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c.,a. IN mich these men In their
,e.,. an non-unIon labor stopped at
nothing to prove just how violent they
could become when the point az ISSUE
needed emphasis. It did not take me
long to get on the trail OF the aTc =.
conspirators OF this diabolical PLOT anc
this done i was soon mingling with
them. even sitting In at their coun-
ellis as one of them. OF course. this
required no end OF disgutses. It made
no difference what character tmper-
sonated as long as was able TO treeiy
mingle with the persons wanted 90
watch and whose secrets desire 70
learn. I ran the gamut from hard
working blacksmith to structural Iron
worker. was q laboring man az az
times and this was the type OF man
thew always welcomed at their con
claves.
Lead on A Merry Chase.
Idon.t think exageerate In the least
when say that that case took me IN
every state In the Union. Whereas
had hundred men working on the
case with me yet, herever there was
action. had to be on the spot and
at the psychological moment, too. It
required ceaseless travel and long
hours. There was one man IN the
plot who I knew could tell me more
about what was going on and what
had been done than any other person
concerned. That was Ortte Mac
Manisle. although I hadn't been able
to prove that he had committed any
actual act OF violence himself. got
from him all that was possible for
human to learn. but soon gave him
up for a more promising candidate
who proved to be even more cagey
than MacManigle.
disguised myself as an iron work
er and whereas did all in my power
to make myself as indispensable as
possible to this man he didn't warm
up to me as fast as / would have liked,
and this made my task all the harder.
I did not think 1t safe to let him think
was seeking him SO every time we
met It had to be 50 arranged as to
appear to him that 1t was 9, chance
affair This naturally kept me busy.
for he was suspicious to say the least.
81 spent a lot OF money on him when
we "chanced" to meet IN saloons ana
those places where men OF his class
consregated To loosen his tongue
found required inordinate quantities
of LIQUOR, and when I got him IN
laxative mood learned that IL there
Was one person on earth this CHAP
more cordially hated than another II
was William J. Burns, the detectAv g
he was so scathing in his REMARKS
about this fellow Burns that at times
a. VAS ali could do to keep my
hands from his throat
There were times when was tempt
al to believe that despite my dis
a1,tses he knew who was and that
he was talking for my benefit. That
was not reasoning in the least. But
these fears were groundless for one
day got him right. He was thirsty
and eager to drink all was ready to
INV for him. When his tongue was
Ioosened to the required degree he
waxed confidential and before LEFT
him had learned his innermost Sc
crets, which was the very clew was
working hard to pick up. had upon
leaving him. the clews TO score OF
trails had been trying to locate, and
when the arrests that followed became
known. my loquacious friend awoke to
realization that Burns, the detec-
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ceeded in overcoming Crispi's obJec-
lions by saying that he approved OF
the choice and that the Irancess was
the descendant of brave race that
had fought, for liberty and he was
proud to have her marry his son.
S.rhe House of Montenegro" he said.
one our own House is Synonymous
Nth liberty.'' The marriage was
soIe,nnized in Rome in October, 1896,
after the Princess had renounced her
faith in the Greek Church and become
q Roman Catholic
. E.ver since that time the Montene-
grin princess has been her husbands
right hand and comfort. Their mar
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worth thirty cents. And to tell the
truth was fully prepared for any
emergency that might have arisen for
time without number thought my
last hour on earth had arrived. was
confident that gang would get me
sooner or later, and none was more
surprised than was when emerged
from the case. after getting the con
yictions of all those apprehended,
with a whole skin. II all the threats
ttat we're made against my life during
that stirring interval had been carried
out / would have died a hundred hor-
rible deaths But attribute my escape
more to the many DISCUSSES used
than to any other factor.
DOUBTLESS every reader of newspa-
ners IS familiar with the Mcnamara
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The Princess was Of the beautiful
oriental type and the young Prince
was fascinated by her rich beauty
and charm OF manner. In short, the
young people fell in love with each
other and Prince Victor Emmanuel
announced his intention Of marrying
her to his parents. A storm of pro-
test came from .Crispi, who was at
that time the Prime Minister. for he
had selected another Princess Tor
Italy's future Queen. but the young
Prince was determined to wed the g1rl
Of his choice and declared that he
would wed Elena or remain "a
bachelor. Finally King, Humbert sue
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.HE life of detective is about
as perilous. arduous and irreg-
Z uiar as it is possible to be.

