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was sayin it, that got me interested. There's some
voices you don't have to hear but once to remember
a lifetime and this was one of that kind. 1t
one of these husky barytones, like what does the
coonsongs for the punky records they put into the
music boxes at the penny arcades That was as
near as could map it for a minute or so while
tryin to throw up the picture of the man behind
the voice. And then it hits me-Professor Booth
McCallum!
Oh, skincho what front! Why, when was on
the Sunday editors door the professor used to show
up regular with some new scheme for winnin' space
Talk about your self acting press agents. He had the
bunch showed to the curb. All he had to bank on
was ten-rninute turn at 14th-st. continuous
house. film in between the trained pig and the
strong lady but he wanted as much type set about
himself as if he'd been Dave Warfeld.
When he couldn't get next to anybody else, he
used to give the earache tein of the times when
he played stock in one of Days road COMP and
how he had to quit because John Drew was jealous
of him. Then he'd leave his stuff with me and I'd
promise to sneak it into the dramatic notes the first
time found the forms unlocked.
And to think of hamfatter like McCallum, who S
come back from Buffalo on brake beam often
that he always sleeps with crooked around
the bedpost, havn' the nerve to call himself a
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voice culture and such stuff above. Among the
other signs was that read School of Dramatic
Art Room g. Fifth Floor"
"Chee!" says 1. You don't suppose Marjorie's
got it that bad. do your"
First off thinks I'll chase along and forget I'd
seen anything at all Then l thinks of what Mr.:
Robert would say if he knew, and stops. Sure, l
hadn't been called to play any Buttinsky part;
but somehow l didn't feel right about stayin' out,
so the first thing knows I'm trailin up the stairs.
There want any need to do the sleuth act after
Marjorie got started Anyone the floor could
have heard it: for she spoutin the juliet lines
like carriage caller and whenever she m lde rush
to the footlights the floor beams creaked. 1t was
enough to drag laugh out of hearse driver. And
guess what the guy telln her
Great" says he. You're almost as good as
Mary Anderson at her best, and as for Marlowe,
she can't touch you. Excellent, that last speech!
What fire, what expression what talent! Why,
young woman, all you need is Broadway produc-
ton to sweep em off their feet! I'll arrange it for
you. 1t means money, of course: but after the
first cost-fame, nothing but fame
Now how was that for hot air blast? Wouldn't
that make short ice crop if you let it loose up the
Hudson?
But it want what he said, much as how he
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school of dramatic art! Course, l didn't think
Marjorie easy to fall for fake like that
She must be stringin' him.
But the minute see her come out knew she'd
swallowed the hook I'd dropped back into the far
end of the hall, where it dark; but she walks
under the skylight l sees the pleased look her
face, like she was havin view of her Autographs
all the gold frames in the subway. l waits until
McCallum shuts himself in to throw bouquets at
his picture in the glass, and then slips down just
in time to catch Marjorie she's climbn into the
carriage.
rs this the lady that's entered for the heavy
weight Juliet championship" says l, tryin' to
break the news to her gentle.
1t shook her up good deal, just the same. Her
face gets the color of auction flag and she ounces
down the seat in way that makes the springs
flat out like bed Stats.
why, Torchy!' says she. Where did you
come from, and what do you mean?"
"Oh, I've taken out butt-n license" says |.
I'm on, Miss Ellins. ! want invited to the re-
hearsal; but was there
Listening outsider, says She
"Uh-huh," says l.
"Oh. Torchyl" says she. did you hear how
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lion stood roaring and savagey lashing his tall
little back of the Sahb and to his left stood Brown
with his camera; beside him NARROW. Instantly
planted his feet the Sahb threw the rifle to his
face for steady standing shot.
But quicker than this act, instinctively, the
furious King of Beasts had marked the giant bulk OF
the Sahib the foeman Of the half-score round
him worthy of his cleaning ivory weapons, and at
1eveled coming in great bounds that tossed clouds
OF dust behind him, coming with hOarse roarS at
every bound to shake not made of steel
and still the beating of the stoutest heart. On came
the lion and there stood the Sahib-on and yet on
till it must have seemed to his companions the Sah1b
frozen in his traces.
But all the time firm hand and true eye held
the bead of the rifle sight to close pursuit of the lions
every move held it till only sixteen yards
separated man and beast
Then the Sahib's rifle cracked and, with marvellous
nerve Brown snapped his a second later and
caught the picture of the kill.
