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"Ben Hur" above a Times square
theater. Today an estimated go per
cent of all New York electrical ad-
vertisements are neon, many of
them combining neon with bulbs.
Meanwhile new field has been
developed for electric bulbs in ami
mated "fiashers. The pioneer of
this business is Douglas Leigh, 28-
year-old southern 'boy wonder"
who acquired rights on European
invention. One of his signs is a
cigarette advertisement which runs
a full five minutes, while another
advertises chewing gum by depict
ing colorful group of fish.
Frames for these huge animated
ads are designed in checkerboard
fashion. For each change in move
ment-even the slightest raising of
an arm-some of the squares in the
checkerboard must be knocked
out" All these motions are photo
graphed on a motion picture film
when the sign is planned. After
the Spectacular" has been erected
the film is projected on a battery of
photoelectric cells in the control
room. These cells relay the i'm
preston to the sign itself.
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CHAPTER V-Continued

"On the contrary" said /, "we're
practically home. I'm going to get
pen and ink-for you to take down"
Leaving him staring, entered
the room on my left, passed to la
BILE and dipped a pen in some ink.
Then l came back and gave it to
Herrick and watched him begin to
descend.
Brenda, of course, was wide-eyed:
but it was not for me to tell her
what we had found.
We waited together in silence till
Herrick came back-alone.
Elizabeth wants you again." was
as much as he said.
In some surprise, took the torch
from him and again descended the
stair.
AS entered the little chamber
Look" said Elizabeth, pointing.
''Is that all right?"
stopped to regard the vellum.
She had written a line beneath
her grandfather's name.
Elizabeth Virgil, Countess of
Brief, only child of the foregoing's
first-born son."
eyes," said I. There's no mis-
take about that"
She gave me the pen, and picked
up the great gold ring. Then she
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U. S. Appeals
For Vigilant
Pan-Anlerica
Lima Conference Opens
Amid Trade Overtures
of Dictator Lands.
By JOSEPH w. LaBINE

For several thousand miles
south of the Rio Grande lies a
chain of nations whose political
and economic experience is
minimized in the average
United States mind. This is
Latin America. With the United
States itself, these nations of
the Western hemisphere, of
both North and South America,
form what men have chosen for
years to call Pan-America.
Right now the leaders of
Pan-America are meeting in
Lima, Peru, for their eighth
conference, designed to solid
ify the Western hemisphere
into a solid bloc of friendly
nations. In 1888, when last
they met, these men could discuss
their subject calmly, sincerely and
without fear. This year it is differ
ent because the dictator nations of
Europe and Asia are threatening
Latin Americas security.
This threat has been growing with
every month, and to a large group
of American citizens it makes the
United States Pan-American policy,
as voiced by President Roosevelt
and Secretary of State Cordeu Hull,
seem selfish and unrealistic. These
are strong charges.
Selfish? Unrealistic?
Under the Monroe doctrine, Wash
ington has promised to defend any
Latin-American country from Euro
pean or Asiatic aggression and to
exercise a parental interest over
! our younger "democratic'' neigh
bors to the south. This was no more
than any smart business man would
have advocated, for by guarantee
ing South Americas integrity we
protected our own commercial in
terests in Pan-America and elini-
mated the danger of aggression from
the south. Some men called this
selfishness and dollar diplomacy"
President Roosevelt's policy is
substantially the same but it is not
selfish. Since the rise of Hitlerism
and Fascism, since Japan became a
dominant world power, South Amer
lea has been infiltrated with propa-
gandists. Our trade with Brazil, for
example, has dropped below that of
Germany. The dictator nations are
attempting to fasten an economic
grip in the Western hemisphere and
this would almost certainly have a
political influence. AS world
power the United States has right
and obligation to defend both the
principles of democracy and it's
trade with foreign nations.
But there may be some truth in
charges that the Roosevelt-Hul pol.
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store to the rooms we had used the
order we had found in them when
we came, but this was not now
worth doing, and so we let them be.
AS the four of us stole past the
door, the latch was raised and let
fall and the oak was urged, as
though some one refused to allow
that the bolts had been shot.
