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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-07

The project, had he mado like Ques.
ton OF Count Frederick or OF Kitty
herself. might have heard that they
Doth had seen before now this latest
addition to the list of captives. But
chat official, for the sme, was engaged
in larger matters.
There is truth in what you say"
be assented to the last remark Of the
clerk. "Now all the avenues are
closed and all the suspects are as.
sembled. / take it. We will see what
the room itselflholds. We will enter"
NO, no." cried Kitty, in sudden ter.
ror at the thought Of what she feared
to see. ~ cannot. know nothing OF
this; I don't know who the man was.
| don't know who did this"
What, mademoiselle! You fear to
see what there may be to witness?"
said the project. "As to you, monsieur
le comte-'
THE law will take its course" said
Count Frederick coldly. "You have
before now seen At to doubt me. Take
matters into your own hands, mon.
sieur lie project, and let the law 60
on"
The project himself flung open the
door and entered the mysterious room.
The room, SO far as any victim OF
a crime was concerned. was entirely
empty. Everything was in order as
before. There was no dead man therel
tTo BE coNTINUED.>
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CHAPTER xxxvl.

The Body Of the Crime.
Il had been easy for Roleau, once
heiwas free Of the immediate presence
ptlthe ofiicers. to spring into the near.
cat alleyway and quickly pass from
sight: While the officer. in charge Of
his more distinguished prisoners, was
passing IN the car toward the front en-.
trance of the Hotel Ritz. Roleau him.
self was speeding thither almost as
quickly through devious passageways
whiehl1ed to the rear of the hotel.
Attaining entrance at the rear, he
sped up the back stairs. and found
himself once more at the apartments
Of Kitty Gray.
What he saw caused even his stout
nerves to quail for the time. On the
foor before him. with face half turned
and arms outfung. lay the victim OF
tho last adventure connected with the
mysterious Gretzhotfen coin.
Roleau did not know this man at
drst, but he seemed not OF Gretzhof.
Ten. Rather his garb betokened him
70 come from the kindred kingdom Of
Grahaffen. !.
Carefully. yet using that speed
which he knew was imperative, Ro.
teau bent over, making such search
ns hescould Of the silent evidence o.
the crime. It seemed to him almost
certain that he had seen this man
somewhere, but he could not be sure.
He TOPPED, hesitated, and then swift.
~ sprang aside and sought conceal.
rent behind the hangings Of the room.
He was sure that he had heard some.
one move in the rear room Of the
spartments.
Hehad no mtte than concealed him.
self before he had full evidence Of
the Justice of his suspicion. He heard
rrstling behind the curtained door.
heard the slight stunning Of step.
and saw emerge from the concealing
curtains q face which he knew well
enough he could not mistake that
cunning, ratlike chin, the shifting
eyes, the almost silent football which
carried him forward. Yes, Roleau
knew him, knew him well enough. He
had met him not SO long before in
combat at the lodge Of Count sachio.
had saved the life OF her excellency
from this very man. He had fought
him again In his own den In the slums
Of Gretzhoften here. Yes, II was Blake,
fhairAnn0a "A iyfn . M tba ana cbas
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Count Frederick Detalns Kitty While
Roleau Demands Her Release.
came around mis- neck, choking him.
He was helpless.
Get up" said Roleau. at length.
grimly. 81 know you. So. you did
this? Come along with me-
Now It was this strange apparition,
Of Roleau marching his prisoner be-
fore him, which gave pause to the
procession Of the law as It advanced
toward the scene Of the crime. The
project Of the city, his officers. Count
Frederick. Count sachio. Kitty Gray,
all these others, paused now.
What is that?" demanded the pre-
feet imperatively. who are you. and
what do you do with this mani"
"He Is the guilty man, excellency."
said ;Roleau stoutly. II took him but
lust now in apartments. He was
bending over the dead man there
when ! saw him. sprang upon him
and took him. as you see. know this
man well enough. He Is a robber. and
a chief Of robbers; he Is the leader. Of
the apaches Of this city"
What you say may be true" said
the project. as he cast a swift glance
at the prisoner; "but we can jump at
no conclusions Retain him, retain
them both"
40 you know this manr he de.
nnandad NJ tba ciark
But the latter shook his head. Il
never saw him. said he. -But all
these things rouse additional suspi.
sion Of tits young woman. She Is too
mysterious; she has too many strange
friends. I tell you, monsieur lie pre-
feet, she Is the one who knows all
about thisi She knows the victim.
whoever he may have been. Depend
on that.
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Everything from hawks wings 10
yarn has been Communicated by the
milliners for hat trimming. And the
yarn or worsted stitching is especial.
ly good as an edging for brims-the
color combination usually being black
stitching on white, or white stitching
on black.
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HEALTH HINTS

