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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

written farewell notes, which were
found in IIllda's apartments after
the trunks had been safely shipped
back to New York. There is gen
erai report Of their self.destraction
ana their two widows" by means of
a detective is found out by the wives
the two men that they were hidden
in the .vo trunks The trunks are
opened. In the meantime Chandler
and Blair escaped and in their stead
Oscar Simbpl. a German professor
who is Immediately accused Of every
thing possible The wives now sure
that their husbands are dead render
themselves up to the comforting dis
position Of newspaper reporter. The
husbands, who now have their chance,
come back from the adjoining room
and accuse their wives OF doing
things behind their backs The
wives plead for forgiveness and While
they are pleading. Hilda and a troop
Of her girl friends come in announc-
ing that The Fleur De Lis is q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

hitting Rube that hard up to that
time and / passed the word around
that whoever made the third out
should keep the ball and see that y
was still in play when the tenth in
ming began If the Maps did not man
age to win out. Then Flick hit II on
the nose. but Sex Seybold made the
best catch I ever saw him make--a
one handed stab in right center.
"Sox remembered what had been
said and he brought the ball in and
never handed 1t over until Moore was
ready to pitch, We did not intend to
let Cleveland have a chance TO throw
1t out of the lot Then came our halt
of the tenth and we scored ten runs.
And Bill Armour never ran in another
rabbit against us. - svs
Such tricks. however, are no longer
in vogue in the big leagues. both
bodies having legislated against them.
in addition. the umpires have been
instructed to pass muster on the bailS
in play and there is practically ltttle
chance to use anything but the rel
article.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Annie Russell.

In last February Ainslce's, Miss
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tereeting account Of the experience
II Ng& York II Annie Russelfs Old
English Comedy company. which VIII
he seen at the Academy OF Music ON
October So and 4th, IN two o. the most
,s.fmIar plays Of their repertoire, she
ssrncps IA Conquer" To be given on
10 r,trht Of October 81 and matinee
az October &th, and The Rivals, %
be given on the night Of October attn
Miss Skinner SAYS; $Fhe romance
niay revival. recently prophesfed IN
thase pages. has come about, and the
Ncv YuYk public has proven hse't
akin i'm nnt raj tastes - all otfef
rasbfics IL has devoured romance
witf, avtdity Of on ingenious heart
ssa Stale one night stand on the sns-
r.nfIrte Southern circuit ever ross
mare compl sicily to the charm of pow -
der and patches than did New YORK
when Annie Russell cozened forth anu
ladies OF Sheridan and Shakespeare
and Goldsmith. and set Their Volum :
inous silken ruffles to rnstilng ano
whispering old spells FROM the past
upon the stage of the Thlrsy-nsnsh
street theater.
Miss Russell Ii much more tnan Il
star. She is an artist: she has an
ave 10 the ensemble, Miss Russell sup
,slsed herself with the best suppoEt
"a be had In ensemble and lnaiNione
excellence, the cast WAS noteworthy
indeed remarkable. Seat SAFE
Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

ing sequel to Miss Glyn's famous
book, Three Weeks" which, in stage
form, proved TO he the reigning SEN
satton for the past few seasons. both
~ which works ara recorded 9s tAa
most widely discussed and extensive
ly rssad of any form of literary fiction
of recent issue.
zone Day" is love romance of the
most intense order and deals IN the
main with the mad love incidents that
follow the love at first sight meeting
aboard an American bound liner of
Opal" a beautiful young Western
girl, and Paul" the youthful crown
prince Of Sardalia Their loves young
dream. Of one days duration, Is claim
ed to offer d story of the most stirring
and intense nature, which, with ac-
companying episodes and Incidental
dramatic action, story of deep in
teresf, beautiful dialogue, aud g PIC
turesque acsemblage OF vivid charac-
tiers make zone Day" In its entirety
the most vital play of modern times.
The beautiful character of Opal" Will
be played by Faye Cusick, and Paul. -
the ardent tower. by Victor Soither-
land Briefly. zone Day is a modern
reflex OF Romeo and Juliet"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
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pany In tho presentation OF farce
comedy playlet. "A Wife For an
Hour"
In offering 1.-THE New School
Teacher" the Avon Comedy Four will
be seen to advantage. This quartet
of male comedians. the first in their
line in this sort of work, are ac-
knowledged rs among the funniest
performers in vaudeville today. and in
addition are capable singers
AS musical feature will be the
genius of the violin and piano. His
playing of both instruments entities
him to a high position in the musical
world, and his method Of execution is
out of the ordinary.
Hunting and Francis, young man
and an attractive girl in n succession
Of comedy chatter. songs and dances
entitled THE Love Lozenge,' will add
to the comedy end Of tho bill.
Paul Gordon and Anne Rica, one OF
the most versatile pairs I'm the entire
amusement field, Will electrify their
auditors by their singing, dancing and
musical work, together with the dis
play they feature on the bicycle.
To begin the vaudeville section
there win be tho excitingly interest
ing display of rapid ring and rope
feats. as we'll as astonishing trapeze
exhibition by the trained and clever
Ryan Brothers.
| Pathe weekly pictures of scenes OF
international interest will add ediflca-
| ton and amusement to each Of the
| two daily performances. the matiuef
| of which starts at 2:30, and the night
performance at sac; all the matinee
seats being reserved at 20 cents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

