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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
Send HURRY CALL
"Babe" Smith, Belligerently
Drunk, Starts Trouble.
Reserves Rounded Up to Con-
troll "SOuse" With a Hose.

The usual monotony for prisoners in
the bull pen at the municipal men
agerie was broken for a few minutes
Thursday night about o'clock when
Babe Smith, unsociably drunk, was
ushered into the bull pen.
Smith regarded his fellow prisoners
sullenly for a few minutes and then
walked over to the coal bucket and
began heaving hunks of coal. Loud
calls for help from the bull pen were
followed by a disorderly retreat of the
defensive forces.
After the contents of the coal
limbered his light field artillery-the
hose used for flushing the floor of the
jail-with disastrous results to the
enemy A plain clothes man stuck
his head in at the door but was forced
to beat an undignified retreat. Bert,
the police driver, was dispatched up to
Kansas avenue for rcinforcements.
The tin lizzie developed a startling
amount of speed and in three minutes
many blue coated patrolmen were at
the station.
In the meantime someone had turn
ed the water off from the basement
and Babe" was. out of ammunition.
The prisoner was halfway inclined to
put up fight when he saw the brass
buttons but gave the units of the blue
line "once over" and decided that it
was not so thin as it once was He
was pushed into the steel cage with
no trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
Another British Battler TOrpe-
dOed i'm Dardanelles.
English Steamer Cadeby Sent
Down by Plunger.
300 men ARE DEAD IN BLAST
Steamer Princess Irene Blown
Up in SheerneSs HarbOr.
British Submarine in Raid I'm
der Shadow of COnstantinOp1e.

London, May 2S.-The torped ding
and sinking of the British battleship
Majestic is announced by the admir-
atty in the following statement:
IAN enemy submarine torpedoed
and sank H. NJ. s. Majestic, Captain
H F. G. Talbot, this morning while it
was supporting the army on the Gal
lipoli peninsula.
Nearly all the officers and men
were saved
The battleship Majestic was a YES
sci of 1900 tons and of 900 horse
power. Her officers and crew, on
peace footing, aggregated SIS.
The sinking of the Majestic makes
the fifth British battleship lost in the
Dardanelles campaign and the second
by a hostile submarine, the Triumph
having been sent to the bottom in the
Gulf of Saros last Wednesday. The
French also have lost one battleship
in the Turkish campaign-the Bouvet.
British Plunger in Bold Dash.
London, May 2S.-The British adj
miralty issues this report:
THE submarine Ell, Lieutenant
Commander Martin Enasmith, has
containing a great quantity of ammu-
milton comprising charges for heavy
howitzers, several gun mountipgs and
q six-inch gun. She also chased a
stores and torpedoed her alongside a
pier at RodostO. A small store ship
was also chased and run ashore. The
submarine ELL entered Constantine
pie and discharged torpedo at a
transport alongside the arsenal. The
torpedo was heard to explode
Danish Steamer Sunk by Mine.
Copenhagen, May 2S.-The Danish
steamer Ely struck a mine off Stock
holm yesterday and sank. Her crew
land for Sundsvan, Sweden, with a
cargo of coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
FIRE TAKES HEAVY TOLL
Loss From Flames in e. S. in Year
Total S221 5000

New York, May 2S-Fire losses in
the United States last year totalled
1921, 100000. This sum is exceeded
only twice-in 1904 and 1906--in the
history of the country, according to
reports submitted to the national
board of underwriters, in convention
here.
The losses were well distributed
through the country.
William A. Kremer, president of the
board, presented statistics purporting
to show that the fire insurance in
1914 resulted IN an underwriting loss
to the companies of 4.21s per cent The
total premiums paid by 191 leading
companies during the year was $685.
CAT 900, ne said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
800 MEN ARE DROWNED.
Explosion Sends Down Princess Irene
in Sheerness~ Harbor. - ssa~-'s7

Sheerness, England, May 2S.--It is
lives when an explosion occurred yes
terday on board the Princess Irene, a
mine laying vessel, which was lying
in the Midway, off Port Victoria, I'M
dergoing repairs.
In addition to her crew, which is
said to have numbered $50, there were
IS shipwrights on board the steamer,
when a terrific explosion which shook
the whole town of SheerneSs, was
heard from the ship, followed by a
high burst of flame and a column of
dense smoke.
When the smoke had cleared away
the steamer had completely disap-
reared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
HIGHER SALARY
Commander of Ladies' of Maccabees
Finds Pay in Service.

