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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-04

prices paid BY LEGAL commission |
merchants TO the producers and
prices paid BY the retailer 90 the
commissioners. The prices paid the
farmers comes under buying price,
,snder -seiling price" Prices In all |
eases arc subject to variation. ac-
rordIng TO freshness and general |
excellence, hut these prices. uniess
otherwise indicated. are for strictly
first grades.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
TWO PAYMAsTERS
WERE BLACKJACKED
-FOUR Youths in Automobile Got Away
With Big Bag Of Money In
Broad Daylight.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.--No trace
was found tonight by the police of the
four young automobile desperados
who blackjacked two paymasters OF
one of the mills of the Silk Finishing
Company today and escaped with ST.
200 cash Charles Weber and Ed
ward W. Dyer, the paymasters, were
returning from the Security bank
when the robbers leaped from behind
anelevated structure, knocked the two
men down, took the money and sped
away in an awaiting automobile.
The manner in which the robbery
was executed leads the authorities to
believe it was carefully planned Two
men and a woman who saw the mo,
tor car speed away and the two pay
masters PROSTATE ON the sidewalk
yelled for help and then tried to see
what direction the car would take, but
it was soon lost to sight in the busy
street.
The paymasters Were attacked
from behind and neither We're able tc
give any accurate description o.
their assailants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22

the community, either public bene-
factor or a public nuisance, it is not
an unimportant happening when a
self-respecting, clean-minded, honest,
experienced man of affairs enters
this field of theatricals. His Offer
ings may prove a source of innocent
fun and wholesome relaxation, and,
being such, they are good thing for
the people. If by their piquancy and
their melody they provide a place OF
agreeable resort for the young they
are distinctly benefaction, because
they do something toward effacing a
kind of managerial pest who is a
little more than pander. who traf,
4 ticks in indecency and occasionally
forces his foul exhibitions into play
houses of the first class.
The sweetest Girl in Paris is all
] that it should he as to manner and
morals. The troupe Mr.. Askin has
assembled contains talent, and people
of talent have the knack OF making
opportunities for themselves.
y %
I "The piece is animated and perky
and it is gayly staged. It's most al
Turing feature is it's battalion OF pref
4 ty women, who dance and sing witt
all the good will in life. Their cos
tunes are fashioned into numerous
Il ingenious conceits and they are de
corus. An indefatigable spirit Q
cheerfulness pervades the entertain
ment. There is not much laboriou
badinage; a song or dance or bi
of pictorial chorus evolution follow
each other in swift well-ordered sue
cession and the spectator is seldom
bored by individual stunts that tax
up time and arrive at no partlcuia
point.'-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Louis Mann in nEIeyatlns Husband"

Louis Mann In nEievatin9 Husband"
That musical comedy and moving
pictures have not driven full apprecia-
ton Of the real drama out of the
minds Of Keokuk people, was demon
strated Friday evening by the large
audience which greeted Louis Mann
cordially and applanded him enthusias.
tically through four acts to the final
curtain.
And, as Charles Sample would say,
he put it over and is all to the mus
tard in this town.
or the three and half factors in
the success or failure of any stage
performance--the play, the star, the
support and the stage setting-all
were good and some were excellen..
The play need not make its author
proud. for onlyathe superb art of Mr..
Mann makes it tolerable with its
lack of punchv-.o fall into the YER
nacular of its hero. again--its mostly
inane lines and its commonplace &C
ton, as a rule. The stage settings
were excellents and in harmony with
the naturalness which is the keynote
to everything Mr. Mann does.
Louis Mann has a large following
who sincerely believe tina. he is the
greatest actor alive today. The pres
ent writer has no desire to argue with
these good people who may be right
although their enthusiastic statemen.
of superlativeness naturally makes
one pause and consider. Certainl,
MIR. Mann is a great actor, capable
Of great things, and In addition is q
charming entertainer-the two things
are quite distinct and one should MOI
confuse them. In his present play
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22

contemplating the infection Of the
death penalty, but the news that the
supreme court of Virginia has declin-
ed to grant new trials in the cases OF
two of he Allen gang who were CON
demned to death is not received with
any displeasure by anyone who IS
not a savage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22

