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Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
VAST RICHES HIDDEN
Wealth Brought to Light Only
by Death.
London Newspaper Records Cases
That Are Remarkable In the lido
synerasies Of Nature That
They Reveal.

After the. accidental death OF
sn,nster who had lived in Twickeh'
ham for many years all alone ana III
circumstances which sugges'ea Po''
erty. property valued at many 'nou'
sonds OF dollars was found in her cot
tnre. which was sadly in need OF re-
rair. London Answers states.
Money was discovered all over the
house, deeds OF property and STOCKS
and shares were found stuffed under
meath mattress, II was also louh"
that the old lady had in two banks
over $4,000. nearly $1,000 In the post
ONCE savings bank, and that she haa
i,sured her life in four Offices for
sums totalinC $4,000
Nor was this all. The whole OF 'he
interior Of the cottage was esahora'e'N
furnished Its walls were hung with
valuable oil paintings by "ellknown
artists and lying about everywhere
were rings and other personal adorn
ments. set with diamonds. opals' rn'
bios and other precious stones
The old lady was eighty when shc
met her accidental death, and. AS sh"
left no viii. and. 1t would appear no
relatives. all these good aud chatt"ls
revert to the crown.
Hut this Twvkenham treasure mouse
sinks into !usignihcancc beside anoth-
cr discovered within walk ot IL al
Chiswick This house is one of the
hjVrcs, I'm that riverside suburb, ana
arnareptlv one OF the most deserted
,s windows unCurtatned, its large
grounds a wilderness Nobody seemed
70 know much about 1t. but suddenly
the police paid Il visit.
Tho house OF ls rooms proved a
perfect cave Of Aladdin The interior
was elahorately furnished while on
the walls hung many beautiful paint
,nrs. including four nv that greatest
~ English masters. Sir Joshua Key
nolds
HAT this was only tho beginning 81
wonders Every room WAS packed
with costly treasures Gold ard silver
vessels were heaped into oupeoarda
iewelrv and precious stones packed
loose In chests and drawers
There were dozens OF cases OF cat
lcrv. table silver, vases tHlaid Viii
gold. valuable pottery. boxes fui' o'
silver and t"welry beautiful cmhr"ia
erv and lace, bed and table 'tn"F
withou, end. rugs and skins ART
b thousand thiugs stlli urmentson~ ~
: which required tine cf paniech
n{rons 70 remove M wonder, tna~s'!
1 when Il Is added that the tr"asar'
trnve included. among so much al ih'
k rich and rare. - gas-cooktaE stoves
and 40 asbestos heating stoves
The tttscuxrry of the safe contain
tng much az the more valuable jewel
= " was the result of a smart piece o
>. detective work Behind = brass h@d
q stead one Of the officers uot'cea tha
d there we're n dozen or mere e'ntsossn'
3. rosrttes TO all appearances th"
o formed rar, os the wallpaper dcstEf
pu, the qutckwitted searcher trie
& them all and found that one had ~
v vnlvcd Further investigation resoale
u a keyhole.
II Within two minutes safe va
Is found containing thousands of pounds
a worth Of vaiuabes tn" whole plac
a was sort of den of tho Forty Thtevc
n. 4 receivers storehouse. the result {
10 countless hurglaries
a Sometime ago an old woman ~H
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
London naiIles Reduce Size.

London Decreased advertising rev
enue and a shortage in the supply OF
necessary for the manufac'
ture of white paper have resulted In
an agreement by the propr.etors o'
London's newspapers TO reduce the
number Of pages.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
sina Hymn as Two Negroes are
HANGED

staryille Mtssissippi-Etsh thou
sand persons sang mere IL
and of Pure Delight as two negroes
Dat Sealers and Peter Bolen, were
hanged here The HYMN was sung NJ
the negroes request. The hanging
took place in a pasture surrounded
bv hills forming natural amp'thea'
ter
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
Two Chicago Youth. Get LII. rsrms

Chicago--Walter F Weed. is years
old and wilburt A. Hard. 81 years old.
were sentenced to life Imprisonment
for the murder of William Well. q nor'
ist whom they strangled April ..
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
n,ntes Exile Home Destroyed.

Rome.-Austrian artillerymen have
~wsntoniy destroyed" the historic cas-
tie At Iitzana, near Roverto. where
the poet. 0aate. passed his exile, ac-
cordinx TO the fthsa Nazionsle.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12

Sea Cliff. l.. Ankle Deep Too. the
view hydropiane. which sank OF City
Island on its trial trip q month ago.
struck \ submerged rock of Sands
Point while running 50 miles an hour
and vent to the bottom
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12

New York--Ths large planters and
shippers of blue point oysters from
Great South Bay waters attribute the
present very promising condition OF
their stock to the unusual abundance
OF rain.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12

Iausanne-A ddisratch from FRANK
frot on Main states that NJ Paquet.
manager Of the Persian bank. ana
chief Of the board Of the reform OF
per~sa's finances. has been asssssf
mated at Tehersn-
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
a. goo 600 OH Land Deal.