uiar as it is possible to be.
49, There Is never moment in the
night or day that he is absolutely
safe, for in these days of gangs ana
Organized bands of criminals the tax
ing of a. human life. especially that
Of one that stands between them ana
their coveted goal. is mere detail
Al man engaged in the detection of
crime and criminals never has min
siyte to call his own-he never knows
where his clews will lead hin1-and
furthermore there are no set hours Tor
his work. / have worked continu-
ousfy for sixty hours without Wink
OF sleep.
might say that the detection of
crime is affected by the march OF time
almost as perceptib1y as the fashions.
New crimes are constantly cropping
up and new and more astute GRIM
mails appear as their authors. In the
old days whenever we heard OF big
counterfeit job. or big bank rob
berry, we could tell at glance what
gang was implicated and who the ring
leader was Each counterfeiter ana
each bank robber had his own peculiar
style and he Invariably left his mark
on the job just completed. The thief
and crook Of today is an altogether
different type. OF course counterfeit
ing stiu hourtshes and banks are still
robbed. AS the field broadens 50 does
the scope of the work OF the criminal.
Bank jobs are confined almost ex-
ctusively to the yeggmen, that rough
and murderous band of rovers who
prey on small town banks and out
lying post offices. They are past mas
tiers in the art of applying explosives
and they can blow any safe that ever
was made II they have time enough.
Added to their skill with the appii-
cation OF nitroglycerine, electricity
has been Of material aid to them for.
today the electric drill is of prime
Importance IN drilling and blowing a
safe.
Tracking A Counterfeiter.
There was case worked on while
in the United States Secret Service
that always recalls to me the value
of q clever and impenetrable disguise.
The man was seeking at the time
was Charles Ulrtch. one OF the most
dangerous counterfeiters in the world.
He was a. German of refinement ana
cultivation that gave him the entire into
the highest social centres OF this coun-
try and Europe. had learned that
IJlrich had just emerged from a Ger
man prison where he had spent long
term for counterfeiting. The very
fact that he was free again was
enough to put Federal officials on their
guard, for Ulrich was OF that type
which Just could not keep out of mis-
chief. Counterfeiting with him was
passion and the plates he turned out
were such masterpieces that bank
notes engraved from them would al
most defy detection. None but an ex-
pert could note the fraud, for they
were in reality works of art. No word
had come from Germany to prove that
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ried life has been unusually happy.
perhaps because their tastes were
similar and they both dislike show
and pomp. In fact, the Italians COM
plain that they see too little of the
King and queen, who rarely enter
tain or allow themselves to be enter
tanned, preferring to use the money
which would be spent for that purpose
In aiding the many charities In which
they are Interested
interesting Children.
Fonr children have blest the union
three girls and boy. the pretty
Prince Hunabert Of Piedmont Gas he
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tive, his bitterest enemy. bad put on05
over on him and learned from his
own nps Just who had usnzEttted thss
various crimes I was seeking to solve.
the hotels OF the larger cities are
favorite places OF rendezvous for the
wen dressed. smooth. crooks who can
touch elbows with our wealthiese and
most influential citizens without arcps-
ing the least suspicion. They know
how to conduct themselves with the
well bred mien of those about them
yet these hawks are there 70 pounee
upon At q moments notice any or the
unwary who might prove pronis1ns
game In their relentless clutches.
They are there to blaclsmail. or work
any other kind OF swindle that 2 man
OF brains might conceive.
Woman Is Blaclx-Nfailed.
4 recall 4 case that was staged In
one OF New FORKS most fashtonAhIe
hotels not long ago In which wom-
an of fashion was the innocent victim
This woman.s husband was OF 2
violently jealous temperament ana his
rroundless suspicious were directed
against a man. rival banker, whose
reputation was anything but savoy.
where women were concerned. he
had been mixed up In number OF
scandals tnaI en0So III LIS ssANN.SsR'9cS
courts. Yet he went the even tenor
~ his way ana continued to coin
m oney and move in the same exclusive
fashionable circles.
