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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
NOW A GYMNASIUM
Old Church in Kansas City Has
Had Checkered Career.
Most Spectacular Occupations Have
Been by the Holy Rollers and .
Picture ShoW-AthletIc Club
Now In Possession.

Kansas City.-The old brick church
at 1416 Oak street has had checkered
career during the last dozen years. Its
most spectacular occupations have
been by the Holy Rollers and by q
picture show. But now 1t is settling
down into an apparently permanent
career. It is q gymnasium.
The athletic club Of q business COL
iege was organized last January. For
several years the college boys and
girls have taken hikes annually to one
of Kansas City's parks; and there is q
spring picnic. Usually q baseball team
represents the college in a Kansas
City league. But this year the boys
gyew more ambitious; they formed q
basket ball team. and 1t was so popu-
lar that they formed three more and
had q league within the school. They
practised wherever they could find the
grounds-many Of them belonged to
the Y. M. c. A. And then they discov-
cred this old church with an audito-
rum 50x35 feet without distractions.
The floor, ceiling and walls were bare.
The stained glass Of the big front win
dow had gone long ago-and most of
the other windows we're largely of
boards, too. There were no chande-
liers, no ornaments. to be damaged.
There was q room that could be called
q dressing room; another could be
made q lavatory.
At very small expense the boys rent.
ed the building. installed q stove and
wash basin, had electric light wires
and q few bulbs put in, nailed their
baskets at each end Of the auditorium
and their gymnasium was estab
lished.
The church gymnasium is not held
exclusively for the use of the business
college athletic club. however. There
are three teams Of basket ball players
boys of three different Kansas City
churches, that practise there.
And the broadest feature Of the
church gyms usefulness is now being
worked out. There are hundreds who
snooped around and watched the col
lege boys play. and wished they could
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

eoten with q
Il
o There and
stepped the plate
a
Take
direction third Callahan
willing
anything
foul
But He wound closed The ball
rounded Callahan yelling
something
q
The sprawlng eight below bedroom
o ID be
certainly will inning"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
CLERGY. OBJECT TO PARsIFAL
Catholic PreIates Refuse to Attend
Performance Of Opera Given In
Their Honor In Prague.

Berlin. - Higher Roman Catholic
clergy Of Bohemia and Moravia nave
placed Wagner's opera, "Parsifal." un-
der a ban. While bishops from these
two countries were holding their re-
cent eucharistic congress at Prague.
Austria, the National theater proposed
a gala performance of 'Parsifal" in
honor of the visiting prelates. The
latter voted not to accept the invita-
ton on the ground that certain scenes
in the opera were imnora. and Often
sive to Roman Catholics.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

In very close quarters, 80 that 1t will
be impossible for the feathers to wear
out or molt. The fowl is therefore
placed in q narrow cage-so narrow
that he cannot turn round in it. Once
every day or two he Is taken out and
allowed to stretch his legs, under the
careful surveillance Of an attendant
To keep his plumage in good shape,
from time to time he Is given bath
and carefully dried after 1t. Through
this careful and well-planned routine
the cock lives out its allotted span Of
life. which authorities say is from
eight to nine years. The rooster seen
in the photograph is the property Of
Matsuzawa, . dealer in antiques. at
the famous mountain resort. Miyano-
shia, on the island of Shikoku.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
HAS ,s-FooT TAlL FEATHERS


Tokyo, Japan.-1n shinewara. ON
the island of shikoku. Japan, long be-
fore the theory oe svolution had been
heard of. the natives undertook to
breed roosters with one aim-the
lengthening Of the tail feathers of the
ordinary barnysrd cock. BY patient
selection Of a breed OF fowls (the hens
Of which sometimes have tail feathers
eight inches loug). continued through
a hundred years. the rooster which ID
pictured here has tail feathers which
measure 1S feet IN lsngth. Naturally.
in breeding roosters with such long
tails, It is necessary 70 confine them
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

nothing less than dgnfed Great Dane who belongs
d. H. L.
Jim society? Indeed
best which him
nmous character medals silver bowl have
eesn given him in recognition mis- valor.
Recently his by Miss Kate Saborn
nyed He people about
at with It all he 9 retiring
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

the blizzard here recently kyeman started
basketmaking accompanied
Pennsylvania railroad where
Pup suddenly stopped and
hadOng Of Kyeman
leaped about
Then and
the
Buried
Of unconscious Help
Robert Dempsey vagrant who
finally fallen exhausted in the
which
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