Houston. Tex.-one of the biggest
deals in oil lands in the southwest was
contaminated here when Jose de Soria
completed the sale TO White q Sin
clair Of Tulsa. Okla. Of a large tract
In the PaRuco tMexIcol fields for
purchase price OF over si.ooo. .eoe. -.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12

Kansas City. Mo.-Alfred 5. Wocaf,
ss wears old. 3 pioneer merchant. fs
dead here. With a brother he came
to Kansas City in 1879 and established
a mems furnishing goods store.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
Girls Attacker Lynehed.

Trilhy. Florida. - 4 mon al
tackled the Jail at Dade City, arerpoW-
cred the jajler and lynch@ WIZ
Leach. a negro, charged with attack
ing a white girl.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
Hou,ds Close on NEGRO.

Kansas City. Mo.-A posse with
bIoodhounds was believed TO be close
upon the negro who attacked the wife
of Ned Stafford at her home near Lib
ertv. The dogs kept the trail well.
closely followed by the farmers.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
u.rr;.o,,. Navy Secretary Dies.

BROOKLYN. n. Y. - Benjamin r.
Tracy. secretary Of the navy under
President Benjamin Harrison. died
here The general. who was IS years
old was injured in an automobile col
hsion Decoration day.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
SEVEN NATIONS JOIN IN Pro
TEST OVER LONG CON-
TINUED WAR.
CONFER AGAIN THIS WEEK
Drastic Action May Follow Rejection
OF Proposals, But No Envoy Has
Suggested that Force Be
Used to Quiet Trouble.

Wayhington. n.--PrOgreSs toward re-
storing peace in MEXICO was made by
the diplomatic representatives OF the
principal Latin, american countries IN
conference with Secretary of state
Lansing
An agreement was reached TO dis
patch at once an appeal to the fac
tional leaders and MeNicans generally
to end the strife that has devastated
the country for four years,
This appeal will be signed by Ar
gentina, Brazil, Chile Bolivia, Cru'
quay and Guatemala and will folio"
the lines of President Wilson's note
of June . in which he urged the rev
olutionists to compose their differ
ences and unite in setting up con
stitutiona government.
To Send Appeal TO Governors.
That all MeNicans' helliserents and
noncomhatants may learn of the ac-
tiyities in their behalf, the appeal Will
be sent not only TO the heads OF the
different groups Of warriors hut TO
the governors OF each ot the - Mex
ican states.
The conference recessed after
reaching this agreement to await
developments Another meeting Is
scheduled to be held in New YORK
this week, probably Tuesday, by which
time it is hoped the program will have
received the official sanction OF all
the proposed signatories.
Drastic Action to Follow Rejection
If the Mexican leaders reject these
altruistic good offices action OF a
more drastic character may follow
No definite plans in this regard, how
ever. have been formulated by the
conferees. First they desire to give
the Nexicans every opportunity tc
put their own house in order.
The diplomats. as well as admins
tration officials. are hopeful that The
step will have the desired effect, ant
that It will be unnecessary to reSor
10 sterner measures None in th'
conference suggested military fnva
sion
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12

I.apaz. Bolivia The draft OF
treaty drawn up by Bolivia and Para
quay. delimiting the boundaries OF
the two countries, was published by
the La Paz Diario.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
Hunter Kills Companion.

Mount Vernon. Ill.-Lee Osborn. 70
wears old. was accidentally shot ana
killed by Harry lawson, IL. They
we're squirrel hunting.
Marble Hill press., 1915-08-12
MASKEDM0BAWA|7sIRA TRAIN TO QUESTION PRECEOEN1S
U. S. DOUBTFUL ABOUT sRlTisN
CLAIMS.
Exporters Ask Secretary Lansing Ter
Strong t,ote on Hoid'ns Up
EhtpnlertS.

