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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-08
CHAPTER XVII.
Decoy.

Decoy.
Neal lcaped out Of one Of the small
boats of the destroyer Jackson and
ran nfmbly up the wharf. He had
good reason to, for on the veranda Of
a hotel not a quarter of mile away
he saw a girl he knew. In record time
he w9s by her side.
Look" said Annette to Meals
mother and Inez, look who's here"
Always" said Inez, 30 like a uni
form and" she added coyly, with
leer toward Neal, "and what corles in
them too"
You got my note?" queried Annette.
81 got it," returned Neal, "but 10
60"
What are you talking about?" said
Annette. I'VE are specially invited by
the governor himself"
I'm out of it, | tell you," repeated
Neal. But I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll come to the back gate of the gov
ernor's garden and I'll flirt with you"
Many came and most were served
that night. But among the first to
come, though none were served, were
four unlimited guests. They wero a
strange quartet, these four, and they
came to see rather than to be seen.
Each one of these four men became
a shadow IL himself, watching, ever
watching. Suddenly there was light
tread upon the graveled path. A
jaurty figure swung into the moon
light and locked about him. Out Of
the hundred guests or so that clus-
tered about the verandas of the dis
tant house Neal peered anxiously for
Annette Ilington.
He trilled a little whistle-his sig
nal and Annette's-and as though that
whistle were a signal for an onslaught,
a huge shadow and another sprang
across the intervening space and
caught Neal from behind A coat or
cloak descended over his head with
all the effectiveness of a rait-jacket.
1t was the governor himself who
kept Annette within the range of ar
tificial light and from her appointment
in the moonlight out beyond.
While she still talked to the COVER
nor, an individual with cunning eyes
and insinuating leer stepped up to the
funky at the main gate that led to the
governors mansion and handed him
note.
For a guest-Miss Ilington," he
said. Il am to wait for an answer"
The flunky nodded, summoned an
other flulky. and handed him the note.
The flunkv made an inquiry or two,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-08
CHAPTER XVI.
The Razor Back.

Around the corner OF the coast line
on the Isle of Martinique-;nvisib
both from the bridge of the destroyer
Jackson and from the grounds of the
governor there jutted out into the
sea a cliff. stern and forbddng. AS
a matter of fact ii was not all rock.
this cliff--a large part OF its formation
was OF clay. Down the face Of this
cliff, its sharp edges rising now and
then into the air like peaks, there
trailed path, narrow and perilous,
from shore to cliff edge, known to GER
tain of the inhabitants of Martinique
as the Razor Back.
Along this sharp. steep edge ran
rope, and climbing the Razor Back.
clinging 20 this rope with huge bur.
den on his shoulders. upward crawled
a man. Below him. thrusting its nose
into the beach, was disreputable-
looking boat laden with heavy wooden
boxes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-08

fortune" he returned. "At any rate
it's safe. You think all the palace
matches 1t. Come with me-"
He strobe to the corner of the hut
and threw aside matchbox. Leaning
down he cleared away. number of
short wormeaten boards, then he lift
ed up a sheetircn door. With an eX-
clamation OF surprise Hernandez and
his companions observed that there
was a narrow passageway cut
through the solid earth. One by one
each man lowered himself into this
passageway and followed his leader.
From a perpendicular shaft the corri-
dor shelled off into a passage almost
horizontal and widened as it went.
-This," said the smuggler of Mar
,G;i4ue, lis the third story as it were.
Seat, not gaudy."
Now for the bathroom, if you
please"
This time they descended a wider
set of stairs and stepped out upon
ledge that surrounded a deep and linn
pid pool of water. Hernandez regard
ed this pool attentively.
First it rises" he exclaimed, "and
then it falls"
"Ah," said the man of Martinique,
we are at sea level. This is a cave
and there is no outlet to it,"
Somewhere there is" returned
Hernandez.
Yes, in the attic-tke sky parlor."
said the other man.
Somewhere else" said Hernandez.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
FIGHT ON OPTION LAW
IS STARTED IN NORTH

Braincrtl, MINI, Dec. 2o.-Submit-
ting briefs before Judge Marshall A.
Spooncr of Bcmidji, the International
Falls liquor dealers, represented by
Attorney George IA. Bangs Of Grand
Forks, n. D., and Assistant Attorney
General l.. S. Headley OF St. Paul, the
latter representing the state appeared
Saturday, marking the first step in
the legal fight brought by interests of
International Falls to overthrow the
the Minnesota county option law as it
applies to home rule charters. The
case is The outcome Of injunction pro.
cccdings served on the city of Inter-
national Falls and the mayor and
clerk OF the same city by the attorney
general of Minnesota Monday eve,
ming, when the city council at that
place attempted to grant licenses to
sell liquor. Judge McClenahan said
he would make his decision early so
the case will be on the state supreme
court docket Jan. II for argument.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
Revolution
China aAgainst
Monarchy

