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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
PITCHED BATTLE AT CHURCH.
Abe MoSeley Stabs John Allen at
White Pond.

There was quite an exciting time
among the negroes at their church
1t WhlrA Pond in Aiken county on
Sunday. Pistol balls flying in every
direction. women and chiidceu
screaming and failing between bench.
IS to shua The balls, all resulted from
quarrel between Abe MoseleT and
John Allen, The former stabbing the
latter in the back with his knife.
causing fatal woand Sheriff Ra-
ban was soon upon the scene, ar
resting negroes for carrying conceal
ed weapons. but did not get Moseley.
as he ran TO nearby swamp, and
has not been captured yet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
Shooting at Union.

At Union Tuesday Munroe Ward
fred two balls into H. r. Miller, the
balls entering the left side, one near
the heart and the other slightly
towards lower down. The physic-
ians are unable to say just how Sc
rious the wounds are, but from their
location Of the balls, little hope Of
his recovery is entertained.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
No Witnesses.

You are charged with stealing
nine Of Colonel Henrys hens last
night. Have You any Witnesses"
asked the justice sternly.
'NusSah," said Brother Jones
humhly. II s'pecks Is sawtah Pc
cUliar dar-uh-wav, but it amt never
been nah custom to take witnesses
along when goes out chicken steal
in. sun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
Victim Of Lightning

William Camp. farmer. was kill
ID hy lightning a his home on North
Pacelet Ri"er. 8 miles from Spar
tanburs Tuesday afternoon VII
lam Simmons and his family Of five
children in the same section were
terribly shocked by bolt tha: Sc:
fire % their home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
Cyclone Passes Denmark.

A small cyclone passed about one
mile northwest of Denmark about
6 o'clock Thursday evening, wrecking
the home and stables OF Mr.. Asa
Baxter and tenant house Of Mr..
]. w. Baxter. Mr. Asa BaXter's eld-
est daughter was slightly injured.
No one killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
CAN'T AGREE
AND WILL !ARBITRATE THEIR
DIFFERENCES.
The Georgia Railroad and the White
FIremen Will Soon Settle Their
Trouble.


Unable to agree on terms Of a
settlement, says dispatch from At
lanta, the officials Of the Georgia
Railroad and of the Brotherhood of
Firemen have invoked arbitration
under the Erdnan law. It was near
" o'clock Monday night when
Commissioner OF Labor Neill and
Chairman Knapp. of the Interstate
commerce commission, reluctantly
gave up the battle to bring the war
ring elements together.
Commissioner Neill notified both
parties to the dispute 20 select an
arbitrator within FIVE days, These
TWO men will select third. The
Erdman Act provides that should the
two arbitrators be unable to agree
upon the third member of the COM
mission. he will be named by Knapp
and Neill. The decision of the arbi-
traitors is made binding upon both
parties by law.
AS expected the disagreement
came over the retention of negroes.
The fremen first demanded the dis
missal of all negroes. This was re-
fused fatty by the railroad. After
considerable labor on the part Of
Messrs. Neill and Knapp, the fire.
men submitted another proposition.
They agreed that those negroes now
employed or who were employed pri-
OF to April 10. should be retained
on their present footing. Recent
promotions of negroes had been can
celled before the men returned to
work
They demanded that all white fire.
men should have seniority over all
negroes. That is, if white fireman
was employed today, he would rank
ahead of all negroes no matter how
long they were in the service, when
it came to promotion to better runs.
In addition, they asked that at no
time should the total number Of ne
groes employed exceed 25 per cent
Of the white fremen on the compa-
ny's payroll. If at;any time the
number of negro employees dropped
below 25 per cent no more were to
be employed. 1t is said that the
Georgia Railroad might have con-
sented to this were it not for the op-
position of the terminal company.
When it was seen that agreement
was impossible the Federal officials
gave up the fight and ordered that
the dispute go to arbitration. When
the men returned to work Saturday
/ afternoon the road agreed that the
status of April l should be restored.
It was upon that date that the
trouble began. The company had
| then promoted several negroes to
good runs and removed white fire.
men to make room for them. AL
ready the company has restored tee
white fremen to the runs they held
On April 10. all other disputed
Loints. and demands were conceded
except the senioTit? of white men and
tie limitation as to the number Of
negroes employed.
The white fremen claim that ne
gro fremen are not held to strict
enforcement of the rules as are the
the whites, and they intimate that
the policy Of the road seemed to be
to discharge whites at every oppor-
tunity and replace them with blacks.
who get less wages. General Man
ager Scott denies this and declares
his willingness to agree to a strict
enforcement. of all rules against the
negroes,
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BRUTAL FATHER
Whips His Daughter to Death
With a Whip.
THE BRUTE IN JAIL
So Severe Was the Beating Given
the Girl by Her inhunan Father
That Her SIX, II Was Fractured hf
It. From the Effects Of Which She
Died.

