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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-29
CHAPTER xv-contInued.

Smith was jabbing his paper knife
absently into the desk blotter. "And
yet we go on calling this a civilized
country" he said meditatively. Then
with sudden change of front: .T'm
In this fight to stay until l win out
OR die out, Billy; you know that. AS
have said, Miss Verda can kill me off
If she chooses to; but she won't choose
to. Now let's get to work. It's pretty
late to rout justice of the peace
out OF bed to issue warrant for us,
but we'll do it. Then Wen go after
Lanterby and make him turn states
evidence. Come on; let's get busy"
But Starbuck, reaching softly for
chair-righting handhold upon Smiths
desk, made no reply. Instead he
snapped his 1.-THE body out of the chair
and launched it In sudden tiger
spring at the door. To Smiths aston
ishment. the door, which should have
been latched. came In at Starbucks
wrenching Jerk of the knob, bringing
with It, hatless, and with the breath
startled out of him, the new stenogra-
pher, Shaw.
There's your states evidence" said
Starbuck grimly, pushing the half
dazed door listener into chair. "Just
put the auger a couple of inches into
this fellow and see what you can find"
Richard Shaw had an exceedingly
bad quarter of an hour when Smith
ond Cta rhuci- oppIiad tho tbumhs crauc
to force a confession out of him. New
Srtheless. knowing the dangerous
ground upon which he stood, he evaded
and shufIled and prevaricated under
the charges and questionings until it
became apparent that nothing short of
bribery or physical torture would get
the truth out Of him. Smith was not
willing to offer the, bride, and since
the literal thumbscrews were out Of
the question, Shaw was locked into
one of the vacant rooms across the
corridor until his, captors could deter
mine what was to be done with him.
'sThat Is one time when fred and
missed the whole side of the barn."
Starbuck admitted, when Shaw had been
remanded to the makeshift cell across
the hall. 81 know that fellow is on
Stanton's pay roll; and it's reasonably
certain that he got his job with you so
that he could keep cases on you. But
we can't prove anything that we say.
80 long as he refuses to talk"
mo" Smith agreed. ~ can dis
charge him. and that's about all that
can be done with him."
HE is a pretty smooth article" said
Starbuck refiectively. "He used to be
a clerk in Maxwelrs railroad office.
and he was mixed up In some kind of
crookedness. I don't remember just
what"
Smith caught quickly at the sugges-
don.
"Wait minute, Billy" he broke In !;
and Them There's no doubt In your
mind that he's a spy?"
"Sure he is," was the prompt re-
3oinder.
IT was just thinking-he has heard
what was said here tonight-which is
enough to give Stanton pretty good
chance to outflgure our outfit again."
Fright you are"
I'm which case II would be little
short of idiotic In US to turn him loose.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-29
A Sticky Story.

Mr.. Barry Pain, the famous humor-
ist. Is as clever at telling good story
as he Is at writing one. Some time
ago he was present at gathering OF
artists, and in the course of the eve
ming he rose to make speech. Gen
tlemen,~ he said, being present ut "A
gathering In which art Is so largely
represented, feel 1t incumbent upon
me TO say few yords concerning the
subject of painting. Speaking person
ally, my only efforts in that direction
were on an occasion when l ennmeled
our bath. My friends said to me. My
dear fellow, It's no good your going In
for painting unless you're prepared to
stick to your work. Well.' concluded
Mr.. Pain. amidst the laughter of his
audience. II did."-London Tit-Bits.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-29
The Bill Kent lent.

Mr.. Tucker had unexpectedly come
face to face with Mr.. Cutting. from
whom he had frequently borrowed
money.
"Er--aw--what was the denomiiia.
ton of the bill you loaned me?" he
asked nervously.
"Episcopalian. I guess" said Mr.. Cut
ting. AT any rate, 1t keeps. Lent very
well"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-29
tTo BE CONTINUED,
AntIelpatlna : eluhnp.

The vIctiml-"And why should you
be 30 much concerned even II / am
losing my hairT The Barber-vWhy.
sir. anyone is annoyed to and bin busi-
ness falling Oh x
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-29

without warning / was dragged to
the brink of the grave by malignant
kidney trouble" says Robert Wen.
gatz, ia Cypress Ave-, Bronx, n. Y.
MY kidneys seemed to stop acting aud
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-29
Ono Way to Be Useful.

