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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30

him; but for you I do fear. when you
shall have set your hand to the task
which mine must yield. know your
breed we'll enough to know you Will
not falter in the discharge OF this
sacred trust, I know Japan well enough
to know she will stop at nothing to dis
courage you.
charge you above all things to be-
ware the man who calls himself
Baron HurOki-who poses as cOsmo-
polite of Japanese birth-whO is in
reality secret chief Of the Japanese
secret service in this country.
More than this hope to tell you In
detail-if live to see you again. 9TH
erwise-I shall die content in the
knowledge that l have, at least, done
my best to warn you against the chief
est dangers you must apprehend as
executrix of the Claiming secret de-
Tense fund.
Your affectiOnate guardian.
PETER RIPLEY. -
GOLD!
When Parr had finished reading the
last page Of Peter Ripley's letter he
looked down to encounter Patria's d.
rect. uncOmpromising gaze. To her I'M
uttered inquiry he nodded slightly.
"He was sane" said Parr. He
feared Japan-and a japanese assas-
sinated him. That much confirmation
Of what he wrote we possess, beyond
refutatiOn. There remains only to be
determined the actual existence of this
defense fund In secret
vault beneath this room to which the
password is your Manner What do you
make of that?"
Patria shook her head.
'It's all too strange. never
had any suspicion Of anything of the
sort. I'm afraid don't quite
grasp 1t YETI"
It was Patria who stumbled upon the
solution haphazard-or. as woman
would claim. intuitively.
1.-The password my name-Patria
That sounds as though there must be
a safe door somewhere with letter
combination or else :"
"Or else" Parr prompted as she
hesitated.
Look there!"
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After time he crept noisele..,,
down the stairs.
"There are Japanese-several =,
them-in the house. Martin must nav.
seen them coming and locked US in n
prevent their discovering U.S."
"But Martin? What will thew do ~
him?"
Il don't know. Let's not
think about that. Let's hope
for the best. It's all we can do. 7
can't bulge that door up there and
even if l could. I've got no weapons of
any sort. :"
Five minutes passed. Throughout
the two could hear faint sounds NJ
hurried footsteps Overhead-for all tho
world like the scampering Of rats IN
wainScOting. Then were heavier. dullar
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son as long as the Channings and the
Ripleys had male children. That time
Is now passed: My boy died before at
tanning maturity; you are your fathers
only child.
The fund today has grown, through
careful investment and unremitting
vigilance. to the appreciable total sum
Of approximately $1OO.OOO,OOO. The
whole II stored in the secret vault be-
meath this. room to which the password
is your name. Three-fourths Of It Is
cOmprehended in gilt-edged securities,
Immediately negotiable; the balance of
S25,OOO,OOO is in gold-thus accumu-
lated for immediate resource In emer-
gency.
Wisely employed. this treasure may
prove the salvation Of your country in
this, as it seems, its hour of direct
need. Europe Is aflame with war
when peace is declared, Europe's fore
ordained way to recoup will be by
means Of preying upon some great and
wealthy but defenseless country, such
as the United States Of America. On
the other hand, to the west of US, we
have a great nation without room to
grOw-Japan. Its natural course of
growth. following the line Of least re-
sistance, must be in and through our
western states. To the south Of us
lies Mexico. a hotbed of revolution, In
trigue and racial hatred.
Evidence in support Of Japan's de-
signs against our peace is not lacking.
The presence Of her armies In Mexico,
the fact that japanese officers have
been detailed to drill Mexican troops,
il known to the administration n
Washington II not to the people; that
Japan maintains naval bases, with
Mexican consent. at Magdalena bay
and elsewhere. IL q matter Of common
knowledge. In my personal experience
It u true that, following my refusal q
= loyal and patriotic citizen to make
Eeontraets IN the name Of Channings,
Inc. 1pr delivery Of arms ANA ammuni-
don IN MEXICO, Japan has Let no stone
unturnA to induce mo to revoke my
refusal, and even now thseatenD my
life because ] ahade By It
For myself my dear war& do MOI
.faar; when 4 man hes pq1Ded q Ger.
tala a., teafA hns ~ tssfoss Soa
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
EPISODE TWO
"Treasure."

