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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-15
Whoa, PhOebe," Mask and Mig Pa,

Members Of the Mask and Wig Club
ave chosen Whoa, Phoebe The Ad-
''neufes OF Mule With a Human Soul"
musical travesty for the 1916 produc-
Ssa sn oi the University of Pennsylvania
salnaue club. The comedy was selected
rom number of manuscripts submitted
s1, ~ Students Mr.. Lavino Is the author.
F"noa' Phoebe I" will be presented
s-as'er week. A contest for designs for
'ieFy Will begin this week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-15
Rotarians to Debate Suffrage

A debate on woman suffrage will he
one Of the features OF the regular monthly
meeting of the Rotary club, which will be
held tonight at the Hotel Adelphia. Miss
Jane Thompson, of Chicago will take the
affirmative while the negative side will
be presented by Mrs. o. n. OIphant, of
Trenton. Miss Elizabeth Harrison will
render vocal selections.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-15
BRITISH LOST 2 SHIPS
IN FIGHT, SAYS BERLIN
Reports Second Vessel Sunk in
Naval Battle Off Dogger
Bank

BERLIN. Feb is.
The Admiralty announced today that. In
addition TO sinking the British cruiser
Arabs In the Dogger Bank engagement.
German torpedoboats also sent another
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-15
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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
AIIIaators Flaht to Death.

Two large alllgators. which had
made their home In tie basin of n
fountain In the grounds surrounding
the Municipal building at Wheeling.
w. Va. for seven years. fought duel
TO the death recently, the elder of the
two succumbing to the teeth and tail
of his younger companion.
The nlligators were brought from
Florida seven years ago by w. s. Nc
Elroy. then city treasurer. and were
put In the fountain. But MS the alIi-
gators grew the pool became too small
to accommodate hem. and they be-
came peevish. Finally they decided to
have 1t out. and fought before n large
crowd of spectators. who backed their
rsvo-itea hsavttv-
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

Gen. Sir Sam Hughes. minister of
nilitia of Cannda, teaching to Cana
dian soldiers the "Hughes hold" by
which mans neck may be broken.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
A JOKE ON JUSTICE.

For weeks the body of William Shaw
mad been hanging in chains from a glib
bet near Edinburgh. In daylight and
darkness, in sunshine and storm, the
poor husk of that unfortunate man
swung and creaked. Such q spectacle
was not uncommon two hundred years
ago, but usually the victim had friends
OF sympathizers, who gave the passing
tribute of a tear. William Shaw, how
ever, was an object of general execra-
ton; and passersby shook their fists
at his swaylng form and said his fate
was too good for him. Parents took
their children to see that shriveled relic
of humanity, for no moral lessons could
be too violent in those days, and eau
toned them to mark and remember the
punishment of man who slew his own
daughter. as bonnie lass as there
was in Edinboro town.
Then one day a clergyman and sew
eral officers of the law, followed by
many citizens, went to that wayside
gibbet and tenderly took down all that
was left of William Shaw. The re-
mains were borne to the consecrated
ground of church cemetery, and there
buried with all pious forms. The min
lister made a talk that melted all the
hearers to tears; and representatives
of the law planted flag on the grave
when the dirt had been filed in.
For justice had made terrible blum
der, and was doing what she could to
remedy things. 1t wasn't much, and
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

so largely instrumental in bringing
that hideous malefactor to justice
Then a new tenant moved into the
other side of the house, the side for.
merly occupied by the Shaws, and the
wife of the new tenant being an in.
dustrious woman, she proceeded to give
the house a thorough cleaning. While
thus engaged she saw piece of paper
protruding from crevice in the floor
just below the mantel. She drew II
forth, and when she had read it she
ran screaming to the authorities. For
the paper showed that justice was O
murderer.
The paper was note written by
Catherine Shaw, and addressed to her
father. In 1t she expressed her de-
termination to end her life, but said
that he was responsible. my DEATH .
she said, 81 lay to your charge. When
you read this consider yourself the in.
human wretch who plunged the knife
into the bosom of the unhappy Cath.
crime Shaw"
So the judges s=d lawyers and sher.
ifs and other functionaries who had
sent the unfortunate man to dis
graceful death got together and agreed
that he was entitled to Christian buria,
and flag over his grave.
This case is celebrated in legal an.
nails and has been quoted thousand
times in arguments against circum
stantial evidence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
Has Jeanne p,Arc,s SIGNATURE.

