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By GASTON LXROUX
Stand aside, Messrs. Sherlocl
Holmes, Martin Hewitt, Dupin,
Lecoq, Vidocq, and all the crew
of famous detectives of fiction
and history ! Enter Joseph liou
letabille, reporter-defective, su
perior to yozt ell in ths faculties
of observing everything, remem
bering everything, deducing at.
the facts that throve light on hu
cases. Before Roulatabille pro
nounced Rulc-ta-bee) solved the
Mystery of the Yellow Room ir
was known to the Paris polici
as a marvel of reasoning power,
although he was only a boy in
years. With the solution of the
famous Stangerson enigma he be
came a national figure in the lit
erature of France. As such we
introduce him to our readers.
CHAPTER I.
In Which We Begin Not to
Understand.
IHE yellow room!" Who now
remembers this affair which
caused so much Ink to flow?
On the 25th of October, 1892,
the lutlowlug note appeared in the lat
est edition of the Temps:
"A frightful crime has been commit
ted at the Chateau du Glundier, on the
border of the forest of Salute Gene
vieve, above Epluay-sur-Orge, at the
liouse of Professor Stangerson. In the
night, while the master was working
In bis laboratory, an attempt was made
to assassinate Mile. Stangerson, who
was sleeping In 'the yellow room,' a
chamber adjoining this laboratory.
The doctors do not answer for the life
of Mile. Stangerson."
The impression made on Taris by
this news may be easily imagined. Al
ready at that time the learnej world
was deeply Interested lu the labors of
Trofessor Stangerson and bis daugh
ter. These labors the lirst that were
Attempted in radiography served to
open the way for M. and Mme. Curio
to the discovery of radium. It was
expected the professor would shortly
read to the Academy of Sciences a sen
sational paper on his uew theory, the
dissociation of matter, a theory des
tined to overthrow from its base the
whole of official science, which based
Itself on the principle of the conserva
tion of energy.
On the following day the newspapers
The Matin !
were full of the tragedy
published the following article, entitled
"A Supernatural Crime."
"These are the only details," wrote
th anonymous writer In the Matin. ;
"we have been able to obtain, concern'
Ing the crime of the Chateau du dan
dier. The state of despair In which
Trofessor Stangerson is plunged and
the impossibility of getting any infor
mation from the lips of the victim
have rendered our investigations and
those of justice so difficult that (it
present we cannot form the least idea
of what has passed in 'the yellow room'
In which Mile. Stangerson, lu her night
dress, was found lying on the floor in
the agonies of death. We have at least
been Able to Interview Daddy Jacques,
ns be la called In the country, au old
servant In the Stangerson family.
Daddy Jacques entered 'the yellow
room at the same time as the profes
sor. This chamber adjoins the labo
ratory. Laboratory and yellow roonj
are In a pavilion at the end of the
parlt, about a thousand feet from the
chateau.
" 'It was half past 12 at night,' this
honest old man told us, 'and I was in
the laboratory, where M. Stangerson
was still working, when the thing hap
pened. I bad been cleaning and put
ting Instruments In order all the even
ing and was waiting for M, Stangerson
to go to bed. Mile. Stangerson bad
worked with her father up to midnight
When the twelve strokes of midnight
had been sounded by the cuckoo clock
In the laboratory she rose, kissed M.
Stangerson and bade him good night.
To me she said "Good night. Daddy
Jacque3,". as she passed into the yel
low room. We heard ber lock the
door and shoot the bolt, so- that I
could not help laughing and said to
monsieur: There's mademoiselle dou
ble locking herself In. She must be
afraid of "the Bete du Bon Dieu."
" 'Monsieur did not even bear me, he
was so deeply absorbed In what he
was doing. Just then we beard the
distant inlawing of a cat "Is that
going to keep us awake all night?" I
said to myself, for I must tell you,
monsieur, that to the end of October.
. I live in an tattle of the pavilion over
the yellow room, so that mademoiselle
should not be left alone through the
night In the lonely park. It was the
fancy of mademoiselle to spend the
Sne weather in the pavilion. No doubt
she found It more cheerful than the
chateau and. for the four years It had
been built she had never failed to
take up her lodging there In the spring.
With the return of winter mademoi
selle returns to the chateau, for there
Is no fireplace in the yeUow room.
"We were star lair In the pavil
ion then M. Stangerson and I. We
made no noise. Uo was seated at his
desk. As for me, I was sitting on a
chair, having finished my work and.
looking at him, 1 said to myself:
"What a man! What intelligence!
