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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-04-13
CHAPTER II.


replied Jim.
CHAPTER II.
The Voice Through the Wall.
Early in June there appeared In
San Francisco a well dressed. slightly
built nan Of thirty. seeking whom he
might financially devour. He was a
get rich quick operator, not of the
rapid fire, flimflam variety, but ratn-
er Of the old school which usually
works silently, alone and at night.
He had a string of aliases as long
as the pedigree of a prize winning
Jersey bull, but he used none of it Il
undertaking the adventure tunfoldeG
in this narrative. Instead, he picked
out what he considered a fancy, vet
conservative name-Archibald Norvai
Hemenway. and Mr.. Hemenway was
the possessor of seven hundred and
fifteen dollars. He counted his money
over carefully and then delivered to
himself the following ultimatum:
"Archie, you'll live ON a hundred
month, and if you don't make a strike
before the rolls gone you'll quit the
business
From the city directory he made a
list Of certain places he had in mind,
and spent the rest Of the day looking
up every address on his list. Finally
he checked off that seemed to
suit his fancy. Next he selected a
quiet little room in a-Quiet house IN a
quiet street and had his trunk sent
there.
In the morning heswent back to the
address he had checked off and ahiren
an office. signing a. years lease with
out hesitancy. The building where he
had located was some distance from
the center OF the business district 1T
was on a corner, and the ground floor
vas occupied by q small bank, while
the rooms above yer mostly taken
by real estate men active in That
neighborhood.
Hemenway bought 10 cheap rug that
all but covered the floor OF his office,
and on it he placed q flat top desk
with side drawHrs. Around the room
he strung several cheap pine tables,
and on the tables he scattered q num-
Der Of useless blue prints.
In short he arranged his office with
= view to impressing the casual visit
or with the idea that he WAS q man Of
business As q matter tof fact, these
things, with the possible exception Of
the rug. had nothing whatever to do
with the affair he had in mind.
This done he called In the janitnr
Of the building and said:
This Is my workshop and I don't
want any Of these things disturbed. j
don't even want my office swept or
busted. ! don't care anything about
the appearance of this room, as none
OF my business friends come to see
me-. / 90 to see them.
when the room gets too dirty for
comfort I'll let you know, and we'll
clean up So don't disturb anything,
and here's 9 couple Of dollars 30 you
won't forget it,
HemenWay Immediately established
the custom Of leaving hs office sat
eleven o'clock every morning, return
ing at night for work. For while
this work consisted principally OF ma
king 4 lot Of figures on many sheets
OF paper. This gave him IN iopportun-
ity Of thinking out certain details Of
his proposed operation AT times he
thought aloud, always firmly pressing
aSAS8 - 49,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-04-13

10 the dining car. The main thing =
to keep the ankle quiet.
You talk like q. regular doctor.
Are you one?. asked the other girl.
NO; but ! know all about sprained
ankles
We'll, It's awfully kind Of you. and
/ will follow directions to the letter.
Does 1t hurt much now HelenY L
The pain is a little easier. but the
ankle burns like a coal OF fire" re-
piled the girl on the couch. you men
certainly work fast"
Jim was back quickly. and after
George had repeated instructions they
started to go. but Helen beckoned
George to her side. AS he stoopeo
over her and held out his hand she
drew a stick pin from the dinkey little
four in hand she wore and fastened it
In his tie.
1T was 50 kind Of you to take all
this trouble" she said in q low voice,
.and I want you to have this pin to
remember us by. Edith, don't be SO
stingy.. But the other girls hand was
already taking the pin from her tie,
and she smilingly placed. it In the
black cravat worn by Jim.
Half an hour later the twins were
rolling westward once mor They
had lighted cigarettes in the smoking
compartment before either spoke.
Then George said:
''That Helen is = mighty pretty
girl
'.She hasn't got anything on Edith
replied Jim.
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I hope you arrived safely in San
Francisco, and that you will be sue
cessfnl in your business undertaking
When I return doubtless / will be able
with my line Of friends, to help you
not a little. / wish we could have see
more Of you here in New York, but
/ realize that business is business
] have just received = long letter
from a business associate In Seattle
which knocks my plans for a pleasure
trip into q cooked hat, but it II
against my nature to let q big pot Of
money slip by, and I'm not going to
do II, either. and this leads up to
something / want you to do for me.
II il an important matter, 50 please
get right after II. ! trust to your good
Judgment. It is this:
Charter o. buy-if It looks like =
bargain small schooner yacht, suit
able for cruising, say about seventy.
five feet long; we'll built but nothing
Ancy. shall want to use her five Or
six months this year and : whole lot
next season. Have her stocked with !
years supplies and have her ready to
sail not later than July Is. Tho girls
have envsigled mo Into making .
short trip % the: other side, but wen
not stay there more than 1 YO weGke.
hare already booked return passass.
and w viii III 10 - ean TranclsDo
afain ~ July 81.
The sun., 1916-11-07
ROFRANO PRODUCES
MORE ALIBI EVIDENCE
Defendant Takes the Stand
Again After C%urica's Cross
Examination Ends.

