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Evening star., 1916-12-03

are spending some days at their place
at Tuxedo, n. Y, will return to Wash
ington the latter part of the week.
Evening star., 1916-12-03

Mrs. George Barnett. marine bar
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1916-12-03

The Vice President and Mrs Mar
shall will arrive at Washington this
evening and will be at the Willard for
the winter.
Evening star., 1916-12-03

The French ambassador and Mime.
Jusserand. who went to New York for
tie celebration OF the lighting of the
statue Of Liberty. expect to return to
Washington this evening.
Evening star., 1916-12-03

Mrs Charles Carroll Walcutt will be
at home today and again the third
Sunday of December aftef-4 o'clock.
Evening star., 1916-12-03

have arrived at Washington and are
esta blished in their apartment at Con-
gress Hall
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09

crack between door jamb and door
way, appeared a white hand-a wom-
ans htnd-and part of an arm.
The hand grasped a burning kero-
sene lamp whose smoky chimney wab-
bled dangerously Yes. and on the
back of the white hand shone a cir
clet of scarlet.
The Red Circle" calculated Boyle;
and started forward-a human hound
upon the scent.
Back" shrilled a woman's voice
from behind the half-shut door-a
voice that echoed through the bare
shack like silver bugles call. Back!
If YOU take another step forward
I'll throw this lamp"
Rush her" yelled Boyle. Well
get 'em both. Gordon and the Red
Circle woman Rush her."
He bounded forward as he spoke.
Jacobs at his heels. And. across the
little room. like a flaming meteor.
whizzed the lamp.
The blazing lamp crashed to the
! floor at Jacobs feet There was a
| flare. an explosion. and the room was
thick with binding smoke.
Jacobs recled back. gasping; his
| lungs burstngly agonized with the
| Kerosene fumes he had swallowed.
! He fell Frustrated across the wooden
| flooring which the burning kerosene
had already begun to ignite
Boyle stopped and CROPPED through
| the smoke for the swooning man.
/ found him and dragged him through
the choking fumes to the outer door.
then across the threshold and on 10
the sand outside There. he worked
! frantiCally to restore the stricken de.
| teCtiyc to consciousness.
( Meanwhile. as soon as she had
launched the lamp at her antagonists
. Jun" had wheeled about and leaned
/ through the bedroom window.
While Boyle was seeking to get ia
cobs out of the burning shack. she
was speeding along the sand toward
the rock Wh"r" she had left Lamar
! anu Mary
Gordon too. had profted nightly
by her delay From the rocks he
made his way TO the highroad that
led from Suriton to the city. An auto
truck, city-bound, chugged past. jus-
as he reached the road With a 1.-the
! spring. he swung himself up to q
! pr"carious seat at its tailboard.
As sh" ran. June looked backward
The shack was n pillar OF flame.
Presently. as she rounded the point
she dropped to a sedate walk. Mary
and Lamar were coming forward from
the rock, to meet her She forced hel
J laborcd breathing into some sort o.
regularity and answered the eager
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09
NINTH lNSTALlMENT
LODGING THE LAW

The beach cOmber was shutting
along the sands. like some furtively
uncOuth night animal lie was
forlorn spectacle-unshaven Ill clad.
For a week. now. he had dwelt in a
tumbledown shack at the far end
of Surfton beach.
Only after dark did he venture forth
in search OF food or tirewood. Tho
few people who had seen him on
these night prowls thought him a
mere tramp and nicknamed him
Mike"
This evening Mike was securing
the shore for driftwOOd. His gaze was
caught and gripped by something that
swayed and rceled eccentrically on the
verge Of the cliff. far above him.
He looked more closely. There, sill
houetted against the brightness OF the
midnight sky. he could make out two
close-locked bodies. fighting for very
life on the cliff edge.
Mike stared upward, spellbound.
Then no shouted The night wind
carried away his cry of warning.
Galvanized into feverish activity. he
cast aside his carefully boarded arm.
full OF wood and ran to the base OF
the cliff.
Forgetful of his own safety, Mike
began to swarm up the steep trail
toward the summit.
Max Lamar was yielding, inch by
inch, to the fearful pressure OF his
foe. With every ounce OF his 24O
pounds. and with every atom Of his
mighty strength, Smiling Sam" Eagan
was striving to drag Lamar to the
cliff brink and hurl him over.
Max realized his enemy's intent, and
fought like a wildcat to overcome the
terrible handicap OF weight. He
wrenched one arm free and struck
His left fist battered thuddingl.
against the sweating flesh OF Eagani
upturned face.
Eagan shifted his hold. so as t
pinlon the fiercely driven left arm
and twisted his broad face to one sid,
TO evade the shower of blows.
The maneuver enabled Max to tea
free his right arm. Bracing himself
he threw every atom of his weigh
and his waning strength into a short
arm uppercut. His fist caught Sam a
the point OF the jaw.
Eagan's mighty arms relaxed thei
hold under the impact of the blow
Before he could brace himself, La
mar struck again. Eagan reeled bach
ward, dizzy and all but helpless. Wit
boxers intuition. Max knew thir
blow would end the fight. He brace
his feet to deliver it. throwing hi
right foot several inches behind tn
left.
The right foot did not touch ground
Instead. il swung out into space. Fo
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09


