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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
At the Beach

what do you mean by preferrlng an
other mans society to mine? Am l not
your husband%
Yes; but he. sir. is my fiance."
'Oh, excuse me."-Louisvilie Courier
Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
Our sto C k is in good
hape now. You can GER
tainly find what you want

AS to prices we say only this-they are right.
After you look at the quality you will agree with
us. We see to it that the sewing fitting and lay
ing is properly done-that's feature worth
Mentioning
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the ex-
hibit OF California products at the
Chamber of Commerce building, on
Broa dway, between First and Second
streets where free information Will be
given on all subjects pertaining to this
section.
The Herald will pay $40 IN cash 70
anyone furnishing evidence that, VIII
lead TO the arrest and conviction OF any
person caught stealing copies OF The
Herald from the premises of our pa
irons. THE HEHALD'
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

For this week we have reduced prices on all
porticres 10 per cent. In addition to this we
agree to hang them free of charge for you.
5O-Inch Tapestries
A large line of genuine French tapestries will
go on sale tomorrow. The regular prices
range from Csc to $500 yard, and the re-
duced prices from 35c to $3.50.
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matter in my hands. On my way to
Scotland Yard [ remembered what an
old friend Of mine had told me about
you II you are ever in hole. Gun
ton he said. get Addington Grey
he Is the man. You were off duty.
inquired your address; 1 am here. And,
now, what are you going 10 do?'
Can you remember whr il Hss tha,
introduced the subject OF precious
stones at your luncheon I,arry?' asked
lnspectC5 Gre
e Pom my life. ! don't know said
the colonel. polishing his c.-c-iiiss with
a red silk pocket handkerchief 1T
WAS one of the fellows at the other
end Of the table. but can't say which
of them"
Yet il is presumable that the guest
who came with an imitation diamond
in his pocket is the man who started
"A discussion which resulted in Tau
berry producing his latest treasure.
so it is. by Jove" cried the colo
mel, Il never thought OF IL Clever
work. inspector. eh?''
Exactly" said Grey. blandly And
row, as regards the place in which the
robbery was committed
II locked the door" answered the
colonel. smackiug his trousers pocket
Please let me have the key. Thank
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a sudden temptation 10 which he yield
ed. On the contrary. he was carrying
out his share in plot that had been
long and carefully prepared He SUD-
stitutee an imitation diamond for the
orieina as ii passed through his hands
AN easy matter; but who thought out
the scheme, who had this admirable
imitation made. who knew that Tau
berry wos leaving the country ana th4t
the diamond was to be sent immedl-
ately ID the gtrOng-TOom OF d BANK
where the subs titution that had taken
place might not be discovered LOT
months, perhaps years
WHO. in short. had the clever BRAIN
the far-sighted judgment the famii-
iarity with Jewels and those who deal
in them. all Of which would be re-
auired in the originator OF such "A
fraud? Not Gunton nor CraddOck nor
Carstairs. nor Field. nor Rev. Aubrey
Power. There is some one who has
influence over one OF these men. some
one polling the strings behind the
curtain. / shall consider il an honor
TO make that persons arrest. Mr..
Phillips"
Inspector Addington Grey Deamed
upon me as he concluded with an eX-
preston Of hopeful enthusiasm, and
lit a cigarette at my reading lamp
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/ came upon the amazing spectacle Of
Arlington Grey flirting with a very
pretty nuTsemaid.
Whatever the little inspector had
been, whatever he was, there was
nothing of the Don Juan in his COM
position. ] had already noticed that
he look pains 30 avoid the opposite
sex, with that uneasy consciousness of
their presence which marks the bache-
Tor with principles. Yet there he sat,
sharing the same bench and talking
earnestly into her ear while before
them q little boy pedaled industrious
IL up and down upon a tricycie-horse.
q lo1g-maned. long-tailed toy set on
three wheels. and propelled by indif-
rerent pedals. II was idyllic. domes-
SIC. bat distinctly surprising.
As ] passed the bench Grey stared at
me without a slinmeT of recognition
in his keen gray eyes.
/ had just finished my breakfast next
morning when in walked the Inspector.
/ laughed indeed. / could not help it
AID he answered me with q quick
liance, half annoyance, half repFoach.
Something is going 10 happen today
in the matter of the diamond" he said.
