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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28

New York, Dec. 2S.-Mary Pickford,
as charming a little actress as ever
played in moving pictures and Just
eighteen, awoke on Christmas morn
ing to find fame and fortune sticking
ir her stocking.
You haven't heard of Mary Pick
ford? Then look at the picture. And
if you happen to be patron of the
movies" the chances are one hun
bred to one that you will recognize her
as one whom you have long admired.
For more than three years now she
has been playing in the movies" and
has been the heroine of a thousand
dramatic episodes. In certain of the
most popular of these plays no doubt
this young woman, in all her charm
and beauty and exceptional art OF
pantomime, has been observed stimuli
taneously by more than a million peo-
pie in theaters scattered from coast
to coast. OF course you know Mary
Pickford.
You have seen her rough riding on
the western plains. You have watch
ed her during thrilling moments on
runaway motor cars and flying ma
chimes. Your eye has followed her as
she has fallen out of a boat in some
river to afford the opportunity of a
splendid rescue by very splendid
hero. You have seen her as ranch
girl. mountain lass, fishermans
And of course you tried to find out
her name, and failed. For the COM
pany with whom Miss Pickford has
been employed maintains the greatest
possible secrecy as to the identity
of it's players. Not even her name
is known to the vast majority of
movie proprietors. They can give
you absolutely no information con-
corning her.
You will ask: What has all this to
do with the fame and fortune which
on Christmas morning she found
sticking in her stocking?
Well, it was not SO long ago that
Mr.. David Belasco, New York's astute
and artistic dramatic director, in
search of a new star, visited a moving
picture show. There he saw Miss
Pickford in a thrilling civil war
drama, in which she enacted girl of
the Confederacy. 1t was a photo
drama of fire, smoke and battle, with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
.FOURTEEN1 men
Sheriff, Seeking One. Finds None Are
Right Man.

Wichita, Kan, Dec 27.-Fourteen
times in the last few months has
Sheriff ]. w. Williams of Tishomingo,
Ok. made trips to look at stockily
built Irishmen whose left ears were
missing. And fourteen times Sheriff
Williams went back home disappoint-
ed because the Irish brogue was not
of the proper timbre nor the missing
ear missing in the proper manner.
Sheriff Williams has just made his
fourteenth trip in search of the one
cared Irishman. He arrived in Wich-
tia, but returned to T1shomingo alone
Sheriff Williams is looking for Al
Crawford, wanted for the murder of
two Indians.
The police arrested a man answer
ing the description of Crawford sew
eral days ago and wired the Tisho-
mingo authorities. This man gave his
name as AL Scott and later said his
name was AL F1aherty. Sheriff Will
liams, who knows the escaped Okla
homa murderer, said Scott or F1aherty
w@% not the right man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
.SAVANTS WATCH DOG
Through Closed Door Canine Hears
Orders and Obeys.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 2S.-Jasper, a
cross between an English bull dog and
an Italian grey hound, who D. c. Tay-
Tor. claims to be the most intelligent
dog in the world, appeared before a
jury consisting of six professors and
two students of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, in the Biological building of the
university today and gave a demonstra-
tion of just how intellectual he is.
Professor John B. Watson, head of
the experimental psychology depart
ment in the university and one of the
best known writer's on subjects psyche
logical was there and with him were R.
w. Wood, professor of physics; Her
bert Spencer Jennings. professor of
biology, Professor Knight Dunlap. pro-
fessor of biology. and Drs. c. Bassett
and Leonard K. Hirschberg.
Mr.. Taylor gave the dog his COM
mands. A few words from his master
and the dog, after mounting a table for
a look out of a window ran down the
hall around the corner and closed the
door. tt is Mr.. Taylor's words and not
his movements which influence the dog
for the owner gave a number of orders
through a closed door and they were all
obeyed implicitly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
JAMES R. KEENE ILL.
News of Wallets Suicide Kept from
HOrSeman.

New York, Dec. 2S-James H.
Keene, who has not been in good
health for a long time is reported to-
day to be in a worse condition than at
any time since he returned from
abroad several months ago. Nothing
definite was given out as to the nature
of the widely known horseman's ILL
ness, but it was admitted that he
was sick at his apartments in a hotel,
and was unable to visit his country
home on Long Island.
The fact that Mr.. Keene was con-
fined by his illness became known af-
ter the suicide yesterday of his valet,
Frank F'issler, who killed himself in
rooming house by cutting his throat.
1t was said that Mr.. Keene was in such
condition that the doctor forbade
news of the suicide being broken to
him, although he was told that F>issler
had died suddenly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
GOT The AUTO FOOT?
Doctor Tells of New AiIment Blamed
on Cars.

