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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-18
Liam s
Absolutely Removes
digestion. One package
proves i. 25c at all druggists
FAvoRs SUMMER BALL.
Bill carrisan Thinks College Season
Too Short

Too Short.
If summer baseball were allowed
at our eastern colleges. believe we
would be able to get better big league
recruits. The short time that college
players have to train and play ball in
Is a handicap II they were allowed
to play the whole summer through. we
could begin TO get more men Of the
calibre of Eddie and Ray Collins, Jack
Barry. Reulbach and score Of men
who broke into the major ranks some
few years ago.
pepIores Rules.
Such is the opinion Of Manager Bill
Carrigan, who deplores the strict eli
gibility rules that prevent good play
ers from continuing to indulge in the
national sport during the vacation
months. Bills opinion came in an
swer to the question as TO whether
timber SUCH as reports from certain
big league scouts had made him out
to be.
Il don't know said Manager Car
rfgan, for have never seen him play.
imagine from what l have heard
about him, that he must be pretty
good college player. He is one of the
men I referred to when said that
summer baseball would have developed
him and made him Of real professional
timber.
you know. just a few years ago
over at Harvard, they had one of the
finest college catchers that / have ever
looked at. This was Ned Currier. who
did not play after getting through at
Cambridge oven while he was at
Harvard he was favorably recon-
mended by several scouts, but he
could not be induced to take up the
game as a professional
While / do not class him with GER
tain star catchers who have since
broken into the game. am convinced
that had he played baseball at Holy
Cross, Notre Dame or any of the
schools where summer play is allowed,
he would have become one of the
greatest backstops that the game has
ever known.
60.
SEASON 100 snort
THE college baseball season Is all
too short They get their spring train
ing for the most part in a gym. and
after the weather allows. thew work
out on the college diamond. Then.
after the regular season commences
they play at the most only about 30
games. With the end of June their
work ends. and they are not allowed
to play for hotel or serni-pro teams
during the vacation season
.sTo my mind this Is a serious mis-
take. If it had not been for the fact
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-18

Now that the ST Louis Federals ana
St. Louis Americans have combined it
is likely that Manager Fielder Jones.
viii release Jack TilIman, who was
one OF the leading pitchers in the
Colonial league last season. Jones
has too many men to require Tillman
tad fhe Des Moines club of the West
ern league viii likely secure his
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-18

American automobile manufacture
ers are now facing one Of the most
critical situations in the history OF
international commerce. Not only
are they doing more business in this
country than ever before, but they
have been called upon to I'LL the de-
mand for automobiles and motor
trucks formerly supplied by three of
the worlds greatest manufacturing
and exporting nations, now embroiled
in the great war. The responsibility
put upon the automobile manufaetur-
ers of America involves more than a
mere matter of so many dollars profit.
1t means that American automobiles
and motor trucks are on trial before
the world, and upon the quality, price.
appearance and performance of these
articles depend to large extent the
future of American manufactures In
the export markets of the world.
Those countries which formerly
bought from the warning nations
have turned to the United States to
supply their needs in many lines
Many people have the mistaken idea
that most Of the foreign business
an examination OF the figures dis
closes the fact that this is but small
proportion of the export trade.
THE total of exports from this
country for the month Of October, for
instance, amounted to $334,038,473,
anu IN 4NONeluD6Ia u over SOVVsUVUsOVo
while the total Of all war material
shipped during the same period was
only $40,661, $50.
This foreign business combined
with the introduction of the Jeffery
Sedan has solved in our business one
of the most difficult problems met
in the manufacture of motor cars
the seasonal character of the demand
at the time when the American de-
mand for open cars begins to drop
off in the late fall. Countries in the
southern hemisphere, such as South
America, Australia, and South Africa,
are coming into the market with their
heaviest requirements for shipments.
This again acts to the advantage OF
the American manufacturer. 1t main
tains a demand for labor during the
season when men are most in need
of work"
During the first six days Of Decem-
Der, this year, for example, the JEFF
ferry company shipped more cars than
were shipped during the entire month
Of December a year ago. At the
present time. approximately 1900
men are employed in the factory as
compared to 1900 year ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-18

HThe Healer Of Skin Diseasesn
Relieves and quickly heals cold sores.
ehapped skin. frost bites. chiIblains. /
All druggists-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-06
The First Cost of Farming

