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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-16
SECOND EPISODE
The twilight Sleep"

The WilQnt steep.
Kennedy had thrown himself whole
heartedly into the solution of the mys-
FERROUS Dodge case.
Far into the night, after the chal-
lenge of the forged finger print, he
continued at work, endeavoring to eX-
tract a clue from the meager evil
dence-a bit of cloth and trace of poi
son already obtained from other cases.
We dropped around at the Dodge
house the next morning. Early though
it was, we found Elaine trifle paler,
but more lovely than ever, and Perry
Bennett, themselves vainly endeavor-
ing to solve the mystery of the Clutch
ing Hand
They were at Dodge's desk, she in
the big desk chair, he standing beside
her looking over some papers.
There's nothing there" Bennett
was saying as we entered.
I could not help feeling that he was
gazing down at Elaine bit more ten
derby than mere business warranted.
Have you-found anything?" que.
ried Elaine anxiously, turning eagerly
to Kennedy
''Nothing-yet." he answered, shak-
ing his head, but conveying a quiet
idea of confidence in his tone.
Just then Jennings, the butler, en-.
tered, bringing the morning papers
Elaina seized the Star and hastily
opened it. On the first page was the
story l had telephoned down very late
in the hope of catching a last city
edition.
We all bent over and Craig read
aloud.
"CLUTCHING HAND"
STILL, AT IARGF
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-16

New York's Master Criminal Remains
Observation-Disclosures New Oar
ing Murder and Robbery on Mil
lionaire Dodge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-16

1t was early the next morning that /
awoke to find Kennedy already up and
gone from our apartment J knew he
must be at the laboratory, and, gather.
ing the mail, which the postman had
just slipped through the letter slot, J
went over to the university to see him.
AS ! looked over the letters to Gull
out my own one In womans hand.
writing on attractive note paper ad.
dressed to him caught my eye.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
B. & D. STORY
is CORRECT
DESPITE oENIALs OF A DiPlo.
MATlc NATURE THE FACTS
REMAIN AS STATED.
Program OF improvements Is compre-
hensive One and Agents Are Ae-

Unusual interest was created
through out this section yesterday ny
the story in the ~Intelligencer with re-
ference to The vast improvements con
templsted by the Baltimore & ONO
railroad between this city and Graf
ton.
Despite diplomatic denials from
Baltimore and those of uniformed
local officials the story as printed m
the intelligencer is substantially cor
q While the improvements con-
templsted do not necessarily mean the
expenditure of this vast sum of money
in n year. or two years or three
years. h magnitude of the proposed
Improvements Is such as to warrant
this expenditure before the work rs
completed.
The Baltimore & Ohio has greatly
improved its line from Grafton east
TO Baltimore in the past several years
in the way OF widening tunnels and IN
~ereasing its trackage and switching.
A double track runs from Grafton To
Baltimore n the part of the way
there are three and four tracks. The
entire cost for this Improvement an
round figures would approximate over
$780, 200. 900.
The next logical step is in the I'M
proyement OF the line from Grafton 10
Wheeling. No Improvements have
been made on this section OF the line
Tor a number of years. but IL is under
stood that the surveys for this I'M
~fprovement have been made and Iue
plans practically completed.
The Program.
Tho ~AvL ,n th. -,
be entered upon in the near future and
II is not expected that the company
would spend thirty or forty millions
in one year or anything like that sum
The first steps will be in widening the
tunnels and increasing the trackage
! and switching facilities and bringing
this end Of the line from Grafton 10
Wheeling on a par with the LINZ from
Grafton to Cumberland.
II is on this end of the line thar the
company must depend for all its ship
ments OF GAL to the west and II neces-
sarily follows that in order TO proper,
lly handle this traffic its facilities must
be greatly augmented hence the pro.
posed Improvements.
Reliable information reaches the In.
telligencer that at the present time
and for some time past agents of the
company are securing options on
small pieces Of property along the Inc
that viii be necessary for the carry
ing out of these specific improve
ments.
c an undertaking as proposed by
the Baltimore & Ohio cannot and VIII
not be realized within a year or longer
but barring any complications the rro-
gram substantially as outlined above
will be carried through.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
DRINK CRAZED FOREIGNER
SHOOTS POLICE OFFICER

