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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-01-14
9ober iueiter.


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gen Sonntas pisbsrum feiublihe Slie.
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9ertn9.
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euftfaiff. 6as Don bret beutihsn Tau.
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Olniirhen uno Surnes oahinflog uno
Die RtAtuns nad Jiorbmeiten einiblus.
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batten.
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6em hieii9en offi5iellen Neuigfeits.B Bu,
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gen, oaR Der franj6fiide Dreaonougbt
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Dreaonongbt -@ourbet1 fanf. unb
Sean Bart sins In Wfalta Dor anfer.
Die Sran3oisn bebaupten, bas nur
bisier Drsaonousbt lsiHt bsi9dbist
iuorben fei. Sie ermdbnen aber nit
isiusr Silbe ben nntersans bes Dreab.
uousbts .@ourbtt".
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-01-14
Ru(G(C6e Ertegsaarten.

prof. Or. Srumpe { aarIsru6el
f4ilbert in Der n9OF. 3ts." cine 5ebrI
eisenartige rufiI9e @eneralItabss
farte: Sic itomnt aus Der oItpreuBis,
f6en 8eute. 9rDbe 63:47 3enttai
meter. Sic umfabt Die Mart 8rans
benburg, Elm Stiid BON pommern unol
WiedIenburg, unsefdbr umlbloFen
bur9 Die 2inien: @reifenberg (poms
mern), 9rieien (RsumarfO, 8elSig,
S9nerin. WtoBitab 1:420,0000. Die
&arte 1T Iebr i6Dn uuseefiibrt,
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brGunlid, Office, bic beioen SGffe,
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men natiirlicb iiberall ruiIiI9, A. ..
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S9enfIis (SdDnflieb).
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tommen: Stettin, Berlin, potsoam,
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nebmen. Die @inbiloung mar Elm
biB9en itart; bos S9Dnite ober
fommt nod. Oieie &arte 1T bonn ruIs
iii9en @eneraIitab berauseeseben, unb
5fpar fhon i'm Sabre 1911. Warum
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fentli9 senaue &artsn BON Offranis
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batte man in petersburg Oeutidlnnbi
geteilt; Die Mart 8ranbenburs nit
3ubebOr IolIte Elm rtiTtfbes @ounernea
ment perben, unb ni9t einmul bas
tpeitIi9ile.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-01-14
Gidtig, 6aR sdmer5tn
Qeliu6ert iuer6e1

Die iiberaiis eroBe @idtiefeit.
8dnler5en al liu6eru, miro ielbii
Son ben beIten I6nnern Der mebi5i.
niihen @iiieni9aft itnteri66st.
SdmerS iIt elmer Der gr0Bten @e.
biIfen bon &rantbeit. @r bGIt Die
@eoanten oes arahfen beitGnoig an
'6em 3eiben lpel6es ben Sdmer3
lberltria6t, iinb berbiroert oaOur9
ibneIle MISUNDERSTANDING.
Dr. Wfiles' glnti-Bain BiIlen ent.
Balten nidts, Dab man iie 6espegen
eine &6eumatismus. .Ir5nei netnen
follte, dber baourdl, ooB iie in bic.
len S61en idnea Die rbeumatiibeu
S9mer5en Iinoern, belien iie Der
9atur ben Hbeumntismus 5u BET.
len, irloem Die @eoanfen 6es @ran.
fen bon ieiner &ranfbeit abgeIenft
iuerben. SSn be5ug auf 6ieies, iast
Sobn 9. Sling, &. s. 8. /, 8ine
Bluff, Slrt., tpie foIgt:
..r5as ale Sdmsrs.u I'm a6rper babe Ia 9r
Etles' antt-9atn gillen als bas ar6Bte .6siImit'
tel gefunben. bos i'd ie eefeben obtr aebort babe
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fsn I'm Riiden uno rbenmottide Sdmsrsen. nbet
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spdbnte eeiosn: Sb empieble bieieB plittsI ausn
ete iraeno rueIhe Stmeraen baben."
9r. @iles' 9lnti!93ain g5ilIen ba.
ben m1brenb Der lesten Stpanais
Sabren Nnnden eebolfen, un6 lit
feline llriahe, iuorum iie nidt 81.
men belfen iollten.
Sn allen apptbefen.
25 Spisn, 25 Gents.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EiI<hart, Indiana.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-01-14

