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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times, 1921-6-23, Page 2By MERLIN 11/100RE iAYLOR CHAPTER XIII. Vogel Shows His True Colors. Vogel, too, had seen the huge air- plane circling overhead. Its droning motor attracteci his attention while he lay at full leng,th under the trees jiest beyond the clearing and even before he had risen and run to a cleared space to view it, he- knew what he would see. Alarm thid not seize him, however, until the machine, instead of continuing upon. its course, suddenly swerved' around in a big circle and again flew over the Cove. This time it was lower and Vogel, harassed by his guilty conscience, ducked beleinei a tree. It had crossed his mind that the aviators might be officers of the law and he failed to realize that at that height it woeld be impossible for even the strongest glasses to identify any human being. Apparently satisfied by the man- oeuvre, the airplane's pilot turned its nose in the direction of the valley and began spiralling down in a hunt for a level meadow where he might land. The -watchers in the Cove, and there were many, lost sight of him behind the skyline of the trees and, al- though they maintained a watch for several hours, he did not reappear. The fact that the machine appar- ently had landed did not serve to bol- ster up "Big Louie's" wavering nerve. Rather it had increased the panic which aseailed him. He hastened to the Lathrop cabin and began buckling • up the straps of the suitcase which was the only bit of luggage he had brought with him. Stella surprised him in the act. "'What's the matter, Louie?" she cried excitedly. "What are you do - "I'm going away from here," was the curt reply. "Going away," she echoed. "Why? Where?" Vogel did not answer. -He buckled the last strap, seized the suitcase and stalked out of the house. The girl followed him, calling upon hint to wait. He did not even turn to look at her. "Louie, Louie.," she cried. "Wait a minute." He whirled impatiently and dropped the suitcase to the ground. "Quit yer eniffline" he said savagely. "I'm goin' bo beat it. That airplane settles it. , They've trailed us and the cops '11 be around here thicker'n flies in summer - 'time by dark. What in h.—I did yu want to lead me to thee leole fer, any- how? Fine lot of relations yet got," he sneered. "Talk about yer wild men. lot of ignorant buill.bihhies. They sure take the cake fer mine." "Louie, you don't mean it. You're jest seatired and you don't know what You air ea.yine" she cried and laid her , hand upon his arm. "Don't go, Louie, . don't go. Even, if the pollee did find out where we were they couldn't get • us in a million years. They ain't not ! body kin get to the Cove lessen we . want them to... All we got to do is start the word to keep them outand the folks'll guard every entrance. One man can hold the passes ageinst a thousand trydn' to git in." He shook her hand roughly. "I ain't cointo stay," he declared. "Inn goin' and be d—d sure yu don't tell no one yu seen me leavin'. Hear me?" "Yes, Louie," she replied meekly. "But if you're goin?, I'm goin' too. Wait tidi I git my hat." She turned toward the shack. He seized her by the shoulder and whirled her around to face him. "Yu're not goin' with me," he grat- ed. "I fell fer yer d—d whinin' and beggin' onoe and look what it's led me into. Yu stay here until I'm out o' sight before yu go back to the cabin or yu'll wish yu had." He turn- ed, picked up the suitcase and started down the mounfbain path. Impulsively she caught up with him again and threw her arms around his neck. "Don't a-ou love me any more, Louie?" She pleaded. "11-1, no," he said harshly, "Get tont -of my way, yu d—d red-headed--" But still she clung to him, surprise in her eyes. In his she read his true character. The man she thought she loved because of his kindness to her, had vanished. Instead,, s.he saw only the beast of prey, the savage in civi- • iized clothing. Slowly her arms loos- ened their hold, and she steeped back. Thus they faceii each other. The cowardly- soul in his ,hulking body saw the tigress within her leap into life, and he dropped his eyes. "Yoe called me a name that no Inan who called himeelf a man would call any woman," she said with flashing eyes. "You knew