sent to police headquarters and Roth
ermond % Kelly were sent 10 make
the arrest They proceeded TO the
Bubba home and f'and their man in
the yard OUTSIDE MS house When
they approached he pulled a gun and
shot Kelly In the left hip. Before he
could shoot the second time the
wounded officer struck him fOrcihiy
enough 10 fell him to he ground and
Rothermond put him under arrest.
The man was taken to the city
building where a 30 calibrc Colt blue
steel automatic revolver was found
on his person. lie was LODGED in Jail
on two charges. shooting with intent
to Kill. and carrying concealed weap-
ons The charges will be aired. prob
ably today. before Mayor Wyckon.
officer Kelly waS attended by Doc.
tors &. % Messerly. Carroll McGinnizs.
r. g. Rlackford. Chas. S Cochrane.
and 49, O. Williams He was taken to
the Martins Ferry hospital where he is
resting easily and unless oomplica-
tions arise will be able 70 10 about
again before long
Bubba U.s. claimed 10 be- a tad man
He has served time on different
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
PYTHIAN LODGES
IN CELEBRATION
RATH8oNE BIBLE TO De
HERE WITH SUPREME
OFFICER.
Large Class TO BE Initiated This Even.
tns-Mcmbers Have Long Been
In Preparation For Event.

Hon. Fred Ellsworth Wheaton. 81.
preme Keeper Of records and seals OF
the supreme Pythian Lodge. viii be
In this city today wish the famous
Raihbons Bible. a gala day will BE-
observed by all the local P%ythians
This evening a large class Of candi-
dates will be- initiated at the Pythian
Castle The class will be- known az
the "Rathbons Bible Glass" The Oh
LEGATION viii be- given by Mr. Wheaton
and 30 is expected that ho Will iniu1te
The largest class over gotten together
here.
Tho Rathbonc Bible Will be- shown
TO All Tho local rythians for the irst
time For nearly two years tho mem
bers nave been tryinr 10 have the
Bible brought here. and there b. "a
general expression Of pleasure now
mat The day has arrived The Ratn-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
INCOMES EMERALD OIL
For VdTlCOSe Veins
Try This Simple Home Treatment

~ you have large. NaIIcosc Veins. tho
quickest and easiest Way 20 reduce them
Co normal Size b. to apply MoonoS Fm.
erald oil ttuh strength daily as dircc-
tous advise.
start this easy treatment today and
you will rejoice to notice that the larg.
uu~ightly veins are gradually rrowi ur
smaller.
Ash your druggist FOR "a two ounce bot
tlc. u is 20 very powerful and penetrt-
ing that just a Few treatments with I'm.
cr1ld OH VII hauish HuN case OF IIemor-
rhutds or Piles. Generous sample hv mail
on receipt Of roc. from Moone Chemical
CO. Rochester y y All druggists can
supply you.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
OFFICER THOMAS KELLY OF
MARTINS FERRY PAINFULLY
INJURED.
Man Who Threatened Police officers
Makes Murderous Assault While
In Own Yard

Repeated threats that he would get
members Of he Martins Ferry police
department took on serious proper.
tons a. $50 last night. when Joe
Bubba shot and painfully IL not scr
iously injured Onicer Tom Kelly Of
the Martins Ferry force. Bubba was
drunk. 10 BE- alleged He had gone 10
the Coyne s%aloOnc on Second street.
where he was put out Of a side door
M again entered the front door.
An EFFORT was made 10 exclude him
when he pulled a knife and threatened
90 cut the bartender. Some one CAV,
him a shove. but instantly ne pulled
2 gun and threatened 10 shoot any
one who came near lie backed u into
The street and started for mis- home a.,
Second n Carlisle streets. where he
operates n grocery.
u the meantime a call had been
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
WHEELING AID CLUB
o. wttIns and Arrsnaes proo,,r
winters Work in Elliott
School.

Gin. meeting Of the Wheebrr Al
Con"''u last night in the Euio,,
r'ial school room. usvIo,
oulIding. the program for the vir,o,
WSS arranged The session was me-,
5,u'u over by W y Elliott IA
'SS's were delivered by y g. Crime
" Wheeline ~Corrugatine com.
81, John " Rcnuard. Of the J II
Iu Advertising company. PROF.
"a'''I hoss. Of the Elliott CONNER.
cia school. and others.
|u''I study meetings will BE-
o clock until spring
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17

English experts have succeeded in
removing with redium birthmarks and
other superficial growths that defed
chemicals.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
TO MEET RECTOR
Informal Luncheon Will BE- Served
Local ~cIergymen at st. Matthew'S
To-day, in Honor Of Rev.
Strider.

