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sTEPNEY.

Mr. and Mrs David E. Penney of
Sherman returned home, Tuesday, af-
ter spending several days with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs David Penney, of
Pepper street.
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WEST REDDING.
A REAL ESTATE DEAL.

Mrs Burr Benedict of Umpawaug
has sold her farm to Mr. Doig of New
York, who will take possession about
August Is. Mrs Benedict has not yet
decided where she will locate.
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$40 and SD
Suits, s. so.

Here's All opportunity f"rrvrry young
fellow who covrtS Il handsome. Mriys n Co.
suit. These are right up to date i'll ru*, and
there Is broad choice of handsome mixtures
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
CHARGED WITH
GRAND LARCENY


Bertha Robinson, charged With
grand larceny. will be given a pre-
limi nary examination before PGNon
Judge Gordon Friday afternoon. ~
Ia alleged Ia the formal compluinI
against the young woman that Hhli
lurcd A. Nelson from an expensive
lunch Yn NoHler way TO her Lola nEii
ne 500 Fourth avenue. whore she exI
planned that she wished to bank
some money with the 1856 Nolaon
carried with him nj tho time, shit
took IL In tho house and ran utHI
the back way. Nelson reported thu
theft 10 city Detectives nyfnea anh
Kennedy. who promptly nrreatef
Madame i.oNee and Madame Mol
bourne. fortune tellera. on a charge
Of yagraney. AZ tho alleged theft Cd
curred Ia one OF the lady yagrante
rooms.
The Robinson woman elalnfn that
Nelson rs n dlagrunted lover. whom
she Is trying 10 rid herself of and
that she never took cent from
him, Nelson iB travelling under an
assumed name and. II has been stat
ed has wifp and children In ilal
lad The prosecution will show that
the money was drawn out Of n 8al
lard bank on The daY the theft was
alleged % have been committed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

About the same time Maria. as
slgdxe" Frankun x Stune. started
the firm OF storey a Co. import
ers AID exporters OF wines aud deli
eacieA
t'osf-r 4 60. did a good business
Tor threa months. Their rirelnra
we're wonders in turing saekcrs On
ia invest nut. one daf. Featafrlce
Inspector Dice dropped Ia "a lnVeati-
gate. Tie identified Francis a. n
man sho bad been arrested Ia New
olcans once. GA suspicion or uaink
the nails 10 aeffsnd. A fraud order
was Issued ana F0ster q Co. was put
uuf Of business. after fight. In
witch Marin acted a. attorney for
Francis
A few weeks later. ~sturry 4 Co"
changed is style 10 storey . Co. =
bankers. Then. Dee Z. 1903. it was
Incorporated rs the storey Cotton
Co Neither FrNncis or Aiarrin sp-
peared b. name ia this charter
Straw men we're uaed r. EaaTt
STOREY was president THIS waa an
alias ussa - Hosard also known
as Janra- HAT Storey dia not ap-
pear often around the offices. In
them. Maria was known as "Ftnr-
per and Francis as sMarten They
Assumed absolute control Of the con
csru'a affairs.
Frances prepared the storey Cot
ton Co.'S literature and duplicated
the Foster Cos boek lets even 20
- E.Ff - 49, - s.s.fsrsss rg.-Ea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

applied 10 transportation and com
municatiou. have brought the re-
mote sections into close proximity
one 20 another fndustrially and
economically they are the same as
the parish. the village the town,
aud the county were 100 years ago.
Then the public road was owned
and operated by the local govern
ment for the people. There Is moth
ing new or radical IN the PROPOSE
ton for cnmmnnistic control and
ownership OF public utilities. The
only thing new is the mechanical
invention which has wiped out mere
geographical distance
The census bureau ia engaged IN
the compilation 90 volume entitled
Wealth and Taxation" In witch
the valuation OF railroad properties
VIII be considered in one chapter
II Is expected that Il viii contain
some valuable statistics for those
who are studying the problems Of
railway regulation and ownership.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