Fresh air, sunlight, good water,
pure food, proper rest, 5udicious ex.
ercise, proper bathing, these are the
principal things needed TO build up
and keep the human body healthy.
Fresh air means air uncontamina.
ted by smoke, fumes, gus or germ
laden dust. Fresh air abounds in
moderately wooded aud moderately
high country for the reason that the
vegetable growth gives on oxygen
and takes up carbon lioxile, also for
the reason that the relative humidity
is usually not great.
Sunlight means tint houses should
be so constructed that they will not
exclude this life giving, health sus.
tanning ana germ killing force of ma.
ture.
Pure air is water only that is shown
by chemical and meteorological exam.
nation TO be FREQ from impurities or
contamination.
Good food means fresh food or food
unadutefated by prcseryatives; means
food highly nutritious, easily dIgcsted
and assimilated. 1t means milk from
inspected herds, and eggs fresh laid,
not from storage.
Proper rest and iudiciQus exercise
should be taken regularly as we'll as
frequent bathing.
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a is e Gudnlty

Miss Alice Cudaliy, grand daughter
Of the late Michael Cudahy, million
aire pork packer. is to be an autumn
bride. Her marriage to- Vaughan
Spalding will be one OF the social
events Of the late fall.
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who's the guy who wastes so
much time running back and forth
through tho building?" "oh, that fel.
low? He's our efficiency expert
Buffalo Express.
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The little "chin strap" which adorns
SO many OF the fall hats is rather try
ing to most chins. Try It t'other way
round-tucked at the back Of the
neck and 1t will be pretty and becom.
ing,
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GLIMPSES AT FASH
IONS FOR FALL

""Modish skirts are ten yards wide, =
announces Dame Fashion, but remem.
Der she means dancing skirts. The
sensible tailored maid is wearing her
skirts four and five yards marrow"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-07

Worrying is a bad mental habit that
reacts OIL ones health. There Is only
one cure and that Is training oneself
into good mental habits. TO do this
persistence and patience are all need
ed. a week or month are not likely
10 suffice. Keck ut 1t just rs you
would train q vine TO grow up instead
of down.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-07

Scotch plaid looms up in such fine
fabrics as wolfe, chiffon and taffeta
and it's used for evening wear as
much as for street wear.
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was a design in navy blue imperial
crepe made by Nine. Bailey of the
Fashion Art League of America.
The jacket which is trife long Is
made with the! graceful ripple. that is
SO modish this season, and pipings
OF black patent leather add to its
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ness. sour sick stomach, d h ran.dos s
system or Constipation, Just bring back The
empty box and we will refund your monsys
left on deposit, II you are not sstisheds
To prove to you eonelusiveiy that the yegc-
mex, Saturday give you Trial TIeatmsnt Fsss.
w. r. CRANE DRUG co.
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THE puLLINe OF JACK.
The idle scions OF the rich
This saying prove with effort small
IT'S all play aud no labor which
Make Jack the dullest boy OF all.
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It took Miss Florence King less
than 20 years to raise her income
from s1.50ga week to $4,000 a year.
She practices law In Chicago, one OF
the few women patent attorneys iii
the United States.
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BY BETTY BROWN.

