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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20

tatiOnS WOndcrI SAID ne, lcalllfR DaCk
and staring at the ceiling. Perhaps there are
points which have escaped your MachiavcIan
intellect Let us consider the problem in the
light of pure reason. This mans reference IS
to a book That is our point OF departure
"a somewhat vague one
"Lct us sec then if We can narrow it down
As focus my mind upon it, it seems rather
less impcnctrabIc What indications have we
as to thi; book"
"Nonc'
"Wcll. well, it is surely not quite 50 bad as
that. The cipher message begins with large
534. does it not? Wcmay take it as a working
hypothesis that 81 is the particular page to
which the cipher refers. So our book has al
ready become a large book, which is surely
something gained. What othct indications
have we as to the nature Of this large book?
The next sign is Co. What do YOU make Of
that, Watson?"
"Chaptcr the second, no doubt
"Hardly that, Watson You will | am
sure, agree with me that if the page be given,
the number of the chapter is immatcrial. Also
that if page j34 finds us only in the second
chapter, the length Of the first one must have
been intolcrabIc.
"Column." | cried
brilliant, Watson. You are scintiIatng
this morning If it is not column, then am
very much deceived SO now, YOU see we
lepin to visualize a large book, printed in
double columns, which are each Of consider
able length. since one Of the words is numbered
in the document as the two hundred and nine
tv-third. Have we reached the limits of what
reason can supply?"
Il fear that we have
"Surclv YOU do yourself an injustice. One
more cOrruscation, my dear Watson yet an
other brain-wavc. Had the volume been an
unusual one, he would have sent it to me
Instead Of that he had intended, before his
plans were nippcd, to send me the clue in this
envelope He says 50 in his note This would
seem to indicate that the book is one which
he thought | would have no difficulty in find
ng for myself. He had it and he imagined
that would have it, too. In short, Watson,
il is a very common book.
What YOU say certainly sounds plaus-
ibc"
so we have contracted our field Of search
to a large book, printed in double columns
and in common use.
THE Bible" cried triumphantly.
Good, Watson, good, But not, if may
say 50, quite good enough. Even ii accepted
the compliment for myself, could hardly
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20

CdDuIdly VI DIddNli"" Is nervous and terSe
but limited. The selection of words wo,,,1
hardly lend itself 10 the sending Of gororo,
messages. We will eliminate Bradshaw Thu
dictionary is, fear, inadmissibe for tho same
reason What then is lcft,'
An almanac
"Exccllcnt, Watson, am very much mis-
taken if YOU have not touched the SPOT An
almanac, Let Us consider the claims Of Whit
kcrs Almanac. # IS in common use Il has
the requisite number Of pages. It is in double
column. Though reserved in its earlier vo
cabulary, it becomes, ii ! remember right
quite garrulous toward the end He picked
the volume from hi, desk Here is page IA
column two, substantial block Of print deal.
ing, perceive, with the trade and resources
Of British India Iot down the words, Wat.
SON Number thirteen IS AIahratta Not
fear very au>picious beginning. Number
one hundred and 'wcnty-scvcn is Govern.
mcnt' which at least makes sense. though
somewhat irrelevant to ourselves and Profcsso,
Moriartv Now lc, Ii, try again. What does
the Mahratta government do Ma the next
word is pig ,-bri~rlc,' We arc undonc, my
good Watson, II i, finished"
LIE had spokcn ii jc-ting vein, bur the
twItching OF hi bushy eyebrows bespoke
his disappointment and irritation. | ea, help.
les, and unhappy. staring into the fire. 4
long silence was broken by sudden cyo'ama-
ton from Homc~. who dashed at q cur board.
from which he emerged with second Yellow.
covered volume in hi, hand.
we pay the price, Watson, for being too
up-to-date.' he cried. We are before our
time, and suffer the usual pcna''io Berg
the seventh Of .Ianuary, We have very properly
laid in the new almanac. 1t Is more than like
" that Porlock took his message iron the old
one. No doubt ne would have told us 50 had
his letter 81 explanation been written. Now
let us see wha, page 534 has in store for US
Number thirteen is There which is much
more promising Number one hundred and
twcntv-,cven is 'is'-'Thcrc +, " Holmes
eyes were cleaning with excitement, and his
thin. nervous fingers twitchcj as he counted
the words. danger. Ha. lIa, Capital
Put that down Watson. There Is danger
may comc-vcrl ~oon-ouc. Then wc have
the name Dougla, rich couu.r. now
at Birthstone House Birthstone confidence
depressing. There. Watson, VIVA, do
YOU think of pure reason, and it, fruits, Ii
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
BUILDING READY AUGUST Il
Interior Work On Biology Structure
Now Being Done,

