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The Washington times., 1914-05-29
Francis Marion the Swamp
Fox.
(Kalem.)
(Kalem.)

% ARAUDING Cherokees attack
NU the cabin of jacques Videau,
IVY at the edge of the settlement.
One of the pioneers wit
nesses the attack and rides for help.
He notifies Francis Marion. Tho lat
ter heads the settlers who go to the
rescue. The Indians set Videaus
home afire. The family rush out
into the open to escape from the
names. All are promptly slain by
the sayages, with the exception OF
Mary, Videau's ten-year-oid daugn-
ter. The chief of the Cherokees
makes her his prisoner. A terrific
hand-to-hand battle takes place.
Marion's heroism inspires the settlers
to victory. The young leader rescues
Mary from the Indians. He offers
her a home with his sister, Mrs.
Sharp. Ten years later. Marion falls
in love with her. but because cir
cumstances seem to indicate that
Gabriel, his nephew, and Mary are
in love with each other. he conceals
his affection. Balfour, q young Tory,
also loves the girl. Gabriel comes
upon him in the act Of forcing his
attentions upon Mary and tells him.
A duel ensues. Marion takes Ca
bricl's place, disarms the Tory and
orders him off. News Of CORVALLIS
landing at Charleston Is brought to
Marion. He immediately organizes
a body of partisan troops. Marion
offers the services OF his men to
General Gates, but that arrogant Of
fcer, declines to enlist them. At the
same time, Balfour organizes band
of Tories to ravage the patriots
homes. General Marion ard his men
become a thorn in the side of the
British. Narion learns that Gates
has been defeated by the British, and
is prisoner. Dashing into the midst
of the British. he throws them into
panic and rescues the Continental
officer. CORVALLIS sends Colonel
Tarleton, known as The Butcher,
TO capture Thu Swamp Fox" Bal
four offers to aid Tarleton to cap
ture Marion's home and camp. A
friendly innkeeper hastens to the
Marion home and warns Mrs. Sharp
of the British approach. Mrs. Sharp.
her daughter, aud Mary fee to the
home of Mrs. Motto for shelter. In
his anger at finding his quarry
flown. Tarleton vandaliZes the house.
Tarleton proceeds to Mrs. Notes
home where he makes his head
quarters At Balfour's behest. Tar
letOE Charges hdIS WIN DtiIlS d udn-
gcrous spy. Marion learns OF Mary'S
Imprisonment. Furious, he deter
mines to attack Tarieton. Just at
this time he receives small cannon
as a gift from General Washington.
The Swamp Fox" surrounds tho
Motto home. Unaware that the ladies
have been driven forth, he send Ga
hrtel forward with a flag of truce,
requesting Tarleton to removeRfrs.
Motto, his sister. and children before
he commences the attack. Unaware
that Mary is a prisoner in the house.
Marion sets the place afire with
burning arrows. Balfour see that the
Continentals will prove victorious.
Entering the room in which Mary
is confined, he tells her of his in
tention to kill her. Balfour IL just
about 10 slay Mary, when Marion
and his men burst into the room.
One of the men shoots as Balfour
raises his pistol
The Washington times., 1914-05-29

steal will become a law by default
IL he is not in the council chamber
by noon to veto 1t. Finally, the
chauffeur frees himself from his
bonds, and leans over and frees his
employer. They make a break,
locking the doors after them, and
succeed in jumping into their own
car, and speed toward the city. 1t is
after IL o'clock in the morning, and
they have only until noon to get to
the city hall. and miles away. Mar
ion is worried and anxious over the
continued absence Of the mayor. She
opens the safe and tides lip the Of
flee. Regan, the ward boss.' and
his accomplice, the slick-fingered
Nolan, go to the mayors office on
pretext Of business. AS Marion en-
tiers the room. Nolan slips behind
screen, and Regan, pretending anx-
iety at the mayors absence, leaves
shortly. She follows him out to see
that he Is safely away. Nolan, who
has examined the safe, finds that the
discriminating documents have proba-
bly, been transferred from II to the
mayors desk. So the instant he Is
left alone, he begins his old handi-
work on the lock of the drawer.
Marion returns quickly. In a flash
she recognizes him; reaches into an
other drawer, seizes the mayors re-
volver, and covers Nolan before he
realizes what has happened. Know
ing his cleverness. she forces him at
the point of the pistol to open the
private compartment IN the safe.
Marion takes out the gas bill with
the mayors veto attached. The clerk
OF the office comes in at this mo-
ment She gives him the gun to
guard Nolan as prisoner, and
rushes to the council chamber, reach
ing there just In time to prevent the
passage Of the iniquitous measure by
default.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29

