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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21
He hurried down the hall again.

He hurried down the hall again.
No sooner had Elaine and Mary act
ually gone into the room than Wong and
his servants stole out OF $40, across the
hall. Somewhere they had obtained q
strong but thin rope.
Quickly and silently Wong tied the han
Gle Of the door OF 81. in which we were,
to the handle of $40, which he was va
eating AS both doors opened inward and
were opposite. they were virtually locked.
Then Wong and his servant hurried
down the hallway TO the elevator.
Down in the hotel lobby. with his fol-
lower. the Chinaman paused before the
telephone switchboard.
He was listening eagerly and also
watching an indicator that told the num-
bers Of the rooms which called as they
flashed into view.
Just as a call from 500 flashed UP,
Wong slipped the rings off his little fin
gers and loosened the white rats on the
telephone switchboard itself
With a shrek the telephone system Of
the Coste went temporarily out OF BUSH
ness.
The operators fled TO the nearest chairs,
drawing their skirts about them.
There was the greatest excitement
among all the women in the corridor.
Such a display OF hosiery was never con-
templated by even the most daring cos
tuners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21

black eyes He finished quickly and in
serted the detectascope so that tho lens
fitted an eye in the picture. The eye
piece was in Room 5li Then he started
TO brush up the pieces Of plaster on the
floor.
Craig" whispered hastily. as heard
an elevator door, someone's coming"
He hurried 70 the door and looked
There they are" he said. as he saw
Elaine and Mary rounding the corner OF
the hall.
Across the hall, although we old not
Know It at the time. in Room $40. already
Wong Sin had taken UP his station. lust
TO DO handy. There he had been with his
servant, playing with his two trained
rats
Wong placed them ny his capacious
sleeves and carefully opened the door 70
look out. Unfortunately he was Just In
t'nc TO see the door OF zoo open and dis
close US.
Kennedy mounted chair and applied
ms eye to tho detectascope Just then
Mary and Elaine entered the next room.
Mary opening the door with regular key.
Won't you step in?" she asked.
Elaine did so and Mary hesitated in the
nall Wong had SLIPPED out on noiseless
Feet and taken refuge behind some cur
ta'ns. AS he saw her alone he beckoned
TO Mary.
There's stranger in the next room"
he whispered. II don't like him. Take
the money and as quickly as possible get
out and go to my apartments"
AT the news that there was a susp,c,o,,s
stranger about. Mary showed goat
alarm Everything was so rapid now
that the slightest hesitation meant
disaster. Perhaps by quickness even
suspicious stranger could be fooled. she
reasoned. At any rate. Wong Sin was re
sourceful. She had better trust him.
Mary followed Elaine into the room
where she had seated herself, and locked
the door ''oA
asked. sne
yes nodded Elaine. taking out the
package OF bills which she had got from
the pank during the half hour DELAY.
All this we could see by gazing alter
nately through the detectascope.
Elaine handed Mary the money. Mary
counted 1t slowly. At last she looked IN
It's all right" she said. Now. TN
take this to that tong leader He's in a
room just across the hall"
She went out
Kennedy. at the detectascope, was very
excited as this went on. He now r,rnned
or the chair on which he had been
standing and rushed to the door to head
her off.
To our surprise. in spite OF the fact
tnat we could turn the key In the lock,
IL was impossible 70 onen irl
IL was only a moment that cratic
paused at the door. The next moment
ne burst into 500. followed closely by me-
with a scream. Elaine was on her feet
I'm an instant.
There was no time for explanations,
however.
He rushed to the door to go out. but ~
was locked-somehow on the outside. The
skeleton key would not work, ut anv
rate.
He shot the lock and dashed out call
ing back. walter. stay there-with
Elaine"
Mary had just succeeded in getting On
the elevator as Kennedy hurried down
the hall. The door was closed and the
car descended. He rang the push but
ton furiously. but there was no answer
Rad he got so far in the. chase only to
be outwitted?
lie dashed back to the room with us
and jerked down the telephone receiver.
'Hello-helo-hellor' he called.
No answer.
There seemed to be no wav 70 cot a
connection. What was the matter?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21

