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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08
Osteopathy

DIR, HOLT. OsTEoPATHY pHYsf-
CLAN AND oPToNErniaT. also using
electricity. vibration iiEhi cure, dry and
steam baths Eyes treated glasses fita
ted Fourth year IN seattle. TREAT
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Peoples BANK BIDS second and Pike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08

SIX rooms close in fine furniture,
must leave city and will sell for S2So.
Rent paid to January L. See
a y DIXON A CO.
Main go as Marion IT. Ind. 40,
Twelve elegantly furnished rooms rent
reasonable. location first hill Phone
Main S4a6 -i-N
BagTs a Garrett. els and 62l Pine At,
on a side street, small expense. We SOL
for less 1T
Fer Sale Furniture Of three rooming
houses, rcnt rcasonabiei prices tight see
owner. ttO Fifth aN. -6-lS
Furniture of Groom flat for sale. $40
Union ST. till
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08

Ths following article IL ellpped from
/ The Rainier Valley Citizen 81 December
g 1903 Comment Is unuecesssrY
Last week there we're some furniture
specials advertised ~ one of the lars
eat up-tpWn furniture stores. ami q Rain
Ter VALLEY LADY took advantage 81 the
reduction and bought one Of the articles
advertised The reduction vas from The
article was delivered a neiEheor lady
happened IN and observed that she had
reeHnfiF purchased idrnticaiiy the same
article two months ago at another store.
Tho two ladies Eof 90 comparing nutes.
and ti was found that the one sha had
bought I've months aKo had bought a.
the regular price At the Woodhouse
piafi furniture store and had paid an
even 81 0e for the same article the other
lady had bought on special sale Ter fs,iN
In this case one merchant. conducting
hts business ON an expensive scale pay
ms bis downtown rents cold a Rainier
valley lady an article on special sale al
q price 10 cents higher than the regular
price the Identical article was sold for
hy man who happened 90 be her neigh
hor AZ brighton. This IL not paid adj
vertieoment N is only one uf the few
instances that are happening every day.
and h made 20 Illustrate the principle
that you can GcneFaiiy 40 better by pat
roHiatnF the home tradesmam. IL - 60
his interests to see that you set the best
goods a. tho rtsht prices
Tho story % the lady huyinE cheaper
from the local iradssnan than her neigh
Dor had paid At larger uptown store
was repeated IN a Rainier Reach store
when a man said 'Of course Wood
house q Plat can sell cheaper They
don't have tho rent 90 pay. are not np
against the terrible advertising bills, and
can HiNc the store their personal super
vision Another thine ~ that the furni-
ture is delivered by their own wagons.
handled by experienced employees. and n
anything BE- wrong the firm stands ready
To make it right'
USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS
AT
BARGAIN PRICES
Brighten up Neuf home with a choice
piece Of new furniture. rocker easy
chair. desk. music cabinet or semething
that VIII appeal 70 the personality Of the
recipient and az The same time eau be
enjoyed by tho whole family and you
viii have solved the Nift-GiNiug spirit Of
Christmas The Woodhousc s Plat
Fufu Co presents unusual opportunities
to secure useful and sensible holiday
glfts at prices easily within the reach
~ all
DON'T FORGET us.
WoopHOrSE a rLATT FrRN. CO.
Complete housefurnishers and Seattle
agents FOR the charter Oak Range.
ans Pike St
Phones. Main saaS Ind 3oa6
SIX rooms close in. fine furniture;
must leave city and viii soil for $3.50.
Rent paid to January 1. See
q, " DIXON a CO.
Main nfk Nfa4gup
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08

