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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-20
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the
signed with a "clutching hand" The
latest victim of the mysterious assassin
is Taylor Dodge, the insurance president.
His daughter. Elaine, employs Craig
Kennedy, the famous scientific detective,
to try to unravel the mystery. What
Kennedy accomplishes is told by his
friend, Jameson, newspaper man: At
ter many fruitless attempts to put Elaine
Clutching Hand is at last found to be
none other than Perry Bennett. Elaine's
lawyer and the man she is engaged to
marry. Bennett fees to the den of one
of his Chinese criminals. The Chinaman
forces from Bennett the secret Of the
Thereabouts of 100000. Then he gives
the lawyer a potion which will suspend
animation for months. Kennedy reaches
Benefits side just after he has lost con-
seriousness,
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-20
-Look!" he exclaimed. pointing.

LOOK! ne eTcIa1mH6, pointing.
We crowded about the window.
There was an aeroplane passing over
the city.
"Just watch that warehouse over
there"
We riveted our eyes on it. 1t was
an anxious moment.
Already, had we known it, Sing Lee
had quietly let himself into the loft,
taken the glasses from the cupboard
and leveled them at us in the labora-
tory.
Meanwhile, Sprague, of whom we
learned later, had started his aero
plane flying from his hangar in the
suburbs, and was now speeding over
the city. AS he passed he peered
down, looking eagerly for the target
the white circle.
With expert precision he let go the
bomb, and the deadly engine of de
struction swooped down.
Straight to its mark 1t went.
= The old warehouse across from us
rocked with the defamation. It seemed
as if the whole top of it were blown
to pieces.
The bomb that had been meant tc
destroy the laboratory had, by the
quick change Of the white circle, de
stroyed the hangout and the emissary
Of the Serpent!
Half an hour later, Long Sin was
| nervously reporting to WI Fang in
the secret den in Chinatown.
"That white devil, Kennedy, has de
feated us again, MASTER" he said dep
recatingly.
"Again?" demanded WI, his face
| livid with anger.
Eyes, master. He saw the circle
wiped it out-and painted new one
on the warehouse. The bomb fell or
that-and Sing was killed"
Someone shall pay for that" Kissed
WI.
Far uptown, on the East side
| Sprague led WI and Long Sin to a
little machine shop kept by a for
eigner, Anton Schmidt.
What can do for you, gentlemen
asked Schmidt.
81 wish you'd show us your new
gyroscope stabilizer," asked Sprague
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
WOMEN ON A STRIKE.

AS a refutation Of the charge. fire.
quently heard among those opposed 10
woman suffrage, that the woman
place is in the home 1t is proposed
TO call q 0ne-day strike Of all the w0-
men in this country who are employed
outside of the home. It is declared by
those back Of the movement that with
all the female employees in factories
stoses. Offices and other channels Tide
even for one day. the hands of the
clock would virtually be at q stand
still. business would be disrupted and
the opponents Of woman suffrage
would be given a forcible denial OF the
justice Of their position. The plans are
for this general strike in the last
week Of September or the first week i'm
October.
Whether the women OF the United
States can carry out this gigantic
scheme remains to be seen. but at all
events, the practical difficulties in
volved are enormous In New York
state alone. for instance, it is noted
that one-tbird Of the women Of voting
age work outside the home; that wo-
men are employed in all but three
trades; that some important occupa-
lions, such as telephone service, are
entirely in the hands Of women, In ed
vocational lines alone. business would
be at a standstlI if the women en-
ployes failed to report.
The strike idea is I'm the hands o.
Mrs. Norman de R. Whjtehouse, a
prominent sufragist Of Chicago, who is
seeking to enlist the support Of wo-
mems clubs all over the country. Mrs,
Whitehouse sums up her platform as
follows
The situation seems to require a
visible demonstration OF this sort TO
bring the theorist to a realization Of
the change in modern conditions that
forces women to go out Of the home,
whether they will or not"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
HALE AND HEARTY AT 85.

