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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-26

The fake gypry vas looking eagerly
about the room, apparently for a
means OF escape. Just then Jennings
hurried In.
Jennings" cried Aunt Josephine,
seize that woman"
As jennings approached her. the
gypsy suddenly developed n remark
able strength. She gave him a shove
that SEN him Keeling. His foot caught
on the edge OF the fountain and he
staggered a minute. unable TO recover
his balance. then. with n great splash,
fell in, The gypsy turned and fled
through the palms. Elaine and Aunt
Josephine following her.
She ran az far as she could, coming
up 10 the glass wall that formed
the inner end OF the conservatory.
Further retreat was impossible. She
seized q little rustic chair and
dashed Il through the glass. Cautious.
ly. she managed to make her way
through the opening she had broken.
Jennings had, by this time. picked
himself out OF the fountain and, drip
ping, Joined Elaine and Aunt Jose
phine In the chase. Out in the garden
at last. the gypsy dropped down be
hnnd a thick bush.
At that moment q cab pulled up
furiously before the house. and Ken.
nedy leaped out and rushed In. The
gypsy had gained just time enough.
II she had gone on Kennedy might
have seen her.
The others were. apparently. look
ing for her In every direction except
the right one. She saw her chance.
s%tealihily she managed 10 slip out OF
the garden by the back way.
As Kennedy dashed down the hall
and into the library he met Elsine's
maid. Marie. az pale as n ghost
For heavens sake. aiarie." he
painted. where are they all?"
In the conservatory. sir" she point.
ed. Didn't you hear the glass break?'
GLASS;" he repeated. running ahead
OF her now.
Kennedy came upon Elaine, Aunt
Josephine and Jennings still yainly
searching about. just as they lost
track OF the gypsy.
Where did she go-that way!'
asked Jennings.
Hang the gypsy" interrupted
Craig. Let her go-you missed her
anyway. But. E~laine-tell me-what
h%appened?"
Aunt Josephine reached down and
picked up the handkerchief she mad
torn from Eltlne's eyes. She bound
II over her eyes," she explained to
Craig.
Kennedy examined the handkerchief
closely. Evidently he was looking for
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-26

ting anxious about his scheme when
his servant announced that Inez's
maid was outside.
Bring her in Immediately" WI
Numbered.
The maid came in, frightened, blurt.
Ing out what had happened TO her
and what she had seen At the
apartment OF her mistress. WI
listened, his face REFRESHING the rag.
ing fury he felt.
'Quick-my street clothes" he or.
dered OF his servant, then. as he
threw them on, added 20 the gypsy.
Wait here until ! return"
IL was only a few minutes after he
mad been warned by the gypsy that
WI himself glided into the hall lead.
ing to the main room of the labora.
tory. lie listened a moment. then.
nearing nothing, was about To omen
the door with his skeleton kew. As
NJ started 10 do so, his eyes fell on
the hre escape outside.
lie rsconsidered. Perhaps IL would
oe best to reconnOiter. Snakelike he
"ormed his way up the fire escape
which led to the back room. There
ms We grouped ourself about the
sphygmograph while Kennedy ey.
planned his plans. Wu's sinister face
sazed In at us for a tho,
withdrew. Silently he made his way
down again to the ground.
IN the back room Kennedy took his
place near the doorway. while Elaine
and ! bent over the dial.
Now, Walter he began #, o., 40
sumed rhetorical tone. you remom.
Der We traced that fellow, Wu FAN -
'en street Let me see. What was
hat number? One"
nc paused saw the needle jump
''e""' ~ mo mention Of Pell street.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-26

