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Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NO OlfOE " SON nAO OHS
 Sealed proposals for constructing the Seward-Kenai Lake Sec 3 Nation al Forest Road project located within or partly within the Chugach National Forest, Territory of Alaska, will be re- ceived by the District Engineer, Bu- reau of Public Roads, U. s. Depart men6 of Agriculture, at Juneau, Alas ka, until 10 o'clock a. m. on the first day of May, 1923, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, and none will be considered except those from contrac- tors ascertained to be experienced and responsible. The length of the pro- ject to be constructed or improved is approximately ABA miles, and the prin- cipal items of work are approximately as follows: 21.O3 acres clearing; 105 acres grubbing; 11611 GU. yards rock excavation, 9054 cubic yards common excavation; 626 lineal feet culverts; APP sq. feet log cribbing; 4SS1 cubic yards surfacing. The work embraced in this contract shall be completed within 125 weather working days, fol- lowing the execution of the contract by the Secretary of Agriculture. The contract form and the maps, plans, specifications and estimates of quan- titles may be examined by responsible contractors at the following address es: Room 316, Post Office Building, Portland, Oregon, and at the office of the Bureau of Public Roads, Juneau, Alaska, and Brown & Hawkins, Sew ard, Alaska. All proposals must be made on forms and in accordance with instructions, forming part of the specifications above referred to. and must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in an amount at least equal to five (5) per cent of the total amount of the proposal.
 c. w. CHEATHAM,
 Acting District Engineer. Publish April CT, II, 16, 20 25, 1923.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-16
INTERNATIONAL TRYING TO
 EFFECT REVOLT IN GERMANY

RIGA, Apr. 16.-Reports from au- thoritative sources are that the Third Internationale is trying to effect a se- ries of revolts in Germany with the intention of establishing a socialist government.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-16
SIXTY RACE HORSES BURN
 IN STUD HARRY E. SINCLAIR

TRENTON, N. J., Apr. 16.-Sixty race horses, including stalilons and brood mares owned by Harry F. Sin clair, an oil magnate, perished in a fire at Rancocas Stock Farms last night. The animals were valued at a million dollars.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

Business Mans Lunch.
"Will you lunch with mel" THANK
you" "What shall we have today
vitamines or calories7"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

which Il wns discovered. Is almost. II
not the very same as that In this
Amir at Circle Lake OF which Rogers
tells Us
THE Edilnghan, case goes down In
the history OF crime as one of the
worst mlScarrlagcs % Justice o. which
We know. There IL no doubt that the
police faxed the evidence against the
men. They spent six years IN prison
Cor crime they knew nothing about.
In that case. too, the two men were
found eariy In the morning In the
house. ~ local vicar just as Slyke
and his step daughter found someone
tn their house. 50 the vicar aud his
daughter discovered two men IN their
Twins room Later the men were sr
rested on the outskirts % the little
English Village. and as In the story
that Rogers told rs. = plece 81 paper
was found In the room az the vicarage
that fttcd into the torn eorrcr Of
newspaper which was discovered some
DAYS later Ia the house 81 oae ~ the
men. Footprints were also found IN
der the window and little piece Of
cloth on rcsc bush. This IN turn
fitted into torn place In rair ~
trousers belonging 20 enc ~ The men,
uttered an exclamation ~ weoder.
and BARLEY rrinned III + the most
famous case ~ is Kind In the history
Of fnxlish crime. It's odd bow the
evidence IN this Circle lake robbery
parallels Il 81 CLOSELY. n looks a little
a. u sceieone bad read ~ TIE English
crime. and tried to repeat the evidence
IN this one
~And then these men may be limo
ccntr
Well replied BARLEY thoughtfal
~. ~nevhe The fact that there have
been other attempts 90 break Into
Sykes house points that way To a
student ~ criminal literature. the
nndinr 81 an old crime resiaged Is
rather Interesting. That Is why said
would ike "a seok into u.
~tso Into the Office. viii you. reit.
and see aha, ve have there on Siyke.-
BARLEY had large oiliee. lined with
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands Of women have kidney and
bladder troubis and never suspect Il.
Nomsns complaints often prove 10 be
oofhins else bat kidney trouble. OF the
ssaalt of kidney OF bladder disease.
II the kidneys arc not In healthy con
altlon. they may cause the other organs
20 become diseased.
fsln 10 ths back. headache. loss Of am
billion. nervousness. ere often times symp
toms Of kidney trouble.
poa'l delay starting treatment. Dr.
kilmsr's swamp, Root. a physicians pre-.
scFiptlon. obtained al any drug store. may
b iust the remedy needed TO oveFcome
sach conditions
Oct a medium or large sire bottle Inn
msi'atsly from any drug store.
However. u you wish hrst 90 test this
great preparation send trn cents 10 DR.,
kiisnsr 4 Co. hinghamion. NJ r.. for
s4mpls bottle. When writing be sure and
asnsioa this paper Advertisement.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22
CHAPTER u
In Which We Visit MIR. slyke, but Do
Not Receive Very Warm Reception.

