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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-12-29, Page 2irocers Stock I blade, he shaved, and having shaved, ‘ lighted his pipe and redressed himself < nf Iaichisa M ITRA'ltl BEGIN HERE TODAY. T33 ROHMER Sir Charles Abingdon engages Paul meav' Harley, criminal investigator, to solve MX* uuuifB tsu. I this has provided ' mpni' ,y ^s! IC1J some mild amuse- (. , I v***w***«4 *11, V CO UM-JL j vv OwAVXJ “J® Mystery of constant surveillance at leisure. He had nearly completed his toilet when a slight sound in the outer room arrested his attention. He turned sharply, stepping through the door­ way. A low carved table, the only one which the apartment boasted, display­ ed an excellent English breakfast laid upon a spotless cover, Harley held h|s pipe in his hand, and contemplated the repast. It was only logical to suppose it to be innocu­ ous, and a keen appetite hastened the issue. He sidetracked his suspicion, and made an excellent breakfast. So the first day of his captivity began, He resumed his pipe and smiled philosophically. He had hoped to see the table disappear beneath the floor. As evidence that he was constantly watched, this had occurred during a brief visit which he had made to the bedroom in quest of matches. * Paul Harley did not reply. "It is possible,” continued the un­ ;y began as the first hadJ For his dinner he had eaten nothing but bread and fruit. For his break­ fast he ate an egg and drank water from the tap in the bathroom. His plan was now nearing completion. Only one point remained doubtful. (To be continued.) Women Winners of captivil begun. ?f Montreal Annual Meeting Vaccination in N. B. Race Track Results This Year Show Women Owners Take Great Interest SOME HEAVY WINS To the women went most of the laurels of the past thoroughbred rac­ ing season. The active interest taken by women in horse riyeing is one of the sport’s notable recent develop­ ments, although it receives very little attention. When he returned the table was in ‘ Mrs- Payne Whitney’s stable was its former place, but the cover had tbe heaviest money winner on the New been removed. He carefully examined York tracks. Her horses were first in it, auu reauzcu tnuV t-.--,---- , ----- - ... _ there was no hope of depressing the an,<1 third in forty-nine, accounting for the floor beneath it, and realized that thirty-one races, second in forty-two I see no reason why an abatement of confidence in the continuance of these prosperous conditions need be apprehended. ' Sir Frederick Williams’-Taylor, in addressing the shareholders, said in part; . In two fundamental respects, earning power and liquid' strength 'of resources, our position continues ! highly satisfactory. Never have we I been better prepared to care for all | the normal need® of the public and Ito meet any business or financial - exigency. ' I have referred to the past year as the most expansive in the country’s commercial history. That Canadians have experienced1 a greater degree of individual prosperity than ever before is, I think, undisputed1. The high general level of employment, and the enhanced spending power of the people, are attributable to a suc­ cession of good harvests and to-a ; great broadening of the bagi's^of ; production. Until a few years ago +,r Charjes. While Harley is dining peen speaker, in whom Harley had r ? Abingdon home Sir Charles now definitely recognized Ormuz n 01?rhJr chair jn a dying condi-1 Khan’s secretary, "that you recently u.J A I*nM~“urdoch pronounces death . ]iear<] a resolution respecting yourself. “ue to heart-failure. Harley insists Sir - - - Lharies was poisoned. The last words ‘ ■ u*tered by Abingdon are "Nicol Brinn” |uP°n* -----t r and ‘Tire-Tongue,” Harley asks Brinn synonymous, the philosopher contem- to explain the meaning of "Fire-' plates either with equanimity.” Tongue.” Brinn refuses to divulge the' ..................... secret. C......... KI.*** 0. L. friend of Phil Abingdon, daughter of Sir Charles. While Harley is shadow­ ing the home of Ormuz Khan he is dis­ covered bv the Oriental and imprison­ ed in the house. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. Your death, in fact, had been deter­ Life and death being ________________ _____ "I am contemplating the latter with .Ormuz Khan, Oriental, is a • equanimity at the moment,” said Har- . dryly “The brave mail docs so,” the Hindu continued, smoothly. "The woyld only seems to grow older; its youth is real­ ly eternal, but as age succeeds age, new creeds must take the place of the old ones which are burned out.” Harley nodded grimly, watching a ring cf smoke floating slowly upward. “It is a little thing to those who know ths truth,” the speaker resumed. “To the purblind laws of the West it may seem a great thing. We seek in Rome to- do as Rome does. We judge every man as we find him. Therefore, recognizing that your total disappear­ ance might compromise oui- move­ ments in the near future, we have decided to offer you an alternative. This offer is based upon the British character. Where the oath of some CHAPTER XXIV.— (Cont’d.) He noted that its lower fringe did not quite touch the floor. By stooping down, ho could see a few feet into some room beyond. It was in dark­ ness, however, and beyond the fact that it was clarpeted with a rich Per­ sian rug, l/e learned but little from his scrutiny; The gilded screen was solid 'and immovable. Nodding his head grimly, Harley felt in his pockets for pipe and pouch, wondering if these, too, had been taken from him. They had not, however, and the first nausea of his awakening hav­ ing passed, he filled and lighted his briar and dropped down upon the divan to consider his position. . Thatthe had walked blindly into a -fcrap'1-pi-epared for him by that mys­ terious personality known as Fire- Tongue, he no longer could doubt. Upon these bitter reflections a slight sound intruded, the first which had disturbed the stillness about him since the moment of his awakening. Someone had entered the room be­ yond the gilded screen, and now a faint light showed beneath the fringe of the curtain. Paul Harley sat quit^X still, smoking and watching. Suddenly he perceived a gstfr of glossy black boats. Their wearer was evidently standing . quite near the screen, possjblydfstening. Harley had * anr'iu'Aytnat some second person stood immediataely behind the first. Of this idea he presently had confirmation. A voice uttered his name: "Mr. Paul H: »4ev.” He couto not b.‘ sure, but he thought Mt was the voice o* Ormuz Khan’s sec­ retary. F” drew his pipe from be- l^Lveen his teeth, an J: V'Yes, w'.iat uo you want with me?” he d^ked. “Y^K»r attention. Mr. Hariey, for a few mtx^nents, if vou feel sufficiently recovered. *” “Prav nrocee'L” Of the pre puce <j behind the screen hx for he had detect^ whispered instruemons; and sinking lower and lower tfrpon the divan, 4ie peered snrrentifovY^y under the bor­ der of the curtain, believing it to be mere than prol aide tfl\at his move­ ments were watched. ,This led to a notable discovery. A .Yair of gray suede shoes became vis- tele a few inches behind the gd^ssy black hoots—curiously Small shoAs with unusually high heels. The iden­ tity of their wearer was beyond dis­ pute to the man who had measured that delicate foot. ( J Ormuz Khan stood behind ?the screen! *\.said Harley, e |>f a second person hv was now assured, jetjed the sound of tftions; and sinking peered snrrertit‘<nvs?| ; CHAPTER XX7. I an ENGLISHMAN’S $0Nor, "You have been guilty o£ a series of unfortunate Mr. Harley,” continued. tWspeaker. "Notably, yo-u hwVe relied upon the clumsy device of disguise. To the organization in which you h^vc chosen to interest yourself, Thorough and Strict Enforces ment of Existing Laws Has ClearedUp Small­ pox Situation The annual meeting of the Bank of Montreal brought to a close a year in which the Bank had enjoyed almost record growth. Sir Vincent Meredith, President, and Sir Frederick Williams-Taylor, Genoral Manager, in their addresses, stressed the rapid strides that Can­ ada was making but struck a warn>- jrig note against possible over specu­ lation. Sir Vincent Meredith in his adj­ dress, said1 in part: Trade conditions in Canada dur­ ing the year have been active^ and while there is still keen competition in many lines, balance sheets gen­ erally show satisfactory profits. Manifold evidence supports this statement. Bank debits, bank clear­ ings, bank deposits, car loadings, railway gross earnings, imports, note circulation and lower mercan­ tile mortality all reveal that the tide of business has risen during the year. Speaking generally, manufactur-: Canada was best known abroad as ing industries, thrive; textile mills an agricultural country, and outside are fully