Some Of the secret history OF the
Street Cleaning Department will be pc
rused by the Jury in the Michael A. Ro-
franc trial. Three confidential reports
that we're written by Rofrano when he
was Deputy Street Cleaning Commits
sioner-one for the Mayor and the
other two for Commissioner Fetherston
-were put into evidence yesterday to
show that Rofrano was In his Office on
Broadway at the time telephone calls
we're made to his ONCE In The Municipal
Building by Rox Cornell.
Little new matter was added ye.ter-
DAY to the mass Of evidence that has
been accommodating for four weeks. The
cross-examination Of Salvatore Curica
was finished by Assistant District At
toiney Brothers and then Rofrano was
put on the stand again BY Martin Little
ton TO explain some statements made on
his cross-examination. Rofrano dropped
the interesting bit OF Information then
that az n young contractor he helped
build the foundations OF the Tombs. the
prison In which he is now confined.
After character witnesses were called
by Mr.. Littleton an adjournment was
taken until Wednesday morning. He an
nounced tha he would take only half an
hour TO close his case. II In expected
that the rebuttal and sur-rebuttal will be
all In by Wednesday night.
The sun., 1916-11-07
BRILLIANT
4 mbassador Gerard and VIA rau is dc
Poiignac Among Asditors.

There was n distinguished audience
that filled the Lexington Theatre. James
W. Gerard. American Ambassador TO
Germany. was in AIR. and Mrs.. William
Randolph Hearst's party. which also in
cluded Judge and Mrs. Ebert II. Gary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney. Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Colt II Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Gerard.
With Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kahn were
the Marquis de Polisnac. Baron Neu-
fize. Messrs. Grosclaud. Bloch and
Cascnove OF Paris. Capt. Guy Gaun;.
naval a,tache Of the British Embassy.
and Capt. J. H.. Beth. better known As
John Hays. the author.
Among others In the audience were
Major n Mrs, Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Mrs j. Gordon Douglas. the Mayor and
Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell. who were
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick 7. Frelinghuysen.
Mrs. G.. oliver Iselin, Mr.. and Mrs
Hamilton w. Cary. DIR. and Mrs. Frank
Northrup. Frederick w. Bull. Mics Susan
Fish Dresser. Miss Kathryn Bache, Ber-
nard iun,her. Mr.. and Mrs. George s
Wallen. Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Taylor,
Walter Watson. Fred Sterry. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard VI. Barurh. Mr.. Mrs
Onward Iiough, Alr. and Mrs, Sailing
Baruch M Mr.. and Mrs. Harold c,
Richard.
There were also present MIS- GouVer.
neur kortrisht. Miss De Forest. Miss
Calender. Mrs. JOIN Drew. Miss Louise
Drew. Mrs. John II. M~ccu'.uugl.. Mrs
Cornelius H.. TanEeman. Mr.. and Mrs
Jorge Andre. Jay Coogan. q. Louis
Boissevain. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Black,
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one who has an interest in that institu-
ton. whether direct or otherwise. II Is
recommended as "A thorough and Hlu
minating discussion OF the theme In a
manner which is something more than
frank.
Shaw himself says that the time has
come when I'VE are forced to throw
aside our modesty like people who. awak.
ened by the alarm of fire, rush into the
street in their n%ightdresscs or in no
dresses at ALL"
Among other conclusions he reaches
AT the end OF a preface, which Is much
longer than the play. IL that no mar
riage should be indissoluble and the
sensible thing to 10 Their Is to grant
divorce whenever II is desired. without
asking why He seems quite earnest
In this. but one can never tell just when
shaw IL "spoofing."
In the play Henrietta Crosman is
every Inch the triumphant. wiiful, con-
fidant intensely alive woman that Ber-
nard Shaw intended Mrs. Geor0e, the
Mayoress. to be. Mr.. Faverrham needs
not only to be compiimentcd for his own
potent acting but for the unity and sue
cess Of the whole. Charles Cherry found
no difficulty in slipping into the part Of
the eligible bachelor. which might have
written for him. In fact. all mem
bcrs az the company deserve high prais
for their work.
The sun., 1916-11-07
STORAGE EGGS SOLD As FRESH.
Investfsstors Find Many stores
Pooling the puSlic.

