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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-10-06

counting the stock until the next day,
when young Gates was overwhelmed
by having served on him legal papers
by the numerous brokers from whom
he had borrowed the stock, ordering
him to send the proxies on it to them
and telling. him that If he attempted
to vote it at the Denver meeting they
would bring suit for damages. Gates
had run head on into the law and had
to hack out.
When John W. Gates was in his
prime he was familiar figure and
heavy plunger at the race tracks. So
was his son. The latters best record
Of winnings was made at Los Angeles,
when he took $2S 1000 from the Santa
Anita bookmakers. Returning to the
city on the last day of the meeting.
young Gates much elated, paid $500
for dog worth $50. He then gave it
to the cashier of the Alexandria hotel
Next he procured $50 puppy. but
meeting young woman who liked the
animal. pup No. 2 vanished in oblivion
Then the young plunger found hand
some bulldog and parted with $S,5OO
but kept the animal
Charlie" Gates has also taken oc
casional filings at roulette and faro and
q fortune usually changed hands one
way or the other: One night, after a
banquet on Broadway, he fell in with
Arnold Rothstein and William Shea,
both notorious gamblers, and spent
the night at their place Of business.
In the morning Rothstein accom-.
panied the young plunger to his bank,
where Rothstein cashed check for
$4,000 which Gates had written at
daylight.
II the father was possessed of a
who:e-sou;ed sense of humor. so is the
son. and 1t has been amply evidenced
several times. Again big sums were
always involved. at least in the stories
tina: found their way to the public
print.
TIE following Is q sample:
Turn me trick in the market, Will
sou: need the money badly
This request came over the tele.
phone to young Gates one morning.
Mr.. Gates Immediately bought 2OU
shares Of Louisville & Nashville. In
less than an hour the stock had been
| sold at two points profit.
I've got $500 for you." shouted
Gates ever tie telephone. .How do
you war. Il. cashiers check
The clsrk. who thought Mr.. Gates
was tokias. replied: .Oh. send It over
ln rcnnies." A.
Two strorg porters were dispatched
t. the sub-treasury. 1000 new pen
mic. wore procured and delivered Z
he amazed customer II . bush1 ~
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country. i've ysass ago . follow
easatsyman q ntAss lappeaed e -
presgak g N electrical Szhibition a
New Yogk City. an 6ers u Wit
1sage1 @ iptseesting expssiment-e
practical dsmeastrstlen q ths tact
that . submarine mipe may be ex.
ploded By the uss Of the Marconi
wireless system. He was Q practical
electrician himself. and the idea lin.
gsred in his mind. For two years he
sxperimented. and finally this result
Cd" He picked up the metal spherofd
and held It out for their inspection.
"As Il stands II 10 absolutely perfect
and gives . worlds supremacy to the
Latin countries because II places all
the navies Of the world at our mercy.
Il IL . variation Of the well-known
percussion cap or fuse BY which
mines and torpedoes are exploded.
"The theory Of It 10 simple. - aro
the theories Of all great inventions;
the secret Of it, construction 10
known only to its inventor man Of
whom you, never heard. It IL merely
that the mechanism Of the cap IL so
delicate that the Marconi wireless
waves-and only those-will fire the
cap. In other words, this cap is
tuned, II I may use the word. to
certain number Of vibrations and half
vibrations; . wireless instrument Of
high power. with modifying addition
which the inventor has added, has only
to be set in motion to discharge it at
any distance up to twenty-five miles.
High power wireless waves recognise
no obstacle, 80 the explosion Of a sub
marine mine is 40 easily brought about
as would be the explosion Of mine
on dry land. You will readily see its
value as q protective agency for our
seaports."
He replaced the spheroid on the
table.
But its chief value is not in that, "
he resumed. Its chief value to the
Latin compact, gentlemen. is that the
United States and England are now
concluding negotiations. unknown to
each other, by which they will pro-
tect their seaports by means Of mines
primed with this cap. The tuning of
the caps which we will use is known
only to US; the tuning Of the caps
which they will use is also known to
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CHAPTER xx,,,.
The Percussion CAP.

