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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-07-16
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series or murders and other crimes The
principal clue to the criminal is the
warning letter which is sent the victims,
signed with "clutching hand" The
latest victim of the mysterious assassin
Is Taylor Dodge, the insurance president
MS daughter, Elaine, employs Craig
10 try to 1nravel the mystery. What
Kennedy accomplishes is told by his
friend, jameson, a newspaper man. Az
Ter many fruitless attempts to put Elaine
Clutching Hand is at last found to be
none other than Perry BENEFIT, Elaine
lawyer and the man she Is engaged to
marry. Bennett fees to the den of one
or his Chinese criminals. The Chinaman
FORCES from Bennett the secret of the
whereabouts of 100000. Then he gives
the lawyer potion which will suspend
Benefits side just after he has lost con-
sciousness
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-07-16

managed 10 sneak back of the shadow
of the cars.
Between two Of the cars sat a de-
tective Of the secret service smoking
and hating his job. The Chinaman
had passed the first line of defense
He now managed to sneak up behind
the second He raised a Chinese club
and brought 1t down on the head OF
the unsuspecting detective. knocking
him out
The sentry paced by on the other
side of the train. Quickly, after he
had passed, the Chinaman went
through the detectives pockets until
finally he found bupch of keys. He
detached one from the ring, still keep
ing in the shadow as the sentry paced
up and down, looked stealthily about
until he saw chance, then unlocked
the door of the car and entered, clos
ing it safely.
A few minutes later, laden with as
much Of the trodite as he could well
carry and a bundle of heavy aero ar
rows he stole away as silently as he
had come.
1t was we'll after midnight when
Kennedy and I were preparing tc
leave the laboratory. was just about
to switch off the lights when Kennedy
raised his hand to stop me.
The far-away look on his face told
me that he had heard peculiar noise
He looked quickly at the ceiling.
Listen, Walter" he continued.
I did. There was a noise above us
on the roof. apparently as though
someone had slid of.
Craig switched out the light himself
and went quickly over to the table
where he had left the periscope
Carefully putting 1t together again, he
tiptoed over to the window, put the
periscope out and slowly raised it te
the roof
We gazed through the eyepiece. A
large white circle had been painted or
our roof
What does it mean?" queried.
Kennedy was in brown study
Suddenly he clapped his hands.
81 think l have it," he exclaimed
walter, take this turpeEtine. Go VI
and scrub the circle out. II you need
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-07-16

more, get it. Only remove every
trace of the circle"
While was scrubbing away for
dear life at the fresh paint on our
roof Kennedy secured a large can OF
white paint and brush and stealth
lily made his way to the rear Of the
old warehouse across the street.
Kennedy found a shed from which
it was easy to get to the roof. There
he set to work, too, Immediately, paint
ing a large circle on the warehouse
exactly like that on our own roof
which / was erasing.
We went home, and /. at least,
thought little more. about the matter:
Quite early the next morning, how.
ever, we got around to the laboratory
again to prepare for the visit of
Lieutenant Waters in response to
Kennedy's cordial invitation to wit.
ness the experiments with trodite.
Our speaking tube sounded finally,
and / answered it. It was Elaine,
Aunt Josephine and Lieutenant Wa
tiers, who had all arrived at the same
time.
Most peculiar thing, Kennedy" re-
marked the lieutenant after the greet
ings were over. 1--WE had a robbery
at the fort last night-or rather, not
exactly at the fort, for that would be
impossible. but from a freight car in
the yards"
"What did they get?" asked Craig.
''Some trodite-enough to blow up a
house, and some of those aeroplane
arrows"
Him." considered Kennedy, gazing
involuntarily at the ceiling and think
ing doubtless of the white circle that
had been on the roof.
"Listeni" cautioned Craig.
Outside we could hear buzz, as
though gigantic cicada were predict
ing warm weather. 1t was peculiar
sound, and Kennedy seemed to recog-
nize it instantly. He sprang to the
window and strained his eyes up at
the sky.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23
TRAVELLING OVER STATE IN
INTEREST SACKET RESOLUTION
HRAt\ PEOPLE INTERESTED IN
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23

to vote for Clinton G. Brown for
mayor and against Phil II Shook are;
EsteyaX Casanova, Jesus Jmizez.
Juan Cation, Yndaiecio Jiminez,
Frank valdez. r. NJ Cassillas. Gaia
reno de Ia Rosa and Gonzalo Cadena.
Santiago Sanchez was Indicted in
siN eases for buying votes for May
or Brown and Antonio prieto MAS in
dicted in two cases on the same
charge.
The return of the true bills has
caused a great deal. OF comment
among local politicians. and tn
question nov is being asked whether
tie grand jury viii continue in this
natter much further It is under
stood, however the grand 5urt. after
returning the indictments Monday
noon, immediately reconvened to
afain take up the Investigation Of
the alleged election frauds
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23
The MISSIONARY SOC|ET IESj
GATHER IN DISTRICT M[ET|N
MISSION ARIES FROM ACTIN l..
FIELD LABOR TALK WITH
SOCIETIES.

