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The Washington herald., 1908-03-22

There is no place in which Miss Maxine
Elliott shows her individuality more than
in her stage dressing room. She herself sug-
gests some OF the energy OF the strenuous
New England woman with whom she and
her sister live in the play Myself Bet
tina which VIII be seen at the Columbia
Theater this week. Like these New Eng
f, land people. she is herself most practical
and of the energetic habit of mind which
plans for herself rather than have other
people do for her.
1t is not in the New England tempera-
ment to let people do for you what you
can do for yourself. and there is no more
shining example OF this than in the fact
that this actress takes that task first
avoided by the woman who can afford a
maid-that Of doing her own hair. The re-
suit Of this, always justifying the effect,
is seen TO better advantage in the pretty
glrlish coiffure worn low on the actress
neck. with the Prince Chap coat and
sailor hat affected IN the first act of the
play.
1t is not the care OF her hair that Miss
Elliott takes upon herself. for her maid
Louise brushes It, washes il, and snoothes
it out after numerous stage changes. and
even goes so far as to comb it up 10 the
particular angle that is wanted on the
head. as. for instance, when a high coif-
fure is wanted and this is done: il is then
the actress herself puts in that magic
twist which adds the last becoming touch.
1T is the only way that makes Il feel as
If it would not come down, especially
when ! do 1t low on the neck" she SAYS
Miss Elliott also shows her individuality
IN her clothes. No fussy and featherly
co, iC q
her gowns are always plain and aImoss
architectural ones that are similar to each
other. and these she directs herself
Again. in the selection OF her clothes she
shows her New England frugality. inher-
tied beyond the power of acquired luxury
to stamp out. Il never buy gowns on
spec she says. THAT is. If I see q
beautiful gown I never buy 1t because I
might want II some time. | wait until
DO want ii and then buy IT, 1t is a great
mistake for a wom1n to buy anything for
her wardrobe on spec. Wait until you
want it and maybe you won't want it"
Not little OF the care of these gowns
is taken by herself and things are kept up
to point of immaculate order No soiled
edges or tattered chiffons are ever seen
In Miss Elliott's stage wardrobe. Yet she
is not one OF those who travels with
half-dozen maids. One dresser for her
stage gowns and one maid 70 travel with
her she thinks enough
Between acts this actress puts IN use
the desk which is generally pushed back
neglected In one corner OF the star dress
ing room. Between each act all the tag
ends as well as much of the routine of her
correspondence, are carefully answered
here. thrift of time showing in the make
up OF the actress as well as In other
things. Answers 10 social notes and invi-
tations form much Of her correspondence.
ard she has absorbed the English habit
of prompt and complimentary letter-writ-
ing.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-22
Kills rs Tnrrefs

From the London opipioI
Admiral Lambton. at certain Highland
Society dinner. told the following tale .
When the Gordon Highlanders were in
I.adysmith. the order came that officers
were not to wear their swords. This or
der was soon supplemented by another
by which all Highland regiments were
10 cover their kits UP. as II
was thought that they served too well as
targets for the enemy. Sir George White
knew that such an order would not be
popular. AT last he thought of a way
out OF the difficulty Let them cover the
fronts OF the kits up" he said; the
enemy viii never see the other side"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-22

This evening at Gonzaga Hail. Rev
Joseph NJ. Woods. S. J.. VIII deliver the
third of a series Of complimentary
lectures under the auspices OF the
Aloysius Club. Father Woods is well
known in the East as a lecturer of power.
He fills the chair of history and historial
research at the Jesuit Theologate, at
Woodstock. Md, and will have for his
subject this evening why the Catholic
Church is opposed to Freemasonry." Next
Sunday evening Rev. John Brosnan, S. J..
will deliver an illustrated lecture on the
"X-ray and radium," In the same hall.
Only ten cents n week, delivered at
your door-the daily issues OF The Wash
ington Herald. Phone Main $500.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-22

There will be concerts tonight at the
Belasco. the Academy. and the Gayety
theaters. At the Belasco Theater the
show will consist of moving pictures, in
terspersed with illustrated songs. and a
quartet of mandolin and guitar players
Shepard's moving pictures will be at the
Academy, with illustrated songs by Billy
Thornton, while at the Gayety. IN addi-
ton to the illustrated features. there will
be several vaudeville acts.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-22
The Lyceum-BurIesnne-

