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CHAPTER xi

Alan went with WassaQuam into the
front library, after the Indian had
shown Spearman out.
"This was the man. Judah, who came
for Mr.. Corvet that night was hurt?"
"Yes, Alan" Wassaquam said.
"He was the man, then, who came
here twice q year, ut least, to see Mr..
Corvet?"
"Yes."
Il was sure Of It." Alan said. "Can
you tell me now why he came here,
Judahr'
II have told you I do not know"
wassaquam replied. ''Ben always saw
him; Ben gave him money. do not
know why"
Alan had been holding his hand over
the papers which he had thrust into
his pocket; he went back into the
smaller library and spread them under
the reading lamp to examine them.
But, as he looked the pages over now.
he felt chill Of disappointment and
chagrin. They did not contain any
narrative concerning Benjamin Cor
vets life; they did not even relate to
a single event. They were no narra-
tive at all. They were-in his first
examination Of them, he could not tell
what they were.
They consisted In all Of some dozen
sheets of irregular size, some Of which
had been kept much longer than 9TH
ers, a few of which even appeared
fresh and new. The three pages
which Alan thought. from their yell
lowed and worn look. must be the old
est. and which must have been kept
for many years. contained only a list
Of names aud addresses The remain
| ing pages. which he counted as ten
In number. contained nearly hum
dred brief clippings from newspapers;
the clippings had been very carefully
cut out, they had been pasted with
painful regularity on the sheets, and
| each had been dated across its face
| dates made with many different pens
and with many different inks. but all
| In the same irregular handwriting as
| the letter which Alan had received
| from Benjamin Corvet.
Alan, his fingers numb In his disap-
pcintment. turned and examined all
| these pages: but they contained moth
| Ing else. He read one Of the clippings.
which was dated Feb. 1912"
s'The passing away Of one Of the
Oldest residents Of Emmet county oc-
CURED at the poorfarm on Thursday
| Of last week. Mr.. Fred Westhouse
was one Of four brothers brought by
their parents into Emmett county In
1876. He established himself here as
a farmer and was well known among
our people for many years. He was
nearly the last OF his family. which
was quite wen OF at one time. Mr..
westhouse's three brothers and his
father having perished in various dis
asters upon the lake. His wife died
,wo wears ago. He Is survived hy q
daughter. Mrs. Arthur Pearl. OF Flint
He read another:
@Hallford-Spens. On Tuesday last
Miss Audrey Haliford. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Hallford. Of this
Mace. was united In the bonds Of holy
matrimony to Mr.. Robert Spens. of
Escanaba. An wish the young couple
/ well"
He read another:
.Rcrr to Mr.. and Mrs. Hal French.
daughter. SATURDAY afternoon last.
lriss vera Arabella French. ut her ar
~s>p v-ns~hnd sAvN0 and 0ne-haly
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CHAPTER x-continued.