In Which We Visit MIR. Slyks, but Do
Not Receive Very Warm Reception.
II was not until early Sunday morn
ing that we were able TO leave the
city. After the days Of rain. the ride
along the banks of the Hudson was
very beautiful At Albany we had
luncheon IN one OF the large hotels
to the accompaniment OF an orchestra
booming the popular music OF the mo-
ment. BARLEY was so thoroughly un-
comfortable that he refused to speak.
IL was not until we were waiting for
the walter TO return with our change
and he had lighted cigar that he
became more amiable. He bowed to
some people he knew. then leaned
toward me and spoke softly so that
those at the next table would not hear.
"Pelt. we cannot say Just what we
will find up az the lake. have
thought the affair over carefully, and
the more | think Of II the more puzzled
7 am. IN Rogers told us all the facts.
Ven there are two well-dehned con-
clusions 10 be drawn. The first IL
that those two men sro Innocent. The
second Is that Siyke knew who Il was
that broke into his house. but had
strong reasons for claiming he could
net recognize them. II his daughter
could swear 10 the identity OF the men
that were arrested. he should also
have been able TO recognize them. But
he SAYS he did not. and. we are told.
he wanted the case dropped"
lie paused ss the waiter appeared
with our change. and we went hack to
our car.
Saratoga was only a fcrty-ive nile
drive from Albany. Circle Lake was
several miles nearer.
I knew very little about the place
except that Il was a small lake out.
side - Saratcgs where there were a
runhcr ~ large summer estates. Rob
Currie. who had rcomed with BARLEY
a. Harvard had place there where
he passed the greater part 81 the
year
About an hour and haif out of
Albany. Rsrtley said suddenly. point.
INK 70 small sheet ~ water Ia the
distance. That's Circle lake.
We were on the top % = large nm 4
at the moment. and though the lake
was several miles away. u looked
even smaller than | had expected II
was nor more than mile across. and
was complete circle EXCEPT where
a small bay broke its circumference.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

I'm sick 81 the whole thing.
These men had e fair trial ana
were found guilty. wha, more
90 you warsf~
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

t,smsa.tralet 1bls ,naehiue viii %
che pesA el tsn mem
taty lis.iand AS wigs shoaid
nss~ ma4rls.i g n that's ,hs ea.e
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

That Ffeh aud tnrr. hy hot baths
Of cusleura Soap followed ~ rentie
snelnfinxs ~ cngleura Olntmeaf.
~cfhlnx better. pafcr. swves~r espe
eiailg n Hide ~ shs fragrant catl.
eara Tnleum - dusted "a at The IN.
fsh. 10 sech-- Advertisement
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

