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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

Sir Huber H,rkumeI. th, we'll
known artist VINO dicd rcc'U'I, USED
Co tell au amusing story uf 20 : 'uduu
ART dealer The m1u hId ~" pclu-
.tiful reproductions uf tine paIutia-
The Approaching storm.
one Of these pictures hv placed boo
the show window but u did Not SELL
Al length u order Geo draw attention
10 the picture o., used the words The
Approaching storm especially suit
able for e. wedding present London
Times.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

craft are nearing completion and wiz
Dee put into the water within a few
weeks Private builders and nav,
yards ana rushIrE construction. so
that 60 large number OF the vessels
MAY ne available poo Tor cun., patrol
wufh and attack on submurIuoS con-
siderable voIo MUST uc dome ON these
Vessels after the, had been launched
and fh', w'' uut h, r,ld, fur use FOR
"a month brooklyn iagi,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24
To The Flag

o folds Of white and scarlet
o blue field with your silver
starsl May fond eyes welcome
you, willing feet follow you,
strong hands defend you, warm
hearts cherish you, and dying
lips give you their blessing
Ours by inheritance, ours by al
lcgiance, ours by Affection
long may you float on the free
winds Of heaven, the emblem of
liberty, the hope of the world
Anon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

"~Remcmber said MIR. Roosevelt the
utheredny showing some sift- he had
received from the kaiser 81 got the
when he was "a white man
But wan he ever while more than skin
deep -LoUisNilio CouTier-Juurual
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

Va are oyerJOycd with the assui
nnce that Russia Is sun IN the W.T.
to the end and We hope that We ana
the Russian ministry both have the
same end IA mind. kansas C'ty
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

A committee ON the high cost ~ liy-
Ing haS filed a brief with the federal
trade commission rscitng THAI to taA
untitled lands would reduce the cost
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

ln the meantime Germans are be-
ing kliod by the thousands io satisfy
the ambitious q a kaiser Dallas
Times Herald. IN
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

might sim further reduce n-Aus,ln
American.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24

A Fort Worth man who had taken
out a marriage iicens returned il to
the clerk later. saying Il never used
U pat have enlisted IN the United
States army Guess | am better off
anyway. lie acted on the assump-
ton that Il was easter to dodge a bullet
at long range than a broom handle
close up-Temple Mirror.
The Canadian troops have won the
respect 81 the Germans by consistent
hard hitting Birmingham Age-Hcr-
aid.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07

form, hands in pockets, his voice soar
ing above the clanking of the wheels
Presently his voice ceased, and its own
er stared hard at a man with a suit case
swinging himself down from the real
car, the sole passenger for the High
lands.
1t was Stanley Callahan. Elizabeth
recognized him by the description CIV
in her by their mutual ~friend-hair
touched with gray, blue gray eyes and
thin lips, which looked-this she no
ticed with shrinking-as though they
could curl sarcastically, and shoulders
broad enough to assist Atlas at his
task with the world.
AS she moved forward and extended
her hand to the stranger Lem Browns
eyes bulged in his thin face. But
when the two walked off together his
feelings found vent in one audible,
"Wonder of wonders-Lizzie Fairchild's
got a beau!"
Elizabeth's cheeks famed with NOR
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07

"Miss Burton" I resumed, was a
special providence in this case. With
out her l don't know what we should
have done. You see, the point Is right
here: Your father undoubtedly called
up Lawyer Pollard by telephone. The
girl In the central Office settles that.
and she says that she rang Pollard's
telephone fully five minutes, il not ten,
before she got any answer. Now, your
fathers telephone was beside his desk,
so that he could use it sitting down,
but he was Misunderstanding over
when he was struck. The position of
the chair, pushed well under the desk,
and the nature of the wound show
these things. Do you think a man of
his age would have stood In that posi-
ton five or ten minutes with a chair
right handy? Do you think the muir
derer would have waited so long?
"Well-but-I don't quite see
g" tell you, sir, your father was
struck down as soon as he called Pol
lard's number. The girl In the central
office did not hear his voice again. She
heard only Pollard's. Very well. Pol
lard lives in a lodging house. The lodg-
or in the room over him was awake at
IL o'clock thai night and did not hear
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07
COMPOUNDED
The Gossips
Romance Grew Out of a
Trip to a Country
Town
By Alice Louise Lee
Copyright by Alice Louise Lee.

