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she replied. "I'll go to Leslie"
you've got them?" he asked
cautiously. She laughed loudly
Il haven't said l have them. Is
1t a go?"
Its a go, Maudie," he said.
Got a stenog out there, haven't
you? Then call her in and dictate
a little agreement for a $3.50 d.
vision, and we'll both sign it,"
1t was 80 minutes from the time
the young lady entered Maggart's
offices before she left, he going
down the front elevator, she down
the rear.
1t was about the same general
time that same afternoon that
there came rap on the door of
the apartment near the Panhandle
that on the previous evening had
been occupied by Alice Lamont
and the youth named Dickie. The
youth was alone in the room. He
stepped to the door and threw it
wide open. On either side of that
door, back out of range in case a
fusillade of bullets had met that
opening, were Leslie and Brady,
revolvers drawn. They stepped
into view, slipping their weapons
back to their pockets as they saw
the room was empty and that the
sole occupant was extending his
slim hand to them and smiling.
"Stick out your wrists" snap
ped Leslie. The next second the
handouts clicked and Leslie and
Brady began a painstaking search
of the room that overlooked no
part or particular of expert and
diligent police searching.
"Fine!" the Whip was commun-
ing with himself. They haven't
found them yet! If the girl only
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-24
TO FIGHT
FOR RATE
DECISION

To make the tourist rate victory
for the Northwest complete, At
torney Charles A. Reynolds, and
Jay McCune, secretary OF the Ia
coma Commercial club transporta-
tion bureau, will appear before a
representative of the interstate
commerce commission in Seattle
Sept. II.
They will ask the commission
to make its decision, knocking out
the $3.50 tourist rate discrimina-
ton, apply to all railroad lines
entering San Francisco and Cali
fornia points from the east.
Raise Technically.
The recent decision of the inter-
state commerce commission was a
victory for Attorney Reynolds.
Thru a technicality raised by the
Southern Pacific railroad, how
ever, 1t was found that the de-
cision could only apply to the
Southern Pacific line by way OF
New Orleans.
Discrimination Still.
The s. p. raised its rates SIT. so
to equal the rates over the north
ern lines to the coast. But other
lines entering California = the
Union Pacific thru Ogden, the
Santa Fe thru Albuquerque, the
Rock Island thru Kansas City and
other more direct lines in the
south-have SO far succeeded in
evading the ruling.
These lines still have tourist
rate to the coast $3.50 lower
than the rates by way of the
northern lines thru Tacoma and
Seattle, and the discrimination
continues.
Expects to Win.
When the evasion was discov-
cred, Attorney Reynolds made a
trip to Washington, d. c., and
filed an amended complaint be-
fore the commission, specifying
each OF the lines on which the
Northwest was being dlscriminat-
ed against. 1t is on this COM
plant that the hearing is to be
held in Seattle.
Secretary McCune predicts that
the hearing probably will result in
complete victory for the North
west, since the commission al
ready ruled against the discrim-
ination in one case.
Big Loss to City.
Because the failure of the state
legislature at its last session to
provide funds with which Rey-
nolds might fight the case thru TO
successful conclusion, the hotel
mems association has taken it up
and is financing the fight.
The $3.50 preferential rate in
favor of the Southern Pacific
lines has resulted in the diversion
of hundreds of tourists from Ia
coma every summer.
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was with no good grace that
Leslie answered a call to visit the
Allison apartments, where Mag
CART had hurried in order that the
pearls might be identified.
Miss Allison had received the
news of the recovery in a man
ner that rather Jared Maggart.
Il thought she said, YEARLY,
that | told you wanted Mr..
Masters cleared. Have you learn
ed how that pearl came into his
possession"
"Oh, that'll be easy" replied
he. Now that the pearls are
found Masters will. of course.
come out of hiding, which will
look much better. He was fool
| to run away"
Leslie was announced, and as
| he entered the room Maggart
picked up the pearls and held
| them out to the other.
II guess you'll have to take
charge of them now, Chief" he
said.
you've identified these, have
you, Miss Allison?" asked Leslie.
There could hardly be any
doubt about the Allison pearls"
she replied, glancing again at the
string. Il don't suppose, Chief
Leslie. you have anything new
regarding Mr.. Masters or how the
pearl came into his possession"
Nothing now, Miss; but I've
just put another of the gang in.
All of them, so far as l can dis
cover. Well soon have it clear
ed"
Then you do not believe the
bell-hop who got these was with
the gang?" asked Maggart, alb
ruptly.
ITO Be Concluded.)
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CONTINUED From Our Last Issue)
CAPTER VIII.

