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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
GUNS TRAINED FOR AN ENEMY
Congress Was Startled by Captain
Hobson's Statements About the
Japanese Trouble.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Representa-
tive Richmond Pearson Hobson of Ala
bama created a sensation in the House
committee on naval affairs when he
told Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
and his aid for material, Captain Win
terhalter, L. S. X, that the garrison Of
Corregidor Island had been under
arms and ready for instant action
throughout the month of May, 1913
In May and for some months OF
last year, 1913" Mr. RObson told the
committee, our gunners at COrregidor
Island stood at the guns night and day
with plans for 2-year siege. The har-
bors were mined. Troops from all over
the island we're brought into COrregi-
dor and everything prepared for
siege, except that there was no trans
fer OF the government from Manila. II
didn't take any vision to see that
4 know that in Nay, 1913, we were
in momentary danger of attack from
Japan We assembled quickly at Cor
regidor one hundred and forty thou
sand tons of provisions We had been
collecting these provisions for some
time and they were promptly concen-
trated as the situation became acute
In anticipation of japanese attack
our gunners at Corregidor slept by
their guns night after night A part OF
the time a launch was kept in readi-
ness to remove from Manila the gov
| ernor general Of the Philippines and
his stan.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
LION CHASENTOWN
Four Injured When Beasts Get
Out of Cage on Stage
in New York City.
TERROR SPREAD IN THEATRE
One Animal Broke Through to Street
But was Killed in Tenement-Panie
Among Christmas Shoppers.

New York, Dec 1S.-Six trained
lions escaped from their cage on the
stage OF an East Eighty-sixth street
vaudeville theater today and, bound
ing into the audience. consisting prin-
eipally OF women and children, created
a panic.
One nOness, Alice, the largest OF the
pack, escaped into q crowded street.
Policemen pursued her into the hall
way Of a nearby apartment house and
in shooting at her probably fatally
wounded a companion, Sergeant Dan
iel Glenn. Two other officers we're
slightly wounded by the claws OF the
beast in battle at close range before
she was killed.
Made Three Arrests.
Five Of the animals still were roam
ing about the theater when the last Of
the audience escaped In their rush
to safety spectators left behind all
kinds of wearing apparel and personal
belongings. Meantime the beasts
Toamed over the house from gallery
to basement. An hour after the last
spectator had left they were rounded
up in the lobby and driven into their
shipping box. None OF them was in
jured.
Three arrests were made on charges
of manslaughter in the second degree
| pending the outcSme of the injuries Of
the wounded persons. Those in Gus
| tody are La Belle Andree, the lions
! trainer, c. A Turnquist, their keeper,
! and George H. Hamilton, manager Of
the attraction. The lions were owned
by Francis Ferari, a Snowman, who
had been exhibiting them at carnivaIs
! through the summer.
Animals in the Wings.
The animal act had been completed
and a song and dance quartet held the
stage in front of the first drop when
the lions escaped, as they were about
| to be transferred from the steel ex-
hibition cage to their shipping box.
Andree screamed. Turnquist seized
a whip, cracked it loudly, and shouted
at the lions, while frightened actors,
actresses and theater attaches began
climbing stairways. Suddenly one of
the lions walked into the wings and
peered at the quartet. The singing
! ceased abruptly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
LITTLE CHANGE IN VIENNA
One Would sHardIy Know There Is
War, Says Postcard Received
From There.

A post card from Vienna describing
present conditions in that city, re-
ceiTed by a Buffalo man, brings sur
prising news The correspondent states
that conditions in the Austrian capital
are nearly normal and one would not
know that Austria was at war except
for the fact that there are nearly 500
cannon captured from the enemy dec
Grating the public places
All mail is carefully inspected, for
every piece is stamped with an Official
seal marked, Ueberprueft, which sig
mites approved That probably &C
counts for the great delay which all
Austrian mail suffers In ordinary
times mail reaches Buffalo from Wen
ma in ten to twelve days
Life in Vienna is perfectly normal,
there is no suffering and all the the
aters are playing. Everyone goes
quietly to his work for everyone knows
that they are on the right side. One
would scarcely know here in Vienna
that we were having a war If 1t were
not for nearly 500 foreign cannon
standing in the plates for exhibition s.
says the card
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
CHAPTER v.