Clergymen Of Wheeling and vicinity
VIII be given an opportunity to meet
Rev. X. +. l.. Strider. the newly-elected
rector OF 81. Matthews u. +. church.
az an informal luncheon at the church.
today The luncheon will be served
at o'clock by the women Of the par.
lsh. Ministers OF all denominations in
the city have been invited.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17

charges. and. it is said. has been impli-
Gated in BLACK Hand cases. Il il
known that ne has always carried a
knife. n was recently released from
jail where he served time for cutting
a fellow foreigner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17

p~h''ihlni olcomarEarine 10 main,
,nth req on the outside and 10 Label
Them properly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17

$3.50 TO S6o.5O
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
Striped Six PobLn Wafsfs

Affecting tones that go Overwhelmingly
with fall suit and eoat-deep blues,
browns, green's and wisteria with
blended. color stripe - the fabric
soft and lustrous-beautiful and dur
able convertible collars.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
AN UNUSUAL SALE OF
TA/LORED' WAISTS
HabHfal Wash WAISTS

In black or white-the black having
crochet buttons-the white pearl
splendid silk and pretty styles-all
low neck models.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17
TAILORED SUITS

In distinguished assortsmcnts ranging FROM
The Strictly Tailored Models 10 the most elaborate
effects. Combination Of materials. rich for trim.
mings and New Winter ColorinQg 10 suit ,r,rv
taste, Al very moderate prices
$3.50 TO $500
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-17

Hem vas presented to the ,s,e
raniz, ~ha'hbone. founder of the or.
motbe nearly 50 years ago by ms
h lie IN turn presented n 10
P'the lodge with his autoyrsnn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
Two Are Hurt When
 Jitneys Crowd Each
 Other; Arrest Made

A serious jitney aoEident occurred this afternoon underneath the rail- road yiaduct at Congress street and Housatonic avenue which resulted in apsetting car driven by Lewis Frisch, 1252 State street. Several passengers in the car were thrown violently into the street
 Daniel Murphy, S6 Pearl street abrasions of the forehead and lacerat- ed scalp. Luke F'urlong. a salesman of St. Louis, registered at hotel Strat- field. deep cuts, on the right leg.
 Both were treated at the Emergen-- cy hospital where they were taken in the ambulance.
 Abraha1n Rosewitz of Nichols, Conn., a iitney driver is blamed by the pas sengers and the police for the accident and held under $25 bonds to answer a charge of reckless driving in the city court tomorrow According to the passengers both cars were driving east when the Rosew1tz car crowded the other over to the abutment and upset it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
A HAND, NOT HEART, G,vn-

Love comes to some with smiling
 eyes, ...
 And comes with tears to some; For some Love sings, for. some Love
 sighsA
 For some Loves lips are dumb.''
 It is just and understood that man should contemplate. marriage when he meets the right girl that appeals to him. But before the takes her for his bride it is well that he should fully realize if she is marrying him for the sake of ease, fine home and has in her mind that he shall accumulate wealth
 If the lover IS wise and far-see1ng, he vii try his best to find out whether the coming union is to be one of pure devotion-an even exchange of hearts. When he is ready to give up his cozy, but small bedroom. at g, boarding place that has made him feel at home for years, and take the responsibility. Of home fitting up, he considers that he and she will both be benefited by the union.
 The temptation comes to him to ex- pend all that he possibly can, and he often oversteps what he can aTord, working early and late that the she1- terfng roof may please the woman of his choice.
 Most men are martyrs by choice to their family's wants. They do not mind how much they have to curta1l, what inconv veniences, nay, downright sacrifices, they have to make so long as. their loved ones are enjoying pleas ure, happy and content.
 But if the wife is never satisfied un-. | less packing her trunk for an outing, Or visit here and there, it IS not great while until the ruefu1 husband will be practically homeless. Friends quietly make her understand that it appears heartIess and a trif1e selfish to leave a husband by himself often, en he is in need of home comforts. One of her Welded girl chuns writes her a few lines in a. letter telling how happy her experience Of just few years of rnatfimony has turned out to be. q have my hubby,s permission to. go away quite often,''s she concludes, 'sbut it does not seem right to leave a man to the temptations of gay life, with no one about to guard him against unwise influences. ?
 This wife struck against a, rock which has ruined full many a happy home. Where a woman is run down in health, or has children who would be greatly benefited by a cahnge of air, that might prevent sickness, we all know the course she adopts in leaving her hearthstone a little while is emil nently oraisewortfy-
 But the woman who has little to oc- llcupy heN attention, month in and month out, except to go to euchre clubs and Inatinees to kill time in the pursuance, of pleasue, while the hus- band is slaving away to make money for her maintenance has little if any, need for recreation. Pleasures of this kind turn at last into scourges of dis satisfaction, which lash after time.
 Plainly it can be. supposed that she had given him her hand and not her heart. This lays foundation for many separations, which often follow. Out siders wonder why he has contracted the habit of staying out till the wee snna' hours. Both drift into folly s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
LlTTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
By Leo Pape