CAPTER VIII.
Maggart was moving along a
line of least resistance that, so
far as he could see. was entirely
free from the prowling activities
of other operators. II there is
any such thing as accident in en-
countering successes where a
given line of thought and activity
is occupying the mind and the
time, then Maggart had been a
recipient Of a lucky accident.
The morning papers had given
flare heads to the arrest of Alice
Lamont. They had also, this fact
being ascertained by the routine
police reporters detailed at the
Hall of Justice, been appraised in
time for publication of the fact
that Raymond Winkeppner was
being detained" in the office OF
Chief of Police Leslie.
The early afternoon papers had
added to the unpleasantness OF
Winkeppner's position by unearth-
ing the facts of his rendezvous the
previous evening with Mrs. Her
man Pernau"-a revelation suffi-
GENTLY painful to send that gen.
tleman to the strict seclusion OF
his apartments at the Bachelors
Club where, closeted with his at
torney. he had remained during
the entire day.
He had been released from sur
Vigilance by Leslie.
That Winkeppner was heavily
entangled on the street was pub
lished. But the most astonishing
fact developed was that Winkepp-
ner had personally procured the
invitation upon which the Lamont
woman aid her escort had been
admitted to the masked ball. 1t
was, of course, accepted that her
escort had been Carol.
The question arose in many
minds, why, If the Pernau woman,
or to give her her police name.
Alice Lamont, had originally stol-
en- the gems, did she return them
and then steal them the second
time?
In answer to this, Leslie ad-
vanced the very plausible theory
that the arrest of Carol was
known to the gang as soon as ii
occurred and that either Masters
or Winkeppner had carried the
word of the jewel being found on
him. The woman had then swift
ly determined on returning the
string to divert suspicion from
Carol or to prevent the evidence
being found on her, and had then
either personally, or by some
member OF the gang, resecured 1t
when a way had been cleared for
slipping 1t from the hotel; the
supposition being that neither the
police nor the owners of the jewel
would suspect the same persons
of having take 1t the second time
A eablegram to Paris had
brought a full description of Alice
Lamont. and when Leslie walked
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TURN TU THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE FoT
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
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TODAY'S
MARKET
PRICES

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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31
RENEWED TESTIMONY.

No one in Union who suffers back
ache, headaches, or distressing blad-
der ills can afford to ignore this I'm
ion woman's twice-told story. 1t is
confirmed testimony that no Union
resident can doubt.
Mrs. G. w. Fowler, II Church St.,
Union, says: 81 suffered from weak
kidneys and felt miserable in every
way. 1 used different medicines, but
without much success until got
Doan's Kidney Pills from the Palmetto
Drug Co. They acted directly on my
kidneys, removed the pain and made
me feel a great deal stronger"
Lasting Benefit.
OVER SIX YEARS LATER, Mrs.
Fowler said: 81 haven't had the
slightest return of kidney trouble
since L gave my endorsement of
Doan's Kidney Pills before"
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Fowler has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster -Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y. 1872
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31
SAYS He NOW FEELS
20 YEARS YOUNGER
Judge WOOdsOn Now Hale
and Hearty After TAX
ing Tanlac.
is WEALTHY FARMER
ut Certainly Has Made New Man
of Me- He Says-Held Public
Office 20 Years.

