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Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
EXAMINATIONS Reused hy Reading Reflections Of Ann Matilda Jones.

There's many d modest female Who steals awhile away To read the morning paper Or her buisest busy day. And in many kitchen corner Midst the pr0s.- pots an pans, Just some or1inary woman cor an ordinarier man) While she stands and stirs the puddin' Waits for tardy dough to rise. Keeps her mind and thoughts a stirrin' AIixin' politics and pies. Like the roses blushin' sweetness Lost on dusty desert air, So there's many d near politician Swamped in dreary household care. Fo. these danes there's no expression In the realm of politics, If they do not read the papers Know the ropes and learn the tricks. If they cannot render rhymeletS Good as Ann Matilda Jones, If they cannot make a monolog Like Little James mones, Should they fail in Rambling Rem
 lils"
 In verse, the while They miss the mark at cleverettes Of Jacobean style
 They can read the editorials Of late Republican, Grow wise in diplomatic lore As they it's columns scan, And when the next election comes. Re@ardless of the bosses, Or even hubbie's pros and cons, or big financial losses, They'll cast their votes for whom ana
 what
 They think is good and righteous. And these same votes will %ain 2r lose For some Eo,r mau--the White House. Patsy.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
Our Friends of Both Sides

An old and valued subscriber and friend or The Republican called this yesterday to stop his subscription to the paper Q is of German ex- traction, if not of German birth his sympathies are properly with Germany in the war He believed that The Republican biased against Germany We mention this incident only because almost daily some subscriber whose sympathies are with the allies complains that The Republican is pro- German.
 Taking the opinion of these two classes of our readers together believe that they will be ac- cepted as proof of two things which The Repub- Hcan is proud: One is that it is fair; that it is somewhere middle ground and that it's expres- slons are neither cOloriess tasteless.
 We are sorry that friend on the German side has removed his name from list and that any friend on the side of the allies has removed his name rom the list. But not as those without hope We know they will return for they are still our friends they will ultimately see that The Republican is neither pro-alIy nor pro- German but that it is against either of them when their conduct of the infringes upon the rights Of Americans The Republican is American first last and all the time.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
Not a Fiasco

Only, the shallow and the speak the peace mission Mir Henry Ford as q "fiasco.2 No enterprise conceived with purpose can possibly be fiasco though it may n disaster and humiliation. No enterprise could have been conceived with higher purpose than :he Ford peace mission. If could have succeeded Mir. Ford would have ranked the greatest benefactor his race that the present any recent generation has produced. The lives that would saved would have been innumerable and misery and sorrow that would been averted would have been mmeasmable
 Though Mir. Ford is coming home sick and pre- sumaby discouraged, cannot be said that the mission has failed that unwisely conceived We cannot imagine that shrewd hard headed a business Mir. Ford could have believed that he could stop the war by waving d peace wand over Europe. His purpose, think to organize concrete movement. the spectacular fea- ture oI which would attract the attention neutral nations and, at length the warning nations to thinkng. The very disappointments which have overwhelmed the mission may yet have that effect. The seed sown vet germnate and bring forth peace.
 Few great reforms have had auspiciors beginning and still fewer them have succeeded in the manner their founders expected. No more hare-nrained thing undertaken than the attempt of John Brown the slaves by force. John Brown believed it could be done and no doubt ne was surprised and cast down by it's failure On the scaffold he may have been utterly disheartened believing that slavery had triumphed forever.
 Yet, t only a years before slavery was abolished and doubt the years would have been many put for John Browns wild escapade in Vir- sinias He set the people thinking. death much mere than other incident precpitatcd the rebellion which freed slaves as thoroughly as if under the leadership John Brown. they had risen as he had expected them rise overthrow their masters
 Henry Ford Europe to talking or peace and that is, at least. step, long or short toward peace.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
A Good Christmas