The Percussion Cap.
There was long, tense silence.
The cowled figures had risen omin-
ously; Miss Thorne paled behind her
mask. and her fingers gripped her
palms aercely. still she sat motion
less. Prince d'Abruxzi broke the si.
lence. He seemed perfectly calm and
self-possessed.
How did you get inr' he demand.
ed.
''Throttled your guard at the front
door, took him down cellar and locked
him in the coal-bin." replied Mr..
Grimm tersely. II am waiting for
you to burn It,"
"And how did you escape from
from the other placer"
Mr.. Grimm shrugged his shoulders.
The lamp is in front Of you" he
said.
"And ind your way here!" the
prince pursued.
Again Mr.. Grimm shrugged his
shoulders. For an instant longer the
prince gazed straight into his in.
scrutable face, then turned accusing
eyes on the masked figures about him.
"Is there traitor?" he demanded
suddenly. His gaze settled on Miss
Thorne and fingered there.
II can relieve your mind on that
point-there is not" Mr.. Grimm as
sured him. Just final word, your
Highness, II you will permit me. I
have heard everything that has been
said here for the last fifteen minutes.
The details of your percussion cap are
interesting. I shall lay them before
my government and NY government
may take it upon itself to lay them
before the British government. You
yourself said few minutes ago that
this compact was not possible before
this cap was invented and perfected.
It isn't possible the minute my gov
eminent Is warned against its use.
That will be my first duty"
You are giving some very excellent
reasons, Mr.. Grimm" was the DELHI
crate reply, why you should not be
permitted to leave this room alive
Further" Mr.. Grimm resumed In
the same tone, Il have been ordered
to prevent the signing of that COM
pact, at least in this country. It seems
that I am barely in time. If it is
signed-and it will be useless now on
your own statement unless you MUIR
der me-every man who signs it will
have to reckon with the highest pow
er of this country. Will you destroy
it? don't want to know what oo1n-
tries already stand committed by he
signatures there"
Il will not" was the steady re-
Spouse. And then, after little: mt.
Grimm, the inventor of this little cap.
insignificant as It seems, will receive
millions for it. Your silence would be
worth-just how much?"
Mr.. Grimm's face turned red, then
white again.
(Which would you prefer? An in
dependence by virtue Of great for
tune, or-or the other thing?"
Suddenly Miss Thorne tore the
mask from her face and came for
ward. Her cheeks were scarlet. and
anger famed in the blue-gray eyes.
"Mr. Grimm has no price-I hap.
pen to know that" she declared holly.
Neither money nor consideration
for his own personal safety will make
him turn traitor" She stared coldly
into the princes eyes. And we are
not assassins here she added
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Learned From Nature.

An enthusiastic friend was dilating
to the woman landscape gardener on
the obvious advantages she must de-
rive from actually experimenting the
workmen who executed her designs.
Being right out with nature that
way you must learn so many interest.
ing things" said the friend.
Il do" said the gardener, II can tell
the different kinds of whisky, the diff.
ferent kinds of tobacco and the differ.
ent kinds of profanity rod away"
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But many a college graduate avoids
the disgrace of dying rich.
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Cement ! ak No. s

