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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22

Detroit is one of the worst towns in the
two major leagues when it comes to sup
porting a club. The City of the Straits
is unusually disappointed with the wind
up of the present season. 1t figured on a
sure enough walkaway after the grand
start the Tigers got early in the year.
Hughie Jennings, Ty Cobb, George Null
lin and all the rest of the big show are
now very unpopular in the Michigan
metropolis. The scribes insinuate, even
that the Tigers quit this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22

"Rube' Benton, for whom Clark Grit
fifth paid $500 a year ago, only to farm,
out the pitcher this season. has joined the
Cincinnati Reds. Benton was the sensa-
ton of Chattanooga's pitching staff this
season, and was one of the finest per-
formers of the Southern League. The
lookouts let him escape this early only
because he strained a ligament of his
pitching arm.
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|"Cheer Up. ~Cuthbert!"
AN1
019
What's the Use of Being Blue?
There Is a'Lof of Luck Left.
Bv Clarence L. Cullen

Copyright, 1911. by the rrs Publishing Co. THE Nsv Yh wodD.
W yERE kept on the Jump to ward Works with a Worried Mint
M off the slump. ging hts Pay Envelope under
w lenses
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ACROBAT. M moment she woud % UP to her orgncte, the next down to ma"
Who In turn found relief IN addressing he. naughty daughter AS Dell" But
she always Up TO something hrs. Thke was 10 humanity funny that there
IA n resisting her mi h audience fairly kicked II p Its heels In the delight
chang artist with a double snse OF hunor tina made vu ghdy VITA laughhr.
Whsn he talked TO ina there was nothing more to be sad-you could only
lie backs and howl with Joy.
The real fun of the play revdved about DELI" n ma" In their serious
conferences There was never a dun moment Nhe Mrs Fske was on the
stage ad in the first act which flashed with wit she fairly exceued herself
The role enable her to do he. nos brilliant comedy work snce "Ilvorcons"
Then, with ma unmaskel-or unmuzzled-it broadenel inot thoroughly human
comedy. with the IIooser not tho schong van singing u Miss F1orne
arnold. as ma" played n hge part In the fun-making and played It renarkaby
we'll Dressed to look ike a English dowager and at the same i'm almost
dying to be true to herself and Indiana she was a 10y forever IL not a thing o
heauty We have seen no "characte old woman" SO genuinely funny since The
hndady II Mrs Bates in The Music Master"
The play remained entrdy in the hands o. Mrs, Fiske m Mss Arnold until
yenuy +. Dxey arrived m tho scene as a drummer in the tombstone trade who
much ITO say, but a sense o character saved him, and the attempt o this Peter
swallow L, identify Mrs BumSstead Leigh as tho charnner who had sat In his
lap more than a hundred times. brought abou a highly amusing situation. At
the nero mention OF Swallow, Mrs. Ftke choked Until se was red In the
face but with her patonhAng airs n her amused "a o looking at him
through her Tsneus as though she hd never seen him before she made short
york of him.
The play rambed at times. ans dragged in the last act, nut uneven as II W "a
It scored a big laughing success Mrs. Hampstead Leigh an Mrs Fiske ought
to get along famousy together.
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The Phantom of the Opera

