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the building Lunc concluded that he
might climb up to the window that had
just been broken. It was his convic-
ton that Peg was held prisoner in
the room from which the book had just
been thrown. The peculiar construc-
ton Of the facade helped Lund in his
climb.
Narrow lodges Of stone coping pro-
jected from the brick wall at equal
distance, running parallel with the
stone window sills. By breaking the
glass with his feet to gain q foot
hold on the window sashes, and reach
ing up for hand holds on the iron
lodges, Lund was able to climb the per-
pendicular sides OF the building.
Chockro had mounted the stairs and
entered an office adjoining the room in
which PEG had been left bound hand
and foot. The Hindu was consulting
with his pal when a noise from the
front Office attracted his attention. The
two men rushed into the next room.
Peg had managed to gain her feet
and was leaning against y heavy desk
presumably to be ready to execute
some unexpected mGneuver. Without
stopping TO consider the futility Of the
move, Chockro snatched up a book
from a nearby desk and flung 1t
at the girl. Peg lodged, and the book
continued Its course, crashing through
the window.
Chockro and his man made haste
to reach the circus girl and throw her
once more to the floor. Peg, in re-
sisting their attack, not alone kept the
two men busy ut their brutal task. but
provided time for young Lund to climb
to her relief.
The struggle within the office
drowned the noise made by Lund In
smashing glass as he clnmbercd up
ward, drawing himself up by his fore
arm strength until he could secure q
foothold In the. window frames. It
was therefore possible for Lund TO
reach the window OF the room in
which the rufIians were struggling
with Peg before lis approach was dis
covered.
Standing on the window ledge and
steadying himself by holding the
stone coping above. Lend kicked thu
remaining glass from the sash and
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by rare chance secured a firm grasp
upon the throat Of his antagonist and
bent him backward over the desk.
Lund held his grip, tightening it n
til his man was limp and helpless.
He then flung the thug to the floor,
and turned his attention to Peg, strug-
Cling against her ~fastenings, In the
corner. With all speed Lund freed the
girl. but when they started toward the
door great clouds OF smoke rolled into
the room, their sitting fumes being the
first inkling OF this new danger.
"We're trapped, girlie." Lund cried.
"We're gone unless we can get out
the way I came in" And while he
spoke Lund was swiftly dragging Peg
toward the window.
The flames were roaring with con-
Stunning ferocity. Dense hot smoke
filled the DOL Quick action and
sturdy nerve and strength could alone
save them.
Lund first climbed through the win
dow, and stood on the stone sill. He
then assisted Peg to reach his side,
and instantly began the perilous de-
scent. They made their escape not
an instant too soon.
Being In a remote part Of town.
the alarm was delayed, and only a few
people had been attracted by the fire
when the young people had accom-
plished their escape. Without waiting
for an investigation, Lund hurried Peg
to the circus grounds, disregarding the
co,nmotion they created as they ran
through the streets.
Flip was fast recovering from the
shock Of Pegs attack, and when he
heard that the girl was safely re
turned to the show, the JOY Of renliz-
ing that she was unframed served to
completely revive the old clown. When
Peg had finished dressing and had
joined LuHd and Flip. the three start
ed mt once for the Lund home.
The afternoon had passed amid such
excitement that it was almost six
O'Clock when Doctor L,nd, with Flip
and Peg, arrived at the house. Mrs.
Lund was impatiently waiting for the
Will to be read. and had repeatedly
urged the lawyer to proceed.
"Eycsy condition Of the will must b.
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life"
Flip took the girls cheek In Q141e1
hand and kissed her. Then he hcHed.
tenderly into her eyes and said: i've
been too long with this show to have
any pleasure elsewhere. and II you
will let me travel with 1t and do just
as I please, I'll be the happiest old
clown in Christcndom."
well. you can begin being the man
ager right now. Go back to the lot
and call the show of for the rest Of
the season." said Peg. And Flip hur-
ried away to perform his first actions
as n ''real Snowman"
Young Lund and Peg accompanied
Mrs. Lund on the journey homeward,
with the remains Of the hate circus
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ef mind. Racked between love for the
III and respect for the dead. the
1o9ng man was pushed ~ to the next
move ~ might make.
There Wa N immediate necessity
~ him 70. visit the local ONCE Of
~ elfcua situated IN Z building not
- hrom the show lot. Lund decided
TT - would % their nrst, transact
- Auslnesk and then bend his efforts
soI tlIe discovery of Pegs whereabouts.
what for the moment seemed to
- IL unfortunate cause Of delay to
Lends main purpose 70 rescue Peg
(Eou har 49, DeEall. proved to be
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01
Hog Marketing.

