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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

buy the old Sturtevant hotel and tried
to pay his bill at the Nsldorf-Astoria
with a bad check-a check for $50 on
the Merchants and Traders bank OF
Buffalo. II turned out that the same
kind OF paper had been offered other
hotels.
One OF the most serious things Ee
have TO lock out for" said Mr. Smith,
is the man who poses as a merchant
from some other city. He says he IL
here to transact business. and on pay
ing his bin offers what seems good
check. 1t IL all very~welI TO imagine
what a man would do If he were Of
fered & bogus draft OF check. but how
Is hotel clerk in busy hours, with q
half dozen people waiting their turn.
to tell on the instant whether check
is good or bad?
1T is part OF my duty to prevent
crimes OF this character. I have founi
that bad men have certain character
istics, which after long experience You
can distinguish the moment ecu clap
your eyes on them. Now, to protect
the hotel thoroughly II is necessary to
capture these men end make an ex-
ample OF them When 1t becomes
known that bogus check passers are
dealt with seriously there II an amaz-
ing falling on in their appearance
around the Waldorf
Il can generally size up man by nfs
appearance The counterteiter has his
trademark on his face The bunko
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

from dining room 10 cafe, from news
stand to the ladies' drawing room. is
not a Wall street broker or e London
millionaire. but Joseph E. Smith, the
Waldorf detective. who has made a
study OF the criminals haunting New
York places OF business and resorts.
To aid him in his work he has adopted
many new devices. He has copies Of
the photographs OF the criminals and
suspects placed on file daily in the
rogues' gallery at police Headquarters
With these means OF identification at
hand he fits about the hotel From
morning until late at night he is on the
lookout for well dressed individuals in
sinusting themselves among the crowds
OF men and women Of the busy hotel.
The moment a known suspicious
character appears he is quietly hustled
out OF the place. In the case of a newly
arrived crook and there is any doubt
Of his identity the rogues' gallery pho
tcsraphs are consulted New faces
men or women. caught trying to "ninl
fam strangers IN the hotel are turned
over to the police.
Ar. Smith says he has invented a
system whereby he keeps a diary and
photographic record of the bad charac-
ters haunting hotels for victims. 1t is
said that he has 4 wonderful little
French pocket camera and in case OF
emergency is able TO take suspicious
character without his knowledge. If
the man proves guilty of trying TO pass
bad checks. drafts or dupe any OF the
patrons note of 1t is made on the pho
tograpll. which is filed away for future
use
One day a we'll srcomed Englishman
with his chin aloft aud posing as an
aristocrat OF noble family was found
sauntering through the Railways OF
one OF the upper floors of the big hotel
Mr.. Smith spotted him at once. con-
suited one OF his photographs and
found IL was that OF the man before
him. So the distinguished English lord
found himself captured in about tre
minutes. otherwise he might have
robbed room Of rich jewelry. Copies
OF such photographs are also giver to
various employees when II IS necessary
10 shadow suspicious characters and
make sure Of their identity.
Some OF the crooks OF the bulldog
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o ONE can study the crowds that
M throng a New York hotel all day
NJ and all night without wondering
how order is so wonderfully pre-
served and the patrons protected from
the thousands OF well dressed -asesis.
expert confidence men and women. the
unknown ones fresh from other coun-
tries and those OF the skiliful Aneri-
can type FOR which this country is
famous. It is an interesting subject.
A big Up 20 date New York hotel
is a miniature world 1t does more
business and has more persons within
its walls daily than many a thriving
western town. A hotel with a thou
sand rooms means = capacity for en-
tertsining the population Of Denver
when Il had 900 Inhabitants and
was known as Denver City from Paris
10 Honolulu. Besides the thousand or
more regular patrons and the crowds
OF trznsients pztronizing hotel Testau-
rants, bar and cafe, add the crowds Of
visitors thronging main floors. paricrs
and corridors day and night. and sou
have the greatest assemblage OF q
cosmopolitan population TO be found
under any roof-representing all
classes, from distinguished foreigners,
society women. millioaaires, captains
Of industry. to western cattiemen,
miners and politicians from every cor
ner Of the continent
To please all, to make the eStab-
lishneut popular and success. is an
achievement. But q problem OF equal
importance is protecting the hotel and
its patrons against the cIeverest GRIM
fnaIa. the gentlemanly and ladylike
rsscaIs attracted 10 New York from
the great CAPITALS OF Europe. saying
nothing OF our own gifted swindlers
with native talent and educated among
the masters OF crime in ChIcago. San
Francisco and thef cities OF the east.
Then there is the hotel itself TO be
considered It is 10 be protected from
the experts posing as men Of business
and rniIlionaires from the west who
pass bogus checks. In view OF all
this the hotel has established = sys-
TEN OF its own with q skilled de-
sectfve in charge.
That quiet, gentIemanly looking man
who moves UP and down the corridors
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
Protect Their Patrons

