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Formal announcement OF the can.
didacy. Of Mrs. William Cumming
Story Of New York, for a second
term as president general Of the
Daughters OF the american RevoIu:
ton has been made with the EN-.
phatic endorsement OF some OF those
leaders who opposed her In the last
election. Among the state regents
who arc out In open endorsement Of
Mrs. Story is Mrs. William Haimes
Smith. of Parkersburg, formerly an
%endorser Of the Scott ticket, which
was the anti.Story faction. The or
iginal Story women are exceedingly
optimistic al to the success of their
leader. It'll thought here the opposi.
ton of Mrs. George Thatcher Guern-
sey, who has been state regent Of
Kansas for seven terms, and who is
the Scott candidate, will not have
following enough to prevent the So
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ual Complimentary" second term.
Mrs. Guernsey is the first woman
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this office, and is leaving no stone
unturned to obtain the office.
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The association Of eastern fruit
growers are holding their annual con.
yention In Washington this week
with headquarters ate the Raleigh.
Many Of the fruit growers from the
eastern section OF West Virginia are
In attendance. The. delegates were
received bS the President at noon
Tuesday, after which they met in
business session. J. N. Rothweil, OF
Martinsburg. made one OF the Tues.
day addresses. S. II. Fulton, OF
Sleepy Creek and William Campbell
Of Charles Town are, also taking an
active part in the meeting. /.
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with her pen as she was on the
stage. and betting was slightly in her
favor. The conspiracy to keep the
identities Of the author and the cast
secret resulted in a complete sur.
prise equalled only by the clever
program which followed. The cast
for the playlet was headed by Mrs.
Brown, a recent addition to the con-
gressional %hostesses, who took the
part OF Dolly Madison. Supporting
Mrs. Brown were, her younger sister,
Miss Hazel May, Mrs. d. G.. Goodwin
and Mrs. Howell Smith, and Mr..
Reed.
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Mrs. Hunter H. Moss, Jr., wife Of
Congressman Moss, was one of the
assistant h~ostesses at the reception
and tea given this week by the pupils
Of Miss Mason's school.
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Senator Chiffon for the remainder Of,
the season, and have been the re.
ciplents Of much social attention
since their arrival in the capital.
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04

these islands, and, small though they
we're, they were looked upon as impor-
tart future assets.
Samoa's Strategic Position.
The islands of the Samoan group ac-
CURED some years ago by Germany
ana now lost TO 1t occupy position in
the South seas which would make
their permanent loss a serious blow
to the Germans. These islands lie
in the direct line of mail steamers
between American ports, Hawaii and
Australasia. Upolu and Savaii are the
German islands, while Tutuila and its
adjacent small splotches Of green, are
possessions of the United States. The
German possessions have been, tenn
porarily. at least, wrested from her.
The soils Of this island group are lux
uriantly fertile, and copra--dried CO
coanut-is produced here in large
quantities. Tropical fruits, yams, ar
rowroot and other agricultural prod
ucts are brought forth in abundance.
1t is, however, as a strategic port of
call, an advanced harbor in the Orient,
that Germany set her highest value
upon these South sea possessions. For
time the Samoan islands were under
the control of the British government
and German consuls. The control OF
the islands which existed before the
war was effected by a treaty made
in 1899. The total area Of the group
is about 1,750 square miles, of which
the German share is 1910 square
miles. There are eight inhabited
islands in the group, with total popu-
lation of $4,000, of which 33,47s live
within the confines of the German
islands. These figures include only the
native population. The number Of Eu-
ropean settlers is negligible.
The climate of Samoa Is found by
some to border upon perfection as
climates go, and by others it Is dis
missed with a vague notation that it
is supportable. Perhaps the delight
full descriptions by Robert Louis Ste
venson, who. on account of lung
trouble. took up his permanent resi-
dence there in 1886, and who lived and
worked eight years after the doctors
had given him up, can best be trusted
among all others. Germany found it
difficult to persuade her sons and
daughters bent on immigration to
settle in the group.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04
DANGEROUS GAME WITH BULL
Popular Pastime That Marks the Gel
ebration of Feast Days in
South America.

