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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-23

BELIEVE VILLA KILLED BENTON
London, Feb. 23.-That William S.
Benton, a British subject, was de-
liberately murdered by Gen. Pancho
Villa and that Villas story of a court
martial ordering his death was only
an excuse is the general belief Of the
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Winning q Decoration.

An excellent story Is going the
rounds about King Peter OF Servia.
a French tradesman who had
amassed great fortune wanted very
badly to get hold of some decoration
to wear on his breast, and after some
financial maneuvering he managed to
secure a SerVian cross OF something
Or other. He was immensely proud
Of this cross, and instead OF having 1t
set with usual inferior quality OF bril-
liants he had it set with diamonds of
the first water
Soon afterWard he visited Servia,
and, as in duty bound, he called on
King Peter to thank him for the or
der. He wore, of course, his magnifi-
cent cross, and King Peter, who
knows something about jewels, i'm
mediately fixed his eyes on 1t. He
himself was wearing the grand cross
of the order set with rather poor
brilliants, and the moment his visitor
came within reach he exclaimed:
But what is this? I gave orders
that you should have the grand cross.
The cross alone Is not worthy or you,
Here, you shall wear mine"
Before the other could protest Peter
had changed the cross for the grand
cross, substituting the inferior Jewels
for the splendid diamonds on the
breast. or the other! AS q matter OF
fact, of course, he had never heard OF
his visitor before, the decoration hay
ing been arranged by his minister's
London Taller
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END OF HUG ROMANCE
Won by One, Actress Seeks Divorce
Because OF Others.

1t was a strange hug that started
the marital careers OF Leslie Morosco,
actor and brother of Oliver Morosco,
prod icer of plays, and Miss Dorothy
Holmes. IL was an off-stage hug that
brought about the probable ending OF
the stage romance, for the second
hug was not for Mrs. Morosco.
Hence the trial before Justice Guy,
OF the divorce suit brought by Mrs.
Morosco- against her actor-manager
husband, In which the court reserved
decision, mere formality in unde-
Tended case OF that kind
The couple met for the first time in
1910 in the Harlem theatre at a
rehearsal OF a vaudeville sketch call
ed The Million Dollar Wife"
Morosco had come from Los Ange-
les, Cal, and his part in the sketch re
quired that he hug the leading wo-
man. The latter was Miss Holmes.
Miss Holmes had never been Rugged
before with quite that same Western
feryor. and she liked It. As for Nor
CISCO he, too, thought it was great.
Within few days, therefore, from
that first meeting, Miss Holmes and
Nor SEQ signed, in Hoboken, to en-
brace for the rest or their lives.
One night, few years later, Mrs
Morosco received a telephone message
from Eugene Collins, an actor, telling
her that her husband was not confin-
ing his hugs to his wife She inves-
tigated, and the suit followed.
Mrs. Morosco told the court that
she did not want any alimony.
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Kisses and Blows I'm Error.

Edward SeizIer, youth or Is, who
lives with his father, Jacob, at 1879
Avenue G, is thinking today OF grow
ing beard or in some other way of
changing his appearance. His good
looks got him score OF kisses, hug
ging, then q beating, and finally a
night In a cell, all within the last "a
hours.
He was in Sheriff street near Hous-
ton the other evening when pretty
Mrs. Tillie Tuchband, who Is 90 years
old and lives at SO Columbia street,
rushed up to him. She threw her
arms around his neck, Rugged him
tightly and between flood of kisses
demanded:
"Oh, Joe, dear, my dear husband
why did you leave me?'
Edward, mortified and embarrassed,
tried to free himself and explain that
he was yet to acquire wife, but the
pretty Mrs. Tillie wouldn't have it.
She stopped his words with her kisses
while a good-natured crowd gathered
and cheered.
The temper of the crowd changed
to anger when he denied the attractive
girl and drove her to tears. Present
ly Mrs. Tillie few at him, slapping
bis face and beating his face with her
fists The crowd stopped him when
he tried to run and Policeman Curley
arrested him.
The prisoner was arraigned in the
domestic relations court, for Mrs
Tuchband had got a warrant for her
husband when he left her In Septem-
Der of last year. The young woman,
in tears, declared there was no doubt
OF Edwards identity Her niece
identified him also, and Edward was
In panic until Mrs. Tuchband's par
ents declared he was not the man
From the New York Evening World
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Sharks Guard Germans,

