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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

HARTFORD. Conn March "A
gun which viii make no Noise
This Us the astounding invention
Of Hiram Perry Maxim son of the
famous Sir Hiram Maxim. who In.
yenfed the deadly machine EuB
Young Maxim calls bis weapon
-the silent firearm Others are
calling Ia the silent death
II Is the mosttalked Of subject Ia
the world today
Il means a Thousand things for
explosive weapon. Pistols can
sheet silently Shotguns can b. dis.
charged at the breakfast table with.
out disturbing the family. nlE rs.
inch coast defense rifles can be
fired Ia a whisper
Il means 50 much that the GOV,
eminent Is already being hesleged
20 buy the lzvention and bottle u
up 50 tightly that it can not anly
never set to any other nation. but
SO that the peace and safety Of the
man on the street will not be
threatened bY the silent death.
What the Device 10.
Young Maxim Invention Is moth
Ing more than the application II
the principle 81 the automobile NUT.
fler I'd firearms.
A gasoline engine muffisr Il Ike
a series of cans. or boxes. saldered
together. With perforated enda. The
exhaust from the engine leads into
the first can. or bax. expanding
After Il enters. and then escaping
through a small hole into the sec
oud chamber. where Il again sx
paHts This successive escape and
expansion. continued az long a.
may be necessary. - reduces the
density Of the explosion that BY the
time Il finally reaches the open air
u ts only about the same density az
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

the machine KUN. be failed 60 get
any encouragement from the au
thoHties At NashinRton. hut later
when he sold it 10 England. he was
kuightcd by Queen Victoria
The Younger Maxim h - years
old. aud IL native Of brooklyn, \
Y Ne was graduated from the
I Massachusetts Institute OF Teehnols
agy. aud Of late years he has been
engaged in the automobile business
| at Hartford This IL where he hit
upon the IDEA of apply inR the prln
elplo Of the motor car muffior 10
tho firearm
II the United States government
refuses the invention, young Maxim
Will take II 10 England
War peadller.
The new KUN will make warfare
more dangerous and deadly
smokrleaa powder has made the
shooting of gun iuyiHibie the new
muffler will make It inaadihle
Armies wiil be- destroyed By uu.
seen and unheafd enemies
Shells viii come screaming out ct
I tho silence and sink n whole fleet
IT hHttlezhipa Fufta Will - bonn
hafdrd uoissicasly.
Z Rains Of explosives viii fall on
armies eueamped. and nobody viii
know from which direction they
come.
II viii upset the whole strategy
af war. unless another IiaEue con.
ference should agree that the Noise
E less KUN must fauh With gaseous
shells and poison as unfair wcap
una
nnt Il il most IN the hands ~ the
individual enemy. tie murderer. the
assassin and the anarchist that the
silent death will be- moat terrible
aud that il Why Il II said that the
government must at all hazards
and AZ whatever caai. keep the a.
tnnlshinT device out 81 the posses
Sion of The general public
A murderer could stand In a
crowd II thousand peoul. and
pick OF his victims with iWnunlty
iiorc aud thrro man ct Nomaa
would staEEer and fall That would
be all Nobody would knaw Who
did a.
The assassin and the anarchist
could klil the cFuWnsd head from
an upstairs wiudnA. or the prime
minister aa be walked the street
OF The hated politician ~ he stood
90 The platform Nobody would
hear the shot Nobody would kpoN
wheru Il came from tn. man
would be dead that's all
Tho burglar. the holdsp man.
the thug. the coward criminal the
/ insane. The maniac All these would
I BE- masters Of soeiely No man
could stop them No man could
eonvict tham
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
OHIO SOLID FOR TAST

land. Arthur 1 vorya Lancaster
Andrew 7 Harris. Eaton
Presidential electors atlarEe +
NJ. HurElnn. Columbus l. Canex
Cincinnati. secretary 81 state
Carnle Thompson. Trenton, audi.
tor = A. FulllnEton. Mar3nyilie
treasurer. Charles q Green. 60
lumhua. attorney general. a. G
Denman. Toledo. members ~ the
board Of public works. Il vs. Had
win. conneaut. william " kift
ley. If. Conneant. dairy and food
commissioner. Hennlch u Dunlap
Picqua county
Unaaimity for William ~ Taft
AZ ohioa candidate for the nomln
alton Of president Was the feature
of the convention The delegates
TO the national convention were
instructed "a xnie for Taft until
he ~ nominated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
INQUIRIES ABOUT
MURDERER

