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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-28

This 10 token that ! am unframed.
Have Mr.. Kennedy give the ring 20
the man at the corner Of Williams and
erowniee avenues at midnight tonight
and they Will surrender me 20 him.
= ELAINE.
p. s.-fiave him come alone or my
life will be In danger.
Il thought something like this would
happen" remarked Craig at length.
@0h," cried Aunt Josephine. its
too good to be true
Wen do it, exclaimed Kennedy
quickly. "only this Is the ring that
we'll give them"
He drew from his pocket the replica
Of the ring which he had made and
showed It 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 it as you would your
life"
Aunt Josephine was worn out with
the sleepless nights Of worry since
Elaine's 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, to retire.
Aunt Josephine, clasping the jewel
case tightly, mounted the stairs and
entered her room. She locked the door
carefully and put the jewelry case I'M
der her pillow. Then she switched on
the light.
A moment later 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
large piece fell out, and, another.
At last from the strange hiding place
q 1.-THE figure, as shiny as though
bathed in oil, naked except for loin-
cloth. seemed to squirm forth like a
serpent. 1t was WI Fangthe watch
full eye which. literally as well 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 sound
Just as noiselessly then he went back
to the library table and, mufiing the
telephone bell. took down the receiver.
He whispered 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 Josephine,s room.
He bent down and listened. There
was no sound except Aunt Josephine's
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-28

er. This is Williams avenue. You'll
see big rock. Hide behind it.
Ahead you'll see BrownIee avenue. Be
prepared for anything. I 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 q huge
rock.
After a moment to give me a
chance, Craig himself left 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.
It was hollow.
From the inside he drew out piece
Of paper He strained his eyes in the
moonlight and managed to make out:
"The Serpent 10 all.wlse and his
fang 10 fatal. You have signed the
white girls death warrant"
- -
Meanwhile I 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 ! have said, crouched behind the
big rock to which Craig had directed
me. ~ -. ,-..:..5sr-..
/ had begun to wonder whether Ken.
nedy might not have made mistake
when, suddenly, from behind the
shadow OF another rock ahead of me,
but toward Brownlee avenue, / saw
a tall, gaunt' figure of man stealthily
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-28

breathing. Silently he drew from q
fold In the loin-cloth screwdriver and
removed the screws from the hinges OF
the door. Quietly he pushed the bed
room door open, pivoting 1t 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 10.
sephine's bed. As he paused for a
moment his quick eye seemed to catch
sight of the bullying 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 or"
at is DONE" returned Long Sin.
hanging up the receiver in great ex-
citement. --s-e-z..s
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.
"Quiek!" he ordered. THE master
will get the ring himself. will take
care of Kennedy" ,
An instant and they we're gone. while
Long Sin skunk back into the shadows
from which he had come.
! Through the underbrush the willy
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-28

Chinaman made his way to an old
barn.
In the dim light OF lantern hang
ing from a rafter could be seen sew
eral barrels in a corner. Without q
moments hesitation Long Sin seized
a bucket and placed it under the spig-
OF Of one of the barrels. The liquid
poured forth into the bucket. and he
emptied the contents on the floor, fill-
ing the bucket again and again and
swinging 1t right and left in every
direction, until the barrel had finally
run dry.
Then he moved over to 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
it into little hollow-caryed Chinese
figure. which he took also from his
pocket.
With a final hasty glance about he
extinguished the lantern, letting the
moonlight stream fitfully 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 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 roadster he
tucked the robe most carefully into .
corner under the leather seat.
For heavens sake, Craig" gasped
from under the robe. 'let me have q
little arr
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 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 q point in the sub
urbs. which was deserted. and | did
not recognize q thing when he pulled
up by the side of the road with jerk.
A moment later he pulled the robe
partly OF 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, Waiter he wins.
pered hoarseiy. go down the road
bit-only cut il and keep under COW
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sYnopsIs.