tail, green nllng cabinets, containing
the reports Of his cases and his won
derfuI csrd-index- This index coz
tanned information about almost every
important person in the country. In
formation that gave at q glance . keen
insight Into the character Of the man
whose name was on the card II took
me but . second to ind the card that
contained Sykes name. When re-
turned to the library. BARLEY asked
me to read II aloud II contained the
following;
"Slyke. Robert, broker. Born Kit
terry. Maine. Educated In public school
In business In New Hampshire. 1879
TO 1885. buying and trading cattle
Came to New York. 1888. became a
broker Made and lost several fort
unes Said 10 have been converted by
Billy Sunday In 1913: no evidence Of
H. Rather eccentric. dabbled a bit In
spirituallsm and has been duped by
several mediums. Quick tempered.
with few friends. There Is question
OF his business honesty. Wife died
1914. One son and a daughter.
Summer home. Circle Lake. n. Y. City
home. Garden City. Was worth about
SJOO,OOO. but rumored TO have lost
part OF this In recent years"
BARLEY listened while | read this
short and commonplace history.
When had finished. he said simply.
II wonder what was In his house that
the burglars wanted"
asked the question that had been
In my mind for some time. "Why was
he unable TO identify the men when
his daughter said she couldf"
BARLEY smiled al my question. you
are getting wiser every day. Pelt. II
Is curious that Slyke Drofessed TO be
unable to Identify the men when the
girl. who was on the steps behind him
and even further away from the men
than he was. could do so. IL may be
that he did recognize them and did not
want 10 say who they we're. II that Is
50. then the whole affair Is more mys-
terlOus than ever"
He rose to his feet and glanced at
his watch. Tomorrow. or Sunday.
we will run up to the lake. We had |
better drive up In my car. II will take
only seven hours. | will telegraph to
Currle, my old Harvard roommate, /
that we are coming. He has been after 4
me for several years to come for
visit"
He walked the length OF the room.
and paused a moment to study at
tentively a Reps highly colored etch-
Ing. much as II he had never seen II
before Then he turned back to the
desk and said. you had better read
over that pamphlet OF the Edllngham
,ase now. The two cases are curiously
similar"
As he left the room. he added with
, regretful little laugh. There goes
'ur fishing; It's always the way"
An hour later when he returned I
vas stlll curled up in a big chair by
he fireplace. l had spent the time
eading the story u the old English
rhine. The two cases were. as Bart
ey had said. very much alike. I
greed with him that. II we took the
round that someone at Circle Lake
Iad faxed the evidence. then whoever
e was he had read the report OF this
Their crime and used II as guide.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22
Out of the Darkness

penda The other night there was an
other attempt 20 break into Sykes
house. They say there have been ssv-
erni since these men vent to jail"
Barley said but one word, but II
was expressive enough. We sat In
silence until Rogers pulled out his
watch. glanced at IA. and rose to his
feet Time ran along. That's the
way n stands The governor wishes
you 10 look into II. and says he will
consider IL a personal favor II you
viii do So"
BARLEY also rose, and placing his
hand on his friends shoulder. said,
II viii deal with the case at once, but
Ia my own way. Tell him he won't
hear from me until | have found out
whether those two men ought to be In
prison or not"
Roger nodded. and after a second
glance al his watch hurried out Bart
ley said. "Pelt. over In the bookcase,
IN the section Of the trials, you will
ind a small brown book. It's some
where In the third section. under the
letter r. The title Is. I think. The
Edlingham Burglary"
Wondering a little why he should
want II. went over 10 the portion OF
the bookcase he had Indicated. In a
moment I had found the volume that
he wanted-a thin book, covered with
brown cloth. and on the title page
The Famous Edlinoham Burglary
or
The Innocent Prosecuted
1879
I handed BARLEY the book, and |
without a word he opened II and quick |
~ ran through the pages. In a few
he threw II over 10 me, say /
Ing With smile. II know, Pelt. you
are wondering why we should spend /
our time on a simple burglary case:
but this may turn out 10 be rather
curious one. When Rogers told me
the story Of the Circle Lake affair.
al once that II resembled a
very famous case that took place In
England In 1879"
He waited 10 an and light his pipe
before continuing:
Eyes. that's why I am interested In
/. It's almost the same In every de-
all rs the story you will find In that
pamphlet you hold In your hand. The
English case known In criminal his
DRY as The Edllngliam Burglary Is
amOus because two Innocent men
we're In prison for six years for a
rhine they did not commit. The evil
lence against them. the manner In
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

- FRAN e. uPr~

John BARLEY. noted criminal In
yestiestor. rscentiy rsturned from
Secret bervies work during the
war. IL asked BY the governor Of
New York 20 inysstisats a mys-
FERROUS attempted robbery Of tho
Robert Siyke home AZ Circle Lake.
near Saratoga Barley 10 asked. IN
slew Of recent Developments. 10
establish the guiit Or innocence OF
two men IN the p~nitentiary Tor
tho crime A miscarriage OF jus
tife 10 suspected. Rogers, chief OF
tho central ONCE. arrives as Bart
Icy and his friend Pelt a news
paper man. are preparing 10 40
on a FISHING trip. and begins "
describe tbs case.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

~ioa'u never make me believe that
spaia are unlucky why. | was wear
inE them when | became engaged TO
Claude"
-Yes. bot what about Claude. dearf'
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

why i shls teaspoon hanging uesr
che fernncefs
4 suppose the ianl,or uses n 20 pat
gal on viii"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22

There u bright ~ide 70 everything.
Including last years suit Of clothes. -
tile.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-22
Beats 'em to II.

