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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21

nett. Miss Dodge has lust been ten.
ing me
Yes. { interrupted craig. Look.
Miss Dodge, this Is it.v Il; ~
He handed her the letter. She ii.
most seized II, examining 1t carefully.
her large eyes opening wider IN won.
der. re u. "
This Is certainly my writing and
my note paper" she murmured, sbut
never wrote the letter."
Craig looked from the letter to her
keenly. No one said word. For
q moment Kennedy hesitated, think.
ing.
Might I-er-see your room. Miss
Dodge?v he asked at length,
Why, certainly nodded Elaine, as
she lead the way upstairs.
1t was a dainty little room, breath
ing the spirit OF its mistress. In fact.
It seemed sort Of profanity az We
all followed in after her. For . mo.
ment Kennedy stood still, then he
carefully looked about. At the side
Of the bed. near the head, he stopped
ha,a - ~. y p., s esAh.s hans ~
bent over. Something cleaned in the
morning sunshine -some little thin
pieces of glass. AS he tried deity to
seemed absorbed n tiouslt. ouiok.
IL he raised 4 IN his nose. as Il "a
smell n 79
4Nthvl chtor;d.,p ha mnttered
,wranninr the niecea carafnilv N q
paper and putting then, inside his
pocket
An instant later he crossed the
room to the window and examined II.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21

A. ] came up the path 70 the chem.
tstry building ! saw through the win.
dow that. IA spite Of his getting there
early. he was finding II difncuit to keep
his mind on his work. It was the first
time i had ever known anything to
interfere with science In his life. &
Well. exclaimed as I entered,
you are the early bird. Did you have
any breakfast"
tossed doNA the letters. He did
not reply. SOL became absorbed in
the morning paper. still. I did NOT
neglect to watch him coyertiy out Of
the corner Of my eye. Quickly he ran
over the letters, instead Of taking
them, one by one. in his usual method.
tcal way. quite complimented my
superior acumen. H9 selected the
dainty note.
a moment Craig looked at It In an
ticipation, then tore It open eagerly
was stu watching his face over the
top Of the paper and was surprised tc
see that It showed, first, amusement
then pain. as though something had
hurt him.
He read # again-then looked
straight ahead. as II in a daze.
Suddenly he Jumped up, bringing hi,
tightly clenched fist down with a LOUD
clap into the palm OF his hand.
by heaven!" he exclaimed, 81,
He strobe hastily, to the telephone
Almost angrily he seized the receiver
and asked for a number.
Wh.what's the matter, Craig!. j
blurteds out eagerly.
AS he waited for the number. he
threw the letter over to me. I tooB
It and read:
Professor Craig Kennedy.
The University, The Heights, City.
Dear Sir: I
7 have come to the conclusion that
your work is a hindrance rather than
an assistance in clearing up my
fathers death, and l hereby beg to
state that your services are no longer
required. This; is final decision, and
I beg that you will not try to see me
again regarding the matter.
Very truly yours, ~
ELAINE DODGE"
Il II had been "a bomb / could not
have been more surprised.
Iscould not make it out.
Kennedy impatiently worked the re.
ceiver up .sand down, repeating the
number. Hello hello" he repeated.
Yes-hello. Is Miss oh-good morn.
fng. Miss Dodge"
He was hurrying along as IL to give
her no chance to cut him of. "Ishaye
Just received a letter, Miss Dodge, tell.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21

ing me that you don't want me to con.
tinue investigating your fathers death.
and not to try to see you again
about"
He stopped 1 could hear the reply.
"why-no-Mr. Kennedy. have
written you no letter"
The look Of mingled relief and sur.
prise that crossed Craig's face spoke
volumes.
.'Aiiss Dodge" he almost shouted,
..this ia a new trick Of the tClutching
Hand, I-I1l be- right over.
Craig hung up the receiver and
turned rom the telephone. Evidently
he was thinking deeply. suddenly his
face seemed to light up. He made up
his mind to something, and a moment
later he opened the cabinet-that in.
exhaustible storehouse from which he
seemed to draw weird and curious in.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21

