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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
(Copyright, 1914, By Harold MacGra.h)
BY HAROLD MAC GRATH

II don't believe 1t would be wise
for Beggs to see me here, gave him
a good sond-off-Sing Sing-five years
ago. He may recollect." said Norton,
Suit yourself about that Only,
keep in. communication with me by
telephone and I'll tip you off as to
when the raid shall take place. Lucky
you came in. I should have honestly
gone there and arrested innocent
people. and they would have had a
devil of time explaining. 1t would
have taken them at least week to
clear themselves. That would leave
the house empty all that time"
Norton did not reply, but he put
the blotter away carefully. There
was no getting away from the fact,
but the god of luck was with him.
do you know what's back of it
all?"
Il can't tell you any more than I
have" said Norton
Then pass. | know you we'll
enough. If you've made up your mind
not to talk a man couldn't get any.
thing out of you with can-opencr.
And that's why we trust you. my boy.
Don't forget the telephone
II shan't. So long," ...
That same night Braine paid the
Russian woman a brief visit.
II think that here's where we go
forward. The secret service will raid
the house tomorrow and then for a
few days we'll roam about as we bally
please. I'm hanged if ! don't, have
every plank torn up and all the walls
pulled down. More and more I'm con.
WINGED that the money is in that
house"
Don't pc too confident" warned
Olga so many times have We been
tripped up when everything seemed in
our hands. The house should be
guarded but. not entered for day
or two; at least not till after the raid
is cold. I'm beginning to see traps
everywhere"
Nonsense. Leave 1t to me. We
ohoA oliCh Jul ACou0 tHC liar
greave house till we are dead certain
that it is absolutely empty. Olga,
you're gem. ! don't think Russia
will bother us for awhile. Eth? Paroff
will not dare tell how he was film
TANNED. The least he can do to save
his own skin is to say that we are
fully capable Of taking care of our.
selves"
Olga laughed. ITO think of his
writing a note like that! Florence
would have recognized-and no doubt
did-a palpable attempt to play an
old game twice"
How does she act towards you?"
Cordial as ever; and yet :"
Yet what?"
II thought her an ordinary school
girl, and yet every once in while she
makes what you billiard players call
q professional shot. What matter?
So long as they do not shut the door
in my face, l ask nothing more. But
do you want my opinion? feel it in
my bones that something will 60
wrong tomorrow
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
.ENGLANO ANSWERS PROTEST.
Opens the Way for Negotiations 49,
~ tween Both Countries Re9ard-
Inc Shipping.

washington. Jan. 11.-Great Bfit-S
aims preliminary reply to the n0te'
from the United States government
requesting an improvement In the.
treatment OF American commerce ~
the British fleet was made puDlc
here and in London yesterdSy,-by I'M
tual agreement between the state o.
partment and the British foreign.
Office
The British communication concurss
n tie view Of the United States that
commerce between neutral nations
should be interfered with only when
imperatively necessary and officials OF
the Washington government con-
strued 1t as conceding that the prin-
ciples expressed by the American note
are just and upheld by the previously
accepted usages Of international law
The only formal comment made last
night was contained in brief state
ment issued BY Secretary of State
Bryan. who said:
This answer being preliminary and
not being intended as a complete re-
ply, we will postpone comment untA
the full answer is received"
Briefly tie British note while con-
ceding the principles of the American
governments contentious, points out
diff ulties in actual practice. refers
to alleged fraudulent practices by
shippers and. cites statistics showing
an increase rather than decrease IN
certain neutral commerce. in support
OF Great Britain's suspicious that Ger
many ard Austria have been indirectly
obtaining contra band through neutral
countries.
The note promises. however, that
Great Pritain will make redress"
whenever the action of the British
fleet may Internationally exceed
the limits OF International law.
While they are generally reserved
in their comment, 1t may be stated
authcritatively that high officials or
the United States government regard
the tone Of the note as entirely friend
ly and believe. moreover. that the dis
cussion which will follow it will be
carried on in the same vein. with
desire on the part Of both countries
to reach satisfactory understanding.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14

