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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23

vertising. too, spread on his 6esk and
may or may not have read them all.
Mary's private opinion was that ne
had not, but that he only drew moral
comfort from the outsides Of them. At
any rate It was astonishing to see how
many there were. 1t was positively
,pathetic, Mary thought. sometimes TO
see him porting over this 'ffterature"
or sitting there scribbling his ads.
when the business Of shining shoes,
which Rodney had threatened to
adopt, would have produced more real
money for him.
Il was the irony Of fate that Old
Cyrus Martins $4,000, meant tn keep
earnest Sofne DAY agAin. 's6s didn't
really believe much IN the idea or
making old Mr.. Martin buy them out.
oAlrefdy sslse had more senibfttcus de-
.siansa than that for her man ROdney.
= -T1S d4fKest hour comes Just before
the dawn, and. dawn came with a stiu-
den burst Of glory one morning when
Amhsose sresle Jew iUtO the Oface In
great excitement, interfupttng Mary
8 and Rodney in a long embrace. Al
ways discreet and taetful, he coughed
and scraped his feet as a signal TO
them to break away.
s'Say, didn't mean to interrupt ne
apologized.
Rodney kept his arms around Mary.
.Nothing in the world can interrupt
u.s." he said. what is It'll"
"A telegram" said Peale. TITS the
first we've ever had. I was afraid to
open II"
Mary came over to him and looked
at it nervously.
"what awful thing can it beT she
queried.
"Gee, 1 wonder what 1t says!'' came
from Rodney.
aRead it, read itr' said Peale. afraid
to do SO himself.
So then Mary opened it and read:
Rodney Martin, President 10 Soap Com
pany, $50 Broadway
"Go on, we know the address"
Peale broke in impatiently.
Mary went on:
Ship at once, collect. $1,000 cakes 10 Soap,
Signed, BROWN & JAMES,
Chicago.
A Drofound silence fell upon the trio.
The colossal number Of $4,000 and the
magic name, Of Brown g. James had
overpOwered them. 1t was Tar too
good to be true.
somebody really wants to buy some
of our SOAP echoed Rodney stupidity.
II don't believe it." said Peale.
"But here it IT," said Mary, handing
the telegram to Rodney, 80 that ne
might view 1t with his own eyes at
close range.
Gritty thousand cakes" said Rodney;
SITS true"
Then Peale burst out jOyfullyI the
Ode had turned.
"We've started-we've begunF he
yelled; were actually going to sell
some soap
.~The tidSs turned" said Rodney;
aul0np ueH yVu ouNOANslAS R4SS
Wen sweep the country Europe -Asia
Africa. Go in with fatherf Not for
Q million dollars!"
"TH wire Brown & James right
away" said BeaIe briskly.
eco ahead, do" said Rodney.
But an exclamation from Mary made
them both turn.
what d itSP asked Peale nervously-
whats happened7'' asked Rodney.
'sThat order IL no good We can't
aII it-we've never made any soap,
J. snia Mary with a sinking heart
ssWhat shall we DOR quavered Rod
neg.
} sanen fhank nAid Fsels hopefully.
Thny nat ulnriag ssEnisht ahead dole
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
SYNOPSIS

Oid Cyrus Martin. the head Of the Amer
Ian soap trust makes q bet OF $4,000 with
a friend, John Clark q rival soapmaker'
that his (Martin's) son Rodney would DO
making more money at the end OF year
than clarks son Ellery.
Martin takes his pretty secretary, Mary
0rayson, into his confidence ana enlisu
her cooperation. Rodney has been Z
ependthrift, and the father wants to make
MIN reform and go to work
Mary meets Rodney. and the son pro-
poses marriage to her. Rodney tells ms
kathsr about his proposal. and the OLD man
urefeuds great anger. He tells MARY ne
YIN disinherit Rodney.
Rodney defies his father. and Mary 10
Deeply touched at the lads genuine anec-
Zion for her. Mary makes financial bar
rain with Martin TO encourage the SON 70
90 70 work.
AMBROSE Peale, press agsnt, meets Rod
nav ana agrees to 60 into business with
the lad on q salary basis. Rodney has
resolved to 80 into the soap industry ana
buck the trust
Rodney, Peale and Mary 30 into the
aoao trade together. Rodney then en-
AaNyors to borrow $4,000 a. capital for
his newly formed company.
rhA onaces of the '13 Soap company
A. cpened, and they advertise It a. tine
@asrt expensive soap in the world Feaae
eaIks advertising continually
me Ii soap company finds its expenses
vary heavy, and financial rocks loom
ehead. Their chief business seems 70
have been to spend money for advertising
under Pealc's directions.
An alleged countess. who has appeared
an the scene. desires to purchase the
French rights for the sale Of '1s Soap"
and produces . draft for $4,000 which sne
desires to have cashed.
me ..countess'' IL shown to be an I'm
pcstor and despair settles over the Ii Soap
cofnuany, The firm introduces her, now
ever, 70 Ellery Clark. Father Martin VS.
it the ofiices.
Martin, fearing rumor9 that tho new
company would inJufe his business ana
mieht break the trust. Offers to buy out
thS arm for 100000 and give Rodney.
PSaie and Mary good positions. Then ne
learns that the company u DEAD OrOAe'
suddenly out Of q clear sky comes an
order for 5000 calres OF y Soap from the
9TSat arm Of Brown q Iatnss OF Chicaeo.
s'TAe tide has turned" the trio now de-
clare
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
CHAPTER XIII.
The Turning Of the Tide.