man has his, tie had check chap looks
like all the rest OF his kind. and catch
ing sight of. him at once awakens sus-
picion, and then IL is easy 70 watch
for him when he attempts to pay his
bill with a bad check Of course. Il
the clerk has no tip given him as to
the mans Character then it is difficult
10 tell at the moment as TO whether a
check Is genuine
Among the cases which have been
handled at the Waldorf was that OF a
Philadelphia woman who tried TO Kill
the house detective She had ordered
$780, ooe worth OF jewelry. and two re-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
How Some of the Big New York Hotels

European type are not SO easily han
died. The man Abraham KahaHe, who
said he lived in Delaney street, caused
q great disturbance in the main corri-
dor OF the Waldorf at IL o'clock one
night by knocking down Detective Nc
Donald and ordering one of the pa
irons out Of the hotel. Mr.. Smith was
on hand and handcufed the stranger
and turned him over to the police. At
the Tenderloin station two taiiow can
dies and nearly 1000 matches were
found on his person. and finally, on the
insanity dodge he managed TO get free
in. the courts.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

ade. now has the only White Hat" in
existence and is engaged in a pains
taking effort 70 duplicate II. Mean
while Mccarthy wears q great. soft hat
of the campaign variety, but he doesn't
look natural or feel as confident OF
himself as he does in the beaver which
has been his coronet and mascot
through many adventurous years
The youngest member OF the broth
erhood IS Frank Marston Jr, capitalist
and owner Of the Marston building
Hats of ell 3inds-not merely collect
ing, but wearing theFn-had Iong been
Marston's hobby. They, too. were de-
stroyed in the fire. Since then he has
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rFitsTIkWselanpLOnJn

where he once had several always on
hand. Eugene Korn, who has nlads
Mccarthy's hats for more than dec
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
An Overgrown Derby

Tom Smith Is another OF the hat
people. Smith is we'll known 20 San
Franciscans. especially newspaper
srea- PHYSICIANS ard the police. for his
i years service as custodian Of the
morEue. where. II Is said he could
trace the course OF bullet wounds bet
ter than any other man. In number
OF famous murder cases his decision
was the court OF final appeal on the
subject OF bullet wounds-often a very
important factor in criminal prosecu-
tfoas or mysteries Tom" as he is
universally called IS now pursuing the
life OF q peaceful undertaken in the
Mission. His hat-is believed 20 be the
largest worn by any one in San Fran
cisco, being about eight and a half IN
size. II is a special make. OF dark.
very soft felt. and has an extremely
high crown At a distance It looks like
an immense overgrown derby. and Il
fits Toms physical charms as no other
tile possibly could
The mantle OF 6eanery which was
forfeited By the death OF John Perry
shoulders OF Captain Watson OF the
Michigan steamship company. who j.
4 one Of the best known seafaring pio-
nee-S on the coast. Captain Watson
wears straight. unslazed. black top
hat Of the early ffties fashion, with n
perfectly fat brinn- Captain Watson
made q record trip OF which mariners
still talk. n 1882. when he beat the
fast mail across the ocean IN a nner-
chantIaan and was wrecked on Arch
rock, so long a menace TO the sailors
Of San Francisco bay.
There are others necessarily. who
wear freak hats" Including a number
OF younger folk. bat the above are
the grand old men Of hatdon and tbev
demonstrate what an index TO char
actsr the head covering may become.
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The White Stovepipe