The Biology Building will be COM
pleted about August Is. Workmen are
now hanging doors. putting up the
window castings and finishing the
plastering
The second floor is practically fin
ished, except the vanishing of the
woodwork On the first floor several
rooms are still unfinished. In the
basement concrete floors are to be put
in and rooms are TO be plastered
The building has sixty-fve rooms.
All the rooms are finished with oak
The floors are concrete except those
in the lecture rooms which are of
maple wood. The upper half of the
doors leading into the corridor are
of glass to admit light to the Railways.
The biology furniture and equip
ment will not be moved into the new
building until September" said DIR.
w. c. Curtis this week The lack of
funds will not permit us to buy any
new equipment"
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
Stephens Re-UniOn August II.

The annual reunion of the Steph-
ems family will be held at Cedar
church August H. There will be
basket dinner, addresses and remi-
niscences. The history of the Steph
ems family in Missouri begins in 1920
when three brothers, Thomas p,
Elijah and Leachman Stephens. and
their sister, Sarah Renfrow. moved
and Galloway counties. More than
100 descendants usually attend the
reunion
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
THE EXTENSION DIVISION.

Under the direction OF Prof, Charles
~ Williams the Extension Division
of The University Of Missouri. has
grown until about 1000 students in
thc ..faip are receiving an education
along their chosen lines through cor
rc a,sIidrHCe and at the extension Gen.
tc,& Taking the University, and its
opportunities ana advantages. to the
people. II. comparatively recent
.Hnvcnh.nt among state educational in
.st,tuilona Missouri has not Jagged
brhInd
Procuring an education at d univers-
dy while IN residence. is to be de-
sired. OF course Unfortunately this
great opportunity does not come to
al Iror these the newer method,
w"il established ana productive of re
suits. has been worked out to meet
4. tTowing demand Means of study
ing ,i.iny subjects are at hand now
60 those in Missouri. who are unable
to come io Columbia. and many other
CUur:ea. It Is announced. are to be
offered next gear
.tin developing its Extension Divis-
ion. the University Of Missouri is fol-
lowing jhat policy and IDEAL toward
which Il has strlved continuously
serving the state. The results of the
las, year attest to its success.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02

Somehow Columbia Just can't b.
duh III the summer, even if the tenn
pei Azure does rise higher than il
fC-sliy ought 10 90 on some occasions
C.rnRaIs. revivals weddings. pure
food .how. county fair. chautauqua,
conventions. piCnics. golf tournaments,
street railway discussions, strike,
gathering Of agricultural scientists,
balloon 9scensiOus-and SO on down
ihc list II you ara looking for a
rest cure. then go away for the sum
m.-r. but if It's enjoyment and ex-
ciicm.ut. fix up your sleeping porch
ana remain here
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
GOLF Is A PARSONS GAME
The Rev. F. j. Bate Makes Some Oh.
SeryatiOnS About the Sport.

The Rev. Frederick J. Bate. rector
of the Episcopal Church, is an enthu-
siastic golfer. He admits that there
is a strange language-not peevish
utterances, ecessarily-knOwn only
to the golfer. and that the influence
of the minister on the course is quiet
ing to the nerves.
Golf has come TO be the parsons
game. There is a fascination about
| it that appeals particularly to min
/ listers, he says There is a splendid
opportunity for making acquaintances
while following the ball and the
science of the game and the necessity
for self-control make it well suited
to the minister
The Reverend Bate observes that
most men would walk five or six miles
playing golf but they could not pos
sibly carry 4 small parcel home for
their wives But golf is different.
when you have once sent that lit
tie. white ball skimming through the
air. you will want to do it again" he
says. Then if you happen TO have
a little time on hand you keep going
to the links until you have become
confirmed golf enthusiast Since the
minister's work is rather irregular.
he has spare time and has consequent
ly chosen golf for his game"
Among the Columbia ministers wh) |
play golf are: the Rev. NJ. A. Ha1t |
Cf the Christian Church, the Rev. w. |
W. Elwang of the Presbyterian |
CnCrch. and the Reverend Bate of |
,he Episcopal Church. Bishop Tut
tie, who visits here. is also an en-
Ihusiastic golfer
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
THREE TO A MILITARY CAMP
Instruction to Be Given by Govern
ment at LudingtOn, Mich.

