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UNA INDUSTRIAL De GRAN
PORVENIR.

Los norteamericanos tienen la cos
tumbre muy arraigada de estar mas
ticando tolu o chicle, como Sc lie lla-
ma en- MEXICO. 4 todaS horas Sc We
a hombres Y mujeres o un taco
de chewing gum" gonna de mascar.
en- Ia boca. La industrial del tolu es
pues. importantisima, Y hay compa-
Mas millonarias que Sc dedican a eX-
plotarlas. Entire esas esta la VIM.
Wrigley Jr. Company, cuyos negocloS
representan una millonada de dola-
res. Estas companies Sc surten de la
materia prima. es decir, de tolu o
chicle, en- Mexico Y Guatemala. y en-
algunos paises sudamericanos. Pero
la production casea y Ia demanda
del chicle crece contlnuamente en-
los Estados Unidos y ESQ ha determi-
nado a las casas que elaboran el tolu
Y 10 lanzan al mercado norteamerlca-
NO 4 tratar de encontrar nuevos pal
ses donde ell chicle o tolu Sc produz-
ca.
Ell chicle o tolu es ell iatex o gonna
que producer los arboles de zapote,
~zapotiIlo o nispero c~riollo. Es una
crema de color amarillento o blanca,
algo mas consistente que la leche de
vaca. Sc recoge de incisiones que
| Sc hacen a los arboles y luego Sc Ia
coagula caientandola Y agltandola'
con 10 cual queda lista para ell en-
paque y Ia eXportacion.
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MISS HANNAH HOLLAND.
vienc de la pagina 6.

la novela que estaba leyendo y que
habia llevado en- provision de que la
acometiese el aburrimiento. Sc Ia
maba, por coincidencia o por desig-
Mo de ella, Brown Heart y So
sumergi6 en- Ia lectura haSta que Ell
Yacht fue amarrado en- pleno Chica-
go.
Lo demas, 10 conoce el lector: un
paouete de correspondence, culdado-
samente atado con estrecha clnta CO.
lor de rosa; un abogado con mlrada
de ave de rapina Y la demanda de m
demnizaci6n. En- estos negoclos de!
amor los banqueros salem cast STEM
nre con las manos en- Ia cabeza, por-
one auui NO es como en- los palses de
ala abaio, donde las mujeres pobreS,
nara desfacer en- cie.to modo ell en-
tuerto que pueda hacerles un rlco'
necesitan el punal o el revolver del
hermano, 81 es que 10 tienen. Este
Cockrill. tendra que pagan los caStl-
los en- el aire que fabrlco con MISS
Hannah, Y es SECURE que por mucha
que fuese su diligencia, su magma
cion Y verbosidad, lie saldran caros en
cincuenta mil pesos.
ATTACHE.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-18

Cuaudo nos eStriJa para ram.'H'
de- Su SuScriPrj0n Gi=a 81 reriDe e
diariO o Il SemaHarIO.
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En- nj tienGa:

En- una tlenCa:
listed me responde de que el
puho de este bast6n es marfil auten-
tico.
Vera listed. 70 ~respondo de que
es de cc!millo de elefante; pero con
los adelantos modernos, no puedo
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-18

