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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-27

jail, or even to death. on keyhole|
testimony Of this calibre? How
many homes have been broken up
and innocent people condemned
through just such unreliable evi-
dehce?
In the divorce case previously
quoted, in which Judge Cohalan re-
fused to accept the evidence of a
keyhole witness and set aside the
verdict Of jury which had found
a doctor guilty of conduct emitting
his wife to a divorce, not only was
the doctor himself greatly wronged,
apparently, but his patient, who
we s named as correspondent, was
ev en- more grievously harmed.
The question of the unreliability
Of such evidence was more thor
oughly gone into, perhaps, in the
divorce case Of Julia w. A. Sic
brecht against Henry A. Siebrecht,
Jr OF New Rochelle, N. Y. year
or two ago. In that case the prin-
cipal witness against Siebrecht
wis woman, who testified that
through a stovepipe hole in the
ceiling Of the room which Sic
br echt was occupying she had seen
him kissing a woman who was
boarding in the same house.
This stovepipe hole was declared
by the defendant to have been some
six and half inches wide, but its
depth interfered greatly with the
view obtainable into the room be
low.
Architects who had made accu
rate measurements Of the room In
question and its furniture in re.
lation to the stovepipe hole went
on the stand and swore that It was
quite impossible for the witness to
have seen what she testified to be-
cause only Siebrecht's feet and
those of the woman in the room
with him would have been visible.
Everything else in the room would
have been out OF range of vision.
Nevertheless, the jury found
against Siebrecht. The case was
appealed and the Appellate Court
reversed the decision.
THE evidence shows" they de-
clared, that the possible range Of
vision did not permit the view to
which the inculpating witness re-
ferred. hence the findings are
against the weight of evidence"
1t is possible that these two
cases may serve to emphasize the
unreliability of keyhole testimony
in general, and in that way the
miscarriage of justice in future
cases may perhaps be prevented.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-27

instance, the maids mistress was
In the room with her while she was
handling the jewelry? The mis-
tress is in the area OF invisibility
and would, therefore. have been
unseen by the keyhole witness,
and the maid might find 1t hard to
prove the actual fact when con-
fronted with the testimony of the
witness.
These cases are suppositions,
but who knows the number of men
and women. who have been sent to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
NEW YORK TRIBUNE
Old Gro NC h
Jim Ev ans

{ W lila IN
Sampson) has
Just sold half
a million dol
lars worth of
stock for $3.50,
but docsn t
know IT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23

There is man ON the bill at the Ma
jestic this week that resembles so
closely President Wilson that
At the many of the President's 9
Majestic friends would be deceived r.
G. Faulkner is the man who
gives an excellent impersonation of
Mr.. Wilson, and at the finish of his act
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23
DANGER SIGNALS
OF BAD BLOOD

Pimples on the face. punches in the
neck, sallow and swarthy complex
ion, sores, ulcers, mucous patches,
copper colored spots, scaly skin af-
fections. constipation. inactive liver
dyspepsia and stomach troubles are
all indications that the blood is pois-
oned. There is no remedy offered
to-day to the public that has so sue
cessfully cured these diseases as
Number 40 For The Blood. An old
doctors prescription containing the
most reliable alternatives known to
medical science. Put up by ]. C. Men,
denhall. Evansville, Ind, 40 years a
druggist.
Sold by Geo. A. Gorgas, 16 N. Ord
street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23

There are great many pretty coating
materials shown in checks this season
and they are especially charming for the
younger contingent. This one is broad
cloth in shades of old blue and black and
is trimmed with black velvet. but YOU
can find checks in browns and in tans
and in dark reds and in various colors,
while also the design is a good one for
the plain cloths or. indeed, for any sea-
sonable cloaking material. Velvet would
make a very handsome coat, the vel
veteens of the season are exceptionally
attractive and would be very pretty,
the burella cloth, which is velour with a
diagonal weave, makes beautiful coats
and broadcloth always is charming SO
that there is very great variety from
which to choose.
For the year size will be needed, as<
yards of material SO inches wide, az
yards a., yards 54 with % yard Of
velvet 20 inches wide for the trimming.
The May Manton pattern No. oISo
ig cut in sizes from 4 to 10 years. 1t will
be mailed to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper, on receipt of
ten cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23
A PLEA IN THE NIGHT