M Das .Bo&eabIatt" eatbGIi ess
bsRen 2pIaIsB Bssi&t snh ale lsna.ssa
Rsuisssiten bon SntereHe. -sam sS.0A
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-01-14
Staot nnO Gountb.

= Der friihsre Wtapor Sobn BON
Bergen wiro fih um Die republifaniiGe
Nomination fir @ouutD 3ommiiidr
bemerben.
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-22

Craig donned the rough clothes o.
the porter and added q limp and q
wig. The same sort Of exchange Of
clothes was made by me, and Craig
clapped a Vandyke beard on my
chin" ...
NUNS the word" cautioned Ken
nedy. you must smuggle US out Of
the house some way"
Kennedy lost no time in confirm
ing the suspicious Of his bolometer as
to the cause Of the death Of the In
nocent victims of the Vaccinations Of
the Clutching Hand.
Both Of them, he had learned, had
been removed to a nearby undertake
Ing shop, awaiting the verdict of the
coroner. We sought out the shop
and prevailed on the undertaken. ito
let US see the bodies.
AS Kennedy pulled down the shroud
from the face Of the first victim he
disclosed on his forehead a round,
dark spot about the size of a small
coin. Quickly he moved to the next
coffin and, ~uncovering the face, dis
closed a similar mark.
What is it," I asked, awe.struck.
"Why," he said, tive heard Of a GER
tain Viennese, n LeCroix, I believe,
who has discovered, or perfected, an
lnfra-red ray instrument which shoots
Its power a great distance with ex-
treme accuracy and leaves a mark
like these"
We thanked the undertaken for his
courtesy and went out.
Meanwhile Elaine had called up Per-
~ Bennett.
mi. Bennett" she exclaimed over
the wire, "just guess who called on
me?"
"Who?" he answered; II give it up,
mr.. Kennedy and Mr.. Jameson"
she called back.
lis that so?" he returned. isn't
that fine? 1 didn't think he was the
kind to run away like that. How did
It happen?" !
Elaine quickly told the story as I.
had told her.
Had she known it, however, Benefits
valet. Thomas. was at that very mo-
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-22
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystiied by
por1es of murders and other crimes. TIL,
principal clue to the criminal is the warm
with a "clutching hand" The latest vic,
Tim Of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Rodge. the insurance president. Hi,
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken,
tnedy. the famous scientific detective, ID
funravel the mystery. What Kennedy &C,
@omplishes Is told by his friend Jameson,
a newspaper man. Enraged at the deter.
f1nined effort which Elaine and Craig Ken,
@edy are making to put an end to his
fDrames, the Clutching Hand, as this
fetrange criminal is known. resorts to all
fgorts Of the most diabolical schemes to put
tthem out Of the way. Each chapter of the
tRtory tells Of q new plot against their
tfa0eS all his skill to save his pretty girl
himself from death
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Keeping Back a Choke in Her Voice.
ment listening at the portleres, IN.
tensely interested.
AS Bennett hung up the receiver
Thomas entered the room.
IF anyone calls me-" ordered Ben.
nett, take the message, particularly
if it is from Miss Dodge"
Yes, sir" nodded the valet with a
covert glance at his master.
It was not long afterward that a
knock sounded at the door of the new
headquarters of the C%lutching Hand.
LeCroix and the secretary were there,
as we'll as a couple of others.
"The Chief" exclaimed one.
The secretary opened the door.
and, sure enough, the Clutching Hand
entered.
There came another knock. This
time, as the door opened, it was
Thomas, Benefits faithless valet, who
entered.
"Say," blurted out the informer, "do
you know Kennedy and Jameson are
back?"
Back" cried the crooks.
Eyes st they didn't go. Changed
clothes with the porters. I just heard
Miss Dodge telling Mr.. Bennett"
Clutching Hand eyed him keenly,
then seemed to burst into an ungov.
ernable fury.
Quickly he began v%olleying orders
at the valet and the others. Then,
with the secretary and two Of the
other crooks he left by another door
from that by which he had sent the
valet.
0
Leaving the undertakers, Kennedy
and I made u way, keeping of
thoroughfares, to police headquarters,
where, after making ourselves known,
Craig made arrangements for a raid
on the house across the street from
the laboratory where he had seen the
opera glass reflection.
Then, as secretly as we had come,
We went out again, letting ourselves
into the laboratory, s%tealthily looking
up and down the street. We entered
by a basement door, which Kennedy
carefully locked again.
No sooner had we disappeared than
one of the Clutching Hands spies.
who had been watching behind a bar
rel Of rubbish, gave the signal Of the
hand, down the street TO a confeder'
ate, and. going to the door, entered by
means Of a skeleton key.
We entered our laboratory which
Kennedy had closed tho day before.
With shades drawn 1t now looked de.
serted enough.
. Kennedy went over to a cabinet,
and from It took out a notebook and
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-22

