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New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
May Find Arctic Continent.

fIt must be stated" Denly said that over 1.0b0.g00 square miles oi territory between Alaska and the North Pole has never been explored br man. There has been observed in the Arctic ocean variance Of the time Of tides from what would nor rnaIIy bc expected. This variance amounts to as much as three hours diHerence in the time or high and low water and is said 10 bc explained only through the possible existeBcc Of an Arctic continent which has never been discovered.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
BY ARTHUR SOMERS ROCHE,
Writer of Clever Mystery Tales.

taken away months later. perhaps,
when the hue and cry had died
away"
Where" gasped old Elias
Pelham smiled. While I am not a
gambling man. I will wager my share
Of the retainer you have already
paid us that the cloth-covered object
that my hand touched as i was
swimming under water was a sack
containing your gold plate. And IL
the plate is there I will wager that
the Jewels are there too"
81 won't take the bet" said old
Elias. I'm afraid I'd losA"
LIE would have lost. too. In ths
i i morning-in the sacks deposited
in the deepest corner of the pool
the stolen property was found.
"The crafty devil" commented
Tryon. as they rode into town. He
knew that at this time of year no
one would go in swimming. But if
Pierre had succeeded in drowning
you the stuff might have been re-
covered as we sought for you"
Pelham laughed.
"That cunning scoundrel would
have found my body himself and
brought me ashore before the pool
could have been dragged"
I wish that we'd caught him
alive" grumbled Tryon. He might
have been persuaded to talk"
Think SO? A man who will serve
as a butler FIVE years in order to lay
plans for a robbery, who will will
ingly suffer a wound in order that
his part may not be suspected, who
will kill himself rather than be cap
tured, Is hardly the sort to turn
states evidence. What a man, what
a man"
"Pierre?" asked Tryon.
1.-THE Gray Ghost" said Pelham.
ITO be able to inspire such devoted
service--Il feel safer when he is
behind the bars"
Well put him there yet" snarled
Tryon.
Maybe" said Pelham thought
fully. IF he doesn't kill US hrsG"
Copyright 1929
Evening star., 1923-05-13
Il WOULDN'T GET UP FOR ANY ONE" CRJJMBLED PELHAM
"NOT THE CRAY CHOsT?" ASKED TRYON, QUIETLY

doesn't get us anywhere won-
der how they carried their booty
away. That gold plate was pretty
heavy"
! The neighborhood where the ban
dts car had been found was thor
oughly searched but no trace Of the
loot was discovered.
ut looks to me-" said Tryon. late
that afternoon. "as though It's going
to be a long Job Of watching tho serv-
ants"
II wish that parrot could talk
sense" was Pelham's response.
Restless. he left Tryon and wander
ed out into the grounds across the
lawn to the swimming pool. Here he
sat- smoking for m hour when Tryon
came u him.
TIVE TALKED % svsxy ooA" aid Tfy.
On sDvsry one Of the servants can
Evening star., 1923-05-13

man who tried to drown mo. I was
sure Of that"
"WhyT asked old Elias eagerly.
He Is the only Frenchman in your
employ, and Hardy's parrot kept cry
ing: Illimore!'
II don't get It," said Tryon.
"The parrot has been In a perfect
frenzy since his master was mur-
dered. His tiny brain retained only
ono thing. and that was the exclama-
ton that the murderer, who had gained
admittance on some specious plea,
had uttered.
1T was the parrots rendition OF
words that he had never heard be.
fore: II est mort" Only a French
man would cry He is dead" in
French.
pierre had the opportunity to
murder Hardy; Pierre was the one
servant who could have said over
tho body Of his victim words that
sounded like the shrek Of the par
rot. But this was not evidence; II ]
could trick him into betraying him
self that would be evidence"
Il said that I'd pay nifty thousand
dollars for the capture of the men
who committed the robbery" Elias
Mannering said. You got ono of
them. tho traitor in my house. and I
feel that you have earned that nifty
thousand"
Pelham shook his head. IT don't
think so. but II you feel like writing
a check, write one for a hundred
thousand"
The old mans jaw dropped. What
do you mean? he asked.
The bandits car overturned in
their haste to get away. They could
hardly have carried their loot in their
hands without attracting attention.
Yet although tho woods have been
secured. there's been no trace OF the
stolen plate or other bulky objects.
Moreover. the Gray Ghost knew that
It would take his men at least an
hour to return to New York. In that
time the alarm might be given, the
car stopped and the stolen property
recovered He takes no chances. He
would leave the stun here. to be
Evening star., 1923-05-13

