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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-05-04
lure: Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure

he worst cases, no matter Of how long Standing
Re cured by the wonderful, Old reliable DR..
'orters Antiseptic Healing Ol. I relieves
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05

As | came up the path to the chem,
istry building / saw through the win
dow that, in spite of his getting there
early, he was finding 1t difficult to keep
his mind on his work. II was the first
time | had ever known anything to
interfere with science in his life.
Well" | exclaimed as | entered,
you are the early bird Did you have
any breakfast"
l tossed down the letters. He did
not reply. So became absorbed in
the morning paper. Still, ! did not
neglect to watch him covertly out of
the corner OF my eye Quickly he ran
over the letters, instead of taking
them, one by one, in his usual method
ical way. quite complimented my
superior acumen. He selected the
dainty note.
A moment Craig looked at 1t in an
ticipation, then tore it open eagerly.
was still watching his face over the
top of the paper and was surprised to
see that it showed, first. amazement,
then pain. as though something had
hurt him.
He read 1t again-then looked
straight ahead. as If In daze
Suddenly he jumped up, bringing his
tightly clenched fist down with loud
clap into the palm of his hand.
by heaven!" he exclaimed, IL
will"
He strobe hastily to the telephone.
Almost angrily he seized the receiver
and asked for number
"Wh-what's the matter, CRAIG"
blurted out eagerly.
AS he waited for the number, he
threw the letter over to me. took
ii and read:
Professor Craig Kennedy,
"The University. The Heights, City.
Dear Sir:
Il have come to the conclusion that
your work is hindrance rather than
an assistance in clearing up my
fathers death, and hereby beg to
state that your services are no longer
required. This is final decision, and
| beg that you will not try to see me
again regarding the matter.
Very truly yours,
ELAINE DODGE"
If it had been bomb could not
have been more surprised.
| could not make it out.
Kennedy impatiently worked the re-
ceiver up and down, repeating the
'Hello-hello," he repeated.
"Yes-hello. Is Miss-oh-good morn
ing, Miss Dodge"
He was hurrying along as if to give
her no chance to cut him of. Il have
just received a letter, Miss Dodge, tell
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05

Leave the room--no, By the han
door We are going back upstairs
Il obey him, and at the door he
switches of the lights. How stand
it do not know go upstairs me-
chemically into my own ROOM and
this masked man.
Take off The kimono and slip
persr he orders. / do that, Get into
bedl' he growls. crawl in fearfully
For a moment he looks about--then
goes out--with look back as he
goes. OH OH That hand-which
he raises at me-THAT HAND
The poor girl was sitting bolt up
right staring straight at the hall
door, as we watched and listened.
fascinated
Kennedy was bending over sooth-
ing her. She gave evidence OF com
ing out from the effect of the drug.
noticed that Bennett had sud
denly moved step in the direction
of the door at which she stared.
by heavens!" he muttered. star
ing, too. Look"
We did look A letter was slowly
being inserted under the door
| took quick step forward. That
moment felt a rough tug at my
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05

ing me that you don't want me to con-
tinue investigating your fathers death,
and not to try to see you again
about"
He stopped | could hear the reply.
"Why-no-Mr. Kennedy, have
written you no letter"
The look of mingled relief and sur
prise that crossed Craig's face spoke
volumes.
Miss Dodge" he almost shouted,
this is new trick of the 'Clutching
Hand I'LL be right over"
Craig hung up the receiver and
turned from the telephone. Evidently
he was thinking deeply Suddenly his
face seemed to light up He made up
his mind to something. and moment
later he opened the cabinet-that in
exhaustible storehouse from which he
seemed to draw weird and curious in
struments that met the ever new prob
lens which his strange profession
brought to him.
| watched curiously. He took out q
bottle and what looked like a little
hypodermic syringe, thrust them into
his pocket and, for once, oblivious to
my very existence, deliberately walked
out of the laboratory
/ did not propose to be thus cava-
lierly dismissed / suppose 1t would
have looked ridiculous to third par
ty, but followed him as hastily as If
he had tried to shut the door on his
own shadow.
We arrived at the corner above the
Dodge house just in time to see anoth-
er Observation-Disclosures
And, Perry" we heard Elaine say,
as we were ushered in, someone has
even forged my name-the handwrit-
ing and everything-telling Mr. Ken
needy to drop the case-and never
knew"
She stopped as we entered.
That's the limltis exclaimed Ben
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05

