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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

This 10 a token that am unhhrmed.
Have Mr.. Kennedy give the ring 70
the man al the corner Of Williams and
Brownlee avenues at midnight tonight
and they will surrender me to him.
ELAINE.
p. s.--Have him come alone or my
life will be In danger.
Il thought something like this would
happen" remarked Craig at length.
"Oh," cried Aunt Josephine. "its
too good TO be true"
Wen do IT," exclaimed Kennedy
quickly. only this is the ring that
wen give them"
He drew from his pocket the replica
of the ring which he had made and
showed II TO Aunt Josephine. Then
he drew from another pocket the real
ring, replacing the replica.
Here's the real one," he said In a
low tone. Guard II as you would your
life"
Aunt Josephine was worn out with
the sleepless nights OF worry since
Elaines disappearance. After we had
gone, she tried to eat dinner. but found
that she had no appetite.
Although she had intended to sit up
until she received some word from
Kennedy that night, the long strain
had told on her, and In spite of her
worry about Elaine, she decided, at
length, 10 retire.
Aunt Josephine, clasping the jewel
case tightly, mounted the stairs and
entered her room. She locked the door
carefully and put the iewelry case un-
der her pillow. Then she switched off
the light.
A moment later a small piece OF the
vase seemed to break away from the
rest Of the mosaic, as though It were
knocked out from the inside. Then
a large piece fell out, and another.
At last from the strange hiding place
a 1.-the figure, as shiny as though
bathed in oil, naked except for a loin-
cloth, seemed to squirm forth like a
serpent It was WI Fang-the watch.
ful eye which, literally as we'll as figu-
ratiyely, had been leveled at us IN
one form or another ever since the
kidnapping of Elaine.
Silently he tiptoed to the doorway
and listened. There was not a sound.
Just as noiselessly then he went back
to the library table and, muffling the
telephone bell, took down the receiver.
He whispered a number waited, then
whispered some directions.
A moment later he wormed his way
out of the library and into the drawing.
room. On he went cautiously, snake
like, up the stairs, until he came to the
door Of Aunt Josephines room.
He bent down and listened. There
was no sound except Aunt Josephine's
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Chlnaman made his way TO an old
barn.
In the dim nlht Of a lantern hang
ing from a rafter could be seen sew
eral barrels IN corner. Without a
moments hesitation Long Sin seized
a bucket and placed II under the spig-
OF OF one OF the barrels The liquid
poured forth into the bucket, and he
emptied the contents on the floor, NIL
ing the bucket again and again and
swinging II right and left in every
direction. until the barrel had finally
run dry.
Then he moved over 10 the window,
which he examined carefully. Satisfied
with what he had done he drew a slip
of paper from his pocket and hastily
wrote a note. resting the paper on an
old box. When he had finished writ
ing he folded up the note and thrust
II into a little hollow-carved Chinese
figure, which he took also from his
pocket.
With a final hasty glance about he
extlnguished the lantern, letting the
moonlight stream ftfully through the
single window. Then he left the barn,
with both front and rear doors open.
Taking advantage OF every bit OF
shelter, he made his way across the
field in the direction Of the crossroads,
finally dropping down behind a huge
rock some yards from the finger post
that pointed each way to Williams and
Brownlee avenues.
Late that night Kennedy left his
apartment prepared to follow the in
structions in the note which had been
so strangely delivered in the vase.
As he climbed into a roadster he
tucked the robe most carefully INTO a
corner under the leather seat.
For heavens sake, Craig" gasped
from under the robe, let me have a
little air"
had taken my place under the robe
before the car was driven up in front
Of the apartment lest some emissary
of WI Fang might be watching to see
that there was such a trick.
you'll get air enough when we get
started, Walter" he laughed back un-
der his breath, apparently addressing
the engine.
We had reached a point in the sub
urbs which was deserted, and [ did
not recognize a thing when he pulled
up by the side of the road with a jerk.
A moment later he pulled the robe
partly off me, and bent down as
though examining the batteries on
the side of the car.
Get out on the other side in the
shadow of the car, Walter" ne wins.
pered hoarsely. 60 down the road
a bit-only cut in and keep under COW
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

