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The Dermott news., 1915-08-26

Fine work. Chase" compimented
Craig. Selling the receiver. Hello
police headquarters? Connect me
with the Elizabeth street station,
please"
He waited impatiently Sergeant"
he shouted this is Kennedy. Craig
Kennedy You remember dropped
III there a few minutes ago and told
you | was on the trail of something.
Well. I've got it The place Is over
the Mandarin. Have it raided at once
and We'll get them. Not the Mandarin
the side entrance. one flight up"
He hung up the receiver. Come,
Walter" he cried You and Chase
can help me now
While We hurried downtown the po-
lice were being detailed for the raid
and the patrol wagon was still wait
ing for the squad
We drove up in taxicab just as the
wagon swung around the corner. Al
NEST as soon as We, the police were
at the side door TWO OF them rushed
the Mandarin and arrested the taciturn
proprietor. The rest battered down
the door of the room.
It WAS bare
As We looked about IN astounded
chagrin. saw a sign ON the wall
Look what's that" exclaimed
1t read mockingly. FOR RENT
But underneath WAS that mystic
The Dermott news., 1915-08-26

turned to the library still thinking
about the note which she had received
with the flowers. As she entered she
hardly noticed that both Marie and
Jennings were there.
She had scarcely awakened from
her day dream in which she was walk
ing. as il were. when her quick eye
caught sight OF the vase OF red roses
on the window sill
who put those flowers there" she
demanded OF the astounded butler and
maid, as she dashed them TO the
floor
Neither OF them. naturally. knew a
thing about it. Nor did Aunt Joseph
inc. who happened to pass through the
room at the moment
oh | must see him--I must. ."
cried Elaine excitedly. as she hurried
out for her wraps Who knows what
may have happened?"
We returned to our apartment. cha
griued, after out fat failure to cap
ture either Long Sin or even get evil
dence against WI.
AS We entered the apartment, Craig
dropped into chair. scoWling to him
self | watched him in gloomy sym
pathy Suddenly his face frightened.
What do you think they"
He cut me short with his finger on
his lips, pantomiming silence Instead
OF answering me he wrote on slip of
paper and handed it to me:
There must be a detectaphone in
this room. Talk about the weather.
anything locate it,
Finally Craig went over to his desk
and took out a small piece of appara-
tus.
He placed a peculiar telephonelike
continuance attached to one end of
1t up to his ear. He adjusted the
magnet and carried the thing carefully
about the room.
Suddenly he paused and his face
wrinkled. He stopped down and made
The Dermott news., 1915-08-26
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystthed by n
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
Ing letter which is sent the victims. signed
with "Clutchiug hand" The latest vic
tim of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. Hts
daughter. Elaine. employs Craig Ken
NEEDY. the famous scientific detective, TO
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accompishes Is told by his friend.
Jameson. a newspaper man. After many
fruitless attempts 10 put Elaine and
Craig Kennedy ont Of the way the Clutch
ing Hand is at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett. Elaine's lawyer and
the man she is engaged to marry. Ben
nett fees To the den OF one of his chit
nese criminals. The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret OF the Whereabouts of
s. 600 coo Then he gives the lawyer po-
ton which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches Benefits side
just after he has lost consciousness
The Dermott news., 1915-08-26
fpvavBas out stssdiy. syss

closed
Without waiting, Long Sin and his
servant entered stealthily. The China
man stood in the doorway and Long
Sin slowly crept over to Kennedy's
chair
AS he reached down to pin the sign
OF the serpent on Kennedy's appar-
emily lifeless body, Craig seemed sud
denly to come to life. He seized Long
Sin and they struggled fiercely, while
Craig. freeing one hand, whipped out
hts automatic and fired sideways at
the Chinaman in the doorway.
The Chinaman fell, lay there a mo-
ment. then raised himself up and with
fast ebbing strength managed to crawl
out of the doorway and down the hall.
1t was a death grapple between
Craig and the willy Long Sin. At last
they had each other face to face. But
it was unequal. Short and sharp came
the moves.
Craig had in his pocket a newly in.
vented pair of handouts which
snapped automatically over first one
and then the other of Long Sins bony
wrists Then he pressed the bracelets
tighter until even Long Sin WINGED.
As Craig stood painting over his
prisoner. the wounded Chinaman stag
gered downstairs until he almost fell
into the cellar.
Master. he gasped He is--alivet"
The mere hint of kennedy's name
The Dermott news., 1915-08-26

