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Evening journal., 1914-05-23

The pulse on which the world Of
workers keeps its finger is the Want
Ad.-AdY.
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TAXES SHOW PROSPERITY.
Internal Revenue Receipts Pass Nil.
lion Mark: Personal Incomes Pay
9t11,877 TO Uncle Sam.

Washington.-A large increase in
internal revenue receipts in both Col
orado and Wyoming. is shown by the
annual report OF the commissioner Of
internal revenue. These two states
comprise the internal revenue district
OF Colorado.
Colorado receipts for the fiscal year
ending June 30 last, were $1.O79,SS4.l2,
as against $9l3.793.27 during the pre-.
vtous fiscal year. Mornings receipts
were $l09,l97.06, as against $G9,4S3.35
during the previous fiscal year.
Colorado contributed to the receipts
OF the government during the last fis-
cal year. S1l7.967.7s In corporation OK
else tax, S:2O.7S5.O2 in corporation In.
come tax, and $lll,s77.30 in individual
income tax Wyoming contributed 3d.
022.07 in corporation excise tax. $4s,.
lel.o7 in corporation income tax. and
S,5S3.49 in individual income tax.
Treasury officials are gratified that
Colorado's total receipts have passed
the million dollar mark.
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SYNOPSIS.

L.arch Of a jot enters the Office OF
-Ross" Mccarthy OF New York. Nc
earthly has Just been threatened by an
anonymous message ordering him to nee
90 Europe. He does not take the mes
elevator to try. for n position with DR..
Knox. Suddenly the electric apparatus
Ia the Atlas building goes out of bust
ness. Experts are unable to locate the
trouble. All at once. without apparent
aeason, electric connections are restored
that unless he leaves at once for Europe
sign Will be sent him at ak. Prompt
~ at that hour the entire electric appar
atus OF New York In cut on. Percy OAR
row thinks he has clue. lie engages
the help Of Jack wnrford college ath-
run down the cause of his mysterious
trouble. Mccarthy has just received an
other warning by wireless. At six a
deathly sti,laSss tails the Atlas build
ting. plotting out ali sound. Next day the
whole town liz thrown into darkness and
ttse noted scIsntist becomes Interested in
eho phaHOInoOA. OaSrOW's theory In that
the man who Ia sending the warnings has
discovered some force by which he can
cut through the vibrations of electricity
light and sound Mccarthy has disap-
session OF all the facts in the case and Of
his own theories In relation thereto and
challenges him to solve tho mystery.
Moro terrifying messages come OAR
row. through the newspapers. rcassurea
the people. He fears the Unknown will
stop the vibrations of heat which would
mean complete annihiiation of all life.
threatens to wipe out the city. Thous-
Auds OF people fee
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ers. The remaining portion of the
zone. from which they were still COM
ing. had been completely surrounded
After that the manifestation had
ceased. Therefore. Monsieur X must
be within the beleaguered circle. To
add to the probabilities. as Eldridge
pointed out, the remaining district
compressed the highest hills in the
zone-a fact on all tours with his by
pothesis.
On the appointed morning the army
moved toward the center. Men beat
the ground carefully. so close to one
another that they could touch hands.
As they closed in the ranks became
thicker. Animals OF many kinds. con-
fused as the ranks closed In on them.
tried to break through the Gordon and
were killed. Captains held order in the
front row. that the army might not
become . crowd. Birds. alarmed by
the shouting. rose and wheeled.
In the city immense crowds watched
the bulletins sent momentarily from
tho very field Itself by private wires
strung hastily for the occasion. En-
terprisins journals had prepared huge
rough maps. on which the contracting
circle was indicated by red lines. con.
stantly redrawn. 1t was discovery be-
fore multitude. The Imagination Of
the public. fired by its realization Of
this fact. stretched itself ahead Of the
distant heaters. bodying forth what
they might find.
As the circle narrowed excitement
grew. All business ceased. The streets
were crowded; the windows Of the
buildings looking out on the numerous
bulletin boards we're black with heads.
Those who could not see demanded
eagerly Of those who could.
In the Atlas Building the wireless
operator hung out OF his window. Be-
side him was Jack Warford.
barrow declined to Join him. You
tell me-" said he.
Jack therefore reported back over
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0oekyArd Of Solid Rock.

