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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
GRIsMER ADMITS HE'S MARRIED
Union to Miss Thorne, Actress, PA.
vate, He Says, but Not Secret.


vase' He Says, but Not secret.
The announcement OF the marriage OF
Joseph II. Grismer, actor. playwright ana
theatrical manager. to Miss Olive Hsrpsr
Thorne, an actress. which took place n
week ago at the brides home, 200 West
Fffty-eishth street. was confirmed BIZ
Mr.. Grismer yesterday.
MI Grisrner explained that he cam.
down from his home in Larchmon, with
the Rev, Richard Golden for the cer.
mony This was private he said. blu,
not secret few friends knew he had
paid attentions 70 Miss Thorne when she
played in THE Family Cupboarvii' last
autumn.
MI Grismer was shepherd of the Lamba
Club Tor three years and Is "A member Of
the Larchmont Yacht Club His first
wife was Miss Phabe Davies. who WA
the leading woman in Way Down East"
which he produced with William A. Brady
She died about year ago.
Miss Thorne vas welded before too
Her first husband was Can't William
Armitage Harper, member OF GEN.
Merritts STAFF IN the Philippines Thar
son. Joseph Harper. 10 years old. il az
school.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
CARuso IN NEW OPERA JULIEN
Miss Farrar 60 sinE In Charge = tiers
Work Too.

General Manager Gatti-Casassa yester-
DAY announced the cast with which ne
will present Gustave Charpentiers new
opera julien for the hrst time oustide
OF Paris at the Metropolitan Opera House
Thursday evening. February 20. Many
weeks have been spent In the preparation
OF this work. which has proved to be one
OF the most difficult to stage in the entire
operate repertoire.
Caruso will have the title role. a part
that keeps him almost continuously on
the stage from the beginning to the end
Of the opera. Miss Farrar. who in the
opening scene Is the Louise with whom
Carpenters opera Of that name has
made the public familiar. has to make
four changes during the scenes that fol-
low, personatinK In turn Vision Of
Beauty. a YoUw0 Peasant Maid, a Gramd-
mother and = Girl Of Montmartre. Mr..
G!lly, the leading barytone OF the cast,
has triple role. the High Priest Of
Beauty. the PeSsoHt and P0ris Street
Faker.
julien" will be conducted by Giorgio
Polacco. who studied the score with the
composer. The stage management will
be IN the hands Of Jules Speck. the chorus
rehearsals have been conducted by Giulio
se,t!. the scenery was painted by Paul
PaQuereau of Paris and the costumes
were made by Nine. Museus Of the Met
ropolltan Opera Atelier after designs Of
the Opera Comlque. All stage appoint
nents involving many and varied light
Ing effects. will be In the charge Of Tech
meal Director Edward Siedlc. Including
the intermissions, the opera win last q
little over three hours.
Julien" as 10 indicated. 10 q sequel TO
Che composers Louise" II consists OF
four acts. divided into eight scenes. the
h-st Of which Is a prologue. which shows
the poet and his sweetheart In the villa
Medici Rome. where he 10 engaged In
finishing his plans for a work he hopes
will make him famous. He falls asleep
and the scenes that follow reveal his
dream They are entitled In order En-
'Nus'asm. Doubt Impotence and Degra-
dalton and are symbolic OF the interior
m" Of the poet or artist who starts out
with tho noblest Ideals. experiences .
rerlod ~ unproductiveness. loses faith In
himself and in all his early aspirations
eni finally in desperation seeks oblivion
N the sordid pleasure OF the ignobie.
The cast with which the opera will BE-
given at the Metropolitan follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
YsAYE OUT OF FESTIVAL.


Eugene Ysaye. the violinist. who was
scheduled to play at the Beethoven Fes-
tivai Of the Symphony Society OF New
York on February 90, has been replaced
by Kathleen Parlow. The directors Of
the society, In announcing the change yes
terdAy. said that Mr. Ysaye declined To
play the Beethoven concerto for which he
was engaged unlexs he also was allowed
to play a concerto by Vivaldi.
The business manager OF the Symphony
Society in a letter to II. L. Johnston. Mr..
Ysaye's manager, said that the violinist q
demand ito introduce into a Beethoven
festival the work Of any other composer"
could mot even be considered" and added
The Symphony Society regards such a
demand as "A breach Of contract
and will hold him responsible for any
financial loss which may ensue,"
Miss Parlow had 70 cancel two Canadian
engagements to appear at the festival
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
weather ~ wiHtsr Resorts.