" can pick up log of wood and
throw it on the fire with as much
ease as | could 20 years ago." said
Judge NJ. l.. Woodson, of Jericho,
Ark, in telling of the remarkable re-
suits he has gotten from Tanlac.
Judge Woodson, who is now 70
years of age, served the entire four
years of the Civil War. He lived
two years in Memphis right after the
war and then settled down at his pres
ent estate, where he has lived for so
years. Judge Woodson said his only
possessions when he started out for
himself were a pair of mules and S3S
in cash. He has made his fortune
farming and trading and is now prob
able the wealthiest planter in Crit
enden county. He served two years
as tax assessor and twenty years as
justice of the peace, and is one of the
most prominently known men of
Arkansas.
81 had been in generally rundown
condition and failing health for 10 or
II years. he continued, "and for the
past 10 years | wasn't able to get on
my horse from the ground; | had to
lead him up to block or something
before | could mount Pericho is a
mile and half from my plantation.
and | hadn't been able to walk there
for my mail, as had been my custom.
for year or two. | had lost my
appetite and could hardly eat any
thing at all. / realize a man 20 wears
old will give way. but I got so
could not put log of wood on the
fire when the negroes were not handy.
My doctor wouldn't allow me to eat
any meats or much else except vcgeta-
bles, as | had been threatened with
diabetes; but Tanlac has even
Strengthened me out in that respect.
l was badly out of sorts and it looked
like nothing l could take would do
me any good or give me enough
strength to look after my farm hands
and my crops.
Last spring, when Tanlac began
to be advertised and everybody was
talking about it, decided to see what
it would do for me. Well, it got me
started back up hill at once; but, with
out going into details about my rapid
improvement with each bottle, I'll Just
say that after taking six bottles I
could straddle my horse from the
ground and walk that mile and halt
for my mail with all ease. In fact,
it Just built me up until I felt 20
years younger. Pm more active and
save more strength and energy than
I've had in years. That's what Tan
lac has done. for me. I don't know
what Tanlac has in it that does you
so much good, but whatever it is, it
certainly hits the spot and builds you
up better than anything I ever saw.
1t certainly made a new man of me
and I've told lot of people about it.
My wife has taken it, too, and it has
built her up wonderfully. And I've
bought lots of it for my negroes and it
has helped all of them that have taken
it."
For sale by Palmetto Drug c.,
Union; Buffalo Drug Co., Buffalo; X.
d. Bailey, Carlisle; B. G. Wilburn &
Son, Cross Keys; Jonesville Drug Co.,
Ionesville; Lockhart Mills Store,
Lockhart, R. J. Fowler, Monarch.
One drawback to raising the flag
eyery mOrninp iS that tbo nrioa of
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31
What Do You Know
About Your Blood Supply?

portant subject. 1t tells how to keep
the blood strong and free from the
many impurities to which it is con-
stantly subject.
1t gives the history Of S. S. S., the
worlds most successful blood remedy,
which has been sold for more than
fifty years b. druggists everywhere
This book will be sent free to all
who write to Swift Specific Co.,
Dept. A Atlanta, Ga.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31
Your ignorance may startle you

Few people know of the many
functions of the blood supply, and
Just how important it is that it be
kept absolutely free from all impuri-
ties. The health of the entire body
depends upon the condition of the
blood. You are invited to write and
obtain a booklet that gives you some
Invaluable information on this inn
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31

With all the college girls enlisting
for war service it won't be necessary
to issue call to arms to the men.
Some folks would rather be efficient
than sensible.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31

No farmer need be afraid of plant
ing too big crop this year.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31
Chicago hopes to reduce public
lighting bill by $18O,0OO year.

Every householder who raises vege-
tables in his back yard this summer
helps to advance the wars ending.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31

Daily hint for everybody: "How can
do my bit?"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31

One drawback to raising the flag
every morning is that the price of
wheat and hogs shows tendency to
follow it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10
ECO TO IT,

If City Solicitor Duke intends to
fight finish battle with law violators
in Ottumwa, good citizens will encour.
age him to the utmost.
In every community there will be
found men and women who persist in
lawlessness in spite Of the most con.
scientious and energetic work by pc.
lice and other city officials. The kind
of crime against which Mr.. Duke has
taken up the cudgels is as difficult to
combat as is any other sort of law.
lessness, but if it cannot be stamped
out entirely 1t can be made decidedly
unpopular and equally improbable.
This is what police departments are
for and when they wink at violations
they are inviting others to disobey the
law and are failing to do their duty.
A conscientious effort by the police
officials to wipe out disorderly houses,
gambling and bootlegging in Ottumwa
will be welcomed by vast majority OF
the citizens.
Ottumwa today is "spotless town
as compared with the Ottumwa of 1.-The
good old days" under some administra-
tions of the past But that fact does
not excuse law violations of the pres
ent. and if it can be made a better.
cleaner city. nothing will excuse lack
of effort by the proper officials to bring
about the change.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10
CHANGE METHOD
OF GETTING JURY