porters. we quickly climbed the gang.
plank.
I'm there" pointed Kennedy, quick
" to the porters. indicating our state
room, which was an outer room.
"Come. Walter"
I followed him in with a heavy
heart.
Outside could be seen the two sin
lister faces in the crowd watching in
tently, with eyes fixed ON the state
room. Finally one of the crooks
boarded the ship hastily, while the
other watched the two porters come
out Of the stateroom and pause at the
window, speaking back into the room
as though answering commands.
Then the porters quickly ran along
the deck and down the plank to get
the rest Of the luggage.
They took a small, but very heavy
box and, Juggling and tugging, fastened
toward the boat with it. But they
were too late. The gangplank was be-
Ing hauled in.
They shouted, but the ships officers
waved them back.
The porters argued. But 1t was no
use. All they could do was to carry
the box back to the Dodge car.
Miss Dodge was just getting in as
they returned.
what shall we do with this and
the other stuff?" asked the Irish por.
ter.
She looked at the rest of the tagged
luggage and the box which was
marked:
Scientific Instruments
Valuable
Handle With Care!
"Here-pile them in there" she
said, indicating the taxicab. I'LL take
are Of them" !
Meanwhile n Of our ~sinister-faced
friends had just had time to regain
the shore after following us aboard
ship and st7olling past the window
Of u stateroom. He paused long
enough to observe one Of the occu-
pants studying a map, while the other
was opening a bag.
"They're gone!" he said to the other
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-22

"7on Voyage" Cried Elaine, 6raveI>
as he rejoined him on the dock, CIV
ing a nod of his head and a jerk OF
his thumb at the ship. "
eyes," added the other crook, land
lost most Of their baggage, too"
Slowly the car proceeded through
the streets up from the river front,
followed by the taxicab, until at last
the Dodge mansion was reached.
Elaine sighed modify as she walked
slowly in. ~
Here, Marie" she cried petu'
lantly to her maid, "take these wraps
Of NINE"
A moment later Aunt Josephine left
her and Elaine went into the library
and owe to a table. She stood there
an instant, then sank down into 8
chair, taking up Kennedy's picture
and gazing at it with eyes filled with
tears.
Just then Jennings came into the
room, ushering the two porters laden
with the boxes and bags.
where shall I have them put these
things, Miss Elaine?" he inquired.
"Oh-anywhere," she answered hur'
riedly, replacing the picture.
Jennings paused. AS he did so,
one of the porters limped forward.
"Tve a message for you, MISS" he
said in a rich Irish brogue, with a look
at Jennings, "to be delivered in pri'
vate."
Elaine glanced at him surprised.
Then she nodded to Jennings, who
disappeared. AS he did so, the Irish
man limped to the door and drew to.
gether the portieres.
Then he came back closer to Elaine.
A moment she looked at him, not
quite knowing from his strange &C.
lions whether to call for help or not.
AT q motion from Kennedy, as he
pulled off his wig, I pulled of the
little false beard.
Elaine looked at us, transformed,
startled.
'Wh-what"-she stammered. "Oh-
rm-so-glad. How"
Kennedy said nothing. He was
thoroughly enjoying her face.
"Don't you understand" I e1'
planned, laughing merrily. IT admit
that I didn't, until that last minute
I'm the stateroom on the boat when
we didn't come back to wave a last
good-by. But all the care that Craig
took in selecting the porters was the
result Of work he did yesterday, and
the insistence with which he chose
our Travelling clothes had a deep-laid
purpose.
"The change was made quickly in
the stateroom. Kennedy's man threw
ON the coat and hat he wore. while
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-22

