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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
DENTIST ON TRIAL.

n G. iIttnoy vas put an trial
before IadEe a W Frater In the
superior eouFt to-day. charged wiih
practlcinE dentistry without H.
e.nss. = y Reynolds. who claims
Ia have ben treated b. ~. LIE.
tuoY March 90. Naa she principal
witness called dufiuk the morning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
BRIEFS BY WIRE

Arthur Norys manager Of the
Taft campaign. claims that the war
secretary will be nominated ON the
first ballot. according TO the in
sit1ctiuns 10 the various state del
eehtious
when the Atlantic fleet arrives
OFF the Columbia river next We'd
neaday the people Of Aberdeen will
greet the sailors and the fleet Of
flerrs Will be presented with to
live teddy bears
Julius G. Burrows. Of Michigan.
will be the temporary chairman OF
the National Republican conyen-
ton and John II Mailer. OF Column
bus. O. will be the general secre-
tary.
Kellar. the magician. gave his
last performance In baltimore last
Saturday night aud intends now to
forsake the stage for good and re-
side in Southern California.
King Manuel wants TO marry n
glrl OF his choice. the youngest
daughter of "A lady In waiting 90
Queen Amelia
u S. Navy Yard Route Steamer
Ma.tlrnIfn IaaUee EIyrr HnrL 4 an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

A. the Coliseum theatre Tits aft.
rruaon the nsx vaudeville acts are
COINS lnto effect headed b. Nile
NafHellaH trained cuekAtooH. Effie
Pearson. Edward McWade. the
Webb Romaio Troupe. Dill 4 Ward
snd other features
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

This weeks offering ~ the Lyric
y bich opened Sunday ie Riley
Reception. Ntth the broadway
buriesaaeFs Is the Interpreting me.
dium The cast includes George
and Lirrla Bird joaephiae Turner
and The nunbare Have q card
b Charles T. nual@f. waa the car.
tain raiser
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
aJsals. kereash

Stirring war tifar scenes. Of thsf
familiar nsfloa known a. ID. sere
presented by the FaHtaEes players
~ the Isoia yesterday ia Janice
Meredith
The various members Of the cons
pauY we're seen 10 advantage. T
Daniel Frawley hupeafiBg ~ hrere-
ton. Miss Mas Ia the titie role. =
&. iluebneF making hit as Hruff
fIsaaian onlohel. While Nj i4ayiua.
NJ Johns. Mr Thafne and Mr.
ehmmiusa we're also IN ihs east
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
WOMAN FOUND DROWNED.

PRINCETON. y. J.. MAY fS--
Miss BERTHA Vanderbilt. OF An
aterdam. \. J.. assistant librarian
81 Princeton university, vas found
drowned in the Delaware and Rari.
tan canal. She mysteriously dis
appeared last Wednesday. II is be-
lieved she fell into the water while
crossing a bridge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
1.-THE Lady Prom Lsra~.ls =

NC Aau1 FfuW ~ ssa''Ie
There WAS a refuge from the Ia.
element weather al the seattle yea
terday aud many fufaot AL about
tho rain and low hanging clouds IN
the eomleal situations Of The Lady
From Laramie. one Of tn efforts
Of Mark Z swan
Miss Emma Hunting supsafs ~
Robin Weatherfofd aAd Is - good
a. ever. although irsnsulsht-a To
English soil Wiilinm Norris IL lBa
pfeekive a. the Characteristic Brit
on GEORGE NofRan IL ths maHly
American The play will run the
week. with - Prfhessn OF
Patches announced 90 foii0w H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
LABOR ENTERS POLITICS


CHICAGO. Nav Is Following
the advice Of President Samuel
fompers. organized labor represent
ed by the Chicago Federation Of
Labor officially entered the cam.
paiEn today Political action. long
forbidden. was hailed ss the only
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

