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CHAPTER XV-Continued.

rro hours of terrible work followed,
r. -tfcr all hands Of us-two hunters,
.l,ss sailors. Wolf Larsen and /
..s.s5 first orc and the other, the
III and ma.rsa.l And when all was
5,-e I gave MP like a woman and
-ora5 upon the deck in the agony OF
exhaustion.
In the meantime Thomas Mugridge,
Tie 2 drowned rat. was being dragged
,-- from under the fOreCastle head,
rta-a be- Ind cravenly ensconced
himself SAYS him pulled aft to the
,ab.. and noted with a shock of sur
r-;sa tia. the galley had disappeared.
clean Space of deck showed where
Il had stood
In the cabin 7 found all hands as
ssnhIal. sailors as well, and while
coffee was being cooked over the small
stove We drank whisky and crunched
harjtack
ITO hell with a lookout" | heard
Wolf Larsen say when we had eaten
and drunk OUT fH There's nothing
ran be done on deck. If anything's
going TO run us down we couldn't get
ont Of its way Turn in, all hands,
and get some sleep"
The sailors slipped forward, setting
tae siielights as they went, while the
two hunters remained to sleep in the
cabin, it not being deemed advisable
20 open the slide to the steerage com.
1auionway. Wolf Larsen and I. be.
tween u.s. cut off Kerfoot's crushed
finger and sawed up the stump. Mug
ridge who. during all the time he had
been compelled to cook and serve cot
tae and keep the fire going. had com
planned OF internal pains. now swOre
ll. be- had a broken rib or two. On
examination we found that he had
.hree But his case was deferred tC
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his face was worn and haggard. I
waved my hand to him, and he an
swered the greeting, but with a wave
that was hopeless and despairing. 1t
was as if he were saying farewell. 1t
did not see into the eyes of Leach,
for he was looking at Wolf Larsen, the
old and implacable snarl Of hatred
strong as ever on his face.
ITO RF CONTINTTFDO
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CHAPTER XVI.

.' .N. lay. while the storm was
U.s. j ont, Wolf Larsen and
-aatomy and surgery and
..--..aEes ribs. Then. when the
.~ reao. Wolf Larsen cruised
.-.N and forth over that portion of
80. 't'~" where we had encountered
3D.. a.t somewhat more 20 the west
'4-" "-.. the boats we're being re-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-04-04

WashingtoD-Capt. Worth G.. Ross,
a retired commandant of the revenue
cutter service, died at his home In
New Bedford. Mass, as the result of
an illness of five years.
Reconnaissance fighting is going
IN at Jacobstadt, eighty miles south
east of Riga. where the Russians. US
ing LIQUID fire and gas bombs, are bat
+ering in the German salient.
The Hague-Dr. Henry Van Dyke,
American minister TO the Netherlands,
arrived here on the steamer Rotter-
dam :
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Finland were under cultivation and in
improved meadow in 1911. That
country has a population of $4,000
reported in 1910, and about IS per
cent OF this number live outside the
cities. Crop production. stock rails
ing and dairying are important indus
tries.
This comparison with Finland
and another with parts OF Siberia
are given to demonstrate the posi-
bflity of agricultural development in
Alaska.
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How Liaht Affects the Eye.

In a dim light the conditions OBJ
tanned in full daylight do net apply so
far as the eye is concerned. In a fee
BILE illumination the eye becomes more
or less color-blind and is highly insen-
sitive to red. which appears dead
black. whereas green and blue objects
appear as uncanny gray.
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Live Stock.
Chicago, March 2

Chicago, Marcn ~.
CATTLE Steers. good TO choice. NI5lp
1905: yearlings. good to choice, 65OQ9.7O;
inferior steers, $7.75QS50; stockers and
feeders. 81 25qS.5O; good to choice heifers.
s7.0OGs.5O: good to choice cows. S55O0S.0O;
cutters, s4OOG5.1O; Gamers. $4,000 %:
butcher bulls, $6OO96.75; bologna bulls.
s.. OOa6. 40; good to prime veal calves. $500
69.75; heavy calves, S.5Oq9.OO.
HOGS-Prime light butchers. $9.5oG9.9oi
Fair 10 fancy light, $9.60GD10.10; prime mo-
dium weight butchers. 2lO927O lbs. s9,7OQ
1000: prime heavy butchers 27OqSlO lbs.
50. 65d99 90: heavy mixed packing. S94Oq9.@:
rough heavy packing, S9.25g97O; pigs, fair
TO good. $7.sOaS75; stays, $S.S0q9.25.
sHEEP-Native ewes, fair to good, $40
GS.75; western fed ewes S.00qSS5; year
lings. s75OG10.35: shorn yearlings, $500
Is: wetherr. fair to choice T7599.&:
feding lambs. $95Od1O.SO; Colorado lambs.
81 25G11 80: fed western lambs, Sl05O91l.G5.
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lust Wanted 70 Find On.

