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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28
100000 TONS
AWAIT SPACE
UNITED Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Dec. 2S. - Puget
Sound railroad yards and storage
spaces are choked with 200, 900
tons OF delayed export freight.
The problem of removing 1t to-
day faces committee of railroad
and steamship officials, who, fol-
lowing an Investigation by the
car commission of the national
defense division Of the American
Railway association.
Railway men here charge that
lowera freight was systematicai-
lys set aside by the steamship
men, and permitted to pile up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28
MAIL TO co
BY STEAMER

A parcel post, water route be-
tween Puget Sound, Portland,
San Francisco and Los Angeles,
for the purpose of relieving rail-
road congestion, is to be estab-
lished soon, according to Super
intendent Roscoe c. Knox, Of the
Northwest railway service.
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PORTLAND GUSTS
ALL DETECTIVEG

J. PORTLAND. Or, Dec. %. -
Portland today has no "ricks's u
the police payroll. Instead. anv
detecting will be done by cla6s y
and class b patrolmen. 70 -
known as inspectors. n
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find CABIN where
spy SUSPECT LIVED

murdered after a drunken quar-
rel. Knox is alleged to be want
ed in Columbus, Tenn, for muir
der.
Whether there is any direct
connection between Jakupalch S
death and his association with
the alleged master spy is a ques-
tion under investigation by fed
eral agents.
The cabins the two men occu-
pied are situation within 300
yards of each other. In high
powered automobile Schulenberg
would come frequently to the
cabin in company with a stranger,
mountaineers declare, to be
French, but appeared to be Aus
TRAN.
No Woman Seen.
He, Schulenberg and Jakupalch
would enter the cabin and remain
hours at time. Jakupalch Is
said to have been an l. w. w. and
Stunned his other mountain
neighbors.
At no time was a woman seen
with Schulenberg in the noun
tains and federal operatives have
made no attempt to link the mys-
terious beauty III" alleged to be
Schulenberg's mentor, with his
mountain rendezvous.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-28
Austrian Can't
Get Into Army

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. -
Even tho an Austrian has first
citizenship papers and Is willing
to fight for Uncle Sam, he can't
get into the national army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-16

Tweedy In addition to the club
members a large number Of other
guests were in attendance. The next
meeting of the club will be held at
the Clarence Penland home with
Mrs. Mathews and Mrs. Potter as
hostesses.
very successful meeting Of the
National Honor Guard was held last
evening in the Club room of the Lii
5rary. About 80 girls we've in attend
ance and officers were elected as fol-
lows: Miss Evelyn SommerviIle,
president; Miss Jennie Perry, vice
president; Miss Norma AlIoway, Sec
retary and treasurer; Miss Helen
Candish corresponding secretary. A
number of committees were appoint.
ed to report at the next meeting on
instruction to be secured in the vari-
GUS corps. Tuesday night at 1880
o'clock in the club room of the IL
brary has been set as the date Of
the meeting.
DIR. f. J. SOmmeFvilIe went over TO
Walla Walla yesterday morning.
J. L. Barber of Meacham. was
down yesterday and reports six feet
of snow at his home.
E L. Brotherton and Henry Peter
son, both land owners near Helix, and
now residing at Walla waIla were
here yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-16
REALTY TRANSFERS
Warranty Deeds.

a. ;. Pearson. guardian to F. L.
Pearson. ct ux, 81. Ia int. in lots s.
s, 7. and s. Block 65, Freewater.
A. G. Cornwell. ct ux, to c. F. Col
Inns. 100000, mete and bound de-
scription in Sec. 35, Twp. 6 N r. s5.
Charles Eagleson, ct ux, to Chris
Ereding, 81, NV. IA Sec. IA. Twp.
South, Range 81.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-16
Appointments oonrirmed.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Ray
Baker of Nevada, formerly an attache
OF the American embassy at Petrot
grad. was confirmed as United States
mine director Raymond stevens of
New Hampshire. was confirmed as a
member OF the shipping board.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-16

