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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-21
MUNICIPAL GRAFT IS
DISCOVERED. NV
BALTIMORE q

eral prominent city officials
"rho municipality has been rob
he'd" says the mayor today, but the
bonding companies Will make good
the loss Tie public demands quick
exposure u discovered dishonesty,
followed by storm, relentless prose-
cutinn"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-21
CHORUS GIRLS FLEE
IN Their TIGHTS
FROM THE FLAMES

SAN rRANcisco, May - clad
In fleahinga. with their aauAo ballet
skirts maintaining an unusual angle,
eight dainty Dresden dolls, members
u tho, chorus al a local theatre,
rushed from their dressing rooms
into Mission IT. last niHht. and
promptly went into Mysteries
The cause Of the unusual excite
ment waf a small blaze. discovered
In "a shack In tho rear q the theatre.
Il was estinHuirhsd before smelling
salta and additional clothing could
be- obtained for the excited stage
maldons, The audience filed from
the theatre IN good order when tho
fire was discovered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-21

BALTIMORE. Md. May u ~
pert accountants will begin q thor.
ouEh investigation Of Haiilmofo'a
municipal accounts. according 10 a
statement of Mayor Mnhnal today.
The investigation IL result u fo-
cent disclosures which involve sew
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-21

Princess Eitel Friedrich Of PfuH-
pia. who. when asked the other day
10 write IN confession book
whom she would Hike 70 be- n she
were not herself. answered unhcfi-
iRtingly. queen Alexandra Of Ems
land"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-21
PEACE CONFERENCE
TAXES ACTION

LAKE MonoHK. n. r. May II.
The peace conference today adopt.
cd a platform urging prompt action
In perfociinE the policies Of Tho
Hague tribunal eomplets develop
men, of system u arbitration. the
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
A Lustifiahla Protest.

"Wbat's that?" cried the convicted
incendiary. Five years? Well, if you
neople amt the worst l ever ran up
against! Here l goes out in the even
in an sets fire to the tallest buildin'
in town-spts fire to it SO that in less n
a minute the things Shootin' blaze
hundred feet up into the sky. The
whole pOppylatiOn is there qulckern
scat. all of you tickled to death at the
sight. For four an five hours you
stood there watchin' the fire-hOurs OF
solid enjoyment. too-an' it not cOstin'
you a cent. Why. a circus OF the thea
ter or a scandal trial wouldn't have
given you half as much fun. an you
know it. An yet you sit there an
bring in verde givin' me five years
in the penitentiary-me that's shown
YOU all good time an ought to he
considered as a benefactOr if there
wuz any gratitude in the human booz
UNI Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
Scotch Sc bbath.

For travelling. trading and all the
things one must not do on the Sab
bath. Scotland. of course, must ever
hold the palm. Not in the seventeenth
century alone. but through all the
ages and even unto the present day
the Scotch Sunday has law unto it
self. There is the experience of James
Pawn, for instance, in the Edinburgh
Of only the seventies. I'm the street
where l first resided" he wrote. lit
struck me that to judge by the drawn
down blinds the people spent a good
deal of their time upon the seventh
day in bed. On my second Sunday.
however was undeceived. for my
landady came up and Informed me
that. though she had not spoken of 1t
last Sunday. she must now draw my
attention to the fact that it was not
usual in Edinburgh to draw up the
window blinds on the Sabbath ana
that the nPighbOrs had begun to re-
mark upon the unlawful appearance
of her establishment. which had mere
tofore been "a God fearing house"
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
rh-.s Great Books.

Pride goeth before a fall. according
to the proverb. but it often happens
that the fall does not take place as eN
pected by the cynical observer. Mrs.
Benedict. for example. was very PROUD
of her daughters attainments at scnool
Mrs. Benedict herself had had little
schooling, but attempted to make up
for II by retailing Margaret's triumphs
to her friends.
one day the minister's wife was call
ing. l..
"Yes. ma'am." Mrs. Benedict said III
reply to a question; Margaret is way
ND in all her classes. ! can tell you
They've been reading Shakespeare
plays latterly. and Maggie's buying
that little edition one by one SO sue
can have It at home She keeps them
ND In her room.
Let me see: she's read Hamlet ano
there was two more-oh. yes. one OF
,em was Romeo and the other 'Juliet'
.T enjoy hearing her do them ou'
Ioud. Mrs. Bradley"-Youth's Compan
ion.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
nranne Rans Central Bank.