Stranger-'I noticed your advertise
ment in the paper this morning for q
man to retail imported canaries." Pro
prietor Of Bird Store-"Yes; have you
any experience In that Iine?" Stranger
-"Oh. no; I merely had a curiosity
to know how the canaries lost their
tails. Star.
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True Mark of Intelligence.

1t is no proof of a man under
standing to be able to confirm what
ever he pleases; but to be able to
discern that what is true is true, and
that what is false is false, this is
the mark and character of intelh-
gence.-EmeTson.
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That new play OF Scribblers is
pretty thin" That's true. Even il
he stole the plot, as they say he did,
it wouldn't be anything more than pet
ty larceny"
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Minneapolis, March IS, 1916.

MIHHtdpOIIs, MdICH 20, 1916.
Wheat-No. l hard, III; No. /
northern, 1.12@115; No. ? northern.
1.09@112,
Corn-No. S yellow, 72@73c.
Oats-No. white, 40@41c.
Rye-SS@S9c.
Flax-217@2.20
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"a man dat ain got no cares ner
troubles" said Uncle Eben, won't be
satisfied TO let well enough alone. He'll
so an git hisse'f q dog"
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East Buffalo, N. Y. March 81.

CATTI E-Market active and steady:
prime steers. s9.35a9.60; shirGng steers.
IS. 25d9. %: butcher grades, $7.25apSs5; heif-
ers. s6750S.Jo; cows, s3OCl175O; bulls, 5000
75O. mich cows and springers. 10000
10000
CALVES-Market slow; Gull to choice
S4c0G10J0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Market active;
choice lambs, sl1.7Jqll.S IS; cun to fair. $3.50
G125; yearlngs, S9.OOQlO.5O; sheep, 5000
$50
HOGS Market slow; Workers, $950fp
1925; pigs. S9.OOd925; mixed. $1025; heavy.
slo.25GlO.35; roughs. 9.C0g935: stays, $500
f35.
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BAKER SPEAKSON
PREPAREDNESS:
PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia. March l9.-Sec-A;zry 0.
War Baker, addressing The members
Of the University of PenEsyIya1!,
chapter Of the Phi Gamma Delta f..
ternity at their annual Initiation dit
ner Saturday night. said the American
people are a fighting race. that to,
are cosmopolitan race and becazs.
Of their character in these res-ec.,
they are more inclined 10 love me ezz,s
than the dove. He said peace can oalv
be assured by preparedness - -ez.s.
invasion.
Mr.. Baker spoke OF TIE American
troops crossing the Mexican tc-d.-.
and promised that the American p4op,.
would he we'll satisfied with pna, z
being done in Mexico and the result
to he obtained there.
Addressing the undergraduates par.
ticularly. Secretary Baker charge!
them to lie ready at all times % tul=n
the duty OF young Americans D. be:-z
in a position to respond q the cal s..
the nation in case of need.
The secretary told the diners ,r4-
while he was member II virtually
every peace organization IN The coua-
try. he felt that peace could not a.
ways be obtained merely for It's own
sake Peace. he said. in the a5s,rac,
indicates a retiring disposition. bu, in
the final analysis it can ba assure.
only by preparedness to res.ss !aya.
sion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-20

A quiet but very pretty home "eoo'"e
took place Sunday night a. the resioeh''
of Mr. and Mrs. NJ l.. Wheeler. q Se"H"
street. when c. Pretzman Gale ana Az
Elizabeth Lawrenson of Augusta "
united in marriage Rev. c. g. MosHe'
of the Penney Memorial church was W.
officiating clergyman and the dohoie Tins
service was employed.
A few friends OF the bride and sroo'A
were present TO witness the cerennoh''
the out-of-town guests being Miss Aue'
Gale. sister of the groom. DR.. ana MI
". B. Sanborn and Ray Sanborn OF WE
throp The bride wora a most becon'iHs
dress of Copenhagen blue georgette cFef''
Mr.. Gale is one of Winthrop's pros'e
sive and popular young men with "'s,
of friends. Mrs. Gale is graduate
the Augusta General hospital and one %
the city's attractive young women.
After the ceremony a reception va.
held and a repast served to the frehU,
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler SHOWN,
themselves hosts of rare skill. MI aA.
Mrs. Gale will live in Winthrop ana '"s
best wishes of many friends so wiz
them to their new home.
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MRS. N. B. WILSON
AWARDED $500 IN
ALIENATION SUIT
First Case of the Kind to Be
Tried in Maine Courts-The
Defendant Is MOther-in-Law

