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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
BRSONETTES FIRE
ROYAL ACADEMY
suffragettes Blamed, Though
Votes for Women PIacards
Are Missing.

LONDON, May 31.-An attempt
vas made last night to set fire to
he Royal Academy. Although the
lsual votes for women placards were
lot found, the police suspect that
Militant suffragettes we're RESPONSE
>le for the attempt to destroy the
puilding. in which are housed some
IL the worlds greatest works of art.
B Shortly after the exhibition closed
or the night Waterman discovered.
d small room on the ground floor,
a cardboard box filled with rags and
.otton saturated with oil. A number
,f wax tapers were bound about the
pox. Four of these were burning
when the Waterman found the box.
which had been so placed that the
lanes from it easily would have
communicated with the walls.
The suffragettes resumed their
campaign of destruction last night
4 n the Lewisham branch postoftice,
which they had attacked several
4 lines previously. They set fire to
he letters in the building and the
'iames were extinguished only after
ID number of them had been destroyed.
Bottles containing corrosive mix
lures and addressed to Reginald Nc
Kenna, home secretary, were found
yesterday in a mailbox. Railway tel
|sgraph and telephone wires were cut
h various places in Wales. Suffra-
Eette literature was found scattered
bear the scenes of these depreda-
lions. Automobile drivers and cy-
nists in the Doncaster districts made
complaint that taclSs, which pune
gured their tires, were scattered over
he highways.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
CHAPTER II.
The shadow of Mystery.


lHARRoW walked up the one flight
of steps to the story above. He
found his acquaintance in, and
at once preached the subject of his
Grand Doctor Knox promised the
matter his attention. The two men
then embarked on a long discussion
of Professor Schermerhorn's discov-
| cry of super radium, and the strange
series of events that had encom-
passed his death. Into the midst of
| the discussion burst Mccarthy, his
face red with suppressed anger.
"Can / use your phone?" he growled.
"Oh, yes" said he, as he caught sight
| of the instrument. Without awaiting
the requested permission, he jerked
the receiver from its hook and placed
| it to his ear.
"Deader than a smelt!" he burst
out. This is nice way to run a
public business! Thanks" he hooded
to DR.. Knox, and stormed out
barrow rose languidly.
"I'll see you again. he told Knox
cat present I'm going to follow the
human cyclone. 1t takes more than
mere telephones to wake Mccarthy
up like that"
He found the boss in the hall, his
finger against the down button.
That's three cars has passed me-"
he snarled, trying to peer through
the ground glass that, in the Atlas
building, surrounded the shaft. I'll
tan somebody's hide. Down." he
beloved at a shadow on the glass.
"Have a cigarette" proffered Percy
barrow. "Calm down. To the scien-
tifc eye you're out of condition for
such emotions. You thicknecks are
subject to apoplexy."
"Oh, shut upl" growled Mccarthy.
There isn't a phone in order in this
building two floors either way. I've
tried 'em-and there hasn't been for
twenty minutes. And I can't get
messenger to answer a call; and that
ring-tailed, star-spangled ornament
of a janitor won't answer his private
bell. I'll get him bounced so high
the blackbirds will build nests in his
ear before he comes down again"
After trying vainly to stop a car
on It's way up or down, Mccarthy
stumped down a flight Of stairs, fol-
lowed more leisurely by the calmly
unhurried Darrow. Here the same
performance was repeated. A half
oxen men by now had Joined them.
So they progressed from story to
story until an elevator boy, attracted
by their frantic shouts, stopped to
see what was the matter Immedi-
ate1y the door was slid back on its
runners, Mccarthy seized the aston
ished operator by the collar.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
PHONES WIFE TO HURRY UP
DIVORCE, SO HE CAN MARRY
IFrom a STAN Corre,pondent.I

TRENTON, N. J., Nav s1.-In sum
ming I'D his conclusions in the di-
vorce proceedings instituted by
Gertrude L. w. Ramp. of Jersey City,
against ner husband, Albert E. Rapp.
on the ground of desertion. Special
Master Rosenberg stated that it
seemed to him that it was a case
where the parties involved were mar
ried at an early age, without the de-
liberation which such a step should
have entailed. He recommended that
a decree be granted to the petitioner
upon the ground charged.
The Rapps were married in Hobo
ken in September, 1905, by a justice
of the peace. The wife was II and
the husband 81 years of age. The de-
sertion took place in 1906, and in 1911
the husband called the wife on the
telephone, requesting that she hurry
divorce proceedings, as he was en-
gagged to be married to another.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