er. This is Williams avenue. You'll
see big rock Hide behind it
Ahead you'll see Brownlee avenue. BE
prepared for anything. 1 shall have
to trust the rest to you. | don't know
myself what's going to happen"
| slid out and went along the edge
of the road, as Craig had directed.
and finally crouched behind huge
rock.
After a moment to give me q
chance, Craig himself lett the car
pulled up close by the side of the
road and went ahead on foot At last
he came to the crossroads just around
the bend, where, in the moonlight, he
could read the signs: civilians ave-
nue. and "Brownlee avenue" He stood
there a moment.
Suddenly, at his feet in the dust of
the road something heavy seemed to
drop. He looked about quickly. No
one was in sight.
He reached down and picked up a
little Chinese figure. Tapping it with
his knuckles he examined it curiously.
1t was hollow
From the inside he drew out a piece
Of paper. He strained his eyes in the
moonlight and managed to make out:
"The Serpent is aIl-wise and his
fang is fatal. You have signed the
white girls death warrant"
y
Meanwhile / had made my way
stealthily, peering into the bushes and
careful not even to step on anything
that would make a noise and was now,
as I have said, crouched behind the
big rock to which Craig had directed
me.
Ihad begun to wonder whether Ken
nedy might not have made a mistake
when, suddenly, from behind the
shadow of another rock ahead of me,
but toward Brownlee avenue, / saw
tall, gaunt figure of a man stealthily
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

breathing. Silently he drew from a
fold in the loin-cloth a screwdriver and
removed the screws from the hinges of
the door. Quietly he pushed the bed
room door open, pivoting it on the
lock, just far enough open so that he
could slip through.
Creeping along the floor, like the
reptile whose sign he had assumed,
he came nearer and nearer Aunt Jo-
sephine's bed. AS he paused for a
moment his quick eye seemed to catch
sight Of the bulging lump under her
pillow. His long, thin hand reached
out and quietly removed the jewel case
from under her pillow.
In a country roadhouse Long Sin
was waiting patiently. The telephone
rang, and the proprietor answered.
Long Sin was at his side almost before
he could hand over the receiver. 1t
was Long Sins master, WI.
Beware" came the whispered mes
sage over the wire. Kennedy has
made false ring I'll get the real
one. BY the great Devil of Cobb, you
must cut him Off"
'It is done," returned Long Sin,
hanging up the receiver in great ex-
citement.
He hurried out of the room and left
the roadhouse. Down the road in an
automobile, bound between two China
men, one at her head and the other at
her feet, was Elaine, wrapped around
in blankets, not even her face Wis
ible. The guards looked up startled
as Long Sin streaked out of the
shadow to the car.
"Quick!" he ordered. "The master
will get the ring himself. | will take
care of Kennedy"
An instant and they were gone, while
Long Sin skunk back into the shadows
from which he had come
Through the underbrush the willy
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

mon c'e niente." 1t was quite exact,
and what was said Of the town was
true Of many others-there is nothing
left. Throughout that entire section
covering the valleys mentioned, with
their surrounding foothills, the earth
quake, even where it did not destroy,
shook every house to its foundations.
A list OF over forty stricken towns lies
before me. AT San Benedetto the per-
centage Of those who perished is al
most equal to that OF Avexzano All is
reduced to a waste Of refuse. It is diff
ticult to tell in places where lay the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
SYNOPSIS

The New York police are mystihed by
q series OF murders and other crimes. The
principal clue 20 the criminal Is the warn
Ing letter which Is sent 20 the victims,
signed with a "clutchlng hand" The
latest victim OF the mysterious assassin
h Taylor Dodge. the insurance president
His daughter Elaine, employs Craig
Kennedy, the famous scientific detective.
10 Try 10 unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy aceOmpllshes is told by his friend,
Jameson, "A Newspaper man.
After many fruitlcsa attempts TO put
Elaine and Craig Kennedy out Of the
way. the Cutchng Hand Is al last found
90 be none other than Perry Bennett.
Elaine's lawyer and the man she Is en-
gagged 20 marry. Bennett fees to the
den OF one OF his Chinese criminals, The
Chin0man forces from Bennett the secret
or the whereabouts OF 100000, Then he
gives the lawyer potion which viii sus-
pend animation for months. Kennedy
reaches Bennctts side lust after he has
lost consciousness and supposes him dead.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

streets. At Gioia del Marsi, whose
name told the story of its charm, all
is gone, OF five thousand inhabitants
over four thousand have perished. It
was a town with a palazzo and sump-
tuous villas. In ancient times the old
Romans fought for it; in medieval
times, first the Saracen and then the
medieval Romans, Colonnas and Picco-
lomini. The earthquake has accom-
plished what neither Roman nor Sar.
acen could do.--From "The Earthquake
in the Abruzzi," by Thomas Nelson
Page, in Scribner.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
Humoroue MIsunderstandIna.