What knowledge!" I attach impor
tance to the fact that we made no
noise; for, because of that the assassin
certainly thought that we had left the
place. And, suddenly, while the cuckoo
was sounding the half after midnight,
a desperate clamor broke out in the
yellow room. It was the voice of
mademoiselle, crying "Murder mur
der help!" Immediately afterward
revolver shots rang out, and there was
a great noise of tables and furniture
being thrown to the ground, as if in
the course of a struggle, and again the
voice of mademoiselle calling, "Mur
der help papa papa!"
." 'You may be sure that we quickly
sprang up and that M. Stangerson
and I threw ourselves upon the door.
But, alas. It was locked, fast locked,
on the Inside by the care of mademoi
selle, as I have told you, with key and
bolt. We tried to force It open, but it
remained firm. M. Stangerson was like
a madman, and. truly, it was enough
to make him one, for we heard made
moiselle still calling "Help, help!" M.
Stangerson showered terrible blows on
the door and wept with rage and sob
bed with despair and helplessness.
" 'It was then that I hod an inspira
tion. "The assassin must have en
tered by the window!" I cried. "I will
go to the window!" and I rushed from
the pavilion and ran like one out of
his mind.
" 'The inspiration was that the win
dow of the yellow room looks out In
such a way that the park wall, which
abuts on the pavilion, prevented my at
once reaching the window. To get up
to it one has first to go out of the
park. I ran toward the gate and on
my way met Bernler and his wife, the
pate keepers, who hnd been attracted)
by. the pistol reports and by our cries.
In a few words I told them what had
happened and directed the concierge
to Join M. Stangerson with all speed,
while his wife came with mo to open
the park gate. Five minutes later she
and I were before the window of the
yellow room.
" 'The moon wa3 shining brightly,
and I saw clearly that no one had
touched the window. Not only were
the bars that protect It Intact, but the
blinds inside of them were drawn, as
I had myself drawn them early in the
evening, as I did every day, though
mademoiselle, knowing that I was
tirod from tlle 1,eavy work I und been
uoiug, iiau oeggeu mt uui (o iruuuju
myself, but leave her to do it, and they
were just as I had left them, fastened
with an Iron catch on tho Inside. The
assassin, therefore, could not have
passed either In er out that way, but
neither could I get In.
"'It was unfortunate enough to
turn one's brain! The door of the
room locked on the Inside and tho
blinds on the only window also fast
ened on the inside, and mademoiselle
still calling for help! No, she had
ceased to call! She was dead per
haps. But I still heard her father, in
the pavilion, trying to break down the
doer.
" 'With the concierge I hurried back
to tho pavilion. The door, lu spite of
tho furious attempts of M. Stangerson
and Bernler to buret It open, was still
holding firm, but at length It gave
way before our united efforts, and
then what a sight met our eyes? 1
should tell ycu that behind us, the
concierge held the laboratory lamp
a powerful lamp that lit the whole
chamber.
" 'I must also tell you, monsieur,
that the yellow room is a very small
room. Mademoiselle hud furnished It
with a fairly lurge iron bedstead, a
small table, a dressing tabhi and two
chairs. By the light of the big lamp
we saw all at a glance. Mademoiselle,
In her nightdress, was lying on the
floor hi the midst of the greatest dis
order. Tables and chairs had been
overthrown, showing that there bad
been a violent struggle. Mademoiselle
had certainly been dragged from her
bed. She was covered with blood and
had terrible marks of finger nails on
bcr throat, the flesh of ber neck hav
ing been almost torn by the nails.
From a wound on the right temple a
stream of blood bad run down and
made a little pool on the floor. When
M. Stangerson saw his daughter in
that state be threw himself on bis
knees beside her, uttering avcry of
despair. lie ascertained that ibe still
breathed.
" 'But how to explain that he was
not there, that be bad already escaped)
It passes all Imagination. Nobody un
der the bed, nobody behind the furni
ture! All that we discovered were
traces, blood stained marks of a man's
large hand on the walls and on the
door, a big handkerchief red with
blood without any Initials, an old cap
and many fresh footmarks of a man
on the floor footmarks of a man with
large feet whose boot soles bad left a
sort of sooty Impression, now bad
this man got away? now bad he van
ished? Don't forget monsieur, that
there Is no chimney In the yellow
room. He could not have escaped by
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the door, which is narrow end on the
threshold of which the concierge stood
with the lamp while her husband and
I searched for him In every corner oi
the little room, where it is impossible foi
any one to hide himself. Thedoor. which
had been forced open against the wall,
could not conceal anything behind It.
as we assured ourselves. By the win
dow, still In every way secured, no
flight had been possible. What then?