great success. The men get out Of
their predicament and everybody Is
reconciled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

cess OF peace negotiations, TO read
that war Is ineyitables
mastery story Of a great war
showing the giant thirteen-inch guns
in action. stirring infantry charges,
the wild excitement on stock ex-
change, the thousands Of war-mad
people thronging the streets and nm
ally the death of Lieutenant Rossi,
only son Of the traitorous wireless
operator
Edison's great Civil war drama,
Saved by the Enemy is the big
drawing card for Wednesday. 1t is
e story full OF snap and dash, with
incidents crowding quickly upon each
other The settings are perfectly in
keeping with the period and the place
the Civil war time telegraph equip
ment having been especially made
for this production. OF course, the
foregoing will he exhibited in conjunc-
tion with the usual number of excen-
tionally fine pictures. Performances
are continuous each day from lo p
NJ to IL +. NJ. Adm!ssion--alwayi
the same-five cents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
James X. Hackett.

The mere announcement that James
u TX. Hackett will appear a. local
playhouse, has always aroused and
sfimulated an interest to see this
Unpopular actor. that Is not surpassed
BY any of the stage celebrities Of the
day.
; In "The Grain OF Dust" which will
be seen at the Academy Wednesday
and Thursday and Thursday matinee,
he has a play that Is skillfully con-
Htructed and always sustains an un-
divided attention and interest. The
natural strength and vigor that Nr.
Harkett possesses and imparts to the
character of Frederick Norman.
makes 1t stand out as one of the most
distinctive successes of the actor man
ayers brilliant career.
A slight outline of the play indicates
It's possibilities. Frederick Norman IL
q young New York lawyer, who has
rapidly risen to the head of his pro-
fession, In those things dealing with
corporations and combinations. Ae
knows how to draw a plan that Will
take millions from the pubic ana
deposit them safeiy-and legally-ir
the Golfers of the trusts and "in-
1erests."
Being young and handsome
bachelor, he Is naturally the eaten oi
the social circle In which no moves,
and so he is engaged to Josephine
Burroughs. a belle OF the season; al
though. the date of the wedding Il
not definitely announced The father
Of his fancee, Isaac Burroughs. is
power in the world OF finance, AND
!, the law firm with which Norman h
connected. looks after his legal affairs
In the Office of Norman there Is de-
mure little typewriter, Dorothy Hal
lowell by name. that he proceeds e
fan In love with. Dorothy doesn't love
Nnrtnan. and tells him SO. Yet fer the
love of the typewriter, Norman
breaks with Josephine. resigns IRON
his law firm and starts 10 take upoI
himself the burden of a war VIII
Isaac Burroughs. In the dignided ant
n,erttorlous cast that Mr.. Hackett ha.
associated himself with, are such wei
Known players as Beatrice Becklel
ana David x Higgins. Seat sale TO
fnorrow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
General Variety is
Found This Week
in Colonial Bill

In order to keep up the fast pace
set by the Colonial during the last few
weeks Wilmer. Vincent and Wells
have set aside all consideration of ex
pense in an effort To make the newest
weeks bin to open at the Colonial to-
morrow stand out as one Of the fore
most collections of vaudeville offerings
Colonial goers have yet been favored
with.
In the Reed Brothers, to act as a
star feature of the newest program,
there has been engaged a pair of Bos~
ton boys whose fame and skill are
yet to be surpassed on the vaudeville
stage. Their surprising cleverness in
the completion of the most expert
gymnastic feats on rings and bars Is
further enhanced by the comedy of
which they are both capable through
out the offering.
For the musical end of the program
there has been engaged the Three
Xylos in an Offering that Will serve TO
display their surprising skill In musi-
cal achievement, and will also give
them opportunity to evidence the
terpsichorean art of which they are
capable.
AS an eccentric comedy feature sure
TO produce more than It's full share
of laughs there Will be the appearance
Of o. c. Falls. master in object
balancing and fun making.
A dainty feature will he provided
by the Willis Twins, q pair of young
sters in CHARACTERISTIC singing of num-
erous new melodies. and some ex-
auisite dancing feats.
In Herman Zelts, a man who well
knows how to sing. characterizing in
his makeups the types portrayed In
the words OF the various lyrics he
sings. the Vaudeville section viii bS
fsr,tts r.INfnd & & rs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

