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&SDAY AFTERNOON". \UGUST 18. l?tt; NO. 13
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TKJU>AY AT HtB HOMK IX
IIONOK OF HKlt <il'KHT,
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I Rabm Helen Durn.y, (lamb
ter oC Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dumiy, |
deitgthfully entertained at her home
oa -Wfit Main street yesterday after
noon from 4 to 8 In .honor of her
house guest, M!h Fan Dockery. of
Rockingham. N. C. There were about
60 present. and ?lx-hand euchre waa
played. ,The guest prise waa awarded
to Mies Dockery; Mis* Julia Moore
won the S0-hand prise; Mrs. Claudia
Bell, of Bhawboro, the first prise,
and Mrs. John C. Rodman the con
eolation. . ? ? jhiifi
The color scheme throughout the
lovely home was yellow and white,
the college colors of Salem Female
College and Academy, where the hoe:
teas graduated with honor not long
During the afternoon the hostees
announced her engagement 4o Mr.
John Durham Oorham, the wedding
to take place on Tuesday, November
11.
The occasion proved to be one
of the most charming yet given in
Washington this season. Society al
ways looks forward to the at-homes
Of Miss Dumay. and on yesterday In
terest was enhanced In the fact that
her approaching wedding waa to be
announced. ?
The score cards on which the se
cret was told were unique and rery
catchy. On rone sldo of the card was
a ban of the wedding march. One
contained the namo of the hostees.
w the other that of the groom-elect and
the dste of the nuptials. Both were
tied with yellow and white ribbon.
The reception hall, parlors and li
brary were exquisitely decorated In
potted plants, ferns, evergreens hud
flower*, and with the color scheme
bore and there, backed up by the^
numerous candles and softly shaded
lights, s scene not often afforded was
X On the rear porch delicious punch
waa seswed by Hie hostess mother.
Mrs. A. M. Dumay. Here. too. the
decorations were all that could
desired, it was a snug niche, for
many to loiter In and wish for the
hoetees aU the Joys wedded life bo
Refreshments, delicious and tempt
ing, were served In two courses.
Many present gave a toast to the
bride-elect, which was gracefully re
sponded to. all drinking heartily and
In warm friendship for Miss Dumay.
It was a function over which the
"star of memory" will long linger.
Miss Dumay la the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dumay, of
traiu of
MY?|
erday
H^BWP?rto:,
(out hostesa
Mr Qorbam U a aatl*e *f WU*o?,
N. C . bavin? moved to Washington
In January last Hy IB employed by
the Washington Buggy Company a*
bookkeeper and aince bib abort rw
idem*- here haa greatly endeared
himself to a large number He en
Jiy? a wide circle of friends all over
North Carotin*!, and ihey rejoice
with him In winning aueh an attrar
tlvo and winsome woman a? his life
partner. ^ '
k' Vie marring* will be one of the
leading events of the fall In the city.
BOLD THIEFk
r
?an
SAFE AT AVFJ?' >
XF.GRO ATTEMPTS TO ROB THE
8'VrORB.
Yesterday morning an attempt waa
made by a young colored man to ea
ter the aafa In the oBee at Mr. E.
W. Aym' atoro. v . ' ' l
Mr. Will Ayera waa alttlng w* far
away from the office and Mr./Edward
Merrill waa la the front waiting on
costomera at the time. The negTc
entered the rear deor and succeeded
i In getting Into the office without be
ing aeen. Mr. Ayera heard the knob
click and Immediately started for the
office. The negro heard him coming
and mad* good hla escape out of the
beck door. Mr. Ayera chaaed him
some distance, hut eras unsbl* to
overtake him Nothing *aa missed
IB QUITE BICK.
The many friends of Mr. Edmund
Buckman will regret to learn of bis
lllnes*. He Is suffering from fever.
It Is to he hoped he will soon re
AI>I)!*? TO RKSUtKXt'K.
Dr. William A. Blount la making
Improvements to his home on West
Second street In the way of making
ap<aMMl?B. L
ft <Will add considerably to the ap
pearance of that part of the city
when completed. ,
WITH THE SHARPSHOOTERS.
Nobody iwni* to think Senator
Gore made a mistake In holding up
the attempted 93.000.0*0 grab,
anyway.?Washington Herald.
If there were any one left whose
admiration the mayor had not won
he would win It by hla bravery In
affliction.?N. Y. Tribnap.
"No Democrat can be a prohibition.