" 'But we discovered my revolver on
the floor yes, my revolver! Oh, that
brought me back to the reality! The
devil would not have needed to steal
my revolver to kill mademoiselle. The
man who had been there had first
gone up to my attic and taken my re
volver from the drawer where I kept
it. We then ascertained, by counting
the cartridges, that the assassin had
fired two shots. Ah, it was fortunate
for me that M. Stangerson was in the
laboratory when the affair took place
and had seen with his own eyes that I
was there with him, for otherwise,
with this business of my revolver, I
don't know where we should have
been I should now be under lock and
bar.' "
The editor of the Matin added to this
Interview the following lines:
"We have, without interrupting hlin,
allowed Daddy Jacques to recount to
us roughly all he knows nbout the
crime of the yellow room. We have
reproduced It In his own words, only
sparing the render the continual lamen
tations with which he garnished his
narrative. We should have liked to
put some further questions to Daddy
Jacques, but the Inquiry of the exam
ining magistrate, which Is being car
ried on at the chateau, makes it im
possible for us to gain admission at
the Glandler. and, as to the oak wood,
It Is guarded by a wide circle of police
men who are jealously watching . all
traces that can load to the pavilion
and that may perhaps lead to the dis
covery of the assassin.
"We have also wished to question
the concierges, but they are Invisible.
Finally, we have waited In a roadside
Inn, not far from the gate of the' cha
teau, for the departure of Monsieur de
Marqnet, the magistrate of Corboll. At
half past 5 we saw him and his clerk
and, before he was able to enter his
currlngo, had an opportunity to ask
him the following question:
"'Can you, Monsieur de Marquet,
give us any Information as to this af
fair, without Inconvenience to the
course of your Inquiry?'
"'It Is Impossible for us to do It.'
replied Monsieur de Marquet. 'I can
only say that it Is the strangest affair
I have ever known. The more we
think we know something, the further
we are from knowing anything!'
"We asked Monsieur de Marquet to
be good enough to explain his last
words, and this Is what he said, the
Importance of which no one will fall to
recognize:
" 'If nothing is added to the material
facts so far established. I fear that the
mystery which surrounds the abomina
ble crime of which Mile. Stanger
son has been the victim will never
be brought to light, but it Is to bo
hoped, for the sake of our human rea
son, that the examination of the walls.
and of the ceiling of the yellow room
an examination which I shall tomor
row Intrust to the builder who con
structed the pavilion four years ago
will afford us the proof that may not
discourage us. For the problem la
this: We know by what way the as
sassin gained admission he entered by
the door and hid himself under tho
bed, awaiting llle. Stangerson. But
bow did he leave? How did he
escape? If uo trap, no secret door,
no hiding place, no opening of any sort
Is found; If the examination of the
walls even to the demolition of the
pavilion does not reveal any passage
practicable not only for a human be
ing, but for any being whatsoever If
the ceiling shows no cracks, If the
floor hides no underground passage,
one must really believe In the devil','
"We wanted to know what Daddy
Jacques meant by the cry of 'the Bete
du Bon Dleu.' The landlord of the
Donjon Inn explained to us that It Is
the particularly sinister cry which is
uttered sometimes at night by the cat
of an old woman--Motb?r Augeuoux,
as she Is called In the country. Moth
er Angenoux Is a sort of saint, who
lives In a hut In the heart of the forest
not far from the grotto of Salute-Gene,
vleve."
In conclusion and at a late hour the
same journal announced that the chief
of the Paris police had telegraphed to
the famous detective Frederic Larsan,
who had been sent to London for an
affair of stolen securities, to return
Immediately to Paris.
(To be contlnuel Wednesday.)
Castro Very Sick Again.
Berlin, Jan. 4. Senor Castro, ex
president of Venezuela, has grown
suddenly worse and will undergo an
operation in a few days.
Brady Become! Idaho's Governor.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 4. James II.
Brady was inaugurated governor of
I Idaho today, following which the
tenth legislature was convened.
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SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE ON USE
OF SECRET SERVICE
EMPLOYES.
Umbrage Taken by Congress at tho
Wording of Parts of tho Mes
sage Unwarranted.
Washington, Jan. 4. Replying to
the resolution of the house of repre
sentatives asking the president to ex
plain the references to the Becret ser
vice in his recent annual message,
Mr. Roosevelt sent a special commu
nication to the house.
