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J. w. BrazeaI MESSER R. E. & 1. co.

CROOKS and check -raisers, no use try ing to raise Peerless checks; they are written in one color. red, the only acid proof ink 1926 Jefferson Bank. Main 1961
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ROEBUCK SPRINGS bungalow; owner left city, sacrificed for $2350; located on lot 150 feet front, facing south east and overlooks golf links. Has six rooms, hardwood floors Terms $350 cash, balance to suit See $. B. Reece of H. D. Williams & Co.,. Gnc. ), 703-6 Jefferson Bank Bldg. Main TIT.
 117-3t-su-tu-th thu
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FOR SALE-6A acres on Belt R. R., North Birmingham. l.. G. Pettyjohn, 1702 9th ave.
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NOTICE

WOODLAWN COTTAGE. with rooms and bath. good neighborhood, one block of car line; price. s2000. on terms of s1Q0 cash and $25 monthly. or will accept vacant lot or auto as part payment. Main 5941
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ONE CENT A WORD
FOR SALE

RATES-Onc cent a word n day; no ad. taken for less than 25c for first inser- ton. Cash must accompany order.
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7-ROOM. 2-story house located on South Highlands; modern; hardwood floors on large lot size 50x140; a very beautiful home and can be bought for s5700. See Kendrick & Harrison Realty Co.,, 1927 Jefferson County Bank Bldg Phone Main S222
 BUSINESS CORNER, lot 5Ox1O0, im- proved with Broom house, now rented for S45 per month. located within two blocks of new postoffice site, on paved street; this place can be improved with five stores and rent for $250 per month; price s1S500. Would consider good, un- 1ncumbered residence on North or South Highlands as part payment. For further information, call A. B. Lonergan Realty Co, 15o12 Jeff. Co., Bk Bldg Main 753S
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FOR EXCHANGE-5-r cottage at South Park Station; Groom bunga- low on Southside: Groom cottage East Lake w c. Tyler. 2317-19 2d ave. Phone 7097 Main
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FOR SALE-The finest compartment veg etable wagon in the city; have estab-
 lished, paying route in West End w.
 R. woodward, care Hagan-Dunlap Drug
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-31

55s SCI ar 1867
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4 II y
trancfng melodies Of the Luders'
score, the reason Is easily understood.
for. there probably has never been
written a musical comedy SO musical
~ effective as The Prince of Pilsen
The all star revival nov on tour is to
play return engagement here April
William c. DeAIille. the playw light,
is the author OF Poor Old jim. in
which joe Jenerson.s son is playing
N Keith vaudeville
Ned Weyourn. Who is sponsible
for the staging OF Ohm Cort's revival
OF George Hobart and Jean
SchWartz's musical comedy. THE Ham
Tree" in which Mcintyre and Heath
Will again star, says he has secured
twenfy7four of the hest cIog>jig, soft
shoe and breakdown dancing girls in
the country for the production. The
Ham Tree, will be the attraction at
The Robinson Grand Saturday after
noon and night April
Taylor Holmes will play the hole
of Gecko In the revival of ..Triiby.' =
When the run OF the play is over Mr..
homes VIII star in S. Mr. Aiyd's Mys-
terry
- O
1t is a bizarre and mysfffying en-
tertainment that is presented by the
LIE Roy, Talna and Bosco troupe of
ma gicfans. which puzzled and de-
lighted a large crowd Tuesday night
at the Robinson Grand For more
i han two hours last night they puz-
n Trr1 h SIS mi
palms and passes. clever feats of
mental telepathy and elaborate mag
ic illusions. sg
Interspersed on the bill of magic
are SOME vaudeville acts of merit.
One OF the hits last night was Santo
.Santacci. ynung man with an ac-
.cordecn. who produced tremendous
amounS o, melody from the instru-
ment. AiarFello,a prorean jugg1er,
opens tie show with some new
stunts. Throughout the performance
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4 Bosco supplies comedy. assisted By
u his ira 7ned dor. is
sSsrraiESLa Roy and Mile. Mercedes
Talma are the principal performers.
land their demonstrationo Of the art OF
Il legerdenfaiH won the admiration Of
1.-THE crowd. Mr. lie Roy has created
isolne new illusions and has added
i.noEel touches 20 some of the tlLt1
Zones He introd uced new cabinet
tricks. one known as the ghosfly syfs-
1t being very clever
The much talked OF Iaindoo rope
trick had the spectators puzzled and
Ishaking their heads dubions1y ana
they roundly applauded the illusion.
/ LIE Roy did others equally as puz-
tzlirF. among them the disappearing
tcanary The trick was done twice.
once from the stage and il an aisle
I IN the audience. Its second perform
ance left the crowd more puzzled
than the first. Mile. Talnla is yicaci-
Gus and very clever in palming and
passing coins. Bosco had fun at
finding rabbits. stockings, gcorsets and;
other articles from pockets of unsus-
pecting onlookers- The final iilu-
sion is a STARTER. in which live lion
plays 2 part Effie presents study
in psychology consisting Of the read
ing of MESA gss Written by the audi
ence. she pleased and hafied the
crowd
Aurora Floyd adapted from the
famous play eff the same name, is the
toppiece today at the BEou theater.
It is a drama Of English country life
and the Australian bush. with cen
trail figure far removed from the CON
yentional type Of heroine. Miss Louise
Vale. Franklin Richie and Jack
Drummer are the principles II is a
drama OF elemental human impulses.
with punch in every scene. :F7lirt-'
atious Lizzie furnishes lot CT fun,
[ the bill
Thursday Miss Edith Storey Harry
s3lorey and Donald Hall VIII be seen
/; in "l1Te Silent Plea three part
Broadway Star production. IT CON
tains a dramatic appeal for the wid-
! owed mothers allowance and was
produced in cooperation with Sophie
Irene Loeb, member Of the New York
stole commission Of wodoved mothers.
A good sized crowd saw. the second
performance OF "A W0n1an of SfTs-
terry" last night at the Palace theater
and all We're delighted with the offer
ing 1t was rare dramatic treat,
especially the second and third acts.
which are very good Two perform
ances viii be given today and tonight.
will be the ever popular spoon night
For the last half OF the week an
exciting Mexican play, At Vera Cruz
Will be given. This IS a play dealing
with the war situation in Mexico as
1t is today and one that should interest
everyone as 1t is right up to the mine
ute
A new big night will be inaugurated
Thursday evening. Ii IS known as
pay night
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engagement al the odeon theal1ter to