We can see anything that happens"
But Moncharmln replied NO. Richard.
no. You walk ahead and III walk i'm
you by a step
But In that case exclaimed Richard.
they Will never steal our 20,OO francs"
II should hope not. indeed!' declared
Moncharmin.
Then what We are doing Is absurd"
I'VE are doing exactly what We did
last time. Last time ! Joined you
as you were leaving the Stage and fol-
lowed close behind you down this pas
sage
That's true" sighed Rlchsrd. shaking
his head and passivcly obeying Mon
charmln.
locked themselves into the office. Mon
chnrmin himself put the key in his
pocket.
I'VE remained locked up like this
time he said, until you left the opera
TO go home"
That's SO. No one came and dis
turbed us. | suppose"
NO one"
Then said Richard. who was trying
to collect his memory. then | must GER
tainly have been robbed on my way
home from the opera
No" said Montharmin in n drier tone
than ever; mo, that's impossible. For |
dropped you In my cab. The 2O.OrJ francs
disappeared al your place; there's not
tho shadow Of n doubt about that"
RS Incredible protested Richard.
"I am sure Of nay servants ana
~ nnA nf than had dDna II he vUnI1I
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MERCER took the good lady 20 the act
ing managers Office and turned the key
on her. thus making Il impossible for
her to communicate with her ghost.
Meanwhile. NJ. Richard was bending
and Sowing and scraping and walking
backward, Just as II he had that high
and mighty minister. the Under Secre-
tary for Fine Arts. before him. Only,
though these marks OF politeness would
have created no establishment IL the
Under Secretary OF State had really
been in front OF NJ. Richard. they
caused an easily comprehensive
Amusement 10 tho spectators OF this
very natural but quite inexplicable
scene when NJ. Richard had nobody in
front OF him.
NJ. Richard bowed 10 nobody.
bent his back betor. nobody.
and walked backward 'ss before no.
body. $50 And. a few steps behind
him. VI. ,~icrchurnln did the same thing
that he was doing. in addition to push
ing away NJ. Remy and begging VI. de
Ia Borderie. the amba ASA Tor, and the
manage OF the Credit Central, mot to
touch NJ. lie directeur."
M~oncharmin. who had his own IDEAS,
did not want Richard to COMO 10 him
presently when the twenty thousand
francs were zone. and say:
Perhaps II was the ambassador . .
or the manager of the Credit Central
. . or Remy."
Tho more SO as. At the time OF tho
FIRST scene as Richard himself admit
ted. Richard had met nobody IN that
part OF the theatre after Nine. CRY
had brushed up against him. -.
Having begun bv walking backward
In order 70 bow. Richard continued to
40 so from prudence. until he reached
the passage leading 20 the Offices Of the
management. In this way, he was con-
stantly watched by Noncharmin from
behind and himself kept an eye on any
one approaching from the front. Once
more. this novel methVl Of walking be-
hind the scenes. adoptd by tho mana
gers OF our National Academy OF Mu-
SIC, attracted attention.. but the mana
gers themselves thought OF nothing but
their twenty thousand francs.
on reaching the half-dark passags
Richard said 10 MonchaTnin. In a low
voice:
- am sure that nobody has touched
me. You had now better keep
at some distance from me and watch
me I'LL ! come to the door of the once
u y batter not 70 arouse susp!dOn An<
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have disappeared since"
Moncharmin shrugged his shoulders ms
though to say he did not wish to enter
into details. ana Richard began to think
