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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27
THINKS RABBIT
FOOT SAVED HIM
FROM The MOOSE

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. July 2s.--
Erwin Pope. five times convicted OF
murder. has escaped the hangmau's
moose seven times. and IL confident
that he will never die on the gal
lows. He says no court can resist
the charmed influence Of rabbits
left hind leg. which he carries. and
which was taken from q rabbit killed
In q cemetery on moonlight night
on Friday. the 18th of the month.
His case has gone back to the
supreme court for the fifth time 20
be reviewed. He has been tried and
convicted five times. and four times
the supreme court has given him an.
other chance. He has twice watched
the construction Of gallows on
which he was to die. and seven days
have been set for his execution.
Pope In charged with murder OF
J. n. McCiurkin OF Calhoun county.
In April. 1909.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27
FAMILY OF FIVE
CAN LIVE UPON
$410.46 A YEAR

II costs less to live In Seattle
than In Spokane or Tacoma. ac-
cording TO statistics complied by
State Labor Commissioners Olson
at Olympia Exclusive OF ciothing.
house rent and inciaeutals. the
budget for family OF five. includ.
ing food and fuel. averages stis.ss
In Seattle per year. ss2s.05 In Spo.
kane. and yssi.5T In Tacoma
The figures were obtained from
retail merchants In each OF the
cities.
Outside OF the three large cities.
the report shows that the cost OF
living il lowest In Southeastern
Washington. where the average IN
st05.92 for food and fuel. In
Northwestern Washington II Is
ssfss2. and In Eastern Washing
ton ss2ss4. Fuel Is notieesbiy
higher In Eastern Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27
&C Copyright. tst4, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association) .

enterprise RSSoCtdNohf .
Dick got letter from Harry this
morning. He is I'm Germany. lie
wants us TO stay In his house until
Eliene comes back TO town.
"Will you do this as particular
favor to me. old man.. he writes.
ut would make me feel very much
happier TO know that you and Mar
gle are there.
"You both have been such
staunch friends to me, and, while !
know that you both did not In any
way approve OF the many kinds OF
fool made Of myself. yet that did
not keep you both from trying
your best to help me out of the
scrape I had gotten into. Now the
feeling that you two good friends
are living in my house seems TO
bind you closer to me, and. Dick.
haven't so many friends just now
that I can afford to lose any oil
them.
Il wish Margie would write me
letter and tell me all about
Eliene. have not heard a word
from her since I left her that morn
ing In the New York station.
write her very often and have vain
ly begged that she would write me
Just one little word
Il suppose Il is impossible tc
make any woman understand the
complex heart OF man.
Il think most of us can love one
woman devotedly and yet be un
true to her daily, but as yet no mar
has ever made his wife understand
this.
1T will not seem strange Il
you, Dick, when l tell you l have
never really loved any other won
an than Eliene. only permitted
that other poor little-waif-of-the
world to love me and make m,
comfortable when ! tired of all tn,
convention and snobbishness OF m,
| idle life.
Since | have been over here
have become much Interested 1
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both you and ! will miss Harry's
after we leave here.
I'VE must get back, Dick, to Nv
ing on our own income. | am 20
ing to begin looking for q house
today, and as soon as l can find
one that suits l think we had bet
ter move.
"And now. dear, let's go back to
the old partnership"
What do you want of $500
month when we are not paying
board?" asked Dick quickly.
There will be moving expenses
and will have to buy many things
for the new house." | explained.
We'll, I'll buy them and pay the
bills" answered Dick.
mo. you won't" l said as my
face grew hot. you know you can
never make your salary stretch
over our expenses. and while was
doing the spending we saved a
little money. We win be In debt
and trouble all the time"
"Oh. | know you are a splendid
financier." said Dick. Sneeringly,
but after this l am going to spend
my own money" Then before
could answer he went out and
slammed the door.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27

Moonlight Excursion and Dane
Ing on Steamer Issaquah on Lake
Washington tonight. leaving Leschi
at S:15 and Madison park at $3.50.
ADV.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27

A revolver designed for the ner-
vous woman to carry In her vanity
bag Ia probably the smallest weapon
of It's kind in the world. From the
tip of the hammer to tho end of the
barrel II measures about three
inches, and II fires n steel bullet
about twice the size of n pins head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27
By Phil D. RAIDER