Sulting his wife, he proved himself. In
point of courage. a worthy wearer of
the big badge, which adorns his left
suspender. and which tells the world
that he Is assistant chief of all the
dpsies Of the United States.
Chief Johnson wears no medal for
diplomacy. however.
When the chiefs chief, Mrs. Leila
JoAnson. mother of Salome. heard of
ne affair. she told the police that
someone was trying to marry her
danRhter to a boy of fourteen years
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

with horror. It is a thing to be avoid
% at any cost There is one member
OF the masculine sex in this city, how
ever, who not only attends these fes-
dvfties. but can honestly and truth
mlly say that he enjoys them.
Neutral curiosity makes one wonder
Who this odd member of the commu-
nity Is. He is Mr. James Galpin,
more familiarly known as plain Jim.
More curiosity makes one begin to
wonder who and what lin is Jim Is
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

Chicago.-Prof. r. G. Patrick. alb
sentmindedly left On q business trip
without telling anyone. When he re-
turned home he found all the faculty
and students Of tho University Of Chi
cago and the police searching for him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
Arrest Peanut Robbers.

Chicago.-Ben Cullen, Jack McNa-
mara and John Butler went into M.
Pinokowski's store and helped them
selves to the peanuts and bananas.
The proprietor had them arrested for
impersonating policemen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
Man Selects Grave, Falls Dead.

Grove City. Pa.-After walking to
the cemetery and telling the sexton
he had a premonition he was going to
die soon, M. e. Vogan selected the site
for his grave. He then walked 500
feet from the cemetery and fell dead.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

boast as much.
It may be unfortunate that there
cannot be recorded q long list Of re-
markable feats of Pup" leading up to
his crowning achievement; but truth
will not permit It He was simply an
ordinary dog, a faithful guardian Of
the house at night and q companion
of his master by day, until the hour
arrived for him to work out his des-
tiny. But when that moment came
ne knex exactly what to do.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15

signing John ]. Garrigan. second-class
detective sergeant at the Central de-
tail police station, to q contract.
Garrigan recently was laid up at his
home with q dislocated shoulder ~
result Of a baseball dream he had.
and which came to an abrupt ending
when he found himself in the back
yard below his bedroom window.
III Comiskey only had seen that
play" Garrigan said. as he nursed his
injured shoulder, Il think I could have
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
Incident Of Storm Recalls Dogs Persistence

pride ancestry Pup Joseph
has saved human life There
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
Betotha Party Jars Cops and ChiIds Mother

MICHWhen
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
NEW SERIES.VOL. XIV


rHICAGO-n
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-15
Great Dane Honored by New York Society Woman

famous
otherwise to given fair
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-17
Synopsis.

