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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

there is a fortune in beating hotels
but man who attends to business can
always make a comfortable living and
escape hard work
1t cannot be denied, however, that
the majority of hotel beats also COM
bine forgery and check kiting with
their profession. fact which is greatly
deplored by the adept.
1T seems to me that there's nothing
easier said a well-known hotel detcc-
tive, recently, than living for nothing
at the leading houses in New York
City, provided that one does not lay
down bad checks too often and con-
stantly changes his name and modifies
his clothing or personal appearance as
much as he can.
After finishing an engagement at
one hotel it is easy for the operator to
transfer himself to another. IL he
should have been put to the extraor-
dinary expedient of leaving his bag
gage as a hostage he can soon ACQUIRE
the necessary impedimenta. 1t is con-
sidered an unwritten law in the pro-
fession not to play more than four
hotels in a large city in succession
Even in New York it is customary for
the hotel beat to run out of town for
a few days and then return under an
other alias; by that time, IL his pres
ence had caused any little ripple of
excitement or curiosity, the incident
ten. He begins all over again and
frequently ends up at some quiet fam
lily hotel uptown for his final engage
ment. Here he is the conservative
business man. He dictates letters to
some well-known house. outlining vast
business projects.
The public stenographer tells the
second assistant day clerk about him
possibly, and the impression gets
abroad that he has heavy responsible
ties which he is bearing in silence and
reserve. Having established his credit
by delicate processes OF suggestion, the
smooth stranger concludes his New
York enga cement by inducing the man
agement to cash a check for fifty or a.
hundred dollars. and is thus supplied
with the amount needfuI for making a.
long jump He has his get away
money and again he is out in the
open, visiting the smaller cities of the
United States, preparing for his re-
turn in the course of months under a
slightly different guise and in new
speciality to Broadway
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
sTo2Y-TELLIN0: a NENv OcCUPATION FOR NVOMEN

A Southern woman. who has been
very much in demand in this country
for entertainments. had just returned
from London, where she had filled a
number of engagements during the
fashionable season Just closed. She
said. describing her experiences:
II was a part of what the English
critics termed the American invasion
this season. and to tell the truth it was
amazing how many American enter
tainers' of one sort and another were
in evidence-musicans. instrumental
and vocal, even whistler, dancers,
and last. but not least. tellers OF
stories. 1 tell negro stories. and the
cake-walk craze has led to a demand
for darky tales in the dialect. / was
kept pretty busy for two months at
evening parties, teas, weekend house
parties, in addition to several public
recitals.
English people do not like recita-
tions; they want stories told in a per-
sonal way, just as one would talk to a
group of friends without the least bit
of elocution or striving after effect.
i met a young -.aerican girl who
quite unique. Her personality con-
tributes a great deal to the success.
too- She is most talented and prom
ising artist. AS a child she lived IN
Jamaica. and having an insatiable
taste for stories. had been told many
of the old African folk tales which sur
wye in the West Indies. 1t is very
difficult to get the natives TO tell these
stories. many of them connected with
spells and charms. to grown people, so
this girl was very fortunate in hearing
so many. She published a book OF
these tales that attracted considerable
interest, especially in England. and the
in order that the quaint dialect might
be better understood. This girl has q
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

real genius for the art OF telling tales.
and before she knew il she had become
known and very much in demand for
entertainments.
IN a very short time after really be-
coming a professional she was com
manded' to Windsor. and that. OF
course, increased her vogue She has
also made an impression with. her in
depreciation of poetry-more especially
that of the Celtic school They call Il
lifting, and il Is a most effective half
sung, half-spoken method of reciting a
poem 1t is said to resemble the way
old bards told their tales in verse. I
think a story-te1ler is a good story
listener. for I confess to the greatest
delight in this clever girls work. and
to some envy. too. for this really ex-
ceptional talent of story telling is only
1 shall go over again next year.
We are all simply entertainers and
do not do the sort OF educational cory
telling which is not only interesting
and amusing but has behind Il a plan
and a purpose. With children the in
tention is TO have them become familiar
with the great poems and stories OF
history and literature. Grown-ups, too.
have come TO realize that years do not
destroy the taste for a story and are
surprised at the amount OF wisdom to
be found in an old fairy tale. II is
surprising that people have not mora
generally told stories as a source OF
amusement and entertainment.
AS I have said. the success or fall
ure Of your EFFORT is apparent as you
proceed in the kind OF response your
hearers make to the points OF your
story. II a woman has the endowments
which this art demands there is a field
of well-paid, agreeable employment
open to her. 1t is not a temporary fad
OF amusement. but revival. an adap-
tation Of one Of the Oldest OF the arts.n
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iNASY TO BEAT S:E $${ E!;;s$; ES;$ e sgIs$ SS
"A NEW YORK HOTELS a

