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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
THERE ARE OTHERS

automobile in hot haste. mat was q
better piece of evidence in point of abb
solute proof than he had heen able to
obtain in his many months of investi-
cation.
HIS ENTHUSIASM WINS
Meantime. the Holmes brothers had
changed their minds and seeking out
Fox told him that they would not con-
sent TO placing the matter before the
Grand Jury. But the enthusiasm OF
Fox for the cause won the day and the
Holmes brothers were ready to give
Agent Burns all the aid they could.
For fear that the books might get
away Burns did not leave them with
the firm He took possession of them
and placed them in a safe in his office,
where they were kept until shown TO
the Grand Jury.
Both of the Holmes brothers told
him the story of the transaction and
promised him that they would go be-
fore the jury and testify against Mich
olas. Bookkeeper Cohn having made
the entry, he was sent for in order to
clinch the case further.
Burns had a number Of interviews
with Supervisor Nicholas and held the
Holmes case over him as a threat in
the hope of inducing him to make a
confession of larger boodling of the
Supervisors. The secret service agent
had regarded Nicholas as easy prey
with such evidence to show against
him, but the Supervisor had been
schooled and the attempts of the de-
tective to bring about a breakdown"
failed
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entry
"A $26050 Seldom
S evidence of nadeso
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
A Tired Stomach

Does not get much good
for you out Of what you
eat, for IL does not digest
much-it is w0steful. t.
feels sore and lame and is
easily distressed and often
upset, by food. The best,
treatment is a course Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla
which is positively une.
guided for al stomach
troubles.
For testimonials Of remarkable cmes
send for Book on Dyspepsia, No. s.
c. !. Hood Co., Lowell, Moss.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

Soon the discovery Is made that
Peruna is a reliable family remedy,
good for mother and daughter, father
and son.
No wonder so many mothers praise
it. No wonder so many fathers insist
on keeping ii at hand.
In many a family il is an entire med
icine chest, taking the place OF the
/ family doctor for the numerous ch-
matte ailments of winter.
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Evidence Against Board of Works
to Be Presented to Grand Jury

Continued From Page 20, Column $
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Pe-ru-na Protects the Entire
HOuSehOld.

We have in our files many testiuN
malls similar to that Of Mrs. Ge1sSlerc
However, we do not hear from the
large majority of mothers who have
been benefited by Peruna.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

thank much Tor
am entirely cured without IT. certainty
praise your rned wherever see IL is needed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

Mrs. P. S Geissler. 80 Milton
( street, Cleveland. Ohio. writes:
81 wrote to you for advice In
regard to the health of my
daughter. have been giving
her the Pcruna regularly, as
! stated, and she Is entirely cured
adj / thank you very much for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20

tons Of molten metal. is of considerable
size. One day. Just as The Star was going
to press and the pot was yielding up its
stream of shining molten metal, a crack
developed which placed it out Of service
for the day. This was indeed, an emer-
gency well calculated to send thrill of
CONSERVATION through the entire system,
as, indeed. 1t did, but so completely are
dents overcome by the very system they
seek to put out of business. that the sixty
four stereotype plates necessary to get out
sixteen-page paper were nevertheless
completed by reserve appliances in time to
send the first edition of the paper on the
streets with the delay Of only a few hours.
From Local to Composing Room
This was an achievement. and 1t illus
trates what experienced men can do when
suddenly confronted with an exigency
which for the moment seems overwhelm-
ing in its effects.
''The local room Is busy place at all
hours. Shortly after o'clock, when most
of the reporters have left for their regular
or special assignments, there is q lull I'M
til their copy begins to come in at about II
o'clock. The telegraphers at the special
wires, and the telegraph, news editors and
copy readers then put in their busiest mo-
ments up to the last minute of going to
press, and ofttimes in these rush minutes
comes in Unexpectedly the most impor
tant news Of the day. Sometimes, within
an hour after the papers are on the street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
Courage of Russell Sage.

