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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
A SECRET PASSAGE.

Syropsis.-Spalding Nelson is &C.
cupying the apartments Of his
great-uncle. Rufus CASTOR. The
Gastons. leaving on a trip, tell him
about mysterious noises and "whis-
pers" that have scared them. He
becomes acquainted with Barbara
Bradford, who lives in the same
big building. He instinctively dis
likes and distrusts the superlntend-
ent, Wick. The mysteries in his
apartments begin with the disap-
pearance of the Castor pearls from
the wall safe. He decides not to
call in the police, but to do his own
investigating. II is soon evident
that someone has access to his
rooms. Becoming friendly with
Barbara, he learns that her apart
ments are equally mysterious. She
tells him that several years before
her sister Claire, who lives with
her, had made a runaway mar
riage with an adventurer, from
whom she was soon parted, and the
marriage had been annulled. Claire
Is engaged to be married and some
one has stolen documents concern
ing the affair from the Bradford
apartment and is attempting to
blackmail the Bradfords. Nelson
takes Miss Kelly, the telephone
girl, to dinner with the idea of
pumping her. German, hotel de-
tective, recognizes her as the wife
of Lefty Moore, a noted burglar
Nelson tells his story to German.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08

TIE INNER WALL OF MY ROOM
the one running along the hall of
the apartment-HAD THE APPEAR
ANCE OF BEING AT LEAST FOUR
FEET THICK.
II seemed so absurd that l refused
to believe the evidence my eyes had
given me. In these modern days of
steel construction there was no reason
for a wall being Of medieval proper
tionS. | Sprang to my great-auntS
work basket and began rummaging to
see if | could find Il tape measure,
and luckily my search was quickly re-
warded.
! | sketched rough diagram of the
rear rooms, and began measuring
/ them off. carefully checking my figures
as went along. found myself grow
ing wildly excited as the tape meas
ure confirmed what my eyes already
had told me. The inner wall was at
least four feet thick.
With thrills at the thought of the
possibility of a secret passage there.
climbed up on Il chair just as Claire
Bradford had done, and began in
specting the wall inch by inch. Even
as I did so ! could not help laughing
at myself The idea that modern
apartment building might contain
secret passage was utterly ridiculous
vet rs / pounded lightly on the wal
il gave forth a hollow sound. vastl!
different from any other part of thu
room. l was convinced that between
my room and the hall there was space
enough mt least for n passageway il
which Il man might walk.
| surveyed with growing interest TIL
wooden paneling that in my room raj
clear up to the ceiling. In the othe
rooms there was no paneling. Mount
ing the chair again l pressed sharpl
against the wood at the point fror
which the sound had seemed to come
1t seemed to me it gave little to m
touch. | struck one of the sections
sharp blow. 1t dropped back fu
haIf-inch. leaving what looked like
! doorway-a space three feet wide b
l five feet high. The bottom of I'll
opening was hardly two feet from tn
floor. If there was. passagewa
;. here. this panel certainly would e.
> plain how my rooms had been surreI
Il titiously visited.
o Feverishly | worked at the panel tr,
" ing to push it further back. If thel
i was passageway there in the wall
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08

Quicker witgCd than !, she then tri"d |
sliding il along. At the slightest |
touch it slid back in groove. reveal |
ing the opcning-leading into whatE |
Striking a match. we both of us |
pesred in. The space between the |
walls was certainly high enough and |
side enough for Il man 10 walk there
in comfort. So far as the ilickering
: I.slt of the match enabled US To judge,
it ran the length of the hall. and near
its further end there appeared 10 I've
some steps.
~-"Come." cried the intrepid Barbara,
lets explore it,"
NO" | said firmly. "We must
d, nothing until l have seen the de-
tective. We have put the case in his
! hands"
but we must find on; about it,"
protested the girl.
Tomorrow" I said. "We know
where it is We know where the
voices and whispers come from now.
81 wonder" she said thoughtfrliy
IF there is the same sort of pas
sageway in our apartment
Promise me that if yOn find there
is one. you will not attempt to explore
it alone"
As we argued about it we both
stopped short and with blanching
faces listened. From sOmcwhere-!t
sounded as IL II was right below us
, we heard sounds as if two people were
struggling. Then came a woman
, shrek, a wild scream with the death
/ terror in it. The sound seemed close
at hand. II seemed to come right up
: from the opening in the panel by whic!'
/ we were standing.
Once more there came an awful
: sCream-a scream stopped of short rs
' if some brutal hand had throttled the
4 / woman's throat.
. "What is it," cried Barbara.
Y Listen" I commanded. at seems
a to come from the floor below
l Holding our breaths we strained our
a ears for further sounds. Suddenly a
y shot rang out, and there was a thud
e as if body had fallen to the floor
t Then all was silence.
With terror in our faces we turned
to each other, seeking an explanation
which neither could give.
"Mother-Claire cried Barbara
: They'll be alarmed. must go bach
e to them at once"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08

