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Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09
The man, not ill-pleased, gave a

The man, not ill-pleased. gave a
short laugh.
It'll pass, I think. But it's risky.
These cursed reporters have been
badgering the whole morning. .
And if his wife or somebody comes
over, what then? It wasn't like
Rosca to bungle in Belfast. He's
never left a clue before, and he had
plenty of time to do the job prop
er]y."
"a name inside breast-pocket
might easily be overlooked" remarked
Hugh, seizing the obvious clue.
"Are you making excuses for him?'
snarled the other. "He's failed, and
failure is death. Such is our rule.
Would you have it altered?"
"Most certainly not. The issues are
far too great for any weakness. y
you're right, my friend-you're
right Long live the Brotherhood"
He stared out of the window with
smouldering eyes, and Hugh preserved
discreet silence. Then suddenly the
other broke out again. "Have
they killed that insolent puppy Of a
soldier yet?"
"Er-not yet" murmured Hugh
mildly.
"They must find the American at
once" The man thumped the table
emphatically. 1T was important be-
fore-at least his money was. Now
with this blunder-it's vital"
Precisely" said Hugh. "Precise-
ly."
'I've already interviewed one man
from Scotland Yard, but every hour
increases the danger. However, you
have a message for me. What is ft?''
Hugh rose and casually picked up
his hat. He had got more out Of the
interview than he, had hoped for, and
there was nothing to be gained by
prolonging it. But it struck him that
Mr.. Potts impersonator was man
of unpleasant disposition, and that
tactically a flanking movement to the
door was indicated. And, being OF
an open nature himself, it is possible
that the real state of affairs showed
for a moment on his face. Be that
as it may, something suddenly aroused
the others suspicious, and with
snarl of fury he sprang past Hugh to
the door,
.'Who are you?" He spat the words
out venomously, at the same time
whipping an ugly-looking knife out OF
his pocket.
Hugh replaced his hat and stick
on the table and grinned gently.
Il am the insolent puppy of a sol
dier, dear old bird" he remarked.
watching the other warily. "And If
1 was you I'd put the toothpick away.
You might hurt yourself
AS he spoke he was edging, little by
little, toward the other man, who
crouched snarling by the door. His
eyes, grim and determined, never left
the others face; his hands, apparently
hanging listless by his sides, were
tingling with the joy Of what he knew
was coming.
"And the penalty of failure is'death.
isn't it, dear one?" He spoke almost
dreamily; but not for an instant did
his attention relax. Almost imper-
ceptibly, he crept toward the other
man, talking gently.
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09
Bone. New Governor of Alaska

Scott C. Bone is to be the new
governor Of Alaska. He is newspaper
man. He was connected with Indiah-
apolis newspapers from 1881 to 1883,
then with the Washington Post as
news editor and managing editor for
seventeen years. From October, 1906,
to January, 1911, he was editor and
principal owner Of the Washington
Herald, and was editor-in-chief of the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1911 to
1913. During the campaign he was
director of publicity for the Republic
can national committee. 1t is said
that his appointment was a compro-
mise in lively fight. Washington was
full Of men who had journeyed all the
way from Alaska to tell President
Harding what to do about it. There
were two groups. One group, repre-
senting what is generally called the
Guggenheim interests, had several can
didates, the best known of whom was
named Hazlitt. This groups op-
ponents conferred on Judge Wickersham
formerly delegate from Alaska.
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09
Adams Heads G. 0. P. Committee

John T. Adams of Dubuque, Ia.,
succeeds Postmaster General Hays as
chairman Of the Republican national
committee. The promotion is natural
since MIR. Adams has been serving as
vice chairman of the committee and
Mr.. Hays beat him out for chairman.
Mr.. Adams was born in Dubuque in
1862 and has been engaged in the
manufacture Of sashes and doors since
1881.
Mr.. Adams was succeeded by
Ralph E. Williams of Portland, Ore.
Mrs. L. G. Woods of Pittsburgh was
elected second vice chairman, an Of
flee created in recognition of the wOm-
en- membership of the party.
The change in representation
based on the Republican votes of the
last election, reduced by twenty-three
the number of delegates accredited
from the southern states to the 1920
convention.
Under the new plan, the next con-
q 1r,e,A ,1or,r
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09

