PARALLEL
STORIES
sf FAMOUS
CRIMES
By HENRY C. TERRY
(Coprrliht br
AWFUL REVENGE OF A THIEF.
LIFP DEMPSEY was ono of
tho peculiar characters
among thieves who have
been ft puzzlo to tho police
because of their kindness of
heart and willingness to
any ono who was worso man
wero themselves. Cliff mado
money out of tho business
most thieves, but, as ho had
no bad personal habits, tho money
never was squandered. Ho distrib
uted thousands of dollars In char
ity. Cliff was raised In tho old Ninth
ward of New York city and hundreds
of families of that ward still look upon
him more In tho light of a saint than
a thief because of tho help ho gavo
them In tlmo of need. Dut all was not
goodness In Cliff's heart, and any one
who over harmed him except in a
manly hand-to-hand conflict had rea
son to know that his hatred was devil
ish. CLIFF DEMPSEY'S STORY.
"I never asked credit," said Cliff,
"for doing good to any one, and I
never feared censure for doing ovll,
because I have always made it a rulo
to do what was right according to my
Judgment and tho way I was brought
up. What might appear right to mo
might bo condemned by a preacher
many times, and then "again what
somo preachers do might not seem
right to mo, nnd so It goes. It may
not bo In accordanco with tho teach
ings of good men to stick to a friend
no matter what trouble he may get
into and to kill the friend who does
you serious harm while having tho
smile of friendship on his lips. Well,
that's my doctrine, and everybody
knows It. It has mado my path thorny
at times, but It has given mo some
of the truest friends who ever lived
on earth.
"It is astonishing how friends will
sometimes go back on you, even those
who have been very closo to you in
danger, and when the blow comes
there Is to my mind only ono way to
wipe out tho disgrace. Tho way I
gave It to Abo Baker is a good Idea
of what I mean.
"Abe and I wero raised together,
and for many years we worked In the
same lino. I was with Abo in tho
Connecticut and Long Island masked
burglaries. When Abo was Bhot in
Islip while we were leaving tho house
of Judge Reynolds with- ubout $20,000
In property I put him on my back and
carried him several miles to plant him
In -a- spot that I knew was dead safe.
He paid mo back for thlB In a way
that no one would ever believe him
capable of doing, and I had to suffer
for It.
"Ling Daly, Abe and I went Into
the bank business when the masked
burglary trado played out, and wo
traveled over the country together
with great success. Wo tapped alto
gether about thirty banks, and there
was no reason why we should ever
have been nailed. It was a lucky trip,
nnd w illil not hnvo tlio KlItrlitfRt trnn-
bio In any placo except tho Httlo In
conveniences which come to men In
Our lino who aro being dogged by the
police all their lives.
"One of tho tricks was tho Empiro
bank in Troy. They had an old-fashioned
vault which was then looked
upon as tho best safeguard in use
against attacks of burglars. But I
knew Its weak point. Wo got Into it
two hours after dark and wore on tho
midnight train out of Albany with
?375,000 in cash and securities. We
read tho account of tho robbery In
Now York the next dny. It was very
evident that wo had not left any clue
for the police to work on. It was a
suro thing, ns I looked at It, and wo
lay down for a chance to get rid of
tho bonds.
"I was then living in St. Mark's
placo and was taken by surprise when
a couplo of detectives carried away
my door and took mo to headquar
ters. They told me I wns wanted for
the Troy Job, I found Daly and Uakor
thero, and glanced at them in their
cell as I was brought in. Daly
amlled, but Baker looked surly and
sat on tho edge of his bed and did not
glvo mo a glance. I supposed, of
courso, that ho wns ugly at being
pinched, but I knew that wo could
boat tho gamo if wo did not say any
thing. "Thieves convict themselves by talk
ing about half tho tlmo, and I thought
that I could trust tho men I had been
pulling with. Wo wero taken to court
tho next morning nnd wero remanded.
This showed me that tho police wero
not satisfied with tho cvldenco they
had against us, ami I had a chat with
Baker about the business. Ho did
not seem to act right, but I did not
mind It then. I could not see through
tho scheme until we wero taken to
court again. Then I wns dumbfound
ed to hear that the detectives had got
possession of tho securities and part
of tho cash.
