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The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

Several years ago the municipality of
Edmonton adopted the single tax, or, as
II is called in the United States, the
Henry George system OF taxation. The
theory Of this system is that taxes for
all purposes should be levied on land
alone, and no revenue should be derived
even from a poll tax.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06
ROCKEFELLER IN COURT.
Gives Bail in New Haven Indiet-
ment-HeaIfh Appears Good.

New York, Nov. 5.-wiliam Rookie
feller, who at various times has been
reported seriously i'll and too weak to
pectedly before Federal Judge Foster to-
day and pleaded not guilty to the con-
spiracy indictment with twenty other Of
ficials and former officials of the New
Haven Railroad.
Bail was fixed at 5000 and furnished
quickly.
Rockefeller looked to be in better health
than at any time during the last few
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06
Settlers Perish in Forest Fire.

Fargo. n. OAK, Nov, 5.--Prairie fires
ere sweeping over 500 square miles OF
territory in the vicinity OF Mandan. A
score OF settlers are missing, and IL is
believed that . number have perishsd.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06
English Army Filler Killed.

Salisbury Plain. England, Nov. s.
Lieut. P. B. Murray. OF the royal flying
corps, was killed at Uphaven today
when his aeroplane collapsed while he
was making a landing.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06
BAND CONCERTS TODAY.

By the o. s. SoIdisrs' Home Band. at 31o.
John s. NJ. Zimmerman, Director.
March. The Hero of the ISthmns". -LAmpe
Overture, "A Calm Sea and HAppy Foylge"
-..-..-...----.-.--....--...- ..-MenQeiAsonn
Moroccan. "Humoresque" .Dvorak-Lamps
Selection, Little Boy Blue" -Bereny
Rag Characteristic. The Junk Man Rag
----.-----------..---...-..-- .thoocrIs
Excerpts from Robin Hood" trequestedl
see. .De hofen
Waltz hesitation, "ATec Moi" with Ael
--.-.-.-.-..--.-...--...-.-..
Finale, Happy Co Lady .LAmps
The Star spanglsd Banner"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06
years. He declined to talk to newspaper

men.
1t developed today that Rockefeller in
stead of being in the Adirondacks as
supposed, has been In this city for two
days, stopping at his Fifth avenue home.
He will remain in New York for q day
or two and then return to the mountains
or go to Jekyl Island.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

Portland, Me-, has a barber who has
been in continuous service fifty years
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

The annual meeting of the trustees oi
the Alexandria Hospital will be held nexi
week. At this meeting plans for the
proposed new $4,000 hospital will be dis
cussed, and II is expected that arrange
ments will be made 50 that the work OF
construction may be started early nexi
spring
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

Miss Louisa F. Click, sister Of Mrs.
Caroline NJ Diedel, OF this city, who had
been q resident Of this city for the past
twenty-seven years. died today at ProvI-
dence Hospital, Washington. Funeral
services will be held at the residence OF
her sister, Mrs. Caroline N. DIedel, FRI
day at 7:30 p. m. and burial will be
made in Greenmont Cemetery, Baltimore.
on Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

Enc Lace CURTAINS, ss.25 to sl4.OO pair. Wer.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

The commissioners Of election met to-
day in the offices Of n. S. Greenaway,
clerk OF the Corporation Court. and can
vassed the vote cast in Tuesdays cleo
ton, which was found correct as re-
ported.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

Boys Norfolk School Suits. s3.75 each. We're $500
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

New Fall Shoes. ss.sO pair.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

Oficial returns received in Alexandria
today from Prince William County, Va,
show that Representative c. c. Carlin
carried that county by a majority Of
l2 The vote follows: Carlin, SIS; Crup-
per, 50; Johnston, 2
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

yomen's Trimmed Hats at $500. They have been .eliI
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

Women. Street. Afternoon and Evening Dresses. sl27s
The Washington herald., 1914-11-06

ReguIarIy $l9.75 to So
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22
Mrs. Sarah White is making an ex-
tended visit at Lebanon.

