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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-29
You and I.

One superintendent says that even
yet he hears teacher, now and then,
say Between you and I."-Ohio Edu-
cationsl Monthly.
Don't worry We are all liable to
fall into bad grammar occasionally,
even outside the halls of learning. Be
tween you and T. has become such an
idiom that it looks all right, and then,
besides, it has a cultivated tone. We
never hear it without suspecting the
speaker is trying to run in some edu-
Gated grammar on us. But the sad
fact about this gentle invasion Of cul-
tured talk is that it has gotten a deep
hold on society. We heard the other
day a lady of the most fashionable
style, and who gives club banquets,
say between you and l." though, OF
course, we weren't the you she re-
ferred to. So we have become very
charitable on account of these dis
crepancies, and our charity is en-
HANGED by the report that teacher
now and then says between you and
l." although she does not refer to US
although we might hope she did.-Co-
lumbus Journal.
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| Flirty Florrie," he replied.
| saw what Kennedy was after at
once. Flirty Florrie and Dan the Dude
had caused the quarrel between him.
self and Elaine. Dan the Dude was
dead. But Flirty Florrie might be
forced to explain it.
That's fine" he added, exultingly.
Nov I'll clear that thing up"
He took a hasty step to the tele-
phone, put his hand on the receiver
and was about to take it off the
hook. Then he paused, and l saw
his face working.
Finally his pride, for Kennedy's was
highly sensitive nature, got the bet
ter of him.
mo" he said, half to himself. mot
yet"
Elaine had returned home.
Alone, her thoughts naturally went
back to what had happened recently
to interrupt friendship which had
been the sweetest in her life.
There must be some mistake" she
murmured pensively to herself, think
ing of the photograph Flirty had given
her. "Oh. why did I send him away I?
Why didn't l believe him."
Mechanically, she put out her hand
to the telephone.
She was about to take off the re-
ceiver, when something seemed to
stay her hand. She wanted him to
come to her.
Craig's eye fell on the telegraphone,
and an idea seemed to occur to him.
Walter, you and Chase bring that
thing along" he said moment later.
At last we came to the apartment
house at which Chase had located the
woman.
Now, Chase" he directed, you
needn't go in with US. Walter and l
can manage this now. But don't get
out of touch with me. | shall need
you any moment-certainly tomor-
row."
Kennedy slipped on a badge In
scribed: Telephone inspector"
walter" he smiled, you're elect
ed my helper"
We entered the apartment house
hall and found negro boy in charge
of the switchboard
You look over the switchboard,
Kelly" he winked at me, while test
out the connections back here. There
must be something wrong with the
wires or there wouldn't be so many
complaints"
He had gone back to the switch
board while the negro, still unsuspi-
cious, watched without understanding
what it was all about.
Il don't know" Craig muttered final
ly for the benefit of the boy, but
think I'll have to leave that tester,
after all. Say, if put it here. you'll
have to be careful not to let anyone
NEEDLE with it. If you do, therell be
the deuce to pay. Seer"
Kennedy had already started to fas-
ten the telegraphone to the wires he
had selected from the tangle.
At last he finished and stood up.
Don't disturb it and don't let any
one else touch It," he ordered. Bet
ter not tell anyone-that's the best
way. I'll be back for it tomorrow,
probably.
"Yas, sah," nodded the boy, with a
bow, as he went out.
Back in the new hang-out, the
Clutching Hand was laying down the
law to his lieutenants and heelers,
when Slim at last entered.
HUH" growled the master Grim
inal, conveying the fact that he was
considerably relieved to see him at
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A heroic statue to the first Ameri-
can plumber as a companion statue to
the figure of Liberty in New York har-
Dor is the suggestion of Barry Pain,
the English short story writer, who
has been lecturing in this country
"You have a magnificent SUPPLY or
bathrooms in America" he said re-
Gently. 81 never saw SO many In my
life before. Who started your United
States bath tub movement? / am go
ing to try to find out, and thinH the
first American plumber should be
given recognition. Are there no
statues in his honor?"
Mr.. Pain, who is nearly fifty, is max
ing his first visit to the United States.
