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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-02-04
PERILS IN FILM POSING.
Real Tragedies that Mark the Pro-
dnetion of Moving Pictures.

S1AANoSO AAASNNS'
Acting in front of the camera for
moving pictures isn't quite so soft a
Job as people are apt. to imagine.
Grave risks have to be taken and more
or lass serious accidents are common.
Soa1etimes they result fatally.
TIE other day for example. a man
named Bittner descended in a para
chute FROM the Column Of Victory in
Besaihs with view TO being cinemato-
.graphed as he was falling, but soma-
thing went wrong with his apparatus
and the parachufist was dashed to
death.
similarly, a picture player named
Duane was killed on the railway while
acAng part. The unfortunate man
was only supposed to be run over by
the approaching train, it being the in
tention to substitute a dummy figure
at the last moment But the rails were
slippery, the driver was unable to pull
his engine in time and the actor was
mangled to death beneath the wheels.
Not long ago an actor playing the
part of cowboy in Chicago fell and
was killed during the rehearsal.
Miss Alice Hollister, whose face and
figure are familiar to frequenters Of
rictpre shows, nearly lost her life
while rehearsing in Egypt Attired
in the voluminous draperies ofaI Arab
peasant woman, she was seated on
primitive wooden wheel which brought
up from deep we'll water for irri-
cation purposes.
At a certain moment she had to
bring the camel which worked the
wheel to a halt and descend from her
scat. Unfortunately the camel re-.
sumed its walk too soon, the wheel
started revolving again and Miss Hol-
lister was jerked into the wheel, which
was more than 10e~feet in depth. = =
Luckily, her cumbersome garments
caught a projecting stone in the side,
and, being an athletic build; she man
aged to hang on until she was res
cued by means of a rope in the hands
OF her dragonlan. BUTT was narrow
escape.
40 one viewing On the screen the
superb riding Of Alice Joyce, expo
nent of cowgirl" parts in Western
drama, would suppose that any horse
could ever succeed in throwing her,
AS a matter of fact, however, she has
met with several accidents.
Miss Gene Gauntier, moving pic
ture company's leading woman, has
been exceptionally unlucky. Only re-
Gently she was attacked by Bedoulns
in the Sahara and had 10 nght ndFu
to get away. In Florida she was
nearly engulfed in a quicksand. IN
a battle scene she was kicked by
horse and nearly killed. In another
war scene there was premature eX-
plosion Of a caisson that hurled her
high in the air, and the fall made her
unconscious, but it made a great
picture
Once when she was to be rescued
from a burning house. the company
bought an abandoned farm house in
the country and set it afre. The fire
burned more rapidly than had been
provided for in the rehearsal, and
Miss Gauutier was unconscious and
almost dead when the rescuers
chopped hole in the roof and pulled
her out. They had intended to take
her out through a window, but the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
The Fishing Cormorant.
From the Wide World


The wonderful ingenuity and patience OF
the Chinaman are well shown by the skill
full way In which he has trained the cor
morant to fish for him. The bird is taken
when young and then with infinite care
taught to catch fish for its owners. A
metal ring Is placed round it's neck. fitting
close enough to prevent It from swallow
ing the larger fish, yet sufficiently loose
to allow the small ones to pass down its
throat-its reward for working A sort OF
harness Is rugged about the body Of the
bird, by means of which 1t Is lowered into
the sea and lifted out again into the boat.
A cord Of spruce fiber about a dozen feet
In length prevents the bird from straying
too far, while II also enables the fisher
men TO control and guide its movements.
The fishing n always done at night and
this 10 the reason Why Il 10 difhcult 60
get a good set of pictures OF cormorant
fishing. When all 10 ready the birds are
lowered into the water and as soon a.
they have filled their capacious mouths
they are pulled into the boat and the fish
they have been unable to swallow taken
away from them. They are then put back
into the water and so the fishing contin'
ues. Torches are used to illumine the
scene; II 10 the light, of course. that at
tracts the fish. A we'll trained cormorant
will catch 100 to $50 good si5ed fish an
hour-a record that leaves the average
human angler hopelessly beaten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
WHEN THE DUMB SPEAK.
Instances Where Speech and Hearing
Have Returned.