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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09

ture. why not start in after Eagan? !
notified the Surfton police, Of course
and | sent wire to the chief. But
it'll be a big mark for both Of you
If you can get him"
Our guns are loaded for runaway
lawyers" returned JaCobs-'nOt for
Sam Eagan. When we've got Gordon
neatly caught we can take a whirl at
Smiling Sam
He left them and walked hastily
back to where June and Mary sat. His
face was clouded and sad. June at
once read the trouble in his alert eyes.
Bad news?" she asked.
The worst sort of bad news-for
me, he made worried answer And
for the tramp who saved my life. The
tramp by the way. is Charles Cor.
don. an embezzling lawyer. He's in
hiding here. Those two men are cen
trail office detectives and"
They are looking for him." queried
June. excited. They've traced him
to Surfton?'
Worse. They've traced him to his
hut. They're on the way there. At
least. they were. See. they're starting
hocl, rou. IN moot \ bov who 60 coi,e,
to guido tbom Ard-Cbiaf AM,
,yr,,,e asking mo IN mol, tben =.
IN, " rrged U,ra "ynr can,, w,
can't, Wbv he saved vour life He"
DO you suppose I've forgotten that ,"
rotorted Lamar. miserablv That's
why tried TO DELAY them. ia give my
left arm TO be abb. to get there ahead
of Thorn and warn him. But how can
- I'm a sworn officer OF the law
and"
PM I'm not" cried June, Swinging
to her feet And I'm going TO warn
Him,"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09

That" said Lamar lightly. as he
held up his ba aged hand. oh. that's
Just a little souvenir from your dear
old friend, Smiling Sam Eagan."
Tell me-" urged June.
Briefly-and still treating the theme
in Jest rather than seriousness-MaX
told her the story.
Last night. when this tramp took
me home" he ended o" vas so ratified
| let him get away without half thank
ing him
Excuse ne. Mr.. Lamar" said a
voice behind Max. They told us at
the hotel that you'd started for the
beach. May We interrupt you for a
minute?"
Lamar got up from the rock. glanc-
ing not 0vv~rr.cuIly at the two men
who had broken in on his talk Then
as ho recognized the lutcrlopers his
face cleared
Hello. BOYLE" ne said cordially.
Hello. Jacobs. Miss Travis. will Won
eXcus" me- | shan't be long. I'll be
hack i'm FIVE minutes"
He moved ayav. the two detectives
vslg,ro mn. ,r either side Of him
sorry to bgrr in. Mr. Lamar Chief s
orders IJ,~.,s , l.ttar from him. II
Won don't want IN road all OF il. I'll
give Won III. rist now We're down
here looking for Charles Gordon YOU
r.nomb,ro The rawvor who cmbnz
7rpd RI uoo vortb nj F3rwru cr,uo.
ra+ior so,uri.i., and then got away
fro-, a connie M our men? Well
yra,vo traced mir, dovn bare Cot =
rro.tv GOOD limo q, him too And
No., r,,, do,,.,, g. ,..,t.- hin, in
Cri.g w,r,. >, kroy if vou1I holm n.
,,t No, ,h,, tI.r..s any. mood Rut-'
Gordon, ovcr.ir,ad My Iigbt q.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09


Lamar was on the very edge OF the
precipice Understanding his peril,
he flung himself forward.
The movement caused a Cavoin OF
the crumbling verge. beneath his right
foot. He threw out his arms ,o save
himself. But It was too ...a 10 re-
cover his balance. over TIL .. g. his
body crashed.
Sam, his brain clearing from the
jar OF the two jaw-blows. lurcued for
ward to peer down at his vanished
Zoe. But at the first uncertain step.
he paused. over tho side Of the
cliff. some ten feet beyond, appeared
the head and shoulders OF a man. A
moment later the lean body Of Nike
scrambled TO its feet on tho sum
NIT.
Painting and exhausted from his
steep climb. the beach cpmber moved
forward uncertainty. Sam. seeing him
approach. fancied tho whole man hunt
was upon MIN, and that a dozen or
more pursuers might be at hand. He
snarLsd like q wild beast cornered.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09