A friend who wrote us recently
on the fluctuations of live stock at
our central markets said among
other things, that the growth of
the practice of hogging down corn
is, in his opinion, likely to make
it more difficult to equalize the
manner in which hogs are market
ed. Hogs which are fattened in
the corn fields very often have to
be marketed when the field is fin
ished. This is likely to throw an
increasingly large number of hogs
on the market at about the same
time every fall, with a CORE
spondingly heavy slump in prices.
There is a thought in this worth
considering. The practice Of hog
cling down corn has been so very
satisfactory that it is not at all
likely to be discontinued-but am
pie provision should be made
against the need of sending these
hogs to market as soon as the corn
field is finished.-Wallaces Far
mcr.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01
-Four Dead in College Fire.

Oskaloosa, Ia, May 27.-Fire
which early today destroyed the
administration building of Penn
College here, took toll of four
lives, instead Of two as had been
supposed, it was said tonight
City authorities late this after.
noon ordered a search of the
ruins for the bodies of two add.
tional victims, trapped by falling
walls while trying to carry yalx,
able books from the college Ii.
brary.
The bodies of Robert H. Will
Jams, IS years old, financial agent
of the college and state secretary
Of the Prohibition party, and Har-
ry Oakley; %, a freshman, were
recovered soon after the flames
were brought under control. Ac-
cording to the chief of police, the
two additional dead are George
Haber, a railroad fireman, and an
unidentified man.
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JURY OF FATHERS
WILL TRY ORPET
Each of Eight Men, Qualified for
Service, is Head of
Family.

Waukegan, ILL.,, May 27.-Fath-
ers of families will try Will Orpet
for the poisoning Of Marian Lam
bert, his school girl sweetheart.
Four more jurors were definitely
accepted and sworn in today,
making a total Of eight. Each is
a father. They have 26 children,
all told.
Three others, all married, have
been tentatively accepted.
Thus men, who have a personal
interest in the moral conditions of
the public schools and a sense OF
the dangers to which the-modern
American boy and girl are ex-
posed, will pass on this tragedy of
school life.
Sentimental appeals to this jury
of fathers are to be discouraged.
Will Orpet's mother today was
forbidden to kiss him in court, to
avoid exciting the sympathy of
the jury, but later that order was
withdrawn and she held the boy
in a tight embrace before the
crowd.
So much curiosity has been
aroused over the contents of the
60 letters, written to Orpet by
Marian Lambert, and so many ef-
forts have been made to obtain
possession of them that the court
no longer trusts them in the safe
in the district attorneys office.
Those missives, scrawled with a
school girls life blood, have been
locked up in the vault of Wau-
kegan bank. They may not even
be allowed in court during the
trial.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01
Battle With Bank Robbers.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 81
After a pitched battle which last
ed for over an hour in front of
the Raytown Jackson county,
bank, early this morning, bank
robbers, who had blown off the
outer doors of the bank vault and
were working on the inner combi-
nation, were driXen off by a posse
of citizens. Hundreds of shots
were exchanged. the robbers hold
ing the entire town at bay for
more than an hour.
The robbers were eventually
driven off, one of them wounded
by charge of buckshot. None of
the citizens was injured. The
outer door of the vault is laying
on the sidewalk with a charge Of
nitro-glycerine and fuse still in
the door. 1t is believed that the
robbers are the same who looted
the post office at Lees Summit
several weeks ago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01
Americans Kill Villa Chief.

