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The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-16
Look" nc exclaimed. pointing.

Look" he exclaimed. pointing.
We crowded about the window
There was an aeroplane passing over
the city.
Just watch that warehouse over
there"
We riveted our eyes on It. 1t was
an anxious moment.
Already. had we known 1t, Sing Lee
had quietly let himself into the loft,
taken the glasses from the cupboard
and leveled them at US In the labora.
tory.
Meanwhile, Sprague, of whom we
learned later. had started his aero.
plane flying from his hangar in the
suburbs, and was now speeding over
the city. As he passed he peered
down, looking eagerly for the target
the white circle.
With expert precision he let go the
bomb, and the deadly engine of de-
struction swooped down.
Straight to Its mark 1t went.
The old warehouse across from US
rocked with the detonation. 1t seemed
as II the whole top Of 1t were blown
to pieces.
The bomb that had been meant to
destroy the laboratory had. by the
quick change Of the white circle, de
stroyed the hangout and the emissary
Of the Serpent!
Halt an hour later, Long Sin was
nervously reporting to WI Fang in
the secret den in Chinatown.
"That white devil, Kennedy, has de
feated US again. MASTER" he said dep
recatingly.
Again." demanded WI. his face
livid with anger.
Yes, master. He saw the circle
wiped It out-and painted a new one
on the warehouse. The bomb fell or
that-and Sing was killed"
Someone shall pay for that" hissed
WI.
Far uptown. on the East side
Sprague led WI and Long Sin to q
little machine shop kept by . for
eigner, Anton Schmidt.
What can ! do for you, gentlemen?'
asked Schmidt.
Il wish you'd show US. your new
gyroscope stabilizer," asked Sprague
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managed to sneal back of the shadow
Of the cars.
Between two Of the cars sat . de-
tective Of the secret service smoking
and hating his Job. The Chinaman
had passed the drst line Of defense.
He now managed to sneak up behind
the second. He raised a Chinese club
and brought 1t down on the head Of
the unsuspecting detective, knocking
him out
The sentry paced BY on the other
side Of the train. Quickly, after he
had passed. the Chinaman went
through the detectives pockets until
finally he found bunch Of keys. He
detached one from the ring. still keep
Ing In the shadow As the sentry paced
up and down. looked stealthily about
until he saw chance, then unlocked
the door Of the car and entered, clos.
Ing 1t safely.
A few minutes later. laden with as
much Of the trodite as he could well
carry and bundle Of heavy aero ar
rows he stole away as silently as he
had come.
It. was well after midnight when
Kennedy and were preparing to
leave the laboratory. I was just about
to switch on the lights when Kennedy
raised his hand to stop me.
The far-away look on his face told
me that he had heard . peculiar noise
He looked quickly at the ceiling.
Listen. Walter" he continued.
/ did. There was q noise above US
on the roof. apparently as though
someone had slid on.
Craig switched out the light himself
and went quickly over to the table
where he had left the periscope
Carefully putting 1t together again. he
tiptoed over to the window, put the
periscope out and slowly raised 1t to
the roof
We gazed through the eyepiece. A
large white circle had been painted on
our roof.
What does 1t mean?" queried.
Kennedy was In a brown study
Suddenly he clapped his hands.
Il think l have It." he exclaimed
Walter. take this turpentine. Go up
and scrub the circle out. II you need
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-16
syNoPsia