Rae aud Brooch bad the nes btu
which opened al the PnutaFca this
afternoon with farce creation. Ell
titled. 4 Woman IT FoN Words
Shoftvy and Lillian be Witt. The
LiilputIan and the souhfctie. are
also an4onE the attractions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
IN
WOODS

hEl.LlNGHAM. Nav tS-0. W.
Crawford his wife. Joe Lester and
Gertrude Webster. Who started for
the woods Of Chuekanut mountain
YESTERDAY morning for "a DAYS out.
ing and picnic. have not returned.
and searching parties we're out alt
uisht As Il rained hard yesterday
and last night IL h feared their
suffering by tolls time Is Intense.
They carried anly a light lunch. az
they expected 10 return yesterday
afternoon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

school Upon his return to scat.
tie be will again resume the prae.
tlce 81 dentistry. which be gave up
about two years sEo because OF
falling health
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
Or. n'eaeeoR TO RESUME.

Dr GreFor McGfeEor leaves Sc
attic in a day or Two Cor Chicago.
where be- will take a post graduate
course at ths~Sorihwesierm Dental
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

Y. 5 Navy Yard Reuts steamer
Montiesiio leaves Flyer deck 6. so
ane 80 > ~. 7; 20 and Z D. ~ sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

Rheumatism Is greatly relieved
by Soap Lake salts All druggists
zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

relief from adverse legislation and
court decisions
president Fitzpatrick Was author
ICED To appoint committee OF 30
q organize the party Ia every pre-
cluct Ia Chicago 10 secure the nona-
inztion Of candidates favorable 10
organized labor Resolutions were
passed calling on the state boera 70
take similar action throughout tks
state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

u. S. Navy Yard Route Steamer
Monticello leaves Flyer dock 8 80
and Q. 80 a. m, I 80 and .. m. 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18

The greatest selling out sale,
consisting Of Clothing. Hats.
shoes. and Mems Furnishing
Goods. ever known IN Seattle
will continue until all merchan-
disc IL sold.
nAI~IIR CLOTHING 60.
fI91 ftrsf AYr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
TO sge eATTIFsAIps

Take boats az Pier 2 Ten roaRd
trips daily zoe round trip. go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-18
Big Sale of
Dinner Ware
SEE THE WINDOW DISPLAY

Here's your opportunity to choose from open
stock paiterns-add 10 or replace at any time brok-
Ell pieces; keep in mind the summer cottage, the
fleet week the splendid reductions and the immense
scope that this sale has giving YOU the opportunity
to choose from semi porcelain Austrian, German,
English French china, and pay but a fraction Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

amount purchased. The ruse is so often
do not make ironclad rule against
these deceptive bits of paper. Hotels and
saloons seem to be particularly unfortu-
nate in check transa ctions. though no line
of business is free from attack. People
who cannot see how others can be taken
in on palpable. and even clumsy. frauds
forget to take into consideration the eff
feet of personal magnetism. which is a
very real factor, whether you call 1t
hypnotism or merely responsiveness.
There is a general sameness about
nearly all these cases. though now and
then a new phase is developed.
A new plan was evolved recently by a
fellow who drifted into town and an
swered the advertisement of every per-
son who had anything to sell. All were
invited to call on him at the swell
apartments he had rented for the pur-
pose. and he proved a liberal buyer. pur-
chasing everything that was offered to
him at almost any price. and paying by
check. In a couple of days before the
checks had time to come back marked
n. G.. he left. taking with him a cargo of
portable property and leaving behind him
scores of people who had paid dearly for
the knowledge that it was easy to write
checks.
1T is just good piece of advice to
say that it is we'll to be on your guard
for the fellow who wants a check cashed;
they are dangerous people to deal with in
seven cases out of ten"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Electric Gardening.
rom the World Tt

From the World Today
The new system or plant culture which
has been introduced by B. II. Thwait. an
electrical engineer undertakes TO supply
all the necessities OF the living plant.
From a single gas engine, connected with
an electrical apparatus, il is possible to
obtain artificial light. carbonic acid gas.
heat and energizing currents. In these
experiments IL has been found to be
very important one to have the electric
arc continuously on the move, This Is
arranged by affixing the lamp TO small
motor which runs up and down the house
on rails 4 moments thought will show
the purpose of this device. Owing to the
apparent movements of the sun the rays
from the solar orb are never stationary
for a single minute on any part of vege-'
tation. Another special feature is the
placing of a water screen so that the
electric rays passing through this medium
are robbed of most of their heat. Very
much the same process goes on in the
case of the sun and our world The rays
of light as they reach us have been toned
down from much of their ferceness be-
cause they have passed through that
which is practically a water screen COM
posed of countless myriads of moisture
l articles which go to mako - 0aas ~
mcs.hera-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Counsel and Client.
From the Argonaut.

