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Evening star., 1914-11-15
Hot Springs.


Special Correspondence of The Star
HOT SPRINGS, Va, November IA
The announcement this week by Mrs
Melville f. ingalls, of Washington of
the engagement of her daughter.
Miss Gladys ingalls,, and Frederic Muir
phy OF New York created much interest
In society circles here The pros-
pective bridegroom met Miss ingalls,
about three years ago at a house party
given by Frank Wiborg of Washing
ton and Cincinnati. 1t is understood
that the engagement has existed since
last spring. and would have been an
nounced but for the serious illness of
Melville r. Ingalls, Miss Iingalls' father.
who died at his country estate. ingle-
cote, here in July. Mr. Ingalls, had
been president of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, later of the group of
railroads known at the Big Four, and
was also the principal owner of Hot
Springs. and the man who developed
it into a society resort.
Just now Miss Ingalls, is recuperating
here from an automobile accident she
anG her mother met with while touring
New England. She has been suffering
somewhat from shock, but has practi-
cally recovered, though she is still con-
fined to her apartments with a trained
nurse. Mrs. ingalls, was thrown half
way through the glass door of her
limousine, cutting an artery in her left
wrist. Her arm was so lacerated five
stitches were required to sew it up. In
January she and her daughter intend
going to southern California to remain
until spring, when the wedding will oc-
cur. probably in Hot Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrington Mills
motored up from Washington to spend
the last week end here.
Col and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
of Washington, who We're here much
of the fall. concluded their stay sew
eral days ago. Some of the late ar
rivals from Washington are Mr.. and
Mrs S. D. Cameron. Joseph f. Davies
Mr. and Mrs. Robert a. Young, Aylett
Hertzman. r. A. Ford and Louis
CHASER.
Evening star., 1914-11-15

A sparrow in search of adventure
flew above the dull level OF telegraph
wires, and up and down. until he came
to a window that opened into the hihs
dom of Newsstand Inside the "ihoo"
grew silver Iimb-prosalc peopie
might call it pneumatic tube' oi
course, but it isn't always necessary
TO tell everything you know, and be-
There's no disputiug that knowledge
is the staple product of Newsstand Ana
knowledge is a tree; the books say 50.
And A tree can have limbs. can't it? SO
il was a silver limb. and the sparrow
perched on it And then his adven-
lures began.
The acre-big room-meanlng KING
dom, OF course, but mistakes VIII nap
pen-was clamorous with type ma
chimes that blabbed out everything
1hey knew about wars and politics, and
what made elections turn out as they
did and-everything about everything
except Just one machine by the open
window through which the visitor hau
flown in.
Now. YOU may not know it. but that
sparrow could have told you that every
bird that wears feathers possesses some
of the knowledge popularity supposed 10
be the exclusive property oil Grandma
Stork and the wise old owl-a state
ment which seems necessary 10 eN-
plain to the prosaic person why 1t was
that he came to notice that the type
Evening star., 1914-11-15
Asheville, N. c.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ASHEVILLE, n. G, November l3.-Of
interest to Asheville people as well as
to many Washingtonians. is the recent
marriage of Miss Helen Schenck.
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. d. r. Schenck.
and Webb Williams, son of John
SHARP Williams, who often spent his
summers in Asheville at Margo Ter
race. The young people will make
their home in Washington.
Mrs. Thomas Wetmore of Asheville
is on a visit to her son in Washing
ton.
Mrs Luke Lea. wife of Senator Lea
of Washington, has returned to her
cottage, Rosebank, here for the wnteh
months.
Mrs S ID. Warden, who spent a
month here with friends, has returned
to her home in Washington.
Mrs. W. Il. MeaCham is in Washing :
ton the guest of friends. During her
solourn She viii bc entertained at
numerous informal affairs.
Evening star., 1914-11-15

