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Charged With Making Handbook.

Precinct Detective Vermillion and Police
man Armstrong Of the sixth precinct made
call on Granville Shaw in the basement
room OF the house at the corner of Al,
street and Missouri avenue northwest yes
terday evening and invited Shaw to ac-
company them to the station house A
charge Of violating section 500 of the Dis
trict code. which prohibits making hand
books on the races, was placed against
him. He was arraigned in the Police Court
this morning on that charge, and at the
advice of his attorney he demanded a Jury
trial. He gave $500 bond for his appear
ance in court when required.
Shaw has been under the observation
of the police for about a week past When
surprised in his room yesterday q search
disclosed. 1t Is said, $l22 worth of plays
on his person, with money and the ac-
companying plays marked on slips Of pa
per.
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INCURs HEAVY PENALTY.
Ashley Russell Fined 800, with Jail
Sentence In Default.

A report that murder had been -com-
mitted was sent to the fourth precinct sta
ton house last evening. and Policeman
Williams was hurried to the scene of the
trouble. at PAL Sd street southwest. When
he reached there he found William Hunt
suffering from q severe wound to the side
of his face and an injury to his eyebaIl.
and the officer sent him to the Emergency
Hospital for treatment. The officer was In
formed that Arhrey Russell was responsible
for the injuries which Hunt had received.
and Russell was locked up
Russell was arraigned In the Police Court
this morning on charge of assault. and
Judge Kimbali imposed sentence of 500
fine or six months in jail In default 1t de-
veloped In the testimony that Hunt WAS
visitor in Russellss house. and that Hunt
talked with Mrs. Russell, much to the dis
like OF Russell. That started the trouble.
and when Hunt went outside he was struck
with q brick on the side of the head and In
the eye.
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iou. bus She S5otm mas NOR Deen pfpod
when you shall have produced piped
piano md hrnnutE : tia insfxnmant into
the realm that God started to work on
when He pxodured tho sweetest tones
no tones In birds this side Of heaven -
sweet 50 tender and 50 touching and pos
sfble Of such perfection a. the human voice
Z congratulate you, gentlemen. that yoo
are In a very large and inviting field. and
along these lines. somehow, I think that
the. American genius and the American
ambition and the American Capacity viii
bring us the very best that the wc,rld has.
Again. am glad to be among you and
to look into your pleasant faces and TO
know that you are among the sterling men
Of the world
Compliments the Ladies'.
The presiding officer then said:
Now we must 60 back to art for art's
sake, and will Introduce Col e. B. Hay.
who will talk about The Ladies' and
Col. Hay forthwith CHASING Mr.. Macfar-
land as the Demosthenes of the District
government. gave vent to classical iliu-
sions and pithy references to foregoing
speakers. He referred to the talking ma.
chine In its relations to the piano trade.
He told. TOO. the story OF q crow that
met the appreciation of the banaueters. and
declared that his subject. including women
and music, only lacked one element to
make the symphony complete-fowers. He
then, turning to the ladies'. played upon
Fairbanks OF Keys. and closed with
a ringing toast to woman that ELECTED
loud applause.
Representative J. Adam Bede was intro
duced and said he was around over Mich
igan with Secretary Taft, who was de-
scrfbed In that bailiwick as IAN uphol-
stored statesman" He paid his humorous
respects to Mr. Fairbanks and struck the
political note at once. Then switching
quick to a consideration of Mr.. Shaw. said
he never declined an invitation to a BAN
auet when candidates for President were to
be present He was reminded. strange to
say of another story. in which in ques-
ton of punctuation In sentence involving
the belle of the school, the brightest boy in
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SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT.
II. g. Wells, the Author, Visits This
City for Study