If thirty-five years Of unmarried life
entitle a woman to the sobriquet of
"old maid" Elizabeth Fairchild could
read her title clear, but of those other
attributes supposed to mark an adj
vanced state of single blessedness she
possessed non
She was sunny of disposition and met
life with the optimism of g%irlhood.
Within her dubbed a living spring of
contentment which filed her deep eyes
with happiness and made the smiles
play about her lips as she worked In
her little studio or wandered among
the fields and woods back of-Highlands.
By the little country town-where
marriage was considered the early duty
of the individual-she was regarded
with great curiosity, and many were
the speculations rife as to her probable
CHANGES" during those years, when, as
art student and teacher. she had been
absent from home.
Being keenly aware of the attitude
of her fellow citizens, her heart sank
when a letter from Stanley Callahan
briefly and abruptly announced that he
would arrive at the Highlands the
evening of Sept. 8 in order to discuss
with her new designs for some deco
rated china he had ordered.
There was no hotel in the village, and
she realized the painfulness of enter
tanning any man who was single and
advanced in age, within range of the
eyes of Mrs. Bissell watching behind
her blinds twenty feet from the east
porch; of Mrs. Cavendish, twenty feet
from the west bay window; of Mrs.
Nash, just across the way, and of Lem
Brown, the self constituted village wit.
travelling Isst the front porch.
why, mother" exclaimed Elizabeth.
half laughing, half frowning, High
lands will have me engaged to him
within an hour after his arrival"
what do you care?" retorted Mrs.
Fairchild, who was white haired, but
fun loving still. I'D like to see Lem
Brown get his deserts for once"
1.-THE probabilities are" Elizabeth told
herself cheerily as she set her little stu
dio in order the afternoon of the Sth.
that Mr.. Callahan will see nothing
and hear nothing which will betray the
Highlands matrimonial sentiments
sWhereupon she sang gayly and don
ned a becoming white dress and stylish
black hat without at all realizing what
a trim and attractive china decorator
Mr.. Callahan was destined to meet at
the little country station.
Her acquaintance with him was brief
and confined to an exchange of letters
on the subject of painted china. A mu-
tual acquaintance had induced him to
give her the first order. The succeed
ing ones were given voluntarily and
were oddly extensive for a bachelor.
The train was just pulling in when
she arrived at the station, and the first
unwelcome sight which met her eyes
was Lem Brown lounging on the plat
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07

Elizabeth relaxed her speed. She
turned and looked back In surprise
Callahan had deliberately seated him
self on the rock. pushed his hat on the
back of his head and was hopping his
face. The lines about his mouth were
conspicuously firm as he snapped open
his watch.
"It's now only 1915. That train isn't
due for three-quarters of an hour, and
here we are SO near the station that l
could throw my baggage down on the
platform. l feel like throwing 1t,
what's morel" he added, glancing up
with amusement simmering In the.
FUCKERS about the corners of his eyes.
"Now. | intend to sit right here and
protest against your treatment of me-
MY treatment of your repeated
Elizabeth family, ~shivering and flush
ing at the recollection of the past few
hours.
Callahan considerably occupied him.
self with brushing the rock beside him.
you better sit down here" he remark
ed calmly, leaning back easily against
a tree trunk. because have nc inten-
ton of allowing you to dispose of me
as you intended to-"
Elizabeth sat down in confusion. 81
didn't intend toto dispose of you"
she stammered, with downcast eyes.
which confessed her guilt.
"Oh, yes. you did, You intended to-
take me down to that station at ex-
press speed and leave me there. Yes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07

head and exhaled a shuddering groan.
81 could have prevented this" he
said.
what do you mean?' l demanded.
81 saw somebody there" be answer
ed. 81 came home a few minutes be-
fore II. Just as | was at the gate l
saw the lights turned up in this room,
but the curtains were drawn. / came
slowly up the walk and paused on the
veranda. debating whether l should go
in and speak to my uncle. Finally /
decided to do so. l knocked at his
door. After a very brief interval he
said, Come in l entered, and the
draft caused that curtain to swing into
the passage there at the back of the
room. thought | saw it press against
the figure of some one standing behind
it."
"And you didn't tell your uncle?"
mo; l thought he knew. Practically
the same thing had happened before.
I'll tell you all about it. / thought it
was Mr.. Pollard behind the curtain.
My uncle had some dealings with him
and didn't wish me to know, SO n
evening when Pollard was here and I
knocked my uncle asked him to step
into the passage"
"How did you find out about it?"
II asked Pollard. and he told me-"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07
Skill of a
Detective
Murder Mystery Solved by
Bogus Confession
By Howard Fielding
Copyright by C. W. Hooke.

