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Evening star., 1925-01-24
The Ark of the Covenant
A Story of Mystery and Adventure
BY VICTOR MCCLURE.
BY VICTOR MCCLURE.
1904, by Harper Il Bre

when the mysterious enemy would
come down upon 1t.
Our robberies In Europe and Amer
lea had induced panic in banking
circfes and a wave of deepest de-
For myself, was almost appalled, by
the chaos that reigned in the mar
kets, for well knew the regular
prices Of the best American securities,
and these were selling at ridiculous
figures. So far, II was plain, our
plans had succeeded beyond our wild
est hopes. and the time was ripening
for the enlargement OF our campaign.
The rumors OF war which had been
rife In the early part of the year had
faded away--the nations were too
busy suspecting each other OF being
behind the raids.
The position OF a spy Is never
agreeable. and / cannot say that
enjoyed meeting old friends. who in
sisted that as known airman I
should take n hand in the pursuit of
tho raiders. II was not pleasant.
again. TO hear men bewailing the
condition OF Affairs in businesses they
had built up by the honest work Of
years. felt as II I had stabbed
them in the back. and each new grip
OF the hand from friends who were
suffering only deepened q conviction
in me OF villainy. 1t would hardly
become me to examine my feelings
further. since l carried on with my
task.
Fortunately for my Investigations,
was well known in America, and
to reach the President himself was
| a matter OF no great difficulty. The
presence in Washington Of Lord AL
meric Pluscarden made things easier
because l had often stayed with him
and his niece. Kirsteen Torrance. at
| their country house in Kent My re-
| lationship to Lord Almeric had been
| one mainly of business, but he was
! good enough to desire my friendship
as well. and he and Miss Torrance
and had become close friends in the
few years / had known them.
1t was something OF a shock, then,
to find Miss Torrance-and Lord AL
meric in q degree slightly less em-
| phatic-so deeply set on the discov-
cry and defeat of the league OF
/ which l was rather an important
member ! found myself In a posi-
tion OF secret personal antagonism
| TO friends for whom l cared a good
| deal. II was ever on the tip of my
tongue to start defending my mo-
tives for acts which they condemned
without knowing me for the perpe.
traitor. I should have escaped earlier
| from Washington, except that I had
lively curiosity to see this Jimmy
| Boon. OF whom both Kirsteen and hel
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Continued from Yesterdays Starr