The district meeting Of the No-
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meeting aud one when Is calculated
societies throughout the district.
There We're about forty delegates
present and each and every one
seemed to enter into the work IN
hand with much enthusiasm. Ih"
meeting will be remembered as one
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23
ELLIS COUNTY SPECIAL
FROM ENNIS TO MtX|A
TRADES EXCURSION bl1 bi
ENNIS TINS MORNING CAR
RiEU LARGE IHpND.
II il! Boost for Ellis County NaIi-
otl> Enterprises and foot ini
the Ennis baii Team AT
GAME.


" aNahae!ite is well represented on
The Ellis Comfy special from Ennis
10 MfNia today Some Fifteen or
twenty representative business men
and the NaNahaciiIe baud LEFT It an
'''tA "'''i lo' runs where my
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i''"''isS' "i''si NH oe H'i" Ger
,"eie io' '"'"' lo' return 'ohiSi'i
The purpose OF the trip is to ad-
FFrtlSe NaAahachie enterprises
representatives from number Of
the leading establishments Wer" IN
Guided IN the party and all are eX-
recting big time as we'll as To do
something worth while in calling es-
pc ctal attention to WaXahachie and
Ellis county, a forty-tiye minute stay
at torsicana Was scheduled, when
II was planned to have the band
march up town and lead a process
SION that viii let the Navarro peo-
pie know Ellis county is on the
map.
The NaXahachie representation
on the special train is hut the tul-
hllment of promise made the En-
Ills business men by W. G McClain
at banquet there sometime ago.
He told Ennis people thar Waxa-
hachie business men stood ready
and willing to help Ennis in auy un-
dertaking that would call especial
attention to Ellis county. and it
was then mentioned that Waxa-
hachie could we'll afford to {ofp Ma.
mis- on trade excursion to Mexia.
"hereupoH Mr.. McCiaiu promised
the band and a representative com
pany OF business men He Is man
"ho tries to carry out his over,
promise, 50 when he came home he
set about making plans Ter the trade
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23
BUY II IN TEXAS MEET
NEAR An OPEN BREAK
DISSE\SID< AROSE OVER PROP
Ds!Tlo< TO MAKE. UNION
MIN MEMBERS.

FORT WORTH. Texas. June -
The buy it in Texas convention
came near reaching an open break
today over proposition To make
union men assaciafe or honorary
members The anton delegates were
IN the majority bar the constitution
committee proposed that the mem
bers be confined Ia manufacturer
and merchants
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23
= 1899 e<>~~ >~<S ,
AMONG THE MOVIES.
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King Baegot Is appearing at the
Empire today in an Imp two reel
human interest drama, A lille in
the Balance In this an old doc
tor. through failing eyesiehr, il
forced To give way TO younger
physician Who falls in love with the
old doctors daughter and becomes
the dc facto head OF the family soon
after. The other reels are an lrko
comedy Park Johnnies," featuring
Louise Orth and Yin Moore, aud
joker split reel comedy. showing
The Runaway Auto" and Comic
Cartoon
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23
BONO GIVEN MEN CHARGED
WITH FRAUDS IN ELECTION
GRAND JURY At stN ANTONIO
CONTINUES PROBE III Al
t.IaED VOTE BtNtNG

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. June ga
Bond viii be given the 80 men in
dieted by the grand jury for alleged
fraud ia The recent primary election
r p. Liscomb. attorney Tor The Nh
nieipal league. aas at work yes,er-
dry afternoon preparing bonds for
the indicted men and will present the
defendants and the bonds 10 Sheriff
Ishn " Tobin today The bond
probably viii D. In the sum of either
sza0 or $500
Those indicted for accepting bribes
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23
LOCALS.