The attraction at the Lyceum Theater
this week is Frank B. Cars Thorough
breds." The company is headed by Harry
lie Clair and the Dancing Mitchells and
includes Dan Reilly, Miss Marie Rich
moEd. Mr.. and Mrs George Belts. Mile
La Toska. Howard and Linder. Mss Josie
Flynn. and the Eight English violets
The opening farce is entitled "Maloney's
Reception" The show closes with "A
Taste Of the Forbidden Fruit"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-22

The Gayety Theater offers for this week
THE Blue Ribbon Girls" a company
which has strong array OF burlesqre
artists and vaudeville acts. The olio in
cludes the great Crane Irish magician:
Rice and Cady. exponents of German
comedy: Violet Holmes and her Ten Cy-
clone Dancers; the dashing sister team
Armstrong and Ashton. and Ward and
Raymond. wooden-shoe dancers.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-22

The subscription sale of seats for the
Guy Standing Stock Company at the Be-
lssco Theater viii soon be opened. The
opening play, The Mummy and the
Humming Bird viii be presented May (.
Mr. VIII A Page announces that Nh.
Standing will be supported by one Of the
best groups of players ever seen in this
city during summer engagement
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-04
five KILLED BY PLUNGE
OF SWIFT RUNNING AUTO
Brakes Snapped on Steep Road, and Car
Ledped Over Embankment,

San Francisco. Aug. 3.-The second
disastrous automobile accident within
48 hours. involving prominent San
Francisco people, occurred this after
noon near Burlingame, the fashionable
suburb OF this city, when q huge ton
neau occupied BY i've women and two
children plunged down q steep EN-.
'bankment, as q result Of the swapping
OF the brakes and caused the death ot
five Of the occupants and injuring the
two others
! The dead are:
MRS. THOMAS A. MCCORMICK.
MISS CLARA M'CORMICK. aged 1s
ROBERT T. O'BR1EN, infant son
OF Mrs. Ira O'Brien.
IRA G. o'BRIEN, jr., aged three
years.
MRS. IRA q. o'BRIEN.
The injured are: & NJ 81
MISS 3. q. M'CAULEY, both arms
broken.
MISS ETHEL MCCORMICK. shoul.
der sprained.
The party had been on visit to
the home Of Prince Poniatowski In
the hills near Burlingarne and was
returning to San Mateo. where both
families have their summer homes.
Coming down = steep grade, near
Crystal lake, Miss Ethel McC Cormick,
who was at the wheel, endeavored to
check the speed Of the car by apply
ing the foot brakes. It failed to hold
the car which was rapidly gaining q
dangerous headway. Miss Mccormick
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He OPPOSES HORIZONTAL RAISE
or 10 PER CENT.
ADJUSTMENT NEEDED
Necessary That Something Should Be
Done, He Says, But = General Ad-
vance on the Part Of the Railroads,
He Says, 10 Not Warranted.

Chicago, Aug. 3.EdwardI H. Harri-
man preceded his departure from Chi
cago for the west tonight by q short
discussion Of the possibility Of the
general increase Of freight rates in the
United States.
THE American people ought to be
willing to pay the railroads proper
compensation for q proper transporta-
tion service he said. "such service
we are now performing, but for It we
are not receiving an adequate return.
IF the railroads are to go on ex-
tending their lines, improving those
which are now operating and provid-
ing new equipment to take care Of the
country's business, they must have
more revenue.
Il am not in favor Of cold, calculat-
ing, cruel and horizontal increase In,
the rates. am not q traffic manager
and l do not know much about such
things, but l know that there Is a
proper way to 60 about thing and
that there is a bungling way"
Mr.. Hartman seemed to favor q
general readjustment Of freight tar
IFS, rather than general increase.
He believed that many rates are too
low and should be raised but he was
opposed to straight 10 per cent In
crease In carrying charges for al
commodities. s
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LETTER WRITTEN AS SHIP ZAP.
PRoAcHEs HONOLULU.
ENJOYS THE VOYAGE
Arrived la Time to see the Fleet 81
American Rattleship In the hlarbor
81 the Jewel isles Of the Pacific
Something About the Trip.