r. NJ Levy is another member OF
this unorganized fraternity. Levy tn
sists that he is not a pioneer because
he came TO san Francisco as late as
1851. but admits that he IS the only
man on The Pacific coast who has worn
a white stovspipe for the last quarter
OF a century. At the time Of the
Cleveland Blaine campaign Mt. Levy
adopted the white plug 10 evince his
political preference and found 10 so
we'll suited 70 his style OF beauty that
he he's adhered 20 10 ever since
An imposing figure in the same cate
CORY IS Dr. " r hcNutt. proprietor
OF the McSGtt hospital IN this city. DIT.
McSutt's hszdgear, before the frs- was
an extremely tsr top hat. straight up
and down" and with a very dat brinn.
In fact. the venerable physician was
often pointed cut as the beau ideal %
the old school gentleman" Always
immaculate II dress. with the manners
OF the grand seigneur'' and the nne
outstanding" carriage % a grensdier.
he has been for many years a notable
figure IN san Francisco's streets. Since
the fre he has been unable 70 secure
the block which for long has been an
integral part OF his sartorisi makeup.
and. scorniag the hats of modern
fashion, he has adopted a large soft
hat OF picturesque design At present
he Is n New York s-ty on business. a
part OF which IS TO duplicate the head
gear OF his antefre days.
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seen wearing Tor re most part a very
handsome Mexies2 hat made for Gen
srsl Bar!ilas of South Arlertca by
FISHER tse halter OF this city. Il g
a beautifully flushed hat OF ezpen-
siye felt and unique cesig9. having an
extremely wide br.rl. deep band and
numerous pe=fo-azions az the top and
sides. Ra-Elias. who was something
OF dandy and a fashion leader OF hss
countrys capital. designed this hat
after much thought. sut never wore
one OF them because financial reverses
overlook him and so Ma-ston pTofted
BY the warriors loss.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
LONDON DEMANDS
STOCKS OF j. S.
Ar11itrage Brokers Buy Fully
$4,000 Shares.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2Z-Opening fig
ures showed gains of a point in Chesa-
peake and Ohio and Great Northern
ore certificates.
Great Northern preferred. Smelling.
Reading, and Southern Pacific and
Pressed Steel Car were unchanged.
Union Pacific opened IS higher United
States steel common gained 8.
At the end OF I'VE minutes trading
Northern Pacific had risen IL in all.
Changes otherwise were slight.
II a. m.-The most important factor
in the market today was the heavy and
urgent demand for stocks here for Lon
don account Arbitrage brokers in the
first hour bought fully $1,000 shares.
This buying at times was offset by the
execution Of large selling orders by one
concern putting out 10000 shares OF
Reading, and number of other brokers
sold 5000 and 10000 shares of New York
Central Union Pacific. St. Paul. Steel,
and Copper.
Government bonds were unchanged;
other bonds steady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
DEAF MAN KILLED
BY LOCOMOTIVE
Moses Smith Knocked Down
by the Southern at
Falls Church.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, Aug. r.
Moses Smith, a newspaper and magazine
writer Of this place, was struck by a
Southern railway engine this morning
and instantly killed.
Mr. Smith. who was more than seven
ty-five years old and partially deaf, was
out for exercise and walked down the
railroad tracks. He failed 10 hear the
engine as 1t came upon him
The body was taken Immediately to
the home OF his son. Lincoln Smith.
who was injured in the wreck on the
Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church railway some weeks ago, and is
stu walking on crutches.
The coroner's jury returned verdict
saying that Mr.. Smith came 10 his death
as the result OF his own negligence. and
the railway employees were exonerated.
Mr. Smith leaves a wife and three
children, two sons and a daughter, all
of whom are married. One son and the
daughter live in New York.
Mr.. Smiths body will be taken 20
Saratoga, n. Y, for burial. He came to
Falls Church from that city eighteen
months ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
Mexico Cut off
From NeW York
BY Wire Strike

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 27.-Mexico last
week was practically cut OF from New
York as far as telegraphic communal
cations are concerned, says the Mexi-
can Herald Not a line of Geographic
news was received "wednesday night,
with the exception OF some cables filed
early in the day. by the Associated
Press from their New York office. The
republic Of Mexico Yves well covered by
the local office and southern Texas fur
nished its contribution OF news, but New
York cables were not received here. The
Regagnon Agency furnished European
cables and but little news from the
United States.
During the day the Herald received
a short dispatch from its Correspond
ent IN Washington over land wires and
the message came through with rapid
ity. considering the number OF relays
It must pass through from Washington
TO the border and from there to this
city by way OF the lines OF the Federal
Telegraph Company. But last night It
was impossible 10 get a word from or
10 New York BY either cable or tele-
graph.
Just what was the reason OF there
being no telegraphic connection could
not be learned last night. as all man
ayers said they were without advices
from the United States. The effect Of
the uncertainty in communications IS be-
irg felt throughout the republic and
particularly by those in the mining dis
tricts who depend almost entirely upon
the United States for their metal quo
tatiOns
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
FIGHT FOR NEGRO
IN ALEXANDRIA
Counsel Clements Says He
Will Prove Conspiracy
Against Wright
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ArEW ANnRIA "a AIrlrIran q


