The MacGregor il
Case
rd of th e c h a rg e a g a in s t hiui a u d o f
th e discoveries th a t Imd been m ade be
u tte re d no reply w h atev er. H e seem ed
u tte rly crushed. He w as advised to
secu re th e serv ices o f a law y er a u d
p erm itte d a friend to send Idm an a t­
torney. w ho ask ed him w hat be had
W say.
Bryan’s Advica
Mr Butlinakv Brvan I iiih taken
liis pen in baud to address soitie
unsought council to Woodrow Wil­
son. Mr. Bryan advises the Presi­
dent that his opponents have the
advantage of him ui the popular
vote by more than u million mar­
gin, that there is in addition a se­
rious Democratic detection among
voters of Germau and Irish ante-
o« dents, ami (he only way which
Wilson can hope to l>e re-elected is
to secure the support from what
creato, or tending, to create a | J
division along racial
utl lines umong|;;
'S
our people”
“5. We hope that no party will
D o n ’t F o r g e t
nominate for the presidency uny
candidate whose views tend to ;*
establish such division.
That we can print your Letterheads. Billheads,
" W h a t’a th e use o' teillu' s sto ry T”
Statements, Envelopes. Circulars and Booklets as artis­
ask ed Fergus. " I s n 't my w ife d e a d !
Republican« Trusted
1 d o n 't c a re If th ey h an g me."
tically and at as reasonable prices as any other reput­
: : It Indicates tk Danger of Accept­
“ You’d b e tte r m ake up a sto ry ." said
"6. We trust thut the Republi-1; |
able
print shop in Polk County.
th e law yer. “T ell m e som eth in g th a t
ing Circoasiaiiti.il Evidence.
can convention will unite all th ej;;
I c a n h ang a theory on .’*
elements in the purty upon m
So F erg u s told him his story. He
am i his w ife bad lived happily togeth­
By E T H E L H O L M E S
candidate whose views are in
e r b u t fo r a b ro th er o f hers, w ho w as
harmony with those hereinbefore
■M !■ H -H -M I 1 I I I t-M - H - H -t-H - H a lw a y s applying to them for uiouey
Expressed.
and
I
tires
toning
his
brother-in-law
U
F ergus M ucGregor am i hi» wife.
"7. We trust the Democratic
E lizabeth. lived uu the o u tak irta o t ho d id n 't g e t i t O ne u ig b t th is bro th
It’s interested in every effort made for the develop­
E dinburgh . Scotiaud. T h e ir u eareet e r t a me fo r m oney, ills sis te r d efen d B r i a n te rm s the “ peace e le m e n t" convention will nominate for the
ment
und betterment of Kalin City. It cover« the ter­
neighbor lived a b o u t a «quarter of a ed him a g a in st th e a u g e r of h e r bus in the R epublican p a rty . To this presidency one who subscribes t o i l
band.
F
ergus,
losing
h
is
pnileuce.
told
ritory
reached by Falla City advertisers, thu« making
nUie disuiuL T he M acG regors a p p e a r­
end, B ry a n urges W ilson to start the views expressed herein- J
ed to live happily to g e th e r till oue h er th a t if sh e p re fe rre d h e r b ro th er
the
best
advertising medium.
evening th e ir uelghbor. A lexander to him be (F ergus) w ould go aw ay forthw ith some kind of a move­ before.
!
$
for m ediation among the
T w eedy, h eard excited voice» corniug from her. T h en he had left th e m and m ent
"We assert that any candidate I
fro m th e direction of th e ir home. gone to th e hom e o f un old frie n d who w arring nations of Europe.
(iced
alo
n
e
som
e
d
ista
n
c
e
from
th
e
for
the presidency who is not in J
T w eedy » w ife th o u g h t sh e h eard a
F ergus declared
A more in su ltin g proposition accord with the views expressed
th ird voice once o r tw ice ta k e p a rt in M acG regor home.
could hardly Intve been a d d re sse d hereinbefore is unworthy the
w h a t w as going on trying to calm the th a t w as all he knew of th e trag ed y .
"H u t how do you account for the
others, bu t her husband failed to bear
But support of a free and independ
m u id e r o f y o u r w ife?
Surely her to a m an of tine instincts.
h e r out In this, and she w as not sure.
b ro th e r w ould n o t h a v e killed her.
Bri'an
doubtless
knows
Wilson
ent electorate.”