! The New York police are mystined by
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue 70 the criminal II the warn
signII <ulfk ssclutching hand" The
late0 victim OF the mysterious assassin
e Taylor Dodge, the Insurance president.
His daughter, Elaine, employs Craig
Kennedy, the famous scientific detective,
70 try 20 unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accompanies IL told by his friend
Jameson, q newspaper man.
After many fruitlesg attempts to put
Elaine and Craig Kennedy out OF the
way. the Clutching Hand Is at last found
70 be none other than Perry Bennett.
Elaine's lawyer and the man she IL en-
gagged TO marry. Bennett fees to the
den OF one Of his Chinese criminals. The
Chinaman forces from Bennett the secret
Of the whereabouts OF 100000. Then he
gives the lawyer potion which win sus-
pend animation for months. Kennedy
reaches Bennetts side just after he has
lost consciousness and supposes him dead.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
Mr.. AND MRS. SELNER
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY

Peter Selner. residing II miles
southeast Of the city viii attain mis-
90th birthday on Monday and his
wife. Elizabeth. her S0th on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Selner will celebrate
their birthdays with a quiet family
dinner on Sunday Mr.. Selner was
born March S. 1925. Mrs. Selner was
born March 3, 1885. Both are in as
good health as can be expected TOR
their advanced age. They reside on
their farm and their grandson, J.
Hessch lives with them.
If they survive until May Il the
estimable couple will celebrate their
60th wedding anniversary. They were
married May / ?. 1906. They are pion
eer residents of this vicinity. Eleven
children were born 10 them, of whom
four survive They are Crawford Sci
ner Of Elkhart, Jacob Selner of KIN
dyke. Ind. Byron Selner Of Bremen,
and one daughter. Mrs Margaret
Hawkins who resides on farm near
her parents MIR. Selner is a veteran
of the civil war and took part IN
many battles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
LOCATE SITE FOR
SALVATION ARMY CAR

A site for the Salvation Army
gospel car which has been an issue
the past several days, has been Sc
cured at the Roper property at the
corner OF Spring and First SITS. This
site will De used for the present. but
Ensign Hart is already planning to Sc
cure a strip on the west side of the
textile property on y. Main st.
Mr. Hart stated Saturday evening
that construction work on the new
ear will probably be started some
time next week. Certain materials to
be used I'm it's construction could not
be secured here. and it was found
necessary to procure them from out
of the city SO that the work on the
car has beer held up. Several car
penters have promised their services
free Of charge. as have others. 1t will
take about two weeks to complete the
car.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
ASKS FOR ALL-NIGHT
SERVICE AT P0ST0FFlCE

Y petition is being circulated and
extensively signed for the purpose of
installing an all night service at the
local postoffice to take effect upon its
occupancy of the new federal build
ing.
The petition requests that a night
clerk be added to the force at the
pOstoffice, to distribute the mails. 1t
also requests that the general delivery
window hours be extended from Z to
S o'clock in the evening for stamps
and registry. That the open hours
of the money order department be eX-
tended from to o'clock d. IN.
The afternoon mail out of Chicago
arrives in this city just at the time
the postOflice closes under the present
system and the people are forced to
wait for this mail until the next day.
With the all night service installed.
the boXholders would be able to get
their mail during the night.
This system has been installed in
cities smaller than Mishawaka, and
the local manufacturing concerns,
business men and individuals feel that
this city is entitled TO this service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
CITY MAY Be WITHOUT
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
Former Officials State That
They Will Probably Not Back
a City Tean This Year
League Officials to Meet.

Mishawaka's baseball enterprise for
the coming season appears in rather
a dubious light at the present time.
according 10 several Of the managers
and officials OF last seasons teams
The former owners and officials Of the
Mishawaka city teams stated Saturday
that there was little chance Of their
backing a team this year, and as they
have been the most Interested IN the
sport for several years. il is hardly
thought that the sport viii be given
much consideration excepting by the
usual number Of the so-called scrub"
teams. The splendid ball park which
was leased and improved at the open
ing OF the ball season two years ago
and used by the city team and Manu-
facturers' league teams viii probabl
be used for other purposes this year,
stated a real estate man Saturday
evening. Several hundred dollars
YVES spent on the park in the con-
struction OF a high board fence, two
bleachers and a grand stand.
George y. Williams, one Of the Of
ficials of the Ball Band team repre-
senting the Mishawaka Wooden Manu-
featuring company in the Manufac-
turers' league last season, stated that
the organization of the league this
year had not yet been decided on, but
that a meeting OF the officials and pro-
meters would be held next Monday
evening in the offices of Pres't Daily
OF the league in South Bend At this
meeting the fate Of the league for
this year will be decided. Several of
the old players who were employed
at the plant have been retained and
a good team this year for the Ball
Bands could almost be assured.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07