Z. l.. Ocker, H. B. Gibson and r.
c. Badger, students in the University
of Missouri, will attend the United
States Students Military Instruction
Camp at Ludington, Mich The camp
will open July :.
The object of these camps is to give
opportunity to the young men of the
country to take short course in
military training.
Last year two camps were held, one
at Gettysburg. Pa, and the other at
Monterey. Cal. This year the one
at Ludington. Mich. is to be estab-
lished for the men of the Middle West.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
Fellowship for &. 4. Levy

{. T. Levy, graduate cf the Uni
versity, has received a fellowship in
mathematics in the University of Cal
iforn!a. Mr.. Levy was an homer grad
uate last June. He is a member of
Sigma Psi, Phi Beta Kappa. the Scien-
tific Association and an horOr grad
uate in physics.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
THRESHING THE STATES WHEAT
Yield This Year on University Farm
Will BE Good.

The wheat on the University Farm
will yield from % to 80 bushels an
acre this year. according to estimates
made from that already thresned
Three threshing crews began work
this week on the 10000 lots of wheat
on the farm. These lots vary in size
from one stalk to two acres.
The threshing will continue about
three weeks because each lot must
be threshed separately SO that data
may be prepared. There are about
seventy-five varieties of wheat on
the farm.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
1T. Louis Pageant Badges Here.

F. A. Sampson, librarian of the State
Historical Society, has received a set
of the badges. publications, and post
ers used recently in the ST. Louis
Pageant. They were sent by W. C.
Breckenridge of ST. Louis, one of the
trustees of the society.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02

Df courae. "a first thought. YOU
wanted 10 read the next morning that
Moran had whipped Johnson, the ne
go champion prize fighter of the
world. But. after all aren't you
pretty well satisfied With the fact that
4 negro. not white man. holds this
Irthpr unslvory title? If there is
any rIory. honor. prestige. or anything
tse worth While il being the best
mi," fighter. let tb- negro have it.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
RIGHT BACK At EN-.

The Grand Rapids News
laughs at the custom in the
past to poke much fun at the
country newspapers for men
tioning such important news
items as the fact that Abner
Jones has painted his barn:
that Miss Angelica Bolts has
gone to the city to look at the
spring millinery. Big papers
have snorted loudly every
time little papers have men
toned the fact that a meet
ing of the sewing circle was
held at the home of Mrs. Lafe
Perkins.
Yet one might pick up any
New York paper and have a
lot more fun reading the
real" news of the day as it
is published. The other day
Lord DecieS. who was travel
ing in California. lost his
handbag containing his comb
and brush. and he was forced
to use his wife's toilet arti-
clor Tbip ;ptipoto I;ttlO fop,
lily incido 1t was telegraphed
over the land and the big
papers played it up on the
first page. The other night
Miss Eleanor Wilson. daugh-
ter of the president, went
over to the theater without
first having had her dinper.
She sat in the shadow in the
box and ate a bun. This was
a big item of news and the
big papers treated it as such.
When Arthur Jones painted
his barn il meant more to
him and his neighbors than
the loss of a hundred combs
and brushes: and when Mrs
Lafe Perkins entertained the
sewing circle il meant more
to her and to the commun-
ity of Poker Center than all
the theatre parties Eleanor
Wilson ever attended. The
value of news depends en-
tirely upon the point of view.
The little community paper
contains more real news of
interest to its readers than
do all the big newspapers in
the country combined and
rolled into one.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
Fruit Growers to Meet.

A meeting of the fruit growers of
Missouri and Arkansas will be held
in August at Bentonville, Ark. The
meeting has been called by John
Bland of Columbia. secretary of the
State Board of Horticulture of Mis-
souri,, and the secretary of the Ar.
kansas Horticultural Society.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
A REST FOR MR.. SWITZLER
Registrar RetireS From Office After
Long Service.

Irwin Switzler, registrar of the Uni
versity, retired from office yesterday
He has been registrar since 1898.
Mr.. Switzler said that he had no
summer and no plans for the future,
further than that he will continue
tires on a Carnegie pension.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02

-, you believe in cooperation? =?
Twenty nlne couples were married in
C1iulalna in June. Ten of the bride
sI"'nn& ana SIX of the brides We're
graduates Of the University of Mis-
-ouIi
University Missourian., 1914-07-02
Books for Historical Library.

