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latiOns of the guests. Just then a wait
er passed through with ices on tray.
l called to him and he stopped.
A moment later Long Sin himself
took an ice from the tray and retreat
ed back of the portieres. No one was
about, and he hastily drew a bottle
from his pocket. On the bottle was a
Chinese label. He palmed the bottle,
and anyone who had CHANGED to see
him would have noticed that he passed
it two or three times over the ice, then,
lifting the portieres, entered the draw
ing room again.
He had made the circuit of the
rooms in such a way as to bring him
self out directly in my path. With
smile he stopped before me, rubbing
both hands together
cit is for Miss Elaine?" he asked.
nodded.
BY this time several of the guests
who were fascinated with Long Sin
gathered about us. Long Sin fluttered
open Chinese fan which he had used
in his tricks, passed it over my hand.
and In some incOmprehensible way l
felt the plate with the ice literally dis
appear from my grasp. My face must
nave shown my surprise. A burst of
laughter from the other guests greeted
me. ! looked at Long Sin, half angry.
yet unable to say anything, for the
Joke was plainly on me. He smiled,
made another pass with the fan, and
instantly the plate with the ice was
back in my hand
Meanwhile Kennedy had been NOV
Ing from one to another of the guests
seeking Elaine He had already taken
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-29
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
ing letter which is sent to the victims,
signed with ''clutching hand" The lat
est victim of the mysterious assassin IS
Taylor Dodge, the insurance president
His daughter, Elaine. employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective. to
needy accomplishes is told by his friend
jameson, a newspaper man. After many
fruitless attempts to put Elaine and Craig
Kennedy out of the way the Clutch1ng
Hand is at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett, Elaine's lawyer and
the man she is engaged to marry: Ben
nese criminals. The Chinaman forces
from Bennett the secret of the where
abouts of 100000 Then he. gives the
nation for months. Kennedy reaches Ben
nett's side just after he has lost con-
seriousness and supposes him dead.
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in the direction of the conservatory
There he found her.
won't you take this ice?" he asked
handing it to her.
ssIt is very kind of you." she said
"but have already sent Walter FOL
one"
Kennedy insisted and she took 1t.
She had already started to eat Il
when appeared in the doorway.
Kennedy laughed, rather pleased al
having beaten me.
a smile, 'Ill take it. A=h er-I don't
think that Elaine wifi object if you
play the host for little while with
Aunt Josephine he limited.
Kennedy, however, was not alone
Back in the palms in the conservatory
two beady black eyes were eagerly
watching.
Chatting with animation, Kennedy
tasted the ice. He had taken only a
couple of spoonfuls when look OF
wonder and horror seemed to spread
over his face.
He rose quickly. A cold sweat
seemed to break out all over him. His
nerves almost refused to respond.
He took only a few steps, began to
stagger, and finally sank down on the
floor.
Elaine screamed.
We rushed in from the library and
drawing room.
He had fallen near the fountain and
one hand dropped over into the water.
AS he fell back he seemed to have
only just enough strength to withdraw
his hand from the fountain. On the
stone coping, slowly and laboriously,
he moved his finger.
Whats the matter, old man." I
asked, bending over him.
There was no answer, but he man
aged to turn his head, and I followed
the direction of his eyes.
With trembling finger he was trac-
ing out, one by one, some letters. l
looked and it flashed over me what he
meant. He had written with the water:
Digitalin-lab"-
/ jumped up and almost without a
word dashed out of the conservatory,
down the hall and into the first car
waiting outside.
ITO the laboratory" directed, Civ
ing the driver the directions, ''and
drive like the deuce!"
Fortunately there was no, one to
stop us, and I know we broke all the
speed laws of New York I dashed
into the laboratory, almost broke
open the cabinet, and seized the bot
tie of digitalin and hypodermic
syringe, then rushed mad1y out again
and into the car.
Meanwhile some of the guests had
lifted up Kennedy, too excited to no.
tice Long Sin in his hiding place.
They had laid Craig down on a couch
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name CnOEg wan TOng, thinking OF
the Investigation which the coroner
had asked him to make into the muir
der. He and Long Sin moved few
steps away, discussing the affair.
Elaine and were still talking over
the entertainment.
She happened to place her hand on
the desk near Long Sin. My back was
toward him and did not see him start
suddenly and look at her hand. On it
was the ring-the ring which, un'
known to us, Long Sin had found in
the passageway under Aunt Tabby's
garden, of which he had been robbed,
Long Sin decided to recover the ring
by stealth.
Elaine was still talking enthusiast
tically about her party, when Long Sin
turned from Kennedy and moved to-
ward us with bow.
"The lady speaks of an Oriental re-
ception," he remarked. "Would she
care to engage magician?"
Elaine turned to him surprised. do
you mean that you are a magician?"
she asked, puzzled.
Long Sin smiled quietly. He reached
over and took small bottle from Ken
nedy's laboratory table. Holding it in
his hand almost directly before us, he
made a few slight-of-hand passes and,
presto! the bottle had disappeared. A
few more passes, and test tube ap-
peared in it's place. Before we knew it
pear and the bottle to reappear. We
all applauded enthusiastically.
81 don't think that is such a bad
idea after ALL" nodded Kennedy to
Elaine.
1t was the night of the reception.
The Dodge library was transformed.
The Oriental hangings which Elaine
and Kennedy had purchased seemed
of the room a platform had been ar
ranged to form stage on which Long
Sin was to perform his sleight of hand.
Almost everybody had arrived when
Elaine turned to the guests and intro
duced Long Sin with little speech.
I shall not attempt to describe the
amazing series of tricks which he per-
formed. His hands and fingers seemed
to move like lighting.
He had finished and every one
crowded about him to congratulate
him on his skill. His only answer,
however, was his inscrutable smile.
"This is wonderful, wonderful" I
repeated as happened to meet Elaine
alone. We walked into the conserva-
tory while the guests we're crowding
around Long Sin. She seated herself
for the first time during the evening.
MAY get you an ice?" suggested
She thanked me, and I hurried off.
AS passed through the drawing room
1 did not notice that Long Sin had
managed to escape further congratu-'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
GOVERNOR SIGNS FAIR BILL
$255, 600 Appropriation Measures Final
ly Receives Official Sanction
Helm Bill Is Vetoed.

