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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-12
SYNOPSIS.

y John Rawn. a clerk in a ST. Louis
Railway Office. hears his daughter Grace's
lover. a young engineer named ChaTles
finlsey, speak OF a scheme TO utilize the
lost current OF electricity. He |appropriates
The idea as his own and induces Haisey
70 perfect an experimental machine. re
sorms a company, with himself as presi,
dent. al "A salary OF 100000 n year. ana
aiaisey as superintendent OF the works AT
y salary of 5000. Rawn takes charge OF
ne office IN Chicago. Virginia Delaware
~ assigned as HIS stenographer. She as
tists In picking the furniture ana deco
station for the princely mansion RawH mas
erected. Mrs. Rawn feels out OF place IN
the new surroundings. Halsey goes 10
Now York with Rawn and Miss Della
ware to explain delays In perfectlnS Inc
new motor to the impatient directors. lie
gets 2 message that a deformed da4ghIer
mas been born 10 his wife. Grace RaWn.
ltawu bargains with Miss Delaware 70
Weur his 1ewelry and appear In pubuc
WIN him, as a means 10 help MN IN a
IlSincss q Rawn ~ fortunate IN mar
fet speculations. piles up wealth ana at
tatns prominence. He gives his VIE "A
mutton dollars % leave him. lie asks ms
daughter. Mrs. Halsey, TO take ChhrRe or
hts household. Grace moves to Gray
stone hall. and Halsey continues TO i've
atone In the cottage near tho works, Hal-
Keeps the fact n secret Virginia Della
ware becomes more and more indispensa-
Ole 70 itawn. He takes her 10 New YORK
on q business trip. Idle talk prompts
him to offer her marriage. They are
married Halsey threatens TO get n d.
vorne because his wife refuses to return
90 him. He tcl'n Rawn that he has bro
J en- up ali the machines after proving
The success of TIC invention. Rawn. In a
great rase. threatens 10 kin him. Halsey
declares he will never build another ma
chine for Rawn and slaps bis face. VIZ
Finia Isawn implores Haisey 10 recon
cider, because his decision will ruin them
oil. Halsey tells Virginia that he has
abandoned his Invention because Il would
nut "A Yrenf nnuVQp In the hands Of a few
20 the detriment OF the many. At Rawn's
lnstigation Virginia agrees to try TO bring
gtalseY 10 terms, no matter what IL costs.
The directors plan 10 get the control OF
the company away from Rawn. They hold
G. conference In Chicago. Rawn goes to
New York 20 attempt to avert impending
disaster. Halsey takes up his residence
mt Graystone hall. where his wife and
daughter are seriously III
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First Life Insurance.

None of you, / suppose, when you
sign the new Chronicle insurance
coupon, think of William Gibbons,
though you certainly ought to. For
William, who deserves to be better
known, was the first man to insure his
life. The policy was made in June,
1888, and was for the sum of G3S3 6s.
3d., for II months, 16 underwriters
dividing the risk. And this first pol
icy also produced the first insurance
law case, for when William died, in
the following May, the underwriters
attempted to maintain that IL months
meant IL periods of % days, and had
to be taken into court before they
would pay up.-London Chronicle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-12

pose. What difference does it make?
The older and uglier | am, the better
the story! Perhaps for once Mrs. Sui
Ivan, when she sees her picture
young, rich. with plenty of jewels
will think her dreams have come true!
Maybe she's dreamed-I know ! did;
and | know what | am. The names
and pictures are right, Just as they
are. She wins, not /.
But yes, / suppose this is the end
of it all, as you say" she added weari.
ly, almost ~indifferently. "Of course,
we've known II was coming. | sup
pose there was nothing else could
come of it all"
Halsey at first could make no an
swer except to drop his face in his
hands. A half groan escaped him. in
spite of his attempt to rival her cour
age or her Indifference, whichever 1t
might be.
I've done this" he said at last:
I've brought all this on you. It's all
my fault. and it's too late now for me
to help It. We couldn't straighten out
things in the business now, even If |
went back to work. It's too late. I've
ruined you, Mrs. Rawn.'
yes. that's plain" she answered
quietly. But isn't this just what you
wanted? Haven't you always resented
the success of others, deprecated the
wish of some men to get money at any
cost? Aren't you a Socialist at heart?
Didn't you want this-just this?"
Want it? No! How could ] want
anything which meant harm for you?
If only you had come to me and asked
me to go ~back-asked me to get into
line!"
You'd have done it, wouldn't you,
Charley-for me-" She smiled at him,
her small, white teeth showing. But
back of her smile he felt the pulse
OF a mind.
II don't know-how could | have
helped it?"
Then you'd have forgotten all your
loyalty to those people over there?
You'd have forgotten all about the
rights OF man of which You told me,
and your devotion to the principles Of
this republic of which you talked-is
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Untouched Subject

