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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-12

That's what the man said. It's
his dock"
Sam lay motionless until they
were gone, then cautiously rose to
his knees.
From a small locker at his hand
he took a copy of Hamersly's go
cial Register" and tore out fly.
leaf. A stub of lead pencil ap-
peared from one of his pockets.
Using the book as a desk, the
boatman began to write.
When he had come to the end
of his sheet of paper he stopped
writing, and climbed back to
where the second launch lay.
There was canvas cover that
fitted neatly over the engine. He
stepped into the cockpit, lifted one
side of the canvas and thrust his
note underneath it.
1t was late when the dingy
launch rested once more ON the
rock-bound cove and the boatman
walked up to his cabin.
Entering the cabin and closing
the door behind him, he drew the
chair up to the table, fished the
Social Register out of his pocket
and began another absorbed study
of the C's.
That's some family, believe
me- he grinned at the Chalmers
page. "Ah! Lady Rosalind! They
don't tell ages In this book, do
they?"
The boatman bethought himself
of the telegram slowed away in
his pocket. Now he examined it
again. He sat back In his chair
and laughed until that article OF
furniture creaked.
CHAPTER vi.
More Excitement.
Tom, and his sister, Polly Daw-
son and Mr.. Morton we're playing
tennis; Fortescue Jones and the
Perkins young man were smoking
cigarets. and the two Winter girls
were knitting.
Down at the wharf, Rosalind
sat and idly watched small pow
erboat that stood a mile off the
island, evidently irresolute as to
destination. 1t was not until 1t
finally laid an unmistakable course
for the Witherbee place that her
interest was awakened.
When the boat reached the land
ing, one Of the two men who &C.
cupied it lifted his cap and in
quired II 1t was Mr.. Witherbee's
island. Being assured that it was,
the men fastened their craft,
stepped out, and went up the path
toward the house.
Half an hour later they return
ed. Mr.. Witherbee with them. All
three were talking volubly. One
of the strangers held a paper in
his hand.
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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'sOne-Cylinder SAM
By e. j. Rath. Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Co.
NEXT WEEK, DAWN O'HARAR, BY ENDA FERBER

Miss Chalmers gas different
lady. Her gown, her gloves, her
hat, her shoes were all spotless,
She carried sunsnade.
II have just arrived" she told
herself. ~ came down on a very
early boat. l wonder IL there are
amy early boats-regular ones. II
not, l hired one"
She sat down on one of her
trunks to wait. An hour passed.
There was heavy crunching on
the gravel path, and the voice OF
Mr.. Witherbee called:
Well, Rosalind Chalmers! And
at this hour Of the morning. You
and your trunks seem to make q
specially of mysterious arrivals"
Mr.. Witherbee greeted her eff
fusively, lifted the grip, grasped
Miss Chalmers cordially by the
arm, and started up the wharf.
Mrs. Witherbee was a sunup
riser, like her husband, and she
greeted her new guest with open
arms.
Everybody will be down pres
entity" she said. Did Stephen tell
you-the burglar2 Oh, 1t was a
terrible scare!" And she poured
out the story of the night.
Mrs. Witherbee stepped into the
hall and called:
"Gertrude!"
Yes, mother!" answered q
voice from above.
"Rosalind Is here"
"I'll be down in a jiffy."
And, Gertrude! Bring down
the clue We found after the burg
lar left, dear"
There was a quick step in the
hallway, and Gertrude Withebee
rushed out upon the porch. Miss
Chalmers returned the embrace
rather perfunctorily. She was
thinking of clues.
Here 1t is, mother" and Cert
rude tossed an object to Mrs
Withebee.
Our clue!" said the lady of the
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and saloon.
He entered by a side door, took
seat at a table in a dingy corner
OF back room and raped smart
ly with his knuckles on the pine
top. A man appeared through a
swinging door.
Hello, Saml" he said.
Anything Gomez" asked the
boatman abruptly.
For answer the man In the
apron began a search of his peck
cts, finally producing a folded yell
low envelope. The boatman
reached for it quickly and ran his
finger under the flap of the en-
velope.
"Ginger ale," he said briefly,
without looking up.
The bearer of the message went
back to the barroom to fill the
order.
The boatman drank his ginger
ale hastily, threw a quarter on the
table, and went out.
Sam made his way directly to
the wharf where he had moored
his launch, stepped aboard and
made ready to cast off. Then he
bethought himself of his engine.
Needs oil, l guess.
Forward under the half-deck he
kept a gallon can. Now he got
upon his hands and knees and
crawled part way into the dark
hole, cropping ahead of him as he
went.
Then, as he was backing from
his cramped quarters, a scraping
sound attracted his attention. An
other launch had touched the
wharf.
Something impelled the boat
man to remain quietly where he
lay in the bottom of his craft. Per-
haps 1t was the guarded note in
the voice of man who was talk
ing.
you're dead sure Washington s
not just guessing about this?" OBJ
served second speaker.
They've got to do q certain
amount of guessing, of course, F"
said the other. "But the thing s
ciphering down to this part of the
river. We know mighty we'll that
Canada isn't beginning to use, not
by half, the diamonds that have
been shipped in from Antwerp.
They're getting across the line, to
a certainty. There was a bunch OF
stuff got into New York last week,
and the man who brought it had a
railroad ticket that read from
Clayton. We're still holding the
stuff, but we can't prove anything
yet"
Maybe there's halfway joint
out here"
you mean on one of the is.
lands? I've had that in mind
That's one reason / hired the boat
Well do a little sightseeing to-
morrow and get some new bear
ings."
The takers were on the little
wharf now.
well, I'm tired" said one
Lets go on up to bed. It's al
right to leave the boat here, is
it?"
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CONTINUED From Our Last Issue.
By e. j. Rath.