engagement al the odeon theater to-
night.
The show fol. the last three days of
The week VIII be the Empress Musical
Comedy Company, composed OF seven
girls and three men.
The excellent program showing to-
DAY al the Orpheum theater will please
all who attend Episode number fif-
teen of The Master Key the most
magniicently pictured serial drama
ever produced in film form. IS shown
! in two thrilling acts. This is staged
and played In far on India. and the
wIerd scenes and peculiar descriptions
make il exciting and soul thrilling.
Robert eEonard aad Ella Hall support
ed bS IN all STAR cast OF clever play
ers take the leading roles Late war
pictures from the European conflict
are shown. together with Than
housaT special drama. Little Bobby. \
and several other interesting photo
L.pIays
.The Black written b. f.
Fllli.ps CppsRkei:il and featurines
Herbert Rawlinson and Anna Little II
q great serial drama 10 follow The
Master Kes.
Na+gares Mayo. aut.lor Of Babv
Afitie and Twin Reds' has comolet
ed n neN pla..s which will be produced
b. C!iTer assaroseo.
Tine idea az a perfume Of such Inyss
| JefiDns properties that Il will trars
form human natures is not 4 new one
ticash IL is said ne.ei: 70 have been
WORKED out So con.sa is as in High.
-J.nks. n which cones 10 The Rob:naon.
Grand ,hes:er april High Jinks'
may be regarded as a soE of reduc-
ton OF lha heavy trasedy OF Or
Jeky and Ir. HYDE 10 the terms ofi
farce a drug ia De swallowed. h1S
ever. wrought tie transformation us3
the uprient Iekvl into the monster
/ tIsde Rhflc in High links It is a
perfume that makes the coward a lion.
the pessinais:. an cuit:nist and, as one
critic, put it, the DeMocsat a Reprl-
l.can.
The plaviet- 'rhe NIeansst Man On
Earth, N by Everet: R:.sizEa. in which.
1aitaa Dinshart has been PLAYING, Isl
TO &c Eaaie into a play % usi.il leng.51
yhersvnr there is 5,.ftsic there is.
2 iaroag OF listeners in an arsor:sf.l
promulgated by one Of oDi. piiilosnpiF-
e-s. How applicable iris might be.
to Gustav Is.lders remarkable GEM
position in THE Prince C = Is. e.
vn,isicsl comedy with beck bt Frank
PiyleS. which is nov IN ifs en;n rs1s
:.rs. still delishtins throngs There
1llises be a reason for q record 50 rafa
ard - these who have heard the ems
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-31
FAIRMON7
Duck Pin Team Wins Contest
from Earl Knapp's Gore
AIIey Five.