In L'Esprit des Francois is an In
stance of the sharp, biting wit for
which Alexis Piron, the French cpl
grammatist, was famous.
A young author whose ability was
by no equal to his conceit was
discoursing at length upon the merits
of his work.
Il am tired of writing of that which
others write Of" he said. Il want to
create an original work. something
ever will write about"
Piren turned quickly to the speaker.
why not write your own ~eulogy?'
he said.-Youth's Companion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-12
The Tenor's Adventure.

Enrico Crruso, the tenor, said at a
recent dance at the Breyoort in New
York:
mo man is as well known as he
thinks he is. ] was motoring on Long
Island recently. My car broke down,
and while the chauffeur was repairing
it | enter ed a farmhouse to get warm.
The farmer and chatted in the
kitchen before the wood stove, and
when he asked my name l told him
modestly that it was Caruso.
cat that name he threw up his
hands.
"'Caruso!' he exclaimed. Robinson
Caruso, the great traveller! Little did
| expect yer to see a man like you
in this here kitchen, sir!'"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-12
@6*@a6S

What's In a manner" and the wisest
of these inquirers have recognized the
Importance Of naming a thing prop
erly, If 1t is to stand we'll in the pub
lie eye. Evidently this fact is recog-
nized in Kentucky. The leadiIg edi-
torial in an issue of the Kentucky
Medical Journal. under the heading
Name the Babies" discusses some OF
the difficulties encountered in putting
the new law into effect. In this coh-
nection. the editor philosophically re-
fers to the state bureau OF vital sta
tistics az "Kentucky's Big Family
Bible" A happier name could not
well be devised.-Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-12
KENTUCKY LAW WELL NAMED
State bureau Of Vital Statistics Re-
ferred to by Editorial Writer as
big Family Bible"

Kentucky is one of the southern
states which has recently adopted a
modern law for the registration of
vital statistics. Put into force a little
over a year ago. II has been on trial.
AS usual, 1t encountered opposition.
Some people were unable to see why
births and deaths should be recorded;
others did not like to go to the trou-
BILE TO make out an orderly record of
these occurrences Because physi-
clans and medical organizations led
the way in securing this needed legis-
lation. It was. OF course. regarded as
something for the benefit OF physi-
clans rather than for the public good
Shakespeare asked-and so have
manv philosophers since his time
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-12

that true? You'd have forgotten all,
everything, for me?"
yes, ! would" He looked her fair
In the eye, truthfully. II know that,
now-I didn't know 1t then. but l do
now. Yes. l would. Just as l told
him-Mr. Rawn."
you told him. what?"
Why, that We ali have u price. I
suppose ! had mine"
so you'd have done that II I had
asked your?
Then In Gods name why did you
not ask me? At least. I'd have saved
you this!" He smote on the paper
with his clenched fist. why didn't
you ask me to save you this humilia-
tion?"
Il did not. because knew all along
what you'd do II | did ask YOU"
Silence fell between them now.
why didn't your" he once more de-
handed. half-whispering. You'd al
ready won. You'd have won me-my
principles-my honor"
because l did not want to win!"
che answered sharply.
"Win what?"
II was sent to bring you into camp,
to get you. Charley. / did not want
to- did not! | was afraid | would"
Il don't think l quite understand"
Il was sent out for you, Charley
by my own husband! You know 1t. we
both knew 1t. / suppose he's been
waiting somewhere for me to get word
to him that l had done what l was
told to do-that had got you In hand.
willing TO everything that
you held good in your own life. Well.
it's too late. now! I'm glad!"
HE sent you out after me-With
what restrictions-?"
None. He didn't care how. He told
me he didn't. That's why I've been
keeping away from you. was afraid
I'd win-I was afraid I'd save all this"
She nodded her head. including the
s~plendors of the mansion house. its
view OF the lake. all the gracious.
delicate ministries OF wealth.
Good God!" Halsey broke out "The
man who would do that Is not worth
a woman's second thought"
~Of course NOT. And the woman
who would do that"
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Easiest WAY.