ute, afr Kennedy had discovered
that Elaine was safe that they s'ar'eu
from the Dodge house.
Left alone with lnez. I began 10
follow out Kennedy's instructions.
Come | menaced with the gun
Get your hat on. ! want you 10 w
with me. one word on the way anu
I'll have O arrested at once. Other'
wise. you may get a chance
did not know II at the time pu.
lust as We were about 10 start anu
were moving toward the door, 'ne
cypsy breathless and tagged. reached
the hallway OF the apartment she
was about TO go In when she hearu
Inez and myself going out she
dropped back into the convenient she'
ter which Kennedy had used before
and when we came out We did no'
see anyone In the hall. AZ we dis
appeared. she emerged and cautiously
followed us.
In spite Of my fears lnez went Win.
out q scene TO the laboratory we
entered. I. nj least. not knowing ina
n pair OF black eyes watched every
movement. The fake gypsy saw US
20 in. then hastily came out OF a door
way into which she had slipped anc
hurried downtown.
II was not long after ! arrived. how
ever. that Kennedy and Elaine joined
me AZ the laboratory. Kennedy had
evidently carefully prepared just wha'
he intended to do. Quickly he forced
lnez into the chair which he had al
ready shown Elaine, and fastened tbs
straps about her arms.
walter, will you and Elaine 20 into
the nert ROOM" he asked as he I'm
ished securing the woman
A moment later he followed carry
ing the dial OF the sphygmograph. III
fastened Il To the concealed wires tina
connected with the arms OF the chair
describing 10 III In q whisper the &C
ton OF the strange little instrument
which by blood pressure read not onl!
the disease OF the heart. but even the
secret emotions.
He had purposcly left the door be
tween the front and back ooins ajar
but he did not intend that lnez shoulC
hear this explanation.
We know that WI Fang's head
quarters are on Pell street" he con
cluded to US In his mufled tone. "Th,
sphygmograph will tell US the number
II we ask her the right questions. Sh,
may keep silent. but she cannot con
ceal her feelings from this instru
ment."
Already. although We did not know
1t. the gypsy had gone straight 10 WI
Fang's apartment WI had been get
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-26
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystiied by q
series OF murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal IN the warn
Ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with "a "clutching hand" The latest VIC
tim OF the mysterious assassin IN Taylor
Dodge. the Insurance president. His
daughter, Elaine. employs Craig Ken
ncdy. the famous scientific detective, to
try TO unravel the mystery. What Ken
n,dy aCcompliEhes IN told by his friend.
Jameson. "A newspaper man. After many
fruitle~ attempts to put Elaine and
Craig Kenncdy out OF the way the Clutch
ing Hand liz al last found To be non other
than Perry Bennett. Elaine's lawyer and
the man site In engaged To- marry. Ben
nett fees To the den Of one OF his Chi
reese criminals The Chinamnn forces from
Bennett the secret OF the whereabouts Or
100000. Then he gives the lawyer "A po-
ton which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches Benefits side
Just after he has lost consciousness
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-08-26

why. auntie. what's the matter7"
asked Elaine. wondering at the sud.
denness Win which the bandage had
been torn from her eyes. What does
II all mean?"
"fou-you criminal" repeated Aunt
Josephine accusingly at the gypsy.
then turning to Elaine. why. Craig
called up and warned me not to let her
put anything over your eyes. | didn't
wait TO hear any more, Just ran In
and tore the thing on"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13

in nominating all candidates for state.
district. county and municipal offices.
for all political parties, including
United States senators. II is provided
that the amendment shall not preclude
the right Of the people to place on the
ticket by petition any non-partisan
candidate. and that such municipal
ties as have adopted or may adopt
charter forms Of government shall
elect officers as provided I'm such char
ter.
Another Money Bill.
Senator Thomas reported out Of the
committee on appropriations the bill
appropriating $4,000 for pay and eN-
penses of members and employees Of
the fourth legislature. which apprOpri-
alton became non-effectiye by reason
of court decision. lie sought TO ad-
vance il to passage. but upon seyers
senator's asking about the details Of
the bill, said that. upon final passage,
he would present all the data avail
able. The bill includes the expense
of a legislative committee that re-
mained after adjournment to work on
the session laws. an expense which
was questioned by one or two sena-
tors.
Senator Chase OF Seminole sent up
a petition from $50 of his constitu-
ents. urging that a 3-cent passenger
fare be restored. lie remarked that
II was sent up as "a monument to the
Industry of persons who circulate pc.
titions and the indifference of persons
who sign them"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13
Delegate List Grows
Second Day Of Meeting