The Very Busy Club met at the
home of Mrs Anton Craft on Market
street yesterday afternoon and spent
very pleasant time. The hostess
SERVED a delicious two course lunch
con. She was assisted by Mrs Ayl-
son. During the afternoon Miss Al
ma Scheer sang two beautiful solos.
Those present in addition to the club
members were Mrs. Donahue, Mrs
Ayison and Miss Scheer.
Cherry blossoms in artistic profu-
sion, gayly decorated screens. para
soils and pink carnations made a
charming Japanese setting for the
Thursday Afternoon Club yesterda.
which was entertained by Mrs w. c.
Mckinney and Mrs. T. M. Hender-
son in the club room of the library.
clever and Interesting program was
given by Mrs. Walter Rose who read
two selections from Madame But
terfly'' and Mrs. Ralph Sailing OF
Weston, who sang in a charming
manner Raymond Hubbell's Poor
Butterfly and the aria from the op.
era, Madame Butterfly with Mrs.
w. c. L. Pruitt as accompanist
Preceding the program Mrs. II. H.
Hattery gave a short talk on Red
Cross work. The prettily decked tea
tables were in charge of Mrs. f. E.
Judd and Mrs. r. Il. Ringo.
There will be a called meeting OF
the Civic Club at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon in the club room OF
brary, A good attendance is urged
-"
Mrs. Peters of Pendleton. who was
operated upon a few days ago at Hot
Lake, is progressing favorably. Mr..
Peters is staying at the sanitarium
until such time as his wife can re-
turn home. Other guests registering
from Pendleton during the past few
days include Grant Ehrhart, Effie
Jean Frazier. Mrs. j. II. Morris, Mrs.
Chas. Vinier and Mrs. Frank o.
Hara.
Pendleton Chapter No 23, r. A NJ.
met in special convocatiOn on Thurs
day evening and conferred the Royal
Arch degree on two teams of most
excellent masters, consisting of DR..
Hughes. S ID. Peterson and George
r. Hirst of Milton and DIR. Farms
worth. Hans PAIL and Guy Wyrick
of Pendleton. After the conferrine
of the degrees refreshments were en-
joyed in the banquet room.
A delightful social afternoon was
enjoyed yesterday Dy the members
of the Spizzerinktum club who were
entertained by Mrs d. Turner at her
home. sos E Court street. Mrs
Turner was assisted by Mrs ]. T.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-16

A delightful social afternoon was
enjoyed yesterday Dy the members
of the Spizzerinktum club who were
entertained by Mrs d. Turner at her
home. sos Z. Court street. Mrs.
Turner was assisted by Mrs. ]. T.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-16

There will be a called meeting OF
the Civic Club at 3 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon in the club room OF
brary, A good attendance is urged.
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Little BObbie's Pa

That will put the true ntsinE spirit
into him.
All of our club are going to be
thare, sed Ma. the Helping Heroins.
Thars 10 q rival club called the
Jones Of Arks, sed Ma, & we are
trying to see II we cant do moar
than them this cumming Winter.
can see the end of q lot OF butt
full friendships. sed Pa, no matter
wich bunch of gurls wins out. Bee
foar Il Is oavsr, sed Pa, you ladies
may need them hospital supplies
for yureselfs. sed Pa / hope II win
not cum to blows
& by the way, sed Ma, thare was \
littel matter wich ! wanted to speak
to you about. The ladies ind that
IL will be necessary & needful. aed
Ma. In order to keep thare acktivI-
ties going, sed Ma, to have q con-
siderabul sum Of money, That II
ware you big strong men cum in.
Bed Ma.
That Is ware the big strong men
always cum In, sed Pa, 4 ware
thare bankroll goes out Are you
going to ask yure husbands nice
up for II. My hands are in the air
alreddy. sed Pa. Help yureself.
What is gaiv. SEQ Ma, must be
gaiv with a proper spirit or not at
all. All of US ladies agreed on that.
I guess that was about the only
thing all the ladies cud agree on.
sed Pa, the proper method Of sub
track-tlng mummy from Father.
How much kals do you cal-culait
to get. sed Pa
watsVsr you can spair. ssl -
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the careful savings Of years IN .
vain attempt to locate her; but,
beyond q few undated postcards
which contained no address, they
had heard nothing. Aunt Elsie
came and took care Of the children.
and her mother herself went to the
big city. She went armed with .
great determination. and, although
she did not ind her little girl, She
learned many things.
She managed to interest some
prominent women In the story Of
Elsie. She heard enough Of the
dangers which beset young girls to
wing her heart In agony, but she
also heard that there were work
ing-girl's homes where, by paying
half Of their earnings. even though
these earnings were exceedingly
small, a girl might lead q comfort.
able. self-respecting life and find
that protection which . young girl
needs alone in q great city.
"AhI" she reflected bitterly, "it
would have helped II We had known
this and Elsie had but trusted rs
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AM EoIng to do Red Cross work
today, sed Ma to Pa this morn
u ing after brekfust, so 1 want
you to have yurs dinner down
town.
Vary we'll, sed Pa, I will drift
into sum cafay & dig up one OF
the old waters that rsememoers
me from my sporty days. sed Pa
That way I will get good serViS'
Pa ssd, & at the saim time give
him only a sober tip,
Good, sed Ma & I am sure the
boys in yure old crowd that see
you will be glad to see you locking
30 we'll & happy.
-u.s, most Of the boys In that
old crowd, sed Pa, are with the
,row. NJ Yester-Yeer, Pa sed. The
human frame can stand only Sc
r,,ob sed Pa But however, I
think IL will be a littel change for
m. to dine out & also a littsl
change for the waiter. How long
ar. you going to Red crOss' sed
Pa.
Only two or three hours a day,
sed Ma. I feel that Is the way for
Rite ssd Pa. you are a true pa
tryot. sed Pa. Talk Bobbie along
4 let hin roll bandagss, ssd Pa
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before she Went!" She found no
Elsie, however, and returned home
broken In health and spirit.
But far away in the city Elsie
had learned a mighty lesson. She
was bound for home-a sadder and
. wiser girl. She left her dress
suit case at the station and almost
ran the mile and half that lay
between herself and the house,
and flung herself into the arms OF
the pale mother who sat beside
the window and to whom the
whistle of the afternoon train still
brought renewed hope.
Tucked in her own little bed
that night, her heart stirred by .
realization Of the suffering she
had caused. she lay and wondered
how she had found It IN her heart
to do what she had done. She had
not found the kind Of life she
started out to find, but fate had
been kind to her and she had, Ike
q person lost In q storm, returned
upon her own tracks and hugged
to her heart this chance to start
life Against the point from which
she took the wrong trail.
THE END.
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The Fatal Ring