From the Wall Street Journal.
Twenty years ago few persons could get
into the presence of Russell Sage without
passing inspection by John E. Mccain, who
for a long time was Mr. Sages confidential
clerk Mr.. Mccain served efficiently IN
that position, but he had soul for poetry,
and after ten years he left finance for lit
erature.
Now that Mr. Sage has died, Mr.. Mccain
contributes to the Journalist remarkable
tribute to his character. He speaks of him
as a genius. He says he was deeply re-
lgious man, who had often during lull in
the storm of business "muttered a little
prayer" and who in the panic of May.
1881 when the universe seemed crashing
about his ears, looked and acted like one in
deep communion with the infinite" He de-
clares that Mr.. Sage was true man and
a gentleman" While it was impossible for
him to cringe, he did not know how to Of
fend deliberately. The proof Of his moral
courage was to be found in the fact that for
nearly $4,000 days he insisted on living his
own life in his own way. regardless of crit
icism, whereas a weaker man would have
been made a reckless spendthrift by the rid
icule to which Mr.. Sage was subjected be-
cause of the. carefulness of his personal ex-
penditures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
USING DEPARTMENT PHONES.
A Business Man Thinks the Rule n
Too Rieidly Observed.

'It strikes me that in some Of the de-
partments they are enforcing the no tele-
phoning' rule a trfe too rigidy," said q
local business man to Star reporter.
II had occasion to telephone down to the
Post Office Department the other day on
business regarding the interests of O
surety company In which 1 am interested,
and which goes the bonds of a large
class Of the employees in the postal service.
This is. of course, strictly official bust
ness, and there was nothing personal about
1t. One of the clients of the company in
a western state wrote US that there was
some trouble with his bond, and we are
the Washington representatives it was our
duty to communicate with the department
and ascertain the facts. But when i
endeavored to get telephone connection
with the division where this business Is
transacted, and l could have obtained the
necessary information nowhere else in the
department, l was informed that 1t was
against the rules to make such connec-
ton, although l expressly stated the nature
of my business.
I'm consequence 1 had to leave my Office
and make the trip to this division on foot,
and 1 wasted an hour where five minutes
time or less over the telephone would have
cleared the matter up
While l am aware that perhaps the
telephone service by clerks and their friends
outside of the departments has been
abused, and because thereof the general
rule against these connections has been
promulgated, l fail to see why the govern
ment cannot, when necessary, be commu-
nicated with by telephone through its Of
fetal representatives when business men or
others have official business Herewith,
just the same business house. 1t Is
certainly an unnecessary waste of time to
require persons having business thus easily
settled in such instances to make personal
journeys to the departments where 1t is
franSactpd Questions. the answers to winch
do not require long research on the part
of the clerks, can be answered just as
readily over the telephone in the per-
sonal presence Of the business man at the
department and / think in such instances
as l am referring to the rule Is contracted
to unnecessary limits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
marriage If he could outwit Dur

sent to his marriage If he could outwit Dur
gan.
Jim entered the library, and Edith glanced
up. II suppose you saw papa?" she asked
as she greeted him. 81 came in here to es-
cape his observations. He's the dearest
daddy in the world, but when he commences
to talk about Durgan, II Is time for me to
retire"
IT hope that 1t will be Durgan who goes
into retirement" he smiled. Il have been
retained on the case"
Since when were you admitted to the
barr" she demanded. Has the bottom
fallen out of real estate?"
II took my first degree In law when Pete
jackson traded jack-knives. sight unseen
and worked off handle and the stub of
two blades on me. l have been studying
practical law ever since. In word Dur
gan is shrewd. but mean to outwit him.
I'm afraid you will never succeed" she
said Curtis Baird Is clever lawyer, but
he was as helpless in the earlier peace ne
gotiations as he has been in court proceed
ings."
I'm working for the same fee.'' he pro-
claimed. land with such an incentive / SIM
ply must succeed.
'I hope that you do" she said. softly, as
the pink of her cheeks deepened to a rose
color.
II can't fail while you are the prize" he
announced. confidently AS preliminary,
/ must have a quarrel with you and your
father. / am going TO be kicked on your
lawn"
"What do you mean?" she asked. curious
ly Daddy has always liked you we'll
enough. Why should there be quarrel!'
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though their raised surfaces are black with
ink. they are nevertheless thrown tust as
they are back into the melting cauidron to
be remelted. The metal clarifies itself by
boiling, the impurities and the black refuse
rise to the surface, from which they are
SKINNED as cream Is from milk. leaving
the seething, boiling mass beneath of silvery
whiteness.'
II should think the men would burn them
selves in handling the hot metal SO rapidly,
remarked the lady.
The Stereotyping Process.
1T is part Of their business not to DO
So" responded her escort, las it is to make
record time in the execution OF their work,
and they succeed in both instances. In
fact, when 1 tell you that the turning out
Of fully complete plate is the matter OF
second: ind not minutes you will under
stand how perfectly the system works In
the stereotyping room.
THE matrix Is placed into a semi-circular
piece Of polished steel, which Is called the
asting box, which stands directly under
the spout OF the melting pot projecting
from the top thereof, and which is worked
by lever pulled down by hand. This lever
is released and the casting box filled with
hot metal which penetrates all the inter-
stices of the matrix, and Is transformed
into a semi-circular plate of shining metal
in less time than 1t takes to tell about
1t.
The clamps of the casting box are then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
9TH hens can't crow" he whispered Now dye see9