For feed and fuel phone Broad
head q Kennedy. Old phone II. If
We have those cool green split
bamboo porch shades, from $50 to
$3.50 delivered and put up. X. +.
Moore Furniture Co. ady.7 !
G. ". Orms is here today and
made Il trip into the country with
County Farm Demonstration Agent,
u. y. FLOYD.
Miss fitzpatrick. a Sunday school
worker, who conducted a successful
Bible conference in Waxah achio this
spring, has recently sustained the
loss OF her mother whose death oc-
CURED at CoTinth Mississippi.
Just received fresh shipment OF
japanese. Chinese and Con2oleum
art squares. ia room sizes. from
81. 90 10 $50 r +. Moore Fur
niture %. adV.'T
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23
DOCTOR FOUND DEAD.
III. e.. ". Johnston of Wichita Falls
Kills HIMSELF

WICHITA FALLS, Tex. June -
With an automatic revolver by his
side pr W G Johnston was found
dead today Beside him was a note
saving he was innocent of charge
against him, but he could not bear
10 stand trial
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23

LONDON. June 3 The Austri.
an Steamer belgrade has been tor
pedoed, and u Is believed the erew
was lost
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23

The Country Girl" a Thauheus-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-23

For feed and fuel phone Broad
head q Kennedy. Old phone II. II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31
NOT AFRAID OF COLD.
Canal Workers Want to Aid Govern
mont In Alaskan Railroad Project,

Canal Worksrs Want to Aid Govern
mont In Alaskan Railroad Project,
Correspondence of Associated Press. ]
Panama, May 16.-Many Of the work.
ers on the Panama canal after several
years Of tropical life are now anxious
to so to Ala:ka where the United States
government Is undertaking to build a
railroad. A s. ort time ago when Fl. p.
Warren, representing the Alaskan rail :
way commission arrived on the isthmus
to purchase machinery no longer useful
on the canal work, he was swamped
with applications for positions in
Alaska.
Many Of the canal workers are tired
Of the tropics. or what is the same, be-
lieve they are and are willing to risk
the rigors of an Alaskan winter for the
sake of change. Immediately after his
arrival, however, Mr.. Warren made it
plain that there would not be MANY
positions open in Alaska. He also
frankly told canal workers that living
conditions are far from easy and that
the construction gang would not find
the same treatment in Alaska that they
have received at Panama for the last
eleven years altho working for the
same government. Positions are going
to be scarce for awhile. he said, because
not nearly SO large a force will be
needed as was employed at Panama.
The government already has sent out
a warning against any rush into the
territory this season as the work by no
means justifies one. Moreover, the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31
BURLINGTON AT a sTANDsTlLL.
Much chaarln Thst New Census Shows
Gain Of az Only.


Gain Of &c Only.
Burlington, May 31.-The population
OF Burlington is 24,35s, according to the
state census Of the city, which was
completed yesterday and submitted to
County Auditor Parrot by City Asses
sor Theodore Schaefer. This shows an
increase Of Just thirty-two over the
figures of the federal census in 1910
and such a small gain seems mex
plicable in view Of the great number
OF new houses which have been bulk
since then, and all Of them occupied.
The only explanation Is that previous
census returns were padded as Bur-
linton must have grown more than the
present figures show in the past five
years. The hard work Of taking the
census was performed by City Assessor
Schaefer and his assistants Ross Bolick
and Albert J. Copp and they deserve
great credit for 1t. There is no doubt
but that the figures they arrived at are
correct as the work of checking over
the names took three weeks. In this
time only five names were found
which had been not given in and three
which had been overlooked.
In 1914 there were only BIT births, a
heavy falling of, which indicates that
the sizes Of families in Burlington are
smallef than IN former years, altho
among nfne families Of German de-
scent in the second precinct OF the
4irst ward. there arc one hundred
people. s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31

great majority Of the workers will have
to be prepared to return to the United
States each fall as the winters are 80
severe that little outside work can be
done.
Many Of the locomotives that were
used In the construction Of the Panama
canal and were daily employed In pull
ing the thousands of spoil trains from
all along the route Of the waterway
eventually will do added duty on the
Alaskan project. They will have to be
altered from a five-foot gauge to the
standard of four feet s inches and this
work Is now being done In the canal
machine shops. Many other machines
also have been purchased by Mr.. War
rem and already have been shipped
north to begin their service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31
Apprshsnslve For Crops.

Special to Times-Republfcan.
Iowa Falls, May s1-The cold rainy
weather that has prevailed in this sec
ton for the past week or ten days is
getting serious and apprehension over
the corn crop is felt in every quarter.
While probably Is per cent Of the corn
was planted before the wet weather set
in. there is a large acreage in this sec
ton that has not been planted and con-
siderable blowing is yet to be done.
The Iowa river continues to rise and
indicates heavy fall of rain in the
drainage area of the river north Of here.
The river is crowding high water mark
and IL it continues to rise, new mark
may be set. So far little damage has
been done by the high water in this
vicinity but the flooding Of the low
lands north and south of this city pre-
sents conditions that will be alarming
II the river continues to rise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31
Trayelina Man, Experiences.