Kennedy had succeeded in finding the
alcove of the floor clerk in charge of the
fifth floor. There on his desk was an
instrument having a stylus on the end
or two arms, connected to a system of
magnets. II was a telautograph.
Cnceremoniously Craig pushed the clerk
out Of his seat and sat down himself.
It was last chance. now that the tele-
phone was out OF commission.
Downstairs In the hotel office. where
the excitement had not spread TO everv
one, was the other end OF the electric
ng-dlstance writer
1t started to write, as Kennedy wrote,
upstairs:
House detectives-quick-hold woman
with blue chatelaine bag, getting out Of
| elevator"
Tho clerks downstairs saw it and
shouted above the din of the rat-baiting:
| "McCann-McCann!"
! The clerk had torn off the message from
the telautograph register and handed II
to the house man, who pushed his way 20
the desk
! In the meantime Wong Sin had re-
covered his precious and useful pets. Life
in the Coste had assumed something of
its normal aspect. and Craig had sue
ceeded in getting an elevator.
It was just as Mary was led in. threat
ening and pleading in turns, that he
stepped off in the lobby
There was, however, still Just enough
excitement to cover a little pantomime.
Wong Sin had been about to slip out OF
side door. thinking all was we'll. when
he caught sight OF Mary being led back.
She had also seen him. and began to
struggle again.
Quickly he shook his head, Indicating
for her to stop. Then slowly no secretly
made the sign of the Clutching Hand
at her. 1t meant that she must not
snitch.
She obeyed instantly. and he quietly
disappeared.
Here" cried Kennedy take her I'D
in the elevator. I'll prove the case"
With the house detectives and Kennedy.
Mary was hustled into the elevator and
whisked back as she had escaped.
In the meantime had gathered up what
stuff we had in the room we had entered
and had returned with Kennedy's bag.
'Wh-what's it all about?" inquired
Elaine excitedly.
tried to explain.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21
A BIowup that Failed.
(To be Continued.)

When the Prussians entered Paris after
Waterloo, Butcher endeavored for revenge
TO destroy the Pont d'lena, but the
charge of gunpowder failed to explode.
He persisted despite the protest Of Tall
leyrand and the threat Of Louis XVIII to
go and stand on the bridge himself-a
threat not carried into effect. But the
second charge only damaged a pile and
before vandalism could 60 further Wei.
lington came up and his vigorous protest
made the Prussian general desist.-
Springfield Republican.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21
srnopals of Pravious ohapters.


The New York police are mysti. led by
a series OF murders OF prominent men
The latest victim OF the mysterious as
sassin Is Taylor Dodge, the Insurance
ploys Craig Kennedy, the famous sclen-
tiiic detective, 70 try TO unravel the mys-
terry. one OF the criminals steals into
Elaine.s room at night, puts her under
the influence OF the twilight sleep drug
and forces her TO write a letter DISMISS
ing Kennedy. This trick fails. Later
planned by the conspirators. In an ef..
fort TO trap them Elaine r. captured and
sealed up in a tank, and Is at the point
a, DEAN whe nl,gb Nen nnS saves her In
retaliation the criminals make desper-
ate attempt to kill Kennedy by erecting
an ingenious death-trap In his apart
ment They then adpinister peculiar
poison 20 Elaine, accomplishing this by
a remarkable utilization OF the wall pa
per IN her room. The poison plot mis-
carries. But the criminals are persis.
tent One of them il seriously wounded
By Elaine. and she is forced 20 submit
20 the TRANSMISSION Of blood operation TO
her before this experiment. becomes dan
gerous. Enraged at their constant de-
feats. the conspirators employ two mo-
Kennedy and Elaine to their destruction
Kennedy's scientific knowledge proves
too much for the assassins. He EMPLOYS
n vocophone in queer manner Its un-
canny work at a critical moment upset
ting a carefully laid plan 10 abduct
Elaine. The criminals introduce tho
death ray and puzzle Kennedy but no
soon counteracts its destructive in
fluence.
Elaine ls trapped and left TO die in a
sewer chamber, where Kennedy finds
her and with the aid OF his electric mar
vel he revivea her, after medical science
had failed.
wrist watch. with poisoned needle.
r. the next instrument employed by the
criminals 10 destroy Elaine; the quick
wit of tho detective battles the plot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21