St. Louis, Dec. 2S-The auto
mobile foot is the latest in st. Louis
The cause is the opposite of that of
the policeman'S fiat foot which is
caused by too much walking. The
cause of the automobile foot is ZOO
little walking But the effect is about
the same. Like the poIiceman's all
ment, lately described and discussed
by specialists, it causes pains which
may be mistaken for those of rheu-
matism. An automobile foot may be
acquired. says DR.. Alexander Block.
Automobile foot is the fancy term for
fiat foot, and the term has come into
use, according to DR.. Block, because
of the growing prevalence of f1atfoot
among those who ride much in motor
cars.
DR.. Block who is a foot specialist,
told a reporter today that the motor
car is playing havoc with the human
foot
when one becomes the owner of
an automobile" he said, 'the infatu-
alton for it is so great that the pleas
ure is INDUCED to the limit-the
autoist does not walk enough to sup
port the natural weight of the body.
Then through the lack of exercise,
surplus weight of the body is taken
on and this weight increases while the
strength of the foot diseases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28

the heroine shooting and riding hard
in many situations-one in which with
her wounded lover she is besieged in
a bullet battered house and fights back
with gun and revolver, protecting the
youth who is so SOrely wounded and
weak that he cannot pull a trigger.
The play gave wide motional oppor-
tunity to the young actress, and she
made the best possible use of it. Be
lasco was impressed and came to the
conclusion that she was worth look
ing up.
He did look her up and came to the
conclusion to which her many thou
sands of admirers came long ago. The
result of his investigation was confer
ence; the result of the conference was
an understanding; the result of the
understanding contract, which came
to Miss Pickford just at Christmas
time.
And now little Miss Pickford is to
be nam eless to her admirers no more.
She will be seen in a Broadway thea
ter early in January, where she will
play leading part in THE Good Lit
tie Devil" Perhaps it win not be long
before her name will blaze from an
electric sign on this theater.
Miss Pickford is a Canadian girl.
She was born in Toronto, April 8, 1894,
and before she knew it she was on
the stage. She was just catapulted
into a stock company, with which she
played little toddler about the stage
in several plays. This was followed by
other child parts. Once she played
Little Eva in Uncle Toms Cabin
''Why did you go into moving pic
ture work." she was asked not long
ago.
"Why?" she echoed, opening her
great big blue eyes, why I needed
the money of course. In the three
years and eight months was in NOV
ing picture work 1 was laid off only
four weeks. That is the reason actors
and actresses like motion picture
work"
you come from la family of actors,
of course?"
member of the family to take up the
stage, and 1 was just pitchforked into
it. Now, my mother, my brother and
sister are all in the work, and they
love it,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
SHOWED CHECK--LOSES
Nephew Displayed Wedding Present
Cut Out in VIII.

New York, Dec 2s.-Peter Reid, mil
ionaire, of Passaic, -. j.. in his will,
probated at the office of Surrogate
Beggs, cut off DR.. Wallace G. Watson,
formerly a favorite nephew, without
one cent. Other nephews cousins of
DR.. Watson) received amounts ranging
as high a $4,000 apiece. The estate is
valued at SO. OO0, 00O
While the exact nature of the bitter
ness which arose between the late
millionaire and the nephew, who was for
years his companion, is unknown. it is
generally understood and announced on
good authority, that their estrangement
came about through the innocent action
of DR.. Watson in displaying among
other gifts at the time of his marriage,
a check which had been presented to
him by his uncle.
At the time there were reports to
the effect that the matter had caused
displeasure to the millionaire uncle
The amount of the check, although the
bit of paper was viewed by a number
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
AN OUTLAW IS DEAD.
Old Show Horse Was Never Mastered
by Rider.