letters feoolYed Ia reply 20 ndverz
ttaluE. many suckers ahied at cot
ton speculation, They didn't know
anything ahaut cotton. This was q
new idea 20 the SANG, Herr were
ehckerH. willing 20 bo caught. but
they didn't Hike the bait So the
bait was arranged To their liking
Tho firat bait waa the providont Ia
fcstment Co. brokers In grain hay
etc. Ia charge Was W IL. tatimer.
a professional gambler. known AZ
Handsome Harry" II. like all the
other concerns Of the gang. Vas a
blind pool The sucker put Ia his
money without knowing what was
20 be done with g. The crooks
took care of tho rest.
This Succeeded nearly a. well ne
the Storey Cotton Co. but other In
vesturA held out SO to please all
tastes and set everyone's money
tho following concerns were organ.
lied
A sweepstakes company. a racing
pool. new heht company. a patent
right concern. an Engiish company
limited. a. control the light pat
enta. a trust company. to Enarantc,
the stocks and bonds OF tho olhei
concerns. an automobile company
Co manufacture automobiles. and ]
novelty company Besides these
several restaurants were opcfatet
a. side Frf lures
The postuffiee inspectors eatah
llahed the connection between thcss
concerns by sending 70 the atnrcl
Cotton Co Tor literature. under 1
fictitious name II came. and a da'
later. cane literature Of several %
the other concerns on course. aftni
the exposure. employees told OF tht
oonnaetiun Of the different pinci
pala
For nearly faur years these con
Germs thriveh Their hoka shove 81
that a. much a. $4,000 vas De
posted by a single client. ~
single Investment Every fcv
months statements" were Issued
declaring dividends of 4 ar pei
cent per month. Some Of the IN
vestora collected these dividend.
and they we're paid promptly. foi
this nrpmptnesa lei tbs victim &
tell his friends q tho good thing.
hut most of the clients lst THEFT
dividends ride that Is. lhcy iei
the company keep them "a added
principal for re investment" OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
SENTIMENT AROUSED
CHICAGO ELECTION CAUSES RUN ON THE GOVERNMENT
FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COULD OPERATE RAIL.
ROADS

man IL an advanced student OF po-
Hticni economy and inolines toward
socialism ia his views. lie takes
the position that the senate COM
mtttce. IN seeking for light on this
important topic. should not hear one
side only. but that. after listening 10
the attorneys for the railroads. the
committee should give attention 60
a solution which has been tried in
many parts Of the world with some
success.
Secretary Metcalf. Of the depart
ment OF commerce and labor. has
been asked whether he intends TO
authorize a special investigation OF
the subject Of municipal ownership
uf public utilities. aud particularly
government ownership OF pilroad
properties.
Personally / see nothing so
alarming In the government owner
ship proposition The government
runs the postal system, aud there IL
loss complaint OF this than there IL
OF the private management OF city
and national railway systems. Post
rates are more satisfactory than the
rates of the private express COM
pnnies. which have steadily defeated
" parcel post system In this coun-
try. and which are VIGOROUSLY eN-
tortionate In their charges. The
government has gene into the bust
uoas OF building a $500. Geo. 600 water
way, e has for two years been en-
Eaged IN investing 2aO.0o0.0dO ia
dams and bitches fer irrleatlng
larmo tracts In same nc staisss ~ the
west The m1thc trend 81 uae Hey-
eminent has been toaar3 a hlrerr
measure Of what Is sometimes called
'pntefnallsm.' But Il Is noteworthy
that little complaint Is heard Of the
practical operation Of the govern
ment-managcd utilities. .Ieor some
reason or other. they are more re-
sponsive 10 the dcvhands OF the
great majority than those which ara
managed In the interests OF private
capital The world Is smaller than
u used 20 be. Electricity and steam,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
ny Gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. d. C.-The result
OF Chlcago's recent election and the
general discussion Of the subject Of
government ownership OF public
utilities is reflected strongly Ia
Washington. one indication OF the
drift OF public opinion is the ava .
iancho Of requests which have
poured In upon the department Of
commerce and labor. the census bu-
fenu. the labor bureau and even the
department Of state. appealing for
statiatica and literature on the sub
ieet Of government ownership OF
railroads.
I'VE are sending out hundreds a
cay Of the consular sheets having 10
Do with municipal ownership in
trcnt Britain" said Mr Monaghan.
chief OF che consular reports de-
tartment. II has boon suggested
that they be compiled and made into
. special report. aud this may be
some.
Government ownership Of the rail-
roads Is apparently attracting
scarcely less Of the puhiic's attcn-
ton ownership OF great municipal
traction properties like those OF
Chicago or New York Is regarded
as "a preliminary step 20 federal
ownership of the interstate high
ways OF commerce. The agitation
for railway control. and parttcu-
larry the study Of rate making log
iHiation, has raised the question
whether A might not be simpler 10
start IN on straight federal owner
ship.
The secretary OF the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce re-
ceiyed terrible shock recently by
a request from prominent settle
ment' worker In New York for an
opportunity TO make an argument
before the senate committee ON the
advisabillty of substituting for the
Each Townsend bin some measure
looking 70 the government owner
ship aud operation OF the railroads.
at Or understood that this Reutie-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
SHOWER or NAILS
INJURED WORKMAN