CHANGED that, just as Hugh was hold
ing the postoffice pencil up, and gaz-
ing at its so-called point with an air
Of resigned anguish, the perfectly or
binary man ceased chatting and
looked at him. Hugh caught his eye
for a tleeting second; then the con-
versation continued. And as he turned
to pull out the pad of forms, it struck
him that the man had looked away
just trifle too quickly.
A grin spread slowly over his face,
and after a moments hesitation he
proceeded to compose a short WIRE
He wrote it in black letters for addi-
tional clearness; he also pressed his
hardest, as befitting a blunt pencil.
Then with the form in his hand he ad-
vanced to the counter.
"HOw long will it take to deliver
In London?' he asked the girl.
The girl was not helpful. 1t de-
pended, he gathered, on a variety of
circumstances, of which not the least
was the perfectly ordinary man who
talked so charmingly.
Il don't think I'll bother, then"
he said, thrusting the wire into his
pocket. Good morning. :"
He walked to the door, cnd shortly
afterward his car rolled down the
street.
With what the girl considered pecu-
liar abruptness, the perfectly ordinary
man concluded his conversation with
her, and decided that he too would
send a wire. And then, after long
and thoughtful pause at the writing
bench, she distinctly heard an unmis-
taxable "D-n." Then he walked out,
and she saw him no more.
Moreover. 1t is to be regretted that
the perfectly ordinary man told lie
a little later in the day, when giving
his report to some one whose neck ap-
parently inconvenienced him greatly.
But then lie is frequently more
tactful than the truth, and to have
announced that the sole result Of his
mornings labors had been to decipher
wire addressed to The Elms, which
contained the cryptic remark, "Stung
again, stiff neck, stung again." would
not have been tactful. So he lied,
as has been stated, thereby showing
his wisdom. -.
But though Drummond chuckled to
himself as the car rushed through the
fresh morning air, once or twice a
gleam that was not altogether amuse-
ment shone in his eyes. For four
years he had played one game where
no mistakes were allowed; the little
incident of the postoffice had helped
to bring to his mind the certainty
that he had now embarked on another
where the conditions were much the
same, That he had scored up to date
was luck her than good manage
ment, and he was far too shrewd not
to realize it. Now he was marked,
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09
Too Good a Chance to Lose.

The French chancellor, Henri Fran
co.'s d'Aguesseau, to whom his native
country owes much for his enduring
improvements in it's legal conditions.
never would come to decision with
out at first minutely examining and
questioning everything bearing upon
the matter. His son, who was also
lawyer, was exactly the opposite, and.
moreover, paid no attention to his
fathers excellent example.
One day, during heated argument
between the two, the young man, who
expected to give his father sharp
thrust, said sarcastically, "My dear
father. you know everything but de-
eide about nothing"
sand you, my son, know nothing but
decide about everything" was the
quick reply.-Youth's Companion.
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mheLinneh9ht|
The u. S. Chamber of Commerce

Joseph H. Defrees, Chicago law
yer, administrator and business man,
has been unanimously reelected presl-
dent of the chamber of commerce Of
the United States. This association
comprises more than 400 business Or
ganizatiOns. President Defrees recent'
ly sailed for Europe as delegate to
the International Chamber Of Com
merce convention.
ut Is the duty of every sincere
American, big or little business man,
farmer, lawyer, laborer. teacher, me-
chanic, or clerk, to make his personal
weight count for the stabilizing OF so
cial and industrial conditions" says
Mr., Defrees. '"The sober common
sense of the American people must ana
will, I am satisfied, assert itself with
respect to the responsibilities and du-
ties of classes or groups, and even
individuals.
"There are many signs OF BROAD
er outlook and keener sense of pub
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09
Microscopic Writing.