From London Tit-Bits.
The recent case Of Miss Lily Curl OF
Ashford. Kent, who. after being deaf
and dumb for twenty-one years, is slow
ly recovering both hearing and speech
the shock of the tragic end Of her
brother. who drowned himself in the
Stour, being regarded as responsible for
the miraculous recovery-is by no means
an isolated example of shock succeeding
where doctors have failed.
Some time ago the narrow escape of a
boy from drowning or North Shields
fish quay had q remarkable sequel. While
efforts were being made to restore the
apparently drowned boy to consciousness
by. means OF artificial respiration q man
named Thomas Cummings. who had been
deprived Of speech two years earlier, as
the result OF an accident, pushed through
the crowd merely out of curiosity. AS
soon as he saw the PROSTATE boy, al
though not in any way related to him.
the sight gave him such a shock that his
speech suddenly returned, and he fell to
the ground In q state Of collapse. Upon
recovering he continued to speak freely.
ana has suffered no further impeachment
since.
one Of the most amazing cases was that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

Of Walter Speck. resident OF Gloucester.
who eight years ago lost his power OF
speech through the shock occasioned by
the death of his father. For several
weeks his wife was able to understand
him only by watching the movements
of his lips, and he gave up all. hope OF
ever recovering his speech. Being
foot ball enthusiast, he one day witnessed
a Gloucester versus Cheltenham match.
and when the city team scored Speck,
in his excitement. forgot that he had
been deprived Of his voice, and attempted
to cheer with the rest of the crowd. TO
his amaZement and that of his friends
his shout was heard above that or any
of those standing near. since then
Speck has been able to converse as Wen
as ever, and there is no likelihood OF
his speech failing him
One of the medical journals tells how
the fear of an accident was once the
means Of restoring speech to DUMP
man. Mr. J. Moore of Gosport had been
dumb for years, when, on returning home
one evening, his bicycle skidded. In his
alarm ne shouted, and was so startled
and surprised at hearing his voice that ne
called out again and again, until he was
convinced that his long-lost voice had
come back to him.
1t is not many years since remark
able case of dumbness excited great IN
terest in medical circles in Germany.
Twelve months earlier Bavarian cat
tie dealer had been kicked by a horse.
with the result that he completely lost
the use of his voice. A year later he was
riding q doomed horse to the knockers
yard, when the animal. who clearly had
plenty OF life left in him, began to kick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Cunning in Art.
From the New York Herald.

from the New York Herald.
We have heard SO much about graft
and dishonesty and the shame of our
cities that many Of us firmly believe
that ours is the wickedest of the nations
of the earth. To destroy a myth is "a
thankless task. for people believe what
they want to believe and are apt to resent
any attempt to rob them of their pleas
ure and satisfaction in SO doing. Never
theless some of us are glad to learn from
time to time that graft and cunning are
not unknown in the older countries nor
in the older of the noble families.
Some time ago an American millionaire
coveted q noble painting by Raphael that
hung in the gallery of a princsly Italian
home The family refused to part with
it, declaring that the government would
not allow the priceless treasure to leave
the country. But the millionaire deter
mined to buy 1t, and then the owner of
fered to paint snow scene over the can
vas and ship it to New York, where 1t
could be cleaned and restored. This was
done. but the cleaners used turpentine
which removed not only the snow scene
but the Raphael painting as well, and
revealed a fine portrait Of Marconi under
meath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Learning to Soy 'No'' Pleasantly.