the three only the Spider was
wounded.
GO onl Don't mind mel I'm all
right" he called. Gamely.
They did his bidding. Forcing
their way through the door. they
passed the dead Arabs, and de-
Ecsnded the tunnsllsd way to the
outer world. An instant later they
were pursuing Carslake and the
Priestess toward the Temple of the
Violet God.
Carslaks, being heetest OF foot,
was frst to reach the horses aad the
hall wherein sat the hideous violet
divinity, carved out OF rock, deco
rated with gold and silver. and ar
rayed In precious stones. Grinning
evilly, he sat thers-ThzinE out Of
his one violet eye, The ether eye
was missing.
Breathlsssly. painting from his
race on horseback. Carslaks drew
near to the repsllant figure. He
held the ring with It's violet diA-
mond setting In his hand.
The slot where the gods eye
should have been Instantly at
tractsd his attention. Raising his
hand, he slipped the ring into the
.lot. whsreupon bright light
mashed out from within the nEure,
aiming through the diamond eyes
and breaking into innumerable rays.
Each tiny ray OF light, reflected
from a facet on the diamond. fell
unon a character carved In the op-
oosits wall. And these characters
-uIcked out so strangely from the
rest-formed . complete sentence
In Arabic,
turning, Carslaks decIphsred II
With ElitterinE. triumphant eyes:
"For that chemical power which
q, notent to reduce to nothIngness
whatever It is directed upon. twist
the forehnger Of our sacred IDOLS
right hand"
Carslake twisted the Idols fore
anger and Immediately the stomach
Of the idol opened, revealing q
chamber in which lay q strange OBJ
iact. somewhat like q retort, COM
r,only used for experiments in
cb.mistry, It was somewhat like 4
reyolyer, too, for II was fitted with
. trigger. The trigger was con-
nscted with . stopper In the end of
,he tube and when the trigger was
nresssd upon the stopper was with
trawn and the rays OF the sub
stanos within the rstort were per-
nItted to shine forth
70 Bs Ce.siussd Ts-asErSN
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
By Mary Ellen Sigsbee.

Tut Elsie was right. Minnie
X had been swallowed up In
that great underworld
against whose far-reaching ten
tacles she had made such q brave
fight. Years afterward Elsie sat IN
an audience Of women and listened
to q woman reformer relate the
sad history of one woman who had
escaped from q life Of worse than
slavery, and now, under the pro-
lection Of other women. devoted
her life to saving girls from like
fate. The lecturer then intro
duced q worn little figure in whom
Elsie recognized the friend Of long
ago. Thus Minnie. though she
went down to the depths Of sorrow
and misery, lived to fight the good
fight and turned her Sufferings to
aocount-true to the good stun
abe was made of-a fighter to the
end.
Elsie had been away Just eight
months. Her family had spent all
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
Rope Making.

