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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-30

her utter dumbfoundment the photograph
burst into flames. She dropped II IN ter
ror and stood as n paraiyzed while nhe
watched the cardboard shrivel into dull
brown ashes How. in the world had this
happened7
When she reached home that night she
asked Hassam All good many questions
about these two brothers: each and every
one OF his answers left nothing to be
desired
But in heavens name how could this
thing blaze up like that when there wasn't
a match within a miller
I'm in the dark as much as you are.
Give up the case IL you want to. should
not urge you to try your hand at sortie-
thing that fills you with terror. You are
shaking now as you talk
But it's not fear. uncle; les the utter
incredibiiity of the thingi'
"on my word I've no solution to offer
except that the heat OF your hand might
have acted upon some chemical in the
cardboard"
That's absurd But I'm going 20 stick
to It. But for the little blister on my
palm I could easily believe that / had
been dreaming"
She retired to her boudor, and Hassarn
All went forth into the night.
Continued Tomorrow
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Saving, 9Th, the Little Theatre

Disaster again faces the Little Theatre.
What promised to be season full of real
achievement threatens to come to sorry
end In rnidtide Tt is the old money prob
lem. how totget big enough audiences. or,
failing that, how to find money to keep
things affoat until theatre-goers wake up
to their opportunity.
IT Is not d mere opportunity to support
something cultural" or educational"
or "highbrow." 1t is nothing more nor
less than an opportunity to see good, in
teresting plays They are plays which
our touring system doesn't bring to Phil
adelphia. They run all the way from
classic burlesaue like "The Critic to q
big modern play like "Hlndle Wakes"
The repertory announced for this season.
and already, half accomplished, is
notable one, full of good things that only
resident stock company can give us.
But no matter how excellent Il venture
any local theatre may. be, in acting and
in plays alike, II Is not going to win
profitable. clientele In single year, or
even in two The Irish Players took ten
70 make their. fame and fortune in Dub
linz and the waiting was justified by the
creation of a national school of the
drama The public must have time to
md out that good entertainment is wait
Ing for them.
To save the Little Theatre from going
10 smash Just when 1t promises most,
the Drama League is attempting to push
the ticket sales through its membership.
Well and good. More theatre-goers may
thus learn, involuntarily, of the enter
tainInent to be found at the Little, Thea
tre and may continue as regular patrons
of the house. But what venture like
Mrs. jays needs is money-an endow-
msnt fund TO draw on through months
of waiting. Supporting one Of these at
tenptB-there are. half a dozen spread
over America-to bring better drama
home to the cities, Is as fine social
service as endowlng opera or giving IL
brarfes. The man. who will put Phila-
detphia's Little Theatre on its financial
legs will hold future theatre-goers deep
In his debt.
"The Girl Of GirlsD at the Forrest
Altar all. the Broad IL not to have the
novelty, Of a one-week dip into musical
comedy, ), 1.-THE Girl OF Girls" announced
tcsfollow Miss Burke on January II, will
switch over to the Forrest to fill In the
shortened engagement of "Ben-Hur, p"
while Terry. goes on at the Broad.
According to the management, "The
Girl OF Girls is. a dramatization OF the
trials Of a musical comedy librettist.
There is plenty of room for tragedy,
comedy and satire in such subject, even
IL the present librettist Edward Paulton,
prefers to stick to sentiment He records
the production in Paris of a musical play
written by young gentleman who signs
his famous uncle's name to the book "
enrpunters many difficulties over a prlma
donna and finally sees the girl of his
heart step IN to save the opening night
and carry his work to triumph.
Tbs score-for there are other things In
musical comedies besides librettos-is by
Oreste Vessalla, director OF band concerts
on the Steel Pier at Atlantic City. Skill
ful Miss Natalie Alt sings the principal
Womans part while the best conductor of
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~ z! 77''3t'i5t' s'E59ift