AS fast as I dared, led the way
down the stair
We were, I suppose, some so Sec
onds too late.
AS I gained the hall, heard the
sound that I dreaded some Is inches
away-a key being tried in the door
at the foot of the stair.
1t was, of course, tried to no pur-
pose. The door was heavily barred.
But it meant that both exits were
held, and that we were caught in
the tower as rats in trap.
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ing, heavy and thick. I cautiously
lifted one, to see the broadest land
ing ever knew. In it's midst was
an oveal well, some 40 feet wide,
with a bronze balustrade about it
and the heads of twin flights Of
stairs upon either side. (To give
some idea of their size, each step
was but two inches high, and some
twelve feet long.) The landing itself
was dim, but a brilliance rose out
of the well and the sumptuous flights
of stairs ran down into light. So
far as could see, there was nobody
hereabouts, but the sound of voices
and movements came from a low
er floor.
Elizabeth, peering beside me,
caught my wrist.
"Quick," she breathed, and urged
me across the carpet to a door
which was close to the head of the
farther stair.
An instant later, the three of us
entered her suite.
''Too easy" said, with an eye
on the way we had come. "And if
I'm not back in three minutes,
please give me your word you'll
go on. I cannot tell what may
happen. If there's a hitch, it may
be better for us to leave by the low
er door. But we couldn't do that
unless we were sure you'd es-
capped"
Elizabeth shook her head.
eff you don't come, / shall use
my judgment" she said.
I shrugged my shoulders and
went. There was no time to argue.
Any moment someone might visit
the upper floor.
have so far said nothing Of what
we were most afraid of that sum-
mer night-the entrance of Percy
Virgil upon the scene. Not only was
the fellow efficient-he would have
secured both doors before he did
anything else-but he had good
cause to remember both Herrick
and me; and though we made good
our escape, if he set eyes upon us
the police would be at Raven very
nearly as soon as the Rolls. But
now I disclose this dread, for as I
whipped over the landing, l heard
his sinister voice.
think he was giving some or
der. Be that as it may, his un-
mistakable accents rang out of the
well.
In a flash I was past the cur
tains and back in the tower and was
cursing its stairway anew, because
to go down it too fast was to break
your neck.
AS came within earshot-
"Only let me get OUT" belched
Herrick, funbling the bolts of his
door. "Iu teach you to talk to
your betters. / warn you, BERTHE,
I'll tie your snout round your neck"
And there flashed my torch
and saw him leap for the stair.
turned and climbed before him
for all / was worth
Eighty eight merciless steps
wedge-shaped, steep and naked
curling between walls that were hos
tile and, when you sought for a
handhold, bruised your nails
After little, you seemed to make
no progress, to be no more than the
pitiful, captive squirrel climbing his
endless wheel Up, up, up
For less than minute, know: bu.
such is the power of apprehension
it seemed an age.
ITO BE CONTINUEDJ
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| served our turn. And that we had.
We preferred to ignore a grave per-
il because for 43 hours it had never
lifted its head, losing sight of the
staring fact that if it should lift it's
head, we were bound to be caught.
Be these things as they may,
when heard that key move in the
lock, was ready to do myself vio-
olence for throwing away the
chance of escape we had had: for,
had we behaved-not with prudence,
but common sense, we should at
that time have been nearing the
mouth of the drive.
After moments hesitation, led
the way through the hall and into
the room beyond. Then I shut the
door behind Herrick, lighted a torch
and threw the beam on the floor.
touched Elizabeth's arm.
First, tell me this" I said. els
the roof any good?"
give no idea," she said, and
pushed back her sable hair. There
might be a way-I don't know"
shook my head.
To seek such a path by night
would have been desperate VEN
ture for Herrick and me: the pres
ence of our companions ruled such
an enterprise out.
"Then l can think of nothing"
said 1, Except to draw them away
from the upper door. If we can
only do that, we may still get clear.
Out of the upper door, where we
heard them first-across the land
ing you spoke of into your suite
down your staircase-turret-out of
the castle and up to the belvedere.
Winter will still be there, if we can
be quick, to lead us over the ridge
and down to the Rolls"
ga feint?" said Herrick, frown-
ing.