The State Historical Society has
received two shipments of about 125
books each. They are public docu-
ments from West Virginia and North
Dakota.
University Missourian., 1914-07-02

Forty eight Columbia persons are
ia the latest Who's Who in America. "
New York GIty has the second largest
uuInfi-r
University Missourian., 1914-07-02

The language of golf is strange says
= Columbia minister. Not so strange
hut rlnlm very plain and forceful
University Missourian., 1914-07-02

Who arranged fhe summer Session
.chrduit. asks o student, so that all
IN" hoi'ddga come Cu saturday?
University Missourian., 1914-07-02

Columbia did very we'll. thank you.
~ thc matter Of Federal appointments
thI week
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-21

lUkewarmness toward the national admin
istration and a feeling that It IL all too
much a one-man affair with the men OF
the rank and file shut out The Wilson
foreign policy Ia not very popular The
result is that the democrats are not over
enthusiastic nor ready for a fight.
The senatorial contest among the demo-
Gratis did not suit many OF the younger
members OF the party. and there is a
feeling that the state ticket was not
framed up 20 win
The democrats also will have some
trouble over the temperance question.
There will be no effort to induce the party
TO advocate n prohibitory amendment, but
very likely a contest between the radicals
and conservatives on the manner .ot ex-
pressing the party idea as to, license In
place OF the muct system. The temper
ance sentiment has been growing rapidly
among the democrats and their candidate
for lieutenant governor has long been
known as a prohibitionist
Although there has been In the last few
months decrease in the total OF sight
deposits in the state banks OF Iowa. the
Increase over year ago was sufficient
to show there Is no real hard times IN
Iowa banking circles The Iowa banks
are still in very excellent condition. The
consolidated statement of the accounts
OF the i,1lt banks under state laws
shows;
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-21
Council Bluffs
BEER IS IN SUGAR BARRELS
Raid Made by Officers at Under
wood is Attended with Results.
LIQUOR TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
when Authorities Go TO Cart the
stuff 10 the Bluffs They
Find IL Has Dissp-
peared.

The absence OF saloons in Underwood,
In common with all other towns in Pot
tawattamie county outside of Council
Bluffs. has in no wise abated the thirst
OF the inhabitants. and during the
greater part OF the summer several well
patronized places have been maintained
where beer and whisky could be obtained
without any restrictions. II was equally
available to boys. as well as men.
Saturday Sheriff Lindsey asked the CO.
operation OF the Council Bluffs police
and Chief Wien. Captain Shafer. Detec-
tive Arnold and Deputy Marshal Crum
went to the village Saturday evening
with warrants issued by Justice Joseph.
In prohibition communities beer can
not be handled in the usual packages
The bottles have to be packed in sugar
and apple barrels and marked household
goods. II then passes readily through
the transportation offices and reaches
or Interference.
When the Bluffs officers went into the
village they had no difficulty in finding
three places where the beer was being
sold One was kept by Joe Verpoorten
one by George Wolff and the other by
"Slim" Wllmot and Tony Peterson. Nine
sugar barrels filled with bottled beer and
whisky were found and seized. Word Of
the raid reached some Of the places be-
fore the officers got inside and much OF
the stuff disappeared Each of the places
was ostensibly doing a restaurant busi-
ness The find was so much greater
than the Bluffs officers were led to ex-
pect that they were not prepared to
take care OF it by removing 1t to Council
Bluffs and II was stored in supposedly
strong and safe place to be hauled away
sunday. But there were three dances in
the vicinity OF Underwood Saturday
night. and yesterday morning it was dis
covered that three barrels OF bottled
beer had been removed from the depot
and the JOY OF the dancers went on un-
confined. The remainder OF 1t was
brought to town yesterday afternoon and
will be disposed OF by justice tribunal
today.
Sheriff Lindsey sought the aid OF the
city police department for the reason that
all of his deputies are well known in I'm
derwood and their presence there would
excite sufficient apprehension to cause
the liquor to go into hiding before a
raid could be made. One attempt was
made about three months ago and failed.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-21
ULTIMATUM SENT
ORGANIZED BALL
BY THE PLAYERS