The British museum possesses a
portrait of Queen Anne not much
above the size Of a hand, on which
appear what seem to be a number of
scratches. The scratches when mag
fified prove to be the entire contents
Of q book carried in the Queens hand
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09
Copyright by Geo II Doron G

watched him go in silence. And it
was as he opened the drawing-room
window that Hugh called after him
"Do you like the horse Elliman's
or the ordinary brand?'' he asked.
'I'll send you bottle for that stiff
neck of yours"
Very deliberately Peterson turned
round.
"Don't trouble, thank you, Captain
Drummond. l have my own RENE
dies, which are far more efficacious."
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09

which together with the House of
He the commercial
several national
policies
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09

was extraordinary, and had he not
known that the real article was at
Goring he would have been COM
pletely deceived himself.
The man waited till the door was
closed: then he rose and stepped
forward suspiciously.
81 don't know you," he said. "Who
are you?"
"Since when has every one en-
ployed at headquarters known one
another? Drummond returned guard
edly. "And, incidentally, your like
ness to cur lamented friend is Won
derful. It vsry nearly deceived even
me-" =
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09

ONEs
The car slowed up before the post
Office and Hugh got out. There were
one or two things he proposed to do
in London before going to Goring, and
it struck him that a wire to Peter
Darrell might allay that gentleman's
uneasiness if he was late in getting
down. SO new was he to the tortuous
ways of crime, that the foolishness
Of the proceeding never entered his
head; up to date in his life, if he
had wished to send q wire he had
sent one. And so it may be deemed
sheer f1uke on his part, that man
dawdling by the counter aroused his
suspicious. He was a perfectly or
binary man, chatting casually with
the girl on the other side; but it
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09
CHAPTER v.

In Which There Is Trouble at Goring.
ONE,
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-09

81 heard you were down here" she
said gravely, holding out her hand to
him. 1--WE been sick with anxiety
ever since father told me he'd seen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
HUlIANISMS
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DuPUy

d REPRESENTATIVE PHILIP DAVID
II SWING who comes from below sea
IcvrI in california. is n voungstrr who i
members rcIat" o. ih"ir I'sI>Iatl'' 'NP"r'-
rhrrS.
Ihcr" vas one member Tor instance; VINO
had lot of golf to play, ana tea to HrinH
and all that sort OF thing. ana II" just
didn have time to write n speech he was
I" deliver on the railroad kate hl'I' 80 y"
hircd IN expert TO write NlS SP"'cA ana I'
read 1t grahdlloqn"ntIY from MS pace u"
the moor
nut $" complete naH ""Cn ms rreo.'U'
patton mat ne hadh even had tlmr =" req"
over what the expert wrot" for him. SO
Der Mr%Sr and *4id:
WILL III me Hrn'Icc,inan %i"Ia 10 a PH"''9n:
ana ,m'n peelcd OH on" mat was worse than
an ,rr- Lu'>on.
Inc speaker didn know the answer. lr'.
WIN ,,n III" expert .NhowI'Ggr IN h4nd that
bo,o MuH 'Toou''m h IN ms SpcrGn ne surely Shou"
t"n,', ""n" "rr' m IcuuE win the 'oin'oa'N ronr'
t'4ns ana in,nrmativ".
,orromn,o m ,'r' WAS ms response t" inns IN
IL S"H"o tbo cort,o,ro, ,,.;u L..
for ,nt ,"r Sut,,''iah =, Ia WI Dut pear WIN N"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08