New York, May 2s.-Miss Bina NJ,
West. supreme commander of the
Ladies of the Maccabees of the World,
has refused to accept an increase in
salary to $4,000 a year.
The order, in session, accepted Miss
Vests refusal, changed its name to
the Womans Benefit association of
the Maccabees and considered a reSo-
luton commencing the espousal of
woman suffrage by its $4,000 MEM
berS-
Miss West told delegates her re-
Enumeration was the pleasure she de-
rived in working for the association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
FIGHT ON 2-CENT FARE
Railroads Argue on Petitions Now
Before Arkansas Board.

ST. Paul, May 2S.-Arguments were
set for today in the federal court here
on two petitions filed by several rail-
roads operating in Arkansas, asking
the railroad commission of that state
be enjoined from putting into effect
the states two cent passenger rate
law.
The roads also are seeking to make
permanent a temporary injunction
granted at Little Rock, Ark, May 10.
preventing the enforcement of a gen.
eral freight tariff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
STEAMER SENT DOWN.
British Ship Cadeby Sunk by Gun
Fire From Submarine.

Penzance, England, May 2S.-The
British steamer Cadeby has been sunk
off the Scilly Isles by gun fire from a
German submarine.
All those on board the vessel, in
Guiding four passengers, were saved.
The Cadeby was sunk yesterday.
Her crew of 10 men together with the
four passengers on board took to the
boats and were rescued by a fishing
smack and brought into Newlyn, a
fishing village near here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
BRAVES OCEAN PERILS
Adriatic Sails With Ammunition
Three Americans Aboard.

New York, May 2S.-The White Star
liner Adriatic has left New York for
Liverpool with 296 passengers and
1000 tons of general cargo and NUM-
tons, an unusually large manifest.
Only three of the passengers were
Americans.
Word the Cunarder Orduna had
reached Liverpool has been received
by the line here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28

was IN agony each
month until 1 be-
gan taking Doctor
Pi cree S Favorite
Prescription. I had
relief before l fin
ished the first bot
tie of medicine, and
by taking it at in
tervals for about two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28

State Dental association has been
brought to a close.
In his address, DIR. Dewey advo-
Gated the proper exercise of the teeth
eating solid foods DR.. Dewey also
contended that man cannot retain
his personality with ugly or ill-fitting
teeth.
The association will met next year
with the Oklahoma and Missouri or
CARNATIONS at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
DENTISTS GO HOME.
Kansas Dental Association Closes Its
Annual Convention.

Following a free public lecture at
the high school auditorium Thursday
night by DIR. Martin Dewey of Kansas
City, the convention of the Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
A KANSAS WOMAN
"SUFFERED TERRIBLY"

Pittsburg, Kans. When I was en-
tering womanhood / suffered terribly.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
LIE xpl0itSTElaiTle

in nand. was examining the writing table
to discover whatever evidence he could.
Slowly. imperceptibiy. inch by inch, WI
moved toward the bell cord. lie vas
reaching out with his manacled hands
to seize 1t. when Kennedy. alert, turned.
saw him. and instantly shot. WI liter
ally crumpled. up and dropped 70 the
floor az Craig bounded over TO him.
BY this time had found a police
man and he had summoned the wagon
from the Elizabeth street station. a few
blocks away. As we drove up before
the den leaped out and the police fol-
lowed.
Imagine my surprise at seeing WI
stretched on the floor.
How ere you, sergeant nodded Ken
needy. well. I guess you'n admit L
made good this time"
Kennedy's restless eye fell on the bell
rope which had caused the trouble.
walter. you and the sergeant take
the prisoners into the next room" he
said Il want to see what this thing
really is"
We moved WI and his servant and
stood in the doorway. Craig gave. the
rope a yank.
Instantly there was an explosion. A
concealed shotgun In the wall fired.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

