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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27

"but don't you think this is just a lit
tie raw? What's it all about?"
The newest conner eyed me for a
moment, then with quiet dignity drew
from his pocket and handed me his
card, which read simply:
M. DEL MAR, Private investigator.
AS l looked up, saw Del Mars
other policeman bringing in another
manacled man.
These are crooks-foreign agents,
replied Del Mar pointing to the pris-
oners "The government has employed
me to run them down"
What of this?" asked Elaine, hold
ing up the note from Bertrand.
"A fake, forgery" reiterated Del
Mar, looking at it moment critically.
Then to the men uniformed as police
he ordered: you can take them to
Jail. They're the fellows, all right.
AS the prisoners were led off, Del
Mar turned to Elaine. Would you
mind answering a few questions about
these men,"
"Why-no," she hesitated. But
think we'd better go into the house,
after such thing as this. 1t makes
me feel nervous"
With Del Mar / followed Elaine IN
through the conservatory.
Del Mar had scarcely registered at
the La Coste when the smaller car
which had been waiting at the fisher
mems hut drew up before the hotel
entrance. From 1T alighted the fussy
old gentleman who bore such a re-
markable resemblance to the fisher
man, hastily paid his driver and en-.
tered the hotel.
He went directly to the desk and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27

paper like a blank cartridge, placing
the cartridge in the chamber of re-
volver and repeating the operation
until he had it fully loaded. 1t was
his own invention of an asphyxiatlng
bullet.
Perhaps half an hour later the old
gentleman, his room cleaned up ana
his immaculate appearance restored,
sauntered forth from the hotel down
the street like veritable Turvey-
drop, to show himself.
Elaine seemed quite impressed with
her new friend, Del Mar, as we made
our way to the library, though l am
sure that it was pose on her part. AT
any rate he seemed quite eager to
help us.
"What do you suppose has become
of Mr.. Kennedy" asked Elaine.
Del Mar looked at her earnestly. 1
should be glad to search for him." he
returned quickly. HE was the great
est man in our profession. But first
/ must execute the commission OF the
secret service. We must find his tor
pedo model before it falls into foreign
hands"
We talked for few moments, then
Del Mar, with a glance at his watch
excused himself. We accompanied him
to the door, for he was indeed
charming man. l felt that If in fact
ne were assigned to the case | ought
to know him better.
@f you're going downtown" | ven
tured, 81 might accompany you part OF
the way"
0Delighted," agreed Del Mar.
As Del Mar and walked down the
avenue, he kept up running fire of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27

suite Q valet was already unpackfng
some trunks and laying out clothes
when Del Mar and his assistant en-
tered.
With an exclamation of satisfaction
at his unostentatious entry into the
city, Del Mar threw off his heavy coat.
The valet fastened to assist him in
removing the clothes, still wet and
wrinkled from his plunge into the sea.
Scarcely had Del Mar changed his
clothes than he received two visitors.
Strangely enough, they were dressed
in the uniform of policemen.
First of all we must convince them
of our honesty" he said, looking fixed
ly at the two men. Orders have been
given to the men employed by WI
Fang to be about in half an hour. We
must pretend to arrest them on sight.
You understand"
Eyes, sir" she nodded.
Very well, come on" Del Mar or
dered, taking up his hat and proceed.
ing them from the room.
Outside the La Coste, Del Mar and
his two policemen entered the car
which had driven Del Mar from the
seacoast and were quickly whisked
away, uptown, until they came near
the Dodge house.
Del Mar leaped from the car, fol.
lowed by his two policemen. There
they are, already" he whispered,
pointing up the avenue.
All three FASTENED up the avenue
now, where, beside 2swall, they could
see two men looking through intently
as though very angry at something go,
ing on inside.
ARREST them!" shouted Del Mar
as his own men ran forward.
The fight was short and sharp, with
every evidence of being genuine. One
and jump the garden wall, with Del
Mar and one of the policemen after
him, while the other only reached the
wall to be dragged down by the other
policeman.
Elaine and I had been, as have
Odlu, Will t11C 1lI11h hetAAASO
Bailey, who posed as a secret service
man, when the rumpus began. AS the
man came over the fence, warning
Bailey, it was evident that neither OF
them had time to escape. With his
club the policeman struck the new
conner of the two fiat, while the TALL
athletic gentleman leaped upon Bailey,
and before we knew it had him dis
armed. In a most clean-cut and pro-
fessional way he snapped the brace
lets on the man.
Elaine was astonished at the ka-
leidoscopic turn of affairs, too aston.
| ished even to make an cutlery. AS
for me, it was all so sudden that
had no chance to take part in it. Be
sides, / should not have known quite
on which side to fight. So / did
nothing.
AS it was over so quickly, ! took
a step forward to our latest arrival.
Beg pardon, old man." began,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
%eriss of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with 'clutching hand" The latest vic
tim 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 is told by his friend,
Jameson, a newspaper man. After many
fruitless attempts to put Elaine and
Craig Kennedy out of the way the Clutch
ing Hand is at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett, Elaine's lawyer and
the man she is engaged to marry. Ben
nett fees to the den of one of his Chi
nese criminals. The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret of the whereabouts OF
100000. Then he gives the lawyer a po-
ton which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches Benefits side
just after he has lost consciousness.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27

