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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-11

drafeler In dis vay?"
The negro was not to be blarneyed.
"Ah saw yo' rummagin' roun' in dat
behth TO five minutes befo' All stop
ped yo'. an yo' neveh needed no sech
time as dat jest TO- to get yo' balance.
Oh, dehe yo' is, sub. Is dehe any
thing missing from you behth, subj"
Solano rapidly inspected his cloth
ing. 1.-TWO pockets turned inside out"
he announced, but nothing taken.
You've got a cheap railway thief
there, George. Hold him tight. and
the car company won't forget you"
B%rockett, descending lightly from
his berth, peered into the face of the
pa1ama-clad captive.
Glad to see you, sir" laughed the
boy, exultingly. I'VE met in Wash
ington only the other day, If l am not
mistaken"
With a cultural roar of rage and
chagrin, the baron broke from the
negro's hands and rushed down the
car. He gained the vestibuled plat
form before another clutch could be
laid upon him and smashed a door
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CHAPTER XIV.

Detroit-home Of automobiles and
Ty Cobb-is a pretty place. 1t was
vastly appreciated by the boys, both
for its natural beauty and the fact
that they encountered Cobb on Mon
o avenue. Tyrus, who had met
Brockett some months before In
Washington, was not only afrable, but
anxious to go out of his way to guide
the youngsters round the burg. So
lano. like many others who had never
made the acquaintance of the Georgia
Peach, had always believed him a
swellheaded. inflated. di~sagreeabie
character, and was amazed 10 find
him a splendid young fellow, gentle
manly and entertaining. After Cobb
had left them the Cuban shook his
head in a bewildered fashion.
Finding out my mistake about Ty
Cobb" he explained. was some jolt.
believe me. I'll not be surprised to
discover, after that enlightenment.
that Baron Zollern Is u dearest
friend and that Mr.. Yazimoto would
just die to make us happy"
They don't grow any nicer than
Cobb" said Brockett. HE Is pretty
nearly the best ever"
Naturally, the messengers went to
see Cobb perform that afternoon.
after securing tickets and berths on
a Chicago train. The great Georgian
was at his best, giving a wonderful
display of his speed and matchless
hitting powers. After seeing him
turn an ordinary single into three
bases by nervy running, the boys left
the ball yard, %garrulous as monkeys.
wildly delighted at the doings Of Ty-
rus Cobb, but not forgetting the dam
gers and demands OF their situation.
Nobody bothered them at the game;
no spies or shadows seemed to be on
the trail az they walked from the
park, and there appeared to be no
reason for special caution. Much ad-
venture and many unpleasant hap
penings, however, had converted the
youngsters into thoroughly suspicious
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XIV.

These sleeping car adventures"
complained Ramon Solano, as they
disembarked at the Chicago station.
ARE somewhat wearing to tho nerves.
I suggest, after this. that We either
walk or sit up In the day coach. Three
strikes and out, you know. Twice we
have been extremely lucky In Pullman
car happenings-the third time may
be bad for both Of U.S."
II agree with you" assented Brock
cit. we can figure out ways and
means Of transportation, though. after
We get through with our mission. I
wouldn't mind going back by sea, If
such a trip Is possible. You have a
pocket atlas, haven't you? Yes? Then!
We can map out a sea voyage to divert
ourselves during the afternoon"
Your cipher" said Solano, thought
fully, notified you that you would re-
ceive orders in Chicago, didn't it?"
"Yes. So I understood"
How will any orders be given US?
Where would we go to meet any mes
sage-bringer? How does any govern
ment agent know where to locate us?"
Brockett shook his head. "All way
past my understanding, Ramon. All
I know is that We are supposed to re-
ceive orders here-somebody, some
how, will hand them to us before We
leave Chicago. l am as certain OF
that as I am of-of-well, Of eating
breakfast this morning. Remember
how we were given the card In De-
troit? Some n will pass the newest
orders to US, and do 1t just as queer
ly."
"One thing sure, my boy" remarked
Solano. I'VE will have to wait around
Chicago till such time as orders reach
US. We can't proceed, h~elterskelter,
slipshod. taking long chances, and
start for Mexico this afternoon. No
chance to migrate till we have the
word"
quite correct. Still, I think the
next cipher message won't be long
delayed. 1t will be In our hands with
in a very few hours. While waiting.
we can see the town. and incidentally
keep q sharp watch for our Filipino
friend"
Tho boys were more worried than
either Of them would admit. Neither
had counted the vicious little Filipino.
