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The Washington herald., 1907-10-21

( step, ran 10 meet him. still calling
Thief thiefr' breathlcssly.
/ Her father grabbed the young man by
the throat and yelled at him h0arsely.
so il wasn't enough 70 steal my daugh-
/ ter's watch. You had to come back,
while she was alone, you scoUndrel, and
try to rob my house. Search his pock-
/ cts, Agatha"
/ Agatha hcsitated
Search his pockets. girl" Mr.. Ander-
4 son repeated. This time Agatha Obeyed-
/ She had never seen her father in such a
/ towering rage.
! oh. she cried suddenly. oh he did
steal it. Here il is" and she drew the
! little jeweled timepicce from one Of the
/ mans pockets.
/ The young man made a frantic effort
I 90 speak, and Mr.. Anderson released his
grip on his throat slightly
Well what have you 20 say for your
/ self?" be demanded harshly
I'm not a thief" Mr. Black said husk-
/ ily- Il wish 20 explain how / came by
/ the watch. Your daughter must have
/ dropped it this afternoon outside the
/ locksmlth's. The man In the cigar store
found IL on the sidewalk. and when I
went back with the keys he gave il TO
me and asked me 10 fiUd out il il be
longed to this young lady"
"A pretty story" commented Agatha s.
father with ii sneer. Agatha, ring up
( the police. Wait a minute" he added. as
! the door bell rang. That's Bainbridge
! Run and let him IN"
Uncle" exclaimed the prisoner, as
Mr. Balnbridge crossed the library
threshold.
Why, Roger" returned the latter,
what does this melng"
Agatha laughed Historically. Then
! You aren't Mr.. Black after all and your
story Is true she crie2
The young man shooEAlimsolf as II To
get free Of the horrible effects OF the hst
few minutes
No he answered. with feeble at
tempt at smile. I'm my uncle's name
sake. Roger Bainbridgc. second. with
your compliments"
And 10 think" groaned BainbrIdge.
ST., that I've been out setting the poliea
on the track Of my own nepheww
That isn't half so bad as choking
him, was AIr. Auderson's rueful COM
meut.
Some months after this dramatic little
incident Agatha discovered that she had
been robbed again This time she felt
sure young Mr.. Bainbridge was guilty.
but she shrank from facing him with the
accusation. She was saved that ordeal,
However. by the sudden full confession of
the criminal himself
Agatha" he announced very seriously
one evening after dining with her. .ybat
would you say if I told you 1 have really
been trying 20 steal something from
you?''
Agatha started. Why" she answered
I'd rather give you anything of mine
than have you steal IT,"
Are you sure. Agathag' asked Roger
looking at her tenderly, yet searcbiuEly.
It's very precious thing I want
II It's my heart answered Agatha
you've stolen II without waiting for me
to give It TO you" and she smiled at him
bravely and sweetly through her bushes
lie folded her close to him. Tn aw-
fully afraid be said, laughing softly in
MS great JOY that your father win
choke me in earnest this time"
Agatha laughed, too, for, as she said
love can afford TO laugh az Iocksmiths -
Copyrighted. 1917, by VI. NJ Cunningham
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
PLACES OF INTEREST.

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The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
Slot Machine Evolution
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

companies make no effort TO run them
down. The people in whose places Of bus
mess a telephone is located have to pay
face value FOR every message. II there
are a dozen slugs In a telephone the
man in whose Office it is located must
make them good. The result is that the
telephone company has not lost anything
By the transaction. IN fact, the slug habit
began with the telephone companies
themselves. II originated IN San Fran
cisco. where the slugs had the stamp OF
the telephone companies on them. and
were not used TO beat the telephone.
The sIot-machine is probable in
vention. Every big railroad company
uses IL in various forms. and though
such a corporation handles business
amounting to hundreds Of millions, II
scorns not the frugal little penny that
comes in through the weighing ma
chine and the chewinE-gum vendor. It
has men 10 look after them. and cart
loads of pennies come in every week
The street railways have them in their
amusement parks and find them a
source of no inconsiderable revenue
And the slot-machine amusement par
ifi mani tNllHANot ilAAs MIS- anu uAalltS
by the wagon load.
Some idea Of the revenue Of these
amusement parlors may be CLEANED by
the mutosCOpe makers experience.
When slot machines became of com
merciai Importance, about twelve years
ago, this company fitted out parlors IN
New York, Washington. Philadelphia.
and Baltimore, thinking to sell them
They put on such a stiff price, however,
that no one could be found who would
buy single one OF them SO there
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21