The New York police are mystified by q
eries OF murders and other crimes. The
rineipal clue to the criminal IL the
sarning letter which d sent the victims.
ngned with ''clutching hand" The
atest victim Of the mysterious assassin
2 Taylor Dodge. the insurance president.
lis daughter. Elaine. employs Craig
kennedy. the famous scientific detective,
q try. to unravel the mystery. What
kennedy accomplishes Is told by his
Iiend. Jameson. q newspaper man. Al
er many fruitless attempts to put Elaine
ND Craig Kennedy out Of the way the
.lutching Hand Is at last found to be
tone other than Perry Bennett, Elaine
aver and the man she 10 engaged to
marry Bennett fees to the den OF one
= his Chinese criminals. The Chinaman
orces from Bennett the secret Of the
shereabouts Of G.000.000 Then he gives
ne lawyer q potion which will suspend
snimation for months Kennedy reaches
niousness.
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more. get 1t. Only remove every
trace Of the circle"
While | was scrubbing away for
dear life at the fresh paint on our
roof Kennedy secured large can OF
white paint and q brush and stealth.
fly made his way to the rear Of the
old warehouse across the street.
Kennedy found a shed from which
It was easy to get to the roof. There
he set to work. too, Immediately. paint
ing q large circle on the warehouse
exactly like that on our own roof
which ! was erasing.
We went home. and l, at least,
thought little more. about the matter:
Quite early the next morning. how.
ever, We got around to the laboratory
again to prepare for the visit Of
Lieutenant Waters in response to
Kennedy's cordial invitation to wit.
ness the experiments with trodite.
Our speaking tube sounded finally,
and answered 1t. It was Elaine,
Aunt Josephine and Lieutenant Wa
ters. who had all arrived at the same
time.
Most peculiar thing, Kennedy" re.
marked the lieutenant after the greet.
ings were over. I'VE had robbery
at the fort last night-or rather, not
exactly at the fort, for that would be
impossible. but from q freight car in
the yards
what did they get?" asked Craig.
Some trodite-enough to blow up a
house, and some Of those aeroplane
arrows"
"Hm," considered Kennedy, gazing
involuntarily at the ceiling and think
ing doubtless of the white circle that
had been on the roof.
"Listen!" cautioned Craig.
Outside we could hear q buzz, as
though gigantic cicada were predict
ing warm weather. 1t was . peculiar
sound. and Kennedy seemed to recog-
nize 1t instantly. He sprang to the
window snd strained bic ayas up 1t
the sky.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28
ONLY FOUR BALLAST TANKS
USED ON EASTLAND

Of the five water ballast tanks on
each side of the Eastland three were
kept shut all the time This is what
Peter Erickson, oiler, told at the cor
oner's investigation today.
Tanks Nos. 1, and on each side
were shut all the time" he said.
''They were never opened and never
used. Tanks Nos. 2 and 8 on each
side were kept in commission.
Erickson said he pumped all the
ballast out of the four tanks in use at
a. M. the day of the disaster.
The boat listed on nearly every
trip, he said. When it was at it's
dock it would list toward the dock till
the side fender would catch on the
dock and support the ship.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28
heard criticism of

was abandoned. I heard criticism of
its ballast system.
81 have often been on board the
Eastland as passenger. It was the
worst boat for seasiekness was ever
on. l was never out that a~great many
of the passengers did not take i'll. 1t
didn't take a rough lake to make one
seasick on the Eastland.
1.-The last time l was on it there
was a terrific list of seasick people.
I noticed it rolled as much as ever. 1t
just couldn't seem to help tossing
around like a cork, whether the sea
was heavy or not. Stanley Cigan,
until a week ago of 743 Bunker ST.,
was with me on my last Eastland
trip. He has moved to some number
on O'Brien ST."
Morley and Skorsky decided to
turn IandIUbber after short service on
the Eastland. Morley is now district
agent for the Milwaukee Milk Co.
SkOrsky is a street car conductor.
Morley's story, which was told ex-
cIusiveIy to The Day Book, is believed
to be one of the best bits of evidence
yet produced in the investigation of
the past life of the Eastland. His
statement that the architecture of
the boat was such that it was impos-
sible to carry freight because it would
shift is considered important.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28

Erickson is a brother of Jos. NJ.
Erickson, holder of the fat job of
chief engineer of the Eastland and
who is a son-in-law of Inspector Reid,s
federal inspector who increased the
passenger list of the Eastland to-
$500.
Fred Snow knew almost nothing
about handling water ballast tanks.
He had only been employed ON the
Eastland two days and made one trip
Yet he told at the investigation that
he was in charge of the ballast tanks
on the fatal day.
''The Eastland first listed toward
the DOCK" he said. ''Then we filled
tanks Nos. 2 and on the other or
port side. It then listed to port, Them
an attempt was made to fill tanks
Nos. 2 and on the dock side"
These tanks did not appear to work
well. They did not save the boat.
Snow believed the tanks were
emptied at the docks to bring the
gangway up to a level with the dock.
States Attorney HOyne read a,
column article in the Sunday AmeT1-1
can of July II, 1904. The article said
that while the Eastland was crossing
from South Haven that it nearly
tipped over when the passengers
crowded to the shady side of the boat,
The passengers rushed to the other
side of the ship and it nearly tipped
over on that side.
The next day, says the newspapers
article, Federal Inspector Mansfield
gave an interview saying there was,
no cause for alarm because the boat
tipped because the Eastland was one
of the safest boats on the lakes and
there was no danger of it ever turn
ing over.
First Mate DeIber Fisher said he.
thought the ballast pumps were
meant more for trimming the ship
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28
ANNOUNCEMENT