dress OF the drug store I've little
shadowinE in Chinatown for him. -
II was only matter OF few min
utes before Chase joined Kennedy.
and together they went back To China
town, Craig explaining to him in low
voice just what II was he wanted
, done
The operative furtively watched
Inez and Sam talking until finally she
rose and went out by the street door
She turned abruptly on the street and
entered n doorway that led up in the
same building, only outside.
Chase entered the dark. illsmelling
hallway and mounted the steps eau.
tiously. careful not TO make them
creak He paused Mt each door until
he was sure that there was no one on
the other side.
At one however. he could hear low
voices. He listened a moment. then
tried the knob softly Tho door was
locked Carefully he put his foot on
the knob and raised himself up by
gripping the transom
There were lnez ard Long Sin talk
ing earnestly as lnez removed her
wraps white Long Sin laid ont couple
OF opium pipes and cooked two pills Of
the precious hop with practiced hand
Chase let himself down as softly as
he had pulled himself UP. and got
away without being seen,
Kennedy returned to the apartment
after dispatching Chase on his mis-
sion. and there | met him as soon as
| was through down at the Star office,
We were talking over our plans
when there came a sudden knock at
the door Craig opened it, 1t was
Chase.
I've found the hangout" he cried
excitedly. TITS over that restaurant.
You go in by the side entrance and
upstairs. got as far as the door of
the den, saw Long Sin and that girl
getting ready for an opium Jag"
The Dermott news., 1915-08-26

VIA Shall | 0o?' Elaine Appeals.
was as though some word of black
-}agic rad been spoken TO them. The
three other Cinnamon fell back as II
IN fear OF an uneanny power.
WI, white with anger. raised his
hand. and they covered still.
is anyone else there with him ?"
demanded WI
The wounded Chtnaman had only
strength to shake his head in the neg
atiye.
Then there is time yet" ground
out WI furiously Follow me"
Craig WAS still bending over Long
lSin making sure OF his capture when
he heard the scurry of footsteps out
side 1t was Wa and his servants.
Craig rushed to the door. but not in
time to close it.
instantly his gun spat a fatal dab
af smoke and fire at the foremost
Chiuaman, who dropped Craig seized
the next onrushiug Oriental and flung
him over his head. butting him like a
human battering ram directly into WI.
Graig's onslaught bad been fiercer
and more unexpected than the China
men had bargaiued for They re-
coiled Kennedy instantly slammed
the door on WI and the rest.
They recovered in a few seconds
aud returned to the attack. battering
against the door. 1t swayed and
creaked with the weight OF the Chi.
namen pushing against 1t. while Ken
nedy plugged away blindly with his
gun through the panels.
Down the street ! wondered, as the
minutes passed. what was happening
behind the calm exterior OF our apart
ment Elaine was anxious: Chase was
impatient. But | wished to be exact.
AS the ten minutes ended / gave the
signal to the driver The police crowd
ed in with us and we shot around the
corner and up the street In front OF
the apartment we could see and hear
now that shots were being fired off.
Were We in time?
We dashed upstairs. AS we came
down the hall we caught glimpse OF
WI Fang and his underlings at our
door They had almost broken
through.
They were too late to get Kennedy.
but we were too late to get them.
WI knocked out the foremost POI
liceman and dashed down the hallway
with another after him. He managed
to gain the roof and slamming the
door up there braced 1t on the other
side. Then. crossing the roofs, he sue
ceeded in reaching another apartment
and escaping
Craig" l shouted, pulling on the
battered but still locked door. This
is Walter"
The door opened and we piled into
Kennedy's room
There sat Long Sin, at last man
acled and bound, sullen, in a chair.
Elaine breathed a sigh of relief -
she seized both OF Kennedy's hands.
"You-you got him at last!" she
cried.
Yes hs answered. caressing heS
hand gently. but there II still -
master criminal"
rTO mn cC16TIlgUUnA
The Dermott news., 1915-08-26
TWENTY-FlRST EPISODE
THE EAR IN THE WALL.