He is famous in England as writer
of short stories and contributor to
Punch, but this year marks the first
American edition of his work-three
volumes of which have just been pub
iished.
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last. Where have you been? I've
been off on little job myself, and
got back"
Slim apologized profusely
Eyes, SIR" he replied hastily, well,
1 went over to the Dodge house, and
l saw them finally l followed them
into jewelry shop. That lawyer
bought wrist watch So bought one
just like it. 1 thought perhaps we
could"
"Give 1t to me-" growled Clutching
Hand, selling it the moment Slim dis
played it. and don't butt in-see?"
From the capacious desk the mas
ter criminal pulled a set of small
drills, vises, and other jewelers. tools
and placed them on the table.
"All right" he relented. Now, do
you see what have just thought Of
no? This is just the chance. Look at
me-"
Carefully he piled his hands to the
job, regardless of time.
There" he exclaimed at last, hold
ing the watch where they could all
see it. "Seei"
He pulled out the stem to set the
hands and slowly twisted it between
his thumb and finger. He turned the
hands until they were almost at the
point of three o'clock.
Then he held the watch out where
all could see.
AS the minute hand touched three,
from the back of the case, as If from
the chasing itself, little needle, per-
haps quarter of an inch, jumped out.
1t seemed to come from what looked
like merely small insect in the deco
ration.
you see what will happen at the
hour of three?" he asked
No one said word, as he held up
a vial which he had drawn from his
pocket. On 1t they could read the la
bel, "Ricinus."
zone of the most powerful poisons
in the world" he exclaimed. Enough
TO kill a regiment"
They fairly gasped and looked at 1t
with horror, exchanging chances.
Opening the vial carefully, he
dipped In q thin piece Of glass and
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the river front. Then turning to me,
he exclaimed, Walter, we've got him
at iast!"
Craig rose and put on his hat and
coat thrusting pair of opera glasses
into his pocket, In case we should
want to observe the place at a dis
lance. followed him excitedly. The
trail was hot.
!
Kennedy and came at 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 off
and quickly slipped behind the shelter
of fence. There was broken board
in the fence and he bent down, gaz-
ing through with the opera glasses.
Across the lot was the new hang
out, somewhat dilapidated, old-fash-
Toned brick house of several genera
tons back. Through the glass we
could see an evil-countenanced crook
Sinking along He mounted the steps
and rang the bell, turning as he
/ waited.
From 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 He
hurried to telephone booth, where
he called several numbers. Then we
| returned to the laboratory
From the table he picked up a
small coil over which | had seen him
working and attached 1t to the bell
and some batteries He replaced it
! on the table, while I watched curl
ously.
"A selenium CELL" he explained.
"Only when light falls on it does 1t
become a good conductor of electrici-
ty. 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
1t and the bell rang. He replaced the
hat and the bell stopped.
Just then there came q knock at
the door. ! opened II,
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Automatic Posi- Office In ParIs.

The first Of the automatic post Of
fees which are shortly to be installed
at different points in Paris is already
working in the great waiting room Of
the Care St. Lazare. 1t is very much OF
the type Of the ordinary automatic ma
chine, but distributes. instead of choc-
olates and matches, stamps of the re-
quired denomination, postal cards and
letter cards. The machine takes only
French money, but conseientiously re-
turns such coins as it does not accept
as current. At each side of the ma
chine are lodges on which the client
can scribble his correspondence which
he can then place in the letter box.
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An irascible irish colonel was lead
ing a regiment on a long and difficult
march. Tagged and worn out, they
halted for rest by the wayside. When
1t became necessary to move on, the
colonel gave the order, but the weary
men remained stretched upon the
ground. He repeated the order per-
emptoriiy. and still there was no mo-
ton. BY this time his temper was at
white heat and he Numbered out:
IF you don't get MP and start at
once, I'll march the regiment or and
leave every id one Of you behind"
They started at once.
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Woes Of an Author.

''How's your new book coming on?''
"Passably well. The demand isn't
what it should be. mean among pur-
chasers. And, of course, If people
don't buy the book there's nothing In
it for me-"
81 see. BY the way, I'm reading 1t
now. Binks loaned me copy that
Tompkins borrowed from Bradley.