prove. by several other servants. that
he was nowhere near the lodge gates
last night. That upsets our theory
that one Of the servants got the key
from Hardy"
II suppose It does" said Pelham,
reluctantly. But l know that the
theory is right. just the same"
Tryon laughed. Go to 1t, Mr.. Pei
ham. But all work and no food is
bad business. Let's eat
They dined in the same great hall
in which the tragedy had occurred
the night before with members Of the
family, subdued and horror-stricken
And after the meal was over Pelham
walked to a French window. He saw
a light shining through the trees, and
beckoned to Pierre. the butler. That
bandaged gentleman informed him
that 1t shone from the lodge which.
in a direct line across the lawn and
through the trees. was less than 800
yards away.
Pelham nodded. by tho way,
Pierre, you had a bottle of wine in
your hands when the bandits entered.
Had it just come from the cellar?'
The black eyes of the butler
sparkled. But yes. m'sieu. Why?''
There was an alertness in his manner
and speech that betokened a quick
intelligence.
Because there Is still glass upon
the floor here, and the glass Is dusty"
replied Pelham. "as though the bottle
had just come from the cellar"
"M'sieu sees everything" said the
butler.
Pelham laughingiy disclaimed the
compliment. Not everything. Pierre"
He stepped through the French
window upon a small terrace. There
he stood for a while. smoking. then
walked to tho swimming pool. and
stood staring into its moonlit shall
lows.
Somehow the sense of peace and
security that had been in the atmos-
phere while the sun shone had de-
parted. Pelham shuddered. he felt
an indeflnable menace. Angered at
himself. he moved restlessly to one
side.
THAT movement saved his life. For
i from the shrubs behind him Some
ono rose and hurled at him a heavy
stone. Had it landed upon Pelham's
head a dead man would have been
found some hours later in the pool.
Evening star., 1923-05-13

A sudden thought came to Pelham
ANY OF tho servants named I'LL
more?'
Tryon pursed his lips How dc
you spell itT'
Pelham blushed. IT don't know
But the lodgekeepers parrot keeps
shrieking the word over and over
again. and I thought 1t might be q
name"
Tryon chuckled. mo. there amt
an one with name anthing like
that. Shall we go and examine the
family7"
(which one of the servants knows
all about the others?" asked Pelham
Il suppose that the housekeeper
Mrs. Barney. would know more than
any one else" answered Tryon.
We'll. you send her to me and I'll
talk with her. You question the
family"
Two hours later Pelham met Tryon
in the library.
what have You learned?" asked
tho ex-lieutenant.
Pelham made q wry face. Nothing
house or grounds has been here at
least Ave years, and that all OF them
are exceptionally trustworthy. What
have you found out?"
Nothing beyond what we already
know" replied the ex-lieutenant. "Old
Elias Mannering IL At to be tied. He
seems to expect that detectives ought
to catch a guy like the Gray Ghost
in ten minutes. He forgets that the
Ghost has been at large for the last
ten years. A fine old scout, though"
The chief of police Joined them.
ANY objection to the inquest taking
place this afternoon, gentlemenT he
asked
Tryon shook his head. None at
all. Well be there"
X + \
THEY were there when the coroner
l. examined the servants and mem
bers OF the family. Tryon conveyed
hint to the coroner which caused
that worthy to refrain from asking
personal questions of the servants. SO
that the only new bit Of information
the two detectives acquired was to
the effect that the huge touring car
which supposedly had been used by
the bandits had been overturned in a
ditch a couple Of miles from the lodge
gates, and abandoned.
"And that" said Tryon to Pelham,
Evening star., 1923-05-13

