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The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-30

Burlington, N. J.-Declaring that
he deliberately shot three-year-old
Frances Lord, but unable to explain
what impulse forced him to the act,
eleven-year-old "Joe" Kane, held for
the staying of the little girl last Sat
urday evening, made a complete con
fession to Assistant County Prosecu-
tor Robert Atkinson and Policeman
Claude Sell, of Burlington, at the City
Hall jail.
II knew 1t would kill Frances and
I know they hang people for doing
things like that" said the youthful
prisoner. Then recovering some of
the braggadocio he displayed when
arrested, Kane said he had been in
spired to play ''robber'. by moving
picture shows which he had wit
messed.
"All the boys play robber." con-
tinued Joe. Sometimes we use
sticks for swords and hold up all
the kids that come along, but it's
more fun to s a gun, because you
a scare all the kids with that.
I'VE often used the old gun when
we were having fun playing high
wayman. I came near shooting
Freddie Roberts once when I pulled
the trigger and the gun went off just
over his head. We used to swipe
caps and shoot them off on the gun
when there weren't any other loads
In 1t, as there was this last time
when I shot Frances. My brother
had loaded it to shoot blackbirds
last week. Sometimes I'd chase the
whole gang out of the yard, telling
them I'd shoot them. Once I got a
pistol and made a fellow run like
sixty.
But 1 never had a fight with
Frances. She was just a little GIRL
said the boy, in tears for the first
time during the interview, and he
added remorsefully, II don't know
why I did it.
When Frances a up to. see what
we were doing I said, I'm going to
shoot you'll She says, Please don't
shoot mel and put her hands over
her face and peered through her fin
gers. She started to run and 1 shot
the gun at her. The old gun kicked
SO hard 1t nearly knocked me over.
my mother and father told neigh
bors it was an accident, so I just
Sdiu IL was dA anu UldulSu
it on Tommy Ocas. ] knew 1t wasn't
right to kill her. l didn't mean to
shoot her, and / don't know why /
did. We were having such a good
time playing robber!"
Ever go to Sunday school, Joe?'
asked the prosecutor.
Nope, but I'd like to go. Never
got any good clothes to wear. l amt
a bad boy, though. Folks say I'm
bad when I'm just having fun"
Kane had an opportunity to tell
his story again before a coroner's
Jury.
Local officials who listened to the
boys story believe he suffered a sud-
den attack of insanity, and assert
that his case is a study for alienists
rather than a jury.
The boy prisoner seemed to enjoy
his experience on the trolley trip to
the county seat with Patrolman
Claude Sell. IT wonder If they'll
hang me for this" he asked the po-
liceman. When assured that hang
ing was no longer in force in New
Jersey the boy seemed easier in his
mind.
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SEA WALL SAVES GALVESTON.
Similar Storm to That of 1900 Passed
Over the City Harmless.

Galveston, Texas.-Fortifed be-
hind her sev~enteen-foot sea wall and
elevated to a point above the danger
line, Galveston passed safely through
a hurricane that resembled the dis
astrous storm of 1900. Part of the
island on which the city is situated
was again inundated, the overlooking
sea water reaching a height of even
feet or more. That portion of the
island which has been protected suf-
fered comparatively little harm. No
lives were lost in the city, and the
property damage was not large.
However, at a seashore resort,
Tarpon Fishing Pier, across the bay,
it is supposed that sixteen people
persisted.
The dead are: Captain Bettison
and wife, Edward Lewis, C. H. Daily,
circulation manager of The Calves
ton Tribune, formerly of Chicago;
four negroes. The others were I'm.
known.
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PENIS GROVE, N. j.. FRIDAY. JULY 80. 1909.
l9 STATES MENACE
INCOME TAX PLAN
Only q Commonwealth Are
Counted as Certain on Six
teenth Amendment.

