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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
TODAY'S INSTRUMENT.


Sherlock Holmes preserved his calm
professional manner until our visitor
had left us. although it wascasv for me,
who knew him so well. to see that he was
profoundly excited The moment that
Hilton Cubitt's broad back had dis
appeared through the door my comradc
rushed to the table. laid out all the slips
of paper containing dancing mon IN
front of him, and threw himself INTO an
intricate and elaborate calculation. For
two hours | watched him as he covered
sheet after sheet of paper with figures
and letters, so completely absorbed IN
his task that he had evidently forgotten
my presence. Sometimes he was making
progress and whistled and sang at his
work; sometimes he was puzzled, and
would sit for long spells with n furrOwcd
brow and vacant eve. Finally he
sprang from his chair with n cry of salts
faction. and walked up and down the
room rubbing his hands together. Then
he wrote a long telegram upon cable
form. 'lf my answer to this IS as |
hope, YOU will have a very pretty case
to add TO Your collection. Watson said
he. 81 expect that we shall bc able to 60
down to Norfolk tomorrow, and to take
our friend some very definite news as to
the secret of his annoyance
| confess that / was filed with curl
ositv, but | was aware that Holmes
liked to make his disclosures at his own
time and in his own way, 50 | waited
until it should suit him to take me into
his confidence.
But there was a delay in that answer
ing telegram, and two days of impatieucC
followed, during which Holmes prickcc
up his ears at every ring of the bell
On the evening of the second there came
a letter from Hilton Cubitt All was
quiet with him, save that a long inscrp-
ton had appeared that morning upoI
the pedestal of the sun-dial. lie in
closed copy of it, which is here re-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
The Adventure of
the Dancing Man
Part Three
ny SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

specials
The Mcclure
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Tomorrow Adventure Of the
Dancing Men, continued,
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Tho New York Tribune calls Mr..
Calder "A deserving Senator" He Ger
tainly IN deserving Of something. and
Il should be- handed 90 him this day
week without gloves --Philadeiphis
Record.
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The story thus far:

Holmes shows Watson some drawings
of tiny dancing men, like those. n child
would make, which Mr.. Hilton Cubitt,
Of Riding Thorpe Manor, has brought
him. Cubitt says they are frightening
his wife. He tells his story. He is a
member of an old and proud family,
whose honor he is anxious to uphold.
A year before he had married Elsie Pat
rick, an American young woman, about
whose past he knew nothing, but who
asked HIM not to question her, rs il was
disagreeable, though not dishonorable.
They were very happy and he had stuck
to his promise not to alludc to her past.
About month before this she had re-
ceived a letter from America, which she
had burned after she had read II and
turned deadly white. A week before he
had found n line of dancing men chalked
on the window-sill On seeing them his
wife had tainted Mr. Cubitt said he
would spend his last copper to shield his
wife fro m any danger threatening her.
Holmes told Cubitt to return home
but to bring him any fresh evidence
which might come. A few days later
Cubltt came to Holmes. He had found
a crop of dancing men on the door oi
the Toulouse and later under pebble
on slip of paper on the sun-dial. One
night he kept vigil with his pistol by 4
window which commanded the tool
house. His wife came TO urge him to 90
to bed and just then figure crept W
to the Toulouse door. He tried to rush
out but by the time he had thrown of
his wife's restraining arms, the mar
had escaped leaving more dancing-men
Cubitt rubbed them off, but in the
morning there were five different ones
in another panel of the door. lie hac
brought Holmes copies of them all.
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Every Evenings $4,000 readers
Through a Mant ad-AdX.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
Chinese Contract System Must Go

