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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
SECOND EPISODE
The House Of Unhapplness.

Enoch Golden. with all his millions,
was hard man. Those closest to him
contended that he had experienced
much TO make him hard.
The one person who stood in any
way intimately and personally con.
nected with Golden was his young pri-
yate secretary, David Manley. For
. young Manley, often enough known to
his ASSOCIATES as 'Davie." was both
incofrigibly youthful and engagingly
irresponsible. Golden, oddly enough.
secretly liked this youth for his fool
ishness.
Golden smiled little as he stepped
into his massiyely furnished library
and found young Manley curled up
in one OF the great leather chairs
intently working over pocket
camera and quite Obvious OF the tele-
phone bell shrilling from the rosewood
desk beside him. Golden, as he seated
himself at this desk and curtly an.
swered the phone call, blinked with
mock disspproVal at the youth bent
over the camera.
IL was not until he heard Golden's
great fist smite the rosewood desktop
that Manley looked up The man OF
millions was frowning over the letter
still in his hand,
The condition OF these tenements
is shameful Times are hard. and
many, we find, are out OF work. II you
insist on raising the rents. as you
threaten, our settlement workers claim
that hundreds OF the poor will have
to leave their homes. So. for the sake
Of the mothers and children alone,
implore you TO reconsider your earlier
decision.
Sincerely
AMOS SCHOFlELD ID. ID.
THE foolsl" said Golden aloud.
They know as much about business
Manley, as you know about bond is
sues Not raise my own rents! |
guess Enoch Golden still knows enough
4 20 run his own business
He stopped and looked at Manley
What's that gim-crack you're vast
ing your time on? ?" he demanded
"Gim-crack? laughed Manley It's
tho neatest thing IN cameras that ever
came into America. That's a new
Swiss telescope lens I've just been ad-
Iusting TO H. Take a snap OF flea
biting your ear eighty PAGES away!
And your income on those tenements,
by the way, amounts 20 an annual re.
turn OF just AZ per cent OF the capital
invested"
But Golden's patience was exhaust
ID. Get out OF herel" was his brusque
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
SYNOPSIS.

On Windward island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance OF evil
which causes Golden 10 capture and tor
ture the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand Palldora opens the
dyke gates and floods the island and In
the general rush 20 escape the Hood KID
maps GOlden's siN-year-old daughter Mar
CORY. Twelve years later ia New York
one calling himself "the Hammer OF
God" rescues an eighteen year-old girl
from the cadet Casavanti, TO whom Jules
Iegar had delivered her.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13

Grounds. Ny
the door refused TO close Before that
body could be dragged 90 one side.
the lieutenant and his men were in
through the door, welding night
sticks and flashing firearms.
II was Manley himself who caught
up chair and brought IL crashing
down on "A strangely complicated mech
anism standing squarely in the light
OF the Tower window
But Legar himself had not been
idle. Al the first wild charge into his
tower room. the master criminal had
dropped crouching behind "A work.
table. darted across to his parcel
chute and there touched "A hidden
spring The next moment the chuto
stood open and Legar was descend.
ing like pummet to the floor below.
But not before Manley had caught
sight OF his vanishing head aud start
ed in pursuit
Manley was Joined minute later by
the police In the meantime tegar
had escaped % tho street by way OF
the fire escape
He hailed a taxicab and hurried
eastward TO the Owls Nest. Two
minutes after Legar went rocking and
swerving eastward he was followed
by stranger in second cab This
stranger drove straight TO the water
front. two blocks TO the north. dis
missed his taxi, and earnestly con.
ferred with roughly-dressed long.
shoreman. who later rounded the slip
in rowboat and took tho stranger
aboard
Legar, IN his quarters beneath the
owls Nest. was in anything but an
amiable mood lie stared about at
his coterie OF unsayory coufoderates.
A CLEAN OF triumph showed la his
narrowing eyes az he spied a white
faced girl in chair near tho fireplace.
SO we've got you back little one?"
he Knocked
She WINGED az he wheeled her
roughly about. but remained silent.
A sleepy-eyed parrot. standing on
It's perch beside the empty fireplace.
stirred uneasily at Legars rough
movements The girl. rising slowly
from her chair. stared into Legars
evil face.
What are you going to do with
me?" she demanded.
I.egar laughed
You won't be asking questions
about g. when you find out"
Courage little one. courago!" said
a low yet distinct voice.
Legar. at the sound, wheeled sud.
denly about
who taught that damned bird TO
talk" he demanded There was a
stir Of uneasiness about tho room.
why. cap. that parrot can't talk"
declared the tremuIous coke-snuffer
at the end OF tho table. 20 never
could talk,
Then who said Courage" called
out the rate master criminal.
Il did said the same distinct yet
ghostly voice And bad that wido
eyed group stared closer into the fre-
place. instead OF at the silent and
motionless bird on its perch, they
might have noticed where a small
stone. little bigger than a mans hand.
had been worked loose and lifted
away from the heavy wall separating
that unseen watcher from the room
into which he had been peerlng.
Yet that stone was once more in
place before Legar and hts worthless
peered. squirting eyed. about the
smoke stained masonry Only. tho
hands or the girl. sitting silent and
thoughtful In aer chair. we're no long
or trembling The covering look had
faded from her eyes For 10 her that
voice had not seemed ~ altogether
unfamiliar one.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13