This wife and another woman met
at this hotel for luncheon. They ha0'
inst taken their seats when the man
in question appeared. He stood chat
ting at their table when q page ap-
peared ana told the other woman sne
man took this woman's seat at the
fable and chatted with the wife In the
absence of the other woman which
.extendedtto nearly half an hour. When
she returned the man was stiM there
and had ordered his luncheon TO Dc
served at that table.
The next day the wife received 2
note telling her that unless she PAID
4 stipulated STUNTS. oOO-her nus
band would be notined az once snas
she had lunched with the man in qa1es-
ton the day previous. Further the
writer OF the note had dozen Wit
nesses to prove that she and the man
were at the table alone Tor hah an
hour and that they were not Joined
by the other woman until their 1unch-
con was nearly completed. Il was
easy to prove that the wife ana the
roue had met by disappointment and that
tn6 prSs0nC0 % LIZ 1880 y sS-77-
accidental.
The wife, although totally unasvars
of any wrong intent, knew 50 weir
how violently opposed her husband
was to her being seen in the same
room with the man in question that
she realized what difficult task II
would be to prove her innocence. Her
husband would believe what the black
mailer said, and any excuse or a1tbt'
that she might offer. would be scoffed
at. After pondering over the matter
for several days. in the course of
which she received several letters more
threatening than the first. she pawned
her Jewels and raised the hve thou-t
sand dollars which she handed over
to q woman she met by appointment
in one Of the fashionable hotels. This
is but one of hundred cases that
came to my attention In the last year.
And they are cropping up every day.
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.BROADD!US HAS
FINE FACILITIES
Splendid College Preparatory
and Finishing School for
Both Sexes.

/ Founded in 1871, Broaddus Insti-
itute has had a successful history OF
forty-four years. For many years
the school was located at Clarksburg.
but in 1909 was moved to Phtlippi.
The building and equipment, there
FORE. are new.
Broaddus Institute is high grade
college preparatory and finishing
school for both sexes. Its splendid
equipment, capable teachers. ideal
location and low rates make it very
attractive to ambitious young men
and women. In addition to the col
lege preparatory course, there are
normal courses for the training of
teachers and complete music
school is lighted by electricity, Is
of being the best music school in
West Virginia.
There are three buildings, the
main building of three stories, which
is 215 feet long; the boys dormi-
tory. and the power house. These
are situated on a large campus which
cverlooks the town of Philfppi The
school is lighted by electricity and
steam heated and is thoroughly mo-
dern in every respect.
II. Philippf, the site Of Broaddus In
stitute, is twenty-five miles south of
Grafton, and about 175 miles from
Pittsburg. Thus, it is within very
easy reach of southwestern Pennsyl-
vania and the northern part Of West
Virginia.
There has never been licensed
saloon in Philippt, and the moral
and intellectual atmosphere is very
high The teachers at Broaddus
Institute. are college trained and ex-
perienced. The surroundings are In
spring and the school is an ideal
home for young men and women.
The rates range from $185 year
up for all expenses and catalogue
giving complete information may be
had by writing the president. DR..
Elkanah Hulley, Philippi, w. Va.
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RURAL CARRIER
Examination TO Be Held Here
August 90 to Fill Vacancy
at Wolf Summit.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exami-
nation for the county OF Harrison, to
be held at. Clarksburg, on August %,
to fill the position of rural carrier at
Wolf Summit and vacancies that may
later occur on rural routes from other
postofices in the above mentioned
county. The examination will be open
only to male citizens who are actual
" domiciled In the territory Of a post
other requirements set forth in oF'rm
No. 1877. This form and application
blanks may be obtained from the
offices mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion at Washington; d. G. Applica-
lions should be forwarded to the COM
mission at Washington at the earliest
practicable date.
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Icitizens In theirs?
Chfna to Compete.

ChtnA to Compete.
..As surely as the dawn follows
the rising of the sun will China ac-
Quire our life. become equipped with
our civilization, and utilize our me-
thods OF government, of industry. Of
commerce. and Of armament She
will become one of the great compel
ing nations Of the world. And all the
world must reckon with the new
wor1d-situation created by the renafs-
sance Of Asia.
This means much for America.
