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Evening star., 1927-10-09

favorite place for concealing papers by
the agents of the Thiergarten, as it
had the added advantage that. II they
thought themselves in danger, they
had only to light their pipes to destroy
all evidence Of their crime.
We had been warned about that
trick and usually we succeeded in
stopping them in time. Eventually
the Germans realized that we were
on to their little pipe stunt, SO they
promptly invented another that we
had much trouble discovering.
When he had information of some
sort to get back to Germany-a re-
port. map, sketch or something of that
sort-the spy, using a special ink,
would copy this information out on a
piece Of mica thinner than a cigar
ette paper. He would then glue this
on to the lenses of his glasses. Who
ever invented the glasses trick" was
genius. No one will ever know how
much damage he did.
That was not bad, but the Germans
eventually went 1t one better. BY
means of special equipment, they were
able to glue on to their finger-nails
and toe.nails Photographic copies of
important documents. Then. having
covered both with a polish such as is
used by manicures, they were quite
willing to submit to any search.
Evening star., 1927-10-09

"Clara Morris cher name was
Morrison), born Toronto. taken as
baby to Cleveland, childhood Of
hunger, mother abandoned by
French Canadian husband. AS little
girl went to southwestern Illinois,
good description of railway travel in
carpetbag days. life on the farm. did
not like pawpaWS. Return to Cleve-
land. Mother worked in Mrs. Millers
boarding house and landladys daugh-
ter Blanche was actress. Clara got
place in ballet at Cleveland Academy
Music. John A. Ellsler, manager. at
So a week. Seven Sisters was the
show. Ellsler put her on pay roll
as Clara Morris (not Morrison) and
name stuck. Clara mentions old
dancers-Bonfanti, Betty Rigle and
Morlachi. Tells that leading man is
the hero, heavy man the villain,
walking gentleman the man talked
about and who shows up now and
then. and utility man. who leads
mob or announces carriage.
Tho Ellsler Company moved from
Cleveland to Columbus. Clara men
tions q spinal trouble she suffered
from all her life. Writes Of the
power Of the public over an actor.
Clara defines education and dis
of Peter b. Ritchings and his adopted
daughter Caroline-says his pro-
nounciation was flourish OF
trumpets. Tells of Frank Murdoch.
author Of Davy Crockett Frank
Mayo's great play. Frank Murdoch
! made Clara her first proposal OF
marriage. Harry Murdoch, his broth
err, lost in Brooklyn fire. They were
nephews Of James r. Murdoch.
'Writes Of Lucille Western, Mrs.
Bowers and Charles w. Couidock
and his daughter Elizabeth. Coul-
docks profanity and temper ana his
success in Hazel Kirke>' -. ~.
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Method odEmplyea e Mis-
nCga dPp~-Wo Rendered AleoE

pie to change the key each week. No
one could have any conception of the
trouble we had discovering 1t.
WHEN the postal censors saw that
w suspicious letters no longer came
through the mails they passed the
word on to the counter espionage
headquarters. The latter then got to
work and discovered that informa ton
was still getting over the border In
some way as yet unknown to US.
1t was up to us to find out. and find
out i'm a hurry, just what this new
means of communication was.
Every branch of the service was put
on it's guard, and our watch over
border towns and seaports. vigorous
as it had been. became pitiless. Not
only were incoming ships searched
and how we searched them!--from the
bottom Of hold to top of masts. but
we even forbade the crews to come
ashore. And yet nowhere at all could
we find anything suspicious. The
Paris Office. however, informed US
that the leak continued. We were all
in despair:
In our zone one fine day. however,
an agent who was shadowing a sus-
picious- looking man in Lorient com.
municated an extraordinary discovery
that he had made. This suspect was
a bug on music, and each week for
e!gn musical publisher would send him
number of new pieces. Among
them each week without fail was a
song entitled "Myosotis 'Alsace." We
set up a strict watch over him, and
in three weeks we came to the con-
clusion that If the title was always
the same, the music. on the contrary.
was different each week. Thus, you
gee, we were on the right track.
A report was drawn up at once and
sent to the proper authority. Two
days later a "decipherer" arrived. He
was an expert in reading secret mes
sages, and was moreover. good musi-
clan. He soon cleared the matter up.
1t was by means Of this sheet of music
that the German secret service office
in Bern communicated with certain
picked agents in France.
The key, as said before, had an
infinite number of possible combina-
tions, but as it's basic principle was
always the same nothing was easier
than to decode it. I assure you that
for while the German general staff
vas receiving all kinds of "informa-
ton. Once again our estimable off,
GERS in the second bureau had played
an abominable trick on the Germans.
and by upsetting their plans had saved
thousands of French lives.
X u
EFT us now pass to another trick
- that the Germans thought up. Sur.
prising as you will doubtless think 1t,
it's authenticity cannot be questioned.
while it Is all right to have fond.
ness for eggs, it Is not necessary to
send hundreds to a foreign country
when you are not in the poultry bust.
ness"
Such were my thoughts one morn.
ing as read a report from one Of our
agents at Lausanne that large guam.
titles of eggs were being shipped by a
man in Switzerland, of whom we were
suspicious, to a certain woman in
Evening star., 1927-10-09