Saphead--How can best serve my
fellow countrymen?
Miss Sweet---why not become n
wniterr-Town Topics.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-15
WHY CAESAR CROSSED THE RUBICON
By BERTON BRALEY IN PUCK"

In of
he
He Way
You had with and hold he led
the of the
one mott
WI
bthe
in limousine swiftly there
He cred "You grab taxcab haven't time to spare"
a
Along they traffic
of
l!" wall like
bazes
Oh spur musty machine; put your on
chucked fancy
He and avoiding bouder
should swim"
And "I yet
threat him.
Why Rubicon n a
history won't back this much the for history!
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-15
THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET
Sketch of Samuel Woodworth, Printer Poet

How dear to this heart the of childhood
orchard, the meadow, the deep-tanged wildwood
~ And every loved spot that infancy knew!
The bridge, and the wher the catara fell; "
The cot of my father, the dairy house nigh it, .
The oaken bucket, the eiron-bo bucket,
The mocovered bucket, which n he
That covered vessel 1 hal'd a
. For often ten at noon when returnd from the field
r., The purest and sweetest that nature can yield
quick white @ pebb1ed % na bom n1e ET?S fei
with the emblem OF
The Oaken bucket, the eiron-bou bucket,
The mosscovered bucket, from the well.
How sweet from the brm to receive it,
. AS. poised the inclined o lps
And now, far habtatiOn,
fancy reyerts fathers plantation,
sigh for the bucket that hangs in the we'll
bucket, bound bucket,
The moss-covered bucket that hangs the we'll
centenary
Woodwork observed weeks by the Sciuate
Historical Society Some members their guests toured the
village, drank the
well hmned by the from the remaining from
According family woodwoh
in
His fresh pitcher the in the yard
set the table beside her husbands place He drank glass and
the old oaken bucket he left hanging his fathers well at home
Wouldn't that subject Samuel? asked his
wife, Lydia. m .
the world
countless urban paro porches
Ime Home Payne
circumstances remembering his childhood's home. .
publisher Sentinel Upon the
expiration of his he proceeded New Haven Conn., issued
membership
York Typographical Society and was unanimously elected
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-15

Of all the different classes of busi-
ness, the one that is neglected more
than any other by its owners, is the
union busiess. If the average business
man would neglect his business as
the average union man neglects to at
tend to his union meetings and its
business ransactlons-which is every
wage workers business-he would go
into bankruptcy in very short time.
The only reason that great num-
ber of unions do not go out of exist
ence is because there are a few men
in the union who realize that the trade
union movement is the only way to a
better world-that the trade union
movement can and does get them i'm
proved conditions now, and he doesn't
have to wait until after death to live
in a better economic life-to get
little bit of heaven on earth-nor
does he have to wait until he elects
some petty politician who is member
of party that claims to be the "Sa-
vior" of the working class, and trust
to luck that he may prove true to his
promises.
How different conditions would be
| if every union man and woman would
realize that the union hall is the place
where their business place is located.
How different things would be if ev
cry union man and woman would talk
about their business (the union) as
much as their employer talks about
his business. / am sure if the union
man and woman would be just half as
much interested in their business as
the employer is in his, it would not be
long before this world would see the
end of his mseries-the end of strug
Cling mankind shaving with might
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-15
THE WHEAT SHORTAGE

According to the Billings, Mont,
Gazette there are 3O,O0O,OO0 acres of
first-class wheat lands in the state.
The census of 1910 shows the improved
acreage of farm lands in Montana to
be but 3,640,309 So according to the
Gazette's figures there must be more
than 26,O00,000 acres of first-class
wheat lands lying idle. This is an i'm
portant item, considering that the
country is threatened with a wheat
shortage.
Something ought to be done to force
this land into use. The easiest way
would be to levy heavy tax on land
values. The owners of these lands
would then find it to their interest
either to grow wheat thereon, in order
that they might get the money to pay
the taxes, or let others do so.
A suggestion to this effect, not only
for these Montana lands, but all other
unused valuable lands, has been made
by Herbert Quick of the Federal Farm
Loan Board. His recommendation is
one that should be followed. 1t is
sound economically and every other
way. If Congressman and State legis-
lators would pay some attention to the
advice of men like Herbert Quick, the
nation would be in better shape.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-15
TO MAKE OUR OWN DYE-STUFFS.