you lied, We :nay be hill -billies up here, as you say, but we're honest and square, thank Garwc1, which is -more than I can say fer you." Then ,ehe drew back her hand and deliberately dealt hem a stinging slap. The suitcase slipped to the ground', his fist doubled and. with a snarl he drove it crashing inbo her face. She dropped as drops a shot rabbit and, evieh a convulsive shudder, lay still. Without so much as a glance, the gunman seized the suitcase and fled. Unknown to either of them, there had been a witness to the scene. From bellied a tree a boyish form darted into the path and sped to the cabin. He dashed into it and came out again a moment later feverishly loading an ancient rifle. Hard on his heels came his father. The lanky mountaineer covered the ground in long strides as he took down the path in the wake of the boy. Just beyond the clearing he caught up with him and seized him by the shouldee "Where yer gobs'?" he demanded. "To kill a skunk," was the reply and the ycmegster wriggled in his grasp. But the man held him firmly. "He hit Stela," babbled the boy, great sobs in his hroat. "He ki-lit my sister and I'm a-goin' to kill him. Let me go." "Where is she?" demanded old Bill Lathrop. His eyes took on a steely glitter as he followed the boy down the path to where the girl lay. Swiftly the man bent over and gathered her in his arms, then strode back with her to the cabin. He carried her inside and laid her upon a bed. "Oh, maw," he callecl through the door to his wife in the lean-to kitchen. "Steil has done fell down and Imrted herself. Come and 'tend to her." Then he clapped his ragged hat upon his head, took down the rifle front its hooks over the mantelpiece, emptied a box of cartridges into his pocket and left the cabin. At the edge of the clearing the boy waited impatiently. "Go home," commanded his father and did not pause to see whether he was obeyed. With laggard footsteps and frequent glances over his shoulder, the boy went back to the cabin. Bill Lathrop returned to his home long after the rude evening meal had been served. He stood his rifle in a corner, washed his hands in a tie basin outside the kitchen door and sat clown to his supper. He offered no explanations and no questions were asked him. Judge Graham had al- ready retired. . Supper ended, the mountaineer pick- ed up his rifle and by the light of a lamp cleaned and oiled it and pumped a bullet into the barrel, before return- ing it to its accustomed place. "How's the gal?" he asked quietly of his wife, clearing off the dishes. 'She come to after a bit but said she didn't feel like eating. I'm afeard she's goin' to have a black eye, but otherwise she aint-•hurt." Stella, lying in the dark little bed- room, heard them unmoved. Since recovering consciousness she had lis- tened tensely for her father's return, after learning from the brother who had seen Vogel strike her that Bill Lathrop had gone down the trail after the thug with his rifle under his arm. She had heard her father enritl in, eat his supper and then familiar sounds told her that he was cleaning his rifle. There was no need for her to nek questions. Bill Lathrop was a dead shot. Dry-eyed, she stared at the ceiling that she could not see. She had been brought ap on the moun- tain code of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and in the pride which demanded that an insult to a woman millet be wiped out in blood. Stella's love for Louis Vogel had died absolutely in the moment: just before she had struck him. It had be- gun to wane during the long flight from the city to the refuge she had selected in the Cave. Vogel had been irritable and harsh toward her and once he had turned upon he: ani cursed her because • of the care she was lavishing upon the unconscious judge. She could not mourn him now. Sud.eg Graham was up and chiliPer as ever the next morning; In spite of her efforts to keep turned from her her bruised face, his keen eyes de- tected it and, also, he noticed the absence of Vogel. But he wisely kept his own coun,sel and Stella did not have to answer the embarrassing .questions she had feared. EN.GILLETT CONIMVATS Tortoint,cAtOtf",. ts$iat MERC Xi BANK OFFCIALS TMPERF1 ION President and General ,Manager Review th Canadian Busi- ness Situation With Much HOpe—Financial Position of the Bank an Exceptionally Strong One—,Crop Ontio°1' Encouraging. • At the 'annual meeting of thb Merchants l3aruk'',O.I'Cimacift the, verl'en Ports which were presented showed that this inititntiOn.:bellq0le8 eerlenlwifid ing position in Canadian, financial affairs. rue acia-nr.o§sps tne teesicieet; Sir Montagu Allan, arid the General Manager, Mr. D. C. atfiterieinv, Were ecilietee tateinents of present day conditions and „contained. .'un optimistic. sit'rveY of the future. 