"Thore wero only two others beside
myself who had a knowledgo of wbero
tho property was. Thoy wero Baker
nnd Daly. I know that one of them
had given up to the police. I thought
of tho two men that It must bo Daly;
but I did not say anything to either of
them. I waited until tho trial. Then
Colonel Spencer, who appeared as
Baker's lawyer, mado a motion for a
separato trial for him. I saw tho
Joker for certain then and I bad n
consultation with Daly. It waB evi
dent that It was useless to make a
. defense, so Daly and I pleaded guilty
to the charge of burglary, feeling cer
tain that Baker had squealed to the
pollco, Tho positive proof camo when
wo wero sentenced. Baker alBo plead
ed guilty. Daly and I got twelve years
nnd bIx months, whllo Bakor got off
with thrco years and six months.
"I lost my temper In court, de
help
thoy
moro
than
fHE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, "Always Holds Good."
V, L. Nalton
nounced Baker and nut n threat on
record that I would get even with him
when I got through with my work
for tho state. Ho only smiled, and we
wero all sent to Sing Sing. Ho left
whn his tlmo was up, and T nliAyod
tho rulos to got my short time. Tho
only comfort I had during tho weary
years that I polished castings in Sing
Sing was nursing my rovengo. It
made tho work easy, and tho sun nev
er shono so brightly ns on tho day
when I threw off the stripes and was
set freo.
"I had a big bank roll when I be
gan life again, and aftor Bpondtng a
couple of weeks in th country to get
rid of the prison shuttle, I began the
hunt for Baker, tho stool pigeon. Ho
had been out of Jail about eight years
before me. I hunted until I felt sick
and feared that I would never meet
him. I learned that ho went to Eu
rope, and was away for soveral years.
When it looked vory dark for mo good
luck came from nn unexpected source
"I was talking with Harry Hill ono
evening In bis old place In East Hous
ton street, and he mentioned that re
cently ho had seen an old friend of
mine, at a prlzo fight in Paterson. I
asked him who It was and he told me
Abo Baker. That name sounded sweet
to my ear. I found out from Hill that
Baker had changed his name to Henry
"Lawrence, and was tho owner of sov
eral horses and followed tho trotting
circuit for n living. This was all the
cluo I wanted and I started to find
Lawrerco.
"A few days later there was o trot
ting match at tho old Fashion track
on Long Island, and I went there.
Lawrence was ono of the first men I
met. I would not have known him.
Ho wore a heavy beard and was
known as a Kentucky sport. I did not
speak to him, but kept him In sight
and followed him to his homo In East
Thirty-fifth street. I found that he
was married. I kept my eye on him
for several days to get a line on his
habits. Ho did not go around much,
but I knew several of tho friends that
ho visited. Ho did not po out nights,
and after I had watched for a week
I sent him a letter, signed by ono of
his friends, and asked him to meet
me at eight o'clock In tho evening.
"I watched his houso and saw him
come out after dark. I followed, and
between Second nnd Third avenue,
when tho street was clear of people,
in Thirty-fifth street, I hit him with a
blackjack. He foil on tho Bldewnlk. I
struck him until he quit struggling. I
thought I had fixed him, sure, and to
make things look easy, I ripped off his
watch, diamond ring and pin. This
was to glvo tho idea that the assault
was for tho purpose of robbery. No
ono nppeared on the block and I was
safe. ' He scarrcely breathed, and to
mako suro that ho would never squeal
on any ono else, I gavo him a Jab with
a knifo in tho left side. It was nasty
work, but I felt happier when I walked
away than I had been in ten years "
OFFICER QUACKENBUSH'S STORY.
"Tho finding of Henry Lawrenco,"
said Dotectlvo Quackcnbush, "all
knocked to pieces in East Thirty-tlfth
street, created a great sensation.
When I saw him at Bellevuo hospital
the doctors said ho (lid not have ono
chanco in a hundred of recovering. I
never saw, In all my experience as a
policeman, a person who was so thor
oughly beaten up. Why, thero was
not a square Inch of his body, which
was not marked In some way, and his
face and head were about twice tho
normal slzo.
"Tho doctors said that his skull had
been fractured In the frontal region by
a blow from somo blunt weapon, pre
sumably a slungshot or club; that It
would bo necessary to trephine the
frontal bono and remove the broken
pieces and splinters which, to all ex
ternal appearances, had penetrnted
tho brain. Lawrence, was, of course,
In such a condition that ho could not
tell anything about the assault. Even
If he recovered tho probability was
that ho would not bo able to give a
connected nnd reliablo story of the
affair.