United States government chemists
are now ready to assert that Ameri-
can manufacturers hereafter will pro-
duce the bulk of dyes used in this
country. At the outbreak of the Euro
pean war there were only six dye
stuff makers in the United States
now there are $50. The present year
ly production of aniline is 25,000 tons,
compared with 300 tons before the
war. In a $50 suit of clothes there is
20 cents worth of dyes. Dyes for
which the United States spent $780,
100000 before the war now cost
50,O00,000.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-15
A UNION MANS BUSINESS

and main to make bare existence
the end of a system that works the
life out of young children before they
mature into manhood and womanhood
the end of a system that allows the
few to have everything in life while
the many are living in endless mis-
ery
Rock Island Argus., 1917-09-13
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FOR express call william Tref2
Tri-Cty Towel SHpply corr 1auy.
r. L. Clean Towel Service phone
r. l. z476.
RosenHeId Bros. Plumbers, 22I1
Fourth avenue. Phone i, T. sac.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23
NAVAL PATROL, SECTION S
Anxious TO Adopt Gus Williams, End
Maine Mascot

The following from the Portland
Evening Express Will be Of interest to
Augusta folks as the little bo, below
mentioned vas at Camp Keyes for
sore time and was familiar figure
wherever Second Maine boys congre-
gated.
II want to be your mascot said
tie Augustus Williams to Ensign r.
e. Robbins of the United States Naval
Force. Section ;, now stationed in this
city and patrolling the waters along
the Maine coast.
Young Williams was formerly mas
cot Of the Second Maine Infantry, and
was recently. on the arrival of the
Maine troops in Portland enroute for
the new training camp, taken off the
train by Col Hume, commanding Off
Ger, ard turned over to Chief of Po-
lice Bowen. when II was found that It
would be impossible to keep the
youngster with them.
He was adopted by the I'd Maine
REGIMENT when patrolling the border
line in Texas last summer. and was
brought north when the Maine troops
returned During their mastering
into federal service at Augusta. the
hov was with the regiment as the Of
fetal mascot. and much to his grief as
we'll az the men If tho regiment It
was found Impossible to take him with
ttem, az they expected to be sent to
France shortly. Young Williams is
now In Portland. having been provided
for nv Chief Bowen. and Yesterday
afternoon made application to he taken
in as mascot Of the local Reserve
Fierce
The boys At the local station are
very anxious 70 adopt the youngster,
and the matter will he brought to the
attention IF the comma nding officer
TODAY With tire hope that he may con-
sent 20 the plan"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23
Wednesday Brighton Market

Stock yards, Aug. 22-The market
for mich cows was very poor and
prices averaged low. The extremely
high cost of feed has reduced the de-
mand for cows greatly and while
much also has advanced users say it
has not advanced as much as feed.
Hall e. Lowell sold % cows from $40
to S125. c. F. Gye sold 20 mixers from
$50 to $50. Robert Connors sold so
cows from 500 to S125. Z. r. Foye
has sold COWS from s45 to SIS. f. G.
Piper sold 9 cows from $50 to sS5. W.
r. Valance sold l COW at S65 and 9
for $3.50. Mckinney & Cornwell sold
% mixers from $50 to 1920. f. L.
Brown Sons sold 10 mixers to average
SIS. r. W. Hanson sold II mixers
from $50 to 500.
Beef, cattle. etc. The demand for
beef cattle was steady. except for the
poorer grades, which went slowly
Calves were unchanged with hogs not
so strong as they were Tuesday, SELL
ing a fraction lower.
McKenney & Wormell sold 2 fancy
steers 2450 lbs at 13c, 2-bologna cows 1880
lbs at &c. II lambs at 13c sheen at &c,
81 calves at lS3c and a hogs at IS 3-ic. z.
W. Hanson sold ! bologna COW at &c. s.
calves at i3c and 10 hogs at 22c dressed
Otis II. Forbush sold steers 1890 lbs at
3-ac. l bull 1890 lbs at 7sc and 81 off. |
bull goo lbs at &c and 81 on. l COW $50 lbs
at ) SAC, COW at SIC, COW at SC and 81
On. cows az sc, 4 at 3-4c, 10 thin ho-
logna cows at &c, l calves for s2i, l calf
100 lbs at 12c, hogs 400 lbs at lac and 2
hogs $50 lbs at Is 3-4c. e. R. Foye sold
90 calves av no lbs at 14c. Hall G. Lowell
bold 20 oxen av loo lbs at lie. extra
fancy bull 100 lbs at lie. cows av srh
lbs at lac rs calves av lis lbs at 13c. 70
calves av 1873 lbs at Sc. 100 hogs av 175 lbs
at Isle. Y. A. Hanson sold bologna COW
at 4ac. 50 calves at l4c and sheep at Sc.
c. F. Gage sold 10 beer cows from 5 T.,
7ac. 10 lambs at I2c. 10 calves at 1870 and
s small calves at Sc each F. J.. Brown
E. Sons sold 8 cows from u 70 &c. sheep
at &c. As calves at 12ic and 12 hogs at 24,c
dressed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23
INSTANTLY KILLED
Portland Mans Death
Result Of Auto Skid
din g at Salisbury,
Mass.