\ special dispatch from Lamar to
the Columbia Record says word
reached there on Tuesday afternoon
that young negro woman. daughter
Of Ellis Moods. who lives On the
place OF Mrs. Board, near Carters-
VILE. was dead under suspicious cir
cumstances.
Sheriff Blackwell. Of Darlington
county, upon being notified appoint
ed Trial Justice J. w. Boykin to
act as coroner. Judge Boykin went
20 the scene about S o'clock with a
crowd OF others and coroner'S jury
was empaaeled.
witnesses were examined and it
developed that Ellis Woods had beat
his daughter. a girl Of IS years. un-
til she died from the treatment.
Another daughter OF Woods testi-
fed that be had beaten the dead wo-
man with wagon whip. There Were
cuts and bruises on her face and head
and it appears that her skull was
fractured.
Woods Claims that his daughte!
was complaining Of feeling sick and
that she fell out Of the door and
killed herself.
The jury rendered verdict to the
effect that the deceased came to her
death al the hands OF her father.
Woods was carried 10 Lamar and
placed in jail for safe keeping.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
LEAPS TO DEATH,
Jumps From Window OF Eye and
Ear Infirmary

Ear Infirmary.
While nurse was IN an adjoining
ward at four o'clock Tuesday morn
William Powers, thirty-fve years
old, patient in the New York Eye
and Ear Infrmary, Second avenue
and Thirteenth street gnawed the
restraining sheet" that kept him
strapped to his cot. and made his
way unseen to window on the Sec
ond avenue side.
Several patients saw the white
robbed figure open the window, climb
to the sill and leap out into space.
The alarm was given and doctors.
nurses and orderlies ran TO the
street, where they found Powers ly-
ing dead on the stone area.
Powers, who was laborer, liv-
ing at No 1872 Third avenue, New
York. was suffering from massoid
trouble.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
MULE KILLED BY LIGHTNING:
Two Colored Men Driving it Had
Narrow Escape.

Narrow Escape.
The Counlb bia Record says mule
belonging to Wilson Herbert. color
ed, was killed on Sunday afternoon
by lightning in the road near Mrs.
f. S. Herbert's farm, in Mendenhall
township. The mule was being driv-
en- along the road by Wilson Her
bert's son, John Henry. and Hiram
Nelson. There came binding flash
and a terrific report, and the mule
fell dead. Herbert was rendered un-
conscious for good while. Nelson
was thrown about ten feet out Of the
buggy. The mule was a valuable
ore. III the ame section Of the
county. only mile away. COW be-
longing 70 Jake kinard. colored, was
struck hr lightning and killed in
Mr.. Boulware's pasture
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
Buried I.nder GraHel.

AS result Of a cave-in of gravel
pit at Olive Branch. Miss. few days
ago. five, negroes were killed. Tons
Of gravel fel! on them, crushing
their bodies.
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An Expensive Notice.