But / warn you. Mr, Phillips, that If
YOU intend 10 make fun OF me you
shaa't know d word about II.
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you entirely misjudge me-" ! said,
sticking my nose into my coffee cup 70
hide a grin.
Very well. There is a sale of furni-
ture today at the house of Mr.. Julius
Taubery, No. 204 Portland place, the
property Of a gentleman going abroad
for the benefit # his health. as the
catalogue has it, / should advise you
TO be there little before 4 o'clock this
afternoon"
II am very uch obliged 10 you,
Grey" / said, making note Of the
number on my shirt cum.
He nodded, with a faint shadow Of
smile at the corners of his mouth,
shook a finger If warning, and trotted
out of the room.
was punctuaI at my appointment
and shouldered my way through the
crowd of chattering dealers into the
big dining-room Of No. 2OA 4 private
auction To me always seems a melan-
choly business. True. ! knew that IN
this case the owner was a rich man,
that his furniture and carpets and mt
tings had been bought only year or
two before, and were not the loved col
lection of years. But the tumbled dis
order, the mud OF many feet upon the
floor, the noise of the bidders answer
ing the raucous voice of the auctiOneer.
We e all an insult to the peace. the pri-
vacy and the hospitable memories of
stately home. i was with relief that
saw Colonel GuntOn's eyeglass shining
near the window, and elbowed my way
toward him. He had a little boy with
him. whom he carried peTched on his
shoulder. well out OF tie way Of the
crowd.
Hello. Phillips" he shouted. in a
tone that successfully competed with
the auctioneer's. Come To see the
last of old Taubery's household gods.
Ell? COnfound those dealers. what a
noise they make bidding for that ia
bic. Pom my soul. when I think how
many good dinners I've had with my
toes underneath it, 1 feel quite senti-
mental, / do, Phillips, strike me-
To emphasize his sensations he
glared ferOciously al n weak indiYid-
ual who was pressed against him by
a swirl in the crowd. aud asked him
what in thunder lac thought he was
doing.
The great table was bought, the last
of the heavy furniture; and there
only remained 4 rev details lhal were
auctioned. some separately, some in
oddly assorted lots. 1t was during
their sale that my talk with the col
onel was interrU jted by the little boy
upon his shoulder
"Oh. father" he cried, there's
Georges bicycle-horse. Won't you
buy me Georges bicycle-hOrse?
A Iong-tailed, longmaned toy was
raised by one of the auctioneer's men,
who grinned under a running fire of
chaff. / had an idea that I had seen
that gallant charger before, though
where l could not remember
Who is GEORGE" 1 asked the col
onel.
Its TaubeFy's grandson. His
daughters a widow, you know; she
and the boy live with the old people.
Hi, there. ten shillings."
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about him like a ployman lost in Pic
cadilly.
Z" This is not the stone l examined
FIVE minutes ago. he suffered.
&" Nonsense said old Julius, with a
shadow of fear in his eyes. Non
sense. Endicott: look again
" Can il be that two such famous
experts have made mistake? sneered
Sir Andrew Can il be that a humble
amateur like myself is right and that
they are wrong? As I told you, gen
tIemen. the Hyderapore diamond
d" 'Hyderapore diamond be id"
suueaIed the fat man. This thing is
a fake. a clums- imitation. Taubery.
YOU have been robbed.
we were all on our feet in an in
slant amid a clamor OF tongues. But
there was one man amongst us that
kept his head; one man who realized
that his honor was in peril; that i'm
mediate action was necessary. His
name-if / am not too egotistical-is
TheophiIus Gunton.
Fortunately, have a voice OF some
power, and a manner that. when my
feelings are strongly moved, is per-
maps. not unimpressive. l commanded
and obtained silence. / begged them to
resume their seats; they obeyed.
&c Julius Taubery,' / said, has your
diamond Disappeared
He answered that it had. looking az
che imitation stone, which they had re-
turned to him. in silly, scared way.
" Julius Taubery,' L continued, We,
your guests, lie under a stigma, an i'm
putation. We cannot leave the house
under such circumstances. Some one
must have brought the imitation stone
with him for purpose that it is need
less to define. The real jewel must be
in his pocket at this moment Let US,
therefore. be searched
They all sat silent as mice under ms
eye. save the professor. who grunted as
If IN dissent.