Portland. Me-. Aug. 2c-John NJ.
Logue of 107 India street was killed
outright, and Harry H. Clancy Of 10
Kellogg street, married and the father
Of four children, was dangerously in
jured, when the automobile in which
they were riding from Hampton Beach
to Salisbury, Mass. at an early hour
this morning. skidded over the car
tracks at Salisbury Beach and crashed
into a telegraph pole.
Three other occupants of the car.
said to be sailors, who were being
taken from Hampton to Salisbury, es
capped serious injury. Mr.. Clancy sus-
tanned several broken ribs when his
chest was crushed against the steer
ing wheel, his skull is believed to have
been fractured, and attending physi-
clans early this afternoon entertained
little hope for his recovery. He is now
at a hospital in Salisbury.
According to information received by
relatives of the two men here in Port
land, the automobile skidded as it
was crossing over the tracks and after
striking the telegraph pole a glancing
blow turned turtle. Logue was killed
outright. and it is believed that the
fact that Clancy was driving prevent
ed his being thrown from the machine
The three other occupants were tossed
out of the car but escaped with only
minor bruises.
Both men were we'll known here In
Portland. Mr.. Logue had been a resident
of this city all his life. although during
the past Is years or so had been en-
ployed most of the time in Portsmouth,
\. H., where he was engaged in the no.
tel business. He was about As years of
age. He was at one time employed by
the E. T. Burrowes Co. For several
years he had been prominent in the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles. especially in
Portsmouth. where he had held all OF
the various positions in the order He
has a father. Edward Logue residing in
this city. and two sisters, Mrs. j. NJ Ka-
lor and Mrs. Augustus Clark, both of
Portland, and four brothers, Neal, Ed
ward and Alexander Of Portland and
George ]. of New York City, who is now
visiting at the home of his father here
waiting the return home on Saturday Of
his brother from Portsmouth,
Mr.. Clancy. who is about "a years of
age, resides on Kellogg street but for
the past three weeks has been employed
In Portsmouth. and was making arrange
ments to move his family to New Hamp-
shire. His wife and four children. Mad
cline, aged 10; Dorothy. aged 8; Harry c.
Jr, aged ?, and Virginia, aged ., are now
IN Portland. Upon receiving word that
her husband had been seriously hurt Mrs
Clancy Immediately started for Sails
bury.
Arrangements were completed this aft
ernoon to send the body of the dead man
to Portland and the funeral will be held
from the Logue residence, 1o7 India street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23
NOT ALL FLAT FEET
Disqualify for Army
Service S avs Gen.
CroWder

Washington, Aug 22.-Flat feet do
not necessarily disqualify a man for
army service. Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder, in a telegram to gov
ernors today, called attention to the
army physical regulations, which
specify that a Broad fiat sole is COM
mon in lahorng classes, particularly
among Negroes, and is no way dis
abling."
In the fiat foot which renders a
man unfit for service" the regulations
explain. the arch is far gone that
the entire border rests upon the
ground, with the inner ankle lowered
and very prominent and the foot ap-
parently pushed outward"
General Crowder said in his tele-
gram that there would be less neces-
sity for the multitude of questions
asked by local boards if they would
observe the provision of the regula-
lions that physical deficiencies Must
be present in such degree as to clearly
and Enthusiastically disqualify the man
for military service before he can be
found to be physically deficient and
not physically qualified for military
service
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23
Loyalty Pledged by Navy
Yard Men at Philadelphia