studying his desktop Then with his
grim mouth fixed he crossed TO the
rear door and opened it, stepping out
into the hall and peremptorily called
for his butler as he did SO,
Manley. returning from his errand
at the same moment stepped into the
room from another door. lie stared at
the girl as he stopped To pick up his
pocket camera
"Who are you?" he pertly inquired
as Golden re-entered the room.
But his eyes. the next moment were
on neither Golden nor the girl. His
gaze passed beyond those two strange
~ diverse figures 10 yet a third. the
crouching figure OF an eaVesdropper
clinging TO the wistaria vines that
framed the huge window on the far
side OF tho room.
Marley, crossing the room on the
run took the window. glass and all, in
one leap lie landed on a hydrangea
bush even as the burly eayesdropper
dropped to the grass beside him. The
next moment the two men clinched
The fight was an uneven one, but
Manley stuck 20 his man He stuck
10 him until that worthy, with sud.
den blow OF the Jaw. sent the 1.-the
bodied young secretary staggering to
the ground.
Before Manley could recover him
self. the mysterious eavesdropper
broke away. yaulted to the street and
signaled TO a waiting automobile.
Then Manley's senses came back TO
him, and rolling over into the open
road way. he took the camera from his
pocket and held II between him and
the disappearing touring car. lie
pressed the spring, knowing that
his telescope lens would carry to the
waiting ilm the secret or that mys-
FERROUS cars license number
The Arrows Of connsarstion.
Jules Legar. IN his role as a master
of underworld activities, was both
adroit in his engagement OF the sery-
ices OF others and panstaking in the
preparation or the field wherein they
should labor. Like the humble weasel
he held that every warren should have
both an exit and an entrance.
SO when l.egar and his scientific
friend, Dr Herman Stein, engaged
their triplsnoor Office suite at the top
OF the Central Tower building. they In.
sisted on certain structural altera
tons In those Offices. Not only was
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
SMALL CANNON FOR POCKET
Deadly Weapon of War That May Be
Readily Concealed is Z New
Invention.

The smallest breech-loading cannon
in the world is now being made for
pocket use. 1t is not toy, but takes
a .22-caliber rim-fire cartridge and fires
bullet that would intlict a nasty
wound at close range.
1t is in the form of pocket knife,
no larger than the usual knife, and has
two blades of fine steel. But at one
end is q hole. Anyone asked to eX-
anime the article and say what it is
will be most likely to guess that 1t Is
some new-fangled pencil sharpener or
cigar cutter.
In the end Of the knife is q steel
block that turns out on a swivel, being
held by spring that is released with
the thumb nail and reveals a hole
straight through the block. The car
fridge is inserted at the base Of this
hole, the block is swung back into
place, the trigger on the side is
opened thus cooking the pistol, which
is now ready to fire. 1t is held in the
hand and the trigger pressed down
with the thumb.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
HARD TO GET STARTED
EDDIE cIcoTTE HAD MUCH TRoU.
BILE IN LANDING IN MAJORS.
Famous "KnuckIe" Ball Artist Was
Ambitious to Play With Detroit
Tigers-Made Reputation in
Western League Circuit.