. Do 1 understand that you object
to my plan. sir? I asked him. Dc you
refuse to be searched? And if SO.
may / ask why?'
He gave me an angry look, but he
had not The courage to contest the
point.
"'Then. 1 may take it that we are
all agreed. Taubery, you have a Ii
b-ary upon this floor AS / passed the
door before lunch noticed that there
was an excellent fire there. Prof. En-
dioott and myself will retire 20 that
room. I will search the professor; the
professor shall search me. After that
the rest of the guests Will come, one
by one into the room, where we will
search them in turn. Let us have no
delay Prof Endicott, | am very much
at your service.
Il went through that party. gentle
men orr FTrsanSat Ianfir Cousins
would express it. with a fine-tooth
comb. And l feel it my duty to say
that not one of them raised the small
est objection to the severity of my
methods. They were like lambs, gem
uelnen. they were. by thundl-i Bu5
/ obtained 10 result. The Taubery dia-
mond had disa ppeared.
Poor old Julius was quite broken
down about il. He placed the whole
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YOU And nov as to the windows.
Were they closed and fastened?'
Il saw TO it myself
After the search in the library. did
any Of the guests return 10 the din
ing ROOM"
Il am no fool. inspector. I left old
Julius there TO see 10 that. No one
went back. When I had finished search
ing l joined Julius, and We locked up
together. The butler had called in the
policeman on the beat, and 1 left him
sitting in the passage watching the
door and drinking beer.
must go TO Portland place. What
is the NUMBER"
Il will drive you there with all the
pleasure in the world. inspector" said
the colonel. cheerfully. Come along"
] left them at the foot of the stairs,
obtaining a whispered promise from
the detective that he would give me
a call that night If it was not too late
when he returned.
I spent a disconsolate evening at the
club. Never did I play a more degraded
hand at bridge, though ! should GER
tainly have taken exception to the
remarks OF my partner under more
ordinary circumstance. There is a
point at which fair criticism ends and
deliberate insult begins
BY 10 o'clock / was back again in
my rooms, where I loitered, amongst
my books and pictures, in restless ex-
pectation. 1t was Ginning midnight
when there came a discreet tap at my
outer door, and Addinston Grey walked
in. He sat himself down in the easy
chair l offered, and permitted me to
mix him a whisky and soda
Tell me. have you found the dia-
mond?' l asked. eagerly.
No"
Nor the thief"
4 know him 10 be one OF FIVE men
that is all"
e Five? And how do you make that
out?"
1T is very simple. The real dia-
mond was examined by Prof. En-
dicott; il was an imitation that reached
Sir Andrew Carlton. Therefore. it is
reasonable that one of the five who
sat between them changed the one for
the other"
$50 you strike out the professor and
Sir Andrew
IF either of them had been impIi-
Gated they would hardly have raised
the quarrel that resulted in the discov-
cry of the theft"
And this suspected five-who are
thew"
our friend Colonel Gunton. Mr.
Thomas Craddock a clerk in the war
office; Hon. George Carstairs, LORD
Wintone's brother; Mr.. Abel Field. Of
Grey & Field, car manufacturers: and
Rev Aubrey Power a rnir.,-- oanon
of Westminster Abbey. | have made
some light inquiries and find nothing
against them. Carstairs, CraddOck,
and Power are men of moderate in
come, the other two are rich.
Yet this gives Us one important con-
clusion. The actual thief is an anna
teur in crime. So far as anyone knows.
this is his first offense. But it was not
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This unknown criminal genius has
got the diamond anyway" I said.
i am not so sure OF that. Consid-
er the position Of the actual thief on
the discovery that the stone was false.
He must have been IN a state of
blind terror. If We may suppose that
Colonel GuntOn is innocent, the bel
lowing OF that worthy gentleman
must have frightened him the more.
To be searched. discovered. and actual
" disgraced-a pleasant prospect,
surely. We may take IL that he was
heartily sorry for the part he had
playei. that he wished the diamond a
thousand miles away. To get rid Of il
previous to the ordeal before the col
oneI and Prof. Endicott in the libra
ry-that would be his object.