Pretty fair story."-C Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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placed a tiny drop in a receptacle
back of the needle and on the needle
itself.
I've set my invention to 20 of at
three o'clock" he concluded. ITO
morrow forenoon, it will have to be
delivered early>-and I don't bellows
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 1t to Slim.
See that she gets it in time" he
said merely.
q will, sir" answered Slim. taking
it 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 number, 4494 Greenwich.
Hello, chief" she repeated. "This
is Flirty. Have you done anything
yet in the little matter we talked
/ about?''
"Say-be careful of names-over
the wire,' came a growl
You know-what / mean"
! Eyes. The trick will be pulled of
at three o'clock"
Good" she exclaimed. "Good-by
and thank you"
With his well-known caution
Clutching Hand did not even betray
names over the telephone If he could
help 1t.
Flirty hung up the receiver with
satisfaction. The names of the de-
parted Dan might soon rest in peace!
The next day, early in the forenoon,
young man with a small package
carefully done up came to the Dodge
house.
From Martins, the jewelers., for
Miss Dodge" he said to Jennings at
the door.
Elaine and Aunt Josephine were
sitting in the library when Jennings
announced him.
"Oh, it's my watch" cried Elaine.
SHOW him in"
Elaine put the watch on her wrist
and admired it.
Is it all right?" asked Slim.
Yes, yes" answered Elaine "You
may CO."
Early the same morning Kennedy
went around again to the apartment
house and cautious not to be seen
by Flirty. recovered the telegraphone.
Together we carried it to the labora-
tory.
There he set up little instrument
that looked like a wedge sitting up on
end, in the face of which was a dial.
Through it he began to run the wire
from the spools, and, taking an ear
piece, put another on my head over
my ears.
He turned switch and we listened
eagerly.
First came several calls from peo-
pie with bills, and she put them off
most adroitly.
Then we heard a call that caused
Kennedy to look at me quickly, stop
the machine and start at that point
over again.
That's what l wanted" he said, as
we listened in:
Give me 4494 Greenwich"
Hello"
Hello, chief This is Flirty Have
you done anything yet in the little
matter we talked about?"
"say-be careful of names-over
the wire''
You know-what l mean"
Eyes, the trick will be pulled OF at
three o'clock"
"Goodl Good-by, and thank you'll"
| "Good-by."
Craig paused and considered a min
ute, then moved to the telephone.
There's only one thing to do, and
that's to follow out my original
scheme" he said theoretically. I'm
formation, please"
Where is Greenwich 4494?" he
asked a moment later.
The minutes passed. Thank you,
SIR" he cried, writing down on a pad
an address on the West side. near
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The New York police are mystified by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
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 ac-
complshes is told by his friend Jameson.
newspaper man. Enraged at the deter
mined effort which Elaine and Craig Ken
nedy are making to put an end to his
crimes, the Clutching Hand, as this
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 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.
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How lie 1t, my man, that you can
afford to give up working now?"
Sure, SIR. I'm going to be mar
Red"
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Mount Holly Lodge Directory

Mount Holly Lodge Directory
Mount Holly Lodge No, ID, F. & A. M.
Masonic Temple
Meets Mondays on or before full moon
James =. Hume, Secretary
Mount Holly Lodge No 84S, B. p. o. Elks
Mirror Building
Meets first and third Thursday in each month
Harry l.. Walters. Secretary
Mt. Holly Lodge No. 1877, L. o. o. Moose
Meets every Tuesday III Moose Home
George w. Dading, Secretary
Pocahontas Tribe No. IS, Imp'd o. r. M.
Meets every Monday In Red Mems Hall
John b. Dobbins, Z. of X.
N. ]. Lodge No 1, Knights of Pythias
Meets every Friday In Red Mems hall
Samuel q. Stanton, X. OF X. and y.
Washington Camp No. II, P. o. S. of A.
Meets Thursdays in Kelsey Killie Building
samuel K. Colder, Secretary
Washington Council No. S. Jr. o u. A. M.