Aviator. Reporter for The Star
HAMMoNDsPoRT. N. Y. July
se.-rn be DoG.GoNED II I'll 30
down with the ship,
Not by a BLAME sight" ex.
claimed Geo. Hallet TO me.
"if the America sinks. III
SWIM: and II Lieut.. Porte AT.
tempss 90 carry out his vow TO
perish in the waves that may
enguH our craft, III probably
Grab him BY the neck and
make HIM swim, tool"
had asked Haliet TO explain
why the two heroes OF the Amer.
ica's" coming voyage have declared
they will not wear life preservcrs,
Lieut.. Porte has said that Il was
SUCCESS or DEATH" for him.
NO alternative. should the Amer.
lea sink. HE would so with Il,
Hut George Hailct. Porte's
rlucky American aasistant-pliot.
thinks otherwise
"if the America goes down.
want TO save myself--so !
NSn tVV7C VAIN NfN1 nv ~
AGAIN." he declared TO me.
The reason | atm not going to
wear life preserver during our
Journey IL not because want Ia
die with the America but be-
cause | want 10 LINE'
"A bulky cork jacket would
hamper me terribly while | was
working about the engines. The
usual btcycl. tire wound about my
body would be Just nj much In the
way | want TO be free.
Suppose the America should
drop into the waves. Well. I'd be
pretty poor one. If eouldn't
manage 10 detach one OF her end.
pontoons. before she sank. by
hanging onto that. I'D be much
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27

elety function.
A barefoot print IL dIseov.
cred or the polished wax floor
and this furnishes a clue that
leads 10 many complicated In
sestIaations.
In order 20 obtain . dupI-
cate. u 10 proposed 20 give q
barefoot party. and the I'M
prints are carefully measured.
This leads 20 q startling dis
eovery.
"The Little Captain" SNAKE
vllle's Ne~ Waitress" bud.
dy's DOWNFALL" and THE Lit
tie Widow" are others.
MISS MARGARET GIBSON. A
star OF the Western vitagraph
company, won first prize. $50. In
the annual bathing girls automo.
bile parade at Ocean park. near
Los Angeles.
Glass a Until Tuesday Night
In VOLTS Clothing" two-part
kalem. with Alice Joyce: Love.
the Clairvoyant.- with Maurice Cos.
teilo: "A Deal in Stafuary." Edi-
son comedy. and His wifc's
Burglar" comedy.
clemmer Until Tuesday Night
Bread Upon the Waters" a LII.
lian Walker drama: "A Matter OF
Minutes" OF the Man Who Disap-
peared" series; Seattle Electric
Picnic Pictures" with two come.
dies and the Heart-Selig News
Pictorial.
Colonial Until Tuesday Might
The Little Captain" Sonny
Jim vitagraph comedy: THE Little
Widow" Telegraph drama: Foot.
prints" Selig drama: "SnAkeville's
New Waitress" Essanay comedy.
Melbourne Until Tuesday Night
detective Haynes and the
Duchess Diamond" four-recl drama.
Grand untIl Tuesday Night
The Heart OF n Crook" two-reel
Kay Bee drama: Feast and Fam.
Inc" American drama: How Izxy
Was Saved" Reliance comedy.
Mission All Week
Mary pickford In The Eagles
Mate" drama.
Odeon Theatre Tonight
The Double Reward" fhree-part
detective story.
Aihambra Until Wednesday Night
Animated Weekly" II Love the
Nurses" Pathe comedy: Allah
331l." threc-part Eclair drama.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27
TELEPHONE GIRL
TAKES POISON;
DOCS SAVE HER

Prompt action saved the life yes
terday OF Miss Rose Bowman, tele-
phone operator at the Assembly
hotel, Ninth and Madison, who
swallowed lysol tablets In an at
tempt at suicide. She has been
in III health for some time and
this Is thought the cause.
She was removed at once to the
city hospital. Late this forenoon
she had so far recovered she was
able to go home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27

safer than II life preseryer we're
around my body.
I'm going 10 wear only heavy
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Clothing"
being this Alice
Moore In the leading roles
Dick Worth chum Of Frame attorney for Brooks falls In love
Carter furious when he sees that Worth 10 interested the
silence thinking that would
he
Alice loves
penness Gordon
church, Daisy overJoyed to
dupcity
him to keep her pledge
rcstAtIce Moore
In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27
MAY FIX WAGES