ADELPHI-" "Suzl." with Jose Collins and
Tom McNaughton and an excellent cast. A
musical comedy Of Viennese origin. More
tuneful than clever, but well acted and
pleaslnB ...-s'... .-..- ,-s.s..-...-'.. 6il5
bROAD-''Jerry. with Miss Billie Burke, A
comedy by Catherine Chisholm Gushing.
Miss Burke captures a husband in cos
TUNES. Amusing .........-.,..,...,.... S;1b
KEITH S-"The Lonesome Lassles." Nellie v.
Ntchol and a diversified bill OF the usual
quality '.'..-s. s...s....'-.s-s'-,' z'OOs b'OO
GARRICK-"Potash and Perlmutter." Mon
tague Glass popular stories OF the clothing
trade made over Into the seasons most
heartily amusing comedy .....,..,..... s;15
LITTLE THBATRE-'"rh Critic" shsridan's
satire on things theatrical In his day and
ours. very amusing performance OF this
tragedy within comedy ,-..--.-,..., $50
LYRIC-.'Ths Peasant Girl" with Emma
Trentini and Clifton Crawford. A Conti-
mental operetta recording the capture OF a
''nik-fed tenor and chicken hawk" by
Miss Trentini. The music is eNcellsnt and
Mr.. Crawford most amusing. ........... S;1b
WALNuT-'+rhe Heart OF Paddy Whacl,"
with Chauncey Olcott. An Irish play OF SEN
timent and song ...f.,..,,.'...'........ 500
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Newman Coming

Wars may come and wars may 60 but
travel lecturers go on forever. And they
even ssem 70 proft by renewed interest
in the foreign lands that are being ripped
to pieces by shot and shell. At least. so
Mr.. Newman finds things As usual. he
will give two courses of lectures here
this winter, with 'ive talks in each course.
One comes Friday evenings, the other
Saturday afternoons January 15 and 10
he will talk at the Academy OF Music on
"Francs and the War; January q and 20
on "Berlln"i January % and 80 on War
Capitals; on February and on 'trhs
Holy Land" and February 12 and IS on
Egypt" As usual. there win be eoIored
views and moving pictures to illustrate.
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CONCERT IN. The ACADEMY
BENEFITS RED CROSS WORK
Miss Florence Hinkle and Wesleyan
College Boys Win Favor.


Varied selections by an enthusiastic
troupe of college boys. members Of the
Cleo ana Mandolin Clubs of the wes-
leyan College, Middletown, Conn. and
German and English songs by Miss Flor
snea Hinkie. soprano. pleased large
audience at the benefit concert OF the Red
Cross division Of the Emergency Aid
cenlmittee at the Academy OF Music last
night
Hiss Hinkle. who was. IN lucid voice.
vas fortunate IA her choice OF numbers
showing in several the flneneas OF her
upper register, In the long sustaining OF
noIes she displayed her marvellous breath-
ms powers. She responded several times
with eneerea 10 liberal applause.
Gay college songs By the Wesleyan
0iee Club won greatest favor. The audi
enee called again and again for more
leapty selections from quintet of the
Gee Club.
fne Mandolin Club. Augmented by sey-
efai slollal. cello ana 8 8ute. also was
apefeeiatad fae prQsram closed with an
zHszfneie 7cferEInr. Is TIE combined Else
YN1a mar1cIn clubs
Pretty yoans ladies' in Red Cross uni-
fr#ns sqlc 7IesIams anc seaala t4fQFe
hz concert
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THE KIDS CHRONICLE

TWAS laying avn the setting room Hoar
lreeding book last mite and pop calm
in, saying All, thare, are you digestlng
food for thawt and taking the convoloo-
shins OF the brane out for exercise.
No sir, I'm reeding book, sed.
Then you are also doing wat Jest re-
marked, sed pop. for developing the mind
and Expanding the soul give me book
evvry time. reedinE Is the mothir OF wis
dom and the farthir OF a high forehead,
and am glad to KUN ackross you evvry
wunts in a vile with yure noze In
book, even II chares are the phases for
reeding and not the floar. 81
can understand II bettir avn the hoar,
1 sed.
Well, aftir awl. as they say. thares
nuthing like getting down to erth In the
sertch for TRUTH sed pop, and you coodent
get mutch neerer erth than the fioar un-
less you wunt to take candle and go
down In the celler and reed.
No sir, this Is awl rite sed
And wat musty tome are you peroosing.
sed pop.
Sir, sed
What are you reeding, sed pop.
Its book 1 fownd upstares avn the
top shelf of yure bookcase, sed.
You climb to the top shelf to get them
and get down avn the hoar to reed them,
sed pop, my boy, am proud of you, you
have awl the eer marks of a fillosofer.
as Plato sed, reed, lern and be thawt-
fill, for tomorro you may haff to go to
werk, but you haven't told me yet the
naim of yure book.
] don't no weathlr can pernounts it, :
sed.
For the luv OF Noah Webster, do you
reed things you cant even pernounts, sed
pop. well, we cant do moar than try In
this imperfeckt werld, wat duz 1t sownd
like.
It's shoart Stories sed, its called Tales
by Guy de MaupusBant.
Wat, help, merder, police, Anthony
Komstock. sed pop. And he ran and
grabbed the book away frum me, saying,
Leev it to you of awl my books to feest
yure yung mind avn this wun. And he
went and hid it sumwares and calm back
with anuthir wun and handid 1t to me,
beeing, The Lives OF the Saints saying.
Heer, try this 10. an antydote. Wich
red about pages of It and then went out
to see II eny OF the fellos was GROUND.
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operetta in America. Mr.. Novellls, will
wave the directors baton.