trick on us one day when he was man
would make 1t difficult for our third
sacker to field hunts, but our pitcher
and Lave Cross got every one, while
Griffith himself slipped in the water
and soaked his uniform.
''Bu Armour was man of whom
we were always suspicious That suS-
picion dated from Il time | WAS with
Providence, in the Eastern league.
The Rochester team had a faculty of
batting out victories in the eighth and
ninth innings and we made UP our
minds that a rabbit bali was working.
We.finally told our third base coaches
to go To the Rochester bench between
innings and keep watch, Sure enough,
he discovered that they We're tossing
out live wire toward the end OF
games when Rochester was behind o
They confessed then. and we kept
their secret on the condition that they
tip US off as to where they got the live
ones So the next day | visited the
shop which was located in Rochester,
and there on a bench was a package
of balls directed to w S. Armour.
manager Dayton baseball club.
"I called the attention OF the old
German who ran the shop TO the
package and he admitted that 1t con-
tanned lively balls.
But. he said. they are only for
practice
That's all right I told him. Just
give me a few dozen--just for prac-
tice" And l got them.
But from then on / felt that Bill
Armour would bear watching wher
1t came to pulling Off a trick now and
then. Finally, we caught him. II was
in 1904 Waddeli and Earl Moore
were having pitching duel. 1t was
! four to four when we finished oui
half of the ninth. He smashed the
first ball on line. but Hartzel wenl
back to the fence and gabbed 1t. Lar.
| ry picked up the next one and Davy
Fultz made wonderful running
catch. Now Cleveland bad not beer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Dainty Bessie Wynn
to Top New Lyric
Program This Week

In quite every community where
The theater Is an integral feature OF
civic life, the radiant charm and
popularity OF Bessie Wynn, tho gen
Tie girl who readily outshines most
OF her competitors In a singing way
as we'll as from the viewpoint OF
pulchritude, makes her one OF the ad-
mircd features OF every season. or
gowns she has a wonderous collection.
the beauty OF which are beyond COM
pare, and her specially selected songs
that bring into view her splendid
vocal equipment, seem sure TO make
her a feature long to be remembered
In this city.
Winfred Clarke, son OF John
Sleeper Clarke, brother of Creston
Clarke, and direct descendant OF the
shistrionic Booth family. himself one
of the cIeverest light comedians on
the stage, will head q capable COM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
FUN AND MORE FUN
AT VIRGINIA TFlEATER

BubbIing over with fun from be-
ginning 10 end the two part Nitagraph
comedy, "Our Wives" that viii be
presented next Tuesday, September
3oth, at the Virginian theater Be
cause Of her physical attractiveness
and beauty. Roswell Chandler and
walter Blair have become the an
gels for tillda DeveauX In comic
y,y,sra ..1,be Jc}agtr De Lis" Their
wives regarding their conduct as sus-
p{cinus, follow them to the shore,
where thev have gone on. very ''seri-
ous business" To escape, family
row by being discovered in Hilda' S
apartment they are shut ny in trunks
They had previously determined to
commit suicide because Of the com
pIete failure Of the show and had
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
One Day Opens
at Bijou Iheater
for a Week S Run

Lovers of the romantic and emo
tional whether in stage production
or book form, Will undoubtedly be in
terested in the announcement that
Elinor Glyn sensational novel and
play, has sequel In one Day" 50
deftly and cleverly dramatizcd by Miss
Cecil Spooner. which is TO be pro-
duced here at tho Bitou tomorrow
night for one week by splendid
company and with every attention
given to scenic spiendor and electri-
cal perfection.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Old Baseball
Tricks Are Now
Generally 1abooed

They formerly pulled off lots of
tricks In the American league that
are tabooed now" remarked Henry
Davis, the former manager OF the
Maps. '"They did not stop with sig
nal tipping devices, but they worked
IN a rabbit ball now ana then. cut
down the pitchers box overnight, cut
down or raised the line toward third
base, let the hose run all night on the
base paths or on the grass near the
plate. Clark Griffith turned the last
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
At the TheafO.