I'm the summer of 1888 had very
severe attack Of cholera morbus. Two
physicians worked over me from four
a. m. to p. m. without giving me any
relief and then told me they did not
expect me to live; that had best tele-
graph for my family. Instead Of doing
SO. gave the hotel porter fifty cents
and told him to buy me bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy and take no substitute.
I took double dose according to the
directions and went to sleep after the
second dose. At five O'clock the next
morning l was called by my order and
took train for my next stopping
point, we'll man but feeling rather
shaky from the severity of the attack"
writes III. w. Ireland. Louisville. Ky.
Obtainable everywhere. - Advertise
ment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31
sol GETS ioHa PRISON TERM.
9swsntssn- Ysar. Old Lad Sentenced "a
Il 8sventssn Years For Forgery,

9svsntssn- Ysar. Old Lad Sentenced TO
8svsntssn Years For Forgery.
Ottumwa, May 31.-George Brizen-
dine pleaded guilty to forgery charge
Saturday morning In the district court
and was immediately sentenced to an
indeterminate term not exceeding ten
years in the state reformatory at Ana
mosa.
Brizendine was arrested few weeks
ego by. Constable j. NJ. Huffman Of
Justice n G. Nosler's court and Sher-
IT G. g. Cremer in q house at Main
and Clay streets. He and Frank Ste
phenson, who had been arrested pre-
viously by Huffman at Charlton, were
both charged with forging checks on
four local merchants amounting to
t20.76. They were both bound over to
the grand jury by Justice Nosler I'M
der bonds Of $500 each and in default
81 furnishing them have been in jail.
Stephenson. will probably await the ac-
ton Of the grand jury which will meet
Aug. %. The sheriff will take his
prisoner. who will not he II years old
until August, to Anamosa. Young
BrtSendine's father; was In court With
him Saturday morning and told the
Judge that the services OF IN attorney
were not asksd ~ the boy a - did
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31
PARK OPENED TO MOTORISTS.
YsIIowstone National Lets Down ea
70 Overland TouriSts.

Yellowstone National Lets Down Bars
to Overland Tourists.
Waterloo, May 31.-Iowa people who
drive automobiles will welcome the in
formation that motorists will be per-
mitted to use machines in the Yellow
stone national park after August I.
This will mark the first time in the
history Of the wonder garden that its
highways have felt the wheels Of an
auto.
Word came today to e. p. Kretx Of
the Chicago Great Western from the
general passenger agent at Chicago.
telling Of the new ruling by Secretary
Motor traffic was admitted to the Yo-
semitic in 1919 and the Yellowstone Ii
the last national park that has not per-
United other than orse-propelled ve-
hicles.
The Arrangement for admission of
motorists calls for a starting schedule
each morning half hour before the
horse transportation and all vehicles
must be operated one way thru the
park. There are many precipitous
points along the winding train which
is so narrow in places that teams or
vehicles cannot pass. The possibility
OF horses taking fright at autos is said
to be the reason why motor traffic has
never been admitted.
Several Waterloo people are plan
ming to drive thru to the coast in their
own machines and the new ruling Of
the government likely will cause them
to route the itinerary to include the
the Yellowstone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31
ThlRTEENTH lNcENplARY BLAZE
lin CEDAR RAPIDS WITHIN
TN PAST MONTH. 'n
lNcENpIARY eEEN ~
TWO BUT MAKES Escape
Last 1laxe atartsd In Barn and l.
Quickly Exsinsuishsd-Meaasr De-
4 soripeien Gives Police First Tangible
clus-Last Fire indieatss Man il In
sans-Ussd Rags Instead Of Hay.

Cedar Rapids, May 31.-Th
thirteen incendiary fire within the
month was sst at noon on Saturday
by q HEAVIEST man. wearing dark
suit OF clothes and a hat" in . barn in
the rear Of the Brems bakery. 22o
South First street The fend was
seen to enter the barn by an employs
Of the Mullin stores. who thought little
Of the Incident at the time but was
afterwards able to furnish the fire de-
partment and the police with measer
description-the first tangible clue
either department. has had to work on
since the breaking out Of the firebug.
who found tho inconseQuental blaze
extinguished by two Brems employees
upon their arrival, that he had noticed
the fellow enter the alley. scrutinize
the barn and finally enter It, to re-
appear and make or hurriedly five
minutes later. Fire was discovered
two minutes after his disappearance.
That the pyromaniac il more con-
cerned with the nero starting Of fires
rather than the destruction Of prop
erty might be inferred from his meth
DDS of Saturday. az we'll as his pre-
vious attempt Formerly he has used
pil-soaked waste as q torch, material
which burns too slowly for complete
ignition before discovery. In the
Brems' barn the hend had ample OPP
portunity to destroy the building by
setting fire to the hay. but instead he
carefully cleaned away q spot on tho
floor and fired a pile Of rags that had
hardly communicated with the hay
before the blaze was discovered.
The barn was not damaged.