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THE PHOTOPLAY
QUESTIONS AND ANSITOIS
The fhotoplnr Kdltor of (he Keening
ldrcr mill bo pleneed trf answer hum
linns relating to lit department. Qufi
tlons relating (o family affairs of actovi
unit nctremn are barred absolutely,
(lorries will not lie nniwerrd by letter.
Alt lettem mint be nddreised to I'uoto
plsy Editor, livening Ledger.
TUB BRITI! OP A NATION-ltlstorlcnl drama
in two nrlf,-, founded on Tliomnn Dixon's
"Cluniman," .Produced by t. W. Griffith,
riiotography by a. W. Ultier. Mujle l.y
Jpeeih Curl Uriel, liberty -Theatre, New
rolonei Hen Camron Henry Walthall
aittrgaret Cameron, the elder slater,
Miriam Cooper
I'lora, thn prt sIV.cr Mao Marah
Mre. Cameron Josephine Crowell
Doctor otmrron ., ..H(.3UInoodo Aiken
"Wade Cameron, tho second eon,. J. A. llerlnger
Duke Cameron, tho voungest son.. John French
Mammy, tlitlr faithful old aenant..Jennln Let
lion, Austin Htoneman, leader of the House,
llAlnh I.ewl
Klate, his diunhler Lillian (llali
l'hll, his eldi'r con Klmer Cllttnn
Tort, the lounger son Robert Hnrron
Jeff, the Macksmllli Wallace Heed
Lydla. Urenn, Ktonennn's mulatto housokecpr,
Mary Aldcn
hubs wntn, mulatto i.ieuienant Governor,
Qeorite Sldnann
Ous, n renepide nesro .
Abraham Lincoln
John Wl'kea lloolli
. . . Walter I-on
Joseph llennbery
itaoui wnisn
oenerat V P. (Irant Honald Crisp
Hereral Jlobert i:. Lee Howard Oayo
Chlilnet members, cencrals, military nldes and
attaches, Secretaries. Senators, Horresonta-
lives, tlsltorB, soldiers, Abolitionists,
Ku Klux Klansmen, plantation
crowds and mats.
Threo hours of beauty and emotion; tho
finest stagings of battlo scenes jet ac
complished; tho most poetic handling of
nnturo nntl man In tho large; tho biggest
"thrill" on Bioadwny thnt Is tho monster
photoplay, "Tho Birth of a Nation."
Not tho 1enst marvelous thing about
"Tho Birth of n Nation" Is that It suc
ceeds In "putting over" at last Thomas
Dixon's "Clansman." Mr. Qrlluth, a
Southerner himself, has kept tho thesis
of tho boolt, a picture of tho sufferings of
tho South under tho atrocities of recon
struction. But ho has so ennobled It pic
torlcally and so massed tho wholo strug
gle of tho Civil War about It that tho
result achlovcs a dignity and Interest that
Mr. Dixon Is not at all responsible for,
Tho story Is as romantic nnd Impos
sible as In tho book. Tho Northern cou
sins meet tho Southern cousins before
war breaks out and acqulro attachments
both friendly and sentimental. Tho boys,
two pairs of them, meet on tho battlefield.
Tho men and women, two moro pairs, fall
In love and wed. But all this common
placa romance Is driven Into tho back
ground by tho power and terror of tho
scenes or war.
After preliminary views of tho South
Carolina town of Piedmont, resting In tho
so, leaf-flocked light' of the rosy days
bolire tho war, tho film throws us bodily
lnti, the most rcmarkablo battlo scenes
c el staged. Ono shows us the taking
an burning of Atlanta, swinging tho
Islon of tho lenso from a ruined moun
tln shack, down a 10-mllo valley of
German's charging army, to the flamo
hked streets or tho city. Still moro ro
Arkablo Is tho final battlo where tho
cislns meet. Tho camorn. shows alter
nily tho battling trenches of the oppos
jnVarmles and tho sweep of tho rebols
niss another great valley, taking line
er lino of entrenchments, nnd falling
I tho last man as "Tho Llttlo Colonel"
Ann tho flag of Ms State down tho
poking cannon In a Federal breech.
Tho handling of crowds 13,000, tho mun
i "agoment tells us; and It looks fully as
many Is marvelous. Tho Intensify and
yet tho clockliko and perfect precision;
tho sweop of tho armies and mobs, and
yet tho myriad Individual detail of fall
ing men, stricken horses, bursting shells!
Tho acting never obtrusive, always per
fect, even when Lincoln, Grant and Leo
are on tho screen Is a thing to admlro
for Itself. But It fades beforo tho han
dling of mass. In tho last act, devoted
mainly to the vengeance of tho Ku Klux
Klan, tho white array of tho marshaled
knights as they gather In a great field
and then whirl past at tho charge Is only
a final proof of the wonderful art that
lies beforo tho cinematograph In tho
creation of scenes of sweeping, stirring
beauty.
Changes in Kriterlon
A completo reorganization has been ef
fected In tho Kriterlon Film Corporation.
The former olllcers havo been supplanted
ana a completo new policy Instituted.
A. M. Kennedy, who has been long
Known to tne motion picture, business as
n. man of the Initiative, supplants J.