But he had moved far enough to ono
side for the missile merely to Craze
him. The shock precipitated him
into the water. and the second shock
of tho cold plunge brought his wits.
| that had been woolgathering. to .
sharp focus.
Behind those shrubs lurksd q mur-
derer. waiting for his victim to re-
appear.
But At the far end Of the pool were
steps that led into tho water. Until
his lungs seemed bursting Pelham
swan beneath the surface. His out
stretched hands touched something,
some bulky object incased In cloth.
His hands slipped over 1t, and reached
the far wall Of the pool. Cautiously
he let his face appear above the sur
fAco.
His asssilant either dared not risk
Evening star., 1923-05-13

Te road ran in and out between
lawns and flower beds and avenues
Of trees. until, half mile from the
castle, one arrived at the lodge and
the great gates that barred the pub
lie from the grounds. These gates
had been opened by a village con-
! stable upon the arrival Of Pelham and
Tryon. and the man had closed them
after their car passed through. Pei
ham noted the great high walls which
inclosed the grounds; he nodded.
pursed his lips and approached the
lodge. The constable. already In
formed Of his identity, admitted him
without question.
It was a quaint, ivy-covered build
ing, with but two rooms on the
ground floor and three on the Sec
ond. A small hall admitted one to
the living and dining room. Pelham
paused on the threshold. his atten-
tion attracted at once to q green and
yellow parrot, chattering upon his
perch in q great cage that hung
from the center Of the ceiling. Tho
birds words were indistinguishable.
Fillmore" 1t seemed to say. And
1t shrieked the word over and over
again. pushing its great beak be-
tween the bars OF the cage. eyetng
Pelham Indignantly. and shaking the
cage in the manifestation Of what
was either wrath or terror.
Pelham looked 1t tho bird. e Il
could only talki Az Though IN IN.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22

in the meanwhile developed. quickly
abate when coffee and tea are dropped
from the menu.
1t is surprising to note how hard
it seems for some people to give up
these two beverages, especially is this
true of the women, who seem to be
the main offenders, they all claim that
cup of coffee or tea is the only
means of stopping a pet variety of
headache, or of regulating their
bowels, or of giving them the neces-
sary vigor to carry them through the
day Invariably after having stopped
the use of these drugs, they reluctant
ly become convinced that they do no
longer need them, as these complaints
are no longer present.
There are certain conditions. how
ever, in which the use of either of
these beverages is very beneficial,
thus coffee may be of excellent value
in certain acute heart disturbances
while weak tea is an old and well
tested aid i'm the treatment of certain
acute stomach disorders, as mothers
Of large families know
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
Growing What You Eat
Prepared by the Extension Service
State College of Washington.

grating the yellow from the orange
peel. Remove the remaining white
portion and pass it through the food
chopper, Weigh and for each half
pound allow three cupfuls of cold
water and one tablespoonful of lemon
juice for each cup OF water.
Mix thoroughly, allow to stand for
four or five hours and then boil for
10 minutes and cool, Add another three
cupfuls of cold water. Bring to boil
and let stand over night. Next morn
ing boil for five minutes, allow to
cool, place in flannel jelly-bag,
squeeze it to remove all the juice
and then filter the juice through a
clean flannel ielly-bag without press
ing it,
This pectin may be used as foun-
dation in making jellies from fruit
juices which do not contain suf-
ficient amount of pectin If the pectin
is to be kept for use later pour into
sterilized jars while hot, process quart
jars in a water-bath at simmering, or
$50 degrees F. for 80 minutes; seal
and store in a dark place. Canning
by the Pressure Cooker-next week
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
Fads and Fashions of Today