r shall have 10 request you and the
family to accompany me to the sta
ton"
but It is MI utterly impossible.
sir! L know nothing Of that money.
nor how 1t Eot fhere. It's . plot. l
declare on my oath. sir. that ] am
innocent, that Miss Florence and her
companion know nothing about It. I"
you will have to tell that to the
federal Judge, sir. Ny duty Is to take
you all to the station. It would be
just as well not to say anything more,
SIR"
Very well; but some one shall
smart for this outrage"
THAT remains to be seen," was the
terse comment Of the secret service
man.
He led his prisoners away directly.
Norton and his men had to wait far
into the night The Black Hundred
did not intend to make any mistake
this time by a hasty move. At quarter
after ten they descended: Braine was
not with them. This was due to the
urgent request of Olga, who still had
her doubts. The men rioted about the
house, searching hooks and corners,
examining floors and walls, opening
books, pulling out drawers, but they
found nothing They talked freely,
however. and the dictagraph regis
tered every word The printing plant,
which had so long defied discovery.
was in the cellar of the house occu-
pied by the Black Hundred Norton
and his men determined to follow and
raid the building. And the reporter
promised himself a good front page
story without in any way conflicting
with his promises to Jones.
Events came to pass as they expected.
The trailing was not the easiest thing.
Norton knew about where the build
ing was, but he could not go to it d.
rectly. He was quite confident that
its entrance was identical with that
which had the trap door through which
he. had been flung that memorable
day when he had been shanghaied.
When they reached the building he
warned the men to hug the wall to the
stairs. The trap yawned, but no one
was hurt. They scampered up the
stairs like lot of eager boys; broke
the door into find the weird execu-
tive chamber dark and empty and an
acrid smoke in their nostrils. This
latter grew sitting as they blundered |
about in the dark. BY luck Norton |
found the exit and called to the men
to follow. They saw eggs at the top
of the stairway and called out to him
to surrender He held up his hands
and the stairs collapsed Real fire
burst out, and Norton and his compan.
ion had desperate battle with fame
and smoke to gain the street.
The fire was put out finally, but
there was nothing in the ruins to prove
that there had been a counterfeiting
den there. There was, however. at
least one consoling feature: in the fu-
ture the Black Hundred would have
to hold their star-chamber elsewhere.
It was checkmate: or, rather. it was
q draw.
ITO be Continued.)
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
NEW GOVERNOR IN KANSAS,
Arthur capper Formally lnaugurated
In Representative Hall At Topeka
With Simple Ceremonies.

Topeka, Jan. 12.-With the inaugu-
ration here yesterday of Arthur CAP
per, the: first native son to be elected
governor, and the first to be chosen By
the combined votes of women. ana
men. Kansas has returned to the He-
publican fold. Democracy, which for
the last two years has been In COM
plete control of the executive and leo,i
islative branches OF the state govern
ment. relinquished its sway in Al e.
cept the state senate. which Il Demo.
cratic by the slender majority Of one,
due to its election two years ago.
The Inauguration ceremonies were
marked by display Of old-time Re.
publican enthusiasm. It was just nooas
when Governor Hedges and Governor.
elect Capper. preceded ~ Chief Ju1--
tice Johnston, led tho procession -
retiring and newly elected state on.
GERS into representatives hsll from tho
speakers room, adjoining. The cssesl
monies were very simple and wese
soon over.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14