with well manfcured finger, scarcely
reminiscent of fisherman, began trac-
ing the names down the list until he
stopped before one which read:
Marcus Del Mar and valet, Wash
ington. D. c., Room 52O."
With a quick glance about, he made
note of it and turned away, leaving
the La Coste to take up quarters OF
his own in the Prince Henry down the
street.
Not until Del Mar had left with his
two policemen did the fussy old gen.
tIeman reappear in the La Coste. Then
he rode up to Del Mars room and
raped at the door.
rs Mr.. Del Mar in?" he inquired
of the valet.
mo, SIR" replied that functionary.
The little old man appearing to con-
slider. standing a moment handling his
silk hat. Absent-mindedly he dropped
it. AS the valet stopped to pick it up
the old gentleman exhibited an agility
and strength scarcely to be expected
of his years. He seized the valet,
while with one foot he kicked the
door shut.
Before the surprised servant knew
what was going on his assailant had
whipped from his pocket handker-
chief in which was concealed a thin
tube OF anesthetic. Then leaving the
valet prone in a. corner with the hand
kerchief over his face, he proceeded
to make systematic search of the
rooms, opening all drawers, trunks
and bags.
He turned pretty nearly everything
upside down, then started on the desk.
Suddenly he paused. There was q
paper. He read it, then with an air OF
extreme elation showed in into his
pocket.
AS he was going out he stopped
beside the valet, removed the handker-
chief from his face and bound him
with a cord from the portieres. Then,
still immaculate in spite of his en-
counter, he descended in the elevator,
re-entered a waiting car end drove
off.
Quite evidently, however, he wanted
to cover his tracks, for he had not
gone half a dozen blocks before he
stopped, paid and tipped the driver
generously, and disappeared into the
theater crowd.
Back again in the Prince Henry,
whittier the fussy little old man made
his way as quickly as he could through
side street, he went quietly up to his
room.
His door was now locked. He did
not have to deny himself to visitors,
for he had none. Still his room was
cluttered by a vast amount of para
phernalia and ne was seated before a
table deep in work
First of all he tied a handkerchief
over his nose and mouth. Then he took
up cartridge from the table and care
fully extracted the bullet. Into the
space occupied by the bullet he poured
a white powder and added a wad of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

ton is that when the boat has a list II
will steer of its own accord in the di-
rection of the list and thus right itself
automatically. When displacement
boat or hydroplane skits it is the how
that slides and If the boat is going
at high speed the result is almost GER
tain 10 be an upset.
The greatest speed yet made by a
sea sled is about 43 miles an hour. At
higher speeds than this the boat gets
TO planning so high that it loses its
planning surface-that is, the air
escapes suddenly from the cavity I'M
der the boat and It drops back to the
water. It Is thought that this restric-
ton in speed may he overcome by fur
Their improvements in the shape of
the hull The ordinary hydroplane
works satisfactorily at weights not In
excess OF 40 pounds 10 the horsepow-
er, while some OF the latest sea sleds
are capable of running at high speed
with weights OF as much as 20 pounds
TO the horsepower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

and who has also been favorite for
many years with local theatrc-Eocrs,
scored another triumph % the thor
ouEhiy good hearted parent very sus-
ccptibie % an feminine wiics his part
could hardly have been taken better.
Maciyn Arbuckic as the fashionable
clergyman was the same funny per
son he has been IN score OF roles in
fhr Leading successes % the last few
wears. When the rest 81 che aii-star
cast was NOT throwing tho audience in
90 roarE 90 laughter Mr.. Arhucklc was
doing che trick.
Amelia bingham and Mabel Italia
fFrro. the other two % tho stars. and
Miss eileen Enrol whose work was ~
fbr same high eaiibrr as those who
raI been advertised a. the stellar at-
fractions. contributed equally 90 the
immense success o. the piece.
M~ssrE- Crane. Ross and ArhuCkie
and SIZES Bingham speaking also Tor
Miss TaiInfTrro. Wrre called 90 the
foojIiEhts hy the heartily pleased aud
fence and forced 90 tell how much
they euinycd the thorough apprecia-
tiou 81 the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
Al TnE RrRIIs.