ter to throw these back over our
shoulders and enjoy the cool breezes.
Capes and cape coats are going to
be all the rage this year, the fashion
authorities declare, and many inter,
esting varieties of tweeds and other
WOODEN cloths are being introduced
for their achievement.
Color combinations, we find, have
been accomplished in startling con-
trasts in both checks and heavy
stripes at wide intervals. Check
backs are we'll represented, and these
are peculiarly well suited for the
sport cape Large overchecks in win
dow pane and skeletone form, big
block checks and tartan effects are
also found in abundance for sport
wear.
Flannel frocks and matching capes
are being shown in wide range of
colors such as tan, Patrick green,
rose, pigeon blue, navy with white
stripes, tan with brown checks and
gray with black.
In the sketch is reproduced stun
ming model Of the more dressy type
of three-piece costume. A very light
tone Of beige harmonizes with jade
green in soft duvetyn. The lining of
the cape, the collar and the dashing
side ornament Of fringe and fillet, is
Of the green land this is echoed in
the facing of the hat Beige colored
silk stockings and matching suede
slippers were worn with this outfit.
1t is needless to warn the short
stout woman against the cape cos
tunes; one of their drawbacks is that
they detract from height and add ma
terially to width. However, the
slender little woman can wear them
with impunity If she is clever In the
model she picks out. And they come
in such marvellous variety of styles
that with little care and patience,
each one can find just the model which
is especially suited to her peculiar
type.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
PROSPEROUS YEAR
KENNEWICk GROWERS
Strawberries Bring High Price With
Record crop-other Crops Look
ing Good.

The Kennewick strawberry growers
now ending their 1923 season, shipped
$4,000 crates, at an average price of
$3.50 crate net to the grower, ac-
cording to L. E. Johnson president of
the First National Bank of Kennewick.
Premium crates, he reports, sold as
high as $500, and many averaged
$500 and $500. The district had a
large acreage and production Of
strawberries this year, with ideal
growing conditions. Prices, however,
were only normal, because of the late
ness of the California crop. Twenty
eight straight cars of strawberries
were shipped.
In addition to the bumper crop of
strawberries, the Kennewick Valley
growers have shipped $4,000 boxes Of
asparagus, at running prices from
$125 to $2.25, averaging about $1.50
to the grower The district shipped six
straight cars of asparagus this season,
one going as far as New York and
others as far as Minneapolis and
Chicago.
"The first cherries from Kennewick
are beginning to reach the market"
Mr. Johnson states. "The tonnage this
year will not be large, but it is be-
lieved that fair crop will be placed
on the market. New potatoes will be
shipped from June 20 to July 1, but
the acreage is only about 60 to IS
per cent of normal, because of the
bad potato year of. 1922"
Present prospects are for a good
crop of peaches, pears and apples
said Mr.. Johnson. Cali look good now.
The hay crop is also good, and the
first cutting of alfalfa is under way
and is yielding one and one-half to
two tons to the acre, which is good
yield, considering the grower aver
ages three or four cuttings and some
times five or six during the year."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22

the adult, although the stimulating eff
fects will be in evidence; but when
taken regularly and in the usual con-
centration and quantity, and this is
the rule with coffee and tea drink
ers, then the stimulating effects upon
all the organs and nerves Of the
body, especially stomach and bowels,
attain stage at which the functions
of these organs are interfered with
to such degree that the PERSONS
health is impaired. He becomes nerv-
Gus, irritable, sleepless, his appetite
becomes disturbed, the stomach grows
acid, he complains of belching, of gas
after meals, gnawing sensation In the
stomach at night, he becomes con-
stipated and soon develops the whole
train of symptoms accompanying
chronic constipation. All Of these sym
toms, il other complications have not
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
Pectin in JeIIies.

We have been growing in our gar
dens this season, many of the fruits
and vegetables which have supplied
our tables. The time has come when
there are more fruits becoming ripe,
than we can use while fresh so as
to save these, it is necessary to can
and preserve. One of the big standbys
for the lunch basket and the winter
table, is jelly,
Three things so to make up good
jelly-pectin acid and sugar Many
fruits would make splendid jelly if
they could be made to iell This is
particularly true of strawberries,
peaches, loganberries and cherries, be-
cause these fruits lack sufficient pee
tin to make them jell
We have often heard the housewife
remark: IF | had little apple to put
with this fruit juice, it would make
the best kind of jelly" Apples are
used because they contain sufficient
pectin to help harden the juices.
Pectn to add to fruit juices may
be made in the home by scraping or
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
BLOOM ERs