A committee of mine workers are
in conference today with mine oper-
ators on a new wage schedule, In
accordance with resolutions passed
by the convention of United Mine
Workers of this district. which ad.
iourned yesterday. The Seven Sis.
tiers" and the Clayton antitrust bill
were Endorsed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27
J. W. JOHNSTON. FORMERLY

~ w. JOFfFNo oNt FOn" GH@'
with the Eelair Film company. In
appearing In tho motion picture
production OF THE vlrginian,"
owen Visitors famous novel. as
steve This picture IL due soon
In Seattle.
THE DOUBLE REWARD" A
three-part Warmers feature, Ia an
absorbing detective drama. dealing
with the Screenings of gang OF
counterfeitefs. The plot ia" laid
around tho attempts of a detective
10 win large reward for capture
OF the counterfeiting gang-with
love story woven In II. II IL at
the Odeon theatre today.
KING BAGGoT, THE IMP STAR,
IL a proud father. It's a boyl The
baby will be King Baggot, jr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-27
BARBARA REMNANT, OF THE

BARBARA REMNANT, OF THE
Eclair company. was born In Lon.
don. She was kept In school until
she was rs. but was on the stage
during her vacations. Miss Ten,
nant saw her first motion picture
only few years ago. Mary Pick
ford was the star. and SO Inn
pressed Miss Tenant with the pos
sibllities OF real art on the screen
that she Joined the ranks OF pic
ture actors" at the first oppor
tunity.
THERE ARE FIVE NUM-
bers at the Colonial this week.
Ono Of the subjects 10 a Selg
called "Footprints." which
deals with the efforts Of
clever detective In trying TO
solve what has become OF
valuable necklace that dlsap-
peared on the night Of q So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
Sure Indications
of Lunq Trouble

Among the indications Of threatened
Lung Trouble are continued cough,
fever and night sweats. change Of eli
mate often helps, but 1t seems that some
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the doctor said should go to Wyoming.
did. and when I got there I steadily
grew worse. Then l remembered what
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began taking 1t, with no faith what
ever. but before had taken three
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1 have been well and in better health
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Price 81 and g bottle,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
POLICE or DAVENPORT ENGAGE
IN REVOLVER DUEL WITH
HoLD-UP MEN.
TWO YOUTHS ROBBED
WHILE BOARDING TRAIN
West Liberty sosne Of Daring Hold.
Up Perpetrated by Three Men, Ono
Of Whom Is Captured by Davenport
Police After Running Fight Thru
Railroad Yards.