was everywhere in Phoenix. generally diffused than it has ever been before. If any poor cI,d in the city or adjacent to the city did enjoy some measure of the joy of Christmas was not because no provision had been made for him. but because the various organizations for his relief did not learn of his needs. And every effort to locate all the needy.
 What has been done has been highly creditable to the people of Phoenix and they are the better today and will be better all the year for having done it. And here is thing about Christmas and the greatest thing that many people miss It is more than the receiving of rich gifts and much more than the satisfaction derived from bountfuI dinners. It is the joy of giving not the exchanging Of gifts with well-to-do friends but the giving to those who unfortunate and in need
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26

more survive half American and half Hyphen than could the whig wien became half slave half free. If the republican leaders attempt follow such a of things will Improvisation the party will be destroyed altogether it will become the instrument for the election of Mir. Roosevelt.
 The Tribune could not have said plainly that of all the avowed candidates for the republican nomination there who iseavailabe and who could appeal the American people the great and overshadowng issue of the campaign. Roosevelt the progressive leader before the people
 The editorial the Tribune with instant endorsement. Three days later it printed several of many letters approval some of which were written the day the editorial appeared Among the writers lifelong republicans" least one Wilson democrat. Elsewhere this morning we reprint these endorsing communications.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
IN A SCOTTISH cHURcHYARD

Among the graves bv AllwOrth kirk.
 Whose walls the ivy climbs. The graybeard sexton does not shirk
 His task in troublous times. Though oftentimes his friends al.
 lege
 His sight is growing dim. The border plants. and bits of hedge
 Are always neat and trim. The rest he long has waited for
 Comes not, but added care: For mighty England $ at war,
 And Allworth lads are there. Week after weel: new glebe he breaks,
 Som Scottish boz comes back, And with his buried kinsemen makes
 His long. vast bivouac. Last week. Macdonald of the Glen
 Was laid away with tears; Last night. twas bluff old Souter
 Ben, And both were Fusileers. On Honor's sacred field they fell.
 In Flanders. side by side. When hurtling shot had challenged
 shell, And bursting shell replied. There's many stricken maiden mOans In utter, bleak despair: And children'S cries and widows SrOanS Make tremulous the air And stir the immemorial leaves Of ivy on the walls l Of Allworth kirk; a nation grives- So wide the ruin falls. What woe, what infamy, what sin. 1 What monstrOus crime is this That madly filings a world within
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
lNTERNED SAILORS AT CHURCH
 IRepubIican A. p. Leased Mirel

department order prohibiting shore leave for men on the interned GermIl cruisers Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Kron Prinz Wilhelm imposed October r be cause of broken paroles, was suspended today long enough 10 permit atJe1 dance at Christmas services at Ports mouth. Two hundred sailors. accom- panied by a number of offiaers. marched to the church in body and returned to their ships Immediately after the services.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
A TOTAL EcIIPSE

The sat on the porch til the moon was hid
 At very late hour that night: And he popped the question-they say he did
 When the moon popped out of sight. And his jealous rival was heard to remark.
 When he found himself undone. That moon-eclipse wasn't half so so dark
 As the total eclipse of my mothers son."
 In the next piece my rhythmicaI pendulum swings to the other eX- tremc and l give more sober eX- pressiOn-a war poem-sOmething I have not before attempted in these chapters.
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
THE AGE OF DISCRETION

When wisdom entereth into thine heart and Knowledge is pleasant thy soul; discretion shall preserve the, understanding shall keep thee: liver thee from the of the evil man. from the man that speaketh forward things; who leave the paths of upriGhtness walk in the ways of darkness; rejoice to do evil and delight forwardness the wicked,-PrOverbs ii, 10
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page

This Bloody, darl: abyss? For while the sword of Justice sleeps, Secure the guilty dwell; o. Cod! Would they might sound the deeps Of Wars unmeasured hell!
 ANN MATILDA JONES.
 tTO Be COntinued)
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
ANN MATILDA JONES
 POETESS Her Reflections in Prose and Verse (AU Rights Reserved
(All Rights Reserved)