Pat-"What De yer charge for
funeral notice i. YEP paper"
Ed!tor-"Fifty cents an inch
Pat-"Good heavens. An ne poor
brother was six feet high.
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Literally True.

What have you got in the shape
OF cucumbers this morning." asked
the customer of the new grocer.
Nothing but bananas, ma a'em,"
was the reply.
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For stealing one kiss,
Man Oft remains
For the rest Of his life
In Cupid's chains.

1t takes more than a sinecure
cure most people Of their sins.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
The Gentleman of the Court Room.
Until Found Short Time Ago.

Are YOU the defendant" asked
man in the court room. speaking to
III old negro
No. boss. was tho reply. 81 amt
lone norhin 70 be called names like
dat I'se got q LAWYER here--he does
the defen ing
Then who are you?"
''l'se The semmum what stole de
chickens.
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Sometimes "pirited" thought
thought strikes a happy medium.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09

Democrauc principles are applied TO
the solution OF present problems we
are warned to get back to old fash
ioned Democracy. On the other
hand. when protest is made against
Republican measures striking at the
foundation Of our form of govern
ment. We are charged with being
obstructionists. In the meantime,
The gratuitous advice comes from the
same sources 10 split up the solid
South in order, forsooth. that some
future Southern Republican may be-
come cabinet officer under Re-
publican administration, Such is the
logic OF Mr.. Julian Harris and 9TH
ers who have written recently on
this subject.
President Taft's proposed policy
the South. as outlined in
bis recent utterances on the sub.
jcct will have little bearing upon the
question. His policy toward DEM
ocTats who are untrue 10 their party
will nor. in my opinion, tend to
The cause Of his party in
The South The only way for the
TO bnild up their party
IN the South, in my opinion. is to
Democrat that Repuhlr
can policies are the best. Then. for
such as are convinced. to Join the .
Republican party boldly and advo-
cate its principles and receive It's
-ewards. Democrats are not going
% be split up by the undermining !
process Of rewarding those who :
light tho Democratic par1y from tho
nside.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09

Mr. Smith. said il was not onl%
true that the Southern cotton tarmer
had 70 pay about Sc ton more to
produce his cotton for fertilizer in
order 10 give little additional profit
to all already prosperous protecued
industry, but he must also pay a duty
on his hassing and ties in order to
build up a bagsing industry on
American soil. where no raw jute
materia! was produced. and on the
other hand 10 add to the profits on
the great Steel Trust.
Ny. Smith cited the fact that the
recent election OF i. ". Parker, OF
Greerrille. S. c.. at Richmond last
week TO be the head of the Manutac-
turers Association on an anti-pro-
tective platform Tor manufactured
goods, ever .. H. ThompE!ns for q
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09

Does congress have any particu-
lar preference for the great crimi-
nais? Its distribution Of its fayors
seems to suggest something OF the
kind.
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DESK ROOM
FOR RENT-SHOPs.

FOR REST-Largs paint shop; good location
inquire SOUTH WASHINGTON STABLES
500 "a ave. = W. apr6-tu. n. sa-tf
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FOR RENT-OFFICEs.

HAVING MORE ROOM than I need IN my
business, Will rent portion OF shop and
ofIice 20 reliable business man: splendid op-
portunity TO locate IN the business section
y. W. fe24-st
DESK ROOM
FOR RENT IN THE MUNSEY BUILD.
ING: THE FINEST OFFICE BUILDING IN
WASHINGTON. ESPECIALLY DESIRA-
BILE FOR PRESS AND BUSINESS REP
RE6ENTATIVES. SERVICE AND AP-
POINTAENTS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER
LOCATION IDEAL. RENTALS LOW AP-
PLY FOR PARTICULARS. AGENT OF
BUILDING. spIg-tf
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DUPLEX SPARK con

Immediately gives two sparks In place OF one:
quickest ignition and most powerful results.
fun information at DISTRICT MACHINE
AND AUTO REPAIR CO, i20s L St ~ w
Phone NJ 1857. ap2c-tu th-tf
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Unusual Opportunities
for Auto Purchasers