One day last week, writes the Paris
correspondent of the Daily Express,
the retired proprietor Of a boxing
booth was standing at the door of his
butchers shop in which he had invest
ed his savings, when a British sol
der came along and asked him for a
match. The Frenchman did not un-
derstand. Match, match" said Tom
my, "a box of Matches The word
box" struck a chord of memory. The
butcher rushed into the house and
brought out two pairs OF boxing
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

town before him in the morning light,
as his eyes rested on 1t, sank to the
ground in cloud Of dust. Presently a
wounded man staggered out from a
pile of ruins and sat down, bleeding
and dazed, and here and there an
other followed and sank down; but be-
meath the ruins were some nine thou
sand persons of whom nine-tenths are
still there. When wounded refugee
on the way to Rome that evening was
questioned he gave a fairly rational
account of himself, and when asked as
to Avezzano his reply was simply:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
ORE RESULT OF EARTHQUAKE
~There Is Nothing Left" Well Describes
Conditions Of Country After
Such Disaster.

An eyewitness, who escaped de-
atruction at Avezzano that morning
only because he had not quite reached
the town at the instant Of the catastro-
phe, described in simple words what
be saw. The earth all Of sudden
shook violently beneath his feeti there
was a great roar and crash and the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Bellies husband is such a cold
reserved man wonder how she car
tell If he really loves her"
Belle has no doubts on that score
He asked her the other day if Hha
wouldn't like to have some more pin
money!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
Wlninn.

do you know how many gallons of
intoxicating liquor are consumed in
this country every year?" asked the
teformer.
mo, don't" said the man with the
red nose, but if you'll lend me a dime
I'll go across the street and help the
good work along"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

gloves. Tommy squared up to the
Frenchman aud a g9cA Set-to was
only spoiled by the advent of a British
officer, by whom matters were e&.
planned.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
rry Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Granulated Eyeudsi No Smarting-
lust Eye comfort Write for Book of the Eye
pV mall Free. Murine Eve Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

When a mans salary is raised he
Ioins another club and his wife buys
new furs and a party gown
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Beautiful, clear white clothes delights
the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball
Blue. All grocers. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Laziness is born in a man; industry
Is acquired.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-03
HiIo Storekeeper Tells House
Committee of Grievance OF
Growers Against Mills

One of the most forceful statements
of the case Of the small sugar plant
ers against the large mills was that
presented by A. NJ. Gabrinha, a mer-
chant OF Hilo, who used to be plant
er. He was one of the first witnesses
brought before the house committee
on agriculture, which is investigating
the small planters complaint. Here
is cabrinha's statement:
committee on Agriculture. Forestry,
Promotion and immigration,
Gentlemen: The small cane plant
ers. living under the jurisdiction OF the
sugar mills in the Hilo district, are
greatly concerned about their future.
The duty on sugar has been lowered
and may be taken off altogether, and
the present high price of sugar, caused
ty the-war, will greatly stimulate the
production Of sugar in tropical coun-
tries. with which the Hawaiian
islands cannot compete after the war
unless protected by a high tariff
What discourages them more than
ANYTHING else, however, is the fact
that the mills will not permit them
70 make an adequate profit on their
cane. When sugar is low they lose
their money. and with high sugar the
mills take the lions share Of the
profit The latter pay big dividends
and pile up huge amounts of surplus,
and one after the other the small
nlanters have to go out of business
on account of inadequate returns on
their investment and labor. For this
reason they have asked me to find out
whether this committee on agricul-
ture. etc, really means to help them,
and II so, to call the committee at
tention to their plight. They have
numerous complaints against the
mills. but are in most cases afraid to
come cut with them for fear the mills
viii treat them even worse the next
tiune. jim addition to that they are not
veil on unIl educated TO appear before
SRI q committee as this and make
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NEW TERM soon
TO BEGIN FOR
Y. VIC. A.. SWINS

The new term of the Y. w. C. A. in
swimming. begins on April g. The
life-saving contest held last Saturday
marked the close of the winter term.
The life saving contest was held
at the Castle, tank at Waikiki. The
interest in this work was shown by
the large number who occupied the
bleachers which had been erected for
the occasion at the makai emf CT the
pool.
The first prize was won by Miss
Elsie Harrison, as having done the
best work in diving, swimming under
water and towing. A close second was
Miss Thelma Wicke.
A good opportunity for realistic life
saving" was given when one of the
spectators accidentally" fell into the
pool. Z lH,N&
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CABRINHA STATEMENT GIVES
SMALL SUGAR PLANTERS CASE