was determined TO see whittier it led.
NV efforts to move the panel further
seemed hopeless. AS | worked at 1t L
heard a tapping on my window sill.
II must be Barbara. In my excite
ment over the find had forgotten all
about the time. I sprang from the
chair and rushed to the window. l
found her peering out, trying to ascer-
tain why l had not answered her sig
nal.
"Oh," she breathed with relief. as
my head appeared. you were there.
Did YOU see the detective"
yes" l replied, speaking as low as
my excited state would permit me,
but lust now l discovered something
vastly more important"
"What is it?''
"a secret passageway leading into
nv room. 1t seems to run along the
hall. The wall there is at least four
feet thick-room for a man to walk.
There is a panel in the wall in my
room leading into II. / was just pry-
ing II open when you signaled."
"Oh. how wish l could see it!'
"Why can't you? Slip out of your
front door, and I'll be at my door TO
admit you"
az can't do that. Mother and Claire
are in the front part of the house
playing bridge with some guests. They
will be sure to hear me going out"
"Come in tomorrow morning, then
l suggested.
She did not answer, and before
realized what she was doing. Barbars
was out on the ledge making hel
perilous way across to my window.
.If Claire can do this, i can" sh'
announced triumphantIy. as ], frem
, Hing all over at the thought OF TIT
; periI she had been in, put my arm'
! about her and helped her in.
> Darling" / cried. still holding he
in nv arms. don't ever do that again
RS roo dangerous. Promise me. Bar
baro. dear, you'll never again tr
I that"
\ With her pretty face flushed at tn
q terms of endearment that had unwi'
2 tingly escaped me, she laughingiy re
= leased herself from my arms.
7 THAT ives nothing" she said in
A tense whisper. where's the panels
Relieved TO find that she was nc
angered by my presumption, l ha'
toned 70 turn up the light and pointe
!, At the hole in the wall. As i had don
= she sprang up on the chair and el
: deayored TO push the panel turtle
y hack. but was unable to bulge
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
TAUGHT Chinese lacemaking.

The art of lacemaking was first
taught to the Chinese of the Chefoo
district by foreign missionaries about
twenty-five years ago. They believed
that by teaching lacemaking the wom-
ell and girls would find profitable en-
ployment within their own homes, ana
the subsequent spread of the indus
try has fully justified their efforts.
Although first taught in Chefoo. Chi
Hsia Hsien was the first district In
which lace was extensively made.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Time Measured by Candies.

The Chinese, besides using water
clocks. also invented jOss-sticks. which
burned uniformly. The joss-s!ick Is
somewhat similar to what good Old
King Alfred of England is said to
have used way back in the eight hun
dreds. He was a great educator, and
discovered that tallOw candles could
he used for dividing the time which
he allowed his mobiles in which TO
make complaints against each other.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Artless women are seldom heart
A Lady Of Distinction.

Is recognized by the delicate fascinat-
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water TO thoroughly cleanse the pores,
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum Powder usually means clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Those Girls!

Tell me just what sort OF a man
your f1ance is"
"Oh. he's everything that is nice
I'm so glad. You know, l have al
ways said that people should marry
tbeir opposites."-Boston Transcript.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
The Worrisomc Ones

swell, granddad, you don't worry
over your seventy-five years"
"No. Only over the last five."-Meg-
pendorfer Blatter (Munich).
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Georoette and Tricotine.

