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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-31
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Will You Stand Bv Him?

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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-31
IRISH pn6ITY,
70.

\ The Worlds tariff editor visited with
Inc department store in a New Eng
land city Of 100000 Inhabitants and
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-10-31

talk with me before placing q
loan on your farm.
LOUIS FLIGELMAN,
Adv. Wahpeton, N. D.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-20

CHAPTER V-McKane was bearer OF
the mysterious cipher, Is also a bail play
er.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-20

they were confronted by another strug-
Cling crew, yelping as they came, evil
IDENTIFY intent on battle and destruc-
ton. A hundred feet back the shouts
OF policemen and the rush of their
heavy shoes could be heard, but be-
fore "coppers' could arrive there
would be time for three or four SUBJ
Jects of the emperor to get their death
blow-and for the white men caught
between the fighting lines to receive
half a dozen accidental wounds.
A door opened and a shirt-sleeved
man protruded head and shoulders.
In here, fellers-youH get killed
out there in one minute! Hurry.
now!" BroIkett and Solano needed
no invitation. They flung themselves
through the hospitable portal, and as
the door slammed to behind them a
tempest Of squalls and bowls told of
the battle in full swing. A moment
later came the hoarse bellows of the
big policemen, the sound of Eightsticks
falling on Celestial domes, aid the
scurry of the beaten ones tc cover.
The next instant a cloth bag, shut
ting out the gas light as it fell. was
deity brought down upon Brockett's
head, while a coil of rope was whipped
round and round his arms and body.
Quick hands seized him and pulled
him from his balance, and as he
strove helpless in his lashings he
heard sounds that told him his COM
panion was receiving the same treat
ment. Of their feet, men at shout
ders and heels, the boys felt them
selves being borne down what seemed
endless flights OF stairs, and, still in
the binding darkness OF the bags,
were laid upon a stony floor. And as
their captors set them down they
heard, a little distance Off, a voice
that they knew well, saying, in soft,
purring tones: That commission was
executed amply efficient, | much thank
the honorable Mr.. Kelly"
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cidedly small. A man in pitch black
ness, with hands and feet strapped, is
not likely to roll into what might be
a bottomless abyss at his side, or
wriggle upon what is in all probable
ity a most uncleanly floor.
They could breathe through the bag
ging, though particles of lint and dust
came into mouth and nose, and no
attempt had been made to gag them.
Judging from the long time 1t had TAX
en- their captors to lug them down
into the depths of their prison, they
were far below the surface Of the
street, and equally far from any
chance to bring rescue by using their
voices. No attempt had been made
to search them-the crafty Mr.. YAH
motto evidently figured that he had an
amplitude Of time. Beyond q doubt
he would Dor return TO rob and pre-
sumably to interrogate them, but at
the present moment no sound could
be heard except the heavy breathing
Of the prisoners.
A half-mufied, half-sputtering noise
reached B~rockett's ears, and even in
the darkness of his own trouble he
felt almost inclined to laughter as he
realized that Solano was trying des-
perately to talk against .ainful handi-
caps. Brockett strained his ears, and
managed to catch the Cuban's accents
as Solano tried bravely to express his
opinions.
"We are-pair Of blamed fools
utchook, achoo!" came through the
bagging.
Worse than that. Boneheads for
fair" Brockett responded.
"Bag-heads you mean-atchak, at
choo." gurg,ed Solano. Easy marks.
Softer than pillows"
up against it-katchi. katchoo-"
sneezed Brockett, a tiny cloud of dust
getting in his nostrils. Don't you
hear feet? Our friends-coming back,
The trample OF several pairs of feet,
In fact, became distinct, and rough
hands raised the prisoners. They felt
themselves trundled across the floor
and then felt the ropes around their
legs relaxing. Someone pushed them
down into chairs, and someone lifted
the bags from their faces. The boys
blinked in the haring light OF kerosene
lamps. and then stared around their
prison.
They were seated beside q rough
kitchen table, on the other side OF
which Mr.. Yaximoto. with an almost
benevolent smile, wal lingering Q few
envelopes and bits Of paper. At Mr..
Yazimoto's right rat . broad-shoul.
dered young mar. With Usrthy faes
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baseball luck is a queer thing"
said Brockett, half angrily. 81 was
lucky enough to hit McGinnity for
two singles and a t~hree-bagger the
afternoon we played the Newark team
and he didn't forget it. If he had
struck me out three times he'd never
have remembered me. l wish he had
famed me three trips on nine pitched
balls"
The youngsters wandered around
Jersey City for a brief period, doub-
ling on their tracks several times.
They glanced behind and around them
ever and anon, and were unable to
discover any trailers or p%ursuers, but
a vague sense of worry and uneasi-
ness, an indefnable dread, seemed to
be uppermost in their minds. Finally,
when it had grown amply dark, they
hurried to the row of ferries that
fringe the shore of the North river,
and slipped aboard in the swarm Of
J~erseyites seeking Manhattan for their
evenings pleasure.
As the boys trailed along in the
crowd which 1ocked to the front of
the boat as it approached the eastern
side, Brockett imagined that he felt
a hand touch lightly against his left
hip, or in his pocket. He turned in
stantly, but could not detect the prob
able pickpocket in the jostling crowd.
Thrushing his hand in his coat pocket
he felt the outlines Of an envelope, and
clutched it tightly. A moment later
he stepped ashore and walked rapidly
away.
I've something with me that l
didn't have when we went on the
ferry" spoke Brockett in an under
tone, continuing to pace along.
whats that? An enlightened in
tellect?" the Cuban bantered. Brockett
drew out the envelope, noted that it
was innocent of address or mark of
any kind, and returned it to his
pocket.
Subway train might be a good place
to look at that, whatever 1t is" said
Ramon, and they walked sturdily
across town till the kiosks Of a sub
way SldllOh met thtAA view no bhCJ
descended the stairs the clangor Of an
approaching train was heard. Putting
on a burst of speed they scurried for
ward, slapped their coins upon the
ticket-window, and leaped upon a car
without the fraction of a second to
spare.
Once seated and their breath recov-
cred, they bent over the strangely de-
livered letter. Inside the envelope
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CHAPTER TX.