Mrs. Sarah White is making an ex-
tended visit at Lebanon.
Otis Hicks and wife, of Middle
town, visited Henry Beltz and family
last week
Mrs. Noah Waits attended the fun
eral of her m other, Mrs. Watson, of
Wilmington, last Thursday.
The Christian Endeavor Society
held its first annual banquet last Fri
day evening. After the devotional
service at the church they proceeded
to the Woodmen's Hall, where supper
was served to some 40 members, Rev.
wilkins serving as the host of honor,
Miss Ethel Lyons as hostess and Russ
Varley as POSTMASTER. The evening
was proftably' spent and each one
present expressed the desire that this
was the best year in the history Of the
church.
The sick OF this com nunity are all
reported better.
Rev. Loren Furstenberger, one OF
Buford's very best young men, Is re.
ported as having wonderful success in
his ministry at PEBBLES.
Among the callers at the public
school here last week was Frank Bark.
er, of Cincinnati, DR.. Elmer Miller, OF
Kentucky, e. P. Tice, OF Columbus,
and Prof. Oliver, State High School
inspector. Prof. Oliver made very
excellent talk. He praised every de.
partment OF our school and said that
we were doing enough work to have
second grade high school.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22
TAYLORSVILLE.
January 10, 1914.


L. E. Euverard and wife and .daugh-
ter, Erma, spent Sunday with D. G
Marconet and wife, of Hollowtown.
Robert Fawley spent Sunday with
home folks.
W. S. Wi.lett spent Saturday in
Hillsboro.
G. N. Roberts unloaded car load
of corn last week.
Stanley Frost and family have moved
from the farm of II. w. Sauner to a
farm near New Vienna.
C. N. Bennington m lde a business
trip'to Cincinnati and other places
last week.
Miss Della Hoover, of Mt. Grab,
who has been visiting at the home of
Odra Barngrover and wife, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. America Robinson has:gone to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Don
ohoo, of Camden.
Mrs. Tine Burns is visiting Perry
Ruble and family.
Elmer Blake spent Saturday in Sar-
dinia.
Mrs. Anna Ruble was shopping in
Hillsboro Monday.
Guy Wrinkle, of Cincinnati, who has
been visiting his aunt Mrs. Lena
Caron, has returned home.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22

The weight of personal baggage al
lowed free Of charge on English rail-
ways for each ordinary first class pas
senger is $50 pounds, and for each
ordinary third class passenger 100
pounds.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22
BUFORD.
January 19, 1914.

A. M. Tolle was called to Franklin
last week to the bedside of his :broth-
er, Melvin, who was badly hurt in a
railroad accident.
Mrs. W. E. Predmore, of CinciD-
natl, is visiting at this place.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22

Bix-Has your wife many speaking
acquaintance
Dix-Not very many--they are nearly
all listening ones. Boston Transcript,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22

Cynthia How do you like my new
hatf
Margie-I think 1t is charming. 1
had one Just like 1t last year.-Judge.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22

II the water-borne foreign trade Of
the United States were per capital
equal to that of Great Britain 1t would
amount to Ola, 900, 900 per annum.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22

Following the passing Of recent
bylaw, a license fee Of 10 cents square
foot will be collected annually In Mon
treal on all electric signs In that city.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-22

Louisiana gathered 1000, 500 bushel
of oysters In season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

ecuting Attorney Murphy. reported
the accident In detail and said he
was ready 20 give himself up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
How to Win
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

written down It's rules. Doubtless
relic OF the stone age. when Alb
went out with his club TO seek n
wife and drag her by the hair to
his den, and there TO care for her
and to guard her with his lies
blood. IL II one OF the few PRINT
tive sensations that remain 20 US.
this wanting the female dependent
upon the male. Perhaps this acs
counts for mans lack OF interest
on the suffraget question.
Only Susan suspected the true
state of affairs. being n woman.
Having had no real romance her
self. she delighted in having n sec
ond-hand one. IA you might say.
She intercepted many a glance and
pretended not TO see the stolen
hand pressures. The wedding was
already full drawn In her minds
eye. These two young people
should be married Mt Susan Far
lows when tho roses we're climb
Ing up the sides OF the house and
the young robins were boldly try
ing their fuzzy wings II struck
her as rather strange. but she
could not conjure up lat this we'd
dIng) more than two men besides
the minister. the bridegroom and
tho butler
BY forsaking HIS accustomed
haunts. under tho advice OF Jones,
the hidden warfare ceased temper
arily. You can't very we'll kill a
| ff.h 4.
to find him. He ate his break fast
haphazardly, now here. now there.
He received most OF his assign
ments by telephone and wrote his
stories and articles in HIS club, in
the writing rooms OF hotels, and
invariably dispatched them to tho
Office by messenger Tho manag-
Ing editor wanted to know what all
this meant; but Norton declined to
/ tell him.
II irked him 10 be forced to re-
arrange his daily lifc--his habits
II was a revolution against his
ease. for he loved ease when he
J was not nj work. He had the sen
satlon OF having been suddenly
robbed OF his home, OF having been
cast out into the streets. And on
top OF all this he had to go and
fall in lovel
There was no longer shadow
opposite the apartments OF the
Princess Perigoff. Braine came
and went nightly without discover
ing any one. This rather worried
him. II gave him the impression
that the shadow had found out
what he had been seeking and no
longer needed TO watch the com
! ing AM. going OF either himself or
the Countess Perigoff.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

