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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
FIVE cApr,vEs SHOT

TIENTSIN. May 19.-Marcel Be- r,lbe, who arrived yesterday at Lin cheng on parole, said the Suchow Chinese calptives and said the bandits would not hesitaNe one moment about shooting the foreigners" T
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
PICNIC IS HELD
 BY GRADE STUDENTS

The seventh and eighth grades. accompanied by. their teacher, Mrs. Abbott, spent the day yesterday pic nicking at Nevada Creek. A pleas ant time was enjoyed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
CONGREGATIONAL coMMUN-
 ITY CHURCH

Sunday Scnoo.-10:30 a. m. tc 11:30 a. m.
 Junior Endeavor-6:30 p. m. tc 7:30 D. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
DOOMED" SAYS AMERICAN NOW
 H FL D CAPTIVE
Letter from Leon Freidman Stirs Up Public Feel
 ing Tn China.
(Continueu Hrom Page One.)

lease of the captives of the Suchow bandits because of the extraYagant demands.
 The demands include tho withdraw al of all troops in the entire Province of Shantung and install the bandits as the Provincial military forre.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

E. Newell Hunting Is the fath- CT of Percy Hunting, who lived for a number of years at Skag- way and Is now one of the clerks of the Superior Court of King County at Seattle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
HELD MANY cAPTIvEs

TIENTSIN, May 19.--It Is reported here tho Suchlow ibandbts have more than 800 Chinese captiyes in their stronghold at Paotsuku.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
ITALY SEEKS OIL CONCESSIONS.

WARSAW, May 19. - BesideS French capital invested in the Gall icean Oil Fields, Italy is also in- terested therein. Italians are nego- ment for a concession fo 5000 acres for 30 years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
aERilaE RELEASED

PEKING, May 19.-Marcel Berube, of Shanghai. has been uncondition- ally released by the Suchow bandits, according to adviees received here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
FOUR DAYS MAIL ON
 STEAMER DUE TOMORROW

Four days mail is on the steamer Admiral Rogers. due in port from the South tomorrow noon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS

spirited drama Mary MacLaren is leading woman and Theodore Roberts and others are in the cast
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

Juneau residents are busy Clean ing Up and Painting Up for Civic Pride. Prosperity. Health and Safety.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN NATIVE MISSION
DAVID wAGGoNER, Pasto

DAVID WAGGONER, Pastor. 2:30 D. m.-Afternoon servlce. TOO p. m.-Thursday - Mid- week prayer service.
 All are cordially welcome at these services
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

Come Out of the Kitchen" at the Coliseum Theatre tonight. -adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

Fellow the crowd to the Colisenm theatre tonight. -adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

Health means wealth. Clean ur Tor both.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

"See you at Come Out of the Kit chen tonight. Evesybody's going."
 --adY.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
OOu0IAo CATHOLIC CHURCH

No services at Douglas. The Catholics are requested to attend Mass in Juneau if at all possible.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. $.
 Weather Bureau


tonight probably Sunday;
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

There will be no service Sunday evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

With development of a increasing the North Pacific to Tem- have hange yesterday
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
Musical Instrumcnts

COLUMBIA upright mahogany phono- graphs, special reduced prices on every machine 10 make room for the new models coming in; records free with every machine; a small amount of cash secures any of them: balance on easy terms. wideners. i5s Main street.
 COLUMBIA GRAFoNOI.As-Tilese beaatI- full Photographs in console or upright types. finished in mahogany. walnut or quarter golden oak and embedying those superior playing qualities that have de- lighted many Columbia owners in the past. are now on display at the Big Furniture Store" Prices on all models have been cut from 10ss to 35g. If you have an old machine. so much the bet ter. De will make a good allowance on r as part payment on a new Columha Ths weekly payment plan is extended to all purchasers. John A. Andrews 6 Co. ''Thc Big Furniture Store" iS2 Main st
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02

Plumbing, Heating, Metal Work 2s REPAIRING on al makes of stoves smoke pipe made to order. We can show you how to do your own plumbing repairs. stove pipe and fittings for sale. c. A. Hjerpe. 15 Arch St.; phone 1es-4.
 Pressing and Tailoring 20 CLOTHES called for and delivered by The London Valet Service. Ys London Shop, q Main street; phone segs.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
suburban Tor Sale

ltENslNGrDh-New room eottags, nesf the proposed new bus line. ], acre iot, Ptice siVov. Aaron Dhnielson & Co, lsI Atdtn Ht.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02