Auchlncloss as president. ' A. B. Graham
Is now treasurer, succeeding C. Whltmore.
While the, Kriterlon under tho old regime
had enjoyed splendid success, It Is ex
pected that with a man at tho head wjio
Is as thoroughly familiar with every
I angle of tho business as is Mr, Kennedy,
utid with his broad experience In the ex
i ccutlvo end of the game, it will propsor
i even better than It has In the past.
About Mnry PJckford
There Is an unconfirmed rumor In the
;fllm world that Mary Plckford will leave
her present employers and appear under
the emblem of the Fox Film Corporation.
It was Impossible to substantiate this
report either In this city or In Now York,
There havo been no Plckford releases for
the last two months, and the curiosity
of the public Is aroused as to the reasons
for this photographic silence on the part
of tho producers.
Answers to Correspondents
JOB KKHNAN-Charles Chaplin was
not Injured. A broker named Chnpln
was hurt In on automobile accident In
Los Angeles not long ago and it is
thought that this Is what started tho ru
mors of Chaplin's death. He was born
in England,
QltACE Cannot reply to first question;
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Up-to-Dte
4-ttES, mother, I heard you tho first
' JL time." said Jlildred fretfully, "but
I don't want to come In tho house. P
I havo to?"
"To be BUro yu d0' 1'tlla s,r',M M r'
piled tho mother pleasantly, "y?ur 'a"
is dirty, your shoes need shining, and
.'your hands and nails are sights! Coma
on In now, dear. I don't Intend to call
again." And with that word. Mildred's
1 mother started Into tho house. ,
It was nlcs out on tho porch. MJJ
dred's mother knew that, so she dlan.
blamo her llttlo gjrl for wanting to
stay out mere uiat?u v",.....o ;
house and Bcrubilng up for dinner. But
dinner time UadVrost cme, and Nit.
dred must be clc d sweet and tidy
before hte father ewe, Llttla trir must
bo taught neatnesi oven If the brand
new spring did temu them to atayi out
till tho very last rolrute.
But Mildred sat stl without aa at-
tempt to go In, the haise. ' do wish,
mother, ne caucu, ,. . ... -.-
uch. a thing as m?8IoJke we read In
story books. If there VK I could Just
say. 'Presto! Be clean!" and Imme
diately, without further troible, tVould
be, clean and tidy and I wldn't have
had to bo la the house and roj some oi
the spring I don't Ml Hk tolsg Into
bi house." she added by way e.
planatton. .,. tu
"You wUb. there waa masle tn
days"" esclaimed her mother, "wuy, i
dear, there, is'"
'Mm-'" -rld Mildred 'I never saw
Att. '"
Her b.other laughed That a ho it
yuu aevei noticed Are es ' sOI
bo14 ln6S ir.,-,K IX -a v-
MARY ANDERSON
A Vltngraph Film beauty
It Is too personal. Pearl Whtto Is with
Pathc.
KATHIUNIJ RINES-Cleo Madison la
with tho Gold Seal Films, address Uni
versal City, Cal.
A LOVER OF THE LKDCJER - Clco
Madison, ns above; Ella Hall, Hex; Mir
iam Noshlt with tho Edison.
LOHETTA GOE-Pcarl Whlto Is very
much alive; AVInlfrcd Greenwood with tho
American-Mutual; Florence, La Badlc,
Thanhouser, Now Itochollc, N, T. Last
question unanswerable. Tho best film of
any make is a matter of personal taste.
THEATRICAL
DALULKLK
ADUM'III "1'cs o' My Heart." with an ox
callen; cast. Haitley Manners' popular nnd
umusinff cumcuy ui llio inipciuoun juuiib
Irish Klrl and what she does to a teciate
Knglleh family. Irst-rate amusement. ...8:1j
I'ORnEST Thai Eve.o Lbtoeii's Motion
Pictures of the War. "S0O feet of battlo.
with the Kaiser well to the fore. Tho news
of tho Rreat war In action 2:30 and 8:30
OAnniCK "Seven Keps to Daldpale." deorge
Cohan's maBlerly dramatization of the story
of tho young author who went up to a do
nertod Inn In winter to write a novel. The
audience encounters many surprises and
much humor. The principal success of last
( season 8:111
LITTLE "Tho Servsnt In the House," with
Edith Wynne Matthlson and the resident
company. Charles Uann Kennedy's familiar
and effective play about the clergyman, the
dralndlgger and the mystic Manson 8:JU
LVIIIC-"A Mlx-tlp." with Mario Drcsaler. A
force built around Miss Dressier as a retired
burlesque aueen. She arrltes'at tho Hat of
n happily ; married poung man at Just Iho
wrong tlmo. Old material made new by
Miss Orestlcr'a talentB 8:13
WALNUT Thurston, tho magician, with a
new array of tricks, mystifications and on.
tlcal Illusions 8:13
VAUDEVILLE.
ICEITH'S-riertrudo Hoffmann In a now 191U
Itevue; John C. lltce and Bailie Cohen In "An
i:nrly llnakfait": Morris Cronln and Ills
Mcrr Men: Chief Caupollcan. Harry anil
Wolford, Itellow. the Jordan Ulrla and
Ilearst-Selle motion pictures.