Every day is feature day AT
the Theato, Fifth and Broad streets,
and for the coming week Manager
Toney has selected an unusually at
tractive set of picture subjects that
is destined to please the most fastidi-
Gus of Rlchmond's pleasure-seekers.
Manager Toney, for several weeks,
has designated Tuesday and Wednes-
day as special feature days. Fer
Tuesday, the 30th. another spectacu-
lar Klines-Cines drama in two parts,
High Treason will be exhibited. This
is thrilling story in which a govern
rnent wireless operator. brihed by
bankers specializing on decline in
stock in the event Of war, Influenced
by his wife. changes a message 10
the war department telling OF the sue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Attractions This
Week

4 Academy---Wednesd and Thursday,
James X. Hackett In "rhe Grain of
Dust, Friday and Saturday Annie Rus
sell in "she Stops TO Conquer and
ssrhc Rivals" Matinees Thursday and
Saturdny.
b Bijou---All wee, "One Day"
Il Lyrfc--ynudevfIle.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Empire--kine mhcoIor.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-20
Former CRYSTAL Falls Lady Dead

Mrs. Ann Whelan, perhaps the Oldest
resident Of Florence County, passed
away at the farm home Of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. William Burke. located sew
eral miles west OF town. at IL O'Clock
last sunday morning, December !.
Mrs. Wehaln was born in Ireland on
March %. 1916. and at the time Of
her death was over 81 years Of age.
She was active and hearty, having
retained her, mental faculties mp TO
the last. She was able to read and
sew, OF which she did considerable,
without the use of glasses. On Nov
ember % she wac taken with an
attack Of broncho-pneumonia which
gradually became worse and resulted
in, the cause Of her death Mrs.
Whelan resided in Commonwealth
many years ago. her husband. James
Whelan. dying here about 23 years
ago. After his death she removed TO
Crystal Falls. whore she resided with
Mr.. and Mrs Burke until eight years
ago when they removed 10 this city.
Deceased is also survived by another
daughter, Mrs. Mary Corbett. OF
Mansfield. Mich, and by eight grand
children and two great grand children.
Funeral services were held from the
Florence Catholic Church 1T 10 o. clock
Tuesday morning, the pastor, Rev.
Arnold VanDyke. Offering the mass.
The remains were laid at rest in the
Catholic cemetery. ]. J. Pontbriand,
Martin NJ Dooley. James Doyle.
Joseph Lavoy, Emanuel Chainey and
A. Rabichaud being the pail bearers
FLORENCE Mining News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-20
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GO '1OwN' 20 !:

Mrs. Chas. H. Watson. Mrs. w. J..
Richards. Mrs. W. X. Fraser. Mrs
Thos. Conlin. Mrs JAS. ID Vivian.
Mrs. ID F. Boyle. Mrs. l.. A. Henry
and Mrs. #. H. Smith entertained up
wards Of fifty of their lady friends at
the Diamond Drill hall last Saturday
afternoon. The ladies bad the hall
lastly decorated and the brilliant
lighting made the scene one of much
beauty The affair commenced with
y five course dinner served at 80
after which cards and other forms Of
amusement took up the afternoon until
parting time at 30
The X OF P's. had their annual roll
call at their hall last Wednesday
night. After the roll call the meeting
was closed and the knights. their
families and friends enjoyed very
pleasant evening at dancing. A ban
quet was also served. Wilson's or.
chestra furnished music throughout
the evening and everyone present voted
the Knights as royal entertainers.
Albino Notes returned the first Of
the week from Norway where he has
been the past three weeks assisting a
plumber on big contract job ia that
city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-20
EMIL HuRJA HoNoRED
Elected First President OF the Alaska Club
Of Washington University

