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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17
AS | WAS SAYING

,oet a,,boress in Schenectady has been con-
fsiro that although II is she who holds the pen IL
is Frank stockton who propels IT, Ana yet We WI"
der a little Can she lend us a small IRON pot "i
she exhibit the board money In the ginger ''
Until she produces better proof of his "control our
sympathies are Sth Frank and we nope '"'' W.
checks will be made payable TO him
A. touv good rates too For il is horrid chore'
writing stories while dead. And even II the IauS
has undere stmated her originality. MI >. deSe'' 60
compensation. nobody enjoys seeing o'Hei 'o
work pamed off his own. Thus Tar not o"o "
Gle chirp of gratitude has proceeded ITO" Loo
Aurora to reouite the vast and rapidly increasing
class Of authors who wrote "A Message TO GARCIA
If YOU credit the billboards ana the PdSS''"''
oross agent there is nothing so catawampously
self tisled az the Drama Whereas III redht\ u'e
old girl il Worrying about her soul She feels re-
orsil,le for the people who bungle into the wrong
nlavs and come out damaged intellectually. morally
and even physically. Hence the ne" Drama League
which will introduce the right people 10 'he 'e"'
shows simple this. Just scan the following ''''
and YOU will see how easily the various types "a
entertainment can be supplied with audiences ~"
mune against harm:
~, ,,s,t COINED, ....... The blind
For moving pictures 81 Nitus dancers
For BrieuX plays ''''''- inc 80
For vaudeville ...........''''. Inc aoSe"'
For shaw plays. ...........'''.' 'Hha"'
Encouraged by the triumphs Of the Simpihed
Sn.Ilers who inoculate the alphabet with creeping
naraIvsis instead of butchering IL outright our new
secretar, of the Navy introducing Simplihed sea-
,,anship in the same gradual way. He begins by
cautous,. substituting right and "left FOR star
board and port Not Till later on Will our maIln-
ors he EXPOSED To 'hay-f straw foot step at
time as bents the subject matter Little by httIa
the navy will gain a complete mastery OF SimpH-
fed Stewardship. not excepting such phrases as
.sure mister" All there brig and "oh. YOU
land
II is Il rash step that Mr.. H.. Addngton Bruce
has taken in his attack lazness Writes as II
Iaziness were "A positive menace. Whoa, H. Adding-
ION, Won overlook the benignant influence OF laZl-
upon
Navigation. Without lazness who would clear
. nassageway for vessels by holding stupid hsh-
pole all day long
. Scholarship. without laziness who would SIT
o,,osite textbook fourteen deadly hours at "A
stretch? 1890
3 The Mattress and Poetry Trades. without
Iaziness where should obtain such marNels as
The following?
Get up get up q" the old cried
Get mp. lazy sinner
We need thost sheets for table cloths,
It's nearly time for dinner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17
THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX
A Plea for a Uniform Rate and Tor
Taxation of Sums Less than $4,000.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
sir. When tax is levied In any COM
munity the amount needed Is aseertaiheu
and then a uniform rate IL fixed acc"i"-
ing to the total OF property assessaoie
An Aston. who may own many millions oi
real estate ADD the owner OF mooes'
house and lot pay tsfes at the same r"'e'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17
STARVATION WAGES
They Are a Menace to Health and
Should. Be Stopped by Law.

To the Editor of the Tribune.
Sir: The bill introduced by Senator
Chiffon providing minimum wage OF
week for women employed IN work
which goes into interstate commerce IS
lust and reasonable and should become
law without delay
Starvation wages and excessive hours
OF labor deprive thousands Of proper
nourishment, and of time for sleep ana
recreation.
These conditions form very serious
menace TO health and should be prohibit
ed by law.
CONSIDERABLE SHOPPER
New York, April II, 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

wound and tetanus occurs. Dirt from sew" 49,
into the water supply. and there Is Npno" -
cholera Dirt gets into milk. and there i "'P''"'
or scarlet fever Dirt is inhaled in the an anu
tuberculosis is generated Dirt from ny
deposited upon food. and there Is Np"o''' W
terry. pellagra what not
Teach the people To be clean. ana we >"'" '"
them 10 he well and 10 live long.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17
NO, NOT FOR BOSTON.

trOm The Boston Globe.
Whether this so-called curfew law VIII he feldly en-
forced is doubtful closing Of front entrance and
utilizing side door would to be possible under
condition Of things the last analysis OF the
situation II would seem worth while f,r New Workers
and visitors 10 go To- bed some time o'clock should
not be considered too early
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

and the United States tan wei amor" u s"e ~
though. ON the other hand, Colombia ought no' 10
embarrass the proceedings by holding out Tor eA.
travagant or Impossible demands. II 'hlS ac''o" VI
our Senate expedites or facilitates the ge'nhS To-
cetber IF tho ,broe nations we shall be gfateiuI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17
PREMIUM ON RACE SUICIDE.
nm The Baltimore American.