lay there, rocked by the waves. Deep In
his breast stuck his own knife with It's
handle of the Sign of the Serpent
I reached down and seized him, as
peercd about for Kennedy.
There was Nothing more there.
Craig" called desperately. Craig"
There was no answer The silence, the
echo Of the tapping water under the
wharf was appalling. hooking.
1 managed to cali the secret service
men and they got WI Fang's body UP on
the wharf
But / could not leave the spot.
Where was Craig? There was not
sign of him. could not realize it. even
when the men brought graphing irons
and began TO search the black water.
1t was all hideous dream. 1 saw and
heard. in a deze.
1t was not until late that night that I
returned to the Dodge house.
had delayed my return as long as 1
could, but 1 knew that I must see Elaine
some time.
As l entered. even Jennings must have
seen that something was wrong. Elaine,
who was sitting in the library with Aunt
Josephine, rose as she saw me.
Did you get them?" she asked eagerly.
I could not speak. She seemed to read
the tragic look on my haggard face and
stopped.
why" she gasped, clutching at the
deck. what is tn ematter?"
AS gently as 1 could, told her Of the
chase. of leaving Craig. Of the explosion,
of the marks of the struggle and of the
finding of WI Fang.
As / finished, 1 thought she would
faint
And you-you went over everything
about the wharf?"
Everything The men even dragged for
the"
checked myself over the fateful word
Elaine looked at me wildly. 1 thought
that she would lose her reason. She did
not cry. The shock was too great for that
Suddenly I remembered the note. Be
fore ! left him-the last time" bIurted
out "he wrote a note-to you"
pulled the crumpled paper from my
pocket and Elaine almost tore II from
me-the last word from him-and read:
Dearest 1 may not return until the
case is settled and I hive found the
stolen torpedo. Matters in yolving mil
lions of lives and billions of dollars hang
on the plot back of IT, No matter what
happens have no fear Trust me.
CRAIG.
She finished reading the note and slowly
laid it down. Then she picked 1t up and
read it again. Slowly she turned to me.
II do not believe that he is dead!'
No" she cried. still defiant. ''no-a
thousand times. no! tell you-he is not
dead!"
(To be Coutinued.)
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

scattering shot all over the front OF
Wu's table, just where we had been
standing, knocking over and breaking
vases, scattering papers and in general
wrecking everything before Il.
80 that's IT," whistled Craig. You
fellows can come back now. Two OF
you men I'm going to leave here to
watch the place and make other arrests
II you can. Come on"
with Kennedy I left the tenement,
while the sergeant marched tho prison.
ers out and we drove Off with them.
Common humanity dictated that we
take WI first OF all TO hospital and get
him fixed up. and to a hospital we went.
Kennedy and entered with our pris-
oners. closely guarded by tho police.
Craig handed WI over TO two young
doctors and q nurse ny this time WI
WINS worry weak from loss of blood Stlll
he had his iron nerve and that was carry
iilG him through. The two young doctors
and the nurse had scarcely began to take
off Craig's rude bandage TO replace II
properly. when a noise outside told us
that a weeping and Restlculating delega-
ton Of Chinese had arrived.
Keep 'em back" called one OF the doc
tors to en- attendant.
The attendant tried 10 drive them
away But II was no use. There was
nothing for him TO do but to follow
them I'm.
Kennedy by this time had finished talk
ing TO the doctors and handling WI over
70 them They had taken him into a
room in the dispensary. Just then the
-. flt.fu
questions. others bewailing the fate OF
the great WI Fang.
In the melee one OF their number man
aged TO get away from the rest and reach
the doorway to the emergency room. He
was. as we found out later. dressed al
most precisely like WI, although he had
on somewhat different cap
The other Cinnamon drew back behind
the screen which hid the doorway TO the
emergency room and concealed himself.
well, goodbye" nodded Craig TO the
first doctor and nurse who had attended
WI Fang outside.
Goodbye. Wen fix him up and take
good care that he doesn't cheat the law. "
they said. with a nod 10 the sergeant.
In the emergency room WI was placed
on an operating table and there was
bound up properly though he was terribly
weak now.
Back OF the screen. however. the other
Chinam6n was hiding, able 10 get an oc.
oasionai glance AZ what was going on
There happened 20 be a table near him
on which were gauze. cotton and other
things He reached over an took the
gauze and quickly made Il into ban.
dage. keeping one eye on the bandagins
OF WI. Then he placed the bandage over
his own shoulder and arms IN the same
way that no saw the doctors doing with
WI.
They had finished with WI and on,
OF the doctors moved over TO the door,
way to call the sergeant For the mo
ment the rest had left WI alone. hil
eyes apparently half closed through
weakness. Each was busy about his owl
especial task.
From behind the screen. which wa,
only few feet from the operating table
the secreted Chinaman stepped out
Quickly he placed his own hat on WI
and took wu's. thea took Wus place OF
the table while WI slipped behind tn,
screen.
The doctor turned to the supposed WI
Come now" he ordered. handing hin
over 10 the police Here he IL at last.
The sergeant started to lead the pris
oner oui
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

