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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-19

Susie rose to go and Elaine followed
her to the door. No sooner had she
gone than the Clutching Hand came
out from behind the curtains. He gazed
about moment. then, moving over to
the safe about which the two girls had
been taking. stealthiiy examined u
He must have heard someone com
ing, for with gesture Of hate at the
safe itself, SIS though he personified IT.
he slipped back of the curtains again.
Elaine had returned, and as she sat
down at the desk to go over some pa
pers which Bennett had left relative
to settling up the estate the masked
intruder stealthily and silently with
drew.
"A package for you, Miss Dodge,
announced Michael later in the eve
ming, as Elaine. in her dainty evening
gown, was still engaged In going over
the papers. He carried 1t in his hands
rather gingerly.
'Mr. Kennedy sent it, ma'am, He
says it contains clues, and will you
please put it in the new safe for him.
Elaine took the package eagerly and
examined 1t. Then she pulled open
the little round door of the globular
safe.
1T must be getting cold out, Mi
chael," she remarked. This package
Is as cold as ice"
ut is, ma'am," answered Michael
She closed the safe, and, with a
glance at her watch, set the time lock
and went upstairs to her room.
No sooner had Elaine disappeared
than Michael appeared again, catlike,
through the curtains from the drawing
room, and, after glance about the
dimly lighted library, discovering that
the coast was clear, motioned to a fig-
ure hiding behind the portieres.
A moment and Clutching Hand him
self came out.
He moved over to the safe and
looked it over. Then he put out his
hand and touched It,
"Listen!" cautioned Michael.
Someone was coming, and they
hastily skunk behind the protecting
portieres. 1t was Marie. Elaine's maid.
She turned up the lights and went
over to the desk for book for which
Elaine had evidently sent her. She
paused and appeared to be listening.
Then she went to the door.
"Jennings!" she beckoned.
What is it, MarieT" he replied.
She said nothing, but as he came up
the hall led him to the center of the
room.
"Listenl heard signs and groans!
Jennings looked at her a moment
puzzled, then laughed. you girls!'
he exclaimed. Il suppose you'll always
think the library haunted now"
But, Jennings, listen," she per
sisted.
Jennings did listen. Sure enough
there we're sounds, weird, uncanny. He
gazed about the room. 1t was eerie
Then he took a few steps toward the
safe. Marie put out her hand to 1t ano
started back.
"Why, that safe is all covered will
cold sweat" she cried with batet
breath.
Sure enough, the face of the safe
was beaded with dampness. Jennings
put his hand on it and quickly drew i
away, leaving a mark on the damp
ness.
"W-what do you think of that?" hi
gasped.
Pm going to tell Miss Dodge" criet
Marie, genuinely frightened.
| A moment later she burst init
Elaine's room.
What is the matter, Marie?" asket
Elaine, laying down her book. "Yol
look as if you had seen ghost
"Ah, but mademoiselle--it ees jus
like that. The safe--if mademoisell,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pyrigh Company All Foreign Rights Reserved
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifled by a
series OF murders Of prominent men. The
principal clue to the murderer 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
the famous scientific detective, to try to
unravel the mystery. What Kennedy ac-
complishes is told by his friend, Jameson,
a newspaper man. Kennedy illustrates a
daring attempt to rob 1ewelry store and
rescues Elaine from boiler where she
had been imprisoned by the thugs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-19