Madison.-Gov. E. L. Philip signed
the bill appropriating $255,OOO for per-
manent improvements for the Wiscon-
sin state fair The measure provides
that $45, 900 shall be available at once
for the building of sheep and swine
barns and a public pavilion and $4,000
more for repair and construction of
fences.
Other provisions are that $500 shall
be available on July 1, 1916, for grand
stand construction; $4,000 on July L,
1917, for poultry building, and $4,000
for sanitation purposes; $4,000 on
July 1, 1918, and a similar amount the
following year for grandstand extern
sion.
Gov. E. L. Phillip vetoed the Helm
bill, aimed at the Home Rule and Tax
payers league and intended to make
that organization, and similar ones, file
expense accounts under the corrupt
practices act.
Mr.. Philip stated that he believed
the bill to be unconstitutional, against
sound public policy, would interfere
with public discussion and that if it
became law any person or organiza-
ton coming within the description of
the bill would be compelled to report
any expenditure of money in a like
manner as the law now compels to be
reported by any candidate or political
committee"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
MOB IN AUTOMOBILES
LYNCH LEO M. FRANK
Home County of Mary Phagan
for Execution.

Marietta, Ca, Aug 1S.-The body of
Leo M Frank was found hanging to a
tree two miles from here on the Ros-
we'll road at $3.50 Tuesday morning.
The mob which took him from the
Milledgeville prison farm at eleven
o'clock Monday night made good their
threat to hang him near the grave. of
victim
So quietly was the work of the
lynchers performed that people in Mar
ietta did not know that Frank had
been brought to their very doorstep
for more than two hours. When the
throng at once hurried to the mill.
The body was still hanging to the tree.
Identification was made positive by
the scar on the scarcely healed wound
inflicted on Frank by his fellow pris-
oner, William Green, few weeks ago
at the prison farm.
AS the mob leaders left the prison
officials bound and handcuffed, they
informed Superintendent ]. N. Burke
that Franks body would be found
near the grave of Mary Phagan.
Frank in his death ride was not
even clothed. He was sleeping in the
dollhouse when the lynchers arrived,
and when the throng from Marietta
arrived the hanging corpse was clad
only in a silken nightshirt with the
initials at. M F" embroidered over
the heart. His feet and legs were
bare.
Franks eyes yere bandaged. His
hands were cuffed behind him. A
crocus sack had been tied about his
hips. His feet were dangling about
four feet above the ground. An oak
tree was the gallows.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
GERMAN SUBMARINES SUNK.
Germans Lose Subsea Craft in Sea of
Marmora.