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MAKER. 10 YRS ENpENtENCEs
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Reading Dancing Academy. a4th and
Jackson Glasses Tor first week ~
month Assemblies Thurnday aud Satar.
day evenings East 1854
Special Xmas ealo burnt leather arfi-
nfry. ie21 Wssiiaks Boulevard orders
fnied -s-t0
An THE MAS No flies In your
house nith nv screens Randall arm
carpenter Both phones
HummnFc sale at the WeHtiake mar
kei on Howcil a. Good stock Come
SIS
Tintinr 50 a room and up. clean
wall paper, Phone 1888. --7-a
PERSONALS.
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DIAMOND STUDS,
AND
SCARF PINS
DIAMOND BROOCHES
FROM $50 90 ~.
100 FIRST Az
Big bargains In unredcsmsd watches
ana diamonds At the London JsWalfy
Co. io5 "a av next Guys DruE store
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08

FAT FOLKS
REDUCE YOUR WEIGHT
safely, surely and Permanently.
No dieting. no exercising. no dsteutian
from business. no wrinkles or discom-
fort.
Advice without Charge
suite e01 20 60f Eitera Music nldg.,
corner IhIrd ana UnlVsrsitY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08
PERSONALS.

Big bargains In unredcsmsd watches
ana diamonds AZ the London JsWelry
Co los "a av next GUYS DruK store
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08

Th~ star ranast aasr~nfss -
eurncy or assume respoeafsnHy
for error. Of sny ktsa oee.~~enu
10 selsvhsseA ssssrtisemse<s-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-08
USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS
At

DON'T FORGET us
WoODHOuSE a PLAT rt'RN co.
Complete housefurnishers and Seattle
agents FOR the charter Oak Range.
ans Pike St
Phones Main saaS Ind aOa6
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
ATTRACTIVE STICKER
|. IS REQ CROSS STAMP
Selected From 1900 Designs
Submitted by as Many
Artists.

Tho Red Cross Christmas stamp for
,;, vcar is bright little stickcr- -
=, MO on letters and parcels and is
.,y different in design from the one
cd last year The new stamp was
.hoscn out of 1000 designs submitted 20
40 American Rcd Cross society by as
ssny 's different artists over the coun.
W. The award for the best design 90.
~ ~ 10 Carl Wingate Cf New York.
fThe stamp is one inch square, printed
hight Christmas colors, rcd and
~ n,son the inscriptions being in white
ss',,srs The most conspicuous thing on
=" stamp is red cross, significant OF
,Sc ,Sc cause for which the stamp is sold
,Lovc .IN Tbe cross on green holly leaves
sso clusters OF red holly berries. The
',orn az is surrounded by border Of.
sail ~am red crosses. and the whole de-
Snu' 'nu presents a cheerful Christmas ap-
aearancc ,u when pasted on a letter or
,selaqc containing Christmas gift.
Tbs stamps sell at cent each. and
,u ha Red Cross society Will use the
r-"ruey -ur TO fight the white plague in
Utah. go. c,-.-,
zoe stamp bureau at 10 North Second
Sgsst from which the supplies for sell
~. agencies over Utah are sent The
us in this city are in charge of
V;ss Florence Jennings, and the stamps
40 IN sale at all the PRINCIPAL stores
ia the city.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
PASSER or BOGUS MONEY SAYS
fiE WAS HYPNOTIZED By FATHER

Special 10 tho Tribune
BOISE. Ida, Nov. l9.-Although he
protested that lie was under a hyp.
motto spell caused by his father as the
hypnotist and while in this state, act
ing upon suggestion, he passed coan-
torfcit gold pieces hearing an almost
perfect imitation stamp of Uncle Sam S
seal and accompanying this decl lara
tion with 4 strange tale, Henry Lee,
- years of age. convicted during the
Moscow term of court on the charge
of countcrfcitrug, Will be hurried 10
the federal prison at Lcavenworth,
Kansas. by the United States marshal
or his deputies within Il few days, there
To serve eighteen long months AT hard
labor, while his wife and four children
strive TO keep the wolf hunger from
the door in their luwly home in north
em Idaho. In some respects tho case
is one of the most pitiful that has
come before the department of justice
in the state of Idaho.
Passed Bogus Coin.
The tale relating TO the arrest Of
Lee is short and soon told. For some
time the government inspectors had
been trying TO trace the origin and the
distributor of bogus gold coin in both
Montana and Idaho. They picked up
a number Of clews which soon led to
the working ont of a theory that the
money was being manufactured in Mon
tana and was taken out of that state
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20