afording perfect ease Of movement to the
wearer. The sleeves are Of full length
and are finished plainly in tailored fash
ion. Diagonally striped cotton cheviot
was used for developing the waist as
shown, but madras, linen. fOulard, or
tine flannel are equally appropriate. For
the medium size 31k yards Of 32-inch goods
viii be required.
Six sizes-32 to a inches bust measure.
a pattern OF this may be obtained by
inclosing 10 cents in stamps and address
ing Pattern Department, The Washington
Herald 14 Fifteenth street northwest,
giving number (2662) and size wanted.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
E. H. SOTEERE BADLY HURT.
Actors Hand Pierced by Nail in
Play and Lockiaw Is Feared.

Cleveland, Oct 2o.-E. II. Sothern, now
playing Hamlet at the Euclid Avenue
Opera House, had his left hand pierced
by nail last night as he fell beside the
bier Of Ophelia in the graveyard scene.
An ugly and most painful wound was in
nicted, but rather than spoil the scene
Sothern did not move a muscle and en-
dured the suffering until the end of the
scene.
The hand was roughly dressed at the
end of the act, but It was not until the
final curtain had been rung down that
the wound was cauteTized. Fears are felt
that the rusty nail has inflicted an injury
which may result in lockjaw or blood
poisoning.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21

For the plain, well-fitting shirt waist
that IS so Indispensable for wearing with
tailored skirt there is no more attrac-
tive model than the one here Illustrated.
Its very simplicity viii commend 1t to the
woman who prefers to be her own shirt
waist maker, as the average woman does
in these days. The center front fasten-
ing Is point in its favor, for the waist
that fastens in the back. however
charming its design, has always been
something of a trial TO the practical
woman who likes TO be se;f-dependent.
The tucks are so disposed as to set of
the figure TO the best advantage. while
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21

names have been submitted. Eighty-dve
vacancies in the grade or second lieu
tenant of Coast Artillery exist to-day, and
the only applications on file are about
twenty enlisted men and civilians Young
men who have the technical requirements
prefer Co remain in civil life and share
The great prosperity Of the country %
going into the army on low pay and with
slow promotion
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was nothing left for the company TO
do but to operate the places them
selves. which they did The result was
that every establishment took in
enough money the first year TO pay the
price they had asked, and the rent be-
sides.
George Gould and Senator Depew
were the principal hackers OF the COM
pany that put all the weighing ma
chimes into the railroad stations OF the
country. They made barrels Of pen
Eies, and are still making them. though
there has been a tendency to retire
/ the machines from modern railway
stations.
The quick-lunch machines and the
boot-blacking machines have never be
come popular on this side of the water.
though both have been tried. The au-
tomato bootblacks made no allowance
for cOrns and bunions, and, on the
whole, failed to do the work up 10 the
standard of the little shine artist" of
to-day The quick lunch was given a
tryout on + street, In Washington BY
depOsiting a coin and moving a little
lever one could get a piece OF pie. a
sandwich of the kind desired, a cup Of
coffee. or anything else usually found
at a quick lunch counter
Accident insurance without an agent
/ is to De one of the luxuries Of the
near future. prominent accident in
surance company has recently decided
TO use q patent slot-machine for this
work. A man who wants TO insure
himself for a day drops his quarter
into the slot and the machine gives
him duplicate tickets. The one is signed
by the company, and constitutes his
policy The other he signs and puts
back into the machine. A third one
has been retained by the machine it.
self. Each Of the three tickets IS au-
tomatically stamped with the day. hour
and minute of issue.
Il is estimated that there are 1916
439. .527 pennies I'm the United States.
and that one-half of them go through
q slot-machine every year. while some
Of them make hundred trips in that
time
TO-mOrrOw-BuiIdin Our Bridges,
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THE TEMPLE SCHOOL

Shorthand. Typewriting. English, Spelling.
Special Civil Service Drill
1921 G st. NV. phone VI. 325s.
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FIME. HEIEEGKE-LLOYD-VocaI Studios.