operetta in America. Mr.. Novellls, will
wave the directors baton.
News Notes ..,,
Marie Dressler has emerged from hid
ing to exhibit her corpulent and infec-
tious humors to New York in very COM
monplace farce called "a Mix Up" The
piece rejoices in so old plot as the in
PRODUCTION of a burlesque, queen as the
wife of a properly married young man,
who fears the inquiries OF religious rela-
tives.
AT least one American actor is earning
his salary this winter. At or about $50
Forrest Winant appears at the Eltinge.
in New York, as one of the persons in the
first act of "The Song of Songs Thence
he fits at or: about . to appear as n very
different person in the second act of
"ISick In," just across the street.
Lou Tellegen, the French actor, now
trying his hand at English, has appeared
in Wilkes-Ba in a new play called
Secret Strings" Kate Jordan has adapt
ed the play from her short story of the
sameArame The scenes are laid in a
thieves den in Paris for the first act and
in an historic chateau near Nantes for the
other three acts.
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WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT

Reception to retiring Justice D. Newiin Fall.
Bellevue Stratford.
Fortisth and Market Streets Business Men.
South 10th street. Free.
County Medical Society. College OF Physi-
clans 22d and Ludlow streets
Democratic Club meeting Free,
choral Society Academy Of Music; O'Clock.
American Association for the Advancement OF
Science, Houston Hall; s o. clock, Free.
Bsxters Fire zouayes. Independence Halli
o. clock.
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MARY GARDEN ON THE BENCH
Singer sits with Judge in New
York Police Court.

NEW YORK, Dee. S0,-How far the
interest of Mary Garden is occupied by
her Red Cross work in Europe was evil
denced here yesterday.
She spent most OF the morning sitting
beside Magistrate corFisan IN the Tombs
Court. listening to testimony and sem
tences. Then she made an inspection Of
the prison. spending considerable time
In the women's department.
Miss Garden win return to Europe to
resume her hospital work soon after New
Years.
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FAIRY PLAY READ BY AUTHOR

fairy play. f"fhe Real Hans Christian
Andersen" by Mrs. Alfhila Standby, was
read BY the author At benefit entertain
ment IA Witherspoon Hail today. The
proceeds viii go to the Music Settlement
School Of PHILADELPHIA, The music ac-
conipanyng the play. written by Herman
Standby, was rendered by Mary Mnler
Mount. and scenes from Anderssn'a life
were thrown upon the screen
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02