But Luke had said nothing about
Epearman. 1t had been Corvet, and
Corvet alone, Of whom Luke had
spoken; II was Corvet whom he had
accused (; II was Corvet who had given
him money. Was 1t conceivable, then,
that there had been two such events in
Corvet's life? That one Of these
events concerned the Miwaka and
0pearman and some one-some one
with a bullet hole above the eye
who had ''got" Corvet: and that the
sther event had concerned Luke and
something elses II was not conceiva-
BILE, Alan was sure; 1t was all one
thing. II Corvet had to do with the
lIiwaka, then Luke had had to do with
Il too. And Spearman? But II Spear
man had been involved In that guilty
thing. had not Luke known itf Then
why had not Luke mentioned Spear
man? Or had Spearman not been real
" involved? Had 1t been, perhaps,
only evidence Of knowledge Of what
COrvet had done that Spearman had
tried to discover and destroy?
Alan went to the door and opened
T. as he heard Spearman upon the
steps again. Spearman waited only
until the door had been reclosed be-
hind him.
swell, Conrad. what was the idea of
bringing Miss Sheriff. into this?"
II didn't bring her in: tried the
A>~s rr,,1J N l-oay hav r,t ~
'-Out of what--exactly
~You know better than do. You
know exactly what II Is. You know
that man, Spearman; you know what
he came here for. l don't mean money ;
I mean you know why he came here
Tor money, and why he got 1t. tried,
N well as I could, to make him tell
me: but he wouldn't do II. There's
disrrace Of some sort here, Of course
disgrace that involves my father and,
I think. you too. II you're not guilty
With my father. you'll help me now: II
You are guilty. then. at least, your re
fusal to help will let me know that"
II don't know what you're talking
about. I told you this man may have
been q wheelsman on the Corvet;
don't know more about him than that
4 don't even know that certainly. OF
coarse. I knew Ben Corvet was paying
Naackmail: I've known for years that
Ae was giving up money to some one,
I don't know who he paid Il to; or for
what"
The strain Of the last few hours was
telling upon Alan; his skin flushed no.
end cold by turns He paced up and
down while he controlled himself.
that's not enough. Spearman." he
said finally. T-rve felt you. some
Asw. underneath all these things The
xlrut time saw you. you were In this
house doing something you ought moi
% have been doing: you fought me
then: you would have killed me rathea
than not get away. Two weeks ago
eoane cae attacked me on the street
Ser robbery. they said: but ! know u
wasny robhery--
you're not 50 crazy as to be trytnS
% Involve me In that"
There came q sound 10 them from
the hall. sound unmistakahly denot
ing some presence. Spearnan jerkec
suddenly ups Alan. going to the dcca
nd hooking into the hall. saw Wassa'
quAm. The Indian evidently had re
turned 10 the house some time before
- had heeu bringing to Alan now the
occonnts which he had settled. He
eeeued tc have been standing In the
1Ali fcr some time, listening: but be
<asne tn now. looking inouirirgiy IRON
- t. the ether az them.
sEce frsendsy he inquired 'Iou
- Hens5S
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The cutieura Toilet Trio,

The cutieura Toilet Trio.
Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse
and purify. the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table Is complete
without Observation-Disclosures
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my back, WEAK, IiIeo,
nervous feelings and
q weak stomach. I
had been this way
about ayear and was
unable to work or
stand on my feet for
any length Of time:
Ny husbands aunt
told me how much
good Lydia E. Pink
hams We ia BILE
Compound had dons
her and begged me to
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FOR HURTS AND SORENESS

Apply Vacher-Balm. Nothing is "juss
as good" no matter what you pay. AslS
your druggist. E. w. Vacher, Inc, New
Orleans, La.-Advertisement.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-08
Natural Climax.

Natural Climax.
"Jim Bilkins is Dead"
"HOw come?s
"He stuck his head into the Red
Dog saloon and hollered fire."
"WellY'
"They did" v
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Ransom Kennicott, chief forester IN
the Illinois forest preserve district,
says that robins eat more than other
birds
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Usually So.

usually 90.
"Whom does the baby resemble?'
'If 1 am correctly informed, he gets
his beautiful eyes from my wife's fam
lily and his weak chin from mine."-
Judge.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-07-08
SAVE SHOES and STOCKINGS

They will last twice as long II you shake
into Your Shoes ALIENS FOOT=EASE.
the powder for the feet. 1t takes the fric-
sion from the shoe and gives quick relief to-
Corns, Bunions Callouses, sore. aching. swol-
len. tender feet Shake Aliens Foot=Ease
into your shoes and enjoy the bliss Of feet
without An nache.-Advertisement.
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WORKING GIRLS lis.
LOOK HERE
p.,a What Mrs. Lucas Writes Con-
cerning Her Troubles, Which
Nav be Just Like Yours

a. Louis. Mo.-'T had troubles that
IN Women are apt to have, with pains IN
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Az to Ialehearino.