Jail sentence. Judge Bowman took the
matter in hand and. after making in.
qulrics INTO the facts of the case. dc.
cided 10 give TremaYnc Il chance 10
straighten up.
c. d. Ray and S. A. Greenwood,
charged with tho battery of NJ j..
Greenwood at l33 | street the night
of October -. pleaded guilty to the
charge. They were fined $40 each. Ray
and :, n. Greenwood went 10 the resi-
dcncc of Nj. j. Greenwood the night
of October T. and after calling NJ. j..
Greenwood out of the house. relieved
then assaulted him, Jlc sworc out n
warrant for their arrest II few days
after and, upon their first appearance
IN court, they pleaded not guilty to
the charge. but changed their plea to
guilty Friday afternoon. II Is under
stood that the trouble arose over some
statements alleged to have been made
about Ray and s. A. Greenwood by NJ.
J. Greenwood regarding certain mining
and stock manipulatlons.
Herman Wilmer. II member OF com.
panv ]. Fifteenth infantry. pleaded not
guilty 10 the chargc of having passed
n bad check. Wilmer waived the pre-
limlnary examination and Was bound
over 10 the dtStilct court under bond
of $500, i'll default of which he was
taken to the county iail II is al
lcoed that Wilmer passed worthless
check for $50 on H. e. NJ. l. and other
worthless checks ON others.
The charge of grand larceny against
Harry Wilson was reduced TO petit lar
ceny, on the motion of Assistant County
Attorney Aaron Meyers. Wilson then
entered Il plea of guilty TO the charge,
and was sentenced 10 serve two months
in the county jail Wilson stole goods
valued at s45 from Joseph Smith, Sep
tembcr 26
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
Dope from the Police Court

Nneh Judge Bowman opened the aft.
GIhoon session of the police court Fri
daN there were few cases on nm. oocLo+
inc mnJority of these being ,Infor,
tunafes who bad failed to cscape tho
vigilance of the police while under the
5nn"ehoe OF too much liquor Clerk
untch called off the names Of those
who had bad taste in their months
ana seven faced the bench, They told
abont Their past and present methods of
earning living and what they did
With the money, All were DISCHARGED
ihrec charged with vagrancy were told
to leave the city.
Hyrum Wood, charged with viola.
tlon Of the street ordinance pleaded
guilty and was fined $40. lie paid the
hne and walked out Of the court room
Saddcr and wiser young tcamster. IL
developed IN his trial that lie had in.
sisted on driving on the wrong side
OF the street near First South and
Nam, ana when asked by Patrolman
Johnson TO get over on the right side
or inc street had refused to do so, say
ing that he was near the point where
ne intended to stop the team. The
Team was stopped at the police station
aud Inc Young man requested To put llp
SlO, which rs the minimum fine Ac-
cordlng 10 Chief of Police Barlow The
ordnance relating To fast driving on
the streets of the city. and particularly
between State and West Temple and
south Temple and Fourth South streets,
viii be enforced to the letter in the
future.
Henry Trcmarnc WAS released on pro.
hatlon. but must appear and report TO
the court December 20, Tremayne was
charged with the theft of box of
cigars from store on West Second
South street. and in the hearing of his
ease it developed that his family is in
INDECENT circumstances aud would suf-
fer in the event that he was given a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
Real Estate News