~ y the theory that when you
4 want to know exactly what
Is happening somewhere
~ there is no better way than
to go there and find out, !
left one fine morning for Bern, which
was one of the most active OF the Ger
man espionage centers.
The nominal director Of this center
was Mai. Won --. a nephew or
German statesman; the actual head OF
the Office, however, was NJ. Won y.
From this Office were sent out the
orders and questionnaires to the Ger.
man agents in France. 1t was not
near the center Of town. On the con-
trary, 1t was out in suburban dis
trict, not far from small forest. The
dwelling was a huge and peaceful
looking villa modelled after an English
country house. The windows were
usually covered by green shutters.
The general offices were in another
building to the right of this. although
the Office Of NJ. Won X was not
with these. but in the main building.
1t opened on a waiting room that was
always patrolled by guards distinctly
military in bearing.
The study was large and we'll venti-
lated. 1t was very much cluttered UP
with files. indices and maps. Every
where, on M. Won A----S QeSk, on
chairs, on stools, on tables, were nu.
merous documents. In the center OF
the room, facing M. Won k, a
monumental bust of the Kaiser looked
down as if. somehow, 1t were presiding
over the devious schemes that were
here being Matched.
This study. into which it was my
fate to enter many times always in
the absence OF its owner, usually at
night. was arranged like a setting
for play. Under certain boards in the
floor were hidden bells. II one stepped
ON one of them, 1t would start a mum.
ber of bells ringing violently to an
nounce an intruder in the room. It
was important not to sit down in Ger.
tain OF the armchairs in the room.
They were veritable bear traps.
Above all, it was dangerous to step
on the rosette in the middle OF the
rug without being careful first to shut
the trapdoor that was underneath.
And, If you valued your life, 1t was
imperative not to touch even slightly
any of the keys that had been
forgotten in various keyholes.
Because he forgot this slight detail,
one of M. Won ks personal secre.
taries was electrocuted.
y X y
IF NJ. Won x is cross at me for
- having let the public know these
details about his home" he must
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still admit that 1t would have been
difficult for me to do otherwise when
1 knew such details as am about to
relate. I guarantee their authenticity.
In this connection a writer in Ger
many has taken me to task, saying:
Definite proof that the author OF
ON Special Missions Is ignorant OF
most Of our secrets may be found In
the fact that he describes as being In
the Wilhelmstrasse certain offices that
are really somewhere else"
AS these gentlemen seem to want
more definite details. here they are:
According to this writer. we In
France don't yet know where the
"Nachfichten Bureau" is. That, OF
course, is the name the Germans have
given to their secret service. Still
better, this same paper charges that
headquarters Of "Abtheilung," the
anti-French espionage service.
will do my best to take the reader
through the headquarters of the Ger.
man military secret service.
At the end of the famous Inter den
Linden avenue and just across from
the imperial palace Is the Place de
Paris, upon which are the Branden.
burg gate and the French embassy.
Going through the Brandenburg gate.
Passing by the column Of Victory, one
soon comes to an immense palace
whose heavy architecture is q little
out Of keeping with the atmosphere
of this aristocratic section. This pal
ace is the headquarters of the German
general staff. You would never guess
1t il you did not know. There Is moth
ing unusual about the building. In
front Of 1t there is no sentinel; inside,
no corporals guard.
At times an immense, heavily
braided porter walks back and forth
in front of the door. Only important
officials are allowed to use this door.
The small fry use the other door,
which faces the Herwarthstrasse-t
give all details. On the second floor
Of this building are the offices Of the
German secret service.
If these details don't convince my
colleagues on the other side Of the
Rhine, can easily add to them. For
instance. in the anti.French section
there are five officers-a director and
four assistants. And could give
their names. Let us walk into this
room. 1t Is a large room, furnished
with a desk, two tables and a few
chairs.
A huge steel cabinet takes up one
whole side Of the wall. In it are kept
all documents-collectio of papers,
maps, photographs, etc.-that have to
do with the French army and navy.
Pasted on that cabinet is the sign, 'In
case Of fire, save this first" There is
a door in the wall opposite the cabi-
net. 1t opens into the Office Of the
head Of the section.
This room is more comfortably fur
nished. The desk and chairs are Of
oak. There Is an iron safe in a cor
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or 140 acres Of land the greater part
Of which is in a good state Of improve
ment. There Is a new and tastefully
constructed dwelling house pleasantly
situated on the place. and several of
the finest building sites in the Dis
trict. We are anxious to sell
in order Of the settling the estate of
our late father. (SigneD F. r. Veitch,
J. w. Veitch.
X y **
THAT was the farm of Hugh Conn,
an early Presbyterian preacher in
Maryland. He died in 1852 and had a
church at Bladensburg for several
years before his death. His house
was on the north slope of the ridge
on which Fort Lincoln and Battery
Jamison (D were built. A daughter
of Hugh Conn was married to a Veitch
and it became the Veitch farm.
believe that Fort Lincoln Cemetery
covers a large part-the west part
of the Conn-Veitch-Boyle farm. The
Rambler wrote the history Of the tract
about Is years ago.
I have just room on this sheet for
a letter, and also 1 am as tired by
writing as you by reading. The letter
is from a young friend whose friend
I have been for a number OF years,
but what number of years is none of
a readers business. The letter:
Dear Rambler:
your article in yesterdays Sunday
Star was read by me very carefully.
AS I have just returned from long
vacation up North, may have missed
some of your previous interesting
Ramblings, which I always like to
read. The picture of Joseph Jeffer-
son as Bob Acres reminds me that I
have in my possession a pink satin
program on which the following Is
printed: New National Theater, Mon
day, December 9. 1SS9-Jefferson
Florence. Mrs. John Drew Comedy
Company in 1.-The Rivals" Cast
Bob Acres, Joseph Jefferson; Sir Lu-
cious O'Trigger, w. J. Florence; Sir
Anthony Absolute, Edwin Vary; Capt.
Absolute, Frederick Paulding; Faux
land, George Frederick Nash; David,
George w. Denham; Fag, Joseph
Warren; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. John
Drew; Lydia Languish, Viola Allen;
Lucy, Agnes Miller. Under the man.
agement of c. B. and T. Jefferson.
Harry A. Lee, representative
about three years ago there was a
very interesting exhibition Of old pro.
grams in the Public Library of New
Evening star., 1927-10-09