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morning wien te' i'dlu +" ii y ''''.' u
oa' si"s 3" iohs i"s'eoo''u ooN' u''''
Wy 'teu win ilooon'
some mowers TOT you, MISS f'al" ne
thlnh' sue s"tu nahalHs 'i'e o"N "
hef mistress :, .,
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Neseiilis III Tue green caves vas
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eApee'ahtly ana tore 1t open.
instantly. however her lace
oiaiieheas 'ns'eaa OF o'i'et aoaN, !.
was inc most learsome threat See
"hieh the savage : h'hese master er'ih'
maj "a ahR' hau sent III 'ne Ns''h's
iui 'ehae'sa "h.ea ne naa s"oin ""
account OF Tue loss o' tue 'iuteH'ns
iiall9 luminous.
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NJ us a're meaning wien h'h''e's
hittiseA entered.
"ooa iile1liik' ne siees'a ens.,''
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caught me hoFfil.ta EXPRESSION on ls'.f
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speak. All she could do was TO hah1
MN ,he ho'e'
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The Dermott news., 1915-08-26

of relief at seeing Kennedy all right,
as she almost ran toward him. IN
so glad YOU"
She stopped short as Craig motioned
to her to be silent She did not under
stand, and for the moment stopped
| nonplused. as he picked up a pencil
and began to write on pad instead
of meeting her advance.
An instant later her mobile face
looked up at him in wonder as she
read:
Every word We say is being over
heard through a detectaphone in the
wall Don't be surprised at anything
| say"
Then he walked deliberately over to
the wall near which the instrument
was concealed and leaned down to in
sure his words being heard distinctly
by those listening
L am going over to the laboratory
for an hour he said in loud. dis
tinct tone jameson. viii you escort
miss Dodge home 90
Why. certainly" replied With
alacrity.
4 moment later We all left the room.
! chatting III forced tones about hun
dred lheohse9utHtlat Things craig
banged the door.
5at heieEe Ne lsit he reached mo
! his pocket ana TOOK out the HAsk ana
atomlzer winch mad seen MIN place
there He poured the contents Of the
flask on the rug.
accompanied ELAINE TO her car @&a
We drove away WINE hehAedY ie3
the apartment on loot
i'o"nsiaifs' N u r ahs haa oeen us
/ teHlAe al the oliler emu Oh 'he aelee'd.
phone.
helr attention was soon u never
Heal "hea tt4iHt eatetRti 0ut teet4a
WI Long SIN ana 'He o'neFS liS'ene9
GREATNESS y,
/ ne NHtil"lIleH ""Iteu H"l.' 1n'
Ia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
wHg TIIE 1EsIIF11 sTAIEs SHOULD NoT 1AlZE slDlss

HUNTED STATES has place in the The United
 States should not become the partisan any clement engged in In truth it be doubted if anybody than anybody ese The aT1nannents of 1nconceivably ancient There has beena time the his Europe, experienced az gressions another.
 From the historical long that tribe grap- with tribe and safety preserved only by being ready to fight than the other.
 Europe opportunity learn the ways and habits of The United States, fortunate enough
 and keep united, has had ample time faacy ofeaehing the citizens to think, talk and act fight
 Watching Europe the people of this when millions of trained arms millions to try the things they only practiced understand great there nobody particular be to blame but everybody general Euro product of the European system tong Europe has been tottern the edge of any quire what spark fired the magazine
 The United States partisan United States cannot those who blame blameless Thus there be taking right against wrong, nobody right United giving vio- lent soffense to millions of the nations citizenship
 United States so would destroy the value the time mediation shall arrive It would also impair the ability the nation to hasten the when there hona court eonsruing international law the decisions which shall be sustained by the will of nations keep the peace of the planet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
HOW THE JTTrEEY CAR RELIEVES THE PUBLIC
 FRONTTHE INJgSTICE OF. TROLLEY MONOPOLLEs

