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elephant. which, as soon as he saw the
reporters. hegan OF ms own accord To
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shine OF n winning personality, 10 H.
coming to the small city and It's news
papers was all event: to the country
town II was like q refreshing breeze
from some wonderful oasis Of an exotic
cline. 10 represented achievement.
adventure. He was the Merlin who
could c~onJure alluring visions from
prosalc tanbark and make weather.
beaten canvas a pavilion Of tho clouds.
He was whsked into town as II upon
some magic carpet; no rubbed his
Aladiin's lamp. ana all men FASTENED
to do his bidding.
Toly Hamilton was above all "A
prince Of illusion, some press agents
there arc who are willing to bare tho
bones Of things, To reveal how this or
that wonderful net Is dcyclop'd-how
tina beautiful lady really disappears
from the cabinet. He did not believe
IN destroying mystery. His policy was
10 carry every part 10 inc tnu. MS
theory of press agcnting was well dcrl-
nnstratcd when he gave his famous
big Parties up at the winter head
quarters Of the Barnum Il Bailey
show at bridgeport, Conn.
Thosc functions We're the prelude
usually to the opening Of the big show
at Madison Square Garden. a com
pany OF newspaper men IA taken from
New York in "A special car 81 that they
might get sono first impressions Of
what the circus was to have for the
approaching season. II always hGp-
pcncd that at the country part Of tho
headquarters there was much spring
ploughing to he done and. AZ it Is very
difficult to get ordinary horses in the
Nutmeg state, the bull elephants had
10 drag the bright shares through the
moist earth. II would have been not
IN character for Tody Hamilton Ia
have admitted To any That he had
arranged that little comedy for the
beneht Of the newspaper fraternity.
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sentative British organs OF public
opinion was unheard of when the big
show went to tho Isle of Albion. The
indefatigable and irrepressible Tody
by sheer force Of his personality over
came the prejudice against printing
such matter and he eve %ins!nuated in
the prim columns OF such sheets as the
Manchester Guardtdn halftone pic
lures Of The wonders of tho big show.
In Paris he convinced the editors
tina the coming OF a tremendous
amusement aggregation to the Galerie
des Machines VA an epoch making
event. which In Justice to every reader
should be cmblazoned In tho most
favorable positions the paper could
AFFORD. His point OF view was SO
novel. his argument so adroit and
convincing that tho French editors
yielded to him and praised what they
called his American audacity!A
One OF tho many lovable qualities Of
the nature OF Tody Hamilton was his
interest IN children. He could appeal
to the hearts Of youth and to the
youth which Is In the hearts Of us all.
Among the Innovations of his time was
Wv" "pH"'hS ody at tlS CIRCUS, al
which the greater part Of the mouse
was given up each year TO the waits
OF the various institutions. That It
was always noticed In tho newspapers
and that 1t drew forth many columns
OF newspaper stories does not In
any way detract from tho pleas
ure which It gave to thousands
OF young folks who have since
grown up TO manhood and
womanhood and do not forget in these
happier days the tail. deep chested
mar who was so interested in all that
they did on that day Of days.
When tho young folks came with
their parents az guests OF the circus
he saw to II that rhey had a box and
that there should he brought from
some mysterious hiding place small
elephants and girafres OF papicr
mache With which they could play did
they grow weary of tho three ring
wonders which hlled the vision Of their
! elders.
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slow arc you. Benz" "How are
you. SAM Hello. Ned: glad to see
YOU" "Wcll. well. and here's Jim.
looking younger than ever"
How laughter sped through the
dusty rooms. The sun dawned In the
clouded face OF the markets man. q
new light bcamed in the eyes OF the
cautious and statistical writer OF edi-
torial leads, the foreman In bedtick
tunic clad came numbering down from
tho composing room. In about two
minutes the pressmen were aware that
Great aud Only" had arrived. and
down in tine mailing room the hands
as they splashcd paste on the out Of
town wrappers said one to another.
"Tody Hamilton IL upstairs"
Then the Old Man. tho city editor
himself. raised his voice. He was
calling to me.
Take Il good story from Mr.. IIamil-
ton" said he.
ana ! ulu.
To every life at times there come
great thrills, and one of the greatest
sensations which Il cub reporter ex-
pcricnccs. or rather which he once
could experience. was for the first time
to address the mighty forcrunner Of
the circus by his familiar nickname
and like unto it was to be saluted by
Tody as Bill or Jim or John. Journal
ism has it's accolades Of arrival.
