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SUNDAY MAGAZINE for October 10, 1915

tilted rakish over one ear. Such hard
face he has, a reg lar low-brow map, and
a neck like a chopin block. His stubby
legs are sprung out at the knees, and
his arms have good deal the same
curve.
Built like dachshund, amt he?" |
remarks.
"Quite so" says Fothergill. "See, he's
stopping! And he has bundle under
one ARM"
"Overalls, says I. plumber, maybe"
"Isn't that knife-handle sticking out
of the end of the bundle?" asks the Lieu
tenant.
So it was; a butcher knife, at that. He
has stopped opposite the double gates
and is scowlin' around. Then he chances
quick at the house. A side shutter opens
just then and dust-cloth is shaken
vigorous. Seem which, he promptly
pushes through the gates.
"Ha!' says the Lieutenant "A signal.
He'll be the onesto attach the fuse and
light it, eh?"
WELL, l admit that up to that time
| hadn't been takin' all this very
serious, discountin' most of Cecils sus-
picions as due to an overworked imagina-
ton. But now Pm beginnin' to feel
thrills down my spine.
What if this was bomb plot? Some
sort of bunk was being put over here
no gettin' away from that. And if one
of our she'll factories was in danger of
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they've just left. They make straight for
the shack in the corner of the yard, and in
a minute more the fat one has produced
key and is fumblin with the red pad
lock.
She opens the door only far enough to
let the slim one slip in, then stands with
her back against it, her eyes rollin first
one way and then the other.
Two or three minutes the slim one was
in there, then she slides out, the door is
locked, and she scuttles off towards the
house, the wide one waddlin' behind her.
"My word!' gasps the Lieutenant.
"Right against the wing Of your factory,
that shed is. And bomb of that size
would blow it into match-wood."
"That's so," says |.
Course, we hadn't really seen any
bomb; but, what with the odd motions
OF them two females and the Lieutenant's
panicky talk, was feein' almost jumpy
myself.
"A time-fuse, most likely" says he,
"set for midnight. That should give us
several hours. We must find out who
lives in that house."
"Ought to be simple" says l. "Come
on"
We chases around the block and rings
up the janitor of the fiat buildin'. He's
a wrinkled, blear-eyed old pirate, just
on his way to the corner with tin
growler.
yah! You won't git in to sell him no
books" says he, leerin' at us.
"Think so?" says |, displayin' quarter
temptin'. "Maybe if we had his name,
though, and knew something about him,
we might"
ats Bauer says the janitor, eyein'
the two bits longin'. "Herman z. Bauer;
big brewer once, but now-yah an old
cripple. Gout, they say. And mean as
he is rich. See that high fence? He built
that to shut off our light-the swine!
Bauer, his name is. You ask for Herman
Bauer. Maybe you get in"
THANKS, old SPORT says /, slippin' him
the quarter. "Give him your best re-
CARDS, shall II"
And as he goes off chucklin' the Lieu
tenant whispers hoarse:
"Hah! knew it. Bauer, Ell? And
tonight he'll be sitting at one of those
back windows, his ears stuffed with cot
ton, watching to see your plant blown up.
away"
"On what charger" says |. "That two
of the kitchen maids was seen in their
own back yard? You know you can't
spring that safety-of-the-realm stuff over
h re. The police would only give us
the laugh. We got to have something
definite to tell the sergeant. Let's go
after it,"