When l was chief of police of the city
of Bradbury had a somewhat remark
able case that began with a very pecul-
lar incident. A lawyer named Eugene
Pollard called me up by telephone at
headquarters about II o'clock one eve
ming and told me rather excitedly that
he had just been in communication
with Frederic Clinton and that in the
midst of the conversation he had heard
a sound as of a blow and another as of
a heavy fall. Failing to get further
speech with Mr.. Clinton, he had APP
pealed to central" who had tried in
vain to help him and had said hat the
receiver of Mr.. Clinton's telephone
must be off the hook so that the bell
would not ring.
I told Mr.. Pollard that | would meet
him in five minutes at the Clinton resi-
dence. Ny light car was at the door of
the station house, and | Immediately
jumped aboard, accompanied by a spe-
cial officer named Devlin. As we came
alongside the Clinton house, which is
on the corner of our best residence
street and is surrounded by lawns and
gardens which take up the full depth
of the block, | thought | saw a moving
figure amid the shrubbery. | sent Dew
lin to investigate.
/ was about to ring the bell when the
front door was suddenly but softly
Frederic, emerged in haste, mingled
with caution. He was greatly startled
at the sight of me, but my explana-
ton was interrupted by the appearance
of Pollard. who came painting up the
walk. Robert, however. had made out
that | thought something was wrong
with his uncle. and he turned and ran
into the house. We followed to the
only lighted room that | had observed
in any part of the structure.
There was a roll top desk open, with
an end against the farther wall. Close
against the front of the desk stood a
chair, behind which lay the body of
Frederic Clinton. face downward. There
was a dreadful wound on the back of
the head. but the mans soul still lin
gered.
"Robertr' he uttered in a tone of
much affection. and the next instant
he was gone.
During this scene l had been consid-
erably impressed by the bearing of
Robert Clinton. / can hardly say why.
"You and | must begin to look into
this affair."" said l. "Of course the
method of the crime is clear enough.
The golf club is the weapon. and I
suppose there is no doubt that the muir
derer stepped out from behind that cur
tain across the doorway into the pas
sage Where does that passage lead?'
Instead of answering my question
Clinton pressed his hand to his fore
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07

Pollard's telephone bell. Why not?
That lodger often had heard 1t, but not
hat night, though the house was still.
Why not? l ask you again. Because
the bell was mufied. Pollard muffied
it before he went to your fathers house
that night. He knew that Mr.. Clinton
was going to call him up. 1t had been
arranged hat he should do SO. But
Pollard went over there first, before
Mr.. Clinton got home. He got in by a
back window and secreted himself in
that curtained passage, holding n of
your cousin Roberts golf clubs In his
hand. Your father entered and turn
ed up the lights and went straight to
the telephone. Pollard crept out of the
passage, crouching behind the desk.
He waited till the number had been
called, and then he struck and struck
again. A moment later he had fed
through that passage and out of the
house and through the garden and so
home. The mufled bell was ringing.
He answered the call. A beautiful abb
established, and, to make 1t neater, he
called me up and told his excellent story
of overhearing the tragedy In your ia
TIERS home.'
But this is conjecture" said Gin
ton. You can't know
"That's where my pretty little spe-
cial province comes in," said l. 1.-THE
fair lady of our story was in your~fa-
TIERS garden, and she saw the red
handed murderer flee through the shad-
owS.
,"And now," | continued, 1--WE had
Pollard from the first, though the mo
tive was a little obscure. You must fur
nish that. How much money has Pol
lard paid you On your fathers order?'
He named the sum, and it was right
so far as l knew, but | couldn't afford
to say so.
"Just about half" said l. Hes stuck
you 100000. l know that, but l can't
prove it, your father being dead. How
ever, Pollard will undoubtedly confess
And at this | touched on electric but
ton, and one of my men entered.
beg pardon, sir" said he. "We've
got him, and he's all broken down.
He'll tell you everything he knows
wait for me here" said l and left
the room.
Edward Clinton waited about half a
minute, and then he climbed out of a
window that l had left co~nspicuously
open. This, of course, was good proof
hat my theory was right. We let him
get away a mile or more and Their
brought him back. | had him put into
the worst cell we've got, and | read to
him through the bars a bogus confess
sion of Pollard's wherein 1t was related
that the plot to kill Frederic Clinton
had been devised by his son, who had
promised to share the fortune which he
would inherit with Pollard as payment
for the murder and the destruction of
the will. :
Edwards nerves couldn't stand that.
He confessed that he had agreed to
share the fortune with Pollard. but he
declared that from first to last every
step of the plot had been devised by
the lawyer, in whose hands be had
been as so much putty.
Having secured a signed statement
from Edward Clinton, | arrested Pol
lard on the strength of it, and, though
he made a hard fight, / secured his con
Viction. Edward Clinton as an accom-
plice lost his Inheritance, and the for
tune passed to Robert as the next of
kin. He married Celia. and at last ac-
counts they were very happy.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07