H. G. Wells. author Of THE Invisible
Man. when the Sleeper Wakes and
other scientific works. visited this city re-
Gently, and was the guest of the Cosmos
Club. The visit is the first he has made to
this country. He is interested In scientific
and mechanical development on this side
the water with a view to using the inror-
nation in his writings
Mr.. Wells was the bearer of a number
of letters from Henry James and other
Americans abroad. Since he came to this
country he has visited Chicago, Boston and
Philadelphia In addition to New York and
Washington Soon after returning to New
York he will sail for home. He said his
stay in this country had been very inter-
esting and that his only regret was that
he had not been able to spend more time
here and see more of the things In which
he is particularly Interested
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N slse plans Tor lie SsantIncaxion q ~
national capatal
'.AIready : beautiful city. We want to
I a g: 9 ths cts beautiful. physically and
! Tho bafIaueters gave Commissioners Mac
fAriand CORDIAL and hilarious sreatins.
Unusually Cordial Greeting.
The Vice President when introduced was
greeted with what at conventional Ameri-
can banquets is called an enthusiastic re-
ception. but the music men from all Sec
lions Of the Union. did more: IS he rose
they. too. rose to a man. and with waving
handkerchiefs and big banquet napkins and
cheers that made the New willard welkin
ring gave vent to applause so prolonged
that 1t weli-nigh embarrassed the Vice
President. but did not prevent treble
three cheers and three accompanying, ring
ing tigers In spite of the desire of the
speaker to proceed. approaching albeit. as
he evidently did, the enthusiastic and SpoH-
taneous ovation given with real spirit and
sincerity to the man who holds the second
honor within the gift of the American peo-
pie. =
The Vice President was as graceful in his
diction and as happy in his hits as IL he had
appeared after much preparation to make
set speech. and he stated that he had not
come that way. He thanked the convention
for the gracious cordially of their greeting,
referred to the state of California In feeling
terms. and. continuing. said:
81 confess this gathering Is surprise to
me. / did not know there were so many
piano dealers In the United States. knew
there were great many. for about year
ago it leaked out that we desired to add
plano to our household fTell US the name
of the piano." shouted seyerall
.'You don't get me into trouble here to-
night. know you each know what make 1t
was, for it was one of the great pianos of
the United States. Pianos are little like
Kentucky whisky. There are no poor
pianos; some are better than others.
Not a Cash Transaction.
After IT became known that we wanted a
piano began to take census of the piano
dealers Of the United States. and think I
would have known them all IL 1t hadn't
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attention of the diners. This was at once
surprise and funeral party-the last
hilarious services over the remains of that
antique, the square piano.
The honorary pallbearers of tie late piano
were w. H. Currier. w. l.. Bush, Henry
Dreher, j. A. Coffin, Platt p. Gibbs the
undertakers were G. Wright Nieols and T..
H Droop, while behind the cortege trafed
D. e. Woolley, the grave digger. with ms
spade Never was a corpse received with
such uproarious acclaim nor funeral serv-
ice conducted with such satisfaction. Ana,
too. It must not be forgotten that. as last
wear the association burned several nun
bred antique square pianos. they were still
further undignified and put into contempt
by being made to serve as ordinary oinlns
tables albeit at an extraordinarily good
dinner Suddenly the tables on the siignt
elevation across one side OF the nail. az
which sat the speakers, began to give forlh
the familiar tnpan squeaks and meeallc
ba rel organ means that have for several
generations turned the hair of the lovers oil
melody gray and set edge the teeth OF
those who love the concord OF sweet SOUNDS
With Swing and Resonance.
Photogra piers flashed the assemblage
with a boom and without sn.oke. Then all
rose and sang America" with swing
and resonance that would be marvel were
1t not true that a large number OF the
doughty diners are competent musicians.
Indeed now and again during the whole
evening the jolly purveyors OF music oroKe
not mistakenly but gracefully and IN ex-
auisite incubation into song-allies OF the
band. which led in familiar melodies
.erammany,'' THE Good Old Summer
time The Old Kentucky Home" My
MARYLAND" Everybody Works but
| Father" and reaching climax of en-
thusiasm when Dixie was played After
everybody had witnessed these interesting
scenes and experienced these inspiring DO
ings President Werlein, saying truly that
| this city held the greatest gathering OF
| piano men ever assembled in America. pro-
ceeded to introduce Commissioner Macfar-
| land, who In never happier vein, discovered
| ar once that the seeming dAscord or certain
diners who sang In keys somewhat distant
one from the other, was not really discord,
| hut concord of the best sort. Mr.. Macraf-
! land continued:
| dldate for President, not here present. that
| he could walk over piano keyboard from
San Francisco to New York without strk-
| ing note. That. sir, is the kind OF har-
nIea SAINT 1t is to see brothers and brothers
| in-iaw. friends and enemies. dwelling to-
| gether In peace and harmony
Should Love One Another.
| II remember of the English drill SER
| eeant who was told to ascertain the srelig-
| fous prociivities of the awkward squad. and
| how he commanded an the Church of Eng
| land men to step to the right. the Roman
| Catholics to the left and the members OF
| the fancy churches to the rear. That ex-
presses very happily the old ways OF d.
vision and separation. ! DO not see any
reason. gentlemen, why having once accom-
/ pIished such commercial relationship as you
1 have established between the lion and the
lamb land shall not say which association
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..PllE0MEuA | BANQUET
Noteworthy Gathering at the
New Willard Hotel.
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS
Ovation to Holder Of Second Highest
Office in the Land.
ADDRESS BY MIR. MCFARLAND
Scene Of Unusual Beauty and Attrac-
tiveness-Funera1 Of Square Piano
Sweet Sounds.
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS
ADDRESS BY MIR. MCFARLAND