~ % IAIeUSdTIU3.
Thou shalt not 60 up and down as
talebearer among thy people,
neither shalt thou stand against the
blood of thy neighbor; am the Lord.
Leviticus: 1916.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
New Radio Association Is
Not Trust, Says Official
Finances Not Pooled Under Co.
operative Plan. Page De-
cIares ON Sailing

captain Powhatan Page, vice presi-
asat ana general manager Of the Pam
mefican Wireicss Telegraph and Tel
yAene Companysofs Bucnos Ayres. who
m been in New X ork City six weeks
ttotiating internationa.i radio. connec-
pms for his s$158 100000 South Ameri-
q plant, sailed to-day for Ruenos
Ars on the Steamship Pam America. !
aderfing to an article telling of a
Minternational radio association to
Msde leading radio organizations Of
aunited States, Argentina, France,
kst Britain, Germany ard ether
eAsries, published III The Tribune
Mtber is, Captain Page said a mis-
fFpfehension had arisen out Of a
|a'igfaph which said "the com binel
aihts represent an invested capital
III si70, ,000, ,000."n
'This Is perfectly rrue, of course. y
0ptain Page said, "but certain readers
tepear to have inferred that co-opara-
aon in operating resources involved
NO combination OF this huge capi-
M under one bosrd--in short, that
we worlds leading radio concerns had
Termed trust.
), What desire to make plain is that
ths, igure $170,000,000 represents the
|eombihed capital Of all the radio :n-
seissts, mentioned, which is. II, no way
snected by the international co. opera
we plan. Each company is as separate
ana distinct in. its own sphere as be-
lose and absolutely directs it's own
l.a saaifs The finances Of the various
Iaoio companies concerned afe not
Somolned, as appears to have been un-
derstood in sSane ouarters.n
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have made home run. but at least I
nave got to second base"
Taxnayrrs AnnYauA


Taxpayers Applaud
IT this illustration caught the fancy
OF the younger element Of the audi
ence, equally strong, though less dem
or strative, approval was manifested
py the taxpayers among his friends
and nelghbors," as he termed them in
opening his address, when the Gov
ernor pointed out that the direct taxes
for Onondaga County, which were
$e40, 600 in the last year of Smiths adj
minlstration. had been reduced in
1921 to $4,000 and this year to
$836,000, saving Of $550,O00 to the
county, which, he declared will go
Var toward helping to eliminate the
city's grade crossings and to build ad-
ditional schoolhouses
Particular stress was laid by the
Governor on his administration's re-
organization of the Industrial Commits
sion and enlargement of the state po-
lice.
ut is true that we reorganized the
Industrial Commission and it is true
that we cut out nearly one million of
dollars in the expenses of running that
commission" he said. Because we did
that, it is asserted that we have de-
stroyed the means Of cufovcing the labor
laws. The truth is, I found the con-
ultlons IN the Industrial Con mission
were little short Of shocking With ex-
penditures increasing at an alarming
,, rate the service was accordingly be-
ing diminished, and in every Single
division of the department the work
was months, and even years in some,
behind time. found the reason for
| that was that the Industrial Commits
sion had been made refuge for labor
politicians whose chief interest in labor
consists in an effort to live without
labor. Some of these, are the ones
we cleaned out OF the department.
"We have enlarged the state con
stabulary, requiring an additional sum
for its maintenance" he added, "That
body of $50 men is now an efficient
force preserving law and order through
out. the state, preserving life and prop
erty throughout the state, enforcing state
laws and in actual savings to the state
more than making up for their entire
cost"
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14