you did'-in answer to a slight shake
of her head. You had the plot all
laid and were carrying 1t out at the
rate of half a mile a minute!"
There was an %instants silence, dur
ing which Elizabeth, leaning over her
side of the rock, examined some moss
attentively. Suddenly her shoulders be-
gan to shake. The righteousness OF
the situation was taking possession of
ed the tree trunk. 1t acted like a spark
In a powder magazine, and with a burst
all the laughter which Callahan has
been REFRESHING rang forth. -
They laughed until the tears came-
Then they wiped their eyes, looked at
each other and laughed again. Eliza
beth felt hat the cobwebs had been
swept away from her eyes. and she
could look at her guest for the first
time in an open friendly fashion.
81 wanted to tell you down at the
station last night not to mind" Gala
man began, but l didn't dare. I'm
sorry to be the cause of so much an
noyance to you-and qualification to-
the minister. that good old duffer."
Here he went off again. sending out
peal after peal of laughter.
And Elizabeth, happy at being herself
again, Joined him. 81 was afraid you
wouldn't understand" she said at last,
mot being familiar with the matrimo-
NAL sentiments of our village"
Understand" he interrupted heart
lily. ''Of course l understand. / was
brought up in a little Connecticut town
where every man Is considered mar
riageable at twenty. Luckily" with a
sidewise glance, 81 left before that time
and so must answer for the crime OF
bachelorhood."
Elizabeth drew a long breath. II
thought there was no place as openly
addicted to matrimony as the High
lands"
Callahan stopped to adjust a strap
on his suit case. mo town has a mo-
nopoly on that business, / believe" he
said dryly. 1--WE known ideas anent it
to penetrate towel, we'll say a Bos-
ton apartment"
The whistle of the express sounded
LAT up Lie LTdCk. CdllduldH dIOSe auQ
picked up his suit case Then he peered
over the rock down on the station.
There's our friend the minister wait
ing to see NE off," he chuckled, "and
the mar who placed me SO readily on
my arrival last night"
An expression Of annoyance passed
over Elizabeth's face. "They must
have something to talk about, / sup
pose" she said resignedly.
For a moment the two walked down
the path together in silence. Then Cal
lamar began soberly, miss FairchildSI
should very much enjoy giving those
people something worth talking about"
Elizabeth innocently fell into the
trap. "How" she asked. glancing up
with a smile.
His tone was earnest despite the quiz
zical pucker at the corners of his mouth.
by visiting you again in-say, Decenl-
ber-not to discuss china! May l Gomez
Elizabeth caught her breath. She
glanced into the blue gray eyes meeting
hers in deep questioning and replied
simply. "Yes."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-19
AT THE NJ
Advance Review of Screen Stars who
VIII Appear i'm Madison Nesf Week
AT THE LYRIC.

On Monday Jesse l.. Lasky pre-
seuts Fannie Ward in the Columbia
university prize %photoplay. Witch
craft" a photoplay for the whole
family, a great play for children.
This picture is endorsed by the Civic
and Child's Welfare club OF Madison.
No announcement is made for
Tuesdays and Wednesdays pro-
grams. Features for these days will
appear I'm the regular space.
Thursday and Friday Pauline
Frederick appears as the title char
acter OF the famous play, Bella Don
ma" IL Is one of the most powerful
emotional dramas ever presented on
the screen. In the famous role OF
the alluring and tr%eacherous Bella
Donna, whose soul contains all the
passion OF the Orient and whose inn
pulses are as exotic as the Nile itself
Pauline Frederick has suggested q
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-19
TOMBSTONE BALL REVOLVING.
An Ornament In a Cemetery Proves a
Puzzle.