II you want 70 save a substantial sum IN
that car you intend buying. Just glance over
this list OF bargains Every one guaranteed
"a represented. Many OF these values are 50
remarkable that they should be quickly
snapped up-
ELECTRICs.
One Columbia Runabout. newly finished. In
perfect running ordsr-S550
one Columbia Runabout. newly rsno,,s,.5
throughout. in excellent condition-s450
One Baker stanhODe. newly renovated
throughout, in perfect running order-ss50.
one Columbia Victoria. newly finished. in
ezEfsot eondition-$SOo.
One Rauch and Lang Limousine. complsts-
ly renovated throughout, and in perfect run
ninE order Originally cost $500. NOW $500.
GASOLINE CARS.
One Maxwell Runsbout IN good order
One Franklin. Model ID" touring ear.
fully equipped with separate tires. tools
etc; originally cost So Now 81 900.
DUPONT GARAGE co,
2o2o NJ ST. n. W. 3el5-tf
sToRING AND REPAIRING.
Roorny well ventilated, ali on ground noor
ia best residential location. Best equipped
repair shop in city; all work done BY expert
Tnechanie. WARNER MOTOR CO. 1906 NEW
HAMPSHIRE AVE. Phone ". 1872.
a229-tu th.sa-tf
STANDARD GARAGE,
zA IlTH ST. y. ".
STORAGE. REPAIRING.
TELEPHONE NORTH 2s24
ap1z-s0s
DUPLEX SPARK COIL
Immediately gives two sparks In place OF one:
quickest ignition and most powerful results;
full information at DISTRICT MACHINE
AND AUTO REPAIR CO. i2oS L st y. w
Phone NJ 1851. ep2c-tu fh-tf
SPECIAL NOTICE tO-ownerz Of second hand
Enachtnes-Ws viii overhaul and repair your
ear FREE OF CHARGE and sell Il on com
mission II you want quick action. conasnun-
tcate with Us al nnoe. AUTOMOBILE COL
LEGE OF WASHINGTON. Inc 1922 I4th 81
n. W Phone North z0ss. myf-f
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RY.

NOTE-Published only as information and
not guaranteed.
4:OO p NC. o. Limited. Daily, Fass YES
tibuled train. Pullman sleeDsrs TO licking
ton, Louisville. Cincinnati, Indiaaanolfe
Chicago, and St. Louis. Connection FOR vfr.
ginia Hot Springs. Pullman car LouisvtIIa
to Memphis an6 New Orleans. Dining cars
a la carte service
IIO p. NE. f. Y. LIMITED. DaUv-
Solid vestfbule frain. Pullman sIeepers IN
Cincinnati Lexington and Louisville daifv
and Virginia Hot Springs week days Din
ing cars a L. carte service FuIlroan
sleepers Cincinnati to Chicagoand ST. Louis
and Louisville to Memphis. Nashville, ana
New Orleans.
Chesapeake and Ohio onices. SIS PennsyI-
vania avenue; 1899 F street. and New Union
Station. Telephone Main 1869 or 22Os FOR
tickets, baggage checks, reservations and
Taxicab. mys-tf
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WANTED-HoUsES.

WOULD like to purchase small house. not
70 exceed s., 500. WALTER p. HARLOW,
1906 Q 81. IL
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Offerings in the Realty Markets
Of Washington and It's Suburbs
APARTMENTS TO LET
Furnished II UNFINISHED

80 II ST. y. w, RIVTERA-Three and four
large rooms, tile bath. hot water: large porch;
All modern improvements. Apply Janitor
je2z-6t
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LEGAL NOTICES