that Moncharmln was treating him In
4 very insupportable fashion.
"~Moncharmin. I've had enough Of
thls!"
Richard. I've had too much OF IT,
40 you dare to suspect me?"
Yes. Of a silly Joke"
zone doesn't joke with 10000 francs"
That's what I think" declared Mon
charnin. unfolding a newspaper and os-
tentatiously studying It's contents,
What are you do!ng?' asked Rich
ard, Are you oings to read the paper
next"
yes. Richard. untn I AXE you
home
Like last time"
Eyes, Ike last time"
REGARD snatched the paper from
Moncharmin's hands. M"oucharmln
stood mp. more irritatcd than ever, and
found himself faced 10y an eSasporated
Richard, who. crossing his arms on AIS
chest, said:
Look here. I'm thinking ~ this. I'm
thinking OF what | might think II. like
last time, after spending the evening
alone with you you brought me home
and n. Ht the moment % parting. ] per-
ce.vcd that twcuty-thpusand francs had
disappeared from my cOat-pocket .
like last time"
And what might you think" asked
Moncharmin. crimson with rage.
Il might THINK that. rs you hadn't
left me 10y n foots breadth INC as. by
your own wish, you were tho only
one 20 approach me. ike last time. I
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IN ghostt" continued Richard. IN A
low voice. as II fearing lest he should
De overheard by Invisible ears. The
shost' Suppose. all the same, Il were
"A shost VINO puts tho magic envelopes
on the tap!e . who talks In Box
fl's . . who killed Joseph Buquet
: = who unlocked tho chandelier
-. and who robbed usl For. after
ALL After all. after all. there Is no one
mere except you and me. and. IL the
notes disappear n neither you nor |
nav anything to do with 1t. well. We
shall have to believe In ths ghost
In tho ghost
AT that moment. the clock on the man
tiepleoe save It's warning click and tho
first stroke of u struck.
Tue TWO managers shuddsred. Tho
perspiration streaIned from their fore
heads. The twelfth stroke sounded
strangely In their ears.
When the clock stopped. they gave a
sign and rose from their chairs.
Il thlnk We can go now" said Mon
charmln.
Il think So" Richard aSreed,
Before We go. do you mind II |
o In your pocket"
But. OF course. M~oncharmln. you
must Weil?" he asked, as Mon
charmin was feeling at the pocket.
We'll, a feel the pin"
or course. rs you said. We cant be
robbed without noticing It,"
But Moncharmin. whose hands were
still fumbling. beloved:
II can feel h pin. but I can't fee!
the notes!"
Come. no Joking. M%oncharm!n.
. This Isn't the time for it."
We'll. feel for yourself"
Richard tOrA off hfa cnat ira An,
managers turned the pocket inside out.
The pocket was empty. And the curious
thing was that the pin remained. stuck
in the same place.
Richard and Moncharmin turned pale.
There was no longer any doubt about
the witchcraft.
"rhe ghost" mut.ered M~oncharmin.
But Richard suddenly sprang upon his
partner.
mo one bu. you mas touched my
pocket. Give me back my twenty
thousand francs! Give me back
my twenty-thousand francs"
con nv soul" s'shed Ncccha--...
who was ready 10 swoon. ION my soul
| swear that haven't got H."
Then somebody knocked at the door.
! MonchGrmIn opened II automatically.
seemed hardly to recognize Mercier. his
business manager, exchanged a few
words with him. without knowing what
he was saying ami, with an unconscious
movement, put the safety pin. for which
he had no further use. In the HANDS o:
his bewlldered subordinate.
(ro Be c~ontlnued.)
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BY CASTOR LerOux
Aoaho' of "The Mystery Of he Yflow Room" &c.