employed; iron and steel capital sought investment here operators continue to face strong chiefly in government and municipal competition from abroad as an in- issues and in railway building to creasing volume of imports attests; ’provide transportation for an ever- the lumber trade shows a slight im- increasing agricultural area, Today provement; newsprint output in- most of the largely increased capital creases; production of footwear is coming in for investment is for in- larger and the industry is in better dustrial development. It is now fully state; the manufacture of motor recognized that Canada has the cars has slightly diminished, but in natural resources for- the building the first nine months of the year .up of a vast variety of indigenous 161,583 cars were turned out, hav-1 industries, and as fitted by the char­ ing a value of $105,179,00$ or prac- acter and spirit of her population to tically the same as- in the like period take an increasingly important of last year, though the number of .place among the industrial nations cars was 790 less. of the world. NEW BRUNSWICK FREE For some reason which health authorities are not prepared to de­ clare, off-hand, the fall and early win­ ter of 1927 lias been marked by spor­ adic outbreaks of smallpox in widely- scattered sections of the Dominion, To a considerable extent, these In­ termittent revivals of a disease which can be utterly subdued, are due, in the opinion of officials of the Canadian Social Hygiene-Council, to a careless­ ness on the part of the average citi­ zen, as far as vaccination Is concern­ ed. Prompt measures in the past, by official health bodies, have served11 eliminate the old-time horrors of’the disease when epidemics ravaged cities and nations unchwked. But the’ fact that smallpox lias been changed from the terror of the house­ hold to an infectious disease which can be kept under control, lias forced it into tlie background, to a degree, and thus contributed to the attitude of neglect as far as preventive mea­ sures are concerned and the growth of an unprotected population. In view of tlte~ present situation across the- Dominion, information on the methods employed by the Provin­ cial Health Department of New Brunswick, are very timely. "It is impossible for an epidemic of smallpox to make any headway in this province,” A. M. Belding, editor of the St. John Telegraph-Journal, said recently. "If memory serves, tlicro was only one case of smallpox in New Brunswick last year and It Came from another province,” The exact reason for this fortu­ nate state of affairs goes back more than a quarter century. Some t^jrenty- . fivo or thirty years ago, n smallpox broke out in none of the J^ew Bruns­ wick counties. It gained, consider­ able headway and before‘ir was over, it was obvious to tli/ heads of. the Provincial Governmeift that the finan­ cial loss involved, vms going to make serious inroads on/tlie treasury. In fact, it vfas finally necessary for the provifl&n to issue a bond to cover the lossefkl which New wick sustained bas a result smallpox outbreak. At that time, however, there was no effectively-orgajifzwd Department of Public Health and \fqw .active health boards. ’ The stato of affairs at that /tlimp ik an interestgng contrast with condi­tions in NeY Brunswick to-day. The lumber cainps used’to be fruit­ ful sources of trouble and at times, could develop into real hotbeds of smallpox. Nqw, hoyever, the oper­ ator of each camp is responsible for all costs connected with any outbreak of smallpox among his men for the financial outlay involved in stamping out the disease. These camps were formerly danger spots but this method has almost com­ pletely eliminated the risk. As far as children are concerned, tlieir protection is dealt with under the Public Health Act of 1917, which it is stated that all must be vaccinated, before school. With adequate - safeguards ing the two sections of the province where smallpox is most probable—in the schools and in tlie lumber-camps/ —efficient organization and-, pi‘omiw; measures on the iiart of one of th©;?; four district health officers, whenever^ a case breaks out, li^ve resiilted the cutting down of the number of cases in New Brunswick to the abso­ lute minimum. a total of $172,469. Mrs. John D, Hertz of Chicago fin­ ished the season with the distinction of owning the greatest individual win­ ner, Anita