Hit squarey in the forehead just at the take-oft OF
a bound the heavy .577 bullet cleaned out the lions
brainpan and killed him instantly. his body turning
in midar and hitting the ground inert.
A better rifle shot would be impossible, and
good snapshot has certainly never been
made in the very face of instant, impending deadly
peril.
half-hour later lion No. 2, slower of resolution
than his mate fell to the Sahibs first shot, with
broken neck while flashing mself into fit fury for
charge.
This was more even than royal kill Both lions
were, in size record among Jigyigga hunters, the
first measuring eleven feet inch from tip OF nose
to tip of TAIL the second, eleven feet.
And then the party marched back to camp with
its trophies, Diana Aout, the head shikar, chanting
paans to his Sahb's proves while his mates roared
a hoarse Somai chorus. And all night long, by
ancient law of shikar the camp feasted, chanted,
after another chanting his pride to valiant
Sahib.
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ITO seek to to death grips with the King of
i Beasts, a man must needs himself be nothing
short of lion hearted.
Such men there are a few, men with Unborn
lust of battle love of stalking their lives against
the heaviest odds, men who, lacking Crusaders
cult countryS need to cut and thrust for, go out
among the savage denizens of the desert seeking OPP
portunty fight for their faith in their strong
arms and steady nerves, men who shrink from
native of ST. Louis, William Northrup Mcmillan
who has spent the last eight nine years in explora
ton of the Blue Nile and in travel through Abyssinia
and British East Africa, is such man. He is the
owner of Juja Farm not far from Narobi, which Mr..
Roosevelt and party made headquarters during
much of the time they were in that vicinity on
their hunting trip.
While was guest at Julia Farm, prior to going
safari " In Closed Territory friend OF Mr.. Nc
Millans told me the following story of one of his
hunting experiences and lent the photographs
that picture it. While l can tell it only in simple,
epherneral prose, the deed described deserves per-
petuity in the stately meter OF a saga
Tale of the Hunt
THE. Jig Jigga country province of Abyssnia
living the border of British SOmalland and
governed by Abdullah Dowa an Arab shek owning
allegiance to King Menelik, is the best lion country
in all Africa.
sand feet above level, poorly watered but gen.
erousy grassed. sparsely tmbered with the thorny
mimosa (ull brother to own Texas mesquit,
and swarming everywhere with innumerable var1e-
ties of the wild game on which the lion preys and
fattens. -eland kudu oryx, hartbeeste, gazelle,
zebra, etc
There are two ways of hunting lon First. from
the perfectly safe shelter of zareba, tightly in
closed cover built of thorny mimosa boughs, with no
opening but narrow portfolio for rifle fire. Within
the zareba the hunter is shut in at nghtfal by his
shkalis usually with shikari with him, some
times with goat third companion and as lure
for lion: occasional bite of the goats by sharp
snlari teeth inspiring shrlll beats to bring
any lion lurking near in range of the hunters rifle
EDIroR's NorE-The SNAPSHOT of the lion somersautnp
in miar described by Mr.. Bronson is good one;
but unfortunately the lion he sprang from the ground
kicked up such cloud of dust that it not deemed
practical to reproduce the photograph in halftone
Copyright. by Edgar Beecher
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tore at the pony's flank and quarters. Then
down from his horse sprang another pony man,
and, knowing he could not kill the lion with his
spear quickly enough to save his companion,
approached and crouched directly in front of
the lion till his own face scarcely two feet
from the lions own, and there made such
frightful grmaces and let off such shrill shrieks
that frightened from his prey, the lion skunk
snaring to the edge of the thicket.
Just at this moment the Sahib raced upon
the scene accompanied by his secretary,
H. Morgan Brown. In the run he had far out
distanced his gunbearers. NARROW was un-
armed, and Brown carried nothing but
camera Thus the Sahib's single shot ST.
rifle was the only effective weapon in the
party, and for it he did not have single spare
cartridge The one little cylinder of brass
within the chamber of his rifle, and the few
grains of powder and nickeled lead it held,
were the only certain safeguard of the group
against death or mangling.