The Chinese contract system in the Alaska canneries
To subject 10000 workers each year to conditions
which this system breeds is disgrace and is unworthy
of any industry. The recent expose by Max Stern re-
porter. who jouneyed to Alaska IN the employ oil
wealthy Chinaman and who discovered unspeakable NTH.
disease exploitation and hardship these cannery
hands, is only episode in long chain of scandals,
emanatng from this outlved system Since Storms story
began The Star has been deuged with letters corroboa
ing everything he said Many of these letters contained
facts which unprintabe
No industry can afford to carry burden such the
Chinese contract system in this day and age Eventu-
ally the working conditions viii react upon the pusi-
ness. Underpaid underfed and discontinued workers
menace TO any industry especially food industry
There are three elements in every industry the workers.
the owners and the public All three of these partiei-
pants in the canned salmon trade suffer from this strange
survival of early pioneer days, the Chinese contract
system. 800
The Alaska workers are admittedly the most highly
exploited and thoroly abiect workers in industry IN
America. The owners under this system must pay
portion of their profits to Chinese mddeman and to
n sub-contractor. These two parasites not only take
their toll from the workers but they must be paid by the
cannery AS for the public. IT cannot be denied
that they have right to have staple food put up
under the best of living conditions for the workers
In the interests of all three of these participants In
the salmon game. it is best that the Chnaman and his
labor procurer and outfitter be sent a-packng
There two ways to do this. Either the cannery
themselves must cut out the system and hire
their workers direct is done in other industries or
the people must step in and egislae the system into
limbo.
There is a tendency the part of the enlght-
ened of the packers to improve conditions In the Alaska
The Alaska Packers association has gone far
Their than the rest in improving housing conditions But
in far has permitted its cannery hands to be
yearly mulcted, underfed, overworked and generally
made to live down to the standards of the Oriental
tractor who them for the season. they have failed
II is to them to clean house from the bottom. This
to dispense with the services of the Chnaman and
his subcontractors Ii folly say that industry
cannot thrive with welpaid and contented workers.
Henry Ford has become the worlds richest by doing
that and the Standard Oil has just cut huge melon in
California with the sort of labor program.
If the cannery refuse to listen to the mandate
of progress and get into step with industries then
there will have to be some governmental regulation.
Another season must the passing of the Chinese
contract system the Pacific coast.
like wac hemt heyro out
doctor
in the aroud
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
State Votes Down Censorship

response Go the appeal Of tho press
and citizens % that state that the
commonwealth Of Massachusetts
stand against this undue political
aggression. II Is also. OF course. just
az certainly a definite and unmiHtak.
able challenge 70 the motion picture
industry 20 carry out its program for
itH own continual Improvement In
the full discharge OF its duty TO the
public. This responsibility IL accept
I'd by the industry IN the spirit OF
highest service, and Il viii IN CRATE.
ful earnestnesa fully discharge this
duty.
No element In the situation was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21

more important than the part taken
hv the prens IN Massachusetts. The
fact n. the press Of that state took
the matter up very earnestly. ana ied
the fight against political censorship
A citizens COMMITTEES against censor
ship was formed. headed by Cen
Charles II. Cole. consisting Of some
800 splendid Massachusetts citizens.
and Some OF the strongest hackers IN
the state. including u. = senh'
tor David ! Walsh. came out vigor-
ously against censorship In public
statements.
The work done by the press was
most noteworthy. a. more than 30
per cent OF tho papers were yigor-
ously against this Censorship IN their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
SCIENCE
Studying Plants.
Uses Chemicals.
Then Spectroscopo.
Shoics Soil Facts.

Professor Holman famous plant
Psychologist OF tho University OF Cal
ifornia. han installed a new spectre
scope for studying the chemistry OF
living plants.
fl- takes a common fuehnia and
puts a stalk In solution OF a chem.
ieal called iiihium nitrate. THIS stalk
abaorbs some % the ilauld. then he
takcn ono Of IN. leaves and burns IL
In a gas lame and then looks at .,
thru the rpccsroacope.
Every chemical element shows a
coiored line in a definite place In a
kind OF rainbow IN this instrument.
n u IL present. and as there Is now
titihlum present In the leaf when
burned the definite rcd line charac.
teristic OF si,hium appears. This IL
PROOF that this leaf has absorbed this
element. ore milisensh OF a grain Of
iithiun win be REVEALED by this deli
cate method
Tho great vaiu. OF this Kind of
work Il To determine what plants
can do in coils containing all sorts Of
constituents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21

Editor The star
A. you know. there was a refefen'
dunn vote In Massachusetts AZ this
election rs 90 whether or not the act
Of the Legislature. passed some time
ago. providing for censorship OF mo
ton pictures. should or should not
be the law II waH the first time
that the question Of censorship OF
motion pictures had been submitted
90 the vote OF the people. The result,
ia rather significant. ar there were
646.sis votes against censorship and
ao7.f7s Tor censorship, majority OF
s3s.sts against
THIS result Ia actually splendid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
When the Public Helps Itself