We could have cleared beyond
range at any time after dealing with
the Merlin. and our only reason for
prolonging the business was to see
that the pilots were picked up. We
did not want any OF them to be
drowned after an extremely plucky
fight 1t was for this reason that
we swept the gas from about the
Merlin and told her her engines were
all right. When we saw that all
was we'll. we gave the airship her full
lift of gas and made eastward out Of
sight, where we turned south for a
space before swinging westward and
home to examine our hurts.
The damage done to US by the
Merlin's guns was not important,
and we considered 1t valued at the
measure we had taken OF tho planes
capacity against us. She had raked
the dining quarters OF the crew.
wrecking them almost. and had
pierced several OF our ballonets. but
had missed everything vital. There
were no casualties to speak of. save
that Billy Haynes took n machine
gun bullet in the leg. a mere erase
which did not even make him limp.
But, unimportant though the damage
to the Ark of the Covenant was. II was
enough to put her out of action for
a space and necessitate tho COM
missioning of her sister ship. The
Ark III was fully equipped and had
been tried. She was In state OF
complete preparation to take to the
air.
The swiftness OF our flight, which
was far beyond the speed OF any
known dirigible. and the fact that we
had two ships. did much to create the
impression among our pursuers that
we had a number of bases. We has
tened to complete that impressive
sixty hours after our encounter with
the Merlin by descent on the other
side of the Atlantic. Here we raided
several ships in the Caribbean early
on the following Wednesday morning.
We knew from messages that our
most avid hunter still was looking FOR
us off the coast of Africa.
Early next morning Travers Lip
penoott in an automobile picked me
up in the country outside New Or
leans. He had been informed OF our
needs by "A mysterious and incom
prehensible wireless message from us
kindly exhibited as great md oy
all the newspapers. ! was conveyed
into New Orleans and after long
consultation with Lippencott on the
situation, I went to New York first.
then to Washington.
Our purpose in this action was not
so much to spy out what preparations
were being made for our reception In
the event OF further land raids.
though I learned a good deal about
this incidentally, as to discover how
ripe the time was for further develop
ment OF our ideas. 1t was easy 70
see that people were in a state OF
nervous tension, no town knowing
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the engine room. We had to keep
pace with her and carefully let the
gondola light on her after deck. TAX
ing small bombs of the gas with US,
we went forward and got down to
the engine room, where we slung our
missiles. Then one of our engineers
brought the ship to, and some of the
seamen released her anchor tackle.
We left the message in the wireless
cabin, and imm ediately set off for
Washington.
We were over the Capital when the
message was relayed there. and we
picked 1t up while we were lowering
high above the city. That was the
moment we were waiting for. A
little time was allowed for the deliv-
cry Of the message to the President
before we swooped down on the
White House, bombing as we came.
few minutes later, the gas Having
been carefully drawn away from the
Mansion, the master and I walked
into the room where the President lay
unconscious. with Boon, Lamont and
Miss Terrence with him.
Evening star., 1925-01-24
ESKIM0S, LONG CAPTIVE,
START BACK TO ALASKA
Party of Eleven Leaves Manchuria
After Year on Wrangell
Island.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated freSs.
HARDIN, Manchurin, January "a
Eleven Alaskan Eskimos. including
two women and five children, departed
Monday for Daireu en- route to
Seattle and Nome by the steamer 1yo
Maru for repatriation. after spending
a year on Wrangell Island, from which
they were rescued by a Soviet ship
last August. One child died at Vladi-
vostok and another on the Siberian
Manchurian border while awaiting
permission to cross the frontier.
The Eskimos told the American
consul they had been engaged by a
Canadian company for trapping foxes.
They left Kotzebue, Alaska, in August,
1928, with Capt. Wells in command. A
year later the Russian ship Red
October took them off Wrangel
Island and landed them at Vladivos-
tok. passing close to the Alaskan
coast. The Russians, they say, con-
fiscated a dozen guns, a couple of
hundred fox and bear skins and wal
rus tusks.
Capt. Wells died at Eladivostok.
The American consulate, mission
aries and the Y. NJ. G. A. cared for
the Eskimos while they were at
Harbin.
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uncles talked with such warmth ana,
I think I saw. affection.
The name was familiar to me as
one of a man who had done some
remarkable things in the develop
ment Of aviation. and indeed l saw
his name every time ! examined the
exhausts of our airship engines. Tor
1t was his double silencer which per
mitted the stealthy approach for
which we were so notorious.
That James Boon piloted the Mer-
lin which had put up such gooo
fight against our airship was an ad-
ditional factor in keeping me nxed
to my uncomfortable position IN
Washington. / was hoping that the
Merlin would return when was was
found that haunting the coast on
Mogador was without profit. But for
that, ! should have gone to New Or
leans and waited there for the time
when the Ark of the Covenant was
to pick me up again on date ALREADY
fix I'd.
The Merlin arrived on the last day
cf May, and I met our principal an
agonists at the White House, as has
oeen told. Then learned muon
which interested me. and would inter-
est the chief. There was no doubt
that Boon and his scientific friend
Lamont-though I must not forget
the redoubtable Milliken--were q re-
markable combination. It WAS not at
all unlikely that in the long run we
should meet again. and IL was quite
probable that their tenacity would
bring them into close range Of the
hiding-pla of the league.
Nv.
/ left Washington on the Friday
following my first meeting with Boon
and his friends. and my hint that
they should ask the raiders why they
raided was dropped by intention. The
Ark Of the Covenant picked me VI
on the Saturday night, and on the
Sunday night we were out over the
sea due east OF Washington. waiting
for some vessel through which we
could answer the wireless message
Of the President.
That we fixed on the Pershing was
the merest accident. She was the
handiest for our purpose-that was
all.
We found the boarding OF the bat
tleship decidedly difficuit for the rea.
son that she still steamed after We
had brought the gas about her; the
members of her crew on the upper
works became unconscious. but ths
gas apparently did not percolate into
Evening star., 1925-01-24
RUSSO JAPANESE PACT
Disturbing TO RUMANlA
Serious Misgivings Now Felt for
Ratification Of Bessarabia
Treaty by Toxic.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, January 24.-The an
nouncement OF the signing of the
Russo-Japanese treaty is arousing
serious misgivings in Rumania A
treaty recognizing Rumania's right
to Bessarabia was signed in 1920 by
Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan. but has thus far been ratified
only by the British and French par
liaments.
Diplomatic negotiations to obtain
the italian and Japanese ratihcations
have so far been without result, the
Japanese wishing to postpone action
until after the approval OF Italy has
been given. II is now feared here
that the new treaty signed at Peking
may affect Bessarabia.
1t is considered significant that the
Japanese minister is scheduled to leave
Bucharest shortly, without any indica-
ton having been made regarding the
appointment of his successor.
Evening star., 1925-01-24
Highway Stockholders Elect.
eclal Dispatch to The Star.