tContinued From Our Last Issue. }
Not far distant in the darkness,
fresh shouting reached their ears.
n ''Stayboard! Starboard, sir!" be-
3eched an anxious voice.
The boatman turned a glance in
the direction Of the voices and
whistled again.
guess I'd better swim for it."
he observed complacently.
You quitter!" cried Miss Cal
mers.
n She was doing something swift
" and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. what,
am had no idea. A second later
ie engine buzzed noisily.
There - you house-breaker!"
he cried triumphantly.
The boatman took the tiller
"Much Obliged" he remarked.
A shot sounded, but IL went
wide. The boatman took a knife
from his pocket and cut the rope
from which the skiff trailed In
their wake. Miss Chalmers utter.
cd a cry of despair at his action.
W. Sah loW utduW OOOu amt
expect to get away-not in this
tub" explained the boatman.
Y The lady who sat on the floor
made no comment. How would she
get back now?
Hes gaining" observed the
boatman. "Will you take q
chance In mean channel?"
i Anything" she cried.
Miss Chalmers looked over heI
| shoulder and saw that they were
rapidly approaching land.
you're running straight
hshore!"
Y "Maybe-if I don't hit It,"
BY hitting ut" he meant a chan.
mel, into which they plunged q
moment later. 1t was very narrow
and very dark, and 1t served to
make two islands where the casual
observer thought there was only
one.
IF we don't pile ourselves up
this Is going to be about as clever
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Tacoma Railway &
Power Company

In other words, all of the
FIFTY ONE MILLIONS of stock
and from TWO to TEN MIL
LIONS of the bonds are nothing
in the world but WATER.
That this is a general and not a
sporadic condition is indicated by
the statement OF the commission
that excellent motive power and
other equipment have been pro-
vided, and while the property has
not recovered from the results of
its early management, 1t has
come to the ONE OF THE SUB
STANTIAL AND EFFECTIVE
RAILROADS OF THE COUN-
TRY"
II this II the state of af.
fairs on q substantial rail-
road, what can we expect in
the case of roads that have
really been watered?
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RAILROAD
WATERED
FIFTYPCT.
By Manly

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IL,
Proof of the extent to which
American railroad stocks are
watered Is afforded by the report
of the interstate commerce COM
mission on the valuation of the
Kansas City Southern railway,
Just made public.
The report shows that the road,
capitalized at $99,052,000, includ-
ing s5f,000,00O stock and $4S,-
100000 bonds. could be repro
duced NEW for $46,274,363, or
reproduced less depreciation for
S38.25S,909.
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a thing as I ever did," remarke ed
the steersman genially. IF we
do hit anything you'll find a life
preserver under the starb GARD
seat. In any event I'll lay you
three to one they don't follow u.s."
She did not take the bet; she
was too intent upon watching the
rocks that rushed by almost with
ing reach of her arm.
Il said 1t would be a pretty
clever stunt" observed the boat
man moment later. Here we
are in open water again. No fear;
they won't try It,"
1t was a roundabout way to
Witherbee's Island.
She did not know whether she
was sorry or pleased when she set
foot upon the lonely dock for a
second time.
No charge this time" observed
the boatman. tits on me-"
She turned upon his fiercely.
The boat was under way again.
well, good night - or rather
good morning Miss Accessory
after-the-fact," he called back.
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island, holding 1t up for inspect

