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3 Circumstantial Evidence By DAVID WALTER CHURCH A stagecoach lumbered along through the Rocky mountains In the region of a newly discovered mining dis trict In it were three women and four men. One of the men had a young face, but was prematurely gray. He kept his fellow passengers from be coming dull by telling stories and otherwise amusing them. When the coach reached a relay he left It and those he had entertained were sowy to part with him. The coach had not gone far on the next relay before the passengers heard pistol shots, and the body of the driver came tumbling down from the box. Immediately a man with white hair and whose face was concealed by a mask rode to the side of the coach where the passengers could see him and ordered them to step out, line up and disgorge. The order was obeyed by all except one man, who, watching his opportunity, struck the robber a blow on the cheek; the strings which tied on his mask were broken and it fell to the ground, revealing a face that excited the astonishment of all. In the robber they recognized their fellow traveler who had but recently parted from them. He shot the man who had attacked him, collected the valuables of the pas sengers and rode away. One of the men mounted to the box and drove to the next relay. The robbery was reported and n de scription of the robber given. A posse was organised and scoured the coun try round about. But they did not have to go far to find their man. He was found on the porch of a tavern smoking a cigar. After looking at him a moment the sheriff arrested him. "What do you want with me?" he asked in real or pretended astonish ment. "You're wanted for the robbery of the coach that was held up and the murder of two persons. What's your name?" "Edward Livermore." "Well, Livermore, if that's your nnme, we're going to take you to the county seat to be tried. Come along." Livermore assured the men that they were making a mistake, but they paid 110 nttentlon to what he said and took htm to Jail. He begged to have n speedy trial since he was looking for mining property and the mistake that had been made was delaying him. nis request was granted partly because the evidence of the other passengers of the coach in which he had traveled was required and they were anxious to go about their business. At the trial every one of them swore that Livermore was the robber and murderer. Another thing against him was that he bud come, to the tavern on a horse the same color as the rob ber had ridden when the coach was at tacked. Livermore explained this by saying that he had hired the horse near the relay where he had left the coach. Not a person in the courtroom but believed the prisoner and the robber ; were the same person. He had but lit tle evidence to give in his behalf, and when it was in the public prosecutor rested the case. The Judge instructed the Jury, which retired and in half an hour returned with a verdict of guilty The Judge was about to pass sen tence when a man, who said he was a barber, entered the courtroom and asked to be beard. He said that the day before the robbery a man, who resembled the accused, had entered hia shop to be shaved. During the shav ing he had talked with the barber, who told him that he had recently come from the east with a remnant of a atock, including some wigs. The cus tomer had purchased a white one. This testimony made an impression on all in court except the Judge. ' He considered it for a few minutes, then announced that he had decided not to regard it Six fellow passengers of the prisoner bad sworn that he was the murderer. The story of the barber was on its face a cheap device on the part of some friend to save him. It would not accord with ; the laws of evidence to regard it conflicting as it did with the testimony of so many dis interested witnesses of good character. Livermore simply declared his Inno cence, saying that the real robber had bought the white wig for a disguise to help conceal his Identity. The wit nesses had been deceived by the sim ilarity in the appearance of the two men. Having listened to this statement the Judge passed the sentence, con demning the convicted man to be hang ed on a certain date. He died protest ing his innocence and predicting that Home day the real murderer would turn up. The murder and execution were fol lowed by other robberies, apparently by different persons, for no two were dressed alike or looked alike, though, being always masked, their faces were never seen. Finally one of them was arrested and convicted. The evening before he was swung off he confessed that he had committed ail these crimes in different disguises, the first being the murder for which Livermore had been- executed, nis resemblance to Livermore was very strong. When a white wig