BELLRAIR, ria. Feb. lb.--Temperature.
50 clear.
OH POINT. Va. Feb. 16,--Temperature.
80 clear.
Asn.vILls. N. G.. Feb, iS.-Tsmpers-
ture. %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
Robert ~ GORE.

Robert Moore. 81 years old. a retired
business man. died at his home. l5%
West Ninety-fourth street, from chronic
catarrh yesterday. The catarrh was
brought on by shock following fan
he had last year. He had been under
the care Of Or. Bartlett Of l%s West
Ninety-fourth street since November
Before his retirement from business Mr.
Moore Was connected with the cotton
and grain arm Of Robert Moore 4 Co, at
Sc Beaver street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
The New. william Y. Brown.

PHILADELPHIA, Fsb 1b.-The Rev.
William Y. Brown, said TO have been the
Oldest Presbyterian minister In active
service In the United States died yester-
day at his home, 23s South Thlrty-e!Ehth
street He was 81 years old and for the
last seven years was visiting pastor OF
the Charlottesville Memorial Presby-
terian Church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16

temporarily IN vault in the National
Cemetery at Arlington. Secretary Bryan
will attend the funeral and read his con-
ception OF the Immortality of the soul.
expressed In his lecture, THE Prince Of
Peace"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16

the Place du Trocadero. He was also
president OF the American Hospital at
Ssuilly, which was opened October rs,
1909. He was an officer OF the Legion Of
Honor.
Mr.. Harjes was a great lover OF horses
and an expert in judging them. Before
the advent Of motors he drove the finest
teams seen in the French capital
Mr.. HarJes celebrated his golden we'd
ding May 20. 1911. His wife was for
merry Miss Amelia Hessenbruch.
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uNDEKTAkEkS

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16

Al the Montross Gallery, $50 Fifth
avenue. the current exhibition Of paintings
by modern American artists has been at
tended by thousands Of visitors Twelve
Of the pictures have been sold. The ex-
hibttion will end on Monday. February xs.
An exhibition Of recantly completed
paintings by Horatio Walker will open
on the following day. II 10 four years
since there has been an exhibition OF Mr..
Walkers work.
A collection OF early Chinese pottery OF
tho Han. Tang. Sung. Yuan and Ming
dynasties. all from the collection Of 80.
W. Bahr. will be placed on view on March
.. II will be especially rich In examples
OF Celadons OF the sung dynasty Just
received from China.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16

attended any previous exhibition on Morn
ingside Heights. Despite the storm nearly
a thousand visitors passed the desk on
Saturday, bringing the total number.
which was 2+.o39 on Friday night. UP TO
more than $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16

Tn. exhtb.. OF Meunier sculptures and
paintings At Columbia University is to
come to an end Tonight. 1t will be sent
10 Detroit and set up In the General Lii
brary. More persons have seen the Men,
nisr works at Columbia then have ever
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
Says His Wife Proposed.

Waterloo, March 3O.-In contest
ing his wife's suit for divorce and
100000 alimony, William F. Nation,
a well-to-do retired farmer 70 years
old, on the witness stand declared
his wife, Eva S. Nation, popped the
question in 1912. In her testimony
she alleged cruel treatment and an
accusation by her husband that she
had tried to poison him. Mrs. Ma
tion explained the charge by saying
he became deathly sick after meal
and a doctor, learning of the symp-
toms, had said he had suffered from
poisoning. The defendant denied
he had accused his wife, saying he
had merely told her what the doctor
had said and affirming the fact that
he did not know how he came to be
poisoned.
A prenuptial agreement was made
in the presence Of the wife of an at
torney, Mrs. George E. Pike. The
couple separated last autumn. She
is 81, and both have children by for
mer marriages.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
BOY SEES With
PIGS C0RNEA
REMARKABLE OPERATION RE.
STORES SIGHT OF BOY.
Transparent Portion of Porker's Eye
Is Successfully Grated to Child's
Ocular Organ.

