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Doctor Hayward had arrived and
had just finished taking the patients
pulse and temperature as our cab
pulled up.
Elaine was quite i'll indeed.
"Ohi I'm so glad to see you," she
breathed with an air of relief as Ken.
nedy advanced
"Why-what Is the matter?" asked
Craig anxiously.
Doctor Hayward shook his head du-
biously. but Kennedy did not notice
him, for, as he approached Elaine, she
drew from the covers where she had
concealed 1t q letter and handed It to
him. O. ms cftt4
Craig took It and read: l-,
"You are sick this morning. To-
morrow you will be worse. The next
day you will die unless you discharge
Craig Kennedy"
At the signature of the Clutching
Hand he frowned, then, noticing Doc
tor Hayward, turned to him and re-
peated his question, What is the mat
ter?"
Doctor Hayward continued shaking
his head. II cannot diagnose her
symptoms" he shrugged.
There seemed to be faint odor. al
most as II Of garlic, in the room. It
was unmistakable and Craig looked
about him curiously. but said nothing.
AS he smiled, he moved impatiently
and his foot touched Rusty, under the
bed. Rusty whined and moved back
lazily. Craig bent over and looked
at him.
Whats the matter with Rusty?" he
asked. rs he sick. too?"
why, yes" answered Elaine. fol
lowing Craig with her deep eyes.
Craig reached down and gently
pulled the collie out into the room.
Rusty crouched down close to the
floor. His nose was hot and dry and
feverish. He was plainly i'll.
How long has Rusty been in the
-oom?" asked Craig.
"All night" answered Elaine. Il
wouldn't think Of being without him
now"
MAY l take Rusty along with mel"
Craig asked finally.
Elaine hesitated. Surely" she said
at length, "only be gentle with him"
"Of course" he said simply. Il
thought that might be able to dis.
cover the trouble from studying him. "
We stayed only q few minutes
longer. for Kennedy seemed to realize
the necessity of doing something i'm
mediately, and even Doctor Hayward
was fighting in the dark.
Back In the laboratory. Kennedy set
to work Immediately. brushing every
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IN A SHADOW
Tea Drinker Feared Paralysis.

Steady use OF either tea or coffee
often produces alarming symptoms.
as the poison (caffeine) contained in
these beverages acts with more po-
tency in some persons than In others.
Il was never a coffee drinker.
writes an Ill. woman. but a tea drink
er l was very nervous. had frequent
spells of sick headache and heart
trouble. and was subject at times to
severe attacks of bilious collie.
mo end Of sleepless nights-would
have spells at night when my right
side would get numb and tingle like
thousand needles were pricking my
flesh. At times l could hardly put my
tongue out OF my mouth and my right
eye and ear were affected.
1.-THE doctors told me to quit using
tea. but thoughtI could not live with
out it-that 1t was my only stay.
had been a tea drinker for twenty-five
years; was under the Doctors care for
fifteen.
about six months ago, finally quit
tea and commenced to drink Postum.
II have never had one spell of sick
headaches since and only one light
attack OF bilious collie. Have quit hav-
ing those numb spells at night, sleep
well and my heart is getting stronger
all the time"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to
wellville." In pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum Cereai-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage instantly, 30c and
SOC tins. s-f - -
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
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SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by q
series Of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue TO the criminal Is the warn
ing letter which Is sent the victims.
signed with a "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
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes Ia told by his friend
James, q newspaper man. By an ingen-
icus ruse Clutching Hand smuggles into
Eiaine's home a flask of liquid air which
papers. 1t blows open the safe in which
II IL placed. but Kennedy arrives in time
to prevent the robbery. The detective
where Clutching Hand has placed shot
gun no that 1t is fired by the electrical
connection formed when Kennedy places
his hands on a framed photograph Of
Elaine
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fered ten months. was treated by
physician, but found NO relief until
started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills, I
now feel that am permanently cured
by the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills."
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Soc. per boz at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent
free.-Adv.
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the same as ffty-nine. except perhaps
the pictures and furniture. only 1t Is
on the floor below"
He gazed about keenly. Then he
took q few steps to the window and
threw 1t open. As he stood there he
took the parts OF the rods he had been
carrying and fitted them together un-
til he had a pole some eight or ten
feet long. At one end was curious
arrangement that seemed to contain
lenses and a mirror. At the other
end was an eye-piece. as nearly as
could make out.
.'What is that?" asked as he. COM
pleted his work.
THAT? That is an instrument
something on the order Of miniature
periscope." Craig replied, still at
work.
watched him, fascinated at his re-
sourcefulness. He stealthily thrust
the mirror end OF the periscope out
of the window and up toward the cor.
responding window upstairs. Then he
gazed eagerly through the eye-piece.
'rWalter-look!" he exclaimed to
me.
/ did. There, sure enough. was MI.
chael, pacing up and down the room.
As I looked at him nervously walk
ing to and fro, could not help ad-
mitting that things looked safe enough
and all right to me. Kennedy folded
the periscope up and we left our
room, mounting the remaining flight
Of stairs. s l,.L,
In fifty-nine We could hear the
measured steps of the footman. Craig
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ing on a little of Rusty's blood in q
tube. very carefully.
Here, Walter" he said. pointing to
the little incision he had made. will
you take care Of him?"
Quickly Craig made one test after
another.
As he did 80 I smiled. There was
an unmistakable odor of garlic in the
air which made me think Of what I
had already noticed in Elaine's room.
"Arseniuretted hydrogen" he an.
swered, still engaged in verifying his
tests. This is the Marsh test for
arsenic" s
Arsenic! 1 repeated, in horror.
had scarcely recovered from the
surprise of Kennedy's startling reve-
lation when the telephone rang again.
Kennedy seized the receiver. thinking
evidently that the message might be
from or about Elaine.
But from the look on his face and
from his manner, could gather that,
although it was not from Elaine her
self, it was about something that In
terested him greatly.
"Good!" heard him say finally. Il
shall keep the appointment--abso-
lutely."
What was lit" asked. eagerly.
1T was Elaine's footman. Michael"
he replied. thoughtfully. "As I sus-
pected, he says that he is q confeder-
ate OF the Clutchins Hand. and II we
win protect him he viii tell Us the
trouble with Elaine"
considered moment. "Hows
that?" ] queried. 1890
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what have you bssI


