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Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27
FRISCO EXPOSITION
OPENED BY WIRE
President Touches Electric But
ton.in White House.
GREAT PARADE TO GROUNDS

All Attendance Records Broken When
the Gates Are Opened At the Great
Panama-Paeifie Show - Secretary
Lane Represents Wilson, Who viii
Go Later.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27
Satisfactory, Say Papers.

All the German newspapers charac-
terize the German reply as eminently
satisfactory to the nation.
Great interest has been aroused by
a statement written by Count Won
Reventlow, the naval expert and critic,
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siam produces a soedless grape
fFrit-
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That Hyohen Aoain.

JAMES mother tried hard never to
forget what she was pleased to call
her Scotch descent" Everything
that jamie wore, il possible, had a
touch of plaid in it. Scotch scenes
and Scotch shortbread we're the fam
lily fare Cold. bare knees the season
through would have been JAMES fate,
If his father had not objected.
Jamie was walking home from the
movies with his father and mother
1t was bright moonlight, with patches
of fieecy clouds in the sky.
The tassel on JAMES little Scotch
cap went fap-fap against his back
because he was looking up intently
at the sky.
Mother, look" he exclaimed. Its
a beautiful finnan-haddie sky"
There you are. This is the limit"
said Jamie's father to his mother II
g1ess we better cut out this Scotch
business. Your grandfathers birth
place was safe in the north of ireland
and there is no doubt about my grand
father-he came from Hamburg.
After this. son, you are an Ameri-
can. And that beautiful sky is a
mackerel sky, not flnnan haddie."
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Little Change in warfar..

Contemporaries have always men
toned the singular gravity OF Napoleon.
He could be expansive and even gay in
youthful society-when he was himself
young-but the mood never lasted. and
historians mention his somberness In
the Italian campaign when he was only
twenty-six years old. The solemn pro-
fundity and hxity of his gaze always
struck the stranger. He made himself
respected and little feared even by
his friends. His art, of course. was
different from the art Of today. for his
battles were won with army corps in
stead of armies. as we now account
them. But at bottom, warfare is al.
ways the same. Joffre and Napoleon
have this In common-that the smile
OF both is particularly kind and engag.
Ing. and they praise freely those who
have done well.
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HERoIsM OF SKIPPER SooEY
Brave Captain inserted Rinse" :"
Rent In Steamers Side ana
Saved Graft

When news Of the heroic exploit Oh
skinner ~Rr' Sooey of the good snip
Henry Summers reacecs the Britlsn
shores. the admiralty will undouoteoiy
seek out Skipper Sooey for special
service In the submarine zone, accord
inc to the New York correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Times-Star. For here
Il a skipper who saved his ship from
certain loss, under circumstances
closely approaching those OF the SUP
marine assault, and did It not oniy
personally and unaided. but distinctly
in person and by that means alone.
Though not an imposing craft, the
Henry Summers is we'll and more or
less fayorably know. She-applying
the romantic Technology OF the sea
"a the Henry Summers-takes peopis
down 10 the fishing banks to eaten
fish or at least, to spend the DAY
trying. Her personnel. in active seIF-
ice. consists OF Skipper 81 and tue
cook and crew, whose name is Bill.
Coming up the East river, after sue
cessful trip to the banks, having as
charged her cargo OF fish. nshermen'
bait and bottles at the Battery, the
Henry Summers hit something. IL II
was a floating mine or TORPEDO II
failed TO explode 1t merely made
neat hole two and one-half feet across
in the side of the Henry SUMMERS
inst at the water line. Skipper 81
Sooey at the helm, exclaimed. 'Lookt
that cash d-u-r-n it," The cook and
crew we're asleep forward. skipper
Sooey sounded the call for all nanas
on deck in every urgent manner known
TO maritime usage aboard the Henry
Summers. The cook and crew slept
peacefully on. The East river con
tinued to come in through the hole
The cockpit of the Henry Summers
was quickly knee deep with water
and her stern began to settle. The
situation was desperate, but skipper
Isl" Sooey was there TO face It, or
perhaps it would be better to say
to show the stuff he was made OF. ne
pulled lantern to the mast head, re-
versed his engine, dashed his wheel
ana inserted MS SuosNahNAAi -
snugly into the rent in the good snip
Henry Summers side. Then, as the
Henry Summers backed swiftly down
the tide. the skipper did all that he
could. voeally, to make up for the lack
of a steam siren in the equipment OF
the Henry Summers. At the foot OF
East Tenth street police launch came
alongside apd its crew pried Skipper
Isl" from the leak. He was SILVER
ing and exhausted, but the good ship
was saved. The police launch toWed
her ashore before she could founder.
And skipper ST." being much in need
of brisk and warming exercise, woke
UP the cook and crew quite thor
oughly.
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He Was H.