Sf.
The app arance
of any place can be
greatly improved by
using concrete wherever
possible. If you have a
nice home, whether in
the city or in thecountry,
you can add greatly to its
attractiveness by bull ding
not only the sidewalks, but
the steps, curbs, fence-po
cisterns, foundations, drive
ways, cellars and 50 On, Of
concrete. Build of concrete and
use UNIVERSAL Portland c.
ment. Concrete is cheap, easy
to use, clean, fire, rat and rot proof.
Csne,zk is the simplest building mater
ial and the most durable. You need only
UNIVERSAL cement, sand, gravel or crushed
stone. But remember to use UNIVERSAL
Is the best cement. It is always of Uniform col
or and great strength. Askyour dealer for it.
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT co.
"a
ANNUAL. OUTPUT 10000. 900 BARRELS
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00Oo0Ss
us! The addition to the wireless ap-
paratus which they will use is such
that they can not, even by accident,
explode a mine guarding our sea-
ports; but, on the other hand, the al
dition to the wireless apparatus which
we will use permits Of the extreme
high charge which will explode their
mines. To make 1t clearer, we could
send navy against such a city as
New York or Liverpool, and explode
every mine in front of us as we went;
and meanwhile our mines are impervi.
GUS.
Another word, and have finished
Five gentlemen, whom I imagine are
present now, have witnessed test Of
this cap, by direct command of their
home governments. For the benefit
Of the others Of you simple test has
been arranged for tonight. This cap
on the table is charged: its inventor
is at his wireless instrument, fifteen
miles away. At three o'clock he will
turn on the current that will explode
It." Four Of the eleven men looked
at their watches. 1T is now seven
teen minutes past two. I am instruct
ed. for the purposes Of the test, to
place this cap anywhere you may Sc.
lect-in this house or outside Of it, in
box. sealed, or under water. The
purpose is merely to demonstrate its
efficacy; to prove to your complete
satisfaction that it can be exploded
under practically any conditions"
His entire manner underwent a
change: he drew a chair up to the
table, and stood for an instant with
his hand resting on the back.
1.-The compact is written in three
languages-English, French and 1tal-
ian. l shall ask you to sign, after
reading either or all, precisely as the
directions you have received from
your home government instruct. On
behalf of the three greatest Latin
countries, as special envoy of each.
will sign first"
He dropped into the chair, signed
each Of the three parchment pages
three times, then rose and offered the
pen to the cowled figure at one end
of the semicircle. The man came for.
ward, read the English transcript,
studied the three signatures already
there with a certain air Of. surprise,
then signed. The second man signed,
the third man, and the fourth.
The nth had just risen to 60 for.
ward when the door opened silently
and Mr.. Grimm entered. Without 4
glance either to right or left, he went
straight toward the table. and extend
ed . hand to take the compact.
For an instant there had come
amaxement, q dumb astonishment, al
the intrusion. Il passed, and the hand
Of the man who had done the taking
darteA out, seized the compact, and
held e behind him.
- ron Wlll 10 good enough to giyl
that g NJ. your Hishnsss," suggested
1rf. Grimm quietly.
06r hin j ntnnto ~ naskod NM
sarsA s6sdgAt tntp IL lise1es. ~
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Compact.

A room, low-ceilinged, dim, gloomy,
sinister as an inquisition chamber; a
single large table in the center. hold
Ing kerosene lamp, writing materi-
ais and metal spheroid a shade
larger than one-pound shell; and
around it q semicircle of silent.
masked and cowled figures. There
were twelve Of them, eleven men and
. woman. In the shadows, which grew
denser at the far end of the room,
was squat, globular object, a mas
sive, smooth sided, black, threatening
thing Of iron.
One Of the men glanced at his
watch-it was just two o'clock-then
rose and took position beside the
table. facing the semicircle. He placed
the timepiece on the table in front Of
him.
Gentlemen" he said, and there was
I shall speak English because l know
that whatever your nationality all Of
you are familiar with that tongue.
And now an apology for the theatric
aspect Of all this-the masks, the
time and place Of meeting, and the
rest of it." He paused a moment
''There is only one person living who
knows the name and position Of all
Of you," and by a sweep of his hand
he indicated the motionless figure OF
the woman. 1T was by her decision
that masks are worn, for, while we all
know the details of the Latin com
pact, there is bare chance that some
one will not sign, and it is not de-
sirable that the identity Of that per.
Gon be known to all Of us. The rea-
son for the selection of this time and
place is obvious, for an inkling of the
proposed signing has reached the Sc.
cret Service. l will add the United
States was chosen as the birthplace
of this new epoch in history for sew.
eral reasons, one being the proximity
to Central and South America; and
another the inadequate police system
which enables greater freedom of
action"
He stopped and drew from his
pocket a folded parchment. He tapped
the tips Of his fingers with it from
time to time as he talked.
''The Latin compact, gentlemen, 10
not the dream Of night, nor of a
decade. AS long as fifty years ago
It was suggested, and whatever differ
ences the Latin countries of the world
have had among themselves, they
have always realized that ultimately
they must stand together against
against the other nations Of the world.
This idea terminated into action
three years ago, and since that time
agents have covered the world in its
interest This meeting is the fruition
Of all that work, and this" he held
the parchment aloft, els the instru.
ment that will unite US. Never has q
diplomatic secret been kept as this
has been kept; never has q greater
repr1sal been planned. It means, gen.
tlemen, the domination Of the world
socially, spiritually. commercially and
artistically; It means that England
and the United States. whose sphere
- Influence has extended around the
9sobe, will be beaten back, and thai
eho lag Of the Latin countries will
Nays again over lost possessions. II
neans ~ Of that, and more"
~ voice had risen q he talked
It'll 4 Ind grown vibrant with IN
& ~ ~ hands pointed hi
u WITH auicl, sharp eeaturss.
elAfaI IA ~ went q, W. nevoa
# - WITH thiNo yaara m. = 20
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
$3.50 TO GET INTO H0B0KEN
German Pays Pee-Is Still Wait
ing for a Receipt.