wrote, determining after all was over to
write Durgan the truth and make things
financially right, but l am anxious to have
that strip. If you want to exchange even,
go ahead.
Back came reply from Durgan, offering a
bonus, but Treston would not hear of 1t, and
finally the fiat exchange was made and the
deeds were signed and recorded. That night
there was jubilaton at the Colville home, to
which Baird was not invited, and, before
he left. Treston slipped on Edith's finger
the solitaire that would soon be replaced
by a plain gold band that should be the
outward sign of his victory.
Trestons conscience troubled him, and 1t
was with a guilty face that some days be-
Office waiting to receive Durgan.
The little man was respondent in suit
Of black broadcloth, glossy hat and a
modest diamond prominent in his scarf.
Apparently there was no enmity In his
heart, for he sprang forward to greet Tres
ton with a smile and hearty handclasp.
They tell me that you're goin to be mar
ried, Jaimsey," he cried. "Whin Mat Cas-
sidy wrote me that, I said to mysilf that
I'd stop off an wish you we'll"
you knew" asked Treston In surprise.
ITO be sure" was the laughing re-
Spouse. II could see that there was some
thin between you and Miss Colville-bless
her sweet face"
But you don't know how I won her,
Pat" Jim began, shamefacedly.
II do that" declared Durgan. Sure 1t
was because you got tn rroosters an tn
pigs off me place where that fresh lawyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
Removing Large Hats.
From the Ohio State Journal.

From the Ohio State Journal
There was a ballot taken by the Paris
theaters lately on the question of the thea
ter hat. There were Ill, 472 votes cast of
which 5S319 favored no hats, 51,767 voted
for small hats and 1,656 to let conditions
stay as they are. So there was a majority
for bare heads. The small hat compromise
would be no settlement of the matter, for
If a lady had a hat that she knew was
beautiful she would think that 1t was small
enough.
There is no doubt that this hat matter in
public audiences is serious question.
There is great injustice In interposing
lot of millinery between person and what
he wants to see. 1t should not be allowed.
Men do not want to complain, but because
they put up with the abuse is no reason
why they are not protected The uncom
planning are entitled to some rights.
The abuse In churches should not be al
lowed to remain If one would make a close
estimate of the good church service does,
and put it at 100, he would find. If he count
ed up the Impotence, protest and silent pro-
family, he would have to reduce it by about
25 per cent. 1t Is an annoyance sitting be-
hind q big hat, and not being able to see
the preacher or the soloist Why people don't
recognize the fact is mystery. Some do
the kindly, the thoughtful, the good, and 1t
is the duty of everybody to hustle and get
over into that class. Anyhow, let the big
hat stay out Of doors among the trees and
along the streets. There it is joy and q
beauty,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20

