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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
EQUITABLE is SCORED
REPORT OF INSURANCE SUPERIN-
TENDENT HENDRICKS.
Complete Elimination Of Stock the Only
Remedy for Existing Evils
Syndicate Deals. ?

The report of Superintendent Hendricks
Of the New York state insurance depart
ment on his investigation of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society was made public
last night Condemning almost every phase
of the cempany's business methods outside
OF the actual handling of insurance in the
agency department, the report recommends
complete naturalization, with the elfmina-
fion OF the stock, thereby preventing Wall
street control as the only cure for the ex-
listing evils.
The report censures severely James Hazen
Hyde and President Alexander. The direc-
tors as a body were careless and perfume
tory IN performing their duties. it says.
The superintendent analyses causticaIfy the
makeup Of the executive committee and
the finance committee He practically exc
onerates Gage E. Tarbell. head OF thu
agency department, OF all the charges made
against him.
Attorney General Mayer is given the re-
port for whatever action he deems neces-
sary. Superintendent Hendricks declares
that it Is an open question whether all the
officers and directors who took part In
these unlawful transactions"-the syndi-
cate underwrftings-afe not disqualified
company.
Mayors Future Course.
Attorney General Mayer. who was seen
in New York last night while he was on his
way to Washington, said he had read the
report only partly and had not decided as
to any action he might take. He will digest
the report today. His action would neces-
sarily be civil procedure to recover
moneys uniawfully diverted to the use OF
the officers and directors. If In the course
of his suits he accumulated evidence Of
criminal acts this evidence would be turn
ed over to the district attorney, who would
be asked to prosecute the criminals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
INyINCIBLES.

and I1othrop. jr.. o 1 0 o.
Stolen bases-Rhodes. Kilroy. Kaiser, Sweeney.
Struck out-Rhodes, 8; Hinch, g. Left on bases
Woodward and Lothrop, 3; Invincibles, I. Time-l
lour and 10 minutes. Umpire-Kelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tained through the want columns of The
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22

would think q long while before taking
drastic steps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
Today's Base Bali Weather.

At Washington-Clear.
At Philadelphia-Clear.
At New York-Cloudy.
At Boston-Cloudy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

sprang across the cage from one end to
the other. A kangaroo was also fright
ened crazy. He jumped as high in the
air as he could and came down kerr
PUNK in just the place he had leaped
out Of That was all he could do. The
pumas and panthers We're not scared at
the rats, but killed them instantly.
The elephants were most terribly
frightened of all when a rat was let
into their Enclosure. 1t seemed as if
they would die of fear. They threw
their trunks high in the air and held
them there; they kept lifting their big.
soft feet off the ground and watching
the rats in cold, helpless terror. This
was probably because a rat can jump
into an elephants trunk, which is his
nose. How would it feel if a tiny mouse
should jump into ones nose? Then,
too rats could bite the elephants feet
viciously, and the big beasts would have
no defense. So it is not wonderful that
an elephant is scared by a rat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
z xhibltlons Of
Human Feeling
? ; 4ss54'1 Avong animals

even for monkey. In spite of his
watch this monkey thought himself
very handsome and the finest simian
going. Hours and hours he would sit
upon barrel head and stroke his face
and whislers with his monkey hands.
He was so stuck UP that hardly any of
ties with him. But one day some of the
others came nearer than he liked. A
fight followed, in which all the monkeys
in the cage became mixed up. They
had grudge to pay off On the dude
monkey, and the dude got the worst of
scrimmage the conceited monkeys face
was SO badly scratched and cut that the
surgeons were obliged to shave his
whiskers all off before bandaging him.
He was kept in the monkey hospital till
his hurts were healed, then let loose
among his mates.
AS before, he mounted the barrel ma
jestically and put up his hand to stroke
his whiskers. But no whiskers were
there. The dude nearly fell over with
Then he looked at his
mates. They We're quite as much sur
prised as he was. They ran together in
a group and chartered their monkey
talk, discussing this strange thing which
had happened. All at once they began
to make sport of the dude. They
squeaked their monkey laugh: they
howled derision, jeer and scorn at him.
Finally they refused absolutely to have
to do with him, turned their
backs on him and frowned him out of
monkey society,"
Well, the dude monkey could not en-
dure their scorn. He was utterly sad
and miserable. The keepers gave him
then a cage to himself, where he still
moped sorrowfully. One morning the
poor chap was found dead in his cage.
He had died of a broken heart from the
ridicule of his monkey acquaintance.
The keepers then determined to ex-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
ELEPHANT FRIGHTENED BY A RAT.

