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- Two Ma . . 1 . . , I .y .'.' ; s - s- ..... . , KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS SPACE FOR OUR NEXT SPECIAL SALE AND IN THE MEANWHILE VISIT US AT 25 NORTH MAIN ST. OUR PHONE NO. IS 87. OUR DELIVERY WAGON IS AT YOUR DISPOSAL AND OUR SALESMEN ARE ANXIOUS TO SERVE YOU. BROWN-WEAVER Hardware Co. .. - . - ' ; ' ; , 11 1 1 11 1 " 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 111 -1 i mrn: E CTU DRAMA Affidavits as to Facts Bdiind Search of the Dreamland Matter. ' la moving picture circles a great deal of Interest has been displayed In the controversy that Is now going on between the owners of the Theato and Dreamland moving picture houses. Things were brought almost to a crisis by the search Thursday night of the Dreamland ut the Instance of the management of the . Theato for h rheostat or choke coll which is used about the moving picture machine, and which had disappeared from the Grand theater owned by the Theato management, and which the manage ment declare they had good reason to believe was being used at the Dream land. It was understood that suit might be brought against the Theato management, and yesterday In an effort to substitute Its position, the management hud a number of men to make affidavits as to what they knew about the matter. These affida vits were not made in time for this paper to get even the substance of them yesterday. Roberts' Affidavit. Parts of them are little short of sensational, and judging from them, Mr. Lynch must have been sincere in the efforts he made to receive the choke coil, or rheostat, which It seems are to a certain degree interchange able. The affidavits are made by A. R. Lynch, manager of the Palace theater, John B. Wilson, who stays In the Grand building, R. C. Roberta, of the Salisbury film exchange, and R- H. Hancocks, former lessee of the Grand. It Is the affidavit of Mr. Roberts that Is most interesting. He states that on Thanksgiving night he went to the Dreamland and met Mrs. Biggs, Fred Wolf, an UBher at the Dream land, and Jack Hawthorne, the opera tor, and they seemed excited about something. They said that the 'econ omizer" had burned out and they could not continue the show unless they could obtain a rheostat, asking Roberts if he knew where they could get one, if he could get the one at the Grand and If he had the keys to that place. Affiant did not have the key but might get one and might get a rheostat from Mr. Lynch; and Mrs. Kiggs said: "I don't care how you set the rheostat, break in the door if necessary, as long us you get it. 1 don't care what It costs, this show must run tonight. I will stand re sponsible for anything you do." Such instruction was given to atliant, Woil'e and Hawthorne. Mr. Roberts goes on to say that while he went to see A. It. hynrh he told the others to go to the Grand and wait for him. Mr. Lynch told hlni that he did not have the key to the Grand, that ho did not think the rheostat was at the Grand but at the Theato. Going to the Grand, he met Hawthorne and Wolfe coming down the stairway from' the balcony carry ing a choke coil which servos the purpose of a rheostat. Thoy told him what they had and he told them, to lake it back and they went back, but affiant did not 8t-a -hrt.'thy did Mlth it. Wolfe then yent toward tho Dreamland, and he and Hawthorne went to try to get another Instrument, but were unsuccessful, both at a negro show and at the Theato, Mr. Clavk saying that , he was then 'using the rheostat or the" Grand. He returned to the Dreamland, and Mrs. Bigg? made no comment, " Affiant said that some days later Kred Wolfe came to him saying he wus very much worried over the hap pening; Uiat Wilson had seen him on Thanksgiving night; that he was afraid he might be arrested and get J Into trouble, but that he was in the. employ of Mrs. Biggs and her instruc tions to him were to get the rheostat ut any cost aud she would stand re sponsible, affiant answering that this was a fact and advising Wolfe to tell the truth If the matter came to trial. ..... Wilson's Statement, . '' John B. Wilson says in effect that Wolfe came to his door in the Grand building and asked for a match, and he heard someone else In the hall; as!id what he wanted. Wolfe replied that he had come for the rheostat of the Grand, saying that A. R. Lynch told him he could get It. He gave Wolfe the match and later he heard someone trying to open the door, and a few minutes later found that the staple had been drawn and put back with the fingers or hand, it seemed. It was about 8 o'clock.. Affiant had thought the two had a key. A. R. Lyncli, A. R. Lynch," manager of the Pal ace, according to his affidavit, was told on Friday following Thanksgiving that the Grand had been broken Into and on making Investigations, found this to be a fact. The staple had been pulled or broken. The choke coil was gone and the connecting wires were severed in a crude manner. Made thorough search but did not find it. Reported the matter to his brother. Mr. Hancock told him that he left the coll there when he closed Wednesday proceeding. Went to Grand one day last week and the coll was still not there. He was told by a former em ploye of the Dreamland that the houBe was using a coil like that of the Grand and Informed his brother of this. The effect of Mr. Hancock's affidavit is that he closed down the Grand two days before Thanksgiving and left the choke coll on the machine, having re turned a rheostat to the Theato which he had borrowed from that place. On Thanksgiving morning affiant ha I found everything at the Grand, In good shape, had locked the door, nnd on leaving, the staple nnd hasp were in good condition. The following Saturday he had gone with A. It. Lynch to the Grand, having learned that the coil was gone, and had found the door had been broken open and the coil not there. The ends of the wires showed that someone had tried to cut them in three places. Affiant understood that the coil was found ut the door last Thursday night. The choke coil was certainly not In the place on the Saturday after Thanks giving. , These statements appear to furnish abundant evidence that the Theato managemett were Very much In earn est in their search at the Dreamland for the missing mechanism, .and that they felt warranted in the conclusion that it must be there. Jlf GOODS STORE; ; K i 'K PEERLESS-FASHION : EngKS ' ' ' " 1 -Suits . ' Afe ' rintri Posts VrJ Ql0VeS Capes JW&$& Neckwear Dresses V'&W ' Umbrellas -' Furs - ' ' . .. ' S?frf 3 - Kimonas WS ' nat??8' V Underwear -Mk Bath Robe9 IIo?er7 . f (K Ornaments MR. TAFT'S CHRISTMAS Washington, Doc. 2'3. President Tuft continued his Christmas shop ping last night, visiting several down town stores and making a few pur chases. Washington was swept by a winter rain all afternoon and wbcu have spent here. Miss Helen and the president ventured out it was in one of the white house HtitoiiKiliile. With his purchases last night the president practically completed his list which includes friends all over the world. Today the Christmas season at the white house really begins, for more than Hit) fat turkey gobblers were dis tributed by tho president to till msr rled men employe), around the build ing. The'' president nnd his family pi n to observe this Christmas day Just as thev have the other two thev Charlie Taft are already ut home, and Hubert, the oldest son, will arrive this afternoon. Charlie Is too old now for h Christmas tree and probably will not hang up his stocking this year. The white house dinner ' will I served at 7:1 HO and there will be n guests.. During the day the president probably will attend church nnd If il ' Is fair will take a lung walk with sonic friends. - twerar' girtsr rrd has reached the white house but have not been opened. We Hoc' lies PAI AC If 177 TTTTTT v 4 ::9 ... t am a e vile .c. i B giininLiimg CMipi ATRE,- - -v.. 1 . . . ' - - IK . j, - sis ilmy :m. Polite Vaudeville, Refined . Features Only For Ladies, and Children ; tinees, WM W $ iti: 1 m ' r . 7 to 0 tf'S. B j Martin . : Am WQement Co,i ij, Richmond Owners and managers of the Palace Theatre, Wm. T. Martin, president ? i i : 1 i ' ,. 4 r" . . I . Prices; St M fi 1, J " 4. .
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