might think that. ~ that twenty-thou-
sand francs was no longer In my peck.
et' It stood a very good chanc Of be-
Ing In %yours!'
Monoharmin lcaped up at the sugges
ton.
OH he shouted. "A s~afety-pin!'
what do YOU want a safety-pln for?''
ITO fasten you up with! A
safety-pin! 80 A safety-pn!
You n to fasten me with q safety.
pin3"
Yes. to fasten you to the twenty
thousand francsl Then, whether it's
here or on the drive from here to your
place. or at your place, you viii feel the
hand that pulls at you pocket and you
will see II IT'S mine, oh. so you're sus-
pectlng me. are your A ,a.ety-pin"
Aud that was the moment whom Mon
charmin opened the door on tho passage
and shouted
"a ~ssfety-pin! somebody give
me a s~afety-p!n!"
And We also know how. at the same
moment, Remy, who had no safety pin.
was received by Moncharmln. while a
boy procured the pin so eagerly longed
for. And what happened was tals: Nom
chagnln nrst locked the door again.
Then he knelt down behind Richards
back.
II hope" he said. that the notes are
still thereT"
80 do l." aid Richard.
The real ones?" asked M~oncharm!n,
resolved not TO be had" this time.
Look for yourself" said Richard. II
refuse TO touch them"
Moncharmin took the envelope from
Richards pocket and drew out the bank
notes with a trembling hand. for. this
time, In order frequently to make sure
OF the presence OF the notes. lie had not
sealed the envelope nor even fastened It.
He felt treasured on finding hat they
were all there and quite genuine. He
put them back In the t~all-poCket and
pinned them with great care. Then ne
sat down behind richards c1at-talls
and kept his eyes fixed on them. while
Riohard. sitting at his writing able. did
not stir.
"A l,ttle patience. Richard said Mon
charmln. we nave only n few minutes
20 walt. The clock Will soon
strike twelve. Last time. we left at the
last stroke ~ twelve"
ron, | shah have all the patience nee
es,ary."
The time passed, slow, heavy. mystic
rions, st.tling, Richard tried to laugh.
= saa!l end By believing in the omni-
! now. don't YOU lind something uNcom-
Portable. disquietlug, alarming In the at
mosphere OF this ROOM
You're quite right said Moncharmln,
vac Wa really Impressed.
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"bF' " ~ fH
at the end OF which Il was agreed that
Richard should yield TO all Monchar-
MINIS wishes, with tho object OF help
ing him to discover the mincreant who
was victimizing them.
This brings us to the Interval after
the Garden Act. with the strange con-
duet observed by NJ. Remy and those
curious lapses from the dignity that
might he expected OF the managers, T.
was arranged between Richard ami
Moncharmin, FIRST, tAat Richard should
repeat the exact movements which he
had made on the night OF the disappear
ance OF the first twen'y thousand
francs, and, second, that M"oncharmin
should not for nm instant lose sight of
Richards coattail pocket. into which
Nine. CRY was to slip the twenty
thouOnd francs.
NJ. Richard went and placed himself
a, the identical snot where hA had stcod
when he bowed to the uHder-secretary
Cor fine arts. NJ. Moncharmin took up
his position a few steps behind him.
Nine, CRY passed, rubbed up against
NJ. Richard, got rid OF her twenty thou
sand francs In the managers c~oattail
pocket and disappeared, ''' or rather
| she was conjured away. In accordance
with the instructions received from
NonahArmAn . few minut0 earlier
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lhhk y. Nfuf y INTa Wouul.
Works with n Worried Mind II snag-
ging hts Pay Envelope under False Pre-
lenses,
Every time We fail into hat Let-well.
Enough-Alone state OF Mind Somebody
zephyrs along and Puts the ekids under
US.
Vs no Disgrace TO Get Whipped.
but Ns Sc0ndoIoSs not to Put Up
your Dukesi
round the Hangdog Man!
Loafinx II thu Ideal Of Q Lot Of Uo-
until We Try II!
Make q Bonfire Of the Mental Dead
wood!
We detest that Little Voice that
Mocks Us when W. try TO Kid Our
s~sivos-but We Need It!
Whatsoever else Adversity may b. ts
Q dandy ,Antiseptic! 40,
Some Of ~ Play HAM a. II Il were
Bear Bagi
No matter 10 Soft . Snap We may
have. wa never get over believing that
we Need . Rest!
Ths Tracks won be open this year.
n 10 the Ponies won't have tho usual
chanrs tn Play US!
A fHend of ours Who n fully oapa-
bio Of writing Tue Great American
Novd - going to Begin to Sharpen his
Lead Penrds Tor hat Job Some Day!
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Wisdom Of tn G A n CT is.
(JuUendl