A 'ittle nonsense. now sand then.
 Is relished by the wiest men" iS a trite saying. but nevertheless a true one. l chanced to be in wes- tern city one night when total eclipse of the moon occurred. Some days afterwards I was told the fol- lowing story. which l assume to he true:
Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
WON'T HOLD EXPOSITION

lNepuDllCaH A. T- EeaSeu "HeI
 PARIS. Dec. 25.-A Havas dispatch from Verice says it has been decided not to hold the Twelfth International Exposition of Arts in Venice in 1916
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09

room. There Mary looked at the mo-
tionless body on the floor and recoiled,
Mortified.
Elaine noticed some spots on her
hands, and, seeing that they were
stained by the blood of Long Sin,
wiped the spots off on her handker-
chief, dropping it to the floor.
UGH" exclaimed cultural voice
behind them.
It was the servant who had come
in.
"You--kill him--with knife?" insin-
uated the Chinese.
Elaine was dumb. The servant did
not wait for an answer, but hastily
opened the hall door.
To Elaine 1t seemed that something
must be done quickly. A moment and
all the house would be in uproar.
Instead, he placed his finger on his
lips. "Quick-no word" he said, lead.
ing the way to the hall door, "and-oh,
you must not leave that--it will be
% CluCt no duuOu, piChiuS up thC
bloody handkerchief and pressing II
into Elaine's hand.
They quickly ran out into the hall
"Go-quiek!' he urged again, land
hide the handkerchief in the bag Let
no one see 1t"
He shut the door AS they hurried
away Elaine breathed a sigh of relief
They had reached the street. Afraid
to run, they hurried as fast as they
could until they turned the first cor
ner.
They pressed each others hands and
parted.
Meanwhile In the front room Long
Sin was on his feet again, brushing
himself off and hopping up the blood
1T worked very well, SAM he said
| to the servant.
They were conversing eagerly and
laughing and did not hear noise In
the back room.
A sinister figure had made its way
by means of fire escape to real
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09
She opened the bag and displayed

She opened the bag and displayed
the blood-spotted handkerchief. He
took 1t and examined it carefully.
Elaine" he said earnestly, not at
all displeased l could see, that some
thing had come up that might blot out
the past unfortunate misunderstand-
ing, there simply. must be something
wrong here. Leave this handkerchief
with me. I'll do my best"
Thank you" she said simply as
she left the laboratory.
Craig went to work abruptly without
a word.
On the laboratory table he placed his
splendid microscope and several cases
of slides, as we'll as innumerable mi
cro-photographs. He had been work.
ing for some time when he looked up,
1T is dogs blood-not human blood, y
he said simply, "but what's the game
back of all this-that's the main ques-
ton now"
1t was not much later that Elaine
received a second visit from Mary.
do you know why the servant al
lowed us to leave the apartment?
whispered Mary with a glance about
fearfully, as II the walls had ears.
"No-why?" inquired Elaine anxious
ly.
He's tong man who has been
chosen to do away with the prince
He followed me, and says you have
done his work for him. If you will
give him ten thousand dollars for ex
penses he will attend to hiding the
body"
Here, at least,was a way out.
1T Is the safest way out of the
trouble. Yes, I'll do it. I'll stop at the
bank now and get the money"
They rose and Mary preceded her,
eager to get away from the house.
At the door, however, Elaine asked
her to wait while she ran back on
some pretext.
Our telephone rang in the middle
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09