From the P0ldQelpnla Leuger
Many a man in private affairs or in
public ONCE creates needless complica-
tons because he is unwilling or unable
to return the soothing, diplomatic an
swer that turneth away wrath, and to de-
cline q request with a certain unctuous
graciousness that almost robs 1t OF the
sense Of negation.
Often 1t is not the mo- that bafiled i'm
portunity resents-it Is the way the mo-
made to sound as though its peremptori-
ness left in the hard. cold. cruel mind Of
the refuser no lingering regret. The as
tute, tactful, clever person knows how
to temper the wind to the one whose
plea must be rejected. There is a blend
Ing Of kindness and frmness that pours
oil on troubled waters. Resentment Is
the placating syllables OF the terms in
which the refusal 10 couched.
Many strong resolute characters utterly
repudiate such conciliatory tactics as
weak and effeminate. They believe in
"blUrting 1t right out" when they have
reached an inflexible decision: in saying
what they think, in striking from the
blunt. 1t sounds Napoleonic. heroic, mas
terful, but, as q matter of fact, these per-
sons of Homeric or Saxon outspokenness
often have to lean upon the services of
others. in affairs that require any deli
cacy or conciliatory courtesy. The man
of incorporating and rigid austerity
is admirable, but sometimes he makes
virtue odious; he does nothing immoral
il he disclOses human sympathies and a
generous Willingness to consider an OPP
posing point Of view before its final refu-
tation at his hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
RECENT SALES SHOW
UPTOWN LAND VALUES
Fourteenth Street Properties
Bring From Eighty Cents to
One Dollar a Foot.

Recent transactions in property on 14th
street just north of Florida avenue has
called attention to that locality, especially
as to the course Of land values and
what appears to be the current market
rate for unimproved property. For the
largest of the transactions referred to-
namely, the sale of the Barber property
on Clifton street, extending from 18th to
14th street. while it included the large
residence that stands on this acreage
plot, still the value Of the house itself
did not enter into the consideration and
for that reason it may be looked upon
as unimproved property.
The other piece comprises a large 'front.'
age at the southwest corner of 14th and
Fairmont streets. extending along the
former street 145 feet and along the latter
30 feet The total area is 81 800 square
feet and is entirely without improve
ments. The Barber property has 17O67j
square feet. For the first named the con-
sideration is said to have been little
over a dollar per foot, while for the
Barber tract the per foot price was
nearly so cents.
1t Is interesting to note also that in
both cases the use proposed for these
large building sites is not for individual
houses. but is for apartment houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
English Flint-Knappers.
From the London Chronicle.


The primitive type of men persisting,
according to Miss Nude, in a Surrey
village are not the only people who are
believed to retain the physical appearance
OF the stone age men Of early Britain.
In the little Suffolk town OF Brandon the
most ancient English industry, that of
fint-knapping. Is still carried on by work
men who are believed to be direct. de-
scendants Of the Neolithic makers of
stone axes and arrowheads. They make
gun fints and finder fiints, for which
there Is still a considerable demand in
North Africa. the Kongo basin and some
parts OF Asia and South America, and
the tool used by them in quarrying flint
from the chalk ia a single-pointed pick
almost identical in shape with the picks
made of red deer's antlers found in the
prehistoric quarries at Grimes Graves.
The Brandon knappers are adopts at
making axes, arrowheads and other stone
implements. which are difficult to dis
tinguish from genuine prehistoric relics
One OF them lately succeeded in making
a ring OF flint, thing no one is known
to have done since the stone age in
Egypt One well known gun-fiint maker
undertakes to supply facsimile models in
flint of all kinds of stone implements.
including Eskimo and Fuegian hide.
scrapers, Greenland hammers, lake-dwell-
ing daggers and fishhooks and early
Egyptian axes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
SHANNON & LUCHs' SALES.
Firm Reports Transfer of Eight
Pieces of Property.

Shannon & Luchs, real estate brokers,
report the following sales:
Three-story brick dwelling, No. 2107
LIST street northwest, for the Kate e.
Presnell estate. to John Widmayer. The
consideration is understood to have been
about $500, and Mr.. Widmayer will oc-
cupy the property as his home.
No. 1896 list street northeast. to John
III. Waring. A two-story brick dwelling
for S. 400, which he will occupy.
No. 4S Todd place northeast to Frank
B. Matthews for $500. which is a two
story dwelling.
No. Az Lamont street northwest to l.
E. Morgal for $3.50.
No. 1891 18th street northwest, to Aura
l. Middlekaupp, for $4,000 which is one
OF a row of about twenty new houses re-
Gently completed and sold.
No. 1856 Perry street northwest, for
S.. 900, to A. c. Ketner. which he will
occupy.
No. 3O7 10Th street northeast to Will
liam Murphy. for 5000. which is a two
story new dwelling.
No 1923 Lanier place, eight rooms and
two baths, sold to an unnamed person,
who will occupy it as home, the con-
sideration being 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
FEARN RESIDENCE SOLD.
Mrs. Alexander Stewart Buys 2202
Massachusetts Avenue.