Featured b. the work OF Eve stars.
The Nev Henrietta which ended the
theatrical season az the Burtis. paVsu-
port. Saturday. yesterday b. playing TO
tao crowded houses. Was the one bis
treat % the seasoa- IL vas hearty
good uatgrod. clean American comedy.
and q Was ali che better because u
came frun such an excellent cast.
FiayinE Berthe the Impractical.
pisasurs-ioTiuE young millionaire
son. Thomas ~. Ross of movie and
legitimate fame added another 90 his
good sizse list % local successes lie
sas 80 very sell adapted 90 the role
anf took advantage % all % bis oppor-
funisirs % such an extent that theatre
<osss vho have thought him inimitAbie
10 other roles coaif DO nothing else
hgt vote him a. good az ever.
Wfiiisn ~. Crane "a Nicholas vaa
Aistyse. the 1lIloa4ire stock broker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
S,dner Smith on War.

Sydney Smith found humor in most
things. but none in war. In the Edin-
burgh Review of a century ago he
wrote: IF three men were to have
their legs and arms broken and were
TO remain all night exposed to the in
clemency Of the weather the whole
country would be in state of the
most dreadful agitation, Look ct the
wholesale death of a battiefeld-ten
acres covered with dead and dying.
and the shrieks and agonies OF many
thousand human beings, There is
more misery inflicted upon mankind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

to talking of his invention, that this
machine can be kept up and going
forward even though there were holes
in each plane big enough for a man
to crawl through"
advantage claimed for Corbin's in
vention are: It carries all weight
below the point of suspension; all
controls are different and simplified;
every support and part is rigid; the
machine viii support at least 1T5
pounds on extreme tips; the machine
is easily taken apart. and when
packed, :he largest piece is but FIVE
feet long: the machine is also much
lighter than the Wright machine, can
get off the ground in a distance less
than 200 feet, and in alighting can be
stopped almost instantly.
The planes are % feet from tip TO
tip with a five-foot cord" and a tail
extension of u feet The engine will
develop so to 100 horsepower and a
speed of approximately 1925 revolu-
lions a minute The engine is one of
the lightest in the world concerning
its power possibilities.
Mr. Corbin has made so experiment
tai flights with his machine. He was
formerly with the Heating Racine Car
company. Detroit. and has had exper-
fence as speeder on the ground
before taking to aeronautics. Almost
the entire aeropIane is the handiwork
of Corbin and his assistant, Stanley
Vaughn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

a. tse eectsr's rsedieiaes Z t<i~d MssT
FsuF.e sags 90 faith tn patent r--t48ssss
ess know tsis H. good Mrs. T. J.
sieNrrs. "a sLh Averss. West. Cedar
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si.teeatioe, aes flashes. h~adaehss. bae.s-
seass. erras4 g isnpsnciizsr evil. sirra4isT.
snsaes - tae ears. palpit4ss0n q tAs
sssrt sparks bsfors tAs eyes. irr~w-z-
a'fisisss constipation. vsrtaei@ aopszsr.
WEAKNESS eed inqgietlslss add dsszf-~ss.
eFs frerapsiY hsscied By isssliiE-rE No.
saen Nho EFs aFproschsax tas p~rsosa 10
ess ~sea wezaa's great eEaG<s Say
D. sSpsets,I
LY,as =. Ptnshars's vew~tahle Cara-
EessiG rfSisgrstss AID seFsa <tn~rs sks
te'''.sis Organism and bgsil,..s sV o. vsait-
eaet EeFvees SYSTEM ts kzs ez-rsss4
a''sfY women safety th~eGxa tAss eristsL
N there are any complication
Ios9dooft tand~r.tnnd write lydia
Ffnkhann Medicine Co. (eonfl-
"satAsll Lynn- tk&ss-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

Toledo. Ohio. May 1o.-After three
years OF study. experimental work and
finally construction, a Toledo man has
developed a type OF aeroplsne which
his supporters believe viii result in
reyoiutiouizing aerousuuios.
The man Is II. Z. Corbin. assistant
chief engineer at the Toledo state
hospital. Corhin's machine. which
is now completed and IN which he has
made a number OF experimental
flights, is entirely different in most
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

OF its vital points of construction TO
any OF the types of aeroplanes now
in use. The machine is particularly
designed for army and navy work
One OF the strong points which
Corbin claims for his aeroplane as
being a great advantage over any
military plane now in use is that the
machine can he kept in the air for
long period even after either or both
planes have been crippled
Il positively know said Mr.. Cor
bin. who is quite modest and averse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
a. M rnIIMRIA.

Josie F-iyun-s Minstrel Maids feature
an excellent bill a. she Columbia the
afFs IN Davenport the fret half % this
week. Josie and Lillian Miles are end
men Marguerite Grouse az iutoFioc-
IEnF made a bis hit AL members Of
the company are ruo singers and dane
crs. and present al act unusually at
traetivc. Dorothy Dreamer. assisted by
Bernard Wheeler. in the Candy
Booth has = pleasing sketch. Miss
Brcnnsr is genuinely pretty and both
can sing and dance. Chabot and Dix
oE. in musical variety are sure 10
please. Chahot - a pianist and violin
lst % note. Jack and Floris open the
blii With an aerobatic act that is a BIT
dinsrcEi- Marshall Montgomery has a
brand ucw stunt - a whistling ven
triioquist-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
Naah Had HIs Own rrauhIe..

