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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
uhine Liberty Campaign Need Men
FIGHT TREASON INDICTMENTS
Motion to Quash Bills Against Tage-
blatt Men to Be Argued Thursday

A hearing on the motions Of the ofiicers
and editors Of the Philadelphia Tageblatt,
the German-language newspaper Of this
city for the quashing of the indictments
accusing them of treason and Of violating
the espionage law, will be argued before
Judge Dickinson in the Federal Court on
Thursday.
Two editors. Louis Werner and DR..
Martin Barlow, are accused OF treason
for writing alleged sneering editorials and
articles abusing the United states for its
position in the war, and with Peter Schaefer,
Paul Vogel and Herman Lemke, president,
treasurer and business manager respeo-
lively, are charged in another Indictment
with writing and publishing distorted news
calculated TO uphold Germany in atrocities
against this country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
Latonia Entries for Tomorrow

First race. claiming s7OO. maiden colts and
Beau, 107; 'Charley Nolte. lO7; Aspirant. i0o:
Bubbling Lowder. 100; Galloway. 100: Redmon
AuEustus l22; sauer. le2; Stevenson. liz. Also
eligible - SprinRsde. l12; Tanlac, NI12; Count
Hogan, 100. -
Second race, claiming, s7OO. four-yesr-olds
and up. furlongs-'Roscoe Goose l0b: sci
Palomar 10; Cora Lane, 1lO; Martre, I10;
Raby Cal, 10; Enver Bey. 11O: Merry Twinkle
10; Peaceful Star, 1lo; Kentucky Girl Ito;
Fleuro ll8; Zindei. lis; Collie, us. Aiso
eliGible-Billy Joe. 10; Shoddy, Ito; parEey
Wiley, 110. '' D'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
Peace Plan Stirs Presbyterians Pushing Lii
WELFARE FUND FOR JACKIEs
Navy Yard Employees Start Voluntary
Subscription

Monthly subscriptions to a welfare fund
for the benefit OF the men going away on
the warships from the navy yard have beer
voluntarily subscribed by the workingmer
there. The organization. including the
artisans and laborers at work on the ship
and in the various departments at the yard
held meeting recently and voted to sci
aside part Of their monthly earnings as a
regular subscription to the fund.
II Is expected that several thousand
dollars will be realized and devoted to the
providing the man-o'-war's men with com.
forts and pleasures, including smokes n
literature and other "necessit es" of a joy
tul life on the ocean. The enterprise has
the cordial approval of Rear Admiral Tap
pan, commandant OF the yard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
BOUGHT POISON TO KILL
HIMSELF, SAYS LIVINGOOD
Declares Suicide Was Planned When
Tilted and Had No Designs
on Others

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Samuel o. Livin-
good, Government aviation student on trial
before q general court-martial at Cover
nor's Island today, created favorable Inn
preston while trying to account for the
large amount of poison found in his pos
session.
He said he had bought the poison to COM
nit suicide, but had no designs on others.
His first thought of self-destruction was
when he was Hlted by a girl in Panama,
he said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
TRAIN MEN FOR NEW FLEET
u. s. Navigation School at U, Of P. tc
Urn Out Officers

The United States Navigation School.
whose head1uarters Is at the University
OF Pennsylvania, today viii begin to in
etruct men IN becoming watch ofieers and
engineers, should these men qualify, they
viii he rlaced aboard merchant vessels
Not less than 1000. 900 tons Of new ship
ping will so into commission under the
American hag IN the next two years, and
"a meet the need Of this great Increase OF
lhe national feet OF merchantmen, the
United states shipping Board must have
5000 new watch ofiicers and 5000 new ems
Hlneers.
Dr. ~ O.. BartOn IL In eh ,rge Of the
school at the University OF Pennsylvania
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
Red Sox Catcher Injured

GALEsBURG, ILL.,, Oct. 22.--NIlford
Lundberg, of Bishop Hill, was killed and
Forest Cady, catcher for the Boston Red
Sox. Mrs. Cady and Mrs Lundberg were
injured today, when Cady's automobile,
driven by him, struck a horse and buggy
near Bishop Hill. Two boys who were rid
ing in the buggy escaped injury. The auto
mobile turned over three times after strik-
ing the vehicle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
smothered to Death in saudpit