Baltimore. Md, March 30.-Sight
has been given to the left eye OF
David Kane, 9 months old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kane of Get
tysburg, Pa, through the grating
of the cornea of pigs eye to the
child's eyeball, according to a state
ment Of physicians yesterday at a
hospital. Certain tests, they assert,
have brought out this fact without
a doubt. When the bandage was
removed from the eye it was declar-
ed the child followed the course OF
a lighted candle which was moved
in front of him. Another test that
brings out the fact more clearly is
that the child now winks his eyelid
if a finger or small object is wav-
ed close to the eye.
The disease from which little Da-
vid has been a sufferer since he was
three weeks old is known as stappy-
Iona of the cornea.
The operation was performed last
Monday and the cornea of the pigs
eye was used because it is said it
more closely resembles the human
cornea than that of any other ami
NAL.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
Des Moines' First Violin.

Mr.. Wayde Drennen who will ap-
pear in a violin recital at the Meth
odist church Wednesday evening,
April list, is possessor of probably
the only violin in existence that can
claim the title of Iowa's first violin.
This is a valuable old instrument
made by famous French violin
maker, Francois Salzard. The early
association Of this violin with the
history makers of the Mississippi
Valley, makes its record one of in
terest. When Des Moines was in its
infancy, in fact before Des Moines
had name, this old violin was car
ried into the wilderness northwest
of the junction of the Des Moines
and Raccoon rivers by French dra-
COON under the command of Captain
Nathaniel Boone (son of the pioneer
Daniel Boone). Captain Nathaniel
Boone reached the mouth of the
Raccoon Aug. s, 1885. A few years
later, 1S43, Fort Des Moines was es-
tablished and Capt. Jas. Allen put in
command Of the barracks. If Capt.
Allen had been successful in his de-
sire to name the Fort, our capitol
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
AUTO GOES THROUGH
BRIDGE; Three DROWN
Four Men and Woman Fall Fifty
Feet Into River Near
Fresno, Cal.

Fresno, Cal, March 30.-By the
breaking of suspension bridge
across the San Joaquin river Satur-
day night four men and one woman,
crossing in an automobile, were
plunged fifty feet into the swift
flowing mountain stream and
drowned. The occupants of the ma
chine were: L. N. Peart, general
superintendent of the San Joaquin
Light and Power corporation; J. E.
Burgess, assistant superintendent;
Percy Marks, the company's chauf-
feur; Mrs. Percy Marks and an I'M
identified man.
A large force of men dragged the
river and searched the country with
out avail and at midnight the head
officials Of the power company vir-
tually abandoned hope. Peart and
Burgess are both graduates Of the
University of California.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31

city would now in all probability, be
named Greater Raccoon. Fortunate
ly Aliens letter to the War Depart
ment was pigeon-holed and did not
see the light for two years. General
Scott objected to the name Raccoon
as an improper one for military
post and suggested that the fort be
called Des Moines.
About this time, one Campbell
(Des Moines' first hotel proprietor)
bought the violin from the French
dragon. Later he sold it to John
Staten. In 1861 Mr.. Drennen's
father secured the violin from Mr..
Slatten in a trade, giving in ex-
change wooden shawl, worth at
that time about twenty dollars. The
violin was again sold, to Theodore
Johns, who presented it to Mr.. Way
de Drennen at his graduation.
One of Boston's critics on old vio-
Inns places valuation on Salzard
instruments of not less than $500.
Mr.. Drennen will appear in a violin
recital, as previously announced, at
the Methodist church, Wednesday,
April LIST. The violinist will be as
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
BANKER GOES
TO THE PEN
ADAM KIEFER, SENTENCED TO
FORT MADISON PRISON.
Indeterminate Sentence Not Exceed.
ing Seven Years-Convicted on
One of Thirty-0ne Counts.