Ralph Van Vechten. a young .7,an ~
Ieisure. is astonished 10 see a man enter
the Powhatan club. long unoccupied and
spoken OF as the House or Mystery. sew
gral persons at regular intervals enter
No. 1913. Van Vechten expresses concern
60 his friend, Tom Phinney, regarding the
whereabouts of his cousin n nancee.
Paige Carew, A man Is forcibly ELECTED
from the house. Var Vechten and rom
follow the man and find him dead IN the
street. Van vechten is attracted by the
face Of a girl In the crowd OF ~onlookefS
surrounding the body. Detective tllnt
calls on Van Vechten to get his version
ar the tragedy. Tom Phinncy goes alone
ON n yachting trip. lie recognizes among
some persons In a passing motor boat two
nen whom he had seen enter the House
or Mystery. He sees one of them, a MT.
Calls. on shore later and follows him.
Tom Is seized. blindfolded and taken 10 a
house. A sweet-voiced girl later protests
against the roughness Of his captors.
Van vechten calls on his uncle. Theodore
Van Vechten. big a in Wall street,
and known rs the MAN OF IRON" In
search Of information regarding the
whereabouts OF Paige Carew. Detective
Flint shows Van Nechten a gold mesh
purse found In the House OF Mystery.
Van recognizes II as belonging 70 Paige
carew. The sweet-volced girl helps Tom
Phinney escape. A message from Lon
don reports that two ladies resembling
Mics Carew and her companion. Mrs.
OevereauX, sailed for New York some
time previously. IT develops that the
ladies visited the English home OF Tenn
pie Bonner. owner OF the House OF MyS-
terry. II Is recalled that Temple onn
was I'm love with a daughter OF Compton
Schuyler who married Max willard. Tho
other daughter married q man named
DevercauN. Bonner and Willard were in
innate friends. a search is started for
wiilard. Van Vechten enters the House
Of Mystery bv the back door in time TO
hear John Calls threaten a girl. He In
t%erfer@s and helps the girl escape. but Is
rendered unconscious In the struggle
will Calls. Tom Phinney gets a job
ms master Of Brownlow's yacht kohinur.
which has been chartered for some mys-
ferrous mission, The charterer, Max Will
lard. and his friends board the yacht at
night and Tom hears the voice OF the I'M
known girl Var Vechten. recovering
from injuries received In his fight with
Calls. Is visited by Jessie Willard I'm
cause of the fight. He declares his love
for her. She tells him that If his feelings
have not changed one week from that
day she viii marry him. A Co~fnn-shaped
hox is taken aboard the yacht at night.
Della tells Tom she really is Paige Carew
end that she has been interested in him
for years through the glowing accounts
Va taken away in the night. apparently
much heavier than when 10 arrived.
patgc Carew is missing and n search OF
the yacht fails TO reveal any clue 10 her
whereabouts willard appears Mt n di-
rectors' feast with n coffin which he de-
up New York. A time lock IS attached
90 explode the charge at IL o'clock. He
declares that unless he receives restitu-
ton of q fortune which no was dafrauded
OF by Theodore Van Vechten the whole
company will be blown 10 eternity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-17
BOOK w.
CHAPTER i.--continued.


Pointing to the satin pillow upon
which the fair head rested, Max WI.
lard said briefly:
THE willardite is there" Once more
he glanced at his watch, with an indif-
ferent air, and snapped it shut. "One
minute till twelve" he announced.
There was a sudden cry from one of
the guests. an involuntary outburst of
aiarm-an indication that strained
erves were giving under the tension.
Rudolph, u1consciously holding his
~neighbor's arm in n vise-like grip.
called to hia uncle:
Uncle Theodore. 1t is about to
strike twelve!"
The Man CT Iron made a little ges-
ture with one hand. With tone and
manne unchanged. he said to VIII
lard:
Stop that taing!"
You mean--?" returned Willard,
hastily feeling with deft fingers among
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-17

I hand swept back a lock OF white hair
frcE ais forehead, and again he ad-
dressed Mr.. Van Vechten, who was
watching him narrowly.
For Miss Carew's sake" he said,
"a word or two Of explanation is neces.
sary. This young lady, fully con
versant with all the circumstances.
with a complete understanding of how
my daughter and | had been wronged,
has not only been in full sympathy
with my plans, but has lent me an
active, material support.
ITO a certain extent, however, |
have taken an unfair advantage of her
trust and confidence. But
when | am through, gentlemen, | want
you to remember how desperate were
my chances-that | had to sink or
swim-and that ! am right
For the first time he showed a spark
of emotion, and the last expression
was uttered in a burst of ~earnestnCss
that made manifest the intense feel
ing lying behind it.
she consented to disappear for a
time. until her family's alarm was
such that | could bend it to my own
ends in making this demand: but she
did not dream hat she was to appear
in such a role as this" He pointed
TO the motionless form, and for a mo
ment regarded it tenderly. But by
the aid of a light, harmless narcotic,
the effects of which | can Danish in a
moment. ! brought her here to play
this unconscious part"
Theodore Van Vechten once more
started toward the speaker, but a
dozen hands stayed him.
You d~astardly curl" he cried. Il
shall give you your pound of flesh: but
SO help me God.-you'll regret this
night"
Heaven knows, | have regretted the
necessity" responded Willard dryly.
With n single undulating move
ment of his powerful frame, the mil
~lionaire shook himself free.
Get that dynamite out of here." he
roared.
Man Willard quietly corrected him:
"'Willardite.' you mean" STOPPING
over the back of the casket, he pressed
a hand gently over the soft cushions
while he seemed to consider. Pres
emily he continued:
But don't be afraid: there is no
willardite here-nor any other ex.
plosive."
Like a stung lion, Theodore Van
Vechten turned upon him.
What do you mean by that?" he
demanded.
Simply that | have sat In at your
own game-and won. The great
American game of bluff. Theodore;
you were pretty good at it years ago
at Harvard, / have not forgotten.
There Is no explosive here-noth-
ing to be alarmed at save this cheap
alarm.clock. There is nothing the
matter with Paige-dear child, But"
he waved a hand-"as you bluffed
me out OF a fortune, | have blufed
myself back in again"
For a moment the Man OF Iron
seemed to be choking. But at this
juncture a disturbance was heard in
the hall.
A servant entered hurriedly. Be-
fore he could make any announcement
he was flung aside. He went sliding
helplessly over the polished floor,
grasping at every object within reach,
pulling down chairs and tables and
everything movable in the path of his
t~ornado-like progress. until he brought
up against the wall.
Tom Phinney was standing just in
side the doorway. taking in the scene
Beside him stood Mr.. Flint.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-17
HAD SOMETHING TO LEARN
Found That His knowledge couId
Have an Addition.