New York, Oct. TN dock, after a
record-breaking run OF 1900 miles
from Auckland, New Zealand, without
stop, the officers OF the White Star
Line freighter Delphic told of 5000
German prisoners of war over whom
England had placed nature as a
guard
The prisoners Of war are on an
island off Auckland, where the sea
provides prison wall and the nu-
merous man-eating sharks infesting
those waters prove efficient sentinels
II was q matter OF debate among the
officers whether the sharks were
there because they were anti-German
or because they like Germans.
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Judge Forsythe, ON account of ill
ness was unable TO sit upon the bench
this week.
The County Commissioners were in
session on Monday and transacted
their regular routine OF work.
MIR. e. W. Lee, near Warfieldsburg
killed two hogs last week, one weigh
ing 40 pounds and the other 430
pounds.
Mr.. William Rotherberger, near the
pool, killed three hogs, one weighing
30S pounds, another 314 pounds and
another 325 pounds.
Those who have been entertained
criticise the quality of food provided.
Those who have entertained discuss
the amount OF food their guests con-
sumed.
Preaching at the Warfieldsburg
Bethel or the Church OF God, at 10
o'clock a. H., Sunday, November Goth,
by Rev. Victor x. Belts, pastor. You
are invited.
The many friends Of Hon J. ~
GOulden, of New York, will be glad
Congress in New York State. He has
a farm near Taneytown, and spends
his summers there.
The TaneytoWn Bowling team de-
feated select bunch OF bowlers from
this city on Monday evening in fancy
town. Our local team always gets
tagged defeat and sent home when
they 60 to Taneytown.
According to the latest count New
York has now more than one-third of
q million separate buildings ranging
in size from the smallest cottage to
the great skyscraper capable OF ac-
commodating five or six thousand per
sons.
An Ohio farmer has made friends
with hunters by posting his farm
somewhat differently from the COM
mon rule, and his signs read: Hunt
all yon darn please. When the bell
rings come to the house and get your
dinner"
In last weeks issue we published
that the Knight Templars, Crusade
Commander No. ), would be in this
city on December 9Th, and parade our
streets. We have been informed that
their visit has been postponed until
next spring, as they fear bad weather
on that date.
The Benevolent and Aid Society of
Benjamin's Reformed church will
hold an oyster supper and social at the
home of MIR. Wesley Geiman, on Tues
day evening, December LIST. If the
Wy fu rrrslI hoI1
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LOST HER DINNER.
A surprise for Hunter and Another
For o. Panther.