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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-09-09
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-23
kingsviIle

N,rrIN ~ lir.hham and Ales gracr
Mario @rron Nefr married at the home
rs thr brides r1rcute boz Hobart Nhls
rH,rta1 Sept la rhes VIII reside nt
klnss,ilc Mr Hrckham s FOREMAN
ot 'he knu,ll. Ee.ori
Mrs @ b. SCOTT of rafpus Citrts,l
and Miss Ruth rcnnynackcr of Aus-
lln sprnt MunanY and Tuesday at
Sauts 4oriruils AS the guests ~ Mrs
H 81 kne and Mr. D. klaf.rs
Miss 4 icnlt, ieft SUNDAY more
InH for short visit az Fannin.
Mrs u M. Hay leu Mondsy Tor a
months visit with her SON W. B Ra,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-23
Beeville.

Mrs r r. Ferreu Is a..flnr r.,,
NNes ans friends in YoaEum
Miss Mimi, Rice has returned ,-.,.
an extended Visit in SAN Artori.
Mrs A. g.. Jones b yIs.tirs .r Ma.
Nork '" So"
Mrs Greer has returned fr.w .r ..
tended vinlt with relative. IN ss..,
water
NJ and Mr.. p. n. nagshe-,v MI.
MARY paushery Rachai ar5 M, r'.,
,on pauEher,S Nancy Wush, ~ IN
Lar ana Dudley rarlton formed MOT
p.sf Tor d week end visit N s,~tst
NJ and Mrs, Y. W Barry h,,..
turned from an extended NV, =,
W Nllps,cin has returned ,r,r.
Ne~ iofS Airs Klpstein .ng 49,, l'''
.''N remained tor a LONGER ~,
Mr and Mrs. 7. 7. MArsisr "A. .'''
MFs al Marsden lcn Tbu-.1.. .'lp
short stay as Rmdy '' F"
N'ss katherine Randall ~ s..
''p.o 's NJ guest 20 Miss al,.t. ~, Nl''
N's. hen woliman en,er,,i,.s -, \,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-23
San Patricio.

IurY hours deNoiiuns were ..-sI
81 iatricks church sunday
end Tuesday The pastor
Puts was assisted by Father ~. 4. 4,
l;efugi1 and Father Plano q ~
Dudley T4raton 20 Aeefilr
visitor here sunday -
Mira Gilmore Nogucria ans
little sons 81 Beaumont are
Mrs g. nougherty -
Miss MARY Dougherty o. -
a'- omrunird by her two iiiNs -
Rachel and May pougherts. aaa =
Wright % Austin spent Ssa. y
Mrs. q pougherty and A~
pougherty. -
Airs. Margaret Mahoney ave s,.sa
ter. Miss Ada Mahony arc
tho week Bee Corpus Christi
J r. sullivan OF Siddnore ~
ifir here Monday. ~
Mrs Vincent Riuntzer ahe 81
ters worc the guests u reiAp'
taF 49,
Miss Kate McMurrav an' u
Alphrus Conan were visitors
this Wednesday.
Mrs Fred kring u Skia'"
"a relatives here this w~~
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-23
San Benito.

M itHIn stewart 0( Mercedes 81
M Euth Cash lasl 80
-.. .tutn,I homo sunday hccont
n.a Ne- Cash who Wlll teata .
N.r..a 'hI~ year
N- trlma knlsht ~ llous'on y.
u'H N-If.ue Mis. d M Hrsea
f.fal pesr hl- returned 90 hef ~
ff " Aufchbauks and two ~
-rI I.N. gone tn Houston for -
HI visit with relatives.
$780, N B.. frrem1n returned g ~
tNI I. Monday otter "A two wees ~
"fN a family hera MI ffssn
WHI .. 4Nls about Two months
Nr d. u uarko COX &c. Aislan
i.>t- who has been visiting
daa-tter Mr. T. H. Downs =
month. returned home sunday
Nr Estr ~ymonds has retlfne' .
Hsr Bonn, n houston after an eais"'
fisIf With Ni Gladys Estes III.
tI. frcr WAS business ''N
Ap 500 valley hast week.,
Ais. Jimmie NNlus has reiufns-
h'r home n El paso after an ss's1 =
NHt with her brother and sis's' Z
ana Mr WILLS
Ml,- Egth Craig. Augustine ~,
ana Leut, Lucas ~ brownFiAe ~
ru,~ts boz town Tuesday
Nrs 49, e. Thomas ensef'ss.
Wednesday afternoon in homer 2
haa- guest Mrs W. A. Maaif'
Houston 5000 was played Inc -
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
SHANNON is a CANDIDATE
Present Justice Of the Peace of This
Township Asks Reelection to
the Office