Meets every Tuesday in Red Mems Hall
Earl l.. Everline, Secretary
Marion Circle No. 9, Brotherhood of
America
Meets every Wednesday In Red Mems Hall
John Throck morton, Jr., Secretary
Mount Holly Camp No IS, woodmen of
the World
Meets second and fourth Tuesday in Kelsey
Kill1e Building
Irving 4. Gaskill, Secretary
Bright Star Lodge No. IS, Shepherds of
Bethlehem
Meets Mondays In kelsey Il Kilhe Building
b. U. Herbert, Scribe
Mt Holly Court No 1, Imp. 90 Foresters
and tnu 4. Had Al 70
Hall
Tilden Bidwell. Recording Secretary
Mt Holly Temple No. S, Masonic Tie
Meets every Thursday IN Red Mems Hall
Annie Winters, Secretary
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post No. 26, G. A. X.
Meets every Friday in Dilps Hall
Theodore Nicely, AdJutant
Ladies' Aid OF the G. A. r.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday IN DilPs Ii III
miss Lorena Bates, Secretary
Ancient Order of Good Fellows. No. 1,
Meets every Friday in Dilrs Hall
Walter Bowker, secretary
Washington Council No. 10, Sr. o. U. A. M.
Meets every Thursday in Dilrs Hall
Walter W. sherman, Secretary
Mt. Holly & Unity Lodge No Ie, 100 F.
Meets every Wednesday In Mirror Building
Henry O. Buckley. Secretary
Good Will Lodge No. ID, A. o. U. w.
Meets first and third Tuesday in Dilrs Hall
Rodman W. Bowker, secretary
Lady Marion Home No. 6, Brotherhood
of America
Meets every Saturday In Red Mems Hall
Mrs. Ida Eddieman. Scrolikeeper
Mt. Holly Camp No. 50, Patriotic Order
of Americans
Meets Wednesdays in elsey q Killie Building
Mrs. J. G. Mount, Secretary
New Jersey Castle No. a, K. of G. E.
Meets every Thursday in Red Mems Hall
George }. Robertson, Secretary
Star of Washington Council No.2 D. of A
Meets Friday IN Kelsey & Kiliie Building
Carrie Dennis, Secretary
Court Mckinley No. a, o. of G. S.
Meets Saturdays in Kelsey s. KilIie Building
b. o. Herbert, Recorder
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. As, Sons
of Veterans
Meets secor d and fourth Wednesday In DIP
Hall
John b. Dobb1ns, Adjutant
Santa Maria Council No. II7e, K. of c.
Saint Marys Hall
Meets first Sunday OF The month at p. m.
First Tuesday after the third sunday al p. n
John Lavery, Secretary
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Motion pictures of the Exploits Of
Elaine are shown at the Mount Holly
Theatre every Monday night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

no others. They aid not thin, women
Odd do others, or that anything could
be radically improved. Progression 70
them meant absolutely nothing, for
there was nothing 10 which TO advance
It was less 4 matter Of means than it
was an absence of end
All we Rad to do" said Mrs. Miller.
was TO educate them. We told them
that they might improve the awful.
muddy roads. We told them that the
schools were disgraccful, that their
children could not learn there because
there were no good teachers, that no
good teacher would stay there because
the sanitation in them was so bad, be-
cause the roads were so poor, and be-
cause there was no life in the village.
Things like that, not talking about the
good and 'womanhood,' woke them
up. And before we left We had them
organizing town clubs to discuss and
study various matters. The resigned
person is the easiest person in the
world TO get az. All you have to do
is to make him actively, positively
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
4 SUFTRAGTST LOCHINVAR

she was deprived of the power to vote
that Mrs. Cotterill wanted very much
to use the ballot. So, since women
could not vote in Washington, she
started in to win the vote for them.
She was so successful that she went in
for other measures, and things like
winning campaigns for mothers PEN
sions, free textbooks for school chill
dren, medical attention in schools.
prison reforms and institutinG police
women were child's play to Mrs. Cot
terill. Other states in the West asked
her to help them out when they went
in for suffrage, and they won-eyery
time.
Now she has come to help New York.
And she is not afraid of failure. Her
campaign is being financed by Miss
Alice Einstein, of the Womans Politi-
cal Union.