From time to time that day, neigh
bors had ridden up to Spicer South's
stile, and drawn rein for gossip. These
men brought bulletins as to the prog
ress of the hounds, and near shutdown,
as a postscript to their information, a
volley of gunshot signals sounded from
a mountain top. No word was spoken,
but in common accord the kinsmen
rose from their chairs, and drifted to-
ward their leaning rifles.
They're a-comin' hyar," said the
head Of the house, CURLY. Samson
ought ter be home. Whar's Tam'rack? 2"
No one had noticed his absence un-
til that moment, nor was he to be
found. A few minutes later, Samson's
figure swung into sight, and his uncle
met him at the fence.
Samson, I've done asked ye all the
questions I'm a-goin' ter ask ye," he
said, "but them dawgs is maxim fer
this house. They've jest been sighted
mile below"
Samson nodded
"Now"-Spicer South's face hard
ened-"I owns down thar ter the road
No man kin cross that fence withouten
choose ter give him leave. Eff ye
wants ter go indoors an stay thar, ye
kin do hit-an' no dawg ner no man
hain't a-goin' ter ask ye no questions
But, eff ye sees fit ter face hit out, I'd
love ter prove ter these hyar men thet
us Souths don't break our word. We
done agreed ter this truce. I'd like tel
invite 'em in, an let them damn daWgs
sniff round the feet OF every man il
my house-an' then. when they're
plumb teetotally damn satisfied, TG
like ter tell 'em all ter go ter hell
Thet's the way 1 feels, but I'm a-goin
ter do jest what We says"
Lescott did not overhear the con
versation in full, but he saw the ole
| mans face work with suppressed pas
sion, and he caught Samson's loude1
reply.
when them folks gets hyar, Uncle
Spicer, I'm a-goin' ter be a-settin
right out thar in front I'm plumb
willin' ter invite 'em in" Then, tn,
two men turned toward the house.
Already. the other clansmen had dis
appeared noiseless1y through the doc
or around the angles of the walls.
Fifteen minutes later, Lescott, stand
ing at the fence, saw strange caval
cade round the bend of the road. Sew
eral travel-stained men were leadini
mules, and holding two tawny and i'm
patient dogs in leash. In their nun
Der, the artist recognized his host O
two nights ago.
They halted at a distance, and Il
their faces the artist read dismay, fol
while the dogs were yelping confident
ly and tugging at their cords, youn
Samson South-who should, by thei
prejudiced convictions, be hiding GU
in some secret stronghold-sa at tn
top step of the stile. smoking his pipe
and regarded them with a Iack-luste
absence of interest. Such a calm re
ception was uncanny. After a whiG
pered conference, the Lexington ma
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
WAVED FAREWELL BY PROXY
After This, Who Shall Say English
Business Man IL Not Full OF
Resources.

The other morning, as departing
transatlantic steamer was casting on
it's lines and swinging out into the
stream, an elderly business man hast
lily embraced a lady who was one OF
the passengers, and rushed down the
gang-plank to the wharf, says the Lon
don Answers.
Going hurriedly up to melancholy
Ioafer who was watching the busy
crowd, the gentleman drew him behind
q pile of baggage and said:
'eWant to earn a shilling or two?"
''Youl bet do"
you see that lady in black on the
bridge there?" said the elderly one
Certainly"
'Wen, that's my wife going abroad
Now, of course, she'll expect me to
stand here for the next 20 minutes.
while the steamer is backing and fill
ing in, waving my handkerchief and
watching her out Of sight Dye seer
81 do, SIR
"Wen, I'm too busy to humbug about
here; stock to buy, biz to attend to-
She's a little near-sighted. so I'll just
engage you to wave this handkerchief
instead. It's big one, with a red Dor
der, and as long as she sees it she'll
think it's me- Come up to 202 Bangup
street when they are well on, and III
pay you.
@s'posin' she looks through a tele
scope. or somethin'?''
In that case you'll have to bury
your face in the handkerchief and dc
! the great weep act
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Tribute Money.

Fancy long ago said that the black
marks on either side Of the head Of the
haddock we're made by the Apostles
finger and thumb as they held him,
while extracting the tribute money
from his mouth. But alas for fancy!
The haddock is not found in the Sea
of Galilee! Most Of the fish there be
long to the barbeI family, and no one
has ever told Us authoritatively what
particular variety the tribute bearing
fish belonged to. The half shekeP'
of the tribute was 112 grains Troy
weight Of silver, say nearly quarter
of an ounce, worth about thirteen
cents today, but greatly more in those
days.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
steeI RarreIa Tor RussIa.