1st," says Henrf Watterson to the
Democrats bf Tennessee. "Very
well," respond those Democrats, and
they roll up a majority of 40.000 ft>i
the Independent.ticket. Watch Ken
NAIION MUIIHNS
j - ,y - - -
President Mootte, of Chiluw Re
public. Passes Away j
A1LURE THE CAUSE
HK IS XKW vonii A WKKK
AUO AND WAH AN KVK WIT
XKSH TO 7HK SH<K<TIN<J OH
MAYOR UAVXOil?HIH COM.
TRY MOl'KNS.
London. Hug . August 17.?Presi
dent Pedro Montt, of Chile, abrlvsd
at Bremen on the siesnutyip Kal4ur
Wllhelm der Groase this morning.
Hl? death occurred at 11.50 o'
clock tonight. It was due to a recur
rence of heart (allure, following the
recent atthck of angina pectoris, and
from which he suflersd Intensely.
Naw York. Aug. 17.?President
Pedro Montt left New York Just a
week ago after one hi the most stir
ring experiences In his career. That
ne morning he had eAn Mayor
Oaynor shot down on the deck of
the Kaiser Wllhelm der Oroeee. and
hsd witnessed this struggle with Jaa.
J. Gallagher the would-be sseasaln.
and had departed (ereelshly excited
of the other passengers on hoard. A
sufferer from heart trouble, it Is not
Improbable that his sudden death
may la some measure be attributed
to the strain ot that occurrence.
He arrived In New York from Chile
on August S. after a stop In the Pan.
ami cansl sons, where he Inspected
the work on the canal and pronoun
ced it good. Arriving here ha was re.
eel red with the presidential salv^
and met by federal. State and city of
ficials.
On the following ihrlday he left
for Boston, whence he was takeif on
the presdent's yacht to Beverly, at
which place he and Mrs. Montt had
luncheon with the president.
Santiago. Chile. Aug. 17.?A spec,
lal meeting of congress was called
today to pass resolutions of grief
over the death of President Montt.
The aation is In mourning. Spec
ial services were held todsy in all I
churches, and every flag in the coun
try is at half-mast,
Tte. dwtl> of awtor Montt am? a,
a shock to the public.
The tentative arrangements for the
bringing back of the body Include
the dispatch of the nation's finest
warship to Colon, where the body
will be taken from Bremen. The Chi
lean fieet will probably escort the
funeral ship down (be coast.
Vice-President ? Villaloboe yester
day held a conference with the pres.
Ident of the senate. Senor Escobar,
and the president of the, chamber.
Senor Orrego. and With the mem
bers of the cabinet, in regard to the
succession to the presidency, a call
(or a council of state was issued.
United States Mlnlatsr m?tch?r tn.
If you have any doubt about the success of our
Two Days Week End Sale, we ask you to come down
and see the number of people who avail themselves
of the Special Inducements we offer each week. Then
you will be convinced that we have all we claim and
then SOME I Below we quote only a few of our many
offerings for Friday and Saturday:
. SPREADS
Good quality, extra heavy
^KVr"T^,LM79c
rife ?
Full site Marseilles Spread,
north $1.50. Friday(? I OfX
and Saturday....,(J) I
DOMKSTICS.
And
worth
yards I
ndroscoegin Bleaching;,
th 12 1-2c7 Only 10
Is to a customer v.. J72C
Best Grade- Lonsdale Cambrtfc,
The 15c grade. Not or- | I 1A
cr 10 yds. to a customer | 1 lU
Beat yard wide Unbleached
Homespun, 8c. grade, rj.
Fof
Special Lot of Ladies' and
Children's white and colored
Canvas Oxfords, worth /? ft.
up to >1.50, per pair
CHILD'S ROMPERS
Age 2 to 6.
Worth 50c. each, neat O ~7'??
checks and stripe ... O I 2|,
GALITEA
Just what you want for the
little Boy's Wash Suits I nl
Per yard.. | O2C
*: ffj, ?'
Small quantity of Mull J
left, worth 29c. will go A
for Z.
oisxs-.^.ec
We call your attention to oui
dtsplav of Dress Gingham id
East Window. Beautiful Plait
Patterns for School 1
Dresses. Per yard |
? V .v1
p Colgate's Best Talcum | |
uaj ior many
ence to the
Bishop Oom
sent notice* to ev?
country directing
era be it & id today
late present.
OF STATE
KL1N1) AND l?KAF
1KMNU NOBLK
j Mr. John K. Ray.
