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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-19
FEMININE "BOOKIES"
TAKE BETS ON RACES
Many in London Are Either Gamblers Themselves or Are
Acting as the Agents of Gamblers.

ers, one Of them having a staff Of youths
OF fourteen 10 nineteen years OF age
10 collect bets.
The bOOkmaker's agent is frequently
a woman. Indeed, on the race course II
is not unusual to see a girl acting as
clerk TO a hOokmaker. And in many
large London workrooms and offices,
where many girls and women are en-
ployed the big Continental nrIns which
conduct sweepstakes on English races
have their agents selling tickets. In this
case the remuneration consists OF, say,
one ticket for every book OF twenty or
twenty-fOur disposed of.
The ordinary boOkmaker also has his
paid agents working for him in the fac
tory and the office. while a study of the
police court reports shows the book
makers look 10 women hackers for a lot
Of their business.
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Popular Navy Yard Man.

The contest which the Bieber- Kaufman
Company, s0l-9Oo Eighth Street south
east. have been running, Offering free
trip TO St Louis and hundred dollars
in cash 10 the most popular person in
the Navy Yard. came 10 an end last Sat
urday night. Mr.. Samuel Shreeves was
decided the winner Of this liberal OFFER,
IA. lis $40 votes having been polled for
him Mr.. Shreeves received his transpor-
tation money for all meals and Incl
dentals during travel, and an additional
check for SieU yesterday. and was about
the happiest man In the yards also. Just
AT this time the Bieber-kaufman Com
pany are running a half price sale OF all
the clothing. furnishings. and shoes In
their massive establishment. and the
great success Of the early days Of this
movement argues the greatness OF the
oDDOrtunitieS
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LONDON, July 1e.-The unusual case
OF a woman at Worship Street police
court being fined SIS for bookmahng on
races induced daily newspaper TO make
some INQUIRIES as to the growth Of bet
ting among women.
There is plenty Of evidence to show
that a number OF women bookmakers ply
their calling in London and other big
towns. whereas a few years ago the
lady ''bCokie" was unknown
At Birmingham recently, according 10
the secretary of the National Anti-Gam-
bling League, a young woman who had
been housekeeping for her father, turned
bookmaker, although for two years she
had been attending religious meetings
And IN the same city five other women
were known 10 the police as bookmaK-
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TROUBLE BREWING
OVER SEIZURES

LONDON. July 19.-There is a we'll
defined feeling in all quarters this morn
ing that the seizure of British and
German steamers by the Russian volun-
teer cruisers Smolensk and Petersburg
marks the first EuropeOn complication
resultant upon the RussO-Japanese war.
How extensive this complication will
prove. time and future events alone
can determine. At present the feeling
OF uneasiness has become a fear that
the end Of the matter will not be reach
ed before England and perhaps Ger
many are forced TO take stringent
measures TO bring Russia 10 terms in
the matter.
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GERMAN PROTEST
MADE TO CAR

COLOGNE, July 19.-As soon as the
German government was informed OF
the seizure of mail matter on board the
North German Lloyd steamship Prinz
Heinrich, by the Russian volunteer
steamship SmOlensk, in the Red Sea
last Friday. says the Cologne Gazette"
the German ambassador at ST. Peters
burg was requested to make a protest,
in the form Of a note TO the Russian gov
eminent, declaring that the removal
vas. under the circumstances. unjusti
fable according to international law,
even granting that a search for contra
band of war was admissible.
Kaiser's Attitude.
BERLIN, July I9.-Beyond the fact
that Germany has protested in some
form to Russia against the seizure of
mails on German vessels. there is lit
tie that can be said with certainty as TO
how she means 10 treat the Prinz Hem
rich incident
1t is learned that the governments
ground or complaint Is that the seizure
was an infringement of the international
postal convention Of 1878. by which II
IS agreed that postal matter shall be
considered free and not subject to the
interference of belligerents.
Moderate in Tone.
Reports differ considerably as to the
tone Of the governments objection.
Some describe II as being very firm.
while the German postal authorities tel
egraphed direct to ST. Petersburg de-
manding instant restitution Of the mails
and their immediate dispatch 10 their
destination
There IS reason to believe that the pro-
test was actually worded moderately
admitting that there was possibly JUS
tiftcatiOn for searching the Prinz Helm
rich for contraband and even for search
ing her mails, but courteously pointing
out that Germany does not recognize
the right OF the Russians to remove the
malls from the ship. She therefore re-
quests that they be restored.
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CIRCUS CAREER CUT SHORT.

