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MAN SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Third Inatance of Firing Upen Autea
Recently Lunatic 8uapeetid
Georgetown, Del., March 0. Shet
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county In
the Inst five weeka, belle?
i in belnr done bv a da.
tins been declared at Hongkeng and the
pert haa been closed aa a reault of the
strike of Chinese seamen, according te
unofficial edvieea received here by iTrlt
ish Censul General Harrington.
In contradiction te. the advlcwT re
ceived by Censul General Harrington
pre irc reperta thnt the atrikc has
been settled.
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the ahoetlng
yesterday en Blaekfiah Bank, a danger
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CAPTURE
By y Rete Meredith
mentcd man. A search In the vicinity
of the ahoetlng revealed n rude hut In
eua aheal off the Virginia const
. ueaac
guards from the Asaateague and wal
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a Bench stations went out te the vca
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inn cuimp et trees from which Heward
Knld the ahet was fired.
. Itecently the Itcv. Earley I'arka was
fired upon en the ame rend. Only two
weeks age n shot struck the wlndahleld
ions liencn stations went out te the vca
sel in a power lifeboat, but Captain
tZABETH viewed th bin a wrae
Gilbert and hla crew of twentvene re
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With, aemc dlafaver. It hnd been
mysteriously while driving between"
fused te leave' the Matea. The const
guard cutter Manning ia en its way te
the stranded ship from Norfolk.
Leaded deep with 8000 tens of eeal,
the Matea is well up en the shenl and
hen bow out of the wnter. As long as
the weather remains' geed her position
Is net considered dangerous. Shipping
men snld, however, it might be necessary
te remove her cargo before the vessel
ran be floated. Blaekfiah Bank Ilea about
six miles off shore, directly in the path
of passing vessels,
t wtckft age, when hrr vitiMKement
f Drake lind bucn the newcxt nnd
Mt Wenriprfiit thine In tlin world.
Sclbyvllle nnd this town, Geerfc It.
Heward, of Wilmington, wan found un
conacleus In hla car yesterday. Later
nt the 1'cnlnMilu Huxpital he told the
authorities come one fired en him from
a clump of trees, the Mint striking him
In the fleehy part of the arm. lie Knccded
nwny. but lna of bleed made him tin-
of n Heaford fnrmer'H auto. HI wife,
Reductions
Ml Ien silken frlncc which bor ber
I the wide idervivt linil nersunrlcil
who wna en me rrent seat' witu mm,
waa cut by the 'lying glass. According
te theitc who hnve been attacked, the
one who fired the shot made no nttempt
te show himself after the sheeting.
MARTIAL LAW IN HONQKONQ
Manila, I. I Mnrch (i. Murtlal law
SHIP IN DANGEROUS SHOAL
"te decide upon tht garment. Hilly
amireu km arnrcrui linen ne nan
M With the frlnire an he talked of
Matea, .With Carge of Ceal,
en
Blaekfiah Bank Off Virginia
Lewe. Del., March 0.- The Ameri
can steamship Matea, with n cargo of
coal from Norfolk for Bosten, stranded
lr glorious future together they hnd
eonccletiH before he could rrnch town.
The authorities, remembering two
Mmllar attacks en autoineblllsts In this
a iikc children ever tlic varietia
R that the frlntrm pnunnrrd. All
n leaves. wltp of flying paper, once
FOR CANNED
GOODS WEEK
wny icatner from some passing bird.
"ten, afterward , when n foolish
BneratandlnK hnd clouded every
f. Elizabeth hml rmllivl off hpr rlnir
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Founded In 1S65
(ffJJnt .hand. The rlns; fell nnd. drop-
wvfi 'ig""' "! M'licaip seitins caugut en uie
' ei??KSr5"xFnwl nnael lie had laugicil
rfHf&lrtinly as. he net about Ha dWedgment.
The Heuse thai Heppe Built
"WHERE ECONOMY RULES"
TR rtxrXlMta the nlil thlnjtl" she half
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hJt'V "eni: the baie branches, nnd as she
I.VrVV. .Walked brlsVlv Intrnnl tli. irnlti.v r.r
EvW& !. hMTt of the little music teacher
R"!'! i enrr as 1:1c empty ncsis
'.. ': iur meveu en. iiiiz-aDiu
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Ttfttfl' M0UI1,; e t1"0 uninteresting pupil he
ivf, .T'?, t,n t0 teach Annie Smith, n
vll-i cJUldwhe had insisted upon learning te
' -' ' BUT "Hl"Brti nml Ktun-Kiu" ami there
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an been inanr. mmir 1pKnn. hur An.
!e atill stumbled ever the Kjmc passaacs
uatll Elisabeth was ready te cry with
'exntjen. Today, Annie wen mere ex ex
eperatinc thnn usual; she had hinted
tklt her mother van tint nlpiivpit with
,fcef progress, nnd she hnd tumbled nnd
fallen weeping evrr the dreaded passage
In the old favorite.
Te her own surnvlse. Elizabeth com
forted the child for n while she forget
lier own loneliness nnd pnln while she
brought a smile te wet blue eycx and
(Sullen lips. "Let us try again." she
suggested gently, and te their mutual
$X surprise they had tried ngnln nnd eon een
RCf auered It was n glad little face that
a:JA ira llftcd te KUznbelh's ad one. when
c:1!' iv Mt . r i '
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"Yeu hnve made me glad again,
ailed Annie Smith.
Elizabeth theucht of these words as
(', ker borne. Would anything ever make
Btriltd nffsln? Shn !:niw thst. bfhlml
ler own little air of bravado she carried
aa aching henrt thnt never could b
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:Utd again without Billy Drnke. She
rushed away het tears nnd entered the
ear with a dash of autumn red in her
cheeks. Seme one moved along te make
room for her, a strong hnnd stendled
ker aa the car lurched forward,
x "Thank you," she turned and smiled
awchanically at Hilly Jirake. resum
Snc hla, seat beside her! The wrap set
tled; innocently about her slender form.