DOVER, Del, Oct 22. Willard Dono.
van. sixty years old, Of Lebanon, Del, was
smothered to death today when the sandpa
In which he was working at Moore's NH.
near Dover, caved in. His body was found
by several colored men. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
Thirty.Day Sentence for Chsynsy

NEW YORK Oct. 22.-Louis Fralna and
Ralph Cheney, convicted on a charge Of oon-
hpirlng 10 defeat the seleetive draft law,
we're sentenced today 10 thirty days each.
Fraina Is a writer on Political economy srld
cheyeny = the son Of a professor at the
University ~ Penuaylvania- Ihf cases viii
b appealed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22

one of the irat Americans wounded on
10e nrinG line after the United states en'
|HtI|tn.rfaf-oI0 son Of the cashier of he
|4IN H1N1naI bank. has arrived home
| |1| MaI|I& IN Ffa0oh mlIIlafI has
l'a 0tR. y q '11I cnfe.nui foft
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-07

could attract his attention fa -- q. tiousiy raised ,he window and van ished into that house of mystery But she quietly determined he should not be taken unawares by his enc mics and quickly followed
 She slipped into the empty bedroom and, warily crossing the floor. stood in spellbOund wonder gazing through the open doorway. Backed up against q bench stood the tense figure of a middle-aged man with dropping eyelids and the pasty gray complexion that betrayed the habitual use of some noXiOus drug.
 He had apparently been interrupted in the midst of his investigations, for on the bench, just behind him, was some object protected from the light by a strip of thin toweling. long platinum needle used in extracting germ colonies from their cultures, q compound microscope and an open notebook for recording the result of his labors. Facing the intimidated drug fiend stood the Laughing Mask.
 My patience is about exhausted, Skidmon," he said to the man shrink ing back against the bench. and un- less you write that confession clear ing me of those crimes committed by Legar with your devilish assistance, l am going to shoot you through the head with aS little cOmDuncfiOn oS though you were mad dog. Your terrible poisOns have been responsible for more than one unSolved murder and society will be well rid of you"
 This convincing threat had the de- sired effect, for the stOOp-shOuldered chemist moved sullenly toward Il small writing desk standing near the window. As his reluctant pen travelled slowly over a sheet of foolscap. the Laughing Mask stood looking over his shoulder, prompting the others de- linquent memory with an occasional quiet word and the insistent menace of that ever-ready revolver. The de- tails of those abhOrrent crimes, com mitted in cold blood by Legar for the sole purpose of setting the police up- on his enemy. had practically been completed when n shrill penetrating whistle sounded from the alley.
 The Laughing Mask turned quickly to the nearby window and, throwing back the shutters, leaned out and
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ing N"sli '--'-h +hr full intention as disp0rching that sworn enemy with his own hands, he gave a gasp of in- credulouS amazem, mt as il duwnei upon him that hi; intended victim had completely disappeared.
 It flashed into his mind that tho Laughing Mask might have recovered sufficiently to have crawled up the short flight of cellar steps. and hurry ing outside. he commenced a system atic search Of the dark corners where man in desperate straits might en- deavOr to hide. He had hardly left the cellar when the pile of threadbare carpet showed signs or sudden agi- 1atjon, and, in obedience To certain commands issued in painfully broken whispers. two spectral figures emerged from under that singular refuge and gllded toward the stairway leading to the upper story, where the laboratory was located.
 In that laboratory tho wide-eyed Margery Golden was searching the filtered work bench, hoping to find something to incriminate the venom ous Skidmon. She did not venture tp touch the glittering instruments. bat turned her attention to the object which was hidden under the thin strip of toweling. When, after liItie hesitation. she gingerly raised that flimsy covering. she saw thin glass vessel bearing printed label and half filed with gelatinous substance. She stopped and read from the label the words Colon Bacilli," but that diG not convey to her that in the nutrient medium contained in that Potri dish waS q culture growth alive with mil lions of malignant germs. Hoping to find some more tangible clue. she re- placed the towel and picked up the open notebook lying near the micro scope. Her face went white with the horror of the thing as she de- ciphered the cramped entries:
 May 13-Emmerich has advanced the theory that old ago is brought about in large part by the weakened rcsiStence Of the subject to the ray ages of the bacillus coli. colonies of which invariably inrcst the digestive tract Of every person even though in normal health. The activity and num- Der of these hacilli vastly increase with adv"o"'u" "'-" ca~sirg form of auto
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-07