Davenport, Aug. Presidents Of
Fifth street along the Rock Island
tracks, from Main street to Western
avenue, were startled from the SUM
bers by the sharp crack Of pistols, and
upon peering from behind drawn blinds
watched members of the Davenport
police department pursuing three men
down the track and blazing away at
the fleeing men with their revolvers.
The men were said to have held up
and robbed Albert Roberdee of Tip
ton, and Clifford Miller of East Mo-
line. ILL.,, as they were about to board
a Rock Island train at West Liberty
about / o'clock a. M, relieving them OF
about SIS in cash, a gold watch and an
emerald ring. One of the men is sald
to have held revolver on the two
men while the other two conducted a
search of their clothing.
Immediately after the robbery. the
"stick-up' men jumped on the blind
baggage car and rode into Davenport.
Roberdee and Miller at once notified
Marshal Wiley, Of West Liberty, OF the
affair, and he accompanied them TO
this city. A telegram was sent the To-
cal police instructing them that the
men were on the baggage car. and
asking for help when the train ar
rived here.
Marshall Wiley. when notified of the
robbery. made a run to the depot, but
missed the train upon which the rob-
bers jumped, but just three car lengths.
Police Give Chase.
Captain Nagel sent several of his
officers to the Rock Island station to
meet the train, and as it pulled into
the station the men were seen to jump
from it and run back up the track.
The officers Immediately started in
pursuit, calling upon the fugitives to
surrender. The only response was
for the fleeing men to put on more
speed, and then the officers began
shooting. So far as is known no one
was hurt by the shots, and two of the
men turned north on Western avenue
and escaped in the darkness. The
third became exhausted and offered no
resistance when approached by the
officers.
At the station the prisoner gave his
name as Louis Levy of Omaha, and
denied all knowledge of the alleged
hold up. He was identified however,
by both Roberdee and Miller as one
of the trio. The others were described
to the police by the victims, and their
arrest is expected hourly.
The story told by the victims is that
they approached the station in West
Liberty when the three mer- stepped
out from the shadows and demanded
their money and valuables. One of
the men pointed revolver at them.
saying that unless the demand was
complied with he would shoot. The
victims were accompanied to Daven-
port by Marshal Wiley of West Lib
erty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
FIGHT ON TO GAIN CONTROL OF
IOWA DISTRICT
AFFAIRS.
RADICALS WANT TO GUST
PRESIDENT WILLIAM ROGERS
Present President Too Conservative TO
Suit sociaIistie EIsnnent--TroubIs-
makers Among Union Desire to
Strike Regularly Rather Than to
Arbitrats.
Special to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 7.-When the next
convention OF the mine workers of dis
trict No. 13 is held in Des Moines
there will be hard fight for the con-
troll of the organization between the
radical and conservative elements.
Information of the approaching conflic.
has reached the coal miners of Des
Moines. even tho the election and con-
vention will not come until in Deem
ber The fight is to be for a different
officiary. William H. Rogers, the
president of the district, is a conser-
vative and republican in politics. James
Gay. the secretary, is radical and a
socialist. A little meeting was held
at Abba the other day of representa-
tive miners from various locals in the
southern part of the state to organize
for fight for different officers, or per-
haps more particularly against Rogers.
For one thing, the manner in which
the scale of wages was handled last
spring did not set well with the rad
1cals. The miners were not allowed to
go out during the settlement Of the
wage question and finally continued
the old scale under referendum vote.
There are always lot of the miners
who want work to stop for time, APP
parently just to keep up appearances,
and they were disgruntled because
work was continuous this time, under
system Of wage settlement tried for
the first time which worked out we'll.
1t is regarded as possible that the fight
will resolve itself into test Of the
strength of the socialist element among
the miners in Iowa, which element
is becoming very much stronger in the
southern counties of the district than
in the northern.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07

early yesterday. causing loss OF from
$4,000 to $4,000. The loss is partly
covered by insurance. No one was
hurt but O number Of times firemen had
narrow escapes when parts Of the
building fell. The grain had been
stored in the elevator during the week.
awaiting shipment.
Lightning Is supposed to have struck
the building and when the fire was
discovered at o'clock by DR.. l.. L.
Schaefer. who lives near, the upper
part of the structure was in flames.
DR.. Schaefer rang the fire bell calling
out the volunteer department and IA
Rock Island freight train, stalled by the
fire, screeched it's whistle until the
whole town was aroused.
A call for aid was sent into the
Davenport fire department and a COM
pany was ready to leave when the
department was notified that the elc-
vator was nearly destroyed and the
volunteer hremen would be able to
save buildings in the vicinity without
a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07

FIRE AT BELLE PLANE.
Three Buildings Burned With Loss Of
$1,000 or $1,000.

Special to Times Republican.
Belle PLANE, Aug. AT $ o'clock
Thursday morning fire of an unknown
origin, but thought to be from de-
fective flue burned the upper floors of
the MORGAN, Petit and Mall buildings.
on the west end Of Twelfth street. The
buildings are all frame with a brick
facing on the Marean building. and a
sheet iron facing on the other two.
and q tin roof on all three buildings.
The fire was near the roof. which made
it difficult for the men to fight. The
flames did not get to the lower floors
and the damage to them was by water.
The corner building was occupied by
Quigley and Erwin as q barber shop
and room. The barber chairs We're re-
moved and the pool tables were dam
aged by water The stock and fix
lures of Petit were valued at $1,000
and were nearly covered by insurance.
The Mall building was occupied by
Schefeik & Harding with a restaurant,
it was badly damaged by water. The
loss of the buildings and contents, will
be between $4,000 and $1,000. nearly all
covered by insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
Brief News of Spencer.

Special to Times Republican.
Spencer, Aug. Fletcher A. Howe
of Baskerville has purchased the Ed
Dickey jewelry store and possession
will be given Sept. Is.
The old settlers picnic for Clay and
Palo Alto counties win be held at Lost
Island Lake on Tuesday, Aug. II. This
is the fourth annual gathering of the
old settlers at this place.
Mrs. U. C. Foster, formerly Mrs. Ida
Crozier, Of this city, died on her way
from Dallas, Ore. to Spencer. where
she intended to make her home with
Mrs. II. W. Smith, her sister. and her
father, Captain Crozier. About year
ago her husband died and she decided
to spend the rest of her days with Mrs.
Smith her sister Of this place. H. w
Smith left Saturday morning for the
west to take charge Of the body Mrs.
Smith being unable to go on account
of moor health
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
wHlTBEck WANTS PAROLE.
Friends Seek His Freedom on Grounds
of Unknown's Confession.