PREsTO LUNCH sud ResfaaTasf-f6. place ot quality serttcs ara sstisfs-- ten. eur home made pastrT sir.xs fresh. szf Main street
, 1923-03-13

4 letter from a New York woman. in.
PRODUCING her to Forrester's mother.
Mrs. Forester is rather surprised
that her riend IN New York did not
write to her directly. Forester is
very much attracted by her.
Mrs. Forester and Josephine move
TO Woodmere. their country place
near JASPER Lane. on Friday. being
invited TO a tance at the Prentice
home nearby. Saturday night. where.
Mrs. Forester says. Miss sturtevant
IS 10 be a guest. Friday night while
Robert waits alone In the town house
tho door bell rings. but no one Is
present when he goes 10 the door.
Not long after Prentice ZONES to
call. Onc d mnn and later "a woman
telephone to find out tho time For.
roster plans 10 put tho money in
tho tree. lie tells each 1890 Satur-
day night, in accordance with the
detectives plans. Prentice again in
slsts that Forrester's best move would
be TO acquiosce in the blackmailers'
demands. After Prentice leaves. Rob
ert IS ~astonlshed 20 find in in his
humidor n note in which the Friends
OF tho Poor demand S25 600 as n
penalty for his activities. lbs bank
provides him with n bundle reaem-
bling a package OF currency. He
meets Miss 8turtovaut on the Prem.
tees Green. instructed % watch
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the latter. then he would probably
be able 10 surprise her lille she
slept and frighten her into comics.
sion. He was gratlhed. though
astonished, TO find tina the door
opened. With intermittent flashes of
his pocket lamp he found that the
front was ~unoccupied and the
bedroom was also deserted. These
were but two rooms in the house.
Lucy was not at homei II was a
wonderful opportunity thai might be
interrupted at any moment. so For
roster worked fast. He tore the
coverings from tho bcd and scattered
the contents OF drawers on the floor.
His search was unrewarded. There
was not a line OF writing anywhere:
no concealed arms. Boishevik litera
ture or suspicious bottles; absolutely
nothing to form the slightest clue.
In the sitting room. Forester shud.
dered as he saw the Shiny snakes
writhe ~uneasily IN aquarium under
the glare OF his light.
The sight OF tho snakes started
Forrester's mind to working.
What was the real purpose of these
Smallest
Their unoanuy. loathsome bodies
were repellent TO the strongest man.
Repellentl The word wa iIumlna.
tive. Was not one Of its definitions
drive back, Was this their actual
purpo-e7
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force his way out. Even II he could
get through the door, which he
doubted. there vas no telling how
many of the band were in the cottage
Forester was unarmed. He had
expected TO deal only with Lucy. To
make matters worse, his electric lamp
suddenly now gave out.
He felt his way back toward the
tree. Tie reasoned that as n pack
nge had been placed in tho tree It
was moro han probable that detec.
tives were concealed nearby. He
climbed into the opening In the tree
, 1923-03-13

a group OF rusty chains. a small
mesaphone for throwing the voice
and an old locomotive bell. In one
corner stood a tln phosphorescent
paint and a nearby glove. which
solved the riddle Of the flaming hand
that had terrified Green. The great
est curiosity of all was a homemade
p%erisoopo. BY pushing 1t up into the
opening IN the oak tree Il was prob
ably possible for "a person In the cave
to ascertain want was occurring on
the surface He saw Indications rs
he hurried through the passage, that
, 1923-03-13