The New South Wales goyernmen,
dockyArd on Cockatoo island In Sgd.
ney harbor is hewn out OF solid rock.
Historically. cockatoo island is OF
much interest. ~ II was the site Of a
large prison In the days when British
convicts were deported to Australia.
Tho present Offices on the island are
in the old prison buildings. the stone
walls. barred windows and iron. doored
cells being still In evidence. The for.
nation OF tho island WAS originally
quite unsuitable for a dockyard. as
the solid rock rose sheer from the
water to a height OF go to 10 feet.
BY using convict labor. however, the
rock was gradually cut back. INIT to
permit tho building OF craving docka
and later to make room for building
alps and shops near the water level
The work has been continued untli
At present tvothirds Of the total ara
Of % acres has besa bsoush, 70 =
practically uniform Level q sboa u
ese9 absvs hlGA ~
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tton where thcy aren't getting the mes
cages now" suggested Darrow lazily.
Certainly" snapped Eidridge. ANY
child could daducc that, hut fail to
scc the usc or necessity for the deter.
animation ut all-unlcss In u spirit OF
frivolous play. Our task IL not to dis.
cover where the messages can DO re-
oeived. but whence they are sent"
He Eaxcd frostily ut the man who
had interrupted him. barrow smiled
soetly back.
How far will yout instrument car.
~ In scndinE!" Eidridge asked Sim.
0ons.
Its extreme 10 about two hundred
miles"
Then w can safely assume that =
Arcis 1savn with tvohundrcd. mile
Ol1As VoaA eoatain this nan you
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CHAPTER XVII.


The zone OF danger" as the Bulle-
tin named It, was Immediately the
seen. OF swarming activities. Besides
the expedition Immediately despatched
by the interests backing the investi.
cation. several enterprising newspa.
pcrs saw a fine chance for big scoop,
and sent out much-heralded parties OF
their own. The activities of these
were well reported. you may be sure.
reassuringly on the chances OF finding
the annoying malefactor today or To-
morrow: there no longer existed a
doubt that he would be found The
weight OF dread was lifted, and In the
reaction people made light OF the In.
convenicnces and fun OF the menacing
messages that now came In by the
dozen.
II was necessary TO take eStraordi.
nary precautions against thieves and
Are: the people took them.
The public delivered itself joyousiy
to debauch OF rumors and OF "sx.
tras." The insistent alarms OF danger,
trickling In slowly from the outside
world. dried up In the warmth OF
optimism. Only the more thoughtful.
to few OF whom th,se warnings
came. coupled them with Monsieur Ks
repeated threats, and walked uncer.
tain and In humility.
Percy Dnrrow did not interest him.
self In tho search. nor did he desert
his post In the wireless ONCE. There
he dad nothing whatever. Jack War.
ford stayed with him. but immensely
bored. Il must be confessed.
Thus there passed two days OF the
search. On the third day the in,ermlt.
tent phenomena and the messages sud.
denly esasel Ttis tact vas hailed
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DIDN'T APPEAL TO SENATOR
Western Statesman Had Wrong I'm.
prsssien a. to Recipient Of Pro-
posed Wedding Present.

Soon after the converting OF new
session OF congress the announcement
was made OF the approaching mar.
rage OF Arson G. McCook. who was
then secretary OF the senate. A sub.
scription was Immediately started
among the senators for the purchase
OF wedding present Two or three
prominent senators volunteered to col.
lcct the money. Senator X. one OF
tho richest men In the senate at that
time, was one OF these.
Seeing . new western senator who
had not yet been approached on the
subject. Senator X went to him and
said:
Senator Siocum. l want you to give
me 32s."
What fort" demanded the new
number.
For McCooka wedding present. ''
explained Senator x.
I'll see you about It tomorrow 81
answered slocum. with . seowl.
All right" said Senator X. - be
walked away. but don't forget Il"
Senator slocum watched him until
~ vas est Il hearing ~ IN. tar,-
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Professors Exper ment.