Field Headquarters, near Nam.
iquipa Mexico, May Is (Via Rad.
10 to Columbus, N. M, May 26).-
Candelario Cervantes, the Villa
bandit leader, was killed by
American troops south Of Cruces
today.
Cervante end came after he
had made a surprise attack south
of Cruces on a detachment Of en-
gineers repairing the motor truck
road. He was beaten back and
pursued into the hills by the en-
gineers, who had been REINFORCED
by a detachment of the Seven
teenth Infantry.
One other Mexican, Jose Ben
corne, and one of the Americans
were killed. Two Americans
were wounded.
Private Geo. O. Hulitt was the
hero of the fighting. Bullets
from his rifle brought down both
of the bandits killed. Cervantes
home is in Namiquipa. He has
been thorn in the side Of the
army in Northern Chihuahua ever
since the expedition began. His
death probably means the break
ing up of the Villa bands in this
section.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

SOUTH STAKTED MEMORIAL
Honors Paid to Civil War Veter.
ans and Others.

Children have been among the
most loyal and faithful persons il
| IGNORING the memory Of soldiers
who have died for our country
Tuesday is Memorial Day, and
suppose there is not one Of you
who is not going to do something
to commemorate the day.
There will be parades and flags
and bands. The Boy Scouts will
be on hand. Many of you will
help in decorating the graves Of
soldiers, of those known and Of
those unknown. You will also
see and pay your respects to the
few gray-haired old men, all that
is left of the men who fought in
the Civil War.
Memorial Day, or Decoration
Day as it was first called, origi-
mated in the South. When the
lovliest flowers were in bloom the
women of the South decorated the
graves of the soldiers. They
placed their blossoms on those
marked Unknown" as well as on
those marked with names of men
they had known. Northerners
heard of this and they took up the
practice. In 1868 Gen. John A.
Logan, as commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
appointed May 30 as the day for
decorating the graves of the sol
diers who had been killed in the
Civil War.
1t is no longer just a date upon
which to decorate the graves of
those who fought in the Civil War
but extends to those men, who
died in the war with Spain and to
those who have died in civil life
Elk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01
Second Convict is Guilty of
Murder.

Leavenworth, Kas., May 27.-J
S. Jones, convict charged with the
murder Of Henry Schmidt, a pris.
oner in the federal penitentiary
January II, was convicted of sec.
ond degree murder. The verdict
returned sealed, was opened this
morning.
The penalty is 10 to 20 years in
prison.
Jones used as his defense the
fact that Schmidt had threatened
to "get" him. Prisoners testi.
fled to the threats.
Robert Stroud, another convict,
recently was found guilty of first
degree murder for killing a pris.
on mate. The penalty is death by
hanging.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01
Caught the Morgan Thieves.

New York, May 27.-All excep,
about 5000 of the $1O,50O stolen
from j. P. Morgan & Co. yester.
day was restored today by de.
tectives who followed three of the
firms office boys to Philadelphia
and brought back two Of them
this morning. The detectives say
the boys confessed the theft and
accounted for the missing money
by saying each boy mailed $500
to his mother.
Mr.. Morgan said last night that
a grand spanking" would be
the only punishment he would in
sist on.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

Shakespeare's birthplace was
visited by only about $4,000 last
year as compared with $1,000 in
the preceding year and approx
mately $4,000 in years Of peace.
The diminution Of visitors from
America was most marked, only
254 having signed the register al
bum, as against 5000 the year
preceding and an average Of more
than 1000 in the five years prior
to the war.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

Frank Winters, the man who
smoked 100 cigarets a day, was
committed to the Pontiac asylum
by Judge Hubert. The inces-
SAINT use Of the cigaret" was de-
clared by DR.. S. L. Layton, who
examined Winters, to have affect
ed his mind. Frequenting . So
loon, Winters smoked until his
supply gave out and his money
too. After that he begged smokes
from the customers Of the saloon,
according to Joseph Berman, the
proprietor of the place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01
Famous French General Dead.