CHARACTERS IN THE STORY
The Friends OF the Poor. is an or
eanization which has preyed ON the
wealthy men OF Chicago. Those who
obey their demands TO leave certain
OF money in an oak tree IN
Jasper Lane. off sheridan Road. are
unmolested. Those who have not
obeyed tho demand are found dead,
strangely enough. from asphyxiation
though always out OF doors.
Robert Forester, a young engineer.
IS recipient OF a crude'y written note
demanding that he leave $4,000 m the
oak tree. The note "Wednesday
and the time lint set for the deposit
IS Saturday midnight.
Frederick Prentice, n friend of For
roster, tries TO persuade him 70 &C.
quiese In the blackmailers' demand.
He points out hat the police ave
been unable to capture the Friends OF
tho Poor wen though the money has
been taken from the tree right under
their noses. News then comes of tho
death at their hands OF the father OF
Charles Nevins who Is engaged to
Josephine Forester, Roberts sister.
Benjamiue +. Green. q detective of
III kAEdA ~ tEAAEEF Is GAAE4hlA hN L 0I~
roster to help run down the back
mailers, Green has a theory that the
blackmnilers live near the tree. For
roster promises to Green h ten thou
sand II he does so.
Humphreys, a reporter OF the Times
suggests that Forester use his train
ing as ar engineer and turn detective
himself. Humphreys theory is that
the blackmailers make their headquar-
tiers in some more luxurious place
than they are believed to have by the
city detectives.
CahiII and O'Connor, who declare
they have trace them 10 a west gar
age and that they are an ordinary
black hand crowd OF "dagoes.'
They tel Forester to put the package
in h tree at 1890 Saturday night
and they will watch This IS some
what disappointing to Forester.
whose Investigations and those of
Green at the tree developed some in
teresting angles. Green has been
frightened away from a night vigil by
ghostly sounds. including signs, the
clanking of chains and the weird toll
ing OF a bell. and by n flaming hand
which rose above tho tree.
Joshua, giant negro employed as
gardener on the Bradbury place neal
Jasper Lane. tells Forester that it is
not men but ghosts who haunt the
tree. He attributes the manifesto
lions to tho spirit OF the husband of
Lucy. a bad Jamaica nlggah WON.
an" who. Joshua says. had muir.
dered him. Forreser visits Lucy in
the guise OF a reporter. He obtains
little Information but is astounded to
see in a dry aquarium a bunch of
live, snakes. He remembers that
snakes are used In Voodoo worship.
Mary S~turtevant. a young lady
staying at the Bradbury place. accord
ing to Joshua. visits the tree at night.
She surprises Forester at the tree.
On learning his name she gives him
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and shouted to attract their attention
but brought no response.
Suddenly the cave was brilliantly
Illuminated by the turning on of tho
electric lights.
Tho meaning Of this was clear.
The time had come when he must
fight for his life and Forester looked
about for "a weapon.
There was nothing that would
serve his purpose. Then he reeof.
lected the cylinders. Who knew
better than these men their death.
dealing power?
, 1923-03-13

the cleft must serve as a drain.
which accounted for the peculiar IN
activity OF the Friends OF the Poor
after tho winter rains and snow fell
Just before he reached h end a
the passage Forester was startled 10
hear n grating sound, followed by
a slight thud.
Like a flash the truth came to
him. Someone had discovered the
moved sideboard and open door and
surmising that tho visitor was stu
M the cave had shut him ini
1t would be useless 10 Try ana
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6sIse

with these cylinders in his hands
would it not be possible to hold his
asaailants at bay-even to overcome
them Robert dashed down the pas
sage to reach the cyl nders before his
enemies.
II was to-. iatel As he rounded a
slight curve in the rocky cleft he
spot n stop.
Forester also came to a halt and
ene Two men surveyed each other In
I9niletely covering the
continued on Page Elovenl
, 1923-03-13
THE SECRET TOLL"
By Paul and Mabel Thorne, Authors of
THE Sheridan Road Mystery
TNSTAILMENT 10. ELEVEN.