CATSKILL, y. Y, July 19.-As Charles
". Winters was leading a prancing
horse from the tent OF a One-ring circus
here Saturday night he was arrested or
the charge OF being a deserter from
Company b. Fifth Infantry. at Platts-
burg. Private Winters mother was a
cook for the circus and he had just
Joined IL here
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TURKS AND BULGARIANS
FIGHT ON FRONTIER
Revolutionists outnumbered ana Driven
Of With Ten Killed and
One Wounded.

BELGRADE. July ia pitched battle
mas occurred near lTchedilova. on the
bulgarian frontier between strong
force OF Turks and band OF Bulgarian
reYolutionists., The Bulgarians being OF
inferior number were dispersed. losing
ten killed and one wounded
on the wounded man cfpher corra-
spondence was found which has not vet
been translated.
The Turkish casualties were two
wounded.
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Bowel Complaint in Children.

During the summer months children
are subject 10 disorders OF the bowels
which should receive careful attention
as soon as the first unnatural looseness
OF the bowels appears. The best medi-
cine IN use for bowel complaint is
Chamberlain's Cole, Cholera, and Diar-
rhOea Remedy. as II promptly controls
any unnatural looseness Of the bowels.
whether q be IN child or an adult
For sale by all druggists.
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DIED IN ALMSHOUSE;
SAVED FROM POTTER'S FIELD

Friends of Mary J. Mcbride. sixty
three years old, who died at the Wash
-ngton Asylum Hospital on Saturday,
after a brief illness. had an undertaken
prepare the body for burial today. and
Shey VIII see that her remains find a
final resting place IN some burying
ground other than the potters field. The.
body was taken from the mOrgue about
noon today, and Will be buried In some
Local cemetery this afternoon about
o CLOCK
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LIGHTNING IN STAFFORD.

STAFFORD. Del. July ls.-During a Sc
we're electric storm lightning struck the
Seaford Shirt COmpany's plant and the
Seaford Milling Companys mill. The
lightning played many pranks on the
electric wires, and q man standing on
the street corner was stunned.
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uourS. me russians lost more than
600 killed and wounded
Attack Made in Fog.
TOKYO. July 19.-General Kurokl.
commanding the first army, reports a
severe engagement in the Molten Pass.
between Feng-wang-cheng and Lao
Yang, early yesterday morning. General
Keller. with two divisions taking adyan-
tage of dense fog to cloak his ad-
vance. at O'Clock in the morning fierce
~ assaulted the Japanese positions at
the pass and on either flank
After stubborn fight the Japanese re-
pulsed the attack and pursued the Rus
SLAMS nearly TO Tienshutien.
General kurOki adds that he IS making
an investigation TO ascertain the number
of his casualties
He compliments the army on its splen-
did behavior in the battle.
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On Exchange.

The sentiment was mirrored today on
the stock exchange. The Continent sold
generally and TO an important extent
Kaffirs were y lower, and American
railway shares dropped. Spanish As
were fiat at IS; Turkish Unified were
quoted at S41z; japanese old SIS were of
4, while the new SIS and As we're in
active and unchanged. Russian As were
an exception. being firm at S21s.
This feeling OF uneasiness and fear
was accentuated today by :he action
Of the British admiralty, which has
ordered the Mediterranean squadron 10
leave Malta and proceed Immediately 10
Alexandria which is close 10 the mouth
OF the SueZ Canal and has further di-
rected two fast cruisers 10 proceed
through the Suez Canal and take sta
ton in the Red Sea.
The home and channel squadrOns have
been modified for maneuYers presum-
ably. It IS pointed out that these man
euvers never occur until the fall Their
present mobilization IS taken TO have a
peculiar significance
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Forced to Dripe Mules
At Sting of the Lash
Canal Boy Charges FeIow-Worker With
Making Him Do Duty for Both
by Use of Whip.

