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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-18

her out of bed, the chloroform cone
still over her face, and quietly carried
her to the door, which they had opened
stealthily.
Down stairs they carried her until
they came to the library with its new
safe where they placed her on a
couch. - -
At an early hour an express wagon
stopped before the Dodge house and
Jennings half-dressed. answered the
bell.
We've come for that broken suit of
armor to be repaired" said work
man.
Jennings let the men in. The armor
was still on the stand and the repair
ers took armor, stand and ALL, laying
it on the couch, where they wrapped
it in the covers they had brought for
the purpose. They lifted it up and
started to carry it out.
"Be careful" cautioned the thrifty
Jennings.
Rusty, now recovered, was barking
and shifting at the armor.
kick the mutt off," growled one
man.
The other did so, and Rusty snarled
and snapped at him. Jennings took
him by the collar and held him as the
repairers went out, loaded the armor
on the wagon, and drove off,
Scarcely had they gone, while Jen-
nings Strengthened out the disarranged
library, when Rusty began jumping
about, barking furiously. Jennings
looked at him in amazement as the
dog ran to the window and leaped out.
He had no time to look after the
dog, though, for at that very instant
he heard voice calling, Jennings.
Jennings!"
1t was Marie, almost speech1ess. He
followed her as she led the way to
Miss Elaine's room. There Marie
pointed mutely to the bed.
Elaine was not there
There, too were her clothes, neatly
folded, as Marie had hung them for
her.
Something must have happened to
herr" walled Marie.
Jennings was now thoroughly
alarmed.
Meanwhile the express wagon out
side was driving off, with Rusty tear
ing after it.
whats the matter?" cried Aunt
Josephine, coming in where the foot
man and the maid were arguing what
was to be done.
She gave one look at her bed, the
clothes, and the servants.
"Call Mr.. Kennedy" she cried in
alarm.
elaine is gone-no one knows how
or where" announced Craig, after
leaping out of bed that morning to an
swer the furious ringing of our tele-
phone bell.
When we arrived at the Dodge house
Aunt Josephine and Marie were fully
dressed. Jennings let us in.
what has happened?" demanded
Kennedy, breathlessly.
While Aunt Josephine tried to tell
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STIcO NCHuS0ys
and leaping up against the door. We
did not stop to knock, but began to
break through, for inside we could
hear family sounds of excitement and
cries of Police! Police!"
The door yielded and we rushed
into long hallway. Up the passage
we went until we came to another
door,
An instant and we were all against
it. 1t was stout, but it shook before
us. The panels began to yield.
On the other side of that door from
us the master crook stood for mo.
ment. Doctor Martin hesitated, not
knowing quite what to do.
Just then the wounded Pitts Slim
lifted his hand feeb1y. He seemed
vaguely to understand that the game
was up. He touched the Clutching
Hand.
you did your best, chief" he MUIR
INJURED thickly. "I3eat it, If you can.
I'm goner, anyway"
Clutching Hand moved over to
panel in the wall and pushed a spring.
It slid open and he stepped through.
Then it closed-not a second too soon
At the very moment when we burst
in, Doctor Martin, seeing his chance,
stopped the blood TRANSMISSION, work
ing frantically to stay the flow OF
blood.
Kennedy sprang to Elaine's side,
Mortified by the blood that had spat-
tered over everything.
Just then the police burst through
the secret panel and rushed on, leav-
ing us alone, with the unconscious,
scarcely breathing Elaine.
From the sounds we could tell that
they had come to the private room Of
the Clutching Hand. It was empty.
A policeman now stood beside
Elaine and the wounded burglar, who
was muttering deliriuusly to himself
He was pretty far gone, as the po-
liceman knelt down and tried to get a
statement out Of him
"Who was that man who left you
1ast-the C1utching Hand?"
Not word came from the crook.
Doctor Martin had paid no atten-
ton whatever to him, but was work
ing desperately now over Elaine, try
ing to bring her back to life.
"Is she-going to-die?" gasped
Craig frantically.
Every eye was riveted on Doctor
Martin.
"She is all right" he muttered. "But
the man is going to- die"
At the sound of Craig's voice Elaine
had feebly opened her eyes.
Thank heaven" breathed Craig,
with sigh of relief, as his hand
gently stroked Elaine's unnaturally
cold forehead.
eTo BE coNTINUED.)
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-18
Bv ARTHUR B. REEVE

The Well Know n Nouelisf and The
Creator of the "Craig Kennedy Stories
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
HOLIDAY FIRE PROTECTION.