'Elevating Husband he has scant
medium of expression for his large
powers as an actor; it does give him
full swing as an entertainer with
comedy for vehicle in which to ride
into much public favor.
And the sum total of result is that
his audiences depart from the theater
telling one another that Louis Mann
is the greatest ac.or the world pos,
sesses, and the show they just san
is one of the best they ever attended
And in these latter days when the
box Office man smiles so broadly, why
should one write dry disserta:i ions
about the characteristics and func
lions of art? And to insist on high
brow opinions as opposed to practi
cal pragmatism, after seeing that pla.
would be foolish indeed.
The company was excellent as
whole. Miss Wellman, as the wife
who undertook to elevate her hus
band and made mess of 1t, was en-
ttirely adequate to the brilliancy O
| the star. All the others were good.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
Krupp Men Strike.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Services
BERLIN, Dec. 21.-Work on three
German battleships was tied up to-
day when more than half the men in
the employ of the Krupp Germania
shipbuilding works went out on
strike. a wage question was involved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
At the orpheum.

At the Orpheum the management
announces an all-feature week. The
weeks program will be composed OF
the following films, beginning Monday
matinee: Monday, Lass O the Light
and ITO the City, Tuesday, The
Mountain Girls Sacrifice" and Owing
More" Wednesday, Aunt Oman
Plot and "a Day at West Point" and
"A Ride for Life Thursday, Unto
the Darkness and THE Mind Cure
and ooh, That Lemonade" Friday,
@The Long Strike in Two reels; Sat
urday, Before the White Man Came
in two reels; sunday, THE Ranch.
mans Wooing' and "A Man All
these are feature films and should be
seen by everyone. Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
"The Sweetest Girl in Paris.'

Mr.. James O'Connell Bennett, writ
ing in The Chicago Record-Heraid,
said of 'The Sweetest Girl in Paris, :
the musical comedy to be seen here
at the Grand opera house Thursday
evening, Dec. 26.
MIR. Askn seems to possess wha.
very few managers do possess, a
sense of obligation to the public, for
his entertainment is notably decent
in tone, and it affords evidence OF
liberal expenditure. AS the purveyo1
of even the lightest kind of theatrical
diversion may be, in his relation tc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22

No Cause for Complaint.
Louisville Courier-Journal Only a
savage man can take real pleasure in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22
At the Hlppodrome.

For holiday week, Manager Angel
Of the Hippodrome announces the
biggest vaudeville bills that have
ever been shown in the city. The
extra added feature for the entire
week will be big animal act COM
posed of four ordinary acts, all in
one for this week, direct from the st.
Louis Hippodrome. The act includes
Miss Gene MacDuh, the only lady ele-
plant trainer in he world and
Dutch" her famous performing ele-
plant; Professor White and his
troupe of eight ponies including the
world famous fF'lossie," the pony
with the human mind; Madame Ed
ridge and her dancing horse BLACK
Diamond and Rex, the most beauti-
full horse in the world. This last fea.
1 ture is we'll worth seeing for Rex
boasts tail measuring twenty-four
! feet in length In addition to this
1 feature act the management will in
/ troduce Willis and Hassan, the great
i es. Of all American and European
equilibrists who are said to be pre-
1 senting the most wonderful gymnas
tic act in vaudeville. Barrett ant
Earl in a whistling and mechanical
doll skit will also be one of the holi
day features in this bill. Emil Sub
ers, the Georgia boy, will also b'
seen at the Hippodrome during thu
first three days of the week. Lates
motion pictures will complete thu
u program. ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-22

-eate city want ads bring results.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

The immensely OF the worlds great
est city is strikingly illustrated by the
facts and figures published recently in
4 report on London life issued by the
London council 1t is estimated, for
instance that Gl,4OO,OO0 is paid every
week in rent, and G420000 in rates,
while for the privileges Of keeping
about 100000 dogs Londoners pay
G61 900 a year in carriage and motor
licenses, while altogether no less
than $1,000 100000 worth of property
belonging to Londoners is insured.
1t is remarkable that while 50 years
ago only half the people living in
London were born IL the capital, to-
day We are approaching the time
when three-quarters of the population
Of London are natives, the figures be
ing 66S per 1000. Most people are
under the impression as they notice
the new streets Of houses springing
up in all directions in the metropolis.
that London is growing bigger every
day. but, as q matter Of fact. last year
95,0OO000 less was spent on house
building than in 1902.
There are 1850 weddings in London
every week, while the weekly average
number of inQuests is 100. No fewer
than SO, 900 drunkards are convicted in
~ months, while postmen deliver
every day 100000 letters, postcards.
circulars and newspapers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
ELECTRIC GUN IN WARFARE
Pittsburg Man Has Discovered Method
Of Hurting Shell with Greater
Power Than by Powder.