is cordially invited to come and make the
school a success. Good music.
Assembly of God. 1O3 Lincoln way west,
second floor. Mornings. 10; evenings, Z.
tuesdays and Thursdays 80.
international Bible Students Association,
Maccabee hall over First National bank
Main and Lincoln way west. Lecture Sun
day at p. m. Bible study at t. All well
come.
Salvation Army, Ensign Hart. Meetings
In new quarters, In old Methodist church
basement at 10 80. Sunday school at
$3.50. Junior meeting at 80. Evening
service at 80.
shiloh Mission, 2O7 Z. Joseph St Sun
day school, 2 80. Preaching, 8 80 and 80
Pearl Shady, leader.
st. Bavo's Catholic, West and Seventh
SITS. Rev. A Schoekaert, rector. First
mass. 80. High mass, 10 100. Baptism,
p. IN. Instructions, p. m. NesperS and
benediction, p. m.
st. JOseph's Catholic, corner Mill and
Third SITS. Rev. Dean l.. A. MOench, rector.
Rev. Charles SchOal, assistant. Residence,
225 5. AIill st. Low mass, 60. Children
mass. 900 High mass, 10 80. with bene-
dictiOn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Pastor c H Zook of the Intelna-
tiOnal Bible association Will give a lee
ture under the auspices of the Assoc
ated Bible students of Mishawaka in
the Maccabee hall over the First Ma
tiOnal bank. this afternoon at o'clock
the subject being The Resurrection"
Mayor Ralph w. Gaylor left for
Chicago Saturday on a visit to Mrs.
GaylOr who is spending q. few weeks
in that city. The mayor will return
Wednesday.
Martin Mullen, ia +. Eighth St,
who has been i'll for the past several
months, is in a serious condition.
Mrs. Il. Il. Dis and granddaughter
Dorothy, Z. Eighth St, have returned
from Valparaiso Ind, where they
visited with the formers sister for the
past two weeks.
Fred Fletcher of EsmOnd N d., ar
rived in this city Saturday afternoon
for a several weeks visit. Mr.. Fletcher
is EN- route to Pennsylvania, where he
has taken a position. He is a former
resident of this city, having left here
one year ago.
The Misses Iona and Pearl Neise, T..
Ninth St, entertained a number of
their trends Saturday evening at a
birthday party. A fine luncheon was
served.
The o. z. Lang & Co. hardware store
has gone into the automobile tire bust
ness in addition TO it's many other
lines, and is showing a big display in
one Of its windows.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07

lever in equality and justice. and
ever since these two were, mortal man
has had the privilege of choosing his
associates"
The sacrifices made by those enter
prising merchants who observed The
News-Tlmes Dollar day, entities them
10 the consideration OF those citizens
of Mishawaka who believe in the
square deal
We see busy times ahead for every
body who has the good fortune TO re-
side in this wonderfully enterprising
and ideal social and manufacturing
center. Now is the accepted time for
the merchants to cultivate that spir-
IL of cameraderie without which no
class of business men can get beyond
the country store stage.
Real estate men have had a busy
week Verify Mishawaka has entered
into that state which will make every
city in the country jealous Push the
good work along.
This is about the last day of the life
of the present Indiana legislature
that has done much and left much
undone. If the Lord Will reward the
members, even as Alexander the cop
persmith. according To their works, it
seems to us that they ought to fare
we'll, because they have been an over
worked bunch of guys.
Did you read all the scoops" we
put over on the other fellow during
the week? You must have, of course.
The News-Times continues TO lead in
every department. We hate to refer
TO it. but 1,159 inches of advertising
against S23 for our nearest competitor
just goes to illustrate why Dollar day
was such an immense success.
AL Beverly of the Amplex was ia
ken for Pres't Wilson by the train
crew on No. As Thursday night. He
had been to Elkhart with bunch of
other sports, and they were all so
busy taking in the sights that they
missed the interurban and had to
jump on the fast express which does
not usually stop at Mishawaka. AL,
however gave the conductor a fine
line which had the desired. effect and
the train was stopped here to enable
the tourists TO get home to their fam
lilies. Al looks about as much like the
president as does Jack Johnson, but
he has the same winning ways, which
count in an extremity.
Something seems to be happening
every day to confirm the Gen. Sher-
man theory that war is hell.
If the scriptures had only enjoined
man to love his enemy and be sure
to hit him with a brick, how popular
that doctrine might have become.
We do not see why a female col
Iege should have debating teams in
order to teach a girl how to argue,
when she can generally put her daddy
out of the running by merely putting
an arm around his neck and bbing
her face against his.
Three-fourths of the children born
in Mishawaka during February were
boys. The circumstance is calculated
to stiffen the hope that our demo-
cratic majority in the future will be
all that the Lord could wish it to be
The man who anonymously attacks
the personality of another and tries
to Shift the blame to an innocent
party is well worthy of contempt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07