Eddie Cicotte, the famous slab artist
of the White Sox, had his full share
of ups and downs before he finally
succeeded in breaking into the majors
to stay awhile. "Knuckles" was born
in Detroit 80 years ago and it was
the ambition of his youth to land a
job with the Tigers of his native city,
but he didn't succeed. After making
name for himself with semipro clubs
in Detroit and with the Calumet club,
Eddie was given a tryout by the
Striped Cats, but Bill Armour, after
looking over Cicotte's wares, sent him
off to Augusta, Ga. Having won 10
games to nine lost in the Sal circuit,
Eddie was recalled to Detroit in Au-
gust, but was released to Indianapolis
the following season. He had but a
brief stay in Hoosierdom and was then
turned over to Des Moines, winning
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pose of lighting cigars, holding the
paper in his hand until it burnt to
ashes. Then he raised his eyes to
Prince Leopold, who evidently had
been waiting for some statement. But
Mackensen remained silent.
"'You did not answer the last Ques-
ton of the emperor remarked the
prince at last.
az did not slowly retorted Mack
ensen, frowning.
at seemed that the Austrian gen.
erals present knew what the question
was, because they all became anxious
" attentive and regarded each other
with an air of distress. At last, paus-
ing at each syllable, the field marshal
replied:
because am too old and because
/ have my reputation as soldier, I am
not going to answer anything
"All sat quiet and depressed. Prince
Leopold grasped his throat as If II
was difficult to breathe. One of the
generals, after a pause, asked with
what power the field marshal had been
invested.
General Won Hindenburg and my
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Is games and losing half as many.
At the close of the Western league
season Eddie was recalled by the Tig-
ers, but was sent back to the West
ern in 1907, landing with the Lin
coin club. 1t was while twirling in
Bill Bryan's town that Eddie made a
reputation that insured a major league
berth. He won % games and lost only
ten for the Nebraska capital, and the
Red Sox nabbed him. He remained
with the Bostonians until the middle
of the 1912 season, making a good
record, when he was transferred to
the COmiskey clan.
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NO PRIVATE DRESSING ROOM
Manager Mathewson of Cincinnati Sc
Iects Locker in Main Room With
Other Players.

Christy Mathewson had just signed
his contract as manager Of the Reds.
His next move was to visit the club
house in the Cincinnati park. The
trainer, Doc Hoskins, acting as pilot
to the old master, paused in his march
to explain.
"There's the managers private
dressing room and Office" he said.
opening the door of the quarters which
had been sacred to Herzog.
"Never mind that room, Doc" Matty
quickly replied. II shan't need It,
Just give me a locker out in the main
room with the rest of the boys. I'm
a player and I want to be with the
other players"
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MUST PLAY TO WIN REMNANT
Many People Outside of Washington
Would Like to See Championship
Team in That City.

A good many people outside OF
Washington would be glad to see the
baseball team from that city win
pennant. Washington is one of the
oldest baseball towns in the United
States. 1t has had a team for time
immemorial and it has never yet
shown in front. 1t would seem that
the time spent in the national pastime
and the loyalty Of the people back OF
the team ought almost to be enough
to warrant a pennant for that city,
saws Milwaukee Sentinel. Unfor-
tunately, perhaps, remnants have to
be won in other ways.
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SELF answered Mackensen, are the
two hands of Emperor William, and
our action is dictated solely by the
head of the kaiser. We are not limit
ed in any other way
Sat the conclusion Of the official de-
alterations Mackensen frankly told the
Austrian generals it was in their in
terests to obey the German general
staff.
eff you have failed to defend your
country from INVASION said he, you
should at least obey those who have
already saved YOU
"When the Austrians had left, Mack
ensen remarked Of the Austrian COM
manders:
"'In the discussion Of plans every
one of them is a Machiavelli, but
when it comes to the execution they
have but straw minds and hands of
clay
"At the second council Of war Mack
ensen acted as the complete master.
He frankly said number of the high
err Austrian generals would be re-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
JEFF TESREAU'S FIRST GAME
Catcher Gave Signals Without Any At
tempt to Conceal Then-Browns
Hit Him Hard.