'That's my idea," said I. ga
demonstration down here-at the
lower door. I admit it's a damned
thin chance, but what else can we
do?"
what sort of demonstration"
said Elizabeth.
looked at Herrick.
"D'you think you could do it?" I
said. Disguise your voice and
and parley with them in German?
l mean
Herrick's face was study.
81 see," he said slowly. "'Par-
ley And how, when the parley's
over, do get out? Up a hundred
steps and then through a house
I don't know. Or don't I get out?"
81 shall come back" I said, "as
soon as they're safe in the suite"
With my words we heard some
body pound on the lower door.
"Who is within?" they demanded.
"Open at once"
Herrick looked at Elizabeth.
rs that his lordship?" he said.
I'D like to, er, parley with him."
! My lady smiled.
"That was Bertram," she said.
"The steward. I'm afraid he may
get rather fused"
ga little bit pompous?" said Her
rick.
"a shade, perhaps. But most
respectable man.
Leave him to me-" said Herrick,
and settled his coat. 'And when
take up the running, stand by to
move. If you should get clear :"
I'll give you FASH" said I,
"from the bend of the stair"
Herrick nodded and took out Gig
arctic.
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t. u.'s), 1921 per pound. In addi-
ton, there is 0.56 per cent sulphur
among the constituents.
Pocahontas: moisture, LIS per
cent; ash, 5.21 per cent; volatile
matter, 1925 per cent; carbon, 1929
per cent; b. t. us, 1910 per
pound; sulphur, OTIS per cent.
High grade southern Illinois soft
coal: moisture, TIA per cent; ash,
7.63 per cent; volatile matter, 1926
per cent; carbon, 52.38 per cent;
b. t. us, 1921 per pound; sui
phur, OBS per cent.
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Anthracite, Bituminous
Popular Kinds of Coal

Coal generally is divided into two
classes-anthracite, or hard, and BIZ
luminous, or soft. The main diff
ferences, states a writer in the Chi
cago Tribune, are in the amount OF
carbon and volatile matter each con-
talns. The greater the amount OF
carbon the slower the coal burns;
the greater the amount of volatile
matter the faster the coal will
burn.
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icy is unrealistic. We claim to be
defending the democratic" nations
of South America, yet democracy
has already flown from several OF
these countries. Mexico, which has
never been active in Pan-American
affairs, lives under a communiStic
dictatorship that has seized Ameri-
can farm and oil lands. A leftist
regime has recently taken posses
sion of Chile. Brazilian and Domini-
can governments both exhibit dicta-
torial tendencies of one sort or an
other.
Just how such nations can be
banded into Pan-American union
for defense of democracy is hard
to understand, yet the resolute and
sincere Mr.. Hull is striving for that
very objective. Though admittedly
idealistic, he has accomplished
great things with the reciprocal
trade treaty program under which
20 pacts have already been signed.
The Hull aim is to break down inter-
national trade barriers and bring
about greater sterilization of world
currency.
U. S. Seeks Hemisphere Defense.
Unlike most conferences of it's
kind, this years Pan-American
meeting is not dealing with general
tiles and platitudes. 1t will settle,
among other things, the boundary
dispute between Peru and Ecuador.
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turned to look again at the body,
sunk in it's stall.
"Seeing's believing" she said
"But no chemist could do today
what Gollanx has DONE"
That, of course, was most true.
By every right, the body should
have been dust. Instead, it had the
air of a waxwork. And that, I sup
pose, was why it was in no way
offensive, but only remarkable.
After long look
''We'd better be going," she said,
and turned to the stair.
There was now no cause for haste,
for leave before midnight we dared
not, in case Brief was not asleep:
and that was the hour at which Win
ter was to be by the mouth of the
drive. Gle, of course, knew no more
than that we were within the tower
and that all was well, for I had
twice sent him that signal a short
half-hour before dawn. This, from
the leads of the tower, which were
easily reached.) Indeed, we were
faced with the prospect of being
confined for three hours with moth
ing to do, for though we were all
worn out, excitement and impa-
tience, between them, would not al
low us to rest. But first, of course,
we had to cover our tracks.