| Come out of that, you scum of the
earth!" he roared. Come out of that
and tell me why you don't stop for
your signalsy'
IT amt seen no signals!" gasped the
elevator boy.
Someone punched the button, but
the little, round annunciator disk in
the car failed to illuminate.
II wonder If there's anything in or
der in this miserable holei" snarled
Mccarthy.
1.-THE lights is gone out" volun-
teered the boy; and indeed for the
first time the men now crowding into
the car noticed that the incandes-
cents were dead.
While Mccarthy stormed out to
spread abroad impartial threats
against two public utility concerns
for interfering with his business,
Percy Darrow, his curiosity aroused,
interviewed the janitor Under that
functionary's guidance he examined
the points of entrance for the differ
ent wires used for lighting and COM
munication; looked over the private
bell installations, and assembled again
to the corridor, abstractedly busting
his fingers. There he found a group
Of the buildings tenants, among
whom he distinguished Dr. Knox.
Same complaint. / suppose-no
phones, no lights, no BELLS" he re-
marked.
Seems to be-" replied Knox. Gen
eral condition. Acts as though the
main arteries had been cut outside"
Inside bells? House phones?" sug-
gested Darrow.
The repair men came in double
quick time and great confidence. They
went to work in an assured manner.
which soon slackened to a slow be-
wilderment Someone disappeared, to
return with box of new batteries.
The head repair man connected a
group of these with a small bell in
the executive office. The instrument,
however, failed to respond.
TRY your ammeter," suggested
Darrow, who had followed.
The delicate needle of the instru-
ment did not CULVER.
BATTERIES dead!" said the repair
man. "Jim, what the hotel-bill do
you mean by getting dead batteries7
Go back and bring new lot, and
test 'ern."
5 In due time Jim returned.
"These test to fifteen," said he. Go
to it!''
"Test-nothing. roared the, repair
man after moment. ''These are
dead, too
Percy Darrow left the ensuing ar
gument to its own warmth. 1t was
growing late. In the corridor a few
hastily brought lamps cast a dim
light. Percy collided against DR..
Knox entering the building.
mot fixed yet?' asked the latter IN
evident disappointment Whats the
natter"
81 don't know" said barrow slow
ly; 'it puzzles me- It's more than
an ordinary break of connections or
short-circuiting through apparatus.
If one could imagine a big building
like this polarized in some way-any-
how. the electricity is dead. Look
here" He pulled an electric fash
light from his pocket. Bought this
fresh on my way here. Tested 1t. OF
course. Now. there's nothing won
derful about these toys going back on
man; but''--he pressed the button
and peered down the lens-"this is
funny coincidence" He turned the
lens toward his friend. The filament
xyae, 40 RI
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
CHAPTER /.
The Owner Of New York.

~ ERCY BARROW, a young mar
of scientific training, indoleni
manners, effeminate appear
Ence, hidden energy and absolute
purage, lounged through the doors
" the Atlas building. Since his res
que from the volcanic island that had
witnessed the piratical murder of his
Did employer. Doctor Schermerhorn,
me spectacular dissolution of the
nurderers, and his own imprison-
ment in cave beneath the very roar
IF an eruption, he had been nursing
his shattered nerves back to their
normal strength. Now he felt that
at last he was able to go to work
again. Therefore, he was about to
approach a man of influence among
practical scientists, from whom he
hoped further occupation.
AS the express elevator shot up
ward, he passed long, slender hand
tcross his eyes. The rapid motion
confused him still. The car stopped,
md the metallic gates changed open.
barrow obediently stepped forth.
Only when the elevator had disap-
oeared did his upward glance bring
him the knowledge that he had dis
embarked one floor too soon.
Darrow's eye fell on lettered sign
outside the nearest door He smiled
slow, red-lipped smile beneath his
small, silky mustache, dropped his
black eyelashes in flicker of remi-
niscence, hesitated a moment. then
stepped languidly forward and
opened the door. The sign indicated
he headquarters of the very modest
eommisionership behind which Nc
earthly chose to work. Mccarthy,
uuite simply, at that time owned
New York
AS Darrow entered Mccarthy hung
up the telephone receiver with q
smash and sat glaring at the instru-
ment. After a moment he turned his
small, bright eyes toward the new
conner.
Hello, Perez he growled Didn't
see you. Say, I'm so mad my skin
cracks. Just now some measly little
shrimp called me UP from a public
booth. What We suppose he wanted.
now? Oh, nothin'! Just told me in
50 many words for me to pack up my
little trunk and sail for Europe and
never come back! That's ALL He
give me until Sunday, too" Nc
Carthy parked out short laugh and
reached for the cigar box, which he
held out to Darrow.
Percy shook his head. Whats the
occasion?" he asked.
ooh, don't know. Just bughouse.
guess"
$50 he wants you to so to Eu-
roper
Wants me? Orders me! Says /
got to-" Mccarthy laughed. Lovely
thoughti'
= puffed out cloud of smoke.
Says if I don't obey orders he'll
send me a. sign to convince mel"
went on the boss. Hes got a mean
yeice. He ought to have a tag hung
on him and get carried to the morgue.
He give me the shivers, like dead
man. I never hear such a unholy
thing outside a graveyard at night"
Percy barrow was surveying him
with leisurely amusement, a slight
smile playing over his narrow dark
face.
"Talking to get back your nerve"
he surmised cheerfully to the usually
taciturn boss. I'D like to know what
it was got you going SO; it isn't much
your style"
"Well, you got yours with you"
growled Mccarthy, shifting for the
first time from his solid attitude OF
the bulldog at bay.
ellis sign he promised is apt TO be
bomb" observed Darr1w.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
American Boys Are Stranded
in London on Tour of World