But l say!' protests Cecil. "Just
how, you know"
"Not by stickin' here, anyway says
I. "Kick in and use your bean, is my
program. Come along and see what
happens"
so first off we strolls past and has look
at the place. It's shut in by rusty
iron fence with high spiked pickets. The
house sets well back from the sidewalk,
and the front is nearly covered by some
sort of vine. At the side there are double
gates openin' into grass-grown drive
way.
was just noticin' that they was
chained and locked when the Lieutenant
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her mouth is hangin' open, and her eyes
are plugged; but she amt too scared to
put up an argument.
slave yez variant" she demands.
Anyways, my Cousin Tim Fealey'll go
bail for us. An if it was that Swede
janitor next door made the complaint on
us I'll"
"Woman!" breaks in the Lieutenant.
Don't you know that you have been APP
pretended in grave offense? You'd best
tell all. Now, who put you up to this?
Your master, eh?"
"Howly saints! Mr. Bauer!' groans
the fat one.
"For the love of the saints, don't tell
him!' says Maggie. "Don't tell Mr..
Bauer, there's dear. 1t was off'm
Cousin Tim we got it.
"That miscreant in the shed there?n
asks the Lieutenant.
"Him?" says Maggie. Lord love We,
no. That's only Schwartzenberger, from
the slaughter-house. And please, Mister,
it'll be gone the mornin'-ivry bit gone"
"Oh, will it," says Cecil sarcastic. aBut
you'll be in prison first"
"Wurra! Wurra!" means the fat fe-
male. "Save us, Maggie! Let him have
it for the takin's."
II will not, them" says Maggie. 4Not
if he's the president of the Board of Health
himself"
Enough of this says the Lieutenant.
Hands up, you bomb plotters!'
But about then I'd begun to acquire
the bunch that we might be maxim a
slight mistake, and that it was time for me
to crash in. Which l does.
Excuse me-" says l; "but maybe it
would help, Maggie. if you'd say right
out what it is you've got in the shed
there"
"What is ut?" says she, tossin' her head
defiant. GAS though you didn't know!
Well, it's pig, them
"a pig!" sneers the Lieutenant Every
likely, that ISL
"Yez didn't think it was hip-pot-ta-
mus, did ye?' comes back Maggie. aAn'
why should you be after botherin' us with
your health ordinances-two poor girls
that has chance to turn few pennies
with pork so dear? Look at all that good
swill goin' to waste, says to Katie here
An who's to care if do boil some extra
praties now an then? Mr.. Bauer's that
rich, amt he? An what harm at all
should there be in raisin' one little shoat
in tn back yard?' So there, Mister! Do
your worst. An maybe it's only warnin'
I'll get from tn justice when he hears how
Schwartzenberger's killed and dressed and
taken him off before daylight. There he
goes, the poor darlint! That's his last
squeal."
We didn't need to stretch our ears to
catch it. looks over at the Lieutenant
and grins foolish. But he wouldn't be
satisfied until Maggie had lowed him out
to view the remains. He's pink behind
the ears when he comes back, too.
please, Mister Inspector" says Mag
gle, you'll not have us up this time, will
yez?"
"Bah!" says Cecil.
"Seein' it's you,' says I, "he won't.
Course, though, a report of this plot Of
yoursll have to be made to the British
War Office"
ooh, say now!" protests the Lieu
tenant.
And all the way down to his hotel he
holds that vivid neck tint.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
SEES SHORTAGE
OF WHEAT NEAR
Representative Farr Proposes
Embargo on Exports to Pre-
vent Crisis Here.