y 20 bad mar is ever happy.
nj Few tyrants die a bloodles death
l Y Let what yu basey daVe be eyHr bret.
stones Seduuon's " peculiar weapons
Eyerytnn in Rome Is coupled with nigh prices.
The loss II money Is dcporod with genuine tears.
No m ever reached tho climax OF vice at one sep
pnd men hut foresight hou Fortune wohst have no dvnty
The character Of bad men Is for the most part hcko and variable.
There are many things which nenh "a threadbarc coat dare not say.
Al u US are quck at learning 10 initiate base snd dcprayel examples
What mortal mar Is there whom you ever saw contented with a single crime?
All chance OF domestic happiness Is hopeless while your wuGs mother Is alive.
DO W not look with lust suspicion on the desire that coyets the sin but lacks
the power?
The examples Il vice We witness. at home mort surely and quickly corrupt us
In that they insinuate themselves Intoo ur minds under the sanction OF hose VIC
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A JOke-BOrn Law.

"GADITION Is that the habeas
corpus act was put on the En-
sllsh statute book as the out
come OF n joke at the expense OF a
lulky lord. It was in the Anal divis-
lon iu, tie House OF Lords, and Lord
grey a M Lord Norris were appointed
,aLels Lord Sorrh VA not attentive
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to his duties, and when a very fat lord
came in Lord Grey counted tho obese
person for ten, at nrst as a joke; but,
the other noble lord went on with the
m~lscount, BY that means. says Bishop
Buruet, the bill was passed. Long
sftsrward the American colonists took
ever the sa from LpSlsnd
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medicine he manu-.
featured. with equal
enterprise she has
married an English
Clergyman and re-
turned to this country
TO capture a husband
for her younger sister
In tho Long Island
h o M e OF q old
American family. The
Rawsons. keen on
family most OF all
tho English sort,
gladly welcome tho
Invaders, and Mrs.
Hampstead Leigh's
only difficulty at first
Is 10 keep her un-
tutored mother in the
background.
Can you hear Mrs
Fiske saying. "Oh,
ma, dry up and at
other moments telling
the almost bursting
old dame to keep her
mouth shut? These
poNte warnings were
sounded. Of COURSE.
only In the private
family circle when
the Rawsons were out
OF hearing. At other
times Mrs. Bump
stead Leigh spoke
In accents smart and
ultra = English. She
was curious about
Americans. with their
large. splendid hands
and feet, and In her
IS m a ret" moments
she rubbed II In
beautifully - quite IN
h O best English
fashion. YOU know.
II was a feat In ac-
cents and acting, and
Mrs. Fiske performed
It With tho ease and
.hLll nR a lrnmuAl n
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-h ~
Sea Cook Is terribly fond of US.
We never had q Pet Corn to be
stepped on-but that TACT never pre-
vented tho BroSans Of Adversely from
reaching us.
IT'S a heap more fun TO Win ,ohen
you're the Scratch Man!
Bitterness Is Biiiousness OF the BEAM
Don't let yourself get Overstocked II
you feel that you're TOO Tired to hunt
for an outlet!
Holding Customers is Just az TN
portdnt as Selling Goods!
Aggressiveness IL an Asset only 30
long as It stops short OF Arrogance!
IT'S Away a pretty fair scheme 20
Beat tho Other Fellow TO 1t In Yielding
a Point!
The Boss says tapat ths man who
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Living on your
Fat listens fcasl-
BILE enough until
after you've tried
It.
As long a. a man
believes In his
hesrt that he Is
~Undcrpaid. his Am
bition IN alive and
kicking.
We hate Folly
hut that Son ~ n
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-29
ITALY MASsING TROOPS.
War With Turkey Seems To Be In
evjtable,


The Italian government Is moving
RAPIDLY and with determination in the
matter of an Italian protectorate over
Tripoli. It's plans are no longer con-
cealed, and it's. attitude is favored by
all classes except the advanced sec
ton of the socialists, who threaten to
call general strike in the event OF
hostilities.
Although not attaching much I'M
portance to the strike, the government
is acting with the greatest prudence
in every way, and has decided to call
to the colors 10000 reservists, so as
to be prepared for all emergencies,
both at home and abroad.
According to the information in Of
fetal circles, the government still
hopes to effect an amicable arrange
ment with Turkey whereby it will Sc
cure a lease of Tripoli under the SOW
ereignty of Turkey, paying therefor an
annual rental.
If Turkey definitely refuses to meet
this proposal, Italy will proceed with
military measures.
The government is prepared to meet
any aggressive measures on the part
of Turkey, such as attacks upon the
lives and property of Italian subjects
in Turkey, in which case 1t is under
stood a naval demonstration will be
made before Smyrna Immediately.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-29
THRONE OF SPAIN
SEEMS IN DANGER
Crisis Has Come In Affairs Of
The Monarchy.
MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED

General Strike Ordered by the Labor
Unions Has Developed Into Revo
lutionary Observation-Disclosures
Have Been Driven Out Of Some
Towns.
Spain is face to face with crisis
equal in gravity to that following the
riots in Barcelona in 1909. The sit
uation is bad. The agitation and the
power of the agitators on the masses
have increased in proportion to the
rigor of the repressive measures un.
dertaken by the government.
What at its origin was purely Ia
Dor movement has now developed into
revolutionary conflict, commune
having actually been proclaimed at
two towns near Valencia. At these
places the authorities were driven out
of the districts.
Martial Law is Declared.
The affiliated trades unions have de-
cided to call a general strike through.
out the length and breadth Of Spain,
and the government, abandoning the
tone of optimism heretofore main
tained decided upon the drastic step
of "suspending the constitutional
guarantees throughout the whole
country.
1t was explained, however, that in
80 doing the government did not seek
to prosecute the trades unions, but ii
was quite clear that any attempts to
| stir up a rebellion would be rigorous
ly punished. All meetings have been
| forbidden. The military authorities,
It is further stated officially, will not
assume control except in extreme
cases.
1.-THE grave measure we have taken
is absolutely imperative, not only for
the defense of public institutions, but
for society ITSELF" said Premier Can
alajas tonight. "The suspension OF
the constitutional guarantees had
been decided upon by the government
in the presence Of movement un
mistakably revolutionary and an
archistic in character-a movement
it may be assumed, directed against
all social order"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-29
LOS ANGELES CASE.
Charges Made in $4,000 Suit by Heirs
of Victim of Explosion.

CnaFgeS maue IN poO,VVo QUIT Wy t'Sh
of Victim of Explosion.
Another angle of the cases of James
J. and John B. Mcnamara held in con
nection with the explosion Of The
Times building at Los Angeles, Cal,
developed when suit for $4,000 dam
ages was brought against The Times
by the widow and mother of Churchill
Harvey Elder, who died as result OF
the disaster at the plant of that news
paper, October /, 1910.
The suit was directed against Har.
rison Gray Otis, president and general
manager of The Times; Harry Chand'
Ter, treasurer and assistant manager,
and Harry e. Andrews, managing ed
itor.
The plaintiffs allege the explosion
in The Times building was caused by
gas. They charge the defendants with
having negligently permitted the es'
tablishment to become filed with gas
and with having failed to provide
proper means of escape from the
building, in accordance with city ordi'
nances.
Mr.. Elder was assistant city editor
OF The Times. When the explosion
occurred he jumped from third story
window and was so severely injured
that he died
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-29
MEN FOUGHT FIERCELY
trivial Dispute Leads to Traoedv a,
oakhurst, Ga


oakhurst, Ga.
because delivery bov loft hi, ,-,.
o"rC On the sidewalk, w. II. Johnston
mayor OF Oakhurst, near Atlanta 10
ueau' and P. W, zuber former min
'@ter' may die at the Grady hospitol
III the fatal quarrel, which occurred
III front of the mayors house, Jobn.
S.on skull was pierced like an egg.
smell by Zuber, who rained blows m.
On MIN with heavy scantling fro,..
"n'ch protruded ten-penny nail IN.
yer was shot through the left limo
WIN a pistol in the hands of his on.
pOnent. w
Johnston died almost immediately
III the lap of his wife, who ran ont
ot the house and found him lying in
the gutter. 9 III
Hupet' staggering down the street
out OF his mind through loss of blood
was clasped in the arms of his wire
VINO placed him aboard a Decatur car
ana rushed him to the hospital, where
doctors say he cannot live.
Inc cause of the quarrel was niti
1ully trivial. The delivery how an
employe of Zuber, who is a grocer
lalieu TO remove his cart from the
sidewalk in front of the MAYORS
mousse when requested to do so
johnston, it is said, angered by what
ne considered the boys impudence
kicked the cart into the gutter, over
turning it and spilling the groceries
in the street.
The boy telephoned the occurrence
to his employer, who left his store
10 demonstrate with Johnston, When
the TWO men met hot words followed
which soon led to blows. Which one
was the first gaggressor will probably
never be decided, but an eyewitness
states that Johnston fired upon Zubel
before the latter began his attack
with the scantling.
Both men We're thought highly nj
in the community and had ALWAYS
been on the best of terms with each
other