Yet here 1 am met by the simple
diff1Culty that l cannot find the dia-
mond. / have made the closest inyes-
LEGATION without result AS Colonel
Gunton told US, Mr.. Taubery remain
ed in the dining room 10 see that none
OF the guests returned after they had
been searched. The door was suisse
quently locked and a policeman sta
toned in the passage outside; the
windows were fastened. Therefore
the thief could not come back TO re
NONCA what itE l-d0 AtAAitbA IL iiA AiiG-
den. All which might seem to prove
that, although Colonel Gunton affirms
that he went through the guests with
an expert hand. one OF them managed
TO keep the diamond about him and
carry il away. Yet such an achieve
ment suggests rather the professional
than the amateur criminal And. if
for that reason alone, 1 believe that
the stone is still in the house How
ever, We ought to be able TO decide
that point within a week"
Il can't see why. Grey" 1 said.
No? Then, pray don't trouble about
it. And really. Mr. Phillips. as / have
a long days work before ne, it is time
l was off to bed. Do you know it is
o'clock?'
l knew how useless it was to ques-
ton the little man when he thought
he had told enough. So l bad, him
good night with the best grace that
disappointment would permit. 1t had
been kind of him 10 trouble about me.
after all.
Three days went by. and ] had not
had the chance of asking Grey for
news. For two nights. as l discov-
cred by inquiry. he slept out. only aD-
pearing for an hour about noon to
change his linen; for he was most
careful of his appearance and as clean
ly as cat. Indeed. ! had a secret
belief that his nails We're regularly
manicured in Bond street. When ] did
see him it was by accident, and. to be
frank. nothing he had done gave me
greater surprise.
l was walking through Kensington
gardens about IL o'clock on a visit
TO friend whose studio lay TO the
north of the park. 1t was charming
weather The fresh leaves on the
snoke-black boughs. the flower beds
rich in variegated coloring. the deep
throated coo of the pigeons. the chat
ter or lnnumerable spaTrows, all told
that winter was passed and spring
was calling welcome TO summer. !
had Just turned from long shrub
walled walk into an open space when
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Continued on Page Nine. This section.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-08

of child labor are injurious the moral eff
fects are even more harmful A large
proportion of the working children in the
District of Columbia are employed in occu-
pations that are usually designated as
street trades. the messenger boys. news
boys, errand boys, wagon boys and the like
The demoralizing effect of these occupations
is now everywhere admitted. The effect of
such employments in this city is shown by
the fact that the working children under
sixteen years of age who have been COM
mttted to the care of the probation officer
or sentenced to the Reform School. two
thirds were engaged in such street trades
In view of the fact that there is at present
no law and no restriction whatever on the
employment of children in the District of
Columbia, we respectfully commend to your
consideration the bill which, we believe
will remove many. if not all. of the evils
which now exist
Among those present yesterday at the
public education meeting were: Mrs. John
M Gitterman, president Of the association;
Mrs. Charles c. Darwin, secretary; Miss
Rebecca L. Blaine. the assistant secretary:
DR.. Henry j. Harris. chairman of the child
labor committee: Mrs. H. T. Rainey Miss
Ella A. Vinton. Miss Duff and Miss Pendle-
ton; Miss M. B. Baughman of Richmond
Va: Mrs. Ford. Miss c. C. Barnum, Mr
M. l.. jacobson. Mr.. A. H. F. Holster and
Mr.. F. D. Foster of the Northeast Citizens
Association.
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Perilous Adventure Of the Shipwreck-
ed Crew Of Steamer.

SEATTLE, Wash, February s.-A tale of
suffering and shipwreck was told by Nee
Quot, Chinese boatswain of the steamer
Mariechan, which was wrecked In False
bay, the Alaskan coast. The vessel
drifted 500 miles at the mercy of the sea,
covering a period of thirty days. before
she finally brought up the rocks. The
crew of the Mariechan arrived here Last
night
The Mariechan encountered her first diff
Guilty about 400 miles on Cape Flattery.
when she sprang a leak Work on the
pumps was interrupted by ciogging, and
for days the vessel drifted, while The crew
worked night and day with hand buckets
to keep the ship afioat.
From December 70 to January - this
work was kept up, and the engineers were
finally able 10 use the upper boilers. Little
progress was made, however, and then the
awnings were sewed together into II large
sail. This gave almost enough Roadway
for steerage room, but not sufficient to keep
the Mariechan from striking in Chatham
straits In northwest gale.