out case for themselves, and have
not the money to employ legal and
technical advisers for this purpose.
They realize, too, that this committee
in order to get at the matter in a
proper way, will have to come out to
the plantations and inspect their
books if they want TO do Justice to
the small planters. The cases of COM
plant are too numerous to bring them
up at this hearing. We can leave them
to future hearings, and | will contenl
myself with calling your attention to
the contract that is enforced by the
mills under the control of C. Brewer
& Co.
do not single this contract out be-
cause it is worse than those of other
companies. On the contrary, believe
II is one OF the most benevolent in ex-
istence at the present time. 1t is Of
no practical value to the small plant
ers but only serves to give the mills
additional power over their subjects
In case that should be needed. The
small planters receive for their cane
just exactly what the mill thinks is
good for them.
In February the average price of
sugar was $3.50, and it took over
nipe tons Of cane to make a ton of
sugar. According to the Brewer con.
tract, figuring nine to one, the small
planter should receive SASS per ton
of sugar. or $499 per ton of cane.
But he doesn't. The price paid the
small planter is based on the price
per pound of sugar 1t was 4.675c.
The mill allowed only ACC, because it
always overlooks the decimals of the
second and third place, even if they
are SO. Thus the planter received
payment according to a sugar price of
only $4,000 instead of $93.5O, that is
S4.9t a ton of cane instead of $4.99, a
loss of cents ton. Thus out of
$3.50 for the ton of sugar made from
the small planters cane the mill pock.
eted $49.S4 and allowed the planter
$44.16. 1t cost the mill about SIS to
make and sell the sugar, and it made
a profit Of $34.34 per ton or $3.S2 on a
ten of cane raised by the small plant
er. 1t cost the latter at least 81 to
raise a ten CT cane, and he received
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$4.91, allowing him profit of fully
81 cents, after two years watchful
waiting.
But that is not all. When one of the
planters, who had cut cane in Janu-
airy and February, went to the mill, he
was told that the mill had been forced
to subtract II per cent from the
weight of his cane cut in January in
stead of the per cent called for in
the contract 1t seems that something
went wrong with the calculations at
the mill and there was a discrepancy
Of about 8 per cent between the field
weights and those calculated at the
mill In order to square accounts
cut Of g per cent was made in the
weight of the cane OF the mill and of
the planter, although the cane Of the
latter had been carefully weighed on
the field and the trash had been found
to be only GO per cent. Thus one
planter was done out of several hun
dred dollars. If he had got away
with that much of the mills money
he would be in Jail now.
The contract specifies that per
cent on the weight of the cane shall
be considered as tare. and if the tare
is higher larger reduction shall be
made. This Is conscientiously en-
forced by the mills. It frequently hap
pens that the tare is found as high as
IA per cent. On the other hand. it
also frequently happens that the tare
is only l per cent or per cent, but
the mills always deduct 5 per cent.
Another clause says that the quail.
ty of the cane delivered by the plant
er shall be the average quality Of all
the cane ground during one MONTH
II the plantation cane is Of poor quail
ity and the cane of the small planter
rich in sugar, he loses heavily. If
the plantation cane is very dirty, and
his clean, he loses through this Also.
And further, if his cane should be
poorer than the plantation cane. the
mill will analyZe it and conscientious
ly make another deduction. Thus life
for the small planter is nothing but
one deduction after another.
l bring these things to the attention
of this committee in order to show
where relief for the small planter is
most urgent. Other injustices prac-
tised on the small man will come up
in due time during such an investiga.
ton as is ordered by Concurrent Reso-
luton No. 6 and need not be men.
toned at this time.
The small planters of the Hilo dis
trfct very earnestly request you to use
your influence with the sugar mills 50
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Patrolman Francis X Tierney of
the Wilmington, Del, force, was shot
and killed and two other policemen
and a citizen wounded when they at
tempted to arrest a foreigner suspect
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and transportation of milk and report
to the next legislature was recon-
mended by Governor Walsh in spe-
cial message to the Massachusetts, leg
islature.
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LATE FOR DINNER;
WIFE DIVORCES HIM

Paul Tito, Japanese servant, bore
testimony against his former employ
er, Chester Miller Martin, son of Jo-
seph Martin, ice king. in Judge Sc,
wallis court, San Francisco, when the
application for divorce of Maude Mar
tin was heard. Paul testified that Mar
tin rarely came home in time for
dinner.
Mrs. Martin also suffered, being
obliged to eat her dinner alone. which.
as she testified, caused her great
mental anguish. Judge Sewall grant
ed her the decree
The Martins were married March
"a, 1913, and lived at 1884 Washing
ton street. Martin, the defendant.
being under age, was represented in
court proceedings today by his faith
er, who is the guardian ad fitem of his
son.
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ed of having stolen watches in his pos
session.
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The appointment of a special COM
mission to investigate the production
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they will allow them a fair return on
their investment, and. if possible.
modest profit besides.
Very respectfully yours.
A. VI. CNRRINHA
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This wonderful machine is destined to save many
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it's aid old mattresses be made as new. The DID,
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The cotton bait of which felt mattresses made
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