Elected First President OF the Alaska Club
OF Washington University
The following account Of the forming
of the Alaska club with Emil Hurja.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Matt HurJa of
this city, az president ID taken from a
Seattle paper Of recent date.
Thirty-two Alaskans and former
Alaskans who are nov students at the
University of Washington met last
evening in the Attic Club building on
the campus and organized the Sour
dough Club. which will they hope
have nearly fifty members before the
nd OF the term.
IL was typical Alaska gathering.
The lights on the table were candles
set in bottles the menu was built
around Alaska salmon and baked
beans, the Strawberries of the north,
and almost everything on the bill Of
fare was canned. from the milk 10 the
soup and pepper.
Strong. of Alaska. in which me exc
cntive felicitated the club on the good
it could do Alaska through bringing il
in closer touch with the university.
Delegate James Wickershsm. in let
ter, said ne looked forward TO the time
when there would be- University of
Alaska Scott &. Bone. the new chair
iran of the Alaska bureau of the
Chamber Of Commerce Charles +.
Taylor. vice grand Arctic chief OF the
Arctic Brotherhood, and Edgar l..
Webster. new president OF the Arctic
Club. also wrote letters of congratula.
tions.
The club will meet once a month in
the Arctic Club building ON the cam
pus. Officers were elected as follows .
Sourdough chief, +. T.. Hurja, Of
Fairbanks; sourdough vice chief, Cal
vim Hazeet ~ Cordova totem carver
secretary. Miss Nina Sowrby, Of
Juneau keeper Of the cache lcash \.
Clyde Rose. Of Fairbanks musner
corresponding secretary, Miss Juan
ia Anderson. of Seward
All parts Of Alaska and Yukon terri.
tory are represented in the club :
membership. The organization boasts
OF one faculty member. Lieut. T.. +.
McCammon, u. S. a., head Of the
department OF military science. who
at one time was stationed eat Fort
Gibbon. in the Tanana.
"Onr purpose said President
HuTia. sis TO unite the students of
Alaska and the Yukon 70 further the
mutual interest Of Alaska and the
University Of Washington. and TO
promote acquaintance between the
university and prospective students
in the north.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-20
Methodist Episcopal Church

The pastor will preach at both ssr-
vices tomorrow Morning service at
10 80 subject. "A Child yet Father :"
Evening service at 80 subject, IAN
Inn.keepers Refusal 10 Royalty. :"
Sunday school az the close of tho
mornings service Christian En-
deavour meeting at 6:45. Music by a
chorus choir Let us begin our Christ
mas festivities by assembling our
selves tomorrow i'm worship TO Him
whose advent made the season possible
Seats free. Strangers welcome.
A Christmas service with sermon
will be held on Thursday morning at
10 O'Clock Service will be of one
hour duration.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-20

Attendants NJ circuit court rrOui
Iron River report that when they
were driving from here on Monday
evening dead horse and wrecked
automobile lay alongside OF the road
Just this side OF the village limits Of
Iron River When they were coming
here early Tuesday morning they saw
the horse lying there bat the auto had
been taken away.
Don't worry about what to get
for Christmas gifts but go and see
the splendid assortment OF up-to-
date stock at P. Landheld. The
Leading Jeweler. adv.
Rev. Coombe attended the memoir
ial meeting 10 the three men. killed
at South Range, given at Calumet
last Sunday. Mr. Coombe delivered
the address of the afternoon to an
audience Of over g 900 people
FRANK r. Sullivan of Sault Ste.
Marie was in the city last Monday
attending circuit court Mr.. Sullivan
is the attorney of the Wisconsin Land
& Lumber Go.
Supt. w. }. Richards Is ut Lansing
this week in conference with the state
tax commission relative TO the taxa
ton OF stockpiles A number of upper
peninsula iron ore men are with him.
The Nj. A. Hanna Go. is preparing
TO build second house on the lot next
west of Supt. Martins dwelling. This
new house will be for the mechanical
enigneer OF the company.
We were in error last week in an
nouncing the arrival OF baby at tho
home OF Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Bittner
Joe tells ne that it is a boy and not a
girl, as we stated.
Mrs. Jesse Coombe and son. Of Ne
gaunee. are guests at the home Of
Rev. and Mrs. ". Is. Coombe. They
will remain until after the Christmas
holidays.
Captain Jas. H. Polglase and family
Of Iron River drove over from Iron
River last Sunday to visit with friends
during the afternoon.
Peter Rasmussen. the telegraph
operator at Stambaugh spent last Sat
urday in this city, returning Sunday
morning.
Arnott Widstrand who il employed
in The Diamond Drill Office was taken
suddenly sick last Thursday afternoon
and il now confined 10 his bed, suffer.
ing with typhoid fever
Russell LaPlante is very III with ~.
phoid fever. He is having servere
siege OF il and was delerious mnch Of
the time this week.
Christmas Day Services A. II.
Holy Communion 0 40 Morning Pray
or Sermon.
Mrs. f. H. Abbott was reported on
the sick list the first Of the week.
William Herman of Hermansville
is in the city visiting with friends,