From The Baltimore american
The mcanest way yet suggested of raising revenue
,omes from French munioy at. where they have been
irving TO collect a tax on baby carriages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

"Adrft in YaNl Surrounded by huHs'3 ~
is the latest predcament Ana io' 'e
Iauve deg,ee there is the lot Of Governor Sulzer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

Saws Mr. Edison III s very difficult To make a
woman believe anything that Is So
Saws Mr. Mason: From the time the world be-
gan men have been trying 10 make women believe
all the things that are not 80
say We: Maybe the things that are 80 aren't
X. l.. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

Governor Cruise Of oklahoma has vetoed lu
crew" act Down in that former stronghold %
radicalism they are going easy nowadays on regis
lation Ia plain Bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

The New Jersey Court of Pardons mas reie'Se t
parole a man who was a participant in prooaoN
The most hideous and revolving murder III '"e ",'
tory of that state after serving about nan u NV
thirty years Imprisonment to which ne was &c"
fenced After that there would seem TO he n'ue
reason for refusing any appeal for pardon WIZ"
might be made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

Probably Murphy would be satisfied to sequester
.plain Rill'' on some "isand OF jealous power anu
then cut off all ferry boat communication Win '"e
me- inland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

Mr. Sidney Snow. of Boston, says he wotships MT.
Franklin Pepys Adams for his sly and urtful abbre-
vations Example: The people in the tenements
d like fs" Excellent, Tickles man clear through
when he gets the drift. He is as proud as l. j. H.
who stuck in his t. and pulled out a p. and said,
wv a e. b. am r.. II Browning had added abbre-
Walton TO his other cryptic charms. the Bostonians
would have been slower 60 discard him In favor OF
met Ire puzzles and +. Pepys \
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

The Spectacle of mercurai France cshsurihs
phlegmatic Germany for nervousness ana eAo''"-
bility is enough to make the world smoker WIZ"
Lnholy elee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17

Another thanksgiving automobiles tries TO get
away in great burst of speed, but is stopped oI d
pIucby and resoue policeman presumably "0
didn't know he had hurt anybody But he mo-
ticed his own danger quickly enough "heh '"e
noliceman steered his ear toward house wall
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-03-21
lOOpynSht, iOia, A. Q. Mc0iurg i 6O.j
SYNOPSIS.