Modern School league. will give
picnic for children and parents in the
radical movement of Chicago at
grove, end of Lincoln aV. car Ine,f
Sunday, Aug. L u
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

hyrhen, and tho danger of the hyphen- ated cftfzenship has been touched upon in a most laudable manner this week in the addresses made by President Wilson and Former Pregtdent Roose- welt. Tn standing for a united nation and denouncing the hyphen they are in full accord and the country cannot but endorse their sentiments when they caii for the support of America, arst. last and all the time. Both ad- dresses were filled with the proper patriotic spirit. They dealt with the question ln a strsightforward and con- vincing manner and at a time when certain interests are at work for the underminiug of Americanisn. There can be no question but what there should be a sharp line drawn. No man can serve two masters and that is fact which should be thoroughly understood when 1t comes to the ques ton of American citizenship.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
AUTO HoRNs.

Even though 1t was made on the ground that aHtonn6biie drivers are not eonsiderate in the use of their horns and sirens. and that they use them when 1t is not necessary for demand ing a clear highway instead of sound- ing them as a warning to the public, the appeal of a New York writer for the aboiishment of the auto horn is not likely to get very much atten- ton.
 The father of such a proposition be- lieves that by eliminating the horn the driver of autos will have that bur- den of caution thrown upon them which they expect the Horn to over come at the present time That the use Of the signals carried by auto mobiiists for warning other users of the highway amounts in many cases only to the abuse of the public must be admitted. but it is nevertheless something which c4nnot tIe done away with and insure safety. All drivers of autos do not make q. nuisance of their horns any more than all automo- bile operators are reckless and dis respectful of regulations and it would never do to remove the provision for safety for the sake of correcting the abuse by the few. It would be far better to tackle the trouble in another way.
 Considering the lack of regard fol the rights of others by certain auto drivers who think they should not bt halted for a second in their mad rush which invariably is nothing more thar a disposition to show off. 1t is diffi.
 cult to imagine anything that would 1 make them more cautious except
 proper enforcement of the law, sine, I the aholishment of the horns would b, looked upon as a license to do abou
 as they pleased. It would mean tn, 1 placing of a. greater burden upon tn, l public instead of upon the auto driv | CTS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.

Ever since the war broke out much attention has been directed to the po- Eition of the citizens of this. country who are to large extent made up of former subjects of European countries. That they are now citizens of the United States to which full allegiance is due has not been Able to over-bal- aIsce in a great many instances their ties to their former countries and more attention than ever has been directed to hyphenated citizenship.
 h this connection the country has had reason to recognize the danger which exists in case there should ever De trouble with certain European countries as to what would be the at- titude of such citizens. That the far greater number would remain loyal l. the country of their adoption there Is excellent reason to believe, but such pnly calls for The elimination of the
 M6sa siBsa ~ A*s " '
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
GREECE AND BELGIUM,

It was. of course to be expected that Germany would hold up it's hands in horror and complain because just as strenuous objections were not made against the landing of allied troops at Safonifi and sending them through Greek territory to the relief of Ser via. as were offered at the time Ger emany pushed into and through Bel giun.
 When it comes to violating neutral ity if exists in one instance, just as much as it does in the other. with the exception that in one case 1t is well scomed and in the other 1t was op- posed. Belgium refused to permit Germany to send it's armies across its territory. Greece has done nothing of the kind. though in the rnainten- ance of neutrality it has formally pro- tested the act, though the step was virtually sanctioned by the attitude of the former premier and the vote of confidence that was given him by the chamber of deputies.
 In the case of Belgium, Germany had sworn to uphold and defend the neutrality of that country in common with the other powers, but no such action was taken relative to NGreece's neutrality so that the entire conduct of the allies in sending assistance to stave off the crushing of Servfa pre- sents an entirely different phase than the Belgium case. The situation ir Greece .is much nearer that of the crossing of Luxemburg by the Ger
 mans, which duchy agreed to 1t be-
 cause it was unable to do anything else. f
 What is being done in Greece by the allies likewise presents a decided con- | trast to the record which is chalke6 i up against Germany after it made uI
 it's mind to force Belgium to submis. sion.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
FARMlNeToN's TOWN MANAGER.

