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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14

Ralph Leslie, college man, ships as deck
steward on Marshall Turner's yacht Ella
and is befriended by Elsa Lee.
Turner Is drinking heavily. Charlie
Jones. a sailor, says the Ella is a bad
ship. Captain Richardson strikes Mate
Singleton for drinking.
Mrs. Johns, a guest, is frightened ana
asks Leslie to sleep In the after house.
He finds himself locked In.
Vail, a guest, Captain Richardson and
Karen Hansen, a maid, are found MUIR
dered by Leslie. Turner n Singleton
are'drunk.
Singleton, suspected, is in irons. but
Leslie, in charge of the ship, fears the
murderer Is still at large.
Jones aids in the search. Elsa Lee keeps
the key to the after house. Mrs. Johns Is
seeking for the ak used by the murderer.
Leslie, accused by Mrs. Johns, is backed
by the crew and believes Singleton inno-
cent. Miss Lee tries to throw the key
overheard.
Leslie gets the key. Adams, a sailor,
sees a strange white shape crawling on
deck. Turner and Singleton nave also
seen the thing.
h stewardess tries to buy the key
from Leslie. Burns is attacked mysteri-
ously, and the ak is stolen.
Leslie learns that Mrs. Johns got Burns
to show her the ak. The Ella, with bodies,
reaches port. Leslie is a prisoner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14

she persisted IN talking of the crime.
and finally she said she would like to
see the AK. 1t wouldn't do any harm.
She wouldn't touch it."
He watched me %uneasily.
"She didn't either" he said. III
swear to that, Leslie. She didn't go
near the bunk. She covered her face
with her hands and leaned against the
door. I thought she was going to
faint"
Against the door. of course. and got
an impression of the key. The door
opens in. She could take out the key.
press it against a cake of wax or even
a cake of soap in her hand and slip it
back into the lock again while you
what were you doing While she was
doing all that?"
"She dropped her salts. 7 picked
them up"
"Exactly. Well. the AK is gone"
He started up on his elbow.
Gone"
"Thrown overheard. probably. 1t is
not in the cabin"
1t was brutal, perhaps, but the sit
uation was all of that. AS Burns fell
back, colorless, Tom. the cook, brought
gleton had made.
That morning | took from inside Of
Singleton's mattress Il bunch of keys.
a long steel file and the leg of II of
his chairs. carefully unscrewcd and
wrapped 1T the end With wire-a for
midablc club. One of the keys opened
Singlcton'S door.
That was on Saturday. Early Mon
day morning we sighted land.
We picked up Il pilot outside the
leWcS breakwater-a man OF few
words. ] told him only the outline of
III story. and I believe he half dis
credited me at first. God knows |
was not Il creditable object. When
took him aft and showed him the jol-
ly boat he realized at last that he was
face to face With IL great tragedy and
paid it the tribute of throwing away
his cigar.
He suggested our raising the yellow
plague flag. and this We did. With Il
ready response from the quarantine
officer. The quarantine officer came
out in = power boat and mounted the
ladder and from that moment my
command Of the Ella ceased. Turner
Immediately dressed. pale, diStin.
guished. member of the yacht clut
and partner in the Turner line. met
him at the rail and conducted him
with Il sort of chastened affability tc
the cabin.
The conference below lasted per
haps an hour, At the end Of that
time the quarantine officer came uI
and shouted a direction from below
rs a result of which the jolly boat was
cut loose and. towed by the tug. take1
to the quarantine station.
The quarantine officer. a dapper little
man. remained on the boat and busted
himself otticiously. getting the names
OF he men, peering ut Singleton
through his barred window. and ex
pressing disappointment ut my Sex OF
foresight in having the blood stains
cleared away.
Every stain is a clew. my man, t.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
TAX ACT DECLARED VOID
North Dakota Statute Is Held to Be
Unconstitutional.