Des Moines. July GA highly i'm.
portant change in the manner al secvr.
ing juries in counties Of more than "a.
600 population Is made possible by ttsD
new jury commission law which weHk
into effect July 4. Under this lav grand
and petit juries are chosen by jury
commission of three men which shah
meet on the first Monday in November
Of each year and select the grand am
petit jurors for the following year.
While this Law went into effect July 4
it will not in fact become operative UNI
til January l. 1918. 1t applies only b
counties having 4 population Of 10000
or more and in which there u city a
$4,000 or more.
mission are chosen by the Judges a
the county. These commissioners mus
qualify before the tenth day Of OcaobGD
and have a year Of service.
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90 ONE THING OR ANOTHER.

A 1eOeral grand jury lmpdneleu VI
Chicago to inquire into questionable
food price methods has run up against
the old conundrum: Why the Elgin
board Of trade TO make butter prices
for the whole nation? So far as devel-
oped, the jury stumbled against the rid
die and left 1t unanswered. 1t announc-
ed that two or three men met once a
week for fifteen minutes at Elgin and
gave out butter prices as immutable as
the laws of the Modes and Persians
and then it stopped. This Elgin san
hedrin has been in the limelight for
years, with nothing coming of the IL
Elimination. 1t seems pretty clear that
it is an illegal and reprehensible prop
osition and should be extinguished or
it is entirely legal and approvable and
should be let alone. This moment OF
price Investigation seems pretty good
time to ascertain and announce which
proposition is right. Why we should
60 along in this uncertain state of
mind never has been answered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10
ALBA

Miss Amanda Mclaughlin. an in
structor in the schools. has resigned
her position to accept clerical posi-
ton in Washington. D. c., at good
salary with good chance of advance
ment She takes up her new work on
July 9.
ing summer school in Iowa City. was
home over the Fourth.
Mrs. Roop and son. Frank, are visit
ing the formers daughters. Mrs. c.
n. Bloomfield and Mrs. Addie Yale.
Merle Anderson was home from
Bidwell. over the Fourth.
VIM. Patton and family Of Bidwell,
were in Abba for the Fourth.
Hollis Crane of Des Moines was an
Abba visitor Wednesday,
L. C. Wallace of Menlo. was visi.
tor at the C. N Bloomfield home,
Wednesday.
Mrs Myrtle Ericsson came down
from Des Moines and spent the Fourth
at home.
Willard Orr came in from Kansas!
Tuesday evening for visit with home
folks.
Ed Early was a guest at the j. P.
Early home recently on his trip from
st. Louis to his home in Red Oak
Miss Leota Davis CAME down from
Des Moines for a few days visit at
home.
The celebration at Abba was a sue.
cess in every way. The weather was
ideal and one of the largest and quiet
est crowds that assembled at the City
Park. Picnics engaged the noon hour
after which the band rendered good
music. The program was held in the
Auditorium which was filled to over
while many were under shady
trees. The music by the Abba Giee
club was of very high order and the
address by Hon. LATE Young held the
attention of his large audience. speak
ing on American patriotism.
At the close of his address. Mrs.
Irish Of Des Moines, told the STORY
Of the Red Cross
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10
PLAN TO STOP
might LIFE"
WHEN CONSUMPTION ARMY AR.
RlVEs IN DEs MONIES LID
WILL BE CLAMPED.

Des Moines, July s.-The Might
Life Of Des Moines will be strictly
passed when Uncle Sans CONSUMPTION
| army arrives.
Police will be privileged to stop any
pedestrian on the streets after mid
night, inquire as to his or her destina-
| ton and business. and should unsatis-
factory answers be given, arrests will
follow:
The old o'clock curfew law will be
resurrected and rig1dly enforced. Any
girl under IA years Of age found On
| the streets after 9 D. m. will be taken to
police, headquarters. and her parents
! notified. second violation Of the or
dinance will In all probability result In
trip to the girls reformatory.
The city will revoke licenses Of taxi
drivers who take passengers to Inn
moral resorts. There will be complete
registration Of the city's floating popu-
lation.
Pool halls will be under the strictest
censorship Dance halls will be licensed,
regulated and will be under police sur
velliance at all times. Judges of NUM-
cipal and district courts will impose
maximum penalties and Jail sentences
whenever possible.
The ctiy's police force and the sher-
IFS staff Of deputies will be doubled.
The sheriff will open branch office at
Camp Dodge.
Crooks, gamblers. fakirs and scarlet
women will be driven out of the city as
fast as they arrive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10
HOW IrLooks.