At night when the shadows creep
over the wall
And the stars through the windows
are peeping,
And fancy SO noisily stalks through
the hall
And o, such. terrible squeaking
From the little white bed peers a lit
tie shorn head,
And parents alone understand
The wee little plea,
Such a wee little plea:
"Father-dear father - take hold of
my hand!"
A God-given privilege to gather them
close
And quiet their child trepidations;
The faith and the trust of the little
ones-those
Tie greatest of life's compensa-
tions;
When father is near them to Danish
their fear
They return to their Babyhood Land!
Lisping their plea,
Such a wee little plea:
"Father-dear father take hold of
my hand!"
Then back to my pillow to watch and
to rest,
To thinking and dreaming and walk
ing,
How men of to-day are but children at
best
And children but men in tie MAX
ing
Some far distant night we shall grope
for the light
On the way to a Wondrous Land,
And trustingly, we
Shall utter their plea:
"Father-dear father - take hold of
my hand!"
JOHN D. WELLS, in Buffalo Eve
ming News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23

The unequal struggle of the sexes is
the theme of broadway After Dark
which will be the attrac-
"Broadway tion at the Orpheum.
After Dark" Tuesday. matinee and
night. "Violet LeClair,' -
the heroine, comes to the city from the
country and forms associations that
WELD strong influence over her. The
cafes and cabarets claim her, but good
man comes into her life and the story
deals with her efforts to retrace her
steps. The young man wants to marry
the young woman, believing in her. and
now the couple are eventually made
happy.is related in four acts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23
BY DOROTHY DIX


Mr.. Dear Marian: You write me
that you are thinking of marrying
Dick. You call him Poor Dick" and
you admit that he is dissipated ne'er-
do-well, who has been nothing but a
sorrow and disgrace to his family and
who lets his poor old mother take in
boarders to support him.
You say that no one has ever under
stood Poor Dick" and that you feel
perfectly sure that he only needs your
influence to lift him up to the higher
life, where he will never thirst for a
highball again, or yearn to play poker,
or be tempted by the tlutter of an
other petticoat
Oh, Marian, Marian, where is the
fool-killer when a girl marries n man
to reform him? Surely, there is no
other place on earth where there is
such need for the slayer of sweet little
geese as when a gentle maiden tackles
the job of making a man out or a
bunch of appetites, and laziness, and
selfshnesS
1t can't be done, my dear. Modern
surgery has accomplished much, but
It has never yet succeeded in putting
a backbone into creature as spineless
as fishing worm. In homely phrase,
you can't make a silk purse out of a
sow's ear. When you marry you must
take q man as he is-not marry him
for something you think you can make
of him.
There are no miracle workers in
these days, my child. Still less is any
wife miracle worker. There is no
conjure in the marriage ceremony that
changes a Sot into q leader of the
Young Mems Temperance Union, or
makes a lazy man industrious, or that
gives weakling the strength to stand
alone.
A Strong Wife Nursing Weakling
Husband Through Life Is a
Repulsive Sight
So, before you march to the altar
look carefully at the man with whom
You are contemplating talking that
fatal journey, for he will be precisely
the same individual before and after
taking. with the same tastes, the same
character, the same desires. He will
not be metamorphosed into a fairy
prince, but just be the same old Tom,
Dick or Harry.
Before. however, you commit hari-
kari-and 1 would earnestly recon-
mend to any girl thinking of marry
ing drunkard to take dose of prus-
sic acid or rough -on-rats instead-let
me beg of you not to marry any man
that you think of and speak of as
Poor Dick or Poor John" That
phrase in itself is a confession of your
recognition that he is a weakling, one
=" iiO iiidSt bC plOlVIlSh, lhSlStlu vi bS-
ing the protector, one who is not able
to take his part among men, one who
must always be explained, apologized
for excused for his shortcomings.
Believe me, my dear, that there is
no happiness for either party in such
a marriage. You cannot subvert the
order of nature and society with i'm
punity. When the woman has to be
the stalwart oak and the man becomes
the clinging vine the spectacle is one
at which the very gods laugh. No
matter how much a woman loves a
man TO begin with, nor how sorry she
is for him, when she sees him a pigmy
among men and realizes that he can
not fight their battles nor run their
their race, she, too, comes to share in
the worlds contempt OF him.
When the Creator made man of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23
S1MgSEla| sNENTSIEs|

ORPHEUM - Monaa1. fchrist,ro.,
matinee and night. Decetnher 25
~, When Dreams Come True"
lugsesday, matinee and night, December
Wednesday, matinee and niehts- -Doca,,,-
per q -. Aubrey Mittenthal presents
FRIDAY evening. December 29--The Yale
Dramatic Association "'e
saturday, afternoon and evening. De-
cember 30 - Philadelphia Grand
opera Company Afternoon, "The
Trovatore." ~
MAJ AJESTIC-VaudeVilIe
Honorable Algy."
kEGENT-"A Dream or Two Ago"
Marriage u la Carte"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23