So young was the June morning that,
though cross-town streets already
glowed with sunlight well nigh az
bright IL not so warm as that of noon.
day, wide areas Of shadow fingered
athwart Fifth avenues silent reaches
like still broad banners Of translucent
violet.
The thorOughfare was as llfeless as
Main street in any village at church
hour of q Sunday; a few policemen
blinked Indifference at the taxicab fly
ing southwark at such lawless speed.
A few blocks south Of Fourteenth
street the vehicle (driven with reck-
lefsness arguing the prospect OF a sub
stantiaI tip as reward for haste) took
q corner on two wheels and came to
an abrupt pause before residence OF
the vintage caste.
The moment it stopped, out Of the
cab hoped brisk young man and. on
his heels, an anxious young woman
who ran impatiently up the steps to
white front door while her companion
tarried at the curb to settle with the
chauffeur.
BY the time he was free to join thu
young woman on the doorstep, she was
ringing the bell with q. sort Of semi
hysteric persistence. y
i II can't understand why 10 one an
swers," she faltered with little SILVER
OF apprehension. 1--WE, rung and rung.
=. You don't really think anything
can have iAappened-do you. Captain
Parr~
{ It hope not, Miss Channing-but
mean to find out pretty pronto."
She stepped back. and Parr planted
q firm thumb on the bell-push. From
the interior of the house came re
mote buzzing-nothing more. At
venture the young man released the
button and laid hold of the door-knob
To the surprise and somewhat to the
CONSERVATION Of both it, yielded read
lily. s..
For a mement neither moved; only
Ne eyes Of each sought the others
mutely eloquent with apprehensive III
quiry. Then with q quick gesture
which might have been interpreted a
bidding the girl to wait outside. tn
: young man crossed the threshold.
Quietly. the girl followed-to b
erected BY her name, spoken in accents
+. Of wonder. Miss Patty-fo' the LAM
sake!"
An aged negro servant clothed simply
In pajamas stood transdxed In Fecog
milton halfway down the fright o.
stairs to the upper stories. u
'That you, Martini Where u NJ
RipleyT
- f1fistuh Ripley? All reckon hs mus
be into his bed, Miss Patty; he gin'rl,
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Her outflung hand indicated the mas.
sive marble chimney-piece. Parr knit.
ted his brOws, staring. The thing was
interesting If only as relic Of the
curious artistic taste Of bygone day:
none but a mid-victorian Intelligence
could have tolerated the thought Of
such a monstrOus monument to home
illness. And yet the carving was ex.
Quisitely done. He crossed to 1t, with
Patria by his side, for Q closer inspec.
ton.
In whatever brain the design had
originated. it was patriots: the
American eagle screamed in sculptdred
stone, the flag Haunted blatantly its
moveless folds, the arms Of Virginia
flanked the arms Of the United States,
Immediately above the fireplace the
Charming arms were emblazoned upon
a shield, beneath this scroll bore the
motto Of the house
"rRo PATRIA Nosis."
ITO which the password is my
name!"
Patria put forth fingers which
touched lightly the initial Of the word
Patria on the scroll. She withdrew
her hand with an exclamation the let
ter she had touched had fallen in flush
with the surface Of the scroll. Parr
nodded excitedly. TRY the next let
teri"
To her pressure the letter A became
as the letter p; the remaining letters
of the word followed suit as readily.
And when the last had been depressed
they heard a curious grating noise be-
meath the mantel and, looking down,
saw the apparently solid stone backing
of the fireplace proper swing massively
inward and disclose the mouth Of q
narrow passageway.
LET me 60 6rst!"
PARIS tone was imperative. Won
defing q little at the distinctive docility
with. which she obeyed him, Patria
stood aside. He ducked beneath the
mantel and disappeared -.
Tho passageway proved short, upon
that level, Parr advanced throo PAGES
In utter darkness. Then It turned
aaldA at q right angie ~ the foot Of
some twelve stsps ~ 1p1nd another
level advanced ginyefiy . pace into the
lsa0se imaslnable nurk. and stuubled
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-30
THE CAST.
SYNOPSIS.