cases, especially if they are taken to
the Police Court, the intent to defraud
must be made manifest. The detective
hesitates to go to the extreme of caus-
ing the arrest of an unassuming per-
son who has all the self-control and
quiet assurance of a man following a
legitimate calling. While this inter-
esting question is being discussed the
smooth stranger" will take his dress
suit case and quietly disappear. He
might pass several attendants with
his baggage in a hotel where three or
four thousand persons are quartered
without attracting the slightest sus-
picion to himself every hour of the day
in that establishment seeing the ar
rival or departure of scores of persons
nth lress SIT rases ara '~-
But even IL the baggage is abandoned
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

One of the most remarkable docu-
ments illustrating the trickery of the
human mind is contained In the con-
fessions of a deedbeat recently sent to-
the president of the National Hotel
Keepers. Protective Association He
tells the names of the persons and the
hotels which he has defrauded and a
careful inquiry reveals that in every
respect he told the truth. The opera
tions cover the month of last August,
during which time he had accumulated
board, lodging and loose change TO the
sum of $4,000.
These operations began in North
Carolina on August j, and by gradual
stages and at the expense of the per-
sons whom he dcfrauded the adept
made his way north. arriving in New
York CITY en- the 18th, and after spend
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m the month OF August. He said that
ne was about to board a steamboat at
the Queen City of the Straits and to
throw himself overheard.
1t is not generally believed by hotel
men that this prince of deadbeats'' has
come to a tragic end. for under some
other alias, and upheld by his conf
dence in being counted as dead. he
may have begun his depredations anew.
His methods of obtaining accommoda-
tions were along the traditional line.
He acquired considerable cash at
Broadway hotels for his petty expenses
by hiring automobiles 1t was his Gus
tom to cash small checks and after
paying the chauffeur appropriate the
few dollars remaining for pocket
money. In several places he posed as
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

in the room. what difference does it
make? Dress suit cases are cheap. and
secondhand satchels may be purchased
in pawnbrokers' shops at a ridiculously
low figure.
Some ready money is necessary for
the complete happiness of the modern
hotel beat and before he leaves a hotel
he has usually obtained a supply.
Where hundreds of persons come and
go through the corridor of hotel what
is easier for him than to stroll up to
the counter and ask for s5-"cash." 10
be charged to his room? If one clerk
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

- TORY-TELLING is as old as lam
guage, yet the modern woman
finds 1t a medium for a new pro-
fession, one which pays very we'll
when the story teller has that inde-
Unable personal magnetism which holds
the attention of an audience either of
children or grown-ups.
About five years ago an English
woman came to New York with letters
to several prominent people telling of
the success which she had made in
London in telling fairy stories at chill
dren's parties and delightful stories in
French which were told at evening en-
tertainments, private and public. AS
social diversion there did not seem to
be much demand for storytelling, and
the prospect of engagements was very
limited. About this time Librarians
were finding out the great educational
influence that could be exerted by sys-
tematic storytelling to children, who
made such large and desultory use of
books. This English woman was asked
to tell fairy tales in the children's room
of several large libraries, and was in
stantly a success. In short time she
not only had many engagements to tell
stories, but was employed in teaching
others the method of the art Womens s
clubs invited her to tell stories and
deliver lectures on the subject in order
that the home STORY hour could be
made more effective in both pleasure
and profit.
The demand has steadily grown, and
there is a large number of women en-
gagged in the work professionally. If
we are indebted to England for one of
the best and most successful of story
tellers, Londcn in turn has had an ex-
tensive experience Esth Americans in
the past year or two
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

After he has received his bill for seven
days his further stay depends largely
upon his own self-confidence and skill.
He may ignore it for three or four
days and then go to the cashier with
some remark about his remittance not
yet having arrived. IT happens that
many persons who are engaged in per-
fectly legitimate callings have had de-
lays in receiving money. and there is
nothing which the management can
do about IL except perhaps to tell the
hotel detective of their suspicion if
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

an expert in automobiles and In others
as the travelling agent of well-known
paper house in Cincinnati
One of the reasons given for the COM
parative freedom with which hotel
beats operate is that they are as gen.
eral thing not reported by the bOnifaces
through the agents established for that
purpose. They seldom notify the po-
lice, as they wish to avoid any noto-
riety, and many of them neglect to IN
form each other by circular letters or
otherwise. One of the largest hotels
in Pittsburg charges its losses from
hotel beats to the advertising account
and other hotels cheerfully put down
the amounts to profit and loss-three
or four hotels IN this city caused to be
written across the face OF the account
of the repentant Warren the inscription
in red ink, Committed suicideT'
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