N Virginia on his vacation,
" Dick Marston, a young
minister, sprains his
ankle. Moina Jardine. a little noun
tain maiden. assists him to her
grandfather's home, The Hidden
House.. Marston learns that Moina
is subject to great stress of. mind.
at times. She tells him she and her
sister. Robina, take turns caring for
Mr. Jardine Marston falls in love
with the beautiful Moina. but Mr..
Jardine and Mercy, the colored serv-
ant say "Wait until you see
Robinav One day. Moina turns from
Marston and begs her grandfather
to explain the mystery, but is
angrily told to keep silent. That
night Marston. walking in the
dazed, tells him that Robina comes!
She disappears. The next morning
Robina, beautiful and bewitching.
comes dancing in. Mr.. Jardine and
Mercy decorate the house and at
night, before the blazing logs, the
colored servant tells witch stories.
Marston, In his room. sees Robina
dancing through the grounds in the
moonlight She pouts and goes
straight UP to his room. laughing at
his displeasure. Seeing a picture Of
Mofna, she angrily tears it In pieces
ana rushes out Marston is fasci-
mated by Robina and one day, se!z-
ing her in his arms. he kisses her
passionately. Suddenly her express
sion changes. She cries out that
Moina Is coming and falls uncon-
scious The girl is cared for by Jar
dine and Mercy. Marston then finds
out what became Of Moina.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
By FLORENCE Z. YODER.

~ ERHAPS this picture may not
u look to terrible to you; per-
haps you do not think that
it Is wicked to play at cards;
but Mrs Hicks, who was the mother
Of this little puppy girl and the little
f1ppy boy, was very religious. All
of the people in Tabbyland. where
the dogs and cats live like people,
are very religious.
I'll never have playing card In
my house." Mrs. Hicks had said.
more than once. But she did get
them into her house. and Tom Tabby
was the cause of 1t.
Hello, there, Toby" called Tom
Tabby. the morning of tho sad day
that the cards came to the home Of
Mrs. Hicks. He was going down the
road with his pockets full OF all sorts
of odds and ends, and his paws.
when he saw Toby ahead OF him
and called to him.
What do You want?' called back
Toby. 'T have to go home right
away, for. mother told me not to
stop"
Don't stop. then. baby" yelled
naughty Tom. "Only have. some
things with me that thought you
might like
Now Tom Tabby was bad. but he
was tust as smart as he could be,
and he wanted to get Toby to trading
things with him. Toby had a very
fine knife that Tom wanted, Tom
had pack of cards (the same ones
that Mrs. Hicks found in her own
children's paws later in the day),
and he wanted to get rid of them.
He was afraid that Mrs. Tabby
might find them in his pockets, and
give him a good switching. So he
planned to get them OF on poor Toby
and get the knife he wanted.
Tom sat down on the roadside and
began to empty his pockets. and
Toby came slowly along as IL he
thought of turning back every min
ute. He threw himself down on the
grass beside Tom and looked at the
treasures. Then he looked away.
He pretended not to be Interested
In anything that Tom had. but the
minute that his eyes lit ON the
cards he knew that he wanted them
"oisc ihhn dhyth cicSc III tic
world.
But he did not begin on the cards
he was too knowing for that. but
he could not fool Tom, who had
seen him glance at them first of all
What do you want for that nut
and bolt?' Toby poked a small nut
and bolt with his paw as he spoke.
Don't want anything" answered
Tom, at belongs to the wagon, and
IL I should trade that we might
break down and then I would be In
a fix"
So they talked for several minutes
and finally Toby got around to the
cards, gave Tom his nice knife for
them. and started home very well
satisfied with himself. But Tom
laughed all of the way home-"Toby
Hicks will get in trouble as sure as
I'm a kitty" he laughed to him.
self. He was right.
Toby took the pack into the house
in his trousers pocket, then he call
ed Fannie. and together they look
ed over the face cards. Lets Just
pretend we are playing for a min
ute." begged Toby. and poor Fannie
agreed. They divided up the cards.
each one took five. and they thought
that they were being very bad and
havin: a grand time. But they got
so loud, and laughed so hard that
they let Mrs. Hicks walk right into
the room on them.
Toby stopped in a fright and start
ed to run, but Mrs. Hicks caught
him. You brought those cards In
nv house." she said as she shook
him, and"-Fannie had Thought
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
CorSets Made Out
Of Telegraph Wires