Portland, Ne, March IA verdict
awarding SO 20 Mrs. Minnie B. Wilson,
the young plaintiff who sued her mother
in-iaw, Mrs Abbie Wilson, for $3.50 for
alleged alienation OF the affections Of her
husband. George Harold Wilson. was re-
turned Saturday night at 6.s5 by the jury
Of the superior court. The jury vas
out about two hours. but several friends
OF the parties in the case remained 70
hear the verdict. II was about $50 that
word was sent to Judge Connolly that tn
jury had reached a verdict. Shortly aft
erwards the members OF the panel were
escorted 10 their seats by Deputy Sheriff
Warren B. Chute. VINO Friday also acted
as court crier in the absence OF Deputy
Sheriff John W. Emery. who was called
to his home in Bridgton
The verdict was reported by Foreman
Ralph W. Dodge, and as il was read the
information that the jury had found IN
favor Of the plaintiff in the sum Of s5l2
was received by her without any mani
festation of emotion, while the defendant
in the action was likewise unmoved.
Judge Connolly then excused the jury
until 70 Tuesday morning, when the case
OF Allison l.. Foster who sues the Cum
berland County Power & Light Co. for
personal injuries. will go on trial. Harry
II. Cannell and William a. Comedian will
appear for the plaintiff, and Bradley s;
L;nnell fer the defendant
The alienation Of affection cases com
pleted Saturday occupied three days ar !
vas hard fought by tire attorneys on both
sides, Jacob II. Berman ard Harry f.
nixon for the plaintiff and Carroll W.
Morrill, for the defendant. When asSe
Saturday evening whether any appeal
would be taken from the verdict. Mrs
she had not yet decided upon any further
action.
The case is unique IN Maine courts as
1t is regarded as the first 20 be tried IN
law is sued for alternating the affection
OF her son from a daughter-in-law.
Thursday and Friday were occupied in
taking out evidence and Saturday morn
ing the attorneys presented their argu-
ments Judge Connolly charged the ,ury
Saturday afternoon, beginning al 80 and
closing at iiJ. his charge including gen
eral instructions as this is the first case
tons relative to the case Just tried.
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NET EARNINGS
OF BETHLEHEM
STEEL COMP ANY

New York, March 19.--The annual
report Of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
ton for 1915 issued here today. dis
closed that the net earnings Of the
corporation and its subsidiary compa-
MES. after deduct;ne expenditures,
amounted to s24,S21 .40S. as compared
With s9,649,6S. in 1914. an increase %
nearly $50 per cent. Orders on hand
Dec. 81. 1915. aggregated s115.433.e95
as against s46.5i3,ls9, on the CORE
spending date of this previous year.
statement by Charles NJ. Schwab,
chairman Of the board of directors,
and E. G. Grace. the president. owing
to the remarka Bile recovery OF the steel
industry from its low cob prior 70 the
outbreak Of the European war declared
that '.today there exists an actual
shortage Of steelmaking capacity in
this country"
An interesting feature Of the report
was the statement that the average
number Of the employees of the COM
pany in the United States had in
creased from 1856 in. 1909 to 22.oo4 in
1915 and that wages paid in 1919
amounted to 21,soo,6s4 a 8 against sl4,-
312.94s the previous year. Calling at
tention to the bill pending in Congress
for the building Of a government armor
plant, Messrs. Schwab and Grace de-
ciared that If such bill is passed
the value Of existing armor plants IN
this country will be virtually destroy
ed" The Bethlehem Steel Co.. 1t was
pointed out, now had more than 81
600 900 invested in its plant devoted
to this use.
las it is frankly declared that the
sole purpose Of the proposed enterprise
is that the government may secure its
arYnor at a lower price, your officers
have submitted the following PROPOSE
ton to the federal government:
We will agree to permit any we'll
known firm Of chartered public ac-
countants to inventory our plant and
make careful estimates Of the cost OF
manufactures: with that data in hand
we will meet with the secretary OF
the navy and agree to manufacture
armor at a price which will be entire
ly satisfactory to the secretary Of the
navy as being quite as low as the price
at which the government could pos
sibly manufacture armor on its own
account, after taking into account all
proper charges. AS a concrete working
basis for such negotiations, Bethlehem
Steel Co. has offered to manufacture
one-third Of the armor plate required
for the contemplated five-year naval
program ESTIMATED at approximately
10000 tons) for price Of 1895 per
ton for side armor, as compared with
the price of $425 per ton now obtain
ing"
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NATIONAL HOME