Thare was a kid with a. bull dawg down at the cornir to-day, the kid l9eeing littel but turf looking and the bull dawg beeings big as enything and even tuffer looking than wat the kid was, with red in it's eyes and 2 teeth sticking out in frunt, and me and Sid Hunt and Puds Sfmkins stood thage looking at it. but not standing so vef- ry close to it, and aftir a vile Puds sed to the kid, Hay, will that dawg bite.
 He nevvir has yet, sed the kid.
 I aint afrayed of it. seds Sid Hunt. And he awawked rite up and stood in frunt of the dawg, and me and Puds Simkins wawked up and and stood alawngside of Sid and the bull dawg just kepp avn setting thare avn ita hine legs looking at us as if it wasent verryt glad to see us but dident' care mutch weathir we stayed pr not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
STRIKE BRIBES OFFERED
 SAYS LONGsHORE OFFICIAL

New York, Sept. 28.-Omcers of the Internationa1 Longsh oremens s Associa- tion announced yesterday that to near ly all their members has been granted a higher scale of wages. T. V. O'Con- nor, president of the organization, said the few companies which have not yet agreed to the union wages have ex- pressed intentions to meet the repre- sentatives in a few days.
 We do not anticipate a strike of any kfnd,'' MT. O'Connor told a re- porter after conferences with local leaders 'tIt has heen charged that we are responsible for the strikes of the railroad freight handlers. None of these men belongs to our organiza- tion.
 eff the companies will investigate they will find the so-called strike breaking agencies are responsible for the starting of those strikes. Men who said they represented strike breaking. agencies have approached our representative with offers of money to start a strike. We can sup ply evidence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
New English Course In Y M. c. A. Opens;
 First Glass Tonight

Tonight marks the opening of the Pace course in applied business Eng fish at the M M. c. A under the di- rection of E. E. CortTight. principal of the Shelton school, who for the last several years has had charge of the Columbia University Extension. school here Class sessions will be held from 7 30 to 93O each Tuesday and Thursday night for 34 lessons
 Beginning with the parts of speech and the simpler forms of the sentence, work usage miscellaneous errors, punctuation and letter writing, the course is worked out by carefully graded stages through the more dif1- cult forms of sentence structure, par agraph sfructure, and the composition and criticism of business letters, pa pers and reports
 The Pace texts form unique and valuable basis of ihstruction. in "a sourse thaA is open to any whose funda.- mental education has been ts1e eeFuivas- lent of the public grammar school
 Each of the 34 lessons runs the range from the principles of grammar and composition, through the building up of usab1e vocabulary. to definite ap- plicat1on in the daily business uses of spoken and written English
 It is understood that any man who has not had an opportuu1t ito inFestl- gate this course will be given q free pass to the opening session tonight From the present outlook, according to Mr. Keeney, the educational secretary. this course will prove no less popuiar among the business men of Bridge port than in Cleveland, Detroit Brooklyns New York and many othel cities where plans have been made gte use the course again this year
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
DIED,

PITz-In this city, Sept 26, 1915, Catherine, widow of the late August Pitz, aged S4 years, months. 3 days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the residence of her son. r Gustoze Pitz, 53 Wi1Iiston street, on Wednesday afternoon, 2. o'clock, and First German Evangelical Luther an Zion church, Grand street, at 2:30. Interment family plot, Park cemetery. a* FOx-In this city, Sept. 27, 1915, Della, wife of John Fox, of 425 E Warren street aged 24 years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the undertaking parlors N of Cullinan & Mullins S64 Main St., on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 8:80 a. m., and from Sacred Heart church at a. m. Interment at St. MichaePs cemetery. a*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
It Is Wrong to Disobey
 and Elope.