81 simply don't take failure into con-
sideration when | 20 out to win" she
smiled. She had been talking over old
times with Miss Anne Martin, of Ne
vada, OF how they had worked together
for suffrage there, as the two sat in the
library Of the National Arts Club.
Campaigns Among Working People.
81 have already made good many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

i6en.is' suffrage have been constantly
introduced be various states from the
SOS e7 20 .5e present time; as early
as ls r achasc..s, 1892 n Rhode
Island, 1890 so South Carolina. and
l-97 DO Kansas.
Illinois Pre-. cntcd Two Bills to Legis-
lature.
'a Illinois the suffrage association
introduced iH.o the Legislature a reso-
iuu9. 'o. ame..a.a. 20 She Consti-
fusion and % Pr. .tcut.a, bin on the
theory that 4 ;h,y met defeat on the
resolution they might hope 20 pass the
moro l.mi.cl legislation.
The Illinois Legislature passed the
'lI ia 1913 granting 20 women Presi-
ac1tia! and municipal suffrage, irclud-
ing tie g-u. 20 vote ior municipal
Judges, county and township officers,
a' 9r9no lions .r the political diy.-
ar- Of the state. and scycra. misccl-
Ia"cous Offices. The ac- was declared
constitutional 20 q decision handed
down by the state Supreme Court on
june g.. 1919
,. .r .a,f decision v..e. lass decided
the National Association 90 push SINH
lar bills .r sd possible states on the
ground tina. affords q batterinc ram
that Nil ,yg-.u-Iry rc.5 90 s.,1 81.
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Miss Cwena La HOna win Open the Votes for
Women Ball with a Solo Dance

have an opinion. There is 10 longer
reason for INDIGESTION.
"And we do not need to enter into
politics. The question IS already there.
We are too strong to be ignored, and
il is fast becoming n party issue with
the men. without the need of women
hurting their own cause by thrustng it
there. Now. our committee is forcing
the men, not to do what we want them
70, but to talk And if they do talk.
there is a chance that they will see the
weak and inconsequential character Of
their own arguments.
at is merely fear" continued Dr..
Shaw People are always afraid of
what they don't know. They are still
afraid Of bogies in the dark. And they
are afraid to be caught inadvertently
in the making of history.
But the reason why we had such
success in Washington was not because
our committee worked so hard, or be-
cause the Congressional Union worked
so hard or because Of any other imme-
date suffrage party. 1t was because of
the work we have been doing for so
many years. 1t is because we have won
over So many states and because we,
in consequence, had so many Senators
working for US from within. Work
from within does more good at such
times than endless pounding from with
cut. They made the Legislative bodies
listen to US"
DR.. Shaw "Tired Out" from Lecturing.
Dr. Shaw has been lecturing all over
the country, and "is just tired out"
from her labors At the end Of the
month she is going South to rest for !
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! your women folks get the vote they'll
use it TO improve your conditions
And ! went on 10 tell them Just how
much it would mean TO them. When
the meeting was over about fifty Of
them hung around to ask me questions
and have since received from that
union an Endorsement OF equal suf.
frage"
Has Been Citizen of Six States.
Mrs Cotterill has been a citizen o,
SIX states, and she has been disfran-
chised several times by crossing the
border into a state where suffrage has
not been extended to women.
Il have had to suffer dlsfranchise-
ment after was citizen Of the United
States!" Mrs. Cotterill exclaimed. in
dignantly. But a foreigner who il
once made a citizen in one state re-
mains citizen in any other state he
may choose to 20 to.
Il was born and reared in Utah" she
continued, "and was so accustomed to
seeing my mother and father going to-
gether to the polls that / never thought
OF 1t as privilege. just took It as
matter of fact. Then. when crossed
an imaginary line into Washington, /
found out just what it meant. was
interested at that time in mothers
pensions, and realized that to get leg
islation for the welfare OF women and
children it was necessary that women
have part in the government SO
started to work for suffrage. and the
mothers pension bill came after
"Do you know" she demanded sud
denly, that there is mothers pen
sion bill before the New York State
Legislature? And do you know that at
present this state can take children
from their mother and pay some other
woman 70 take care of them. but can
not pay the mother one penny? As II
any other woman was as good care
taker as the most incompetent mother
would bci'