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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-29
COMMERCIAL SLAVERY"
R0USES GERMAN IRE
[By Associated Pressl

BERLIN, Germany.-German COM
mercial organizations are making a
strenuous protest against form of
commercial slavery" which they say
is beginning to make itself known,
Most business firms, since the begin
ming of The war, have voluntarily paid
to the relatives of employees called
into the army a portion of such en-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-29

The r. P. Hazard Company. shoe
manufacturers at Gardiner. Me-. an.
ncunced a 10 per cent increase in
wages affecting 1000 employees.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-29

A portable vacuum cleaner of Eng
lish invention can be used as seat,
table. cabinet. music stool or pedestal
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-29

When he had called before he had not only been given
nent but had even been sent away with ceremony.
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-09-16

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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-09-16

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The Raymer enterprise., 1916-10-26

to escort his visitor to the bank
vaults.
BE SO good, Mr.. Wells, as to show
our clients that our vaults are not
made OF tissue paper"
This the attendant took much pride
in doing.
The array OF defensive measures,
puzzling as ii was to the younger mem
bers Of the party, served ID bring a
sense Of assurance to Enueh Golden
himself.
A certain one-armed criminal, new
ertheless, was at that precise loLIeat
very busily engaged in preparing for
his assault On this Gibraltar of gold
so proudly regarded as impregnable.
Two wnTkmen in the uniform OF Cen
eral Electric employees, exploring a
section Of abandoned cabls gallery,
were husily engaged in charging a
wire conduit which net this gallery at
right angles. There, by means of an
electric mining drill, they burrowed
like two mdles deep beneath the level
of the street along which the traffic
Of great city SO ceaselessly ebbed and
flowed. From a manhcle opening into
this gallery was quietly passed huge
cylinder OF iron capped by drum Of
zinc having a hinged cover. The two
subterranean workers had been
warned to handle the cylinder with the
utmost care. And this they did, know
ing full well that its weight was due
to the fact OF its being tightly packed
with high explosive.
Legar himself, in the meantime, hav-
ing clothed a number OF his henchmen
in uniforms and caps bearing the in
scription Western National Bank" d..
rected his attention to the much more
critical task Of tracing the signature,
Henry H. Stonington, on typewriter
sheet bearing the embossed imprint
of the Third National.
His next move, once he had received
report that his two gallery workers
had fitted their massive cylinder In the
wire conduit and pushed It gently but
firmly into the uttermost recesses of
that conduit by means of q jointed
bamboo pole, was to verify the time
at which the detonating clock had
been set. advise his colleagues, and
take up his position In the window of
building commanding view Of the
great granite-bastioned bank itself.
He consulted his watch from time
to time, with his eyes always going
hurgrily back to the heavy.pillared
back entrance itself.
in one minute" he announced
they'll get dose of the mediciae they
gave lis this morning. again be
looked at his watch
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rtedly summoned for q conference.
Il tell you. sibley." said the man Of
millions. something has to be done.
and done soon. I'm surrounded by enc
mics ! can't run down, enemies l can't
even understand. In the first place.
there's this man in a mask stalking
through my house and pinning threats
to my doorpanels. Then"
walt" cut In the man of law. did
anyone actually see this man Of the
mask?"
Yes, Wilson. my butler, came face
to face with him as he stepped out OF
passageway. Then. when my secre-
tary. Manley, started in pursuit Of the
intruder, instead OF finding a stranger
in this fool mask, he found his way
blocked by a girl. a girl In a cloak,
who seemed to come there out of thin
air. And that girl. sir. turned out
to be my own daughter, my own
daughter in some miraculous way res
cued from Legar."
Brought there by the man In the
mask"
Yes, brought there by him. So
she asserts. Yet this stranger, who
brings me back the one thing precious
in my life, on the same day assumes
TO criticize my conduct and threatens
IN rob mn ~
But that threat, as I've already
pointed out, is foolish. Your money
has all the protection that steel and
civilization can surround 1t with. 1t
lies In the vaults OF the Third National
bank"
But tell you | am surrounded by
enemies, by unknown enemies OF great
skill and daring. That has already
been proved. And while they can
never make me cover, they have at
least made me cauti ,us"
4 guess we'd better all go down to
the Third National and make sure
they're not putting their gold and
notes out on the windowsIlls for the
first crook that comes along to carry
off," said the lawyer.
President Stonington OF the Third
National received them In his private
Office and learned from Sibley the
reason Of his visit. That official, in
fact. was an active sharer In the incre-
dulity Of the old lawyer. He quietly
touched bell, sent for uniformed at
tendant and instructed that attendant
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-10-26
SYNOPSIS.