All credulous and believing France
thinks today that the country is being
saved by Jeanne dare. As Marie Van
Worst says, "Just think of 1t. In the
twentieth century. when the war is be-
Ing fought In the air and under the
sea. there remains enough of spiritual
faith to believe that the salvation of
country comes through prayer"
In this connection IT is of interest to
note that two autograph signatures of
Jeanne dare exist In the archives of
the French family of De Maleissye Mt
the chateau of Vigenu. near Reims.
The Marquis de Maleissye is descend
ant Of the eldest brother OF the mnid.
whose daughter. the Marquse de Gou-
laine, saved the letters and other
relics of the maid by burying them.
The Marquis de Maleissye heard these
particulars from the mnrquise.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

William Shaw was too dead to appre-
ciate it
Shaw was quiet, Industrious, God
fearing man who occupied one side of
a double house in Edinburgh, his
daughter Catherine being his house
keeper. She was beautiful girl, who
had many suitors, and, with a per-
versity that has distinguished many
beautiful girls since the world was
new she chose as her favorite a man
who was unworthy. BE was fond of
holding high wassail with reckless COM
panlons, he looked upon honest toll as
a nuisance, and there were many sto-
ries concerning his criminal exploits.
Catherine had winning smiles for this
undesirable citizen, but she had moth
ing but frowns for a certain Aleck
Graham who wanted to marry her so
bad that his bosom ached.
Aleck was all a young man should
be. He worked like Sam Hill and
saved his money and already owned
considerable property. He had no bad
habits and he was handsome and agree
able. Many damsel longed to be his
bride. but he yearned for Catherine
and Catherine yearned for her black
sheep.
1t is not strange that William Shaw
was grieved and aggravated. Any safe
and sane parent would be incensed
over such condition of affairs. Many
and many a time he talked to Gather
ine, pleading and arguing with her, try
ing to induce her to appreciate the
merits of Graham, and to turn the 9TH
er man down. Neither is it strange If
he lost his temper once In while,
when the girl stubbornly protested that
she'd marry the man of her choice or
die an old maid.
The other side of the double house
was occupied by a man named Morri-
son, und it Jeems clear that Mr.. Nor
rson had long nose and longer ears,
for .rhen the trouble came upon Shaw,
Morrison could repeat from memory
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
entire dialogues he had heard. With

entire dialogues he had heard, With
his ear to the keyhole.
One evening father and daughter had
longer discussion than was usual, and
Morrison WIS Johnny on the spot, lis
tening to every word He heard the
girl say, Cruel father. thou art the
cause of my DEATH" Then Shaw left
the room and vent into the street, and
when he was gone Morrison heard the
girl groaning rs though something was
seriously wrong. so he notified the au-
thorities and presently several officers
arrived, and entered the Shaw abode.
Catherine was lying on the floor in u
pool of blood. knife by her side. She
was too far gone to speak, and when
the ofiicious Morrison asked her If her
father had stabbed her, she nodded her
head and expired.
Just then Shaw returned, and when
he beheld his daughter lying dead his
anguish seemed uncomfortable. But
the astute officers believed he was over
acting 1t. They had made up their col
lective mind he was guilty, and their
belief was confirmed when they no
ticed blood on his clothing. He ex-
planned that he had been cut on the
arm, and he certainly had cut on the
arm; but in all probability he made
the wound himself, as an afterthought,
when he had left the house. When n
policeman gets a theory firmly fast
ened in his mind, he can make any.
thing doyetail with it.
- I.
and, although he told a straightfor-
ward story, in his patient, sorrowful
way, nobody believed him. He was
considered a monster, and had he been
allowed to appear in public he would
have been torn to pieces. He said that
he talked with his daughter on the
absorbing theme of her love affairs
until they both lost their tempers, and
he left the house, feeling that such
recrimlnation was useless. 1t was true
that his daughter spoke the words at
tributed to her by Morrison, but he
paid no attention to them, thinking
they had no significance. When he left
the house the girl was alive and well,
and had taken a pen and a piece of
paper, as though about to do some
writing.
His trial was brief, and he was con-
victed and sentenced to death, the
learned judge enlarging greatly upon
the enormity of his crime. So one
cold November morning in 1921, he
stepped upon the scaffold at Leith
Walk, and, after saying that he was
innocent of bloodshed. was duly exc
cuted, and his body was left in chains
to the winds and the ravens.
For several weeks Morrison had an
audience whenever he condescended to
talk, and he came to look upon himself
as a public benefactor for having been
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
Loo Close.

This is what 1 call an ideal place
for home" said the real estate man.
ITS high and dry, only five minutes
walk from the station, handy to church
and school and there's a fine 1S-hole
golf course right across the street"
at won't do at ALL" objected tn.
man who was being shown around. 81
have three young children, and don't
want them to learn any profane Ian
guage."
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

Pittsburgh doctors give $4,000
worth of service yearly In free hospl-
tnls.
The timber and other lands owned
by the United States are n source of
profit which is growing yearly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
GATHERED FACTS

New ZenIand has an annual death
rnte Of less than ! per cent.
This years strawberry crop In the
'Iuited States WAS worth 10000. 600.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-01
Proctor SmYth.