On board s. 8. "Tenyo Maru'', 300
miles east Of Honolulu. July 16. 1908.
To The Daily Gazette, Dear sir:-I
will begin by asking pardon for being
SO negligent in writing, but you will
readily understand after reading this
brief description Of my trip that we
have been very busy party. / ar
rived in San Francisco the evening Of
the 9th. after q most delightful jour
ney from Butte via the Overland Linn
tied.
had a most enjoyable time during
my stay in San Francisco and only re-
gretted that we didn't have q few days
longer to stay as / was much impress
ised with the city. ssi
We saw all the principal places Of
interest and It was indeed interesting to
all Of our party.
Great credit is due to the people for
the wonderful work they have done In
regard to the reconstruction Of the
city since the fire. 4
We were enjoyably entertained by
Mr.. Milne while there.
We spent one forenoon seeing Cold
en- Gate park and other beautiful
places; also enjoyed delightful ride
in Mr.. Mines touring car. Seeing
Frisco"
q We sailed on the afternoon Of the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-04
OFFICERS ELECTED AND COMMIT.
TEES ARE APPOINTED.
INSTITUTE A REALITY :.l|I
Trustees Talk Over Plans for Enter
prise-site viii Be Chosen and
Building vii, 9e Erected School
In Operation In Early Autumn.

That the Billings Polytechnic insti.
tute is a certainty and that 1t will be
in operation during the coming fall,
was decided at a meeting held last
night II the ONCE Of /. D. o. O'Donnell.
when officers were chosen ana various
committees were appointed.
Almost all Of the gentlemen inter
ested in the enterprise were present
at the meeting, which was a most en-
thusiastic one. and after the ohicers
were elected, It was definitely decided
that site be selected at once and
that two buildings, two story and
basement school building and two
story and basement dormitory be
erected for use during the coming
term, the date Of opening the insti-
tute being fixed at October 20.
Messrs. Christian Yegen, I. D.
O'Donnell and p. B. Moss were named
as members Of the site committee, and
these gentlemen will receive proposals
for the site and will report to the
trustees not later than next Friday
evening. As soon as the matter Of
location is settled. plans will be sub
mitted, bids asked for, and the work
Of construction will begin.
The officers elected are, president.
John D. Losekamp; vice president,
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woman. in an invalid chair was car
lried a short distance, but the heat
became too great. She begged to be
left to her fate and her relatives.
wrapping her in wet blankets, fed to-
wards the hills. She was burned to
death.
Besides the Elk mill, the Fernie and
Cedar Valley companies places were
burned. The Wood McNab people
were successful in fighting the flames.
Many miners Of Fernie were up at
Coal Creek on Saturday afternoon
searching for the bodies Of Frank
Beaverfand Hilchmou ugh, who. had been
killed In the accident Of last Friday
morning. Beavers body was brought
to the surface, but the other could not
be found. A painful surprise awaited
the rescuers when they came down to
Fernie, for by that time the place was
burned and the trains unable to move
eastward.
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Winnipeg, Aug. 3.-The most dread
ful confagration In the history Of Can
\ ad has swept Elk River valley in east
Kootenai. For 40 miles a tremendous
bushflre has burned everything be-
fore it. It had full and terrible sway
since 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Estimates are that $50 people have
met death in the flames.
The following places have been de-
stroyed:
Fernie, with q population Of $500;
Coal Greek, with q population Of 800;
Hosmer, with 9 population Of SO.
The homeless will number 5000.
The fatalities are growing hourly.
In one case Ave families at Fernie
were hemmed in and every soul per
ished. ..s
At least 20 lives were lost in Fernie.
Millions In Damage.
The property damage is between
$4,O00,000 and $5,000.000. The Crows
Nest Pass Coal company have $1,000
900 in property at Coal Greek which is
reported destroyed. In that entire sec
tion Of the country the railroad bridges
are swept away. NJ .a
Ten cottages, two coal of1ces, the
Western Canada grocery and the coal
company's new warehouse are all that
remains Of Fernie.
Within is minutes Of the time the
fire broke into the city the place was
q mass Of swirling flames. A special
from Fernie says: y n 5si.
The Start. II
.As early as Q o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon the Fort Steele brewery. the
first large building to catch fire, was
\ burned. Houses in the Immediate
neighborhood soon caught and though
the people turned out to fight the fire
Immediately, the flames spread rapid
ly and the whole place was soon on
fire. Old Town, where most Of the
miners resided, soon burned and then
the business portion caught fire. The
large residential portion came late
after the fine mills Of the Elk River
Lumber company has been destroyed.
The West Fernie bridge across Elk
river could not be saved.
Burned on the Bridge.
Several people lost their lives in
trying to escape over the burning
bridges. The fire spread with such
rapidity that hardly anything was
saved. Numbers Of people fed to the
river banks and sought refuge by wad-
ing in the water. Others ran to the
Canadian Pacific tracks, where special
trains were waiting to convey them to
Michel, but this trip cannot be made.
because the bridge. It was learned. be
tween Hosmer and Michel had been
burned out.
Terrible Scenes.
During the night the coal company's
ONCE was used as distribution point
for food. Saturday night was q fright
ful one Of excitement and many heart
Tendtng scenes were Witnessed. u
was spent In getting many Of the wom.
en- and children on the trains and
starting them for Cranbrook.
During the night the wind went
down and Sunday morning many Of
the men and their stout hearted wives
came in from the hills to where they
had flown. to View the smoking re-
mains Of their city. Many narrowing
tales were told. One woman Of West
Fernie had just emerged from her
home which was On hre. She dropped
dead Of heart disease. Tho nstGhbors
buried her In her garden and thsn
ran for their lives.
Awful Fats os An Aged Woman.
n another part ot the town IN aged
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+. s. WALKER KILLED IN AccI-
DENT I'M MlssouLA YARDS.
WAS KNOWN IN BILLINGS
Came 70 Thl. City But TWO Weeks
Aaosody Will Be Shipped = For
mer Home at Tama loves This
Morning. y
Especial to The Gazette.)