Wa>hincton, n. c -- SecrefarF
lansing viii have ready for snhmI@-
sion 10 President Wilson when the tat
ter returns 70 Washtus Oh, draft of
an answer 20 The recent BRUSH mote.
refusing 10 @Nd Interference vii"
American commerce. on III" high sea-
1t was understood the secretary " vAt
question the applicability Of the pre-
cedents cited by the British in SUP
mort Of their hlog kaGe methods. ana
reiterate the American demand that
they be abandoned
The president II VAS supposed
would have a draft to compare with
Secretary Lansing's.
Exporters Want Strong Note.
Unless the net result IL an extreme
* forcible communication, II Has pre-
dicted tremendous pressure viii be
, brought hy American exporting and
! jmportinr intp-ests 10 force mes
| sage bordering on an ultmatan TO
| London,
| Janslng'S note "a Austria. replying
| to the latters plant uf unneutrahiF
/ In American munitions shipments IL
! the allies. will not be dispatched. II
| was understood. until the president
return, 1t is ready howevef and
simply repeats that In neutrality
interests. which the United States in
terprets differently from Austria, ths
existing rules cannot be 'a"nsee
| while the war continues.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05
,


Three prominent stage stars are an
n"unccd for screen appearances at the
Colonial this week ON Monday and
Tuesday Virginia Pearson. the origi-
nal Vampire with Robert liilliards
"A Fool There Was" will make her
Colonial debut on the big Four pro-
gram with Joseph Kilgour. Naomi
Childcr- little Bobby Connolly. the
famous Juvenile Robert Gaillard and
other Nitagraph stars In the Blue Rib
bon feature The Turn OF the Road"
This picture was originally booked
for Tuesday only, but after privat.
exhibition, the Colonial mana gernent
found the picture So very good that il
VIII IL. shown for two days 1t tells
u story OF 4 devoted wife and mother
VINO spends most of her time in the
care OF hcr little son, Jack. Her hus-
band Is ideal, until the tcinptress
comes. IN the person OF Marcia Will
bur Miss pcarsou). AN old school
chum OF the wife. Marcia is n born
coqUettc and exercises her arts on the
husband. The husband gives way TO
his inflammation and the two eiope but.
after chain of incidents. the husband
and wife are happily reunited.
w cdncsday and Thursday Valli Valli.
last seen at the Colonial in THE High
Road VIII be seen in the latest Metro
release. The Woman Pays" This
versatile favorite is supported by an
excellent cast, including Marie En-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05

that II WAS possibly true that the per-
formances were lasting too lonE. AZ
ter consultation with his associates he
agreed upon the change already an
nounccd. Triangle plays are hgrc-to
stay. he declares.
There viii he no diminution in quail
ity. merely In quantity. The orchcs-
ira, so that there will be no mistake,
Will play in the afternoon from 3
until o'clock. and In the evening
from until II o'clock.
The Disciple" which is the big and
stirring drama for The opening pro-
gram under the new Triangle policy.
as has already been told. stars Will
liam 5. Hart. IT tells the story Of
the effect on minister in the wild
West OF the information that his wife
has left him. He turns regular bad
man. After weeks in the mountains,
his child becomes III. and 1t is to save
her life that the reconciliation with
his wife is brought about. OF course.
there are many gaps to be filled in
this Dricfcst of outlines, and Thomas
lncc. under whose direction the pla y
is produced. has filled those gaps on
the screen in his usual artistic man
Ecr.
The comedy feature OF the first pro-
gram Will be the Sennett production OF
Her Painted Hero"
The new Triangle program should
meet the requirements Of all. both as
to length Of performances and quality
of attraction.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Continued from sixth Page1

IN the first season of the thcater. III
-, ciassed as one OF the best trick
oicycle-riding acts In the business
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05
FIVE FEATURE rIiOTOPLAYS
nOONEU I.NR NI.I.I< Ar ISIS

The Isis seems to hay. been fortu-
nate enough to secure an exceptionally
attractive program Cor this week.
Monday and Tuesday the William Fox
I'm. The Family STAIN" will be eX-
hibited. with Frederick Perry. an actor
"ho has firmly established himself in
the good opinion of Richmond audi
c'Iccs. in the leading role. The Fam
ily stain" is filmed from the mystery
story of Emile Gaboriau, Il story In
which the plot develops from the sub
sti;ution of two babies both the chill
dren Of the same father. but different
mothers. Grown 20 manhood. the child,
deprived OF his birthright. attempts to
secure his reinstatement. There is
much OF mystery; there is murder
and there is the final solution Of the
mystery leading TO the capture and
conviction OF the real criminal 1t is
SAID to be Il typical Fox picture, with
all the thrills and all the love interest
usually attaching 10 'hc Fox produc-
tons.
Wednesday begins tho weekly ,hree-
day Paramount offerings, beginning
with Mary P!ckford In Little Pal" In
this play Miss pickford portravs "A
half breed. who rcnounces her love for
the happiness and safety of her sweet
heart 1t IS departure from the roles
usually assigned to Miss Pickford but
the press reports are to the effect that
she is c'nlncrtly successful in salts
flying her audiences
Thursday ana Friday bring Blanche
Sweet, bu, in two different plays.
Thursday she will he seen In The Cap
tive" delightful romance. and on
FRIDAY she viii appear in The Clue"
described as a political detective drama.
dealing with certain international in
rigucs, diplomatic and otherwise
Plenty Of excitement is promised
throughout the action OF the play
The week closes with Emily Stevens
IN The Soul Of a Woman" or "Dcs-
any. from til" Metro Studio It tells
of the love Of a woman wronged. and
or the ultimate surrender of the man
who promised her his protection Ii
likewise tells o: tho red2rnption Of a
woman after years OF sin through the
mother love OF her
Taken by and large. the Isis offers
very attractive picture menu FOR the
week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05
NEW TRIANGLE rI.il POLICY
VIII. SAriSEl EVERY HnnN