F in ally th e q u arrelin g stoptw d. and
"I c a n 't acco u u t fo r i t any m ore th a n and knows th a t he is safe in inak
noth in g m ore' w as heard.
you cag.
T he next m orning T w eedy on his
" H e r b ro th e r m u st be living C a n 't mg the proposal. T he proposal is
w ay to E dinburgh, w here he worked,
FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES
you su g g e st som e w ay o f finding him ? bas.d upon the theory th a t w ar or
passed th e M acG regor hom e a n d no­
H is testim ony, if you a re Innocent peace are all the sam e to Wilson
Hughes reported to be ready to
ticed th a t it seem ed to he deserted. A
w ould sa v e you.”
w indow pane on th e ground floor w as
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE
"H e h as n ev er had an y fixed abode if either one will help him g a iu « forbid use of his name.—Oregon
broken, which he had noticed before
th a t I have b eard of. I w ould not re-election. I t m u s t be a d m itte d Journal.
a n d a t w hich be w ondered, because th e
know w h ere o r how to look fo r him.
Hughes boom reaches Chicago.
M acG regors w ere tidy persons aud B esides, if he w ere not im p licated in th a t there is nun'll to su sta in this
k ept th eir borne in good order, lie th e m u rd er he w ould show b itn self of theory. Pacifism nnd defence have Believe that he will accept nomi­
continued bis w ay. n o t a tta c h in g much his ow n accord."
a lre a d y been shown to m ean n o th ­ nation if it is tendered. Stand
im p o rtan ce to w h a t be had seen or
" H e m ight keep aw ay to p rev en t his ing to the President ex c e p t as they
on important issues frequently
w h a t be bad b eard th e night before.
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n atio n and sh e had b e tte r go to sleep the face o f th e body found in th e es iu be in a position to make such o f o bservation can n o t d etec t a sign of
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th a t th e qu a rre l had beeD m ore serious but. sin ce th e g a rm e n t on th e corpse
We have no tion. elim ination nor sensation. T his
th a n be supposed. P u ttin g his arm w as one o f Mrs. M acG regor's d resses, appeal to Wilson.
McCall’s (free p 'trn ) 50 .
th rough th e a p e rtu re le ft by the the hypo th etical m ethods to show th a t doubt t h a t he has thought of it s la te m ay last a long tim e, b u t given
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en tered th e house.
G re g o r fell flat. B esides, th ere w as
T h e low er w e go In th e scale of life
could
make
peace
in
E
urope,
he
T h ere w as noth in g of value le ft in th e stra n d o f red h a ir th a t sev eral
People's Home Journ’l 50 J
th e m ore pronounced la th is s ta te of
It except th e fu rn itu re . It looked to w itn esses w ho knew th e lady sw ore could fiainc another phrase for his
n e ith e r life n o r deafh.
T w eedy as If e ith e r M acG regor had w as th e e x a c t sh a d e o f Mrs. M acG reg­
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T h e Judge, th e Ju ry an d th e sp e c ta ­
P etro g rad a re described by the Berlin
m u rd erer bad m ade off w ith w h a t­
Housewife..............
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to rs w ere bored by th e counsel's de­ of $40,000, which,, if he received it. correspondent of the Scientific A m er­
e v e r could be carried aw ay hastily.
fen se o f M acG regor, th e Jury listen in g we m ay be sure he will keep for ican. T he ex p erim en ters dried round-
B u t this w as only a theory an d did
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61.65
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w ith the body of th e victim .
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though
it
does
come
Housewife..................
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W hen placed In w a te r th e tissues
en. W hen th e law y er s a t dow n th e
T w eedy w as ab o u t to leave th e prem ­
from B ry a n . If s i wo shall have sw elled to th e ir norm al proportions,
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public p ro secu to r arose and « aid:
ises when be noticed on th e floor a
"T h e re seem s, y o u r honor, no occa­ a n o th e r angle from which to take and th e pieces of w orm resum ed th eir
s tra n d of red hair. T h e h a ir w as long
life Just as do those of an y w orm th a t
sion fo r m e to sum up th is ca se a t
Don’t miss these bargains. Send your order in at once.
an d evidently a w om an’s. T h e finder
la cut up.
len g th , and I will do so very briefly. his measure.
shuddered.
Mrs. M acG regor's hair
If
vou
do not find what you want in this list, call at our office.