The National Grange, now in ses
sion at Des Moines, Ia, representing
a million farmers, went ca record az
being opposed to the Aldrich central
bank scheme. The western represen'
tatives at the grange meeting were
particularly vigorous in their denun'
citation of Aldrich and his plan.
In his annual address at the open
ing of the forty-third session OF the
National Grange, National Master
Bachelor denounced the Aldrich prop
ositiOn.
"The question of amending our ma
tional banking laws so as to provide
a currency system that will prove
more elastic in times of financial strin-
gency. will come up in congress in the
near future" said he. Among othef
plans suggested as remedies for the
present admittedly unsatisfactory con-
ditions is that of the creation OF a
great central bank, which will be urg'
ed by the financial and speculative IN,
terests located in New York city ana
known commonly as Wall street.
$50 far as this plan Asa been out
lined by it's advocates, its ineVltaple
tendency would be to create glgantlC
banking monopoly and to place the
! thousands oS small country banks al
the mercy of the great financial inter
ests. AS the grange has always ue
nounced monopolies in any form, 1t Il
advisable that appropriate action o'
taken to express our opposition to an!
changes in our currency or banking
laws that would give one bank or com
bination of banks advantage over al
the others of the country"
These recommendations were EN-
bodied in a resolution, which wa
unanimously adopted.
National Master Bachelor also raj
ned President Taft on the latter's shl
subsidy stand.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
SUGAR TRUST
Head INDICTED
True Bill Found Against Super
lntendent in Weighing Fraud.
CONSPIRACY is CHARGED

Arrest Of $4,000 a Year Official o.
American Sugar Refining Company
Shows Government Prosecution Will
Not Be Blocked.
James F. Bendernagel, for many
years general superintendent of the ,
Williamsburg plants of the American .
Sugar Refining company, was indicted |
by the federal grand jury in New
York in connection with the sugar !
weighing frauds.
An officer was sent at once to take
Bendernagel into custody. Benderna-
gels resignation from the company
was accepted Thursday. He had been
employed by the company for twenty
five years at salary Of $4,000.
News of the indictment was made
public by the United States district
attorneys Office in the federal build
ing when Bendernagel VISA arrested in
Brooklyn.
1t was handed down on Nov. 4, and
charged that Bendernagel and Oliver
Splitter, Thomas KehOe, Gene M. Voel-
ker, Edward A. Boyle, John r. COyle
and Patrick J. Hennessy, all employees
of the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, were charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government by the false
weighing of sugar on the Williams
burg docks on Nov. 20, 1907.
The other men are now awaiting
trial on another indictment.
Bendernagels arrest is in connec-
tion with the underweighing of 27,98O
bags of sugar landed by the steamer
Eva, from Cuba, at the Havemeyer &
Elder docks, Brooklyn.
1t was also made known that NO
possible influence could get Mr.. Slim
son to let up in his determination tc
put the men higher up on trial fol
their offenses.
From sources close to the distric
attorneys Office and Mr.. Stimson /
was made known that powerful allies
of the sugar trust had been pullin'
every wire known to them to get tn
Taft administration to call off tn
sugar probe, but that there had bee
no encouraging response to these a
tempts.
The indictment of Mr.. Bendernagf
gave further strength to the rumo
that some of the men already indicte
] for the frauds had confessed and wer
giving the government assistance
following up the trail to the officer
of the company.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
QUEER JAPANESE FISH.
One That Uses Its Fin as a Sail-How
the Dorado Is Caught.

