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The Snowflake herald., 1916-06-30
Phoenix, Arizona,
June 10, 1916.

June 1U, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that
bucks may be dipped WITHIN
thirty days of the time they are
to be placed in the eve herds,
instead of thirty days PRIOR to
that time, as stated in the Notice
of May 1, 1916.
By order of the Sheep SAM
tary Commission.
JOHN HENNESSY,
ALBERT M. JONES,
WILLIAM MORGAN.
TREAY S. ALLEN, Secretary.
June16-4t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
SYNOPSIS.

Y-yocH GOLDEN id daughter Magory,
{ r. Of
b. acqpeceace
bin. Pado Of
Aoase
re hdc&H Then at dodeHs ORDERS he ordered to are the
Paldort the aood that
~ s'pao over the island He "shes saU his dan9hfe butts too
7 Iate Paiaort Aoh her, be apenged
yeas grown fragile
Aod She has been held prisoner in de" Of 0ce odttng until the
p1aceHg reaaB,to
red !" his house chen ma" IN laughing mask "des himself and
g the Of rroTrer ph her, h Casaa ana A de
generate heels As they raFk "Who
toaF I'm only hammer Is the suddenly sooered reply THE ham"
of
= Golden By this time become hardened millionaire Only
Man his roops secretary stood in human reid
alone home ehen the mysterious Hammer"
5Ara Golden looked up surprise
faint CLEAN of recognition stirred him He questioning the
8nI earesdopper.
ired tondoro
girl disappeared again Manv fooes
Le0as lair
setting numerous throughout the city Nth powerfat in
frumem igntes buildings
otcap ManIev police
place the engine Of destruction,
bu Legor ana stein escape They 90 Nest they
the girl a0ah Is they discussing her fate lo strange roe
aSehlssers 10 her: Courage" -s. -*~~3
81 Gods ite surprises him his study day. declaring
AS Legqrs positive from a
traton Morgop for
onev to ok ~ but Golden snaris that she py trying to bleed
Maaev apbraids
olden oa1et his pocket and 0pes TO the
co,no. oyrno her that Go1dcn bos rcJ5 later me soas
pirate general Upper Bay crook,
imprisoned Disguised driver Of
he returns h droggcd hch rc"de Lear
With the hidden capted cask,
hach he loads into the he dries haedy off, ScDpa ally
ris0 The left ofrpord Inc stepping and
dtchnah
a drasrbrido driving safety then lifting the
eraW pursuing with Legar aud his band
The plun9es Legar and rerat
escape doomno oreals partially
: startled the mysterious
t IN the mask fereaLs that the mouth is
ssman0
u Now Go On With the Story " ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
The Bitter Bitten.

The news of the Third National
Bank outrage soon spread through
the city. And as the resultant fire.
grew in intensity the crowd in the
neighborhood grew in volume. That
crowd Increased until the cross street,
from Broadway to the slope of the
East River water front, was one
black mass Of humanity. It was still
further swelled by home bound clerks
and stenographers, by business men
ana brokers. by drivers.an messen-
ger boys. by shopkeepers and capital
lists. no longer mindful of the dinner
hour and gathering darkness. For a
third alarm had gone in, and the
echoing streets we're once more shut
tied by spark-belching engines and
gong-clangtng ladder crews. Police
reserves, marshaled by a stalwart
and stcrn-eyed captain. had already
established their fire lines and still
fought back the overcurious. that
trampled the long scorpions of black
hose and kept edging and shouldering
ever closer to the scene of the great
catastrophe.
There was no relaxing of this yigi-
lance, In fact, when the limousine of
Enoch Golden himself came fhrob-
bing and crawling through, that
denseiy packed mob OF human beings.
This second vehicle was motor
truck on which was mounted not only
a number of men in the uniform OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
Now Go On With the Story.