They took som e threadw orm s, ro ti­
Sounds o f a q u arrel w ere h eard iu th e
w as red.
fers
aud
m
icrobes
nod
dried
them
We
have
many other popular magazines that we sell at special
M acG regor home. T he p riso n er dis­
T w eedy dropped th e stra n d on th e ap p eared . d o u b tless ta k in g th e fam ily
URGE PARTIES TO BE CAREFUL. thoroughly, kept them th u s fo r eight
prices.
floor, w here he had found it. g o t out v alu ab les w ith him . though they have
Chicago, May 20.— An official m onths, then locked them In nn a ir
th ro u g h th e w indow and w e n t on to not been found. H is w ife's body Is
tig h t box from w hich all oxygen w as
statement of the meeting of Ger- rem oved an d through w hich a cu rren t
E d in b u rg h to bis work. In th e even­
concealed in a th ic k e t n e a r th e house,
ing w beu he re tu rn ed to bis hom e he identified by a d re ss belonging to Mrs. man-American leaders held here of pure hydrogen flowed for tw o
told his w ife th a t he had seen ex ­
weeks. T hus they w ere not ouly dried,
M acG regor an d by stra n d s o f Imir was given out this afternoon.
cellent evidence th a t th e ir neighbor
b u t effectually deprived o f oxygen
found in tb e bouse w hich she lost d u r­
Delegates were present from Yet on beinu m oistened they "cam e to
h ad m urdered his wife, disposed lu
in g u stru g g le for h er life- Counsel
som e w ay o f th e baby an d fled w ith
twenty-five
states and Alaska life" again quickly. S tra n g e st of all.
fo r th e d efen se h as claim ed th a t the
those th a t had lieen looked In the
all th e valuables. Mrs. T w eedy listen ­
ca se is oue o f c irc u m sta n tia l evidence. was represented by proxy. These
hydrogen ch am b er revived in fifteen
ed to his recital w ith horror.
If it should not con v ict th e prisoner, delegates, it is stated, were m inutes, w hile those th a t bad m erel)
“ I'm going to th e sheriff to tell him
th en no c irc u m sta n tia l evidence should
"authorized representatives of been dried needed forty m inutes.
o f th e m urd er." said T w eedy.
And Our Paper A l l One Year
“ T e ll dlDiia do ony such thing. S an ­ convict any crim in al ”
T h e w ords w ere no sooner spoken churches of many different de­
d y .” w as th e reply. "D im ia mix yer
THIS IS A REAL BARGAIN
th a n a w om an cam e ru n n in g in to th e nominations; of social, business
sel' up w ith it. T hey'll th in k you had
courtroom
.
Do
you
like
to
read
good
stories?
and quasi-political organizations
BUmrnut to do w ith i t L et somebody
"F e rg u s," she cried, "th ey tel* uie
elae And it oof.”
If so ta k e ad v a n ta g e of ou r c lu l-
th e y 're going to h ang ye for ’ kill­ and of the German-American
Sandy took his w ife ’s advice. Every
1
ing offer in this issue of the paper.
Press association.”
m orning be passed th e d eserted home in g m e!”
T
h
e
live
body
o
f
th
e
m
urdered
w
om
­
All Arc Ropiescrted.
See o u r c lu b b in g offer in this
on his w ay to his w ork an d every
evening on his retu rn . H is conscience an pushed it» w ay to th e prisoner,
"All
large
organizations
of
men
issu
— four p ipulur magazines for
sm ote him fo r not m aking th e tragedy th re w h e r arm s aro u n d his neck and
onlv
I8-C"nts.
of
German
ancestry
throughout
p
a
tte
d
him
lovingly.
know n, and on several occasions be
"Y our honor." cried counsel for th e the country were either directly
told his w ife th a t be would report it.
d efense, "it has been sta te d th a t If
b n t she alw a y s dissuaded him.
represented, or assured the com­
B ut oue day th e h orror cam e out th e circ u m sta n tia l evidence iu ibis
mittee of sympathetic support.”
case
should
not
convict
th
e
p
riso
n
er
through an o th e r source. A m an p ass­
ing a thicket back of th e M acGregor then no person should be convicted by continues the statement.
hom e sm elled an offensive odor and such testim ony. T h erefo re it follow s
It quotes a formal "platform
thought th e dead body of som e anim al th a t no person should be convicted on
of
principles,” the substance of
circ
u
m
sta
n
tia
l
evidence."
w as there. Prom pted by curiosity, be
E very one present w as dum fouuded. which was made public yesterday
A C T Q U IC K L Y I
m ade an exam ination and found the
decaying corpse of n woman. Going W hen th e priso n er could Bnd his voice and announces adoption of the
Send ui your order right away, or givs it to our repreisntativs, or call ta d Ms
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ua when in town. If you have never tubicribed to our paper before, do it now and
following resolutions:
find, mid persons w ere seu t ou t to bring been.
get theie four magazine!. If you are a regular lubicriber to our paper, we urge you
“
W
ith
W
alter.