4ss va ave. :. w. aprs-tu. tn. sa-tf
LEGAL NOTICES.
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. HSicILg Probate Court No
1905, Administration. This Is 10 give Notice.
That the subscriber. OF the District or Co
lumbis. has obtained from the Probate CONT
OF the District or Columbia. Letters Of Ad-
ministratioc on the estate Of Ellen No
MahOn. late Of the District Of Columbia ~.
ceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned TO exhfbtt
the same with the vouchers thereof. legally
authenticated. 20 the subscriber. on on he
fore the 18th day Of June. a. -. 1910; other
wise they may by law be excluded from al
benefit Of said estate. Given under na bsn5
this 18TH day OF June, 1903. GOLDEN
DONALDSON, 81 1fth 81. n. W CsealJ
Attest: VIM. c. TAYLOR. Deputy Rcnlster
OF Wills for the District OF Columbia Clsrl,
Of the Probate Court COLE a. DONALD
son, Attorneys isf7.z4jy
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT or
COLUMBIA. Holding Probate Court No
1853. Administration. This is 20 give no
tce: That the subscribers. Of the District
of Columbia, have obtained from the Probate
Court OF the District Of Columbia. Letters
Parliamentary on the estate OF Kate Wnfd
Burt. late Of The District Of Columbia Dc.
ceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
lhe same, With the vouchers thereof. legally
authenticated, 20 the subscribers, ou on be-
lore the 10Th day Of June. 4. -. 1910. other
wise thsy may by law be excluded from
hands this 10th day or June, 1909 JENNIE
J.. MCNkOE. l44l Clifton 1t. ". W. EMMA
n. GILLEII. 1916 ct. -. W. (8eaiJ At
test: VIM C.. TAYLOR. Deputy Register
OF wis Tor the District or Columbia CLERK
OF me Probate Court. NEWTON A. GIL
LEI !. ALloLheys ielI,zitu
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT or
COLUMBIA Holding Probate Court No
lZso5' administration This IS 10 give notice:
mat the subscriber OF the District OF Co
lumDlas has obtained from the Probate Court
or the District Of Columbia Letters of Ad-
ward MCMAHON. late Of the District Of Co
lumDia, deceased All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned 10
exhibit the same with the vouchers there
OF, legally authenticated. 70 the subscriber
on or before the 18th day OF June A D.
1910: otherwise they may by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit Of said estate. Given
under my hand this 10th day OF June 1909 r
GOLDEN DONALDSON. s11 l4th st N W
tSeel1 Attest; WM, 9, TAYLOR, Deputy
Register OF Wits for the District OF Co
lumbia. Clerk of the Probate Court. COLE
L DONALDSON. Attorneys. Sell, 2GiyI
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SOUTHERN RALWAY

N. B.-FollOwing schedule figures published
only information and are not guaranteed
For Atlanta, Birmingham, Mobile, New
Orleans. Ashevtne. Chattanooga, Memphis
800 a. m. and 1873 p, daily.
For Roanoke Knoxville. Chattannosa
Birmingham, New Orleans, 1910 D. m
For Knoxville. Chattanooga. Memphis Am
a n. daily. Sleeper open after 10 D. mr.
For Atlanta, Birmingham, Columbia
Charleston. Augusta. -Iken. Savannah, Jack
sonvile, and Florida points. 1910 p. m daily
L. s. BROWN General Agent.
jet9-tf-exu
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CHESAPEAKE BEACH RY.

Effective May %. 1909. Subject to change
without notice
WEEK DAYS.
Going, leave District Line s.25. MOO q. m.
$50 $40 7:45. and 9.45 p. m.
Returning, leave the Beach 6:35 a. m, I2:45.
400 $780, 500. and 1000 p m.
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
Going. s.25, u:O0 a. N. $50. 400. T.s5. ana
s45 D. m.
Returning. 100 a. 10. 17:4s. 2:1o 500 500
and 1000 ,. N.
PAUL 7. WATERS.
GensE2i Manager.
jeA-tf
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washing
ton. June y, 1903 Sealed proposals viii be
received at This once until two O'Clock % ma
June %. 1909. FOR furnishing the various
branches Of the Government OF the District
Of Columbia. with forage. during the nscal
year ending June 90 1910 Blank forms of
proposal and all necessary information NAV
be obtained upon application 10 the Property
clerk. =. g. District Building. HENRY
B. +. MCFARLAND. HENRY l.. WEST
". v JUDSON. Commissioners, %. C.
1sl2,l9,
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sEA8oARD ASR LINE RAILWAY.