Fred Case. a longshoreman, was
badly injured at } o'clock Friday
morning while assisting in load
ing a cargo Of nails on the steam
ship Minnesota at the Great North
ern docks Case was tending the
rigging Singer aud had whistled
for the % kegs Of nails TO be hoist
ell aboard preparatory TO being low
cred In the hold. When the kegs
reached n height Of more than 90
feet from the dock. one of the ropes
broke and the heavy kegs OF nails
came raining down onto the dock.
Case lodged right and left, but
one OF them knocked him down, In
flicting a painful scalp wound. lie
was picked up unconscious aud re-
moved TO the Wayside Emergency
hospital. The attending surgeon
stated that he did not consider the
injury dangerous.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

course. thla vas what the gang
wanted and Il was enabled 20 make
rs paper dividends iargrF And yet.
the booka show that only two tn
vestmenta were made during the
entire four years One was for g.. o.
30. the Othtr for Ft.so0, and both
we're lost.
Persistent efforts % certain news
papers 10 get At the concern'a coudi-
ton failed. The postal authorities
were strangely leuicut and said tho
company was ali right Investors
themselves refused To help and aa-
sailed the papers for ~meddiinE
The business grew Ike a mush-
room. Finally. IN February last.
one paper occurred a cieW pcpoal-
tors grew alarmed. There vas n
panic. n calm. another panic and
the crash came. tafimer. Sophie
Beck. her husband. Howard. Mer-
rim and his wife fed. Francis re-
NAMED and Was caught
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
ny Wa n KENNEY.
r.n Seselal % the seattle star.

puu AnFLPHlA- Inch BY Inch,
- ~ hour United States secret
..,~,.s men arr uneovefiuE the
,...est-ns ol the storey Cotton Co,
~ fs collateral branches. The most
s.,.n.ls sWindllng scheme ever I'm
- npon a erpduious public.
NJ crooks Who operated the va
- rei-fleh quick schemes not
- -, away With tsseooeo IN
- hut they len a trail Of ruined
locations In their path. At least
- -arni Official has resigned
~Ara another scandal greater even
80 ne aachen.G off Tynes affair.
b shrsaiened
IT, maay victims the concern
IA No oas knows A vague Idea
~ - gained when Il Is known
49,, ne eruoka maintained his q
- Il every hrEs city Of this
ssrnfry. England and Canada. and
-. = Hamlet was too small for
tA.s q have an a&eat in its heart.
nysfsflice officials say the list Of
yktns viii run up IN the three
krstrei thousands
TIE STAR ACTORS
M aar actors In thla titanic
.a.me Is rob are stanley Francis,
rnuk c Narrin. A. o Howard. "
4 Latino and sophie Bcek Each
4 lAse has eaoash aliases % I'll
ssaxa, bat these are The names un-
a. uAlch they played thar roles
~ OF these Francis II under ar
raj and the others are fuEitiyea
fsz g1sfiea. presumably on a yacht
EsrA Of these peGplA especially
Maria. has had career that iag
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
COT 1T IN THE
SOLAR PLEXUS


Charles Siegal. formerly motor
man on a Capitol Hill car. brought
suit Friday morning against the
Seattle Electric company to recover
$4,000 damages. which he says he
suffered through the negligence OF
the defendant In allowing detective
brakes TO be used on his car. In
the collision which occurred between
"a Capitol Hin and Pike and Broad
way car on November N. Siegal
claims that while standing at his
post OF duty he was struck In the
solar ploNus" by the rapidly re-
vulving motor crank, which had
been set In motion by fthe runaway
ear when the brakes refused to
hold: that tho blow he received
made him sick. lame and sore.s
and disabled him for hard manc1i
labor for life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
WOMAN KILLS
BABY