up against?"
= He fairly lesped at me and ! felt
him examining my shoulder where !
had been leaning on the wall Some
thing on the paper had come on and
left a mark on my shoulder. Craig
looked puzzled from me at the wall
"Arsenic!" he cried.
He whipped out pocket lens and
looked at the paper. This heavy.
fuzzy paper is fairly loaded with II.
powdered" he reported.
Kennedy paced the room. Sudden
ly, pausing by the register. an idea
seemed to strike him.
Walter" he whispered, come down
cellar with me-"
"Oh! Be careful!r cried Elaine, anx-
ious for him.
II WILL he called back.
As he flashed his pocket bull's-eye
about, his gaze fell on the electric
meter. He paused before 1t. In
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Work Of Torpedoes.

Torpedoes cost over 5000 each;
consequently they are not discharged
unless there is fair chance OF hitting
the object aimed at. So far the ves-
sells hit by torpedoes have been sta
tionary or only moving slowly; but 1t
Is probable that as the crews OF sub
marines become more expert they will
be able to hit warship OCCASIONALLY
when she is moving at q high speed.
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Backache and burning
in the stem Of the Blad.
der. which was sore
and had Q constant
hurting all the time
broken sleep. sired feel
ing. nervousness, puff
ed and swollen eyes,
shortness of breath and
Rhon.uafic nalna Iauf.
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cuTIcuRA coMPLExIoNs
Are Usually Fresh and Clear, Soft and
veIvety. Try One.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Thus
these supercreamy emollients promote
and maintain the natural purity and
beauty of the skin. scalp. hair and
hands under conditions which II neg.
lected might disfigure them.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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ovERwoRk and KIDNEY TaousLs

Mr. James Mcdaniel. Oakley, Ky.
writes: Il overworked and strained
myself. which brought on Kidney and
Bladder Disease. MY symptoms were
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A Difference,

Does Mrs. Holdup play bridge?"
mo; she works it.'-Baltimore
American.
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Definition.