y Mn
Said a western mimi, !.
Astor hotel in New yo,s :,
day according to the Tl..
a bachelors mess in NJ
where I'm located. A.,
have a Chinaman to a N
Some Of the Orientals A. 4
after they get over a tsr n
liar ideas they have III
their own countrys c5s
culinary line
mot long ago We got 4
man as cook A coupls NJ
one OF the fellows gn !
Irish terrier pup given M
dog My friend had to
of the mines that After
turned the puppy over n n
naman. I2u be mlvs,, |
this dog, he Said 10 tbs "
heap careful, was the ,,,,l
That night, at Dime, h.
naman brought on, wild ,
mony, a covered dish.
Me heap careful. he y.
with a smile Of pride. bs !,
cover.
Underneath was the Nd,
neatly cooked in the es
style "
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leader OF Long Sins attendants and
struck down the other with blow.
Kennedy seized Elaine's yielding
body, and, pushing back the curtain 70
the anteroom, succeeded in gaining II
and locking the door into the main
temple.
Bennett was still lying on the hoor
tightly bound. With few deft cuts
with a Chinese knife which ne nao
picked up, Kennedy released him.
At the same time Cinnamon were
irving to batter down the door, Ken
nedy's last bulwark. 1t was swaying
under their repeated blows.
While Kennedy was thus besiegeo
by the devil worshipers in the ante
room. several policemen and detectives
gathered in the seance room with u.s.
| next door, where Savetsky was held a
defiant and mute prisoner.
had discovered the bell and, taking
that as a guide. started to trace the
course of a wire which ran alongside
the wall. :,
To the fireplace / traced the oell
and, in pulling on the wire, | luckily
pressed a secret spring. 70 my amaze
ment the whole fireplace swung Out
of sight and disclosed q secret pas
sageway.
! / looked through it.
| 1t was almost at that precise instant
1 that tho door of the anteroOm burst
open and the Cinnamon swarmed IN,
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beyond and her body encased in pre-
cious gold shall be the consort of ksing
Chau-forever and ever"
With callous deviltry, the orientai
satanists made every arrangement for
embalming and preserving the body
of Elaine.
At last all seemed to be in readiness
to proceed.
"Hold her." ordered Long Sin in gut
tural Chinese, to the two attendants
as he approached her.
Long Sin held in his hand a small
profusely decorated pot from which
| smoke was escaping. As he ap-
preached he passed this receptacle IN
der her nose once, twice, three times
Gradually Elaine fell into uncon-
seriousness.
While Elaine was facing death IN
the power of the devil worshipers, !
had reached the house of Savetsky
next door with the police, and the
place had been quietly surrounded.
With the plainclothes man, daring
and intelligent fellow, ! went to the
door and rang the bell.
What can do for your" asked the
medium, admitting US.
my friend here" | parleyed, is IN
great business trouble. Can your con-
trolling spirit give him advfce?"
Savetsky set to work preparing the
room for seance. AS she moved over
to the window to pull down the shades
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she must have caught sight of one or
two of the policemen who had incau-
tiously exposed themselves from the
hiding place in which l had disposed
them before we entered. At any rate,
Sayetsky did not lose jot of her re-
markable composure.
I'm sorry" she remarked merely,
but I'm afraid my control Is weak
and cannot work today"
She took a step toward the door,
motioning US to leave. Neither of us
paid any attention to the hint, but re-
manned seated as We had been be-
fore.
Almost before knew what she was
doing, she made dash for something
in the corner of the room. 1t was
time for open action, and I seized her
| quickly.
My detective was on his feet in an
instant
'Ill take care of her" he ground
out, seized her wrists in his viselike
grasp. you give the signal"
l rushed to the window, threw up
the shade and opened the sash, wav-
ing our preconcerted sign and turned
again toward the room.
With a sudden accession of desper-
ate strength, Savetsky broke away
from the plainclothes man and again
attempted to get at something con-
cealed on the wall. l had turned just
in time to fling myself between her
and whatever object she had in mind.
AS the detective took her again and
twisted her arm until she cried out
in pain, hastily investigated the wall
She had evidently been attempting to
press a button that rang concealed
bell
What did it mean?
|
Elaine, now completely unconscious.
was being held by the Cinnamon,
while her arm was smeared with
sticky, black material from the caul-
dron of Long Sin.
Suddenly the aged Chinaman with
the prayer wheel stopped his inces-
| Sdul, tmplOuo anu, Ilo1uSs HCiO
up his hand as II to command atten-
| ton.
This is nonsense" he cried in a
loud voice. why should our great
Ksing Chou desire a white devil? I, a
great-grandfather, demand to know"
Shaking with rage, Long Sin or
dered the intruder off the dais. But
the aged devotee refused to go.
Throw him out" he ordered his at
tendants.
For answer as the two young
Cinnamon approached, the old China
man threw them down to the
floor with quick iiu-jitsu movement.
Furious now beyond expression.
Long Sin stepped forward. He seized
the beard and queue of the intruder.
To his utter amazement they came
| off,
1t was Kennedy.
With his automatic drawn. before
the astonished devil dancers could
recover themselves, Craig stood at
bay.
Long Sin leaped behind the big
gong. AS the Chinaman rushed for
| ward to seize him, Kennedy shot the
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
War Alaa Jap WOODEN Industry