The Boston Transcript is S. years
old, II was founded in 1880. At that
time Boston. had no railroads, no street
car service, no telephone, no electric
lights and few Of the things that are
now held to be vitality necessary to ex-
fstence on this mundane sphere And
rev Jackson was then president Of
the United States. and Daniel Web
ster was just rising 70 fame as the
greatest orator and the greatest law
yer within the confines of the republic
The telegraph had not yet been intro
duced, and the difficulty Of getting
news may we'll be imagined. Com
menting on this and other features Of
publishing newspapers in those days
Newspaperdom SAYS.
An early issue contained an edi-
t0rial on that familiar compiaint-rhe
crookedness Of B0stons streets. News
items commenting ON the sailing Of 247
vessels from the port of Boston at the
same time. lectures by Dr. Beecher,
the illumination Of the Athenaeum gal
lery by gas light for the first time
Eighty-fve years rest lightly on the
shoulders Of the Transcript, and it stu
maintains a consistent growth in cir
cuIation and advertising The Boston
Transcript is one Of Americas most
remarkable evening newspapers, and
the quality Of its contents year after
year has made it a permanent fixture
In many thousands of New England
homes. With a comp aratively small
circulation. the Boston Transcript is
one OF the three leading carriers of ad-
yertising in the evening field in the
United States. The Transcript is a
newspaper Of today, although it sticks
closely 10 the police which made it
famous many years ago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
The Daily Story
Penned In--By William Chandler

There Is an infinite number Of is-
lands in the Pacific ocean, and there is
a diversity of condition among the in
habitants OF the different islands. FIT
ty years ago l knew more about them
than / do now When I was q boy Of
rs I shipped on small steam vessel
running from San Francisco among
these islands. trading by the way. The
captain, Simpson, was then quite an
old man and had sailed among them
for a number Of years. He knew the
character of the people of the different
Islands and told us that. while most Of
them were approachable. there we're a
few az which he would not care to
touch unless with numerous crew
and with plenty of arms and ammuni-
ton.
During one Of our voyages we had
bad luck from the start. Our crew
was a small one when we left San
Francisco. Two men were taken III
within a week after we left and both
died Another fell down an open
hatchway. and still another was wash
ed overheard and lost,
We had passed the Hawaiians and
crossed the equator not far from the
international date line when we struck
a northeastern that drove US on to q
point directly north Of the Fius. Dur
ing the storm we shipped a sea that
drove one man headforemost against
the bulwar6s and washed another one
overheard. This left rs the captain,
the mate and three seamen. Hardly
had the storm blown itself out when
something about the 6rebox gave ont
and we were obliged to let the fires 90
down in order to find out what it was.
We had sail enough TO keep storage
way. but nc more.
just before the captain gave the or
der 70 put out the fires I noticed him
looking intently at an island lying off
our port bow and heard him tell the
mate that he believed it 10 be one
from which on a previous voyage be
had narrowly escaped with his life.
Having found the natives bent on plum
der and ready to strike any weak crew
that came within their reach, he did
not relish the idea Of putting out the
fires in that locality
However, there was no choice in the
matter. and when the frebox had cool
ed down one Of our number went into
it for an examination. Unfortunately
the wind was blowing straight toward
the island. Presently we saw q num-
her Of canoes coming out from the
shore. The captain looked grave. Tn
der sail we couldn't make four knots,
and We were TOO few to defend our
selves against the swarm Of dusky
men who were coming for us The
mate suggested that they were only
coming out for trade or to beg and
wouldn't harm as. The captain said
he knew better. they would murder us,
take what they wanted and either get
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30

evfdence-because the war has brought
about a scarcity Of leather. The sum
mer resorts are reporting = decrease
in business This summer-because 50
many people are staying at home on
account of the war There are fewer
marriage licences issued last month
than the same month last year-and
The war had something 80 do with st.
You simply can not get away from ths
war
"PoHucs-oh, the var Is going 70
have an effect upon issues In this
country. Religion about Chris
tianity and thu war; The schools and
collezes-lhe war has changed the
Whole scope Of discussion Of such
things-after the war there IS going
to ba q demand for men trained in this
or thas-and there you go
so the editors. weary as they are
with the carnage. anxious IS they are
20 get away from the awful blight
upon the world. must continue in The
( beaten paths Of discussion, and ind
what they can that is new or enter
tanning OF enIightening They can ne
more get away from the war and its
many phases than can the rest Of man
kind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
THE WAR IN THE DAY S
NEWS