San Francisco, Dec. l0.-Tom e.
King Chong, president of the Chin
csc Republican Association, received
a cablegram from Shanghai, China
tonight, which stated tina; i've Chm
ese provinces had declared their III
dependence against the rule of iua.,
Shi Kai.
The provinces concerned in the
revolution were, according to the ca
blegram, Kaang.tung, Kiang-si, Yuan.
nan. Szchuen and Kwei-cilau
Mr.. Tong, who has presided recent
Iy at several mass meetings of Chin
ese from all parts Of California, salu
tonight he believed the action Of the
five provinces would be followed 0y
similar declarations fro.H a.. parts 0:
China. He said the Chinese in Amer
jca were strongly opposed to the re-
turn OF China to the monarchia;
form Of government.
Large sums, he Nsaid, had been
pledged by Californ1 Chinese to fin
ance the revolutio1E
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
DEATH RATE
IS LOVES 7
Only 13.6 Per 1000 III Registra-
lion Area Of United
States.

Washington. Dec. 2l--A prelimi-
nary statement just n,ade public by
Director Sam. l., Rogers or the pu.
rcau OF the census, department of
commerce and prepared under the
supervision OF Richard {. Lappn.
chief statiSticiau for vita; statistics.
shows a dcat., rate of 13.G-the low
est on record--pcr 1000 estimated
population Of the registration area Of
the United States in 1914
The Registration Area.
unfortunately the mortality statis-
ties do not cover tlc entire United
States, since not all communities
adequate death registration SYSTEM.
Those states and cities in which the
registration of deaths is apprOxi.
matcly complete constitute what is
known as the registration area. This
area comprises 25 states (in one of
which, North Carolina, registration
is restricted to municipalities wn:c:l
had 1000 population or over in 19OO),
the District Of Columbia, and 80 cit.
les in non.registration states, and
contained two-thirds (668 per cent?
the total estimated population of the
United States in 1914. This repro.
sents very gratifying increase as
compared with 1900, when the regis
tration area contained only about
twotifths (40.5 per cent? of the total
population of the country. Figure,
for Kansas are included for the first
time in the statistics for 1914.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22

ty Jail and TO pay d fine and costs Of
$500.
Gus Bjorndahl of Michigan entered
a plea of guilty to hescnargc of sell.
ing intoxicating liquors and was SER
fenced to 30 days in5tne county jail
and to pay a fine Of 5000 ana costs
t;,xc0 at so. . ..
Al Jones. also Of Mich gan. was
tried and found guilty of the crime
of bootlcgging.
Fred Lambert Of Michigan was
tried and found not guilty :: selling
beer
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
as olIicils think they should be 70"
adequate protection.

as olIicls think they should be 70.
adequate protection.
No more marines or bluejackets
can be spared from the fleet, for al
ready the reserve includes ships
which navy officials would prefer to
see. in full commission.
Secretary Daniels has asked con"
gress to provide for $500 additional
bluejackets, $500 apprentice seamen
and 1900 marines to meet this cOndi'
ton, but these men will not be avail
able for a long time.
A somewhat similar condition pre-.
walls in the war department, with the
bulk of the mobile army stationed
along the Mexican border. A major
ity of the coast defense batteries are
in charge of caretakers.
Various suggestions have been pu,
forward as to where to find trustWOr.
thy trained men as guards and the
problem is being given serious con-
sidcration.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22