The army clothing orders received
in Japan since the outbreak of war
have stimulated the tagging ambition
to make Japan great wool manufac-
turing country The Mainichi (Osaka)
points out truly enough how the in
dustry had subdivided itself in Europe,
where England, Germany and Austria
each had its own specialties and ma
nipulated the fiber In different stages
of manufacture. Seeing that Austria
liza is the great country for the supply
OF the raw material, the Osaka paper
thinks it would be much more ra-
tional for japan to receive the wool
and manipulate it in all stages before
1t was passed on to Europe than 1t Is
for it to go the round on to Europe and
then come out to Japan In the manufac-
tured state. 1t therefore exhorts the ia
panese manufacturers to put the nee
essary energy into the task OF building
up trade which European competi-
tors will not be able to take away
again after the war.-Japan Chronicle
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urged on by the insane exhortations OF
Long Sin.
To my utter amazement, | recog-
nized Kennedy's voice.
In the first onslaught Craig shot one
Chinaman dead, then closed with the
others, slashing right and left with the
Chinese knife he had picked up.
Bennett came to his aid, but was
Immediately overcome by two China
men, who evidently had been detailed
for that purpose.
Meanwhile Kennedy and the others
were engaged in a terrible life and
death struggle.
Finally, Long Sin. Selling large
wall-hanging, leaped upon Kennedy
from the back and threw 1t over his
head, almost suffocating him.
1t was just as the Chinese was about
to overpower him that l led the po-
lice and detectives through the pas
sageway of the fireplace.
1t was glorious fight that followed.
But Long Sin and his Cinnamon were
no match for the police and were soon
completely routed. the police striking
furiously in all directions and clearing
the room.
Instantly Kennedy thought of the
fair object of all this melee. He
rushed to the divan on which he had
placed Elaine.
AS she opened her eyes for an in
slant she gazed at Craig, then at Ben
nett. Still not comprehending just
what had happened, she gave her hand
to Bennett. Bennett lifted her to her
feet and slowly assisted her as she
tried to walk away.
Kennedy watched them, more stupe-
fed than if he had been struck over
the head by Long Sin.
Police and detectives were now TAX
ing the captured Cinnamon away, as
Bennett, his arm about Elaine, led her
| gently out.
A young detective had slipped the
bracelets over Long Sins wrist, and
was standing beside him.
Kennedy, in a daze at the sight Of
Elaine and Bennett, passed us. scarce
| ly noting who we were.
AS Craig collected his scattered
forces Long Sin motioned to him, as
| If he had message to deliver.
Kennedy frowned suspiciously. He
was about to turn away when the Chi
naman began pleading earnestly for a
chance to say few words.
Step aside for a moment, you fell.
lows. won't you, please?" he asked. 81
will hear what you have to say, Long
| Sim"
Long Sin looked about craftily.
What is it?" prompted Craig, see
ing that at last they were all alone.
Long Sin again looked arouES.
Swear that | will go free AMI not
suffer-" he whispered, "and / will be-
tray the great Clutching Hand"
Kennedy studied the Chinaman
keenly for a moment. Then, seeming.
ly satisfied with the scrutiny, he nod
| ded slowly assent.
AS Craig did so. saw Long Sin lean
over and whisper into Kennedy's ear.
Craig started back in horror and sur.
prise.
| ITO RE CONTTNrrEro
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stranne neath ~.