The Gore alley second fiye-man duck
pin team played the Temple alley
second fEe-man team of Fairmont on.
the Fairmont alleys Tuesday night
and was defeated BY pins in the
contest.
The local team ma.ds good!
showing and the scores made by the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-31

Taylor Holmes Will play the hole
OF Gecko in the revival of ..Triiby. .
When the run Of the play is over Mr.
Holmes Will star in Mr. Myd's Mys-
terry,
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.GREA r COMEDIAN
ON ODEON SCREEN

ture is laugh IRON start TO finish
and shows Chaplin at his best.
The other pictures fo.. today are
The Van Thornton Diamonds Two
part Selis drama featuring Edith
Johnson and Biograph drama en-
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Charlie Chaplin, World Famous
Funny Man, a Special At
traction There.
go --.- mn E..

special attraction this after
noon and evening the Cdeon theater
offers the latest Charles Chaplin COM
edy entitled SIN the Park THIS pic
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The plarfet- The s1eansst Man On
E.arti, by Everett: Rasi5!a. in which
Aitaa Dinshart has been PLAYING, Isl
TO ce made into a PLAY % usual ler.stEi
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-16

ers ana attaches, their salaries long IN
arrear, realize it is a bad season for
the show business and are fully aware
the returns from a sheriff's auction
will pay little If any of their salaries.
Then Bill Hull, acrobat, remembers
the great diamond Santley gave La
Belle Oefore the lion Lancelot killed
her-inspired to the deed by the jeal-
GUS clown Splinters. the show believes.
Gossip as TO the value of this great
gem has been rife about the circus
since Williams, the billposter, brought
it in from the woods where he said he
found it and lost it TO Santley at dice.
IL this diamond were recovered ii
would be an asset that would perhaps
pay all salaries when sold Bill Hull,
the acrobat. remembers Sankey, the
stabIeman, was one who snatched at
the diamond. Hull knows Sankey. In
a previous season. with smaller show,
some of the animals had been stabbed
Mt Sankey's.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-16

bowed sadly to the dust, trudged on be-
side the patient pony.
The smart tallyho ratified on and ere
long drew up before the portals of the
Powell mansion, and Arthur was as
sisted off by his whilom friends.
Such is the power of suggestion upon
drug weakened mind that Arthur had
thrown aside all depression and worry
soon after entering his luxurious home
Physically his strength had almost full
~ returned. and the plotters rejoiced
to see that under the stimulant admin
istered and their cajolments the panic
stricken remembrance of his encounter
with Esther had been dismissed by Ar
thur as an Illusion.
4 half hour later Esther and Quabba
part at the alley entrance that leads
to Sankey's stables. Esther dons her
cloak again TO cover her gypsy attire
and removes her headdress and thus
carried seems Il passing shopgirl. nor
does she attract undue attention as
she slips quietly to her room by the en-
trance of me hotel on side street.
Quabha stands gazing after his young
mistress wistfully until she has turned
from the street some blocks away.
Then Quabba is reused by hand upon
his shoulder and turns to see the
swarthy face of Luke Lowell.
But meanwhile what of the Santley
circus! Santley. the coarse grained
tyrant owner of the show, lies dead in
the morgue downtown Beside him is
Splinters. the clown. who killed SAINT
ley and shot himself. and with them
is the disfigured body Of la Belle. wife
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me sllerIn IS INFORMED. ana the aero