| sara de esta nocne.-Julia, n nue.
va doncella de Ia sonora"
Elena no pudo ocultar su algeria.
Anselmo motto que Sc sonreia Y lie di-
10 en- tono severe:
No themes raz6n; esta moribun-
da.
-;Quieres que lie tenga ASTHMA?
Ese es su castigo.
-iElena....!
ST, me allegro de 10 que ocurre,
porque sere tn esposa.
-Egoista!
NJ. Gibois estuvo a punto de echar-
Sc a llorar. De pronto Sc dirigi6 ha-
cha Elena Y lie dijo:
TIL themes la culpa de TODD.
-iIo?
81, til; que con tus seducciones
me has hecho olvidar mis- deberes.
TIL debiste rechazarme Y obligarme 4
no renunciar a mi hogan.
-;Eres un imbecil,
No 10 creas. Ahora veo clara,
mente que he sido un malvado. un
hombre indigno y despreciable.
,, -Maldito ell case que hago de tus
p~alabras, Eres un viejo estupido que
me ha enganado miserablemente. de
que me ha Servido representarte una
comedia por espacio de un aAO en-
tero? ~ has podido Greer que solo
por tn linda cara me quedaba yo
aqui todas las noches a jugar el do
miro contigo? Esperaba el momen-
to de ser tn esposa para decirte to-
das estaS verdades.
-iInfame.--grito Anselmo. -
iVoy i m~atarte!
Gibois adelant6 Ell paso con aire
ridiculo y resuelto. Elena tuvO mie-
do ' exclam0 sobresaltada:
mo me toques,
De pronto llamaron a Ia ruerta
V Gibois corrio . abrir.
Prcsent0se ell portero. el cual di.
jo:
-Disptnseme listed, Nengo = re-
coger una carta que por eQuivoca-
ci6n he entregado 4 ustedeS hace I'LL
momento. Iba dirigida al inQUilino
del cuarto tercero.
luna carta?-pregunto Gibois
Illeno de espanto.
ST, senior; n carta para un in
quilino separado de 81 mujer-
Elena busc5 el sobre Y Sc hiZo car
90 del error cometido.
Tome usted-dijo a. pOrtero, en-
tregandole la carta-la hemos abler-
TO por equivocacion.
-Buenas tardes-murmuro cl 20:
terc. r~etiyandose precipitadamente.
Anselmo Gibois Y Elena estaban
aterrados.
C~ruzaronse sus miradas Y en- elias
!eyeron mutuamcnte los dos 81 es-
tupor y su augusta.
Elena Sc mordia los labios dc "a
bia. V Anselmo GiboiS pensaha en-
tristecido en- su felicidad brutalmen.
te destruida por una e~quivocaeion
del portero.
J. CASTELLA.
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LA PAZ DEL HOGAR

Anselmo Gibois levant6 hasta sus
oios una copa donde brillaba III CO.
lor rojizo y eXclam0:
LA mezcla es magnifica.
Era una tarde del mes de Agosto,
tibia Y pesada; ". Gibois Sc enterne-
clio ante Ia idea d. la felicidad que
proporcionaba a Ia companera de su
vida, a quien habia conocido en- ia
terraza de una cerveceria.
Elena, por su parte, lie rodeaba de
muy delicadas atenciones Y lie colma-
ba de los mas exquisitos cuidados.
-Anselmo-dijo de pronto-hoy
hace un ano que nos conocimos.
Va 10 Sc. iQuereis que vayamos
a dar IN paseo por los Bosques de
Bologna? Hoy eS domingo y no ten
go oficina.
-Prefiero que nos quedemos en-
casa.
-Pues bien; Quedemonos. Hoy
hace precisamente IN ano que aban-
done a mi mujer.
No pienses en- ESQ.
;Cuanto me hizo sufrir esa des-
dichada.
tie engano alguna veZ?
-iNunca! Es una mujer muy hon
rada; pero tiene un caracter infer
nal. Nuestra vida era intolerabie-
Carece mi esposa del instinto del or
den Y ademas eS muy gastadora y
muy coqueta. No pensaba mas que
en- bales Y en- teatroS y no Sc cui-
daba para NADIA de Ia casa.
-iPobre Anseimo.
No tuve mas remedio que aban-
donarla cuando tuve la fortuna de
concerto. Aqui q tn lado vivo CO.
mo el PEE en- e. aqua.
La question es activar el pIeito
del divorcio.
Gibois no contesto ' Sc puso a me-
ditar. ;Su divorcio! ;Por que no
habia dado ningun paso para obte-
nerlo y por que decia 0 frecuen-
cia a Elena que 10 habia intentado
va ante los tribunales? Nj el mismo
10 saba.
-Es precise que nos unamos en-
matrimonio cuanto antes-dijo Ele-
IA. No es precise esperar va mas
tempo.
-iPor que?
-Porque somos la irridiaci6n de
TODD e. barrio. ;Cuando sc morira
esa mujer.
mo digas ESQ.
La amas todavia?
No. pero no me gusta que deSees
la muerte q naGie.
De pronto llamaron q IA puerta y
Elena fue q abrir.
-iQuien es?-?regunto Gi5ois.
Ell portero, que rae una carta
para Il.
Anseimo rasg6 el Sobce y q los po-
cos momentos lanZ0 un critic de te-
.rror.
-Esto es horrible-eXclamo.
Lee.
Elena cogi6 la carta Y lego 10 81
guiente:
"Caballero: La sonora esta grave
mente enferma Y el medico dice que
no hay remedio para ella. Nenga
listed pronto. Sc cree que no pa
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-18
GRAN COLLECTION DE NOvELAS.