In the interior of Venezuela and Co
lombia toro celeado is a feature OF
fiesta days. A principal street OF the
town is roped off and wild bull ID
liberated. From eight to ten mounted
horsemen enter the improyised arena.
their only defense against attacks OF
the bull being their superb horseman-
ship and knowledge of how to twist
the bulls tail in such manner as to
cause him to tumble over. While the
attention of the bull is attracted by
some of the party a horseman dashes
from the rear at full speed, gives a
dextrous twist, and over rolls the bull.
This sport is not without it's danger,
and almost every coleado festival adds
to the hospital list. The honor of be
ing champion bull-tail twister develops
keen competition, for the winner is
crowned with flowers by the prettiest
girl in the village. Some performers
become SO expert as to be sure of
their twist at a specified point, the
great achievement being to bring the
animal to the dust just in front OF the
balcony of ones ladylove.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04

while the larger island is crossed by
innumerable streams, with their head
waters in the interior mountains. The
Germans built government station
here IN 1907, and since then have made
considerable progress in the task of
civilizing the natives, VINO were EN-.
ployed to do all OF the improvement
work. Up to a few years ago the male
portion of the native population
scorned all clothing, while the women
considered themselves dressed fol
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04

There was but one vacant chair;
and as she saw Warrington nowhere.
Elsa assumed that this must be his
reservation. She was rather glad that
he would be beyond conversational
radius. She liked to talk to the
strange and lonely man, but she pre-
ferred to be alone with him when she
did so.
{ She began as of old to study care
lessly the faces of the diners and to
speculate as to their characters and
occupations. Her negligent observa-
ton roved from the pompous captain
down to the dark picturesque face of
the man Craig. Upon him her glance.
a mixture of contempt and curiosity,
rested. If he behaved himself and
made no attempt to speak to her. she
was willing to declare truce. In Ran
COON the man had been drunk, but on
the Irrawaddy boat he had been sober
enough. Craig kept his eyes directed
upon his food and did not offer her
even furtive glance.
AAO w 90 hON III q AoPRy SS~%sN -
mind. He had taken passage the last
moment to avoid meeting again the
one man he feared. For ten years this
man had been reckoned among the
lost. Many believed him dead, and
Craig had wished it rather than be
lieved. And then, to meet him face to
face in that sordid boarding house had
shaken the cool nerve of the gambler,
He was worried and bewildered. He
had practically sent this man to ruin.
What would be the reprisal? He
reached for mangosteen and ate the
white pulpy contents. but without the
customary relish. The phrase kept
running through his head: What
would be the reprisal? For men or his
ilk never struck without expecting to
be struck back. Something must be
done. Should he seek him and boldly
ask what he intended to do? Certainly
he could not do much on board here
except to denounce him to the officers
as a professional gambler. And Paul
would scarcely do that since he. Craig,
had better shot in his gun. He could
| tell who Paul was and what he had
done. Bodily harm was what he really
feared.
He had seen Elsa, but he had worked
out that problem easily. She was sure
to say nothing so long as he let her
be; and with the episode of the hat
pin still fresh in his memory. he as
suredly would keep his distance. He
had made mistake, and was not like
ly to repeat 1t.
But PAUL. He finished his dessert
and went off to the stuffy little smoke
room, and struggled with Burma
cheroot. Paul was smoker, and
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04
Elsa Stared at the Vacant Doorway.

sooner or later he would drop in. He
waited in vain for his man that night.
And so did Elsa. She felt indignant
at one moment and hurt at another.
The mans attitude was inexpIicable;
there was neither rhyme nor reason in
it. The very fact that she could not
understand made her wonder march
beside her even in her dreams that
night She began to feel genuinely
sorry that he had appeared above her
horizon. Just before she retired she
leaned over the rail, watching the re-
Election of the stars twist and SILVER
on the smooth water. Suddenly she
listened. She might have imagined it.,
for at night the ears deceive. "Jah.
jah!" Somewhere from below came
the muffled plant of Rajah.
Next day. at luncheon, the chair was
still vacant. Elsa became alarmed
Perhaps he was ILL., She made in
quiries, regardless of the possible mis-
Interpretation her concern might be
given by others. Mr.. Warrington had
had his meals served in his cabin, but
the steward declared that the gentle
man was not i'll. only tired and irrita-
BILE, and that he amused himself with
trained parrakeet.
All day long the sea lay waveless
and unrippled, sea of brass and lapis-
lazuli: brass where the sun struck and
lapis-lazuli in the shadow of the lazy
swells Schools of flying-fish broke
fan-wise in flashes of silver, and por-
poise sported alongside. And warmer
and warmer grew the air.
Starboard was rugged up for cricket,
and the ships officers and some of the
passengers played the game until the
first gong. Elsa grumbled to Martha.
There was little enough space to walk
in as it was without the men taking
over the whole side of the ship and
cheating her out of a glorious sunset.
Martha grew troubled and perpIexed.
II there was one phase of character
unknown to her in Elsa it was irritabil-
ity; and here she was, finding fault
like any ordinary tourist
Where is Mr.. Warrington?
81 don't know. / haven't seen him
since yesterday" Elsa dropped her
book petulantly. 81 am weary of these
Mandy pamby stnrics"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04
(1EIRlYlLALf{!NS |
LOST ISLANDS!
Rr1