Washington, Feb. l3.-The increas-
ing cost Of bread and the large ship
ments OF wheat 10 foreign countries
caused Representative Farr, a Penn
sylvania Republican, to introduce in
the House to-day a resolution giving
the President authority to declare an
embargo on exports OF wheat and its
products.
Mr.. Farr says that, az the present
rate OF export, the number Of bushels
Of wheat sent out OF this country BY
June 80, the close of the fiscal year,
will be. approximately, 363, 900. He
proposes that the President shall make
an investigation Of wheat production
and export. and. il il appears 10 the
President that the end Of the fiscal
year will reveal a shortage of grain
in this country, the Executive shall
give notice OF an embargo, TO 20 into
effect within fifteen days.
1t is proposed that this embargo
shall restrict expectation to the ex-
tent "of insuring the people Of the
United States supplies of wheat for
home uses equal to the annual aver
sge per capita consumption, as ascer-
tanned b. investigation"
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14

for it's flibuster and trying to JUSTIFY
the use of closure 20 override opposi
tion to the will Of the majority.
ave have come to the point. said
Senator Stone. where the sjority no
longer controls the Senate. The minor:
ity is in command. ] am In favor OF
carrying this bill il II must be carried
OF the Point Of the bayonet."
81 do not believe in the use OF the
bayonet," rcjoined Senator Gallinger'
"particularly with the Senator from,
Missouri. The Senate mas its rules and
cur procedure ought to be in accord
ance with those rules"
"May | interrupt the Senator from
New Hampshire? ?" asked Senator James,
whose bulky physiqre overshadows his
colleagues on the Democratic side.
mot if you are going TO use bay
onet." exclaimed Senator Gallinger.
Senator James insisted that there
was no rule OF the Senate prohibiting a
Senator from moving the previous
question, by which some of the ma tor-
ity leaders hope 70 gain a position from
which to jam through the ship pur-
chase bill.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14

the Mayors committee on food supply
is conducting q general investigation
into the -four and bread situation for
Mayor Mitchell. Mr.. Perkins's commit.
tee will meet at City Hall tomorrow
afternoon in conference with repre-.
sentatives of the baking industry in
the city.
The Attorney General will work in
conjunction with John j. Dillon. State
Commiss ioner of Foods and Markets
in the investigation. Mr.. Dillon ap-
pears with the Attorney General in
the petition to Justice Rudd. William
z. Fitzgerald, secretary of the State
Commission Of Foods and Markets, is
assisting Deputy Attorney General
Becker in preparing for the hearings.
Mr.. Woodbury's Petition.
In the petition to the Supreme Court
at Albany, Attorney General Woodbury.
said, in part:
Your petitioner is informed and be.
lieves that, prior to February 10, 1915
a large number of wholesale and re.
tail bakers in the City Of New York
and other portions of the state agreed
conspired and combined for the pur-
pose OF restraining and preventing
competition in this state in the supply
and price of bread.
That. commencing with February
10, 1915, bakers generally throughout
the city and in other parts of the
state. in pursuance OF such unlawful
combination and conspiracy, raised the
price of loaves of wheat bread con-
tanning approximately twelve ounces
each from four cents 10 five cents at
wholesale. and from FIVE cents to six
cents each az retail; the price OF rolls
at retail about 20 per cent; the price
Of rye bread at retail about one cent
on a seven-cent loaf, and reduced from
one and one-half 10 two ounces n Loaf
the weight of the larger loaves OF
wheat bread which commonly retail a,
ten cents"
The petition further states that the
Attorney General is informed and be-
lieves that a large number of whole
sale dealers in flour. and a large num-
ber of millers manufacturing and deal
ing in -four. during the period COM
mencing about August i and contin-
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
WHEAT PIT KINGS
CALLED BY WOODBURY.

Joseph Letter, Of Washington,
who at one time attempted to cor
ner the wheat market; James a.
Pstten, Of Chicago, the well known
grain speculator: J. Ogden Armour,
OF Chicago, the multi-millionaire
grain operator: George Marcy,
president Of the Armour Grain
Company. Of Chicago. and {. H.
Tamby. president Of the Chicago
Board OF Trade, were among those
summoned as witnesses yesterday
BY Attorney General Woodbury. at
the investigation into the prices OF
wheat, nour and bread, which will
begin in this city on Wednesday.
The Attorney General sent the fol-
lowing telegram to each of these
men:
AS Attorney General OF the
State of New York I am inyestigat-
ing the market conditions as to
bread. -four and wheat in order to
ascertain whether there have been
any violations Of the New York
State anti-monopoly laws. Hear
ings will be held before a referee
commencing Wednesday. February
IL, for the purpose of taking testi-
mony. Please telegraph me whether
you will be willing to come vOlun-
tarily to this state and testify be.
fore the referee at New York City
at any time during the coming
week. II Il Is impossible for you
to come next week an adjournment
will be arranged to a later date TO
suit your convenience.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
Bid for Park Stand Rights

