile motor cycle-won by
Denham. 7.1s 25; Wan second. 7.3s rs.
Second event. hfteen-mile motor eyeie-Won
by Wall. 2o.cs is: Car second. co.2s.
Third event, automobiles: i've miles; nom
stock 900 cubic inches and under)-First prize,
prize. s25. won by Mercer. sos As: third prize.
$40, won by Biddle. 6.15 1-5
Fourth event, automobiles i've miles: nom
stock t45o cubic inches and under)-First prize.
$40. won by Mercer 5.53 as.
Fifth event. touring cars; fve-mile match race
between Haynes and Jenries-Won by Haynes,
4.01: Je1ries, All 3-5.
sixth event. automobiles: fifteen miles; non
stock: free-for- -an-First prize 500. won BY
By stutz. Il. .o3 2-5; third prize. s4o won by
Jimmie. 1I.41.
Seventh event, automobiles; i've miles; non
stock: free-for or-an handicap-First prize. $50.
won by stutz. $40; second prize, $25. Jimmie.
The officials were: Representative
contest board, A. A. A, H. C. Chandler;
referee, H. E. Duckstien; starter, S. S.
Grogan: clerk of the course, William
McCandless: timers, w. o. Duckstien.
Lieut. A Won Steiner and j. C. Wheeler;
lap checkers, j. A. Hendley and George
Weigle: judges. Harry Ward. NJ. W.
Sohn and Otto Jacoby; umptres, e. NJ.
Dodson and E. Moneuse.
Evening star., 1916-09-05

Under noraml conditions France
nakAs aS oa0 oeQ DaixS Ak S10xas syeay.
Evening star., 1916-09-05
LABOR DAY WANDERERS
PAY VISIT TO WARRENTON
Forty-Nine Hikers Inspect View
Tree Mountain, Some "Take In"
Sulphur Springs.

Forty-nine wanderlusters were in the
parties which went from Washington to
Warrenton. Va. to spend Labor day
Eleven of these went to the Virginia
town Saturday. taking IN White Sui
phur Springs.
Tho ~ofiicial'' account Of the Labor
day hike follows:
Tho Labor day excursionists were
guided to View Tree mountain in two
sections. where the smaller party also
made a trip early in the morning. The
Bethel road was followed for a part of
the way. and then trails through the
properties Of W. F. wiIberth and O. r.
Crosby. the latter living close to the top
OF the mountain. Once at the top. an
elevation Of about s25 feet a wonderful
view Of the surrounding valleys and
hills and mountain ranges rewarded the
climbers Principal on this day was
Watery mountain. Big and Little Cob
bier, and IN the hazy distance to the
west was an outline of the Massanutten
area, where the three-day hike Of last
May was taken
Evening star., 1916-09-05
Chestnut Tree at Top.

AZ the top Of View Tree mountain n
-nEle chestnut tree stands itself the
.;5pring OF an older tree which the
.orm had destroyed years before. I'm
,.tant as a signaling station during
he civil war. II is the site now of
Warrenton's water supply.
Supplemented by short walk
around the city proper. the ons-day ex-
cursionists enjoyed = walk Of about
eight miles. A few Of them, however.
continued the journey to Meets, the
homestead place of our leader, Miss
Monnah Hord. and united with the
larger crowd at the station.
Tomorrow evening the moonlight
stroll is to start from Forest Glen
Raymond Knowles will be leader, fol-
lowing roads to Chevy Chase lake, Just
four miles. Cars for this trip will
leave the wharves at sat and 7:07 and
9Th and F streets at $3.50 and 7:22."
The Coconino sun., 1916-04-28
BOND ELECTION NOTICE

Coconino County, body polite and corporate, acting by and through it's Board of Supervisors at meeting of the said board held at it's office in the Courthouse at Flagstaff, the county seat of Coconino County, State of Arizona, on the 8th day of March, 1916, passed and adopted the follow ing resolution and order:
 Resolution and Order
 WHEREAS, in the opinion of the board of supervisors of Coconino County, Arizona, the interests of the county require that bonds of the county be issued for the purpose of acquiring funds for the construction and reconstruction of roads and high ways and for the reconstruction of bridges in said county, and county indebtedness be created therefor; and,
 WHEREAS, the board of supervis- ors of the county are of the opinion that the interests of the county and the public good demands the acquiring of funds for such purpose in the aggregate amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) the same to be acquired by issuing the bonds of the county in said amount; and,
The Coconino sun., 1916-04-28

Precinct-Bellemont.
 Voting place-Postoffice.
 Inspector-John McWilliams.
 Judges--H. B. Embach, August Lindstrom.
 Clerks-M. c. Walker, Ed c. Gillie.
 5. The polls shall be opened in each precinct at six o'clock A. M. on the day of election and shall be closed at o'clock P. M.
 6. Such election shall be by ballot The ballots shall be printed with blank ink on white paper of sufficient thickness to prevent the printing thereon from being discernable from the back. The ballots shall be headed official Ballot" in heavy faced plain letters not smaller than long primer nor larger than great primer, with a heavy rule above and below the same. The ballots for said election shall be provided by the Board of Supervisors of said county and be in substantially the following form:
The Coconino sun., 1916-04-28
For the Bonds
Against the Bonds

(The voter shallindicate his vote for or against the proposition submitted by placing a mark (X) in the square opposite the group of words express ing his choice).
 2. The board of supervisors shaii cause the ballots to be printed and distributed and shall send sufficient number to the judges appointed in the several precincts.
 8. No ballot for or against said question shall be received by the judges unless the person offering the same shall be property tax payer of the county and also in all respects a qualified registered elector therein.
 9. The returns of said election shall be submitted to the board of supervi- sors of Coconino County within twelve days from the date of such election; whereupon said board of supervisors shall hold special meeting on the first Monday succeeding said 18th day for the purpose of canvassing the vote cast at said election, and they shall immediately thereafter by certi- ficate declare the result of said cleo tion and said certificate of the result of election so made shall be prima facie evidence of the complete per formance of all of the conditions and
The Coconino sun., 1916-04-28

Estate of Charles R. Boyle, de- ceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Administrator of the Estate of Charles R. Boyle, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said de- ceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said administrator at his law office in the Town of Flag staff, State of Arizona, the same be- ing the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, in said County of Coconino.
 c. B. WILSON,
 Administrator of the Estate of Charles R Boyle, deceased.
 Dated this 9th day of April A. D. 1916. April 7-28