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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-20

who, like the other friend, was
bursting with curiosity.
Perhaps he'd better come in
here" said Mrs. Bardell.
ITO be sure" replied Mrs. Clup-
pins, eagerly catching at the idea.
walk in, young man; and shut
the street door first, please"
Mr.. Weller Immediately took
the hint; and presenting himself
In the parlor, explained his bust
ness to Mrs. Bardell thus:
VERY sorry to 'casion any per-
sonal Inconvenience, ma'am, but
as me and my governors only Just
come to town, and is jest going
away agin, 1t can't be helped. you
see."
"Of course, the young man can't
help the faults Of his master" said
Mrs. Cluppins, much struck by Mr..
Weller's appearance and converse
ton.
Certainly not" chimed in Mrs.
Sanders.
80 all I've come about. is Jest
this here" said Sam. disregarding
the interruption: First, to give
my governors notice-there 1t is.
Secondly. to pay the rent-here it
Is. Thirdly, to say as all his things
is to be put together. and give to
anybody as We sends for 'em.
Fourthly, that you may let the
place as soon as you like-and
that's ALL"
Whatever has happened" said
Mrs. Bardell, Il always have said.
and always will say, that in every
respect but one, Mr.. Pickwick has
always behaved himself like a per-
feet gentleman. His money always
was as good as the bank; always"
AS Mrs. Bardell said this she ap-
piled her handkerchief to her eyes,
and went out of the room to get
the receipt.
Sam we'll knew that he had only
to remain quiet, and the women
were sure to talk.
Poor dear!" said Mrs. Cluppins.
"Ah, poor thing!" replied Mrs
Sanders.
Sam said nothing. He saw they
were coming to the subject.
81 rally cannot contain myself"
said Mrs. Cluppins, when | think
Of such perjury. It's shocking!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-20

pie of candles were burning In the
little front parlor. and . couple
OF caps were reflected on the
window blind. Mrs. Bardell had
got company.
Mr.. Weller knocked at the door,
and after a pretty long interval
Master Bardell presented himself.
We'll, young township" said
Sam, "how's mother?"
She's pretty WE'LL" replied
Master Bardell, $50 am l."
We'll. that's q mercy" said
Sam; tell her I want to speak to
her, will you, my fernomenon?"
Master Bardell. thus adjured,
placed the refractory flat candle
on the bottom stair. and vanished
into the front parlor with his mes
sage.
The two caps. reflected on the
window-blind, were the respective
head-dresses Of a couple of Mrs.
Bardell's most particular acquaint-
ances. who had just stepped In, to
have a quiet cup of tea. Mrs. Bar
dell and her two friends were
getting on very we'll, enjoying a
little quiet conversation about all
their particular friends and ac-
quaintances, when Master Bardell
came back from answering the
door.
Mr.. Pickwick's servant" said
Mrs. Bardell, turning pale.
Bless my soul!" said Mrs.
Cluppins.
We'll, ! rally would not ha' be-
lieved 1t, unless / had ha' hap
pened to ha' been here!" said Mrs.
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"Pickwick Papers"
BY Charles Dickens

CONTINUED From Our Last Issue)
Mr.. Pickwick walked on ab-
stractedly, crossed opposite the
Mansion House, and bent his steps
up Cheapside. Sam began to won
der where they were going, when
his master turned round and said.
Sam, will 90 Immediately to
Mr.. Perker's."
That's just exactly the very
place we're you ought 70 have gone
last night, SIR" replied Mr.. Weller.
II think 1t is, Sam" said Mr..
Pickwick.
Il know 1t is" said Mr.. Weller.
Well, we'll, SAM" replied Mr..
Pickwick, I'VE will go there at
once"
Which they did with all possible
speed. only to find Mr.. Pickwick's
lawyer out Of town for the day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-20

about the legs. Josephine SUI
fered severe bruises.
DIR. Wall told the police that
when he saw the children and
tried to stop, something went
wrong with his new Ford runa-
bout he was driving.
The Thomas children were
taken to the Tacoma General hos
pital, while the Federmier girl
was taken to her home at 753
Fawcett avenue.
When the accident happened
the doctor was on his way to treat
the father of the injured Thomas
children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-20
DOCTORS MACHINE
INJURIES CHILDREN