NIXON'S OIIAND Bert Levy, Arthur Huston
and company, In "Itoojovelt In Africa":
llertle Meaumonto and Jack Arnold, In "The
Doctorlne"; Zlnka Fanna; Hrooks and
Howenj Captain Jack Harnett and eon. In
"Thi Little Man's Club," and pictures.
GLOBE Dalsv Harrourt; McDetltt, Kelly and
Lucoy, In "Tho l'lano Movcra and the Act
ress"; ' Lady Betty' Gordon and Marx,
Myrtle and Jlmmle Dunedln, Jock Strouse,
the American Trumpeter's Trio and Charles
Olbbs.
WILLIAM PENN Hose, Harry and Tully
Langdon In "A Night on the noulevord";
Florrle Mlllershlp, Wallace and Nevena Nor
rla, Francis and Rose, Joe Lanlgun, monol
ogftt, and Mallle and Bart company. In "Tho
Uaggago Smothers."
Cn0S3 KEYS (Second half of week). Juliette
Dlka, Muck's Circus, nnlmnls; Edgar lor
nvin and company. In "A Circus Day". Ar
thur Barrett, In ''Cohan on the Telephono":
IthoJa and Crampton. In "At thu Movies,"
and the Three Bartells, acrobats.
NIXON "Made In I'hlladolphli"; Joseph
HortU. In "Our Friend Frlti": Moore. Car
mack and O'Brien. Cotter and Doulden, Nan
Asker. In "On the 11. and O": the Oena
Mtiller Troupe, tho Five Musical Marines and
"Alice In Wonderland," movies,
STOCK.
AMERICAN "The CUma-j." Edward Locke's
unusual little drama of the girl who gains a
voica ona vs !"'
BURLESQUE.
CASINO Dave Marlon's "Dreamlands."
OAYETV Jacobs and Jtnnon's High Hollers,
wlthKyra.
nUMONT'S Dumonfa Minstrels, In "The Pan
ama Exposition, or the Moving Picture
Oraw "and "The Jeff Medical Student."
WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT
Weit Phlladtlphla Hutns Men. Baltimore
awnu nnd 50th Hreet; S o'clock. Free.
Central aerrauntown Arnue Uualneis Men.
2849 Clermantown avenusj 8 o'clock. Free.
Tioga Ilualneu Men, S543 Germantown ave
nues 8 o'clock. Free.
Conockslnlc liuilneas Men, rjermantown ave
nue and 7th atreet; 8 o'clock. J-'reo.
Lecture on "Modern Theorlea of MairnelUm,"
by Dr, (Jeorca F, fjiradllng, Franklin lnitltutc;
8 o'clock. Free.
t'nlted Bualntu Men, Trai rportatloa Com
mittee, 1120 Chestnut Htreetj R o'clock.
Unitarian lecture, Dean W. W, Fenn. of
Harvard Divinity School, Flrat Unitarian
teir8 Cttf&ng Club, i,t Arch
'phUaoVlp'hla'Aero Club. 2? South 23d itrtfts
6:20 o'clock, .
Magic
Mlldred thought a minute. "I think I
would," she said. "A minute ago, I
would have said I surely would. But
now that you speak that way, I am not
so sure. How would I know?"
"You would know by remembering
what magto li." said her mother. "Magic
la that which accomplishes something
you, unaided, could not do." She thought
a Becond, then she laughed merrily and
went Into the house. Before Mildred had
time to wonder what she was doing, she
was back on the porch again.
"Since you like magic, Mildred," she
began, "I have brought you some magic
topis. Use them as they are meant to
be used, and 'Prestol' you will be clean
and sweet and tidy." And without say
ing another word she turned and went
Into the. house
Left alone, Mildred raised the cover
of the basket her mother had set be
side her: and what do you suppose she
saw Inside? A golden wandT A fairy
crown? No, pone of those. She found
a shoe brush, a hair brush and comb, a
nail file and polisher, and a cake of
soap, wash cloth and. towel! Think of
that!
At first she looked at them In amaze,
merit; then she saw what her mother
meant and aha laughed gaily. "I guess
fairy magto isn't much, uie unlets
Is worked!" And so she picked up th
basket with Its funny contents and 9
to th bathroom. It didn't take ijw
ilptur to aorub and polish and a elwi
tue gin ran out to greet net rather.
Oh, look at s Uitte girl1" father
84 the looks m clean, aa a fsJry
('',!. ea ' ' ind M'lired ia it li w&iulej-ln
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fj& t,Ui, i&e uiui &1.
LrtlLJ
JERSEY SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN
WILL OPEN IN ATLANTIC CITY
Prominent Women to Speak nntl Put
Citizens on Record.
ATLANTIC CITY, April 1. "How do
you stand on woman suffrage? Aro you
for us or ngatnst us?" These questions
nnd others as pertinent nro to be fired
at Colonel Waller 13. Edge, president of
tho State Senate; Carlton Godfrey,
Speaker of the House; bank presidents,
hotel proprietors, pier owners, lawyer,
big merchants and other leading citizens
in a carefully organUcd campaign to
carry Atlantic City for suffrage.
Leaders of the cause rejoiced today that
n, rally of "antls" called for last night
In tho High School Auditorium was sllmly
nttended. Hardly n corporal's guard
turned out to hear Mrs, draco UufTlcld
Goodwin, of Elisabeth.