No Less Than Four Laughing Masks intOXication and a subsequent harden ing of the arteries due to increased blood pressure. and other symptoms of general structural decay It would seem probable that from sufficiently large colony of colon bacilli q virulen5 toxic poison might he extracted. which, administered even in minute quantities, should almost immediately attack the tissues and destroy the subject with all the indications of death from extreme old age. Such a poison, apparently unknown tO science and already present in less malignant form in every human syS- lem, would be extremely baiiling in the event of an autopsy. I shull i'm mediatcly start experimenting along these lines.
 May 1J-The colony of colon bacilIi which I started in gelatin culture medium is multiplying rapidly. Flour iShes best at blood heat-deStroycd at temperature of 60 degrees Centi- grade. The change in color from gray isl white to brown should indicate an increase in virulence and pathogen- ic qualities.
 May 1T-Inoculated guinea pig with bacilli poison-died instantly: body shrunk and withered; much encOur- aged.
 May 2O-Discovcry has just been put to gratifying practical test managed tO get q needle infected with the bacilli extract to Lecar who hnd been captured and confined in prison Legar has just communicated with me. He succeeded in scratching his jailcr with the contaminated needle. and the man was seized immediately with convulSionS and died in two or three minutes with all the symptoms to be expected. Lcgar rcgaincd his liberty. and now wishes to destroy m entire family named Golden. I will prepare minute capsules which will keep the bacilli alive and.
 And as with shuddrr Marg " c?mc to the last unfinished and cold blooded entry she heard Slsidmon rap idly approaching the door, Thrustinc the discriminating journal into her dress. she quickly stole into the back room, where she could watch tho laboratory without being observed her self. She saw tho uuucrved bacte- riologist hurriedly drag battered trunk from a dark and cavernous closet. As he threw m uneasy glance toNard the door leading into the hail hls tGce suddenly frozc into an cxpres- sion of abject terror.
 Advancing from the doorway came figure with features cloaked by 8 mociling yellow mask. This startling apparition deliberately aimed a black
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the background except on one or two pressing occasions. Miss Wilkins, my stepsiSter. made our masks. and we used her garden as meeting place. Miss Golden has known all this since We worSted Lecar in the coal mine. and I think she will join me in in- viting you all to come to little affair which is going to be held in a church in the very near future
 As Mlrgerv turned away to hide her tears and her bushes, her father warmly grasped his former secretary's hand. and after moment the solemn red face of Captain Brackett slowly cracked into Sheepish grin as he ex- tended his beefy paw to David Manley, | alias the Laughing Mask.
 (THE END)
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ir the Grasp or tne OetectiNeS Werl strOve to ascertain the meaning of that fOrebOding signal. For q moment only he relaxed his guard over the crafty poisoner. but that moment gave to Skidmon the chance he had been seeking. Before the startled girl, watching through the doorway. could cry out a word of warning. he launch ed himself upon the half-bent figure leaning out of the open window.
 Caught at a decided disadvantage and unable to use his weapon, the Laughing Mask suddenly lost his bal ance. and, grasping wildly at the empty air. plunged headlong from the window down into the abysmal dark ness.
 He seemed doomed to sure destruc- tion, but fate decrced the Springy branch of an elm tree should catch that hurting body. and the force of his fall was broken when. limp and unconscious. he dropped second later onto the stone Tagging by the cellar doorway.
 As the moon swung across the star strewn heavens it's pale light disclosed the still form of the unconscious Laughing Mask lying under the labor atory window from which the infuri- ated scientist had flung him. X one armed man. who came sinking out of the shadows, saw the inert figure and bent over 1t with savage ex- clamation of triumph. He glanced furtively about him. and. throwing back the bulkhead doors leading into the cellar, backed down the short flight of steps, dragging the Laughing Mask after him, like q spider drag ging q fly into some dark recess.
 Legar seemed strangely at home in his dark and gloomy surroundings, for after letting the Laughing Mask drop heavily to the cement flooring, his groping fingers quickly found a battered lantern hanging from a rusty hook, This feeble illumination showed the cellar 10 be piled with all sorts of discarded household furni- ture. including a pile ofe worn-out carpeting near where the masked man was lying. As Legar bent over the helpless figure a faint noise came from the stairway leading to the floor above. He instantly strengthened ID and made a search for the noises.
 From under the pile of carpetins two pair of long arms suddenly stretched out toward the silent frru of the Laughing Mask. and. qu.tl-ly seizing him by the feet and shal- derS. dragged him under the fr;,ycd soldS of that ancient floor covering When the scared outlaw gave up hif .cuitless search and returned Co tr1 place where he had left the Lau-l
Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-07
TWENTIETH EPISODE
The Laughing Masks Triumph