1 .The President's Address. Sir Montagu Allan in parts said: "The general depreesian in business, telt to a greater or lesser degree in every country in the world, has affect- ed the business ot the bank to some extent, but we hope the low point of depression has been passed, and, thet there will soon be a change for the better. The coal strike in England which will no doubt reSult in the loss of a great deal of trade, and the un- rest and discontent which seems to prevail in nearly all the countries of Europe, give rise to serious financial problems to be reckoned with, but no man in this country who is strong and healthy can afford to be a pessimist for any length of time. The known and undeveloped resources are suf- ficient to ensure future prosperity. New Issue of Stock. "As mentioned in last year's report a further issue of $2,100,000 of new stock was made, making the paid-up capital of the bank $10,500,000, and by the transfer of the premium on the new- stock to the rest account, the rest now stands at $9,450,000. "The shareholders of the bank now number 2,997, as against 2,622 in 1920, being an increase of 375 during the year." - Current loans and discounts stand at $109,183,000, as 'against $113,198,000 last year. It will be seen, therefore, that this bank -continues to extend its ample share of assistance to the in- dustries of the country. General Manager is Optimistic. Follo-wing the president's concise yet comprehensive review of the situa- tion, as reflected in the year's state- ments, said. Mr. Macarow, there is little left for me to add beyond, per- haps, a word or two by way of ampli- fication. It will be observed that in compari- son with last year's figures our total CHAPTER XIV. Charlton Finds An Ally. Charlton and Alfred Graham would have covered the miles to the Cove in almost as many hours as it had taken Vogel days to drive it in his automo- bile had they known where the Cove was located. Thus they had lost three days in flights to as many towns nam- ed Jasper in the znaurktain regions. asset e ehow a shrinkage of about $7.000,000, or, roughly. 3ee per cent., which, in view of all the surrounding nircumsta.nces, must be regarded as a satisfactory showing, tlie liquid posi- tion beingewell maintained the while. The trend of our interest-bearing depesits for the same period has been steadily ' upward, an increase in that department of about $7,000,000 being shown, 'but this'•gain has been mere thaa offset by the decline in the total caelinarY ilepbsits. A year ago, how- elorTi"tis,ino und2eirtihetheeeling of demathd de' p to the credit ofabt°huet $Gsev0e0r'1.011-i0eisittP°11(11 connection with Victory Loan poy- ments. this amount, which, af coarse, was of a purely temporary nature, was withdrawn during the year so tittle after making alloWance for it, the total deposits and total assets about held their own, a satisfactory achieeement we have no doubt, you will agree, ' Crop Reports Are Promising. Crop conditions throughout, the country are .at the present moment ex- ceptionally promising. If I may say a ward as to general conditions it will be one of teiriered optimism, having a due comprehension of the many dif- ficulties whieh require to be met but having, at the same time, a proper ap- preciation ,of !.7 actual and potential 'riches of this country. ' There are indications that the mone- tary poSition, broadly speaking, is less stringent and that the general liquidity of credit now in evidence is continuing to develop further. Altogether, and in a word, it is not difficult to be an optimist as to the future of "Canada Unlimited," to bor- row the at expression recently used by an eminent Caeadian. The Board. of Directors was re-elect- ed, with Sir H. Montagu Allan as President and r: Howard Wilson as Vice -President. For "The Cave," "Jasper" and the