Continued from Page one)
There IL no way out of the present taneIe
unless a major league club buys Kraft
from Nashville. understand lnst Pres
ident Farrell Of the New York Americans
is ready TO buy Kraft, but personally [
hope he does not close a deal until after
Wednesday, so that the American league
can call the fraternty's bluff.
Hopes for Peace.
David l.. Fultz, president OF the Frater-
nifty, said: 81 hope that the trouble may
be settled amicably."
President Fultz outlined the case OF
the Players Fraternity in a general way.
although he refused to either affirm or
deny the ultimatum to the National COM
mission contained any such drastic threat
as strike OF wRlkout OF the players in
the major leagues, who are also members
OF the Fraternity.
Il have not the power to order a strike. f."
he continued. such power is vested in
the board OF directors hope that no
such drastic action will be necessary but
l will say that the members of the fra
ternity believe that in the Kraft case
they are justified in demanding that the
action as outlined in a number OF letters
TO the National commission be followed.
The National commission in ordering
Clarence o. Kraft the player in ques-
tlon, to report to Nashville. violated
paragraph IS OF the agreement between
the players fraternity and National
agreement leagues, which reads: Be
fore a major league player shall be re-
leased outright or under an optional
agreement 10 class A or a lower classi-
fication, his services shall first be
rendered 70 all class AA clubs at a price
not to exceed 81 900 and then to all class
A clubs at a price not to exceed $50. II
he be a drafted player, the club from
which he is drafted shall have prior
claim to all other clubs in It's classiflca-
ton
1T is the federauons contention that
this procedure was not adopted in
Kraft's case He was ordered to report
to Nashville at a reduction in salary OF
$50 a month and when he refused he was
Suspended and has been without pay for
nearly five weeks"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-21
PENSION FUND OF STEEL
COMBINE INCORPORATED

PITTSBURGH. Pa, July 0.-E. II.
Gary chairman; James A. Farrell, pres
ident, and twenty-five other officers and
directors OF the United States Steel cor
poration and it's underlying companies,
today made application in common pleas
court here for charter for the pension
fund established fourteen years ago.
The petition details that the organlxa-
ton shall maintain a system OF benefits,
pensions and other aids TO employees OF
the corporation and the Carnegie steel
company, and any successors to them, n
majority of whose capital stocks is owned
or controlled by them. The yearly in
come shall not exceed tI.oOO.OO0 and there
Is 10 be no capital stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-21
|, w, w, Members
Arrested and Others
Driven from Town

ABERDEEN. s. D., July M.--(specisl)
Aberdeen streets resembled for a
few hours on Saturday evening Lon
don street at a militant uprising or some
thing equally exciting, and the cause at
the start was a woman. too. On Friday
night Katy Solomon. a notorious socialist
and Industrial Worker Of the World agi-
tator. claiming to hail from st Louis,
addressed a crowd OF hoboes at the jun
gles' in the outskirts OF the city. ad-
vising the men to refuse to work in the
harvest fields for less than 50 a day and
TO get $40 II they could" At that time
the announcement was made that the In
dustrial Workers orators would hold
forth on the streets OF Aberdeen at :
o. clock Saturday afternoon. despite the
mayors announcement TO the Industrial
Workers leaders that they would not be
permitted TO speak.
Joseph Carey leader OF the Industrial
Workers, mounted a box at 2 o'clock and
began to speak Promptly a policeman
placed him under arrest. The crowd pre-
tested, but made no vigorous attempt to
rescue Carey. Careys followers attempted
to speak, but we're arrested as soon as
they began. until nine men we're behind
the bars. Then Katy Solomon appeared
and commenced a violent harangue, and
she, too, was arrested The men did not
take kindly to her arrest, and followed
the policeman having her in charge.
threatening trouble, but made no direct
attack upon the police, who lodged Katy
with her comrades. The arrest of the
ten quelled the speechmaking, but the
crowd transferred its position to the
police station and city jail, a wooden
structure, and was kept in order with
difficulty. Carey persisted in trying to
make speeches through the window OF the
cell until the chief warned him further
efforts in that line would result un-
pleasantly.
At night the crowd again assembled in
force at the police station. Word came
that 1000 reinforcements were coming
from Mitchell on freight train, several
more efforts to speak being made, until
finally thirty persons, including Katy,
were in jail. At midnight, when the
Mitchell people did not arrive the crowd
dispersed. Later in the night 800 or 400
men did arrive from Mitchell. but the
crowd had gone back to the jungles"
and all was peaceful.
Sunday morning a large number of
extra policemen were sworn in and the
men, numbering several hundred in all.
we're driven out OF town for a distance OF
several miles and were warned not to
return.
The trouble seems to have originated
over a report that the Aberdeen CONNER
cial club had advised farmers to pay but
$3.50 day with board and lodging for