Margery Golden suddenly threw aside the magazine which she had been listleSsly thumbing. and springing 10 her feet, crossed rapidly to the window of her cool, white bedroom. As she stood gazing out with unseeing eyes. a little frown of vexatiOn puckerec her forehead. From the open windows of the spacious living-room on the first floor came the subdued murmur of voices. But to Margery's straininG ears not a word of that low-toned con- ference was audible. Occasionally she heard the rumble of Captain Bracketts voice, more Strident and authoritative than the others.
 The resentful officer of the law had conceived the idea than on more than one occasion Margery had aided and abetted the Laughing Mask in slip ping through his fingers, and it was for that reason she was now excluded from the deliberations where the cap ture of the elusive masquerader was under discussion. In anticipation of this very state of affairs Margery had devised the ingenious method for learning the plans of the detectives.
 Having ascertained that the con- ference was in full swing, she quickly went to a small wicker table and, taking off the telephone receiver, held it pressed tightly to her ear. Her wire was q house extension connected with the trunk line which ran into the living-room, where her father ana the officers were now gathered. In that room the telephone standard, resting on a heavy mahogany table, had been skillfully tempered with. Presently the booming voice of ~the police captain came to the ears of the listening girl.
 "When I go after a man I don't quit till I get him." she heard him announce in self-laudatOry tones. "l landed that one-armed crook, Jules Legar, in cell all right, an I tell you. Mir Golden. if it hadn't been for your daughter interferin' I'd had the bracelets on the Laughing Mask long ago"
 At that moment Margery heard the door shut behind a new arrival, and again it was Captain Brackets voice which reached her as he impatiently questioned the detective who had just entered.
 ''What are you doin' here. Walters? Didn't you get the orders I sent you by Jenkins to take Legar out of that chicken-coop they call jail out here, an keep yourself handcufred 10 him every minute until he was safe in the Tombs?
 q got. your orders. chief" came a hesitating voice, presumably that of the sleuth called Walters, "but I've got some bad news for you. Legar's broke jail. He croaked Jenkins and made a clean getaway"
 Then Margery heard the hurried tones of the detective as he launched into an account of the strange escape of Jules Legar.
 "T don't see where I'm to blame, chief" he began in a somewhat ag-. grieved voice. "I seen Jenkins arOun' noon. He was goin' into the jail with a tray from the restaurant. He stops
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and gives me your orders and says l might as well wait outside until Legar had his feed. That seemed reason able. an ] hung aroun' for bout half an hour Then when Jenkins didn't Q uneasy like an I steps inside to sec what was goin' on.
 'Tyin' face down in the corridor l found Jenkins, just outside of Legar's ceH. The cell was empty with the door standin' open and Jenkins key in the lock. We cOmbed every inch of that jail, but Legar had diSappearrG without leavin' trace beplnd t1in. ] could tell ty the looks Cf Jenatna
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
GREAT REJOICla6 ,BY
 RHEUMATIC LnlpplES
If Sd, Crippled You Can't Use Arms
 or. Legs Rhcuma Wan Help You or Nothing to Pay.

