HELD OUT S2LH
. ON MUCH
Eskimo Fugitive Decides His
Majesty’s Rake-Off Is
Too Heavy.
LEAVES THE COUNTRY
Is Now an Expert Workman In Detroit
Automobile Plant—Noises and
Distances of City Make
Life Miserable for Him.
Detroit.—Arthur Zerbelen, a full
blooded Eskimo of 154 Holburn ave
nue, did not get any sleep that night
three months ago when he fled from
Pike's Peak lake in Greenland and he
has not enjoyed a night’s good rest
since.
Zerbelen’s rather distraught condi
tion is in a measure explained by the
fact that It is net officially considered
good form to leave some parts of
Greenland without saying anything to
the king about the intended departure.
Zerbelen, who is twenty-eight years
old, lives with his uncle, Jacob Ja
cobs. The influences of intense civili
zation threaten to wreck his nervous
system.
There are innumerable elements
that make for the general hopeless
bewilderment of the fugitive Green
lander. He never saw the earth—that
is actual soil—until he came to this
country; even such a commonplace
perquisite of civilized life as a chair
was a novelty to him; horses and cat
tle were to him strange beasts of the
strangest land that imagination ever
conceived; a question as to how he
regards street cars, automobiles,
electric lights and other modern won
d rs renders him sputteringly speech
less.
His Own Rake-Off.
Bui what are fear of kings, sleepless
nights, a craving stomach and a gener
ally upset mind to a man still in his
twenties who has $21,000 in the bank?
That’s Arthur Zerbelen, who is now
employed in an automobile plant. It
was this that made up the “burden of
a knapsack” that he “shifted” the
night he started his flight from Green
land. During his years of service he
had “held out” that amount on the
Eskimo king.
When Zerbelen finally joined his
uncle in Detroit, after a hard journey,
he applied at once for work in the
automobile plant. He was put to
work, and although he never had seen
machinery or any implements other
than those made from the bones of
animals, he has shown the aptness
of a natural-born mechanic.
“I left Greenland,” said Zerbelen,
“when I finally realized that my life
there would be spent in hard work
for which 1 should get nothing but a
living, while the king would get all I
earned.”
Big and Blue Eyed.
Zerbelen, who is tall and straight
and broad of shoulder, with lieht hair
Were to Him Strange Beasts.
afid blue eyes, speaks good English.
He said many of his people do, having
picked it up from explorers and trad
ers.
“The king,” Zerbelen continued,
“took good care of me, but I began to
wonder if he did not get too much.
We were supposed to give him all the
gold we got in exchange for furs and
hides. He settled all our disputes and
did lots of other things for us—see!” :
The young man opened wide his
mouth, displayed a tcoth neatly filled
with gold. He explained that the king,
with melted gold and fishbone instru
ments, had done this work.
“What did you pay him for the
job?” the Eskimo was asked.
“I worked five months for him,” Zer
belen replied.
Rats Gnawed Helpless Man.
Peoria, 111.—George Miller, aged
fifty-five years, died at a hospital after
authorities Lad found him lying help
less in a barn where he had been
stricken with a sudden illness. Un
able to help himself, nis face had been
gnawed almost beyond recognition by
rais.
Woman Found Snake on Table.
Somneytown, Pa.—In the dim light
ot her cellar Mrs. Anna Roth discov
ered a five-foot black snake coiled on
a table. Her cries for help brought
Silas Harpel, who killed the reptile
after a struggle.
Carbolated Vaseline for Teats.
For use on teats carbolated vaseline
Is somewhat superior to plain vase
line, as the small amount of carbolic
acid in the mixture has antiseptic
qualities that tend to prevent infec
tion.
Milking Machine a Success.
The milking machine is proving to
be a success, but it must be properly
handled. Anyone who cannot succeed
in getting his own cows properly
milked by hand should try the milking
machine.
Hard, Heavy Work.
Cutting corn for ensilage fs hard,
heavy work. Do not go at it hammer
and tongs. There are more years com
ing, and we want to be here to enjoy
them. __
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PHEASANT CAUGHT IN NET
Tennis Players Find Bird Dead and
Enjoy a Feast Out of
Season.
New York.—Four New York men
who left here about ten days ugo for
a holiday at golf got back yesterday
with a tale of a pheasant eaten out
of season.
S. L. Snowden, a bond broker; A. A.
Spriggs, a stock broker; T. M. Logan,
a manufacturer, and W. P. De Saus
sure, Jr., of the McAlpin, ate the
pheasant. According to Mr. De Saus
sure, the four golfers hid themselves
at Brick Hill Falls, N J., and played
golf so hard that on last Wednesday
they were glad to try tennis for a
time. Ai a critical point in the game
there was a sudden whirring sound in
the brush behind Mr. De Saussure and
his partner, and a big bird flashed past
them and dashed itself into the tennis
net. All the players rushed to see
what it was, and found that it was a
hen pheasant. It had broken its neck
in the net.