Los Angeles, Dec. 2S.-An OUTLAW
to the last. Gray Eagle, notorious as
an untamable COW pony and victor
over many daring broncho busters,
met death yesterday in his efforts 20
unscat Arthur Scheutz, an IS year
old rider. The horse slipped and fell
during the furious battle for mastery
and dashed out his brains $Sainst a
stone curb. Scheutz sustained a frac-
tured skull in the fall.
Gray Eagle had been the mainstay
of wild West" and moving picture
shows for years and there is no record
of his having ever been mastered by
any rider
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
COUGHS UP A TOOTH.
Now William Peck VIII Recover From
Consumption.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 2s.-William
Peck, who has been operated on for
lung trouble, treated by a score of
physicians and given up as an incura-
BILE consumptive, went from a SAM
tarium to his home in Sayre believing
that he could not be cured.
He was seized with a violent cough
ing spell today and the cause of his
illness was coughed up in the form
of a wisdom tooth, which for two
years had been embedded in his lungs.
He began to grow better and his re-
cOvery is now certain.
Two years ago Peck was in New
York and had a wisdom tooth extract
ed. He took gas and while under its
influence swallowed the tooth, but the
dentist said nothing about it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28

den. an engineer on the Philadelphia
& Reading.
1t consists of a belt to be worn by
every policeman on duty, attached to
which is a battery with wires along
the body and through the sleeve, in
sulated and ending in a metal button.
The policeman wears a rubber glove
on whichever hand the button rests,
and when a prisoner shows fight he
gets an electric shock that Gains him
for some time.
Creeden got the idea witnessing a
street fight in New York, in which
policemen used their clubs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
Drives OFF A Terror.

The chief executioner of death in the
winter and spring months is pneumonia.
Its advance agents are colds and grip. In
any attack by one of these maladies no
time should be lost in taking the best
medicine obtainable to drive 1t off. Count
less thousands have found this to be Dr.
Kings New Discovery. My husband be-
neves it has kept him from having pneu-
monia three or four times writes Mrs.
George w. Place, RawsonvilIe, VT. land
for coughs, colds ard Group we have
never found it's equal Guaranteed for
all bronchial affections. Price so cts. and
$1.O0. Trial bottle free at Campbell Drug
Co.AdV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
HONEYMOON IN TENT.
French Count and Wife to Go to
Mountains.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 2&-When
Count De I4asteyrie, of the French no
biIity and his bride, who was Miss
Constance w. Warren Of New York.
arrive in Los Angeles they will go to
a nook in the mountains to spend their
honeymoon in a tent, according to the
statement of friends of the bride here.
The couple are now en- route to the
west.
The countess has devoted much of
her time to athletics and outdoor d.
versions. 1t is reported that the novel
honeymoon is at her request.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28

of guests at the wedding, never reached
publicity, as every effort was made to
conceal the matter as soon as it was
learned that it had aroused the ire of
the donor.
The anger of the aged uncle is ac-
cepted as one of his eccentricities Just
what his objection to having the check
displayed among the other gifts has
never been known to any but his
nephew and himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
COPS WEAR BATTERIES
Man Who Shows Fight May Be
Shocked Into Submission.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2s.-The "Trou-
BILE killer" Electric quieter'' and
First aid to careful cops are some
of the titles applied to a new instru-
ment to be exhibited shortly before
Director Porter and other police Off
Gals by the inventor, jeremiah Cree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 10. 1912.
Gentlemen:

your
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heartily the
Bankers Life of Nebraska wishing insurance
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07
ANNUAL PICNIC.