On WIndward island Palldor intrigues
Mrs Golden into an appearance OF evil
which causes Golden TO capture and tor
ture tho Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori opens the
dyke gates and floods the island and In
the general rush to escape the Hood Kid
maps Goldens sir-year-old daughter Mar
CORY. Twelve years later in New York a
Masked One calling himself the Hammer
Of God" rescues an eighteen-yelr old girl
from the cadet CAsayaHti. to whom jules
Lsgar has delivered her. and takes her to
the home OF Euuch Golden, millionaire
whence she Ia recap,ured by Legar Legsr
and Stein are discovered by MaRey. Col
denis secretary, setting fire to Gnlden's
buildings. but escape, Margory's mother
fruitlessly impl0res EnoCh Golden 10
find their daughter. The Masked One
again takes Margory away from Legar.
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FOURTH EPISODE
THE NAME AND THE GAME

Legar had reason to feel well
pleased with his mornings work. De-
feated for the time being, in one quar-
ter, he promptly swung about apd
struck at another.
His attack, in this instance, was di.
rected at nothing less than Enoch
Goldeu's own home. There, effecting
an entrance through neglected coal
chute before even the servants were
astir, he had crept stealthily upward
until he found refuge in trunk room.
Through the door crack OF this trunk
room, however. he soon had the duhi-
Gus pleasure OF beholding figure quite
as stealthy az his own. a figure that
wore laughing mask and made its
way cautiously downward to the door
OF Enoeh Golden's study. On that door
the masked figure. before vanishing
as quietly as II had first appeared,
pinned an oblong paper. Stealing up
to II, Legar read:
Enoeh Golden: You have proved a
disappointment to me. Despite my
warnings, you still oppress the poor
and abuse your power. Your daugh-
ter has been saved from the clutches
Of Leaar. and at the proper time will
be produced. But that time will not
come until you have changed your
ways of life. So while still you have
the chance, do some good deed!
THE LAUGHING MASK.
Legar. having thoughtfully perused
this strange warning. promptly added
postscript:
As slight sign Of my disapproval,
! am appropriating your fifty thousand
dollars from the vaults Of the Third
National bank. fer which now take
occasion to thank you.
Ten minutes later Legar had made
his escape from the house and was
speeding southwark In his car. to con-
fer with his own men as to the ap-
preaching assault on Golden's wealth
In the Third National vaults.
The Laughing Mask himself, In the
meantime. was busy with his own en-
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terprise. He had rescued Margory
Golden from Legar, it was true, but
her conveyance to a place OF safety,
In open daylight, was a much more
difficult problem. In his extremity,
accordingly, he had to resort to those
expedients nearest at hand.
This led him down a secluded by.
way, where the powder shack Of con-
struetion company still stood half way
up wooden hillside. At the end Of
a tunnel piercing this hillside was a
timbered chamber for high explosives.
Guarded as II was with its double lock,
the Laughing Mask seemed an expert
in the manipulation of such obstacles,
since five minutes work with his
skeleton keys threw open that we'll.
hidden room. Once there. he even ven
tured to explore his surroundings and
take from their case certain small cylin-
ders incased In grease-stained paper.
He did not explain to the already over.
Susslsd 6fyt however. that these
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sulky grunt, one Of the newcomers son'
denly struck a match and held 1t close
to the white-bearded face, the hands
gripping the wheel quite as suddenly
relinquished their hold and fastened
themselves about the throat OF the
overinquisitive cargo sentry. Besafe
his companion, standing quite close TO
the bow Of the boat, could quite real
ize the meaning of the movement, the
two men beside the wheel we're writh-
ing and stamping and painting about
the narrow deck.
Fierce as that fight was, II was not
a prolonged one. For the white-beard-
ed man, despite his age. with one final
effort. succeeded in lifting his op-