One That Uses Its Fin as Sail-How
the Dorado is Caught.
One of the most interesting of fish
of japanese waters is the oriental sail
fish Histiophorus orientalis). The
generic name. given by Dr. Guenther.
means the sail bearer and refers to
the huge dorsal fin possessed by the
species.
The fin stands higher than the body
above it and is used as a sail before
the wind. 1t is a large fish. ten feet in
length and weighing 160 pounds. They
swim about usually in pairs in rough
and windy weather. with the huge fins
above the water.
1t is a favorite food fish, and the an
nual catch is nearly 100000 pounds.
The sail fish is caught by means of a
harpOon.
Another food fish. known as a dol
phin or dorado is sometimes caught in
a curious way. The fishes cOngregate
under a decOy bush and raft made OF
bamboos and are then caught by hooks
baited with squids. or the decoy buSt
is surrounded by a seine net. and the
dolphins are driven by beating the sur
face of the water with sticks. This tisf
is eaten both fresh and salt and is Il!
great a favorite in western Japan Al
the salmon is in the nOrtheaSt.-ZOOlo
! giSt
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
JoSS PAPER.
The Way This Popular Chinese Ma
teriaI Is Manufactured.


terial Is Manufactured.
The principle districts in the Yang
tie valley in China in which the man.
ufacture of joss paper is carried on.
SOashing. NingpO. Hangtschau and
Futschau. lie to the southaOf Shanghai.
Young bamboo trunks are placed in
bitches in layers with IA covering of
lime between them. The bitches are
sometimes as large as thirty feet wide
and ninety feet long. Water is poured
over the mass and the cont = allowed
to remain until the trunks nave rot
ted. which sometimes takes as long
as three months.
After the lmewater has been drawn
off the mass is placed in a ditch pro-
vided with stirrers. where it is washed.
The reduction to fibers takes place in
mills drawn by buffalOes After a sec
Ond washing the material is ready for
the mold of the papermaker. In China
us we'll as in Japan the mold consists
of fine bamboo sticks. For this reason
the paper is always ribbed.
The product is squeezed in wedge
presses, dried on a board and then Gov
cred with tin. The pulverized metal is
strewn over the sheets and hammered
between the fbers with hammers OF
soft wood. The chief difficulty lies
in this hammering. and in spite Of the
thinness of the paper the Chinese at
tain a shining surface of tin. The pa
per is packed in bales of 5000 or 3,2OO
/ shoots
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
No Case on Record

There is no case on record of
cough or cold resulting in pneumonia
or consumption after Foley's Honey
and Tar has been taken, as it will
stop your cough and break up your
cold quickly. Refuse any but the
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in
yellow package Contains no opiates
and is safe and sure. Sold by w.
R. Keys & Co., Clayton; all drug
gists, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
Farms For Sale.
Farm II Acres

so clear, balance woods. New
house, built this year, 6 room.
Large barn, new. Wagon shed
and carriage house, new. Large
poultry house, new. This land is
good, two miles from town. Terms
to suit. Price, $1,000
Farm 60 Acres
Is clear, balance wood. Good
land, good house and barn. Two
miles from town. A bargain, terms
to suit. Possession January Ist,
1910. Price, 225o
Farm 100 Acres
90 clear, balance woods. Four
miles from town. Cannery, cream
cry and storehcuse at the gate.
School house on the farm. This is
a bargain. Price, $4,000
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
Smyrna Landing and Pier 4, Arch St.
Wharf, PHILADELPHIA, as follows:
Pliladelphfn
NO PASSENGERS.

Telephone No. Arch st. Wharf--Market 45Ol-A
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
Respectfully,
II. D. BOYER
SMYRNA, DEL.
Respectfully,
HAY FOR SALE

Lot of choice bailed hay and bailed straw.
and clover mixed. Can be purchased
either at stable in rear of my residence or
can be delivered from any of my farms.
Apply to
JOSEPH r. JEFFERSON,
Smyrna. Del
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
The Age-Herald's Cook Book

LOBSTER A LA BORDELAISE.
 Cut live Holsters into eight pieces, crack the claws without spelling the shape, and put in a saucepan and cover with wine, d bit of garlic. two bay leaves. small bunch parsley. thyme and little salt and pepper,
 Put the lid on the pan, cook 25 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning. Now take out each piece of lobster, pat dry with a clean cloth and place in a clean saucepan.
 In another pan put good lump of but ter and when hot add a few thin rings of onion and fry to a delicate brown.
 Add two tablespoonfuls butter, scant two tablespoonfuls flour, and when blend ed, pour in a cupful or more of the broth in which the Holsters were cooked. Stir over the fire 10 minutes, add 8 small cup ful tomato sauce, the pieces of lobster and cayenne to season, and heat thor oushly. Arrange the lobster on hot platter so it will have the appearance of not having been cut, put the claws around for a garnlsh, pour the sauce around and serve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
STORM MOVEMENT
 IS UNEXPECTED