All this must have flashed across the Sahib's
mind as he leaped from his pony and took
stand in the open, sixty steps from where the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-16
A MODERN CGUR DE LION
By Edgar Beecher Bronson

At other times goat ears are spared and the
loudest braying donkey of the caravan is
picketed Immediately in front of the zareba's
portfolio, his normal vocal activities stimu-
lated by an occasional prod of stick poked
through the portfolio.
Sometimes several weary, sleepless nights
are spent without result, but sooner or later,
stolen close, without the slightest sound hint
ing his approach, suddenly great yellow body
flashes out of the darkness and upon the
cringing lure. For an instant there are the
sinister sounds of savage snarls, rending flesh,
cracking bones, and screams of pain and fear,
and then dull red flash heralds the rifles
roar, and the tawny terror falls gasping his
life out across the prey.
Tho cacond ond tho on1,, c,,or+c,,,o Nib a u,ox,
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of lion hunting is by tracking him in the OPEN The
pony men circle till they find trail follow it till
close enough to the game to ahead and bring it
to bay; circle about it while a messenger brings up
the Sahib who dismounts and advances afoot to a
combat wherein the echo of misplaced shot may
sound his death knell.
One morning when camped in the Jig Jigga
try William NARROW our Sahibs valet was out with
the pony trailing wounded oryx while the
Sahb himself off shooting Gland three miles away
In midforenoon Marlows men struck the fresh
track of two great male lions, plainly out hunt
ing party of their Instantly NARROW rushed
messenger away to bring the Sahib, and he and the
pony men then took the trail at a run Within two
hours the pony succeeded in circlng the quarry
and stopping it in mimosa thcket. Shortly there
after while crcling and shouting about the thicket
to prevent charge before the Sahibs arrival Incl
dent occurred that proves alike the utter fearless
ness and marvellous knowledge of the game of the
Soma
Suddenly out of the shadows of the thicket sprang
of the lions and launched himself like thunder
bolt upon of the pony men, bearing horse and
rider to the ground Losing his spear in the fall and
held fast by one leg beneath his horse the rider
defenseess. However, he seized thorny stick and
began beating the lion the face while the lion
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-22
LOWER PASSAGES or MINE kHE
RLocKED-TWENrY BODIES
BROUGHT OUT.
EIGHT men WERE SAVED
Government Inspector Said Last
Night impossible Any Are Stili
Alive--Rescuers Ordered
to Cease Labors.

Ballon, Eng, Dec. 21.-More than
three hundred colliers lost their lives
today In an explosion Of the coliery
eli the Hutton Colliery Company out.
side OF Ballon. The explosion occur.
red soon after the miners entered tile
pit today.
Its force was terrific and an inyesti-
cation showed that the lower pass
ages were blocked.
Heroic efforts were made by rescue
PARTIES all day. but the fierce fire.
which followed the explosion prevent
ed the rescuers from penetrating be
yond four hundred yards.
Tonight tn rescuers were called out
Of the mine. The government IN
spector after making descent into
the plt, said 1t was impossible that
any miners are still alive. He added
that nothing could be done except
bring up twenty bodies found neav
the shaft. This report was communi-
catd to the anxious crowds around
the pit, aftr which the Bishop of Man
chester conducted service in tae
open air and the crowd dispersed,
No explanation Is given as to the
cause of the explosion which wrecked
the mine. This Is the second mine
disaster in England this year. an ex-
plosion having occurred in the Wei
lington Gallery at Whitehayen, Cunt
aeElaRd. ON May ~, wiyens lac nsnefs
we're killed.
| The explosion today resulted IN the
temporary disablement Of the ma.
chinery Of the cages and 1t was a con-
siderable time before the first rescue
party reached the bottom Of the pit.
| In all they brought out men, llv-
!, ing, but most of these are in serious
condition from the noxious gases.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-22
DRAWBACK PLAN
BEING ABUSED
NEW CHAPTER TO STORY or
SUGAR FRAUEo is BEING
PREPARED.
AGENTS ARE At WORK
Collecting Information For Unite.
States Department Of Justice
Working With the Gus
toms Officials.

Washington, Dec, 21.--Customs ex
perts and special agents OF the d.
partment of justice are making an IN
vestigation which promises to add ali
other chapter to story Of the sugar
frauds against the government.