Mrs Mary Ashury. 2sti Call.
foruia 1T. Denver. has asked the
police for more Information about
l.. Asbury. who murdered his wife
aud killed himself in this city
about three weeks ago
The woman SAYS the man who Is
missing ~ 80 or SO years old. 9
feet I inches in height. of medium
complexion and weighs l6s pounds,
This description corresponds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

buster Nith the enthusiasm which
unly q nasshof can muster and
theY all be- show IN themselves
The boys viii assemble at The
Star nffle. and bee taken IN charE"
b. 0eafKo Englrr. street calculator
Of The Star. and bis assistants
They uili a. In body "a the
Grand whore a section Of the hous.
viii he reserved for them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
Closing Out Warehouse
Sale Pianos, Organs
and Piano Players

has already stated consolidate
Wholesale retail uadsr root present
wholesale Madison Western Will
quickly dispose
hand.
The embodyHr practically seknown
ess-ohers renung-a
number whose eas marcd
strictly bat discontinued styles.
In order effect this consolidation possible
the
prices really
the regular wholesale
Simply slsnos the makes and low prices
the slightest plano
dispose everything shortest pos.
sbc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
PUTS VETO ON
FRENCH BALL

the head Of the Moulin Rouge So.
eieiy. n such 8 thlnE exists. called
ON chief WRppenstcin last Friday
aud asked permission to give The
dance. chief WappeuHtein WuH
led Ia believe from hiH statements
that the affair was under the
auspices OF some respectable
French organization. aud gave per
nilHHion.
Developments today tend To-
SHOW the chief says that the
dance xili be attended with I'm
morality. and he has ordered fur.
thsr operations suspended
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
HOW THE "NolsrLrss GUN" WORKS.

where the silent death
BY Hiram Percy Maxim would be attached to an efd
When ordinary fired the loud explosion
liberation high Inside the barrel
VIII n with the outside air.
device quickly these gases hence
there is nothing 20 report
consists a acting piston valve Ia rifle this 10
inches from the mas By an ingenious mechanism
holding
automohHc
IL
applied Kind Of explosive weapon
fronna sma o 10 a i6ineh defense
Of Sir Hiram Maxim
Of famous machine which bears his name
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
Rdwhide Nevada

II NJ Hsrrin s Co, 80 Frss
az have beeu allotted h.eoa shares
Of the Aawhidc syndicate Mines
for sale Al 40 esnts per SHARE. 10
which Wisxfsld lsh. Pitman and
others are interested Act qaicfis
II yuu Nant To get In on this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
NEWSBOYS WILL
SEE BUSTER
BROWN
When tte Wss Told %
nustsr Brown Treat.

Through the courtesy Of Carl
Reid. manager Of the brand op~za
hoaac. II A uorta. manages uf
Buster nruWn. and the manage
mrnt of The Star. the neNslslys snf
Seattle wtli aitend the fsrfornanes
Of Buster Bruwn tomorrow nsEit
Feeling well acquainted VITA
Buster. the newsboYn airs hilarious
ever the pruspeet 81 seeing Buster
in action aud fhs8 wfil be 90 hand
Ia fun furw~ They ALL greet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

bor. as soon a. the ballet has been
discharged. aud permits them 70
escape ON the same principle a.
the muffisr.
There Il only = slight hissinE
sound heard
viii offer 20 United States
The new Invention viii first be
offered tn the United States GOV.
eminent
When Sir Hiram Maxim invented
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

Their will be no French hall
AZ Luna park OF Ia amy other part
Of the city tonight
orders Ia stop q have been IL
sued by chief wappenatein. and
II any attempt IL made to hold
H. arrests viii follow
chief WupponHtain learned to
day that hsndhills announcing the
dance have been scattered fraalf
through the hlaekohap-l. aud that
the women of the district Intended
20 appear At the dance practically
In body
y G, Elder who appears Ia be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

with that Of the murderer and sui.
eide
Identification Of Asbury was
completely established BY his son.
Of Belle Fourchc. $ d. who came
here after the shooting. but
whether he and the woman al Den.
yer arc related Is not known.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
Nominate State Ticket and
Instruct Delegates.
tsy United Prs.s