While playing In the street at
Ninth and Fawcett avenue (E
strect) three small children
were run down and badly injured
by an auto driven by DR.. II. A..
Wall, former city health officer, at
2 p. m. Thursday.
The injured were Chester
Thomas, 8; Marie Thomas. 6. his
sister, and Josephine Federmier,
6.
The wheels OF the car ran over
the Thomas boy and he suffered a
broken leg and bruises. His sis
ter was badly bruised and cut
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Sanders.
Mrs. Bardell felt II proper to be
agitated; and as mono Of the three
exactly knew whether under exist
ing circumstances. any communi-
cation, otherwise than thru Dod-
son and Fogg, ought to be held
with Mr.. Pickwick's servant, they
were all rather taken by surprise.
Now, what shall I do7" said
Mrs. Bardell to Mrs. Cluppins.
II think you ought to see him.
replied Mrs. Cluppins But on no
account without"
IT think two witnesses would be
more lawful" said Mrs. Sanders.
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that's the question"
retorted

Question, indeed" retorted
Mrs. Cluppins; "she'd question
him, If she'd my spirit. How-sever,
there is law for us women, mis'ra.
BILE creeturs as they'd make us, II
they could; and that your master
will find out, young man, to his
cost, afore he's six months older"
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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"Barbareous," said Mrs. San

ders.
And your master, young man!
A gentleman with money, as could
never feel the expense of a wife,
no more than nothing" continued
Mrs. Cluppins, with great volubil-
ity; why, there amt the faintest
shade of an excuse for his be-
havior! Why don't he marry herr"
"Ah," said Sam, ito be sure;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-20
TODAY'S
MARKET
PRICES

. = d = q . O o = @ - % . . . >
D WHAT RE rAILERS PAY .
D D O o = q o q q . o q o = . ,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
CHICAGO IS FACING
SHORT BREAD RATION
Bakers and Manufacturers in
Deadlock.

Chicago, May Negotiations be-
tween Chicagos striking bakers and
the bread manufacturers had reached
Il deadlock tonight and as a result
housewives We're forced to what
amounted to war rations of bread and
flour.
An inspection trip to groceries and
hospitals by DR.. John Dill Robertson
city health commissioner. disclosed
that grocers We're selling only about
two loaves Of bread to each household
and flour only for Immediate needs. the
maximum sales being % pounds
With almost 100 bakeries. among
them the largest in the city, closed as
n result of the strike and the bread
supply about l, 500. 900 loares short. the
strikers apparently were c1inging to
their original demands for increa sed
wages, shorter hours ana tho right to
approve or dismiss baking foremen
and the employers We're firm in their
refusal to grant them.
Some hope of settlement was ex-
pressed as result of the expected ar
rival here of Frank Morrison, secretary
of the American Federation of La Dor
to inquire into the failure eff the strik-
crs to observe the promise to refrain
from strikes during the war
Coincident with the bread strike
strike of 800 employees of the Albaugh-
Dover company, manufacturers of
farming IMPLEMENTS. attracted attcn-
ton. According TO officials of the
company the men walked out today
within 50 minutes after demanding a
20 per cent increase in wages.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
WYOMING MADE PART
WESTERN DEPARTMENT

Seattle. May 1.-Wyoming has been
transferred from the central to the
western war department. with head
quarters at San Francisco and West
Virginia, according to word received
today at army headquarters here of the
central department. 1t was an
nounced that the changes were made
merely to epualize the population in
the different departments.
Fifteen hundred applications for the
officers reserve training camps re-
ccived at headquarters today brought
the total number of applications to a.
600 only 1000 less than the ca
pacity of the camps. only 800 of
the applications have been accepted by
the officers examining board but the
applications are being forwa rdcd to the
examining board as fast as received.
Seven hundred applicants for the
training period have been accepted for
Fort Smelling, Mimi.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
BIG MEN AT BANQUET
OF ECONOMICS CLUB
War Furnishes Subject for
Many Addresses.