Outside the gentleman mentioned
in the song, and a number of good ball.
players" said Solano, Il never heard
of any Kellys. There appears to be
something doing, Harry"
THAT Is evident at first sight," re.
spondet Brockett. 1T looks as if both
our friends and our enemies were
hanging to our track. AS far as
tracing us is concerned, I'd have
thought it rather harder for CUR friends
to keep close watch over us than eth
er the japanese or the big German"
Il can figure out" commented So,
lano, Just how sheer luck would help
anyone to locate us in Jersey City.
Anybody who knew our tastes and
proc1lvities would most naturally take
a chance of finding us at the ball park,
and the Iron Mans call of your name
might just happen to reach the ears
of whatever person vas trying to keep
In touch"
Il don't wish Joe McGinnity any
HARM" grOWled Brockett, but / won't
suicide if his club gets shut out twen-
ty-nine straight games and winds up
in eighth position. What business has
he got with such a memory? Still,
that's all over now. This Kelly prop
osition Is what's worrying little Har-
ry."
Possibly" suggested the Cuban,
"the chief isn't taking such long
chances as We imagined, especially
when it's a case of %entrusting i'm
portant messages to a couple of boys.
His arm is long. his eye is pretty
nearly everywhere, and he has the
best operatives OF both the big de-
tective agencies at his call. In all
probability, he has men detailed to
watch out for us, and see hat we
don't run u heads into any special
danger. That would account for the
Kelly warning and the use OF your
own cipher"
THAT seems the only logical *
PLANTATION admitted Brockett. It's
some comfort, then, to know that we
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-20