Atlantic City In to bo selected for tho
firing of the opening gun In tho Btate
campaign, according to advices received
today by Miss Lulu Marvel, president of
tho Suffrago Club, from Mrs. Lillian E.
Felchert, of Plalnflcld, president of tho
New Jersey Suffrago Association.
Women will throw down tho gauntlet to
tho liquor dealers' organizations of the
Stato nt a rally In connection with tho
April meeting of tho directors of the
Stato suffrago body. Rome of tho most
effective suffrage orators In Pennsylvania
nnd other nearby States will speak here.
Mrs. Everett Colby, of Newark, will
bo a speaker at one of the social func
tions, MISS JESSIE PYLE NOW
IS FENCING CHAMPION
Philadelphia Woman Defeats
Miss Mary Stimson, Former
Titleholder in United States.
Mlsi Jessie Pyle, of Philadelphia, now
Is tho champion woman fencer In the
United States, She won tho tltlo at a
meeting of tho Amatour Fencers' League,
nt tho Fencers Club, 2 West 4oth street.
Now York, last, night, easily defeating
with the tolls tho tltlo holder, Miss Mar
garet Stimson, of Now York, and winning
tier other three bouts.
Miss Edith Evans, Miss Dorothea Sam
uels nnd Miss Mario Bradley, all of this
city, followed Miss Pylo In tho order
named, defeating Miss Stimson, Tho
four Quaker City girls will form tho
team representing tho United States In
tho International fencing tournament at
tho Panama-Pacific Exposition, San
Francisco, May 27, This Is the first tlmo
that ono city has sent tho cntlro team
to an International contest. All four of
tho girls are pupllB at Herrmann's Physi
cal Training School.
Tho meeting last nlKht also was re
markable. In that tho champion was de
feated In overy bout. This Is tho first
tlmo that such nn occurrence has been
recorded In any sport.
Miss Ple, whoso homo Is at London
Grove, has never boforo held a cham
pionship, nor has she been a runner-up,
but before tlto meet was well under way
last night sho demonstrated that alio was
suporlor to any of tho other fencers. Her
wonderful defense excited the admiration
of tho fencing masters of tho league Sho
scored 20 touches and wns hcrsolf touched
only 11 times. She took up fencing four
years ago. Miss Dradloy, who lives nt
721 North 43d street, was runner-up last
year and Junior champion two years ago.
Mihs Samuels, whoso home Is at Mount
Airy, was Junior champion last year.
Miss Evans, this year's runner-up, lives at
223 North 3tth Btreet.
ROMANCE IN HOSPITAL
Pathologist Marries Chauffeur of In
stitution's Ambulance.
A romance In the Germantown Hospital,
resulting In a wedding that had been
kept secret slnco October, camo to light
today, when tho former Miss Herthnn
Hallahan, tho hospltnl pathologist, ten
dered her resignation to Dr. A. C. Whit
ing, chief resident physician.
Doctor Whiting learned at tho same
tlmo that the young woman had bocome
tho brldo of Harry M. Savin, of 23 bast
School lane, chauffeur of thn hospital
ambulance, lust October. Thoy wero
married at Wilmington and kept It quiet.
In order that Mrs. Savin could contlnua
at her work.
Savin Is known ns tho "speed king" In
Germantown, bocauso of his record-breaking
drives In tho hospital ambulance.
Ho met Miss Hallahan three years ago,
when sho camo to tho hospital from
Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. Savin Is said by
physicians to be ono of the most nblo
pathologists in Philadelphia.
CHAUFFEUR BADLY HURT
Motortruck Driver in Serious Condi
tion After Wreck.
A chauffeur, pinned under the light de
livery truck which ho was driving when
tho steering gear broko and tho car
turned turtle In Wlssahlckon avenue, near
Carpenter street, today. Is at the Oer
mantown Hospital, with concussion of
the brain and a probablo fracture of
tho skull. Physicians fear he may not
recover.
The man Is James Gallagher, ,of 319
Fitzgerald street, TIo Is emnloyed by
Robert Crawford, Jr., of 235 South 11th
street, a florist. While waiting for tho
ambulance, Gallagher was taken Into the
home of Sirs. William Fulton Kurtz, Wls
sahlckon avenue, by James Ward, Mrs.
Kurtz's chauffeur, Thero Is a steep In
cline at the point of the accident. Galla
gher was driving down this rapidly when
the steering gear broke. Ho was pitched
but, landing In the gutter, and the de
livery truck tqppled over on him.
WHEN IS A GOAT NOT A GOAT?
This Question Is Answered at n Hear
ing Before Magistrate Rooney.
Q. When Is a goat not a goat?
A. When It Is sold for lamb.
At least that Is the way the question
was decided today before Magistrate
Itooney. when eorgo and Samuel Tarkln,
butchers and brothers, were arraigned for
selling goat meat for yearling lamb,
The Tarkln Brothers have two 'hops, one
of which la located at 1713 Point Breeze
avenue.
In addition to selling goat meat for
lamb, the brothers, according to Agent
Simmers, of the Dairy and Food Com
mission, testified that they charged real
lamb prices without hesitation. By way
of evldenco Simpson made the case
stronger by showing that the boat meat
sold was still decorated with real goat
hair, which Is good for mixing with plas
ter, but uncomfortable as food.