Definition.
She-What did you call bachelors?
He-Men who have contemplated
1natrimony.
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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA. . safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
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and had landed on Elaine's bed.
Below, as we learned some time aft
erwards, car had drawn up hastily
and the evil-faced crook whom the
Clutching Hand had used to rid him
self of the informer, "Limpy Red" had
ieaped out and hastily hurled the
stone through the window. as quick
ly leaping back into the car and
whisking away.
Around the stone was wrapped
piece of paper on which was the om-
inous warning. signed as usual by the
Hand:
Michael Is dead.
Tomorrow, you. 30.
+Then Kennedy.
"Stop before 1t is too late"
Elaine had sunk back into her pill
lows, paler than ever from this sec
ond shock.
It was just then that Kennedy and
I arrived and were admitted.
"Oh, Mr.. Kennedy" cried Elaine.
handing him the note.
Craig took 1t and read. Miss
Dodge" he said, as he held the note
out to me, you are suffering from ar.
senic poisoning-but l don't know yet
how It is being administered" +.
He gazed about keenly. Meanwhile.
l had taken the crumpled note from
him and was reading 1t. Somehow. l
had leaned against the wall As l
turned, Craig happened tc glance at
me. l.g.,sls4.4
.For heavens sake. Walter" 1heard
Evening star., 1915-02-20
Howard University Appropriation.

The Senate appropriation commit
tee in restoring to the sundry civil
bill the appropriation items for the
benefit of Howard University, which
were stricken out on a point of or
der in the House of Representatives,
acted as the friends of the university
hoped and expected it would, and
the reinsertion of the items will be
approved by all persons interested iii
fair treatment for an institution
which has performed long and meri-
torious service in the development
of the colored race and in that way
has performed noteworthy service to
the country. Appropriations for this
institution have been made by Con-
gress for more than thirty years.
There has never been raised a ques-
tion as to the usefulness of the uni
versity, and not until this session has
the justice OF the appropriations been
questioned. In view of the facts, the
point of order that there existed no
law authorizing an appropriation
came tardy on. That the appropria-
ton items will be found in the bill
when it is finally enacted is the hope
OF all fair-minded persons familiar
with the matter.
Evening star., 1915-02-20
Anniversary Specials on Third Floor.

Entire remaining stock Womens Winter Suits formerly S
$7.75 each.
20 Womens Winter Coats formerly $500 $775 each
Women Lace Chiffon and Silk Blouses 1896 each Value $55
Values up $685.
Women White Lingerie Waists $15O each Values $685.
Womens New Serge Dresses Special price, $O75 each.
Womens New Silk Dresses Special price, $l375 each.
Women New Cloth Skirts three styles Special 1896 EACH
Chdrens Oliver Twist Dresses 10 years. Special price,
$lo5 EACH
Girls White Lawn Dresses, sizes IL years. ST 95 each
Girls One piece MILDLY Dresses II years. ST 90
Women Baldwin House Dresses with dust $100 each
White Lingerie Petcoats special values 81 and so eac
Women Fine Nansook Gowns special value, 85c EACH
Boys $500 Spring weight Refers, $3.95 each
Cdrens Pink and Blue Percae Dresses years. 45c each
Chdrens Striped Crepe Dresses pink and blue 45c eac
Cdrens Figured Perca Dresses pink and blue Designs 45c
each.
Women Fine New Spring Hats special price, $500 EACH
Womens $500 Quality P. N Corsets $150 pair.
Womens 5000 Quality New Patent Colonial Pumps $z5 pair
Evening star., 1915-02-20
Anniversary Specials on Fifth Floor.

Imported Austrian China Sc piece. Value $OO
$500 Quality 7pece Cut Glass Water Sets, 1895 each
15c Quality Cut Glass Tumbler and Glasses 10c each.
Quality Caseroles, 81 90
SOC Quality Brownand white Baking Sets 35c each
Oft Size Strongly baced Step Ladders special price 8Sc each
Folding Clothes Horses, special price, 78c EACH
Willow Wash Baskets, 31inch oval shape special S9c each
Shafers Breakfast Bacon, 21c 23c and 25c pound.
Anniversary Coffee, SOC pound, 2oc pound.
2c Quality Premier Pure Fruit and Sugar Jams for s1oo
SOC Quality Del Monte Graded Asparagus 4 for $780,
25c Quality Premier Brand Orange Marnalade 15c jar.
Csc Quality Savoy Brand Asparagus Tips 6 for ST.
25c Quality Premier Brand Peanut Butter jars for Soc.
Plain and Stuffed Queen Olives 25c size, jars for 55c
rasboug Brand Bright Red Tomatoes specaprce SOO Dozen
Battle Creek Paradox Colox and Yogu Tablets, SOO sze
packages for $500.
Cero-Vita breakfast food packages 25c
4Oc Quality Assorted Chocolates 28c pound
Chocolate and Vanilla Wrapped Caames PIC pound Value &c.
4Oc Quality Pound Boxes Assorted Chocolates, Soc box
SOC Quality Assorted Hard Candies 23c pound
4Oc Quality Seashore Pebble Candies 29c pound.
Sugarroasted Peanuts, 1Sc pound. Regularly 25c
Evening star., 1915-02-20
Masked Bandits.