Continued From Page one)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13

ness made II impossible for him 10
leave home.
one particular feature Of the con-
ycnt!Ou that has Impressed 'ho Nis-
ltora is tho successful banquet hcil
in the magnificent convention hell
Thursday night
The new Y. ~ g.. a. building now
nearing completion. the first ID the
entire state. has attracted much at
tcuti0n from the visitors.
The number or college student del
egates 20 the convention has proved a
pleasing surprise About two hun
dred from all parts of the state mad
registered at noon yesterday.
one of the pleasant incidents Of the
convention is the singing which is be-
ing led by a. b. Willis NJ Milwaukee,
a leader in this line Of national repu-
tation.
Yesterday the various groups held
separate unchcous al noon. but today
an delegates viii meet in the grill
room II the Hotel Tulsa FOR lunch
with o.. B. wills presiding.
so regular program will be- held
this afternoon, but the delegates viii
hC taken on a trip around the city
and ~ Sand Springs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13

Iconu1led From Page OueJ
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13

tentimes receives a fee Of S25 a day
from the state. When he examines in
surance companies the companies pay
the bill, but while making up his re
port and doing other work the state
must pay him, said Sans.
Representative Goodwin, chairman
Of the committee that Is investigating
the insurance commissioner official
conduct, took part in the discussion,
as did Representative Wright, another
member Of that committee. Whether
they were trying to secure evidence or
We're attempting 70 defend the in
surance commissioner could not be
dlscerned. The motion to reconsider
was lost, 36 to 35.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13
BURFORD BILL is
UP IN THE SENATE

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 12.-All
but one section Of the Burford bill
providing for the appointment of a
supreme court commission OF nine
members was agreed upon by the sen-
ate today. The remaining section re-
latcs to the number OF stenOgraphers
tG be employed by the commission and
the salaries they are 10 receive. This
section will be redrafted by a COM
mittee and the bill will De passed
within the next few days
The bill as adopted today is changed
in but one particular from the orig
inal measure introduced by Senator
Burford. Republican floor leader.
Senator Burford had provided that
nc more than six of the commission
ers be from one political party, but
this was stricken out in committee.
Today Senator Burford made an ef-
fort to have the clause reinserted in
the bill, but was voted down. He
called attention 10 the action Of the
state Bar association at Tulsa re-
Gently in favoring a non partisan jul
dietary. He pointed out that public
criticism Of legislative and executive
departments of the government was
fast turning on the courts and that
unless they were made bipartisan
they could not be kept above re-
proach. lie referred to the success
Of a non-partisan judiciary in Kan
sas.
Thomas Voted Down.
Senator Thomas offered an amend
mont providing for district judges TO
assist in clearing the docket Of the
supreme court, but he was overwhelm-
ingly voted down.
The bill was amended so as to cut
the salary of the commissioners from
$500 to $4,000 per annum. The lat
ter figure is the salary received by the
six commisSo oners whose tenure Of Of
fee expired on the first of this month.
The bill gives the governor author
itv 10 appoint the nine commissioners
from any part of the state he sees At,
Subject TO the approval Of the su-
premc court. The governor may also
empanel an additional division Of
three district judges II he deems 1t
necessary. The commission will sit
in three divisions.
The bill provides for a docketing
fee of S25, recoverable as other costs,
and to be collected in addition to all
other fees
Supreme Docket Burdened.
There are 5000 cases on the SUI
preme court docket at present and at
this rate the fee would bring In a
total of $4,000, which would easily
make the supreme court commission
This is the plan Of Governor Will
liams, who has also approved the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13

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The hrst actual session or th' com
! Ncnuou was started an O'Clock yes
/ toida' morning ln lHe Boston ANtH".
W. J.. chur'A. SCUM. AlleI sh'I
. fong service, led Boy g. j. WINS OF
. Milwaukee. the permanent 'fEa"!]1-
luH of tnt convention was peI'e. .l'"
/ Tho nominating committee appointed
/ J hHisldt uIhhL I.P'Il'H hHa 'l'H
| port was accepted. The following o.
! t'crs ana committees We're HaIit,u
president Harry Mason OF AVA mrs.
vice president J.. - MyhIoe' vi w
h"E,C. second wee pI'5'a'HI J.. ~.
. Ne'dh1m, sun wafer lhlIa wee pIeA-
ident br. j. Is. camp, oklahoma
CITY. secretaries ~ student DIVISION,
clark Cunningham norman ana fIeo
May barry 'lartWore, htoIrlarles gen
cral diFIsion, ]. G. lardliI, IuIsa, ana
Alba I louuiah, Iulsa.
Committee ot state committee report.
W. A. Jennings, oklahoma 'lty, >. w
Moore 5arIipa. j. j. Ger lacn, WOOD
ward ANA IT, u. RIiI'r saltwater aHo
Judge ~. j. GuhseT Tulsa
Resolutions committee. D. %. Don
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13

