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EDITORIAL PAGE
The attention of our pacificist
friends is respectfully called to the
dispatch on the front page of this
paper telling how gracefully the
insolent Carranza warriors at Na
co, Jonora, across the line from
BisDee, Arizona, tacked gracefully
out of range when they saw a few
of Uncle Sam's guns pointed at
them "prepared" for action, and
knew that ttu\v were loaded with
shot and shell instead of Bryanized
hot air.
The "other ftllow" hesitates
about "starting -something" when
ho knows Uncle is ready, and the
more prepared Uncle is the longer
tho "other t'llow" will hesitate.
\V.\li A11>S THREE MAIN INDUS
TRIES
The European war exerts a pow
erful effect on three basic indus
tries o* America—mining, steel and
iron manufacturing, and farming. So
powerful is the effect that Ameri
ca!. stocks have maintained a high
average despite the ugly rumors of
further entaaglemnts, and promise
tc do so for some time to come.
A letter published by Charles
ll.ilhnaa & Co., New York brokers,
presents a careful analysis of the
European war's effect upon tho
stock market of the United States.
Kjitracts from the letter follow:
"People are continually :iskiug
each othtr: 'What keeps the stock
market so strong?' and the answers
ta.>y mats fo themselves and to
each other are vague. With the
I'ritish debt on a 4 *3 per cent
l> <sis, holders of American securi
ties abroad are bound to sell them
iu order to reinvest the money in
a way which combines patriotism
with advantage. The British debt
at 4 Vi per cent. Just think of it.
A year ago nobody could have ini
ajiaed £.->tish consols competing
>\ith au American railroad bond iu
point of investment yield.
"Thai i.j not bullish, of course.
That is uot why the stock market is
strong;; the stock market has to be
utro:ii iu spite of that. Then there
aro th" oiriuous uncertainties. No
body kuov/s how long the war will
1-st t.^e degree of exhaustion which
will bo necessary to force peace up
011 the belligerents, nor whether this
country v.*.11 b able to persist ■ in
its present attitude toward all -as
pects cf the struggle. There is
talk of cur breaking off diplomatic
relations with Germany. The fu
ture was nevei so uncertain. There
is nobody vho can say for sure that
utter the war Europe can hold to
a gold MfMivtary basis.
"And in spite of all these things ,
lie stock market is strong. Why? !
localise of other things we can • be i
sure of. It is strong upon pres- ;
cut certainties. There is * time !
enough for it to be weak in the fu- |
tnre provided some of the calami- '
ties th'it are feared come to pass.
Iu the meantime what do we see?
The war places an unusual premium |
upoti th* products of three basic
America industries, namely, min
ing, steel and iron manufacturing, |
aiid agriculture. War is "a cus
tomer for the products of those
industries whose wants must be
supplied. • It cannot wait. There
fore, war nays dear for goods. It
must consume copper and lead and
other met:;ls in great quantities,
and we havr these things to sell;
it must buy in this country iron andl
steel mauufr.ctures on a very large
se:>Je; and in the meantime armies!
Lave to eat
"It seems almost too good to be I
true tha.. after one huge crop, gath-j
cr^-i on the advent of war and sold
at very hteh prices we should grow
another gieat crop for the second j
year of war, also to bo sold at very
hi»h prices. Perhaps neutrals de- j
serve good fortune. At any • rate,
this neutral country has been fa- j
vcred by conditions as a country
coyer 'was favored before. In tU3
lit:os ol subordinate industries 011
thinks cf chemicals, electrical ma
chinery, engines of all kinds, loeo
ic»tiv9s, boats, railroad equipment
a» l special'textiles as merchandise,
the prodvetku of which must be
enormously stimulated by the war's
demand. ' 4
"\Ye cannot help it. ~\\'o are in a
certain position aud Europe is in a
••rtsf* dilemma. We liave what
Europe requires, and Europe has
either the gold or the credit to buy
with. Therefore we drive a trade
in the merchandise of war and in
the goods which supply as well
the wants of civilians, whose nor
mal sources of supply are stopped
by war, all on 'a scale that never
lov.ld have been imagined before.
The situation is without precedent
in the economic history of nations,
'i'lv? stock market is strong because
this is the one prosperous country
en the face of tho globe. It is, af
ter all, \ery simple."
A Fortunate
Overdose
A Story For Independ
ence Day.
By F. A. MITCHEL
Our manner of celebratiug Indepcnd
ivi e day has greatly changed since the
first anniversary In 1777. Doubtless,
until the Independence declared was
achieved, our forefathers were chary
abo'it celebrating its birthday at all.
and if they did so It was with misgiv
ings. Hut for more than a century
nfier that happy morning when the
watch In Philadelphia called the hour
with "All's well, and Cornwallis has
surrendered.'" the Fourth of July was
the great holiday of the nation. Now
that a numl>er of new generations
have arisen and we have come to think
more and more of the United States
as a nation rather than a seceded part
on another country there Is a disposi
tion to regard it simply as a holiday
without vital importance. Since It has
come to be celebrated more quietly
there Is opportunity to dwell uj>on
those scenes, now far distant, that per
tain to the Revolution.
When the war broke out it found
Itobert Morrison, nu American, u com
missioned officer In the British army.
His regiment was sent to the colo
nies to establish the authority of the
king. Lieutenant Morrison was in
clined to favor the opposite side. Ills
defection from the British service was
accomplished by his sweetheart. Alice
Douglas of I'hlladelphia, who refused
to continue their betrothal unless he
would leave the English army and be
come a rebel. This was a serious mat
ter with him, for if captured bearing
arms against his former comrades he
would be treated as a traitor. How
ever, he took the risk, deserted from
his command and became a captain in
the American army.