Observation-Disclosures or unbleached
muslin; galatea; cotton crepe; sat
cen; denim or flannel may be used.
The material used should depend on
use and wear.
Pattern-A commercial pattern may
be purchased for this garment, max
ing sure that it is simple in design
and well suited to use. Test carefully
as to size before using.
Directions for Makng-Place pat
tern on goods according to directions
given on the pattern envelope. Secure
with pins and cut carefully. Before re-
moving pins mark all necessary per-
forations with tailors' tacks, using
thread or contrasting color. Fold each
leg with right side of material inside.
bringing corresponding perforations to-
gether on leg seams. Pin, haste, stitca.
and finish with flat fell seam Ia inch
wide Place both legs so that fronts
face up. Beginning at seams, with
right sides together, pin and haste the
two front edges together; then the
two back edges together. Stitch and
fell the entire seam. If band is to be
used make plain continuous placket.
Cut band lengthwise of material
three and one-half inches longer than
waist measure, which allows one inch
for finish at each end, one inch for
lap and one-half inch for shrinkage.
Place band at top, making sure that
gathers are distributed evenly. Sew
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22

tea of the same size, while a cup Of
coffee with milk equals about the caf-
fein content of cup of the average
tea.
The stimulating effect and the
agreeable aroma of these beverages
quickly caused coffee and tea to be-
come two of the most valuable items
of the East India and Asiatic trades
to the extent, that 100000, 900 pounds
of tea are grown yearly, with 2000,-
100000 pounds of coffee. OF these
beverages, when taken without sugar
or cream, have the least nutritive
value, we must Of necessity class
them as luxuries, and deplore the
enormous sums spent yearly on this
one group of gustatory non-essen-
tails. If taken occasionally and in
small quantities and not too strong,
neither tea or coffee is injurious to
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
Better Health Service
Public Health Is Public Wealth.
These Articles Compiled by the Pub
lie Health League of Washington

Green tea contains 10 per cent tan
mic acid, black tea only per cent,
due to the process Of fermentation to
which it is subjected.
AS tannic acid is detrimental to the
process of digestion, it would seem
that black tea is the less harmful
However, neither kind of tea should
be allowed to DRAW, as the amount
of fannie acid extracted will be
greater the longer the water remains
in contact with the leaves.
One cupful Of coffee made with 2
ounces Of the freshly roasted and
ground beans to a pint of water con-
tains Q grains of caffein and 3 IL
grains Of tannin.
One cupful Of tea contains from 7-10
to and 1-5 grains Of caffein and $40
to and 1-5 grains of tannin.
A cup of black coffee contains
more caffein, therefore, than a cup Of
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
HOMEMAKERS' CORNER
Conducted by
Alice Lindsey Webb, News Editor, and
r. Lounsbury, Agricultural Extension Editor,
College Of Washington

button on the end Of back of the band
at placket, and work button.hole in
front of band opposite button
If elastic is desired instead of band
at top, a placket will not be needed.
Finish edge with true bias facing on
wrong side making casing IA inch
wider than elastic to be used. Stitch on
each edge of facing. Insert elastic in
casing and secure ends together. Ar
range fullness property and tack in
four places to avoid twisting.
Continuous Placket-Cut piece
lengthwise of material two and three
fourths inches wide and one inch
longer than twice length of placket
opening. Place right sides together
and with garment toward you and
edges even; pin in place. AT bottom
of placket the edge of garment will
drop below edge of placket piece, and
The sewing will catch just few
threads at end of sash. Be careful to
keep stitching exactly parallel with
edge of placket piece the entire length
of seam. Make one-fourth inch turning
on other edge of piece and fold and
haste so that stitching is barely COW
cred. Hem by hand, catching heming
stitches and machine stitches. For
overlap fold placket back on wrong
side at seam; allow placket to extend
full width for underlap. Before apply
ing placket make dart one inch long
and one-eighth inch deep on wrong
side of garment at bottom of placket
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
Tea and Coffee.

From the earliest days of history
man has sought to improve the taste
of the water he was forced to drink,
either by allowing vegetable sub
stance to ferment in it, or by extract
ing herbs, fruits, etc.
Today the most extensively used
plants are the tea leaf and the coffee
bean, both Of which have been used
by the people of Asia and Eastern
Africa for many centuries, while their
use by the Europeans is but of COM
paratively recent date, tea being
first used in England about 1850.
The active principle in both tea and
coffee is the alkaloid Caffein, the
stimulating agent, while a variably
large percentage of tannic acid and
the various volatile aromatic oils give
to the beverage their peculiar aroma
and flavor.