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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-03

last where have you beenr I've
been on on a little Job myself. and
got back"
Slim s~pologized profusely.
Yes. SIR" he replied hastily. well.
! went over 10 the Dodge house. aud
saw them finally. followed them
INTO . twelry shop. That lawyer
bought q wrist watch. So | bought one
Just Ike H. thought perhaps We
could"
Give II To me-" growled Clutching
HAND. Selling IL the Slim dis
played II. And don't butt in-see!"
from the capacious desk the mas
ter criminal pulled a set Or small
drills. yises. and other jewelers. tools
and placed them on the table.
All right" he relented. Now. do
o see what ] have just thought Of
no? This Is just the chance. Look at
me"
Carefully he piled his hands 10 the
Job. regardless OF time.
There. he exclaimed at last. hold
ing the watch where they could all
sec IL. "See,"
lie pulled out the stem 10 set the
hands and slowly twisted IL between
his thumb and finger. lie turned the
hands until they were almost at the
point or three o'clock.
Then he held the watch out where
all could see.
As the minute hand touched three,
nom the bach Of the case. az II from
the chasing itself. a little needle. per
haps "A quarter OF an ipch. jumped ont.
IL seemed TO come from what looked
Ike merely II small insect in the deco
ration.
You see what will happen at the
hour OF three" he asked.
No one said a word. as he held up
Q vial which he had drawn from his
pocket. On IL they could read the la
bel. "Ricinus."
One OF the most powerful noisons
In the world" he exclaimed. Enough
10 Kill a regiment"
They fairly gasped and looked at II
with horror. exchanging glances.
OPehius the Vial carefully, ne
dipped In \ thin piece OF glass aud
placed a tiny drop In q receptacle
backsor the nSedle and on the needle
itself.
I've set my invention 10 70 on at
three o'clock" he concluded. TO
morrow forenoon. il will have to be
delivered ~early-and ! don't believe
We shall be troubled any longer BY
Miss Elaine Dodge he added. ven
omously.
Calmly he wrapped up the appar-
emily innocent engine OF destruction
and handed IL 10 Slim.
See that she gets II In time" he
said merely.
Il will. sir" answered Slim. taking
IL gingerly.
Flirty Florrie had returned that aft
ernoon. late. from some expedition
on which she had been sent.
Ranking in her heart yet was the
death OF her lover. Dan the Dude.
Thus. when she arrived home, she
went to the telephone to report and
called a number. 4i9i Greenwich.
Hello. chief" she repeated. This
Is Flirty. Have you done anything
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-03

by F1irty. recovered the t~elegraphone
Together we carried II to the labora-
tory.
There he set up a little instrument
that looked like a wedge sitting up on
end. in the face or which was a dial
Through II he began TO run the wire
from the spools. and. taking an ear
piece. put another on my head over
my ears.
He turned a switch and We listened
eagerly.
First came several calls from peo-
pie with bills. and she put them on
most adroitly.
Then we heard a call that caused
Kennedy 10 look al me quickly. stop
the machine and start at that point
over again.
That's what | wanted he said. as
we listened in:
Give me 44si Greenwich"
Hello"
Hello. chief. This is Flirty. Have
you don anything yet in the little
matter we talked about"
"Say-be careful Of names-over
the wire
You know-what I mean"
Yes. the trick will be pulled on at
three o'clock"
Good, Good-by. and thank you,"
'Good-by."
Craig paused and considered a min
ute. then moved to the telephone.
There's only one thinr 20 do. and
that's to follow out my original
scheme" he said enereeticalIy. In
formation. please"
Where is Greenwich 4isi?' he
asked a ONE later.
The minutes passed. Thank you.
SIR" he cried. writing down on a pad
an address on the West side. near
the river front. Then turning to me.
he exclaimed, Walter. we've got him
at last"
Craig rose and put on his lat and
coat thrusting a pair OF opera glasses
Into his pocket. In case We should
want 10 observe the place at q dis
lance. I followed him excitedly. The
trail Was hot.
Kennedy and | anne al last TO The
place on the West side where the
crooked streets curved of.
Instead OF keeping on until he came
to the place We sought. he turned on
and quickly slipped behind the shelter
OF a fence. There vas a broken board
IN the fence and he bent down. gag
ing through with the opera glasses.
Across the lot was the new hang
out. a somewhat dilapidated. old-fash-
Toned brick house of several genera
tons back. Through the glass We
could see an evilcountenanced crook
sinking along. lie mounted the steps
and rang the bell. turning as he
waited.
From a small aperture in the door
way looked out another face. equally
evil. Under cover the crook made
the sign OF the Clutching Hand twice
and Was admitted.
That's the place. all right whis-
pered Kennedy with satisfaction. lie
hurried 10 a telephone booth. where
he called several numbers. Then We
returned TO the laboratory.
From the table he picked up a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-03