There time when monopoly of the necessares
is arbitrarily exngushed when morality law and rights
property fail to function and the public helps itself
regardless of everything its needs.
There was tremendous demonstration of this truth
following the great San Francisco fire. when certain
boosted the prices their stocks of foodsufs and
the hungry people walked in and helped themselves with
the law, represented by many able-bodied policemen,
standing by, saying and doing nothing That precedent
revived last week. as is revealed by little item tucked
away in odd corners of the newspapers.
The incident referred to occurred in New York state
and affected that powerful man, J. p. Morgan.
The people of Highland Falls. Orange county
suffering from scarcity of coal Only S3 of had
been delivered TO them during the past three months They
discovered that 43S tons of coal had been delivered to the
Morgan estate So headed by official whom they call
their fuel administrator they went to the Morgan place
and took 1853 tons of Morgan's coal.
Maybe it's only little precedent that will be local. solely
Maybe will be thought of by those communities of the
great Middle West when Jack Frost seriously clamps
his pnchers. Anyhow isn't it large lesson for those who
have the money the and the pull" to hog things?
You can't keep good down good for nothing
yeune rhsvet to ~ round and beg TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21

to beg photograph to sing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21

editorials. This makes a renewed OBJ
legation TO the press. in our whols
situation. that want again TO 40.
knowledge II IL interesting 10 note,
too. that while usually there Ia only
"A minority on referenda. etc. In this
case the vote against censorship was
greater than that cast for any candi-
date for any office or any tickst--ths
next highest being the 1927 votes
received by the successful candidats
for governor.
with kindest personal regards and
best wishes always. / arm sincerely
yours.
WILL H. HAYS, President,
Motion Picture Producers and Dis
tributOrs Of America, Inc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
HOw Your Honey Is Made

The recovery of business this has extended into
mysterious civilization of the insect world-he activities
of bees.
Bees have speeded up And the 1922 yield of honey will
be whopper possibly breaking all records if preliminary
reports to the department Of agriculture maeriaze as ex
pected
Next time Willie spreads honey thicky on his bread
bucwheat cakes maybe you interest him by telling
him this
To make pound of honey bees have to carry 900
loads of nectar from flowers to hive.
Infinitely patient and elaborate preparation then it all
vanishes down the human throat in twinkng Such is
life
City who life a
tell their everything they
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
LAHGRCt tho Ss E1UR


IL came along. II wsn the nnme old
story wrong cart However, this
conductor had IL right and told me to
wait for the Montlake.
whsn l arrived az my destination
IL was too late 20 do business. So I
dld the very natural thing Of getting
out OF temper I don't blame the
conductors very much, for perhaps
they had never been on the Montiake
run. but 1, would be- an irritating cs.
pcrienec for n stranger In the city,
OF when one was In a hurry Yours
very truly. A. !. DuPLESsIs,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
What Sort of Judges, GeneraIa

President Harding shortly will appoint 26 new federal
Judges TO for life. What type of will he
We have right to know They and their bailffs and
clerks and other paraphernaa will cost upward of half
million year. Their decisions will affect us for
generation.
Will they be men learned in the law conspicuous
for political service to their party? Will they synpa-
thetc with the masses will they lean toward the
interests of the wealthy?
Harding is leaning the advice of Attorney General
Daugherty Candidates arriving in Washington al
most daily for inspection under Daughertys personal
microscope.
What kind of judges will they be- General?
a Is misiudged by tfe company he keeps
ife and are wi make of them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21

Inside information valuable That's high
There has the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
Editor The star

The other day. having been Hent
on an orrand TO an address on 2sth
ave. n. l got on card Ave car
which. OF course. was my mistake.
and being referred hy the conductor
10 take Fort Iawton car. 7 was
again referred. this time 60 the Cow.
CIV Park line.
80 | walked from Western avs
and Pike pl. TO the pontofflce. and
on boarding my car was told to take
the r. Madison. ny this time was
losing hope 81 ever arriving at my
destination. but I waited until a No.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
THAT'S SETTLED

FIrst Lady II I've said anything
70 hurt you. Mira Islnkn. I'm vsrJ
sorry
Mrs Binka ffuagnanlmouslyi NJ
apologies needed. Mira links
Mrs links anxious 10 complies
the good work And none intended
Mrs. Punch. London,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-21
ONLY THAT

Most Of US have only the courage
Of our conventions Life.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-08
OFF | WERE A WAGE
GARNER"
Observation-Disclosures.