1905 II St NV. Phone Main 4S2.
Preparation f0r concert. oQera, and church work
Male and female voices.
FREE VOICE TRIAL DAILY. L TO P N
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Great Falls Of the Potomac.

More Picturesque Than Niagara
HUGE GORGE--TOWERTNG CLIFFS.
Three Great Waterfalls. Swirling Whirlpool.
Take cars g. +. 20. D. l. r.. 36th and NJ Fare,
De rouad trip.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21

ACTINGg Vocal and Instrumental Music; Fene-
ing. Voice Culture, Makeup; Stage and Ball
rucm Dancing. dc An Up-tC-iate sch0ol with an
up-t-rdate method. NATIONAL CONSERVATORY
OF MUSIC AND ACTING, - L. Capitol St
Phone Lincoln I151 selsd
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21

RECRUITS wANTED-TEN THOUSAND ABLE
Bodied men for the Coast ARTILLERY; Sl3 a month
Sith board and lodging.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
Mrs. M. r. WaLdecker. .

Teacher OF Vocal and instrumental Music
STUDIO. ~ + STREET NORTHWEsT.
Se23-5lt
Shorthand and TypewritinE ean be
learned at our school in 50 10 g days Positions
guaranteed. pltmaD. Graham. Gregg. Barnes, and
Syllable systems. individual iGsJ rcti0n STENOA
GRAPHIC ACADEMY. 5l5-gI9 colorado Building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19
WORK ON BUILDINGS
CLOSED DOWN

American Savings bank. SECOND and
Madison Palmer building. FIRST
av f. Hannah building First as.
and King. Crane building. second
az. and King. uackua building.
First av. -. silmaon building.
Weatlakc boulevard. Mcihorn build
Ing. Second and Columbia. and the
bon Marehe addition.
Little has been done today toward
an adjustment. the Building Trades
council sticking 10 the determine :
ton 10 wait until after the meeting
Of the executive committee tomor-
roW night before negotiating with
the contractors.
The master builders will ask that
the two-yoar agreement shall date
from next July. 20 that n viii carry
them through the period Of con
struetiou work for tho Alaska Yu-
kan Pacific exposition. Tho unions
favor an agreement covering three
years.
The principal differences con
corning wages 20 be arblirated are
the scale Of 80 per day for the CON
crete mixers and the demand Of
the iron and steel workers that
thoy be employed 60 handle steel
from the time Il is received Ia ae-
attic until Il n erected. The con-
tractors claim that they should not
be asked to pay structural Iron
workers 60 cents per hour FOR un
loading Iron from the cars when
they can get such work done for %
cents per hourf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19

eFn. Chicago. Milwaukee a 81 Paul.
Chicago. Reek Island a Pacific. Col
ofada q southern. Colorado MID
Land. Cotlon Reit rgate. Denver a
Rio ofande. Frisco sytefn. Illinois
Central. 1 a q. ~. Iowa Central.
kansas city southern Miiwaukee
a ~. I<pssia Missouri Pacific. Nils
saurt. Kansas a Texas o. r. a ~
Oregon Short Line. Mo orands
Western. 81 Louis. / NJ a =.
Spokane Falls = Northern. Southern
Pacific. 500 fAae. Texas & Pacific.
wabash ard wisconsin Central.
The strike agitation has been the
result q demands BY the tfalumen
for an Increase III wages. The man
nRers COMMITTEES ~ chirRKo reduced
the Fususm original demands from q
IS pr cent Increase 70 ~ per cent
nfth arbitration. " this aid not
taruvn satisfactory to the men. The
exaef terms naw being demanded by
TIE trasafaAD# grievance eommissne
are not hngmu here.
The average wage paid 70 passeu-
eur conductors H. ftt9 a month. 10
faasenner braksfnen tTa Freight
brakeuaeu are paid BY the mileage
system. and can earn from SEQ 10
tIe0 per faeuth. The sVitchm~n re-
eelve from - 20 - cents an hour
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19