Aguilar, ss an active factor In the cit.
uation. They were fairly well pre-
pared to deal with tho willy Japanese
emissary, Yazimoto. Of with the burly.
hot-tempsrsd German. Baron Zollsrn.
but neither had for Q minute made
any calculation Invoking the hroXp
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fellow from Luzon. The affair in the
sleeper, when the dummy arranged
by Brockett had been stabbed with
Aguilar's keen-bladed knife, was like
a bombshell to them, and their wor-
ries were Intensified by the fact that
no trace Of the would-be murderer
could be found. Nobody even re-
sembling the little Filipino had left
the train in the morning-the boys
had scrutinized every outgoing passen-
ger-and the porter and conductor as
serted that no one even of a brown
complexion had been aboard that
train as far as they were aware. "Fora
Gawd. gemmen." protested the por-
ter, 'if any dahk-brown pusson had
got into dis heah cab. Aid have sized
him up TO notheh niggah. an AID
suttin suah remember any niggah dat
had de nehve to ride in a Pullman"
Was Aguilar in the employ of YAH
motto, with whom he had been closely
connected back in Washington? Was
he now an emissary OF Baron Zollern3
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Or was he pursuing a policy Of prt
vate. personal revenge. OF vengeance
for the thrashing the boys had given
him only a few days beforef
6olano, whose Spanish relatives had
told him much of the Philippines and
the brown. treacherous Tagalogs, waa
positive that Aguilar was following hia
own road. fighting for his wi hand,
and trying only to get ven for the
beating he had sustained. "A Tagal."
argued Ramon, would forget his em.
,ployer, his position, everything else
on earth. to follow an enemy to the
bitter end. That little devil, from tho
moment we laid hands on him. forgot
Yazimoto, Zollern and his own peo
pies cause. All he thought OF. from
that time to this, was getting even
He may have been trailing us right
along, on his own hook. He may have
crossed our trail last night by sheer
chance, and at once tried to take ad
vantage Of the opportunity. Ne may
possibly have been with either Zot
lern or Yazimoto, allowing them ia
pay his way around the country, but
he wasn't thinking for a single minute
of their interests-all that he hoped
and dreamed about was his personal
revenge"
II figure It lust q little differently"
answered Brockett. 81 think that he
has remained in the employ Of one OF
the two spies-more likely Yazimoto,
as two Asiatics would more probably
stick together than one Asiatic and q
German. Yazimoto, as I see II, fol-
lowed us on behalf Of the Jap, but
when he actually got In the same car
with us his vengeful spirit was too
much for him, and he stabbed ne
as he believed-before he could bold
back his hand. On calmer after.
thought, he must have been utterly
embarrassed and unnerved at his deed,
and at the light in which he would
now appear to Yazimoto. How can he
ever make good to the Jap2 How can
he explain his failure to steal the
documents he "a after, and make ex-
cuses for letting his temper take him
outside the path Of his duty?"
Good logic" dissented Solano, but
It doesn't At In with what I have
heard Of FYlipinos in general, and
Tagalogs in particular. Anyhow, We
will have to add Mr.. Aguilar to our
list Of special dangers, and watch out
for him a little lore carefully than
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- thlOu6A Tie CLOWu. Inc UOyS
sidestepped to let the giant pass, but
the mammoth negro checked his
course for the fraction of a second
n thrust a couple of his cards into
Brockett's astonished hands. Resum-
Ing his march. he paraded up the
street, with a mob of small boys
strlnging In his wake, turned a orn
and disappeared with his attendant
train.
Some advertising agent, that boy"
laughted Brockett. Wonder who
hires him, anyhow"
One Of the cards bore the name OF
some dental parlor." Across the
other, in small but clearly written
letters, were these hieroglyphs:
"HR E L TO w Fin r TO HR TIC
f l. Pos TO CUBS"
instructions at Chicago" Brockett
translated. "Say-let's catch that
black man and ask him where he got
this card"
They hurried to the cross-street
where the negro had changed his
course. but the gigantic African was
nowhere visible.
When they boarded the Chicago
bound train hat night, Solano's rest
less brain Matched a new idea.