The act Of 1911 granting p~lenary
powers to the state tax commission
has been declared unconstitutional by
District Judge Pollock in court at
Fargo. The commission mandamused
County Auditor Leech to place a Ger.
tain valuation on public utilities in
Fargo. He refused and placed on his
books the valuations as made by the
local assessor and equalized by both
the county and the state boards OF
equalization. The tax commission
claimed final authority without the
right of the property owner to review
its acts.
Judge Pollock decided that this fea.
ture is unconstitutional because it VIC
lates three sections of the state col
stitution relating to directors proce,
dure in making assessments, taxation
of all property by uniform rules, ana
depriving of people Of property with.
out due process of law. The writ Of
mandamus was denied. The tax com.
mission will undoubtedly appeal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14

the trained eye" ne chirruped. with
an AK, too! What a brutal method!
Brutal! Where is the ax?"
Gone" l said patiently. 1T was
stolen out of the captains cabin"
He eyed me yer his glasses.
That's very strange he comment
ed. mo stains. no ak. You fellows
have been mighty careful to destroy
the evidence, haven't you?"
Williams, the butler. had emerged
from his chrysalis Of fright. and was
ostentatiously looking after the fam
ily's comfort. No clearer indication
could have been given of the new stat
us of affairs than his changed atti-
u toward me. He came up to me
early in the afternoon and demanded
that / wash down the deck before the
women came up.
Williams" l said, you are a cow
ard-a mean, white livered coward.
You have skulked in the after house,
behind women, when there was mans
work to do. If I wash that deck it will
be with you as a mop"
He clustered something about speak
ing to Mr.. Turner and, seeing that I
did the work l was brought on board
to do, and. seeing Turner's eye on us.
finished his speech with an ugly cpl
tibet. My nerves We're strained to the
utmost. Lack of sleep and food had
done their work. was no longer In
command of the ELLA. ] was n coin
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
German GIeanings.

Dresden is the first German city III
the manufacture of chocolate
or the 1000. 100000 cigarettes an
nually made i'll Germany - per cen
are produced in Dresden.
A servant in Berlin cleaning out a
basin in Il laboratory threw down the
sink water in which had been placed
$1,000 worth Of radium.
Germany's business was in Il disturb
ed state last year despite the fact that
the output Of coal and iron was the
largest in history, railway freight re-
ceipts higher than in 1912. imports in
cent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
CORN AND CLOVER MEETING
Convention Occurs at Grand Forks
First Week in February.

The Corn and Glover convention
and midwinter fairs are becoming very
popular In North Dakota and they are
excellent institutions for the further.
ing Of the better farming work in the
state. The first Corn and Glover con.
yention was held at Grand Forks five
years ago. 1t was then known as the
Red River Valley Corn and Glover con.
vention, but later there was a demand
from the state at large to make this
convention broader in its scope so as
to give it interest for all parts of the
state and its name was changed to the
North Dakota Corn and Glover con,
vention, it was placed in charge Of the
Fair association and in combination
with the big midwinter fair has be-
come a feature Of the winters educa.
tional program.
The North Dakota Corn and Clover
convention and midwinter fair will be
held at Grand Forks the entire first
week in February. Speakers of au,
thority from all over the country are
taking part in the program.
One of the live questions that will
receive consideration is that Of owner
and tenant. Any number OF land own.
ers are anxious to put the right sort
of tenant on their land, but a satisfac.
tory agreement covering the division
of produce and live stock is hard to
arrive at, 1t is planned at this time
to have q number Of men there that
week who have had experience in this
matter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14

mon sailor. ready to vent by spleen.
through my fists.
l knocked him down with my open
hand.
1t was Il barbarouS and IL reckless
thing to do. He picked himself up
and limped away. muttering. Turner
had watched the scene with his cold
blue eyes. and the little doctor with
his nearsighted ones.
a dangerous man. that!' said the
doctor.
dangerous and intelligent" replied
Turner. az bad combination"
1t was late that night when the Ella
anchored in the river at Philadelphia.
We We're not allowed to land. The po-
lice took charge OF ship. crew and pas
sengers. The men slept heavily on
slight fever from his injury. and
moved about restlessly.
1t seemed to me that the vigilance
of the officers was cXerted largely to
prevent an escape from the vessel and
not sufficiently for the safety of those
on board. spoke of this, and Il guard
was placed at the companionway
again. Thus l saw Elsa Lee for the
last time until the trial.
She was dressed, as she had been in
the afternoon, in Il dark cloth suit Of
some sort. and called me to join her
where she stood.
I'VE are back again. Leslie
Yes. Miss Lee"
Back to-what? To live the whole
thing over again i'll Il courtroom, If
only we could go away. anywhere. and
try to forget"
She had not expected any answer.
and l had none ready. | vas thinking
heaven help me-that there We're
things ! would not forget if | could
the lift Of her lashcs as she look
ed up ut me. She few words we had
had together the day she had told
me the deck was not clean. the night
| had touched her hand With my lips.
You have been very good to us"
she said w~istfully. 1--WE have all been
strained and nervous. Maybe you have
not thought l noticed or-or appreci-
atcd what you were doing. but l have
always. You have given all of your
self for us. and You are going to
be imprisoned. 1t isn't just"
l tried to speak lightly. to reassure
her.
Don't be unhappy about that" I
said. "A nice. safe Jail. where one
may sleep and eat and eat and sleep
oh. l shall be very comfortable. Ard
if YOU wish to make me exceedingly
happy YOU will see that they let me
have a razor"
But to my surprise she buried her
face in her arms. l could not believe
ut first that she waS crying. The po-
liceman had wandered across to the
other rail and stood locking out ut
the city lights. his back to us. | put
my hand out to touch her soft hair.
then drew it back. l could not take
advantage of her sympathy. of the
hysterical excitement of that last
night on the Ella. | put my hands in
my pockets and held them there,
clinched, lest. in spite Of my will.
reach out to take her in my arms,
Ill tcoSTISuED.1 %'"'&!rz;
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
CHAPTER XII,
The Ak Is Gone.

