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The Democrat-herald., 1923-03-30
School Notes
Of spriing6eld's
Public Schools

The arsnt-Teachers' associa-
ton has arranged for program
this month that is quite different
from the usual program hut iu-
teresting nevertheless. This
week will be Visiting Week at
s:hool and all the parents are
especially asked to visit school
at this time. No one Will be
e,unted as a visitor who does
The Peppers will give their
second program Friday morning.
Visitors are cordially invited.
BY the request of several peo-
pie the Dutch Operetts. Wind-
mills of Holland, was given again
last Thursday night. The pro-
cseds amounted to $30.75.
The following games will be
played ut Springfield on Mar. 30.
Games TO start at 1:15. Admis-
sion-free. Lewisville vs. Spring.
Aeld boys. Stonington VS..
Springfield girls. Lewisvil;e
70. Stonington boys. Potato
Butte vs. Stonington boys.
Helen Sober is spending the
week visiting in the country.
Warren Green is out Of school
on account of illness.
Geo. and John Cowart are
back In school after two months
absence.
Viola Jones is visiting in the
country this week.
Harold Self has reentered
school after three months abb
sence.
Mrs. Howard and Gersld
Powell visited in the 9th grade
room last week.
All the students in Mrs. Mum
dell's room were back in school
Mon lay for the first time in
several weeks. The event was
celebrated by having a picture
taken of the students.
Last Friday evening the high
school gave a program at Ltber'
ty. The Liberty school buss
came in for the students.
"The Last of the Mohicans"
will be shown at the Lyric next
Friday and Saturday, All
scholars who want to attend the
Matinee Friday will be excused
but school will not be dismissed.
This book was studied by the
Sophomore class this year and
has been reported on in the
American Literature class.
Mr.. Olds-''What was that
noise in your Algebra class this
morning. Mrs. Finkle?" Mrs.
Finkle-"Oh, that was just Clell
falling aslee p."
I.yle-"Wayne. l heard you
talking during Mr.. F.nkle's lee.
tqre.", Wayne-"No. ! never
<cll. In ,nv slooO -
The Democrat-herald., 1923-03-30

The evolution the ory has by
law been barred from Oklahoma
schools. Now the query - is
this to be con sidered the first
gun for Bryan in the coming
life and death struggle of 1924?
The Democrat-herald., 1923-03-30

Sarah Bernhardt, one of the
worlds greatest actors, died At
her home in Paris last week, at
the advanced age o! 70 years.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-03-30

In 1922 the tourist population
of the state is said to have
equalled its resident population
about |, 100000.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-03-30

Many have spoken to US of the
need OF such an organization 20
we are throwing out this little
suggestion for general con sidera'
tion.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-03-30

Such an organization in Baca
county. either % q secret or open
door association, could do a world
Of good in improving economic
conditions Of our county and
the people in It.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-03-30
The Need OF
A Baca County
Civic Association

The farmers and tax payers
in and throughout the country
generally now in most counties
have economic associations. the
purposes Of which are varied,
but all having in view the curb
ing of taxes. a getting together
of the people, improvement OF
conditions, farming. stock rails
ing, and hosting. and the vel.
fare Of the country in a general
way.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-03-30

A Big Crowd
AT the Lyric
Saturday Night
The attendance had been ex-
traordinary for some time, but
Wildfir,, Saturday night drew a
record breaker.
All the pictures have been good
at the Lyric, and several class
ical shows are booked on ahead.
Watch the announcements in
the Democrat-HeraId.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
Literal Minutes"

Billy's mother was recording secre-
tary of woman's club. so Billy had
taining to club work Billy was a
member of n boys club.
One day, prior to one of his club
meetings, he went to his mother and
asked for the kitchen alarm clock. She
gave II to him and after the meeting
when he returned II she asked him
why he wanted II.
We'll, you see, mother" he replied.
'we had to have the minutes at our
meeting"
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
SHIELD HIM7v