every occasion when wearing tiny lit.
tie aprons attached to a slender coard
around the waist, with, possibly, the
addition of some stray tattoo marks
and great sunshade hat made of palm
leaves. These natives, also, have ad..
hered with great consistency to can.
nibalistic traditions.
There was a mere handful of Ger
mans resident in the tiny capital,
which was guarded by so native police.
The islands are very near to British
possessions in the same group and but
short sail from Australia.
The climate of the groups is that OF
the tropics, but the water wastes on
every hand and the mountainous re-
gions near the coast made these Ger
man colonies very habitable for the
whites. Mangrove thickets, sage and
cocoanut palms and valuable woods
abound. The natives cultivate yams,
taro. unusually delicious bananas and
an atrocious tobacco, the last so bad
that not even a European accustomed
to his homegrown product can enjoy
the Solomon island smoke.
Every effort was made by the I'M
perial government to encourage the
development of plantations here. The
soils and climate are admirably adapt
ed to the growing of rubber, cocoa
beans and cocoanuts, and much of the
German energy was expended in the
production of these. Much was ex.
pected by the Germans from a proper
development of tropical farming upon
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04
SYNOPSIS.

Warrington, an American adventurer,
and James, his servant, with a Gagged par
rot, the trio known up and down the Ir-
rawaddy as Parrot & Co., are bound for
Rangoon to cash a draft for 300, 900 rupees.
Elsa Chetwood, rich American girl tour
dst, sees Warrington and asks the purser
70 introduce her. He tells her that War
rington has beaten a syndicate and sold
his oil claims for 10000. Warrington
puts Rajah. the parrot, through his tricks
for Elsa and they pass two golden days
together on the river. Martha, Elsa's
companion, warns her that there is gos-
sip. In Rangoon Warrington banks his
draft, pays old debts. and overhears and
interferes in a row over cards. fihds that
the row is caused by an enemy, Newe-
Craig and threatens to shoot him unless
he leaves town. Elsa Is annoyed by Craig
and stabs him with hatpin. Warrington
bids Elsa good-by.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04
n7AJz1El12LLL OoZR4NY

It's sign to ward off eyil." he re-
turned
Are you expecting evil?"
Il am always preparing myself to
meet it. There is one thing that will
always puzzle me. Why should you
have asked the purser to pick out such
tramp as was? For was tramp"
Il thought explained that"
mot clearly"
We'll, then, l shall make myself
clear. The sight of you upon that
bank. the lights in your face, struck
me as the strangest mystery that
could possibly confront me. thought
you were ghost"
"A ghost?"
Yes. So asked the purser to in
troduce you to prove to my satisfac-
ton that you weren't a ghost. Line
for line. height for height, color for
color, you are the exact counterpart
of the man / am going home to marry"
She saw the shiver that ran over
him; she saw his eyes widen; she saw
his hands knot in pressure over the
rail.
"The man you are going to marry!"
he whispered.
Abruptly, without explanation, he
walked away, his shoulders settled, his
head bent. 1t was her turn to be
amazed. What could this attitude
mean?
Mr.. Warrington" she called.
But he disappeared down the COM
| panionway.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04