The three-piece.suit-the tailored
rock with fancy blouse-ls one of the
practical costumes fashion has
brought forth again this fall, anu
quite the smartest model I've seen
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he Broken Coin
(continued from yesterday
BY EMERSON HOUGd.
A STORY OF MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE
From the Scenario by Grace cunard.

Copyright, 1915 by Wright a. Patterson,
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
SOCIAL VALUES
A Condition To Be Taken Into Account
Around Christmas.
To the Editor Of Tn. Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Just before Christmas, when thou
sands Of dollars are being spent, il Is mat
ter Of great concern to society as to what
individuals are getting for their money. Here
is an instance of a Christmas purchase:
Ny friend Dr. c. told me that he was
looking for fur neckpiece for his niece, but
what he wanted cost $780, The lowest he had
been able TO price in the stores was one at
1925. However, Wholesale he expected TO be
able 10 secure piece for ss5. That's right,
Doctor" ! said; get the most for your
money" And he was delightfully."- convinced
that he was.
But is he getting the most for his money?
In my estimation the most" value must
necessarily include social value. Il is social
value that a man should not overlook in
return for the dollars he spends IL is getting
this value for our purchasing power that is
going TO get e community out of social NAL
adjustment
The amount Of material, food, etc, wasted
in New York is estimated as sufficient to
feed and supply a good sized town. The
amount Of social value wasted could support
a state
A certain amount Of luxury and pleasure
may be an economic necessity. but Sl25
neckpiece for a modest young girl OF no great
social standing is not a necessity. but is an
extravaganza that raises the standard of liy-
ing TO false level, which is a great evil as
it results in the waste of social and economic
resources.
II is a fact that in certain countries where
they are rot burdened with classes TO the
same extent that we the people live very
much like each other, no matter what their
wealth. Here in New York the life of a work
ingman and that OF wealthy man have an
enormous gulf between them. Should the
standard of the latter be decreased it will
necessarily raise that OF the former. II is
q significant fact that soc!ologists and econo-
"ists are the planest OF men and lead tt'
simplest of lives. II seems that they recog
nize this, either consciously or unconsciously.
An example of getting the most Of social
value for your money may not be amiss:
Thomas Mott Osborne, a man of wealth and
social power, could we'll afford to give a
$4,000 necklace 10 his niece Of he has one)
and to squander his money and time in
various pleasures. But instead he is spending
his money, his time and his energy in prison
reform in making men out of criminals, a
service to society unreasonable in money.
Should lie succeed in putting faith in man
and in God in the breast Of a single prisoner
he will have secured a greater social value
in return for his efforts than an ornament OF
fur or jewel could ever render around the
neck of a young lady.
Santa Claus would do we'll TO bring us
realization Of social values. 1t would social
ze. as well as civiize, us. ASTUDENT.
New York, Dec. u, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
Now Have to Face-On
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your editorial of the 18th inst you
ask "Do They the Republican leaders in
Washington Want Roosevelt" No sir, they
do not. but real American patriots, of which
there are tremendously increasing number
these days. do True Americans want a
Roosevelt 20 guide the nations destiny as
much as they do not want peace and pros
perity at the expense of honor They want
man who dares to back up his word with
action: man whose word is equally as
forceful and powerful as that Of an en-
peror whose chief motto is might Is Right
and who has as little conjunction for the
loss o: human life as a huntsman has for
killing a flock OF wild birds.
The undercurrent is strong. For weeks and
months it has been growing stronger The
handwriting is already on the wall. II viii
be interesting to watch Theodore Roosevelts
viifers change in the next few months TO
champions of the wielder of the big Stick.
Months ago predicted to few friends that
nothing could stem the Rooseveltan tide. A
real man cannot be kept down. Despite his
mistakes Of greater or lesser degree, and
despite calumny and vilifcation equal to that
heaped upon the immortal Lincoln. Roose-
,elt will rise to even greater heights and
become a greater power for good than he Is
now or ever was mans very mistakes
are ofttmes a blessing in disguise.
Had Theodore Roosevelt, instead Of Wood
row Wilson, been at the helm the past yeai'
I dare say England would continue TO be
lieve in our sincerity and Americanism.
France would not be changing genuine friend
ship and affection into hatred, and Germany
(the Kaiseri) would not have dared to ignore
US and added insult to injury, as she has
continued to do. There would have been no
slaughter of American innocents without due
and quick repsrstion, and we Americans
would not begin TO feel that the Declara-
ton of Independence is a mockery, at least so
far as this generation is concerned. 1t AL
most makes my blood boil (perhaps II ] were
a REAL mean a native born American, in
stead of Just foreign born citizen, it would
boiD TO think and believe that by a timely
lending Of our moral support to poor httIo
outraged Belgium-as we did to Greece nearly
a century ago with telling effective might
have STAYED the hand OF the brutal and bes-
tial Prussians, and perhaps--yes, probably
have prevented the sinking of Lusltanlas and
Anconas and the slaughter Of helpless and
innocent women and children-hundreds OF
Americans and thousands upon thousands OF
Belgians, Serbisns, Armenians and Jews
And who knows but that ere this, had we
Roosevelt in the White House. the strong
pressure brought 10 bear by this country
would have helped to make the Kaiser see
the futlity of continuing the struggle longer
against such tremendous odds?
GEORGE p. LONG. D. o.
Bronxyille, n. Y, Dec. IL, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
Brutalizing the Alimony Payer.