New York. May 1.--Amaro Sato, the
japanese ambassador, speaking here
club. declared that real "Americanism
has learned the balance in the world
conflict and that the war will not end
until universal peace has been as
sured to mankind He predicted that
within few weeks China would join
the allies
Other speakers We're Charles F.
Hughes, Domicio da CANA, the Bra
lillian ambassador; f. d. Cartier de
Marchienne, the Belgian minister:
lsnacio Calderon, the Bolivian miris-
ter; Sir Ernest Shackleton. the en-
plorcr and James w. Gerard.
Ambassador da, CANA expressed the
belief that with the end of the war
there will be "a united America in
front of Europe"
Ambassador Petrllnkevitch, another
speaker. asserted danger was involved
in the selection of an American COM
mission to visit Russia, He charged
that the Russian sociaiistic press here
had created q suspicion that the
American commission is going to
Russia to fight the social democracy
now in power.
IF the Germans are able to break
through the Russian 'front.' he said,
Great Britain and this country may
have to fight five years longer
Sir Ernest ShaCklcton said he was
confident that ~ America are the
brains to deal with the German sub
marine menace.
Mr.. Gerard told how prisoners of
war in Germany are leased out to
farmers in much the same manner as
conNicts are leased out to farmers in
the south"
Speaking of the German people. Mr..
Gerard said their spirit "is such as
they want to go on. but they realize
how useless it is to do So"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
HOUSE MAKES RECORD
ON EMERGENCY BILL
Three Billion Appropriation
Measure Finished in
One Session.
PASSAGE is ASSURED
Only Important Change Made
PASSAGE is ASSURED
Only Important Change Made
Is Doubling Pay Of Enlist
ed Men in Army.

Washington. May 1.-The house set
record today for quick action on
major appropriations. completing de-
bate at single brief session on an
| omnibus emergency war bill CARRYING
nearly three billion dollars. It will
be passed tomorrow. probably with
only few votes against it. No oppo-
sition was voiced during the discussion
today and the only important change
made was in the adoption of an
amendment doubling the pay of en-
listed men in the army,
Out of n total Of $2,S27,653.653 car
ried by the bill, $2,320,591 ,9O7 is for the
military establishment. For the army
s503.399,673 is provided. and the re-
mainder goes to other departments for
miscellaneous purposes, including ex-
traordinary expenses due to the war
The bill is based on departmental, es-
Inmates totalling $3,460,340, 1858, the APP
preparations committee having elimi-
mated more than 5000, OO0, 900 by pairing
down the amounts requested TO the
point of urgent necessity.
The military appropriation, which is
in addition to the regular annual army
and fertilization bills and the $1,000
100000 proposed as an initial appro-
priation for the new war army. in
cludcs items of $231. 900, 900 Hor cloth
ing and camp and garrison equippage;
s1SO.000.00O for ordnance stores; $780,
-
$3.75O,00O for civilian training camps:
100000 900 for coast and insular for
tifications and s4.320,OOO for fortifying
the Panama canal.
More than 1925, 100000 was added by
the amendment increasing the pay Of
enlisted men from SIS to $50 a month,
a proposal already accepted BY both
senate and house as part of the army
draft bill. but transferred to the APP
preparation measure today to facilitate
than 100000 the total appropria-
ton in the bill for army pay.
In the aggregate of mores than half
billion carried for the navy are in
cluded items of s11,o0O.OO0 for avia-
ton: $7.77S.000 for outfits for newly
enlisted men; 5000 600 for the ord
nance bureau. including s60O00000 for
ship ammunition: $4,000 900 for medi-
cal stores and supplies, and more than
S25,Ooo,00O for the marine corps, in
Guiding $I343 900 for military stores of
that branch of the service
Among the miscellaneous items is
one of nearly $4,000 for additional
guards for treasury department build
ings throughout the country. A total
of $435, 900 goes to the bureau of
standards. largely to cover standards
cation work carried on with the army
and navy in the interest of defense.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
COMISKEY IS LAVISH.
IN RED CROSS GIFT