Knowing the open season had not
begun, the four men discussed seri
ously whether it was lawful to eat the
bird. The upshot was that it made a
full breakfast for the four.
ARRESTED FOR MANY FALLS
City Prosecutes Citizen Who Tumbled
Into Coal Holes Several Times
Too Often.
New York.—Accused of having fall
en into coal holes several times too
often, James Smith was arrested at
the Brighton Beach hotel, where he is
employed. Smith had been indicted
by the New York county grand jury
for attempted grand larceny on evi
dence obtained by James H. McCool
an examiner in the office of the cor
poration counsel.
Frank V. Burton and J. H. Burton,
owners of property, were the com
plaining witnesses.
Smith had brought an action against
the Messrs. Burton for $20,000 dam
ages for injuries alleged to have been
received on April 12 by falling into an
open coal hole in front of the premises
SHOT A COON? HERE’S ALIBI
Two Men Fired at It All Night, but
It Was a Crow’s Nest Instead
of a Coon.
Ashtabula, O.—Hale Britton of Rich
mond Center started down his pasture
lane a few night ago, when his dog
struck a coon trail and soon landed j
the coon up a tree.
Britton went to the house for a shot
gun, and when he returned he could
just see the coon high up in the top of i
the tree. He shot at the animal sev- I
eral times, then decided the shotgun
was too short range to reach him. Aft
er telling his dog to keep a close
watch, Britton went over to D. Tink
ham's house, and the two returned
with Tinkham’s rifle. From then on
until one o'clock they took turns firing
at the coon.
Finally they built a fire and waited
until daylight. Then they learned the
coon they had been shooting at all
night was a crow's nest.
JI RIDERS ARE
mtm
Victims, Shunning Publicity, Are
Glad to Say “Mum’s
the Word!”
MAKES ONE MISTAKE
Hold* Up Former Police Sergeant Who
Was Riding With Hi* Own Wife,
and Now His Game
I* Up.
Oklahoma City.—When James W.
Berry, former police sergeant, made
a report of an attempt by a lone bandit
to hold him up when motoring along a
quiet street, he started something
that resulted in a revelation. It has
since become known that the robber
has been operating all summer and
has mostly victimized joy riders.
At the Central police station there
is a secret list of those who have re
ported their losses, but it will never
be published. The total amounts to
more than $10,000 in money and valu
ables. In the list are several diamond
rings of considerable value.
The lone bandit operated almost
entirely on the streets in the western
part of the city. Several streets there
are paved for a distance of more
than two miles, but are sparsely set
tled. Shade trees grow in the park
way on each side and tall weeds
cover the vacant lots.
"I Am an Officer; Get Out!”
On these streets the lone bandit
operated unmolested. When he saw
an automobile coming with a man
and woman in it his practiced eye
seemed to tell him unerringly whether
or not they were joy riders. If they
were he walked into the middle of
the street and held up his hand.
When the car stopped he said to the
occupants, if there were only two:
“I am an officer. Get out and come
with me.”
To be caught by an officer on an
occasion of that kind was about the
worst thing that could happen.
Usually the man and woman obeyed
at once. The bandit led them to a
dark spot at the side of the street
and gave his second command.
“Put up your hands!”
Perhaps it was a relief to some of
them to find that they were only in
the hands of a stickup man and not
in the clutches of a police officer.
Made Victim Find Ring.
When the robber saw four Joy rid
ers in a car—two men and two women
—he usually held them up in the car.
Once he held up a man and woman,
and the man slipped a diamond ring
from his finger and dropped it in the
weeds. The robber had seen it on his
finger, however.
"What did you do with that ring?"
he asked. “Hand it over.”
With a six-shooter held at his breast,
the man said he had thrown the ring
into the weeds. The robber compelled
Fired 8everal Shots.
him to get out or the car ana search
for the ring until it was found.
| The only mistake made by the high
wayman, so far as is known, was when
he attempted to hold up Berry, for
Berry was riding with his own wife.
The robber came close to the side of
the automobile and commanded Berry
and his wife to put up their hands.
Instead of doing so, Barry whipped
out a revolver and thrust it into the
highwayman's face. The bandit leaped
backward into the weeds and from
that hiding place fired several shots,
one of which went through Berry’s
hat.
How many Joy riders he held up '
may never be known. If he is ever
caught and convicted it will be on the
evidence of Berry alone, for the others
have given notice that they will not
appear in court against him. To ex
plain their presence with their com
panions would be ruinous to their rep
utations.
Robs While Music Plays.
South Bend, Ind.—Enter the musical
burglar. While a phonograph in the
home of Alexis Mossey was playing
"I Want to Go Tlack to the Farm.” j
an enterprising robber wras going j
through the Mossey residence and
making a rich haul. Two diamond
rings, several watches and a quantity
of money made up his loot.