TINE the United States estimated Sass an
compared SoSl years $3.50 three ago. and
years ago The reported the value of farm lands in 1910
in SISSY
All the best farming lands of the country are now in private owner
public lands
Alaska territory but only small proportion is suitable for agriculture
without the expenditure of capital
farming the obtaining of land has passed beyond
practical except for the with $4,000 $4,000
This which colonization BILL before the
labor committee of the house. is designed to remedy
purchase lands by the for colon
land the federal
5 who will
known "ren" in the of taxes to the state
important clause
permit for the parcel Of land shall be issued except
the by whom said land shall be actually used and occupied and
during which said land shall be used and occupied by said
person the designated heirs assigns thereof
perhaps YOU interested in farming and not deeply
reforms the poor You do not see how the Cos bill
affect you.
nevertheless for the cheaper the land the lower the cost of
farming the cheaper the farm produce and the lower the cost living for
everybody.
And it going to good deal more to your children
the has the
children tune the
this generation wise enough remedial legislation
bill is the first important attempt yet made in this direction
communicate with the chairman Of the
miee Hon Robert Washington D. G., with of
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"very we'll viii make my plans
accordingly
What do you propose TO dor"
That I cannot nay. at the mo
ment. think. however tina, | shall
frat try to mad out who IL ia tina,
smokes these Eold.,ipped cigar
cites" Hs drew the fragment OF
cigarette from his pocket and
placed II on the desk before him.
Mr. s,spiston gave Erunt
What are they. Erquislt-sT"
Yes, How did YOU know"
Thu banker laughed. Easy
enough Ny wife smokes them =
Duvall began mentally 60 check
Oft. in bis mind. the various per.
sous who might hay. used the ciE.
arctic before him. suddenly an idea
flashed into his head.
la Mary LanahAn In the house,
he inquired OF Stapleton.
Mr.. StAplston pressed button.
In few moments tho nurse had
been brought to tho room. She was
haggard with grief and fear.
Duvall BEGAN TO ask her mum.
Der Of apparently unlmportnnt qnes.
tons.
sh. answered them frankly
enough. ai,ho II was clear that she
was very III at ease.
Presently Duyall got up. and. call.
ine Mr.. stapleion to one side. asked
him to detain tho nurse IN tho II.
hrary for few moments He wish
cd to search her room.
The room was on the third floor
Duyall found Il. and went NJ once
to tho msntel. took from Il the two
small bottle shaped vases which
stood upon II and shook them Wig
orously A faint rattlinE sound
came from the second lie turned
IL upside down. and there tumhled
out quantity OF ashes and tho
butts % several partly smoked
cigarettes. lie replaced them in the
vase and returned 10 tho library.
When the woman had gone. he
turned 10 MIR stapleton.
ny the way. where IA your man
Francois. tonight"
He is visiting hts people. In the
suburbs"
An Then would like 10 search
his room. as we'll"
Come along I'll 20 with you"
Tho room was At tho very top of
the house. with two windows open
inE thru the slanting mansard roof
one OF these. Duvsll noted. com
handed a view toward the north
beyond which could be seen the Az,
enue du Bots dc Boulogne. a sec
ond window. toward the south. com
manded an extensive view toward
Passy
One OF the first objects which at
tracted his attention was an ordi
nary electric searchliKht. OF the
pocket variety. lying on the man .
dresser. lie picked II up and ex
amined II carefully.
He was about 10 put the thing