He declares that the representa
tives are wholly unjustified in assum
ing that the language of the message,
which commented on the prohibition
placed by congress on the use of se
cret service men in cases other than
those of counterfeiting ("and one or
two other matters which can be dis
regarded"), is intended to cast a slur
upon them.
The language which the represen
tatives wanted explained is as fol
lows: "The amendment In question oper
ates only to the advantage of the
criminal, of the wrongdoer. The
chief argument In favor of the pro
vision was that the congressmen did
not themselves wish to be investigat
ed by secret service men. A special
exception could be made In the law
prohibiting the use of the secret ser
vice force In investigating members
of the congress. It would be far bet
ter to do thlB than to do what actual
ly was done and strive to prevent, or
at least to hamper, effective action
against criminals by the executive
branch of the government."
The special message declares that,
notwithstanding the umbrage taken
by congress at this wording, "a care
ful reading of this message will show
that I said nothing to warrant the
statement that 'the majority of the
congressmen were in fear of being
investigated by the secret service
men' or 'that congress as a whole
was actuated by that motive.' I did
not make any such statement in this
message. Moreover, I have never
made any such statement about con
gress as a whole nor, with a few in
evitable exceptions, about the mem
bers of congress in any message or
article or speech, Ou the contrary, 1
have always not only deprecated, but
vigorously resented, the practice of
Indiscriminate attack upon congress
and indiscriminate condemnation of
all congressmen, wise and unwise, fit
and unfit, good and bud alike."
Mr. Roosevelt declares tho evi
dence that members of congress did
not wish themselves Investigated by
secret service men Is found in the
debates recorded in the Congression
al Record. He denounces as wholly
unfounded a newspaper s'.ory to the
effect that he wishes to make Chief
Wllkle of the secret service a second
Fouche, modeled after the uotorlous
chief of police of Napoleon.
The real issue, says Mr. Roor.evelt,
is, "Doe9 congress desire that tho
government shall have at Its disposal
detection of criminals and th3 pre
vention and punishment of crime, or
does It not?"
He cites easas In which the secret
service has secured ev'dence enough
to convict olfenders against the fad
era! laws.
A letter from the president to
Speaker Cannon protesting against
the cutting down of the appropria
tion for the secret service, two let
ters from Secretary Cortelyou on the
same subject and the newspaper ar
ticle already mentioned are append
ed to the message.
LABOR WILL PROTEST
Mum Meeting Planned in Every City
on Lincoln Buy.
Chicago, Jan. 4. Mass meetings
PRESIDENT
ANSWERS
ELK CREEK JOTS.
The New Years dance at Sam Ba
ker's was a great success from start
to finish. The house was crowded.
Dancing commented at C In the ev-
enlng and closed at 6 In the morn-
ing, with an interval of about half
an hour, during which all hands par
took of the supply of good things
to eat.
Will Read, accompanied by his sis
tor and brother, spent Sunday at the
homo of Pat Lofus. Sam Baker and
family were also callers at Mr. Lof
lus' home the same day, and were
accompanied home by the Messrs.
Rend and sister.
CIIAS. A. AULT I
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Residence 1 block east of Pres- '?
bylerlun Church. Office In ller-
land Building. Enterprles. A
to protest against the alleged inva
sion of constitutional rights of work
lngmen by the courts are to be held
In every city and town in tho coun
try on Lincoln's birthday. The move
ment was started here Sunday by the
Federation of Labor.
Hot resolutions from a number of
unions bearing on the jail sentences
imposed on Gompers, Mitchell and
Morrison stirred the delegates.
Speakers on the floor likened Judge
Wright to Pontius Pilate and declar
ed the imprisonment of Gor.ipors and
his associates would as surely bring
about redress for the workers as did
the crucifixion of Christ establish
Christianity.
Millions to Fight Plague.
New York, Jan. 4. A million dol
lars In round numbers was spent in
the United States last year In tho
campaign against tuberculosis, ac
cording to the annual report of tho
National Association for the Preven
tion and Study of Tuberculosis All
classes of people are taking up the
crusade, including labor unions,
churches and laymen. An Important
factor was the Red Cross. During
the year more institutions and organ
izations for tho euro of tuberculosis
were established than the totul num
ber of such institutions in existence
prior to January 1, 1908.
Earth Shakes in North.
Copenhagen, Jan. 3. There were
earthquake shocks last night at
Branca Leon and Caltaglrone. At
the latter place a portion of the
cathedral fell, killing the watchman.
Storm King Grips Alaska.
Nome, Jan. 3. The worst storms
which have ever swept the peninsula
are In progress. Tho mercury Is
steadily falling and much suffering
results. During the storm four Es
kimos were stranded on an ice floe.
