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The Washington times., 1907-01-13

are after. You put s. bill at each
place fer a souvenir and see II wO-
man would touch II. A rich one
wouldn't give II a second glance, but
before she leaves that table she is
likely to have appropriated a dollar
demi-tasse spoon. Curious, isn't IT,?
But IL is just one way that the sur
feited rich have Of amusing them
selves. and it's another one of their
ways to be sporty
If the waiter finds out before the
dinner guests leave that fork. or
glass, or spoon is missing, and he is
in bad humor through the smallness
OF his tip, he will sometimes say 10 the
parties that such-and-such an article
is missing. and unless replaced he che
waiter) will be compelled 10 pay for II.
Under such circumstances the article
Is seldom paid for. but is returned 10
the table and the women leave the
room with a crestfallen air. The arti-
Gle may be worth only 20 cents, and
the waiter may have received an eX-
ira dollar tip, so that it is not the price
Of the article that the women consider
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
How Articles Are snatehed.

AS the waiter Nils the glasses or
passes the waters. she watches him
narrowly ont OF the corner OF her eve.
Instead OF eating Lee food. she mincss
IL and takes frequents draughts from
the glass beside her plate, Her eyes
sparkle and her breath comes In quick.
short gasps. Finally. the waiter turns
his back IN the performance or hts
duty. and with a quick twist OF her
head. 10 assure herself that he Is not
looking, the woman craps the fork
like hawk does chicken and sweeps
il into her mum or pocketbook. Her
face Pushes with triumph. and she
laughs Historically as the other wom-
an congratulates her on her adroit-
ness.
oh. that was easy" she remarks
Will a returning cOmplacency and
dares her friend 10 try 20 obtain the
cutgiass olive dish by her plate
The friend is probably the owner
OF dozens OF similar ana more valu-
able dishes. but with the same emo
tons and tho same maueuvers. the
friend sweeps the glass into her zap.
when the walters attention is en-
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
There Are Some
FaShiOnableS in
WdshiR8toRWith
Such a Moral
SquiRt That They
Will Plter From
Hotels Articles
Inferior to Those
They Have in
Their Own
Homes, and
Deem No
Wrong Done.

y THE cafe OF one OF Washing
tons largest hotels. there was
seated at a table recently a sup
per party composed OF four WON
en- and three men. The women
were extensively and deliberately
gowned, and unquestionably belonged
70 the upper ten" Two OF the men
we're New Workers, and the third was
a wsll-known Washington banker.
The attention OF diner at an ad-
jacent table was attracted BY the
Washingtonian saying earnestly:
y beg. Mrs. X. that you win not do
that. I am very much opposed 10 that
form OF collecting souvenirs" The
woman addressed laughed heartily and
said: why. II Is only an oyster fork.
and worth very little to the hotel man
sgement. / don't see the harm in
keeping it-oesides. Mrs. s. has the
dearest little pepper-box in her nun.
and Lady N. a cognao glass in her
pocketbook
The Washington man replied stifny.
that Il made no difference what any OF
ths party had taken. he requested that
they be replaced On the table.
7 am a patron or this hotel" ne
said with dignity" and Il would be ex-
eeedinsiy embarrassing for me 20 have
the head waiter md. when we have
left. that some OF the table accessories
are missing Put he articles back and
/ VIII buy you each a handsome Wash
inEtOn souvenir tomorrow something
really worth having"
But the women declared thst thsy
intended TO keep the spells and the
matter was dropped for the time being
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
Strange Case of 4KIeptomania."