Guiseppi relates. his hard knocks be-
gan to come. The superiority OF sever
al years of age, and of two or three
feet in height. allowed Guisepprs fell
low-driver to impose upon and abuse
him at every turn, according TO his
story.
Asked why his companion took ad-
vantage Of him. he said
Because / am an Italian. l cant
help that. l wish l could If 1t would
keep people from beating me-"
Cline did his regular trick of duty for
the first two days. Then. he says, he
began TO use the long blacksnake whip
upon Guissppi, instead of the mules
backs When he had followed the slow
pacing mules for miles and miles in the
broiling sun, and was exhausted for
want OF sleep and food. Cline, he de
clares, stood over him with the whip,
made him continue to drive, threatening
TO throw him overheard" II he did not
do as he was told.
Frustrated by Work.
inundated and remembering the
vicious lashes from the whip. the boy
says. he continued working until he fell
in the towpath. too weak and feeble
longer to stand the strain. Then, and not
till then, did Cline take the mules If
mana, anu 90 his Si.0Ie u the WI r.
The boat arrived at the Aqueduct
Bridge several days ago. Guiseppi had
figured in discussions with the woman
cook, because she cleaned UP the dishes
after the other boat employees had eaten,
and would not give him ms meals when
he came from the towpath, badly In
need of nourishment ana rest.
Yesterday she began to deride him, he
says. because he was a 'dago." He re-
cd pUffhPt and called her names.
Cline took the cooks part.
He threw the little mule driver into
the muddy waters OF the canal. de
was rescued by a man on another canal
boat, who counseled Guiseppi TO go 10
the police and enter complaint. This
he did, and Cline's arrest and conviction
promptly followed.
After the case was disposed OF In the
Police Court Guiseppi was afraid 70 go
back on the canal boat for fear OF being
beaten worse than ever for testlfying
against his tormentor. He appealed 10
Captain BOardman TO send him back 70
his home in Cumberland, and viii prob
ably be sent there this evening or TO-
morrow.
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Employment Schemes.

Home employment schemes have been
profitable in this city. and there are a
few left, but most Of them have gone
out of business. The plan OF such con-
Germs has been to advertise profitable
home employment that should net wom-
en- $40 TO SO a week. the companies Of
fering to buy all the goods manufac-
tured. Applicants were required 10 buy
all tools and material FROM the cOmpa-
MES. paying several dollars for articles
worth only a few cents. Finally their
work was rejected as being Of too poor
workmanship. The real object Of the
scheme was 20 palm off the alleged tools
and material.
Other concerns have met the same
fate. IN some instances the principals
were turned over 10 the courts for cTimi-
nal prosecution, and In others they were
deprived OF mail privileges. In a few
cases there has been no formal action
taken, the persons agreeing to abaElon
their practices. without having any Of
fetal orders issued
Astrologers. vendors OF lucky stones,
lucky rings, charms, and Oriental won
ders; matrimonial agencies. fake physi
clans, and bond investment concerns
all have had their day In Boston, reap
Ing large harVests.
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Admiralty Silent.

The admiralty has issued no explana-
ton OF the ordering of the Mediter-
ranean squadron and the cruisers TO
Suez. A dispatch from Berlin states
that the German government has been
notified by England that the vessels are
being sent TO Suez 10 check Russian
illegalities in the Red Sea
There are many in naval quarters who
believe the government intends to make
q most careful investigation Of the seiz-
ures by Russian vessels. and. finding
Russia guilty OF a breach or internal
tiOnal law, will make demands which
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EDUCATIONAL.
SHORTHAND AND TYPEwRITING

and TypewTiting opens Monday morn
ing. corner q and 18th SITS. in WASH
INGTON SAVINGS BANK BLDG. In
dividual instruction speciality. Jyl7-st
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-19

SPECIAL NOTICE-WfI passengers who
witnessed accident 10 Conductor A L.
Slauson on car going to Benning Sun
day. July 3, 1898, kindly communicate
with J. W. SLAUSON, 1901 Kramer St
ne? II
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A Grocery Concern.

Two concerns which looked honest
enough to New England farmers 10 win
their CONFERENCE.-The Cambridge Grocery
Company. which had an Office on Fulton
Street, and the Lawrence Produce Com
pany-were driven out of business be-
cause they used the mail service 10 pro-
mote trade. Their method was To adj
vertise that they would pay the farmers
more than the market values for farm
products; farmers believed them, and
shipped goods 10 them on credit. IL Is
reported that the former received about
Sl5. 900 worth of goods from country
merchants and farmers before the trans
actions attracted the attention OF the
Postoffice inspectors and were stopped.
Many Boston women Of small savings
remembe a Clergyman who used 20 ad-
vertise that he would pay SO week 70
some woman who would enter his en-
ploy and invest a few hundred dollars in
a s'paying business Many women
called at his Back Bay Office. paid him
the money required and worked for him
a few days, when they We're discharged
and lost their money. The Issuance Of
a fraud order stopped this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-19