Washington, D. C.-Will the in
come tax ever become a law through
the amendment of the Constitution
by the thirty-ive States whose assent
is necessary?
This is a question which is being
discussed grayely here, and the mega
tive answer of most was responsible
for the unanimous vote given the res
olution in the Senate.
Even the most enthusiastic sup
porters of the income tax are not
Intoxicated by hope that two-thirds
of the State Legislatures will take
favorable action. Getting down to
cold figures, no one can see at this
time a safe majority for the adoption
of the amendment. To obtain ratif-
cation the amendment, as already
stated, must carry t~hirty-1ve States.
Twelve States rejecting it will kill 1t.
By not acting either ~afirmatively or
negatively, a few States may prevent
the necessary three-fourths majority.
!. The States which at this time are
Regarded as reasonably sure to adopt
the proposed amendment are:
Arkansas, Nevada,
colorado, North Carolina.
Georgia, North Dakota,
Oklahoma,
Indiana, Oregon,
Iowa, South Carolina,
Kansas, South Dakota,
Kentucky. Tennessee,
Michigan, Texas,
Minnesota, Virginia,
Mississippi. Washington,
Missouri, Wisconsin,
Montana, Wyoming.
Nebraska,
In this list are tw~enty-seven States,
Or eight less than the number re-
quired to adopt the amendment.
In the doubtful column are placed
the following States:
Alabama, Louisiana,
Florida, West Virginia,
Illinois, Ohio.
California, New York.
Utah, Maryland.
In this doubtful group are ten
States, and in the third group of
Htates-those which are regarded by
reason of dominating influences to be
reasonably sure to reject the amend
ment-are the following nine States:
Maine, Connecticut,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Pennsylvania;
Massachusetts,, New Jersey.
Delaware,
The latter group, 1t will be noticed,
embraces all of New England. The
casual observer will be inclined to
believe some of these States to be at
least doubtful, but it is the purpose
here merely to give the views of per-
sons who are very much interested in
the matter and who have already
studied and analysed the situation,
and they place New England among
the hostiles.
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MAY WARD orr OLD AGE.
Removal of Large Intestine Urged by Doctor VINO
Backs 10 Metcf0ikoff.

London.-As the result Of investi-
cations at st. Mary's Hospital, Lon
don, DIR. Distaso, of Paris, says he has
verified the theory of Professor Met
chnikoff that old age can be warded
off.
1t will be recalled that Professor
Metchnikoff declared it to be his con-
viction a couple of years ago that the
large intestine was the breeding place
Of the majority of harmful germs In
the human body, and that when this
intestine was removed the majority
of germs remaining In the body were
beneficial, with the result that life
was prolonged. DR.. Distaso's investi-
cations were directed to comparing
the germs found in normal individ-
uals and in those whose large intes-
tine had been removed by operation.
He SO satisfied himself by his studies
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sNowsToRM STOPS BALLOON.
Aeronauts Encounter 1t When Two
Miles Above Earth.

st. Louis, Mo. A midsummer
snowstorm two miles above earth
caused John Berry, Paul J. McCul-
Tough and John S. Thurman, who as
sended here in the balloon University
City in an attempt to capture the
Lahm cup, to land near Savanna, Ill.
They travelled 242 miles mostly
through rain.
The attempt to win the cup was
given up after the bag, netting and
basket became so wet that the gas
would no longer support the weight.
"At n time, when we were try
ing to get out of the snowstorm,"
said Berry, 1--WE rose to 1900 feet.
At times the basket swung around
like a top. Sleet cut our faces and we
had to keep throwing snow off the
basket to prevent its weight from re-
tarding our flight"
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MRS. SUTTON CHARGES OFFICERS
Government Forces Her to Accuse
Marines Of Her Sons Death.

Government Forces Her to Accuse
Marines Of Her Sons Death.
Annapolis, Md.-The Government
put itself on the defensive and made
Mrs. James N. Sutton a complainant
and the direct of several of
the young officers of the Marine Corps
In connection with the death of her
son, Lieutenant James N. Sutton, the
circumstances of which had been I'M
der investigation here for ten days
before the naval board of inquiry.
Mrs. Sutton's counsel, Henry E. Da-
Wis, argued the point, but the court
overruled his objections. An ad-
lournment was taken till Lieutenant
Harold Utley, a material witness, now
stationed on the battleship North
Carolina, returns to this country.
Major Leonard requested the court
% place Mrs. Sutton on the stand as
complainant against Lieutenants
Adams, Bevan, Willing and Osterman
and Sergeant De Hart, of the Marine
Corps, all OF whom were at the scene
Of the tragedy on the night young
Sutton was shot.
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Miss RosseII Dead.

Miss Anna Rossell, a member of one
Of the oldest families in Trenton, died
In her home in that city in her eighty
second year. She was a daughter Of
Zachariah Rossell, for many years
Adjutant-General of New Jersey. She
was a Observation-Disclosures of
William Trent, one of the early Chief
Justices of New Jersey, for whom tho
city of Trenton was named. Miss
Rossell's nearest surviving relatives
are a nephew, Colonel William Tren.
ton Rossell, U. S. A., and a niece.
Miss Mamie Rossell, of Catskill,
N. Y.
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Has Wolf tc Guard Home.