y letter was received Friday bv j. j.
Pcrkcs, secretary Of the Salt Lakc Real
Estate association. from l.. !, JeuSan Of
BIssalt Ida. asking for Information and
statistics concerning dry farming and
irrigation in the Intcrmounrain west.
Il. G.. bradley, a banker Of Colorado
Springs. has written To Mr.. PGrkcS. ask
ing FOR information regarding Utah land
projects. lie is interested in irrigation
possibilities in TN" west. and expresses
his desire al taking up some good land
Construction work has begun on the
erection of eight new onr-storv buildings
nt Wost Temple and ThiTd South strcets.
Tho structures viii bc OF brick ana stone
with cement foundations. and VIII cost
SIS ZOO.
The buildings are being erected by NJ
II. Ston" OF Boston, Mass. who has
owned the ground for several wears Con-
struction work was begun Friday and
VIII be rushed fast as possible,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The i,nior class will give a dance De-
s1ober in the high school gymnasium.
TbJs will he the second social affair this
,sar and success Is assured. as the stu
l,nis are all anxious for a dance. Presi-
An, REG Wallace will call 4 ccting of
n, different committees in order TO COM
re,e arrangements soon.
The cadet bnItalion was formed FRIDAY
y p iIrst-claSs manner. and IL the
veathcr continues good regular Friday
sntrnoon parade will be given, as the
r,,fuits have shown great form the past
lao weeks, Rifles arc being issued.
The non on-comniSsioncd school will take
% lhc different parts and tic instruc-
ion OF the rifle next week. The manual
Z, arms will be given Monday,
II the weather will permit, the cement
= completed this week and ready for
sSe Monday
Cant Webb announced to the non
commissioned officers Friday tnat. after
~ Instruction in shooting Tho sub tar
III rifle. the .22-calibor rifle Win bU used
r indoor matches. The school viii fur
rlsh the rifles and the officers the am
auntlon.
The Athletic directors met Friday and
innounccI every member of tic football
quad eligible io play in the Saturday
lnc against All llaiIows.
Abnal Howell. 90. was visitor Fri
Gy afternoon,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
THANKSGIVING DINNER
FOR BOYS PLANNED

One of the interesting affairs pro-
NOTED by the bows department OF the
Young Mons Christian association is
the annual storc.boys Thanksgiving
dinner This dinner was staltcd last
year and such n good timc was enioycd
by the boys present that it will again
be among the festivities of Thanks.
giving day, Last year aDout fift five
boys were present, coming from various
stores who employ the little fellows as
cash and errand boys. After the din
ner the youths were al taken to the
university To see the football game.
The plan for this year is either TO
attend the football game in body o.
enjoy some game in the association
gymnasium, Immediately following the
big TURKEY dinner. Many stores have
already signiticd their intention Of
buying tickets for the boys whom they
employ. Tickets will cost sevcnt l-five
cents and will provide for the big tur.
key dinner aud for the programme for
the afternoon. The tickets may he Sc
cured by inquiry at the Y. VI. &. y.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
New interpretations

An amendment to the articles OF incor.
poration of the Utah Products company
Iol Murray was B!ed with The county clerk
Friday, by which its capital stock was
Increased from $1,000, divided Into shares
of the par value OF one cent Zach. 10 $500
| 600. divided into shares OF the par va.ue
of 81 each.
The Index Coalition Mines company al
this city filed It's articles OF incorpora tion
with the county CLERK. Its capita! stock
is S2o0,Oo0. divided into shares OF tho par
value oi % cents each. H. s. Armstrong
Is president. .. I Salisbury. vice presi-
dent; j. McCaskcll. secretary treasurer
nick and Il, V. Higgins. constitute the
board Of directors. The company owns
the Noon Day, lode claim. located In the
Alum Creek district, Esmeralda county
Nevada.
Articles OF Incorporation OF tho Empire
Brick company of this city were filed in
The Office OF the county clerk The cap
OF the par value of 81 each w j. Bur
ton Is president. =. t. Hatch. vice prcsl-
dent: NJ. Thomas, secretary; K. T.. Nor
ris. treasurer In addition TO these. IL. :.
Margctts. c. 5. Burton and Z Il. Hatch
are directors Tho company taxes over
tho plant and property Of the Hatch
Brick company of BountiGuI,
With the filing of articles of incorpora
tion of the Illpha Realty company In the
county clerk n office, a new real estate
concern was launched In this city. II Is
capitalized at $4,000. divided into shares
OF the par value of 800 each O. T. Pc
terson is president: w r. Hutchinson.
vice president; W. Nj. Atkins secretary:
{. w. johnson, treasurer These. with e.
j. swan, compose the directorate.
Articles Of Incorporation Of the South
bespain Ditcn company of Granger, Utah.
We're filed with the county clerk The
capital stock is $500 divided into shares
ot the par value OF $l2.5O each j. A.
Mulr Is president; IL. Il. Parry. vice pres
ident; Alex Brand, secretary and treas
urcr. These. with T l.. Cowey and r. S.
hawkins. constitute the board OF direct
crs The company owns 1927 second feet
or the waters of Little Cottonwood creek
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20
Baldwin Names Trustee.