Gabriel Warden. Seattle capital
ist. tells his butler he is expecting
a caller. to be admitted without
question. lie informs his wife of
DANCER that threatens him IL he
pursues a course he considers the
only honorable one. Warden leaves
the house in his car and meets
rnan whom he takes into the ma
chine. When the car returns home.
Warden is found dead. murdered.
and alone. The caller. a young
man. has been at warden's house.
but leaves unobserved. Bob Con-
merry. conductor. receives orders to
hold train for a party. Five men
and a girl board the train. the
eastern express. The father OF the
girl Mr.. Dorue. Is the person for
whom the train was held Philip
ID. Eaton. young man. also
boarded the train. Dorne tells his
daughter ard his secretary, Don
Avery. to find out what they can
concerning him. The two make
Eaton's Acquaintance. Dorne is
found nearly dead from a murder
Gus assault. A surgeon operates.
DorIe is revealed as Basil San
tome. blind. aud a power in the
financial world as the adviser OF
big interests Eaton is suspected
and questioned. He refuses infor-
nation about himself and admits
he was the caller at warden's
house Eaton pleads with Harriet
Santoine to withhold Judgment.
telling her he is in serious danger.
though innocent Of the crime
against her father. He feels the
girl believes him. Sa1toine reCov-
ers sufficiently to question Eaton.
who refuses his Identity. The
tnarcier requires Eaton to accom-
pany him TO the Santoine home as
semi-prisouer. Eaton meets "A
resident of the house. Wallace
Blatchford. and Mildred Davis. a
stenographer. with whom he is ac-
quainted though they conceal the
fact. E=ton's mission is TO secure
certain documents which are vital
TO his interests, Harriet tells Eaton
she and Donald Avery act as
ewes to Santoine. While walking
with her. men in an automobile
delibera ely attempt to run Eaton
down. The girl recognizes one Of
the men as having been on the
train
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
The Blind Mans Eyes
I'm go myself" she said.

"1'll go myself" she said.
She went out into the hal, and
closed the door behind her: she wait
ed until she heard the approaching
steps Of the man summoned by San
TONES bell; then, going To meet him.
she sent him 10 call Eaton in his
rooms. and she still waited until the
man came back and told her Eaton
had already left his rooms and gone
downstairs. She dismissed the man
and went TO the head OF the stairs
but her steps slowed there ana
stopped. She knew that the blind
mans thought In regard To- Eaton had
taken some Immense stride; but she
did NOT know what that stride had
been, or what was coming now when
her father saw Eaton.
She went on slowly down the stairs,
and when halfway down. she saw Ea-
tion in the hair below her. He was
standing beside the table which held
the bronze antique vase; he seemed
to have taken something from the
vase and To be examining it. She
halted again to watch him: then she
went on, and he turned AT the sound
OF her footsteps, she could see. as
She approached him. what he had
taken from the vase, but she attached
no Importance TO II: it was only
black button from womau's glove
one Of her own. perhaps. which she
had dropped without noticing. He
tossed II indifTercntly toward the open
fireplace as he came toward her.
Father wants to see you. Mr..
Eaton" she said.
He looked at her intently for an
instant and seemed to detect some
strangeneS> In her manner and 10
draw himself together; then he fol-
lowed her up the stairs
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16

You a>.urie that. Mr. Santolne.
he asserted. because" He checked
himself and altered his sentence,
"Will you tell me why you assume
that?"
THAT that would have surprised
you? Yes: that Is what | called you
in here 10 tell you"
As SantoIne waited n moment be
fore going on. Eaton watched him
anxiously. The blind man turned
himself on his pillows so as 10 face
Eaton more directly.
Just ten days ago" he said evenly
and dISpassionately, Il was found un-
conscious in my bcrth-Section Three
Of the rearmost sleeper-on the trans
continental train. which had taken
with my daughter and Avery Mt Sc
attic. had been attacked-asSailed ed
during NY sleep some time in that
first night thar | spent on the train
and my condition was serious enough
so that for three days afterward
was no; allowed to receive any of the
particulars OF what had happened to
me. When did finally learn them.
! naturally attempted TO make certain
deductions as to who IL was that had
attempted TO murder me. and why;
and ever since. have continued 10
occupy myself with those questions.
am going TO tell you few OF my
deductions. If you fancy | am at
fault in my conclusions. wait until you
discover your error
Santoine waited an Instant: Eston
thought 1t was to allow him 10 speak
II he wanted to, but Eaton merely
waited.
The first thing learned" the blind
man went on. was the similarity Of
the attack on me to the more success
full attack on Warden, twelve days
previous. which had caused his death.
The method OF the two attacks was
the same; the conditions surrounding
them were very similar. The des-
perate nature of the two attacks. aud
their almost Identical method, made
1t practically certain that they origi
mated at the same source and We're
carried out-probahly-by the same
hand and for the same purpose.
Mrs. Warden's statement to me OF
her Interview with her husband
before his murder, made it
certain that the object of the attack
on him was TO remove him. II
seemed almost Inevitable. therefore,
that the attack on me must have been
for the same purpose.
81 found that a young man-your-
self-had acted so suspiciouSly both
before and after the attack on me
that both Avery and the conductor
In charge of the train had become
that he was my assailant.
and had segregated him from the rest
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16

