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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

grade of product was discovered when
the deposits were explored for devel-
opmont.
The coal consumption of the Paci-
nc Coast has been estimated at l.
'"",o"o tons annually, exclusive of M
-'";o"o tons or more that the navy
VIII need each year.
SHOWS THAT COVER INVENT
VALUES ALASKA HIGHLY
Nnat the government thinks of
Alaska is Indicated by the expenditures
oil $4,000 Joo for a railway. or almost
| hNe times the s,,2OO,OGO which Tho
! hited states paid Russia FOR Alaska.
rom Alaskan territory gold bullion
worth more than $500. 900. 400 already
( mas been produced-nearly thirty times
Inc purchase price Of Alaska-and the
total of Alaskan resources in furs and
hsneries as well as minerals. prob
ABLY now exceeds $500, 600 900
NJ! government experts agree tina.
,he surface or the mineral deposits has
har9iN been scratched at yet. Lode
mining has heen confined to the
c"asta regions, easy OF access Trans
portaiion OF machinery and supplies
has been heretofore too difficult, a
problem In the interior TO permit The
working Of any but Enthusiastically rich
placer deposits
Only one Of the many coppcr de-
posts has been more than prospccted
ana Fc' copper worth $1,000. 300 has
oecn shipped from the territory.
A!aska has a population Nf about
h",OOv. half of whom are white. Twenty
thousand OF these white pioneers are in
the central region. through which the
new trunk line viii operate and thcrc
are indications that their number will
n" Guadruplcd before the whole line
is in operation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
Richmond CHAPTER to Meet.

rhe regular monthly meeting ~
Richmond Chapter, United Daughters of
the Confedcracy, Will be held in Lee
camp Hall tomorrow morning AT II
o CLOCK. Important reunion business is
TO he transacted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

Mr. Bitter was the sculptor of the
statue OF Thomas Jefferson which il to
he unveiled at the University Of vir-
ginia on Founders Day. April 10. The
statue was presented to the university
by Charles r. Crane of Chicago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
Repeat En.ter E.erct.c,.

inc Easter exercises OF the Richmond
orphan Asylum Will he repeated to-day
AZ i:lo o'clock. There Will be an ad-
dress, rccitations and singing The
public is cordially invited to attend
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

Only One -'BROMO QUININE"
Whenever YOU feel cold coming on think
OF the full name. LAXATIVE RROMD OIL.
NINE LOOK for signatures Of T.. w Grove
box.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

arms md ammunition 10 The allies is
given n prominent place in the days
news. but has not yet been commented
upon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

N-V'I'. I'-'u ON ftiSt lHSt.)
however. the commissioners continuing
their report 10 a fun statement OF the
facts regarding each route
HUNDREDS or MEN
SURVEY BorH ROUTES
Since the bill appropriations $35. OoO.-
600 for the construction OF the line
was enacted last year the commission
has had hundreds Of men AT work To-
eating and surveying along both routes
Additional Information has been placed
before the President as IL became. avail
able, and in anticipation of the be-
ginning of work early in spring the
commission has been making INQUIRIES
as To equipment available on the Pan
anna canal ana on other government
TASKS ana otherwise making ready TO
Hing wcll-eQuippcd construction army
INTO me northern territory as soon as
the Pres iGent's decision was made
known.
Each OF the proposed routes-one
known as the Cordova- Fairbanks route.
the other the seward Fairbanks route
contemplated the purchase 81 an OK
listing railway line. The question Law
in selecting either Seward, on the was,
shore OF Prince William Sound. or Cor
dova, on the east shore. as the tide
water terminal OF the government
system
The two routes were of approx
matelN ihe same length. aud estimates
OF construction cost did no, vary
w'dely The issue before the pr.si-
dent probably lay in the price 81, which
the existing lines could bc ub,niu,.B
Neither route presented serious enci-
neerng difficulties
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
ALASKAN RAIL WAY
ROUTE SELECTED

lContlnued from First PaEeD
however. the commissioners combining
their report 10 a fun statement OF the
facts regarding each route
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-05-08