"The first time I ever saw profess
sional ball team" said Jeff Tesreau,
twas when the Browns came down to
Fredericksburg, Mo-, to play an anna
teur team for which pitched, in 1907.
They beat us &c to 6.
Later when I was in the Interna-
tional league. Joe Yeager, formerly
with the Browns and then with Mon
treal, recognized me as the kid who
had pitched against st. Louis that
day.
"Did you know the reason we hit
you so hard?' he asked.
"'No,' replied.
"Why, your catcher gave his sig
nails without attempting to conceal
them, and they were as plain as day
to us. All the batters knew what to
expect, and we were almost ashamed
to beat you that way"
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Liberates Raccoons.

Media, Pa.-Deputy Sheriff William
M. Mathues has liberated in the coun-
try a dozen pairs of mated young rae
coons for breeders. Mr.. Mathues pur-
chased the animals In Tennessee and
had them shipped here at his own ex-
pense in the hope of increasing the
hunting in the county. He has Or
dered as many more, and hopes to get
them shortly.
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dragging sensation across my loins,
difficulty in collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
ness of breath. Dodds Kidney Pills
have cured me of these complaints.
You are at liberty to publish this let
ter for the benefit of any sufferer who
doubts the merit CT Dodds Kidney
Pills."
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
soc. per boX.-Adv. e.
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JOHNSON TO TEST SPITBALL
American League Batters Hoping He
Doesn't Employ Moist Delivery
as Regular Thing.

Walter Johnson is cultivating spit
ball, according to his catcher, Eddie
Ainsmith.
American league batters are hoping
the speed king doesn't employ the
moist delivery as a regular thing for,
if he ever gains control, there'll not be
an unhinged spine in the league in
three months.
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BYRON'S QUICK TONGUE

Bill Byron, the National league
umpire, has a quick tongue. He
was accosted by a fan after a
recent game between the Card
inals and Dodgers, and the fan
remarked:
"Bill, I think you missed a de-
cision on Daubert in the second
inning"
"Well, perhaps I did," replied
the singing arbiter, 'but in the
course of a year I make about
100000 decisions in umpiring 154
games, and if miss only one in
a game I'm a great umpire"
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Bees in Express Shipment.

Cynthiana, Ky.-A stack of bee
gums at the Adams Express office In
this city furnished a made-to-order,
up-to-date home for a swarm of bees
that happened to be passing over Mon
day. The swarm swept across lots
from beyond the stock pens and. dis
covering the bee-gums at the express
office. at once took possession. Now
the party to whom the gums were
shipped will have the qualification OF
finding one of them already loaded
day. The swarm swept across lots
with busy workers, who will no doubt
have a nice lot Of honey in stock for
him.
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HASBROOK GOOD AS PITCHER
Former Muscatine Star infielder
Proves Successful as TWIrler
Against Cedar Rapids.

Ziggey Hasbrook, the star infielder
of the Muscatine Central association
club, who was purchased by the chi
cago White Sox a few days ago, tried
his hand on the mound and proved
a success as a pitcher when he smut
out the Cedar Rapids club recently
in the second game of double header:
10 to O. Hasbrook took to the mounu
like a regular twirler and let his OPP
ponents down with one hit.
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Puzzlino Question.