Our announcement column this
week carries the name of w. S. Shan
non, who is a candidate to succeed
himself as justice OF the peace of
Durant township, subject to the ac-
tion of the voters at the Democratic
primary, August 1st. this year.
Mr.. Shannon needs no introduc-
tion at our hands. He has been a
resident of the city for seventeen
years. and has held varioIs positions
of public trust, among them the Of
flee Of city clerk of Durant, and dis
trict deputy for the Woodmen of the
World.
Just fourteen months ago, Mr..
Shannon took the. oath of office of
Justice for this township, and since
that time has been constantly on
the job, as is attected by the fact
that in that time ne has tried 607
civil and 113 criminal cases, and has
had but one case reversed by higher
tribunals. This, he believes, is a
recopd for this county for the num-
Der of cases tried.
Knowing Mr.. Shannon as we do.
this paper has no hesitancy in com
mending his candidacy to the
thoughtful consideration of the vot-
ers of this precinct
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
FIYE pleas oE GunrY

Four men entered pleas of guilty
to five cases before Judge Hatchett
Monday. They were all sentenced
Tuesday morning and taken to the
penitentiary Tuesdaw afternoon by
Sheriff Phillips, accompanied by
Gus Holmes. The men. their Of
fenses and sentences are as follow .
Fred Holt. burglary in second de-
gree, two years; B. F. Edelman. bur
glary in second degree, two cases,
two years in each case; eileen Bow
ers, false pretenses. one year. Neil
Mckay. burglary in second degree,
two years.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
garden OF ALLAH, GREAT
PRODUCTION TO BE SHOWN
AT McALESTER MARCH 2C

McAlester, March 9.-Five car
loads of scenery, one car camels, and
three Pullman cars with one hun
dred and three people travelling by
special train is required to present
the biggest and mightiest play ever
produced. THE Garden of Allah. ."
That you may grasp the size of this
stupendous production, all press and
public pronounce it more than dou-
BILE the great spectacular play, Ben
Hur."
Because of the enormous demand,
Manager Estes was unable to get
but one day, and after considerable
time and by offering a big guaran-
tee, a special matinee was obtained.
In order to play the matinee they
will commence hauling this massive
spectacle at six O'Clock. requiring
sixty-two men as stage help.
Prices will be: Lower floor and
first three rows balcony, $2.00; next
five rows balcony, $50; last four
rows, 800; entire gallery soc.
Matinee: Lower floor, $3.50; the
first eight rows balcony, S1.0O; last
four rows. Use; gallery soc.
Seats will be on sale at Whites
drug store March 16, but mail or
ders with remittances may be sent
now and filed in order received.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
COST OF 2-CENT FARE
LITIGATION TO THE PEOPLE (

Chairman Jack Love of the Cor
poration Commission has computed
the cost to Bryan County of the 3
cent fare cases, according to the fol-
lowing statement. which he has mail
ed TO the News:
The cost to each resident of Bryan
County is cents, based on the 1915
assessment and the 1910 popula-
tion. The assessed valuation of the
county is $4,584,361, or 30 per cent
of it's total valuation. The county's
part of the total $175,O0O appropri-
ated, based on its proportion of the
State valuation, is $2,2S5.50. of
which the public service companies
pay $675.51, leaving $1,609.91, or,
on the 1910 population, a contribu.
tion of cents per capita.
Any person who has travelled 5
miles on 2-cent fare has received
his contribution back
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
BOARD HITS THE
DANCE HALLS
Board of Education, I'm Resolutions,
Calls Upon Faculty to Restrain
Pupils From Attending SO-CaIIed
"UnhOly Places"

The fight on public dance halls in
this city has progressed so far that
the Board of Education has seen FIT
to pass resolutions publicly CON
demning such institutions as "unholy
places, and calling upon the teach
ers in the public schools to exercise
sufficiently strict discipline to re-
strain their pupils from attendance
at such institutions. The resolu-
tions. as passed. are as follows
Whereas, II has come to the no
tice of this Board that there is being
operated a public dance hall in our
city: and.
Whereas. This Board realizes and
recognizes the fact that such insti-
tutions are operated in direct oppo-
sition and open competition to the
schools of our city; and,
Whereas. We would disapprove
of the attendance of these unholy
places of amusement on the part of
any pupil of our public schools; now,
therefore, be It
"Resolved, That this Board will
expect from the faculty of the public
schools a strict enforcement OF dis
cipline upon the pupils under their
charge, to the end that they do not
attend any public dance hall in our
city, and that we will stand by the
faculty in the enforcement of such
discipline.
~. w. OWENS, Secretary"