Harrisonyille. Mo.-There Is "A tomb
stone In Orient cemetery here that
puzzles local scientists The tombstone
consists of a pedestal on which rests
a ball of granite two feet In diameter.
With the exception of the spot that
rested on the pedestal the ball was
given a high polish.
Now. the ball has turned until the
unpublished spot has moved about one
sixty-fourth of the distance of the com
plete circle. A Harrisonville mathema-
tician aseertained the exact hour the
monument was set and by his compu-
tations declares the ball will make one
revolution I'm 100 years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-19
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOB
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

State of South Dakota, County Of
Lake, So. In County Court. In the mat
ter of the estate of David Melville Fin
ME, deceased. The state of South Da-
kota sends greetings to Sarah J.. Einnie.
Frank Q. II. Finnie. Pearl T.. Finnie and
Ruby Lavone Ffnnie, heirs at law and
next Of kin of David Melville tinnie.
deceased. and TO all TO whom these pres
ents may come. Notice is hereby given
that Sarah j. Finnie has filed with the
Judge OF this court, a petition praying
for letters of administration of the cs-
tate of David Melville Finnie. deceased.
and that Tuesday. the 29th day OF May,
1917. at , o'clock p. m. of said day. be
ing a day OF a regular term Of this
court. to-wit: of the May term. 1917,
at the office of the county judge. i'm the
city of Madison. in the said county of
Lake, has been set for hearing said pc
tition, when and where any person inter
ested may appear and show cause why
the said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Madison, South Dakota, this
18th day of May. \. D.. 1917.
"A. w SponholZ.
Judge of the County Court.
Attest.
-. l.. Burnett. Clerk.
Ham Urdahl.
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-19
AT THE IMPERIAL.

Mary Pickford will open the week
al the Imperial In "A Romance OF the
Redwoods," a new Aircraft picture
staged under the direction of Cecil
b. DeMille. Managers Mulvey Bros.
are preparing TO handle record break
ing a~ttendances as evidenced by
crowds everywhere attracted by this
picture, which Is said to be even bet
ter than The Poor Little Rich Girl. I"
1t will be shown two nights, Monday
and Tuesday.
THE Crab" Wednesday, as played
by Thelma Salter with Frank Keen
an. This is one OF the most appeal
ing roles ever assigned to a child
actress, the part of Ivy Marten, IL Is
said. This Kay-Bee film production
is the reproduction of the adoption
by a rich and grabbed old man of a
little waif, and the consequent
change of his whole nature through
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-19
OF HEARING PETITION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

State of South Dakota. County of
Lake. SIS. In County Court. In the mat
ter of the estate Of Bertel Olson. de-
ceased. The state of South Dakota
sends greeting to Ragnhilde Olson, Ber-
tina Johnson. Carl B. Olson. Ole Il. Olson.
Peter Il. Olson. Marie Hegdahl. Melvin
b.. Olson. Ruth Olson and Clifford b.
Olson, heirs at law and next of kin OF
Bertel Olson. deceased, and to all whom
these presents may come. Notice is
hereby given that Ragnhilde Olson has
filed with the judge of this court, a pc
tition praying for letters of administra
tion of the estate of Bertel Olson. de-
ceased, and that Saturday. the 26th day
OF May. 1917. at 2 o'clock p. m, Of said
day. being a day of a regular term OF
this court. to-wit: of the May term.
1917. at the office of the county judge,
in the city of Madison. in the said coun-
ty of Lake. has been set for hearing said
petition. When and where any person in
terested may appear and show cause
why the said petition should not be
granted.
Dated at Madison. South Dakota, this
18th day of May. A. ID. 1917.
A. w. Sponholz,
Judge of the County Court
Attest:
IF. l.. Burnett, Clerk.
Hans Urdahl.
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-19
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City. May 19.-Cattle re-
ceipts were again swelled by the ar
rival of a train of southern stockers,
estimate for the day calling for
1000, with the salable supply put al
about 400 head. A week ago the run
totaled 9SS, and 602 arrived the cor
responding day a year ago.
Outlet for beef material was rated
as steady. Stocker and feeder trade
was quiet, with prices somewhat
weaker than earlier in the week.
Hog market was slow in rounding
into shape, and when 1t got started
1t was at prices generally a nickel