Are our relations to Asia to be hos
tile or friendly? Is the white man
going to be an obstacle to her best
development. forcing upon her his
disastrous mtlitarism? Is he going
to yield to Asia only 50 much OF
privilege or justice as he is COM
PEELED to yield by her military might
For China will arm IL she feels. as
Japan has felt. that she can secure
safety and justice only through milf
tary power. In proportion. however.
as. Asia arms. every white nation will
fear and suspect her and develop
each its own brist1ing armament. Or
on the contrary, through our sense
of justice and good will. shall Ans
erica help Asia. Shall we aid her
with chart and compass as she sails
the storm-tossed seas on which she
has now embarked? Shall we be
her friend, to deal justly with her
ourselves and see that justice is done
her by the other nations OF the
world?"
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FRENCH STATEMENT
OF WAR OPERATIONS

A89ocIArRo PRE1Sl
PARIS. July 22.-The following
statement was issued Thursday by the
fighting on the heights Of the Little
Reichackerkepf to the westward of
Muenstern Alsace, ten miles west of
Colmar. An attack was followed by
nine German counter attacks despite
their heavy losses. Two battalions of
chausseurs holding our positions held
the enemy's troops. We captured
and held trench in the neighbor-
hood OF $50 meters In length and
maintained all our previous positions.
To the north of Muenster our forces
organized the positions they han con
quered on the crest OF La Ltnge IN
this fighting we took 107 prisoners.
Our aviators dropped eight bombs
of ninety and four OF one hundred
and fifty millimeters on the station
OF Aubrey to the northwest OF Btnar-
Vile, in the Argonne. In the Oar
danelles quiet has prevailed since our
success Of July 10 and 49,"
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ASIA GHALLENGlNG.
(Continued from page

(COnC1nueQ ITOu4 page u.
the dream Of lunatic If announced
This 1t is that constitutes the
challenge Of the Asia to the churches
| of America Are the churches pre-
pared to treat the men of Asiatic
birth as brothers-as members of
the same human race, giving them
justice and honor? Can the churches
Of America Instruct, discipline and
inspire their own membership IN the
fundamental principles of Christian
idealism. And can these Christian
fifteen years ago.
Asia Is Awake.
Asia is awake and moving, Asia
with her Nteeming millions. This
fact creates new epoch-a new area
| rather-in human history. For just
as Asia has found through tragic
experience that she could not live
exclusively to herself, that she could
neither exclude nor ignore the white
man. and that she must adapt her
self, her civilization, and even her
ethical and religious traditions and
ideals to the world situation created
for her by the impact upon her OF
the people and civilization OF the
West so must the people of theSWest
soon discover. If they would avoid
like tragic experience. that they can
neither exclude nor ignore the Asia
tic.
This world is unit, and spaci-
ally speaking its circumference is
rapidly shrinking, bringing all its
peoples and races into ever closer
relations. The white nations would
like indeed to eliminate all others
save as hewers of wood and drawers
of water, people to be exploited for
the production of wealth. But we
are discovering that that isatmpos-
sible.
citizens lead the American nation to
such an attitude toward and treat
ment of Asiatics that they can secure
safety, opportunity and respect in
our land such as we demand for our
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MISS washington IS
ENTERTAINED BY GLASS
.Of Music Students and She is
Presented a Beautiful
Music Cabinet.

The 1915 class of music students
OF Miss Ophelia Washington, coloreC'
gave a brilliant surprise party IN non
or Of her twenty-frst birthday at tne
home of Miss Kate Wilks, on Montl-
cello avenue. Wednesday evening
with more taan sixty guests present.
The entertainment was planned by
the students who invited larse
number of other FRIENDS of Miss
Washington's to be present and en-
ioy the evening. The house was beau
TRULY decorated with the classS col
ors, pink and white, and large num-
Der of ported plants and cut MOVERS
were used in the decorations.
"A large mahogany music cabinet
was presented to Miss Washington by
members of the class
The evening was spent in music
and games and Miss washington, VINO
is one Of the most talented colore.
girls of the city, rendered a number
of piano solos. which were well re-
ceived by her students and friends.
At a alte hour dainty luncheon
was served, at which time Miss Wash
ington cut the birthday cake. which
was covered with twenty-one pink and
white candles. Virginia Ruffner and
lone Bowyers, small children. carried
the cake into the room for Miss
Washington to cut. The knife which
she used in cutting the cake was car
ried by little Miss Margaret Craw-
ford.