i
enough time to dodge through and
slam the secret door in the faces OF
the squad as they rushed In
Back of the house Outchlng Hand
and the other crooks were now pass
ing through a bricked passage. The
fire had got 30 far beyond control BY
this time that IL drove the police back
from their e&orts to open the secret
door. Thus the Catching HaDd had
made good his escape thzuugh the
passage which led out, as we later dis
covered, to the railroad tracks along
the river. )
''Down therein. Kennedy-and
MFR. Jameson" cried Maine, painting
at the trap which was hidden IN thd.
strife. ;
The fire had gained teTTfAo head,
way, but the police seized a ladder
and stuck 1t down into the basement
Choking and .sputterfng, ha1G-suffol
Gated, we staggered up.
"Are you hurt?" asked Elaine, anx.
lously, taking Craig's arm.
"Not a bit-thanks to you!D he re.
piled, forgetting all I'm meeting the
eager questioning Of her wonderful
syess J
zu11 HB G~eFSaEa1EFM1A
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-22
soutside-a raidi Run, He's tola

$3.50 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ASNEE sybH%EGE r.Ef-EEr
scutside-a Faidl Bun! He's tola
them!"
Already We could hear the ham4
mers and axes Of the police whom
Kennedy had called upon before, al
they battered at this outside door. :;
At that door a moment before the
lookout suddenly had given a startled
stare and q suppressed cry. Glancing;
down the street he had seen q POLICE
patrol in which were q score or moro;
Of the strong-arm squad. They had.
jumped out, some carrying sledge1
hammers, others axes.
Almost before he could cry out and
retreat to give a warning they had
reached the door and the first rel
sounding blows had been struck.
The lookout quickly had fed and
drawn the bolts of a strong inneH
door, and the police began batterina
that impeachment.
Instantly Clutching Hand turned td
LeCroix at the Fray machine.
Finish them!" he shouted. ,
We were. now backed up against a
small ell in the wall of the cellar. II
was barely large enough to hold usI
but by crowding we were able to keen
out of the reach Of the ray. The raN
shot past the ell and struck the wall a
couple of inches from Us.
I looked. The cement began I'd
crumble under the intense heat.
Meanwhile the police were having
great difficulty with the steel bolt!
studded door. Still 1t was yielding a
bit. /
"Hurry!" shouted Clutching Hand
to LeCroix.
Kennedy had voluntarily placed him!
self in front Of me in the ell. Carefully;
to avoid the ray, he took the asbestos!
platinum shield from his pocket and
slid it forward as best he could over
the wall to the spot where the ray
struck.
1t reflected the ray.
But so powerful was it that even
that part of the ray which was deflectI
ed could be see to strike the ceiling
In the corner, which was of wood. I'M
stantly, before Kennedy could even
move the shield, the wood burst into
flames. !
Above us now smoke was pouring
into the roc where the detected ray
struck the floor and flames broke out.
"Confound him!" ground out Clutch!
ing Hand, as they saw it. 5
The other crooks backed away and
stood hesitating, not knowing quite,
what to do.
The police had by this time finished;
battering in the door and had rushed
into the outer passage.
While the flames leaped up, I'D
crooks closed the last door into eha
room.
RUM" shouted Clutching ia q
they opened a secret gate, 0saaoafRA
a spiral flight of iron steps.
A moment. later all had Ga1Qeayed
except Clutching Hand hReelf. Thj
last door would hold only q few es93
onds, but Clutching Hama was waiting
to take advantage Of 0von that With
a last frantic effort he soaaA8 to dill
rect the terrible nv at "a. Elaine
acted instantly. W9h an AR et1engtM
she rushed forv7@ oRWmRnaDg the
machine.
Clutching nanau tsssaara growl and
slowly raised his gun, ta1kfng aim with
the butt 0or Q WolhdDeete3 blow at
her head.
Just thea the aB0r yielded and d.
policeman gt1ok his head and shout
ders th1uQH& IN revolver rang out
and Clutc~ hnd's a~utonsatic few
out of his g1a0p, giving him just
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-22

