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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-21
EARLY CLOSING OF
SALOONS BENEFITS

London. Dec. 21.-Early closing Of
the saloons has caused an enormous
decrease in crimes Of violence and
disorder, according to Judge Robert
Wallace. chairman of the London ses.
sions courts.
Figures I have obtained" he said
in addressing the December grand
jury. ARE SO remarkable that they
ought to be known. For instance the
September grand jury had before it
seventeen cases Of aggravated assault
and battery. The II o'clock closing
order was introduced. with the result
that in October the number fell to five
Then the closing hour was altered
to 10 o'clock and in November the
cases fell to two while today, for the
first time in the history Of the coun-
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"FUN" AT DINNER
IN THE TRENCHES

Havre. Dec. 21.-A French officer
writes his family in Normandy of the
way he and his comrades fare in the
trenches.
1--WE lack nothing" he says. For
three days have eaten delicious beef
a Ia mode. which they brought me
cold in a little pot. This have heat
ed ZIP in the trenches under a couple
of candles, hanging the pot on a bay
onet.
Yesterday. brother officer, who
was examining the German trenches
with my field glasses. told me he could
see the smoke of German bivouac in
a little neck of woods behind their
trenches. The inference was they
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PUZZLE ADS ARE
BARRED FROM PAPERS

London. Dec. 21.-The London
Times has stopped the insertion of
code or puzzle advertisements in It's
want-ad columns. The reason, it is
said. Is fear that the columns were
being employed for the purpose of
communicating messages to the enemy
in Germany. All the London newspa-
pers go to Germany without being
censored. but all private mail matter
is subjected to careful scrutiny.
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heights above Gucbwiller which will
soon become intenable by the German

heights above Gucbwiller which will
soon become intenable by the German
garrison.
The Swiss paper Journal du Jura
reports from Belfort that Il large
number of heavy creusot guns have
recently arrived at Verdun, making
the fortress more secure from attacks
The French army descending from the
Schlucht on Stossweicr and Munster
captured Gebwenheim near Cernay.
where 5000 Germans are holding tho
place. This maneuver and success
open a direct communication with
Belfort instead Of passing by the
Ballon d'Alsace. In these engage
ments several thousand soldiers on
both sides have been killed and
wounded. The fighting, though on a
small scale, has been terrible. All
these troops are being held in leash
from Terdun to Belfort. awaiting or
ders from General Joffre.
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were cooking dinner. Five minutes
later. a shell from our IS fell on the
spot where we sighted the smoke. and
the German pots. pans and food went
scattering in the air, while two Ger
man cooks were chased into the canal,
where we followed them with our rifle
fire."
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Shell EXPLOSION
EFFECT TERRIBLE
Men Untouched by Frag-
nents, Still Wounded
Struck Deaf by Noise.

London. Dec. 21.-The extraordin-
effects of shell fire upon those who
are forced to undergo it. are being
discussed at length in the British
medical journals.
An English surgeon now attached
to a Paris hospital reports the cases
of four men who show absolutely no
trace of bodily wounds, but who are
now under his care. Two of them
were struck deaf and dumb by shell
explosions; neither of them has any
thing wrong with his organs of speech
or hearing, but is suffering simply
from shock. "A third cannot see, cars-,
ed by nervous shock. There is moth
Ing the matter,wfth his.eyes and COM
plete recovery is promised after a
period of quiet and rest The fourth
mans experience left his mind blank.
Field surgeons contribute accounts
of the manner in which death comes
from shell fire. In some cases men
are found stiff in death in lifc-like
attitudes. so that the stiffness char
acteristic Of a. corpse must have come
OIL at the very moment of death,
whereas under ordinary circumstances
a. man dies first and slowly stiffens
afterwards. Some Of the field sur
gcons have attributed this to the ac-
ton of a poisonous gas given off by
the new explosive "turpenite.'' One
Of the pathologists at Guys hospital,
however, contradicts that theory.
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BURNED SAVING DAUGHTER.

Cooperstown, N. D., Dec. 21.-Dis-
regarding fire in his own clothing
from a gasoline explosion, II. e. Black
of Sutton. saved his daughter. aged Z.
standing nearby. who had also been
sprayed by the burning oil. He was
severely burned about the face and
head.
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EXPECT posTOFFICE FIGHT.