construction company stlll stood half
way up a wooded hillside. AT the end
Of 4 tunnel piercing this hillside was
a timbercd chamber for high ex-
plosiyes. Guarded as 1t was with its
double lock, the Laughing Mask
seemed an expert in the manipulation
Of such obstacles. since five minutes
work with his skeleton keys threw
open tho well-hidden room and gave
him u harborage safe enough from
observation. 49,
Now" said the masked figure,
turning to the giri, Il want you to
stay here until get back"
4 + y
Waiting for her deliverer's return.
however. proved neither pleasant
nor q trauquilizing pastime. The girl
became restless. Then she became
worried. Then she even yentured to
creep out along the rough pas
saEeway to where the tunnel opened
on a shelf OF rock and gravel half way
up the hillside. Screened as it was
with shrubbery she could see little of
the valley before her. The only point
of life that met her gaze was a black
touring ear crawling along the valley
road. When that car turned off the
road and twisted and rocked in be-
tween tho bushes below her she
thought at first that it was her I'M
known guardian. returning for her.
But when she sawfiye men cautiously
emerge from that halfrhidden car and
creep stilt closer through the under
brush she felt sure that they were not
approaching as friends. For a mo-
nent her heart leaped up into her
mouth. Then she breathed again, for
she saw that they were not approach
ing her hiding place, but apparently
seeking one of their own.
Her face paled, however. as she
heard the clearer and more authorita-
tive tones of one OF those speakers.
For that voice, she knew, belonged TO
Legar. and only to Legar.
so, If Oyster Joe wants TO wipe out
that score. tell him TO have his launch
UP to Downer's landing at tonight.
At sharp. remember, for If we want
10 get away With that money every
move has to go Ike clock~ork!"
The girl. pushing her cautious way
through the bushes. leaned even closer
over the ledge. Then she held her
breath, for she saw that her move
ments had ioosened the gravel at her
feet and sent a convey of powders Ca
reening aewnzth hillside. ''
Before SHE could turn and fly Legar
and his. four evil faced foilewers were
charging UP tho slope. They were
upon her. cutting off her retreat be-
fore she could dodge back into the
passageway. Yet she did not surren-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
The Secret Attack.

Enoch Golden was no longer con-
temptuously Indifferent man as he
faced his attorney, John Sibley, hur-
riedly summoned for a conference.
II tell you, Sibley," said the man
of millions, something has to be
done, and done soon. I'm surrounded
by enemies ! can't run down, enemies
i can't even understand. In the FIRST
place, there's this man in mask
stalking through my house and pin
ming threats to my door panels.
Then" -.
''Wait," cut In the man OF law. did
anyone actually see THIS man In the
mask -
ss, Wilson. my butter. came face
to face with him as he stepped out of
passagewaw Then when my score
tary, Maney, started in pursuit of
the intruder. instead of finding a
stranger in this fool mask, he found
his way blocked by n girl, n girl in
n cloak, who seemed to come there
out OF thin air. And that girl, sir,
turned out to be my own daughter
my own daughter in some miraculous
way rescued from Legar."
Brought there by the man in the
mask?"
Yes. brought there by him. So she
asserts. Yet this stranger, who brings
mo back the one thing precious in my
life, on the same day assianses toecrit-
icise my conduct and threatens TO rob
me of nay money!"
Then what you need. Golden, is
not a lawyer but n detective"
but what good is detective until
we have something to detect? 1 tell
you, ] don't even know who this
Laughing Mask is!'
Gould he in any way be associated
with this criminal, you speak Of. This
one-armed man=Legar pa.
"Only, apparently, In his hatred for
me and my methods. Marley here
will tell you that And my daughter.
little as she IS able to explain, is Arm
in her belief that this masked stranger
is anything but a criminal, and any
thing but a friend Of Legar's."
1t was Manley who spoke next.
May make q suggestion"
you may" retorted Golden, 'ff all
this trouble has brought any sense
to you" =
III this man Legar Is the master
criminal you seem to consider him.
the young man ventured, tits more
than likely he's an adept at forgery,
isn't it? Then why couldn't no have
initiated Our Laughing Mask idiot in
this message about the robbery he has
planned?' ....-,s-...,.
The old lawyer made no effort to
conceal his contempt for the flippant-
faced youth beside him.
II tell you the whole things absurd.
Bank vaults aren't robbed nowadays.
1t can't be done. And to convince you
OF this fact. Golden, guess we'd bet
ter all go down TO this Third National
and make sure they're not putting
thsir gold and notes out on the win
dow sIhs for tfie first crook that
comes along to carry off"
A frown OF trouble, however, still
furrowed Golden's heavy brow as no
climbed into the waiting limousine.
where Sibley and his daughter Mar
CORY already waited for him.
And ManIay was ,serious enough
as President atonfh gfpn or the Third
National received ttlemsih his private
office and learned frosn Elbley the rea-
son of his visit. That official, in fact.
was an active shafer in the incredulity
Of the old lawyer. He quietly touched
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
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der without o struggle. She fought
them back as best she could, stand
ing at bay with her back against the
Legar's hand clamped like wise on
her arm that she screamed, and
screamed again. u
A masked figure picking his cautious
way along the crest ofthe hin above
them heard that cry and seemed TO
understand its meaning. For, on
hearing that repeated scream, he no
longer picked his way but ran fran
tically, and with all his speed. SO
precipitately did he scarry down that
rocky hillside, in fact, that he de-
scended in a flying leap in the very
midst of Legar's followers clustered
about the girl. He landed like q fallen
plumb bob, heels down, knocking one
of the conspirators sprawling over the
cliff edge as he came. Another he
sent with a well-aimed blow in the
same direction. The third was not
disposed of so easily. But an ADEPT
jiujitsu twist of the body soon sent
this opponent diving headforemost
into the loose gravel. It was then
that Legar, seeing his men going
down about him like ninepins. re-
leased his clutch on the girls arm to
draw his revolver.
At the same moment that he did so
the man in the mask, swinging the
girl sharply about, darted for the tun-
mel mouth. He was through it before
Legar could level bis gun and fire.
IIe was half leading, half dragging
rho painting girl downthe narrow pas
sage before any of the band could fol-
low. But before he lodged for the
hidden powder-house he threw up his
free hand and caught at the loop
which hung there at the end of his
line. And he pulled 1t vigorously as
he ran.
The result of that simple movement
was both prompt and appalling. Tho
thunder of a great detonation shook
the earth. The rocky hillside erupted
into a sudden volcano OF flying earth
and gravel, ninging its tons Of debris
into the echoing valley. And under
the debris could be seen the still
struggling limbs of Legar and his
men. ~ s%
And whatever this plot Of theirs
may be-" she explained. they intend
to fasten II on you. / couldn't quite
understand, but it had something to
do with a postscript to a letter which
you had left somewhere"
That letter." announced the man
in the mask, twas left in Enoch
Golden's home. So this must mean
some new blow at Golden. And the
sooner we get to him. accordingly, the
better for everybody"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26