Masked bandits are busy. Two of
them made an attempt to rob the
express car Of train out of Washing
ton for the south, and after binding
and gagging the express messenger,
and failing to open the safe, in which
it is said there was no treasure,
threw it from the car of the fast run
ming train and, leaping themselves,
seem to have made their escape. It
may be that these desperate and en-
terprising criminals are the car barn
bandits. The news has also recorded
another robbery in Washington by a
masked bandit, shopkeeper being
held up at the point of a pistol. In
that case the booty was trifling and
the setting less theatrical than in the
car barn crime. The criminal may
have been one Of the car barn des-
Evening star., 1915-02-20
Rolters and Instructions.

Senator Stone was far from happy
in his recent reference to the sui
eide in Kentucky of one of the demo-
cratic members of the legislature Of
that state who six years ago bolted
his party's nominee for United States
senator and assisted in his defeat.
That unfortunate man violated ex-
press party instructions. There had
been a primary expression as to the
senatorship, and Gov. Beckham had
won by a pronounced majority. 1t
was before the day of popular cleo
tions for senator in Kentucky. and
it was necessary for the legislature
10 act.
Every democratic member of that
body was bound by the primary ex-
preston. but several-enough to turn
the scale--violated instructions, and
not only refused to vote for the
democratic nominee, but voted for
the republican nominee and elected
him. A legislature instructed to elect
Evening star., 1915-02-20

a democrat elected a republican to
the Senate.
Naturally, the democratic organi-
zation of the state felt outraged, and
cast out the bolters. They suffered
both politically and socially for their
acts.
Now there is no analogy whatever
between that case and the case of
the democratic senators who are
standing out against the ship pur-
chase bill. They were not elected
under instructions to support any
such measure. Two of them-Mr.
Camden and Mr.. Hardwick-were
elected only last November by popu-
lar vote. and the ship bill did not
figure in their campaigns.
The seven democratic senators un-
der fire are exercising their judgment
about proposition of the Presi-
dents. A party caucus, it is true, in
dorsed the proposition. but i'll doing
so simply registered the Presidents
will. Some of those present, there is
reason to believe, had no heart in the
business.
A case with an analogy is that OF
those democrats, in Congress and
out. who violated instructions on the
subject of the Panama canal tolls.
The democratic party at Baltimore
pledged itself to free passage for
American coastwise ships through
the canal, and men elected to Office
on that platform were bound by it.
But, in spite OF that fact, the free
passage law was repealed, many
democratic senators and representa-
tives reversing themselves at the
Presidents suggestion. and in imita-
ton of him. Would Mr.. Stone rec
ommend suicide for those men? OF
course not.
Evening star., 1915-02-20
Panama-Pacifc Fair.

The gates OF the Panama-PaciiIc
international exposition have been
opened with a spark flashed at the
end of 5000 miles OF wire by the
pressure of button touched at
Washington by the President OF the
United States. The president of the
exposition called up the White
House at Washington over the tele-
phone, and across towering noun
tain ranges, vast stretches of plain
and rolling country and across a
hundred rivers spoke to the Presl-
dent and told him that but the touch
OF button was needed to open the
great fair. Marvel follows marvel
in quick succession.
The Panama Pacific exposition
takes its place in the line of great
American expositions, and in num-
Der of respects is the greatest.
While the Philadelphia centennial
commemorated the birth of the re-
public of the United States and the
Chicago exposition the discovery of
America, the San Francisco exposi-
ton memorializes the realization of
a dream of the centuries and an ac-
complishment which nightly in
creases the greatness and the gran
deur of the United States. This ex-
position opens more nearly at the
point of completion than any other
stupendous American fair. Another
unique point which marks it as great
is that it opens free from debt. 1t is
an achievement brought about in the
face OF discouragements that would
have daunted any people of less
imagination, enthusiasm, stout
heartedness and wealth than the
sons and daughters of California. The
great disaster which wrecked large
part OF San Francisco did not cast
down these people, and foreign COM
plications and the worlds war did
not thwart them. They raised the
the exposition among themselves.
The California spirit has never
shown to better advantage than in
the creation of this splendid exposi-
ton.
1t will draw to it hundreds OF
thousands OF Americans to whom
the Pacific coast has always seemed
a far-off, even though fairy land.
Hosts of Americans, their usual sum-
mer plans thrown out of joint by the
war, will seek the Panama fair at
San Francisco to their own and their
country's good.
Evening star., 1915-02-20
Roosevelt and Hobson-1918.