Rome, Aug. 1.-THE official report
regarding the sinking of the Austrian
submarine U-3 was received on Sun
day by the Italian admiralty. 1t says:
The submarine U-3 attacked one
of our cruisers in the lower Adriat1c.
The cruiser Unanswered and avoided
the torpedoes. She then rammed the
submarine and damaged its Prov,
without, however, sinking it.
"a fotilla of torpedo-boat destroy
ers. among which was the French Bis
son, was sent in chase OF the SUD
marine. On the afternoon OF the loth
the Bison discovered the U-5 and
bombarded and sank it.
London, Aug. IA dispatch from
Saloniki says a German submarine
was sunk in the sea of Marmora.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
PREPARE FOR POTATO SHOW
Marnette County Growers Form Local
Association to Handle Annual
State Exhibit.

Marinette.-To prepare for the an
nual convention and exhibition of the
Wisconsin Potato Growers association,
which will be held at Marinette, Nov.
1920, potato growers of Marinette
county have organized local associa-
ton. The county association met at
the new settlers picnic at Crivitz and
Prof. J. G. Milward of the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture outlined steps
necessary to make the convention sur
pass all previous state potato exhibit
tons. Twenty counties have already
made arrangements for exhibiting at
the Marinette show, and there will be
three times as many single bushel ex-
hibits as at Grand Rapids last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT
REFUSES TEUTON REQUEST
Munitions Sale of Warning Nations
Defended in Answer to Aus
trian Note.

Washington, Aug. 17.-The reply Of
the United States to the note of Aus
tria-Hungary, refusing to stop the ex-
portation of arms and munitions to
the enemies of that nation as request
ed in representations June 20, was
made public here on Sunday.
Among the reasons for it's refusal
the United States gave the following:
To refuse the sale of implements Of
war to belligerents would force mill
tarism on the world and work against
universal peace-which is the desire
and purpose of all nations which exalt
justice and righteousness with one
another
The principle of equalization urged
by Austria-Hungary Should apply to
belligerents superior on land as well
as sea, thus imposing on neutral ma
lions duty to sit in judgment on the
progress of war.
During the Boer war, the Crimean
war and the Balkan war arms and am
munition were sold to belligerents by
both Germany and Austria Hungary.
The policy of the United States has
been to permit the sale of war sup
plies to belligerents so that this ma
ton, which in times of peace main
tains no large military establishment,
may have access to markets of other
nations for the purchase of war equip
ment when attacked by a foreign
power.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
SHOT WHILE ASLEEP
WAUSAU REAL ESTATE MAN is
MURDERED AT HIS HOME.
Sleeping Beside Wife When Attacked
by Unknown Assailant-
Son Is Held.

Wausau.-Peter Weherley, real es-
tate dealer, was murdered by an I'M
known person who entered the home
and shot him through the head while
he was sleeping in bed beside his wife.
Alfred Wehrley, a son, was taken
into custody shortly after the murder.
He has been estranged from his father
for some time. The occupants of the
home at the time were John Wehr-
ley, a brother of the murdered man,
who recently arrived from Beecher,
ILL.,; Oscar Wehrley, son, and Ernest
Young, a nephew.
The shot was heard only by Mrs.
Wehrley, who aroused the others. An
inquest will be held.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
State Banks Established.

Madison.-Articles of incorporation
were approved by Banking Commits
sioner A E. Kuolt for the Allouez
State bank of Superior, and the Neva
Farmers bank of Neva, Langlade
county. Certificates of authority to
commence business was issued the
Farmers and Merchants bank of Ra-
cine and the State bank of Glen Flora,
Rusk county The State bank of Du-
rand increased it's capital from $4,000
to s35, 900.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
SONS ARE HELD FOR MURDER
Julius and Jappert Herms Formally
Charged With Crime-PauI,
Brother, Discharged.