WYE have received from the National Fire Protection
w Association of Boston bulletin designed TO pre-
vent fires that in this country at hoil
day time The warning it conveys and the precautions
il recommends are applicable TO Wilmington as
they are to any other community. We feel that per
form service 10 storekeepers, househoders and fire
men when reproduce them, especially when fires In
winter hard to hght and impose such hardships
and dangers upon hremen and others.
The warning to storekeepers, pastors of churches
and promoters holiday calls attention TO the
fact that holiday fires in such places, when filled with
persons are usually holocausts. II adds:
Light infammable decorations make fires easy to
spread. A match, gas fame or an electrical defect
may do IT,
watch gas iesl Decorations may be carried against
them by air currents.
Watch smokers DO not permit them to light ci-
gars inside buildings
"Do not make the slightest change in electric wiring
without consulting electrical inspector
'Read your insurance policiesl Before attempting
any hasty or ill-advsed decoration which may cause
fire examine your insurance contracts and see II the
policies contain anything like this;
"Ths entire policy, unless otherwise provided Dy
agreement indorsed hereon or added hereto snail be
void" SC. &c.,--If the hazard be increased by any
means within the control or knowledge OF the IN
sured.' II you burn, you want your indemnity; do
nothing therefore to impair your contract
In the warnings for the home the bulletin emphasizes
the fact that every year in many children are
burned to death by fire from Christmas candles. 1t
adds;
sDo not decorate your Christmas tree with paper.
cotton or any other inhammable material Use metallic
tnsel and other non-infammabe decorations only
and set the tree securely that the children in reach
ing for things cannot tip IL over.
"Do not use cotton to represent snow. II you must
have use asbestos fibre.
"Do not permit children to light relight the can
dies while parents are not present They frequently
set fire to their clothing instead
''Do not leave matches within reach OF children at
holiday time Candles meant 20 be lighted and II
the children get matches they viii experiment WIN
them. They initiate their elders
''Do not allow to remain inside buildings after
the HOLIDAYS The tree itself igntes readily when
needles have become dry. large number OF tres
usually occur i'm January from this cause.
"A House OF Merriment is better than House OF
Mourning"
There is ample food for thought in the above for
our merchants and householders The concluding SEN
tence "A House Of Merriment is better than House
of Mourning" should make particularly strong inn
preston upon the public mind
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
MONDAY DEC. 6. 1915
REnrILnING HrMAN rAcEs.

rr1HE sympathy OF everyone in Delaware should be
stirred by the appeal that has been made for
funds to defray the expense of establishing in Paris
great hospital the function Of which will be to re-
build the faces OF those who have been disngured in
the terrible conflict that is raging ON the Euro
pean continent
It is the plan TO Tor that hospital stan COM
posed OF the foremost facial surgeons in the world
whose duty # shall be to the features Of men
whose noses have been blown of; whose cheek bones
have been crushed; whose upper jaws have been
caved in; whose Jaws have been shot away, or
who have suffered other dishgurng facial injury that
is amenable to surgical treatment
We published in our paper Saturday an extended
appeal for funds. In this nationwide movement we
hope that Delawareans viii do their fair part The
composition OF the local branch is such that 1t COM
mands confidence and respect It's chairman, Julien
Ortiz whose home is in Greenville, is prominent in
the social and professional world Associated with him
are Henry DUPONT secretary W. winder Laird. treas
urer; Governor Charles r. Miller, former Governor S
s. 2ennewn DIR. James A. Draper, Dr. Harold L.
springer DR. Albert Robin H. NJ. Barksdale, Josiah
Marvel r. Allen Hnles L. Scott Townsend, William S
.fIilles and Colonel George A. Elliott.
The fact that the hospital is to be open for the re
cepon soldiers Of all nationalites who suner iacia
injury aud desire TO be treated should serve Z
broaden public approval Of the humane enterprise
Tens OF thousands OF men who have been in th
trenches wearing dishgured faces because the hos
pita facilities thus far provided are being utilized t
the limit 10 life and restore men to the fighting
line and for the removal of facial dshgurements
no matter how terrible they may be- It is safe to as
sumo that other tens OF thousands of men will be
added to the list before the ends Unless hospitals
similar to the proposed be established and oper
ated under competent direction all Of those victims
must pass through life seriously handicapped by such
dshgur4me
The sentiment that underes this movement is that
the who has gone to the front to assist in fighting
the battles Of his country and who suffers reyoltna
facial disagreement entitled the best Of specia
surgical treatment and a chance in life after the
war ended and the soldier of today has returned
civil life. It is something that should appeal TO th
aeart the soul and the mind of everyone.
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
pREsIpENT WILSON'S pOPuLARITY.