(Here let me say that I make no
excuse for the outlook which l have
this moment set down. 1t was ours,
at that time: and if I am to be
honest, it must be declared)
Now that we knew the secret, it
took US very short while to return
to their ancient order the elements
we had displaced, but dust that the
years have laid cannot be repro
duced in ten minutes of time, and
half an hour went by before I was
satisfied with the look of the thirty
sixth step, within whose stone the
key to the chamber lay. Whilst I
was attending to this, with Brenda
to give me light, my lady and Her
rick together composed full note
of what we had found in the cham
Der and what the statement set
forth. They were at work in the
bedroom, that is to say, the upper
most room of the tower.
had finished my work on the
step and, with Brenda behind me,
was going upstairs to the bedroom
quietly enough. We had passed by
the door and I was about, being
by, to relight my torch, when a
sound there was no mistaking
raped out of the dark. 1t was the
clack of latch.
The two of us stood still as death.
Again the iron was raised-by
somebody standing on the other side
of the door and pressure was
put on the oak-which could not
open because we had made it fast
>. Then whoever was there gave
in, and the latch fell back into
place.
I was up the stairs in a flash, to
give the alarm.
Elizabeth paled, and Herrick sti-
fed an oath.
eff we can, we must bolt" said l..
"By way of the courtyard, of
course: and so to the belvedere. T"
''Is that step all right?" said Her
rick.
THANK God, yes" said I. ct
was on my way up"
AS luck would have it, our stuff
was ready to hand, and before two
minutes had passed, we had packed
it anyhow and were ready to leave.
We had intended, of course, to re-
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CHAPTER vi

often think that we fully de-
served our plight, for, once we pos
sessed the secret we set out to find,
we should not have lost moment
in leaving the tower. To cover our
tracks was essential, but that we
could have done in quarter of an
hour. Then again we needed the
darkness, but dusk would have
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Anthracite coal was produced by
nature in the eastern part of this
country under greater pressure and
heat than the bituminous Goals found
farther west. Pocahontas coal, one
of the most widely used, is rated as
a semi-bituminous coal.
The following analysis of repre-
sentative grades of the various
types are given by an authority:
Anthracite: moisture, 1.50 per
cent; ash, 1915 per cent; volatile
matter, 1853 per cent; carbon, 84.41
per cent; British thermal units (b.
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r IN LIQUID OR TABLET FORM

Comes a Day
Every man meets his Water
loo at last.-Wenden Phillips.
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On Her Account

On Her Account
Wife Cat dance)-This is the
twelfth time you've been to the
refreshment buffet.
Husband-O, that's all right. I
tell everybody I'm getting some
thing for you.
Could Be
Teacher Cat general knowledge
lesson)-Can any boy tell me
what is gum arabic?
Boy - It's the language old
Arabs use after all their teeth
nave fallen out.
With a champion boxer every
elout has silver lining.
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Like Himself
Boss-Have you any excuse to
offer for such laziness?
Clerk haven't any that will
work.
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and son, Donald, Of Grey Eagle, and
Arnold Tank, Of Willard, and Ed
Naab, of Minneapolis, were dinner
guests and spent the afternoon at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. j.
Tank Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Budde and fam
lily, Of Melrose, spent Sunday after
noon at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Budde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tieman and
daughter, Marie, spent Tuesday af-
ternoon at the George Berg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Tank and son,
Wayne, spent Sunday evening at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Karsten.
Miss Beatrice Sairly and Miss
Matelia Harm, Of Minneapolis, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Stewart were
Sunday dinner guests and spent the
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
GRADER.
B. H. Otte was a business caller
at Metre Grove Monday.
Mrs. Henry Karsten and son,
Carl, and daughters, Lorraine, Ar
lene and Louise, spent Monday af-
ternoon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. J. Tank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rehkamp and
family spent Sunday afternoon at
the John Lentz home.
Billy Wolfe, of Sank Centre, spent
Monday with the Otte boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Stewart and
Harvey Hanson spent Thursday
evening at the John Wolfe home.
! Marion Dicks, of Alexandria, and
Earle and Alberta Gamradt spent
Sunday afternoon and were supper
guests at the F. j. Tank home.