cut of.
Hence the packers have de-
eIded 70 shove up the prices on
fresh pork in order 70 Induce the
public 70 purchase this cold
storage pork which would other
wlse be unstable.
Flour Rlse Only Temporary
Flour has gone up t1.20 a barrel
ia three weeks. More war cost Of
living" some people would have you
believe.
But the war ought TO make flour
and bread cheaper.
We can't export any wheat now.
And we have a worid-record crqn o.
II. It's natural tendency. 49,
must be 20 come down irrr,J&. q
The higher price OF -four ~ Just.
temporary fIuctuatAi. following
the rather feverish state OF the
wheat pit :.
Coffee Hits High Mark
Coffee has gone up 8 cent
pound In less than q week ID
go up still higher.
There n no telling where ID
stop. As long as the import S.se
ness IL completely tied up, coffee
VIII continue TO rise.
Sugar. according 10 big Eastern
refiners, may reach % cents .
pound, and that very quickly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
CHAPTER VII.
THE WILES OF
A WOMAN

Copyright. 1914. BY Harold Msc6rsth-
After the affair OF the auto ban
luIl followed. II you're a sailor you
Iull followed. IL you're a sailor you
know what kind OF lull ! mean;
bIue-black clouds down the south
west horizon, the water crinkly. the
booms wabbling. Suddenly series
OF accidents" began TO happen to
Norton. At first he did not give
the matter much thought. The
safe which fell almost at his feet
and crashed through the sidewalk
merely induced him TO believe he
was lucky. At another time an au-
tomobile came furiously around a
corner while he was crossing the
street, and only amazing agility
saved him from bodily hurt. The
car was out OF sight when he
thought to recall the number.
Then came the jolt In the sub
way. Only desperate grab by one
of the guards saved him from be
ing crushed to death. Even then he
thought nothing. But when a new
box Of cigarets arrived and he tried
one and found It strangely per.
fumed, and, upon further analysis,
found II to contain Javanese mar
cotic, a slow but sure death, he be
came wide awake enough. They
were after him. He began to walk
carefully, to keep In public places
as often as he possibly could.
He was not really afraid OF death,
but he did abhor the thought Of its
coming up from behind. Except for
the cfgarefs they we're all "acci.
dents; he could not thaye proved
anything before a jury Of his init
mate friends.
He never entered an elevator
without scrupulous care. He never
passed under coverings over the
sidewalks where construction was
going on. Still. careful as he was
death confronted him once more
II was his habit TO have his coffee
and rolls-he rarely ate anything
more for his breakfast--set down
outside his door every morning
The coffee, being In silver Their
mos bottle, kept fits heat for hours
When ne took the stopper out and
poured forth . cup II looked oddl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
All Fo0dStufS CLIMBING:
Dealers Say Packers Are
Trying to Hold UpPubic

CHICAGO. Aug. f5,-The ne
ecssltles OF the poor mans din
ner table are going up.
Pork 10 becoming a luxury.
Beans have advanced rs cents
a bushel. Bread and sugar are
soaring.
And there's no excuse for III
Chicago. home OF the packers.
has declared a meat strike against
its barons.
Even retail dealers In meat are
championlng the strike. especially
as 10 pork. For they say these
war prices" are just monopoly
prices; tho packers have seen a
neat little chance 10 make few
thousands by raising the price Of
pork and attributing the raise 10
the war.
Meat Steadily Going UP
Pork loins have advanced from
lG 20 &c cents a pound In ten days.
Shoulder Of pork has gone up 3
cents. and ham. bacon and ribs
have gone up cents.
Yet, say the dealers. there Is no
real scarcity OF pork. The war
hasn't affected the price OF meat at
all.
Here 10 what has happened,
JNsording 20 leading butchers:
The big packers have had
large supply Of pork In storage
for export.
Export has suddenly been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
Woman Hit by Auto Dies
Observation-Disclosures
as He Phones for Officer