Alleged abuse of the drawback
privileges, principally at New York
lis understood to be under investiga
ton, and one officer declares tht
revelations promise to put the GOV
ernment in a position to reeovel
nearly as much as in the underweight
cases in which $S,000,000 was pa;t
to the treasury.
When sugar is imported it mus
pay duty, unless coming from tht
Philippines, and when ii is manufac
tured into products and exported, the
duty is refunded in the form OF
drawback except one per cent
which is retained by the government
to defray the cost Of tariff administra
tion. The intent Of the drawback
| is that either the identical or manu-
featured article shall be exported as
was imported.
Under this arrangement sugar was
imported. raw, and exported as syru'
and many other by-products
On each of these expectations thC
treasury makes drawback" refunds
About $7,000,00o is paid out that wa,
each year and half that amour
drawn back on exports of sugar AM
tin. 1t is charged that refunds haV'
been paid on higher grades OF sugar
commanding high duties, while, il
fact, low grade sugar used under tht
system of ,examination which prevail
ed, the government may have beef
paying drawbacks on shipment
which were not sugar at all, bn
might have ben sawdust, as far a;
the usual inspection developed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-22
LOWER RATES ON uPPEF
EERTAs TO co INTO Eff
Feet ON JANUARY I.
DECISION YESTERDAY
Made By interstate Commere Corn
nlission---Whole Matter Was
Threshcd Out at Formal
Hearings Recently.

Washington, Dec. 21,--The inter
state commerce commission today
formally accepted the Pullman Com
panyts offer OF lower rates on upper
heiths and issued an order requiring
the Pullman Company to put the
rates in effect not later than Feb. l,
1911, and maintain them for at leass
two yeGLs thereafter.
Az d hearing OF the case of various
states against TIE Pullman Company
the company agreed to a reduction
also on lower berths No order IL
made by the commission. however
regarding lower berths. The order di.
rects the Pullman Company to fix
rates upon upper berths not exceed
ing eighty per cent Of the rates ap
plicable under the Pullman Company
tariffs upon lower berths, whenever
such lower berth rate Is S1.75 or over ;
and ir cases where the lower berth
rate is $3.50 the upper berth rate
shall be fixed at rate not to exceed
s1.25."
The original complaint was filed
with the commission by George S
LOTUS, of st. Paul, in which 1t was
alleged various Pullman rates in the
northwest are excessive.
Subsequently Oklahoma, Iowa, Kan
sas, Indiana and Arkansas, through
their railroad commissions, instituted
complaints with the commission
| against the Pullman Company be
cause Of alleged excessive rates TO
upper herths.
The whole question was threshet
Tout by the commission at hearings.
| 40 Was agreed hy the Pullnlap Con
pany to introduce a scale of lowe
rates on upper belths To this pro
posed scale the commission CAV
tentative approval, as previously an
| nounced.
In the decisions today it is held. 4
Lotus case, 'that the maximum rat
! for lower berth from st. Paul L
Seattle shall not exceed $11, and 70
an upper berth $3.50; from st. Pau
TO Chicago, the upper berth rate no
to exceed $1.60; from st. Paul to Su
perior, the upper berth rate not u
exceed sl.25, and from st. Paul t.
Fargo or to Grand Forks, the uppe
berth rate not to exceed $160."
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-22
ADJOURNED FOR
HOLIDAY RECESS
CONGRESS WILL RE-CONVENE
JANUARY 5--REPoRT IN LORI
MER CASE LAID ON TABLE
BY THE SENATE.

Washington, Dec. 2l.-After briet
session the house adjourned today for
the holiday recess until January 5.
In the senate interest centered In
the report of the committee on PRIV
ileges and elections that the charges
we're not true that bribery figured IN
the election OF Senator Lorimer. OF
Illinois. The report was laid on tho
table to be called UP later.
Both houses received the special
message from President Taft urgina
congress to adopt joint resolution
annulling that portion OF the consti
tuition of the New state of New Mex
leo which changes the boundary lines
between New Mexico and Texas. rhe
resolution was adopted by the sen
ate.
The time of the house was devoted
TO the consideration of the bill codi
flying the Judiciary laws.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-22
PRIMARY LAW
IS HELD VALID.
2 -------A--
NJ
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT DE.
ciDEs IN CASE or EsPy
VS.. MlNNERNEY
8 SEPARATE OPINIONS
four Justices Agree Legislature Has
Rioht Give Senatorial Commit
tee Power Determine
Number Candidates.