Throughout all this excitement
Percy barrow did absolutely nothing.
He spent all his time. save that re-
qutred 70. meals and the shortest nee
essary sleep. In a round.armed wood
en- chair ip the wireless station OF the
Atlas Building. Jack Warford sat
with him. barrow rarely opened his
mouth for speech. but smoked slowly
a few cigarettes. and rolled many
more. which he held unlishted in the
corner Of bis mouth until they dropped
to pieces. He watched quietly all
that went on: glanced through such
messages A. came In from Monsieur
x. read the papers. and dozed. To re-
portes he was affable enough in his
drawing slow fashion. but had moth.
ing to say.
"Eldridge 10 doing this" he said to
them: I'm only In the position OF an
Interested spectator"
Eldridge had taken hold In q thor
"ughly competent way. Back OF the
cold precision of his undoubted scien.
t'fic attainments lurked. unexpected
by most. a strong ambition and less
admirable hanksrinx for the lime light
Hts opportunity to crafty all these ap-
petites-scIence. advancement. and
fSsRe-was too good not to cause him
che deepest satisfaction.
II have determined he told the 70
porters. that this particular instru-
ment alone receives the messages
from the unknown perpetrator. Our
investigations must he initiated. there.
Gore. In this apartment
How do you explain IT." asked one
OF tho reporters
Il can not explain 1t scientifically. "
admitted Eldridge. but can surmise
that the fact either purposely or nc.
c,dcntally has TO do either with this
Instruments location or with some
aiikbt and undetermined popularity
OF its tuning"
You could easily tell which by
moving the instrument to another sta.
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BUMPER APPLE CROP FORECAST.
Colorado Taxes Third Place Among
Producing States.

Washington.-An apple crop OF
100000 bushels is forecast by the
Department of Agriculture. which
bases its estimate on latest reports.
than last wear, but 25,0OO,0OO bushels
less than in 1912, and about 100000
bushel:, less than in 1911. The mean
price to producers in the three months
OF heavy marketing, September, Octo-
Der and November last year, was S5.5
cents bushe! In 1912 it was 62.3
cents and in 1911 it was G9.7 cents.
Forecast of production in Western
states fellows.
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tubilanuy By al ne papers - fndi-
eating that at last the quarry had
become alarmed BY the near-cominE
search. From the contracted district
still remaining to be combed over, no
body was permitted to depart; and SO
closely was the Gordon drawn by 10
large a posse that 1t was physically
impossible for any living being to slip
by the line.
Thus even II Monsieur x. convinced
thet at last his discovery was immi-
nent. should destroy his apparatus or
attempt to move 1t and himself to .
place of safety, he would md his e.
cape cut OF. Thousands Of men were
employed, and thousands more drafted
In as volunteers to render this out
come assured.
1t was an army deployed In an irreg-
ular circle, and moving inward toward
its center. Men of the highest execu-
tive ability commanded 1t. saw to its
necessary elaboration, eliminated all
possibility Of q confusion through
which any man could slip. The occa-
sion was serious. and 1t was taken
seriously.
OF the outcome no one In touch with
the situation had a moments doubt.
The messages and the phenomena had
continued to come from the danger
zone. 1t was Of course evident that
they could not have been sent from
any portion Of the zone actually
searched and occupied by the search
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caIifornia's Gold output in 1918.

San Francisco.-The value of the re-
coverable gold, silver, copper, lead and
zinc produced in the mines of Cal.
Hernia in 1918 was $26,Sl2,4S9, com,
pared with $40 ,3S3,94G in 1912 and $25,-
1867 in 1911, according to an an.
nouncement made by Charles o. Yale
of the United States geological survey.
The output OF gold was the largest
in thirty-one years, totaling $50, iO6,-
95S. Only three times in forty-nine
years has the gold output exceeded
s20,000,000.
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Fifty Miners Killed.

Denver.-Exactly the same number
OF miners were killed in the coal
mines Of the state up to Aug. 1. 1914.
as during the same period in 1913.
The total is fifty for each period.
During the first seven months OF 1915
the number Of miners employed aver.
aged l3,235, while the average for the
much less tonnage produced and fewer
mon employed, the same number
were killed in 1914 as in 1918.
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mo traces of human occupancy
CHAPTER XVIII.
Confusion Worse COMPOUNDED.