Especial to The Gazette.)
Missoula, Aug. 3.-R. s. Walker, q
Northern Pacific switchman met death
in a peculiar manner today.
He was standing on the running
board Of switch engine and freed
his hands to accommodate fellow
employe. j8
The engine started with q jolt.
throwing Walker under the wheels.
He leaves q widow and three chill
dren in Billings.
"a News reached Billings last night
that R. s. Walker, q railroad conductor
who has been in the employ Of the
Northern Pacific but a short time and
has been making his home in this city.
was killed in railroad accident in
the Missoula yards early yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Walker resides at the Peroe
residence on North Twenty-seventh
street and is prostrated with grief
over her husbands untimely demise.
The body will be shipped through Bill.
ings this morning and Mrs. Walker
win accompany it back to Tama, Ia.
their former home. s II III
Mr.. Walker has been In Montana
since March. Up until two weeks ago.
when he came to Billings, ne and hin
wife lived on . ranch ii this section
or the state.
Last Wednesday he went to Missou-
Ia to accept position with the rail.
road company and started to work
last Saturday. He was & member Of
the Order Of railroad CONDUCTOR. n
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-04
BILLINGS MAN SENTENCED Al
HELENA BY JUDGE HUNT.
GAVE INDIANS WHISKY
He Must Also Pay a Fine Of 500
w. 10. Walsh, on Same Charge, Gets
Ninety Days and 500 Fine Other
Cases Before the Federal Court.
Especial to The Gazette.)

. q
Helena, Aug. 3.-Five more recently
indicted men pleaded guilty before
Judge Hunt this morning In the fed
eral court and were given various
terms in the county jail.
William Littleton, Of Billings. who
gave some Grow Indians Intoxicating
liquor, was sentenced to serve four
months in the county jail and to pay
a fine Of 500. w. H. Walsh. who
pleaded guilty to the same charge. ex.
planned If he did give any Indians liq-
.uor, he did SO while he was intoxi-
Gated. He was given, 80 days in the
county jail and fined 500. &
Frank Smith, James Brown and Pet
er Jamison, who pleaded guilty to
breaking into the Piegan ranch station
on the Lewis & Clark national forest
reserve, were each given 10 days In
the county jail. The men. all young
fellows % and % years old, hail from
Seattle, and being hungry, broke into
the cabin and took some provisions.
Judge Hunt admonished them to let
this be a warning to them, and when
ever they had to consider whether 9
thing was right or wrong to keep away
from 1t, and they would avoid trouble
in the future. He told them they
looked like good honest boys and ad-
vised them when they get out Of jail
to find work and settle down.
Joe johnson pleaded guilty this aft
ernoon to giving whisky to the Grow
Indians and he was given 60 daya in
the county jail and q fine OF 500.
Gertie Williams, Of Havre, against
whom two indictments were returned.
charging her with violation OF the In
terstate commerce Laws in procuring
a free pass over the Great Northern by
representing herself as the wife Of q
8. g. Watts, pleaded guilty
and sentence will be passed Wednes-
day morning. 81
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APPALLING LOSS.
One Report Says That 400 Lives Were
L Lost. S