-HE telegraph. pioneer of cleo
tricai invention In all new
countries. has had many re-
markabie experiences in link.
ing up the outposts of civilization.
and nowhere more than In the stiIl
half-savage islands of Malaysia, says
a writer in the June Wide World
Magazine. In Sumatra, for instance
the rebellious Achinese took the
wires to hammer into slugs for their
muskets: In Celebes unprotected
lengths Of tho early lines were torn
down and improvised into fish-traps;
while In Dutch Borneo the white
porcelain insulators gave such .
striking effect as necklace beads for
tie dusky jungle bellies that the ma
tives still steal them whenever op-
portunity offers. But II has remain
ed for the Dyaks of Sarawak-Ra;ah
Brooke's remarkable little state In
North Borneo-to cap the climax by
stripping many miles of -telegraph
POL noss Of their wire IN order fSs to ,tSs ts5
"modistes' to manufacture into
clothes" for their ladies. Long be-
fore the telegraph wire came, the
principal article of trade with the
Dyaks of Borneo was brass wire,
some OF which was used for the
making Of bracelets and ankiets. but
the bulk was worked up into re-
markable corset for the women
folks. This garment" beginning
little below the waist-where II fixes
the bedang, strip Of cotton cloth
falling to the knees-ascends In
broadening spirals to the shoulders.
The spirals are connected UP with
other pieces OF wire. which have the
ticity and rendering the contrtv-
ance quite as rigid as It's modern
prototype of the enlightened occi-
dent. Under foreign influence IL IN
becoming the custom to make these
cages 30 that they may be removed
at will, for bathing and even for
sleeping, bur In the remoter Dyak
gun to make itself felt There.
girl, on reaching maidenhood, has a
loose wire corset Of fashionable
shape built upon her, and to this her
figure must grow, whether It chances
to be along its natural lines Of ex-
pansion or not. Only extreme sick
ness-usuaIly only the shadow OF
removal Of the CALLING grin, though 1t
Is also occasionally done In other
cases. Wire il wire in Borneo, and
though brass trade wire was more
refuigent and "dressy' than tele-
graph wire, as long as the former
cost a picui of damar or five piculs
Of copra for the requisite number Of
spirals, while a dress length Of the
latter could often be had at the ex-
pense Of little climbing. there was
no question which was going to be
the more In demand The hexibility
Of the telegraph strand admitted of
q great variety Of treatment. and
very chic effects In weAyes and
twists were obtained with 1t that
could never have been approached
with the stin brass trade wire.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
Curing a Husband.
(Essanay.)
By GARDNER MACK.

rYI IS greatest fault was drink.
II His wife had pleaded with
him time and time again to
leave the terrible stuff alone.
One night he left his home, went
to the club. and proceeded to get
''filled." Late that evening. or in
the wee small hours of the morning,
he took a machine to go home, but
failed to get inside, and fell into the
slushy street. A cabby nearby vol
unteered to take him home, but
Robert was determined to drive the
horse himself-and he did. He
blocked the traffic and had terri
Bile time. When he arrived home he
found a note to the effect that his
wife had deserted him, but his child
was there. so he knew she was not
far off. He promised her, however,
that he would never drink again.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
Dubbe's Deductions.

At have been expecting her for soms
time" declared Mr.. Dubbe. "and there
she is."
There who is?' asked his wife.
"The woman tramp" answered
Dubbe. Anybody could tell that she
n a hobo. Observe how she slouchei
along with her shoulders bumped. he
stomach projecting. and her handi
thrust into the pockets of some mani
discarded overcoat- Yes, and look a
her shoesi The heels worn clear orr
"Sillyr' giggied Mrs Dubbe. "Shs
Is one Of our sweliest society girls. In
the latest figure. gait. and garb.-Lfp
pincott's Magazine
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
Conjugal Felicity.

A teacher in a Liverpool school was
trying to fnd from tiny child the
name Of his father. He seemed quite
unable to think Of II. 80 to help him she
asked:
what do you call him?'
'I call him father" was the reply.
well, what does your mother call
him"
The response was eloquent OF the
manners Of the neighborhood: She
doesn't call him anything-she likes
him."-Liverpool Post.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
FANNIE AND TOBY HICKS ARE DISGRACED.

that she would get off this time but
she was disappointed-and you, Fam
with them
And protest as they might both
puppy boy and girl were spanked.
But Tom Tabby laughed to him.
self. and spent lovely afternoon
whiting with the knife of Toby
Hicks.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
THE ONLY
Department Representing
THE PUBLIC
WHAT THEY'RE SHOW
ING IN WASHINGTON.