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tenant, who had been requisitioned to
clear way through the crowd. For
this was not the intrusion Of mere Gu
riosity seekers. That much the cap
tain In charge OF the police lines
promptly discovered when he was on
the point of ordering both truck and
attendants out OF the f.rbidden terri
tory For the cool-eyed man in COM
mand of that truck had came well
armed for any such emergency. Into
the asst lnished hand of the police off,
cial he thrust an authoritatiye-looking
document from the president OF the
Third Natioral himself:
This letter Of introduction read:
To the Officials in Charge: Act
Ing on an emergency decision Of our
directors, ! herewith authorize the
agents of the Western National Bank
to take possession Of and remove the
contents Of Third National Bank vaults
to the vaults Ct the Western National.
As this decision was arrived at to
Illustrate any possible Interference
with our gold and collateral when %
obviously exposed, ! trust you will do
everything possible to expedite tho re-
roval Of this treasure to a place OF
safety.
Yours very truly,
JOHN ELIOT sToNlNGToN,
President.
At the same time that the police
captain, acting on this peremptory or
der, was clearing a path to the neigh.
borhood OF the still smoking vaults,
Enoch Golden, with Margory and Man.
ley at his side, was fighting to break
through these jealousy guarded fire
lines. And at the sight Of the motor
truck aad the Western National at
tendants his antics became even more
frenzied than before.
i tell you I've got to get In there!"
he shouted to the apathetic patrolman
hclding him back.
Yes" agreed the patrolman, "of
course you'd like to get In there"
But | tell ycu I'm Enoch Golden" /"
was the financier's frantic cry.
II don't care II you're the president
o. the United States" was the retort.
You stay out"
1t was young Manley himself, who,
watching his chance, suddenly slipped
in through the lines and gained the
side Of the busy captain before he
could be stopped. For already the
work Of removing the vault contents
was under way"
You've got to keep this gold from
going out" the young man cried into
the face OF the somewhat astounded
captain.
"Who are you," demanded that on,
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A sudden thud and roar Of sound
cut OF all smaller sounds. Then came
the cries Of terror-stricken human be-
ings, shrin calls for help, hoarse
shouts from stalwart figures In uni
forms, and the sudden shrill Of q po-
liceman's whistle. The clamor and
tumult of the streets rose above the
quick and ever-nearing throb Of en-
gine bells. the gongs Of ambulanees.
the rattle of iron-tired patrol wagons
pounding over car rails, the shouts of
bluecoated patrolmen already forming
their cordon around the dustcrowned
ruins.
"Ffre!" was the cry that filed the
canyon! The buildings On fre!"
And It was then that Legar re-
placed his watch in his pocket, and
tossing aside the field glasses through
which he had been viewing the street,
showed that he was once more him.
self.
"Now's the time, men," he an
nounced to his followers, ito get ready
for work."
The Bitter Bitten.
Tho news of the Third National
bank outrage soon spread through the
city. And as the resultant fire grew
In intensity the crowd In the neighbor-
hood grew In volume. Police reserves,
marshaled by stalwart and stern
faced captain, had already estab-
lished their fire lines and still fought
back the overcurious that trampled
the long scorpions of black hose and
kept edging and shouldering ever
closer to the scene of the great catas-
trophe.
There was no relaxing Of vigilance,
in fact, when the limousine OF Enoch
Golden himself came throbbing and
crawling through that densely packed
mob of human beings, Golden himself,
alighting from that car. pleaded and
stormed in vain with the inexorable
officials confronting him. And while
he still frenziedly argued and demand
ed hearing with the officers in
charge, second vehicle made its way
towards the still smoldering ruins.
This second vehicle was a motor
truck on which was mounted not only
number Of men in the uniform OF
bank attendants. but also police lieu
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The Secret Attack.