-, The, first act of when Dreams Come
true. which Is the Christmas attrac-
tfon at the Orpheum,
When Dreams matinee and night,
Come Trueo shows the forwar ~
deck of a trans-At-
lantic liner. The model from which this
scene was built was furnished by the
Cramp Shipbuilding Company, of Ches-
ter Pa. Several of the gowns shown
were purchased at the Appraisers
Stores at the New York Custom House.
These are European models that were
they, represent the very latest creations
of the famous French dressmakers
There are seventeen dancing numbers
most OF them invented and staged by
Robert c. Adams. the leading player
of the company. Mr.. Adams also par
ticipates In nearly all the dance num-
bers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23

| is given enthusiastic applause. David
S. Hall and company, in their entertain
ing comedy sketch. entitled speed"
complete the bill. The Christmas bill
is headed by a musical comedy with
ten. people, entitled 20, Please. Mr.. De
are: Baron LIGHTER, piano artist; Mary
and Jack, two juveniles, in an excellent
singing and dancing act; the De
Bourg Sisters in a comedy magic Of
fering, and one other act.
Admirers of Mary Miles Minter will
have opportunity Of seeing their @ ia
Mary Miles Ninter dSction " Of "A
at Regent To-day Dream 1ea or or Two
to-day only, In This production,
appealing work of her career.
scheduled during Christmas week. The
announcement that Mary Pickford is to
be shown on Christmas Day, also Tues
hailed with delight by her hosts of ad-
mirers in this city. She will not only
be seen in new picture, the largest
ever been made for her, but her coming
will be all the more interesting because
she is now at the head Of her own film
seen in Less Than the Dust written
by Hector Turnbull, who has not only
given her an ideal character for her to
"
play for all of the delightful blend of
comedy and pathos. the winsomeness
and the charm of girlishness that has
ever marked her screen creations.
Special music Will be feature of
Less Than the Dust" AS most of the
scenes are laid in India, the accompany
ing score will be most unique and
characteristic. Due to the enormous
cost of this production. we are obliged
production is being shown in other
cities at a high advanced admission
price.
"1he Honorable Algy." the new Tri-
angle play that was. shown at the Colo
nial Theater yester-
Christmas Play day. and which will
MT the Colonial be seen for the last
times to-day, is a
out with a good measure of the holiday
spirit that Chas. Dickens loved to util-
ize. The picture tells of a young titled
Englishman, who comes to this country
to contract rich marriage, his thrill
ing adventures and the pleasing ending
which takes place on Christmas eve,
when ne is presented with the one
thing he priced the most. A new COM
edy and a travel picture will be on the
the Triangle Company VIII present VIII
''fThe Criminal" The story of girl
born outside the social pale in her
native Italy, who is transported to
America on wave of immigration and
becomes, through her love of children,
involved in a KIDNAPPING case. The
latest Pathe News and a new two-reel
comedy will be on the same bill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23
From Thursdays
Star Independent
First Page
DELAY IN SENDING In
| ALARM LETS FIRE GET
BIG START In HOME
Blaze Starts In Kitchen When Gas
stove Ignites Paper - Flames
Spread. Into Adjoining Dwelling,
Where Heavy Damage Is Done

Approximately $1,000 damage was
done by "a fire which partly destroyed
the homes, of Alfred Mohler and Frank
Sourbeer, 244- and 246 Hummel street,
early this morning.
> The FIRE started in the Mohler house,
but the most damage was done to the
adjoining dwelling. Mohier said that
| he arose shortly after 6 O'Clock and
went to tho Outkitchen to get break
fast. A piece of paper WAS lying on
the gas stove and when he lit the stove
the paper ignited. This caught the pa
per on the wall and tho flames then
lgot into the partition between the two
houses,
Sometime elapsed before the fire was
discovered by Sourbeer; when his house
filed with smoke, and the flames got
great headway because Of a delay in
| getting fremen to the scene. Members
of the Sourbeer family claim that twice
attempts were made to call the Allison
fremen, but on both occasions they
were unable to get proper connection.
I The third floor Of the Sourbeer home
was badly burned, while the lower floors
were damaged by smoke and water.
Some furniture which was stored on the
third floor of this building and which
| Whs UWueu Dy MT. SouTDeer>S DrOtner-
in-law was lost. It was without in
suranee; while the furnishings through.
lout the Sourbeer house was insured.
AT the Mohler house the outkitchen
was practically the only part anmaged
by fire. However, some water and
sme Ike got into the lower floors, but
the loss there will be very slight.
Shortly after this FIRE was extin
guished the .fremep were called to the
central part of the city by an alarm,
from box 221, Market, street and the
Pennsylvania railroad entrance. There
the fire; was found to be at the Plazs
lfaotel.. This was chimney fire and the
flames were extinguished before any
!, damage was done and before the fre
men arrived on the scene. :
tWAC HACAN RON En VIZ
The Big Sandy news., 1916-03-17
INTERESTING SERVICES.