The residence Of Richard Lee Fearn at
22O2 Massachusetts avenue has been pur-
chased by Mrs. Alexander Stewart
through the Office of Francis Bennett
Poe. The consideration was $4,000. The
house. which has a front of yellow brick
and is three stories in height, with q
basement, adjoins on the west the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Stewart occupying the tri-
angle at tthe intersection of Massachu-
sets avenue with Q street. 1t is the in
tention Of the new owner to remodel the
house.
Through the same Office Gen. James H.
Watmough has purchased from Mrs. j.
b. Kendall the residence 2144 Wyoming
avenue, which is brick house Of colo
NAL design recently built by John II. No
Ian The consideration was about 10000.
1t is the intention Of the purchaser to
occupy the house as his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
BUSINESS PROPERTY SOLD.
Transfer of a Building on 18th
Street Between and T Streets.

The three-story brick building known
as 1912 14th street northwest has been
sold to Leon Tobriner by Shannon &
Luchs, real estate brokers, in connection
with the Affleck Realty Company. It is
modern building and occupied by
mems furnishing business. The lot Is liz
by 100 feet. The consideration is under
stood to have been about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
TO BUILD MORE HOUSES.
Phillips & Sager to Construct Mod
rate-Priced Homes.

The building operations being carried on
under the direction OF Phillips & Sager
on Gresham street near Georgia avenue,
now arc directed toward finishing thir-
teen two-story houses. Since the begin
ming Of the year eighteen houses have
been built by them on this street and
have been sold.
Now in order to supply the demand for
homes of this character which sell from
$3.50 to $3.50 more houses are being
built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

Prom the Ladies' Hone Journal.
A woman was discussing the English
language with Rudyard Kipling.
Don't you think II strange. Mr.. Kip
hng." said the woman. with superior
wisdom. that sugar 10 the only word
In the English language where an q and
u come together and are pronounced
'sh'r'
Mr.. KiplinIs eyes twiniried Al he an
swered:. "SuYe!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Sales at Dunn Loring.

w. G. Collins. realty broker of Claren-
don, Va, reports the following recent
sales at Dunn Loring, Va: To S. Van
Sickler. eight acres: Lucy s. Chaplin. one
acre: r. Z. T. Shreve, two and one-quar-
ter acres, and D. N. Carleton, four acres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
HOUSES BEING BUILT
NEAR CARNEGIE LAND
George Cutter Completing
Residence for Himself and a
Cottage on Broad Plateau.

The broad plateau that is reached after
the gradual climb from the valley of
Rock creek, along the line of the Broad
Branch road, east OF Connecticut avenue.
Is coming into more general use. 1t is
this locality that has been selected by
the Carnegie Institution of Washington
as the site of large building which will
house the department Of terrestrial mag
netism OF which DR.. Louis A. Bauer is
In charge.
The property, comprising some seven
acres fronting on the Broad Branch road
near the juncture Of the Chappell road
and the Chevy Chase drive, was recently
acquired, as stated In The Star. by the
institution from several holders at an
expenditure Of about $4,000. The negotia-
lions were made through the ONCE of
Herbert A. Gill & Son. real estate brok-
ers. About one-half Of the entire tract
was bought from the Chevy Chase Land
Company and the other half from Mrs.
Susan Oswell and Miss Harriet Richard
SON, and a fraction Of an acre from Miss
Annie e. Schneider.
Excavation Has Begun.
The excavation for the foundation Of
the building has begun and the structure
Of brick, according to designs prepared
by Waddy B. Wood. architect, will be
erected during the coming season. AS
soon as the building is ready for use the
Office force will leave the present quar-
ters in the Bond building. The new loca-
ton win be in easy reach OF the Connec-
ticut avenue line Of cara
Adjoining this property to the east and
fronting on tho Broad Branch road
George Cutter is completing a residence
for his own use, as well az q cottage for
the man in charge of the place, and q
garage. To the north il the tract Of land
which has been subdivided into building
sites by Fulton r. Gordon.
The building Of the Carnegie Institution
will be similar in general style to the one
which Is occupied by the seophysica
laboratory Of the institution some dis
tance to tho south on Upton street. An
other center Of activity In the same vi
entity 10 the building erected by the
United States government for the use Of
the bureau OF standards and located just
west Of Connecticut avenue on. Pierce
Min road. Recently additional ground
was acquired at the corner Of Idaho ave-
nue. and Pierce Mill road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
Sixteenth Street Highlands
1.-The Best Suburb of Washington