Young Cicero Binks was an erudite
youth. and a regular demon for knowl-
edge forsooth. At his studies he
''swotted" to tell you the truth. for
eight or ten hours every day. To give
you some little idea of his worth. he
knew to a fraction the age Of the earth,
the actual weight of the moon and IT'S
girth. and how far all the stars were
away.
He could tell you the reason why
eggs are not meat. why toadstools
and h~edgehogs are not good to eat.
also why there a never be cold
without heat. and why bumblebees
don't make honey. He could analyze
whisky and black currant tart. and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-17

the padded cushions. His hands found
a certain position and lowered in an
attitude of readiness. The narrowing
cIockwork licked on.
THAT you win," announced the Man
OF Iron, shortly.
The clockwork ceased like a period
to this utterance. Mr.. Van vechten
returned to his place at the tables
head.
Il was Characteristic OF the regard
In which the Man of Iron was univer-
sally held that Max Willard asked for
no further assurance. He might take
any advantage OF you in which he
wac pleased to regard as partaking OF
the nature OF open warfare; but his
word cnce passed, and he was bound
lrreyocably
Whichever OF elation Max Willard
NAV felt. 1t was not betrayed BY
~ slow movement Of q
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-17
CHAPTER ~.
The kohinur Gees to Sea.


1t was not long until all the loose
ends were brought together. Jessie
Wizards aunt, Mrs. Devereaux, had
been the acting spirit in getting the
scheme for restitution under way. be-
cause-until she had induced him to
do so-Max Willard had been loath to
accept his old friend Temple Bonner's
assistance.
In the beginning, the one thing clear
to all of them had been the fact that
the Man of Iron was protected by an
invulnerable legal barrier, and that II
redress was to be obtained at all it
must be accomplished by means OF
some surprising coup that would catch
the magnate amid such conditions
that he could not refuse to accede.
Thus 1t was that Josephine Devereaux.
on the strength of old ties of senti-
ment and friendship. had easily enlist
ed Temple Bonner's financial aid.
This same lady had experienced lit.
tie difficulty In winning Paige Carew's
sympathy particularly after Paige
had met and become acquainted with
Jessie. She had consented to lend
Willard her moral support. believing
that her participation in the plot was
to extend no farther than a "myster-
ious disappearance" which Willard
was supposed to utilize in some indefi-
mite manner for his own purposes.
The eliminating bizarre climax. in
which she had played SO conspicuous
a psrt. he had kept to himself, know
ing that her willing cooperation could
not be expected.
Through Barnicle. Paige had kept
In touch with her uncle and her cous-
In. and It was the Wallets account OF
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g

repeat Shakespeare's plays il you
gave him a start. In fact, he was
crammed full Of science and art,
knowing even why Robey Is funny.
One car ne'er learn too much"
with a smile he would say. But he
altered his mind, o~verhearing one
day two friends. who imagined him
out of the way, stating facts new to
Binks without doubt.
What an ugly old beggar that
Binks is." said one. Said the other:
The biggest ass under the sun" And
the knowledge Binks learned by the
time they had done. he'd have been
much more happy MISUNDERSTANDING
Leader.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-17
Educated.