Peabody, which realized $111,905 for hei’ owner. Anita Pea- 'By this time, -Mr. Harley, you must body running ,jji a sportswoman’s col- have recognized that opposition is Yrs, not only was tlie first owned by futile. At any moment we could visit a woman to be. the leading filly of the death upon you. Escape, on the other season but ip the second ever to estab­ hand, is out of the question. We de-pish herselffat the top of the money- sire you no harm. For diplomatic winning lisj, earning more than her reasons, we skould prefer you to live, predecessor—Samuel Hildreth’s No’i)- Our cause is a sacred one. Do not misjudge by minor incidents. A short statement and a copy of your English testament shall be placed upon the table, if you wish.” "I do not wish,” Paul Harley re­ turned. “Is that your last word, Mr. Har­ ley We warn you that the third time of asking will be the last time.” "This is my last word.” "Your own life is not the only stake at issue.” "What do you mean?” “You will learn what we mean, if you insist upon withholding your con­ sent until we next invite it.” "Nevertheless, you may regard it as withheld, definitely and finally.” Silence fell, and Paul Harley knew himself to be once more alone. Lunch­ eon appeared upon the tabid whilst he was washing in the bathroom. Re­ membering the change in the tone of the unseen speaker’s- voice, he avoided touching anything. From the divan, through half-closed eyes, he examined every inch of the walls, seeking- for the spy-hole ^through which he knew himself to be watched. He detected it at last: a little grating, like a ventilator, immediately above him where he sat. This communicat­ ed with some room where a silent watcher was constantly on duty ’ Paul Harley gave no sign that he had made this discovery. But already his keen wits were at work upon a plan. He watched the bar of light fading, fading, until, judging it to be dinner time, he retired discreetly. When he returned, he found din­ ner spread upon the table. He spent the night in the little cell­ like bedchamber, and his second day trap from avove. Then, at an Your which he judged to be that of noon, I the sanje voice addressed him from beyond the gilded screen. “Mr. Paul Harley?” “Yes, what have you to say?” “T ........................ ’ elty, which won $72,630. Besides own­ ing the top money winner, Mrs. Hertz’s stable finisher fourth in earn­ ings. Previously the outstanding -achieve­ ment of a turf woman was when Mrs. J. P. Coots won the Kentucky Derby with Black Gold. Anita Peabody’s best single performance was her tri­ umph. in the historic Futurity, in which she brought. $91,000 to her own­ er. Mrs. Whitney’s biggest individual winner was- the magnificent steeple* chaser, Jolly Roger. That great jump­ er of Mrs. Whitney’s Greentree Stable won six races and accounted for $63,075. The greatest earnings ever, made in a season were by the Rancocas Stable in 1925 and the same stable’s Zev of international race fame, similarly set a record for the greatest individual earnings, $272,008.1 Canadian Marathon Outlook is Bright Wilson Publishing Company HARLEY NODDED GRIMLY. ■ 7 ♦ The Flag Controversy Dr. .Martin in the Capetown De Burger: It,(. is very diffiqnt for me to see why t&Y*1settlement of the flag question is a reason why we and the Opposition should suddenly fall upon each other’s necks, or why we Na­ tionalists should turn our backs upon the Allies who have stood by us in that struggle with great fidelity and sacrifice. The flag struggle has cer­ tainly done th Nationalist party harm. The Labor party has had bear the brunt and bitterness of Meanness will never advance the terests of any party, and our national interests cannot be served by under­ mining good faith. Minard’s Liniment for Neuralgia. ............. . no to it. in-1700 Bru ns- of this Mac- 1900' Fred 1914, All Classes in Cuba Invest In National Lottery Tickets men is a thing of smoke, the word of honor of an Englishman we are pre­ pared to accept.” "Many thanks,” murmured Harley. "On behalf of Great Britain I accept the compliment.” "We have such faith in the com­ pleteness of our plans, and in the near­ ness of the hour of triumph, that if you will pledge yourself to silence, in writing, you will not be molested in any way.” "It is impossible,” said Harley, tersely. "Think well of the matter. It may not seem so impossible tomorrow.” Paul Harley offered no further an­ swer to the speaker concealed: behind the violet curtain. "Do not misunderstand us,” the voice continued. "We bind you to no- tthing but silence.”’ refuse,” said Harley, sharply. Dtfsmissthe matter.” Spite of- your refusal, time for consideration will be given to you.” • Faintly Paul Harley detected the sounds made by Ormuz Khan and hlk secretary in withdrawing. The light beneath the curtain disappeared. For perhaps a space of two hours, Paul Harley sat smoking and contem­ plating the situation from every con­ ceivable angle. Night attire Was provided in the sleeping chamber, but he did not avail himself of this hospitality. Absolute silence reigned about him. Yet so im­ mutable are Nature’s laws, that pres­ ently Paul Harley sank back upon the matresses, and fell asleep, He awoke, acutely uncomfortable and ill-rested. Ho found a shaft of light streaming into the room, and casting shadows of the iron bars upon the opposite walk The brass lantern still burned above him, and the silence remained Complete as when he had fallen asleep. He stood up yawning and stretching himself. Ke undressed and reveled in the joy of a hot bath, concluding with a cold plunge, A razor and excellent toilet requisites were set upon the dressing table, and whilst his imagination whispered that the soap might bo pois- onc<i and the razor possess a septic Time is divided in Cuba into three periods of ten days each month, these being the intervals between the draw­ ings of the National Lottery. In Ha­ vana the expectancy increases as draw­ ing day approaches, and signs appear on tlwe cigar stands and bars that deal in tickets, reading at first “We will gamble day after to-morrow,” and then "To-morrow ip the day.” Ticket vendors waving long strips of “billets,” as the tickets are called, pa­ trol the streets shouting the serial numbers they have for sale, for the Ha vanes e usually have their favorites. For example, if prizes have not been awarded for some time in.the 13,000 class, these tickets will be eagerly bought. Dreams, street car numbers, police badge numbers and the number of black cats counted in a stroll about the city are among the things inter­ preted as omens by confirmed lottery players, both American and Cuban. The night before the drawing, is made noisy by the shouts of "last chance” vendors, and the buying at this time is heavy. Even the poorest dig in their pockets for 30 cents— the price of the one-hundredth part of a ticket, for the capital prize is $100,- 000. During tlie Christmas season the “Natividad" drawing is held, the capi­ tal prize being $300,000. 'The tickets cost proportionately. Every confidence is held by the Cubans in the fairness of the lottery, the drawing being held in public, usually at 8 o'clock in the morning. So intense is the Interest during the earlier morning hours on drawing days that the cabaret habitues stop to purchase tickets on their way home, and waiters invest their night's tips in the oblong bits. Not Lion and Lamb GUT LION AND TIGGft Captivity makes strange bed/fellows, The lords of the veldt and jungle;swofn enemies in the wilds, ate great pals in the London Zoo. the lion, stands the close atmosphere better than Toddy, the tiger, who, being warm,, displays a fine “deflyn.loii«” Bricker and Webster Already Have Been Selected for ‘ the Olympic Event Canada is enthusiastic about prospects in the marathon at Olympic Games in 1928 and already two runners, Bricker of Galt and Web­ ster of the Hamilton Olympic Club, have been selected to carry the Do­ minion colors at Amsterdam. Bricker has won two of the three marathons in which.he has competed and the ex­ cellent form which he has shown stamps him as Canada’s best hope. Webster has won only one event, but the manner in which he took it leads Canadian critics to select him as one of the best runners of recent years. Four men will represent Canada in the marathon and the’ other two are to be selected from the following: Percy Wyer, Johnny Miles, Billy Rey­ nolds, Orville Garbutt and John Cuth­ bert. Canada always has made a fine showing in international competition. Sherring of Hamilton won the event in the 1906 Olympics. Canadians also can point to a fine record in the Bos­ ton marathon which they have an­ nexed eight times as follows: donald in 1898, Jack Caffrey in and 1901, Tom Longboat in 1907, Cameron in 1910, Jim Duffy in Ed. Fabre in 1915 and Jphn Miles in 1926. Although Canada’s old stars did well in international competition the pre­ sent crop of runners is expected to ex­ cel their records. John Miles won the Boston'marathon last year in the best time ever made over the course. Cliff Bricker won the Buffalo marathon and Percy Wyer raced through a blinding snowstorm to win the Detroit mara­ thon. . Those victories in three big marathons lead the Canadian fans to believe that their representatitves will be among the best in the field that will line up at Amsterdam in 1928.. _ . .