are under powerful protection, but 1t
makes me feel rather small just the
same"
Plenty of time yet" philosophical
the Latin. 1--WE will have all the ad-
ventures on our own hook, and with
out any protection, that are coming
to us. Wait and see"
The boys left the subway two sta
tons further on, doubled up a short,
slanting street, turned into another,
running at almost a V-shaped angle,
and landed in a tiny triangle of va
cant ground. with an old hotel to the
south, a row of worn and shabby stone
houses to the north, and the bright
lights of Broadway only a short walk
to the east. Taking possession of a
bench In the little park, they proceed
ed to hold a council Of war, confident
that, even in the gathering night no
spy could approach them close enough
to cause annoyance.
Il believed, when we started" said
Brockett, that we could wander
around New York till some time to-
morrow night, and make so many turn
ings that no one without a flock of
bloodhounds could ever find US. |
think differently now, thought can
hardly say why. For my part, | think
We should lose ourselves in the mazes
OF this burg for a few hours only, then
recross to Jersey and be on our way
by a midnight train. How about 1t,
Ramona"
Fully agreeable" replied the Gu
ban. In fact, | was just planning out
a route that won't consume much
time, but ought to tangle-foot anyone
who is exhibiting a loving interest in
us. How Is this: Walk to Sixth ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street. Take
the Il road to F~orty-second. Trot
over to the Grand Central station of
the subway, on Fo~rty-second, and ride
to the downtown district, getting of,
We will say, at Canal. Walk over to
the Bowery, mix IN with the crowd,
turn into Mott or Doyers street-in
Chinatown-and travel fast to the lit
tie park at Mulberry Bend. Cut
through the park, and keep on west
to Broadway. Ride up Broadway to
Twsnty-third again, then cross over
on T~wenty-third to the ferries. How
does that seem for q course that will
bother anybody to follow7"
Looks good to me-" briefly an
swered Brockett. rising. Lets start
In Q hurry" And glancing ovsr tho
little park and the adjacent streets
without seeing any sign OF inquisitiys
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PROPRIETOR

Typewriter paper at the Register Of
nee at Is and IS cents per box OF 500
sheets.
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CHAPTER TIT-As outcome OF Brock
etts cipher, the ball player and Solano
are engaged by government for mysteri-
GUS mission. Yazimoto. mysterious Jap,
calls on Brockett.
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X.

The voices died away, and the cap
tiYes, heads mufled and bodies wrap
ped in many turns OF rope. We're lett
upon the floor. They could not move
hands or feet; the bags over their
heads kept them from Judging even
the light or darkness OF their prison,
and, while they could have rolled
around like a couple of barrels, the
inducements for such actions were de-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-20
sYNOPsis.

CHAPTER I-Secret Service Chief VIII
kns, puzzled over the theft OF the Gov
ernment's cipher, calls to his aid Detec-
discovered a new cipher, when the office
boy, Brockett, tells them it's THE Dia-
mon Cipher" and starts for the ball park.
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was one small sheet OF note-paper,
and across the sheet was written, in
Brockett's own cipher:
"WP TIC Fin Pos w SH ALB SH
2BH HR f f HR f 2BH BIB SH Pc
Pc Pc TIC TIC BA SB TIC w BA SH
Pc Pc WP."
Which reads" translated Brockett,
you are beginning well-look out for
Kelly"
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CHAPTER VIIT-Brockett and Solano
arrive in Jersey City; make appointment
TO meet McGinnity, the Iron Man. base
ball manager.
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CHAPTER vTT-Brockett and Solano
nave encounter with the Baron In which
the latter comes out second best.
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CHAPTER VI-Yazimoto returns to
headquarters and reports his failure to
obtain the cipher to Baron Zollern; Miss
the Baron.
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CHAPTER IX-Brookett and Solano ar
rive In New York and run into a Chi
nese Tong war; rescued by a white man.
CHAPTER X-The place of refuge
found to be q trap; find themselves pris-
oners of Yazimoto. Kelly to rescue,
mulches Jap out of $10,0n
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CHAPTER Iv-Brockett falls into YAH
moto's trap, a fight follows, Brockett
coming out on top: Messenger McKane
coming to rescue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-04
The ''Interests" and Not the Real
Farmers That Fear Single Tax