of the passengers. Not only this. but
and this seemed quite conclusive to
them-you admitted that you were
the one who had called upon Warden
the evening of his murder 1t seemed
likely, too, that you We're the only
person on the train aside from my
daughter and Avery who knew who
was; for ! had had reason to believe
from the time when l first heard you
speak when you boarded the train.
that you were someone with whom |
had previously, very briefly come in
contact; and / had asked my daugh-
ter to find out who you were, and she
had tried to do so. but without sue
cess"
Eaton wet his lips.
Also" the blind man continued,
there was telegram which definite
iy showed that there was some con-
nection, unknown to me, between you
and me, as well rs second-or
rather previous-suspicious tele-
gram in cipher, which we were able
to translate"
Eaton leaned forward impelled to
speak; but as Santoine clearly detect
ed this Impulse and waited to hear
what, he was going to say. Eaton re-
considered and kept silent
you were going to say something
about that telegram In clpherY San
tolne asked
NO" Eaton denied.
II think you were; and think that
few minutes ago when | said you
were not surprised by the attempt
made today TO run you down. you
were also going to speak of It: for
that attempt makes clear the meaning
Of the telegram. Its meaning was no,
clear to me before. you understand
II said only that you were known and
| followed. 1t did not say why Won
| were followed. could not be certain
of that; there were several possible
reasons why you might be followed
even That the one who 'wns follow
ing might be someone secretly inter
ested In preventing you from an at
tack on me. Now. however, ! know
that the reason you feared the mar
J who was following was because yo,
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
His Defense

Now. here" said the agent. q,
fine farm of 100 acres of land IN
fine district, and"
why do you say acres Of landy
interrupted the fussy customer. "Wh
kind of acres are there except
land?"
WELL said the agent. 81 once r
into lot OF trouble for sellin.
stranger 100 acres OF water. aud no
I'm taking no chances. kansas Ct
Star.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
Tall Men Needed.

While walking down the street one
aight with her daddy. little Thelma be-
came Interested In a lamp post with n
red globe that hnd the words Fire
Alarm painted on it. She had seen
Sre boxes before and had been told
That in order to turn in an alarm that
you had to break the glass.
SO. after studying for n moment. she
said: "A man has to be awfully tall to
break that glass. doesn't he?"
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
CHAPTER XIII
II Grows Ptainer

Basil SantoIne'S bedroom was so
nearly sound-proof that anything
going on in the room could not be
heard in the hall outside It, even close
to the double doors. Eaton. as they
approached these doors. listened
valnly. trying to determine whether
anyone was in the room with San
tome; then he quickened his step tc
bring him beside Harriet.
"One moment. please. Miss San
to!ne." he urged
want?"
Your father has received some an
Swer to the inquiries he has been hav-
ing made about me?"
81 don't know, Mr.. Eaton"
as he alone?"
Yes"
Eaton thought minute. THAT Is
all | wanted to know. then" he said.
Harriet opened the outer door and
knocked on the inner one. Eaton
heard Santoine's voice at once calling
them to come in. and us Harriet
opened the second door he followed
her into the room.
"Am to remain, Father," she
asked.
Yes" Santoine commanded.
Eaton waited while she went to
chair at the foot or the bed and seat
ed herself-her clasped hands resting
on the fOotboard and her chin upon
her hands-in a position to watch
both Eaton and her father while they
talked; then Eaton sat down.
Good morning, Eaton" the blind
man greeted him.
Good morning, Mr. Santoine." Ea-
ton answered.
Santoine was lying quietly upon
his back. his head raised on the piI-
lows, his arms above the bed-covers,
his tingertips touching with the fin
gers spread.
You recall, of course, Eaton. our
conversation on the train" Santolne
said evenly.
"Yes."
81 want to call your attention in a
certain order to some of the details of
what happened on the train. You had
rather close call this morning. did
you nOt?"
Rather, | was careless"
"You We're careless?" Santoine
smiled derisvely. Perhaps you
were-in one sense. In another. how
ever, you have been very careful, Ea-
ton. You have been careful to act
as though the attempt to run you
down could not have been DELHI
crate attack: you were careful to call
II an accident; you were careful not
to recognize any of the three men in
the motor"
81 had no chance to recognize any
of them. Mr. Santoine," Eaton re-
piled easily. 81 did not see the car
coming: I was thrown from my feet
when I got up, it was too far away
for me to recognize anyone"
perhaps so; but were you sur.
prised when my daughter recognized
one Of them as having been on the
train with us?"
Eaton hesitated. but answered al,
most Immediately:
your question doesn't exactly HI
the case. / thought Miss Santoine
! had made mistake"
But you were not surprised no
What would have been surprise Il
you, Eaton, would have been-If yor
had had chance to observe the men
TO have found that none OF them
none of them had been on the train =
| Eaton started and felt that he ha,
colored. How much did Santoin,
know? Had the blind man received
as Eaton feared. rome answer to hi
Inquiries. which chad revealed. o
nearly revealed. Eaton's Identity? O
was It merely that the attack mad
on Eaton that morning had given San
tome new light on the events tina
had happened on the train and par
ricularly-Eaton guessed-on the cI
pher telegram which Santoine claime
l to have tsanSlatefI1
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
CHAPTER SII-continued.
10