"Tricotine. 1 hear some silly girl IL
going to marry Algy."
"Yes."
isn't it ridiculousT
swell, I don't know what to say,
Georgette. I'm the girl.'-Louisville
COurier-J Ournal.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08

Don't worry over lost opportunities.
Keep your eyes open for the next one
that comes along.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
IA WAS 4 -.
Misery TO Her
"a. Woman Until Re
p BY Lydia E. Pinkhams
T.setable Compound.

Nv-"I suffered almost
| cnoDton, ~ female weakness. l
- years VIII rrrr1 could not walk any
<dl|N[I| llIlIdistance, ride or
0 ~ take any exercise at
S<s3 all without resting.
If ] swept the floor
f\4xor did any kind OF
3 work it would bring
~ nv sickness on. i
IA was weak and lang
uid, had no energy,
u and lifewasa misery
& to me. Twas under
|||||6Nk "a the care of a good
|||l physician for sew
||I md tried other remedies.
q ! n sssd Of Lydia E. Pinkham n W. vege-
e frsasmruound and decided to Try II;
W. Voirr Inc twelve bottles / found
lhfx r ,uc6 improved and l took SIX
gsn Tr nave never had any more
a. n that respect since; l nave
tsD' 4, kinds Of work and at present present.
~ .ttendant at state Hospitai
= q stseling fine. l have recon-
= q , ,eV Vegetable Compound to
p'ooo nv friends and shall always
rspd I" LILLIAN IHAHP' o|4
4 8 s., carrOlltOn' NY
-, have any symptom about which
rc,ld ike to know. write 70 tne
E Pinkham Medicine 20, Lynn ~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
c,lden Opportunity.

,..,a--Haven't l seen the defend
i some place before! .,,,,,.
s.~ver--Yes, your honor; he taught
s,fa how to sing like a grand OPP
d star.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
BETTER
DEAD

u b q burden when the body
bnctsd with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
t1pondent and downhearted. To
kng bach the sunshine take
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
MEDAL
SllAlEM
- WUYHW39 W.

~ sadonal remedy Of Holland for over
ID yan; Il b an enemy Of all paine re-
erag ton kidney, liver and uric acid
- An druggists, three sizes.
- ~ ~ nams Gold Modal On every bsx
81 accent no imitation
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-05
Mob Forms When
 Negro Hits White

Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 3.--Police re- serves assisted by city firemen were called upon to resist mob of 1000 persons which stormed police sta tion in the Hill district here tonight in an effort to release four prisoners, arrested during clash between a crowd of white men and negroes.
 The trouble started near the police station when white man bumped into negress, according to the au- thorities. The negress' escort struck the white man, they said, and within few minutes large crowd of whites and negroes were in the fight.
 A few policemen on duty at the Center Avenue station, rushed into the mob and arrested two whites and two negroes. They took their pris- oners to the station, but the mob followed and tried to release the men. Riot calls were sounded and when the reserves arrived the mob was forced from the station by officers with clubs and revolvers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-05
TWO PINE BLUFF
 MEN ARE PUT ON
 FL. COMMITTEES
Delegation Goes After Next Meeting of Labor In En-
 ergetic Manner
Special to The Graphic)

Fort Smith, Oct, 1.-The fourteenth annual session of the State Fedora tion of Labor convened at Labor Tenn pie here today with 131 delegates present. The opening session was called to order by M. E. Gross. Rev. Paul Preston asked an invocation, af- ter which Mayor Arch Monroe deliv- cred the address of welcome. The response was made by the chairman, M. E. Goss. Addresses were deliver ed by T. A. Wilson, state labor com missioner, and Rev. Paul Preston.
 The business of the opening ses- sion was largely to name committees, and clear the way for the business of the sessions to follow. Much en- thusiasm among the delegates is man. fested, and the Pine Bluff delega- tion is coming in for considerable mo- tice among delegates because of their avowed determination to take the next convention back to their city.
 Among the Pine Bluff delegates named on committees are: Ed Green on the press and constitution com mittee, and c. A. Gashorn on the res olutions committee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-05
rOngs View Body
 of Murray Crane