On the eve Of inheriting sole control Of
Channings. Inc. Americas largest arms
and ammunition industry, Patria Charming
is mysteriously summoned from Newport
to New York by Peter Ripley. trustee for
her estate. Baron HurOki. chief OF the
Japanese secret service, busies himself 70
hinder her response to this summons; but
Patria overrides his opposition with the
aid Of Capt. Donald Parr. United States
secret service, who suspects Japan OF IN
triguing to embroil the United States Win
Mexico.
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xanIAy ea'ssd - o." A'r.
~ tats wAsa h dos wutk
IN ~ nlgAt be(o'-
j, ~ - wetk late last aislt Mar
ifnt
he ,sbo' dldL Mis- Patty lelstw1ys
h. 49, ~ - ewans tuA waaAs sGad
In q = ~ Deut 1sssa $780,
~ tat H. ubeaGyv t1n1
~Wa0 ! "a in6lot1gs ~ toward
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over something soft and yielding that
Obstructed the floor. In stumbling he
threw out a hand which encountered
an electric light bracket. Steadying
himself by this he felt for and turned
the switch; the brilliance Of single
bulb dazzlingly exercised darkness.
He stood in a small, airleSs, window
less chamber, furnished simply with a
square mahogany table and four chairs
on rug. Otherwise it was featureless
but for huge safe-door built into the
wall close by the foot Of the staircase.
This door stood ajar. A black void
was beyond it. At PARIS feet lay the
obstacle which had so nearly proved
his downfall: the body of little Japa
nese clad in the uniform of a tele-
graph messenger-in his dead hand an
automatic pistol.
Turning, Parr called to Martin to
come down to him.
The negrO's answers to his questions
enabled him rapidly to reconstruct the
prelude to brutal crime.
1t seemed that, shortly before Pat
ria's guardian had dismissed him for
the night. Martin had answered the
dOOr-bell to admit telegraph messen-
ger boy with a telegram for Peter Rip
ley. Signing for the message, Martin
had told the boy to wait for possible
answer, and had taken the envelope to
his employer in the library. But when
Mr.. Ripley had opened it, he had found
nothing within the envelope; and
when he and Martin had gone back to
the hall to interrogate the messenger,
this last had vanished.
BY this ruse (Parr reckoned) obtain
ing admittance to the house when Mar
tins back was turned, the pseudO-mes-
scnger had secreted himself and waited
till. finishing his letter to Patria. Rip
ley had found reason to descend to the
treasure vault. Then, following, the
messenger had tried to shoot Ripley
down. but had met death himself In
the attempt Meantime a confederate
had entered the house gaining admit
lance through the front door, left I'M
locked, as Parr and Patria had found
it. by the first japanese. And when
Ripley, emerging from the secret pas
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08
LAST CONTINGENT
TO CAMP MEADE
FOrty-one New Men From Gar
rett Go For Training

Garrett county's final contingent of
selected men. numbering forty-one,
were given hearty farewell by hun
dreds of people who assembled at the
railroad station in Oakland Tuesday af-
ternoon where the men took train No.
46 for Camp Meade to undergo train
ing lasting several months to fit them
for the stern realities which confront
them.
Monday evening the men were given
a farewell reception at the Maryland
theatre where addresses were made by
MIR. Gilmor S. Hamill, representing the
Garrett County Committee of Defense,
Prof c. E. Bender and also by the Rev.
DR.. U. S. Wright. of Mountain Lake
Park. Others upon the stage were Mr..
W. R. Offutt, representing the Y. M.
C. A., and Rev. W. M. Shultz.
Mr. Bender's address was along MIS-
torical lines and was interesting and
instructive.
WI ilduilh IGfiSWcu IIle WOIh uOlS
and being done by the Red Cross So
ciety of the Nation and county. He
called upon everyone present to give
the noble women the support due them
in their work for humanity and made
an especial appeal to the patriotism of
his audience. He introduced Rev. DIR.
Wright whose address was one of in
terest. In it the speaker warned the
soldiers of the temptations that would
assail them in camp and abroad and ap-
pealed to their better natures to keep
themselves free of all moral crimes.
The high school students rendered
some excellent vocal music during the
meeting.
Those who left Tuesdav Afternoon
were the following:
Harvey Gortner, Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08
REPUBLICANS ARE
ADVANTAGEOUS
Every Candidate Receives Spleen
did Endorsement at Polls.

The Republican ticket nominal
ed at the primary election in Sep
TENDER last went to victory at the
Garrett county polls on Tuesday
with substantial majorities for
every candidate.
For the third consecutive time
Senator Harvey J. Speicher was
elected to represent Garrett county
in Maryland's Upper Branch of
the Legislature, Notwithstanding
the bitterness engendered by the
primary fight when methods we're
used by his opponents to injure
him in every conceivable manner.
The members for the House of
Delegates, Messrs. N. r. Selby,
E. a. Weimer and A. r. White
were especially fortunate. In each
instance the candidates entered
the primary at a late date where
they were endorsed by the voters
and at the election on Tuesday
they ran neck and neck, Mr.. White
leading with a few votes; Selby
second and Weimer a good third.
They were opposed by but one
candidate on the opposition ticket,
Mr., Daniel w. Dorsey, Of Grants
vile, who also made a good show
ing when it is considered that the
Democratic vote in Garrett county
is small at the best.
Mr.. Tower, for the Clerk of the
Circuit Court; Mr.. Kimmell, for
County Treasurer, and Mr.. Meyers
for Clerk Of the Board of Com
missioners were unopposed and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08
REPUBLICANS Will CONTROL
LEGISLATURE ON JOINT BALLOT
They VIII Have Working Majority in the House
With One Vote Short in the Senate