JTTHJEY success wherever been introduced, largely to the favor of public opinion Nearly trolley the hepeopIe they why this perhaps to get rich quick securities To these securities operate the physical property the most which brings bad service evil opinion. 5s H
 There is also strong tendency part me who monopoly of become arrogant in their lafions with the community, and this breeds
 Also the trolley increase their proffts and to securities frequently public life the and buying by poyg lobby and by seeking in insdious ride the public will
 average ready any from. the trolley monoply
 itney advantages enable better service. It faster. during passenger every There other advantages these the most notable.
 will interesting iitney when it England trolley monopoes which the public any They with distinctvely pleasure but pack iLventated smelling most indecent way
 Bridgeport by presence monopoly which overcroyvd it's the that there traffic. which sspends traffic idea giving that does gaining good public to enter the head of the monopoly.
 itney bring the to Bridge ught to Francisco Seattle
 2ooOsjitne which aresaid to make more than from Incorporation their
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
RE-EKPORT TRADE
 OF U s. IS SMALL

Washington, March 22-The Unit ed States does comparatively little re-export business compared to the other great commercial nations Great Britain. Germany and France according to a statement today by the department of commerce.
 For many years the total of for eign merchandise brought into the United States and sold again to for eign buyers has ranged between $35.- 00O,O00 and $45, 5,0G0,000 annually in value During the fiscal year of 1914 the total was $35.O0O.0 00O-
 Great Britain's re-export business during the last calendar year totalled $465, 5,000,O0 against $42, ,500. .0O0 handled through the United States in the same period. The British excess of domestic exports over American figures however, was only one per cent.
 The great difference in re-exporta- ton business is due in part to the colonial possessions Of the European countries whose business is handled through the parent country. Thus Germany in 1913 did transportation business totalIing $189sO0O, 900 and France in 1912 exported $357, ,000,- 900 in products chiefly of their re- spective colonies.
 The leading articles of .re-exporta- ton in the United States are cherni- calls, India rubber, nbres, fruits and nuts and art works
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
DWELLINGS AND MUNICIPAL EXTRAVAGANZA

I'D ECENTLY desirabble locations IM Bridgeport sold for S5oOO This home great than this build much de- precated by Indeed the depreciation in the building than offset by appreciation in the
 This place still upon of the city S6Ooo it's probably about what paid for it.
 decrease may. taken represent of the policy of the past three years profitable that the dwellings profitable in the future.
 The automobile the trolley line good strong decentralization dwellings
 the competition with cheap building Inc advantages Of country locations. 2
 When rents increased the movement toward rural It desirable pay subjected Unnecessary expense,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
THE ANGLE CASE

rT@HE ACQUTTTAof Mrs Angle to have been expect
 1 ed under the circumstances The accused is entitled benefit Of too much certainty what happened to permit verdict of slaughter lapses story, facts which appeared they not compatible with situation which might have existed, and would been reluctant to reveal In every there strong tendency the part jury give the the benefit of the doubt Jurymen elderly persons experience world They
 conditions under which conduct their ingues
 with o1nen apt to that the should shoulder
 manifested danger cIandestne afair between and 5as many separate proofs that those depart from the estab
 aed usaees morality sit powder which
 may blow up any scattering reputation to the winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
A TRIBUTE TO MAJOR MARIGoLD

TNIiE DINNER given to retiring Postmaster William H.
 Marigold Saturday, by the employees of the Bridgeport Post Office must have been pleasing to Mr. Marlgold who has gained the affection of and with whom he has worked task for 47 has not lived in vain There howier uInphs but few more during which will look back with more solid satisfaction The dinner welcome to the ncon postmaster Charles F. Greene to whom the postal workers pledged the assistance they have always to Postmaster Marigo1d.
 The posoffice does than it did 17 the vastly less important and less vast than the work it is destined to do in the future
 The postal department of the United States is insu upon appointed way, while administrations go. It monument to the genius of mankind service equal the world this service the Bridge portoffice effective unit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
CHANGES IN HARBOR
 LINES OPPOSED IN
 CITY HALL HEARING