IL isn't often that the public admits
'hai u Is getting too much OF good
thing. yet tina, is the reason ,hut is
causing Jake Wells TO Grange tho
Triangle policy at the Bjou from =
one week to q scrgiN.okly
change OF program and from ,wo-a-
"ay 10 continuous performances The
new policy goes into effect to-morruw
when the performances viii begin at
- O'Clock noon and continue until II
o'clock
For the nrst half of the week there
VIII bc offered the Triangle .ystonc-
Scnnet, comedy. Her Painted Hero"
and William ;. Hart. in the Triangle
Fiue-Arts- production, The Dis
clp!c" Beginning Thursday tho pro-
gram changes and nu ail-Star comedy
cast will b. seen in the Triangle Key
stone-Sennett comedy. saved by
Wireless" followed by the TRAN
g!e Fine Arts Griffith production.
The Martyrs OF the Aiamo." with
what is described as an all-star cast.
The two plays on each program Viii
require just an hour and half for
their presentation. The same aug
mentcd orchestra remains and will
heretofore.
that the performances We're lasting too
long. and he also heard praise for the
picture plays which was lavish He
frequently heard the comment that the
audiences were Eettin: too much for
their money. and after serious con-
sderation he came TO the conclusion
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05
COMEDY AND STRONG DRAMA
BILLED At LITTLE I!IEtTE.I;

For the first three days OF the week
the Paramount attraction at the Little
Thcater VIII be Victor Moore in his
latest photOplay. "Chimnic Eaddcn out
Vest In bringing before ita photo
play public another "Chi,nmie Faddcn"
story the management o; the Little
Thcater desires 10 lag emphasis on the
TACT that "ChijDm.e Faddcn out West"
IS not cowboy or wild-and- woody
West story. but sparkling comedy
that has no bearing on the previous
"Chimmie Faddcn" story presented al
that theater. -
"Chimmic Fadden on, West" is en-.
lirc!y different. and is TO be seen here
for the first time. Chilnmia Fadden
~ chnra cter likely to live as long
az other famous youths OF fiction
What happens 10 him when he goes
out Vest becomes a mining prospcctor
and tries the simple life viii be IN
ter.st!ngly screened at the Little Thea
ter.
Eor the last half o. the week the
attraction will be Dustin Tarnum In
a picturzat!on OF Booth Tark!agton's
famous story. The Gentleman From
Indiana
After leaving tho university. where
he has been one OF the greatest foot
bah stars In years. John IIarkl.ss
dustin farnum) plunges into the thick
Of Indiana politics through pUrchas-
iur the Platvilie Hcr;,ld and fcar!csSlv
smashing the corrupt political machine
o! Rodney McCunc.
While this in y few words Describes
tho gist of the play. it by no means
conveys 10 the reader the photoplay
that has been built around Booth
TarkinSton's, very human story.
Toithe man or woman who was born
In q small town the main street Of
Platv!llc "ill seem picture OF tho
ola homestead. 70 the city-born II
viii bring a view OF what 4 country
town really looks like And tho char
actcrs are tn" everyday persons one
meets In town OF this kind. The
local political 'hpss": the university
professor. vino had fallen from grace
Ivy his low" for liquor. but reforms
when offered Il helping hand; the leader
OF tho Whi:ecaps and his crew Of ru:-
fans. IN" girl who has been adopted
by her aunt in the city, ali are true
to ,ifc.
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press. Edward brennan and John f.
bowers. Tito picture is an intense
shapes the career of Il group Of mon
There arc many gripping situations In
the production. II Is said. ending with
II realistic storm, when Il tree is
struck by lightning and crashes upon
the crowded floor OF q ballroom.
For the weekend comes Robert r.
Mantcll with the beautiful Geneviere
Hamper in Fox production. entitled
The tnfaithful Wife" supported by n
fine east Their frs: and only other
appearance on the screen WAS in The
blindness OF Devotion" Il is said
that In The Unfaithful Wife" Mr. and
Mrs. Mantell are even better than In
their hrst success. Patl.e News show
ing the latest happenings throughout
the world, will be an additional fea-
lure OF each change of program
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05