Twenty inspectors. chiefly women of
the National Housewives Lea u inve.-
tigated the egg situation here yesterday.
They found many dealers selling storage
eggs marked strictly fresh
A representative Of the State Depa IT.
ment OF Foods and Markets, who spent
the day visiting stores where eggs were
sold t~clephoned Commissioned Dillon
that he had seen more strictly fresh
eggs" than had beer shipped into the
city. lie covered only n comparatively
small portion OF the city. Last week
only $1,000 cases, containing thirty
dozen of fresh cggs each. came into the
city. These ggs did not go very fsr
among $4,000 people.
Commissioned Dillon said that IL he
could not stop the practice OF seliins
storage ggs as fresh by prosecuting the
dealers lie would compel the jobbers "a
mark each egg AS having been In stor.
age n when It left the refrigeratins
plant. He said he did not wish to order
this done II possible, az II would be
rather difficult 10 trace eggs cornine
from outside the state. but lie expressed
his determination Of putting a stop 10
the sale of the strictly fresh storage
egg,
The sun., 1916-11-07
BRILLIANT CAST IN
"CBTTING MARRIED"
Faversham and His Stars Pro-
duce Play by George Bcr-
nard Shaw.
AT THE BOOTH THEATRE
Phases Of the Marriage Prob
lem Arc Well Portrayed
by Company.
'Gsstins Married"-At the Beoth
Theatre.

The production OF a George Bernard
Shaw play In New York is always an
event OF Importance In the theatrical sea-
son. but the initial performance in Amer
lea OF his comedy Getting Married" last
night at the Booth Theatre claimed more
than usual attention. The reason for
this was the distinguished cas-, chosen
by William Faverah am for It's presenta-
ton. The title Itself had promised
much. and the audience last night found
that they had not been betrayed.
The play deals humorous'y with all The
phases OF the marriage question. from
the perplexing problems which be-et
young lovers through the conditions and
temptations which surround the actually
married and on to the inevitable issu" Of
divorce. The author endeavors TO throw
some light on the i%n,ricac,cs Of the
theme. He proposes among other things
that people should draw UP their wi
matrimonial contracts. One of In" most
important scenes OF the play is where the
participants in the comedy sit around IN"
family table and attempt 10 draw up an
equitable matrimonial agreement.
The action OF DIETING Married" al,
takes place In the Norman Kitchen -
the Bishop OF Chelsea. on which the
o"'u.,'' " puo'e """"' nHi reS"'NtI
70 sno~ no" "u'' "a.er'a' tney '"uln
lavish on 4 house. The author ~ q
mote cars st'ehtion 10 a point OF some
technical interest. The play was written
without .hc customary division iatn acts
and scenes and has returned 10 unity Of
time and place as observed In the an
Client Greek drama.
v-oun,.., as,sh,.r .hn,,, - ..y'N
Tn. gra.,. - ,hn carou -
The sun., 1916-11-07