ominous. It cannot be fully understood
until Commissioner Haynes sees fit TO pub
lish the detailed reports Of his agents. Sur
face evidences, visible TO everybody, suggest
little but confusion in the enforcement or
gani2ation and systematic violation OF the
Nolstcad law Cvcrywh here u the State. The
bootlegglng syndicates appear 20 have
better organization and moro money than the
Federal Government can bring against them.
IL ought to be remembered that tho Spe-
'nl inspectors make no attempt TO put
blanket Indictment OH the entire force of dry
agents. What they say is that the enforce
ment organization Is so corrupted that it IL
impossible to tell the innocent from the
guilty. There is IN that assertion an i'm
pli"ation of something more serious than
grnft md bootlegglng There is suggcs-
ton of break down Of law made certain
by weakness aud corruption in the only
system which tho Federal Government has
yet devised 10 maintain its authority.
II is difficult to soc what Mr. Haynes can
do. even il he is 10 accept the rCcommcnda-
ljous of his special representatives and dis
miss Mc' Onnrll and ail his agents. Perhaps
Nlr. Nolgtcad himself and the extremists
who want bone -dryncsS or nothing might bo
called in TO offer aid and practical susgcs-
'ions to tho Prohibition Commissioners
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-pHILADELpHIA

man with an Income Of 81, 900 900 than on
ten men with an income Of 500 600 each.
1t frequently happens that the man with
an income Of 500, O00 makes n bigger per.
ccntngc of profit on Iii, business than man
with an income Of s. 900 900. Yet this is
forgotten by the dCmagogic tax lrvi"rs who
sccl, popularity by muctins the man with
n big income simply because the income is
big
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
U. S.-BRlTISH RATE WAR
Alexandria. Cotton Fight May Open
Series Of Reprlsals Among Ship
pers on Both sides
by CLINTON w. GILBERT

IITIIAT may dcvclop into n general rate
w war between Government owned Ameri
can and privately owned British shipping
has started in the quarrel over transporting
Egyptian cotton from Alexandria, On good
authority II is understood that American
rates from Alexandra are to be made 80
per cent of the British rates, and that pres
Sure is 70 he C1erted upon American con-
Signces of Egyptiau cotton not to accept
shipments in ANYTHING but American bot
toms.
Tho Egyptian cotton dispute illustrates
thc hold which the British have upon ship.
ping and tho extent TO which Government
ownership 6f ships by the United States
complcatcs International relations. Tho
s"'Ig ~ ~ q. q" ,nr year, mrrE u 'mW,n Ja. l"u,,
,L, fomro ~ m,' lI,i,', f,nnrJ % Jo" Jo'
,norioi .L. ,I,', III ,t, a., to,t '.h, rnrt howl
trarc j., roo hn,tnr> IN srtc nf tbo
r,"t thn+ r,"ro .o nno'Lo,F tho .t,,o
zoos 70 EraIn,,l '''' Wv "
'H'"'''
rECE\1,1y Y ,,o o,roor,or, ror di,iio, of
X La .si % i i,L. .
Ar,o.in, i.m, ii,,a Ur',S tim.,J.io ~.
InI,a, 81, i, w. 'H,ih , r,,ii
bor;nm ST H,,t,"" 1,or ",u ,oo,, I,,' w.,
nHo. "ml!I,'"S i'""iu lrSSr%. n,u"G a.,
%r owrr 10 o rarE '",t"" % WH' hv Was th one ,J
irOs Efo,, 81 ,nrof.;, t i,,Gt
ieh sbin,i o,,,o, r,in -, ,i0,oWrin
Rnt p,bs siJ nt nrjng S Sho - A,norico I;nos
81, tI,o,
tho rio.a ~ .o
anLrio hovn ~, rcoi,otio, rio n,nstio,
"F ,,or.;,, ,L ',,,l,;aa, a. .'
foro S,to, om aj m ho "mr, came UO
ono incp,bcr .IomJ n,, for occo,tin" "i,n w.
Lic,cr iiri,fb ,.o,o. -, ,&o LiL, b,i,i
roTo. u.crn n,.,.,,,I.d 80 ''''"
rhc NOV, ,tcr !. ,.,,,r,1r, Gov. ,bo ,,,,o,..
rons nor o,ry =, ,',, .,iIi frthor
rntton I,,t ~, ,II ,rofim rro,, AIovnnL,to ""
onL 80 ,',o r,,inoo, bnro l., ,ho s, Nv, ,,, ~,
"a s,,,nnr, \m,"i'o,, ,.cs,oI, og ,in, '%,o "%%
AIcvnnI,ia or, ,IsoI 90 ..,nnort pr;.isPP ="
ming InL nr ro,,,yc H,por;co, ao,.;ar,n,rr,
wifi ogrco - Lcm"ni ,Ln oGy",,,oco as ,bo
Iow;er To+cs tI,ot Hmorican "hinnimg oeoro NV
'JNIlL issue may still be COMPROMISED. for
L apparently a'l Ihnt American shipping
desires ~ an "GUitHhic division of the cotton
shipments from Alexandria between the
American limos ami the lines of tho Liver
pool t"nt'Tn'" II il is not. the war may
spread. f." competition between Amcricnn-
owned NH!pnIhg, WhIrh is trying to find n
PIN" IN world trade, and British shipping.
which is rNtaI EHh"d. l. inevitable. unless
tho two can got together and divide the field,
which they have j"st failed to do in Alex
audr!a.
Sirh slipping disputes would be COM
paratirrIy Unimp"rinnt II they we're only
between the prlVato interests of this country
and those Of tirrnt Brtain BUT the Amer
lean ships ar" Government owned. Behind
them j. ih" nitCd States shipping Hoard.
Fr.E H..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
MISS SARAH EMLEN coNARD
Talks Of AnImal.Rescu Work