York City. A yellow satin program
of November. 1889, showed the same
cast of the great star production of
The Rivals given one month later in
Washington. am wondering whether
any other old Washingtonian. who
visited sthat memorable performance
OF December 9, 1889. has kept a pink
satin program? Perhaps you can find
out for me. BY the way, have you
read Sarah Harvey Porter's fine book
the Life of Anne Royal and Her
Times? You in particular would en-.
JOY 1t. Very sincerely yours,
ANITA SCHADE."
Evening star., 1927-10-09

First crying part and surprising
success with Sallie st. Clair in La
Maison Rouge at Columbus. Clara
still ballet girl. Newspaper story
called attention to her-written by
John A. Cockerill, a messenger in the
Legislature and reporter. Don Piatt.
then in Ohio Legislature, introduced
to Clara by Cockerill. Three friends
for life. Cockerill became head of
New York World. Don Piatt jour-
nalist in Washington (CapitaD and
Evening star., 1927-10-09
THE KEY BY MEANS OF WHICH
THE "MYOSOTIS D'ALSACE"
WAS DECIPHERED.
wen that. although I'll admit It

But even that, although I'll admit 1t
was clever, wasn't good for long. The
agents Of the reich kept falling into
our hands just as they had before.
Then it was that the Germans thought
up two more stunts to make sure that
their correspondence should not fall
into our hands The least one can
Evening star., 1927-10-09

This is the fourth Of series Of err
eepfi0adt articles on secret service odren.
furcs in the Great War. In The last
OF ,nuisible inks by the Germans. con.
Teped euen by means Of socks. shoe ldcss
and unldandered hdndkerchiefs:; also an
o0.sr,IGD sno erpiosines Dsutdcient to blo,o up
ydcforp: and cryptic paintings trherebv
an artist-snch as a Polish" painter
schom NJ Lucieto foiied at Croisic---
could make an apparently faithful copy
OF French rural landscape. trhich acas
in. reality a detail reprodaction q az
Lucteto told Of ,corkino his ,cdv TO The
heart of Essen arhere he witnessed a
decidedly important demonstration q q
7eto gas shell before the Kaiser. and Of
the allied ruse that beat the German
&ubranrines bv the use Of armed rcsse's
disguised as freiGhfers.
Evening star., 1927-10-09
BY CHARLES LUCIETO.