; State School for the 81
and Dumb, at Raleigh, fr,
the city yesterday and $
i Interest of that
Ition. He iVloohtag up
(white and black, that
dumb or blind. The ~r
I Carolina provide* for tl
cation, and It la remarl
bow much good la
ied along this line.
?avion thert were 390
ed. The State has
I Of the above character; the/fene at
Raleigh, la for the care of the white
blind and the deaf and dumb color
ed. Several from tfcia county will
probably attend the tastifcatien this
jfall. Mr. Ray left for Ptnptown this
| morning to consult with 4 prospect
ive pupil there. ' ^ I
I About nine a colored
>girl, Laura Mackey, waa totally
blind w*at to the UrtAfcuttou from
thla city. She remataaft. there about
five years. During the summer all
the students return to their homes,
and Laura came home In Her fourth
year. While here eh* mad? ?19 by
means of her needle fa dotfcg fancy
work. etc. After her graduation she
married in this city.
I This Is but an instance of the no
ble and great work this Institution Is
doing In North Carolina. Mr. Ray
related several Incidents to a News
man thla morning Of what some of
the students had aceflOB^IIshed. They
teach school, music, are members of
the county boards of education snd
commissioners, etc. '
Wherever one Is, blind, deaf or
dumb, the Institution mak*a inquiry
and efforts are made at" once to se
cure them as students In tha Institu
tion.
The State of North Carolina Is ac
complishing untold good tu the edu
cation of Its blind an.l dea f and
dumb. '
XKW niRBCTCR OF Ml'ftlO AT
THE STATE .NORMAL CGfc^EGE,
Prof. Hermann- H. Hoexter. who
had charge of vocal music at the
State Normal and Industrial College
asked to be released that he might
spend a year or more studying mus
ic in Germany. This request of Prof
essor Hoexter was granted by the
board of directors, and Prof. Albert
S: Hill, of Atlanta, Oa., has been ap
pointed director in this department.
The authorities of the college feel
that they are very fortunate In se
curing the services of Mr. Hill, as he
is a musician with broad culture and
large experience.
Professor Hill graduated at Leb
anon college, Ohio, in 1889 with the
degree of bachelor of arta. He was
later given the degree of master of
arts by this lnatittulon. After grad
uation Professor Hill went abroad
and was accepted as a special stu
dent in thenjniverslty College of the
University or London, In addition to
malned for fonr years. ? While in the
University of Lonodn, In addition to
his work in music, he pursued the
courses of English, European history,
drama, psychology, ethics, philoso
phy, pedagogy, etc.
Professor Hill seriously begau his
musical education at the age of 12
y4ara with Madam Lathrop Lewis, of
Ohio. After two years of study he
became the pupil of Erraln. of
York city. And remalnod a student of
his more than two years. He took a
course In harmony and sight singing
at the Metropolitan College of Music.
This course was Intended especially
to prepare him as a supervisor of
public school music, and as a con
ductor of choral societies. In 1889
he began to study music with Pro
fessor Alberto Randogger, of Lon
don, and continued with, him for the
period of four years. Professor Ran
degger considered him sufflcfcnty ef
fioleat In music to employ him aa his
assistant for a roaslMflfefr time
At the suggestion of Professor Ran
deggor he studied fn the Royal Guild
School of Music of Lon<ton, and was
at this time a member of the Prima
Vista Choral Sooiety.
On returning to the United States
Professor Hill took piano lessons
with Dr. William Mason, and did
some special lines of vocal work with
Prof. Leo Kofler. Along the lines of
oratorio singing, musical Interpreta
tion and history of music Professor
Hill has had definite Instruction.
After completing his work as a
student Professor Hill was first em
ployed as a director of public school
music at Toledo, Ohio. At the end
of a service of two yoars In this po
sition he went to New York city, at
which' place he conducted various
choral societies and musical cluba
and did a large amount of private
teaching. He has also done work In
tcschers' Institutes and snmmer
schools In Tennessee, Pennsylvania,
Kentucky and Ohio. Professor Hill
pomes to the State Normal and In
a*"** c?,,w mi hl#h)r sudors
?
Two thousand dollars to
WON BY LEBUNG
Makes Shortest Time and Wins
Great Air Race.
HAD A VERY CLOSE FINISH
M. LKBLANC WIXH THK ??-000
FR1ZK OFFKKKI) BY LK MATIN
FOR SHORTEST TfXK I* Attn
MILKS C'ROHM'f XH* XTH V TRIP.