ITO Kill him. Harriet? How do you
know
She caught herself. IL don't
know, Father. He certainly meant to
iniure Mr. Eaton. When / said kill
him, l WA telling only what :;
thought"
THAT Is better. think so too"
THAT he meant to kill Mr. Eaton?"
"Ycs."
She watched her fathers face I;
often when relating things to him,
she was aware from his expression
that she was telling him only some
thing he already had figured out and
expected or even knew; she felt that
now.
Father. did you expect Mr.. Eaton
to he attacke&T
Expect? Not that exactly: II was
possible; l suspected something like
this might occur"
"And you did not warn htm?'
The blind mans hands sought each
other on the coverIet and clasped to-
gether. 1T was not necessary to warn
him, Harriet; Mr.. Eaton already
knew. Who was in the carr"
Three men"
Had You seen any Of them beforeT
Yes, one-the man who drove"
"Where?"
"On the train"
The color on Santoines face grew
brighter. Describe him, dear"
He waited while she called together
her recollections of the man
II can't describe him very fully,
Father" she said. He was one of
the people who had berths in the for
ward sleeping car. | can recall see
ing him only when l passed through
the carl recall him only twice In
that car and once in the diner"
"That is interesting" said San
toine.
What Father?"
''rhat In five days upon the train
you saw the man orly three times"
You mean he must have kept out
of sight as much as possible?"
Have you forgotten that I asked
you to describe him, Harriet?"
She checked herself. Height about
Ave feet hve." she said. broad
shouldered. very heavily set; re-
member be impressed me as being un-
usually muscular. His hair was black !:
can't recall the color Of his eyes i;
his cheeks were blue with heavy
beard closely shaved I remember his
face was prognathous. and his clothes
We're spotted with dropped food. L
II seems hard for me to recall him,
and I can't describe him very WELL
But you are sure it was the same
man in the motory'
yes. He seemed an animal sort
of person, small, strong, and not par.
ticularly Intelligent. 1t seems hard
for me to remember more about him
than that"
'"rhat Is interesting"
"What?'
''That 1t is hard for you to remem-
her him very we'll"
"Why, Father?"
Hrr father did not answer. 1.-THE
ether men in the motorT' he asked
81 can't describe them. IL was
,'x'd'ed sabout Mr.. Eaton"
'Tiank you, dear. Bring Eaton tc
me-"
ale las gone to his room to a,
himseif M
"I'Il send for him. then" Santoin.
pressed one Of the buttons beside hi,
ned to call a servant; but before tn,
BEN '--'a no ans vered. Harriet go
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
Ereshen a Heavy Skin

With the antlseptic, Fascinating Cud
cura Talcum Powder. an exquisite
scented. economical face, skin, bad
and dusting' powder and perfun
Renders other perfumes superfuod
One of the Cuticura Toilet Trio (SoaI
Ointment, Talcum) .-Advertisenent.
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
"You yourself will assume
charge Of the correspondence Of
which speak, Daughter"
tTo BE CONTINUED,
II Broke his Fall

Nose Lightfoot, one of the best hod.
carriers on the job. lost his footing
and fell to the street, four stories be.
low.
Nose lit on his head, struck the ce-
ment pavement. and went through to
the basement.
When the foreman went to the base.
ment. expecting to find Nose cold and
stiff. he met Nose coming up the steps.
"Great Scott. man. aren't YOU
killed?' he cried.
no" Nose replied. dustIng off hIs
clothes. Il guessS dat concrete pave
ment musta broke NAH fall"
UP to Date.
knicker-What has succeeded
obey In the mnrrlnge servics1
Bocksr-"Oh. hoyP
The Dolores star., 1923-03-16
No. Always a Good Rule.