Alexander Khoury, Of st. Nicholas
Terrace, offered Park Commissioner
Ward Yesterday $24i a month for the
cigar and stationery stand privilege on
the side Of the subway entrance on
Centre street and partly under the
Brooklyn Bridge terminal. The next
highest bid was from Miss Adna Pa
padametri, who offered s116 q month.
The Commissioner expects TO double
the revenue Of the Park Department by
suctioning the choice stands in the
city to the highest bidders.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
DANIELS WARNS THEATp,
Secretary Wants No discern
ination Against Eluejackes

Washington, Feb. IS. - sun.,.
ground to warrant prosecution Of /.
management Of local theatre VIII,
recently refused admission to BIN,
jacket in uniform not having been A.
closed, Secretary Daniels wrote N.
management to-day to that effect l..
added his hope that care wouls 4 /.
taken TO "prevent in future r,ss,
renee Of such a mistake"
The Secretary took a personal int,
est in the case, which was subnittsd !.
the Department Of Justice for inye.,
CATION. The letter adds tha, III I,
noted that the management OF a.
theatre disclaimed any discriminate,
against the uniform Of tee nayys
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
CLUBS MAY BUY RIFLES
Garrison Rescinds Order For.
bidding Sale of Weapona.

Washington. Feb. 13.-Finding it a
serious setback to the development of
rife clubs. Secretary Garrison has re-
scinded his order of last month pro-
hibiting the sale Of army rifles to Ma
tional Rifle Association clubs.
Officials Of the association reported
that within the last six months mem
bership in the clubs had increased to
more than 5000 civilians, who are re-
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
GOLD FOR GE0RGlA'S CREW
Battleship, Too, Gets Prize for
Excellence in Shooting.

Boston. Feb. l3.-G Gold pieces amount
ing 10 s2.360 we're distributed to-day
10 100 members of the crew OF the
bsttleship Georgia for excellence N
elementary gun practice during tie
mannuvres of the Virginia Capes.
Fhe prizes were awarded by the Navy
Department.
The letter "E." awarded to the bat
tleship for excellence. has been painted
or the rear gun turrot, wher, il will
remain for one year. and members OF
the turret crew will wear the letter 4
their uniforms during that period.
Sixty-threa ntn who qualified as gun
pointers received increases in pay, and
special shore leave "rtil Monday
granted TO al t,e winners.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
To Discuss Dance Hall Evils.

George II. Bell, Commissioner OF
Licenses. will discuss the s'ils of dance
halls, motion picture places and pool
rooms az . o'clock this afternoon in
Public School 4. at Rivington and
Ridge Streets. The meeting will be
held by the East Side Protective As
sociation. Dr. Katharine B. Davis is TO
talk on juvenile delinquency, and Al
fred h. Smith and Harry III. Sehiaeht
Alzo will S3cGk.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14

eeiving voluntary training. The weapon
supplied to these clubs Is the Krag-
Jorgensen rife formerly used in the
army, but for which the modernized
Springfield has been substituted. The
discarded rifles are stored in govern.
ment arsenals for the equipment of
volunteers in time of war.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
STATE PROBE FOR
HIGH BREAD PRICES

Continued from page I
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
Calls for Joint Effort to
End the State OF
Anarchy.
HER MINISTER TAKES
REFUGE ON U. S. SHIP
Zapata Destroys Water
Works of Capital-Con-
ditions Near Crisis.

London, Feb. 13.-The Spanish gov
ernment has applied to the powers to
obtain Joint action TO end what Is
termed to be a state Of anarchy in
Mexico, according 10 dispatch from
Madrid to the Exchange Telegraph
Company
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14

Vera Cruz, Feb. l3.-Jose Caro-, Min
ister of Spain in Mexico. is an invol-
untary fugitive on board the American
battleship Delaware. in the hsrbor OF
Vera Cruz. Expelled from the country
BY General Carranzs. he has accepted
the invitation of the American author
tiles 10 take refuge on the Delaware.
Senior Caro- arrived here last night
and went on board the Spanish mer-
chant ship Reina Maria Cristina, which
is due TO sail on February Is, but to-
day he accepted Captain Rogers's invi-
tation, and, with his staff, went TO the
Delaware. where he expects 10 remain
until he leaves Mexico. next Tuesday,
on the Reina Maria Cristins.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14

Allowance for empties. Splits lee. dou.
Bottles l5c. doz.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
Senate Still in Deadlock.