Vrduu sVt'F'' @7. q
r.,nss Form, at Booths

Lines Form AZ BOOTHS
4 gires stretched away from registra-
IA booths in many parts Of the city
Is,inp tine evening. East Side booths,
an Forty-second to Eighty sixth
Feet. had lines waiting for hours.
N the lower East Side the registra-
IN did not measure up to the expec-
(1alions Of the leaders. Women were
i Che minority.
IN washington Heights the leaders
! uld registration was still dis
1,ypoiuting.
Ats all got to come in tomorrow in
i rush or it won't come at ali,n said
cae district captain. "We'll have to
ssnd cut the boys tomorrow to bring
them In, i guess"
While the women waiting in line to
register In the Bronx last night about
equsled the men, the number Of both
wss not encouraging to district leaders,
The Republican Neighborhood Asso-
eiation, large Organization Of women.
last night issued an appeal for regis
tation to-day.
III we do not register we cannot
yots," the appeal read. "The man or
woman who. fails in democracy like
oars to perform his or her duty as a
voter is a self-evident Stacker. This
tiyic duty may perhaps involve some
sfort or sacrifice, such as journey to
texn or the surrender of holiday. but
he sooner we realize that the unwill.
hgness to serve our country in time of
Itaee is as clearly failure in patri4
kism az the nnreadiness to serve it
time OF war, the better fer the com
snHitv -
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old eandic power standard. The gag
using appliances in use w;si he 81
spected in ali parts of tne csss end 80
adjusted thnt every gas consun1os Will
receive the utmost efficiency
"The gas companies have done their
utmost during the last two years 60
get those consumers who have contin-
ued TO use the old fat-han1e burness
10 discard THAT type ard substitute
mantle husners. woich give far more
light aSd use mueh less gas. Since
the railing Of the Public Service Com
mission great mary Of the conaumers
have changed from she fiat fame burn
ers 30 the mantle-using burners. I'm
der the heat unit standard even those
who still use the old fat-aame burners
probably will not observe any differ
ence,
About SIS tn 90 per cent of the gas
consumed is used in connection with
cooking ard heating. and with the Brit
ish thermal unit these customers are
going to obtain much better results
than when the companies had to fur
nish 81 gas measured by the candle-
power Standard
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their own people in office of any of the
national groups in the United States.
The district, however, will probably go
Republican.
Italians in Politics
The politicians of both parties played
to the Italians by putting up candi-
dates of that race for Secretary of
State The Italians tried to maneuver
it SO that one party would name one
of their race for one Office, and the
other party for another office. This
coup was attempted at the Republican
convention, but it did not succeed, so
that no particular reason EXISTS for
any Italian to scratch the ballot.
Under the direction Of Mrs. Samuel
0. Prentice, wife of the ex-Chief Jus
tice Of the state and prior to the suf-
frage amendmentan ardent "anti," the
Republican women are highly organ
lied. Motor corps have been estab-
lished in every town for the purpose
Of getting the vote out, and enrolling
"to be made" votrrs. Mrs. Prentice
estimates that fully $4,000 women in
the state have never registered, and
she is directing big drive in that d.
rection. Mrs. Prentice says the Re-
publicans will sweep the state anyhow
this year, but she is building against
the Presidential campaign two years
hence. .s..,
On the Democratic side Mrs. Fanny
Dixon Welch, vice-chaifman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
has delighted the Republicans by re-
pudiating a recent campaign move by
the Democratic candidate for Governor,
Fitzgerald, who proposed that the poll
tax Of 81 year be repealed so far as
women were concerned. Mrs. Welch
indignantly rejected the suggestion
that such distinction should be made
between the sexes.
The best prediction that can be made
at this time is that Senator Mclean
will be reelected, with the Republican
state ticket, and maj ority of the two
branches of the Legislature. The solid
Republican delegation in the House
will probably be cut by the defeat Of
Tilson in the Sd District, while the
Republicans will hold the 4th and 9Th
districts surely, will probably hold the
lst, and have q good chance to hold
the I'd, where the French Canadian COM
plication enters.
AS the national Republican leaders
are counting on only three sure seats
from Connecticut in their Estimates Of
a Republican majority of fifty to sixty
in the next House, the situation is en-
couraging so far as they are concern ed.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14