LONDON, May 31.-The forty-seven
american boys who are making a
worlds tour under the auspices of
he Columbia Park Boys Club, of
;an Francisco, are practically strand
I'd in London. Unless help comes i'm
nediately 1t Is impossible to say
What may happen to them. They are
charge of Major Sidney Peixotto,
Who last night explained their pre-
hcament.
Our troubles really began before
We left America" he said, "as a re-
ult of the breaking of contracts by
wo moving pictures companies for
'icture rights"
Major Peixotto said the boys had
act with financial difficulties as the
outcome of their engagements here
md that aid promised from Chicago
tad failed to come
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Nav
31.-Millions Of tiny insects with
green bodies. brown tails etched with
brown and white and slate coloregi
antennae, settled on the city during
the night. The name Of the insect
Is not known and no one knows
whence they came. storekeeperss and
residents were busy today sweeping
them from their places and side-
walks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

The department of agriculture will
send out one million cook books and,
by gravy, there amt nothing that
this country needs more unless it is
something to cook.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

the tower of the Metropolitan build
ing; then stared in astonlshment.
The hands of the great dial We're
still perpendicular-the hour indieat-
ed was still o'clock
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

dealer may have perfectly honest
scales and measures. according to the
demands set up by the department
controlling weights and measures.
and still he can get the best of the
public by weighing in his thumb with
the article sold by weight or placing
it inside the measure on goods sold
by measure.
7 can only repeat watch the
thumb. and you viii be surprised
how many times you pay for its
weight and measure"
Mr.. Wulfson paid q high tribute to
the efficiency Of the Essex county
weights and measure department
! headed By Arthur Harris. and said
that while the department was COM
paratively new one It already
ranked high among the departments
in the country. He had similar praise
for the city department, which is
presided over by City sealer John II.
Sullivan and his assistants.
Judge William P. Martin was ex-
amining an applicant for citizenship
in Naturalization Court the other day
and asked the man if ne had ever
been arrested. The man admitted
that he had, saying It was on a
charge of cruelty to animals.
He attempted to explain by saying
that he did not know a horse he was
driving was unfit TO be in harness,
but Judge Martin cut the explanation
short by saying, you bring the man
into court who made the complaint
against you for cruelty to animals.
If he says you were not to blame IN
the matter your application for citi-
zenship will be considered. We do
not want as citizens in this country
any man who has even been wilfulIy
cruel to an animal"
Further hearing on the citizenship
application was adjourned for a
month to give the man time to bring
in the S. c. P. A. agent who caused
his arrest.
The James H. Reid Association, Of
West Orange. of which James H.
Reid, one of the court attendants in
Judge Martins court room is presi-
dent, gave its first annual ball last
Monday night and as an aftermath
of the ball Gus Hartman, one of
Court House Superintendent Fred
Wagner's assistants. tells this tale
on himself:
IT reached heme from the ball
about 4 o'clock in the morning." says
Gus, land went into the house very
quietly so as to not disturb my wife
and the baby. / made no noise going
upstairs or in getting into the bed
room, but as I started to undress I
heard the baby whimper. The baby
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
CHAPTER III.