ecuting Attorney Murphy. reported
the accident In detail and said he
was ready 20 give himself up.
Woman Visiting Here
HUT after an Investigation on the
part of the prosecutor and the 20.
lice, Semmes was released on his
personal rccognizance.
Mrs. Reed had been visiting her
brother. Charles r. kenaston. t0si
Baker ay.. for several weeks. Yea.
terday she had Just returned from
Everett. where she was the guest
OF her daughter. Miss Glcsia Reed
Semmes had been following an
Alki point car down First av..
about IS feet In It's rear. lie was
going slowly. he says
When the car stopped ut Seneca
he applied the brakes. but the tires
refused TO grip tho pavement.
Minister In Car
With him In the car were the
Rev. Maurice J. Bywator. pastor OF
st Johns church. az West Seattle,
and {. l. Tedford. n clerk In the
L. 3. assay office.
They all shouted warning 10
pedestrians. All fled for safety ex.
cept Mrs. Reed. who was about 90
cross the street.
Witnesses declare the accident
was unavoidable.
Mrs. Reed Is survived by one
daughter. three sons--f1oyd. 81:
Francis. i6. and Vernon. z: two
brothers. Charles r. Kenaston and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

Olga. 1, looks ma I: we were at
the end OF our rope" he said dis.
couragedly. We have failed In
all attempts so far. The devil
watches over that girl"
"or God" replied tho countess
gioomily. In nearly every In
stance their success has been due
TO chance. Somehow I'm convinced
that we began wrong. We should
have let Hargreave escape quietly
followed him. and made him fast
when tho right opportunity came.
After a month or so HIS vigilance
would have relaxed: he would have
arrived at the belief that he had
eluded us"
Indeed" ironically. He wasn't
vigiiant all these years In which he
did eiude us. How about the child
he never sought but guarded? Wig.
ilancel He never was anything
else all these II years. The truth
II. success has developed a coarse.
ness in our methods. And now Il
is too late for finesse. We have
tried every device We can think
of: and there they are-the girl
free. Norton unframed, and the
father as secure In his retreat as
though he wore an invisible cloak.
Ny head aches. have ceased to
be inventive.
Tho two are in love with each
other"
Are you sure OF that7"
Il have my eyes. But begin 10
wonder"
About what7"
Whether or not Jones suspects
me and IN giving me rope TO hang
myself with. Not once have the
police been called IN and told what
has really happened. They are to.
tally at sea. And what has become
OF the man over the way?'
by the Lord Harry" exclaim-
ed Braine. clapping his hands. Il
believe I've solved that. We shot
man coming out Of Hargreave's
Since then there's been no one
across the way. One and tho same
mani"
but that knowledge doesn't get
us anywhere"
mo. You say they are In love7'
Secretly. don't believe the
butler has an intling OF II. II Ia
possible. however. that Susan has
caught the trend OF affairs. But.
being rather romantic. she will in
no wise Interfere"
Braine smoked In silence. Pres
emily a smile twisted his lips.
You have thought OF some
thing?' she asked.
you might try IT, he said.
They have accepted your friend
ship; whether with Interior pur-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