as =. Cooper, director of Experiment
station, North Dakota Agricultural
college. &... 81.
"Busincss End Of Farming Car
Vrooman, assistant secretary depart.
ment OF agriculture, washington. D.
G.. ... 3
1880 y. m.-"'rbc Pit Silo" illus
trateU. j. G. ,Hancy, agricultural ex
tension department international
Harvester. company.
'Bcttcr 'IiOme Making" Miss May
G. Mcdonald director home ccOnom
les, extension division, N. D. A. C.
methods or Growing and Handling
Wheat" Nllustratcd). Professor IT.
l.. ,Bollcy, bolanist s;.nd seed commits
sioncr. IN. ". A. C.. "
E. Thursday, January TO-
$50 a. m.--.:P0lltry, 4 Profitable
Farm Flock" N. Il. Chapman. farm
.cr poultryman, University farm, ST
Paul.
alfalfa Production Byron BobD
farmer. institute lecturer, Haynes
N. d. .
"Livcstock on the Farm Captai:l
w. A. Smith, department of asri
culture, Washington, D. G.
l:3O p. m.-"Tle Next Step in the
Agrarian Problem Frank l.. McVey
president State University of Nortl
Dakota, Grand Forks.
"Financing the Farmer and Rura
Credit" Governor L. B. Hanna, Mort;
Dakota.
"Needed Farm Economics in NORTH
Dakota e. G. Quamme, Finley, y
7:3O p. m.-"Balanced Rations.
DR.. J. M. Walters, pastor First NJ. ,lI
church, Fargo.
Annual Address President John ii
Worst, the Tri.State association.
"The Pageant and Its Possibilities
in the Country" William Chaunces
Langdon, New York City.
Friday, January q.
$50 a. m.-"The Equipment of 1
Livestock Farm" H. R. Smith, live
stock expert, St. Paul
"The New Agriculture" Frank
Sanford, farmer, superintendent OF
farmers institute of North Dakota.
Building Farmers Dairy Herd.
George p. Grout, farmer and dairy
man, manager Jean. Duluth farm, Du
luth. ~ .- .s -...
"Co-operative Marketing and Its
Advantages M. D. Mum, St. Paul
1:3O p. m.--,Election of officers, re
ports of committees.
"The Colleges and the State.
president T.. G.. Perisho, South Da
kota State college Erookings, S. D.
after the War Is Oyer" Porte,
J. MoCumber. United States senator
from North Dakota.
Women's Auxiliary Program.
Meeting in Little Country theate
at Agricultural college at 100 p. m
Wednesday,, January ~.
Music-Bertrand A. Orr, N. D. A. c
Government Help For Farm Won
en-" Miss May C. Mcdonald, head o
extension work for women, N. D. A
my Experiment in Raising Tus
keys" Mrs. Charles E. Talbot, Far
90.
"value of Bees on the Farm JOIN
NEonson, Fargo.
"Home Canning Of Meats For Sum
mer Use Mrs. Robert Binnie
Langdon, N. D.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
NO CASE AGAINST RISK.

Dickinson, m. d.. Dec. 2l.-There
was no evidence to connect J, Luther
Risk of Detroit, Mich, with the
charge of embczzlement laid against
him by Il iBeltield farmer, in ConneC.
ton with 81 81 900 mortgage transac.
ton and It required just an hour for
d district court jury in this city to
acquit, Stanley Javonwisc:,, charged
with using a knife in an assault on
Robert Wegum, a minor, was found
guilty of simple assault
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
NAVY IS VERY
" SHORT ON MEN

Washington. Dec. 2O.--Navy depart,
mcnt officials, it. was learned tonight,
arc seriously concerned over the in.
adequacy Of the forces TO guard navy
yards, arscnals and other places
where navy equipment is stored and
made.
Witt, a large part of the marine
corps on cxpcditionary duty in 1la't'
and on the Mexican coast, guards arc
said to hardly quarter as strong
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
THREE GUILTY IN
!. p" NELSON CAMPAIGN