THE fact that President Wilson'S much-vaunted pop
Il ularity had resulted in the election of Repub-
iican Governor Of Massachusetts for the first time in
FIVE years; in turning Democratic majority in his
own State. New Jersey into Republican majority OF
more than $4,000; OF reducing normal Democratic
majority in Kentucky from 81 600 to less than 500 and
electing Republican Secretary of State; in reduc-
ing the Democratic majority of 1907 in Maryland Of
5000 to less than 5000 this year have all been chron
icled
In the reports of the elections however one more
significant fact was overlooked. In the neighboring
state OF Virginia the Democratic majority in the House
Of Delegates was reduced TO a lower figure than has
obtained during the last ten years The Republicans
have fourteen and possibly fifteen in the House
Realization OF the financial disaster which would
come to this country should the with its artificial
and eyanescent prosperity end before the tariff be
revised along protection lines does not appear to be
confined to Republican States by any
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
ALLIED TERMS
CFrom the New York Tribune.)

The suggestion of 1.-The London
Morning Post that the Allies reduce
their terms to writing must be ac-
cepted with a perfect appreciation Of
the attitude of "The Post" Itself.
Probably no British newspaper would
insist on sitter terms or show itself
less tolerant of premature peace or
any save a completely victorious
peace But the demand for a state
ment Of the Allied conditions is de-
signed to give to the world, the neu-
tral world in particular but the Al
lied peoples as well, clear notion Of
the issues.
The main lines of Allied peace con-
ditions are not difficult TO foreshadow.
Despite all the rhetoric wasted in
Parliament and elsewhere about
crushing German militarism, every
sensible l1nglishman realizes that no
terms OF peace can impose upon Ger
many conditions which are not satis-
factory to the people, and that Ger
man militarism can be abolished only
by the act OF the German people. Brit
ish talk about German militarism" is
quite as futile as German discussion
Of the freedom OF the seas" Both be-
long to the domain OF eloquence, not
diplomatic negotiation.
What. then, are the Allied terms OF
peace. based on present determination
and future expectation Probably
they would be formulated somewhat
as follows:
-. The evacuation Of Belgium and
Luxemburg. the payment Of an indem-
nifty to Belgium and recognition OF
III. The evacuation OF French soil
and the retrocession to France of AL
sace-LOrraine entire.
III The cessation to Great Bri-
tain OF German colonies in Africa and
German possessions in the Pacific and
German acquiescence in the KiaOu-
Chau situation.
"IV. The cession of Galicia and Bu.
kovina TO Russia.
~ The cessiOn OF Trieste, the
Trentino the Istrian Peninsula tc
Italy and the ~noognitiOn Of Italian
supremacy in Albania.
"VI The evacuation of Serbia ant
the cession to Serbia and Montenegro
of Bosnia, Herzegovina and the Da1
matian territory south of the Narents
River
VII Recognition BY Ausfria and
Germany of the right Of the Quad
/ rupie Alliance to reorganize the Bal
kans and Turkey in Asia the'
should determine among themselves.
The reorganization OF the Balkans
| ami Asia Minor bv the Ouadrupie Al
lance would unquestionablv carr,
with it the right to compel Bulgari,
to evacuate Serbian territory. to fore,
Car Ferdinand to abdicate TO crusl
| Turkish resistance and enable Russii
| 10 ncrunN Cnnsianfinnnln Erancn il
Evening journal., 1915-12-06