ing happened. There was not sound.
He looked cautiously into the room.
Apparently there was nothing.
It had been about the middle of the
morning that an express wagon had
pulled up sharply before our apart
ment.
"Mr. Kennedy live here?" asked one
of the expressmen, descending with
his helper and approaching our janitor,
Jens Jensen, typical Swede, who
was coming up out Of the basement.
Jens growled surly, "Yes-but Mr.
Kannady, he bane out
TOO bad-we've got this large cab
met he ordered from Grand Rapids
We can't cart 1t around all day Can't
you let us in so we can leave it,"
Jensen muttered: Well guess It
bane all right"
They took the cabinet off the wagon
and carried it upstairs. Jensen opened
our door, still grumbling. and they
placed the heavy cabinet in the living
room.
Sign here"
"You fallers bane a nuisance" pro-
tested Jens, signing nevertheless.
Scarcely had the sound of their
footballs died away in the outside hall
way when the door of the cabinet
slowly opened and a masked face pro.
truded, gazing about the room.
1t was the Clutching Handl
From the cabinet he took large
package wrapped in newspapers. AS
he held 1t, looking keenly about, his
eye rested on Elaine's picture. A mo-
ment he looked at it, then quickly at
the fireplace opposite.
An idea seemed to occur to him.
He took the package to the fireplace,
removed the screen and laid the pack
age over the andirons with one end
pointing out into the room.
Next he took from the cabinet a
couple of storage batteries and coil
of wire. Deity and quickly he fixed
them on the package.
Meanwhile, before an alleyway
across the street and further down
the long block the express wagon had
stopped
Having completed fixing the bat
teries and wires, Clutching Hand ran
the wires along the molding on the
wall overhead, from the fireplace un
til he was directly over Elaine's pic
ture Skillfully he managed to fix the
wires, using them in place of the pic
ture wires to support the framed pho
tograph until 1t hung very noticeably
askew on the wall.
The last wire joined, he looked
about the room, then noiselessly moved
to the window and raised the shade.
Quickly he raised his hand ant
brought the fingers slowly together
1t was the sign.
OF in the alley, the express driver
and his helper jumped into the wager
and away It ratified.
Jensen was smoking placidly as thu
wagon pulled up the second time.
Sorry" said the driver sheepishly
"but we delivered the cabinet to tn,
. wrong Mr.. Kennedy"
He pulled out the inevitable book 7
prove it.
} wall, you bane fine fallers,
growled Jensen, pufing like furnace
In his fury. "You cannot go u
agane."
/ "we1l get fired for the mistake.
pleaded the helper.
ii "Just this once" urged the driver, q
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-02
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10

Mrs. Ralph Isham. formerly
Miss Marion Gaynor. with
Maximum" with which she
has won a blue ribbon At the
Mineola Horse Show.
Cnpyrish<. International News Service.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-13
WALSH IS HOPEFUL;
WILSON BACKS HIM
Presidents Daughter, Margaret,
Declares That Her Father Will
Support Fighting Quizzer.

Margaret Wilson, daughter Of the
president, met Frank P. Walsh in
Milwaukee last week for the first
time since the fighting quizzer was
appointed a federal commissioner.
Walsh is close personal friend of
the Wilson family. as we'll as a stanch
follower Of the President politically.
" Walsh. it is said, had purposely
avoided meeting the President or
members of his family in order to
avoid embarrassing Wilson in connec-
ton with the industrial inquiry con-
Quoted by Walsh.
1t was Walsh's belief that the Presi-
dent was not entirely In sympathy
with tho conduct Of the Investigation.
He therefore avoided anything which
would apparently put tho President In
tho attitude Of Endorsing the result of
the inquiry or what Walsh had done.
"F'ollowing> Sensational exposures of
industrial conditions secured by
Walsh, demand for his removal or
for disavowal Of his report was made
on the President by, the organs Of
special irtef8sta,, but without resulta
Miss Wilson Is said to have told q
friend before meeting Walsh, that her
father: was not displeased with
Walsh's conduct Of the investigation
but on the contrary, was IN entire &C.
cord with all the developments of the
inquiry and would stand behind
Walsh If fight was made on him.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-13
Topeka CITY EMPLOYEES
PAID VERY LOW WAGES

TOPEKA. Kan, Nov. 11.-Over
tone-half Of the 29S employees Of this
city are receiving either a bare living
wage. which allows them to lay up
nothing for emergencies, or they are
getting less than a living wage, de-
clares the Topeka Daily Capital. One
hundred and twenty-three employees
receive less than $64.75 a. month.
which 10 $10.26 less than a living
wage. rita 4 ,-s.'. :. :. =, :,
Many Investigations have been
made Of living conditions Of laborers, .
says :the Daily Capital, and they have
revealed that 5000 a year is tho least
a family can live comfortably and
protect itself against emergencies:
That wage means SIS a month"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-13
KITCHEN HINTS
Happy, Eliza.