himself, II elected, to restore the labor
department to its former efficiency, to
enforce tho workman's compensation
act humanely, to create brreau Of
women in industry within the labor
department, to establish maximum
S-hour day for women and minors, to
create commission with power to fix
minimum wages, andsto make adeauate
provision for the care of the states
insane. whom, he declared, Governor
Miller had neglected.
Or. Copeland, Health Commissioner,
OF New York, preceded the gubernato-
rial candidate and spoke entirely on
natipnai issues.
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Mrs. Wl,itehouse to Aid
Smith in Cam paign
Former Suffrage Leader Says
He FAVORED " elfare Bills and
Miller Signed LYsk Measures

Mrs. Norman de r. Whitehouse, for
merly chairman OF the Woman Suffrage
party, announced yesterday. that size
would use her influence in the coming
campaign for Alfred, E. Smith. Mrs.
Whitehouse has given up active po-
litical work to manage wholesale
leather business. but she remembers
that Governor Smith was kindly DIS
posed toward the women's welfare bills
which were! the first object OF the suf-
fragists' concern after the, vote was
won, and that, shos said yesterday, ls
one Of the reasons for her support Of
"The welfare legislation which Gov
ernor Smith favored and the Lusk bills
which Governor Miller signed are the
two things that stand out in my mind
most this fall,v she said II think the
welfare bills should have been passed
and that the Lusk bills should not.
II think Smith is solid, intelligent,
liberal minded, and / have admired
everything he tried to do, though he
WAS prevented by a Republican Legis-
lature' from accomplishing many
things M
Mrs. Whitehouse is one of many for
mer suffrage workers who yesterday
Joined the citizens committee for AL
fred u. smith Among them are MRS.
John Blair, Miss Ethel Stebbins, Mrs.
Charles L. Tiffany. Miss Virginia d. H.
Furman, Miss Nina Bruere, Miss Liz
lian ID. Wald, Mrs. ". G. Simkhovich,
Mfss Frances Perkins, Miss Virginia
Potter, Miss Mary Chamberlain, Miss
Sarah Conboy, Mrs. Anne O'Hagan
Shinn, Mrs. Abram 4 Elkus, Mrs
Miriam Sutro Price. Mrs Walter
Chambers, Miss Gertrude Stein, Miss
Dorothy Straus and Mrs. David Hous-
ton. A meeting will be held at the
homeo of Mrs. Houston on Monday.
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DR.. Wise Tells
CollalanlPe People
Will Elect Hin,
Rabbi Denounces Leaders, . E
Both Parties Who Made
deal TO Drag Honest
surrogate From Bench
hace Question Is Injected
I. ]. Tompkins Calls Koep;g
the Shadow Boss" Who
Did Murphy's Bidding

Inc Rev. DR.. Stephen S. Wise. rahb;
% the Free Synagogue, in letter sent
Yesterday to Surrogate John p. ca.
haian, declared that "f,owever toleran+ !
the citizenship may seem OF aovern.
ment by and for the politicians. it will
not long endure the insolence and in
fanny Of trifing with the bench and all
That the bench means in the exercise
OF justice in democracy"
Dr. Wise denounced as intolerable
the turning down Of Cohaian for re-
domination by Charles F. Murphy and
samuel $. koenig. He said that he
would support Cohalan for reelection
because his record was good and be-
cause OF the record of those who de-
MED him the denomination (which rec
ord is bad"
Ever since my return fronas Europe
about month ago." DR.. Wise's letter
read, II have given very careful con-
sideration to the matter of your can
didacy and have come to think of it
as private duty on your part and a
public opportunity on the part of the
rest Of US.
THAT either political party should
refuse denomination to q man who
made an honorable record on the
bench is intolerable. That both politi-
Gal parties through their bosses unite
to deny denomination to man who
has deserved it calls for such a re-
buke as may exercise deterrent in
fuence in the future.
Compares the Records
i mean to support you for the Office
of Surrogate because Of your record,
which is good, and because Of the
record of those who denied you the re-
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
Republican Speakers
Announced for Week
Dates Assigned for Miller, Dom
ovan, Wadsworth, Calder
and Roosevelt