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Paris after her abduction
Mr stanletou." he said. Il have
your son ia my ecssion. lie IL
quite safe. gave you an oppor.
,unity 10 have him returned TO you
last night. but you did not sysii
yourself OF a."
Il did my best" exclaimed the
banker.
THAT NAV be. ye, my plans were
interfered with You did not carry
out my Instructions
Il did--to the letter"
The man frownsd y come 10
give you one NOR. chance 7, will
be tho last II yon want beck your
boy. listen TO What ! have TO aBy.
First. want no interference by
the police. or by Duvail Tomorrow
night a, this hours o'clock I
shall com. here and ask for YOU
You all hand mo package con.
talnlng 500 900 will examine the
money here and satisfy myself that
the amount ia correct.
Il shall then leave tho house and
walk to the Arc de Triomphe. There
u shall walt for an automobile,
which will stop for mr. II get
away safely there viii he ,elel
phunsd 10 your house. within hair
an hour. tho address ~ tho place
where Tour boy Is 10 hs found. N
/ do not get away safely that ad.
dress Will not be tclephoned and
you will not see your child alive
again"
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down when HE attention was at
tracted By two objects. made OF thin
giass. which hung from the dresser
By two bits OF ribbon.
They seemed at frat glance mere
iy souvenirs Of acme party. which
Z the chauffeur had preserved as me
m~ntos. Duvail had seen such or
namsnts often at Christmas time
lie had almost passed them by
when something in their color caus
ed him TO pause.
One was a deep blue. the other an
equally deep red.
lie took down the little blue has
ket and placed II over the end o,
the Hrarchiirht. II fitted perfectly
the paper collar holding the glass
hemisphere snugly in place Duyall
pointed tho seRrrhiight toward his
companion and pressed the button
Mr. staplston started back. as his
face Was flooded with q beam OF
, brilliant blue light.
Francois evidently 10 in the hab.
IL Of making signals. the detective
said
For the next half.hour. Duvsil
went over tho contents OF the
chauffeurs room with the utmost
care. Nothing further rewarded his
efforts. s,lli he seemed dissatis
fled
Suddenly he strobe to the mantol,
upon which stood a small alarm
clock lie picked up the clock and
tried 10 wind Il. but the handle re
sisted his efforts.
In an instant he took out his
knife and began removing the
screws which held tho back In
place.
In few moments he lifted out
the rear plate OF tho clock As he
did 80 n small pasteboard box fell
out
What ia IT," asked Stapleton.
The box OF cigarettes. remark.
ed Duvall. as he opened H. There
are three missing. shall take q
| fourth"
lie selected one Of the paper.
covered tubes, placed u within hIs
poeketbook. then thrust tho box
back into the clock and rapidly re-
placed the metal plate.
Il don't think there Ia anything
further to DO done here. Mr. Staple.
ton" he remarked. Il think I'll be
getting along"
Duvall left tho house. and went nj
once to his hotel. Here he seated
| himself In an easy chair. and
placing the cigarette he had secured
In the chauffeur's room between
hiH lips. carefully III Il.
He drew the smoke into his lungs
inhaling Il deeply Onee-twice-
three times he repeated the opera.
ton, then closed his eyes and sat
buried in thought. In his preoccu.
patton he allowed tho end Of the
cigarette to fall unheeded to the
| floor.
After many minutes he opened
his eyes and started up. i've got
III" he cried. and, picking up the
half-burned cigarette from the floor.
threw It carelessly into the fire.
place.
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CHAPTER XII