I her after Forester departs for the
rec at 10 O'Clock. sees her come out
of the Prentice drawing room and
meet 4 man.
At 1890 Saturday night Robert
puts the dummy package in the hole
in the tree then hides nearby. Sud
denly shouts and sounds Of a struggle
are followed by a binding flash Of
light. then darkness and shots. Ca
hill and O'Connor had seized two Itai-
ians and just then Humphrey had
touched off n hashlight powder. The
Italians got away in the excitement
n the dummy package disappeared.
Humphreys photograph led to the
Italians arrest and they confessed to
a plot to BEAT the Friends OF the
Poor to the money" The photograph
reveals standing near the tree the
man whom Green had seen talking to
Miss sturtevant.
A city detective watching the tree
is asphyxiated and Robert himself is
attacked by n man. who filings a rub
Der mask over his head. but fails in
his evident attempt at asphyx'ation
when Miss Sturtevant approaches. A
note from the blackmailers gives
III Nv E0AIEaAdA Atl haA1 u at-
liver the money or die. During a
dance at the home of
MIR. Melville. mis- son. is asphyx-
lated. Miss ~Sturtevant's actions and
a lie she tells concerning young Mel
ville's death are n shock to Forces
ter.
Forester is worried by Mary's APP
parent connection with the case and
WtH-.T@I ~ n--.sa-
pears in his house, as Green was
supposed to be on watch. Green is
later found under the influence of
gas, but RECEIVERS. He abandons the
search. Robert remembers Hum
phrey's fantastic Idea of applying the
engineering principle Of "triangula-
ton" to the problem and produces a
diagram involving Lucy's cottage and
Niary's Temporary home. A hint from
Prentice hat a worldwide con
spiracy" might be involved led For
roster TO imagine possibly that Boil
shevism was at the roo OF the mat
ter-that revolutionists were ironi-
cally forcing the rich 10 contribute
to their own downfall.
The way to a solution unquestion-
ably led through Lucy and Mary
S~turtevant. II there were anything
at all to Humphreys idea.
Green had pointed at the girl.
Forrester's i%nclinations led him to
the negress. n the odd working
out of the triangle theory seemed to
confirm him in his Impressions.
Forester decided to investigate
Lucy at once
1t was bright moonlight when with
electric pocket lamp and a mufffer.
Forester left his house and walked
south on Sheridan Road but fortu-
nately for his plans. large clouds be.
gan shortly 10 drift over the moon.
At Lucy's o he paused to son.
slider. Was the woman away? Or
had she retired for the night? II
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-06-21
Notice to Creditors.

In the probate court of the county
of Lewis, state of Idaho in the matter
of the estate of Shelly B. Jones, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Shelly B. Jones, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased to ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouch-
ers, within four months after the first
publication of this notice, to the said
Fred =. Butler, at his office in Lew
iston, Idaho, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business of
said estate, in Lewiston, county of
Nez Perez, state of Idaho.
Signed and dated at Nezperce, Ida
no, this goth day of May A. D., 1923.
Fred E. Butler, Administrator.
l-5 First publication May 81 1923.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-06-21
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THE AMATEUR CRITIC

Edward Box, philanthropist and
patron of the arts, said at lunch
con at the Ritz Carlton:
eff our Philadelphia orchestra il
always at its best it is because our
Philadelphia audiences are such
good critics.
sToo many amateur critics ara
like the young man who said:
"sYou play beautifully, Miss
Jones. There is one thing about
your technique that impresses me
particularly
"YesY said Miss Jones. Is it
my touch you meanY
"sNo,' said the young man Tt
is your marvellous speed in turning
the leaf when you get to the bottom
of the page"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-06-21
MALICE AFoRETHoUeHT

An orator in process of delivering
an address which preceded the Sup
per- at rural gathering was inter-
rnpted by the cutlery of year-old
youngster.
The lecturer tried manfully to
continue, but the shrieks of the I'M
FAINT grew louder and louder, and
there seemed to be no inclination on
the part of the parents to carry it
from the hall. Finally the address
collapsed utterly.
AS the lecturer was leaving the
hall he overheard bit of dialogue
between the baby's mother and a
neighbor.
'Mariar shore set up racket, :"
observed the neighbor.
eyes, she yelled right brisk after
she got started" replied the parent
complacently, "but do yon know that
I had to pinch that chile seven or
eight times before she'd start up? ~
Judge.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-06-21
WOULD PROJECT OLD NAMES

BY resolution passed at its meet
ing at 8 Ashbarton place, the Resde
Society for Genealogical Research
calls upon congress to make it un-
lawful for any person to assume the
family surname of anyone of Colo
NAL, Revolutionary or historical
fame. For the protection of such
names and to avoid confusion, mis-
takes or fraud to posterity, the So
ciety also seeks to prevent foreigners
from taking any Colonial or Ameri-
can names which have been made
prominent.
The meeting, which was the nine
tenth annual reunion of the society,
was attended by members Of the
Reed, Read and Reid families Of
Greater Boston. Boston Transcript.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-06-21
Notice of Sale $4,000 Refunding
Bonds of Independent School
|. District No. /. Lewis
County, Idaho.