One Of the European orders which
the war has sent to this country has
been obtained by the Pressed Steel
company of Sharon, Pa 1t is from
the Russian government. and is for
100, 900 steel barrels for use in the
Russian and Galician oil regions, and
the best part of it is that hundreds
OF thousands of these barrels are
needed, and have hitherto been OBJ
tanned in Germany The Sharon con-
Germ viii run day and night for many
weeks to I'LL this order, which. it is
believed, viii be followed by many
more OF the same sort for Russia
can hardly get the barrels from any
other country.
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ye?" demanded the boy. The other
laughed. II was a typical question So
long as one had the trigger finger left
one should not admit disqualification
you see, Samson" he explained,
this isn't precisely like handling a
gun One must hold the palette; mix
the colors; wipe the brushes and do
half a dozen equally necessary things.
1t requires at least two perfectly good
hands. Many people don't find two
enough"
But hit only takes one ter do the
paintin', don't hit?'
Yes
"weT-the boy spoke dimdently
but with enthusiasm-'b between the
two of US we've got three hands. I
reckon ye kin larn me how ter do
them other things fer ye"
Lescott's surprise showed IN his
face and the lad swept eagerly on.
'Mebby hit hain't none of my bust
ness, but, all day yestiddy an the
day befo', I was studyin' bout this
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came forward alone. Old Spicer South
had been looking on from the door,
and was now strolling out to meet the
envoy, unarmed.
And the envoy, as he came, held his
hands unnecessarily far away from his
sides, and walked with an ostentatious
show of peace.
Evenin'. stranger" hailed the old
man. Come right in"
"Mr. South" began the dog-owner,
with some embarrassment, 81 have
been employed to furnish pair of
bioodhounds to the family OF Jesse
Purvy, who has been shot"
81 heerd tell thet Purvy was shot, -
said the head Of the Souths in an at
fable tone, which betrayed no deeper
gossip might have elected.
81 have no personal interest in the
matter" went on the stranger, hastily,
as one bent on making his attitude
clear, except to supply the dogs and
manage them. do not in any way dt
rect their course; I merely follow
s'Ye can't hardly fo'ce dawg." Old
Spieer sagely nodded his head as he
made the remark "A dawg jest match
er'ly folders his own nose"
''Exactly-and they have followed
their noses here" The Lexington MAJ
found the embarrassment OF his posi-
ton growing as the colloquy proceed
ed. 81 want to ask you whether. I
these dogs want to cross your fence.
have your permission to let them %
The master of the house crossed tn,
stfie. the low sun shining On his shoel
OF gray hair. aE< stood before the man
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
Another Horror 81 Va.

The other day an innocent-eyed
young lady, whose demeanor has al
ways been sweet and gentle, went TO
a bookstore and returned with three
volumes under her arm.
What have you there?" she was
asked by a male friend. OF course.
he expected for an answer the titles
Of three fluffy novels full Of moonlight
and love.
Instead the gentle young thing rat
tied OF glibly:
'Oh, I've just bought Armies and
Navies in the World War, The Begin
nings of the Great European Struggle
and Battles Of the War on Land and
Sea"
'fYe gods" gasped the man. and
then under his breath: Sherman was
right-"-New York Times
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
A e+s+e,s Eirs+ EIec+rocision.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 1S--Arthur
Hodges, q years old, who is to die in
the electric chair at the state peniten-
tiary here today, will be the first white
man to be, legally eiectrOcized in
Arkansas. He was convicted Of kill
ing an officer who had arrested him
on a trivial charge. A desperate fight
to save his life was made by attorneys
employed by the Arkansas Humane
Society. Five times postponed, the
lawyers reached the end of their re-
sources today, when all five justices
of the state supreme court individually
refused to grant an appeal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
Fatal Disease.

A young painter who had just fin
ished a picture insisted upon a friend
calling to see it
There now" enthused the artist,
you see my new picture What's the
matter with that?"
4 don't know" replied the bored
friend, but should say It was a case
Of art failure New York Evening
World
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
RooaevsIt Won,t TestlfY.

Washington, Dec 17-CoI. Roose-
welt declined today to testify before
the house naval committee regarding
the preparedness Of the United States
military and naval forces. He wired
Representative Hobson that he did
not think his appearance would serve
any good purpose at this time"
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offers to Sell Alaskan Railroad.

Washington, Dec. III. P. Morgan
conferred with Secretary Lane today
and said that he soon would submit
a proposal to sell the Alaskan North
ern railroad to the government a.
part Of the new Alsaee railway.
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Agreed for once.