Having by a vote of its people de- clared for a town manager to take the place of the government which had previously existed there, the town of Pennington is bound to be watched with greater interest than ever, not only in this state. but in this part of the country, for it has set out on an experiment which interests every town From such statements as were made at the town meeting in setting forth the existing condition of affairs and the advantages which would be gained by the change it became apparent that there was need of improvement and 1t lost no time in adopting what seems likely to replace the former slipshod methods with a businesslike admin istration of the town affairs.
 This is what every town is anxious to have and it remains to be seen whether Farmineton's town manager plan. patterned after the idea which has been introduced at Dayton, though of course on a much smaller scale, works out as expected. The selectmen have agreed to turn in their salaries to such an official and in addition to the salary of $1.500 which has been Appropriated for him he will be fur lished a bookkeeper at cost of $500 The selectmen are to name the man ager and the responsibility of the plar therefore rests to a large degree upon the selection which they make.
 Pennington will not be able to wipe out its indebtedness in short time but it means a start towards the wip- ing out of. loose methods and if the Idea proves a success it is likely tha H will become permanent thing il that town. / Pennington will be tn, dog for the rest of the Connection towns.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
mereialIsrn aEainst rhleh so nach AAa

merciallsm aGninHt which co much has been said and written. E
 Regarding the developing of a nor maj mind in children who have hard even make . fair showing In prOsrsss. was thls not always sol Are these ex- amples not fonnd In our high schools and again in colleGeg Are there not different grades of mechanics. In car penters. nasons. printers. preachers and docforss All wbo aspire 10 De physicians do not come out equal in skiIl snrsicAl art or even In, diasnosLs. and the variation is even greater than among chiidreu- Would a medical in- speetion have remedied this- When we recall that some of those who have taken up the professions nave had the tntelage of a doctor and care cf e nuFaa from childhood up. we and that inapcctiont has been exercised in many private instances and the question 10 negatived-
 As to vaccination. We are told to be modern. and yet the political medico stiIl adheres 10 this barbarous relic Of the past But. be it said to their credit. there are many true and sincere phy- sicians who emphatiealiy disapprove the practice. many of them being out spoken on the subject. but when Ee remember that there is something like si5. .0o0.0Oo invested In the production Of so-called iympth we can conceive somewhat or the reason Wny lt l1 sllD In vogue. But there is q vast diner ence of opinion among those favorinG vaccination, and. if there was any merit in it. according to some of the | best authorities. once only in q hfe- time in sufficient To quote from one. Dr. Rezin Thompson says that there | is a general opinion that the protecting power of the vaccine disease wears out in time. thus making it necessary to l revaccinate. but am certain that this Is not the case but that fl a person be once protected he win remain co during life. My own experience Is q point" But lt is not alone the fatali- ties but the after resultH of vaccina- ltion. lasting through life sometimes that makes it a menace Many of the ailments of the present day. among them consumption. scrofula and others have been said 10 be due to vaccine virIis Work for the repeal of the law
 F. LYMAN GOULD.
 South Windham. Oct IA
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
Stories of the War
low. Liner. Are rran.formed.

Strangest looking of all the ships with the British Grand Fleet Is the Atlantic liner which has been trans formed into a mother-ship for the seaplnnes. There are platforms in place of the promenades where pas sengers used to lounge. bombs in place of deek-quoits. and the dining saloons have been fitted up as work shops. Everything that a seaplane needs in the way of repairs can be supplied
 Here is our assortment of bombs'' said an officer, showing an exhibit of different sizes on a shelf. That one weighs hundred pounds, the same as a six-ipch she'll" What do you use them on7@ he was asked q
 Anything, from a German cruiser If we get a chance at one. tn q sub marine. That big bomb would finish Zeppelin. too" -.s
 A crane that once had taken pas. sengers' trunka out of the hold. lifted seapiane off q platform and depos- tied is on the water. where 1t bounced on the waves before the motor va;
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
A NATURAL. DEMAND.