MAKES <*><)|> RKTOH1V
ORBAT 10-DAY AERrAL RACE AT
A OLANCE.
Distance, 782 kilometers (489
mllea.)
Acuta! distance covered, more th?"
500 miles. ^
Wlnnsr. Lebianc.
Second, Aubrun. ? '1.
Winner's flying tlri fcUua, 58
minutes. 4 9 seconds. * ?
Average speed. 41 miles an hour.
First prise, $20,000, posted by Le
Matin.
Other prises. $32,000.
8tarterm, eight.
Date of sUrt. August 7.
Route. Issy to Troyes, to Nancy,
to M axis res. to Doual. to Amiens, to
Isay.
Loblanc and Aubrun used mono
planes.
P?rls, Aug. 1.?The greatest air
race ever held ended this morning
when M. Lebianc alighted at Issy lee
Meullneux. the winner of the $20 -
000 prise offered by Le Matin for the
shortest time In the 489-mi;e cross
country race over northern France?
which began on August 7. Twenty
minutes after the winner came down,
Aubrun. who has waged a sensational
dual with Lebianc from the first day,
shot his aeroplane to the aviation
field at Issy. Both men used mono
planes.
Additional prizes for the best time
on each of the six lays and other
awards brought the total of prizes at
stake In the race to $62,400.
The total elapsed time of the win
ner was ii hours. 58 minutes. 4 9
?econds. and that of Aubrun 13 hours'
26 minutes and 67 seconds.
A crowd of 10.000 persons was at
the aviation field at dawn, on edge
at the prospect of a whirldwlnd. neck
and neck finish to the race that has
kept all France excited for more than
a week. And', they were . not disap
pointed.
The failure of Charles Weymann
to be In at the finish was a disap
pointment to the many Americans,*
residents and tourists, in the throng
at Issy. But they were enthusiastic,
nevertheless.
The final stage of the race was run
from Amiens. The distance to Paris
was a little more than 65 miles.
Lebianc arose at 6.03 a. m.. and
two minutes later, before' he was out
of sight of the cheering Amiens
throng, Aubrun. his rival, was off af.
ter him. winging steadily. Ten mini
utes later followed Legagneux. the
only blplanist to make a favorable
showing with the monoplane drivers.
At ?.40 the watchers at Issy call
ed out the announcement of an avia
tor's appearance. Just five minutes
later Lebianc, cool amid the plaudits
of the crowd, was standing beside his
motor ob the ground, asking for a
cigarette. His sangfroid equalled Hu.
bert Latham's, who in his first at
tempt to cross the English channel a
year ago was found sitting In his
plane on the sea surface smoking a
cigarette.
Lebianc was the favorite and he
got a favorite's reception, but Au
brun, had no cause to complain of
lack of warmth when he swooped to
the ground 1 na sp9t near that where
his conqueror had landed.
In the van of the watching crowd
was Lebianc. As Aubrun took In the
situation he vaulted from his seat,
Iran to Lebianc, shouting congratula
itiona. They kissed one another. In
French fashion.
1 The peat race started on August
7 with eight competitors.
WHAT uVKOLE JOB CANNON 9AY8
ABOUT HIS EN KM IKS AND
HIMSELF.
"God hates a coward and I Intend
to die with my boots on.
"Whan time comas no one will be
able to say ( was a quitter.
"Insurgency la an Inoldent and
email men Ilka to be the subjpet
or an Incident.
"An Insurgent politician Is usual
ly oae who did not amount to much
when his party and his country need
ed men.
"Kansas Is Inflicted with Insanity
once every ten years but soon get*
over it. Just now Kansas has Inaur
gentltis.
"All this talk about President Tatt
seeking to force me to retire is bosh.
The last Congress gave him' all that
be asked for and he Is grateful for It.
"My Ana it lea club makes Roose
velt*! look like a .Wednesday night
prayer meeting at a fashionable
church on a summer night compared
with the human race.
" Be ve ridge would make an Ideal
peaoock with the addition of Just a
few feather#
."Anyway, no man or ser of men
can drive me out of the Republican
party or keep roe from fighting its
battles." j|
In the matter of the "Jokers" die
covered in the .Indian appropriation
lta passage It should be an
11M HAVING IN FRISKSHT.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Norfolk Vlrgluian-Pilot publish**# an
lut?nr(?v in that paper with C<?i T.