If you want relief in two days. swift, certain, gratifying relief, take. one-haif teaspoonful of Rheuma once. {, day. Y If you. want to dissolve every par ticlc' of uric, acid poison in your body olnd drive it out through the natural channels so that syou will be forever free. from arheumatisnl,. get a 50-cent bottle from iRhcuma from Clark & Brainerd Co. or any druggist today. E, Rheumatism is a powerful disease strongly entrenched in joints and mus cles. In order to conquer it a power full enemy must be sent against 1t. Rheuma is the enemy of rheumatism
 -an enemy that conquers 1t every time.
 Judge John Barhorst of Ft. Lora- mic, Ohio. knows 1t. He was walk ing with crutches; today he is uell. It should do as much for you. it sell dom fails.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03

poses to continue its activities if the unit is not up to the numerical strength desired.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
Bronchitis
And Other Throat and Lung Ailments Yield
 to ,IinOnine

Neaf1y one thOusand prominent people in ono city alone have pub licIy testincd in signed statements that Ldnonine cured them of coughs, colds, bronchitis and other forms of winter complaints that threatened |fheir very existence. Other tllous-
 Ands in other sections of the country Ihavo added their testimony and all unite in prOclaiming Lnonjnc tho
 most effective medicine of it's kind
 known to science. = lseiicf is wrought by removing the swcliings and irrita- lions that cause the disturbances. 1t [es . truly woinlcrful remedy and Is |Ipurc and wholesome. being an einul- |eiOn of FIax-Sccd fOil,' Irish Moss, Eucalyptus snd other famous rome.
 dies, all combincd7in onc,s and known
 Inc world Otcr as. Ei
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
$2,to0,OOo DIVID|Bl|
Colts Earnings for Past Ycar|
 Per Ccnt.-Col. Skinner sG0e1 Washington for Rig Order.

~oAs = AI0EAAAhASS AW IdSt 1G44S
 Per Ccnt.-Col. Skinner Goe
 Washington for Big Order.
 Hartford. April 3.-At the al meeting of the directors of 4f1e1 Patent Fire Arms Manufact| company held yesterday, a dfx( of $2,500,0O0 was dcclareds
 which the president, Colonel $vf] c. Skinner, left for Wasl&n6kx| conclude negotiations for nl huge federal government cop<Eac| machine guns. The present ca stock of the company was incr@ from $2.50O,0O0 tos $5, 5,OO0, 0p'O, ss3 par value of each share r9duccd $100 to $25. The market priccy 01 new shares will probably around $1s0 on the local cxcd tomorrow.
 The profits for the year .Ycr5G per cent, or $6,345,731.39.
 buildings cost s53O, 900 and M equipment $1,750,OO0 Cash on and Investments amount to xlIa 4O2.97. The value of the $2,762.151.94. and merchandise' hand $2,994,44S.74. For the nnuf tax $850.0O0 has been set aSldG there are $25,OO0,o00 worth Ck < finished contracts. s:s :s3sa
 At present s,s74 employees I'll the payroll, and new bufldinHai new equipment will be frequfra4 the new United States contract.
 is to duplicate it's unfinished, tract for 5000 machine guns sok vickers type, adopted as tho stun for United States troops. N
New Britain herald., 1917-04-03

Uncle Sam'sf service. Similar action was taken by the court while, the troops were doing duty on the Mexi- can border. Several of the local Foresters are members of the New Britain companies.
 James Fox left yesterday for New Haven where he planned to enlist in the navy.
 Pythian lodge, K. of P. will meet this evening. First rank will be con- ferred, the St. Elmo degree team ex- employing the degree.
 The Business and Improvement as- sociation's whist team will play with the Bristol business men in the neighboring city tomorrow evening.
 The local schools will close Thurs day for the Easter recess.
 ManYoss Relief corps will enter- tain the department officers at their regular meeting Thursday afternoon. FOR SALE-Building lots. East Main
 street. Plainville. Mrs. J. w. Mon-
 way, GA Maple, street. 3-24-d12x
 Card of Thanks.
 We desire to express our sincere thanks to neighbors and friends who were so kind to us during the illness of our mother. We deeply appreciate their sympathy at the time of her death and wish to also thank those who contributed flowers and the sing CTS at her funeral.
 MIR. and MRS. w. J. HEMINGWAY,
 MIR. and MRS, J. E.. WEBSTER.