Chop a dozen figs. and six apples
which have been washed but not
peeled, add a pound Of sugar and two
quarts of water and boil rapidly for
Is minutes, strain and cool. Serve
over crushed ice with g. slice of
orange on top,
Tournedos Of Lamb.
Take ok lamb chops cut two inches
thick. Remove the bone and fat and
skewer In six circular pieces. Around
each wrap a piece Of bacon. Sprinkle
with pepper and salt and broil over
hot fire. Serve garnished with mint
Jelly and Drowned potatoes.
Corn Pudding In Rice Shell.
Mold sufficient rice to fill a. large
square tin and when cold cut out the
center with a sharp wide.bladed
knife Turn out of the tin and fill
with the Following: Two cupfuls OF
corn cut from ear, or ono can of
corn; add one egg, we'll beaten; a
teaspoonful Of sugar, a dash of salt,
. tablespoonful Of melted butter and
pint Of milk. Bake three-quarters
OF an hour in moderate oven. Serve
hot.
A Wedding Breakfast.
Serve a fruit cocktail tor tho first
course. This must be leo cold and
the fruit prepared long enough in ad-
vance for tho several flavors 4 to be
we'll blended. Follow this with
ereamed chicken and mushrooms, and
potato and nut croquettes, else chick;
n-rru4uettes and peas with finxeE.s
rolls. then tomato salad with dress
Ing and last the ice cream, cake and
coffee. Any light wine will be suit
able. II there is no objection to it's
use. Serve with chicken sauce.
Shredded pineapple, grapefruit and
orange pulp make a delicious cock
tall. Prepare each separately and
sweeten to taste. Let stand on ice
several hours; then mix and let stand
over night on ice. Serve in sherbet
glasses with maraschino cherry on
top of each
Salmon Loaf.
Drain all the oil from a large can
of salmon, pick it over carefully and
remove all bones: Beat together four
eggs until: very light, add a cup of
bread crumbs :scant cup Of rich
cream. and the juice Of one lemon.
Salt to taste and add q good dash Of
cayenne pepper. Mix these ,insretlt-
ents we'll together put in bakfhE dish.
cover the dish and bake for so min.
utes In good oven. ' ~'. I'll.
Orange. Cake. -
Cream. one-half cupsof butter with
two cups Of sugar, ;,xdds the well beat
en- yolkssof-six eggs and the white Of
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-13
NEW FALL HATS 81. 80 TO
$500, AT THE BIG. DULUTH:

WOMEN MILL WORKERS STRIKE
Houstanic, Mass, Nov. 11.-W,attgees;
that range as low as IS cents a. day
forced 800 employees nf the Monument
mills on strike. These workers are
mostly women. They are asking for
increases Of Is to;.25 cents a day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-13

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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-13

Chop a" dozen figs. and six apples
which have been washed but not
peeled, add a pound Of sugar and two
quarts Of water and boil rapidly for
Is minutes, strain and cool. Serve
over crushed ice with g. slice of
orange on top.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-13

BREWERY WORKERR UNION, Ne. 13s-
each month 1t y. W. A. nall, Twenty-first
avenue w. and First st. President. Arthur
tsry.' Jerry 6s.hsns. ISL w. :H Helm strsst;
recorling secretary. Robert NeClAFon. ATS
". Holm street; Carl' Zenkhsr. treasurer.
%. Sixth avenue. East. =
The interior journal., 1915-03-12
LATEST WAX NEWS

British forces in France advanced
three-quarters of mile Wednesday
capturing all the intervening posi-
tions of the enemy, according to an
official announcement given out in
London today. The text of the an
nouncement follows: "The Fourth
and the Indian Corps advanced yes
terday on a front of 1000 yards for
roughly three-quarters of mile, and
captured all the intervening hostile
positions and trenches. The corps on
the right and left of these two corps
also were engaged. More than 700
prisoners were taken. British air.
craft were active and succeeded in
destroying the railroad functions at
Courtari and Menin."
The German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich on arriving at Newport
News announced that during her six
months securing of the seas as a
commerce raider she had sent to the
bottom the William P. Frye. Amer
lean owned and flying the United
States flag, having on board cargo
of wheat considered by the COM
mander as contraband. Washington
officials were profoundly stirred by
the news of the blowing up of the
steamer, and eTery effort is prom
ised by the State Department to get
at the bottom of the matter, which
is considered an unfriendly act, and
diplomatic negotiations with Germa-
ny will in all probability soon follow,
| it is stated.
The French War Office announced
that the Fourth italian Regiment of
the Foreign Legion, to which Carl
baldians belong, had been given its
liberty by the French government
been violently bombarded with forty
The Belgian town OF Nieuwpoort has
two-centimeter guns. German losses
were very heavy near La Bassee
where the French captured 1000
prisoners.
During the bombardment in the
Dardanelles thirty Turkins guns
mounted on motor trucks were de-
stroyed by the fire of the warships
In outlining the budget before the
Reichstag the Secretary of the I'm
perial German Treasury stated that
the estimates called for $3,125, ,0OO,.
900 four times greater than any
ever presented, and that a further
credit would be asked sufficient to
! finance the war until autumn.
The interior journal., 1915-03-12
Dixie Rook Club Entertains.