1t may have been a N
tragic coincidence. Soma
there was more In it ths,
husband of a Paris wosr
himself a musician, len nI
shortly after mobilizatIor ;
was Remy At parting 1.
wife If | go under / r8l
you know directly belOp !
news reaches you" sd
played any music during B
But the other day she tcoE
lin, feeling impelled to bal.
which he liked above all 4
the case, and two strings ii
suddenly snapped. the D d
Re" and Mi" she at na
II was the warning he d
would give her. The ner
gram informed her that BE-
Sergeant Remy. had bea
action.
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SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal Is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with a "clutching hand" The latest vic
tim of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. His
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Kennedy.
the famous scientific detective. to try to
unraveI the mystery What Kennedy ac-
composites Is told by his friend jameson,
q newspaper man. Enraged at the deter
mined effort which Elaine and Craig Ken
needy are making to put an end to his
crimes, the Clutching Hand. as this
strange criminal Is known, resorts to all
sorts of the most diabolical schemes to
put them out of the way. Each chapter
OF the story tells OF new plot against
their lives and of the way the great de-
tective uses all his skill to save this pref
ty girl and himself from death.
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Jennings entered with a card on a
salver. Elaine took it and saw with
surprise the name of her caller:
MADAME SAvETSkY,
Medium.
Beneath the engraved name were
the words written in ink: 81 have a
message from the spirit of your ia
Their"
Yes. will see her." cried Elaine
eagerly, in response to the buffers in
quiry.
She followed Jennings in1o the ad-
joining room and there found herself
face to face with the hard-featured
woman who had only few moments
before left the Clutching Hand.
Elaine looked rather than spoke her
inquiry.
Your father, my DEAR" purred the
medium, with great pretence Of sup
pressed excitement, appeared to me
the other night from the spirit world.
| was in a trance and he asked me to
deliver a message to you"
What was the message?" asked
Elaine breathlessly, now aroused to
intense interest.
Il must go into trance again to get
it." replied the insinuating Savetsky,
and il you like can try it at once,
provided we can be left alone long
enough"
Seated in her chair, the medium
muttered wildly for few moments,
rolled her eyes and with some con-
vulsive movements pretended to go in
to trance.
Suddenly the curtains were pulled
aside and Aunt Josephine and Ben
nett, who had Just come in, entered.
81 can do nothing here" exclaimed
Sayetsky, starting up and looking
about severely. you must come to
my seance chamber where We shall
rot be interrupted"
Il WILL" said Elaine, vexed at the
intrusion at that moment. Il must
have that message must"
Whats all this, Elaine?" demanded
Aunt Josephine.
Hurriedly. Elaine poured forth to
her aunt and Bennett the story of the
mediums visit and the promised mes.
sage from her father In the other
world.
Aunt Josephine, who was not one
easily to be imposed on, strongly OBJ
jected to Elaine's proposal to accom-
pany Savetsky to the seance chamber,
but Elaine would not be denied.
1T might be safe for Elaine to go, "
Bennett finally suggested to Aunt Jo-
sephine, "if you and l accompanied
her"
A few moments later, in the Dodge
car. Elaine. the medium and her two
escorts started for the Chinese quar-
ters.
At the house the medium opened the
door with her key and ushered in her
three visitors.
Entering the room, the medium at
once prepared for the seance by pull
ing down the window shades
Suddenly an indistinct face was seen
to be peering through the black cur
tains. A voice. deep, sepulchral, was
heard in slow and solemn tones.
Il am Eeko-the spirit of Taylor
Dodge. l will give no message until
one named Josephine leaves the
room"
No sooner had the words been ut
tered than the medium came writing
out of her trance.
What happened?" she asked, look
ing at Elaine.
Elaine reported the spirits words
I'VE can get nothing if your aunt
stays here" Savetsky added, insisting
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news reached the war Office, a cabinet
meeting was being held and ore Of the
higher officials rushed with 1t to Down
ing street. The messenger told me 1
could not go up the staircase" he re-
lates. / pushed by him, went up and
knocked at the door Of the room where
the ministers had assembled. The
message was opened by Lord Claren.
don. On hearing the news, Lord Pal.
merston gave siew-halloo which, ike
John PeePs, insight have awakened the
dead. AS it was, it could be heard
across the park. Chronicle
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at a time, too, when each most needs
the inspiration Of the other; and that
sometimes a girls college life seems
to tend to foster kind of covert an
tagonism to men, or. what is perhaps
worse, a secret belief in the superior
ity of women.
What are the mothers thinking of.
| wonder, to allow their daughters to
grow up without any Of this fine
friendship and companionship? And
what are girls thinking Of who limit
their compsnionshlp with men, as
many of them do, to light firtations
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carry not only malaria, but yellow
fever. dengue fever and elephantiasis.
Glossina morsitans is the carrying
agent of the tropical disease known
as magma, while tsetse flies are the
cause of sleeping sickness.
The spirachetes Of tick fever are
borne by ticks and a mild fever is
conveyed by sand flies Plague is due
to the flea, which carries the par
asites in the salivary glands and
leaves them in the flesh of Bhomso-
ever it bites. Mediterranean fever is
carried principally by the milk of in
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the British government, and daguer-
reotype made after his return from the
expedition in 1855. A pair of polar
bearskin boots made by him, an Eng
lish rifle, a knife. with a carved
ivory handle Of Eskimo manufacture,
and a "sou'wester," originally from
the arctic expedition of Sir John Rose,
all used by Mr.. Bonsall during his
explorations, and pair of skin stock
ings and fur boots manufactured by
the Eskimos are also on exhibition.
Some of Mr.. Bonsall's experiences
were very thrilling; his report of a
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STERILIZED THE SACRED FEz
Knew the Great Risk That They
Were Taking.