At banquet noteworthy for elaboration
of detail in the essentials of food and fun,
and wit and wine. hundreds of the dele
gates to the convention of the Piano Deal
ers' Association of America. with their
guests made merry last evening In the
banquet hall of the New Willard. Exquisite
decorations of flowers of every sort in
splendid profusion, with ferns and smilax
and spring blossoms from the woods. made
I'D a scene of unusual beauty and attract
iyeness.
During the progress of the banquet TEA
ture unique in quality of comedy was
marched in, SO to speak, to the delishieo
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FULL EXTENT OF LAW.
Action by Court In Case Of Alleged
Wife Beaten.

II think the full extent of the law should
be imposed on big man like YOU who will
do to a frail woman like your wife what
these witnesses say you did Judge KIM
bail remarked to Andrew Beverly, colored.
who was arraigned In the Police Court to-
day on a charge of assault on his wife.
Beverly began to serve his sentence OF
one year less a day in jail this afternoon.
Mrs. Beverly testified that her husband
attacked her. knocked, her down. kicker
her In the face and then dragged her
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around by her hair. She was so severely
and painfully injured that she had to be
removed to the Georgetown University
Hospital after the assault, and was con-
fined there several days. Although the
assault occurred May 8, the marks showed
on her face when she appeared In court
today. Beverly was arrested by Police
man Bragg of the seventh precinct
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Engineer Stevens Coming to Washing

The isthmian canal offices In this city
have been advised by John +. Stevens, chief
engineer of the canSl. that he will sail from
Colon for New York tomorrow. Mr.. Stevens
will come Immediately to Washington for
the purpose of explaining to Congress the
appropriations asked for continuing canal
work for another year.
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the class said well. teacher, think Ia
make a dash after Mary Ann.
Sharps Living in Flats

the class said well. teacher. I think I'd
make dash after Mary Ann"
sharps Living in Flats
There are 80 many sharps living in
flats" was text that touched the risibil-
tiles of the banqueting discounters of piano
notes The Harvesting of Niagara Fails
was to him-being the leader of the House,
as no other member was present-an impor-
tant question The Chicago canal was be-
Ing used to purify the water of the Mis-
souri, Paul Jones was referred to as being
FINALLY inferred, thank heaven. He de-
clared that the President had changed the
national bird from the eagle to the stork.
because the eagle only screams and the
stork delivers the goods. The organ, the
horn and the Tyre are In general use now
adays" the speaker said. He toasted mu-
sic and its influence in the abstract by de-
claring that he was In favor of putting the
finest bands in every warship.
Mr.. Byrne was then introduced by the
POSTMASTER and was received with great
cordiality by the loyal delegates. The new
president paid fitting tributes to the CAPT.
tai city entertainment committee, and de-
cIared that while Chicago could not per-
haps promise SO many distinguished speak
ers, he desired to say that Chicago would
open its great gates of hospitality into
which he hoped a tide of delegates to the
next convention would roll as they had
rallied to the splendid hospitality of the
capital of the nation.
With the strain of Aud Lang Syne
ringing in their ears the delegates, mellow
with good fellowship and happy in the con-
sideration of good work well done, went
home
Ladies In Attendance.
The local Plano Dealers Association enter
tanned the following visiting ladies last
evening: Mrs. J. C. Annie. Mrs. Guilett. Mrs.
F. G. Smith. ST.. Miss Treacy. Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. George B. Armstrong. Mrs Charles
Kohler. Mrs. w. N. Van Mater, Mrs. c. A.
GrinneI Mrs. A. Schaaf. the Misses Nord-
heimer. Mrs. J. l. Reihm. Mrs. g. H Pop
penberg Mrs. ]. Greenberg. Mrs. La Fargue,
Mrs. P. Duffey, MrS Presley. Miss Ligon.
Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Fabyan. Mrs. w. L. Bush.
Mrs. H. Paul Mehlin. Mrs. r. G. Smith. jr.,
Miss Parson. Mrs. B. B. Crew, Mrs. o. w.
Williams. Mrs. Fred Stieff, Mrs. c. 8. Hack
EFT, Mrs. e. J. Piper. Miss Schaaf. Mrs. w.
C. Burgess Mrs. G. Wright Nichols. Mrs.
F. B. I. Hoilenberg. Mrs. Otto Bollman.
Miss La Fargue. Mrs. Liemant Mrs. Cas-
SELL Mrs. Conway. Miss Reed. Mrs. w. J.
Gray Mrs. H. o. Fox. Mrs. N. NJ. Crosby.
Mrs. Col. Treacy Mrs. Hill. Mrs. ]. r. Ma
SON, Mrs Ball. Mrs. William Kelley, Mrs.
G. w. Watkins, Mrs. r. K. Maynard. Mrs.
A. NJ. Wright. Miss Burgess, Mrs. e. 8.
Payson. Miss Hollenberg. Mrs. J. G.. Erik,
Miss Nickle. Mrs. W. H. Currier, Mrs. LIZ
gon. Miss Middleton and Mrs. Christman.
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lticle ct. But i'm all that time not a
word Appeared, but the columns
were bristling with matter calculat-
ed to strike terror to the hearts OF
the stalwarts and advance the cause
of the insurgents. One naturally
expected that the Gazette would
land in the insurgent camp before
long. Brer. LaFollette. however,
spoiled his chances OF getting next
to the insurgents when he went into
tie democratic caucuses and regis
tered his vote. After all Of his
pounding OF the machine and his
eulogies of MI. Gamble and Mr.. Craw-
ford it was naturally supposed that
he would be tickled half to death to
get a chance to endorse these gen.
tlemen.
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Helmingham Hall is the seat of Lord
Tollemache in Suffolk. about eight
miles from Ipswich. The existing
has been raised every night
for the past 800 years, and the present
owner does not allow the custom to
become obsolete. Another fine exam
pie Of a moated house is Leeds castle,
about three miles southeast of Maid
stone, in Kent, which, surrounded by
Its moat, forms almost a lake crossed
by a single bridge. There is a fine moat
at Wells, in Somersetshire, where the
episcopal palace, an ancient castellated
mansion, is surrounded with walls in
nearly seven, acres of ground.
This moat is supplied with water from
st. Andrews well.-London Standard.
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Lost His Opportunity.