Washington. March 4.-Weather condi- tions and general forecast for Friday and Saturday:
 The storm that was central Wednesday evening along the middle New England coast was attended by snow in the At lantic states north of Virginia and by high winds from North Carolina to Maine. A remarkable feature of this storm was it's rapid movement across the continent. a period of but 60 hours being occupied in travelling from the north Pacific to the middle Atlantic coast, and It's exceptional ly slow movement after the center reached the Atlantic coast. that resulted in an un- expected continuation of precipitation in the middle Atlantic states.
 Throughout the interior of the south fair weather has prevailed. snow will continue Friday in New England and in the interior of New York; elsewhere east of the Mississippi the weather will be fair with slowly rising temperature. In the central valleys the weather will be warm CT with increasing cloudiness.
 storm warnings were continued Thurs day morning from Breakwater to East port.
 Steamers departing Friday for European ports will have high north to northwest winds with rain or snow to the Grand Banks.
 The winds along the New England coast will be northerly gales diminishing in force; along the middle Atlantic coast di- minishing northwesterly winds. on the south Atlantic coast light west'winds be- coming variable; on the gulf coast mod crate south winds; on Lake Michigan moderate south to southeast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
Handsome GOz0nS Worn
 Az The Inaugural Ball

and lace: Miss Anna Carbo, directoire cos tune of cream lace with white satin scarf and gold trimmings; Miss Teresa Carbo, white lace gown with silver em- broidery; Mrs. Burrows, wife of Senator Burrows of Michigan gown of white point applique lace over sea green satin, diamonds and opals.
 Madame Pastor, wife of the charge d d'affaiTes from Spain, wore drectoire gown of pink messaline with bolero of cloth of gold. embroidered in pink, pearl ornaments: Mrs. Lamar, wife of Repre- sentative Lamar of Florida, princess gown of white satin, trimmed with lace, em- broldered in crystals.
 Mrs Frazier, wife of Senator Frazier of Tennessee wore brocaded salmon satin, embroidered in silver; Miss Frazier pink chiffon cloth with pearl trimmings; Mrs. Crowinshield, daughter of Senator Dupont of Delaware, black velvet prin- cess costume, pearl ana diamond orna- ments; Mrs. Oliver, wife of the assistant secretary of war, pale gray brocaded vel vet; Miss Oliver, marine blue satin, touches of silver; Miss Godby, daughter of the Mexican minister to Cuba, direc toire gown of blue satin; Mrs. Darlington. wife of General Darlington, United States army, black satin, trimmed with silver and spangled net; Miss Darlington, pink satin.
 Mrs. Chapman, wife of Representative Chapman of Illinois, wore maize satin with gold embroidery; Miss Chapman, directoire gown of pale blue satin and duchess lace; Mrs. Cromwell, wife of Colonel Cromwell, United States army, pale blue velvet, embroidered in silver, collar of pearls; Mrs. Swager Sherley, wife of Representative Sherley of Ken lucky, directoire costume of black cash emire de sole, embroidered in silver. diamond ornaments; her sister, Miss Crit ten of New York, white lace princess gown; Miss Olive Payne Corning of Cleve- land, Mrs. Sherleys guest, pink messa- line, trimmed in white lace; .lrs John Aspegren of New York, white lace with diamond ornaments
 Baroness Marie Von Paumgarten wore white lace; Mrs. Dolliver. wife of Sen ator Deliver of Iowa, Nile greeh satin touches of silver trimmed in point lace diamonds and emerads; Mrs. F'airchield wife of Representative pairchild of New York, directoire costume of ciel blue vel vet trimmed in point lace. diamonds and pearls; Miss Canalizo of New York, guest of Miss Godby, yellow satin with gold trimmings Miss Constance Hoyt. daugh- ter of the solicitor general, white satin trimmed in white lace; Mrs. Philip Hich- born, amethyst satin with diamond or naments and Mrs. Willis Moore pink satin embroidered in gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
Hints to Housewives