LakUta, n. D., Dec. 2l.--At the tern
of the district court just closed in
this city, Erland Aabckkc of Peters
burg was found guilty of selling whis'
key to be drunk as beverage, ana
sentenced to six mOntIs in The coun-
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22
FARMERS TO MAKE
CHIEF ADDRESSES
Men Direct From Soil Will Lead
Off at Tri-State Grain Grow.
ers' Convention.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 2l.--The pro,
gram for the TriSStale Grain Grow.
crs association convention. when
will be held in t:le auditorium here Oh
January 1S TO 2l, inclusive, has been
announced hy Presidan: John II.
Worst and Secretary w. C. Palmer.
Many we'll known speakers are On
the program. The aim this yea;
has been to present speakers from
the states Of Minnesota, South Dako.
ta and~North Dakota, who arc actin.
ally farmers and have worked out
their own salvation.
President Worst believes TIC great
est amount of good can be obtained
from a program of this sort, for these
men know northwestern conditions
better than farmers from other sec.
tions of the country
Pure Seed and Automobile Shows.
At the same time the grain growers
are in convention tlerc will be other
farmers. The annual seed show and
contest of tho North Dakota Pure
Seed association and the annual
North Dakota corn show will also be
held in tle auditorium. Tho seed
show is going to bc the best that
has yet been held. as there was {,
splendid small grain crop. While the
corn crop was not generally big one
over tie state aud was an absolute
failure in some sections. there will be
some excellent exhibits
The Gate City Automobile show
will be held at the time Of the con.
vention also. and will be of great in.
tcrest to the farmers d.. e
The program as arranged for tie
grain growers is as follows:
Tuesday, January 10.
1900 a. m.-Prayer. Rev. John
Selander, pastor Swedish Baptist
church, Fargo. .. ....
Opening Remarks. President John
H. Worst.
Address of Welcome, "rhe Develop
ment OF Our State Mayor H. i.
Emery, Fargo.
Beef Cattle For the Farm J. e..
Eastgate, farmer from near Lari'
more
Appointment Of Committees
! 80 p. m.-''Individuality in
Northwest Farming" NJ. f. Greeley,
editor Dakota Farmer.
"Ten Years of Crop Rotation" r.
w. Porter, superintendent of demon.
stration farms, Nort;l Dakota Agri.
cultural college.
alfalfa and Its Value to the
| Farm" H. A. Nelson, farmer, of Ray.
N. D.
American Society of Equity.
700 p. m.-Agricultural College
students program.
Agricultural Land concert.
NORTH Dakota Laws Bearing Upon
Tree Culture" Professor C. B. Wal
dron, dean of agriculture, North Da.
kota Agricultural college.
Back to the Farm drama, by Ag-
ricultural college students.
Wednesday, January 19.
$50 a. ,m.-''Potato Production and
Market" T. A. ';Hoverstad, agricul-
tural commissioner, 500 Line
Farm Accounting" Alfred Wenz.
farmer and associate editor Dakota
FdFlllel, DdtI, .. ~.
Farmers Clubs" A. D. Wilson, di.
rector extension division. Agrcultu-
raj college of Minnesota.
''State Federation of Farmers
Clubs" C.. l.. Smith, farmer. of Mo.
ma, n. D.
Farmers Cooperation in Cavalier
County, NORTH Dakota II. C. Otte-
son, farmer. Calvin. N. D.
1870 p. m.-"The Future For Pure.
Bred Livestock Breeding in the
Northwest" w. II. Peters, animal
husbandman, Experiment station,
North Dakota Agricultural college.
"The Farmers Preparedness" Rob.
ert George Paterson. editor Pater.
sons Magazine. Columbus. Ohio.
Does Diversification Pay?" Thorn
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-22

as +. Cooper, director of Experiment
station, North Dakota Agricultural
college 8. a.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14
sEcURITY AGAINsT WI

People who think that there win be no danger of
 war between tho United States and European countries after the wsr of wars" shall have ended arc not iook' Ing closely into the history of the past nor studyns carefully the lessons that daily being taught alons the Europen battle fronts
 While t ls true that usually great wars have been followed by other great unti country after coun' tr has become exhausted when period of peace fol- lovs the conditions that prevail are such that ,r,cticauv all of the countries of Europe are a war .t the same time. and they are proceeding at pace never before witnessed It is stated in the dispatches that the Germans alone losing 10000 men a day. That does not take into account the great losses or Germany's Allies nor those of the Quadrupe Entente movers It also is stated that Great Brains expendi- .ra for inc war have reached the enormous total Of s275OOoOO day This is condition that never before faced the world and n that the exhaustion such m followed the 2s years of warfare that began with the fall of the Baste and terminated with Waterloo-sen' eraiy referred to as the Napoeanic Wars-must come in much shorter period that 1t In the last cen- tu Europe Is proceeding at twentieth century speed and eventuales and results come quicker than In the past
 The termination of the Napoleonic Wars ended war fare between Nations for forty The strain had exhausted humanity and rest and recupeaton and re- pairs to National and private finances were necessary before the time old sport of Kings and statesmen could be ndulged again While recuperation and repair will in all probability come quicker now than they came between Waterloo and Crmea there will have to be re- pair and reeuperaton before Europe will be ready for another saturnala of blood and devastation In that necessity Is America's greatest guarantee of peace
 This is not in strict accord with tho Bryan idea that the rectude of American intentions will alone pro tec her from foreign attack and present history n Flu rope is our justification for differing with the great commouer Europes war is largely contest for su- premacy-supremacy in political influence. National glory and-?i??-COPY GONE??
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

Why should great Christian churches permit division in their ranks to stand as the only remaining separs tons due to the Civi War7
 union of the Methodist Episcopal church. North and the Methodist Episcopal Church South would give that great militant church over 5'5ooOoo members n the United States and 1t would unite once more re-
 gious organization that has been peculiarly identified with the birth and growth of the United States
 The same reasoning would apply with equal force flo tbe Baptlsts and the Presbyterians There should not only be at least flveand-ahaf million American aehodsts in one organization but there should be four million Baptists and two million Presbyterians Sec tonal lines should be eliminated from churches as they have been eliminated in other lines of countrys ac tivitles
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14
REGULATING MIR. WEEKS MONOPOLY
(New York World.)