YHt Svas q sad and ehastened little
,cempany that INST "A the once
next Isorning. RAale was east
.dowa Tor oncs An 1his life.' Mary
was pens,ye, and only Rodney knew
that inner glow that gives the silver
lining to the cloud of ~ lRck and poy-
etty. Mary had kissed him. He must
put that in his book Of days. !.
Mary looked at him anxiousiy ana
seAmed relieved to find him not entire
lyeast down. She had bean wretched
herself, she said, worrying over the
betrayal of her lover to the old soap
king and began again to bemoan her
bad break.
NOh, Rodney, Rodney" she said to
him, 1T was all my fault Your Ia
ther had no idea Of the truth. ! didn't
understand. told him about our COM
pany-I did it all-betrayed you.
aBut you didn't mean to. It's all
right, Mary" said Rodney. reassuring
her.
aYou forgive meY' asked Mary, look
ing him in the eyes.
aWhy, Of course-I love you" he said
simply.
aOh, Rodney. I'm so sorry" Mary
began again.
"But II father thinks just because he
laced into me I'm licked he's all
wrong" he declared stoutly. maybe
1 have been a fake, but, by George. l
won't be any longer"
aYou're really going on" Mary
asked
.sWhen I've got you you bet ! am"
declared Rodney. ''Do you really think
A long speech from father and no mon
az to work with are enough to stop
met No. sir. What father said got
me for q minute, but I'm not gutter,
ana I'll prove it. I'll get out of this
mess the best way can. and then III
shine shoes or sell peanuts. I'll start
at the bottom instead Of finishing
there. I'll make money-FT"-
@Oh, Rodney, Rodney, now I am
proud of your" Mary interrupted.
Good old Ambrose Peale had been
most sympathetic that morning too.
@Peale, I'm sorry" said Rodney. "but
you're fred"
.sOh, no, little boss" said Peale. "you
can't IRE mel I'm just going to stick
around. whatever happens"
Ambrose stuck. In fact, they aD
stack They decided to pay the bal
anee Of the months rent out Of their
assets and gave q note to Jones to
atdte him OF, as Peale said Mary
protested that note was money; that
Il had to be paid some time, but Peale
declared that time was money too and
sonefhing was sure to happen In the
nexs thirty or sixty days He felt II
A rs bones. he pegged away ct his
advertising meanwhile. II was his
Ais'patlon, the liquor In which he
dr6Sned bic woess and Il q even Ofrec-
ora that cna arscially clever stunt wss
anaumenfal IN getting the redOubta-
81 Jones 70 ACCEPT TIE - Beap Com-
"a 3 notss
kss - fla aaen " a..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-25
CITY NEWS.