1T occurs to me, Harry" he ven
tured, that anyone who Is tracking
us on sleeping cars will naturally
prowl into the lower berth. Why not
fro n I'M a d,pnp,p lnoya hypa tn Aho
lower. and both OF us climb into the
upper? Then We can take turns
watching, and ought to come pretty
near to landing any inQuisitive gen.
tleman who gets his locations Mixed
The idea appealed to Brockett. and
was quickly carried through. 1t was
by M means difficult to construct a.
fair imitation of a sleeper In the low
er berth. simply by rolling up the
blankets, rumpling the pillows, and ar
ranging a few articles Of clothing
round the bunk. When the work vas
finished, and tho electric light turned
of, the life-like effect was wholly sat
isfying. and the boys could hardly re-
strain their laughter as they climbed
like Alpine chamois into the noun
famous regions above. Brockett took
the first watch-and nothing happened
to disturb the tranquility OF the car
except a wrangle between two claim
ants Of lower seven, each, through
some mistake, holding the proper
coupon.
Solano was on guard, and Brockett
was peacefully dreaming, when the
green curtains were slightly agitatsd.
The Cuban stretched himself towards
the edge Of the berth and peered
downward. Nothing visible. II any
n had been trying to rummage in
the lower berth, he had fed with
snake-like silence and lightning speed.
Solano, deciding hat he had been In
error. drew back, and waited put his
watch without further incident.
With the first rays OF sunlight. both
boys were astir. Slipping down into
the aisle without waiting for the por-
ter's ladder, they looked into the low
er berth. Something was jutting out
from the blanket-roll that had simu-
lated a peaceful sleeper-a black han
die. from which luttered a tiny bit of
paper. Brockett seized tho handle.
and drew forth a vicious knife, with a
strangely modelled, almost half-moon
blade.
"A Filipino knife" exclaimed So
lano. Spanish writing on the paper.
Let me see. With the compliments
OF Aguilar!'"
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and watchful individuals, and every
bulky German, every passing Japanese
Or Chinaman. doomed large as q pos
sible emissary of the foe.
Marching majestically amid the
throng. and towering above them like
CULVER among the Liliputians. q g.
gantic negro came up the street. The
black man must have been seven feet
high. and was gayly costumed In scar
let coat. blue trousers. and silk hat.
With either hand he dealt out the ad-
vertising cards Of some dentist, and
kept q continual stream Of pastshoAIdA
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open as II 1t had been a barrier Of
straw. Dressed as he was. pajama-
draped, hatless, shoeless. he hurled
himself out into the night, and the
thick darkness swallowed him from
view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-26
TAFT MAKES APPEAL
President Urges People to Contribute
to Chinese Relief Fund.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The appeal issued
through ordinary channels having failed
to elicit response in any way common
surate with the situation, President Taft
today personally and as president of the
American Red Cross sent out an appeal
for funds to relieve the famine stricken
people of China Mr.. Taft's plea follows:
As president of the American National
Red Cross 1t becomes my imperative duty
to call to the attention Of the people of
the United States the conditions of awful
restitution which now exist in Ger
tain provinces OF China Recurrent mum
dations by the Yang Use and other rivers
nave destroyed crops and prevented the
cultivation of the lands. Millions of lpu-
man beings are now facing starvation.
An agent of the American Red Cross
who has recently Travelled throughout the
famine district reports conditions of star
walton of the most terrible and appalling
character Until peace is restored in
China and the functions of efficient gov
eminent are established these conditions
must continue save as relieved by the
charitable efforts or other countries
THE central China famine relief COM
mittee has created a strong and efficient
organization with agencies throughout
the affected districts. This body which
| comprises in its membership Right Rev.
| Bishop F. r. Graves, chairman; Rev. E.
! c. Lobenstein, secretary and twenty OF
more of the leading American. European
| and Chinese merchants and missionaries
| in Shanghai will render assistance as
1 means may be available. Able bodied ma
tives will be employed in preparing
dykes, canals and roads and thus be en-
| abled to support themselves until new
crops can be harvested.
IN the name of humanity the Red
| Cross calls once more on the American
| people to come to the relief of their sis
! ter nation with that prompt generosity
which has never failed in time of great
! emergencies.
| Contributions should be sent to the
state Red Cross board treasurers or tc
the treasurer of the American Nationa
/ Red Cross. room 341 department
/ Washington, D. c.
i (Signed) wv. II. TAFT.''