lt6n, Mass, Oct. 4.-The body of saM Murray Crane, former United tes Senator and governor of Mass
 setts and a leader for many
 B in affairs of the nation, today
 lowered into a grave in the cem-
 Yof this village, which was his
 s and that of his ancestors thru K generations.
 lefuneral which preceded the Il service was attended at the le residence, Sugar Hill, by state county officials, legislators, esentatives of large business in- it's, in New York, Chicago and of with which MT. Crane was as- ,ted; and by Berkshire county ids. For an hour before the ser the people poured in long lines ugh the wide hall where the t1layin the open casket.
 ,vernor Coolidge, with members iis staff and committee of the slature made up the official state ". Others of prominence were ator Lodge, former Governor Me |, Speaker Gillett of the National ssS of Representatives and Con- y~men Treadway and Fuller.
 NJ Ralph M. Timberlake, pastor thes Village congregational church i, read the service pronounced no rnai eulogy, but in the prayer Ise Sof MT. Crane as one, "who lt about as did the Master, doing "a Wherever there was need for d to be done and who thought not himself, but only of his fellow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-05
COUNCIL VOTES TO INCREASE SALARIES
 OF C|TY'S FIREMEN
New Scale of Wages to Be Worked Out and Made
 Retroactive
REVENUE WILL BE
 AVAILABLE SOON
Acticn Follows Resignation Five Bremen Who Declare Wages Did Not Provide
 Living

1 Members of the city fire depart ment are to receive an increase in pay.
 i Action on an increase in salaries for members of the fire department was taken by the city council last night in a resolution adopted by the terms of which the council went on | record as favoring an increase in salary for the members of that city department. The resolution states that such an increase shall be forth coming as soon as the city has suf- l ficient revenue to meet the increase, and that the new scale of salaries shall be retroactive, October 1.
 The action taken last night was brought about by the resignation Saturday of five members of the i fire department, who stated they could not live on the salary being paid them. A conference with Mayor Hollis followed, and the men agreed to stay on duty until after the coun- cil meeting last night when some ac-
 
 last night by Mayor Hollis, who put the proposition before the members of the council that sufficient rev. enue to meet the increase would be forthcoming within month, and not longer than two months at the great est. The amount of increase is to be worked out by the fire committee ba oh iof of ,.+ Wait for Aldermen An ordinance on it's third reading, granting an increase in light and water rates to the Pine Bluff com pany, was put on the calendar, to be brought up again upon the return of Alderman McGehee, Chairman of a special committee to make investiga- tions and recommendations Alder man McGehee is in sanitarium at Battle Creek, Michigan.
 The use by many automobile own CTS and drivers of loud and disturb ing automobile whistles, horns, and other devices of warning was declar- ed nuisance by the council in an ordinance which prohibits the use of such devices as are "capable of producing unnecessarily loud or dis turbing noises"
 The ordinance was carried with five aldermen voting for, and two against. Aldermen Clements, Miller, Gordon, Mcbride, and McGibbony, voting aye; aldermen Vance and Dai' by voting no.
 An ordinance increasing the salar. of the city engineer to $150 a montl was unanimously adopted. On th' motion of Alderman McBryde, thu board of public affairs is to be au' thorized to purchase gasoline stor- age tank, not to exceed $500 in cost, for use in storing gasoline to be used by city trucks and cars. In making the motion, Alderman McBeyde stat ed that in having its own storage tank, the city could buy gasoline at wholesale prices, and further that the use of it could be better regu- lated when issued at central sta tion at the city hall.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-05
RELEASE GERMAN LORDS CONFINED
 IN J. 5. PRISON
Two NOblemen Found Guilty Plotting to Send Rebels
 to India
SWITZERLAND TAKES
 DIPLOMATIC ACTION
During Terms at LeavenwOrth 4 Prisoners Held Themselves Aloof From Common Burg
 lars and Thugs

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 4:-Eck' hard H. Vonschack and Franz von Bopp, at one time consul and vice consul for the German Imperial gov ernment at San Francisco, Califor- mia, are to be released from the fed eral prison here tomorrow, prison officials announced tonight. Word was received at x ( prison that pa roles had been granted the two Ger man noblemen who are serving sen tences of five years for violation ot the neutrality laws of the United States.
 The two former representatives o1 the German empire were brought to the federal prison in the summer of 1918. They were eligible for parole six months ago and appeared before the prison board, but paroles were lot granted.
 Switzerland Helps.
 Recently the minister of Switzer- and in Washington took up their ase and orders were received to al ow them to come before a special leeting of the parole board held ere two weeks Then a favorable ,commendation was sent into the apartment of justice.
 It is not definitely known where ey will go but it is said that one llleave for California to settle up me property matters. Both will re- m to Germany, it is believed.
 They held themselves aloof from } other prisoneH~ as much as pos le, according to prison officials nBopp was a prisoner clerk in the thing department. And Won mack was clerk in the store room the prison.
 These two prisoners were convicted
 Wolating the neutrality laws in movement to foment a revolution
 India to embarrass the British vernment during the world war. ey were found guilty of purchas- hsarms and trying to fit out an ex- ion while on the Pacific coast.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-05
large Negro Beat His Wife Horribly