Las Noyelas anotadas a continuation es-
tan seieccioQ2das entire las meioreS' Slendo
So precio- -.
A Is rQStlca y
EmpaStaCas en- telS
He AQUI LA LISIA:-
La Herencis de SelecroiI
Los HtJOs del Aire
FL Bale de las Efcrtmas
Fl Secreto de Ia SOlTerons
Fl Hombre sin CSrs
Uards
EI Sll0n TraStco
La Reina MiSteCto
Sin Nombre
81 Rev de Ia Praders
e. Secret8Tio Millionaire
En- las FronleraS del Far West
La Montana de Luz
q CAPTAIN del Dyumpa
FL MiSleTio del CoraZon Verde
In V!aje 81 Polo
e Punal de orc
La Costa de Marrl
FL Doncel de D.. Enrique e! Dolente
La Mia Robada
"a Ciudad del Rey Leproso
e heroe ' 81 Cesar
e Tesiamento de IN COnSptradoT
AyerturaS d Mr.. Plcswlck
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ST, senior; cuadrado.
Contabilidad %conyugal:

Co~ntabilidad conyugal:
El-Oye, Paquita. eres muy lndo-
lente conmigo. Hace hoy Tres sema-
mas cue nos casamos Y no me has
hecho sino tres caricias.
Ella-Es verdad, curriquito MIC. Y
III inc has regalado va cinco trajes.
TIE debo, pues, dos carinos. va We
ras como nos ponemos a paz y salvo
en- esta veZ.
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FL ARRIBO DE CARRANZA...
Viene de la pagina q.
FL DIR. All es eSperado en- BrownS'l-
lie.

Los agcntes carrancistds han re-
cihido Ia noticia de que dentro de
pocos dias vendra a esta ciudad
81 DR.. All. propagandista de la reIo-
luci6n ~caTranclsta.
F. doctor All dara aqui una con-
ferencia para elogiar a C~arranza'
a uuien Sirve. Dicha conferencla
| esta va siendo arreslada por los
agentes Gel Primer Jefe.
Ell CORRESpONSAL,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-18

Cuando listed nos escriba sobre 81
suscripcion, olga 81 Sc refiere al Dia-
rio O al Semanario.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-18

1901. So llev6 a efecto por una sec
zion de- pals en- Ia que aun no Sc
habia visto la venerable reliqula.
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CHASCARRlLLOS.

YES. joven, ell espejo que me ha
mandado no es cuadrado.
ST, senior; cuadrado.
-Tampoco 10 es Ell estuche del
mismo.
ST, senior, cuadrado.
-Entonces, es que 20 soy un I'M
becil.
ST, senior; cuadrado.
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iPor que prefieren los M~e1icanOs
mi Casa de Gambia
National Exchange Agency?

Poraue soIamente v-nco bllletes o. los San
cos N2cional &c Mexico ' LoDGreS : Next
co. ode del alO de 1912 para aoaJo.
PorGue mis- precloS son mas bGTdloS QUE
los de cualuulera OIra GgrDcla.
Porgu. Hunca SolIc.to 81 dIlerO adelantn-
DO para hacerle una venta-
y pUrque al Tec,blr del Express 81 Fefldo,
REVf~A Y LUENTA suS billeteS ANTE> De
PAGAK 81 MTJRTF. De- e~ta maner2. US
ted Slem4re cump-ara mOncta meNIcana j
su eulerd satisfaction.
OrreSrO q CuItn 10 SolicIte prCPCrcicnaF
inIUrmrS SObrr >aiIda lie ;rene> Z Mexico.
0 cualgUiera OtTu dSun'o. EscriAaTns an!es
de hacer 81 COmpra ! ORA casa
ARTURO VI. GUEVARA.
p. o. Box Y q. 81. Laredo. Tex.
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HOW TO ANSWER BLIND ABS.