pertinent on other animals in the zoo
and find out whether any of them OBJ
jected to being made fun Of A number
of the men gathered in front of great
lions cage and began to laugh at him.
They heehawed and hawilawed and
chuckled loudly till the lion noticed it.
There was no nistaking his conclusion
that they were laughing at him. He
flew into a rage. He growled, dashed
his tall shook the bars of his cage and
tried to get at the men. If he could
have done SO he would have made short
work of them. Finally he went back to
a corner and lay there sulking.
The procession of laughers continued
on to the tigers cages and began their
derisive performance. The tigers, next
the pumas, showed awful rage, just as
the lion had done. Lastly the expert
ment was made with the elephants, the
most Intelligent OF all creatures except
perhaps dogs. When they saw they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

days ago" said he. "It was at the
shop Of Morse Hudson, who has a
place for the sale of pictures and stat.
ues in the Remington road. The as.
sistant had left the front shop for an
instant when he heard Il crash, and,
hurrying in. he found a plaster bust
of Napoleon, which stood with several
other works Of art upon the counter,
lying Shivered into fragments. He
rushed out into the road: but, although
several passersby declared that they
had noticed a man run out of the shop.
he could neither see any one nor could
he find any means of Identifying the
rascal. 1t seemed to be one of those
senSeless acts of Hooliganism which
occur from time to time, and it was re-
ported to the constable on the beat as
such. The plaster cast was not worth
more than few shillings. and the
whole affair appeared to be too child
ish for any particular Investigation.
1.-THE second case, however. was more
serious and also more singular. 1t oc.
Cured only last night
.'In Remington road and within a
few hundred yards of Morse Hudson's
shop there lives we'll known medical
practitioner named DR.. Barnicot, who
has one of the largest practices upon
the south side of the Thames. His res
idence and principal consulting room is
at Remington road, but lie has q
branch surgery and dispensary at Low
err Brixton road, two miles away. This
DR.. Barnicot is an enthusiastic admir-
err of Napoleon, and his house is full
Of books, pictures and relics of the
French emperor Some little time ago
lie purchased from Morse Hudson two
duplicate plaster casts Of the famous
head of Napoleon by the French sculp-
tor Devine. One of these he placed in
his hall in the house at Remington
road and the other on the mantelpiece
of the surgery at Lower Brixton.
Well, when DR.. Barnicot came down
this morning he was astonished to find
that his house had been burgled dur
ing the night, but that nothing had
been taken save the plaster head from
the hall. 1t had been carried out and
had been dashed savagely against the
garden wall, under which it's splinter
ed fragments We're discovered"
Holmes rubbed his hands.
This is certainly very novel," said
he.
II thought it would please you. Blu,
l have not got to the end yet. DR.. Bar
nicot was due at his surgery at -
o'clock, and you can imagine his amaze
ment when on arriving there he found
that the window had been opened in
the night and tnat the broken pieces
of his second bust were strewn all over
the room. 1t had been smashed to
atoms where it stood. In neither case
were there any signs which could give
us clew as to tfa criminal or lunattc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
THE INFLUENCE OF MELODY.