HamilPs steel cut quality coffee.
/ Baseball today. Eagles vs.. Bucks
Best garden hose at King Plumb
| ing Co.'S Phone 271.
-Hamilis steel cut quality coffee.
Buy your rugs at special closing
! out sale, 421 Johnson, at Wedler's.
Palm canned goods. Home Tea Co.
Fresh live minnows at Otto Jack
sons boat house. foot OF Blondeau
street, near the bridge.
-Hamill's steel cut quality coffee.
Baseball. Eagles VS.. Bucks, to-
day at 3 p. m. Don't miss It.
-Hamill's steel cut quality coffee.
| -keokuk lodge No. 10. /. o. o. F.,
meets every Monday night, at 7:3J
o'clock. Visiting brothers invited to
attend. Work in initiatory degree
Palm canned goods. Home Tea Co.
Lawn sprinklers at King Plumb
ing Co.'s.
See our pretty new pony buggies
and harness. Sherwood
Fifty students of the electrical
engineering class of Purdue univer-
sity, travelling in two slaepers, will
arrive in Keokuk at 1925 o'clock, Sat
urday morning, My 1, for their visit
to the power p1,.nt and dam. They
Will depart on th,. Wabash.
-HamflPs steel cut quality coffee.
Bucks vs.. Eagles baseball today.
Buy garden hose at King Plumb
ing Co.'S. Phone 271.
Superintendent NJ Howe OF the
National cemetery, and his wife were
summoned to Lincoln, N.sbr., Friday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Howe's
granddaughter who passed away sud
denly in Lincoln last Thursday. No
particulars as to her sudden demise
were given in the brief message.
-Hamilfs steel cut quality coffee.
Eagles vs. Bucks baseball today.
Palm canned goods Home Tea Co.
AT the Baptist Young Peoples
meeting tonight at $50 there will be
a debate Resolved, that home mis-
sions are more important than foreign
missions. Next Tuesday night the B.
Y. P. U. will be entertained by Miss
Floss Baer at her home 1911 High
street. All young people ara espe-
cfal1y invited to join with this organi-
zation
Lawn hose and lawn sprinklers at
King Plumbing Co.'S
Palm canned goods. Home Tea Co.
FIT. Madison Democrat: The local
police officers picked up one Estelle.
colored gentleman, whose descrip-
ton had been wired the officials a
month ago as a man wanted at Keo-
kuk for petit larceny The KeOkuk
authorities were notified of the mans
arrest but wired back that the guilty
party was not the one they supposed
when they sent out the description.
The man was allowed to 90 as soon
as the information was forthcoming
from Keokuk.
-HamilPs steel cut quality coffee.
king Plumbing company for lawn
and garden hose and sprinklers. 420
Blondeau. Phone 271.
-Hamilrs steel cut quality coffee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-25
CITY NEWS.

Sherwood for new buggies.
-Hamilrs steel cut quality coffee.
Masonic: Hardin Mon. 26. 1880.
1st.
Ed L. Ingesoll, who was oper-
ated on last week Is recovering salts
factorily.
Palm canned goods. Home Tea Co.
Don't forget Sayller's shoe hos
pital. Expert shoe repairing. 1120
Main.
Judge w. 8. Hamilton Of Fort
Madison was In the city yesterday,
filing his report with the other ar
biters in the Collins case.
Lawn hose at King Plumbing
Co.'S.
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Russell Sturgis, "a. or
st. Louis and Louise L. Brady, Is, Of
Keokuk.
We furnish paper and hang II for
$3.50 room until May 1. X. c. Car
Isle. ash South Twelfth st.
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1 q. O =

Members of Herman lodge No. 116
are requested to meet at Odd Fellows
hall April 25. at o'clock to attend
the funeral Of our late brother Henry
Mollers. Keokuk and Puckechetuck
lodges are invited to attend
JOHN EISENHUTH, Secy.
o. K. Seise, N. G.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-25
FUNERAL NOTICE

GRIFFIN-The funeral of the late
Miss Cecilia Griffin will be held Mon
day morning at 9 o'clock from St
Peters Catholic church. Friends are
invited to the services.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-25
FUNERAL NOTICE.

MOLLERS-The funeral for the late
Henry Mollers will be held at 1880
O'Clock this afternoon from the resi-
dence 1924 Timea street. Please omit
flowers y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
FIRE ENDS FIREMEN's FUN.
Volunteers Halt Games TO Fight n
Real DIase.

DoBBs FERRY, y. Y, Sept. 6.-The
Labor Day celebration under the au-
spices OF the volunteer fire department
was abruptly terminated when the big
whistle on the MaAila-Anchor brewery
blew an alarm. The iiremen deserted the
athletic games OF Mckenzie Field and
raced to Main street, where they found
Nicola Seryello's tailor shop ablaze. De-
spite their hard work the building, a
frame structure. was wrecked.
The alarm was sounded as the smoke
eaters were getting ready for the fourth
event, a hose race. All were spick and
span in their best red shirts, blue
trousers and helmets, but when the fire
and smoke got through with them they
were a much ~besmudged lot 81 citizens.
In fact they We're so mussed up that the
remaining events OF the day were called
or.
Col, Franklin Q. Brown, president OF
the village. and W. NJ, Probasco, son-in-
law OF the late Robert c.. Ingersoll, were
the official judges Of the athletic events.
They also officially declared the fire out,
y combination pumping engine from
fonkers, which gave an exhibition AT the
celebration, ran into the fire on It's way
home and promptly got into action. But
for this the blaze probably would have
extended 90 adjoining buildings,
The burned structure IL owned by q.
" faul Engert. the village postmaster,
The DfiGin Of the fire is not known.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
100, 900 CHILDREN IN PARKS.
Opening Forgotten Through
Labor Dap m