The editor OF the Dayton (Ohio}
News eniightens hts readers on auoth-
err phase Of the war in the following:
There isn't an editor IN this coun-
try thar isn't tired writing about the
ar-and still the writing goes on.
All OF us are weary OF the strife; all
81 US know that the comments are
words, words. words: all Of as realize
that one man knows as much about
the struggle as another. and thar none
Of US know a great deal But there
isn't sn editor in the land that can
get away from it. All roads lead 10
the war, so far as the editors are con-
cerned
The cost Of a commodity Is TO be
discussed the influence Of the war
must De accounted for There is a
tragedy somewhere that is worth com
menting upon: the war has had an
indirect or q direct effect upon II. In
migration. increase or decrease of pop
uiation. the acreage OF crop. the
financial or industrial condition of
any nation on earth-all these things
when discussed amount 20 a discuss
sion Of the war.
Canvas shoes aFs very much in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30

the ship 10 the shore OF sing her.
The only chance there seemed To he
for US was 10 hide We all went down
and got into the frebox, where a man
was working, and closed the door The
latch fell and could be opened orrg
from the outside. But this didn't from
BILE us, for the man VINO had been az
work had his tools. and when we want
ed to get out it would be possible for
him 10 bore a hole near the latch SO
that It could he lifted.
The furnace room was pretty DARK
and since we all packed ourselves i7
the far end OF the frebox We were
not likely to be seen except by a pair
of first rate eyes We waited ia sus-
pense till we heard men tramptnv
about above. They must have been
surprised 20 7ud the vessel deserted
but delighted as well. considering that
there was much pMnder for them. We
heard them everywhere, evidently col
lecting what they wanted The door
of the 6rebox was opened twice. bYt
whoever opened it shut It again with
out taking the trouble to make an ex-
animation.
The visitors remained on board ull
we began to feel the vessel rolling con
siderably; then the sounds suddenly
ceased. It was evident that the sea
was getting rough and they did NOT
dare stay longer. Then Captain Sim
mons directed the man who had been
repairing the frebox 10 drill a hole No
that the latch could be lifted
Boring a hole in wood and iron are
two different things The one cav BE-
done IN seconds: the other may take
hours. The man had been drilling
some time when we began to feel wa
ter IN the freboZ floor Bringing TIE
light the workman had with him. ana
by which he was drilling. 70 bear aa
the floor we saw water grchins 5a al
several points.
Every man of us palef The shin
had been scuttled. and we were pen
ned in to be carried to the bottom.
The man who was drilling had splen-
did nerve. He did not lose his head
but kept steadily on. conscious of Lh4
fact that he must make an opening
before the ship sank and not knowing
how soon she would sink When me
was nearly through, removing his dr'U
and putting i'm q steel implement be
hammered It through. In a few min
utes he inserted his fingers and Iifte5
the latch.
The water had made considerable
Roadway. but not so much but that fr
could be seen pouring through an abe
ger hole in the side We plugged F.
and, rushing on deck, saw that we bad
been blown past the island and we're
drifting away from it, Then we man
ned the pumps for awhile. completed
the work in the HreboT and I'm due
time were once more ateamiuE safely
on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
Chicago Tribune


Mr. RooseveIt's defense of his break
at PlattsbuTg does not help his case.
To be sure. the students at Platts-
burg are free American citizens. They
ara as free as the members Of the ma
tional guard and the regular armies
All OF them are at liberty TO attend
political meetings Of all kinds and
vote whatever ticket they prefer upon
such grounds as to them seem rea-
sonabIe.
If was the location and the occa-
sion. not the audience. that made Mt
RooseveIts speech bad taste or worse
He was addressing American citizens
beginning to learn military technique
and military discipline. I'm an army
post of tine United States. dressed in
the uniform Of the United States,
trained by the commissioned officers
OF the United States, who represented
the best Of the movement in progress
for adequate defense Of the United
States. To these men he addressed
an attack upon the commanding chief
Of the army of the United States He
added to this lesson in insub ordination
number of personal views entirely
irrelevant TO military efficiency and
which were at least unnecessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
MR., RoosEvELTs PLATTsBURG BREAK