Charles Baldwin, rctcree in hank.
ruptcy, has appointed Ernest !. Fowler
trustee in the case of Jones, King S
Porter, builders, who filed petition i'm
bankruptcy for sG,7SS,00. October II
Claims against the company will be
filed with Mr. Fowler by The Improved
Brick company aud the liowclIs aud
'G!:.ul Plumbing company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20

COLDS AND LA GRIPPE EPIDEMIC
Quickly relieved by Weeks Break
Up.A-Cold Tablets Chocolate coated.
.,steess. pleasant vegetable laxative.
50 calonel 25c. Sold by Schramm-
Johnson Drugs,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-20

DR.. Broadbent, Dentist,
Has returned to the office, 500 Scott
building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-13
ALEXANDRIA POLICE
WILL TAKE YOUTH
Boy Charged With Breaking
Into Store and Steal
ing Money.

Chief Good Of the Alexandria police
force. viii send a man to washington
today to take charge of Albert L
Glover. the ten-year-old boy of AleXan-
dria who was arrested here last night,
charged with attempting TO pass a
counterfeit half dollar on a Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue merchant.
r. II. Wattles, d merchant of AleXan-
dria. reported his store was rifled last
night and two razors and sos in
money. among which was "A counterfeit
half dollar, taken. The hardware store
Of W. f. Baiue, in Alexandria, Was
broken into several weeks ago and
money and number of knives and
razoTs stolen It IS believed that the
same persons are responsible for both
robberies.
When young Glover was searched at
the Sixth precinct station last night
two razorS. six pocket knives, 81 In
bills, some small change and a pass on
the Washington, Mt. Vernon and Alex
andrta Electric railway were found IN
his pockets. The boy claimed that he
had seen two boys bury the loot at
the foot Of tree, and when they went
away lie appropriated it. He said he
could not remember the location of the
tree. but named the two boys, who are
residents OF a lexandTia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-13

been coming TO Washington seventeen
years, and in that time he knew of no
American city that had made greater
progress than has Washington. He de-
ciared he knows of no city that stiIl
has greater opportunities for expand
ing tnan mas Washington
The reason the South wanted the head
quarters of tie Southern Commercial
Congress in Washington, he asserted.
was because the South was beginning TO
realize that Washington is the fnsn-
cial center of the country, 50 far as
financial legislation is concerned lie
referred 10 the opposition in the South
10 the poorer classes of immigrants. He
intended to urge at the next meeting of
the Commercial Congress, he declared,
that that organization take steps to pro-
tect the South from the classes that
ever have and never can imbibe the
spirit OF American liberty and the prin-
ciples OF free government
Financial System.
Charles Hall Davis devoted his re-
marks largely to the financial system
which has been worked out for organ
izing and permanently maintaining the
Commercial Congress, and the building
it expects to erect. He explained the
objects Of the congress to raise an en-
dowment fund OF 100000 as a perma-
nent working capital, which it Is hoped
viii be contributed by 1000 public
spirited men Of the South in amounts
OF 81 900 each.
@. GrosvenOr Dave told what the con-
gress has already done I'm helping to
develop the SOuths resources. He as
serted the ultimate aim Of the congress
is to awaken the South to the pOssibili-
ties OF its great undeVelopcd resources
& rising vote Of thanks was rendered
Isaac Cans. chairman of the committee
on arrangements Of the recent automO-
bile floral parade, given under the aus
pices Of the Chamber, for his untiring
efforts in making the event a success.
Following adjournment a buffet
luncheon was served.