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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07

An enthusiastic fan arises to sug-
gest that on September 90, Of this
year, the baseball magnates COM
memorate in some fashion the sew
entieth anniversary of the adoption
of the playing rules which form the
basis Of the present code of the
game These rules we're adopted by
the Knickerbocker Association of
New York in lS45
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07

save himself when falling from the
top of a building. If help does not
come outside of himself he is doom
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30

been not aing more ponderah,e than .
truss or straw-landine halfway dour
the emDilnAment, hopeless tangIe of
shattered tubing and twisted wire
AT first blush the circumstance
seemed surprising. that the car did
not stop. But then Barcus reminded
himself that Marrophat and Jimmy
could not possibly have witnessed the
accident involving Alan and Rose. who.
together with the wreck of their ma.
chine. remained well-cloaked by the
underbrush at the bottom of the can.
yon. In all probability, then, the as
sassins had assumed that Alan had
hurried on; and since their own first
business was concerned exclusively
with them, they had done likewise.
reasoning that they could return and
deal with his unfortunate friend az
their convenience after overhauIing
their quarry, whose life they most
coveted.
AS for Rose and Alan-heaven alone
knew what had happened to them. So
Barcus set himself to find out what
ever Providence knew without more
delay. The racing car was barely out
of sight when he sprang from the
sheltering trees and, Judith at his
heels, pelted headlong down the slope
to the spot where the others had van |
ished
To find them not only alive but |
unscathed affected that |
loyal soul almost to tears.
But when congratulations had been
exchanged, there fell al.
awkward pause. The eyes of the four
sought one anothers ruefully. each
pair quick with the unuttered but in
7Xorable inquiry: What next?
In the outcome, it was Mr.. Barcus
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30

low would, however. spell death. The
impact OF her body would set the
shale in motion. like an avalanche
ana beyond the caves was only emDti-
ness and the bowlder-strewn bed of
the chasm, a hundred feet below,
The sweat poured from his face ike
rain. His eyes started in their sock
cts, the blood drummed in his ears
with a roar resembling distant thun-
der. His fingers grew numb. his throat
dry.
lie felt that he could not hold on
another instant when, abruptly. that
torture was no more. The rope had
been relieved OF it's burden. He heard
scream from below echoed by one
from above, then the thump Of Judith's
body falling on the shale, then the
sllthering rumble OF the landslide
gathering momentum.
Barcus, at length arrived, assisted
MIN to a place OF security. Spent
and faint and sick with horror. he Law
prone and shuddering.
Only the assurance OF Barcus that
Judith had somehow escaped being
prccipitated over the caves of the
sha,' roof reused him and gave him
nerve enough to resume the climb.
II was true, when he found courage
TO look and see for himself; she lay
within three yards of the brink SUI
pine, her face uplifted to the sun. IN
stirring; she dared not stir; a single
movement was calculated to set the
shale bed again in motion.
Painfully he realized that if, as Bar
Gus asserted, she had deliberately cut
the rope herself, Judith had offered
up her life to spare his own.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30

VINO advanced the suggestion which
was adopted-though this was its re
ception more through lack of a bette
than for any actual appeal intrinsi,
In the proposition.
when we broke down. / saw" h,
Ventured, with a backward Jerk o.
his thumb to indicate the road. "a can
yon branching off from this one about
a quarter of mile over yonder If its
all the same to you people, we might
stroll round that way and see what its
natural attractions may be-if any
But it's sure a mighty poor sort of a
canyon that doesn't lead anywhere
and nothing could possibly be more
fauguing to our mercurial and rest
less tempers than to squat down here
and fold our hands in our laps and
wait for something to turn up-and
anyway We can't be worse off than we
are-and-"
Sufficient" Mr. Law interrupted
with bleak smile
Crooking a deferential arm, Barcus
offered it to Judith.
Everything is lovely in the formal
garden" he insisted-"so sweetly ro.
mantle. Are you game for an idle
saunter, just to while the idle hours
away?'
The woman found spirit enough for
wan smile as she tucked her hand
gratefully beneath his arm.
You're the cheerfulest soul I ever
met" she said demurely What I'm
going to do without you when-if ever
we get out of this awful business.
goodness only knows"
Let's talk of something else" he
suggested hastily.
Unless. of course" she pursued
with unbroken gravity, 81 marry
you.
Heaven" the young man prayed
fervently, "forfend,"
That is hardly gallant"
Il mean-heaven forfend that Won
should throw yourself away"
"Humph!" she unused. "Perhaps
you're right"
Their banter was not without q
subtle object, namely, to reassure the
girl who followed. supported by her
lovers arm.
In the course Of the last "a hours
Roses jealousy Of her sisters new
found friendliness with Alan had
become acutely evident. The least
which circumstances now
and again demanded that he show
Judith or seem boor, was enough
o cloud the countenance of Alan's
,etrothed.
Nor. indeed. was Rose altogether
destitute of plausible excuse for this
ceiling. 1t was undeniable that be.
ween Alan and Judith bond of sym.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30