I
’ve
been
try
ln
'
to
"We, the authorized represen­
in th e body. T he face had been m u ti­
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lated besides being decayed, so th a t get him o u t o f a scrap e be got Into In tatives of millions of voters in the
icriber to any of theie magazines, tend your renewal order to o i and we will extend
It w as beyond recognition. T h e h air L unnon.”
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United
States,
in
conference
as­
T
h
e
m
y
stety
of
th
e
M
acG
regor
case
w as red. T h e d re ss w as th e M acG reg­
rem ained a m y stery for ten years. sembled at Chicago, III., this 28th
o r ta rta n .
T h i n L f l f I t Yon can get these four Magazine« fo r d O a
An exam in atio n w as m ade o f th e T hen a m an w as convicted of m u rd e r day of May, 1916, resolve that:
If
Subicribe
for om year.
M acG regor home, and w h at A lexander in A u stralia w ho before he died on th e
Washington's Speech Citod.
gallow
s
m
ade
th
e
follow
ing
co
n
fes­
T w eedy usd found was carefully noted
We have »ample copiei of theie magazine! on diiplay at our office. Call and
"1. We demand a neutrality ir.
eveD to th e stra n d o f batr which w as sion:
•ee
them.
They ire printed on book piper with illustrated coven, and are full of
T en y e a rs before he and tw o pals, a strict accordance with the advice
picked up a u d preserved. T here being
clean, tatereiting itoriei and instructive article! on History, Science, A rt, M u ic ,
no d o u b t on th e p a rt of the au th o rities m an a n d a w om an, in E dinburgh, alt
contained in George Washington's
Fashion, Fancy Needlework, General Farming, Live Stock and Poultry.
^
th a t M acG regor had q uarreled w ith bis th e w orse fo r liquor, le ft th e tow n to
w ife, m urdered h er and m ade off w ith evade th e police. P a sslo g th e Mac- address to the American people.
th e fam ily valuables, a search w as In­ G regor hom e and finding It unoccupied,
"2. We urge a foreign policy
s titu te d fo r him
He could not be they broke a pane o f glass, opened a which protects American lives
fo u n d , an d th e search w as a b o u t to be w indow a n d w ent in. T hey ap p ro p ri­
Til Magazines Will Stop Priuptlj, WI m T< m Is Up
American interests with
g lv e D up w hen som e one suggested th a t ated c e rta in articles of value, esp e ­ and
In tim e a m u rd e re r will visit th e scene cially clothes, th e men donning Mac- equal firmness and justice.
o f bis crim e. A w atch w as se t and | G reg o r’s g arm en ts, th e w om an a d re ss
"3. We condemn every official
tr u e enough, one d ay M acG regor w as of Mrs. M acG regor. T hey w ere a b o u t
act
and policy which shows pass­
-H - l- H - l--l- l-l-H -l-l-+ -i-l-l"l"H " l-H " |.'H - d-H . | .| -H - I H - H - |..H - |.,|..|„i I I I I l-l l-
c a p tu re d sta n d in g before -his house to d e p a rt when th e men discovered
looking a t It stran g ely . H e w as Im th a t th e w om an had found som e Jewel- ionate attachment for one belli-'
m e d la te ly a rre ste d
ry of Mrs. M acG regor T hey dem an d gerent nation or inveterate anti­
“ W h a t a re ye niklu me f o r i“ he ed fh elr sh a re of It. w hich she refu sed
nak ed
to give up. T hey took It by force, tin- pathy for another.
‘'N ic e r m ind w h a t w e're ta k tn ' ye Inten tio n ally killing h er In the strug-
"4. We deplore those utter­
f o r ’ T e’ll h av e a cb ao ce to And th a t glo A fter d epositing th e body In th e ances, voiced by officials, ex-of­
o o t la te r on.”
th ic k e r they d ep arted . T he w om an’s
ficials and others, designed to
W hen F e rg u s M acG regor w as inform - ‘ h s lr w as red.
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