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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-16
East St. Louis Live Stock

East St. Louis, III. April 15.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, 50; steers, 75c to S1 higher than a week ago: top steers, $1400
 Calves higher; good and choice vealers, tl5 0OQ21.00.
 Hogs: Receipts. 2.00o; soc higher on lightweights; pigs sharply lower; top' $l6.50; bulk, light and mediumweight' $15. 5OG1S.50: bulk heavies, $14.ooa15.W.
 Sheep: Receipts. none; no market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-16
Louisville Live Stock

Louisville, Fly, April f5.-Hogs: Re- |ceipts. 200; quotations nominal
 Cattle: Receipts, 100; active, steady; heavy steers. $1260a130o: beef steers $7 50d1250: heifers, $s.00a12.5o cows. A.7o1 %; feeders. ss.oOa1o.5O; stockers s7.oo@ 8.75.
 Sheep: Receipts, 50: steady Fall lambs. sls.oo; sheep. ss.oo: spring lambs, s25.oce 3o.0o.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-09


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CHAPTER XIII.

Coming as 1t did as a dire climax to
all my other troubles, the shock of old
Rufus Gaston's murder sent me into
an apathetlc state from which 1t
seemed impossible for me to arouse
myself Without hope and even with
out interest l DULY awaited the ap-
proach of my trial for murder.
While there never had been an Old.
portunlty for any bond, of affection to
become established between my aged
relative and myself--in fact, | had
seen him only three or four times In
my whole life, and then only for brief
periods-still his unexpected and
dreadful end had bereft me of practi-
cally every hope of being acquitted of
the absurd charge against me. Wick.
1t was plain, intended to cisclaim all
knowledge of my relationship to Mr..
CASTOR, and now there was no one
else to explain how happened to be
living in the building at the time Of
Miss Lutan's murder. Unfortunately
had destroyed both Mr.. Gaston's Iet-
ter to me and the note from nv
mother which had first told me of the
old mans intention. MY great-aunt.
learned from the newspapers had
been completely Frustrated by the
tragedy and had been unable to come
to the funeral. The shock of the news
of her husbands violent end had left
her in very critical condition. II
seemed to have wholly deranged her
aged brain, and the physicians sum
moned to the Maine camp where she
was refused to permit her to be re-.
moved from there or to let apynna
talk with her, declaring that the leas,
| excitement of any sort would be ami
TO have fatal results.
To be sure there was my mother
who could prove my relationship. but
felt there was little use of dragging
her into Y. on reading of her uncle's
death she had FASTENED on from the
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West to attend his funeral and had
been puzzled and alarmed by NOT find-