Grace Duvall stopped alongside
the road. nj n point some four miles
beyond the city. In the direction OF
Versailles All about her she saw
the cottages among the trees, with
here and there a struggling light
which bctokened some household
late In getting to bed
Near the road she found q little
rustic bench. and sat down to think.
The bowling of dog suggested
n possible clue to the house within
which Mr.. Stapleton's boy had been
confined. She could remember
nothing OF the garden. but the dog.
playing upon the grass with the
child, had fixed itself In her mem.
DRY. She recollected he was a
poodle, mostly black. like many
DOGS of this sort. yet there was one
popularity which had impressed Il.
self upon her memory. Ills long.
bushy tail, black for the most part.
terminated IN n plume OF white. a
most unusual marking in French
poodle.
The rim OF the golden moon
showed above tho treetops, and the
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CHAPTER X


Al 2 o'clock next evening Grace
Duyall arrived at Mr.. stapleton's
house with the package containing
the money.
Mr.. Stapleton was awaiting her In
the library. The project had tele.
phoned him. advising him that the
money was safe. and would he re-.
turned to him at once.
Grace laid the money on the Ia.
BILE. Here Is your hundred thou.
sand dollars, Mr.. Stapleton." she
said
The banker glared at her. ~
cannot thank you for bringing II
back. MISS" he Rrowled.
| But wa acted for what We
thought 10 be your best interest
Tho real cause OF our failure, we
believe, lies at the door of your
chauffeur. Francois" She explain
cd tho reasons for their suspicious
Mr.. Stapleton seemed puzzled
The fellow seems homes,
enough"
A servant entered the room
There is a gentleman to see Won
sir he said to Mr.. Staplcton. Gle
would not give his name-saId his
business was urgent"
Mr. Stapleton rose. Excuse mc
a moment" he said. and went into
the adjoining room.
The library was separated from
the reception room by short pass
ageway, In which hung pair oil
heavy curtains Grace suddenly
realized she could distinctly hear
what was going on In the room nd
Joining. Then word or two caught
her attention. and in a moment she
was close to the curtains, listening
intently.
The man stood In tho reception
room, near window overlooking
the street. Grace recognized him
al once as the man who had brok
en- into Valentin's room to steal the
cigarettes and had later driven the
car which brought her back to
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black shadows began to resolve
Themselves into cottages. hedges
and uutbuildingR.
A narrow lane ran off from the
main road. She rose. and began "a
walk slowly along II.
The lane assembled a gently slop
ing hill, at the top OF which stood
a house. somewhat larger than the
others. whose outbuIidlngs and pas
lures proclaimed IL n dairy farm
Grace heard a sharp bark on the
other side OF the gate as she passed,
and. stopping. glanced over. In the
shadow stood a black poodle. She
gave the gate gentle push. and II
slowly opened. The dog ran out
into the road As he crossed a
patch OF moonlight she saw that
her search had ended. This was
the doE-snd the house
Just across the lane shed loom.
ed against clump Of trees. The
door stood open Inside stood a
tumbledown old wagon. dust GOV.
cred. evidently unused for long
time. As there seemed nothing Ia
do but wait for daylight. che climbed
into the creaking wagon. leaned
back in the shadow and closed her
eyes. Her walk. tho night air. had
made her tired.
The next thing Grace remembered
was the loud barking OF dog. She
sat un, feeling stiff and cnid
glance thru the open door told her
II Was dawn.
She orept down from the wagon.
The dog that had disturbed her
sleep was running about in front Of
the house opposite. the white tin Of
his tail waving Kaily.
tContinued in Our Next tssue)
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EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE SEATTLE STAR Z$=:Ez==
The Candidates as Teachers
Sc A REORGANIZATION" has been the subject OF
"A campaign ever since our preparedness plans

AMECANZATON has been the subject OF tremendous educational
"A campaign since preparedness plans began to take shape
Night immigrants formed public schools
have been printed foreign lam
benefit citizens OF study for adult residents
BIRTH questions and to aid applicants for naturalization
other similar control regulate asSmia and eliminate the
hphen have been forwarded by Uncle Sam himself And hundreds OF loyal
citizens have lent their aid
their united carried months have only accomplished
fraction Of what the nominees for the presidency have done
night
Everybody has read by this Time of Hughes stand "undiud
Amecann and what Wilson about en symphzers who
ing o levy species of political backmal."
So both the democratic and republican candidates appear flee
which does represent single standard loyalty
United States
Atho stand for the radically opposite opposing political
Wilson and Hughes evidently united the understand
Ing spirit Amecansm And all those who pretend that DOU
LOYALTY not a DIVIDED LOYALTY have forced
do little clear thinking.
Hughes and Wilson have both been teachers in their time but they
such effective their present expression
OF the first principles of true Amercansm.
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CHATTER XII