small coil over which | had seen him
working and attached IL 10 the bell
and some batteries. He replaced II
on the table. while I watched curl
ously.
"A selenium CELL" he explained.
Only when light falls on II does II
become a good conductor OF electrici-
~. Then the bell will ring"
Just before making the connection
he placed his hat over the cell. Then
he lifted the hat. The light fell on
IL and the bell rang. lie replaced the
hat and the bell stopped
Just then there came a knock at
the door. ] opened II.
Hello. Chase" greeted Kennedy.
Well. I've found the new ~headauar-
ters all right-over on the West side"
Kennedy picked up the selenium
cell and a long coil OF fine wire.
which he placed in a bag. Then he
took another bag already packed. and.
shifting them between US. we hurried
downtown.
Near the AGA lot. back OF the
new headquarters. was an old broken
dow house. Through the rear OF 4
we entered.
started back In establishment as
We entered and found eight or ten
policemen already there. Kennedy
had ordered them TO be ready for 4
raid. and they had dropped in one Al
. time without attracting attention.
Well. men," he greeted them. Il
see you found the place all right.
Now. In q little while Jameson viii
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
Billy Sunday-grams
Sunday In Philadelphia.

/ can name you twenty-five men in Phila-
deiphia who, II they would take their stand
for Jesus Christ 10000 men would follow them
into the kingdom Inside Of a week. Every city
has its men, who of leaning posts
We're all tied together like cars in a train any
way.
You must have eyes in the back of your hea
If You can't that God is working on PIMA
dtlphia lie never has worked before in your
memory.
The politician doesn't care for your soul
Vote for him today, and you can go to hell to-
morrow FOR all he cares
If you'd walk down that aisle and hand
me a quit-claim deed TO the world and ask me
to give up my hope In God. I'd turn you down
Ia rather have standing room in heaven than
own the world and go TO hell.
Thousands of university graduates are go
ing as fast they can straight to hell Not
that l helittle education, but / believe it's not
intellect but religion that saves men.
The poorest stick in the world to do per-
sonai work is the young preacher just out of
the seminary. Why? Because they minimize
personal work in the seminary.
It's my experience that the church member
who won't do personal work has some sin in
his or her life.
A lot Of you fool church people are trying
to make God liar and you'd better wake up
to II.
It's not the church's business to educate
people. It's their business to save people
There a time when we thought OF the
preacher as sort OF educational locomotive
who could puff and snort and pull the whole
bunch through to glory-From the Philadelphia
North American.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
STILL HARKING BACK.

We nnwittingly did a very greyious wrong
to very venerable parsonage the other day
and have ever since sat in sackcloth and ashes
over the ofense Heartily have we berated our
untutored selves that SO rashly should we have
offended against one SO ancient We slandered
most unforgivably the ancient and honorable
Richmond Ttmes-Dtspatch. Our fault Is beyond
palliaticn; we can make no redress We only
state the offense and then accept In silence the
scorn of every lady of uncertain age whose dis
pleasure we Ore will be visited upon our
unhappy head
We said the Times, Dispatch was eightyfour
years old when Il was only sixty-four. Now
didn't we do awful thing? We shudder
TO contemplate the enormity OF our crime
Amt we awfui?"
But We will endeavor to make amends for
this most reprehensibe deed. We refer to It
only because the ancient mariner is still barking
back to the ancient days of Its beginning Why
do you know, it doesn't even know the Civil
Is present day stun 10 II. Why. actually will
you believe IT, the Times.D patch wants to
name our baseball team "The Rebels Now
what do you think of that?
Proud of the war? Why. OF course we are
but the war is over. Wake up, neighbor, and
look around you. Every Southern man is proud
of having been rebel" and would fight il all
over again If need be. Of you don't believe
this, just read those bellgerent passages be-
tween Messrs. Frederickson, B5ckers Turpin
ct ais on Women and Brutaity")
Let's wake up and remember that this is the
twentieth century. Things have happened in
the last sixty-four years. and OF them all TIE
Richmond VtrGinidn Is by no means the least
II you want to know what we think.
What shall we call them? Why the Regionals
the Reserves, or the Bankers. Shake off those
sixty-four years, come back to present DAYS and
get some progress in your bones
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