fact that Sella had told also that she vea,s a mountain girl were the only clues upon which the two Govern- ment men had to do. The postal directory had given them a number of places named Jdisper. At lastehow- ever, they had been rewarded. The third Jasper was the right one. When the fliers had doubled back over the Cove it had not been through premeditation. The map upon which they were depending to guide thean was not a detailed one, and, Grahain had been uncertain of their location. However, he had seen the town in the valley far below them and as it seem- ed to offer the opportunity for a sae landing he dove down to •it, circlet' over it half si dozen times and picked out a pasture that from the air looked as if it might be less rough than any other spot. - "That was some landing," comment- ed Charlton, as he clambered stiffly out of the observer's seat in the plane and stamped his numbed feet to re- store the circulation in them. "I thought every minute we were going to turn over." "No slandering of the chauffeur," replied Graham, who had foll•owed suit. "Well., let's mosey on over to the village and ask questions. Wait. Here comes the custotnary spectators." For, running across the field toward them were a hundred men, boys and women and, in their lead, a lanky individual whose polished tin star pro- claimed him the local cbnatable. He hurried up to the two men in flying costume. The others stood' back at a respectful distance. As yet they were uncertain whether. this big affair of wings and -wheels and a snorting en- gine was safe,to approach, or whether it might not suddenly take a not -ion to charge them. Ire spite of the pro- gress' of aviation this .backwoods corn - reunify was seeing its firstairplane. "Get' that gol durned thing out of -this. -fields". roared tlie constable, brandishing his baton while still 'some yaids aWay. "Just as you say, officer," rieptied Graham calmly. "But eve must have a word with you first," He he'd walked over to meet the con:gable. "Take a equint at this," continued Graham, and,, titthuttoning his padded jaeket, •diaPlayed the ,gold ,badge of the Governinent. "We have bustinese in this .eomenunity and, withyour kind permission, we shodlel like to leave the inachine here until We have finished: I know you Can Ilia a couple of good men to watch the plane and keep the spectators away. We will make it worth their while—and yours." A WI slipped from his hand into that of the constable. (To be continued.) Keep Minard's Liniment In the house. A Community Canning Kitchen. Here is the story of a successful neighborhood canning kitchen. Pos- sibly there is need for one in your community this summer. It is eight a.m. Mrs. Burlingame has just received ten bushels of peas, a bushel of currants and some rasp- berries. Fart of these were pur- chased by the Kitchen, others were brought in by farmers and houtewives to be canned by tbe Kitchen. By ten o'clock, with the help of three or four school ehildren who have come in early in -order to earn credit for their cleinestic science class, the raspberries have been placed in the jars and are cookinge'the'currants have been sorted and cleaned, and the peas are being shelled. " The telephone bell, rings: "Mrs. Burlingame? This is Mrs. :Smith. arki sendiag you two dozen pints of raspberries to,day to be made into a jam." 'AUTO USED PARTS We, oarr,a,.full, line of, uSed parts for all n'Aalt9fi o rcars. diSaned and free from grease and dirt. Magnetos, geara, springs, complete engines, tires, etc. Highest prices; paid for old Carl, Write,- wire or phone , , . ACT01111013/741 VOED PARTS CO., 1030 Dc14% �t. *est, Torotto into tumblers, In comes Mies. Blank; "Good -morning, Mrs. Burlingame. I want to place my order with you for my fall canning, You See, 1 ani g- ing away for the summer and will not be able to do a single bit myself." "Very well, here's our price -list; by the Single jar and by the dozen. Let Inc show you some of the work we are doing this morning., just that you may get an idea as to the Ishii-I:and quality you may expect. All the fruit is' easefully hand-plcked and sorted then weehed thaloug'hly. We use only the. best quality ef fruit." Thus rt goes all day long---visitc.us coming in, telephone calls aelcing: how to do certain proceeses in canning, persons, eoming