opernttons on a number ~ build
ines under construction By NOM
hers 81 the Master Builders assoc
citation we're suspended today pend
ing the adjustment of the diifers
aneea between tho building trades
unions and the employers
Secretary r. J. Rounds. OF the
Muster Builders association. said
the suspension II general and at
feetn at least 1000 men. Business
Agent Murphy. Of the building
Trades council. states that there
we're not 800 men out OF work this
morning.
Although most Of the buildings
under construction down town were
deserted today. few idle men were
10 be seen. Some couEregnted NJ
the Headquarters ~ the Carpenters
union. Fourth nv. near Stewart IT..
ana others frequrnted the Labor
Temple at Sixth and University,
where they played cards. read the
papera aud discussed the situation.
There was no excitement any
where and apparently no apprehen-
sion on tho part ~ the men that the
suspension would be Of long dura-
lion. The spirit Of arbitration Of
the present difficulties seems To- be
dominant among both the contract
dra and the unlona
Following ~ partial list u the
buildings upon which the contract
ors state operations have been suH-
pended Arcsdo building. govern
sss'iding. Green Lake school,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19
COUNTRYS FINANCIAL
|POLICYTO BE CHANGED

George n cortsiycu. present seers-
fary ~ ths treasury. are even more
pronounced on railroad securities
than President Roosevelt
Mr.. Ahaw. Ia his efforts 20 esfah-
lsah TIRE elastic currency. inter-
prsteA the law a. being IN favar -
= high grade % railroad bonds. and
permitted the HANKS 10 place wtf \
the United States treasury ralifaad
and athcr bonds 10 Increase their
circulation conditional spou ths
basis u EavcFnment bonds
Il l. openly said that Secretary
coFtslyoa considers the usthosi
tness unsatisfactory aud that Il 4
not conducive 10 the couutrx-s
financial stability.
Thsre are shout ftto0a. eco worth
81 railroad bonds held az security
for public deposit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19
TRAINMEN TAKE
STRIKE VOTE

II wna iearnsd today that the
tralnsnsn On some 20 oaa railroads
wsst # Chicago are completing a
pall t. aseiss whether thsY shall
aeeisfs strike on lho railroad COM
uantee.
Ths raiirsad officials here declare
they knoW netblna % the situation
u -. faaut where the grievance
eamntltles ~ the tfsinsnsn u IN aea-
sten. sri ihs fact that the men arr
taking ; vete ca The strike question
ls aid - BE news 10 them
The ffninnrn frfuss 10 discuss
tbs question. further than 70 Admit
that shs prospect for a strike has
beer nerinua within thr past I've
werhn
The gsiI u the irainrner affected.
~ whieA there ere a. seasg Ae.eea.
mas nean snnt 10 a. Paul. and news
II sas result viii be given out from
thai pafrfa
Arenfhlna % . statement riwvn
out ~ . Great Northern official this
ssaf1ine. TIE following railroads are
concerned ln the controversy Great
SmthsFn. Nofihsrn Pacific. Unian
pariflc. santa ~. mia -Four bur
tlnnt0h. Chicago = Alton. Chicago 4
Northwestern. Chicago Great West
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19

After several days Of conference
between Mayor Moore, City En-
eineer Thomson and J. ID Farrell
and other officials of the Union Pa
cifie over the company's proposed
tunnel under the city. an agree.
ment has been reached concerning
that part OF It that will pass under
the new municipal building nc Fifth
av. and Yesler way.
The railroad company Is 10 set
about. al once. the construction OF
that part Of the tunnel and com
pleto It before the city orects the
building.
The dirt is to be taken out
through a shaft that will be sunk
over the tunnel route and the big
bore exeayated for a distance that
will take It past all danger of dam
age TO the city's structure. This
viii be for distance OF about 300
feet. extending across Noslcr way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19
t Courts and Legislatures Claimed By the Administration Have
con Regulate RaoadsEvery Act BY Every State Legislature
hsxd Since June l. 1906, Unconstitutional and Void

Il means that the two cent fare
laws. demurvasc laws safety coup
Ter and similar laws passed b
state legislatures are worth no
more than the paper they are writ
ten upon
These matters viii all Be hurried
to the supreme court OF the united
states before Christmas
Il ls expected that the raiiruad
control BY states viii BE- thing of
the past. The new move Feferu
10 within state carriers "a well as
to interstate carriers
The passage Of the rate bill has
done more than anybody suspected.
II wiped ous tho state Sontrol over
al common carriers
The constitution gives 20 con
xrsss the power over tnterstats
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19

commerce. Up 20 the passage Of
the rate Law the federal govern.
ment had not assumed ia full pow,
er. bur By the passing IL that act
the National GoSernment took full
eunroi Of the railroads
Nothing nov remains for tho
states
The presidents opinion II that
states have no controi and he l.
backed By Chief Justice Marchaii
IN the case u Ogden W. Olhbona.
IA which the iafiss held that a
steamship plying between New
York aud Aibany was engaged In
Interstate commerce. although II
didn't leave the state waters.
II u expected that tho deatrue.
sion az states righsA viii raise a
BID houi By the senat0rn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19
H. G. BURGMAN
IS CONVICTED