The crook by this time had reached the
top of the wall. Just as he was about
to let himself down safely on the other
side, a shot struck him. He pitched over
and we ran forward.
But he had just enough of a start. In
spite of the shock and the wound he
managed to pick himself up and with
the help OF confederate hobbled into a
waiting car. which sped away Just as
we came over the wall.
We dropped to the ground just as an
other car approached. Craig comman-
deered it from its astonished driver; the
secret service men and piled in and we
were off in a few seconds in hot pursuit.
Down at the terminal where trains
came in from Washington, WI. much
better now. was waiting.
He had pulled long coat over his
Chinese clothes and wore a SLOUGH hat
AS he looked at the incoming passengers
he spied the man he was waiting for,
the young crook who had been waiting
in the shrubbery outside the navy build
ing when the torpedo model was thrown
out
The man had the model carefully
wrapped up. under his arm. As his eve
Travelled over the crowd he recognized
WI. but did not betray It. He walked
by and as he passed hastily handed WI
the package containing the model WI
slipped 1t under his coat Then each
went his way. in opposite directions.
1t was a close race between the car
bearing the two crooks and that which
Kennedy had pressed into service.
Once we came to cross road and
Kennedy stopped and leaped out
Deeply planted in the mud. he could
see the tracks Of the car ahead leading
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

| Next be placed the torpedo in the water
at the other end OF the tank. Come over
here" he said, indicating to us to follow
him into the palms.
There he had placed the strange wire
less apparatus which controlled the tor
pedo. He pressed a lever.
Around the tank II went. turned, cut
a figure eight. as Kennedy manipulated
the levers. Then It headed straight
toward the battleship. II struck; there
was a loud report. a squirt of water One
OF the skeleton masts fell over. The bat
tleship heeled over. and slowly sank
bow first
was very realistic"
We brushed our way out through the
thick palms. congratulating Kennedy on
the perfect success Of his demonstration.
So astonished were we that we did not
hear the door bell ring. Jennings an
swered IL and admitted two men.
us Prof. Kennedy here?" asked one.
I'VE have been to his apartment and to
the laboratory"
TN see." said Jennings discreetly.
taking the card of one OF them and ieav-
ing them in the drawing room.
1.-TWO gentlemen to see you, Mr.. Ken
nedy," interrupted our congratulations,
handing Craig card. Shall tell them
you are here. sir?"
Craig glanced at the card 'T wonder
what that can be?'' he said. turning the
card toward us.
II was engraved:
w. r. BARNES.
U. S. Secret Service.
yes. I'll see Them" he said. then to us.
Please excuse me-"
Elaine. Aunt Josephine and I strolled
off in the palms toward the Fifth ave-
nue. side. while Jennings went out toward
the back of the house.
well, gentlemen" greeted Kennedy. as
he met the two detectives. what can 1
do for your"
The leader looked about, then leaned
over ana whispered: We've just had
word. professor. that your model OF the
torpedo has been stolen from the Navy
department in Washington"
eStoleng" repeated Kennedy. staring
aghast.
Yes. We hear that an agent of a
foreign government has found traitor
in the department"
Rapidly Kennedy's mind pictured what
might be done with the deadly weapon
I'm the hands OF an enemy.
And" added the secret service man.
I'VE have reason to believe that this
foreign agept is using a chinaman. WI
Fang"
but WI has been arrested" replied
Craig. II arrested him himself. The
police have him now"
Then you don't know OF his escape2"
Kennedy could only stare as they told
the story.
Suddenly. down the hall. came cries
OF Help! Heip''
Outside the Dodge house a man had
Swallowed us He waited until we went
IN. then skunk himself by the back way
and climbed through an open window
into the cellar
Quietly he made his way up through
the cellar until finally he reached the
library. Listening carefully. he could
hear US talking IN the conservatory
Stealthily he moved out OF the library
We had left the conservatory when ne
entered. peering through the palms. On
he stole TIN he came TO the fountain. He
I looked about. There. bobbing up and
down. was the model OF the torpedo for
which he had dared 80 much. He picked
IL up and looked at IT, gloating
The crook was about 70 move toward
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