The annual picnic of the Woman's
Collegiate club was held last evening
at the beautiful suburban home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Alton Hale in the Henley
Road, East of the city. The party was
in the nature of farewell meeting
for Professor and Mrs. Lamar and Pro-
fessor and Mrs. A. L. Murray. The
guests for the evening were the hus-
bands of the members in addition to
several former members of the club,
Mrs. Tebbetts, Miss Conrad, Miss Ed
ma Johnson and Mrs. W. X. Bradbury
were also guests. The party was also
in honor of Miss Snepp, dean of wom-
en- at Earlham College and who is to
be married this June. At six thirty
o'clock a picnic supper was served on
the lawn. The members of the club
are:
Mrs. Thomas ALL, Mrs. B. c. Bartel,
Mrs Paul Bendfeldt, Miss Anna Brad
bury, Mrs. J. Herschel Coffin, Mrs. AL
ton Hale, Mrs. Edward Harris, Mrs.
Edgar F. Hit, Mrs. Franklin S. La
mar, Mrs. Harlow Lindley, Mrs. Earle
H. Mann, Mrs. w. o. Mendenhall, Miss
Lucille Moore, Mrs. Arthur L. Murray,
Miss Catherine c. Snepp, Miss Mar
garet Starr Miss Edith Tebbetts, Mrs
Isaac Wilson.
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might add that the event was one of
the most delightful parties OF the
week The house was arranged
throughout with flowers and ferns.
The afternoon was spent socially and
with nedlework. The hours were from
two until Ave o'clock.
During the afternoon the hostess
gave the guests slips of paper from
which they cut animals, the ones hav-
ing the most perfect designs being CIV
en- the favors. Miss Edith Strattan and
Miss Ruby Wilson were the fortunate
ones in the contest.
Another delightful game for the af-
ternoon was the answering of about
twenty questions each question to be
answered by a word commencing with
the first letter of the name of the
guest The favors for this game went
to Mrs. Harry Mills and Miss Friend.
Late in the afternoon delicious lunch
con was served. The guests were Miss
Iowa Mansfield, Miss Ethel Lockwood,
Miss Marie Spekenhier, Miss
Edith Strattan, Miss Nell Buell.,
Miss Ruby Wilson, Mrs. Myron
Crane, Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. Herman
Trotter, Mrs. Walter Snaveley, Mrs.
Harry Mills, and Mrs. J. F. Zeiders.
This afternoon Mrs c. l.. Schirmey-
er is entertaining with card party for
the guests. Miss Ruby Strattan and
Mrs. Mills will also give parties before
the girls return to Kentucky.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07

Whenever Macbeth" Is put upon the
stage very nearly a fourth Of Il has to
be omitted. for. although IL Is the short
est OF the tragedies, II would take
fully three hours 70 read II out loud
without gabbling. Hamlet thus read
would take nearly two hours more.
and this seems to bear out the con-
tention Of Swinbune. among others,
that much Of the play, and. indeed,
Of other tragedies, was written by
Shakespeare for the study and not
for the stage A six or seven hours
performance must have been too much
even for an audience or Eliza bsth's
spacious times.-London Graphic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07
spril La Western Europe.

April is one OF the driest months IN
the whole year In England In the
southeast OF England. including Lon
don and Its surrounding counties. the
average April rainfall Is only 1.6+ inch
That of March. reputed the driest
month. is LAC. while Mays rainfall is
nearly a quarter or an inch in excess
OF Aprils- Not only is April a dry but
also very cold month April 10th TO
18th is a VIGOROUSLY cold period.
All over the western part OF Europe
April Is a month which Is Justly dread
ed for Its severity. Even in Spain this
is the case. In central Spain there Is
an old story that a shepherd promised
March a lamb II he would temper the
winds to suit his focks- March did
so, but the faithIess shepherd failed
to keep his promise. In revenge
March borrowed three days from April.
which were worse weather than any
experienced In March--London An
swers
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07
ENTERTAINED GUESTS.

Mrs. Edward Stegman and Mrs. Ed
ward Placke entertained Tuesday af-
ternoon. at the home of the former in
South Twelfth street for Miss Selma
Rosa. The hours We're spent in a
pleasant social manner. Refreshments
were served. The invited guests were
Mrs. c. Gildenhar, Miss Edith Steg-
man, Mrs. c. HirschfieId, Miss Mary
Otte, Mrs. Carne Radke, Mrs. George
Schneider, Mrs. H. Kemper. Mrs. John
Wuenker, Mrs. Fred Erik, Mrs. F. KEN
lenbrink, Mrs. w. Kehlenbrink, Mrs
Exerett Miller, Mrs. Frank Slade,
Mrs. Smith Wicket, Mrs. Herb Steg-
man, Mrs. G. Wiesehahn, Mrs H. Kord-
sick, Mrs Will Rosa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07
Jam Started a. Medicine.