"VVVs
lives and money. Well, If she would
be fool enough to love this ~man she
must abide with the consequences.
She wanted him all by herself, out of
danger, in a far country. He might
tire, but she knew in her heart that
she never would. This was her one
great passion, and while her mode
of living was not as honest as might
be, her love was honest enough and un-
swerving, though it was not gilded
by the pleasant fancies Of youth.
"Of what are you thinking" he
asked when he concluded that the
pause had been long enough.
You" ir-t--.
HIN. Complimentary"
mo; just ordinary everyday love-"
"Ah. Olga, why the deuce must you
60 and fall in love with bundle OF
ashes like myself? Ashes and bitter
ashes, too. Sometimes regret. But
the regretting only seems to make
me all the more savage. What opium
and dope are to other men, danger
and excitement are to me. 1t Is not
written that shall die in bed. have
told you that already. There Is no
other woman--now. And do love you
after fashion, as man loves COM
rade. Wait till this dancing bout is
over and l may talk otherwise. And
now am going to shake hands and
hobnob with the elite-beautiful word!
And while bow and smirk and crack
witticisms. and the devil will be
chuckling in our sleeves. But this
I'll tell you, while there's drop Of
blood in my veins, breath In my
body, I'll stick to this fight If only
to prove that I'm not a gutter"
He caught her suddenly in his arms.
kissed her, ran lightly to the door,
and was gone before she could re.
cover from her establishment.
The affair went smoothly. without
a hitch. Norton and his men gained
the house through the tunnel without
attracting the least attention. The
Black Hundred, watching the front
and rear of the house, never dreamed
that there existed another mode OF
entrance or that there was a secret
cabinet room.
Half an hour later the head of the
secret service, accompanied by his
men, together with Spider" Beggs.
who was in high feather over his sue
cess, arrived. demanded admittance.
and went at the front Of the business
at once.
"Your name is Jones" began the
chief.
The butler nodded, though his face
evinced NO little bewilderment at the
appearance Of these men.
what il it you wish, sir?"
Il am from the secret service and
I have 1t from . pretty good source
that there is counterfeit money hidden
in this house. More than that can
put my hand on the very place It 10
hidden"
THAT is impossible, sir" declared
Jones Indignantly.
I'm an old hand. Mr.. Jones. Il
will not do You bit Of good to put
on that bold front"
Beggs smiled. How was he to know
that this was q comedy ret especially
for his benefit?
Il should like to see that money"
MD Jones. not quite % brayely
Come With me" eaid ~ secHet
service man. sWh6sese ~ uncatyfs
s: ~Bsyond fhat hooe. II. Z s; Z. !, :
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
More NatIons 70 Enter.

London, Jan. 9.-From Paris comse
. report today that Rumania and Italy
have reached an agreement to enter
the war simultaneously. The Morn
ing Posts Bucharest correspondent
says:
..umania is mobilizing 750. 900 men.
Of which number 100000 form the field
army. Rumania will strike. even
should Italy decide not to enter the
war. s.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27
BY EDITH JOHNSON
TIL ere really

citing about my entering motion pic
lures. I just wanted to get into the
work and applied to the Selig CON-
pany because I enjoyed their artistic
productions. I surely was surprised
when l received word that I would be
given trial, for had feared that my
ambition would never be satisfied.
I had been working for a Philadel-
phia Company posing for illustrations
which appeared on the covers of their
advertising booklets. When I re
ceived word, from Mr.. Selig that an op-
portunity to enter motion picture work
awaited me, I took the first train for
the West and arrived as soon as pos
sible in Los Angeles where the great
studios Of the Selig Company are. To-
Gated. -,
have found it is SO much easier for
the men who pose for the camera to
dress than the women that it almost
seems unjust at times. One of the
things which keeps me busy night
after night in my home is planning
new dresses to wear in forthcoming
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27
The Girl on the Cover =
Advises 'Movie- Stricken"
Women and Girls s-Also
Discusses Movie Wardrobes

It has become almost impossible for
young women without previous theat-
rical experience to secure engage
ments in motion picture productions.
Long lists Of experienced theatrical
people are waiting for. engagements
and there is little opportunity for the
amateurs to gain livelihood via mo.
tion picture acting. And some OF
these girls would be sadly disillusion.
lied, too, should they engage in the
art. When your screen favorite ap-
pears in the cozy theatre and the or.
chestra plays and there is applause,
the girls may be pardoned for longing
to become film favorites like the 9th.
ers. This is just one side to the situa.
ton. however. The other side is not
so attractive. There is the hard toll
which every movie actress must un.
dergo. Frequently work starts at
Z a. M, and does not finish until late
at night. There are no bright lights,
no applause in the actual work of
movie acting. Instead there is the
sometimes gloomy studio, suffocating.
ly hot under the glass roof in the sum.
mer time, often unbearably cold in the
big barn-like structure in the winter
time; there is the director who does
not hesitate to reprimand; there are
the scenes to be rehearsed time and
time again until one is exhausted;
there are the hazards which are nee
essary to undergo in order to provide
the thrills ,longed for by the audiences
and there is the uncertainty for weeks
or maybe months whether or not your
part has gone over
TO all "movie-struck sirls" I would
say "Dont!"
Film critics tell me that my very
best work was in the part of Sweet
Alyssum" in the late Charles Majors
appealing story of the same name, re-
leased as Selig Red Seal play in five
acts. I am not surprised. The part OF
Sweet Alyssum' is that of an inno'
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27