Bomb his sleeping towns as he bombs ours" is the sentiment which prevails in England to large extent, and in view of the large number of nom -combatant men, women and chil- dren who are being Killed by the oc- casional German airship raid over London it is not at all strange that such a feeling should exist, and that demands should be made of the Brit iEh government for like reprisals.
 It appears quite evident that Great Britain is not able to successfully ward off these air attacks which cause death and destruction of no military value. Every time that one of them takes place 1t means that innocent lives are being taken since the at tacks are not confined to Notifications, factories making war material or naval stations
 They are acts which simply call for reprisals and while the aeroplane at tacks by the allies have for the most part been confined to bombing mili- tary camps, railway stations or muni- ton factories they have the opportu- nity for causing as much havoc as do the German raiders Two wrongs do not make a right and 1t would be a hard task trying to justify any such slaughtering fof non-combatants as such air raids cause but if Germany is going to persist in such acts it is possible that 1t will see the error of it's way the quickest through a large dose of Its own medicine. The hor- TOTS of war are sufficient without kill ing tine civilians together with women and children. but those who are re- sponsible for such outrageous con- duct are simply issuing an invitation for like treatment or their own people Great Britain certainly has provoca- tion enough for doing as it's mass meetings demand, and return tit fo, fa+
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
PRoLoNcNc TAE OUTING sEAsoN

fWrftten Specially For tThe Builetin).
 Time was when the first of Septem ber meant the sudden ending of the season of country nnd shore joys, tho return othe city of families and indi- viduals and the falling of quiet and time before gay with life and activity.
 The autonobiie has changed all that
 and the trolley lines and steam roads have helped.
 x Now, in mary sntlclra locations throughcut New England. county houses and shore cottages are stiil open, cars are speeding through the james and over the hills and along the sea walls.
 Country clubs are stiIl inviting mem CTS are stili a-feld. groups. of hunters come back each evening to the hoteIs. where cheery flreplaces invite to rest and comfort after a long days hiko through woods. or over marshes and fields.
 There are business men and others who preferably take their vacations during the Autumn. claiming that now Is the real time to find enjoyment. rather than during the scorching. wilting. humid weeks of July or Au- gust. Hundreds of country inns benefit by this change of heart. Wise landlords have their hosteiries fitted with mod ern heating systems, rooms are as cosy as in any city home: the long. in- viting living-room has it's cheerful big log blazing back of the colonial and irons, ,there are sleepy-hollow chairs
 cushioned settles. card tables. plenty
 of up to date reading matter, perhaps a glass enclosed veranda giving on the
 an orchestra plays for dancing, per haps. No wonder the city visitor is tempt | ed to delay his departure homeward | to finger while the woods are .gloriou: with the tints of Autumn! Thrifty urbanitss make this post, season a naetter of profit, too. A wo' | pose of her ranch property in the .Lon' Star state. came north and took | summer cottage in a Connecticut town
 She had literary business, also. whicl l called her to New York two or thre cays each week. In the meantime. sh 1 having brought her car along. her fam 1 drawn-out season by the shore.
 made the most of their garden plo
 during the summer. When the har
 vest time arrived, the elderly aunt o
 the family let nothing go to waste o the little place. was utilized for jelly or preserves. Tn
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

that. they are afflicted haunt the doc torsr offices to get rid of the misery they have created for themselves. or industrial establishments to demon strate the discovery of perpetual mo- ton: They become known as bugs" and eventually dwell in asylums- The fixed ideas fruitage is Authorizations. Mortal man doesn't need 'em. q
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
Althouga1 only two worid.s, aeri

Although only two worlds series have gone beyond five games, anyone acquainted with the uncertainties of the game knows that this is no guar antee that the next will not require the full seven, without the claim being put forth that the contest is being strung out for; the money.