Miss Beatrice Sairly and Miss Ma,
telie Harm, of Minneapolis, spent
the weekend at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Overman, Mr.
and Mrs. George Manning and son
Roger, spent Sunday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Reh
kamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perth and family
and Frieda Reble, of Minneapolis
and Mrs. r. J. Tank were entertain
ed to dinner Monday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Reble.
Mrs. George Kemper and son
George, spent Saturday evening Al
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Car
Budde.
] Mr.. and Mrs. George Berg ant
family were Sunday dinner guest!
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Berg, of st. Cloud. They also spen
a short time with Mrs. Martha
Hem.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Tank spen
Wednesday forenoon at the A. F
Ilgen home.
| Germaine, Dolores and Valeri:
Schurman and Alice Herzog spen
Sunday afternoon at the Carl Budd'
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schley wer'
callers at the Louis Rehkamp hom'
Saturday morning.
Marion Dicks, of Alexandria, ant
Alberta Gamradt spent Friday at
ternoon with their aunt, Mrs. F. J
Tank.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Soennecke
and family visited Sunday after
noon at the Joe Blenker home a
Melrose.
Ed Van Wahlde and son, Richard
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Mr.. Benson drank in the scene
Of game life. He said that fifty
years ago the country was a veri.
table haven for wildlife, with every
pot hole full Of ducks. Then came
the drought, and the potholes dried
up and ducks failed to reach the
place. Now with the seasons
heavy rains, he pronounced the
game content Of the region equal
to that Of fifty years ago. And
It's comforting, for his judgment IL
Nebeni Waukegum-NO, your
correspondent doesn't speak In
the Indian tongue alth0 we did
know an Indian or two at one
time. But those two words
they mean Indian Summer
H0me-mean that banker Fay
Cooper Is now mentioning at
at his Birch Lake cottage. -.
Tackled over the door Is q sign
bearing this Indian legend. Fay
pointed out that for two weeks
he will have little to do but eat,
sleep, and fish. Sunday he
had already found the easiest
chair and with feet tilted slight
ly above his head was In the
process of adapting himself to
the leisurely way of the lake.
=. And, of course. there's al
ways fishing.
Level - Controversial for som,
time has been the dam that seek!
to maintain water level at the lower
end Of Little Birch Lake. Now cot
tagers are attempting to do some
thing about it. At the lower enc
the dam that holds the water at {
constant level has been the scen'
of some disorder. It Is reported thu
dam has been blown out a coupl'
of times. But most disturbing t.
those who wish the level maintain
ed at a reasonable height is tn
fact that the dam now can be re
moved on the single petition of on
lakeside resident. Now appear
ing before the conservation com
mission in st. Paul, cottagers ar
attempting to effect permanen
setup suitable to all. A plan, tina
may or may not meet with success
is being discussed. It entails re
moval of the Birch dam and erect
ing a new one at the end OF LAX
Sylvia, a sister lake to the south
That program would LITERAL,
make the two lakes one with a sin
gle control on both. AS we under
stand it, the dam would be a sew
eral thousand dollar project, father
ed by the state. In the event
goes through a spillway larg
enough to lower the lake II inche
in several hours will be provid
ed. And the normal of tn
level will be made some six o
eight inches higher than the pres
ent.
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McCormick Lake

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Lentz and
son were callers at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. B. H. Otte Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank GRADER and
daughters, Francis and Mildred,
were Sunday supper guests at the
G. GRADER home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lambrecht
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critically injured Monday forenoon
while engaged in loading hay in his
barn. He was standing on plat
form prepared to trip sling Of hay
being pulled into the haymow. AS
the sling Of hay passed him he was
thrown Off the platform into the
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where he was Immediately operated
on for internal injuries. His condi-
ton has been very critical and for
q time there was little hope for his
recovery. Reports yesterday were
more Observation-Disclosures Beacon.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD
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barn and landed on the handle Of a
fork which had been stuck in the
hay below him. The handle entered
the lower part Of his back and
pierced about foot into the region
Of the abdomen. Mr.. Beuning was
rushed to the hospital in st. Cloud
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were callers at the r. ]. Tank home |
Wednesday forenoon.