Tody Hamilton was a newspaper
mans man. A brilliant reporter and
news writer In his earlier days. he va
splendidly equipped with a knowledge
OF all the details OF "thc Business"
Every man who had touched printers
Ink instinctively recognized him az a
friend and brother. When he went to
Louisville, for instance. no vss-vels
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How wei ono remembers the writer's
who fv"egathercd at this annual out
lng. TIA" artists and the takers and all
of them. T.. W. Townsend OF Chimmie
F'add"n fame, Irwin S. Cbob. Will
Irwin u II host OF them. And one
recalls such groups as James Mont
g"ncry Flag. George Buchanan
Fife and Joseph Drum, representing
the spirit OF 1916. and little coter!es
here and there of men whose jmagina-
ton was fired and whose vocabularies
were numbered under the Todian
spell. Nobody knew or cared when
such festivities ended. The name and
fame Of the big Party. which fol-
lowed tho scientific and ocular demon
STATIONS travelled all over tho country.
and what was said n done was re-
pcatcd IN all tho newspaper shops.
1t was when the big circus reached
Madison Square Garden that the dean
was in true form. Things began 10
happen at Mott Haven and kept
popping.
Many stories are told Of tho large
salaries which no received. As a
matter Of fact he often got no salary
AZ III. lie uItW from the Management
about what he thought was necessary
to the success of his profession Of en-
tertaining and making life pleasant
for everybody with whom he came in
contact. When he needed the money
he just asked for 1t and at the end
Of the season. in the good old days. II
was merely charged on. At n time
he had $4,000 against him on the
hooks In ]. o. US and ut settling
time he was admonished by Mr., Bailey
To he just a little more systematic
about his expenses, Whatever he
wished In the way of extra features TO
attract publicity and public notice
was freely given. Dollars made no
difference when an effect was sought,
Probably tho greatest achievements
Of Tody IIamilton's career as a press
agent were attained In Great Britain
and France. where he implanted upon
tho newspapers the custom OF givinS
free notices In the reading columns "a
Q circus. The use OF pictures In con
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coined by Col. Henry watterson. the
editor of tho Oouricr-Journal. who
would give instructions that his friend
Col. Hamilton was to have absolutely
everything no wanted as far as this
paper Is concerned. sir. Whereupon
Tody. In order not to miss anybody,
would make the rounds of the whole
building. shaking hands with the en-
ployees in every department and
greeting them Just as though lie had
only been around the corner for a little
while and had drifted back. lilo had
within him the genius for friendship.
The circus Is IA realm of romance,
but there was something about him
that even transcribed tho limits OF It's
glamour. Hc was encompasscd by II
nimbus OF his own individuality. Wells
Hawkes.. who himself Is n veteran cir
cus press agent. hits or this trait In
the current number Of the billboard.
ut was at the tender age OF g."
he writes. that I read In the home
town newspaper to the effect: Genial
Tody Hamilton. the great press agent
OF tho Barnum & Bailey Circus,
Greatest Show on Earth. has arrived
OH number &c and Is registered at the
City Hotel"
Those of us who live In New York,
even those who have been busy in the
newspaper shops. can scarcely realize
what Tody Hamilton g TO the re-
Fglons of water tanks and OF single day
stands. lie was n Regular Person II
paladin Of the world Of gold and glitter
a knight errant who had come AS
herald Of a cavalcado Of splendor. lie
was the man OF the world who knew
everybody and everything and had
been everywhere. He brought the
latest stories< tho newest jests. the sun
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BY JOHN WALKER NARRING.
TON.

" HE big top of life Is folded, the
last stake pulled: st. Tody
OF tho Circus MaXimus has
ioined tho great caravan. crowned with
tho halo OF all the holidays he made
for his fellow men. Tho grist OF nc
crology has already been ground, the
obituary shroud cut and fitted TO space
and yet what II. l.. Hamilton was cam
not DO sung In that trite triad-born,
lived and died. 1t IL not OF tho press
agent Of Barnum & Hailcy's Greatest
Show on Earth that | would mainly
write, not Of tho adept in the artil-
lcry of ALTERATION. nor yet Of the
tame: Of agile adjcrtiycs, but ~ II.
T.. Hamilton advance agent OF happi-
ness.
T"ly Hamilton was a man whom
everybody fc't he had AWAY. known.
lie wa II singular blend Of dignity
an,l rcniality. All things 10 ali men,
his was an Individuality which inn
pressed itself upon thousands OF his
fellow beings throughout tho world.