Dear Miss Libbey:-
 We are your readers, girls 15 and IT, We are sincerely in love with two youths, IT and IS. But our folks seri- ously object to our marriage on ac- count of our age. Shall we determine to marry? Would it be wise to elope? They are good and highly respected young men. Please reply to
 SIP You are very young, yet expected to know better than to go against your good parents Judgment. They have your interest at heart. Men do not re- spect maidens who are headstrong and easily led off. I will be glad to know you change from your unwise notion. Never leave home and loved ones for hardships. You do not know your own minds now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28

G, look at the red in his eyes, I sed.
 That's nuthfng, that belowngs thare, sed Sid Hunt. And he staTtid to wave his hands erround in frunt Of the bull dawg's fase. saving, Look wat I can Go to it.
 That's nuthing. sed Puds Simkins And he put his foot out and tickled the bull dawg, in the buzzum with his toe, saying, look at what can do to him.
 Wich the bull dawg jest kepp avn setting thare looking up at Puds but not saying enything, andsI sed, That's nuthing and I reetched down and got hold of the bull dawgs tale and startid to tern it errourld as if it was the han di1 of a organ. and the bull dawg star txd to. make a fearse noise way down in it's stunmick- or suInwares, and I quick jumped back, but. no quicker than wat Puds and Sid did.
 Are. you sure that ,dawg wont bite, I sed to the kid.
 No, he nevvir bites, sed the kid, he jest takes hunks out of peep1 without biting them. And the dawg kepp avn erowlins in it's stummick and looking at us as if it thawt. we dident
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
AUSTRALIAN NAVY ADDS THREE NEW VESSELS

sydney, Australia, Sept. 2S-The cruiser Brisbane and two torpedo de- stroyers. which will be Iaunched at the Cockatoo Island naval dooek yard here during the next two months. will add considerably to the Australian navy. The Brisbane will be the first cruiser entirely constructed in an Aus tralian yard by Australian workrnen. She is named after the capital of Qszeenslands and is sister ship of the Sydneyfhe victor over the Ernden- and the Melbourne She is 5000 tons displacement and is. armed with six inch guns The two destroyers are the Torrens and the Swan!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
Loves This One Today, That
 One Tomorrow
Dear Miss Libbey:-

Dear Miss Libbey:-
 I am your reader, a schoolgirl of IS; have a, girl school chum of IT. We aro both in love with a. youth of 21. He says he loves me when we are to- gether. He declares to her, when they are together, that he loves her. He will take me to churc- one night, then take her to a party the next. He is the wealthy owner of a car Please tell me how I may win him away
 H. D. The lovei for either of you girls is lacking with him. Good times is all he thinks of A young man without a car might prove to be ideal and to choose one and to that one be true. 4 schoolgirls best time is when frn- proving by books and study. She can do we'll after finishing these tasks. Plenty of beaux can be had in the fu- ture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, Sept. 2s-Foro- cast: Fair and continued cool tonight, Wednesday partly cloudy and slightly warmer.
 COnnecticiIt: Fair tonight and Wednesday,. Frost tonight. Fresh northwest winds. isss
 The conditions in the eastern districts have changed but little during the last "A hours. Cool, pleasant weather with strong northerly winds prevails in the eastern portion of the lake region and New England. Frosts were. reported from Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New England. Cloudy and shoWery weather pre- yafls in the Mississippi valley from Minnesota southward to Tennessee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-28
Eighteen-Ready to Marry
Dear Miss Libbe.

Dear Miss Libbey:-
 Your advice will aid me, please. Three years ago, on Q visit, I met a youth, only one I care for. He was in the elevator service in our hotel. It was love at first sight. We went on elevator alone, He asked to, kiss me. Told me he loved me: asked where I live; said when I was Is he would come west to marry me. I was Is a year ago. He has never put in an ap- pearance. Is he too tinnid to ccme and still loves me? Would it be proper for mo to write him? I am IS and ready to be married.
 ELI . It is grave mistake, as girls find out, to form acquaintance of strangers whom they know nothing of. Do not