Thirty-Line members OF the crew sue
ceeded in making the shore, where they
lay for four days, almost perishing in the
cold. finally being rescued by the 4eorgia
and taken to Juneau From there the cast
Always were brought to this city, where
they were not allowed to land Last night
they left for Port Townsend on the steamer
Doide.
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DEsERTIoNs REPORTED.
Non Union Printers Said to Be Com
ing Over to Union Side. ,

Four more non-union deserters from ty-
pothetae printing offices was the announce
ment made today at the headquarters of
the eight-hour committee of Columbia
Typographical Union These four nom
union printers, 1t was added went volun-
tarily to the rooms of the striking typos
and announced their desire to affiliate with
the union.
A communication was received by Chair
man Parsons from another non-unionist in
a nearby state, who has been working in
one of the local typothetae Offices and who
added after his signature the words,
printer Journalist He said he had read
of the efforts of the members of the typoth-
etae to secure an Injunction against the
union and had heard it stated by these
members that the union was using force
and intimidation to compel the non-union
printers to forsake their employment In
typothetae offices. Knowing this latter
statement to be untrue from his own ex-
perience and observation, and feeling that
the ceercive steps were being taken by the
typothetae and not by the union, he had
become Disguised with himself and decided
to withdraw from his working place and
Join forces with the striking printers. He
has also made strong affidavit, 1t Is said
against the typothetae. which was filed in
court today
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ENFORCED EDUCATION
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR IN
CREASE IN THE SCHOOLS.
Conference With Superintendent
Stuart-Views of the Civic Center
The Child Labor Problem.

Mr.. f. ID. Foster, chairman Of the educa-
ton committee of the Northeast Washing
ton Citizens Association, was appointed by
the joint committees of child labor and
compulsory education of the Public Educa-
ton Association last evening to confer with
Mr.. A. t. Stuart, superintendent of public
schools concerning the accommodation Of
the expected increase In attendance should
the compulsory education bill now pending
before Congress be passed
Mr.. Henry ]. Harris. chairman of the
meeting, stated that the Senate committee
last Friday deferred action upon the COM
pulsory education bill. S. 1913, in order to
obtain further information about school at
tendance, and a committee was appointed
to aid In supplying that information. 1t
was stated that the committees action in
respect to the bill was probably due to the
impression OF some senator's that the
schools would be unduly crowded should
the bill be enacted. 1t is believed that
practical evidence of the capacity of the
present schools to permit the attendance
of 5000 additional pupils WILL be shown.
AS result of the discussions yesterday
resolutions were adopted 10 the effect that
In the District of Columbia there are no
less than 5000 children of school age who
are not attending school, owing to absence
OF adequate legislation on the subject; that
some OF these children are employed under
conditions which are detrimental to their
moral and physical development of such
children and that IL continued this con-
dition will eventually lead to the formation
of a large class OF citizens who will con-
stitute an element of danger to the COM
munitys Therefore ii was urged that the
committees on the District OF Columbia of
the Senate and House of Representatives
give early consideration to such proposed
legislation as will remedy the alleged evils.
Efforts will be made to have the various
citizens association indorse the bill.
Action by Civic Center.
To the same purpose the recent action OF
the Civic Center Is directed A petition
adopted by the council Of the Civic Center
and submitted to both the House and the
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Injured by a Fall.

William Sheckells. twenty-five years of
age, is under treatment at the Emergency
Hospital for a fracture of his nose, injury
to his head and slight conclusion of the
brain. The injured man. whose home is at
1920 Both street. Georgetown. was reported
to have received the injury by falling from
street car at Pennsylvania avenue and
1th street northwest, but the conductor Of
the car, Peter Bertcher. said SkeckelIs
boarded his car at New Jersey avenue and
street southeast about 10 o'clock and
rode to the eastern terminus of the road at
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
that he fell while getting Off the car at
the end of the route. He had been In
5ured and his nose was bleeding when
ing at the terminus of the road he was
picked up by the conductor and taken to
the intersection OF Pennsylvania avenue
and, 18th street northwest. There he was
turned over to a crossing policeman and
the latter had him taken to the hospital.