A card index Of his acquaintances
would have filled a band wagon. Per-
haps he may have forgotten somebody
nc had met for the first and only
time in his life. but if SO nobody ever
knew ii.
The first sight | had OF him was
yeafs ago In the old Cleveland Leader
of'cs. Up the dark and dangerous
stairs nc came, this blond, broad
Shouldcrod son of Brobdi.nag.
do you know who that is?' asked
tho police reporter as one speaks To a
novice. "That land his voice took on
Q tinSc Of awc)-That is T'ody Hamil-
tpntH
$500 q
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A few pieces have turned UP that
arch@ologists have labelled Cretan be-
cause they were dug up in the dust Of
three or four thousand years above
what Is thought to be the site OF the
palace Of Knossos. where King Minos
ate EN- alive-or his minotaur did
and because they have much in COM
mon with other, Cretan relics 70 far
exhumed. and these few have quaint.
straight, nat pointed toed sandals ap-
parently strapped about the legs. Gre
tan artists denoted q woman by paint
ing her flesh white, 90 We know these
are women. The men are always
black; the trees are red and blue and
gray. These gentlemen had little ways
all their own. like Dur own futurists.
What will excavators i've thousand
years hence say when they unearth
one Of our futuristics?
Archeologists scrubbing faithfully
and carefully to eradicate from the
mural ruins the debris and dirt Of CEN
turles-sometimes It's . little matter
Of five or ten thousand years-have
had revealed distinct patterns upon
the fair legs OF court ladies. Snake
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comedies in ancient Eonic, to mark
them from tho footgear given over to
tragedy and from the bare legs II
sandals OF the audience. From socks.
We say stockings. The earliest stock
lngs were knitted In 1863. and Edward
VI. and Henry VII. were glad 10 wea.
them. We learn hat both these mon
archs had Spanish silk stockings. too.
william Penn wore leather stockings
when he was borrowing Pennsylvania
from the Indians. Behold the origin
of your chauffeur's l%cggings. , The
lesser folks OF old Anglo-SaXon days
were glad "a tend their swine in san
dals and bare legs, but our d!gn!taries
sportcd bandaged stockings. Puttees
are old. you see!
But everything's old. When fair
women want 70 wear trousers and vote
they should remember that the ANA
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squeezed and tortured into leather Is
as smooth and unbiemished as the
hand of an idler.
The cave woman had legs indubita-
bly,. to run from man. her master. She
needed them. Cave men drawings Of
her have been unearthed-a few. But
they are too crude to tell us whether
her legs were covered by nature or
barred by fashion.
Fashion In legs In Crawford days,
was more than fashion. it~was caste.
We lady had white stockings peeping
out from beneath her voluminous
skirts. white being the only proper
color TO wear. To be ostracized. then,
was to wear black stockings. har-
bingers Of the slovenly lower "clawses."
Did We see much Of ye lady's leg In
those days? Ooh. not ~ say much
except when she sat down hurriedly
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cred by tho shoes and stockings.
Of course. I do not claim that we COM
pete with the ancient Greeks vino fair
w%orshipped the foot and leg. Among
them. those were a~ppendages OF signal
beauty that men and women wore
bare. for the most part. Sometimes
tho women sported n simple sole fas-
toned by strings across the instcp and
ankle and the man had half shoes
laced before with thongs and pro-
tected with leather at tho hack. Years
Of loving caro- werc given TO the feet
Of the dancer. the muscles Of the run
ner. S%culptors preserved the beauty
Of the old Grecian foot and leg, over
fragments Of which artists still sigh
IN rapture.
And they arc worth signing over!
For the foot that has never been
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with her hoop skirts -. 80; down in
the back and up in the front. or ma
nipulated her weight OF wire and Grim
o!ine down u staircase. At such a
time she showed her pretty legs as
Enthusiastically as d. her g~randdaugh-
tcrs-let us confess it.-but with none
OF our f%rarkness. She hid her face
behind a fan.
woman's foot and leg havc had
many coverings in vogue since then.
We progressed as colorists n
evolved striped stockings. When the
stripes ran around they were to make
your legs look fat: II you took your
stripes up and down the elephantine
leg was to grow slender. Vain hope!
Skinny's legs were SKINNER than ever
and tho Jumbo lady was a sight! Still
style Is style. Polka dots arrived.
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ION are depicted in leather
~pantaloons studded with round metal
disks when they go forth to hunt, hut
that In the sanctity of their homes
they wrap their bare legs with a petit
coat.