B. Grimes, secretary-of-Stats. with
rpfcrwce to the purchase of either
the Dismal ?vimp tatul or the Albe
marle and Chesapeake canal by the
United State* government that ev
er/ cltlsen, particularly In this east
ern socCoi- of Kofth Carolina. should
fvad. The Intonrlew wltb Colonel
dttmes likewise appeor *d In th?- Dal.
ly News of Tuesday last
The Vurrhaie of either of those
waterway* means much to the peo
ple, for it will Hive thousands of dot.
Tarn In freight aolne. Col. Grimes
well asys: "The purchase and mak
ing free of one of thee.* canals by
the fovemment mean* the practical
confirmation of the other. It means
the t vtabllshment of boat lines that
have : <feu bought up or strangled by
the ""road companies. It mean*
*' - tit 2r? counties In Eastern
vill get much lower freight
The purchase of one of these can
als la a momentous Issue to our peo
ple. The people of eastern Carolina
have been made to pay exorbitant
rates on freight for many yoars, snd
the Dtlly News hopes the day is not
far distant when relief will come.
Olve us a free waterway and It Is
suggested that at least a million and
a half dollors annually will be made
by our cltlsens. This has been the
hope of ?astern CaYollna for years.
Already the horlsbn shows better
things In store for us as a people.
Colonel Grimes views are sane and
sound, snd we trnst they will be
read by every reader of this paper
They are certainly worth while.
Rhode Island has a population al
most as big as St. Louis, but when it
comes to Joking the tariff Rhode Is
land could swallow St. Louis as New.
port swallows a highball.?Toledo
Blade.
HOLDING MKbTlNU.
Rev. Robert Hope, pastor of the
Christian Church, Is Holding a series
of meeting* at Bethany Church. In
Edgecombe county. The meeting so
far has heeo \ery successful.
Mies Bessie Gasklll, of Tarboro. Is
visiting her cousin. Miss Mellle Mayo,
on east Second street.
Mrs. J. XV. Parker, of Farmville.
arrived in the city today and Is the
guest of Mrs. C. B. Parker, on Main
?treet.
D?vio? For Carrying a Barrel.
A barrel when full in not an easy
thing to handle, eren for two men. The
shape of a barrel does not offer any
part for a person to take hold and
walk with ease. In order to provide
a way to handle n large number of
filled barrels In the easiest way pos
sible I made a device, as shown In the
ros CAKJtTZXO A Blllt
[From Popular Mechanic*. J
Illustration. from a pipe and fitting*.
Hie two hinged joints were made es
peclally for this purpose. The handles
are slipped orer the barrel and then
lifted by a person at each end. The
lifting of the ends will cause the
hinged joints to bend, thus bringing
the two cross bsrs together on the bar
rel.?Popular Mechanic!.
The Ruling Paaeien.
Bon?Pa, evrry now and then I see
something in the papers about the
"ruling passion." What la It, anyway ?
, Pa (after a cautious glance around
the apartment)?If a a disease your ma
Is badly afflicted with, my soa.?Lon
don Telegraph.
High and Lew.
The highest and lowest points In the
country, -exclusive of Alaska, are In
the same state, California, ind within
100 milee of each other. They are
Mount Whitney, 14 ,.'.00 feet a bo re the
sea level, and Death valley. 450 feet
below the sm
Trying to Oet It Bask.
"Is your foreign son-in-law gdlng to
cost you much money?"
"It depends," said Mr. Cumrox, "on
the outcome of an argument we're hav
ing now. He wants to teach xmtbac
carat and I want to teach him poker."
Washington Star.
?napping Turtle Cgga.
? snapping turtle laya about two
doaan eggs. These are placed fn damp
sand In a hollow scooped out by the
turtle. The, mother turtle almost or
wholly burlee herself In the sand. Then
In crawling out abe I eta the sand over
her shell fall upon the eggs, thus cov
ering them. The eggs are white and
almost perfectly round and have a
very thin, hard shell.-St. Nicholas.
' "OH tKe Vergk ~
A woman and her daughter were at
sea during nugh weather. After a al
ienee of eoCL time the mother asked.
"Are you seasick, dear?"
"No. I think not." replied the daugh
ter. "but I'd hate to yawn-Ladle*
Home JouruaL
Bullets and Botany.
A correspondent tella the Londea
News that being at Palling, la Nor
folk, be aaked permtaalon ef a local
marsh owner to walk orer bis aaoad
ows. -What forr he wanted to know.
"Oh. to do a little botaalstog." was the
...