The members Of the class are: Mrs.
Joseph Jenkins. Mrs. Miles Banks.
Miss Gertrude Brent, Miss Mayms
johnson, Mrs. James, Wilkes, Miss
Birdie Jones. Mrs. William Smit.i,
Mrs. L r.. Jordan. Mrs Charles Og-
den, Miss Margaret Crawford. Miss
lone Bowyers, Miss Virginia Ruffner,
Miss Hilda Hill, Miss Frances Hill.
Miss Glovenia Carter. Miss Gertrude
Kyle, Miss Xenia Sedwick, Miss
Gladys Green, Miss EstelIe Jackson,
Miss Blanche Howard, Miss Kate
Coyner and Windell Jordan and
Charles Sedwick.
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TRAVELLING Mans Experience.

..In the summer OF. 1883 I had a
very severe attack OF cholera NOR
bus. Two physicians worked over me
from four a. m. to six p. m. without
giving me any relief and then told me
thew did not expect me to live; that
n had best telegraph for my family.
instead of doing SO. gave the hotel
porter fifty cents and told him to buy
me 4 bottle of Cham5erlain's Collie,
lCh6iera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
take no substitute. took double
dose according to the directions and
went to sleep after the second dose.
AZ ave o'clock the next morning Twas
.calied by my order and took q train
for my next coping point, well
man but feeling rather skaky from
the severity OF the attack, writes II.
w. ireland, Louisville, KY. Obtain
able everywhere. Advertisement.
ia Y
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From the Standpoint of Mary
Maqdaiene is Discussed
at Purity Congress.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. For
ages it has been established custom
to place Mary Magda1ene in the
docket when the social evil was on
trial." said the Rev. John F. Still.
of Louisville, KY. to the lnterna-
tional Purity Congress here today.
..but today we are beginning to de-
mand that she shall stand In the
docket no longer alone"
Although the evil is ancient, 1t
was being met, he said, with new
Indignation, new Indictment. and
a new faith. Tomorrow, when the
new day is here. the dawn of which
even now embraces the horizon, we
shall place not alone Mary Magda-
lene, not alone the male prostitute
In the docket-no, we shall put on
trial with them-as parttceps
criminis to the Magdalene's down
fail-the Judge. the jury. the state.
the school. industry, the church, So
ciety. And the purpose thereof shall
be, not to condemn. but to redeem.
1--WE must sit once more at the
feet Of the Master of Men. He would
saw to us as he said to the men on
that vice commission OF Jersualem:
Let her alone-look to yourselves.
You are particeps criminis.'
Two thousand years ago He wrote
1naC= 1nQ1CC1u0HI III JnS SosA0t A10S 49,
eternal preserved it. and today we
discover it chiseled in the granite
OF our modern life.
The social evil is not a thing In
itself. It is but link in a chain.
forged in the fire Of social mal-ad-
justment 1t is but part Of the out
of-plumbness OF our entire social or
which does not embody a program
which does not embody program
der. Any attempt at adjustment
that reaches down to the very mud
stills of society must necessarily fail.
Men and women hold up their
hands in horror at the vast number
who plunge into the depths of Pros
titution annually. say to you we
ought to marvel that there are so
few!
rather undress. the dance hall. the
wine room and the joy ride facilitate
the plunge into the abyss. But y say
to you that we are merely playing
at social reform when we agitate and
legislate against these, while we per-
NIT social order which places pre-
MUM on prostitution by forcing prac-
tically every working girl to live on
the very brink of the abyss. to go
uncha1lenged.
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BUREAU OF Markets
Is Established by State Com,
missioner Of Agriculture
Howard Williams.

CHARLESTON, July GA bureau
OF markets to assist the extensive
fruit growing interests OF West vir-
ginia has been Temporarily establish
cd by Howard 3 Williams, commits
sioner of agriculture. connection
with the work OF his department.
Col. Carlton G. PIERCE, of KingWood'
has been put in charge.
Two Of the objects OF the bureau
will be to secure reduced freight
rates for peach growers and to in
troduce a uniform system Of packing.
The bureau is expected to begin its
work without delay.