If you'll sing song as you go along,
In the face of the real or fancied wrong;
If you'll fight it out, in spite of the doubt
And show a heart that is brave and stout:
If you'll laugh at the jeers, and refuse the
tears,
You'll force the ever reluctant cheers
That the world denies when coward
cries
To give to the one who bravely tries:
And you'll win success with a song
If you'll sing the song as you go along.
If you'll sing song as you trudge along.
You'll see that the singing will make you
strong
And the heavy load and the rugged road
And the sting and the stripe of the tor
turer's goad
Will soar with the note that you set
That the beam will change to trihing
mote;
That the world is bad when you are sad
And bright and beautiful when you are
glad;
That all you need is little song
II you'll sing the song as you trudse
along
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Quality VS.. Quantity.

Hard muscles and strong body do
not depend on the quantity of food
you eat, but on it's perfect digestion
and proper assimilation. When you
take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure your sys-
tenn gets all the nourishment out Of all
the food you eat. 1t digests what you
eat regardless OF the condition Of the
stomach and conveys the nutrient
properties to the blood and tissues.
This builds up and strengthens the
entire eastern, overcomes and cures In
digestion, dyspepsia, belching, sour
stomach, etc. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
for what is sometimes called Americas
national disease-dyspepsia-is des-s
tined to eventually work wonderful
and lasting benefit to sufferers from
this distressing and mind harassing
condition. Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

We're being laughed at-and they detect
ed it very quickly-the great animals
began to squeal and trumpet wrath
fully. They showed they were terribly
annoyed. Finally they manifested such
signs of rage that the experiment was
stopped for fear the tempers of the fine
elephants would be permanently in
jured.
Lately in the menagerie of circus
some large live rats were thrown in
with some of the fercest, most power
full animals in the collection to find
out how these would behave. A string
was tied to rats leg SO it could not
get away. When the rat was turned
into the cage of huge lion that crea-
ture at first paid no attention to 1T, as
if he did not see it. But suddenly the
rat itself became frightened and jump
ed between the lions fore paws. This
seemed to scare the fierce beast out OF
his senses. He maize one leap and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

I am sure that Il Will Interest Mr..
Horace Harker and the subscribers of
the Central Press syndicate Now,
Watson, think that we shall find that
we have long and rather complex
days work before us. / should be
glad, Lestrade. If you could make It
convenient to meet us at Baker street
1t o'clock this evening. Until then
should like to keep this photograph
found in the dead mans pocket. 1t is
possible that l may have to ask your
company and assistance upon small
expedition which will have to be un-
dertaken tonight If my chain Of rea-
soning should prove to be correct. I'm
til then, gnolhy and good luck"
[This story will be published In
three instalments. the remaining
numbers to appear Wednesday and
Thursday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
HUGO Task.

It was huge task to undertake the
cure of such bad case of kidney de
sease as that of G. F. Collier, Of Cher
okee, Iowa, but Electric Bitters did 1t.
He writes: my kidneys were SO far
gone I could not sit on chair with
out a cushion; and suffered from
dreadful baokache, headache and de-
preston. In Electric Bitters, however,
l found a cure, and by them was re-
stored to perfect health. I recommend
this great tonic medicine to all with
weak kidneys, liver or stomach" Guar
anteed by Mcdonald & Mahood Co.
druggists; price so cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
STRENUOUS OFFICIAL.

winthrop E. Scarritt. former presi-
dent of the Automobile Club of Amer-
lea. is now figuring in new role. Mfr.
Scarritt has been one of the strongest
opponents of reckless speeding on the
streets, and he has applied to the police
committee eff East Orange, N. j., where
he resides. asking to be made special
officer SO he, may have power to arrest
any one he. finds violating the speed
laws. Mr.. Scarritt when president OF
the Automobile Club of America made
every effort to decrease the speeding Of
autos on the public roads
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