(NeW York WOrld.)
 The junior Senator from Massachusetts takes issue with pretty much the whole policy of governmental regulation in monopolisc business affairs and selects the Interstate Commerce Commission one awful ex- ample It is "the best of an commissions" MF. Weeks admits, as It has often interfered with business to the detriment of the country"
 Perhaps the worst act ever charged against this commission It's latest of preventing the railroads from raising charges on the general business of the country to any extent they pleased Whatever might have been the direct result of this performance gen. era business be the ruin of the roads firstly and then the ruin of general business secondly. But 1t truns out general business has so improved as to overwhelm the roads exactly with ruin but with car shortages oyercongeon of business big earnings and high prices for railroad shares the measure of det riment inflicted the country by the Interstate Com merce Commission.
 The railroads thus seem to be doing fairly well, nevertheless and notwithstanding. They doing much better than Mr. Weeks exclusive private quastpublc line out of Massachusetts the Republican Presiden tia nomination since Sam Mccall appeared as the con- structor of parallel and competing line This is prob ably where from the Senator's standpoint mon opoy under public regulation is less objectionable than monopoly regulated only by private competition.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

Before you decide on what phone graph you want in your home Xmas hear Edison Diamond Disc Human Tone Monograph. It recreates music as clear and distinct as the original. You w,ll be welcome to hear them if you will call. We will play any rec ord you select on any machine. We will make satisfactory terms for you. JUNEAU MUSIC HOUSE.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
 ON MEND, KINDA SAYS

After spending few days in Ket- chikan. Wrangell and Petersburg in the interests of his business. S. Zyn- da has returned to Juneau. Mr. zyn- da states that business in Southeast ern Alaska in general seems to be picking up and that the outlook for business during the coming year Is excellent
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

When looking around for o suitable Christmas gift do not waste your time but so to K. ?. .Nelson's Stationery Store, he has a large variety of ar ticles to choose from.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14
FRANK HEALY AND
 MISS ELKlNs MARRY

It was learned last evening that Frank l.. Healy and Miss Hazel El kins were married Saturday evening at the Presbyterian manse, the Rev J. B. Stevens officiating Mir. and Mrs J. NJ. Baxter witnessed the ceremony The bride is a sister of Mrs. c. c Finley
 Mir. Healy has gone to Los Angeles in telegram advising him of the m ness of his father. He expects to re turn sometime in January.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

Comparisons of Greece and Belgium commonly ig- nore three things 1. Nobody guaranteed Greek neu- rality Q Nobody suspects France England of plan ming to annex Greece. g. The allied forces went to Salonlca on the invitation tho Consutonui govern ment Of Greece, which the usurping King overthrow (New York World)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

We shall never be quite sure of seattes real friend ship for Alaska until she quits sending Humphrey to Congress- And 1t is certain that until that time comes Alaska will never get all the aid from Seattle that she is entitled to-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

Come and see the beautiful and use ful Christmas gifts in 'Pyralin Ivory" on display at Wlnn's Prescription Pharmacy - 'The Store Around the corner"-11s 2d St.. phone 8 (11-20-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

Mrs. A. F. Thane arrived last night from San Francisco. and is visiting at Thane. at the home of her son, A. F. Thane, and Mrs. Thane.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14
ANOTHER GUESS AT IT
lSeattle Star0


 We haven't proved brilliant success a war proph- ct SO far. but If we may be permitted try, ready to venture the prediction that notwith standing the brilliant manAustrian-Bugarian cesses in Serbia, and the talk of Egyptian campaign the will be finally decided the boodstaned soil of Poland.
 The Russian hordes massing or ail the nations at Russia has munitions, greater food re- serves and larger number of fighting men than when the war was commenced.
 The slow-moving Russian machine. unwieldy because Of its very bulk is daily gaining momentum and power.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

One trouble about letting Colonel Roosevelt get in to the is the difficulty of stopping him once he got started.-( Charleston (S. e. Courler)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14
Classified Advertisements
MONEY LOANED

on personal property, diamonds jew. elry notes and bonds. All businean strictly confidential. J. Plsnt broker and ieweier. GA Front st. s-2-tD
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

In the name of all that is sane and merciful. wher will The coonels mouth get tired?
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-14

Next to the President, himself, the military maniac of oyster Bay is doing more than any other citizen to make Wilson's policies popular and Wilson's reelection certain.