 If Kitchen floors are painted with boiled linseed oil they are cleaned very easily.
 Keep a flat file in your kitchen drawer. It is the best thing in the world to sharp en bread, meat and chopping knives
 To clean hair brushes rub the brush with flour; when quite clean, remove all traces of flour with a dry towel This method preserves the varnish on the wood and prevents the bristles from be- coming soft.
 The careful daily manicurfng of the nails and the pinching of the finger tips softly after washing, will tend to keep the fingers tapering and to prevent the square stubby look so ofren noticed In badly kept hands.
 Any cellar may be improved by a plas- tered floor. Take clean. coarse gravel and half the quantity of water-lime ce- ment and mix so that 1t will spread easi- 1y. Make the surface as even as possible then apply the plaster about three-ouar- ters of an inch thick and allow to dry slowly.
 Not every person knows that if a pinch of baking soda be added to a rhubard pie or pudding, 1t not only improves the fia- vor, but also economizes the sugar. The soda as soon as the rhubarb commences to cook, mixes with the acid and the two start to effervesce. Most of the acid is then oounteracted fand so less sugar is required.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
NEGRO LODGE ROOMS
 AND DRUG STORE BURN

Yesterday morning shortly after 6 o'clock the fire department was called to Sixteenth street and Third avenue, where a fire had originated in the three-story brick building occupied by a drug store conducted by the Willheit Brothers. Tho upper stories are utilized as negro lodge rooms. The stock in the drug store was damaged considerably although the build ing suffered but slightly. It is believed that $10O0 will cover the loss.
 At il o clock the department was called to Second avenue and Ninth street, where a fire had started in the one-story cot tage occupied by Mrs. J. H. Elliott. The confagration spread to two adjoining cot tages although the damage to those homes was very slight. It is thought that the total damage to the three buildings will not exceed $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
CHARLES ". ELIOT
 IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, March 4.-Cna4les w. Eliot, retiring president of Harvard university, accompa nied by Mrs. Eliot and Prof. Joseph Warren, assistant sec retary of Harvard corporation, arrived in New Orleans today. Dr. Eliot de- livered an address this afternoon to the public school teachers of New Or leans, and tonight was the guest of the Harvard Alumni c1ub=of New Orleans at banquet. He will spend tomor- row at the Louisiana State university In Baton Rouge and returning to New Orleans tomorrow evening will attend banquet of the Tulane Alumni club
 He will be the orator at the ceebra- ton of Founders Day at Tulane univer- sity Saturday. upon which occa sion that institution will confer the doctors de- gree upon him. A similar degree will
 be conferred at the same time on Hen ry Vignaud, retiring secretary of the American embassy in Paris. Mr.
 Vignaud, however, will not be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
Statements Are Condemned.

Montgomery. March 4.-Four chapters of the United Daughters of the Confeder- acy in sessions have today condemned statements made in the essay of Miss Boyeson of Minnesota on the southern cause which was awarded a prize by q committee of southern judges. The prize is a scholarship at Columbia university and one chapter recommends that the prize should be withdrawn. All of the chapters commended President Roosevelt for directing that the name of Jefferson Davis should be restored to Cabin John bridge in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
Suspected Men Released.

New Orleans, March 4.-Charles Rouff president of the French Novelty company, and c. A. McAlister, manager of the Empire theatre, who were arrested on the charge of arson last night, were released on bail of $500 this afternoon. Their in- carceration followed an official investiga- ton last night of fire which broke out on the fourth floor of the French Novelty company in Canal street. A portion of the first floor of the building was occupied by the Empire Moving Picture theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-05
Train Blown Off Track.

Wilmington, N. C., March 4-While standing at water tank at Dudley. near Goldsboro, N. C., this afternoon, a gale accompanied by a heavy fall of hail struck the middle of Wilmington-bound Atlantic Coast Line train of 55 cars. blow ing five of them clear off the main line and overturning one on the track There was no other damage. At Clinton, N. C., in the same locality, several houses were unroofed and some blown down. At 8 sawmill four miles from Clinton a tree was blown down, killing negro employe.