"The neighborhood of East Thirty
fifth street was at that time the
stamping ground of tho notorious
Brick Yard Gang, which had among
Its members about as many cut
throats and thugs as could bo found
in any part or mo city. rnoy nnu
been at work for a long time holding
up eltizons In tho street. Although
many of them were sent away their
places seemed to bo steadily filled,
and tho gang did not loso its power.
Denny Brady, who afterward led tho
most successful gang of masked bur
glars that was ever formed In this
city for pillago along tho Hudson
river front between hero and Al
bany, was tho leader of tho gang. Ho
wns about na tough a citizen as ever
went unhung.
"All tho evldenco In tho case point
ed to robbery ns tho motlvo of the
crime. Lawrenco's watch and Jewelry,
which wero worth about $1,G00, had
been taken and his pockets had been
turned insldo out. Tho wholo nppear
anco of tho clothing wns such as was
usually found In cases whero tho gang
had dono up a victim.
"There wero, however, two puzzling
features In tho case. In Lawrence's
Inside walBtcoat pocket, In a lnrgo
wallet, were $0,000 In cash and tho
records of several bots which hnd
been mado tho day that ho was In
jured. Tho theory which was adopted
as tho most plausible ono was that
some of tho gang had been at tho
track and seen tho roll of bills Law
renco carried, nnd glvon hlra tho rnzoo
tho first chnnco they got at him when
ho wus alono.
"I went to see Denny Brndy, as I
knew him very well, to havo a talk
with him about tho crime, Tho thief
who Is nccused falsely will always
talk freely as a general thing about
nny particular crlmo, and I wished to
see how Brady would act nbout this
case. I found him In a liquor etoro In
First avenue with tho gang, nnd ho
greeted mo veryi kindly. I went out
with him alono after ho had a chin
with soveral of tho gang, and gave
him a ghost story about tho Lawrenco
robbery. I volunteered the Informa
tion Unit somo of the gang were sus
pected. I had expected to hear Brady
deny that ho had over hoard of tho
robbery, but Instead of this ho opened
up and gave mo his Idea of tho crlmo.
Ho snld that none of the gang wero in
It, ns they wero all at tho wako o.f
Andy Owens, who had been killed In
a rough-and-tumble fight In Williams
burgh. '"If yer, want ter find do bloko
what did do trick,' said Brady, 'take
a pipe on somo of de friends of dls
Lawrenco, and yer will como nonr hit
ting bottom.'
"I investigated tho story told by
Brady ns to tho whereabouts of tho
gang on tho night of tho robbery, nnd
found that ho had told tho truth,
which satisfied mo that I would havo
to look elsewhere for tho assailant of
Lawrenco. It waB possible, of courso,
that somo other gang might havo done
Lnwrenco up, but tho moro I thought of
the case the Iobb confldenco did I havo
In tho gang and robbery theory. It
was tho belief of all tho detectives
who had taken part In tho Investiga
tion that Lawrence had been robbed.
"I went alone to look for a cluo In
some othor direction. Down at the
hospital I looked over all tho property
which had been found In Lawrenco's
pockets. Among several letters I
found ono signed Oil Bender, who kept
a saloon at Socond avenuo nnd Thirty
sixth street, aBklng Lawrenco to meet
him at 8 o'clock on tho night of tho
robbery. I also picked up another fact
which sot my thlnklng-box gblng. On
Lawrenco's right arm were tho letters
'A. B.' In India Ink. What thoso meant
I did not know; but thoy wore not tho
initial letters of Lawrenco's name, and
I started out to find what they stood
for.
"I dropped Into Gil Bender's place,
and he said that ho had not mado nn
appointment to meot Lawrenco by lot
ter or In any other way. Ho willingly
agreed to 'wrlto certain words for me
which wero in tho letter and to sign
his name. I compared theso with tho t
letter nnd saw that thero was no point
of similarity In tho two hnndwrltlngs.
I showed him tho letter and he said
that ho had never seen It before and
had no Idea who could havo written
It. Bonder wns an ox-convlct and had
been useful to the police In many
wnys. I accepted his denials as truth
and then I mentioned to him about
the 'A. B.' marks on Lawrence's arm.