island, holding 1t up for inspect
ion.
Miss Chalmers was looking at
her own bracelet.
Why" faltered Miss Chalmers
weakly, what curious brace
lett"
isn't 1t thought" exclaimed
Mrs. Wttherbee. That's what all
OF us said. We're having a time
trying to decide who will keep It..
Gertrude Is crazy about it; Polly
Dawson wants it; l fancy 1t tre-
mendously myself"
May see it," asked Miss Chal-
mers.
She gazed more sadly than curl
ously at the bauble Mrs. Wither-
bee dropped into her palm.
Nowhere, unless In some undis-
covered tomb in Egypt, was there
anywhere its mate. Weighed in
the scales Of trade, 1t might have
brought fifty dollars as metal. To
Miss Chalmers 1t was q thing be-
yond price.
She knew little of its history
save this: Only two women in the
world had worn it. One was a
princess, daughter of some for
gotten Pharaoh. 1t was upon her
wrist when they opened the tomb.
The other woman was Rosalind
Chalmers.
Just how Reginald Williams
came into possession of 1t Miss
Chalmers never knew, but he had
brought 1t to America for her.
You say the burglar dropped
|it?"
Right on the porch where he
had opened the window" said
Mrs. Witherbee.
After that Tom Witherbee
Joined the group and the tale of
the midnight alarm was spun
again. Then came Polly Dawson.
Afterward a few others came
struggling down-the two Winter
girls, Fortescue Jones, and a dull
looking youth named Perkins, of
whom Miss Chalmers had never
heard. And presently Mr.. Morton,
who proved to be the gentleman
of the dropping mustachs of the
night before.
After breakfast Mrs. Witherbee
and Rosalind repaired to the rose
garden, and it was there that Miss
Chalmers met the owner of the
other island.
He was introduced as Mr.. Day.
idson. After Mrs. Witherbee had
recounted their adventure of the
night before (already told the
guest by her husband), Mr.. David
son RECALLED them with the tale OF
his own adventures. His burglar
1t seemed, had entered his house
but had secured nothing of known
value.
Rosalind listened to this recital
with varied emotions, especially
the part which told of the pursuit
and escape of the thief in his
motor-boat.
A man in overalls approached
Mr. Witherbee and touched his
cap.
"One of the skiffs is gone. sir
the new one," he said.
Then he did steal something,
after ALI" exclaimed Witherbee.
Isn't that the devil now?"
"But, say, Davidson, you ought
to do something for your own pro-
lection. Put in a burglar-alarm
like ours, for instance"
"Burglar-alarm!" snorted DAY.
idson. What do I keep dogs for?
And what good are the dogs,
either? That rascally nephew of
mine spoiled those dogs. They've
been incoming around the place
ever since I shipped him off to
New York. BY Judas! I'd bring
him back II it wasn't for the fact
that I'm getting good reports
about him. Witherbee, he's actual
ly making good! Had letter from
Hastings & Hatch only this morn
ing. He'll be a regular banker
some day. they tell me. Would you
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II transcontinental rail rates to
coast are advanced Jan. 1, ship
ping industry of northwest will
be injured, say shipbuilders be-
fore interstate commerce commits
sion.
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CHAPTER w.
OuestiOnS--and m Cline

u SIuO.
Dawn touched the eyes of Miss
Chalmers and awakened her. She
sat up briskly and surveyed the in
terror of the boat-house. at first
with bewilderment, then with
quick understanding.
She reached for her grip, opened
1t, took out ring full of keys and
arose from her canvas couch.
She ran swiftly to the wharf, Sc
lected without hesitation one Of
her six trunks. unlocked 1t, and
spent two minutes with it's con-
tents. The she returned to the
boat-house.
Fifteen minutes later she reap
peared with a bundle under her
arm, returned to the trunk, slowed
her burden away, shut down the
lid and locked 1t again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-13
MOOSE LEADERS SEE COLONEL ROOSEVELT Talks Over What He Will Say of the Political
 Situation