occupy Syria, Great Britain Mesopo-
tamia, the Holy Land and Arabia,
Russia 70 take the rest of Armenia
Such terms as are thus set forth
represent the minimum not the maxi
mum OF Allied demands. To these
would be added, If the Allies had the
power to enforce their demands, the
surrender of the German fleet, the
payment of great indemnities and con-
ceivably the restoration to Poland OF
the Slav inhabited districts on Prus-
sia's eastern frontiers.
II will be argued that the foregoing
terms would leave Germany nothing TO
snow for her victories and her sacri-
fees. This is true. and there is no in
J ltention in Allied minds today to per-
nit Germany TO profit by the present
war either in Europe or out of it.
Objection will be made that no ma
tion, still victorious as German is,
could consent TO such terms. This is
probably true and this is why peace
is unlikely. But if. as the Allies be-
lieye. hunger is working for them and
attrition operating in their favor.
then it will be increasingly difficult
for Germany to persuade her people
to continue a war which is a war for
expansion. when peace is TO be had at
the cost of evacuating conquered ter
ritory and giving back Alsace-Lor-
raine.
No one in London. Paris or Petro-
grad expects peace now or in less
than year Conceivably twelve
months hence, If their calculating as
to German numbers and food supplies
prove erroneous. the Allies will be
prepared to modify their terms and
abandon the hope OF regaining AL
sace-Lorraine for France, rescuing
the Slavs in Austria and checking
reutonic expansion to the east, which
threatens the British and Russian en-
pires But this is at least year in
the future.
Meantime the terms outlined cover
about what Allied statesmen expect TO
get from Germany. They represent
for Great Britain and France the
minimum of safetv-for Russia the
guarantee OF her future. They would
leave GERMANY territorially practi-
callv intact thew would take from
Austria 100000 Slavs and a few
hundred thousand Italians.
Such terms would be received with
derision in Rerlin now. but in the
spring. with the lines unclaimed and
the food question aggravated bv more
months Of SHORTAGE? The question
can only be answered bv the result
But the terms indicated are the best
Germany can get now or hone for
within year at the least. unless she
is able 10 dispose Of one of her three
greet fOes-Russia France or Great
Britain Even Italian detection wouIf
not modify the situation save as Itall
and Austria were mutually affected.
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
Juggling WITH THE rnrrRr.

Nhh same ehieanery which characterizes the admin
istrauons discussion Of past finances marks It's
discussion Of the finances Of the future
mr. MeAdoo-and it must be remembered that he
nad the cordial endorsement Of the President in his
s'a'ement-eontends that The administration win need
70 raise additional revenue Of more than Sll2Soe-
r"o"s"n experts VINO have analyzed his figures
contend that they show Of themselves tba, ,b no,o
Gratis VIII be compelled $500 Ooo If they are
70 leave the Treasury in good condition as they
found IT. and that if they raise more than si5oOoo
600 they will leave it actually empty
"A thoroughly deceptive statement chiefly notable
for what t attempts TO conceal is the way in which
ne Republican experts sum up the McAdoo-Wilson
statement OF the governments finances
Mr. McAdoo himself estimates a deficit Tor the nav,
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
OUR HEROES.

From the Snow Hill Messenger.
Everyone in Snow Hill, in fact, in
Worcester county, is sympathizing
with Captain Howard and his dear
wife in the great loss they have sus-
tanned by the drowning of their chill
dren and the awful experiences they
have gone through. There Is not
much recompense for Captain Howard
that he is being called the greatest OF
heroes But after all it is a great
thing for the public to look upon
REAL MEN. The first person saved
by the personal efforts of Captain
Howard was a little colored girl He
stood like a stone wall against the
efforts of men who would have filled
the lifeboats and left the women TO
their fate. He drove them back and
nearly all were saved except his own
children
II is very sad. this taking away of
loved ones i'm the hour of Joy and
health. when the last thing expected
was DEATH.
Not only did Captain Howard show
himself to be a hero. but Engineer
litter and the other officers of the
Tivoh and several members of the
crew-white and black-eXhibited q
greater interest in saving others thar
they did in saving themselves from &
watery grave.
All honor to these brave menl
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
No Need for CIofure
Iron the Washington Post.

In the fight for the adoption Of the
cloture rule. scheduled for the opening
of the Senate it viii be unfair for
Democratic leaders to argue that a small
minority at any time can hold up the
husihess of the United States Senate. 1t
is no longer ssibe for one or two men
TO conduct a iilibuster.
At the last session the presiding ofli-
Ger ruled that any senator who yielded
the floor to a colleague for a question
and then sat down lost his right 10 oc-
cupy the hoor. This rule was based upon
q decision of Vice President Morton in
1891. when the force bill was under con-
sideration a senator holding the floor
during the debate on the force bill tried
to parcel ont the time of the Senate to
other senators, proceeding which was
opposed then and " ich has been ruled
against many times.
Precedent holds that a senator en-
titled to the floor cannot transfer that
right to any other senator indefinitely.
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
DANIELS. DISCIPLINE AND DEMAGOGY.