Kelly and his wonderful nshnound 10
seph Sparkes--these we're the come
dams.
For the dancing there we're Maurice
n Walton. Vera Maxwell. Doyle and
Dixon. the barr Twins. In addition to
the chorus. which was not only up to
the standard Of ioveiiness but did It's
part Of the dancing as well throughout
the sixteen scenes which Victor Herbert
and Irving Berlin had prepared.
II was within a few minutes OF mid.
night when the curtain fell N the second
act and there was still an act to follow
II 1t vas half as full OF very good things
az the two acts which receded II those
who were compelled 10 iepart had every
cause for regret. Rarely has promise
been so fully achieved az It was in thu
case Of the new dcpa rture at the Century
Theatre. Dillingham; and Ziesfeld have
covered themselves with glory.
Abounds In Novelty.
The new piece abounds In novelty and
just when 1t seems as II the ingenuity OF
stage managers must be at the Lowest
ebb suddenly there appears a new pr,
ductlon under F.. G.. Latham of a char.
actsr replete with such sensations ss
that which closed the second act ard
showed the sailors after a hornpipe OF
b~ewiiderins extent and v%irtuosity march.
ing on q revolving stage which allowed
no end Of and graceful evo-
lutions. The final scene of the nrst act,
which brought before the audience all
the animal dances. was equally ingenious
and novel In Its way.
There was only time after the second
act last night to record that Marie
Dressler was continuously Amusing and
had never been more irresistible than IN
he burlesque Of the Ballet Russo, In
which she and Leon Enrol had the chief
responsibilities.
Elsie Janis not only danced with ex.
Quisite grace but repeated her delight
ful ii~npersonation OF the British lordling,
AMI Hazel Dawn. although she appeared
nervous to a degree that made her al.
most i~narticulate. wa never l0velier.
Sam Bernard was comic In every word
he uttered. although 1t was the political
speech which probably drew the loudes,
la jhter. He was welcomed back mos,
enthusiastically. 40 was FRANK Tinuey
Who. as usual. talked only shop and
made 1t as universally entertaining q,
he alone can.
There were Maurice and Walton tc
dance will their familiar grace and skin
and Doyle and Dixon appeared In sew.
Graz curses. nut were probably best In
the dance with Miss Janis. Then ther,
wsre-but It would DO impossible TO &c
Into details.
So 1, is perhaps enough to say noe
that The Century Girl IL an over
whelming success In the line OF a mus
cal play. II the Century Theatre doe.
not pront for q long time with it--but Il
must. No New Yorker Is going 10 miss
The Century Girl
The sun., 1916-11-07
CALLS G0MPERs PARTISAN.
i.s'sor Leader says Bis boss Never
Indorses q Republican.

Calling Samuel Gompers the political
business agent Of the free trade Demo-
cratic party" Thomas Rock. business
agent Of District Council No. / OF the
International ravers Union. affiliated
with the American Federation Of Labor.
charged last night that Gompers In his
speech at the Hippodrone Sunday
night had not been fair or truthful
about Mr.. Hughes's record.
'1ompers.' said Rock. did not Tch.
ton one of the nifty six labor laws that
GOV. Hughcs signed while Governor. He
has not Endorsed a Republitan for any
once" '
Rock accused Gonpers OF refusing to
allow the Socialists at the Hippodroms
meeting TO vote for their choice for Pres
!dent. although they had their hands
raised.
Il would ask Mr.. Gompers,' said
Rock. why he did not give his services
10 the striking carmen wien his advice
10 them might have prevented the strike!
Eleven thousand men would not b. walk
ing the streets to-day II MIR. Gompers
rad been az much interested In them as
he is to-day in the Democratic candi-
dates"
The sun., 1916-11-07
CHILDREN PARTED BY LAW.
Foster Parents willing. hut They
tSs't share 50 me House.