Des Moines. Aug. THE state board
of parole is considering request for a
parole of Walter Whitbeck. serving n
life sentence in Fort Madison peniten-
tiary for the murder of his father.
Friends Of Whitbeck assert that bot
tie was found at New Orleans a year
ago containing Il confession which eN-
onerates Whitbeck of the murder he
is accused of having committed.
The body OF the man who wrote the
note has not been found and the iden-
tity of the person has not been estah-
lished, according, to the board.
Whitbeck was sent to prison in 1908.
He was convicted of the murder of his
father. The old man met death by
being struck on the head with a club.
The Whitbecks resided in Fayette
county. The case caused sensation
in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
DISTRIBUTORS:

L. P. thinner, n. T. Graham, George
Mecord, Marshalltown; r. c. Mandali,
Abba; WINERY q hoilinssworth,
Bangor; e. L. Rash, New Providence;
n. r. Butts, Clemens; Berg Bros, st.
Anthony; A. D. Hix, Zeering; Andrew
Honseu, Mecalisburg; The lverson
Grocery, Roland; 3. 3. Bartebo, Story
City; e. G. Hutchinson, Onterio; Rice
4 Tasman, Nevada; r. r. Hutchinson,
Melbourne; e. Waishaar, Rhodes; Bel
ond Hill, Cambridge; !. n. Stewart,
Luray; NJ. L. krier, Havsrhiii; Farm
ers' Elevator. Laurel; o. e. Lane, Green
Mountain; The Peoples Store, Mon
tour; F. spoonsr, Tama; Nerwak 4
Son, Chelsea; John choIoapeck, cheI-
sea; Arnold Bros, Leorand; c. Dickson,
Newburg; II. eaaseh, Dillon; George
Rumb augh, Ira; A. L. champlin, Ames;
N. c. Buents, Kelley; Hartman Grocery,
Belle Plains; John II. MshIin 4 Co.,
Grinnsll.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
New Wheat Kills Horses.

prominent farmer of Washington town
ship lost four valuable horses Monday
The animals got in a shed where load
of newly threshed wheat was stored
and ate a large quantity OF the grain
three died during the afternoon and the
fourth horse died Monday night, anoth-
err one is not expected to live and the
sixth horse is sick. Mr.. Brown raises
valuable horses and had recently re-
fused $500 for one team. The grain did
not belong to MIR. Brown but had been
stored in his shed by a neighbor who
had started with the load to market
and a shower coming up, had left it in
his neighbours shed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
IoWANs IN WAR ZONE.
Residents Of Iowa Falls Among Those
Marooned in Europe.

NJ arooneo IN Europe.
Special to Times Republican,.
Iowa Falls, Aug. when the war
broke out in Europe, Miss Nina Cowan.
of this city. was in Berlin, and word
from her is naturally anXiously awaited
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Cowan, and friends in this city. Miss
Cowanywas touring Europe with par
ty of young ladies from the east. n
letter to her parents. dated July %,
and posted in Berlin, was the last
heard from her. AT that time the par
ty was two days ahead of their timer
airy and was to go to Paris from Ber-
lin. 1t is thought possibly the war
scare may have altered the plans and
they went to Antwerp and thence to
England. No word has been received
from DIR. o. H. Pagelson, wife and
daughter who were in Austria when
the European trouble broke out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-07
AFTER SIGN pEFAcERs.
Rival Road Organizations Who Tampe'
With Direction Arrows to Be Fined.

Special to Times-Republican.
Ames, Aug. Iowa like Illinois Is
having more or less trouble with rival
road organizations defacing each 9TH
er's route markers. Direction arrows
have been reported taken down and
turned about so that the direction Is
misleading, and worse than none at all.
Other road signs have been torn down
entirely or partially covered up with
advertising matter or rival road signs.
Persons who destroy, mutilate or de-
face road markers are liable to fine
OF 500 and thirty days In jail This
point is covered explicitly in section
five, chapter 125, of the new Iowa road
lay,