Irwin Lidecker and Miss Marie Parry
were united in marriage Saturday aft
ernoon at o'clock by the Rev ID. d.
Spangler at the parsonage of the First
Church of the Evangelical association.
The couple was unattended
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs HarlO Parry of River Par k.
She has been employed at the National
Veneer Products Co The groom is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lii
decker. 132 L. Eighth St. and is en-
ployed at the Dodge Manufacturing
Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lidecker will reside
on r. Eighth ST.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
The Man In the Street

Alabama has a law providing Tor
the taking up of jackasses running al
large. II Indiana has any such meas
ure il seems 10 be too vague for in
depreciation, judging by the few of
the species running loose around this
neck Of the woods.
High Cost of Dying.
News item: Owing 10 the high cost
OF hying cemeteries in Paterson, y.
j., have advanced the price of graves
Who said Pussy was mad? Don't
you know that fat people are pro-
verbally good natured? Anyway
Fussy carries his weight with dignity;
and can neither fight nor run.
If Nature is running the world ac-
ccrding to its needs, and if there is no
such thing as over-production. we
take it that the need of NUTS" is
large and that it is a big job 10 supply
the demand.
We paid the pipers Dollar day; our
neighbor did the dancing.
We carried 1859 inches advertising
for Dollar day against our neighbOr's
S33 inches. We deserved it, don't you
We are shaking hands with our
selves over the era of prosperity
which has come our way. 1t has been
suggested by many during the past
week that we get busy and annex
South Bend. Now seems the oppor-
tune time.
We wonder why it is that nine
tenths of the children of the present
time do not say mamma" every time
they see COW or can.
We are going to have a jitney cpl
demic in Mishawaka soon.
If the dear sisters were to age as
rapidly after they obtain suffrage as
they seem to when they become suf-
fragists, we fear many of them would
have to go to the polls on crutches,
Personalities come from the low
minded. busy-bodied. ill-bred charac-
ters. Their Jokes" are like the comic
valentineS-they elicit he-haws only
from the originators and their own
species of breed.
We have received the following let
ter signed Booster: Some little
time ago you had an article in The
Man in the Street about knockers
and boosters. 1t was very good and
certainly worthy of repetition Fol-
the benefit OF some who may not have
seen it and others whom it might ben.
eft by second reading, would you
kindly repeat same?' Here they are
when the Creator had made al
good things, there was still some dir
ty work to do, so He made the beasts
and reptiles and poisonous insects
and when He had finished He had
some scraps that were too bad to put
into the rattlesnake, the hyena, the
scorpion and the skunk, so He put
all these together, covered it with
suspicion, wrapped it with jealousy
marked it with a yellow streak and
called it a Knocker.
This product was so fearful to
contemplate that He had to make
something to counteract it, so He took
a sunbeam and put in it the heart of
a child, the brain of a man, wrapped
these in civic pride, covered it with
brotherly love, gave it a mask of vel
vet and grasp of steel and called il
a Booster; made him a lover of fields
and flowers and manly sports, a be-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
RISING SUN CLUB
LATEST ORGANIZATION

The Rising Sun club is the name of
the latest organization TO be formed in
Mishawaka. The main purpose of the
club is TO infuse new life and vigor in
70 its membership which Will include
several Of the heavy weights of the
city engaged in sedentary pursuits. A
committee of fifteen will be appointed
at a meeting TO be held Tuesday night
in the CasbOn cigar store when rules
and regulations viii be drawn up and
other matters attended to. one of the
objects Of the club will be to inculcate
love for outdoor sport during the
summer months when it is planned
among other features to have The full
membership roller skate along the
asphalt to Springbrook park and back
before breakfast. The roll call Will
be at a. m. and the start will be made
from the corner of Lincoln highway
and Mill st. puntually at that hour.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
ANNUAL BAND CONCERT
WILL BE CLASSY AFFAIR

The annual concert by the Wooden
Co. band will take place in the nigh
school auditorium Tuesday evening
and promises TO be one Of the best
ever given by this fine musical organ
ization. +. d. Thayer. leader of the
band. had his men go through many
rehearsals during the winter months;
and with the several new instruments
and drums, a highly effective and en-
PERTAINING program may be expected.
This is one Of the seasons entertain
ments which is looked forward TO
with deal OF pleasure by the citizens.
who will doubtless attend the concert
in large numbers. The sale Of seats
so far has been very large.