Hugh A. McNulen Democratic candidate for Comptroller,
Comptroller the election Tuesday, majority
what of compared with 5000 years ago
This reduction in Mr. McMulens majority in itself
great triumph Republicans the Republicans Bal
Arundel had the proportion
countless Mr. Atwood Republican would
have beer elected His election would still have been possible Al
county Republicans had stood for him this we'll
they stood up for Mr. Duer years
The Republicans will control the House of Delegates by least
eight majority BY this majority the Republicans will
ory the joint ballot of the houses will elect
succeed John NJ Dennis Democrat They will
short the Senate control of which body lost
the Republicans Charles Marys Repub
under normal conditions make good.
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they received the votes of both
Democrats and Republicans.
The Commissioners will be Mes
srs. George D. Browning and
Henry P. Miller both of whom are
popular with the voters and are
considered by the public as bust
ness men of more than ordinary
ability.
Mr.. George D. White, of Oak
land, is the successful candidate
for Sheriff. He defeated Mr.. Lee
R. Mason, also of Oakland, al
though the latter felt fairly conf
dent of his election to the office.
A tabulated vote of the various
districts in the county will be
found elsewhere in this paper to-
day, subject, however, to correc-
ton when the official canvas is
made by the Supervisors sometime
today.
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Benjamin Harrison Wiley, Bittinger.
Frederick Lawrence Sellers, Guard.
Harlan Victor Moreland, Gormania.
Raymond Paugh, Deer Park.
Oren Harold Friend, Sang Run.
John George Finzel. Finzel.
Sherman Snyder, Bittinger.
Orval Price Grow, Finzei.
Charles E. Whitaker, Kitzmlller
Holmes T. Browning, Oakland.
Lloyd Michael Fike, Friendsville
John E. Nair. Oakland.
VIM. Leroy Broadwater, Grantsvile.
Charles Rhodes, Swanton.
Fred Edgar Green, Moscow Mills.
Bud B. Ship, Crellin.
Ira E. Sliger, HoYes.
Nevin Ulysses Broadwater, Grants
vile.
William Hosea Meyers, Friendsville.
Walter Henry Haenftling, Accident.
Orem Ray Engle, Bittinger.
Ralph G. Browning. Oakland
John Leo Mclaughlin, Grantsville.
Oliver F. Kelley. GAINESVILLE.
Cephas E. Wilt, Swanton.
John Nogel, Kitzmiller.
Ernest Fazenbaker, Bloomington.
William Hachman, Accident.
Leonard Gilmor Klink, rostburg.
Sherman D. Friend, Friendsyille.
Milton E. Pritts, Swanton.
Gordon G. Butler, Jennings.
William H. Camp, Grantsville.
Jasper c. Meyers, Dodson.
Terrence Franklin O'Donnell, Kitz-
miller.
Roy KEEPER, Gormania.
Oscar Lee Hetrick, Bittinger.
Herbert Bliss Groves. Deer Park.
William Elias Uphold, Swanton.
Albert Watkins Thrasher, Deer. Park.
Transferred to Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08
$35,OOO,OO() FOR
WAR Y. NJ. c. A.
Organization Formed to Raise
Garrett County Share of Fund.

A group OF Oakland citizens met in
the Offices of Renninger & Offutt last
Saturday afternoon to talk oyer pre-
liminaries looking to an organized move
ment TO raise this county's share of the
$35, 600, 900 needed to carry on the work
of the Y. NJ. c. A. in the United States
army environments and camps at home
and lover seas" The meeting was ad-
Cumberland. director of the campaign
for the fifth district, comprising AL
leganv and Garrett counties, who ex-
planned in detail the great work the Y.
M. c. A. is doing for the soldier boys
at home, and the urgent needs of ex-
tended activity in France and England
and wherever our boys will be sent.
Remarks were made also by Messrs.
Albert c. Grant and Tasker q. Lowndes,
members of the district committee.
Those present at the meeting, in ad-
dition to the visitors, were Messrs. W.
r. Otfutt, J. c. Renninger, Gilmor S.
Hamill, F. E. Rathbun, E. H. Sincell,
j. E. Harmed, R. E. Sliger, H. L.
Jones, A. D. Naylor, H. Lauer and
Rev. A. D. Appleton.
Another meeting was held in the
same offices Monday afternoon and a
county organization formed by the
election of Attorney w. R. Ofutt,
chairman, H. A. Kasche, secretary, C.
H. Losr, treasurer and Messrs. A. D.
Nsylor, j. C. Renninger, C. H. Lear,
j. E. Harmed, B. H. Sincell, Rev. W
NJ. Shultz and Rev. A. D. Appleton.
executive committee. This organiza-
ton will establish branch or local
organizations throughout the county
for the purpose of raising ST., 840 Gar
rett county's share towards the above
mentioned sum.
The campaign opened last Monday
night at the meeting held for the fare
= ell reception to the selected men leav-
g for Camp Meade, Chairman Offutt
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08
SPECIAL SERVICES
Will Begin In st. Paul's NJ. E.
Church Sunday Evening.