The Senate remained in deadlock to-
day, the Democrats centring their at
tention on a closure rule and the Re-
publicans maintaining their opposition.
but unable to muster a sufficient vote
20 take up an appropriation bill.
A motion by Senator Gore to dis
charge the Commerce Committee from
further consideration OF his substitute
for the caucus shipping bill caused a
momentary furry on the Republican
side and led to a resumption Of the
filibuster. Senator Burton spoke for
several hours. When he had concluded
Senators Owen and Stone revealed the
purpose Of the new Democratic plan Of
Camoal.n b. denopaeing the minority
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-02
REYNOLDS VS.. WHITE
IN BROADWAY FINAL
Rival Ghetto and italian Light
weights Clash Here Tonight.
Scraps About Scrappers.

Boxer VS.. fighter will be the feature 0.
the wind-up at the Broadway Club to.
night when Ghetto Bobby Reynolds
clashes with Italian frankie White Both
boys reported to Promoter Taylor this
morning in fine fettle. South Philadet
phia fans have manifested much Interest.
In the match, and the biggest crowd of the
season probably win be in attendance.
The program follows:
= First bout-Joe Thum. Southwark. ys. Boz
- Second bout-Joe McAvoy Southwark. u
T2TPhmIy ThInSy kkinsloT. kdIls Port Richmond.
Mike Howell. Little Italy. t'4's'
,Jssa'i Jssseam'iYindgp-Eddie Rando. Bunny Social Fk
Windup-Bobby Reynolds TroubIe Eaetsry
vs.. Frankie White. Little Italy.
The Toland battlers-Jack and Young
Jack-will appear in bouts at the Douglai
CluD tomorrow night. Big Jack VII
tackle Eddie Revoire and Little Jack VII
be opposed to Joe Tuber.
Frank Foley says Willie Houck msds
such a great hit in his 15-round bout VITA
Tommy Love at Ardmore, Md, that h
mas been matched to met the best light
weight procurable for Labor Day.
Residents In the vicinity OF the Ludlos
A. G. have been cheating the box o1ies
by watching bouts in the open air arens
from roofs. Still they have complainea
against boxing there.
BIN Brown, of Browns Gymnasium.
X. VIII act as third man in the ring whea
Johnny Dundee and Jack Britton sa'
aeavor TO knock each others block OF e
the Garden A, c. to morrow night.
Ty Cobb, local featherweight. has hssa
summering at Pennsgrove, N. j., IS
guard for the du Pont Powder Works
Following his victory 10 Brooklyn -
Patsy Brannigan. Eddie Campi, OF 81
Francisco, left for home. While In
East Eddie made Philadelphia his hen
BIZ Daley, manager OF Joe Phelan.
neYes ne has coming champion unaH
MS wing. He wants to hook up Jose1
with Young Jack o'Brien.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-02
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
,,,..,s,. Most Famous writer Of Baseball Fiction.

puffs, you won't want him this ss...
it's too late, and. anyway, you hsv..a'.
got burglars chance to finish bs,,.
than fourth"
Kelly grunted.
Yes, yes; go onp' he said. 'rhst H..
news"
Now. here's my idea" continuea :.
scout: "The first thing to be done /. " +.
plant this fellow-hide him out some NJ.
where we can go and discover h,s
savvy7 And, as he's going TO h.
Mexican. the natural place to plant /.
would be down near the Mexican r.. I
wouldn't it7 sprel New Mexico wema
do, in pinch, or even Arizona; bu, n.
best place would be El Paso. .fnse.'
is right across the river, and MexIrss.
are thicker In Bl Paso than flies n
soup kitchen. Another thing: Down !.
that country they play ball pretty n.,s
all the year round, and Buckner ooa9
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MENTAL HAZARDS IN GOLF
ALL A FAKE; "IT AMT SHOULD"
First Hole at Country Club and Eighth at BaIp Buquboos to the
Itnntd-Sir Noble Changes HIS Mind at In La Tourney
Voe Hindenburg Has Broken Up Golf in Gerreany