She opened the bag and displayed
the blood-spotted handkerchief. He
took 1t and examined 1t careta ally.
ELAINE" he said earnestly, not at
all displeased | could see, that some
thing had come up that might blot out
the past unfortunate misunderstand-
ing, there simply. must be something
wrong here. Leave this handkerchief
with me. I'll do my best"
Thank you," she said simply as
she left the laboratory.
Craig went to work abruptly without
q word.
On the laboratory table he placed his
splendid microscope and several cases
of slides, as well as innumerable mi
photographs. He had been work
ing for some time when he looked up.
1T is dogs blood-not human blood"
he said simply, 'but what's the game
back of all this-that's the main ques-
ton now"
1t was not much later that Elaine
received a second visit from Mary.
DO you know why the servant al
lowed us to leave the. apartment?
whispered Mary with glance about
fearfully, as If the walls had ears.
'No-why?" inquired Elaine anxious
ly.
He's tong man who has been
chosen to do away with the prince
He followed me. and says you have
done his work for him. If you will
give him ten thousand dollars for ex-
peAses ne will attend to hiding the
body"
Here, at least,was way out.
ut Is the safest way out of the
trouble. Yes, I'll do 1t. I'll stop at the
bank now and get the money"
They rose and Mary preceded her,
eager to get away from the house.
At the door, however, Elaine asked
her to wait while she ran back on
some pretext.
Our telephone rang in the middle
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-05-08

Elaine Took Out the Package of Bills.
putty blower? A keyhole is just as
good"
DO you realize how little you can
really see through keyhole?" he re-
piled confidently. "Try 1t over there"
/ did, and, to tell the truth, | could
see merely little part of the hall.
Then Kennedy inserted the detecta-
scope.
Look through that" he directed.
l put my eye to the eye piece and
gazed through the bullying lens Of
the other end. / could see almost
the whole hall.
Elaine was playing with Rusty when
Jennings brought in card on which
was engraved the name, Miss Mary
Carson" and underneath In pencil was
written Belgian Relief Committee"
How interesting" commented
Elaine, rising and accompanying Jen-
nings into the drawing room. Il won
der what she wants?"
Very pleased to greet you, Miss Car
son." she greeted her visitor
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-05-08

| room. There Mary looked at the mo-
tionless body on the floor and recoiled
Mortified.
Elaine noticed some spots on her
hands, and, seeing that they were
stained by the blood of Long Sin,
wiped the spots off on her handker'
chief, dropping 1t to the floor
UGH" exclaimed cultural voice
behind them.
1t was the servant who had come
In.
"You-kill him-with knife?" insin'
uated the Chinese.
Elaine was dumb The servant did
not wait for an answer, but hastily
opened the hall door
To Elaine it seemed that something
must be done quickly. A moment and
all the house would be in uproar.
Instead, he placed his finger on his
lips. "Quick-no word" he said, lead
ing the way to the hall door. "and-oh,
you must not leave that-it will be
clue" he added, picking up the
bloody handkerchief and pressing 1t
into Elaine's hand.
They quickly ran out into the hall.
"Go--quick!" he urged again, "and
hide the handkerchief in the bag. Let
no one see it,"
He shut the door. AS they hurried
away Elaine breathed sigh of relief
They had reached the street. Afraid
to run, they hurried as fast IS they
could until they turned the first cor
ner.
They pressed each others hands and
parted
Meanwhile In the front room Long
Sin was on his feet again, brushing
himself off and hopping up the blood.
1t worked very we'll, SAM" he said
to the servant.
They were conversing eagerly and
laughing and did not hear a noise in.
the back room.
A sinister figure had made Its way
by means Of fire escape to a rear
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-05-08
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by q
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
Ing letter which Is sent the victims, signed
with g. "clutching hand" The latest VIC
tim of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president His
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Kennedy
the famous scientific detective, to try to
unravel the mystery. What Kennedy &C.
complishes Ia told by his friend Jameson.
a newspaper man. Enraged at the deter
mined effort which Elaine and Craig Ken
needy are making to put an end to his
crimes, the Clutching Hand. as this
strange criminal Is known, resorts to all
sorts OF the most diabolical schemes to
put them out of the way. Each chapter
of the story tells Of new plot against
their lives and of the way the great de-
tective uses all his skill to save this pref
ty girl and himself from death.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-05-08