The SIIerln Is informed. ana the aero
bat, donning an overcoat to hide his
tights-for the sheriff's, seizure has
Sankey's stable With the sheriff and
the acrobat go policeman and the
manager of the circus pro tenn.
They have reached the stable yard
in an auto just previous to- the arrival
of Quabba with his monkey and pony
and street piano cart that he stable
here While Quabba faces Luke Low
ell at the alleys mouth. the sheriff
with the acrobat and others are i'll the
stable Sar.,ey has been in the loft
searching va:i.IY for tie diamond
where he hid il beneath the hay lie
comes down the ladder and faces the
sunlight from the open door. and there
between him and the ia. ,light. gleam
ing like Il star. bangles from the ha!
rack over the pnny.s empty stall the
diamond from the sky.
Just as SanEey grasps the diamond
from where it had been left unseen
by Quabba in his pony's hay the sheriff
and his party are ut tire door and grab
the Sinking stableman.
Out from the place they sIrugge. the
diamond glittering in the sun. clutche1
in Sankey's grimy hand. that is in turn
clutched by the others In wrestling it
from the desperate stableman the dia
mond is passed almost against the eyes
of Quabba and Luke Lowell. who have
hurried upon the scene from the alley
mouth at the first sounds of the strug
gle.
How well they know that dazzling
jewel! 1t had been fortune for them
both. fortune briefly held and quickly
lost
The next day the papers ring with
the account of the recovery of the dia-
mond. the aftermath of the great cir
Gus tragedy The value of the diamond
can hardly be estimated. the Los An
geles papers say. There are conflict
ing stories as to how it came into the
possession of the dead circus proprie
tor. This only is known: 1t will be
sold at sheriff's auction as an asset of
the Santley circus, bankrupt
Homer Graydon. millionaire, reads
the story. Homer Graydon Is old In
years. but. as he says, young at heart"
Wicked at heart would be the trueF
saying.
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fng-she was not Tor nm. Like XII
that. But yet there stirred in him the
old sense Of affection and mingled with
it sense of shame. Bad as the brute
gypsy was there had always been some
thing fine and tender in his regard for
Esther To iniure her had been no
part of all his wild plans to make mer-
chandise o. what he dimly surmised
was the Stankcy secret-and Hagar's.
Lnke's mental processes We're slow,
but he was quick to realize he had hest
have time 10 think of how he should
meet with Esther again did he wish
to regain her confidence. as he now
desired Is do.
Luke Lowell rose from the curb even
while cogitating upon these things and
concealed himself behind the tree. But
he could have stood plain upon the side
walk for all he would have been seen.
for Esther and Quabba, their heads
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Seek Proper Balance.

The true ideal both for the parents
and the child is balance In character.
The old Greeks did not fail while they.
lived out the maxim: Nothing too
much" The prodigy is no special
comfort to himself or to his friends
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Mantea Her zoo .shut.r

Little Laura's mother was opening
an egg for her. The child. looking at
the whole eggs in the dish, remon-
strated: ooh, mamma, / don't want
that kind. ] want a shut egg. II you
pleased"
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of Splinters, the clown, killed by the
lion Lancelot. a triple tragedy and
all because of a woman's coquetry and
the diamond from the sky!
The new manager Of the circus Is
optimistic. He is inclined to believe
''the big blow off," as he calls the
tragedy, will be great press stuff for
the show But the triple tragedy and
the panic and riot that followed it
have brought the creditors-who are
numerous-down upon the show, and
IL is seized for debt and will be sold
at auction. The disconsolate perform
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-07
"SPRINCY" WEATHER
IS PUT TO ROUT
Mercury Pounded Down by Chill
Wind-Minimum of Is Above
Predicted For Tonight

A strong wind, which gained in We
locity during the hours between mid
night and dawn, put the "springy"
weather of Wednesday to rout and
brought decidedly lower temperatures
to Detroit Thursday.
And II Is to be colder still. with
light snow and cloudy conditions.
The temperature has fallen from
10 TO Is degrees In the lake regions
during the last "a hours, and is much
lower in the western states and south
TO the gulf" said Local Forecaster
Conger. Cloudy conditions. with
snow and lower temperatures are in
dicated for this section Thursday
night and Friday morning, with fair,
cold weather coming In later on Fri
day.
THE storm area is central near
Sault Ste Marie and Is drifting slow
~ eastward. II caused general rain
Wednesday over the lake region.
south to the gulf and east to the coast.
Light snow is reported today In the
lake region.
There will be strong westerly
winds throughout the day and the
mercury will probably slide down 10
about 10 degrees above zero before
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-07

body outside OF a meeting. When the
defendant in this case used the word
lobbying i'm connection with the
statement about seeing Bolton he
showed that he did not attach any
criminal intent TO the word see
Judge Mayne interrupted with .
Isn't bribery a form OF lobbying;
Not TO my knowledge, said Mo-
loney Lobbying, as It is generally
accepted. is not criminal
Moloney also asked that the case
be dismissed on the ground that the
plaintiff. in his declaration, maintain
ed that Walkers remark charged the
OF crime on the part OF
Bolton
Nothing has been introduced here
to prove that Mr. Walker charged Mr..
Bolton with a criminal act" main
tanned Moloney.
Jack Knight, Of the department OF
public works. resumed his testimony
when court opened Thursday morning.
Fred Robinson. former estimator OF
the Tenth ward. now alderman;
Harry Berman, cafe proprietor. and
Estimator Nichols, OF the Seventeenth
ward were also on the stand. All
testified about hearing Walker say he
was told he would have to see Bolton.
Bolton. they said, told Walker that
"he had put his foot in II and would
have to prove It." Walker then said.
according 10 testimony. There is a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-07
COURT SPECTATOR
ATTRACTS NOTICE
Toledo, the Ice Man." Takes Ex-
traOrdinary Interest in
Homicide Trial