SWEENEY'S
GROCERIES
TENTH AND MAIN
PHONES IIG3-lIG1-1iBj

First Delivery $50 a. M Order early
Please.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13

only one Of the men down ON the
program for speeches has been unable
TO attend lie is John j. Gorlack of
Woodward. prominent banker who
wired yesterday that imperative busl-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13
CONVENTION NOTES.

a supply of books 90 the various
branches of work conducted by the Y.
VI e.. 4 has been put on sale in the
lobby of the south Methodist church
where the lays sessions are being
held.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13
Phone 1910 Phone 1854
FREE! FREE! FREE!

With the first five orders for
$500 or over we will give
large oval gilt frame mirror.
valued at $500, FREE.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
BIG SALE OF COAL $50
- LANDS AT PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh, May 27.-Coal land
holdings of the Pittsburgh-Buffalo
Coal company were to be offered on
the block today to satisfy claims Of
the Union Trust company, Of this
city, as the conclusion of foreclosure
proceedings instituted several months
ago. The trust company claims to
hold mortgages and notes for &C.
crued interest totalling nearly $40O,-
900.
The largest of the. five properties
is the Mariana, in Washington
county, comprising 5,328. acres Of
land with mines, miners homes and
office and other buildings of the
company. This is valued at 80 per
cent of the combined holdings of the
company. The Hazel mine and the
Francis mine, also in Washington
county; the Johnetts mine in Alleg-
heny county and the Bertha, at
Bruceton, are the other holdings.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
LA SALE AT NEW ORLEANS

LaSalle, Ill.,, May PA fleet Of
steel barges left here today for New
Orleans. The trip inaugurates the
opening of the waterway between IL
linois and San Francisco. The
steamer Steel City will head the pro-
cession of barges and cary as pas
sengers many prominent business
men of Chicago, La Selle, other Illi-
nois cities and cities of other states
along the waterway and located in
the contiguous territory.
The opening of the waterway, &C.
cording to men who have been be-
hind the project, will greatly increase
trade between Chicago and Illinois
and the South, and between the Mid
die Western states and Central and
South America. Freight rates will
be much lower via the waterway than
by rail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
STARVED INTO GOODNESS.
Why Crime 10 Rare Among the Caribs
of South America.

Why Crime Is Rare Among the caribs
of South America.
In the whole wide world there Is not
a class of people to be found who in.
fict severer punishment upon them
selves than the Caribs Of Central
America.
Their religion, which is one Of the
most peculiar kind, demands self pun
ishment for sins Intentionally or unin-
tentionally committed. The punish
ment takes the form of starvation and
close confinement.
If the sin be in the form of lie, no
matter whether it is calculated to in
jure another or not, the sinner goes
without either food or drink for three
days, at the end Of which it is believed
that the offender has paid the penalty
for his or her sin. disappearing and
using bad language are punishable by
absolute starvation for two days. AS
sault, drunkenness and other serious
sins call for four days. starvation for
one week, three days starvation for
the second week, two days starvation
for the third week and one days star
walton in the fourth week.
All sins are punished with starva
ton. For that reason crime is very
low among the Caribs, who are among
the best behaved and most truthful
people In the world. - London Tele
graph.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
WORK AND THE EYES.
Importance Of Having the Light Come
Frsm the Left Side.