A NIMAL- RESCUE work docs Il great
~ s"rvr" for tho citizens Of amy city. not
only from tn" humanitarian standpoint, bat
MS" from sanitary point of view, accord
ing to Miss Sarah Inr'rn Connrd. secretary
Of ia" Morris Refuge for Sick and Suffering
Animals.
"'rhc growth Of work like ours.', said
Mise ConNrd. FURNISHES mn index Of the in =
crcGS" in hUman.tdiauism in tho country.
II was not &" very long ago that associations
such as ours wcrc unknown. and tho helpless
animals which had been injured or were si"F
had no human aid in their misery unless
their owners were hUman" enough 10 sec
that they received the treatment which was
thnir dro.
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And Of cu,lrsN there ie always the roysi-
nlity that Mr.. lI@dr'v viii not be in politics
after ii" pIcrl!Vn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
NOW NY IDEALS THIS
Daily 1aFs M Thinking Pliladclphio"s Subjects They
knOlU Best

Of an accident to an animal or suffering
animal We are notified. and Immediately an
ambulance" is sent and tn" animal i brought
in. III I'll" cuur&" OF n year "" get good
many foolish calls; that is. people call up
and report II ca,r which. when thr am
bUlHn"c arrives. J.. found 10 have no foun-
datton. But no chances are taken; every
call is rr>pondcd to aud the results judged
wh"n til" ambulance arrives.
wv" get many Of cur calls from the police.
who are our very good friends. Thcy hat"
to see an animal suffering, aud when a case
comes TO III" attention of amy of them they
report 1t T." rs ut once. Many Of tho other
calls come from private individuals. but all
receive tho sam" attention.
conc Of the features of animal rescue work
Is IN" providing Of good homes for the
animals which arc brought in and arc found
10 b" healthy. W, find a great many Of
thCS" I'm th" course of year. OF course.
when "" can locate tho owner Of an animal
il Is returned to mm when rurrd Those
which Hr" homeless and for which We are
unable to find homes ar" pninICssly put away.
Ih"y cannot b" turned ont into the street $
- undergo certain suffering and perhaps n
painful and lingering death. and there Is no
place 10 which they can tc sent for the re-
luaindcr of th"ir lives where we know they
viii receive good CalC.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
The First Steps