There is no other sphere Of achieve
ment in which scientific invention
and discovery Keeps up its quick pace
Of progress more assuredly than in
the arts and methods of warfare
There is not one Of the half dozen
leading nations of the earth that is
not interested in the problem Of air
navigation mainly because Of the un-
Outstanding that aeroplanes and
siderable balloons will be mighty con
venient for purposes of devastation
and destruction. More than hun
dred chemical experiments, prob
ably more than a thousand, have dur
Ing the past ten or fifteen years been
endeavoring to find some yet more
1iabolic explosive than any before
known, and some Of them have sue
ceeded
Now a Pittsburg man comes for
ward with the bland suggestion that
he has discovered method of hurl-
ing by electric power d shell with
greater velocity than it can be driven
by powder Not only so, but he
claims that a single motor viii fur
nish electric force to operate whole
line OF guns or Il whole battleship ag-
gregatiou of guns. He proposes short
ly TO make test with field piece.
and if his invention does what he
thinks it VIII do, the science Of war
will have made one more long stride
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
AUSTRIAN BUREAUCRAT BUSY

No sum is too insignificant to es-
cape the attention of the Austrian bu-
reaucrat In the Weiner Zeitung there
appeared a long official notice from
the high court of justice calling upon
the Legitimate representatives of the
late Count Franz Palffy, who died on
November IA, 1852, to withdraw a de-
post from the treasury Of the civil
court of justice which had lain there
for more than 80 years within the
period of one year. six weeks and
three days.
The sum in question is one heller
one-tenth Of penny.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
HICKEY SLEW MANY VICTIMS
Also Confesses Killing Josephs Boy
and a Man Named
Morey.

Buffalo n. Y, Nov. so. F. Hickey
of Lowell, Mass, after confessing he
killed Michael Ricao Kruck, a New
York newsboy, and Joseph Josephs.
seven years old, Of Lackawanna, told
Of killing Edward Morey, a man, in
Lowell twenty years ago
Wesley c. Dudley, District Attorney
of Erie County, and Ray r. ellison.
Chief of Police of Buffalo. who
brought Hickey here from Toms Riv-
er, n. j., and obtained the confession
from him, say they believe he has
killed at least one other boy and in
jured twelve more.
Dudley said Hickey resembled Stew
enson's character of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde more closely than any case
in real life Of which ne ever has heard
When sober, ne said Hickey is hard
working. Industrious, reliable man;
when drunk he is a fend and does not
realize what he is doing.
Hickey himself said repeatedly in
his confession that when he becomes
intoxicated there comes over him an
Unsuitable desire 10 kill small boys
The tortures of his victims, as re
lated in the confession, were fright
full
Hickey says he killed Morey acct
. dentaliy by putting laudRnum in his
whiskey to make MIN sick
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