understand quite we'll that the single tax
IS to be levied on land values not on land
area. But while they know these things
they are under the impression that farm
ers do not. So they pretended to be
equally ignorant and set up loud wall
to the effect that the Initiative and Ref
erendum would make single tax possible
and that the single tax would ruin the
farmer. Whether or not any consider
able number of farmers are gullible
enough to be fooled by such claptrap may
be questioned, but the wall gave to some
of the weak" members who had been
elected as progressives, pretext to rep
udiate their pledges. For reasons, which
may be more easily guessed than proven,
they were exceedingly anxious to find
such pretext. They figured that they
could safely feign temporary ignorance
and stupidity and thus avoid the charge
of treachery and moral turpitude. So
they lined up behind Messrs. Lampson
and Halfhill with the demand that the
single tax inhibition be incorporated in
the ve-Referendum amendment
The friends of the amendment were for
ced to grant this demand In that shape
it was submitted and adopted.
If Ohio farmers have not seen before,
they ought to see now what measure it is
that privileged interests fear most If
they have not the manhood to resent be-
ing used as a shield for predatory privi-
leges then the interests back of
Messrs. Lampson and Halfhill are justi-
fed in considering them easy marks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-04
VII SON
WILL WIN WITH LARGEST ELECTORAL VOTE
EVER GIVEN A PRESIDENT

was assigned to star political writers OF a
chain of influential newspapers extend
ing from coast TO coast.
The Cincinnati Enquirer-Ohio, Indi.
ana, Kentucky, West Virginia ana
Tennessee.
Boston Globe-All of New England
States but Connecticut.
New York Herald-New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, pennsylvania,
Maryland and Delaware.
Chicago Record Herald J. Illinois, Iowa
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North
and South Dakota.
St. Louis Republic-Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Denver Republican-Colorado, Utah
and Wyoming.
Los Angeles Times-California, Neva-
da, New Mexico and Arizona.
To special men was assigned the task
of covering Washington, Oregon, Mon
tana and Idaho.
Nine states which have never been
deviated from Democracy since recon-
struction days-Alabama Arkansas,
Florida, George, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
and Virginia-were arbitrarily placed i'll
the Democratic column.
In gathering information for the re-
view there was no effort to boost" or
knock" any candidate, but conscien-
tious attempt to secure information upon
which all accurate forecast might be
based
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-04

The Initiative and Referendum is OBJ
jectionable to predatory interests for many
reasons, but the greatest of these is fear
of the single tax. No secret was made
of this in the Ohio campaign. The Con-
stitutional Convention had majority of
delegates elected on the assumption that
they were progressives. But this major
ity contained enough weak members to
control matter of doubt. Plunderblund
interests were represented by +. L. Lamp
son who has a long political record as
henchman of monopoly, and by railroad
attorney named Halfhill
These worthless, seeing that the Initial
i've and Referendum amendment was
sure to be submitted, insisted OH tacking
on a provision that it should never be
used to establish single tax. Their true
reason for this they would not admit.
They knew better than to do that. They
realized the unwisdom of letting the fact
be openly proclaimed that they objected
to forcing railroad corporations to pay
taxes on franchise values, mining mon
opolists on unused mining lands and
other Instructors of industry on oppor-
tunities being withheld from use.
Messrs. Lampson, Halfhill and others
who stood for special privilege under
stand quite well that tax on land values
only will largely relieve farmers who
cultivate their farms of large part of
the tax burden they now bear. They
are not ignorant of the fact that there is
very little land value on the farms and
very much of it in the cities. They also
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-04
Is Opinion Formed from Nation
aI-Wide Review of the Presl-
dentiaI Situation Made byLead-
ing Newspapers of the Country.