Enoch Golden was no longer a con.
temptuously Indifferent man az he
faced his attorney. John siblsy, hur-
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uaaIct icaShSa TIC udllh, lOllJNlub ING
warning already sent On from head
quarters, an empty vault lay amid the
smoking ruins and Legar's galleon on
wheels. loaded to the brink with its
stolen gold, had slipped away unchal-
lenged through the darkness and all
trace Of 1t had been lost.
The objective OF that wheeled gal
leon, however, seemed to have been
nicely appreciated by Oyster joe, quiet
ly smoking on the deck Of an extremely
powerful-engined but extremely dirty
launch moored in the shadow Of q
wharf. That worthy, indeed, showed
a marked preference for gloom, since
neither his cabin nor his deck lamps
were alight. Equally without light
was the numbering truck which
crawled cautiously down to the lip of
the wharf. where, after an exchange
of quiet whistled signals. number Of
vaguely outlined figures set about lift
ing a pile Of small bvt sturdy canvas
sacks and boxes from the motor truck
to the waiting launch. This was done
in utter silence. The moment the
transfer had been completed the
launch slipped out from the wharf
shadow.
Morose as seemed the man steering
4 kA.k l., ~ L.
had been ordered aboard his craft,
after 1t had been so silently and quick
ly loaded, occupied much Of his at
tention. 1t was soon plain. however,
that he had small wish for converse
tion with them. When, after three
miles Of silent travel. during which the
whitebearded man at the wheel had
responded with nothing mors than ,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-13

Paving Choppers Class
Auto With SteamrOller

oil over the surface. The tires
of countless automobiles have
done the rest.
Digging up the center of Pa
cific avenue for the new car line,
is just as hard work as tearing up
pavement. The earth has packed
into a smooth, compact surface
that would put many brands OF
patented paving to shame. The
surface has been packed more
than a foot into the ground! The
laborers are using crowbars TO
lift the caked hardpan surface up
in chunks. They are threatening
to use dynamite, If the rest OF the
job progresses as slowly as 1t did
Monday.
A mile of this automobile
made pavement will be torn up,
and the machines will have to
commence all over again to build
new hard surfaces on either side
of the new car line. The extern
sion runs to 46th street, in con-
formity to a franchise granted the
7. r. & p. last winter.
Pacific avenue is not the only
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-13
HILLSBORO
ACCUSED IS
CONFIDENT
tUnited Pres. Leased Wire,


HILLSBORO, Ore. Sept. 10
With his murder trial drawing to
a close, Bennett Thompson ap-
peared confident of acqlittal to-
day. He chewed gum and winked
at friends in court, manifesting
slight interest in the proceedings.
The prosecution had a few wit
nesses to call in rebuttal, mostly
for the purpose of attacking the
alibi which Thompson estab-
lished.
Although the defense has
shown that Thompson was at
home a few hours before Mrs.
Helen Jennings and Fred Rist-
man were killed. and few hours
afterward. the state contends
there is considerable time unac-
counted for and that therefore
the alibi is faulty.
One of the most damaging bits
of evidence remaining against the
accused Is a bloodstain on the in
side OF his coat sleeve.
He has not entirely explained
it away, and District Attorney
Tongue will tell the jury the
blood came there when, he al
leges, Thompson killed Mrs. Jen-
nings with a maui and cracked
Ristman's skull with hammer
to keep him from telling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-13
By E. A. Peters

Ever since w. w. Pickerill
brought the first "horseless car
riage" to Tacoma 10 years ago.
new uses for the motor driven
vehicles have been continually
popping up.
But 1t wasn't until Monday.
when a gang OF workmen began
construction for the extension OF
Pacific avenues car line to 46th
street, that Tacomans learned the
newest faculty OF the mtotor car.
These workmen, armed with
picks, crowbars, sledges and
plenty OF Drawn, discovered that
an automobile is as good at build
ing pavements as the much abused
steam roller.
Like Patent Paving.
1t was 10 years ago that auro-
mobiles first began carrying sight
seers to Mt. Tacoma. All cars went
by way OF Pacific avenue. Gradu-
ally the travel increased, and the
mountain boulevard was improv-
ed. Earth was scattered over Pa
cific avenue, and the city spread
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-13
Accident On
the Subway