q small pox. opening the notebook on
the laboratory table, he rapidly turned
the pages.
"Here. Walter" he remarked. '"This
will answer your question about the
mysterious deadly ray"
I moved over to the table, eager to
satisfy my curiosity and read the
notes which he indicated with his
finger. z:f.,
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-22

"The change was made quickly in
the stateroom. Kennedy's man threw
ON the coat and hat he wore. while
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-11
BUILDING NOTES

Plans have been completed for a store and tenement building three stories in height in Hancock avenue for George Phillips.
 The T. J. Pardy Go. is preparing to build several concrete factory build ings in Arctic street for the Reming- ton Arms-U. M. c. Go.
 Work has begun on a, store and tenement building at Stratford ave n,le and Hewitt street for Mrs. Henry AIbee.
 Mrs Mary Buda has given a com tract for the erection of a six fam fly house in Andover street
 Charles Schroeder is to build 2, two family house in North avenue.
 A two-family house is in course of construction in Huntingtin road for Spargo and Winter.
 Work has started on a house in Sanford place for Lucy A Fitzpat- rick.
 Another house for soderholm and Swanson is under construction \ in Dawson street. T
 Harry L. Porter of "A Rose street, this city, is having a new residence built in Stratford.
 James Grasso is to build a house for himself in Capitol avenue. The work vii start Monday.
 Emily F. Jones has let a contract for the building of a two family house irf Lyon Terrace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-11
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
NAPOLEON ON BOARD sH1P.

.
 The following particulars concern ing Napoleon Bonaparte are curious and interesting:
 By some passengers who came in the Bellerophon it appears that Bona parte was quite at ease on board that ship; took possession of the captain $ cabin. sans ceremonies invited the of dcers of the ship to his table, talked with great freedom on the present state of things, said it was simpossi- ble for the Bourbons to govern France, and that Napoleon II. would soon be recalled to the Throne, that lFlouche was an ass, and totally unfit for the office assigned him
 He acknowledged that England alone ruined his grand plans, and that but for her he had been now Emperor, of the East as well as the West. He walked on the poop and quarter-deck, conversed with the sea men. and affected great gaietyl and unconcern- In short, such is the tall ent of this t'Child and Champion of Jacobinfsrn. .''l that before they arriv- ed in Torbay he was considered by all on board a Devilish Good Fellow.
 The Bellerophon arrived / at Tor iEbay with Napoleon and, his Suite con ssisting of 4 5 persons Of distinction; tamony them are Marsha11s Bertrand and Montholon, and their Ceuntesses and four children
 Boats are not permitted to go alongside the Bellerophon. but parties saave approached near enough to dis i anguish thai he has grey eyes, brown hair. etc
 An Exeter paper states that 7.sever- al gentlemen from Exeter have been down to Torbay (23 rniles) to see tBonaparte. Mu1titudes are focking ] Ito the coast to see the ship and many gentlemen have gone off and sailed around her; but no one, that we have I heard of, has been admitted on hoard.
 From the manner in which Captain i Maitland appears to be waiting for in tstructions, we fear the BeIlerop hon will be off as soon as he receives them. without landing her prisoner i of the nefghborhood!I!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-11