FROM the ATgondut.
The ethics Of the difference between
the professional opinion OF paid advo-
cate and the honest conviction of learned
man were set forth by well-known Eng
lish barrister who died recently. 1t was
a case of murder. and the client and
counsel were closeted together. Smith,
said the barT:ster. ..of course / know YOU
didn't murder the man, but. as a matter
OF fact. did you do it with the butt end
OF revolver or with a stick?" Sir" said
Smith. Il swear l am innocent" Il know
that perfectly well. but you must tell
me. For if you did it with a revolver, |
shall say to the prosecution. produce the
stick and If you did it with stick. I
shall say. produce the revolver" The
client paused and scratched his head med
itatfvely. 1T was the butt end of a re-
volver. sir" That's right" said the
counsel; Il think I can get you off now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Washington Chorus Club.

The Washington Chorus Club plans its
fifth and last concert of its season for
next Wednesday evening at Odd Fellows
Hall. in lieu OF the Fifth Baptist Church.
where the other concerts have been held.
and it promises to be an interesting as
we'll as novel affair. 1t is designated
as an Evening of Popular Songs and
a large number of up-to-date songs have
been arranged in medleys and will be
sung by the club each piece having the
solo part taken by some member of the
club. so that more than two dozen Of the
club will be heard in short individual
parts.
Mr.. E. C. Heintz. late Of New Orleans:
Mr.. c. F. Stanley from London. England.
and the Philharmonic Ladies' Quartet
will have special numbers. Mr.. James H.
Cathell will give some humorous selec-
tons and Miss Mary Sniff1n, who scored
such hit in the clubs third concert will
sing Anna Held's famous Chloe Song -
Mr. William j. Palmer is to direct and
Mr. Louis A. Potter, jr.. is to be the &C.
cOmpaniSt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
AN ADMIRAL'S STORIES.
Landlubber and Sea Terms-Dis.
tances on Chart.

From the Strand Magazine.
Lord Charles Beresford has a choice
collection of stories at the expense of
laymen placed in office at the admiralty
as consequence of turn of the political
wheel
Of one lord of the admiralty he told a
delighted house of commons how re-
ceiving a report of disaster to a ship,
couched in technical phrase. he wrote a
reply demonstrating with the officer for
his use of bad language.
Another civilian lord. looking over a
chart, and observing that one of his maj
esty's ships. homeward bound. passed
within space of two inches on the chart
an island where castaway sailors were
sheltering. wanted to know why il could
not call and relieve them. Lord Charles
explained that the two inches on the chart
meant a distance at sea of 1000 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
The Whitman Sisters.

Three sisters by the name of Whitman,
the daughters of Rev. A. A. Whitman OF
Georgia, one of the most distinguished
divines Of the colored race. will give
concert at the Metropolitan NJ. Z. Church.
on NJ street between 18th and 18th
streets northwest. tomorrow evening, the
18th instant These three young ladles
have been very successful in their enter
tainments wherever they have appeared.
be cause they seem to feel in ballads they
sing the sentiment Of the words and to
communicate that feeling to their hearers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Pictures Made by Lightning.