By small administration Of the drug.
which win injure you in no way, Miss
Dodge. ] think can bring back the
memory Of all that occurred to you
last night. VIII you allow me?"
Mercy, moi" protested her Aunt 10.
sephine, who had entered the room.
Il want the experiment to be tried, !"
Elaine said quietly.
"A moment later Kennedy had placed
her on couch in the corner Of the
room.
Now. Mrs. Dodge" he said, please
bring me a basin and a towel.
Aunt Josephine, reconciled,, brought
them. Kennedy dropped an antisep-
tic tablet into the water and care
fully sterilized Elaine's arm Just above
the spot where the red mark showed.
Then he drew the hypodermic from
his pocket-carefully sterilized 1t.
also, and filing 1t with scopolamin
from the bottle.
Just moment. Miss Dodge" he
encouraged, as he jabbed the needle
into her arm.
She did not vince.
Please lie back on the couch" he
directed. Then turning to us he add.
ed, "It takes some time for this to
work. Our criminal got over this fact
and prevented an outcry by using
ethyl chloride first. Let me recon-
struct the scene"
As we watched Elaine going under
slowly Craig talked.
That night" he said, "warily, the
masked criminal Of the 'Clutchine
Hand bent over his arm crooked.
might have been seen down below US
In the ally. Up here, Miss Dodge,
worn out by the strain of her fathers
death, let US say, was nefvously Try.
ing TO read. to do anything that would
take her mind on the tragedy. Per-
haps she fell asleep.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21

&C., j. +. - l
arm, and "a voice whispered: Wait.
you chump!'
1t was Kennedy. He had whipped
out his automatic and had carefully
leyeled 1t at the door. Before he could
fire, however, Bennett had rushed
ahead.
followed. We looked down the
hall. Sure enough, the figure OF
man could be seen disappearing
around an angle. followed Ben.
nett out of the door and down the
hail.
Words cannot keep pace with what
followed. Together We rushed to the
back stairs
Down there. while i go down the
front" cried Bennett X
went down, and he turned and
went down the other fight. As he did
so Craig followed him.
Suddenly, In the drawing room, i
bumped into a figure on the other side
Of the sportieres. 4 seized him.
We struggled. Rip! The portieres
came down. covering me entirely.
Over and over we went, smashing. a
lamp. It was vicious. Another man
attacked me, too.
i've got him Kennedy" ] heard
q voice pant over me
A scream followed from Aunt Jo-
sephine. Suddenly the portieres were
pulled of me:
THE deucen pulled Kennedy, Its
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21
SECOND EPISODE
The 'sTwIIlsht sleep. =

The "TWlIlsht Sleep"
Kennedy had thrown himself whule-
hearted1y into the solution Of the mys-
ferrous Dodge case.
Far into the night, after the chal-
ienge Of the forged finger print, he
continued at work, endeavoring to ex-
tract a clue from the meager evi.
dence-a bit OF cloth and trace Of pol
son already obtained from other cases.
We dropped around at the Dodge
house the next morning. Early though
It was, we found Elaine r trifle paIer,
but more lovely than ever, and Perry
Bennett, themselves vainly endeavor.
ing to solve the mystery Of the Clutch
ing Hand.
They were at Dodge's desk, she in
the big desk chair, he standing beside
her looking over some papers.
There's nothing there" Bennett
was saying as we entered.
] could not help feeling that he was
gazing down at Elaine a bit more ten
derly than mere business warranted.
Have you-found anything?' que.
ried Elaine anxiously. turning eagerly
to Kennedy.
"Nothing-yet," he answered, shak-
ing his head, but conveying a quiet
idea Of confidence In his tone.
Just then Jennings, the butler, en-.
tered, bringing the morning papers.
Elaine seized the Star and hastily
opened It. On the first page was the
story I had telephoned down very late
in the hope Of catching a last city
edition. b,
We all bent over and Craig read
aloud:
STILL AT LARGE
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21

SYNOPSIS.

The formation Of q. partnership az pro-
1cssor and aide In crime; science between
lessor: and Walter Jameson, newspaper
man. Is at once followed by their becom.
ing Interested In a series of murders by
q master criminal who leaves no other
clue to his Identity than the sign manual
of a "C1utching Hand Elaine Dodge.
whose father Is one Of the latest victims
OF the fnysteri. 10 murderer, witnesses
the beginning OF Kennedy's scientific In.
Nestigation OF the murder. ~
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21
New York's Master Criminal Remains
Observation-Disclosures New OAR
ing Murder and Robbery on MIL
lionaire Dodge.

