The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-16

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According TO that. we have nIo.,u
of time" Phillip said calmly.
Look" Elsie frantically inslstod
"The machine might be faulty =.
was timed for II because it Is KNOW
that you never leave until 1, but thera
Is danger this very second. Every oot
of your daily routine has been stnd'
led, and in a half dozen places these
things lie In wait for you. Here il a
list or them" And she gave him a
paper. Moreover. today at moon
there will be flashed from one end of
the country TO the other by telegram
and by wireless George Blagg's com.
mand to begin fighting. He has an
immense secret army ready AWAITING
this word. Only small proportion Of
the men are armed. but they intend
to take their weapons from the sol.
diers and capture the states simulta.
neously from coast to coast"
How do you know these thingsy,
Kelvin demanded.
What little color there had been in
Elsie's face left it suddenly. Even her
lips were rs white as paper. 81 can
not tell you," she murmured family
Kelvin nodded his head. He sur
missed that this vast conspiracy had
Ben White as one of its weak arms.
But hurry, Phillip, hurry plead.
ed Elsie, using his familiar name I'M
consciously IF you find there what
| have told you, you may know that
all the rest is true"
ut IS probably true enough" replied
Phillip calmly. Herbert, had wish.
eel you 10 be here when | made nv
announcement, but you know what il
is, as do the others of my cabinet, and
what your share in il is to be- shall
excuse you for the time being. Wire
at once TO every military force under
your command to be in readiness for
this uprising"
One of the attendants opened the
private door and let Herbert out. Kel.
vim stopped and opened every drawer
of his desk on either side, but found
nothing. He turned to Elsie with a
slight smile. but she was on her knees
now in front of the desk, with her ear
applied to it.
Search further" she insisted. ~
hear something ticking"
Again Kelvin looked through the
drawers and found nothing unusual.
"Pull out the bottom one on this side
and look underneath It," she directed.
with now almost frantic insistence.
Kelvin did so. Under the right hand
bottom drawer, in the six inches of
inclosed space left beneath it and the
floor. he found a wooden box. Apply
ing his ear TO II, he detected a faint
ticking. He handed il to one of the
negroes.
"Have this removed to some safe
place ut once" he ordered
"'DeeG. no-not mev' protested the
quaking voice of Peavey as he very,
very gently slid the box on the desk
and then sprang away from it. "Ah's
suttainly boun' an 'termined to be
planted I'm nah grave whole. All isP
Sam, though n curious ashen gray
with fear, picked up the box. but one
of the big officers. white man, took
it quietly from his hands and went
out the door with it.
Kelvin turned slowly TO his cabinet.
Gentlemen" he began, 1.-The United
States is in condition of absolute
anarchy"
"Wait n minute" suddenly quavered
the shrill voice OF Henry Breed "Wait
half hour. Phillip. I wouldn't be-
--.- A. ......-
lieve Jens. and / didn't bring that robe
along"
Jens looked at him with a curious
smile. Breed had not been invited TO
this gathering. Jens had brought him
perforce.
Phillip held up his hand for silence.
"The country is In state of absolute
anarchy" he repeated. 1T is neces-
sary that a radical change in our en-
tire social system be inaugurated at
once TO save us from riot, bloodshed
and starvation" His eyes sought
typewriter sheet lying on the desk
before him. NOW. therefore, !, the
chief executive of the nation, issue the
lOuONllls hib bii P"b
lie utilities and private enterprises are
hereby confiscated by the government
for the benefit of the government ana
the people; that all present owners ana
managers of these enterprises shall re-
main in their present emplOyments and
conduct these enterprises for the gov
eminent; that all factories, mills,
stores and establishments of COM
merce of whatsoever nature when
have ceased operation be Immediately
reopened and all seekers of employ
ment be given work TO the fun Gu
pacity of these plants. The govern
ment will insure the payment Oh
wages, will become responsible for all
liabilities and become the holder OF
all assets. All holdings of cash ana Oh
stocks, bonds or other securities eN
cept those. reposing in banks, hereby
become the property of the govern
ment. All banks. whether national OF
private, are hereby appointed anu
taken over as branches of the govern
mental treasury, and no money snal
be paid out without official order. All
factories. mills and enterprises Oh
whatsoever nature, having starleu
work at once, will issue. until further
adfustment time checks at the pre-