The children OF M%anhattan's park
play grounds and recreation piers won't
forget Labor Day FOR a long time TO
come. They forgot even the approach
Of the opening Of school yesterday, the
boys In athletic gam's. including base
bali. and the girls in prettily Costumed
dances and tableauX at twenty centres
in the borough.
In general the programmes. which
drew crowds Of admiTing parents and
friends. were planned to be appropriate
to the locality. Little girls in blue n
white sailor suits danced IN Battery
Park with blue water as "A background
Mother Goose came into her own at
Hudson Park. in old Greenwich Village !;
there was an Indian dance and a
Colonial scene near Fort Washington {,
at Clark Park and in each neighborhood
there were folk dances. All over the
city, however. the children ended by
singing THE sta Spangled Banner"
In all 1000 children took part in
the exercises. For months they ave
been raine by the Park Departments
bur au OF recreation. with the aid OF a
music machine in teaching the dances.
Between whites Yesterday the children
set the machine 10 playing the newest
'trots" and the dancing became more
modern.
In all the Park Department experts
has been training children from sixty
centres and their success was shown
yesterday by the size Of the crowds and
the children's evident pleasure in the
games. Park Commissioner ward
visited several OF the parks during the
day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
SYENGALI'S EYES
WORK FROM FILM
Girl In Audience Watching
Trilby Hypnotized by
Movie Orbs.
EVEN POLICE FALL IN

An attractive. dark haired girl was
found Just before midnight last night
sitting rigidly In a front row seat of
the Forty-fourth Street Theatre. her eyes
fixed in u stare OF Mortified fascination.
'Oh. those eyes. oh, those eyes" she
murmured repeatedly. At the Polytechnic
Hospital II was said she was In a cat
sleptic trance, and probably had been
~hypnotized. She was able to say she
was Myrtis Coney. % years old, Of Mag
nolia, Miss. but no more.
However incredible Il may seem, the
physicians md police believe the girl
was h~ypnotized by some one In the audi
ence. and remained rooted 10 her chair
when the moving picture performance
Of "Trilby" ended.
William Phillips. the night watch
man. found the girl staring straight at
him as he stood on the stage and lighted
his lantern TO commence his rounds.
The electric light on the stage was u
of order.
Phillips got the worst fright OF his
life, he said a~fterwsrd. when he saw
the girls wide eyes looking at him from
her blanched and rigid face and heard
her murmur, "Oh. those eyes" He
~telephoned the West Forty-seventh
street police station and SerRts. nyams
and Hart found the girl still sitting in
her front row seat next a stage box
murmuring.
All the doors Of the theatre were
locked and the audience had left nearly
an hour before. Apparently the ushers
had not noticed the girl and she had
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
FINLEY AGAINST DRILLS.
wants No Military Display In Pub
lie schools of state