|
window that was not barred, and ST.
lently he had stolen in on them.
They turned at a slight noise and
saw him. Genuine fright was now on
their faces as they looked at him.
open mouthed.
Whats all this?' he growled. 81
am known as the Clutching Hand. !
allow no interference with my affairs.
Tell me what you are doing here with
Elaine Dodge"
Their beady almond eyes flashed
fear. The Clutching Hand moved me.
nacingly. There was nothing for the
astute Wong Long Sin to do but to
submit.
With a low bow, Wong spread out
his hands In surrender and submission.
Il will tell you, honorable sir" he
said at length.
Go on!" growled the criminal.
Quickly Wong rehearsed what had
happened from the moment the idea
of blackmail entered his head.
How about Mary Carson?" asked
Clutching Hand. Il saw her here"
Wong gave glance of almost SUI
perstitious dread at the man.
"She will be back-is here now" he
added, opening the door at a knock
and admitting her.
Adventures Mary had hurried back
to see that all was right. This time
Mary was genuinely scared at the for
bidding figure of which she had heard.
"It is all right" pacifed Wong,
"Henceforth we work with the hon
orable Clutching Hand
At home at last, Elaine sank down
into a deep library chair and stared
straight ahead. She saw visions Of
arrest and trial, of the terrible cleo
trio chair with herself In 1t, bound,
and of the giving of the fatal signal
for turning on the current.
Were such things as these going to
happen to her, without Kennedy's
help? Why had they quarreled? She
buried her face in her hands and wept.
Then she could stand it no longer.
She had not taken off her street
clothes. She rose and almost fed
from the house.
Kennedy and l were still In the la
boratory when knock sounded at
the door. ] went to the door and
opened it. There stood Elaine Dodge.
1t was complete surprise to Craig.
What is the matter?" he asked.
She hesitated. then suddenly burst
out, "Craig-I-I ana murderess!"
had never before seen such look
on Craig's face as suddenly came over
1t.
Then she poured forth the story sub
stantially as have set it down, but
without the explanation, which at that
time was not known to any Of us.
"Oh" expostulated Craig, there must
be some mistake. It's impossible-im
possible"
NO." she asserted. "Look-here's
my handkerchief all spotted with
blood"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-05-08

Mary. She looked at 1t with interest
as one woman always does at the pic
ture of another pretty woman. 1t was
4 newspaper cut of Elaine, under
which was;
"ELAINE DODGE, THE HEIR
ESS, WHOSE BATTLE WITH
THE CLUTcHING HAND is GRE.
ATING WORLDWIDE INTER.
EST"
Now he began at last, breaking
the silence, I'm show you just what
want you to do"
He went over to the wall and took
down a curious long Chinese knife
from scabbard which hung there
conspicuously.
See that?' he added, holding it up.
Before she could say word he had
plunged the knife, apparently, into his
own breast.
"Oh!" cried Mary, startled.
She expected to see him fall. But
nothing happened. Wong laughed. 1t
was an oriental trick knife, In which
the blade telescoped into the handle.
Look at It," he added, handing it
to her.
Long Sin took a bladder of water
from table near by and concealed it
under his coat. Nov, you stab me, "
he directed.
Mary hesitated. But he repeated the
command and she plunged the knife
gingerly at him. 1t telescoped. He
made her try 1t over and she stabbed
him more resolutely. The water from
the bladder poured out.
Good" cried Long Sin, much
pleased Now" he added, seating
himself beside her, Il want you to
lure Elaine here"
had been amusing myself by rig
ging up contrivance by which |
could make 1t possible to see through,
or, rather, over, a door.
Kennedy. who had been busy at the
other end of the laboratory, happened
to look over in my direction. What's
the big idea, Walter?" he asked.
It was, | admit, a rather cumber.
some and clumsy affair.
well, you see, Craig" | explained,
you put the top mirror through the
transom of door and"
Kennedy interrupted with a hearty
burst of laughter. "But suppose the
door has no transom?" he asked,
pointing to his own door.
scratched my head thoughtfully. |
had assumed that the door would
have transom. A moment later
Craig went to the cabinet and drew
out tube about as big around as a
putty blower and as long.
Now, here's what l call my de-
tectascope," he remarked. None of
your mirrors for me-"
Il know" | said somewhat nettled,
but what can you see through that
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-05-08