Mr.. Gnaggs-I want you to under
stand, Mrs Gnaggs, that 1 am no fool.
Mrs. Gnaggs-For once agree with
you. A fool and his money are soon
parted, and I have never been able
to get a dollar out of you--Judge.
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Copyright. 1913. by w. J. Watt & Coz
SYNOPSIS.

On Misery creek, at the foot of q rock
from which he has fallen, Sally Miller
finds George Lescott, a landscape paint
er, unconscious. and after reviving HIM
goes for assistance. Samson South and
Sally, taking Lescott to Samson's home
are met by Spicer South. head Of the
family. who tells them that Jesse PurVy
has been shot and that Samson is sus-
pected of the crime. Samson denies II
The shooting of Jesse Purvy breaks the
truce in the Hollman-South feud.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
Won RueIoNE Gees 20 Rome.

Amsterdam, Dec IA Berlin
telegram announces that Prince Bern
hard Won Buelow, the former German
chancellor, who recently accepted the
post OF ambassador 20 Italy. left for
Zone Tuesday.
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Msrconi IL to Be 4 Senator.

Rome, Dec. lit is announced
that William Marconi is among those
who viii be appointed senator New
Years day by King Victor Emmanuel
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an be extra payment."

"That'n be extra payment"
''AIl right Time is money. Look
sharp, now. You can kiss your hand
a few times at, say, penny per kiss" "
And closing his watch with a snap.
the overdriven business man rushed
on
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

Four Years Gin Sunday SCHOOL,
We've got a new baby at our house.
Rector mot recognizing him)-And
who are you, my little man?
Four Years-Tm the old one-Life-
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Willing TO EoIIoM.

'I can say this much for Wasserby.
He's the most adaptable fellow
ever saw"
How so?'
No matter what you order to
drink, he'll take the same"
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Wash day is smile day If you use Red
Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore
the best made. Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

The school OF experience is open
"a hours daily
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now"
Mounting, they kicked their mules
into a Jog. From the men inside the
fence came no note OF derision, no
hint of triumph They stood looking
out with expressionless, masklike
| faces until their enemies had passed
out OF sight around the shoulder Of
the mountain. The Souths had met and
| fronted an accusation made after the
| enemy's own choice and method. a
| jury OF two hounds had acquitted
them. It was not only because the
dogs had refused to recognize In Sam
son a suspicious character that the
enemy rode on grudgingly convinced.
| but, also, because the family, which
had invariably met hostility with hos
tility, had SO willingly courted the acid
test Of guilt or innocence
Days passed uneventfulIy after that.
The kinsmen dispersed to their scat
tered ccves and cabins, Now and
again came rumor that Jesse PuTvy
was dying, but always hard on its
heels came another to the effect that
| the obdIrate fighter had rallied.
though the doctors held out small en-
couragement of recovery.
One day Leseott, whose bandaged
arm gave him much pain, but who was
able to get about, was stroNing not far
from the house with Samson They
we're following a narrow trail along
the mountain side, and, at 8 sound nc
louder than the falling OF walnut
] the boy halted and laid q silencine
hand On the painter shoulder Their
followed an unspoAen command IN hi:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-25

| mon Alfarez and two Panaman police
men, one evidently sergeant
"Eh, there you are" Alfarez cried as
he caught sight Of Kirk. "You are ar
i rest'v'
what forY'
"Gentlemen. you will be so kind as
to geeve the names, yes? The lodge
will desire to make inquiries regarding
/ those sopper to Senior Cortlan' las
night"
At that moment the building began
to shake and reverberate as No. roll
ed in from Colon. bearing John Weeks,
American consul, and Mr. Williams OF
st. Louis IN one of the forward coach
es. AS the two hurried out through
the turnstiles they found the street
blocked by considerable crowd, evil
IDENTIFY interested in something quite
apart from the arrival of The morning
train. But before they could learn the
cause out from the nearby building
came Ramon Alfarez, accompanied By
several policemen and a group of rail
road employees, among whom was
Kirk Anthony.
"There he isl wheezed the consul,
clutching at his companions arm.
"Get him now before his friends"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-25