The early Egyptians knew the art
of knitting, but whether they covered
their limbs with knitted things hero.
~c'yphics tclleth not The Greeks were
addicted to beauty and bare feet. as We
have said, and knitting had gone out;
tho Cre;ans. that stepping stone race
octwixt Egypt and Greece. were "A
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"1ME was when the Queen OF
Spain had no legs-and so.
presumably. no thought OF
stockings. As the queen. thus all
other our modesty was ex-
IRENE. We seated ourselves primly,
usually on the edge of II chair, with
knees close together and little. precise
feet turned nicely uut: and we blushed
when We had To mention the climbs"
OF u piano.
Style In skirts and department have
evolved gradually upward to the sum-
,ncr Of 1916, when tho most gcntcel,
dignlfed old lady crosses her knees
with candor and doesn't are a rap
VINO SAYS. What n good looking-er-
ankle" We have the prcttiest shoes
and stockings and legs in the history
Of the world--whcn the legs are COW
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-02-18

~ ef0aksn .ln make o.. good use ont
oi Harauard nH Mevrrs as Boston dI1
aui of Fut5'nh and o.sdy another Giant
battery. your Uncle Wurrrr Y. viii have
the Dodgers collecting their share pf
world serier coin The Dodgers now have
pitching possibilities only faint drop
below those at the Red Sos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
DUELTST DRAWS BLOOD;
BOTH STILL RUNNING
Amber Neighbors Shoot 1t Out.
Now Open to Peace
Proposals

For many days vesa Tesin, Of Ambler,
and his neighbor. Joe Neck, quarreied.
The more they talked the worse It got.
I'VE shall fight duel" said Tesin, by
way Of bringing matters TO n climax.
1T is done" replied Neck, defiantly.
Each appeared with a shining revolver
on n patch of ground near their home. An
early morning mlkman was pressed into
service as referee.
The duellsts peeled Oft their coats and
threw them on the ground.
The milkman dropped n can.
Bang! Bang! The t'vo revolvers spoke
almost at the same time. Then the com
batants ran in opposite directions, leaving
the milliman in the middle of the smoke
He saw a faint trail Of blood on the
ground in the direction taken by Tesin.
He followed the trail expecting TO find
Tesin's body at the end of It, But he
didn't. That was yesterday.
Late last night Tesin limped into the
Pennsylvania Hospital i'm this city with
n bullet wound in his right leg
About midnight Neck arrived at South
Bethlehem, Pa, 80 miles from the scene
of the duel He was suffering from nerv-
Gus prostraton.
The men are now 56 miles apart and
still inclined to head east and west.
Fesin agreed today to end the war with
n note IL Neck would compromise on q
wireless peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
PROTECT AMERICANS,
CRIES DAVID JAYNE HILL
Wilson's Policy Assailed-Prof.
Prince Fears Alliance of Ger
many and Japan Against
United States

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-DeclarinE
that within the last year several hundred
American men, women and children had
been done TO death on land and sea that
two states have heen invaded by armed
forces, and uniformed soldiers shot down
on American soil David Jayne Hin today
launched a spirited attack on the Admin
istration's foreign policy. He spoke at
Navy League meeting
"Have we ceased to be self-respecting
nation?" he asked, Are we so fond of
ease, so fearful Of personal danger that
we can satisfy ourselves with empty
words? If not, must resolve that
every American resource Of men or treas
ure will be spent II necessary to vindIcate
the personal safety of every American
wherever their legitimate business or the
necessity Of their situation require them
to be"
Implying that the time will come when
the United States will face Japan and Ger
many in alliance, Prof Morton Prince. of
Tufts College, advocated a fleet for the
United States as big as any other two
navies combined exclusive Of England
Sidney Ballou, former Supreme Court
Justice Of the Hawaiian Islands, declared
the United States was now fourth-rate
naval power
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
CITY DEMOCRATS ALLIED
WITH LIQUOR INTEREST
Committee Supports Liebel for
National Committee-Rival
Factions Slate Candidates

The Philadelphia Democratic city Com
mittee has lined up solidly behind the
"liduor Democrats" as the Palmer wing
of the party has called the Old Guard
Democrats who have announced their in
tontion Of opposing the candidates of the
reorganization" faction Of the party
The city Committee after a series of
meetings. held every night last week, has
Issued statement, calling upon the DEM
ocratic voters Of this city to vote for
CONGRESSMAN Michael Liebel, OF Eric, who
is opposing A. Mitchell Palmer for National
Committeeman. The committee indOrsed
the candidacy Of President Wilson, and
pledged him the support Of all the dele
gates from Philadelphia
Samuel y. Correll. a lumber merchant Of
Monroe County, has been selected as the
old Guard candidate TO oppose Palmer as
delegate to the st Louis convention from
the 26th Congressional district
Judge Ellis l.. Orvis. Of Centre County,
will head the reorganization state ticket
in the fight between the Democratic fac
tions He has been selected as the can
ddate for United states Senator. Samuel
b. philson banker Of Me"ersdalc. will
be the candidate for state Treasurer. and
Mayor James r. Murrin of Carbondale.