was put on his head sev eral of those who had testified against Livermore saw . their error and felt they had sent an innocent man to the scaffold. The man who had commit ted the crime was executed, but it was not possible to bring Livermore back la life. Recklessness. Some lawyers don't have wisdom enough to get under a tree when it rains. A jury of Chicago women is trying a quarrel esse, and the lawyer for the de fence started right in to say that he didn't favor equal suffrage. If his client hasn't got a case against him for contributory neglect, we don't . know what else you can call it. Cleve land Plain Dealer. BURNED A! ITCHED SOMETHING AWFUL Little Pimples on Hands and Arms. Began to Fester. Turned and Tossed All Night. Suffered Tor ture. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment a Month. Hands and Arms All Better. 481 East 7th St., South Boston, Mass. "I first noticed little pimples on my hand and arms and they burned and Itched me something awful. They first looked like little white lumps and than they began to fester and came to a head. The burning; and itching were so Intense that I scratched till I made bleeding sores and they pained me very much. It teemed when my clothing touched me that I would scream. I could not sloop at night; I would turn and toss all night. J suffered torture. It seemed as though I should go frantic; I did not seem to care what happened; I did not care whether I lived or not. " I tried and various other soaps and ointments with no help. I did not know what to do until a friend told me to use Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I had only used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment a month when my hands and arms were all better." (Signed) Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gustin. Nov. 1, 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment do so much for poor complexions, red, rough bands, and dry, thin and falling balr, and cost so little, that it is almost criminal not to uso them. Sold everywhere. Sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. book on the skin and scalp. Ad dress post-card "Cuticura, Dept. T, Boston." jMMen who shave and shampoo with Cu ticura Soap will find it best for skin and scalp. SAYS WE'RE ALL GOING INSANE Also Dr. Kellogg Declares That the Birth Rate Is Decreasing Toward ' the Vanishing Point. Colorado Springs, Sept. 12. Statistics purporting to show that the human race gradually is becoming insane, and the prediction that the time will come when there will be no more births were the features of an address before the Amer ican Public Health association here yes terday by J. H, Kellogg of liattle Creek, inch. According to tr. Kellogg's views the birth rate is decreasing in a manner that ultimately will bring it to the van ishing point. The achievements of mod ern science, the speaker declared, are bringing about race degeneracy by sav ing the weaklings. "To regain our lost estate," he add ed, "we should get back to nature. We should cultivate health instead of dis- se." Securing of funds for public health work, particularly for combating tuber culosis, through popular vote bv the ref erendum, was advocated by George J. NclbacJi, assistant secretary of tlie New York State Charities Aid association; Frank E. Wine, general superintendent of the municipal tuberculosis sanitarium at Chicago; Otto r. Bradley, assistant secretary of the Wisconsin Anti-Tubcr-culosis association, and Dr. John Wein- zeil, secretary of the Washington As sociation for the Relief and Prevention of Tuberculosis. CONSPIRACY WITH UNIONS CHARGED The Senate Investigate Alleged Break ing of Contracts in the Coal Fields. Washington, Sept. 12. In an effort to show that national officials of the United Workers influenced local officials to break contracts with West Virginia coal operators for the benefit of "outside" operators, witnesses were sworn yester day before the Senate Investigating com mittee by attorneys for the Cabin and Paint creek operators. The testimony was irrtended to show that operators outside of West Virginia had conspired with the unions in violation of the Sher man law. J. W. Dawson, an operator in the Kan awha district, 'testified that the miners' union had violated contracts and that the Kanawha openators had been dis criminated against by the new contracts the mine workers made with the Cabin and Paint creek districts, although both groups of operators were in direct com petition and had contracts providing the same terms. Attorneys for the United Mine Work ers objected to the course of examina tion. HOW EXPLORERS WERE SLAIN. Details of Murdws of Street and Rad ford by Eskimos. Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 12. A more de tailed description of how Henry V. Kadford, the New York explorer, and George Street, the Canadian, were killed by Eskimos reached here yesterday in an official report from If. J. Demers, head of the mounted police post at Fort Churchill. The report is based on in formation gathered by Sergeant Tolger ton, who was told the story bv an eye witness of the mm-Her. in Eskimo guide named Akutuk. Radford and Street, the report eays, had trouble with an Eskimo who had been employed as a dog driver at Bat-hurst Inlet for the journey into the arctic zone and who at the last moment refused to go. Street took a dog whip and started besting the Eskimo, wiho atticked him. Rad ford rushed to Street's rescue, and the native plunged a spear into Radford s back, killing him instantly. Street started for his rifle, but before he could reach it a spear was driven through his back and his throat was cut. HOW WORCESTER TRAINED NURSE PREVENTS BED SORES I.ila A. Hillier, a trained nurse of Worcester, Mass., says: "1 want you to know of the great success I ve ol tained in using Comfort Powder for bed sores. The skin of my patient is as smooth as an infant's, due to the free use of Comfort Powder, I shall always recommend it every opportunity I have." Comfort Powder is unequalled for all skin soreness of infants or adults. Be sure you get the genuine with sig nature of E- ? Sykes on box. Advt. AUTO BANDITS GET $14,600 Fell Chicago Bank Messen ger and Escape in Car FOUR-MEN IN THE GANG Crowd in Street Looks on While Robbers Act Chicago, Sept. 12. Four men attacked Warrington McAvoy, messenger for the Garfield Park State Savings bank, in full, view of hundreds of pedestrians on West Madison street yesterday, knocked him down, seized -valise containing $ 600 in cash and .$10,000 in checks and escaped in an automobile. They sped west on Madison street to Forty-second street and disappeared. McAvoy, as was hi daily custom, left the bank to make the rounds of othei institutions with which the Garfield Park bank carried on an exchange. As he left the door, four men leaped out of an automobile' standing at the curb and stepped toward liim. One struck the bank messenger in the face, knocking him down. A second seized the valise and tossed it into the tonneau of the car. The quartet then jumped into the automobile, put on full speed and were out of eight almost be fore McAvoy struggled to his feet. $30,000 STOLEN ON WAY TO SAVANNAH Money Was in Transit from Chase Na tional Bank of New York and . in a PorUble Safe. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 12. Fifty thou sand dollars in transit from the Chase National bank of New York to' the Savannah Bunk 4 Trust company , was stolen from a portable safe on an At lantic Coast Line train between Jersey City and Savannah. The money should have arrived Wednesday morning. Its loss became known yesterday. Another packge containing $21,9iK) from New York to banks in Valdosta and Brunswick also was robbed on the Bame train. The seals on the $50,000 package seemed undisturbed when the robbery was discovered here. MURDERED WOMAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED Latest New York Murder Mystery Par tially Cleared Up Through Husband of Woman. f New York, Sept. 12. The woman mur dered ten days ago and whose body was cut up and thrown into the Hud-ton riv er, was identified yesterday afternoon as Mrs. t hapar Jumn of New lork. She was identified by a mark on the back, by her husband, who said she dis appeared Aug. 4. The woman lived in Barcelona, Spain, until three years ago, when she came to this country. Janin followed soon after and found her- living at a house on West 104th street. The police are trying to locate a man whose name Janin gave a the propri etor of the house on West 104th street. GOUIN RECAPTURED. Escaped Murderer Captured in Pennsyl vania and Sent to Prison. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 12. John Gouin, who escaped from the avlum for criminal insane at Concord, N. II., sev eral months ago, where he was confined for murder, was sentenced here yester day to three years in the penitentiary for carrying burglars' tools. On Feb. 10, moo. (iouin and a com panion, John I)oc, broke into a factory at Dover. N. H. Thev were frightened away nd boarded a Boston bound train. At Rockingham Junction the two tield up passengers at the point of a revol ver and hot one passenger aeaa. iney escaped but were later captured. JJoe died in jail arter nis conviction. Nothing had been heard of Gouin since his escape from the asylum. HELD FOR GOUGING OUT EYE. Man Took Biblical Mandate on Scandal Too Literally. Tictirnit. Scot. 12. Because his eve gazed on sights of drunkenness and rev elry, whu-h "seared hia soul, Jonn im Wi1k following the Biblical mandate to "pluck it out," tore the member from its socket. He was arrestea. Find Woman's Body on Beach. Oak Bluffs. Muss., Sept. 