Paris, May 27.-General Joseph
s. Gallenni, former French min
lister Of war and military govern
or of Paris died at Marseilles to-
day following a surgical operation
for bladder trouble. The French
general was sixty-seven years old
and had been in the military SER
vice Of his country for more than
forty-five years. In the fall Of
1914 he was made military gov
ernor Of Paris when the German
drive to the French capital was ct
the flood tide Of IL strength.
Much Of the credit for sewing
Pnh IRON capture BY the Ger
nans epss to Genseal Gallsnni.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

Pierre Dreyfus, son of Com
mandant Alfred Dreyfus, of the
famous "Dreyfus Affair."" who
has been serving on the Verdun
front as second lieutenant in the
artillery, has just been cited in the
orders of the day for having "par-
ticularly distinguished himself
during the violent engagements of
February 26, q and %" in the
battle of Verdun.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

John Harrison Surratt, last sur
vivor of the corps Of alleged con,
spirators tried for implication in
the plot to assassinate Abraham
Lincoln died at his home in Bal.
timore recently. He was u years
old. Mr.. Surratt was general
freight agent Of the Baltimore
Steam Packet Company. IN
the civil war. he served in the
confederate secret service. When
BE heard that Z warrant had been
injued for him be ded hom New
York 70 Canada and then g Eur
~, QGypt md G0uth Anerfe1.
Is ~ acquitted after 49,
$500 I besk : r. TIL !! - eIll
q :! ! -. 3
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

There are 2,6O3,776 German
born people in this country; and
all told German born and German
ancestors there are 8,282,618-or
8 per cent of the total population,
according to a government report
just issued and the report might
have added that they are mighty
good citizens.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

William j. Bryan, according to
reports received in Washington,
is trying to bring about the nomi-
nation for vice president of Jo-
seph w. Folk, ex-governor Of
Missouri, now counselor in the in
terstate commerce commission.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

A tornado swept through Pitts
burg, Kas., at 7 o'clock Saturday
night, causing $4,000 damage.
None was killed, but several were
injured. Store buildings and
trees were blown down. Damage
Of $14, 900 was done to the Kansas
City Southern roundhouse.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

United States District Judge
Maurice T. Dooling, fixed $751;
100000 as the "upset" price for
the sale of the Western Pacific
railway Saturday in the foreclos-
ure suit brought by the Equitable
Trust company of New York.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

Recruits numbering S,14l, out
of a total of'36, 1874 applying, have
been enlisted in the army since Ne
cruiting began March Is, for the
twenty thousand additional men
authorized by Congress.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

10000 men were killed in u
hours fighting in one small part
of the line in front Of Verdun last
week and neither army gained =
yard
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

The British steamer Denewo0d,
1921 tons, has been sunk, The
crew was saved. This steamer
was the fifth destroyed in the last
"a hours.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

In some parts of Mexico if a
merchant charges exorbitant
prices for food he is forced to
work on the streets for the first
conviction. Death is the penalty
for the second conviction says
Jack Danciger, Mexican Consul,
at Kansas City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who re-
Gently was divorced by Harry
Thaw, was married last week in
Baltimore to Jack Clifford, her
dancing partner. She says she
married for love this time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-01

Madame Jane Dieulafoy, auth
or, explorer, chevalier of the Leg
ion of Honor, and possessor Of the
unique privilege, accorded by the
French government, of wearing
male apparel, is dead.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-27

One OF the niftiest knockout artists
now in the lightweight division will
try to flatten Freddie Welsh in the
near future.
The man behind the whallop will be
Jewish, but his identity won't be Of
fically determines until promoters have
staged a preliminary combat featuring
Benny Leonard of New York and Char.
lie White OF Chicago. The winner is
to be matched with Harry Pollok's
meal ticket in a distance journey for
the worlds champ onslfp.
From a hordeEof 1873 Founders Leon
ard and White have emerged sunscath-
ed the logical claimants to the right
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to battle the Pontypridd wizard and
each has demonstrated in encounters
with Welsh, his ability to shade the
conquerer Of William Richie.
White, with his superior punching
power, is picked to overthrow Welsh.
In three battles the Chicagoan was
unable to level Freddie, though he did
outlook the champion. Leonard engag:
ed Welsh recently and won from bell
to bell, literally romping OF with the
popular decision.
Now the question agitating box fight
devotees are:
Can Whites deadly left hook. con;
coded to be the most effective punch
ever packed by a lightweight tiatten
Leonard!
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JA!PANfGETS FIRST
LOOK AT POLO.