SpeclhI DlSpatCn 70 Ihe SUIT.
MCLEAN, Va, January 24.-The
Washington, Great Falls and Dranes-
willie Highway Co., Inc, at its annual
stockholders meeting elected di-
rectors as follows: Robert n. Har-
per, Herman E. Gasch, Z. T. Simp-
son, Peter A. Drury and B. A. Bowles
of Washington, D. C.: d. s. Macka1l
F. G. Carper and Ralph T. Powell of
Mclean: Mark Turner, John w. Pres
ton and Sidney NJ. Follin of Forest
Vile; Z. b. White of Leesburg The
directors elected: President. Robert N
Harper; vice president, d. S. Mack
all; secretary, Ralph T. Powell
treasurer, Herman E. Gasch.
Evening star., 1925-01-24
OgIe Loses Plea for Retrial.

Alvin C. Ogle, known as Baby" a
former policeman. weighing more
than 500 pounds, was yesterday denied
new trial on the charge of sec
ond offense of violating the national
prohibition act. Justice Siddons i'm
posed a sentence Of so days in jail,
but later, on the plea of counsel, re-
voked the sentence and gave the for
mer officer 10 days in which to ar
range his affairs.
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CONTINUED in Tomorrow's starr
Evening star., 1925-01-24
COLD CLOSES POST OFFICE
Clerks Unable to Work at 65 Below
Zero.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, January "a
Intense cold, which started Saturday,
caused the United States post office
here to close Wednesday. Heating
facilities were inadequate to keep
the fingers of the clerks warm enough
to distribute NAH. Thermometers
registered 65 below zero, breaking
all records in this district.
Evening star., 1925-01-24
HUGE STILL CAPTURED.
Operators Escape After Gun Play
in Powhatan County, Va.
necial Dispstch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
RICHMOND, Va, January "A. -
Prohibition Agents J. 9. billiard and
]. n. Wood have reported the taking
of a gallon still with $500 gall
Ions of mash, 2 barrels of liquor and
much equipment. The place was
located a short distance from Wor-
sham's Store, in Powhatan County,
and the capture was attended with
much display of weapons.
The men operating the still man.
aged to make their escape.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17
Notice Of Sale of Real Estate BY Com
Missioner i'm Chancery

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of an order and decree
of the Randolph Chancery Court made
and entered of record at its September.
1925 term in a cause therein pending,
wherein X. A. Duff, Ruth Duff and
Bill Duff by his next friend, Ruth
Duff. and Neman Duff by his next
friend, Esta Fowler were petitioners,
ex parte, the undersigned commissioner
will on Saturday, October 3, 1925, be-
tween the hours for judicial sales,
offer for sale to the highest bidder on
three months time at the Randolph
County Court House. POcahOntas, Ar
kansas, the following described real
estate in Randolph County, Arkansas,
tO-wit: Northeast quarter of the
Southeast quarter, Section Twenty-Five
(22), Forty (40) acres, and West part
of the Northwest quarter of the South
west quarter, Section Twenty-three
(23), Thirty 800 acres, in Township
Twenty-One (21) North, Range Two
(2) East, in all Seventy (70) acres.
This land will be sold for the pur-
pose of partition among the above nam
ed petitioners. The purchaser at said
sale will be required to give note
with approved security for the amount
of his bid, which note will bear inter
est from date until paid at the rate
of six per cent per annum, and lien
will be retained on said land to fur
ther secure said note.
Witness my hand on the Sth day of
September, 1925. Ben f. Mays,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Pope and Bowers,
Solicitors for Petitioners. 5-3t.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17
READY FOR GINNING

We are now ready to take care OF
this seasons cotton. We have our gin
up in first-class running order and are
ready for business. win buy or gin
your cotton. VIII pay all the market
will allow, or will gin at customary
rates. We thank you for your past
patronage and kindly 5 .licit con-
tinuance Of the same.
Farmers Gin Co.
3-tf. By j. II. Story, Manager.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

The new treatment for torn flesh,
cuts, wounds, sores or lacerations that
is doing such wonderful work in flesh
healing is the Borozone liquid and pow
der combination treatment. The liquid
BOrOzone is a powerful antiseptic and
purifies the wound of all poisOns and
infectious germs, while the Borozone
powder is the great healer. There
is nothing like it on earth for speed,
safety and efficiency. Price Ciquid)
30c, 6Oc and $120. Powder 30c and
G0c. Sold by Palace Drug Store.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17
Goy weak
Rundown !
Condition.