Herr Wilhelm Essg. Of Paderborn.
Westphalia, went on record yesterday as
the first allen who ever paid $50 TO get
into Hoboken. Various sums have been
offered many times by aliens TO get out
of Hoboken, but never has a foreigner
pLiL 70 get into the town.
Essig, accompanied by two relatives,
Miss Mathilde Mann and Miss Anna
Reichert, arrived yesterday from Bre-
men in the second cabin Of tho North
German Lloyd liner Barbarossa. lie and
the women passed the immigration ex-
animation on board the vessel. and on
tho pier their baggage passed muster.
AS Essig and the young women passed
outside the customs lines we'll gro med
man. addressing them in German, said:
"TIave you paid the $50 fee YETI"
He seemed to be in a hurry, and gave
them to understand that he was busy
and that they would have TO pay 1t
quickly or wait at least an hour.
Essig handed over $50 for himself and
his two companions.
'Wait right here" said the stranger
"and I'll bring the receipt.
Essig waited half an hour and then re-
ported his experience to the immigration
officials.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
BRONX LUMBER MILL BURNS
Flames Do 100000 Damage and
Threaten Catholic Protectory.

Fire late last night destroyed the lum-
Der yard and planning mill Of the West
chester Woodwork Compan.-. at Union
mort Road and Startling avenue, The
Bronx and for time threatened to
spread to the Catholic Protectory, which
is near by. The thirty-five hundred boys
and girls in the institution are in charge
Of Brother Henry and Sister Euphemia,
who were ready to march the children
out at a moments notice. Father Scan
lon helped to calm the children.
II was one of the most spectacular
fires seen in that section in some time,
being plainly visible to persons through
ont The Bronx and Washington Heights.
A large crowd was attracted, and it re-
o,uired the reserves Of several stations 10
keen back the spectators. The firemen
fought the blaze for nearly two hours,
md $4,000 damage was done before it
vac mt out. The lumber yard is owned
~ Mckenzie & KreusCher
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
FORTS EASILY REDUCED
Few Killed by Shells-Occupa-
ton Army Large.

Rome via frontier oct. 5.--Advices re-
oeiyed here say that the most serious dam
age and loss OF life during the lombard
meni Of Trpoli occurred I'm the vicinity Of
me French fort. which dominates the
northwest side OF the city, and at the
cocks The new Spanish fort. near the
hospital, scarcely resisted and tumbled at
NE first shells several casualties resulting.
Ihe defenders hurriedly retired 70 the
pseha's castle.
4he so-called English fort. at the left or
'Ae harbor entrance. offered a greater re-
s.slance and its guns had a longer range.
me foruhcation was reinforced by great
number Of sand bags. on which the smaller
snot from the feet had little effect. II was
NecesSary for the warships 10 attack with
euiS or larger calibre, and two battleships
@sie used before the guns of the fort were
s.enced.
me Turks behaved bravely. resisting up
NE last moment. The general feeling
- uie town is shown by the many white
eS waving from the tops Of the houses
Aly over buildings occupied by
Arabs
Oepliy di Felice. who has been aboard
:, torpedo cruiser Coatlt. telegraphs that
we occupation OF Tripoli will be a tonic
Continued on second pags.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
STOLE IN VAIN TO SAVE WIFE
Bank Clerk Confesses Taking
Money to Buy Medicines.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune J