The prisoners were each held under $(09
ball for a further hearing.
TERRE HAUTE TRIAL CLOSING
Few Witnesses Remain to Be Exam
ined, INDIANAPOLIS. Ind . April J.-AU e-YL
denca In the Terre Haute election cor
ruption conspiracy trial will be In before
court adjourns tonight. Arguments of
the Government attorneys were expected
to begin late tbl afternoon?
District Attorney Daley announced at
noon that he would Introduce one more
rebuttal witness. A. O. Stanley, attorney
for th defense, said be had several wit
nesses for aur-rebultal.
State Firemen Will Mtet Here
Mayor Blankenburg wa nouded today
that th filremen's Association of Paan
aituui ha accepted the invitation of
the Mayor; an4 Councils to bold Its ba
ituai convention in 2'rvuactelphia iuritt
ut wee bata-.s o fc 4 11-
INDEPENDENCE DAY
CELEBRATION PLANS
STIR ENTHUSIASM
"Get Together Spirit"
Shown by Men of Public
Prominence and a Desire
to Make Event Here One
of National Scope.
A "get-together" spirit for nnothor na
tlonol celebrntlon of tho Fourth of July
In this city, ns advocated by tho Evening
LEDOEn Is already evidenced among tho
prominent men of Philadelphia. An air
of practical enthusiasm prevails nmong
thoso who have been conspicuous In suc
cessful big city events of tho past and
present
The consensus of opinion Is that the
coming Fourth Is tho tlmo and Philadel
phia tho placo to dedlcato tho city to re
newed patriotism. In vlow of tho Impetus
already given tho movement by tho prom
ised co-operation of tho city's Congress
men, Senators nnd other legislators. It
has been suggestod by lending business
men nnd others that tho event should bo
In keeping with what It typifies.
In addition to the program nt Independ
ence Hall and Christ Church and a tour
of historical places of tho Hovolutlon it
has been suggested by several prominent
citizens that tbere bo a pageant led by
descendants of Itcvolutlonary heroes nnd
vetornns of tho Civil War as Indicative of
a united country.
That harmony might prevail In nil ar
rangements thoso who expressed a will
ingness to work for the cause declared
they would be glad to co-operate under
the direction of the committee of veterans
named In tho Evening Ledoeii.
THOMAS MAJITINDALE, OF COURSE.
Thomas Martlndalo, who always takes
an notlvo Interest In tho big events of
tho city, will roll up his sleeves nnd get
busy. Furthermore, he Intends to make
a number of other Phlladolphlans get
to work In this direction.
"It Is fitting and proper," he said, "to
advocato that a celebration just 60 years
after tho close of the great Civil War
should bo held in Philadelphia obovo any
othor placo on the Continent. Hore, resi
dents of tho West, East, North nnd
South could gather together at the ahrlno
of liberty nnd tho homo of tho Liberty
Bell.
"In tho GOs, Doston had a great peace
Jubllco celebration, to which thrco great
military bands camo from England, Ger
many nnd France to give them a helping
hnnd In making tho event one of unpar
alleled success. I sang In tho chorus,
which was nn enormous one. It being
said that tho number of participants was
moro than (000 singers nnd musicians. It
was a wonderful Jubilee, well planned,
well ndvertlsed, nnd news of Its success
nnd Splendid results wero heralded all
over tho country. I, for ono, wilt never
forget tho Boston Jubilee.
"By way of arousing patriotism to Its
highest pitch, cannons wero fired nt the
proper tlmo to glvo a martial touch to
tho music.
"We havo hero men with ability to ef
ficiently handle such a national project,
Wp havo probably as many musical so
cieties as any city In tho Union, and these
woll-drlllcd singers would be a nuclous In
laying a solid musical foundation for a
grand Jubllco, tho recollection of which
would never bo forgotton by visitors nnd
our citizens as long as llfo would last.
"By all means let us wcrk together for
tho fruition of such a laudablo move
ment." GERMAN, IN IRONS, KltOUGHT
TO POUT BY BRITISH SHIP
Oflkers Say Prisoner Posed na Rus
sian When Shipping.
A German seaman who shipped on the
British steamship Queen Wllhelmlna as a
Russian, was brought Into this port to
day on the vessel, In Irons, Ills nationali
ty was discovered when the Queen Wll
helmlna wns threo days out from Liver
pool, and Captain Dickinson immediately
ordered tho man put under arrest.
Tho German Is still aboard tho snip,
which Is tied up to Tier C, Port Rich
mond. Ho will bo taken back to Eng
land. This Is posslblo becauso he signed
for tho round trip back to Liverpool,
which port tho Queen Wllhelmlna left 21
days ago with a general cargo and no
passengers,
The ofllcers of the ship havo refused to
give tho namo of the German sailor. They
havo not decided whether to 'keep him in
Irons on thn vessel until sho sails on tho
roturn trip or to turn him over to the Im
migration authorities until that tlmo.
No attempt has been made hy the Ger
man to do any harm to tho ship, accord
ing to members of the crew. He was put
in Irons because tho ofllcers thought his
attempt to conceal his nationality was
a suspicious circumstance. A search of
his luggago was made but nothing was
found In It to Incriminate him.