| who had done the mischief, Now, Mr..
Holmes, you have got the facts"
"They are singular, not to say gro.
tesque," said Holmes. "May ask
whether the two busts smashed in DR.
Barnicot's rooms were the exact du-
plicates of the one which was destroy
ed in Morse Hudson's shop?'
''They We're taken from the same
mold"
"Such fact must tell against the
theory that the man who breaks them
is Influenced by any general hatred
of Napoleon. Considering how many
hundreds Of statues of the great en-
peror must exist in London. it Is too
much to suppose such Il coincidence as
that premiscuous iconoclast should
chance to begin upon three specimens
of the same bust
"Well, l thought as you do said
T.estrade "On the other hand. this
Morse Hudson is the purveyor of busts
in that part of London, and these three
were the only ones which had been III
his shop for years. SO, although. as
YOU say, there are many hundreds OF
statues liz LONDON, it is very probable
that these three were the only ones i'll
that district Therefore a local fanatic
would begin with them. What do you
think, Or. Watson?"
"There are no limits to the POSSIBLE
files of raonomania," l answered.
There is the condition which the mod
ern French psychologists have called
the 'idee fixc.' which may be trifling i'll
character and accompanied by com
pete sanity in every other way. a
man who had read deeply about Napo.
leon or who had possibly received
some hereditary family injury through
the great war might conceivably form
such an idee tixe' and under It's influ-
ence be capable of any fantastic out
rage"
THAT won't do, my dear Watson"
said Holmes, shaking his head, for no
amount of itlee fixc would enable your
interesting monomaniac to find out
where these busts were situated"
"Wel, how do you explain it?'
II don't attempt to do SO. l would
only observe that there is certain
method in the gentlemans eccentric
proceedings. For example, In DR.. Bar
nicot's hall, where q sound might
arouse the family, the bust was taken
outside before being broken, whereas
in the surgery, where there was less
danger of an alarm, it was smashed
where it stood. The affair seems alb
surlly trifling, and yet dare call moth
ing trivial when reflect that some OF
my most classic cases have had the
least promising commencement. You
will remember, Watson. how the dread
full business OF the Abernetty family
was first brought to my notice by the
depth which the parsley had sunk into
the butter upon a hot day. can't af-
ford, therefore, to smile at your three
broken busts. Lestrade, and shall be
very much obliged to you If you win
let me hear Of any fresh development
Of SO singular chain Of events"
The development for which my friend
had asked came in a quicker and an
infinitely more tragic form than he
could have imagined. was still dress
ing in my bedroom next morning when
there was tap at the door, and
Holmes entered. telegram In his
hand. He read it aloud:
Come instantly, 1s1 Pitt street. Kenslng-
ton. LESTRADE.
.What it it, then?" asked.
.'Don't ll,ov,--may be anything. But
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

but they should be different and as fun
ny as you can make them. If you en-
not draw, paste pictures from comic
papers OH the cardbord and cut along
the outlines of the figures. Place a
light behind the cardboard and put out
the other lights in both rooms. The fig
ures will appear on the sheet as bright
patches surrounded by darkness. The
darkness is the shadow of the card
board, and if it does not cover the sheet
the cardboard must be patched out with
other pieces.
Two lights will give you two groups
of figures on the sheet, and so on, and
the figures will not become less bright
as you multiply them. A simple and
very effective arrangement of lights is
shown in the illustration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
INTERESTING GOSSIP
CONCERNING THE STAGE.