look over in my direction What's tho
big idea. Walter?" he asked
We'll, you see. Craig" explained,
you put the top mirror through tho
transom Of door and"
Kennedy interrupted with q hearty
burst OF laughter. "But suppose the door
has no transom?.' he asked, pointing to
our own door.
scratched my head. thoughtfully. I
had assumed that the door would have "A
transom 4 moment later Craig went TO
the cabinet and drew out tube about as
big around ms a putty blower and as long.
Now. here's what 1 call my detecta-
scope" he remarked None OF your
mirrors for me-"
That" he explained. is what IL
known as n fish-eye lens-a lens that
looks through an angle Of some $50 de-
grees. almost twice that Of the widest an
gle lens l know or"
Elaine was playing with Rusty when
Jennings brought in card on which was
engraved the name. Miss Mary Carson"
and underneath in pencil was written.
Belgian Relief Committee"
How interesting" commented Elaine.
rising and accompanying jennings back
into the drawing room. Il wonder what
she wants"
Very pleased 10 meet you Miss Car
son. she greeted her visitor.
You see. Miss Dodge began Mary,
we're getting up this movement 10 help
the Belgians. and we have splendid back
ing. Just let me show you some OF the
names on our committee"
She handed Elaine list, which read:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21

Everything you read here today
you can see in the fascinating Pathe
Motion Pictures at the Motion Pct
ure Theaters this week. Next Sun
day another chapter Of THE Exploits
Of Elaine" and new Pathe reels.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21

and festered. They itched
and burned % that she
scratched them. She was
fretfll and restless and kept
scratching them while she
slept. 1t became so bad
that IL was impossible for
her to sleep nights.
81 began by bathing her
faca With apd voto,.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21
BABY'S FACE BROKE
OUT WITH PIMPLES
Itched and Burned. FretfuI and Rest
less. Impossible to Sleep Nights.
Used CuticuraSOap and Ointment.
Face as Well as Ever.

Glenburn. N. Dak.-"My baby's face
began to break out with pimples which
turned into sores. The pimples were small
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-21

and then applying - but as it kept
growing worse got a prescription OF some
kind of salve. Still her face Lot worse.
read Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment so
tried them. After the second application
could notice an improvement and in less
than two weeks her face was as well as ever
without a scar" (Signed) Mrs. Sidney
Turner, June 5, 1914.
Beauty Of skin and hair promoted and
maintained by Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With s2-p. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard ''Cudcura, Dept. r, Bos-
ton" Sold throughout the world.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
ELKS HAD FINE time
AT new YEARS DANCE
Visiting Brethren from WenatChee Were
Royalty Entertained last Thurs
day Evening
The Masonic Hall was the scene

The Masonic Hall was the scene
of dazzling affair last Thursday even
ing when the Leavenworth Elks enter
tanned their Wenatchee brothers at a
grand ball followed by banquet.
Over 200 visitors, including the Bills
their wives and best girls" came up
on a special train which arrived here
about o'clock in the evening, and
that they all enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely, was quite evident. The hall
was beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion, and many were the beautiful
gowns worn for the first time on this
night. Dancing was the main feature
of the evening and continued until long
after midnight. At two o'clock the
Wenatchee crowd boarded their Spec
iap' and returned to their homes in the
lower valley.
Every member of the train crew was
an Elk. The engine was in charge oil
Engineer Otto Donaldson and Fireman
VIM. Barrett. Frank Johnson was con-
ductor and Jack Close and A. V. Jones
brakemen.
The Wenatchee World says: The
visiting Elks were all loud in their
praise OF the hospitable manner in
which the Elks and people of Leaven-
worth treated their guests.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
G. n. R'Y. PAYS FINE FOR
VIOLATING THE SAFETY ACT
Drawbar on Locomotive was 21a Inches
Too High-AIsO Pays fine for Call
ing Engineer too Soon