The rope industry Is largely de-
pendent upon Russian. ItaliAA.
American and Manila hemp. the lat.
ter being far more used than any
other. With the exception of Manila.
all these hemps are OF the bast
fibre-that Is. they are obtained
from the bark OF the plant. The
hemp Is cut. dried and then stacked
in bundles. Later, II Is again spread
out and exposed to dew. frost ana
sun. a process that rots the gums
binding the hlaments. The dry in
ner woody part of the stem then
falls on and leaves the fibrous strips
in condition to be cleaned and balsa
for transportation.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
Do You Know That

In making stained-glass windows
every Bit Of the work Is done By
hand. ana It Is amazing to realise
how many times each piece OF glass
must be handled An operator tells
Of counting up one day and finding
that no less than twelve times were
necessary. All the leadWork is done
by hand too. even the opening Of
the little slots into which the glass
u fastened.
An experiment was once made TO
see how fast . bee could ny. The
hive was attached TO the roof OF .
train which attained q speed Of
thirty miles an hour before the bee
was left behind.
The mountain regions of Cuba
include many ridges and valleys
Of extremely fertile land. nearly all
untouched. and existing practically
a. they ala before the time Of the
sDGniarda
Ths tUs nAia Ingredients IN the
uaAnufASezEs ef Hnolsum are cork
aa6 Iinsssl ell - vhish are AIDED
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
The GlOw-WOrm.

The glow-worm Is not a worm at
all, but q species Of beetle. to which
the common firelyf or lightning bug
Is closely related. The true glow
worm IL the female. and is without
wings. Its short legs and long body
give 1t much the appearance OF a
worm, and It can withdraw its
triangular head into its neck. The
light given out by the glow-worm
comes from a yellowish substance
located on the under side OF the alb
domen. Though this light appears
to glow steadily, It IL really inter-
mittent, consisting of flashes in
quick succession. about enc hundred
- the minute,
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
Doris Whitney

unaffected, 90 loveable-the other
80 schsming. affected, almost yam-
pirish.
He STOPPED long enought to post
the policeman on guard at the foot
Of the staircase. Once he heard a
noise upstairs. He listened. 1t
was nothing. Perhaps It was Doris,
unable to sleep. Once, in fact, she
herself heard the patrol in the hall
and, fancying It some intruder, rose
and took from q drawer a pistol
which she laid on a dressing table
near her bed.
Ramsay returned to the library
and sat down again to look over
the papers. Whore did this ward.
Verda, At in7 he began wondering.
He looked up. startled, as he
heard some one glide in through
the portieres. II was Verda her
self-in q filmy robe OF an inti-
mate, clinging material.
"Is there-haYe you found
Will" she asked RnZiously.
Ramsay thought he understood.
II was an excuse TO see him. The
filmy robe undulated as she moved
closer. She was indeed alluring.
Yet he did not love this girl
never could. Still, he did not wish
to be harsh with her. What should
he say7
I'm sure I can ind a WfIl," he
replied finally. II feel that you
viii be provided for"
Verda withdrew reluctantly.
After she had gone Ramsay began
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
Doris Kenyon

to wonder. Why did she pursue
him7 There was something back
of It all. he felt sure. Finding no
answer he plunged back into his
search Of the documents.
The Attack.
In another part Of the city, some
hours before, two men OF evil mien
had been sitting at q table IN q
sort OF laboratory. 1t was strangely
suggestive Of that OF DR.. ScarIey,
yet 1t was not ais.
The door opened and a third man
entered-the exact counterport of
the Secret Service man, Jack
Ramsay.
We'll, got It all right" he
growled with a sort of under
world pride in his work.
As he said It he displayed moth
ing less than the precious explo-
sive packet which had been stolen
from the Grand Duke.
rs the Hidden Hand in?" he
asked, nOodihg to a door that led
to an inner laboratory,
The men shrugged, Yet even as
they talked an electric signal
cleaned. Ono Of them jumped to
open the inner door,
A powerful, stoop-shouidered
figure Of a man had entered the
inner room and was bending over
a flaming retort, more weird than
ever in the fitful light. On his
hand was a steel gauntlet, cover
ing both hand and forearm. with
talons OF q hawk at the ends Of the
fingers, terrifying. As he worked,
he waved the gauntleted hand over
the flaming retort, then withdrew
It. He examined a button on the
side of the foreanger.
Looking up the Hidden Hand
signalled to the false Ramsay 10
approach.
"Did you get them?" he hissed.
Without a word the false Ram
say presented the explosive packet,
which the Hidden Hand seIzed
eagerly from him.
and the locket?" he demanded
hoarsely.
The emissary was about to make
explanations. when the Hidden
Hand few into a towering rage.
Seizing the emissary with one
hand. he pointed at him the
gauntleted hand. pressing the but
ton. A cloud of vapor seemed to
spurt from the iron forehnger The
unluckv emissary swaved.
As Suddenly the Hidden Hand
checked his fury. From a bottle on
the table he poured Eome strange
liduid. which revived the emissary.
II was by terror such as this that
the master criminal, whoever he
mipht be. kept his followers In
faithful slavery. .-..-.
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making of his confederates to look like
Ramsay the Secret Service agent
gYNoPs1S