Robert Cameron, capitalist, consults
Philip Clyde, newspaper publisher. re-
Eardlng anonymous threatening letters he
has received. The first promises a sample
Of the writer's power on a certain day:
On that day the head is mysteriously cut
from portrait of Cameron while the lat
ter is in the room. While visiting Cam
erPn In his dressing room Nell Gwynne
mirror is mysteriously shattered. Cameron
becomes seriously III as result OF me
ously on Cameron's sick bed. It makes
direct threats against the life of Cameron.
Clyde tells Cameron the envelope was
plans to take Cameron on yacht trip;
The yacht picks up a fisherman found
the name OF Johnson. Cameron disap-
pears from yacht while Clyde's back is
turned. "a fruitless search is made for a
motor boat seen by the captain just be-
fore Cameron disappeared Johnson is al
lowed to go after being closely questioned.
Evelyn takes the letters to an expert In
of Chinese origin Clyde seeks assistance
from a Chinese fellow college student,
who recommends him to Yup Sing. most
prominent Chinaman in New York Clyde
goes to meet Yup Sing. sees Johnson. at
tempts to follow him, falls into base
ment sprains his ankle and becomes I'M
conscious. Clyde is found by Miss Glenn
emit. a missionary among the Chinese. He
ts sick several days as result of inhal-
ing charcoal fumes; Evelyn tells clyde
renders a person temporarily unconscious.
Murphy is discovered to have mysterious
relations with the Chinese. Miss Clement
promises to get information about Cam
eron. Slump in Crystal Consolidated, of
which Cameron is the head, is caused by
q rumor Of Cameron's Illness. Clyde finds
Cameron on Fifth avenue in a dazed and
emaciated condition and takes him home.
Cameron awakes from a long sleep and
speaks In a strange tongue. Evelyn de-
clares the man is not her uncle. Evelyn
and Clyde call on Miss Clement for prom
ised information and find that the China
man who was to give it has just been
murdered. Miss Clement gives Clyde a
note. asking him to read II after he
leaves the mission and then destroy II.
It tells of the abduction of white man
China. The man is accused Of the crime
of sable Lorcha" in which 100 Cinnamon
were killed The appearance In New York
of the map they supposed they had ship
ped to China throws CONSERVATION into
the Chinese. The brougham in which
Clyde and Evelyn are riding in held VI
BY an armed man; Clyde is seized by
Clyde are rescued by the police and re.
turn home. They find Yup Sing and the
Chinese conOul awaiting them Yup tells
Clyde the story of the crime of the "Sa.
Bile Lorcha," In which 81 Cinnamon were
deliberately sent to their death by one
Cameron. They declare that M'Nish car
be identified by a tattoo mark on his arm
Clyde declares that Cameron has no sucl
mark. The nurse is called in and de
scribes tattoo mark on his patient
arm. Clyde goes to investigate anC
ter. 1t Is addressed to Donald M'Nish
The letter is from the mans mother II
Scotland and Identifies the patient a
M'Nish.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-03-21
CHAPTER xxv.-contInued.

you mean" she began again, speak
ing very slowly now, as she mentally
focused the conditions, that we must
hold McNish as a hostage. and only
give hip up when they return Uncle
Robert to us?"
Exactly" l agreed Just as two
armies do that are at war-exchange
prisoners"
isn't there any other way?" she
asked, frowning. ooh, there must be-
l don't care a straw. you know. for
that wicked man; but. Philip. think
of his poor old mother!"
81 do think" told her. i've been
thinking, ever since l read her letter,
and II 1t were possible, Evelyn, I'd
give the reprobate his chance for her
sake, little as he deserves It, But I've
been thinking OF Cameron, too. He
may be somewhere on the high seas,
as Miss Clements note implied, or he
may be a prisoner in ONE under
ground dungeon of Chinatown. Wher-
ever he Is, we are safe in concluding
he is neither comfortable nor happy.
Why, then, should we consider, to
come right down to probabilities, this
old Scotch mother of an infamous son,
when the safety-the life even-of one
we both love SO dearly may at this
moment be at stalker"
battered myself there was no get
ting away from this argument II
seemed to me conclusive. but the let
ter had stirred the sentimental depths
OF the girls nature, and she refused tC
yield without one last effort.
II know, Philip, appreciate every
word OF what you have said; but
couldn't we find out what we want tC
know through Miss Clement? She
must have a lot more information
than she put in that little hurriedly
written note. Or, couldn't o'Hara FIND
out for us7"
Before I could answer her, Chscka
beedy stood in the doorway.
"Dr. Massey has Just come down
Ne, Clyde" he said, "And would yO'
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-03-21
CHAPTER XVI.
HIs Sister Confessor.

The death of McNish was instan-
taneous. Soy, with bullet In his abb
domen, fingered for three days. Dur
ing that time Miss Clement became
his sister confessor, and 80 there
drlfted into our possession a host OF
facts which otherwise we might never
have learned. Strange. uncanny crea-
ture that he was, he seemed to re-
pose the utmost confidence in the
gray. sweet-faced missionary, and fair
ly unburdened his sin-charged soul to
her. Those OF his fellow conspirators
that she promised to protect. she pro-
tected Those that he believed to
have played him false, she protected
likewise. Her religion was one in
which personal justice has no dwell
ing. vengeance Is mine, will re-
pay" her Lord had admonished. and
to him she was content to resign the
problem OF retribution.
Had l been more familiar with the
Cameron town house and the town
habits Of its master. Justice probably
would not have been tricked out OF
having her way with two as lawless
| WretcneS as ever ihlSSt0u a COm u u
nifty. should have known then thai
one of the drawers Of that quaint ole
rosewood secretary was the hiding
place of a 88scaliber Colt, and in al
likelihood have had 1t removed befor,
McNish was capable Of searching To-
it. AS It was, Mr.. Bryan took no lit
tie blame upon himself for not hav
ing been the first to discover II
though to my mind he could hardl,
be regarded as recreant in falling 4
investigate a piece OF furniture OF 8
intimate a character.
The notoriety consequent upon tn
murder and suicide was hideously II
ordinate. Inspired and stimulated b
the sensational press. which did nc
hesitate 70 imply what II dared nc
. state openly, the currency Of falls
: heed and nissenesptien a. one psfic
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-03-21
Snake Serum Ordered.