March - was celebrated IN the mid
die ages a. the day on which Noah
entered the ARK. Noah's wife was al
ways the typical shrcw of the period.
Ia the Chester cycle when Noah tells
her % tho coming food she sneers at
him for bats crcduiity and abuses him
for always bringing bad news. Bid
den hold her tongue her abuse only
becomes more singing. Noah strikes
her. she hits back. and a good set-to
cnsucs TIL the man retircs 20 make
the ark when Il r. finished she re-
fuses 20 enter Wife. come in. says
Noah. why standest thou there?'
Finally her sons bring her in by force
and Noah welcomes her. Welcome
wife. unto this hote.~ and for his well
come he gets whacking which makes
him cxclaim:
Lorde that women he grabbed aye,
And non are meke. dare we'll save.
All the news all The time.-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
SEA SLED LATEST IN
NOVEL WATER CRAFT

Taking a spin on the water AZ a
speed OF forty miles an hour with all
the comforts OF automobile riding is
made possible by the sea sled. q new
kind OF high-speed craft that has Just
been developed. and is described in
the May number OF Popular Mechan-
ics Magazine One OF the features
about this new kind OF boat is that IL
does not throw spray on its occu-
pants. as do most high-speed boats,
but gathers the spray under the bow
and rides on II. II does not trip or
skid II is not subject 20 knocks when
running over choppy water and the
faster Il is driven the more evenly IL
runs.
Instead OF blowing through the va
ter the sea sled rides on top OF Il, in
this respect resembling a hydroplane.
although its construction is radically
different from that OF a hydroplane.
The sea sled is in effect 4 boat that
has the bottom OF its hull turned in
side out resulting in placing the keel
higher than the sides. At the bow the
opening between the hull and the wa
ter Is made as high as the construc-
ton OF the boat will permit for the
purpose of catching as much air and
spray as possible Aft. the bottom is
brought down to such level as 20
give the boat riding surface. With
this arrangement there is no necessity
Cor forcing air under the hull through
pipes as Is usually done with the by
droplane.
One result of this form OF construc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
- IHL mLINnIs.

DIDO. ttr Fh-oaiciau Queen a
Greek play. auI b. tae presentation az
Fh~ tia1ss tar evening % Way 60
Erts ID focal production under Gre
auaplers os Eilia d~ Caaatai Hiumaa~.
o. bsurat Performance co. help d~fray O.
parf ff ft~ expense pf far golden igbi-
lee celebration az that school next
maatE- a uumbTr of fairutsd tri-ciry
yuguE women appear in th~ east
rh~ play is Coached in exquisite iaa-
suasr. che SOFA % VerEii. translated
bF FrarE JastGs Miller. is a romantic
love story and aiiovs for che iutrodue-
zion % graceful dances aud ensemble
grouping Which wiii b. effectively
tiEhtsf- o. is BEING staged bv Lgriia
Cook Canterbury and Miss Dorothy
sinlpsou- E~nrarsais are occurring
niEntiy. The advance sale % tickets
promises we'll. reservations % the
sane 90 b. May is az the Illinois
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
Father
Johns Johns,
~hedic'ns

contains the exact kind of
nouriShn1ent needed by those
who have lung troubles and
are weak and run down. That
is why IL is beSt for colds and
as q tonic body builder.
No weakening stin1uIantS or
dangerous drugs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

give % ~ Wurf an3
take ray bed for
some t4ras as thrrs
Wa 10 help Ter ms
bat u ~ stu 4
took LycAa 3 Fssk-
hams VsEstabto
Carpouni azd k-pE
gp ny Work aai
row I an ever tks
Cksrzs sad hat %
al I teot- ts wzs
b-fs~r f5r - fka4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

by one year of war than by all the civ
il populations and expressions OF
century" And he added that it was the
business of wise and good men TO set
themselves against the spirit that pro-
duced wars-"this passion for mill
tary glory"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
ssGEseatg
ILLINOIS.

STAY z0-Vuia-Gs Chautal play.
1fay 90 Minneapolis SYMPHONY or
hrsgra-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10
IOWA WOMAN
TELLS OTHERS
How Lydia E Pinkhan'sV Veg.
etable Compound Carried
Her Safely Through
Change OF Life.

Cedar Rapids. Iowa -ssAs thz Chaz~s
- Life che doctor said I weai4 has- %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-10

All the news all the time.-The
Argus
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1915-05-19
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