10y United Prsssl
COLUMBUS. O. March THE
republican state convention has
nominated a state ticket. headed b.
Gov Andrew T Harris for soy
ernor. aud including the following
Tor the other important offices
Lieutenant governor. Francis
rfeadway. Cleveland
DELEGATES at large 10 the national
convention Charles y Taft. Gu.
cinnau. Myun 7 Herfiek. ciete
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

the atmosphere. and the report
which would have been caused hy
the sudden expansion OF the con
fined gases II avoided
MaNim's mechanism by means OF
q transverse piston valve catches
the high pressure gases Inside the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
BURGLARS TAP
SALOON TILL

Ramosins = section If the floor By
boring hol.s. burglars last uiEhf
entered i.onsY a Wood naloou.
FIRST ~ south aud Connecticut 81.
and fi1ea the tlll
Copleua hiuod staiaH about the
aperture have led the police ia
believe that one Of the thieves
vas injured or that there was tFuu.
bile between them.
The thieves. working from the
basement bored auEef holes 20
form a square - inches To- stse
They sawed oft the fioofins. and
helped themselves Ia the cnnlsnts
% the money drawer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

rIs>o rI,,rus

Every instrument purchased Will be
Johnston Guarantee which Money Back entirely
factory Furthermore VIII accept instrument
his sale any time within one toward purchase OF
grade handled by and allow
that all cash Is &c.
choice
values bound be snapped up quickly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
TEA

VIII you buy y
grocer a pound q =
and go by the "
brewing it?
Your grocer returns lis,,l ",
If you don't like seA"
We pay him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

Baby Grand Calves rholce1 IL
also included The retail
frat caller gets for tiS1 Also
Chckcng used for purposes regular retail
$500. Il hal or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05

Baseball aud raanluk shoes isli.
III FIRST ave 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
Gymnasium Supplies

At Theodore Willis q Co.'S. zoos
First 30.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
Alaska Outfits

At Theodore willis q Cos. lo0s
First. ."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
DressSkirts$9

roc NLlrfc
~''' '~'''o owing the excellent values it contains
These I5 Skirts OF good quality and also panama
ter plated and gored effects evidence trimmed with straps
material We show them IN black blue and brown All are
tailored
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-05
Ladies Waists $3.95; Spl. Value,

AT this price have placed on display a
special purchase OF Waists, as we'll as number
OF odds and ends from our own stock Various
styles are included. some OF taffetas some OF
lace and others OF radum A number OF the
models are trimmed with braid. and some are
lace-trimmed. Waists in light and dark colors,
suitable for dress or informal occasions, will be
noted. Special values at S395.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
Bryan,s Daughter a Delegate.

Denver, Col. Mrs Ruth Bryan
Leavitt, daughter of William Jen-
nings Bryan, was named as delegate
at-large to the Democratic State Con
vention to be held at Glenwood
Springs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
"Presence-of-NIind" smith.

The victory of Christ Church in the
Torpids at Oxford recalls a tragic cpl
sode recorded among the earlier row.
Ing annals of the house. DR.. Smith,
afterward Dean of Christ Church,
when an undergraduate, went down
to Iffley with friend in a skiff His
companion fell overheard, and caught
hold of the skiff, and Smith el-
planned, when he returned alone:
1--WE would both have been drowned
had not, with great presence of
mind, hit him on the head with boat
hook" He was thenceforward known
as "Presence-of-Mind Smith, and the
unpleasant sobriquet caused him,
when dean, to exchange with Gals
ford Dean Smith was a far more
capable ruler of Christ Church than
his successor, and among the students
elected during his brief reign were
Gladstone and Canning. Westmins-
ter Gazette.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
MURDERED WoMANs EYES SHOW SLAYER WORE BEARD.
Photograph Taken Try Theory Of Fiction p
Detective Work