Elizabeth Peck. - years old. and her
brother F:rhert. Is. both went bitterly
in tho Queens supreme Court room, yes
tcrday when Justice Garretson decided
that, because of a technically. the two
should not live IN tho same home.
Following the death OF their parents.
three years ago, the children were placed
In ~. 'hrts,opher's Home. In Dobbs
Ferry. Later. Or. Vincent T.. Judson OF
Maspe,h. Il we'll 10 do bachelor. took The
boy to his home and Mrs. William Dies
eudorf OF $40 Kosciusko street. Brooklyn,
took the girl TO hers.
The children grieved for each other
and finally. SIX months ago. Elizabeth
gained Mrs. Diosendorf's permission to
join her brother. When the authorities
NJ s. Ch%ris,opher's Home learned that
The little girl had changed her residence
they applied for a writ Of habeas corpus
and il Was the granting OF this by Jus
,icc Gsrretson yesterday which brought
about tho second separation.
The sun., 1916-11-07

W. Rhinelander Stewart. Jr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. william uuEesnhsim. Mrs. Frank
vogei, Mrs. Charles r.. Dillingham;,
Harry 8. Black, Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
Eddy. Mr.. and Mrs. John G. King,
AUGUSTUS Eddy. Mr.. n Mrs. .. Carley
Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen q. Well
man. MFR. and Mrs. A.. ID. 3. Pratt. Pres
ton Gibson. Henry Bull. John H.. Free
lard. Mrs. w. Astor Chanler. Mr.. and
Mrs. onn Barber, Lady Colebrook,
George +. Butler. Mr.. and Mrs. Jules
1laenser. Paul d.. Cravath. Henry s
KIP. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hilliard. Hol-
land y. Judkins, Mr.. md Mrs. walter
Lewisohn. l.. NJ. Boomer. Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Johnson. MIR. and Mrs. C.. X.
q. Billings and Albert NJ. Billings.
The only seats In the house that were
vacant were four that had been reserved
by James 3. Brady. who never misses a
nrst night. II waa said hat Mr.. Brady
was reported to be III.
The sun., 1916-11-07
l.. W. ". BLAMED FOR 2 DEATHS.
COroner's Jury At Everett, wash,
Returns Verdict on Riot Inquest.

EVERETT. WASH. Nov. 6.--Responsi-
bility for the pitched battle between ESQ
members Of the Industrial Workers OF
the World and n posse OF $50 citizens at
the city dock yesterday In which seven
men los; their lives Inc nifty were
wounded wns placed won the I. W. W.
invaders by the Coronsr's Jury which
Investigated the death OF the two Everett
men killed In the riot.
The Jury after brief elaboration re-
turned a verdict; that Charles q. Curiiss.
a member OF the posse. was instantly
killed. and Deputy Shrieff Jefferson
Baird. who died Of his wounds early to-
day. met death from ''gunshot wounds
inflicted by n riotous mob on the
steamer Verona at the city dock"
All except two Of the witnesses called
testifcd that the hrst shots were fired
from the steamer Verona. on which the
invading Industrial Workers came from
Seattle.
Athol Gorrill Of Spokane. University
Of Washington student. who was visiting
here Harry Il. Blackburn and Elmer
Buehrer. all members Of the citizens
committee. were In q critical condition
tonight from the wounds they received.
All of the other injured will recover.
The sun., 1916-11-07
ELECTION NIGHT CELEBRATION.
WaIasrf-AstSria Hotel 10 E%ntertain
5000 .uests TO.nisht.