RAN into the tent. where Jones,
~eXhausting the resources of the
injured mans clothing, was
~ searching the blankets on which
he lay. There was no key. I went
out to the men again. bewildered. The
dawn had come, Il pink and rosy dawn
chat promised another sitting day. 1t
revealed the disarray of the deck-the
basins, the old mahogany amputating
case with it's lock plate Of bone, the
stained and REDEEMED towels, and it
Showed the brooding and overcast
faces of the men.
isn't it there?" I asked. "Our agree
ment was for me to carry the KEY to
Singleton's cabin and Burns the cap
tain's."
Miss Lee, by the rail, came forward
slowly and looked up at me.
"Isn't it possible" she said, that,
knowing where the key was, some one
wished to get it, and so'- She indi-
Gated the tent and Burns.
I knew then. How dull 1 had been
and stupid! The men caught her mean
ing, too, and we tramped heavily for
ward, the girl and I leading.
The door into the captains room was
open, and the ak was gone from the
bunk. The key, with the cord that
Burns had worn around his neck, was
in the door, the string torn and pulled
as If it had been jerked away from the
unconscious a Later on we veri-
fieds this by finding on the back Of
Burns neck an abraded line two inch
es or so in length.
/ ordered Il rigid search of the dack
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
Suspension

There is no doubt that the first idea
of a suspension bridge was suggested
to primitive man by the interlacing Of
tree branches and parasitical plants
across rivers. Probably monkeys used
them before men did. In very noun
famous countries, such as Tibet and
Peru, they have apparently been used
since the dawn of history, possibly
earlier
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
The Story by Chapters.

IL Plan a Voyage.
Ill Unclinch My Hands.
I'LL Quote Omar khayyam.
IVA Terrible Night.
V.-We Find the Ak.
Vi.-Prisoners.
VlI.-"The Dead Line"
Vlli.-The First Mate Talks.
Ix.-From the Crows Nest.
x.-Jones StumbIes Over Some.
thing.
xl.-The Ak Is Gone.
Kill Take the Stand.
xIli.-Oieson's Story.
xlV.-"A Bad Woman"
xV.-Turners Story.
xvi.-Free Again.
xvIl.-The Thing.
xVIu.-The Sea Again,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
BOTH SUSTAIN INJURIES
Parents Rescue Children From Burn.
ing Home.

Elmer Smith and his wife were in
jured while escaping from their burn.
Ing home at Napoleon, but they sue.
ceeded in rescuing their three chill
dren without difficulty.
w. o. Smith, a brother, was attempt.
ing to quicken a fire by pouring kero-
sene on it. An explosion cut off the
members of the family from escape
by the stairs. They were compelled
to break out a rear window and
Chamber over a leanto.
Elmer Smiths hands and face were
cut, while Mrs. Smiths back was
wrenched while assisting her husband
in handing the children out of the
window.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
LOST TIME.

The most reckless spendthrift
is the one who squanders time.
Money lost may be %Eegained, friend
ships broken may be renewed.
houses and lands may be sold or
buried or burned. but may be
bought or gained or built again.
But what power can restore the
moment that has passed. the day
whose sun has set. the year that has
been numbered with the ages gomez
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-14
INSANE COST S192 EACH

Recommendations Made for Increase
in Maintenance.
The North Dakota asylum for the
insane is maintaining it's patients at
a per capita cost of 1892, as compar.
ed with an average per capita cost of
$223.72 in twenty-one institutions of
like character in the United States,
North Dakota included.
Lack of funds and inadequate facili-
ties for housing the inmates are
coupled with a recommendation that
the maintenance fee to counties com.
hitting insane persons be increased
from SIS to SIS a. month.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
DLHTIeST COSTUME
OF THE SEASON
viii Lose its Er.e, Unless the n.h
10 Pretty and Properly
Dressed.