He had scarcely finished reading
the brief but alarming news story that
followed and laid the paper on the
desk when a stone came smashing
through the window from the street.
Startled, We all jumped to our
feet. Craig hurried to the window.
Not soul was in sight!
He stopped and picked up the stone
To IT was attached piece Of pa
per. Quickly he unfolded 1t aud
read:
Craig Kennedy viii give up his
search for the 'Clutching Hand'-or
die!"
Later / recalled that there seemed
to be slight noise downstairs. as II
at the cellar window, through which
the masked man had entered the
night before.
In point OF fact, one who had been
outside at the time might actually
have seen a sinister face at that cell
lar window. but to US upstairs it was
invisible. The face was that Of the
servant. Michael.
Without another word Kennedy
passed into the drawing room and
took his hat and coat. Both Elaine
and Bennett followed.
I'm afraid I must ask you to ex-
cuse me-for the present" Craig
apologizod.
Elaine looked at him anxiously.
"You-you will not let that letter
intimidate you?" she pleaded, laying
her soft white hand on his arm. "Oh.
Mr. Kennedy" she added, bravely
keeping back the tears, "avenge him!
All the money in the world would be
too little to pay-if only"
At the mere mention of money Ken
nedy's face seemed to cloud, but only
for a moment.
I'll try he said simply.
Elaine did not withdraw her hand
as she continued to look up at him.
Miss Dodge" he went on, his voice
steady. as though he we're depressing
something, II will never take another
case until the 'Clutching Hand is
SApLuISu. M fs.Fai5
The look of gratitude she gave him
would have been princely reward
in itself.
TWAS some time after these events
that Kennedy, reconstructing what
had happened. ran across, in a strange
way which need not tire the reader
by telling, Doctor Haynes, head Of
the Hillside sapitarium for Women.
whose story shall relate substan-
tally as We received 1t from his own
lips:
It must have been that same night q
distinguished visitor drove up in cab
to our Hillside sanitarium. rang the
bell and was admitted to my ONCE.
lam. by the way, the experimenting
physician, and that night was sitting
With Doctor Thompson, my assistant.
ID the once discussing q rather inter
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21

1t was early the next morning that /
awoke to find Kennedy already up and
gone from our apartment, knew he
must be at the laboratory. and, gather.
ing the mail. which the postman had
just slipped through the letter slot,sI
went over to the university TO see him.
AS I looked over the letters to Gull
out my own one In q womans hand
writing on attractive note paper ad.
dressed to him caught my Dye. !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
CURTIS GUILD, ONCE
 AMBASSADOR, DIES
 IN MASSACHUSETTS
Was Three Times Governor of Massachusetts and For merly a Public Speaker
 of Prominence

Boston, April 5.--Curtis Guild, for former ambassador to Russia. died late tonight.
 Curtis Guild. Jr., was ambassador to Russia for two years during President Taft's administration and was three times governor of Massachusetts He attained unusual distinction as public speaker through his ability to ad- dress an audience with ease in any one of several languages. In 1909 ut the invitation of the Swiss government and Geneva university he delivered an address in French at the 350th anri- versary of the birth of John Calvin. He represented the American Unitarian association this occasion and the university awarded him the degree of doctor of sacred theology. He had q string of degrees from other univer- sities
 President Taft in 1910 designated Mr. Guild as special ambassador to rep resent the United States al the centen- nial celebration of the independence of Mexico and at one of the functions in Mexico City he gave an address In Spanish. While he was governor ne surprised some Japanese visitors to Massachusetts by saying a few words to them in their own tongue and with q brief speech in Italian he welcomed the Duke of Abruzzi. MT. Guilds work as a writer began at Harvard college. On leaving college he entered the Of flee of the. Boston Commercial Bulle- tin, founded by his father and his edi- torial connection with the paper, of which he later became sole owner, con tlnued throughout his life. In the war with Spain MT. Guild, a brigadier gen eral In the Massachusetts militia. served on the staff of Gen. Fltzhugh Lee with the rank of lieutenant col cne1 and as inspector general of the seventh army corps.
 Mir Guild was born in Boston. Feb ruary 2. 1860.
 Mir. Guilds illness began in q cold contracted after a trip to Salem, April l. and rapidly developed into pneu- monia.
 Among his callers after he was stricken was former President Taft, an intimate friend of long standing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
TIE PR|NZ EITEL
 HUGS ID PORT;
 OFFICIALS BUSY
Collector Hamilton COnfers With Commander of Yes sel and Naval Officers
 Visit Ship in Harbor