THE DOOR of opportunity filings
4 wide its portals only to the man
who is up and doing-who is filled
with pep and punch-with rich, red
blood tingling through his system.
Mountain size obstacles dwindle to
ant hills and ambitions become ac-
complishments to these sort of men.
Where is the employer who seeks
the man who is physically rundown?
The man without stamina to with
stand the knocks and gaff of the hur-
rying, scurrying world of business?
S.S.S. is the long established and
time honored creator of red-blood-
cells. You cannot expect to get very
far up the ladder unless you are
equipped with a body that is strong
and vigorous. S.S.S. will start you
on your way. Don't allow the door
of Opportunity" to be closed to you
because you have not the stamina to
withstand the gaff - because your
nerve power is lacking. Build up
your systemi
S.S.S. made of carefully selected
and scientifically prepared and pro-
portioned herbs and barks makes
you fiji Get back that old time punch I
When opportunity knocks be ready
to answer the call!
N S. s. s. Is sold at an good drug
stores in two sizes. The larger size
II more economical
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

Reports that oil has been found in
a well within the city limits of Searcy
has filed that town with excited per
sons from other localities
Traces of oil and gas in suihclent
quantities to burn when touched WIN
n lighted match have been found in
a well being drilled there by the City
Water Company. Experienced oil men
are positive that a favorable oil show
ing is present.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

Two girls were arrested near Poplar
Bluff several days ago for cutting up
and disturbing the peace along a coun-
try road near that town. They re-
fused to give their names and remain
ed in Jail for eleven days before they
were identified by Walter Harvey OF
Piggott. who said they were Jessie and
Grace HarveN of Piggott. He took
them home with him. 1t is said that
while in Jail the girls cursed, shouted
and raised such a rumpus that they
had to be isolated from the other pris-
oners. .,e..t.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

A man hunt started Sunday in
Howell county, Mo-, following discov-
cry of the mutilated body of George IL.
Wright, 80 years old, prominent farm
err. who lived near Willow Springs and
who disappeared from his home week
before with more than $4,000 savings.
Several skull fractures, blood and evil
dences of a desperate struggle near a
brush pile at the roadside, where the
decOmposed remains were found,
strengthened officers belief he had
been murdered for the money, which
his avOwed distrust of banks prompted
him always to carry,
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

A number of women who pay poll
tax and vote at Baxter, Van Buren
county, were surprised to receive sum
mons a few days ago to do the regular
four days work on the roads in their
district The notices were mailed out
by the road overseer and on some of
the notices, nOtatiOns had been made
to bring brOOms. 1t caused consider
able stir among the fair sex and pro
test meetings were held. After an at
torney had been consulted and render
ed a decision against them, some of
them wilted; others said if they got
them on the road to work they would
have to carry them there. The matter
came TO a head when it was found
that it was a hoax perpetrated by a
few of their waggish husbands.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

In noting the return Of a former
citizen after a two years stay near
Corning the Maddoxville correspond
ent to the Conway Log Cabin-Demo-
crat says: He employed the Missouri
Pacific to move him up there, using
portion of both freight and pas
scnger train. but he only needed n Ford
truck To come back in."
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17
BOTTOM FARM For SALE

100 acres Of fne taftom land located
near Reyno, in Cherokee Bay, for sale
at bargain. Small payment down,
terms on balance. See or write 7. II.
Martin. Pocahontas. 4-tf
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

and Hardy dealers, and our business
houses using rubber stamps for print
ing letter heads, Mammoth Spring Is
on the broad road that leads to de-
struction. Be not deceived, God is not
mocked, and whatsoever man sow
eth that shall he also reap,-Naln-
moth Spring Dem0crat
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