De to risk leaving the road altogether
and dashing off into space
| And 1t was impossible to stop the
cycle-so brief was all his warning
In desperation Alan chose the outside
OF the road; and for the space of a
| single heartbeat thought that he might
possibly make 1t, but with the next
realized that he would not-seeing the
front wheel swing off over the lip of
the slope.
At this he acted sharply and upon
sheer instinct. AS the cycle left the
road altogether he risked a broken
knee by releasing his grasp of the
handlebars and Strengthening out his
leg and driving it down forcibly
against the roadbed. The effect of this
was to lift him bodily from the sad
die: the machine shot from beneath
him like some strange projectile
hurled from the bore of a great gun:
and Rose crashed against him in the
same fraction of a second.
Headlong they plunged as one down
the hillside, struck its shelving sur
face good twenty feet from the brink
of the road. and flying apart tumbled
their separate ways down the re-
mainder of the drop and into the
friendly shelter of the underbrush.
Something nearly miraculous saved
them whole. Beyond a few scratches
and bruises and severe shaking I'D.
they escaped unframed. And they
were picking themselves up and re-
gaining their breath and re-coTIectfng
their scattered wits when, with i'm
petus no less terrific than their own
had been, the pursuing motor car
swung round the bend and hurled it.
self directly at the two who remained |
upon the road above.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30

scheme they might contemplate FOL
his personal determination.
Nor would Tom Barcus be exempt
If they were caught in company
though Judith might be, in view OF
Marrophat's infatuation for the girl
These two were far ahead, out OF
sight, indeed; and must somehow be
oVertaken and warned-no easy mat
ter, since the machine which bore
them was, IL anything, faster than
Alan's, just as the racing automobile
was faster than either.
Alan kept his gaze steadfast to the
road before them, daring not once TO
look up and round or back.
So sinuous and meandering was It's
course, indeed. that Alan seldom could
see hundred yards OF 1t ahead, but
must pelt on in panic flight. hoping
for the best-that Judith and Barcus
would soon show up in front, that
something might happen to hinder the
pursuit-never knowing whether the
latter lost or gained.
And thus catastrophe befell
Round the swelling bosom of wood
ed mountainside the motorcycle swept
Ike hunted hare, and without the
least warning came upon Barcus and
Judith, dismOunted, Barcus bending
over his cycle and tinkering with its
motor.
For one manipulating instant COLI
sion seemed unavailable Porcr. md
Judith and the motorcycle occupied
most of the width of the road; there
was little room between them and the
declivity, less between them and the
forest. To try to pass them on the
latter side would be only to dash his |
brains out against the trees; while TO
make the attempt on the outside would |
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30
CHAPTER XIX.
Sacrifice.

But Tom Barcus hadn't failed n
profit by the warning implicit in Alan's
accident.
Alan. he told himself shrewdly.
would never have run his cycle at 50
foolhardy a pace without good rea.
son; and under the circumstances good
reason was synonymous solely with
pursuit.
He was therefore on the alert, quick
to see the racing automobile when :,
came hurting round the bend. and IN
the very nick Of time grasped Judith.
arm and swung her bodily with him
back out of harms way, amid tho
trees that bordered the inside of tho
road.
OF necessity his motorcycle suffered
Abandoned In the middle OF the road
1t was struck by the buffers of the
motor car and flung aside as II IL had
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30
SYNOPSIS.

The OF Hearts Is the death sign" en-
Qioyed by Seneca Urine In the private war
OF vengeance which he wages against
Aien Law, son OF the man NOW dead who
was lnnoccntly responsible for the acct
cent which rendered Urine helpless Grip
PIE Tor life. Alan loves and is loved by
Trlne's daughter Rose Judith, Roses
twin and double. but woman OF violent
ana uncertain temper. promises her father
10 compass Alan's death: but under dra-
Hhuc circumstances Alan saves her life
ana go. Unwillngly wins her love as well
US Roses In spite OF her jealousy OF
rose, judith refuses TO serve out the VOW
she made her father. and at the time this
story opens is actively assisting Alan and
rose and their friend Tom Barcus to es-
cape the persecution Of Urine and his
AIDES led 10y his confidential man. one
Marrophat
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30
His Position.