In one of the battles in New Jersey
Morrison was taken prisoner by the i
British, was recognized as a former I
British officer and sent to Philadel
phia. then occupied by the English. I
There he was tried by a court martial |
composed of his former brother offi :
cers and sentenced to be shot.
The outcome of the influence t;he had
exerted over her lover was a great j,
shock to Alice Douglas. Some time
must elapse while the finding of the !
court was being sent to New York for
the approval of the commander in !
chief, General Howe, before Morrison j
could be executed. Meanwhile Alice, |
having nerve I herself for an effort In
her lover's behalf, set her wits to work
upon a plan to enable him to escape.
She asked for permission to visit him
in his place of confinement, but was re
fused. Morrison's desertion to the en
emy wus considered a heinous crime,
and £e was not kept with other prison
erg of war, but In solitary confinement.
He was allowed to receive letters, i
though they were rigidly scrutinized
by the officers of his guard. Alice do- ,
sired to write him a letter which he I
only would understand, but found It
difficult to frame one that would not j'
be suspi-cted. If not Interpreted by his
jailer. ~lu Lor iHipiexlty she consulted
\ cliemLst, who suggested that she wrlto
In ordinary ink what might be read by
any 011c and on the same paper put
wlmt she wished to say privately In
fin Ink mixed with Rum arable and
chloride of cobalt The composition
would be invisible unless heated and
disappear as soon as cooled.
This Ink, which was pink, he pre
pared and showed her that while the
letters written with it were made visi
ble by heat they reappeared in green.
Alice wrote a letter to Morrison with
ordinary Ink, ending It with the words,
"Mrs. 1'yrlne semis her love and sym
pathy." Then across the face of the
letter she wrote In the prepared ink:
"I am planning for your escape. Be on
the lookout." There was no such per
son as Mrs. Pyrlne, and Alice counted
op Morrison suspecting thnt the word
I'yrlne had a hidden meaning.
Unfortunately It occurred to the of
ficer whose duty it was to examine
any letter sent to the prisoner and who
was an educated man that the Greek
word "pyrus" mount Ore In English.
Then after some thought he inferred
wliat it had been intended the pris
oner should Infer—that tho letter was
to be heated. This the offleer did, and
tho message appeared In green letters.
He returned tho letter to Alice.
Quite likely, being a gentleman, be
felt disposed to let the sender know
that her device had failed. Before re
turning it he read it to the prisoner
and told him how he had discovered a
secret message, though ho did not tell
him what the message was.
Alice was much depressed at her
failure. Nevertheless she did not give
up her purpose. She took delicacies to
Morrison, which he was permitted to
receive, though she was not allowed to
take them In to him herself. A few
days after the failure of her attempt
at secret communication she took some
eatables to him ami learned that a new
guard, Including the officer In com
mand. had been placed In charge of
the prisoner. This was because the
regiment to which the old guard be
longed bad been ordered away from
Philadelphia.
It now occurred to Alice to try her
device again, trusting that the new of
ficer In charge would not be so bright
ns his predecessor. By this time her
plan was perfected for aiding the pris
oner's escape. She had entered the
military hospital as a nurje and de
signed bringing Morrison there that
she might have greater advantages
thaii were to be expected while he was
In solitary confinement. Her Intention
was to send him some viand medicat
ed to make him ill, that he might be
transferred to the hospital and fall
under her care.
But since it was best that Morrison
■hould know her Intention, for licTBUst
be sure to cat what she would send
him, she wished to communicate her
plan to him. She asked the chemist
if ho could not suggest gome better
device than the first one. The only
Improvement he could make was to
give her an invisible ink made of rice
water, which, being heated, would ap
pear pink, but which moisture would
render permanently illegible.
Alice wrote Morrison a letter In ordi
nary Ink, as before, and on the same
paper wrote In invisible ink that the
day after the sending of the letter
she would send him some eatables, In
cluding some apples. lie was to eat
one apple, and if it did not make him
sufficiently 111 to secure his being sent
to the hospital he was to eat enough
of the others to effect the purpose. In
the letter written for inspection she
said that M. Chaud was trying to se
cure a pardon for the prisoner, Chaud
being the French for heat
Now, it happened thot there was on
Englishwoman who took care of the
building In which Morrison was con
fined whose sympathies were with the
British. When Morrison received Al
ice's letter, not understanding the
mention of M. Chaud, he laid It aside
while he thought of the matter. Tlio
next morning the woman was admit
ted to the room to put it to rights, and
the circulation of air she made in dust
ing landed the letter on the hearth on
; which a flro was burning. Turning
I toward it, she saw pink letters writ
I ten on the paper. They caught the
j prisoner's eye at the same time, and
ho took up the letter from the hearth,
hastily reading the secret message.
The woman, suspecting that some
thing was wrong, told the oHirer Jti
charge what she had seen. Meanwhile
Morrison, who was nearsighted, hold
ing the letter close to his face, breath
ed on it and noticed n slight diminu
tion of the strength of the pink letters.
It occurred to him thnt moisture might
efface them, and, dampening a cloth, he
laid It on the paper. They at once be
came Invisible.
Later the officer in charge came In
and asked to see the letter. Morrison
handed it to him. lie looked it over
and called to tho woman who had re
ported it to come to him. On her en
tranco he showed her the letter and
asked If it was the one on which she
had seen pink letters. She said that it
looked like the one she had seen, but
It could not have been sluco the pink
letters were not on it The officer rec
ognized It as the one he had the even
ing beforo turned over to the prisoner
and told the woman that she must
have been mistaken in thinking there
was anything on the paper except
what appeared. This ended the inel
(Continued on Page 3.)
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