Much opposition to the proposed changes in the harbor lines in Cedar Greek which Major G. B. P1l1sbury, U. & A, Engineer corps and in charge of harbors and rivers in Connect1cIl has mapped out developed at the hearfng in the city hall here Satur- day. A large number of persons in interest who own property Bordering the uaudf lats, which it is proposed to take in order to widen the har- bor. objected to the change in the lines. Major Pfllsbury had a large map showing the proposed changes which he explained in detail He was assisted by G. E. Terri1l, assistant en- gineeH. Many of those who attended did not object to the changes. Among those at the hearing were:
 A. N. wheeler of the American Tube and Stamping Co.,; A. E. Vincent or Vincent Brothers Coal Co., E. s. Hotchkiss of the Hotchkiss Go; At torney John S. Pullman, representing the Remington Typewriter Co., Atty. Carl Foster, representing the Heppen- stall Forge Go. and the General Chem icaI Co; Samuel Senior of the Bridge port Hydraulic Co; Henry F. Moves of the Black Rock Machine Co; C., w. Heppenstal of Pittsburgh, Pa: |: Samuel Happenstal1 of Philadelphia, Pa, C. s. Lindsay, president, vice. president and secretary respectively of the HeppenstaH Forge Co.,; Mr. Langdon, representing the Wordin
 estate; Harbormaster William A. LaInond; Aldermen Wenzel G. Steig- Ter, Vincent s. Whitney, Oliver C. Cole and John F. Toole of the har- bor committees; Atty. Edward K. Nicholson, representing w J. Grip pen; MT Thompson, representing g WhfppIe and Choate; Atty Robert E. DeForest, representing John Deszo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
POLICE LOOK FOR BURGLARS IN ST.
 JOHNS RECTORY

A burglar scare. which resulted in a police search of St. Johns Epis- copa1 rectory. Park and Laurel ave nuea was reported by domestics in the house shortly after g o'clock last night Lieutenant c. H. SucklAy was asked to send policemen to the home to learn who had been tamper- ing with the back door. Two fright ened women were in the house and they reported that a door from a eel lar stairway leading into the main body of the home had been shaken repeatedly during the evening. A search of the premises and the cellar failed to reveal that any portion Of the windows or doorways had been tempered with and after reassuring the frightened women, the police re- tired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
SHRINERS WILL SPEND MONTH IN TOUR TO
 THE PACIFIC COAST

One month will be spent by mem bers of Arab Patrol of Pyramid Tem-. pie, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, on their trip to and from the Imperial council at San Francisco this year. The start will be made from this city on June 25. Parties of Shriners from other cities will accompany them. The party will travel in a special train over the Lehigh Valley railroad and the itinerary will cover many of the large cities and beauty spots of the United States.
 The party will go by way of Jersey City the first stop being Chicago. Oth- CT stops will be made at Cripple Creek, Salt Lake City, Yellowstone National Park, San Francisco, Port land, Oregon; Seattle, Vancouver, RevelstoIxe, Winnipeg, Minneapolis, way of Niagara Falls. It is expected the return to this city will be about July 25.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
TREATING SOME FARMERS UNgUsTLY.

rFNHERE inconsistency the governments
 ents stock killed in the campaign against foot and according milk and beef value, which ordinary stock but not so the is pure bred
 continuously mpores the farmer to place animals with breeds, but when 1t the owner of than it pays the herd scrbs results education does injustice we'll
 may supposed that milk and beef value is adopted to reenf excessive payments good may be easily aceraned payment readily made for scrub herd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22
The D. M. Read Company.
HELD FOR .ARSON
 DIES FROM BURNS

New Haven, March 22-Arthur Rosen. of Jersey City. N. J., died ear- ly to-day at the hospital here as a result of burns suffered about two weeks ago when a nearly finished apartment block on Lake Place was destroyed by fire. Rosen soon after being taken to the hospital, was ar rested on a charge of having set the fire and had been under police guard. He was about 80 years old.
 Investigation, the police say, show ed that two other adjoining houses had been prepared for burning and Samuel RuderInan. owner of the buildings, was arrested on charge of arson He is now in jail in de- fault of $2O,0O0 bonds
 Ships nachinists are working night and day on the engines of the Prinz FJitel Freidrich at Newport News. Va.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK $ SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-22

The Erie Railroad was directed by a Hackensack court to pay to Miss Ida H. Gerety. $3Oa 90 because a conductor had refused to accept her commuters ticket made out to MT. l. H. Gerety.