WV W HNsWEn oI'"o ~''o'
All ads signed with numbers, or
initials, care Tribune must be an.
swered by letter addressed 10, the
number given in the ad. Tribune EN-.
ployes are not permitted to toll who
any advertiser Is. Mail or send your
answer to Tribune No. , and We
forward 1t to tho advertiser.
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NOTICES
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

~ So e.
Notice Is hereby given that that Ger
tain mortgage, executed and deliver
ed by Henry Broom and Amelia
Broom, his wife, mprtgagors, to James
S.tHooper, Gail 2. Hooper and Lloyd p
Hooper mortgages, dated the 21st
day Of August, 1912, and filed for rec.
ord ii the office Of the register 81
deeds Of the county Of Burleigh and
state OF North Dakota on the Eth day
OF October, 1912, and recorded in Book
1O5 Of Mortgages, page 274, will be
foreclosed by a sale of the premises
in such M1ortgage and hereinafter de.
scribed at the front door Of the court.
house in the city Of Bismarck, in
the county of Burleigh and state
Of North Dakota, at the hour Of
two o'clock p. m. on the 26th day Of
June, 1915, to satisfy the amount due
upon such mortgage on the day Of
sale.
The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are described as fol-
lows: The East One.half (Eh) Of
Section Nineteen (l9) in Township
One Hundred Forty-two l42) Range
Eighty (SO) West Of the 5th p. NJ,
containing three hundred and twenty
acres more or less, all in Burleish
County, North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage
at tho date of sale the sum Of One
Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Onc
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-18
CHICAGO.

HOGS=Recsipts $4,000; weak, SO
to LOG lower; bulk $40 TO $3.50; light
1875 to 1870; mixed $3.50 to N47.85;
heavy $3.50 to 1850; rough $7.3v to
$7.45; pigs x5.75 to 37.85. ~
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000; firm;
native steers $3.50 to 1926; western
steers 500 to $3.50; cows and helfers
$3t25 to 1876; calves $3.50 to 50.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000; weak;
sheep s7:75 TO ss.55; lambs $7'75 TO
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-18

j. w. Fulton, for many years chief
clerk in tho superintendent's. office Of
the Great Northern Railway company
at Minot, has been transferred to the
operating department at Great Falls,
Mont. The transfer takes place today,
but it will bo several days before Mr..
Fulton will be able to leave the city.
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R. R. time B
NORTHERN PACIFIC
500 LIN s
GOING WEST,

d aOIN1 W n.
No. 257, Minot passenger " 1880 :
No. $50, Ar. from Ainot $50 p
No. 81, Local freight, " 400 q
No. 66 FGt. ar. Bismarck $50 p
Z GOING SOUTH. a'
No. 254, Twin Cts pass. Nv 9.25 a
No. 255, Ar. from r. G. AIS p
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or EXPIRATION OF RE-
pEMPTION.

NOTICE or EXPIRATION OF RE.
DEMPTloN.
State OF North Dakota, County of Bur
leigh; Office of County Auditor, Bis
marck, n. Oak.
To James NJ. Hurley:
You are hereby notified that the
tract Of land hereinafter described
and which was assessed in the name
Of F. H. Register for taxation for the
year 1909 was on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1910, duly sold, as provided
by law, for the delinquent taxes Of the
year 1909, and that the time for re.
demption from said sale will expire
ninety days from the completed ser.
vice Of this notice.
Said land is described as follows:
Mckenzie & Cofhn's Addition to the
City OF Bismarck, Lots 10, II and IL
Of Block (94).
Amount sold, for, $15.45.
Subsequent taxes paid BY purchas.
er, $6s.4O.
Amount required to redeem at this
date. $112.S7.
In addition to the above amount you
will be required to pay the costs Of
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HELP WANTED MALE

C6MPosIT0R WANTED to take posi-:
tion June 1st on live weekly. Must
, be capable. Plenty Of work and
good reliable type-setter. Give refer
ences and state wages expected.
; The Herald, New England, N. D.
r. @ ts'a 5.16.5t
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TRANSFER AND STORAGE

We have %uneQualed facilities for
moving, storing and shipping honse-
hold goods. Careful, experienced men,
also retail ice and wood. WACHTER
TRANSFER CO. Phone 81; Office
NO. 202 Fifth st.
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- - ~
. LIVE STOCK
tlA>1A%>HAAA44>$
ST, PAUL