The woman who looks to clothes for
Der charm and attractiyeness il Ike
~ 10 md her most expensive outfit a
failure II she has thin. faded or life
less hair. The most beautiful even.
ing gown viii appear dowdy and out
o. style unless crowned with a head OF
pretty hair. soft fuzzy and lustrous.
Beautiful hair does not Just hap.
pen 60 be so. but II always a matter
OF care and proper nourizhment of the
hair roots. No matter how unsigntly
the hair. how badly II Is falling. or
how much dandruf. Partisan sage.
an inexpensive tonic. well rubbed INTO
the scalp. IL all that Is sver needed
The hair roots are nourished and stun.
ulated to grow new hair. Even dand.
run ts entirely removed with one ap.
plication. and itching scalp and fall.
ing hair cease: the hair will be bright.
vigorous. soft and fuzzy.
IL the hair Is oily. dry. brittle. OF
you have dandruff. Partisan Sage I'm.
mediately removes the cause. and by
toning up the scalp quickly restores
the hair TO its original brilliancy and
vigor
Partisan Sage can be had from c.
II. Griest A. Co. or any drug or
toilet counter. II is a delightful and
harmless treatment that never fails
20 act as real and lasting benefit 20
the hair and scalp.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
NEWS BRIEFS

FREIGHT REcEIvEo-Yesterday
morning the B. a o issued a notice
10 all shippers that freight was being
received and shipped as usual As be
fore the food.
REPAIRING IINES-Yesterdav The
local telephone stations had men out
repairing all lines and telephones that
LAD been damaged by the high water.
IL VIII require several days. however.
10 put all the lines In hrst-class con
ciuon that we're affected by the food
NO BENEFIT oAmE-An Efforts 10
arrange a benefit game for the B@ixian
relief fund between Linsly and the
Cathedral High school have failed.
sHAReENs SAFETY BLADES
new machine for sharpening safety
razor blades has been installed at the
baer drug store. Twelfth and Market
streets. and Is In charge OF Carl Stain
ke. This u the irst machine OF its
kind TO reach Wheeling. and hereto
fore users Of safety rszors had to send
their blades out OF the city TO be
sbarpened.
CLEANING NIAGARA HOUSE
Last night the water had receded suf.
fciently TO allow the Niagara engine
to be taken back to its home on TWEEN.
ty-fourth street. The engine had been
stationed at the Atlantic house dur
ing the food
DIRECTORS TO MEET-The regu.
lar meeting of the board of directors
OF the Ohio County Anti-Tuberculosls
League will be held this afternoon at
4 o'clock in the Offices OF the organiza.
ton in the Board OF Trade building.
Several business matters of import.
ance viii be considered al the meet
ing.
POLICE REPORTING police de-
partment issued its report for the
month of January yesterday. as fol.
lows: Arrests. 1O6. SIS white males, 7
colored males. 10 white females. l col.
ored female. Fines and costs as.
sessed totaled $1.122.S5. with s67s.45
collected. Ambulance fees amounted
TO s35. Twelve prisoners were pa.
rolled. and hve accidents were re-
ported.
MUCH DEBRIS ON STREETS
The health offcials are investigating
cases in the Hood district where a
number of residents took advantage
of the flood in getting rid OF consider
able debris. which finally lodged in
'the streets as the water receded. Old
boxes, garbage. barrels and refuse OF
all kinds was thrown into the river by
some residents. especially on the
South Side, and the officials claim IL
the guilty parties are discovered they
will be punished.
APPLIES FOR NATURALIZATION
PAPERS-Aiexander Owoc. OF 9S For
ty-iifth street, made application yes
terday for naturalization papers be
fore Commissioner George f BOYD.
Owoc came TO this country in Febru-
airy. 1906.
REVIVAL SERVIcEs-The revival
at the Tenth street Baptist church
last night was largely attended and a
number of converts were taken into
the church. Special services will be
held this evening at 1880. A mems
meeting will be held Sunday after
noon at $3.50.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
B. & 0. TRAIN MEETS WATERLOO AT
NEW MARTINSVILLE YESTERDAY
ABOUT FIFTY PASSENGERS GIVEN
FREE RIDE ON THE o. r.
DIVISION.
Captain woofter Carried Across Es.
panse Of water on Mans Back
10 Telegraph Predieament.