Election celebrations At the hotels will
he unusually gay this yeat. II was said at
the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday hat the
large number Of reservations for tonight
indicated an attendance there of about
5000.
The management had Intended to set
aside only the Rose room and the Grill
room for the election celebrants, but IL
has b~sn found necessary to arrange FOR
the serving Of II special dinner In the
Empire room. for which the reservations
are almost complete.
The biggest departure from estab-
li.hed custom will be the opening OF the
grand ballroom ut s o'clock for an cleo.
ton night entertainment General dane
!rc and exhibition dances by we'll known
artists. motion pictures and other varie-
ties OF amusement nave been arranged
tn accompany election returns.
The sun., 1916-11-07
w POsTMAsTERs INDICTED
RockIand County Omcinis tcc,,..
Of IrrcguIarity In Account

Two postmasters Of Rocklard coub,
New York. were indicted by the Fed.,,
Grand Jury here yesterday for ~lrresu,,
tiles In their accounts.
The FIRST. Thomas V. Clark, hoaa
the office at Stony Point. Ia charged W.
falsely reporting to the A,torney.Gepe.
that he had placed s4s2 81 postal ,l,i
In bank. The other. Walter + N
postmaster at Palisades, is accused q,
Sl,515 shortage.
The sun., 1916-11-07
STEALS A KISS: BREAKS ANKLE
Ds"tel ~re,lcEriN Of Crafts. y. ",
Accused hs Pretty Girl.

GARRISON. y. y. Nov. G.-Daniol Pei
legrin OF Crafts. Putnam county. broke
his ankle In a quest for a kiss. accord
ing To the testimony before the police
magistrate N BEDFORD to-day.
Miss May Santor. n pretty Bedford
eirl. told the magistrate that pelleerin
climbed into her window late at night.
She said he got the kiss. but that, in
leaping TO the ground after shc had
given the alarm he broke rs ankle and
was captured by Policeman Russell.
The sun., 1916-11-07
W0men's Button Boots

at S4.75 per pair
WIFI constitute am unusually int.
for Tomorrow (WednesS
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FOR SALtt-Large Round Oak heat
err; also range. Apply Frank
koors Phone 626 11Stf
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FOR SALE-Good big work horses
cheap as l have my seasons work
about done. Tom Smart, Bemidji.
Mimi lO6tf
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FOR TRADE-Bulck roadster for
land. Inquire DR.. Johnson. Pills
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Boston bull puppies.
months old. 12S Miss. Ave. So.
2-11lS
FOR SALE-Range. Apply Frank
koors Phone 626. 1lStf
FOR SALE-S7 acres, miles west
OF Bemidji. with house. barn and
good we'll; dark soil, clay subsoil:
10 acres field: on state road. Price
$1,000 cash. ]. Norling, S12S
2Srd Ave. So. Minneapolis. MINI.
l2-1127
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FOR SALE-House at 1914 Beltrami
Ave-; will sacrifice $1,000 If sold
in ten days. You should see this
place. This is the best bargain
in the city. Oscar Miner Call at
house ellis
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FOR TRADE-Nice farm land near
Hines and some cash for modern !
residence In Bemidji Address
III" Pioneer. l117tf
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heater; used l year. Burns coal
or wood. w. u. Robinson. 5-lllS
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
WESTERN.

One dead, thousands homeless and
property damage estimated at more
than 100000 was the toll Friday Of
floods N northern Illinois.
Five negroes taken from the Worth
County Jail at Sylvester. Ca. were
hanged to one limb of tree on the
outskirts Of Starkville, Ga.
William c. Redfleld, secretary of
commerce. was reelected president Of
the National Society for the Promo.
ton of Industrial Education at Mime.
apolis.
A Findlay. Ohio, dispatch says the
Ohio OIL Company has added s cents
a barrel to the price OF North and
South Lima and Indiana, Wooster and
Plymouth oils.
Suit to have the will of Charles G.
Stifel construed was filed at st. Louis
by the trustees and by Otto G. Stifel
son, and T. H. Conrad, son.in.law oil
the testator. The estate Is estimated
at 100000.
Yuma, Ariz.. was flooded by waite,
from the Colorado river Saturday
Mayor Charles c. Moore died Of hear
failure caused by excitement in tryin.
TO restore order, Charles Moore, .