Burglars will do we'll to keep away
from the home of Chaplin Marcus, No.
ESQ Upper Mountain avenue, in Mont
clair, for the house is guarded at
night by a full-blooded American tim
Der wolf. The animal, which was
sent from Maine by a friend of the
family several months ago, when a
puppy, has developed all the traits of
a watchdog, and its presence in the
Marcus homestead is expected to
ward off housebreakers.
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Trained Nurse For Schools.

In order to perfect its system of
medical inspection of schools the
Montclair Board of Health proposes
placing a trained nurse in charge of
the pupils. and has asked the mu-
nicipal authorities for an increased
appropriation to pay the expense.
Montclair was one of the first towns
in the country to adopt a system of
medical inspection in schools.
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In All Parts of the State.

Mrs. John j. Armour, of Clayton.
was burned to death.
Chief of Police Frank ]. Goan, of
Gloucester city, was dismissed from
office by the City Councils.
Arthur Benson shot a turtle
weighing sixteen and a half pounds in
Wagner's pond, at Wenonah.
Rev. DR.. j. w. Rogan, formerly
pastor of the Pennington Presbyter-
ian Church, has accepted a call to
the pastorate of the Red Bank
Church.
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of the truth of Professor Metchni-
kof's theory that he unhesitatingly
says that every child ought to have
its large intestine and appendix re-
moved when two or three years old.
He further afirms that almost
every chronic disease can be traced
to the action Of these intestinal
germs, among others heart disease,
arterial sclerosis and most kinds of
headaches. Everybody would get
along better without the big intestine,
but those who care not to sumbit to its
removal by operation ought, If they
want to live long, to eat very little
meat, once daily being plenty, with
green vegetables, and only vegetables
at other meals.
Water should be drunk abundantly
throughout the day, but no tea, coffee
or spirits.
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Women in Days News.

First cousins car marry in New
York.
Eleanor Freitag, of Long Islane
City, unbalanced by overstudy, killed
herself.
Lady Granard, an American, is tc
be honored by a post in Queen Alex.
andra's household
The eighty-eighth anniversary OF
Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy's birth was
observed at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Miss Grace johnson, OF Buffalo, N.
r., was sentenced to q second term In
prison for suftragstta activity in Lon.
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Not an Idle Man in Trenton.

Reports from labor circles and from
the manufacturers at Trenton show
that every industry is busy, behind
orders, and with evident promise OF
continued business. The plumbers ,
carpenters and bricklayers' unions
sent out OF the city for more men.
There is not an idle craftsman in the
city. This is unusual and both man.
u%facturers and workmen say that
good times have come to Trenton
again.
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Reunited at Death Bed.

Jacob Spitz died at Paterson within
an hour after he and his wife had
kissed and both had asked for for
siveness. Spitz was the senior mem
Der of the firm of Spitz & Co., who
conducted a big department store on
Main street. He was ffty-six years
Did and leaves ten children. There
dad been a family feud for a long
time and eighteen months ago Spitz
and his wife separated. Mrs. Spitz
made no effort to obtain a divorce,
but instructed her counsel to bring
suit for alimony. The meeting was
The first since they had separated.
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Run Pursued into House.

John De Nyse, of Greenlawn, Long
Island, was reading a newspaper on
his front porch when a bull was
driven along the road. De Nyse was
wearing a red shirt. The bull saorted
when he saw the shirt and charged
at De Nyse, who climbed to safety
over a high fence. The bull kept
right on, plunged through a plate
glass window into the De Nyse par
lor, where Mrs. De Nyse sat. Scream
iHen,she a down the cellar stairs
tx sNbehind her. The bull halted
at the tob of the stairs until les driver
Dersuaded> VI "a leave the heusa.
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Feminine Notes.

Miss Mary B. Daniels, American
missionary, died at Osaka, Japan.
Mrs. H. L. Tibbets has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Board of
Charities in Lowell, Mass.
Miss Anita Stewart, of New York
City, Is engaged to Prince Miguel of
Braganza, the Portuguese pretender.
A woman met another in Fifth ave-
nue., New York City, and claimed a
dog that was being led. A policeman
took both women and the dog to
Yorkville Court. The magistrate res
stored the dog to the woman who haA
been leading H.
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Silence No Longe1 Golden.

Mrs. Frank J.. Beekman brought tc
the courts at Asbury Park a case
where silence ceases to be golden
Supported by the testimony of friends
and neighbors, she is suing her hus.
band for divorce on the ground that,
since she married him in 1905, he
has refused to speak to her. Never
says the wife, has her husband vol.
unfairly addressed her. He answers
important questions, she says, by a
nod of the head only. Beekman does
not contest the suit.
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Teacher-"When that boy threw
Jtones at you, why didn't you come
and tell me, instead of throwing them
back?"
Small Boy-'Tell you? Why, you
couldn't hit the. side of a barn.
New York Mail.
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Six Chauffeurs Lose Licenses.