Newport News, ya., April 5.-Great- CT activity by officials of the Washing ton government with relation to the German merchant raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich was evident today than nt any time since the arrival of the cruiser at this port nearly a month ago.
 Late today important interchanges were made between the treasury de- partment and Collector of Customs Hamilton after the latter had conferred with Rear Admiral Beatty, commandant of the Norfolk navy yard. and with Rear Admiral Helm on board the battleship Alabama Tonight Collector Hamilton went on board the Prinz Eitel and con ferred with the commander of the Ger man ship. At 9 o'clock the collector left the Eitel for Hampton Roads, where he again boarded the Alabama. Rear Ad- miral Beatty and staff visited the Eitel late in the afternoon.
 Another development was visit of Commander Thierichens to the Ameri can battleship, where he paid his re- spects to Admiral Helm. Wether any official significance attached to this visit could not be ascertained. Arrival of two tugs at heaEiters pier early in the day gave rise to reports that the German ship was about to be moved.
 Reports that internment process had been instituted were freely circulated, but that this was untrue seemed as- sured tonight
 If the Eite Friedrich makes dash for sea and attempts to escape the allied fleet off the Virginia coast, the conviction is the perllous effort must be made at once British merchant ships cleared as late as o'clock today, after plan to hold up such clearances after 12 o'clock noon was changed at the eleventh hour
 Barton Myers, British vice consul at Norfolk, discussed phases of the Prinz Eitel case with the collector of GUS toms today. The subject of the confer ence could not be learned in view of ex- traordinary precautions being taken by the government officials. It was under stood MT. Myers was advised to take up matters he presented with the state department. Complaint is said to have been made on the part of Great Britain that the German cruiser has exceeded the time she should be permitted to re- main here.
 Today was holiday for the crew of the Prinz Eitel, many of whom had un- restricted shore leave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
UNITED STATES ASKS .S228,059 FOR THE SINKING OF THE FRYE
Sends Note to Germany in Behalf of Owners of Yes sel Sunk by Ger
 man Cruiser

Washington, April 5.-On behalf of the owners of the American ship William F. Frye, sunk by the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich. the United States In a note made public today has asked Ger many to pay an indemnity of $22s. .o59.5a, which representssthe vessefs $ cost, freight charges for it's cargo and damages result ing from being deprived of the use of the ship.
 lnasmuch as the cargo became British owned while en route, no claim for dam ages was presented by the previous Amer ican shippers. It is reported that the Ger man ambassador already has recom- mended the payment of an indemity for the loss of the vessel. An announcement from the state department recording the presentation by Ambassador Gerard of the note to the German foreign office states:
 Ambassador Gerard says the minister for foreign affairs promised an early re- ply and stated that he was without ln- formation regarding the matter, but un- derstood that negotiations were already under way between Berlin and Washing ton. The ambassador adds that the legal department of the foreign office is now considering the points of law included.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Steamer Luigi Parodi With Cargo of Coal Reported Sunk by German Under sea Fighter
CITY AUTHORITIES PROTECT GERMAN
 COLONY AND SHOPS
Great Excitement Felt in the City-Steamer Has Not Been Heard From Since January 9

Genoa. April 5.--tI,i5 D. m.. via Paris, e:f5 D. m.)-->e~s was received here today that German submarine had sunk the Italian steamer Luigi Pas rodi. which left Baltimore on Janu- ary 22 with n cargo of coal for Genoa. The report has caused profound i'm precision here and there are many cx- pressiops of resentment.
 Great excitement prevails and the authorities have taken strong meas ures to protect the German colony and German shops from the possible exac- tiOn of reprisais. Nothing is known as to the fate of the crew of the Luigi Parodi, which wns made up entirely of Gcuoese.
 The Luigi Parodi was a steamer of 2672 tons. The sailed from Baltimore Jan uary 2s her destination being given as Augusta, Sicily. The latest marine rec ords report her as overdue" apparently nothing further having been heard from her
 If the Luigi Parodi was sunk by a Ger man submarine 1t would seem to indicate that Germanys underwater boats are covering a wide field of operations ex- tending far beyond the waters of the British isles.
 The Luigi Parodi was built in 1900 at Stockholm, England. She halls from Ge. noa and is owned by A. Parodi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
RED CROSS SURGEONS : AND NURSES ARRIVE