HOGs-Pecepits 1900; SC, lower;
range @7.25 to $40; bulk 500 to
17:25. 9
CATTLE-Receipts 1900; killers
steady; steers IS TO- &8.25; cows and
heifeFs $3.50 to 1928; calves, steady,
1915 to 50; stockers and feeders,
STEADY, $3.50 to S7.75.
SHEEP-Receipts 1870; steady,
lambs 80 to 50; wethers Sc to $7.25;
ewes 50. =, ".% ~. "5r'"f y.
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You have not read all the news i'm
til you have read the want ads.
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81 s.EoR coal.

The Bismarck Evangelical Hospital
wants bids on Ignite COAL delivered
in its sheds land also prices not de.
Iivered into its sheds: The contract
is to u for one year. Every bid
must accompany "a test Of the coal to
be delivered 3D. =. : ..ns :st;
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids. Bids must be il by Ma Msl'a!y
%, 1915. @l&e'rIr.. = FIT
THE BISMARCK EVANGELICAL
HOSPITAL, Bismarck, N" ID. 5-1s-6t
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FOR RENT-Suite OF Z rooms, mod
ern, also basement rooms. Furnish
ed or unfinished, and 4 room cot
tage, Phone 1888. as- 5-l6.5t
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ROOMS FOR RENT

FOR RENT-One single room, 81 per
month. Phone o89Ii. 40S 3rd st.
..... ..s . .ra ri .6t
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and 1O-100th Dollars ($1,43l.1 10Y and
in addition thereto the statutory at.
torney's fees and expenses Of foreclos-
ure and sale. I'D e.-s."
Dated May II, 1915.
JAMES S. HOOPER,
GAIL E.. HOPPER,
LLOYD z. HOOPER,
Mortgages.
4. Miller, Zuger & T%illotson, attorneys
for mortgages. Bismarck, n. D.
n. ys 5-1S-25; 6-1.S-15c2
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FOR RENT-Eicely furnished front
room, private family; Ala 9Th street..
5.16.Gt
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NOTICE or SCHOOL ELECTION.
(SpeciaI District Annual rElection.)

especial District annual seIect'on.)
Notice is hereby given that on the
First Tuesday in June, being June l,
A. D. 1915, an Annual Election will be
held at the Will School in the Special
School District of Bismarck No. l,
County OF Burleigh, State of. North
Dakota, FOR the purpose of electing the
following Members of the Board Of
Education: ''' - ''H% wv
One member to serve for a term Of
three years for the City of Bismarck.
The polls will be opened at 9:o'clock
a.. M, and closed at 4 o'clock p. N. Of
that day. 80 =. 49,. ~,
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., this 10th
day OF May, A. p. 1915. .
by order Of the Board Of Education.
-f RICHARD PENWARDBN,
5.1e.13t Clerk.
You have not read all the news ln-
til you have read the want ads.
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WORK WANTED

WANTED-Work by lressmaker, 307
4th st. 5-12-6t
Evening star., 1915-12-10
COMMODORE J. H. SEARS
is DEAD AT ROME, ITALY
Had Record Of Thirty Years Of
Active Service in o.. S. Navy.
Was Sixty Years Old.

The death Of Commodore James H.
Sears, U. S. N. retired. at Rome, Italy,
mas been reported to the Navy De-
partment. He was born in Bingham
ton. N. Y, in 1855. and his last active
service was as naval attache at Toxic
and Peking in 1909-10.
Commodore James H. Sears had rec
ord of thirty years of active service in
the United States Navy. He was
Schley's flag officer on the Brooklyn in
the battle of Santiago. He was detailed
to bring off the landing party sent
ashore from the Baltimore by Schley.
then In command of an American
squadron in Chilean waters, during the
Barmecidian revolt, and was for some
days in a Chilean prison until the
Americans were released when Schley
threatened to lombard Valparaiso. He
had charge of extensive surveys that
made the Alaskan waters safe for
mariners, and was selected by Admiral
Mahan as one Of his two principal aids
in the course of instruction in the
Naval War College, Newport He also
had charge of the photographic Office
at San Francisco, the New Orleans
lighthouse district and other impor-
tant naval posts at times in his career.
and devoted much time to naval in
struction.
Evening star., 1915-12-10
SMALL FIRES REPORTED.
Blaze in Kitchen Causes $50 Dam
age-Slight Losses Elsewhere.