Beats EN- to II.
Ethel-'Do you approve Of laxative
menr Clara-'Really, my dear.
have yet to hear oner'
The Bozeman courier., 1923-05-02
BILL AND JIM.

Bill and Jim getting Old They up then and
and discuss things "Say, says Jim Bill "Say Bill what
dyethnk of this hot meals the paper that
out in the country schools they're having
every day."
"B gosh" says Bill m B gosh Jim the worlds getting
peaked and went to school Towhead
When used to take dinner pail half big
with lunch in it and strike off the fields mile half
cmbn fences and wadin snowbanks. big thick
slices bread and butter with apple butter sprean
hunk of meat for of apple pe three
Wmesaps Sheepnoses fried cakes other
stuff they for in the pail Used set pail
in the entry when it wasn't too cold and hang nail
the inside when the apples would entryway Hot
meals nohn We had about eight big bucwheat cakes
and all the could eat for breakfast
done the mn and cleaned out the horse barn and wasn't
ryn' hot meals at noon"
"Yessr says Jim. Member how we'd grab an apple at
and eat fer the playground? at noon
we'd sling that pie and stuff into and hike fer Wy
wouldn't have monkeyed with hot chicken pie at noon Had
to have noonin' fer fun"
"Sick? Nobody except feer got newmony
by gon without his jacket when sweaty went to
school all winter in two pairs of overhaus pair cowhd
boots and and don't recall that ever sick And
could throw of the Barclay Hill school boys
deho and didn't have clothes hot meals than
did.
Yes N when got there plenty to do until dark
Cows to git colts to bring hogs feed hay we
KEEP darn busy till supper time And then got that hot
meal ham and maybe ags and puddin and all that hungry
boy could eat and hungry boy ct in them days.
Il spose they need it nowadays Bill spose they need it.
They amt raising the stock Things are too blamed
easy nowadays Bill, they amt raisin' item right"
The Bozeman courier., 1923-05-02
THE SAME EVERYWHERE.

After entire session spent agitation to equaze and
threats enough of the life of
Montana the legislature adjourned 1t much ado about moth
ng for is paying about the share of taxes
before The big companies dodge the farmers pay them
and kicks like Missouri mule But at that the
legislators not alone in their failures
Out in California where hard times said failed
arrive when everybody else experiencing deaon Governor
Richardson who elected campaign promise reduce
taxes finds himself in death grappe with legislature that
does not want to cut appropriations Just how
reduced without cutting the appropriations to be the prob
lem there in California, elsewhere
recent review of state election campaigns in all states
compilation of campaign made by governors
shows that the tax burden the issue everywhere North
and west and down in the old south the
and the campaign promise of tax reduction alike
have been the instances of actual any of the
legislatures.
The facts that the property tax burden mostly local.
county, city, school district township affair
state problem In levy of 125 mills city, less than mills
will be for state purposes while SO so
schools alone In levy of 40 to so mills state
levy will scarcely amount onefourh of the total figures
general throughout the country The legislature
reduce the total tax very much
Local school, city and county governments the
The Bozeman courier., 1923-05-02
MILESTONES OF INDECENCY.