Boston, April 5.--Several American Red Cross surgeons and nurses who have been
 working in hospitals in Germany and Servia arrived here today from the Med- iterranean.
 Dr. James Donovan. of Goshen. N. Y., who was in Belgrade when the Austrians captured it in December, said that after the Austrians' arrival the American doc tors and nurses worked in the hospitals night and day until they fell asleep in their tracks, but resumed their labors pas soon as they awokc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
WAR DEPENDED BY
 MARSHALL BROWN

New York, April War was defended and the clergy criticized for their world peace propaganda by Philip Marshall Brown, professor of international law al Princeton university, and former minis ter to Honduras, before the annual meet ing here today of the Alumni Associa- tion of Auburn Theological seminary al Auburn. N. Y. The speaker held that war was not horrible and indefensibe but "the most rational thing that car happen at times.'
 Professor Brown declared that, by de nCuncing the war, the clergymen are in danger of being thrown off the track. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-America's reply to English order in
 council
 Rufnored sinking of ship stirs Italy. Russians pushing through Carpathians Pinchot expelled from Belgium. 2-Mexicans fighting around Tampico. 3-Acceptances by bank show big foreign
 trade. 4-Editorial comment. 5--Petition for injunction against Delaye
 denied.
 Think fee system should be continued. Grand jury organized.
 Newspaper club i'll fine condition. 6--Society. 7-Spofts. 9-Markets. 10- Weatherly spicy in reference to oppo-
 uents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
French Have New
 and Deadly Powder

Parts. April 5.--t5:45 D. m.)-The Army Bulletin today made the first official reference to the new powder which has been discussed mysteriously for months. lt says that. without entering into de- tails which cannot be divulgcd it may be stated that the new explosive recently put into use doubles the explosive effect Of the shells of three-inch guns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
"DRYS" WINNING
 IN MICHIGAN

Detroit, April 5.-Incomplete returns to- night indicated sweeping victories for the "drys' in the local option contest that featured the Michigan state election to- day. Early returns also showed big ma jorities for the republican state ticket.
 All four dry" counties which voted on the saloon question remained in the dry column At least nine of the wet" coun- ties apparently went over to the "drys and two are thought to have remained wet" Another county had not been heard from at midnight.
 State officers elected were two justices of the supreme court. two university regents. a superintendent of public in- struction, two members of the state board of argriculture and a member of the state board of education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
CLAIMS NEUTRALITY
 HAS BEEN VIOLATED

New York, April 5.-Dudley Field Ma lone, collector of the port, charged to- night that British cruisers patrolling the waters along the coast of the United States had been violating the neutrality law by coaling and taking on supplies from vessels putting out from the port of New York
 Mir Malone conferred today with United States District Attorney H. Snowden Marshall regarding the state of affairs he claims to have discovered and to- night declared he expected to bring the subject to the attention of the federal grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
AUSTRIA WON'T
 MAKE SINGLE PEACE
Former Premier of Hungary Issues Statement Reports That Dual Monarchy Will Forsake the Kaiser Opposition
 Desires to End the War

Vienna. April 5,-(via London, 5:3o p. m.)-"If our enemies set great hope that the internal dissensions of Hungary will bring about separate peace. their dis
 appointment win be equally great" Count Julius Andrassy. former premier of Hun gary. said today, in reference to rumors that the Hungarian opposition desired to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
AUSTRIANS FIGHTING OBSTINATELY. BUT ARE
 FORGED BACKWARD
Western Front Continues Calm = Bulgarians Ex- plain Invasion of Servia as the Work of Rebels
JAPAN AND CHINA
 AT WAR, IS REPORT

The Hague, April ,. tVia Lon don, 9:45 D. m)--A report was cir culated in Berlin today that war had been declared between China and Japan. Both the Chinese and the Japanese ministers at The Hague deny it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
MONTGOMERY SWEPT
 BY DISASTROUS FIRE

Montgomery, April Gloss in excess of $50,00O was caused by fire which broke out early today in the wholesale district of Montgomery. Two three-story build ings were doomed at 80 o'clock and the flames were not then under control.
 The fire started in the store of W. J. Toole, wholesale liquor dealer, and quick ly spread to the store of Harry Scheuer dry goods dealer. Bremen soon aban- doned hope of saving either building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
THREE LOST WHEN
 SCHOONER SINKS

Baltimore, April 5.--capt. John T. Dow dy, of Baltimore. and two of the crew ol the schooner Mary s. Ewing were lost when the vessel sank off Point Lookout at the Potomac's mouth during the gale last Saturday
 She was in tow of the tender Ivy of the lighthouse service when she sank.