"LIFTS" BLUECOAT'S WATCH
Creole, Brushing "Speck" From Coat,
Gets Tangled Up With Timepiece.
"It's a nice morning," said Lilly Mays,
a pretty Creole.
"It's very fine," replied Policeman Mul
grow. "How far Is Master street?" asked
Lilly.
"Five blocks down," answered Mulgrew,
pointing south,
But he felt a tug at his vest rocket
when he pointed and had a fleeting glance
of something shiny going through the air.
"What's all the commotion?" ho asked
Lilly, wth a puzzled look.
"I lis klnda noticed a speck on yo
vest." said Lilly.
"Just keep hold of the speck." said ths
cop. "and bring It to the station house."
"But I hnb an engagemln," declared
Lilly,
"This Is the most important engagement
you have Just now," asserted Mulgrew,
and being a gallant policeman, he called
a conveyance and had the sociable creols
taken comfortably to the 20th and Berks
siree; staiion.
The speck In Lilly's tiand proved to be
Mulgrew'a watch.
"It was Jes a little April fool Joke, you
know." laughed Lilly, But the policeman
and Magistrate Morris, too, remembered
that the Creole had frequently fooled peo
ple on other days In the year, and she was
sent to the House of Correction.
Man, 64, Held for Death
Charles Knight, 61 years old, of 1S23
Warnock street, was held without ball
by the Coroner's Jury today to await the
action of the Grand Jury on the charge
of having caused the death of William V.
Brown, 1533 West Thompson street.
Knight shot and killed Brown last Satur
day afternoon In Long's stable. 1203
Franklin street, after a quarrel. Brown
had been discharged from a Job at tha
stable earlier In the day and attempted
to collect pay from Knight, the pay
master. Water Company Increases Stock
HAGERSTOWN, Md.. April l.Stoek
holdera of tha Washington County Water
Company havo decided to Increase the
capita! stock of the concern from J380.0CO
to IS70.000. This action Is due to tho neces
sity pf building a new .(o,0 gallon
rservpnr In the mountain watershed The
Improvement wtll make unnecessary the)
uim of A,ntievan creek: water ta U es
tost lt
ijl&sasssja$fc-
THE BLUE BUCKLE
A BAFFLING MYSTERY AND BREATHLESS TALE OF ADVENTURE
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
Author of "Tho Red Mouse," "Tho Running Fight," "Cntspnw," Etc.
CHAPTER XXIII-(ContlnUcd).
"Hut there's only ono door," remnrked
Craig, remembering his own visit to the
room.
"Yes, and I wns facing It nil tho time.
And as I went In tho noises slopped "
"What sort of noises?"
"Sounded llko the furnlluro being drag
ged about only thero wan nobody to pull
tho furnlturol Everything was Just so,
and n. brlirlit nro was burning In the
grate, giving n flickering, rosy glow to
tho whlto walls."
"Queer!" Crnlg cxclalmod, without
comment. Ho folt doubtful of Crowdcr b
veracity. . .
"Queer? Well, I should sny! I saw
Heldcrman on tho nvenuol I saw Helder
man In tho room. I heard that racket
thnt somo ono must have made; I get In,
and thcro's nobody to mako any racket
and no sign of nny Holdcrman. mi it
was Holdorman In that room-t would
tnko my oath on Itl"
"And It wns Hclderman on the nve
nuol" scoffed Crnlg. "Ilcnlly, Crowder,
jou ought to havo our own doublo to
track HoUlcnnnn's, for tho same man
cannot bo In two places at once'
"Maybo you'll think that I am going
dippy, but I'll swtnr they wero both
Heldermnn! l'vo already told you the
pains l'vo gono to, to provo thnt ho
hasn't any double."
"How could '"
"Don't ask me! I don't know how
only I know It's so'" Crowder snapped,
evidently nt his wit's end nnd patiences
end also, with trying to reconcile such
conflicting theories , , ,
"Crowder, If Hclderman has a double,
don't you see how It fits. in with my
news thnt ho has been In Florida? I
saw him, man "
"Don't try to mako mo ace anything.
Mr. Rutherford. I'm dead suro that this
Helderman can mako even tho Impossible
happen. And I'm worrying now for Tear
that l'vo been helping him play his
Borne, by disguising myself."
"You mean?"
"Yes, tho samo old thing. I'm still try
ing to connect him with tho biggest
smuggling sohemo that hafl been worked
In years. But I can't get it on him
yet,"
Suddenly, as they looked, the lights
blazed out from tho big whlto house up
on the corner of tho drive. Somo ono
wns evidently at homo.
"You say that Heldermann's still in
tho South tonight?" asked Crowder.
"Como nnd see for yourself! 1 11 gamble
that he is up In tho big house there!
They walked up to tho corner In front
of tho house nnd stood staring, .cs. It
wns Heldermnn who presently entered
tho big whlto room. Thoy saw him with
his restless movements, his stranro man
nerisms, all tho Identifying pecul nrltlos
which wero so Impossible to Imitate sue-
"You see, he's nt homo now." Crowder
remarked. . ,, , ,
"I don't know about that." replied
Cnilc vuktacIi"
"What do you mean?" asked Crowdor
Impatiently.