Independence, March 30.-An in
determinate penitentiary sentence,
the maximum of which is seven
years, was given Adam Kiefer, vet
eran Hazleton, Iowa, banker, in dis
trict court by Judge c. w. Mullen.
Kiefer was indicted on thirty-one
counts, charging him with obtain
ing money by cheating and false
pretenses. The specific charge upon
which he was convicted was that of
having represented himself to be the
owner of two notes, each for $500,
signed by D. B. Stoner.
Stoner paid Kiefer $500 to cover
one note and issued a new note to
cover the other at the time they had
become due. He was told by Kiefer
that the old notes were among 9TH
er papers in the bank and would be
mailed to him within a short time.
1t developed during the trial that
the notes had been previously sold
to another bank and were not own
ed by Kiefer. Kiefer organized two
Hazleton banks about thirty years
ago. His indictment followed the
closing of his bank a year ago. He
was sentenced to the Fort Madison
penitentiary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
HON. F. P. WOODS
WRITING LETTERS
Is Sending Personal Communica
lions to Constituents Through.
out District.

The Hon. Frank P. Woods, repre-
sentative in congress from this dis.
trict, is sending out letters to his
constituents, inviting inquiries and
rendering his services in any and all
directions connected with his posi-
tion in Washington. These letters
are intended to call the attention of
voters to the fact that they have a
congressman on guard at Washing
ton, one who is ever watchful of
their interests and of the national
welfare. The communications have
been coming to many friends here
during the past few days, hence the
Freeman-Tribune may be pardoned
for publishing the following which
it received this morning:
I am writing to you in the hope
OF eliciting your opinion and sugges-
lions upon any public question be-
ing considered by Congress. The
more interest the people take in the
affairs of Government the better the
Government will be. I hope you
will not hesitate to write to me at
any time about any subject you may
be interested in and in which I can
be of service.
There are ten departments of the
Government: State, Treasury, War,
Justice, Post Office, Navy, Interior,
Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, with
number of bureaus in each. Many
Of these publish bulletins relating
to great variety of subjects. I
shall make special effort to supply
any of these bulletins if you will let
me know what subject you are in
terested in. Farmers Bulletin, No.
562-"Boys and Girls Poultry
Clubs'-may be of interest to the
young folks.
The selection of cadets to the Mil
itary Academy is of interest to many
young men, and in order that each
may have equal opportunity, I hold
competitive examinations within the
District. Cine of these examinations
will be held during the next few
months. Full particulars can be OBJ
tanned by addressing me here at
Washington.
In addition to my work here on
matters of legislation, I can often
be of some service to the individual
citizen. Each year since l have been
a member of Congress, letters have
been sent to the people of the 10th
District, resulting in thousands of
requests for some small service,
which L have had the pleasure to
perform. I feel that no matter what
service I may be able to render,
whether great or small, it will not
fully repay the citizens of the Dis
trict for their kindness and conf
dence. Very respectfully yours,
Frank P. Woods.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
THREATEN GENERAL
RAILWAY STRIKE
Thousands of Employees are Asking
for More Wages-Socialists
Pledge Support.

Rome, March 30.-AnOther gener'
al railway strike is threatened in
Italy. Eighty thousand railroad
employees are agitating for an anne.
Iteration of their conditions of EN-.
ployment, which would represent an
increase of s1O,OOO,OO0 in the state
budget.
The employees held several meet
ings yesterday, the most important
of these at Ancona, a great railway
center, at which it was decided that
if the government refused to give a
satisfactory answer to the demands
of the men, a general railway strike
would be proclaimed on April Is.
Enrico Malatesta, the anarchist
leader, promised the support of his
party to the railway men and the
republicans and socialist leaders
gave similar promise.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
Barn AND STOCK
ARE BURNED
Ten Horses and Thirteen Cattle Per-
ish in Fire Near Iowa Falls.