"Ho appeared a bit surprised when
I mentioned this, and I folt that I had
struck something good. Ho denied
thnt he had any idea what the letters
meant, but when I gavo him my word
that I would never tell what I had
learned from him, ho said that Law
renco was tho name selected by Abe
Baker to uso in living on tho level.
I had seen Baker many times, but aft
er getting out of Jail the last tlmo ho
had grown a full and very heavy
beard, nnd put on eyeglasses, which
so altered his appearance that, taken
in connection with the respectable
peoplo ho traveled with, mado n com
plete transformation In his nppenr
anco. "Tho mystery wns deepening with
overy now fact thnt I discovered in
tho case, nnd I tell you I had many a
wild-gooso chaso. Baker had survived
the operation nnd was Improving
physically every dny, but his mind
was in a vory confused stato nnd ho
mndo many controiilctory statements
about tho way he received his In
juries. The woman who lived with
Bnker did not, or pretended not to
know anything of his history.
"With tho motlvo of robbery out of
the way, except Incidentally, I became
convinced thnt tho assailant of Baker
was somo ono who had a grievance
against him. I carefully went over
his career ns a thief. While making
this Investigation I learned that Baker
had turned stnto's evidence In tho
Empire bank robbery In Troy, and
given Information which led to tho
conviction of Cliff Dempsey nnd Ling
Daly, who got the full sentence, whllo
Baker got off with a nominal punish
ment. Baker did not hnvo to testify
In court, and when I heard that Cliff
Dempsey had mudo a threat to take
his life for his treachery, I saw my
way clear. Dempqey was a man who
kept his word, nnd tho records show
ed that ho bad Just finished his term
of sentence and that Daly had died In
prison.
"It took mo a week to plant Demp
sey in this city, as ho had been keep
ing very quiet. In the meantime I had
picked up evldenco to show that ho
was at tho Fashion raco track nnd had
been noticed dogging Lawrence there.
I also found several persons who had
seen a man answering Dompsoy's ap
pearance in tho neighborhood of Bak
er's homo shortly boforo ho was hurt.
I got a samplo of Dompsoy's hand
writing, which was Identical with tho
letter making tho appolntomcnt
Blgncd by Bender. Theso facts made
it n Btrlng prima faclo caso against
Dempsey and I nrrested him. i
"Ho pleaded not guilty, but when
the caso was called for trial Baker
was well enough to nppoar, and Demp
sey changed the plea to guilty. As he
was leaving tho court room ho told
Baker that tho account was not Bot
tled and ho would follow him to the
end of IiIb days."
Machine That Plays Violin.
An invention has been perfected In
troducing a machino that will play n
violin. Tho construction of tho artifi
cial fiddler is ingenious. Tho bow Is
a true clrclo, a hoop of horsehair,
which travels round nnd round con
tinuously. Standing on end Inside the
hoop aro three violins. Along tho
nock of tho Instruments stretches a
row of uncanny fingers that run up
and down tho strings JuBt Hko tho real
thing. Tho violins stand back about
nn Inch from tho moving hoop of
horsehnlr, against which they aro
pushed at tho psychological moment
when the note Is to bo struck. Solon,
ducts, and trios aro astonishingly easy
to tho automaton. Like most auto
matic machines, however, It lacks ono
capability It cannot tuno itsolf, Its
cost is $2,000.
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THIS monumont to Dr. Joso Htzal I s to bo erected in front of tho new lo glslatlvo building nt Manila. Dr. HI
zal was tho leador in tho war of lndependcnco of tho Philippines against Spain In 180G and was tried and
executed.
BOY HELD
Youth Imprisoned for Four Hours
in Burial Place.
Young George Smedley and Play
mates Found Door of the Tomb
of Herb of Tlppecanoo
Open and Went In.
Cincinnati. Gcorgo Smedley, six
teen years old, living at North Bend,
on tho Ohio, a few miles from Cin
cinnati, wns a prisoner for four hours
in tho vnult of President William
Henry Hnrrison's tomb, standing lono
ly and sombro on tho heights over
looking tho river.
Young Smedley nnd two companions
wandered up to tho tomb nnd, finding
tho door open, wont Inside. Smedloy
remained in tho interior after IiIb com
panions had emerged, and they, ns a
Joko, shut tho heavy Iron door and
braced it with a henvy stick, nnd thoy
ran away, in tho belief thnt n Httlo
effort on George's part would open tho
door. But tho fastening hold nnd ho
couldn't budgo It. Ho was in a pnnlo
of fright by this tlmo and crying for
help.