Importance Of Having the Light coms
tFrsm the Left Side.
The widely known fact that, when
using the eyes for any near work, the
illumination should come from the left
side rather than the right is often dis.
regarded. Let any one who considers
] the matter Of little Importance once
demonstrate to himself the difference.
and he will never forget It.
Take 9 pencil and paper and try to
write while in such position that the
light will fall from the right side. The
shadow Of the hand or pencil or both
Is thrown on the paper in such a way
as partly to cover the characters one
Is making, This necessitates closer
viewpoint and conscious strain on
the eyes. .,~'--~ .s -.
Now let the position of the writer be
reversed SO that the light falls on the
work from the left side. He will no
dce that the shadows fall away from
the work he Is doing and leaves the
field unobscured. In making the
change he cannot help but notice the
feeling Of ease that Immediately is ex.
perienced by the eyes. ~~~.
This applies to any other kind OF
near work in which the fingers work
under the guidance of the eyes. This
fact should be remembered in plan
ming schoolrooms, workrooms, Offices
and any places where steady close
work ia fO ha narfOrmad -1Onrnal nj
the American Medical Association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
Fear Of Premature Burial.

The fear of premature burial, which
prompted the late Lord Burton to di
rect by his will that his heart should
be removed from his body. has caused
many well known men and women to
order a surgical operation to be per
formed upon their bodies Harriet
Martineau left her doctor Flo to ampu
tate her head, and Lady Burton direct
ed that her. heart should be pierced
with needle. The late Edmund Yates
left instructions that his jugular vein
should be severed, with provision
that fee of 20 guineas should be paid
for the purpose. Literary persons ap
pear to have been particularly afraid
Of premature burial. Bishop Berkeley.
Lord Lytton, Hans Andersen and VIII
kie Collins all took measures to protect
themselves from it--Westminster Ga
zette
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
BEAUTY AND UTILITY IN
TOWN BACK YARD FARMS.
Cover the Ugly, Useless Surfaces With
Crops Of Vegetables and Flowers.

The problem Of combining some sem.
blance Of design with the uses to
which the average city back yard is
put Is difficult one Consider the
acres Of waste land and the countless
wasted opportunities In those sad, hot,
dusty back yards. Think Of the tons
Of delicious vegetables they might have
raised, the lovely flowers.
Here are suggestions for the plant
Ing OF very small yards. A garden rs
by 60 feet Of lawn, shrubs and flow
ers may be made, the whole complete
~ hidden from the street by heavy
planting In corner. Another may be
371a by 60 feet and have small cold
frame at one side. In the cold frame
can be raised twenty four tomato plants
that later go against the north fence,
the earliest crops of lettuce, radishes
and onions and the first planting of
sweet corn and cucumbers. Six dwarf
fruits trees, a clump of shrubs at the
end Of the grass walk and q bench
make an attractive outlook from the
back porch
A delightful flower and vegetable
garden can be achieved in a planting
space 30 by 60 feet by dividing them
with a pergola. Suppose there is
long walk down the middle of the
yard. 1t will seem less long because
OF the little rustic pergola dividing flow-
er from vegetable garden. Grass sur
rounded by flowers and shrubs would
be employed to make the little flower
garden in front Of the pergola restfui
and beautiful, an outdoor room of
great charm. The pergola itself should
have grapevines trained over it.
Behind it would come the biggest
outdoor workshop imaginable, the veg
etable garden. AT the right an aspara:
gus bed. If the bed is properly cult
waited and fortified. Peppers, eggplant
or caulifower can be grown between
the rows Of asparagus. Against the
fence would be two rows of tomatoes
(even In small garden one must grow
many of them, they are so satisfac-
tory, lettuce, radishes and onions, SIX
hills OF rhubarb and the cold frame
At the left, Swiss chard, beans, three
hills of cncumbers and sweet corn--a.
quarter of the garden in sweet corn,
the most delicious vegetable In the
garden.--Chicago Herald. ~~. =:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
NEW CHICKEN BROODER

Minneapolis, Mimi, May a. by
placing eggs on a hot water bottle
and covering them with feather
buster, Jerome Jackson claims TO
have raised three broOds of chickens
in his room at the y: M. G. A. He
says he will continue: the business,
the profit being 100 per cent. He
asks that it be remembered that he
is a member of the Young Mems
Christian association and a teacher
of Sunday school, when his claim
is considered.