The evening services at the NJ. Il.
Church on Sunday last were Of quite
an interesting character. having been
made 80 by the excellent sermon oil
the pastor. Rev ". II. Young. and a
musical program. In addition to the
congregational and usual choir sing
ing there were male quartet By
Messrs. O. {. Atkins, Jas. Cain, w. T.
Cain, Jr., and Everett Thompson, a vo-
cal duet by Miss Kate Freese and Mr..
w r. Cain, Jr., and a violin solo by
Miss Agnes Abbott The NEWS will
also mention In this connection thatat
the morning service Misses Marie Hale
and Agnes Abbott played in very
pleasing way violin duet Al this
same service Misses Jeanne Fitch and
Gladys Atkins sang duet very ac-
ceptably.
At this church the Rev. DR.. McClay
OF Martins Ferry, Ohio, will on Tues
day, March rs. begin his eyangelistic
meeting The thought and attention
OF the church have been upon this
meeting for several weeks in the en-
deayor TO be fitly prepared for the oc-
casion. Dr. McClays reputation as a
christian preacher and pulpit orator IS
excellent. and It Is hoped that his sf-
forts will meet with abundant success.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-03-17
TEACHERS, PAY TO BE DELAYED.

Frankfort, KY, March S.-Because
the law prevents the transfer Of fines
and forfeitures, dog tax and other rev.
enues, amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars, to the State school
fund until the end OF the fiscal year,
June 80. State Superintendent V. o,
Gilbert stated to-day that he will be
able TO make only a partial distribution
OF the March payment for teachers.
The treasury will disburse for this
purpose about $4,000 this month. The
total amount OF the March distribution
is s565. 900 and the balance will be paid
in June.
This is the first year of the seven
months term The first six distribu-
tions were made promptly and there is
sufficient in the treasury to meet the
March distribution; but under the law
it cannot be transferred to the credit
OF the school fund before the end OF
the year, when there probably will be
small surplus to apply on the next
school year.
The estimated school revenues for
the year were s4,l47.222.S9. The total
amount credited to the school fund up
to March was sS,66O.342.4s. of which
SO, ,42S,544.37 had been distributed to the
cities and counties. leaving balance
at that date OF $236,6S9.l1.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-03-17
FARMS FOR SALE.

$50 acres on Irish creek, miles from
webbviIle. so 10 90 acres bottom, lee
acres cleared and most OF II In grass
Plenty timber TO keep up the farm
Well watered. 200 bearing fpnit trees
One 0 foot vein Goa: and two other
smaller veins Fine lOroom dwelling
two good big barns, store house and
all necessary out buildings. School
house on farm. On public road and In
fine nelghborhood. Price 100000.
3s2 acres. 10 acres bottom, zoo acres
OF fiat and rolling hill as rich as land
gets. rs acres in grass, acres In
meadow. acres in wheat, 80 bearing
apple trees and 75 just coming into
bearing. so young peach trees, good
veins OF coal 6-room boxed dwelling
Fine big barn 35x56, Two other dwell
iugs and small barns. 0ne-half mile
to school and church, Three-fourth-
miles TO store. miles to railroad
Price s25OO.00, For further particulars
call on T.. c. BERRY. Blaine. Ky, Init
The Big Sandy news., 1916-03-17
CONDITIONS IN THE HARDWARE
MARKET, AND THE REASON