12. Lying on the waters' edge, the body of Mrs. Ruby A. Robinson, 2S, treasurer of Oriental chapter, Order of Eastern Star, was found here yesterday. Death was pro nounced due to suicide by drowning, but no reaon for the act is known. The woman was not seen after leaving a moving picture show Tuesday night. A Historical Society's Work. The Orleans county historical society, an organization which, has for more than 50 years recorded in permanent form articles and historical facts relating to this county, is little known to the ma jority of our people. It is nevertheless a worthy organisation and deserves the support of a larger circle of public spirited citizens. The organization at present is publishing the historical ad dresses delivered in connection with the centennial celebration of the town of Ixiwell on July 4, 1912, and the material of historical value collected at the ded ication of the Wright soldiers' monu ment erected in Coventry last year. F. W. Baldwin of Barton is president and would be pleased to hear from anyone interested in this organization or the work it accomplishes, Barton Monitor. TAKE "WAR MAPS" FROM JAPANESE ON THE COAST California Adjutant General Reports on Case He Says That Federal Laws Have Been Violated. Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 12. Hie ad jutant general's office in this state an nounces that it has discovered evidence that state or federal laws ha-ve been violated. The office has been investigat ing the re'ported existence of Japanese military organizations in California. The announcement states that war maps of the Californian coast have been found, but information was withheld as to their ownership. During the past two years there have been several Japanese associations in corporated in this state as "non-profit" concerns. The article of incorporation state that they were formed to advance Japanese interests. The adjutant gen eral's office has found Miat several times they have entertained visitors from Jap an who had no private or government credentials. The report from Log- Angeles that there are several organized Japanese military companies in that vicinity will be investigated immediately. TRY DIGGS FOR PERJURY. Also Attorney Harris of Sacramento, Cal. Charge Perjury. San Francisco, Sept. 12. Marsha Wlir rington, whoe testimony influenced the conviction of Maury I. Diggs and F. lrew Caminetti for violation of the Mann white slave traffic act, took the stand ajrain vesterdu v as one of the gov ernment's principal witnesses in the trial of Diggs and his former attorney, Charles H. Harris of Sacramento, for al leged conspiracy to suborn perjury. Miss Nellie Barton joined with the Warring ton girl in supplying the chief inter est in the day s proceedings. By these two witnesses the prosecution attempt ed to show that Diggs nd Harris asked Miss Barton to intercede with Miss War rington in order that she might so col or her testimony that Diggs would es cape the consequences of his trip to Reno with her. lhe government expected to conclude its case before the afternoon adjournment. At the request of counsel, sentence on Diggs and F. Drew Caminetti, ahso con victed, was postponed until next Mon day. William A. Heister, the juror who voted Caminetti guilty anil then de nounced the verdict as disgrace, was hailed before Judge Van Fleet jester day and severely reprimanded. WOULD SETTLE IRISH QUESTION BY CONSENT Earl Loreburn Appeals to Both Great Parties Home Rule Bill Not a Permanent Question. London, Sept. 12. Earl Loreburn, for six years Lord Chancellor under the Liberal government, in a long letter to the Times appeals to both great parties in the state for a conference with a view to the settlement of the Irish ques tion by consent, on the ground that the present home rule bill cannot provide a permanent solution. CUMMINS TO SEE HILLES. He and Jones Wish to Arrange for Spe cial Republican Convention. Washington, Sept. 12. Senators Cum mins and Jones, representing the com mittee of Progressives and Republicans, who demand a revision of the rules of the Republican party, expect to confer Monday with Chairman llilles of the Re publican national committee at New York. The senator will present the re quest of the so called conciliation com mittee that the national committee be called at once to determine whether a Republican national convention shall be called to revise the party's rules cover ing representation in conventions and the recognition of delegates elected by the primary system. AN OLD PRESCRIPTION FOR THIN, WEAK BLOOD Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Purify and Build Up ths Life Stream. If yonr blood is not fortified against the multitude of disease germs that surround us, you risk being a prey to sickness. You may not be able to put in a good day's work without a constant feeling of exhaustion. A simple, safe and effective blood tonic is found in Dr. Williams' Pink Mils. With good blood yon will be able to ward off headaches, stomach trouble, "tired feeling" and lack of ambition. Get out of the sick class by building up your blood through the use of the old-time nrt urpll.L-nnurn hi nod tonic. Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills. (et a package today from any druggist. Use them regularly, according to airecuons, nu m noon lim. vnnvill nntj. a marked i m nrn vpm pn t in your general physical condition. The World's Confidence in any article intended to relieve the sufferings of humanity is not lightly won. There must be continued proof of value. But for three generations, and throughout the world, endur ing and growing fame and favor have been accorded BEECHAM'S PILLS because they have proved to be the best corrective and preventive of disordered con ditions of stomach, liver, kid neys and bowels. The first dose gives quick relief and per manent improvement follows their systematic use. A trial will show why, in all homes, the use of Beecham's Pills Continues To Increase Sold cTarywinra. In box lOsw. ZSe. TW hrtt ! T SMidM. N aa m actket I ma Um iin&tM wilk wn U. have an Ash Hod with a Coal Hod beside it (patented). The Ash Hod is deep and catches all of the ashes. It is easy to remove and carry and doesn't spill. Both hods free. The old, clumsy ash pan is hard to remove I jW l?5?' $ry perS jagfe L WaIker & Pratt mp CQ f Makerl( Boston I Topics of the Home and Household. To make an excellent dressing for lin oleum take equal parts of linseed oil and vinegar and mix them thoroughly to gether. Should you ever have trouble with the bright parts of a kitchen range turning black from the heat, you will find that if vou ie a cloth dipped in vinegar, rubbing the blackened parts with it the brightness will be restored. To mend glass articles take five parts gelatine to one of a solution of acid chromate of lime, says the Louisville Herald. Cover the broken edges with this and press together, then place in direct sunlight. The mended article will not come apart, even if washed in hoilinir water, nor will the breaks show. When washing handkerchiefs break up a quarter of an ounce of orris root and tie up in a piece of muslin, Boil with the handkerchiefs for a quarter of an hour, using about three pints of water to a quarter ounce of orris root. When dry, iron carefully and you will find your handkerchief will retain a delicate violet odor. . Magnesia Useful in Cleaning. A smull square block of magnesia, costing but a few cents, most useful, writes a Brookhne reader ot the .Moni tor. Fine lace, she says, that cannot or ought not to be washed, may be cleaned by rubhing a goon quantity oi magnesia on it, tnen laying it away ior u wniie in blue tissue paper. If it s much soiled, keep it in the paper for a week or more, then shake out the magnesia and the lace will be soft end clean and none oi its beauty marred. After each wearing of white " silk gloves, which soon lose their silkiness by washing, rub them with the block of magnesia, and they will not need wash ing for a long time. White canvas shoes can be kept clean in the same way. Whenever the shoes are worn, wipe them off with a clean cloth, then apply the magnesia before putting them aw-ay. The next time they are to be worn, dust off the magnesia, and thev will be freh and clean. - Lit tle white crochet collar pins can be kept clean the same way. The soiled collar of en unwashable silk waist may be much freshened by applying magnesia over night, and the longer it remains on it the better tho result. After a trial, the practice of using magnesia on all unwashable neck fur nishings, lace yokes, etc., recommends it self, but it is better not to let the ar ticle get too soiled; rather keep it clean by frequent application. As there is nothing about magnesia to injure any fabric, it may be used freely to advan tage. Suggestions For Shy Folks. As shyness is at least awkward, bash fulness tends to take away charm and grace. 1 am giving six cures for shy ness: 1. Remember that other people are pretty nearly sure to be just as shy of you as you" are of them, even if they don't show it at all. Try to put them at their ease, and by the time you have done so you will be quite at ease your self. 2. Get firmly into the mind the fact that there is no disgrace at cull in being shy, and that you needn t be a bit shy of'admitting that you are shy. Many of the greatest men and women the world has ever known have been troubled in the same way all through their lives. 3. Don't plan beforehand what you are going to say or do, for this will only help vou to be nervous and worried. rill VOlir II1IW1 VI 1 Hi MMiiriuiug t-isr Mil the great moment conies and then speak or act quite naturally. 