sin; Bird Nefghbors, Blanchan; White Mans Africa, Bigelow;; Power of a
 Lie, Bojer; Kincaid' 's\ Battery, Cable
 Crisis, Churchi1l;. Adventures of Tom Saver, Clemens; Bertrand of Brittany,
 Deepfng; Children's Letters, Colson;
 Catherine's Child, De La Pasture; Sto- ries of Inventors, Doubleday; Wan
 derings in Arabia. Vol 1; Wanderings
 in Arabia, Vol. 2, Doughty; Morocco,
 Finnemore; off the Rocks, GrenfeII; Dionbie and and Amelia, Grundy;
 Little Land and a Living, Hall; Diana of Dobsons, Hamilton; Boy Anglers,
 Holder; Fish Stories, Holder; Camp Fires on Desert and Lava, -Hornaday, Christmas Every Day and Other Sto- ries, Towels; Marie Antoinette, In1- bert; Legendes, IngoIdesby; Lewis Rand, Johnson; Boy Travellers in Southern Europe, Knox: Golden Treas ury of American Songs and Lyrics, Knowles; Guide to the Trees. Louns-
 berry; scottish School of Painting,
 Mckay; Rick Dale, Munroe; Foreign Views of England in Reight of George 1st and 2nd, Muyden: Side. Lights on Georgian Period. Paston; Men of Iron, Pyle; Scarlet Pimpernel, Orzcy; Round
 the Corner on Gay Street, Richmond; i; ity Fair, Thackery; Prince of India, Vol 1; Prince of India, Vol. 2, Wal lace; Nature Biographies. Weed;
 'Twixt Sidar and Menelil<. Wellby. MT. and Mrs. wilbur Stocking and
 family are spending some time visiting relatives out of town.
 Mrs. Peter Christianson entertained friends from Bridgeport, Friday.
 The Mahoney button shop has opened and new machines have been installed among other improvements
 Abuut 35 girls-wi1l be employed.
 Mrs. James Paige of Huntin gton is visitingI her daughter, Mrs. Arthur 8.
 Burr, of Daniels Farm! % Mrs. Charles N. Evitts, Miss Ethel and Edwin Evitts returned home Sat- urday after a ten days visit with MT.
 and Mrs. Edwin Evitts of New Mill
 ford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-11
The Gerrlnan Picnic.>

The German picnic yesterday in Hough's Grove, was big affair There were present the German Widows and Orphans, Mutual Aid Ass9ciations" the German Glee Club. the Turnverein. as well as the. whole German population of our city The procession which marched to the grove was under the rnarsha1ship of Charles Bradley, Col Speidel and A Schneider.
 The Mutual Aid Association had a new stand erected in the grove, on which gymnastics performances, sing ing and other aInusements were given to. the delight of an appreciative crowd of spectators. There was plenty of dancing, plenty of lager, plenty of fun and a delightful day all together. About dusk the procession was reformed and marched back to this city. A large delegation was present from New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-11
PROF. TAFT LAUDS ADMINISTRATORS
 STAND ON DUMBA

Tacoma Wash. Sept. 11-''In my Judgment the administration has pur- sued the only course open to it in the case of Ambassador Dumba,' said Will liam H. Taft in a statement published here tVday. After the admission made hA could no longer be personna grata to the American government"
 The former president delivered two speeches after his arrival in Tacoma yesterday In one, in which he pre- dicted a@reunited Republican party, he said:
 Only the colonels and ca ptains of the third (Progressive) party are con timing it's economies and reforms. There are more epauIets than there are guns