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...have been gradually built up definite formulas the following of which, no matter how obviously, seems to insure success. In the case of the latter, "A" generally represents the person to be murdered in the first chapter; "B" is the extraordinarily beautiful girl, somehow related to "A", upon whom suspicion is cast by the local police; while "C" is the famous detective who solves the various "mysterious", or "sinister", forces--"Z to the nth power"--which surround the murder and emanate from "X", the villain or unknown quantity. The formula is then derived by cancelling "A" with...
...situation closely resembles the Bay-market riots of several years age in the attempt to organize a reign of terrorism, and in the fierce response of the city to the attempts. The police have rounded up more than four hundred labor leaders and have arrested the "Union Czar" on suspicion of conspiracy. The search of the headquarters of the Union has resulted in the discovery of fuses, caps, revolvers, and ammunition;--the leaders of course claim complete ignorance of the matter...
...first glance, such a speech seems hardly appropriate from a conquered nation, and no doubt it will arouse again the comment that Germany considers herself undefeated and that France is right in maintaining her armaments. Permier Poincare is certain to make the most of that suspicion. On the other hand, many are inclined to regard the speech simply as a play to the gallery, the threat of the small boy who offers to beat up the neighborhood and ends by accepting a couple of marbles in complete settlement. In this respect, the move is perhaps reminiscent of the French demands...
...only complaint from which it suffers. When one goes to the theatre expecting to see "America's greatest drama," and to come away with hair on end, feeling like the proverbial jelly, it is just a little disappointing to receive only a moderate thrill, and to have the guilty suspicion either that your ideas of the greatest drama are all wrong, or that someone has exaggerated. Remarkable drama, artistic drama, "The Emperor Jones" assuredly is, and possibly also the greatest of its kind that America has yet produced--but that, after all, is a conservative assertion. Mr. O'Neill...
...acquainted with the methods used in organized scouting; but we feel that as a means of over-systematizing the game, it should be done away with. Why "suspicion and misunderstandings" would follow its abolition, is not altogether clear. Graduates now write to the coach about games that they see, which is only to be expected when the game it no important...