West TO attend his funeral and had
been puzzled and alarmed by mot ind-
ing me there. All the time had been
in prison had been writing her my
usual weekly letter. affecting o cheer
fitness was far from feeling and tell
ing her nothing Of what had happened.
Her letters to me, addressed to the
Granddeck. had been forwarded BY the
most office, so that until after she ar
rived in the city she knew nothing or
my plight It had been my hope that
would be able to conceal everything
from her until after had been trium-
phantly acquitted. II were not she
would know the worst soon enough.
When she first learned, or from
what source, OF my predicament was
unaware. I did not even know OF her
presence In the city until the day after
my great-uncle's funeral, when-1ust
twenty-four hours before my trial was
to begin--a keeper brought me word
that she was waiting downstairs to
see me.
1 steeled myself for the interview
with her. Naturally expected that
she would be terribly horror stricken
and shocked at my plight but what
her attitude toward me would be I
could not conjecture. | fully expected
nothing but reproaches from her. She
had been so opposed to my coming to
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The House of
Whispers
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OF the gang to which young Nelson,
now In prison charged with the muir
der OF Miss Lutan, undoubtedly be
Ionged. Their theory was that bur
glar gang succeeded In planting Nell
son In the apartment as caretaker,
and that this enabled them to get
their bearings In the building and pro-
ransacking the rooms at their leisure.
The guilt of young Nelson, the police
say, is established beyond question,
and they are hopeful of being able to
round up his associates.
There was also a brief interview
with Wick. In which he was quoted as
saying:
=" was suspicious of Nelson from
the start and tried to keep an eye on
him. He was very secretive about his
comings and goings and was always
prying about trying to learn some
thing about the other tenants. How
Mr.. CASTOR came to employ him as
caretaker | never learned, but it would
be no hard matter for a slick young
crook like him to impose on so old d
man as Mr.. CASTOR with cock and
bull story"
! shifted Indignantly as read this.
knew that Wick was deliberately try
ing to still further discredit me.
recalled that he himself had told me
that Mr.. CASTOR had mentioned our
relationship. 1t was obvious that he
was deliberately Withholding this in
formation with a sinister purpose.
That Wick knew well who had killed
Rufus CASTOR, just as he knew who
had shot Daisy Lutan, / was morally
certain. was inclined to agree with
| German that Wick himself was not the
murderer. The fact that he was of a
cowardly and cringing nature seemed
to argue against associating him ac-
lively with crimes Of violence. Yet
the yirulent way In which he was
adding to the evidence against me
showed plainly that he was industri-
ously engaged in masking the real
murderer.
i Who could the murderer be2 I was
4
had killed Miss Lutan had killed my
great-uncle. / could only conjecture
as to the motive. The police theory
that it was burglary seemed as logical
as any. The more | pondered over the
matter the more firmly became con-
WINGED that there was numerous
criminal band at the back of 1t all.
No one man or two men could carry
out all the deviltry, even with the help
of the telephone girl.
| recalled, too, how / had been skill
fully Swallowed, work that evidently
required organization and employees.
was convinced that Wick and the
telephone girl were only two-more
than likely two minor members--of a
powerful body of criminals. That Il
was this same sinister force that had
caused my discharge from the office /
was equally sure. This sort of thins
took brains-far bigger brains than
Wick gave any evidence of possessing.
A peculiar apathy came over me as
finished reading the account. Never
before had I so fully understood how
thoroughly an innocent man could be
damned by circumstantial evidence. !
knew-Barbara knew-that l was alb
solutely innocent l doubted much II
we could get anyone else to believe it.
The cunning web had been woven
with such malicious thoroughness that
escape seemed impossible. What was
the use of my fighting furtherp
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New York that felt certain that she
would insist that my conduct must be
responsible for my being where / now
was. For years, it seemed to me, the
relations between my mother and N.Y.
self had been nothing but continuous
MISUNDERSTANDING. To my great
amazement and bewilderment not an
unkind word nor the suggestion of
reproachful thought came from her
lips. a .......s.. ... .u..
"Oh, my boy, my Doy," she had cried
as she saw me, II know you didn't do
1t. know my boy is innoeentl What
can do to help you?"
In that glorious, wonderful moment
of reaction all resentment l had felt
toward her forever vanished. l had
one sacred, unforgettable glimpse of
the eternal greatness of the Mother
heart, ever ready to forgive, ever quick
to comprehend, ever prompt to aid.
For one sweet hour we talked to-
gether, more understandingly than
ever before in our lives. Freely and
fully l told her everything, even to my
wonderful but hopeless love for Bar
bara Bradford. She was willing, anx-
ious, eager to aid me-but what was
there that she could do?-what was
there that anyone could dc?
1t was hopeless for a lone woman of
limited means, unacquainted with the
big city and unused to its ways, to at
temp to battle against such powerful
and desperate criminals as were con-
cerned in the far-reaching plot to
make me the scapegoat Of their helm.
GUS misdeeds. could only advise
her that she see McGregor and Cor.
man and be guided by what they sus
gested.
When the morning of my trial actu
ally arrived entered the courtroom In
a state of dull apathy. The night be
| fore had not slept at all. had spent
oil the black hours reviewing my life
especially the last year, thinking will
what high hopes and great expecta
lions had come to the metropolis ant
how miserably everything had turned
out for me. Step by step l had re
viewed the events that had brough
me, discredited, all but friendless, al
but penniless, into this dismal court
room accused of horrible, coward.
: deed, seeking to see wherein / nigh
have altered my recent actions O.
changed the course of my life to avolC
having arrived at this shameful goal
Yet, strange to say, found mysel
after mature rejection convinced tina
had ! this la-s year to live over agail
not in one iota would have done diff
ferently--no, not even If could hav
foretold what the future had in stor
4 for me.
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CTo BE coNTrNuED.)
"Tempus FuoItn

The teacher gave Margaret some
yarn and cardboard. and after showing
her how to work a design, told her to
finish II at home. When she came to
school the next day with the half-fin-
ished work, the teacher asked her why
she had not finished it; If she had run
out of yarn, "0h, no." answered Mar
garet; 81 just run'd out of time"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-09
Allies to Drive Turks lntO Asa

Observation-Disclosures of Co me.
nople and the straits Of Darua" NM.
has been decided upon along th e 80
laid down by Premier hoyu nserh
of Great Britain in a reeen' soeu,s
according to the Paris Marin M
certain, the newspaper saws " ail
seat of the Turkish government i h
be transferred to Asia Minor, o." ne
located either at BRUSH or hohl' ,p ron
tails of the form of internatlopa oyel
troll which will he establisne. bs
Constantlnople have not as
come known.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-09
For the Poor.