y the theory that when you
want to know exactly what
Is happening somewhere
~ there is no better way than
to go there and find out,
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{ tCooyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-10-09

pie to change the key each week. No
one could have any conception of the
trouble we had discovering 1t.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-21
BENTON HARB0R
CULTS BELIEF
SHATTERED
King Benjamin Purnell Fails
to Emerge From Death on
the Fourth Day

Benton Harbor, Mich, Dec. 81
H1LTheir belief that "King" Ben
jamin Purnell, who died at his
colony here last Friday morning
would arise from the dead reduced
to q mere hope, the leaderless House
Of David colony today set about
recognising their affairs.
Frank Wyland, Benjamin's per-
sonal bodyguard, declared that 70,
the time being the temporal affairs
of the House Of David will be guided
by Attorney H. T. Dewhirst, who
deserted legal practice in Califor.
MIA q few years ago. to join Ben.
jamin's following and rapidly arose
to q place Of Importance second
only to the ruler himself.
Whether, the colony council voted
additional powers to Dewhirst OF
whether he has taken charge on his
own initiative is not known, and he
remains in seclusion, refusing to be
interviewed.
Dewhirst is reported to have
turned over considerable wealth
when he joined the colony and as q
result his voice was needed. Dew
hirst was one of the most devout
believers in the immortality Of Ben
jamin and it was he who insisted
that Purnell would emerge from
death on the fourth day. The
fourth day came and went yester-
day a..d Benjamin's body remained
inert. This morning>it rested on .
slab in the undertaking rooms Of
Fred H. MARITIME, after having been
removed from the colony yesterday
afternoon.
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SUBIAC0 ABBEY
IN ARKANSAS
Is DESTROYED
200 Students of College Con.
Quoted to Safety-Building
Valued at $1,COO,O00

Subiaco, Ark, Dec. 21.-(R-For
the second time in q half century
fire destroyed Subiaco abbey, pic.
turesque Benedictine abbey, last
night. The structure, believed to be
practically fireproof. was valued at
more than 100000.
The fire, originating in the base
ment, first swept the monastic en-
closure which occupied all four
floors of one side Of the rectangu-
lar building, and then branched to
both adjoining wings, sweeping the
college dormitorics on one side and
the chapel and library on the other,
to meet on the remaining wing,
which comprised the college proper
and guest quarters.
Fire apparatus brough from Fort
Smith, so miles away, on a special
train, proved useless when the
meager water supply was exhausted.
Approximately 200 students of
the college were conducted to safety
by the fathers, and then organized
to fight the flames. Plans were
completed early today to send the
students home, and the college will
be closed indefinitely.
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Our stock Of End Tables,
smokers, magazine baskets,
and sewing cabinets are still
complete. Kennelly's Furni.
ture, Mandan.
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mrs. LINDBERGH
CONTINUES HER
AIR TRIP SOUTH
Leaves Tulsa, Okla, Airport
Today - Reaches DallaA
Texas, ut 1907

Tulsa. Okla, Dec. 21.-(AP)-The
tri-motored monoplane carrying
Mrs. Evangelinc Lindbergh and
party to Mexico City, where she
plans to spend Christmas with her
son, Col. Charles A. Ltndbergh,
hoped off from Tulsa airport this
morning at 7:45 for Dallas Texas.
Pilot Harry Brooks said he ex-
pected to land at Dallas not later
than 1910 a. M, where only brief
stop will be made before continuing
TO- San Antonio, where he hopes to
land at l o'clock this afternoon. The
party will have luncheon at San An.
tonic.
They plan to fly to Brownsville,
Texas, border city, this afternoon
and expect to spend the night there.
Brooks said they decided not to try
60 reach Tampico today, as they
wished to avoid any possibility Of
night flying over Mexico.
Dallas, Texas, Dec. .2l.-(AP)-
Mrs. Evangeline L. L. Lindbergh, on
her way BY airplane to see her son,
Col. Charles A. Lindbefgh. in Mex.
leo City, landed at Love field, Dali
las, at 1O:O7 this morning. The
plans were to refuel the big plane
and proceed to San Antonio.
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 21.-R)-Mrs.
Evangeline l.. l.. Lindbergh left
here at 1858 q. M. today in the tri-
1notored monoplane bearing her
from Detroit to Mexico City to join
her son, Colonel Charles A. Lind
her1h.
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Temperature and
Road Conditions