All through the trial OF Boleslaw
Bastosiewicz, kitchen fireman OF the
Hotel Cadillac, on the charge OF shoot
ing and killing John Petruszewski.
alias Schmidt. in the basement Of the
hotel some time ago, young man
known only as Toledo, the ice
man" has sat at one OF the attorneys
tables, eagerly taking In every word
~ the testimony; hearing his name
mentioned many times, and nervously
working his fingers, as the testimony
is given. He has attracted the atten-
ton of Judge Connolly, the jury, the
attorneys and the court officers. He
Is the object OF much gossip and spec.
ulation.
Bastosiewicz, the prisoner, a slow,
phlegmatic person who struggles des-
perately with the simplest questions
and answers, is Offering as his de-
Tense nothing but the repeated state.
ment that he doesn't know anything
about the shooting.
Practically the burden OF testimony
against him Is that other employees
swear he had often said that II he
Loot his Job, he would kill Schmidt.
And he lost his job. just before the
shooting. There was revolver shot.
scramble and a lot OF smoke. Bias
tosiewicz was nabbed.
He says that Toledo" also quarrel.
ed with Schmidt about drinks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-07
French But Three Miles
From Aifkirch, Claim
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMlIS.
(Stdf Correspondent United Press

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS,
(Stdf Correspondent United Press
PARIS, Jan. uninterrupted sue.
cesses at every point of contact with
the enemy is claimed by the official
and unofficial reports received from
the front today. A determined Ger
man aerial raid directed against Dun
kirk and the ammunition and supply
bases In that vicinity is reported to
have been defeated by the accurate
fire OF the French aerial guns noun
tanned about that city.
IT. the entire region between the
Lys and the sea the French artillery
has been uniformly successful and has
silenced several OF the German main
batteries There have been no infan-
try movements in this section because
OF the Hoods. The rain continues and
the entire country Is inundated to a
depth, at certain points, of several
feet Only on the high ground can the
troops be retained and they are sim
ply guarding the flooded trenches.
Desperate fighting took place last
night and today in the vicminity OF
Lille. The Germans made a deter
mined attack against line OF trench
es under cover OF mine throwers and
artillery. The onslaught was so ter
rife that the French were compelled
to abandon the trench, but later, when
reinforcements had been brought up
they attacked in force and recovered
the coded territory.
TO the east of Rheims the Germans
have been checked in determined
advance by the explosion OF mines
directly in their front. In the Woevre
region attacks near Watwiller and
kolschlag have been repulsed
The French, II is stated, continue
TO make progress In Alsace and today
are holding woods three miles to the
west OF Altkirch. The general move
ment TO take that town continues, and,
although progress is necessarily slow
1t Is declared to be none the less GER
tain.
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PARIS CLAIMS
SUCCESSES ALL
ALONG LINE
Continued from Page OneD

Continued from Page One)
the aerial guns are on duty IN renew.
ed strength. And the police have been
instructed TO enforce 10 the very let.
ter the dim light regulation.
These precautions follow the discoy-
cry that German Zeppelins have been
cruising near the straits of Dover. es-
oorted by armed German biplanes. II
Is believed their appearance indicates
they have been sent up to determine
air currents and the like preliminary
C a general raid on England and prob
ably on London. The Zeppelins. IL is
stated, were plainly seen from Dun.
kirk. although they did not approach
close enough 10 come within range OF
the fort guns. The scouting bi.places.
however, did, and we're driven back
by fusillade In which one was hit,
although the ayiators escaped.
Both the Zeppelins and the bi-planes
mounted light machine guns, accord.
ing TO the latest word received here.
II Is believed here than II German
raid materializes IL Will be directed
at one OF the big naval bases in at.
tempted retaliation for the British
raid on Cuxhaven when one OF the
super-Zeppelins was put out OF com
mission on Christmas day. The Brit
ism aerial squadron, however, Is In
readiness for any hostile demonstra
tion.