Him.
OF our conversation on blood crys-
tails, and Kennedy himself answered it.
1t was Elaine asking Craig's adj
vice.
They have offered to hush the
thing up for ten thousand dollars" she
said In muff1ed voice.
She seemed bent on doing it, and no
amount of argument from him could
stop her. She simply refused to &C.
cept the evidence of the blood crys-
tails as better than what her own eyes
told her she had seen and done.
Then wait for half an hour" he
answered, without arguing further.
You can do that without exciting
suspicion. Then 90 with her to her
hotel and hand her over the money"
"All right-I'll do it." she agreed.
What Is the hotel?"
Craig wrote on slip of paper what
she told him-"Room 500, Hotel La
Coste."
Hastily he threw on his street coat.
Go into the back room and get me a
brace and bit, Walter, he said.
did So When l returned I saw
that he had placed the detectascope
and some stuff in bag. He showed
In the brace and bit also.
Come on-hurry!" he urged.
We must have made record time In
getting to the La Coste. II was an or
nate place, where merely to breathe
was expensive. We entered, and by
some excuse Kennedy contrived to
get past the vigilant bell-hops. We
passed the telephone switchboard and
entered the elevator getting off at
the fifth floor.
With hasty glance up and down
the corridor, to make sure no one was
about, Kennedy came to Room 500,
then passed to the next room, 511,
opening the door with skeleton key.
Quickly Craig went to the door
which led to the next room. 1t was.
VI SouiooJ iOShCo dioO' AIo I1Stcucu u
moment carefully. Not sound. Quick
ly, with an exclamation of satisfac-
ton, he opened that door also and
went into 500.
This room was much like that In
which We had already been. He
opened the hall door.
Watch here, Walter" he directed
Let me know at the slightest alarm"
Craig had already taken the brace
and bit from the bag and started to
bore through the wall In Room Eli,
selecting spot behind picture of a
Spanish dancer--a spot directly back
Of her swapping black eyes. He fin
ished quickly and inserted the detecta-
scope so that the lens fitted as an eye
In the picture. The eye-piece was in
room 511 Then he started to brush
up the pieces of plaster on the floor.
Craig" whispered hastily as
heard an elevator door, someone's
eoming!"
He hurried to the door and looked.
There they are" he said, as he saw
Elaine and Mary rounding the corner
Of the hall.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-22
Etiquette Of f.the Sofa.

"The etiquette Of the sofa" in
Germany is indeed profound mys-
terry to English people. We offer
the easiest chair near the fireplace
to the guest of honor, but in Ger
many the sofa is invested with b a
sanctity as of a throne. The visitor
must not sit upon it unless especial
ly invited to do SO by the hostess.
To take a seatsthere unasked is an
outrageous presumption. Strictly
according to the rank, wealth and
status of her guests does the haus-
frau offer them seats Of honor, the
"von" before the untitled, and SO
on to the married lady before the
spinster. It is as delicate 9 matter
as the Englishwoman's pairing OF
her guests, for the dinner table,
London Chronicle.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-22
Piles Cured In 6 to IA Days

Your druggist will refund money if PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to IA days
The frss application gives Ease and Rest. 6Cc.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-22
Undressed Lumber.

I always have on hand lot of un-
dressed lumber (board and framing) at
INV mill near Kingstree, for sale at the
lowest price for good material. See or
write me for further information, etc.
+. 81. HODGE.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-22
Painfully Frank.

The caller didn't look it, but she
declared to little Clorinda that she
dearly loved children. It may be
that she said so because she heard
the distant swish of the skirts OF
Clorinda's mamma; but, whatever
the cause, she repeated it urgingly.
Then, as the small lady with the pet
cat made no move to answer her in
vitation to come and make friends,
she asked, "Why is it that you love
your kitty better, than me, dearie p
And Clorinda's mamma entered
the room with an i'll concealed smile
as she heard her daughter answer,
"'Cause she purrs as if she meant
IT,"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-22
Registration Notice.

The office of the Supervisor of Reg
istration will be open on the LIST Mon
day in each month for the purpose of
registering any person who is quail.
fed as follows:
Who shall have been q resident OF
the State for two years, and Of the
county one year, and Of the polling pre-.
cinct in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day Of
election, and shall have paid, si1
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section Of the constitu-
tion of 1896 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has paid
ali taxes collectible on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars OF
more. d A MEYER,
Clerk of Board.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-22
Fishing For Plumber.