Mercury readings q. .. m.)
BISMARCK-Partly cloudy, IA
above at q. M, 2 below at mid
night; roads fair.
St. Cloud-Cloudy, 2; roads fair.
Rochester-Clear. S; roads fair.
Fargo-Cloudy, 8; roads fair.
jamestown - Cloudy, 10; roads
fair.
Duluth-Clear, 8; roads fair.
Hibbing-Clear, 4; roads fai
Grand Forks-Partly cloudy, 10;
roads fair.
Mankato-Clcal, 2; roads fair.
Crookston-Clear, O; roads good.
Minot-Foggy, Is; roads fair.
Mandan-Clear, Is; roads fair.
Devils Lake-cl0udy 8; roads
Winona-Clear, 3 .bovc; roads
fair.
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the support We have had in help.
ing to make gas service available
for every purpose in Bismarck and
Mandan at reasonable rates, and can
assure our customers that their good
will is one Of our greatest assets in
this business"
The company IS asking for per-
mission to establish three classes of
rates--a domestic residence rate, q
commercial cooking rate, and COM
bination house heating and indus
trial rate. The proposed domestic
residence rate drops ver'' sharply
after the first 1900 cubic feet,
which will give TO the consumers a
very cheap rate for water heating
or space heating with the Radiant
fire type Of heater, since the aver
age family consumes less than 1000
feet = month for cooking.
On Par With Fargo Rates
The proposed commercial cooking
rate is for the larger consumers,
with steps for quantity consumption
which brings it on q par with the
gas rates for that class Of service
now in effect At Fargo.
The proposed house heating and
industrial rate is just . few cents
higher than the rate for this same
service in the Twin Cities, accord
ing to Senator Ployhar, and is much
cheaper than in any other city in
North Dakota. This rate will make
it possible for industries needing a
cheap, dependable fuel supply to To-
cate here, as gas is used in over 81
600 different trade processes in the
world today, for which there is no
satisfactory substitute.
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Christmas Cards. - Globe.
Gazette Pig. Co.
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LOWER RATES
ARE ASKED FOR
: USERS OF GAS
Consolidated Utilities Company
Seeks Permission to Revise
Rates Downward

Users Of gas for cooking and heat
ing in Bismarck and Mandan will be
given substantially lower rat af-
ter the first Ct the year If the ap-
plication of the Consolidated Utili-
ties company for revision Of gas
rates in these two cities is given fav.
0rable consideration by the board of
railroad commissioners. according
to Frank Ployhar of Valley C;tv.
president Of the company, who was
in Bismarck yesterday 20 present the
application to the state board.
There Is little question but that
the railway commissioners will
grant the application, inasmuch as
lower rates will be of great benefit
to those who use gas in their homes
or business places.
Since the reorganization Of the
old Bismarck Gas company nearly
two years ago, the local plant has
been enlarged and many labor saw
ing devices installed. all of these
improvements tending toward great
er economy in operation as we'll as
q marked improvement in service,
Senator Ploykar states. Bismarck
today can boast Of q gas plant as
fine as can be found in cities sew
cral times it's size.
High pressure mains were laid to
Mandan during the summer and the
residents of that city are now en-
joying as efficient service as the
people Of Bismarck.
500 New Consumers
Concrete proof that the people
OF these two cities appreciate the
services of the company is evidenced
by the fact that more than 500 con-
sumers have been added during the
year and prospects for an even
greater volume for 1928. are very
encouraging, Senator Ployhar
said.
I'VE feel more than satisfied with
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Christmas Cards. - Globe
Gazette Pig. Co.
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Fresh eggs for sale. Phone
1160-M.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-21

See the bargains in Toy
Furniture at Kennelly's Fur.
niture, Mandan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-21

Of the odd jobs that are to be found
about the home or office, can be
performed by the boys.
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School Boys Want
Odd Jobs During
Holiday Season,

During Christmas vacation, more
than 100 boys will Be available for
odd Jobs, It was announced today BY
W. 9. Fulton, director Of boys work,
These boys are all anxious ia
have the opportunity Of earning
extra money SO that they can con.
tinue their studies. buy Christmas
presents and clothe and feed them.
selves, Mr.. Fulton said.
Shoveling walks, running errands,
firing furnaces, beating rugs, any