The question might be raised: Can
a player under suspension in one
league be recalled by a club in another
league and go on playing, as in the
case of Satan Stutz of Milwaukee?
Stutz got into q row while playing
with Quincy in the Three-I and drew
suspension and while under the ban
Milwaukee called him In and put him
to work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

Pittsburgh" said
Larry Oh e n e y,
one Of Brooklyn's
star pitchers, the
other day. 81 have
n yer ha d a
curve, and every
player and mana.
ger in the majors
knows it.
II have always
depended on my
fast one-my spit
ter-and u S i ng
my head, but J
have lately been
working with a
curve, and think l
will fool a lot of
the wise boys.
81 took a chance
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
Sensation Of American League.

DIR. John Lavan, the diminutlve
shortstop of the Browns, is the SEN
sation of the American league TINS
wear in the fielding line. AS a hitter
he Is not much, his average being
around the 200 mark. Most OF his
hits come when they count.
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but nevertheless that the Braves probably largest
of + either major league.
Percy Haughton pulls down pnce salary president of the club
Of T.
of
championship
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is SAVED BY LIGHT SLEEPER
Woman Aroused by Means Calls for
Aid and Man Is Pulled Off Track
Just Before Train Comes.

Tarrytown. n. Y.-Beceuse Mrs. Ed
ward Pierson is light sleeper, Harry
Higgins, twenty-five years old, of New
York, is alive today. Mrs. Pierson has
been visiting her father, John Boney,
at Lyndhurst, the country seat OF Mr.
and Mrs. Finley ]. Shepard. The home
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Frank lsbell.

president of the Western league. Ru-
NOR has it that several of the club
owners of the league have already ex-
pressed a willingness to make him the
head Of the league.
Isbell has had years of experience
in the game, and is very popular.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
Iiuhtninu Kills Boy.

New York.-Joseph Harding, six
teen, was struck and instantly killed
BIZ a bolt of lightning while he was at
bat in a baseball game in Staten is
land. Frank Ferri, eleven, catcher,
was stunned, but will recover.
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refreshing. l felt
heavy and sleepy
after meals, was
always nervous
and tired, had a
bitter taste in my
mouth, was dizzy.
h a d fl o a t i n g
specks before my
eyes, was always
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
TODD MFG. CO. -
40, s22, s2s Ery Plss, Minneapolis, ninn.
s Tns; RADIATORS sfPAlas
Tenders, Hoods and Gas Tanks for kzS$sM ys <&
I'll purposes. Send us your leaky E&S< SsSsS
Radiator for repair. 49,
A Little Practice Cruise.

The Squire-Another air raid last
hight, George; bombs dropped in sew
eral districts and some damage done.
George-Lor', master! Now wuz it
done by them German fellers or would
that be our party Sketch.
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III LIlG HUI IIIIIIIlo
against Pittsburgh when Bob Harmon
was up, with two out, and we were
four runs to the good. 1 offered Bob
as nice a curve as you ever saw. He
came near making hit off me, but
McCarty made great play and retired
him. I'll try the experiment again"
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One Heroic Bridegroom.

New York.-Alfred De Mott, BRIDE
groom of day. jumped overheard
from a Hudson river steamer and res
cued his brides engagement ring,
which she had wrapped In handksr-
chief.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
BOOST FOR MANAGER ISBELL
Club Owners in Western League Elk
press Willingness to Make Him
Next President.

1t is reported around the local base
ball rialto that Frank 'IZzy" Isbell,
the former White Sox, now head Of
the Des Moines club of the Western
league, has been suggested as the next
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
Hard Hitting Pirates.

The general opinion around the Nae
tional league is that the Pirates now
have the hardest-hitting outf1eld In the
league, with Schultz and Hinehman as
regulars.
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Bob Bescher Improves,

Bob" Bescher has shown such Dig
Improvement In batting that Miller
higgins has placed him in lead OH po-
sition in the Cardinals batting array
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A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Mr.. F. G. Case of Welcome Lake.
Pa, writes: Il suffered with Back
ache and Kidney Trouble. My head
ached, my sleep was broken and I'M
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
ManinuIates Pitchers.

Pat" Moran, manager of the Phil
lies, is said to be the best manlpuia-
tor of pitchers in baseball.
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The Natural Process.

"What is the first step to take In
training q voice that gutturalT
"IIpYe 1t curbed."