SPECIAL MEETING will be called
JULY 1s. at s O'CLOCK. at our hall.
Very important business and compulsory
on members Of Bricklayers' Union 10
attend. 2. II. SUGRUE, President.
1vI9-2t
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SPECIAL NOTICE-A special meeting
Of the international Brotherhood of Sta
tionary Firemen. Local IS. viii be held
at J. T. Heare's Hall 4eS Sth St NV
5 O'CLOCK TONIGHT. A full attend
ance is requested II
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BOSTON NOW HOT
FOR BUNCO MEN
War Waged Against Them
by Postal Inspector.
USED THE MAILS TO SWINDLE
Fakirs of All Kinds Formerly Flour
ished and Obtained Large Sums
From Gullible People.

BOSTON. Mass. July 19.-Bostonians
at one time had the reputation OF being
credulous people They supported an
army Of frauds or sheltered them while
(. ther people paid tribute TO them. De
ception was practised openly, and even
the more intelligent were taken in.
1t was no uncommon thing to SEE men
and women riding an carriages down 10
Bowdoin Square TO pay homage to some
pretentious power 10 influence the mind
for evil or for good. or TO drive up 10
Bromfeld Street to invest in some Ori-
entail wonder believed to be dominating
the fate of mankind.
Another class of frauds which looked
more businesslike and dealt in larger
figures were run by men and women
Who had no intention nd no abilitr TO
return value for what they received.
Thousands Of dollars were given every
DAY to such concerns; in many instances
the patrons were liable under the laws
for such patronage and that prevented
then from seeking redress when they
found they had been duped.
Driven Out of Business.
Only one agency could break up this
network OF frauds, and that was the
postal service. Backed by Federal law
intended to guard the mail service from
abuse. it began an anti-fraud campaign.
By this process twenty-five questionable
concerns have been driven out, of bust
ness in Boston in the last six months.
and several cases pending may result in
the suspension OF schemes still operated
here.
Not for a long time has the city been
as free from this kind Of business as It
Is today No man has done more 10
bring this about than William B. Snow.
a young man who has been connected
with the inspection service ia Boston
several years. TX has become a spe-
cialty with him, and has taken up ali his
time OF late.
One OF the greatest frauds in the
country, commonly known as the green
goods scheme came TO grief al his
hands about two years ago. by the ar
rest Of William G. Woodward, known
In the profession as big HaWley" He
travelled through the country as often
as he deemed IL eXpedienJ the acknowl-
edged king OF bunco steerers. and led
himself and an army OF 1eItenants on
what the credulOus yielded 1t is said
that he made $1,000 COO but he spent il
all. and is now lodging in Charlestown
prison. Since his arrest not a green
goods" case has been reported TO the
Boston Office.
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that any
and all business relations which may
have heretofore existed between Rich
ard Ough. Edwin p. Brink, and Clifton
ID. Brink. under the partnership name
of Richard Ough Company, or otherwise
have been terminated. RICHARD
OUCH. EDWIN p. BRINK. CLIFTON
d. BRINK. jyl9-3t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE - The Plumber )
Trade Journal. of New York city. has
a very interesting proposition 10 make
TO a representative in each plumbing
shop In this city. WASHINGTON COR
RESPONDENT, Plumbers Trade Jour
nal. go Stewart Building. city. II
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
Attack Made in Fog

hours. The Russians lost more than
!, goo killed and wounded
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-03

grand ball, similar to that with
which the new shops at Topeka
were dedicated. Santa Fe EN-
ployes from all over the system
will be invited to be present. and
the company will probably make
such a low rate that it will enable
hundreds from all over the system
to avail themselves nj the opPor-
tunity to attend the dedication
ceremonies. In Topeka he grand
bail was given under the auspices
of the FIRE department and the
boys cleared over $500. At the
present rate Of progress, however.
1904 will be ancient history before
the grand ball comes of in La
Junta.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-03

grounds, transforming the darkest
night into day and the whole ex-
position thus bathed in a perfect
food OF light presents picture
that can only be seen once in
lifetime. After getting on the
ground the first thing the visitor
should do is to buy an official
guide; price. as cents. Next take
ride around the exposition on the
Intramural Railway. seven miles;
price 10 cents. Than take
an automobile ride around and
among the large buildings, thirty
minutes for as cents. Now you
will have good general view OF
the whole layout and canar range
your plans. See the Worlds Fair
and die.
NJ EINITy
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-03
Teachers for Next vssr.