From the London Standard
A log of mahogany which has been
sawn through at Belfast was found to
contain right through a very clearly de-
fined photograph" of a small deer and
a larger animal running. The photo
graph was probably transmitted by
lightning during a storm. and the pic
lures must have been taken a long time
ago. as the tree, being four feet in di-
ameter. is an exceedingly old one. Every
plank on the log right through shows the
images clearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
POLICE ARE TAKING
CENSUS OF THE CITY


OF little mothers there are in town. House
after house that the census taker went to
was opened by a small tot IF a girl lug
gipg tiny kid in her arms who. when
asked. Where is your mother replied.
''Oh, she's working ont.
Little Mothers That Work
Ard your father, too?"
And the answer would either he that he
had left them or that he was dead There
was the little mother. with sometimes
many as six or seven younger than her
self. tending TO the whole brood and n
the house as well. while the mother was
out trying 70 make living for the fam
lily In one case. however. ii was a httl.
different. the mother was In the work
house and the little girl tended to the
family while the brother. a bit, younger
than she. sold papers 10 keep the rest
alive.
After several visits in this neighbor-
hood the reporter decided that he would
like to see some other part of the town.
and started for another beat. But he
jumped from the frying pan into the fire.
the first place he struck was a foreign
quarter. Here everything was garlic: gar
lie in the air, garlic on the clothes and
garlic on the breath.
Can you speak foreign" said the pn-
lice census taker on this beat after the
reporter had told him what he was after.
II can't. and I'm all twisted trying TO lin-
derstand what they say. and I've learned
sixteen different kinds of sign Language.
too: but they all seem 10 use different
kind. so l am up against II for fair"
The Star man assured him that he was
also up against it," but held out the hope
that they could do we'll between them.
The people wouldn't .'verstay." they
wouldn't "savey." and they wouldn't un-
derstand in plain English: so il was pref
~ hard work all the way around. espe-
cially as most of the people were susHi-
cious of all police from their former ex-
perience with TIE police OF their own
countries. The best the census taker
could do was to wave his hands around
and ask. How many"
and while they were trying TO understand
him he would count noses industriously
ard make out his statistics as well as he
could from what he saw himself
Afraid for Her Children
One mother evidently thought that the
policeman had some design against her
children. for she began to weep and hold
her little boy up to her breast and cry:
You no ataka dees one. my leetle boy.
he sucha leetle Teller. you noa taxa
heem?"
And when she found out that they really
didn't mean to take her boy her joy was
so great that il made her incoherent and
he couldn't get a thing out of her.
But there were bright spots in the expo
riences of the census taker. one instance
of which is worthy of mention: \ smiling
faced woman came to the door MS
ring. and after he had told her what h
had come for he asked How many chill
dren under one year have you?"
Three said she. laughing.
''What?" gasped the bluacoat "Threa
children under one year of age?"
''NpS' said she II have twins twelve
days old and a boy one year old tomoc-
row" And the little mother seemed
proud of it as she could be.
That's race suicide for you, isn't it,"
grinned the policeman as they turned
away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Motor Boat DEVELOPMENT.
Scientific American.

From the scientific American
The trend of motor boat development
during the year has been altogether in
healthy direction. We hear little and
Sc less of the high-powered racing shell.
which, like the craft built for the Ameri-
cas- cup contests. is capable of nothing
more than a short burst of speed over
specified course in fair weather The
development has been almost entirely in
the direction of stanch. seaworthy mod
crate powered cruisers. having comforta-
BILE cabin accommodations and capable
of staying outside. if need be. or max
ing their port OF destination. in fairy
rough weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
STRAW FOR HATS.
How the Wheat Is Planted and Gar.
nered.

nered.
From the Golden Halfpcnny
Few people know where the straw for
making summer hats comes from A
great part of it is grown in Italy tn
make suitable the straw the wheat ,s
sown as thickly as possible. in order that
the growth of the plant may be imnov-
erlshed. as we'll as to produce Thin
stalk having toward the end from the
last knot the lightest and longest straw
The wheat blooms at the beginning ~
June. and is pulled up by the roots Nv
hand wnen the grain is half deyeloned
If allowed to remain in the ground a
longer time the straw would become
brittle
About five dozen uprooted branches the
size of the compass Of two hands. are
firmly tied together into little sbeaves
and slowed away In barns Then the
straw is again spread out to catch the
heavy summer dews and to bleach in ths
sun. After additional bleaching the stra
is put into small bundles and CLASSIFIED
Finally 1t is cut close above the f1rs+
joint from the top and again tied IN in
small bundles containing about siYtv
stalks each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Tree an Old Mans Friend
westneld Correspondence Houston Post