Memories of the Twin State league
were revived last evening when Percy
Nj. Proctor, for several seasons short
stop on the Keene, \. H., team. and
Miss Mildred B. Smyth of 66 Church
street, Keene, were married by Rev. V.
i. BIagbrough, pastor of the Univer-
salist church. The couple were unat-
tended and were married shortly after
the arrival of the 6.30 O'Clock train
from Keene. Mr.. Proctor played short
stop on the Tufts college team for
three seasons and beginning in 1911
played that position on the Keene
Twin State league team. He contin
ued with the Keene team until after
the season had opened in 1915. 1t
was while playing in the Twin State
that he met Miss Snyth, the daugh
ter of Keene business man. The
bridegroom is now teacher at Chaun-
cey Hall school in Boston and lives at
1873 Elm street Cambridge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-01
Value of Newspaper Advertising.

The value of newspaper advertising
was exemplified last evening when a
crowd which taxed the seating capaci-
ty of a local moving picture theater
paid ID and % cents for seats instead
of the usual admission fee of 10 cents.
despite the fact that this is Chautau
qua week and two travelling theatrical
performances have already played here
this week
Realizing that opposition would be
strong the management booked an
especially attractive show for today.
One of the features was the usual
Thursday serial, another was a popular
moving picture star and the third was
Frederick Warde in Silas Mariner. Mr..
Warde was the feature of the Chautau-
qua yesterday afternoon and last even
ing. The Chautauqua attraction tonight
was an Italian band
Notwithstanding the fact that Bel
lows Falls will always patronize a mu-
steal entertainment of recognized stand
ing the crowd at the moving picture
show demonstrated the value of news
paper publicity. Extra space was taken
in the local paper for three weeks
previous to today's performances and
the crowded house proved to the mana
ger, II. Denote Perry, that his belief
in newspaper publicity was not mis-
placed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-01

dren went yesterday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. B. A. Whittemore in Guilford. Mrs.
Buringame has been a guest of Mrs.
FEED Wilder of Meadowbrook road.
Mrs A. p. Eddy's sister, Miss Law
ton of Dumnerston, who has been visit
ing her several days, returned to her
home yesterday, accompanied by Anna
Eddy, who will visit there few days.
The missionary meeting of the Wo-
man s association will be held in the
vestry Thursday at clock. Leaders,
Mrs. L. G. Taylor and Mrs. w. H. Gay.
Hostesses, Mrs. NJ. E. Chamberlain and
Mrs. w. Hescock.
John Nourse, who is in the Melrose
hospital because of blood poisoning in
his hand, is improving, but is not yet
able to sit up any. Francis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Aher of Springfield
VT, who underwent an operation for
the removal of tonsils and adenoids in
the Mclrose hospital yesterday morning,
was discharged from the hospital today.
First Congregational church, Rev. Ar
thur v. Woodwork pastor. Prayer
meeting Friday evening, Sept1. Ser
wee preparatory to communion Sub
lect, The Presence and Work of the
Holy Spirit. Sunday, Sept. 3, morning
worship at 1870 with sermon bv the
pastor. Subject, Jesus's Last Words
About Prayer. The Lord s Supper will
be observed. Sunday school at noon
Christian Endeavor at o'clock. Sub
ject, The Conservation of Home Life
Acts 10: Is. Leader, Mrs. C. R. Prem
tiss. This will be the monthly conse
Grafton meeting of the society.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-01
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Free kindergarten will not he
opened until the opening of the public
schools.
Rev. A. V. Woodwork of West Brat
tleboro will conduct the chapel service
at the Retreat Sunday afternoon at 3
o clock.
Frederic H. Sanford has bought the
Bradley cottage on North street of G.
&C.. Averill and will occupy it as a home
as soon as some necessary repairs have
been made.
Today the Princess theater presents
the special Triangle feature, The Fly
ing Torpedo, a spectacular five-act
drama with John Emerson in the lead
ing role, also Mack Swain in the Tri-
angle comedy BY Stork Delivery.
There will be special music in the
evening by Leitsinger's orchestra. To
morrow Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel
Normand in Fatty and Mabel Adrift.
in three acts, will be shown.
The local express officials and the
express agents on the trains going
through Brattleboro appreciate the fact
that there was Il sale of cattle here this
week. Every train with an express car
on it that has gone out of Brattleboro
today has carried from one to three
! cows or calves Grated. Anyone who has
tried to handle 500 pounds of live crit
ter in a crate and transfer it from a
truck into car understands what the
men have been called upon to do in
addition to their other work.
Rollin Knight, a pitcher and all
round player ON the Brattleboro Ath-
letics last season, now stenographer for
the Grayton- knight Mfg. Co, in Worces-
ter, Mass, played his first game in
Worcester for the electrical team Sat
urday. He played six innings at third
base and then was called in to pitch. OF
the nine men who faced him eight struck
out and the ninth went out on a pop
| fly to second. Nobody reached first while
he was in the box. He was four times at
bat and made a single and a double.
Theo, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
nev s. Michelmaa, entertained IL little
| girl friends yesterday afternoon from
80 until $50 at her home on Green
street in honor of her 18th birthday
| anniversary. She received numerous
! handsome gifts which included a gold
ring and two pieces of rare old china
a plate and cup and saucer which be
longcd to her greatgreat- grandmother
and were presented to her yesterday by
her mother. The decorations were al
in pink and white and the dining ia
BILE was especially attractive. From
the chandelier was suspended a 2inl
parasol with pink and nile green pa
per for trimmings. Inside the paraso
were the favors, each being tied witt
pink satin ribbon extending down Il
each place at the table, from which
they were drawn. The centerpiece was
a large bouquet of pink asters.
beautifully decorated birthday CAKE
bore II tiny pink candles which, afte
the guests were all seated Mt the table
Miss Theo extinGuishcd. Refreshment
of ice cream, cake, waters, chocolate
candy and fruit were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-01
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The jolly Dozen, a club of young
women, will hold a regular meeting Sat
urday evening at o clock on the com
mon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Fisher and daugh-
ter arc expected from Boston to spend
Labor day with his mother, Mrs. L. f..
Fisher.
There viii he a regular meeting of
the Western Engine company, No. /, in
Engine hall Tuesday evening, Sept. 5,
at 7.30 O'Clock.
Plans are under way for a good time
on Labor day when the Ladies' Aid so
cicty of the Baptist church will give
picnic at the Harris homestead.
Mrs. Frank Bickford and daughter,
Natalie, of Concord, n. H., who have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold B.
Perry few days, have returned to their
home.
George Chase, who has been employed
by A. y. Clapp in the Bemis farm, Put
ncy road, through the summer, is. plan
ming to enter the University of Vermont
this fall.
Mrs. Lulu Lashman and daughter, Ell
sa, of Raleigh, n. c., who had been
boarding several weeks at f. A.
Knight s, have taken rooms at A. T
Stowe 5 for a few weeks.
Mrs. Lawrence Burlingame and chill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar o. Thayer, who
celebrated their 50th wedding anniver-
sary in Amherst, Mass, August 30,
lived III this town about 10 years, going
from here to Amherst 40 years ago. Mr..
Thayer is "a native of Winchester and
his wife was born in Greenfield, Mass.
Mr. Thaycr served in Company A,
Seventh Vermont regiment, in the Civil
war. He was captain of Company X,
Second regiment, Massachusetts, II
years. They have one son, Glenroy A.
Thayer Of NTiddletown, N. Y. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thayer received 1925 in gold and
many other gifts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-01
BELLOWS FALLS.
ALFRED DOW, "a, DEAD.
Formerly Was Postmaster and Promi-
nent Democrat.