consists of Granite Boulder marked
F. s. M. H., whence the mouth of Gran
tie Creek bears N. 40 deg. 80 min. W.,
IS chs. There is excepted therefrom a
strip of land so ch. wide described as
follows: Beginning at Corner No. TO-;
extending thence .25 chs. on each side
of line running S. 81 deg. E., Is chs. !;
thence S. chs; thence S. Al deg. 30
min. E., Is chs; thence s. II deg. E., 10
chs; thence S. Al deg. E., ID chs;
thence S. IS deg. E., 81 chs, to the
point where the strip closes on the
boundary of the tract, the net area
being $3.50 acres, listed upon the appli-
cation of M. R. Hibbs, Imnaha, Oregon,
who alleged settlement September, 1902,
List 1-16Os. March 5, 1914. G. M.
Bruce, Assistant Commissioner of the
General Land Office. 43-4
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To E. B. Miller, his heirs or assigns.
You are hereby notified that the un-
dersigned has during the years 1912
and 1913, expended eighteen hundred
($lsOO.0O) dollars in labor and improve
ments upon the following quartz mining
claims situated, on Bear Creek in the
Marshall Lake Mining District, County
of Idaho State of Idaho: The Enter
prise, Red Cloud, Digger, Kimberley,
Jewel, Aetna, Bughole, Multnamak and
Belle Orr. And if within ninety days
after the publication Of this notice you
fail to contribute your proportion of
said expenditure for said years of 1912
and 1918, towit: Two hundred and
fifty ($250.00) dollars and cost of this
publication, your Is (more or less)
interest and all your right, title and
interest in and to said claims will be-
come the property of the undersigned
co-owner.
April 15* d. l.. Roy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Second
Judicial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for Idaho County.
Grace Irene Lugenbeel, plaintiff VS..
Claude Dewitt Lungenbeel, defendant.
The State of Idaho sends greetings:
To Claude Dewitt Lugenbeel the above
named defendant.
You are hereby notified that CON-
plant has been filed against you in the
District Court of the Second Judicial
District of the State of Idaho in and
for the County of Idaho, by the above
named plaintiff, and you are hereby
directed to appear and answer the said
complaint within twenty days of the
service of this summons. if served with
in said Judicial District, and within
forty days if served elsewhere; and you
are further notified that unless you so
appear and answer said complaint with
in the time herein specified, the plain
tiff will take judgment against you as
prayed, in said complaint. Said action
Is brought to dissolve the bonds Of
matrimony between plaintiff and de-
PENDANT, for the custody of the two
minor children of plaintiff and defend
ant, Glenn Henry Edward Lugenbeel
and Donald Erwin Lugenbeel, for at
torneys fees and costs of suit and
prosecuting the action and alimony,
plaintiff alleges as grounds of this ac-
ton extreme uelty on part Of de-
PENDANT.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
District Court, this 18th day of March
1914.
(SeaD J. A. Bradbury, Clerk.
w. N. Scales attorney for plaintiff.
Residence and post office address
Grangeville, Idaho. 1875
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF

RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST.
Notice is hereby given that the lapds
described below, embracing so acres,
within the Nezperce National Forest,
Idaho, will be subject to settlement and
entry under the provisions of the home
stead laws of the United States and the
act of June II, 1906 ga stat, 233), at
the United States land office at Boise,
Idaho, on May Ia, 1914. Any settler
who was actually and in good faith
claiming any of said lands for agricul-
tural purposes prior to January l, 1906,
and has not abandoned same, has a
preference right to make homestead
entry for the lands actually occupied.
Said lands were listed upon the applica-
ton of the persons mentioned below,
who have a preference right subject to
the prior right of any such settler, pro-
vided such settler or applicant is quail
fled to make homestead entry and the
preference right is exercised prior to
Nav IA, 1914, on which date the lands
will be subject to settlement and entry
by any qualified person. The lands are
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To A. H. Keller your heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns. You are
hereby notified that 1 have expended
during the year 1913 the sum of five
hundred dollars in labor and improve
ments upon the following named min
ing lode claims situated in Ramey Ridge
mining district, Idaho county, State of
Idaho. Gold Bug No. !, recorded in
book SO, page 17s; Gold Bug No. 8,
recorded in book 35, page 5l9; Gold
Bug No. 5, recorded in book 35, page
521, Gold Bug No. 6, recorded in book
SO, page 179, Gold Bug No. 7, recorded
in book 55, page II; Black Annie, re-
corded in book 55, page rs of mining
claims of Idaho county, State of Idaho.
In order to hold said claims under the
provisions of Section 1924 of the re-
vised statutes of the United States and
the amendment thereto approved Janu-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To A. H. Keller your heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns. You are
hereby notified that l have expended
during the year 1913 the sum of five
hundred dollars ($500) in labor and i'm
provements upon the following named
mining lode claims situated in Ramey
Ridge mining district, Idaho county,
State of Idaho: Lite Gem No. l, re-
corded in book 35, page 513; Little Gem
No. 2, recorded in book 80, page 514;
Little Gem No. 3, recorded in book 35,
page SIS; Little Gem No. A, recorded in
book 35, page SIG, Little Gem No. 5,
recorded in book SO, page 81 of mining
claims of the records Of Idaho County,
State of Idaho in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Section
1924 of the revised statutes Of the
United States and the amendment there.
to approved January %, 1880 concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims
being the amount required to hold said
lode claims for the period ending on
the 31st day Of December A. d. 1918
and if within ninety days from the
personal service of this notice or with
in ninety days otter the publication
thereof you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure as
a co-owner your interests in the claims
will become the property Of the subscri-
Der your co-owner who has made the re-
quired expenditure by the terms of said
section. Chas. Mahan. April 2.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court, County of
Idaho, State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas
Mock, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that Letters
testamentary on the estate of Thomas
j. Mock deceased, were granted to the
undersigned on the 10th day of Febru-
airy 1913, by the Probate Court of Idaho
County.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
to me for allowance, at the State Bank
of Kooskia, Kooskia, Idaho within ten
months after the date Of the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, or they shall be
forever barred.
Dated this 10th day of March 1914.
42.4 Sarah A. Mock. Executrix.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
RESTORATION TO EN- 44.I OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST.