Neither the Plattsburg camp of mill
tary instruction nor the nstional-wide
movement for adequate national de
Tense is an offspring Of Mr.. Roose-
velt's The first comes from the mi
tiative Of Major General Leonard
Wood, Mr. Roosevelt's old friend. ben
efactor and beneficiary, and otherwise
it's existence TO the broad mind of
Secretary Garrison, Mr.. Roosevelts
political opponent. In his speech at
Plattsburg Mr.. Roosevelt en- barrassed
his friend and gave a foil 10 his 0p-
ponent
People opposed to the defense Of this
nation viii take MT. RooseveIt's con
duct as an argument against steps to
assure national defense. Mr.. Garrison
took IL to try 10 demonstrate that ne
was a better servant OF national de-
tense than Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr. RooseveIts Plattsburg speech
has hurt the movement for national
defense a little. 1t has hurt Mr.. Roose-
welt more Many people, with the
Tribune. viii put his remarks down
to his unbridled impuIsivenesss his
opponent viii call it an attempt to
use the great public issue for personal
purposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
Sidelights on the European War

Berlin Correspondence Of The As
ISOLATED Press. Few questions raised
by the war are more momentous 20
Germany. Austria and Hungary than
the future industrial relations among
these three nations.
For close TO q century, or ever since
Prussia as an independent state Of Ger
many took the initiative. the problem Of
c&stoms duties among them has been
q moot question on which all have sell
dom agreed and on which they do not
agree today.
The original and varying objections
TO q proposed customs association" or
( agreement among the original indie
pendent states Of Germany, Austria and
Hungary eventually were swept away
almost forcibly, and a union was intro
duced that almost Immediately pro-
duced results The varied develop
ments Of the three nations during the
course Of years, however. brought con
slant disaE agreement a S to what the tar
.if conditions should -disagreements
which it is felt in many circles must De
settled during the present war If at all
Hungary at one time or another has
( been a persistent contender for a high
/ protective tariff against the invasion Of
/ the articles which the well-develope1
industry Of Germany has supplied, and
lin consequence of which the Hungarian
industry is still in its infancy Not
longer ago than late in July. Hungary
once more formally protested, at a
meeting of the German-Austrian Econ
omic league, against the lowering of
tariffs. and pleaded even for higher
customs duties than exist at present.
Not all Hungary. however. holds This
view. as a very recent meeting of Hun
garians in Berlin attested. The men.
more than a score OF them, comprised
the Hungarian Economic league, which
with the German-Austrian organization
comprises the Central European
league. In spite Of opposition that was
at times determined, a majority of the
members, comprising some Of Hun
gary's most prominent agricultural. in
dustrial and political figures, finally
went on record as In favor Of taking
down the tariff bars among the three
countries.
One Of the chief arguments brought
forward was that Germany and Hun
gary do not manufacture the same
things, and that both will be benefited
rather than hindered by the admission
Of articles that do not compete with
home production.
Thus Hungary ls a producer of agrs-
cultural machinery-to supply its own
large needs, and can without any harm
TO German industry introduce its pro
duct ia the latter empire. Germany on
the other hand makes quantities of
other kinds Of machinery and a thou
sand things that are not produced in
Hungary, which can be introduced at
a lower tariff into that country with
out competing dangerously with Hun
garian industry
The argument that an understanding
and agreement must be reached during
rather than after the war is advanced
BY many. who believe that after hos
Utilities have ceased the nations will be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30