ihi to order goods or to sell ,their surplus produce to the Kitchen, and three or four different canning operettons all going at the same thee. About two or three times each day, the manager comes in to sec if Mrs. Burlingame needs any more help, to see if the supply of vegetables and fruits is sufficient, and tonielp in any way he can. About five or six o'clock, ey if the work is espe- cially rushed(about eight or nine o'clock, Mrs. Burlingame gives him an account of the day's work, When the accounts of all different lots for the day have been completed, and the Kit- chen has been cleaned, the business is closed. This hour' is supposed to be at six o'clock, but fnore Often an un- usual amount of business requires work until nine or ten o'clock, and sometimes it is even necessary to open tile Kitchell on. the day following. , "Very well," replies Mrs. Burlin- game, "but you should bring them be- fore eleven o'clock, for Mr. Kendrick is bringing in a few more bushels of peas for me to do:this afternoon. Ex- cuse me, Mrs.Smith,,,I must,start the currants to drip right away. Good- bye." As she leaves the telephone, Mrs. Kilby enters the Kitchen. "How do you do, Mrs,. Kilby? You brought in half a pck of peas to do some canning yourself? Well, just use that stove over there. You may use this eighteen quart aluminum ket- tle and this wash -boiler. How much do we charge for gas? Five cents an hour for each burnerused. Any time you want me to help You Oout the canning let me know, and I shall be glad to spare a few minutes." 'Mrs. Burlingarrie goeS to the tele- phone: "31.8W. Bello,Mrs. Carpen- ter? Myassistant, Mrs. Dow, went be here untilt, afternoon to4lay and Mrs. Smith and Farmer Kendrieks are bringing in a it more stuff; I wish you would come over to help me. The Kitchen ,can give you forty ,cents an hour. Do come and bring your lunch with you. I will expect you at one o'clock." Just as the jelly is being poured Caring For Your Feet. How do your feet feel? Young, strong, and ready for all the hard work you put upon them? Or are they old, tired, and full of aches and pains? If they are not la good, con- dition, do give them attention. Wrinkles, you know, and a down -in - the -mouth look can be traced straight to painful, neglected feet. Don't wear tight shoes or short stockings, and don't forget that your feet need just as many baths as you have time to give them. 11 your feet are dry or cold, or here are uric acid deposits be- tween, your toes, try an alternate foot bath. It will quickly stimulate the circulation and make your feet feel young and ready for work. Incidental- ly, it will make you better looking. The alternate foot bath ,acts as a geeeral tonic for the nerves and other tissues. The way you take it is this: Place the feet in hot water for two minutes, then plunge them into cold water. Keep them there thirty gee - ands. Repeat this a number of times, always starting with the hot water and finishing with the cold plunge. To tone up your feet, try an alcohol rub. Toilet vinegar is also ease:lent to use if it's difficult to get the alco- hol. This hardens the feet, and rests theme too. Then there is a bath oil' which has a woralerfully soothing ef- fect :f rubbed well into the feet after the daily bath. This oil is net only soothing, :but also strengthening, and has the refreshing odor of b.alsare pine about it. Tired feet like powder. An •unscented talcum is good to use, and there are powders for this Pur- pose which relieve perspiration and also act ae a deodorant. If you are on your -feet a• greet deal, there are creams that will take but the ashes and soothe the tired nerves. A cream rub, at least once a week, will be found.' most beneficial, If you need arch supporters, don't wear them one day and forget them the next. If they are made of the right material and fit Your feet per- fectly, they should be worn ail the ime. Don't forget that in caring for your feet you are taking a big step towar.d looking your best. Diphtheria. Diphtheria is an inflammation usu- ally of the mucous membrane of the throat and the larynx and is marked by a fibrinous exudation that forms a more or less thick adherent coating. When the disease affects the larynx WIILLs THEM: TrSIW L) cai'aet 411 types;' ars sold sub- ject to del VCry up) to,'00 