BY small administration of the drug,
which will injure you in no way Miss
Dodge, i think can bring back the
memory of all that occurred to you
last night Will you allow me?'
Mercy, moi" protested her Aunt 10.
sephine, who had entered the room
Il want the experiment to be tried ="
Elaine said quietly.
A moment later Kennedy had placed
her on couch in the corner of the
room.
Now, Mrs. Dodge" he said, please
bring me basin and a towel"
Aunt Josephine, reconciled. brought
them. Kennedy dropped an antisep-
tic tablet into the water and care
fully sterilized Elaine's arm just above
the spot where the red mark showed
Then he drew the hypodermic from
his pocket-carefully sterilized it,
also. and filling it with scopolamin
from the bottle.
Just a moment, Miss Dodge" he
encouraged, as he jabbed the needle
into her arm.
She did not vince.
please lie back on the couch, he
directed Then turning to US he add
ed, 1T takes some time for this to
work Our criminal got over this fact
and prevented an outcry by using
ethyl chloride first. Let me recon
struct the scene"
AS we watched Elaine going under
slowly Craig talked
THAT night" he said. "warily, the
masked criminal of the 'Clutching
Hand. bent over, his arm crooked,
might have been seen down below us
in the ally. Up here, Miss Dodge,
worn out by the strain of her fathers
death, let us say, was nervously try
ing to read, to do anything that would
take her mind off the tragedy. Per-
hapa she fell asleep.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05

nett. Miss Dodge has Just been ten
ing me-"
Yes" interrupted Craig. Look
Miss Dodge, this is It,"
He handed her the letter. She al
most seized it, examining 1t carefully
her large eyes opening wider in won
der.
This is certainly my writing and
my note paper" she murmured, but
| never wrote the letter."
Craig looked from the letter to her
keenly. No one said word. For
a moment Kennedy hesitated, think
ing.
Might l--er-see your room, Miss
Dodge?" he asked at length.
why. certainly nodded Elaine. as
she lead the way upstairs.
1t was a dainty little room, breath
ing the spirit of its mistress. In fact,
it seemed a sort of profanity as we
all followed in after her. For mo-
ment Kennedy stood still, then he
carefully looked about. At the side
Of the bed, near the head, he stopped
and picked up something which he
held in the palm of his hand. !
bent over. Something cleaned in the
morning sunshine-some little thin
pieces OF glass. AS he tried deity to
At the tiny little bits together he
seemed absorbed in thought. Quick
ly he raised it to his nose, as II to
smell it.
Ethyl chloride!" he muttered,
wrapping the pieces carefully in a
paper and putting them inside his
pocket.
An instant later he crossed the
room to the window and examined it.
Look" he exclaimed.
There, plainly, we're marks of a
jimmy which had been inserted near
the lock to pry 1t open
Miss Dodge" he asked, might l.
might | trouble you to let me see
your ARM"
Wonderingly she did so, and Ken
nedy bent almost reverently over
her plump arm examining 1t,
On it was a small dark discolora-
ton, around which was slight red
ness and tenderness.
That" he said slowly, ''is the
mark of a hypodermic needle"
AS he finished examining Elaine's
arm he drew the letter from his peck
ct. Still facing her he said in low
tone, Miss Dodge--you did write this
letter-but under the influence of the
new twilight sleep"
why, Craig" | exclaimed excited
ly, what do you mean?"
Exactly what | say. With Miss
Dodge's permission shall show you.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05