Fire in the kitchen on the second
floor of 1906 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest this morning about 2:30
o'clock did a small amount of damage
A pan of grease became overheated,
caught fire and filled the kitchen with
smoke. The blaze reached the air
shaft and threatened the destruction of
the upper portion of the building, but
prompt response by the fire depart
ment prevented further spread. Po-
licemen estimated the loss at $50. w
H. Plummer occupies the premises.
Two small boys were blamed for a
fire in trash barrel on the premises
of William Amiss, 80 New York ave-
nue.. yesterday afternoon. The occupant
of the premises extinguished the blaze.
Only about IS damage resulted.
A defective gas stove yesterday aft
ernoon was responsible for a small fire
in the house of William Chase, 1903
10th street northwest No damage re-
suited.
No 8 engine company last night re-
sponded to an alarm sent in for small
fire In a storage yard near 18th and C
streets southeast. The blaze was
caused by a small quantity of gasoline
igniting. but it caused no damage.
An overheated stove yesterday after
noon caused a small fire in the house
of George Gordon. 813 G street south
west Gordon suffered slight burns
while extinguishing the fire.
Evening star., 1915-12-10
TO OBSERVE FIFTY-FIFTH
MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard i. Hagan Will
Celebrate This Evening at
Home Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard l. Hagan are to
celebrate the fifty-fifth anniversary of
their marriage this evening at their
residence, 152 A street northeast. Their
children, grandchildren ,and few of
their intimate friends are to be pres
ent to take part in the celebration. One
of the guests expected was the brides
maid at their wedding, Mrs. Virginia
Stewart of Alexandria, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Hagan were married in
this city December 10, 1860. Mrs. Ha-
gan. prior to her marriage, was Miss
Sarah C. Phillips of Georgetown, D. c..
Mr.. Hagan is q civil war veteran. and
in the G. A. r. encamp-
ment here last September. For several
years he has been a member of the As
sociation of Oldest Inha bitants Of the
District of Colum mbia.
The couple have five children and
seven grandchildren living. One son
and five grandchildren reside at Ell
rama, Pa
Evening star., 1915-12-10
TAKES x-RAY PICTURES ::
WITHOUT USING RADIUM
DR.. Amador Of Mexico City Has Also
Discovered a Cheap
~
Substitute. rE,i

MEXICo CITY. December 18.-Dr.
Manuel Perez Amador. director of the
government institute for biological re-
search, announces the discovery Of
method for taking X-ray photographs
without the use Of radium. Crookes
tubes or expensive apparatus of any
kind.
Employing an ordinary plate holder
of a camera. DIR. Amador placed the
body of lizard on the outer surface
of the opaque slide, under which was
a Photographic plate. A short distance
above the opaque slide he suspended Hn
ordinary tin shade of an elentric lamp.
to the inner surface of which cryatals
of highly purified white sulphur had
been made to adhere. The resultant
radioactive rays penetrated the body
of the lizard and the opaque slide and
impressed a perfect image OF the skel-
eton and the internal organs of the
reptile on the plate inside the holder.
A large number of scientific men witt
messed the demonstration.
DIR. Amador claims to have discovered
a cheap substitute for radium during
his experiments of the past eight years
with the radioactive properties Nof
white sulphur. =
Evening star., 1915-12-10
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS MEET.
Negular Business Session Is Fol
lowed by a Dance,

The High School Teachers Associa-
ton last evening held it's first general
meeting of the season at the Brighton
apartments. Following a short session
the meeting was turned aver to Dore
walten. chairman of thelprogram COM
mittee. Dancing followed the formal
entertainment and refreshments were
served William J. Wallis of Eastern
High School is president OF the or
ganization.
Miss Florence E. Stonebraker played
a piano solo, Miss Margaret White of
Central and Mrs Caroline De, Haas
contributed vocal solos, as did also
George OConnor. Herman C. Rake
mann gave two violin solos. Edwin
Callow read several selections of a
humorous nature.