A visitor to one of the hotels at
Peking was awakened during the
night by the noise caused by the
fall of a roll of paper. Getting out
of bed, he saw with astonishment a
pole, to which were attached a fish
ing line and hook, moving about the
room, collecting various. objects and
removing them through the win
dow. Upon going downstairs he was
heard by the burglarious Chinaman
outside to whom the rod belonged
and who escaped, leaving his fishing
line behind him.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-22
Bulk With Beauty.

In a certain office the manager
was about to be married. The staff
raised fund to buy a wedding
present. The total amounted to
something like $50.
"What we want to do" said the
collectst of the sum, "is to get the
chief a present that will make the
most show for the money-some-
thing that will spread out and show
up strong. Anybody got any sug-
gestions"
'Buy him $50 worth of rice
said the vice president, "and boil
itw-Saturday Evening Post.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-22
;nvIeorating to the Pale and SickIy

The Old Standard general STRENGTHENING tonic.
ccoyE's TAsrELEss chill TONIC, drives out
Maiafia erfiches the blood and builds the sys'
TEN. A true tonic. For aduits and children. s0e
The Press., 1915-11-10
Your "Funny Bone"

When you bump your nose or chin
you bump the flesh and bone and not
a nerve. Consequently you feel SEN
sation of pain just where the blow was
struck. If you strike the point Of your
elbow it will be just the same. It's
only when you strike that little hollow
between the big central bone Of the ell
bow and the little inside bone that the
tickling, tingling sensation is felt. In
the little hollow you strike one of the
large trunk nerves that spring between
the vertebra at the base of the neck
and run through the arm to the wrist.
In the hollow of the elbow the nerve
lies over a bone. When you strike that
spot you feel Il tingling sensation which
isn't exactly funny. but because il
tickles the bone is called the funny
bone. Journal.
The Press., 1915-11-10
SOMERS.

E. Mrs. Luman E. Emo has been v isit.
ing in Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Burdiok of
Chicopee Falls were week end guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ell. M eager.
Miss Mabel Kingsbury of New
Britain has been recent guest in
the home of Mrs. Clifton M. Ellis.
Mr. and Mrs M. j. Worthington
have had as guest their daughter,
Miss Nettie Worthington of Water
Vile.
Word has been received by Mr..
Fred l.. Wood of the death, October
81, of his brother.in- law, Orrin Ed
ward Pease in Texas Mr.. Pease was
born in Somers, in the ninth district,
but lived for good many years in
Springfield, going to Texas to MAKE
his home with his daughter after
the death of his wife few years ago.
Two cousins live in this place, Hiss
Roena Sexton and William g. Pease. !
The annual banquet of the Brother
hood of the Congregational church
will be held in Piedmont hall, Thurs.
day evening at Z. 80 O'Clock. The
Ladies' Aid souiety will serve the
supper. The speakers expected and
their subjects are as follows: ''Our
Community" E W. Avery, Somers.;
"Our Country Communities, Rev
Joseph Sullivan, Hampden; 'Our
Country" Lester H. Baker, Somels
"Our World Community, Rev
Reuben Goddard, pastor of Faith
church, Springfield. A male quartet
will furnish music .
The Press., 1915-11-10
MANSFIELD.


Mrs. John Washburn from -Pennsyi-
vania is visiting her mother, Mrs. j. B.
Morrow. ~
Mrs. A, Robinson spent few DAYS
last week with her son and family in
Rockville
Wilfred Burdick of Chaplin is working
for his brother, A T. Burdick, at Ter
race farm.
Ed. Connors of Holyoke, Mass. spent
Monday with Mrs. Frances Newcumb
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Russ and son,
George and Miss Mary Warren of Mount
Hope, visited at Hillside cottage Thurs
day afternoon. @e=
Recent guests at B. G. Hallock's were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. T. Mills of Spring
field, Mass, Mrs. Ellen Bardwell, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hawthorne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis N. King and Stanley King of
Hazardville. =,
James Rhoades and Miss Ada Lewis
ton of Tolland were entertained at din.
ner Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. l. F. Will
cox. In the afternoon they accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox to Wilt
mantle where they called ON B. S. Phil
lips at st. Joseph's Hospital, where he
is still confined after undergoing an oper-
alton two weeks ago.