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 3.The city
awoke to full sense Of the complete.
ness Of the destruction around Fernie
today. According to a competent au.
thority the loss will exceed $4,000. 900
and death list will never be known.
It is now believed that at least 200
have perished. /. 535
Vancouver wired 5000 for relief
yesterday and train load OF supplies
went out today. Winnipeg has dis.
patched special train with nurses.
doctors, hospital stores and provisions.
Loggers to the number OF eighty In
the camps Of the Elk Lumber com
pany have perished in the flames and
several settlers with their families
who lived on the line Of the railroad
system between Fernie and Mitchell
have disappeared.
The death will probably grow larger
and q special dispatch from Winnipeg
declared that it will reach 400. i
When the flames were consuming
Fernie all the prisoners with the ex-
ception Of five Black Hand suspects.
were released. Later they were re-
captured and sent to Nelson.
Crowds Of refugees have already ar
rived at Nelson, the overflow from
Cranbrook. These are being cared for
as much as possible but their condi-
$tion is pitiable. In their flight they
brought nothing away but their
clothes.
A telegram from Editor Simpson Of
the Cranbrook Herald sums up the
situation there as follows:
"All help needed quickly or worse
will follow
No list Of the dead has yet been re-
ceived in Vancouver.
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I n I & Z
hastily threw on the emergency
brakes. They snapped almost imme-
diately.
Fearing that she could not guide
the huge car in safety to the bottom
Of the grade on account or the sharp
turns IN the road, the young woman
endeavored to steer It against the
high bank On the right, believing that
the friction on the wheels would bring
it to q stop. The front wheel, how
ever. struck large rock. sweryed
sharply to the left and the next mo
ment the auto plunged down the en-
bankment, striking head on IS feet
below, against q large tree. ~
So terrific was the force with which
the automobile struck the tree that
the occupants were shot out Of the
car as from 9 catapult, landing On
another road twenty feet farther down.
Mrs. Mccormick, her daughter Clara
and infant son Of Mrs. O'Brien and
her three-year-old son Ira died three
hours later in the Red Cross hospital
at San Mateo. Miss McCauley had
both arms broken, while Miss Ethel
Mccormick escaped with a sprained
shoulder.
Mrs. cCormick was the wife Of
Thomas "A. McC Cormick, president of
the Mccormick Iron works 81 san
francisco. and Mrs. O O'Brien's husband
is the proprietor Of the keystone
Manufacturing works. Both families
are prominent ii society circles of this
CITY Ss it9if
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BIC CHICAGO FIRE.

Dmase to the Extent Of Over 4 NIL
lion Dollars.
Chicago, Aug. s. Fire starting nom
the explosion Of q barrel Of chemicals
In the Burlington dock transfer ware
house at Canal and Sixteenth streets
this morning destroyed the ware
house, 100 box carr and elevators .E''
and "F," owned BY the Burlington
company. There was over half . mil
lion bushels Of grain owned by AR
mour & Co, in the elevators. The loss
is estimated at 1850. 600.
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REX BEACH IMPROVING.

& Seattle, Aug. s.-Rex Beach. the
novelist, who returned from q bear
hunting trip in Alaska 10. days ago
with severe attack Of Hdtis taat
threatened total blindness 10 still con-
fined to dark room in the hospital.
but specialists in charge say the cri-
sis has been passed and his sight Will
not be permanently anected.
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FORTY MILES OF FIRE
ENGULf SEVERAL TOWNS
ileartrendine Scenes---Narrow Escapes
Stories Of Want and Suffering.

still continues
at
children the
arise destruction will Should
greatest end.
impossible
approaching
Cranhrook have been destroyed BY the fire.
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MACHINE DID NOT FlY.

Washington. Aus. crowds that
gathered 81 Fort Ayer today to wst-
ness the nrst preliminary night of
Captain Thomas s. BaldNanss military
dirisible balloon were sappoantsd.
The balloon 49, taken % ths parado
ground. but It did not ~.
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LOSS NOT KNOWN.

Correct List Of Dead viii Not 30
= NJ Possible,
Nelson, B. G., Aug. SIT 10 estdmat-
ed that the number OF known dead as
the result Of the great forest fires will
reach 126 and the property loss at $6,-
100000. The exact number Of fatali-
ties may never be known and there
seems no way In the meantime OF pro-
curing m accurate list. f
Supplies of Sood md clothing are
being rushed to the stricken region
from Vancouver, Nelson Cranbrook
and MichsA The hrss near Hosmer.
Michel and Cranbrook, which threat,
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TOURING IN SAN FRANCISCO.

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