Neighbors who heard the machine
thought the Mossey family was at
home, and the burglar was left to hi3
own devices during the absence of the
family. Not until Mrs. Mossey re
turned at a late hour was the theft
known.
For Success With Dairy.
The right kind of a man will feed
his cows liberally of economically pro
duced feed and he will have a silo. He
will care for them properly and breed
them properly, and gradually improve
! his herd year by year, and there
seems to be no limit to this, at least
the limit has not been reached as yet.
Keep Record of Everything.
Keeping production records is only
half the work. How much did it cost
you to feed that cow that gave you
6,000 pounds of milk last year? Keep
records and keep them right.
I WIFE ACTS AS BARKEEPER
Husband, in Divorce Suit, Declares He
Was Grossly Overcharaed for
DrlnKs.
Rushville, Ind.—What is believed to
be the highest price ever paid for one
drink of whisky was paid here by
August Ebbing to his wife. The drink
tost n:m $ro, according -to tne test!
mony he offered in his divorce suit.
Ebbing said he usually bought thm
or four qiart'i of whisky at one time
but that as soon as he entered tin
house his wife took charge of his sup
ply and became his official barkeeper
Most of his drinks cost $5, he said
but $ld and $15 for a drink he often
paid without protest.
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I Christmas Suggestion in Neckwear
Every woman wants to be stylishly
dressed, and every woman of re
fined taste loves the small luxuries of
apparel which belong to womankind
alone. And the knack of using the lit
tle accessories of dress that are
brought out for each season is the
stamp of good judgment. They are
the things that seize the attention and
please the eye and provide that va
riety which is the spice of life, from
day to day.
The clothing of the neck has come
in for much extra attention this sea
son. For wear in the house, collars of
organdie, lace, net and other of the
sheerest materials are used together
with pretty ornaments of ribbon.
Fancy ribbon bands, bordered with tur
on each edge, and similar bands of
chenille, in two colors, are the very
latest arrivals. They are made with
cuffs or wristlets to match, and are fin
ished off with small sprays of mil
linery flowers.
The vogue of wristlets, like that of
mufflers, is a revival of an old fashion,
but both have been modernized. A
comparison of the old and the new
shows the present tendency toward
dainty finishing and decoration and a
taste for the luxurious.
A group showing three pieces of
neckwear is given above. They are
of familiar and conservative design,
in organdie and lace, such as may be
found in any dry goods store. They
are among the least expensive and
most acceptable of holiday gifts, and
are easily made at home. Although
they cost so little ready made, they
are among the things that the clever
needlewoman can turn out at a con
siderable saving, especially if she us
needlework in decorating them. It is
the time involved in these, as in rif>
bon neckwear, quite as much as the
material, which figures in the pric>
The materials are at hand everywhere.
Velvet Basques Revived.
The velvet basque is a revival of
the eighties, which bids fair to have a
great favor in winter costumes. From
Paris comes a charming basque, faced
tvith nattier blue around the turnover
collar and revers and belted at the
waist line to stand out below in a crisp
frill, also faced with blue. The sleeves
are very long and the skirt, of black
velvet, has a tunic of black chiffon,
bordered with black woven moire
stripes.
Becoming Veils.
Floating veils are becoming to lithe.
! charming figures, and one pretty de
sign is round, bound with satin rou
leaux. Sometimes this is put on so
as to fall equally all around. It is no
longer at the back than in the front.
The circular shape makes it hang in
full flutes and the edge enables it to
stand off sufficiently from the face.
It is not suited to toques with high
feathers or any acute points.
Cutting the Cost of
Winter Suits
We know it’s a little early to talk of reducing
prices, but we have too many suits on hand for
this time of the Season and we re going to tempt
you into buying them by cutting prices.
Think of it, the Winter has hardly begun and
here we are with an offer of reduced prices on
the very newest styles in men’s and young men’s
styles.
We have a window full of them on display, so pul
believing into play when you pass the store,
inside quick.
We’ ve been selling these suits for $15, $16.50
starting tomorrow and continuing for the balance oi
your choice of the entire lot, at only
$9.98 $12.45 $14.45
THE HUB CLOTHING STORE
VICTOR VIENER, Proprietor
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Herman Wile & Co., Buffalo, N. T.
: the old rule, “seeing is
A glance will fetch you
and $ 18 all Season, but
the month, we offer you
The Ideal Bakery
and Restaurant
During the busy Christmas season you may not
have time to do your baking as you want to.
You will find that we can supply your every want
in Bread, Pies, Cakes, Cookies, Buns and Rolls.
If You Haven't Time to
Go Home
for meals, you will always be welcome at our
restaurant and will be served a meal that will
satisfy you, both in quality and price.
Our Bread Trade Gets
Bigger Every Day
Dolling & George