The absolute failure OF Eldridge's
hypothesis Immediately threw public
confidence into a profound reaction.
Certainty gave place to complete dis
trust. Rumor gained ground. The
exodus increased. Where formerly only
those who could do SO without great
sacrifice or inconvenience had left
cut loose at any cost. Men resigned
their positions in order to get their
families away; others began to ar
range their affairs as best they might.
as though for long vacation. As yet
panic had not appeared openly in the
light OF day. but she lurked In the
shadows OF mems hearts.
The railroads and steamboats, were
crowded beyond their capacity. Extra
trains followed one another as close
together as the block signals would
allow them to run. Humanity packed
the cars. 1t was like continual series
of football days. In three OF them it
was estimated that two hundred thou
sand people had left Manhattan. 1t
would have been physically impossible
for the transportation lines to have
carried thousand more. They had
reached their capacity; the spigot was
wide open.
Percy barrow showed Jack the head
lines to this effect.
Cheerful thought" he suggested.
Suppose the whole four million should
want to get out at the same time!"
An hour and half after the bulletin
announcing the failure Of the search
had been posted. Eldridge rushed into
the wireless ONCE. The plague Of
darkness had lifted after fifteen min.
utes' duration.
Call Monsieur x" he gasped to the
day operator. In fifteen minutes. by
rapid substitutions Of batteries to
weaken or strengthen the sending cur
rent. he had predetermined his previ-
GUS data. Apparently. without the
shadow Of a doubt. Monsieur x was
within the circle.
HE may be at sea-" suggested the
operator.
But Eldridge shook his head. The
circle OF the sea had been well pa
trolled. and for days.
Begin all over again." drawled
barrow. II told you that you were
on the wrong track"
Eldridge glanced At him.
II can't say that you've done much!"
said he tartly.
MOI" queried barrow. with one Of
his slow and exasperating smiles
perhaps not. But you'd better get
to thinking. You won't be able always
to take things easy. You may have to
hustle before long"
There has been. l admit" said FL.
bridge stiiiy. repeating In substance
the interview he had already given
out. some flaw in our chain of rea.
soning. This 1t will be necessary to
review with the object Of revision.
Every physical manifestation must
have some physical and definite cause;
and this can be found II time enough
is bestowed on 1t. Often the process
OF elimination is the only method BY
which the truth can be determined"
barrow chuckled.
Look out the process Of elimina.
ton doesn't overtake you." he -
marked
tTO BE CONTINUED
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= gak @MER% 49,

ing TO his colleague remarked. with
warmth:
well. I've heard OF cheeky things
In my life. but that man beats all!
What do you think? He Just asked
mo to give him $25 to buy = wedding
present for his cook!"
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states follows:
Sugar Beet Crop Lowest Since 1910.

Washington.-With the price OF
sugar higher than in many years. in
dications are that the country's sugar
beet crop this year will be the small
est since 1910. A forecast of 1895
00O tons was announced by the De
partment of Agriculture. Last year
the production was 5,G59,OOO tons; in
1912, 5.22+,O00 tons, and in 1911, g..
0G2,OOO tons.
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his shoulder the bulletins q they -
peared. The crowds below read them.
their faces upturned. Ono ran:
Gordon now has surrounded the erssa
OF the Knob. Station Of Monsieur x de-
terminsd among oak-trees. Men halted
Picked company surrounds."
Tho crowd roared its appreciation
and Impotence. A long pause followed
Then came the next bulletin.
search discovers nothing"
A puzzled angry murmur arose. con
fused and chopped, like Cross currents
in a tideway. Finally this was hung
out:
mo traces Of human occupancy"
A moments astonished pause en-
sued. Then. over the vast multitude.
its faces upturned in incredulous
amazement: over the city lying spark.
ling in the MONDAY sun fell the pail
of absolute darkness.
In the wireless once of tho Atlas
Building Percy Darrow laughed.
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SEND I .ln . .ords for % sdvsrssa.s suas
TOT TIE picture aAovs o4 yoss own tovn.
I. D. sAITu CO.. 7Aos leu 6ssssS, DHNvnn
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-05

s1ors during the da9 and rsporteA thak
 they we're moving steadily aheAd They r14resAed ssti isfaction with tho ciaas
 Of men chosenssby Izusrta as his dsi . eGates to confer with them. The ap-
 pofntment of Rabasa brings aprom- inent man into the procesdings He is about sixty years old. q lawyer anal one of tho foremost authorities on in I ternetional law in Mexico He Is onei 0f the cio&eat SdsfaoTa of General
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-05
olEoMARGERiNE MAKER F ,,s.. VIOLATED FEDERAL LAWS.
Given Maximum Penalty-Twe Years {. in Prison and s1o,ooo Fine.