Der of transient patrons. AS long as
the freebooter keeps his expenses down
TO fifty or sixty dollars a week he is
likely not to attract any undue notice.
He can have a room and bath. provided
that in the place where he happens to
stop there are many suites of this
character: but ii is recommended by
the leaders of the profession that the
engaging OF two rooms and bath is
hazardous unless confidence is first es-
tablished by the cashing of a perfectly
good check. Taken all in all. beating
the hotels on a conservative basis of
not more than $40 4 day is considered
as the most practical and the easiest
method of living without labor.
Nothing is said TO the smooth
stranger" until he has begun TO delay
in the matter Of the first week S board.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

should decline to give it another prob
ably will. There are so many patrons
of hotel that the office force rarely
has time to exchange suspicious. es-
pecially those of the unverified kind.
Many of the wandering gentry pass
worthless checks in the hotel, but this
practice is discouraged by the more
slzillful ones.
4 have made it practice. said q
representative hotel beat recently, not
to lay down checks. for by so doing
one leaves trail of documentary evil
dence which is likely to follow him
around the country and eventually re-
suit in his doing time. A man of or
dinary address, however. can get suf-
ficient money for incidental expenses
by making a swift touch at the desk
Of course. l do not pretend to say that
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

ing from two to three days at the no
tells he made a jump to Buffalo, trav-
eled to Detroit by boat at the expense
of the navigation company, and started
to acquire board. lodging and cash at
the hotels of Detroit 1t was in this
city that he writes he was overwhelmed
with remorse. He wrote a letter con-
Tossing his misdeeds and with il sent
an itemized account of his operations
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14

" TORY-TELLING is as old as lam
guage, yet the modern woman
finds 1t medium for a new pro-
fession, one which pays very well
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
Miscellaneous Transfers.

JOS Bernard to Montesano State Bank
chat mtg engines and logging on tit-SlU0O
John Hartman to Montesano State
Bank. chat mtg 1858 saw logs in Dele
zeene creek and Chehalis river-$S50.
Tatum & Bowen to Grays Harbor Rem.
ovating & Dye Works, sat con sale-$3Sl.
Eva A Cook to G Lamblon, sat mtg
lot 3, bl 8, kalr's Hill add Hoquiam.
Douglas Bros to > i Dabney, sat mtg
80 it Its s, bl "a, opriginal plat Aber.
deen-$l054.
Hamilton Bros Logging Co to public,
articles Of incorporation.
jos Ottoman to Robert Scott, mtg lot
II, bl 40, W & b add Aberdeen-S400.
A A Dahl to Jos Mauermann, assign.
ment mtg-S440.
J + Winston to Same, mtg lots 5,6,7,
bl 0, akvi!le-S200.
Amy Wolfe to Same, mtg lot s, blk 5,
Oakville-$40.
J Halter to J Miles, mtg ne OF NV d
and nw4 of neL, sec II, and sw4 OF
seL, sec S21-9-Sl500.
b l. Titus to Mcbride & Hamblin, und
y int pat deed vehicle tongue support-$l.
John q Lewis to public, plat OF Lewis
First add to Porter.
Mckay & McMasters to public, log
brand "Dan."
w l. Adams to q W Lamping. rel mtg
lots SO, bl 81. Hoquiam--S2000.
w d Getsche to Aug Calmels, bill sale
stock Liquors, furniture, etc, Monterey
saloon, loquiam-S35OO.
A y Wood to Cliff NJ Weatherwax, sat
mtg undl5 OF all Of sec cS.lS 7, also all
bl Z, w & Is add A berdeen-$7000.
J i Haight to G V 10y, land contract
1t 10, bl 1, T. Il NJ add Aberdeen--$l50O.
William Z Walsh to public, location of
mineral lode on Cedar creek, Chehalis
county Washington.
Frank + Palmer to Otto Sigfried, mtg
lt2, blk 81, W q e add Aberdeen $3.50.
W NJ Hiney to G Z Howarth, mtg land
in VIZ OF neh of sea sec 34.1S.6-$500.
Charles Hurd to Julia Hansel, mtg lot
Z, bl 26, W d B add Abeideen-$2500.
John st James to public, Ger of honor
able discharge from X company. Sth H.
Infantry, August %, 1861 to May 4, 1866
James Foxall to II l. Oliver. rel mtg
part Of 1t s, bl 90, Hoquiam-S5OO.
Geo d Abel VS. Chas Blue, lis pendens
Its A, and ela OF nw4 sec 22.lG.S.
Holman & Smith to Case Thresh.
ing Machine Co, chat mtg traction en-
gine-S350.
J S Ingram to Geo Ingram, lease nwI
sec 35.l99, five years at 500 per year.
Aberdeen Brewing Co to Schell & Lad
ley, bill sale Oklahoma Bar, Monte-$l0O0
? Hendron TO J G Lewis, bill sale
barber shop fixtures, etc, Aber-$5O0.
S S Palmer to + S Taylor, mtg Its ~,
1914, bl l, A & G add; also lots 1928, bl
5, Eaton's add ma-S20O.
A f White to public, Ger of log brand,
known as "squaae Triangle"
Holmer & Gabrieson to John G Lewis.
easement party stairway on e11s lot 5, bl
45, original plat Aberdeen-$I.
JOS B Dabney to Same, same-$200.
John G Lewis to Hettie A Wiley, par.
ty wall agreement on Its AS, bl AS, orig.
inal plat Aberdeen.
7 + Klein to J Richardson, satisfies
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
SEW CASES.