Green Bay.-Formal charges of MUIR
dering their father, Albert Herms,
wealthy Shawano county farmer, on
his farm Aug. 10, have been brought
against two of his sons, julius and
Jappert by Dist Atty. Andrews. Paul
Herms, considered an accessory after
the fact, could not be held, but the
young mans story will be used as evil
dence. Paul was discharged.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
sILAs E8ERsoLE KILLS SELF.
Body of Former Dunkard Minister Is
Found Hanging in Cell.

South Bend, Ind, Aug. 18.-Silas N.
Ebersole, the former Dunkard minis
ter. who had been formally accused OF
numbering Hazel Macklin, aged nj
teen, in August, 1914, ended his life IN
a cell at the county Jail by hanging.
Though there seemed no doubt that
Ebersole took his own life, Charles A.
Davey, the attorney who was to nave
defended him, gave out sensational
statement in which he said Ebersole
had been murdered. Davey named no
one. The police are investigating.
Ebersole's body was found hanging
To the iron bars in the rear of his cell.
EbersoIe left nothing in the way OF
a confession.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
Girl Throws Ball 21o Feet.

Joliet, H., Aug. IA new worlds
record for women believed to have
been made here by Miss Glenn White,
a fourteen-year-old Joliet girl, who
pitched baseball 20 feet. Miss
White bats, catches and fields a ball
like a major league player, and four
Joliet city league teams offer to sign
her for regular work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
Bangor Rates Reduced.

Madison.-An order issued by the
railroad commission directs that the
street lighting rates in the village of
Bangor be reduced to s22 per lamp an
nually. that the monthly meter charge
of 25 cents is discontinued and that
the company cease furnishing free
service to the stockholders and en-
ployes of the brewing company
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
DAMAGE DONE BY STORM.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 19.-More than
100 lives were lost in the West Indian
hurricane and tidal wave that swept
Galveston and Texas coast cities in
two days, causing millions of dollars
damage.
Galveston's loss is reported to be al
most as great as in the terrific storm
of 1900 Direct news from Galveston
arriving by courier in Houston is that
800 houses were crushed there, but
that only 80 persons suffered death.
Martial law has been declared in
Galveston. Although the suffering is
great The mayor of the stricken city
issued formal statement saying that
no outside aid would be needed
Those who attempt to estimate Gal
Veston's loss say it is nearly $15,0OO.-
900.
Galveston has undergone one of the
severest storms in the annals of the
Gulf of Mexico, but has been saved,
as far as life is concerned, by it's gil
gantic sea wall
A rumor is in circulation that 500
bodies from Galveston have been
washed ashore on high points near
Houston. This was traced to line
man, who reported the discovery of
the bodies to his chief. but no confir-
nation has come from any other
source.
"The IA lost their lives" the mes
sage adds, Gin an attempt to reach the
fremont hotel during the height OF
the storm. Several thousand persons
were quartered in that hotel.
zone thousand fgeet of the sea wall
has been washed out, one breach of
% feet being directly in front of the
Galvez hotel. 1t was through this
break that most of the residence sec
ton of the city was flooded
Three fires ragged Monday night
and the fire loss has been great. Three
lighthouses and 400 residences on
the bay front were crushed and the
wreckage is floating in the bay. The
water made a clean sweep along the
boulevard.
The storm reached its height at
three o'clock Tuesday morning, when
its velocity was 80 miles an hour The
greatest need here now is water
A wireless dispatch from the trans
port Buford says:
THE camp at Fort Crockett has
been completely wiped out, but no loss
of life there is reported. All animals
belonging to the army were drowned.
The transport Mcclellan is aground
on Pelican island The Poe is dam
aged, but the Fitzpatrick and Cushing
are safe.
There is considerable suffering in
the city. The water system, lighting
system, gas and street car systems
are out of commission. There is no
drinking water.
Three hundred feet of the cause
way has been destroyed. All officers
classified employees, enlisted men and
their families are safe"
This refers to garrison at fort
Crockett.
Two persons dead and property
damage estimated at 100000 was
the toll of the terrific hurricane which
swept this city. The dead were T..
w. Hans. a carpenter, killed by fall
ing barn, and an unidentified negro,
electrocuted by a falling electric wire.
A relief party returned from VIZ
ginia Point. between here and Calves
ton, reports between twenty-five ana
thirty deaths at that point. Several
bodies have been recovered.
One hundred persons are marooned
without food on Red Fish Bar, near
Virginia Point.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
1000 DIE ON BRITISH SHIP.
German Submarine Torpedoes Trans
port in the Aegean Sea.