Grace suddenly conceived vlo.
lent animosIty toward the fellows
who had baffled both her husband
and herself She vas determined To
70 to work In desperate earnest TO
capture them. or locate the child,
before the following evening. She
had promised Mr.. stapleton not to
acquaint Monsieur 1.~fevre with the
plan for returning tho child which
the man with the black beard had
proposed The situation put her on
her mettle. Upon leaving the hous.
she called a taricab and at onts
ordered the chauffeur To drive her
20 the point on the Versailles road
whore. according to Valentin. she
had been placed In tho automobile
after her Interview with the kid.
napers. Here. she believed. lay tho
starting point Of the whole affair.
To Duvall II seemed he had met
with but single clue of any i'm.
portance the cigarette with the
gold tip which he had found In the
Bois de Boulogne. He determined
10 follow this clue until he arrived
at some definite result. and to take
MIR. Stapleton into his confidence.
Stapleton. however. told him he had
made arrangements for the return
OF the boy the next night.
Howl"
Il decline TO say. I've had enough
interference With my plans al
ready"
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a woman HON ! met last night in
VAlentin's rooms. and who brought
Mr. Stapieton message from the
ktdnapers. This woman IL. ! be
lleve. at the bottom OF the whole
thing"
Ice prefsc, pieked up the pack
axe containing the money which
lar upon hls deak. Il do not agree
with you. my friend. Here . Mon.
sieur starleton's money, | arrang
cd to get n. In order to proven,
Monsieur stapiston from making a
fool % himself wish 20 capture
those not to let them black
mail him out Of million francs "
Had you not lnterfered. Monsieur
f4sfeyre. they would have been in
my hands by Row would have
had them safely the moment they
attempted to enter Paris ! knew
their car"
How
ny means ~ device with
which Mr. starlctona car was
equipped. the body OF the ono into
which he threw the money was spat
tered with red paint | could have
Identified IL anywhere
Ny dear Duvail' should bsg
your pardon Your plan was clever
ness itelf However think you
will admit the young woman who Ia
handling this case lie no mean ad
veraary"
who IL this woman" asked Du
vail.
Her name IA Goncnurt-- EstsIie
Goncourt.
You think Il strange. psrhapH
Monsieur l.efevrs. but when first
saw Miss Goneourt. she reminded
me strongly Of my wife "
Now that you fpeAk of II. per
haps there is something similar IN
the manner--the carriage. But your
wife. my dear Duvall. ia a blonde
while Mademoiseile Goncourt In de-
eidedly brunei"
yes. OF course. But. never
thsless. the resemblance Ia strlk
ing"
Grace peepsd In from the private
office. to find Richard had gone.
4 think it's a shame TO treat him
40" she said The poor fellow
And he would have gotten the kid
napers, II We hadn't intorfered
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Dear Mlss Grey: Over In Vie
toris this sprine / saw about f,ooo,
men training 20 be seieisrs. e
thought about the money u Wa
tskins-~e always think Of the
money first. don't WEI Then
thought Of the time: why. that
very day stood for thousand
days. almost three years. Then !
thought Of the years Of love and
care that had already been given
these men before they could even
be made into soiiers. Ny eaicuia-
lions may be a little off on indI-
vidvsi cases, but I think they will
average up all right. There are IS
years Of each mans mothers life
and IS years OF each mans "a
theirs life. then the average age
will be 20 at Ieast-thas gives 50
years to the credit Of each man.
Now they are 10 be set against
an equal number Of men who have
had the same number Of year,
spent In their bringing up-te
make expert killers Of thsr--snd
they do what they have been
taught 10 do. and In an hour or .
day they are changed into . mass
Of nnsnoted flesh and bones. that
must be gotten off the face o. the
earth as quickly a. possible. About
1000, 900 men have been fed 70
this Moioch war In the last two
years--2oo. ooo. 900 year, Of life
swallowed up In just two years.
They are all called Christian ne
tons. too. that prepared this sup
per for the Great War God" u
looks un-christian 20 me, and quite
extravssant besides. The years
are only one small item that gees
into the making OF ''sIorious war"
and | am wondering how much
longer the mothers Of men are 90.
ing 10 keep II up.
A MOTHER-k. n. w.
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HOUSEHOLD HtNTIETS

II the baby swallows button,
feed II a buttonhole Immediately.
Don't think you can make beauti
fui bread by using face powder In.
sstead OF baking powder
Don't let the baby crawl along
window Lodges above the third
story. as fall OF such distance
might seriously impair his health.
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SEATTLE HOLDERS
CHARGE 'FREEzE.0uT'

PORTLAND July e.-Federal
Judge Bean today set July 10 as the
date for hearing an application for
an injunction TO prevent Thomas s.
Burnley, receiver for the Almeda
Consolidated Mines Co from selling
any of the corporations property.
valued at $4,000. 600
l.. NJ. Clark and Louise Estrella
Clark. Of Seattle. owners OF 10000
shares OF stock, ask for the injunc.
ton. charging that there Is IAN ap-
parent attempt on the part OF the
receiver and his co-workers TO dis.
credit and finally wreck the min.
ing company. so as TO freeze out all
small stockholders.
The Almeda mines are 80 miles
from Grants Pass.
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PATENT

nawyer--You say you want this
DAMAGE suit pushed thru with the
utmost speed?
Client Exactly. have a child
q weeks old. and want the money
to pay his college expenses.--Gar-
.eoyle.
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Friends COMING Forward

g PEAkNG of international kindness beloved PnAmeran friend
~ Argentina furnishing Caranza with machine guns
Britain to Uncle Sam $50 Lewis
American firm
Such exchanges of little coueieS
the blood with which the world Meanwhile we
would like the hanging put
and ammunition in Cauanzas hands.
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RA1hER IMPORTANT

The gentlemen who are here
this week looking after the locat-
ing of canning factory here, re-
port that they are progressing
. nicely. and that the factory is n
sure go-the worst drawback seems
IN get the stuff to oan.--The San
lose. Ill. Metropolitan.