An old hunter tells Of a curious ex-
perience he had some years ago in the
Ozarks. He had been tramping all
morning when he came upon a grove
OF trees, and, feeling tired, he stretch
ed himself in shady spot and fell
asleep. He says:
II woke q little later to find myself
covered with leaves and small brush.
/ was puzzled, sure enough, for
couldn't think what could have COW
cred me up, but I decided to find out
First / got dead log about six feet
long, laid it where ! had slept and
covered it with leaves and brush. /
looked to see whether my gun was
loaded, and then I hid in a clump Of
bushes some twenty or twenty-five
yards away. After about twenty min
utes / heard noise. / peered out Of
the bushes and saw large she pan
ther coming through the trees, follow
ed by quarter grown cub. She cir
cled round the mound or leaves cou-
pie of times. The cub followed every
action of its mother. After the sec
ond round the old panther crouched as
il for spring. She crouched lower
and lower and kept drawing her feet
closer together. She kept her eyes
fastened on the mound or leaves all
the time and swayed her tail from side
to side with slow, regular motion.
When she had gathered her feet as
close together as she could she sprang
for the pile OF leaves. She landed In
the very middle OF the pile and gave
several long, wicked rakes with her
hind feet. Then she began to smell
and scratch in the leaves 1t didn't
take her long to find out that there
was nothing but an old log there, ano
size stopret! scratching and began to
look about. ! thought that now was
the time to settle matters. / was a
little to her left and behind her. /
caught sight just at the base of her
ear and fired. She gave one leap and
a shrill scream and then lay still.
After making sure that she was
dead / looked for the cub. 1t was
sitting near by on the side of leaning
tree, splitting and snarling angrily.
soon put an end to that with a rifle
ball. 4 never knew man 50 well
hunted as ! was without being hurt.
She probably took me for dead and
covered me to keep other animals
from finding me while she went after
her cub. Youths Companion.
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! naIT stories WIFI easement
under the entire building rails heat
ed by hot water and has itS usual
conyeniences in the assembly, room.
The proceeds from the sale #of war
tax stamps will be used to defray a
deficit in the United States treasury
on count of the European war aaus-
ing falling off in receipts from. the
importing Of goods, wares, merchan-
disc, etc. Those stamps received are
ia two, five and ten cent denomina-
tons The stamps are the same size
as the two-cent postage stamp, and the
resemblance is very marked However,
the postage stamps are several shades
darker In color than the revenue
stamps. On the top or the tax stamps
near the border, is the word
Documentary" and Immediately be-
meath this are the words United
States Internal Revenue" In the CEN
Ger Is large figure resembling the de-
nominational value OF the stamp,
while beneath are the words, Series
of 1914" and under this the denomina-
tional value of the stamp appears in
letters. "A. II. Bloom, of Hagerstown,
the deputy collector of Internal
Revenue, has the collecting on the
war tax from Frederick. Washington
and Carroll counties. 1t Is said he
will have 1900 merchants and dealers,
who will come under the law.
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Pass the Vinegar.

A gaily gowned and garrulous
house-maid sat down by an acquaint-
ance on a trolley and at once said:
Hello, Sadie! Where you Twin
now?"
"Nowheres," was the reply.
'How's that?
Inn married"
You ANTI"
Sure thing. Look mt thatl"
She held up her ungloved left hand
III triumph; for there on the third fin
ger was shining new wedding-ring-
\ Staring at it in wonder for a mo
ment, the other girl asked, We'll, who
got stung?"
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The Yachting Accident.

First Seaside Bore-'T can remem-
Der hearing struggle, gurgling
sound; then 7 suddenly saw before
me a huge mass or foam-and do you
know what j did2'
Second Seaside Bore-"Yes, old top;
you left the foam settle bit, and
then had good swig.'
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Concession.

Tim going to drop my husbands
name and use my own" said the lady
who had become interested in poll
tics.
Don't you think that will Be like
ly to hurt his feelings?"
"Oh, NO. I've agreed to let our
telephone be kept In his name and
We will continue to use his initials
when w have things charged at the
department stores. D-Chicago Herald.
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cient width To prevent the cleats from
cutting into the roads.
On Tuesday night, November III,
State President William l.. Seabrook
OF the p. o. s. of A., and the Balti-
more members OF the state executive
committee met with representatives
of the members OF camps or Baltimore
and suburbs and planned to hold 2
memorial service at the new Hippo
drome, Eutaw and Baltimore streets,
Baltimore, on Sunday afternoon. De-
cember 13. The State President ap-
pointed the various committees to
look after many interests OF the
memorial service and those com
mittees will report at the next meet
ing, which was held at Washington
Camp, No. 9, North Gay street, on
Wednesday. Each committeeman from
the local camp was empowered by
resolution to have his camp appoint
am additional committee from the 10
cal camp of not more than 10 mem
bers, to take part at the meeting of
the committee liz IL the hope and
expectation or State President Sea-
brook that the next meeting or the
committee will be the largest and best
attended meeting OF any committee
that we have ever had. All members
or the order interested in the service
are invited to- the reMt committee
meeting.
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. n, 1914
sale Register.