Occasionally, but not very often,
We have a man whom we suspect OF
polite kleptcmania or whatever you
are pleased % call IL We were visited
by one Just before Thanksgiving. A
bellboy reported 10 me that while IN
Mr.. ks room he had noticed IN the top
Of the trunk a number OF the hotel
towels When the gentleman in ques-
ton went out. had the maid let me
into the room with her pass key. and
in the top tray or the sun open trunk
I found ten towels. all the property OF
the hotel ! took them out or the tray
and IN their place left a note. saying
that I had found the towels IN the open
trunk and was perfectly assured that
they had been placed there by mistake.
but that OF a necessity. 7 had 70 re-
move them. I also suggested that. as
that particular suite had been assigned
that day TO another party. and having
no other available rooms, he would
have to find accommodations else
where. He paved his bin and left with
out a muTmur but shortly after the
Christmas holidays he showed up again
and ! let him have 81 room after he
told me how the towels had gotten into
his trunk. He said that he was pas
sing the linen closet. the door Of which
was open. and seeing no ore about. he
just stepped inside and helped him
self. He told me very frankly that he
did not know why he did H. know
him TO be rich man and a man OF ex-
cellent family, and have heard said
that on one occasion when offered a
bride by a law firm In certain case.
he Knocked the man down who made
the offer That. TO me, is an unac-
cuuntabls case
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crossed. and aftorward concealE il In
the front Of her dress.
The only possible explanation Of the
subject Is that women commit the
act for the excitement. the emotion,
the daring of IT, Excitement lends en-
cEantment To the risk and the prize
when successfully captured is taken
home in triumph 10 be exhibited 10 en-
vi0us women friends and puzzled male
relatives.
In other words. a woman who can.
appropriate" an article from a table
I'm a public dining room, is 10 her fe-
male acquaintance a polite edition OF
the female "Rafies.
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

detectives 10 g uptown store caught
up with an elderly man who had All
the hallmarks OF e gentleman.
He also had concealed IN his Ovsz-
coat. pocket a handsome black seal
pocketbook, which he had appTopEi-
ated, not knowing that the store detso-
tive WIS close on his heels. When de-
tanned IN the Office OF the store. he vol
unteered the Information. giving his
correct name and address. that he was
a retired Navy officer. and as his sal
airy was too small 70 cover the sx-
penses entslied By his social position,
he at times was forced TO resort 10
help out his resources b. stealing from
the department stores.
His explanation was 30 naive that
the proprietor OF the store, after read
ing him lecture, allowed him 70 90.
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
Why Do They Pnferi


Why viii a wealthy woman scorn 10
take something that does not belong
10 her. which is OF small monetary
value. and run the risk OF detection
and an unpleasant scene with a waiter
in a public dining room7 For the same
reason that a rich woman will cheat
al cards at a euehre party for sweet
charity's sake" when the prize is an
ordinary lace handkerchief or a sofa
cushion so loud that she would not
have It in her house.
II Is not an unusual thing TO sit In a
cafe. frequented by cultured and re-
fined women. and see one OF them
purloin some article from the table
And II is worth while 70 study them as
they turn the trick.
Two women will come IN for lunch
con. study the bill OF fare. order an
oyster cocktail, a salad, and an ice.
When served and the walters atten-
ton IS attracted elsewhere. one OF the
women will lean over TO the other
and say; Aren't these oyster forks
Just too dear?" (She has better and
prettier ones at home.) II believe IN
take one OF them for a souvenir. Do
YOU think ! dare?'
Her vis-a-vis replies thet she would
not have the nerve 10 Try. and gOaded
by this taunt. the woman decides 10
make the attempt
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
Rebuking HIS Guests.

Al the conclusion of tile supper.
when the waiter presented the bill.
the Washington man looked IL over
and said IN evident embarrassment:
These ladies have each supplied
themselves with a souvenir OF this
little party. One has an oyster fork.
one a pepper box. and one a cognac
glass. Please have them added 10 this
bill" The waiter was obliged 20 call
the head waiter, who gave the price list
OF the articles and the Washingtonian
paid the bill and the party left. Dur
ing the entire unpleasant incident the
women laughed and jOked and looked
upon the proceeding as entirely hu-
mor0us, bat the men appeared TO be
perplexed and the walters tolerant.
The men. were. perhaps. no more
puzzled over why these three women
found IL necessary 70 their happiness
10 take the articles Of table ware
which were Of no Intrinsic value 10
them than thousands Of people have
been. ever since the souvenir
priating craze began.
Why woman wealthy, refined, and
conscientious 10 a degree IN all other
matters A IA EAbNN ~ klAAAEA44lE AdUAF-
ware when the walters back is turned
IS beyond the ken OF most men and
good many women.
But that they do. is evidenced by a
canvass OF the ten largest hotels of
Washington. which brought forth the
fact that the combined losses OF these
hosteiries In one year amounts TO in
the neighborhood Of &95.000
Think Of t25O00 a year charged up
by the hotelkeepers 20 profit and
loss" because women. and rich women
az that, persist IN taking from the
dining tables. and from the guest
chambers. too. articles Of silver and
glassware from the former, and tow
els and soap and bureau scarfs from
the latter
The table service that they appro-
pirate is not nearly so fine as the one
who appropriates has at home. The
towels cannot compare with the satiny
dannssk ones used AT the tonettes of
these women, but they are taken, just
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
APPRoPRIATINe a TABLE SOUVENIR.