Billy was repWlng his hnt. and, with
a dear familiar gesture, was nuup un
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aleek hend. Slic saw It all Mie knewj
U she felt him e near, and nil the (
vraiie anc bbi sivaiifiu unu umu, i
lag atralght ahead out of brown pansv
yea; Anr one sitting beside her might
kave thought her lovely face haughty
and, relentless!
The flat-wheeled car clatterM mcr
Ttly en ita wny nnd Hlizabctli noted with
a heartsick pang t'int tney were near,
Queen street, her stepping place. Billy I
was probably going home he lived a I
lie beyond Queen street, and whcni
would she meet him again, even by ae-1
eldent? , , , .
"Queen !" bellowed the conductor, as ,
the car rocked te a ttandstlll.
Elisabeth arose, swept the folds of I
her blue wrnp about her nnd fct.-uted for
the deer. She felt a sickening tug at i
the long fringe of her right sleeve, bhc
would net leek around. A wave of pink
colored her fnec as fbc felt a slisjit
weight en her kleevc what was the
wretched fringe doing new? Had It
caught in some one's umbrella, or pock peck pock
etbeok? Billy Drake hnd sat en her
.h aTm vnnliT net leek around, for
&n t"'e n" ft tittering laugh behind her.
Seme one else was getting en uirccuy
"SUp lively there!" sang out the me-
terman jovially, ns the car rocked away I
en lta flat -wheeled career.
RllMiheth whirled nreunil nnd con- I
fronted Billy Drake's mnud and, at
the same tinie, apologetic binllr.
"I am sorry, Ella Miss Busaell I
couldn't help it. you can aee that "
"Help what?" she asked frostily.
At the same Instant she looked down
Md-uw raw the fringe of her right
tlctTfi wound impishly around one of
the buttons of his overcoat. In this
way bad she Innocently ensnared him
la the car. had led b!m down the alble
aad here he was'.
TirUa tin InfAlerftKle nnftltinn.
', "I didn't expect te get off here." he
;? apolegized: "I waa going en te King i
esSty? "I am Terr serrv." she said stlfflr.
i:W?;-aa4 then in a sudden burxt of nexatlen
;tfV'3lreak it off. New it's a wretched
rissrfL' ..r..r .:i....'j"rir"y.
;S '.. lie steed helplcaaly watchine her
atertny little face. His stern face
eftened. Hew unhappy they both
were! Hew like children, breaking
precious hours of their lives with silly
aalaunderstandings. Were they always
te be enemies?
He hnd even forgotten what it was
all about.
Elisabeth gnre one last tug and the
threads snapped. The hudden release
icauaed her te waver uncertainly.
Billy's hand supported her lingered en
her arm stayed there, boldly, as of
old.
"I don't want te be set free." he raid
uncertainly, and KUzabcth, looking up,
sw that his pleasant fuce was white,
wry white.
"I don't quite understand," stain
: acred the girl.
" tiff 111 avnlntn an . trn nlrtnrr ' Vit
IfifiMlA. atlll holding tight te her arm. "It
! la growing colder hear the wind!"
tlicy walked along yueen bireet hs
had walked before the blue enpe
entered their lives. Hilly Drake
plained and I!llzahvth listened nnd
rtnpreu son nttie answers, anu tney
lereu in tne tiny uvins roei
re whispered en the henrth
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""tbe street in the old happy wny. nnd
Elisabeth was dropping u kiss en the
precious ring en her third finger. As
the blue wrap was hung a wny in the
wardrobe Elizabeth gave it a little hug.
"Yeu blessed old peacemaker!" she
Whispered.
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Pretest Agalnet System
eeDsie, March 0. MIm Cam-
hltney, of New Haven, n senior
asear College, has declined the
cramp recently enerea ner in tne
r Chapter of the I'M Beta Kappa,
announced lust nignt.
Whitney, who is said te b the
ataar student te refuse the I'hi
fKappa key, never has believed in
Hag high or low inarm te ttu
and throughout her college course
i.' protested agnlnst rating academic
in tunc manner.
Intends, upon being graduated, te
up the study or moor organlza erganlza organlza
ajed waa said te believe thnt In re-
tne oenor hue was eniy living up
principles
Wliltaty is a niece of Miss
i'iinatari,.hed of the German
awajtt'j)t.Mllge, and ker .two
adMiM'WHe'refMfat.
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let Your Children Learn from Them.
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your children can have the playing of these famous
artists always before them te emulate and study.
Yeu de net need two pianos in the house. The repre-
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in the slightest with its use as a manual nor with the
richness and beauty of tone of the famous pianos in which
it is built. :."'.
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Steinway, Weber, Stock, Wheelock, Stroud and Aeolian
Pianos all of which we sell. We will gladly demonstrate
them te you at any lime. Prices are from $750 up.
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Street $1,000,000
N. E. Cernir 18th and Christian Strettt
36' en Christian Street x I001 3" en I8tli
Street x 65 'en Webiter Street including
1745-1747 Chriitwn Street . . $45,000
US. 117 Seuth 19th Street
36's 97' 2-4-story brick dw2.. $80,000
N. E. Cerner Fourth and Walnut Street.
(343 Walnut Street -16,x67, 4-itery
brick building) nnd (149 S. Fourth Street
-16' 6r. 48'-4.jtery building)' $110,000
303-5-7 Chtttnat Street
52' x 170' te Ranitead Street 5 aterr
office building, 6.tery factory in rear . .
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100' en Walnut Streit x 135' en Nine-
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188' en Market Street x 102' en 21 tt
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