One of the most delightful social
affairs of the season was the recep-
ton given by the members of the
Dixie Rook Club Thursday evening
for their Husbands, brothers and
sweethearts." The home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Shelton Saufiey in the College
apartments was used for the attrac-
tive affair, and decorations of red,
white and blue were used with pretty
effect. At the conclusion of the
games a delicious two-course lunch
con was served by the ladies to their
guests. The winners of the most
games of the evening were Mrs. T. j.
Hill, Jr., and Mr.. Sam Harris, Jr.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Jay Howenstine, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pence,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Saunders,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hays Foster, Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Hill, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
James Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.
Todd, Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton Saufiey
Mr.. Earl Coleman and Miss Sue Tay-
lor Engleman, Mr.. Carl Carter and
Miss Lucy Lee Walton, Mr.. ]. N.
Menefee, Jr., and Miss Esther
Burch, Mr.. James Cooper and Miss
Lottie Carson, Mr.. Stewart Carson
and Miss Lyle Cooper, Mr.. Sam Har-
ris, Jr., and Miss Levisa Harris
Miss .Sallie Mills Craig and Master
Shelton Saufiey, Jr., punched.
The interior journal., 1915-03-12
Why Farmers Are Leaving Mountains

A large number of good, substan-
tial farmers have moved into Lin
coin and the northern part of Pu-
laski counties recently, buying farms
and settling down. A great many of
them have come from Pike, Lawrence
and other counties in eastern Ken
lucky, and the inquiry has naturally
been made as to why there has been
such an emigration by these good
people from that part of the state.
A dispatch from Whitesburg day or
so ago shed this light on the subject
The dispatch said: A notable exodus
of farmers from Letcher, Pike and
Perry counties is in progress. The
like of it has never before been
known, and the cause is somewhat
unusual, being due almost entirely
to the industrial development of this
section, strange as it may seem. All
of the counties named are rich in
coal and timber and within the last
If&1Nz years there has been an i'm
mense development in both lines.
Many of the farmers, hemmed in by
coal operations, saw mills and tim
ber-stripped hillsides and tempted by
alluring prices for their lands, have
sold out. Most of those who are
leaving, have bought farms in the
more level county of Pulaski, but
some. have gone to the Blue Grass.
Another impelling motive was feel
ing of strangeness which the native
inhabitants are beginning to feel in
marked measure due to the incom-
ing of thousands of strangers, many
of them foreigners, to work in the
mines and mills of this section. The
situation is most unusual one and
! the prediction is made that within q
few years, the native agricultural
population of Letcher, Pike anC
Perry counties will be thing of the
past, and such agriculture as is fol
lowed in these counties so rich in
mineral wealth, will be by people
from other sections.
The interior journal., 1915-03-12
NICE JOB IF BoswoRTH WINS
r. L. Slade, Popular Drummer, Says
He is Promised $2,5OO Place.

Robert l.. Slade, Of Lexington, one
of the best known "drummers" in
Kentucky, who was in Stanford We'd
nesday morning is one of the hardest
workers in the state for the nomina-
ton and election of Auditor Henry
M. Bosworth for governor. Mr..
Slade says that Bosworth has prom
ised him an appointment as mem
Der of the State Board of Control
for Charitable Institutions in the
event he wins for governor and not
only made the offer of this nice ap-
pointment to Slade personally but al
so to two of his travelling friends
who went to Bosworth. This place
pays $4,000 year, and the Board OF
Control consists of four members
two democrats and rwo republicans
Mr.. Slade has long been an active
working democrat. He says that he
has "lined up" about 100 "drummers'
already who are boosting Boswortf
all over the state as they go about
their travels. They will do his can.
didate an immense amount of gooG
before the primary is held.
The interior journal., 1915-03-12
SAMUEL NEWELL PASSES AWAY
Probably Oldest Man in County Dies,
Aged 81 Years.