Chicago, May 1.-Charles Comiskey,
president of the local baseball team OF
the American league, today gave Orson
smith, treasurer Of the Chicago chap
check for $2,2l9.11, representing 10
per cent of the gross receipts of his
club for the first home series of ten
games. President Comiskey, who has
volunteered to give 10 per cent of his
receipts through the season, informed
Mr.. smith he was willing to increase
the amount if necessary
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
SEEKS LIQUIDATION
OF PITTSBURGH LIFE

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 1.-The Penn
sy!vania insurance department through
Commissioner D\eil late today made
application in common pleas court
fairs of the Pittsburgh Life and Trust
company, one of the largest life insur-
anCe companies in PENNSYLVANIA. The
court took the petition under advise
ment and uron application Of Commits
sioner t'Neil issued a restraining or
der prohibiting the Pittsburgh COM
pany from continuong business until
after Monday, May :. The companys
affairs have been under investigation
Tor more than a week.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
Letter to
Dr. Kilmer 4 Co.
einenamton, N. Y.

Prove What Swamp. Root Will DO Fol
You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Ki1mer e. Co..
Binghamton. N. Y. ft sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about this kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention The Muscular and
Sentinel. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
st0res.-Advs
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
MISSION TO RUSSIA
WILL LEAVE SOON

Washington, May 1.-The American
mission 10 Russia will leave for Petro-
grad IN the VcrS near future. Details
OF Its movements probably will not be
MADE public. 1t was said today that
no formal announcement on the per
sonnet was ready. Elihu Root fnrner
secretary of state, who will head the
commission, has been consulted ON the
entire membership.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
zEEBRUGGE soMBARpEp.

London, May 1.-The Times Amster-
dam correspondent says there was a
series of air attacks on Zeebrugge,
about midnight OF April 30. There
also was a terrific cannonade, the
flashes Of which could be clearly seen
at Flushing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
SUSPECTS ARRESTED.

John Richardson and John Nc
'arthN We're arrested by Officers Nc
Donald and Lease in West Front
street rooming house early this morn
ing, and locked up as suspects. A
watch and Il pocketbook containing
$23o' OF which neither claimed the pro-
prietorship, was found on one of them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
Druggists Experience With
Kidney Medicine

Judging from what purchasers say
of DIR. Kilmers Swamp Root it Is a
good staple medicine apparently well
thought Of by the public and fulfilling
most Of, if not all. the claims made
for it. | have been eleven years In
this store and have never heard a
conversation against Swamp-R Root.
Very truly yours,
C.. S. KENDALL, Druggist.
Oct. IA, 1916. Hamilton, Montana.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
Billings Officers In Denial

Billings May both the sheriff's
Office and the local police chief deny
any knowledge Of the arrest of any
person in this county or city in con-
nection with the murder Of Mrs. Alice
Damn in st. Paul.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
LOANS WILL BE MADE
RUSSIA AND SERBIA
Continues From Page One.)

announcement concerning them is cX-
pected before the end of the week.
II was learned authoritativelv to-
night That in addition to the chief
aiilen nations that an application for
Il loan from Serbia is under consid-
Grafton.
lhe expected announcement that
another block of treasury certificates
would be offered at once through tn,
federal reserve banks also was mad,
by Secretary McAdoo tonight. TIL,
certificates will mature July |. wi,
Dear interest at the rate of per cen
and will be convertible into bonds 7
is understood that the Offering wi,
approximate $200.0oo,Oo0.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
DERAll DELAYS TRAIN.

Passenger train No. II on the Mil
"auke' was delayed for two hours
yesterday by "A derailed freight car at
Eearmouth. The freight train broke
IN tn" middle and the rear section
left the rails.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
NO BASEBALL IN 1918?

New York, May ban Johnson,
president of the American league. an
nounced here this afternoon that in case
the war continued until next spring.
there would be no attempt to open the
1918 pennant season.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
SENATOR CLARK Is
HURT IN NEW YORK

New York, May 1.-William A.
Clark. former senator from Montana,
is in a critical condition in his home
here as the result of an accident Mon
day which resulted in a broken hip, it
was announce dtonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
Is Rapidly Recovering.