Westneld Correspondence Houston Post
Charles Nicholson. sr.. has a pecan tree
of which he is justly proud In 1888 he
was brought to Texas as a slave. When
he was set free he bought a small farm
and there was one pecan tree on it. He
planted a few more trees. but they were
small or common pecans.
While young and strong he raised cotton
and corn and made a living, but no
money to save. Today he is no longer
able to work the field. but devotes his at
tention to pecan trees. One tree bears
the largest pecans grown in America
They can be found at the Department OF
Agriculture. Washington, where he sent a
few
Last year he sold S54 worth from this
one tree He gave his friends some and
planted more. The young trees he is
selling rapidly at 81 each and yesterday
said he had none left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

= VERY one knows that a general
r census of the whole country is
taken only once in ten years. but
the metropolitan police department of
Washington is an inquisitive bureau and
takes an almost paternal interest in the
increase of its charge. with the result
that II only lets three years go by with
out talking little census of the Dis
trict. The object of this census is to
keep in touch with the Districts growth
The city is divided into precincts each
precinct is divided into beats. and as FIVE
or more policemen are assigned to each
beat at least one of them passes every
house in the District during the day.
Consequently it is only little out of their
way for them TO stop a few moments at
each house and gather few vital sta
tistics. In several sections of the city
the policeman runs into many amusing
situations. and into difficulties too. as he
deals with the neighborhood inhabited by
foreigners.
The reporter from The Star had no
difficulty in persuading the policeman in
charge to take him along with him Tor a
days work. Only don't laugh at them
or l won't get a thing out of them he
continued.
policeman worked in was probably the
most thickly populated part of Washing
ton. In the fourth house the con-
sciences of the inmates must have been
troubling them considerably. for no
sooner had the woman of the house an
swered the knock and caught a sight of
the blue uniform than she gave a little
scream and started to close the door
She would have succeeded in attaining
her object had not the policeman placed
hhty tNn
at the first sight of interference. Seeing
that it was useless to try TO keep him
out, the woman carefully opened the door
about foot and stuck her head out.
amt done nothin. You amt goin' to
arrest me this time. is you?"
Scared of the Police.
NO. not this time" laughed the blue
coat. Il guess you ought to be taken
up all right. but l won't do 1t if you
answer my questions right"
You sure you amt goin' to arrest me
if I come out? 1 just got out of the
house yesterday and 1 doesn't want to
go back there no more" she insisted.
Come on out here. l haven't got all
day to waste on you said the policeman.
She came out at that. but she seemed
afraid that the real purpose of his visit
was to arrest her after all. and she
seemed mighty glad when he got through
with her and went away without
doing SO.
THAT woman" said the census taker.
after they had left the house, lis one of
the best known women in the Police
Court. She is nearly always there. on
one charge or another. except when she
is serving a term at the workhouse.
Her speciality IS running a blind tiger.
She is one v-ho just can't keep out of
trouble. and her husband is the same
10 ic in, he
There were enough hard-luck tales in
this section to stock a beggar's trust for
twenty years. and they seemed to take
delight in springng them on all occa
sions. And some of the tales were quite
pathetic. too. 1t is surprising the number
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
The Cult of the Hotel.
rom the Milan Corriere della Sierra.

From the Villain COrrfere della Sierra.
Hotel is French word. but thor
oughly British institution. II its great
hotels were suppressed London would no
longer be London-that is to say. the Lon
don of society. the theater. literature
politics, art and fashion. The hotel is one
OIL the essential factors Of London life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

It is expected that their success in this
city will be fully as great as in any other
city where they have appeared. and that
their reputation as vocalsts will be great
ly enhanced by their efforts here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
How Small Crooks Work.

1T is the little fellows. however. who
keep the detective force of any large city
continually on the jump.
THE usual course Of operation is to
purchase goods after banking hours and
present a check calling tor more than the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

The ballroom of the Arlington was
filled to overlooking Friday at the first
public concert given by the Rubinstein