Captain o. II. woofter. one OF the
oldest conductors IN the point OF ser
vice running into this city. has the
distinction of operating the first free
ridin' train on the Baltimore a Ohio
road TO carry nearly a half hundred
passengers almost a hundred miles
and not one OF them charged a copper
cent
II all came about this way: Yester.
day morning Captain Woofter was
ordered to take a train out at the local
station at noon for Kenova- The cap
tain was on the job. so were about 30
passengers. The train arrived at
Moundsyille where II was found that
the first train since the high water,
which left here at s o'clock yesterday
morning. could not get no further.
After awhile II was decided TO annul
that train and put the passengers on
Captain Woofters train With the
many additional passengers the train
was on. Everything went along well
after running through several feet OF
water just below Moundsville. until
Brooklyn Junction, just below New
Martinsville. was reached. There the
train met her waterloo-accent on the
arst syllable-and Captain Woofter
Lad to be carried through the water
on a mans back to the telegraph sta.
tion where he notified the officials that
lie could go no further. Bring FER
back" was the reply. The captain
brought 'er back. returning TO Wheel.
ing with all the passengers last even.
ing at Z o'clock.
All the tickets were returned to the
happy" passengers who had real
nice, enjoyable ride OF about a hun.
dred miles and were back the same
day from the point they started. Some
were angry. but the majority OF them
took the matter philosophically. know.
ing that almost anything can be ex
pected when Old Man Ohio River gets
full and goes on a rip, roaring
rampage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05

oliver Smith. Jr. III Fim Grove teft
last evening for Coiufn bus whore he cgtti
~ stationed a. the Columbus barraess
PC was recently examined ara ~rrer,f. "a
ihrnhEh thc local recruiting station
X ~. Henry has returned 10 his home
pr WaFhinEfou. Pa after having sperf
several days as the Fuest or Eirn Grove
Jacobs superintendent OF -rrt,.
aelphla district schools will attend ths
."hF cnhgu N the National Efu~afforai
..i-ig mat VIII b. held 81 Cinrinrafi
Nu.lhe ihg week ~ February 2znf
huinhfr of wOrfmrn have been
placed % work refinirhfnr the basar,ert
~ thr church OF God nd film grgg. =,
or 10 Ia completed f viii 81 ltr.f 80. -.
i'rfainmcnta and aupuera
ElEio Miller. former barber 81 ria,
Grove. has rented house in wrfFtrF,.-
hddlLInn and VIII remove from bic 49,
ON Mrgraw'e run.
August Wuhrm ~ Seventeenth utr..,
wheeling ie moving Co farm or 49,
stone church road '''
The REGULAR weekly rrartIrr rf T.
%. IT. s. NJ % Eim Grove 50 49,
l1ff evening Iu The K on o.. hail
no regular monthly urrffnr o. cha
NJ nfuu.a Home and FOREIGN Mfr~far ~
flNfF Of fh. Stone church wac hrTr -.
iNrInF 1f The home of MrH D. r Tffff.
Tho M.n'r Bible class of fHa 500.
church Sunday school win meet fhfr 49,.
ming ~ the home ~ william C4mrb.u
in Patterson
Many people from West kieraps.-
nadN The trip yesterday f1 uVherffrr
70 hHFe look no fhr hIrh unfrr
Ih' WRECK which caused consider
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-05
Elm Grove Council.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Elm Grove council was held last even
ing In tho city building MANY matters
pertaining 20 the business OF the town
were taken up and a number OF improve
ments we're ordered. Perhaps the most
important matter taken up was that OF
the installation OF electric lights over
the entire town. Council took this mat
ter NJ and after considerable discus
SION decided 10 do away with the present
gas lights and have the new ones In
stated The contract for this was
granted TO the West Virginia Traction
ana Electric company. Council also de-
cided TO enforce the order Tor All rest
dents OF the town 10 place the necessary
numbers on their houses for the CITY
mar deiiNery service. These numbers
Will either be placed BY the owner OF
the property or by council and charged
70 the property owner. Attorney w, T..
Robinson was selected as city solicitor
ana several other routine matters were
taken up and number Of outstanding
bills were ordered paid.