Butte. May Nv. A. Clark, Jr.. to-
night stated that his father. w. A.
Clark. was rapidly recovering and that
today he had attended to his CORE
spondence.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
Get First Clues.

Before going west, they told several
| persons of the alleged plot and from
the latter including a woman known
as Madame D." said to be the di-
vorced wife of one of the men, and a
st. Paul professional man, the police
obtained their first clues. One of the
men, found at Billings. and the other
at Forsyth. told Peter Lavalle and
George Dawson, st. Paal detectives,
Identical stories, though separated at
the time.
Dunn was confronted with the men
late today, but denied all their charges.
The next step of the police, it is be-
heVed will be Il further examination
of Dunn, still held without charge
ana an attempt to find in Chicago the
real murderer Meanwhile County
Attorney O'Brien will gather facts to
present to the grand jury
Dunn is 49 years old and his wife
was -. She was shot to death while
asleep beside her sister by a man who
told the latter:
Keep quiet; I only want to do n
little shooting"
For some time in the past winter
Mrs. Dunn, employed by typewriter
company. worked in both Killings ana
Forsyth, but whether that fact had
anything to do with the alleged plot
has not been revealed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
WILL CONVENE PARLIAMENT.

Madrid, via Paris. May AT a cabi-
net meeting today it was decided to
call parliament together this month.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02

do not mistake every yellow streak
lor golden opportunity
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02
! MONTANANS IMPLICATED
| IN MURDER At ST. PAUL
Police Unearth Plot in Con-
nection With Death of :.
Mrs. Alice Dunn.
HIRES MEN TO KILL
Plot Falls Through, but Deed
Is Committed According
to Program.
HIRES MEN TO KILL

st. Paul May "details of Il plot
for the murder of Mrs Alice McQul-
Ian Dunn, conceived in Mon tana near
~ two years before she was slain in
her bed here last Thursday morning,
We're said by the st. Paul police to
have followed SO closely the actual
occurrences in connection with the
crime that they expected ea.iy solu-
ton of the mystery. which has sur
rounded it. The residents of Mon
tana, one from Billings and one from
Forsyth. brought to this city early to-
day. told n story which Chief of Po-
lice ]. J. O'Connor and County Attor-
ney r. y. O'Brien say directly impli-
Gated in the first plot Frank j. Dunn,
a well-to-do contractor. who, accord
ing to a statement of the men as an
nounced by the police had hired them
to kill Mrs. Dunn, who had been
grounds Of cruelty.
Neither of the MontananS' had any
thing to do with the murder as it
finally was accomplished. the police
say, bnt the plot as told by them was
almost exactly carried out 10y the per-
sons who did XIII her. Even the alibi
offered by Dunn, when taken in GUS
tody, was prepared by him in the
original plot Of the murder, the men
confessed. They said Dunn arranged
to spend the evening at his club, to
have his departure from it and his ar
rival at his apartments noted and to
be in bed when the police should call
for him. This part was carried out
in every detail.
Dunn told the men while they lived
in st, Paul, their confession said that
his wife was nothing but an expen Sc,
| that he was tired of paying her so
monthly alimony, and that he. wanted
her killed. She had refused to sue
for absolute divorce. He promised
them $4,000 for the crime and they
agreed to commit it. but instead took
the agreement as n means of black
mailing him out of nearly $4,000, they
said
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02

DANCING LESSONS.
Private. Miss Kearney. Phone 651.
- Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-02

Dunn lodged them near her home
and pointed her out to them in order
that they might get the right wom-
an. ON one occasion when she ac-
companied her father ]. +. McQuil-
Ian. on fishing trip, Dunn, the mon
charged. suggested that both be killed.
They had plenty Of opportunities for
killing her. they said, but always
and continued to get money from
Dunn, according to the confession,
using words bearing on n fake land
transaction as a code in kilograms.
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Curb Market

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