KINGSTON, y. Y, Sept. 6.--ln an adj
dress this evening at the dedication OF
the new school building, DR., John II,
Finley, State COMMISSIONS Of Educa-
ton, protested vigorously against mill
tary drills In the public schools. at the
same time highly pralsing such military
camps as the business mems meeting at
Plattsburg.
THE only real difference between this
camp III said, "and the one by Lake
Champaign Is that one exists for military
preparedness and the other for physical,
intellectual, spiritual community pre-
parednesS. They are both designed TO
prepare for war. but for different kinds
Of warfare.
The Vice-President OF the United
States Is reported to have said recently
that we ought to introduce military in
structlon in our schools, that Is, make
them military camps, BECAUSE, as he In
Inmates. the children have more time
for such drill han those who are in
the industries or professions. And Others
In high positions are making like sug-
gestion,
against such a programme I have
protested and would continue to protest.
not because | object to the drill IN IT,
s~elf--for / do not-but because I think
We ought not to make that which i'm
plies n perpetuation OF international
hatred and british warfare a purpose
full feature Of the education OF our
child rem. | can. though with difficulty
conceive OF conditions which might make
such emergency training necessary; hut
I cannot bring myself TO believe tina
We are TO let our whole system OF educa-
tion reach It's acme In recrudescent
savagery."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
FEDERAL WAGE PROBE
ORDERED BY WILSON
1t Will Be Made Into the Rates
of Pay at Gun Fac
tories.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-At President
Wilson's direction Secretary Daniels is
sued "A statement to-day announcing
that he will appoint a board to investi-
gate the scale OF wages in force at the
Washington Navy Yard In comparison
with those at private gun factories
Until the report of this board Is re-
reived no action will he taken on the
appeal Of the navy yard employees for
higher wages.
The Secretary's announcement was is
sued after a conference with President
Wilson. II was pointed out by Mr..
Daniels that the Washington yard il In
reality a Government u factory and
that the wage scale should be compared
not with that at other navy yards but
at private gun factories. Here is his
statement
at is recognized nat conditions In
factories engaged in making guns have
changed since the rate of wages was
fixed last December. Wages in out
side gun factories for highly skilled
mechanics have increased and the de-
mand for experts in such establishments
is much greater. I do not feel author
lied to make any change in the compen
sation OF these skilled workers without
the customary investigation n report
of a labor board.
But, in view OF changed conditions.
instead of waiting for the regular period
of wage adjustment in December, ! will
appoint "A board and direct it's members
to investigate the prevailing rate OF
wages for skilled mechanics In plants
like the gun factory at Washington.
This board will be directed to re-
port at the earliest practicable day feas'
ible, and as soon as the report Is re-
ceived action will be taken looking to
such adjustment AS the investigation
and report sho to be justified by pre-
vailing conditions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
N. Y. WAR STRENGTH
RUNS INTO MILLIONS.
Yet the Enlisted Force Con-
sists of Only 1919 Officers
and 25,189 Men.
RECENT CENSUS FIGURES

ALBANY. Sept. Slow many trained
men are there in New York State who
would be Immediately available IN case
of war out of the estimated 2,aOO'ooo
between the ages of is and 40?
The recent State census taken under
the direction of Francis NJ. Hugo. Secre-
tary Of state. shows that on jun there
were approximately go officers and
$500 enlisted men at the various army
posts OF the Empire State. New fork's
naval militia has about 1900 young men
commanded by sixty officers. The
National Guard. according to fgures
compiled on March 81 last. totalled
i7,css. including 1909 officers. The
grand total of this census is 1919 officers
and 25.lSs men.
In addition there are thousands OF
men who ave had some military train
ing In the regular army. the National
Guard or In college or military acade-
mics.
The June enumeration shows the fol-
lowing strength at the various posts:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
UNIONS START WAR
ON PREPAREDNESS
Meetings Held to Make Silent
Protest Against Larger
Army and Navy.
UPPER CLASS AGITATION

Labor union members here passed the
day yesterday in making a silent protest
against military preparedness. on the
ground that capitalists and others are
agitating for a large army and navy to
protect themselves In case Of widespread
labor upheaval. brought about by the
high cost Of living.
In Manhattan, the protest meeting was
held at the Manhattan Casino. l55th
street and Eighth avenue, under the aus
pieces Of the Central Federated Union.
The Brooklyn Central Labor Union held
a similar meeting at the Brooklyn Labor
Lyceum on willoughby avenue. and TO-
900 members of the unions of Newark.
n. j.. marched In "A parade under the
auspices OF the Essex Trades Council
Longshoremen from both sides OF the
river went on an excursion up the Hud-
son.
The local protest was participated In
by large delegations from the Women's
Political Union and the Women's Trades
Union League.
Secretary Bohm Of the Central Fed
Grated Union. said the union members
believe "the militarist spirit which Is
developing Ia restricted to the upper
GLASSES, who want preparedness for their
own selfish purposes" He went on;
This element was to have held a
parade to-day. but they called II on
Perhaps they were afraid Of the opposi-
ton which would develop from the
laborers.
The farmers unions are all anti-mili-
tary, and they have $500, 600 members.
| and most Of the labor unions feel the
same way. We feel that preparedness
is unnecessary. II there was n danger
OF invasion by the European beli,serents
we would all rush to the defence OF the
country but the countries now at wal
have their hands full. and every foo
knows that there is no danger for us
The upper classes simply want To or
ganize upon a military basis because
they fear the unions.
But the unions are evolutionary. no
: evolutionary and the fears are ground
less. Unions are in the van OF progress
and the upper classes. in trying to crds,
out unions. are trying To halt civilization
II they could stamp out unionism the,
would have an ignorant mob ~ thei
heels which would deal with them as tn,
lower classes In England did in 1856
I'm I'm is<9 and In France II
1879.
THE unions are the great bulwarl
ag2inst chaos, anarchy and revolution
inSthis country, and the fatheads VIII
are training In military camps are onl,
making a farce OF themselves