Notice is hereby given that the
board of trustees of Independent
School District No. in Lewis county
state of Idaho, will meet on the 22nd
day of June, 1928, at the hour Of 500
p. M, at the meeting place of the
board in Nezperce, Idaho; in said
school district for the purpose of con
sidering bids for the purchase of re.
funding bonds of said school district
in the principal sum of $4,000, said
bonds being in the denomination of
$1,000 each, and being numbered from
one (l) to forty-five (45) inclusive,
bearing interest at the rate of 5% per
annum, payable semi-annually on Aug
ust / and February /, dated February
/, 1928, maturing on February |, 1915,
but redeemable in February on Febru-
airy /, 1888 or any interest date thDe-
after.
Bids will be received for the puf
chase of said bonds until said day and
date and all bids must be written I'M
conditional and directed to the under
signed clerk of said board at Nez
perez Idaho, and must be accompanied
by an unconditional certified check
payable to the order of the treasurer
of the district in the sum of $45O00O
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids and to sell said
bonds at private sale.
By order of the board of trustees,
Independent School District No. !, in
Lewis county, idaho. A. A. Hunter
law Clerk.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-06-21

objected to using the Bible in the
public school. BY the same token, we
who constitute majority, feel thai
the law should prohibit any teaching
that, in its main tendency, is detri
mental to faith. Evolutionists them
selves admit that the theory does mol
square with the Bible. Many scien,
lists repudiate evolution in toto, whilf
those who accept it are free to admit
that it is only theory, not yet es
tablished by science. If Christian
teachers may not, under penalty Of
law, teach that God made man in hi,
own image, then we have mora
right to insist that skeptieal teachers
shall not destroy our faith by teach
ing hypothesis that are still unveri
fled.
Incidents like the following are tax
ing place all over the nation. In 1
certain state university, the teacher
after rdiculing the Bible, said to the
students: eff any of you still be
lieye in the old fables, please hold ur
the hand" Only two or three out
of sixty had the courage of their con
victions.
A father in one of our cities remon-
strated with the man who taught his
daughter evolution, thereby undermin.
ing the girl g faith. The professor re-
piled: "Well, we are teaching her the
truth; the Bible does not.''
Traditional Christianity has stood
the test for almost two thousand
years. Persecution, fire, prison, tor
ture has not weakened it. The soul
of man hungers for its saving truths.
The church can number her martyrs
by the millions.
The evolutionist usually sits in his
soft leather chair, smoking high-pric
ed cgars while he reads the hypothesis
of Darwin. Having read his paper
and smoked his cigar, he spends the
rest of the night at fashionable ban
quet. Instead of walking and suffer
ing with his Lord, or with Paul the
Apostle, he rides in a high powered
car. When the dreams of the evolu.
ZIONIST have stood the acid test for
two thousand years, and when they
have two million martyrs on their
rolls, then we shall be ready to sit up
and take notice, but not until then.
If evolution is taught at all, let it
be taught as theory, but never as
an exact science, because all true
scientists admit that the theory is not
based on known facts, as is the case
With all true science. And let US in
'ist, by all means, that the Bible shall
remain inviolate in all schools sup
ported by public funds. If that is
lone, then there will be no cause for
complaint. This, we hold, is fair to
III parties concerned. If it is not
sair, will some one please point out
he weakness of this argument.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-06-21

That jazz has replaced the long
hair Of the average musician. No one
could stagger along under both and
survive.
That some people never make sue
cess of life because they want to
reach the top without beginning at
the bottom.
That one should never become dis
couraged over a failure. Successful
men get their start by overcoming
such trifles.
That those bootleggers who stole
$4,000 worth of booze from the cellar
of q Chicago millionaire ought to be
able to sell it back to him for at least
100000.
That the Chautauqua has come and
gone; the good impressions it brought,
are still with us, the guarantee has
been met, contract has been made
for another year, and the debris about
the grounds have been cleared away.
The Nezperce spirit finishes the job it
undertakes.