children began to swarm out of stores
off cars and around corners in a mad
rush to see what was doing A big blue
policeman cropped up from dear knows
where.
For the sound was that of a pistol
And Il pistol means excitement And
excitement is the salt of life.
With scent of location IS swift
and sure as a bloodhounds the crowd
massed at a corner, where il jammed
itself into the semblance of a giant
umbrella-raised. Then Il voice was
lifted, Saul-like, above the multitude:
NothIu' but a blanked busted tire"
And Il woman who was scurryiul.
along the outer edge of the commotion
noticed that as the crowd broke into
individual humans to scatter in every
direction. the face of every man and
woman was labeled with the same ex-
preston.
DisaPpointm,
They had come to a marble yard " hen
the stouteSt of the two women broke
out IN "A wall of unexpected woe.
why. my tomhstonc's gone"
The other woman expressed sympathy
seasoned with surprise.
didn't know YOU had bought u
t"ubrtone. my DEAR
y haven't. I just picked " out.
well. I'm real sorry. Who Was u
tor f"
Myself "a wac a. lovely slab. with
ror.s aud "A bgroii for nay name
"nut yv certainly aren't crank
Evening star., 1914-11-15


machine at the window had stopped
jabbering daily news and was singing
an anthem of joy. To come right down
to tacks-not brass ones. but gold. like
stars are made Oft wasn't a type ma
chine at all
heart string-that can play 'Trau-
merle" and Yankee Doodle" at the
same time and instead of the usual
limitations give variations of the
real thing in a prayer of softest minor
crescendoing to major general hur-
rahs: chords so low that they go down
to the. gates of death, and, for grand
nnale, Jubilation, as of church bells
on Christmas morning ringing out
Glad Tidings of Great JOY"
That sort of machine.
And because God-given happiness al
ways looks out for the happiness of
others. the machine at the open window
called up to the sparrow perched on the
silver limb:
This way out. Mr.. Bird"
But the sparrow wasn't leaving just
then. What he wanted was adventure
So he flew to other silver limbs where
he could look down, in turn, at:
round table circled with knights,
as good as Arthur's own. and fifty
times more useful, each charging bAe-
pencil lance at copy that ought to be
killed. and all of them rescuing de-
serving fiimsies that couldn't possibly
get along without heads.
things that would have made the origi-
nal errants look like the smallest of
medieval potatoes-and-at a railed-in
place of honor, Sir Gallahad, jr., whose
one symptom of his predecessors
'.yearthly weakness that setteth him
apart from angels" has been a reluct-
antly admitted preference for brunettes
in the selection of Christmas ship dolls.
And last and best of all, big, sun
shiny King Arthur, himself, who could
give cards and spades to the "goodliest
knight of all christendom, and beat
him at his own game!
While the sparrow was adventuring,
the kingdom was getting a paper on
the street. When it was done with the
knights took notice of the stranger in
their midst and. quite as valiantly as if
il had been what their ancient broth
ers called fair damSel in distress, took
methods to show il out to freedom.
And while they were about ii, an out
side man who had invaded the kingdom
while the no admission" portals were
unguarded said to a knight, says he:
Hello, there's a sparrow! What is it
doing in here
And Sir Blank anSwereth with fair
seemliness:
You have prithee heard about the
certain little bird that knoweth all
things and more Well, sir, that's the
bird. He has been here all day sup
plying us with information"
Then the bird flew out of the win
dow; a suddenness of conduct which
seemed to imply that there are some
jokes that no self-respecting sparrow
can stand.
Bang.
1t was u sharp report. and every man.
woman and child who heard il came to
Sr,A, in Il
Evening star., 1914-11-15

rine Band starts to playing Hail to the
ChiefteSs, up at White House recep-
tions. Just wait. That's the time the
suffrage congress will be legislating
all old maids into honorary widows
you'll see. But. in the meantime, the
il g commissions, while the widows
Widows are all right, understand, but
just you wait until the Marine Band
gets to
Evening star., 1914-11-15

enough to buy yourself tombstone
before YOU are dead"
The bereaved one broke out in Il
rash of sarcasm:
couldn't very well do it afterward,
could L? But 7 wasn't bying it. / just
picked it out in my mind. I've had it
for over year and now some busy
Evening star., 1914-11-15
Let's Get the Name Right.