Samuel Newell, probably the old
est man in Lincoln county, died at
the home of his son, near Milledge-
vile Thursday morning at the ad-
vanced age of 81 years. Mr.. Newell
moved to this county from Pulaski
about a dozen years ago and had
made his home with his children in
the west end of the county, since
then. His wife died about 15 years
ago. She was Miss Cowan before
their marriage, an aunt of Mrs. j.
N. Menefee, of Stanford. Mr.. New
ell was a splendid old gentleman,
and a model citizen in every way.
He was for many years of his life
faithful member of the church,
and was willing and ready to go after
far exceeding the allotted span of
life of man upon this earth.
Mr.. Newell is survived by four
sons and four daughters, three of the
former, being prominent farmers OF
the Milledgeville section. They are
Messrs. Eph, Joe and Will Newell
and Robert Newell, of Colorado; his
daughters are Mrs. Brown, of Gin
cinnati, and Misses Eliza, Maggie and
Lula Newell, of this county. The
remains of this good man and worthy
citizen will be taken back to his ole
home in Pulaski county Saturday fol
interment in the old family burying
ground.
The interior journal., 1915-03-12
CRAB ORCHARD.

Pretty Miss Sadie Catlin, of Leb-
anon, is the attractive visitor of Miss
Bess Reynolds.
Mrs. George Stephenson and John
are home again after spending sew
eral months with relatives in Madi-
sonville, Texas.
We failed to mention in our last
letter that Miss Ophelia Lackey had
returned from a pleasant visit to her
sister in Middlesboro.
Mrs. Robert Collier and Miss Cla-
ra Collier, have returned after
spending six weeks in Birmingham
and Montgomery, Ala, Dresden,
Tenn, and Benton, ny. They re-
port grand visit, but we know they
were glad to get home again.
Mrs. Thomas Manuel has been
very sick for several days.
Mrs. Maggie Cover, of Stanford
was here Wednesday to see her father
who is about well again.
Mrs. Frances Edmiston, who has
been very sick, is some better. Mrs
j. H. Tucker is with her.
Mr.. John Magee, Jr., of Danville
is visiting his grandmother, Mrs
Magee, who has been sick, but Is
much better.
! Mr.. Ed Estes, who has been very
low with pneumonia, is getting bet
ter.
Misses Sallie and Bette DeBOrde
and Messrs. John and Henry De
Borde, have all been sick with colds
but are able to be out again.
Miss Annie Hutchinson has beer
sick, but is much better.
| Mr.. Goodman moved his family
into their home on Cemetery street
They have added an addition to tht
house, put in new windows, and have
greatly improved its looks.
Mr.. Burch Buchanan, of Louis
vile, was with the home folks Sat
urday and Sunday, last.
Mrs. Jennie Tatem returned Tues
day from a visit to her sister, Mrs
Tanner at Hartman, Tenn.
i Mr.. David Newland has been sicl
for several days.
Mr.. George Stephenson has ha.
severe spell of grip.
Miss Maud Gooch remains abou
the same as when we wrote last.
The interior journal., 1915-03-12
Remarkable Statements.

Probably the most remarkable
statements ever issued by the Lin
coin County National and the First
National Bank, of this city, appear
in these columns today. They are
remarkable in that there are no
overdrafts, something that has nev-
er before occurred in their long and
honorable careers, covering a period
well on to fifty years. The officers
and directors of these institutions
are proud of their accomplishment
and they tell us that while it has
taken a good deal of work in doing
away with overdrawing by their Gus
toners, they have kept them all in
good humor and most of them
agree with the bankers that it is a
splendid habit to eschew. The COM
bined overdraft of these two insti-
tutions has frequently reached $685.
900, which is quite sum to furnish
customers without compensation,
and in most cases without thanks.