,,.-o,,ber 2s. I u. n, market wagon, buggieS
- eart and other wagons. Edward Shipley
NHG Wtssbinpton Avenue. Westminster, Md h. NJ
AJbaugh Auctioneer
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| Mr.. Fred Englar, Union Bridge, has
been appointed Dairy Inspector from
Detour to this city.
The Baltimorea sun received from
the ladies Of the Lend-a-Hand Book
Club of Mechanicsville, $1.53 Tor
Thanksgiving dinner
A marriage license was issued II
TOwson on Saturday to William
Thompson, Texas, Md, and Annie
Merryman, Sykesville.
I Mr.. Elmer Shook, section foreman
Oh the Western Maryland Railway, at
Thurmont, fell while getting off car
\ and fractured his left leg Friday.
70 curtail expenses in operating
trains the W. W. Railroad has taken
or two local freight trains and ex-
\ tended the runs to take the place Oh
the ones taken off.
| J. N. Hollenberger, Union Bridge,
/ has filed suit against the Tidewater
| Portland Cement Company, Of the
same place for $4,000 damages to
his property and health.
| Saturday night the citizens of Reese
were greatly alarmed when fire was
discovered Oh Mr.. ~ Q. Taylor's farm.
| "A shed and a smoke house, with their
contents were destroyed. The origin
of the fire is not known unless It
caught from a spark from the fire
which had been in the building during
the day.
William W. Warfield. 80 years old,
Of Granite, Md, who had been con-
fined to the Maryland General Hos
pital, Baltimore, since November Is,
suffering from severe burns, died
Saturday morning. 1t is said that Mr..
Warfield was building fire on a
neighboring farm when the flying
sparks caught and ignited his clothes,
which soon enveloped him In a mass
of flames.
Before the end of this month i'm
mensa electric horns will De attached
to the electric poles along Baltimore
street, from Faca to Gay street, in
Baltimore, to be operated by the Fire
Department as a signal of the ap-
preaching apparatus at the time OF q
fire. The object OF these horns will
be to prevent such accidents as that
which occurred recently when Dis
\ trict Chief Emerson was fatally hurt.
Twelve deaths were the toll taken
| by football i'm the United States dur
' ing the season which ended Saturday,
according to a record kept by sta
| tistican. Only two were collge men.
| One of these died of heart disease and
| the other from injuries received dur
ing a class contest. The others were
members Of high school, preparatory
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preaching apparatus at the tim
fire. The object Of these horn
be to prevent such accidents a
which occurred recently when
trict Chief Emerson was fatally
Twelve deaths were the toll
by football in the United State
ing the season which ended Sat
according to a record kept by
tistican. Only two were collgt
One of these died of heart disea
the other from injuries receive
ing a class contest. The other!
members Of high school, prepa
or free lance teams. None was
than 20 years Of age, and ia
was responsible for the creates
Der of the fatalities.
Baltimore detectives are |
for a brown leather satchel ct
ing clothing and iewelry vail
$3.50, which was stolen Sa
night from the waiting room at
den Station. The bag belongs
Ruth Berrett, Of Sykesyille. Ar
at the station at o'clock to g
trair for her home, Mrs. Berret
the bag to Harry Ayres,
porter, who carried it to the "
room. The negro left the bag
few moments while Mrs. Berre
purchasing a ticket. When A
turned it had disappeared.
One hundred and twenty
and twenty wholesale liquor
were put out of business in Wa
ton, recently. Under the new
law, passed by Congress, the 4
of saloons was reduced from
297. The Excise Board ami
the list of saloons which musl
their doors forever. Rum ri
Pennsylvania avenue, was hal
40 Der cent. or the saloons in al
block being closed. Several
nent hotels and also many
lost their licenses. Fashionab|
other clubs lost theirs. One
most famous resorts to close it'd
was Hancock's. established in
On Tuesday evening, NoyemI
National Master Of Forms N
James Heaps, Of the p. Q. >.
met the State Executive Commi
West Virginia and their leading
ers at a rally to be held at
herdstown, w. Va. and address
body in the interest OF the I
Scott Key monument, which II
placed at Terra Ruba, IN
county, during the coming
West Virginia has promised Z
an amount equivalent to five &c
member for the members
the order in the state. An az
like nature is being prepare
will be sent to each camp In
der throughout the United Stat
camps in Maryland have alre
ceived an appeal and are requ
raise an amount equal to 10 CO
member for their membersh
rolled. Maryland must net be1
\ the other states in this patrid
terpriSe.
One of the most interesting M
ments i'm connection with TIL
struction and protection of roa
undertaken In this State is
progress under the direction
State Roads Commission. II
pected to be of marked interes
farmers of the State and ha
undertaken by the commission
der To prove the soundness
contention, which was oyerru
summer by the Frederick
/ Court; that it is not necesss
the improved highways Of the
destroyed or seriously inju
traction engines in order Il
farmers may have their grain
ed. a State law forbids the
traction engines On the Sta
unless their driving wheels
which are equipped with tr
lcleats, of steel, be rendered
To the roads by the use of file
between the cleats or by the
iron bands over the wheels
cient width TO prevent the cleat
cutting into the roads,
On Tuesday night, Novemb
State President William l.. Sc
OF the p. D. s. of A., and the
more members OF the state ex
committee met with represen
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Miss Annie Arnold, OF near this
city was taken to hospital ia Balti-
more, by DIR. III. NJ Fitzhugh on
Tuesday for treatment
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The Sheriff wishes to thank the
members of the Episcopal church
who gave the prisoners such a grand
shower or fruits, yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-20
Noted Writer Divorced.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1s.-Judge
Graham granted a divorce to Inez
Hayes Gilmore. short-story writer OF
note, from Rufus II. Gilmore Of New
York. The couple have been separat-
ed for a year and a half and Mrs.
Gilmore. since November 16. 1918,
has been residing in this city. AS
soon as the decree was granted Mrs.
Gilmore left for the east, according
TO friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding, promi-
nent club woman, appeared in court
with Mrs. Gilmore and testified to
the unhappiness of the couple and
the mutual agreement to separate
AS evidence Of the incompatibility
of the couple, letter written by Gill
more to his wife in October of last
year was introduced.
II Is rumored among Mrs Gill
more's friends here she is to wed
Wallace Irwin, the writer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-20
ECHO REBEEAH LODGE
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS
INSTALLATION WILL TAKE
PLACE IN JANUARY-oTH-
ER NEWSY NOTES.
lspeoial correspondeneeN