■. ■■ Dostoievsky^ Views on Crime and Punishment The theory of the great Russian writer, Dostoievsky, that love, pity and comprehension are the only ef­ fective means of overcoming crime, is set forth by Dr. Francis Snow, form­ er head of the Russian Bureau of the Committee 8h Public Information dur­ ing the World War, in December “Current History." This theory, statesDr. Snow, is being carried out to some extent by the Soviet Govern­ ment, which'"except in the case of counter-revolutionaries has abolished capital punishment for crime. It is humanely attacking the problem of prostitution on the economic side by protecting women workers from dis­ missal and unemployment, and gives legal protection to unmarried mothers and illegitimate children,” Dostoiev­ sky set forth his humane ideas in ills great novel "Crime and Punishment,” states Dr. Snow, "and there is no doubt Whatever that it has exercised a tremendous Influence at least in the penumbral 4egions of men’s minds in slowly shaping and evolving a more humane attitude toward crime. The modern psychiatrist’s attempt to com­ prehend tb-e origin- of crime and the development of the criminal njental- Ity Is essentially a practical applica­ tion of it.” FLARED SKIRTS ARE SHOWN ON MANY OF THE NEWEST FROCKS Decidedly smart is the modish frock pictured here. The two-piece flared skirt is joined to the bodice having a vestee with round neck, and the long dart-fitted sleeves are finished with shaped cuffs. No. 1700 is in sizes 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. 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It is not what one does; it whole purpose of life consciously or unconsciously expressed in the doing that measures the worth of the man , | or the woman who does ft< Bews- vahie wheat Is the in children entering;. protect- 77 The Ghost Ship Of the North Sea The North Sea has a Flying Dutch­ man of its^own—a sort of ghost ship whoso appearance is superstitiously regarded by sailors as an omen of ill fortune, if not of death, to the be­ holder. It was first reported by a Brit­ ish war convoy that left a Norwegian port in November, 1917. Lieut Com­ mander Fox of the Mary Rose counted twelce ships as they passed out of sight of land. Later an enemy raider.^ attacked tlie convoy. When Com- | mander Fox counted the convoy again J there were thirteen. Other officers on the- Mary Rose confirmed the number. No one had seen tho thirteenth ship join the con­ voy. One moment there was blue sea sparkling behind the twelfth ship: the next the stranger was speeding along with the rest, a somewhat rusty craft whose name had been so obliterated by long service at sea that it could not be made out. When, the raider’s attack began the stranger was still with* the convoy. When the enemy had been driven off the Stranger had vanished as myster­ iously as she had appeared. The Mary Rose was lost in the skirmish. The North Sea phantom has ap< peared, according to its growing lc-f gfend, several times since then, eaclfc time as the precursor of ill fortune io® the beholder. She is said to be a snial J warship or again ii rusty freighter, M battered schooner or a Small sefl^wofn^ - ' ” Y ! liner. But however she is reported, 'but that nay wife asks me terj^^ gea Kanoi-mon believe she bpdag- If----------IrtAU'W AWwYf. rf - A/l ' WHAT HE’D GIVE What Will you glvo m« for these poems? ; Editor (ronohlng for paporiwelflht ufterhaety peru««l)> to mln* utes’ start. < ——-----— The two flien wete dfactifeslng their respective domestic lives, - “There’s hot a day,” said Mr, Newly-Wed bit­ terly, “1 money,” “You lucky cuss/’ returned Mr, Oidtlttie'r (enviously); “Thei^: isn’t a day but that I lmVe to ask xrite ter money!”’ Minard’# Llnltoent for Grippe. no. good, The only diff<m^fflk isht -9Jul Chris fmraKL S tolcis^vcogn IzattMja ment. . . , I.