There is nothing new in the state
ment coming from Denver that the
surviving bull moosers and the pro-
hibitionists are seeking union for et-
feet next year. Something of the
kind was suggested when Mr.. Roose-
welt opened little Irritation with the
enemies of the liquor traffic after
last falls elections, and Mr.. Bryan,
observing the signals, set up for a
rival of the ex-President. Old poll
ticians thought they saw then Mr..
Roosevelt's latest bent, and the un-
easiness of Mr.. Bryan as he calcu-
lated what the effect might be on Mr..
Wilson's fortunes.
Bull moosery in its original form
is dead. The great majority of the
men who followed Mr.. Roosevelt out
OF the republican party in 1912 on
his protest against the denomination
OF Mr.. Taft, and on his demand for
social justice" have returned to that
organization, and will support its ma
tional ticket next year. Those re-
naming out are too few to accom-
plish anything alone, and hence are
supposed to be casting about for
allies. AS they have nothing in COM
mon with the democrats, their hope
lies in the direction OF the prohibi-
tionists, with whose general policy
they are il accord.
Growing out of the situation is the
suggestion of the ticket of Roose-
welt and Hobson for next year, on a
platform calling tor prohibition,
votes for women and an adequate
national defense. Both men are en-
thusiastie advocates of two of those
propositions; and while Mr.. Roose-
Welt has not yet gone the full Hob
son length as to prohibition, he is so
anxious to run for President again
he might accept the Hobsonian pro-
gram as to that.
In a combination of this kind Mr..
Roosevelt would be expected to in
huence sentiment east and west and
Mr.. Hobson in the south. But al
though both men are admired on
personal grounds, both might fail in
such an endeavor. There are pro-
hibitionists among the republicans,
but not of disposition to put that
principle above everything else, while
the prohibitionists of the south have
never shown disposition to oppose
the democratic party in a national
campaign
No southern man has filled out a
term as Vice President since the day
of John c. Breckenridge. Blair in
1868 and Brown in 1872, both Mis-
sourians, ran, but were defeated, as
was Davis of West Virginia, who ran
in 1904. With Mr.. Hobson on the
ticket and prohibition the principal
appeal, the campaign would be the
strangest the stronghold of the later
day democracy had ever known.
Evening star., 1915-02-20

peradoes or he may have been. and
probably was, some humber devotee
o: the bold-up art inspired by tho ex-
ample of the more brilliant bandits
It has often been commented on that
crimes or accidents of the same char
acter follow one another in threes.
Perhaps the car barn bandits are still
with us, or perhaps there is some
thing in criminal suggestion which
compels the commission of similar
crimes in close sequence.
Evening star., 1915-02-20
Safety First.

The Washington Safety First AS
sociation lis to send. delegates to the
national safety first convention,
which will meet in New York next
week. The list OF cities which will
send safety first representatives to
this convention is a long one, and
scheduled to participate are delegates
from number of chambers of COM
merce, other trade bodies and CIVIC
organizations not directly associated
with the safety first movement, but
sympathetically allied with it because
its propaganda tends to reduce 4
number of casualties due to careless
ness, to which cause most casualties
can be ascribed.
The spread OF the safety first
movement has been remarkable and
encouraging. There is no way of es-
timating the number of lives that
have been saved by the caution
signs and rules of the association and
the newspaper publicity that has been
given to its work. One of the mat
ters which the convention will dis
cuss and probably approve is that
there shall be demand in all cities
for the adoption and enforcement OF
an ordinance for revocation of chauf-
feurs' or drivers licenses for failure
to obey traffic rules. In many cities
there is a tendency to treat with too
tender consideration speeders and
drivers who ignore traffic regulations
which experience has shown to be
necessary for the public safety.