r p Garman VS. r ] Garman. Action
fDr divorce.
Phoece Quiaan VS. Henry W Quinan'
game.
A + GRAHAM vs. Ida A Corpett. Fore.
sfoslire Of tax lien.
State of Washington VS. Julius Lehto-
zen. Assault with intent to commit
murder.
George D Abel VS. Charles Blue. Fore
slOsure OF mtg.
Julius L B.er vs. n w Land & Imp Co.
Foreclosure Of tax lien.
Henry Levi VS. Sarah II Stevens.
:nme.
Same VS. Andrew Ratkowsky. Same.
Same vs. William Stephens. Same.
Same vs. /. Armsten. Same.
same vs. Frank Kaiser. Same.
same Y, J ohm MATHS. Same.
Same VS. Fannie Green. Same.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.

A Democratic Convention for the State
of Washington is hereby called to meet
at the Armory Hall, Seattle, Mondav,
the oath day OF September, 1906, at the
hour Of II 100 O'Clock Il. m, for The pur-
pose OF nominating four candidates lur
Supreme Court and three candidates at
large for Congress to he voted for at Ia r.
next regular election to be held ON the
9th day OF November. 1906, and the
transaction OF such other business as
may properly come # IRE the SAID STATE
Convention.
The basis of representation will be one
delegate Tor each l25 votes or IA major
fraction thereof cast for the Honorable
George Turner, democratic candidate for
Governor. at the general election held in
November, 1904, and two delegates at
large for each County. The apportion-
ment of each County being rs follows:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
r VI Watson to Jennie Watson. quit
claim Its sc hl Z " & 3 add Elma-4l.

RM Watson to Jennie Watson. qui,
claim, Its So, bl I, W & B add Ema-$l.
Mrs Jeunie Watson to Mabel ' Alvey,
statutory deed, same-$5.
CE Cox to 4 Keil. its AS, bl 63, Minis
add Cosmopolis-S30.
Lydia Dew to G A Keil, Its 81, blk SO,
Minis odd Cosmopolis-$50.
Frank Cardnell to Same, Its ] | to l6,
bl 63, Minis add Cosmopolis-$2l0.
AL Callow to Mrs Eva Wade, Its IS to
"a, blk 8, Ruddell's add Elma-$4N0.
VI Pirott to Emma w Coats. 81 1T lis
11,12, hi 3, W Il Is add Aherdeen-Sl.
Hans Stoecke to John G Lewis, ela 1t
5, bl As, original plat Abe,deen-S50OO.
J Richards to Hans johnson, lot I, blk
II, CampbeI's plat Hoquiam-$l0.
Will Lanning to Frank I.awler. lot 10,
b l, Lanning's add Aberdeen-Sl.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16

Following letters remain uncalled for
in the Aberdeen postoffice for the week
ending AUGUST Ia l906.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
NOTICE..