BUTTE April 81 Mr. W. Hen
deraon a. Anaconda Last ulKht. while
temporarily insane struck her IN
liant daughter on The head Hlth n
hammer. fatally woundinE the child
Then she wrapped tho body IN a
shawl and took Il 20 Father Lett
ham. Catholic priest. aud asked n
she had done right A series Of
misfortunea have unbalanced her
mind.
Tho child died Ia an hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

alttfE JOHN j. JAIkSDN.
PARKERsBuR0. w. Va.-John
J. Jackson. the oldest federal judge
in the United States. ~ in very
feeble health and his death any
time would not be unexpected.
Judge Jackson. who resigned "a.
Gently. is 20 years old and waa ap
pointed TO the bench by President
Lincoln In 1861 lie was demo-
rrat then. and a member OF the leg
islature lie opposed secession WE
orously and n was on THIS account
that he was given the federal ben9h
Judge Jackson has been called the
Iron Judge" because Of his stern
ness He was hated cordially b.
organized labor. scores OF whose
leaders he had sent 10 jail Tor con-
tempt in the violation of his lniunc-
TONS His integrity. however. has
never been questioned.
The aged iurist was the last of
the old school judges. Tie rode
horseback 90 the federal court
house every day that court was in
session. his saddle bags behind him
Ho threw the bags over his arm
when he had diamuuntcd and walk
ed TO the court room Tio wore
hoota. just as he did In CT. and his
linen was always the most spot
less
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
WILL DISCUSS THE
REGRADE

A meeting % the Jackson street
property owners will be- held the
first Wednesday tn May at tho Of
flee OF j u Metealf for the pur-
pose q deciding the reErade ques
ton. At this meeting the railroad
company Wiil submit ita report as
TO whether Il will take the re
qulred amount Of earth away at n
certain price. or whether II will re
fuse 10 have anything to DO with
the project Il la the intention Of
the property owners that Jackson
street will bG made a second Pike
street before they are through. This
reEraae win open the Rainier val
Icy and the Beacon hiit districts and
make that a. fine a residence dis
trict ~ can be found In the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21


crooks had liats of people al over
the country. They opened branch
offices aud named agents. Il Is on
" fair 10 state that these agents
acted IN god faith and only the
crooks themselves knew that the
concern was a fraud.
ENTER SOPHIE BECK
Before The Storey Cotton Co. had
been operating three months. n
sirikinElY handsome woman was
made manager Mt $500 per week.
She was known NJ Miss Estelle Col
llus. but her real name was Sophie
Beck. the queen 81 confidence WON
en-. afterwards known at Ienkin-
town. where she lived as the
woman with money 10 burn !"
business grew rapidly but In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

Lola Williams. colored pick
pocket and eX-conviet. escaped FROM
tho Wayslde Emergency hospital on
Friday morning, whore she was
CENT by the direction Of Or. Buckley.
who. after examining her az the city
Jail, decided that she was in such a
condition that the case demanded
removal The poAfee say that this
pis an old game Of hers anu that she
was ahamnJng She will be picked
up and compelled to serve out the
orglntl sentence n aprpohendcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

romance and adventure puts fiction
60 shame.
The sNindle was born IN 1879.
when the fifm % Arthur = Foster
g Co. cotton brokers. was started.
Stanley Francis was manager.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

Tho PoliHrda viii offer An
American Millionaire Tor their sat
urdny matinee performance "A
Runaway Uifi. which De- The bin che
Pullaffa are playing az the evening
performance. Il q tunefal opera and
tbs youthful stars arc. AZ usual.
making a pronounced hit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
GALE SWEEPS FIRE
THROUGH PORTSMOUTH

PORTSMOUTH. Va. Anr1 al
The residence section of this city
IN burning In 2s-mile sale. The
fire department Is unable 10 COPS
With the flamea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

The Thlrd Avenue theater will be
dnrk Friday night. on account OF
Good Friday In the Far Eaat. -
the RaAsa-Japanese military drama
viii be resumed tomorrow Afternoon
and niKht
a Girl from Albany l. the tile
% a farce comedy that viii be aaen
~ the uptown thoatrr all neat week
starting Sunday Afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