written by the three employers
who served on the Industrial Com
mission appointed by President Will
son in 1918, and quoted by William
=. Clarke. President Of the American
Flint Glass Workers Union, in his
address at the Cincinnati convention
of the A. +. of IL
Despite the fact that we have
been appointed to represent, on this
Commission, the employers of the ma
ton, we are free to admit that the in
vestigations made by the Commits
sion, and the testimony brought forth
at our public hearings, have made II
plain that employers, some Of them,
have been guilty of much wrong-doing
and have caused the workers to have
their fullest grievances against many
employers. There has been an
abundance of testimony submitted to
prove TO our satisfaction that some
employers have resorted TO question
able methods TO prevent their workers
from organizing in their own self
interest; that they have attempted to
defeat democracy by more or less
successfully controlling courts and
legislatures; that some of them have
exploited women and children and I'M
organized workers; that some have
resorted to all sorts of methods to
prevent the enactment Of remedial
industrial legislation; that some have
employed gunner In strikes, who
were disreputable characters, and who
assaulted innocent people and com
mitted other crimes most reprehensl-
Il =. Il. fauh a
lower wages than competitive condl-
lions warranted, worked their people
long hours, and under unsanitary and
dangerous conditions; that some have
exploited prison labor at the expense
of free labor; that some have been
contract breakers with labor; that
some have at times attempted,
through the authorities, to suppress
free speech and the right of peaceful
assembly; and that some have delib-
erately, for selfish ends, bribed rep
resentatives of labor. All these
things, we find, tend to produce in
dustrial unrest, with all its conse-
quent and far-reaching ills.
"There is, therefore, no gainsay-
ing the fact that labor has had many
grievances, and that it is thoroughly
justified in organizing and in spread
ing organization in order better to
protect itself against exploitation and
oppression. We say frankly
that il We were wage-earners we
would be uniouists, and as unionists
we would feel the keen responsibility
of giving the same attention to our
trade union duties as to our civic
Ia4iac -
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-08
SMALL NEBRASKA
TOWN "CALLS"
RAILROAD BLUFF

Haveloek, Neb.--0HieialS Of this
place forwarded letter to officials
of the Burlington railroad who said
they would remove their shops from
navelock because of Tack of pratec-
ton General Manager Thiehoi was
informed:
sMhen called to your premises the
police department has always re-
sponded. Thus far they have IN
covered nothing more serious than "A
crap game among your guards.
Continuously, since July IL, your
company has thrown bright lights
into the faces and homes OF Haveloek
We are so far determined
To abate this intolerable and indefen-
sihle nuisance that unless we secure
your successful cooperation, or the
assistance of court decree, We shall
decline TO be responsible for the main
tenance of law and order in this COM
munity.
"Your threat 10 remove the shops
from Havelock is no longer impress
sive. Too frequent usage has depleted
its original force. In plain language,
it is old stuff just old stuff, that's
all
"You know and we know that when
you do pull stakes here and move else
where, you will take with you all your
labor troubles; you viii employ hun
dreds Of men; You will deal with them
in more or less perfect organizations,
and you will always try to get out of
them the greatest possible service for
the least possible return.
Wherever you go, you wall md
that exploitation and encroachment
are everywhere equally unpopular"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-09-08
FOR
ALIENS PROVES
VICIOUS PLOT

Nashineien-n checking So
eaIlad allen protection hlll. lntna-
daee5 by Senator Kellogg. tie 4. +.
e l. has performed another distinct
service q TIE cause 81 liberty,
TIE bill waS tire result II Hresis
Gent HanlinE'S Recommendation II
congress that the fedeual government
be given the power 10 enforec these
portions II lis treaties With foreign
nations that applies "a the protcstlen
q aliens.
TIE stage had been SET fer rushing
the ell through congress h a propa
ganda On he herun moh When The
BIZ came before the senate committee
II vas clear that there Vas no iugea-
ten Of holding hearings, bU1 Edear
Wallace, legislative representative ii
the 4. r q l., asked % be heart
That finished the kellogg hill TIE
trade URienist showed that il en-
powered Ire president Go send troops
into any state. over protests ot state
officials Il he 1.-THE PRESIDENT said an
alien claimed he vas net receiving
justice as assured him under a treaty
between his country ami the United
States.
Il also empowered the president h
ser aside alien land laws 81 western
states on the ground that they in
tefferrod With treaty rights assured
japanese in this country,
The bin Is one Of the most vicious
proposals ever introduced In the
congress If the United States. Il
has been smashed To bits, however,
through the vigilance OF the A, /.
of l.