miles, or tet flhll02 slt,..no,:'diStance it you. wish:, In as %pod', °reef ,'As purchased, or purtauana rekundQd„ 13ruNo roe:Aimee or your OWil tiuOtt5t, to look them over, or as us to t6ke any car to elty representative for inspection. Very barge stack always MS SreakeY's Used Car Market 402 T0=0 Otztuat, - Warmly the coating tends to guffocate the pa- tient by blocking ;the „air passage in his throat; but the chief danger there as well ae in other spots that diph- theria eispecially attacks is that the toxins of the germs will cause b1t:v.1- poisoning. The toxins may aleo Lgr eekef.l. the heart to a dangerous In an ordinary case of diphtheria the begirming is likely to he sudden; the patient's temperature rises rapid- ly, his throat becomes, sore, he loses his appetite and feels generally weak. On looking into his mouth the doctor sees increased redness of the mucous membrane that 'covers the tonsils ancl the ,back of the throat; soon whitish patches appear and gradually enlarge until they cover the whole surface with a tough, adherent, fell -like mem- brane. Sometimes the attack begins slowly, and both the locat inflammation and the general symptoms take several days fully to develop. In favorable cases the symptoms disappear in the course of a few days, and the patient gradually recovers his health. In severe cases the patient's constitu- tional depression increases, his heart grows weak and, unless treatment is prelifneispt and energetic, death super- viAntitoxin oilers the only hopeful remedy for diphtheria, and even anti- toxin may fail unless it is given early and in large doses. Rather than wait 101` the disease to appear it is often wise to give a preventive' vaccination of a. mixture of the toxin and the anti- toxin. That makes the child immune to the germ just as vaccine does in smallpox. If the preventive action of the toxin -antitoxin were more widely known a.nd all parental prejudice against it overcome, diphtheria would in a short time be as rare as smallpox. --c• - Iceland Spar. One of the most interesting of na- ture's processes is that by which cracks in volcanic reeks are filled in with materials brought up in hot solu- tions from the bowels of the earth. It is by this means that "veins"- and "lodes" of gold and silver are formed. In the eastern part of Iceland there Is a, locality where such cracks in rocks have been filled in with a pure carbonate ef lime which forms clear and beautiful crystals. These crys- tals, called "Iceland spar," have a pe- culiar property of "polarizing" light, which makes them valuable for use in nneeecn with micro other optical instruments. Within the last few years deposits of Iceland spar have been discovered in Montana, and in the.Warner Range in California.' Efforts are being made to develop' them, Minardis Liniment used by Physi.siuns Not Dorn at All. In a suburban school recently a lit- tle Swede presentecrhineself for in- struction. "What is your name?" the teacher asked. "Young Olson," he said. "How oldeare, you?" "Ay not knew how old Ay bane." . "Web], when were you born?" "Ay bane not born at all; Ay gdt a 'Steimbutter." COARSE' SALT LAND SALT Bulk CarIcts TORONTO SALT WORKS a. J. CLIFF TORONTO This is Ganada's Wireless Year. Fully licensed Under Marconi and Canadian General Electric) Patents. Whether you are resident In a large city or two or three hundred iniles away, Amateur Wireless Equip- ment furnishes you with endless insl.rur•Alve entertain- ment. 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Natural History, hae pointed mit that the dog, whose respirations In repose . number only twenty-flva ot' 'thirty a ininnte, may in running acqnireis rate of 'respiration as high, as 350 it Minute, the effect of thisneceleration fayore the dissipation et animal neat by °vein oration 'from' the pulmonary vesicles,' The deg perspires Very little or net at all by the Skin, pulmonary taking the place of • cutaneous transpiration, It is this fact that enables the dog to pursue its game so long and perslat- ently. Animals of the cat family, :dit . the other hand, do not_poseeSs th1S peculiarity, and' for that reason illi.e0; panthers and lions lie in wait ,for thOlia% prey,but do not pursue it over 164 distances. . The bird possesses pill* mouary transpiration in a very high degree. 