The list of accidents in Michigan is
long, Is persons having been killed
and 1G injured Last year Is were
killed and injured. The heavy cas-
ualty list is thought TO be due to the
greater number of hunters that en-
tered the woods in that State Almost
5000 licenses were issued by the
Michigan Game Warden The deer
hunters caused so much alarm among
woodsmen in Ontangan County that
placards were posted by the Diamond
Lumber Company warning all hunters
to keep away from the lands of the
corporation 1t IS said several en-
ployes of the company narrowly
escaped being shot Near Grayling
deer hunters were 50 abundant that
an agent from the Game Warden's
Department refused to go into the
woods on land investigation One of
the victims in Michigan was Richard
Eberhart, of Ludiugton He was
drowned when he fell from q bank
lie was yicepresideut OF NJ Richards
& Son, piano makers.
Chicago supplied three names to the
death list. Alexander Hodgart, Of
Hodgar & Co., manufacturers agents.
shot himself when stepping from
boat in his camp in Wisconsin. Thos.
Dele, startled by his companion
shouting, Look out-there's a rat
tler!" stumbled, fell over d log. and
WAS shot ae his pun droDDpd from, bie
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
RUNTSDEA1HR ROLL.
LONG LIST OF sPORTSMEN KILL
ED DURING GAME SEASON
JUST ENDED. .--
MICHIGAN LEADS CASUALTIES
Victims Fell from Maine to Alaska
Most of Them Were Shot by Gem
panions - Long List Shot Them.
selves.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE hunting sea
son just closed was not so deadly as
that of last year. The dead and in
jured numbered 92 and 81, respective
iy, as against 100 and 81, respectively,
in 1911. In 1910, the worst year of
which there is record, 113 persons
3ost their lives when hunting game.
The roster of dead and injured this
year included victims from Maine to
Alaska. In the latter region Albert
Mckay, a prominent mining man of
Dawson, was shot and killed by an
other hunter. The list of casualties
by States follows:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

At Chesterton, in Warwickshire,
England, stands this remarkable old
windmill handsome enough TO de-
serve preservation. 1t was designed
by the famous architect, lingo Jones,
in 1852, and is substantially built of
stone. the superstructure supported
on six semicircular arches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
ELECTRICAL TRAP FOR RATS
tion-Circuit Operated Automat-
caIy by Little Rodent.

The Semitic American, in describ-
Ing a rat exterminator, invented by ].
W. NJ Carmichael of Wellsburg w.
Va, says:
The exterminator is simple and
cheap of construction, and one, which.
by means Of an electric circuit ar
ranged to be automatically closed by
the animal as it passes into and
through the apparatus, viii kin the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
Presence OF MIND.

"Oh. john" shrieked Mrs. Dorkins.
The baby has swallowed a silver
quarter!"
Mr. Dorkins took a handful of
change out Of his pocket and looked
it over
Calm yourself. Maria he said. at
was that counterfeit quarter I've been
trying TO get rid Of"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
Worlds Telephone instruments.

A census of the worlds telephone
investment of SIZES, 100000, and the
about 1853 900. Of which more than
81 per cent are in the United States;
Europe % per cent. Canada a shade
over 10 per cent, and all other coun.
tries a trile more than per cent
Telephone plants represent a toCal
Investment az s'.1-!, Jn9 nooo. aud Tia
number of yearly r',oi." .r".er',"a- t..
fstirtstrG r. 80 p.. ..,.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
%>He@
ELECTRICAL,
@lWORL.,LjI)A.h
GREEN LIGHT FOR JEWELLERS
May Be Obtained by Using Special
Water Lens-Lamp Is Suspended
Opposite to Globe.

1t is an interesting fact that green
light seems to be the best adapted for
fine jewelry work. A simple way to
obtain such light for the work bench
is to use a special water lens, colored
green, as shown in the drawing, says
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
CAT KILLS A BULLDOG

large Angora cat owned by Mrs
Harry Lindley Of Venice, Cal, attack
ed and killed full-blooded English
bulldog. owned by J. c. Fromeyer, at
Venice Within two minutes the bull
dog, bleeding and helpless, fell upon
the sand The cat then leaped upon
the dogs head and with claws and
teeth severed the animals iugular
vein.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
How to Nail Them,

Bill-When a japanese maiden de-
sires to show marked attention to her
lover she uses the sharpened point OF
one Of her finger nails in writing to
him.
Jill suppose many a poor Jap
has been nailed" that way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
The Postcard Habit.

We'll, Hiram, your summer board
ers seem to have about everything
they want"
They're fairly content. I only over
looked one point. Forgot to provide
any postcards of such points of in
terest as the henhouse and the
pump"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

rat. A further object is to construct
the apparatus so that the rat as it is
killed will fall from the entering pass
age, and in which the circuit will be
automatically opened preparatory to
another operation. The engraving
shows a longitudinal section view
through the apparatus.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
Heartthrobs.

Patience-lt is said that man has
never constructed piece of machin-
cry with the efficiency of the human
heart, 1t has a capacity of 1922 gal
Ions per day.
Patrice-l never knew before that
they measured love by the gallon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
Not Now.