SAAC lSldnQ possessions LnaL were
~ valuable to the nation chiefly as
coaling stations, but that are of
interest for other reasons Among
these islands the most extensive are
the Solomon group, of which a writer
for the National Geographic society
says:
When a man has learned to live
without ambition and to turn his back
on hope without regret, then the
islands of the South Pacific are ready
to receive him as their own. Yet to
them turned Germany when its appe-
title for empire led it forth upon its
tedious quest for unclaimed places on
the earth.
1t therefore happened that at the
outbreak of the present war Germany
had sovereignty over those two insig-
niicant dots of land upon the endless
expanse of the South Pacific, known as
Buka and Bougainville, of the Solomon
group. These islands were small, but,
nevertheless, were an asset to a ma
ton interested in the far East.
The generation 81 Germans that fol-
lowed the empire-builders of 1871 soon
felt the need of colonial expansion,
but when they looked around it
seemed that every foot of the earth's
worthwhile surface had been taken as
a colony or a sphere of interest"
However, about 1884, the German New
Guinea company was formed and Ger
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04

In South Dakota the automobile has
been found a great success as a prairie
dog exterminator. A piece of hose
slipped onto the exhaust conducts the
gases into the deg hole for few
minutes, when the hole is covered
with earth. That is enough FOR the
dog.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-04

man warships began a careless brows
ing In the Pacific.
The gunboat Adler (Eagle) took pos
session of the Solomons on October 80
1886. A German-English convention in
1899 left Germany in possession only
of the two most northerly islands In
the group. OF these, Bousainville. the
larger, is 1876 miles long and between
25 and so miles wide. Buka is about
80 miles long and from five to ten
miles wide. Together their area is
about 1000 square miles.
Have Good Harbors.
Both islands have good harbors and
both are rich in forests and in excel
lent agricultural soils. In Buka, how
ever, there is a lack of water supply,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1915-02-24
Weekend Party.

Miss Celeste George. the bright and
accomplished daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. SAINT. B. George, who stands
high in her classes and who is favor.
ite with the faculty and students Of
Columbia college, entertained a bevy
Of her pretty school mates during the
weekend, at the lovely home, Of her
parents. Those in the party were:
Misses Ellie snd Maude Breeden, Edith
Pervis, Nellie Kirke, Willodine Elliott;
Messrs. Paul Aughtry, Herbert Welles,
Bennie Black, Max Werts, Julian
Sharpe, Aubrey Elliott, students OF
the South Carolina Cn 'e'sity, and
DR.. Rice B. Harmon ami h. X. Roof,
of Lexington. They certainly had
delightful time and r"turned to Co.
lumbia cheerful and happy. all glad
that they came and ioatn to leave.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1915-02-24
;: Fearless Alma is Here.


Lexington is being treated with
visit Of Fearless Alma and her man
ager, Mr.. @. NJ. Haring. Who appears
at the high school auditorium here on
Thursday nighsin addition to series
of motion pictures which runs all this
week for the benefit of the school.
Alma has appeared in all the promi-
nent theatres in this country and
promises treat to tie eyes here. She
appears in the largest and most gor-
geous costume ever on the American
stage. She appeared in Leesville last
week sndewas highly appreciated and
coaxed to repeat. Mr.. Haring promises
the public a good entertainment all
this week. They carry good repn-
tasion as the best on the road. What
the press seen recommends the same.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1915-02-24
Gov. Manning Removes Board
of Regents ofHospital
for Insane.

Governor Manning was prepared to
send to the senate before adjournment
q special message in which he would
make known his summary removal
of the board of regents Of the state
hospital for the insane. This mes.
sage was written to state that Dr..
Julius II. Taylor, Of Columbis had
fled his resignation as member of
this board, and it had been accepted :.
No reason for the removal of che
regents was stated in the message, it.
is understood.
The board was composed of James
a. Summersett, Of Columbia, chair
man; Dr.. Taylor, a. Il. Dean, of
Greenville, J. D. Bivens and Frank R.
Hunter.
A new board will be named later
by Governor Manning. Though this
intended removal of the regents WAS
subject to approval by the senate, it
developed, when knowledge of the
purpose of the governor became
known. that the senate would confirm
such action.
Governor Manning is authorized to
take such action by provisions of Sec
ton s, Article ~ of the state consti-
tuition, and also by the provisions of
the recent act OF the legislature en-
powering the governor to reorganize
the administration Of the hospital for
the insane by changing the personnel
of the board as his judgment should
dictate.
The intended removal Of the regents
was described as the first of an ex-
pected general change in the officials
of that institution.