Mr.. Newlywed-That table seems
awfully rickety. Why, it creaks If you
put your hand OF it.
Shopkeeper-Well, that's all the
style, ma'am. It's built that way on
purpose. You can't read an account
of fashionable dinner parties without
noticing how the table groaned under
the weight of the ~delicacies. Better
take this one, ma'am.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-12
O'Rourke's Latin Seal.

Joe Villas says that some n has
put something over ON Tom O'Rourke,
the fight promoter.
rHe picked out a seal with which to
stamp the tickets issued to the Ma
tional Sporting club" said Villas. "On
Ii is the Latin motto:
"'Prae Omnia Tarus.
"Of which a free translation is: Be
fore everything else, the bull"
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one Exception, at Least.

one Exception, at Least.
Wi1is-"When a man has a good
thing. he insists on everybody else 10
ing It," Gtllis-"Not much. I guess
you haven't got n telephone In you
house. have youI"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-12

The sea drinks the air and the sun
the sea.-Anacreon.
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lowed Home

Redd-Do you use a motor a or
horse-drawn vehicle?~
Greensboro days | use both.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-29

further Strengthening in sight, Mana
ger Herzog is confident that the team
will return from its present eastern
trip In. the first. division and remain
there to the finish.
Among the players who are expect
ed to report to Manager Herzog ON the
present eastern trip are Outfielder
Killefer Of the Minneapolis team.
Catcher Severoid Of Louisville, and
Pitcher Fahrer of Dayton. Killefer is
considered the best outfielder in the
American Association and will come
to the Reds as soon as the local club
turns catcher and an infielder over
to the Millers. Severoid has practi-
cally been purchased and booked for
service on or before August Is. 1t
will be remembered that Severoid was
with the Reds during the regime of
Hank D'Day. His work with Louis
Vile this season stamps him the best
catcher in the A. A. Fahrer, the Day
ton pitcher, recently held the Reds for
nine innings without a hit, and looks
like the real goods. 1t is likely that
this trio, and other new men, will be
seen on the Reds lineup when they
return home the middle of August,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-29
SICKNESS CAUSES
NOvACK'S ABSENCE
Catcher Explains Disappear
ance and Promises to Play
Next Sunday.

Novack has returned and will be in
the Richmond lineup next Sunday
against the Hello Boys.
His sudden disappearance last Sun
day, which necessitated the hurried
call for Kneisley the Heidelberg catch
er. was caused by sickness, according
to word received by Manager Kenny
today. Novack has been playing a
stellar game behind the bat all season
and his disappearance last Sunday
caused some worry among the fans.
His story of his disappearance last
Sunday is that he was overcome with
the heat while in swimming at Gin
cinnati last Friday. He was sick in
bed until Monday afternoon and was
unable to get in touch with Kenney to
inform him of his inability to play
against Connersville.
Because of the excellent showing
made by Kneisley last Sunday he has
been signed as a utility man for the
Quakers. He showed Sunday that he
was an exceptionally good batter and
according to his past record, he can
play practically any position.
The Hello Boys are coming to Rich
mond next Sunday loaded for victory.
The two defeats administered them
earlier in the season have worked up
their wrath and Manager Armstrong
has been strengthening his team dur
ing the past few weeks with the ex-
press purpose of beating Richmond.
So far this season, only one Cincin-
natl team has come near putting it
over Dick Kenney's Quakers and con-
sequently Armstrong is not having
much trouble getting some strong
players to play against Richmond for
practically every Cincinnati player is
anxious to hank one over on them.
Meter has signed up with Richmond
for the rest of the season and Mccain,
whose position he took at right field,
was released. In the last two games,
Meter has shown himself to be fast
In the outfield and is believed to be a
good addition to the team.
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< g
the game will have something better
to witness out on. Redland field than
was offered them during the recent
series OF the Reds at home.
New York to Win.
While 1t is reasonable to suppose
that the New York team again will
win the championship in the National
League this year, thereby establishing
a new record of four consecutive
championships, all the other places in
the National League, SO far as fin
ishes are concerned, are in doubt. The
Chicagos have fairly good lead in
second place, but can be overtaken by
st. Louis In a few days. The next five
teams in the race are SO closely
punched that scarcely a day passes
that does not see change in the
standing of two or more of the teams
in this division. With the improved
work being shown by the Reds, and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-29