The Revenue Collector-You can't
tun this tent show and pocket the
proceeds without paying the war tax.
That's not a henevolence, as you claim.
The Owner Manager-My friend, il
YOU were familiar wIth my lircum-
stances and my show you'd consider
me purchase Of every ticket a real
charity,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-09

from which 1t appeared that his for
tune was likely to run 10 over ten
million dollars. 1t was with some sur
prise that ! learned that score or
more of years ago the old man appar-
emily had been powerful figure in
the life of the metropolis, active both
in its business and social life.
What interested me most was the
attention paid to the remarkable co.
incidence that only few weeks be.
tore murder had taken place ID the
apartment just below, under practl-
aa'ly the same circumstances, The po-
it,-e, the account stated. were inctinei
10 believe that the murderer was ouy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-03
RESIGNATION OF DIR. HILLEGAs.

The announcement that NJ. B. Hille-
gas has resigned his position as COM
missioner of education in Vermont will
bring disappointment to many people
of the state because they fear it may
bring an end to the Hillegas system of
education in the state. For nearly five
years he has held this important Office
with the distinction of being the high
est paid officer of the state, his salary
being $4,000 a year. The fact he has
given up this position to accept a po-
sition in Columbia university indicates
he is considered to be worth more than
that sum. If this is true Vermont is
Obliged to lose another valuable man
because it cannot pay as much compen-
sation as other institutions.
The present system of education is
very largely the creation of DR.. Hille-
gas. In 1914 he was employed by the
board of education to investigate the
school system of the state and his rec
concentrations were very largely
adopted by the board and state lcgis-
lature. AS soon as the system was
started DR.. Hillegas was engaged as
commissioner of education to put
his system into effect This he did and
the educational work of the state has
been thoroughly organized and, under
his able leadership, the benefits of his
system have been fully developed. He
can look upon his experience in Yer
mont as constructive and beneficial in
the development of his executive abil-
ity.
: .-Rnonle- xill wonder whether the board
OF education in naming u successor to
DIR. Hillegas will attempt to continue
his system of education or will seek to
have the system modified to more
closely comply with Vermont condi-
tions. The Hillegas system has been
an expensive one for the state. The
total expenses for the department of
education in Vermont in the year 1909
were $13S, 144.59. In 1918 they We're
$74956l.21 and are now larger than
that. The increased expense of ed
ucating teachers and in the overhead
expenses of school management have
been enormous. There is desire
throughout the state to have more
money expended in the schools and less
for officials. The board of education
undoubtedly will consider this desire
in selecting rev head for the educa-
tional system of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-03
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.
Some Important Items Condensed for
Phoenix Readers.

Attention for the past week has been
largely centered on the proceedings OF
the senate committee to investigate cam
pagn expenditures which called the
chairmen and treasurer of the Republican
and Democratic national committees to
testify regarding the charges by Governor
Cox that the Republicans are raising
Sl5,000,000 campaign fund. Chairman
Hays showed the Republicans have
raised little over $i,000,000 and the
Democrats showed they have raised
about $4,000. No evidence of any such
n-.S--aor- Cox namad has been
given beyond an alleged quota on various
cities and states, document the Repub-
licans know nothing about. The Repub-
licans show that the average campaign
contribution is 1921 and they have re-
cevcd but two contributions of more
than 81 900, both of these being $1,000
each. One contribution of $4,000 was
shown by the Democrats. The chairman
of the Democratic committee testified he
had no proof whatever of the truth of
Governor CoX's charges. The committee
has adjourned until next Tuesday.
Terrence MacSwney, lord mayor of
Cork confined in Jail in London after con
viction of spdition, has been on a hunger
strike for 81 days and is beyond recovery.
The government refuses to release him
and his death is expected at any hour.
Over 20 people have been killed and 200
wounded in gun fighting in the streets of
Belfast Ireland, during the past week.
Street railway traffic in Brooklyn has
been stopped for several days by strike
of the men for more pay. The company
saws it will hire strike breakers and a
long fight is expected.
Painters in New York threaten a strike
unless they are paid $50 for five day
week.
The Poles continue to hold the Russian
Bolshcviki after driving them back for
many miles and the Russian forces are
Grmoralized. Peace negotiat ions between
the Poles and Bolsheviki have been post
poned.
A special grand jury in Boston is hear
ing evidence against the Ponzi scheme
and the dealings of the Old Colony Securi-
ties Co.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-03
RATTE-RoBINsoN WEDDING.
Double Ring Service in Roman Catholic
Rectory-Bridegroom Auditor in Peo-
pies National Bank.