and would be MORALLY offended II
dared TO name a price. They expect
me 10 smile sWeetly and say. II they
are frequent patrons OF the hotel, on.
take H. You are quite welcome 10 IL.
So glad you admire Il. II IL a pref
~ little trifie. en-?
And you can put it down that I am
only one out OF the many hotel pro-
prietors who every day are up against
the same proposition"
TIE department stores also suffer 10
tie extent OF many thousands a year
from the populations OF the rich men
and women. who. when caught IN the
act by a store detective. advance vari-
GUS and sundry explanations Is 10 why
they steal articles which tEay would
not ordinarily think OF buying
During the Christmas holidays the
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

silver and linen from the hotels. when
they could not possibly need them
why DO they do lit You may search
me. Why does q woman throw a man
Down. good and hard. and then
scratch his eyes out II he looks at an
other Womanf Excitement. I guess.
But am willing to try TO furnish 9th
er excitement to my female guests, II
it's ell the same to them. This Is
most too expensive to be amusing TO
US.
II am confident that IL isn't the
money value ot tire article that they
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
Beggars In Purple.

Il would rather deal with a case like
that, OF a case where a woman swlpes
a souvenir when the waiter is not look
ing than with the man or woman, who,
when I 90 In the diningroom beckons
to me ana says, Don't you know.
think this matchbox holder Is the most
unique one / have ever seen. I am very
anxious 10 have it. Won't you sell Il
To me-?
'Of course l don't sell IL 70 them.
although. perhaps, they could buy and
sell me and my hotel ten times over.
They don't expect me TO sell It TO them
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
Bonlfaces' Philosophy.

The hotel proprietors are philosophic-
al about the matter and while accept
ing IL protestingly at 6rst. they have
come TO take II as a matter OF course.
why do they do it?' said a mana
ger OF one OF the big Washington no.
tells last week, In answer 10 a query
as &c -'.''." u'~neR rich ones, purloined
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
Men an It SteaIing.

An average man looks upon the
whole thing as a plain case Of stealing
and you can't change his viewpoint
either. I have heard women say 20
men who had expostulated With them
about a.. on. well. / can't see how
you can cali IL stealing. -he hotels
charge enough for their service TO
make up for this insignificant little
coffee spoon In my purse
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

Waterman who hdd
nearly danced himself
over the edge OF the
wharf in illustrating
one Of Mr.. COrbetts most trusted
blows. and was now sitting down.
taking in sufficient air for three. they
amt wot they used 10 be when I was
n boy. They advertise in the papers
for months and months about Iheir
fights and when IL does come on. they
do IL with gloves. and they're al
right agin. q day or two arter.
Il saw a picter the other day. o. one
punchin' a bag w0t couldn't punch
back. for practice. Why. I remember
as a young man Sinker Pitt. as used 10
ave the Kings Arms ere. in Is old
age; when ? wanted practice. is plan
was 20 dress up in a soft at and black
coat like a chapel minister or some
thing, and go IN pub and contradict
people; saiior-men for choice. He'd
ma no more thought o. hitting a pore
'armless bag than ! should Ia thought
Of hitting i'm.
The strangest priZe-hghter I ever
come acrost Was one wot shipped with
me on the Cavendish. He was the
most eggstrordinary fighter I've ever
seen or card OF. and e got TO be
such nuisance afore ed done with US
that We could 'ardly call our souls our
own He shipped as an ordinary sea
mana unfair thing 70 do. as e was
anything but ordinary. and 'ad no
right 10 be there at all
Wed got one terror on board afore
- M
O. the biggest and strongest men I've
ever seen down a ships fo'c's'le. and
that's saying a good deal Built more
ike a bull than a man. e was. and
when he was in his tantTums the best
thing 10 do was 10 get out Of is way
or else get into your bunk and keep
quiet. Oppersition used 10 send i'm
crazy a most. an II e said a red shirt
was blue one, you 'ad TO keep quiet.
IL didn't do TO agree with I'm and call
Il blue even. COS II you did ed call
you liar and punch you for telling
lies
He was the only drawback to that
ship We 'ad a nice old man, good
mates. and good grub. You may
know 1t was Al when I tell you that
most of us 'ad been In 'er for several
v'y'ges.
But Bill was a drawback. and no
mistake, In the main he was a 'earty.
good-tempered sort o. shipmate as
you'd wish 10 see. only. as / said
afore. oppersitlon was q thing he
could not and would not stand. II
used 10 fy to his ed direckly.
The vy'ge I'm speaking of-we
80
LOndOn-Bill came aboard about an
hour afore the ship sailed. The rest
OF US was already aboard and down
below, some OF US slowing our things
away and the rest sitting down and
telling each other lies about wot we'd
been doing Bin came lurching down
the ladder. and Tom Baker put is
and to i'm TO steady i'm as he got 10
the bottom.
Who are you putting your ands
on? ses Bill. glariHg At i'm.
Only olding you up. Bhi.' ses
Tom. smiling
" Oh. SEES BIZ.
He put Is back up agin bunk and
pulled hisself together.
90 Gliding OF me-up-was your he
ses; 'whaffor. If / might be so bold
as 10 arsk2'
II thought your foot ad slipped,
BIZ. old man. ses Tom: but I'm
sorry II IL admit
"Bin looks at i'm agin. ard.
a." Sorry If my foot didn't slipT he
ses.
You know wot l mean. Bill ses
Tom smiling a uneasy smile.
" Don't laugh at me, roars Bill.
II wasn't laughing. Bill, old PAL
ses Tom.
'E's called me a liar ses Bill.
looking round at U.S. called me 3 liar.
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
RICH DEPARTMENT STORE THIEF