TODAY.
..FrancIs Marion, the "Swamp
Fox,r the Olympic, 1as1 u street.
.ssnison," the Casino, r between
Sixth and Seventh streets. 5
.The Old Folks From Way Down
East, CrandsIps, Ninth and Il
streets. =.
.Upder the Mask Of Honestly
the Colonial, 827 PennsyIvania
avenue. .-s.. -
.On the Minute. the Rhode
Islsnd. Rhode Island avenue and
seventh street.
.Terrible Alternative. the Pick
wick, Oil Pennsylvania avenue.
.yohanna the Barbarian" the
Faysrite, First and H streets
northw est.
"CurinE Husband" the Twi-
Ixht, Pennsylvania avenue ke-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets southeast.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
Not So Pretty.

You note a girl across the way
Dressed like a fashion book.
'IIl step across" you promptly say,
And have a closer look"
You pick your wav across the street
Through all the mud and slush:
Inspect the girl from head TO feet,
Then sadly murmu-. Tush"'
Louisville Courier-JournaI.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
TOMORROW.

IOhOftINO".
sThe Creation,' the Belasco. La-
fayette Square.
"Samson,' the Casino, r street
between Sixth and Seventh streets.
"Treachery,' Crandalrs, Ninth
and Z streets.
ssPie for Sophie" the Twilight,
Pennsylvania avenue between Thir-
teenth' and Fourteenth streets
southeast.
"a Million Bid,- the Olympic,
1431 You street.
"A Spy for a Day. the Colonial,
s27 PennsyIvania avenue.
"The Southerners," the Rhode
Island, Rhode Island avenue and
Sevenfh street.
"The Mystery of the Hidden
House, the Pickwick, OIL Penn
sylvania avenue.
"A Mans soul,' the Favorite,
First and H streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
The Mystery of the Hidden
House.
(vitagraph.)

ruY HILE tramping the hills of
\h Virginia on his vacation,
" Dick Marston, a young
The Washington times., 1914-05-29

ARAUDING Cherokees attack
!: :::S &; ;: ~: =
One of the pioneers wit
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-03
CHAMBER MUSIC
AT UNIVERSITY
THREE SPLENDID EXPLANATORY
CONCERTS TO BE GIVEN
SOON.
Public is Invited and Admission Free
First Time Concerts of This Char
acter Has Been Arranged.

One of the most interesting an.
lnouncements made by the department
of music concerns the plan for the
giving of three recitals of chamber
music by the University String Quar-
tette assisted by Mr.. f. NJ. Hulme III
explanatory remarks. These re-
citals will be given in the university
auditorium on three successive Sunday
afternoons, March 18th, April 5th and
April 19, and admission to them will
of course, be free. The public is in
vited to attend all the concerts The
programs inclusive of the lecture will
be an hour and half long and will
begin promptly at 4 o'clock.
The programs will be in chronology
ical order, and are designed to illus
trate the development of chaml er
music from its origin to the present
day. Each program will comprise one
quartette played in it's entirety, be-
sides excerpts from various represent
ative quartettes
The first recital program will con-
tain the following numbers:
Excerpts from Quartette, Rubinstein,
Op. II, No. 2.
Motto Lento-"Music of the Spheres"
Menuett l from String Quartette, L.
Boccherini.
Tempo di menuetto con un POGO di
motto.
luartette No. XI, Joseph Haydn.
Allegro.
Andante 0 piu tosto Allegretto
Menuetto Allegro ma non troppo.
Finale vivace assai.
The programs are under the direc
ion of Mrs. Marguerite Hughes.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-03
STATEWIDE TO BE ISSUE
"Dry" Forces Will Hold a Big Con-
ventiOn at Boise this
Month.

The "dry" forces will hold a state
wide prohibition convention in Boise
March 25th, 26th and 9th. This con-
vention promises to be the greatest
gathering of the "drys" ever held in
| the state. One thousand delegates
are expected. One of the features of
the convention will be the running of
a special Anti-Booze train from Wei
ser to Boise The convention is held
under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon
league Of the state.
State wide prohibition will undoubt-
edly. be one of the leading issues of
the coming campaign. The following
declaration has been made by the An
ti-SaloOn league:
with 81 of the 33 counties voted
dry, with 275,000 of the 325,594 people
living in dry territory, with only 200
saloon remaining, the temperance
forces of Idaho will demand the pas
sage of state prohibition law in the
coming session of the legislature and
at the same time, the submitting of a
prohibition amendment"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-03
TAKES THIRD ON CORN
Idaho Exhibitor Ranks High in Com
petition With World Moscow
Man has Beat Spring Wheat.