John T. Oakman, an architect, who
drove one of the ambulances of the
American hospital in northern France
for several months last winter, lee
tured on his experiences and the work
of the hospital for the benefit of the
American hospital, says the New York
Evening Post. One of the incidents he
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that Aunt Josephine must go. Your
father cannot speak while she is pres
emit"
Aunt Josephine. annoyed by what
she had heard, indignantly refused to
go and was deaf to all Elaine's plead
ings.
L think 1t will be all right" finally
acqulesced Bennett, seeing how bent
Elaine was on securing the message
III stay and protect her"
Aunt Josephine finally agreed. Very
we'll, them she protested. marching
out of the room In a high state of
indignation.
She had scarcely left the house,
however, when she began to suspect
that all was not as it ought to be- In
fact, the idea had no sooner occurred
to her than she decided to call on
Kennedy and she ordered the chauf-
feur to take her as quickly as possible
to the laboratory.
Kennedy had not been In the labo-
ratory all the day after my expert
ence with the acid, and was impa-
tiently awaiting his arrival. At last
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described proves that even in the
hospitals in which the wounded sol
diers are nursed back to life, a touch
of the ridiculous sometimes lightens
the work.
The nurse of this ward" said Mr.
Oakman, "a pretty and distinguished
looking lady, in a wide-winged Golf,
was at some pains to show US her pet
patient, very big. very black. and
very contented Turco in green fez
She told US that when he was first
brought in, he was quite badly wound
ed and unconscious. They removed
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A Clash of Wis

He-I love you.
she-But haven't cent in the
world.
he-Excuse me; you didn't allow me
to finish. love you not
She-So! ! only wanted to try You.
have fortune Of $4,000.
he-Yes, but you interrupted me
again. | love you not for your monev,s
sake .
She-Wel, I'm so glad, for that was
only joke about the $50 900.
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his clothing, soaked with mud and
blood, and put him in hospital wrap
per, while his uniform was sent to be
cleaned. After the Turco had been
placed in his bed and the clothing was
out of the way, the interpreter, an old
African soldier, rushed up to the sur
geon in charge.
For the love of heaven, bring him
back his green fez before he wakes
upl gasped the interpreter.
Why returned the surgeon. It's
dirty enough
Yes, yes, but he wears it to show