SEABoAED Al LINE RAILWAY,
Ticket Ofhcss lab Kew York Ave, Nw
Notice-FOilowing schedule not EIarauteaft.
s:o5 a. m. daily. FLORIDA Fast Mai -
Through coaches and Pullman sleepers 10
Savannah and Jacksonville. Through sIeen-
ers Washington 20 Atlanta and Birmingham
lining cars.
7:2o .. m. daily, Year Round Linaitsd d,
Coaches and Pullman to Savannah JackSon
Vile, and Tampa. Also Atlanta BIrming-
hm. and Memphis Dining cars.
O. z PHILLIPS. District Passenger Agent
ie22-tf
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FOR Rents rooms and bath, 1856 New
Jersey ave; $500 je24-3t'
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per month for loans IA all amounts. This
includes all our charges. Others advsrtiss
lower rates. ETC.; they almost offer to give
you the money; but when you go TO their
ONCE they viii confront you with ali sorts OF
charges for commissions extras. etc. which
make the loan cost many times what they
advertise We make no such charges. Nc
admission feess charges for drawing up
papers. Others sds. sound good. but in
Vest8gate them. find out all the cost. then lst
Us tel you what we are doing and have
been doing for twelve years The comparison
VIII surprise YOU Our endorsement Is IN the
people or Washington who have dealt here
and been satisfied with oua rates and the
courtesy shown them. We make payments &c
suit your convenience and ask no payment
on interest or principal until TWO MONTHS
FROM THE DAY YOU GET THE LOAN.
No charge whatever sor the first month. We
are leaders. others follow. Let pay up
your Ian and advance you mora money. On
loans OF $500 and more our rate Is only u
per cent per month instead OF per cent.
CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE 30 DELAY.
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
For Sale
PRICE $500.

CAN ARRANGE EASY TERMS
STORE AND 7-ROOM DWELLING, con-
crete cellar; large lott house built less than
years, stable and hen house Within the
one-fare limit.
VIM H. SAUNDERS &c CO.. 1907 ST.
4ep9-R+
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HERB SPECIALIST.

MANUFACTURERS Of herb remedies; guar
antset TO relieve the most obstinate
diseases known TO mankind. II. A LOUIS
Is sons. 17Ss 7tk 81. y. w. nyI-tS
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07
GEORGE BEBAN'S MIMIC ART
IA REVELATION AT PR0CT0R'S

Rarely is such a thoroughly satisfy
ing dramatic offering observed in a
vaudeville house as that which may
be seen at Proctor's Theatre this week
in THE Sign of the Rose" a charming
little play most admirably presented by
George Beban and a capable company.
The production is the joint work of
Mr.. Beban and Charles T. Darcy, and
they have reason to be proud of it.
A child of rich parents has been
stolen by Black Hand men and the po-
lice have made an appointment to pay
the sl0,0 900 ransom in a florists shop.
Pietro Massena's little girl has been
run over and killed by an automobile
and he comes to the shop to buy a
single rose to lay on her coffin. This
being the sign agreed on by the kid
rappers, he is browbeaten and bully
ragged by a detective. In his bewilder-
Inent he tells the story of his pitiful
domestic tragedy to the mother of the
kidnapped child. who believes him, and
to the police officer. who sneers at him.
Just as he is being led to prison the
father rushes in with the kidnapped
child in his arms. 1t then appears that
Ii was the rich father who had run
down the Italians little girl. There
were few dry tears in the house last
night when the final curtain fell, and
Mr.. Beban was forced to respond to
many calls, during which, by the way,