J. B. R. Smith, Commissioner OF
Motor Vehicles at Trenton summarily
revoked-the- licenses of six ~ehaufeurs,
W. H. Kettering, George M. MacIn-
tyre, George G. Mitchell and Hugh
McIver, of Plainfield, and Anton Mil.
lei and Thomas Layden. of Perth Am
boy. 1t is alleged they were involved
in the episode on July IA, when a car
was taken from the garage of the
Martin Automobile Company in Plain.
field and wrecked near MetucheD;
causing painful injuries to some OF
the occupants.
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Soldier KILLS Sweefheart.

While under arrest, Private
Charles O'Neil, military prison guard,
shot and killed Miss Minnie Shar-
bora, twenty years old, his sweet
heart, in the presence of several
army officers and their wives, in
Grant avenue, at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
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Intuition.

1.-THE worst has happened, joint"
painted Mrs. Jipes, sinking feebly into
a chair.
well, we'll have to advertise for
another one; that's ALL" moodily an
swered Mr.. Jipes.
For he knew, without being told,
that the cook had left.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
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Newsy Paragraphs.

Many witnesses testified to Thaw's
sanity at White Plains, N. Y.
The d~enizens of Chinatown, New
York City, are leaving for new
homes.
Passengers on the Pennsylvania
Railroad will be carried through the
Hudson tunnels free.
Strange birds, beasts and reptiles,
$50 in number, arrived in New YORK
City for the Bronx Zoo.
President Taft laid the corner
stone of the Ingram Memorial Con-
gregationai Church, IN Washington
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Getting Back.

Captain, what time does that boat
start?"
ut starts, madam, when I give the
word"
Then I've always had the wrong
idea. I thought it started when the
engineer pulled a lever, or did some
thing. Thank you eyer so much."-
Chicago Tribune.
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On the Contrary.

1.-THE apparel does not make the
man." said the ready-made philos-
opher.
NO" answered the man who was
signing checks for observation-disclosures
lar gowns; "but it may go a long way
toward breaking h~im."-Washington
Star.
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SIX DEAD IN RIoTING.

Thirty-five Injured at Guadalajara-
All Quiet There Now.
Mexico City.-It is reported that
six persons are dead and thirty-five
wounded as a result of the riots at
Guadalajara, capital of the State of
Jalisco, and the second largest city
in Mexico.
Samuel E. McGill, the American
Consul at Guadalajara, presented a
formal claim for injuries sustained by
American citizens after the rioting
was quelled.
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Cruel Test.

mike" said Flooding Pete, ''dere's
wuss things dan gold bricks"
Whats ~happened?"
"De lady up de road said dat il I'd
chop an armful of wood she'd gimme
q cake"
Didn't she keep her word?"
yep. She LANDED me q cake o,
-soap,"-Washington Star.
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PARCELS POST CONVENTIONS.
Mr.. Hitchcock Concludes Agreements
With Japan and Denmark.

Washington, D. POSTMASTER
General Hitchcock has concluded
agreements with the postal authori-
ties Of Japan and Denmark by which,
after August 1, parcels exchanged
with those countries may be ac-
copied up to $50 in value and eleven
pounds in weight.
This arrangement is in accordance
with the departments plan to ex-
tend the usefulness of the parcels
post to foreign countries. The eleven
pound weight limit now applies to
all countries except France and Swe-
den, the weight for those countries
being four pounds and six unc
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INC Personal Consideration.

Father" said little Rollo, what
Is a plutocrat?"
"a p%lutocrat, my son, is a man who
Is vastly wealthy, but declines to en-
dow any project in which you are
Immediately interested Washing
ton Star.
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Drive Tramps and Snakes Out.

Dry weather has temporarily rid
Jacksonville of tramps and snakes,
both having migrated to other chimes,
the nomads to search for fresh food
and the reptiles for water. A hot
sun and the long absence of moisture
made fresh produce scarce. Some of
the tramps have gone to the cram
berry bogs, while others are off to
help pick peaches in Delaware.
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Around the Bases.