1t is reported In the Lancet that
the chief medical officer of one of the
Austrian army corps has recently or.
dered the use Of Calmette's serum
against serpent bites, and a fairly
large stock of 1t has now been ISSUED
to each regiment in the south of the
empire. The men and the medical
officers are instructed in the use OF
1t, and regular inspections of the
stock, as we'll as lectures on the nat.
ural history Of the poisonous kinds
OF serpents, are provided for. In ad.
dition to the serum, the various ap
planes necessary for Its proper ap.
plication have been supplied to the
army hospitals. Hitherto much de-
pendence has been placed on the
treatment OF such injuries by alcohol
and the application VI psrmAngsasts
OF potash,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-29
FAwcE77 FAMILY IN REUNION.
Brothers and Sisters Meet for First
lime In Nearly Forty Years.

For the hrst time IL thirty eight
wears five brothers and sisters, mem
bers Of the F'awcett family, are enjoy
ing a family reunion at the home Of
one of their number. Mrs. j. a. Cook.
sol West Main street. Mrs. Cook was
born Abbie F'awcett.
There were nine children in the
Fawcetr family. and five Of them are
now living and all are here. The
brothers and sisters are Edwin Faw-
cett. OF Sidney. y. 5. w, Who has been
connected with the British govern
n,ent railway service for more than
thirty wears, and is now on six
six mouths leave OF absence: Walter
f'awcett OF Roswell. Y. N: Mrs. Anna
Tornlinson. of High Point, y. c., the
youngest sister. FOR many years identi-
fed with the North Carolina state J.
W. G. y. End known turnout the
south as Mother Tomlinson:" Mrs.
Ella Jones. Of Boise. Idaho the oldest
sister: and Mrs Cook
Other relatives in attendance al the
reunion are cousins in the persons Of
Charles 3. Gruwell. Of Maquokela-
father OF John P. Gruwell, editor Of
the MaquoLeta Excelsior; William H
Jones. Of Spencer: and Mrs. Emily j.
Ne-us. Of West Branch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-29
FRANK n. ANDERSON ACCEPTS
$500 AND JOB AN DaDlsMISSES
DAMAGE SUIT.
WlNTER-M, & ST. lease
TO BE HEARD NEXT WEEK
cese Of James cri.t, Whso.e Vito Was
Badly INJURED in M. asst. L. Wreck
Last March, Workins.on Settlement
at ST. Paul-criss's Suit is For
$4,000.

Local railroad 6amage cases, pend
settled, or are in process OF settle
ment, and one action, following failure
to settle. Will be heardeneSt week. ac-
cording 20 information tfrou the Min
nesota capital city.
Frank H. Anderson, 90 South Third
street, Chicago Create fire.
man who, on Nov. 60; 1912, had his
left ankle broken whanfhis engine be-
came :ieratled and tipped over at Green
Mountain. Wednesday afternoon dis
missed MS case for $4,000 damages.
brought at ST. Paul. Anderson accepted
in settlement $500 and mis- old run
when he is able 10 take il.
Winter Case to Be Tried.
Following the failure 10 reach sat
isfactory settlement. the case OF
George Winter Of Al South Second
street, against the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis, Will be tried beginning next
Monday. Winter. q machinists's help
er, was in iured Oct. 1912, when he lost
q part OF his left hand when jack
slipped while Winter was working on
locomotive repairs. Winters suit
against the company is for $4,000.
crst Working on Settlement.
James CrisL Of Hanna City, HI
is working on settlement OF his &C
ton against the Minneapolis & ST
Louis, in which damages in the sum
of $4,000 are asked.
Crisis wife Vas one Of the victims
of the Minneapolis & St Louis wreck
OF March Is. when the Twin Cities
Limited, No. s, went into the ditch a
mile south Of Albion. Mrs. Crist was
practically scalped, and FOR long
time was patient in St. Thomas hos
pital. Christ brought suit against the
company for 5000 damages for the
Injuries 10 MS wife, and claimed an
other $1,000 for business opportunities
he had lost st Wenatchee, Wash, BY
reason Of his being detained in this city
owing 20 his wife's injuries.
In the event that the Crist case is
not settled the case vii! be heard early
in June.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-29
ALBION GRADUATES TEN.
State Superintendent psyos Addresses
the Class Wednesday EVENING.