Cincinnati, oct. ST stole money Tor
nv sick wife and child. She was taken
slcl, soon after our marriage. Consump-
tion-a long and hopeless fight, with doc
tors 10 nav and medicine to buy-she
was ul at intervals most OF the time.
NV salary was only $50 a month. It was
NOT enough TO pay all. l could not let
nv wife suffer. So l stole that's the
word for il. took the banks money
IN save my wife and baby, but, alas!
failed so far as my wife Is concerned
Yes. I took the money. I started year
ago. and now that l am here In cell
7 am glad II is all over. ! shall make
the best OF the situation. l tried hard
10 make good but failed, though my
father paid over $500 OF the shortage
70 the bonding company. Some one was
not alert or he would have found IL the
f,rst month. I wish he had"
This Was the statement made to-day
hv philip Winstel. former bank clerk
in the Central Trust and Savings Com
nanv who was arrested last night on a
rbarge OF embezzlement. He was held
over TO the grand jury In the police
court this morning under bond of $1,000
II is alleged he took nearly 5000.
His wife died ignorant or the thefts
committed by the husband. although the
discrepancies we're discovered before
she died
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
.S0NCSTRESS MISTAKEN
FOR GERMAN EMBEzzLER
Sex of FrauIein FritSCh Is QueS-
toned Until Friends Come
to Rescue.
HELD UP ON SHIPBOARD
Metropolitan Opera Singer Has
Hard Time Convincing the
Detectives She Is Not
Man Fugitive.

Fraulein Senta Fritsch is a young con-
tralto who will sing this season with the
Metropolitan opera Company. She will
not have big part right away, and she
is glad of it. There was a time when
she had a keen ambition to be featured
in the great opera house, but such am
bitlon vanished yesterday. when she ar
rived here on the Barbarossa from
Bremen.
Something happened that made the
fraulein blush for shame. It was ter
rible Never had a singer been placed
in such situation. Her sex was ques-
toned. Moreover. she was suspected Of
being a defaulter.
Such humiliation would not have oc-
Cured had not a bad man in Germany
seen fit 10 look like the fraulein, and in
cidentally make way with some 10000
marks which did not belong to him.
The police Of Bremen were looking for
the defaulter who was hunted through
Germany and lost in Bremen. The de-
tectives subsequently picked up the
mt and traced their man to the Bar
barossa. They thought he had en-
barked on that vessel. A minute de-
scription Of the offender was cabled 10
the German Consulate in this city, and
private detectives were retained by the
consul 10 meet the Barbarossa.
l. was specifically stated in the cable
dispatch to the consulate that the de-
fauting German wore his hair long.
His face was smooth, his complexion
fair and his manner decidedly woman
ish Germany even suggested that most
likely he would come to New York in
woman's attire.
The two detectives accompanied by
man from the consulate. were on the Job
early Yesterday, and boarded the Barba-
rossa as she left Quarantine. Every
alien face on board was scrutinzed until
the sleuths' eyes fell upon Fraulein
Fritsch. Was not her contralto voice
pitched low like that OF a man? Was
not her hair cut about three inches be-
low the ears? Did she not have the
complexion and general characteristics
of the cabled description Of the de-
faulter?
The young contralto was told TO ac-
company the detectives 10 the first cabin
saloon. and there she was put through
cross-examination that frightened her.
She protested her innocence, but broke
down when she was Informed that she
would have to prove at Ellis Island she
was not a man.
Then the fraulein's women friends
came 70 her defence. and the detective
soon retired, crestfallen, from storm of
inVeCtiVeS.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
WON'T TALK; WIFE SUES HIM
Plaintiff Charges Silence" Is
Cruel and Inhuman. "

Although no unkind words have escaped
,is Ips and he has not threatened or
r,enaced his wife, nor has he struck her'
Martin F. schrenkeisen IS the defendant IN
suit for separation. in which his Whe'
Mrs Mary l.. Schrenkeisen, charges MIN
with cruel and inhuman treatment.
The particular form Of cruelty OF "hich
the husband is guilty, according TO the
wife Is that he has refused TO talk 10 her
once in the last six years OF their married
Iife although they lived in the same mousse
,,,,sh their six children. Mrs SchTenkeisen
so,d that she had addressed her husband
tyt he had continued 10 maintain ms 81
lence. 80 ...,,.,,...,
This domestic application OF the s'ieice
sometimes practised in colleges or military
schools on some unpopular instructor j. 'i'e
chief allegation Of the wife, although theie
"a another. II IS that Schrenkelseh. VINO !
a prosperous furniture dealer has iai'e' ~
contribute to her support during MS PeI'oa
of silence The plaintiff asked the court -
grant her $40 a week alimony ana eou''Ae'
fees pending her suit