Il do not believe any man can please
some OF the women all the time" con-
fessed skinny little Mr.. Hennypeck.
nor all the women some OF the time.
and II he succeeds in pleasing any
OF the women any OF the time | con-
slider him almost . genius."-Puck
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-30

But OF a sudden one OF the women
She who wore the garments OF her
sex-paused, uttered low cry,
a-thrill with terror, and clutchlng the
arm or the man nearest her, pointed
down 10 the card that stared up from
the dust at her feet.
1t was a trey of hearts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
GERMAN FINANCE
SYSTEM Perfect,
SAYS SECRETARY


Berlin. Dec. 15-Dr. Karl He1fer-
fch, SECRETARY of the Imperial Treas
ury, today spoke on the war loan sit
uatton.
He compared at length the sue
cesses of Germany and her foes in
financing the war. He pointed out that
Germany had covered the greatest
part of her expenses by her long term
Ioans. He said that only Great Brit
ain, in the other camp, had had any
success in doing this. A second diff
ference, said the Speaker, was that
Germany hitherto had drawn her
funds almost exclusively from home
sources, while her opponents had
been forced to tap sources abroad
particularly the United States. A
third point, he saids was in the con
ditions Of such asserted, was that the
conditions of each successive German
loan improved while those in enemy
countries had grown progressively
worse.
The French papers, said DR.. Helf-
ferich which when Germany an
nonnced her first fve per cent loan,
spoke of an impending state Of bank
ruptcy in Germany, are now glorify-
ing as the loan of victory the i've
per cent. French loan issued at So or
in reality. at about Sc $40. DR.. HeIf-
ferfch declared that Great Britain
had badly underestinated the costs of
the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
vISCOUNT ALvERsTONE, FORMER
CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENCL AND,
PASSES AWAY AT ACE OF rs

was put forward to carry out the Dip
1omatic bargain.
No confirmation Of that theory has
ever appeared but Lord Alverstone
was for months bitterly attacked by
Canadians, particularly in the west.
where it was thought that England,
as in the case of the oregon boundary
case years before, was giving up what
she thought useless territory, but
which Canadians knew to be rich, sim
ply to pIacate America. Previous to
the Alaskan commission, Lord Alver-
stonef then Richard Evereard Web
ster, rendered good service to his gov
eminent as one of the British counsel
before the Venezuelan Boundary Com
mission, which met in Paris as a re-
suit of President Clevelands famous
war message
These were the p7easanter Incidents
of his professional career. He had had
one case at least that was far from
leasant. when Attorney General in
the Conservative administration at
the time, he appeared as leading coun-
sci for the Times before the -Parnel1
Commission, and it fell to his lot to
pick up the pieces after the breakdown
Of Pigott. The storm settled fercefy
about the head of the counsel for the
Times for weeks and for once Alver-
tsone's remark "a BILE physique showed
signs of wear and tear,
Lord Alverstone, however, had done
good work for his party and his coun-
try was considered one of the leading
ladyers of his time. and had keen
symphaty acute knowledge OF men
and great insight into affairs. and a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15

London, Dec. 15.-Viscount Alver-
stone, former Lord Chief Justice OF
England, is dead.
Viscont Alverstone, for nearly thir-
teen years Lord Chief Justice of Eng
land, was one of the most popular. hui,
man and many-sided men in British
public life. While on circuit at New
castle in February, 1912, Lord Aver
stone was seized with a serious heart
attack, and his continued ill-health
led to his resignation
Tall, athletically modelled and Wig
orous, he was a splendid specimen Of
the old school OF English gentlemen.
At Cambridge, where the finishing
touches were put to his education, he
was noted as distance runner, being
in fact s'the best of his year His in
terest in4 sports he carried into the
world and won many trophies on the
cinder track. Until his SEVENTEEN ar
he was an enthusiastic rider and a
good hand at golf, and in the earlier
days of the big ring contests was a
frequent visitor to the National Sport
Ing club.
He came into prominence before the
American public as the representatfv
of England on the Alaskan Boundary
Commission. His vote in support of
the chief claims of the United States
gave America thei3 practical victory.
Many Canadians protested to believe,
and withe bitterness asserted, that the
American government went into the
arbitration only after it had reached
an understanding that the American
case should win, and that Alverstone
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
LYRIC