rather-iias your engineering
course taught you anything?
Scn-Has 1t. You ought to see ms
operate a corkscrew.-Peansylvanis
Punch Bowl.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-20

he bought a dorg and took him home
one mite
1t was kind of funny looking
dorg, but the dorg man said ne was a
siberian wolf hound. and burgler-eat-
ing was his middel name
when the Teller got his dOrg home.
the wife looked at the dorg prittv
hard, and she says, what might that
be, oliver
my dear says oliver. that is a ST.
berian wolf hound. and have got
him TO protect our home from mid
mite providers
well. says she. he looks 20 me more
like a stuffed dOormat. bat ime will
ing 10 hope FOR the best
that mite about > a. M she stuck
her elbow in divers ribs. and she
says, wake up. ollie. there's d burg
Ter downstairs
how do YOU know. says ollie. did
YOU hear a noise
no. she says dident hear no noise
but that siberian wolf hound Of
yours just came up and crawled I'M
der the bed johnny
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-20
SOUTH Blenders READY
TO WELD PICK AND
SHOVEL ON NILES ROAD

do IL for South Benz" will be the
slogan OF the hundreds OF workers
who will begin 90 gather at the city
hall soon after daylight Thursday
morning 10 be transported by auto
mobile 20 the section on the Niles
South Bend highway 10 which they
have been assigned. IL Is very much
desired that work on the roadway be
gin promptly at e o'clock. which Will
make Il necessary for cars 20 begin
leaving the starting point at the city
hall before 80. The autos for the
occasion are being furnished by the
city garages and citizens who are in
teressed in seeing a good days work
put in on the road.
City Engineer Moore who Is the
engineer In charge Of the Michigan
end of the road. has everything we'll
in hand and most OF the machineiy
and tools are already on the ground
and much Of the gravel and some or
the grading has already begun. In
fact Niles began grading and hauling
on Monday. IL has been arranged
that the five miles will be under the
supervision Of three engineers besides
which someone is responsible for each
quarter mile. so there should be no
question about the work being done
properly and completed before night
fall
II r. anticipated that this road
working shall prove TO be so popular
and such a real holiday for those who
participate that the attention Of South
Bend will be imme diately turned to-
ward other roads which need repairs
especially those to the south of the
city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-20
TOWNSHIPS .
PEACE MEETING OPENS
WITHOUT SUAREZ PRESENT

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
understandings as to what has been
said in answer TO any important sug-
gestions.
While the Mexican commissioners
came with greater authority than
those representing Washington. it
was assumed that they would take
no important step without first con-
sulting with Gen. Huerta by cable.
This indicates that long periods Of
delay will ensue as the cable service
and translation service are never
hurried in the Mexican capital.
AS the morning wore on and Min
lister Suarez failed TO appear a feel
ing of anxiety sprang up and the
possibility Of a postponement Of the
opening of the conference was dis
cussed. Urgent messages were dis
patched to New York and Washing
ton relative TO the nOn-appearance of
the Chilean envoy
VIII Meet Separately.
According to the plans the eight
cOnferees will not meet together. ex-
cept at periods when discussion is to
be general.
Ambassador DaGama. Minister
NaOn and Minister Suarez will occupy
three of the oak chairs in the con
ference room. while Justice Lamar
and Mr.. Lehman will be given one of
the small anterOOms. The other
anterOom will be assigned to the
three Mexican ENJOYS. While this
Mexicans sit at the conference table
with the South American mediators
the Americans will retire. When the
propositions of the Mexicans have
been digested they will retire and the
Americans will consult with the
mediatOrs
The American commissioners &C
companied by their secretary. Fl
Perceval Dodge. and by Robert r.
Rose of the state department. arriv-
ed at mediation headquarters at II
o'clock
I'VE are here TO meet the medi-
ators first in an informal way" said
Justice Lamar we will also meet
informally the Mexican con mission
ers. We come to ask their pleasure
as 10 the arrangements for organizing
the conference"
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