That's not WI Fangl" he exclaimed.
Instantly there was the greatest ex-
element. The doctors were astounded
as all rushed into the emergency room
again. One of them looked behind the
screen. There was an open window.
That's how he got away" he cried.
Confident that our arch enemy was
safely landed In the hands of the polio,
Kennedy and left the hospital and
were Fastening to Elaine with the news.
We stopped at the laboratory only long
enough TO get the torpedo from the safe
and at a toy store where Craig bought
fine little clockwork battleship.
We found Elaine and Aunt Josephine
in the conservatory and quickly Kennedy
related how We had captured WI.
But, like all inventors, his pet was the
torpedo. and soon we were absorbed in
his description Of 1t. As he unwrapped
II. Elaine drew back. timidly. from the
fearful engine of destruction
Kennedy smiled. mo, it isn't danger
GUS" he said reassuringly i've re-
moved its charge and put in a percussion
cap. Let me show you, on a small scale.
how 1t works." he added. winding up the
battleship and placing It in the fountain.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
Copyright, 1915, by The Star Company
All Foreign Right Reserved.
Synopsis Of Previous CHAPTERS.

oynoPSAH oA EECbOub OuhpDofSs
The New York police nre mystified by
a series OF murders and other crimes.
The principal clue 70 the criminals Is
n warning letter, which Is sent the VIC
Tina signed with a oiutching nand."
The latest victim OF the mysterious as
sassln IL Taylor Dodge. the wealthy in
surance president His daughter. Elaine.
employs Craig Kennedy, the famous
scientific detective. 20 try 10 unraNel the
mystery. What Kennedy accomplishes Is
told by his friend, Jameson. a newspaper
man.
Each chapter deals with q now plot
against the lives OF Kennedy and Elaine.
but each time the master criminal Is
defeated by the marvellous skill Of Ken
needy. At lest Kennedy discovers the
Clutching Hand TO DO Iclainea trusted
lawyer, Bennett.
With Bennett gone, elaine and Ken
nedy are confronted 10y WI Fang, a
Chinese criminal His continuous plotting
against their lives bring new perils 70
Elaine. aud call for greater skin on the
part OF Kennedy.
While Kennedy. In his laboratory, Ia
finishing his sphymograpn, an instrument
for reading a persons thoughts by
recorded blood pressure, WI Fang has
planned 20 blind Elaine. by having placed
about her eyes a handkerchief contain
ine a small piece of radium. WI sends
CLASSY, disguised as gypsy fortune teller
20 Elainea home 20 accomplish this The
plan falls, Cissy Is captured; WI sue
ceeds IN freeing CLASSY, but not until after
the sphyGmogrnph had given Kennedy the
location OF Wus den.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
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the library, hugeing the precious model
close to himself, when he heard Jennings
coming. lie started back TO the con
servatory. jennings entered just in time
to catch fleeing glimpse of someone.
His suspicious were aroused and he fol-
lowed.
The crook fell back and dropped down
behind the palms Jennings looked
about. but saw no one. and stood there
puzzled. Then the crook, fearing that
he might be captured at any moment,
looked about to see where he might
hide the torpedo. There did not seem TO
be any place. Quickly he began to dig
out the earth in one Of the palm pots.
He dropped the torpedo. wrapped still in
the handkerchief into the hole and COW
cred II up.
Jennings was clearly puzzled. He han
seen sor1eone rush In, but the conser-
vatory was apparently empty. He had
lust turned 10 go when he saw palm
move There was face He made
dive for Il and in a moment both he and
the crook were rolling over and over.
Kennedy and the secret service men
we're talking earnestly when they heard
the cry for help and the scuffle. They
rushed out and into the conservatory in