audacity, had reason 10 feel
well pleased with his morn
Mngs work. Defeated. for the time
.1cing. in one quarter he promptly
-4prsng about and struck at another.
e His attack, in this instance. was di-
ssacted at nothing less than Enoch
.solden's own home. There, effecting
IN entrance through a neglected coal
fthnte before even the servants were
astir. he had crept steaithilY upward
Until he found refuge in a trunk room.
lFhrough the door crack of this trunk
s1crn, however, he soon had the du:
stons pleasure Of heholding q figure
say1ats as stealthy as his own. q figure
That wore laughing mask and made
Is way cautiously downward 10 the
s10cr of Enoch Golden study. On that
sIoor the masked figure. before van
aEhing as quietly as IT had FIRST ap-
scared, pinned an oblong Of paper,
And that mysterious scrap Of paper
Extracted the puzzled Legar as an
skngieworrn attracts a sunhsh Steal
%nx up TO 1t, he read:
i. Enoch GoIdeni You have proved
~ disappointment tn me. Despite
ny wARAih&st you NtAaA oFpfSAN
s1ke poor and abnse Your power.
Yeur daughter has been saved
4kUm the clutches of Legar. and
80 the proper time viii be pro-
1nced. Bat that time viii not
en0me u2til You have changed
H3ur ways of Lfe. SO, while still
Lou have the chance, do some
THE LAUGHING MASK.
Legar, having thoughtfully peruaed
Nzis strange warning, promptly added
1bostscript:
A. d slight sign of my dfssp-
gRROvai, i am approprtattng your
900 from the vaults of the
Alrd National Bank, for which
Nv take occasion 10 thank yoa.
Ten minutes later Legar had made
- escape from the house and was
eeding southwark In his car. not
hAppy in the thought that he had
e Infused the issues of his enemy, the
nghing Mask.
rhe Laughing Mask himself, in the
antime. was busy with his own en-
prises. He had rescued Margory
5Iden from Legsr, itswas true but
conveyance too place Of safety, in
IN daylight, Was a much more Diff
Mt problem.
II his led him down secluded by
~, where the powder shack Ct
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