Chicago, May 4-Jofn F. Jelke, . millionaire manufacturer of oIeomarg- crime, who was recently convfcted with seven of his employees of having vii .oiated the federal revenne SlewA- stood before Judge Geiger in the United States district court today awaiting eentenoe and asked justice for him self and clemency for his associates.
 Jelke was lined $1o,0o0 and sentenced to two years. in the Leayenworth pom itentiary. the maximum penalty. His co-defepdants were fined f2,Boo each. Execution of all the sentences was stayed for thirty days to permit an ap- peal.
 Jelke was asked if he had anything to say before sentence was imposed.
 'I have been in business in this com munity for more than twenty years" !" was his reply. q have had an honor able career. do not ask anything for myself but justice. For the other de- fendants ask clemency, as take the entire responsibility of the case on my self.
 Before sentence was imposed, coun- sel for the defendants argued for a new trial. The men were released on bonds pending the nling of a writ of error in thei rappeal.9 MT. Jelke's bond was fixed at $20,000 and that of the other defendants at $5,000 each.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-05
WOULD SHOOT ROCKEFELLER
 DOWN LIKE A DOG.
Police Stenosrapher,s Transcript oi
 Protest of Marie 0anx.

New York. May 4-"Yesterday 1 was at the office of John D. Rocke- feller. Jr.. and if could have got him would have shot him down like a dog. In these words Marie Ganx voiced her protest against MT. Rock efeiler, according to the testimony of Irving E. Ettinger, police sten- ographer, at tho trial of Miss Gang today on a charge of disorderiy con duct The woman was arrested last week after she har made several fruit less attempts to see MT. Rockefeller in connection with the Colorado mine workers strike and had addressed open-air meetings.
 Ettfnger testified to two other a1- legged excerpts from the defendants speeches. One was:
 If he is not going to stop the slaughter in Colorado he can run to his fathers house and hide, because at the first chance I will get him with g bullet" The other was ssDo not make your protestations in kind words or in languages Use dynamite"
 Several detectives testified for the prosecution and adjournment was taken until tomorrow afternoon. If found guilty, Miss Gang will be li- able to maximum penalty of six months in the workhouse.
 Not many, blocks from the coult Miss Gang. before being arraigned, ada tacking MT. Rockefeller. who is in se- clusion at the Rockefeller Pocantico Hills estate in Westchester county. Several hundred Industrial Workers of the World attempted to enter the court room but were kept out by police reserves at the request of the magistrate.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-05
THREATEN DESTRUCTION OF CITY OF TAMPlco
In Event American Warships Attempt
 to Enter Panueo River.

Vera Cruz, May 1.-The constitu- tionalists at Tampico have notified Rear Admiral Mayo. commander of the American Warships stationed there, that if any xof his vessels attempted to enter thssPanuco river the oil res- ervoirs above the city would be emp tied and the oil igntted, which would mean certain destruction to the town.
 This situation was reported to the commander of the United States tor pedo destroyer Jenkins, which arrived at Vera Cruz today from Tampico
 Both the federas and the rebels are reported to have planted mines in Tampico 'harber
 It Is generally thought here that Admiral Mayo will await the capture of the city by the rebels through the slow process of starving out the fed erals.
 The commander of the Jenkins said that tlittle firing had been heard in the last three days. The rebels were reported to be bringing up the artiI- lery which they captured at Monterey, but there were no signs of it's arrival.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-05
SUPREME COURT TO z INTERURET BLUE LAWS.
outcems of the Sunday Closing Cru
 ssds Wased at Savin Rock.

New Haven, Conn. May 4-The su- prems cnnrt of errors will be asked for an interpretation concerning the much -mooted Sunday secular laws of the state, commonly referred to as "the blue laws" This information was made known tonight on the highest authority. The request for interpre- tation is the outcome of the Sunday closing crusade at Savin Rock dur ing the past few weeks.
 Nineteen arrests were made .n April of proprfetors of various enterprises, and in many of the cases appeals were taken to the common pleas court, aft CT fines had been imposed. Tn at least three cases, 1t Is stated, appeals will be carried to the highest court. It was said tonight also, that there Is a strong likelihood of bench warrants being issued soon in other cases and In this event, an attempt will be made to carry the cases to the su- prime court at once.
 It Is understood that tho cases will he presented to the court In June in time for an interpretation to be handed down in July.
 In the meantime, 1t is understood. counssl fo rthe defendants. have ad- vised them to keep their places of amusoRnsnts at the Rock" open. Eight moro arrests were made at sayin Rock yesterday, but the cases were nolled in Orange town court today,
 1t is aid that the supreme court has mover been asked before for an interpretation on the blue Iaws' since their snacfment in colonial days Leg fslaturas have wrestled with the prob lem many times. but with not much success.