The Great Northern railway, thru its
counsel, pleaded guilty to three
charges before Federal Judge Frank
Rudkin, in Spokane, Monday, and was
fined $225 and costs.
One charge was for taking an engine
out of Leavenworth in July with the
drawbar Sc inches above the bed OF
the track when it should have been
only 341a inches, and another was for
hauling a Grand Trunk Pacific car out
of Leavenworth with grab iron miss
ing. Both cases were brought under
the safety appliance act and fine OF
$100 and costs was assessed in each
case.
The other case was on charge OF
calling Hans Frederickson, an engineer
formerly working out OF this city, now
located in Everett, to duty before he
had completed his eight hours of rest.
This was due to a mistake, the dis
patcher not having been notified of a
change in hours. Frederickson was
called from his duties as engine hostler
to that of road engineer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
FORESTRY OFFICE NEWS

Forest Ranger Brender made a trip
to Beehiye ranger station Tuesday to
close some timber sales and scale
timber.
Forest Ranger Spencer Blankenship
was in Cashmere Monday. He closed
some timber sales and gave out fuel
timber permits. Under the forest reg
ulation down and dead wood fit for
fuel is given away.
Mr.. w. L. Bishop, Of Portland, is
here from the Portland Office this week
checking up the local forest service ac-
counts and inspecting the Office work.
Forest Supervisor Sylvester will leave
for North Yakima Monday to meet
sheep men and receive applications
for grazing permits for 1915.
Forest Assistant Ramsdel returned
from Seattle and Portland last Saturday
where he spent his vacation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
HOBO FIRES CITY HALL
AND NEARY LOSES Life
Blaze Was Discovered in Time and No
Serious Damage was Done

A fire that for few moments made
it appear that the City Hall would soon
be in ruins broke out Wednesday morn
ing about o'clock. Black columns
Of smoke poured out of the doors and
windows, but when the marshal ar
rived it did not prove to be quite as
bad as he expected and with the assist
ance of some of the nearby neighbors
which he aroused from their peaceful
slumbers with gentle tapping of the
fire gong, succeeded in putting the
blaze out without much damage to the
building.
The fire was started by druken
hobo which Marshal O'Larey had put
in Jail earlier in the evening. The fel-
low, il seems, as soon as he realized
that he was confined, wanted his free
dom, and seeing no other way to get
it decided to burn his way out by set
ting fire to the blankets.
He regretted his hasty impulse, how
ever, and few minutes later was cry
ing out Justify for help. By the time
the marshal and his helpers reached
the man he had been overcome by the
smoke. He was carried out into the
fresh air and DR.. Hoxsey who was pres
ent soon resusitated him. Aside from
the burning of the blankets. there was
no other loss to the building or con-
tents.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
WATER COMMISSIONER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Cashmere Man Almost Frozen When
Saved by Workmen-Is in Pre-
CariOuS Condition

Albert Stewart, superintendent OF
the Cashmere water system, had mar
row escape from death Monday when
he and a man named Burson were
blasting ice at the spillway near the
city power plant. The ice had formed
an arch from the ditch over the spill
pay. Mr.. Stewart, thinking the ice
would hold him, started to cross when
it gave way, precipitating him down
the spillway with tons Of ice. AT this
place the channel is solid rock and the
force OF the water strong.
He was dashed head first, whirled
around by the rushing water and car
ried to the bridge across the ditch,
where he was lodged for little time
under the ice, but washed out again.
Workmen saw the accident and rushed
to the place where the water enters the
Wenatchee river, expecting to catch
him there. Ladders and ropes were
brought and a rope thrown to him
which he fastened around his body.
He was drawn out nearly frozen, his
legs being stiff and helpless with cold.
He was bruised and cut about the face
and his ear was almost severed. DR..
Parker was called and took several
stitches. He is confined to his bed
and is expected to recover.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
CREAMERY MEETING TOMORROW

If you are interested in this move
ment come out to the meeting tomor-
row afternoon at Q o'clock, at the
Scenic theatre. Whether it is to
be or not to be" will be set
tied. If it is TO be" it will require
your moral and financial support. This
paper believes it means prosperity to
our ranch population. A resident ol
the Methow valley writes US that no
other one thing has done so much fol
that valley as their creamery. The
Twisp creamery turned out so we'll tha,
recently the ranchers about Winthrop,
twelve miles farthur up the Methow,
started another creamery.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
CREAMERY MEETING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Committee Has Plan of Organization
Prepared to Present