whole. The agreement of September
8, 1914, only binds it's constituents not
to conclude a separate peace; but no
provision was made for a common
and unified policy in conducting the
war. In this respect each of the four
Powers ENGLAND, France, Russia and
ltaly) has retained it's own freedom
of action. The result is that in every
1xw situation the 4Quadruple Entente
is obliged to confer as to what policy
shall be adopted, and such negotia-
tions, even though they produce per-
feet accord. inevitably mean delay.
NeutraIs Must Be Careful.
"You will surely understand that
in these circumstances every neutral
country, and particularly Rumania
with her dangerous geographical pO-
sition) must take care not to incur
the hostility of Germany in return for
the empty friendship of the Quad
ruple Entente.
"This is the secret of Rumania's at
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27

that if they expect success.
There is nothing complex or in
tricate about the process. We have
simply applied to potato growing the
same principles that govern the sue
cessful breeding of livestock. We
breed up-not down. We select seeu
from our best hills, not from the
poorest or the average. We do not
plant culls, as many farmers 90. We
do not do anything that any other
farmer cannot easily do.
''We plant seed true 70 ,ype-w.lo.e
potatoes-chosen from our best yield
ing hills. We watch for disease, anC
when it appears we eliminate it from
the seed patch. We rotate our crops
and preserve the fertility of our soil
That is the common sense system.
"a farmer would not breed from
runty livestock. He would not per.
NIT diseased animal to run with ills
breeding herd. He would not starve
his breeding animals. TO be as sue.
ctessful with potatoes as with HIS
livestock, he need only take the same
precautions"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27

productions. It may surprise many to
know that when an actress wears the
same dress in two or three prodtc-
tions she is certain to receive a num-
ber of letters commenting on the fact.
1t is necessary therefore to change
every gown in some manner after it
has been worn in a few scenes in a
motion picture play.
The work is harder than posing for
cover subjects and there is a great
deal of art connected with the work
despite certain contrary statements.
After several years with the Selig
Company, during which I have been
cast for more and more important
roles, can look back and easily notice
the advancement have made in both
picture art. I fear I would have been
lost when I started my engagement
with the Selig Company il I had not
had some previous dramatic expert
ence, but even in my schooldays was
fond Of amateur theatcicals and fre-
quently appeared in them, and this ex-
perience proved very valuable indeed.
There are many hazards encCun-
tered in the course of motion picture
production, but an actress gets used to
that quickly and it becomes a matter
of course-a part of her daily life. !
have got so that consider the wild
beasts at the Selig Jungle-Zoo as pets
rather than ferocious animals and l.
am told that if feared them / would
never be able to work in scenes with
them. They are really like little chill,
dren and one must hamor them con-
tinually in order to keep them in the
best of spirits.
There IS .ore thing 1tael i ny duty
to discuss here ard hopa al the Girls,
who read my story will profit by my
experience. This is my advice to the
hundreds of girls in all parts of the
world who continually write to me ask
ing # there are opportunities for them
to become motion picture actresses.
Some of these epistles come from very
young girls, tOo-girls who should be
thinking Of their school work and not
Of tae theater.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27
PROPER WAY TO MAKE COFFEE
Beverage Requires Care In It's Prep.
aration If One Would Have It
/ at It's Best.