Alfred Dow, 81, from 1894 to 1898
postmaster of Bellows Falls, died yes
terday morning about S.45 clock in
his home at the junction of Atkinson
and School streets. He had been in i'll
health several years and death was
caused by general breakdown
brought on by old age. He was an old
time railroad man and for many years
was prominent in Democratic activities
in the town and state.
Mr.. Dow was born in Deerinp. n. H.
in 1892, but his youth was spent in
Manchester, n. FL. Leaving home soon
after attaining his majority he entered
the service of the Central Vermont
Railroad company. He was assistant
foreman of shipping and loading at
Burlington. He remained in that ca
pacity three or four years and then
became baggage master of the Central
Vermont, also running to Essex June
ton. He held that position until 1859
or 1860, when he became conductor of
the sleeping car, the first one to run on
the route, between Rouses Point. n
Y, and Boston He was connected with
this branch of the service three wears.
In the spring of 1868 Mr.. Dow was
appointed passenger conductor between
White River Junction and Bellows Falls
and for 20 years was well known by
the travelling public. He met with many
interesting experiences during these
years of service.
President Cleveland appointed him
| postmaster here in 1894, which position
| he held until 1898, when the admins
| tratiOn changed.
He was member of King Solomon s
Temple lodge, F. and A. NJ, and
Abenaqui chapter, R. and S. NJ, of Bel
lows Falls, and of Hugh de Payens con-
mandery, K. T., of Keene. He was a
member of the Vermont consistorv and
was a 32d degree Mason.
He married Lydia A. Brown of
Manchester, n. H., in 1858. He leaves
three children, Mrs. o. II. Carpenter,
of Maiden, Mass, Mrs. William W.
Green, of Bellows Falls and George A.
/ Dow, of Bellows Falls.
The funeral will be held at $50
O'Clock Saturday afternoon in the
home and the burial will take place in
Oak Hill cemetery.