will he the candidate for Auditor General
Inc SeIeCllOI Oh lItSt ftllllulltS WAS an
nounced last night by Mr.. Palmer.
James $. Beacon, of Beaver County,
and Major General G. NJ. Clement of the
Pennsylvania National Guard have been
added to the slate of Brumbaugh candi-
dates for delegate at large to the Chicago
Convention Beacon is an old Quay lieu-
tenant.
Former Congressman Michael Donohoc
has been indorscd by the DemocrtiC city
Committee to succeed Congressman Potter
f. Costello in the 5th district. Other can
didates indorsed follow:
Fifth district, delegates to national con.
vention. Magistrate Edwin X. Bore and
Henry J. Burns; alternates. David Moffett
and Dr. John Darthmait Eighth Senator
ial district, State Committeeman John
l.. Fitzpatrick and G. Frank Lever.
Sixth district, delegates, city Chairman
b Gordon Bromley and Edward BenniS;
alternate, John f. Davis Sixth Senatorial
district state Committeeman, John j.
Green and a. Raymond Baff
For the Legislature the committee I'm.
dorced Charles Cunningham I'm the Eight
centh district; John Shade, in the Twenty
fourth. and John II. Hail. In the Twenty.
fifth. The committee will meet again
Thursday and complete the Democratic
city slate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
HOTEL FIRE HERO HELD
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
City Hostelry Engineer
Adds Nothing to Story of
Self-Defense

ATLANTIC CITY. April tO.--Ncholas
DeRay the engineer here of the over
brook Hotel fire. today was held without
bal for a hearing before Magistrate
Gasldll wednesday on the charge of stab
bing Vernon Lewis, of Providence, r. l.,
a fireman, to death in a thrilling battle
early yesterday in the engine room of
the Grand Atlantic Hotel
DeRay was calm and did not supple
ment his declaration of yesterday that
he killed Lewis in self-denfense.
The men quarrelod over ashes in the
engine room and came to blows, De Ray
attempted to escape, he said, but Lewis
who was much the larger man, pursued
seized De Ray by the throat and forced
him to his knees The engineer drew a
knife from his pocket after vainly strug.
Cling to free himself and stabbed the fire
man in the heart
Lewis ran 80 feet to the office Of DR.
Samuel Stern and collapsed in the arms
of the physicians wife as she opened the
door. He died while being rushed to the
city Hospital. a brother In Providence
has refused to assume responsibility for
the firemaus burial The police have
communicated with another brother, in
Albany, n. Y.
Two hundred guests eating breakfast in
the hotel knew nothing of the murder
until an hour after it happened.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
OLDEST SHORE PAPER SOLD
Congressman Bacharach and Others
Take Review and Sunday Gazette

ATLANTIC CITY. April lO.-Announce-
ment was made today of the purchase of
the Atlantic city Review by Congressman
Isaac Bacharach, Harvey X. Eaton and
allied interests. Closely following the
change in ownership of Atlantic City's
oldest newspaper there was effected n
merger of the Review and the Sunday
Gazette Of which Captain Harry Il, Smith
is owner and publisher, Captain Smith
has been elected president and general
manager Of the company and Harvey X.
Eaton is secretary-tre James NJ
Healey, editor of both the Review and
the Sunday Gazette as formerly conducted,
will continue in that capacity.
The Review was established "A years
ago and was taken over in 1910 by a
combination of beach-front interests. The
purchase Of the publication by Congress-
man Bacharach and his associates has
been outright, and there will be a COM
plete change in the management The
Sunday Gazette began publication 81 years
ago, and Captain Smith became owner and
publisher in April, 1908 Under the
merger Of interests effected, the publica-
tion will be known as the Gazette-Revlew
and will be issued seven days in the week.