St. Louis.-Acting on an idea that
has solved many murder mysteries in
fiction, Coroner Streeper caused q
photograph to be made of the eyes of
the unidentified woman whose body
was found in the Mississippi River
near Hartford, Ill An autopsy per-
formed on the body showed clearly
that the woman had been murdered.
She was killed by broken neck and
her body was thrown into the water.
Not clue that would lead to her
identity or to the person responsible
for her death was obtained by the
police. The Coroner thereupon de-
cided to test the theory that has been
advanced by many writer's of fiction,
as well as by several scientists, that
the last glance OF person on the
face of his or her murderer may be
so intense as to fix the picture of the
murderer permanently on the eyes Of
the victim
After the Photographic plates of
the eyes Of the woman whose body
was found in the Mississippi were
made, prints were struck off, and the
Coroner and the detectives saw what
they believed was the face of man
with hooked nose and wearing a
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09

naturally met with the enthusiastic
approval of the people of the United
States, and SO this more recent honor
to an illustrious physicist is consid-
cred as much recognition of Amer
lean science and capacity for original
work and minute speculation as it is
a well merited tribute to the distin-
guished recipient. Furthermore, it is
an added source of qualification that
Professor Michelson's work repre-
sents most largely the results of
American training and environment
and has been carried on for the most
part in American institutions.
Born at Strelno, Prussia December
10, 1852, he was brought to this
country as boy, and from the San
Francisco high school entered the
United States Naval Academy at An
napolis, where he was graduated in
1873. The young ensign's interest
in physics and chemistry led to his
detail to the teaching staff of the
Academy in 1875, and it was here
that he commenced his experimental
work that soon developed to such i'm
portance.--From the American Re-
view Of Reviews.
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beard. Acting on this clue, the de-
tectives set out to find the man who
resembles what appears to be hui
man face on the retina of the muir
dered woman's eye.
There is much difference of opinion
in regard to the possibility of the re-
tina retaining an impression after
death. Many books have been writ
ten in support of the theory, but these
books have been ridiculed by prom
inent scientists. Although magma
tive writers have unraveled many
mysteries by using the eye as a sensi-
tive Photographic plate, no murder
mystery in real life ever has been
solved in this way. Coroner Streep-
er's experiment therefore is being
watched with interest.
The dead woman was about thirty
five years old, of refined appearance,
and weighed about 40 pounds. She
was five feet four inches in height and
had dark brown hair and blue eyes.
The physician who performed the au-
topsy on the body said that the wom-
an had been struck on the nose, and
that the blow had thrown her head
back with such force as to break her
neck
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
SOUTH HoNoRs DAVIS.
Ten States Celebrate One Hundredth
Anniversary of His Birth.


Anniversary of His Birth.
New Orleans, lathe one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of
Jefferson Davis was celebrated
throughout the Southern States. In
connection with the honors to the
late Confederate President, the
Southern Memorial Day was OBJ
served and the day was treated as
whole or partial holiday in Ken
lucky, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, South
Carolina, Louisiana and Virginia.
In Louisiana the day is a legal hol-
iday. 1t was made memorable in
New Orleans this year by the dedica-
ton of the site here for the monu-
ment which is to be erected to the
memory of President Davis by the
people of the South All of the
schools, banks and exchanges of the
city we're closed
At Fairview, Ky, the birthplace of
Jefferson Davis, elaborate and largely
attended exercises were held. A din
ner was served on the grounds and in
memorial church on the site of the
log cabin in which Mr.. Davis was
born.
Confederate veterans were in line
at Lexington. KY, marching to the
local cemetery, where the exercises
were held. The day was also appro-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
PROM0TIONMEANT HIS DEATH
Paying Teller Muir Could Not Hide
Receiving Teller MuIr's Thefts.
In Intervals of Handing Out Money
From His Cage He Writes Com
fession, Then Shoots Himself.