All the world loves a good cup Of
coffee. The average housekeeper
seems to think, however, that all that
Is necessary is to put in the coffee pot
few tablespoonfuls of Indifferent
coffee, and little hot water, and let
it take care of itself, to come to the
table as luck determines, either pal.
atable or so muddy and weak as to
be undrinkable.
While percolator is best for MAX
ing the beverage, as it can then be
made at the table and boiling water
assured, still good coffee is made in
the old-fashioned coffee pot. Be sure
that the coffee is properly ground and
roasted, and do not have it ground too
fine, as when too finely ground it
makes muddy coffee, and be sure to
put into the pot a tablespoonful of
coffee for each cup to be served, and
one for the pot. Settle with part
Of an egg, and use boiling water, allow.
ing the coffee to boil for few sec.
onds. Do not use a whole egg each
day for clearing coffee. Break small
hole in the end of the shell and use
only part of the egg. Then wrap
the egg in a cloth and keep it in a cup
in a cool place. It will then serve for
several days. Some housekeepers mix
well.beaten eggs with pound of cof.
fee and let dry in warm oven, tax.
ing care not to burn by stirring often.
This makes coffee taste just as good
as if it were added just before using,
and saves trouble.
If you use percolator, fill the up.
per part with the coffee, press it down
firmly, then gradually pour on the
boiling water, having previously meas.
ured the amount required. Put on the
lid and let the liquid run through, re.
membering that the slower the water
is added the better the coffee. For
cafe noir tablespoonful of ground
coffee should be allowed for each
cup.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27

titude, ~and probably Of that of Greece.
You and others tell us that the final
victory Of the Quadruple Entente is
certain. We do not doubt it, but it
must be admitted that this victory Is
likely to be long delayed. The Eng
lish, on their island, can afford to
wait for victory; but Rumania can
not afford to incur the hostility of
Germany and Austria while waiting
for the end of the war, for in the in
tervening period she might easily suf-
Ter the fate of Belgium and share the
destruction meted out to Serbia. You
Serbians may say that this is a sell
fish policy. ! assure you it is merely
a policy of self-preseryation. You
cannot reasonably remand that. we
should expose our country to the ter.
rible danger of making a: merciless
enemy without possessing a guaran-
tee that his opponents will support
u.s." . - ~ ia":=';'s
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-11-27
WORLDS BEST POATQ GROWER GETS . II.
YIELD OF 500 BUSHELS PER ACRE

Canbondale. Colo, Nov. 26.-Colora-
do has produced this year the bes.
field of potatoes ever seen by the leao-
ins, potato experts Of the Unite.
States and Germany 1t is field own
ed by Sweet Brothers on their farm
near Carbondale. Its yield was over
30 GOO pounds to the acre-nQre tnan
five times the average yield of the
potato fields of the country. 's
Mr.. Sweet has for years been rec
ognized as one of the potato experts
of the country. His farm was visited
recently by commission represent
ing the United States department o.
agriculture and the agricultural inter
ests of Germany, In the party were
DR.. w. A. Orton, pathologist of the
United States department of agricu:-
ture: Professor William Stuart, hor-
ticulturist Of the department; DR.. Otto
Appel, the most eminenr potato ex-
pert of Germany; Dr.. w. J. Morse,
pathologist of tae Maine Agricultural
college; DR.. Johnson, director of the
Agricultural Experiment Station OF
Virginia, and Professor Stackman, O.,
the Minnesota Agricultural college.
They had visited all the great po-
tato regions of the country up to Co..
orado, before arriving at tle Swee:
farm, and, after viewing the fielcs
there they unanimously declared the
Sweet fields were the best they hac
ever seen.
The Sweet farm had more than 13D
acres in potatoes this year. They
will average 500 b7lsheis to the acre
about FIVE times the general aver
age for Colorado. .
1--WE have simply applied to potato
growing common sense said Lou D.
Sweet, land as soon as the farmers
of Colorado generally apply the same
to their methods, the average yie:t
of the potato fields OF Colorado viii
Ibe about 250 bushels to the acre,
against the average yield at present
of 100 or 1O5 bushels.
1--WE select our seed. We select l.
from our best hills. We eliminate
disease. Whenever we find a hill in
our seed plot that shows disease, WE
tear it up and. get rid of vine and
tubers. Anyone else can DO the same
and the farmers Of Colorado must co