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nl-shaped jaws than any other condition
or the mouth A noted neurOlogiSt OF
Boston has called these molar teeth the
working tools of mastication." He says:
Their work begins at once and continues
throughout life Upon them rest the full
growth and development. Upon them de-
ponds good health during life This
tooth appears about the sixth year, and 1t
is frequently found decayed within the
year following. It is at this time the
cnltoren acquire q fondness for sweets OF
every description, and not having learned
the habit of brushing their teeth and
properly cleaning them, this tooth in par
ucular becomes affected and rapidly de-
Gays. With the defect in articulation
caused by the loss of this tooth, the prop
er chewing Of food is not possible with
the result that children and adults as
Wen become habitual food boilers. 1t
should be the particular duty of every
mother TO become familiar with the loca-
ton of this important tooth. She should
carefully watch for any defects in this
tooth, and If cavities are found they
should be repaired at once in order that
the usefulness of the tooth can be saved.
The great American habit, the boiling
of food, is one of the most serious con-
ditions of our modern life. DIR. Osler has
said that the American nation could be
divided into two classes, boilers and
chewers, with the bOlters leading by a
large majority. If we overcome this
habit we must see that our mouths and
teeth are in proper condition.. J. Nc
Carthy, NJ D.
Copyright, Western Newspaper Union.)
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HALL IS REFUSED
For Use of Churchill to Make a speech
at Belfast.

Belfast, Jan. 26.-AThe city corpora
Liberal association for the use of
Ulster hall on the morning Of Feb
ruary s, the day of the home rule
demonstration at which Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, first lord of the ad-
miralty, and John E. Redmond, the
leader of the Nationalist, are to
speak.
The corporation also forestalled any
further possible maneuvers by passing
a resolution not to let Ulster hall for
any further meetings of any kind in
February.
Newspapers Commend Him.
London, Jan. 26.-WinstOn Spencer
Churchill's action in giving up his in
tention to speak in Ulster hall, Belfast,
on February 8, is commented on IA
vorably in today's Newspapers.
Only the bitterest opponents of the
first lord of admiralty chide him with
retreating from a position which he
should never have taken up.
The home rule meeting in Belfast
will now probably be held in ST Mary's
hall, which is in the Nationalist
quarter.
Dispatches from ireland today ex-
press the fear that it WI be difficult
to prevent trouble in Belfast on the
day of the meeting.
The Unionists may find they have
created force which they will be
unable to control Some of the Irish
Unionist newspapers now advise Win
ston Churchill to cancel his visit en-
tireIy
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SEEKS GOOD men.
Play Good Ball All the Time Is
Gears Motto.
New Manager Says He Prefers a
Fair, Steady Team.
LIST OF NEW PLAYERS
KaW Leader Looks and Acts
Like Ball Player.
Reception Held Tonight at Com
merciaI Club Rooms.

81 want a ball team that will play
ball every day. I'd rather have a fair
team playing every day than a bunch
OF all stars who Will probably play
rotten ball part Of the time
Last year in Texas we played good
baseball every day. That's how We
won the pennant That's what I'm go
ing to try to do here. If we play every
day he best baseball We can we are
going to beat some of those fellows
out If not, some OF them are gong to
beat US out"
This is the first message of Dale
Gear. manager of the kaws this year,
to the Topeka fans. Gear is here to-
day making arrangements for the mt
ting up of the local grounds and such
other work as may be done by the
local baseball men while he is gather
ing and training his players. Follow
ing a conference with the directors
this afternoon he will meet a NUMBER
Of the fans and business men at the
Commercial club rooms tonight All
are invited.
Three things are necessary for
baseball in a town. Gear said one
OF them is a good crowd of fans The
second is a little money to work WITH
The third is some one who knows
something about baseball
Gear Hasn't Won the Pennant Yet.
There wasn't any talk about winning
the pennant by the new manager he
viii attend to the rag hopes after the
season opens. But he is busy laying
the foundation for a good team and
he is hopeful of being in the contest.
And he acts and talks like a man who
knew how to do things and was willing
to do them.
During the off months Gear has
signed up a host of talent. A lot of
it will be disposed of without ever
seeing Topeka. But a line will be kept
on every man and a ball player or two
whom Gear can use late this fall or
next year may be developed His list
includes the old men and the follow
ing new ones.