The Bankers Daughter" ia prov
ing to he uue OF the most popular
plays the Ferris company has Yet
produced. There will be- the ruau-
lar Saturday matinee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

cations are being prepared TO pur-
chase 500 freight cars and other
equipment which vim add material-
~ 20 the capacity OF the road.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
Easter Eeg Dyes
FREE FREE FREE

o. Friday and Saturday the Lang
nrsg Co I'll give scent package
q Erx pye wlfh each aad every
Erckase.
No natter whether you make a
ksszl purchase Or a s. purchase
30 TT one Just the same. free Of
carr.
foa can have your choice Of such
fY@ 1s
raAs PICTURE. CALICO. RAB-
BIT AND PLAIN DYES
TICKS COMBINATION TABLET
AND POWDER DYES
Rs-smher. a package Of dye free
= everybody making 4 purchase.
- zatlsr how small
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

Two hundred shares OF stocn be-
longing 60 George Park were found
by Mr. Bernard In an old shack Ia
the southern part OF the city. The
stock was In the mining and mill
ing company known as No. S, dated
fggI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
sp'nniHg's Specials

-hs have q little used SITS %
lao1As Auto Bi Motorcycle witch
plaesd on sale THURSDAY a.
tsoA yesterday IL vas es9 %
~ { Is 1850. The en-
- aione r. worth more than W
iof motor complete to ride
are : no sport that quite equals
ss..oeisiihE. The price will BE- re-
80 HOO each day until sold. II
. hesd few vases Tor Easter we
: iet The price stand in your
- Assorted Fancy Glass Vases
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

UUrhano's Royal italian hand 10
deliEhtlnE large auflenceA a. ths
star this week The rauaei
vile features are above the urdi4
nary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
At THE THEATERS


a Grnna Pollard opera com Z
4 nnuy in a Runaway Girl
Tuuefui, STIMULATING opera I
produced By clever young peo- :
q pile. Well worth sealing
seattle-eThe BANKERS /
= Daughter" Familiar stock play 1
= well acted and we'll staged /
q Third Avruur-.tin the Far I
4 East" Jap. Russ war drama. 4,
= crude bat entertaining Scenic
= features good.
q star Petite vaudeville.
a bright and clean performance. I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

WASHINGTON, u. 4. Aprn Ell
Presidot Shonts and Vice President
Wallace OF the Panama railroad this
Observation-Disclosures with the Amer
lean Locomotive company to supply
- large doubie-ended Mobile cn-
glnes. TO cost $4,000 apiece. speclfi-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

r,atIsHrp BRANCHES AND HAD AGENTS NOT ONLY IL rms
rorrrRy BUT IN CANADA AND ENGLAND
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
MOST GIGANTIC SWlNDLE
EVER PERFORATED
ON AN EASY PUBLIC

ne GANG OF CROOKS WHO OPERATED rat STOREY COTTON
"a cor AWAY WITH ss.sOooOo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

CHARLESTON, w. Va. April u.
AThe bodies Of the five miners
killed In the explosion In the Kay
ford mine yesterday were found this
morning aud at removed The mine
was but little damaged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

- elcYeies are not cold on
- q 800 down and 81 60 =
- - They would wear out before
'P'nninss Satisfactory Store
i3io Second Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April FL
Commissioner Garfield left for To-
peka today on his way to California.
whore he viii investigate the condi-
tons of the oil fields.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

NEW YORK. April si.-Nan Pat
teraan and her sister Julia Smith.
attended church services today in
the Presbyterian chapel IN the
Tombs. Wlsen the sermon was over
the two women were taken to a hos
pital cell, which is double room.
whore they spent the afternoon
reading and c0nyersing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. April
2l.-Joseph jefferson passed anoth-
en- good night. hts condition this
morning shows slight improve
meht over yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-21

Gorgeous new effects, in best quality
Ncekwear silk Four-in- Hands soc
Evening journal., 1905-04-15
THE ROYAL BOX.

Queen Amelie Of Portugal has set her
heart on a doctors degree and will en-
ter for the next examination for the
Lisbon faculty Of medicine.
The Princess Henry of Battenberg
is one of the most noted Of royal mu-
sicians. she has been blessed with a
soprano voice of exceptional strength
and purity of tone and is a brilliant
pianist.
The car is said to have described
himself recently as "the saddest man
in Europe" The czarina is anxious to
spend the summer in England, but she
will not leave her husband to face pres
ent difficulties alone.
Grand Duke Michael, commander of
the Russian navies, is the sailor of the
Romanoff family, iovial, elderly bach
elor, who spends as little of his time
at sea as possible. He prefers city life
10 life on the ocean wave and when
ever he can do so devotes his long holi-
days to the gayeties of Paris.