Mace Beyers. John Ulrich and w. r.
Drischel. The place where the banquet
will be held has not been decided.
j. The money derived from the benefit
game two weeks ago with the Muncie
s. A.. L. team, Will be used to- deffay
the expenses. At that time approx
mately, SIS was cleared All the play
ers that are IN good standing with the
club will be invited to the banquet,
besides officials of the factories repre-
scented in the league. Talks will also
be given by members of the league as
we'll as outsiders.
At this time. fifteen trophies will be
awarded to the players on the winning
team. The trophies have been donat.
ed by the Goldsmith company, of Gin
cinnati.
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weeks. This statement is made on the
strength Of the showing made by new
players, added to the team recently,
the fielding and hitting of Mollwitz,
first. baseman, Daniels and Twombly,
outfielders, being of SO impressive a
nature that it is certain they will
greatly strengthen the aggregation as
soon as they get to working properly
with the other members of the team
For a time after the desertion Of
Marsans and the failure of Hoblitzel to
get into his batting stride matters
looked extremely blue for the Reds
However, Manager Herzog was not in
the least daunted. He set about secur-
ing men to fill the weak spots on his
team, and seems to be gradually re-
cruiting the right sort of material for
a strong finish. More players will re-
port to the team during the present
eastern trip, so that the followers of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-29
FOR S, A, |,
BASEBALL PLAYERS
Fifteen Trophies to Be Pre-
scented When League Sea-
son Closes.

To make arrangements for a ban
quet for all players of the Saturday
Afternoon league, a committee was APP
pointed at meeting of the league III
rectors last evening. The banquet will
be held as soon after the close of the
season as possible, which will be Sept.
%. The committee is composed OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-29
.REOLEGS RECOVER
FROM LONG SLUMP
MOllwitz and Fielders Strike
Pace and Start Team on
Rally.
C. II. ZUBER,

CINCINNATI, July 29.-~It Is certain
that the Reds now have passed their
weakest period of the season, and that
from now on there will be a noticeable
improvement in their work over their
performances of the past five or six
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-29

playing their first Sunday game with
Brooklyn on August is, to be followed
with the last Sunday encounter OF the
season with New York on August %.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-29
Federal League,
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.
All games postponed rain.
American League.
Cleveland. 4 Boston, 3.
Detroit, 4 Philadelphia. 3,
Chicago, 6; New York, 2.
Washington, Z: st. Louis. !.
American Association.
Louisville, 6; Milwaukee, l.
(First game.)
Milwaukee, 10; Louisville. 0.
Second game.)
Indianapolis, 5; Kansas City. 8
Columbus, s. st. Paul, 4.
Cleveland, 8; Minneapolis, 6.
Federal League.
Chicago. I; Buffalo, /.
Pittsburg, u; Kansas City. s.
Indianapolis, 5; Baltimore. ,.
ST. Louis Brooklyn (rain).
CAFES TODAY.
National League.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
American League.
Washington at Detroit.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
American Association.
Louisville at Milwaukee.
indianapolis at Kansas City.
CLEVELAND at Minneapolis.
Columbus at St. Paul.
Federal League.
Chicago at Buffalo.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Kansas City at Pittsburg.
indianapolis at Baltimore.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-07
New Home for Alimony Club.