URited Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Will-
lam Schumacher, track walker EN-
ployed by the marlborough rail-
way, against which a strike was
declared on the subway and ele-
waited lines, reported to the police
that he found a package of blast
ing dynamite on the subway rails
in Brooklyn early today.
Three persons were injured
when a Third avenue car, which
police said was in charge OF
strikebreakers, ran into a closed
switch today and jumped the
track.
The dispute between the car
employees and the traction COM
panies had reaeher a complete
deadlock. President Shonts of
the marlborough and President
Whiteridge of the Third avenue
lines served notice that they
would not consent to arbitration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-13

street where street car workers
are active. During the past week
crew of track layers has been
busy on the Tacoma avenue fill,
with the result that one set of
rails has been completed from
Delin street across to JEFF
ferson avenue, anu a second set
is practically finished.
Has Until Jan. 4.
Curved connections between
the South Tacoma and Center
street lines will be put in this
week. And within fortnight,
according to plans of the street
car company, South Tacoma cars
Will be running direct to the city
by way of the Tacoma avenue fill
and jefferson avenue. Rails have
been re-laid on Jefferson to ae-
eommodate the heavier style of
cars. When the new cutoff is in
operation, it will mean that south
enders will have at least five min
utes cut from their daily ride to
and from the city.
Manager Bean has until Jan. 1
to get the Pacific avenue extern
sion in operation. Cars will be
running to 46th street much soon
er than that. The job will take
not more than two months, and as
fast as the track is laid. Pacific
avenue cars will he run to the
new terminals.
1t will open a mile of country
on either side of the avenue
which has lain dormant for years
because of lack of street car facil-
tiles.
And no one seems to begrudge
the fact that the construction
means that a mile of perfectly
good pavement, built by the tires
and weight of thousands of auto
mobiles, is being destroyed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-13
WHO CAN SOLVE THIS
VITAL PROBLEM FROM
1.-THE BOOK OF LIFE"'

Dear Cynthia Grey: l
have hitherto remained ST.
lent during the discussion
of family affairs. but now
feel Il would be well to
state my case.
! have n good husband
the best In the world. He
gives me everything a wom-
ans heart can desire. We
have a beautiful home and
move In good social circles.
We have an independent in
come; we take long motor
journeys together every
summer. But i'm spite of IL
all we are not happy.
Our home lacks the one
thing necdful to make IL
complete--a child of our
own. We have no spiritual
bond of union, and | fear we
shall grow apart. My hus-
band. too, feels the want,
and frets over our lOneii-
ness.
The tension is too great;
something must give way. l
fOresee danger to him, and
also to myself, from outside
attractions. In his present
frame of mind such an at
traction would prove fatal to
our home. | do not hesitate
to say that I'm my own pres
ent frame of mind. the whis-
perings of an affinity would
appeal strongly to me. The
whole situation, both in my
husbands and i'm my own, Is
full OF possible complications.
u We have talked frankly to
each other on the subject.
We adopted a little boy Of 2
years, to whom we are de-
voted. To occupy our atten-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-13
BIG TREES
NOW SAFE


SAN JOSE, Cal, Sept. 10. -
The famous redwoods of the Big
Basin-$15,OO0,0OO worth of vir-
gin timber-are believed to have
been saved from the fire which
has swept the slopes of the Santa
Cruz mountains for three days.
Early today a little band of
men, wearied by 80 hours of al
most uninterrupted fire fight
made a desperate and apparently
successful stand against the
flames which since Sunday have
been burning over miles of brush
towards the heavily wooded ridge
which runs like powder train
towards the edge of the great red
wood forest. They believe the
fight has been won.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-13
u. s. WANTS MORE
JAP INFORMATION

United Press Leased WtreD
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 13.
the assurances yester
day from the japanese foreign
minister, the state department is
awaiting further advices from the
American diplomats at Toxic and
Pekin before arriving at a conclu.
sion as to whether Japan's de-
mands on China infringe on the
sovereignty of that country and
upon American rights there.
The former. vagueness regard
ing the demand that japan be
given police rights in South Man
churia and Eastern Mongolia has
been favorably cleared up by the
statement Of the Japanese foreign
office.