The poor. defenseless stomach suf-
3srs a lot Of abuse other than dietetic
errors. There is something positively
agreeable about the habit OF charging
All sorts of cnest and abdominal dis
eases TO stomach complaint" and TAX
ing all sorts OF digestive tablets in
the vain endeavor to ind relief
Appendicitis, gladstone. duodeual
ulcer. angina pectoris. pleurisy. tuber-
culosis Of the lungs, vaIvular heart les
ions with loss of compensation Of the
heart muscle. Potts disease (tubercu-
iosis ct the sDinel locomotor ataxia,
Brgbts disease, ptosis fsagging Of ao-
dominal visceraJ. affections Of the pan
creas. cirrhosis hardening Of the
liver, anemia-but the list will never
eud-a1l Of these diseases are common
ly mistaken for stomach trouble be-
cause ths pain or discomfort is often
felt in the region OF the stomach.
Hence q diet, remedy or any other
agent alleged TO be good for stomach
trouble has 8 pretty large contract
to ffll-so large that 1t seldom, # ever
works. Yet scores and scores Of such
.
sold 20 those who have not yet learned
. to see around a corner.
any physician or laboratory pathol-
ogtst who has done much work in the
way Of chemical auaylsia Of gastric
juice knows that pepsin is about the
last thing wanting in cases Of real
+ disease Of the stomach. That being
true, is it not quite plain why the
various pepsin-coutaintng remedies so
I signalIy fail to digest your food2"
/ Gas" in the stomach, when present
/ i'm more than normal quantity, is not
. a cause OF distress. as many sufferers
imagine but an effect Of aiT-swallow-
. ing or of fermentation; it isn't the
gas that hurts it IS the acids Of fer
mentation or the underlying condi-
tons which, as stated. is most often
not stomach trouble at all but some
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
TRIBUTE TO TAvENNER BY ADOPTED DAD"

deserve to have g faithful represents-
tive in congress.
Tavenner is making this fight
against the war trust and lis allies
not as q partisan, but as a patriotic
American citizen; and he deserves the
support Of every true lover of THIS
country
There is no doubt about IL, Taven-
ner has begun fight that's going to
rip things wide open He has at
tackled one Of the strongest combine
tions that has ever exploited the PEG
pie of this country for its own en-
richment-the war trust, which in
cludes the armor trust, the powder
trust and the ammunition trust.
These exploiting concerns have tried
every means to silence Tayenuer.
They have tried to bribe him, they
have threatened him they have ma
igned him, they have put detectives
on his track--but Tavenner keeps on.
and on, and on, and will keep on if il
costs him his life
Our patriotic people Of this country
ought TO rally around Tavenner 10 a
man, and wholly regardless of party
affiliations, for Tavenner is making
a fight for the people. This young
man is going 10 make record in
congress for honesty. efficiency. sin
certify and high service that has never
been surpassed and seldom equaled in
the history of our country. Tsven-
ner is the Illinois congressman that
is going to be heard of in the next year
or two. The facts that he has uncov-
cred against the armor trust are
overwhelming and annihilating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-30
WOOD ALCOHOLIC POISON

Despite unceasing endeavor to pro-
hibit the sale Of wood alcohol. this
poisonous article Is still used in the
manufacture Of quack medicines. hair
tonics, cheap whisky, essences, etc.
and every now and then some innocent
person is killed or made blind from its
effects. Recently three persons died
ana two others we're made completely
blind from drinking cordial made
partly OF wood alcohol. It is not gam
orally known that poisonous symptoms
follow It's external application. as well
as from taking il into the stomach.
Thus rubbing the body with 1t after
Turkish or other baths. burning it in
alcohol" lamps, using # for varnish-
ing pianos, beer-vats. small rooms.
etc, may induce slow and often IN
suspected but serious damage to the
digestion, sight and nervous system
The manufacturers Of wood alcohol
have succeeded In removing the I'M
pleasant odor and taste, disgusting e
In this way 10 facilitate IT'S sale; but
its poisonous properties are still there
and this ''deoderized" alcohol under
whatsoeverN name il may he called
should not be purchased for domestic
use Il should be the self imposed
duty Of every citizen, not only toe abb
stain from using the poison himself.
but 70 use his influence in bringing
about law 10 stop its manufacture
and sale. All preparations containing
this ingredients should ne put in the
list % poisons, and labeled with the
slspia - cross-hones.