4. Remember that no one is think ing half as much about you as you are about yourself. Therefore dotens of lit tle trifles an unfortunate word or an awkward movement or anything of that kind will slip past other people quite unnoticed, though they seem terrible to you. o. Rcalue that you arc not really the t Why Two Hods ? and strews ashes over floor and stairs. The wonderful patented makes perfect control of fire and oven. Better than two dam- Have you central figure in the room, and that everyone is not looking at you, even 1 though thev niav seem to be. The ! chance ere'that they are far too buy wondering what impression they make Ion you to give two thoughts to the I impression which vou make on them. ! fi Remember that a creat many peo ple think shyness becoming in others. It is a kind" of compliment to them selves, and therefore they like you all the better when they see that you arc not altogether self-confident before them. Dorothy Dexter. PRACTICAL SCHOOL WORK. Boys at Ishpeming, Mich., Conduct Co operative School Farm. Roys in the Ishpeming, Mich., high school .repair the school buildings for pay, conduct a co-operative school farm for profit, and are about to erect a gymnasium for their school in the same biwiness. like way they have learned to do other things for themselves and the community. All this work is under the direct supervision of the regular school authorities, according to H. W. roght, of the t inted Mates Dureau ui cuui- For the past six years. Mr. roght states, high school students from tae manual training department have been employed to repair the various city school buildings. During one summer !?:i,00 was thus paid for student la bor. The boys have repaired roofs, laid cement floors", built brick walls and in stalled plumbing fixtures. The' gymna sium to be erected by the boys is from plans drawn by seniors in the high school. Particularly successful has been the co-operative "farm enterprise. (Superin tendent Seribner induced the board of education to rent a pati-h of ground oil the edge of the city, and at the same time procured sMM) for development ex penses. Sixty-four boys responded to a call for volunteers to form an associa tion. They were immediately organized into three "working squads, each with Its own "boss." The boys made their own rules, and they carry them out. Strict discipline is enforced, and drones are discouraged. As a first step, six acres was planted to potatoes, cabbages and strawberries. It is the plan ultimately If you like good Coffee, but realize that it disagrees with you, has a bad effect on your stomach or your head, then TRY Brand FOR ONE WEEK It won't hurt you, and you will be delighted with the results We have removed the harmful bitter herbal substance from the coffee berry ' THERE IS A DIFFERENCE SOLD BY.GOOD GROCERS In pound cans, granulated Clark, Coggin & Johnson Co. Boston, Man. "Single Damper1 seen it ? Gas ovens if desired; end single or elevated double. to plant 20 acres in strawberries, fur the northern markets. The boys re ceive 10 cents an hour for their labor, ami they are to have seven and one-half cents additional whim the products aits marketed. These plans to meet tne actual need of the community through its schools developed out of peculiar local condi tions. Ishpeming is a mining and in dustrial town of some 13,000 inhabitants in the upper Michigan peninsula. Under the state law, children are not allowed to work in the mines and factories until they are IS years of age. The compul sory age is 14. As there are almost n other industries in the region, there i more than the usual danger of "drift ing" on the part of growing boys. it. was to meet the problem of these boy that the practical experiments were un dertaken, and the results have amply . justified the effort. Not only have the boys become interested in school, but their parents have had brought to them in a thoroughly understandable way this direct economic value of education. , A $15 Wardrobe for 6-Year-0!d Girl. In the September Woman's Ilunu Companion, which is an advance au tumn fashion number, Grace Margaret Gould, the fashion editor, presents tiit following table of cost of a wardrobe of suitable clothes for a six-year-old girl: Iiroadrfoth hat with rosebud trim ming Coat of heavy coating material... 3.41 Dress for parties and dancing svhool ! 1.40 Dress for Sundays and special oc casions 3.11 School and everyday dress 1.43 Second school and everyday dre-s. 1.43 Play dress for Saturday mornings .ti4 Kimono 7 Total ..14.'.)U CAME STEERAGE TO OPEN SCHOOL. Teacher Found First and Second Cabins Full, but Couldn't Wait. Hoaton, Sept. 12. Miss Marion Cox of New York traveled steerage in order to get back from Kurope in time for school when she found first and second class cabins all taken. Coffee