The committee appointed at the
public meeting OF the ranchers held in
December had a final meeting Wednes-
day evening Of this week at which the
general plan of organization was gone
over and decided on. This plan,
which is very comprehensive, covering
all the details, will be presented to the
meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon
at D o'clock, in the Scenic Theatre.
All the ranchers have been notified
and good turn out is expected. Some
interesting facts about the creamery
business, that should interest owners of
dairy herds, will be presented. In
order to put the creamery on its feet
the business men of Leavenworth are
expected to take substantial interest
in the movement.
The plan of organization is on the
cooperative basis, and provides for the
entire ownership of all the stock to
finally go to the ranchers, as soon as
sufficient number shall come into the
movement to make it success.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
Employment Agencies EVade Law

Employment agents have a new plan
of evading the law without being
euchered out of their fees from pros
pective job hunters, according to E.
]. German. OF Spokane, blacksmith,
who Monday night reported they have
opened an office in Post Falls, Idaho.
Mr.. German reported that he had
been informed that job hunters were
obliged to pay their way to Post Falls,
pay 50. so for job and then pay their
return fare to Spokane.
He also said that in some instances
agents would get the slip for the work
men without charging them the fare
for the trip to Post Falls and return.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
JURY COULDN'T IDENTIFY
MAN BURNED TO DEATH
Remains Believed to Have Been Those OF
John Johnson --0rigin of Fire
Is Unknown

At the coroner's inquest held Tues
day over the remains of the body found
in the ruins Of the Overland Hotel
which was burned last week, the jury
returned the verdict that an Unknown
man came to his death by the burning
of the Overland Hotel, origin OF the
fire unknown.
While it was impossible to identity
the remains, little doubt exists but
what they were those of John John
son, the Blewett miner, who was a
roomer in the house at the time and
has since been missing.
The jurors in the case were 0. b.
Hayes, C. A Fox, F. A. Reynolds,
M. Fitz, J. E. Schubert and John F.
Hartman.
The witnesses who testified were
Jack Heaton, Neil Franklin, A. j..
O'Larey, two Japs. VIM. Hart, J. B..
Violette, Ralph Thornton, Dora Arm
strong, Mrs. John Brochek, AL Mattos
Mrs. John Biork and John Bohnsack.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
LAST YEARS APPLE CROP
LARGEST EVER PRODUCED
Washington is Eleventh in Production
According to Department of
Agriculture

Washington produced $500, 900
bushels Of apples in the year just clos
ing, according to estimates announced
today by the United States department
OF agriculture. The years crop thru
out the United States was the largest
ever produced, being placed at $780,
900, 900 bushels, or ia, 1000, 900 bush
els more than the 1918.
Washington, with her more than
100000 bushels of apples, is the
youngest state in the list OF leading
producers. as given out by the depart
ment. Her population also is the
smallest of any state in the list, the
number of persons engaged in the in
dustry, therefore, being proportionately
lower.
These figures represent the actual
agricultural yield" the department
explained. and should not be confused
with those of the commercial crop,
which comprises the marketed portion
OF the total production. In 1913 the
commercial crop was estimated at 40
percent of the agricultural production.
Using the same proportion for the
1914 basis this years commercial crop
would total 103, 100000 bushels.
States other than Washington lead
ing in production Of apples this year
were: New York, 46,600, 900 bush
els; Pennsylvania, 23,100,0 900; Mich
igan. 17,2OO, 900; Virginia, 15,300,-
900; Kentucky, 14,700,000; Ohio,
IS, 100000; Missouri, 12,500,000;
West Virginia, 12,400,000; North
Carolina, 100000 and Tennessee,
100000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08
COUNTY GOOD ROADS
MEET AT CASHMERE
Mr.. ]. B. Adams Represented Leayen-
wOrth-WOrk in Harmony With
Commissioners this Year

Mr.. Adams, who attended the meet
ing and represented Leavenworth tells
the Echo that one fortunate outcome
OF the meeting was the decision to
work in harmony with the county COM
missioners. AT last years meeting
there was some friction and lack Of
unity between some of the good roads
enthusiasts and the commissioners.
Harry Shotwell, of Cashmere, was
elected president, and S. P Beecher,
treasurer. The meeting went on rec
ord as favoring the Scenic highway,
which was largely due to an incident
related by Mr.. Adams about Hawaiian
pineapples.