Ten young people. eight of whom
We're girls. were graduated from the
Albion high school Wednesday even
ing, at the annual commencement held
at the Methodist church. The feature
of the evening was the address by AL
bert NJ. Deyoe, state superintendent o.
public instruction. who used as his
subject. Training For Citizenship.
The program was opened by the Glee
Club. with The Heavens Resound,
after which Rev. S. c. Wadding gave
the invocation. Just preceding Mr..
Devoe's address the girls chorus sang,
Down in the Dewey Dell President
E &. McRil. OF the school board, pre-
scented the class with their diplomas
following the address, and the pro-
gram vas closed with another chorus
number. The Maybells and the Flow
ers" Rev. I. P. Potter gave the bens-
diction.
The personnel of the Albion class
WAS Gay Norman Reidei. Myrtle Ellen
Whaley Maude Lillian F'obes Nicholas.
Edith Price. Lepha Pearl Robertson,
Merle Clarinda Houghton. Blanche
Lucille Presnall. Lydia Josephine Rol-
ston. James Craig Graham. and Errett
Ieyerne Grouse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-29
Laurel News Notes.

Robert Spence. who was severely IN
iured short time ago by being thrown
from a horse is recovering rapidly.
his injuries not being as dangerous IS
at first thought.
Section Foreman Rutherford is still
very sick, but is improving slowly and
his recovery is now expected.
Union memorial services were held
Sunday evening at the NJ. E. church
and a carefully prepared and patriotic
sermon was delivered by Rev. j. ALDER.
Of the Evangelical church. Fine mu-
sic was rendered by the choir
Harry jerks. manager of the Farm
ers' Elevator Company, left Tuesday
evening for Carroll. having been called
as witness in the trial of case
at that place.
Corn planting in this vicinity is
now progressing rapidly. but many
acres are yet to plant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-29
MRS. HEAD PRESIDENT
Liscomb Township Woman Chosen as
President Of District Rebekahs-An-
nuaI Convention Brought to Success
fui Close Wednesday Night.

The annual convention OF the sixty
fourth district Rebekahs came TO a
successful close at the Odd Fellows
hail Wednesday night, when Grumms
lodge, No. 46o, OF Liscomb. exempli-
lied the degree work upon two candi-
dates from Electric lodge of this city.
Officers of the association were
elected late Wednesday afternoon. Mrs
Pardon Head of Liscomb township, a
member OF Grumme lodge. No. 500. be-
ing chosen president. The other off
GERS elected were: Vice President, Mrs.
R. Mccormack, Clemens, No. 2s4,
Clemens; secretary, Mrs. Frona Scott,
Grumme. No. 800. Liscomb: treasurer,
Mrs. c. c. Woodmansee, Electric, No.
5S1. OF this city.
The debate, Resolved, That Ruth is
q greater character in the Re bekah
degree than Rebekah." proved ex-
tremely interesting and was won by
Marshall Lodge No 30. with c. r.
Gaunt chanpioning the negative. Mrs.
c. H. Schechter argued for Electric
lodge for the affirmative.
Mrs. c. H Schechter, Of Electric
lodge president OF the association dur
ing the year just closed. who presided
at the meeting. presented Mrs. Effie
Graham, of Des Moines, a member OF
the board of instruction, and Mrs. Efrie
Butcher, Of Des Moines. state president
OF the Rebekah assembly. with silver
souvenir spoons and Marshall lodge.
No. 20. presented Mrs. Butcher with
gavel made by TWO Of their members,
and Mrs Graham with bouquet OF
carnations. AZ the close of the con
vention a collection was taken up TO
De sent to the orphans home at Mason
City