In competition with exhibitors from
all over the world S. p Glenn of
Boise won third prize on sweet corn
at the National Corn exposition re-
Gently held at Dallas Texas, demon
strating that Idaho is not wholly out
classed in corn growing by other sec
tions which have long been known as
corn belts" The list of prize win
ners in the worlds classes includes
another Idaho exhibitor, the Teton
high school, which won first prize on
Alsike seed. A number of seconds
and thirds on timothy and alfalfa seed,
field peas and potatoes were also won
by Idaho exhibitors.
The list of prize winners in the
Idaho state classes includes the name
Of F. w. Gustofson of Moscow who
took first on spring wheat.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-03
THE WORTENDYKE LECTURES
Crusade Against the Liquor Traffic In
Idaho Receives Impetus In
Moscow.

The Wortendyke lectures of Sunday
and last night on What Shall Be Done
! With the Liquor Trafic?" were enthus-
iastically received by the great major
| ity of those who heard them. Favor
able comments were heard in great
numbers.
Mr.. Wortendyke was greeted by a
good audience at the Baptist church
on Sunday morning, full house at
the Methodist church on Sunday night
and about 400 last night at Eggans
hall. The hearty applause and ready
response of the audience to the "Vo-
ter's Pledge" and the call for financial
help proved beyond doubt that the peo-
pie present considered the question
of the suppression of liquor traffic
by the methods presented by the
speaker as a very vital one.
There We're 1875 signatures to what
is known as the SHAW Voters
Pledge" which was proposed by VIM.
Shaw, general secretary of the
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union.
Following an address by Daniel A.
Polling in Los Angeles, in July, 1913.
5000 voters arose and took this pledge
which is as follows: Trusting in the
Lord Jesus Christ for strength, | will
not give my support or vote to any
candidate or political party not de-
claring for the destruction of the Ii
quor traffic" and is part of move
ment to enroll 100000 voters. Fifty
FIVE pledges had already been secur-
ed and sent to headquarters some
weeks ago from Moscow making a to-
tai of 1S1 to date. Funds for the sup
port of this great work amounting in
cash and subscriptions to $850.36
we're given at last nights meeting.
No collection, pledges or subscriptions
If any kind were taken at the churches
Sunday. All of the above funds will
,e used for the work in Idaho alone.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-03
DRAMATIC SCENE ENACTED
MURDERER FALLS IN FIT
READING OF TELEGRAM IN COURT BY ATTOR-
NEY CAUSED UNUSUAL SCENE.
IELEURAM ASIOUNDS FAMILY
Wealthy Harness Manufacturer Pleads Insanity in
Causing the Death of His Wife Whom He
Alleges Was Unfaithfu

CHICAGO, Mar. 3.=William Ellis
the wealthy Cincinnati harness manu-
racturer was stricken with an epilep-
tic Ut mere today while testifying in his
own defense at his trial for wife muir
der. He dropped unconscious when
his attorney introduced a telegram
the murdered woman is alleged to
have sent Fred Cauldwell of Branfield
Canada, asking him to meet her in
Chicago
Ellis confessed to the police that
he had murdered his wife after wit
Messing a performance of the plav
Damaged Goods. Ellis was revived
but broke down when the telegram
was read again. His father. mother
and women in the court room were as
founded by the contents and left the
court room weeping.
Ellis defense is insanity the con-
tention being that he was subject to a
peculiar form of mental defect that
left him totally irresponsible at times.
Following the murder at a hotel here
he declared to the police he had no
knowledge of the crime but later de-
clared his wife had been unfaithful
Evidence disclosed on the stand show
ed that he was suffering with an in
durable malady and experts on the
stand declared he was suffering with
some form of paresis Alienists declare
he shows signs of insanity.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-03
DISTRICT COURT WILL OPEN
Brief Term Will Be Held in Clear
water County by Judge
Steele.

OROFINO, Mar. 3.-(SpeciaD -
Judge Edgar G. Steele will open the
term of the district court here next
Monday, Mar. g. and expects to dispose
of the business within the two weeks
if not sooner. Among the most i'm
portant cases to be heard will be the
suit Of the Northern Pacific against
the county involving the amount and
method of fixing the assessment of
part of the company's land grants in
this county.
1t is probable the court will this
session hear the murder charge
against Maynard Brown who a few
days ago shot and killed a young man
named James Snodgrass for alleged
relations with the formers wife.
Another case of Importance attract
ing attention is the charge of incest
against Rube Dennis, farmer resid-
ing in the Fraser district, his 15-years
old daughter being the alleged victim.