For years. scientists have been telling that are
on the Threshold of the Electrical Age The use OF cleo
rcity for cooking heating and locomotlon has been
steadily growing, and is no longer novelty Each day
witnesses new triumph of electricity other mech
ancal forces,
Now comes the electrically refrigerated soda foun-
tain the latest type of which has recently been installed
by the Palace Drug Store of this city 1t is known as
the Mechanicod Fountain and is manufactured by the
LIQUID Carbonc Company of Chicago. Instead of ice
and salt keep the ice cream hard small refgeramg
machine is driven by an electric motor
The refrgerating machine consists of compressor
which congresses sulphur doxide This is then expand
ed forming gas which is pumped through the coils in
the soda fountain The has temperature of IL de-
grees below Zero ccuates through the fountain
coils it absorbs the heat and the ice cream is kept In
uniformly perfect condition.
After the gas has taken up its measure of heat it is
returned to the compressor cooled recompressed and
again circulated through the fountain coils There is
thus no loss of gas it is used and again.
The principle is the that used by manufac-
turers of artificial ice but is only recently that small
rergerang units have been available for use with soda
fountains
The new Mechanicod system has many advantages
over the old salt and ice method 1t does with the
mess and labor of packing with ice and salt, eliminates
the periodic interruption of business while the fountain
is being packed and nsures absolutely uniform tenn
perature in the ice cream compartments at all times
The ice cream is always kept firm and smooth and
does not deterorate in quality 1t looks better tastes
better and is better.
It is predicted by Mr.. Lucas and by The Liquid Car
bonic Company, that within comparatively short time
practically all soda fountains will be of the Mechanicold
type as it has many advantages the old style salt
and ice fountain from the standponts of economy and
service.
Mr.. Lucas and his organization are intensely proud
of the Mechancold enables them to give their foun
tain customers much more satisfactory service.
,,Ii baya cfan tatiO IN mo N
have the details of the fountain demonstrated to
them.
pAIACE DDIlC cT0DI
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

Alfred Messick a Baxter county
tomato grower. is reported to have
sold SI00 worth of tomatoes off three
acre patch up to Saturday night of
last week and expected to realize 5000
more before the season closes. Surely
there must be some money in growing
tomatoes.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

Eugene c. Barton, Inc, has purchas-
ed the HOxie Lumber Cmpany, which
will he added TO the chain of lumber
yards owned 10y the Barton company in
eastern Arkansas, including plants at
Osceola. Luxora, Lepanto, Marked
Tree Harrisburg, Manila and Leach
vile.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

Don, the one-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. W. LeVoy of Paragould, suf-
fered very painful injuries recently
when he turned over "A pan of boiling
water on himself. He was burned
considerably on the body.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

Frank Sandage Of Saline county, en-
route to Clinton to attend court last
week, went TO sleep at the steering
wheel of his flivver and unsuccessfully
tried to butt telephone pole Off the
road. A demolished windshield and a
badly bent fender was the sum total
of the damage done.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

ON account of the feed shortage in
Lawrence county, Joe Madden, big
farmer of that county has purchased
an entire ear load of alfalfa hay for
winter feeding.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

Lee stevens, aged 30. a drug addict
died i'm the Walnut Ridge jail one
night last week after having kept the
town awake two days and nights
screaming and yelling for drugs to
quiet his dope-crazed mind.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

With cotton going TO Thayer to find
Il market, motorists buying gas and oil
over the line and thus avoiding the
road tax, our garages and filing sta
t;ons buying gas and oil Of Thayer
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

Fire of an undetermined origin de-
stroyed the large poultry house of the
Goodwin Produce Company at Bates
vile one night lately. The loss was
estimated at $4,000, partially covered
by insurance.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

A. II. Stiggers, well flnOwn farmer
of Current View, Ripley county, Mo-,
died last week after suffering injuries
received when a limb from tree he
was cutting fell on him, fracturing his
skull.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17
PALACE DRUG STORE
North Arkansas News

Elbert and II. H. Waldr0n have pur-
chased the HoXie Tribune and assum-
ed control Sept. l.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

]. IL. Hoover, concrete worker OF
Piggott. went fishing on Black river
near the Arkansas-Missouri line a few
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17

The Piggott high school has added
a business course to its regular high
school work.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-09-17
@ESS.Sa6 a%'ss: 6Gs ss:,s:if SsS Essi. Sssl

days ago and returned home with a
pearl that weighs 16 IA grains, and
said to be worth $16250. He found it
in the Little Hunting Bayou, in Mis-
souri,, two miles from the Arkansas
line.