in the thick white beard decorating
that launch owners chin. And when
this enemy went overheard that
fringe of whiskers went with him,
leaving at the wheel somewhat
altered and considerably younger
looking man. And that this unknown
sinender OF destinies was still intent
on nursing the secret of his identity
was further evidenced by the fact
that. before turning his boat about
and facing the ebb-tide current of
the North River, he carefully ad-
justed over his nose a narrow band
of yellow eietAy with Its -lttle apron
of an inverted crescent. StiA later
as he closely watched the light~span-
gled shore line, he caught sight OF
two small winking eyes of green and
red, Accepting this apparently as n
signal, he swung in close under the
shadow of coal barge and made
fast at the slip end. where high above
him a waiting taxicab stood close be-
side the stringpiece. Yet. hurried as
the man In the mask seemed to be.
he took time to sit under one OF the
cabin lamps and indite a short epts-
tie. This epistle. addressed to "Enoch
Golden and his friends" read as fol-
lows:
The funds from the Third VA
tfonnl Bank vault are now I'm my
possession and wifi be duly re-
turned to the rtEhtfui owners.
hut that I may enjoy the luxury
of the game rs well ~ tho names
i ann withholding from those re-
turned funds the 100000 In gold
which was formerly the property
of the man who, by Oppressin9
the poor, has compelled this &C.
tfon. when that MAN looks Into
his own heart And returns - the
paths of wisdom, this gold VIII DO
returned 10 him by
THE LAUGHING MAsh~
Still later that night while Dnvte
Manley and Margsry Golden and her
father were arguing and wondering
as to the origin and oil meaning OF
this strange message, Legar and his
men. emerging like water rats from
the river front rendezvous close be-
side the Owls Nest, piled into a har-
Dor launch with r8nfaed kicker and
silently made their way, for Oyster
Joe's. Their spirits were high, not
only WITH ITO xVAISSAA3ACAAh WlilCA1 bhCy
had partaken Of In the abode Of the
Owl. but also with the thought that
they had successfully effected haul
which made the ordinary bank theft
q pikers game.
Yet those sounds OF revelry took on
q somewhat altered tenor when that
dolectable cargo, crowding into the
dinly lit sail loft Of Oyster Joe. found
themselves confronted, not by their
millions In stolen treasure, but by a
sti6 -jointed and blasphemous old man
In white whiskers, tied and dashed to
one OF his own shack beams.
Don't yelp at me about your
damned gold" cried Oyster Joe, with
q sulphurous string of oats, when he
was able to speak. 81 never saw any
gold! All saw was that chain-light-
ming gink In a mask, the gink who's
double-crossed me twice at the same
camel"
Legar staggered back mto broken
chair.
$50 it'sfhe E4ughmg Mask again!'
he said With an ~ tn which. II quiet
toned. was evdE more impressive
than oystsf JoeN believing impreca-
lions. e,e8r
Cro BE CONTINUED,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
1915, by Arthur Stringent
FOURTH EPISODE.
The Name and the Game.

EGAR, as an upholder of the
Hugoesque maxim that au-
dacity should always crown
audacity, had reason 10 feel
well pleased with his morn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

But. oddi5 enough. in4fiaf struggle
the bewhiskered old bpatman had
undergone ~. sudden md startling
change. The clutching fingers OF his
enemy in the second contest along
the boatdeck had buried themselves
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

der without o struggle. She fought
+hem back as best she could, stand
ing at bay with her back against the
rocky hillside. 1t was not until
Legar's hand clamped like a wise on
her arm that she screamed, and
screamed again. "a
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-12
Foreign owners
Of STOCKS MUST
PAY Income TAX
u. S. Revenue Collector Gets
important Decision From
Treasury Department
MAY ADD HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
Assessment to Be Collected
AT Source" and Local Cor
porations Are Affected