Prison reform being the order OF the
day, one Andrew Dering, of Yonkers, has
his own suggestion for the greater COM
fort and dignity of those mourning
socety's displeasure. Mr.. Dering belongs
to that rapidly growing body Of gentle
men whose incomes are subject to the
drain of alimony. OF late he has been
falling behind in his payments, and to-
day, therefore, he is prisoner, compelled
to share the discomforts and indignities
which the barbarous backwardness Of
Yonkers imposes upon such high class de-
linquents. He feels outraged, and has an
nounced in court that with twenty other
alimony payers in Yonkers he intends, as
soon as circumstances will allow him, to or
ganize a campaign for more considerable
treatment.
"A friend of NINE" he has observed
Served a term in Ludlow Street jail, IN
New York, and he tells me they have
splendid times, with entertainments and
holiday dinners. My idea is to get the men
who are paying alimony together and
make demand on the authorities for such
provision in Yonkers. The city should be
compelled to set aside portion of the city
prison and furnish it properly. Then
we would get our rights. There is no rea-
son why we should have to go to the
county Jail and live ike felons while our
members in New York live like lords"
1t seems unfortunate that Mr.. Behring'S
idea came to him too late 70 permit his
getting the boys out of the cells by Christ
mas; but better late than never. In the
mean time, it may interest him to know
that New York is finding the upkeep Of
its Ludlow Street hosiery so expensive
that it is seriously thinking Of abolishing
it and distributing its inmates among
Fifth Avenue hotels, where their main
tenance will effect saving to the city.
Should he wait until this is accomplished
he would have real penal reform on
which to model his programme for the
City Of Yonkers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
Swiss Desires.
Or Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Elliott Lynch's suggestion of a
division Of Europe according to nationalities
is based on erroneous conception Of actual
conditions. 1t is especially wrong as con-
Germs Switzerland. have been brought up
and lived in that little country for fifteen
years, and know the sentiment Of the Swiss
people we'll enough to assert that the Swiss
people would reject gift of the Austrian
Tyrol almost unanimously.
The Swiss have no ambitions 70 rule over
other people; they have proved it in rejecting
the annexation of the Chablais and the Eau
cigny Northern SavoiaI in 1859 and Of all
or part Of Asace in 1871. The only terri
torial ambitions Of the Swiss are rectiica-
tons of frontiers which would give them the
protection OF more natural boundaries
| am sure that the French speaking Swiss
are not grateful TO Mr.. Lynch for his sugges-
ton 10 make them French. Except Geneva
and Neuchatel, for about six years under
Napoleon none of the so-called French Swiss
cantons has ever been French. They were
all independent states. Two Of them have
been members OF the Swiss confederacy for
over four hundred years. All of them have
joined the Swiss in their many wars against
French rule and when the most powerful OF
them. Charles the Bold OF Burgundy. at
tempted 10 invade what are now French Swiss
csntons the power of his kingdom was Tin
1870 completely broken up by the combined
action of the people of states which all form
part Of Switzerland to-day.
One forgets too often that Switzerland IS
net composed OF heterogeneous units, but that
although four languages are spoken in the
little republic all of its components have
been united by common history and com
mon ideals of liberty for nearly half thou
sand years.
The French speaking Swiss are first and
last for Switzerland and, to them, incorpora-
ton with France would be nothing short of
a disaster. c. GRAND PIERRE.