Mrs. Gabrlol of Norwood, O., who
was visiting her parents on tho road
Just beyond tho tomb, was passing
through a Iano which pas'sos near tho
tomb when sho heard a muffled cry:
"Help! Help!" Frightened, nnd not
knowing whence tho cry camo, nor tho
occasion of It, sho hurried her step.
They wero taking her nearer tho tomb,
and rr sho nppronched It tho cries
grow louder. Sho thought of tho
creek which flows behind the tomb,
nnd, thinking that possibly somo ono
had fallen Into It, sho ran to tho bank.
Thon tho voice seemed to como from
behind her from tho tomb Itself. Sho
realized now thnt tho volco camo from
within. Sho wns almost on tho vergo
Of ColIllpHU.
"Who aro you?" sho called out in a
voice tho tono of which bespoke her
terror.
"Georgo Smedloy!" wns tho answer.
"Opon tho door, quick!"
Nerving hersplf, Mrs. Gnbrlol ro
moved tho stick that braced tho door.
It biirBt open and tho boy fell into hor
arms. Sho had to almost carry him to
tho homo of her father.
Later ho was rovlved and tnkon to
his own homo, which adjoluu. It wns
Boveral hours boforo ho finally recov
ered from tho shock of his ordeal.
KITCHEN FIRE BARS FLYER
Hose Across Track at Masslllon, O.,
Holds Up Fast Train Eighty-
five Minutes.
Masslllon, O. Tho combination of
two thin lines of hoso nnd a firo in
John Dartoo'a back kitchen, hold up
tho Pennsylvania's olghteen-hour
New York-Chlcngo flyer recontly and
forced tho company to grunt its pas
sengers a rebato on tho lire. Flromon
stretched two lines of hoso across
tho tracks to reach the fire and caused
a delay of eighty-five minutes to nil
trafllo.
RATTLESNAKE IN HIS CELLAR
Kansas City Man Gets the Scare of
His Life, but Proves He
Was Sober.
Kansas City, Mo, Whon J. Rnglo,
4432 Hellovluw avenue, heard a nnlso
In tho basement of his homo ho tpok
a candlo and went to Investigate I In
wns somewhat agitated and fif
thought ho might l " u
by candle light" win a '
d on n large r '
MONUMENT TO A PATRIOT AND
IN VAULT
CHILD DIDN'T KNOW FATHER
Friend Had to Convince Daughter
Before Sho Would Go to L. A. Nel
son of Flat Creek, lo,
Petersburg, Iud. L. A. Nelson of
Flat Creek, Mo., who loft hero 12 years
ago without means, nftor separating
from his wlfo, who kopt their two-year-old
daughter, returuod to this city
tho other day to bocomo reunited with
his family. Ills wlfo died a number
of years ago and tho dnughtor wns
placed in tho enro of tho matron of tho
orphans' homo, who, in turn, placod
her In tho enro of John Strndtnor, a
prosperous fnrmer In Madison town
ship. Ho enred for tho child us ono
of his family.
Nolson begged thnt his daughter bo
restored to him, ns ho was nblo to pro
vldo fo" her, having mndo a small
fortune In tho zinc mines of Missouri.
Tho girl, who had not seen her fa
ther since sho was two years old, had
no recollection of him, but old friends
convinced her that tho Btrangor was
hor parent, nnd thoy left for Flat
Creek, whero thoy will llvo.
NEW IDEA FOR DINING CAR
Southern Pacific to Issue Numbered
Checks to Passengers and Call
Them to Vacant Placet.
San Francisco. Uopresontntives of
tho Southorn Pacific rnllroad an
nounced hero thnt a now plan will bo
put Into effect Immediately on tho
company's dining cars by which
checks will bo issued to dlnors, who
will bo notified when their placo Is
waiting in tho dining car.
Tho system was devlsod to relievo
patrons of tho rond from tho Incon
vonlonco of wailing ul tho end of a
crowded dining enr for n vacant placo.
Tho passengers will bo notified In
tho order of thu numbers of their
chprks, Issued In duplicate.
SNAKE ON RAIL
Joker Is Arrested For Trespassing as
Obstacle Looks Like
Iron Bar.
Norrlstown, Pa. Hccauso ho took
liberties with a snnko, Leonard Mink
of Philadelphia, a resortor at Graters
ford, was flnod heavily by Justice E.