Little Lost Sister," Cecil Spooner's
present weeks production at the
Lyric, is drawing big attendance. not
understanding the double fact that it is
Xmas purchasing time. and that the
elements have been strongly unfavor-
able. The reason undoubtedly is that
Little Lost Sister, is the most hu-
man play, the most uplifting in moral
and purpose the local stage has pre-
sented in years. In writing this in
tensely interesting story of white
slavery the tscadet system the un-
rest of the unsophiscated, yet brill
liant girl at her village home, coupled
with unattractive surroundings. Vir-
ginia Brooks. was evidently quite fat-
tanning to exact conditions in the alb
sorbing subject this gifted writer was
treating. Every member of the Cecil
Spooner cast are well worthy Of
special mention, Miss Spooner as
Mary Saunders a reform girl with
reform ideas in this direction which
she construed from the courage of her
convictions, and MurieI Valentine, as
ELSIE Welcome gave splendid per-
Torrance of a very difficult role, re-
curing real acting. Pel Trenton as
Harry Boland'' was. as usual. ex4
ce1lent, as was Darrell Vinton as
michael Grogan," an Irishnan of
the genuine aldermanic type; Philip
Leigh as Martin Duce''; G. Lewis
Ungerer, as John Boland"; Frederic
Clayton, as Harvey Spencer;
Charles w. Hinton, as tom Hinton;
Beulah Monroe. as Patience Wei
come; Reta Vi1lers. as Patience
Welcome and Robert Lawrence as
Garter Anson," with his customary
efficient stage direction, all served to
make the play a big success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
NY RECOVERING
FROM EFFECT OF
YOUNG BLIZZARD

New York, Dec IT, The demoraliza-
ton Of transportation facilities on
lines in and AROUND New York caused
by the storm of Monday night was
not entirely overcome today, although
conditions were fast improving In
coming trains on the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad this morn
ing we're from five to 35 minutes late
but more. normal schedules were ex-
pected during the day.
New York Central officials said rapid
progress was being made I'M restoring
passenger train service to schedule.
Suburban trains this morning were
running nearly on time but through
trains were still subject to delay.
This mornings Twentieth Century
Limited was reported about an hour
late
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
WAR LOAN
BONDS FIGURE I'M
SEVERAL TRADING

New York. Dee 15.-WIth the disso-
luton over night of the banking syn
dictate which hoated the 100000 eco
Anglo French per cent. loan, Interest
conferred largely around the dealings
in that security at today's stock mar
ket opening.
The first offering consisted Of p
bonds at O4 ga, a decline OF IL
points from the price at which thy
were taken by the syndicate and Is
under the previous low quotation at
regular rate. This was followed by
numerous additional Transitions Of
10 to so bonds at 81 S-4 and 81 rs, fol-
lowed later by two blocks Of so each ct
"a 5-S
Incidentally there were several sales
for future delivery at 81 3-4 and "a rs,
including one lot of 100 bonds The
bonds were readily absorbed at these
concessions and created no disturb
ance to the general market, which re-
hected substantial support.
Before the end of the first hour the
bonds made a further decline to 81 IL
for future delivery
Before midday regular sales were
made at "a 1-2 and for future delivery
at 81 3-8 Transactions in these bonds
in the first hour appropriated $1,000
GOO. with further heavy sales toward
noon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
STRATEORD ISSUES
Bull D NC PERMIT rs
T0TALLING $24, 600
Boom Causes Great Activities
Since Dec. 4, Harry
BurneS Reports.
Especial to The Farmer.5

(E5peC1S4 TO In9 4 a14n6I.I
Stratford. Dec. 15APermits for
buildings, the aggregate cost Of which
amounts to $24, 012, have been issued
by Building Commissioner Harry A.
Barnes since Dec. l. The foil owing
permits have been granted: Anton
NJ. Butcher, six room cottage, King
street. 50, GOO; L H Corbit, dwelling
house, Soundview avenue, $2.800;
L. H. Corbits five room cottage. Lord
ship Park. $4,000; Henry Dawson. five
room bungalow. West Broad street,
$1,000 Karl Parson, six room cottage
Rockwell street. $2,0oe; Alfred Wake
lee, six room cottage. Wakelee court
$4,000; A. Schultz, cottage, Park
street, 81. 600; Oscar Hallstrom, cot
tage. Park street. $4,000; Edward p.
Bullard, garage. Elm street, $1,000;
Erick Christensen, work shop, HubbeI1
Place, 5000; George Tumsey. two
family dwelling with store, Barnun1
avenue near Soundyiew avenue, 81, 600;
Frank Svenniger. six room dwelling.
Catherine street. $2,O12.
The selectmen have posted notice
for a public hearing to pc held Friday
evening, Dec II. at the town hall for
the purpose Of considering the advisa-
bility of esta blishing a curb and build
ing line from the Center school to the
railroad station and to accept or re-
ject the new building code.
The question. of allowing the Con-
nectfcut Co. to put a crossover at
Hard,s corner will also be discussed.
The newly elected officers Of the Or
der Of Eastern Star will be installed
into office wednesday, Dec. 22. After
the installation refreshments will be
served
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
NOVEMBER HAS
RECORD DEATHS
FOR THE MONTH