system on big modern plants like that Of
The Stars, there would be confusion and
chaos. Every man is familiar with his
duties and we'll understands what is ex-
pected of him as each successive hour Of
the day melts into the next-the paper must
come out ON time each afternoon.
"All emergencies and matters are, there
fore, encompassed to accomplish this result
and things happen inside of these large
concerns which test the system as to it's
effectiveness all Of the time, sometimes Of
serious nature. By reason of sickness,
or great and unexpected news events, the
local force Is suddenly found to be short
ened, but there Is other important news
in other parts Of the city and there are
other things which must have immediate
attention which are Of equal relative value
which must be done before that fatal and
last minute Of going to press rolls
around. Other experienced men must be
found to take up the dropped and dis
connected threads in the news skein and
weave them skillfully in with the other
component parts
How Emergencies Are Met.
Then in the mechanical departments
when things seem to be running along
most smoothly, by the curious irony Of such
fortuitous happenings at the most critical
time cog in the system may be unex-
pectedly slipped. and the progress of the
stereotype plates to their resting places on
the cylinders of the presses comes to q
sudden and abrupt halt. But there Is no
confusion, though there is mighty lot of
hustling, and in this event 1t is the very
seconds that count.
I'm that smaller room just beyond the
working as rapidly as though they were
walking upon hot iron plates. there is a
furnace which is called the stereotype
metal melting pot which, as 1t holds five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
couldn't, an showed yourselfsto be q smart.
err man than your father-in-law that's goin'

couldn't. an showed yourseifsto be a smart:
er man than your father-in-law that's soin'
But about that property" persisted
Treston nervously. Durgan clapped him
on the back
Don't I know that. toor' he shouted.
more often than you've made mud pies"
Yes, but this hole" interrupted Treston.
This hole" gurgled Durgan. with de-
light, was sailed mine. Why, Jaimsey,
I saw 1t tn minute 1 clapped eyes on 1t.
That skinny felly you've got out there just
tn hole"
isn't that the way it's DONE" asked Tres
ton:
YES" assented Durgan, ''only generally
they gets the same sort of rock. not diff
ferent sort of quartz, an I saw tn minute I
set eyes on It that you were putting UP
game on me-
'And still you bought It," verified Dur
gan. You see. Jaimsey, it flashed on me
like why you wanted me to get so interested
over there II you'd told me at tn time you
could win tn girl by gettin' tn land you
could have had it. I'd have sold 1t to you
just to do that lawyer felly. You wanted
you. Mebbe tn old man thinks. tn better
Of you because you outwitted me, an 1t
hurt him to let Miss Colville marry you
instead of the lawyer boy. I knew all
about that when the first fight commenced.
got square with them both when you got
tn girl
81 meant to write after the wedding
and confess" said Treston shamefacedly.
1T looked like dirty trick. Pat"
"AlIs fair in love or war, and this was
BOTH laughed Durgan, patting Treston
affectionately on the back, but you didn't
fool old Pat Durgan, Jaimsie, fooled you.
I've got something to confess"
Your" gasped Treston.
THAT ranch of yours Is pretty big
place." he explained.
II never paid much attention to It," said
Treston. II just leased 1t for grazing"
"And there be no silver within 500 miles
Of the place." went on Durgan.
II know" said Treston.
But" continued Durgan," there be the
prettiest gold mine on the place you ever
saw"
Gold" Jim gasped
Cold" assented Durgan. 1.-The fellow
that dug that prospect hole was poor fool.
Over the other way to the south there was
gold. an he never saw 1t. I'm the president
of the Durgan Developin' Company"
Treston sprang to his feet I'm glad of
It, Pat" he said warmly. THAT trick has
been weighing on my conscience. If you
got the best Of the deal I'm heartily glad.
Will you shake hands?"
why not?" asked Durgan 1T bear you
no Ill will fur maxim me a millionaire. I
brought some Of the stock for tn colleen"
I'VE don't need it, said Treston. "I
have her and enough for both"
But this Is fur a weddin' present" ex-
planned Durgan. Ito buy roosters with if
tn old man gets fresh. and as their hands
met again he chuckled over the thought
of the old battles royal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
THE COMPOSING ROOM.