rom Tho chicago f'~i
Most Of what We call modern con-
vcnionccs are merely devices to make
CNiraNagauCc easier 10 practtco
Evening star., 1914-11-15

body has had to go and buy it. Oh.
well, I'll have to be satisfied with
something else Which would you buy,
if you were me? that cross with the
seat to it, or that broken column with
the ivy twined a.
Then she interrupted herself to laugh
at her childiShness at not having out
lived her ''choosings" days. And the
two passed on.
There's a spinsteH in this town-oh,
well, of course, there are bushels of
others, but
There's a spinster in this town who
stands way up in goodness and clever
ness, and all that sort of thing. And
the other day she was going over "a
house she owned instructing her agent,
as to repairs, SO that it might be made
entirely comfortable for the new ten
ants. The agent said he would see the
paperhangerS and painters at once, and
then:
Honest. 1 hate to charge you COM
mission on this job, Miss Ellen. as
much work as you've thrown my way,
and if you Were widow. l wouldn't.
There's something so helpless about a
widow that a man feels he must help
her out right along-but, if you'll eX-
cuse me. you old maids are so exasper-
atingly able to take care of yourselves,
that
OF course they laughed over it, but
never mind. Just wait until the Ma
Evening star., 1914-11-15

Teacher Tomni., use IT,, Wntd
"EuIcka" u % HSnttutf
Tomni" when pa comes hon. inu
ksyt, "Eureha tho ale house. judge
Evening star., 1914-11-15

1t was u sharp report, and every man.
woman and child who heard il came to
a sudden stop in the dusky streets be-
fore racing in the direction of the
sound. Then more men. women and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
DEATH Claimed
MRS. ]. 7. HOWELL
MONDAY MORNING
SUCCUMBED TO LONG ILLNESS
Funeral at FuFIOW Lawn
Church.

Following protractedr illness eX
tending over a period of several weeks,
Mrs. Donia Howell, wife of Mr. John
IT. Howell, passed TO her reward on
high at 6 o'clock Monday morning at
their residence ON Jackson avenue In
view of her long illness, the final
summons calling this dear, good wo-
man home was not unexpected to
family and loved ones who for weeks
had watched tenderly at her bedside.
Mrs. Howell was widely known in
Americas and throughout this section
where she had long resided. A large
family connection and many friends re-
greet her death, although she was pre-
pared therefor, and had patiently
awaited the call Of her master.
The deceased was fifty-three years
of age, and prior to her marriage WIS
Miss Donia Chambliss Besides her
husband, Mr. John 7. Howell, and son,
Gordon Howell, she is survived by two
brothers, ]. H. and N. J. Chambliss;
two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Cordell and
Mrs. NJ. E. Singletary, all of whom re-
side in or near Americas.
Three stepsons, Messrs. b. P, j. e,
and w. s. Howell, of Moultrie, and tw }
step-daughters, Mrs NJ. G. Gilmore,
of Pavo, Ca, and Mrs. H. D. Walker,
of Largo, Fla, mourn the loss of tbs
good woman. whom all loved so we'll.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted from Furlow Lawn Baptist
church, Of which Mrs Howell had long
been a faithful and consistent member,
at 10 O'Clock this morning by the pas
ter, Rev. Robert L. Bivins. The inter
ment will be at the family cemetery at
the former Howell residence, four
miles west of Americas. Friends OF
the deceased, and of the family are re-
specially invited to attend The pall
bearers will be Messrs E. L. Bell
Eshton Buchanan, Neon Buchanan, r
IL. McMath, B. H. McMath and j. T.
McMath
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
SKINNERS WERE
NEATLY SKINNED
SUNDAY MORNING
100000 BUNCH WERE PULLED
Several Plead Guilty And
Paid The Price

That thirteen is a "hoodoo" number
especially when applied to crsp-shoot-
ing and playing the favorite Africanic
game of skin was proven Sunday
morning when the police rounded up
an unlucky thirteen upon tnis charge.
The Convey of blackbirds were setting
in game over across Muckalee bridge,
and SO deeply absorbed were they in
the way the dice rolled that de per-
lice' were upon them before even one
could fly away. The whole bunch Of
crap shooters were thus lampooned
and put in cold storage in Castle Sum
ter until yesterday when most of them
entered plea Of guilty to the charso
of gaming in the city court and were
sent up by Judge Harper to terms of
-four months each or fines $50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
HORSE IN FULL FLIGHT
CLEARED THE STREETS

Two horses attached to a hearse be
longing to colored undertaken ran
away on Forsyth street yesterday af-
ternoon and, in sweeping gallop'
speeded towards Cotton avenue, The
affrighted team ran through the Par
ker warehouse, putting q hasty flight
the cotton bulls and b ears" assem-
bled at the front. The team reached
the rear yard without doing any ma
terial damage. The hearse was without
an ocucpaut at the time Of the run2-
way
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
PAINFUL INJURY
INFLICTED WHEN
POWDER IGNITED
JOHN W. SILVER is BURNED
About Face, But Injuries Not
Serious.