corridor and was assisted 10 her
room by the characteristics and the
house physician was sent for.
He ordered that she be undressed
and put 70 bed, and when the maids
dlsrobed her they found thirty-two
cakes OF the hotel SOAP in her stock
ings. The doctor who ysas IN the room
al the time never got over the shock
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

unjust Il is simply that they have
been discovered and the game has lost
its zest.
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

the same. and by the hundreds OF
dozens.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-04-12
PLOW WITH GASOLINE
Quincy Farmer Will Turn over Fifty
Acres Every Day

On Saturday last the new gasoline
engine and its complement of disc
plows arrived here for Messrs. Peer &
Parker of Tacoma, who intend to pillow
their holdings in the south country on
a large scale. The engine is hight in
appearance, but develops eighteen
horsepower for work, having bull
wheels about two and a half feet wide
and six feet high. 1t draws in its wake
three disc plows each having four discs
capable OF turning twelve fuuows foot
wide. The outfit will plough from thir-
ty to fifty acres per day.
The pillow is very neat in structure
when compared with the great steam
pillow used on the Babcock ranch year
or so ago, not having the large water
reservoir nor such large bull wheels
and many other large castings. The
projectors should be able to turn over
a large quantity of ground with the
machine. The outfit started for the
scene of labor Wednesday. Quincy
Gazette.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-04-12

Here they turned east and went across
country. A large posse under Dep
uty Sheriff Lytle left early Saturday
morning and went thru the country
east OF Ephrata. Friday night one Of
the banks patrons called after the bank
had closed and left $50 for desposit.
This the robbers took. Two different
men found $40 on the trail of the four
robbers which reduces the sum to$ 90.
E. c. Davis who is cashier has been
in Ephrata only week. He says every
thing looks all right so far as he can see.
After short chase the robbers were
captured at 3 p. m. at Willow lake
about miles east Of Ephrata. They
were disarmed and brought back to
Ephrata about 1:30 pm. J. T. Her
ron, Oscar Finney, Press J. Connor
and John Smith, who were in pursuit
are horsemen ranching in the Moses
coulee country. They had just been
told by sheep herders that no suspicious
character lurked about when a black
spot was seen to move in the sage
brush. J. T. Heron, one Of the cow
boys ordered hands up" This was
followed by roping in with lariats and
the bandits were disarmed of there
revolvers. They offered little resis-
tance and were brought back to
Ephrata and held till Deputy Sheriff
Lytle arrived from the plains. Harry
Draper and his dogs got to Ephrata
from Spokane and were put on the
tracks followed by the COW punchers to
make certain they had the right men.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-04-12

cations for this work as soon as posi-
BILE. 1t is expected that a pumping
station will be installed and that water
will be taken from wells sunk near the
river above town, and pumped thru
mains to a reservoir or standpipe To-
Gated on bench of land owned by /.
w. Sherman.
An ordinance will be drawn as soon
as the necessary data can be furnished,
providing for a system of waterworks
and the issuance of bonds OF the town
OF Cashmere to the amount of about
$4,000 to pay for the same. Let the
good work go on.-Cashmere Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-04-12
MAKE AUTOMOBILES
Harrington the First Place In the
State 10 Undertake the
Manufacture