Hartford, Dec. 15-Accerding to NOR
tally reports received by the state
board of health there were / 1927 deaths
in the month of November. This was
less than in october and seven more
than in November of last year, and 81
more than the average number of
deaths during November for the five
years preceding.
The death rate expressed as an an
nua1 rate per 1000 estimated popula-
ton was 13.1 for the large towns for
the small towns 1872 and for the whole
state, including state institutions. 1870
The deaths from infectious diseases
were 1877, being 14.0 of the total NOR
ta1ity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
BApTTsTs DISCUSS
CHARACTERIZATION AT
CONVENTION HERE

weather conditions prevented the
attendance of many Baptist clergymen.
at the session Of the Northern Bap-
fists of the United States In the First
Baptist church last night
Rev. Edgar Hyde of Midd1etown.
was the principal speaker and he dis
eussed the plans of the Baptistg of this
country to gain / 00O. 900 conversions
within flve years; to raise $6,o0o,o0o"
within the same period for an educa-
4iona1 fund and the endowment of
Baptist colleges; and a $2s000,000
fund for ministers pensions and for
eign missions.
Other speakers were the Rev John
r. Brown. who spoke on feThe Five
Year Program. and Rev. Frank c.
Rideout, whose topic was Bridge
ports Part IN the Five-Year Pro-
gram
The choir of the Italian Baptist
mission sang syrnns and the orchestra
OF the Hungarian BAPTIST church play
ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
SNOW 20 FEET
DEEP REPORTED
NEAR WINSTE:D

wfnsted. Dec yvinsted was still
without trolley service to outside
points today as a result Of Monday )
snow storm but Improvement was ex:-
pecteAd today The road from Tor.
rfngton to BurrvfIle. about four miles
from Winsted, has BEEN cleared and
men are now working ON the stretch,
OF track between that point and Win
sated-
Reports from Hart1and Bark
Hamsted and other towns in this sec.
1kon of the state say that everything
Is still snow bound drifts being piled
from Is to 20 feet high along the
highways Schools closed by the.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
MUNIIION PLANTS
DISCRIMINATION Is
NOT AGAINST UN ON
Foreign Sympathies Is Re
garded as Cause of Trouble,
Now Adjusted.

5 That some of. the men over whose
discharge, a strike at the Union Me-
taIlic Cartridge Co. was threatened
were let out because of their foreign
sympa thies. is the inference taken
from the settlement of the company
with the union workers
The Arms officials have agreed to
cease discrimination. except in cases
where undue activities, not connected
The conference of the union leaders
was held with Major W. c.. Penheld,
who has assumed headshdp over the
u. NJ. G. Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
PRESENT FREDERICK
WITH PURSE OF GOLD

At the> annual comm unication of
Corfnthian lodge No. 104, F. & A. M,
held at the Masonic Temple, last
evening, the following officers were
elected and installed: W. NJ, Chas.
r. Ha11en: s. W. Ernest M Jaycox;
j. W, Oscar c. Tonning; treasurer
Philip L Holzers secretary, Charles r..
Crowthers S. d., f. w. HARRISON; J. D.
Charles Morisbns s. S, CIV Marsh;
J. s.. &c. Dana trustees, S. Loewith,
R. Il whiting. John TayIor5 marsha
r. H. Broderick chaplain, 3. B.
Bachelor sorganist, George A. MUIR
F-s-- rnd tyler G. z Roath.
Mr.. Broderick served as secretary
~ years and in appreciation of his
services. members Of the lodge pre-
scented him with purse of gold at the
Seaside club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-15
ST. JOHNS LODGE.

The annual communication OF st
Johns lodge. No. 3, F. & A. NJ, viii
be held in Masonic temple at 1870 to-
night. The election and installation
of officers will be held. Brethren have
been notified to attend.