Special to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Springfield. H., Dec. 81. The 50
prem court today held the legislative
primary act known as the Little bal
lot law providing for the nomination.
Of members Of the lower house OF the
legislature, valid, in a decision hand
ed down in the case OF Espey against
Mclaerney and others.
But other opinions were handed
down w the court, as the members
are diyide- as To the interpretation
of the cat. When the order was hand.
ed down denying Espey the right Of
mandamus compelling the state boafd
OF canvassers to place certain names
In me rafIot in each senatorial dis
triet as candidates for the nomina'
ton for the lower house, Justices
Cartwright, Carter, Hand and Bun-
were against granting the writ.
Justices vickers, Cooke and Far
Ianer have Eansed' S0@A SSfss oginies
lthat the law Is unconstitutional be
cause it delegates power to the sena
torial committee TO fix and determine
the number Of candidates to be MONT
mated BY a political party, and thai
| If the view taken that 1t was q recon
meidatf0n and that if they were rc
quired to be nominated, as contended
by Espey, 1t was a violation OF the
provision of the constitution, provid
| ing for minority representation.
Justice Hand, in his opinion, agree:
with Justices Vickers, Cooke and Far
mer tnat the nomination Of three can
didates. If three are required to be
| nominated, Is. a violation of tbs
minority representation theory Of th'
constitution, but he holds that tn,
legislature had authority to confer o.
the senatorial committees the powe
| TO determine the number OF canai
| dates who should be nominated, an
that was wtraf they diT in the ac.
and that It was not authority to mere
/ iy advise the voters.
Justices Cartwright, Carter an,
Bum in their opinion say that tht
authority given the senatorial com
mittee is merely advisory, and tha
their action fixing the number Of can
didates Is not binding on the voter
land may be disregarded by the voters
and that where three candidates arr
voted for, three man be nominated
They fold tfrat this is not violation
of the minority provision of the con
stitutiUn They also hold that II th
act does delegate the power to tht
senatorial committee to name tn
number OF candidates. to be nominate'
it is invalid, but they hold that 1t doe
not delegate that power.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-22
.RA|NEF TAKES
A FIRM STAND
WANTS PROBE OF RoosEvELT's
TRAVELLING EXPENSES
WHEN PRESIDENT.
RAILROADS INTERESTED
Rainey's Resolution, in Committee,
Causes Correspondence ---Esti-
mated Roosevelt Owes
the Pa. $4,000.

Washington, Dec. PISA determined
fight will lse made by Representative
Rainey, of Illinois, one Of the Demo
cratic leaders, to bring the question
of former President Roosevelt's tray.
cling expenses squareIy before con-
grRss.
A stockholder of the Southern rail-
way today wrote Mr.. Rainey that ii
Roosevelt had paid for all transpor'
tation furnished nim on his orders
while in the White House, II woulc
have cost him $4,000 ON that line
alone, and the data furnished Rainey,
he says. includes an estimate Of 1920
900 as the amount that Roosevelt as
a matter Of right owes the Pennsyl.
vania railroad,
Rainay's recent resolution demand
ing information as to all of Roose
velt's travelling expenses while presi
dent has brought out a large cores
pondence, including letters from ;
number OF railway stockholders, wh'
agreed with Rainey's view that th'
railroads should not be saddIed Will
the expense OF special trains and spe
cial cars ordered from the Whit
House at the passenger department
expense.
Rainey's purposes, Immediately a.
| ter congress reassembles, to move 1,
discharge the rules committee from
farther consideration or the resolt
tion, If, as he expects, the committed
pigeon-holes the measure.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-22
STRIKE At ACUTE STAGE
Civic Committee at Winnipeg Admits
That Efforts to Secure Peace
Are unavailing.

Winnipeg, Dec. 21.--The Civic com
mittee, which has been trying 70
bring about peace in the street ra,l-
way strike, admitted tonight that
their efforts were unavailing and that
the situation has reached an acute
stage
Six cases were heard in court today
of men charged with damaging rail-
way property, and all were sent FOL
trial to a higher court
The company issued a statement
attacking the strikers, accusing then
of trying to stir up the foreign popu
latlon and instigating attacks on cal
barns last night