Bowman. n. d., Dec. 21.-The re-
cess appointment of Miss Myrtle Nell
son, as postmistress Of Bowman, to
succeed w. II. Workman. ia expected
to meet with protest in the senate,
where long fight has been waged on
Miss Nelson,
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try. we have not a single case Of this
character to deal with"
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CHAPTER n.
The Kohinur Goes to Sea.

UG FNOllUIT 1Ctb 70 sea.
II was not long until all the loose
ends were brought together. Jessie
Wizards aunt Mrs. Devereaux, had
Been the acting spirit in getting the
scheme for restitution under way be.
cause-until she had induced him TO
DO so Max Willard had been loath 10
accept his old friend Temple Boomers
assistance.
In the beginning. the one thing clear
70 all OF them had been the fact that
tho Man Of Iron was protected by an
iuyulnerable legal barrier. and that n
redress was % be obtained at all fl
must be accomplished by means Of
some surprising coup that would catch
the magnate amid such conditions
that ne could not refuse TO accede
Thus 70 was that Josephine Devereaux
ON the strength Of old ties OF senti.
mcnt and friendship. had easily enIi4t.
ed Temple Bonner's financial aid
This same lady had experienced ~.
tie difficulty in winning Paige Careg's
sympathy particularly after Paige
had met and become acquainted WITH
jessie She had consented TO lend
willard her moral support. believing
that her participation in the plot was
20 extend no farther than "a "myster.
ious disappearance' which willard
was supposed 20 utilize in some indon.
mite manner for his own purposes.
The eliminating bizarre climax. in
which she had played 30 conspicuous
a part. he had kept to himself. know.
ing that her willing cooperation could
not be expected.
Through Barnicle Paige had kept
IN touch with her uncle and her cous-
In and It was the Wallets account Of
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SYNOPSIS.

ralph Van Vechten. "a young man OF
leisure, Is astonished to see a man enter
ISiS. house across the street from
the Powhatan club. long unoccupisd and
spoken OF as the House OF Mystery. Sew
sra' persons at regular intervals enter
40; 1913. Van Nechten expresses concern
~ ms friend. Tom Phinucy, regarding the
Snerea6outs OF his cousin and hancee.
ron rom IA Sarew man Is forcibly elected
IoloW the man and find him dead N tho
street. Van Ncchtcn is attracted ny the
go or a girl in the crowd OF onlooilers
surrounding the body. Detective Flint
CSitS on Van NeChten TO get his version
vi lhe tragedy. Tom PhiWuCy goes alone
on a Yachting trip Tie recognizes arnong
some persons in a missing motor b,at ~,
men whom he had seen enter the House
OF HVstery- He sees one OF them. n Mr.
Tom is seized blindfolded and taken 10 Il
mouse. sweet-voiceG girl later protests
against s, IS. the rogghness OF his cap'ers.
van Vechten. biz man I'm Wall street
arc known as the Man OF Iron" An
search Of Information regarding the
whereabouts of Paige Cprew Detective
tllnt shows Van Nechten q gold mesh
purse found in the House OF Mystery.
van recognizes II as belonging To- Paige
SSaarew The sweet-voiced girl helps Tom
L.nInncy escape. \ message from Lon
don aS'n. reports that two ladies' resembling
pevereaux. sailed for New York some
I IIine previously. It develops that the
pie Bonner. owner OF the House az Mys-
terry. 1t Is recalled TINT Tempt, Bonner
vas IN love with "A daughter OF Compton
schuyler who married Max willard The
otner daughter married n man named
losNeroauN. Bonner and willard were in
INMATE friends. search Is started for
wizard. Van NeChten enters the House
or Mystery by the back door in time to
hear John Calls threaten a girl He In
terferes and helps the girl escape but is
rendered unconscious I'm the struggIe
Win Calls. Tom Phinney gets lob
as master OF Brownlow's yacht Kohinur
which has been chartered for some rnys-
FERROUS mission. The charterer Max Wi
lard. and his friends board the yacht at
night and Tom hears the voice Of the un-
known girl Van Verhten recovering
IroM injuries received in his fight with
C?lis. Is visited bv Jessie willard in
Nhom he recognizes the girl who was the
.aus" or the fight. He declares his love
Yor her She tells him that IL his feelings
dav she will marry him. Coffn-shnped
ooN Is taken aboard the yacht at night
Della tells Tom she really Is Paige Carey
and that she has been Interested ir bit,
ror years through the glowing accounts
or van Nechten. The cofdn-shaped box
- taken away In the night apparently
Iuch heavier than when IL arrived
large Carew is missing and n search ~
we yacht falls TO reveal any clue 10 her
whcres bouts willard appears at Il al
rectors' feast with a coffin which he de-
rlerss contains enough explosive TO blow
70 New York. time lock Is attached
70 explode the charge at 10 O'Clock re
oeclares that unless he receives rcstitu-
ton or fortune which ne was dofraudad
O. by Theodore Van Vechtpu thu whole
company VIII be blown 90 eternity
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FELT HE HAD BEEN DECEIVED
Why Old Nose Insisted He Had
Distinct Grievance Against
"Marse Tom"