Officer Of the day, Capt. John Turck
Cutler Post No. IS. q. 4. r.. will
hold It's regular meeting this Monday
evening in their hall
Tho Toast Of Death" five-reel
Mutual masterpiece. will he the pro-
gram for this Monday evening.
Mrs. CoHan will entertain the Whist
Club at the hotel Tuesday evening.
A jolly party of II girls and boys
from the Gardiner High school visited
the Home Saturday. They had a pic
ric lunch and passed the afternoon in
sightseeing and snc wshoeing. They
We're chaperoned by Miss PrentisS. enc
of the teachers.
Samuel r. StuEvesant. late CO. a,
9Th Conn. Inf: Patrick J. Carroll late
Co !. Hath y. Y. Inf; and Robert W.
Henry, late 18th CO. L. : Coast Art.
have been granted discharges from the
Home.
The concert Sunday evening was
largely attended and the program en-
ioyed The cornet solo. "On Guard.
was rendered by Paul Drossel, in a
very pleasing manner.
Burroughs have been granted to l-e-
row p. Andrus to Bangor and Oscar
Grenier and Homer G. Munson to Bos-
ton
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.WESTBR00K Man
bLACKJACkED BY
unknown PERSON

Portland. Me, March 19.-Struck
from behind with a blackjack in the
hands of an unknown assaiIant, Walter
B. Richardson of Westbrook was
knocked down unconscious on Frank
lin street, near Fore, late Saturday
evening. Someone passing along the
street found him there and carried
him into the pharmacy Of the Frank
lin Drug Co. corner of Fore and
Franklin streets. where first aid meas
ures were administered.
Deputy Sheriff W. B. Hall dropped
into the store while Richardson was
there and decided that his wounds re-
quired the attention Of a physician
Richardson was taken to the deputy
sheriffs' office in the County building,
and DR.. George l. Geer was called. DR..
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PORTLAND BOY
SHOT PLAYMATE
WITH AIR RIFLE

Portland. Me-, March 19.-Richard, a
young son of William Davis. - Morn
ing street, is at the Maine Eye and
Ear Infirmary suffering from a seri-
Gus wound, the result of being struck
in the eye by lead missile from an
air gun which was in the hands Of
a playmate. Just what the result of
injury will be cannot be determined at
this time but the case is considered
serious.
Young Davis was ct play and one
OF the number had an air gun in
which it is said shot similar to those
used in shot guns were being used.
While the children were at play one
of the shot went wide Of it's mark and
entered Davis right eye. The child
was felled to the ground. The children
became much excited and the older
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BANGOR "CRAFT"
PROBE REVEALS
extravaganza
KELLEY and Carrow Furnish Bail
to Await Action of the
Grand Jury

Bangor Ne March i*.-Henry a. kel-
was a clerk III the city street department,
were before Judge B. II. Blanchard in
Joint warrant charging them with at
tempting the larceny from the city OF
80 gallons Of gasoline. valued at Q cents
a gallon, and graudulently converting il
TO their own use. Both pleaded not guilty,
waived examination and gave bail u
wait grand Jury action in September.
This is the second time Kelley and Car
row have been arrested since the opening
OF the so-called graft investigation A.:
City hall. Kelley is under bonds to an
swer to a charge Of padding payrolls and
Carrow for the alleged larceny Of Ii tons
Of cement.
The case involved TWO drums OF gaso-
line which. il is alleged, were ordered b.
Carlow charged 10 the city and taken to
Carrow's garage. The gasoline was take,
by the police on a search warrant. BIZ.
ordered returned to Carrow, as he pro-
duced what purported TO be receipt
from the oil company signed by the
cashier. 1, appears that Carrow asked
for this receipt. promising to bring in the
money from the city as soon as he could
get il, but claiming that ne must have
the signed voucher 10 get it.
The graft" investigation is covering a
wider scope than was at frs; contern :
plated. and according to members Of the
committee report may not be ready io-
two or three weeks. Beyond admitting
that many evidences Of carelessness,
questionable business methods and eX-
travagaacc have cone 70 light. the com
rlittee. which !. working behind close l
doors, will give 10 int!n1a ton as to its
report.
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HOSPITAL SHIP
TORPEDoED BY
entente ALLIES
Report by German Source That
Attack Was Made on
the Elektra