New York City.-After he had sue
Cessfully concealed shortage in his
accounts for five years, Charles T.
Muir, paying teller Of the Forty-sec-
Ond street branch of the Corn Ex-
change Bank, went to the basement
Of the bank and shot himself just as
several depositors lined up in front
of the receiving teller's window with
books that would reveal his wrong
doing Muir's populations amounted
to $9098.42. They began when he
was the receiving teller of the bank,
and probably would not have been
discovered for months or years had he
not been promoted to become the
paying teller on June 1. His promo
ton made it impossible for him to
conceal the shortages when another
man was in his place at the receiving
window.
Muir died at Bellevue Hospital
shortly before noon, from the single
wound which he made in his forehead
with the banks revolver. His wife
reached the hospital a few minutes
after he died of the self-infiicted
wound and was Frustrated.
The story of Muir and his derelic-
tions appears to be that of the man
on small salary who handled thou
sands
Muir had no bad habits, according
to the many friends who came to the
rescue of his memory, and he lived
happily with his wife and two chill
dren in small and inexpensive fiat
at No. 507 West 140th street. There
is not single logical hint of another
woman in Muir's case.
He entered the service of the Corn
Exchange Bank shortly after the
great blizzard of 1888, and in TWEEN
ty years service rose to salary of
$500 year.
Seven years ago he was married,
and about the time his first child was
born the salary paid by the bank be-
came too small for his needs. Then
he began to steal, according to his
own confession, as found in letter
addressed to Manager George HI.
Frew, of the Forty-second street
branch.
This letter, which, was opened by
Coroner Acritelli, read as follows:
"Mr. Frew--My accounts are short
the total amount of the tickets in this
envelope. This has been going on
for about five years, covering short
age by substituting new deposits for
old. wish to say that no one in or
out of the bank is to blame for this
but myself CHARLES T. MUIR"
The banking history of New York
has more sensational tragedies than
that of Muir, but none that show in
such vivid detail the effect upon a
needy man of handling large sums of
money on small salary.
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place, where they are readily access
sible when needed. The holder con-
sists of a wooden stand from which
extends wire frame, the front OF
which is bent into numerous corruga-
tions. The pencils and penholders
are supported upon the holder by
wire clips with hooks, the latter being
secured on the end of the pencil The
holder is placed on the desk, where
the pencils and penholders can be
readily grasped When wanted -
Washington Star.
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priately observed at louisville. At
Memphis, in addition to the regular
memorial services at Elwood Ceme-
terry, the Confederate Historical As
ISOLATION arranged celebration in
the Goodwin Institute in the evening.
Banks and public buildings were
closed
A notable celebration took place at
Oxford, Miss, where an address on
the life, character and public services
of the Confederate chieftain was de-
livered by Bishop Charles B. Gallo
way.
At Beauvoir, the historic home Of
Mr.. Davis, celebration was held un-
der the joint auspices of the Gulf
Confederate Organization. Beauvoir
is now used as home for former
Confederate veterans.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09

Hetty Green, at seventy-odd, has
never used a telephone.
The Woman's SeIf-Supporting
League opened headquarters and
planned suffrage campaign.
Nine. Anna Gould is credited with
saying that 1.-THE French aristocracy is
the last storehouse of French refine
ment"
Miss Clara Brett Martin, who has
already achieved the distinction OF
being the first woman admitted to the
Canadian bar, Is now DESTROYS Of be-
coming Canada's first female Member
Of Parliament.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
YOUNGSTOWN rosrorrrcn.
Open from In the Morning Iltil =
In the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.

Open from In the Morning EatIl :
In the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.
7sOA. NJ For New York ard all intermedA.
ate stations.
sl5A. M.-For Easton, Newton, Chester and
all intermediate stations. Whippany.
sl5A. M.-For Brookside, Meudham ard all
stations on the RocKaway Valley Railroad
9.l5A. M.-For New York. and intermediate
cations.
9l5A. M.-For Mount Freedom.
o45A M-For Newark. New York and be-
yond.
n.a5A.M.-Eor Newark, New York and be
yond.
l2.4s p. m.-For New York and all inte-ms
diate stations
ls45 p M-For Roclraway and Dover.
$50 p. M.-For New York and all interms-
date stations.
MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY.
+72OA. M.--From New York and interHedi-
ate stations.
$50 A. M-From Hackettstown and int
mediate stations Whippany. Mt. Freedom
"a. M-From Broolsside, Mendharn and all
stations on the RoclSaway Valley Railroad,
$500 A. M,--From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
1sA. M--From Dover.
*lIOP. M..-Brom New York and intermedi-
ate stations
It's p. M.--From New York
B9OP M-From Philadelphia, Eastoni New
ton, Chester aud intermediate stations
AsOP. M.-From Broohside, Mendham and an
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad
~ n =, AZ Prom New York and fntar1Godl-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
Strange Ruins of Pyramids
Are Found in Mexico.

City of Mexico.-An important
archaeological discovery has just been
made in the district of San Ignacio
Huatusco, State of Vera Cruz. Ruins
OF ancient pyramids and a number of
prehistoric buildings were found in
the deep recesses of tropical forests.
Manuel Torres, representing the
National Museum, has just returned
here from preliminary visit Of ex-
ploration to the ruins. He found
many interesting relics in the in
terror compartments of the pyramids.