ECHO, Ore, Nov. 20.--Henrletta
Rebekah Lodge No. So. l. o. d. +.
Of this place, held It's regular semi
annual election on Wednesday even
Ing The following officers were
elected and will be Installed at the
first meeting in January: Noble
grand, Miss Beulah Barker; vice
grand Mrs. A. o. Garden: secretary.
Miss Clara Ripper. and treasurer,
Mrs Hugh d. Smith
Marcus Barone. young Italian
who is walking around the world.
passed through Echo yesterday. He
left his home at Rome. Italy. on
June 4. 1919. He expects to be 8
year or more longer on his trip.
r. c. Garfield was a business Wis
itor in Echo on Thursday.
c. P. Adams was transacting bust
ness in town yesterday.
Vivian Gates has returned here att
er a three years absence. He arriv-
ed yesterday morning from Denver,
Col
Mrs. Taylor. wife OF the chief en-
gineer OF the o.-w. R. & N. force
at stanfield. was shopping here yes
terday.
Mrs, George Ward OF StanfieId, was
among the out OF town visitors here
on Thursday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-20
Pastor .Iails Negress.

TACOMA, Nov. 19.-After he was
accostei Sunday night on the steps
Of the First Baptist church. at South
Ninth and d streets, as he was en-
tering to conduct services, Rev. Syl-
vester McAlpine. assistant pastor
called for assistance from members
of the congregation and detained
Ethel James and Nellie Washington,
both colored, until the police arriv-
ed.
Soliciting Of members Of the con-
gregation has become so fragrant
while men are entering the church
to attend services and leave, that
something had to be done in self
protection" explained Mr.. McAlpine
to the police Church services are
lnterfered with, and the women, who
live near the structure, are a source
Of constant annoyance. An organ
lied campaign should be begun
against the denizens Of the under
world, at least in that neighborhood."
The women were fined $50 and
costs in court this afternoon.