Elaine Took Out the Package Of Bills.
putty blower? A keyhole is just as
good"
do you realize how little you can
really see through keyhole?" he re-
piled confidently. TRY it over there"
did, and, to tell the truth, could
see merely a little part of the hall.
Then Kennedy inserted the detecta-
scope.
Look through that" he directed.
put my eye to the eye piece and
gazed through the bullying lens of
the other end. could see almost
the whole hall.
Elaine was playing with Rusty when
Jennings brought in card on which
was engraved the name, Miss Mary
Carson" and underneath in pencil was
written Belgian Relief Committee. "
How interesting" commented
Elaine, rising and accompanying Jen-
nings into the drawing room. 81 won
der what she wants?"
Very pleased to greet you, Miss Car.
son., she greeted her visitor.
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Mary. She looked at 1t with interest,
as one woman always does at the pic
ture of another pretty woman. 1t was
newspaper cut of Elaine, under
which was:
"ELAINE DODGE, THE HEIR
Ess, WHOSE BATTLE WITH
THE cLUTcHiNG HAND IS GRE
ATINe WORLDWIDE INTER
EST"
Now" he began at last, breaking
the silence, "I'll show you just what |
want you to do"
He went over to the wall and took
down a curious long Chinese knife
from a scabbard which hung there
conspicuously.
See that?" he added, holding it up.
Before she could say word he had
plunged the knife, apparently, into his
own breast
ooh" cried Mary, startled.
She expected to see him fall. But
nothing happened. Wong laughed. 1t
was an oriental trick knife, in which
the blade telesccped into the handle.
Look at It," he added, handing 1t
to her.
Long Sin took a bladder of water
from a table near by and concealed it
under his coat. Nov, you stab me, "
] he directed.
Mary hesitated. But he repeated the
command and she plunged the knife
gingerly at him. 1t telescoped. He
made her try it over, and she stabbed
him more resolutely. The water from
the bladder poured out.
Good" cried Long Sin, much
pleased. Now" he added, seating
himself beside her, 81 want you to
lure Elaine here"
I had been amusing myself by rig.
ging up contrivance by which
could make it possible to see through
or, rather over, door.
Kennedy, who had been busy at the
other end of the laboratory, happened
to look over in my direction. Whats
the big idea, Walter?" he asked.
1t was, / admit, a rather cumber.
some and clumsy affair.
well, you see, Craig" l explained
you put the top mirror through the
transom of door and"
Kennedy interrupted with hearty
burst of laughter. But suppose the
door has no transom" he asked
pointing to his own door,
scratched my head thoughtfully.
had assumed that the door would
have transom. A moment later
Craig went to the cabinet and drew
out a tube about as big around as q
putty blower and as long.
Now, here's what | call my de
tectascope," he remarked. None OF
your mirrors for me-"
Il know" said somewhat nettled
but what can you see through thai
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09

of our conversation on blood crys-
tails, and Kennedy himself answered it.
1t was Elaine asking Craig's ad-
vice.
They have offered to hush the
thing UP for ten thousand dollars" she
said in a muffled voice.
She seemed bent on doing 1t, and no
amount of argument from him could
stop her. She simply refused to ac-
cept the evidence of the blood crys-
tails as better than what her own eyes
told her she had seen and done.
Then wait for half an hour" he
answered, without arguing further
You can do that without exciting
suspicion Then so with her to her
hotel and hand her over the money"
"All right-Tll do It," she agreed.
What is the hotel?"
Craig wrote on a slip of paper what
she told him-"Room 500, Hotel La
Coste.'
Hastily he threw on his street coat.
go into the back room and get me a
brace and bit, Walter he said.
| did so. When l returned l saw
that he had placed the detectascope
and some stuff in a bag. He showed
in the brace and bit also.
Come on-hurry!" he urged.
We must have made record time In
,, getting to the La Coste. 1t was an or
nate place, where merely to breathe
was expensive, We entered, and by
some excuse Kennedy contrived to
get past the vigilant bell-hops. We
passed the telephone switchboard and
entered the elevator, getting off at
| the Eth floor.
With hasty glance UP and down
the corridor, to make sure no one was
about, Kennedy came to Room 500,
| then passed to the next room, 511,
opening the door with a skeleton key.
Quickly Craig went to the door
which led to the next room. It was,
of course, locked also. He listened a
moment carefully. Not a sound. Qsick,
| ly, with an exclamation OF satlsfac'
ton, he opened that door Also and
went into 500.
This room was much like that in
which we had already been. He
opened the hall door.
Watch here, Walter" he directed
Let me know at the slightest alarm.
Craig had already taken the brace
and bit from the bag and started to
bore through the wall in Room ELL
selecting a spot behind picture of a
Spanish dancer-a spot directly back
of her swapping black eyes. He fin
ished quickly and inserted the detecta-
scope so that the lens fitted as an eye
In the picture. The eye-piece was In
room 511. Then he started to brush
up the pieces of plaster on the floor
"Craig," l whispered hastily as
heard an elevator door, someone's
coming!"
He hurried to the door and looked
There they are he said, as he saw
Elaine and Mary rounding the corner
of the hall.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09