arm, and voice whispered: Wait.
you chump!"
1t was Kennedy, He had whipped
out his automatic and had carefully
leveled it at the door, Before he could
fire, however, Bennett had rushed
ahead
| followed We looked down the
hall Sure enough, the figure of a
man could be seen disappearing
around an angle. | followed Ben,
nett out of the door and down the
hall.
Words cannot keep pace with what
followed Together we rushed to the
back stairs.
Down there, while l go down the
'front.'" cried Bennett.
| went down, and he turned and
went down the other flight. AS he did
so Craig followed him.
Suddenly. in the drawing room.
bumped into figure on the other side
of the portieres. seized him.
We struggled. Rip, The portieres
came down, covering me entirely,
Over and over we went, smashing a
lamp. It was vicious. Another man
attacked me, too.
i've got him-Kennedy!" | heard
voice pant over me.
A scream followed from Aunt Jo-
sephine Suddenly the poFtieres we're
pulled off me.
"The deuce," pulled Kennedy Its
Jameson"
Bennett had rushed plump into
me, coming the other way, hidden
by the portieres!
If we had known at the time, our
Michael of the sinister face had
gained the library and was standing
in the center of the room He had
heard me coming and had fed to the
drawing room, AS we finished our
struggle in the library he rose hastily
from behind the divan in the other
room, where he had dropped, and had
quietly and hastily disappeared
through another door.
Laughing and breathing hard, they
helped me to my feet. 1t was no
joke to me. was sore in every
bone.
"Well, where did he go?" insisted
Bennett
81 don't know-perhaps back there"
cried.
Bennett and / argued a moment.
then started and stopped short Aunt
Josephine had run downstairs and
was now showing the letter into
Craig's hands.
He opened it. On 1t was that awe
some Clutching Hand again.
Kennedy read it. For a moment
he stood and studied it, then SLOWLY
crushed 1t in his hand
Just then Elaine, pale and shaken
from the ordeal she had voluntarily
gone through, burst in upon us from
upstairs. Without word she adj
vanced to Craig and took the letter
from b.m.
Inside, as on the envelope, was
that same SIGNATURE of the Clutching
Hand.
Elaine gazed at it, wild-eyed, then,
at Craig. Craig smilingly reached for
the note, took it, folded it, and I'M
concernedly thrust it into his pocket.
my Cod" she cried, clasping her
hands convulsiveiy. and repeating the
words sof the letter, your LAST
wARNINGi"
Gro BE CONTINUED)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05

SYNOPSIS.

The formation OF a partnership as pro-
fessor and aide in crime science between
Craig Kennedy, university chemistry pro-
fessor, and Walter Jameson, newspaper
man, is at once followed by their becom-
ing Interested in a series of murders by
a master criminal who leaves no other
clue to his identity than the sign manual
of 'Clutching Hand" Elaine Dodge
whose father is one of the latest victims
OF the mysterious murderer, witnesses
the beginning of Kennedy's scientific in
vestigation Of the murder.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05


the brief but alarming news story that
followed and laid the paper on the
desk when a stone came smashing
through the window from the street.
Startled, we all jumped to our
feet Craig hurried to the window.
Not soul was in sight!
He stopped and picked up the stone.
To 1t was attached a piece of pa
per Quickly he unfolded it and
read
Craig Kennedy will give up his
search for the Clutching Hand-or
die!"
Later recalled that there seemed
to be a slight noise downstairs, as If
at the cellar window, through which
the masked man had entered the
night before
In point of fact, one who had been
outside at the time might actually
have seen sinister face at that cell
lar window, but to us upstairs it was
invisible. The face was that of the
servant. Michael.
Without another word Kennedy
passed into the drawing room and
took his hat and coat. Both Elaine
and Bennett followed.
I'm afraid | must ask you to ex-
cuse me-for the present" Craig
apologized
Elaine looked at him anxiously.
''You--you will not let that letter
intimidate your" she pleaded, laying
her soft white hand on his arm. ooh,
Mr.. Kennedy" she added, bravely
keeping back the tears, "avenge him!
All the money in the world would be
too little to pay--if only"
At the mere mention of money Ken
nedy's face seemed to cloud, but only
for moment.
"Ill try" he said simply.
Elaine did not withdraw her hand
as she continued TO look up at him.
Miss Dodge he went on, his voice
steady, as though he we're depressing
something, Il will never take another
case until the 'Clutching Hand is
captured"
The look of gratitude she gave him
would have been a princely reward
in itself
1t was some time after these events
that Kennedy, reconstructing what
had happened, ran across, in strange
way which need not tire the reader
by telling, Doctor Haynes, head Of
the Hillside Sanitarium for Women,
whose story shall relate substan-
TALLY as we received it from his own
lips:
It must have been that same night a
distinguished visitor drove UP in cab
to our Hillside sanitarium, rang the
bell and was admitted to my office.
/, am, by the way. the experimenting
physician, and that night | was sitting
with Doctor Thompson. my assistant,
in the Office discussing rather inter-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05
SECOND EPISODE
The "rwIIIqht Sleep"