Rev. W. NJ. Shultz, pastor of st.
Pauls NJ. E. church in Oakland, an
nounces that on Sunday evening next
special services will begin in his church
to continue indefinitely. These services
will be held every evening during the
week with the exception of Saturday:
He will be assisted in the service by
his brother, the Rev. w. K. Shultz, of
New Columbia, Pa, who is expected to
arrive here sometime during the next
few days. Rev. Shultz extends an in
vitation to the people of every de-
nomination to attend the services when
they can do so without interfering
with their own church duties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08
Shoulder DislOcated.

While engaged in a game of football
at Camp Meade Saturday Afternoon,
Sergeant Milton Sineell, of the 313th In
fantry, had his left shoulder dislocated
when an opposing player in the eleven
fell upon him. He went to the hospital
where he received surgical attention,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-08

explaining the purposes for which the
funds are needed, his remarks being
supplemented by short talks by Rev.
W. NJ. Shultz, Of Oakland, and Rev. U.
S. Wright, of Mt. Lake Park. Mr..
Offutt then called for volunteer sub
scriptions, the response being enthu-
siastic and liberal, over $4,000 being
pledged in few moments time. Fol-
lowing is q list of subscriptions to date:
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Chicken Supper.

The Ladies Aid of Corinth will serve
a chicken supper on Saturday evening,
November the 18th, beginning at 4
o'clock. Refreshments will be served.
Everybody invited.
LADIES AID, Corinth, W. Va.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-05-31

10 acres choice Washlta bottom land
on section line, onehalf mile from city
limits Price SlO5 per acre.
10 acres two miles from city limits,
first class improvements, large orchard
and vineyard; viii exchange for good
income property in Chlckasha.
20 acres 2ls miles from city, 4 room
house good orchard; Is acres alfalfa
land. Price s225O
60 acres Az miles southeast OF
Chickasha, 80 acres in cultivation.
Price $50 per acre
100 acres first class smooth upland,
house and good orchard, well and wind
mill; 20 acres in grass, fenced and
cross-fenced Price $40 per acre.
1870 acres on Washita river miles
from Lucille; 100 acres first class corn
and alfalfa land 20 acres in alfalfa;
room house and barn. Price $65 per
acre.
100 acres good rolling prairie land;
well watered and fenced; 10 miles
from Chiokasha. Price $3.50 per acre.
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Real Estate and Farm Loans

100 acres first class Washita bot
tom; 40 acres in alfalfa, very good i'm
nrovemeuts; good growing crop. VIM
give immediate possession. Price SG9
per acre
Three good farms to exchange for
city property.
CITY PROPERTY
six room house one block from pave
ment on West Hill; storm cave, els
tern aud barn. Best snap offered In
Chiokasha only $500; $500 cash, bal
ance time to suit purchaser
Five room house, quarter block Of
ground; fine SHADE trees, barn and out
buildings; only 1880; $3.50 cash, bal
ance like rent
FARM LOANS
We have the best loan proposition
ever offered in Grady county. We can
make you loan as quick and lean as
much money on your land as any Loan
Company in the state Will examine
your land on "a hours notice and hand
you draft for your money without the
least delay.
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"There where there was formerly
flourishing village (Treseault) with
peaceful population one only sees now
a heap OF ruins, the work Of the fury
of destruction Of the 23Oth regiment.
The Russians themselves have not ac-
complished worse Favagos and 1t Is
doubtful II we can be considered sol
diers. When we go to the front It
seems that we become the worst Grim
inals. That is how we accomplish our
work of destruction on the Somme.
You can imagine how we live, not like
men but like animals