0 44 4, The camphor, output of Formosa; combined with that of Japan, consti- tutes the bulk of the world's supply a this valuable gum. The most valuali101 of the camphor forests, it appears', at, within savage territory, An American consular officer who visited a FormoSa camphor forest has made an intere4SV ing report on the subject. ' 1 .Alter climbing a steep and slippery ' hillside lie came upon a large mini- phor tree lying felled across the path,. it was abolit four feet in diameter and had been Sawed- longitudinally in two portions. Two inen were engaged in ' paring 012 with g kind of gouge shaped adz chips measuring some eix inches - in length and abcut the thickness ot 01.11,3'Z little finger, The whole air waS pervaded ,by'a strong odor of camphor; ' A little further up the hill he found the stills themselves, situated by th-o . side of a mountain stream, amid tho meet luxerteet vegetation. The process by which the camphor is extracted from the woodis simple and inexpensive. The chips are placed io, an iron retort ai. I heated by a slow fire. The eamilior vapor given off from the chips rass-ei-along a bamboo tube into a cooling box, where it con- denses in the form of snowlike crys- tals. The cooling box is partially im- mersed in a stream of running water. The chips are renewed every twenty- four hours and 07, ry eighth day or so the fire is extinguished and the crys- tals. scraped off from the sides and bottom of the crystallization box. 0 0 e. , No white pigments have been found in feathers, ansi the whiteness of white feathers is ascribed to total reflection of light from their eXporsed surfaces. Some have supposed the eellection to be from air spaces, or bubbles -in the feather structure, but—one au thority contends that the white effect is main- ly dependent, as in the case of stow or powdered glass, upon the small sine of the structural elements. These have a large number of surfaces so placed for any position of the eye :that ,there is a maximum reflection to the eye, and almost no -absorption by the unpigmented feather substance. ..;.--....- -Man Who Sank Dover Castle . Set Free. Entente officials who expected the. German submarine policy in the war to be passed upon in its 'broader as- pects by the High Court in session ,here for the trial of persons charged with, war crimes were bitterly disap- pointed when it dealt with the case of •Lieut. Karl Neumann, charged with the sinking of the hospital ship Dover Castle by the German submarine he commanded, says a despatch', dated. June 4, from Leiusic, Germany. Lieut. Neumann was acquitted after a hearing of his case before the court, and through the manner in ivhich the issue was handled. by the judicial body the only paint at issue was whether he carried out his. Orders. -Praof was brought to the court's satisfaction that the Lieutenant had acted clearly within the instructions given him by his superiors and he was speedly exoneratesi from criminality under this construction, of the case,. Whether Emperor NVilliam, Admiral von Tirpitz or other German officials who had',a hand in inaugurating the ruthless submarine policy were crime inally responsible was not touched upon. As the submarine commanders who sank the Lusitania and hundrees ci other Entente ships can probably shield themselves as Neumann d1si be. hind their orders, it was commented in Entente quarters here to -day thert is apparently slight chance of .secur Mg the infliction of punishment upon these submarine officers'. To -day's trial closed the Dritisb cases so far as they are ready for pre. sontment. These cases proved disap. pointing to Most of the Entente ob. servers, whose criticieni has: been thal the canes were poorly selected and badly supported by evidence. Entente citizens who attended the teals have generally expressed themselves as re. garding the German court as a digni, fied and reasonable body.. Shipping Business a Low Ebb. -es The war -time shipbuilding program. mes have given the world far more tonnage .that.it had in 1914, but the, freight to be movesi is only about two- , 'thirds, AS much as it was before the war. The cost of operation has creased, rates have recently .tcreased, and great many ship s+ aro out at commission. The tilepressiOS, af ocea* shipping is so veal that' romt change must be for he