! The Republican State Committee an
nounced yesterday the following meet
ings for the coming week:
| October 16-Governor Miller, at
Binghamton; United States Senator
James w. Wadsworth and Colonel Will
liam j. Donovan, candidate for Lieu-
tenant Governor, at Kingston; United
States Senator William NJ. Calder and
Colonel Donovan. at Catskill; Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy Theodore
Roosevelt, at aTarrytown.
October 17--Governor Miller, at FL
mira; Senator Wadsworth, at three
meetings in Queens County,; Senator
Calder, at the Hungarian Society, New
York City; Colonel Roosevelt, at
Hudson. 49,
October 18--Governor Miller, at
Hornell; Senator Wadsworth, at three
meetings, in Queens County; Senator
Calder and Colonel Donovan, at Johns
town and Gloversville; Colonel Roose-
welt, Mt Glens Falls. :,
October, 19--Governor Miller, at .edu..
cational convention, Albany; Colonei
Roosevelt, at CooperstSwn and One
onta. -,
Rochester; Senator Wadsworth and
Colenel Donovan, at Newark and
LYONS; Senator Calder, at Owego and
Waverly; Colonel Roosevent, at Nor
October 21--Governor Miller. at
Oswego; Senator Wadsworth, at bata-
via; Senator Calder, at Port .lervis.
Middletown, Walden and Newburgh;
Colonel Roosevelt. at Liberty and Mon
ticello: Colonel Donovan, at Ithaca.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
hangs Himself in Window
Facing the Hippodrome
|Msht Cashier of PiccadilIy
Aendezvous Left Word He
Vas Tired of RrnaSIwav

.,s. ivan committed suicide yesterday
WI y oy hanging himself in front
%aaax on the third floor Of 7e5 Sixth
sgsse Although the building is d.
W opposite the Hippodrome and
sled casually by thousands in the
ss Of an hour, his body was not
~ S'sfed until he had been dead some
III, Iae victim was Louis E. Buchmiller
NJ. NV cashier at the Piccadilly Rendez-
~ M ~ West Forty-f fifth Street. He
4 hs ~ sasn coro to end his life, pass
&. y over two hooks he had fastened
~; a. window frame and stepping from
d;s..; SsuM IN front Of the window after
ss the moose about his neck.
i Hs,,lI.v vae of three scribbIed notes. Buch-
rsss. @ nad written TO Edward Knox, oc-
3 ~ ~ of the room: Kindly forgive
s,.;a ~ eausing you this trouble. NV
Ss.a S'ss - a. aroye me to 1t; SO that I am
Esa ~ shls life as it has been for me !"
.sss',. sar4 l sheeiian, manager OF the Pic
I,sf Z. i rendezvous, said .Buchmiller
s,sst a:oe considerable money but had
sIis, siss : !. all. Lately, he said, Buch-
4 il. nag p complained that he was tired
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Banker Held in Shooting

Giosue d'Avan7o, d banker, living ut
514 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN.
was held yesterday in $4,000 bail on a
charge of felonious assault for the
shooting Of Francis Greene, sixteen
years old, of 263 Havemeyer Street,
during an altercation Thursday night
in front of the Rink Sporting Club,
Brooklyn.
D'Avanzo told Magistrate Mortimer,
in the Gates Avenue Court, that he had
gene to the assistance of his nephew.
Dante d'Avanzo, sixteen when the lat
ter quarreled with Greene over the
tending Of automobiles in front of the
club. The crowd about the place threat
ened him, Ayanzo said. and he drew his
revolver to frighten them. II Was dis
charged and the bullet struck Greene
in the side.