THE NORTH CAKOIJKA WILL BE
AT PHOVIDKNCE. II. I.
Representative John H Smalt ha*
been advised by the Navy Depart
ment that th? armored cruiser North
Carolina will be among the warship*
in Nsrragansett bay during tho meet,
iug Of the Atlantw- l)wp?r Waterway*
Association at Providence from Aug
ust 31 to September 3. Thla will be
of Intereat to the large number of
Tarheel* who expert to attend the
meeting at Fro* idence.
TOMORROW THK TIMK.
All those student* who wish to
take examinations prior to the open
ing of the Washington Public Schools
can secure the books for same "from
the superintendent, tomorrow morn
ing between the hotira of 10 and IS
o'clock. All those desiring to do ao
ran meet the superintendent between
those hours.
TO Bl'ILD CHURCH.
The Freewill Baptists are making
preparations to erect a church build
ing on Pearce street on the proper
ty donated to them aometlme since
by Mr. Thomaa Latham. This relig
ious se?t la rapidly growing In Wash
In gt or/; and by the time their church
la completed they will hare a large
following. At precent they are wor
shipping In the Masonic hall, corner
of Bonner and Tihrd streets.
EXCELLENT CUT.
A most excellent cut of Mr. Les
ter Simmons, the captain of the Ral
eigh baseball club, appeared In the
News and Observer recently. The
many frlendi of Mr. Simmons In his
home town rojolre at hla making
good this season on the Raleigh club.
He is a ball player that gets there.
ON WATER STREET.
The *terk of excavating Water
street for^he paving Is now going
on. This will be the last street to
be paved under the present approp
riation.
AT THE UAIETY TONICJHT.
Another exceptionally strong bill,
consisting of thr?v full reels, two
of whlrh are Vltagraph masterpieces,
is what the Oalety offers tonight.
A Ktroug Vltagrapb drama Is the
first 1 nthe program, entitled. "The
Soul of Venice." It Is a pretty love
story of Venice in the sixteenth cen
tury. with picturesque and hisforloal
scenes of great interest. A gem of
rare costuming and Venetian brill
iancy In scenic backgrounds.
Ito. the Beggsr Boy (Vltagraph).
Is another one of those wonderful
Japanese stories showing grandeur
of scenery in the heart of the flow
ery kingdom.
Those who witnessed The Lore of
Chrysanthemum expressed it as un
doubtedly one of the best pictures
ever seen in Washington. Without
qustlon, Ito. the Beggar Boy. will
prove a feature tonight, for It Is
equally as good if not better, acted,
by the leading actors of the Vlta
graph company, supported by a troupe
of real Japanese.
Other pictures will be shown that
are equally as good and Interesting.
Don't fall to witness this double
header tonight.
ONE KIl.I.FI): .14
INJURED IN WRECK.
Nevada. Mo.. Aug. 17.?On? man
wan killed and 25 persona were In*
Jtired when the tender of the Missou
ri Pacific passenger train No. 109
jumped the track 11 miles north of
here early today.
An unidentified negro was killed
and 34 passengers were injured, none
seriously.
Fireman Orover Murdock, of Ne
vada. was scalded.
The smoker, baggage and mall cara
and one chair car were completely
wrecked.
The Pullmans remained on the
track.
FEATURE PROGRAM TONIGHT *
AT THE GEM THEATRE.
THREE Y1TAC1RAPH PICTURES
Tonight the Rem will present a
program that will prove both Instruc
tive and entertaining.
Christopher Columbus?A Osumont
historical drama representing Import
ant scenes in the life of the Portu
guese navigator who gave a new hem.
laphere to the world, and died In pov
erty. It la a sumptuous film, well act.
ed, adequately staged, and clearly
photographed.
A Funny Story (Vitagraph) Is a
film., which possesses a subtle hu
mor that Is amusing. It tells of the
way a man made everybody laugh
as he passed from place to place
merely because he laughed himself.
It Is one of the funniest films this
houae has ever shown. Like a yawn,
a laugh la contagious, and you will
likely get the habit.
The Engineer's Romance la a
thrilling railroad melodrama Illus
trated with all the vim and finished
dramatic work which characterises
this well-known drama.
Music Hath Charms la a humorous
skit by the Vitagraph company rep*
resenting an organ grinder tortur
ing unfortunates with the whaeaa at
a wornout Instrument until they pay
him liberally to mpve on.
Ashes. Probably tfvery man who
KhK middle a*ajometlm?? looVs