Berlin. March 1a.-tBy Wireless 10
Sayyiliep. Tho Austl Hungarian hos
pital ship Elektra was torpedoed Sat
urday in the AdriatIc sea by an En-
tente Allied submarine. according to
the Overseas News Agency. One sailor
was drowned and TWO Red Cross
nurses badly wounded. The stateren:
Of the news agency follows:
Vienna reports that the hospital
ship Elektra Of the .Ausrro-Hungarian
Red Cross bound from the North
Adr!atic TO southern Dalrat.a was tor
pedoed March IS by an enemy subma l
rine. The steamer stranded. One sailor
was drowned and two Red Cross
nurses were badly injured.
The Elektra was not unknown to
the enemy as a hosFita! ship and wa
provided with the prescribed visible
marks"
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Geer found that the wounded man had
three had gashes in Lis head. each one
Of which required stitch.
BY this time Richardson had recov-
cred enough TO tell all ne knew of the
assault He was walking down Frank
lin street and was just passing an al
leyway when someone reached out AMI
struck him with blat kjack- He turned
TO defend himself and his assailant
struck him twice more, laying him
OUT unconscious in the street. No words
were passed and no motive for the as
saul; is known as Richardson's moneE
was untouched. When Robinson came
TO ne had been carried into the drus
store.
Be- the time the wounds IN his heau
had been sewed up. Richardson Wa
sufficiently recovered 10 he sent TO rs
home. Up TO late hour there had neeIl
no arrests in the case. There were re
clues 10 the identity OF the person o.
persons responsible for the assault,
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0LDFIELD AGAIN
LOWERS WORLDS
RECORD FOR mile

Los Angeles. Calf. March ,@.-Two
worlds records for automobile speed
ways were esta blished today 81 THE
racing meet al the new Ascot Speei-
way here.
Barney Oldfeld lowered the worlds
record for a mile from flying start
by almost three quarters Of 4 second
and Bob Burman clipped - Sec
onds off the worlds record tor n"
same distance from a standing star;
according to the official time.
Officials said Oldfields time for the
mile was As seconds fiat, TIE hes
previous record was asa seconds i
Vas made at Providence. z. l., b. Bur
man.
Burlnan drove mile from q stand
ing start in IS is seconds. loWeTins
the record Of one minute and three sex
onds previously held by DisbToW IHe
latters record was made at g LOUIS
Mo
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VALUABLE RACE
HORSES BURNED
AT DETROIT, MICH,

Detroit. Mich. March l9.-Twelve
race horses were burned to death in a
fire which destroyed six barns at the
Michigan State Fair grounds today.
The horses we're valued at $4,000 and
the loss on the building was about
$4,000. The cause of the fire has not
been determined.
Most Of the horses burned We're
being trained By Frank Colby for com =
petition on the Grand Circuit this sum-
mer. Among them we're:
Aunt Barb. 2:15A: Crescent Hal.
. 104: Local Option. 2:1114; Ina Clare
and Durin. Three animals were rescued
from the Colby string and a dozen or
more were removed unframed from
adjoining stables.
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HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
REVENUE COLLECTED FROM
CORPORATIONS AND INCOME

Washington, March 1--Reports tele-
graphed Saturday TO the treasury depart
ment and the commissioner Of internal
revenue indicate that the collections OF
corpora ton and income taxes, for which
returns we're made up TO March l. will
aggregate 800 aN.Gn. This estimate in
Guides sle.4s7,Un aineady collected since
the beginning Of the fiscal year. The coz
Iections Of corporation and income taxes
in the las, fiscal year amounted to 81. an.
90 in round numbers and the highest e.
innate that mas been made thus far this
year up 10 Saturday has been s.. ~. 30.
The $50 1n.yn mark is the highest in
the history of the income tax. Financial
experts o. the treasury department Sat
urday afternoon. after considering the r.
ports received. expressed confidence tina.
actual connections would realize the es-
innate