mental hazard is all fake It's only
hazard because one thinks 1t is And in
thinking of all the things that might hap
pen the golfer is prone to wiggle his bean
out of gear with his Drawn and bone. thus
causing the shot to falter and most likely
do exactly the opposite OF what the player
devoutely wished 1t would do.
Why in the world a simple thing like
standing on the brink of 6O-foot cliff
and making a 70-yard drive across a val
ley filled with boulders and trees, as is the
case on the first hole at the Country Club.
should cause alarm is beyond reason, yet
golfers as rule simply have to give the
setting the up-and-down and then they
freeze Just because failure to make the
shot will cost them stroke.
And then there's the eighth hole at the
Bala Golf Club. Lapplng lazily at the
edge of the tee Is a beautiful lake, right
at the drivers toes. He knows that the
lake has been put there on purpose to
bother him and yet he allows himself in
variably to be bothered. II is only carry
of ITO yards to the other side. There's
boy who sits singing and whistling all
the day in boat waiting to fish out any
balls that are topped into the lake Yet,
aware of the boy and of the easy shot
across golfers as a rule are petrifed at
this hole.
Why should this thing be? AS Euclid
was prone TO remark, 1T amt should"
At the Lu Lu tournament the other
day one OF the Mobiles refused to take a
big handicap.
& I'm good" he admitted, 81 can do the
nine holes in 81 easy" When he stood
UP to bat at the first tee, he dashed
wickedly at the pill. but missed it cold
After untangling his legs and club, etc,
he swung again, He just nosed the thing
about 10 feet away.
Mr. Noble hastily ran to retrieve it.
"Yeh, hey. whoaH' roared the gallery.
''h You pick up your ball It costs you
four strokes"
Gosh ding IT," moaned the Noble. much |
annoyed, This isn't like playin' in fun. |
Is it7 We always take bum drive over"
Golf was introduced into Deutschland /
less than seven years ago, but. ON ac- /
count OF the war, 1t has now died dead"
The Teutons took their tools. trained
TO the tees and thistle, 10 the trenches. /
Won Hindenburg, who never could get on
10 the game. ordered a raid on all the /
golf clubs. Everything was snatehed.
The iron elubheads. so says a dispatch.
made lovely shrapnel. as did the brass
cups and steel lockers. The golf balls
were unwound and melted into rubber
things TO keep out the wet
The little fiaga at the holes we're nifty
for the uhlans. Golf bags have been
seWed into canvas tents for the oficerss
the sand In the bunkers Is used Tor bai-
ast on the zeps; the leather grips on
club shafts we're sewed into shoes and
the felt underneath makes blankets The
secret OF the nature Of the poison gas
that knocks EN- dead has come out in
the disclosure OF the collection by the
Germans 81 the haze that hoYers over
golf Inks II Is caused by auIphurous
anguage. ana the beautiful German cuss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-02

horn into one of those semipro outfits IN.
der the name of Miguel Garcia, or sny.
thing else that sounds Mexican, and then
he'd be, waiting to be discovered
"of course, you'll have to grease Nj
mitt with pork-and-bean money over Ia
winter, but that wouldn't amount a
much. Then. to make the play strong
you could send one of the other scout
down there to look this fellow over n
the regular way. I'd suggest Bill Car.
ter for the job, because Bill has neva
been south of st. Louis in his life, and
he wouldn't know a Mexican from AM
other smoked-up citizen. Bill will "a.
port this fellow to be a bear, and then
all you'll have to do is to com $out N
the Sunday papers with the statement
that you have grabbed Senior Ramon
oliVeras, the greatest Mexican second
9aseman in the world. for the usual sprins
try-out. Why Dick, it'll work like 4
charm!"
CONTINUED TOMORROW