A complete list Of the teachers
in our public schools for the ensu-
ing school year, with the assign
ments to the various grades, is as
follows:
Union High School-Miss NJ.
A. Price, English; Miss M. A.
English, Latin and German; Miss
Ida B. Dawson. history, English,
and in charge OF room; Charles E.
Griffin, science; John S. Morris,
mathematics and athletics, in
charge of the gymnasium; y. J.
Blakesley. principal; Vina E.
Lusk. music and physical training
Mary b. Robson, drawing.
School No. One-Elizabeth Nc.
Faddan, grade eighth; Helen
Lamb. fifth grade A; Florence
Knox, fifth grade b; Elizabeth
Gibbs, fourth grade A; Annie b.
Elser, fourth grade B; Sarah Ham.
mord, third grade A, Adella NJ.
Kiely, third grade B; Clara Hill,
first grade; Lizzie Sebree, first
grade.
Columbian-Lena Gwynn, sew
enth grade; Sarah Gooch, sixth
grade; Lotta Davis, third grade;
Katherine Ross, first grade.
kindergarten Build,ng-Lucy b.
Tuite. kindergarten director;
Louise Amy, assistant; Amy Gauss,
firsts, Kindergarten building.
Grace Alexander, North LaJunta;
Ella Marquette, South La Junta;
Vina E. Lusk. director of music
aud physical training; Mary B.
Robson, director of drawing; O.
]. Blakesley, superintendent.
All new pupils will report as
the Superintendent's Office. High
school building, bringing with
them their report cards and certi.
ficates OF successful vaccination.
The attention Of the patrons oi
the public schools 10 particularly
called to the notice oi the City
Physician, slips Of which have
been sent to every home in ths
district.
o. ]. BLAkEsLEv,
City Superintendent
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-03
Precinct Primaries.

The Republican voters OF the
various precincts in La Junta will
hold primaries Saturday. Septem-
ber sd, to elect delegates to the
county convention, to oe held in
Rocky Ford, Friday. September
9th. as follows:
Precinct No. 7-OHice of w. X.
Gibson, Slmonton block, at 3p.
m. Seven delegates. f. A.
Helm, chairman.
Precinct No. 8-Residence Of
H. E. Bird, Cimarron avenue,
from 2 to 8 p. m. Seven dele
gates. H. E. Bird. Chairman.
Precinct No. o-Ofice OF Buck
ey & Hart, from 7 to 8 p. m. Ten
delegates. NJ. F. Miller, Chair
man.
Precinct No. I2-Residence OF
c. l.. Seeley, Carson avenue, from
7 to s p. m. Seven delegates. c.
L. Seeley, Chairman.
Precinct No. I3-OHice Of II. II.
Clark, Granada street, from 7 to 8
p. m. Eight delegates. H. II.
Clark, Chairman.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-03
Clean Cattle Msy Move.
NJ. FINITY.

To Inspectors and Other Employees
in Charge of Mango Inspection:
On account OF the difficulty at
present in accurately defining the
localities infected with mango, and
the undesiIability OF chasing the
whole state or a large part Of a
state as infected, without actual
knowledge Of the exposure Of the
individual herds, you are instruct
ed to construe paragraph No. 3 OF
amendment No. l, to Bureau of
Animal Industry Order No. I23,
to permit the shipment OF feeders
on inspection at point OF shipment.
il such animals are found free from
disease and are not known to have
mingled with diseased cattle.
In case part Of the animals Of
fered for shipment are found to be
diseased or if it is known that they
have been in contact with diseased
cattle. dipping should be required.
This instruction applies to ami.
mails that are to be shipped to feed
lots or stock yards but not to cat
tie :hat are shipped for stockers or
to 70 again upon the range, and
will remain in force until Novem.
beE 80, 1904.
Cattle that are to 60 upon other
ranges or for stockeTs should be
treated strictly in conformity with
the order and amendment above
mentioned-dipping being required
in all cases where there is evidence
that the range upon which they
have been grazing is infected or
that they have been otherwise
exposed.
d. E. SALMON,
Chief Bureau Animal Industry.