For the past six or seven months
Editor LaFollette, of the Gazette,
a democratic newspaper, has been
mixing in with the insurgent fight
in the republican party and has Civ
EN- the insurgents all the aid and
sympathy at his command, in fact
vas showing more Interest in the
fight than would be consistent with
a democratic newspaper, %inasinuch
as the time was ripe for the p%resenta-
ton Of democratic candidates and
some discussion as to possible can
didates for the democratic state
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Dissipated Element.-

In the disintegration of radium by
the giving off Of helium the amount Of
energy set free is 1,00O,0OO,OOO great
calorics for one gram of radium. Now
to reconstruct the dissipated elements
would require as much energy as was
lost in their dissipation, and this ex-
plains the hopelessness Of their synthe-
sis, as no such amount of energy can
be employed. How were these ele-
ments first constructed? That is a
question for the students. A German
physicist, w. Meigen, suggests that the
dissipation Of elements is an actually
irreversible process. like the dissipation
of heat.-Independent.
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For Indlscriminate Shooting.

The StickneY correspondent of the
Plankinton Herald gives the follow
ing account OF ! the arrest OF Ed
Fitch, Of Mt. Vernon. in being i'm
plicatcd in some indisc1iminate
shooting at Stickney recently, as
the result OF which a bullet found it's
way through the side of d shanty
and struck A woman on the arm:
Ed. Fitch Of Mt. Venom was ar
rested on a warrant sworn out by
Fred Seivert, charging him with
discharping fire arms in a public
place. He was brought before JUS
tic Bernes Friday where he waived
examination and gave bond for his
appearance before the circuit court.
States attorney Treat appeared
for the prosecution ana Henry
Agnes, a new legal light, for the
defendant. Fitch, with a party of
friends, were over from Mt. Vernon a
week ago last Sun lay and while here
engaged IN the rather dangerous
pastime OF a little rifle target prac-
tice a shut distance back OF Bernes
4 Irous store. but Fitch claims that
no shooting vas done i'm the direc.
ton of any building. On tine other
hand Seivert claims that one of the
bullets came crashing through the
side OF his shanty. over near the town
we'll, and struck Mrs. Seivert Oh the
arm, but not with force emo Oh to
intlict any serious injury. Both
men say they have witnesses to
prove that they are right, and SO
there you are. This sc.ine doesn't
know anything about it Us he was
away up home at tile tine. and all
that he can say is that it was a very
careless piece Of business, at the
best, and should serve as a warming
for Others. In a town that is going
Through the formative period, like
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stickney is at present. things are
not taken as seriously as in an older
places. and the Inclination is to play
a great many jokes and FRANKS and
indulge in pastimes without serious
thought. Now this is all right so.
long as property is not damaged Or
people hurt, but when it comes toI
gun play, the the performers ought
to take to the school section, or at
least outside the limits OF the town.
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Letter to Mr.. D. A. Mizener,
Mitchell, s. D.