gXNOPSIA
Doris whitney. heiress Of Judson
Whitney, coming to the library to
meet her father, fnds him shot and
Z stranger who WIS calling on him
also shot The lying man accuses
his secretary. Jack Ramsay. Of the
crime. whitney dies. and the
stranger, who proves to be the
Grand Duke Alexovitch. tells Doris
that she 10 his daughter, that she
was condemned to death when a
baby by the CEar on the represents
tions of q mad monk, Rascon, that
she would exercise q malignant in
Hence over the rulers life. The
Duke is sxiled. but late- 'nnds his
baby has been brought up by Jud-
son whitney and Is still alive. He
had come to claim her when shot
down with whitney. He carries an
explosive packet containing Doris'B
nnEerprintA II can be opened by
Atting into Il the iocket which
Doris wears. He drops dead Just as
he discovers that the packet he
brought 10 missing. Ramsey. about
to be arrested. announces that he 10
q Secret Service agent and takes
charge Of the case. Doris and YER
"a Crane. Judson WhitneJs ward,
both look TO him 10 explain the ac-
eusations Of the dead men.
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
By WILLIAM F.
KIRK

say twenty apsece. 4 here is ths
littel speech wich sech husband
must maik: eheerfully give to
my deer wife twenty dollars wich
is to be used As she sees 1T to
alleviate the terribul needs OF
them witch Is ntsing for Freedom
Now say II, sed Ma
All rite, sed Pa, I cheerfully give
my wife ten dollars witch she viii
use as she sees At anyway to alle-
viate the terribul needs wich ten
dollars viii help to alleviate In
sted OF the twenty for wieh she
asked for. sed Pa
& then Ma laffed but Pa swal-
loed kind OF hard.
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PART ONE-(Continued)
ttT EAvENs and earth nor
~ cried Arthur in a storm of
passion. Not for the wide
world will consent to any
mutilation of her dead body. DR.. Van
Helsing, you try me too far. What
have / done to you that you should
torture me SO? What did that poor,
sweet girl do that you should want
to cast such dishonor on her grave?
Are you mad that speak such things,
or am mad that listen to them?
Don't dare to think more of such q
desecration; shall not give my
consent to anything you do. I have
a duty to do In protecting her grave
from outrage; and, by God, I shall
do itI''
Van Helsing rose up from when
he had all the time been seated, and
said, Eravely and sternly:
my Lord Godalmirg, 1, too, have
q duty to do, q duty to others, q
duty to you, a duty to the dead; and
by God / shall do it, All 1 ask you
now is that you come with me, that
you look and listen: and II when
later I make the same request you
do not be more eager for its fulfill
ment even than l am, then-then ]
shall do my duty, whatever It may
seem to me.
TO LET RESULT OF PLAN
RECOMMEND ITSELF.
"And then. to follow Of your Lord
ships wishes, shall hold myself at
your disposal to render an account to
you, when and where you will" His
voice broke a little, and he went on
with a voice full of pity:
"But, I beseech you, do not 30
forth in anger with me. In q long
life OF acts which were often not
pleasant to do, and which sometimes
did wiring my heart, have never
had so heavy q task as now. Believe
me that IL the time comes for you
to change your mind toward me.
one look from you will wipe away
all this so sad hour, for would do
what q man can to save you from
sorrow.
"Just think. For why should I
give myself so much OF labor and so
much OF sorrow5 have come here
from my own land to do what I can
of good; at the first to please my
friend John, and then to help q
sweet young lady, whom, too,
came to love. For her-I am
ashamed to say 50 much. but say 1t
in kindness--I gave what you gave; |;
the blood Of my veins; gave It, L.
who was not, like you. her lover, but
only her physician and her friend.
gave to her my nights and days-before
death. after death; and II my death can
do her good even now, when she Is the
dead Un-Dead. she shall have It freely"
He said this with a very grave. sweet
pride, and Arthur was much affected
by It He took the old mans hand
and said in a broken voice.
"Oh, It is hard to think 1t. and can
not understand; but at least shall go
with you and wait"
The Washington times., 1917-11-23
CHAPTER XVI

DIR. sEWARD's DIARY-CoMtiHued
1t was just a quarter before Il o'clock
when we got into the churchyard over
the low wall. The night was dark, with
occasional CLEANS of moonlight between
the rents Of the heavy clouds that scud-
ded across the sky. We all kept some