Oyster Bay. N. Y, June .e-Col. theodore Roosevelt was visited at his home at Sagamore Hill today by James R. Garfield and Dean William Draper Lewis. According to his secretary. John W. McGrath. the colonel had full and frank discussion" with Mir Garfield and Dean Lewis 'tas to what he in :. tends to say with regard to the po- litical situation and "the time he should say it''
 Neither of the visitors would make any statement after their interview with Colonel Roosevelt Both have been prominent in progressive party circles, Dean Lewis having drafted the plat form adopted by the Chicago oonven- tion.
 MT. McGrath announced that Col and Mrs. Roosevelt would motor to New York tomorrow to meet their son, Kermit. and the latter's wife. who are expected to arrive from Panama
 Colonel Roosevelt will remain in New York overnight to keep an ap- pointment there on Wednes1ay with Raymond Robins. who was chairman of the progressive national convention, and Harold L. Ickes of Illinois
 Colonel Roosevelt again secluded himself in his home today except for a couple of hours when he went for horseback ride with Mrs Roosevelt A newspaper correspondent who met the colonel in the road asked if there was anything he cared to say, but the former President turned from him aft- CT sharp reply in the negative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-13
WARM STATEMENT ON
 G. o. P. PLATFORM IS
 MADE BY MIR. STONE
Says Half of It Has Been Enacted by Democrats-Nomination of Hughes While on the Bench a Menace,
 in His Opinion

| St. Louis, June 12.-Senator William
 J. Stone. who is to be chairman of the
 resolutions committee of the demo-
 cratic convention, issued statement
 today calling the republican platform
 drafted in Chicago a remarkable full
 imitation" with one-half the legisla-
 tion it demanded already enacted and
 the other half now being worked out
 by the democratic party.
 | Senator Stone said that he consid-
 cred MT. Hughes a man of ability and
 character, but looked upon his nomina-
 ton while he was on the bench as full | of menace and danger.
 l My objection to the nomination of
 Mir. Hughes" said the senator's state-
 ment, Ties in the fact that I regard
 it as bad in every way, even to in-
 wade the supreme court of the United
 States and take down from that bench
 one of its justices to make him a party
 candidate for a political office to meet
 and serve a party exigency. The ex-
 pertinent is full of menace and dan | able that men appointed to the supreme court will begin to regard 1t not as | the honorable and final goal of their | ambition, but as a stepping stone to ] what they will, as MT. Hughes does, regard as political advancement be- yond the judicial position they hold. The senator criticized the progress sive platform and called attention to the fact that 1t contains a declaration that the issue was "one of men," by which, he said. the progressives meant Roosevelt. Now he said, Roosevelt
 "sulks in his tent at Oyster Bay while
 his loyal following waits, uncertain and
 dispirited.'
 "Will he respond and lead them. sing mig Onward, Christian Soldiers?" con- cluded the senator's statement, "or will he shrink before the uplifted swords of the old guard and thus leave his ready and stalwart adherents victims of one of the most pitiful and tragic
 betrayals ever recorded in American history" ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-13
THREE LOST WHEN
 JOHN QUILL SINKS River Packet Sinks South of Tuscaloosa-Passen
 Are Safe

Tuscaloosa, June 12.-(Special. ).The river packet John Quill of Mobile sank seven miles south of Tuscaloosa at 11:05 o'clock this morning There were 20 passengers on board in addition to the crew. Three negroes lost their lives. All passengers are reported safe. Two hundred tons of merchandise were losr. According to reports reaching here the boat struck a rock and went down 10 minutes later. She now lies in 15 feet of water. The packet was the first put into regular service when the Warrior river was opened last year.
 Capt. E. w. Quarles. who, with Capt John Quill of Mobile, was joint owners of the boat. was in command of the Quill. He reached Tuscaloosa this afternoon and stated he was proceed ing up the river when the boat struck something submerged in the water. He turned the vessel toward the river bank but before he could reach the shore it sank. A cargo of 200 tons or merchandise was on board the boat, consigned to Tuscaloosa. in ad l. dition to the passengers It is under stood that the entire cargo is fully covered by insurance. but that the boat is not insured. The Quill was valued at about s20,000.
 The John Quill was the first boat to make regular trips to Tuscaloosa after Lock IT was opened on the Warrior river year ago and has been fa-
 (Contiauea .. Page Twe)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-13
BLAME STANDARD OIL FOR HIGH PRICES Independent Jobbers Heard by Commission to Probe
 Situation