M, Harry.
Mink, whllo fishing, saw n large wa
tcrsnnko, and killed It. Ab Its tall
was still wriggling ho throw tho rep
tllo on tho tracks of tho Porklomen
railroad In front of nn npproachlng
passengor train.
Tho engineer, seeing the act and
noting that tha man ran up tho bank,
thought ho wns a traln-wrockor, and
mistook tho snnko for a bar of Iron.
Tho engineer applied tho emergency
brakes, which brought tho passengers
to their feet and tho train to n sudden
stop. Thon tho snnko wns found.
Special Policeman O'Donnell of tho
Rending Hallway company happenod
to bo on tho scono and took Mink In
to custody for trespassing.
A call to tho Westport pollco sta
tion summoned Patrolman Victor An
derson, Ily means of his Hash light
Anderson located tho buzzing snake
and succeeded In killing It at tho first
shot. Tho reptllo, which measured
moro than fivo foot In length, was
found to hnvo eight rattles and ono
"button " showing that It wbb "eight
vphth old nolnu on nine"
on exhibition In
r' ass was
whero
MARTYR
CIRCUSES SNUB T0PEKA, KAN.
No Intimation That Even One-Ring
Show Will Be There During
Season.
Topeka, Kan. Ib Topekn to bo de
prived of ono its anclont pnstlmos this
year? Indications point that way for
not a slnglo" circus not oven a ono
ring animal show haB yet signified
Its Intention of playing tho town.
Present conditions nro almost with
out procodent and thoso who hnvo fol-
lowed tho clrcusos for tho past ocoro
of ycnrB especially tho man who nl-.
wnys took sonny for sonny's sake aro
at a loss to understand tLo snub tho
town Is gottlng.
Roy Crawford, manngor of soveral
Topeka theaters, who generally knowB
boforo nnyono olso In town Just whon
tho circus would bo hero, said ho had
not yot any Intimation of ono of tho
animal shows coming. '
PERFECT HUSBAND IS FREE
Goto Dlvorco From Wife Who Could
Not Stand Him Longer Waa
Good to Her, He Says.
Oakland, Cnl. Edwin HIrsch, nn
Irvlngton merchant, has recolvod a
decrco of dlvorco from Hazel HIrsch,
who desorted him two years ngo, un
ablo to onduro longer his perfections.
According to his testimony, HIrsch
gavo his wlfo every luxury within his,
menns, plnccd no restraint on her
amuBomonts, novcr showed Jealousy,,
nover spoko on unkind word nnd nev
er Indulged In liquor, tobneco, pro
fanity or lato hours.
"Didn't sho over find nny fault with
you?" asked tho Judgo.
"Oh, yes," responded HIrsch. "Sho
frequently said sho could hnvo loved
mo If only I bent hor or at least
scolded her onco in a whllo."
Farmer Coughs Up Stone.
Charlorol, Pa. Harry Samplo, n
fnrmer, coughed up n lung stonoj
weighing II ouncos whllo In n cough-'
Ins lit. Thu stone la one of the larg-;
est in medical history.
HALTS TRAIN
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PLAN CENSORSHIP OF DANCES,
Committee on Amusement for Work
ing Girls Maps Out Campaign for
New York "400."
Now York. Censorship of tho so
ciety dances that tako placo at Shor-,
ry's and Delmonlco's nnd othor public
places affected by tho wealthier class
Is an essential part of tho winter's pro
gram outlined nt a meeting of tho com
mittee on nmusoment resources of
working girls nt 311 Mndln'on avenuo.
Tho commlttco stnnds back of tho
llconso bureau, which has tho support
of Mrs. Charles II, Israels and her as
sociates In the demand for a $70,000
Incrcnso In tho budget. It Is tho ob
ject of tho commltteo to secure nn
elastic list of inspectors, including
both thoso under civil servlco require
ments, rind thoso who nro not. This
Is dono to Insure tho gutting of evi
dence by a person not recognized by
tho frequeutors of a hall.
Umbrella Vs. Bullets.
Pottsvlllo, Pa. A lnughublo turn
was given a shooting on a crowded
street when Uroma flenor, to savo
himself from tho bullets of C. L.
LnroBti, raised an umbrella, put It
over his head and shoulders for pro
tection, 'and ran awny to a point out
of p'stol range,
Tho shooting wns tho rosult of a
grudgo, Larosa having threatened to
kill his victim on sight. Lnrosn was
promptly arrested and sont to prison
by Justlco F S. Frollor.