steamship lires all consignments are
delivered In England free Of charxe.
and the British war office ruaran-
tees prompt delivery to the men AZ
the front and In the hospitals.
All contributions In kind ana al
communications to be addressed 10
Mrs. Ralph sanger. British American
War Relief Fund. 400 Fifth Avenue.
ana all money contributions viii IA
gladly received at tho same address
by Mr.. Henry J. Whitehousc.
Tho fund is under the PATRONAGE
OF the presidents OF ST. Andrav's
society Tho st. Georges Society The
st, David's Society. and The Cana dian
Society
Committee--Lady Herbert. nresi-
dent; Mrs Ralph Sanger secretary.
Mr. Henry Whitehouse, treasurer
Judge Barlow. Mrs. A. S. Burden. Mrs.
Alfred Coats. Mr.. Richard Harding
Davis, Mrs, j. w. Dixon, Mr.. ". r.
Farquhar. Mrs. Charles Dana Cibson.
Mr.. Elliott Gregory. Mr.. Archer Hun.
tington. Mira, Oliver Iselin. Mrs ].
Elliott LanSstaff. Mrs John Magae
Mrs. Walter E. Maynard. Mr.. John
e. Milburn. Mrs. j. p. Morgan. Jr..
Professor Fl. Fairfield Osborn Mr.
Moses Taylor Pyne, Mr. Ogden Reih
Mrs. Shaw Safe, Mrs. j. II. Sears
Mr.. Norrie Seliar, CoIonel n r.
Thompson. Mrs. Geo. Vanderbilt Mrs
n. J. Whigham. Mrs. F. w. Whitridee
Mr.. F.. w. Whitridge. Miss NJ. III. WI.
norg' ar. r. NJ. Stuart Wortley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

The strong influence of the dispensary in
south Carolina politics has held prohibition
sentiment in that Stale at bay for years past
hut the Legislature is manifest,ng disposition
10 break the hold OF the State liquor shop.
The House has passed a bill similar to that
when Will be presented in North Carolina
Legislature to prevent the shipment of liquor
into the Palmetto State. There Is a probability
that the movement of the South Carolina tenn
perance people will be successful In that case
ana the expected happens In North Carolina.
the plans of good many people in the border
counties of North Carolina will have been made
Tor nothing. and Il will be Improbable to AUTO
over into some South Carolina town and make
call at the express office We are afraid a
Tot OF North Carolnians will have to Join the
colony Colonel williams. Of the Roanoke paper.
Is going 10 lead into some land Of dampness
when the drought hits Virginia. Truly, the
days OF tribulation seem to be in sight for
The jug teters-chariotte Observer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
TIE OUTLOOK FOR TAXATION.