II. q. narKman. Of the Minnesota
cafe. appeared before Judge Gordon,
charged With having sold liquor on
sunday, and was fined s7e and
costa. from which decision an sp.
peal vas taken by hia attorney
Judge Bsll. PAtruimAn Tat" was
the complaining witness. and ailes'
ea that On sunday while Ia civilian
elothea be purchased bottle OF
whisky In the cafe which II part
Of a saloon at the corner Of Occi.
dental Az. aud Washington ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19
MILLION DOLLAR GRAFT
Isl EXPOSED AT FRISCO
BETTER RATES OVER
CANADIAN PACIFIC

Iudsr the new passenger rates
Of the Canadian Pacific. effective
April 1. passengers may secure
through rates from kooicuai ard
Pacific coast points BY way Of
MlnnlpeK Tor Chicnro. ST. Paul and
intermediate points AZ the regular
tfanseontluental rates.
Previously the road charged a
rate Of $40 extra 90 SO the same
route bY way Of Winnipeg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19
CITY TO GUARD
CROSSINGS

An ordinance Was introduced last
night in the council authorizing a
settlement uf the crossing flBEmRn
question with the Seattle Electric
eompany. ia Conformity With the
arFangemeat made BY Mayor McuFv
Nith the company officials This
Is the payment Of $3.50 a month %
the city and tho uas Of police Of.
fieeFa instead Of eompany fsaEmen-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19

on the south and Terrace st. on tho
north.
Masonry piers are TO be sunk and
stable ground found for the foun-
datlons Of the building and that
part Of the tunnel is not only to be
bored but II Is to be encased in
concrete and the outside tamped
with cement The details of the
work are vet to be worked out by
the engineers OF the railroad and
the city but the general plan has
been agreed TO.
Mr. Farrell has stated that Il will
be the intention OF the company to
work three shifts Of men I'm the
tunnel taking up every hour of the
a. In the meantime, while this
work Is progressing. the city viii
be busy assembling it's material and
will be carrying on work on the
Fourth av side OF the new build
Ing so that no time will be lost.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-03-19
WILL
GET LICENSE

The Stars expose Of the condi.
tons existing among the saloons Of
the city and the efforts OF the
whlHhy ring 10 make = scapegoat Of
~ n CoaKrove yesterday afternoon
so COMPOUNDED the gang that an i'm
mediate scurrying TO cover Last
night resulted
hacking Down completely from
the attitude assumed In the late aft
ernoon. the license COMMITTEES sur
rendered Internationally. and ev-
cry man put his name 10 a paper
recommending 10 the council that
u grant coaErove a renewal Of his
license The council. following up
the good work. voted unanimously
tho adoption Of the report. and Cos.
grove will set his bit Of paper next
Monday night
There Was a Thud.
Thus fell with a thud the last
xeatiRe Of the rings fight on this
question Il was all that the com
miftee could do In the afternoon TO
hold It's members together under
htttH ff&Hh HhtsAaHtHl TAIN "a INV AfNAf'ftAhT
alive Of the Seattle Brewing a
Mailing company. Hurd, who had
stood out for fair pfay all along. de-
clared before the committee that
the mayor had been exoperated be
fore the committee. and others
we're loud in declarations practical.
~ eoneedlur the same thing
Hurd got busy with Morrison.
the committees chairman. Just be
fore the council met last night~and
Il was pat up 10 the ring members
SO strong that there was nothing
else 20 do but declare the fight
Ell. While Il IL not known for a
fact Il vas rumored around the
city hall today that the brewing
company kept up its fight for the
favor TO Cosgrove. fearing disaster
today to some OF its many saloons
running without a license
Many Violations.
Several OF those named yester.
day BY The Star as operating Who'll.
Is In violation Of law are controlled