IS A SIDE from giving us ships and men we must get
IA action from Congress that will let the navy con-
duct its own affairs The that we are SO made
luately prepared is that the navy has been the ham
bone Of the politicians
These were the expressions Of Commander Yates
Stirling U. S. n, before certain patriotic societies in
Philadelphia. Secretary Daniels had not yet seen an
authenticated report of Commander stirngs remarks
today, is still impossible TO announce when the
commanders trial by oourt-martial viii take place
Commander Stirling may not have been thinking Of
Secretary Daniels but he could have shot sragher
if he had been. The very day these de.
vered Mr. Daniels had aside the finding of court
martial, the members OF which court he had himself
chosen. because their finding not in accordance
with his preconceived ideas or the effect the dis
ciplne Of the navy Of Secretary Daniels any
telligent citizen judge
or the infinite number of instances where Mr. Dan
es has thrown discipline to the winds and guided his
solely by the principle Of political expedency
and the furtherance of his political ambitions, OF
Of his contribution the neficency of the ships and
and his responsibility for extravaganza Of admins
tration, the voters probably will never know.
These things known naval officers and TO the
President but the former dare tell and the Presi-
dent does not because ne regards Mr.. Daniels
as useful in retaining the loyalty the Bryan wing OF
the Democracy.
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
With The Paragraphers

The issue will not be Mr.. Wilson but the Democratic
party and their free trade tendencies of which the
country is becoming heartily sick-Decorah Republi-
The general conclusion seems TO be that the Re-
publican trend which started In 1914 continues steadily
Massachusetts offers a irst-cass tip which way
success lies. GOvernor-elect Mccall sought and re.
ceved advice and support OF the Progress
sive party leader Charles s. Bird The results Tues
day may be taken s-aws indicating the drift OF
timent today But il should not make Republicans too
confident Men who can command the respect and
votes OF all factions of the party must be named If vic
tory in 1915 Is follow AS result Of the Tuesday
election returns Republicans entitled TO be glad
but not foosh-South Bend Tribune
Evening journal., 1915-12-06

He may transfer the privilege of the
floor to colleague to ask a question or
by courtesy OF the Senate and by unani-
nous consent. but he mot parcel out
the time of the Senate to one senator
after another, and the chair IN its dis
erection may take away the privilege of
the floor To a senator who undertakes
TO conduct a lilibuster
There is ample power in the hands Of
the presiding officer OF the Senate at the
present time. There is sufficient lever
age against flbusters. The only thing
that makes a filbus ar possible at the
present time is great public sentiment
against a measure or very large mi
nority definitely opposed TO a measure.
The rules Of the Senate were framed
carefully and with full consideration of
the possibility of flibustering If there
was any evil in the flibuster, it was
considered far less important than the
evil involved in the throttling of free
speech.
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Youth is a continual ntoxcaton; it is the fever Of
eason.-R0chefoucauld
When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy
God gveth thee thou shalt not learn TO do after the
denominations OF those nations--D Deuteronomy. xvi9.
.-.-.-.
Thank God every morning when you get up that you
have something 10 do that day which must be done
whether like Il OF not Being forced TO work and
forced to do your best, will breed in you a hundred
virtues which the idle never know.-Kingsey
--.-.-.
DO not look forward 10 what might happen tomor-
row; the same everlasting Father who cares for you
today will take care of tomorrow and every day
hither lie viii shield you from suffering He VIII
give you unfailng strength 20 bear it.-Francis de
Sales.
Evening journal., 1915-12-06
Spirit of the Delmarvia Press

ing along this line. The start was
made when the Farmers Shed was
built where the farmers could leave
their rig for a small sum and feel
safe in their minds that their teams
would not be frightened by the au-
tomobiles that are constantly whiz-
zing by, but an important matter
that should be taken up by the Cen
tury Club and Town Commissioners
Is public lavatory and rest room
for the ladies and children.
It is a matter that Is creating a
great deal of comment among
strangers who visit our town. and we
hope the proper authorities will take
some action upon this matter as soon
as possible.