The announcement in a late edition of
The Times yesterday afternoon that
Governor Swanson had committed to life
Imprisonment In the penitentary the
sentence of John Wright, who is bet
ter known as John Thomas convicted in
the circuit court Of Alexandria county
OF a criminal assault upon Miss Mabel
Riley, now Mrs. Forrest Gooding. OF
Washington, at Luna Park last Sep
TENDER, and who was sentenced to be
hanged OF Friday next, has been re-
ceived in this city with mingled pleasure
and dissatisfaction.
There were persons who were glad
that Thomas sentence had been com
muted. claiming that the State had not
Identified Wright as the man who COM
mitted the assault on the other hand
there are others who claim thet Wright
was guilty OF the crime and should have
been hung.
Il is evident that James z. Clements.
counsel for Thomas. does not intend TO
let the matter rest where It is. He was
in Richmond in consultation with Gov
ernoT Swanson. and on leaving the Gov
ernor's Office gave out the following
statement:
hAlot DANNN q NEt4DFAuNS anu WEtt-
cOncOcted scheme. OF conspiracy to bring
the negro Thomas TO the gallows. An
attempt has been made 70 have an in
nocent man hanged, and I shall make
Il my duty 70 bring the guilty conspir-
ators 20 justice
THE names of the men ] suspect /
cannot tell yet. II would be prema ture
10 do so. I shall make the thing public
at the proper time. And then il Will be
case OF righting the wrongs Of the
condemned negro, Vindicatiag his good
name, and having sentence passed upon
the cOnspirators. / have not the least
doubt IN the world but that long before
four years have passed Thomas wifi
have been pardOned
Strange as IL may appear, no negroes
are suspected in this conspiracy. They
are all white men / shall prove all
this in good time"
4 special messenger will be sent "a
the Alexandria county jail at Fort MyeT
with the official papers IN the case in
order 20 insure their safe delivery &c
the sheriff before next Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

y street, between Twenty second and
Twenty streets-Bettie Cans TO
James S. English, part lot rs, square
us. SO.
Mary c. Partlow to John J. Minahan,
lots 81 and S.. square 500 $40.
/ street southeast. between Tenth and
Eleventh 'streets-Efzabeth c. Wright
ct al. widow and heirs OF Charles H.
Wright, part original lot s, square $40
sic
Reno-James L. Giles ct ux. to Charles
A. Miller. lots and g. block Z SO
James i. Giles to Ashley c. Trigger,
lots and 3. block Z. So
go Tenth street nOrthwest-Haze
Nordeman TO William L. Hickey, lot p
square $40. $40.
+ street southeast, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets-GeOrge c.
Humphrey and George n. Palmer and
wives 10 Joseph A. Guimond, lot S.
square 101S $40.
North Capitol street northeast. be-
tween X and L streets-Francis A. Blum
don et uX. To Margaret Y. Finnegan. LOT
$50. square GA. SO.
North Columbia Heights-Alexandei
J.. Mcmillan ct TX. to Heber I,
Thornton. lot II, block 1. $40.
Observation-Disclosures l. Thornton to Alex
ander l. Mcmillan. lot 43. square 26. SO
South Capitol and / streets southwest
George r. Martin to James Fl. Can
avn, lots I and Is, square Gas. sic
Third street southeast between I and
h streets-NFilham and John Davies
executors. ct al to Mary E Nichols
lots g and S. square 79S. SO
Grant Park-JOhn p. r. White ct ux
70 Thomas c. Donnelly, lots IS TO 49,
block s. $40
Bloomingdale-J. Edward Fowler et
uN e al. to Thomas X. and Theresa
O, Brien, lot IS. block s. $40
south northumberland E Burgess
G TX. 10 Waiter c. and Rose B. Bra
shears. lot 6. block 6. so.
Azadia-LOuis p Shoemaker. exeeu-
tor and trustee, TO Leslie ]. Johnston.
part, 81 900
Twining City-Frank II. Youngs to
Wilhelmina Youngs, lot 4, block Z, SO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET,
WHEAT OPENS LOWER

CHICAGO. Aug. 27.-wheat opened
about 1ae. lower this morning on the
failure of Liverpool TO rssnand to our
advance Of yesterday. In addition the
local crowd seemed bearish and were
busy selling. The demand was scat
tered and only fair. principally from
commission houses.
BroOmhalPs weekly foreign crop esti-
mate was rather bullish. but this did not
seem to affect the temper of the local
traders IN any degree
Corn was weak in sympathy with
wheat and also on favorable weather
reports. Oats were steady, while pro-
visions held at a slight advance over
yesterdays figures.
Opening prices. Wheat, December, 81
TO g5s: Corn. December. 5s3s to 59h
Oats, December, 49, TO 4S9z.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
RAILWAYS DOOMED
ON STRONG BUYING
Recent Losses Recovered on
Preferred and Common
and Capital Traction.