The "Alimony Club" that is restrict
ed to men who have failed TO pay all
mony fixed by the courts and have
thereby become deprived of their free
dom temporarily, is soon to have a
handsome clubroom and living quar-
tiers on the fifteenth floor OF the new
Essex Market Court building. For
many years the members have lived
i'm the old Ludlow street Jail and have
enjoyed themselves as much as pos
sible. But they often complained. NO
sheriff paid much attention to their
complaints, but Sheriff Gfifenhagen
discovered that the site of the old
jail could b sold for $25O,OOO, and that
IL would be much cheaper to look az
ter the members of the club In the
new quarters.
Mike, the mascot fire dog In the
quarters of Engine Company 8, In East
F1fty-first street, is the possessor OF a
special trolley pass on the Third ave-
nue. railroad which entities him To
ride on any car and at any hour oil the
day and night.
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WILL PLAY GREAT PART.

1t Is morally certain that the United
States is destined to play a great and
benclicient part i'm alternating the hum
an miseries OF this conflict, and event
ually. as the impartial friend to whom
al combatants can turn with conf
deHce, To play the part of the mediator
when the time comes for embattled
Europe, with its war fury chilled by
famine, and its flaming war fever
quenched in the blood of it's best and
bravcst and the tears of its women and
children, To Ground Arms" for another
half century and perhaps even work
toward the fulfllment of the Tenny-
sonian millennial vision of a day:
When the war-drum throbb'd no longer
and the gatherings were furld
In the Parliament of man. the Fedora
ton of the world.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-07
ELECTRIC CHAIR
"a YEARS old
First Execution In New York State
News From Gotham

New York, Aug THE present
week marks the twenty fourth anni-
versary of the first execution by cleo
trieity in this state. and i'm this coun-
try. The first murderer electrocuted
was William Kemmler. who passed
through the little green door" that
leads from Sing Sings death house To
1.-THE chair" on Aug 6, 1890. The law
substituting electrocution for hanging
was passed twenty-five years ago.
Kemmler's attorneys fought it as
"cruel and unusual punishment" and
so unconstitutional. and for nearly two
years saved the condemned man from
his fate. In 1890 the law was upheld
by the courts, and the doomed man
was strapped into the death chair and
thousands of volts of electricity sent
through his body. Medical men de-
clared the execution complete sue
cess. but ii was not until number of
years later than any of the other states
followed the example of New York in
adopting electrocution.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-07
Won't Employ Married Men.

Married men have been discharged
and employment has been refused to
married men since the Workmen's Com
pensation act went into effect here Il
month ago by certain large employers,
according to the complaints of the
Central Federated Union and other
large organizations, and the belief OF
the Workmen's Compensation Com
mission. The employers accused of
following or threatening 10 follow this
policy are those who, under the OPP
ton allowed them by the law, have
chosen to carry their own risks i'm the
insurance of their employees. The COM
pensation allowed single man with
no dependents in case of disabiilt is
smaller than that allowed a married
man, and in the event of an unmar-
ried mans death no annuity is neces-
sary, as in the case of a man leaving
widow and other dependents.
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PRESERVING NEUTRALITY.

The United States continues TO take
proper measures for the preservation
Of its neutrality. WARNINGS to all the
European countries involved in war
have been issued by the president TO
notify them of our laws prohibiting the
raising on American soil OF expeditions
10 be directed against nations with
which this country is az peace. The
mobilization of the land and sea forces
Of the United States is in progress
not with view TO aggression in any
quarter. says the Evening Wisconsin.
but merely to protect American neu-
traiity attempts TO violate which are
likely at some of our ports.
one of the incidents of the mobiliza-
ton program will Dee the recall Of the
troops az Vera Cruz, which viii take
place at the earliest possible moment.
Another viii Doe the withdrawal of the
entire battlcshlp fleet now i'm Mexican
waters, for the restoration of the ships
L. perfectly sCaWurthy condition and
their location along the Atlantic coast
of the United states The patrol Of the
coast by cruisers and revenue cutters
will be necessary to prevent violation
Of the neutrality Of American waters
10y bolligcrcuts
The prohibition of messages Of an
unneutral character from wireless sta
tions u the United States, which has
been issued by President Wilson, is "a
precautiou Characteristic Of the new