Although Ottumwa failed to become
excited when the red flag was dis
played, along with several star span
gled banners. at the socialists Fourth
of July celebration. Colonel Lafayette
Young of the Des Moines Capital
WAKES highly indignant. and in his best
vitriolic style he composed the fol
lowing editorial which appeared in his
newspaper yesterday:
The news comes to The Capital
that at Ottumwa on the Fourth Of
July. certain anarchists. as part
of their celebration. carried and
displayed the red flag OF anarchy.
The men who carried this flag
were foreigners, unnaturalized. we
presume.
These aliens do not know what
liberty Is or what it means. They
never had any liberty in the coun-
tries they came from and they
think if the liberty Of republic
is a good thing why not have the
liberty of the anarchists.
Anarchy finds an easy home and
thrifty roofing ground in a re-
public. Careless politicians who
are running for Office talk about
the lack of liberty in the United
States. Thus they encourage an.
archy. This does not seen to con-
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EDDYVlLLE.


Harry Saunders and family who have
been visiting the past week with rela-
tives in Eddyville left Friday for their
! home in Milwaukee.
A. j. Gardner passed away Wednes-
day evening at o'clock at the hospital
I in OttumWa. Mr.. Gardner had been IL!
a short time and was taken to the hos
pital Sunday for treat ment. Mrs. Card
ner and daughter Mrs. Nye were at his
bedside. He is also survived by three
sons. The remains were taken to his
! home south Of Eddyville THURSDAY
where the funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon with interment in Highland
cemetery.
Rev. Kilbourn returned Wednesday
from business trip to Iowa City.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard jaeger OF
Drakesville are visiting this week with
!. relatives in Eddyville.
Sherm Oldham and family drove over
from Monroe Wednesday and attended
the grange picnic at the Wylie grove
east of town.
Paul Thayer was business caller in
Dies Moines Thursday.
VIM. Miller and family and Chas.
Richardson and family of Los Angeles
who recently made the trip TO Abba in
cars spent Sunday in Eddyville visit
ing at the w. G. Berry home. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Richardson and daughter
Eva Of Abba and MIR. and Mrs. George
Berry OF Bluff Creek were also guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Berry.
Miss Eda Hargescheimer is spending
the week in Ottumwa nursing patient
in the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Harold Of Oskaloosa
visited Wednesday with their son and
wife Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Harold.
Mrs. F. o. Pierson of Denver is the
guest of her friend Mrs. NJ E. Bell.
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RED CROSS
DRIVE IS on
JEFFERSON COUNTY TO RAISE
$4,000 FOR HOSPITAL
UNIT r.

Fairfield. July e.-Jefferson county's
big Red Cross campaign Is on and the
various workers who are giving freely
OF their time are meeting with success
according to reports being made at the
Fairfield Red Cross headquarters, Lib.
ertyville, one of the thriving little
cities In the county took up collec-
ton Wednesday afternoon at the com.
munity picnic and secured almost 500
Tor the great patriotic work Lockridge
merchants and ladies with their cafe
terra dinner netted over $4OO on Wed.
nesday and the Bethesda church
people held a picnic and incidentally
talked Of Red Cross work and thus
added 500 to the fund for the day. In
Fairfield baseball game and q golf
club tournament added another $3.50 to
the fund and smaller amounts were
subscribed and pledged by private par.
ties.
The big campaign closes on satur.
day evening and at that time 1t 10
hoped that beside a goodly sum for
the Red Cross fund that the $4,000
needed will have been over subscribed
for the Jefferson count yhospital Unit
r which is the only hospital unit thus
far accepted for service In tho present
war which has its origin in so small .
county and from a county hospital.
Jefferson county people are CORES.
pond!ngly proud Of the fact