Not Now
who's the rummy you've just
brought i'm" inquired the police SER
geant.
He says he's a congressman" re-
sponded the patrolman.
What district"
81 asked i'm that, an he said he was
a congressman at large"
We'll, he isn't" snapped the ser
geant. Lock him up
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
Looks Suspicious.

Mrs. Nupler-Are the Bridelums
happy with each other?
Mrs. Alters-I haven't heard them
say; but | notice they never speak to
Mrs. Levitt any more-you know, she
is the lady who introduced Them
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

Il don't believe" said Mr.. Growcher,
that nature intended the country to
be used as picnic ground"
why not?
IF she had she would have arranged
to grow sardines, hard-boiled eggs and
lemonade as local products"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
Maxine Him Useful.

"Fester, why do you encourage that
city dude to call on your"
Father insists on it. He has the
fly swatting habit, that city Teller has.
Yesterday afternoon he sat on the
porch and killed 400 flies"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
EXpectation.

What do you want, ma'am? Do
come here and buy!"
Not today. but in a few days we
shall inherit 5000 marks, and I want
to look at something now. "-Meggen.
dorfer Blaetter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
Patriot PeriIs.

TO private life, in this unrestlug land,
How many public servants hold have
gone!
It's difficult to get an office and
Considerably more SO to hold on.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
Suspicious.

Editor-Have you submitted this
poem anywhere else?
Jokesmitn-No, sir
Edltor-Then whore did you get
that black eye?-Sarir@.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

the Popular Electricity. This may be
on the order of the large colored
globes seen in drugstore windows.
The lamp is then suspended on the
opposite side of the globe from the
work in hand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

Rafting
specially built for
Usually from the village oe
renowned rafting two
of
about six or seven hours to get from Toe
result
nevertheless
restaurant which
each raft composed of staying clarinet
charms and there is indeed
part In Of these
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05
MARYLAND NEWS
IN cunDT nDnrQ
liz UilUlil UliUi-il
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.

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tron,u. ~ l,.a,..,. t.. to,,ot4 -,
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ron f.. g. onn
holm, ,.l.,,,cI,.r,.i a,,S I,,.,ttr,ar ,,5o,,t
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1,....
.'''' u ,''' "'l!' VI NO. ~
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-'-'''7 '''' "e7N
haTu MIIchtIl Iarn OF o.. acres, on me
o o",''N'i 70 ~ i'''ie Ut |'l'e'' loI @I'''
WV
.
linton l. JarIeiI mas oeeh eiecled
secretary ana treasurer Oh the CheS'
tleroert SKIPPER resigned !
Mrs. John G. Quick, the Oldest resi-
uenI IN Elhton' died after d very brief
illness Of pneumonia. She was past
her ninetieth year.
The Progressive party leaders OF the
Eastern shore, meeting in Salisbury,
decided to continue the organization
and to place a ticket in the field q;
each election.
Samuel II. Douglas has had placed
in ST. Peters 2. f. Cn.,.,,,. .........,,,...y =.
two handsome memorial windows. one
to the memory of the late Judge
Charles F. Holland and the other in
memory of Mrs Charles + Holland
Charles Victor OhIer the youne
messenger who was framed Inv tho
the Circui7 Court ar Hagarsroyyn of
stealing money from the Hagerstovvn
Banl, sent rbroupb the mails
Earl r. p,ity o toocbor !, t1iob
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

7. Samuel Wastler, Of Pen Mar, this
season on South Mountain has killed
l,104 gray and fox squirrels, so rab
bits, IS partridges and 10 pheasants.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

A large American faS was pre-
>entcd to Rossville Public School by
Liberty Bell Council, Junior Me
..aaics
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

Isaac Rowland, of Clearspring,
Washington county, grew 400 bushels
Of tomatoes on an acre of ground and
200 bushels of potatoes on another
acre
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

The Hagerstown Automobile Club
has been Incorporated for the purpose
Of promoting the Use OF automobiles,
enforcing the moJorcar laws and to
secure better roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

Henry c. Ieckert has bought the
William \. Miller farm near Darling.
ton for $1,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-12-05

The BeIair Country Club building is
being remodeled and heating plant
installed.