"I'm going to try your game and put
It to the acid test." replied Rutherford.
And beforo his companion could stop him
he had clambered over tho fenco and
was dashing ncross tho lawn
"Look out. tho dogs!" yelled Crowder.
pulling out his revolver to protect his
compnnlon If necessary, and certain that
tho beasts would leap out nt tho ln-
rAnir'thoy did. Beforo Rutherford had
nnlnpd tho door tho savage creatures
imrtioil nround the corner of tho house,
scrambling to resecurc tho foothold W
had lost while turning. Rutherford saw
his dnnscr; he was unarmed. He 8ronK
to the door and poundod upon tho solid
panela with his baro fists.
"Let me In! , Help!" he shouted.
The door opefjcd and closed. Tho detect
ive, watching anxiously with hand on the
trlsuor but nfrald to Bhoot for fear of
wounding Craig, saw the young man
dragged to safety while the beasts snarled
and growled, disappointed, at tho en
trance. Ruthi-rford had played a risky
name, but ha had won.
Tho butler recognized Craig, and wns
very deferential.
"You should havo rung, sir. ho said.
"I'll havo the dogs tied up beforo you
venture out again."
"In Mr. Helderman nt homo? I would
llko to Bea him on a matter of great lm-
P"JujitC minute; I'll sec. sir." the butler
said, going to the whlto room, then turn
ing without opening tho door, and going
UCTalgS'nevcr took his eyes oft tho door,
and listened intently. Just as Crowder
had described It, the sound of furniture
being pulled about camo to hla ears. In
two or three minutes, the man wns back
again nnd threw open tho door to tho big
room, as If looking In there.
"I can't understand It. sir." ho said. I
thought that Mr. HeWermon wa. at homo
mist have Btepped out. If you will leave
any word. lr. I'll ask him to telephone
yCralg knew that tho man was lying,
and had gone upstairs only to gain .time.
Nevertheless, ho made the most of nis
present opportunities, and looked around
with close scrutiny.
There was, Indeed, only ono door, tho
one by which he had entered. The fire
light flirted rosily with Itself. The chairs
looked as If they had never been-dlsturb-ed.
The little balcony again challenged his
"Ho must have gotten out that way,"
he thought.
He backed across the room to n point
where ho could command a good view of
the wall back of It. but could see no
trace of door or opening giving accoso to
It. Even If It haa Been ueea ior imriiu:
of exit, one would have had to do some
hard climbing to get up to It. Then It
occurred to him that tha noise he had
heard might havo been mado by Borne
one dragging a chair or ladder up to tha
balcony, after using It to reach there, and
that u concealed door must be some
where about It. Ho reflected, however.,
that Crowder was outside watching, and
would thus know the secret of the sudden
disappearance. He tried to peer out of the
big window, but could see nothing; tho
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contrasting darkness was Impenetrable
to his eyes, used to tho light.
The servant had given no evldenco of
Impatience while he mado this Investiga
tion, and Crolg afterward thought It odd
that tho man should accept It thus ns a
matter of course. Just now ho wna willing
to depart, confident In tho belief that tho
man on tho watch outsldo would have
news for him. But ho wns destined to dis
appointment. He found Sims with Crowder, when
ho returned to tho street, nnd both looked
nt him doubtfully.
"I was In that room! You saw mo?" he
nsked.
"Yes."
"Then how did Helderman get out?"
"That una what wo wero going to nsK
you," replied Crowdcr,
"Ask mo! Didn't you sro him?" de
manded Craig, Impatiently.
"Sure! But weren't you In tho houso?"
".Now hoo hcie, fellows," said Craig,
groHlng nettled. "Let's otop all this beat
ing nbout tho bush. I'll tell you what I
saw, nnd then you tell mo what you saw.
Tho door to tho room was shut, nnd I
heard the noises, just as you did, Crow
der. When I went In well ou saw that
It una empty. Now whore did Hclderman
go?"
"Well ho Just why, ho Just disappear
ed that's nlll" Crowder replied, with
vlslblo reluctance And Sims meroly
nodded,
"Ho.dldn't climb up on a table or anything-?"
"IIo didn't do anything unusual. Ho Juet
walked across thn room llko ho was going
through a door only wo couldn't sco nny
dOor and when ho got there ho Just
went out!"
Rutherford listened, sick with dlsgUBt.
Ho wna now convinced that Helderman
had been systematically tricking them In
some way. Hero wero two of tho best
detectives In tho country frlttorlng away
their time watching a house, and leaving
tho man himself free to go around at hla
own sweet will. It nn& mnddenlng.
XXIV.
TUG THIRD BOOKKEEPER.
Out of tho depths of (llsrourngement,
Rutherford evolved an entirely new plan
of attack; and it was in pursuance of this
plan that ho called on Forguson, the
cnshler of tho Trinity Trust Company,
the bank In which ho was heavily In
terested and expected soon to assume
nctlve duties.
"Forguson," ho said, "you know or
ought to know that I am closely study
ing tho financial situation nowadays, with
tho view of being as much troublo as
possible to this concern Inter on."
"The sooner tho bettor," grinned tho
cashier.