window that was not barred, and ST
lently he had stolen in on them.
They turned at slight noise and
saw him. Genuine fright was now Oh
their faces as they looked at him
open mouthed.
What's all this?" he growled. q
am known as the Clutching Hand.
allow no interference with my affairs
Tell me what you are doing here with
Elaine Dodge"
Their beady almond eyes flashed
fear. The Clutching Hand moved me
nacingly. There was nothing for tbs
astute Wong Long Sin to do but tc
submit.
With low bow, Wong spread out
his hands in surrender and submission
Il will tell you, honorable sir" he
said at length.
Go on" growled the criminal
Quickly Wong rehearsed what hac
happened from the moment the idea
of blackmail entered his head.
How about Mary Carson?" asked
Clutching Hand. 81 saw her here"
Wong gave glance of almost su
perstftious dread at the man.
She will be back-is here now" hi
added, opening the door at a knocl
and admitting her.
Adventures Mary had hurried bach
to see that all was right. This time
Mary was genuinely scared at the for
bidding figure of which she had heard
ut is all right" pacified Wong
"Henceforth we work with the hon
orable Clutching Hand"
|
At home at last, Elaine sank down
into deep library chair and staret
straight ahead. She saw visions o
arrest and trial, of the terrible cleo
trio chair with herself in it, bound
and of the giving of the fatal sigma
for turning on the current.
Were such things as these going t.
happen to her, without Kennedy
help? Why had they quarreled? Sh,
buried her face in her hands and wept
Then she could stand it no longer
She had not taken off her stree
clothes. She rose and almost flet
from the house.
Kennedy and were still in the la
boratory when a knock sounded a
the door. / went to the door an,
opened 1t. There stood Elaine Dodge
1t was complete surprise to Craig
What is the matter?" he asked.
She hesitated, then suddenly burs
out, "Craig-I-I ana murderess!"
had never before seen such lool
on Craig's face as suddenly came owe
it.
Then she poured forth the story sui
stantially as have set it down, blu
without the explanation, which at tina
time was not known to any of US.
oh" expostulated Craig, there mus
be some mistake. It's impossible-in
possible"
| NO." she asserted. "Look-here'
my handkerchief all spotted wit
blood"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09

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o different woman. I know have to
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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
,se,ies IF murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warm
Ing letter which Is sent the victims, signed
with "clutching hand" The latest vic
tim of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. His
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Kennedy.
the famous scientific detective, to try to
unravel the mystery. What Kennedy &C
complishes is told by his friend Jameson,
a newspaper man. Enraged at the deter
mined effort which Elaine and Craig Ken
needy are making to put an end to his
strange criminal is known, resorts to all
sorts of the most diabolical schemes to
put them out of the way. Each chapter
OF the story tells of a new plot against
their lives and of the way the great de-
tective uses all his skill to save this pref
ty girl and himself from death.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09
Point of View

Point OF view.
Aviator must take vacation!
Manager-To get rested up?
Aviator-Lord, no! Down.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09
His Proud Title.

1t was very small pupil who as
tonished his father, practitioner OF
medicine, by propounding the follow
ing question::
Papa, do you know what the great
Napoleon's nickname was?"
Wishing that his son might have the
pleasure of bestowing this informa-
ton, his father evaded reply by ask
ing another question:
What was it, SOM"
His state of mind can be imagined
when the little fellow proudly re.
sponded
HE was known as the Little Cor
puscle Youths Companion.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09
An lnsinuation,

"They tell me, Mrs. Comeup, your
daughter went through that recep-
ton in her honor without any faux
pas"
mo such thing! She had as much
of it as anybody that was there"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09
Final Opinion,

81 see there Is an exodus of foreign
ers in Mexico"
We'll, instead of them fool for
eigners joining in any such nonsense
| think they ought to get out"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-04-09
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