John Newman, negro living on the N Key plantation near Altheimer, \ as arrested last night by Deputy Nheriffs J. w. Baldwin and Bryan Nick andDeputy Constable Elliot, and yyou8ht to the county jail here charg-
 M with assault with intent to kill.
 8 Newman yesterday afternoon un-
 mercifully beat his wife, it was stated and otficers from Pine Bluff were called. Depty Sheriff Baldwin went to, the place, but Newman had fled
 6ter the thrae officers went back Ind found him hiding in house on the plantation.
 The woman was horribly beaten by I]der husband, it was stated, who is Said to have claimed he beat her be. lcause she had not "chastized" theil child properly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-05
POLE BEING HELD AS 4 SUSPECT IN
 N. '. BOMB PLOT
Agents Trying to Check Ex- plantations For Having Dy-
 namite in Possession

Columbus, O., Oct. 4.-Florian Ze- lenko, arrested last night in Pitts burgh with a quantity of dynamite in his possession, and held as a sus- pect in connection with the Wall street bomb explosion of September 16, is wanted by local police on a charge of having stolen 55 pounds ot dynamite and a quantity of caps and fuses from a construction company here, it was announced tonight. The theft occurred September 21, it is said.
 Police officials say that on Septem- Der 20 they received word from Clev- land authorities that Zelanko was on his way to Columbus from that city, and, should any explosives be miss ed, to look for him. On September 21, the construction company, build ing bridge here, reported the loss, together with the absence of several foreigners, who had been employed on the work.
 Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 4.-Florian Zelanaka, arrested here last night with quality of dynamite percus- sion caps and fuse in his suitcase, was sent back to the city prison to- night from the local office of the de- partment of justice where he was closely questioned during the after noon regarding his movements for the past several months. The ques- tioning, department of justice agents said, would be resumed tomorrow.
 Government agents in Logan coun- ty, w. Va, and Cincinnati, Ohio, are tracing Zelenaka's movements in or der to see whether they agree with his story told during the afternoon. Zelanaka, who was reported by Leon Konkel to the police as having re- ferred to the Wall street explosion while they were riding from Cincin- nati to Pittsburgh, yesterday, told federal agents that on that day he was working as tailor for the Wfl- mer Clothing company at Brockaway street and Rosedale avenue, Brook lyn.
 Leaves New York.
 Soon afterward, Zelenaga told the agents, he obtained employment with the Island Creek Coal company at Whitman, Logan county, w. Va, and left New York September "A, for that place. After working a few days as coal loader he gave up his job and went to Cincinnati; from there he came to Pittsburgh. A; Whitman, he said, he had bought the explosives for use in his work as other miners did, and having it or hand, when he quiet, he took it with him. Efforts were made by the gov ernment to get in touch with the Is land Creek Coal company at Whit man this afternoon as Zelenaka hat in his pocket brass check numbered "596", such checks are given to min CTS in many coal fields of West Va
 The federal agents also endeavor ed to confirm statements by Zelen aka that during the war he was em ployed as a laborer on concrete worl (Continued m paoa CivN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-05
Pine Bluff Doctor
 is Rendered Honor

Dr. John s. Jenkins left last night for Montreal, Canada, where he vii attend the annual convention of the American College of Surgeons, ant while there, have conferred upon hin a fellowship in this organization This is said to be one of the highest honors to be conferred on sur geon in this country.
 The notification of his election tc a fellowship in the organization came as surprise to Dr. Jenkins and was without solicitation. Dr Jenkins was Captain in the medi cal section of the army during tho late war, and after considerable ser vice in England, was assigned to ser vice in reconstruction hospitals il this country.