POLO IS fast gaining q hold on the,
Japanese. Several American and
Canadian teams which competed in
ths polo carnival at Manila have ar.
rived In Japan and are PLAYING exhibl..
ton games and this sport bids fair
to become % promine ntf a fixture In
Nippon pastimes as baseball !, tennis,
and aasoclat ton otball.. The speed
and daah Of the game have made q
big hit With some OF thetS wealthy jap,
aneHe Gpoetsmenl and the formation OF
two or three TOURS for alseriest of prac:i
tee sanes IS expected In the near,
fnknre,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-27

William KLEIN, peerless umpire, is
officiating these days while decidedly
below par physically. KLEIN hasn't
been we'll since he went to Florida in
the spring Twice now he has gone
10 Daytona to umpire spring games
f0rIthe1 Bfooklyns and neither time did
he come back. feeling at. So no more
Florida torShim he declares. KLEIN has
Whit he calls lstagnation of blood, and
on Saturday his physician treated him
Tor the trouble. The umpire expects
foSbe hack at his work today.
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LEFT TO RIGHT-BENNY LEON
ARD. FREDDIE WELSH, CHARLIE
WHITE.
Or will White fall victim to the
two-handedS ciouting Of Billy Gibson's
rising lightie? ~
Nate Lewis, who has piloted White
through the breakers and made him
the foremost contender for Welsh's
title, says Charlie can lick Leonard.
Broadway SCOTS at this line of talk
and fight promoters in the big town
are bidding for the services Of the
otherfp oints west want to put the boys
on in distance encounters. They'll
meet soon and the winner will get
Welsh.
Meanwhile Freddie is picking up
the thin dimes teaching pork-and.b bean
boys modern ball room glides:
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wheeling, Dayton, Evansville and
ETerref Haute For the first time since
the league was organic tyearsta ago.
Ft!.s Wayne is not on the circuit South
Bend having succeeded that city.
Both Lee Magee and Frank Gilhoo:
leyiare! improving. Both were around
the hotel in Washing ton yesterday,
and they are again able ITO eat solioi
food. Gilhoo ley thinks he can play
before the end OF the week, and he
hopeslto get in the series against Bos-
ton. Itais not likely that Magee will
be able to play SO soon. He Is very,
weak from his Illness.
Pitcher Jasper Of the Cardinals was
with the, ACIDS for one day back In 912, ),
when Hank o, Day. was manager OF the.
team. He reported, but did not sign,
a contract and did not pitch a game,
later being released. Last year he;
was with the Whitesoxs for the first
half Of the season. Then Rowland:
sent him to the coast and he refused to
60. He was obtained by Manager Hug
gins las. fall and looks; like quite q
find.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-27

Harry Sparrow the Yanks' business
manager, estimates that already more
than $4,000 has been lost to baseball
through postpontment Of these early
spring games. And that is money that
cannot be got back, too
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Baseball Notes

Klepfer. one.time Yankee pitcher, is
one Of the main props of the rehabili.
tated Cleveland club. Kleprer has won
one game, and on Saturday pitched a
thinning tie against the Browns. Lee
Fohl says he's going to be the leagues
star twirler.
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N.M. a q. RoWLINe

The Bankers took two out Of three
games from Hartle y's last night on the
z. Nj g! AZ alleys In the second match
OF theiripo season series. This leaves
8 tie Of three games won and three
lost for each team, which cannot be
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ton of firstclass baseball players are
known as. the Redsox. True enough
they have q bit Of red hand woven in
to their hosiery but since recovering
from optic paralysis brought on by
the drizzling brilliancy of their coats,
several fans suggest that they hence
forth, be known as the Reds Goats"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-27

Big Bill James still Is confident that
he will be able to pitch for the Braves
again this year. Bill will wait until
the warm weather, however, before
trying himself out.
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ing Barry. Crower took the throw
from center and tried to pull bit of
inside work by making a quick heave
to first. His idea OF strategy was good
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-27

Muiligan Is trying to win a regular
lob as Ishortstop for the Cubs, but to
date it'sI been a case of son again, off
again, MIlIigan.r