Economy has its pains as well IA
It's pleasures" says Washington
preacher, III the experience of an old
darky OF my acquaintance in Virginia
counts for anything.
One spring. for some reason, old
Nose was going around town with a
race or dissatisfaction. When ques-
toned. he poured forth voluble tale
ef woe in these terms: q
Marse Tom he come to me last fall
an he say, Nose. dey's gwine to be
hard winter. SO yo' be keerful. an
save you wages fast an tight
An | believe Marse Tom, yassuh
: believe him. an l save. an save, an
when do winter come 1t amt got NO
hardship, an dere l was wild all dat
money Jest thrown on my hands!'"
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leproey in London.

A skin disease specialist writes TO
the London Standard There are
known to be about hundred lepers in
London. but / am afraid there are
many others who are unconscious suf-
fers. Only last January a woman
came to me with what she described
as an acute attack Of eczema She
was actually suffering from leprosy
How many more cases are thus hidden
| cannot say-there must be others
Whether or not leprosy is contagious
or infectious or neither is disputed. It
ia generally understood that the dis
ease is spread by eating food that
leprous hands have touched1S>II . e
of course. originates from eating fish"
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No Helm for II

At one Of the New York restaurants
willowy cabaret young person was
doing the latest steps. The room was
crowded, and most OF the patrons
stood in order to get a better view.
One old gentleman a Kentuckian, re-
NAMED in his chair, playing idly with
his glass, though the other members
OF his party were on tip-toe with in
terest. Finally one Of them, young
girl, caught the ole gentleman's
sleeve and pulled it impatiently.
"Oh, come on. major!" she said
BE modernl"
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The padded cushions Ills hands found
o certain position and lowered tn an
attitude OF readiness The narrowing
clOckwOrk licked ON
Thai you win" announced the Man
of Iron, shortly
the clockwork ceased like a period
20 this utterance Mr. Van Vechten
returned to bis place 81 the tables
bead
Il was Characteristic OF the regard
In which the Man Of Iron was upiyer.
sally held that Max Willard asked for
no further assurance Re might take
sny advantage OF you I'm which he
was pleased to regard as partakinR of
the nature Of open warfare. but his
word once passed. and be was bound
irrevocably
Whatever OF citation Max willard
may have felt, II was not betrayed by
any sign. slow movement Of one
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BOOK ".
CHAPTER I.-continued

OfHF Elk l.-Continued
Pointing to the satin pillow upon
which the fair head rested Max VIII
lard said briefly:
The willardite is there" once more
ne glanced at his watch, with an indif
feTent air, and snapped it shut One
minute till twelve" he announced.
There was a sudden cry from enc of
fhe guests. an involuntary outburst OF
alarm-an indication that strained
nerves were giving under the tension.
Rudolph. unconsciously holding his
neighbours arm in vise-like grip.
called to his uncle:
Uncle Theodore. 1t is about to
strike twelve!"
The Man OF Iron made a little yes.
ture with one hand with tone and
manner unchanged. he said to VIII.
lard:
Stop that thing"
You mean" returned Willard.
hastily feeling with deft fingers among
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Observation-Disclosures
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

repeat Shakespears's plays II you
gave him start. In fact, no was
crammod full OF science and art.
knowing even Why Robey is runny.
One can ne'er learn too much. q"
with a smile he would say. But he
altered his mind overhearing one
day two friends. who imagined him
out Of the way. stating facts new TO
Bink5 without doubt
What an ugly old Deggar that
Binks Isl said one. Said tho other.
The biggest ass under the sun" And
the knowledge Binks learned by the
Sine they had done he'd have been
much more happy Without Cleveland
Leader.
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HAD SOMETHING TO LEARN
Young einks Knew Much. But He
Found That His knowledge Gould
Have an Addition.