Washington, June 12-Independent oil jobbers testified today before the federal trade commission that the Standard Oil tcompany had demoralized the oil industry and through failure of the units of the company to compete in each other 8 fields had jeopardized the existence of independent jobbers and refiners They declared that arbitrarily high prices set by the Standard Oil in Ohio and eastern states had diverted the flow of oil from the independent refineries of the middle west until the independent jobbers of the west. where lower retail price is set by the Standard Oil company of Indiana. were no longer able to buy crude oil at prices which would permit them to com pete with the Standard company.
 The entire first day of the commissions s hearings here, which will conclude an exhaustive inquiry into the rise in gaso- mony of the independent jobbers. When the independents have finished, Standard Oil representatives are expected to give their explanation of the increases and to
 reply to the charges of price fixing.
 A table showing large profits made by
 refners during 1915 compiled from find
 ings in the commisslon's investigation,
 was submitted to the witnesses. but was
 not made public. It drew vigorous ob-
 jection from the refiners. who charged
 that the commission had singled out
 some of the most conspicuous successes,
 and had so arranged its figures as to
 make them misleading.
 tot toa (Centinuea en Pase Twsl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-13
Baker Will Represent
 President at st. Louis

Cabinet officers today forwarded to St. Louis drafts of blanks dealing particular Fly with work of their departments, and President Wilson, before his departure, conferred with several members of Con- gress on political subjects. Secretary Tumulty, Secretary Lansing and Counsel Tor Polk conferred at the state depart ment late in the day, but said afterward that they had talked over various rod tine matters and had touched on politics only incidentally.
 It had been planned to have the Presi- dent represented by the man chosen to succeed William F. McCombs as chair man of the national democratic con- tee. This selection has been delayed. however, and it was decided 10 send sec- retary Baker. MT. Baker has been full ly acquainted with the Presidents ideas on every conceivable situation which may arise.
 Associated with him in looking aft CT the Presidents interests will be Senators James. Hughes an6 Stone, Representative Doremus and Frederick w. Steckman, publicity manager of the democratic national committee.
 Fred Lynch. chairman of the exec utive committee of the national com mittee. and Homer Cummings. vice chairman of the committee. also will Keep in close touch with the desires of the President
 The President completed the tenta- tive draft of platform blanks in, which ne IS particularly interested yesterday Ioilo"lng conferences with various uenocratlc leaders. Cabinet members already have sent to St. Louis drafts or blanks relating to matters involv- ing thelr respective departments.
 Emphasis was laid today on the fact tnat President Wilson will make no eIlort to dictate the exact phraseologv of the platform to be considered by the platform committee headed by Senator stone. He is anxious that the docu- iheht pc Kept as short as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-13
Think It Petty Politics to Take Slap at Hughes.
 Rushton Explains
MARSHALL WILL BE
 PLACED ON TICKET
Several Boomlets for Various Candi- dates, But There Is No Doubt But That the Vice President Will
 Again Run-Glynn Is Chairman
By HUGH w. ROBERTS


 St. Louis, June 12.-(SpeciaI. )-Witf the national programme a cut and dried proposition. the attitude of the various state organizations toward the Me- in their platform declare against q supreme court justice seeking office is the Ifvest phase of the present sit- uatiOn.
 It is seIf-evident that McCOmbs is moved through a desire to slap Justice Hughes, who has resigned his position on the bench of the supreme court to make the race for President. The Ala hama delegation, it is evident tonight, will not stand by the chairman of the executive committee.
 Were the democrats formally to recommend legislation preventing supreme court justice to qualify for the office of President" said Ray Rushton of Montgomery. dele gate from the state at large, to- night, "the nation would instantly declare that we are playing pol itics and petty politics at that. For one, I am opposed to the sugges- tion of Chairman McCombs. Iu the first place, the constitution speci- fies the requirements of presiden- tial candidates and a supreme court justice is not denied the right to run. In the second place, the pro- posed step against Justice Hughes would, in my opinion. be inexpe- dient in that 1t would be very poor