Mr.. John w SILVER is confined to
his home as the result of painful pow
der burns upon his face, sustained in
the burning of dry grass upon the dawn
of his Lee street residence. Mr. SILVER
had sprinkled gunpowder freely around
the dry Bermuda grass, and when
the match was applied the powder
blazed up in his face Unexpectedly ere
he could get away His hair and mus
tache were singed and his face severe
ly burned as well, his injuries being
quite painful, but not of serious nature.
DR.. w. S. Prather was called in and
dressed the burns thus inflicted, Mi.
Shiver's large number of friends deep
ly deplore the accident and trust that
the genial "brigadier genral" will soon
be upon the field again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
FUND
CONTINUES TO CROW
= y y y \ \ = y \ y \ \ \ y =
\ AMERICUS AND SUMTER =
COUNTY HOSPITAL FUND. =
= Previously acknowledged $3,719.S5 \
: Harold Brothers 1900. $4,000 =
\ Total ..........$ 81, 96s.S5 =

A substantial cash donation was
added to the Hospital fund yesterday
when the committee of ladies reported
$3.50 given by Harold Brothers. In
addition to this cash donation, J. w.
Hightower, of the Southern Art Metal
company, agreed to furnish the metal
ceilings for the halls ana porches IN
the new building. This Donation rep
resents a saving of several hundre |
dollars for the association.
The ladies will appreciate it if any
one who wants to contribute will cali
Mrs. R. L. Maynard up or send Their
subscription to the Times-Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
ASHES FROM A CIGARETTE
SET FIRE TO BEDROOM

Fire, which it was supposed orig
mated from a cigarette, was discovered
at an early hour Sunday evening in one
of the apartments of the Brown House,
the home of Mrs. w. C. Barorw on
Jackson street. A mattress and bed
clothing was partially destroyed be-
fore the blaze was extinguished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
WAGNER HAS BEEN
GETTING $4,000 FOR
LAST SEVEN YEARS
BARNEY DREYFUS BREAKS RULE
IN TALKING ABOUT SALARY FIG.
URES

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 19.-President
Barney Dreyfus, today declared that
Hans Wagner has been getting $4,000
for the last seven years; for the first
time breaking silence on a mooted
question. He said, concerning the ear
ly American league raid:
THE Pittsburg club was playing III
Boston, and one day at the Copley
Square hotel Wagner came to me and
asked for a contract. He explained
that the people who were getting up
TIE new league were bothering him TO
death with all sorts of propositions,
and he had been getting rid of them
by giving out the idea that he had al.
ready signed his Pittsburg contract. /
told him l had no contract made out
for him. He said that mattered not,
he wanted a blank contract.
Only a few seasons after this Bos-
en- incident Wagner was drawing down
10000 a year and we have paid him
$4,000 year ever since-but have
broken my rule and talked about sal e
airy figures"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
KING Of FADEAWAY
DIDN'T SCORE ONCE

Cleveland, O., Jan 19-Fred Falken
berg, the "Fadeaway King" of the
American league pitchers, has a griey-
ance. He wants Manager Birmingham
to give him a different location in the
batting order next season, so that he
may experience the peculiar sensa-
ton of scoring run.
The thin one, who, incidentally,
struck out Al times last campaign,
took part in SO games without ventur-
ing past third.
"Is that my fault?" asked the hur-
Ter THE men who bat behind me are
to blame. Look over the statistics and
you will see that / made ten hits, one
Of them double; walked ten times,
vas hit three times, reached first on
errors twice and stole two bases. See,
: got on % times and yet Johnston,
I.eibold and Chapman failed to send
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
AMERICUS PAYS
fine TRIBUTE
GREAT CHIEFTAIN
LEE DAY is WELL OBSERVED
Appropriate Exercises Are
Held Monday.