Rescue was Impossible and they per
ished almost In sight of the city.
HARRIMAM CASE REOPENED
Govcmimnt ('out limes Dissolution
Suit Against Union Pacific.
New York, Jan. 5. Hearings of
the government's dissolution su.t
against the Union Pacific railroad
were reopened In this city today be
fore Examiner Sylvester G. 'Williams.
One of tho points which the gov
ernment is using In the suit ngaliiBt
the railroad Is the arrangement
whereby the Southern Pacific became
a half owner of the San Pedro, Los
Angeles aud Santa Fe and a traffic
agreement was made whereby each
side agreed not to change Its rates
without the consent of the other for
99 years.
The Issuance of stock and bonds
In 1901 to finance the purchase of
Northern Pacific stock, the subse
quent negotiations and the Chicago
and Alton deal also figure In tho
suit.
poi :t la :ut ma i: k ets.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 90c;
red KuHKlan, 88c; bluestem, 90c;
I'n 1 1 ..a. O-Ii.
Barley Feed,
I2C.G0; rolled.
Oats No.
white, $32; gray.
$32.
Hay TlmoLhy, Wlliametto Valley,
fancy. $15; do. ordinary, $12; East
ern Oregon, mixed, $10; do. fancy,
$18; alfalfa, $12.60; clover, $12.
Butter Extra, 36 37c; fancy,
33 (it 31c; choice, 30c; store, ISc,
Eggs Extra, 40 43c.
Hops 1908, choice, Gif(7c;
prime, 5Gj.6c; medium, 4fj5c; 1907,,
2 (ft 4c.
Wool Valley, 14 ff 1G V4c; lb.;
Eastern Oregon, SylGc, as. to
shrinkage.
Muhalr Choice, 1 8 1 9c.
SEATTLE MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem, $1.04.
Oats $32 fi 33.
Barley $27. GOfe 28.
Hay Eastern Washington timo
thy, $18 per ton; Puget Sound bay,
$1314 prr ton; wheat hay, $13
! pjr ton; alfalfa, $13tft l4 per ton.
I Butler Washington creamery,
371: per It).; ran'h, 23c per lb.
Eggs Selected local, 4243c.'
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WORK l EARTHQUAKE DIS
TUICT IIE1UCED TO SYS
" TEM BY KING.
Latest Estimates of Dead Er:ceed
2(10,000 More Than Half Coast
Population Is Exterminated.
Rome, Jan. 5. Although graphic
stories are coming Into Rome of tho
horrors In Southern Italy and Sicily,
these are hut u.iotl.lotis of Individu
al tragedies already recorded. What
chiefly concerns the government anj
the people Is tho progress that Is be
ing made toward tho relief of those
who have suffered by the dread visi
tation. Considerable advance In this
respect bus been made at MuBslna,
where, according to oillcial reports
received here, the supply aervlee Is
beginning to work Br.lslactorlly.
The minister of justice has tele
graphed from Messina to Premier
GlollttI that largo bouies of troops
have arrived und are now occupying
all parts of the town. The appalling
extent of the disaster renders any
thing like a systematic search of tho
ruins, but persons are being dragged
out continually and are being traiui
portod to the relief ships as soon as
their wounds recelvo attention.
Bend Exceed 2(,(00.
The latest investigation on both
sides of the straits make It certain
that many more than half tho popu
lation of the coast towns and villages
have been kiled. Professor RIcco,
director of the observatory at Mount
mMMMm, mm- mm
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POPE PIUS X.
Etna, estimates that the victims of
the earthquake exceed 200,000.
Public opinion Is greatly concerned
with regard to the safety of the King
and Queen und the possible danger
from tottering walls. The King fre
quently has tried to persuade tho
Queen to return to Rome, but sho
has always refused to leave her hus
band. Pope's Appeal to World.
It Is stated that the Pope has de
cided to send an appeal to tho Cath
olic bishops throughout the world to
obtain subscriptions to the earth
quake fund. Do will place particu
lar dependence on the generosity of
Americana, English and Irish.
An American recommends that
through the co-op. -ration of Ameri
cans In Rome, steanr-rs be chartered
at Naples to carry provisions, c'oth
Ing and medical suppl!es of all kin Is
as well as doctors and nurses to the
Straits of MesHlna.
The United Slates Is far ahead of
; other nations in the relief work. Am
bassador Crlscfom, has chartered a
vessel for two weeks at a cost of
$50,000 to carry medical supplies,
doctors, nurses and provisions to the
devas-ateddjMtrlct.
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