Dear Sir: Devoe is worth 81 or SIS
a gallon, put on; how much is other
paint worth2
Depends on how many gallons
you've got to put-on, to be equal to
one of Devoe.
Mr.. j. j. Hall, Sheffield, Pa,
painted two houses ere coat, five
years ago. lead-and-oil, took 40 gall
Ions.
Last summer bought 40 gallons
Devoef for same houses: had
10 gallons left.
MIR. N. Avery, Delhi, N. Y, owns
two houses exactly alike; painted
one with Devoe: took 6 gallons.
Tie other With some other; took
IL gallons. What'd you give for those
paints? Bear in mind, you've got to
pay for the painting.
Yours truly,
r. w. Deyoe s. Co.,
Chicago and New York.
p. 5. M. 81. Goscbe sells our paint.
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Additional Local.

Mrs. M. L. Bobb left Wednesday
for Madison, Wis. to make a visit
with relatives.
Mrs. [. r. Kintigh left for North
Dakota to visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Bert Duncan.
William f. Rabbit, of Milbank,
arrived in the city Thursday to
LOOK after some business matters.
Mrs. Luella Ramsay and Mrs.
George Ashton came down from
Woonsocket Thursday.
Father Shea attended a conference
of Catholic priests at Woonsocket
Wednesday evening and returned
home Thursday morning.
Mrs. Dennis M. Potter went to
Aberdeen to he home during an
operation that is to be performed or
her sister for appendicitis.
Mrs. G. Z. Lake and the baby de-
parted Thursday for Spirit Lake
and Clinton, Iowa, at which two
points she expects to remain the
greater part of the summer.
Father G. e. Flaherty, of Kim
bah, was in the city on his way
home from Woonsocket. where he
attended the conference of the Cath
Ollie priests.
ID. a. Mizeier arrived home We'd
nesday evening from a trip to Spring
Grove, iowa. which section Of coun-
Try he says is experiencing a streak
of dry weather lust now
j. *. Smith was in Sioux Falls
Wednesday and returned home on
the evening train. He vas in con-
sultation during the day with VIM.
VanEps concerning some Of lis city
property in Mitchell.
John O'Brien, who makes his
home with Father Shea departed for
a trip to Toronto, Canada, and ex-
poets to be away for Two months.
Rev. Mr.. Kilbourn, of Letcher,
will deliver a missionary sermon, on
Africa, at the Congrega tional
church next Sunday evening.
o S. Basford, OF .-Redfield, who
is one of the most pronounced in
surgents of the state. passed through
the city Thursday morning OH his way
to Sioux Falls. Mr.. Basford had the
appearance of being nightly we'll
pleased with the way things went
from his point of view, and insisted
that the state is insurgent, no mat
ter what The stalwarts claim.
d. B. VanAlstine has a large adj
ver'isoment i'm The Capital to-
day applying TO the approaching har-
vest season and makes a special point
in presenting the merits of the
twelve-foot push binder of the Deer
ing make. Mr.. VanAlstine states
that these binders are so constructed
that they will do the work Of a six
foot binder with the ease. He also
makes a point of buying your bind
ing Irvine at the present time and
have it when you want it the worst.
His travelling agent will be in the
country soon.
During the debating contest Tues
day evening at the city Ii II several
tiremen were in their rooms in the
basement and they succeeded in dis
turbing the audience for about an
hour by using the punching bag for
exercise. The noise OF the punching
process was audible all over the hall
and not only disturbed the speakers
but the audience as we'll. Even
though they were requested to desist
the noise was kept up until they
were weary of the exercise. 1t would
seem that when an entertainment OF
!, any kind is going on liz auditorium
that the tiremen ought to be courte-
Gus enough not to disturb the as
!, sembly. 1t has been Gone on seyera,
occasions is the reason that it is
!, spoken of at this time.