Sentiment in the General Assembly We be-
iieve is fast shaping itself towards the con-
viction that action on the segregation principle
II a duty that the present Legislature will
shun at great peril OF its own future and much
harm to the State. The rh0fnian does not be-
Eeve that any reform is better than no reform,
but are not reduced 10 that strait at present
There is time to perfect. to Il reasonable degree
. new system, Il the Legislature Riil make up
its mind that segregation is the underlying
principle which Virginia tax reform must
be built.
We do not say that the actual original bill
presented by the segregation advocates should
be adopted. AS matter Of fact that bill is
not even being considered because a better bill
has been drawn. The very fact that the second
bill covers defects deemed to exist In the first
should recommend 1t to whatever element OF
The Legislature is still undecided AS a matter
OF fact there are practically none undivided
about the Of action they prefer. There.
fore we feel the treer in insisting that quick
recognition OF that fact will be best for the
State and that longer delay Is mere jockeying
Tor advantage
There are naturally large number OF ad.
socates of the tax commission principle who
will be loath TO admit that the advantage lies
with the opposition They viii naturally de-
sire, for the sake o. possible concessions TO
their wishes, for amendments or alterations TO
bold out as tong as holding ont gives promise OF
securing such advantages re 40 not believe
the best interests of the State VIII be served by
longer maneuyering The House has already
recorded majority for the segregation prin.
Sciple, and leaders OF all phases of reform in the
Senate have stated that they viii admit certain
sAlemsnts OF segregation to whatever action they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
PRESIDENT TArT ON TIE PRESIDENCY

PRESIDENT TAFT ON THE PRESIDENCY
Ex-President Taft IS performing one of his
greatest services for his country since leaving
the presidency. This is not meant In deprecia-
ton Of his ability as chief executive, as mem.
Der OF the cabinet, as PHILIPPINE commissioner,
or as a jurlst. In some OF the positions he held
Mr. Taft was, let us say. a misht Certainly
(and charitably let us say mentally
as well). he was too big for the chairs he held.
In stating that good many occupants Of official
chairs would be worth more to the government
cut than In those positions. Mr.. Taft made a
wise, II not wholly original statement
During the time that he has been without
public Office MIR Taft has maintained his
dignity. He has been helpful critic OF govern
mental methods and policies and has lent gen
erous no less than reliable support to his sue
cessors position in a number of critical in
stances. This Is as It should be. It has been
u notable fact that at few times have we had an
exPresdent to live long after his term OF office
Az the present time have two such semi
public men, and the country has what may be
termed opposite illustrations OF what ne might
have had all the time had more OF our Presi.
dents survived their terms. While we do not be-
lfeve a large number of ex-Presidents Roose-
Welt WOULD ever have aided materially to the
upbuilding of our government, few more ex,
Presidents Taft would constitute helpful col,
lege of advisory experts, as II were. for their
various, or rather diverse successors.
We rather like Mr. Taft as he Is much bet
ter in fact. than he was We do not attempt
to place the cause OF the feeling, but tie country
at large, we believe, thinks a good deal more
OF him now than it did at the time he left tbn
presidency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
AN INJURIOUS RULING.

The V4Ypinicn f. sure that opportunities
from any source are necessary 10 persuade the
Virginia delegation IN Congress to exert itself
individually and rs e body for the protection Of
the means OF livelihood Of thousands and
thousands OF virgin'ans.
The TirrtnSs. IS sure that the resolution
adopted by the general Assembly yesterday
askirg our senators AID congressman to use
1neir influence to secure tie repeal by the War
Department @. an order 70 remove nshtng traps
IN tie Chesapeake was rot necessary to induce
xnea Ia Use tAat influence.
On question .: such erea: importance 20
. great part ot the people 0: It's State. the Vir
gfnia ss.era-soa Is united and wifi not rest SO
long e. .As-e remains the slightest chance 10
hare cor-@cted 8 condition which means disaster
When the very roofs over the heads of hun
dreds. when the bread their children eat when
heavy financial loss 10 thousands and financial
ruin to hundreds and hundreds are threatened
yirginia's representatives need legislative
resolution TO spur them into action. They have
already begun to act and are even doing
their best to have the injurious order repealed
Nevertheless the General Assembly acted
rightly in adopting the resolution. Its members,
a: least. have the satisfaction of knowing that
they have done all possible for them to do. But
they have done more than that; they have put
the force Of a Commemorative plea behind
their representatives In Congress. When our
congressman urge that the thousands Of fisher
men in Tidewater Virginia be given time In
which to comply with the order 10 remove their
fshng traps they truthfully say that they
are speaking for Virginia. It is Virginia ant
not a few congressman. nor yet few people
that Is pleading--aye demanding justice.
The order Of the engineering bureau of tho
War Department compels the fishermen OF
Chesapeake Bay to remove at the beginning o.
the fishing season thousands of traps which they
have set at great expense and which they cannot
remove without great loss to Themselves
Whether or not those traps have been impeding
now. Granting. even, that they should be re
moved, IL is the grossest injustice TO order that
nfter they have been placed this year in tht
same spots as In years past, they be removed
immediately The fishermen have been led by
inaction in the past and by recent events tc
believe that they could put the traps In the
places they now occupy. They are entitled tc
some notice before being compelled to remove
them, IL, indeed. the order should be issued al
oil. Virginia Is now asking only that the order
Ron. She ought not to have to ask IT,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