REWARD will be paid for TRUE and Ac
CURATE INFORMATION of any TREsPAss OF
TIMBER CUTTING on following described
lands in Chehalis county:
Twp. ISL; Sec !, e 1-2 OF ne IA, IL of sw Ia
and sel-4 sec 2; ne ii sec S; IL of sc Ia TO-
sec III IL of he Ia sc Ia Of ne Ia and l-2 OF
sec II.
Twp. 1910: NV IA of sw IA sec 5; II of sc
IL sw Ii OF Sc H. lot 7, and sc IA OF sw IA sec
6; II - of ne Ia, NV Ia. and ne IA of sw Ia
sec 7.
Twp. 1S-9: IL of nw1-4, IL 1-2 of sw IA. sec S
Sc Ia sec Is; see 20: 2 of sec %; l-2, and sw
IA sec 26 e IL sec 30; an ne IA sec 81.
Twp. 1875: Sec 4, S IL sec II: ne Ia, II OF
NV Ia sec IA: ne Ia ofne IA IL of ne Ia sec
~; ne IA and i-2 of sec ~.
Twp. IT.: NV IA sec2 %
Twp. 17.5: + IL sec "a.
Twp. 1919: 81 2sec 2;w l of sw IA, sw IA Of
NV IA sec 4; IL sec >: NV Ia sec g.
Twp. 20 8: + IL OF NV IA. ne Ia of sw IA sec
8; 3 10 of s IL sec S; 1.2 OF W IL, and 12 sec
7; 10 sec s; IL of Sc L., ne Ia of sw Id SEE
s;nw ii of NV 4, and sw1-4 sec 9: sw Ia SEE
26; 1-2 of NV Ii sec 29 and 12 OF ne Ia sec 81
Twp. POLO; Ne Ia sec %.
GEORGE l.. FLETz. Detl oft. Michigan
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
Don't Grumble

when your joints ache and you suffer
from rheumatism. Buy bottle OF
Billiards. Snow Liniment and get instant
relief. a positive cure for rheumatism
Burns Cuts, Contracted Muscles, Sore
Ches', ETC., etc., Mr.. l. T. Bogy, a
prominent merchant at Willow Point,
Texas, says that he finds Billiards. Snow
Liniment, the best all round Liniment
he ever used. Sold at ShelIey's Drug
Store. t
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Vessels Coming and Going and Loading at the
Saw Mills.

The schooner Philippine is at the Union
mill, loading for San Pedro.
The barkentine Wrestler and schooner
Golden Shore are loading at the Slade
mill for San Francisco.
The steamer Newburg sailed Tuesday
from the Slade mill for San Francisco.
The schooner Melrose is at the Slade
mill, loading for Santa Barbara.
The steamer Acme arrived in port yes.
terday, and is loading at the HARDWOOD
mill for San Francisco.
The steamer Quinault arrived in port
Tuesday, and is at the Western mill
loading for San Francisco.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
In Self Defense

Major Hamm, editor and manager Of
the Constitutionalist, Eminence, Ky,
when he was ferceIy attacked four years
ago. by Piles, bought box OF Bucklen's
Arnlca Salve, OF which he says at
cured me in ten days and no trouble
since " Quickest healer of Burns, Sores
Cuts and Wounds 25 cents at Evan IS
Drug Co. and Postoffice Pharmacy. t
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
Summer Excursions East

For summer excursions the North.
ern Pacific Will sell round trip tickets,
good for 90 days from date Of sale to
points indicated at following rates:
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. 6O.0O
OulCdSo. ll.OU
81. LOUIS .................s 800
Missouri River Points. ........~. 5000
st. Paul, Minneapolis. Du|nAh, Chi.
cage, st. Louis and Misso1a Nver points,
August Z, and 8; September and 10.
In addition and at greatly reduced
rates tickets will be sold for the follow.
ing occasions, viz.
Odd Fellows netting Toronto, Sept.
$40. Return limit Nov. Goth. Knight
Pythias, New Orleans, Oct. rs. Return
limit Nov. Is. $3.50 will be added to
these rates for return through California.
Side trip to Yellowstone Park, includ.
ing hotel and all expenses 81 days at
park, $4950.
Will be pleased to call and furnish any
further information. Phone 1888.
IL. B. ELDER, Agent.
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Total .............. 800
All County Conventions in electing
Delegates to the State Convention will
also elect Alternates of the same number
as allotted to each County under this
call
The State Central Committee recon-
mends that all voters who believe in the
principles OF the Democratic party and
endorse its policies and will support the
nominees Of the party at the general
election to be held in November, 1896,
are cordially invited to participate in the
primaries.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
J. w. GOODWIN,
Chairman.
Attest 7. J. ChURCII,
Secretary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16
At The COUR? House
laE WEEKLY RECORD Or LEGAL
Dn,VGs AT COUNTY SEAT.
N;nufeS of the Superior COurf aho
New Cases Flied. List OF Real Is
ta!g Transfers and Miscellaneous
INSTRUMENTS Filed With County
NIi.IOr.
In the Superior Court.

Tta following is the record of business trans
2, led in the superior court for the week end
TX Aug st II 1905
In tie cases of j. P. o. Iownsdale and
o. p. Burrows and f. X. HiscOrk VS.
S,a,s llarhor Boom Co, the amount OF
Bond to stay procee ings was fixed at
s., GO in each case.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-16

Covert Kersey and