III the first season of the thcater. 1t
30 ciassed as one OF the best trick
oicycle-riding acts In the business.
archie Nicholson and company. three
mon with an Instrumental act. are also
iaVorably known here. They play upon
variety OF Instruments. employing In
their performance perhaps the great
Gel variety OF band and orchestra in
at,uments used by II team OF vaude-
Vile performers
spectacular animal act. which will
close the show. Is Harry Howard's
i.ohies. one big novelty is the exhibit
tioh of musical training given by the
ohetIands and n troup of terriers The
ponies are little beauties and remark
ably we'll trained. Their playing on
pens and other melody -maliing devices
~ said TO verge Oh the uncanny. while
'he goggles are not Il whit less sagaci-
Gus The bow-wows do a series of
dances tina; invariably score Il laugh
ing hit. The stage setting for How
ara 4 Ponies Is among the pretticSt yet
arranged for an act of this character.
The big feature of the bill for the
latter half of the week viii be one
act musical comedy entitled The Earl
and the Girl" There are nine charac-
ters In the piece. seven girls and two
men, and the company carries its own
scenery, electrical and mechanical de-
vices. The book and lyrics of THE
Earl and the Girl" are by Dark Nc
Boyle and the music by Leon de Carter.
Pretty girls. good comedians. cXccp-
tionally fine voices and bright music
are promised
Other features of the second show in
cludc Paul Lavarre and Brother. an i'm =
ported gymnastic act: Laurence and
Laurence, Il singing coincidence and ri,
eccentric knockahout fun!uakcr, and
Fred Roberts. The Man OF Many.
Voices" who is bringing Il novelty
single turn
Northern light., 1915-03-01
lliel:lS biz.

 And stood there for some time, and about 9 o'clock saw i'll the 6istan- ce my pastor coming, and this caused me to brighten up, and said to myself Well here comes another vOt for Christ. So when he came upI sait il my happy mood, Good morning, p1stort, Cool morning, brother Joe,' s id he
 ''l s1id, 'Isuppose you have come to voteoo" 'Yes. " "All right: here are the tickets, holding one out to him" Ire looked at 1t a;.d then slid; H-otller Joe, that's uot my plrty looked bli:;k for q mir ute. the:l veltured to sly, what not your party;ain't you the fellow that prayed with me for year, ard talked with my childl e:l ag4ints the s.ioon. and gave my wife sympathy! and now this is not yoir party
 Well, l can't help It. lie said and walked away 10 2 s q loon keeper %gan,st whom he had preached, and took q ticket from the saloon keepers $ hand a:ld voted 1t the saloon keeper following him right Up to the ballot box. Turning and pointing his finger, the saloon keeper said to ne, Joe, he lil made of the same kind of stuff you are
 This was too much for me, and casting my blllot from me, I started hone. When my wife saw me she s;i<'. why, Joe,I thought you were dow at the poll?' .=="
 So was, but I am thru.
 My wife looked astonished and
Northern light., 1915-03-01
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT The following pointed sermon needs no comment from u>.
 UTn UpC0'r
'J0 HESS

"J0 HESS"
 THE reformed pugilist tells II w his pastor ne1rlyc q q him to baoksliGe. The following is telIi;g address, delivered by Jo" Hess, tie reformed pugilist.
 The "esrest eve:- came to goi: Q back to the old hell life was thru tie inconsistency ol my ow:: astor Tllis is the wy 1t came about.
 II stood ct the polli:, g place of tie wlrd that I lived +. in the city of Rochester, K Y ' was oa hand early SO that when the poe ope: ed the first hlllot would be a bal.ot or Christ. Some twelve O fourteen saloon keepers were standing around, ard I became a:l object of their ridicule ard jibes a:ld sco1s; but, like Paul, that little thi:lg Gid rot move ne, md, holding my ballot above my head I said to the boys; 'Eoys, l2st election was with you, but this time will cast my ballot, not against you as mel, but against your inferno. biz. md, ladies and geAtlemel. the first ballot that went into that b K that morning we:lt i'll fore h r i and humanity, and I felt good. But ot my surprise ore of the q O il keepers stepped out of the ranks, and taking my hand Ill his, said to me the boys: Let's not say anything against Joe hereafter, for we see Ee