Williams thrust the policemen and the
curious onlookers aside and, laying
hold Of Anthony. cried in triumph:
well. Mr.. Jefferson Locke, l want
YOU"
A little man in blue uniform was at
tempting to take the prisoner in charge,
but the detective disregarded him.
Runnels elbowed his way forward
with a question.
"Oh, I've got warrant for him."
Williams declared. What for? Well,
for one thing, he embezzled $4,000,
and I'm going to take him back"
"Eh? Wat is this?' Alfarez hustled
into the conversation. "Embezzle? He
Is then t'ief?"
Exactly. II you're the inspector I'll
ask you to make this arrest for me-
I believe we're on foreign ground"
II regret you ave arrive so late"
smirked Alfarez. The gentleman is
already arrest for the murder of Senior
Cortlan'. He will first answer to that.
I assure you"
1t was during the lunch hour that
Ramon Alfarez called at the Garavel
home, finding the banker and his
daughter still lettering over their mid
day meal and discussing the topic that
had electrified the whole CITY.
$50 fine a man." the father was saw
ing. HE was, indeed, my good friend.
1t is shocking"
Yes. and to think he should have
been killed in this cowardly manner!
KILLED. Is it believed that he was
murdered? Caramba. | supposed he
had shot himself That was the COS.
sip an hour ego"
Upon leaving the Tivoli last night
Senior Cortlan' dined with six of his
friends at the Central. There was
drinking. The walters have been cues.
toned; also one Of the men who was
present has recounted to me what oc.
CURED. 1t seems that for a long time
Senior Cortlan' has been jealous of his
wife. Cortlan' openly accused his enc
my before all the others. 1t was most
dramatic. it was terrible. There was
a scene of violence The other man
made threats"
Garavel breathed an incredulous ex-
clamation.
"Ah, but wait! 1t was Senior Cortlan's
best friend. too. the man for whom no
had accomplished many favors, whom
he accused" He noted with mingled
anger and satisfaction the pallor that
was creeping into the girls cheeks.
You would never guess. It was-I
hesitate. and yet you are bound TO
learn, my dear friends-it was this
Antony"
1T is lie" said the girl quietly.
He loved no one but me-"
"Gertrudis! The banker was shock.
ed beyond measure at what he .consid.
cred his daughters jealousy. Those
are not nice words
Il do not believe it"
Ramon had not counted unon suob q
spirit, and, his anger getting the better
Of him. he sneered: Il should not have
spoken. | did not know you still care
"She does not care" Garatel de-
clared loudly.
"Ah. but I do. love him very dear.
~"
The two men were upon their feet in
an instant, staring at her, the elder in
amazement, the younger with rage and
resentment blazing from his counte.
nance,
Ito Be Continued
Milford chronicle., 1914-05-08
POULTRY POINTERS

bran IS one Of the most highly recon
mended foods for poultry, anditis wide
/ used rev, II any, mash feeds are m.
pared without q liberal quantity. IN.
excellent food is not only popular an.
Dehencial Tor the buyers. but is eous
as COCO Tor the little chicks. II sbou'-
De Kept before them in some form 81
the tlne- Bran can be fed chickens from
ne tiIne they reach the age Of As bours
me We advocate sunshine. and plentv
oI IT, throughout the winter. let us re-
member tnat summer is rapidly aDpro.b-
ing ana with It the intensity Of the sun' :
rays VIII increase. Do not neglect 10 Dro-
slue shade Tor the fowls during the bot
sunny days If there are no trees in t,.s
poultry yard construct some sort of sbad
when VIII provide the birds with sbsda
10" mat the chicks have arrived md
Degun lie 5 Journey, keep them stenni1o
20 the tune Of the Move March " RasS
mem growing every minute Of the dsT
ana look We'll 70 their wants. Ii viii ney
YOU oack ten fold, later on.
Separate the cOckerels from the ,,i |
ets as soon as possible, as this will IN
sure faster growth and quicker ustl,-;t,,
nan II allowed to sOjOurn togsther
heep the water fountain filled with
90, clean, fresh water; and a place
ghsre It will be protected from the rsvs
housekeeping time has arrived with
ne housewife. and so it has with Won
u. breeder. if you but realizeit SDrin9
the time to begin your regular o1 s
o9gghts against the lice and mites with
men your coop is possibly infected
Milford chronicle., 1914-05-08

THE POULTRY DEPT. OF THE CHRONICLE
WANTS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
surely every breeder q poultry. whether be has 81 or so
lows Is e9nfrolte1 with D=rpexng problem 81 sse rine
Or otner WIS mol We Sil have yo1r STUMP
ing u-ck removed hurry. Your Questions viii - an
s"ered ~ cur columns the week b authority Al
M sd ne Questions and AnsE they have many good
Ups that you can profit b.