us. internal Revenue off :ials here
believe that hundreds of thousands
OF dollars will be paid in additional
taxation by stockholders In Hawaiian
corporations as the result of a deci
sion of the treasury department re-
eeived yesterday at the office of Col:
lector OF Revenue John F. Haley. 1t
declares that foreign stockholders of
American corporations must hereafter
pay the income tax on their holdings,
without the exemptions allowed resi-
dent stockholders. T. H. Davies &
Company and Hackfeld & Company
stockholders are said at the revenue
office to be among those affected by
the new ruling. These two corpora.
tions have perhaps the largest lists Of
foreign stockholders
The ruling was made after a deci-
ed States brought by German stock
holder of the Union Pacific Railway
Company. Under 1t nonresident
aliens are not entitled to the exemp-
tion from taxation of the first $4,000 OF
their income, bat are liable for the
tax upon the entire net income from
all property owned, and of every busi-
ness, trade or profession carried on
in the United States," in the words
of the supreme court decision.
The tax is to be collected at the
source. and returns will have to be
made by the corporations paying the
interest or dividends.
The decision has been expected by
4
here for many months. There was
some fear that when 1t did come it
would call for the collection OF the
tax from non-residents from the time
the law went into effect The deci-
sion reads effective as of January l.,
1916" however, which means that
there will be no collection of the tax
from non-residents until next year,
though the 1916 incomes win be taken
into account.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-12

Especial Marconigram to Liberty
News).
SHANGHAI, April 12-Many dis
tricts of Manchuria have announced
their independence of Yuan Shih-Kai,
according to the Reuter- reports which
have been received here Prominent
Manchu leaders have been dissatisfied
with the action of Yuan Shih-Kai in
relation to the treatment Of his peo-
pie. and 1t is thought that the Man
,churians will make an attack on Pc
king.
Before the declaration of independ-
ence in Canton, Lock Yai Ting, the
military governor of Kwangtse pro-
vince, who was leading his troops to
Canton, decided to attack the city.
Hearing that independence had been
declared, he left his troops and with
q guard entered the city.
Upon reaching Canton he found
Lung Chi Quang, the military gov
ernor, in disfavor, and insisted that he
resign. Quang refused, and as re-
suit, Canton is fearing internal dis
turbance Already a number of the
magistrates have been killed and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-12
BRITAIN HOLDS
CHINASEIzURE
WAS JUSTIFIED
Declares Teutonics on Pacific
Steamer Forfeited Protection
of American Flag


WASHINGTON, D. c., April 12.-2
That the protection Of. the American
flag floating over the China Mail
liner China was forfeited for the 81
Teutonie subjects and one Turk
aboard when the steamer was held up
BY . British cruiser is the contention
Of Great Britain lnareply to the protest
Of the United States state department.
A summary Of the British reply was
made public today. The British auxil-
larry cruiser, believed to be the former
White Star liner Laurentie, stopped
the China on the high seas and re
moved the Teutons and Turk. Britain
now contends that the seizure was JUS.
titled on the grounds that the men
seized had been engaged in Far East
ern plots and were returning home to
take UP arms. Their acts, II 10 claim
ed, deprived them Of any protection
Of the American flag.
Secretary Lansing said this after
noon that the British note on the $eiz-
ure did not close the case to the salts
faction Of the United States.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-12
Head is
Charged With
Gag Orders

Z CAssoctated Press By PaderL wiraIessl
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 12.-
Secretary of the Navy Josephus DAN
ieIs and his alleged '.muzzIing' of na-
val officers were emShatieaIly criti-
cized today
The refusal sef Secretary Daniels to
permit Rear-AdnniraI Bradley A. Fiske
OF the Naval War College to read q
paper at the Navy League session
here stirred a wave of denunciation
against Daniels, Kisses punetuating
the excoriation by the speakers. The
admirai's paper which had previously
been published in the Naval institute,
wear read, upen which the meeting
cheered. ~
Henry ReuterdahI, marine artist
and naval expert, attacked Sec. Dam
ieIs' position, declaring that pthis
sagging of officers came
from the White House."
Secretary Daniels reason for ceclIn-
ing to allow Admiral Fiske to appear
10 understood to be. that 1t 10 better
for civilians to lead the fight for the
enlargement OF the navy.
In the senate this afternoon a reso-
luton was adopted calling for CORES
pondence which Secretary Daniels re-
fused to produce before the house ma
val appropriations. This correspond
ence included letters to Daniels by the
general navy board and by Admiral
Fiske.