The powel. Of concerted action was
plainly shown in the demonstration in
railway stocks on the Washington stock
board today. For some time the depres-
sion in these stocks has been such as
10 lead to the belief that unless the bulls
came to their support there would be
trouble as It was known that thinly
margined loans were causing such anx-
iety on the part of both parties to the
contract. The market needed a Moses
TO bring them out OF the wilderness of
despair and encourage the waning con-
fdence Of those who felt that values
were there, but market prices failed to
indicate It.
The recovery on Capital Traction,
whose friends had rallied TO It's support
when the recent raid was made. indi-
cate plainly that it only needed a show
OF strength to cause an upturn Of the
market
With this in mind the bulls took hold
today and the way prices were tossed
up was a revelation to the Weakened
From yesterdays low of %, the Wash
ington Railway common was marked at
80. and still wanted at the same rate
after 100 shares had been taken.
Even better figures were placed on the
preferred. which, from n low of 66 on
yesterday. was opened at 10 and carried
up 20 % before the close OF the ses-
sion.
For time the excitement was in
tense, enthusiastic brokers bidding for
500 and 1.C10-share lots with as much
confidence as is usual when quotation
lots only are wanted.
The bulls were in the saddle today.
and the good effects were shown In the
better spirit Of brokers. and many Of
their customers who lined the rail as
interested spectators.
+. Southland Parker was on the floor of
the exchange after a summers jaHat
at bis beautiful farm, 'Bellalre," near
MinhntOwn, Pa. He looked hne and
reports his stock" there as being in
splendid condition Notwithstanding
stocks" are dropping elsewhere.
Col ". ., Greene, who has been in
speeding the properties of the Greene
/ Gold-Silver Company. reports that the
principal mining operations are being
pushed at the Notwithstanding mines,
with force of about 500 men. including
about 10 Americans. II has added
forty stamps more TO the sixty-stamp
mill, so as to increase the capacity 10
800 tons daily. Later this will be in
creased 20 900 and eventually 10 ], 80.
/ TONS every twenty-fOur hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
AN HONEST QUAKER.

a sheriff was once asked to execute
a writ against a Quaker. On arriving
at MS house he saw the Quaker's wife
her husband was at home said he was.
at tho same time requesting him to be
seated, and her husband would speeds
" see him. The officer waited patient
~ Tor some time. when, the fair Quax-
eress coming into the room, he remind
ed her of her promise that he might
see her husband. Nay. friend. I prom
ised that he would see thee He has
seen thee. He did not like thy looks.
Therefore he avoided thee and hath de-
parted from the house by another path. %
Charleston Mail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
p" Better Shape"
Manager Claims;
Strikers Deny Il

That they are in better shape today
for handling kilograms than they have
been since the beginning Of the oper-
ators' strike here, was the claim made
by the telegraph companies today.
Manager Prcsser, OF the Postal Tele-
graph Company. said:
Yesterday We handled IS per cent OF
our normal business here Seven OF tia
strikers have returned TO work Six
had come before last Saturday night
One. man. came hack yesterday. We
are working a little longer hours than
We do under normal conditions. but, on
the whole. everything looks bright.
we are doing more business today
than we id yesterday"
Al the headquarters OF the striking
operators IN the Regent Hotel. Il was
denied that seven Of the strikers had
returned to work at the Postal Offices.
We arc holding our own" was the
confident assertion there. and there IS
no Coubt that we VIII ultimately win.
The action OF the Central Labor Union
in voting 500 last night 10 maintain the
strike has stimulated interest in IL 70
al even greater pitch than was form
erly the case. The companies will
have TO yield In self-defense. They can
not keep Il up much longer"
On the motion Of Delegate James L,
Fec1ey al the Central Labor Union {
meeting last night that body instructed
Secretary De Sedrey to pay TO the Local
/ telegraphers union 500 for maintaining
the strike. Delegate Beattte thanked
I the union and declared that the strike
was in good shape and that the ranks
OF the strikers had been kept IN
broken.