When house has been built furnished created
there it is ptfu sight it burn to the ground It leaves
so much desolaon when it lies in ashes.
But when life is wrecked and the family sits in the desoaon
OF shame and disgrace their condition pab So much
groups about mans life. So many depend him.
the center post of pyramid of life and hope When
he falls the pyramid falls with him. house may be rebuded
refurnished become home again. But seldom that
lily once disrupted and destroyed is rebuilt.
Strange passing strange it is that and then
has worked lifetime to create competence who
granted wfey companonshp that blessing been
given children to into splendid manhood womanhood
should deliberately market all that he the shameful
smiles of shallow courtesans and the applause
putrid minds 1t though he to set his
fire and dance to the destruction of all he should hold dear
degenerate JOY But they do And few neghborhoods
failed to observe the of such
pity of it.
Now and then held respect of his neghbors
with good reasons turns from decency an
indecent saturnaa The end those scarcely They
lose respect friends families wealth. They
they walked upright Severed from those
e deserted and depsd by the companions that
to work their shame they finally drop of sight, mind
out Of life and leave nothing behind but the memory
misdeed and the Illustration of horrible example They receive
neither pity sympathy Those reserved for their friends
and their families And STILL they in their way
pitiable of mankind.
And those lives have their lantern beside
pit gives its warning their lives signal danger and
pitfaI and wreck
What must be the thoughts and of
hey have reached the final goal ndency and dsrepute?
living death they must endure For with the shock of under
standing and unavang regret Like the
of the qucsands looking hopeessy the green fields and
the firm earth they sink from sight and knowledge an
agony of spirit unimaginable as indescrbabe
Mile posts of ndecency landmarks of dsrepute What
ory to leave when the world is left behind.
The Bozeman courier., 1923-05-02
SELECTION AT SOURCE.

Premier Mussoni of Italy, newspaper interview, has
made suggestion immigration of Italians into the United
States should be fine thing for country it
could He suggests that the American government
its immigrants at Italian ports and let
will who can prove acceptable the United States
authorities.
Mussoni admits frankly Italy many people for
the disposal and thinks that there would be greater
cooperation between United States and Italian governments
Italy represented here by better class of immigrants
There much talent in the Italian that country
gamer permitted to select the best and
inferior The trouble would be to do the selecting
Who would do it and what would the standards be?
Musson right however suggesting that selection be made
the ports of ebarkaon instead of sammng the doors of
opportunity their faces after they get here So long
immigration laws should have United States
abroad issue passports that would admit the immigrant
before he has sacrificed what he had at home and had spent
small savings for ship fare
Italy overcrowded JAPAN and probably
than England Germans will want to get away from Ger
many feeling subsidies sufficiently make them
welcome anywhere More somewhere must be found for
OvercrOwded peoples of many nationaities
England has plenty of outlet its colonies especially
Australia Italy and Germany and Japan will
buy territory day for the expansion of their peoples
South American countries would admit Germans and Italians
but they do not there and meet the hadhp
pioneering They prefer opportunities the United
States Everybody Europe and Asia would like to here
if they could.
Where Japan find welcome for her people problem
Probably not where there many people
The Japanese will have acquire territory
the right to settle territory somewhere and give aid
the establishment of its people foreign Japs
not going crowded that they each other off
their rugged island into the without becoming disturbing
factor nations Unoccuped sparsey settled territory
somewhere should be given to the p and let them expand
The Bozeman courier., 1923-05-02
FIRST OUTDOOR DRILL
FOR NATIONAL GUARD.

Following a long winter of inside
work, the local company of the Mon
tana National Guard held their first
outdoor drill of the season Thursday
evening, spending most of their time
on extended order drill, combat form
alton and grenade work.
Major H. B. Keene, senior instruct
or of the Montana National Guard,
visited Company c during the regu-
lar drill period last evening, and gave
the men some instruction in the work
on hand. He expressed himself as be-
ing well pleased with the progress
shown by the company.
The outdoor drilling will continue,
according to the officers of the COM
pany, as long as weather conditions
will permit. This extended order drill
is the final step in preparing the COM
pany for the summer camp.
The dates for the summer camp
have now been definitely fixed as
June 16 to 80, and the encampment
will be held in Camp Lewis, Wash
ington.
The Bozeman courier., 1923-05-02

that count and when proposed of the things
that taxes to eat ravenousy into strong faction
is to rise in protest.
1t is the cost of high living social order the cost of better
schools than other the many
city and county functions that under
taken before the of suitable the of
automobile that travels them that hurts when become due
We should retrench There doubt about it, We should
avoid increased taxes and should reduce public epend
ture without going back generation public
ons But is hard to do The Montana legislature knows it
They could not shift the burden where belongs
neither could they cut down. Taxes high every
Too high, but who is going to reduce them?