Jam in Its early days seems TO have
been regarded as possessing medicinal
properties. Gait In Annals or the
Parish" notes "a new luxury that got
I'm among the commonalty about 116o-
BY our young men that were sailors
going to Jamaica and the West Indies
heaps of sugar and coffee beans were
brought home, while many. among the
cabbages In their yards, had planted
berry bushes. which two things hap
pening together the fashions of max
ing jam and jelly came to be introduce
ed into the village. 1t was found that
jelly was an excellent medicine for a
sore throat and jam a remedy as good
as London candy for cough or a cold
or a shortness OF breath" Did 1t ever
occur to you that lam" was abbre-
Waited from jamaica f-London Specta-
tor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07

The Greek conception or the evil one.
whom they call Yama. makes that per
sonage one or the most satanic OF the
whole evil tribe. According 10 their
ideas or him. ne 10 30 miles high and
the hairs on mis- body stand out like
palm trees on q mountain side he
Furnishes the doomed beings submitted
to his charge by putting them In beds
OF boiling oil, saving their bodies IN
two. pouring molten lead In their ears
aud such other little pranks as pulling
out their tongues. toe ana nnger nails
and gouging out their eyes he Is =
neartless old fiend or the most nendish
kind and has many other exquisite lit
tie fortunes laid up for the helpless
wretch consigned TO bis chamber OF
horrors"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER.

A miscellaneous shower was given
last evening by Mrs. Charles A. Nor
row at her home in North Tenth
street complimentary to Miss Fleeta
Morrow, who will be married this
month to Mr.. Ahart Weber The house
was prettily decorated throughout
with peonies and June roses. The bride
elect was showered with a number of
pretty and useful gifts. Late in the ev-
ening refreshments were served. The
guests were Elizabeth Weber, Eliza
beth Townsend, Mary Burns, Jessie
Roberts, Rickie Orr, Josephine Knopp,
Abbie Cooper. Allie Roberts, Carrie
Lancaster, Minnie Cooper, Margaret
Carr, Mrs William Null, Mrs. Harry
Puthoff, Mrs. Albert Rockhill, Miss
Fleeta Morrow. Mary Morrow, Miss
Roberts and Mrs. Charles A Morrow
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FOR EUROPE.

Mr.. Alden Marshall left last evening
for Ithaca, New York, where he will
join Mr.. Roland Coate, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Coate Of this cityand who
attended Cornell University last year
The young men will sail for Naples
on the Steamship Saxony via Canard
line. They will visit Rome, Venice,
Genoa, Switzerland, Berlin, later going
to Paris. France, and from there to
England. They expect to be gone about
three months. Their many friends here
wish them a safe and happy voyage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07
MISS ANNETTE kELLERMAN

LONDON, June 7.-According to
Miss Annette Kellerman, the diving
Venus Richard Croker, ex-Boss of
Tammany Hall, has offered to adopt
her as his own daughter. The pair be-
came acquainted on the voyage from
America to England, and Miss Keller
man has enjoyed two weeks vacation
at Cookers beautiful country home,
Glencairn, in Ireland. When asked as
to the truth of Miss Kellerman's state
ment, Mr.. Croker declared: Whatever
Miss Kellerman says goes"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07
THE SOUTH DAKOTA
VETERANS MEETING
CNational News Association

MITCHELL. 5. D., June 7.-Gayly
decorated in the national eolors.
Mitchell presented a patriotic appear
ance today in honor OF the civil war
veterans and their friends who have
gathered here from all parts of the
State for the annual encampment OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic. de-
partment OF South Dakota. The gather
ing will continue three days and will
include the annual sessions of the
several bodies affiliated with the G.
A R
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-07
THE LOVE OF A WOMAN.

THE LOVE OF A WOMAN.
Dear. i will stand beside thee to the
end,
Thy loving mate, thy comforter,
thy friend.
II peace and plentitude shall bless
thy ways,
days.
If shame and sin should be thy bit
ter lot,
My faith will cover thee and ques-
ton not.
If thou are false to me, then l will
Thy spirit fell asleep that cruel
day;
But thou wilt wake, and need my
loving care,
So | will watch with fasting and
with prayer.
Elisa Barker, The Book of Love.
THE LOVE OF MAN.
Dear, | will trudge beside thee to
the last,
Unless you let yourself grow old
too fast
If you inherit money from your dad,
I will endeavor to help you be glad.
If you are sweet and let me have
my way,
You shall receive my praise from
day to day.
If you are false to me in deed or
thought,
I'll cast you off as quickly as you're
caught -
Be sweet, be true; let me roam
where / will,
And at the journeys end I'll love
you still.