insist upon. With such a sentiment through
tie Legislature, efficiency and success can be
best gained by promptly acting on the respective
bills The outlook seeming TO onseryant students
to be more favorable to segregation than to any
other plan. The Viroin!dn feels justified in
urging even more strongly than hitherto that 1t
be taken up and perfected to the fullest extent
In the remaining days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
Early Morning shoot,nv

Charlas Boswell eelorcd. Az au.
ploye at the Academy OF Music Wa
shot Mt an early hour yesterday morn
ing near tiae corner of Second and
Duval Streets by a negro named "Jim =.
The latter escaped. Boswell was taken,
to the Virginia Hospital, where sc
was treated by DIR. Walker, who FOUND
that he had q bullet wound in hia
back. The wound may not prove
fatal. The police are iookina -
"Jim."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.

AT the present there is great demand on
the resources OF the Associated Charities occa-
stoned by the suddenly incement weather The
organization Is taxed to its fullest capacity at
such periods The Vir0intan bespeaks for 1t the
hearty support of the charitable people of Rich.
mond,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
Sparklets

How did the poker scene In the play 80 p
Never got hand."-Atlanta Constitution.
who is that awfully important looking wo-
MANI"
why. that's Mrs. Van Gudgeon. She's the
Regent of the Daughters Of the Stranded Tour
lists. "--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30
Weekend Meditations
REV. GEORGE w. KEMPER.

through all the broken harmonies of life
one clear the old, yet new;
Men change and die and tolls bells is rife.
But God alone remaineth changeess. true.
The rudy glow OF youth is pale,
me hair, once TO silver
Ana l. who nmby hill and
WIN by the Preside Sit and pray.
He schangeth not What comfort in the thought!
Today, tomorrow. yesterday, same
. priceless boon bestowed bought
With rarest gems of earth. toll, or fame
Then rest. SOUL and never repine:
Let His unchangng love- thy pillow
Twill hush to peace the storm silver line
Each cloud that spans earths restless trouble sea-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

we're sunk last Sunday may be very easily set
tied at the end of the war. In the meantime
the pressing aim of each side is to increase the
number.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

North Carolina having decided to license
female notarles public may as well prepare for
the suffrage propaganda backed up by female
ofiiceholder's machine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

That mahogany barge with nickle trimmings
built especially for the President sounds rather
Norolike for a republic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

that 9s s ss s in V" asds @s@s % ,.gsss, %
s r little foa the the wn so what big snn 90 shh
p @ 5 na fs ne su, the and all times
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definite ap Al'H'
applied " "'' from " bearings ana the oil OF plan and method
Some has well abilities posses.
@ T our sh a % il t' .a poor way w Sr'sn as
fse bad impression The
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ssasfas Vnd eo 1 are G saS 4.
by the us. u he asa
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which , sy@ sns your
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people, 1'0a disease f'''
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Feelings" on our e.vss
them p a %n BY es s' ,sss s n sei eH
emsse % s aa f1 tor s busy az ,n i as
He o@' resio ons claim our n
closer TO the Mercy Seat q
found he o srsn ts os' h blessed y COD VIII
az D Him eG s w a oa we ana '9e ss 'e:r:e.s
oed m %a doab Rs tne ssg,h and that each time
us rennae a and pass IL
@ m e he ont y a sions sn
places by the $500 ' anu :" O."
Hanover Christian Church. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

Secretaries Bryan and Daniels will have a
regular oldfashioned Down Home Welcome
in Tarheelia today.