College Point, n. y, Dec. 1s, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
How Public Servants Serve.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Believing in the impartiality of your
paper, feel at liberty to address this letter
to you.
II always has been and still is embodied
in arguments and debates that one of the
advantages Of government ownership is "bet-
ter service" This is an extreme fallacy, and
nothing can prove it more strongly than TO
deal with government clerks. A short time
ago filed legal document in the Registers
office. presented the paper at the proper win
dow, and the clerk in charge ignored me for
about five minutes 70 enjoy jest, when
became impatient. | signaled TO the clerk
that wanted TO file a paper, and it so en-
barrassed and enragcd him that he asked
my consent "to spin me on my ear" or
stand me on my head"
This is an illustration Of the not infre-
quent disposition OF many clerks in the gov
eminent service Their attitude has become
so arbitrary that a request to be waited on
is regarded as an insult The courtesy Of
the clerks in various municipal courts is in
different ! believe that more strict dsci-
pine and courtesy should be practised, and
If the heads overlook the necessity of re-
form II should be brought 10 their notice
publicly The axiom better service in gov
eminent ownership" is without foundation.
MAURICE MENCHER.
New York, Dec. II. 1915.
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things of politics-the very meat ana
drink of the machines and those who live
with them.
Either this great metropolis is city or
it is not. At present it Is not governed IKE
one. II is governed like collection OF
provinces, semi-independent. II maintains
municipal police department, yet each
county has its sheriff. Each county mas us
own county clerk, its own district attorney,
its own corps of minor officials, with their
Offices and retinue Of attaches. Just 80
each borough has its own buildings bureau
and highway bureau. These minister 10
local needs and serve, conceivaoly, local
convenience Whether they give one pit
better service than the local deputies Oh
the centralized receiver Of taxes, Tor IN
stance, or the Brooklyn bureau OF the Oor-
poration Counsel's office, could only be de-
termined by trial. There cannot be any
question that there could be a SAVING OF
money by the adjustment OF county gov
ernment and a Capitalization Of the func-
tons now performed by county officers IN
main offices, with appropriate deputies and
branch establishments, along the line sug-
yested recently by Mr.. Wallstein, and
similar consolidation for borough func-
tons. 1t is altogether probable that as
result of such consolidation, with its con-
centration of responsibility and authority,
there would be better, more efficient gov
eminent.
What stands in the way is local pride,
played on by local politicians working
knowingly or unconsciously for their own
pockets. The fact that they are depicting
the pockets of the taxpayers doesn't seem
to count
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Permit a reader of The Tribune for
fifty years, part of the time residing in a
slave state where were told il we wanted
70 succeed in business We had better stop
taking The New York Tribune, to thank you
for your leading editorial published Saturday,
December H. 1915. My copy of The Tribune
was mislaid, but to-day it was found, and
read with pleasure and profit.
DO They Want Roosevelt" Yes-if like
Lincoln he will protect and save the United
States government! You have written words
timely and fit, and they will find a quick
response from every true Republican who
loves and reveres the memory OF Lincoln
and Garfield.
Again, | thank you for the timely words
of warning you have given our Republican
leaders. They are as true as Gospel
j. B. F. GRADY.
West Orange, n. j., Dec Is, 1915.