port in the Aegean Sea.
London, Aug. 19.-The British trans
port Royal Edward has been sunk by
a submarine in the Aegean sea while
conveying troops to the Dardanelles.
1t is feared that fully 1000 men aboard
the vessel persisted The admiralty
announced the destruction of the
transport. The Of cial statement says
that there were on board the ship
1902 men and gives the number saved
as 600
The submarine which sank the Roy
al Edward is believed here to be the
German u boat which had previously
sunk two British warships off Gallipoli
peninsula.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
Closer Watch on sayviIIe.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels announced on
Wednesday that he had ordered a
closer censorship of all messages be-
ing sent from the Sayville. N. T.. wire
less station
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14
BOWLING AND BILLIARDS
HAVE MANY FOLLOWERS
C. J. ROOT HEADS IN 1oOo-POINT
MATCH GAME OF POOL-BOWL-
ING ALSO POPULAR-SEASON
MANAGER HERE.

James Budgen, of Macon, Ga, who
will conduct the bowling alleys and
billiard parlor at the Clarendon this
season has arrived and is now put
ting the finishing touches on both
amusement places. Mr.. Budgen has
had several years experience in the
operation of such games, and Judging
ranged things for the convenience
of his patrons, followers of these
popular indoor sports will be most
likely to spend all their leisure mo-
ments with him.
Already much interest is being
manifested by the Clarendon guests
in both the bowling alley and billiard
parlor Some good scores have been
rolled. and although the professional
element has yet to make it's appear
ance, the novices are developing rap
idly, so that the sport is lively and
well worth while watching Last sea
son the alleys were scarcely idle a
minute and were patronized by a
number of the best bowlers in the
country, and these same personages
are expected back this season.
In series of games yesterday, Har-
rison, Padula and White startled their
friends with an exhibition of candle
pin rolling that would be hard to
beat White showed the best form
by rolling up a score of 118.
A thousand-point pool match is in
progress nightly in the billiard par
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14
VISIT THE NEW DRUG STORE
"uNDER THE ARCHES

The Ranslow drug store is this year
located under the Clarendon arch'
where everything that is usually car
ried in a first class drug store in on
sale. Elaborate new store hxtures'
and various other equipment are now
being installed and when put 10
rights the Clarendon drug store VIII
be among the finest of its kind IN TINS
section of the state.
In summer Mr.. Ranslow conducts
a similar business at Breton Woods,
n H.. and his many years experience
in compounding prescriptions has
won for him an enviable reputation
both here and in his home state. by
patroni7ing the Clarendon drug store
Won are assured Of efficient service
and pure drugs always.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14

lor between Paul Mckeel, c. j. Root
and Thomas Harrison. One hundred
points are played each night and the
player whose total margins average
the highest will be declared the win
ner. Root thus far heads his next
nearest opponent by 80 points.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14


BOUGHT ACRES FOR THE @
US POINT OUT WAY FOR Yoo ~
BEACH
REALITY Now WOULD
COULD YOU
a PROPERTY
POSITIVELY THAT THE CLARENDON
s.
ACCORDING TO YOUR MEANS
WAS BE BUILT
PROPERTY YOU COULD HAVE GOT
EXTENDED THROUGH OCEAN VIEW
TWELVE MINUTES RIDE OF
THE OCEAN
FIFTY BY ONE
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14
CLARENDON BOYS TO
CROSS BATS WITH ORMONO

At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon a
game of base ball is scheduled at Or
mond between the clerks OF Hotel
Clarendon and those Of the Ormohd
hotel Automobiles have been char
tered to convey the local players up
TO Ormond, where, it is expected an
awful killing" is to take place, the
results of which will be found in this
department tomorrow
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14
The Daily News, 15c per week.
Napoieon's Time Of Happiness.

In the days of the First Consulate.
life tripped merrily at Malmaison.
Those were the happiest days of Ma.
,oleon and Josephine. Often they
iisited Malmaison, sometimes quietly.
sometimes surrounded by brilliant
crowd. but always accompanied by
Iortense, the consul's beautiful step.
laughter, who was to become his sis
er-in.law and the mother of the third
Napoleon.