Kennedy had thrown himself whole
heartedly into the solution Of the mys-
terious Dodge case.
Far into the night, after the chal-
lenge of the forged finger print, he
continued at work, endeavoring to ex-
tract clue from the meager evil
dence--a bit of cloth and trace Of poi
son already obtained from other cases.
We dropped around at the Dodge
house the next morning. Early though
1t was, we found Elaine p trifie paler,
but more lovely than ever, and Perry
Bennett, themselves vainly endeavor-
ing to solve the mystery of the Clutch
ing Hand.
They we're at Dodge's desk, she in
the big desk chair, he standing beside
her looking over some papers.
There's nothing there" Bennett
was saying as we entered.
l could not help feeling that he was
gazing down at Elaine bit more ten
derly than mere business warranted.
Have you-found anything?" que
RED Elaine anxiously, turning eagerly
to Kennedy.
'Nothing-yet," he answered, shak-
ing his head, but conveying quiet
idea Of confidence In his tone.
Just then Jennings, the butler, en-
tered, bringing the morning papers.
Elaine seized the Star and hastily
opened it. On the first page was the
story had telephoned down very late
in the hope of catching a last city
edition.
We all bent over and Craig read
aloud:
"CLUTCHING HAND
STILL. AT LARGE
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-05

New York's Master Criminal Remains
Observation-Disclosures New Oar
ing Murder and Robbery on Mil
lionaire Dodge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-01
New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 1915

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 1915.
Havana leaf of late has enjoyed the
briskest movement in our leaf market.
The new crop, it may be assured now
as a certainty, has been partly fail
ure both as to available quantity and
quality for the American market. 1t
is therefore not surprising that those
Of our leaf merchants and manufacture
ers who have become acquainted with
this condition of the new Havana crop
are securing the markets for old Ha-
vana leaf and consequently the brlsker
movement in our local leaf market.
But there is also distressing news from
the chief binder raising states in this
country which leads to the belief that
this years Wisconsin crop has nearly
become a total failure through the
widespread hail storms that inflicted
that state and nearly devastated the to-
bacco crop. 1t is learned from those
who are interested in the packing of
Wisconsin that nearly rs per cent of
the crop will be unfit to be packed, a
that reliable authority, 'The Wiscon-
sin Tobacco Reporter, which says
''that the late hail storms have ex-
ceeded all previous records and that it
is estimated that scarcely more than 10
per cent of the crop had safely been
housed when the storms came" And
it adds ''that so many other disasters
had already overtaken the crop, such
as frost, too much wet weather, wire
worms, root rot and grubs, that this
last af1iction might in a measure be
viewed as sort of dispensation to re-
move from the reckoning another me-
diocre crop from the market" In view
of this deplorable failure of this years
Wisconsin binder crop, last years crop
when it comes into the market, is like
ly to have another sweeping boom. =
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-01
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-01
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Sept. 21, 1915.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Sept. q, 1915.
The Connecticut valley sun-grown
crop, except here and there stray
field, is under cover. Quite bit of
shaded tobacco remains unharvested
and the last primings on some planta-
tions will not be finished for week
yet-perhaps not before October l. The
shaded crop, however, is fully protect
ed by its covering from any frost likely
to occur before October. Notwith-
standing the unseasonably low temper
ature in the latter part of August the
tobacco belt is yet to receive its first
visitation from frost. The present
season, in fact, is the first in number
of years in which the crop was har-
vested without some loss from frost.
The past week has been favorable
for curing the new crop. Shaded grow
ers who have taken down the first and
second primings report satisfactory re-
suits.
Good tobacco will be scarce before
spring. The most radical estimates OF
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-01
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS, Oct. 1, 1915.