Young Cicero Birks was an erudite
youth, and regular demon for kuowi
edge forsooth At his studies he
swotted' to tell you the truth. for
eight or ten hours every day. To give
you some little idea OF his worth ne
knew 90 fraction the ago Of the earth.
the actual weight OF the moon and rs
girth. and how far all the stars we're
away.
lie could tell you tho reason Why
eggs are not meat. Why toadstools
and hedgehogs are not good 70 eat.
also why there can never be cold
without heat. and Why bumblebees
don't make honey. He could anaIyzs
whisky and black currant tart, and
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He methodically closed the book.
snapped the rubber band around It.
and returned 1t to his pocket while
jessie stared at him In blank amaze.
ment
That Mr. Flint pursued. his eyes
crinkling In a smile. SIS what MIR. Ru-
dolph Van Vechten told me at time
when | honestly believed you 20 be z
crook
After reciting the circumstances. he
went on
You see. hadn't Mr. Van vecht-
ems faith. had never seen you. and
appearances were all against you.
might say. the odds were against the
correctness of his estimate-in which
case | meant to show him these
words"
Jessie was breathing fast; her eyes
were very bright and their regard was
very steady
And il you had been wrong?" sh1
asked
The craases at the corners OF Mr..
Flint's eyes deepened
Why, ! felt that he would need a
champion. and / determined TO bring
the memorandum to you You know
now. that from the very first. at least
one person has retained firm belief
In the innocence and purity of your
motives"
The two in the bay window could
see the color rush to Jessie's checks:
she blushed furiously.
Have you" she said falteringIy,
shown this TOTO him."
He doesn't even know that 1 pos
sess such thing"
The girls eyes we're dewy. Her
voice lowered.
Then" said she. this is your way
OF telling me that all your doubts are
removed. Thank you"
Well" returned the impassive de-
tectiye. that's one way Of looking at
the matter. If Mr. Rudolph's judg-
ment had been in error, would just
as freely have shown the reminder to
him. Here he comes now"
Van Vechten came eagerly forward
and took the girls hands into his. Mr.
Flint slipped unobtrusively away.
"Jessie-Jessie Willard" said Van
Vechten, we do not have to wait the
week: am more eager now than ever
1 understand everything, dearest"
Very deliberately she disengaget
her hands. looking at him desperately
TRULY" she said with an evident
effort at sarcasm You seem indeed
to be very sure of yourself"
He caught her hands again. end IA
her head dropped drew her toward
him.
Sure of myself" he exclaimed
why. God bless my soul. yesl It's
all ZIP to you. girl What was
that"
1t was Paige Carew trying ainly
to break loose from Tom Phlnney's
ecstatic bear-llke hug Swinging her
clear from the floor and between the
curtains they stood confronting the
dumfounded gaze OF the other two.
'Looky here. Rudy" said Tom
"Mr Wizards got yacht on his
hands that he has no use for what
ever; what's the matter with tho four
OF us"
The very thing" Van Vechten de-
cisively interrupted. looking intentIy
at Jessie Willard Jessie averted bor
gaze. and her color mounted again.
And listen here" Tom went on eag
erly. She's all ready to put to sea-
steams up this supplies all
on board-crew's drawing pay for loaf
ing why. Moses and green spec
tacles, It would be an outrage not to
take advantage of such an opportuni.
ty! What do you Think"
What otherwise could Paige and
Jessie think Here was an argu.
ment that even a woman could not
successfully oppose. And so. the next
day. the KohInur weighed anchor
dropped down the river, and by sun.
set had lost the Statue OF Liberty be-
hind her
THE END
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hand swept back lock ~ white hair
from his forehead. and again he ad-
dressed Mr.. Van Vechten. who was
watching him narrowly
For Miss Carews sake" he said.
a word or two of explanation is neces-
sary. This young lady, fully con
versant with all the circumstances.
with a complete understanding Of how
my daughter and had been wronged.
has not only been in full sympathy
with my plans. but has lent me. an
active, material support
To a certain extent, however. /
nave taken an unfair advantage OF her
trust and confidence. But
when am through. gentlemen. l want
you TO remember how desperate were
my chances-that l had to sink or
swim-and that am right"
For the first time he showed shark
OF emotion. and the last expression
was uttered in burst Of earnestness
that made manifest the intense feel.
ing lying behind It,
She consented TO disappear for n
time, until her family's alarm was
such that ! could bend It to my own
ENDS In making this demand; but she
ala not dream that she was TO appear
IN such role as this He pointed
10 the motionless form, and for a mo-
ment regarded II tenderly But by
the aid OF light. harmless narcotic.
the effects OF which can Danish in a
moment, brought her here to play
thls unconscious part"
theodore Van Vechten once more
started toward the speaker. but a
dozen hands stayed him.
You dastardly cur" he cried u
snail give you your pound Of flesh; but
so help me God,-you'll regret this
night"
Heaven knows, have regretted the
necessity" responded Willard dryIy.
With one single undulating move
ment OF his powerful frame. the mil
ilonaire shook himself free
Get that dynamite out OF here" he
roared
Max Willard quietly corrected him:
Wlllardite.' you mean" STOPPING
over the back of the casket. he pressed
hand gently over the soft cushions
while he seemed TO consider. Pres
emily he continued:
But don't be afraid: there is no
wiliardite here-nor any other ex-
plosive"
Like stung lion, Theodore Van
Nechten turned upon him.
What do you mean by that?" he
demanded
Simply that ] have sat in at your
own game-and won The great
American game OF bluff Theodore;
you were pretty good at it years ago
at Harvard: / have not forgotten.
There is no explosive here-noth-
ing to be alarmed at save this cheap
alarm-clock. There is nothing the
matter with Paige-dear child. But"
-he waved a hand-"as You bluffed
me out Of a fortune. have bluffed
myself back in again"
For a moment the Man of Iron
seemed to be choking But at this
juncture a disturbance was heard in
the hall.
servant entered hurriedIy. Be.
fore he could make any announcement
he was flung aside He went sliding
helplessly over the polished floor,
grasping at every object within reach.
pulling down chairs and tables and
everything movable in the path Of his
tOrnado-like progress. until he brought
up against the wall
Tom Phinney was standing just in
side the doorway. taking in the scene
Beside him stood Mr.. Flint
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Spoiled the Effect.