Fitting tribute was paid the memory
of General Robert Edward Lee yes
terday by the people of Americas, as
is done upon each recurring birthday
anniversary, and the program of ex-
ercises rendered at the auditorium,
participated in by Confederate vet
Grams, the U. d. c., and one thousand
pupils of the city public schools, was
alike interesting, instructive and inn
pressive in its entirety, and largely
attended by the general public.
The exercises were opened at II
o'clock with an invocation by DR..
Lansing Burrows, himself Confeder
ate veteran. after which the following
well prepared program was effectively
rendered:
Song, How Firm a Foundation {. .
(Lee's favorite hymn
"Appomattox, Louise
Bragg, Richard Herbert, Marie Bell,
Leroy Feagin, Halle Walker, Carr
Glower-4th grade.
Recitation, Sword of Lee" -Kath-
leen Cameron-5th grade
Muse, Dixie"
Personal Recollections of Lee
Veteran j P. Britton.
Song, Bonnie Blue Flag
Defamation: Our Inheritance From
the Soldier Teacher. Harry Sullivan
9Th grade
Defamation: Character of Lee
Charles Simmons-7th grade.
Recitation, Gone Forward"
Stallings-1Oth grade.
Address: "Lee"-Prof. c. c. You
mans.
"Order No. g."
Song, God Be With You Till We
Meet Again"
nediction-Veterar Rev. A. }.
Hutchinson.
The principal speakers were Prof.
c. c. Youmans and Mr.. J. P. Brittou.
Mr.. Youmans spoke interestingly up
on the character of General Lee as a
Christian, patriot and chieftain of the
armies of the Confederacy, while Nj.
Britton, veteran of the civil war and
follower OF the dauntless soldier, spoke
entertainingly of his personal recol-
lections of Lee, whose banner he had
courageously followed during four
years Of strife
The patriotic songs and recitations
by pupils of the High school and Fur
low school were well rendered, and
received merited applause.
In conclusion bounteous luncheon
Of sandwiches and coffee was tempt
ingly served by the local chapter Of
Daughters Of the Confederacy, under
whose auspices these annual tributes
of love for the south's heroes are con
Quoted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20

The dial points to $2O,S12.

The dial points to $2O,S12.
That was the total rung up by yes
terdays reports.
Thirteen is considered an unlucky
number by some, but the committees
that are conducting the whirlwind cam
paign defied the fates yesterday and re-
ported collections for the day totaling
$1313.
The Business Mems committee car
ried off the laurels Tor the day and
Company c, captained by T. Q. Mar
shall, made tine banner report for
both committees. This company turn
ed in Is pledges for total of $685.
Team No. 5 of the Citizens commit
tee was second with a report of .
subscriptions for total of $147.
With two more days for the cam
paign to run and balance of $S,18S to
make the grand total reach the amount
wanted, the committees and work
ers in charge of the campaign are con
fdent of its success. Americas is go
ing to open the Young Mems Christ
an Association building, after putting
it in first class repair and constructing
q modern swimming pool.
The campaign is gaining momentum
and the goal is within reach, but it is
up to the committees and public
spirited citizens to double their efforts
in order to end the campaign with
ors flying. Americas wants to raise
more than $4,000, and Americas can
do it.
The luncheon yesterday was well al
tended. Those lucky enough to be or
hand were treated to as fine a turkey
dinner as ever graced the most pala
tial home in Americas ON Thanksgiv-
ing day. The following attractive
young ladies graced the occasion as
mattresses.
Misses Annie Bailey, Laura AnsleY,
Martha Dedman. Maude Sherlock, Ma
~ Hawkins, Floyd Fort, Elizabeth
Murphey, of California; Louise Mar
shall, Mrs John Butt and Mrs. DAY.
idson, of Atlanta.
A telegram from the Jacksonville Y.
M. C. A. was read by Secretary Read
congratulating the Americas associa-
ton on the fight they are waging 70
re-organize the local association. Tho
telegram was greeted with rounds q
applause from the friends Of the assoc
cytion who were gathered for lunch
A special invitation IS extended to
the friends Of the movement to be on
hand at the luncheon today at !
click The ladies of the Hospital as
sociatior are serving tip-top meals and
d treat IS in store for anyone who at
tends If You have not yet turned out
CONE up today. You will leave the hal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
MURDER DONE FOR
81 AND CHEAP WATCH

New York, Jan. 49,. The murder OF
Ivan Martysevicz, whose body, cram
med in a trunk, was left in the street
by two pushcart men december 20, WIS
described today BY stefania Kiviathow-
ski, young Polish woman, one Of the
six persons under arrest in connection
with the crime. she and two of the
men now In priSen c1mmitted the muir
der for 50 ana cheap watch owned
by the slain man.