Iowa Falls, March 30.-Lightning
struck large barn on the Guy W.
Sheperd farm southeast of this city
yesterday morning about 4:S0 and
caused fire which totally destroy
ed the barn and all of its contents
Ten head of horses were killed and
thirteen head of cattle. There was
about 1000 bushels Of oats and fif-
teen tons of hay burned. What ma
chinery was stored in the barn was
lost along with buggies and wag-
ons. A call, which was instigated
over the telephone, brought many
to the farm, but all efforts to save
the barn and it's contents were
fruitless. Mr. Sheperd had some in
surance, which will partially cover
the loss.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
TO Whom it May Concern:

10 w uOm ~ May COHCeTu.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned have associated them.
selves together under and by virtue
of Chapter 1, Title TX of the Code OF
Iowa and the laws amendatory
thereto, as corporation and have
adopted articles of incorporation
which provide as follows, to-wit:
1. The name of such corporation
is "The Corn Land Investment Com
pany" and its principal place of
business is Webster City, Hamilton
county, Iowa.
2. The general nature Of the
business to be transacted by such
corporation is:
(a). To acquire, buy, lease, rent,
sell, exchange, improve
and otherwise deal in real estate
and other property for any purpose.
(b). To promote immigration for
the purpose of colonization and the
selling Of real estate to actual set
tiers.
(c). To engage in the retail or
mercantile business.
(d). To negotiate loans, to make
abstracts Of title, to purchase, ac-
quire, subscribe for, hold, sell, as
sign, and otherwise deal In bonds Of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31

Z s-A q Z .. d.. q . Is - a.f6 s ;. ra = K
sisted by the distinguished young
pianiste, Miss Johanna Wittlich,
who has been associated for many
seasons with Mr.. Drennen.
w. H. Cock, under whose manage
ment the recital takes place Gas an
extra artist concert) suggests that
for those who expect just an ordin-
airy concert simply, it will be case
of April Fool; for he is presenting
Wayde Drennen in the belief that
lovers of violin music ought to have
their inning among the seasons con-
certs and that Drennen is the player
to satisfy everybody.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
CARTOONS WAY
TO FREEDOM
GOVERNOR JOHNSON COMPUTES
ARTISTS SENTENCE.
California Executive, Impressed B.
Mans Drawings, Orders Him
Released-Has Job.

San Francisco, Cal, March 3d.
Evan Burton Johnson, newspaper
cartoonist, and until Thursday Con-
vict No. 1874 at Folsom peniten-
tiary, arrived in San Francisco yes
terday enroute to a job. Johnson
literally cartooned his way out of
prison, after being sentenced for an
admitted forgery committed when
intoxicated His sentence was COM
muted by Governor Hiram w. John
son.
my time in prison was not with
out profit" he observed after ad-
hitting that he was the court jes-
ter" of Folsom.
What sort of work did do? I
didn't work; I simply refused to-.
When was sent to the prison farm
drew a picture of a cow in convict
stripes. 1 called it Chewing the
Cud of Reflection
Il began cartOOnlng my way out
at the end of the first week.
Il was bitter over the jam had
got into and started in on some of
the officials. Each one was displeas-
ed until he saw the cartoons l made
of the others. Then he laughed. BY
and by some 200 of my drawings
were hanging on the walls of prison
Offices"
Johnson's first cartoon to find its
way to the governor was entitled
dead Leaves and showed the cal
endar leaves of his four year SEN
tence fluttering down to obliterate
him. This he followed by others.
about prison and political condi-
tions, until the governor became in
terested, and finally was convinced
that the man had been victimized.
He wrote three act play in prison
and evolved a miniature comic doll,
in stripes, which he sometimes gives
away accompanied by a home made
jangle on how to keep out of Jail.
I. johnson has position with an
advertising concern in Portland,
Ore.
& He is SO years old, of muscular
build, with a deep tan be-lying the
popular conception of prison pallor.
He entered the field Of art when he
was Is years old, as a regular staff
of the Philadelphia Inquir-
err" Later he was in turn employed
as staff artist, specializing on So
Geological and political cartoons, on
the New York Evening World, the
Denver Rocky Mountain News, the
Philadelphia Press and other news
papers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-31
ATTEMPT MADE
ON LIFE OF zELAYA
Man Who Fired the Shot Said He
Was Trying to Avenge
Kinsman,

Madrid, March 3O.-An attemp,
was made yesterday to assassinate
Jose Santos Zelaya, president OF
Nicaragua, at Casa Torres, where
Zelaya resides, according to a dis
patch received from Barcelona. A
man who said his name was Rosas
and declared he was a Nicaraguan,
entered the residence of Zelaya, and
fired revolver at the astonished
eX-president. Zelaya was not hit by
the bullet.