From Cincinnati Enquirer, Oct. 80.
Careful and comprehensive reviews of
the political situation in all the states of
the Union indicate that the Democratic
national ticket headed by Woodrow Viii
son and Thomas r. Marshall, will sweep
the country at the November election,
present indications being that the Sage
of Princeton will have a larger vote in the
Electoral College than any President ever
chosen.
This prediction is made on the work of
trained political observers, working ind
ependently in the various sections of the
Union, and is:based on conditions as they
exist at the close of the last week in Sep
tember, and presented in last Sundays
issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Every
state IN the Unioh, save those usually
designated as the Solid South, " is rep
resented in this forecast.
A remarkable feature of the situation
is the practical unanimity with which all
sections are returned as favorable to Will
son, or else are placed in the doubtful
column. From staid, conservative New
England, hitherto regarded as a Giber-
alter of Republicanism, to the pulsating,
radical, progressive California, it is an
epic of chaotic confusion in the ranks of
the grand old party" and story of
confident, militant aggressiveness on the
part of the organization which has won
only two national victories since theclose
of the Civil War.
The internecine strife in the Republi-
can party has made even such states as
Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island debatable ground.
The situation is somewhat similar to
that preceding the historic battle of 1860
and that of 1896, when one well-organiz-
ed compact body confronted another
weak and divided by fractional strife.
To be sure the election is five weeks in
the future, and much may be accom-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-04
Graceful Tribute from An
Unexpected Source

It is a fitting tribute that was paid t
Governor Wilson by the Columbus Dis
patch, when, in speaking Of his appear
ance in Columbus ON the Goth ult.,
said
THE spectacle of a presidential
candidate talking to educators with
regard to educational matters, in the
midst OF a campaign, is unusual. II
was for that reason, though not for
that reason alone, that the Chamber
ofCommercea auditorium, Friday after
noon, was filled to overfowing.
There was a desire not only to hear
but TO see the democratic presidential
candidate, Governor Woodrow Will
son, TO make an estimate of the sort
of a man he is.
~ II was an audience of fine type,
as fine as could be gathered in this
city for any good purpose, and 1t is
certain that Governor Wilson made
an excellent impression. He has
something to say and he knows how
to say it. His speech is as ready as
the flow of his pen, and to the good
thought and diction of his writing,
there is added in his speech, the
quality of a pleasing personality.
Governor Wilson impresses one, too
as a man of strong conviction, high
purpose and rare courage. He has
not been long in public life, but he
has a boss-beating record that makes
him an attractive candidate for exc
cutive place at this fine when the
people are trying to take back the
mastery that has been filched from
them by the combination of corrupt
politics and corrupt business. Con-
gresham Cox, in a happy speech fol-
lowing that of the governor, rounded
out what will certainly prove to have
been one of the most interesting
meetings of the campaign. If the
scholar in politics is unusual, it is
none the less right or desirable. If
the people are going to rule, they
must rule with their intellects and
not with their passions, in knowledge
and not in ignorance.
The Dispatch is not a democratic news
paper, and is under no party allegianc
% Governor Wilson, but it is an homes
newspaper which does not hesitate t
give expression to its admiration of
nan who possesses the many commend
lble attributes that Governor Wilson ha
developed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-04
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO HELP
DEMOCRATS WIN WITH WILSON
Autographed Certificate Suitable for Framing.

The Contributor National Wilson and Marshall league
has been organized with W. c. McAdoo vice chairman of
the national Democratic committee president, Charles
R. Crane vice chairman of the finance committee Of the
national Democratic committee treasurer and Stuart c.
Gbboney secretary for the purpose of aiding in raising
funds for the national campaign by popular subscription
In furtherance of this purpose Autographed certificates
have been prepared suitable for framing which
gaved portraits Of Cows Wilson and Marshall and their
autographs and which certify that the holders contrib