The veteran, Ted Sullivan, is scout
ing for Charley Comiskey.
Outfielder Jimmy Sebring has been
released by the Brooklyn Club.
Doc White, Of the Chicago team, is
developing into a star outfielder.
Pitcher Jake Boultes has been
placed or the market by the Boston
Club.
The veteran, Joe Bean, late of the
New England League. is scouting for
the Boston Club.
George sohlei, Of the Giants, Ii .
greatly improved catcher aver his
early geAauu FORM
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TAX COLLECTOR RESIGNS.

Frank e. Moos Declares Shortage in
Account Due to Errors.
Holyoke, Mass.-Frank E. Moos,
tax collector of South Hadley, in
whose accounts for the year 1908 a
shortage Of $4,000 was found by ex-
perts hired by the town, resigned his
position and Arthur N. Chaplin was
elected his successor. Moos also an
ncunced that h ewould resign as treas
urer of the Water Department, and
the books of the department will be
examined. Moos says the apparent
shortage in his accounts is due to er-
rors in bookkeeping.
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TAFT AND DIAz TO MEET.
Pageant Planned at Boundary Of
Texas and Mexico.

Ell Paso, Tex.-President Diaz, of
Mexico, will come here to confer with
President Taft upon the occasion of
the latter's Western tour this fall,
according to private advices received
here. Plans are already under way
to have the international bridge con-
verted into a great banquet hall, dec
GRATED with the colors of the two Re-
publics.
1t is proposed to seat the two Pres
tdents in the centre of the bridge, di-
rectly over the international bound
ary line. "
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On q Train.

"Hey, there!" yelled the conduc-
tor.
why are you taking that ak and
saw out of the case?"
81 want to open a window" replied
the passenger.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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One of the Rare Ones.

Scott-s'Is Jones married."
Motif guess not. I never
heard him blame his wife for any.
thing."-Boston Transcript.
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A Parting in High Life.

"What were the terms Of the d.
vorce?"
"She keeps the poodle."-Birm-
ingham (Ala.) Age-Herald.
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Liability Law Fails.

The Connecticut Supreme Court of
Errors decided that the Federal En-
ployers' Liability law is unconstitu-
tional.
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At the Library.

"Good morning, Miss Readwell;
what is the best book for an old man
about to get m~arried?"
ga bank book."-Illustrated Bits.
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Ragpickers Cause Fire.

Matches carelessly thrown by ber-
rypickers started a fire in grass and
1000 feet of fencing on Charles Ros-
sells farm, near ~Bordentown, was
burned.
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What Reduction?

"That price includes stateroom and
meals, l suppose?" said the prospec-
tive ocean tourist to the steamship
agent.
Eyes, SIR"
"Then what reduction do you make
to a man who is seasick all the way
across ?"-New York Journal.
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Not an b Dish.

Uncle Zeb docking over the bill of
fare)-"Henry, how do you order
hog and hominy at a fust-class rest
rant?"
City Nephew-"You don't, uncle"
Chicago Tribune.
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Experiments to Be Made With
View to Supplement Telephone.

Wow 10 Supplement- IofePiIonc
Washington, D. C.-In order to as
certain whether the heliograph can
be successfully utilized in the Ma
tional forests to- report fires and
transmit other messages in areas
where there is no quick method OF
communication, experiments with In
struments like those used in the
United States Army will be made
during the summer.
If satisfactory, photographs will be
used to supplement the telephone
lines.
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VIII the Fanny
,eople Are Queer.

The people people work with best are often
very queer,
The people people own by blood quite
shock your first idea,
The people people choose for friends your
common sense appall,
But the people people marry are the queer
est folks of all.
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Employers Declare That Union
May Drive Them Out of T,y

may DFIFo IIIem Out OF Iy1n
Lynn, Mass.-A thinly yelled
threat to deprive the city of Lynn Of
its chief industry, that of shoe man.
ufacturing, is made in a statement
issued from the Office of the Lynn
Shoe Manufacturers Association,
which includes practically all the
manufacturers in the city. The
statement. given out by Secretary
H. A. Sawyer, refers to the alleged
domination of the shoe industry here
by the labor organizations, character
izing 1t as "undue interference"
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Where the Rub Comes.

Friend-"I suppose its dificu,, to
get an audience with q manager for
ones first play"
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RIoTING IN SPAIN.

The People Object to the War With
Morocco.
Barcelona, Spain.-Barcelona was
placed under martial law. Serious
rioting occurred following the declar.
alton of a general strike in protest
against the military operations In
Morocco and the dispatch to that
country of large bodies of troops.
During street fighting in BARGE.
Iona a captain, three gendarmes
and eight strikers were killed.
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Playwright-"Yes, but the real diff
ficulty about getting an audience
comes later."-Boston Transcript.