"OriGinaIly the laws on this subject were
not 80 much tho outcome Of human" primer
p,oq A. they were for the protection Of ami
mails considered a property, and in the "rdI-
nary law cruelty to animals by their owners
was IN offcnSc punishable by law only when
it became 50 aggravated as to b"rom" a
nuisance"
"Tnc nineteenth century. however. with
IT, general tendency toward tho "rganiza
ttru "f philanthropy. was quick to "r""at"
in ,hi$ direction. and perhaps this Impulse
WIS ouicLcued by the inhumanty Of the lw"
centuries preceding il; iuhuuanlI not only
toward animals. bu, also from man toward hi"
own kind. England was III" first in III" n"Id
In the protection OF animals from cruel treat
lncri. and the first organization for tL!s
uuYuosc was formed there in 1874, although
nearly quarter OF century Clan>rd h"for"
lncro was really adequate law for this
purpose passed by Parliament.
"Once launched. the movement spread
Cuirhly to other countries. and the | n.I"d
States vas ono Of the first to take il ur
and mako tho changes and improvements
nccesttatod by geographical and local romdl-
tunc and the first organization in this Coun-
try wa, formed in lists in New York. New
ihc~r associations exist in every State and in
almost every town il the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
Police DO Good Work

"A yory TNrgo number Of Our cases are
reported 70 us over tho telephone. In case
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Member of the Associated Press
CHeSTER'S NIGHTMARE

Phn.dslpb", SATURDAY. October s, lo.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08

That was som" Giant stretch in the
SCvnnth
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Mr. IIadIor is not in politics. he saws.
Just what is h" in:
New-York tribune., 1921-05-13
Price Reaction
Continues i'm
Stock Market
Traders Take Domestic
Rather Than Worldwide
Viewpoint; European Sit
uation Ignored i'm Tone

Stock spectators again took a do
mestic rather than world wide point
of view yesterday and security quota
tlons stamped further as the reaction
from the rally ending last Friday per-
sisted. AS far as the stock market was
concerned the settlement of the repara :
tlons question was ignored and atten-
tion was focused instead on local condi-
tions. The dominant influence WAS not
countrywide business Developments
but rather the technical status of the
list. Further short selling gave impe-
tus to the decline, which was facilitated
by sales by those who disposed of
stock to salvage profits obtained in the
recent broad recovery of prices. A
rally in the afternoon reduced losses
sustained earlier in the day.
An easy tone similarly pervaded the
domestic commodity markets, but in
London the reparations settlement was
interpreted as development Justify
ing higher prices. Moreover, the Eu-
ropean exchanges moved buoyantly up
ward yesterday, after hesitating on the
previous day when the news was fresh.
and sterling became worth 81 pound
for the first time since April, 1920.
Belgian and French francs jumped
sharply, and Italian lire moderately.
In the foreign exchange market the
fact that an agreement in the matter
of tho war bill had been attained was
not regarded as favorable for this AL
lies and harmful for Germany, but
constructive for all Europe. German
marks therefore shared the gains in
the upturn. One competent banker
yesterday expressed the view that
s200,0oo,o0o Of German reparation
bonds could be sold in this country if
they bore French Endorsement and an
8 per cent rate.
Despite the sensitivity of the foreign
exchange market the commodity ex-
changes here received little stimulus
from the foreign situation. Cotton
prices at the close were steady, reveal
ing q net decline of 25 to % points for
the Qay. bikSW1Se, IN tne WnSaC mar
ket, there was an easy undertone and
final quotations were between la and
~ cents lower.
In the domestic money market there
was superficial Tightening, and call
funds brought per cent all through
the day This firmness is associated
with heavy transfers which will take
place next Monday in connection with
payments on the Northern Pacific Great
Northern issue and the retirement of
Treasury certificates of indebtedness.
In the Federal Reserve statements
made public yesterday further progress
toward credit defation for the system
was recorded. The process of reducing
discounts went on, despite the relaxa-
tion in rates by the New York, Chicago
and Atlanta banks, following the action
nearly month ago by the Boston Re
serve Bank. In the New York state
ment, however, an interruption of the
process of improvement was shown.
The banks reserve ratio declined be-
cause it lost gold heavily through the
settlement fund to other banks and
because of an expansion in rediscounts
secured by government issue.