Little COrinne, who has won the per-
sonal plaudits of Klaw & Er1anger for
her cleverness in Mother Goose" has
received a long term contract from that
firm Next season she will be assigned
to the cast eff "The Rovers Brothers In
Ireland" and in all the advertising she
will be featured" next to the stars.
I Again it lis proved that there is no
great loss without some gain. CO.
rinnes Introduction to Klaw & Erlan-
ger dates back to the fiasco Of "A China
Doll" From the wreck the little come
dienne emerged covered with glory and
the recipient of lavish praise from ev-
cry local critic. A day or so later Klaw.
& Erlanger annexed her.
From San Francisco recently Nance
ONeil started on her second trip
around the world, intending to make
her headquarters in Australia, where
once before she built up a splendid for
tune, only to lose 1t in London and
America. The tour this time is made
under the direction of John B. Schoef-
fel, who has had charge of her business
affairs for the last season. In the COM
pany are Andrew Robson, George
Friend, Muriel Scott, Charles Millward.
Louis Massen and Mckee Rankin.
The organization will stop for sim
gle night In Honolulu, where it will pre-
sent one CT the tragedies in Miss
O'Neirs repertory. Thence the COM
pany sails direct to Australia, where
Miss O'Neil expects to remain for six
months. She is due to return about
Jan. l. Charles Dalton, her leading
man Of this season, did not go.
The members of the company who
are to support Will T. Hodge in Eight
cen Miles From Home" left New York
recently for Rochester, N. Y, where re-
hearsals were conducted at the Lyceum
theater. Hodge is still with the Mrs.
Wigs" company. He joins his own Or
ganization in the middle of the month,
when Mrs. Wigs" is booked in central
New York. The day following the ter
mination of MRS. Wigs season
Eighteen Miles From Home" will have
its premier.
Charles Hawtrey's season has come
to an end in Detroit. He will sail inn
mediately for London, where about the
middle of the month he will appear at
the Avenue theater in revival of "A
Message From Mars" His fourth
American tour in this play will begin
early in October.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Try This!

Put a silver coin, either quarter or
a ten cent piece. on the table before
you and pick it up with the points of
two pins by placing one at each side of
the coins edge. Press the pins firmly.
and you will find it quite easy to hold
the coin. Then blow hard on its up
per edge, and 1t will revolye quickly be-.
tween the pins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

raise such frantic and destructive Ia
tired In the mind OF the unknown. 1t
lay scattered in splintered shnrtls upon
the grass Holmes picked up several of
them and examined them carefully. l
was convinced from bis intent face
and his purposeful manner that at last
he was upon clcw.
"Well?" asked Lestrade.
Holmes shrugged his shoulders.
eve have long way to go yet" said
he. "And yet--and yet-well, we have
some suggestive facts to act upon.
The possession Of this trifling bust was
worth more in the eyes Of this strange
criminal than q human life. That Is
one point Then there is the singular
fact that he did not break it in the
house or Immediately outside the
house, if to break it was his sole OBJ
ject."
"IIe was ratified and hustled by meet
ing this other fellow He hardly knew
what he was doing"
"Well, that's likely enough but l
wish to call your attention very partic-
ularly to the position of this house in
the garden Of which the bust was de-
stroyed."
Lestratle looked about him.
at was an empty house. and so he
knew that he would not be disturbed
In the garden
YES but there is another empty
house farther up the street, which he
must have passed before he came to
this one Why did he not break 1t
there since it Is evident that every
yard that he carried 1t increased the
risk of some one meeting him"
II give it up" said Lestrade.
Holmes pointed to the street lamp
above our heads.
here, and he could not there. That
was his reason"
by Jove that's true" said the ie-
tective. Now that come to think Of
it, DIR. Bslrnicots bust was broken not
far from his red lamp. Well, Mr.
Holmes, what are we to do with that
fact?"
ITO remember ito docket 1t. We
may come on something later which
will bear upon it. What steps. do You
propose to lake now, Lestrade?"
1.-THE most practical way Of getting
at it. in my opinion. is to Identify the
dead man. There should be no diff
Guilty about that. When we have found
who he lis and who his associates are
we should have a good start in learning
what he was doing In Pitt street last
night and VINO it was who met him End
killed him on the doorstep of Mr.. Hor-
ace Harlzer Don't you think so?"
"No debt, and yet it is not quite the
way in which l should approach tue
case"
"What would you do, then?"
ooh, you must not let me influence
you in any way. suggest that you
go on your line and on mine. We
can compare notes afterward, and each
will supplement the other
Every good said Lestrade.
"If you are going back to Pitt street
you might see Mr.. Horace Harker. Tell
him for me that l have quite m;.de
IND my mind and that it is certain that
dangerous homicidal lunatic with lNa-
poleonic decisions was in his house
last night. 1t will be useful for his
article"
Lestrade stared.
"You don't seriously believe thati"
Holmes, smiled.
"Don't I? Well. perhaps don't. but