The harvest of the late ends of the
new crop has been delayed good deal
during the week by bad weather and
there is still outstanding a small por-
ton that might yet be nipped by the
frost due at any time now. The har-
vest has been prolonged beyond the
usual date because of the slow ripening
of the tobacco. The long stretches of
cold rainy weather has also proven a
great drawback to the curing of the
leaf in the sheds, which requires con-
siderable warm weather yet to put it
beyond the danger of freezing in the
curing sheds. Buying of the new crop
is proceeding in the Vernon county dis
trict to the extent of 300 to 400 hundred
acres at remarkably good prices consid-
ering a good deal of the tobacco was
touched by frost or chilled by the first
August freeze. The trading in other
localities is along stemming stock
basis mostly.
The sampling of the IA packings is
becoming quite general with results
that are satisfactory to the holders.
There is some movement in old leaf
that betokens an improved mar
ket condition. A representative of H.
Fendrich, Evansville, Ind, manufac-
turer has added quite extensively to
the holdings of Wisconsin lately.
The shipments out of storage reach
Is car loads, 800cs, to all points from
this market since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-01
JANEsvILLE, WIS.,, Sept. %, 1917

GAINESVILLE, WIS.,, OtpC' 20, 15Io'
The greatest boom in the old tobacco
market that has taken place in num-
Der of years has taken place the past
week. Several packings have been
sold the past week, among them large
packing at GAINESVILLE, in all severa!
thousand cases having been disposed
of, and number of packings are under
consideration at this time.
Good old tobacco is sought at a prem
ium at this time, and as the number of
first class packings is very scarce, it is
very likely that they will pass into the
hands of large manufacturers within
the next few weeks. 1t is a revival of
old time conditions which is met by
packers as welcome news.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-01
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 1915

There has been no noteworthy change
in the domestic cigar. leaf situation
since the last report. Business con-
tinues rather quiet. Manufacturers
are buying in small quantities for their
immediate needs, but there is no gen
eraI market movement The 1915 crop
is being harvested under conditions
that insure in almost every state pro-
ducing cigar leaf tobacco crop that is
under normal in quantity and quality. =
Leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-10-01


The proposition of the British Chan
cellor of Exchecquer to raise the duty
on tobacco and cigars SO per cent as
one Of the war measures in aid of a
larger revenue is likely to strike dis
astrously our American topacco export
trade and the Cuban cigar industry.
Of all the European countries England
has so far been the largest consumer
of our hogshead leaf as well as of the
Cuban cigar production. The English
tariff rate on manufactured tobaccos
varies at present from about 3 shillings
81 pence to shillings II pence or from
about 80 cents to S1.00, according to
the percentage of moisture. An addi-
tion of so per cent on this duty would
naturally tend to restriction OF the
consumption of our export types. AS
the European war has been responsible
for the loss of about one hundred mil
lion pounds of our tobacco export trade
during the past fiscal year, it can easily
be inferred that so per cent increase
on the duty is likely to still further re-
duce the consumption of our tobaccos.
And as the well-to-do classes who are
the chief consumers of the Cuban cigar
product in England will have to pay
under the new budget an income tax OF
II per cent they are not likely to con-
tinue their indulgence in imported ci-
gars, the duty on which is being raised
so per cent. The worst thing is that
the example set by England may lead
our own Jingoes in Congress to increase
likewise the burdens of our tobacco IN
dustrles in order to furnish the means
to crafty the cry of .'prearedness. -
u. S. Tobacco Journal.
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