Washington, Aug. 2c.- Ernest coop
Grafton with the government in all its
plans for war was pledged to Secre-
tary Daniels today by the 1goo mechan-
les and other civilian employees Of the
Philadelphia navy yard Delegations
from the men Called and presented a
memorial signed by the entire force
expressing desire by example to
stimulat2 all others to the fullest per
Torrance Of their duty to the country
at this time"
This raassuring message came as ru :
psore were being discussed Of a
threatened strike in the New York navy
yard. 1t strengthened the confidence Of
offcials that there would be no labor
troubles TO disturb the navys great
building operations.
Secretary Daniels said
1T Il very heartening thing in this
crisis 10 know that you feel the re-
sponsibility which rests upon all good
citizens.
We have no place but for accord
end national unity. We must not think
OF any business except the business Of
winning the war. That is the business
II America. You gentlemen are in the
heart Of that business. If our ships are
rot we'll made, II our ships are not
fitted properly TO sail the seas and to
Protect our transports IL the guns are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23

rot properly placed. victory cannot
come.
Sometimes we think of the govern
ment as something far off, something
that is handed down to us, forgetting
that the government is ourselves. We
are the government; you are the gov
eminent. and America cannot win the
war unless the people follow your ex-
ample at other navy yards at arsenals,
in the machine shops, on the farms.
everywhere. and to see in this war
that every man enlists in heart, in
mind, in skill. If all will follow your
example, this war will not be a long
war and we will soon celebrate VIC
tory.
I thank you gentlemen, and for
the President who is bearing great
burdens and embodying in his great
work the best conception of Ameri
can leadership. He will be heartened
when he knows of your visit and your
memorial and that you have put your
character and your lives behind your
words of Patriotism. What you have
done will stimulate others to higher
patriotic service"
On leaving the navy department. the
delegation went to the White House
and had a brief interview with Pres
ident Wilson. who thanked them for
their pat lotto mission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23
UNKNOWN FATE OF
AMERICAN AVIATOR

Grand Headquarters of the French Ar
my in France, Aug. 22.-CBy the Associat-
ed Press) The American aviators who
have taken such an active part in the
battle around Verdun are still moaning
today over the disappearance of Corporal
Harold Willis of Bostcn, who was
brought down behind the German lines
several days ago during the height of
the battle. While the fate Of Willis. who
is regarded as one of the best of the
American pilots, is unknown, il is thought
he possibly may have landed and been
made a prisoner as his machine was
seen 70 straighten out as it neared the
ground.
The Americans since the disappearance
CT Willis have been engaged in frequent
daily patrols and also have acted as es-
cort FOR bombarding squadrons which
have caused enormous damage to German
positions and centers of assembly.
The sviators have noticed recently the
German fiiers invariably use incendiary
and explosive bullets against French air
men.
Walter Lowell Of the Lafayette fqlving
squadron brought down y German air
plane Monday. and Walter Rheno Of Rcs-
son seat another down Sergeant Andrew
c, Campbell and Corporal Jones r. Doo-
little both gained the French War Cross
recently for aerial achievement, and Doo-
little has now been proposed for the Brit
ish medal
Stephen Bigelow Of Boston has been
slightly wounded, as also has Caleb
Ccatsworth of Buffalo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23

Sarford's pop fly. Wardwell put up a
fly to Folsom. Togus got another in
the sixth. Ivory drawing a walk and
scoring on Gould's hit to right, who
was caught trying for second. Nc
Gouldrick and Lizotte 'anned. In the
eighth Latin was safe on a muff by
Stafford and scored off the double of
Webb. McCourtny famed and Nc
Gouldrick hit for two bags and Webb
scored. Overlook famed and Stuart
hit to right scoring McGouldrick. Fall
conf famed. For Togus, Stafford hit
to short and beat It out, Wardwell
was safe on a grounder between short
and third. Ivory put up fly to Fol-
som who caught Stafford off second
for double play. Wardwell stole
second and on making his start for
third, Hill let swift pitch go by and
he crossed the plate McGouldrick was
>assed and Gould hit a grounder to
Folsom. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-23
FOLSOM |NV|NC|BLES
DEFEAT HOME, 5 TO 3

Folsors Invincibles OF Augusta de-
teated the Home team here Wednes-
FAY after the supper hour, to 8. in
IN eight-inning game. II being too
:ark TO play the last one. This is the
ifth loss OF the season and the first
me since July II. and, while the boys
wanted this game they feel satisfied
with the seasons work.
The rame was close at all times and
10th mines put up a good fight until
the last irning when II became so dark
hat IL was almost impossible to see
he ball. The visitors seemed to be the
oest hitters and got several long hits
which counted. while the Home boys
we're unable to get the ball out OF the
diamond and were unable to get the
runners around the bases.
There were no runs made until the
is,h when with one out. Overlook hit
o center. Stuart to right and both
scored on the hit OF Falconi to right.
rogus got one, Glazier was out on q
yrounder to Webb, varnum hit to right
md was forced by Orff. who stole sec
,nd and scored when Stuart dropped