released. and tho plate, very hot, OF course.
is seized by the stereotyper, whose hands
are protected by thick holders of pliable
felt cloth, and placed upon a rounded piece
of steel called a plate-cutter, at one end
of which is attached a small and very sharp
circular saw with very large teeth. With
a single turn of a comparatively large fly
wheel to furnish the necessary momentum.
the teeth eat their way through the bottom
of the plate in a jiffy, and thus the plate
is reduced to the required size to fit upon
the cylinders Of the presses.
Where Seconds Count.
1T is in the stereotyping room of news
paper where the seconds count. The re-
porters, the compositors. the matrix men.
and, in fact. everybody on the entire staff
of the paper, who have been all day on the
jump to complete their own individual parts
of the whole, are now practically through
for the day, while in the press room the
press foreman and the helpers are all alert
and waiting for the plates that they too
may get busy with their part of the daily
execution of the work of the system.
1T Is then up to the stereotyping force
to lose no time and none is lost. The plate
Is then shifted to the finishing block, which
Is more properly a roller, upon the convex
surfaces of which the plate is placed Here
other experienced and quickly moving men
with sharp steel planes and chisels deftly
plane down the uneven edges Of the plate
and chisel out the various small raised
spots or blotches which here and there
appear on parts of the plate, and which,
If not leveled down, would show black on
the pages of the paper when printed.
"Once more the plate is quickly shifted,
and this time it goes into the shaving ma
chine. the sharp knives of which, with
turn or two of the crank, shave the COM
paratively soft metal into the uniform
thickness necessary to it's adaptation to
the cylinders of the press.
The Half-Tone Process
1.-THE plate Is now complete and ready
for insertion in the press continued the
lady's informant, as he pointed out to her
the men who were handing the completed
plates to the pressmen at the door of the
stereotyping room. unless there are half
tones to be inserted thereon. Plates with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20

out half-tones, or the pictures which you
see in The Star, and which constitute one
of the many striking and pleasing features
of the paper, are thus quickly disposed of.
The plates which require the half-tones are
not yet complete.
"When tell you that q completed plate,
minus the half-tones. is turned out in
ninety seconds from the time the lever Is
pulled on the spout of the melting pot I'M
til it is passed into the hands Of the press
men in the press room you can appreciate
process of eating up the minutes in the
turning out of a daily paper.
without going into an analytical de-
scription, the half-tones may be separated
into two classes-frst, the plates which
are set into the form in the composing
room and which are matrixed with the
rest of the form, and which do not require
specific treatment in the stereotyping
room. and second, the zinc metal half
tone plates, which are separate, and for
the insertion of which spaces are left In
the form when the latter is made up in the
composing room.
Where Skill Counts.
''These spaces are covered with thin
piece Of dark paper resembling cloth adj
herring to the matrix. and when the plates
are cast in the casting box these spaces
show black on the matrix and vacant on.
the cast plate. Here move very skilifui
work ia necessary, and 1t must be also
rand and accurate. for there must De NO
roisfake made In inserting the correct
haIf-tone plate into the particular space
left for 1t upstairs.
Sometimes. however. these errors occur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
Sneezing is Lese Majeste.
rom the Chicago Tribune.

The citizen who recently was punished
for the crime OF sneezing in the street
has a companion In misfortune. The new
victim is a lawyer named Schmidt, who,
as a military reservist under periodical in
spection with his regiment at Hakdeburg
committed the offense of blowing his nose
while standing in line before the reviewing
officer The following day Schmidt was
arraigned before court-martial. He plead
ed he suffered from catarrh. The inspect.
ing officer, however, swore Schmidt blew
his nose In manner betraying either scoru
or disrespect of military command and the
court was SO shocked 1t ordered the offender
to be placed under arrest for ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
Belgium to the Fore.
From Sourire.

A number Of commercial travellers were
telling tales at a Toulouse cafe and the
good southerners were telling fairly tall
ones. When the conversation turned to
wonderful echoes. a Belgian could stand
It no longer and~burst in with: EVERY
thing YOU have been telling US IL very
small beer, In the Bots de la Cambre at
brussels we've got an echo that's truly
marvellous. II you shout out. How are
vnm old fellow?' the echo will Immediate
" reply. Pretty WELL thank you.'