Catchers: Schmidt, drafted from
Austin, Smith an Indian catcher
whose work was the sensation of the
baseball festival at Albuquerque last
fall. Peters, a giant from the city
league in Kansas City and Wheat, q
young catcher, brother of Jack
Wheat of Brooklyn, who was develop
ed and sent up by Gear. Wheat is a
little young for this league and may be
sent out for another year. He was
signed by Gear at the request of his
brother who believes Gear can de-
velope a fellow into a ball player If
anyone can.
Some CLASSY InfieId Tryouts.
On the infield there are Gardner,
the first sacker whom Gear brought
from Austin by draft. Walsh is sec
ond baseman who is declared by all
the players Gear seen from the Wis
consin Illinois league to be the head
lest player on that circuit. He stole
40 bases and hit .240. Much is expect
ed of him. Lee is the last man pur-
chased and is from Macon, Ga. He
is expected to plug up the big hole in
the infield and if he does not show
signs of doing it Merrill, a short field
er, who has managed some minor
clubs and who is declared by "Bull''
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TNsoUND TEETH, BA DHEALTH.
lack care viii Lead to Nation Broken
Down Men and Women.

There are in this country eight factories
devoted to the manufacture of artificial
teeth. Last year the manufacturers soid
over 6OOOOOO0 of these teeth and TINS year
thew expect to sell many more Eacfa QUO
Of these teeth goes to replace a natural
tooth, which, if given proper care ana az
tention. should last out ones llfeume.
ITnclean mouths and teeth are responsive
for these conditions, for it is TACT Iully
estaq,lished that less than per cent OF
the American people use tooth brush or
make any effort to keep their teeth ana
mouths clean. In order to nave goou
health we must have sound teeth, yet we
are permitting our teeth to decay at
pace that is alarming, which, If uncneck-
ed will lead to a nation of broken down.
dvsDeptic men and women.
The first permanent molar Is the most
important Of al teeth. It is often lost be-
cause parents frequently think IT IS one
Of the temporary set. This error is due
fo the fact that it is cut while mostor
the first teeth are in the mouth When
this tooth is lost, nature makes an at
te1npt to close the space, with the result
that the entire articulation is destroyed
The space thus created between the TEEN
Is difficult to clean, due to the food par
ticles being forced into these spaces us
loss is also one of the chief causes OF IT
Irregularities of other erupting teeth: 1t IS
the belief of the entire dental profession
that the early loss of this tooth is re-
sponsible for more misplaced teeth and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-26
MRS. SARE IS i'll
Work of Police NTatron During Cold
Spell Too Much.

Mrs. d. Sare, the police matron, is
confined to her home on account OF
illness. This has resulted from over
exertfon during the recent cold
weather and during which she tried
to manage the municipal soup line
in her quarters at the police station
and to assist in relieving the suffer-
ing humanity in all parts of the city
She has been sick for several days
and unable to be as active as on for
nner occasions. During this time it
has been necessary for her to lie On
A couch in the par1or of her quarters
and direct the work in this manner.
Even her presence in the matron s
quarters and directing the work was
too much for her overworked condi-
ton and she was unable to report for
duty this morning. Her mother is
now in charge Of the work and viii
make an effort to handle the Situa-
ton until Mrs. Sare RECEIVERS and IS
able to return to work.
Mrs. Sare's condition is not believed
to be dangerous
The work of the soup line continues
but the number of persons who take
advantage of its offering is showing
a slight reduction from time to time
With the improvement in the wealth r
a number of men who were out of
employment have either left town or
found employment of some character
which has relieved them of the en-
barrassment of being required to take
advantages of the offering OF the soup
line.
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SHOCK FAILS TO KILL
Lineman Lives After $4,000 Volts
Pass Through Him.

Wichita, Kan. Jan. 26.-william
Toles, an employee of the Kansas Gas
and Electric company in this city. is
alive after a 3O,O00-volt current of
electricity mad passed through his
body at Valley Center. ToIes was
climbing up a pole which carries the
wires supplying the entire pow er for
the interurban line out of Wichita.
His companion threw chain over
the wires. which swung down ag LIast
Toles' left hand and the entire cur
rent passed through his body. A pole
strap around Toles' body prevented
him from falling. He was rendered
unconscious. His companion, WI res
cued him, believed he was dead. In
a short time he revived. Aside from
burns on his hand and foot he is nc
+ severely injured.