The Moving Finger Writes.
THE condition of affairs In the
Atlas building lasted long
enough to carry the matter UP
TO the experts in the employ Of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

One disgruntled county employees.
who was not among those who re-
eeived a salary increase from file
Board Of Freeholders last week. was
showing a card received just before
the holidays last year from Director
Walter A. Evans, Of the Board Of
Freeholders. The card read Wish
ing you a Merry Christmas ana q
prosperous New Year"
Prosperous New Year. huh.T said
the disgruntled one; prosperous. IN
deed, with no salary increase in sight
for another year. at least"
Tom Cooney, court crier in Judge
Martins court, is an Irishman, prond
Of it. and talks with delightful
brogue. A few days after the raids
by the prosecutors office detectives
on the Hotels Broad and Navarra
cooney was talking with one OF the
men who took part in the raid
I hear you took the registers from
the hotels" said Cooney.
We certainly did. replied the de-
tective.
And how much was there in
them?" was Cooney's inquiry. And
It took considerable explaining on the
part Of the detective to make it clear
that the registers the detectives took
did not contain money. but the names
OF the guests of the hotels
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

usually sleeps IN a crib alongside o
the bed. and thought Il rockies
the crib quietly the babe would Sc
to sleep and not wake up my wife.
Il rocked the crib for several miu-
utes. and when I heard my wife turn
In bed she asked me what 1 was
doing. said the baby was partly
awake and I was rocking it to sleep
The answer got from my wife was.
'Oh. don't be a ehdmp. Gus. Come
70 bed, the baby is sound asleep here
in bed with me-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

the story.
Leonard Gray. one Of The elevator
men at the Court House, was ap
preached by a well-dressed womau
in the corridor the other day wne
asked to be directed to Judge Mar
tins Office" Gray led the lady 70
Judge Martins waiting-room and
told her to take a seal for a few
minutes and the judge would see her
Fifteen minutes later the same lady
came to Gray again and said. 7 have
been looking everywhere for you.
think you made a mistake I asked
for Judge Martins office The one
you told me TO wait in has Judge
Chambers on the door.
The lady had failed to notice the =
in the lettering on Judge Martins
chambers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31

I had nothing TO say as l climbed
into bed" is the way Gus winds up
the story.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-10

IN addition to the general lines of goods
i which we handle we call your atten-
ton to our large stock of summer
goods such as screen doors and window
of Hammocks and Porch and Lawn
Swings, most any size end price to suit
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-10
The Great HARDWARE LEADERS

DOES it surprise you? Do you know
II we carry the largest and best elect
ed stock of hardware ever carried
by a store south of Philadelphia? The
volume of business which we handle
gives us purchasing power that enables
us to furnish to our patrons a class OF
goods superior, for less money. than any
other concern we know Of in our state.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-10

you an idea that our prices are popular and that
our goods are good. We handle many times
more than all others combined here.
In addition to the above we carry general
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valves of all kinds. including Plumbers Sup
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our stock comprises the largest and best assert
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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-10
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strictly high-class, high
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We do not believe there
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The story was tcld 10 Is namgioa
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-09

The hearing over the proposed nm,
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This can best be determined by going
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At least two and possibly all three
members Of the public service com
mission own and run automobiles
This makes them familiar with roads,
CURVES and crossings. All that the PEG
Pile Of Bennington ask is that the I'M
derpass be made Just as safe as it can
be tor highway travel whether II be
by team or by aU;o. We have no
quarrel with the railroad company
here and want to see it treated just as
favcrably as it can be wthouc risking
the safety Of the public.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-09

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-09
Judge Nuntcn

What's this talk about jumping The
lev member OF the supreme com 3
Nhen appointed. over the heads Of
he senior members and making him
chief justice of that body , That
would ceem to be he height OF folly,
and would show hardly proper re.
sueci for the present highly efficient
rembors ct the states highes, court.
{ wCuld seem highly proper Tor the
ranking member to be accorded the
honor &! being at the head OF the Iu
liCiary department. Length OF serv.
&c. faithulncss. and efficiency should
De awarded by promotion instead Of
making the preseason OF these quail
iCadUns subordinate 10 one who has
not yet proved his worth as su
creme oCui justice. We De ie}e .he
nt nor OF this position rightfuly be
Onss o Justice Muncrn and We hope
10 see hin, elevated o. The chief ius
ticeship. Tho results will then be fan
more satisfactory than they would be-
with an inexperienced man IS chief
Londonderry Sitter