DR.. o. M. Graves of Spokane stopped
over in Harrington Sunday and Monday
to consult in regard to the progress of
the manufacture of his automobiles.
DR. Graves is at the head of the Ina
land Auto Co., with headquarters in
Harrington, H. Cowger of Harrington
being another active member of the
company. H. M. Crout has taken the
contract of building the autos and has
supplies on hand for the construction
of one which will be built Immediately
after the arrival Of special machinery
which is now due. The company ex-
poets to have a finished machine by
the last Of May.
The automobile which the company
will put on the market is a patent of
DR.. Graves and will be of modern price.
1t will be suitable for heavy road work
or for knock about rig. In fact after
the company gets well under way it
proposes to manufacture automobiles
for all purposes and the prices will be
such that people Of moderate means
can afford them.
The industry promises in time to add
largely to the pay roll Of Harrington
Harrington Citizen.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-04-12

Prof. o. L. Waller OF the engineer
ing department of the Washington
State College has gone to Twin Falls,
Idaho, where he will remain for several
weeks, preparing report on the Sc
called Twin Falls project" This is a
vast tract Of desert land, developed by
the state Of Idaho. The company to
whom the state let the contract for the
digging Of canals, laterals, bitches and
other operations necessary to inigate so
large tract, now states that the work
is completed. Professor Waller has
been employed to inspect the work.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-04-12
wa,erworks for Cashmere

Engineer Phillips OF Seattle was here
for several days this week for the pur-
pose OF running levels and making pre-
liminary surveys for system of water
works for the town OF Cashmere. Mr..
Phillips returned to his home Tuesday
night and will make plans and specif-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
ON THE BELT LINE
Wesf Side Cars Failed to Run-EdSt
< Side Track Blocked.
By VI. W. Mount

r4ave xou eyer taken the Belt Line road 10 all
ferries" OF tried TO take it? have done ootn-
Every one who has ever made either the eloTt oI
the trip remembers II.
7 uranfed TO go to a West Side steamboat pier
and waited on the proper corner to take a beit
~. ,ar which was guaranteed TO put its pas
sengers ont any pier on the West Slde. t olne
stood On the same corner with the same lntehtoh
as mine Some had suit cases. some vaIses' olheiS
carried large bundles A numerous lta4an lalniAy
held the bundles. After while they put the pun
dies on the sidewalk. the better TO step OUT lh1o
the street and look for the People stood hfst
ON one foot and then the other Ihey lookeo dt
newcomers upon the with a wonder lhtl
.ther peopie as foolish themselves eNlsteu-
some Of them had intended to take the Fan tkiNef
fat sf O'Clock. After awhile they gave UP tHis
suten,ton and Just stood on the corner from force
OF habit. "a
II was very warm. Weary eyes swept the slae-
walk for a nossibie seat of any description Not
an enpsy fox nor inviting step offered ltse1 10
the natien. crowd awaiting the Belt Line car 10
all ferries Everybody stepped out into lne slIeeI
again TO look searchingiy down the track Tor Some
corner and waited some more oilces began 70
empty their evening multtudes upon the sHeetS'
These passed looking curiousy at the party On the
corner as though they expected 20 fno giue uhoeF
the soles OF their The Italian with the nu1neI
o,s farlifv stirred action by uninfelliSloe ao-
party, came up TO me. had just questioned an
officer as to whether the Belt Line car ran on that
track any more. He looked hopefully at me- You
taxa de boata to Bridgeport, too?" he querled-
He appeared disappointed that wasn't going 10
Bridgeport. but tried again. This car goa 10 ue
boata? You kncwa whena de boata leavaZ
] didn't like tell him that his boat was prob
ably ALREADY on the way to Bridgeport L said
did not know He shook his head disfnally at MS
family and they all shook theirs in response.