"Thanks but you don't know what you
nro saying; whnt nn Ignoramus I am,"
responded Crnlg. "Now there aro ono or
two questions rd ui0 t0 nsk."
"Fire away." replied Ferguson. Ho
liked the wn in which this strnlghtfor
wnid young mnn wns willing to acknowl
edge Ignornncu and to l tnnirht i,,n,o.i
of tackling a Job as Intrlcnto as'banklng
with bumptious self-conceit.
"Well, the first thing r want to know Is
How docs a bank rnlso funds quickly?
Supp.so tho Trinity Trust needed n mil-
l" i rS tllls mornlm' how would you
mms n goon hg question for a
stnrter, Mr. Rutherford; it has often
caused financiers to Ho awako nt nights!
uut If I had somo good marketable secu
rities I could easily turn them Into cush."
"At tny othor bank?"
"At almost ony other bank. But there
are certain banks which mako a specialty
of certain bonds, and would, therefore,
take them more readily than others,"
' Is there nny mennB by which different
banks nro kept Informed of prospective
bond Bales?"
"Hunt assurcdly-especlnlly when the
transfer Involves bondB of nny consider
able amount. If I were Interested In large
bond sales I should simply send out a
memorandum to that effect, and tho prob
nbllltles aro that tho desired business
would como to me."
"Thnnks," replied Crnlg. "r. guess I
will learn all these Ins nnd outs nfter a
I!'.1.'!16' i?w ' ,vla" 'ou wouI" tnko up a
little matter that I nm Interested in."
Three days after this conversation the
cashier of tho Trinity Trust was informed
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that J. Baron Helderman wished to sea
him and would bo thero In person within
the hour.
It was Just 35 minutes later when Hel
derman enmo fn, carrying a black bag,
which ho deposited on a tablo as ho took
tho scut offered him.
"A little matter of business for you,
Mr. Ferguson," he said, responding to
thn cashier's cordial greeting,
"Be glad to do anything for you I can,
Mr, Hclderman," replied Ferguson,
"Well, thero It i," answered Holder
man, In his brlof and arrogant way
which wns calculated to Impress the
hearer with tho Idea that ho was too big
n man to wasto words.
"A special bond Issuo?'
"Yes gilt-edged Borderline Flvos. You
can have them at a bargain. I need tho
money, and I want to turn these over nt
once. Next week they would cost you
n good deal more: but t'nls week I nm
closing up two of three big things and
can use tho money to advantage. At
tho same time, I want as few people as
posslblo to bo advised of my affairs,"
"I understand," said Ferguson, as ha
cxnmlned the bonds.
Then he pressed the button.
"What'a that for?" demanded the finan
cier, sharply.
"Some ono I must consult," Forguson
answered.
"I told you that" I wished to consult na
few people as possible," said Heldcrman,
vehemently.
"Nevertheless, I must get nnotTier opin
ion, as the deal Is of somo magnitude."
"That seoms unnecessary," said Hel
derman. "The bonds aro nbsotutcly silt
edge, nnd I stand back of them."
"That's Isn't tho point," responded
Ferguson quietly. "Wo must dcte.rmln'0- -p
wllnthor or nnfr wn nm In th mnrkftt fni "vj
this particular Issue. Send tho thlril '
bookkeeper here," he added to tho boy
wno had answered his summons, At,
"Why In thunder consult thllilrd
bookkeeper?" exclaimed Helderman, after
tho boy had gone. "This Is a matter
for you and your board."
"Nevertheless, tho third bookke( ier
must be consulted," said Ferguson, with
the shadow of a smile,
"Why not a fortune-teller or tho ole-vator-man?"
Hclderman snarled. He was
In a bad humor this morning, and ho did
not propose to be trifled with by any
underlings.
Tho cashier rose as tho door opened
to admit n tnll young man, to whom ho
bowed deferentially.
"Mr. Helderman," said Ferguson. "let
mo Introduce to you our third book
keeper "
"Rutherford!" exclalrhed Helderman.
"What are you doing here? Aro you con
nected with this bank?"
It was plain to be seen tfiat for onco
tho extraordinary poise and self-nEsUr-nnco
of this man were somewhat dis
turbed. "Mr. Rutherford very largely Is tho
bank, Mr. Heldcrman." the casnier ex
plained. "He Is lenrnlns oUirlrTcRs IroT
the bottom ud nnd Just riow tho thlr
bookkepor's desk la taking most of his
time. Mr. Rutherford." he continued, ad
dressing Crnlg directly, "hero are some
bonds which Mr. Helderman offers us nt
a very tempting figure."
"What are they?"
Tho blood wob climbing slowly up into
Rutherford's face, as though ho were
making an unusunl effort to restrain It"
"They are Bordorllne Fives a million
dollars' worth."
Craig's lips pressed tightly together for
nn Instant; the next he faced Helderman,
and nsked In a matter-of-fact wayt
'Are these tho bonds from Miami?"
Had a bombshell exploded under He
derman's feet ho could not have started
more violently. Tho question was so en
tirely unexpected; It Implied a knowledge
of things which he thought hidden from
all the rest of the world. Ho restrained
himself with a quick effort and faceilj
his questioner with an air of assUmcdi
,n,la., Vinf hnth nf !,! pnmnAnlnrm Vintt
noted the temporary betrnyal ?i
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