We have just about twice as many
goods as we desire to carry in most
OF the items comprising our lines OF
Hardware. Furniture. Carpets. Rugs.
Queensware, Builders Supplies, etc.
This Ii due to having bought the Sny-
der Hardware Company's large stock.
We are going to get rid Of our sur
plus goods by selling them at prices
low enough to make them move. We
must cut our stock down nearly one
half. Those who find themselves in
need OF anything included in our over
stocked items are very fortunate.
Wholesale Markets Rising Rapidly.
The wholesale prices on all hard
ware have advanced rapidly In the last
few months and still continue TO go
up, This is due 10 the enormous de-
mand coming from Europe for war
products made OF iron, steel, brass and
copper, keeping the mills and mines so
busy that they can not make enough
hardware TO supply the local demands,
and prices naturally rise under such
conditions. Fortunately, nearly all OF
our goods were bought before the ad-
vance, and therefore we are in posi-
ton to save money for our customers,
and this we intend to do. Come while
the present stock lasts, because we
will have to pay higher for goods
bought hereafter.
We want your business and are in
position to make II worth your while
TO buy your goods from us.
LOUISA FURNITURE co.
f. Il. SHANNON. Manager.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-03-17

The nth annual session Of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society Of the Wes-
tern virginia Conference convened In
First 81 f. Church, South. Ashland
Ky. Friday evening March 10, and
closed Tuesday, the i4th.
The meeting was very largely attend
cd. The exercises were OF the char
acter usual 10 such meetings and were
very interesting
Louisa was quite well represented
both in attendance OF delegates from
the woman's Society and It's auxiliar-
les, the Young Peoples Society and the
Juveniles. The Louisa delegates who
attended were Mrs. Augustus Snyder
representing the Woman's missionary
Society. Miss Bessie Hewlett. the
Young People, and Jim Ferguson, the
Jueynile Society. Those who attend
ed as visitors from Louisa were Mrs
r. T. u. Wallace. Mrs. X, l.. Vinson,
Mrs. l.. Il. McEldowney, Jack Crutch-
or and Misses Sallie Burns and Eliza
beth Yates.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-03-17

bitten. Three were mad.
Jesse Maynard was visiting Big
Laurel folks Sunday.
Luther Hall has returned home from
her fathers.
There was church at this place Sat
urday and Sunday.
Luther Hall and Liss Waller are
working at Blankenship.
Mrs. j. w. Hall is contemplating a
visit at the end of the week to her
father.
Rev. Hitchcock has sold his restaur-
ant to Rev. Garfield Hammond, of this
place.
Mrs. Frank Price was visiting Mrs.
James Pruett.
U. S. Waller and Ed Branham are
busy studying telegraphy
Mrs. Mamie Heltsley is visiting
home folks.
Old uncle Lewis Maynard is very i'll.
Miss Neva Hall was calling on Iva
Maynard recently.
Miss Anna and Erie Branham were
visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Ellen
/ Branham.
| Mrs. Nora See has returned home
from Portsmouth, Ohio.
! Miss Gertrude Spark has been vis-
iiting her sister at Portsmouth .Ff
+ LONE SCOUT.
The Big Sandy news., 1916-03-17
ouYAN OPERATORS
LOSING $500 DAILY.
Effort Will Be Made to Have N. & w.
Build Connection From Dinsess
to Island Creek Region.

Due to the lack Of railway cars the
coal operators in this field are losing
81 500 daily, according to competent au-
thority. Not more than forty per cent
OF the requirements are being furnish
ed the mines, and the situation is so
critical that talk has been revived of
asking the Norfolk and Western 10
build twelve mile line from Dingess
to the mouth OF Island creek at this
point, which would give access 70 the
old main line OF the n. & w. at ke-
nova. Inasmuch as the former ton
mage Of this line has been mostly di-
verted To the new line down the Tug
and Big Sandy rivers, the arrangement
would be an ideal one as an outlet Tor
Guyan Valley coal.
IL is stated that the mines on Island
creek and it's tributaries could send
three million tons a year over the new
proposed route without diminishing the
traffic OF the Chesapeake x Ohio in this
field and it is understood that the y.
\ w. has expressed a Willingness to
enter into the project of constructing
the short connecting link,
The loss to the operators under the
present situation is figured on the ba-
sis OF supply and demand. in other
words did the railway furnish suf-
ficient cars, enough coal not tied up
under contracts made when prices We're
lower could be produced and market
ed at spot prices that would net the
various mines in the field profit OF
$500 day
At the same time. il is pointed out,
assuming that the railroad earns a
profit OF % cents a ton on coal out of
this field, it is losing $4,000 a day, or
enough to pay four four new steel cars
at the prices prevailing few months
ago, or at least three cars under the
prevailing prices.
The operators are now in the mood
to carry the matter to definite con-
clusion and will make determined ef-
forts to bring about the desired inn
provement in transportation facilities
at an early date.-Logan CIV. Na9
Democrat.