The wedding of Alphonse Christopher
Rate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prudent Rate
of Beech street, and Miss Elizabeth Bal
four Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
c. II. Robinson of Westminster, took
place at 3 o'clock Wednesday in st.
Michaels Roman Catholic rectory. Rev.
James P. Rand officiated, using a double
ring service. They were attended by
Mrs. Clifford Chickering of Chesterfield,
y. H., sister of the bride, and Francis
Burns of Brattleboro. The bride wore Il
travelling suit of navy blue tricotine and
a small feather hat. She carried bou-
quet of pink and white sweetpeas. The
bridesmaids gown was of brown jersey
cloth and she wore silver grey hat. She
carried bouquet of pink asters. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rate left by automobile for Bel
lows Falls, where they boarded the train
for Montreal. They have furnished an
apartment in Miss Esfher Thomas's
house on Prospect street and will be at
home after Oct. |.
Mrs. Rate came here from Chesterfield
and five years ago she took position as
bookkeeper in w. A. Morse's store on
Elliot street, which position she held up
to the time of her marriage
Mr.. Rate attended the Parochial
school here and attended the Brattleboro
high school two years. In 1911 he took
a position in the Peoples National bank
and later was made assistant bookkeeper,
which position he held until he enlisted
, in the service. Upon his return from
, overseas in July, 1918, he was made
auditor. He enlisted in Company l and
went to the Mexican border. At the
time United States entered the World
/ war he was sent to Plattsburgh to the
training camp where he remained three
months. From there he was transferred
to Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, and was
made first lieutenant in the 302d infan-
| try. He was sent overseas with the san-
tary train in July, 1918, and served six
months, until the armistice was signed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-03

who feel reluctance to vote should vote
the complete sentiment of womanhood
can be obtained and the sentiment of
all the women certainly is more desir
able than partial expression of senti-
ment
The vote of the women is especially
desirable in the primary contest be-
cause at that election the officers for
the state of Vermont for the next two
years will be practically chosen, the
Republican nominees being assured of
an election, in November. 1t is well
known that four gentlemen are con-
tending for the nomination of governor
of Vermont One of these gentlemen
announces himself as the "wetD candi-
date. His nomination would commit
the Republican party OF Vermont to
the support of man who believes there
should be no prohibition of the use of
liquor, that the Volstead act should be
repealed and an unconstitutional liquor
act placed upon the statute books. He
was the companion of Percival w.
Clement in the campaign years ago by
the liquor interests of the state. He
openly advocates the restoration of in
toxicating beverages for every man who
wants to drink. His nomination would
mean continuation of the Clement
administration for another two years.
We believe the women of Vermont
do not want the use of Intoxicating
liquors in Vermont increased nor the
state governed by a man of the Glenn
cnt stamp. The full vote of the wo-
men of Vermont in the primary will make
the defeat of this man and his prin-
ciples doubly certain. Therefore it can
not be too mistakenly urged that all
women eligible to vote register and per
form their duty in the September pri-
mary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-03
WOMEN SHOULD REGISTER.

Frank c. Archibald, attorney general
of Vermont, says that the proclaiming
of the equal suffrage amendment to the
United States constitution by Secre-
tary of State Colby automatically
makes women voters and no additional
legislation is needed in Vermont to
make it possible for the women to as
sumo their newly granted right. He
also said there is no longer any dis
tinction between men and women so
far as political rights are concerned
quire of men in the way of qualifca-
ton to vote is now required of women,
no more and no less.
This being true every woman 81 years
of age or older, who is Il citizen of
the United States and has resided in
the state of Vermont for one year and
in the town where she is to vote fol
three months, should 90 before the
town or city election authorities, take
the freeman S oath (unless she ha,
previously taken iD and register in
I time to vote in the state primary elec
ton on Tuesday, September II.
No woman should be restrained from
this action on account of modcsty OF
opposition to voting by women. Par
of the women will vote anyway and al
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-03
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