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CHOICE PRESIDENTS and overlooking
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THE PROPERTY 1913 SIXTEENTH STREET HIGH
GROW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04

and plunge in a dangerous manner. The
man. we are told lost his head complete
ly in wild excitement, and after a few
minutes began to talk, completely regain
ing his speech. to the boundless astonish-
ment of his friends.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
KNABE JURY STILL
HELD IN ABEYANCE
State Will Not Ask Death
Penalty For DIR. William
B. Craig.

SHELBYVILLE. Ind, Nov. %
With a bobtailed jury consisting of
ten farmers and one railroader, the
trial of DR.: William B. Craig, charged
with the murder of DR.. Helene Knabe
at Indianapolis. adjourned at noon to-
day until Monday. The entire fore
noon session was devoted to changes
in the jury box. I
The accepted jurors are all mar
ried men and a majority have large
families
The raiIroader is Walter Wright.
The other ten accepted are:
Ollie Harrell. Ebert Willard, Alfred
Arnold, Lewis Weinantz. James Clark,
Ebert Wicker. Prindle E. Barnes,
Martin Good, Philip Swinfort and Da-
Wis Jones. =
The questioning of the talesmen to-
day indicated that the death penalty
will not be asked for.
After a conference OF attorneys, il
was decided that Ephraim Inman of
Indianapolis, will make the opening
statements for the state and will de-
clare that DR.. Knabe loved DR.. Craig
but that the accused doctor preferred
and intended to marry a wealthier
woman and that the killing followed a
quarrel between the two.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
ARMY MAKES PLANS
FOR CHRISTMAS TIME
Charitable Organization to
Arrange Big Christmas
Tree For Poor.

Mindful of the fact that Christmas
to the children means more than some
thing to eat and wear the Salvation
Army will have a Christmas tree for
the children of the city in addition
to it's gifts of food and clothing to the
poor families OF the city.
The Salvation Army every year, re-
members the needy at Christmas time.
Captain and Mrs. Stanford have a long
list of needy families in this city who
will receive baskets OF food on Christ
mas morning,
Two or three weeks before the holi-
days the Salvation Army kettles will
be placed on tripods in the streets and
every one will be invited to contribute
toward the happiness OF others less
fortunate than themselves.
Captain Sanford, who recently took
charge OF the local post has been
twelve years in the service and has
had charge of a number of Salvation
Army Christmas celebrations. He
hopes to make the one this year the
best he has ever had and one of the
best ever attempted in this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
DAN G, REID PARTY
TO FEDERAL SUIT
Government Brings Action to
Dissolve American
Can Trust.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 29.-The depart
ment of justice today, through John
P. Hill, United States attorney for the
district of Maryland, filed suit against
the American Can company and the
subsidiary concerns under the Sher-
man antitrust law. The complaint al
leges that the defendants restrained
interstate and foreign trade in tin
cans and are attempting to monolize
the same.
In the latter part of 1901. the peti-
ton alleges, a conspiracy was formed
among J. H. Moore, William Moore,
Daniel G. Reid, Fred S. Wheeler, Hen
ry w. Phelts, T. w. Graham, George
G. McMurtrie and D. Wiley McCough-
ey, for the purpose of restraining
trade in the United States by creating
a single corporation with large capi-
talization and buying the greater por-
ton of the can making machinery in
the United States. The American Can
company was incorporated with cap
ital stock of sSS,0O0,000 to carry out
this plant and shortly after the COM
peting plants were acquired.