RESTORATION TO EN...1 OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST.
Notice is hereby given that the lands
described below, embracing $3.50 acres,
within the Nezperce National Forest.
Idaho, will be subject to settlement and
entry under the provisions of the home
stead laws of the United States and the
act of June II, 1906 ga stat, 233), at
the United States land office at Boise,
Idaho, on May IA, 1914. Any settler
who was actually and in good faith
claiming any Of said lands for agricul-
tural purposes prior to January J., 1906,
and has not abandoned same, has
preference right to make homestead
entry for the lands actually occupied.
said lands were listed upon the applica-
tion of the persons mentioned below,
who have a preference right subject to
the prior right of any such settler, pro-
vided such settler or applicant is quail
fled to make homestead entry and the
preference right is exercised prior to
May IA, 1914, on which date the lands
will be subject to settlement and entry
oy any qualified person. A tract with
IN Secs. IL and 10, T. % n, R. W.,
b. NJ, described as follows: Begin
mng at Corner No. l, whence Forest
Service Monument Hereinafter de-
scribed), bears N. Is deg. 30 min. W.,
I'oo chains; extending thence s. 81 deg.
w., 1888 chs; thence s. Is deg W., 10
chs.; thence 8. 80 deg. W., Is chs;
thence N. - deg. Is min. W., 31.5o
ems; thence N. 46 deg. w., 1880 chs;
thence N. deg. W., 6.5 chs; thence
~ 30 deg. w., 1850 chs; thence N. ii
ueg' w., 14.50 chs, thence N. 80 deg.
l., $50 chs; thence E. Is chs; thence
:. ~ deg. E., 6.5 chs; thence s. 6 deg
T., 10 chs; thence s. AZ deg. E., chs;
snence 8. 55 deg. E., chs; thence s.
deg. E., ID chs; thence s. A deg e.
- chs; thence s. rs deg. E., 10 chs;
.nence 8. "a deg. E., chs, the place OF
oeeinning. Forest Service Monument
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02

airy %, 1880 concerning mining claims.
Being the amount required to hold said
lode clans for the period ending on the
3lst day of December A. d. 1913 and of
within ninety days from the personal
service of this notice or within NINETY
DIS after the publication thereof you
f,@i or refuse to contribute your pre-
portion of such expenditure as CO.
owner your interest in the claims will
become the property of the subscriber
your co-owner who has made the
required expenditure by the terms of
section. Chas. Mahan. April 9
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02
as follows: The Ek sEA NEN NEA,

as follows: The Eh sen NEA NEA,
Sec. l, I. "a n, R. w., B. NJ, acres.
Listed upon the application of Pearl r.
Gage, of Golf, Idaho. List 1-2O47. The
N4A sEA, Sla swA SEA NE
a Sec. !, 7. "a ~, Y. W., B. NJ, AS
acres. listed upon the application of
Thomas c. Burgett, Goif, Idalo. List
l-2lls. February "a, 1914 c. NJ. Bruce,
Assistant Commissioner of the General
Land Office. 43-4
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-02

Iron with electricity at s cents per
hours. Grangeville Electric Light
Power Co. 3.tf