sxNOFSIs or PREVIOUS CuArrERs
essal~y narrr~~ve. uiiissnasre. sfsss .
sn1snrufaua esraps from the d~n OF the
9naa of brilliant thtexes known ss tho
U1s~k Hundred. lives the hf~ % . s~~iuse
foe n yenr~. uarxvesve one nighs snfefs
= nrc.d~sy restaurant. snd thFr~ eem~
face to fsee with the gangs iesa~ss
Duvsnw the meeting. during which
De1fher man apparently recognizes the
eehss. Harxrvnve hurrtes 10 hts msxnui-
esat Rtvcrdsis home and lays pssss ~
making nj. e>enpe from the esonsry- re
usse<s . letter To the girls s<heoi IN Sew
yer.>y where ~ yr~rs b-fcrs he hsd mys-
terlsusiy left sa the doerstep HE nsny
4anghtee. Hosenee Gray. ne a.ss 1.ys
witt 10 the hangar Of d.rsdevu svssses.
Hrnine and members 81 his bssA sur
sound Harxrrsve's home 81 night. but e
they e~sev th~ hose shs vsfehsvs sstsa.s
- : balloon I-&ve the ROOT. Thc safe
fuund empsy--th~ million when usS-
grp~ve was known 10 have svAwn snss asy
wne gvne. Th~~ some ene nnsou~~en ms
haI1ssn had b~~n punessrsd ard srsSsed
Tlar~se~ arrives srsm the ssvts' school
Princess Olga Brnfne's eonspanses. vists
~ ssd elaine 20 be . r.ass,vr. =
b.gua detectives call. but their plot is
full>d by Norton. . n~wspspsr man.
NJ bribtsg tho captain Of tbs Orient
xsrssa lays . trap for Brsine ana nss
9mnw. Princess Otgn alec stsus to~
Orsenfs captain and she easily falls into
~ rppprser's snare. The plan proves
absrsive. through Brnise's god iuek snd
ssly hir~iinss fall Into the hands OF the
Ds1b~es
Assee fslIlss IN their FIRST attempt the
u1aek Hundred trap f1erenec. They saA
hss fer ussney. but she escapes. again Toll
~ them.
Nsssea snd the countess call on Flor.
eure the NEXT day. once more ssfe ~
hsme. The visitors having gone. jones re-
n~ves . section 81 flooring. and from
cavity takes boz. Pur~ued BY member
~ the BIxek Hand. who have been watch
M hts movements. he pushes to tins
water front. A thrilling race In rnofcs
beats ea~ues. Jsnes drops the bon tnfo
IN sea and with his automatic sets hrs
- the pur~ufng boat.
Brutns eon~eives the ide> Of Giving .
esorhtnr party to which Florence IL In
vited. Js8e> and Norton both Eo along,
asd are fsrsunsfeiy ON hand 70 cave fio~-
esee from being imp~is"ned In tins
country house TO which she is tured
Florence goes horsebs~k riding. and is
<nufus~d By one Of Brninrfs meu along tins
euedsiA~ Norton rescurs her. They nrs
pursue<d. how ~vev. and the pair make thru
complete e.cape only sftev Norton has en-
paoded . tire on the fast approaching ma
chime with bullet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

Mrs. lottle Reed. ~. OF
Blshop. Cal. 10 dead today. and
Richard N. semmes, until re-
Gently general passenger and
freight agent OF the Pacific
Alaska Naviea alton Co. 10 suf.
fering with a grief that prob
ably will remain with him as
long ~ he Iives-sll az the re-
suit Of Mrs. Reeds being
struck and killed by semmes'
auto late yesterday afternoon
at First av. and Seneca 81.
The pavement was wet. Semmes
car skidded. One OF tho autos
side lamps struck her and knocked
her down. Her head hit the pave
ment and rendered her uncon
scious Hurriedly she was taken
10 the city hospital.
Autolst Breaks Down
Semmes got out OF his car In q
dare. Then he got back In. and
drove rapidly to the hospital.
In a daxe. he entered the ele
vafor and was taken up TO the hos
pital reception room. With his
voice shaking. he questioned the
Whitehead attendant concerning
Mrs. Reed.
she is dead" said tho attend
ant.
There were tears In Reeds eyes
a. he turned away. He wept as
he CROPPED his way back to the cle-
vator.
Immediately he teiephoned Pros
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
CONSUMERS ON STRIKE AGAINST WAR PRICES
WELL; HE HAD SOME
BLOWOUT, ANYWAY

ATLANTA. "a. AUG. IS.
--"Red" Russell. who In .
few weeks time made him
self known to every one In
Atlanta. 10 now In the state
insane asylum. having been
sent there by an order Of tho
county court.
RED" lost both legs at the
knees when working for a
railroad. Ne sued and q
year ago was awarded StS..
600. Right away no began 20
spend his money. His first
purchases were q red auto.
mobile and a pair OF costly
artificial legs. A good part
OF his fortune was spent In
paying police fines for speed
Ing.
In sls months he wac
broke. Tho only thing he
had 20 show was the pair OF
cork legs And no pswned
the icus when In stralts.
Finally. there being no doubt
that he had lost his mind. he
was taken before . Jury and
adIudned insane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

Fred kenaston. both OF Seattle.
and two sisters. Mrs. Harper Reed.
Vernon. Tex. and Mrs. Frank Pow
ell. Dixon. s. d.
Her husband. Walter Reed. while
serving as constable at Bishop. was
killed two years ago. during n raid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
Cossacks Cut Up
Two Regiments

PARIS. Aug. is.--That Cossacks
had trapped ana annihilatsd two
regiments Of Austrian cavalry on
the river Dnlester was announced
by the war office today.