You must keep your eye on !,
bali"
bah! I've made some of my be
shots with my eyes shut"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-05-04
One Woman Like TilGe One Too MANY

the woman placed arsenic I'm Kup-
czyk's food and also IN the moon
shine" he drank.
The case was brought back to Judge
Kavanagh on a motion FOR new trial.
The Judge listened for several minutes
to arguments by Attorney John Pry-
stalski and Assistant States Attorney
Mclaughlin.
This Is one of the most remarkable
cases In the history OF criminology,"
Judge Kavanagh said In denying the
motion.
1--WE have here woman of aver
age intelligence, a model housewife
and a good cook. When she Is among
women she Is affectionure and, 1t Is
said, she Is the most popular woman
In the jail.
"Yet, the testimony showed. cold
bloodedly. without feeling or remorse.
she killed three of her husbands and
attempted to kill fourth.
"If this woman was let loose today
she would kill another man. She has
a desire to see men with whom she
was intimate suffer.
IL venture to say there are more
husbands poisoned In this community
than the police or authorities realize.
But the knowledge that Tillie Klimelx
has gone down Will stay their hands"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-05-04
Boys "Shanghaied" on the Great Lakes

expenses and employed as assistant
steward.
Skeel believes boys are being en-
ticed away with promises of large sal
aries and an opportunity to see the
lakes, and at the end Of the season
will be swindled out Of their wages
by INSCRIPTIONS officers.
The Maloney boy says that after
boarding the ship, instead Of becoming
assistant steward. he was put to work
scrubbing oil-soaked decxs below the
water line. He says an armed guard
was posted to prevent his slipping
away.
Upon arriving In Toledo the boy was
taken to third rate motel frequented
by lake men. where he stayed over
night before being taken to the ship.
he says. Sheel has learned that nu-
merous other boys were subjected to
immoral treatment pending their re-
movAl to ships.
That entire crews for certain lake
steamships are being organized with
young boys. many only fifteen and six-
teen years old. u evident from Skssa's
ln{ormatiog
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-05-04

~ HICAGO.-Tillie Klimek, the
squat little Polish storekeeper,
4 who poisoned three husbands
and sent fourth to a West
side hospital to fight battle against
death, enacted the last role of her
"four act play" In Judge Marcus
Kavanagh's courtroom.
Dressed In new black dress and
wearing the same black silk hat she
wore on the day she followed the
coffin containing the body of her third
husband to the cemetery, the little
woman stood against the bar and
heard Judge Kavanagh sentence her to
Joliet penitentiary for the remainder
of her life.
Not sign of emotion passed over
her face as the court pronounced the
dozen words that takes away her lib
>erty and gives her gray cell and iron
bars. When the judge ceased talking
she turned her face upwards and
smiled. Then she passed out Of the
room, across the bridge Of sighs' and
back to her cell.
Mrs. Klimek was found guilty Of a
charge of numbering her third hus-
band, Frank Kupczyk, by jury before
Judge Kavanagh. 1t was brought out
by Assistant States Attorneys william
Mclaughlin and Thomas Peden that
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-05-04
Holland Estates Are Castles in Spain

bugging schemers as mediums for de-
luding so-called heirs OUT OF substan-
tial sums. For 100 years descendants
Of these early settlers have invested
heavy legal fees In suits for estates
In Holland, believing against assur-
ances Of the Dutch government they
would inherit millions which did not
exist.
Among these is the so-called Weber
estate. AS long ago as 1905, David
Jayne Hill, then ambassador ut The
Hague, reported that fraudulent sollc-
itation of funds to recover millions
from this imaginary estate was as
profitable to swindlers as any gold
brick scheme.
"These estates-the Weber, the
Cronkheit, the Van Cot, the Van
Deusen and the Metzger-don't ex-
ist," he said. "They are as fabulous
as the Bank of Holland where for
years many deluded heirs thought
they had millions. Careful investiga-
tlon induces the belief these estates
originated in the brain of rascally
spectators who found many victims"
In the case of the mythical Dutch
estates 1t Is also true that the Dutch
parliament In 1852 declared all un-
claimed inherltances would after FIVE
years from that date revert to the
State. SO II any of these estates ex-
listed then they have long since been
irrevocably escheated.