Alice was playing store With her
youngest sister. Mother. asked to be-
come purchaser, played well her
part, but, in saying good-day. stopped
and kissed both children.
oh, mamma" she walled, you've
spoilt everything! You never kiss the
man in the real store"
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Father 70 IN. Dee.

Our wishes are presentHments of
the capacities which lie within us,
and harbingers Of that which we
shall be In q condition 70 perform.
~-0oetaa
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Educated

amer HAS your engineering
course taught you anything?
Son-lias II! You ought to see me
operate Observation-Disclosures
Puslai, Bowl
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The Real Issue.

AS a man who has had widespread
experience in the advertising field, Mr..
Hamilton's views OF advertising meth.
DDS are worth examining.
Advertising" he says, involves the
publicity OF mans work I'm which his
ideals are expressed. We came to be
confronted By the issue. Shall we
advertisers conceal or misrepresent
facts about the products Of human toll
which disclose dishonesty or unworthy
achievement or shall we insist that
that which is advertised be worthy OF
publicity? For years the struggle has
gone on, and an increasing number are
now advocating that advertised com
modities shall be what they purport or
are represented 10 be The mainte.
nance OF this standard is slowly doing
two things First. Il is forcing greater
honesty In business. both in product
and IN sale. second, # Is compelling
both advertisers and their business
customers to consider the moral Issues
OF business. and as a result education
In morals has been strengthened by
business forces. This controversy has
widened in It's scope until men are
considering as never before the whole
problem Of the moral character and in.
fluence of the printed page"
Mr. Hamilton's creed. nc Il applies
to the relationship between business
and religion, is summed up I'm these
significant phrases. which are evident.
~ addressed to the church
What we need Is not TO ran away
from the world, but to make the world
minister TO our deepest human needs.
This, as / understand II. Is the epir
ituallzation OF businesa."
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On His Man

Bore-Well old chappie what's go
ing on?
Old Chappie-I am