BACKACHE AND
ACHING JOINTS
Together Tell of Bad Kidney
Mueh pain that
''EmuPWurt
masks ao rheu
matism is duo to
weak kidneys
to their falluro
to drlvo off urio
acid thoroughly.
Whon you suf
fer nchy, bad
Joints, back
ache, too; with
somo kldnoy
disorders, got
Doon's KIdnoy
Pills, which
hnvo cured
thousands.
I a ynr
AN OKLAHOMA CASE.
John T .Io.if, 213 ft I'll Bt., Paula I
Vnlltr, Ukla., vnyat ,,I wu commed lu
oca lor unyi Wlin niuinry irwuui. uu
rclatlo rhumatlsm. I waa weak and de
bilitated nnd tormrntfd almost to death.
Not Improving- under the doctor"! treat
ment, I began mlng Doan'a Kidney Pllla
and waa entirely cured. I have had no
trouble alnoe."
Get Doao'j at any Drue Store, 50c a Box
Dr Kidney
oans puis
FOSTKR-MILMJRN CO., Buffalo. N.Y.
PIAPJO LESSONS FREE
whether you have plana or not.
For full particular writ National School
of Mualo, 321 Alhambre, Milwaukee, Wl
W. N. U., SIOUX CITY, NO. 46-1912.
POOR JOHN NEATLY CAUGHT
Cleverly Contrived Trap That Led U
tho Downfall of Ono Forget
ful Husband.
Ho hnd returned homo In tho eve
ning tired and ready for a restful hour
or two.
"John, my love," said hlB Httlo wlf
sweetly, "did you post that letter I
gavo you this morning?"
"Yes, my pet," said John, hiding hit
conscience-stricken faco behind the
newspaper.
"Well, what Is your answer!" still
moro Bweetly.
"Wh-whnt Is what?" gasped John.
"What Is your answer, dear?" said
his Httlo wlfo, clearly. "That letter
was addresBod to you."
"Addressed to mo?" exclaimed John.
"I didn't notice It."
And then, Hko a foolish man, ha
fell Into tho trap and produced the
letter from his pocket to sco. Tha
cnvclopo was not nddrcsscd to him;
but a long nnd sovero lecturo was
shortly aftor.
Paid Minuter In Tinfoil.
Tho mealiest man In tho world has
been found. Ho is tho man who gavo
tho Hov. Thllo Goro, pastor of tha
Gorman Luthern church, an envolopa
filled with tinfoil for marrying him.
The brldo and groom rang Dr.
Goro's doorbell lato ono night and
nBked him to marry them. Aa they
had n HconBo, ho did so. After tha
ceremony was performed tho man
handed tho minister an envolopa
which was supposed to contain tha
fee. Ho found It contained nothing
but Boveral pieces of tlufoll. Chlcaga
Tribune.
Escaped the Worst of It
Tho worst things nro tho afflictions
thnt havo never hnpponed. Bobby had
Just beau soundly spanked for falling
Into tho creek. "Gee!" ho exclaimed,
rubbing tho seat of punishment,
"what wouldn't I havo got If I bad
drowned?"
An Underworld.
"You say you saw Now York's un
derworld?" said tho horrified relative.
"Oh, yen," ropllod Mrs, McGudley.
"And I consider It very neat and In
teresting. I think every lnrgo city
ought to havo a subway system."
A Change.
She Mr. Scrapplngton nnd his wife
wero riding In their auto yesterday
when It skidded and thoy fell out
HeWell, that was a Httlo variety
for them. Usually their falling out
takes placo at homo.
If a newly wedded man has no se
crets from his wlfo It la rathor hard
on tho other women ho might have
mnrrlod, but didn't.
Only n lawyer or a detective caa
mind his own business whon ho pries
into othor people's.
A woman Is always trying to Im
press upon her husbnnd that sho Isn't
fooling as woll as sho ought to.
Don't brag about yourself; Jolly
others Into doing It for you.
Thin
Bits of
Corn
Toasted to
A delicate
Light Brown
Post
Toasties
To be eaten with cream
and sugar, or served with
canned fruit poured ova
cither way insures a most
delicious dish. .
"The Memory Linger"
Pottum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Daula Creek, Mich.
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